Dawn of the Dead- Chapter One: Trial by Fire

Post » Thu May 03, 2012 12:25 pm

The Dawn of the Dead




My hand trembles as I write these words which will surely be my last. I have been wounded, receiving a blow that it surely fatal in my frantic flight from the Arcane University’s besieged walls, and I’m sure that my end is near. My name is Curvias Mordane, and I am- was, a scholar at the University of Arcane in the Imperial City, the province of Cyrodiil. I was studying the recent epidemic that most common folk have heard wild rumors about- the infectious spread of undead bonewalkers.

It is no secret that bonewalkers- or zombies, a term coined by us westerners, have been spotted shambling about the countryside and even through the sewers of large cities, in massive numbers. It has been whispered that when these zombies bite a person, men, mer, and beast alike, the victim falls ill and becomes one of the ravenous bonewalkers themselves. These rumors are, unfortunately, true. The zombies- if that’s what they truly are- are basically just hosts for a certain strain of biological and magical material that flows through the blood and saliva of the zombies. At certain glances, my associates and I thought that it was a simple natural virus or bacteria, but at another glace, it seems as though the special form of parasitical life was magically created with mysticism dark as the night itself.

Whatever the cause of this strain, we could find no cure for it. The zombies became more organized, devouring entire cities and provinces, and I’m sure you, the reader, no doubt knows. I’m sure you also know that these zombies seem to feel no pain, taking ungodly amounts of damage before falling. I have witnessed a member of the City Watch dismember several walking corpses with his longsword just to escape being bitten. In addition, we have noted that some of the bonewalkers have mentally evolved, and developed the use of tools- mainly weapons and blunt objects to help bring down their prey easier.

The Empire could not stop them, especially after how weak they had become after the Oblivion crisis. Only hours ago, I witnessed the Imperial City catch fire and burn before my eyes, the legions of undead numbering well into the thousands, marching forth from the charred remains of the once greatest city on Nirn and into the Arcane University. My companions, fellow students… all dead. I teleported away as fast as I could, no specific destination intended. I was surprised I survived re-entry, but my relief was short lived, for I discovered that one of the infernal corpses managed to plant a shortsword into my stomach before I teleported.

So here I lay, bleeding out, my organs devouring themselves. Here I will die, not knowing what province or even continent I lay in. Off in the distance I see a group of people- survivors. It looks as though this town was hit by a horde of zombies as well, for many buildings are ablaze and bodies litter the streets, looters running to and fro. I just only hope this small group of survivors will be able to make their way in the world, escape, survive, and thrive where my associates and I could not. Maybe they will even be able to stop this strain of hellish parasite and save the world? It is unlikely. Maybe they will just be torn to pieces before making it out of the town? I cannot help but wonder before I go, who are they, and what is their story? It matters not, the Nine take me now.


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Meet The Characters

The Ascended Sleeper
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Name: Varth
Race: Dark Elf
Gender: Male
Age: 20

Physical Description: Varth is a tall man, standing at roughly 6’ 2’’, with handsome, hawk-like features and burning red eyes like others of his race. His skin is the pale ash color of other Dunmer, and his body structure is thin and wiry, with well-trained muscles hiding beneath his duster.

Mental Description: Varth is easy to get along with, and enjoys telling jokes and spreading banter. He can rather naive at times due to his age, which often gets him into trouble. Despite this, he is rather wise (at least for his age), is a natural leader, and has an insatiable hunger for power. He has a small, sarcastic ego, but is confident in his abilities nonetheless.

Equipment: Varth carries a simple iron saber as his main melee weapon (which is often used). He wears no armor except a pair of leather travel boots. Varth is often seen wearing a black leather duster jacket full of many pockets, in which he holds many useful items such as pocket knives, potions, alchemical ingredients, his purse, and other oddities.

Combat Skills: Varth was trained by a swordmaster in the land of Morrowind before beginning his pilgrimage into the world. The training was brief, but the Dunmer learned a lot, becoming an adept in swordplay and learning the technique behind many unarmed fighting styles, though he is but a novice in martial combat.

Magic Skills: Varth is highly skilled in the fields of Alteration and Conjuration. He excelled in the field of Alteration (and its sub-schools, thaumaturgy and mysticism), surpassing other’s skills within a few weeks, and figuring out new ways to use the school, such as through creating sympathetic links, and creating physical attacks through the school. Conjuration, his other favorite skill, is used to summon unique Deadra from the outer realms, as well as his powerful ethereal ancestors. Destruction and Illusion, his other two used magic schools, are rarely used, but still dangerous.

Other Skills: Varth is very skilled in alchemy and cooking, and has just begun to grasp the basics of enchanting. In addition, he is well versed in ancient history and lore.

History: Varth was born and raised in an orphanage in the city of Balmora, never knowing his parents. After ten years of surviving on scraps of food and constantly stealing to survive, Varth was discovered by the Tribunal Temple, and inducted into its ranks. His prowess in magic was quickly noted, and he soared through the ranks, being the youngest acolyte to complete the Seven Graces. It was decided my envious superiors that Varth would have to take an extended pilgrimage into the world to understand how other faiths are inferior, in a hope that he would be killed.

Not Provided
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Name - Hroggar the Mad
Race - Nord
Gender - Male
Age - 56
Class - Priest

Skills - He is an adept of Destruction, Conjuration, Alteration and Illusion, and can make various odd, crippling poisons.
Appearance - He is a tall, stocky fellow, with ragged, greying brown hair. One of his eyes is green, and the other is amber. He is an old, hardened man with a number of mysterious scars. He has the tan of someone who considers having a house to be posh. He's missing two of his teeth (which he claims he sold to the Ayleids in exchange for the meaning of life). He has hoarse, gravelly voice.
Inventory - He has a tall, gnarled wooden staff, inscribed with a number of Daedric runes. Through unknown means, he's magically bonded himself to the staff, so that he can cast spells through it without even holding it. (For instance, he could position the staff on the opposite side of a room from him, and cast a spell so that comes from the staff instead of from him). His connection to the staff is limited so that he has to be aware of where the staff is; if it was stolen, he wouldn't be able to use it, but if someone told him where it was, he could.
He wears a suit of leather armor, with a long, tattered leather cloak. He has a bear-skull helmet, with a single deer's antler implanted on the left side of it's forehead.

Biography - He was born in one of the most backwater, inbred noble families of the Reach. Descended from Hackdirt cultists, they made their fortune managing a large, isolated diamond mine. His family had been seen as recluses and eccentrics for generations, and were generally treated with great suspicion, but young Hroggar was a rare exception. He was seen by the locals as a nice, intelligent young lad, and he would often make trips to Markarth to converse with the locals. When he was nineteen, he moved to the Imperial City and quickly became known as an expert in subjects such as the Outer Realms, the Psijics, and other oddities of magic.
His studies lead him into the dustiest, oldest annals of the University Library. Over the years, he went from being an extroverted, likable youth to a moody, anti-social obsessive. His studies engrossed him, and he rarely even discussed his findings with the other mages.
Eventually, completely confident in his abilities as a mystic, he attempted to travel to the Outer Realms, using an old Altmeri ritual he'd discovered in a tome from the mid Second Era.
The ritual, which he performed on the shores of Lake Rumare, was a complete failure. The ingredients were all in the wrong quantities, he mispronounced a number of the words, and he hadn't nearly enough magic to power the trip.
It left him broken, trap in a bizarre border-realm between Oblivion and the Mundus, a place of alien geometries and dark, trapped beings.
It was there that he was found by Sheogorath, who claimed him for his own. Hroggar solemnly took his place as an agent of the Mad God, spreading Paranoia and Schizophrenia to the citizens of Tamriel. He has since wandered Tamriel, babbling nonsense prophecies and begging for spare change.


