The Imperial Order

Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:00 am

The Imperial Order

Cyrodiil, the base of all order and government in Tamriel. The land was almost destroyed by the massive invasion of Mehrunes Dagon but was stopped by a lone hero and the future Emperor of Tamriel. Dagon was destroyed for the time being by a noble sacrifice by the Emperor and peace was uneasy between the nations as without an Emperor to guide them, war just around the corner.

While the Empire guides them with an uneasy hand, they formed a special group of soldiers, Mages, Archers, and Blades known as the Imperial Order. While the Blades were simply the Empire's spies and the protectors of the Dragon Blood, this group, the Imperial Order did everything. From small scale skirmishes to large battles, the Imperial Order were the elite forces of the Empire.

The Imperial Order multiplied from a small squad to a massive army. The Empire, now on the brink of a country wide war, decided to position the army all across the lands of Tamriel, to try and keep peace. But the Chief of the Imperial Order looked upon the Empire with jealousy and thirst for war. They attacked Morrowind and sparked a Tamriel wide war. Morrowind fell in a blink of an eye and the Order marched to Cyrodiil.

The Order were branded as terrorists and hunted down by the Legion and every bounty hunter sought after the massive bounty upon every single soldier's head. Some got rich, others lost their lives. As the Order marched down, they recruited hundreds of citizens to join their massive army. Those who refused were killed. Once the Order headed to Cyrodiil, there would be no stopping it. Although the army is nowhere near Cyrodiil, they are still based in Morrowind in "The Citadel" in Vivec.

The council of the Empire ordered a war with Morrowind and most of the other Provinces except for Black Marsh and Summerset Isles followed as well.

Fate of Each Guild: The Champion of Cyrodiil didn't join any guilds except Fighter's Guild and Mage's Guild.

Fighter's Guild is the same as it was at the end of the Fighter's Guild questline with the Blackwood Company out of business. The Mage's Guild is the same after the questline with the Necromancers at bay and Mannimarco dead.

The Thieves Guild stayed the same before the Champion joined. Just regular bandits so Anvil never got a Count. The Dark Brotherhood stayed the same before the Champion joined. With nobody to help Belmont, the plan never proceeded and Belmont died of natural causes, never exacting revenge on Lucien. He becomes the new Listener.

Your Character:Your character can be anything you want. The character can be of any background, any existing race, any gender. So you have a free reign of creativity. Just remember what's going on at this time. The Provinces are at war with the Imperial Order but are still at an uneasy alliance with the other provinces.

What we're doing:After an introduction, everybody will meet up in Cheydinhal, the frontier for attacks on Morrowind. Since the Empire is so desperate, everybody is welcome, even Dark Brotherhood and Thieves Guild Members. From there, we attack Morrowind and either retreat or push on with hundreds of Legion troops. It's not some kind of super special squad, it's just a regular squad of diverse people. Nothing to set us apart. My character will be the leader of the group but the orders are going to be very open ended. Like if the order is to kill a small squad of Imperial Order soldiers, it doesn't matter what you do, so long as they're dead.

Rules

1. Don't uber. That means characters and factions. We're already going up against an uber faction. We don't need another one.
2. No controlling other player's characters without permission from the player.
3. No major plot changes without going through me and the other players. Minor skirmishes with animals or patrols are allowed but attacking a village or city...is big.
4. No mind reading.
5. If you're a Mage character, you can't protect yourself from all types of damage.
6. This RP develops. If you introduce a small village, then that village will be present until something else happens.
7. Romances are allowed. Between players and one player controlling two characters. Just don't go too far.
8. Only two PERMANENT characters are allowed. IE, it's possible to control an army but it best be gone in a couple posts.
9. PM me the character sheets. This is for roleplay only!

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DarkZerker
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Name: Soren Snowe
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Race: Imperial
Birth sign: The Thief
Class: Shade. A mixture of a rogue and warrior. Giving the best of sneaking and blunt force attacks.
Skills:
-Sneak
-Blade
-Light Armor
-Heavy Armor
-Hand to Hand
-Illusion

General Appearance: Soren stands at about 5' 10'' and has a very athletic build. He looks more like a thief rather than a bulky warrior but has some strength. His face is free of imperfections and looks like a very charming and fun guy. Has a couple scars on his body but they are hardly noticeable. Very short black hair and a somewhat light skin tone. Not pale but not too dark either.
Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Black

Gear(backpacks, etc.): Carries around a small pouch of gold(500 Septims) and a journal.

Weaponry: A long blade made of platinum and tempered steel adorned with gold and a short knife made of silver.

Armour&Clothing: Usually wears regular middle classed clothing during non-combat and during combat, wears a black assassin's attire(think Ezio's armor from Assassin's Creed 2, only black).

Personality(string of adjectives do not make a personality): Soren is a fun and polite person normally. But when given a contract, he stops at nothing to complete the contract. Absolutely nothing. He would burn down an entire village to kill the target if the contract allows it. Soren is very friendly and protective to his allies and is a very smart and intelligent commander. But he's ruthless to his enemies to go so far as to take no prisoners.

History/Background: Soren was born right after the Oblivion Crisis to a Dark Brotherhood Speaker and Silencer. They parented him with love and affection while still being a bit harsh on him to get him ready for the Brotherhood. But Soren wasn't ever an actual member of the Dark Brotherhood since he rarely left the sanctuary so he never got a chance to kill somebody. At least not until after he turned 19, when he accidentally killed a bartender during a massive bar fight. Not feeling any regret, he was entered and quickly got up the ranks to Silencer.

Soren is one of the most dangerous assassins in the Brotherhood and is tasked with near insurmountable odds but still completes the job, not letting personal affairs get in his way. Being the son of a Speaker and Silencer, all of his education was focused on military strategies, guerrilla warfare, assassinations, and swordplay. That made him eligible to command a squad. Soren is currently having romantic relations with a new Dark Brotherhood member and friend, Zoe.

acrb101
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Name: Andrius
Gender: Male
Race: Imperial
Age: 34
Birth sign: Lady
Class: Monk
Skills:
- Hand-to-hand
- Restoration
- Alteration
- Illusion
- Athletics
- Acrobatics

General Appearance: Andrius stands at 5'8; short for an Imperial. His long hair is tied into a pony tail. A dirty green cape covers his finer clothing, as well as his muscular body.

Eye Colour: Brown
Hair Colour: Brown

Gear: Small pack containing maps, a few magicka potions, and a dagger, and bedroll is latched above the pack.

Weaponry: Silver dagger

Armour & Clothing: Stained, green hooded cape, Velvet blue outfit, pigskin shoes.

Personality: Andriusis kind soul, intent on helping anyone who needs it. He always tries to do the right thing, even if it endangers his own life. Though he is kind and considerate, he dislikes when others do not see reason, or follow his reasoning. Though he prefers not to physically fight others, if the situation arises, Andrius has no problem snapping a wrong-doers neck, and believes in heavy handed punishment for those who break the laws.

