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[Lillipad]

The continent of Ashberg, a dangerous, inhospitable land full of perils no mere mortal could handle alone, lived a kindly saint. He traversed the land, aiding the common people, who had long been outcast by the upper class, which lived behind the safety of the capital walls that could be found around various cities in each country. This saint took the dangers of Ashberg head on, clashing with wild beasts, horrible monsters, demons, and even nature itself. Along the way, he picked up six children of varying circumstance, who no longer had a home, and who needed a father to guide them.
As these seven traveled, the saint tried to give each of the orphans their own path, teaching them the ways of the world, and attempting to instill hope in the children. The group continued to travel the continent, aiding the common folk, until a temple was erected in the saint's honor. For a time, they had settled down, and the saint had begun to train them further, in an attempt to help them shape their own futures. But when a powerful demon rose with an army of terror, the saint was struck down as he tried to protect the land once more.
Now, with the kind saint gone, the people are forced to fend for themselves once more. And the orphans, now just barely old enough to take the ceremony of passage into adulthood, leave the future uncertain. Times are once again troubled. And only the orphans, lost and confused, have a chance of righting what was made wrong.

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Character dump and OOC thataway --> Swish!

Spoiler: general knowledge (click to show/hide)

All items have stat requirements, bonuses to your stats count toward being able to equip an item, but only if the total does not fall below what is required when the item is equipped. Items can be upgraded through a smith or by hand at a forge. The amount an item can be upgraded is infinite below Rare, Rare and Very Rare have a limit of 20, Unique 15, Legendary 10, and Godly 5. These limits can be expanded up to double through offerings made at hidden forge shrines. How powerful an upgrade is depends on its quality.
Enchanting is a secondary form of limited upgrading, enchantments can be toggled, but eat away at the item's durability while active. Durability will usually not go down if an enchantment is not active. As durability decreases, the item's power and the strength of the enchantment goes down, so frequent repairs may be required.
Item values range from: Junk - Overly Common - Common - Uncommon - Rare - Very Rare - Unique - Legendary - Godly

Advancements are done at levels 30, 60, and 120. If you put down your chosen path in character creation, the quest will follow you, otherwise you can learn about where the different advancement locations and NPCs are through rumors.

Each level, you gain five stat points, and three skill points. You can distribute these freely, higher values do not increase cost. Stats are as such:

Health: one point invested translates to +50
Mana: one point invested translates to +50

Strength: adds to melee attack power, +30 health, required for warrior weapons and armor
Dexterity: adds to hidden value, required for monk and archer weapons and armor
Agility: adds to ranged attack power, attack speed, and hidden values
Intelligence: adds to hidden value, increases priest and monk healing, required for engineer weapons and armor
Willpower: adds to hidden value, directly adds to priest spell power, +40 mana. required for mage and priest armor
Balance: adds to mage spell power, improves magic skill damage, required for mage and priest weapons

Attack power: .5x(rounded down) - 1.5x strength/agility + bonuses(can be improved)
Spell power: .5x(rounded down) - 1.5x balance/willpower + bonuses(can be improved)
Attack Speed: base 1, +1 every 30 points in agility, you attack that many times per action, can only select one action, when using skills that have multiple hits attack speed adds x to number of hits, increases mana cost of skills, effects magic as well, maxes out at +10 to base unless specified otherwise

Spoiler: signup sheet (click to show/hide)

Apprentice: (pick which apprentice your character is, this will be your starting class)
Desired Path: (optional, skills and quests will be more streamlined if you choose to put your intended path here)
Name:
Gender: (can be whatever gender you want, any reference to gender in the apprentice descriptions is purely for grammar)
Age: (must be between 17 and 22, can be optionally increased upon each job advancement, mostly irrelevant)
Appearance:
Back story: (expand upon what is given in the apprentice tabs, make them unique from the default, reasonable non-combat abilities go here, cannot start off as a master in non-combat skill)

Level: 0
Stats: (put starting stats, along with 10 points you can distribute freely, except for (attack/spell)power and attack speed)

Skills: (will be assigned later, skills can be received through PM upon request, otherwise they are posted in the thread)

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Spoiler: Monk (click to show/hide)

The monk was the first apprentice of the saint, and is widely considered the most loyal of his followers. The monk was discovered in the collapsed temple of an old order of priests that found strength through martial and spiritual training. When the temple was destroyed, a special kind of anger was implanted by a stray imp as a final insult to the men and women who died there. The saint taught the monk to control his anger, but now that the saint is no more, the monk must choose to consume and use his anger, reject it entirely as the saint had trained him, or accept and suppress it.

