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OOC: This is a character RP about a present-day Nord-Brutlandese duchess who is a cross between Elizabeth Bathory (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Bathory) and Marquis d (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade)e Sade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_120_Days_of_Sodom). Basically, this “noblewoman” would kidnap children and teenagers and hold them hostage in her castles. She inflicts sadistic tortures on the young boys she kidnaps; and bathes in the blood of the young females. What’s more galling is that she is a duchess, and that you won’t expect from her such a cold-blooded attitude…

This is intended to be a character RP, with people playing “evil” and “good”. You can select from the characters below, or create your own (template below). (Available characters in red)

“Evil” side
Irena, Duchess of Bruckland (Brutland and Norden) – the evil Duchess who tortures her subjects brutally. See her biography below (post #3)
Giacomo C. (The Norwich Islands) – the Duchess’ butler. He is an accomplice in the kidnapping, intensely loyal to the Duchess.
Doria C. (The Norwich Islands) – the Butler’s wife, also has sadistic tendencies. Like her husband, she participates in the kidnap and murder of minors.
Sondoël Quèstayán (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13555285&postcount=18) (Snefaldia)
Other accomplices and the Duchess’ household
Officer Arlecchino Makavelli (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13562556&postcount=35) (Snefaldia)
The goal of the people in the evil side is to pleasure the Duchess more and more (that is, kidnap and kill more victims) without being caught.

Right in the Middle
Sofia Porter Limonero (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13555382&postcount=19) (Third Spanish States)

“Good” Side
Castellobruca Police Chief Erico Bergoglio (Londim) – one of the two police officers of the village of Castellobruca, where the Duchess’ castle is located and where many of the murders (and kidnappings?) take place. He is the older of the two police officers of the town, and has more than 30 years of experience in the job as a small-town police officer.
Inspector Dante Santini (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13551955&postcount=6) (Kulikovia)
Mayor Dino Lanzavecchia – the mayor of the tourist town of Castellobruca
Rev. Fr. Pierro Calandra – the (elderly) parish priest of Castellobruca
Other police officers and investigators: Under Norden Police Chief Thorizio Carcellatti Special Agent Jian Cao (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13552399&postcount=9) (Angaor) Sgt. Alexander Webb (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13555196&postcount=16) (Cazelia)
Under Lecarocchiavalle Police Chief Riccardo Ricetti:
Riccardo Sabbatini (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13574069#post13574069) (Van Luxemburg)
Journalists: Juan (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13555113&postcount=14) (Kankersaurs), Boniface Godenot (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13580039&postcount=61) (Free United States)
Politicians (town councillors, etc.):
Others:
*Claiming police roles temporarily closed. WE NEED EVIL! :D
The goal of the people here is to catch the Dutchess and her accomplices and stop the bloodshed.

Victims
Chester Gagliardo and Luanna Battista (Brutland and Norden)
List yourself here if you want to be victims.

Non-Playable Characters (NPCs)
Nobles:
Charlotte II Mordevacchio, Queen Mother of Brutland and Norden
King Kyle II of Brutland and Norden

Politicians:
Enrico Stanziola, grant president of Lecarocchiavalle
Rebecca Pacciardi, grant president of Sceicce
Giacobbe La Scala, grant president of Seltina

Adam Lambroglio, governor of Norden
Sandro Gravallese, Secretary of Public Safety of Norden (in charge of police services)
Pancrazio Calderone, Attorney General, province of Norden

Police*
Thorizio Carcellatti (Mereshka), Chief of Police, province of Norden
Riccardo Ricetti, Chief of Police, grant of Lecarocchiavalle
Bricco Calvatone, Chief of Police, grant of Sceicce
Adalberto Garbanza, Chief of Police, grant of Seltina

*These police characters can be requested to be played if you ask real nice.

Create your own character (template)
Name: (Nord-Brutlandese names look like Italian names, unless you’re RPing a foreigner.)
Age:
Address:
Which side? (good, evil, victim)
Occupation:
Brief Bio and Description:

We'll start as soon as we have the main characters.

Bruckland
This RP is set in a historical province of Norden called Bruckland (Nord-Brutlandese: Bruca). Encompassing the grants of Lecarcchiavalle, Sceicce, and Seltina, Bruckland is a land of medieval castles, small out-of-the-way villages, wide expanse of plains and farmlands, and isolated huge modern cities that seem out of place in the landscape that time seems to have forgotten.

Bruckland is one of the only two existing historical duchies in Brutland and Norden, and is the setting for this RP. Bruckland was one of the states that were formed when the Roman administration of Norden collapsed. It, too, was one of the states that vied for hegemony over the island of Norden. When Normark (the northern half of Norden) was united with Dennland (the southern half of Norden), Bruckland still played a prominent role. The nobles of Bruckland were very powerful in the Norden royal court.

