Bucky_24

So'Zaka notices the bird flutter into the flap of his tent, he peers at it for almost three minutes before realizing that it was a messenger bird, not free dinner. Unfolding his legs, he slowly stands. He crosses the length of his tent before snatching the bird quickly, and thrusting it into his mouth. Before he begins chewing, he explores the cavernous region known as his mouth with his right paw. Yanking the letter from the bird's foot, he slams his mouth shut, sealing the fate of the poor creature. He begins to read the letter as he chews, a smile appears on his face briefly before vanishing.

He begins to think of what he was told by another Kha and starts to fear for his life. It never occurred to him that this could be a trap until now. How will he know that they will even contact Metztli? He begins to pace his tent as he finishes the bird, pausing only to hack up the bones and a few feathers that were choking him. He falls onto his bedroll and lays there for a while. Hours pass and still he makes no attempt to write back.

Finally after performing various breathing exercises that e has gotten from Lion, he starts the letter:

Dear Ja'Lorei,

So'Zaka has agreed to meet you. Just tell him a time and a place. If Ja'Lorei chooses to bring someone, it must be a Priest. No warriors or slavers may accompany Ja'Lorei to see So'Zaka to make sure he is given a fair trial before the eyes of Lion. 

So'Zaka

((Time and a Place? If Time Zones are a problem, we could do this over the forums?))

A large Tigrasi sits cross legged atop a mountain over looking Gronkkston. His breath is calm and even, his mood relaxing as time passes on. He sits with his eyes closed practicing 'Bee Breath' like he was taught just a month ago. Slowly he opens his eyes and with the little bravery he can muster, the Khararyr pulls forth a roll of parchment, some ink, and a brush of horse hair. Calmly the beast begins to drag the brush across the paper. After many hours the Kharajyr finally finishes his letter, the ground is littered with discarded rolls. His failed attempts. With sad eyes, the Kharajyr has accepted his fate. He climbs to his feet, rolls up the parchment and sets off to find an aviary, for he does not believe it wise to deliver it himself. Not with the crime he has committed. Finding one, he sends the bird off, fluttering to its new destination, the letter reads.

Dear Priests of Mother Moon,

I have long since hidden myself from my people,

the others of Metztli's Blessed.

I am an outcast in the minds of my people,

I am an Ape'Kharajyr, something to be hunted for sport.

I had walked the lands of Anthos,

since before my brothers themselves fled our old home.

In self-imposed exile I fled under the cover of night,

I fled from my fears of becoming a sacrifice to our goddess.

I am a coward, a corrupted Kharajyr, and a fiend,

I am damned to walked the world alone, with no place to call home.

I have walked the lands of Anthos,

since before my brothers themselves fled our home.

I have clawed and tore my way to victory in battle,

Aided by the Drink, lost in Metztli's Ways.

I am a warrior in build not a warrior in heart,

I am a drinker of blood and eater of flesh.

I have walked the lands of Anthos,

since before my brothers themselves fled our home.

I have returned on this day to ask for forgiveness,

to prove I have lost my old ways.

I am awakened to the faults of my past,

I am accepting to the wrong I have done.

I have walked the lands of Anthos,

since before my brothers themselves fled our home.

Allow me trial in the face of Metztli,

let the goddess choose my fate.

I am a sacrifice to be made in the mortal lands or the afterlands,

I am a gift giver of bodies, mine own a possible choice.

I have walked the lands of Anthos,

since before my brothers themselves fled our home.

Allow the Goddess to deem my fate,

as I have forgotten the drink and am learning to control the fear.

I am a student under Lion the Horror,

I am a learning of new ways.

I have walked the lands of Anthos,

since before my brothers themselves fled our home.

((As a new Kharajyr, I decided to give my character a fatal flaw like I do in all of my previous characters. He was an alcoholic, strictly forbidden by his religion. After struggling with an internal war, he was given council by Lion. After learning to rid himself of the bottle, So'Zaka decided to prove to Metztli that he is worthy of her blessings he would strive to become a Priest and preach in her name, hold daily sacrifices and do whatever it took to appease his goddess. I have written this letter as a way to bring So'Zaka into the culture of the Kha, he could be sacrificed to Metztli and I will accept a PK, or he will hopefully be given a chance to become a priest in honor of her blessing of life. This is an event I figured might also give the Kha a little Religious Role-Play as a sacrifice is almost certain! Anyways, have fun, happy Role-Playing, and Poetry for Life.))

