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[adwarf]

This game is Path to Knighthood, where you the players take part as five squires under the tutelage of your master Sir Yalmer, of course you are not like any old squire. In the universe of Path to Knighthood (A universe based in the medieval ages but heavily influenced by norse, and greek mythology along with various other legends or myths of the time period if I come upon them as well as my own mixture of fantasy elements) squires are less like serving boys and more like true warriors, no tenuous jobs are hoisted onto you. In their place you are more likely to be ordered to lead a charge or carry out some vital task that will further the war effort.

You are not like normal people, from your in-doctrine into the role of squire you have spent many days under the watchful eyes of priests as they gave prayers to their gods asking for blessings upon this future Knight. You are stronger, faster, and tougher than any normal soldier and bear other gifts from the gods who have given you a greater blessing then the others of the Pantheon. You are machines of war in training, trained for the sole purpose of defending the people and bringing down the cruel as the Orders put it, though each of them have their own view of what is and isn't evil.

You five are squires recently taken under the wing of the great Knight, Sir Yalmer, vassal to Granmer King of the Seven Isles. And now you march to war as tensions between the Kingdom of the Seven Isles, and the Black Empire have finally snapped as the Black Empire begun an unwarranted invasion of the Seventh Isle, Kingsram. To you five this is what you've been waiting for all your lives, a chance to become a Knight and earn all the wealth and power a person of your lowly birth would usually never achieve. In the days to come you will fight numerous battles, perhaps changing the tide of the war, but above all else you may yet prove you are ready for the responsibility of Knighthood!

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Spoiler: Character Creation (click to show/hide)

Name: What is it others call you by?
Age: How old is your character (must be older then sixteen)?
Gender: Are you male or female?

Bio: What has your character's life been like up till now?

Knight Order: Which Order have you chosen to become one of?
Divine Blessing: Which Divine Blessing do you bear?
God: What god do you worship above all others?

Spoiler: Knight Orders (click to show/hide)

The Knight Orders are the various factions of the Knighthood, all aligned with different beliefs that they follow and styles they use in battle or real life by which all others can recognize them. The Knight Orders are powerful factions within the Kingdom of the Seven Isles, their power only surpassed by the Court of Seven and the King himself. All squires choose a Knight Order to follow in the second stage of their training as it determines the path they will follow in battle, life, and study.

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Order of the Blade: The Order of the Blade is the smallest Knight Order in existence within the Kingdom of the Seven Isles, they believe in skill with the blade above all else for it is the way with which they protect that which they must. Those of the Order of the Blade are unrivaled soldiers afoot, where they carve a path through their foes a mountain of corpses will form for the Order of the Blade deems those who endanger the innocent irredeemable thus they must be cut from the world. Those of this Order are masters of combat but also skilled diplomats for in battle all those who die leave innocent people in harm.

For those that follow this Order upon their naming day (your fourteenth birthday) they are given a sword made to the warrior's desires and made of steel blessed by priests of the Gods of Justice and War. These blades are nigh unbreakable, and they cut through other metals like paper, this blade and the symbol of the order (three swords crossed with a eye above them) are what the people know the Order of the Blade by.

(Hover over each of the benefits.)
Benefits - You gain;
a God Blessed Steel Longsword, or a God Blessed Steel Shortsword, or a God Blessed Steel Greatsword
Skilled Swordsman
Silver Tongue

Sun Bearers: The Sun Bearers are a faction founded on the first isle, Demioles, they were founded solely for the people of the Seven Isles and as such are the second largest faction in all of the Knight Orders. Their Knights have sworn themselves to protecting the people of the Seven Isles no matter the cost, and the Sun Bearers are the reason for the fall of the Tyrant King Ramus during his reign one-hundred and twelve years ago. The Sun Bearers try to aim all their actions at benefiting the people of the Seven Isles and as thus they also are among some of the greater scholars in the entirety of the Kingdom.

The Knights of this Order are not only peace keepers and scholars of course, they are like all other Orders masters of battle as well. Those of this Order upon their naming day are given a shield blessed by the Priests of the God of Justice, for they are the shield of the people. These shields are truly impossible to destroy, only two beings have ever managed to shatter shields of the Sun Bearers and they were both Demon Kings, beings who rivaled the power of Gods. This shield, and their symbol (simply a blood red sun) are what the people of the Seven Isles know the Order by as well as their kindness.

