Mirtok

The stipulation of only being able to steal what you already know is in the chest or in the "vault" pretty much narrows that scope of RP down to really really specific situations. Also, what good is any named item to most players past a weapon, and how many named weapons are even out there? What is the point of these limitations?

Let thieves try to gain access to whatever they want, looking for whatever they want like it normally is for real thieves. This is a game where things like Iron/gold/diamond are very valuable and would be like leaving bags of money behind. There are products that take skill levels and ungodly amounts of time to craft that are for sure valuable to the thief or the contractor of said thief who could not afford or craft said items otherwise. Who pick pockets a person and steals their lucky clover but leaves the cash and credit cards? Who goes through the trouble of breaking into someones home and goes straight for the dude's grandma's special ring but leaves the TVs, Computers, box of none sentimental jewelry, gun box, kitchen set, etc.

The older ruling that the thief could only take out about 50% of the chests contents seemed alright. The thief would have to deliberate to themselves what was valuable to take and then be on their way. This did not leave the victim totally bankrupt but still seemed plausible in a game play and RP sense. It doesn't have to be 50%, any reasonable percentage monitored by the already required GM is fine. The current rule of only being able to successfully get through three locks is a good equalizer, added in with the fact that only three people can even attempt in a party, leading to a total of 9 success, which by the odds are not even likely to happen unless the party has carried with them ample picks- and true we do not know what their listing price will be in game but as it stands they aren't worth their price if all they can muster you are a few items that barely have a market.

This new rule is fine minus the required prior knowledge of a named item and restriction of theft to only that item if it is even found. I hope what I have said is at the very least considered.

I demand an exception be made for me "Twoton Teuton" danks!

inb4 lol adeptus sorrygirlscantbespacemarinesatus

Adepta Sororitas

Might as well be the Daughters of Mirtok, Teutons did it first. Get mad.

((This could have been you Winter, but you went and married and Vladov.))

who are the impaled heads in your avatar picture?

Most likely my poor fellow Sariants and Hansetian countrymen.

Where you shipping to?

Works well in a team but can produce quality builds on his own. Very versatile and dedicated. +1

The Conclave War of Succession from Malinor.

A group of elven rebels along with backing from the human dominated Teutonic Order fight a quick war to secede from Malinor and create their own Teuton puppet state.

Gotta love those conspiracies man. In reality, there has never been any Teutonic Order puppet nation and any connections made to such are purely coincidence or misunderstanding. During the Teutonic Order's second founding and the era of the Zion deal, I simply asked if the Elven nation would recognize Hanseti as a legitimate nation, nothing more.

The themes remain relevant and are used as a relatable situation to explain a point. She referenced the very character that is discussed in the PM to explain her point and I offered a counter to it. If she is no longer of that opinion in the PMs then I am glad, but it is still a helpful device to get her to remember what being in the position is like. Much better than just saying WooHoo +1 or This is crap. But my thanks go up to the peanut gallery.

Your anecdote made me giggle.

"I get excited every time my character ends up in a life-or-death situation. I love it when the squad ends up at rock-bottom. My reaction to failure or suffering in RP is not "GM, stop! This isn't fair!" - it's "Oh wow, how are we going to RP our way out of this situation? How can we make the best of this?"

And as cool as your snapshot into an Oren ran world sounds, it's certainly not a large enough blanket to encompass the interests and personalities of every Elven player in the Elven community; And when you try to enforce a blanket environment on too many people who do not want it, you get things like Exodus.

I support logical RP progression in game and I also support every players "right" to try and fight for things that they like and even believe in. To pretend that Oreners have never taken a step out of RP and settled things in OOC is insane. To pretend that Oreners have not exploited OOC assets and people in influential places is even more so. And until all the skype chats and private teamspeaks are all void and empty, people are still going to talk outside of the game. People are still going to have ideas and they are going to figure out how they can keep doing the things they like so that instead of logging on to a game where little interests them, they can still have fun.

A partition of the Elven demographics would enjoy what you hinted at Urara, some do not care and some are against that outcome. If everyone shunned bad situations then Oren would still be lead by TheRedNinja and if everyone accepted every bad situation then Lorin Blackmont would be long dead and The Teutonic Order would be happily praising the Immortal Emperor. And I'm pretty sure the Elves, or more specifically the High Elves in this situation have for the most part fully accepted the monumentously horrible situation they are in. The High Elven nation is subjugated, the old leaders are executed and exiled and anyone who didn't want to serve Oren now lives scattered among the lands. So cool your jets everyone.

