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» Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:14 am

Recovery of The Ten

GM: The Pompous Altmer

CO-GMs: What is that your mom!
Ra'Bassa

In the early months in the year of 1E 243, the Alessian uprising was in full swing. The Rebellion was in full momentum. The Ayleids knew their dominion was coming to an end. Sometime within that year, the Ayleids took the Ten Ancestors from their home in the White Gold Tower and gave each one of Ancestors to prominent small Ayleid kingdoms for safe keeping. The Ten Ancestors then faded from history for almost 4,000 years...

In the year of 3E 433, the most notable collector of Ayleid antiquities, Umbacano, forms groups of adventurers to compete with one another for Ayleid artifacts. Around that time, an unknown treasure hunter finds a unique Ayleid statue. Catching word of this discovery Umbacano strikes a deal with the treasure hunter. Before long, Umbacano was able to recover all ten of the statues or Ancestors.

In the year of 4E 174 and the Great War rages on. In that year, Lord Naarifin the de facto general of the Aldmeri Dominion forces in Cyrodiil, takes the Imperial City. Emperor Titus Mede II, is able to fight his way out of the city, but at the cost of his VIII Legion. During the Aldmeri Dominion occupation and sacking of the Imperial City, it was speculated that the manor of the long dead Ayleid artifacts collector, Umbacano, was ransacked along with the statues. From there they disappeared...

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The year is 4E 216, 42 years after the Great War and the Ayleid statues are still missing. An anonymous collector decides to gather and hire a group of experienced mercenaries, treasure hunters, and adventurers to find the missing statues......

This is where, you the player, come in. The purpose of this RP is adventure and exploration. There will be dungeon delving, plot twists and more amazing things in store.

Rules

1. Please, no OP characters. I want this RP to be fun, but I also want it to be realistic too. Your character will get hurt.
2. A minimum of 1 paragraph per post. This keeps the RP from flooding with little dialogue posts.
3. A minimum of 3 posts a week. This helps people who fall behind and makes it easier to catch up with the RP.
4. Have fun!!!

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» Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:46 am

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The Pompous Altmer (GM) - Altmer Adventurer

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Name: Valkune
Age: 150
Gender: Male
Race: Altmer
Height: 6'6

Appearance: Due to a lifetime of training, skirmiskes, and adventuring, Valkune is in extremely good shape, and quite muscular for a High Elf. His facial features are typical and common among most Mer. His hair color is a golden blonde and is oiled back and braided. The color of his eyes are a deep green. Valkune also has many scars from all of the skirmishes and encounters with dangerous beasts. One scar he holds above all others, is one that he received from a very dangerous undead. The scar starts from his left brow ridge and goes all the way down to his collar bone.

Personality: Valkune is a very outgoing person; at the same time, he can be very reserved if he wants to. He has an absolute hatred of the Thalmor, due them killing his parents in Hammerfell when he was just a infant. When it comes to his opinion on the fight between the Empire and Skyrim, he thinks they are squabbling over petty affairs, while the real enemy is lurking waiting to strike. Valkune is also very kindhearted towards the opposite six and will do anything to make them happy. He also has a Sujamma and Flin problem.

Skills:
Block
Restoration
Alchemy
Heavy Armor
Long Blade
Speechcraft

Armor/Clothes: Valkune wears his own custom made Elven armor. It is as heavy as a set of Dwarven armor due to the main material it is made out of is steel.

Weapons: Valkunes main weapon is his Elven longsword wich he named Mafre, which is Ayleid for frost. His secondary weapon is a fine steel shortsword.

Misc Items: a pouch containing 300 gold, and a knapsack containing 2 bottles of sujamma and 2 bottles of flin, and food for long journeys.

History: Valkune was born to his mother and father in Hammerfell. His parents were refugees from the Summerset Isles. When he was just a year and a half years old, Thalmor started to hunt down the refugees. In one of the purges, his parents were killed and the town was burnt to the ground. Luckily a kind Redguard soldier saved Valkune from the purge. The man's name was Isran. From that moment on, he became Valkune's father.

Up until he was 22, Isran raised Valkune in Redguard culture and life. He also taught him the ways of the warrior. A lot of times Redguards Valkune's age would treat him like dirt because he was an Mer, but that would only strengthen Valkune's resolve to become a great warrior.

At the age of 22, Valkune decided to set off and explore Tamriel and see if he could make a name for himself. Through the course of over a hundred years, Valkune traveled across the expanse of Tamriel. During that time he took very important bodyguard jobs from royal families in most of the Provinces in Tamriel.

