Sign Up Tribulations of Troubled Minds [M-LV poss S]

[Ellven'and]

[SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman][CENTER][I]There were limits, they were always told. Limits to what a human could and could not do outside of their teachings. To utter one word wrong in their ritualistic deeds could render them no better off than dead, to be blunt.

But in order to follow these limits, to abide by the rules, one had to be sane. And in a world where sanity is merely defined as being able to confide in one's ability, was it possible for everyone to stay within the thin lines of society? Was it not possible that one man could change all that? With but a few simple words, the boundary would cease to exist. Everyone knows it. And yet, few act upon it.

But there is a cult, a secret organization within this supposed utopia which is dedicated to the proposal that, "nothing is apparent, enforcable, or believable until it is destroyed." It is this cult that is responsible for the spark of insanity that now courses through everyone's mind. In this society, there are rules against three simple acts: Aeslithga, magic of instantaneous destruction; Furiagara, magic of undeath; Samaenish, magic of possession; and yet, there are those who would go against those rules. The cult formed by those who possess intent to use this forbidden magic is called "Aguriast Ekuitophs," "Anguished Escape."

Troubled times call for troubled saviors, they say.

Forbidden are the words that speak or act against the boundary of magic. Utterance of these words means only one thing--death, in all forms. But somehow, one can slip past the eyes of the ever-watching Keeper of Magic. Nothing, however, can slip past one's own conscience . . . .

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To join this RP, please use the form below when creating your character. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are optional.

[B]Name:[/B] Character's full name
[B]Title:[/B] Rank within Aguriast Ekuitophs (first five characters shall be Magisters; my character is the Demiurge; characters after the fifth are to be Initiates [i.e. Magister Numero Uno])
[B]Nickname*:[/B] Name that other characters will call your character
[B]Gender:[/B] Male or female (yes, female persons may have male characters and vice versa)
[B]Race: [/B]Anything ranging from human to elf, demon to angel, vampire to lich, orc to ogre, giant to gnome
[B]Age:[/B] Character's age; should be somewhere around the age of Demiurge (slight fluctuations are allowed, but nothing like four hundred year jumps, ok?)
[B]Appearance:[/B] If not described in full here, please attach a photo or describe them later in the story
[B]Weapon of Choice*:[/B] Character's preferred weapon (or weapon type)
[B]Abilities:[/B] Magical abilities (if any)
[B]Preferred Forbidden School(s)*:[/B] Aeslithga, Furiagara, or Samaenish (details of magic from Forbidden Schools shall follow a simple PM to myself)
[B]Biography:[/B] A short background story as to how your character got to be involved with Aguriast Ekuitophs and how they are involved with their magics and Forbidden School (if applicable)

I have only one thing to say: should you create a god character, I am not wholly opposed to the idea, because in essence Laegehr is invincible; the only thing he can't do is get blasted to pieces and reassemble himself. But be careful with your descriptions because, should a character turn come into play wherein I send another character (or my own) to fight with yours (not that it would happen often, if at all) I would study your character for weaknesses and would exploit them at all costs. And one more thing: should you wage war against another character, make sure that it is a mutual agreement. If one party comes to me with a complaint, I shall step in and destroy your character. Thank you in advance.

My sign-up follows:

[B]Name:[/B] Laegehr Dehcorspe
[B]Title:[/B] Demiurge Laegehr Dehcorspe
[B]Nickname:[/B] Corpse Lightning
[B]Gender:[/B] Male
[B]Race:[/B] Human (Acquired Immortality)
[B]Age: [/B]616, but retains his twenty-year-old look
[B]Appearance:[/B] See attached photo; imagine character with pale skin on his face, dark eyes--nearly black--and bony cheeks.
[B]Weapon of Choice:[/B] Black, crooked staff (as shown)
[B]Abilities:[/B] Able to conjure the six elements (earth, wind, fire, water, light, darkness) and use them at his will; able to bend reality, causing confusion and disorientation; necromancy; divinations including relocating lost things or persons, astrology, and predicting the future
[B]Preferred Forbidden Schools:[/B] Aeslithga, Furiagara, [U]and[/U] Samaenish
[B]Biography:[/B] "Corporeality is such a dull business, don't you think?" he said to his brother standing next to him, who had also come to the lair of the undead lord. They now awaited the king of liches, who would grant them their long-awaited power.

The doors swung open. A dank pall filled the room, along with the stench of rotting flesh. Before them stood the Lich King, the master of undeath, his Tome of Forbidden Words levitating before him, opened to the center.

"This is it," Laegehr said. "From here on out, we're no longer mortal."

The lich king raised his hand, and a black light engulfed them. Laegehr's eyes went dark.

When he awoke, he was lying on the ground outside his home, face-down in the dirt. He stood and instantly felt a calm center within himself that he never felt before. He went inside himself, briefly, and touched the new calm center. From his fingers shot a fan of fire which scorched across his wall and lighted his house ablaze. He touched the center again, and a wave of water from the heavens, accompanied by a breeze and a tremor, doused the fire. He smiled to himself and went inside to bed, for it was getting dark.

It was nearly a week after that he learned of his brother's usage of a Forbidden School and of his being put to death by the government. From that day, he vowed to destroy the government with their Forbidden Schools. And from that day, he trained in the arts that each Forbidden School had to offer, eventually mastering each one some two hundred years after. Having been "blessed" by the Lich King, he now had eternal life and was in essence a lich, the only difference being that he was more whole in body than a lich.

Soon after his mastery of the Forbidden Schools, Laegehr gathered a group of others that had done the same as he had--gone to the Lich King and received higher knowledge and power--and put together a sort of cult. Almost a week later, they came up with their name--Aguriast Ekuitophs--from an ancient language which had been outlawed in society but which they had discovered through bribing the Keeper of Texts in the library.

Now, this cult of his seeks to destroy the government using their Forbidden Schools, to restore power to the people and to allow anyone to practice what they will. However, day in and day out, as they battle against the government, so too must they battle against themselves, forever struggling to keep their sanity.
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To start up, I would like five recruits to serve as the Magisters. In actuality, the story begins just before Laegehr gathers the recruits for Aguriast Ekuitophs, so write accordingly and we may immerse ourselves in what may become one of the most interesting RPs you have played!

If there are any questions, please PM me and I will answer them as fully as I may.[/FONT][/SIZE]