In the end I'm playing the Devil's Advocate here and if I still played Mirtok I would certainly love to see Imperial Might spread across every nation, granted it was properly fought for. I do not support chucking up OOC power to make something happen in RP but man these threads are all sorts of useless and promote an atmosphere of "Everyone is an idiot but me!" 

I'm Mirtok II, if you want to join the TO please message me over forums for a meeting.

1/10 for unknown House Vladov, 8/10 for better known Sariant Altraza.

About 69+ Million american bucks, that's a lot of cheese. I thought about backing it a while back when the backing perks were way better. If I had the money then I totally would have but now they sell crap packages for way more in comparison to back then so I've decided nah. Probably won't play the game when it comes out either due to the massive disadvantage I'd have as a normal player.

ENTJ and ENTP, leaning on ENTJ more often. I can dig it.

ENTJ

((Credit to Flurgh for putting the image in first.))

To give OP some credit, he's asking a bunch of different questions at once, so there is no one answer here.

 

The most infamous military organization? I think that belongs to House Flay bannermen, an absolute terror and scourge on the field. While lacking the discipline necessary to attain more prestigious honors, the Teutons nor the Roses can boast creating such absolute havoc in terms of raiding potential and shock value. The Flays had a near monopoly on the best PvPers on the server, only rivaled by a select few Teutons, and thus they were most able to spread their name through successful raids despite insurmountable odds. (Khabbi, Haelunor, Mt. Ire)

 

The most influential? The White Rose, of course. While I think they never conducted operations as grandiose as the Flays or Teutons, the White Rose has a far better PR than either group due to their standard of RP and success in managing to stay on the good side of history, so to speak. They are more WR saints and more WR figures of renown than any other military organization and they have left a lasting impact on human culture as a whole, for better or worse.

 

The most successful? It pains me deeply, but I have to admit that the Teutonic Order may have a better claim than the White Rose. As much as I know I'll get flak for it, the White Rose just wasn't around long enough as the TO, and the Teutonic Order technically had a much longer hegemony as the dominant military order historically from the Aegis to Fringe/ early-Anthos period. As an Aegis lurker, I can say that the Teutonic Order was a far more relevant force in Aegis than in Anthos, and the Teutonic Order actually had a legitimate succession, evolution, and change in ideals with various different Hochmeisters.

 

Under Mirtok, unfortunately these ever-changing ideals led it to collapse, but its run and achievements are loftier than that of the short-lived Rose, whose self-imposed Exodus prevented it from evolving and growing as an order. WR ideology forced it to stagnate while the TO survived much longer; if not for Mirtok's mistakes, the TO would have a far greater legacy in Oren today simply due to longevity with many great battles under their belt (only the Flays and Teutons can boast killing dozens upon dozens of enemies in a 5-man raid, let alone the Teutonic Order solo'ing the dwarven nation and winning on their own)

 

 

Dwarven Legion doesn't get to claim 'subduing the human realms' as one of their achievements, lets get that cleared up, because the submission of human sovereigns to the dwarven yoke was due to diplomatic, not military pressures. I'm sure William Horen armies alone could have bested a dwarven invasion at the time, let alone the entire might of man.

TLDR; Gaius, Tornado and Cracker sum it up fine, I did some crazy but cool ****, thanks for the memories.

Have mercy!

I suppose I'll reserve this spot for the Teutonic Order when I get off work.

I wish I had gains like you.

• The Sariant shall protect the Realm of Hanseti and Her most Honored Citizens
• The Sariant shall protect and serve the Hochmeister and His Most dedicated of soldiers.
• The Sariant shall respect his brothers and sisters.
• The Sariant shall seek to end all conflict within the Realm of Hanseti.
• The Sariant shall have loyalty unwavering and unrelenting.
• The Sariant shall not tolerate the Heretic, nor the Witch, nor the Criminal, nor the Usurper.
• The Sariant shall not suffer the heretic to live, nor the Impure, Tainted, or Corrupt.
• The Sariant shall not break his oaths, nor hinder their leaders.
• The Sariant shall not flee from combat.
• The Sariant shall take no squire unless so ordered by the Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order.
• The Sariant shall be educated in the arts of war, literature, commerce, and intellectual progress.
• The Sariant shall not desire nor seek fame, status, land, authority, or favor.
• The Sariant shall strive to serve and protect the Hochmeister and the Order eternally.
• The Sariant shall be an upstanding model to the people of the Realm in action and in spirit.
• The Sariant shall not act as a common thief or criminal.
• The Sariant shall be the example to all his comrades.
• The Sariant shall seek to give their life to the Order.
• The Sariant shall venerate the Cross.

