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I'm sure some of you are aware of my vampiric RP saga, Assington Vampires. After three successful RP's, it's time to think about number four. I've already got a few things worked out to start of with but I don't intend to do a lot of planning as I never have with other AV RP's.

All those that have participated in any AV RP are welcome back of course, as are those that I have spoken to personally about joining in #4. As for any others interested, please send me a TG or post in this thread about your experience, your character in mind and how you think he/she will fit into the RP.

A trend I've seen over the other RP's is that a main group continue through the RP whilst a few other characters get left behind. I don't like seeing anyone left behind, especially if they are good writers. So think carefully about joining.
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I'm not giving much away, but this RP will be about some of the other original Assingtonian vampires returning to their homeland. The VP are still around (new character) and of course Skadi, Hondur and the usuals will be present. There may even be some lychans again...

Also, this RP will occur 256 years after AVIII.

This RP shall be called: Assington Vampires IV: Ancients Reunited
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Vampire Stats:

Immortal (but not invincible)
Fire kills (takes longer to kill older vamps)
Sun kills
Silver hurts
All normal attacks may hurt but not kill.
Severing of limbs does not kill (can be put back on and healed, save for beheading)
Supernatural speed, strength and endurance/resistance
Telekinetic and Telepathic powers
Flight (only the older vamps, 500yrs +)
Can climb walls/ceilings
Silver bullets to the head/heart kill

Lychan Stats:

Immortal (but not invincible)
Silver hurts
All normal attacks may hurt but not kill.
Severing of limbs does not kill (can be regrown over time, save for beheading)
Greater Supernatural speed, strength and endurance/resistance than Vampires
No telekinetic/telepathic ablities
Great jumping abilities
Can climb walls/ceilings
Silver bullets to the head/heart kill

Human Psychic Stats:

Telekinesis
Telepathy
Pyrokinesis (only the extremely powerful and highly trained)
Electrokinesis (as above)
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The AV Series:

Assington Vampires (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=299127)

Assington Vampires II: Tides of War (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=320427 )

Assington Vampires III: Underworld (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=357294)

Some Vampiric History

The Origins of Darkness Within Assington (Chapter I) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=314737)

The Spread of Darkness Throughout Assington (Chapter II) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=385800)

The Banishment of Darkness Within Assington (Chapter III) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=410948)

I'm definatly sending Stephen again.

At least he is much older now.

Heh, do I really need to ask if I can join? :P

I'm in with Sigrun for sure. I'll probably bring Sasha (vampire) along as well.

I know that I rarely see any of you online, and I know that I may have the rep of not being able to post. However, for this one, I PROMISE to post regularly.

That said, I wish to bring along Driretlen.

... I PROMISE to post regularly.

That said, I wish to bring along Driretlen.

I'm not crossing my fingers... hopefully you will keep up...

BTW, YOU OWE POSTS IN SEVERAL OTHER THREADS! Not to make you feel bad or anything! :P

OOC: I'm in the process of getting a wireless modem installed in my bedroom, so posting should be much more regular all around.

I'll have to send in Whiptail of course, along with a newer generation of Argonian hunters. It will be interesting to see how the new Whiptail will interact with the older characters. Expect the newer generation hunters to carry more modern weapons & use military tactics.

Whiptail's Stats, for the Uninitiated...

PHYSICAL:
6'3" Tall
215 lbs
Tail 5'8" in Length
Charcoal Scales
Yellow Eyes w/ Slit Pupil
Argonian triangular 'Fin-Ears' on sides of head
Animalistic Senses of sight, hearing, and smell
Athletic, Toned Build
Around 500-530 years of age (For this RP, usually around 325)

MENTAL:
Highly Intelligent
Quiet
Limited Knowledge of Magic (3-4 Spells, rarely used)

SKILLS:
Masterful user of edged weapons (swords, knives, etc.)
Skilled Marksman
Certified Instructor of 'Infinite Mystical Claw' art
Professional-Quality Acrobat

EQUIPMENT:
Argonian Saber (Forged Mithrill/Adamite alloy)
Glock 18C 9x19mm Parabellum
Glock Knife (Black rubber-inlaid grip)
STAP (Collapseable Law Enforcement-grade baton)
M67 Fragmentation Grenade (Silver razor wire replaces the regular steel) x2
Silver Throwing Star x5
Cloak w/ Hood
Level II Soft Body Armor

WEAKNESSES:
Flashbangs, Loud Noises, and Bright Lights have a nearly doubled effect
Gunfire will easily penetrate Argonian scales

OOC:
Whiptail 'Reborn' Stats
Blind
Ki-sense allows for Daredevil-like second sight
Immortal (If killed, will most likely rise out of an occupied grave in the nearest graveyard, a la Raziel in the latest Legacy of Kain installment.)
Masterful unarmed fighter, will use no other weapons (Unless used for a lethal disarm or to kill a vamp.)
'Makaal's Fury' ability (Allows for the control of a black-edged spiritual fire which can be manipulated into a sword-like weapon or used to augment unarmed attacks with firey damage.)


No offense, but this too closely reminds me of Ermor's character in Change of Blood a while back... His character was kinda like yours, in the sense that nothing could kill him unless you did a particular action. In other words, a little too godmoddish in my opinion. Nevertheless, you are a fair RPer, from my experiences in the past with you and I'm sure you'll keep it reasonable.

Other than that, it'll be great to see you up and running with Whiptail again. See ya soon!

All those that have posted so far are welcome of course, all being common to the AV series.

WA, I'm hoping you get more involved this time, send me a TG about how you would like to fit into the story a bit better.

Val, that's fine bringing Driretlen, but don't put yourself in any major story position unless you can keep up. And I don't want a significant Hyraphore presence in this RP, it has a different focus.

Those definitely invited:

Tarlachia
Valient
The Golden Simatar
Wandering Argonians
Callisdrun
Starblaydia

Thought I'd better post about my character, seeing as no-one will really know who I am...


The character I have in mind to play would be the head of the Starblaydi Inquistion, my intelligence service, Lady Viannor. I've been trying to get a way to work Vampirism into her character, but so far she's just a standard slim, dark-haired, kick-ass chick, quite stereotypical movie vampire-to-be fodder, really. More Vamp than Vampire. What I was thinking, however, is that on a mission to investigate.... whatever... in Assington, she can become embroiled in the story, hopefully becoming a Vampire herself. It may be a good starting point for some kind of revolution/government falling in my own nation.

Part of her make-up is that she's a big fish in a little Regional pond, as far as in-depth intrigue and politicking goes. In Av#4, she can be completely overwhelmed by the scale and sense of it all. Hopefully not an analogy to myself in your RP ;)

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Sounds good to me. Perhaps she can work in colaboration with the VP, or do something on her own. It's up to you.

Lady Viannor (NSWiki link) (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Lady_Viannor)

As for any combat skills or other 'special' powers, she's pretty agile, and can probably shoot a gun half-straight when called upon. If anyone else has any thoughts/ideas for her, feel free to make suggestions.

Hello Starblaydia,

Your character looks pretty cool. Hopefully she can stand up to vampires better than Stephen when he was human.

Thanks. As long as she's alive (or rather Undead, technically) at the end of it then I'll be happy.

Don't worry, Ass. No Hyraphore, and Driretlen will play at most a supporting role.

Glad to still be involved. Wanna bet one day we will see an Ass Vamp movie in the theatre:P

Wanna bet one day we will see an Ass Vamp movie in the theatre:P

Um, does that need re-phrasing? :D

I'm probably going to apply using Lujza Batory, my character from a previous thread. I need to find where I put her stats and bio, though.