Trixy901
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Name: Ray
Age: 25
Race: Imperial
Gender: Female
Physical Discription: She is tall, (5'7") skinny but altheltic looking. She has milk chocolate brown wavy hair, that comes to about her shoulders. She has hazel eyes, and tanned skin. She is very pretty.
Mental Discription: She is perky, fun, outgoing, which can be a disadvantage to the fact she often acts without thinking things through. If she dislikes somebody she can hold a grudge and will either use the silent treament or be very mean towards that person. If the time calls she can be understanding and quiet
Equimpent: Studded armor, iron boots, achient Nord sword, bow and arrows (20)
Combat Skills: One handed, mainly. A ltitle archery, but not much
No magic skills
Other skills: Speechcraft, Intelligence (sometimes lol)
History: Ray grew up in a very political home. Her family were nobles in Cyrodill, and were well known throughout Cyrodill. She was always differnt from her brother and her 3 other sisters, who followed in the proper way of edicute and such. She didn't care about getting dirty, and she always loved the outdoors. With the secret support and help from her father, she learned to swing a blade and hit a target at age 12. Her mother espically frowned upon the whole fighter/adventurer dream of Ray's. She spent day after day nagging Ray about being a proper lady. Ray was finally fed up with her mother's constant pulling at the way she wanted her to live, and she moved out at 16. Now, and just after the Oblivian Crisis, she has begun to travel up to (wherever the rp begins), to find a strange aura about the land.


Kalmari
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Name: Marque Hearthton
Race: Breton Gender: Male
Age: 56

Physical Description: Marque is sleek in build, both in torso and limbs. His legs and arms have slightly more muscle mass, due to the common walks he preforms. His hair is gray, and still long, but going no further than his ears and the bottom of his neck. While normally combed back, current situations have stolen the time to do so, and as of such, it runs loose and wild. Skin is somewhere lost between tan and pale. Wide brown brown eyes compliment his nose of similar size, and large lips finish it all off. Wrinkles showing his years are most common near his lips and eyes, though mostly they mass on his forehead.

Mental Description: In times of peace, Marque is a kind man. Blessed with a yearning for knowledge and high intelligence, he loves to talk of all things magic, and is a natural teacher. Ever the patient one, he is willing to listen to others plans for hours on end, often adding in his own thoughts. When someone does not understand something, he does his best to describe it in terms they understand. Marque is a While excusing stupidity, the ignorant make him enraged, as of such, he mocks them loudly. When they are not around, of course. However, when under stress, the aged Breton has a rash manner of thinking, constant worry, a obession for his well being, and only his well being.

Equipment: Marque is often found in a blue mages robe with a leather belt tied around the waist, with shoes of simple pigskin. The most interesting piece he has is a Mace of Daedric orgin. He bought it from a odd traveling merchant, in hopes of it being a effective weapon. It turned out that Mace is one used by Dremora, but hardly as dangerous as a true Daedric mace. Forged by weaker Daedra, it's potency equals to that of a common steel mace. It is quite a cumbersome weapon, but over the years, Marque hs gotten used to his weapon. The only reason he refuses to throw the mace away is because he refuses to waste it, even if he did pay a inflated price for it. Combat Skills: Marque is a mage, not a fighter. The only skills he posses that one may consider combat oriented are the ability to wield blunt weapons efficiently, and a talent for athletics. Often times, he would take morning walks around the arcane university everyday, for sevreal years. Other days, he would jog around the campus to keep himself in shape. Pratice with the mace over the years has made him handy with a mace.

Magic Skills: Being a Scholar at the Arcane University, Marque needed to have a talent in the magical arts. Since a young age, he has been studying Destruction spells, Conjuration of Daedra, and the Restoration school. Under the various schools, he knows several spells that can be used in combat without to many bad results. Such spells include a burning ball of flame being thrust forth in one united orb (Fire Ball), bringing a low ranking Kyn of Dagon's deadlands into Mundus to act as a Guardian (Summon Dremora Catiff), and the mending of damage to one's physical form (Heal Major Wounds).

Other Skills: Amazing memory, high intellect

History: Growing up in Chorrol, Marque was always in close contact with the Mage's Guild. Enchanted by their sercets, he joined at the age of 17. Noted for his apptitude for helping other mages learn, he spent years attempting to get to the lofty goal of all Mages, the Arcane University. He learned many things there, and when he became 30, he was offered the postion of a Scholar. His research revealed much about the various schools, and students were always happy to learn under his calm hand. A short time after the Oblivion Crisis, he bought a Daedric mace, but was dismayed to learn that it was a weak weapon, made for Churls of Dremora. He planned to spend the rest of years teaching and learning about Magic.


Skyrim Guy
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Name: Aenar Snow-Hunter
Race: Nord
Gender: Male
Age: 35

Physical Description: He is relatively strong from his past years of being a soldier and after that a sellsword. He has lost some muscle due to his lack of vigorous excursive but he still has some bulk to him. He stands at about 6'5" with soft blonde hair to his shoulders. He has the pale white skin of most nords and a telltale scar that starts at just below his nose down to his chin.
Mental Description: He is normally quiet and stays off to himself but he is very kind and will continue any conversation started by another person. He often tries to make jokes but they mostly turn out to be cruel and harsh. Despite his size and stature he doesn't try to take control instead he'd prefer to simply make suggestions and stay in the background.

Equipment: Aenar carries around a steel longsword with Nordic runes up and down the blade. He prefers not to use a shield but he still carries a steel shield on his back.
Combat Skills: Aenar is extremely skilled with a shield and sword combo. He knows how to use a bow pretty well but he never carries one except to hunt. He prefers to use heavy armor but he can use light just as well.
Magic Skills: He never really tries to practice any magic but he knows a basic healing spell for minor wounds.
Other Skills: He knows how to use basic ingredients found around the forest to make potions.

History: Aenar was born to a merchant woman and and old Nord soldier. As he grew up his father saw the boys talent with combat and began to train him. When Aenar was 18 his father went off to confront some bandits who had been troubling merchants including Aenar's mother. His father was brutally murdered and he was never the same again. He grew quiet and distant rarely speaking to his mother. Eventually when he thought he was ready he joined the imperial army. Eventually he grew bored of the army because it was too strict and wasn't exciting enough for the young Nord. He left the army and became and sellsword fighting for anyone who could pay him. He sent money to his mother often as he had no need for it himself. When his mother died he went back home and took up his mothers job as a merchant.


Trannigan
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Name: Trannigan 'Dratt' Drattmer
Race: Imperial
Gender: Male
Age: 30

Physical Description: Slightly taller than the average Imperial, and with a more muscular body build. He is stronger than most men of his race but less agile because of being slightly more built than most. He has tanned skin and unkempt hair grown a few inches past the shoulders as well as a grown out goatee. His hair is black and goes a about an inch past his shoulders and his eyes are a bright green with amber flecks in the outer edges. On his right cheekbone is a scar from where he got shot by an arrow head, a scar that still occasionally causes him pain and causes his face to not be able to take a punch like it used to.

Mental Description:
Confident in his abilities yet sometimes very arrogant and full of himself. He has been known to pick fights with individuals for various reasons, The main one being when someone insults him or insinuates that they are better then he is. He also tends to be quiet when in a group, which some people view that as him being a shady individual but he is usually just not a very chatty person unless in a good mood or drunk. Tends to have respect for the beast races of Tamriel on account of where he grew up as a child, he also has a respect for Orcs, Nords and Redguards while disliking most Dunmer for their thinking they can use others as their slaves and male Bosmer as very tiresome to be near for too long. Altmer and Bretons he is indifferent about, as he respects The arcane power that they wield yet finds them to be of The most arrogant of all races.

Since the apocalypse however he has become weary of necromantic magic users, believing they are the most likely cause for the dead seemingly coming back to life. He will try to help most individuals that he comes across as long as they seem like they really deserve it, even the races he once thought negatively about.

Equipment: His specially made Scimitar. It is made out of Quicksilver and moonstone instead of the usual steel, and the hilt is black with jade designs. He also carries with him 2 normal daggers and 3 potions. 1 health potion, one magicka potion, and one potion of cure disease. Normal clothes consists of a short sleeved wool shirt and blacksmiths pants, as well as deer skinned moccasins and. Carries with him a sack that has the 3 looted potions as well as 10 lock-picks and some hunted animal meat and fruits food to make a meal the next oppurtunity he has to eat. His armor consists of (oblivion styled) Orcish cuirass and gauntlets, Ebony greaves and an Imperial Horseman helm. He also has 40 gold that he las looted from a few empty places during his travels.

Combat Skills: Blade, Armoror, Heavy Armor, Unarmored , Hand to Hand, Axes (but only one handed ones)

Magic Skills: Destruction and Restoration. (his restoration skill is only at novice though, because he only started using it once the apocalypse really got bad and it became much harder to be alive.

Other Skills: Sneak, Security, Speechcraft and Hunting.

