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So, once your character is cleared, and you have PMed DoN about their motives. When do you post? Do you get a designated chapter where you can start posting?
So, once your character is cleared, and you have PMed DoN about their motives. When do you post? Do you get a designated chapter where you can start posting?
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No, you basically discuss with myself and the other members in the OOC the best way to introduce your character. You can do a supplemental piece in the appropraite sub forum to build upto it of you like. As for your character joins, it can be at anytime, start, mid or end of a chapter.
@ Vekarin - No.
No, you basically discuss with myself and the other members in the OOC the best way to introduce your character. You can do a supplemental piece in the appropraite sub forum to build upto it of you like. As for your character joins, it can be at anytime, start, mid or end of a chapter.
@ Vekarin - No.
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I'll wait for the chapter after the Battle for Sylvanaia, that should end soon.
I'll wait for the chapter after the Battle for Sylvanaia, that should end soon.
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The Battle of Sylvania has already ended - a new chapter has been started today by Gree.
The Battle of Sylvania has already ended - a new chapter has been started today by Gree.
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Right, here's my attempt at creating a character. Now I'm not much for mindbreaking originality, so it'll simply be the one that I keep raving on and on about, heheh.
Lady Helena [Hellenna]
Age: 11 as a human, about 300 as a vampire, approximately 70-80 years as a spirit-anomaly. (Which basically means that she is a ghost with an independent mind and the ability to act upon her own will, instead of being bound to the world through some unfinished deed or traumatic memory)
Sire: Unknown rogue vampire.
Height: About 4'6.
Appearance: Helena have the general shape and appearance of a female child, resembling herself from before she was turned into a vampire, as her memory of herself would make the drain on her attention lighter. Long hair, wearing a typical civilian dress. I'll just link you to This Picture instead, as that is how I want her to look like. The picture doesn't show her vibrant yellow-green Eyes. As befitting her ghostly nature she emits a illuminatingly bright white sheen when she's in corporeal form. She carries no equipment other than various items of energy focus.
History: Helena lived her vampiric unlife as a recluse in one of the major towns of the Empire, keeping to herself inside her dark abode, a tall house invisible to the eyes of the city's inhabitants. There she lived a passive life in the shadows, remaining out of the conflicts that arose every now and then around her until one fateful night when her presence was detected by a fellow vampire bent on total destruction. Following a brief but violent struggle against this bestial intruder, Helena was destroyed and her house burnt to the ground. Through some unknown and unnatural means however, the house simply reappeared one moonlit night with its mistress stirring inside of it once more, though this time in an ethereal state. Despite having only little memory of her former (un)life, Helena could clearly remember the eve of her destruction and decided to play a more active role in the outside world to make sure that her peace would not be so brutally disturbed again.
Personality: Reserved and level headed. Becomes a bit more talkative around allies. Wary of rushing into disadvantageous situations, she is the kind to think carefully before acting in any substantial way. Responds to threats and intimidation with coldly indifferent replies. Dislikes physical conflict, usually resorting to magic as her way of combat.
Strengths:Helena is ethereal and as such quite difficult to cause any real harm to. Spells and magical weapons can still hurt her but her own magical powers give her some resistance to this. When outside of her home, she usually keeps a few assorted items from her house with her, often concealed. These items radiate the mysterious energy that keeps her body and spirit to the material world and allows her to travel to far and distant lands if she needs to. For as long as the energy from these items are present she is very hard to get rid off or away from. She may also travel quickly over long distances as she is able to dissolve her corporeal body into a mist-like state.
Helena is also attuned to the existence of fellow ghosts and spirits in the world, able to commune with these with great ease compared to the conventional wizard. Her piercing eyes are also capable of sucking the essence out of a victim, much like the screams and wailing of a tomb banshee.
Weaknesses: Since her transformation from vampire to a spirit-being, she has lost many of the abilities and powers that are bestowed upon the lords of the dead. She has lost the physical power and natural affinity for magic that other vampires hold but thanks her centuries spent as one, her magical powers and knowledge are still considerable. Also, if the personal items from her house are destroyed or otherwise removed, the energy holding her to the material plane will quickly dissipate. She will then simply fade from existence and reappear in her house some time later.
