Life In The Ludus: A Game of Romans, Gladiators, & Slaves

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The
Story
So Far...

It is the height of the Roman Republic and, assuming you are a Roman, it is a time of previously unknown prosperity. Rome is uncontested in her power and security, her enemies tremble in her presence, and her allies simper at her feet in the hopes of avoiding her wrath. New slaves are brought to and sold within Rome's cities each and every day. These unlucky men and women, most of them captives of Rome's many wars, are now faced with a terrible future of utter servitude where they are little more than property with no more rights than a simple beast of burden. Forced to toil, suffer, and die for the pleasure, service, and entertainment of their Roman masters.

To those within Ostia Antica who have some knowledge of the lanista's trade the Flavius family has a proud history, their ancestors were amongst the first lanistas to establish a ludus within the city and their gladiators have been featured in many historic and epic contests throughout the years. But poor management and incompetence on the part of the family's previous Pater Familias has brought dark fortunes to the name Flavius. What was once an exceedingly wealthy, and influential family with several ludi under it's control is has, in the space of a single lifetime, been reduced to little more than a shadow of it's former self. Now, with the death of his father, Titus, Lucius Flavius finds himself the newest Pater Familias of his family and the master of it's remaining holdings.

With but a single ludus to their name and scant few gladiators Lucius and his family are facing the brink of total collapse. But all hope is not lost, there are many ways for a man to make his fortune and many paths to greater glory, so long as one has the courage and audacity to walk them. Lucius still knows how to train superb gladiators, he still has a loyal family as well as loyal servants, and the Flavius name still conjures up fond memories amongst some of the city's older patricians. Those who can remember a time before Lucius's father. When the warriors of the house Flavius provided them with great entertainment, and even fought to protect the city when it was sacked by pirates many years ago. So long as he can maintain control of his house, and so long as his warriors do well in the arena there is a chance that Lucius can save his family's future and return their name to a state of power and honor once more.....

The Place
Ostia Antica is a city of greatness, the remains of the destruction wrought upon it by marauding pirates so many years before is finally nothing but faint memory. Ostia Antica is rich, secure, and its people are true loyal Romans. As one of The Republic's larger cities, Ostia Antica boasts a massive population, a constantly growing economy, and an ever growing hunger for entertainment. In order to better sate this hunger the city boasts a magnificent arena where anything from gladiatorial games to chariot races can be observed by both the lower and the upper classes of the population.

The Villa
Standing just outside the city, the Flavius family's home is composed of the villa where the family itself lives, and the Ludus where it's gladiators are trained. The villa and the ludus were both built to the highest standards. The villa contains bedrooms, an expansive kitchen, a large bath, a single private bath, and several other rooms meant for aiding in a privileged lifestyle. While the ludus boasts cells for the gladiators, open areas for training, a small medical office, a rudimentary kitchen, a single moderately sized bathing room and even the capacity to erect a small mock arena for more formal practices.









OOC
The Basics
So, this is my re-attempt to get a gladiator game started up. The game itself will focus on the Flavius family, their slaves, and their gladiators. As they all try to better their lots in life. It should be noted that this isn't going to be a 'slave rebellion' game. But rather a game focused on playing out and portraying the intrigue, lifestyle, pleasures, and sufferings of 'typical' Ancient Roman people, slaves, and gladiators. That's not saying you can't play a gladiator or slave who is disobedient/etc. It just means that you shouldn't expect to get away with gathering a bunch of unhappy slaves together, grabbing some swords, and storming the Romans. The game will ideally contain scenes of training, plotting/planning, smut (obviously) and real gladiatorial fights. The setting I'm choosing to use is a SLIGHTLY dramatized & altered version of the late republic (for us history buffs) in order to allow more freedom with character creation than a strict adherence to historical record would allow (think Rome from HBO rather than Spartacus from Starz). That having been said a few of the liberties taken with some historical facts are the specifics of the gladiatorial matches(we are ignoring most of the rules/regulations said matches actually had in order for more dramatic matches), and a few other things (such as us having slightly more common female gladiators so that female gladiators can be played).

The Combat
Before you read any further, one thing needs to be made clear. Having a character lose a match does not necessarily mean that said character has to die. In fact about 90% of the time a losing character will be allowed to fight another day, the only times this is not true are when the story calls for it and the character's player agrees to it. (Or if a player abandons the game and a character needs to be smoothly written out.)

All other aspects of the game will be freeform, what our characters do/how they do it/etc is entirely up to the players' and the GM's creative abilities. The only non-freeform portion of the game will be the gladiatorial matches themselves. These will be what I call "limited freeform" which is something I like to feel manages to take the risk/unpredictability of using a system to determine combat results without hampering creativity. This is achieved by creating a VERY simple system that is easy to get started with and requires no interaction from the players after character creation. A description of it is in the spoiler below(don't worry it's actually short I just don't want to force people who won't be playing gladiators to read it if they don't want to.

The System

Usage
Player vs NPC fights
When a player's character fights an NPC within the arena system will be used to determine the winner(s). The way this will be done is that the GM (or assistant GM) will preform the necessary rolls and determine the victor of each fight before it takes place and the character who wins within the system will be the character who wins I.C. The creative/fun parts of how easily they win/the exact method of their victory & what takes place during the fight will be 100% freeform so long as the required result is reached. 

Player vs Player fights
When player characters fight the system will also be used to determine the winner(s). The only difference from Player vs NPC fights is that if both players involved feel the result the system generates is not what they want (for instance a person playing a female gladiator and a person playing a male one both want her character to lose in order to initiate a NC scene) the GM will overrule the system and declare the desired result as the actual outcome.

