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    Aster

    New Member
    Name: Aster
    Gender: Female
    Race: Dark Elf
    Age: 23
    Affiliations: Used to be Dawnguard, now vampire
    Occupation: Ummm... Tailor??
    Skills: Destruction, some conjuration, archery
    Personality: On a first glance, Aster seems like a cold-blooded loner. But when you look a little deeper, you see many masked emotions. Sadness. Betrayal. Greif. Pain. And broken trust. But when you give her an understaning look, she hurries you out, shuts and locks the door. Why all of these conflicting emotions, you wonder? A long story. But you do know that no matter what emotion she expresses: happiness, anger, suprise... there will always be that underlying sadness and the hunger in her eyes.
    Appearance: Aster has light grey brown skin. She has all black eyes, but with the feel of a golden fire lit in each one. Her black-streaked dark brown hair is cut short, with some wispy bangs around the sides. She has a fair complexion and wears black eyeshadow and eyeliner. She has high cheekbones and a long, small chin. She has black, full lips. She has two long scars running from the center of her forehead, over her left eye, and down to her chin, which she got in an encounter with the Dawnguard. She has a small build and is quite thin.
    History: Aster was born in Dayspring Canyon, into the Dawnguard. Her parents had been Dawnguard, and her parent's parents, stretching back too far to count. She had wanted to rid the world of vampires from a young age. At the age of ten, her parents went missing, and were presumed dead. Aster greived for a long time, and never truly recovered. On a hunt around her nineteenth birthday, she was attacked. But who were these vampires? Her parents. She was turned, and ran in fear of the Dawnguard discovering. Though she still lives in fear, she lives a somewhat normal life in Solitude, hoping to marry one day. She had always been good at sewing, and a fairly good archer, so she could obtain fur and leather to maintain her business. She still thought the vampire was an unholy race, but she had to continue living. She had tried to eat things other than the blood of a sentient being, but found she could not carry on. She dines only when she needs to. She has practiced her magic to keep her mind from her parents and the Danguard, and has mastered some simple conjuration spells and many of destruction. She decided to fight the dragon riders because one of her kills had a flier in their armour. They seemed to have been joining, and she felt guilty. The next day, she signed up to battle.
    Role Play Sample: Aster was tired of running. She may have lived a fairly normal life, but normal people didn't have to run from vampire hunters constantly. She was tired, hungry, and it was the middle of the day, the sun scorching. She pulled her hood up and her cloak tighter around her. The first chance she got, she dodged behing a boulder and ran quickly and quietly in the other direction. But now she had to feed. When she arrived back to Solitude, she opened the back door to her home and slipped quietly inside. She changed into some cleaner clothes, and she waited. As she waited, she stitched an intricate design into a black robe. It had the rarest and most beautiful colors, and reminded her somewhat of a pond glimmering in pale blue moonlight. By the time it was dark, she was half finished. But she had to stop; she needed to feed. She slipped back out into the dark of the night. Her friend, I'lia, spotted her and said a quick hello. "Hello, I'lia. Are you out to feed?" I'lia was a vampire, too, and understood the stress and pain. "No, not tonight." She replied. "I am watching my brother's daughter tonight." Aster dipped her head in acknowledgement, and they said a quick goodbye. Aster continued to search the streets, and finally picked out a lonely-looking middle aged man. She snuck up behind him, and sank her teeth into his neck. As she fed, she grew stronger, but also more emotionally drained. Why had she been cursed to kill unwillingly? Why had it been her? As she withdrew from the man, and he collapsed, she noticed a paper sticking out of his pocket. Curious, she pulle it out. I was a recruiting flier to sign up to battle the dragon riders. What if this man had been joining? She had taken a soldier from the Jarl. But... what if she joined instead? Yes. A good way to almost repay this man for the life he had given her.

