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You missed a ' there.
The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground
The Plum and Only
So I did.
Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Okay, removed the animation-part.
I'm interested in this. Am I allowed to have a Butterfree as one of my mons, though?
Char!
Registering interest.
Should have something up when I get home.
You must agree, my plan is sheer elegance in its simplicity! My Tumblr
Char!
Double posting for character sheet!
Also, I hope Rotom isn't blacklisted. I wasn't looking to have it changes formes, or anything. But if you want it gone I'll replace it.
EDIT: Links for my use:
- Name: Kyuden Eisenhart
- Gender: Male
- Age: 20
- Appearance: Start with this
guy. Swap blue/green eyes for stormy grey. And clothe appropriately.
- That should give you a boyish looking guy, who looks closer to 16 than 20. Bright blond, messy hair, round face.
He wears a combo of leather and mail, with some metal guard plates - sacrificing some protection for range of movement and speed. So guards on his shins, thighs, fore and upper arms, and the backs of his hands. Just protecting each limb on one side though. A light layer of mail covers what the plates don't. His chest plate is a pretty basic cuirass, with an etching of a Skarmory and lightning on it.
At his left hip is a straight, thin sword. On his right he has a thin leather whip, which as wire of copper running through it to conduct his electric magic. Though it's mostly used as a leash for Beirtant.
- That should give you a boyish looking guy, who looks closer to 16 than 20. Bright blond, messy hair, round face.
- Personality: Kyuden is very upbeat, and ever optimistic. Not that he's naive to the ways of the world, his philosophy is more that the darkness of the world doesn't need any help. He's quick witted and likes wordplay, but rarely to insult. He's offers the hand of friendship easily, as well as second chances. However, third chances, not so much.
- History: Surprise third son of minor Ivenco* industrial* nobility, Kyuden grew up with all that he might need. And also an uncomfortable pointlessness to his existence. What do you need a third son for? He didn't show much aptitude for the sedantry callings of priesthood or academia. Nor does his family have the wealth to start shopping for a bride for him, especially when they only just settled his eldest brother.
Kyuden was trained with the idea of him taking up a commanding role in the house's defenses. He did better than expected, his charisma/friendliness making him a good leader, and his quick mind good at coming up with tactics. Though his off battlefield strategy was below par.
Since the uprisings settled and things fell quiet, Kyuden became increasingly bored-out-of-his-breeding-mind. He petitioned his parents to allow him to join a Legend Hunters organisation. He's been on a couple of expeditions but nothing came of them. This time feels different. - Skills: A smattering of things.
- Reading, writing, arithmetic. He knows his "classics". The education of the average noble.
- Blacksmithing, a family tradition. No huge talent, and more knowledge than experience.
- Electric magic: he can make sparks, coat his sword in them, loose lightning bolts from his whip (his most draining spell) and use it to speed up his reflexes.
- Swordplay, a little hand-to-hand and some tumbling. Also not a bad shot with a bow.
- Is handy with Beirtant's copper leash, more for performing a Building Swing and binding things with electricity than actual combat.
- Since becoming a Legend Hunter, he's taken a crash course in wilderness survival.
- 1st Pokémon
- Name: Lekaro
- Species: Lucario
- Ability: Steadfast (speed increases when flinched)
- Moves: Metal Claw, Force Palm, Quick Attack, Detect, Foresight, Counter
- History: The son of Kyuden's father's Lucario, Kyuden recieved Lekaro's egg for his fifth birthday. The two have been basically inseperateable ever since. In some ways Lekaro is a closer brother to Kyuden than his real brothers. His eldest certainly.
Lekaro is like his master in many ways, except that he is genuinely naive. Unlike Kyuden though, he would be perfectly happy to laze his days away.