Core stats: the monk focuses on strength and dexterity, some specializations will change to willpower and balance

starting stats

Health: 390
Mana: 180

Strength: 13
Dexterity: 13
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 5
Willpower: 6
Balance: 6

Attack power: 6-20
Spell power: 3-9

Monk specialization trees:

[dark]Berserker(access to powerful close range weapons, rage instead of mana, specialized rage skills, self buffs) - Devourer(weapon specialization, rage upgraded to fury, fury absorbed faster, improved self buffs, more attack speed) - Tranquil(mystery)

[light]Page(mace specialization, heavy armor, healing spells, mid range skills, higher health) - Paladin(further mace specialization, more healing spells, holy wrath melee spells, mini bowgun) - Savior(mystery)

[neutral]Journeyman(stronger unarmed, self buffs, high attack speed) - Master(more unarmed capabilities, elemental attacks, mid-range attacks, soul gauge) - Soul Bender(mystery)

Spoiler: Engineer (click to show/hide)

Strange, but polite, the engineer was always viewed differently than the other apprentices. She was found by the saint in an abandoned village, barely even human anymore, desperately trying to rebuild what was now gone while trying to survive. It is uncertain what exactly her people did, but it is certain that she has a unique talent for all things mechanical, and can awaken even the most bizarre powers from what seems like only a simple pile of scrap metal, seemingly bringing life to all she touches. The engineer's bizarre powers are unknown and fearsome, leading to an uncertain and unpredictable future.

core stats: intelligence and dexterity are the engineer's core focus, but some advancements introduce strength and balance to her strengths

starting stats

Health: 180
Mana: 180

Strength: 6
Dexterity: 13
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 13
Willpower: 5
Balance: 6

Attack power: 3-9
Spell power: 3-9

Engineer specialization trees:

[light]Fortress Engineer(gets a small floating platform with three turret slots) - Fortress Lord(larger platform, doubled turret slots, one cannon slot, upgradeable protective barrier around Engi) - Sky Lord(mystery)

[dark]Battle Armor(powerful armor you can ride in, strong sword and cannon skills, high defense) - Siege Armor(dual wield smaller swords, second cannon, AoE hammer) - Gaia Armor(mystery)

[neutral]Constructor(mechanical lion and wolf familars, higher melee capabilities) - Machine Lord(new tiger familiar, higher defense, weapon specialization, self enhancements) - Machina(mystery)

Spoiler: Mage (click to show/hide)

Regarded as aloof and uncaring, the mage is the most mysterious of the apprentices. The mage is one of few human beings in the world capable of using spells across all elements, or even with no element at all. The mage was found surrounded by the corpses of demons, and with demonic taint herself. As such, the saint personally oversaw her training, alongside the priest. He trained her in illusion and elemental magic, but this was not enough to purify her. The taint remained even after the saint's death, manifesting in strange and dark new spells. It is up to the mage to either continue the efforts of purification, and following the paths of illusions and elements the saint layed out for her, or to pursue her own, unique brand of spells, and becoming something the world has never seen before.

core stats: the mage is oriented to willpower and balance, some advancements add a third focus on strength

starting stats

Health: 150
Mana: 390

Strength: 7
Dexterity: 5
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 5
Willpower: 13
Balance: 13

Attack power: 3-8
Spell power: 6-20

Mage specialization trees:

[light]Wizard(gains two elemental specializations, higher mana, more AoE spells) - Sage(two more specializations, all specialized elements bolstered, passive buffs to AoE, more AoE spells, self shield spells) - Mana King(mystery)

[neutral]Illusionist(powerful illusion spells, debuffs, party buffs) - Seer(illusions deal elemental damage based on enemy weaknesses, enemy control spells, self buffs, enemy scan) - Prophet(mystery)

[dark]Black Mage(scythe replaces staff, melee spells, familiar, DoT, self buffs) - Soul Weaver(upgraded familiar, stronger DoT, summons, stronger melee spells, stronger self buffs, soul gauge) - Reaper(mystery)

Spoiler: Warrior (click to show/hide)

Open and headstrong, the warrior was the last apprentice to follow the saint. His village cultivated powerful knights, capable of communicating and fighting alongside dragons. The village lasted long, but when it fell, he was the only survivor. It was not sure whether he followed the saint as an avenger of his people, a devout believer in the saint's ideals, or as the proud survivor of his kind, looking to reignite his people, but his loyalty was very much assured.

core stats: the warrior specializes primarily in strength, dexterity and agility are side stats, some advancements add balance to the mix

starting stats

Health: 420
Mana: 180

Strength: 16
Dexterity: 7
Agility: 7
Intelligence: 5
Willpower: 5
Balance: 6

Attack power: 8-24
Spell power: 3-9

Warrior specialization trees:

[dark]Champion(weapon specialization, rage gauge, high defense, high attack) - Destroyer(higher weapon specialization, higher defense, higher attack, no mana, all skills now cast from health) - Slayer(mystery)

[light]Defender(high health, shield specialization, self healing, self buffs, aggro draw) - Holy Guardian(further shield specialization, stronger aggro draw, higher health, weapon specialization, single hit skills) - Tower Knight(mystery)

[neutral]Dragoon(baby dragon pet, mixed magic/physical attacks and skills, higher mana) - Dragon Lord(second baby dragon pet, original grows up and becomes mountable, weapons specialization, higher spell power, higher agility) - Bahamut(mystery)

Spoiler: Priest (click to show/hide)

The priest is kind and respectful, offering aid to those in need, and acting as a sort of older brother to the other orphans. When he was found, a cult had infused a cross made of holy silver into his chest and given him the burning eye of an angel, allowing the priest a closer affinity with the gods, while causing angelic mutations to form on his body. The saint took special care of the priest, as these mutations are dangerous if uncontrolled. With the saint gone, the priest must choose to control these mutations and become closer to the heavens, purify his body and ascend, or mutate further, and become something else.

core stats: The priest is one of willpower and intellect, but must never ignore his balance, certain paths require strength

starting stats

Health: 180
Mana: 390

Strength: 6
Dexterity: 5
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 13
Willpower: 13
Balance: 6


Attack power: 3-9
Spell power: 6-20

Priest specialization trees:

[light]Ascended(higher mana, holy spells, stronger healing and buff spells) - Angel(holy flame spells, higher mana, higher defense, stronger support magic, passive wing skills) - Seraph(mystery)

[neutral]Templar(holy wrath spells, mace specialization, higher defense, higher mana, melee capabilities) - Inquisitor(stronger holy wrath spells, unique armor type, unique mace type, further mace specialization, stronger melee) - Divine Messenger(mystery)

[dark]Container(sword specialization, holy flame melee spells, higher health, unique armor) - Fallen(stronger holy flame skills, self healing, self buffs, higher health, torn wing passives, unique sword type) - Nephilim(mystery)

Spoiler: Archer (click to show/hide)

The enigmatic archer rarely shows her feelings to outsiders. She was the child of a friend of the saint, and was taken into the group when her family disappeared from the face of the planet. She descends from a clan of archers said to be able to shoot down even the heavenly lords themselves should the need arise. She has always been gifted with the bow, but when soul energy began to fill her arrows, the saint understood the legends, and intervened briefly in her training to teach her the method to turn that energy into arrows to fire from her bow. When the saint died, a darker power was awakened within her blade, and she must now choose to pursue this new power, continue training in her ancestral ways, or discover and follow the mysterious path her parents took.

core stats: The archer focuses on agility and dexterity, strength or balance may be required in some advancements

starting stats

Health: 150
Mana: 150

Strength: 6
Dexterity: 13
Agility: 13
Intelligence: 5
Willpower: 5
Balance: 6

Attack power: 6-20
Spell power: 3-6

Archer specialization trees:

[dark]Rogue(sword specialization, special bowgun weapon type, melee AoE, higher agility, mixed magic attacks) - Vanquisher(unique dual swords weapon type, dual wield specialization, higher agility, stronger melee AoE) - Blade Lord(mystery)

[light]Scout(unique bowgun weapon type, short sword weapon added, higher agility, soul arrows upgraded to soul bolts) - Frontiersman(upgraded bowgun weapon type, soul bolts made stronger, party buffs, ranged AoE attacks) - Void Walker(mystery)

[neutral]Vagabond(higher agility, passive buffs, more ranged capabilities, unique bow type, selectable pet) - Nomad(horse, better passives, bow specialization, pet grows stronger) - Seeker(mystery)

[Caellath]

Spoiler: Done (click to show/hide)

Apprentice: Warrior
Desired Path: [neutral] Dragoon - Dragon Lord - Bahamut
Name: Allero Ferrane
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Appearance: Taller than average, with an athletic body, almost always stuck inside his armor. His face shows his young age; it is angular and slightly feral, with his sharp canines protruding farther than a normal human's and pupils that seem to have come from an animal. His eyes are electric blue and his hair is a light brown, long and tied in a ponytail tied high on the back of his head.
Back story:

Allero was born in a village composed of his people, considered different and a continuous source of strong warriors and knights of valor, capable of communing with dragons ... Or at least that is what he was told during his childhood. With time, the inherent power his people had to control and mount dragons was apparently lost in some way, although their tradition as good knights remained.

