Purgatory - Warriors & Slaves, Prestige & Survival (Recruitment)

[Lunar Raven]

Theoretically possible.  All the more so if you can explain how  ;D


New Approval
Ariel by Etherealgirl

Currently Reviewing
Sharp by Golden Spider
Savage by Deathnote
Chiana & Runa by CurvyKitten

[VonDoom]

Well, here's my initial idea for a character more on the upper end of things. If we don't get anyone else making characters more in that range of what's around in Haven, I might move away from it until that changes, depending on what everyone else thinks.

The kink bits probably have more apt ways to describe them, I'll happily take feedback on how to put them more succinctly. Also, what weight would be appropriate? I'd appreciate help, I have no clue about these things.

Valar
Apparent Age: Late Thirties/Early Fourties
Height: 6'6; Weight: 220lbs
Eye Colour: blazing blue; Hair Colour: white-gray
Gender: Male
Orientation: Heterosexual with Warriors, gender blind with slaves
Kinks: establishing dominance, dom-dom encounters, combat ending in passionate intercourse, multitasking (receiving a blowjob from a slave while meeting another warrior, for example, who might also be on the receiving end), assumed consent, non-consent ending in enthusiastic reciprocation, multiple partners, impregnation
Limits: scat, gore, vore, actual subbing (with this character, anyway)
Appearance: Valar, sometimes call 'Witchbrood' in hushed whispers, is a giant of a man; tall by any standards of humanity and broadly muscled, he is not shy to display his prowess, usually wearing nothing but a metallic mesh-skirt, leather boots that wrap around his ankles in a spine-like design and a loincloth. More so than his relative lack of clothing and size, what truly makes his appearance a sight to behold are those features that have earned him his fearsome reputation, that have caused rumors about feasting on demons to circulate for centuries: his unnaturally blazing-blue eyes, those elongated sharply peaking pointed ears and, most of all, the clawed fingers he even employs in battle.

Aside from his unnatural features, his face is a handsome one. Sharp, masculine features with prominent cheekbones, full lips, a hawk nose and strong eyebrows that he all too often pulls into a scowl. His hair, a white-gray long mane that he binds together into an unruly ponytail, flies wildly in battle. His moves betray a tiger-like dexterity that is at odds with his bulk but fits his deadly claws and light-reflecting eyes all too well. His voice has a deep, rich quality but in combat all too often turns into a wild roar.

Along his powerful chest and stomach run many battle scars, both from blade and claw. How they have not healed and faded properly in Purgatory remains a mystery.



CHARACTER INFO
Caste: Warrior (Freeholder)
Time in Haven: 400 Years
History: Valar was born in Purgatory and grew up in Haven during its early days. His mother was an ambitious, power-hungry hag, mad and unpleasant to the eye, but powerful in sorcery. She was able to change her shape when she so wished, at some cost to herself, but liked to do so to seduce and then mock powerful men.

She was one of the founding members of Haven and proudly wore a golden collar, taking many warriors to her bed, sometimes to vex them with trickery, sometimes with promises of power and influence if they would but love her in her true shape. Shortly after its founding she conceived a child together with one of the original warlords, intent on securing herself greater standing yet. She cast many spells upon the child within her womb, to ensure that it would be strong, that it would be a true child of Purgatory, one that no man could match.

And her child, Valar, was indeed powerful, growing quickly and becoming stronger day by day, but his strength was still within the realm of mortals. He was not undefeatable as she had hoped. Still the hag thought to use him. Valar never knew his father's identity until the moment he killed him at the behest of his mother. Seeing her manipulations for what they were for the first time, he cast the hag down to hell -- making him thus the killer of both his parents. There were no witnesses. His actions against his mother were never examined too closely, as many had feared her and were glad to be rid of the dangerous sorceress.

Valar swore himself to service for Haven and became a Bondsman, proving himself again and again on the field of battle as well as duels against his fellow warriors, to which he was challenged all too often during his earlier years. Though delayed by his reputation and the subspicions harbored against him by many, his wild abandon in combat against any manner of foe, demon or worm, eventually earned him his own grant of land -- and with it, the rank of Freeholder.

Since then he kept acting as before, joining expedition after expedition and acquiring a number of slaves of his own. Over the centuries he has gained the qualifications to be warlord, but was never granted the rank, likely because of his questionable origins.