(Hover over each of the benefits.)
Benefits - You gain;
a Tower Shield of the Sun, or a Kite Shield of the Sun, or a Round Shield of the Sun
Champion of the People
Shield Combat, or Shield Defense

Apostles of War: The Apostles of War are the largest Knight Order of them all, those of this Order are true masters of war as they were trained from birth for war and war alone. For centuries the Seven Isles have been under constant threat, and near constant war with only around two decades of peace in all that war, for this reason the Apostles of War were founded from the original Knighthood. In battle they show no mercy, those of this Order can be seen in battle alone or in small groups of their fellow Apostles as they slay hundreds in an effort to end the endless war.

Those of this Order are, upon their first naming day, given a weapon forged from firesteel and blessed by the priests of the God of War. This weapon that brings death to all the Order's enemies, and the pure white skull are the symbols of this Order. The people of the Seven Isles fear them, and yet respect them the most of all Orders for the sacrifices they give trying to free the Isles from war.

(Hover over each of the benefits.)
Benefits - You gain;
a Blessed Firesteel Longsword, Blessed Firesteel War-axe, Blessed Firesteel War-hammer
Skilled with whatever weapon you choose from above
Raised for War

Harbingers: The Harbingers are an Order dedicated to war, similar to the Apostles of War they are raised from birth for war but their teachings are half about war and half about the art of divine healing. Masters of medicine and skilled warriors, the Harbingers are responsible for saving many a mans life as well as taking them. They believe heavily in the teachings of the God of Life, and agree that all beings (except for demons and monsters) have a right to live no matter what others say, however they also have the right to die for foolishness. The Harbingers strike fear into the hearts of enemies, and bring hope to their allies.

Upon their naming day those of this order are given a special token that allows them to draw upon the powers of the God of Life and that of Nature so long as the God of Life gives them the blessing to. Those of this Order are respected highly and are not given the same fear that Apostles of War commonly garner.

(Hover over each of the benefits.)
Benefits - You gain;
a Bracer of the Yew Tree, or a Amulet of Blood
Nature Bond, or Divine Bond
Calming Aura

Farseers: The Farseers are considered the most eccentric of the Knight Orders, going against the traditions of the original Knighthood this Order was founded for those among the Knights who were masters with the bow. Those of this Order are master marksman who have been gifted unique powers by the God of Death, the Knights of this Order are considered to be on the edge between life and death for all the Knights in the Order have been touched directly by the God of Death himself. This experience has given them the gifts they needed to become a truly accepted Knight Order and as thus they have grown to become the third most powerful of the five Orders. Though the God of Death gifts the Farseers with their unique power it is the God of Life that blesses their weapons.

The God of Life blesses the weapons of the Farseers for she considers them the closest link between nature and the Knights who are like a race of semi-divine beings that rest between humanity and divinity. Upon their naming day the members of this Order are given a bow carved from the wood of a yew and blessed by the priests of the God of Life so as to make them weapons to be reckoned with. Those of this Order are considered oddities by the people of the Isles.

(Hover over each of the benefits.)
Benefits - You gain;
a Blessed Yew Shortbow, Blessed Yew Longbow, Blessed Yew Greatbow
Skilled Archer
Premonitions, or Curse Weaver, or Spirit Bonded

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(The following Order cannot be chosen as your starting Order)

The Order-less: Those Knights who have forsaken their orders, or been cast out for some great crime are branded this. Upon their brow an triangle enclosing an eye is branded displaying to all they meet that they are an out cast, the Order-less are denied entry into all villages or castles (at least those that dare deny a Knight even an order-less one). In times of war the Order-less come from their homes deep in the wilderness, away from the hunts for demons and monsters they do in their exile, and find work as a mercenary among the army. Some say they fear the Order-less more then they do any other Knight for they are bound by no laws.

Spoiler: Divine Blessings (click to show/hide)

Divine Blessings are unique traits that were given to you by the Gods, they can be earned by doing great acts in the name of a god, steadfast worship of a god, and the like. These Blessings are what define Knights as each Knight has his own unique set of Blessings, the most steadfast and strong of Knights have even earned immortality for the acts of greatness they have done in the name of their god (of course even they can still die from a spear to the face but they are damn hard to kill).