Any way to get some characters other than Vampires/Lycans/Humans involved? If you just want to keep this in that realm, however, I completely understand.

My "special" characters have trouble fitting in most places other than my own RP's and those of my co-writers, anyhow.

hey, you guys may not remember me, but i played the role of Will/Phobos in AV2. I missed out when AV3 came along, but now id like to come back for AV4. I'll probably use Phobos in it, but im only 98% positive of that...I'll br back later when i have some concreate ideas...

SB, as one of the people who has been in every AV chapter, I think I'm qualified to give you an idea if your character is good for the RP. I have a good idea of what Assington plans to do with AV4 as well, so this will help. If you could provide a character and background information, that'll help.

Mikatopia, been a while since we've seen you around. I was beginning to think you were barely keeping your nation alive, just for the heck of it. Nevertheless, if you could submit your character once more, that'd be great.

Callisdrun, same with the others. Get a stats and profile up for review.

On a side tangent, I'd like to state that I'm quite impressed with how the AV series have gone. They've really set an awesome benchmark for its kind of genre.

Right, time to cap off the pride...

Mikatopia, of course your character is welcome back. Anyone that has been in an AV RP before is automatically welcome to return.

Callisdrun, that's fine. Just chuck the stats in here when you find them.

Steel Butterfly. Generally I do keep these RP's within that realm. There will be elves in this RP though. Of course, there won't be a big focus on magic as this is a modernish RP.

Swing by some of your characters and I'll give you an idea of whether it can fit in.

Nah...I doubt it work work. Sorry bout that.

No offense, but this too closely reminds me of Ermor's character in Change of Blood a while back... His character was kinda like yours, in the sense that nothing could kill him unless you did a particular action. In other words, a little too godmoddish in my opinion. Nevertheless, you are a fair RPer, from my experiences in the past with you and I'm sure you'll keep it reasonable.

Other than that, it'll be great to see you up and running with Whiptail again. See ya soon!

OOC: I'd planned to use it in a more realistic fashion, oddly. It will allow him to die over & over again, without the need for lengty debates over how lethal a particular gunshot or edged weapon wound would be. It will also eliminate any bullet-time dodges or such manuvers on my part trying to keep him alive.

If you believe it will be too over-the-top, I am more than willing to change it. Most of the stats are not final, as Whiptail's original character went through several different incarnations before the final product was settled on (most are hand-written short stories based on Whiptail & my other Morrowind characters).

For the sake of the RP, I'll simply revert back to the old, familar version so I can avoid the stigma of godmodder at all costs.

Re-check my post.

Immortal (If killed, will most likely rise out of an occupied grave in the nearest graveyard, a la Raziel in the latest Legacy of Kain installment.)

Don't mind me, but I quite like that idea. Though I'd modify it slighty into something like a Nagash situation in Warhammer (only not taking 10,000 years to regenerate)

If he can take some kind of coffin/sarcophagus(sp)/death-chamber around with him, he can be killed and then his essence flows back to the chamber and he is re-made there, rather than at a random occupied-grave.

Perhaps just a question of how long it takes him to rise after death, and what state he's in upon resurrection.

Feel free to ignore that, of course, as I'm still reading AV#2 and #3.

OOC: I'd planned to use it in a more realistic fashion, oddly. It will allow him to die over & over again, without the need for lengty debates over how lethal a particular gunshot or edged weapon wound would be. It will also eliminate any bullet-time dodges or such manuvers on my part trying to keep him alive.

If you believe it will be too over-the-top, I am more than willing to change it. Most of the stats are not final, as Whiptail's original character went through several different incarnations before the final product was settled on (most are hand-written short stories based on Whiptail & my other Morrowind characters).

For the sake of the RP, I'll simply revert back to the old, familar version so I can avoid the stigma of godmodder at all costs.

Re-check my post.

OOC: Might wanna try out the concept in a few other RP's, WA. Test the waters a bit. Remember that first RP you used him as a vamp hunter in? Frigid reception, like an ex-wife's heart.

By the way, I got one of those nifty-ass DSL connections installed so I can get on & stay on for once.

Assington, if you want a paramilitary bunch of expendable bad-asses for your slaughtering pleasure, drop me a TG. Familiar-type guards like in that second Blade movie, or a group of anti-vamp hunters outside of the established Assington agencies, that sorta thing. We're talking fireteams of four packing either SMG's or assault rifles & handguns, with a support weapon or two if the situation dictates it. Don't expect Dekker's SF team to come riding in with a fully-armed UH-60, he would have died around 315 some-odd years back. Characters will be totally new, since the usual suspects won't be alive at this point.

If not, I'm AOK with that too.

I've decided that yes, i shall grace this RP with my magnificent presence. I believe i shall be placing two of my biggest characters in: first Phobos the vampire as well as Mickey Ciceroni (if the name rings a bell, Mickey was in your high school RP Ruby High). If you do not want me having multiple characters, please say so...

Oh, and before i forget, could you provide a brief summary of AV3 please? I tried to keep up with it, but seeing as i had wrestling and am now trying to reconstruct my social life (all wrestlers know what im talking about) so i dont have a lot time to look at it. (and yes i am using these crappy excuses to cover up the fact that im just too damn lazy to click on the link and look over the thread, hoping that my story of a ruined social life due to a high octane sport of champions that teaches you great lessons on life would inspire pity in your hearts)

Thank'ee kindly

Okay, brief, condesned rundown of AV3.

Stephen, Skadi, Sigrun, Hondur, Zero, and Garm fight against the Hyraphore. Alexander is using lycans to attack Assington, but fails. The fight is taken to the Hyraphore itself using Hondur's vampires and Sigrun's elves. Alexander escapes and captures a human Zero is looking after.

So begins a battle through the streets of Assington to a brand new mall. Skadi kills Alexander, comes back into the mall where Garm pumps a lot of silver nitrate into her. Hondur kills him and Skadi is brought back to the mansion, nearly dead.

Stephen blows up the mall to cover the retreat of the vampire and elven forces. When he gets back to the mansion and gives some blood to Skadi; him and Hondur visit the president.

Hondur kills the President and Stephen caps the security minister. They return to the mansion and the Rp ends as everyone settles down to sleep.


I think that basically covers the course of the Rp quickly, though someone might want to go a bit more in depth.

Mercenary Soldiers, you're perfectly welcome to bring in a bunch of vamp hunters if you wish. Keep in mind they'll probably get nailed. Do you want to work with the VP or not?

Mikatopia, you're welcome to use two characters if you wish. Any ideas and how you wish to fit them in?

WA. I don't mind this idea of Whiptail being able to come back, but I suggest you do something like what Starblaydia says and make it a day or so between coming back.

Just to give you an idea of the vampiric age range in this RP, Skadi will be 2200 years old. As will her two other ancient counterparts.

I'm also bringing in a new human character... all will be revealed soonish...

I've decided that yes, i shall grace this RP with my magnificent presence. I believe i shall be placing two of my biggest characters in: first Phobos the vampire as well as Mickey Ciceroni (if the name rings a bell, Mickey was in your high school RP Ruby High). If you do not want me having multiple characters, please say so...

Oh, and before i forget, could you provide a brief summary of AV3 please? I tried to keep up with it, but seeing as i had wrestling and am now trying to reconstruct my social life (all wrestlers know what im talking about) so i dont have a lot time to look at it. (and yes i am using these crappy excuses to cover up the fact that im just too damn lazy to click on the link and look over the thread, hoping that my story of a ruined social life due to a high octane sport of champions that teaches you great lessons on life would inspire pity in your hearts)

Thank'ee kindly


I was in wrestling in high school myself. Good luck with that. I found it to be fun, yet challenging in a very good way. Fun to hear the pained gasps as you slam someone onto their back hehehe!

