Roderick Greymane / Vegas

((Gemmy and Ura know the Mori Language from their experiences with the Mori, I'd rather not be dragged into this and how they know it really shouldn't be our business. Sorry just thought I'd reply so I don't get asked about it more than I already have been. :/ ))

Charles Greymane receives the proposal by courier and reads it, he immediately writes a response indicating that House Greymane wishes to join Lower Crown Authority Faction as well, but their terms clearly state that they will only be involved as long as House Blackmont is a member of the Faction.

[[sorry Owl, I'll add you now and correct Jaden, the two spots for the twins are now taken.]]

[[Damn you Alex! :P and I want to note that we have filled the position for the two twins, if anyone still wishes to join the family please feel free to pm for further information.]]

[[Ahh yes, we are looking for people to play our two twins, we already have someone for the boy, and I believe we have someone for the other as well. If you would like to apply for a spot in the family, please do so, but make sure to send me a pm so I can give your further information.]]

((My bad everyone, seems like there were more houses then I had originally thought xD I'll be adding you all now, and feel free to tell me if I have forgotten anyone else.))

((Derp... I'm still working out the kinks in it, I probably forgot to change a thing or two from your original version :P))

((Oops, sorry about that >.< I've got you added now. :) ))

The Greymane Family

Head of House Greymane:

Charles Greymane [Rurikk]

Greater Members:
 

Alanas Greymane [teerz] - Second Wife to Charles

Common:

Roan Greymane [CrazyxSlaya] - Brother-in-Law to Charles

Alexander Greymane [baehr86] - Brother to Charles

Syrus Greymane [jaewonz] - Brother to Charles

Jackson Greymane [youlovesocks] - Brother to Charles

Maximilian Greymane [jaden568] - Son to Charles

Alphonz Greymane [AnoN_EX] - Son to Charles

Scarlette Greymane [AmKrules] Daughter to Charles

Missing/Deceased: Rose Greymane [adami8u2] - First Wife to Charles, Alice Greymane [alexrose98] - Sister to Charles

House Greymane Family Tree: http://www.familyecho.com/#view:BTDX8
 

Diplomatic Relations with Known and Contact Groups

Nations

Oren - Allied

Urguan - Allied

War Uzgs - Neutral

Malinor - Neutral

Karakatua - Friendly

Lenfarthing - Neutral

Houses of Oren-

House Silverblade - Friendly / Family

House Horen-Hightower - Friendly

House Ishikawa - Neutral

House Chivay - Friendly

House Elendil - Neutral

House De Stoliesties - Neutral

House Denims-Therving - Neutral

House Baelish- Friendly

House Blackmont - Friendly

House Stafyr - Friendly

House Green - Neutral

House Valois - Neutral

House Carrion - Friendly

House Norsem - Friendly

House Vivyaen - Neutral

House Amasol - Neutral

House De Sarkozy - Neutral

House Amedaius - Neutral

House Aurum - Neutral

House Valkrae - Neutral

House Owl - Neutral

Lore

((Work in progress, will be added tomorrow.))

Rules

[in Character]

1. The Request of a Nation/town or guild to be given a Hostile status – Thou must bring your proof and any other evidence to support the matter, to either Charles or his wife Alanas. After careful consultation of their wisdom Patriarch and Matriarch of House Greymane will decide on a verdict. There must be a majority vote to make the decision to pass through. If the two are at a stalemate a Noble of House Silverblade or Greymane may come in and tip the scales. And for the Status to be uplifted the same process must be lifted.

2. The Greymane's shall not commit hostile acts upon each other whether it be stealing or physically harming each other. If found then the aggressor shall be disowned and banished from the family and in extreme circumstances, handed into the local authorities.

3. If family members are opposite sides of a way, the Patriarch and Matriarch must decide which side to pick and go through with. If the two see no real need to fight or go to arms then all sides of the family are expected to lay down their arms and are forbidden to harm any beings of the realm.

4. Every Family Member is to respect each other no matter of their views and opinions are different of various topics. This also includes, if the family members are of a different national allegiance or political
group.

5. The Patriarch and Matriarch have the most power in the family and the lower family members are to abide with the ruling of the two. The only time that the family may disregard one of the two's decision is when said member is being possessed or is judged, by the other to be unfit for his or her purpose.

