Dragon Hunters (OOC + Character sheets - 2 spots newly opened)

[Crowe]

UPDATE:
((Fazzeagle and Miakage dropped out, so we have space for 2 new characters to join the adventure. PM me or post in this thread so we can discuss your entry into the story, which at the moment is at a pause.))




Hello everyone  :-)

I will post here the setting and character sheets so you can fill them. I've never actually managed a RP by myself so I hope to count on you as much as you can count on me  ^-^

Setting:
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Nevarra
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Ferelden
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Dragonbone_Wastes
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Drake%27s_Fall
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Codex_entry:_Drake%27s_Fall

Story:
"In 8:99 Blessed, dragons devastate the countrysides in Orlais and Nevarra, and all attempts to slay them end in disaster. As the Blessed Age draws to a close, they name the Dragon Age, saying that it will be an age of violence and upheaval."

The Pentaghast clan of Nevarra has heard rumors of Drakes Fall, a place where dragons go to die, in Ferelden being active again. They have hand picked a small group of dragon hunter warriors to investigate these rumors. These warriors have never met each other, but they must work together to achieve the mission. The main problem for them may not be the dragons themselves, but the coming Blight and rumors of a Civil War brewing in Ferelden.

The warriors' first meeting is in the harbor of Cumberland, Nevarra, while waiting for the ship that will take them across the Waking Sea to Ferelden...

Character Sheets:

~Picture~ (please don’t stretch the forum walls)
Name:
Title (optional): (a noble title (if any) and/or profession)
Race: (human, elf, dwarf, kossith/qunari)
Gender:
Age:
Height/Weight:
Class: (mage, rogue, warrior) see:
http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Classes_%28Origins%29
Weapon(s):
Special Talent (optional): (a special talent specific to your character that they have mastered)
Birthplace: http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Thedas
Family:
Background:

Main Thread:

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=123647.0

[Crowe]

Character List:



~Art by: Mario Wibisono~
Name: Eira
Title: “Emerald Dragoon”
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Height/Weight: 5’7” / 120 lbs.
Class: Rogue (?)
Weapon(s): Katana
Special Talent: Ability to sense dragons (will be expanded upon later).
Birthplace: Unknown
Family: All deceased
Background: Formerly a mercenary, she is now a dragon hunter in Nevarra. She does not speak much about herself or her past, but is fiercely loyal to those she forms bonds with, however few they may be. She is part of a very secret section of dragon hunters called Dragoons. But their purpose and masters are unknown. Most believe the Dragoons are only legends, for they operate in complete secrecy. Eira took the mission posted by the Pentaghast clan for reasons all her own, not knowing where the fates will take her.

[FazzEagle]

(Credit to the person who actually drew this picture!)

Name: Goraidh 'Raid' Cadwyn
Title: "Noble Dragon Slayer"
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Height/Weight: 6'2"/ 160 lbs
Class: Warrior (?)
Weapon(s): Sword and Shield
Special Talent (optional): Being able to sense the presence of Dragons (will also be explained later)
Birthplace: Claims to be the surviving son of a forgotten Noble Family in Ferelden in an unknown location
Family: Presumably deceased
Background:
Goraidh had made a reputation for himself for being able to slay dragons while many could not, and his claim that he is the surviving son of a Noble family that perished from a Darkspawn attack gave him the nickname "Noble Dragon Slayer" - though many have not heard of a noble family name called 'Cadwyn' before. He works as a mercenary to make a living, but he gets bad rep from fellow mercenaries due to his arrogant and snobbish personality. He received a letter one day, hiring him to get rid of the Dragons assumed to have spawned from Drake Falls, and so the 'Knight' makes his way to finish the job.