I could never do wrestling. It is bad enough that even in touch hand touch football I always get tackled and the fact I don't have the aggresivness needed.

Vampire age..hmmmm

Stephen will be 1257 years old in actual years
257 years old in vampire years.


Not to bad, a big leap over just one year old for AV3.

Skadi, 623 years older than Maximus/Sigrun at any time
Hondur, 25 years older than Maximus/Sigrun at any time (Sired by Skadi)
Phobos, 150 years younger than Maximus/Sigrun at any time. (Hondur is sire.)
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That stuff above is from my timeline document I have. It'll help y'all understand the age differences.

Which means this:

Sigrun is 1577 years old. (Makes him a powerful elf, both in combat and diplomacy)
Hondur is 1602 years old. (think he qualifies for senority benefits? :P )
Phobos is 1427 years old. (I believe this is Mikatopia's character)

Also, this thread will be taking place after The Sands of Time. About 142 years after Sigrun took control of Tarlachia (which would have made him 1435 years old then). Long live the elf! heehee!

I am very interested in being involved in AV 4 - I would bring in a new character, the grandson of my current main character Darius Steele. Like his father and grandfather, Turquine Steele is a bounty hunter of the highest calibre. His grandmother was a vampire, his mother was a Lycan and his father was human, so he has a few traits from each of the species. He is superior physically to most humans, but not on par with a purebred vamp or werewolf. He can be killed in a number of ways, most of them very messily.
He only hunts criminals, of any race, and it is not a career he wishes to continue. In the darkest corner of his soul, he wants to be turned and become a true vampire. Unlike his family-tree, deep down inside he is a coward, scared of his own mortality.

If there is any room, and my character interesting enough, I would be honored to join, and forgiving if I am refused!

You're welcome Gawdly. I know of your work so no need for any verification. Could you post some character stats and perhaps a bit more details of how you think your character will fit into AV4?

I think we're nearing max capacity around now. I might take one or two more... if they're lucky.

Great! Here's a quick bio...


Name: Turquine (Turk) Steele
Age: 36
Stats: 6' 7", 235 lbs, silver hair, blood-red eyes.

Powers: Enhanced reflexes, enhanced strength, minor telepathy

Skills: Hand-to-hand combat, small weapons, heavy weapons, good tactical knowledge - specialized training versus vampires

Weaknesses: Many...can be killed like any human. His self-esteem is pretty low, as well.

History: Turk Steele was the second son of Kain Steele, son of Darius Steele. The original Steele was famous as a bounty-hunter of the undead, specifically vampires. The family has carried on this tradition for generations.

Darius married a vampire, and Kain was the result of that relationship. Kain married a Lycan princess, and sired three children, 2 sons and a daughter. The elder son, Rafe, died at an early age, following his fathers footsteps. The daughter, Lauralin, joined the team as an administrator, and eventually left to become a diplomatic attache.

Turquine Steele was the last of the three, the runt of the litter, though his frame filled out as he grew older. He has always felt obligated to become a bounty-hunter, especially after the death of his brother, though it was not his preferred career. He did well nonetheless, maintaining the family reputation for ruthlessness and efficiency. Still, he was quickly growing tired risking his life on a daily basis.

The person he respects most is his grandmother, an ancient and powerful vampire. He wants to be like her, and be with her, forever. He yearns to be turned, to become a pure-blood vampire, though he is only just starting to realize it. Mortality scares him, the death of his brother at an early age being the cause. Also, as an added twist, he is discovering that he is gay, and trying to come to terms with it. The men in his family were all notorious lady-killers, and he is see's this as a weakness within him.

For AV 4, I see Turk just doing his job. Perhaps he receives a contract from an unknown source to hunt one of you. Sigrun may be a good choice, as he is familiar with grandpa Darius, and would probably make the connection between the two. Turk can either be against you, be with you, or run parallel to the main story. I'm easy, and adaptable (which is why my wife married me).

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Mikatopia, you're welcome to use two characters if you wish. Any ideas and how you wish to fit them in?

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Well, when Phobos left in AV2, no one really heard from him again. In reality, this is due to laziness on my part and the fact that i really couldnt find any good rps to place him in. But, according to the storyline that i made up five minutes ago: Phobos fled to Mikatopia, where he killed all other vampiric indvduals who could rival him. He then proceeded to set himself up as somewhat of a criminal mastermind, pulling the strings of Mikatopian government. Phobos is a legendary figure in amoung the Mikatopian underworld and high parts of government. No one really believes he exists (Kaiser Sose anyone?).

Phobos rounds up Mickey Ciceroni, an up-and-coming hitman for a special mission to Assington...what this mission is to be..thats where im lost. Any suggestions?

Hmm, perhaps Phobos would like to pay his sire a visit? Maybe even the hit could be on him? It's up to you.

By the sounds of things, we're going to have a few subplots running in this RP, I'm fine with that of course, it just means it will be reasonably difficult to manage.

I'd like to keep this RP running at a reasonable pace so I expect everyone to be able to post fairly frequently. Also, be prepared to commit to this RP. AV3 lasted for almost 3 months. Although I doubt AV4 will go for so long, it is possible.

I intend to start this RP around the end of March.

Those definitely invited:

Tarlachia
Valient
The Golden Simatar
Wandering Argonians
Callisdrun
Starblaydia
Mikatopia
Gawdly

Golden Simatar has offered Stephen's 'services' as a sire for Viannor, but will need a very good reason for doing it. Plus Viannor needs a good reason to go to Assington in the first place.

Betweem us we've sorta come up with a reason for him to turn her, but here's my reason for Viannor being in Assington:

As Assington has a large, vocal and semi-dangerous Vampire minority, it has all sorts of organisations and such to keep everything ticking along smoothly. Starblaydia, on the other hand, has a large minority of Dwarves that are steadily meshing themselves into the core of Starblaydi society. Seeing how Assington officially (and perhaps unofficially) deals with its more-extreme populace would help give her ideas on how to prevent the same type of thing happening in Starblaydia.

If anyone thinks that's great or rubbish, or has something for their characters that can interlink with this, feel free to say so.

That sounds fine to me. So your character can tag along with my human character in the VP. That should work out fine.

I'll also take this oppurtunity to introduce my new character.

Name: Ivan Kolstolv (http://groups.msn.com/WeatheredImagination/assingtonspics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=229)
Age: 29
Species: Human? (Russian/Assingtonian)
Height/Weight: 203.2cm/95kg
Hair/Eyes: Black/Emerald Green

Bio: Ivan is Russian born yet Assingtonian upon his mother's side. He's lived in Assington from a young age and at 17 watched helplessly as his family was slaughtered by a group of menacing thug vampires. Ivan managed to escape and vowed vengence upon those vampires. He spent the next 6 years in Russia with relatives. During this time, Ivan became a different man and returned to Assington quite different in some ways.

Back in Assington, Ivan visited his old home to come across his sister, yet she had also gone through some changes. Vampiric changes. Ivan was forced to kill her in a struggle for his life and decided it best to join the city VP force and put his skills to use against the vampires of Emerald City in the hope of finding those responsible for the death of his familiy.

Ivan holds no mercy whatsoever for vampires. He is an excellent combatant, his size and almost super-human strength giving him quite an edge in close combat situations. He bears a silver alloy short sword strapped across his back and almost always carries his twin USPs. Ivan has excelled in the VP, even though some of his methods are considered vile and barbaric, the government overlooks such since they are so effective.

