Sign Up Section XIII: Oncoming Storm [M-VLS]

[Blayze]

[center][u][b][font=Verdana][size=3]Section XIII: The Oncoming Storm[/size][/font][/b][/u][/center]


[center][u][b][font=Verdana][size=1]Of Vampires[/size][/font][/b][/u][/center]


[font=Verdana][size=1]A war is plaguing the Christian world. It is a war that has been raging for almost a millennia, a war fought in the shadows, but a war none the less...[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]For as long as mankind has existed, so have they. The demons that stalk the darkness, those beasts that come out only when the sun has set and the moon has risen, those creatures which feast themselves on human blood.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Vampires.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]They can only be stopped by a wooden stake through the heart, silver bullets and total dismemberment through means of a sword or other melee weapon. They hunt down humans and drink their blood to sustain themselves, taking many human lives along the way, or sometimes, even worse, injecting their own virus, spreading it to others who then become undead creatures of the night themselves.[/size][/font]

[center][u][b][font=Verdana][size=1]The Forming of Section XIII[/size][/font][/b][/u][/center]


[font=Verdana][size=1]That was, until the year 313 AD, in which the great and powerful Emperor Constantine I proclaimed Rome as a Christian nation, and the spread of vampires was quelled rapidly. It seemed that in religion, the human race had discovered the weakness of the vampires, and introducing God to these Hellish creatures seemed to destroy them from the inside out.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]But the vampire legions continued to grow in number after Constantine's death in 337 AD, albeit in secret. They came out only at night, and never betrayed their locations, taking homeless men and women, muggers, rapists and prostitutes from the street, the dregs of humanity that no-one would ever notice were missing, and turned them into vampires. Their numbers grew for centuries, until a mass vampiric uprising in Rome at the beginning of the 12th Century. They spread through the streets, killing hundreds and turning hundreds more. The Italian Army managed only just to stamp out this uprising, but instead of destroying the vampires, they merely forced them back into hiding.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]So, nine centuries ago, in 1105, a top secret, covert wing of the Vatican church was formed, named after the disgraced, treacherous apostle Judas Iscariot. They were charged, by Pope Paschall II himself, with the pursuit and total extermination of all creatures of the night: demons, vampires and even their heretical human followers ("familiars").[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]The paladins of Iscariot, more commonly known as simply "Section XIII," were warrior priests equipped with the most high-tech weapons available, and trained to use them to incredible effect. The organization also commands other military forces, such as the Knights of the Sagely Brethren, the Knights of the Order of Calatrava La Nueva, the Knights of the Military Order of St Stefano di Toscana, and the Knights of the Order of Malta. However, Iscariot's very own paladins make up the elite troops of the organization, and most situations are left in their hands.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Currently, they are lead by Father Rico Jaxxon, a hugely zealous religious man, who will stop at nothing until their goal of total annihilation of all vampires and familiars is completed. He is a powerful leader, though, and it is commonly believed that Rico is in fact a direct descendant of the Emperor Constantine, and as such his belief in the Christian faith is staunch and almost fanatical.[/size][/font]

[center][u][b][font=Verdana][size=1]The Second Order[/size][/font][/b][/u][/center]

[font=Verdana][size=1]In the year 1598, an Iscariot paladin named Brother Gregory Anderson took the belief that the total destruction of all vampires along with all those allied to vampires was wrong. He believed that the humans who followed vampires were misguided, and needed to be converted rather than eliminated. He took this issue up with Father Matthew Pius, the leader of Iscariot at the time, who banished Anderson from the ranks of Iscariot in a rage. He was stripped of his rank and all powers granted to him by Section XIII, and was forced to live a civilian life in Britain, the country he was exiled to.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]But Anderson was as devoted to the cause as any other paladin, and he began his own order, known as The Second Order, whose duty it was to eliminate vampires who endangered the British Empire, but to convert rather than kill the familiars who sided with the vampires. This ideal was popular with many other Iscariot paladins, who defected to The Second Order. This enraged the leaders of Iscariot, and formed a life-long rivalry between the two Orders, sometimes even to the extent that each would actively try and wipe the other out.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Eventually, the decision was made that the war should be against vampires, not against each other, and the two formed an uneasy alliance, but one that could be broken any day.[/size][/font]

[center][u][b][font=Verdana][size=1]The Vampiric Alliance[/size][/font][/b][/u][/center]


[font=Verdana][size=1]Vampires from across the world had been sent running by Iscariot, their strength weakened. Finally, in the late 20th Century, a powerful vampiress from Russia, by the name of Yelena Rasputin, aka The Black Widow, brought vampires from across Europe and America together to form The Vampiric Alliance. This soon became the largest gathering of vampires the world had seen since the Roman Uprising, and was commonly seen as an Army of Vampires, ready to take the world by force.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Currently, however, their numbers, whereabouts and future plans are unknown. All that is known is that their power is growing, and something huge is coming...[/size][/font]

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[center][i][font=Verdana][size=1]A war is coming...[/size][/font][/i][/center]

[center][i][font=Verdana][size=1]Whose side will you take?[/size][/font][/i][/center]
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[font=Verdana][size=1]The year is 2008, and a full-scale war is approaching, with the sides clearly set out. On the side of the humans are Iscariot Section XIII, the devoutly Catholic legion of vampire hunters, and The Second Order, their Protestant counterparts, who wish to slay vampires but spare the humans that side with them.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]On the side of the darkness, however, is an incredibly powerful and dangerous army, The Vampiric Alliance, devoted to haemophagy, the devouring of human blood to survive. They have been gathering for almost a decade, and have proven themselves on a number of occasions to be formidable adversaries to the human cause.[/size][/font]
[font=Verdana][size=1]It is up to you to decide who will win this war...[/size][/font]