History/Background: As a child, Andrius grew up on the docks of Anvil. His father was a member of the local Fighter's Guild chapter, and taught him the art of unarmed combat. His mother, from whom he learned the basics of restoration, was a member of the Mage's Guild chapter there. Frequent bar-side brawls honed his fighting skills, and many defeats did the same for his restorative abilities. During a particularly gruesome brawl, one of his friends was beat to death. His restoration skills where not enough to save him. Andrius lost interest in fighting after this tragedy , and at the age of 19, he left Anvil. He arrived in Skingrad, and was amazed by the local Mage's Guild. So, following in his mother's footsteps, he spent a year completing the tedious trials of the Mage's Guild initiation. During one of these trials, Andrius was confronted by two bandits. He had never learned any destructive magic, and his knowledge of alteration was very little at the time. As the bandits waved their weapons around, Andrius reacted instantly. He remembered his hand-to-hand training with his father, and soon one bandit was knocked out, while the other limped away, crippled. One of the bandits was armed with an intricate silver dagger, which Andrius took for himself. He was accepted into the Mage's Guild, and studied restoration and alteration at the Arcane University for many years. He was then assigned to Bravil, as the city was in need of a skilled healer. While stationed there, he was learned in the school of Illusion by the chapter head. He worked on trying to improve the city by healing the ill from the many marsh land diseases, and traveled into the Blackwood with battle-mages to root out known necromancer lairs. Andrius is now a Magician in the Mage's Guild, and one of the high authorities on the restorative arts, and he is second in command at the Bravil chapter. He was recently received a letter from the Imperial Legion stating his services would be appreciated in Cheydinhall after the debacle with the Imperial Order. Andrius now waits for approval from the Arcane University to travel to Cheydinhall, and put his skills to good use.

Kyrill
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Name: Arrius
Gender: Male
Race: Breton
Birth sign: The Lord
Age: 27
Class: Spellsword
Skills:
-Blades (Long stuff mainly)
-Blocking (All those fancy sword parrying,etc moves)
-Destruction (Has basic knowledge of the three elemental types, but favors lightning magic)
-Conjuration (Focuses in conjuring weapons and armor. His summoning skills aren't so good, he does know enough to summon a scamp, at the most)
-Illusion (Uses it mainly to aid in misdirection, creating illusory objects, walls, people, etc.)
-Alteration (Uses it for it's utility. Basic shielding spells, average lock locking/unlocking spells and water breathing + water walking)
-Light Armor

General Appearance: He stands about average height, and has a compact build. He has boyish good looks, with shoulder length hair tied into a practical ponytail. His body bears several scars, most are faded and not of note. However across stomach is a long jagged scar, though it appears to have faded somewhat, it still has a reddish hue to it.
Eye Colour: Dark hazel eyes.
Hair Colour: Black hair.
Gear(backpacks, etc.): He carries a medium sized knapsack on his back.
Weaponry:
-Silver Dagger kept in a boot sheath.
-Conjures a fine Elvish longsword using magic.
Armour&Clothing:
-A simple shirt of chainmail
-Leather greaves
-Leather boots.
-He wears a simple, unadorned tabard over his chainmail.

Personality(string of adjectives do not make a personality): Young, Arrius still has the optimism of youth, not yet cynical or pessimistic. Still, with youth comes inexperience and Arrius may not act with the most rational plan at times, though he does manage to maintain a calm appearance most of the time, sometimes giving the impression of experience. He has a low view of noblemen and people who would rather run, than stay and protect their homes, considering them to be weak-willed cowards. On the other hand, he appreciates courage and skill, and respects them.

History/Background: An orphan from the Oblivion Crisis, Arrius was taken in by the family of a mage, where he learnt basic magical knowledge. As he matured, they sent him to the Mage's guild, where his skill in magic was refined and improved. During this time, he was fascinated by the art of swordplay and found himself a tutor, learning some skill at arms. After several years spent in the quiet halls of the Mage's Guild, he left it to join the Imperial Legion, which was quickly becoming obsoleted by the Imperial Order. Nevertheless, Arrius found it to be a welcome change and persisted in the Legion. Yet a year after the Imperial Order began it's war on the other provinces, his unit was mysteriously disbanded, leaving Arrius alone. Hearing of border conflicts near Cheydinhal, he sets off towards the border.

King Beowulf
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Name: Crassius Gravius

Gender: Male
Race: Imperial
Age: 20
Birth sign: The Warrior
Class: Ranger

Skills: Long Blade, Medium Armor, Athletics, Hand to Hand, Marksman, Tracking

General Appearance: Crassius stands at around 6’2 and has a muscular but thin build, He
has brown shaggy hair almost to his eyes.
Eye Colour: Green

Gear: Carries around two small bags containing; Basic amenities, survival gear, Nordic whiskey and the
note.
Weaponry: Has an old steel long sword that has been passed down from father to son in his family for generations, The bottom is engraved with an ancient language that he can’t decipher, a small silver dagger, and has an Oak longbow which he mainly uses for hunting.

Armour & Clothing: Wears medium steel armour with some leather here and there, which is on the lighter side, He has a Horned helm, a large buckler in his left hand and he occasionally wears a dark blue robe.

Personality: Crassius is always cracking jokes and looking at everything positively even in the worst situations. But behind all of the jokes he’s extraordinarily smart and knows what to say and do to get what he wants. Even though he thinks he's found the one, he still is flirtatious to other women. He’s guarded about his past but he’ll eventually open up if he trusts you. He’s generally good but has a tendency to get reckless and act on impulse.

History/Background: Crassius was sent to live with family friends in East Skyrim after his parents we’re murdered by the Order after refusing to join. Growing up with the Nords, early on he learned to not only to be tougher but he learned that you have to fight fire with fire. Always being a natural born leader he and his friend Dindrelh started a group that smuggled Nordic whisky throughout the land. Three years later they were returning home from a job and when they got there his family friends and his lady Belviane were all gone and he went to his house and found a note from Belviane saying they’ve been taken by the Order. He was talking to Drindrelh about what they should do to save everybody, when his men came in the room with their weapons drawn and ruthlessly attacked...After a long hard fight Him and Drindrehl with only minor injuries defeated the rogue crew.They went through the fallens' packs and were shocked when they read a letter from The Order with orders to kill them. So Crassius and Drindrelh are determined to find there family and friends and get revenge for the atrocities commited by The Order so they’ve decided to join the army gathering at Cheydinhal.