6. If one Family member finds themselves in trouble they may call upon other Greymanes for help whether it is with money or homing. The Greymanes are a proud people and will not let one of their own become a lesser being in Oren's Society.

[Out of Character]

1. If you are a member of the family whether it is an involved role, a noble or common, then you must use correct and high standard of the English Language.

2. There is a no toleration policy on people that wish to prevent other family members and the rest of the community’s role play experience.

3. Do not use any offensive language at any time unless we are having some banter with the rest of the family. Also, in TeamSpeak it is acceptable but it is preferred that you do not.

4. When making forums posts, family members should always try to use the green (or a variant of green) font color and a suitable font style and size to keep the good appearances of the family.

5. Follow all the general server rules and keep out of Ban Reports/Appeals if you are not involved. This is to keep a good reputation, both in character and out of character.

6. Do not in any way power-game or meta-game whilst role playing and keep to all sanctions set. Keep up the best role play as possible.

Family Heirlooms

The Greymarsh Lands - The Greymarsh is an almost in hospitable claim of land, it was given to John Greymane as almost an insult for his cowardice to join in on the Crusades of Oren, because of his dedication to his wife while she was giving birth to their first born child and son, Charles John Greymane. Even though the Greymarsh was intended to be an insult, John was able to hunt the abundant source of wild life there and found a small swamp village with its main export being fish and leather hides that the people of the Greymarsh caught or hunted daily.

Current Land Owner: Charles Greymane

The Greymane Family Long Bow -  This bow was used by John Greymane when he was first recruited into the Oren Military, he had been given it as a result of a mix up in the Oren Archer's Brigade when someone had mistakenly written down his height as being taller than he had actually been at the time. Nevertheless, John was able to make a name for himself when using the bow and had lead to him gaining ranks quite quickly within the Brigade and eventually landing him the position of Acting Sergeant. On his deathbed he granted ownership of the bow to his eldest son Charles in hopes that he too, would one day make his own name using the bow just as his father had done.

Current Owner: Charles Greymane

The Greymane Family Skinning Blade - This blade is a custom crafted blade ordered and made to the specification of Charles Greymane, he had this blade crafted when he had joined House Blackmont as a Man-at-Arms, the blade features a Diamond and Emerald pommel finely engraved with the letters G for Greymane and B for Blackmont, it's blade is made of the finest Dwarven-made steel and is 12 inches in length with a serrated edge along the first 5 inches from the hilt up, ending with a slight curve at the tip.

Current Owner: Charles Greymane

Out of Character Applications

Traits of a Greymane

A true son of Greymane and his sons will have Dark Green / Green eyes, Orange; Or Dark / Light Brown hair, Blonde is rare in the family as well. Greymane's also have an odd trait amongst most of the Average Northeners of Oren; they usually stand roughly 4'8" to 5'10" tall, with an average weight of 120-180 pounds for males and 100-140 pounds for females.  Some notable characteristics of the Greymane's are that they are often quiet, but can quickly be angered and boisterous if antagonized, they are a somewhat cautious group of nobles, and tend to be very secretive. Most Greymanes are either Warriors, Archers or Tradesmen of some sorts. They are quite honorable and tend to keep their promises.

The Path To Greatness (Application)

OOC


MC Name:

Forum Name:

How active are you:

Date of acceptance to the server:

IC

Role Play Name:

Age:

Status in family (Cousin/Sister/Brother/Son/Daughter)and to whom:

Short biography of the character you wish to play:

Time zone and/or preferred playing time:

Why should do you think this app should be accepted:

Greymane's that need Players (Ex: Spouse, Children, Teacher, etc.)~

These characters are followed by the same format just have the Status of the Family, age, name etc with the ones there and simply answer the bottom question also stating that if you will follow the character or not to it’s fullest and not to break any of the OOC rules or setting for the Character or House.

-None Currently Available-

((Credits go to Braxis/Uthor for allowing me to base my family post off of his own post.))

Do you know the applicant IC/OOC? - Yes, both IC and OOC

Do you think the applicant will abide by the VA rules? Yep, he has been a Villain for quite some time now, so I don't know why he wouldn't.