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[font=Verdana][size=1]Welcome to Section XIII. I will say right now that this RP is going to be fairly epic. This is only the first part of the whole story, and there will, most likely, be two more parts before this story is over. So, basically, don't get involved if you don't think you can go the distance. I want people to be committed to this one.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]First off, think of this as being set on a parallel Earth. It is the same as ours up to a point. Vampires and other, even more vicious creatures of the night, exist in this world, and they are rising up, increasing in power, getting set to wipe out the human race.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]The majority of this story is going to take place in London, as this is where the main headquarters of The Second Wave is located, as well as the main "Hive" of The Vampiric Alliance, and a secondary base of Iscariot Section XIII.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]However, this RP is not just going to be about the various sides killing each other. It is an exploration of the emotions and lives of each and every character. I want every character to be involved at a personal level. I want relationships, problems at home, because we all know that fighting evil is not everything to everyone. [/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]It is also going to be a story of shadowy deals and betrayal. I want this to be a much deeper RP than a lot of people are used to, I want twists and turns on every level.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]And without further ado, here is what I will need from you in terms of a sign-up:[/size][/font]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Name:[/b] paladins of Iscariot will have either "Brother" or "Sister" in front of their name, depending on whether they are male or female - Second Order members can also have this if they choose[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Age:[/b] the bottom limit is 18 years old, the top limit for humans is 80, and the top limit for vampires is 900[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Gender:[/b] pretty simple really[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Race:[/b] human or vampire - no half-breeds at this stage[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Alliance:[/b] Section XIII and Second Order members are all human, Vampiric Alliance members are all vampire, no mixing around[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Description:[/b] a detailed physical description, either written or in image form (both will get you extra brownie points)[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Weapons:[/b] originality is a must here - use your imaginations (nothing too extreme)[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Specialist Skills:[/b] anything goes here - from lock-picking to hand-to-hand combat[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Personality:[/b] keep them varied from each other's[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Short Bio:[/b] I don't need to know absolutely everything about your character, but give me enough information to go on - leave some things, little twists and turns, to be revealed during the RP - this should be about three decent paragraphs long[/size][/font][/center]

[center][font=Verdana][size=1][b]Notes:[/b] anything else you might like to add about your character[/size][/font][/center]

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[font=Verdana][size=1]Other than that, I don't think there is anything else I would like to add. If you have any questions, please PM them to me, as I will only be setting up an Underground thread once the RP proper has started.[/size][/font]

[font=Verdana][size=1]Happy creating![/size][/font]

[Synister]

Name: Daegon Von Hagen

Age: 793

Gender: Male

Race: Vampire

Alliance: Vampiric Alliance

Description: Daegon stands at about 5'7 and weighs roughly 187lbs, He has gray eyes and black spiked hair. [URL=http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/331/rpg2ie8.png]Picture Here[/URL]

Weapons: Daegon wields two double-diamond edged swords that can hack through just about anything, along with a dagger in each of his boots

Specialist Skills: Sword combat, Stealth, Shape shifting (If you will permit this)

Personality: Daegon tends to keep to himself, he is greedy and selfish. He is also very cold hearted and psychotic, he will kill just for the fun of it. Daegon lives by a "No Mercy" code

Short Bio: Seven hundred and twenty one years ago Daegon was a wealthy nobleman. He was a man of charity who gave to many orphanages, Daegon was a kind man but a lonely man. Until he found true love, she was a peasant named Cornelia. Daegon believed that he had at last found true love. But unknowingly to Daegon Cornelia was being stalked by some type of foul creature.. A vampire named Lucien. Daegon was walking down the path to his house with the biggest smile you can ever imagine.. He heard a scream of help coming from his house, he knew at that moment that Cornelia was in trouble. He ran as fast as he could only to find Lucien holding Cornelia's lifeless body. Daegon turned to grab his swords but when he looked back Lucien was gone. After that day Daegon fell into a very deep depression, Daegon's grief turned into hatred, and hatred turned into insanity. He swore an oath to get revenge on Lucien. Daegon began to walk the path of a vampire slayer, hunting and killing any vampire he could until at long last he reached Lucien. The battle began, but Daegon was unsuccessful. He fell in combat but instead of death Lucien granted him immortality, not as a gift but a curse.

Notes: NONE

(That bio should be efficient like you said I should save some for the twists and turns in the actual game)

[TheResplendent]

[font=tahoma][b]ooc[/b]: Blayze, hope you don't mind me using my character from Boss's WitS RP. I am quite fond of the sign-up and didn't really get a chance to use him that much (1 post really). If you prefer i change it then i have a backup plan.
[b]edit[/b]: Picture should work now (noticed the link was dead) / changed notes around to make Virgil's reason for being with the alliance more convincing.[/font]

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[size=1][color=darkred][b]Name[/b]: Virgil Kingston

[b]Age[/b]: Around 400 years old (cannot recall exact date of birth due to haziness in memory) / appearence suggests early-mid 30s.

[b]Gender[/b]: Male

[b]Race[/b]: Vampire

[b]Alliance[/b]: Vampiric Alliance

[b]Physical Description[/b]: [URL=http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b191/Bklynstyles/Virgil.png]Virgil[/URL]

[b]Weapons[/b]:
-Virgil uses a version of the [URL=http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2859/kusarigamauv6.jpg]Kusari-gama[/URL] which has a padded steel hilt in place of the traditional weight on the opposite of the chain from the sickle. The crescent shaped sickle measures 11 inches, the chain extends up to 10 feet. It is kept attached to his lowerback, behind his trenchcoat when not in use.
-Attached to his back in criss-cross fashion, underneathe his trenchcoat are 2 all black (except the blade, which is pure silver) [URL=http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8283/nagamakivx4.jpg]Nagamakis[/URL] (sheathed when not in use). They are useful for stealthy attacks and quick unexpected attacks. The blades measures up to 18 inches each, making the length of the entire weapon with hilt included 30 inches (the hilt being chiseled down as shorter then traditional Nagamaki hilts in comparison to their blades).

[b]Special Skills[/b]: Aside from being skilled in the art of his two weapons of choice, Virgil posesses the common enhanced super speed, strength, and quick-healing that most vampires share. When unarmed, Virgil isn't neccesarily talented in any type of martial arts, however he has an extended knowledge in pressure points and will target them when neccesary. This method of unarmed combat is paired well with the speed of his movements.

One ability exclusive to Virgil however lies within his vocal chords. Utilizing certain types frequencies in his voice he can cause others to become noticeably weary and fatigued by obstructing neural activity within the cells. Despite working to some degree each time it's used, how quickly or to what extent it works is based on the person's current mental and physical state. The sound of his voice during this time changes very little, but will be recognizable as sounding like two voices in unison. The ability causes no permanent damage to those with a normal immune system.

[b]Personality[/b]:

Virgil is an indulgent yet diciplined invidual who enjoys intellegent conversating as his preferred type of communication with others, and by others this refers usually to his vampire clansmen. He keeps in good shape and enjoys some of the finer things in life, more importantly beautiful women and certain styles of gothic and romanesque architecture. He also enjoys poetic literature and often cites his favorite lines when they relate to the current situation. Virgil is well-spoken and with his mannerisms can often pass for a human when in public.