- 2nd Pokémon
- Name: Beirtant
- Species: Rotom (base form)
- Ability: Levitate
- Moves: Shock Wave, Ominous Wind, Thunder Wave, Confuse Ray, Astonish, Uproar
- History: When Kyuden was twelve there was a string of accidents and mistakes at one of the family's foundries. No one could work out why. After calling in various mages who all deemed the space free of a curse, it was just taken to be one of life's mysteries. People just were extra vigilant. It wasn't like anyone had gotten seriously hurt. Enter Kyuden, who decides to find the source of the problems. He and Lekaro (then a Riolu) snuck out and into the foundry one night. And in using a recently learnt spark-spell to give them some light, Kyuden caught the Rotom's attention. The playful ghost bonded with Kyuden and followed him home. And after it returned for the fourth night in a row after being chased away, his parents caved and let him keep it.
Like many ghosts, Beirtant is mischevious. It really likes to "eat" Kyuden's spark-spells. But when angered (especially if Kyuden is threatened) it becomes a whole different pokémon.
edited 25th Jul '13 8:41:16 PM by Luthen
You must agree, my plan is sheer elegance in its simplicity! My Tumblr
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Tacitus totally met this guy at some point, having been sent to quell said uprisings as a diplomatic gesture.
The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground
- Name: Swanhild Drohung
- Gender: Girl
- Age: 19
- Appearance: Swanhild is a fit, young woman who can hold her own with her lithe movements, that almost matching the skills of the rarely seen Elven folk within the land of Senjo. Also like the Elven folk, Swanhild shares their silver hair, though she wears hers cropped short, blue, slanted eyes and sharp features. Her taste in clothing is simple and light, coloured in deep greens and browns to match the colours of the tribe she originates from. Being an archer has it's perks and falls, so she has opted to wear a single piece of shoulder armour over her right shoulder for that is her bow arm. The arrows that she crafts herself have obsidian tips and fletching made from the feathers of her own Pokémon, two white, one black, always carrying exactly 12 in the sheath.
- Personality: She is reserved, mysterious and well tuned to all that lives and breathes around her. She does have a more open side, but that is something earned through trust, respect and understanding.
- History: Swanhild was an only child, like many of the children in her tribe. The tribe itself travelled from place to place, but always had a 'home' as such in Britannia. This was great for Swanhild for she always had a heart for adventure, however, it was often frowned upon within the tribe for young women to do the things that men were supposed to do, especially in the Drohung family. Then she met Screi. Screi was a Murkrow, small and witty as he was, always trying to get young Swanhild into trouble as friends do. These mischievous acts of Screi ended up getting more dangerous leading to one unfortunate event of Swanhild getting trapped in a pit near the walls of a kingdom somewhere. She was stuck for three days, by then it seemed that Screi had decided to abandon her, but to her astonishment Screi returned, only not by himself, but with the older boys of the tribe carrying lengths of rope! Swanhild then decided that she didn't care if the tribe of her family would disapprove, for with Screi's help, Swanhild would become a Legend Hunter.
- Skills: When time cropped up between moving with the tribe, Swanhild learned how to be an archer, to be as lithe as an elf, and to conjure flying and dark type magic. Then after she left the tribe to wander the kingdoms of Senjo, she became more in tune to her surroundings, how to avoid trouble and to make sure she didn't go hungry. Also she's an expert flint knapper and bow and arrow craftsman.
- Pokémon~
- Pokémon's Name: Screi
- Pokémon's Species: Murkrow
- Pokémon's Ability: Insomnia
- History/Biography: Screi has been with Swanhild for seven years, causing trouble, playing games and being the naughty little nightmare he should be. During this time, his bond with Swanhild had increased and after Swanhild mastered the magic she needed to know, bound Screi to her.
- Pokémon's Name: Schwan
- Pokémon's Species: Swanna
- Pokémon's Ability: Hydration
- History/Biography: This particular Swanna was not in great shape when Swanhild found him two years ago. He was lying beside a lake, bleeding from what looked like a nasty bit mark and close to passing on. Fortunately to his luck, Swanhild found him, nurtured him back to health with her knowledge of survival and Screi's help, got him back to his old self. Due to Swanhild's help, Schwan kept following the pair around and eventually was accepted into the group, so Swanhild performed the bonding magic and now had two great friends with her.
