"Bodies here." Jakob's voice came up, distorted, far away. "I think I've found the crew ... Oh sweet God, his blessed Saints--"
There was a snarling, and Jakob screamed. The lantern went out and in the blackness something thrashed the water into a fury. The skipper glimpsed the yellow gleam of an eye, like a ravening fire far off on a pitch-black night. His lips formed Jakob's name but no sound came out; his tongue had turned to sand. He backed away and bumped into the sharp corner of a crate. Run, some part of his mind shrieked at him, but his marrow had become like granite within his very bones.
Then the thing was swarming up the companion towards him, and he had not even the time to mouth a prayer before it was rending his flesh, and the yellow eyes were witness to his soul's flight.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RP
In many ways this can be described as a "guided" RP.
CHARACTERS: Players will be asked to claim a character of their choosing, and no original characters will be allowed. Characters will be classified as major or minor, and players will be allowed to simultaneously control one major character and one (and possibly two or three) minor character. Characters may fluctuate between being major or minor, so there may be some fluidity to that aspect. You are more than free to pick whichever character you want, but if you would like a suggestion as to a character to choose, feel free to ask and I will match you up to one who shares similar personality traits.
Additionally, new characters will be added with regularity, and quite a few characters (major and minor, so don't think you're safe either way) will die. So don't lose heart if one of your people dies. You can select another unclaimed character, or simply wait for a new one to be introduced.
Any unclaimed character that is integral to the plot will be played by me.
PLOT: There are certain points that are integral to the plot. Thus, in joining this RP, you must be open to receiving a PM from the RP leader (i.e. me
) giving you a strong suggestion as to certain details that should be included in your next post(s). That being said, I will give you as much freedom as possible outside of those suggestions. For an example, you may receive a PM that says "Characters X and Y need to find themselves in the basement of the monastery's library tonight." I don't care what your characters do on their way to the library, or while in the library, so long as they are in the library when they need to be.
VERY IMPORTANT: If you are unwilling to take these suggestions, this RP is not for you.
There may come a time when I "unlock" the RP and let it go free-range, as it were, but until that point I would like to exercise some modicum of control.
GEOGRAPHY:
MAGIC: There is magic in this RP, it is referred to as "Dweomer". Not all can use it; of those who can, not all are mages. The Dweomer takes a toll on all of its kind. The more powerful the spell, the greater the toll. Be wary of using your spells, Dweomer-folk.
RELIGION: Religion is a very important aspect of this world.
Most of the West follows the teachings of the Blessed Saint Ramusio, and the Church is modeled after the parts of the Catholic and Anglican Churches in many ways. There is a Pontiff at the top of the hierarchy, currently that is Macrobius III. There are high-ranking Vicars just beneath him, including the Vicar-General, who is in charge of the Knights-Militant, the military wing of the Church. There are also orders of monks, including Inceptines, Antillians, Mercurians, and the Friars Mendicant. The Church carries great status throughout the Western kingdoms, and no monarch dare make a move without the consent of the most Holy Church, manifested in each kingdom by the Prelate.
In the East, the Merduks follow the teachings of the prophet Ahrimuz. Similar to Islam, the Merduks prostrate themselves during prayer, and use a prayer rug.
TENTATIVE START DATE: August 15th.
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CHARACTER LIST
XX = Claimed
Corfe Cear-Inaf - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Classification: Major
Age: 25
Occupation: Torunnan solider - Infantryman
Starting Location: Fallen City of Aekir
Physical Description: 6' tall, strong, athletic build. Dark hair, blue eyes. Corfe has a military bearing as befitting his training.
Personality: Corfe is as strong-willed as granite, and often as cold as it. At the same time, he is loyal to a fault, and has a very pragmatic sense of right and wrong. He loves his wife, Heria, deeply.