[b]Bio[/b]:

Virgil's earliest memory was laying on the streets of 17th century Romania, the sky and ground decorated by rain, the dark clouds moving at such a slow pace. Virgil lifted his head to see a man of japanese background, extending his hand to him. His mind and vision were hazy...Virgil had no clue what had just happened, why he was laying on the streets, or why he couldn't remember anything.

[b]"If you stay...the thirst will cause you pain...and you will become a monster"[/b] he heard the man who had his hand extended toward him say. Virgil looked at himself, he saw his blood mixing with the rain on the streets, but lacked the energy even to simply panic. Virgil felt compelled to take the man's hand, he was taken in by him and came to know him as Aketchi.

Years passed as Virgil and his savior Aketchi moved to a small town in England. Virgil still couldn't remember much before the day Aketchi had found him. All he knew was he was attacked by a vampire, and left on the streets. Something traumatic must have happened prior to the attack, something combined with the near death experience of being turned into a night stalker that severely messed up Virgil's mind. Aketchi became his sensei as well, later revealing himself to be a runaway from the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan. He helped Virgil live as best he could, an helped to create a new image for himself so he could try to live as best he could while forming new memories to replace his lost ones.

Virgil's mind understood things very well, he was rather intellegent in fact and adapted quickly. The only thing that seemed to be a miss was his memory. Virgil learned from Aketchi about dicipline, and the art of combat for his selected wepons of choice. Though he was often a deviant student as well as he would become distracted easily by the temptations of humanity...despite not being one anymore. Virgil enjoyed the company of women most of all, but it wasn't until one day when his thirst got the better of him did Aketchi realize it was time to work something out. After being with a woman, Virgil killed her and drained her of her blood...the packets of blood Aketchi supplied him with were too little in number.

Aketchi knew that it would only get worse. Before he could take any steps toward helping Virgil however, it was on that wednesday that their residence was raided by members of Section XIII. They set fire to everything in sight and mistook Aketchi for a vampiric familiar. Being in two seperate areas at the time, Virgil fought off multiple members out of self-preservation and struggled desperatley to get to his sensei's side. But by the time he made it, it was too late as Aketchi layed at his feet surrounded in his own blood...just as it was when Virgil was found. But this was different...this was murder, not transformation.

Angered, Virgil dispatched the remaining members and fled with the body of his sensei. He gave him a proper burial and apologized relentlessly, feeling at fault for bringing misfortune upon them both. With no place to belong, Virgil wandered the streets of Blackpool for years, and eventually found himself in London...it was there where he met his future.

[b]Notes[/b]: Virgil does not hold a grudge anymore for what happened in his past, and though he can't deny having a latent hatred for humankind he does not hate humans to the extent as most vampires. He however is loyal to himself and the others of the Vampiric Alliance. Human or Vampire, Virgil has nothing against eradicating the world of those who would threaten his or those who share his beliefs's right to exist.
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[Ezekiel]

[SIZE=1][B]Name:[/B] Gabriel Connor

[B]Age:[/B] 23

[B]Gender:[/B] Male

[B]Race:[/B] Human

[B]Alliance:[/B] The Second Order

[B]Description:[/B] [URL=http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25368399/?qo=7&q=by%3Aheise&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps][I]Gabriel[/I][/URL]
Gabriel is a man who holds himself with a cool, calm demeanour. His face is usually confident, enhanced by his long red hair and intense copper-coloured eyes. He wears black or grey mostly in order to blend himself in with the shadowy alleys he usually 'hunts' in, a thick belt to hold his weapon strapped around the outside of his trench coat. He wears a glove on his right hand for more grip, while his left hand is left bare, rings adorning his slim and skilled fingers. Despite his uniform way of dressing, almost military in style, he does like to have his piercings and various silver jewellery to make him stand out just a bit more than his peers.

[Image thanks to [URL=http://heise.deviantart.com/]*[B][I]heise[/I][/B][/URL] over on deviantART]

[B]Weapons:[/B] A large solid-silver crucifix, about ten inches high and seven across, attached to the end of a six-foot long pole to create a spear. The end of the spear has a short point for it to do double damage and also to use for gripping into concrete or walls. Given Gabriel's grace and speed he can use the weapon incredibly well in close combat and will occasionally attach a chain to the end of the weapon for 'call back' purposes if he's against multiple enemies. Despite how destructive the weapon is, when Gabriel comes up against an enemy with a gun he would have no choice but to retreat or count on dumb luck to get him through.

[B]Specialist Skills:[/B] Grace and dexterity are what Gabriel classes as his skills. He's fast and agile, able to dip and defend against his enemy before going in for a killing strike. Given how light he is on his feet he's very useful for sneaking up on someone or giving chase over the roofs of terraced London houses.

[B]Personality:[/B] Gabriel is opinionated, and will only back down when presented with reasons that are intelligent and undoubtedly true. Many then wonder why he seems to be such a devout follower of the Protestant religion, but he has his reasons. While he does consider himself a well-educated and determined man, he also finds that he needs something to place his faith in. As he has said on many occasions; 'If there is nothing better after life on this dirty earth, then what is the point in going on?'

He is determined to rise higher and higher in the ranks of the Second Order, showing his skills off at any possibly opportunity. He always knows his opponent and compiles notes on every vampire he has encountered and subsequently killed. For him, letting a vampire escape with its non-life is simply not an option. He would rather die than shame himself to his superiors.

[B]Short Bio:[/B] Gabriel does not necessarily have a great dislike for Vampires, unlike most of his Brothers, but he was unfortunate enough to have been raised in a family with a fierce Protestant set of traditions. It was drummed into him at a very early age that Vampires were the enemy who should be destroyed and that humans should be saved and preached the word of God. While Gabriel always held onto those beliefs as a boy, he never became a very godly man.

He had a strange, distant relationship with his father and lost his mother at a very young age. His father, the owner of a parish in Cornwall, wouldn?t allow anyone to come to her funeral save for himself and their only son. Gabriel had not cried for fear of showing weakness and had instead been forced into praying and reading the Bible in order to ?relieve his pain?.

As soon as he was old enough to join the Second Order he did, which brought some amount of pride to his father?s old heart. The idea that his son would help to rid the earth of those heathen scum would be enough to make him die a happy man. Gabriel hasn?t seen his father since he was 15 years old, and doesn?t wish to do so any time soon. Talking about his family is a very touchy subject and Gabriel will fly into a fit of uncharacteristic rage if anyone dares to joke about his relationship with his father.