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Wow, that became a bit longer than I had anticipated.. sorry!
I'm not quite sure of her possible motives for this storyline. I/we should be able to come up with something. I hope she's not too strange and/or boring to fit in.
Again, sorry for the lengthy introduction. I really couldn't help myself, heheh. :grin:
Right, here's my attempt at creating a character. Now I'm not much for mindbreaking originality, so it'll simply be the one that I keep raving on and on about, heheh.
Lady Helena [Hellenna]
Age: 11 as a human, about 300 as a vampire, approximately 70-80 years as a spirit-anomaly. (Which basically means that she is a ghost with an independent mind and the ability to act upon her own will, instead of being bound to the world through some unfinished deed or traumatic memory)
Sire: Unknown rogue vampire.
Height: About 4'6.
Appearance: Helena have the general shape and appearance of a female child, resembling herself from before she was turned into a vampire, as her memory of herself would make the drain on her attention lighter. Long hair, wearing a typical civilian dress. I'll just link you to This Picture instead, as that is how I want her to look like. The picture doesn't show her vibrant yellow-green Eyes. As befitting her ghostly nature she emits a illuminatingly bright white sheen when she's in corporeal form. She carries no equipment other than various items of energy focus.
History: Helena lived her vampiric unlife as a recluse in one of the major towns of the Empire, keeping to herself inside her dark abode, a tall house invisible to the eyes of the city's inhabitants. There she lived a passive life in the shadows, remaining out of the conflicts that arose every now and then around her until one fateful night when her presence was detected by a fellow vampire bent on total destruction. Following a brief but violent struggle against this bestial intruder, Helena was destroyed and her house burnt to the ground. Through some unknown and unnatural means however, the house simply reappeared one moonlit night with its mistress stirring inside of it once more, though this time in an ethereal state. Despite having only little memory of her former (un)life, Helena could clearly remember the eve of her destruction and decided to play a more active role in the outside world to make sure that her peace would not be so brutally disturbed again.
Personality: Reserved and level headed. Becomes a bit more talkative around allies. Wary of rushing into disadvantageous situations, she is the kind to think carefully before acting in any substantial way. Responds to threats and intimidation with coldly indifferent replies. Dislikes physical conflict, usually resorting to magic as her way of combat.
Strengths:Helena is ethereal and as such quite difficult to cause any real harm to. Spells and magical weapons can still hurt her but her own magical powers give her some resistance to this. When outside of her home, she usually keeps a few assorted items from her house with her, often concealed. These items radiate the mysterious energy that keeps her body and spirit to the material world and allows her to travel to far and distant lands if she needs to. For as long as the energy from these items are present she is very hard to get rid off or away from. She may also travel quickly over long distances as she is able to dissolve her corporeal body into a mist-like state.
Helena is also attuned to the existence of fellow ghosts and spirits in the world, able to commune with these with great ease compared to the conventional wizard. Her piercing eyes are also capable of sucking the essence out of a victim, much like the screams and wailing of a tomb banshee.
Weaknesses: Since her transformation from vampire to a spirit-being, she has lost many of the abilities and powers that are bestowed upon the lords of the dead. She has lost the physical power and natural affinity for magic that other vampires hold but thanks her centuries spent as one, her magical powers and knowledge are still considerable. Also, if the personal items from her house are destroyed or otherwise removed, the energy holding her to the material plane will quickly dissipate. She will then simply fade from existence and reappear in her house some time later.
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Wow, that became a bit longer than I had anticipated.. sorry!
I'm not quite sure of her possible motives for this storyline. I/we should be able to come up with something. I hope she's not too strange and/or boring to fit in.
Again, sorry for the lengthy introduction. I really couldn't help myself, heheh. :grin:
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Good character, nice inspiration by the Helena character from Hellsing, hopefully she won't she eaten by some naked tattoed Count Orlok look-alike.