Since his younger years, he took a liking to metalworking and some minor mundane tasks that earned him his own small earnings. He helped the blacksmith operate his forge and hammer to craft armor and shield, bolt and sword as well as taking care of his own house - his parents were often absent due to their duties - and the house of others when requested. In due time, he also started tend to the wounded that came back from campaigns, learning a little about the healing arts.

As a warrior, he immediately took a liking to polearms due to their variety, the edge they gave a horseback rider and due to the fact some could be throw, granting a short-range solution for a lack of ranged attack. He was also attracted to bows and crossbows due to their ability to engage the enemy from afar and favor the use of strategy.

His village was known, but its fame also brought enemies; the fateful day came, and the fires burned bright. They fought, as did Allero, using armor and lance he had helped craft. He was wounded but fought on, tired and waiting for his turn to die, up to the moment a stray arrow hit his breastplate and got him off balance, sending him crashing down a slope at the edge of the village. The pain and the weariness took their toll and he fell unsconscious where he laid.

When he woke up and clambered back up with difficulty, there was nothing left but ashes. And so he stood there, hopeless and without a place to go...And from the ashes a small dragon came, and it shared his pain. Allero could feel a link to the baby dragon, and even if surprised, he took it as his own.

When the Saint arrived, the young man was trying to rebuild a house from materials still intact. Noticing the man could be a key to help him in the struggle to survive and once again have the banners of his people fly high, undefeated, Allero joined the holy man.

Level: 0
Stats:

Health: 420+300
Mana: 180

Strength: 16+10
Dexterity: 7
Agility: 7
Intelligence: 5
Willpower: 5
Balance: 6

Attack power: 7-21
Spell power: 3-9

Skills: Through PM?

[mesor]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Apprentice : Engineer.
Path : Light.
Name : Oliver Murkat.
Age : 21

Back story : A strange person the engineer was always viewed differently than the other apprentices. He was found by the saint in an abandoned village, barely even human anymore, desperately trying to rebuild what was now gone while trying to survive. It is uncertain what exactly his people did, but it is certain that he has a unique talent for all things mechanical, and can awaken even the most bizarre powers from what seems like only a simple pile of scrap metal, seemingly bringing life to all he touches. The engineer's bizarre powers are unknown and fearsome, leading to an uncertain and unpredictable future.
The engineer as he remained know to the other apprentices had little patience for other people and would often become angry and storm away from the other apprentices in a rage, seeing them as imperfect unlike his machines. He did however over time learn to control his feelings and can now tolerate the presence of all but the most irritating of people, his anger has continued to grow over time and his ability to control it has barely kept pace and so that anger can always be seen simmering beneath the surface and makes all but the most caring or most brutal people flinch back in fear when they look into his eyes.
When the saint left for a time his anger overwhelmed him but remembering the lessons of the saint he has managed to get it back under control although his new purpose in life is one the saint would never have wished upon him or any other being.
During his training the saint taught him much of the earth and plants seeking to help the engineer to diversify his knowledge and teach him to treasure the world he lives in and so he knows a little about agriculture and how to live off the lands around him and the creatures that inhabit them and in the process he learned much about the world and that which was light and good in it.

When the saint was killed the engineer whose true name was Oliver poured all his grief into seeking revenge and with the knowledge of machines he possessed he designed a powerful fortress that would hold weapons of destruction to destroy those who killed the saint and with which he could hunt them down to the last man,woman or child to the ends of the world to find them. Having limited resources he built a smaller version but remembers every detail of the more powerful version of this fortress and when he has the strength and resources he will build this fortress, place the most destructive weapons he can build on it and using it will teach those who killed the saint to fear what they created the day she was taken from him and he lost the only reason he had to show mercy to his enemies.

To his enemies he would become a cruel and heartless creature bent only on the extinction of demons and any who would serve them. But determined to honor his master he clung to her memory and in doing so held onto the part of him that she had spent years developing.
To honor that memory he swore that he would never harm an innocent person intentionally and would do all he could with the gifts he possessed to protect them from the evil creatures of the world and the demon who's fault it was that the saint was dead.

Stats :
Strength: 7
Dexterity: 13
Agility: 6
Intelligence: 14
Willpower: 12
Balance: 6

Attack power: 3-9
Spell power: 3-9

Skills :

Is this all ok?

[GreatWyrmGold]

Apprentice: Engineer
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Backstory: Coming Soon!

Level: 0
Stats:
Strength 6
Dexterity 13
Agility 8
Intelligence 20
Willpower 5
Balance 6
Attack Power 3-9
Spell Power 3-9

Skills: ??