During the Nordener revolution, the nobles of Bruckland were one of the few to escape the massacre of nobles. Duke Stefano IV escaped Bruckland to the island of San Domenico, while many of the Nordener nobles were systematically eliminated by the revolutionaries. The area of Bruckland was divided by the revolutionary government into three governorates: Lecarocchiavalle, Sceicce, and Seltina. These grants still exist today.

Later, when the kingdom of Brutland defeated the Norden Republic and restored the monarchy, Bruckland was one of the few fiefs to have a noble, but his lands were already divided. Queen Adrienne of Norden did not reform the province of Bruckland as a single entity, but allowed Duke Stefano IV to reassume his former position and exert control over the three grants.

The dukes of Bruckland retained their position, after the promulgation of the constitution of the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden that transformed the country into a constitutional monarchy. The dukes of Bruckland, along with most of the other Nord-Brutlandnese nobles, were relegated to a ceremonial position.

Castellobruca
The epicentre of this RP is the village of Castellobruca, in the grant of Sceicce. This picturesque town of 1,090 people is a tourist attraction, with its medieval castle of Castellobruca (the duchess’ castle and former seat of power) on a hill overlooking the medieval village. The town features cobblestoned streets and medieval buildings with nary a sign of modernity (but the citizens do have modern amenities). In the center of town is the Piazzo Ducale, a common disembarking place for tourists. Surrounding the Piazzo Ducale are gift shops, the local restaurant (the Ristoranto Ducale), Saint Sabine’s Church (Chierco di Santa Sabina), and the municipal building (Municipio di Castellobruca). Castellobruca is a typical small town, where everybody knows everyone else and where news spread like wildfire fast. The townspeople are also proud of their town being the seat of Bruckland and look at the nobles of Bruckland highly (including the duchess.)

Off the beaten path is another castle, the Torre Maggiore, located in the woodlands three miles west of town. Torre Maggiore is the former dungeon and prison of the Duchy of Bruckland, and can provide a great place for the duchess’ activities.

Castellobruca is accessible via Norden Route 329 (Santa Maddalena di la Bruca – Rizzogno Road) and Route 767 (Olevano – Castellobruca road). The nearest towns are the hamlet of Cavallese, Sceicce (16 kms north), Sanciodoro di Sceicce (15 kms east), and La Linea, Lecarocchiavalle (18 kms south, just over the border). The nearest airport is La Bruca Domestic Airport, La Bruca, Sceicce; and Rizzogno Municipal Airport, Rizzogno, Lecarocchiavalle. The nearest International Airport is the Aeroporto di la Repubblica, Nordville, Norden, although international flights can also land at some other designated airports.

OOC: since this is set in Brutland and Norden, and they speak Nord-Brutlandese there, let’s just assume they speak as such. I don’t require you to know it, this RP will be in English, but if you want translations of some phrases feel free to ask.

For Your Reference:
Map of Bruckland
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3227/brucklandla5.png
(from the Nord-Brutlandese roadmap (http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/984/brutlandandnordenroadmaqb1.gif))

Irena, Duchess of Bruckland
Born: May 17, 1975; Cornacchio Castle, Torrebruca, grant of Seltina, Norden (age 33)
Baptized: June 17, 1975 by Rev. Fr. Pierro Calandra at Chierco di Santa Sabina, Castellobruca, grant of Sceicce, Norden
Parents: Stefano VIII Mori, Duke of Bruckland; Carmela Lambruschini, Countess of Palatina-Terragnano
Birth Order: First
Siblings:
Francesca Mori-Montanino (married to Mr. Brocco Montanino of Biarratana)
Geraldina Mori-Laurenzana (married to Mr. Franco Laurenzana of Sorbetello)

Civil Status: single
Spouse: none
Issue: none

Height: 6’0”
Weight: 141.5 lbs
Eyes: dark brown
Hair: strawberry blond

The Duchess of Bruckland was born as Irena Mori (full name Maria Irena Cadeo Lambruschini Leone Mori di Bruca) on May 17, 1975 at Cornacchio Castle, Torrebruca, grant of Seltina, Norden to Stefano VIII Mori, duke of Bruckland, and Carmela Lambruschini, Countess of Palatina-Terragnano. Both of her parents are of noble extraction; and are related to the Nord-Brutlandese royal family.

She lived at the duchy’s official residence, the Ducal Palace at La Bruca, grant of Sceicce during her childhood. She was educated in the prestigious Saint Mary’s Academy (Academio di Santa Maria) in Nordville and took up a double major in Literature and Biology at the Royal University of Brutland and Norden.

When she was four, Irena lost her mother in giving birth to her younger twin sisters, Geraldina and Francesca. With the death of her mother, the possibility of having a male heir to the duchy was lost. (Brutland and Norden operates under the semi-Salic form of primogeniture. See related article on Nord-Brutlandese nobility (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13552255&postcount=20)) Technically, Irena was the heir to the duchy, but her father wanted a male heir. The Duke of Bruckland spent the remainder of his life looking for a new wife in order to provide a male heir, but he died of a sudden stroke when Irena was 24, leaving Irena in charge of the Duchy. She was proclaimed Duchess by King Adam IV of Brutland and Norden on August 9, 1999.