[MiaKage]

Name: Cirnelle
Race: Elf
Gender: Female
Age: 23 (not sure how elven aging works in dragon age)
Height/weight: 5'3" / 98 lbs.
Class: Rogue
Weapon(s): Two daggers and a number of throwing daggers
Special Talent: Supernatural Acrobatics
Birthplace: an Alienage in an unkown town
Family: all deceased
Background: Cirnelle lived a hard life in the elvish alienages of Fereldon, growing up learning the skills of a pick pocket, then a thief. She made a name for herself while in Nevarra, being able to steal high value objects by what seemed impossible means. Always out for some quick cash, or the thrill of a challenge, took up dragon hunting. Keeping her alternate motives a secret, unknowing whether dragons truly exist or not, sure the pay should be good.

[Crowe]

By the way, guys, the NPCs are all up for grabs. If you need to use them to help your post, go right ahead. :-)

[FazzEagle]

I'll wait for Miakage to post before I do. At the mean time, I'll be surfing the net for a bit~

[MiaKage]

I'm sorry im sorry! I've been a tad bit busy today! hehe, I'm free now though!  ;D

[Crowe]

No worries  ;D And if you guys want to include a certain element to the story that will help develop your character, you can go ahead and put it in the story or discuss it here.

I have a vague idea of the main plot points that will take us to the end of the mission, but we'll need to flesh it out as we go.

[FazzEagle]

No problem :) We're just starting off at the moment so I think this is just the part where we see how our characters' personalities blend in with the others. I'm sure in the near future we'll be adding elements of our own when the time is right. I am not sure though if I should tell someone of my ideas or keep it to myself to keep the 'fun' in it.

[Crowe]

You can keep it a secret, but just so we don't skip over it accidently, just say something like: 'we should stop by this tavern after this event', for example. Just to have a heads up.

As for me, there are two mages inside the sealed room (the ones keeping up the barrier), but there is also a third hiding in the back, a child. Let's try and not kill it by accident, ok?

Something like that. No need to go into too much detail.

[MiaKage]

Sorry if that last post was a little short, I'm getting ready to go, I have a get together to go do so I'm going to be missing for a bit. If you guys need to, you can use Cirnelle like an NPC or continue with whatever it is you have planed so you don't have to stop because of me.

[Crowe]

No worries, since they separated for now.

These are some of the scribbled notes to find in Bodor's room (The one-eyed crewman. I chose that name because it sounded like 'odor' and I picture that the guy doesn't smell very good  :D )

"The elf, Taven, will be waiting to pick up the merchandise behind the Black Rune Inn."

"The mage sounds desperate by the look of his letters. Must haggle for a bigger pay."

"The Drakes can be disposed off if necesarry, but the girl must be unharmed or else."

[Crowe]

So I think we should make a jump after everyone goes to sleep and arrive in Jader in the morning. That is, unless you guys want to do something else before we get there.

Jader is still part of Orlais, so there's going to be a town festival at the time of their arrival. Very Orlesian (think Hunchback of Notre Dame). I wanted to blend in some change in the atmosphere before the party goes to war-torn Ferelden.

The meeting with Taven should take place at night sometime after their arrival (if needed, it could be a few days later). Now, do either of you guys want to take control of Taven, the elf? I figure that if I'm controlling Claira for now, I should pass this NPC onto someone else. You can give him whatever personality you wish and I'll write here what he knows so you have an easier time playing him.

[MiaKage]

I don't mind there being a short time jump, seems we're finished with our scenes on the ship so would do good. I'm still pretty new to forum RPing and don't really feel comfortable taking control of someone who has a personality that is greater than a rock, hehe. I wouldn't mind playing the parts of goons or minions, I just don't want to mess up a character that is a little bit more important.  :-\

[FazzEagle]

I don't mind there being a short jump too :) Sorry for the late reply; was finishing up some work.

[Crowe]

It's all good, and no worries Mia.

How about you, Fazz? About the elf, I mean.

[FazzEagle]

I don't know lol I guess I could give it a try but I'm not exactly the best when it comes to roleplaying two characters at once. Just don't be worried to point out if I made any mistakes so I can RP accordingly

[Crowe]

Sure thing. There's not much to it, really.