- Pokémon's Name: Screi
edited 20th Jul '13 7:35:42 AM by Lavena
"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do."
The Plum and Only
Hoo boy, lotsa STUFFS. Heheh!
Savato - I didn't necessarily need you to take it out, I just wanted to know a little about the constraints so we didn't have people attacked by castles or something like that. Nevertheless, Cassius is accepted.
Alby - Usually I'd just go "lolno, that's the rules".... buuut Butterfree middle-stage is a friggin' cocoon so I'll let that slide.
Luthen, Kuyden is accepted. I see no reason Rotom would be banned, although as mentioned you will find problems getting at it's alternate formes.
Lavena, I've already seen your character (This
is the pic she refers to for references) and she's good to go!
Superhero
- Name: Arthur
- Gender: Male
- Age: 15
- Appearance: He looks like this guy[1]◊, but younger.
- Personality: Arthur stands for honour, chivalry, and compassion. He is quick to trust others. Very idealistic and hopeful.
- History: Arthur is the son of Uther Pendragon, King of Kanonikos. Upon Uther's death his Slowpoke, Merlin, spirited Arthur away to be raised by Sir Ector, alongside Sir Ector's son Kay. In recent years the house of Sir Ector has suffered a great deal of trouble, and as a result they are in financial straits. Arthur has left to become a Legend Hunter in hopes of finding treasure to bring home.
- Skills: Arthur is very well educated. He knows how to read and write and how to do math. He can ride a horse, he can hunt, he is skilled at normal magic, he is a good swordsman, and he is skilled with a bow. He is a good falconer.
- Pokemon:
- Pokemons Name: Merlin
- Pokemon's Species: Slowking
- Pokemon's ability: Own Tempo
- History: Merlin served Arthur's father, Uther Pendragon, faithfully for many years and upon his death spirited Arthur away to be raised by Sir Ector. He has looked after Arthur for all of his life.
- Pokemon:
- Pokemon Name: Avalon
- Pokemon's Species: Dratini
- Pokemon's Ability: Marvel Scale
- History: Ava has been with Arthur for a year. He found her injured one day while on his foster families lands and brought her back home to be cared for. Since then, Avalon has followed him around faithfully.
edited 20th Jul '13 2:38:36 PM by luckybreak91
TV Tropes Powers. Activate!!!!!
- Name: Cole Streika
- Gender: Male
- Age: 17
- Appearance: Cole is a rather scruffy young man, he usually wears a Haori inspired black jacket, slacks and boots, showing a wiry, muscular form. He has dirty blond hair, with darker, almost brown hair near the front and a silvery skunk stripe going down the side of the left temple, a "cost" to his "incident". Cole is a very handsome young man, and walks like he really knows it. He has a nice smile, and generally seems like the quintessential Chick Magnet (one time when he was in a hotspring, rather than try to peek on the girls, the girls tried to peek on him).
- Personality: Cole acts like a bit of a playboy, and can be a bit broody when reminded of certain things, but there is a definite Woobie Nice Guy combination in there. His Heart Of Gold readily makes itself available, regardless of the number of times this poor man has been manipulated and deceived. Cole dislikes having to become very violent with people...except when they're people from his past. He views people from his past as a combination of Archenemy and The Dreaded. He tries to not use his abilities very much, mainly out of guilt. There are numerous hints in his demeanor that he's hiding his troubles from plain sight. However, he adamantly refuses to lurk in the past, and is trying his best to keep marching forward. He will not let anything keep him down.
- History: Cole was essentially bred by the Dark Kingdom of Nyctus, specifically its ruler's head "alchemist" to be their Tyke Bomb, and was then jockeyed around by a large number of factions within the Kingdom, including his "Father" and "Mother", and he was used for a completely heartless bid to get rid of a particular nearby small kingdom. He was sent in and he thought this was his big chance to be the hero he wanted to be, and save a number of stranded miners. This was a calculated scheme and once he helped save said miners, he had a Superpower Meltdown initiated by the person he thought of like a brother. The result was a big explosion, and he was cast adrift. He woke up and was promptly adopted by a kind woman in the Grass Kingdom, and there, the Crown recruited him for the Legend Hunters Team, mainly because his history is known to them, and they don't want him going back to the Dark Kingdom.
