Post by llysis on Dec 16, 2007 22:45:27 GMT -5
Soul
I. "Where does your journey begin?"
Spira, the Spiral of Death is no more, and I find myself in a wholly different land, filled with what things ranging from the bizarre to the simply unbelievable. Maester Seymour has brought us here through what may amount to the power of his will alone, or some power as yet entirely unknown to me. Either way, I owe him my life and hereby pledge my loyalty and all that I am to him, for his protection, and my own. I can but only hope to be found worthy of serving as his second. After his revival at the hands of the 'good spirits,' I knew that I had chosen the correct path.
II. "What is your goal to accomplish?"
I go where Maester Seymour bids me to depart, carrying out his wishes across several of the worlds as I am bidden. Currently that seems to involve the forming of discreet alliances and ridding of those who would attempt to destroy the Maester, for none who would harm him deserve to remain in the presence of life's light.
III. "What happens if your fail your goal?" If I fail in my duties, then I can hope only that the Maester will continue on to fulfill his dreams and save the people of the now connected worlds. I am merely standing as the king before my king on a proverbial chessboard and, while I do not wish to fall, it may be inevitable. Though if the Maester should fail, then I fear that all the worlds shall be lost to the ever spreading darkness.
IV. "What happens if you succeed in your goal?"
Everlasting peace and prosperity through it, that is all that we hope for, and all that will be achieved through our success. It will constitute the makings of a paradise beyond comparison, though blood if need be. I would give anything to see the realization of a true eternal peace however distant that goal may seem...like a dream within a dream.
V. "What was one of the hardest decisions you had to make?"
The abandonment of my younger sister, who chose a path with others and turned against the Maester, hailing him as a Dark One, a spreader of darkness rather than eternal peace. She is, naturally, one whom I love dearly, and it is my hope that she will one day see the grand truth in what Maester Seymour is trying to establish, and what i have chosen to do in order to aid him.
VI. "What was the biggest change in your life?"
The upheaval and destruction of Spira, my home world, marked the greatest changes in my life. Up until then I had amounted to very little, a villages' last hope...one destined for death in the aims of bringing a set time of peace. I was their hope, a young summoner ready to start her pilgrimage, and then, on my first visit to Macalania temple, I was swept away, left with only Maester Seymour in a strange land. I was left safe, unharmed in a way that others were not, and he took me in, promised to train me in the art of being a summoner, and I pledged myself in return for safe passage to this new world and took to being his apprentice, as I am now. Now I shall be able to aid in bringing peace to all the known worlds.
VII. "What was the happiest time/moment in your life?"
Here, many would say, the birth of a sibling, or a certain festival or holiday memory, but I must say that is was the completion of my first trial and the surge of feeling and afterward, blissful exhaustion that marks one as a full fledged summoner. To many in these new worlds, it may not seem like much (it means nothing to them), yet at the time it meant the world, it meant the power to change something, to bring peace and prosperity to the world in which I'd been born and raised.
VIII. "What was the most shocking moment in your life?"
Though it is not a time of which I like to speak of often, the death of my mother still remains the most shocking of my experiences. At the time, my eight year old self didn't seem to understand that she was to die until it happened, and even then it took a time to comprehend. She was gone, but surely not forever....Yet everyone said that she would not return, that she had gone to the far plane. In my later years I paid her a visit.
IX. "What was the darkest event in your life?"
The darkest night is often the brightest. That much can be said of my soul's darkest night, for the moon was full and the world was cast in its light, the snow glowing a soft white all around us...my sister and I, as we stood facing off against one another. Had I not succeeded that night, she'd have made an attempt on Maester Seymour's life. it was only by the grace of the spirits that I happened upon her before she was given a chance to strike at him with all that she had learned on her travels....I can still see the spread of her blood in the snow, could trace it there if asked, and still wake, from time to time, in a cold sweat before her accusing lifeless eyes.
X. "What angers you the most in your life?"
I will not lie and say that I am one grace with an imperviousness to anger, or any distance from it at that matter. We all have a set of things which serves to set us off. As a summoner I attempt to suppress those lesser emotions, and yet anger will occasionally grip me when those with little knowledge speak of my family or the Maester in poor form. None shall be allowed to speak poorly of them, not even of my sadly misguided sister.
XI. "Where does your strength or determination come from?"
My strength is something all my own, and my determination once came from the people of my world, my parents, the villagers of my hometown, and all that is now increased tenfold. It is often said by others that my strength and determination are carried on nothing more than faded memories, but I believe them to be carried on the wings of something with a bit more substance, the belief that Spira will be restored once more and the hope that peace can be given to that restored land and to all other lands.