Sats
Explained
The system has 5 stats. The minimum value for each stat is 1 and the maximum value is 20. The stats themselves are as follows

Health:The measure of how much damage your character can withstand before they are defeated. A character with high health is harder to finish off than one with lower health.
Attack:The measure of how strong your character's attacks are. A character with a high Attack stat will be better able to damage other characters, even those with high Defense, than others.
Defense: The measure of how much received damage is negated by your character's ability to block incoming blows and rely upon their armor. A character with a high Defense will be harder to injure.
Agility: The measure of how quick your character is on their feet. A character with high Agility will be more likely to avoid incoming blows and will be able to strike first more often than not.
Accuracy:The measure of how often your character places their attacks on target. A character with a high Accuracy will hit their opponent much more often than one with low Accuracy.

Training Level/Stat Distribution
As your character is trained in the gladiatorial arts their training level will increase. With each increase in training level they will receive more stat points to assign as you see fit in order to represent their growing skill in the arena. This will be discussed further in the next section.

At game start each player is allocated a certain number of stat points to assign to their character as they see fit. This number differs based on what training level your character is in order to represent greater training/skill at game start. (For instance the house champion will start with a higher number of points then an untrained gladiator). The number of stat points available to House Champions, Gladiators, and Gladiator Trainees are as follows:

House Champion: The House Champion starts with 60 stat points
Gladiator: A Gladiator starts with 50 stat points
Gladiator Trainee: A Gladiator Trainee starts with 25 stat points

Outcome Determination/Announcement
As stated before the outcome of a match is determined before the match takes place. The announcement of this outcome will take place via a PM to each player involved from the GM or Assistant GM in order to retain the element of surprise for all the other players.


The Roles
Below is a list of the roles open so far and a very brief description of where they stand at game start. The roles listed in BOLD are those I consider needed to start the game. The others, while I'd love to see filled, are not going to hold up game start once our required roles are filled.

Also please note that the list a rough draft so if you have a specific type of character or have a take on one of the roles in mind that you don't see listed please feel free to let me know and we  can work it in.
Pater Familias: Urbanzorro as Lucius Flavius
Wife: The wife of Lucius Flavius, and most powerful woman of the house.
Eldest Son: Lucius's eldest son, slated to become Pater Familias in the event of Lucius's death
Son: Lucius's younger son
Eldest Daughter: BarbaraGordon as Livia
Daughter: sansa as Jemi
Daughter: CurvyKitten as Alcmene
Head House Slave: The slave tasked with ensuring that all the house slaves properly to about their daily tasks.
House Slave: CurvyKitten as Marit
House Slave: CurvyKitten as Carmina
House Slave : One of the many enslaved servants within the Flavius house hold.(may be male or female)
Doctore: Urbanzorro as Jocastus
House Champion (Gladiator) The family's most skilled, and respected, gladiator, currently the house's undisputed champion. (may be male or female)
Gladiator: Deamonbane as Brandan Aidan
Gladiator: A fully trained gladiator of the house Flavius, these warriors have completed their training, earned the mark of the gladiator, and now serve the family in the arena. (may be male or female)
Gladiator: A fully trained gladiator of the house Flavius, these warriors have completed their training, earned the mark of the gladiator, and now serve the family in the arena. (may be male or female)
Gladiator Trainee bubby as Ryann ap Elim
Gladiator Trainee An as of yet untrained gladiator to be. Whether they succeed or fail in their training remains to be seen (may be male or female)
Gladiator Trainee An as of yet untrained gladiator to be. Whether they succeed or fail in their training remains to be seen (may be male or female)

Here's the character sheet:

[float=left][img]Your character's image link goes here[/img][/float]
[glow=red,2,300][i][font=georgia]Character Name Here[/font][/i][/glow]
by [u]Player Name Here[/u]
[b]Role[/b]: Are they the wife? the daughter? son? slave? gladiator? etc? Yes females can be gladiators too.
[b]Gladiator Type:[/b] If they are a gladiator what style do they fight in? (list of styles provided later in post)
[b]Age:[/b] How old is your character?
[b]Gender:[/b] Are they male? Female?
[b]Orientation:[/b] What is your character's sexual orientation?
[b]Appearance Details:[/b] Anything about how they look that isn't included in their image. Such as scars, birth marks, tattoos, piercings, etc.
[b]Personality:[/b] What are they like? how do they behave?
[b]Bio:[/b] Who are they? Where are they from? What has their life been like up till now? How did they get here? etc.
[b]Character's Ons:[/b] What sort of sexual elements does your character enjoy
[b]Character's Offs:[/b] What sort of sexual elements does your character NOT enjoy (not to be confused with your offs)
[b]Player's Ons:[/b] What sexual elements do you hope to get your character into in this game?
[b]Player's Offs:[/b] What sexual elements do you not want to happen to your character in this game?
[spoiler=Stats]
Health:List the number of points you have assigned to your Health stat here
Attack:List the number of points you have assigned to your Attack stat here
Defense:List the number of points you have assigned to your Defense stat here
Agility:List the number of points you have assigned to your Agility stat here
Accuracy: List the number of points you have assigned to your Accuracy stat here
[/spoiler]


Gladiator Fighting Styles
If you're interested in playing a gladiator here is a list of the different styles of fighting which you can choose to have your character be trained in. Please keep in mind that you can only choose one and that they aren't permanent (you can ask to have yourself switched around OOC and we can make it happen IC). I've tried to keep them as accurate to the actual historical styles as possible while still keeping them 'cool' Also, yes there are female gladiators in our setting if someone wants to play one.


Gladiator Types

Cestus

Cestus: Armed with plated/spiked gloves and boots. As well as metal gauntlets and shin guards. Wearing little to no armor the cestus style relies on natural strength and speed. In order to have success on the sand a cestus must focus on closing the distance with their opponent as quickly as possible, getting within the opponent's guard and using the shorter distance and time it takes to deliver a punch then the swing of a sword to their advantage. This style's strengths lie in offense at extremely close quarters where speed and raw power can make all the difference, and weapon type becomes less important.