AyumiFan
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Name: Nora
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Race: Nord
Birth sign: The Warrior
Class: Barbarian
Skills:
- Blade (she can wield a long sword both in one hand and two-handed as a claymore)
- Hand to hand (mostly brawl-style with a little martial arts)
- Block (if she can get her hands on a shield she might pick it up to use it)
- Light armor (she would prefer heavy armor but she cannot afford it)
- Athletics (she can fight all night if she really wants to)


General Appearance: Nora is 165 centimeters tall and weighs approximately 65 kilos. She is very muscular and she has broad shoulders. She is not very elegant when she walks, and from behind she could sometimes be mistaken for a man. From the front however, her gender is quite clear. (Aka, she has big boobs.) Her face is very distinctive. She has a defined jaw and cheekbones, and her nose is strong yet slim. Her lashes and eyebrows are dark.
Eye Colour: Intense blue, like an icy lake on a sunny day.
Hair Colour: light blonde. Her hair goes all the way down to her waist, and she usually keeps it in a ponytail or braid with a leather strap.

Gear(backpacks, etc.): she has a simple backpack made from cheap leather containing some beer, cooking equipment, a few septims, a clean shirt and clean underwear, some food, a blanket and a bedroll on top. She also has a small book of songs from the empire that she reads a little when she feels like it because she wants to improve her reading skills.

Weaponry: a steel long sword on her hip and a tired iron dagger in her right boot.

Armour&Clothing: off-white shirt, leather pants (not armor) and thick leather boots. When she is out traveling she wears leather gauntlets and a thick gray woolen cloak lined with wolf fur. If she could afford it, she would have upgraded her armour and other equipment because it is old and well used.

Personality: Nora is a little too fond of alcohol. When she is sober she is most likely nursing an alcohol-induced headache. She is not very friendly, and prefers to be in places with no people around. When she is drunk, she is no better. If she decides to get violent, she gets violent. She spends every free evening at the local bar or tavern, and if the opportunity to start a bar fight is there she will jump at it. Even though she is drunk, she is able to control herself as she has not killed anyone in a bar fight. She has some martial arts skills, but she relies more on the brawl-style she has worked to perfection.
Nora hates clingy men, fancy-pants and smart asses. She has a foul mouth, and she isn’t afraid to speak her mind. She often spent her night in the dungeons after her brawls. She has a strong dislike of mages because the mages she grew up around were acting posh and put people below them.


History/Background: Born and bred in Skingrad. She lived just outside the city walls with her parents that worked at one of the graqe fields. Nora did never get any proper education, and is therefore a very slow reader and writer. Her parents died of disease when she was five and she was taken care of by her parents’ friends until she was fifteen. She inherited her father’s steel long sword that he had kept hidden away from the other people they had lived with. As soon as Nora was strong enough to lift the blade she started practicing with it. It wasn’t before she was 14 that she found someone to spar with.

She earned money by working for the mages guild as a harvester of plants outside the city. She fetched herbs and leaves for the fat and lazy mages that she loathed for a few coins and a bed in the basemant. It wasn’t what she dreamed of but it would have to do.

In the end she got tired of living in Skingrad and when she heard of the Empire recruiting fighters in Cheydinhal, she bar-hopped her way there.

skoomed
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Name: Ulno Andarys
Gender: Male
Race: Dunmer

Birth Sign: The Shadow
Class: Nightblade
Major Skills:
Blade - [Long or short, he knows how to use them.]
Light Armor
Destruction - [Fire based affinity attack and defense. Slight resistance to fire.]
Illusion
Sneak
Alchemy

General Appearance:
Standing at an approximate five feet and ten inches, weighing in at around one-hundred sixty eight pounds. Bodily physique consisted of a slim frame with an athletic build, chiseled features and unmistakably toned definition, all concealed under the protection of chitin adorned garb -- dyed darker to suit his tastes. Jet black tendrils once spilled out onto his shoulders, but were now braided together and kept tame in a small red hair tie down his back. A small gold ring decorated his left ear. He was still young in Dunmeri years, yet despite his youthful features and rather handsome facial symmetrics he was portrayed as "weathered" to the trained eye.


Eye Colour: Crimson red.
Hair Colour: Jet black.

Gear:
Several pouches lined his waist, the contents of each varied and were positioned according to importance/frequency of use. The first was a small satchel of balanced blades forged into the shape of quills. The second pouch, closer to his side, contained first aid forumlae in addition to poisons and other malcontented concoctions. The final pouch behind him was used something like your average day wallet. Currency, important documentation, forms of identification, and Holy Hand Grenades were all carried here.

Weaponry:
Aside from the near countless metallic quills stored within his satchel, Ulnos arsenal consists of a katana sheathed at his left side, as well as a tanto sheathed upon his inner leg slightly above his ankle.

Armour/Clothing:
Clothing consisted of the commoner drab residents of Morrowind frequented, dark brown cotton fabric fixed together with leather lace. The armor that adorned the worn cloth beneath was a specially crafted custom chitin design retaining strength and durability without sacrificing its light weight quality. The briastplate contained a small insignia that was the Andarys family crest, however there seemed to be evidence of an attempted removal. Indentations of blades and blunt impacts told stories of many battles fought, and won.


Personality:
Ulnos personality is considered to be calm, cool and collect at almost all times. He is self-centered and prideful, though can be considerate to those he deems less fortunate, he is cold at heart, and takes on a very dim perception on life. A fatalist, and an opportunist, he is at peace with himself and only himself, and considers those around him to be wolves in sheeps clothing.

History/Background:
Ulno was born into the Andarys clan, a once poor farming family which gained political influence in Balmora through their early involvement with the Morag Tong. The families acquisition of noble renown did not come without cost, as the newborn males of all Andarys clan members were to be taken immediately to the Grandmaster of the Tong in order for evaluation concerning their annointment. Some were sacrificed, but some were raised to become the most deadliest of assassins. Ulno was part of the lucky bunch whos destiny written in the stars was not certain. So when he came of age, he was trained in the ways of the shadows, and was eventually consumed by them. He lived life as a mere tool of destruction, and after fulfilling so many writs of execution in the name of the Tong, his mind finally matured, and with its maturity awareness followed, accompanied by despair, and anger. Blinded by rage and high doses of skooma, Ulno managed to kill off many high ranking members of the Balmora Tong sect, all deceitful puppeteers who posed as his caretakers in his youth. This of course led to the disgrace of his family name and inevitably his exile, carried out by his own father in exchange for Ulnos life. Since then, Ulno has been currently residing in Cheydinhal making his living off of Khajiit skooma connections.

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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:08 am

OOC: This introductory post is your time to shine. Make it reflect your character. Remember to add the part where you march to the outskirts of Cheydinhal.
Soren Snowe

Soren awoke on his warm and comfortable bed in the Cheydinhal Sanctuary. Although it didn't have any light except for the secret entrance in the well, his room was well lit. Another perk of being the son of a Speaker. He surveyed the room again and again, anxious about his call of duty to go to the massive encampment on the outskirts of Cheydinhal.

Soren groaned and got dressed in his traditional black assassin clothing and headed into the main part of the Sanctuary. It was bustling with activities of his family members. Vicente greeted him, looking as young as he did 20 years ago. "Ah Soren! I hope you'll say goodbye to your family before leaving?"

