Adventure and Glory - Accepting/Open

[M3Gnificent]

Alignment System

Instead of asking for your characters' personalities in the profile template I'll list below after the introduction and rules, I'm going to ask for their alignment. If you play DnD, you probably reccognize this alignment system. Hopefully, this will make things easier to work with and intended personalities for our characters more consistant. Alignment can change, after all, it is not set in stone. However, I'd appreciate it if we refrained from unjustified sudden changes in alignment. Thank you.

P.S. - I'm going to give a brief explanation of each alignment, for those who might have trouble understanding each. However, I understand that most of you know how to use context clues and are already familiar with this alignment system. If you have a well enough understanding of them, you don't have to bother reading them.


Lawful Good - Truth, Justice, and Rules/Laws/Whatever are highly valued by those who are lawful good. They try to do as much good as possible, while still remaining loyal to the law. It is not uncommon for people of this alignment to take their love of the law too far, and to come under the misconception that 'law = good'.

Neutral Good - Doing good is generally more important than following laws and order, although said laws aren't believed to be something to be reviled. At it's most basic, it can just mean they're generally a good person. More complex versions of neutral good can have a character who is by all definitions good, but is not necessarilly a nice person.

Chaotic Good - Freedom is highly valued by someone who is chaotic good. They tend to believe that things like law and order get in the way of doing good, and because of such, they tend to disregard given laws that they disagree with. Or perhaps they believe that too much order can be a bad thing for everyone involved. As TV tropes says on the matter, like chaotic neutral - but much nicer.

Lawful Neutral - They value laws regardless of good or evil. Justice isn't always valued or cared for, so long as the law is abided. In other words, most Paladins who go try to claim they are "Lawful Good" more often classify as this alignment. This alignment should probably be the easiest to understand, although likely not the easiest to relate to.

True Neutral - Scratch my previous statement about understanding, this] is probably the easiest alignment to understand. It comes in two styles - "keeping the balance" and "just doesn't care", as TV tropes so kindly put it. There isn't much to say on this alignment, since it so clearly speaks for itself.

Chaotic Neutral - "The ultimate free spirits, or just lunatics? It can go either way. Chaotic Neutral characters are all about freedom, and don't care so much about morality. Sometimes they're just amoral nutjobs, and sometimes they're generally good people with a wild streak that sometimes leads them into bad things."

Lawful Evil - "The ordered sort of Evil, that often ends up in charge. Can be a lot like Lawful Neutral, but nastier. Well-structured, large-scale and often scarily successful evil. May believe in keeping order at all costs, or may simply believe that a well-ordered system is so much easier to exploit."

Neutral Evil - "Sometimes known as the a*****e Alignment. The Neutral Evil Alignment can be even more dangerous than the Chaotic Evil Alignment - simply because you can't be sure of which way they'll swing in the end. Neutral Evil characters are primarily in it for themselves, because while they are usually villains, they can also swing to the good guy's side, like the Magnificent b*****d they really are. They may also just happen to be on the Good Guy's Team because it's better for them at the moment."

Chaotic Evil - Evil individuals, who 'do it for the lulz'. There is no order, no thought to their madness. Free spirited evil doers. Rules do not matter to them, for everything only exists for their entertainment and pleasure. Do note, however, that this does not mean they need to simply do something because it is evil and they can. Sure, they are evil, but they do what they please regardless of what rules are set. (NOTE - nobody under any alignment is excempt from the roleplay rules I put up, so don't pull that s**t. The rules they disregard should only be the ones set in story - not the ones designated for the roleplayers who help write their story) "A great example of how Chaotic Evil can be done well and not be Chaotic Stupid, see the Joker."


Anything put in "quotes" I flat out copied from this article here. As you can see, this post here is heavilly based off of this article - but perhaps a cheap attempt at summarizing things a little more. I do not claim the creation of these alignments nor the contents of this post. I encourage those who are up for reading extra yet do not understand these alignments to go read this TVtropes article. For cerial.

 

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Introduction

In your typical land of fantasy and magic, adventures are always to be had. Whether you are young or old, male or female, monster or man, there is always a tale to be told. Some tales are larger than others, and some tales are more exciting. However, no matter what tale you weave, every tale is important in one way or another to the grand scheme of things.