XII. "Who or what inspires you to succeed?"
[read the above passage]
In addition to this, Maester Seymour, for all that he has taught me and given to me, provides additional support and inspiration for success. It would not due to lose that star which guides me.
XIII. "Where does your story end?"
Hopefully in a state of grace. That is all any of us can hope for; a state of everlasting bliss, yet none knows the end to the greatest of adventures, that which twists and turns through the eternal sleep field of death. I hope that my story ends with success, yet recently I have been plagued with doubt, with touches of things that do not seem quite right, that suggest that there is more to this than I have allowed myself to see.
General History
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Body
Name: Llysis
Appearance: [x] [X]
See without seeing, and she shall do the same. Yet it cannot be helped, for she is a slight woman with the figure of a dancer, and is kept clothed in the make of her station, in something which befits her build. Loose clothing, flowing robes with attached ribbons that hide a closer fitting costume beneath, to which she relinquishes her form whenever she has need to move quickly during combat.
Her hair is black, run through in places with streaks of lightened teal that tend to catch the easily distracted off guard. Her complexion is fair, if somewhat ashen more often than not, and strange tattoo like markings have adorned her upper arms since birth, running in a fixed pattern of scales and sun shaped swirls, though they are often kept covered when she is away on business in other worlds for fear that the markings might upset the delicate sensibilities of others. However, these markings are, at times, used to identify her, and she bears similar markings about her eyes, though their shadowed pattern appears as though her flesh has been licked by flames, though some would say it is merely the mark of the damned, whose tears run black as the darkness which they have come to serve.
Personality: Perseverance and loyalty have served her well in each place that simple kindness has left her floundering, though that is not to say that she isn't a gentle soul, something which, at a glance, seems to conflict with her highly protective nature. As it is, soft spoken words break silences, whispered plans and quiet words of authority spoken when needed. A show of force seems far from being her style of choice and she instead runs to the work of peaceful negotiations and fruitful alliances, however, as her the visible world continues to fade from her physical sight, she has begun to reply more and more on the judgment of others and can, at times appear cruel and distant, despite having the interests of those she cares about at heart.
If it will achieve peace, then there is not a single price that she wouldn't pay, which has blindsided her to those who would use her idealistic thinking for their own ends.
Weapon: A staff made of ebony wood found just outside her home village. The weapon is topped with blue flowers made of crystal, which are situated in a cluster formation around a long curved blade that gives it the look more of a scythe or sickle despite the name she has given it, and it rumored to contain the life force energy/spirits of her ancestors.
Armor: Nothing overly protective/worth mentioning at this time, for she hasn't seen the need for it.
Accessory: Silver bangles adorn her wrists more often than not, and it these that she jostles to warn another of her pending presence long before she has entered a room. She also sports a circlet made of small silver links in the middle of which rests a single sapphire.
Heart
Affiliation: Evil, though she believes that she fights on the side of good.
World: Spira, known as the Spiral of Death had long since faded, yet once it held a myriad of lands and peoples. The guado, the humes, and so on; vast plains and oceans, and a constant fear that Sin would leave all of it a wasteland. it was there that summoners trained and went on a pilgrimage that allowed them to willingly sacrifice themselves in order to bring a 10 year period of peace, and so the land was sustained until it was unexpectedly destroyed, along with several other worlds.
Race: Human
"Which form will you choose?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) Power of the Warrior.
B) Power of the Mystic.
C) Power of the Guardian.
"What do you want outta life?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) To see rare sights.
B) To broaden my horizons.
C) To be strong.
"What are you so afraid of?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) Getting old.
B) Being different.
C) Being indecisive.
"What's most important to you?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) Being number one.
B) Friendship.
C) My prize possessions.
Abilities: (Create your first 3 Abilities. LIST them with the Ability's name and a description of what each Ability does. As you buy more, this list will be expanded upon.)
Special Abilities: (Abilities that do not count toward your maximum total amount of Abilities. This section is only to be touched by staff.)
Summons: (Summons you own/bought. This section is only to be touched by staff.)
Items: [Items you have bought/earned. This section is only to be touched by staff.)
Other
Anything else you wish to mention? This section is optional.
Sample RP
Only needed for canons. But, it can be used as leverage for a regular character to get accepted (if you're feeling your character/profile is iffy).
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I. "Where does your journey begin?"
Spira, the Spiral of Death is no more, and I find myself in a wholly different land, filled with what things ranging from the bizarre to the simply unbelievable. Maester Seymour has brought us here through what may amount to the power of his will alone, or some power as yet entirely unknown to me. Either way, I owe him my life and hereby pledge my loyalty and all that I am to him, for his protection, and my own. I can but only hope to be found worthy of serving as his second. After his revival at the hands of the 'good spirits,' I knew that I had chosen the correct path.
II. "What is your goal to accomplish?"
I go where Maester Seymour bids me to depart, carrying out his wishes across several of the worlds as I am bidden. Currently that seems to involve the forming of discreet alliances and ridding of those who would attempt to destroy the Maester, for none who would harm him deserve to remain in the presence of life's light.
III. "What happens if your fail your goal?" If I fail in my duties, then I can hope only that the Maester will continue on to fulfill his dreams and save the people of the now connected worlds. I am merely standing as the king before my king on a proverbial chessboard and, while I do not wish to fall, it may be inevitable. Though if the Maester should fail, then I fear that all the worlds shall be lost to the ever spreading darkness.
IV. "What happens if you succeed in your goal?"
Everlasting peace and prosperity through it, that is all that we hope for, and all that will be achieved through our success. It will constitute the makings of a paradise beyond comparison, though blood if need be. I would give anything to see the realization of a true eternal peace however distant that goal may seem...like a dream within a dream.
V. "What was one of the hardest decisions you had to make?"
The abandonment of my younger sister, who chose a path with others and turned against the Maester, hailing him as a Dark One, a spreader of darkness rather than eternal peace. She is, naturally, one whom I love dearly, and it is my hope that she will one day see the grand truth in what Maester Seymour is trying to establish, and what i have chosen to do in order to aid him.
VI. "What was the biggest change in your life?"
The upheaval and destruction of Spira, my home world, marked the greatest changes in my life. Up until then I had amounted to very little, a villages' last hope...one destined for death in the aims of bringing a set time of peace. I was their hope, a young summoner ready to start her pilgrimage, and then, on my first visit to Macalania temple, I was swept away, left with only Maester Seymour in a strange land. I was left safe, unharmed in a way that others were not, and he took me in, promised to train me in the art of being a summoner, and I pledged myself in return for safe passage to this new world and took to being his apprentice, as I am now. Now I shall be able to aid in bringing peace to all the known worlds.
VII. "What was the happiest time/moment in your life?"
Here, many would say, the birth of a sibling, or a certain festival or holiday memory, but I must say that is was the completion of my first trial and the surge of feeling and afterward, blissful exhaustion that marks one as a full fledged summoner. To many in these new worlds, it may not seem like much (it means nothing to them), yet at the time it meant the world, it meant the power to change something, to bring peace and prosperity to the world in which I'd been born and raised.
VIII. "What was the most shocking moment in your life?"
Though it is not a time of which I like to speak of often, the death of my mother still remains the most shocking of my experiences. At the time, my eight year old self didn't seem to understand that she was to die until it happened, and even then it took a time to comprehend. She was gone, but surely not forever....Yet everyone said that she would not return, that she had gone to the far plane. In my later years I paid her a visit.
IX. "What was the darkest event in your life?"
The darkest night is often the brightest. That much can be said of my soul's darkest night, for the moon was full and the world was cast in its light, the snow glowing a soft white all around us...my sister and I, as we stood facing off against one another. Had I not succeeded that night, she'd have made an attempt on Maester Seymour's life. it was only by the grace of the spirits that I happened upon her before she was given a chance to strike at him with all that she had learned on her travels....I can still see the spread of her blood in the snow, could trace it there if asked, and still wake, from time to time, in a cold sweat before her accusing lifeless eyes.
X. "What angers you the most in your life?"
I will not lie and say that I am one grace with an imperviousness to anger, or any distance from it at that matter. We all have a set of things which serves to set us off. As a summoner I attempt to suppress those lesser emotions, and yet anger will occasionally grip me when those with little knowledge speak of my family or the Maester in poor form. None shall be allowed to speak poorly of them, not even of my sadly misguided sister.
XI. "Where does your strength or determination come from?"
My strength is something all my own, and my determination once came from the people of my world, my parents, the villagers of my hometown, and all that is now increased tenfold. It is often said by others that my strength and determination are carried on nothing more than faded memories, but I believe them to be carried on the wings of something with a bit more substance, the belief that Spira will be restored once more and the hope that peace can be given to that restored land and to all other lands.
