Ignition
One Step Beyond
More than a year ago I posted my original Najud RP interest check but it sort of floundered and didn't go anywhere.
I'm feeling the itch for some creativity again so I'm going to double down and try again.
I'm looking for about 2-3 people for this, I have a long-form story planned and I'd like to put a careful time and planning into it.
If you're at all interested in a fantasy RP, take a look at the NAJUD SOURCEBOOK: all the lore for the various races and the world itself can be found here, and it will be updated as time goes on.
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CHARACTER SHEET (For those interested, please PM me your finished character before we proceed to making the other threads.)
EDIT:
I have updated this post with the first character made below.
Ideally I would like to have two more players before we can start.
I'm feeling the itch for some creativity again so I'm going to double down and try again.
I'm looking for about 2-3 people for this, I have a long-form story planned and I'd like to put a careful time and planning into it.
If you're at all interested in a fantasy RP, take a look at the NAJUD SOURCEBOOK: all the lore for the various races and the world itself can be found here, and it will be updated as time goes on.
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CHARACTER SHEET (For those interested, please PM me your finished character before we proceed to making the other threads.)
EDIT:
I have updated this post with the first character made below.
NAME: Liu Song
RACE: Human
AGE: 25
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic good
CLASS: Monk
PERSONALITY TRAITS: Liu is a fairly outspoken and confident man who enjoys the company of others as much as he enjoys his own. For most of his life, he felt limited by the tradition and intense discipline of Zhan-Li, which is why he was somewhat of an outcast. All his life, the only thing he really loved was to train and hone his skills. He is something of a free spirit who loves to seek out excitement and sate his curiosity by any means necessary, which generally involves breaking the rules. Despite his attitude, Liu believes in doing good deeds and helping those in need, though his methods aren't always agreeable to those who uphold the law. What's interesting about Liu is that he doesn't have an over-arching goal in life, per se, rather he enjoys every moment and lives life doing whatever he believes will make him and the people around him happy.
Sadly, Liu does have a hard time being honest with the people around him as he's become very accustomed to everyone judging him, and frankly, he doesn't find honesty to be too necessary. Having trained all his life, Liu is someone who never wants to miss out on a fight, which doesn't mean he enjoys provoking people or beating up weaker opponents, but if someone challenged him he will never back down even when he probably should.
IDEALS: Liu is a big proponent of change and evolution, believing that sticking to the old ways isn't healthy or helpful.
Respect is very important to Liu, as he believes that it's the very foundation of partnerships and growth.
His love for martial arts has given Liu a purpose: to be the best.
FLAWS: Liu has a hard time adhering to plans or even paying them any heed.
Liu believes it is best to keep some things hidden in the interest of avoiding unnecessary conflict.
Liu can be quick to perceive something as a threat and engage when he shouldn't.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Martial arts: Being from Shenlong, Liu has trained his whole life with the best of the best and has become a formidable martial artist throughout his years. His fighting style is based around his long limbs and picking apart his opponents from a distance, though he is capable of brawling if the situation requires it. This is by far his best skill because it's his favorite way to pass the time; Liu can almost always be found training and practicing techniques.
Staff fighting: Even though weapons never excited Liu as much as hand-to-hand martial arts, he developed an affinity for fighting with the staff, especially because of how well it compliments his magical abilities and fighting style.
Magic: Liu has become especially attuned to electricity through magic, which he uses to infuse his attacks and even fire bolts channeled through his staff and limbs. Liu can generate electricity through magic for a variety of situations, but his favorite is the Paralyzing Strike. Paralyzing Strike is a technique he was taught where he could detect and strike certain points in an opponent's body with electricity-infused attacks that could seize up his opponent temporarily. He can also use magic to harden parts of his body through morphing into stone to absorb blows, though he can't keep that up for long.
Heightened senses: Combining his magic and martial arts training, Liu has been taught to be able to detect movement in his immediate surroundings. This means that he can sense anything approaching him even if he cannot see the object.