History: Originally from his home land of Cyrodiil, Trannigan grew up in the city of Bravil, Trannigan figured out in his early teen years how much he liked doing tasks that let him use his natural talents, aswell as tasks that came with a payload, so he became a Mercenary. He then traveled the country for years doing most tasks he found that payed well enough, save for a few things that went against his moral code such as slavery or skooma/sugar smuggling. Although Trannigan did gain fame as well as quite a bit of infamy in Cyrodiil so he left before the law could bring him down. When the apocalypse broke out he had to retreat to the wilderness (of wherever we decide we are lol) and took to live off the land. He tried to stay out of big cities and instead stuck with smaller villages, aiding people in necessary or checking for needed supplies if they ended up being over-run or abandoned. the plague had in some way been beneficial to Trannigan for before the zombies showed up his talents were more focused towards a warrior that was proficient with shock magic. He now knows how to make some basic healing potions and cure disease potions and he has gotten better at sneaking past small groups of the bonewalkers.


Holy Assassin
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Name: Arturo Leonde
Race: Imperial
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Class/Profession: Gladiator

Physical Description: Not as tall as most of his kin, but what he lacks in size, he makes up for in his lean and agile physique. Tanned skin, not unlike most Imperials, and short dark brown hair, almost black, that naturally form a fauxhawk of sorts. Clean shaven, and relatively handsome, with deep set, engagingly beautiful brown eyes, and a perpetual charming smile that sets itself right under a perfectly curved nose, and above a bold looking chin, supported by a strong jaw. His body however, is riddled with various scars from the slashes of swords, and gashes from arrows that hit. When in the arena, he sports nothing more than light padding for his private regions, leather boots, and leather gauntlets. When outside however, he dons a loose robe and coarse silk lowers.

Mental Description: Arturo is a charming and friendly sort. Enjoys a good joke, and generally an amiable person. His good-natured disposition is however, a mask that veils his deep, inner pain and angst that he has kept inside of himself since childhood. A rage the likes of which would strike fear into the heart of any man. He only lets this part of himself take manifestation in the arena. Takes a liking to bards, hunters, warriors, rich and poor alike. Is neutral about mages, but harbors a severe loathing for thieves and assassins.

Equipment: Light leather padding for legs and mid-region. Leather gauntlets and boots.Two steel shortswords, the hilts of which are notched every time he kills.. A coin purse of gold.
Combat Skills: Fiercely skilled in one handed combat, he dual wields swords most of the time, but knows how to use a bow, or his hands if needed.
Magic Skills: Low level restoration. Minor healing spells.
Other Skills: Very quick and agile. Can run fast and strike down multiple foes in a flurry. Very sharp during combat and uses environment to his advantage. Also a great speaker and bargainer.

History: Arturo was born into a rich, influential, and prestigious and family, and since childhood had taken a liking to the arena, and gladiators. His father used to take him there as a boy. However, his father took to drinking and gambling, and eventually, they lost everything. Unable to continue with his education, Arturo took what little he knew of combat, and improved it until he was able to join the arena. With his family finally supported once more, Arturo was pleased with life when suddenly an enemy of his father performed the black sacrament, ordering the Dark Brotherhood to kill his father. The contract went wrong, and his entire family was killed in the process, while looters took everything they could, and burned the house down. He survived only because he was at a match at the time. He acts as if nothing ever happened, and carried on with his life, but this deeply scarred him.


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Distrubing
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Name: Daedalus
Race: Breton
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Physical description: Daedalus is of average height and a somewhat lean build. He has short dark brown hair and and a trimmed stubbly short beard. His eyes are a deep green. Daedalus is average in attraction but makes up for it with his quick wit.
Mental description: Daedalus is quick witted and sharp but is somewhat lazy. Being a bard, Daedalus is a great speaker and has a deep rich voice. Daedalus also has a cynical sense of humor and can be pessimistic.
equipment: regular pants with a leather shirt. Daedalus is armed with an ebony dagger that he won in a bet with a drunken dunmer(but that's a different story), and a wide array of deadly poisons
Combat skills: Daedalus can be quite formidable with his ebony dagger (named snake tongue) which is laced with many dangerous poisons. Daedalus is an expert Alchemist
Other skills: Speech craft
History: Daedalus was born from a wealthy family in High Rock. Being a Breton, his family tested him for any signs of magical talent. But Daedalus is no mage and his parents were disappointed at his lack of magical capabilities. At the age of 10 his mother began to notice that Daedalus had a way with words and a beautiful singing voice and decided that he should be a bard, much to the disapproval of her husband. Arrangement were made and at the age of 12 Daedalus was enrolled into the bards college in Solitude. Despite being homesick, Daedalus soon learned to love his new home. 8 years later, now a full fledged bard, Daedalus decided to seek adventure and traveled the land. After 2 years of hardship and adventure, Daedalus returned to his homeland to see what had happened to his family. On arrival Daedalus learned that his mother had died of rockjoint and his father was a decrepit recluse who shooed Daedalus away. Deeply saddened by what had befallen his mother, Daedalus was not alert on his journey home and was ambushed by bandits. Daedalus managed to escape but was mortally wounded by an arrow. With his life blood leaving him Daedalus lay by the roadside and excepted his fate. Much to his surprise, Daedalus did awaken in a lone cottage. Not long an alchemist by the name of Sinderion entered and told him of how he found him by the roadside and nursed him back to health. They soon became fast friends and the older man taught Daedalus all he knew about alchemy. After 2 years of being Sinderion's assistant, Sinderion suddenly left. Only leaving a letter explaining that he had gone on an expedition to the providence of Skyrim in search of a rare plant known as crimson nirnroot. Somewhat disheartened Daedalus gathered his belongings and left for the imperial city. When he arrives he gets much more than he bargained for...


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Athell
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Name: Parvo Sestius
Race: Imperial
Gender: Male
Age: 35

Physical Description: Parvo is roughly averaged height for his age at 6 foot 1. His hair is a dark brown and he keeps it cut short however most of the time it is hidden underneath his hood. Whilst he has been out of proper training for a while he has kept himself as trim as possible but a life of priesthood does not lend itself it to the intense conditioning he would need to keep his former shape, he is still broad shouldered and slightly more muscled than your average priest.
Mental Description: Pious and deeply devoted to the Nine, specifically Stendarr because of this he abhors the unnatural. He has been known to optionally accompany groups of temple hired knights to root out necromancers and daedra worshipers out of his want to take the fight to them.

Equipment: A flanged steel mace, his old vigilant armor (slightly worn and not as protective as it used to be), copies of various religious books and a bedroll.
Combat Skills: After his time as a Vigilant, however brief, he is proficient with the weapon of Stendarr's choice, the mace. He also learnt to use the partial, concealed armor of the Vigilants, knowing almost instinctively how to twist to take strikes as a glancing shot rather than full on on the flat chest plate.
Magic Skills: Basic restoration magic learnt working as a priest healing the infirm.
Other Skills: None as such his life in the priesthood, whilst not being easy, provided him with the basics he needed to survive. The only survival tricks he has left to him are fading memories of his time as a Vigilant.

History: Born in the Imperial City Parvo grew up without any real trade or skills. He became a wanderer, drifting his way from province to province, city to city. He was in Bruma when the Mythic Dawn attempted to destroy it by opening a great gate outside it. The sight of a former priest of Akatosh leading the combined forces, accompanied by the Champion, into battle was staggering to him. This inspired him to find a calling of his own.

Parvo was one of the first Vigilants, joining the order straight after the horrors of the the Oblivion Crisis. He found a home in the Order of Vigilants and companionship to boot. They took his raw energy and directed it, turning it into fervor for the Divines.

He spent as much time as he could with the Vigilants training and working to seek out Daedra worshipers but eventually a time came when he thought it would be best to settle down into the priesthood somewhere and spread the word of Compassion.


Mangnus the Red
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Name:Julius Scipion
Race:Altmer
Gender:Male
Age:172(appear in about late 30's)
Class/Profession:Retired Battlemage,now Imperial surveyor
Physical description:Lean but not overly muscular he stands at 6`3,Black hair tinges of grey,Grey eyes,Clean shaven,Smooth wave(see oblivion),Scars on right shoulder and slight limp sometimes on the right leg.
Mental description:Having seen alot in his life Julius is sometimes is withdrawn but most of the time he prefers company,however under his calm facade is a man pained by some of the atrocities he was forced to commit while in the legion and blades.
Equipment:Elven longsword,Grey hood,Blade Armour (apart from helmet),bagpack with maps,measurement tools ETC. and a whetstone,flannel and some biscuits.
Combat skills:Well trained in the blade and generally favours heavier armours.
Magic skills:Well versed in destruction magic and conjuration but recently more focused on restoration.
Backstory:Julius Was an orphan left outside an orphanage one night there he was a normal boy who kept to himself until he was eligible to join the legion he did straight away and was tested for magic then took to the battle college before service, while in service one day he was forced to massacre a small hamlet due to their apparent 'threat' to the empire however afterwards he saw service in the blades after years of service he retired only to join the Imperial Surveyors where he was ever since until now.