Personality: Valar likes Haven. Whatever spells his mother had cast to change him into her ideal tool may have influenced him, may have made the hunger that drives most mad more bearable for him, may have made him stronger -- but to what extent and what is naturally his, he can never know. He also carries a warlord's legacy, after all - he was conflicted about that for a long time, but has come to terms with it over the centuries. There are no answers to be had, he is what he is, spells or no spells. He enjoys the pleasures of the flesh, he relishes the fight and values his own freedom greatly. To that extent, he always seeks opportunities to increase his freedom to move as he pleases, going on many expeditions (though also for love of battle and challenge).

He is very confident, proud and gives the constant impression of  the calm before the storm. In control, calm, but like one wrong word or gesture might cause him to casually tear a throat out.  In reality, he only ever exerts his violent impulses in challenges or genuine combat, but there is an underlying unrestfulness to him if he doesn't regularly get the release of battle.

In regards to slaves, he gives his a very long leash. They can basically do as they like as long as his needs are met and they are available when he needs them to be. Though many expect him to be, he isn't particularly cruel to his slaves, but can come across as uncaring.

Ambitions/Goals: Valar ultimately seeks advancement, not just to warlord, but to ruler of Haven. He almost became a mere puppet to his mother, so he seeks to be beholden to no one, to stand above all.
A warrior-lover by his side who can match his ferocity.
To gather followers, enslave weaker warriors and expand his territory
To establish a line. He actively seeks any partners with whom he might 'breed true', with the offspring retaining his unnatural traits. So far to no success, all progeny over the years has turned out completely human.


EXPERTISE
Experienced Fighter: Having lived centuries of fighting, there are very few outside of other century-old veterans who can boast as much actual combat experience as he. While there may be those with better technique, discipline, weapon skill or tactics, he uses everything he has to its utmost.

Survivor: Blessed with a hardy physique and supernatural senses, survival comes easily to Valar. Having survived Purgatory and returned even on his own after a failed expedition or two in his past, he knows well how to guide others outside Haven's safe walls.

TRAITS
Witchbrood: Dark magics were infused into Valar even before he was born and more after, granting him the ability to see in the dark, very fine hearing and claws that can harm even demons. There may be other perks, but whether he had an easier time acquiring his physique than others might have or if his wounds would heal a little faster is ultimately irrelevant in Purgatory.

Champion's Physique: Valar is about at the peak of human strength, dexterity, toughness and endurance. While this was a disappointment to the witch who conceived him, it is still a result of dark magic and the combination of all these often does make him appear like a feral beast. (Think Marvel's Sabretooth minus the extreme healing factor. Or Captain America with claws.)

Strong Instincts: Both his experience and the instincts that come with his magical enhancements combine into great reflexes and something that can almost be described as a danger sense.

Magic Resistant: Magic that attempts to affect his mind or physique directly (curse/debuff and mind reading/control sort of spells) is difficult to cast on Valar. Attack spells or spells that affect him via external forces work perfectly fine.

Fearsome Reputation: His reputation has its advantages -- he has an easier time intimidating others into compliance, his skill is rarely questioned and his slaves are usually left alone.

DRAWBACKS
Pride: Valar does not take kindly to challenges to his pride and considers very few his peers. He rarely considers the possibility of losing to anyone, partially because he is buying into his own reputation, and may underestimate human foes.

Lack of Perspective: Valar was born in Purgatory and has no interest in or understanding of cultures other than the system established in Haven. He knows war, how to do battle against the dangers in Purgatory, how to cow men, slavery, carnal pleasure … and little else.

Bloodlust: Valar needs the release of battle and craves challenges. If he cannot satisfy that, he grows unrestful and becomes more easily agitated.  It's possible that this was caused by his mother, a redistribution of other urges more difficult to satisfy in Purgatory. All the better to turn him into a weapon.

Fearsome Reputation:Valar's reputation as practically a wild beast who is feral in battle, feasts on demons and generally intimidating appearance has its drawbacks. Many don't want or like to deal with him and new slaves often need convincing that he's not dangerous to them. The superstitious avoid him (Witchbrood, hagspawn, Rakshasah, 'that demon' and many other insults circulate) and despite his continued service and abandon in battle for Haven, he is one of the Freeholders most often suspected of being a traitor to demons or actually a demon himself.

[Etherealgirl]

Yummy! I like the kinks. :3

[VonDoom]

 >:) Hopefully not just those.

[Etherealgirl]

He seems like a total badass.

[VonDoom]

Thanks. Just modified the kinks slightly and added another ambition. Should have occurred to me earlier, fits in really well with him working to get to the top and gather followers.