Climbing: Liu is an expert climber and free runner, as this was a key skill taught to him during his extensive training.
NOTABLE PHYSICAL FEATURES: Liu stands at roughly 6'3" and has a muscular, toned frame. Despite his impressive physique, Liu rarely shows it, preferring jackets and baggier pants over tighter clothing. Liu's dark-brown hair sits short and fairly messy on his head, which helps highlight his bright green eyes that seem to pierce all which they look into. He has thick eyebrows and no facial hair to speak of, as well as thin lips and dimpled cheeks. Liu's nose is short and slightly hooked, which compliments his sharp jawline and cheekbones. Below his thick neck is a thick chest and shoulders which are attached to long, strong arms. Liu has fairly long legs which are very useful for martial arts. His skin is white, bordering on pasty due to his affinity for warm clothing, and it's covered in scars. One of his eyebrows is sliced in half, and his chest and back are covered in scars and mild burn residues. Liu tends to gravitate toward red or blue clothing because he enjoys how bright those colors look and how they contrast his eyes, though his fashion sense isn't the sharpest.
BACKGROUND: Having been born in the heart of Shenlong, Liu was always destined to become a fighter. His father was a martial arts instructor and a formidable soldier, so it was only natural that he intended to impart the same life to his son. Liu grew up in a very rigid household, constrained by all the traditions and rules of the Yu-Long Dynasty and his father's teachings. From a very young age, Liu was treated like a student, rather than a son, and his father showed him no mercy while training him. At least two of the scars on his body come from his own father's hand from when he was a mere child. Liu's mother had more of an affinity for finer techniques and a gentler approach, which her husband often scolded her for. She was also the taller of Liu's parents, which is where he got his impressive height from. Despite how tough Liu's father was on him, he did love his son and never abused him outside of training, which led to both men developing a strong bond with each other.
It wasn't until Liu was a teenager that all of his efforts began to pay dividends by ten-fold what he expected. Throughout his childhood, Liu's friends would often mock him for his lack of skill and general slowness in his movements. Being a large child since birth, Liu's movements were more staggered and he had a harder time gauging his size when executing techniques, often being slowed down by his own weight. His father was an average-sized man, so he couldn't find a way to teach Liu to control such a large body since he himself wasn't in that position. Fortunately, Liu's uncle (mother's brother) was a very tall man himself so he agreed to assist in Liu's training. He helped Liu modify his fighting style to take advantage of his long limbs rather than the up-close approach his father employed. The combination of both styles helped develop Liu into a formidable fighter who was not only agile but used his size to keep opponents at bay and to overpower them up close. This was when Liu's love of fighting blossomed into something of an obsession, and he began training hard and pushing himself even more than what his father pushed him.
Around Liu's mid-teenage years, his parents set him up with another instructor who would teach him all about magic. At first, Liu had a hard time controlling magic or even using it in some cases, but with time he managed to learn quite a bit. Because his instructor, Shin, was a specialist in elemental magic, he tried to impart the same teachings to Liu. Most elements didn't seem to work for Liu so he never truly learned to harness them properly, but electricity called to him immediately. It was here that he learned all the techniques he knows, including the ability to harden parts of his body magically. Surprisingly, it was also here where he learned about the staff as a weapon, and he immediately incorporated it into his training. Beyond physically molding Liu, Shin also mentally changed him. He spoke about faraway lands and a changing world, which was unheard of in the Yu-Long Dynasty. Shin praised Vernes' ingenuity and dreamed of a world where progress pushed everyone into a golden age that had never been seen before. Liu, who felt like somewhat of an outcast his whole life, felt a strong connection to these beliefs. He didn't like being constrained or forced to do things the "old way," and it was here where he understood what he really wanted in life.