- Skills: Cole is a powerful Psychic, being skilled at telekinesis and telepathy, but he is very Willfully Weak, namely because he is absolutely horrified at himself and what he might do unchecked, and cannot bring himself to do anything too big, for fear of exploding again and / or hurting people. To make sure he doesn't need to use his powers, he has learned martial arts, including numerous breathing exercises to calm himself.
- Pokémon:
- Pokémon's Name: Locke
- Pokémon's Species: Kadabra
- Pokémon's Ability: Locke is a Kadabra, and with powerful psychokinetic abilities of its own, being able to use Psychic, Psy Wave, Future Sight and Recover.
- History/Biography: Locke showed up one morning, deciding to help and protect Cole, and make sure another explosion doesn't happen. He seems to be a bit of a Chessmaster, but has a fun Deadpan Snarker personality. He likes randomly reading minds, seeing nothing wrong with it.
edited 20th Jul '13 11:34:16 PM by NickTheSwing
Name: Rayne Esteed
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Appearance: Rayne stands at a height of about 5'6" with a slender and lightly toned body build. She has long, golden-blonde hair that she keeps pulled back into a ponytail that reaches to her lower back and her eyes are a rich, chocolate-brown color. Her skin sports a healthy tan, with light freckles decorating her cheeks. She bares a tattoo in the shape of a solid red snake on her left shoulder.
In terms of clothing, Rayne wears a pair of black, leather pants on her legs with a matching pair of leather, knee-high boots on her feet. A dark red plate is worn on her chest, which is held in place by one shoulder strap that extends around her right shoulder to her back, leaving her abdomen exposed. A pair of detached sleeves of the same color sit on her arms, both of which are lined with metal around the forearms and wrists. A black leather choker sits around Rayne's neck and a purple headband is tied around her forehead to keep her bangs out of her eyes.
Personality: Sarcastic and snarky, Rayne is not one who is easy to get along with. She has a deep love of the coin, and puts treasure and money above all else. Rayne is not afraid to bend the truth on more than one occasion in order to get her way or get ahead in life.
Biography: Rayne was born and raised in poverty. Her father had been missing since before she could remember, leaving her with only her frail mother to raise her in life. Because of this, money was not easy to come by for the duo, forcing the child to learn the ways of the bandit from an early age. Time went on, and the girl found that thievery was beginning to become a second nature to her...
As of recent times, Rayne's mother has fallen very ill, forcing the girl to set out in order to obtain vast amounts of riches in order to see a doctor and hopefully be cured. Accompanying her are her two faithful Pokemon, including a Butterfree named Gypsy that she has raised had since she was a child.
Skills: Agile and evasive, Rayne relies on speed and trickery to combat her foes. She is adept in combat with a dagger, as well as a boomerang and other such tools for various occasions.
Pokemon:
Name: Gypsy
Species: Butterfree
Ability: Compound Eyes
Biography: Rayne met Gypsy when she was a small child, no older than seven. Not having many friends of her own due to her background and status in life, the girl felt a strange attachment to the bug, almost considering the Caterpie as if she were family. As time moved on, the two formed and irreplaceable bond, and Gypsy accompanies and supports Rayne in all her endeavors.
Name: Elvis
Species: Pansage
Ability: Overgrow
Biography: Rayne did not encounter Elvis as much as he encountered her. Shortly after beginning her journey, the monkey happened to spot Rayne as she and Gypsy were making their way through a forest. Curious, the little grass monkey followed them. He was only able to remain unnoticed for so long, before the girl's Butterfree noticed his presence. Upon further inspection, Rayne noticed his smaller size, easily indicating that the Pansage was quite young... and judging from him being alone, without a family as well. Making her mind quickly, Rayne allowed the monkey to accompany the duo to raise and take care of him until he is strong enough to fend for himself.
edited 20th Jul '13 10:54:24 PM by Alby
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The Dark Kingdom is called Britannia, and it's not nearly as... depraved as you've described it; it is similar to Britain in the height of the Roman conquest. There are certainly no alchemists there, and the King was a pretty OK guy (see: helping Ivenco quell uprisings, etc) before he was murdered.