She is still single and said that she does not plan to get married at present, despite urgings from her subjects. Despite her postponement of providing a heir to the Duchy of Bruckland, her subjects still view her positively. Should the present Duchess leave the duchy vacant without heirs, her younger sister, Francesca Mori-Montanino, would most likely inherit the ducal seat.

Can I be a an investigator that works for the Police Chief?

Can I be a an investigator that works for the Police Chief?
Sure. Just post your character's details and I'll list you in the first post. ;)

BTW, which Police Chief are you working under?

Police Chief Erico Bergoglio is the one he'll work for.

Name: Inspector Dante Santini
Age: 36
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 184lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Hazel
History: Born and raised in Castellobruca. Dante has always held a fascination with law and order, with his father being a lawyer at the courhouse. He preferred a more hands on approach to law and rose from the ranks as a patrol officer and with hard work and determination, reached Inspector. Dante is a firm believer in the word of the law and will uphold it. He's a tenacious inspector with a keen eye for detail.

Police Chief Erico Bergoglio is the one he'll work for.

Name: Inspector Dante Santini
Age: 36
Height: 5'11''
Weight: 184lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Hazel
History: Born and raised in Castellobruca. Dante has always held a fascination with law and order, with his father being a lawyer at the courhouse. He preferred a more hands on approach to law and rose from the ranks as a patrol officer and with hard work and determination, reached Inspector. Dante is a firm believer in the word of the law and will uphold it. He's a tenacious inspector with a keen eye for detail.
Accepted. First post changed accordingly. ;)

added the Duchess' biography for those who would like to take the evil role :D

OOC: Can work for Police Chief Erico Bergoglio or Be a Special Task Force

Name:Special Agent Jian Cao
Age: 22
Address:
Which side? Good
Occupation: Police Inspector
Brief Bio and Description: Born in Eastern Angaor and He was a former Shaolin Monk until he reached the age of 19 then. He started working for Oured Police Department after that he became a NBI agent. He has many skills and has much disrespect for his body willing to throw it in the line of fire.

OOC: Can work for Police Chief Erico Bergoglio or Be a Special Task Force

Name:Special Agent Jian Cao
Age: 22
Address:
Which side? Good
Occupation: Police Inspector
Brief Bio and Description: Born in Eastern Angaor and He was a former Shaolin Monk until he reached the age of 19 then. He started working for Oured Police Department after that he became a NBI agent. He has many skills and has much disrespect for his body willing to throw it in the line of fire.
Approved.

Since you are RPing a foreigner, you'd be working under Norden Police Chief Thorizio Carcellatti as Special Task Force or something equivalent (foreign help/foreign expertise, etc... your shaolin monk-police would be a very unique character ;))

First post edited accordingly. :)

OOC: Yeah i think this will be a very good rp i remeber watching the documentary on Elizabeth Bathory or at least i think it was her.lol

OOC: Yeah i think this will be a very good rp i remeber watching the documentary on Elizabeth Bathory or at least i think it was her.lol
Thanks. Hopefully we attract enough RPers so we can start. :)

Could I be Police Chief Erico Bergoglio?

This seems like a very interesting RP.

Name: Juan
Age:25
Which side? good
Occupation: carpenter
Brief Bio and Description: Juan formally lived in Castellobruca as an apprentice to a blacksmith but, was fed up with orders and never wanted to be a blacksmith. He lived for making buildings. He escaped his master and ran to Bruckland. Now living in the city of Fidenza working as a carpentar.
Height: 6"2'
Weight: 102 lbs.
Eye and hair color: Dark brown hair with dark brown eyes.
Appearence: Wears hooded white robe to covor his scared skull.

Could I be Police Chief Erico Bergoglio?

This seems like a very interesting RP.
Sure. Approved. ;)

Name: Juan
Age:25
Which side? good
Occupation: carpenter
Brief Bio and Description: Juan formally lived in Castellobruca as an apprentice to a blacksmith but, was fed up with orders and never wanted to be a blacksmith. He lived for making buildings. He escaped his master and ran to Bruckland. Now living in the city of Fidenza working as a carpentar.
Height: 6"2'
Weight: 102 lbs.
Eye and hair color: Dark brown hair with dark brown eyes.
Appearence: Wears hooded white robe to covor his scared skull.
Tentatively approved, but what would be his role in the RP?

[out of topic]You have a very interesting username. :D[/out of topic]

Would you mind if I RPed one of my Elite Police officers?

Name: Sgt. Alexander Webb
Age: 23
Address:
Which side: Good
Occupation: Marine Crime Investigation Force (IDMC)
Brief Bio and Description: Webb was one of four hundred Marines to be recruited into the Marine Special Task force for the Prevention of Crime, also known as the MCIF. He takes his job very seriously, and is responsible for the safe return of nearly 30 missing children and the arrest of nearly 300 individuals; His kill count is as high as 50 armed suspects, and has been known to finish the case within a month.