Liu remained in Shenlong until he turned 23 when he decided he'd finally heed Shin's teachings and venture to the outside world. He knew that his parents wouldn't approve and that they would probably hate him, so he decided instead to leave in the cover of night, leaving everyone to believe he died. The only person who truly knew where Liu was going was Shin, whom he visited the night of his departure to say one final goodbye and to thank him for all he'd taught him. Shin saw a lot of himself in Liu, which warmed his heart, and he decided to gift his student with a metal staff to help protect him on his journey. Since then, Liu traveled through the seas and the treacherous deserts of Al-Hadin, all eventually leading to his final destination of Vincenzo.
RACE: Human
AGE: 25
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic good
CLASS: Monk
PERSONALITY TRAITS: Liu is a fairly outspoken and confident man who enjoys the company of others as much as he enjoys his own. For most of his life, he felt limited by the tradition and intense discipline of Zhan-Li, which is why he was somewhat of an outcast. All his life, the only thing he really loved was to train and hone his skills. He is something of a free spirit who loves to seek out excitement and sate his curiosity by any means necessary, which generally involves breaking the rules. Despite his attitude, Liu believes in doing good deeds and helping those in need, though his methods aren't always agreeable to those who uphold the law. What's interesting about Liu is that he doesn't have an over-arching goal in life, per se, rather he enjoys every moment and lives life doing whatever he believes will make him and the people around him happy.
Sadly, Liu does have a hard time being honest with the people around him as he's become very accustomed to everyone judging him, and frankly, he doesn't find honesty to be too necessary. Having trained all his life, Liu is someone who never wants to miss out on a fight, which doesn't mean he enjoys provoking people or beating up weaker opponents, but if someone challenged him he will never back down even when he probably should.
IDEALS: Liu is a big proponent of change and evolution, believing that sticking to the old ways isn't healthy or helpful.
Respect is very important to Liu, as he believes that it's the very foundation of partnerships and growth.
His love for martial arts has given Liu a purpose: to be the best.
FLAWS: Liu has a hard time adhering to plans or even paying them any heed.
Liu believes it is best to keep some things hidden in the interest of avoiding unnecessary conflict.
Liu can be quick to perceive something as a threat and engage when he shouldn't.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Martial arts: Being from Shenlong, Liu has trained his whole life with the best of the best and has become a formidable martial artist throughout his years. His fighting style is based around his long limbs and picking apart his opponents from a distance, though he is capable of brawling if the situation requires it. This is by far his best skill because it's his favorite way to pass the time; Liu can almost always be found training and practicing techniques.
Staff fighting: Even though weapons never excited Liu as much as hand-to-hand martial arts, he developed an affinity for fighting with the staff, especially because of how well it compliments his magical abilities and fighting style.
Magic: Liu has become especially attuned to electricity through magic, which he uses to infuse his attacks and even fire bolts channeled through his staff and limbs. Liu can generate electricity through magic for a variety of situations, but his favorite is the Paralyzing Strike. Paralyzing Strike is a technique he was taught where he could detect and strike certain points in an opponent's body with electricity-infused attacks that could seize up his opponent temporarily. He can also use magic to harden parts of his body through morphing into stone to absorb blows, though he can't keep that up for long.
Heightened senses: Combining his magic and martial arts training, Liu has been taught to be able to detect movement in his immediate surroundings. This means that he can sense anything approaching him even if he cannot see the object.
Climbing: Liu is an expert climber and free runner, as this was a key skill taught to him during his extensive training.
NOTABLE PHYSICAL FEATURES: Liu stands at roughly 6'3" and has a muscular, toned frame. Despite his impressive physique, Liu rarely shows it, preferring jackets and baggier pants over tighter clothing. Liu's dark-brown hair sits short and fairly messy on his head, which helps highlight his bright green eyes that seem to pierce all which they look into. He has thick eyebrows and no facial hair to speak of, as well as thin lips and dimpled cheeks. Liu's nose is short and slightly hooked, which compliments his sharp jawline and cheekbones. Below his thick neck is a thick chest and shoulders which are attached to long, strong arms. Liu has fairly long legs which are very useful for martial arts. His skin is white, bordering on pasty due to his affinity for warm clothing, and it's covered in scars. One of his eyebrows is sliced in half, and his chest and back are covered in scars and mild burn residues. Liu tends to gravitate toward red or blue clothing because he enjoys how bright those colors look and how they contrast his eyes, though his fashion sense isn't the sharpest.