• Wes (Campaign)
• Titania Hawksong (Domestic)

• The Realm of Hanseti

• Stonehallow

Basic Information:

Name: Daniel Almund

Age: 23

Race: Highlander

Allegiance (Current nation of residence): No allegiance at this time

Past Military Experience: Can barley use a blade

None-Military Experience/Skills: Worked in the mines for a while

 

OOC Information:

MC Name: greener161

Skype Name (Used for updates, news and information): greener161

Teamspeak is a required tool for battles and major events, it is recommended that you at least download it upon joining the Order. I have it

Have you been in the Order before?: Yes I was in the order back in Aegis and was one of the first

Do you plan to make this character one of your primary?: Yes

Your application has been reviewed and sent off to the head of recruitment, he should contact you soon. We look forward towards your initiation into the Order and training you to become a true warrior.

- Hochmeister Mirtok  

This thread will serve as a means to update the players of Hanseti on anything related to the Nexus region plugin and the Town Pillar in an OOC setting. Most notably to be used for when the region bugs and breaks upon meeting our activity requirements. Please refer to this post every 3 or so days to see if anything new has been posted.

[August 29 Pt. 2] All players in the Realm need to reapply, again, to the pillar in front of the citadel. All players with a passport also need to reapply.

[August 29] All players in the Realm of Hanseti area must reapply at the town pillar in front of the Citadel. When applying for citizenship, you do NOT need to request a passport. All players who previously held a passport for the Hansetian region must also reapply.

Indeed it was something unexpected.

The troubled Sariant could barely string together a coherent sentence but Mirtok was patient. A vision had infiltrated the soldiers mind and made him see something, he could only recall the the most vivid of colors and the dancing of light and dark. He was whisked away to the infirmary soon after, to be tended to by the Brother Medics and hopefully healed from his incident. The trauma that one can incur when their mind is no longer under their control can be catastrophic, anything more the Sariant could have told would have to be sacrificed if they were to maintain his sanity. Mirtok would have to figure out the meaning behind the poor souls visions on his own.

The lights around the chamber were dim as always, barely enough to allow one to navigate the place without tripping. The ceiling still hanging those four colored crystals, for what purpose was unknown. Lamps were laid along the circumference of the dome, perhaps they worked at one point but now only the ever burning of redstone gives these ancient halls light.

There it was again, the mirror.

"I know not what the Sariant had done to trigger his visions, only that is occurred here in this chamber. Everything in the room had been scoured and examined, everything that seemed important at least. Little remained untouched on the decrepit shelves of rotted parchment and leather. What was salvageable had already been copied and moved into the Hall of Records underneath Stonehallow. In my absent thoughts I leaned along the small jutting that the mirror hung over, looking forwards to have a broad view of the room. I was unable to conjure any thoughts on the matter at hand so I turned around and took towards once more staring into the seemingly ordinary mirror."

He stretched forth his hand and allowed the tip of his finger to make contact with the reflective surface. A sharp chill shot up his spine, causing his whole body to drop in temperature.

"My vision began to fade or perhaps the chamber itself stole away all the light from around me. As the last of the light quickly faded, the corners of the mirror glowed like embers from a dying fire; Almost soothingly orange and passive in glow. Then I was truly plunged into darkness, for but a moment before the chamber erupted with a sky blue light. It filled every crack and gap of the room, a milky fog of blue but without any indication that what I was seeing was at all real. Amidst where the hanging colored crystals- Red, Blue, Green and Yellow- would be, two figures appeared above me. Their shapes were indiscernible to me, nothing familiar, just simply figures. One was comprised of bright white light and the other a darkness that struck fear into my heart. They clashed, throwing off bolts of their essence with each collision but also in what seamed like launched projectiles. Their battle raged on before me with a quickness but then it stopped abruptly and the scene shattered much like a broken window, their shards crashing onto the stone floor as natural light returned to my eyes."