    Color Claim: Maroon
     

    EpicVakarian

    Calibration-Master General
    So myself as a warrior, Aster as a mage and Freyja as a sneaky archer. Sounds like a pretty well-rounded team so far :p
     

    Blackdoom59

    BATMAN!
    Well, here you go. It seems Phyrior will be the only male in the party xD (for now at least)

    (Nick)Name: Phyrior
    Age: 22
    Sex:Male
    Race: Altmer-Redguard Halfbreed
    Occupations: Mercenary, Priest, Mage, Researcher
    Birthplace: Old Falls, a village from the Summerset Isles
    Current Residence: A small shed near Winterhold
    Alliances or Affiliations: College of Winterhold, Nightingales.
    Appearance: Tall, red skinned, red eyes, black hair, slightly muscular, little facial hair.Is dressed in black robes with halved moon symbols on chest and shoulders , that also comes with a hood that can be taken off anytime.A silver circlet with a halved moon symbol in the middle, unable to bee seen if the hood is on. His equipment gives him bonus magicka , magicka regeneration and great reduction to restoration , illusion and destruction
    Personality: Phyrior is usually quiet , he does not talk unless it's important and keeps to himself.He is usually friendly , however he hardly shares anything about himself and is always curious about other people. Phyrior's belief in divines is dimminished , as he worships the daedric princess Nocturnal.He reads lots of books so he knows a lot about the world. He does not like or dislike anything in particular.
    History: Phyrior's story relates back to his parents' story. His father was a redguard while his mother was an altmer. They were both farmers in Holly Falls, a village near Sunhold in the Summerset Isles.His father was executed for illegal worship of Satakal(the redguard god) while his mother was pregnant. She wanted to go to Hammerfell to tell her mother in law what happened, however in Old Falls , another village of Summerset Isles she gave birth to her son.Due to multiple physical and mental diseases, she deid after giving birth.

    Phyrior was picked by an orphanage in Alinor , the capital of Summerset Isles where he lived 15 years of his life.Since his mother didn't have time to name him , the ladies and orphans used to call him "slave" and make fun of him for being a half-breed. Phyrior's childhood was filled with hate towards the altmer, since they shared no love for him. Phyrior used to sneak up in the library and pick off books to read , since that was the only thing he truly enjoyed. One day he stumbled upon a basic spell book- "Flames". Upon reading it Phyrior awakened his magical powers. That night, the other orphans made fun of him , just as always. The lady who took care of them just watched and laughed. Phyrior was angry , and his anger turned to flame.He lifted his hand towards the orphan who insulted him ,and flames came out.The whole orphanage was set on fire and Phyrior was amazed of the power he held. The lady there dragged him and a few other orphans out , just before the orphanage turned to dust , with most of the orphans stuck inside to burn alive.That's how Phyrior gained his name, from the terror of the orphans who wronged him.

    The local authorities must have dealt with the situation somehow.Since Phyrior was a minor and immune to law, they decided to exile him out of Summerset Isles , giving him a boat to travel to Cyrodill. He set up in Kvatch, a town where a wealthy noble was hiring servants. Phyrior happened to came at the right time ,and for 2 years he was a servant in that noble's house.

    However he did not like it like that , life was boring , however he could not save money and go anywhere else.He met a 25 year old bosmer there, who shared his thoughts. Jael owned a small house there, and he would sell it and travel with Phyrior , if Phyrior would show him a little bit about magic.So it was , they left and set out for adventure. During their travels they found more spell books , and they shared the knowledge , becoming equally strong adept level mages. Jael was Phyrior's first friend, Phyrior would have died for him without giving thoughts about it.

    A year of travelling and adventure passed , Phyrior was 18 years old. After doing so many jobs as bounty hunters , mercenaries and priests , Phyrior and Jael had their pockets full. They traveled to Valenwood one day , where they met a female bosmer who also wanted to learn more about magic and travel with them. They gladly accepted her and Jael choose to be her teacher. He felt in love with her shortly after.That love, however, wasn't shared by the girl.The girl would choose to have Phyrior teach her rather than Jael. Jael was jealous , he could see how much affection the girl showed towards Phyrior. Phyrior did not knew Jael liked her, and even if he did maintained a relationship with the girl, he did so privately , never showing Jael they are together.

    After another year Jael made his move.One night when they camped in a forest he stabbed Phyrior in the chest and left him threw him in the woods, leaving a note to his body that said he wanted Jael and the girl to join together. The girl found the body and red the note with tears on her face.That however , was not Phyrior's end. He was found by a priest of some sorts who took care of him. Phyrior and the priest became friends , and Phyrior wanted to leave the past behind and become a pilgrim of Nocturnal , just like the priest was. They traveled to Skyrim, where they were to find a temple of Nocturnal.