Good character, nice inspiration by the Helena character from Hellsing, hopefully she won't she eaten by some naked tattoed Count Orlok look-alike.
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Thanks for the quick feedback Gree. I've never really heard any appreciation for poor Helena in the Hellsing animated series (maybe because of the fact that she is shown for, like, 20-25 minutes all in all, of which she spends 19-24 being all gloomy and down?) but I like her. Therefore I decided to take her as inspiration for all manner of things as a sort of tribute.
Although she gets eaten by a naked tatooed Count Orlok look-alike, at least she still got to deliver a touching ending speech. And we all know the importance of ones ending speech, heheh.
Thanks for the quick feedback Gree. I've never really heard any appreciation for poor Helena in the Hellsing animated series (maybe because of the fact that she is shown for, like, 20-25 minutes all in all, of which she spends 19-24 being all gloomy and down?) but I like her. Therefore I decided to take her as inspiration for all manner of things as a sort of tribute.
Although she gets eaten by a naked tatooed Count Orlok look-alike, at least she still got to deliver a touching ending speech. And we all know the importance of ones ending speech, heheh.
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Umm that's what it was.....
Erm I recognized that he was OP to be RPed himself (being a God who destroyed the Old Ones kind of gives it away
). What he was going to be used for was to ultimately undermine one of my characters (read: inner turmoil). That is someone is going to start hearing voices in his head and an angel on one shoulder demon on the other scenario is going to play out......with only a demon for a time (angel had its flight delayed enroute from heaven ).
Umm that's what it was.....
Erm I recognized that he was OP to be RPed himself (being a God who destroyed the Old Ones kind of gives it away
). What he was going to be used for was to ultimately undermine one of my characters (read: inner turmoil). That is someone is going to start hearing voices in his head and an angel on one shoulder demon on the other scenario is going to play out......with only a demon for a time (angel had its flight delayed enroute from heaven ).
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Ummm...the Old Ones were driven away from the Old World by the C'tan, who eventually defeated them in a millenia-long war. That opened the door for the Chaos Gods to encroach upon the Old World, but they had nothing to do with the Old One's destruction. This character contradicts possibly the most important piece of GW canon ever written.
Ummm...the Old Ones were driven away from the Old World by the C'tan, who eventually defeated them in a millenia-long war. That opened the door for the Chaos Gods to encroach upon the Old World, but they had nothing to do with the Old One's destruction. This character contradicts possibly the most important piece of GW canon ever written.
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MasterSpark - That character is fine- your in! If you want to discuss in the OOC thread the best way to get your character involved in the story.
Nihilus - Ok - if that character was for background purposes only, then it is fine. As for who removed the old one's. GW official stance at the moment is that the 40k & warhammer universe are separate, so there is nothing in the warhammer fantasy history as to why the old ones disappeared.
MasterSpark - That character is fine- your in! If you want to discuss in the OOC thread the best way to get your character involved in the story.
Nihilus - Ok - if that character was for background purposes only, then it is fine. As for who removed the old one's. GW official stance at the moment is that the 40k & warhammer universe are separate, so there is nothing in the warhammer fantasy history as to why the old ones disappeared.
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hmmmm... I'm thinking of joining this, but just so I know what to aim for, would a skaven vampire be appropriate? former clan eshin (they're the ones who are assassins, to specify) to be exact.
if not, I have backup ideas.
hmmmm... I'm thinking of joining this, but just so I know what to aim for, would a skaven vampire be appropriate? former clan eshin (they're the ones who are assassins, to specify) to be exact.
if not, I have backup ideas.
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we already got a skaven vampire running around in the rp so yeah go ahead
we already got a skaven vampire running around in the rp so yeah go ahead
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I thought that the collapse of the warp gate the the flood of chaos drove the old ones away.
Disciple of Nagash said:
I thought that the collapse of the warp gate the the flood of chaos drove the old ones away.
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No one really knows. Some theories state that the old ones are the chaos gods (were corrupted), while others state that they were destroyed by the power of the realm of chaos. The theory I subscribe to is that the old ones abandoned the warhammer world after they saw it was lost.