How is the applicant IC/OOC? Are they prone to rage if something does not go in their favor. Would this affect how they RP their character? I've never seen him rage, he'll usually try to make a joke out of it instead of flipping a table or something along those lines. :P

Does the applicant break character and bring OOC into RP. (aside from the times one may need to use OOC to describe an action)- I've never witnessed him use OOC while in the middle of RP unless it is absolutely necessary.

  
Does the applicant troll? If so how much, and would it affect the way they RP if they come across someone they dislike. He likes to troll about OOC things in TS, but when it comes to RP, he is one of the best I have had the privilege of RP'ing with.

Would the applicant willingly put himself into a situation they would not come out as the winner. Yes, I believe he would.

Is the applicant's RP generally fun for everyone, not just for themself/friends. I've always enjoyed it, and I would think that others would too.

Are the evils chosen for the character relevant to the character. If not which do you think they need / don't need. Yes, they are completely relevant to his character.

Please provide a screenshot(or multiple) of an RP session with the applicant in question. N/A

*A cloaked figures watches from the shadows as Falcon strides across the street, he continues to follow him as he had been doing all day. When Falcon walks down an alley way he makes his move, quietly unsheathing his serrated skinning blade from its oiled sheath. He quickly sneaks up behind him and places it to his throat and cups his gloved palm over his mouth, "Make a sound and it will be your last... now I'm going to release you, but you must be quiet until I allow you to speak, understand?" he whispers in to his ear, Falcon nods and then feels the pressure withdraw from his neck and then the hand is gone as well. "I've been watching you and think that you've got plenty of potential, how would you feel about joining an secret society that could help you hone your skills as well as gain a profit from it too?" the figure whispers again. Falcon nods, then says "Aye..." cautiously. The Figure grins from beneath the shadows cast by his hood and begins to walk away, "Follow me and you will see what only a few ever get to see..."*

((Message Rurikk in game for further information.))

*A cloaked figure walks up to the arrow imbedded in the wall, he reads it and snarls. He then grips the arrow and rips it out along with the message with it, then hides it in his cloak.*

"People should listen... when we say we're not hiring, it means we're not hiring!" he says with a scowl, "Now I have to patch up the damned wall as well... fecking idiots."

Charles returns from his recent hunting venture and spots the flyer, he walks up to it reads the note and smiles, "Time to shine, I'll show them what a Greymane is made of!" he says as he heads towards his bunk and begins to do sit ups to prepare.

After receiving the lame excuse for an answer from Azel, Valdax frowns and walks back towards the shadows, he privately decides that it is best to just watch and listen as that is usually the best and safest way to find out more information. He leans against the tree and almost seems to blend back into the shadows, his gear, the gear of Menorcress's Zahanzon's providing him an advantage in almost all dark environments. "Ori'gato's kyorl lu'oh nindol jivvenn doeb t'yin, hmmm?"

Valdax quietly watches from the shadows, his ebony skinned palms easily resting against the pommels of his weapons, before they all head towards the abandoned village does he emerge from them and speak up, "What is it that you have to offer that hasn't already been tried before... I had lived with the Mori'quessir for years and even they, a once mighty race akin to our own, were almost destroyed because of their unity as a whole that was seen as threatening to the other races." he continues to stride towards the middle, "What will we do then if the humans or their allies see us as just another Dark Elf threat and decide to crush us like the ones who came before us?" folding his arms he stands there waiting for one of them to answer his question.

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Ser Charles the Hunter rises and nods his thanks, "I have heard rumors of recent events and wish to offer my services once more to aid the order, hopefully I will prove that I still deserve this title as it has been granted to me." he says as he grins, partially looking towards Uthor as he speaks. "Now for the important part... your gifts your Imperial Majesty!" Charles says as he pulls out a satchel and hands it to a squire to bring to Godfrey, inside he would find rare weeds and tobaccos for the Emperor to smoke from the gilded pipe also found inside, there are also a few rare animal pelts inside as well, "I hope they suffice, I had thought that you may appreciate them most Honorable Emperor." he says with a slight bow, "Now if I may, I have urgent business to attend to your grace and wish to leave you to your gifts." Charles says as he begins to back away from the throne, so that the Emperor may further enjoy his new gifts. Charles turns to Uthor and hands him a letter, inside it would tell of his absence and that he plans to meet him at a later time that day. Charles then walks down the hall way towards the two strangers from earlier and quietly leaves the Throne Room to speak with them.