[B]Notes:[/B] Gabriel responds well to authority, but considers himself above everyone unless they can prove otherwise. He isn't very well liked because of this and chooses to keep a secluded lifestyle.


Well done, that man. ^_~
[B]EDIT:[/B] Decided to change to Second Order, seeing as no one else was joining them poor Protestants.[/SIZE]

[Gavin]

[FONT=Verdana][COLOR=BLACK][SIZE=1][LEFT]Done and dusted, thanks for waiting so long Phil. [b]Name:[/b] Brother Michael Griffin. [b]Age:[/b] 34. [b]Gender:[/b] Male. [b]Race:[/b] Human. [b]Alliance:[/b] Section XIII. [b]Description:[/b] [b][url=http://zeitgeistglee.250free.com/Lee.jpg]Rare photo of Brother Griffin[/url][/b] Obvious from this photo, Michael is of an athletic build with long wavy brown hair and dark eyes. Standing just over six feet tall, Michael like all Paladins has trained to look completely inconspicuous when moving in normal clothing during his dispatched hunts, so much so that he now feels more comfortable in hunting gear than he does his robes. [b]Weapons:[/b] None. See Special Skills below. [b]Specialist Skills:[/b] Brother Michael is a master of unarmed combat, having spent much of his teenage years and the entirety of his adult life training and honing his skills as a martial artist. Frequently questioned as to why he has chosen such a relatively impractical method of combat, Michael replies that even the best smith forges a flawed blade and that knowing his own body's strengths and limitations leaves him with options open to none of his brothers and sisters. Now aged 34, Michael has attained Godan [5th Dan] mastery of Shotokan Karate and Shidan [4th Dan] level mastery of Judo as well as interweaving both distinct arts together as a cohesive fighting style. Michael is also a very tactical fighter, knowing that he cannot match a vampire in brute strength, he will invariably attempt to seek out weaknesses that might be assaulted to even the fight and has proven remarkably successful in this regard. As well as this Brother Griffin has taken the spiritual side of martial arts, often lost to Western practitioners and made it a central part of his own training. Of course given that Brother Michael is a devout Catholic, his meditations are often hours spent in either pray or reflection on how he may better fulfil the work of God in his daily life. Never the less, he is adamant that the syncing of mind, body and spirit are necessary to be a truly prolific martial artist. [b]Personality:[/b] By all account Brother Griffin is a normal man, he has highs and lows like everyone, though generally he's found hovering around neutral in a quiet kind of pensive mood. Polite and extremely articulate, he has become something of an orator among his brothers in that generally when a problem arising between the Paladins and another branch of Church he is the one sent to deal with the situation. Michael is definitely one who plays by the rules and follows the orders of his superiors to the letter, if he's told to eliminate an entire nest of vampires and their familiars by himself, you can be certain it will be done without hesitation or regret. [b]Short Bio:[/b] Born in the Republic of Ireland on July 2nd 1984, the situation surrounding his birth however was most unnatural as while Michael's father desperately rushed his heavily pregnant wife to the hospital then were attacked by a group of vampires. His father attempted to fight off the attackers, though being unaware of their supernatural nature he was easily defeated and torn to shred by the beasts. Whether through divine intervention or pure chance, Michaels mother managed to escape the frenzy, collapsing in premature labour on the steps of the hospital. Michael himself was born several hours later via Caesarean section, but the shock of the attack and the death of his husband drove his mother into a coma she would never awake from. Left an orphan, Michael was placed into a group home after he was judged well enough to leave the hospital. The next fifteen years of Michael's life bear little relevance, he was a quiet and complex child, choosing to spend much of his time alone, which provided a factor against his being adopted by many prospective parents. The Brothers running the orphanage noted however the deeply spiritual nature of the boy, he considered his parents murder an act of God and despite the savagery of the act, understood his parents had been called to God. However at age 15 he received a letter which would change his entire life, in this letter was a photograph whom the sender claimed had been directly involved in the murder of his parents. Michael recognised him as one of the men who had come along with his wife to try and adopt him several times over the course of his stay. It claimed they were familiars, servants on vampires whom had targeted his parents as prey for their masters. Michael showed the letter to no-one, neither believing nor disbelieving it's contents until one night he managed to slip away from the building and attempted to track down these "familiars". What he found was much more gruesome than he had expected, he watched from a window as the two familiars tied a gagged young woman to the chair of their basement, only to have her fed upon moments later by a pair of shadow covered fiends. They had to die, every fibre of his body told him they had to die. The Fifth Commandment applied only to those who lived their life in the service of God, so their deaths were legitimate and sanctioned. Waiting until the following morning, Michael broke into the house and proceeded to kill the two occupants with a small kitchen knife he had found. Once he realised what he'd done, Michael dropped the knife only to be confronted by a pair of men in plain clothing, one identified them as Paladins of Iscariot, the other told him that now he belonged with them. Thus Michael spent the next nineteen years of his life as member of the Paladins, being made a formal Brother at age 24. [b]Notes:[/b] Though it may not be obvious, Michael has a deep-seated hatred of The Second Order and it?s members and has on occasion been involved in incidents with it?s members before.[/LEFT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

[Engel]

[color=#DB4C4C][size=1][b]Name.:[/b] Brother Einsamkeit Zaijan Enttäusch. Often called "Brother Ein."
[b]Age.:[/b] 29.
[b]Gender.:[/b] Male.
[b]Race.:[/b] Human.
[b]Alliance.:[/b] Section XIII.

[b]Description.:[/b] [url=http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/20444390/?qo=22&q=by%3Aheise&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps]Einsamkeit. (Copyright@Heise on Deviantart.)[/url]
Einsamkeit. A sharp face framed by medium short, pitch black hair. He looks looks Chinese and yet he doesn't. He looks German, and yet he doesn't. If you were to take one glance at him, you wouldn't be able to pin an ethnicity on him. Brother Ein enjoys the the guessing game people play with him, asking where he's from. With a flick of his finger along his hair, he'd shrug. A moderately strong physique accompanies him, and he isn't overly muscular or overly lithe and small. His skin tone seems to fluxuate depending on the light shining him, though in the pure sun he looks slightly tanned, if a little pale around his hands. Preferring to dress casual, none would suspect him of being a member of Section XIII. However, if the occassion calls for it, he does wear a black pinstripe suit and pants mix with a crimson red silk tie.

