A Much Needed Change...

[Lafthi Sylvari 12]

*Lafthi Sylvari stands at the well in the central plaza in Malinor, A small crowd is forming, as your curiosity piques you draw closer.*

 

"Greetings my llir,

 

Much has changed in our forest as of late, however, we cannot let a sudden change lull us into a sense of complacency. We still have much work to do. As the Prince overseeing the Lower Council, the following changes are therefore enacted:

 

With Ebs Teluryna stepping down from the Lower Council,  Resia Los'iirae has graciously accepted the invitation to join the Lower Council as Steward. Additionally, Golrodir Eritaf has joined the Lower Council as Foreman. The Hall of Labor will soon be posting for needed jobs around Malinor, all interested parties should see him.

 

Finally, and no doubt, the biggest piece of information, the High Council has come to an agreement on what to do with Malinor's current Military situation. After much debate, a decision has been made. I will personally become Interim High Commander of Malinorian forces. During such a time, I will personally be assessing the military and how best to proceed from there. During such a time I will be watching for a someone to distinguish themselves and become to new High Commander. However during that time, I will need captains to help me oversee this force. If you are interested in joining the military or becoming a Captain please fill out the application I will be handing out. Additionally, the new military will be paid and obtain appropriate benefits based on rank, which will be established soon.

 

Any further questions please see me personally."

 

*Lafthi steps down, and begings handing out applications to any and all who want them.*

 

 

Application:

((MC Name:))

RP Name:

Age:

Previous Work Experience:

Pervious Military Experience:

Weapon Skills:

 

Captain Application only from this Point:

Why do you wish to be a Captain?:

What do you see for the future of the Malinorian Military?:

Any other notes you may wish to note:

 

 

[Tom_Whiteman 949]

Application:

 

((MC Name:)) [_Kraal_]

 

RP Name: "I'm known as Cil'ri"

 

Age: "I'm twelve" ((Twelve year old in an 750+ year old body))

 

Previous Work Experience: "I worked for the Abresi guard... I think it was three days or so"

 

Previous Military Experience: "I have next to nothing in military experience"

 

Weapon Skills: "I do not use physical weapons, I use mental weapons" ((T4 Illusionist, T3 Domestic Magic, T1 Pyromancer))
 

[Rig 17580]

Application:

((MC Name:)) PiercingDarkness

RP Name: Mythras Ardere

Age: Nearly in my 200's.

Previous Work Experience: I work as Malinor head-master, and I'm a paladin of the clerical order.

Pervious Military Experience: Fought in the Flay battle against the Teutons. I've fought in multiple battles.

Weapon Skills:
I lost my skill with the blade, but I am skilled in the art of magic.

 

Captain Application only from this Point:

Why do you wish to be a Captain?: I believe I can help my nation through governing magic skills into the weaker members.

What do you see for the future of the Malinorian Military?: I see a protected realm, proud wood walls high. And Malinor's former glory of the Aegian princedom returned.

Any other notes you may wish to note:

I'm terrible with weapons.

 

[Malaise 1570]

MC Name: mthdominator

RP Name: I am known Kaldo Raven'kor. You know me well.

Previous work experience: I have served Malinor all of my life. As a long standing soldier, warden, vindicator, and previous candidate for High Commander, as well as varying seclusive services. 

Military experience: I have been in the military all of my life. Since I could hold a blade, including numerous years as a mercenary. My leadership is revered within my subordinate ranks. 

Weapon skills: I have mastered the blade and the axe. My archery is respectable. You know of my efficiency.  I need not say more until further is asked of me.

I wish to lead as a captain as it what I have always done. I have led my entire life. To serve would be a waste of my talents. I could efficiently command said military with ease.

I see strength in Malinors future. To restore what we once were in the Aegisian Princedom. To instill fear and respect into our forces.

[OtakuAnonymous 49]

Application:

((MC Name:)) tylerthebrain

RP Name: Aeyrius Oussana

Age: 24

Previous Work Experience: I believe myself to have endured one of the heaviest of childhood, and youth work, while I have never acquitted myself of a normal 'job', as in a Lumberjack, or any of the normal trades, I have trained throughout my life to protect Malinor, and serve it's cause.

 

On top of the above, I have in fact worked in a tattoo shop, inherited from my father after his disappearance, named the "Shirtless Darkie", as such, I have also taken the profession as a tattoo artist, using my fathers tools. I currently do not get a profit for this, it is out of good will.