BACKGROUND: Having been born in the heart of Shenlong, Liu was always destined to become a fighter. His father was a martial arts instructor and a formidable soldier, so it was only natural that he intended to impart the same life to his son. Liu grew up in a very rigid household, constrained by all the traditions and rules of the Yu-Long Dynasty and his father's teachings. From a very young age, Liu was treated like a student, rather than a son, and his father showed him no mercy while training him. At least two of the scars on his body come from his own father's hand from when he was a mere child. Liu's mother had more of an affinity for finer techniques and a gentler approach, which her husband often scolded her for. She was also the taller of Liu's parents, which is where he got his impressive height from. Despite how tough Liu's father was on him, he did love his son and never abused him outside of training, which led to both men developing a strong bond with each other.
It wasn't until Liu was a teenager that all of his efforts began to pay dividends by ten-fold what he expected. Throughout his childhood, Liu's friends would often mock him for his lack of skill and general slowness in his movements. Being a large child since birth, Liu's movements were more staggered and he had a harder time gauging his size when executing techniques, often being slowed down by his own weight. His father was an average-sized man, so he couldn't find a way to teach Liu to control such a large body since he himself wasn't in that position. Fortunately, Liu's uncle (mother's brother) was a very tall man himself so he agreed to assist in Liu's training. He helped Liu modify his fighting style to take advantage of his long limbs rather than the up-close approach his father employed. The combination of both styles helped develop Liu into a formidable fighter who was not only agile but used his size to keep opponents at bay and to overpower them up close. This was when Liu's love of fighting blossomed into something of an obsession, and he began training hard and pushing himself even more than what his father pushed him.
Around Liu's mid-teenage years, his parents set him up with another instructor who would teach him all about magic. At first, Liu had a hard time controlling magic or even using it in some cases, but with time he managed to learn quite a bit. Because his instructor, Shin, was a specialist in elemental magic, he tried to impart the same teachings to Liu. Most elements didn't seem to work for Liu so he never truly learned to harness them properly, but electricity called to him immediately. It was here that he learned all the techniques he knows, including the ability to harden parts of his body magically. Surprisingly, it was also here where he learned about the staff as a weapon, and he immediately incorporated it into his training. Beyond physically molding Liu, Shin also mentally changed him. He spoke about faraway lands and a changing world, which was unheard of in the Yu-Long Dynasty. Shin praised Vernes' ingenuity and dreamed of a world where progress pushed everyone into a golden age that had never been seen before. Liu, who felt like somewhat of an outcast his whole life, felt a strong connection to these beliefs. He didn't like being constrained or forced to do things the "old way," and it was here where he understood what he really wanted in life.
Liu remained in Shenlong until he turned 23 when he decided he'd finally heed Shin's teachings and venture to the outside world. He knew that his parents wouldn't approve and that they would probably hate him, so he decided instead to leave in the cover of night, leaving everyone to believe he died. The only person who truly knew where Liu was going was Shin, whom he visited the night of his departure to say one final goodbye and to thank him for all he'd taught him. Shin saw a lot of himself in Liu, which warmed his heart, and he decided to gift his student with a metal staff to help protect him on his journey. Since then, Liu traveled through the seas and the treacherous deserts of Al-Hadin, all eventually leading to his final destination of Vincenzo.
NAME: Saffron Saqqaf "Saffy"
RACE: Sahari
AGE: 604
ALIGNMENT:
Lawful Neutral
CLASS:
Wizard Spellscribe
PERSONALITY TRAITS:
Saffy is a quiet, but eccentric woman who is more at home inscribing spells than engaging in mundane chatter with people. As with most elves living among the short-lived races, she grew aloof over time, not to the extent of being demeaning, just callous to their deaths, for the scars run deep. In spite of her strange behavior, or rather the cause of it, Saffy is a master of etiquette (although a bit dated by a couple of centuries) and expects the appropriate amount of respect and manners from everyone. She can be a nurturing figure, but tries to maintain a respectable distance to keep from growing to attached to their livelihoods.