Starting Divine Blessings

Blessing of the Undying - You have been blessed by the gods so as to be closer to immortal, where other Knights would falter if their arms were severed from their body you will endeavor to finish your mission far past that. [Effect: +10 HP, You do not pass out from pain or become inhibited by it.]

Mark of the Magi - You have been blessed by the God Samus with the ability to cast magic, a domain of power apart from that of the gods. Those strong enough can become so powerful with magic that they could challenge Gods themselves. [Effect: The stat MP is unlocked (you start with 15) and you gain three starting spells depending on bio/Order/etc.

Hawkeye - You have been blessed with unsurpassed eyesight, with this you could hit a target with an arrow from two hundred yards or strike at the smallest weakness of a foe. [Effect: +2 to accuracy with bows, can call (and attempt) a shot at some vital spot of your enemy' (penalty depending on the spot)]

Unnatural Speed - Gifted by the God of War you can momentarily surpass the your body's limiters and become a whirlwind of death as you strike through the heart of your enemies forces with speed unrivaled. You can strike faster, move faster, and react faster then anyone you will face, but it comes at a great cost, for surpassing your bodies natural limits you slowly kill yourself. [Effect: Doubles your Atk. Speed, and gives a +5 to dodge. For every turn you have this active you lose 5 HP.]

Nature Bond - Gifted by the God of Life with the ability to connect and converse with the creatures of nature you have done so since you were a young kid. You can converse with every thinking aspect of nature if you choose to, but doing so is difficult in some cases. [Effect: You can converse with the creatures of nature. You also start with a dire wolf pup, drakeling, or a giant tortoise hatchling.]

Commanding Aura - Gifted by the God of Justice with an aura that makes those around you more likely to listen to your auras, as if you were born to lead and very likely were. In battle men will rally to you, and your foes will break before you. [Effect: You gain +2 to speech when dealing with allies. People are much more likely to follow you.]

Unique - Come up with your own but I will have final say over how (and if) it works.

Spoiler: The Pantheon of the Seven Isles (click to show/hide)

(These are the six gods of the Seven Isles, full descriptions are still a WIP but the Gods are self explanatory.)

The God of War - The God of War, known to all as the God Zantos.

The God of Life - The God of Life, known to all as the Goddess Lilian.

The God of Death - The God of War, known to all as the God Miser.

The God of Justice - The God of Justice, known to all as the God Fenris.

The God of Knowledge - The God of Knowledge, known to all as the Goddess Perisha, is worshiped by many scholars and even some of the commoners who believe that she will gift them with the knowledge to become more than what they currently are. The last God to be added to the Pantheon Perisha was added two hundred and fifty years prior when she visited the inventor Joseph Maclimer during the sixth war with the Kingdom of Fenrich. She gifted him with the knowledge to create the first ever firearm, and allowing the Seven Isles to push back the invaders, even today firearms are still extremely rare due to the special ore (Pyrite) needed to forge them.

Perisha's domain lies on all things of mechanical and fully knowledge based meaning that are created from materials in the domain of the Seven Kingdoms. It is to her rifleman pray for their weapons to work for battle, and to her that inventors pray for inspiration.

The God of Magic - The God of Magic, known to all as the God Samus, is worshiped by all of the mages in the Kingdom of the Seven Isles (which is very few) and a very small sect of the commoners who seek to gain power from him. Samus was in the original pantheon of three that existed when the Kingdom of the Seven Isles was created, and as thus he has immense power that only the three original Gods can maintain. Besides being the God of Magic little is known about Samus.

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Spoiler: Combat (click to show/hide)

Combat is handled by rolling a number of d20s equal to your Atk. Speed and using the outcome to determine the amount of damage you do based on your weapons damage-the armor value of your enemy.