Cestus gladiators rarely wear any form of armoring for their chests or heads and are expected to rely on their own skill and speed for defense from an enemy's attacks.


Dimachaerus
Armed with two swords and also lightly armored. The dimachaerus style focuses on skilled use of the blade for both offense and defense. A dimachaerus must learn to know when to attack, when to defend, when to advance and when to fall back. A skilled dimichareus is a master at knowing where to move and when to move there, as well as at countering an enemy's mistake to the fullest advantage.

For protection Dimachaerus gladiators often wear a Manica on one arm and can also wear a small chest plate. These items emphasize the style's reliance on the reaction speed and skill of the fighter in order to be made useful.


Hoplomachus
Armed with a one handed spear, a short sword, and a small circular shield in what is considered the 'Greek fashion" gladiators who fight in the Hoplomachus style are considered to be heavily armed and heavily armored. They are trained to advance cautiously, taking full advantage of the superior range their spear provides in order to force their opponent on the defensive. The best hoplomachi learn to instantly recognize when the time comes to abandon their spear and switch to their short sword.

They wear helmets, grieves, a manica, an occasionally a small chest plate for protection, making them one of the best protected gladiator fighting styles, though all this armor often comes at the cost of speed.


Laqueraius
Armed with only a lasso and sword, to the observer with little knowledge of the gladiatorial arts the laqueraius may appear disadvantaged against other styles. However much like the retiarius the laqueraius is trained and equipped to strip the enemy of their advantages and delver a killing blow to an opponent who eventually finds themselves with no weapon or defense against the laqueraius's blade. The style is focused on maintaining proper distance with their opponent and using the lasso to either disarm or trip their opponent, thus opening the path for the laqueraius to charge in with their sword and claim victory.

In keeping with the style's focus on movement and the laqueraius often only wears a manica for protection.

Lorarium
Armed with a whip, short sword, and small shield. The style of the lorarium is similar to a highly aggressive laqueraius. However where a laqueraius uses their lasso to entangle their opponent the lorarium uses their whip to throw the enemy onto the defensive, forcing them behind their shield or to attempt to block the whip with their blade as the lorarium advances in order to finish the battle with their own blade. A skilled lorarium will attempt to force their enemy to block or grasp at the whip in order to disarm their enemy or force him off balance with a quick pull of the whip once it has been caught.

For protection the lorarium must rely on their shield and speed, as this style often wears little to no armor.

Murmillo
Armed with a sword and large square shield in 'legionary fashion' the murmillo is equally effective on defense as on offense. A murmillo can advance slowly behind their shield or charge in to close the distance quickly, as the situation calls. A skilled murmillo knows that their greatest strength lies in their ability to switch from offense to defense at a moments notice in order to blunt an enemy's attack or take advantage of a weak defense.

In addition to a shield murmillo gladiators wear a manica on their sword arm, large protective helmets, and a grieve on their forward leg.


Retiarius
Armed with a net, trident, and dagger the retarius is a style which focuses on forcing their opponent to the ground in disarray in order to delver the killing blow. Their greatest asset is the net and its ability, when used well, to entangle, hinder, and trip the retarius's opponent. The combination of net and trident allows the retarius to be most effective at long and moderate ranges while the dagger allows them to avoid being totally defenseless in close quarters.

The retiarius wears a manica for protection when attacked.


Scissor
Armed with a sword and a specialized weapon unique to the scissor fighting style. An effective scissor must make use of their specialized weapon, taking advantage of it's hooked blade to tie up the weapon of their opponent while the design of its grip insures that the scissor will not be the one who is disarmed by such a situation. Scissors are trained to trust and block with their scissor blade while reserving the sword to parry a well placed strike by the enemy or deliver well placed strikes of their own when they have successfully tied up their enemy's primary weapon.

To accommodate the style's reliance on being attacked before being fully effective the scissor is heavily armored, often wearing a manica on the arm not protected by his weapon, a helmet, a and chest plate.


Thraex
Armed with a small shield and curved Thracian sword. The thraex style has much in common with the murmillo, but focuses on further balancing speed as well as attack and defense. The key to a successful career as a thraex is to know which opponents must be met with defense, aggression, or evasion. As the thraex style is equally suited to any such attempt.

Like the murmillo the thraex also wears a large protective helmet, a grieve on their foreleg, and a manica on their sword arm to aid in the use of their shield for defense.

Velites
Armed with three throwing spears, a short sword, and shield. With similar weapons to a legionary skirmisher the velites style is meant to use its ability to attack from range to its advantage, throwing its spears at the opponent in order to injure or weaken them before closing in for use of their sword and shield. The velites focuses on quick movement and accurate tosses of the spear.

In keeping with its light style the velites wears only a light helmet, which many gladiators choose not to wear at all for what little defensive ability it provides.


Magistri Belua
Armed with a short sword and assisted by trained animals, a magistri belua is considered quite exotic and is often a rare sight within the games. The key to the magistri's success is proper training of what ever beast they will take into the area and knowing how to exploit the distraction said beast provides in order to advance and delver the finishing blow with their blade. The most common animals used by a magistri are dogs, and birds of prey, but other more exotic animals have also been known to be used.

The magistri belua makes use of only a helmet for protection.


Non Orthodoxam
Armed with their own native/cultural weaponry. Those gladiators classified as Non Orthodoxam are warriors who's native fighting style is considered interesting or exotic enough to warrant being displayed in the games. They can be anything from marauding celts, to numidian spearmen.