Edit: Also, not sure if 'gender blind' is the best way to put it for how he approaches slaves. He doesn't care if it's man, woman or somewhere in-between when it comes to, uh, 'relief duty' so to speak, but he does appreciate beauty and femininity. If a male slave is too buff and masculine, he'd probably rebuke them for not being a warrior instead. But how to put that in a short manner ...

[Astrofig]

Just peeking in to say I should have my guy up by tomorrow at the latest. I have work today but I get off this afternoon.

[Etherealgirl]

I don't think you need to elaborate on it, since it can just naturally come out in RP. Its not like he needs to have sex with every slave. If he sees one he doesn't care for, he can pick another one that fits his style. *Shrugs*

Also, awesome choice on impregnation. ;)

[Max]

Will try to have my slave done over the weekend.

[CurvyKitten]

DONE! And ready to be looked over for approval :)

Chiana DONE!

Chiana
Apparent Age: 19
Height: 5' 6''Weight: 125
Eye Colour: Green Hair Colour:brown
Gender: Female
Orientation: BI
Kinks: strong men, curvy woman, power play, hair pulling, passion, kissing, biting, touching, heated sex and what it calls for in the moment she is open to trying a great many things
Limits: vore, gore, bathroom play, bestiality, mutilation, extreme pain, bad smells,
Appearance:  Her body is well toned from her training and being on the run. Her hair is a warm brown with caramel highlights that shine brighter when she is out in the sun more. A sun kissed tone adds warmth to her skin. Chiana's eyes are a vibrant green that tends to turn in to a darker stormy ocean green when she is upset. Her skin is mostly untouched, all but her back that still bares the scars the whips of her jailers left behind.


CHARACTER INFO
Caste: Slave (leather bound)
Time in Haven: new arrival
History:

Chiana grew up on the streets, her home nothing but a hidden shed behind the stone wall of an old house. Her and her brother grew up together for the most part. Always taking care of each other, and fighting to survive. They grew up learning to do what was needed to survive. Becoming one of the many that lived in the world of thieves and whores that no one saw. They became rather good at what they did, Chiana seemed right at home in the life they made. Stealing, coning, and faking their way into whatever it was they needed or wanted. Gathering contacts within all areas of life. After all, even those that seemed to be the best behaved usually had their dark little secrets. Chiana just happened to be one of them.

It wasn't till she was 18 that she and her brother got separated. A job gone bad, one of their partners turned them in to get off scott free. And while they were trying to get away Chiana was caught. Not wanting her brother to get caught, she yelled and told him to run while he could. But that he damn well better find her later on.

Chiana had faith in her brother and thought he'd come back for her soon. But as time passed and she was pasted around prison to prison Chiana lost the faith she once had. The cruelty of the prison system constantly trying to break her only caused her to harden that much more. She honestly thought it would never end, that was until she finally came and they chose to end her punishment and use her as an example and sentenced her to death.

By this point she had given up on her brother, had he been caught too? Had he been killed? Or had he simply given up on her, running away to never look back. Chiana didn't know the truth and she wasn't sure that she ever wanted to know. Besides at the moment that wasn't her problem. Now she had to worry about where she'd end up next. Oddly enough Heaven once pulled to her, but something held her back, something held her changed to purgatory. New to this strange world, trapped between heaven and hell Chiana finds herself facing a whole new set of problems.

Personality: Chiana is all about living life to the fullest. Despite her meager upbringings she found a way to enjoy anything and everything she wanted. Even if that meant she had to do some seed work to get it. Sex, drugs, stealing, manipulating, blackmailing, hell in her short life she has done it all. Cheeky and smart, she knows when to go with the flow and when to fight. Playful and flirty, not shy in the least. Chiana see's what she wants and normally gets it.

Beyond her fiery demeanor lies something much strong though, even if it has not fully come into being. Chiana is strong willed, and stands by her beliefs, which has lead to more than one beating in her life time. She holds onto a sense of who she is despite what happens in life, and always finds a way to survive.
Ambitions/Goals: AT the moment survive and find a place to thrive, in a way to find her brother though she knows if she does that he is dead. So part of her prays she will never see him.


EXPERTISE
thievery: Chiana isn't a stranger to the five finger discount. She is skilled in the art of pick pocketing, and B and E. She was actually quiet the skilled second story woman when she was alive. These skills will no doubt serve her in purgatory now.

acrobatics: Chiana is one agile girl, bend her every which way or watched her tumble, flip, sprint, and jump in any way she needs to get where she is going...or to get away.

dancing:Not the most used skill that belonged to Chiana, but it is something she find passion in. Her body moves with a sense of grace not many have. And one can easily see how free she becomes when giving into the dance.

