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[Rei_Man]

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[B][I]Nel'rair, Capital of the Rairos Kingdom[/I][/B]

[I]The Great Temple of the Gods[/I]

The cold midnight breeze blew through the open window, scattering documents and scriptures all across the floor. Lunae Nu'khai, the Priestess Seil's trusted aide, rushed to gather up all the scraps of paper, when all of a sudden a loud crashing sound came from the Temple's main hall. Lunae took a cautious step towards the doorway, and peered through into the hall, finding it difficult to see anything through the thick cloud of dust that now filled the room. When the dust settled, beyond the rubble that was once the building's main support pillar, she could just about make out two figures standing face to face at the altar. The first she recognised as Seil, her Elder. The second, who seemed to be pointing some sort of strange machine at Seil's chest, she did not so easily recognise.

Lunae was about to run forward to help her master when a sidewards glance from Seil gave her the impression that she should stay in the shadows. She slipped out of sight just in time to avoid the gaze of the intruder, who promptly returned her attention to the Priestess.

"Well, Seil? What do you say?"

"I do not know what it is you hope to achieve here, Counsellor, but I doubt it is for the benefit of His Majesty."

The intruder smiled sadistically. "I work for the good of this nation, Seil. Unfortunately, both you and he are to blind to realise this."

Seil maintained her calm, level voice. "One can only be blind to things that are visible Pirya. If this is truly for the good of the nation, why do you work in the shadows?"

The intruder lowered her head and laughed deeply. "Your Gods work in the shadows, do they not? How is it that they are worshipped for such things, whereas I am condemned?"

Seil's calm composure finally broke, and her rage at the intruder's comment became plainly obvious. "Do not compare yourself to the Gods, Pirya. They possess more power than you could [I]ever[/I] hope to wield."

"Perhaps, but that matters not." The intruder raised her head, still smiling, and tightened her grip on the strange machine. "Your decision, Priestess?"

For a moment, Lunae could see the immense fear running through Seil's eyes. Seil quickly shut her eyes, and for a few seconds, everything fell into silence. Lunae could only just hear her response from where she stood.

"I will [I]not[/I] help you, Pirya."

The intruder's smile grew even more, and she took the machine in both hands. "So be it. I sincerely hope that your followers are more open to persuasion."

She closed her eyes, and a faint light started to shine around her body. Bolts of lightning and fire started to weave down her arm, drawn into the machine. The intruder opened her glowing eyes, and all of a sudden a blast of rolling flames shot forth from the machine, engulfing Seil and the altar. The flames vanished as quickly as they had been summoned, and all that had stood in their path lay in ruin. The intruder stepped forward, and rummaged through the ashes, pulling out an amulet that Seil had carried with her at all times. Lunae briefly glanced down at a similiar amulet that hung around her neck.

The intruder hurried to the temple entrance, where she was met by one of her companions. She quickly slipped the amulet into her robe, and handed the machine over to the other. "Come, Gelia, we must find the other amulets quickly. The King must [I]not[/I] know of this."

The intruder hurried out of the temple, leaving her companion inside with the machine. The younger woman, presumably her subordinate, raised the machine, aiming it at the secondary support pillar, and Lunae knew that she had to escape immediately. Running back into the document chamber, she slipped out through the window, just as the roaring sound echoed through the hall. She knelt on the cold ground outside, watching as the temple walls crumpled under the building's weight, and the entire structure collapsed in on itself. The intruder and her companion mounted a pair of horses, and rode off into the darkness of the night.

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[B]The Basics[/B]

Okay, that's the introduction sorted. Now, down to business.

This RP will take place in the world of L'Vumer. This world consists of two main continents, with three powerful kingdoms and several other, less formidable, nations.

The three dominant kingdoms are Rairos, Dhan're and Gyre, which all exist on the same continent, and are currently at peace.

However, among the people of these nations, there are those who do not support this peace, those who are determined to lead their nation to a position of total domination. And then there are those who are determined to stop them.

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[B]NPC Profiles:[/B]

[I]Priestess Seil Nemra - 23 years old (Deceased)[/I]
Seil lived as one of the main supporters of the Anti-War policy that the King of Rairos was preparing to issue. A firm pacifist, she held the opinion that any conflict would cost the nation of Rairos dearly. She held one of the Sacred Amulets, while the others were given to her most trusted associates. A political enemy of Counsellor Pirya, she became a close friend of the King himself, who regularly visited Seil's temple. Records state that she died as a result of a structural failure in the temple, and only a few know the true circumstances of her death.