~*~

This tale in particular is of five adventurers, each from their own walk of life, each with hopes and aspirations to fill. A warrior, a mage, a ranger, a thief, and a priest must team together and work to earn the fame and glory they so desire. Their first quest and stepping stone to glory is a wicked dragon who roams the lands of Timberia, and has been terrorizing and suppressing those who live in the same lands as itself for centuries now. Whether they slay it or work beside it, however, does not matter. For you see, something tells me that this dragon is the least of their worries...

 

[M3Gnificent]

Rules

Ah, my most favorite-est part of making roleplays....writing out the rules! ...No seriously, writing these are fun. I haven't the slightest why, but they are.

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Anyway... let's get to it!

1. Follow Gaia's ToS. This is obvious, and since you are all upstanding gaia citizens, you shouldn't need any elaboration on this point.

2. Godmodding is unacceptable in most cases, and unless I deem it appropriate for your character to do so, it is not allowed and is a bannable offence. I understand if your character is supposed to be a 'final boss', as deemed by me, and they godmod a little to keep things in check - for story telling purposes, of course. After all, the big evil/big bad/main antagonist/whatever isn't going to lose and die in the first five pages. At least, not permanently. However, if I do allow any godmodding for any of you, don't abuse the privelage or it will be revoked and someone else will be playing your antagonist. Yes, I can and will do this. If you godmod without my permission, I will not hesitate to kill off your character on the second offence. ...Yes, I'm only giving one warning for this.

3. Treat your fellow RP'ers with respect, even if your characters do not respect each other. You will not mutilate or kill another person's character without their and/or my permission. You will not get into OOC arguements or attention hog. (What's attention hogging? I'll explain in a later rule/note/whatever) You will obey and respect the decisions of the RP master/maker, me, for this is my RP and my word is final.

4. For character appearances, please use pictures and not descriptions. I would strongly preffer drawn or painted pictures, no, I will only be accepting anime, cartoon, or painted pictures. NO EXCEPTIONS. To put it shortly and more bluntly, PIX OR GTFO.

5. For the first arc, there will only be ONE DRAGON. Which is, of course, our FIRST BOSS/ANTAGONIST. They do not have to die later on, but they will eventually lose their power and dominion over the Timberian people. (However, this does not have to be a permanent problem for them.) They can be of either gender and any color the player so wishes. However, they are not a hatchling nor are they an ancient.

6. Magical creatures do not age similarly to humans. Elves live up to one thousand years, dwarves live up to 800 years, dragons live up to ten thousand years, ect. ect. I will list the age brackets for magical creatures as they are mentioned in a later post, for everyones' convenience.

7. Please refrain from making Mary Sues as much as you can. I understand that none of us are perfect authors and each have made one at least once in our lives, but still, do be careful.

8. Rememer rule three? I mentioned "Attention Hogging". I'm using that to reffer to users who try to excessively force their characters into being the constant center of attention when it isn't necessary for them to be so. It's one thing to try to keep involved and not let your character be written out, but it's another entirely to force your character in everyones' face so obnoxiously that nobody can tolerate them. Most of you do not have this problem, and in fact, this probably doesn't need to be mentioned for most of you - but it's better to be safe than sorry.

9. Please remain active if you join. Should I refrain from posting or neglect this or any other RP you are in with me for FOUR DAYS or longer, feel free to alert me. If any of you become inactive without giving a proper reason beforehand, I will do the same for you. If I am not replied to in three days after I sent the inactivity notice or earlier, you will be marked as inactive and temporarilly removed from the RP until your return.

10. Have fun! I do hold the right to add, remove, or alter any rules that I see fit to do so.

 

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RACES AND AGING

• Humans naturally live from 75-90 years of age, assuming they aren't killed beforehand.

• Elves naturally live from 800-1000 years, assuming they aren't killed beforehand.

• Dwarves naturally live from 675-800 years, assuming they aren't killed beforehand.

• Dragons naturally live from 9,565-10,000 years, assuming they aren't killed beforehand.

~More races will be added later*

 

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Main Party

Username: MindXHunter
Name: Ailu Rhel
Gender: Female
Race: Half Elf Priest
Age: 30
Alignment: Neutral Good
Bio: Ailu grew up a normal child for the most part until around age thirteen. The murderer of her parents left her orphaned and she was eventually adopted by a kind man who seemed to hold a council position among the humans in a kingdom. Her life got better, but it could never be like it was before she was homeless. Her foster father wanted her to be religious and was introduced to the priest. Within years she learned basics of holy and healing magic. Along the lines she got into the political issues her foster father has been dealing within and got a job to help make the kingdom better. She moved up in the ranks fast, able to get people on her side with her ideas and it threatened other seats of power and royalty.