Would you mind if I RPed one of my Elite Police officers?

Name: Sgt. Alexander Webb
Age: 23
Address:
Which side: Good
Occupation: Marine Crime Investigation Force (IDMC)
Brief Bio and Description: Webb was one of four hundred Marines to be recruited into the Marine Special Task force for the Prevention of Crime, also known as the MCIF. He takes his job very seriously, and is responsible for the safe return of nearly 30 missing children and the arrest of nearly 300 individuals; His kill count is as high as 50 armed suspects, and has been known to finish the case within a month.
Approved. Since you are RPing foreign help, you are under Norden Police Chief Thorizio Carcellatti, and in league with Angaor.

First post edited accordingly.

NOBODY WANTS TO BE EVIL???? :D

Applying for police roles temporarily closed, we need to fill up other roles first. ;)

I'd love to get in on this. Would you mind if I played a slightly depraved foreigner in the companionship of the Duchess?

Create your own character (template)
Name: Sondoël Quèstayán
Age: 28
Address: Originally from Snefaldia, has resided with the Duchess for several years.
Which side: Quite evil.
Occupation: Dilettante and sadist.
Brief Bio and Description: A member of the powerful and respected Quèstayán family, he is originally from the city of Nálá. Possessed of aristocratic wealth and a lax parentage, he developed at an early age a penchant for debauchery and lavishness, both in appearance and personality. He entered Aatem Nal, but left to enter the College of Neer Dal. He completed his degree, but not without accumulating a large baggage train of rumours of sexual deviancy and depraved behavior.
His family moved him to the port city of Taxilha, where he resumed his extravagant lifestyle. When he was 25 he was charged with several counts of rape and assault, but fled the country to places unknown. He ended up in Brutland and Norden by way of Cottia, meeting the Duchess at a party. He has been with her- an accomplice in her depravity- ever since.

Third Spanish States is a very libertine place, for as long as it is consensual anything is allowed(even the case of a really freakish and masochistic person asking to a partner: "Stab my arm, because I want to! Really!", although recording the request is recommended to ensure nobody will accuse whoever did it of abuse), of course this tends to open space for all sorts of maniacs to attempt something bad, and end up with bullets in their heads. In fact by this time, their embassy in Brutland and Norden might have gained an infamous reputation for the noises a few passerby heard at night coming from it. So if there is no problem, I would like to have the Confederacy ambassador in a "diplomatic" visit to Bruckland. Also, consider the "shade of grey" here, if you would allow me to have it. I want to have her to be caught in the middle of the storm, but not interested in supporting either side, nor as a victim(because she has a cyanide pill inserted in one of her teeth and... you get the idea)

Name: Sofia Porter Limonero
Age: 36
Address: Kingsville, 510 United Nations Avenue
Which side: Initially neither
Occupation: Diplomat on "visit", libertine until a certain extent.
Brief Bio and Description: Mixed English and Spanish heritage, black curly hair and green eyes, 1.66 meters tall, slender build. Served in the Army as a logistics planner for 1 year, and was "served" in the Army as well, according to certain rumors. Graduated in Management with Focus in International Commerce by the University of Tucker, where supposedly there is a strong community of libertines and drug users due to their anarchic principles and lack of rules. Master in Foreign Relations by the same institution, has fluency both verbally and in written language in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German and Dutch. Born in the city of Tucker, Father was an engineer, mother was a freelancer photographer. Partly nihilistic and heavily hedonistic, refuses all traditional concepts of morality but has a strong sense of a personal value of ideological support of absolute freedom, thus respecting the freedom of those who are not interested on engaging in the sort of exploits she gets into. According to rumors, she'll go into extreme extents of "depravity" as long as it is consensual and had some problems when younger with more conservative families, which led her to be ostracized by the Christian city of Fátima.

After being for a few months the ambassador of Third Spanish States due to her academic prowess, which overshadowed her reputation, she have decided, due to lack of much to do around, to make a trip across Brutland and Norden, and after a few short visits around she finally ended in Bruckland for both to talk with local authorities, and for tourism. With no idea of what was happening around, she started to walk around. Although experienced and mature, she looks 10 years younger than she actually is. Perhaps occasions might lead her to a difficult choice between the pleasures of flesh and the idealism of fighting for freedom. However, perhaps she might have heard of the rumors, so who can knows?

(According to Wiki, Marquis de Sade was also far-left revolutionary and "freedom fighter" D:::: )

I prefer to not define beforehand which side she'll end at, because it'll make things more interesting than saying "I am Lawful Evil! *cliché evil laughter*!". Basically when you got someone divided between the dangerous extremes of depravity and between a stance of standing for freedom, anything can be expected to happen. Basically I seek to make a conflict between lust and ideology in the same character rather than "I'm good" or "I'm eeevil". Hope it is OK. Plus it might lead to a diplomatic incident... or not.