[I]Counsellor Pirya Si'leva - 32 years old[/I]
A native of the Gyre Kingdom, Pirya entered into service of the Rairos kingdom 13 years ago. Since the beginning of her career, she has risen from the lowest of positions to become one of the Kings five appointed advisors - though this is in name only. Of late, the King has been seeking more the wisdom of the temple priestess Seil Nemra. Since their introduction the King has begun promoting a more peaceful stance - one that Pirya refused to support. Over the past few months, Pirya has been plotting to draw Rairos into a war, while at the same time researching the effects of magic. This research brought about the secret invention of the [I]Mage Gun[/I], a new weapon that amplifies spiritual energies - considerably increasing their destructive force. It was one such [I]Mage Gun[/I] that brought about the death of Seil Nemra. She later used the essence of Seil's Sacred Amulet to significantly increase the yield of the weapon, and now seeks the others amulets to further enhance its power.

[I]Gelia Relai - 21 years old[/I]
Pirya Si'leva's personal aide, Gelia Relai, like her mother before her, also acts as a liason between the King and the Rairos military. It was this connection that allowed Pirya to draw several high-ranking officers into her conspiracy, as well as allowing Pirya's research to remain hidden. Though her involvement in the death of Priestess Seil weighs heavily on her soul, she continues to serve Pirya faithfully.

[I]His Majesty, Denel Raire VII - 54 years old[/I]
Until recently, with his introduction the Seil Nemra, the King had always kept his military well organised and supplied. Though he did not intend to engage in war with with the Kingdoms of Dhan're and Gyre, he wanted to make the impression that his forces could, and would, retaliate against any force that dared to attack Rairos. However, after he began taking advice from Seil, he began to disarm his military forces, and prepared to sign a permanent peace treaty with the other Kingdoms. Unfortunately, this move caused great animosity to spread through the Rairos military, giving Pirya the chance she needed to gain allies within its ranks. King Raire is currently entering the final stages of the negotiation process - but whether he will suceed before Pirya can interfere is uncertain.

[I]General N'ayko Deile - 47 years old[/I]
One of Pirya Si'leva's strongest supporters in the Rairos military, he commands a legion of soldiers in a small town near the border between Rairos and Dhan're. This places him in the ideal location for launching on assault on the neighboring Kingdom, which would, as Pirya planned, most likely lead to a full-scale war - a war in which Rairos would emerge victorious. General N'ayko cares as little for the people of the town as he does for his soldiers, and so gladly offered his troops to Pirya's cause - on the condition that he be able to return to Nel'rair on the eve of battle.

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[B]Sign-Up[/B]

For this RPG, I need people to sign up as the other bearers of Sacred Amulets, one of which - Lunae Nu'khai - will be played by me. For a change, I have actually taken the time to work out a fairly detailed plot for this RPG - actually a variation on an idea I had a while back - so I'm really hoping that I get a reasonable amount of people signing up. I haven't specified how many Amulets there are, just to avoid setting restrictions on how many people can sign-up. I'll hopefully start up an Underground thread soon, where I'll post profiles for NPC's that appear later on, along with information on events, history, etc.
I'm just working on the final details of my character - Lunae - and should have her sign-up posted soon.
There will be a chance to develop magic, and choose weapons, a little while into the RPG, but for the meantime this is what I'll need from you;

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Nationality:

Appearance:

Personality:

Biography: (V. Important that you mention Seil Nemra, as the Amulets were only given to close friends of hers.)

Notable skills: (Basic things, like cooking, swordsmanship, etc.)

[DragonBlood]

This looks realy cool. I like the general feel of it...


Name: Sir Demoras Fering II

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Nationality: Rairos

Appearance: Demoras is a knight, his armor is golden and his cloak is white, On his left shoulder a large rectangular leather peice is fastened to his poldron, on it is his family crest (a white rose). On his right shoulder a large stiff cloth hangs from his poldron, on it is the seal of Rairos. His helmet is rather plain but for the three large red feathers spreading out and back from the forehead. They are each about two feet long. Demoras is light skinned, his face is shaved and his hair is long and golden. He is abouth five foot ten, and strong.

Personality: Demoras is a very loyal person, he has sworn an oath to his king and country, and he will keep it always. He is strong spoken but careing. He is open minded and likes to have fun, when he is not busy. Over all he is a loved person.