Now at the young age of 150, Valkune has aquired a vast knowledge of the lands of Tamriel. He settled down in the county of Chorrol, where he became a guide and bodyguard for important travelers. During that time he received a mysterious letter from an anonymous collecter looking for the missing Ayleid Statues...

BTCollins8 - Breton Healer

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Name: Theodore Adrard
Gender: Male
Race: Breton
Age: 67
Height: 5 ft. 8 in

Appearance: Theodore has short, close-cropped brown hair, with a thick chocolate colored mustache. His laugh lines are extremely visible because of his loved of laughter. He is a small man, but makes up for it by being thick set, almost to the point of being fat. His belly and expertise at holding alcohol, along with his constant carrying of his flask, make sure that he is always lively and maybe a little drunk. He has sharp green eyes, almost the color of emeralds. His age is apparent, but being a Breton he is able to keep going as his elf blood allows for an extended life.

Personality: Lively, loves a good time. If you are able to tell jokes and get him to laugh (which isn’t hard considering he is constantly drinking) then you will become fast friends. He hates being called out on his height, but loves when people compliment his mustache. Likes a good fight, but prefers his magic to being up close and personal.

Skills: Skilled in restoration, and prefers to banish any undead and heal his comrades than fight himself. If it comes to close quarter combat, he will cast an ebony flesh spell for protection

Armor/Clothes: He wears and amulet of Julianos, along with a pair of green hooded robes and simple boots. He also carries a small satchel on his left, and his flask on his right.

Weapons: He carries a simple steel mace, which he is reluctant to use since his Vigilant days, but carries nonetheless.

Misc Items: Flask usually full of Colovian Brandy or Spiced Wine, both of which he loves.

History: Born and raised in High Rock, his family was made rich off his fathers shipping company. His mother was a lay about, and a heavy drinker. As a child he learned the art of restoration at the local Temple of Julianons, from a priest he befriended. His father was always away on business, and his mother was constantly drunk to compensate for her husbands absence. She beat Theodore, and drove him to love to laugh and have a good time to hide his fear of his mother.

At the age of 17, after he had grown to old to beat, he stole some of his fathers silver, bought passage on a boat, and sailed for the College of Winterhold, hoping to perfect his magical ability. He studied there for 20 years, learning the arts of restoration and alteration.

After taking his studies as far as he wanted, he left the college to join the Vigilant of Stendarr, to put his skills to use. He banished daedra, fought vampires, and slew worshippers for 13 years, eventually becoming bored with the practice.

He then returned home to Daggerfall, his hometown. There he learned that his mother and father had both died from Brain Fever, and left him all of there money, having no where else to put it. He withdrew all of it, and fled south first to Hammerfell, then to Cyrodiil. He arrived in the Imperial City just after he turned 52, and bought a small store specializing in magical apparel and weapons. It was in this time he took to drinking, having some money to blow and nothing to spend it on.

Hearing of the call for adventurers, he knew that any group would need a healer, so he sold his store, and prepared for his last exciting adventure.

What is that! your mom - Redguard Mercenary

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Name: Cyrus
Gender: Male
Race: Redguard
Age: 37
Height:5'11

Appearance: While somewhat short for a Redguard, Cyrus still mantains an imtimidating appearance. His body looks worn down. Scars can be found across his face and body. His left eye is missing; and merely has a while ball to replace it. His right eye is red, unatrual for most mortal races. His most noticeable scar is where his left eye used to be. A huge one from the top of his brow to his left cheek. The rest of his body is just as damaged as his face. Scars are scattered all over his back and torso. And his right ring finger is missing. Yet despite all the damages he took, Cyrus is still fit and strong. And he is still a fearsome fighter.

Personality: Cyrus rarely speaks. And he only does so when he has to or if someone is talking to him. He sees no joy in life; only misery. He is a sadistic man, and would give his enemies the most painful death he can imagine. And in general, one should stay away from Cyrus if they can.

Skills: Cyrus can be a good intterogator should such thing be needed. He is an expert, or even master, of the Yokudan style of combat. So even if he almost middle aged, his agile style in combat can make up for it.

Armor/clothes: When out in the wilds or delving in dungeons, Cyrus wears a light leather armor. And when he not, he wears plain common clothing.

Weapons: Does a steel short sword count as a weapon?

Misc Items: Nothing special. Just a bag of gold, a healing potion, and a "letter" contaiing orders from his employer.