Heria Cear-Inaf - XX
Sex: F
Nationality: Torunnan
Classification: Minor
Age: 23
Occupation: Corfe's wife
Starting Location: Fallen City of Aekir
Physical Description: A stunning beauty, Heria is tall and slender with medium-length dark hair and gray eyes. She is noted for her smile, which quirks up one corner of her mouth.
Personality: Just as strong-willed as her husband, Heria is proud to the core, doing whatever she needs to do to survive. She is devoted to her husband.
Aurungzeb, the Golden - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Merduk, specifically Ostrabarian
Classification: Major
Age: 43
Occupation: Third Sultan of Ostrabar
Starting Location: Ostrabar Royal Palace
Physical Description: A large, corpulent man with a booming voice. Aurungzeb is every bit the ostentatious Sultan, standing well over six feet tall and weighing approximately 300 pounds.
Personality: Aurungzeb borders on tyrannical. He cannot abide failure, and rules his court mainly through fear and intimidation. His physical size allows him to do this quite easily. When things don't go his way, he has a tendency to be petulant.
Orkh - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Unknown, presumably of the Western monarchies
Classification: Minor
Age: 34
Occupation: Mage
Starting Location: Unknown
Physical Description: Unknown, as Orkh himself is never seen.
Personality: Orkh acts as Aurungzeb's eyes, sending his magical creations to spy on the Western forces and reporting back to Aurungzeb their findings. He is a bit defiant towards his Sultan, due to his magical buffer, but generally complies.
Richard Hawkwood - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Gabrionese
Age: 37
Classification: Major
Occupation: Mariner
Starting Location: Aboard his ship, the Grace of God, bound for Abrusio.
Physical Description: Short, stocky, sturdily built. Hawkwood is every bit the grizzled veteran of the seas. His skin his tanned dark and his face is perpetually wind-burned and never clean shaven.
Personality: The consummate master mariner, Hawkwood never feels completely comfortable on land. He his proud of ships, and loyal to a fault to his fellow seamen. Not overly intelligent, but very cagey and crafty, he expects things to be done the right way. Proud, willful, and stubborn.
Julius Albak - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Ridawan
Age: 35
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Mariner
Starting Location: Aboard the Grace of God
Physical Description: Dark-skinned, due to his upbringing in Ridawan, a tropical outpost. He is of average height and build.
Personality: Loyal to his captain and friend, Richard Hawkwood.
Galliardo Ponera
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 46
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Port Captain of Abrusio
Starting Location: Docks of Abrusio
Physical Description: Short and well-built, a former sailor before accepting his assignment as Port Captain. Like many Hebrionese, he has deeply tanned skin.
Personality: Committed to his job, which he loves as it keeps him involved with the ships he loves. A friend to Hawkwood, he has a strong sense of justice.
Abeleyn IV - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 22
Classification: Major
Occupation: Monarch of Hebrion
Starting Location: Hebrionese Palace, Abrusio
Physical Description: Tall and handsome, Abeleyn is the figurehead of Hebrion. He stands approximately 6' tall and is athletically built with dark hair and eyes.
Personality: A proud young man in the prime of his life, Abeleyn learned much from his father, Bleyn. However, where Bleyn was a pious man who burned heretics at the stake in the name of the Church, Abeleyn has taken a more engaging approach to his people. He is still learning how to be a monarch, and relies heavily on his advisor, Golophin.
Himerius, Prelate of Abrusio -XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 58
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Head of the Church in Hebrion
Starting Location: Hebrionese Palace, Abrusio
Physical Description: Balding, with liver-spotted skin, Himerius' most notable physical feature is his hawk-like nose. He is of average height, and has put on some weight in his years.
Personality: Himerius is power hungry. He longs for the seat of the High Pontiff, and in truth has his eyes set on ruling all of Normannia through that seat. He will stop at nothing to gain that power.