If you have any questions/comments please feel free to post them (as well as characters if you'd like to play)
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GnothiSeauton

I'd be interested in playing my wife character, or house slave, or both, from the previous version of the game.
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Kadigan

Still interested, if eldest daughter is still welcome. I've also vaguely had an idea for a Gladiator character of late..

Urbanzorro

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Deamonbane

I'd be happy to take up my previous character... A Celtic gladiator, as memory serves.
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christalskies

I'd love to play this.

Character Name Here
by Player Name Here
Role: Slave
Gladiator Type: Hoplomachus
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Orientation: straight
Appearance Details: Scars acquired from the fighting pits of North Africa.
Personality: What are they like? how do they behave?
Bio: Spiros was a Greek soldier.  Was captured in North Africa and has spent the last 10 years as a pit fighter there.  Spiros has become battle hardened and an expert fighter.  The scars that cover his body show the evidence of his past.
Character's Ons: Spiros is sometimes hired out to wealthy woman who want to fuck a champion.  Spiros enjoys rough sex dominant sex, as a powerful man he has a reputation of putting a woman through her paces.
Character's Offs: Spiros is not a submissive.
Player's Ons: Displays of prowess for wealthy woman, i.e. fucking female slaves with an audience.  And private audiences with wealthy woman.  Also breeding, the seed of a champion is valuable, especially for women who are worried about providing an heir for their husbands.
Player's Offs: Nothing really puts me off, except scat, and bestiality.
Stats

Health:List the number of points you have assigned to your Health stat here
Attack:List the number of points you have assigned to your Attack stat here
Defense:List the number of points you have assigned to your Defense stat here
Agility:List the number of points you have assigned to your Agility stat here
Accuracy: List the number of points you have assigned to your Accuracy stat here

bubby


Urbanzorro

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Livia
by Barbara Gordon
Role: Eldest Daughter
Age: 22
Gender: F
Orientation: Bi
Appearance Details: Livia has a scar along her arm, usually hidden by a bracelet, due to a horse riding accident from her younger days.
Personality: Livia has a shyness about her, perhaps from the past 4 years of playing the dutiful daughter. She speaks softly, though when speaking to a subordinate she speaks firmly. She is not afraid, however, to go after some things that she wants, can occasionally be a bit rebellious and often dreams of life beyond the walls of the ludus.  Every so often she enjoys finding a quiet spot to simply..observe.
Bio: Livia was born to a life of luxury and ease inside the walls of the ludus, to her father Lucius and her mother. A sickly child at birth, it was feared she would not see her second year, though amazingly struggled onward, growing ever more healthy as each month progressed. As she grew older, her father indulged her love of horses by allowing her weekly riding lessons, presuming her studies went well. She actually became quite skilled at riding.  Occasionally she found herself drifting off during lessons with her tutor, which was rewarded with a firm rap of the cane.
When she turned 16 her parents began to seek out eligible suitors for her, rejecting a few that they considered unworthy. However, as time went on, and her family’s fortunes dried up, so did the suitors. Now, at the age of 22 she fears she may never find a husband, though more because she feels that not doing so would let down her father.
Character's Ons: She enjoys what appears to be genuine affection, strong and dominate partners.
Character's Offs: Dirty things, she is not fond of anything that is dirty or filthy.
Player's Ons: I’m open to most anything really. Except…
Player's Offs: Scat, underage,  and mutilations.

GnothiSeauton

I'll repost my house servant character later this evening.  I am going to wait for posting the mother until more of the children roles are filled out as they would be a part of her biography.
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sansa

I hope this is accepted! I'm interested in the role of the youngest daughter




Jemi
by Sansa
Role: Youngest Daughter
Age: 18
Gender: F
Orientation: straight
Appearance Details: Jemi has no striking features that make her stand out but she often carries herself in a shy manor.
Personality: Courteous, Shy, Gentle, and Kind are just a few words to describe Jemi. She is the youngest daughter, and as so, she often holds her tongue and keeps to the shadows to avoid attention. The girl is not mindless though; she smart, cunning, and brave even if she chooses not to show those qualities as dominate features.


Bio: Jemi is the youngest daughter of Lucius and had been considered the weak one to some. She hated watching fights amongst men because blood made her uncomfortable, but as the daughter of Lucius she had to be strong and accept that men and women would see pain and blood shed. Now she shows little emotion to situations but it is really a mask to hide her true thoughts or opinions.

Character's Ons: dominate partners, passion, confidence, non con.
Character's Offs: weak men
Player's Ons: I’m open to most anything really and love S/M type of relationships..
Player's Offs: Scat, underage,  and mutilations.
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Hello E friends. For those who've role played with me, I disappeared for a while due to lack of access to a computer and personal issues. Life has calmed down and I now have access to E and inspiration has struck me again. :)

Deamonbane

Brandan Aidan (meaning Fire Sword) Also known as the Merry Celt
by Deamonbane

Role: Gladiator

Gladiator Type: Dimachaerus, with a preference for Thracian Curved swords

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Orientation: Bisexual

Appearance Details: A Tattoo on his left arm called the Helm of Awe, a Celtic symbol to induce fear and to protect against abuse of power. Many scars.

Personality: A man in love with himself more than anything else, he has learned to love life and has long grown used to enjoying what he can for as long as it lasts. He loves drinking, eating, fighting, sex (Not very particular over who it is with), and the adualation of a loving crowd after a victory, and he is very vain. He is a friendly individual overall, but some think of him as lacking a conscience, for even though he has killed many, many people, he doesn't seem to change, enjoying what he can when he can, and always living in the moment.

Bio: Born to a Celt tribe on the Iberian peninsula, he was not born to any leader of the tribe, or anyone important or famous. His father was a worker of the land, stount and silent, and his mother was in equal measure silent and submissive to her husband. Therefore, there was some debate over the child that they had. Loud and heady, even as a small child, he was lean and strong, with quick feet and fists and a quicker smile and an infectious laugh. He had as many friends as he had enemies among the youngters of the tribe, as he respected none and all, irreverent and playful, which frequently got him into trouble.