The Tamriel Terror
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Name: Gearalt the Valiant
Gender: Male
Race: Nord
Age: 35

Physical: Standing at an impressive seven feet and three inches, Gearalt towers over other races and stands out in a group. His long blonde hair draqes to his waist and is held together by a leather strap. Gearalt's face is of a blocky and chiseled nature, only blemished with small beard stubble. He would be a looker if not for a large scar seamlessly running down his nose.

Mental: Gearalt does not always think things through under pressure, resorting to brute force if taken by surprise. During his time with the Fighters Guild, this sudden behavior shift made many an easy task more difficult to complete. He cares little for other races, but will not leave a comrade behind if there is no other alternative. More friendly swords means more chances to swing your sword in the future.

Equipment: A Silver claymore enchanted with the devastating cold of the north. A full set of steel armor sans helmet. Slung across his body is a leather hide sack filled with rations.

Combat: Gearalt only knows how to use that big sword of his and is surprisingly agile with it. However, given any other weapon and he will be reduced to a novice.

Magic: When there's not enough room to swing your sword, you need to at least do something. While he's not the best mage, Gearalt can at least use a frost spell to keep close enemies at bay and a healing spell when a chapel is too far.

Stealth: Stealth is not Gearalt's strong suit. But if there is a rock big enough, he could perhaps execute a well timed chop on an unsuspecting enemy.

History: Born in Snowhawk and raised by a tavern wench, Gearalt did not have much going for him and tried his best to find something that interested him. It was not until he found a big stick outside and swinging it at the bushes and trees did he discover his calling. To travel Tamriel with a big sword. At the ripe age of 16, Gearalt left Snowhawk to adventure, hoping to help his mother and make himself a living. He found himself doing odd ball jobs given to him by the Fighters Guild who saw no future for the kid. That was until he was given an assignment by his friend and mentor, Gallaron the Valiant, who believed the young Gearalt could accomplish the task rather than he. Gearalt was to stop a small group of smugglers in the northern reaches of High Rock. He escaped death countless of times just to even catch a glimpse of these criminals, and when he did catch up to the smugglers, Gearalt sheathed his claymore into their bodies. When word reached Gallaron, he was overcome with joy, and bestowed on Gearalt his moniker. Thus dubbing him, Gearalt the Valiant. Since then, Gearalt has helped countless people with his heroics.


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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 12:38 am

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Name: Varth
Race: Dark Elf
Gender: Male
Age: 20

Physical Description: Varth is a tall man, standing at roughly 6’ 2’’, with handsome, hawk-like features and burning red eyes like others of his race. His skin is the pale ash color of other Dunmer, and his body structure is thin and wiry, with well-trained muscles hiding beneath his duster.

Mental Description: Varth is easy to get along with, and enjoys telling jokes and spreading banter. He can rather naive at times due to his age, which often gets him into trouble. Despite this, he is rather wise (at least for his age), is a natural leader, and has an insatiable hunger for power. He has a small, sarcastic ego, but is confident in his abilities nonetheless.

Equipment: Varth carries a simple iron saber as his main melee weapon (which is often used). He wears no armor except a pair of leather travel boots. Varth is often seen wearing a black leather duster jacket full of many pockets, in which he holds many useful items such as pocket knives, potions, alchemical ingredients, his purse, and other oddities.

Combat Skills: Varth was trained by a swordmaster in the land of Morrowind before beginning his pilgrimage into the world. The training was brief, but the Dunmer learned a lot, becoming an adept in swordplay and learning the technique behind many unarmed fighting styles, though he is but a novice in martial combat.

Magic Skills: Varth is highly skilled in the fields of Alteration and Conjuration. He excelled in the field of Alteration (and its sub-schools, thaumaturgy and mysticism), surpassing other’s skills within a few weeks, and figuring out new ways to use the school, such as through creating sympathetic links, and creating physical attacks through the school. Conjuration, his other favorite skill, is used to summon unique Deadra from the outer realms, as well as his powerful ethereal ancestors. Destruction and Illusion, his other two used magic schools, are rarely used, but still dangerous.

Other Skills: Varth is very skilled in alchemy and cooking, and has just begun to grasp the basics of enchanting. In addition, he is well versed in ancient history and lore.

History: Varth was born and raised in an orphanage in the city of Balmora, never knowing his parents. After ten years of surviving on scraps of food and constantly stealing to survive, Varth was discovered by the Tribunal Temple, and inducted into its ranks. His prowess in magic was quickly noted, and he soared through the ranks, being the youngest acolyte to complete the Seven Graces. It was decided my envious superiors that Varth would have to take an extended pilgrimage into the world to understand how other faiths are inferior, in a hope that he would be killed.

Varth, The Merchant’s Inn, The Imperial City

Varth’s teeth were busy grinding up the meat that served as his dinner when the Imperial City fell on that fateful day. He was dining in the Merchants Inn, a reputable, and pricy, establishment. The Dunmer Pilgrim had stayed in seedier places before, but nothing good ever came from such trips, so he decided that paying a bit more out of pocket was worth it.

His meal was your basic cheap meat- grilled venison and a mug of cheap watered down wine. The meat had far too much salt, and the wine had no taste, but it was better than going hungry. Varth’s eyes scanned the mostly empty tavern as he ate, keeping tabs on what patrons there were. The Dunmer was almost done with his meal when his ears picked up commotion from outside. Panicked shouts and screams of terror echoed through the stone walls, catching everyone’s attention.

Curiosity caused Varth to rise from his seat, his senses on edge, his mind preparing for some sort of confrontation. The Dunmer shuffled outside with a few of the other patrons to see what was causing the ruckus. It was about three or four hours until sunset, bathing the world in a gentle lavender light, with little to no cloud cover. The weather, however, was not what caught Varth’s attention. The man attacking a crowd of commoners was.

The man, presumably a Nord, was large, taller than Varth and wearing nothing but a pair of torn breeches. The Nord lunged at a woman carrying a basket, his nails raking across her cheek, his hand groping for purchase around her neck. With a simple shove, the man pulled her onto the ground, a strange gurgling noise coming from his throat as he did, nearly lost in the din of the nearby screaming. His mouth opened wide, and bit into the woman’s neck.

The Imperial woman thrashed wildly, trying to escape from the man’s iron grip in utter vain, her flesh rapidly losing color. A flash of silver followed by an arrow protruding from the man’s back snapped Varth out of his gaze, and focused his attention. The Nord didn’t even seem to notice the arrow that a nearby guard had shot him with. Nor did he realize the second or third arrow that penetrated his skin. It was then that Varth realized that this same scene was happening elsewhere around him- strange, dirty people, their eyes lack of any signs of life, were slaughtering innocents, and being ignorantly butchered by the guards.

Varth didn’t leave this dumbstruck state until he noticed one of said dirty people lunging for him, mouth a-gape and dripping with fresh blood.

OOC: crap post, but it works. Post your CS in a spoiler when you make your first post. And uh, you can post now haha
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Kayla Keizer
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 1:11 pm

Aenar Snow-Hunter
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Name: Aenar Snow-Hunter
Race: Nord
Gender: Male
Age: 35

Physical Description: He is relatively strong from his past years of being a soldier and after that a sellsword. He has lost some muscle due to his lack of vigorous excursive but he still has some bulk to him. He stands at about 6'5" with soft blonde hair to his shoulders. He has the pale white skin of most nords and a telltale scar that starts at just below his nose down to his chin.
Mental Description: He is normally quiet and stays off to himself but he is very kind and will continue any conversation started by another person. He often tries to make jokes but they mostly turn out to be cruel and harsh. Despite his size and stature he doesn't try to take control instead he'd prefer to simply make suggestions and stay in the background.

Equipment: Aenar carries around a steel longsword with Nordic runes up and down the blade. He prefers not to use a shield but he still carries a steel shield on his back. He wears full steel armor at all times except for the helmet which he only wears in extreme circumstances.
Combat Skills: Aenar is extremely skilled with a shield and sword combo. He knows how to use a bow pretty well but he never carries one except to hunt. He prefers to use heavy armor but he can use light just as well.
Magic Skills: He never really tries to practice any magic but he knows a basic healing spell for minor wounds.
Other Skills: He knows how to use basic ingredients found around the forest to make potions.