And she is visiting Irena, but I really would rather not lead her participation to an end with a premature suicide by cyanide pill. Although any aware individual about Third Spanish States will know that women tend to commit suicide over allowing to be raped there or that "freedom is like oxygen" for them. So maybe she will be aware that trying anything against Sofia would be futile, unless she consents with it.

could i change my job to journalist?

Name: Sondoël Quèstayán
Age: 28
Address: Originally from Snefaldia, has resided with the Duchess for several years.
Which side: Quite evil.
Occupation: Dilettante and sadist.
Yay EVIL!! :p You're in!


Name: Sofia Porter Limonero
Age: 36
Address: Kingsville, 510 United Nations Avenue
Which side: Initially neither
Occupation: Diplomat on "visit", libertine until a certain extent.
Approved.

Conversely, Brutland and Norden is a very devout, conservative country. Imagine the scandal and shock of this happening, (and the diplomatic incident, fun :D). Listed in between.

could i change my job to journalist?
Sure. Approved permanently. :)

yes

bump ;)

*Looks sheepishly around the room*

A-Are we gonna start?

*Looks sheepishly around the room*

A-Are we gonna start?
Well, we could start, if you folks think our current cast is enough. I can always take up the unclaimed roles. ;)

Well, we could start, if you folks think our current cast is enough. I can always take up the unclaimed roles. ;)

Although I am currently at work, I'd like to express interest in taking the roles of Giacomo and his lovely (if a little disturbed) wife, Doria. If permitted, I'll post my character sheets later tonight.

Although I am currently at work, I'd like to express interest in taking the roles of Giacomo and his lovely (if a little disturbed) wife, Doria. If permitted, I'll post my character sheets later tonight.
Accepted. First post edited accordingly.

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Perhaps we can start already. I'll play the Duchess and the other characters. Will put the IC thread later, it's 5:30 AM here... gotta hit the sack... :D

La calcie fina prette vosi sbatteche! (Bence vosi oáunceche piú dopenníal.) ;)
The last bump before we start! (Though you can still join afterwards.)

OOC: I'm interested. Is claiming a policeman still closed? If not, I would like to be Thorizio Carcellatti please. If it is still closed, my apologies for weasting your time reading this.

so we're starting?

OOC: I'm interested. Is claiming a policeman still closed? If not, I would like to be Thorizio Carcellatti please. If it is still closed, my apologies for weasting your time reading this.
I'll be playing the Duchess. So I guess they're open for you. Post edited.

so we're starting?
I'll be setting up the opening posts now. ;)

IC Thread: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13562357

(Of course it'll be nicer if you real all of them, but to give you a guide on which posts to respond to...)
For the Police officers of higher rank:
Post #2 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13562326&postcount=2): Spreading E-mail about missing children
Post #5 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13562357&postcount=5): The missing children

For the local Police officers:
Post #3 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13562328&postcount=3): Tourists seeking help

For the evil people:
Post #4 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13562354&postcount=4): What the Duchess is doing.

And also, since I'm playing evil this time, maybe we need to kidnap more children. The children in posts #2 and #5 look tempting...

I was pondering this today- would you be opposed to my adding another evil character? This one's a police officer as well- but someone who is being paid very well by the Duchess to try and keep attention away from her establishment. If not, not worries.

I was pondering this today- would you be opposed to my adding another evil character? This one's a police officer as well- but someone who is being paid very well by the Duchess to try and keep attention away from her establishment. If not, not worries.
Sure, go ahead. But we must ensure s/he does the job very well or the Duchess will subject him/her to torture! :p

Post the character's stuff, and I'll add it to the first post. ;)

Right-o. Not too much to do, though, he'll just be a background character.

Name: Officer Arlecchino Makavelli
Age: 32
Address:
Which side: evil
Occupation: Police Officer
Brief Bio and Description: In the pay of the Duchess, helping to either obscure her efforts or procure her victims.

I'd put him under the Sceicce Grant (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13562581&postcount=21) Police, under the command of Bricco Calvatone. ;)

You weren't kidding about the explicit content, geesh.

You weren't kidding about the explicit content, geesh.
Could have made it more explicit, but I would be banned from NS if I do that. :p

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OOC: o i c well then he just goes to the parents of the teens then.
OOC: Which parent? Chester and Luanna's parents live in the town of San Canico, Soltera, Norden (actually not shown on the map) and that place is far, far away form Castellobruca.

OOC: o my bad. How many miles is it?

o.k hold on im not taking this thing seriously enough so I'll wait until news story is near enough to me. I'll take it more seriously now sry.

OOC: o my bad. How many miles is it?
San Canico is 222 km (138 mi) from Castellobruca as the crow flies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_the_crow_flies) (direct distance between two points).

o.k sry its fixed.