 

Pervious Military Experience: My previous Military experience is quite extensive, and while it may not be in the same aspects as your average militant, I believe I can bring something to the plate.

Age 4 is when I began a daily training routine, it wasn't rigorous, physical training, but it was learning  the tactics of war, hand to hand combat, weaponry training, for what I could hold at the time. I couldn't learn how to use a bow, so I was shown at that age. Needless to say, I knew how to go about weapons by the time I received the mark of my family at age 10, admittedly I was not a master at them, but I knew how to use them to an efficient extent.

 

Later, in my youth is when I began my physical toning to incorporate the appropriate figure to handle the weapons I use, which on that note, are Tomahawks and Bows, though don't mistake that for the only weapons I use, it is just what I carry. Day in and day out my training continued, I introduced myself in my early teens to hierarchy, admittedly laughable, but it was a group. This group was comprised of a leader, assistants for the leader, and so forth, it was quite simple, black and white, and so forth, but it was a start. 

 

Now,

I had always had a strict, militant mindset, my Maln raised me to fight, so it was the only job I thought I could fit into, and I enjoyed protecting, the thrill of the hunt, and so forth. I asked again and again to join the Highborn, Lumidrim, or any other military group, but what kept me unable to join wasn't my skill, in fact, my father commented I'd embarrass the recruits, but my age.

 

I had witnessed the chain of command for years though, my father was a Highborn in the Lumidrim while it was active, the majority of my youth. I was well versed in how things worked, how I wish things would've worked, and what problems existed at the time, even for my age, some thought it was impressive.

 

At last I got into a career, multiple, and some quite domestic, and not profitable, though it's tough work, here they are, and there descriptions:

1. Laurir, or Noble Warden of Malinor; This job dealt with the entire protection of our Princedom, Malinor, with the culminating numbers of about five, one of them beings myself. That would've changed, had the group lasted longer than the time to digest a carrot, though it was long enough to endure the stress of the position. My duties were to entirely scour Malinor of criminals, the dangerously insane, cannibals, pick pockets, all that sort of thing. The occupation took a large amount of time, but there were also blank points in which nothing happened, where I attended to my other work, which is as follows.

 

2. Running a Guild; The guild in question here is the UMHG, responsible for hunting the greatest of monsters, that wreaked havoc in Anthos about a year ago, a stretch would be two, and haven't been killed, but have just become less active. There are currently 9 members, including a Graven if I may state in this guild, but none of us have collectively gathered to kill a monster, that is done on rare occasions, on a pre-set date. Myself, on the topic of monster-hunting have just recently, within the Month dealt with an apparition, with my stock of golden-tipped arrows.

 

3. The last and final job goes without saying really, and isn't an official occupation, but it's running the Oussana family. Doing so is what comes second or last, and it can be tiring, house hunting, all that sort of thing, but as said before, it isn't really a 'job'.

 

Weapon Skills: The weapons below will be listed in the order I believe I am best with, down to my least used, and least experienced weapons, so without further ado, here it is:

 

The Tomahawk (or hatchet, duo usage): I began learning this at the age of four, almost like your destined weapon, my maln had lain them across the table, and I pointed these out immediately, these, being two, I do use two at a time. I could only practice tactics, and swinging, but not at an exhausting rate, to prevent unnatural growth of the muscles. To be safe, I had the tactics mastered at 11, and could only develop my own variant from there. This makes myself a unique fighter, my movements aren't written in any book, journal or diary, they're all from my own mind, and could throw off any experience fighter, and especially an amateur. Prince Sylvari knows my father well, and could probably assume how I've been trained, and where that has gone from there.

 

Long bow (Flat Bow): This I haven't actually been trained by my father, but I've used his way of teaching to learn the entire series of bows, focusing on the Flat Bow, an optimised version of the Long Bow, even if it isn't noticeable. I can apply the correct angling of the weapon, the ratio of string stress to the distance and power of the arrow, and so forth. I've worked on training my perception of hearing and touch by closing my eyes, and meditating, my mind set to tell which direction the wind is blowing in, if at all, and how fast. By doing this I managed to teach myself how to adjust with wind, for even with the power of the Long Bow, even the slightest inch lost due to wind could end up in a failed attempt, and lead to deadly consequences. I feel that I've mastered the way of the bow, that brings us to the next weapon.