It wasn't long until a sword found it's way into young Bran's hands, and whether it was a mistake or a boon was a matter of great discussion among the elders of the tribe. The blade flowed naturally in his hands, becoming an extension of his arm with only a few months of training. Bran loved fighting, and he loved using the blade. He was ambidextrous, so two swords worked as naturally for him as one. At the age of Thirteen, he could best just about anyone in the tribe in a fair fight. Lean, agile and quick as a lightning bolt, the name chosen for him by his parents proved to be a happy coincidence. His creativity and love for elegant swordplay made him well hated by those he beat, as he frequently, in the name of fun, humiliated them during the fight.

However, despite this, he was introduced into the tribe's fighting force at the age of sixteen. While the discipline suited him little, the armor and the fact that he could now buy his own blades were an acceptable bonus. He was quit ehte ladies man, and he was frequently on the run from some angry husband or another. Despite this, was a loyal friend to those close to him, even if they had to endure some ribbing and pranks.

At the age of twenty, his troop enagaged an inviding Roman legion, who, despite the skill of the warriors, made quick work of the Celts, capturing many of the wounded which included a 20-year-old Brandan, who had suffered a serious wound to his chest with an arrow. His left lung had deflated and he hung in the balance between life and death until he reached Rome. However, he recovered quickly afterwards, as he was meant to be part of the attraction in the games happening at the time. Once he was fit and well, he was presented to the arena for execution ad gladium. The first gladiator sent against him was quickly dispatched, despite the fact that Bran was armed with only a dagger. He picked up the dead man's two blades and proceeded to beat three more gladiators, earning him the love of the crowd. However, three gladiators were sent out at once against him and, while he killed one and injured another, he found himself on his back on the sand.

And laughing, saying," This is a good death," In the broken latin that he had learned during his time there. However, the crowd, and the standing master of the games, declared that instead of death, he would be granted life in slavery, to perhaps one day earn his freedom. He was bought by one of the local Ludi, and was thence trained. He fought many fights, earning many victories and much coin, which were quickly spent towards food, drink and pleasurable company. He found that fighting in the arena was far more fun than anything he had experienced as a free man, so he held no thought for tomorrow. His near encounter with death had turned an already fun-loving man into a man that enjoyed life with a manic happiness, knowing that his life hung on a thread either way, and he would rather die having enjoyed it to the fullest than any other way.

When the master of the house died seven years later, the man's heir decided that he wanted to go into politics, selling his ludus and all the gladiators and slaves within, Bran included, who found himself sold to the house of Lucius Flavius, in Ostia Antica. Thinking he would recieve the treatment of a house champion from Rome, which he was, he found that the house of Flavius already had a champion. However, Bran was not one to be put off by mere details. After all, for one to become champion, one had to follow one simple rule:


Character's Ons: Mostly depending on his mood. Generally women, but he would not turn a man from his bed.
Character's Offs: Vore, bathroom play, extreme blood play, pain
Player's Ons: View O/os
Player's Offs: View O/os
Stats

Health: 10
Attack:7
Defense: 3
Agility: 15
Accuracy: 15
Angry Sex: Because it's Impolite to say," You pissed me off so much I wanna fuck your brains out..."

bubby


Ryann ap Elim
by bubby

Role: Gladiatrix Trainee
Gladiator Type: Self trained Dimachaerus
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Orientation: Hetero

Appearance Details: Bright green eyes, several scars from previous battles.

Personality: Angry. Calculating. She is a slave, and knows it, and hates it with every fiber of her being. But she knows the only way to survive her situation is to be the best fighter she can be. To become the best Gladiatrix, to bathe in blood and think it the blood of her captors. If she is to die, which truly she cares not if she does, it will be with swords in her hands, not as a pathetic house slave.

Bio: Born in the heart of Ireland , she was the only daughter of the High King, and treated more like a son, just as she wished it. She could hunt and fight alongside any man of the Tribes with ease, and held much respect for her exploits and skills. Able to ride horse, shoot bow, swing a sword and wrestle with the best of the men, it was no surprise to see her in battle parties, her Father having no qualms with sending her to settle disputes and raids. Many sought her hand in marriage, yet she thought herself to young and too fierce to settle to a man... leaving her at her capture a virgin. She was taken in a raid while on the coast of Bregia, and has been too much trouble for the entire length of time she has been in captivity. She finally ends up purchased by the Ludus Flavius, her battle instincts obvious.


Character's Ons: Rough sex, slight non-con
Character's Offs: Full on rape, scat, water sports
Player's Ons: Possible 'romance' with another Gladiator
Player's Offs: Same as characters.

Stats

Health:4
Attack:5
Defense:5
Agility:7
Accuracy:4

Urbanzorro

@christalskies: Glad to have you aboard, will accept your character once it is finished.
@BarbaraGordon: Accepted
@sansa: Accepted
@Deamonbane: Accepted
@bubby: Accepted

@Everyone: I'll be posting up my characters sometime today or tomorrow and also updating our character list to reflect the newly accepted characters.