Bio: Demoras is a Knight and captain of Rairos, he leads a leigion of calvary who have all sword an oath to the nation of Rairos, to protect it for its own good, weather from coruption within, or invation without. Demoras' father was also a captain of Rairos, and a good friend of Seil, when he died in battle the amulet that he had carried was sent to his son, who had no knowlage of the stones nature or history. Demoras has carried it with him since then, not openly, but not insecret from his men. The resent prossedings in the kings council have troubled Demoras, who beleves in peace but also protection. On person who supported the dismantiling of the army asked, "Why keep an army of war if we want peace, an army will do nothing but look and ask for trouble." to which Demoras replied, "The ones who wish for peace the most are the ones who have to fight to obtain it, and protect it. Do not turn you tounge against the armies and men who have so loyaly died to bring peace to the people."
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(Just a side note)
Demoras' father although having a different opinion about the need for and army and for warring in general, was still a close friend of Seil. They debated often over weather Rairos should keep its army at full strength. Always friendly debats, and never persuading each other to sway...

[Rei_Man]

Argh!

Thanks for signing up DragonBlood. Hopefully we might get others, but if not this RP might not get started. All we'd need would be maybe five including myself in total, but at this rate we might not even get that.

Anyway, here's my character;

Name: Lunae Nu'khai

Age: 20

Gender: Female

Nationality: Rairos

Appearance: Lunae is an attractive young woman, of about 5'8'' in height. Her skin is lightly tanned and fair. Her eyes are a solid grey, and her light brown hair falls to just below her shoulder. She wears a top of a faded light brown colour, which has a textured vertical line pattern, horizontal on the arms. The sleeves are cut off at the elbow, and on both arms the elbow is covered by a small added sleeve of pale orange/yellow fabric. She also wears a long black skirt, that carries a series of 3 rune inscriptions on its front, from the knee down. This is the only part of the lower skirt that can be seen, as she wears a pale orange/yellow skirt over the top, with part of the front cut away. She also wears a black 'cloak' that hangs from the waist down to below the knee, over the side and back of the legs, and is held together by a buckle at the front. Around her shoulders are wrapped two long pieces of fabric (like a scarf, but... not), each going over the shoulder and around the opposite arm. The top 'scarf' is a simple light grey and hangs loosely at Lunaes back, while the lower one is black, with runic inscriptions in red, and wraps fully around the left arm. Lunae wears her Amulet in the centre of her chest, where the two 'scarves' cross.

Personality: On the whole, Lunae is relatively easy-going, and there has not been much in her life that would have been able to remove this. Unfortunately, she does have the tendency to be rather clumsy and uncoordinated, which is something that Seil had often tried to correct.
As it stands, the death of her mentor is the only thing that has had a lasting negative effect on Lunae. She feels slightly responsible for Seil's death, in the sense that she did not interfere when she could have done. The fact that Seil would have wanted her to remain hidden does not seem to have sunk in completely, and she is determined to claim vengeance in the near future.

Biography: Lunae spent the early years of her life living as an orphan. Both of her parents died when their village was attacked in the latter stages of the Bi'Kjra Rebellion, at which time Lunae was only two years of age. She had been safely hidden along with the other children in the village during the attack, and was later taken to an orphanage in the capital Nel'rair until the rebellion subsided.

At the age of 13 years, Lunae first met Seil Nemra, who at the time was a 16-year old assistant at the Great Temple. Even at that young age, Seil possessed much of the compassion that she would become renowned for in her later life, and took Lunae home to live with her. Seil treated Lunae as her little sister, helping to provide her with part of the family she had never had, while also training her in the teachings of the temple. Once Seil became the temple Priestess at the unusually young age of 18, she had Lunae brought on as the new assistant. When Lunae reached 18, Seil gave Lunae one of the Sacred Amulets, explaining that it would be an everlasting symbol of their bond. It is possible, though doubtful, that Seil may have already understood her fate at that time.

Lunae continued training under Seil's guidance for a further two years, while Seil mentioned little or nothing to her about the Amulet. After Seil's death at the hands of Counsellor Pirya three months ago, Lunae ran from the ruined temple, and found sanctuary in the home of Hiuma Vu'oso, one of Seil's most trusted friends. Hiumi had been the only other person that knew of the Amulets' secrets, besides Seil and Pirya. She also possessed a list of the Amulet bearers, the only other copy having been burnt along with Seil, and so sent out a message to all those on the list, requesting that they come to Nel'rair as soon as possible.


Notable skills: Basic medicinal skills that she learnt from Seil. Having trained in the temple, she also has a reasonable knowledge of theology and philosophy.


(Apologies for the length of the 'Appearance'. I'll switch it for an attachment once I get the picture scanned.)

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Okay, so PLEASE can we get some more people!

[Rei_Man]

Okay, here's confirming that the Underground thread has now been set up. Remember to direct any questions there, and if you sign up, be sure to check there every-so-often.

Also, if any people who sign up want me to add any information to the things in the Underground thread, just send me a PM with the information and I'll add it in.

Now, hopefully we'll get some more sign-ups. Emphasis on the 'hopefully'.

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