A ship can be seen running aground upon the beach just outside of the Docks, a few men walk down the gangplank and head towards the local market to purchase supplies before returning to the ship and heading back into the sea. As the commotion from the new ship distracts all that are around, a cloaked figure steps down the gangplank and breaths in the fresh air of a land unknown to him, he looks around and smiles beneath the shadows of his cowl, "I'm home..." he says as he walks towards the new Kingdom of Oren, his horse beside him, a faithful companion over the last few years that the cloaked wanderer had owned him.

He walks past countless acres of farmland, his smirk growing larger and larger with each passing step that brings him closer to his home. Stopping at a small farmhouse for the night, he learns of the current and past events over the last few years of his absence in Oren, before the sun rises the next morning he is already back on the road and traveling once again towards his destination.

Hours later in the darkness of night the figure finally reaches the borders of the City and is stopped by a guard that asks of him his name and business, the figure simply reaches inside of his cloak and pulls out a pendant attached to a golden chain, the guard looks at it confused at first, but then notices what it is and nods, opening the gates and allowing the man to enter. The figure quietly walks in the back alleys of the city until he finds a quiet Inn to rest at for the night, he finds one a little while later after his entry into the city and pays the Inn Keeper the required amount of minas for a room, he then finds his way to his room and closes the door behind him, sitting in the only chair in the sparsely furnished room and hoping to find a few hours of sleep before the task he had planned for the next morning.

The birds are chirping outside when he awakens, he quickly checks over his supplies and then exits the Inn and walks out into the street, about an hour later and he arrives in the center of the city and is standing before the doors of the Throne Room, again he is asked his name and business for entry into the building and repeats the same action from the previous night, and is again allowed to enter after the guards inspect his pendant.

Entering inside the halls of the Throne Room, the cloaked figure walks up before the Emperor upon his new throne and kneels, he awaits for his permission to speak, the Emperor looks down upon his new guest and calls out to him, "You may speak..." he says in a rather bored tone of voice. The figure nods, and then pulls back the cowl of his cloak, removing the shadows cast upon his face by the cowl and drawing a multitude of gasps from the other occupants in the room, whispers began immediately on who the stranger might be and he smiles, "Your Imperial Majesty... I have returned." Charles Greymane says as he stands up before the Emperor Godfrey and kisses the ring on his outstretched hand, "I have returned from my self imposed exile and wish to fight in your honor once again."

Charles stands there looking into the eyes of his Emperor and awaits his response.

((Anyone is free to reply to this.))

In my honest opinion, if we do end up sticking with the original plan and moving to a new island, here is what I would like to see done, and from what I've read so far it seems like a lot of other players would agree with this.

-Most of the nations and factions basically went all out and claimed huge areas of land on the current island for their homes and villages/cities, thus creating a lot of issues including way to many houses, forts, and unfinished who knows what else being created because everyone wanted a chance to own something of their own, but what really ended up happening is that a huge majority, about 80% of the map from what I've seen so far in my last few days of playing on the new map is that everything is cluttered and most of the settlements, houses, and forts are within about a 20-30 block range of each other and people are still barely role-playing even though they are within shouting distance of each other. I suggest that we try and limit the amount of trying to take as much land as possible for ones self and try and create a few a necessary towns and other establishments based on creating role-play and actually following the reasons for coming to the island in the first place which was to collect supplies and get settled until moving on to the next island.

-Mobs were originally implemented on this map from what I've read to create a hostile environment for the players that would create hell for them until the next move, but unfortunately because of behind the scene issues, most of the original plans have failed, and ended up creating massive lag spikes because of the over spawning of mobs that seem to spawn 3 mobs for every one a player kills. To fix this issue I suggest that on the next map we fix the mob spawn rate issues and actually make it so mobs spawn where they are meant to be and where they are need, as well as make it so we can have cows and pigs instead of thousands of chickens creating the lag that had been creating issues on the server like it had been the past few days. We need to basically make sure that mobs will be set and ready to go once we get to the next island.

