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[Zako]

Looks like I need to make my character sheet! Now, should I make a sneaky character, or a full frontal assault tank... Opinions people?

[V-Norrec]

mage?  If not, go full-frontal assault tank I suppose *shrug*

[lawastooshort]

Tikan left her room, hoping to wander into somewhere she could get a bite to eat. She wondered about the invitation to work in Vel’dor – although quite a knowledgeable woman compared to the farmers and merchants amongst whom she used to live she didn’t really know a great deal about the outside world. She knew a little about her former overlord and her former enemies, but anything more than a few days’ ride away? Even as a reasonable girl the thought that everyone probably spoke funny and looked funnier crossed her mind.

She hoped that… well, she wondered if this promised job could be the end to her and her family’s old life, but more than suspected that those ways would never end. She remembered when her grandfather was a frail old man and his overlord’s Inspector came to him, requesting one last service. Tikan’s grandfather protested, pleading the long-held tradition of the right to a peaceful end, having served his time and passed on his duty to his son. Tikan was there, watching in the corner of the family’s hut where the light of the flames barely reached, and looked on horrified as the Inspector suddenly drew a hidden blade to her grandfather’s throat. But her grandfather was gone: he’d leapt almost invisibly to the roof; he hung there from the rafters like a bat, it seemed, upside down, mournful eyes locked to the Inspector’s.

All three understood the silent lesson. The skills bestowed by this path chained her to it forever, unless they should be forgotten.

She tried to put a spring in her step and walked on.  She could always try.

Go to one of the nearest diners, see what I can find to eat, and find someone to sit next to who might tell me about Vel’dor.

[Zako]

Frontal assault it is!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name:  Kael Jungothr
Gender:  Male
Race:  Troll
Bio:  Kael was born in a human city and was raised by his father and his human friends after his mother died a few years later. He was raised to be a warrior like his father, but was also taught to value all good in the world and to help protect it if he could. After seeing how the Zealots tended to get out of hand at times in their battle against evil, Kael decided not to join them and instead called upon his troll ancestry and go on a traditional pilgrimage to become enlightened. His father approved of his choice and granted to him a suit of armor and a good sword and sent him on his way with his blessings. He has been journeying for two years across the entire world, searching for answers to his pilgrimage and to also find a purpose in life.

Description:  Kael stands at a good 7 and a half feet tall with a solid build, thick arms and legs and a almost human like posture. His skin is lightly tinged with blue and his hair, which is tied in a neat ponytail, is a dull red in colour and has a colourful beaded band tying it back. He has a pointed, but not overly large nose, deep set eyes that are dark green in colour and two filed tusks pointing upwards out of his mouth. He speaks with a steady, neutral tone and has only a slight troll accent in his speach due to his upbringing among humans. He has a band of ink tattoo's across his upper right arm in old troll runes that say he's on a pilgrimage of enlightenment and he also has a tattoo of sunrays coming from under his left eye in black.

Level:  1
Skill-ups:  0

Class:  Crusader
Skills:
Intution, 1
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 0
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Melee Skill, 2
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 2
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Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Unadorned plate armor, well crafted broadsword
Skills and Abilities:
Melee: Basic attack, Parry, Slam
Holy: Lesser Heal

That should do it. This should be an interesting character, since who thinks that a Crusader must join the Zealots to BE a Crusader? Plus, since he's on a pilgrimage instead of being a Zealot, he's a lot more sociably flexible.

[Ochita]

Aegnor sighed, he really had to be more careful with his money next time. Still, he could make do for the moment. Try to get some free tea?

[Caellath]

Looks like I need to make my character sheet! Now, should I make a sneaky character, or a full frontal assault tank... Opinions people?

Could try a class we don't have or try paths we haven't tried, I guess.

Or a tank. Tanks are always good.

[Tiruin]

Ho-

How did I miss this?!

WAITLIST!

[V-Norrec]

Zealots and Demons, Turn 2

Search for irregularities in the ship (intruders, trouble, etc.).

[4]You continue searching the ship for any irregularities.  For the moment everything looks calm and quiet in your sector though.