Just came back (http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4999/betweentworockskn7.jpg) from (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nature2re9.jpg) a (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=river6bv6.jpg) trip (http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?image=promontoryaw7.jpg), will be posting within a few hours after I sort out some stuff. ;)

(OOC: Maybe I'm a bit late, but is there still a chance for me to get in?

Ofcourse, I, as a complete car nut, would prefer something that has to do with cars or something. driver of the Duchess? exchange police officer of the VL Autobahnpolizei? I do not care that much, but I largely prefer using lights & sirens.

But it's your call, if I can still get in. The character would be a 'background' person, and will only appear in several scenes and situations, as I don't have the time to post on a daily basis.)

Hey i was thinkin of playin an assasin sent to kill the dutchess. Think assasins creed.
Name:Yuri Ghigran
Age:30
Allegance: The highest bidder.
Occupation:Assasin (Former Chernobl Spetsnaz.)
Bio: Born in Pripyat, the capital of Chernobl. He joined the military right out of high school. He was commended many times for bravery. As part of Spetsnaz many of his missions were life threatening. He has undergon brutal training and has extensive combat experience.

Cazelia- have you approved your helicopters with B&N? Having foreign choppers cavorting around the countryside is not something you can do very easily. There's a lot more logistical work that needs to be done, and I'm not sure the government of B&N would be very amenable to having a helicopter squadron on a massive manhunt. Might make them look bad.

Cazelians usually do things without permission of foreign governments, which is why a good percentage of the world dislikes the country as a whole

As for logistics issues, the Cazelian governemnt operates helicopter carrier patrols around the globe in case military/humanitarian action is needed, in this case, returning a missing child.

And as a little side note, when a child in Cazelia goes missing, the police, volunteer police, National Guard are called in and even sometimes the Marines and Navy if the situation is dire; Which explains why Webb is taking the situation seriouly enough to call in a helicopter squadron =P

Understood, but I'm still going to wait for B&N's okay. It might be Cazelian protocol, but this isn't taking place in Cazelia.

Hey there. Sorry for my lateness in getting involved, but I will have a post up shortly. Promise.

(OOC: Maybe I'm a bit late, but is there still a chance for me to get in?
Post your character bio and his role and we'll see. ;)

Hey i was thinkin of playin an assasin sent to kill the dutchess. Think assasins creed.
Um, I don't think that a role for an assassin is appropriate for the storyline. The Duchess is well-loved by her constituents, I can't seem to fit your character in the RP. Sorry...

Cazelians usually do things without permission of foreign governments, which is why a good percentage of the world dislikes the country as a whole
This is going to be a huge scandal, because technically it is illegal. :D Expect an answer from the Nord-Brutlandese Air Force (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13572689&postcount=43)... the HQ of the First Air Force is nearby at Canossa, Lecarocchiavalle...

Hey, NS is being gay. I put up a post but it says I need moderator approval. :/ I dunno what the deal is.

Hey, NS is being gay. I put up a post but it says I need moderator approval. :/ I dunno what the deal is.
You need to reach 10 posts first before your posts do not need mod approval before being shown. But once a mod sees your posts and approves it, it'll appear. ;)

You need to reach 10 posts first before your posts do not need mod approval before being shown. But once a mod sees your posts and approves it, it'll appear. ;)

My post finally showed up. It's sandwiched on the third page.

(OOC: Since I really don't know where you would like me most, I made a 'good' character, with the police. Problem is that you stopped the sign-up for that, so it's more or less a guess to sign up with this. Remember that it will be a background character, and that he will appear in only a few scenes. Make him part of a police force in a different Nord-Brutlandese town maybe, so that he won't have to show up that much.)

Name: Riccardo Sabbatini
Age: 38
Address: Via Francia 28, Moiano, Arvaglio, Van Luxemburg
Which side? Good
Occupation: Police officer, Polizia Autostradale di Arvaglio
Brief Bio and Description:
Riccardo Sabbatini was born on the 27th of February 1970, and grew up in Moiano, almost right next to the local training center of the Polizia Autostradale (which was located on the Autodromo di Moiano track, until halfway the 1980's). This made him determined to join the Polizia Autostradale (Motorway police). At the age of 18, he enrolled in the training course for the normal police (Polizia Communale), and after some years, joined the Polizia Autostradale after a harsh driving training.

He is married to Emilia Sabbatini, and has two kids, Angelica and Stefano. He still lives very close to Moiano, and is the second in command of the local Polizia Stradale unit (which patrols the motorways around Venezia). He was sent on an exchange mission to Brutland and Norden a few months ago, in order to fill a vacancy in a worldwide cooperation project. He was however determined to take his patrol car with him, a thing that his higher bosses opposed. After several internal requests, he finally was able to import his car to Brutland and Norden, where it was modified to the proper Nord-Brutlandese specifications. The vehicle, a Monteluci Duca V8 (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13204227&postcount=5), is painted in a combined Van Luxemburger Polizia Autostradale/Nord Brutlandese police livery.