Soren nodded and shook Vicente's hand before continuing on to the training room, where most of the Dark Brotherhood was. As he expected, Zoe was there, training as hard as she could with her dagger.

...I wonder if Zoe's going to flip out?

She kept training. "What do you want Soren?" She asked in a very calm and loving voice.
Soren sighed and thought for a moment before nodding. "I'm leaving...today's the day."

Zoe looked confused and upset before, as he thought before, flipping out. "WHAT?!" She screamed, attracting the attention of the other initiates and low level Brotherhood members. "You're just going to leave me?" The initiates started to whisper amongst themselves. Although the Dark Brotherhood was a family and the Cheydinhal branch was probably the most well knit family of them all, there was still a chain of command. And Soren was the head of the Sanctuary unless his father made a visit.

"Zoe, I'll be back. I promise that."

Her eyes started to water as she hugged Soren. "I'll miss you," She said through her sobs before breaking off and smiling at him. "You better come back in one piece Brother!"

With that, Soren left the safety of the Cheydinhal sanctuary and headed off into the Cheydinhal base camp.

The camp was massive to say the least. Tents lined the outside with over a thousand soldiers, mages, fighters, and even assassins and criminals lined across the mass of tents and structures. A thin road stretched as far as the eye could see to Cloud Ruler Temple, the structure that seemed to give most of the soldiers hope.

But my hope is to survive this push into Vivec.

Soren's mind flashed to the Order storming through the gates of Cheydinhal. Although the Brotherhood was all spared and even helped eliminate the Order, he knew what kinds of fighters they were. But nonetheless, the Imperial Order was keeping the Provinces together and once they fall, it would be a land of peace and order.
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Connor Wing
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:03 am

Andrius

The sun rose upon the Roxy Inn. Sunlight burst in through the window of Andrius room, causing him to awake.

That time already!

He arose from bed, and clothed himself. After collecting his things, Andrius left his room, and proceeded down the stair case to the bar where breakfast was to be served.

"G'morning ma'am! I'd like a plate of deer meat if you wouldn't mind; an ale would be fine too."

The Dark Elf behind the counter nodded, and went about her work preparing Andrius' and other guest's food. A few minutes later, she placed a plate in front of Andrius, and let out a smile. He quickly finished his breakfast, and tossed a few septims on the bar. As he was about to depart, the door swung open. A Redguard charged in, yelling at the Dark Elf behind the counter.

"I can't believe I've lost it." The Dark Elf face expressed her confusing. "..The key! The room key! You must have another! All my personal items are still in the room!" anxiously barked the Redguard.

The Dark Elf replied, put on the defensive by the Redguard's yelling: "You've lost the damn key? I don't have another one! I don't know how you will get your things.

The Redguard interjected: "I'll break the door down if I - "

Andrius stood up and held his up hand, signaling for silence.

"Lead me to your room friend. We can mend this situation without hostilities." Andrius said calmly. As he started to walk up the stairs, both the Redguard and the Dark Elf followed, both perplexed.

"I don't understand how you're getting in without the key..." mumbled the Redguard.

The group of three walked up the stairs, and down the hallway. The Redguard stopped in front of a door, and a nod from both the Redguard and the Dark Elf made it clear this was the room.

"I should make it clear that I do not possess a key" spoke Andrius confidently, letting out a little smile. The Redguard and Dark Elf's face became red with anger, and before they could utter a curse, Andrius placed his hand on the knob and uttered a few indiscernible words. The knob lit up, and with a push, the door swung open.

"A mage! A good one too! Thank you much, brother." spoke the Redguard as he rushed into the room and collected his belongings. The Dark Elf just smiled, nodded, and then ushered the Redguard as he finished claiming his possessions, and hurried him out of the room. With a quick goodbye, Andrius grabbed his bag left down at the bar, and departed the Roxy Inn. The sun was bright, and the sky clear of clouds as he resumed his trek to Cheydinhal.

"Almost there..." Andrius said, as to reassure himself. He walked at a brisk pace along the road, and occasionally running into an Imperial forester or patrol along the road. He passed a cabin after turning East onto the Black Road, signaling his approach of Cheydinhal. The city though, was not his destination. As he approached the city, he could spot a number of well armed soldiers wandering around. The camp then came into his view, and what a sight it was:

The camp consisted of hundreds of tents, small and large, spread out from the walls of Cheydinhal, to the settlement of Halrun's Watch. An assorted bunch of soldiers and mages of all races, as well as destitute, shady looking folk mingled amongst themslves. The sound of steel clashing penetrated the air as the soldiers trained. A few Cheydinal guards patrolled the camp, but the Legion kept the law in the camp. Noticing his lack of a tent, supplies, and septims, he wandered through the camp.

Surely a magician like myself must have some friends, here?
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Ricky Meehan
 
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Post » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:25 am

OOC: Enter Lady Hangover XD

Nora

Nora descended the stairs of the inn she had spent the night at. Hell if she remembered the name. The bar was already half full with customers eating their breakfast even though the sun rose only moments ago. She put her backpack down on the floor and slumped down on one of the tall chairs at the bar as she let out a long yawn. She didn’t bother to remove the sword from her hip. The bar maid turned towards her.

“What will it be?” the maid asked.

“Anything that’s edible. And some water.” A lock of hair had escaped from her braid and she quickly brushed it behind her ear. She had dark rings underneath her eyes and a scowl on her mouth. One of the other customers dropped his fork on the floor and the sharp sound of metal striking the hard stone floor sent a jolt of pain through her head.

Her food was placed in front of her, and she hastily ate it without even bothering to find out what it was. The cup of water was emptied in one big gulp. She reached down to her backpack to grab her moneybag, cursing the intense stinging that occurred every time she bent her head. After she had paid for her meal, she would not have much left. She was hoping that would change after the Legion was done in Morrowind and she received the payment for her work. How long would it take? She would miss the Cyrodilic food and beverages. Especially the beverages.

“Hey, you got any Cyrodilic Brandy?” She counted the coins in the small bag.

“Yes.” The maid eyed her suspiciously.

“Good. Give me a bottle,” she said and placed a small stack of septims on the counter.

“You can’t have any. Too early” the maid said, suddenly irritated. She cast an angry glance over Nora’s shoulder.

Nora turned on her seat to see what the maid was so pissed about. One of the servers was busy scrubbing a red splotch on the floor near one of the corner tables. “Oh. Well, the brandy is for the road so don’t you worry. I ain’t staying in this dung hole.” Nora rose from her chair and hung her backpack over her shoulder. The bar maid handed her a bottle of Cyrodilic Brandy with a nice glare that could melt mountains.