IDEALS:
Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, yet true respect must be earned.
Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble, therefore it is better to simply live and let live.
Your craft should reflect the soul. it should come from within and reveal who you really are. Honesty
FLAWS:
I'd risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
I am hesitant about growing closer with others emotionally, yet I am quick to share in carnal pleasures.
I feel it is too difficult to keep up with the times, and am prone to be unreactive to worldly matters.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Thermaturgy: A branch of evocation magic dealing with illumination and thermal energies. Stronger when the sun is out, and weaker otherwise. [Four lanterns can be charged a day]
Pincer Instrument: The lanterns may act as a spellcasting focus and holds Saffy's spells, however the instrument is used to direct the spells. Additionally, the instrument is a weapon in its own right, capable of crushing bone through its pincer-like grip, but unfortunately it is a cumbersome weapon to use.
NOTABLE PHYSICAL FEATURES:
Saffy has a coffee complexion, willowy figure, and pale golden-yellow hair (flaxen), typically styled in a bun. Her irises are both almond in shape and in color, with flecks of gold in them. While the etiquette of lifetimes are still intilled in Saffy, her taste in clothes are not. Saffron replaced the uniform look of her previous lifestyle with the cloak of a mage, simple leathers underneath, and an iron mask with stylized lenses and "ears" affixed to the top,
BACKGROUND:
Centuries ago, her sultan recklessly waged war with another sahari city and many of her family and friends were killed as a result. Saffron braved the dunes with her younger brother, Malik, and ventured to Kolnest, the lands that would one day become the Vernes Empire. At first, Saffy and Malik had difficulty adapting, the humans distrusted the dune elves encroaching onto their lands, and that was when Saffron first learned the art of evocation as a means of protection.
However, force, magical or physical, can only go so far in an alien lands, so due to this she sworn service to a noblewoman. Fortunately Baroness Goncharov liked to keep exotic races, especially the prideful elves as handmaidens, as they made excellent servants due to their age. For generations Saffy served the Goncharov House, raising the family from the day they were born, to the day they died, and throughout her long career as the head maid, Saffron discovered a passion of reading, calligraphy, and poetry (which she frequently recited to the family). Malik tired of lifetimes of servitude to humans left Saffron on bad terms, and went on to become an adventurer (learned a thing or two from Saffron). Eventually, time caught up to the Goncharov House, and with the unification of the Kolnest kingdoms the nobility were reorganized. Out of a job for the first time in two centuries, searched for her brother to no avail. Incidentally Nikolai's empire made Kolnest a better place to live for elves, and now Saffron was able to see the changes he wrought.
She saw the humans progress at an outstanding rate, creating clockwork marvels and scientific endeavors that inspired many. She quickly apprenticed herself to the wizard Dieterich Kuznetsov, lasting for decades, before he too passed away. Not before master and apprentice succeeded in pioneering a new branch of evocation magic called thermaturgy, a specialty in trapping different forms of heat and light using implements, and then releasing powerful fire based spells with smaller costs. Saffron's problems with her brother were all but forgotten as she continued to throw herself in research, turning her love of calligraphy into scribing spells on parchment and making a tidy profit from that. Recently, Malik has reached out to his sister regarding Saladin Dun'eai and his plans with the Vernes Empire.
RACE: Sahari
AGE: 604
ALIGNMENT:
Lawful Neutral
CLASS:
Wizard Spellscribe
PERSONALITY TRAITS:
Saffy is a quiet, but eccentric woman who is more at home inscribing spells than engaging in mundane chatter with people. As with most elves living among the short-lived races, she grew aloof over time, not to the extent of being demeaning, just callous to their deaths, for the scars run deep. In spite of her strange behavior, or rather the cause of it, Saffy is a master of etiquette (although a bit dated by a couple of centuries) and expects the appropriate amount of respect and manners from everyone. She can be a nurturing figure, but tries to maintain a respectable distance to keep from growing to attached to their livelihoods.
