[Shiarra Curtis]

I say we have our characters stop at a small settlement or tavern and plan our next move, as well as gather some supplies while we're there.

[Donatus Uwasomba]

So, what are the plans for the Grey Blood camp? Questing and such?

Will we even be involved with the Emperor following the siege?

Yeah I'm curious of Darkom's plans too, should be exciting to found out.

[Eilidh Brian]

So, what are the plans for the Grey Blood camp? Questing and such?

Will we even be involved with the Emperor following the siege?

Well, as with everything else in this RP, the majority of the quests and decisions we make will be entirely up to you all. I have plenty of ideas, don't get me wrong, but deciding which one we pursue is a democratic system. Which means anyone else with an idea is more than welcome to share it with the group.

As I said before, if we have enough numbers we may even branch off into multiple, small RPs, connected by our mutual guild membership but little else. There will be an overarching plot, and plenty of bigger storylines, but for the most part our RPs will be small, short, and focused mostly on character interaction and development. The company will grow as we continue, and eventually evolve into a full fledged guild to rival the Companions.

As far as our immediate plans go, my only requirements are that we break out of the city with the emperor's army, say goodbye to our friends in the Legion, and head north for Skyrim. We can make camp along the way and decide our next move (or settle it out of character, which might be easier), stop at an inn, or do a few side quests before we settle down anywhere. I'd like to visit Whiterun, and perhaps Riften at some point, but for now suffice to say we'll be traveling across the countryside.

I say we have our characters stop at a small settlement or tavern and plan our next move, as well as gather some supplies while we're there.

As I said, we could act out the entire planning process, but in my experience that tends to get bogged down rather quickly. I'd like to settle it OOC first, at least, then we can have our characters debate it if we so choose. If not then we can move straight on to Skyrim and skip the tedious journey north.

[Miragel Ginza]

The only worry I'd have with that plan is that RP'ing journeys, doesn't tend to work very well. We'd be far better off, timeskipping to a certain location and RP'ing events there than actually writing about how we're walking. Although I assume that's what you had in mind anyway.

I look forward to it.

And Luminite, I shall reply later today.

[Nicholas]

Are you still accepting new people? As I am interested in joining this RP.

[Cat]

We are accepting new members, good to see you're interested. Did you have a character in mind? We're about to fight our way through the Thalmor siege to break out of the Imperial City, if you wanted to join us then.

[Jessica Thomson]

Excellent. Join us! We need new people to keep the RP going

[Nichola Haynes]

We are accepting new members, good to see you're interested. Did you have a character in mind? We're about to fight our way through the Thalmor siege to break out of the Imperial City, if you wanted to join us then.

Cool I'll get started on my CS

I was thinking of an Imperial Solider (porbably a Sergeant) who's holding the line, he meets your group as you decide to burst the city and join then.

[Shelby Huffman]

Do I get any credit for recruitment?

Just kidding, nice to have you join Lewis.

[Teghan Harris]

Name: Jack lupus
Race: imperial
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Sign: Lord

Faction: Imperial army
Rank: captain

Skills: As a solider is the imperial army Jack is skilled with swords and has had training with other types of melee weapons. A born leader, Jack is capable of leading troops into battle whilst his Restoration magic keeps the soldiers under his command alive and protected in the heat of battle.

Appearance: A Caucasian imperial, Jack is roughly 6’4 and is 195lbs with a medium build. Jack has brown hair with a buzz cut hairstyle with slight rough bread and dark blue eyes. Jack also has a slash mark scar under his left eye. The attack also blinded him, turning his left eye a pale white.

Personality: Jack is a polite, friendly man who can get along with almost even the Altmer. He is a respected leader of men and knows how to inspire troops for battle and how to reward them afterwards.

Weapons: Jack uses an imperial steel sword and keeps a elven Dagger in his boot. Jack also has access to an Imperial Shield although rarely uses it (and will be left when they leave the city)

Clothing: when on duty. Jack wears a set of imperial studded armor, with imperial boots and braces, stained with the blood of fallen Altmer soldiers….. Jack currently does not own any clothes for off duty purposes but has the money to buy them.

Miscellaneous: a wedding ring and money to buy equipment (if needed)
Magic: an expert in Restoration arts Jack is a very capable healer on the battlefield. He also knows a few destruction spells but mainly uses his sword in battle.

History: Jack is Solider in the imperial army; the rest is to be revealed in the rp… (Background sort of has spoilers but will write one if required.)

Reason for joining: To get out of city

[~Amy~]

Sheet is accepted and you'll be good to go during or after our chat with the emperor.

Speaking of, if everything's wrapped up in both groups I'll see about that timeskip post either late tonight or early tomorrow. Something came up today (I had to help a friend with a video) or else it would be done already. My apologies for the delay- again- but spring break wasn't quite as restful as I thought it'd be.

[Amber Hubbard]

Sheet is accepted and you'll be good to go during or after our chat with the emperor.

Speaking of, if everything's wrapped up in both groups I'll see about that timeskip post either late tonight or early tomorrow. Something came up today (I had to help a friend with a video) or else it would be done already. My apologies for the delay- again- but spring break wasn't quite as restful as I thought it'd be.

cool and yeah think I'll wait until you guys speak to the emperor before making my opening post I'll porbably have my guy meet you as you leave OR you can meet him at the front line when you perpare to break out the city ("Hold the line!")