Taven is a servant of Kirion, a mage serving a noblewoman of the Howe family in Highever. They claimed the castle immediately after pushing out the Couslands. They have been smuggling Drakes and Dragonlings into the castle for weeks. But during a visit to Nevarra, Claira manifested her powers and was immediately taken by the Templars. Kirion swiftly arranged to have her brought to Jader, then past the border to Ferelden so nobody would suspect. Taven's job was to secure the girl and the Drakes and bring them to an isolated estate near West Hill, where Kirion would be waiting. There, the Drakes would be inspected before being taken to Highever.

That's a big chunk of the plot I was working with to make their journey into the Coastlands more exciting. Of course, there is room for adding more as we go.

[FazzEagle]

Alright, I'll do what I can. Just give me the signal when I need to play as him!

[Crowe]

Alright, I'll do what I can. Just give me the signal when I need to play as him!

I think anytime now is fine because they're already settled into the Inn. He could arrive and wander around town if you like but the meeting should still take place at nightfall.

[FazzEagle]

Alright, give me some time though. I'm flooded with work at the moment

[FazzEagle]

Can we safely assume that they all put their equipments in bags/sacks for the time being and dressed casually to not arouse suspicion?

[Crowe]

Sure, that's fine with me.

I'm a little unsure how they'd spend the rest of the day waiting for the exchange that night. I mean, I can have Eira go shopping for potions or something, I guess.

[FazzEagle]

The festival is full of people from different places. Perhaps this would be a good time for some characters to meet some characters that will be seen much later in the story?

[Crowe]

That sounds good to me. I can always plan a big story, but I stumble on the small cracks in between  :-\

[FazzEagle]

So does everyone lol We'll just work our way around it

[Crowe]

I'm happy to report that I feel a lot better now so I won't be going to the hospital after all. Anyway, are you guys still up for this? I've checked but seen no replies. I hope we are able to resume this story.

[FazzEagle]

Not sure. I was waiting for MiaKage to post the whole time but it never came.

[Crowe]

Hmm, I'll send her a message just in case.

[Crowe]

Ok, we're all still in ;D

I think it would be better for us that Taven take Claira. That way, our heroes can have a more exciting adventure through the Frostbacks without babysitting. They will still try to follow Taven's trail to reach Claira's father at West Hill, but through a more dangerous road.

But right now, to spice things up, we could have a band of thieves try and ambush the meeting so we can exercise the characters' fighting abilities  :D

Go ahead and post first, Fazz, and we'll take it from there.

[FazzEagle]

Ohh cool :)

Alrighty then

[Seventh]

If you've still got that open space, I'd be thrilled to take part! Do let me know if anything doesn't work for you, and I'll try to change it~
I generally prefer to provide my own pictures, but my main PC (on which I do all my drawing) is... well, broken really. So I've just added in an appearance section - I hope that it's detailed enough to replace the need for a picture.


Name: Vetur Maekirbjorn
Title: Warden Commander
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Class: Warrior
Weapons: Longsword (Swordhand) / One-handed Waraxe (Off-hand)
Appearance: Stoutly built, six-foot-five and with a hard body on a broad frame, Vetur is a hardened warrior as is typical of the Wardens of Weisshaupt. For despite their numbers, it is a difficult existance, one entirely reliant on the ability to survive and weather the waves of darkspawn. His eyes are vivid and bright, grey in colour so that they glimmer like sharp steel. His hair is a pale blonde, and falls across his brow in thick strands. His face is angular, with shallow cheeks giving him a cold, slightly gaunt look. Lastly, a fading white scar runs in an uneven, horizontal line from the bridge of his nose to his left ear, from which hangs a single drake-tooth earring.
He primarily wears the armour of his office - the Warden Commander,

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but against the cold of the Anderfels and the Tevinter borders where his outpost lies, he also wears a silver and white fur cloak and hood.
Special Talent: Tainted by the Joining. Allows Vetur to sense darkspawn, and darkspawn him.
Birthplace: The Anderfels
Family: Has a number of family members in the villages that lie in the shadow of Weisshaupt.
Background:
Born in the harsh lands of the Anderfels, Vetur grew up rough and in relative poverty. With a lineage of Wardens in his family line, Vetur followed his siblings and chanced his life in the Joining - and survived where two of his brothers did not. He rose within their ranks over the years, eventually coming to be the Commander of his own outpost in a distant corner of the lifeless Anderfels.