She was framed wrongly for actions she didn't take and fired. She wanted to prove this wrong, and figure a way to get herself back on and beyond where her old bosses were seated. The dragon was pretty much a good enough answer. He's threatened the lands, and if slain then the people will have no choice, but to speak of her. With her kingdom knowing she's gathered a group some have taken measurements to hire assasins to take her out before she takes the dragon. As much as they believe she can't beat the dragon, they do not want to take the extra steps to be sure.
Themesong: Still Alive
Orientation:Bi-curious
Crush:none
Other: Knows Holy and Healing magic. She is pretty fast on her feet to get away from enemies, but she's a bit rusty since most of her life was dealing with politics over training.
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Username: Animeprinccess_9400
Name: Esfania Silvani
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Age: 255
Alignment: True Neutral
Bio: Esfania grew up in the forest during her younger years, her parents both being hermit-like druids. They tried to teach her the ways of natural magic so that she could follow in their footsteps, but alas, she never held much of a talent for it. In fact, Esfania was never able to use magic at all. As a result, they eventually gave in when she was at the tender age of fifty and just stick to teaching her of other ways to survive in nature. Being a curious child, she always wondered if there was a world outside the forest, if the horrible tales of humans her parents told were true. When she came of age, she didn't hesitate to leave home - bringing her trusty shortbow with her to explore the world and learn what knowledge it held for her. As she lived amongst humans, she adopted many of their customs over the years, such as dressing in a way that clearly defines ones' gender versus simply remaining androgynous or drinking ale and eating various meats. She gradually lost the innocence her sheltered life gave her, becoming a selfish and greedy manipulator who often used her whiles to trick and charm rich men and women out of their money. After a 'relationship' with a particularly wicked and vengeful sorcerer went awry, she learned the hard way that gold-digging wasn't the way she wanted to live her life after all. For twenty years or so after that fateful incident, she freely roamed the land, doing small quests when necessary and generally doing whatever she could to remain out of her scorned ex-spouse's hands. When she was able to join the main party, probably the only one that didn't badger her about her past or her insistance on not staying in one place for too long, she gladly did so - hoping to earn enough riches and/or power during her quests to help protect her from her past mistakes.
Themesong: Stronger - Kanye West
Orientation: Bisexual
Crush: None, at the moment.
Other: Esfania's main skills, as a ranger, are as follows; archery, tracking, stealth, and animal husbandry. She holds limited knowledge on medical herbs and poisons and is quick on her feet. She cannot pull off close-quarter combat in most cases, since she does not have a constitution worth bragging about.
Appearance:

Username: Asplosionator
Name: Lucellum Antebellum
Gender: Female
Race: Witch
Age: 264
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Bio: She was born into one of the longest-living clans of witches, the Antebellums, also one of the most powerful. She was supposed to go into politics, but she found them dreary, all sit up properly and stop stabbing your uncle, yes, I realize he tried to kill you, that's just how we say I love you in this family. So she took her favorite weapons and ran away, looking for an adventure. Then she met the main party and joined, mostly because she was bored of stealing from rich idiots and having sex with their wives and she wasn't stabbing enough things.
Themesong: Saving Jane - Supergirl
Orientation: Lesbian
Crush: Esfania
Other: She has limited shape-changing abilities that require her to constantly eat to keep up her energy and thus she can usually be found stuffing her face. She can use a little of her people's magic abilities, mostly just telekinesis and a few elemental spells.
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Username: MindXHunter
Name: Celcius Grell
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Age: 23
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Bio: Cel(She prefers) lived an orphaned life from age six to fourteen. She knew her father beforehand, but he couldn't keep her. The details of her orphaned life was being mischevious and finding ways to live a better life. She is was selfish in and out, and the only person she has ever shared with was with a girl she knew back in the orphanage. After breaking a few laws she fled the city around fourteen and went traveling ways to steal, or make money. She found someone looking for a group to earn fame and fourtune. She was in, and she would take it all if it came down to it. She hates sharing, but she can reason with it for now. Their foe is no joke.
Themesong: Portal/Skrillex Mix
Orientation: Pansexual.
Crush: None.
Other: She's been in plenty of teams and she's let her team mates die for reasons of either being lazy or to save her own skin. She wouldn't hesitate twice to do so. People love her skills. She has the ability to scout, alert other hidden doors, traps, switches, and even enemies. She has high senses and with a team able to distract the enemy she can do high damage from behind. She's sneaky, sly, and takes every advantage. She wears light clothing to be silent, and with her flat chest most mistake her for a male in most outfits besides her regular wear or a dress
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Outfit