Don't know if I'm too late, but I'm interested! (If I am too late, ignore me - I'll go scuttle off)
The Plum and Only
Luckybreak - Your character is accepted, you weren't shitting when you said you were making an expy of Arthur...
The Nick that has Swing - Short answer to your charact: "No." Long answer to that character: "Hell no."
Disregarding the fact that you've clearly missed even the first page of this thread - I can understand maybe not reading all the character profiles since there are tons of them, but there's also a huge list of all the kingdom names there.
You've worldbuilt an entire kingdom without my looking into it, and as mentioned, it's one that's already been worldbuilt and furthermore, what you've written for it is... well it's not dark per se but it's just a bit more miserable than I'd like to see here. This RP is more of a 'grand adventures and discoveries' thing.
The character itself, I don't personally like characters who could rip everyone else a new a-hole but won't for personality reasons, that's just begging for godmodding and the character relies a lot on this grim-Dark kingdom you've made which I'm not letting happen anyway.
So that's possibly the most long-winded 'no' I've ever had to write.
Alby, your character's accepted.
Kitteh, you're 6 hours within, but you don't have to have the character up yet anywho so no need to rush that part.
Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
I can accept that. You didn't need to go into a reason you suck speech.
edited 21st Jul '13 2:12:50 AM by NickTheSwing
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It's not a 'reasons you suck' speech. It's concrit; he's telling you why your character does not fit the RP. A 'reasons you suck' speech would probably consists of stuff telling you how horrid you are and ad hominem attacks.
The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground
I suppose. I am sorry for assuming such.
Name: Hitomi Itzal
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Appearance:
Like this
◊, but, you know, with horrendous burns on half her body.
Personality: Hitomi is a kind soul, really, and she showed it much more, once, but the coarseness of the world and its inhabitants have rather ruined her: She feels unable to inform people of her true emotions, unless they really make an effort to build up a friendship with her (because Arceus knows, she won't), or if it doesn't make her appear weak.
Of course, pretending to be tough and cold is one thing: Remaining that way is quite another - Hitomi can't keep up the charade for very long. After a few hours (or a few seconds, if fire is involved), she'll start being the caring, overly emotional wreck that she truly is.
History: Hitomi began life as a child in an entertainer's troupe: The people there were from all walks of life (although they were mostly just poor), and from many different kingdoms, although Hitomi herself hailed from Baningu. Not knowing any different, Hitomi rather enjoyed her life as an entertainer - Her speciality was to cut things up whilst blindfolded. She did have a few accidents involving that, of course, but generally, large claymore-style swords don't lend themselves to disfigurement (they lead to decapitation, instead, which is much better!), so that wasn't too bad, for the most part.
Of course, along with the good times, there also came the bad times: One particularly nasty case is simply remembered as the 'Charizard incident'. To provide thrills for the audience, Hitomi's father regularly 'tamed' a 'wild' Charizard: It was, of course, nothing of the sort - The Charizard belonged to Hitomi's father, and was named Akira - His wildness was simply an act.
Well, until Hitomi trod on his tail, that is - She had been putting away her blades, after the crowds had gone home, and, being tired, wasn't really looking where she was going, and put her full weight on Akira's tail. By reflex, he turned, and spat a load of flames at the offending person.
She did get away with only half her body horribly burned, which, on reflection, was good. Hitomi had a grotesque appearance for many, many months, and though her wounds healed, and she taught herself to move again, she was never the same: A good deal of her natural grace had evaporated, as well as her attractive appearance. In addition to this, Hitomi had been left with an intense fear of fire, especially when Charizards are involved.
The public, as uncaring as they were, did not wish to pay to see such an ugly creature. They shunned her. They hissed. They threw rubbish. Eventually, Hitomi ran away, accompanied only by the Magikarp her father gave her as a gift, and, of course, her swords - It's a dangerous world out there.