Also, here is our Pater Familias

Lucius Flavius
by Urbanzorro
Role: Pater Familias
Gladiator Type: N/A
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Orientation: Heterosexual
Appearance Details: Lucius has a long scar running down the skin over his right ribs, a souvenir from his legion days. While he does not take part in any serious training he does pride himself on his health and as such remains suitably fit, especially for a man who could easily allow himself to gluttony.
Personality: There have been many things in Lucius's life that have sculpted his personality. Everything form time in legionary service, to watching his father mismanage the family into near collapse, to having his potential to become a 'new man' taken from him by said mismanagement has caused Lucius to be who he is today. He loves his family and wants only what is best for his children and wife, even if they sometimes don't seem to know what that is themselves. He values his gladiators and slaves as useful and valuable possessions but also believes that they simply are possessions to be used and discarded as needed. The few true friends he has, he holds very close. Anyone who knows him well will tell you that he is strong willed, determined, ambitious, cunning, and above all else steadfast in his belief that the family's future should come before all other considerations. Additionally he has a very high degree of dislike for his deceased father, being forced to live with the results of the man's poor choices and to clean up his mess has forever tarnished Lucius's memories of his father....so much so that he has often considered simply not placing a bust of his father within the room in the villa where the family's honorable memorabilia and the images of deceased family members are proudly displayed.
Bio: Lucius was born in a time when his family was strong and wielded both respect and influence. His grandfather, while not particularly forwarding the progress of the house Flavius, had managed in his time as Pater Familias to insure that the family name lost none of its luster.

As a young boy Lucius was groomed to eventually lead the family, run its businesses and, thanks the thus far continuous prospering of the family name, make an eventual attempt at senate office. If all went well he was to be a New Man, and raise the family's reputation even higher than it had ever reached before. Taught by the finest instructors, schooled in the art of training gladiators by his grandfather, and raised to have proper Roman values Lucius was on track to fulfill all the hopes that were placed upon him.

However things began to change as soon as Lucius's father took control. When Lucius reached the age of twenty his father arranged the marriage between Lucius and his wife, one of the few good decisions the man could be credited with. At age twenty-one, with his wife pregnant and the family seeming to be on a secure footing thanks to the alliance that his marriage had formed, Lucius was given the opportunity to serve in a position of command the legions during a minor campaign. This opportunity was bought through arraignments made by his grandfather when Lucius was but a boy. The importance of this would come into play in the future due to successful military service, especially in a high ranking position, being a key part of opening the path to political opportunity. Lucius served for three years, during which he learned much about the mindset of fighting men, strategic planning, political negotiations and even acquired a very small client kingdom for Rome.

With his term of service fulfilled Lucius returned home high on success and looking forward the the bright future which lay ahead of him. Only to find that his father and nearly ruined the family while he had been gone. The next twenty-two years saw Lucius forced to watch as his father lost the family fortune piece by piece and drove them ever further to the brink of total loss. When his father finally died Lucius was in truth relieved that things had not progressed to a point where nothing could save the family's prospects. He must now attempt to pick up the pieces and reverse his family's fortunes.

Character's Ons: Just about everything, though Lucius has a special appreciation for dominating others. 
Character's Offs: Scat, mutilation,
Player's Ons: Up for anything except...
Player's Offs: Scat, blood play, mutilation


And our Doctore


Jocastus
by Urbanzorro
Role: Doctore
Gladiator Type: Has mastered the techniques required for all standard gladiator styles.
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Orientation: Heterosexual
Appearance Details: For a former gladiator Jocastus has surprisingly few scars. The most notable of which are one which curves from his right collar bone down to his right upper rib, and a second along the outside of his left thigh.
Personality: Deep down, Jocastus is a kind hearted man. He cares for those he trains and despite his constant exposure to death, he has not lost sight of the value of life. When not training those under his charge this personality shows in his eagerness to help others. However he is also strongly bound by the ideals of honor and duty towards the house Flavius. And as the house's Doctore he is merciless and unrelenting. He pushes his students hard and is unafraid to bring them to their breaking points.
Bio: Jocastus was was born to a slave mother from a slave father, supposedly he has some Carthaginian in him, his mother's father's mother's mother or some such... But Jocastus has no real knowledge of it other than what his mother told him while he was a boy. For the most part of his younger years Jocastus lived life of a typical Roman farm slave, every day he would go out and tend his master's fields, every night he could come back to the villa and go to sleep.  Eventually his master's farms hit hard times and in order to make good on debts Jocastus's master sold him at market. As fate would have it Jocastus eventually wound up on the auction block in front of Lucius's father, Tiberius, who purchased him in order to train him as a gladiator.

This would prove to be one of the few smart decisions that Tiberius could lay claim to, for Jocastus eventually became the house's champion and earned many great victories upon the sand. Eventually at the age of 47, he earned the Rudis and with it his freedom. It was at this time that Lucius's father made another of his few smart decisions, he offered Jocastus, room, board, and compensation in return for remaining in service to the family as the house's Doctore. In order to replace the man who currently held the position and was well past the age where it was best he retire. Jocastus agreed and has since continued to serve the Flavius family.

Character's Ons: Jocastus tends to prefer consensual sex. He enjoys both roughness and gentile touches.
Character's Offs: Scat, mutilation, abuse, rape.
Player's Ons: Up for anything except...
Player's Offs: Scat, blood play, mutilation
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Additionally here is our current listing of posted characters.

Pater Familias: Urbanzorro as Lucius Flavius
Wife: The wife of Lucius Flavius, and most powerful woman of the house.
Eldest Son: Lucius's eldest son, slated to become Pater Familias in the event of Lucius's death
Son: Lucius's younger son
Eldest Daughter: BarbaraGordon as Livia
Daughter: sansa as Jemi
Daughter: CurvyKitten as Alcmene
Head House Slave: The slave tasked with ensuring that all the house slaves properly to about their daily tasks.
House Slave: CurvyKitten as Marit
House Slave: CurvyKitten as Carmina
House Slave : One of the many enslaved servants within the Flavius house hold.(may be male or female)
Doctore: Urbanzorro as Jocastus
House Champion (Gladiator) The family's most skilled, and respected, gladiator, currently the house's undisputed champion. (may be male or female)
Gladiator: Deamonbane as Brandan Aidan
Gladiator: A fully trained gladiator of the house Flavius, these warriors have completed their training, earned the mark of the gladiator, and now serve the family in the arena. (may be male or female)
Gladiator: A fully trained gladiator of the house Flavius, these warriors have completed their training, earned the mark of the gladiator, and now serve the family in the arena. (may be male or female)
Gladiator Trainee bubby as Ryann ap Elim
Gladiator Trainee An as of yet untrained gladiator to be. Whether they succeed or fail in their training remains to be seen (may be male or female)
Gladiator Trainee An as of yet untrained gladiator to be. Whether they succeed or fail in their training remains to be seen (may be male or female)
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CurvyKitten