 

Thin Swords|Daito|Wakizashi|Odachi|Nodachi|Ko-Katana| ; Away with all the fancy names, these are all different types of Nimble, light-weight swords. With thin blades, long handles, and being light pieces in general, they're meant for speed, and not strength. I saw the potential in these other than a massive broadsword, put it in this perspective. You have a heavy Knight, with this large Broadsword, that will be a slower swing, if someone was experienced with one of the swords above, they'd me so nimble, and be able to maim the knight so quickly, it would be gut-wrenchingly one sided. To I travelled East, and trained with various unnamed individuals there to learn more of these blades. Now capable of drawing one from its' sheath and striking within a second through private training, I've managed to say that I'm 'professional' with these weapons, but not as good as the above two.

 

-I will not continue the list, for you'll unlikely see me fighting with /anything/ else.-

 

Captain Application only from this Point:

 

 

Why do you wish to be a Captain?: I would like to be a Captain in order to formally put some things into progression. I've seen a lot of lost potential in the Malinorian Military, and have brainstormed the appropriate steps in conduct to accommodate those flaws. One of my largest personally issues is not having dopplegangers, I can protect one thing, in one place, but I cannot be everywhere, yet I know there are other issues to be attending to. Having the position of Captain would enable me capable of having other units to deal with these situations, and I'm well aware of rationalizing numbers of units to attend one situation with their skill. Secondly, after the Lumidrim has relatively died, and the Wardens have been unofficially disbanded, with no official statement yet, I have no way of receiving an income, unless I begin charging people for tattoos, and a simple military position won't cover the expenses for a stall, and two large homes, one closer to the size of a mansion. The most straight forward part, I feel I suit the qualifications for a Captain, and the role of leading has always been my forte. 

 

What do you see for the future of the Malinorian Military?: I quite literally see a change in events, again and again Malinorian Military has proven faulty and fallen apart, but I am aware of Prince Sylvari's capabilities, while they do not specialize in Military, he knows how to lead, and how to assist. I believe if the captains are selected with care, and the future High Commander is selected also with /utmost/ care, we can finally make a stable Military, and with an official income being instated, more citizens will feel pulled to the job. In summary, I see glory to our Military, something new, and different.

 

 

Any other notes you may wish to note: Killed an Orc when I was nine, I thought I might share this, just so the applicaiton reviewer can get a good idea of my skill, since an example is best to describe things...

[Dry Crackers 268]

Application:

((MC Name: Longbow5))

Name: Emanaf Delsaran

Age: 429

 

Previous Work Experience:

Demolition and construction in Auslon under Captain O. Payne and Bravepaw, construction of ships in Aegis under Captain Payne, experiance in sail-rigging, caulking, nails, demolition, woodcutting in addition to extensive experiance in various militaries.

 

Previous Military Experience:

Guardsman, Guard of Aeriel; various mercenary work; Guardian, 1st Malinorian Sentinels under Ithil, Oceas Warwick, Tyras, Darion; Militiaman, Militia, City-State of Ensimor, Levanthus; continued mercenary work. 

Battle of Al'Khazar; rearguard, Battle of Kal'Urguan; Battle of Kal'Alras, various duties in guarding & policing throughout.

Extensive tactical knowledge, logistical expertise as well as excellent knowledge of personal combat &c.

 

Weapon Skills:

Excellent swordsman, trained in broadsword fighting against one and many opponents.  The hand-and-a-half broadsword has been my weapon of choice for my entire life; I have extensive experience in its use and techniques, well-versed in both Elvish and Human styles. [[ I may do lore for elvish swordfighting, just so you know. ]]  Mediocre spearman & archer (I can draw a longbow, though), terrible with a saber or a rapier, incompetent combat rider , though I can sit a horse well.  Relatively good boxer by virtue of agility and speed, though I haven't trained much in combat hand-to-hand.

 

Captain Application only from this Point:

Why do you wish to be a Captain?

I believe for too long the various armies tasked with defending Malinor have been led by incompetents and bunglers picked only for their political weight or because they were popular with the Command.  I was pushed out of the Sentinels due to such idiocy, and I intend for it never to happen again.  I have been trained for years by some of the best Elves there are.  I know how to command a unit in combat and on the street, and that is what we need.  I intend to try and make up for the military incompetence which for too long has been associated with Elves.