After securing the bottle in one of the pockets of the pack, she headed for the door. The fresh air was pleasant and the weather was not so cold that she needed her cloak. It was chilly, but once she got into the sun, staying warm would not be a problem. After maneuvering her way through the narrow back alleys she finally found the main road. The people of Cheydinhal were already busy getting to work. Guards patrolled, traveling merchants assembled their booths, servants ran errands and small children were on their way to school.

When Nora passed through the main gates she asked one of the guards for directions to the camp. She followed a small road north along the city walls and soon entered the large field that the encampment had been built at. At the entrance she heard blacksmiths working on weapons and armour both to the right and the left, so she concluded that walking straight forward would be the only option if she wanted to preserve the small amount of good mood she had this morning.
She began looking for someone to refer to about registering.
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Soren Snowe

Soren listened to the briefing to the commanders and the Legion General dismissed everybody except for Soren. He stared at the assassin very curiously before threatening him in a very deep voice. "You're Brotherhood. We don't like Brotherhood here. You may be one of the best commanders out there but be warned...one wrong move and you go to the prison."

Soren laughed at the empty threat. "Who was the one who killed half of the invading Order forces? Why I believe it was my dear Brothers and Sisters under MY command."

The commander growled and then sighed. Soren secretly smiled, the Legionary knew he needed the assassin, no matter what kind of risk it took. "Look, we've got a couple people under your command. A Bravil Mage's Guild person, a former legionary, a man who braved the Northern Skyrim weather, a very imposing Nord female, and a former Morag Tong. Their names are as follows. Andrius, Arrius, Crassius Gravius, Nora, and Ulno Andarys."

It was quite a selection of people. Soren smiled. "Thank you...maybe you won't wake up with a knife in your throat after all."

He headed out of the tent and soon enough, ran into the Nord female. The description the commander gave was vague but good enough. Soren came closer to her. "Nora?"
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Crimson red orbs fixated upon the well-dressed, anxious little Bosmer male standing before him. Ulno studied his client discretely, monitoring the mans movements and posture, path of vision, as well as taking mental note of any armaments that may have been concealed. To many this would be considered paranoia at its finest, and they'd probably be right, but such extreme caution was necessary to negate the possibilty of bloodshed. Bloodshed is bad for business.

The two men were confined in the likes of a small, dimly lit room that was furnished with nothing more than a bed, a wooden chest, a desk, and a scale. The walls were gray and cracked with age, the floor remained unswept and the ceiling above seemed to have a small collection of holes that left the inhabitants explosed to the outside elements. This was home -- for now atleast. And it wasn't bad for the 70 gold a week that he was paying. Ishaal was his proprietor, a gruff, mean, and fairly large Orc who spent his days extorting the weak in what seemed to be a consistant drunken rage. Ulno got along with him quite well, though he wasn't exactly sure why.

"H-here, I have t-two hundred and th-thirty five pieces." The Bosmer slowly motioned for his pocket. He'd dealt with Ulno once before, and the last time he moved too quickly he found himself with a tanto pressing against his jugular vein in mere seconds. The Wood Elf withdrew a small leather pouch that jingled with the sound of coin, and sluggishly placed its contents on the desk.

"Count it." Ulno replied in a firm voice, making sure to eradicate no as being an answer.

The Bosmer nodded in reply and began counting off aloud, dividing each pile into fifty separate pieces with the exception of the thirty five. As he did so, Ulno got to work and placed a counter weight upon the scale. The entire time he made sure to keep a trained eye on his shaky client, as the likeliness of a sting operation was more probable than he wanted to believe. Pre-weighed crystalized units of skooma were applied to the scale and Ulno witnessed as the counter-weight sank to level with the merchandise. Approximately 2.5 grams. The deal was finally at a conclusion. The two exchanged nods, and the wide eyed Bosmer tucked away his purchase and hurried out of the door.

"Y'know I eat scrawny little Wood Elf treehuggers like you for breakfast! Get outta my house, and don't slam the door this time ya little swamp rat!" The Orcs bellow seemed to echo throughout the entire home. Ishaal always hassled Ulnos customers. But then again he hassled everyone. Ishaal was bad business. The door slammed shut, and Ulno couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of the Orcs red face. Five..Four..Three. Boom. Ulnos door burst open and Ishaal welcomed himself inside. He stood at the doorway watching as Ulno recounted his gold pieces and began to place them one by one into a netch leather satchel.

"And just what're you smiling at ashborn? You keep dragging in these disrespectful little junky freaks and I'm going to raise your rent three fold, ya hear? Oh yeah..I almost forgot to mention. I heard the Empire has a recruitment camp outside of Cheydinhal. Seems they're offering a paid trip to Morrowind to anyone who's willing to go and clean up their stupid mess. The Empire pays well, and I'm sure it'll give you a chance to clear up that extensive rap sheet you've developed over the years. Besides, I want you the hell outta my house."

"I'll check it out. Ulno promptly responded, his attention was mainly focused on his coinage, but thoughts of Morrowind and past events slowly began to fill his head..He swore he'd never return. Too many memories. Horrible, disgusting images of hate, fear, and rage seemingly flashed before his eyes. It could've all been prevented. He could've awoken sooner. Things di-

"You better not be smokin' that stuff. The look on your face says you need a drink. Leave my rent on the desk before you leave. I don't expect you to be back. Good luck." Ishaal retreated back into the den to continue his drinking.

Snapping back into reality, Ulno smirked and rose to his feet. He began his ritual of tightening the buckled straps of leather that were used to fasten his chitin attire snugly to his abdomen and appendages. Turning to face the bed, he lifted the two rice sacks used as pillows and retrieved the exceptionally crafted masterpiece of a katana. His tanto was already at home on his left inner ankle, so all that was left were his equipment pouches. The throwing quills and alchemic concoctions were tied to his belt and now he felt ready.

He took his usual slow, confident stride out of the house, motioning a quick wave to Ishaal whom pretended not to notice. He never left the weeks rent.

Gently shutting the door behind him, he began on his trek to investigate the recruitment office located in the towns outskirts. His demeanor was serious as always, his face was a blank emotional slate that hid any sign of contemplation to the outside world. How far from the truth this was. For every step he took, Ulno delved deeper into the memories of the final days spent in Morrowind that led to his drastic state of inner turmoil and unrest -- scourging his existance ever since.

"So much for a vacation."
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Crassius Gravius

Crassius Gravius And Drindrelh arrived in Cheydinhal the night before. Early the next morning Crassius awoke next to a women he met at the bar last night. The door opened and in came Drindrelh fully dressed and ready to go.

“Nice.” Drindrelh said, “Now lets get going.”

“Alright I’ll be downstairs in a few” He replied

He then carefully got out of bed and put on his armour and his other gear. He slipped out the door and headed downstairs, the room was packed with warriors from across Tamriel. They left and headed towards the base camp along with some guys the met at the inn. They arrived at the camp and saw hundreds maybe even thousands of soldiers as they walked through the camp. Crassius was happy to see the large number of soldiers but hoped more would show.