Information: Knowledge is power and information is key, that is something Chiana has always known. One never knows when some small tid bit of information will come in handy. Not to mention black mail is a very lucrative business. So information has always been something Chiana strives to obtain, and something she became very good at. This hasn't changed in purgatory as a strange ability of being able to see into peoples minds is slowly manifesting. (note still low ability, something she can't control or really understand at the moment.)


TRAITS
Strong willed: Chiana has always been strong willed, you have to be to keep pushing forward no matter how bad things got. Once you gave in, once you broke everything was over. And Chiana was never ready for the fun to be over.

Reading people: Be they a mark, or just someone she wanted to play with Chiana has always been able to read people. Their tells, and those twitches that give away all the answers she needs. This skill has not only come in handy in her line of work, its saved her life a few times as well.

Manipulative: That look, a tone to the voice, a light touch, or a smooth line it all added up to the hypnotic way Chiana seemed to be able to bend people. With just herself and her words Chiana has been able to achieve a great deal without breaking a sweat.

DRAWBACKS
Drugs: Despite her brothers efforts Chiana gained a drug habit. That need to feel everything she could, or the need to go numb. There was always something to help with that, even if it wasn't the best thing for her.

Scared: Her back still has the evidence of prison guards whips. Their wrath and anger towards her was never held back, her back no has several strike marks across it. Clearly from some of the more intense punishments she received.

Inara DONE

Inara
Apparent Age: looks mid to late 20's
Height: 5' 7" Weight: 140
Eye Colour:Hazel Hair Colour: Black
Gender: Female
Orientation: Pansexual
Kinks: music, dancing, outdoors, intimacy, passion, kissing, biting, petting, control, touching, heated sex and being in the moment, massages, pleasure as a whole, teasing, tempting, foreplay,bondage,  and OH SO MUCH MORE
Limits: vore, gore, bathroom play, bestiality, mutilation, extreme pain, bad smells,
Appearance: Inara has a well tone yet feminine frame, her dark hair a brilliant contrast to the sun kissed hue of her untouched skin. Long legs with lush thighs give way to fertile hips. Her soft curves leaving no mistaking her for a wonderfully feminine curves. Her breasts almost a full C, nothing more then a perfect handful. It is clear she has good breeding and a strong bloodline, the beauty of the woman before her only grows greater over the generations.



CHARACTER INFO
Caste: Slave (Gold bound)
Time in Haven: 10 years
History:
A Queen...she had once been a Queen, but she was a Queen that had been betrayed by her own people. They turned against her; unable to stand a woman leading them and king that was nothing more than a figurehead. Betrayed, dragged out before the court and murdered by the very people she had once strived to lead into a future she envisioned for them. Glory, wealth, love, power they were all stripped from her in an instant. Perhaps that is why she has hidden her true name and found herself stuck with in purgatory. Was it a stubborn refusal to move on or something much more that held her there? Honestly she did not know, but the woman that was once Queen would not let her soul tarnish, even when trapped between heaven and hell.

She took the name Inara, not wanting who she was known for many reasons. One of which was because the woman who was once queen found herself as a slave when entering purgatory. But being a slave did not mean she had to be down in the muck. Inara would never stand for remaining at the bottom, remaining nothing but the trash men used and threw away when they were done. No, she strived for so much more, and despite how hard it was she used her skills to make her way to the top tier for the slave ranks.

Her name is well known throughout purgatory, as are her skills. Inara is the best at what she does, and she is so much more than a simple concubine. Inara had risen to a rank not many were able to. And found that even as a slave, she could hold some sense of power. Now Inara spends her time as she pleases, choosing her lovers and the company she keeps. It is not the life she would have chosen, but even here it is a life she has created herself.

One of the reasons Inara is so well know is that fact that she does not have a patron. The great warrior that once held her leash no longer remains in purgatory. There are many rumors about his disappearance or death as one is believed to be immortal in purgatory. But in the end nothing true is really known. Inara still remains free of a true master, the goods and money she herself had earn from her master has sustained her to this point. Which is a blessing as she has not accepted any of the many offers of patronage she has received. Some wonder if she does not have her sights set on a much higher place, perhaps even the king’s side. But she has never spoken of such things, and seems to never have any intention to, at least not yet.

Personality: Inara may not look it, her beautiful face and well toned body. But don't let the those pretty eyes fool you, those that know her can tell you what a type of temptress lies beneath. Strong willed, confident, and quick witted all traits she has learned over her years of travel.  Her duel nature controlled and clearly used to her advantage. Though there are moments when you can tell she connects with the animal within. And she enjoys every moment of it.