Bardolin Carreirida - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 39
Classification: Major
Occupation: Mage
Starting Location: His home, a tower in Abrusio
Physical Description: A former soldier, Bardolin is a strapping, well-built man of average height. His oft-broken nose, the small scars on his temples from where his soldier's helm rested, and his severely short hair all speak to his soldier's heritage.
Personality: Kind-hearted, Bardolin's magical abilities manifested themselves on the battlefield as he healed wounded soldiers. He is an odd mix of soldier and wizard, and therefore, of religious and worldly.
Griella Tabard - XX
Sex: F
Nationality: Hebrionese, of the simple mountain folk who dwell in the Hebros Mts.
Age: 15
Classification: Major
Occupation: None
Starting Location: The streets of Abrusio
Physical Description: A relatively small teenage girl, standing a hair over 5' and weighing only 100 lbs, Griella has short sandy blonde hair and light brown eyes.
Personality: In many ways, Griella is a typical teenage girl, a bit bubbly and friendly most of the time, with a strong curiosity about the world around her. But there is a darkness in her that gives a core that is as cold as steel. She also has a monstrous secret.
Lord Murad of Galiapeno - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 33
Classification: Major
Occupation: Noble
Starting Location: Hebrionese Palace, Abrusio
Physical Description: Tall and thin, Murad has a long scar on one side of his face. He has shoulder length greasy black hair. He is not considered to be an attractive man, though he has never wanted for the attentions of the fairer sex.
Personality: Murad has a personality to match his features. He is power-hungry and driven. He longs to up his status in the world. He is a minor noble and wants to change that.
Lady Jemilla - XX
Sex: F
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 32
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Courtesan
Starting Location: Her home
Physical Description: A beautiful woman with dark hair and eyes, with skin like porcelain.
Personality: Jemilla, much like many of the men in the world, is power hungry and determined to improve her status in life. She consorts with the nobility, though she is of common birth herself. She uses all her feminine wiles to get what she wants.
Golophin - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 53
Classification: Major
Occupation: Mage, Vizier to Abeleyn
Starting Location: Home of Bardolin
Physical Description: A tall old man as thin as a tinker's purse, Golophin is a powerful wizard. He often travels wearing a wide- and round-brimmed hat. Salt and pepper hair with blue eyes.
Personality: Often with a bright humor, Golophin is generally light-hearted and witty. However, when things turn serious, Golophin is not one to be taken lightly. Intimidatingly intelligent, Golophin is a fixture in the court of Abeleyn and has the young monarch's ear at all times.
Shahr Baraz - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Ostrabar
Age: 71
Classification: Minor
Occupation: General of Merduk forces
Starting Location: Aekir
Physical Description: An old military man, Shahr Baraz is every bit the eastern warrior. His face is barely lined, despite his age, and his eyes are nearly invisible behind their slits. He wears his white hair in a topknot, and has a long drooping mustache.
Personality: Shahr Baraz is a consummate soldier with a strict sense of justice and honor.
The Blind Man
Sex: M
Nationality: Unknown
Age: 68
Classification: Major
Occupation: Unknown
Starting Location: The Searil Road
Physical Description: A small old man in mud-caked robes of an Inceptine priest, his face hideously scarred, eyes gouged out by marauding Merduks, he wears a necklace bearing the Symbol of the Saint around his chest. A Symbol he will never see again.
Personality: He is humble, quiet and reserved, but intelligent. He is mentally strong and has a sense of worldly matters. A priest, he is devoted to his beliefs.
Ribeiro - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Age: 22
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Novice Antillian Monk
Starting Location: The Searil Road
Physical Description: A tall and thin young man, he wears his hair tonsured, as do most priests.
Personality: He accompanies the blind man along the Searil Road and is completely devoted to him, taking care of him in every way possible.
Billerand
Sex: M
Nationality: Fimbrian
Age: 36
Classification: Minor
Occupation: First mate of the Gabrian Osprey
Starting Location: Aboard the Gabrian Osprey
Physical Description: A burly man, with an ornate mustache, Billerand is another hardy sailor.