Background: Cyrus had a miserable life. He was born a bastard in the slums of Taneth. His mother died of a fever shortly after his birth. And so poor Cyrus grew up an orphan; never knowing any of his parents. To make matters worse for Cyrus, he was frequently abused in the orphanage by the owner, which gave him some of his scars. Having enough of this, he escaped the orphanage when he was 15 years of age. He convinced a traveling merchant to take him with across Hammerfell. For a few years, he helped this merchant in any way possilbe. But when he turned 18, he left to earn a living on adventuring and as a mercenary.
As the years went on, Cyrus became more experienced. And he became slightly richer over time. Within the past few years, he has been employed by a mysterious person who has an interest in Aylied artifacts. Through these few years, he delved into Aylied ruins across Cyrodiil, giving him items his boss wanted. At first it was simply Varla stones. Than he was trusted enough to find rarer and more valuable artifacts.
Cyrus's new assignment is rather simple. His boss is calling out for adventures to go find ten "statues" valuable to the Aylieds. Cyrus is to meet with those who volunteer, tell them about the importance of these statues, and keep an eye on them..
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Han Shoots First - Nord Mercenary

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Name: Cristus Horn-Clan
Race: Nord
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Height: 6'5"

Appearance: Cristus has a scar across his right eye where he was slashed by a sword and he is an average Nord besides that, he looks like Ralof but with slightly darker hair. He is a fairly intimidating looking Nord.

Personality: Cristus is a rather "bad" person as some would say, if he is given a mission he will do whatever it takes to finish it even if it means losing everyone but himself.

Skills: Cristus is an excellent fighter and has many combat "applications." including ranged and melee.

Armor: When adventuring or exploring he wears Nordic carved Armor, when he is in camp he wears common clothing.

Weapons: Cristus is excellent with battle-axes and also has slight skill with bows. He prefers to use his steel battle-axe. He also carries a hunting bow.

Misc.: Cristus carries a large sack of gold but he keeps it from open view, he also carries a letter from his wife who died (not known to anybody else)

Background: Cristus was born in Skyrim and grew up there he married and lived a good life as a hunter. When he was 20 his wife was murdered. He hunted the men down and killed them all, he became a killer. He couldn't return to his home for fear of being tried, he fled and became a mercenary. He worked as a mercenary for 12 years. He'd made a wealthy living and was getting ready to retire however, he was looking for a way to go out honorably, in battle. He received word of a collector putting together a group of mercenaries with little chance of survival. "This could be it," he thought. He was hoping he could die honorably, if he didn't he would get plenty of money for it.

disturbing - Colovian Huntsman

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Name: Tomaryn "Swift" or just "Tom"
Gender: Male
Race: Imperial(Colovian)
Age: 22
Height: 6'0

Appearance: Tom is a little under average height for most male Imperial and also sports a lighter build. That being said, Tom is no weakling. He is covered head to toe in lean muscle and has the endurance of a horse. He got his namesake for being very quick both in running and in bladesmanship. His face is pale white and unmarred and still holds the charm of youth. He is not old enough to sport a full beard so Swift prefers to remain clean shaven. He has dark raven black hair that he keeps short but still long enough to hang shaggily over his brows. His eyes are an icy blue that seems to make his hair appear even darker than it is. A calm, confident(although sometimes sheepish) smile is usually seen on his face.

Personality: Tomaryn is the type of person who laughs at bad jokes to avoid conflict. Being non confrontational is in his nature and he will put effort into avoiding fights. The Imperial is no coward though and when he is forced into combat, he will not shirk from attacks or give up easily. When he sets his mind to a task he is determined and brave. Tom doesn't think too highly of himself and will often say something and then rapidly apologize thinking that he said something stupid.

Weapons: Tom carries a Silver longsword(one handed) on his back and a steel carving knife. Twine and tripwire for trap building.

Skills: Swift is a proficient swordsman but his main skill is in the art of tracking and trap making. Tom also is a skilled alchemist and a good cook.

Armor/clothes: A light fur jacket with a small chain-mail cuirass and grey huntsman pants.

Misc: A water jug and a small pouch of septims. Also some flint for starting fires.