They found a good spot to set up camp, seeing everybody so serious Crassius decided to spice things up.

“Drindrelh this camp needs to have a little fun break out the whiskey!” Crassius said with a smile.

A few minutes there camp site was filled with drunken Nords,

“Well there goes the rest of it.” Drindrelh told Crassius.

With a smile, ”Only to the untrained eye my friend” he replied as he showed him another in his pack. “This is for a rainy day though.” Crassius then went to his tent and pulled out a note from his bag and began reading *Crassius there killing everybody who wont join them and they are getting close to the house. I don’t know where they are going to take us but please don’t get yourself killed looking for us. I hope you find this, I love you goodbye, Belviane* He sat there and stared at the piece of paper, and then quickly put it away. Trying to get it out of his head he started thinking about this army and who’s in charge of what.

“This is going to be a b**** to organize this diverse and undisciplined army.” He said quietly to himself. Slowly he got up and exited the tent, the group had multiplied by two outside and he slipped his way through.

“Hey Crassius where are you going.” Drindrelh asked.

“I’m going to find the man who’s in charge.” and with that he headed towards the commanders section.
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Arrius - The Blue Road (Just west of Cheydinhal)

The idyllic landscape surrounding Cheydinhal had been shattered. What had once been a relatively quiet patch of Cyrodiil and erupted with activity, the news of the Empire offering a generous payout to any who would join their newly founded Army. Arrius snorted at the thought, he doubted half of the men who signed on would know the meaning of discipline. More than likely, half of them would fall in their first battle. A ragged line of travelers stretched from east to west, he spotted all manner of people. He saw a band of wretches, their faces haggard and drawn with fatigue, clad in armor, barely held together and rusty iron weapons that no real warrior would use, and yet, their eyes burned with fervour. Either at the prospect of defending their homeland, or because they thought they would find a warm bed and meal once they reached the camp. Arrius simply shook his head and sighed, lamenting how ill armed and ill prepared this army seemed.

Grasping the reins of his horse, he lightly touched his feet to the horse's flanks, setting it off at a brisk trot towards Cheydinhal. He reached the gates of the city by noon, passing through the pleasant streets. He smiled slightly as he watched the townsfolk go about their business, despite the impending invasion, the citizens were going about their lives normally. He supposed that they really were confident in the abilities of the Empire. The eastern gate of Cheydinhal was open, and beyond, he could see a vast number of tents, he noted that some were placed haphazardly, while others were kept in a uniform and orderly manner. Reminded of his days in the legion, he figured that it was likely the commander's tent would be somewhere in that ordered maze. Directing his horse towards what he thought was the Commander's tent, he wondered just how things would be arranged and whether or not the officers were semi competent.
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Nora, near the Generals/Commanders tent

Legionaries marched in groups along the tents and newcomers scurried around looking for their place to be while gawking at the more experienced warriors that were calmly preparing themselves for the departure. A small group of recruits had been tasked with carrying stacks of tin plates to the field cooks wagon. One of them tripped on a guy-wire and sent his stack of plates crashing to the ground.

“Jumpin’ Jyggalag…” Nora muttered under her breath. The kid hastily gathered up the plates and as soon as he got up, he tripped on another wire and again the tin plates went flying.

“Oh, he’s just begging for a boot to the face” she muttered under her breath as people around her laughed at the boy. She reached into her pack and pulled out the Cyrodilic Brandy. Her plan was to save it for when she crossed the border to Morrowind but the situation called for something to calm her nerves. After a quick sip from the bottle she corked it and put it back into her pack.

“Nora?”

The man that approached her looked like an Imperial, but he didn’t look like a legionary. His armor looked like nothing she had ever seen before.

“Who wants to know?”


OOC: Is Soren's hair black or brown? In 'General Appearance' it says black, but in 'Hair' it says brown.
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OOC: Black. It's just an error. Oh and everybody's here!

Soren Snowe

The Nord turned around and she seemed nothing like Soren expected. It really was a very interesting band of people. “Who wants to know?”

Yes...it's Nora

Soren cleared his throat and came closer. "Your new commander. You're in my squad." He waited for a second before he crossed Nora off the list of his squad. Soren headed for the main part of the bunker and using a Mage's help, he spoke to everybody at once. "Crassius Gravius, Arrius, Ulno, and Andrius all report to the commander's tent on the west side!"

He waited for a bit and sat down on a chair, taking out Lamina, his special blade. It served him well, and it won't let his Brothers and Sisters down.
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Nora

"Your new commander. You're in my squad" the Imperial said.

"Fine with me" she answered. "Though I expected someone more... Legion-like."

Nora followed him as he wandered over to a mage to contact the rest of the squad, and then sat down on a chair.
The sword he pulled out looked a little too fancy and valuable to be brought out into savage battles. It seemed to be made of some sort of modified steel.

Nora slipped her backpack off and put it on the ground before she sat down on a nearby crate. "So do you have a name to your title or do we just call you 'Commander'?"
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Crassius Gravius


Upon arriving at the tent Crassius was told to find a man named Soren Snowe and was given a brief description.

“Dark Brotherhood, just my luck.” he mumbled to himself. Crassius had dealt with the Dark Brotherhood before and wasn’t their biggest fan. But he got those thoughts out his head and decided that if he's a good commander then it didn't matter. He left the tent and went looking for this Soren. He saw a man with a finely crafted blade sitting down that matched the discription.

“Commander, Crassius Gravius reporting for duty.” He said with a proud voice.
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Soren Snowe

Soren groaned and walked forwards to the assembled squad. He paced back and forth between them and stopped in the middle. "You are now part of the Nexus 1. Once we get to Morrowind, you are under my command. Disobey an order, and you will be killed. Escape from my squad, and you will be killed. Follow those two rules and you will be fine."

He looked at the group of people here and smiled as Nora asked his name. "Name's Soren Snowe. Once we cross to Morrowind, I will give out orders occasionally. All those orders will be open ended. It's merely the matter of doing them or not."

Soren paused before he picked up his blade. "It's still daylight and we're moving in tomorrow morning. If you have anybody to say goodbye to in Cheydinhal, do it now. Until then, you are dismissed."

Soren sighed and took out a picture of Zoe. It was him and Zoe together underneath the Great Oak in Chorrol during his Courier years. It was fun...but the Brotherhood wasn't for fun. It was a family.

"You better not die Brother"

"Yeah...I won't. You can count on that."
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Nora

"It's still daylight and we're moving in tomorrow morning. If you have anybody to say goodbye to in Cheydinhal, do it now. Until then, you are dismissed."

Bloody excellent, Nora thought. She had hoped that they would move out before noon. Now she was stranded there without any drinking money, or anything to do to make the time pass. Vexed, she looked at her squad 'mates'. At least two of them looked like mages.