Well I still have my lovelies back and open for play :)

Alcmene
by Curvykitten
Role: Daughter of Pater Familias
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Orientation: Bi
Appearance Details:

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A small crescent moon birth mark on her left breast(rumored that the mark shows her to be blessed by the Goddess Luna.), and a 2 inch slash on her right hip

Personality: Alcmene is strong will and confident for sure, never one to be shy even when she was little. She has always been bold and one to speak her mind, a trait that has gotten that annoyed look from her father more then once. Alcmene presents herself as having station no matter the state of her families current wealth. The name is renowned and respected, and Alcmene will demand and stand for that respect.

She is used to getting what she wants, though her eye does not normally lean towards the materiel things. Alcmene loves the feel of being in control, being able to tell others what to do, and most of all of owning some of the finest male specimens in all of Rome.

Though she isn't shy about getting a bit dirty. In fact Alcmene has taken to learning archery, a talent taken from the goddess that blessed her. In fact Alcmene has many talents all of which she uses to her advantage. Her mother quick to use them to impress, the mark upon her flesh one that she boasts of most. A blessing from the goddess Luna herself, a small fact that Alcmene doesn't deny in the least.

Bio: Alcmene was born only 7 months after her father returned from his service. The beautiful baby girl born early under the light of the moon. So small and frail they thought she would not make in. But the priests said she was blessed, and would live to grow into a beautiful woman.

Thankfully they were right, and the small baby soon began to grow into an energetic young youth. More legs than anything else she was always found running about the lotus. Keeping up with her brother and watching the gladiators train. Her mother of course insisted on proper lessons, and Alcmene did as she was told. But her father allowed her to take up archery and entertained her slightly boyish activities as long as she presented herself as a proper Roman woman when the time came.

Alcmene enjoyed watching the gladiators train and fight, didn't mind the dirt or grime (not that she sought it out), and took to enjoying her archery and sneaking out about the city during the night. Alcmene is clearly untamed; a trait her parents believe will settle when she is paired with the right man. Little do they know Alcmene has no wish to marry some weak willed pansy that has never known how to hold a sword. It was a defiance that has unsettled some of the men that have graced their home. She simply waves it off saying they were too weak to remain in their walls anyway.

Some could say Alcemne's draw towards the gladiators came from the moment one turned upon the house. He apparently thought them weak and saw it as a chance to flee. He was of course caught, the other fighters cornering him and threatening to put him down. The man did what he thought would safe him and grabbed Alcemne as a means to hold them at bay.

But she refused to move, kicking and biting at the man in protest. The other fighters and her father closed in, this maddened warrior stabbed Alcemne in the side and threatened to finish her off if he could not pass. So they parted to seemingly let him pass, but Conall had other plans and came up behind the pair and dispatched her attacker. The wound nearly taking her life, Alcemne passed out as Conall subdued her would be kidnapper and slept for nearly a week before waking up and proving once again that she was in fact blessed.

Years past and Alcmene grew into a lovely and confident young woman. She embraced their standing and enjoyed the life they tried to regain and portray to the world around them.

Character's Ons: 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
Character's Offs: bathroom play, humiliation, branding or marking, bore, weak mean,
Player's Ons: I am fine with getting her into most any scene, be it with a man or woman. Perhaps a man that puts her in her place(even if it has to be kept secret because its a gladiator). A submissive woman she uses when ever she feels likes it. I'm ok with Non-con if it goes with the story, but don't be surprised if she takes retribution for it later.
Player's Offs:
maiming, humiliation and just my general offs should be respected. :)




Marit
by Curvykitten
Role: Slave
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Orientation: Straight
Appearance Details:
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Personality: To her new owners Marit can be a bit testing. Not used to the slave lifestyle she lacks some of the home maker’s talents, and tends to have a sense of still being worth more then simply an object. But she has learned that without a certain amount of compliance she will be punished, and that would be something Marit rather avoid.

To the others of the house she is rather pleasant and fun loving. Marit misses her old home, and hates those that took it from her. But she does still find small joys, music and dancing being two of the few things that she still loves. Marit also still loves the good things in life, wine, fine clothes, and has gained a rather wonderful application for gladiators. But knows those things will only ever come in small stolen doses....but a girl can try can't she? :P

Marit is also well educated for a slave, coming from money before Romans destroyed her home. She speaks several languages and knows how to maneuver within society, even if she no longer holds any standing in it.

Bio: Marit's father was a well off grains trade’s men in Egypt. His holdings and name were well known and allowed Marit and her siblings to grow up with standing and a good education behind them. Marit was a sweet child, a bit spoiled at times, but usually ends doing the right thing in the end.

By the time she was 13 Marit found herself already engaged and promised to one of her father’s supporters. The man was 30 years her senior and not attractive in the least. But her father needed the man’s good will if he was going to achieve the goals and status he had been coveting for years. And despite Marit's fear and disgust with the man, she did as she was told and married him a few months after she 'became a woman'.

Marit did not enjoy being with her husband, but she did enjoy the freedoms he gave her and the way he spoiled her. Seeing to keep his young and beautiful bride happy he allowed her to study as she would as long as she played her proper role, in society and in the bed room.