Ein also wears two silver earrings, one on each ear. They're nothing fancy, just small, silver hoops. Along with these earrings, he wears a ring on his middle finger that was a gift from his fother, Schtauffen. On his right hand, he wears another ring on his ring finger given to him by his mother, Zenjiga. And, at last, Ein wears a necklace with two amethyst hanging off of it. These are for his birthmonth, Feburary.

[b]Weapons.:[/b] Ah, the very special reason that Einsamkeit's fingertips and arms are so pale. His weapons are, in fact, white leather, knuckless and fingerless gloves with five extentions sticking out to where his fingertips reach. On the end of the extentions are what appear to be rusted, serrated surgical blades. The extentions are hollow, and have a small opening in which poison can be applied to the blades. Their cutting power is extreme and the tips are reinforced with amethyst to make it stronger. Also, Ein wears special shoes with blades on the heel and all around the base of the shoes. They have the same poison mechanism, and are collapsable back into his shoes.

Ein's fingerblades are extremely useful for a quick kill by a stab to the heart, or silver injected into the hollows of the blades can cause death over a long peroid of time, and is incredibly debilitating and painful. But, Ein has been slinging around another vampire-killer since he started. On his back, a large zweihander is strapped up with a black leather cord. The blade isn't long and thin like other zweihanders, no, the blade is in fact very fat and thick. Indeed, it looks more like someone took a gigantic slab of metal and carved a blade out of it. Chinese symbols accompanied by German translations flow down the blade, each as new as the day they were inscribed. The sword is nearly 22kg, but Ein swings it around with one hand at times if he needs to. This is his most favored weapon, as it requires brute strength and finesse. The finesse? Being able to guard, spin, kick, jump, attack, move fluidly from a thrust to a heaving strike. Ein's zweihander is called Rosenrot, or 'rose red.' The reason for the name is that the sword carries a distinct light red hue from the amount of bloodshed it has caused.

[b]Specialist Skills.:[/b] In addition to being a quite capable fighter, Ein is an information gatherer second to none. Able to blend into society if he dresses for it, he can poke around for information on the movements and actions that aren't known to the Section. In troublesome situations, Ein uses his fluidness and dexterity to evade enemies, or confused them and kill them without the messy effort invovled.

[b]Personality.:[/b] Einsamkeit was always cocky upon growing up. However, most people would say those that are cocky are also loud and obnoxious. Ein is soft spoken and a listener, but if he wishes to say something, a smile will imprint on his face and he will say it in the calmest voice and manner. Which, to his delight, can be quite troublesome and annoying to those that are too strong. He believes that he won't let anyone ever hurt him again, and though he can be silent, he is sometimes preoccupied with his thoughts and by the time he realizes someone was speaking, they're already gone. Ein is also imbued with a crusader mentality, wanting to protect everyone he can.

Einsamkeit doesn't especially mind authority, and is actually quite influential on matters that are brought up to him.

[b]Short biography.:[/b] Einsamkeit Enttäusch. Born in Feburary in a small rurual town outside of London to his German father and Chinese mother. He was their pride and joy, they said. He would carry on the family name with a new respect for everyone and have a happy, peaceful life. As with every mother tells their child that they are special and the world, parents lie. Shortly after his fourth birthday, on which he recieved the family rings and a necklace, his mother and father were killed in a "freak accident." He stood still at the news, his small eyes widening as his limbs went limp. He was at a loss of emotion and became socially reclusive.

Years later, Ein would learn the truth behind his parent's death. They were supposedly members of the Section XIII, and were killed by the Second Order. However, they were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time as they were travelling through a battlefield. They were the furthest from either side, they were just young lovers who wanted to see a sunrise and bring their child back flowers so he could decorate his room. They were in the springtime of youth. He felt betrayed and disgusted and his recluse turned to understanding and begrudging acceptance.

Ein was a devout Catholic, and he trained night and day to swear to avenge his mother and father. A child's asperations would be furthered when he was approached by those of the Section XIII, which his mother and father were rumored to be in. They saw potential in him and brought him in as their own. He would grow to understand many more things about the conflicts with the world, including more about the vampires.

[b]Notes.:[/b] Ein's name means "lonliness." He's also quite fond of german chocolate cake and reading. Enjoys several types of music, and playing around with stupid people.[/color][/size]

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Well, I might as well join the fun. ;D I think this game needs a feminine... hmm, [I]bite[/I].

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[B]Name:[/B] Xenia Rosanova

[B]Age:[/B] 118 years (turned into a vampire at the age of 19 in 1909)

[B]Gender:[/B] female

[B]Race:[/B] vampire

[B]Alliance:[/B] Vampiric Alliance

[B]Description: [/B][url=http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=25919&stc=1][COLOR=DarkRed]Xenia[/COLOR][/url] (in her costume as a member of the nobility)

[B]Weapons:[/B] Most of the time she carries a short [url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Rapiere-Morges-2.jpg/180px-Rapiere-Morges-2.jpg][COLOR=DarkRed]rapier[/COLOR][/url] hidden inside a black [url=http://ec3.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00030LXN0.01-AO293CY7PLEN9._AA280_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg][COLOR=DarkRed]lace parasol[/COLOR][/url]. However, she tends to stay away from pure mélées, preferring a more covert and sophisticated approach.

[B]Specialist Skills:[/B] She is a master of seduction, taught by her vampiric mother, the Black Widow Yelena Rasputina. She knows just the right perfumes, costumes and manners to make any man (or woman, for that matter) fall for her. Her graciousness and beauty is otherworldly, and she knows well how to use that as her advantage. Her skills in seduction are not those of a trashy prostitute, but those of a true lady.

[B]Personality:[/B] While many other vampires turn berserk at the sight of fresh blood, Xenia always stays calm and collected. Evil tongues call her a porcelain doll created by the Black Widow for her to play with, and Xenia doesn't really disagree. She does have feelings, albeit they are obscured by her unnatural state of half-life, but whatever she truly feels, she keeps inside her. The only person she has ever opened to is her mother, her queen and her enslaver, the Black Widow.

Just because she doesn't go mad from the thirst of blood, doesn't mean she hasn't got any cravings. Xenia is especially fond of young men, especially those who have just passed their puberty. She has turned many youth to her vampiric cohorts. Like she is a doll to the Black Widow, the young men are her collection which she intends to grow until she has a whole army.