History: Aenar was born to a merchant woman and and old Nord soldier. As he grew up his father saw the boys talent with combat and began to train him. When Aenar was 18 his father went off to confront some bandits who had been troubling merchants including Aenar's mother. His father was brutally murdered and he was never the same again. He grew quiet and distant rarely speaking to his mother. Eventually when he thought he was ready he joined the imperial army. Eventually he grew bored of the army because it was too strict and wasn't exciting enough for the young Nord. He left the army and became and sellsword fighting for anyone who could pay him. He sent money to his mother often as he had no need for it himself. When his mother died he went back home and took up his mothers job as a merchant.

Aenar looked around the abandoned market place and thought to himself. 'Where is all the people.' He heard a sudden scream and his hand instantly went to his sword attached to his waist.
He ran through the city and found and young woman chewing on a mans throat. He drew his sword and called out to her.
"What in the world do you think you are doing?"

The woman screamed incoherently and ran at him. He wasn't shirt whether or not to hurt the girl so he simply kicked her out of the way and stood over her.
"What is your name?!" He shouted at her.

She screamed again and leapt at him. He dropped his sword and held her at arms length as she gnashed her teeth at him. Aenar yelled and tossed her aside picking his blade back up.

"If you come at me again I'm afraid that you with not walk again." He growled holding his sword out in front of him.

She ran at him once more and he side and struck out with a vicious slash to her legs cutting off the left one a breaking the right. Even though she was reduced to one barely fuctioning leg she continued to crawl after him and he kicked her in the head and ran from the women to the source of more screams.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 2:20 pm

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Name - Hroggar the Mad
Race - Nord
Gender - Male
Age - 56
Class - Priest

Skills - He is an adept of Destruction, Conjuration, Alteration and Illusion, and can make various odd, crippling poisons.
Appearance - He is a tall, stocky fellow, with ragged, greying brown hair. One of his eyes is green, and the other is amber. He is an old, hardened man with a number of mysterious scars. He has the tan of someone who considers having a house to be posh. He's missing two of his teeth (which he claims he sold to the Ayleids in exchange for the meaning of life). He has hoarse, gravelly voice.
Inventory - He has a tall, gnarled wooden staff, inscribed with a number of Daedric runes. Through unknown means, he's magically bonded himself to the staff, so that he can cast spells through it without even holding it. (For instance, he could position the staff on the opposite side of a room from him, and cast a spell so that comes from the staff instead of from him). His connection to the staff is limited so that he has to be aware of where the staff is; if it was stolen, he wouldn't be able to use it, but if someone told him where it was, he could.
He wears a suit of leather armor, with a long, tattered leather cloak. He has a bear-skull helmet, with a single deer's antler implanted on the left side of it's forehead.

Biography - He was born in one of the most backwater, inbred noble families of the Reach. Descended from Hackdirt cultists, they made their fortune managing a large, isolated diamond mine. His family had been seen as recluses and eccentrics for generations, and were generally treated with great suspicion, but young Hroggar was a rare exception. He was seen by the locals as a nice, intelligent young lad, and he would often make trips to Markarth to converse with the locals. When he was nineteen, he moved to the Imperial City and quickly became known as an expert in subjects such as the Outer Realms, the Psijics, and other oddities of magic.
His studies lead him into the dustiest, oldest annals of the University Library. Over the years, he went from being an extroverted, likable youth to a moody, anti-social obsessive. His studies engrossed him, and he rarely even discussed his findings with the other mages.
Eventually, completely confident in his abilities as a mystic, he attempted to travel to the Outer Realms, using an old Altmeri ritual he'd discovered in a tome from the mid Second Era.
The ritual, which he performed on the shores of Lake Rumare, was a complete failure. The ingredients were all in the wrong quantities, he mispronounced a number of the words, and he hadn't nearly enough magic to power the trip.
It left him broken, trap in a bizarre border-realm between Oblivion and the Mundus, a place of alien geometries and dark, trapped beings.

It was there that he was found by Sheogorath, who claimed him for his own. Hroggar solemnly took his place as an agent of the Mad God, spreading Paranoia and Schizophrenia to the citizens of Tamriel. He has since wandered Tamriel, babbling nonsense prophecies and begging for spare change.

Hroggar, the Waterfront

It was a dark, chilly night. He'd always loved the cold; it wasn't so much that he enjoyed per se, but it gave him an odd kind of comfort, perhaps because it reminded him of home.
He was sitting in an old, small graveyard, unused for decades. His staff was leaning against a grave next to him, pointed forward. A few of the braver denizens of the Waterfront were watching him from a distance; it wasn't the first time he'd come to the Imperial City, and he'd become something of an ill omen for the beggars and thieves who populated the Waterfront. Nothing good ever came from his arrival; children would go missing, or perfectly normal and sane people would become murderers and madmen. Some claimed it was just a coincidence, and that they should stop putting so much importance into a poor vagrant. However, that didn't stop most of them from fearing his arrival.
He heard a quiet shuffling in the distance, and he looked up, searching for it's source. He saw a tall, possibly Elven man walking towards him, although the darkness hid the man's exact features.
"Who 'er you, then?" Hroggar said, grinning wryly. There was no response, but he continued to move towards Hroggar.
It was then that Hroggar noticed some kind of scraping noise from inside the graves, as if someone was trying to force their way up. Did graves normally do that? He thought over the question for a moment as the shuffling figure continued to move towards him.
Suddenly, the figure lunged at Hroggar, moaning loudly. He glanced over at his staff and activated it's power, launching a blast of fire at the figure.
It fell backwards, the fire spreading over it's body. However, it simply got back up, charging at him again.
Perhaps it was undead? If so, then it would have to be an especially powerful zombie, like none he'd ever seen before. He grabbed his staff and fired at it again, but it kept coming. Fed up, Hroggar cast a spell of paralysis on the creature. He swiftly walked away, his peaceful night ruined.
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 4:12 am

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Name: Parvo Sestius
Race: Imperial
Gender: Male
Age: 35

Physical Description: Parvo is roughly averaged height for his age at 6 foot 1. His hair is a dark brown and he keeps it cut short however most of the time it is hidden underneath his hood. Whilst he has been out of proper training for a while he has kept himself as trim as possible but a life of priesthood does not lend itself it to the intense conditioning he would need to keep his former shape, he is still broad shouldered and slightly more muscled than your average priest.
Mental Description: Pious and deeply devoted to the Nine, specifically Stendarr because of this he abhors the unnatural. He has been known to optionally accompany groups of temple hired knights to root out necromancers and daedra worshipers out of his want to take the fight to them.

Equipment: A flanged steel mace, his old vigilant armor (slightly worn and not as protective as it used to be), copies of various religious books and a bedroll.
Combat Skills: After his time as a Vigilant, however brief, he is proficient with the weapon of Stendarr's choice, the mace. He also learnt to use the partial, concealed armor of the Vigilants, knowing almost instinctively how to twist to take strikes as a glancing shot rather than full on on the flat chest plate.
Magic Skills: Basic restoration magic learnt working as a priest healing the infirm.
Other Skills: None as such his life in the priesthood, whilst not being easy, provided him with the basics he needed to survive. The only survival tricks he has left to him are fading memories of his time as a Vigilant.

History: Born in the Imperial City Parvo grew up without any real trade or skills. He became a wanderer, drifting his way from province to province, city to city. He was in Bruma when the Mythic Dawn attempted to destroy it by opening a great gate outside it. The sight of a former priest of Akatosh leading the combined forces, accompanied by the Champion, into battle was staggering to him. This inspired him to find a calling of his own.

Parvo was one of the first Vigilants, joining the order straight after the horrors of the the Oblivion Crisis. He found a home in the Order of Vigilants and companionship to boot. They took his raw energy and directed it, turning it into fervor for the Divines.

He spent as much time as he could with the Vigilants training and working to seek out Daedra worshipers but eventually a time came when he thought it would be best to settle down into the priesthood somewhere and spread the word of Compassion.

OOC: It's a bit more graphic than I wanted it to be but it's not bad for 30 mins work.

Parvo, The Temple District, Stendarr's Hollow.