Action: Sneak into the galley and look for some food. Gather it with me, and then exit, looking for a safe place to eat.

[6]  You sneak over to the Galley, no one even noticing you're there.  You open the door, get on the floor, everyone walk the dinosaur and find the entire place is locked up tight.  Curses.  [3]  Youhead back outside behind some crates and slump over. 

Take a look around

[5] You ditch work a little early, after all what's the worst thing that could happen and head upstairs to the third floor living quarters.  Everything was more expensive up here, but what did you care, you didn't get paid until you hit port.  You see a couple of elves, including one you recognized as being a waitress for the counter up here in the lounge sitting in the corner.  At the counter you see a somewhat scholarly looking woman talking with the bartender about your destination. 

Go to one of the nearest diners, see what I can find to eat, and find someone to sit next to who might tell me about Vel’dor.

[6] You head to the main lounge it being the best place to get some food at this hour since it is always open.  You take a seat and ask the bartender for some salad and also for information about Vel'dor.  While the salad is quite delicious once it comes out, between the bartender's thick accent, and his talking to you like you were a native of Vel'dor you don't really gain any useful information.

Try to get some free tea?

[3] You're just about to get up and try to get some free tea when you realize the elf waitress is walking towards you.  She hands you a mug full of tea and says you look kind of down, asking you to explain your problems.  You're so taken in by the tea though you only manage to stumble out, "Thank you!"  You might have said it a bit too loud as well.

NPC's:

Capitain Valanos Ironshield, Captain of the Z.C.A.S. Stormrider: [3] The Captain has several maps out, plotting the course for the ship and relaying orders to the pilots.  They were just now entering the mountains, the only tricky spot between the flight from Hugon to Vel'dor.  Trying to keep the pilots about their jobs seemed to be an impossible task though.  They were all too busy thinking about girls in port... or maybe even on this ship.  He sighed and slapped one of them on the backside of the head telling him to pay attention and focus on the mountains.

Character Status

Spoiler: Aegnor Tinúviel (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Skills: 
Intution, 2
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 1
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Melee Skill, 0
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 0
-----
Alchemy, 2
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Portable Alchemy Equipment, Traveler’s Staff
Health:  20/20
Mana:  30/30

Spoiler: Mordekhai Sarvedon (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Skills:
Intution, 0
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 1
-----
Melee Skill, 1
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 3
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Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Spiked Flail, Sanctified Plate Mail
Health:  25/25
Mana:  5/5
Energy:  15/15

Spoiler: Shruick Kasslain (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Intution, 1
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 0
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Melee Skill, 1
Gun Skill, 1
Damage Resistance, 0
-----
Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 2
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Steel Sabre, Small Toolkit.
Health:  20/20
Energy:  4/4
Fatigue:  20/20

Spoiler: Tikan (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Intution, 2
Sneakiness, 1
Athletics, 1
-----
Melee Skill, 1
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 0
-----
Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Concealed Knife, Basic Writing Equipment (several sheets of parchment, quills, ink)
Health:  20/20
Energy:  20/20

Spoiler: Nepthym Heliopsis (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Intuition: 0
Sneakiness: 2
Athletics: 0
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Melee Skill: 1
Gun Skill: 2
Damage Resistance:0
-----
Alchemy: 0
Engineering: 0
Enchanting: 0

Inventory:  Tattered White Crows Banner, Dagger
Health:  20/20
Energy:  20/20
Fatigue:  6/6

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Oh and do pay attention to Serious, he's doing some NPC interactions for me, because he's a cool dude.

[Dwarmin]

Locked...

Nepthym rubbed her dirty brows, thinking and fuming.

She was not very surprised at the development. Most of the world, it seemed, was barred off to her now-gates, locks, chains, guards, magical wards...all them attempting to enforce the fact she had no right to exist. She was an outsider-an invader-an opposing force-a parasite that fed on a healthy body-an error in an ordered system. And their function was to hedge her out, and kill her...direction action or inaction, it came to the same thing.

This was a War, and one she was not going to lose.