The Mirror hung where it had always since the Order members found this place, the chamber was once more to its normal state of dimness. Mirtok took a moment to himself to reflect upon what he had just seen. Many theories ran through his head and through the heads of each Medic that was brought before the Mirror and instructed to watch its visions. The experiences were all the same but experienced individually inside the beholders mind.

"What I saw at its most basic level was a battle between light and dark- good and evil if you would. I struggle to fully understand if the hanging crystals above us play into what I had seen. Did they represent the Four Brothers of ancient times? Did they represent the four main races of Aegis? Elements of the world? Or were they simply just hanging ornamentations? I have no definitive answer to my own questions nor the questions of my Brother Medics. This anomaly is a recent development that perhaps was not made available to us until very recently. I think these ruins are slowly awakening to our presence."

Section VII: Declassified Information

Dwarves had been reported around the lands of Northhaven, even going to far as to cross the borders into Hanseti. At the time, Mirtok thought little of their appearance and instead focused on the well being and progression of the Realm. Not too long after, High Elves dressed in their silken robes and wielding magic in each of their palms had been spotted crawling around the mountains. His men had compiled a report detailing what appeared to be a stoneman construct, a Golem of sorts but much larger than the ones Mirtok had seen following behind their masters or standing idle in front of doors. This one appeared to be dead, or if not dead merely sleeping, waiting to be awoken. The Medics of the Order were not equipped to attempt such a feat and so they were ordered to move on from the finding, though now it seems that outsiders had taken quite an interest in it.

Upon a routine scouting path it was discovered that the construct had vanished, leaving behind it a small pile of rubble where it could be inferred that it had been revived. A stout Dwarf requested audience with the Hochmeister immediately after the discovery.

"Hoiugh Elves. They wunted tu' wake 'et up fer 'emselves. We 'ad to intavene, prevent thawt from 'appenin'. Sorry if tha' is a problum but ye' mus' understand our reasonen. Le's forge a deal aye? A trade."

The two worked out the effects of an arrangement to be had about the ruins of the lands under Hansetian control. They were able to come to an agreement.

Mirtok thought back to that event, the Golem and the considerable interest it had among the more scholarly members of the races. On one end, we consider the prospect that the silken outsiders intended to possibly weaponize the construct while the other more stout visitors simply just wants to know about their own past. An unstoppable force such like a massive Golem would certainly be a valuable tool against ones enemies, avoid having to risk flesh and blood during battles. However, a Golem has no place among the ranks of the Teutonic Order; Sariants earn salvation through battle and it is an honor to die in the glory of war. And based on what the Dwarf was able to divulge about the inner workings of a Golem, it would require the soul of a living person to be sacrificed to bring the rocky automaton to life once again; Something that the Hochmeister would never permit- damnation to an eternity of abomination. A Sariants soul is precious to the Order, something that must be allowed to walk among their fallen comrades in the Hall of Heroes.

The tomes that had been recovered from the chamber did not relate to ancient arts of smithing and more than likely had little to do with advanced engineers of old. No, the journal taken from a nook under a staircase points towards something else, something more magical. Souls are a powerful thing, extensive research had been put towards that very concept. Power from within, power to be harnessed. The Ancient Hansetians had been able to get something close to that effect, wield the power of souls, but only scraps of those endeavours survived in Asulon to be found by the Order during its Golden Age of Technology. But with those scraps arose feats centuries ahead of its time, too much for even Mirtok to handle.

"I am torn between the tales of some gruesome and murderous wielder of magic and the idea of these Golems and their creation. These blasted doors are hiding something, we must move to find out what that is. I often pay visits to the Chamber and look into that odd mirror. I think I see something in it, something other than me but only for a moment and then I am left with nothing but my own tired image. I still wear the face of a man long dead, hiding the results of my carelessness from everyone. In time I will have to give it all up but for now, only the Medics know.

Where are you Ezekiel? What became of Aldrons power?"

The Medics, under the guidance of Mirtok himself, delved deeper into what all this could mean, how all the relics they had found connected. Wild ideas quickly invaded their minds, pushing them to believe that the door which had yet to be opened held behind it something of extreme power or perhaps a knowledge long lost to all. They had fanned out and collected stories of what others had found around the mysterious world, only adding further to the frustration of connectivity.