History: Tom was born and raised in the city of Chorrol. His father, Hremian, had witnessed firsthand the carnage of the Great war as a child and wanted to make sure that his son would be prepared(as he was) if and when the second battle against the Thalmor was to start.
Being just a simple hunter, Hremian taught Tom well in the art of trapping and fishing and tracking. By the time he was 12, Tom knew the hills surrounding Chorrol like the back of his hand. He also had a natural born talent for creating very hard to detect traps and would also take down big game not by the power of his arms but with the power of his mind.
He received very little educational training so his huntsmanship became his education and the vast forests of Cyrodil his classroom. As exciting as the thrill of the hunt was, Tom(or Swift as he was becoming to be known as) was beginning to grow bored.
Just as he was reaching a turning point from boyhood to manhood at the age of 14, Tom befriended an old Imperial guard. tom agreed that he would sweep the quarters of the guard in exchange for training with a sword. Swift learned fast and was a skilled swordsman by the age of 16.
He was offered the job of a guard, but Tom refused. He wanted to do something more exciting. Seeking fame and glory, the young Imperial joined the fighters guild and did many oddjobs on and off with the guild until he was old enough to carry out real missions. Three years passed and Tom began to grow sick of the rules and regulations of the guild and so decided to go solo. His name soon grew in popularity as one of the best trackers and navigators of Western Cyrodil and his reputation caught the attention of a wealthy treasure hunter. Who offered him a small fortune to work for him.

Tausig2 - Dunmer Nightblade

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Name: Anasour Varen
Gender: Male
Race: Dunmer
Age: 36
Height: 5'10

Appearance: His skin is a dark greyish blue color. He is bald and has no facial hair. He has very pronounced cheek bones and jaw, and his forehead recedes slightly. His forehead is wrinkled despite his young age (for an elf).His build isn't particularly muscular but he is fit. There is a black tattoo around his eye of a hand

Personality: He has a gloomy disposition and can be distrusting and irritable, though once acquainted with someone, he will be talkative with them. He doesn't preoccupy himself with idle pvssyr, and will often talk only of serious matters. He is relentless on the battle field, and takes pride in what others perceive to be cruelty and what he thinks to be justice. He is very loyal to any group he is apart of and will make great sacrifices for the common good. He is very fond of nature and geography and enjoys reading about the landscapes and ecology of Tamriel. He also has a fascination with night skies, which he will often contemplate for prolonged periods of time

Skills: Short blade, sneak, unarmored, illusion, mysticism, security

Armor/Clothes: Grey commoner's clothing and black shoes under a hide cuirass and a forest green robe

Weapons: Steel tanto and a silver dagger

Misc Items: A few restore magic and health potions, Special Flora of Tamriel, and a topographic map of Tamriel.

History: He grew up in Hla Oad where his father was a poor fisherman. He spent most of his time either helping his dad, or exploring the wilderness. When he was 15, a priest at the Temple in Balmora took him as an apprentice, and he learned some magic from him. He made the walk several times a week. He stopped when he was 17, and self-taught himself in the art of illusion magic. When he was 19, he moved to Aid'Ruhn, and he helped an alchemist retrieve plants for potions (he himself never took a particular interest in alchemy itself, only the properties of plants). He met some Ashlander traders who introduced him to mysticism. He becme interested, but only learned basics of it from them. He read all he could about it and talked with mages about it, but it was only until he was 33 that he fully came under control of it. When he was 27, he became confident in his abilities and explored Morrowind by himself for 1-2 weeks at a time. Though he still helped the alchemist, he supplemented his income with mercenary work and freelancing, and eventually his work with the alchemist came second.

Ra'Bassa - Breton Spellsword

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Name: Veric

Gender: Male

Race: Breton

Age: 42

Height: 5'10"

Birthsign: The Mage

Appearance: Short black hair and brown eyes, a fairly standard Breton. He's an average build, which is usually to be expected with a mage.

Personality: He is rather pragmatic. He's not particularly cold or friendly; he is just practical and will be whatever the situation demands. He does not worship any Daedra, yet he sees the value in summoning them as allies and so does it.

Skills: Heavy Armor, Destruction, Conjuration, lightly skilled in Long Blade. Veric wears Heavy Armor into battle and attacks with Destruction magic, occasionally summoning up Daedra or raising the dead to assist him. He will sometimes summon a Bound Sword, but he is only moderately skilled with it.

Armor/Clothes: He wears Chainmail armor without any sort of helmet. The tabard that goes over it is a simple plain white. Underneath he wears common clothing.

Weapons: None

Misc Items: A bag of Septims

History: He doesn't have much to say. He was born in the shadow of Direnni Tower. He is very similar to his father, down to both being a mercenary. His father got out after he met Veric's mother. He lived a relatively quiet life on the borders of a small village. He honed his natural magical abilities over the years before finally setting out in his father's footsteps. He never holds on to any large sum of money, and is constantly traveling. His journey has now taken him on a job to recover the ten Ayleid statues of legend.