 

What do you see for the future of the Malinorian Military?

I see a proper physical defense system that won't be jumped so easily, for one.  But other than that, I see a great army of Elves, each trusting the comrade to his left and to his right, well-drilled, crisply ordered, smart. . In essence, I see a proper army.  An army that any Elf would be proud of, one that utterly banishes all vestiges of the notion Elves can't have a military.  Our strength must come from coordination and relentless drill and trust, as we don't have the numbers to compete with other armies in their form: a rabble on a field.  Perhaps once that was enough, but no longer. 

Strength comes in unity, and unity comes from drill and relentless drill

Any other notes you may wish to note:

I have many ideas for militias and a prospective organizational chart, if you want to see it.  I also thought up some ways we might finally catch those cultists who go around hanging up heads, and might throw down some of those brutal vigilante groups, if you're interested in that. 

[Destinator 137]

((MC Name: Destinator8))

 

RP Name:

Almecki Surion

 

Age:

Mid 90's

 

Previous Work Experience:

I traveled until I was around 60 years old, which is when I decided to return home and protect my fellow mali.

 

Pervious Military Experience:  

I will not write a novel about my previous experiences, but just know I have served in all of the Malinorian Military's since Normandor. Around the time when we traveled to Anthos, I was promoted to a leadership position and have held one in all the military's since, including being a Laurir in the recently diffused Wardens.

 

Weapon Skills:

I am most skilled with a bow, having lots of practice and experience using one.  I would say my bowman-ship skills are much better than the average bowman.  If you were to have a sword duel with me, you would find that I am average swordsman.  I am also good at long distance running, and am fairly agile.  However, I have almost no experience with horse fighting and am not the most stealthy elf around.

 

Captain Application only from this Point:

 

Why do you wish to be a Captain?:

 I wish to be captain to assist the High Commander, and have a small leadership role.  My past roles in the military have always been an advisory/leadership position, and I would be glad to continue helping in that way.

 

What do you see for the future of the Malinorian Military?:  

I hope to see the Military being active, and have a presence.  Too many times in the past have I seen the military falter and fail, leaving the streets of Luminaire open to the villains   This time I wish to see the opposite of this, and with a position as Captain I can help achieve this goal.

 

Any other notes you may wish to note:  

I have protected Malinor for decades now.  I have worked with many of the people that will likely join this military force, and work well with them.  Protecting Malinor has always been my duty since I returned many decades ago, and I am glad to see the military reformed so I can serve again.

[Lafthi Sylvari 12]

*A notice hangs on Malinor's noticeboard, quick, concise, and to the point.*

 

"The three new interim captains are as follows:

-Aeyrius Oussana

-Emanaf Delsaran

-Kaldo Raven'kor

 

If all three captains could contact Prince Lafthi Sylvari it would be most appreciated."

 

((Mind posting your skype's if you have them?))

[OtakuAnonymous 49]

*A notice hangs on Malinor's noticeboard, quick, concise, and to the point.*

 

"The three new interim captains are as follows:

-Aeyrius Oussana

-Emanaf Delsaran

-Kaldo Raven'kor

 

If all three captains could contact Prince Lafthi Sylvari it would be most appreciated."

 

((Mind posting your skype's if you have them?))

((You know mine, Kaldo's is Matt (mthdominator), not sure of the other one.))

[Malaise 1570]

rivervalelord is the full Skype name to search. I'm sure you could find me in the Wardens chat.

[Baconthief 682]

A note is sent into the distribution center for this organization. One single sentence in familiar handwriting lingers on the paper.

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I, Khel Oussana, hereby appoint myself as a member of this organization.

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[Dry Crackers 268]

*A notice hangs on Malinor's noticeboard, quick, concise, and to the point.*

 

"The three new interim captains are as follows:

-Aeyrius Oussana

-Emanaf Delsaran

-Kaldo Raven'kor

 

If all three captains could contact Prince Lafthi Sylvari it would be most appreciated."

 

((Mind posting your skype's if you have them?))

 

[[ Darn, really sorry I didn't see this earlier, I've been gigantically busy.  I don't have Skype, sorry, although it appears I ought to get it.  Will do that soon. ]]

[Lafthi Sylvari 12]

((If you could get skype that would help a lot. Just PM me your user name))

[Moot 1719]

Moved to the Great Library. It shall be sorted into appropriate category shortly.