Code: (To Hit Chart) [Select]

1-7 - Miss [No damage]
8-13 - Glancing Hit [Half damage]
14-17 - Direct Hit [Normal damage]
18-20 - Critical Hit [Double damage]


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Player List

- Alexis de Valle, Squire of the Order of the Blade, Errol
- Andros Longarc, Squire of the Farseers, Shootandrun
- Alistair Undiske, Squire of the Sun Bearers, Rolepgeek
- Skaros Rukk, Squire of the Harbingers, Cheesecake
- Lilianna Stone, Squire of the Order of the Blade, Kashyyk

Waiting List

- scapheap
- Gamerlord
- sjm9876
- Sorcerer Kail
- kj1225
- Mlamlah
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[adwarf]

Player Sheet

Spoiler: Alexis de Valle, Errol (click to show/hide)

Alexis de Valle
Titles: Squire of the Order of Blades
Gender: Female
Age: 18
God: Fenris

Status
Hit Points: 15/15
Divinity Points: 10/10
Magical Power: 10/10
Armor: 4

Equipment
Main-hand: God Blessed Steel Longsword
Off-hand: Empty

Armor: Squire's Blessed Steel Raiment

Accessory 1: Empty
Accessory 2: Empty
Accessory 3: Empty

Inventory
Two Iron Daggers
Leather Purse

Abilities
None

Traits
Skilled Swordsman
Silver Tongue
Aura of Conviction
Magically Attuned

Spells
Lightning Bolt
Imbue Lightning

Blessings
Lightning Touched

Contacts
Sir Joshua Stone [1]

Relationship with the Gods
God of War: Neutral
God of Life: Neutral
God of Death: Neutral
God of Justice: Worshiper
God of Knowledge: Neutral
God of Magic: Neutral

Spoiler: Andros Longarc, Shootandrun (click to show/hide)

Andros Longarc
Titles: Squire of the Farseers
Gender: Male
Age: 17
God: Miser

Status
Hit Points: 15/15
Divinity Points: 10/10
Armor: 4

Equipment
Main-hand: Blessed Yew Greatbow
Off-hand: ---

Quiver: 25 Standard Oak Arrows

Armor: Squire's Blessed Steel Raiment

Accessory 1: Empty
Accessory 2: Empty
Accessory 3: Empty

Inventory
Empty

Abilities
Called Shot

Traits
Skilled Archer
Premonitions

Blessings
Hawkeye

Relationship with the Gods
God of War: Neutral
God of Life: Neutral
God of Death: Worshiper
God of Justice: Neutral
God of Knowledge: Neutral
God of Magic: Neutral

Spoiler:  Alistair Undiske, Rolepgeek (click to show/hide)

Alistair Undiske
Titles: Squire of the Sun Bearers
Gender: Male
Age: 19
God: Miser

Status
Hit Points: 15/15
Divinity Points: 10/10
Armor: 6

Equipment
Main-hand: Steel Longsword
Off-hand: Tower Shield of the Sun

Quiver: 6 Heavy Bolts

Armor: Squire's Blessed Steel Raiment

Accessory 1: Empty
Accessory 2: Empty
Accessory 3: Empty

Inventory
Siege Crossbow
Two Iron Daggers
Leather Purse

Abilities
None

Traits
Champion of the People
Shield Defense

Blessings
Gift of the Remorseless

Contacts
Henry [1]

Relationship with the Gods
God of War: Neutral
God of Life: Neutral
God of Death: Worshiper
God of Justice: Neutral
God of Knowledge: Neutral
God of Magic: Neutral

Spoiler: Skaros Rukk, Cheesecake (click to show/hide)

Skaros Rukk
Titles: Squire of the Harbinger
Gender: Male
Age: 18
God: Fenris

Status
Hit Points: 15/15
Divinity Points: 10/10
Armor: 4

Equipment
Main-hand: 
Off-hand:

Armor: Squire's Blessed Steel Raiment

Accessory 1: Empty
Accessory 2: Empty
Accessory 3: Empty

Inventory
Leather Purse

Abilities
None

Traits


Blessings


Relationship with the Gods
God of War: Neutra;
God of Life: Neutral
God of Death: Neutral
God of Justice: Worshiper
God of Knowledge: Neutral
God of Magic: Neutral

Spoiler: Lilianna Stone, Kashyyk (click to show/hide)

Lilianna Stone
Titles: Squire of the Order of the Blade
Gender: Female
Age: 19
God: Zantos

Status
Hit Points: 15/15
Divinity Points: 10/10
Armor: 4

Equipment
Main-hand: God Blessed Steel Greatsword
Off-hand: ---

Armor: Squire's Blessed Steel Raiment

Accessory 1: Empty
Accessory 2: Empty
Accessory 3: Empty

Inventory
Steel Shortsword
Leather Purse

Abilities
None

Traits
Skilled Swordsman
Silver Tongue

Blessings
Gift of Precognition

Relationship with the Gods
God of War: Worshiper
God of Life: Neutral
God of Death: Neutral
God of Justice: Neutral
God of Knowledge: Neutral
God of Magic: Neutral

Spoiler: Known Weapon/Armor/Equipment Traits (click to show/hide)

Nigh Unbreakable - Weapons or armor with this trait can only be broken by a massive force such as a elephant stomping directly on the center of the blade, or similar force.