    On the borders of Skyrim , Jael showed up with about 5 mercenaries. Phyrior's heart was filled with hate and anger , he threw a firebolt at the pilgrim , sealing his fate and he threw a frenzy spell at Jael and his mercenaries. Jael resisted, but his mercenaries attacked him and eachother. Jael took care of them , but was wounded severely and depleted of magicka. He turned back when he was blinded by lightning bolt send by Phyrior. Phyrior walked up to his still breathing corpse with a few sticks and vines from that he gathered from the forest.He threw the sticks and tinder on his body and set it on fire. Jael screamed as hard as he could , his voiced echoed in the forest as Phyrior took the robe from the Pilgrim's body and gone to the temple.

    He completed the trails and became more then just a pilgrim, he became a more then just a Nightingale. He became the champion of Nocturnal. Phyrior was 20 years old and he left the temple in order to go to the College of Winterhold to learn more about magic. He kept his nightingale powers a secret as he studied multiple kind of magic and honed his powers to a sharp point.He had no friends at the college, he refused to talk to anybody unless that was a most. In the college he also secretly studied daedric symbols and the daedric alphabet , making him a useful scholar. After 2 years of learning , he left the college to enjoy a quiet life in a shed near Winterhold, until something has caught his eye.


    Magic:
    Master:Firestorm, Mayhem, Bane of the Undead
    Expert:Incinerate, Wall of Flames, Grand healing, Invisibilty
    Adept:Fireball, Chain Lightning,Close wounds , heal other , greater ward, Vampire's bane, Frenzy, Frenzy rune
    Below Adept:Fire rune, Fire bolt, Lightning bolt, Flames, Healing, Lesser ward, Fast healing, healing hands, steadfast ward, Clairvoyance, Fury , Muffle
     

    The Honorable Gidian Diva of Sass

    Sahrot Vahlok Spaan. Bahnahgaar. Minion #88!
    Staff member
    An Inheritance-style RP? Yes please! I'm going to use my GoT character but adapt her to this story slightly, if thats OK with you, Freyja.

    Name: Isabel Stark
    Gender: Female
    Race: Nord
    Age: 20
    Affiliations: Stormcloak; wants an independent Skyrim.
    Occupation: Fighter, Adventurer.
    Skills: One-handed, block, archery, speech.

    Personality: Proud and honourable but also very angry. Wants vengeance on the Empire and the Thalmor for the murder of her family, House Stark. Only her and her sister Arya remain. Wants every man, woman, elf and child responsible for the Starks' deaths dead. She doesn't care how slightly responsible they are; if they could have done something to prevent it but didn't, she wants them dead.
    She knows she may seem despicable to some people but she doesn't care. In her opinion, the people who had her family executed for treason, when there was no treason committed, are the despicable ones. She recites the names of all those responsible for the deaths, including Tullius, Elenwen, the rest of the Thalmor, Elisif, the executioner, and Rikke.

    Appearance: Small but powerful. 5'4", slender. Has very long red/chestnut hair. It reaches down to her waist, but is cut to a fringe on the front, down to just below her eyebrows so that it doesn't get in the way. When she is prepared to fight, for instance in a battle, she ties her hair back completely, to stop it restricting her movement. Has deep, light blue eyes. As an acknowledgement to the reason she is fighting the Empire, she has the Stark wolf tattooed on the back of her neck.