Personality: Though he barks his orders like a drill sergeant addressing new recruits, Billerand is actually a rather contemplative sort, quiet and thoughtful.
Ortelius - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Almarkan
Age: 44
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Inceptine Priest
Starting Location: Aboard a dinghy in Abrusio Harbor
Physical Description: An oldish man, white-haired, but ruddy and of sapre features. Hair is tonsured in the manner of priests. Rounded shoulders with the stocky build of a longshoreman.
Personality: Pious, somewhat arrogant with his religious beliefs. He is slippery, and spouts platitudes that none can disagree with.
Sequero - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 23
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Military officer, Ensign rank
Starting Location: Aboard Grace of God
Physical Description: A typical Hebrian of noble birth, Hernan Sequero has dark hair and eyes with slightly tanned skin. He is of average height, and is well-built with a soldier's bearing.
Personality: Sequero is a typical noble who treats commoners with a little bit of contempt, though he does well to temper it aboard the ship. He has a passion for horsebreeding.
di Souza - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 22
Occupation: Military officer, Ensign rank
Starting Location: Aboard Grace of God
Physical Description: Tall, lanky, with straw-colored hair, a rarity in Hebrion. General military bearing.
Personality: Closer to his troops than most military officers, Valdan di Souza is somewhat naive. He can read and write, and can fire an arquebus, all things most officers avoid.
Mateo - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 14
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Ship's boy aboard the Gabrian Osprey
Starting Location: Aboard the Gabrian Osprey
Physical Description: A typical young man, sandy hair, brown eyes. Average height and build.
Personality: Absolutely devoted to his Captain.
Pieter Martellus
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Age: 34
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Military Officer, General rank, commanding officer at Ormann Dyke
Starting Location: Ormann Dyke
Physical Description: Martellus is known as "The Lion," and it suits both his appearance and personality. He has a mane and beard of shaggy black hair shot through with gray and russet tints. He is a huge man, but surprisingly slim-waisted.
Personality: Severe, and a bit cold-blooded, but fair at the same time. He is a general, and takes his duties seriously.
Mark
Sex: M
Nationality: Astaran
Age: 25
Occupation: Monarch of Astarac
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: In the passes of the Malvennor Mountains
Physical Description: Another young monarch, Mark is slightly taller and slightly heavier built than Abeleyn. He has a beard of black hair to accompany that on his head, and hazel eyes.
Personality: He and Abeleyn were friends during their youths, and remain so as kings. Mark is a bit more cautious than Abeleyn.
Andruw Cear-Adurhal - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Age: 24
Occupation: Military Officer, Haptman rank
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: Ormann Dyke
Physical Description: A bit on the short and slight side, Andruw is a typical Torunnan soldier. He is well-built despite his small stature. Dark hair and eyes.
Personality: He is an ammunitions expert, and his personality can be explosive to match. He is energetic, and a bit impatient. He often speaks before thinking.
Albrec - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Almarkan
Age: 47
Occupation: Antillian monk
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: Charibon, in his cell.
Physical Description: A small man, with hunched shoulders from working in the library day in and day out, he is much like a typical librarian. His eyesight is worsening. He wears a simple brown robe, and a wooden saint's symbol he carved himself.
Personality: Quiet, studious, and reserved, Albrec loves unearthing information from the numerous stacks and shelves of scrolls and texts housed in the archives of the library of St. Garaso at the monastery-city of Charibon. He secretly hoards texts found to be heretical.
Avila - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Perigrainian
Age: 25
Occupation: Inceptine novice
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: Charibon, Albrec's cell
Physical Description: The son of Perigrainian nobles, Avila shares their pale visage. He is tall and handsome, with light brown tonsured hair and pale blu eyes.