[B]Short Bio:[/B] Xenia was born to the noble family of Rosanov in the Imperial Russian region of Belarus in the year 1890. Ever since she was a child, she made journeys to the Emperor's court with her family, and became to know the royal customs by heart. She admired the imperial princesses and ladies in their billowing dresses and glistening jewelry, and wanted nothing else but to become one of them.

To her misery, a feared enchantress called Yelena Rasputina, caught her sable eyes on the young Lady Rosanova. It wasn't until Xenia was nineteen, however, that Yelena managed to get the girl to meet her privately. From that day forward, Xenia lived with Yelena Rasputina, who was much more than a wicked witch.

Her family begged Xenia to return home to Belarus, but then came the revolution and the Russian Empire fell, and Xenia hasn't heard from her biological family since. Soon began a series of massive wars, during which Xenia and her vampiric mother fled to Transsylvania, home of many ancient vampires. It wasn't until the late 20th century that the two, along with all their new allies from Eastern Europe, left their refugee camp and headed west, towards greater amount of power and blood. Xenia wasn't well aware of what exactly Yelena had in mind, but she didn't really care about it either - she just did what her queen told her.

[B]Notes:[/B] Hope you don't mind the strong connection I put between my character and the vampire leader, Blayze. I just thought Xenia would integrate to the story better this way. My aim is to make her a different type of vampire aside all those killing machines.
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[COLOR=Sienna]Name: Alexei Alexeev (Alex-ee-ev)

Age: 254

Gender: Male

Race: Vampire

Alliance: Vampiric Alliance

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Weapons: Alexei lacks the requisit dexterity and finess to use swords, and he lacks the hand-eye and accuracy to use guns, so he has, instead, turned to a very simple, easy, and devestatingly effective form of weaponry; a massive pair of steel guantlets that, when combined with Alexei's immense strength, are nearly unstoppable. The downside is their immense weight; even most vampires have trouble lifting the monolithic gauntlets.

Specialist Skills: The most obvious special skill Alexei posses is his huge size and strength; when one thinks of vampires, one thinks of small, slight, pale, wraith-like creatures of cunning and stealth; Alexei is almost the antinym of that image. His size and strength make him a very valuable commodity.

The only other remarkable skill Alexei possesses is his tremendous pain resistence; even amongst the supernatural it's quite remarkable how much he can take before passing out or going into shock. Generally he attributes this to living in the extreme cold much of his life.

Both of these traits combine to make him a tank, of sorts.

Personality: As little as he looks like a traditional vampire, he acts quite the same; cold, quite, reserved, showing few emotions past lust, hunger, and a biting sarcasm. The only main difference between him and a typical vampire is that he lacks subtlty almost completly, aswell as the wit and intellegence; he is, in short, rather 'slow' and one can expect any conversation with him to consist mostly of 'uhhh...'s. It doesn't help that English isn't his first language.

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[B]Age:[/B] 30
[B]Gender:[/B] Female
[B]Race: [/B] Human
[B]Alliance:[/B] Second Order

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Avail has an athletic build and is rather muscly, but not to the point of looking overtly masculine. She likes to wear bright and colourful clothing that doesn?t necessarily match. Avail will put on anything from a skirt or a dress to long pants and a tank stop, depending on her mood. When around others of importance or in certain situations (such as hunting vampires) she will wear all black clothing, a simple combination of a black pair of leather pants and long sleeve jacket. Her hair colour switches between an unnatural burgundy/purple colour and black.

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Avail?s swords are not just used for fighting but also, climbing, among other things. The swords are either strapped to her back or hung at her sides from her waste. One blade bares an inscription in vampiric text, meaning ?day? the other ?night?. One may come to the conclusion that she stole the weapons from a vampire or took them from a defeated one, but that has neither been confirmed nor denied.

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Avail keeps the projectile weapon only as a means of fighting unruly vampires and sometimes unruly people. She would rather use her swords in combat, she will shove the weapon in someone?s face if she needs to intimidate them or extract information. Avail has rarely had to use her gun and really only has it with her as a failsafe.

[B]Specialist Skills: [/B] Avail had an aptitude for jumping when she was young, constantly winning first places at athletic meets. She also had a love for rock climbing. Her kills in theses areas enhanced her stamina and jumping ability. She is able to go long periods of time without sleep but must eat a lot to keep up her strength, much to her dislike. Avail can jump further than the average human and her climbing abilities are [I]almost[/I] second to none.

Her enhanced stamina is especially useful in battle. Many vampires have underestimated her because of her small size and looks. She may not be overly strong or quick but she can last in battle, wearing her opponent down then striking. Stamina is also useful in escaping from things that wish to hunt her down, vampire or other.


[B]Personality:[/B] Avail is always smiling; it is rare to not see a smile on her face, but sometimes it can become annoying to people. She is a very cheerful person, even in serious and mournful situations, preferring to see a brighter side to whatever is going on. Sometimes she can act like a complete ditz and be very clumsy but when things get serious so does she. She is very protective of the people close to her and those at the second order. Something has to be very wrong to wipe the smile from her face, even when she is sad she manages to put on joyful emotions. She loves to flirt with men but doesn?t get the chance very often. She can be boisterous sometimes to a point when others may yell at her to [B]?sit down and shut up.?[/B]

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Avail grew up in a household devoid of religion. Her parents were Atheists and would constantly tell her and her siblings that there was no god. She would **** with her two younger brothers on a hill over looking the church every time there was a gathering. They would sit and listen to what was said and sung, they would never tell their parents of their outings. It never became clear to Avail why her parents acted in such a way until she was much older.

On the 30th of November, a date which she would never forget, her town was attacked by vampires. Perhaps it was the fact that they were a small rural village and had no defences, or the town had many young adults. Whatever it was, they attacked and sunk their fangs into whatever and whoever they could find. That night Avail hastily took her younger brothers to their cellar hidden on their large property. Many events occurred that night and when asked she refuses to speak of them.

After the town was attacked Avail took her younger brothers into the city they were now homeless and orphans. Avail took many different jobs over a period of time simply to keep food in their stomachs. She worked 3 jobs to but her little brothers into school and barely had time to sleep. She knew it had to stop and sought out some other means of keeping her family together.

She offered herself as a bounty hunter to the rich and powerful, killing vampires when hired to. It was dangerous but it gave her free time and a lot more money. Avail had to force herself most days to smile; she had to look happy simply for her brothers? sakes. She had no training in killing vampires at all but utilised her abilities in order to get the job done, despite almost constant injuries. After some time she found herself working for the second order. Avail became more interested in saving humans than killing vampires, but she has never hesitated to ram a stake through one of them.


