The Dance of Chaos [OOC-Fantasy-OPEN]

[Dragos Bee]

Edited post: I am in mood swings right now, so I will take a few days before deciding on whether to take a long leave of absence from this RP.

[Zapatha]

Alright cool, thanks for basically summarizing everything for me Elysian and trace xD

I'm still kind of busy with finals in school right now, but I might look into posting with Arthur first seeing I remember basically everything that was happening with him in Velikiya lol. I might also clean up his app and resubmit it (basically everything will still be the same, but I just want to tidy it up). I guess I can talk to Elysian and you about how to deal with Peter over TG though Trace.

[Tracian Empire]

Alright cool, thanks for basically summarizing everything for me Elysian and trace xD

I'm still kind of busy with finals in school right now, but I might look into posting with Arthur first seeing I remember basically everything that was happening with him in Velikiya lol. I might also clean up his app and resubmit it (basically everything will still be the same, but I just want to tidy it up). I guess I can talk to Elysian and you about how to deal with Peter over TG though Trace.

Don't worry about it, finals are of course important, but it would certainly be great to have you back and posting

And sure! Feel free to send me a TG at any time, or we could talk here. We can easily assume that he fought until the end in the battle, so he'll also be entitled to receiving a reward from Alexis if he so wants.

And for what he'll do next, there could be a few different things he could do. He could join Eric in going to Kartara so as to earn the loyalty of a clan there and hopefully use it to help Alexis against the Seneschal, or he could stick around in Chovers to come with Alexis and Illania on their next mission, which I'm still working on but will involve dealing with both the Cult of Sins and some of the Seneschal's men.

And of course, if you have any ideas yourself we could work with them, anything that you'd like so that we can help you get accustomed to the IC again xD

[Tracian Empire]

'TIS COMPLETED

Character Application

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Name: Klement Madera
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heteromantic Asexual (though he is not consciously aware of it)
Race: Human
Appearance:

(Image)
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 150 lbs

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Position/Status/Affiliation: Merchant
Skills/Powers//Magic: Klement is fairly intelligent, and he is quite levelheaded; while this may seem innocuous, it is a highly useful trait in the midst of a crisis. As such, he is more likely to come up with a rational solution during a moment of panic. He also knows how to handle finances well, and can explain economics and trade in great detail. He'll know where a piece of cloth came from, for instance, and which social class and even race it is intended for. He can utilize and convert between multiple currencies, and knows how to barter.
Equipment: Klement lives in his own quarters in Světla, where he houses his clothing, foodstuffs, and other things pertaining to his job. He does have a cloak, jerkin, and satchel for when he travels around the city, both for protection and to look cool, and keeps a small dagger by his bed just in case. He also has a fair amount of money, though he is not what could be considered overly rich; he save most of it, using what he needs to get by.

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Personality: Klement is fairly laid-back, with most people describing him as relaxed and even-tempered. He does not often raise his voice or become impassioned, nor does he express particularly strong opinions about most matters. More often than not, he is thought to be indifferent to most things; however, it is more like he internalizes the strong opinions and feelings he does have.

He is a fairly friendly individual who enjoys casual conversation with the people he is close to. He prides himself on being a great listener, if "pride" is the right word to associate with Klement Madera. He isn't exactly aligned with any of the Seven Deadly Sins, and has a fairly negative outlook on them; however, he does not have a particularly strong connection connection to the Seven Virtues. Virtues, to him, are moral ideals meant to be striven toward than true alignments of the sapient soul. He does not often actively strive toward them, though there are definitely some virtues that resemble his lifestyle and personality. For instance, he has no desire for physical pleasure, or interest in it, really. And he could be considered a fairly kind person. He has no propensity for violence, and he is not thought to have a single rebellious bone in his body. But he is more aligned with virtue than sin, even if he typically occupies the neutral area in between two absolutes.
Moral Alignment: (Optional.Basic DnD Alignment Grid, if you'd like.)
Biography: A native of Světla, Klement Madera was born into a well-off but not prominent merchant family in 5003 not two hours before his twin sister, Jolana. His father, Vašek, had already established for himself a lucrative career in trading foreign goods and was the principle moneymaker for Klement's immediate family. As his father, Radoš, had not yet died, Vašek was not yet the patriarch of the Madera merchants, but he would become so after Radoš died in 5008.