    History: She lived in Dawnstar with her family, where they were among the most wealthy and powerful in the Pale. House Stark were well known throughout north-eastern Skyrim as one of the oldest and most honourable houses in the land. They never lied, never plotted, never abused their power. They followed all the rules, and didn't sit on any councils, so didn't have much say in how the Pale was run. They simply lived their lives in their manor house on the outskirts of Dawnstar. However, one day, her father was called up to go to Solitude. He was an old friend of High King Torygg, and Torygg wished him to be his second-in-command, of sorts. When Ulfric Stormcloak killed Torygg, Isabel's father acknowledged Ulfric as the true heir, rather than Torygg's wife of a few weeks, Elisif. Fair enough, as Ulfric had challenged Torygg to fair combat. This meant that because Ulfric had won, he now took the throne. But Elisif would not have it; she, Tullius and the Thalmor had his father imprisoned. Thalmor parties raided the Stark manor and brought back her brothers, her eldest sister and her mother. All were executed as traitors, and her younger sister Arya saw it all. She has the same habit as Isabel now; reciting the names.
    As Isabel and Arya were to be the last of the Stark name, they decided they might as well live with honour and support what their father had been executed for saying. They went to Windhelm. They stopped at Dawnstar on the way, to collect any belongings and gold that the Thalmor had left. When they reached Windhelm, Isabel bought a house with the gold they had scrounged up. She lived there with Arya for a while. Then, when Arya had her 15th birthday, 2 years later, they both joined up as Stormcloaks to aid Ulfric's cause. Ulfric immediately provided them with better lodgings and a better weapon for Arya, as soon as he discovered who their father was.
    They still aid the Stormcloaks. They still go on adventures together; Ulfric allows them leave every month to do so. Isabel and Arya were one day contacted by Galmar and informed that they were to return to Ulfric immediately. They were told that Ulfric had signed a treaty in which was said that the Stormcloaks and Imperials were to work together. Both Isabel and Arya were indignated and felt betrayed, but upon being told what had happened involving the Blades and the dragons, they reluctantly accepted and joined the cause.

    RP sample: (from an RP I'm running, the Rebels, involving one of my more used characters)
    Beth Signysdaughter bowed before the High King Ulfric Stormcloak. The coronation had been short and austere, but fitting for the first independent High King of Skyrim since the Civil War. Ulfric drew his ceremonial sword and lay it on both of Beth's shoulders.
    "I knight you, Beth, daughter of Signy, in the name of Skyrim, and in the name of your King. Rise now, Lady Beth of Winterhold."
    Beth gasped internally; she had been granted a title. And not just any title; she now owned Winterhold! The Jarl was no longer in control of her; in fact, she could kick the Jarl off his seat if she so wished. But she didn't want to cause any chaos. She contemplated what this meant for her while the rest of the guests went before the King and pledged their fealty to Ulfric. After what seemed like an entire era, the coronation was over and Ulfric and Galmar Stone-Fist, his second-in-command, were bent over a map. Beth grinned as Ulfric beckoned her over.
    "I'm sorry, my Lady," Ulfric said, winking, "but I'm afraid I have another job for you. This won't be like before; you won't just be following Galmar's orders any more. You have your own command now. I want you to travel Tamriel with a small company, gathering information on Thalmor positions within our lands. They are sure to strike back soon enough, and we can't just sit back and wait. I'll round up some of our best men and send them to you at Candlehearth Hall. Here's some gold for a room, I'll make sure they're there by tomorrow night. Good luck, my friend."
    "Of course, my Jar- I mean, my King. I shall set out as soon as the company is ready." She curtsied and left the Palace of the Kings, heading down towards the Candlehearth Hall. She handed over some gold to the innkeeper and shuffled to her room. She shut the door, and without even changing clothes, she flopped down on the bed and fell asleep, wondering what kind of men Ulfric would send.

    Colour claim: Blue.

    I hope its OK for me to take control of both Isabel and Arya. If so, it'd be more like having Arya as an NPC but as an important character from Isabel's POV. If not, I can either make them weaker or I can try to rustle up another character.
    So in this RP, the Dragon Riders are all evil, right?
    Inheritence reference spotted. I read the series cover to cover 4 times, at least that I can remember. You can't sneak one past me. :p
     

    EpicVakarian

    Calibration-Master General
    An Inheritance-style RP? Yes please! I'm going to use my GoT character but adapt her to this story slightly, if thats OK with you, Freyja.

    Name: Isabel Stark
    Gender: Female
    Race: Nord
    Age: 20
    Affiliations: Stormcloak; wants an independent Skyrim.
    Occupation: Fighter, Adventurer.
    Skills: One-handed, block, archery, speech.