Remember, the chaos gods did not exist until the gates collapsed. They were, just like the the 40k universe, created from the massed fears of the lesser races.
No one really knows. Some theories state that the old ones are the chaos gods (were corrupted), while others state that they were destroyed by the power of the realm of chaos. The theory I subscribe to is that the old ones abandoned the warhammer world after they saw it was lost.
Remember, the chaos gods did not exist until the gates collapsed. They were, just like the the 40k universe, created from the massed fears of the lesser races.
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Alright! here he is. I decided to scrap the "Skaven Vampire" idea. One skaven vampire is a novelty. two is a cliche. At least IMO.
((edit: Sorry for the double post))
Momus: The bastard, “the luckiest damn vampireâ€Â
Age: 215
Sire: Maatmeses
Appearance: Momus does not possess a particularly striking appearance. His hair is dull brown. He is average height, average build, in fact, the only thing not average about him are his eyes which are a striking light blue, bordering on gray.
Bloodline: unknown minor.
Height: 5’6
Weight: 253 lbs.
Equipment: Momus usually carries a pair of swords. He also always carries a pair of dice on his person, which he regards as a good luck charm.
Brief history:
Although Momus was not his true name, he no longer uses it. Indeed, it is said that he no longer remembers it.
Momus was once the bastard son of a wealthy Tilean noble. At the age of 19, he was bundled off on one of the many merchant caravans to cathay. It was something that Tilean nobles usually did with their bastards. He, along with the caravan, disappeared somewhere along the dangerous route, nothing out of the ordinary, the road east was dangerous. Many caravans fell prey to some hobgoblin khan, or went afoul of an ogre tyrant. It was not a great tragedy, nor even cause for sadness for his family, as he was just bastard-born, nothing more.
Ordinarily this is where his tale would have ended, one more faceless, nameless casualty in the name of wealth. However, this is not where it ended.
His caravan had been attacked by hobgoblin raiders, and, as usual when this happened, had been destroyed. Momus was able to escape, just barely.
For several days he stumbled across the desolate steppes. He had no water, no food, and had been wounded during the ambush.
It is not known why the vampire that had found him decided to give him the blood kiss. Perhaps it was sheer luck, perhaps merely on the whim of his sire. Whatever the case, Momus woke into undeath alone, with only the name of his sire to remember Maatmeses. Unfortunately, only shattered remnant of his memories remained.
For the past two centuries, he has been trying to piece together exactly who he was, and who his sire was. It has become something of an obsession for him. He has had little success with the latter.
Pros: Resilient, determined, fast and damned lucky. Momus possesses an almost abnormal humanity.
Cons: sometimes too determined, almost to the point of idiocy. More than a little deranged at times. In recent decades he has begun to lose touch with the part of him that is still human.
Alright! here he is. I decided to scrap the "Skaven Vampire" idea. One skaven vampire is a novelty. two is a cliche. At least IMO.
((edit: Sorry for the double post))
Momus: The bastard, “the luckiest damn vampireâ€Â
Age: 215
Sire: Maatmeses
Appearance: Momus does not possess a particularly striking appearance. His hair is dull brown. He is average height, average build, in fact, the only thing not average about him are his eyes which are a striking light blue, bordering on gray.
Bloodline: unknown minor.
Height: 5’6
Weight: 253 lbs.
Equipment: Momus usually carries a pair of swords. He also always carries a pair of dice on his person, which he regards as a good luck charm.
Brief history:
Although Momus was not his true name, he no longer uses it. Indeed, it is said that he no longer remembers it.
Momus was once the bastard son of a wealthy Tilean noble. At the age of 19, he was bundled off on one of the many merchant caravans to cathay. It was something that Tilean nobles usually did with their bastards. He, along with the caravan, disappeared somewhere along the dangerous route, nothing out of the ordinary, the road east was dangerous. Many caravans fell prey to some hobgoblin khan, or went afoul of an ogre tyrant. It was not a great tragedy, nor even cause for sadness for his family, as he was just bastard-born, nothing more.