(OOC: I have no idea how Nord-Brutlandese police vehicles would look like, but I can tell you that VL police vehicles have use a blue/blue lights combination, with a two-tone siren. Their livery is black with an orange/blue dashed stripe.)

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You will be assigned to Lecarocchiavalle Grant Police, under Riccardo Ricetti, in charge of apprehending speeders and other stuff that grant police do. We ebil people import our victims primarily from Lecarocchiavalle (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13573050&postcount=48)... of course we have to transport them across the grant. First post will be edited.

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@ Kulikovia: Castellobruca is surrounded by wooded hills, where one can easily get lost. The Snake's Cave (Grotto Serpenta) is west of town, one mile west of Torre Maggiore and four miles west of town. Favorable stargazing sites are located north of the town: the grounds of the Castellobruca castle (which sits on Castle Hill/Ollino Castella), the Janiculum Hill (Ollino Gianicola) to the west of the castle, and the Grand Round Top (Cimo Ronda Grana) located to the east of Castle Hill across Stony Brook (Pietruscelo). Another stargazing site is Constellation Hill (Ollino Costellaziona) west of town, on the dirt road leading to Torre Maggiore. There is an abandoned farmland (Knight's Farm/Tenuta Cavaglieroque) south of town, one and a half miles south along Route 329. The farmhouse is still standing. This is apart from the numerous houses and shops around town where a child can take refuge.

Appreciate it.

@ The Norwich Islands: Brutland and Norden (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13573863&postcount=55) and Snefaldia (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13574358&postcount=61) have responded to your post. :)

@ Van Luxemburg: Do you need a reply? ;)

(OOC: Ofcourse I'd like a reply :p, my character has got nothing to do atm, the patrol won't lead to anything, I suppose.)

May I add a char.? I saw that you turned down the idea of an assassin, but what about a mercenary? He could deal in human trafficking, therefore supplying the duchess w/ victims.

Name: Boniface Godenot
Age: 34
Address: CFUS
Which side? essentially, neither. Evil for the highest bidder.
Occupation: Freelance mercenary.
Brief Bio and Description: At age 17, Boniface (Bonny to those close to him) fought in the North Gate War as a Resistance fighter. After the conclusion of the war, he accepted
an invitation to join the Defense Forces SOF (Special Operations Forces). Formally retiring at the age of 25, he wandered the world searching for new employment before finally becoming a gun for hire, working with the company Armes International-a mercenary group. Bonny soon became a favored operative. After the disolution of AI two years ago, he became freelance. He has dealt in everything from the arms trade, drug smuggling, revolutionary/subversive activities, assassinations, terrorism and human trafficking.

May I add a char.? I saw that you turned down the idea of an assassin, but what about a mercenary? He could deal in human trafficking, therefore supplying the duchess w/ victims.

Name: Boniface Godenot
Age: 34
Address: CFUS
Which side? essentially, neither. Evil for the highest bidder.
Occupation: Freelance mercenary.
Brief Bio and Description: At age 17, Boniface (Bonny to those close to him) fought in the North Gate War as a Resistance fighter. After the conclusion of the war, he accepted
an invitation to join the Defense Forces SOF (Special Operations Forces). Formally retiring at the age of 25, he wandered the world searching for new employment before finally becoming a gun for hire, working with the company Armes International-a mercenary group. Bonny soon became a favored operative. After the disolution of AI two years ago, he became freelance. He has dealt in everything from the arms trade, drug smuggling, revolutionary/subversive activities, assassinations, terrorism and human trafficking.
Actually the role of supplier of victims is taken up by the butler and his wife and the corrupt police officer... so I think I must decline for another role in that niche. Perhaps you can find other character niches such as victims, aggressive journalists, persistent parents, etc...

Actually the role of supplier of victims is taken up by the butler and his wife and the corrupt police officer... so I think I must decline for another role in that niche. Perhaps you can find other character niches such as victims, aggressive journalists, persistent parents, etc...

Oh, that's too bad. I was thinking like in Hostel how they chose diff. nationalities and whatnot...ok, a new char.

Name: Boniface Godenot
Age: 38
Address: CFUS
Which side? Good.
Occupation: Freelance journalist formerly with the CBC (Commonwealth Broadcasting Community)
Brief Bio and Description: Despite the wishes of his family, 'Bonny' became the first in over seven generations of his family to not enlist in the armed forces; instead recieving a degree in journalism from the esteemed Ladmar Institute in Osius City, CFUS. As a peace offering, Bonny has spent much of his career as a war correspondent, covering the North Gate War, the Remlian Insurrection, the Provost Bay Incident and the Bloody Valentine War.

Oh, that's too bad. I was thinking like in Hostel how they chose diff. nationalities and whatnot...ok, a new char.