Not a happy man, Ivan lives for vengence. He is brutal and cold, one of the finest captains to grace the VP of Emerald City.
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Svartel and Idun will also be making appearances. Check out the history threads to learn about them.

Poor Ivan.

I think having him hire Steele for his vampire-hunting skills, might be a plausible way to bring me in to the story...

That could work well. Ivan is fed up with incompetent officers and decides to bring in some foreign skill.

The original ancients:

Name: Svartel (http://groups.msn.com/WeatheredImagination/assingtonspics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=230)
Age: 2200
Species: Human (Vampiric)
Height/Weight: 180.3cm/82kg
Hair/Eyes: Black/ Ice Blue

Bio: Little is known about the man by the name of Svartel. He merely turned up in Assington one day, 2200 years ago and took up residence in the same village as Skadi. He embraced his vampirism and refered to is as the 'dark gift' whilst the others eventually learned to accept it.

He played lackey to Marduk, the father vampire for some time until Marduk was eventually banished by the mages of Assington. Since that time, Svartel fled Assington and was never heard of again for quite thousands of years. It is said that he may have gone into slumber to avoid the mages, yet nothing can be confirmed.

Svartel is a very shady character and not to be trusted. He has a manor about him that may appear sophisticated but is really quite sinister. He is intelligent, cold, calculating and enjoys causing the suffering and agony of others.

Svartel is what gives vampires a bad name.
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Name: Idun (http://groups.msn.com/WeatheredImagination/assingtonspics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=228)
Age: 2200
Species: Human (Vampiric)
Height/Weight: 180.3cm/76kg
Hair/Eyes: Blonde/ Dull Grey

Bio: Idun never wanted to be a vampire and had the most trouble coming to terms with what he now was. At heart, Idun is a very peaceful man. He hates violence and detests harming others. Unfortunately, he lives in a world of violence where anyone would capitalise on his lack of willingness to fight back. And so he has trained with the elves for ages in the art of combat.

Idun has never killed anyone before, but he is a skilled combatant and competent with the blade Uller forged him. After the banishment of Marduk, Idun departed Assington with the elves, leaving behind memories of slaughter and pain. For those thousands of years, Idun has lived with the elves, enduring a peaceful life filled with joy and laughter.

Recently it was prophecised that there would be a reunion of old forces within Assington once again. Not happy about leaving his home of many years, Idun discovered the elves were to return to the forests of Emerald with him.

And so Idun revisits his original home, unsure of what to expect from Skadi, and afraid of what he may recieve from Svartel.
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Name: Skadi (http://groups.msn.com/WeatheredImagination/assingtonspics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=207)
Age: 2200
Species: Human (Vampiric)
Height/Weight: 177.8cm/55kg
Hair/Eyes: Black/Black

Bio: Skadi can be best described as a cold hearted bitch. She cares for nothing and no one save for two people in this world. She trusts no one and would sooner run them through with her blade than give them a smile in greeting. Skadi has lived a tough life and it reflects in her merciless attitude towards everyone.

Skadi has sired two vampires in her lifetime. Hondur is the leader of Assington's biggest coven, based in Emerald City and is fiercely loyal to his sire. Sigrun, AKA Maximus is Skadi's lover. Sigrun was once a human by the name of Maximus and was turned by Skadi. Eventually he was slain and yet returned to the world of the living as an elf. Cross anyone of these and Skadi's wrath is sure to be lurking close by.

Many would say Skadi is devoid of morals. Skadi would kill those people, and agree. She has no qualms with killing those that anoy her, look at her funny or just plain be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She will feed upon anyone, including children and the elderly.

Skadi's name is infamous amongst the vampiric population of Assington and she is highly respected and feared.
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An ancient (2nd Generation):

Name: Hondur (http://groups.msn.com/WeatheredImagination/assingtonspics.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=118)
Age: 1602
Species: Human (Vampiric)
Height/Weight:182.8cm/87kg
Hair/Eyes: Brown/Brown

Bio: Hondur spent his adult human life as an anti-vampiric compaigner as a city senator. Skadi's twisted sense of humour meant Hondur ended up being a vampire himself. He struggled with being something he hated for a few years and was disturbed by Skadi's complete lack of regard for life of any kind.

During his early years as a vampire, Hondur got himself into a feud with Maximus that lasted several hundred years and involved many bloody battles. Hondur and Maximus never fully settled their differences before Maximus died and Sigrun was reborn. Since meeting Sigrun, they have decided to forget the past and start anew.

Hondur has had time to think many things over the years and has come to appreciate his sire with a unrelenting loyalty. He has made a name for himself as coven leader and has worked for the government as well before coming back to his coven.

Whilst not the warrior Skadi is, Hondur is competent with the blade entrusted to him by Skadi, Uller's old blade and is a reasonable shot with firearms. Hondur possesses more of a moral code and doesn't kill without good reason. He accepts that Skadi will not change her ways and does not attempt to change her as he once did.

Hondur enjoys his vampiric life and leading the vampire's of Emerald City, with his sire standing by his side.

Stephen Malone

Age: 1257 years old (Actual years)
Vampire Age: 257 years
Height: 6'2
Race: Human-Vampire
Weight: 175lbs
Hair/Eye Color: Short brown hair and cobalt blue eyes

Bio:

Stephen is a decorated ex-Ranger. Retired from the army at 26, he was a heavy alcholoic for three years. At 29, he ran into a vampire named Maximus. The pair started off as enemies until after the coup in Tarlachia, Stephen was captured and brought before the vampire. Instead of killing Stephen, Maximus and Stephen became close friends.

During the coup, he was bitten by a vampire in the arm. Something in his blood was making him turn into a vamipre. Maximus gave him a potion that halted the change. 1,000 years later, Stephen turned into a vampire and because he was a half vampire; he is much stronger than many his age.

Stephen's past is known only to a few people, and much of his military carrer is still under lock and key in the Golden Simatar National Archives.

It is a mystery to all what was in Stephen's blood that made him turn, but he knows what it was.

Name: Sigrun Greenwood (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TwDvAv0Y5P3IRORw619xppcEggIviLkbUJaLLnaKWAKPRlbKdri66U8IXKoNQtOcfDrKgSlQNbxsBg3YM*XRbdY65wTYJhLBQHc oeFFjDWbhOHJAXHbIww/Haldir_7.jpg)
Age: 1577 years old
Species: High Elf
Height/Weight: 5 ft 11 inches/ 183 lbs
Hair/Eyes: blonde/ dark blue

Bio:
If there is any single being whose very presence commands respect, Sigrun is the one. Aside from the fact that he has taken leadership of Tarlachia, he is still a fearsome warrior on the field of combat.

His life began in rather humble means, when he known as Maximus Destroi. He was human, and he was happily married. Until his wife was murdered by a sadistic vampire. From that moment, he became a vampire hunter, but this career was shortlived as he met Skadi. Only his honor saved his life, and so, Skadi chose him to join him in the Night. He stayed by her side, and battled Hondur for her company in a time when both of them were young, and foolish to understand the true issues at hand. Maximus won a climatic battle with Hondur, and banished him from his sight.

Over the years, Maximus's reputation as a hard-balling vampire with a penchant for honor and hand to hand combat. He learned of his ancestry, of which elven blood ran through his veins. He chose this as an area of interest and soon began to use magic in his battles. This only served to enhance the mystique, the fear, the very reputation of one of the world's most fearsome warriors. He was slain within the last five hundred years, but was gone for hardly a blink of a vampire's life.

He returned, only able to an elven form, for his human form had been destroyed. Few knew why he had returned, but fate led its course to the current times. He has employed the use of his bloodlines in his arcanic strength, now much stronger than ever before. His skills with the blade however, have remained as legendary as his reputation.