Username:Shiningdragon21
Name: Kaelannon Scyer
Gender:Male
Race:Human-Dwarf Halfing
Age:106
Alignment:Neutral Good
Bio: A natural protector from birth Kael has always used himself as a shield to protect those he sees as weak or in trouble. The rare child of a human and a dwarf he was raised in the lands of fire and stone. Teachings filled with that of armor and weapons fell upon nearly deaf ears as his time was spent proving himself instead to those around him. This only lasted until a raiding army had come into the mountain he made his home. He was by this time already old enough to hold sword and shield and went with his brethren to fight. The battle is where he no longer needed any proof of his metal as a dwarf or that matter as a halfling. During the battle tho he was captured removed from the home he knew and taken far far from it in shackles and chains only to find comfort within thoughts of returning one day. His slavery continued years until he was able to break free at the lives of his captives and escape into a world by this time he had become accustom to far bit it different from his home. Traveling many year's he had troubles in finding how to return to the place he once called home only to hear rumor's of a party who looked to destroy a dragon that had been raging in an area close to where he had found homed some kin to the dwarfs of his birth. He has since joined the party growing closer to each of them and protecting them each as if a member of the ones he was raised alongside.
Themesong: Agro is Mine!!
Orientation: Hetero
Crush: None
Other: Is a warrior of strength and constitution rivaling that of even the most heartiest of races. A blade and shield find themselves at home within his hands and when put to protect another his ferocity knows no bounds. Lesser men and creatures have turned tail a many times at this warriors bellow or even the fact that when pushed into a rage nothing seems to be able to stop him from achieving his goal.
Appearance:
Outside the armor

 

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Antagonists

Username:
Vampire_Aribelle
Name:
Ezra
(last name unknown to others)
Gender:
Male
Race:
Dragon
Age:
3,489
Alignment:
Chaotic Evil
Bio:
Ezra has never known anyone else of his kind, not even his parents. He was abandoned as a young dragon, and would have raised himself if it wasn't for Kia, a mysterious creature that resembles a beautiful women, and is a legend to all others. Ezra was tormented by everyone he has ever meet, besides Kia. Ezra promised Kia to keep her where-about a secret, and she would keep him safe when he needed it most. Ezra is still waiting for the day that he will see Kia again, and is living out his years as the Ruler of Timberia.
Themesong:
The Decemberist - Down By The Water
Orientation:
Unknown, for Ezra has never meet someone he has been kind to him, besides Kia.
Crush:
None.
Other:
Ezra wants to be loved, but he think that no one will ever love him because of his appearance.
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Name: Lex Hera
Gender: Female
Race: Elf
Age: 306
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Bio: Lex grew up with two parents who had decent jobs and she got a good education among a good school system. She developed her own ideas and opinions and eventually didn't want a settledown job. Despite her Alignment, she's only in it because she understands how to work the system to her favor. She's traevled around, mostly training to keep keep the world in 'order' and from changing, simply because she likes how it is. Many would agree with her, atleast the people that are on the top eating like kings. As long as she did their pathetic jobs she would eat like one aswell. She's now on a job to chase after Ailu and her party before they get to the dragon. Apparenlty Ailu took money from the Kingdom, stealing and got kicked. Now she's going to the dragon to convince it to destroy the kingdom she once lived in. Lex knows she's going to destroy the dragon, but either she knows what would happen if she did so. Order, order ,order.
Themesong: Clint Eastwood
Orientation: Hetero,
Crush: None
Other: She uses daggers, knives, curved swords, and her wits to fight. She is better at ambush to get it over with quick, and magic isn't her weakness. She can handle a few spells (Crowd control is more effective on her if landed)
Appearance:
Lex

 

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Other

Username: Asplosionator
Name: Asraine Merrill
Gender: Female
Race: Elfwitch
Age: 147
Alignment: Neutral Good
Bio: She's the half-sister of the witch Lucellum, born to an elven mother and raised elven. When she turned one hundred years old, they told her about her sister and she left her incredibly sheltered life to find Lucellum.
Themesong:
Orientation: Too innocent to know her sexuality.
Crush: None.
Other: She can perform some nature magics.
Appearance: