Madness and the Inquisitor [Medieval Fantasy RP; OOC; Open]

[Hastiaka]

OP please check my app. I've been waiting all day.

[Zombie Fascists]

OP please check my app. I've been waiting all day.

Our beloved OP has a life outside NS too, and can't be online all the time. I was asked throug tg if I could consider to be Co-Op because of that, and I accepted. But since Ardwind (OP, not the city ) hasn't made it official in this thread yet I wasn't sure if I could start, but if it's up to me...

All apps so far are accepted!

[The Vekta-Helghast Empire]

Currently in the pouring rain waiting for my bus (messaging via phone), ill have a post up once home

[Zombie Fascists]

All apps so far are accepted!

No, I lied there. Sorry.

Character Application:
Name: Dryne Sorrette
Age: 29
Race: Half-elf
Appearance:
Religion: None
Personality: Cold and calculating, he keeps his distance from trouble and prefers to stay ambiguous.
Faction Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Skills:
Martial: 19
Stewardship: 17 (mostly it's his stubbornness, you don't want to bargain with him)
Holiness: 1
Loyalty: 1 (he holds to no attachments)
Renown: 7

Denied. You need to add an appearance, and fleshing out your character's personality would definetely not hurt either.

[Imperial Valaran]

I just had the most amazing vision about seven to ten angry Dwarvish men, armed not with axes and swords but with checkbooks and ledgers, angrily knocking on a door before rushing in an shouting someone into submission. A lawyer army. Although, of course, some people would not be impressed by the law. Those people would have to be handled. I think that Collilingus would try and act in accordance with royal law, using courts and whatnot to get what they want. But it is certainly possible that some Savorite somewhere in the bank has a few... unsavoury types a phone call away to deal with nasty business. So, it would certainly possible that some family member has thugs in direct contact. It's just not Collilingus who has them. Those people would of course come forth as soon as the epidemic arose. As for the vaults, the security of those things is a closely guarded secret. Only Savorites may even look at them, and the guard consists of the most junior members of the family. Recruits and rookies, one might say. Dwarven soldiers. Those will become more important later, I suspect.

I would want to see that so badly

Cool - in that case, would it be a step too far to assume Heskr is occasionally contracted as this? Would never need to be part of the plot unless ou had a good idea for it.

Ahhh! An old noble house, with possible assets in the Deeping Vault? That sounds like something that could happen. I like the idea, too. I like pursuing that train of thought. It would be very interesting to see how that would play out. And the same goes for heists, surveillance and language dictionaries. Especially the first, especially when chaos starts erupting. Hmmm, this is going to be a productive cooperation...

Sounds excellent! Since descriptions are hard to come by, I was thinking Elana could commission some forged documents to impersonate one of her family members. She'd know most of the answers to any questions (given she was part of the family), but for extra spice could be that she needs to break into the Dwarven archives (armed with a dictionary) to ensure she has every answer she might need. And the backdrop of the plague could be very interesting in its own right...

Finally got round to posting, Vapora!

Is that ending open enough for you?

Yes, very. But apparently Eugene wanted Keldan more than Elana as his companion.

Perfect, thanks! I'll draft a reply when I can

[Imperial Valaran]

Noble House Application:
House Title: Eldenmore
House Words of Honour: Faith Eternal!
Wealth: 8
Prestige: 7

Character Application:
Name: Alexander Vilius Eldenmore
Age: 29
Race: Human
Appearance:

(Image)

Religion: Alexander Vilius Eldenmore believes in the eternal god Junonius whose religion known as the Faith Eternal, Junonius is the creator of all things and believes that only through him, salvation can be achieved while the unfaithful shall burn in the ashpits of the abyss.
Personality: Alexander Vilius Eldenmore is a charismatic preacher, businessman and commander. He is a very kind person and is sympathizing with the plight of the elves and believes all races must have equal treatment. Because of this, he is often the target of Inquisition spies
Faction Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Skills:
Martial: 15
Stewardship:16
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 12

I have a slight query about this character, namely: does he have any flaws?

Not in that 'he's too caring' or 'he loves helping too much' (since those aren't really flaws), but more like 'he's too impulsive', or 'his honour actively hinders him Ned-Stark style'.

I was just curious, given his family's wealth, his perfect score for loyalty, high scores for nearly everything else, and then things like his generosity, progressive views, charisma, business acumen, etc could easily make him somewhat of an experiment in perfection.

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

I just had the most amazing vision about seven to ten angry Dwarvish men, armed not with axes and swords but with checkbooks and ledgers, angrily knocking on a door before rushing in an shouting someone into submission. A lawyer army. Although, of course, some people would not be impressed by the law. Those people would have to be handled. I think that Collilingus would try and act in accordance with royal law, using courts and whatnot to get what they want. But it is certainly possible that some Savorite somewhere in the bank has a few... unsavoury types a phone call away to deal with nasty business. So, it would certainly possible that some family member has thugs in direct contact. It's just not Collilingus who has them. Those people would of course come forth as soon as the epidemic arose. As for the vaults, the security of those things is a closely guarded secret. Only Savorites may even look at them, and the guard consists of the most junior members of the family. Recruits and rookies, one might say. Dwarven soldiers. Those will become more important later, I suspect.

I would want to see that so badly

Cool - in that case, would it be a step too far to assume Heskr is occasionally contracted as this? Would never need to be part of the plot unless ou had a good idea for it.

Ahhh! An old noble house, with possible assets in the Deeping Vault? That sounds like something that could happen. I like the idea, too. I like pursuing that train of thought. It would be very interesting to see how that would play out. And the same goes for heists, surveillance and language dictionaries. Especially the first, especially when chaos starts erupting. Hmmm, this is going to be a productive cooperation...

Sounds excellent! Since descriptions are hard to come by, I was thinking Elana could commission some forged documents to impersonate one of her family members. She'd know most of the answers to any questions (given she was part of the family), but for extra spice could be that she needs to break into the Dwarven archives (armed with a dictionary) to ensure she has every answer she might need. And the backdrop of the plague could be very interesting in its own right...

Yes, very. But apparently Eugene wanted Keldan more than Elana as his companion.

Perfect, thanks! I'll draft a reply when I can

That would not be a step too far at all! And I think that your contact in the family would be Bamosillianus, the 'uncle' of Collilingus. He's a bit more... aggressive. Less patient than his nephew. And a lot less culturally inclined.

And that plan about Elana would be perfect. Indeed, the Dwarves would have some security questions, some very specific ones you would need to answer, as well as show some kind of tangible object that connects her with the family. What these questions are is indeed written in the Dwarven Archives, in the Savorite palace. You'd have to break in to find out those questions... Interested? Of course, as you assumed, these archives are not only written in the Dwarven language, but also in Dwarven scripts (bottom-to-top hieroglyphs), for which you would need a dictionary. I like this plan more and more. Especially when the plague comes, this will be very interesting. Chaos is not good for business, one might say.

[Zombie Fascists]

Noble House Application:
House Title: Eldenmore
House Words of Honour: Faith Eternal!
Wealth: 8
Prestige: 7

Character Application:
Name: Alexander Vilius Eldenmore
Age: 29
Race: Human
Appearance:

(Image)

Religion: Alexander Vilius Eldenmore believes in the eternal god Junonius whose religion known as the Faith Eternal, Junonius is the creator of all things and believes that only through him, salvation can be achieved while the unfaithful shall burn in the ashpits of the abyss.
Personality: Alexander Vilius Eldenmore is a charismatic preacher, businessman and commander. He is a very kind person and is sympathizing with the plight of the elves and believes all races must have equal treatment. Because of this, he is often the target of Inquisition spies
Faction Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Skills:
Martial: 15
Stewardship:16
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 12

I have a slight query about this character, namely: does he have any flaws?

Not in that 'he's too caring' or 'he loves helping too much' (since those aren't really flaws), but more like 'he's too impulsive', or 'his honour actively hinders him Ned-Stark style'.

I was just curious, given his family's wealth, his perfect score for loyalty, high scores for nearly everything else, and then things like his generosity, progressive views, charisma, business acumen, etc could easily make him somewhat of an experiment in perfection.

I thought a little along those lines too, but since the OP accepted another similar character and explicitly wrote that powerful characters weren't forbidden, I approve it for now. Plus, progressive views like his can be very dangerous in a medieval world, so much that it could be considered a weakness. I'm sure the Inquisition would want a "talk" with this guy. Just because he's a Gary Stu it doesn't mean he's going to survive...

[Skegness-on-Pirn]

Character Application: [WIP]
Name: Kaya Aerin
Age: 17
Race: Human
Appearance:

Religion: Faith in the Maker
Personality: WIP
Faction Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Skills:
Martial: 6
Stewardship: 16
Holiness: 14
Loyalty: 14
Renown: 2

[Al-Orthodoxia]

Sorry for the short introduction, if I can meet someone up at the inn then it would be perfect)

[Feldkirch-Bregenz]

Faction Application:
Faction Name: Order of Pekel
Prestige: 2
Location: Deep in the Red Marches
Faction Goals: To bring darkness upon the world in the name of the Great Serpent.

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Noble House Application:
House Title: Pekel
House Words of Honour: O, Black Serpent, We Invoke Thee
Wealth: 10
Prestige: 10
Location: Deep in the Red Marches

Character Application:
Name: Bartal Pekel
Age: 1,789
Race: Human
Appearance:

Religion: Faith in the Serpentine Offering
- Faith in a single deity, with the head of a black dragon and the body of a woman. This religion is extremely ancient, and adhered to by very few people in the modern era. The faith incorporates human sacrifice.
Personality: Bartal is as stoic as a stone statue, and just about as friendly. He is capable of great persuasion, and can be very influential to those he rules over.
Faction Affiliation: Order of Pekel

Skills:
Martial: 18
Stewardship: 14
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 10 (Known through legend, however his resurrection is unknown as of right now)

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Name: Teodor Sasek
Age: 26
Race: Human
Appearance:

Religion: Faith in the Serpentine Offering
Personality: Teodor is a manipulative man, however he can be manipulated rather easily himself. He is very outspoken, and quick to anger.
Faction Affiliation: Order of Pekel

Skills:
Martial: 18
Stewardship: 8
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 2

[Olthar]

@Feldkirch:
Wow, yeah, no. Openly worshipping and evil cult will get them killed so fast they won't know what hit them. Also, a human can't possibly live that long. Plus, those nearly perfect stats. The whole thing just screams Mary Sue. That's a bad app, and you should feel bad for making it.

[The Vekta-Helghast Empire]

@Feldkirch:
Wow, yeah, no. Openly worshipping and evil cult will get them killed so fast they won't know what hit them. Also, a human can't possibly live that long. Plus, those nearly perfect stats. The whole thing just screams Mary Sue. That's a bad app, and you should feel bad for making it.

Dayum you sure told him. Kinda feel like my job's been stolen from me.

[Ardwind]

Faction Application:
Faction Name: Order of Pekel
Prestige: 10
Location: Deep in the Red Marches
Faction Goals: To bring darkness upon the world in the name of the Great Serpent.

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Noble House Application:
House Title: Pekel
House Words of Honour: O, Black Serpent, We Invoke Thee
Wealth: 10
Prestige: 10
Location: Deep in the Red Marches

Character Application:
Name: Bartal Pekel
Age: 1,789
Race: Human
Appearance:
(Image)
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Religion: Faith in the Serpentine Offering
- Faith in a single deity, with the head of a black dragon and the body of a woman. This religion is extremely ancient, and adhered to by very few people in the modern era. The faith incorporates human sacrifice.
Personality: Bartal is as stoic as a stone statue, and just about as friendly. He is capable of great persuasion, and can be very influential to those he rules over.
Faction Affiliation: Order of Pekel

Skills:
Martial: 18
Stewardship: 14
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 20

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Name: Teodor Sasek
Age: 26
Race: Human
Appearance:
(Image)
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Religion: Faith in the Serpentine Offering
Personality: Teodor is a manipulative man, however he can be manipulated rather easily himself. He is very outspoken, and quick to anger.
Faction Affiliation: Order of Pekel

Skills:
Martial: 18
Stewardship: 8
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 6

This is accepted, and I will explain why. I have pre-approved this information, as it pertains to important story matter. If you are wondering about the madness, you will wonder for only a short time more. The madness will be explained through the Order of Pekel.

[Olthar]

Faction Application:
Faction Name: Order of Pekel
Prestige: 10
Location: Deep in the Red Marches
Faction Goals: To bring darkness upon the world in the name of the Great Serpent.

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Noble House Application:
House Title: Pekel
House Words of Honour: O, Black Serpent, We Invoke Thee
Wealth: 10
Prestige: 10
Location: Deep in the Red Marches

Character Application:
Name: Bartal Pekel
Age: 1,789
Race: Human
Appearance:
(Image)
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Religion: Faith in the Serpentine Offering
- Faith in a single deity, with the head of a black dragon and the body of a woman. This religion is extremely ancient, and adhered to by very few people in the modern era. The faith incorporates human sacrifice.
Personality: Bartal is as stoic as a stone statue, and just about as friendly. He is capable of great persuasion, and can be very influential to those he rules over.
Faction Affiliation: Order of Pekel

Skills:
Martial: 18
Stewardship: 14
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 20

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Name: Teodor Sasek
Age: 26
Race: Human
Appearance:
(Image)
(Image)
Religion: Faith in the Serpentine Offering
Personality: Teodor is a manipulative man, however he can be manipulated rather easily himself. He is very outspoken, and quick to anger.
Faction Affiliation: Order of Pekel

Skills:
Martial: 18
Stewardship: 8
Holiness: 20
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 6

This is accepted, and I will explain why. I have pre-approved this information, as it pertains to important story matter. If you are wondering about the madness, you will wonder for only a short time more. The madness will be explained through the Order of Pekel.

Well, that would help with some of the issues, but that renown score actually makes even less sense now. If this is some sort of secret ancient cult that's manufacturing a horrible plague, they should be, you know, secret, not one of the most famous organizations in the land.

[Ardwind]

This is accepted, and I will explain why. I have pre-approved this information, as it pertains to important story matter. If you are wondering about the madness, you will wonder for only a short time more. The madness will be explained through the Order of Pekel.

Well, that would help with some of the issues, but that renown score actually makes even less sense now. If this is some sort of secret ancient cult that's manufacturing a horrible plague, they should be, you know, secret, not one of the most famous organizations in the land.

I suppose you're right about that. Valid point.

[Feldkirch-Bregenz]

This is accepted, and I will explain why. I have pre-approved this information, as it pertains to important story matter. If you are wondering about the madness, you will wonder for only a short time more. The madness will be explained through the Order of Pekel.

Well, that would help with some of the issues, but that renown score actually makes even less sense now. If this is some sort of secret ancient cult that's manufacturing a horrible plague, they should be, you know, secret, not one of the most famous organizations in the land.

I can change that little bit. House Pekel is well known, mostly through legend and supposed myths, but the Order is now relatively unknown.

[Olthar]

Well, that would help with some of the issues, but that renown score actually makes even less sense now. If this is some sort of secret ancient cult that's manufacturing a horrible plague, they should be, you know, secret, not one of the most famous organizations in the land.

I can change that little bit. House Pekel is well known, mostly through legend and supposed myths, but the Order is now relatively unknown.

For that, I'd probably keep the house prestige at 10, but then knock the order and both dudes down to 0 to reflect the secrecy.

[Feldkirch-Bregenz]

House Pekel, and its master, have now returned. Keep in mind that Karth Pekel, where the Order of Pekel is based, is located far from Ardwind. It is certain that no ordinary person knows of Bartal's return. Only a mage who can feel the pulse of magic itself would be able to know that Bartal had returned. The Order of Pekel will now begin attempting to recruit people into the Order, as well as into the faith. In addition, the Order will begin repairing Karth Pekel, which has fallen into a state of slight ruin over a thousand years of abandonment.

[Olthar]

I love this. Gavin is a moustache twirling mastermind plotting to manipulate Glinda for his own devices, but she is far too pure and stubborn for that. However, she'll still probably end up doing exactly want he wants of her own volition, causing Gavin to proclaim victory and laugh maniacally at his own genius.

[Servinta]

I love this. Gavin is a moustache twirling mastermind plotting to manipulate Glinda for his own devices, but she is far too pure and stubborn for that. However, she'll still probably end up doing exactly want he wants of her own volition, causing Gavin to proclaim victory and laugh maniacally at his own genius.

Naturally.

[Badafar]

Noble House Application:
House Title: House Sirpense
House Words of Honour: Let us go forward
Wealth: 8
Prestige: 7
Character Application:
Name: Richard Sirpense
Age: 36
Race: Human
Appearance:

Religion: Faith in The Maker
Personality: Richard is often known for being a strongly charismatic character, carrying old and traditional values throughout his life to a fault, often causing arguments with other members of the house that try to push for the new age's teachings. Whilst an excellent fighter due to his training from an early age, a wound in his left knee was poorly treated in battle, leaving it scarred and hard to fight for extended periods of time. Whilst a good martial for the soldiers of the house, Richard has trouble with reading and has servants read out letters for him, often going out of his way to ensure face-to-face negotiations are made.
Faction Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Skills:
Martial: 18-13 (Goes down as he fights due to his wounded knee)
Stewardship: 15
Holiness: 18
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 18

[Zombie Fascists]

Noble House Application:
House Title: House Sirpense
House Words of Honour: Let us go forward
Wealth: 8
Prestige: 7
Character Application:
Name: Richard Sirpense
Age: 36
Race: Human
Appearance:

(Image)

Religion: Faith in The Maker
Personality: Richard is often known for being a strongly charismatic character, carrying old and traditional values throughout his life to a fault, often causing arguments with other members of the house that try to push for the new age's teachings. Whilst an excellent fighter due to his training from an early age, a wound in his left knee was poorly treated in battle, leaving it scarred and hard to fight for extended periods of time. Whilst a good martial for the soldiers of the house, Richard has trouble with reading and has servants read out letters for him, often going out of his way to ensure face-to-face negotiations are made.
Faction Affiliation: Unaffiliated

Skills:
Martial: 18-13 (Goes down as he fights due to his wounded knee)
Stewardship: 15
Holiness: 18
Loyalty: 20
Renown: 18

Once again a very powerful character, but well written and with some weaknesses. I assume his fighting stamina falls rather quickly, so even if I think it might be a little bit too high to start with, accepted!

[Great Confederacy of Commonwealth States]

http://9gag.com/gag/abbQ90L

That will be all.

[Valaran]

That would not be a step too far at all! And I think that your contact in the family would be Bamosillianus, the 'uncle' of Collilingus. He's a bit more... aggressive. Less patient than his nephew. And a lot less culturally inclined.

And that plan about Elana would be perfect. Indeed, the Dwarves would have some security questions, some very specific ones you would need to answer, as well as show some kind of tangible object that connects her with the family. What these questions are is indeed written in the Dwarven Archives, in the Savorite palace. You'd have to break in to find out those questions... Interested? Of course, as you assumed, these archives are not only written in the Dwarven language, but also in Dwarven scripts (bottom-to-top hieroglyphs), for which you would need a dictionary. I like this plan more and more. Especially when the plague comes, this will be very interesting. Chaos is not good for business, one might say.

Thanks! I'll try to insert that somewhere when I can c:

Definitely very interested, especially with how the plague might feature... and if the dwarves get suspicious at any point, they can always alert some of her former family members (several of whom would like nothing more than to kill her). I was keeping it flexible, but that might be a nice method of assuring that she doesn't pull off this little game without consequences...

I thought a little along those lines too, but since the OP accepted another similar character and explicitly wrote that powerful characters weren't forbidden, I approve it for now. Plus, progressive views like his can be very dangerous in a medieval world, so much that it could be considered a weakness. I'm sure the Inquisition would want a "talk" with this guy. Just because he's a Gary Stu it doesn't mean he's going to survive...

Ah, no worries then