He now travels with Skadi, an unusual ally for any vampire...

Some additional history...

During the Star Trials of Tarlachia (See 'The Sands of Time' thread), Sigrun met with Aeris Celadrin and realized she had elvish strength in her blood. Thus, through a series of tests administered by himself, he discovered that she was literally his second cousin, further discovering Arleni as the mother. Since then, he has trained her in the elven arts, to which she took to with a natural affinity. Now, as the next story for Assington begins, both Aeris and Zero travel alongside Sigrun, their bond now much stronger than when they had first met. The are also accompanied by Arleni Greenwood, who happens to also be Aeris's illigitimate mother. The bond between mother and daughter is still fresh to an extent, but each day, they grow stronger in their relationship...

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Name: Arleni Greenwood (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0WgAfA8Qcez87ExR7viPtFN0X!nUU8drtlv49yOZkdH*MLcha5z8f46lbT0Rn7PP0l0mfI7v0MdoeBwoTb9X7NcascZPb9AyoIBn MFaHP!Hk59p6sB!bC!RVGsig7fECDmqAOWtbh*QM/Arleni%20Greenwood2.jpg)
Age: 1765 years old
Species: High Elf
Height/Weight: 5 ft 10 inches/ 130 lbs
Hair/Eyes: blonde/ emerald eyes

Bio:

A high ranking elf of Tarlachian society, she has remained as Sigrun's closest elven friend, as well as being his first cousin. Her daughter is Aeris, born illigitmately, and for a while, uknown about by anyone else, beside herself and the unknown father, of whom she has refused to identify. She also travels with Sigrun, and also Zero and Aeris, of whom she's learning to cope with her existence, despite having pushed her out of her life earlier on...

Name:Phobos (http://manero.shackspace.com/gman/gman-06.jpg)
Age:1427 years old
Spieces: Human (Vampire)
Height/Weight: 6 ft 2 inches / 171 lbs
Hair:brown
Eyes: Used to be brown, now green

Bio:

The vampire Phobos is relatively unknown to the world, considering he bathes in anynomity. Little is known about the actual vampire or his deeds. The only information we have is on Phobos's previous life as Royal Guard William Jonathon Jones. Jones was born in the small town of Sturmsburg Mikatopia, where he acceled in academics and sports and was accepted into the Mikatopian Royal Guard (Mikatopias' SS). He then married the love of his life Jenny and had a daughter: Katie. Jenny was killed by Mikatopian vampires and Will joined the paranormal sector of the Royal Guard. He was then sent on a mission into Assington to assasinate Hondur...needless to say, the killing failed and Will was transformed into Phobos, disappearing into the night. Phobos has made a return, there are events that he senses he must be apart of...the future depends on it.

Name: Mickey Ciceroni
Age:24
Spiecies: Human
Height:6 ft 1 inch
Weight:182 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Piercing Blue

Michael Vincent Ciceroni, or "Mickey" is the great-grandson of mafia kingpin Mario Ciceroni. From a young age, Mickey was pushed harder and given more adversites. He now realizes now that these tests were designed to strengthen him. Mickey grew into a powerful figure in the Mikatopian underworld and is currently operating independantly of his great-grandfather as a hitman.

Lujza Batory
Species: Callisdrunian Moroii (living vampire)
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Eyes: black
Hair: waist long and black
height: 5'4"
weight: 108 lbs.
Bio: Born into the most mysterious of Callisdrun's vampiric families, she grew up with rumors surrounding her. Like many in her family, she found Callisdrun's donor system to be lacking in thrill, and so her brutal escapades in the bordering anarchy of Altar Rang have become fairly well known. She served a one year prison term for violating a technicality of a law during those forays.

Like many in the Batory clan, her personality is split between the extreme ends of the spectrum. On the one hand, she can be a very warm, sensitive, friendly person. On the other hand, she can be psychotic and sadistic. Unlike her older cousin, Eszti Batory, the high priestess of Ithtyr, she sometimes does not have full self control over her violent urges. In Callisdrun, she does not stand out that much, she wears a simple faded black trench coat over a black shirt and pants with boots and the customary one-handed battle axe at her belt. On formal occasions, she wears a dark red dress. She fled her homeland during a rare feud between the clans. Her branch of the family took the side that she both knew was in the wrong and knew would lose, causing a falling out.

OOC: Anyone who's RPed with me before already knows this, but I'll say it again to avoid confusion. Callisdrunian Moroii are different from the kind of vampires most people use (the Strigoii type) in a number of ways. They are weaker in some ways (example: not immortal), and stronger in some ways (example: need way less blood to survive, only a cup full).

Thanks for the profiles everyone.

I'll try and stick a bio in for Viannor tomorrow, but mostly it'll be taken from her wiki article (a link to which can be found through my sig, or on the first page).

Name: Lady Viannor (http://www.starblaydestudios.co.uk/Images/viannor.jpg)
Nationality: Starblaydi
Age: Late Twenties
Species: Human
Gender: Female
Height/Weight: 5'8"/Not telling
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Brown

Having risen through the ranks of the shadowy Starblaydi Inquisition, Lady Viannor has cemented herself as the Lady-Quaestor, commanding the Quaestors, Inquistors and other agents of the Starblaydi state intelligence and security service.

In her role as head of the Inquisition, former-Inquisitor Viannor became Cheif-Queastor and was enobled by Lord-Protector Starblayde as she joined his Council. A tough operator, Viannor is rumoured to be more than just a Councillor for the Lord-Protector, though none would dare offer the opinion that she did not deserve her place through hard work and whatever else goes on behind the closed doors of the Inquisition.

Seen regularly in the gyms and training halls around the Inquisition's headquarters, Viannor keeps her balletic and gymnastic skills in top condition, a legacy of her childhood dance obsessions. On her way to the top of the Inquisition she will certainly have killed, blackmailed, seduced, bribed and threatened her way through life.

Right now she is a big fish in a little Atlantian Oceania and Starblaydia pond. Stepping into the outside world could easily seem to overwhelm her skills and abilities. Her experience with the Fam'dai (a Bushido-style Starlaydi religion-come-way-of-life) gives her passable skill with sword and hand-to-hand combat, and Inquisition training means she is also accurate with a pistol.

EDIT:

Guys, can you write out how you want your character to fit into the RP in a bit more detail. This is just in an attempt to make sure no one is left behind.

Viannor is travelling to Assington to see first-hand the methods used in dealing with the Vampire population. Starblaydia has quite a high Dwarf minority and a recent act by the Dwarven Liberation Front has thrust the issue of Dwarven intergration into the Starblaydi public eye. She's off to see, first-hand, the tactics and counter-operations used when a minority group gets dangerous.

She'll tag along with Ivan and the VP to begin with, though Stephen's involvement won't be far behind.

AV4 Trailer

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8426741#post8426741

OOC: I'm in the process of getting a wireless modem installed in my bedroom, so posting should be much more regular all around.

I'll have to send in Whiptail of course, along with a newer generation of Argonian hunters. It will be interesting to see how the new Whiptail will interact with the older characters. Expect the newer generation hunters to carry more modern weapons & use military tactics.

Whiptail's Stats, for the Uninitiated...