Rending - Halves the effectiveness of all armor, and breaks non reinforced or blessed swords. Any decimal numbers are rounded down when armor is halved.

Blessed - Blessed weapons deal double damage to demons, cannot be cursed, and can only be wielded by people who are either neutrally aligned or accepted by the gods who blessed it.

Cumbersome - Wielding a Cumbersome piece of armor makes it impossible for you to dodge attacks, all bonuses you'd get for dodging would become useless and only the shields block chance (plus any bonuses) counts.

Unbreakable - Equipment with this trait can only be broken by a creature with power equivalent to that of a God.

Shield Bash - Shields with this trait can be used to perform an additional attack (with a damage of 2) upon any enemy you're currently fighting so long as they are within your reach. Any shield that you perform this with that does not have some form of the unbreakable trait has a 25% chance of shattering.

Firesteel - Weapons made of firesteel (a unique metal refined from the bones of drakes) have a 25% chance of setting the things they cut on fire. They are also automatically unbreakable due to the rich magics gathered in a drakes body.

Crushing - Weapons with the crushing ability completely bypass all armor an enemy may have (only if the armor it is attacking is unbreakable, in the case of Nigh Unbreakable armor these weapons by pass a fourth of the armor rounding up.)

Divine Focus - Equipment with this trait are items that can channel the power of the Gods and their aspects, of course those who use them must have the blessing of the god the item is a focus for.

Life Giver - Equipment with this trait are able to heal damage done to another at the cost of divine power (DP) or hit point (hp).

Ranged - Weapons with this trait are just that, ranged. They can be used at a distance to attack thus allowing you to avoid a melee fight in some cases.

Reinforced - The weapon is harder to break with normal attacks (so you can use it block a blow without it getting mangled to bits), and (in the case of crossbows) fatal errors such as the arms snapping or bow string breaking do not occur.

[Rolepgeek]

Name: Alistair Undiske
Age: 19
Gender: Male

Bio: Alistair had always been a strange child. He never cried for longer than needed; once he got someone's attention, he seemed content to let them figure out what he needed, as an infant. Born to a family of nobles, they were disturbed by his lack of anger or sadness as he grew; unlike other children around the age of three, he never threw a tantrum. When he did something bad, spankings and cuffingd didn't seem to bother him. But what got him sent to the knight school was when he nearly killed another child for taking his toy away, at the age of five. It had been his favorite toy, and the other kid had dropped it, and it had broken. So Alistair began beating the shit out of him, to show the other children that he would ot tolerate that. Horrified at this behavior, his parents sent him to the Sun-Bearers, hoping they might teach him compassion and to protect, not destroy...
And they have. To an extent. He still feels little emotion, and is grimly fatalistic, but he's not pessimistic or depressed; it's simply how things are. His vows and teachings though, have helped him control his logical response to things, as it was once untamed and unaffected by emotion. Now it is curbed by discipline and training. But is it enough for him to be a knight? We shall see...

Knight Order: Sun-Bearers
Divine Blessing: Gift of the Remorseless; Blessed, or cursed some might say, to feel emotions as if deadened, and to never feel some at all. Truly fearless(as in, he literally cannot feel fear), has little guilt or caring, kindness is not uncommon but is more from his vows than his heart. Basically, mostly emotionless. This also helps with pain, to a small degree, but it's not that he can't feel it...he just doesn't care.
God: Miser

[adwarf]

Rolep you gotta choose which shield you want from the Sun Bearers, and whether you want Shield Combat or Shield Defense. Extremely sorry if that wasn't clear

[Rolepgeek]

Tower Shield and Shield Defense.

Nothing will touch me. Which is why I don't need Undying. But anyway, is my blessing acceptable?

EDIT: It was clear that I had to choose, just thought it'd be awkward to put in the post, and was planning to do so in the bio.

[adwarf]

Yeah your Blessing is good, pretty good choice if your going for the Best Tank role

[Rolepgeek]

I like being a tank.

Besides, if I get good, I'll just trample them.
*I just stay behind my shield, shoving into them, forcing them to the ground*
"Stop and fight me like a man!"
"No."
"You coward!"
"Whatever."
"Stop it! Stop!"
*Continue*
*Jumping up and down on unbreakable heavy shield, on top of guy in armor, slowly being crushed*

Horrible way to die, that.

[Mlamlah]

Name: Baelwyn
Age: 21
Gender: Male

Bio: Baelwyn has long been trained to become an apostle of war, but has often been held back for his vicious and overly aggressive nature. He's picked fights with other trainees and squires and he's shown more than willing to go just a little bit too far when seeking justice, either for a slight or a crime. Baelwyn revels in the glory of combat perhaps overmuch, and it's proven his downfall on occasion. He's eager to prove himself, and has attempted to learn to control his nature, not so much out of a desire too, but to appease his superiors.
Baelwyn enjoys earthly pursuits like drinking, dancing and singing in his spare time, and his rough common nature is just another thing that chafes his superiors and fellows.

Knight Order:Apostle of war (Warhammer)
Divine Blessing: (Unique Aura): Divine Strength, may call upon his blessing to invoke great physical strength, enough to perform a single mighty deed. (If this is not acceptable i will instead take the blessing of the undying.)
God: Zantos, god of war.

[scapheap]

Name: Clair Shield
Age: 18
Gender: Female

Bio: Clair was a stillborn, was. About three hours after born dead, she started breathing. After this miracle, strange things happened around baby Clair like she never cried when hungry since somebody(or something) had already gotten her food and the doors and windows would open and shut randomly. Also a white horse and it's rider holding an large axe could be seen from time to time standing guard over her, but would disappear before someone got a second look.

When she started talking, she would sometimes talk to empty air before turning to a nurse and telling them so and so said something. The person mentioned would of died years ago and Clair couldn't of met them. She also had a imagery friend called Zack who rides a white horse.

At the age of 6 Clair was given to the Farseers as they saw her bond to the god of death and her devotion to the god of life as a perfect member of their order.

On her naming day, she was called Ying-yang and claimed a shortbow as her weapon.

Knight Order: Farseers(Blessed Yew shortbow and Spirit Bonded)
Divine Blessing: Hawkeye
God: Lilian

[Cheesecake]

Name: Skaros Rukk
Age: 18
Gender: Male

Bio: The Rukk family had always been considered strange, their members living in the wilds or the forests. The wives and daughters of the Rukk's were more inclined to heal, while the many sons were as strong as the beasts they hunted.

 Skaros differed from most of the men in the family; his father and brothers died while hunting, leaving him to train as a healer with his mother. By the time he became a squire, Skaros had become a healer, as well as possessing the warrior-genes of his forefathers.

Knight Order: Harbingers (with the Bracer of the Yew Tree.)
Divine Blessing: Spirit Bond (Oh, okay. I'll start with Spirit Bond.)
God: Fenris
 Some minor questions: Is the drakeling sort of a dragon? How long does it take to mature? Will I be able to gain the Beastly Visage Blessing later on?

[Kashyyk]

Name: Lilianna Stone
Age: 19
Gender: female

Bio: As the illegitimate daughter of some minor lord, Lilianna was no more special than any other lowborn. Whilst her mother had told her which one it had been, she'd never met him, only seen like the rest. However, she suspected he knew of her, as he always seemed to pass through her village more often than any of the others, and when her mother had informed her that she would be taking up the mantle as a squire, she knew her mother did not have enough money to pay for it.

Knight Order: Order of the Blade (God Blessed Steel Greatsword)
Divine Blessing: Gift of Precognition - Whilst minor, this gift allows those bestowed with it to perceive threats to themselves and their sworn wards. It does not perceive far future events, but those of the very, very near future, giving one attuned to it reflexes greater than the most battle-hardened veteran.
God: Zantos

[Gamerlord]

Reserving, sheet to come.