Stupid ninjas.

Apprentice: Mage
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Backstory: The Mage was a normal child...for almost four years. Then his magical talent manifested. The first time, he burnt his beloved elder sister to death on accident, and it got worse from there. At the age of 8, the church finally showed up and took him away to a distant island prison, where he was left for a while. Finally, not too long ago, the Saint came to save him. He was taught by the Saint how to control his powers and use them to aid instead of harm. He has done well, but after the death of the Saint his old uncontrollable outbursts are starting to return...

Level: 0
Stats:
Health: 150
Mana: 390
Strength: 7
Dexterity: 5
Agility: 5
Intelligence: 9
Willpower: 15
Balance: 15
Attack power: 3-8
Spell power: 6-20

Skills: ??

[mesor]

(( Sorry Wyrm I seem to ninja you a lot lately lol ))

[Lillipad]

You missed a few 'shes' in there, and you should probably take out the 'polite' if he's only barely able to control his anger. You didn't have to use the original text, but it's not a problem that you did. Other than that, there are a few minor grammatical errors, but those don't really matter too much, and it'll be easy to fix up once I make the sheet dump/OOC. Sheet looks fine otherwise.

[mesor]

I'll fix it up a bit should probably have triple checked since I've been awake coming up on 45 hours at the moment.

[Lillipad]

Forgot to mention, but this isn't just going to be a first-come basis. I'm going to select the sheets I like best, and that come from people who seem genuinely interested in playing. Mesor, you can feel pretty secure right now, since you seem to have a real interest, but anyone wanting to post anything else, just do it. I'm not going to take any one sheet for the sole reason that it was posted first, so don't let anyone else bother you. Just come up with something you like, and think is interesting.

Also, I will have your skills posted sometime tomorrow, Mesor.

[mesor]

Thats fine thanks, I'll be on most of the day in any case otherwise I'll catch it the day after tomorrow as it will be for me since it's 4 am here now.

I'm gonna make a couple of changes to my back story I had an idea to tie in his fortress to the story and expand on him a bit to explain the way he will be behaving in game.

[Azthor]

Reserving the Priest. Sheet incoming.

[mesor]

(( I'm pretty sure you can have any class you want mate I doubt it's limited to a single one of each since he's picking who joins first. ))

[Lillipad]

There will only be one of each class. I'm picking who gets in because of this. You can reserve a spot to post your sheet in, but I'm going with the best sheets, rather than the first ones submitted.

One thing about your sheet. If you're going to make his anger and vengeance a driving force behind his actions, then the dark path would probably be better for you. The light paths are typically brighter, and have your characters rediscovering themselves. Basically it's for brighter emotions. The dark path is gloomier, and about your character harnessing their rage, corruption, or desires for revenge, and is probably more of what you're going for.

[mesor]

Oh I meant people can apply as any class but only one of each can get in I should really start explaining things in more detail but was only  a guess in any case.

Rediscovering fits what I had in mind.
My rough plan was for him to start off full of anger ( wouldn't you be if the person had more or less become your parent was killed? ) but as things go he'll come to understand what the saint was teaching him more and more and as that happens the good in him that the saint was building becomes stronger and the evil will become weaker so by the end of the game ( assuming I survive that long ) his desire for revenge will be all but gone and he can in true cheesy movie style forgive the evil that killed the saint before he smites it's ass.
His core values are light he's just been partially consumed by darkness because of the desire for revenge.
But it is also partially because I really like the light skills as well.

I guess that would fit better for neutral though if thats not ok for a light character.

[Lillipad]

It's perfectly fine for a light character. Neutral is for cases that don't fall under either the light or dark path. I just wanted to make sure you weren't sending a revenge freak down the path of peace and love.

[mesor]

Hah naw I just decided since your making a game thats a bit more ordered then most games on here and is going to develop a lot over time. I'd make a character that will be a bit more of a mixed slate and then will develop as the game progresses so it'll make my character a bit more interesting for you as well as me. Rather then coming into the game at the end of his development and his actions and choices are almost the same for every situation.
So I have a lot more variety to choose from in his actions and I can throw some curve balls at you with a sudden action that is totally off track from his recent ones to show his conflicted mind.

So if it goes fairly we'll he'll get better and you wont see much of his evil side, if it goes half good half bad he'll get better slowly but every now and then he'll slip up and something bad will happen and if it goes horribly and the whole team gets killed around him he'll become a demon of hatred turn his floating fortress into a death star and start destroying everything that even resembles a demon in the bloodiest and most painful way he can imagine....
But thats worst case scenario and if it reaches that stage then I'll have needed the luckiest rolling streak in history to have survived anyway.