It would be a long day.
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It wasn't long before Ulno found himself sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the swelling ranks of the Empires legion. He casually manuvered his way through the masses of soldiers whom all seemed to be occupied with some form of imperative task, scurrying about relaying orders and delivering ordinance around the camp. He was startled by the voice of an Imperial who identified himself as his commanding officer.

Stay the hell out of my mind, mage. -- Ulno thought to himself, slightly agitated with such an unwelcome intrusion.

Seems like that sly bastard Ishaal took it upon himself to enlist him. No backing down now. He followed the directions to his newly appointed destination to congregate with the squad, making sure to arrive in a prompt manner so as to avoid any cause of delay. Crimson oculars fell upon the visage of his peers, scanning them for any signs of weakness or frailty. He refused to entrust his backside to the likes of a coward. The Tongs teachings of life and death hardened his perception to believe that death was only a form of reawakening, and was to be embraced. Those who feared it did not deserve to be buried honorably amongst their brethren.

Seems as though his squad consisted of seasoned combatants from all different walks of life. His mind found reprieve. Atleast only for now. Imperials seemed to be the majority of the group, with the exception of the Breton and Nord woman. Wonderful. Not like he was planning to warm up to anyone anyway. He couldn't get along with his own kind, let alone Cyrodilic natives. No matter. He trusted everyone was in it for the money, so professionalism was going to play a huge role in his relationship with the other squad members.

Ulno finally matched the voice in his head to the Imperial clad in Dark Brotherhood uniform. In the not too distant past, this meeting would've ended in either of their deaths. Brotherhood were treated as kill on sight. But today however, they would be introduced as allies. This did not settle easily for the former White Thrall of the Tong. Perhaps the Imperial knew of Ulnos past? How could he expect to trust a Brotherhood to fight along side him? Ulno would be keeping a close eye on this one.

"I am Ulno Andarys. You have my blade." - Getting his introduction out of the way, he found a stack of bundled horse fodder and plopped down to listen to the briefing. Morrowind, here I come.
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OOC: A little behind. Sorry!

Andrius - The Cheydinhal Camp

Andrius weaved and bobbed through the hundreds of soldiers meandering around the camp. He tried his hardest to avoid bumping into heavily armored warriors, but they confined space made it nigh impossible. After a few minutes of confused wandering, Andrius discovered the location of various commander's tents. A few nervous looking recruits carrying stacks of plates almost almost a single man high. They were moving so quickly, that the leading recruit tripped, bringing the towering stack of plates crashing to the ground with a thunderous sound. After he cleaned up the myriad of tin plates, he fumbled - again - and the plates - again - fell to the ground.

"By the Nine!" exclaimed Andrius, pushing his way through the crowd.

He helped the poor recruit, now shaking, gather the lot of his tin plates. As the recruit looked to Andrius, fear could be noticed in his e .Not fear of Andrius, but of the future.

"Do be careful, child. Watch where you are walking - no need to be running either." advised Andrious to the recruit who was obviously trying to refrain from conversing with him.

Without a word, the recruit hurried on. Andrius shook his head and continued on his way into the commanders section. He found an odd looking group standing in a tent - a female Nord, a Dark Elf, and a fellow Imperial. As he approached the group to make idle pvssyr. A commanding voice overpowered the rest of them, mentioning his name among a few others.

"Crassius Gravius, Arrius, Ulno, and Andrius all report to the commander's tent on the west side!"

The man speaking was an Imperial, who donned odd looking armor - nothing close to the heavy legion armor. It looked lighter, and black... black as the night.

Brotherhood? No...

The thought was already in Andrius' head, and it could not be forgotten. As he stood there, pondering with his arms folded, he noticed the small group he noticed earlier leaving the area, heading to the west side of the camp. He quickly followed.

The figure who spoke earlier appeared the be the commander, as he stepped to the front of the diverse fellowship.


"You are now part of the Nexus 1. Once we get to Morrowind, you are under my command. Disobey an order, and you will be killed. Escape from my squad, and you will be killed. Follow those two rules and you will be fine. Name's Soren Snowe. Once we cross to Morrowind, I will give out orders occasionally. All those orders will be open ended. It's merely the matter of doing them or not"

Soren Snowe - its nice to put a name to the face...

Soren's orders were clear and concise. There was no room for misconception. This man obviously had leadership capabilities and experience. Soren dismissed the lot of them. Andrius, seemingly being a little late, thought he would try and get to know his squad mates.

"So we're Nexus 1, eh? A very interesting name. Say, what are you names, by the way. Since we're leaving tomorrow, might as well get to know each other. Ya' never know what could happen."

The Dark Elf - Ulno - introduced himself, along with his blade.

He let out a light, nervous chuckle.

It would be just my luck for a socialite like myself to get stuck with a group of anti-socials. Maybe they just didn't hear me.

Thoughts raced through his head as Andrius stood there, smiling, awaiting a response.
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Crassius Gravius

“we're moving out tomorrow morning. If you have anybody to say goodbye to in Cheydinhal, do it now.”

"So we're Nexus 1, eh? A very interesting name. Say, what are you names, by the way. Since we're leaving tomorrow, might as well get to know each other. Ya' never know what could happen." One of the members of the squad named Andrius asked.

“I’m Crassius Gravius” Crassius said as he walked away. He was to busy thinking of his loved ones taken prisoner in Morrowind, to stay and chit chat with his squad.

Crassius was surprised by the diversity of his squad but curious to see how it would work out. Returning to camp he was relieved to see the crowd around his camp had left now it was just Drindrelh and a few other Nords.

“Hey Drindrelh we need to talk.” He said in a stern voice. “Tomorrow morning I head out to Morrowind.”

“Well were wasting time then lets drink brother!” Drindrelh replied.

“I’ve been waiting for you to say that!” Crassius said as they headed back toward the others at there camp.




OOC:No I had my character leave the area sorry if I made it confusing :facepalm:
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Post » Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:54 pm

Nora

"So we're Nexus 1, eh? A very interesting name. Say, what are you names, by the way. Since we're leaving tomorrow, might as well get to know each other. Ya' never know what could happen."
Andrius was probably a mage, she thought. His fancy clothes and the fact that his only weapon was a dagger on his belt made little room for doubt.

After quietly observing him and the rest of the groups answering his question, she decided to take part in the conversation.

"Nora. No surname, nickname or any other fun trivia. I assume that you're a mage, Andrius. Or is that little toothpick on your hip all you are going to use to fight the Order?"


OOC: King Beowulf, I think that you progress a little too fast in your posts, and in your latest post you do character controlling by saying that we had left the area after your character walked away to think. Or did I misunderstand your post? (Edit: fixed :thumbsup:)
And I suggest that we use the planning thread as the OOC-thread.
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Arrius -Cheydinhal Camp (Near the Commander's Tent)

Arriving into the open space before the General's tent, Arrius surveyed the scene before him. He spotted several men and women clad in a variety of clothing and armor, and he spotted a odd dark haired man clad in supple leather armor. How strange, He's the commander? he contemplated just how different the legion seemed to operate nowadays. It seemed like officers or commanders hardly wore any proper armor at all. Didn't they know they'd be a prime target in an attack? He shrugged, As long as they could handle a weapon, and not get them all killed, he would abide by their orders.