Ordinarily this is where his tale would have ended, one more faceless, nameless casualty in the name of wealth. However, this is not where it ended.
His caravan had been attacked by hobgoblin raiders, and, as usual when this happened, had been destroyed. Momus was able to escape, just barely.
For several days he stumbled across the desolate steppes. He had no water, no food, and had been wounded during the ambush.
It is not known why the vampire that had found him decided to give him the blood kiss. Perhaps it was sheer luck, perhaps merely on the whim of his sire. Whatever the case, Momus woke into undeath alone, with only the name of his sire to remember Maatmeses. Unfortunately, only shattered remnant of his memories remained.
For the past two centuries, he has been trying to piece together exactly who he was, and who his sire was. It has become something of an obsession for him. He has had little success with the latter.
Pros: Resilient, determined, fast and damned lucky. Momus possesses an almost abnormal humanity.
Cons: sometimes too determined, almost to the point of idiocy. More than a little deranged at times. In recent decades he has begun to lose touch with the part of him that is still human.
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cripple your charicter seems fine to me if a little under-powered I think your fine to start posting.
cripple your charicter seems fine to me if a little under-powered I think your fine to start posting.
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Ok, I really do not agree with approving Narhlek. Thus far this role-play has altered and changed a fair amount of canon warhammer background, but we've effectively just been creating an alternate future for the warhammer universe. Changing the past is where I think we should stop though, especially when it is to this extent. The greatest mystery of the warhammer world is the fate of the Old Ones, and personally I think it should remain a mystery. It certainly should not be revealed to be the cause of an entity of non-existence, which is so obviously a blatant rip-off of things such as Khali the destroyer or Ungoliant (to use a mythology and a work of fiction as an example). Admittedly, Games Workshop would probably come up with something similarly unoriginal should they decide to reveal the fate of the Old Ones, but hopefully they will have enough sense not to :grin: Even though we are effectively changing warhammer fluff with this role-play, I think personally that we should stay as close to the official canon as possible. Otherwise our setting changes from the warhammer world to some cheap rip-off where people have an excuse to make characters of unlimited power.
Ok, I really do not agree with approving Narhlek. Thus far this role-play has altered and changed a fair amount of canon warhammer background, but we've effectively just been creating an alternate future for the warhammer universe. Changing the past is where I think we should stop though, especially when it is to this extent. The greatest mystery of the warhammer world is the fate of the Old Ones, and personally I think it should remain a mystery. It certainly should not be revealed to be the cause of an entity of non-existence, which is so obviously a blatant rip-off of things such as Khali the destroyer or Ungoliant (to use a mythology and a work of fiction as an example). Admittedly, Games Workshop would probably come up with something similarly unoriginal should they decide to reveal the fate of the Old Ones, but hopefully they will have enough sense not to :grin: Even though we are effectively changing warhammer fluff with this role-play, I think personally that we should stay as close to the official canon as possible. Otherwise our setting changes from the warhammer world to some cheap rip-off where people have an excuse to make characters of unlimited power.
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Kali is (among other things) the Hindu goddess of annhilation and Ungoliant is a spider from the Silmarillion that was both a kind of all-consuming creature combined that spun webs of unlight. Both had very, very similar features to Narhlek
Kali is (among other things) the Hindu goddess of annhilation and Ungoliant is a spider from the Silmarillion that was both a kind of all-consuming creature combined that spun webs of unlight. Both had very, very similar features to Narhlek
Count Erick
Wight King
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Hello
I know I'm a...well, VERY new member, but I am very interested in this RP and I would like to join. I have RP in several other RPs before now and I hope that I will have fun with this one.
Here is my character:
Count Erich Von Strauss
Full Name: Erick Von Strauss
Associated Names: The Blue Prince
Age: 207
Bloodline: Necrarch
Sire: Gregori Voda
Place of Birth: Toravon, Wallachia, Boarder Princes
Description: Count Erick normally appears as a pale, thin 14 year old boy with brown hair that is usually shoulder length and brown eyes. However, when his bloodlust or his temper gets the better of him, the Count's false veneer of humanity drops and he becomes a tall, disheveled corpse.