She is known for unshakable nature, having to be an unmovable force of her own. A woman meant to be a trail blazer, finding her place within Purgatory, enjoying the world as it was her proverbial oyster.  She never really talks about her past, just tid bits here and there. She has strong will, a loyal heart, is stubborn as hell, and has a temper that can rival and shake anyone around her when truly provoked. She is heat, passion, exploration, strength, mysterious, seduction,  all in one untamed and amazingly curvy well-toned body.
Ambitions/Goals: To rise to the highest rang possible and stay there, to remain in some way a Queen or desired woman of high esteem and fortune. To live the life she is used too, to not feel so...alone.


EXPERTISE
Tasting of essences: With one small kiss Inara can read the truth of someone, it is used to know their deepest desire or secrets, to know what it is they want to hide form the world. And she uses that to her advantage every chance she gets

Reading emotions: A natural gift to read the emotion of a beings near her. One she uses and takes full advantage of.

The art of pleasure: Food, art, music, touch, and of course sex, there are so many ways to enjoy pleasure in the world. And Inara knows and has mastered many of them. When with her a person learns to enjoy all the pleasures that life has to offer.

Stamina: Call it being insatiable but Inara has the stamina to keep with any lover. Her body seems to have an endless supply of energy, and she recovers quickly enough from the shock of bliss or sometimes even pain. It is know that no lover leaves her bed unsatisfied.

TRAITS
Educated: Queens are always given the best education, she has to be able to stand tall by her husband after all. And in the life Inara once had she was the voice behind the crown, a brilliant mind able to keep up with any man.

Linguist: In her once living life Inara was a Queen and that meant dealing with people from all the different corner of the world. And that meant that she had to be able to communicate with them. Languages became another art to her and she still studies them to this day.

Calming: Inara has always been able to bring a sense of calm, even to the wildest of beasts. Call it a gift, in some ways its a way of survival. One had to learn how to deal with the harsher lovers of this world to remain alive and unharmed.

Knowing the body: Pressure points, a healers knowledge, anatomy, the human body is a fascinating thing, and Inara has taken it upon herself to learn everything she could about it.

DRAWBACKS
Materialistic: Living in the slums was never for her, Inara was a Queen once and despite her label of slave she strives to live and enjoy the life she had grown accustom to.

None combative: Inara has never been a fighter, beyond the art of using a bow she has not been own to face the lines of battle. After all a Queen has her knights to do that for her.

Fear of drowning: Due to the torturous way she died, Inara still has a fear of drowning.

[Lunar Raven]

New Approval: Chiana by CurvyKitten

PMs have been sent to players regarding the other characters for some minor adjustments.

Currently Reviewing: Valar by VonDoom

[VonDoom]

Let me know if anything needs to be changed or if you have any ideas for things that could be incorporated, even -- I'm a big fan of cooperative character creation. For IM communication, if desired, I generally use Skype or I suppose Steam as an alternative, since I have a lot of E people on there by now.

(Also, if approved, I am absolutely up for character connections if anyone is interested.)

[Etherealgirl]

I'm up for character connections as well. Ariel has been in haven for about 2 years.

[Xanthaine]

A little brain dead today after... certain outside spheres of influence, however, if anyone can think of a connection with Modigh, feel free to throw me a pm and we'll thresh out the details.

[Lunar Raven]

New Approvals
Savage by Deathnote
Valar by VonDoom

Pending Adjustments
Sharp by Golden Spider
Inara by CurvyKitten

[Lunar Raven]

Just to let everyone know, I've put up an OOC page, so anyone who wants to start building up character connection, any questions about Haven or Purgatory in general, ideas they may have, can do it there.

[Lunar Raven]

New Approval:
Inara by CurvyKitten

[Max]

I am sorry, but I will have to bow out.  Drawing a blank on a character concept.

Good luck with the game though.

[Lunar Raven]

Not a problem Max!  If you feel up to it at some later point, feel free as the nature of the game allows people to pop in at any time.

[Etherealgirl]

Sorry to hear that max. We could always use more warriors and slaves. :D

[VonDoom]

Come one, come all! Get your leather bands and loincloth right there! Step right up, step right up!

[Etherealgirl]

*Gets in a bikini and holds up a sign!*

[CurvyKitten]

Yes please, more players are totally need!

[Etherealgirl]

^agreed

[VonDoom]

Don't forget the bumping rules, ladies.  C:)