[victoria johnstone]

My apologies for the delay- again- but spring break wasn't quite as restful as I thought it'd be.

I told myself I'd get all my homework done on spring break. Well, that was last week, and I'm just now getting that homework finished.

So it's my understanding we're going to have a short end of RP scenario then start a new thread, correct?

[emma sweeney]

That is correct, good sir. The conversation with the emperor should only take about two to three posts for everyone. I'll be GMing his character just to move things along, as a good portion of the conversation will be between him and Faendal. Anyone else is free to interject, of course, and I assume Werewolf's Imperial will frequently, but I'd like to move through it rather quickly (for us, at least ). I expect we'll be able to start the new sign up thread before mid-April, if all goes well.

And yeah, I have an essay, powerpoint, and three chapters of reading to do by Monday, so it looks like the next two days will be a ton of fun.

[Dragonz Dancer]

I'm struggling to think of how Kai will end up with everyone else at the audience with the Emperor. I was considering that I actually didn't RP that but instead met you all afterward whilst the IC was under siege.

Unless you planned on timeskipping straight out of the city after the metting with the Emperor?

[Sarah Knight]

Hell no, I think we were Rping the battle, which shouldn't take that long.

[i grind hard]

Hell no, I think we were Rping the battle, which shouldn't take that long.

In this part of the RP or the next?

[CHARLODDE]

In this part of the RP or the next?

Darkom said something about it in the next RP. I think we should RP the fight after the meeting with the Emperor, and just conclude the Imperial City arc and jump into the Grey Blood/Skyrim one.

[Joanne Crump]

Darkom said something about it in the next RP. I think we should RP the fight after the meeting with the Emperor, and just conclude the Imperial City arc and jump into the Grey Blood/Skyrim one.

Fair enough. Personally I don't think we should be jumping anywhere and that actually it'd be far better to fight the Thalmor and escape in the next RP, as well as flee the city and head to Skyrim. Then make a new RP after that upon reaching Skyrim.

[Amber Ably]

I would agree.

[Vincent Joe]

(Quick suggestion) Since my character isn't in anyone groups can I have it that my guy is fighting the Altmer at one of the city's entrances after holding them off he goes to the Emperor to give him a report on the situation and to reqeust more Soliders.

The Emperor can suggest that Faendal Platoon helps and we can go and fight the Altmer and then at some point break though the Altmer lines and out of the city!


Arathorn: If Kai is still injured, Lupus can heal him when they meet

[Margarita Diaz]

Arathorn: If Kai is still injured, Lupus can heal him when they meet

Thanks for the offer mate, but I can't see him leaving the Bloodworks in his current condition so I'm going to take the assistance of Luminite's character instead

[jason worrell]

I'm struggling to think of how Kai will end up with everyone else at the audience with the Emperor. I was considering that I actually didn't RP that but instead met you all afterward whilst the IC was under siege.

Unless you planned on timeskipping straight out of the city after the metting with the Emperor?

You don't really need a reason; the way I timeskipped I just put everyone in the room. You can mention something about how you came there with someone else, but I included all the new characters in my post (not by name, of course, but with a few generalizations). As soon as the city comes under siege we'll be busting out, so now is the easiest time for you to join us. The battle will just be too hectic to make any proper introductions. Now, on the other hand, we're just chilling in White Gold, so it'd be a good time for you (and any other newcomers) to jump in.

Speaking of, to answer your question Werewolf, the plan is to chat up the emperor with the rest of this thread, then in the next we'll go straight to the advance of the Thalmor and the emperor's decision to fight his way out. We'll timeskip straight to the battle lines, have a few good combat posts, then clear our way out. After that we'll say goodbye to the emperor and start on our merry way to Skyrim. That will conclude the third and final thread of our introduction, at which point we'll begin the real Gray Bloods, with the formation of the company and naming it. Then we'll start on our loose quest system, probably at Whiterun to begin with, and move on from there.

(Quick suggestion) Since my character isn't in anyone groups can I have it that my guy is fighting the Altmer at one of the city's entrances after holding them off he goes to the Emperor to give him a report on the situation and to reqeust more Soliders.

The Emperor can suggest that Faendal Platoon helps and we can go and fight the Altmer and then at some point break though the Altmer lines and out of the city!

Well, the thing is, the emperor is going to be fleeing the city before the actual siege sets in. It isn't strictly mentioned in lore, but the only time a strategy like that is viable is when the circle of enemies is still fairly wide. With the topography of the city, it'll probably be before the Thalmor even reach the bridge, since that would be our only escape route. The emperor will sally forth with his army while the Aldmeri are still closing in, break through the northern lines (which should be the weakest), and start on his way to Skyrim. If he times it right, the main body of the army should still be a few miles away to the south, giving him ample time to retreat.

The way Faendal and company are going to be involved is we, as the special few that gave him the information of the Thalmor position, will demand in return to sign on as mercenaries during his flight. We'll sell him our information- which is vital to his plans- in exchange for passage out of the city, basically. After that we'll both wish each other farewell and good luck and make our own way north. The emperor, as lore tells us, will be headed back south after meeting up with his armies from Skyrim, to retake the city.

[Ells]

Well I've posted. Had to fix up my entry a couple of times but it's all right now.

[Soku Nyorah]

I'll post Errialor escaping soon. With everybody's eyes on the Emperor, he shouldn't have trouble using his Shadow power to make himself scarce.