[B]Notes:[/B]Avail shows no outward signs of hating vampires, she will go to great lengths to preserve the idea she accepts them. Deep down however she despises them, hates them with every fibre of her being and wants them exterminated.

Edit: All done, changed some stuff.
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OOC: dang it i wanted to be the first to post for the second order.....


[CENTER]Name: Brother Isaacin Ray Edwards

Age: 60

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Alliance: Second Order

Description: Isaacin has the face of an innocent old man. He?s 5?3 and looks fairly weak. He has short grey hair that he slicks back. His gentle blue eyes hide the assassin in him. He wears a large white robe with a white smooth rope tide around his waste. He has long sleeves and a hood. On his back he has the symbol of the Second Order. He also carries a wooden staff to give off the appearance of an old monk. During the night and during missions he?ll wear his hood and cover his face with a white cover. Its at this time that no one can tell how old he is or who he is.

Weapons: He carries a wooden staff. Inside he has holy watered darts. He also has dart under his sleeves. Underneath his robe he carries small vials of holy water, smoke bombs and UV grenades. He also carries a special container that has his favorite ?juice? inside.

Specialist Skills: A master assassin. Although he looks old and weak he is in fact very healthy and quick on his feet. He use his darts to kill from a distance and knows how to hide very well even though he walks around at night wearing white. He learned Martial Arts during his travels in China. He?s decent at hand to hand combat and prefers to use his staff in the fight. He?s an expert pole fighter and a drunk boxer. Able to sneak around and break into any lock has made this old man a valuable assassin to the Second Order.

Personality: Quiet and timid. He doesn?t like to work with young people because of their reckless behavior. He?s very wise and is always happy to tell an old story from his younger days. He likes to joke around and can be a bit of a pervert. Even in the face of danger he?ll try to joke around. He tries to not show any emotion except for joy and laughter.

Short Bio: Now a quiet old man but during his younger years he was impatient and reckless. He started with Section XIII on the war against the undead but when the love of his life was taken by vampires. He could not kill her. He left Section XIII and joined the Second Order in hopes of finding her and converting her before she would become a vampire. He strongly believed that the vampires hypnotize the humans into their will. Many years have passed and he has not been able to find her. To this day he still feels that she's still alive hoping she's not a vampire.

Once he joined the Second Order, he began training as an assassin in the hopes that his skill would help him find his love. Some parts of his life are foggy and he cant remember some of it. During a fight with a vampire lord, he was defeated but not killed. He went missing for over a year and when he finally returned he didn?t remember what had happened. At first they did not believe him and thought he was now a spy for the vampires but that soon faded away when he continued his training as an assassin and killed many lord vampires.

Now, considered an Elder, He still partakes in assassination mission with some of the younger assassins. He?s considered one of the greatest assassins in the history of the Second Order, although he never likes to act like it.

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[left][font=Arial][size=1][b]Short Bio:[/b] Matthew was a young boy when he first heard about vampires. Being so young and naive, he never really understood what he meant when he said 'I wanna be a vampire!'. It wasn't until he was 7 years old that he regretted what he constantly wanted. After witnessing his older sister Peggy, age 13 at the time, becoming turned, she begged and pleaded to be killed. After explaining what she had become and what she would do to him and his family with the little time left of her humanity, Matthew executed his sisters last wish. From that point on, Matthew had seething hate for vampires, wishing them all dead. At the age of 18, he was inducted into the Order and has henceforth become a well known hunter. But ever since his sisters death, Matthew vowed to destroy that vampire that caused him to commit that haneous crime, an action that he has yet to complete....[/size][/font][/left]
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[SIZE=1][COLOR=Navy][b]Name:[/b] Deirdre Iona Fairholme

[b]Age:[/b] Turned at the age of 29 in 1736, is now 301

[b]Gender:[/b] Female

[b]Race:[/b] Vampire

[b]Alliance:[/b] Vampiric Alliance

[b]Description:[/b] Deirdre is of an average height, standing at five foot five in her bare feet. Her eyes are a cornflower blue, very pale and piercing, telling you very clearly what she is thinking and holding nothing back. She wears her hair loose around her shoulders, allowing it to fall in raven black waves that reach the middle of her back.

She is not slim, nor is she overly large; her build is most accurately described as ?fit? and Deirdre is nowhere near weak. Her hands are on the smaller side, but still proportioned correctly for her build and her grip is firm and steady.

Deirdre?s face has very strong features, giving her the appearance of a hawk; that, or the very accurate appearance of a woman quite set in her ways.

When Deirdre walks it?s with very loose, relaxed strides that eat up the ground quite quickly. She always smells of herbs ? most prominently of comfrey ? and her voice is a mellow one that is an alto when she sings.

The types of clothing Deirdre favors are long, denim skirts; leather boots; t-shirts and jean jackets. The only jewelry she wears is a copper choker type necklace and two copper hoop earrings.

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[b]Weapons:[/b] Powders and pastes and tasteless liquids are Deirdre?s weapons; fast acting, delayed or otherwise. She makes the poisons herself ? for knowledge goes both ways?chances are if you know how to help, you know how to destroy as well.

[b]Specialist Skills:[/b] Deirdre has an uncanny knowledge of anything that has to do with how a plant will effect your body, whether it be healthily or?otherwise. Deirdre is also quite skilled in putting others completely off of a subject by being so surly in telling about it. Want to know more about her past? After she snarls at you, you won?t.

[b]Personality:[/b] Deirdre is quiet in a loud way. While she doesn?t talk much, when she does it is with an opinion that clearly states that what you say is not going to change her mind no matter how forceful you are.

She never dances around a subject, but rather goes about things with a very determined air; if she has a view, or if she knows something, she say it without any niceties. Period.

While she had many things to say on most subjects, her past is not one of them as she sees it as a closed chapter of her book of life.

All in all, Deirdre?s personality is very firm and no nonsense.

[b]Short Bio:[/b] Deirdre was born in Bowmore (Bogh Mòr), a small town on the shore of Loch Indaal on Islay Island in Scotland. Her father was already dead before her birth ? having drowned in the nearby Loch while fishing ? and her mother died shortly after Deirdre?s birth.

She lived as a ward of the local parish until she was nine and a visiting Wise Woman took her to Baltinglass (Bealach Chonglais), County Wicklow, Ireland with her to be her apprentice so she would have someone to take over when she was old and left the world.