#UnbanKnox

I do have to say, Ladrod did deserve being threatened with disembowelment, as his RP was generally creepy and sex related. Though, we, The Dreads, did have an on-going conversation about inducting him as a cultist and teaching him to RP correctly. Too bad we have to change our chat name from 'Ladrod's *******' :/ We even democratically voted him as the new Dread Lord!

More on topic, Ladrod wasn't an 'innocent' noob though, I believe these results were skewed slightly as you seemed to do everything you knew that would aggravate the 'veteran' players. From making a Magic post, to walking throughout Malinor looking to FTB with randoms... I think this study needs to be redone with a real newb, and get some real input. Not someone trying to prove that 'We bad people' and 'It's too hard for newbs' which I believe is a load... Every single one of us has been the New Guy. And we all have learned how to RP on this server through trial and error. Few were taught how to RP, and if you DO teach someone, you teach them your viewpoints. This destroys creativity as maybe Assassinmaster294929 is really into being a bloodthirsty orc, yet he was only taught how to play a peaceful halfling. This would drastically handicap the newbie, because he would be unsure how to go about RPing the orc, I don't think newb town is a good idea. RP is spread throughout two 'major' RP hubs it seems, Malinor and Abresi. If we add in another town of newbies, then we divide the population up again. 

#NoNoobTown

#RiggedTesting

#HeDeservedMostOfWhatHeGot

#WasTheDread Knight

Rune-Limbs: Lost an arm? Get a fully functioning Rune-Arm! 

Rune Walls of Repair: Magnetically repairs itself

Magic Shields: Dwarven Legion having trouble with Pyromancers in the far reaches of their empire? Forge a shield that absorbs magic! ***Drawbacks require***

Putty Swords: Swords that cut through armor, like putty.

Keep it all Pre-Battle. This adds for more Tactical role-play. Though, steering towards a middle ground between Combat Magic and Everyday Magic is probably a good idea, as to make Rune-Smithing a greater part of Dwarven Society and RP.

MC Name: Bucky_24
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RP Name: Dread Knight Vuln
How skilled are you in regards to smithing? Mortal, I am made of metal. But I am not a talented blacksmith (Have fixed like his leg once with a lot of hammering and denting...)
How skilled are you with your weapon of choice? I am proficient with the tools of my trade, though I am looking to find a weapon better suited to my style of fighting.. one versus four. 

Reason for Joining/Bio (at least 1 paragraph): As a being of metal, I believe it is important to learn how to repair one's self and others. Also, my ascension has left me as a target for many 'Monster Hunters' so I will need to learn to forge great weapons to defend myself against such criminals.
What Will You Add to the Guild? I will add awkwardness (I'm a Dread Knight...) and an active body who is on daily for some RP
How active are you on the server? I get on daily, usually for about four hours a day, but on really slow days I can be on for upwards of 8..

Vuln slowly lowers his hood as he hears about his old friends passing. "It seems that whatever vile 'Creator' that has created our world, is so cruel as to steal another brother away from me." Vuln continues to listen to the courier, when he learns that his death was caused by Northern Spawn, his mood surges from sadness to hatred! "I'll gut every last one of them beasts! Even if that means crossing the ice wall myself, standing toe to toe with whatever horrendous monster that commands them! God of gods, head my warning! There will be great blood shed! My family has been torn from the mortal plane. First Tobias, now Talibar. I doubt even the wisest know where Vex, Tally, and Bod have gone. It's been too many moons since I have even seen Jon Wulfe! I dare you, God of Gods. Creator of the mortal plane. Steal another from me, and I will set your world ablaze!"

((God did I have fun playing with you Talibar! I have to thank you for even starting Vuln as I only created him to join the Nierics so many months ago! Happy Role-Playing! I can't wait to see your next character!))