-The knockout plugin has created a lot of issues from what I've seen and experienced, a majority of the players enjoy this plugin as it is because you can spar and do a bunch of positive role-play without the fear of dying because you only get knocked out by the player you are fighting against, but the issue as a whole with this plugin is that it gets in the way of player based fights when dying and losing your items is needed, for example in a battle today at the Dwarven barracks, myself and everyone involved had to deal with people getting knocked out and being a nuisance because they got in the way and when they came back from being knocked out they would return to the fight even though they should have died instead and been out of the fight. The Knockout plugin should be either taken away or made so it's only in certain regions where people actually want it, or it could be toggled on and off by the players themselves instead of having to bother a staff member to come and turn it off for the players when PvP is wanted, doing away with this helpful, but annoying plugin would provide plenty of positive benefits that would make things so much easier for the players as well as the staff themselves.

-Some of the items that were key parts of role-play before are restricted and gone on the current map, such as diamonds, red stone, etc. taking these items away for the time being has severely restricted some players from being able to carry out what they had originally wanted for their characters. I suggest that on the next island the items be returned so that players can once again use them for their own reasons whether it be diamonds for PvP or for decoration, these items are essential and should be treated as such.

These are just some of the issues and suggestions I thought of and have heard from other players, but I hope that they help the staff with what they are looking for in terms of feedback.

Accepted

The Huntsman watches as Yaedu puts his credentials in the drop off location and follows him for a bit before he backs away into the shadows and returns to look over the application. He nods, a smile coming to his face, "He looks like a promising one... I'll send a few of the boys to retrieve him and see what he can really do." he says quietly to himself as he walks back towards the Syndicate HQ.

A few hours later another scene almost identical to the first is splayed out in front of the Dwarven Stronghold.

"The Elves do not need your help. The alliance is off."

A grizzly site welcomes those whom would be entering the new Dwarven Hold today. A distinctly Dwarven head is pinned to a an elegant elven pike. Amoungst the area, the traveller would find massive amounts of blood around the area, pools near the hold's entrance, as well as pools near the pike.

Whilst it can not be affirmed if this was the work of the vigilanties or the work of the Elves themselves, the message is clear, and direct. The Elves do not want the alliance with the Dwarves to last, or so it would be assumed by the traveller.

The Culprits quickly run away from the scene as some dwarves walk out of the hold, shouting as they ran, "THE ELVES DON'T NEED YOUR HELP!" and running off into the night.

((Sorry for my absence, but I can no longer accept any applicants for the time being, as I have been banned, I recommend sending a pm to Hawk for more info, or finding another organization because this one is currently without an active leader in game.))

*walking into the room, Ser Charles reaches inside his cloak and pulls out the scroll he was given, he quickly skims through it and nods, seeing that today is in fact the correct day for the meeting, he then walks over to one of the chairs and reaches a hand up to his chest, unbuckling his quiver and setting it to hang on the head of the chair, leaning his bow against his chair, Charles nods in the direction of the rest of them as he sits down and unsheathes one of his many skinning blades, carefully twirling the tip of the blade on top of his fingers as he waits for the meeting to start.*

Ranger Silence whistles a short combination of notes and a few seconds later a series of synchronized thumps are heard as the apprentices practice their aim and hit most of the targets in the forest training course for that morning, Silence congratulates the few that hit the targets and speaks quietly with the ones who did not, giving a few tips and telling short stories of his own failures when he had been an apprentice to give them assurance that it happens and that they will get better with practice, after the training had concluded, he walks back towards his home and saw yet another pile of miscellaneous reports and odd assortments of papers were tacked to his door, walking up he grasps the stack and yanks it from the door and enters into his home, he strolls over to his desk and sits down. "Let's see what we have here then..." he lifts his feet up and rests them on top of the desk and begins sifting through the papers until he finds the applications and begins reading the first one, a few moments later he smiles and nods, "An experienced Ranger... hmm, yes he shall do." he inks the stamp and slams it on the paper, then places it in the accepted tray. Silence whistles a few notes and then an apprentice walks in, Silence holds up the application, "Find this lad for me please, I would like to meet him." the apprentice nods and walks out of the room.

((Accepted, pm me on the forums or use a /tell in game for more info and when to start, my MC name is Rurikk just in case you didn't already know. I look forward to meeting you in game and can't wait for you to start your career as a Ranger for Oren.))