The screams of the city were quieter here. They were, instead, replaced with his own internal screams, screams at the horror awaiting him beyond the heavy door that separated Stendarr's hollow from the rest of the Imperial City. He'd barred the door, laying the heavy pew that used to sit before the shrine across it. Occasionally someone would scream outside the door hammering on the door in a desperate attempt to get in. Parvo had ignored all of them. Clasping his head between his hands he'd sunk to the floor and screamed at his own daemons until his voice hurt.

His tears were warm against his cheek as he lay, fetal, in front of the shrine to the god of compassion, the god he once served, the bronze statue of the god's hollow eyes staring straight down at him, seeing him for the mess of sin he believed he had become. "Protect the weak, heal the sick, and give to the needy," the words hung over him, emblazoned on the rim of the stone plinth that acted as the shrine's base. It was from The Ten Commands of the Nine Divines, Stendarr's message to the people and he had ignored them, him, a priest of Stendarr, once Vigilant.

Eventually he could take no more, no more of the screams, no more of the accusing eyes of Stendarr, no more of his own weakness. He forced himself to his feet, unsteadily at first. He was still wearing his armor, his mace and pack were still by the door where he'd dropped them in his hurry to bar the door. He placed his weight against the pew across the door and began to push. It moved easily and he was left with only the wood of the door to protect him. He beat his chest three times, the metal of his armor sounding deeply, "honor, compassion, charity," the motto of the priests grating on his rough voice. He wiped his tears clean and pulled the door open.

His mace rested comfortably in his hand as he surveyed the new hell before him. Some were truly dead, some were not. Corpses in varying condition were shuffling, walking and crawling around in the Temple district square. The worst lay at his own feet though, the body of a young woman, her nails bloodied where she had scratched at the door behind which he had sheltered. Parvo crouched closer to her, ignoring the other dangers. Her face was contorted with anger and pain, her back was covered with rends, cuts and from the looks of things her neck had been broken. "Arkay's blessing upon you daughter, though I'm not sure if it's much good in this godless place." He reached forward to close her lifeless eyes, just as she stirred.

It was a grotesque thing to watch and Parvo felt the bile stir in his stomach again. She pressed herself from the ground, her neck bulging were the bones were obviously displaced. First his training betrayed him, then his mind. Without his conscious compulsion he lashed out at the not long dead girl, catching her just under her chin. Her neck gave again but she did not die, her white eyes staring at him from their limp container. He struck her again and again with the heavy mass, only stopping when he felt her skull give way under the flange of his weapon.

She fell away from him and he gazed upon the darkness of his work. He had turned the once pretty girl into a butchers mess, a sight he would never forget. He stumbled away from her, splotched with her lifeblood still warm from her. He walked blinded, as one lost in a dream, into the abandoned gardens of Mara and collapsed to his knees. As he crouched on the cold grass he voided his stomach again as he considered the magnitude of his failure. He had killed the girl not once but twice, firstly by letting the monsters feast on her through his own terror and secondly with his own hand. It was another mark upon the portrait of his soul, another depth added to the blackness of his past.

OOC2: Oh yeah, as always feedback is appreciated.
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Lisa
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 5:40 pm

Ray
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Name: Ray
Age: 25
Race: Imperial
Gender: Female
Physical Discription: She is tall, (5'7") skinny but altheltic looking. She has milk chocolate brown wavy hair, that comes to about her shoulders. She has hazel eyes, and tanned skin. She is very pretty.
Mental Discription: She is perky, fun, outgoing, which can be a disadvantage to the fact she often acts without thinking things through. If she dislikes somebody she can hold a grudge and will either use the silent treament or be very mean towards that person. If the time calls she can be understanding and quiet
Equimpent: Studded armor, iron boots, achient Nord sword, bow and arrows (20)
Combat Skills: One handed, mainly. A ltitle archery, but not much
No magic skills
Other skills: Speechcraft, Intelligence (sometimes lol)
History: Ray grew up in a very political home. Her family were nobles in Cyrodill, and were well known throughout Cyrodill. She was always differnt from her brother and her 3 other sisters, who followed in the proper way of edicute and such. She didn't care about getting dirty, and she always loved the outdoors. With the secret support and help from her father, she learned to swing a blade and hit a target at age 12. Her mother espically frowned upon the whole fighter/adventurer dream of Ray's. She spent day after day nagging Ray about being a proper lady. Ray was finally fed up with her mother's constant pulling at the way she wanted her to live, and she moved out at 16. Now, and just after the Oblivian Crisis, she has begun to travel up to (wherever the rp begins), to find a strange aura about the land.

Ray skipped down the market district, over dead bodies and still wiggling ones. She turned quickly though as she heard ragged breath and hurried, dragging footsteps.

A zombie was charging at her. He was missing an arm, and his head lolled over on the side, hanging on by only the neck bone and a few muscle strands. His left foot was twisted out to the side, but he was still able to move at a brisk shuffle in her direction. He lunged his arm at her face and she ducked quickly to only stab her sword through his middle. The zombie's head was only a few inches from her shoulder and he opened his mouth to bite it. She quickly pulled her shoulder back and retreated the sword from the zombie. Staggering back a few steps, she recourperated just in time for the zombie to lunge at her again. She yelled as she swung the sword, decapitating the zombie. The body fell lifeless, but the head still remained alive. It nashed at her feet. She screamed and jumped back. She could see the muscle tendions coming alive under the head, and moving like feet. It ran at her, but she brought her sword down right in the middle. The head split both ways, the brain spilling out.

Ray sighed and took a deep breath, sheathing her sword. Never had she seen anything so terrifying. She continued down the street, looking for any survivors, and trying to stay away from anymore enemies.
Then she spotted a tall, undead looking man. "Praise the nine! Never thought I'd see another friendly face!" She yelled, walking over.
(OOC: This is my first fight rp post ever in a rollplay)
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Ellie English
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 2:23 pm

Aenar spun around quickly to face the woman speaking to him.

"State your name! Quickly before I plant this sword in your gut!" He shouted and the girl instantly feeling guilty about it.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 6:29 pm

Ray
Ray instantly put her hands to the side as the man turned on her. "Easy there," she said cooly, using one finger to push the sword away, "I'm not dead. I'm Ray. But now the real question is if you are dead, now isn't it?"
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:40 am

Aenar relaxed but didn't lower his sword. He looked around to either side and slowly sheathed his sword. He motioned for her to follow and walked into an alleyway.

"Quickly! Come this way!" He whispered harshly.

(ooc: yeah a guy trying to get you in a alley way soooooo not creepy xD)
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 5:35 pm

(Ooc: Oh yea, totally normal a stranger asks a girl to enter an alleyway with him. lol)
Ray, without really any other option, followed him into the alley.
"Why did you want me to follow you here?" she asked once the two had come into the alley.
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Jonathan Braz
 
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 4:53 pm

Aenar pressed himself against the wall as around 30 undead stumbled through the streets in different states of decomposition and most missing at least one limb. He breathed out a sigh of relief as they passed.

"That was close." He mumbled laughing uneasily then turn to look at the girl carefully.

"I am Aenar Snow-Hunter. And I am most certainly not dead."
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 6:27 pm

Ray smiled, "Nice to meet you, Aenar. Where do you 'hail' from?" She studied his face closely.
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 1:53 am

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Name: Daedalus
Race: Breton
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Physical description: Daedalus is of average height and a somewhat lean build. He has short dark brown hair and and a trimmed stubbly short beard. His eyes are a deep green. Daedalus is average in attraction but makes up for it with his quick wit.
Mental description: Daedalus is quick witted and sharp but is somewhat lazy. Being a bard, Daedalus is a great speaker and has a deep rich voice. Daedalus also has a cynical sense of humor and can be pessimistic.
equipment: regular pants with a leather shirt. Daedalus is armed with an ebony dagger that he won in a bet with a drunken dunmer(but that's a different story), and a wide array of deadly poisons
Combat skills: Daedalus can be quite formidable with his ebony dagger (named snake tongue) which is laced with many dangerous poisons. Daedalus is an expert Alchemist
Other skills: Speech craft
History: Daedalus was born from a wealthy family in High Rock. Being a Breton, his family tested him for any signs of magical talent. But Daedalus is no mage and his parents were disappointed at his lack of magical capabilities. At the age of 10 his mother began to notice that Daedalus had a way with words and a beautiful singing voice and decided that he should be a bard, much to the disapproval of her husband. Arrangement were made and at the age of 12 Daedalus was enrolled into the bards college in Solitude. Despite being homesick, Daedalus soon learned to love his new home. 8 years later, now a full fledged bard, Daedalus decided to seek adventure and traveled the land. After 2 years of hardship and adventure, Daedalus returned to his homeland to see what had happened to his family. On arrival Daedalus learned that his mother had died of rockjoint and his father was a decrepit recluse who shooed Daedalus away. Deeply saddened by what had befallen his mother, Daedalus was not alert on his journey home and was ambushed by bandits. Daedalus managed to escape but was mortally wounded by an arrow. With his life blood leaving him Daedalus lay by the roadside and excepted his fate. Much to his surprise, Daedalus did awaken in a lone cottage. Not long an alchemist by the name of Sinderion entered and told him of how he found him by the roadside and nursed him back to health. They soon became fast friends and the older man taught Daedalus all he knew about alchemy. After 2 years of being Sinderion's assistant, Sinderion suddenly left. Only leaving a letter explaining that he had gone on an expedition to the providence of Skyrim in search of a rare plant known as crimson nirnroot. Somewhat disheartened Daedalus gathered his belongings and left for the imperial city. When he arrives he gets much more than he bargained for...