"I can only discern that perhaps not everything we found here in the Chamber relates directly to the doors of Northhaven. It seems like the old Dwarven metropolis to the South holds with it something worth digging up; Perhaps the writings of their All Father Urguan or maybe something that related back to their beliefs. We had come into contact with a team of Dwarven explorers and researchers; We agreed to exchange information.They want the truth of their past and theology in exchange for engineering and all other information that may have been recovered from the underground ruins. A fair deal indeed, their religion is their own and I do not bother myself with such things- but if what lies below us falls outside of that spectrum, now that would be something to be sought after.

I often find myself thinking back to that poem, wondering if it relates to that central mountain or to the door that I stand before now. If it is a door, to which door? One door appears much older than the other and less finely crafted but that may just be in the style of architecture. I fear that if we were to crack one open without gathering enough information, we could put ourselves in real danger. My experience with such things . . . bring me to behave with a bit of caution. The Death of Mirtok can only come about once.

In the end I must fall back on an old saying: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. That door is coming open."

We had made it to a new land, survived everything some unknown evil force threw at us and even took down massive creatures never before seen. We came to a place hidden away in the mountains, to the North, a place where we can finally lay down the foundations of a proper nation. Though these lands appeared as though they had been lived upon by others. Ruins from a lost civilization were sprinkled throughout the landscape of the Northern Mountains, some carved into the cold stone underneath it all.

A make shift camp was erected where the snow met green fields. The Creature Lands held their own kind of wildness, with insects larger than any solider in the Teutonic Order. It was deemed too wild to settle however and the mountains served the Hansetian people better anyway. From that camp Hanseti grew; Stonehallow was carefully constructed inside the safety of Mt. Raenor, bearing with it a true work of art and testament to the Orders strength. Solid stone towering over the little snowy valley below. Eventually the workings of a promising city began to rise from the earth, homes and shops to house and provide for the Realms people. The Realm of Hanseti had finally done it, settled a land and created a place for its people to finally settle down and enjoy their lives with peace of mind- it was the duty of the Order after all.

But the Teutonic Order isn't just solely the sword and shield of the Hansetian people. We are vanguards of the unknown, fighting fierce enemies of darkness with the zeal and courage of the most legendary of heroes. We are pioneers of research and development, digging up a seemingly endless wealth of technological advancement from the Ancient Hansetians that hailed from the lost lands of Asulon. Mirtok himself understood the immeasurable value of forgotten thoughts, ideas and creations. This new lands was rife with them.

While the rest of the men toiled and labored, gathering stone, metals and logs; The Medics- the monastic warriors for the Order, harbingers of intellectual progression for the Order- took to the hills, uncovering relic after relic; chronicling everything they found and reporting back to the Hochmeister with their results. And during these searches, something was discovered.

"An expansive tunnel network that runs both under our own holdings but also the settlement of the Orvar Clan. There exists a chamber filled with towering shelves of books though unfortunately the vast majority have become rotted with age. The chamber is lined with large crystals that hang from the ceiling and there are several items of interest that indicate that such a place was lived in. Though we do not know how long it has been since another took up residence in the chamber, the overall condition of the room is far better than anything found on the surface. There is something special about this place, Hochmeister, please send forth supplies so that I may further investigate.

- Medic Darion"

The Medics combed the chamber for days, removing each tome from the shelves with the utmost of care, turning page over page hoping to find anything that may have survived the many years of neglect. Nothing was found besides the random assort of letters or characters that none of them could hope to understand with so few resources on the subject available to them. However, all was not lost for among the thousands of disappointing discovers lay one that was unnervingly well preserved- a poem.

 

Basic Information:

Name: Noah Auber

Age: 30

Race: Human

Allegiance (Current nation of residence): Petrus

Past Military Experience: I have no military experience, but I could use a blade. 

None-Military Experience/Skills: I am a leather worker and wood worker.

 

OOC Information:

MC Name: Noah13200

Skype Name (Used for updates, news and information): noah13200

Teamspeak is a required tool for battles and major events, it is recommended that you at least download it upon joining the Order. I have Teamspeak

Have you been in the Order before?: No

Do you plan to make this character one of your primary?: Yes

 

Your application has been reviewed and you are on your first step towards joining the Order! We look forward to admitting you into our ranks.

- Hochmeister Mirtok