PHYSICAL:
6'3" Tall
215 lbs
Tail 5'8" in Length
Charcoal Scales
Yellow Eyes w/ Slit Pupil
Argonian triangular 'Fin-Ears' on sides of head
Animalistic Senses of sight, hearing, and smell
Athletic, Toned Build
Around 500-530 years of age (For this RP only, usually around 325)

MENTAL:
Highly Intelligent
Quiet
Limited Knowledge of Magic (3-4 Spells, rarely used)

SKILLS:
Masterful user of edged weapons (swords, knives, etc.)
Skilled Marksman
Certified Instructor of 'Infinite Mystical Claw' art
Professional-Quality Acrobat

EQUIPMENT:
Argonian Saber (Forged Mithrill/Adamite alloy)
Glock 18C 9x19mm Parabellum
Glock Knife (Black rubber-inlaid grip)
STAP (Collapseable Law Enforcement-grade baton)
M67 Fragmentation Grenade (Silver razor wire replaces the regular steel) x2
Silver Throwing Star x5
Cloak w/ Hood
Level II Soft Body Armor
Silver Kath-Clan Fighting Knife (For Flouritine fighting style)

WEAKNESSES:
Flashbangs, Loud Noises, and Bright Lights have a nearly doubled effect
Gunfire will easily penetrate Argonian scales


OOC: For posterity, I'll include some background.

Whiptail Longtail was born into a large Argonian family of common heritage in the early 1800's. The Longtail family was extremely poor, the father and the three elder sons having been killed in a great war with the Dark Argonians. The family was supported by the father of the father, who hunted for them, despite his advanced age, as well as Whiptail & his younger brothers. As Whiptail reached the age of twenty, he underwent the Warriors’ Trials, like his older male siblings before him. The young warrior passed with flying colors, but disappeared before a female chose him as a mate, as was Argonian custom. Whiptail spent the next sixty years abroad, working as a sailor and studying swordsmanship under the various master swordsmen of Hammerfel, a human nation far north and across a vast sea from the Black Marsh. Whiptail was a natural swordsman, after twenty years he surpassed even his masters. While abroad, Whiptail married a young Argonian female named Netrica. The two met during a training session in Hammerfel, and wed soon after. At the age of eighty, Whiptail returned to the Marsh with his bride & five hatchlings to find his village in conflict with the Dark Argonians, the cursed cousins of the Argonian people. His younger siblings had died in the fighting, slain by the Warchief Rezlor Darkclaw. Whiptail killed Darkclaw in single combat outside the village, and was hailed as a hero. The young warrior returned home after the celebration feast to find his wife and five hatchlings slain in cold blood. A sword was found lodged in his wife's ribs belonging to an Elder Family that had shunned Whiptail’s victory because of his common heritage, thinking that their son should have been allowed to slay the Warchief because of his noble birth, when in fact Whiptail was the only one skilled & rested enough to present a challenge to the massive Warchief. It had also been personal, since the blood of Whiptail's siblings had been on the Warchief's hands, giving him a strong base of anger to draw from.

Whiptail stormed the Elder Family’s compound in a rage, killing the house warriors and the patriarch, whose head he threw into the street. The Claws of Makaal, warrior-priests whose fighting skill was unmatched where sent for, but three fell before Whiptail was subdued. The young warrior was exiled for his crimes. He wandered the Marsh for many days. Then, while stalking a meal, the Argonian deity Makaal appeared to him. Makaal told Whiptail that it was the Dark Argonians who slew his family, for revenge after the death of their beloved leader. In one of Makaal’s now-trademark mixed blessings, Whiptail received the Night-Curse, which stained his scales black and granted him immortality. The deity also showed Whiptail to a deposit of meteorite steel, which Whiptail fashioned into a pair of katanas. The warrior infiltrated the Dark Argonian village, killing off the Darkclaw family and later uniting the two peoples. For this act, he was hailed as a national hero by both peoples.

Whiptail is known for his long tail, which he uses like a whip during combat. His first fighting style, ‘Fury of Darkness’, combines traditional Argonian sword techniques with the skills he learned in Hammerfel, all those years ago. He has also mastered the Argonian martial art, the Infinite Mystical Claw style, which is loosely based on the Hung-Gar style of China. Currently, Whiptail relys on the older Redguard saber-fencing styles first used in anchient Hammerfel.

Whiptail has taken a liking to guns in the past century, finding them useful in combat. He prefers the Model 1911 Colt, chambered in a .45 caliber round. Since his last incursion into Assington, he had switched to the Glock model 18C, finding the full-automatic mode and thirty-two round magazine to be handy in a tense situation.

Whiptail is currently a hunter of vampires and other fell creatures. Curiously enough, he has befriended several vampires, Skadi & Maximus, now known as Sigrun, among them. Whiptail roams the earth searching for his prey, in a self-imposed exile. He has a small hut deep in the Black Marsh, where he has a large collection of books and a small shrine to his late wife and children. Whiptail has an unusual fondness of books, and his ample collection grows with every adventure. He has converted to Christianity in recent years, finding himself within the religion. Curiously, Whiptail has a liking of Reggae music and Cajun food.

The warrior known as Whiptail is intelligent, the kind of person who can discuss the subtle messages of a poem, or the writings of a popular philosopher. He is an avid reader, enjoying all manners of books of different genres. Whiptail is quiet in nature, and speaks only when necessary. He abides strictly to the Argonian ‘Warriors’ Code’ and the Ten Commandments, living his life by the strict moral standards set forth by these two belief systems.

OOC: Also, do the Assington-type vampires employ ghouls? For the uninitiated, ghouls are humans (or some similar species) that are given vampiric blood to ingest once a month. This blood makes them stronger & more resiliant than other humans.

Ghouls are commonly cultivated by vampires without others of their kind to serve them, and who do not wish to undergo the process of siring another vampire that they would then have to train & instruct in the ways of their kind.

MS, if Assington's vampires allow this sort of thing, it might be more beneficial than simply throwing faceless humans into the mix. You might actually be able to play a character that would stand a chance against a vampire in close combat.

WA, from what I've seen all this time, I've never seen any Assingtonians ever become ghouls. However, who's to say that Assington won't do that for AV4? I'll ask him when I see him online.

I have never done this ghoul thing before but there is nothing in my vampiric concept that would disallow such a thing.

Ghouls are fine with me.

*waits in anticipation to get this party up and running*

Name: Avto Crusade
Age: 27
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Height/Weight: 182 cm/75 kg
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Black; righ eye has greenish flecks; left eye has bluish flecks
Weapons: The Swords of Day and Night (Sword of Cala and the Heaven's Will Sword)

Biography: The great-great-great-grandson of Lance Crusade, a wandering swordmaster that traversed the globe in search of adventure. Born long nearly one hundred and fifty years after the death of Lance Crusade, Avto Crusade inherited the twin swords known in history as two of the most powerful weapons in history. They are now known collectively as the Swords of Night and Day.

Afflicted by the same urge to wander that has afflicted his family since the legend of Lance Crusade was created, Avto began to travel the globe, hoping to learn more stories about the life of his esteemed ancestor. After visiting Sigrun in the forests of Tarlachia, Avto turned his mind to the streets of Assington, hoping to meet with many more of the legends and warriors that had fought alongside his ancestor in the eternal battle between light and dark.

Hey Ass. Sorry I've been away for so long, but I really want a place in AV4, considering the size of the impact I made in AV3. So, here goes. These are the same two characters in AV3 i used, but now they are hugely different........:

Raphael "Zero" Celadrin
Age: 1973 years
Species: Noble Blood Vampire (Blessed by Heaven)
Special Abilities: Noble Blood Telekinetic Forcefield Abilities, Able to stay in sun due to Heavenly Blessing, Noble Blood Berserk
Fighting Style: Dual Swords Style self-created by Raphael.
Weaponry: Heaven Sword, Dragon Saber, Dual Elite Berettas, 10 Silver-bladed Throwing Knives, Uzi

Bio:

It has been a year since Zero, a Noble Blood vampire from the island nation of Atros, first participated in the Third Assingtonian War between the Assingtonian vampires, the Hyraphore, and the Lycans. And yet a year could change so much.