EDIT:

Name: Allger
Age: 18
Gender: Male

Bio: Allger was abandoned on the doorstep of a monastery when he was just a baby, his unknown parents leaving him to the care of the monks. (WIP)

Knight Order: Apostles Of War (Blessed Firesteel War-hammer)
Divine Blessing: Mark of the Magi
God: Zantos

[sjm9876]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Markar Howter
Age: 20
Gender: Male

Bio:
 At the age of 13 markar saw his village die. Situated on the outskirts of the kingdom, near the Black Empires borders, they were attacked and slaughtered. The men killed and the women ravaged.
 Markar hid himself away in the cellar, listening with horror to his mothers screams as she drew the soldiers away. He slipped out of the hatch the next morning to a barren pile of ash and corpses, which was once his home. On that day he knew that there could be no truce with these fiends. Only death could stop them. And he would be the one to bring it.


Order: Apostles of War (Waraxe)
Blessing: Undying
God: Death & War jointly (if not possible just death)

[Sorcerer Kail]

I feel unsatisfied with my backstory so I'll ask few questions. How we were chosen for squire-hood? Fate decided, applying, otherwise? At which age?
Also can I learn magic later, by achieving Samus favor? How magic does work? Also could you provide small description at process of becoming squire?

Name: Aleandro Blackstone
Age: 19
Gender: Male

Bio: Aleandro life was decided with being firstborn. His strict father required him to grow up quicker than other childs and harshly punished for failing to achieve his excessive demands. Yet he managed to keep up(but often barely) with them, even with early training with weapons he received from retired mercenary. People puzzled about what was the reason to prepares his firstborn to life of mercenary. But plan of his parent was different. Father's dreams of Knighthood were crushed by reality but giving up was never the thing he would do. For that he sent son to fulfill his dream. Aleandro was allowed to decide upon order he would join, and for his love with bow Farseers were chosen.

Being obedient and prepared for his harsh treatment allowed him to get away with being gifted to order later than most child's are, and excel in fighting. As his focus has moved into meditations he found a great interest at Samus ways yet he had not managed to appease god. Still he isn't discouraged by that. Last stage of his training proceeded slowly even though he showed a great devotion in it. Actually it was great devotion and excessive usage of divine blessing that leaded to many strains under which he could not train. Also Aleandro has been disliked by most of squires and fought often, mostly receiving injuries as a reward. Last year he managed to improve those relations but he could enjoy that as Sir Yalmer decided to wing him.

Knight Order: Farseer(Blessed Yew Shortbow, Skilled Archer, Curse Weaver)
Divine Blessing: Unnatural Speed
God: The God of Magic

[adwarf]

Is the ability too overpowered? Maybe to balance it I would only be able to do it with the animal's consent, which would need, say, a high speech roll? If it is too OP, I'll change it into Nature Bond.

Sorry your Blessing seems just a tad overpowered, that and its fairly advanced for a mere minor blessing

I feel unsatisfied with my backstory so I'll ask few questions. How we were chosen for squire-hood? Fate decided, applying, otherwise? At which age?
Also can I learn magic later, by achieving Samus favor? How magic does work? Also could you provide small description at process of becoming squire?

1) Most squires are either born into the Orders of Knighthood or given into their care when they displayed some unique bond, or power connected to the gods. Those born are the sons or daughters of Knights, and those gifted to the Orders are simply chosen by the Gods to join the Knights.

2) Yes magic can be learned later, you simply have to appease Samus enough that he grants you that power.

3) Magic is the process of a mortal reaching out and touching the energy of the world itself, those born with the ability to use it or who gain the ability can harness this power to do great things even without the divine blessings of Gods. The way magic used is that the Magi (common name for magic user) learns the particular words of power that let him weave a spell from the world's energy, of course this can be avoided by artifacts linked and enchanted to cast certain spells.

4) The process of becoming a squire (I'll assume you mean after they are gifted or born into the Order) is rather complex, all squires are admitted at the age of four to six who are not born into the Order. After that they spend several years going through intense training, learning the art of swordsmanship, studying the works of great scholars, worshiping the gods, etc. Around the age of ten those squires in training are shifted away from that and instead begin to spend their days in long bouts of meditation or induced states of sleep as Priests of every god prayed to the Pantheon for endowment upon the squire-in-training.

After a year or two of such prayer the squires-in-training become full squires, after this they spend their years studying and training until a full Knight sees them fit to be taught.


Any who I'll wait for a few more applicants before deciding upon who is accepted as the first wave of players