Personality: He and Albrec share a great, albeit odd, friendship despite their being polar opposites. Destined to quickly rise through the Inceptine ranks, none can play the political game as well as Avila. Despite that, he maintains a sort of innocence about him. Deeply philosophical, he and Albrec can have great discussions.
There was a snarling, and Jakob screamed. The lantern went out and in the blackness something thrashed the water into a fury. The skipper glimpsed the yellow gleam of an eye, like a ravening fire far off on a pitch-black night. His lips formed Jakob's name but no sound came out; his tongue had turned to sand. He backed away and bumped into the sharp corner of a crate. Run, some part of his mind shrieked at him, but his marrow had become like granite within his very bones.
Then the thing was swarming up the companion towards him, and he had not even the time to mouth a prayer before it was rending his flesh, and the yellow eyes were witness to his soul's flight.
=======================================================
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RP
In many ways this can be described as a "guided" RP.
CHARACTERS: Players will be asked to claim a character of their choosing, and no original characters will be allowed. Characters will be classified as major or minor, and players will be allowed to simultaneously control one major character and one (and possibly two or three) minor character. Characters may fluctuate between being major or minor, so there may be some fluidity to that aspect. You are more than free to pick whichever character you want, but if you would like a suggestion as to a character to choose, feel free to ask and I will match you up to one who shares similar personality traits.
Additionally, new characters will be added with regularity, and quite a few characters (major and minor, so don't think you're safe either way) will die. So don't lose heart if one of your people dies. You can select another unclaimed character, or simply wait for a new one to be introduced.
Any unclaimed character that is integral to the plot will be played by me.
PLOT: There are certain points that are integral to the plot. Thus, in joining this RP, you must be open to receiving a PM from the RP leader (i.e. me

VERY IMPORTANT: If you are unwilling to take these suggestions, this RP is not for you.
There may come a time when I "unlock" the RP and let it go free-range, as it were, but until that point I would like to exercise some modicum of control.
GEOGRAPHY:

MAGIC: There is magic in this RP, it is referred to as "Dweomer". Not all can use it; of those who can, not all are mages. The Dweomer takes a toll on all of its kind. The more powerful the spell, the greater the toll. Be wary of using your spells, Dweomer-folk.
RELIGION: Religion is a very important aspect of this world.
Most of the West follows the teachings of the Blessed Saint Ramusio, and the Church is modeled after the parts of the Catholic and Anglican Churches in many ways. There is a Pontiff at the top of the hierarchy, currently that is Macrobius III. There are high-ranking Vicars just beneath him, including the Vicar-General, who is in charge of the Knights-Militant, the military wing of the Church. There are also orders of monks, including Inceptines, Antillians, Mercurians, and the Friars Mendicant. The Church carries great status throughout the Western kingdoms, and no monarch dare make a move without the consent of the most Holy Church, manifested in each kingdom by the Prelate.
In the East, the Merduks follow the teachings of the prophet Ahrimuz. Similar to Islam, the Merduks prostrate themselves during prayer, and use a prayer rug.
TENTATIVE START DATE: August 15th.
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CHARACTER LIST
XX = Claimed
Corfe Cear-Inaf - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Classification: Major
Age: 25
Occupation: Torunnan solider - Infantryman
Starting Location: Fallen City of Aekir
Physical Description: 6' tall, strong, athletic build. Dark hair, blue eyes. Corfe has a military bearing as befitting his training.
Personality: Corfe is as strong-willed as granite, and often as cold as it. At the same time, he is loyal to a fault, and has a very pragmatic sense of right and wrong. He loves his wife, Heria, deeply.
Heria Cear-Inaf - XX
Sex: F
Nationality: Torunnan
Classification: Minor
Age: 23
Occupation: Corfe's wife
Starting Location: Fallen City of Aekir
Physical Description: A stunning beauty, Heria is tall and slender with medium-length dark hair and gray eyes. She is noted for her smile, which quirks up one corner of her mouth.