Risk and reward. Why was she here? If she got through this trip undetected, any of her pursuers would be put off the scent, maybe for good. She might be able to settle down, change her identity, get some sort of job. It was worth it if she could stop running for once.

All aside, she was still hungry. It gnawed at her. Nepthym found herself looking at her knife, and her small hand, and wondering if she had the will survive no matter what. A darkly amusing thought, it brought a small smile to her face, for a moment-there and gone, like a strip of lace flowing in the wind.

Nepthym wasn't sure how dine and dash would work here-she couldn't exactly jump off the ship, and if they chased her, they would catch her eventually. Plucking the garbage was certainly an option. They threw away more food than she ate in months.

Right now, she needed a place to hide and plan. No sense waiting here for some Porter or Guard to lay hands on her.

--

Action: Sneak into the living areas, fading into the crowd. Look for an unclaimed lower class room I might be able to rest and hide in.

[CrimsonEon]

Shruick sniffed the air of the lounge. A slight waft of fresh tea struck his nostrils. It's not an engine room, but Shruick supposes this would be the next best place to spend his break.

Gazing over the tables, Shruick recognizes the familiar face of the attending waitress sitting over in a corner. No reason to bother her, but it may be a minute before she gets back to serving. Perhaps he'll just spend that minute clearing his head.

Find a seat

[Caellath]

((@Zako: I also wanted Mordekhai to be unaffiliated (hence the backstory), but I think the GM is enforcing that rule from the first game (Crusaders must aligned with the Zealots), probably to explain their magic training or something.))

Mordekhai kept walking calmly, finding nothing out of ordinary so far. He tapped the flail - which had been safely put away at his back - and some of the leather pouches that hung from straps tied his armor, confirming the presence of some water and loaves of bread he carried during his patrols.

Once again drawing a deep sigh, he started to consider his life...Did he really want to keep doing this for his whole life? No, of course not. As his mentor had taught him, he should prefer protecting others instead of killing. The chaos that his kind had been spilling across the land usually had no Good nor Bad in battle, but it did have innocent victims, tangled in affairs they didn't belong to.

His hand closed into a fist, causing the spikes on the back of his hand and positioned above his knuckles to perk up. The young crusader would try and do something good for the people. Living just for the sake of existing held no satisfaction, and the teachings of his father were still deeply ingrained within him.

Help rather than kill, and fulfill a dream Veke left behind before dying...

Keep searching for intruders and the like near the corridors around the galley and living areas then move to my assigned room.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Oh and do pay attention to Serious, he's doing some NPC interactions for me, because he's a cool dude.

(Just wanted to emphasize that. I'm V-Norrec's second, so to speak, so anything I post outside of parentheses is in-character stuff. For that matter, if any of you want to make up and interact with random, non-plot-specific NPCs to get an aspect of your character across, I can handle that as well. Just give me an OOC notice in your post and I'll step in. ^^^ Just no combat, yet. I at least want to wait until the whole party is together... speaking of which, Caellath, get your ass into the bar, that's where everyone's supposed to go. )

[lawastooshort]

Tikan thanked and paid the barman as best she could - as unhelpful as he'd been in terms of information, it wasn't exactly his fault. She'd have to pay attention to any other Vel'dor natives she came across to learn how to mimic their speech, she thought to herself. Just before she walked away, she realised that the barman himself could be useful in this way, and flashed him a cheery smile.

"Hey, what's your name?"

Feeling a little awkward, she turned and walked off into the dining room, looking for someone who - although she realised it wasn't something that would be all that easy to tell immediately - might look like they know something about their destination and be comprehensible...

Find someone more... neutrally accented to ask about Vel'dor - in particular their social customs. If no one sticks out, see if the barman wants a bit more of a chat. Listen to the intonations in his voice and try to make sense of it. Perhaps she could help out behind the bar during the journey?

[Ochita]

Aegnor scratched the side of his head for a second, before taking the tea with a smile. "Oh, well. If you travel like me, then money does become something of a rarity, but I manage to make do." Aegnor takes a sip of the tea, and nods in an appreciative fashion. "This is good tea, again, thanks."