Daedalus, Market district

Daedalus wandered aimlessly through the quiet, lonely streets of the Imperial city market district. Ever since Sinderion left, his once legendary luck has seemed to be running out. Truth be told, the young bard had only a couple dozen septims to call his own, and Daedalus was getting hungry. "Oh well," he sighed absentmindedly,"I suppose I could earn some food and a place to sleep at the Merchants Inn." On his halfhearted march to the Inn, Daedalus was suddenly jolted by a horrific scream. He instinctively unsheathed his dagger and scanned the area for enemies. He noticed a crowd up the road and jogged over, only to be stricken by a horrific stench, and torn mutilated bodies wandering aimlessly.

So it must be true, a voice from the back of his mind uttered in sickening whisper. for days, their has been a terrible rumor that the dead were rising to feed on the flesh of the living. Daedalus had dismissed these rumors without a trickle of doubt.

Daedalus was rudely awakened from his thoughts by a disgusting imitation of what once might have been a beautiful woman lunging for him with a ravenous hunger.

He barely managed to jump back before the bonewalker's nails swiped hungrily at the space were Daedalus had been standing.

Without a moments hesitation Daedalus broke out in a run in the opposite direction but only ran a couple of strides before his eyes caught sight of a young male dark elf staggering backward from a lunging, bloodstained monster that at one time might have been a redguard.
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 3:50 am

Aenar swallowed uneasily at the image of the undead tearing each other apart.

"I'm from skyrim but I came down to cyrodil with my family. My father was a soldier as I used to be."

He looked around and pointed to the other end of the alley where the was a sharp turn.

"Let's go that way and see if we can get out of this city."
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 10:53 pm

Ray nodded. "Ok, let's go."
She began to walk quietly to the other end of the alley. Suddenly she heard the horrible sickening breathing around the other side. She halted in her tracks. "There's something there," she mouthed at Aenar.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 12:16 pm

Aenar sighed quietly and drew his sword then pulled out his sheath in case he needed to beat them back.
"Get behind me." He mouthed to her and slowly began to move towards the turn.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 7:21 pm

Ray obayed at waited for Aenar to pass before moving again.
The creature around the corner whailed with sorrow. She could hear somebody coming. "Please! Don't hurt me!" she screamed, falling to the ground. She was still human, but she was beginning to waste away with the virus overtaking her body.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 5:32 pm

Aenar quickly back away in fear but as he realized that the woman had not yet fully changed all he could feel was pity. He sighed and kneeled down beside the woman.

"Divines bless you." He quickly snapped her neck and as he stood he wiped tears from his eyes.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 2:50 pm

Ray stood with her hand over her mouth and winced as she heard the neck crack. "By the nine," she started, not with a shaking voice as if about to cry, but one filled with pity, "that was probably one of the worst things I've seen in my life. And that's sure probably not gonna be the last. What is this land coming to?"
(OOC: Hey look! I got a star!)
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 11:39 am

Aenar coughed and checked around the bend.

"The coast is clear come quickly." He moved quickly and quietly through the alley and looked around the road.

"There are two or three of the undead through here."
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 9:30 pm

"Ok," Ray moved along side Aenar. Then when he mentioned the undead, her eyes sparkled. "Let's go get 'em!" she said in a loud whisper.
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 12:22 am

Spoiler

Name: Marque Hearthton
Race: Breton
Gender: Male
Age: 56

Physical Description: Marque is sleek in build, both in torso and limbs. His legs and arms have slightly more muscle mass, due to the common walks he preforms. His hair is gray, and still long, but going no further than his ears and the bottom of his neck. While normally combed back, current situations have stolen the time to do so, and as of such, it runs loose and wild. Skin is somewhere lost between tan and pale. Wide brown brown eyes compliment his nose of similar size, and large lips finish it all off. Wrinkles showing his years are most common near his lips and eyes, though mostly they mass on his forehead.

Mental Description: In times of peace, Marque is a kind man. Blessed with a yearning for knowledge and high intelligence, he loves to talk of all things magic, and is a natural teacher. Ever the patient one, he is willing to listen to others plans for hours on end, often adding in his own thoughts. When someone does not understand something, he does his best to describe it in terms they understand. Marque is a While excusing stupidity, the ignorant make him enraged, as of such, he mocks them loudly. When they are not around, of course. However, when under stress, the aged Breton has a rash manner of thinking, constant worry, a obession for his well being, and only his well being.

Equipment: Marque is often found in a blue mages robe with a leather belt tied around the waist, with shoes of simple pigskin. The most interesting piece he has is a Mace of Daedric orgin. He bought it from a odd traveling merchant, in hopes of it being a effective weapon. It turned out that Mace is one used by Dremora, but hardly as dangerous as a true Daedric mace. Forged by weaker Daedra, it's potency equals to that of a common steel mace. It is quite a cumbersome weapon, but over the years, Marque hs gotten used to his weapon. The only reason he refuses to throw the mace away is because he refuses to waste it, even if he did pay a inflated price for it.

Combat Skills: Marque is a mage, not a fighter. The only skills he posses that one may consider combat oriented are the ability to wield blunt weapons efficiently, and a talent for athletics. Often times, he would take morning walks around the arcane university everyday, for sevreal years. Other days, he would jog around the campus to keep himself in shape. Pratice with the mace over the years has made him handy with a mace.

Magic Skills: Being a Scholar at the Arcane University, Marque needed to have a talent in the magical arts. Since a young age, he has been studying Destruction spells, Conjuration of Daedra, and the Restoration school. Under the various schools, he knows several spells that can be used in combat without to many bad results. Such spells include a burning ball of flame being thrust forth in one united orb (Fire Ball), bringing a low ranking Kyn of Dagon's deadlands into Mundus to act as a Guardian (Summon Dremora Catiff), and the mending of damage to one's physical form (Heal Major Wounds).

Other Skills: Amazing memory, high intellect

History: Growing up in Chorrol, Marque was always in close contact with the Mage's Guild. Enchanted by their sercets, he joined at the age of 17. Noted for his apptitude for helping other mages learn, he spent years attempting to get to the lofty goal of all Mages, the Arcane University. He learned many things there, and when he became 30, he was offered the postion of a Scholar. His research revealed much about the various schools, and students were always happy to learn under his calm hand. A short time after the Oblivion Crisis, he bought a Daedric mace, but was dismayed to learn that it was a weak weapon, made for Churls of Dremora. He planned to spend the rest of years teaching and learning about Magic.


Marque Hearthon, Waterfront District

Marque left the Arcane University earlier in order to take one of his walks. He had no students to teach for a few more hours. Such time allowed for a evening walk. Oddly enough, the scholar enjoyed walking the length of the seedy district. Perhaps because of the fresh air. Often times, he stopped to give beggers a few coins. More of pity than anything else. Near a wall, he saw that a imperial was laying on the ground, aching in pain.

The aged Breton quickly jogged to over to the man.

"Are you alright? You don't look to well. Perhaps some sort of disease is causing this? Friends of mine can make a potion to cure that. Would you like that?" he said in a concered tone.

Much to his suprise, the Imperial's eyes opened up, and the man tried to grab Marque's arm. Reeling it back, Marque yelled at the man.

"By Julianos, what do you think your doing?"