Klement has an elder brother, Petr, who is three years his senior and was very close to Klement in their formative years. But Petr's position as firstborn son meant he was favored by their father, who allotted more resources to Petr's education than he did Klement and Jolana's. Furthermore, Jolana's being female meant that, following the social customs of the free merchant class, she was not to receive the same level of education as her brothers.

Meanwhile, their mother, Vladana, favored her only daughter. This meant Klement was caught in the middle, placed on a pedestal by neither parent and seemingly ignored. Yet his middle child syndrome served to grant him more independence than his siblings. Though he was not of noble birth, Klement found himself mingling with a few members of Světla's elite. He sought no material wealth or political power, and his primary interests could be characterized as aligning with both the family business and a general sense of misdirection. In other words, Klement's motivations were directionless enough that he posed no threat but aligned enough with trade that he could in no way be considered beholden to sloth.

But he was smart, and he knew how to negotiate a deal and handle money. That much became apparent whenever the topic of finance was addressed. He could hold his own, and, when his formal education was completed, managed to save enough to buy himself a small residence not far from where he worked. Yes, he was in the family business, but he operated semi-independently and made a decent income. Perhaps that was why, when he had the free time, he started going on strolls around the city, which eventually led him to meet Kyle Perrin-Palailogos.

Klement bore striking differences to Kyle: he was less radical, less ambitious, less of a Renaissance man than Kyle was. He'd been born free and had never tasted the yoke of slavery. Klement was not what you would call enterprising, and he certainly did not possess the fiery genius of his friend. But, at 17, he became acquainted with the adopted nobleman and over time came to learn his story.

Klement had never liked slavery, nor had he ever given it much consideration. To him, it was an evil, but one that could not easily be weeded out with a snap of a finger. He simply could not see a way out. But Kyle, Kyle had lived though the horrors of slavery. He had witnessed these atrocities firsthand. When he shared his experiences with Klement, Klement had but mortified--how could he or anyone ever countenance such a cruel practice? Right then, he knew he could not longer be idle.

However, while Klement's hatred of slavery developed in an instant, his need to take action did not. Rather, it came over time, trickling into him like water poured from a clay vessel. He struggled to see what exactly he could do to contribute for a long period; he had not fighting skill or magic, and his mercantile skills could not be of much help...could they?

But slave revolts need resources to be effective, and now, four years after first meeting Kyle, Klement finally sees how he can be of use. He has not spoken to Kyle in over two years, but he has heard whispers of his old friend's rebellious leanings. Regardless of how many of the other rumors are true, he firmly believes in the rumor that Kyle is planning a revolt. Knowing at least part of his story makes that rumor feel too accurate to be mere hearsay. As for everything else, well, Klement isn't sure about all of that yet. But he isn't averse to the idea of donating some funds to help his friend out.

As of late, his strolls around the city have grown to be more purposeful. Whether he consciously acknowledges it or not, Klement is looking for Kyle. At the very least, he is looking for more rumors about Kyle, more information. Maybe, when he runs into Kyle again, he will finally have something to offer beyond a willingness to listen.
Goals: Being only 21, Klement is not sure yet of what direction to take in life. He knows he is going to be a merchant, probably, and that he will likely spend his entire life in Světla. But he does not know what his true purpose is. He does not expect that he will figure it out any time soon, and he's fine with that, but there is a part of him that is curious to see if his life is destined to take interesting turns. It's not an ambition or an itch, more of a mild fantasy--or a fleeting wish.
Theme Song: IDK yet

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RP Sample:

He woke up with fire flashing before his face and horror in his eyes. A scream that had been holding itself in for eons of oblivion erupted from his throat, a frantic, harsh shout that had been cut off by the bullet before it had even been unleashed. He was shouting now, shouting in terror with the grim knowledge that he was about to die, no, he was dead, dead from his own bungling incompetence and panic.

His lungs strained and his throat burned, but he kept screaming. He couldn't control it, couldn't hold it back. It was a part of him, this scream, as both a death cry and the signal of violent rebirth.