Deirdre learned from the old woman (Whom she knew simply as Old Woman) until she was 27 and the old woman died. She continued the Old Woman?s work for two years until one night, while she was out gathering herbs, a creature of the night came upon her and she was turned.

After Deirdre was turned, she stopped being a Wise Woman; but those that were brave enough continued to come to her for remedies until she left the area never to visit it again until all memories of her had passed.

[b]Notes:[/b] Deirdre does not see being a vampire a bad thing, nor does she see it as a good thing. She is simply apathetic to the state she is in.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[Epsilon]

[COLOR=SlateGray][SIZE=1][b]Name:[/b] Sister Rasphin L. Poise.

[b]Age:[/b] 25.
[b]Gender:[/b] Female.

[b]Race:[/b] Human.
[b]Alliance:[/b] Section XIII.

[b]Description:[/b] [URL=http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5514/posie02oi0.jpg]Poise.[/URL]

A height of exactly 5 feet, Poise is light, weighing 98 lbs. Having a fairly small build, she walks with an air of slight self doubt. Having come from a family of many cultures, she has no definite ethnicity. Often commented upon how her eyes are her best feature, they're a vivid brown. With a slight eerie green that creeps in form the outer rims. Within her eyes, as the brown meets and merges to the pupils, it seems as though there's a faint white lining. Her hair is short, being the same lengths as a male within the back, but gradually becoming longer to frame her face.

Dressing casually outside of work from the Section, when she hunts or carries out orders, Poise will dress formally. Wearing a pair of black pants, a white button top, and ankle boots. Around her waist she wear a belt composed of three silver links, they come together as one at her right hip beneath a skull buckle.

Around her neck she wears a dog collar, two small dog tags stating: name age and date of birth. Upon the other, there is simply a family emblem.

[b]Weapons:[/b] [URL=http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/817/fnfanwg4.jpg]Two FN - FAL.[/URL]
[i] - Fusil Automatique Léger. A 7.62 × 51 mm NATO, self-loading, selective fire rifle. Originally produced by the Belgian during the Cold War, it was later adopted by many countries through out the world. A common militia weapon and a fairly common civilian rifle. However, unlike the basic standard of the FAL's magazine capacity ranges from 5 to 30 rounds. Her gun is able to hold 10 to 40 rounds. Each magazine usually carrying 25 rounds. The basic concept and design of this FN - FAL remains, for most part, unaltered. Custom made to suit her needs this version is lighter then most. Having two silver strips of lining, horizontally, along the barrel. The identification number has been filed off the top and replaced with her first name in silver.

The bullets Poise uses within her FN-FALs are custom to the Section XIII. Created of silver, the gun powder has been dried and saturated with holy water. Later to be redried again. The bullets are engraved with a cross from the Christian church. [/i]

[b]Specialist Skills:[/b] Poise's special skills relay heavily in tactical advances and covering the tracks of her self and other members of Section XIII and the Second Order, fixing the flaws of their actions afterwards.

[b]Personality:[/b] Uncomfortable within her own skin, Poise is often times considered timid and shy. She tends to have problems expressing her ideas and she is polite to a certain extent. She keeps her life and work separate. She is caring but is easily worried.

The tendency of her personality, as a whole, often leads to miscommunication between she, Section XIII and The Second Order. However, she knows how to do her job and how to do it well. Sister Posie is neutral against Vampires. Seeing them not as good or bad, but things in general that simply need to be gotten rid of.

[b]Short Bio:[/b] Born to a family of six, Poise was the youngest child and the youngest female. Although the two parents loved their children, it was inevitable that they couldn't distribute their love or kindness evenly. After the first two children were born and raised, they no longer need to watch their children as closely. As the third child came they knew they simply needed to support their children facially. The four children could take care of the youngest and of themselves. Poise did not know her parents well. It was simply the way things were done, a way of efficiency.

At the age of 10 her family had moved to a new home in England. A larger one to accommodate all of them and the children's developing need of space. The house was three stories high and far away from neighbors or a city. One day while exploring the new house's attic, Poise happened to stumble upon three sleeping people. They stirred slightly, seeing as she was only a child, they went back to rest. Feeling only amounts of indifference, she thought of mice and cats. She later returned with a shotgun she'd found in the basement from the former owners. Poise never spoke of this incident.

The following month two men dressed came to the door. Alone and slightly confused, their was no one else home of which she could turn to. She let them in politely as she watched the search around the house. Collect the former owner's thing from the basement. The continued to look through out them home, not satisfied to their findings. Poise led them to the attic, they found the gun and took it. At the age of 18 Poise was contacted by the Section and Order. Leaving for London, her parents and her first brother were dead.

[b]Notes:[/b] Contrary to Poise's dedication and the joy she receives from working with Section XIII, she holds a job in a local bar and cafe.

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[Veritas]

[left][size=1][font=Tahoma][color=dimgray][b]Name:[/b] Dorian Lucavi[/color][/font][/size][/left]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Age:[/b] Turned at the age of 21 during the 16th Century.[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Gender:[/b] Male[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Race:[/b] Vampire[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Alliance:[/b] Vampiric Alliance[/color][/size]
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[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Description:[/b] [url="http://www.otakuboards.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=24701"]Here[/url], Dorian stands at about 6 feet even, though not extremely tall he seems to loom over most people. His muscle is dense but lean underminding his true strength. He is very vain about his appearance and is always in a suit of either black or gray. Dorian's pitch black hair, blue eyes and pale skin give him a unique appearance. Black leather gloves adorn his hands usually covering the ring on his right middle finger. The only other piece of jewelery he wears is an platinum ank pendant.[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Weapons:[/b] Dorian has been know to use 2 silver chukris for his main means of combat. Though he also utilizes two flint lock pistols, impractical, but ellegant in aestetics and quite damaging when succesful. [/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Specialist Skills:[/b] The gift of the unseen has manifested itself into Dorain throught his many years. He is able to blend into crowds and shadows with ease. Also he is a gifted fencer, though he has given up carrying a Rapier, seeing as it's large and rather hard to conceal, though sometimes utilizes one when on a specific task.[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Personality:[/b] Will Edit[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Short Bio:[/b] Will Edit[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][b]Notes: [/b]Will Edit[/color][/size]

[size=1][color=dimgray][/color][/size]
[size=1][color=#696969]I planned on finishing more, but I have been sick all day and I can't quite think strait, I'll piece the rest of it together tomorrow, ill or not.[/color][/size]