Personality: Just as strong-willed as her husband, Heria is proud to the core, doing whatever she needs to do to survive. She is devoted to her husband.
Aurungzeb, the Golden - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Merduk, specifically Ostrabarian
Classification: Major
Age: 43
Occupation: Third Sultan of Ostrabar
Starting Location: Ostrabar Royal Palace
Physical Description: A large, corpulent man with a booming voice. Aurungzeb is every bit the ostentatious Sultan, standing well over six feet tall and weighing approximately 300 pounds.
Personality: Aurungzeb borders on tyrannical. He cannot abide failure, and rules his court mainly through fear and intimidation. His physical size allows him to do this quite easily. When things don't go his way, he has a tendency to be petulant.
Orkh - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Unknown, presumably of the Western monarchies
Classification: Minor
Age: 34
Occupation: Mage
Starting Location: Unknown
Physical Description: Unknown, as Orkh himself is never seen.
Personality: Orkh acts as Aurungzeb's eyes, sending his magical creations to spy on the Western forces and reporting back to Aurungzeb their findings. He is a bit defiant towards his Sultan, due to his magical buffer, but generally complies.
Richard Hawkwood - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Gabrionese
Age: 37
Classification: Major
Occupation: Mariner
Starting Location: Aboard his ship, the Grace of God, bound for Abrusio.
Physical Description: Short, stocky, sturdily built. Hawkwood is every bit the grizzled veteran of the seas. His skin his tanned dark and his face is perpetually wind-burned and never clean shaven.
Personality: The consummate master mariner, Hawkwood never feels completely comfortable on land. He his proud of ships, and loyal to a fault to his fellow seamen. Not overly intelligent, but very cagey and crafty, he expects things to be done the right way. Proud, willful, and stubborn.
Julius Albak - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Ridawan
Age: 35
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Mariner
Starting Location: Aboard the Grace of God
Physical Description: Dark-skinned, due to his upbringing in Ridawan, a tropical outpost. He is of average height and build.
Personality: Loyal to his captain and friend, Richard Hawkwood.
Galliardo Ponera
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 46
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Port Captain of Abrusio
Starting Location: Docks of Abrusio
Physical Description: Short and well-built, a former sailor before accepting his assignment as Port Captain. Like many Hebrionese, he has deeply tanned skin.
Personality: Committed to his job, which he loves as it keeps him involved with the ships he loves. A friend to Hawkwood, he has a strong sense of justice.
Abeleyn IV - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 22
Classification: Major
Occupation: Monarch of Hebrion
Starting Location: Hebrionese Palace, Abrusio
Physical Description: Tall and handsome, Abeleyn is the figurehead of Hebrion. He stands approximately 6' tall and is athletically built with dark hair and eyes.
Personality: A proud young man in the prime of his life, Abeleyn learned much from his father, Bleyn. However, where Bleyn was a pious man who burned heretics at the stake in the name of the Church, Abeleyn has taken a more engaging approach to his people. He is still learning how to be a monarch, and relies heavily on his advisor, Golophin.
Himerius, Prelate of Abrusio -XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 58
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Head of the Church in Hebrion
Starting Location: Hebrionese Palace, Abrusio
Physical Description: Balding, with liver-spotted skin, Himerius' most notable physical feature is his hawk-like nose. He is of average height, and has put on some weight in his years.
Personality: Himerius is power hungry. He longs for the seat of the High Pontiff, and in truth has his eyes set on ruling all of Normannia through that seat. He will stop at nothing to gain that power.
Bardolin Carreirida - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 39
Classification: Major
Occupation: Mage
Starting Location: His home, a tower in Abrusio
Physical Description: A former soldier, Bardolin is a strapping, well-built man of average height. His oft-broken nose, the small scars on his temples from where his soldier's helm rested, and his severely short hair all speak to his soldier's heritage.