UnrivaledAssault - Imperial Thief

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Name: Mattius

Gender: Male
Race: Imperial
Age: 31
Height: 5 ft. 10

Appearance: Mattius has medium length (goes down to about his ears) light brown hair that in the front that sweeps from left to right, almost covering his right eye. He does this to cover a scar that he would rather not tell the story of. He is a lean guy, and is just about physically perfect for what he does. While not very strong, he has great stamina and is very nimble. One thing that is a detriment to him though is that he can't carry much, as he isn't a very powerful guy.

Personality: He keeps to himself around strangers, and is cautious about giving information out about himself. Don't mistake this as if he doesn't like to talk. He loves to talk, he is just a little reserved when it comes to talking about his history. He will tell you his likes and dislikes if asked, but won't tell you stories of his past unless he deems it necessary. Once you get to know him a little though, he will tell you the important things.
He can be selfish at times, but he tries to look out for others too. He is typically pretty cold emotionally, however this usually only applies to minor emotions. When he does feel something, it is usually pretty strong. Mattius is a hard one to figure out sometimes.
When asked about what type of weapon he prefers, he will usually reply like this: "All I'm going to say is that both you and I wouldn't want you to be on the wrong side of my bow." The reason he says this is that he almost never misses his target. He also says this so he can cleverly reveal that he isn't a fan of killing, unless completely necessary.*

Skills: Sneak (exceptionally good at this), One Handed (Mainly daggers, these are last resort for him. He will also use it if he gets in backstab range unnoticed), Light Armor (Not too good with this either, but he doesn't try to plan on getting hit often), Archery (exceptionally good at this), Lockpicking (getting better at this), and is charismatic. Also known to be a decent pickpocket and a good strategist.

Armor: Specially made hooded leather armor, optimized for being stealthy. The meaning of the insignia on the chest is known only by him.

Weapons-
Primary: An Imperial Bow, mainly steel arrows, but does have 5 Ebony Arrows.
Secondary: An Orcish Dagger and a Steel one.

Misc. Items: A gold necklace which holds great value to him and one paralysis poison.

History: Mattius is not too revealing about his past. What he will tell you is that he is a thief, and a damn good one. He has been on his own since he was about 10, but he doesn’t complain.
He might also tell you that even though he is a thief, he tries to be as honorable and as honest as he can. If caught by the owner of something he attempts to steal, he will give the item back, and then knocks them out only so he can escape. This is rarely necessary however.

arnier the fallen - Bosmer Ranger

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Name:Ulwean

Gender:Male
Race:Bosmer
Age:85
Height:5'6''

Appearance:
Well groomed with medium length slicked back hair and a few facial scars from a close encounter with Valenwood's wildlife

Personality:Ulwaen is a risk taker and not verry good with people,has much to learn in the way of humility this stems from being a highly skilled marksman even by Bosmer standards, also frombeing the only child of a proud and high ranking Bosmer family, although he has been known verry often to slow tings down and examine quckly his enviroment and the tasks and skills needed to complete any and all challenges he faces, a skill he learned quickly in his line of chosen work upon leaving Valenwood.

Skills:
Along with the traditional skills of all bosmer including marksmanship, hunting/tracking he also learned swordsmanship from a redguard acquaintance he made on his first asignment as an assassin,although he has much to learn in this field.

Armor/Clothes:Ulwean wears his fathers old leather armour that his father used in his youth as a scout for te imperial legion, and a cloak and cowel. (a mix between this http://maskworld.sce...ry-thumbnails-x/$ and this http://media.edge-on..._online_top.jpg/ )

Weapons:
Ulwean's weapons of choice are his father's chitin bow and an elven shortsword he 'liberated' on a trip to the imperial city.

Misc Items:
An amulet carved out of bone gifted to him by his mother when he first left Valenwood, he believes it gives him some luck and also eminds him of his home which he reatly misses.

History:
Ulwean was born to a proud highly respected Bosmer family who had the ear of the Camoran king,troughout his life he showed exceptional skill with the bow giving him overdeserved confidence not helped by his belief he was the only child because of his greatnes, over the years he mastered his techniques and decided he should leave Valenwood to ply his trade, but not before one more hunt that through his cockyness almost cost him his life. after some time spent in the emperial city and its slums he fell in with some less than respectable people and became an assassin although many close encounters and grave mistakes have dulled and sofened his sense of superiority. after hearing of more lucrative and mildly less dangerous work find statues he decided to take up the opertunity in his words "how much harder could it be than killing people for a living"

» Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:00 pm

Has anyone sent a pm to Ra'Bassa?

» Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:14 pm

Has anyone sent a pm to Ra'Bassa?

I did. He said that he'll post sometime today and has been very busy.

» Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:34 pm

Okay, sounds good!