Equipment:
The Soul Stealer: Erich found this sword in a crypt near the Empire. The sword has the disturbing ability to drain the life force of its victims which can be used to heal Von Strauss are any one close to him.
The Amulet of Morrslieb: this amulet shaped like the chaos moon glows in a similar fashion. It is a potent ward against harm and provides a well of energy that can be used to speed Count Von Strauss's movements temporarily.
Brief History: Erich Von Stauss was the son of the Count of Wallachia, an area of the boarder princes that had been controlled by his family since the time of his great grandfather, a rumored cousin of the famous Walach Harkon (though no evidence exists to prove this claim). Erich was the only child of the then Count and was set to inherit Wallachia, however, the machinations of a vampire named Gregori Voda almost deprived the young heir of his inheritance.
Several weeks after Von Strauss's 14th birthday, he started to grow very pale and sickly. His father was greatly concerned over his sons health, for if he should die then he would have no one it take his place. Then, one dark night, a stranger named Gregori Voda came to the Count and said claimed he could heal his son, however, the stranger would only do this if the Count made him regint of all his lands. Desperate for any help that could be had, the count agreed.
That night, Erich Von Strauss was indeed cured of his ailment, and all others of mortal flesh. Incidentally, his parents where found dead that very night, apparently struck down by some unforeseen malady. Gregori Voda was now legally the ruler of Wallachia, at least until Erick Von Strauss was old enough to inherit the title of Count, something that would never happen thanks to his transformation into one of the undead.
It did not take much effort for Von Strauss to reason that Gregori was had killed his parents to steal his inheritance, but Erick did not strike him down while he slept, instead he held his temper and learned from the vampire about Necromancy and the ways to summon creatures of the night. Likewise, it did not take long for the people of Wallachia to realise that Gregori was a vampire when people where found dead, their throats ripped open, or worse...
Finally, after two years of Gregori's rule, Erick acted against his master and took revenge for his parents death. He told the peasants where Gregori slept during the day and left them the key to his crypt. During the day, the peasants dragged Gregori's coffin outside where they destroyed him.
Erick was finally Count Erick Von Strauss, and the peasants, gratefull to him for having given them their revenge, decided to over look the fact their Count was not technically alive. Count Von Strauss continues to rule Wallachia in the Boarder Princes almost 200 years after his birth.
Pro's: Count Von Strauss is a balanced vampire, able to hold his own in a duel and cast some magic when he needs to and can be usefull in almost any situation.
There is one area that the Count has a great deal of experience in and that is Politics. The Count is a cunning opponent in any political arena and knows how to manipulate people.
Con's: Count Von Strauss considers himself a gentlemen, therefore he considers surprise attacks, back stabbing and cheating to be beneath him. (unless of course it has to do with politics!) Also, the Count has problems with hurting women and will usually refrain from physical conflict with a female.
Also, while the Count is a balanced fighter, he is not spectacular at any one area. A Blood Dragon vampire will most likely kill him a duel while a Vampire that has spent its entire unlife learning necromancy will best him at magic. This means the Count will not be able to face these opponents alone, or at least on their own terms.
Thanks
Hello
I know I'm a...well, VERY new member, but I am very interested in this RP and I would like to join. I have RP in several other RPs before now and I hope that I will have fun with this one. Here is my character:
Count Erich Von Strauss
Full Name: Erick Von Strauss
Associated Names: The Blue Prince
Age: 207
Bloodline: Necrarch
Sire: Gregori Voda
Place of Birth: Toravon, Wallachia, Boarder Princes
Description: Count Erick normally appears as a pale, thin 14 year old boy with brown hair that is usually shoulder length and brown eyes. However, when his bloodlust or his temper gets the better of him, the Count's false veneer of humanity drops and he becomes a tall, disheveled corpse.