Inside however, Aegnor was sighing. 'Money, money, money.' Usually, he was able to come by on free meals, and the odd job that actually paid with money. He wasn't even sure why he decided to get a ticket here. Spur of the moment, he decided to blame it on wanderlust.

Enjoy the tea, and just generally relax.

[V-Norrec]

Zealots and Demons, Turn 3

Action: Sneak into the living areas, fading into the crowd. Look for an unclaimed lower class room I might be able to rest and hide in.

[5]  You sneak into the living quarters unnoticed.  You hear the sounds of a guard approaching and run to the closest room you can find, trying the door.  It opens.  [4]  While nothing in here is as good as the dress of an employee, it is an unlocked occupied room, judging by the papers scattered about and the smell of tobacco smoke.

Keep searching for intruders and the like near the corridors around the galley and living areas then move to my assigned room.

[6 vs. 6] [0 Intuition vs. 2 Sneakiness Tiebreaker round]  You search through the corridors, you thought you may have heard a door close but everything looks empty and as it should be now.  You look around a little bit more, before continuing on your rounds.  [6] You begin heading up to the barracks, but get side-tracked in the Main Lounge.  It's actually pretty busy for this hour, most people either in their rooms or in one of the various "Halls" in which there are various forms of entertainment.

Find a seat

[4] You take a seat next to the lady at the bar, not really saying anything, just observing.

Find someone more... neutrally accented to ask about Vel'dor - in particular their social customs. If no one sticks out, see if the barman wants a bit more of a chat. Listen to the intonations in his voice and try to make sense of it. Perhaps she could help out behind the bar during the journey?

[1] You don't see anyone else really around right now who looks like a Vel'dor Native.  Though the Draconian sitting next to you might know something?  You're not betting on it though.  [2] The barman is making small talk with the Draconian, who appears to another employee on the Airship. 

Enjoy the tea, and just generally relax.

[2] You burn your tongue on the tea. [3] At least it's nice not to have to worry about something to drink for the moment though.

NPC's:

Capitain Valanos Ironshield, Captain of the Z.C.A.S. Stormrider: [5]  The Captain notices a message coming in from one of the message tubes, behind him.  He turns around and begins reading it.

Character Status

Spoiler: Aegnor Tinúviel (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Skills: 
Intution, 2
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 1
-----
Melee Skill, 0
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 0
-----
Alchemy, 2
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Portable Alchemy Equipment, Traveler’s Staff
Health:  20/20
Mana:  30/30

Spoiler: Mordekhai Sarvedon (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Skills:
Intution, 0
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 1
-----
Melee Skill, 1
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 3
-----
Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Spiked Flail, Sanctified Plate Mail
Health:  25/25
Mana:  5/5
Energy:  15/15

Spoiler: Shruick Kasslain (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Intution, 1
Sneakiness, 0
Athletics, 0
-----
Melee Skill, 1
Gun Skill, 1
Damage Resistance, 0
-----
Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 2
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Steel Sabre, Small Toolkit.
Health:  20/20
Energy:  4/4
Fatigue:  20/20

Spoiler: Tikan (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Intution, 2
Sneakiness, 1
Athletics, 1
-----
Melee Skill, 1
Gun Skill, 0
Damage Resistance, 0
-----
Alchemy, 0
Engineering, 0
Enchanting, 0

Inventory:  Concealed Knife, Basic Writing Equipment (several sheets of parchment, quills, ink)
Health:  20/20
Energy:  20/20

Spoiler: Nepthym Heliopsis (click to show/hide)

Skills:
Intuition: 0
Sneakiness: 2
Athletics: 0
-----
Melee Skill: 1
Gun Skill: 2
Damage Resistance:0
-----
Alchemy: 0
Engineering: 0
Enchanting: 0

Inventory:  Tattered White Crows Banner, Dagger
Health:  20/20
Energy:  20/20
Fatigue:  6/6

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((Let me get you all grouped up, trust me, it'll be worth it ))