Elementals 3: The White Rose (OOC, FANTASY, OPEN)

[Lazarian]

4 Ice if we're counting Aerion.

Aerion stays in the coma until I figure out what I’m doing with him.

[Tomia]

From the OP: "But when Prince Peorshine divulged the fact that the federation's diplomat had admitted that the current Lord-Lieutenant of Erilhall had only driven out the previous ruling family by agreeing to be a puppet of the government in Villdernheim, the dam burst. Riots broke out while the Federal Council still argued over the legality of secession. Gustav's forces began to give way under the sheer numbers of rebels, who called themselves the Condemners, and a few days later their situation worsened as the nearby federal army under the command of Margrave Kyusk declared their continuing allegiance to the Commander of the Armies of the North, and marched on the city to establish a provisional government."

Was this previous ruling family ever expanded upon? And if so could I get the details?

[Constaniana]

I shall prepare 7 ice characters then *nods*

"Chill out with this icy hot album by Fröezenne, Galllia's coolest boy band sensation!"

"But when Prince Peorshine divulged the fact that the federation's diplomat had admitted that the current Lord-Lieutenant of Erilhall had only driven out the previous ruling family by agreeing to be a puppet of the government in Villdernheim, the dam burst. Riots broke out while the Federal Council still argued over the legality of secession. Gustav's forces began to give way under the sheer numbers of rebels, who called themselves the Condemners, and a few days later their situation worsened as the nearby federal army under the command of Margrave Kyusk declared their continuing allegiance to the Commander of the Armies of the North, and marched on the city to establish a provisional government."

Was this previous ruling family ever expanded upon? And if so could I get the details?

Somewhat. Banastre Van Laschiol, the new Lord-Lieutenant of Erilhall, is the heir of this previous ruling family, and retook Erilhall. Admiteddly I haven't done much exposition on them actually in the threads, but like many things I have additional lore of them floating around in my head. Here goes:
The Laschiols are a old, prominent family with connections to all three states that bordered the northern Halrennor Sea. They are primarily concerned with Eresiln, where their ancestral home is, and are among the more prestigious families on that island, to the point of having married into the ruling dynasty, the Bechlundes, multiple times. They have connections to Aurennia as well, and Laschiols and Aurenheims have intermarried plenty as well. The Bechlundes have also intermarried with the Aurenheims themselves; the current Duchess of Auregen is a relative of the King of Eresiln, for instance. I actually alluded to this in a cryptic post from six years ago, although I certainly don't expect anyone to read through all the old threads combing for scraps of information. The peoples of Aurennia, Erillia, and Eresiln have gone back and forth intermingling for thousands of years. Most of modern-day Erillia was once ruled by the ancient kingdom of Aurennia-Erid before Adrathur united it with Albrion to form the Galllian Empire.

Anyways, I figure several generations back Erilhall went into a succession crisis with no heir to the throne after the Lord-Lieutenant at the time died childless. The Laschiols push a claim to the territory through marriages to previous members of the dynasty, as does the house of Wadiere, and possible other noble families that want more power. The Erilhall branch of the Laschiols manage to take power, possibly having to defeat some rival families in battle somewhere in the state. Eventually towards the end of the Great Galllian War the Wadieres launch another rebellion, and after the U.G.F. is formed further to the south they make a secret deal pledging their loyalty to Villdernheim in exchange for southern resources in defeating the Laschiols. Bladrich Van Laschiol, Lord-Lieutenant of Erilhall and father of Banastre, is assasinated, but his wife Sophroinra manages to escape with her children across the water back to their family in Eresiln, where they bide their time and plan their revenge.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I'm glad you're interested and enjoyed all the lore.

[Tomia]

Alright here is an app, I figure I might need to change some minor things but I feel confident enough that this can work

Name: Vivienne van Laschiol
Sex: Female
Age: 24
Appearance: Vivienne She has a number of scars on her back and a few on her stomach as a result of months of experimentation and torture
Element: Fire
Skills: Vivienne is a powerful fire user who is adept at combat magic. She is also a skilled soldier and battle commander specializing in guerrilla warfare and urban combat. She both has street smarts and formal education, having been raised as a noble while spending many of her years organizing rebellions on the street.
Personality: Viv has always been a fiery idealist who is passionate about justice and helping others. She has a bit of a temper and while she has historically been the sociable and charismatic type since her traumatic experience she is a bit less trusting and more closed off
Weaknesses:Water elementals are a major weakness of hers. Also, although the experiments enhanced her abilities, they also made them much more volatile and potentially dangerous. The Watchtower manipulated her body in a way that if she uses her powers too much her body could spontaneously combust and cause mass devastation. She has psychological trauma from her experiences as well.
Equipment, if any: Armor pictured, sword pictured
Bio: Vivienne was born the youngest child of House van Laschiol that ruled over the state of Erillia. They were a proud northern family who had a long history of powerful fire elementals. As the youngest of four children, Vivienne lived a comfortable life without much expectations upon her. However when she was just five years old, her family was accused of heinous crimes and driven from their land by Lord-Lieutenant Gustav who seized control of the state. In the battle that followed, Vivienne's parents were killed, as were her two eldest brothers. She and her older brother Banastre were saved by their uncle Fredrick. He raised the two of them at his private estate, keeping them hidden from the gaze of Gustav. Here Vivienne was educated and trained as a noble would be but lived a very sheltered life. Her fire powers were clearly exceptional, and Vivienne believed she could use them to restore her family's honor with them. At 13 she grew frustrated by her limits, but her brother and uncle warned her that they needed to stay hidden. Vivienne didn't want to live a life hidden away though, and after writing a letter explaining her decision she sneaked off to the capital of Erilhall. There she found a much colder and dangerous world than she expected. The Lord-Lieutenant's rule was harsh and the city was a place where people had to work hard to survive. Vivienne had brought some gold with her, and a few sets of clothes and that was it. Her life was actually changed when someone robbed her on the street, and she chased down the culprit and cornered them in an alley. She threatened to use her fire against them but soon found herself surrounded by a whole group of thieves, she hadn't even seen them coming. Soon the thieves realized she was just a frightened kid and while some of them wanted to rob her still their leader Nis took pity on her and offered her a spot in their group. They called themselves the Vultures, and they lived off stealing from the wealthy, particularly those in Gustav's government.

For the next five years Vivienne was trained in the way of the thief, and her group had grown larger and more lucrative. Still as she watched the city grow worse under the Lord-Lieutenant's rule she wasn't satisfied with stealing anymore. She told Nis they needed to do more and she began recruiting and training people off the streets the way they had been trained. She persuaded the group to start raiding armories, and using their loot to buy weapons and other supplies needed to build a milita. Nis started to resent Vivienne's growing influence and new direction and told her they were thieves and not soldiers. She wouldn't let her poor comrades die for Viv's personal vendetta. Still Vivienne didn't listen and she pushed forward eventually splitting from the Vultures and forming her own group, the Condemners. For years she led the organization in guerrilla operations against Gustav's rule, her following growing with every passing year. However when the independence movements began and Gustav's treachery was revealed her force grew into a genuine army. Still they couldn't over through the government alone and so she joined forces with the army of Margrave Kyusk and together they defeated the Lord-Lieutenant and installed a provisional government where they ruled together. At this point Viv's identity was still secret but her reputation as the leader of the Condemners was wide spread and she was known as a fierce fire elemental as well. She expected to be instilled as the ruler of the soon to be independent state but instead treachery occurred. Erillian nobles conspired to remove Viv as a threat and so in collaboration with Nis who was still resentful about Vivienne's rise to power they sold Vivienne out to the Watchtower. Her presumed death was mourned greatly by the people and in her place her older brother Banastre came out of the shadows to rule.

Rather than be dead however, Vivienne was subjected to horrible experiments at the hands of the Watchtower. Their scientists were attempting to make it so that her body would reject her elemental powers thus making it impossible for her to use them. They partially succeeded but not at all as they had expected. Her powers became increasingly unstable as a result and she likely would have died at their hands without the intervention of guilty soldier. He freed Viv who proceeded to sow furious revenge upon the watch tower. Leaving the facility in ashes, she ventured off to the nearest town and was taken in by a local in keeper after passing out from exhaustion. The last few months she has been wandering on her own, unsure what her purpose is and still dealing with the trauma of her past.
RP Sample: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=485760

[Constaniana]

4 Ice if we're counting Aerion.

Aerion stays in the coma until I figure out what I’m doing with him.

And lo, Tenaembra cackled as he was about to fire the nuclear warheads from his space station down upon all Gaiaca beneath him. All of the heroes had been defeated by his supreme evil powers...all, that is, save one.

"Sorry I'm late. I was getting my hair done for a perfect dramatic entrance!" sneered the most pompous voice in the universe, before he took a sip of his caramelio chokkolate leche cinnamon herba mate macchiatino, "And anyway, on the way here I passed by an artisan antique store having a clearance sale, so I just had to buy this hand-sawn organic mahogany bookshelf, a few more dozen paintings to match the other ones I've bought wherever we go, plus a genuine 4000-year-old salad bowl and the tongs to go with it. Then the boutique next door had a buy five get one 5% off sale on sequined sandals, so you know I went shopping as hard in there as I went hard committing numerous war crimes in the North. Then there were some delinquent orphans playing in the street, breathing waaaaay too close to me, with the nerve to mock my sandals, so naturally I restored order to the universe by defenestrating them from the 5th floor of the local castle. To top it all off, I treated my perfect self to a light, simple caviar brunch that I didn't pay for. Anyway, have I mentioned the gods don't exist today?" He continued, turning to look from his fallen comrades to the god of Darkness, "I don't know who told you to brush your hair that way, ugly unfashionable peasant, but you need to massacre them and their family."

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Alright here is an app, I figure I might need to change some minor things but I feel confident enough that this can work

Name: Vivienne van Laschiol
Sex: Female
Age: 24
Appearance: Vivienne She has a number of scars on her back and a few on her stomach as a result of months of experimentation and torture
Element: Fire
Skills: Vivienne is a powerful fire user who is adept at combat magic. She is also a skilled soldier and battle commander specializing in guerrilla warfare and urban combat. She both has street smarts and formal education, having been raised as a noble while spending many of her years organizing rebellions on the street.
Personality: Viv has always been a fiery idealist who is passionate about justice and helping others. She has a bit of a temper and while she has historically been the sociable and charismatic type since her traumatic experience she is a bit less trusting and more closed off
Weaknesses:Water elementals are a major weakness of hers. Also, although the experiments enhanced her abilities, they also made them much more volatile and potentially dangerous. The Watchtower manipulated her body in a way that if she uses her powers too much her body could spontaneously combust and cause mass devastation. She has psychological trauma from her experiences as well.
Equipment, if any: Armor pictured, sword pictured
Bio: Vivienne was born the youngest child of House van Laschiol that ruled over the state of Erillia. They were a proud northern family who had a long history of powerful fire elementals. As the youngest of four children, Vivienne lived a comfortable life without much expectations upon her. However when she was just five years old, her family was accused of heinous crimes and driven from their land by Lord-Lieutenant Gustav who seized control of the state. In the battle that followed, Vivienne's parents were killed, as were her two eldest brothers. She and her older brother Banastre were saved by their uncle Fredrick. He raised the two of them at his private estate, keeping them hidden from the gaze of Gustav. Here Vivienne was educated and trained as a noble would be but lived a very sheltered life. Her fire powers were clearly exceptional, and Vivienne believed she could use them to restore her family's honor with them. At 13 she grew frustrated by her limits, but her brother and uncle warned her that they needed to stay hidden. Vivienne didn't want to live a life hidden away though, and after writing a letter explaining her decision she sneaked off to the capital of Erilhall. There she found a much colder and dangerous world than she expected. The Lord-Lieutenant's rule was harsh and the city was a place where people had to work hard to survive. Vivienne had brought some gold with her, and a few sets of clothes and that was it. Her life was actually changed when someone robbed her on the street, and she chased down the culprit and cornered them in an alley. She threatened to use her fire against them but soon found herself surrounded by a whole group of thieves, she hadn't even seen them coming. Soon the thieves realized she was just a frightened kid and while some of them wanted to rob her still their leader Nis took pity on her and offered her a spot in their group. They called themselves the Vultures, and they lived off stealing from the wealthy, particularly those in Gustav's government.

For the next five years Vivienne was trained in the way of the thief, and her group had grown larger and more lucrative. Still as she watched the city grow worse under the Lord-Lieutenant's rule she wasn't satisfied with stealing anymore. She told Nis they needed to do more and she began recruiting and training people off the streets the way they had been trained. She persuaded the group to start raiding armories, and using their loot to buy weapons and other supplies needed to build a milita. Nis started to resent Vivienne's growing influence and new direction and told her they were thieves and not soldiers. She wouldn't let her poor comrades die for Viv's personal vendetta. Still Vivienne didn't listen and she pushed forward eventually splitting from the Vultures and forming her own group, the Condemners. For years she led the organization in guerrilla operations against Gustav's rule, her following growing with every passing year. However when the independence movements began and Gustav's treachery was revealed her force grew into a genuine army. Still they couldn't over through the government alone and so she joined forces with the army of Margrave Kyusk and together they defeated the Lord-Lieutenant and installed a provisional government where they ruled together. At this point Viv's identity was still secret but her reputation as the leader of the Condemners was wide spread and she was known as a fierce fire elemental as well. She expected to be instilled as the ruler of the soon to be independent state but instead treachery occurred. Erillian nobles conspired to remove Viv as a threat and so in collaboration with Nis who was still resentful about Vivienne's rise to power they sold Vivienne out to the Watchtower. Her presumed death was mourned greatly by the people and in her place her older brother Banastre came out of the shadows to rule.