IDEALS:
Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, yet true respect must be earned.
Meddling in the affairs of others only causes trouble, therefore it is better to simply live and let live.
Your craft should reflect the soul. it should come from within and reveal who you really are. Honesty
FLAWS:
I'd risk too much to uncover a lost bit of knowledge.
I am hesitant about growing closer with others emotionally, yet I am quick to share in carnal pleasures.
I feel it is too difficult to keep up with the times, and am prone to be unreactive to worldly matters.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Thermaturgy: A branch of evocation magic dealing with illumination and thermal energies. Stronger when the sun is out, and weaker otherwise. [Four lanterns can be charged a day]
- Heat/Chill - Saffy can create an aura of 30 ft radius centered on her. The aura can warm creatures suffering from cold, heat metal to a painful degree (potentially ruining circuitry and gears), or she can absorb the ambient heat in the area casting a great chill, not threatening but situational in its use.
- Firebolts (x4 per lantern) - Three motes of fire are launched from the instrument
- Wall of Flame (x2 per lantern) - A wall of flame ten ft tall and 30 ft long is conjured up to 60 feet away
Pincer Instrument: The lanterns may act as a spellcasting focus and holds Saffy's spells, however the instrument is used to direct the spells. Additionally, the instrument is a weapon in its own right, capable of crushing bone through its pincer-like grip, but unfortunately it is a cumbersome weapon to use.
NOTABLE PHYSICAL FEATURES:
Saffy has a coffee complexion, willowy figure, and pale golden-yellow hair (flaxen), typically styled in a bun. Her irises are both almond in shape and in color, with flecks of gold in them. While the etiquette of lifetimes are still intilled in Saffy, her taste in clothes are not. Saffron replaced the uniform look of her previous lifestyle with the cloak of a mage, simple leathers underneath, and an iron mask with stylized lenses and "ears" affixed to the top,
BACKGROUND:
Centuries ago, her sultan recklessly waged war with another sahari city and many of her family and friends were killed as a result. Saffron braved the dunes with her younger brother, Malik, and ventured to Kolnest, the lands that would one day become the Vernes Empire. At first, Saffy and Malik had difficulty adapting, the humans distrusted the dune elves encroaching onto their lands, and that was when Saffron first learned the art of evocation as a means of protection.
However, force, magical or physical, can only go so far in an alien lands, so due to this she sworn service to a noblewoman. Fortunately Baroness Goncharov liked to keep exotic races, especially the prideful elves as handmaidens, as they made excellent servants due to their age. For generations Saffy served the Goncharov House, raising the family from the day they were born, to the day they died, and throughout her long career as the head maid, Saffron discovered a passion of reading, calligraphy, and poetry (which she frequently recited to the family). Malik tired of lifetimes of servitude to humans left Saffron on bad terms, and went on to become an adventurer (learned a thing or two from Saffron). Eventually, time caught up to the Goncharov House, and with the unification of the Kolnest kingdoms the nobility were reorganized. Out of a job for the first time in two centuries, searched for her brother to no avail. Incidentally Nikolai's empire made Kolnest a better place to live for elves, and now Saffron was able to see the changes he wrought.
She saw the humans progress at an outstanding rate, creating clockwork marvels and scientific endeavors that inspired many. She quickly apprenticed herself to the wizard Dieterich Kuznetsov, lasting for decades, before he too passed away. Not before master and apprentice succeeded in pioneering a new branch of evocation magic called thermaturgy, a specialty in trapping different forms of heat and light using implements, and then releasing powerful fire based spells with smaller costs. Saffron's problems with her brother were all but forgotten as she continued to throw herself in research, turning her love of calligraphy into scribing spells on parchment and making a tidy profit from that. Recently, Malik has reached out to his sister regarding Saladin Dun'eai and his plans with the Vernes Empire.
Ideally I would like to have two more players before we can start.
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No worries.