Recently however, a rare messenger brought word from the First Warden. Men were needed to undertake a political mission to strengthen ties with the Penteghasts of Nevarra. Details were scarce, but they involved Drake's Fall and a rising number of dragons - a creature that shared a body with the Archdemons. With whispers of a brewing Blight, the connection needed to be addressed...

[Crowe]

That's a cool profile. It will be interesting to see it develop. I'll give you a quick run-down of what happened so far and what's happening at the moment.

The party intercepted a smuggling operation on The Revenant, the ship that brought them to Jader, in which Blood Mages and Reavers were hired to bring Drakes to Jader. The party kill the two Drakes along with the smugglers on the ship. Hidden amongst the cargo was a little girl, Claira, who is a mage. Then they learn that Claira's father was the one who paid for her and the Drakes to be smuggled out of Nevarra but he is working for a noblewoman in Ferelden.

At the moment, the party has met with Taven, the elf that is to take the girl to her father, behind a Jader inn called the Black Rune Inn. Claira's father is waiting for her in an abandoned fortress in West Hill, Ferelden. The party's goal is to cross the Frostback Mountains and reach West Hill to learn more about the Drakes, and particularily why they were being smuggled, from the girl's father. But just as they thought that the exchange had gone well and Claira was going to be returned hom safely, a band of thieves surround them and try to mug them. That's where we're at right now.

If you have any questions, go ahead and ask. ;)

[Seventh]

Ah, thanks for the summary! Though I did read the whole thread anyway, just to check it out really~

I'm not too sure when/how to drop into the current story, though... Maybe I'll just make a post on Vetur's journey thus far, and perhaps step in towards the end of this encounter with the theives - how does that sound? Or do you have a better suggestion for an intro~?

[Crowe]

I think that sounds good. Like them being overwhelmed by the thieves' numbers and having Vetur come in to whip everyone around before they make introductions.

And, btw, that's pretty awesome that you actually read the whole thing :D

[Seventh]

Alright, then that's what I'll have Vetur do! I'll just write this first post covering his journey to Jader, including his time on The Revenant, and then I'll hold off until the thieves numbers thin down a bit~

Heh, well I've always had a habit of trying to catch up with an RP if it isn't too long before I join in. This one was fairly short, so it was alright! Gives me a bit of an idea of what your characters are like - though of course Vetur will find out on his own~

[Crowe]

Sounds good to me  :-)

[FazzEagle]

Skip my turn for this round, please.

[Crowe]

Yeah, if there's a conversation going on or if there's just two people alone, it's fine to post back to back a little bit.

[Seventh]

Ah okay, should I just post then? Or would you prefer I wait for MiaKage?

I generally wait my turn until told that someone wants their turn skipped because they have nothing to say or whatever the reason, which is why I hadn't replied to Eira's questioning yet.

[Crowe]

I'm sure it's fine for this situation at least. I wait when there's an action left to be done or something left to be said or answered.

[Crowe]

I'll let the others reply before I do so they can introduce themselves.

Happy Holidays everyone!! ;D

[Lavinia]

Might consider popping in on this one if it's still well and active. Have you any need of an apostate? o.o

[Crowe]

A mage, of any allegiance, is welcome, yes :-)

If you're interested, go ahead and read the summary I wrote on this page (2) for Seventh. And if you have any questions or ideas for how to join the party, I'm all about collaborating ;D

[Lavinia]

Hmm, how would the group feel about protecting an apostate who has fled from the tower in Fereldan? I know it's a tad cliche but -shrugs- I'm a bit short on clever ideas right now. However, if you have some way to connect a run-away mage into the main plot, do let me know and I can craft a background accordingly.

[Crowe]

Sorry for the late reply :-\

Hmm, at this point, I think it fits with the timeline we're working with, so its fine.