    Personality: Proud and honourable but also very angry. Wants vengeance on the Empire and the Thalmor for the murder of her family, House Stark. Only her and her sister Arya remain. Wants every man, woman, elf and child responsible for the Starks' deaths dead. She doesn't care how slightly responsible they are; if they could have done something to prevent it but didn't, she wants them dead.
    She knows she may seem despicable to some people but she doesn't care. In her opinion, the people who had her family executed for treason, when there was no treason committed, are the despicable ones. She recites the names of all those responsible for the deaths, including Tullius, Elenwen, the rest of the Thalmor, Elisif, the executioner, and Rikke.

    Appearance: Small but powerful. 5'4", slender. Has very long red/chestnut hair. It reaches down to her waist, but is cut to a fringe on the front, down to just below her eyebrows so that it doesn't get in the way. When she is prepared to fight, for instance in a battle, she ties her hair back completely, to stop it restricting her movement. Has deep, light blue eyes. As an acknowledgement to the reason she is fighting the Empire, she has the Stark wolf tattooed on the back of her neck.

    History: She lived in Dawnstar with her family, where they were among the most wealthy and powerful in the Pale. House Stark were well known throughout north-eastern Skyrim as one of the oldest and most honourable houses in the land. They never lied, never plotted, never abused their power. They followed all the rules, and didn't sit on any councils, so didn't have much say in how the Pale was run. They simply lived their lives in their manor house on the outskirts of Dawnstar. However, one day, her father was called up to go to Solitude. He was an old friend of High King Torygg, and Torygg wished him to be his second-in-command, of sorts. When Ulfric Stormcloak killed Torygg, Isabel's father acknowledged Ulfric as the true heir, rather than Torygg's wife of a few weeks, Elisif. Fair enough, as Ulfric had challenged Torygg to fair combat. This meant that because Ulfric had won, he now took the throne. But Elisif would not have it; she, Tullius and the Thalmor had his father imprisoned. Thalmor parties raided the Stark manor and brought back her brothers, her eldest sister and her mother. All were executed as traitors, and her younger sister Arya saw it all. She has the same habit as Isabel now; reciting the names.
    As Isabel and Arya were to be the last of the Stark name, they decided they might as well live with honour and support what their father had been executed for saying. They went to Windhelm. They stopped at Dawnstar on the way, to collect any belongings and gold that the Thalmor had left. When they reached Windhelm, Isabel bought a house with the gold they had scrounged up. She lived there with Arya for a while. Then, when Arya had her 15th birthday, 2 years later, they both joined up as Stormcloaks to aid Ulfric's cause. Ulfric immediately provided them with better lodgings and a better weapon for Arya, as soon as he discovered who their father was.
    They still aid the Stormcloaks. They still go on adventures together; Ulfric allows them leave every month to do so. Isabel and Arya were one day contacted by Galmar and informed that they were to return to Ulfric immediately. They were told that Ulfric had signed a treaty in which was said that the Stormcloaks and Imperials were to work together. Both Isabel and Arya were indignated and felt betrayed, but upon being told what had happened involving the Blades and the dragons, they reluctantly accepted and joined the cause.

    RP sample: (from an RP I'm running, the Rebels, involving one of my more used characters)
    Beth Signysdaughter bowed before the High King Ulfric Stormcloak. The coronation had been short and austere, but fitting for the first independent High King of Skyrim since the Civil War. Ulfric drew his ceremonial sword and lay it on both of Beth's shoulders.
    "I knight you, Beth, daughter of Signy, in the name of Skyrim, and in the name of your King. Rise now, Lady Beth of Winterhold."
    Beth gasped internally; she had been granted a title. And not just any title; she now owned Winterhold! The Jarl was no longer in control of her; in fact, she could kick the Jarl off his seat if she so wished. But she didn't want to cause any chaos. She contemplated what this meant for her while the rest of the guests went before the King and pledged their fealty to Ulfric. After what seemed like an entire era, the coronation was over and Ulfric and Galmar Stone-Fist, his second-in-command, were bent over a map. Beth grinned as Ulfric beckoned her over.
    "I'm sorry, my Lady," Ulfric said, winking, "but I'm afraid I have another job for you. This won't be like before; you won't just be following Galmar's orders any more. You have your own command now. I want you to travel Tamriel with a small company, gathering information on Thalmor positions within our lands. They are sure to strike back soon enough, and we can't just sit back and wait. I'll round up some of our best men and send them to you at Candlehearth Hall. Here's some gold for a room, I'll make sure they're there by tomorrow night. Good luck, my friend."
    "Of course, my Jar- I mean, my King. I shall set out as soon as the company is ready." She curtsied and left the Palace of the Kings, heading down towards the Candlehearth Hall. She handed over some gold to the innkeeper and shuffled to her room. She shut the door, and without even changing clothes, she flopped down on the bed and fell asleep, wondering what kind of men Ulfric would send.