Begins his adventure towards Vaer'Haven so he can check on the status of his order. Annoyance gleams in his eyes as he realized he forgot to mention where the order was to be delivered!

So... Testosterone is now an Element. Beautiful. Though if that is true, then a 'Beardmancer' could hypothetically create orbs of pure testosterone to throw at people. Because it would work just like a Hydromancer? On a scientific note, this magic would cause the beardmancer to be very skinny as testosterone would increase the rate in-which fat is turned into energy, "Testosterone increases fat release for energy (http://goo.gl/rMUa2p) That webpage will also point out that the loss of massive amounts of testosterone can lead to diseases and other bad things. Since you would be evoking testosterone directly into your body, I don't think anyone but maybe a T4-5 would be able to chose that it goes only to hair follicles.

Correct me if I am wrong, but this is more Shaman magic as Evocation cannot control physical things, but only pull elements from the void. And Hair is NOT an element... Sorry if this is posted somewhere else, to lazy to go across the pages looking for this little bit. But anyways....

GIMME BEARD SHAMANZ

Vuln notices a poster in Abresi as he is hunting for the thieves that stole his last collection of books. He grumbles to himself, "I guess I will just purchase more..." he eyes the poster again trying to make a mental note of what books he requires. He sighs as one of his old books is not on the list, "Drat. Well, I guess I will just start with what old Rosso has." Vuln grasps his soul stone taking him to his home city of Adunia, he gathers supplies out of his house and begins to draft a letter to the staff of Wondrous Writings.

Dear Wondrous Writings' Staff,

My name is Vuln'Igne. I would like to purchase the following books from your collection. I require them as soon as possible if that can be achieved I will be forever in your debt. Anyways, here is the list:

Soul Gems 

Hydromancy 

The Mathic Code 

History of Magic 

Orichalcum

Blood of Many

Ancient Elves

I also will require a total of 5 empty books, ink and quill package. I am willing to pay 350 minas for these books to be delivered at a faster pace than normal (according to my calculations, that is 65 minas just for faster delivery!) You can send birds to my home in Adunia. I will be waiting for your reply!

Vuln leans back in his chair, his hand hurts from writing. He smiles, "Now I can get my books back!" he reaches under the table and fishes for a pouch containing 'emergency minas'. He quickly counts out the coins then returns them to the bag, stashing the excess amount back into his hidden compartment. He ties the bag containing 350 minas to the note and begins to hunt for a courier to deliver his letter.

A shadowy figure can be seen attaching a note to one of the posters outside of Abresi, if you were to take interest in its writing you would see it says:

Dear Mr. Ryder,

I would be happy to make an offer on that staff. What amount are you looking for? Any bloke could offer but 30 minas for the cursed thing. I am willing to invest my hard earned minas in this artifact if one is willing to invest their time in a starting bid.

The note is marked with a large scribble that you could make out to read "V. Lanncaster". The bottom of the paper seems to be stamped with the image of a book crossed with a crossbow and sword.

Mc name: Bucky_24

Forum Name: Bucky_24

Time Zone: EST

About how long have you been on the server? October 2, 2011 

Why you want to be an AT member? I want to become a AT member mainly because I have way too much time on my hands. I spend so much time just browsing the forums it is kind of sad! I would love to be able to give back to the community as it has helped me through so many tough times IRL. I feel it is my duty to do something to help LotC grow! I feel this is the best course of action at this time. Also, I feel that I would have a good idea on character lore as I have played the following races for extended periods of time (At least a month and a half): Halfling, Northerner, Southerner, Wood Elf, High Elf, Dark Elf (Main), Orc, Goblin, Cave Dwarf, and Mountain Dwarf. So I do have some experience! Not to mention I have written two apps (One for this account, and my alt account) while helping three other people with their apps!

Glowing text lies over the paper.

 

"Climb to the highest mountain, wait until the time comes for a lunar eclipse, bring me a piece of moon rock, a chinchilla, thirty seven pieces of three by three inch cubes of blue cheese and a Virgin sacrifice, then come back to me."