Equipment:
The Soul Stealer: Erich found this sword in a crypt near the Empire. The sword has the disturbing ability to drain the life force of its victims which can be used to heal Von Strauss are any one close to him.
The Amulet of Morrslieb: this amulet shaped like the chaos moon glows in a similar fashion. It is a potent ward against harm and provides a well of energy that can be used to speed Count Von Strauss's movements temporarily.
Brief History: Erich Von Stauss was the son of the Count of Wallachia, an area of the boarder princes that had been controlled by his family since the time of his great grandfather, a rumored cousin of the famous Walach Harkon (though no evidence exists to prove this claim). Erich was the only child of the then Count and was set to inherit Wallachia, however, the machinations of a vampire named Gregori Voda almost deprived the young heir of his inheritance.
Several weeks after Von Strauss's 14th birthday, he started to grow very pale and sickly. His father was greatly concerned over his sons health, for if he should die then he would have no one it take his place. Then, one dark night, a stranger named Gregori Voda came to the Count and said claimed he could heal his son, however, the stranger would only do this if the Count made him regint of all his lands. Desperate for any help that could be had, the count agreed.
That night, Erich Von Strauss was indeed cured of his ailment, and all others of mortal flesh. Incidentally, his parents where found dead that very night, apparently struck down by some unforeseen malady. Gregori Voda was now legally the ruler of Wallachia, at least until Erick Von Strauss was old enough to inherit the title of Count, something that would never happen thanks to his transformation into one of the undead.
It did not take much effort for Von Strauss to reason that Gregori was had killed his parents to steal his inheritance, but Erick did not strike him down while he slept, instead he held his temper and learned from the vampire about Necromancy and the ways to summon creatures of the night. Likewise, it did not take long for the people of Wallachia to realise that Gregori was a vampire when people where found dead, their throats ripped open, or worse...
Finally, after two years of Gregori's rule, Erick acted against his master and took revenge for his parents death. He told the peasants where Gregori slept during the day and left them the key to his crypt. During the day, the peasants dragged Gregori's coffin outside where they destroyed him.
Erick was finally Count Erick Von Strauss, and the peasants, gratefull to him for having given them their revenge, decided to over look the fact their Count was not technically alive. Count Von Strauss continues to rule Wallachia in the Boarder Princes almost 200 years after his birth.
Pro's: Count Von Strauss is a balanced vampire, able to hold his own in a duel and cast some magic when he needs to and can be usefull in almost any situation.
There is one area that the Count has a great deal of experience in and that is Politics. The Count is a cunning opponent in any political arena and knows how to manipulate people.
Con's: Count Von Strauss considers himself a gentlemen, therefore he considers surprise attacks, back stabbing and cheating to be beneath him. (unless of course it has to do with politics!) Also, the Count has problems with hurting women and will usually refrain from physical conflict with a female.
Also, while the Count is a balanced fighter, he is not spectacular at any one area. A Blood Dragon vampire will most likely kill him a duel while a Vampire that has spent its entire unlife learning necromancy will best him at magic. This means the Count will not be able to face these opponents alone, or at least on their own terms.
Thanks
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I like your proposal for a character Erick, he seems to be quite fair and elaborately built upon.
One thing though, is there a reason as for why he is known as the blue prince? Or is it a self-styled title? Heheh.
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I'd also like to call to attention that I've changed my character's background around a bit. I don't think that it will affect what she has done so far at all though but I'd still like to point it out. Above all, she is no longer rabidly anti-Chaos and she's now from the Empire instead of Bretonnia.
Also revamped some of the text to make it slightly shorter, heh.
I like your proposal for a character Erick, he seems to be quite fair and elaborately built upon.
One thing though, is there a reason as for why he is known as the blue prince? Or is it a self-styled title? Heheh.
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I'd also like to call to attention that I've changed my character's background around a bit. I don't think that it will affect what she has done so far at all though but I'd still like to point it out. Above all, she is no longer rabidly anti-Chaos and she's now from the Empire instead of Bretonnia.
Also revamped some of the text to make it slightly shorter, heh.
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