    Colour claim: Blue.

    I hope its OK for me to take control of both Isabel and Arya. If so, it'd be more like having Arya as an NPC but as an important character from Isabel's POV. If not, I can either make them weaker or I can try to rustle up another character.
    So in this RP, the Dragon Riders are all evil, right?
    Inheritence reference spotted. I read the series cover to cover 4 times, at least that I can remember. You can't sneak one past me. :p

    Really? I don't remember putting an Inheritance reference in. If you mean Arya, no, that was an ASOIAF reference :p
     

    Navare

    Savage Spirit
    This rp looks class :) (Male no. 2 here...hopefully xD)

    Name: Marcus Delevega

    Age: 22

    Sex: Male

    Race: Breton

    Occupation: Mercenary, Spellsword, Researcher

    Birthplace: Cyrodiil

    Current Residence: Currently staying in Riften, though he travels a lot.

    Alliances or Affiliations: The college of Winterhold, Contacts in the Dark Brotherhood

    Appearance: Medium length dark brown hair which flows down around his face, Icy blue eyes, short goatee beard. Reasonably tall for a breton, quite thin but athletic build. Wears a hood almost all the time, in a rather poor effort to cover the large black tattoo covering the right side of his face. Wears armoured mage robes, with ebony padding on his left shoulder, knees, elbows and wrists.

    Weapons: Wields a sword in his right hand, and a spell in the left. Proficient in conjuration, destruction and restoration magic.

    Personality: He is a man of few words, and his shadowy appearance wouldn't generally attract people to him. He very rarely smiles, and when he does it is usually vanishes in seconds. Acts almost twice his age, though can act like a child when it comes to learning new things. He hates overly confident people, and will often show his dislike towards someone through sarcasm. Generally a mysterious figure, and he wouldn't find it unusual for people to be suspicious around him. He has never told anyone about his past, and probably never will.

    Likes: Learning new things, adventuring.

    Dislikes: Overly confident people, swearing, drinking, Thalmor

    History: He was born and raised in Cyrodiil, to a Breton mother and Nord father. He was brought up with strict religious views on the nine divines, but has gone astray of that path.

    He lived a peaceful life, always interested in magic and learning more, no matter how simple or how difficult the spell. Sadly his father disagreed with this, hence why he is so proficient with a sword. He can't say he is annoyed with this though, as his sword arm has served him well in later life.

    He also has a fascination with daedra, and loves to study the various forms, such as vampires, werewolves etc. Sadly yet another thing his parents disagreed with. He left Cyrodiil for Skyrim when he was in 18, in the simple hope of gaining more knowledge, and hopefully falling in love. He still loves his parents to bits, even if they do not get along, and would love to return home to see them someday.

    He spent his next year in Skyrim enjoying himself, joining the College of Winterhold and settling down in Winterhold, content with furthering his knowledge there.

    The next 3 years of his life remain a mystery however, although one can say whatever happened in this time changed him, as he is now a travelling mercenary, and no longer his generally nice, quiet self. He has given up on all his dreams, now all he wants is to further his wealth and knowledge.
     

    Navare

    Savage Spirit
    Excellent! :D I'll take this colour.
     

    EpicVakarian

    Calibration-Master General
    If all else fails, Freyja, we could honestly start with this selection of characters. I mean, its up to you but imo we could even start now :p Not saying we should, but...
     

    Navare

    Savage Spirit
    I would just like to apologise for inactivity. Sadly I will be away until the 18th of August, so its up to you if you want to wait or drop me. And again sorry about this.
     

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