Name: Boniface Godenot
Age: 38
Address: CFUS
Which side? Good.
Occupation: Freelance journalist formerly with the CBC (Commonwealth Broadcasting Community)
Brief Bio and Description: Despite the wishes of his family, 'Bonny' became the first in over seven generations of his family to not enlist in the armed forces; instead recieving a degree in journalism from the esteemed Ladmar Institute in Osius City, CFUS. As a peace offering, Bonny has spent much of his career as a war correspondent, covering the North Gate War, the Remlian Insurrection, the Provost Bay Incident and the Bloody Valentine War.
Approved. First post will be edited accordingly. ;)

Approved. First post will be edited accordingly. ;)

thanks. btw, can we have off-screen chars? such as contacts etc., things a reporter usually has.

Sure.
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To the police folks working on the case, I have something for y'all:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2531/brukandp1.png
A map showing the (child) disappearances in the area within the past two and a half weeks, according to this post (http://www.forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13573050&postcount=48). The dots represent where the child was last seen. Note that not all cases are be related to the series of missing children.

Stats (those shown in the map):
Campobasso - 1

Fiano - 1
Formagnole - 1

Forlicesena - 1

Lecarocchiavalle - 11
Canossa - 1
Lecarocchiavalle - 2
Novellara - 1
Olevano - 1
Rizzogno - 6

Marchòstrigina - 1
Pievapelago - 1

Modica - 1
San Stefano di Modica - 1

Onna - 1
La Fabbricana - 1

Seltina - 2
Torrebruca - 2

Soltera - 2
San Canico al Carocchi - 2

Spadavecchia - 2

Vilònorda - 2

concerning my char. can i make a victim to validate his presence there? i'll make a profile in case

Name: Claire Deveraux
Age: 13
Address: CFUS
Which side? victim
Occupation: student
Brief Bio and Description: Emigrated to B&N with her parents who are part of the diplomatic mission to the country. She disappeared while visiting the countryside on a 'diplomatic mission.'

concerning my char. can i make a victim to validate his presence there? i'll make a profile in case

Name: Claire Deveraux
Age: 13
Address: CFUS
Which side? victim
Occupation: student
Brief Bio and Description: Emigrated to B&N with her parents who are part of the diplomatic mission to the country. She disappeared while visiting the countryside on a 'diplomatic mission.'
sure go ahead. but select a place where she got lost... and a date.

sure go ahead. but select a place where she got lost... and a date.

sure will. i'll have my char say the date and place in the rp thread.

sorry but I'm so behind in the story. I only know that the little boy and the two kids are missing and what Juan has been doing.
Has anything important happend?

I've just come back from a long tournament weekend, and will make a post catching up later.

I hope there's no problem on my partial absence, I'm just waiting for Snefaldia. And for inspiration, I don't like short 4-line long replies.

sorry guys but im going to have to kill Juan in the RP I just got lost. I couldn't keep track of all the stuff going on. so bye.

Kulikovia, I believe you guys are still looking for the missing kid that was reported in Castellobruca.

If there is no problem about it, I'm going to speed up to the "What the fuck have I done?" moment of the next day when Sofia wakes up naked on a bed, sleeping with Irena, with a nasty hangover and with a weird feeling she did something really stupid. There is no need to get into any details besides those the minds of the readers envision... or not. I know this look like a sitcom or romantic comedy script, but it's on purpose :P

If there is no problem about it, I'm going to speed up to the "What the fuck have I done?" moment of the next day when Sofia wakes up naked on a bed, sleeping with Irena, with a nasty hangover and with a weird feeling she did something really stupid. There is no need to get into any details besides those the minds of the readers envision... or not. I know this look like a sitcom or romantic comedy script, but it's on purpose :P
In the dungeon, yes. And the something stupid is right in front of them. ;)

In the dungeon, yes. And the something stupid is right in front of them. ;)

If you wish to make a quick, non-detailed post about it, I'll wait. Otherwise I'll be posting the scene. Like I mentioned in a telegram, for now I'm temporarily giving away control of my character to you, and will only assume her back once she's sober again to...

Sofia isn't a sociopath, keep that in mind, rite?

If you wish to make a quick, non-detailed post about it, I'll wait. Otherwise I'll be posting the scene. Like I mentioned in a telegram, for now I'm temporarily giving away control of my character to you, and will only assume her back once she's sober again to...

Sofia isn't a sociopath, keep that in mind, rite?
Yup. But I'm cookin' something in my head. (Soup.) :p

Actually I'm waiting for Snefaldia to post a reply to this post (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?p=13601121#post13601121), perhaps he's free this weekend. ;) Otherwise I'll do a godmode, lol. :D So as to give you hints on what had happened. :)

EDIT: Gotta go, it's a 9 AM call time tomorrow, gotta sleep early. :)

Sorry about my activity; I'm coming up on the end of class and finals weeks so I'm a bit preoccupied. I'll get to this when I have a free moment to calm my thoughts.

Sorry about my activity; I'm coming up on the end of class and finals weeks so I'm a bit preoccupied. I'll get to this when I have a free moment to calm my thoughts.
'tis fine, 'course studies must come first. ;)