Marit did at one point find herself with child. But tragedy hit their home and she lost the child only a few months into the pregnancy. The priests insisted it was a sign due to incoming Roman plague. All Marit knew was she had lost the one true thing in her life, and spent a great deal of time dealing with it before finding a bit of her old energy once again.

When the Romans began to really take hold of Egypt Marit found herself trapped in the middle of a war. Her father and husband were part of a small group that was trying to refuse the trade demands. This very clearly became a mistake when Roman and Egypt both turned against their decision. Marit woke up one morning to the sounds of clashing metal and horrific screams. Instead of trying to come to terms, their families were marked as traitors and killed off. The slaves taken and the woman of title turned to slaves and given as prizes to the Roman's as a sort of consolation.

Marit now a slave is forced to make the long trip back to Rome. The men of course wished to use her as they would any other slave. Thankfully Marit drew the of man with higher rank, and instead of being passed around Marit found herself being used as his personal servant and play thing. The long trip knocked the truth of Marit's situation home. Her new standing was something she refused to accept but did her best to endure.

By the time she found herself in Roman her current 'owner' had grown tired of his traveling pet and tossed her in with the rest of the slaves he had for market. Thinking he could get a pretty penny for a slave that was exotic as well as educated enough to be useful to any house she found herself in. While on the bidding block she drew the eye of someone at the Flavius family Ludus. She now finds herself there, and has been there for nearly year.


Character's Ons: kissing, touching, massages, heated attraction, playing with her hair, orgasm control, pleasing her partner, sensuality, passion, teasing, temping, foreplay, light bondage and power play
Character's Offs: Bathroom play, excessive pain, mutilation, branding or tattoos, being forced, torture, extreme bondage,
Player's Ons: I know I have her as straight, but as a slave I know she can be not only made to satisfy a woman but possibly raped as well. As long as it is with the story I'm ok with it. Though with rape or any non-con please pm me first :)
Player's Offs: my ons offs Please respect my offs:)[/spoiler]




Carmina
by Curvykitten
Role: Slave
Age: 22
Gender: female
Orientation: Straight
Appearance Details:
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Brand on the back of her right shoulder that she received for running away from her last master. A few scars about her body that any skilled warrior can tell were done on purpose.

Personality: Carmina has learned to become a quiet soul within the home she serves. Her voice only heard when it is called for. Some would see this as a meek surrender to her owners, but in truth it is a means of survival. A slave that spoke up to often was most often sold or killed off rather then keep dealing with something so troublesome.

When her masters aren't looking though Carmina is a happy soul. She enjoys gardening, the fresh spring that came with so many blooms always her favorite moment. She tends to have a softer hand when it comes to dealing with those in need. Be it a hurt gladiator, or the small children she sneaks food to outside the lodus walls. When some takes to the time to see Carmina for more then just an object, they find a bright spirit hidden away from someone that could harm it.

Bio:
Carmina was born to man that owned a small butchery, his wife barely more than a slave to his will. She had three older brothers, all of which held more worth to her father then she ever could. Carmina was nothing more than a bargaining chip to him. The small girl all but ignored by him as she grew up in the nearly shattering household.

Years passed and her brothers were pulled into the wars. Leaving her and her mother alone with one man they wished to avoid. Carmina had no idea what happened to them, the years that followed forcing her to become separated from her family for the last time.

Her father ran up a debt with a man that didn't take missed payments easily. So her father did the only thing he could when they came wanting payment or a body. He gave them Carmina, selling his daughter to save his own skin. Not thinking twice as she was pulled from her mothers arms. It was then Carmina began to learn the true darkness that life could hold.

She was used as any woman was, the lender taking his fill of her body. He grew to like her more than most and kept her close as his personal slave and play thing. Years passed like this, surviving and being used or tortured for her master’s entertainment. Till one day she could take no more and suddenly decided to run.

Carmina was of course caught and brought back to her former master. She was beaten and branded as a run away before she was tossed to the slave market to regain some coin. The slavery held her long enough to heal and become presentable, after all who would pay for a slave that looked half dead? When presented at the market she was quickly bought up by the Flavius family and has served there for about a month now.

Character's Ons: stroking, touching, teasing, for play, kissing, playing with her hair, someone taking the lead, pleasure above pain, light bondage, open to exploring more.
Character's Offs: bathroom play, humiliation, non-con, vore,
Player's Ons: I know I have her as straight, but as a slave I know she can be not only made to satisfy a woman but possibly raped as well. As long as it is with the story I'm ok. Though with rape or any non-con please pm me first :)
Player's Offs: my offs :)

Open to someone playing one of her brothers if anyone is interested.

Urbanzorro

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Hey everyone, Sorry about the  silent treatment for the past few days... I was a bit busy (yay for graduating cousins!) Anyway, it looks like we've got a decent cast. Though we are missing a house champion. Hopefully one will pop up, I'll probably give it another day or so then start us off. Sound good to everyone?
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bubby

Quote from: Urbanzorro on May 26, 2015, 01:16:43 AM
Hey everyone, Sorry about the  silent treatment for the past few days... I was a bit busy (yay for graduating cousins!) Anyway, it looks like we've got a decent cast. Though we are missing a house champion. Hopefully one will pop up, I'll probably give it another day or so then start us off. Sound good to everyone?

I personally can't post until the weekends anyway, so if you even want to wait that long I'm good.

GnothiSeauton

Quote from: Urbanzorro on May 26, 2015, 01:16:43 AM
Hey everyone, Sorry about the  silent treatment for the past few days... I was a bit busy (yay for graduating cousins!) Anyway, it looks like we've got a decent cast. Though we are missing a house champion. Hopefully one will pop up, I'll probably give it another day or so then start us off. Sound good to everyone?

Sounds good to me.

Would really love to see some more male characters in here though.
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