He didn't notice his surroundings, not for several seconds. He was too busy reliving his death, the final milliseconds of abject error as his gun misfired and his own bullet tore through his skull. All he was was the barrel, the field, the scrambling bodies as they retreated from the enemy. He smelled the gunpowder, lead, and the tang of blood and death. The heat from the Sun bearing down on him, suffocating him in his hot, scratchy uniform. The squelching of the ground beneath his feet. And the weather, the relentless summer weather, pressing down on him and robbing him of his senses.

He'd hated summer. Always had, always would. He preferred not the heat but the fresh, cool sea air of Copenhagen, the winters, the beaches, waves. He'd always wanted to travel abroad, but he could not deny that he was an instrument of the North, fashioned from generations upon generations of raiders and fishermen.

Now, his vision was clearing--but it was not the intangible wisps of Heaven that he feasted his eyes upon. Rather, it was something flat, and gray, almost gleaming like metal but not quite. Like a wall, but not. Was he in some sort of holding place, some strange limbo between life and death? No, that made no sense, it wouldn't--

Then, he realized he was standing.

Surrounded by strange, glasslike material, feet on a circular disc of metal. Feet in...boots he did not recognize, in a style that was too perfect, that made no sense. Clothes on his lean but slightly muscled frame, clothes of a pewter gray that clung to him, that were thin, barely noticeable. They lacked layers, lacked function, they were toughing him and were of an unfamiliar material and--

He was screaming again. Hunched over, hands in his hair, barking cries tearing from his mouth in utter anxiety, and he sank to the ground with his legs folded beneath him and his torso hunched forward. Forehead resting against the strange surface, and it made no sense, no sense, where was this place, had he done something wrong, he was in Hell.

He stayed like this for awhile, trembling, gasping. He was a soldier; he could not let his emotions take over everything. But he couldn't help it. He was afraid, and he was naked, in a strange place with strange walls and strange glass and a strange floor and strange clothes. And he had no gun, no gun, and no sword either, just himself. No way to fight.

He knew he was dead, for there was no gaping hole in the back of his head, no blood dripping from his face. He did not feel so much as a scar on his skin. So this was the afterlife, a freaky, lonesome place, and now he would be stuck here forever with no connection to anything.

Did you read the Rules?: Yes
Miscellaneous:
#KBE7TY2IEV

My bad, I completely missed it, I'll be reviewing it tomorrow, sorry for the delay!

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Alright cool, thanks for basically summarizing everything for me Elysian and trace xD

I'm still kind of busy with finals in school right now, but I might look into posting with Arthur first seeing I remember basically everything that was happening with him in Velikiya lol. I might also clean up his app and resubmit it (basically everything will still be the same, but I just want to tidy it up). I guess I can talk to Elysian and you about how to deal with Peter over TG though Trace.

Don't worry about it, finals are of course important, but it would certainly be great to have you back and posting

And sure! Feel free to send me a TG at any time, or we could talk here. We can easily assume that he fought until the end in the battle, so he'll also be entitled to receiving a reward from Alexis if he so wants.

And for what he'll do next, there could be a few different things he could do. He could join Eric in going to Kartara so as to earn the loyalty of a clan there and hopefully use it to help Alexis against the Seneschal, or he could stick around in Chovers to come with Alexis and Illania on their next mission, which I'm still working on but will involve dealing with both the Cult of Sins and some of the Seneschal's men.

And of course, if you have any ideas yourself we could work with them, anything that you'd like so that we can help you get accustomed to the IC again xD

Lit!

[Faal Lot Himdah]

Still here, haven't left

Still waiting on a response to Nykolas

[Ceystile]

Still here, haven't left

Still waiting on a response to Nykolas

I'm sorry, thought I already responded! Hold on, I'll go fix that.

[Tracian Empire]

'TIS COMPLETED

Character Application

(I highly suggest that you should read the OOC and parts of the Lore prior to filling this out, as they can help you when creating an app.)
(Fill it out as requested.)
(Erase everything in parentheses when finishing the app)

Name: Klement Madera
Age: 21

#KBE7TY2IEV

Overall, a very well written app, acccepted!