The Imperial got up off the ground, stumbling, and began to walk over the Marque, drooling, skin looking a grey-tone, not unlike a corpse. Looking around, the mage saw that many of the other citzens were acting similary.

"This....this can't be. I've heard rumors of creatures with similar symptoms....but I passed them off as gossip."

Still backing away from the Imperial, he saw a woman running away, only to be attacked by one of the undead creatures. Her attacker clawed at her, until biting her on the arm. The Imperial was almost to Marque now.

"No! You shall not turn me!" said the Breton, while focusing a fireball. With a flick of his hand, the spell flew outward, seeting the Bonewalker ablaze.

Knocked to it's feet, the undead Imperial began to roll on the ground as the flames died down. However, the beast tired to get back up. Marque saw this, and drew his mace. He always brought the thing with him in case thugs or other such rift-raft assaulted him, and his Magicka reserves ran thin. It was a curious piece as well, forged in a simlar manner to a Daedric mace, but much weaker. Intended for the lowest of the Dremora, Churls and Catiff, it's strength was equal to steel.

Slamming the Mace down on the Bonewalkers head, Marque yelled out "Die you beast!" while counting the assault. After many tiring blows, the head of the Imperial was now crushed, showing a bloody mess. Such a sight almost made Marque vomit, but he did not have time for it. More of the undead were closing in, and he started to run to wooden shacks near the shore. However, he spotted a grave yard with another mortal. A burnt corpse was nearby, but Marque did not take major notice. He ran towards this man, waving his arms in the air.

"I'm not Undead! I need your help! They are trailing me! We have to get out of here!"
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 1:27 am

Daedalus cursed under his breath, and kept running. The Dunmer looked as if he could take care of himself.

Daedalus turned a corner only to come less than a couple of yards from 3 very hungry looking bonewalkers.
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Post » Fri May 04, 2012 12:24 am

Aenar looked at her then got his sword ready.

"If you see any that aren't dead leave them they are dead weightt to us." He laughed a little to himself then took off running straight for one of the bonewalkers.
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Post » Thu May 03, 2012 11:15 pm

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Name: Trannigan 'Dratt' Drattmer
Race: Imperial
Gender: Male
Age: 30

Physical Description: Slightly taller than the average Imperial, and with a more muscular body build. He is stronger than most men of his race but less agile because of being slightly more built than most. He has tanned skin and unkempt hair grown a few inches past the shoulders as well as a grown out goatee. His hair is black and goes a about an inch past his shoulders and his eyes are a bright green with amber flecks in the outer edges. On his right cheekbone is a scar from where he got shot by an arrow head, a scar that still occasionally causes him pain and causes his face to not be able to take a punch like it used to.

Mental Description:
Confident in his abilities yet sometimes very arrogant and full of himself. He has been known to pick fights with individuals for various reasons, The main one being when someone insults him or insinuates that they are better then he is. He also tends to be quiet when in a group, which some people view that as him being a shady individual but he is usually just not a very chatty person unless in a good mood or drunk. Tends to have respect for the beast races of Tamriel on account of where he grew up as a child, he also has a respect for Orcs, Nords and Redguards while disliking most Dunmer for their thinking they can use others as their slaves and male Bosmer as very tiresome to be near for too long. Altmer and Bretons he is indifferent about, as he respects The arcane power that they wield yet finds them to be of The most arrogant of all races.

Since the apocalypse however he has become weary of necromantic magic users, believing they are the most likely cause for the dead seemingly coming back to life. He will try to help most individuals that he comes across as long as they seem like they really deserve it, even the races he once thought negatively about.

Equipment: His specially made Scimitar. It is made out of Quicksilver and moonstone instead of the usual steel, and the hilt is black with jade designs. He also carries with him 2 normal daggers and 3 potions. 1 health potion, one magicka potion, and one potion of cure disease. Normal clothes consists of a short sleeved wool shirt and blacksmiths pants, as well as deer skinned moccasins and. Carries with him a sack that has the 3 looted potions as well as 10 lock-picks and some hunted animal meat and fruits food to make a meal the next oppurtunity he has to eat. His armor consists of (oblivion styled) Orcish cuirass and gauntlets, Ebony greaves and an Imperial Horseman helm. He also has 40 gold that he las looted from a few empty places during his travels.

Combat Skills: Blade, Armoror, Heavy Armor, Unarmored , Hand to Hand, Axes (but only one handed ones)

Magic Skills: Destruction and Restoration. (his restoration skill is only at novice though, because he only started using it once the apocalypse really got bad and it became much harder to be alive.

Other Skills: Sneak, Security, Speechcraft and Hunting.

History: Originally from his home land of Cyrodiil, Trannigan grew up in the city of Bravil, Trannigan figured out in his early teen years how much he liked doing tasks that let him use his natural talents, aswell as tasks that came with a payload, so he became a Mercenary. He then traveled the country for years doing most tasks he found that payed well enough, save for a few things that went against his moral code such as slavery or skooma/sugar smuggling. Although Trannigan did gain fame as well as quite a bit of infamy in Cyrodiil so he left before the law could bring him down. When the apocalypse broke out he had to retreat to the wilderness (of wherever we decide we are lol) and took to live off the land. He tried to stay out of big cities and instead stuck with smaller villages, aiding people in necessary or checking for needed supplies if they ended up being over-run or abandoned. the plague had in some way been beneficial to Trannigan for before the zombies showed up his talents were more focused towards a warrior that was proficient with shock magic. He now knows how to make some basic healing potions and cure disease potions and he has gotten better at sneaking past small groups of the bonewalkers.

Trannigan: Waterfront District.

Trannigan had been completely unaware of the horror that was happening in the cities. He had been out with a few associates smuggle off a load of stolen silver weapons during the night and most of that day. Typically he did not bother acting as a bodyguard for smugglers but one of them was an old friend by the name of Dro'Rahka. The sun was starting to set as the Imperial and Khajiit marched through way when they noticed that there were a few smoke trails billowing up from the various districts of the Imperial City and Dro'Rahka claimed he could just barely hear commotion from the distance it was. The 2 drew their weapons and ran as quickly as they could past the Talos Plaza district to the Waterfront, both because they could get to that district without having to go through one of the main gates and because that is where their current homes were located.

Once they had gotten to their destination both men were completely dumbfounded at what they saw. It appeared that the normally edgy yet peaceful residents were tearing each other apart like rabid barbarians. The citizens that had weapons were trying to slaughter clumsy, yet more resilient residents. Trannigan moved in closer to find out just what was going on when he noticed the sickly look of the unarmed individuals. Most of them seemed to have scratches from what he could see or had one or more bite marks, and almost all that he could see had different injuries from weapon attacks. They also all had the unmistakable blueish skin color of the deceased.

"By the gods... How did this many undead spawn at once!?" Trannigan asked out loud in an awe stuck tone.


"This one does not have a clue, but we will need to get inside of the city walls and hope that the guards can handle it." Answered back
Dro'Rahka who immediately tried to make his way to the Temple district gates. Trannigan followed suit. slashing with his sword at whatever possible threat came near him and occasionally throwing a shock spell. These undead seemed different than the normal variety, while running Trannigan watched as people plunged their weapons multiple times into the living corpses only to have the bodies keep on moving like they were made of stone. Normally strong body damage alone was enough to dissipate the necromantic magics coursing through the bodies but he witnessed a few people take the heads off the rare corpse with the teeth still gnashing away.

Up ahead
Dro'Rahka was busy trying to get around the rubble of some ransacked homes when a small groups of zombies crashed through a window, grabbing onto the surprised Khajiit and spilling him and themselves into the dock. Trannigan gasped in surprise and called his friends name and rushed to the dock edge in hopes that the cat would be able to get himself to the surface, but sadly all that came were increasingly bloodier breath bubbles. Trannigan uttered a prayer for his friend and made his way to his own home to grab everything of value then quickly rushed his way to the temple district gates.

The gate had been shut but he placed both hands on the handle and used all of his strength to get it opened enough for him to slip through then shut it again. Unfortunately for him inside of the city was just as hectic as the outside. There were large numbers of undead and the living were scurrying around, either fighting to defend themselves or trying to find a safe haven. He did not know if he should assist anyone or simply keep on running but easily made the decision when he noticed a corpse on it's belly trying to pull a terrified childs ankle to it's mouth. The Imperial rushed as quickly as he could and kicked the corpse in the head, then brought his sword straight down into the zombies skull.

(OOC: Sorry if my turn is crappy, took me a while to think of though and I didn't want to get left behind lol.)
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