Rather than be dead however, Vivienne was subjected to horrible experiments at the hands of the Watchtower. Their scientists were attempting to make it so that her body would reject her elemental powers thus making it impossible for her to use them. They partially succeeded but not at all as they had expected. Her powers became increasingly unstable as a result and she likely would have died at their hands without the intervention of guilty soldier. He freed Viv who proceeded to sow furious revenge upon the watch tower. Leaving the facility in ashes, she ventured off to the nearest town and was taken in by a local in keeper after passing out from exhaustion. The last few months she has been wandering on her own, unsure what her purpose is and still dealing with the trauma of her past.
RP Sample: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=485760

Ooh, interesting! That's a neat twist with the Erillian nobles scheming against Viv like that. I can imagine there being some tension with the more traditional aristocratic powers fearing the commoner army of the Condemners. Perhaps the nobles that worked against her were Gustav loyalists, unable to prevent the ouster of their leader but wanting to at least take some revenge while maintaining the appearance of supporting the new government so the Condemners and Kyusk's army didn't drive them out as well. Watchtower trying to experiment on her so she's unable to use magic echoes something similar they did to Kroisoto, in that via some experimental formula they were able to block up his magic for weeks until he got healed by a blast of Light magic.

Was her uncle's estate in Eresiln or Erillia? Either way works I suppose, as Banastre could have journeyed back to Eresiln himself to raise troops if he and his sister grew up in Erillia.

Minor note, but Elementals and their Elements are considered proper nouns in Galllish, so they get capitalised. Words like fire and water remain uncapitalised if one is just talking about normal fire and water, as opposed to magically summoned forms of it.

[Tomia]

Ya that's what I was going with in a lot of ways with her betrayal, like they were scared of a commoner army and their leader who was gaining too much influence. I'm glad you like the app, let me know if I need change anything

[Constaniana]

Ya that's what I was going with in a lot of ways with her betrayal, like they were scared of a commoner army and their leader who was gaining too much influence. I'm glad you like the app, let me know if I need change anything

I edited my initial reply with a couple questions/comments, but overall the character looks solid.

Accepted!

[Tomia]

Awesome thanks! And noted about the language. As for where they grew up, I was thinking Erillia but am not necessarily wedded to it. Just wanted it to be realistic for a 13 year old to be able to get to the city

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Great app, Tom. Viv seems interesting -nods-

[Tomia]

Thanks!

[Constaniana]

Awesome thanks! And noted about the language. As for where they grew up, I was thinking Erillia but am not necessarily wedded to it. Just wanted it to be realistic for a 13 year old to be able to get to the city

That's a good point. Stowing away on a ship would be much more complicated than just walking, so Erillia it is.

[Constaniana]

New folks? Exciting!

It’s been a bit, but as far as I’m aware I don’t have a ton to post. I suppose I could move the gang up to the present, but not much would fundamentally change.

Perhaps Katya could chat to the new girls?

[Lazarian]

Elementals 3 is actually a dating sim where our protagonist Erosen can choose between a variety of potential romances, such as Viv, Erica, Catrin,
Katya, or Aerion.

Aerion is the worst ending.

"I don't know who told you to brush your hair that way, ugly unfashionable peasant, but you need to massacre them and their family."

This is unironically going to appear in the story now.

[Constaniana]

Elementals 3 is actually a dating sim where our protagonist Erosen can choose between a variety of potential romances, such as Viv, Erica, Catrin,
Katya, or Aerion.

Aerion is the worst ending.

"I don't know who told you to brush your hair that way, ugly unfashionable peasant, but you need to massacre them and their family."

This is unironically going to appear in the story now.

Now we actually have more grills to include in the poll!

[Kassaran]

I'm not even going to pretend to be surprised at this point. The best ending is unironically Veridaellia, but it's also impossible without cheating- so it's just been written into the game's programming, but not implemented.

Also, I guess the White Rose doesn't mean the warrior, but the dating sim Ero-san yet again finds himself in.

[Tomia]

Time to read the IC oh boy

[Kassaran]

the cold usually hardly bothered him at all

Tell me you struggled with not just going full didney?

Also, found this gem in the suggestions: Bohemian Rhapsody | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets

EDIT: Now I'm just imagining Froenstia sitting in her house when she gets a knock on the door and there's Veridaelia and Aewiallia with some 'get better soon' cookies and she just looks at them dead pan and asks what they're on about. Then they both smile and just kind of go," for your champion."

F: What? Tristan's fine, even has that daemonnette with him too as a wife. Still questioning that kid, but he's perfec- ah.