Personality: Kind-hearted, Bardolin's magical abilities manifested themselves on the battlefield as he healed wounded soldiers. He is an odd mix of soldier and wizard, and therefore, of religious and worldly.
Griella Tabard - XX
Sex: F
Nationality: Hebrionese, of the simple mountain folk who dwell in the Hebros Mts.
Age: 15
Classification: Major
Occupation: None
Starting Location: The streets of Abrusio
Physical Description: A relatively small teenage girl, standing a hair over 5' and weighing only 100 lbs, Griella has short sandy blonde hair and light brown eyes.
Personality: In many ways, Griella is a typical teenage girl, a bit bubbly and friendly most of the time, with a strong curiosity about the world around her. But there is a darkness in her that gives a core that is as cold as steel. She also has a monstrous secret.
Lord Murad of Galiapeno - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 33
Classification: Major
Occupation: Noble
Starting Location: Hebrionese Palace, Abrusio
Physical Description: Tall and thin, Murad has a long scar on one side of his face. He has shoulder length greasy black hair. He is not considered to be an attractive man, though he has never wanted for the attentions of the fairer sex.
Personality: Murad has a personality to match his features. He is power-hungry and driven. He longs to up his status in the world. He is a minor noble and wants to change that.
Lady Jemilla - XX
Sex: F
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 32
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Courtesan
Starting Location: Her home
Physical Description: A beautiful woman with dark hair and eyes, with skin like porcelain.
Personality: Jemilla, much like many of the men in the world, is power hungry and determined to improve her status in life. She consorts with the nobility, though she is of common birth herself. She uses all her feminine wiles to get what she wants.
Golophin - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 53
Classification: Major
Occupation: Mage, Vizier to Abeleyn
Starting Location: Home of Bardolin
Physical Description: A tall old man as thin as a tinker's purse, Golophin is a powerful wizard. He often travels wearing a wide- and round-brimmed hat. Salt and pepper hair with blue eyes.
Personality: Often with a bright humor, Golophin is generally light-hearted and witty. However, when things turn serious, Golophin is not one to be taken lightly. Intimidatingly intelligent, Golophin is a fixture in the court of Abeleyn and has the young monarch's ear at all times.
Shahr Baraz - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Ostrabar
Age: 71
Classification: Minor
Occupation: General of Merduk forces
Starting Location: Aekir
Physical Description: An old military man, Shahr Baraz is every bit the eastern warrior. His face is barely lined, despite his age, and his eyes are nearly invisible behind their slits. He wears his white hair in a topknot, and has a long drooping mustache.
Personality: Shahr Baraz is a consummate soldier with a strict sense of justice and honor.
The Blind Man
Sex: M
Nationality: Unknown
Age: 68
Classification: Major
Occupation: Unknown
Starting Location: The Searil Road
Physical Description: A small old man in mud-caked robes of an Inceptine priest, his face hideously scarred, eyes gouged out by marauding Merduks, he wears a necklace bearing the Symbol of the Saint around his chest. A Symbol he will never see again.
Personality: He is humble, quiet and reserved, but intelligent. He is mentally strong and has a sense of worldly matters. A priest, he is devoted to his beliefs.
Ribeiro - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Age: 22
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Novice Antillian Monk
Starting Location: The Searil Road
Physical Description: A tall and thin young man, he wears his hair tonsured, as do most priests.
Personality: He accompanies the blind man along the Searil Road and is completely devoted to him, taking care of him in every way possible.
Billerand
Sex: M
Nationality: Fimbrian
Age: 36
Classification: Minor
Occupation: First mate of the Gabrian Osprey
Starting Location: Aboard the Gabrian Osprey
Physical Description: A burly man, with an ornate mustache, Billerand is another hardy sailor.
Personality: Though he barks his orders like a drill sergeant addressing new recruits, Billerand is actually a rather contemplative sort, quiet and thoughtful.