As she travelled, at first mostly by foot, and then, when Capoeira evolved into a Gyarados, mostly by water, she began to hear tales of Legendary pokemon, and their amazing powers. This got her thinking: If these creatures were so mighty, perhaps they could heal her completely?
Skills: Hitomi fights in a way that suggests a sort of dance, although she's a little stiff nowadays, due to her severe burns. It's a reasonably effective style, too, considering it was developed as entertainment, not violence. She also has limited control over her fire magic - she's too scared to use it, but if she tried, she'd find that concentrating makes her able to produce sparks, and heat her body somewhat. She tells awful jokes, too.
Pokémon:
Pokémon's Name: Capoeira
Pokémon's Species: Gyarados
Pokémon's Ability: Intimidate
History/Biography: Hitomi's first pokemon, often referred to as simply Eira, obtained as a Magikarp after the Charizard incident, where she was a present to try and cheer up Hitomi. She's surprisingly gentle towards her mistress, and to other people too, provided they don't appear to be a threat: Despite her amiable nature, Capoeira still retains all the ferocity of her species.
Pokémon's Name: Sanshou
Pokémon's Species: Horsea
Pokémon's Ability: Swift Swim
History/Biography: Sanshou was obtained quite a while after Capoeira, but he seems to get on well with her, even if he is more than a little scared of her. Then again, that's likely natural, considering the size difference. Shou is a timid little creature, however, he seems to enjoy trying to be fearsome...
edited 21st Jul '13 9:03:04 AM by Cheshirekitty
Hurr
I was gonna have my character up in like 10 minutes, but it looks like I missed the interest check by about two hours. Damn.
The Plum and Only
Just for you I can let you have two hours.
Kitteh, your signup's awesome (although decapitation is not much better, IMO)
Other than that, signups are now closed to those who have not already expressed interest.
edited 21st Jul '13 10:20:35 AM by Plumbum
Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
The Plum and Only
Doublepost for attention -
Move rules are slightly different now. You may use any move your pokemon has access to, provided it does not come out of a TM. You may still use any move in that pool at any time however.
Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.
Hurr
- Name: Lei Xing Hua
- Gender: You can't tell?~
- Age: 20
- Appearance: Worth a thousand stares
- Personality: Lei has a fiery and driven personality, and once she sets her mind to something, nothing can stop her. She is loud and very crude. She has one major passion, and that is money. Cold hard cash. She loves coins, doubloons, gold, trinkets, stacks, baby. She does whatever it takes to get money, and dreams of being wealthy and owning a castle and having her own harem. She can be sneaky and conniving and it is very hard to tell if she is ever actually telling the truth about anything. She can be very vain at times as well.
- History: Lei was born on a royal family, but accidentally switched at birth with a peasant's baby. She always felt like she had some kind of attraction to affluence, and has spent her entire young life in pursuit of that desire. All things she does, legal and illegal (usually the latter), are in pursuit of more and more coin.
- Skills: She is a young mistress of Aikido, and she can also do a lot of parlor tricks with coins, and has excellent sleight-of-hand.
- Pokémon:
- Pokémon's Name: Atlas
- Pokémon's Species: Volcarona
- Pokémon's Ability: Flame Body
- History/Biography: Atlas saved Lei when she was close to death from a fall, and they have been close ever since.
- Pokemon's Name: (Once I think of it)
- Pokemon's Species: Wynaut
- Pokemon's Ability: Shadow Tag
- History: Shares Lei's love of dough, and is always quite cheery and just as greedy. Used to be a circus spectacle for Pokemon.
Including tutoring?
Doublepost for pagetopper
So, anyone reading this who has not stated interest yet,
In 48 hours, this RP will close for signups to those who have not already submitted interest.
If you've already said you're interested, this doesn't affect you. If you haven't yet, do so within the next 2 days (you don't need the character up by then, you just need to have said you'll signup.)
edited 19th Jul '13 9:11:51 AM by Plumbum
Curse the ill fortune that led you to me.