XII. "Who or what inspires you to succeed?"
[read the above passage]
In addition to this, Maester Seymour, for all that he has taught me and given to me, provides additional support and inspiration for success. It would not due to lose that star which guides me.
XIII. "Where does your story end?"
Hopefully in a state of grace. That is all any of us can hope for; a state of everlasting bliss, yet none knows the end to the greatest of adventures, that which twists and turns through the eternal sleep field of death. I hope that my story ends with success, yet recently I have been plagued with doubt, with touches of things that do not seem quite right, that suggest that there is more to this than I have allowed myself to see.
General History
[[file suppressed]]
Body
Name: Llysis
Appearance: [x] [X]
See without seeing, and she shall do the same. Yet it cannot be helped, for she is a slight woman with the figure of a dancer, and is kept clothed in the make of her station, in something which befits her build. Loose clothing, flowing robes with attached ribbons that hide a closer fitting costume beneath, to which she relinquishes her form whenever she has need to move quickly during combat.
Her hair is black, run through in places with streaks of lightened teal that tend to catch the easily distracted off guard. Her complexion is fair, if somewhat ashen more often than not, and strange tattoo like markings have adorned her upper arms since birth, running in a fixed pattern of scales and sun shaped swirls, though they are often kept covered when she is away on business in other worlds for fear that the markings might upset the delicate sensibilities of others. However, these markings are, at times, used to identify her, and she bears similar markings about her eyes, though their shadowed pattern appears as though her flesh has been licked by flames, though some would say it is merely the mark of the damned, whose tears run black as the darkness which they have come to serve.
Personality: Perseverance and loyalty have served her well in each place that simple kindness has left her floundering, though that is not to say that she isn't a gentle soul, something which, at a glance, seems to conflict with her highly protective nature. As it is, soft spoken words break silences, whispered plans and quiet words of authority spoken when needed. A show of force seems far from being her style of choice and she instead runs to the work of peaceful negotiations and fruitful alliances, however, as her the visible world continues to fade from her physical sight, she has begun to reply more and more on the judgment of others and can, at times appear cruel and distant, despite having the interests of those she cares about at heart.
If it will achieve peace, then there is not a single price that she wouldn't pay, which has blindsided her to those who would use her idealistic thinking for their own ends.
Weapon: A staff made of ebony wood found just outside her home village. The weapon is topped with blue flowers made of crystal, which are situated in a cluster formation around a long curved blade that gives it the look more of a scythe or sickle despite the name she has given it, and it rumored to contain the life force energy/spirits of her ancestors.
Armor: Nothing overly protective/worth mentioning at this time, for she hasn't seen the need for it.
Accessory: Silver bangles adorn her wrists more often than not, and it these that she jostles to warn another of her pending presence long before she has entered a room. She also sports a circlet made of small silver links in the middle of which rests a single sapphire.
Heart
Affiliation: Evil, though she believes that she fights on the side of good.
World: Spira, known as the Spiral of Death had long since faded, yet once it held a myriad of lands and peoples. The guado, the humes, and so on; vast plains and oceans, and a constant fear that Sin would leave all of it a wasteland. it was there that summoners trained and went on a pilgrimage that allowed them to willingly sacrifice themselves in order to bring a 10 year period of peace, and so the land was sustained until it was unexpectedly destroyed, along with several other worlds.
Race: Human
"Which form will you choose?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) Power of the Warrior.
B) Power of the Mystic.
C) Power of the Guardian.
"What do you want outta life?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) To see rare sights.
B) To broaden my horizons.
C) To be strong.
"What are you so afraid of?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) Getting old.
B) Being different.
C) Being indecisive.
"What's most important to you?"
(Pick the one that best fits your character and explain your choice.)
A) Being number one.
B) Friendship.
C) My prize possessions.
Abilities: (Create your first 3 Abilities. LIST them with the Ability's name and a description of what each Ability does. As you buy more, this list will be expanded upon.)
Special Abilities: (Abilities that do not count toward your maximum total amount of Abilities. This section is only to be touched by staff.)
Summons: (Summons you own/bought. This section is only to be touched by staff.)
Items: [Items you have bought/earned. This section is only to be touched by staff.)
Other
Anything else you wish to mention? This section is optional.
Sample RP
Only needed for canons. But, it can be used as leverage for a regular character to get accepted (if you're feeling your character/profile is iffy).
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I did post in shades of grey if anyone even remembers that lmao