Sweeping his legs over the side of the horse, he dismounted easily, and tied the horse to one of the posts near one of the tents. Giving his equipment a quick inspection to make sure everything was in place, he approached the Commander, speaking in a brisk voice
"Arrius. I offer my blade in your service, and shall perform to the best of my abilities. I expect the same from you, Commander."
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Cassius, the other Imperial, introduced himself as he walked away.

A little rude, Andrius thought, always one in a bunch I guess

Thankfully, someone finally responded. The female Nord spoke up:

"Nora. No surname, nickname or any other fun trivia. I assume that you're a mage, Andrius. Or is that little toothpick on your hip all you are going to use to fight the Order?"

Andrius, letting out another chuckle, replied "I am a mage, but I will use neither magic nor daggers to fight the order." He replied wittingly. "I assume that your a swordsman - excuse me, swordswoman, with that cumbersome piece of steel hanging from your hip?" Andrius jested.

He hoped for the conversation to continue, as Nora was the only one feeling sociable, it seemed.
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Nora

"I am a mage, but I will use neither magic nor daggers to fight the order." He replied wittingly. "I assume that your a swordsman - excuse me, swordswoman, with that cumbersome piece of steel hanging from your hip?" Andrius jested.

"Hah," Nora almost laughed. "Are you going to skip up to the enemy and slap them with your fists like a little girl? What on Nirn makes you think that is a good tactic?" She smirked at him. Even though he wouldn't be useful on the battlefield, he proved to be good entertainment to her.
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Ulno folded his arms and surveyed the camp, nodding in respect to Andrius' introductory. An interesting fellow, this one. Ulno couldn't help but to question his motives for being here. A smile slowly etched across the Dunmers face as Nora the rather confident Nord woman challenged the monks methods for the upcoming battle. The exchange between the two proved to be amusing, enough so that he decided to make a contribution.

"Even a toothpick could prove the deadliest of weapons if held in the correct hands. Just as long as your mind is sharper than your opponents blade." - He added, loud enough for them to hear but not demanding their attention.

Ulno dug into the pouch containing his alchemic ingredients and withdrew a small ration of scrib jerky housed in folded parchment. Biting into a piece, he began to contemplate the strength of the enemy in Morrowind. Was the Empire merely hiring these mercenaries to clear Cyrodiil of its criminal class? Was this some sort of kamikaze effort to thin the Orders ranks before a full scale attack was launched by the Empire? If everyone died in the upcoming invasion, it would only be a win win situation for the Empire. The Orders ranks would be thin -- and the Empire wouldn't have to pay all of the hired swords if they were all corpses on the battlefield. Ulnos paranoia began to settle in as always, and he took another bite of scribe jerky to quell the unsettled feeling in his gut.

Survival is the only option. I must recieve closure before I expire. Otherwise I fear my soul will never find rest.
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Soren Snowe

Soren headed out of his tent and back to the Cheydinhal Brotherhood sanctuary. When he went in, whispers of his fellow Brothers and Sisters filled his ears as his mere presence stirred up conversation. Soren made a sort of a big deal out of it and him returning right after he left HAD to spark some sort of discussion.

Zoe came rushing out and hugged him. "So you're not leaving?" She asked, excited. Soren shook his head. "I have a day left. We move at noon tomorrow to Vivec."

She hung her head in disappointment. "Oh..." Zoe started as her golden blond hair fell on her face. "Um...so what now Brother?" She asked, not sure of what to say.

Soren thought for a moment before sitting on his bench. "Nothing. But there was one thing I've been meaning to ask. If I came back, would you be willing to actually start dating?"

Zoe vigorously nodded and embraced him in a hug before Soren checked his pocket watch. "Oh...it's almost nightfall. I'm staying here for the night and leaving at daylight."

The two spent the night training and having fun. For the battle with the Imperial Order will be totaled. Nobody enters Vivec, nobody leaves Vivec. That was about to change.
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Andrius was pleased at the Dunmer's defense of his art.

"Something like that.." Andrius cockily stated "Hopefully I will not have to demonstrate for you in the near future - either of my talents that is"

Andrius did not like to talk about himself, so he did not know if his hand-to-hand combat skills, or his mastery of restoration was acknowledged by Nora. The Dunmer fellow seemed to acknowledge the philosophy of mind of matter, which Andrius embraced and followed.

Andrius spoke again "For now, I guess we should all retire; for a good rest will be needed since we depart tomorrow. We shall talk on the boat. I'm sure you'll lose interest in the scenery after the third hour at sea." said Andrius, again making himself laugh.

As he walked away, Andrius exchanged a quick, but awkward, goodbye with his new squad mates. He exited the camp, and entered the city of Cheydinhal. Even in the dark, the city was beautiful, and the the stream cutting through the city was a sight to be seen. The sound of running water was very calming.

I hope I have enough gold...

Andrius reached into his pocket, and pulled out a lone Septim. His facial expression showed his displeasure, until he remembered his position in the Mage's Guild.

I can't believe I forgot - They must have a spare bed for a wandering magician.

Andrius found the local Mage's Guild chapter quite easily, since he has been to Cheydinhall before. It was the center of alteration - where he trained for many years. Deetsan greeted him when he entered the Mage's Guild, and offered him a spare bed.

"Thank Mara that fool Falcar isn't around anymore. Never got along well with him..."

Deetsan rolled her reptilian eyes and replied for a smirk: "Thats a story for another time. You've been out of touch for too long, my friend."

They both retired from their conversation for the night. The bed was warm and comfortable, and it would probably be Andrius' finally sleep in complete comfort. For tomorrow, he departs for Morrowind. Althout he tried to not to let it breach his mind, he was anxious, and nervous for what was to come. The Imperial Order was strong enough to force the Legion to recruit anyone. His commander was a Brotherhood assassin, and he had barely gotten to know the other squad mates besides Nora, who seemed to distrust magical folk like himself.

I can only wonder what is too come...

His conscious entered the dreamworld, and he drifted off to sleep.


OOC. I am ready as well. I guess we should wait for the rest of the squad. ^.^
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Post » Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:48 pm

Nora

"So you are not a fighter, yet you signed up to attack Morrowind?" Nora sighed. Either this man was a complete idiot, or he was... a complete idiot.

"He he he, alright. Maintain your mystery." It seemed that the group was breaking up for the night. "I guess we'll meet up here tomorrow." She picked up her backpack and headed for the door.
"Night, boys."

She exited the tent and headed for the big tents that served as barracks. She found a vacant spot and rolled out her bedroll before she lay down to rest.


OOC: I'm ready for the next day.
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