Ever since the War, Zero had left Emerald City with Aeris, who was then a 15-year-old mortal girl he had saved from certain starvation on the streets of Emerald City. He had wandered the world with Aeris, who exhibited traits that were not usual with a normal human girl by this time. Zero had taken it as a sign that Aeris was not what she appeared to be, and suspected she had powers no one knew about, not even herself. Therefore, he brought her along to a new destination: Dreban, Tarlachia. Where he would meet the leader of the Celadrin Clan, and join it as part of a new force of the world.

He suspected Aeris had powers. He just didn't know how expansive they would prove to be. And how much it would affect him as well.

After the events that transpired when they joined the Celadrin Clan, Aeris had grown into something not quite human. To be specific, she now had angelic abilities. Liam Celadrin, the leader of the Clan, soon found her out to be the Nephilim Aerial, a newborn Angel who had somehow spent the first 15 years of her life on Earth, unaware of her own heritage or abilities.......until now.

Even then though, her life history was clouded in mystery, and Liam suspected that another aspect of Aeris is still hidden, preventing even the Nephilim from finding out anything about her. Nevertheless, as a reward for finding one of their own, Zero was from then on christened Raphael Celadrin, and he was also given a heavenly blessing, which allowed him to see the sun for the first time, despite his still being a vampire. But with that gift, came a new responsibility: Zero will still have Aeris under his care, but now his task was to do what even the angels could not. Which is, to find out the full legacy of Aeris, and find out just how far her powers extend.

With the events of the Celadrin Clan over, Zero and Aeris retired back to Atros, taking a break from all that had happened to them over the past few months. But within the year, they had received an invitation from Sigrun Greenwood, one of their old friends from the Assingtonian War, to attend his Star Trials, which would eventually crown him as the leader of a new Tarlachia. And it was there, that the second great change came upon Aeris.

She started displaying Elvish traits this time, including a sudden precocity for the Elvish language, and a propensity to be able to cast Elvish spells she didn't know she was even capable of. This attracted the attention of the newly-crowned Ruler of Tarlachia, Sigrun Greenwood, and his cousin, the Crown Princess Arleni. By her own request, and at the behest of the Ruler, Aeris underwent an Elvish trial to determine the source of her Elvish power. And the result was nothing like anyone expected.

Finally, Zero's task was complete. Aeris's presence as a Nephilim was hidden from Heaven.......because she was not a full Nephilim. In fact, she was a human-Nephilim-Elve hybrid........and she was the illegitimate daughter of the Crown Princess Arleni. In other words, her Elvish blood and her Nephilim blood hid each other from the eyes of the Nephilim and the Elves, and she was related to Sigrun.

Faced with that fact, Sigrun finally decided to make Aeris a part of the royal family, and she was thus crowned the Princess Aeris Celadrin Greenwood of Tarlachia, second-in-line to the Royal Throne after the Crown Princess Arleni. By association, Zero was also given the post of Princess Consort, and an offer from the King of Atros also made him the Ambassador to Tarlachia.

Today, Raphael "Zero" Celadrin lives with the Princess Aeris in Tarlachia, and while his vampiric nature means that he could not stay in the Aria Woodlands for long and not succumb to the ancient bloodlust, he has bypassed that by spending much of his time in the Atrosian Embassy.


Princess Aeris Celadrin Greenwood

Portraits:
Elven Form (with Blade of the Maiden) (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0UAAiA1oZxRvXNR9kOZjhcYXqBeBztaegasCqt!MMb6A7hAzJtFdGpRn2NJ4licYeyL6GS2TGRydUBZI22x4Ss2wW4oTI5DPzUcg m4J5eX5AWqKpDxSA4jXSCWRsAcFkb/NewAeris2.bmp?dc=4675504884622053078)
Angelic Form (with Nephilim Rose Staff, PG-13) (http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TwAiAygZdwrXNR9kOZjhcTv2Il7F1UCAupptJWjkz6gBsEgCZbrWK7gOyPG9P8zV*4QXovzo1!8WC5wiOxeBvRAR5BxBY3P2DRI 8OBEmdDPRJ5LNQSPEdw/NewAeris.bmp?dc=4675503595650393672)

Age: 271 years
Species: Human-Nephilim Angel-Tarlachian High Elve hybrid, second-in-line to Sigrun Greenwood
Special Abilities: Nephilim Divine Powers + High Elven Magic
Fighting Style: Almost none, prefers using her mix of divine and Elvish magic. Occasionally resorts to melee fighting if neccessary.
Weaponry: Nephilim Rose Staff, Blade of the Maiden

Bio:

For most of her life, Aeris's fate has been tied to that of her saviour, Zero. But now, as the newly-crowned Princess Aeris Celadrin Greenwood, and second-in-line to the throne only to her natural mother, the Crown Princess Arleni, Aeris' fate is now in her hands, and while her love, the Princess Consort and Atrosian Ambassador to Tarlachia Raphael Celadrin, still stays by her side, he has since done his part in helping Aeris grow into the beautiful, immortal lady she is now. Having undertaken basic fighting lessons at the personal training of Sigrun, Aeris now fights with a new weapon, the Blade of the Maiden, a sacred blade which only Tarlachian Princesses have ever used. Still, her true strength lies in her mix of potent powers and magics, and she has since grown into her own, both as a budding Nephilim, and as a Tarlachian Elven Princess. Today, she lives in the Royal Court of Tarlachia with the Ruler Sigrun Greenwood, training her powers, and awaiting the time when she has grown fully enough for her next trial: her initiation as a full-grown Nephilim.




On one last note, I can only RP on weekends, so Tarlachia will RP my characters on weekdays.

5CN and GU are both in since they've been part of this before.

Guys, can you write out how you want your character to fit into the RP in a bit more detail. This is just in an attempt to make sure no one is left behind.

I think i'll cap the numbers now as well.

Inivited:

Tarlachia
Valient
The Golden Simatar
Wandering Argonians
Callisdrun
Starblaydia
Mikatopia
Gawdly
Five Civilised Nations
The Gothic Underworld

Im still here. Im ready to go.

Alright, Ass. Basically, Zero and Aeris will stick closer to Sigrun, due to their closer association, for this round. That's all I got to say, really.

Viannor's profile (above) edited (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8394217&postcount=46)

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Stephen starts out in the Golden Simatar when he gets word of Skadi waking up. He goes over to Assington to see her and when he arrives at Hondur's mansion, he hears of a possible conflict. Stephen decides to stay in Assington and help Skadi and Hondur like he had done in the Third Assington War.

But during a hunt for a meal one night, he runs into a woman named Viannor.

Stephen starts out in the Golden Simatar when he gets word of Skadi waking up. He goes over to Assington to see her and when he arrives at Hondur's mansion, he hears of a possible conflict. Stephen decides to stay in Assington and help Skadi and Hondur like he had done in the Third Assington War.

But during a hunt for a meal one night, he runs into a woman named Viannor.

Turquine Steele is hired by Assington - specialized muscle for a specialized problem.

Well Avto is pretty much a wanderer without a really specific place that he can call home. He's pretty much trying to learn more and more about the life of his ancestor, Lance Crusade. He's currently in Tarlachia right now, watching Sigrun do his thing. So, he could in theory follow Hondur all the way back to Assington...

Alright everyone, those explanations sound fine to me.

This RP will be starting around the end of next week/beginning of the one after. I'll post the link in here when it's up.

Cool.