((Time to PM the EVENT TEAM! :P))

Vuln reads the newly edited note, "This seems kind of... pointless? Why post a note about not posting a note?

Yes, I agree, but its not rp for 53% of a nation to all be mages. Not everything is reasonable, but logically they should have a martial army. They can kill anyone they want RP, now they have to play MC mech. like everyone else and they cower. A cities population of mage to citizen should not be that high to start with, its not Harry Potter for pete's sake.

Err, can I point out the fact that in some books, I.E. Inheritance Cycle, and some of the Terry Brooks books, like ALL Elves are mages... They all have the power to perform magic. Just like in LotC ALL characters have this ability. Only, instead of taking twenty minutes in OOC to become 'Master Swordsmen' they have taken months to become 'Okay Mages'. I don't see how it would be Logical for them to take time out of their studies (Considering Magic is stronger than Might) to have a martial army just because Nexus isn't out yet!

Until you can give me a legitimate reason RPly why you cannot fight, there is no reason to say nae, mmk? Your poor rp leadership is not my fault, you need a definitive non-ooc reason.

Just want to point out, it wouldn't make much sense for a Mage Nation to have a Martial Army in RP. Why would the most powerful RP beings require a standing martial force, when they can just blast you from their walls with magic? This isn't a question of poor RP leadership, it would be meta-gaming for Haelunor to have a martial army due to the fact that RPly, they don't need one. They only require one because MCly they can't fight as well as they could RPly...

Vuln sighs as he watches the 'Amazing Mages' terrorize a poor note, "Err.. I guess now wouldn't be the time to ask if they have read any good tomes lately?" falls to his rear, drawing out some of his books, re-reading his books a few times before lazily looking back at the area where the note was, "And I thought I was mean!"

((blundermore rant? What now...? And the number is 283.))

((Off topic, but how is that 283? It's not like Blundy is a Fire Evocationist! Which is by far the most popular... could you imagine 283 new air mages? >.> Blundermore's Army... WAIT! I now understand the name Blundermore!))

((Notes are posted throughout all of Anthos, in elegant elven hand writing you can read the following))

Dear People of Anthos,

Over the course of what.... eight or nine years now, I have been wandering the lands looking for tomes over the wondrous subject of the arcane. By this I mean any and all books about magic. I currently have the following books in my small collection, Magic The Basics, Hydromancy, Mathic Code, and History of Magic. If you have any other books I will be greatly appriciated if you were to post a note below. I am willing to pay up to five-hundred minas for a tome of the following subjects; Fire Evocation, Earth Evocation, Air Evocation, or even Conjuring. If anyone is in direct possesion of these tomes, ((MAT APPROVED PLEASE)) I will gladly pay five-hundred minas for that dusty old book. It seems a fair trade, no?

Sincerely,

Vuln'Igne 'Grif' Lanncaster

((After searching in RP for almost 4 months now, I have decided to come to the forums! If you have a MAT approved book, I will pay 500 minas for it, think the sum is too small? Please tell me what you think, but I want to point out that before the new magic system, I purchased all my other books at like 30-50 minas a piece... This is 10 times as much money for a book!

Question: Would it be possible that Malin is still alive? I haven't heard anything official on his death. Yes it has been over a thousand years, but he was the First... Maybe his blessing would be stronger than that of his children? Especially considering he was the only elf (I think...) the stand up against Iblees? 

Your Name: Vuln

((MC Name)): Bucky_24

The candidates:

Wulfric Grandaxe ((Lionkopa99))

Dominic Irongut ((Doom6153)) x

Dizzy Irongrinder ((Dizzy771))

Place an X next to the one you vote for and send the form directly to the lords council.

An enraged Dark Elf can be seen at the Great Crossing, looking at a map "This makes no sense!" he draws his finger across the map, "There is nothing there?!?!" he crumples the paper and throws it over his head, "I think they are trying to get me killed... or at least very lost."

((Great Story! Hopefully it ends well with Blundy and the Dark Elf...))

*plays a bearded Dark Elf who is rather rude and tends to carry around a staff...