A: Yeah, we know how you are sis. It's okay, you got lots of champions and one of my daughters is caring for him as it is.

F: Thanks, 'Lia, why are you hear though Veri? Thought you were still looking for a new champ to get in on the great quest and all that, y'know... after him.

V: No, just here to comfort you just in case. My champion's not gone, simply sleeping is all and I'm waiting on him to awaken. Maybe I'll send one of his siblings to his side, to help, but time has yet to tell.

F: Yeah, sis you're weird. I hope you know that.

A: Oh, no no no! She just made this new herb, got the idea by watching that one human in the Champion's Party. Y'know, the one with that poor Angelle stuck in the sword?

F: Oh... yeah, so? did you bring any-

V: holds up plate of cookies higher

A: smiles bigger

F: Fuck, well come in. Place is a mess, but I gotta try this shit.

[Ameriganastan]

Ever the charmer that Aerion...

[Constaniana]

I'm not even going to pretend to be surprised at this point. The best ending is unironically Veridaellia, but it's also impossible without cheating- so it's just been written into the game's programming, but not implemented.

Also, I guess the White Rose doesn't mean the warrior, but the dating sim Ero-san yet again finds himself in.

The names of Elementals 2 & 3 are open to interpretaion. What really was the Black Beast? Was it the Gigarillach they fight at the end at Fair HIlls? Did it mean the Watchtower Monsters in general? Was it the form Kayarost took during his brief resurrection? Was it referring to Erosen's fall to evil? Probably not, considering he was called Jonah when he was first created, so there's no way any of how he is now was planned when he first started. Was it referring to Leistella, who appeared to numerous characters and apparently had plans for tempting them all into evil? Was it something high school me picked because it sounded menacing and cool? Who knows?

Who is the White Rose? Maybe it is Heilaga, especially since Caelstion himself gave her that name during the vision before he blew up the Watchtower base in Erilhall. Maybe it refers to the blossoming love life of Tristan (who has WHITE hair) and Lisoette, who presumably likes roses because they smell nice. Maybe it's Erosen, white being the colour of purity after he repents, and the rose referring to his restoring his connection to Nature. Maybe it refers to the flowers that will be at his wedding after he decides which fair maiden in the party to make Mrs. Arnyek. Maybe the real White Rose is the friends we made along the way.

Now, Elementals: The Return of Kayarost is pretty unambiguous, but Elementals 1 also only lasted three months before it died, so it doesn't count.

the cold usually hardly bothered him at all

Tell me you struggled with not just going full didney?

Also, found this gem in the suggestions: Bohemian Rhapsody | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets

EDIT: Now I'm just imagining Froenstia sitting in her house when she gets a knock on the door and there's Veridaelia and Aewiallia with some 'get better soon' cookies and she just looks at them dead pan and asks what they're on about. Then they both smile and just kind of go," for your champion."

F: What? Tristan's fine, even has that daemonnette with him too as a wife. Still questioning that kid, but he's perfec- ah.

A: Yeah, we know how you are sis. It's okay, you got lots of champions and one of my daughters is caring for him as it is.

F: Thanks, 'Lia, why are you hear though Veri? Thought you were still looking for a new champ to get in on the great quest and all that, y'know... after him.

V: No, just here to comfort you just in case. My champion's not gone, simply sleeping is all and I'm waiting on him to awaken. Maybe I'll send one of his siblings to his side, to help, but time has yet to tell.

F: Yeah, sis you're weird. I hope you know that.

A: Oh, no no no! She just made this new herb, got the idea by watching that one human in the Champion's Party. Y'know, the one with that poor Angelle stuck in the sword?

F: Oh... yeah, so? did you bring any-

V: holds up plate of cookies higher

A: smiles bigger

F: Fuck, well come in. Place is a mess, but I gotta try this shit.

And then Richard bursts in to tell them not to smoke the Hemp.

[Rupudska]

Catrin: "Did I punch Aerion enough times?"

[Lazarian]

Catrin: "Did I punch Aerion enough times?"

Aerion’s character arc is just him gradually turning into a better person each time he gets dunked on.

[Constaniana]

Yesterday marked the 7-year anniversary of when the OOC for Elementals: The Black Beast was launched, bringing the current timeline of Elementals into existence.

[Esternial]

Yesterday marked the 7-year anniversary of when the OOC for Elementals: The Black Beast was launched, bringing the current timeline of Elementals into existence.

I'll take your word for it.

[Kassaran]

Jeezus, that long huh?

[Ameriganastan]

Ah, 7 years ago. When there was no Trump, Carona, My Little Pony was still on and I briefly tried playing Eric as a serious guy. How times do change.