5CN, at least we won't have to worry about Avto...as he will probably find someplace to plop his ass down and fall into a voluntary coma. ;)

Or will he? ;)

Anyways, maybe he just become my joke character…

hey I was wondering if I could join, I'm a friend of Mikatopia. If you guys want me to read the previous ones first I'm fine with it or just give me a brief summary of whats going on.

Sorry Dargon, but I'm not admitting anymore players. With 11 including myself, it's going to be difficult enough to manage.

... Darn. And I miss yet another chance for an Assington RP. Sigh. Hi Assington! It's me, Corinna. Remember me from Pyschic Training, in the old forums? My sn was Krowemoh? My character for that was the Pyrokinetic/Cryokinetic catgirl princess, Yumi Mew?

Can I can an invite to your next RP, Assington? If not, that's Kewl. I'll keep an eye on this RP. Later Assington. :D

Ah, good to see you around once again. Sorry you missed out on this one, but I was thinking of doing something with Jimmy again, so I'll definitely let you know if something does come up.

OOC: Could we perhaps begin a splinter series in a different country? Perhaps the vampiric organization seeks to branch out to other lands, or possibly just another city?

I've been playing through the latest 'Vampire' series offering, which included an interesting bit about a loose confederation of clans operating in various cities across the US, each city run by a 'Prince' & governed by a set of rules known as the 'Masquerade' (sp?), where each vampire was not to perform a supernatural act in the presence of normal, innocent humans. This code also forbid them from killing any innocent human in the process of feeding, or risk incurring the attention of vampire hunters, or enforcers from the 'Camarilla', the vampiric hierarchy that originally devised the masquerade to keep the humans from rising up against the vampires & wiping them out.

You're welcome to do such a thing, but this series is catered for my characters and their behaviours.

Wandering Argonians: Your character is your own to do with what you will. My vampires aren't hostile to random humans either, but I can only speak for my characters.

You're welcome to do such a thing, but this series is catered for my characters and their behaviours.

OOC: I understand. My suggestion was to begin a different set of characters in a different location, and possibly bring the two together in a later RP, perhaps in a coven-war of sorts. I'd think that Human VS Vampire gets somewhat boring after a while, where fighting between vampire clans for total control of the human race & its blood supply would provide the opportunity for a bit of a change.

This is all just a suggestion for the purpose of branching out the storyline & perhaps building a larger fanbase. If you wish to do so or not, it's your decision, but I wouldn't feel right in taking your ideas for my own uses, nor could I do the series any real justice.

Take the Godfather series for example... Once the director changed, the quality of the film drastically suffered.

Wandering Argonians: Your character is your own to do with what you will. My vampires aren't hostile to random humans either, but I can only speak for my characters.

OOC: I'm a bit confused by your statement. Would you care to elaborate?

Never mind.

I'm thinking of starting this either Sunday or Monday (GMT +10).

I personally think that WA has a valid idea. I mean, one thing i do know is that even the most established ideas could stagnate after a while, unless new blood is introduced. And WA's idea could just be the base for that new blood to grow, ready to rejuvenate the AV series should it ever show signs of stagnating. I had intended that with the introduction of the Noble Blood, but unfortunately I had found myself too busy to ever push that through.

So what do you think?

OOC: I understand. My suggestion was to begin a different set of characters in a different location, and possibly bring the two together in a later RP, perhaps in a coven-war of sorts. I'd think that Human VS Vampire gets somewhat boring after a while, where fighting between vampire clans for total control of the human race & its blood supply would provide the opportunity for a bit of a change.

This is all just a suggestion for the purpose of branching out the storyline & perhaps building a larger fanbase. If you wish to do so or not, it's your decision, but I wouldn't feel right in taking your ideas for my own uses, nor could I do the series any real justice.

Take the Godfather series for example... Once the director changed, the quality of the film drastically suffered.

I really like this twist: I would LOVE to be involved, WA.

I am so drunk i can't believe i can write this...

lol, that's just what we need...drunk vampires running about...

That would be a funny sight. The VP firing large water cannons filled with booze instead of guns with silver shot.

OOC: Would sacramental wine work as well as holy water?

For those interested, I'll set up a brainstorming thread when I'm done here.
Assington, if you don't mind, I'll borrow your vampire stats.

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8534083#post8534083

That's perfectly fine WA.

OOC: I'm glad I have your blessing then.

Ladies and Gentlemen.... I give you: Assington Vampires IV: Ancients Reunited (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=8543598#post8543598)

*Dark and ominous music begins playing in the background as various characters step forth from the shadows*

WOOT!

Name: Hunter
Age: 1900ish
Height: 6ft. 4 inches
Gender: Male
Eye Colour: Blue (turns red)
Hair: Long Jet Black (back goes over his neck, front goes just over his eyes)
Complexion: Handsome, pale
Current Occupation: Freelance hunting
Race: Vampire
Armaments: Two Katana's, a Revolver (comes with lots of Silver Bullets), a few throw able knives, two daggers, a bag of Fire and a Razor sharp hat.

Attire: ic. A long dark kevlar trenchcoat with a large collar, Black Jeans, Smart Black Shoes, a plain black t-shirt, a kevlar vest and a Razor sharp hat (useful in decapitation). The clothes are designed to absorb minor amounts of heat, and nullify sunlight, so Hunter tips his hat foward, allowing him to stay out in the day as long as he doesn't go into direct sunlight. Then he can only stay out so long.

Biography:

Hunter was born practically a vampire. On the second night of his life, a gang of vampires attacked Hunter's village, and killed most of it's inhabitants. His parents were slaughtered, but Hunter was bitten. He became a vampire.

For the next fourt*en years of his life, he was outcast by his village. He was d and dispied, and Hunter d what he was. Cursing himself, he left the Village. He went on, and trained to become the best fighter he could. At the age of thirty, he was a Blademaster, master duelist, and gunslinger.

Soon, he became a Vampire Hunter. Using his knowedge of vampirism, and his skills, he soon became feared in his land.

Hunter had a ethic however. He wanted to collect 100 'spines', before he stopped. And so, when he killed a vampire, he quickly removed a disk from their spine, and hung it. There are 36 disks in the spine. When Hunter stopped, he had 3600 disks hanging from his walls.

Due to the amounts he killed, Hunter became very rich, and gained many more armaments. He stopped in his line of work at the age of 1100, and went and lived peacefully for a hundred years. Then, since the age of 1200, he's been a Freelance Hunter, Humans and Vampires alike. In search of a more challenging job, Hunter has been lured to Assington, where many tales of Vampirism and offers of big nice paying jobs have been sourced...

That's all fine, yet don't you think 1900 is a little old to start off with?

Not really, you seemed fine with it, I thought Skadi was older.

Fair enough.... I know I've approved this all in the past so let's just go with it.

Alrighty, what shall I post?

Perhaps your character entering Assington... making a kill... whatever you feel works.

Sorry… I’ve been ill for the past week during Spring Break, while I was waiting biting my nails for college letters… I’m back...

I need a way to get Lujza back into the thread.

All should be well with Lujza now.

5CN, feel free to turn up at the mansion any time.

all right, everything is cool.

I'm thinking maybe I should drop out of this.

You don't need to do that. If you're going away then we can just have something happen to your character like an injury that will have them indisposed until you get back.

No, I'm back, it was a short trip, and it wasn't the reason.

I'm back... Somewhat at least... That hiatus was very good on the soul... Anyways, anything you want me to appear back on?

Well you're welcome to slot back in and join the impending attack upon the VP HQ.

I'm going to be away for the weekend.

Righto... have a good one.

I'm moving into my dorm room on Saturday 17th, so I may be absent for a day or two.