Ortelius - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Almarkan
Age: 44
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Inceptine Priest
Starting Location: Aboard a dinghy in Abrusio Harbor
Physical Description: An oldish man, white-haired, but ruddy and of sapre features. Hair is tonsured in the manner of priests. Rounded shoulders with the stocky build of a longshoreman.
Personality: Pious, somewhat arrogant with his religious beliefs. He is slippery, and spouts platitudes that none can disagree with.
Sequero - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 23
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Military officer, Ensign rank
Starting Location: Aboard Grace of God
Physical Description: A typical Hebrian of noble birth, Hernan Sequero has dark hair and eyes with slightly tanned skin. He is of average height, and is well-built with a soldier's bearing.
Personality: Sequero is a typical noble who treats commoners with a little bit of contempt, though he does well to temper it aboard the ship. He has a passion for horsebreeding.
di Souza - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 22
Occupation: Military officer, Ensign rank
Starting Location: Aboard Grace of God
Physical Description: Tall, lanky, with straw-colored hair, a rarity in Hebrion. General military bearing.
Personality: Closer to his troops than most military officers, Valdan di Souza is somewhat naive. He can read and write, and can fire an arquebus, all things most officers avoid.
Mateo - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Hebrionese
Age: 14
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Ship's boy aboard the Gabrian Osprey
Starting Location: Aboard the Gabrian Osprey
Physical Description: A typical young man, sandy hair, brown eyes. Average height and build.
Personality: Absolutely devoted to his Captain.
Pieter Martellus
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Age: 34
Classification: Minor
Occupation: Military Officer, General rank, commanding officer at Ormann Dyke
Starting Location: Ormann Dyke
Physical Description: Martellus is known as "The Lion," and it suits both his appearance and personality. He has a mane and beard of shaggy black hair shot through with gray and russet tints. He is a huge man, but surprisingly slim-waisted.
Personality: Severe, and a bit cold-blooded, but fair at the same time. He is a general, and takes his duties seriously.
Mark
Sex: M
Nationality: Astaran
Age: 25
Occupation: Monarch of Astarac
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: In the passes of the Malvennor Mountains
Physical Description: Another young monarch, Mark is slightly taller and slightly heavier built than Abeleyn. He has a beard of black hair to accompany that on his head, and hazel eyes.
Personality: He and Abeleyn were friends during their youths, and remain so as kings. Mark is a bit more cautious than Abeleyn.
Andruw Cear-Adurhal - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Torunnan
Age: 24
Occupation: Military Officer, Haptman rank
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: Ormann Dyke
Physical Description: A bit on the short and slight side, Andruw is a typical Torunnan soldier. He is well-built despite his small stature. Dark hair and eyes.
Personality: He is an ammunitions expert, and his personality can be explosive to match. He is energetic, and a bit impatient. He often speaks before thinking.
Albrec - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Almarkan
Age: 47
Occupation: Antillian monk
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: Charibon, in his cell.
Physical Description: A small man, with hunched shoulders from working in the library day in and day out, he is much like a typical librarian. His eyesight is worsening. He wears a simple brown robe, and a wooden saint's symbol he carved himself.
Personality: Quiet, studious, and reserved, Albrec loves unearthing information from the numerous stacks and shelves of scrolls and texts housed in the archives of the library of St. Garaso at the monastery-city of Charibon. He secretly hoards texts found to be heretical.
Avila - XX
Sex: M
Nationality: Perigrainian
Age: 25
Occupation: Inceptine novice
Classification: Minor
Starting Location: Charibon, Albrec's cell
Physical Description: The son of Perigrainian nobles, Avila shares their pale visage. He is tall and handsome, with light brown tonsured hair and pale blu eyes.
Personality: He and Albrec share a great, albeit odd, friendship despite their being polar opposites. Destined to quickly rise through the Inceptine ranks, none can play the political game as well as Avila. Despite that, he maintains a sort of innocence about him. Deeply philosophical, he and Albrec can have great discussions.
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