We just might have to slightly alter exactly what Klement will do next, because Kyle was far too careless in his handling of the slave revolt and was ousted as its main benefactor over in Anselm, which will soon lead to Arghyo trying to arrest him and him probably making a run for the border and for the exile.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

'TIS COMPLETED

Character Application

(I highly suggest that you should read the OOC and parts of the Lore prior to filling this out, as they can help you when creating an app.)
(Fill it out as requested.)
(Erase everything in parentheses when finishing the app)

Name: Klement Madera
Age: 21

#KBE7TY2IEV

Overall, a very well written app, acccepted!

We just might have to slightly alter exactly what Klement will do next, because Kyle was far too careless in his handling of the slave revolt and was ousted as its main benefactor over in Anselm, which will soon lead to Arghyo trying to arrest him and him probably making a run for the border and for the exile.

Yeah, that is true. He does need another starting point.

Isn't there some undead chaos in Wyzkia?

[Tracian Empire]

Overall, a very well written app, acccepted!

We just might have to slightly alter exactly what Klement will do next, because Kyle was far too careless in his handling of the slave revolt and was ousted as its main benefactor over in Anselm, which will soon lead to Arghyo trying to arrest him and him probably making a run for the border and for the exile.

Yeah, that is true. He does need another starting point.

Isn't there some undead chaos in Wyzkia?

There is

Contact was lost with the city of Świątniki Górne immediately after the Night of the Bloody Moons, and rumors of an undead plague have spread, so a group of characters has gathered in order to try to investigate

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Yeah, that is true. He does need another starting point.

Isn't there some undead chaos in Wyzkia?

There is

Contact was lost with the city of Świątniki Górne immediately after the Night of the Bloody Moons, and rumors of an undead plague have spread, so a group of characters has gathered in order to try to investigate

Lit.

Not sure how a merchant would contribute, but I'm guessing they'll need to acquire resources somehow.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Yeah, that is true. He does need another starting point.

Isn't there some undead chaos in Wyzkia?

There is

Contact was lost with the city of Świątniki Górne immediately after the Night of the Bloody Moons, and rumors of an undead plague have spread, so a group of characters has gathered in order to try to investigate

Lit.

Not sure how a merchant would contribute, but I'm guessing they'll need to acquire resources somehow.

[Tracian Empire]

There is

Contact was lost with the city of Świątniki Górne immediately after the Night of the Bloody Moons, and rumors of an undead plague have spread, so a group of characters has gathered in order to try to investigate

Lit.

Not sure how a merchant would contribute, but I'm guessing they'll need to acquire resources somehow.

Well, it depends on what you want him to do exactly. It would be somewhat difficult for a merchant from Arghyo to find out about the small improvised expedition, and to try to support it, as rumors of issues with the city would only just start spreading into Anselm as the group of characters is already moving towards the city.

Alternatively he could have some trade interests there, so he could find out about it earlier than most. But I'm not quite sure what resources he could try to get for them, it's a small group, three paladins, a squire, two mercenaries and presumably a few more adventurers. It's not an official expedition, each of them is headed there for different reasons.

A bit later on there could presumably be a more official and larger expedition that he can try to sell things to, but depending on the actions of the small group it might not be needed.

Alternatively, there could be ways to get him involved in person, if he was traveling towards Świątniki Górne for business reasons.

However, if it's still merchant related things and operations that you want him to do, Kyle hasn't actually been arrested yet, he will be soon. So there would still be a window there for you and Dragos to have them interact and maybe have them make some deals, even if Klement would clearly have the upper hand in any negotiations.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Lit.

Not sure how a merchant would contribute, but I'm guessing they'll need to acquire resources somehow.

Well, it depends on what you want him to do exactly. It would be somewhat difficult for a merchant from Arghyo to find out about the small improvised expedition, and to try to support it, as rumors of issues with the city would only just start spreading into Anselm as the group of characters is already moving towards the city.

Alternatively he could have some trade interests there, so he could find out about it earlier than most. But I'm not quite sure what resources he could try to get for them, it's a small group, three paladins, a squire, two mercenaries and presumably a few more adventurers. It's not an official expedition, each of them is headed there for different reasons.

A bit later on there could presumably be a more official and larger expedition that he can try to sell things to, but depending on the actions of the small group it might not be needed.

Alternatively, there could be ways to get him involved in person, if he was traveling towards Świątniki Górne for business reasons.

However, if it's still merchant related things and operations that you want him to do, Kyle hasn't actually been arrested yet, he will be soon. So there would still be a window there for you and Dragos to have them interact and maybe have them make some deals, even if Klement would clearly have the upper hand in any negotiations.

I think it would also be interesting to see how he'd react to Kyle's inevitable arrest; would he try to help Kyle, or would he feel his old friend had gone too far?

[Dragos Bee]

Well, it depends on what you want him to do exactly. It would be somewhat difficult for a merchant from Arghyo to find out about the small improvised expedition, and to try to support it, as rumors of issues with the city would only just start spreading into Anselm as the group of characters is already moving towards the city.

Alternatively he could have some trade interests there, so he could find out about it earlier than most. But I'm not quite sure what resources he could try to get for them, it's a small group, three paladins, a squire, two mercenaries and presumably a few more adventurers. It's not an official expedition, each of them is headed there for different reasons.

A bit later on there could presumably be a more official and larger expedition that he can try to sell things to, but depending on the actions of the small group it might not be needed.

Alternatively, there could be ways to get him involved in person, if he was traveling towards Świątniki Górne for business reasons.

However, if it's still merchant related things and operations that you want him to do, Kyle hasn't actually been arrested yet, he will be soon. So there would still be a window there for you and Dragos to have them interact and maybe have them make some deals, even if Klement would clearly have the upper hand in any negotiations.

I think it would also be interesting to see how he'd react to Kyle's inevitable arrest; would he try to help Kyle, or would he feel his old friend had gone too far?

It'd be interesting indeed.

[Tracian Empire]

Well, it depends on what you want him to do exactly. It would be somewhat difficult for a merchant from Arghyo to find out about the small improvised expedition, and to try to support it, as rumors of issues with the city would only just start spreading into Anselm as the group of characters is already moving towards the city.

Alternatively he could have some trade interests there, so he could find out about it earlier than most. But I'm not quite sure what resources he could try to get for them, it's a small group, three paladins, a squire, two mercenaries and presumably a few more adventurers. It's not an official expedition, each of them is headed there for different reasons.

A bit later on there could presumably be a more official and larger expedition that he can try to sell things to, but depending on the actions of the small group it might not be needed.

Alternatively, there could be ways to get him involved in person, if he was traveling towards Świątniki Górne for business reasons.

However, if it's still merchant related things and operations that you want him to do, Kyle hasn't actually been arrested yet, he will be soon. So there would still be a window there for you and Dragos to have them interact and maybe have them make some deals, even if Klement would clearly have the upper hand in any negotiations.

I think it would also be interesting to see how he'd react to Kyle's inevitable arrest; would he try to help Kyle, or would he feel his old friend had gone too far?

It could certainly be very interesting

ICly as of right now, the meeting in the Anselmian parliament, the Tangungskammer, where Kyle's connection to the revolt was discovered, has just ended. An official notice to Arghyo should be sent soon, but the player controlling Anselm, Exil, doesn't have a PC right now, so it might take a little while.

But you would already have plenty of material to make a post. Klement should already be very aware that the slave revolt has led to the deaths of many innocents, that reprisals against slaves have started and that Anselm will soon make a move, so he could go and confront Kyle about it. And then they could both find out about Anselm's decisions and Arghyo deciding to arrest Kyle during their discussion.

[Dragos Bee]

I think it would also be interesting to see how he'd react to Kyle's inevitable arrest; would he try to help Kyle, or would he feel his old friend had gone too far?

It could certainly be very interesting

ICly as of right now, the meeting in the Anselmian parliament, the Tangungskammer, where Kyle's connection to the revolt was discovered, has just ended. An official notice to Arghyo should be sent soon, but the player controlling Anselm, Exil, doesn't have a PC right now, so it might take a little while.

But you would already have plenty of material to make a post. Klement should already be very aware that the slave revolt has led to the deaths of many innocents, that reprisals against slaves have started and that Anselm will soon make a move, so he could go and confront Kyle about it. And then they could both find out about Anselm's decisions and Arghyo deciding to arrest Kyle during their discussion.

That might be fodder for a co-write/collab post, yes.

Edit: Kyle might also try and hand over his holdings to Klement to save them.

Edit 2: Wait, that might not work.

[Fereni]

i was feeling generous today so here [gives alina a drop of confidence due to having support from the people around her]

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

I think it would also be interesting to see how he'd react to Kyle's inevitable arrest; would he try to help Kyle, or would he feel his old friend had gone too far?

It could certainly be very interesting

ICly as of right now, the meeting in the Anselmian parliament, the Tangungskammer, where Kyle's connection to the revolt was discovered, has just ended. An official notice to Arghyo should be sent soon, but the player controlling Anselm, Exil, doesn't have a PC right now, so it might take a little while.

But you would already have plenty of material to make a post. Klement should already be very aware that the slave revolt has led to the deaths of many innocents, that reprisals against slaves have started and that Anselm will soon make a move, so he could go and confront Kyle about it. And then they could both find out about Anselm's decisions and Arghyo deciding to arrest Kyle during their discussion.

Hm, that is interesting...

Sorry for the delayed response. Wasn't on NS yesterday.

[Zapatha]

Almost done with college work for the semester, will try and post sometime within the next week and a half or so. First order of business for me when I can is to clean up Arthur's app and maybe Peter's too though lol

[Tracian Empire]

It could certainly be very interesting

ICly as of right now, the meeting in the Anselmian parliament, the Tangungskammer, where Kyle's connection to the revolt was discovered, has just ended. An official notice to Arghyo should be sent soon, but the player controlling Anselm, Exil, doesn't have a PC right now, so it might take a little while.

But you would already have plenty of material to make a post. Klement should already be very aware that the slave revolt has led to the deaths of many innocents, that reprisals against slaves have started and that Anselm will soon make a move, so he could go and confront Kyle about it. And then they could both find out about Anselm's decisions and Arghyo deciding to arrest Kyle during their discussion.

Hm, that is interesting...

Sorry for the delayed response. Wasn't on NS yesterday.

No problem, there is no rush xD

[Tracian Empire]

Almost done with college work for the semester, will try and post sometime within the next week and a half or so. First order of business for me when I can is to clean up Arthur's app and maybe Peter's too though lol

I've thought about revamping my own apps a few times, but it's been quite a while since I worked on a character app xD

[Zapatha]

Almost done with college work for the semester, will try and post sometime within the next week and a half or so. First order of business for me when I can is to clean up Arthur's app and maybe Peter's too though lol

I've thought about revamping my own apps a few times, but it's been quite a while since I worked on a character app xD

I was just reading Arthur's a few days ago and it's terrible XD so many contradictory points and stuff. But yeah I want to change some stuff history-wise for him to fit the lore better and stuff, I'll ask you if I have any questions on anything regarding that but I don't expect to have too much trouble

[Dragos Bee]

It could certainly be very interesting

ICly as of right now, the meeting in the Anselmian parliament, the Tangungskammer, where Kyle's connection to the revolt was discovered, has just ended. An official notice to Arghyo should be sent soon, but the player controlling Anselm, Exil, doesn't have a PC right now, so it might take a little while.

But you would already have plenty of material to make a post. Klement should already be very aware that the slave revolt has led to the deaths of many innocents, that reprisals against slaves have started and that Anselm will soon make a move, so he could go and confront Kyle about it. And then they could both find out about Anselm's decisions and Arghyo deciding to arrest Kyle during their discussion.

Hm, that is interesting...

Sorry for the delayed response. Wasn't on NS yesterday.

For you and @Ceystile, I am taking a long break from this Roleplay after all, and so I am asking Thrace/Tracian Empire to take over our interactions if he is willing to.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Hm, that is interesting...

Sorry for the delayed response. Wasn't on NS yesterday.

For you and @Ceystile, I am taking a long break from this Roleplay after all, and so I am asking Thrace/Tracian Empire to take over our interactions if he is willing to.

Alright. Godspeed, Dragos! You shall be missed.