[R] Blood & Fire: Crown of the King

[Rha'az]

"I... am Numer Morguth. The Embodiment of the Dark, Ruler of the Aesira and the Dark King. I have observed your fragile race since I sit on the throne of my realm, I see you live out your lives and saw your bloody wars. You have lived in a long time of peace and under the protection of the Light. I, shall reap your souls from your lifeless body and torment those who still stands for the Light of Men. I, Numer Morguth shall bring my darkness to you..."

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The world of Theros is in terror when the message reached their ears. Fear began to consume the hearts of men. Beasts of the darkness had slain many innocent lives since the Ruler of Aesira had stepped on the sacred world of Theros.

The Order of the Sword had been established in order to combat them. They will fight until the very last drop of blood stains the ground. Their hearts are as courageous as a lion. For the guidance of the Light is always with them.

They fought long enough for the humans to build a city made for the purpose of sheltering refugees during the war between the noble Crusaders and the Black Knights. The city was named as the City of Valour, protected by the mighty Inquisitors of the Brotherhood of Light and the Crusaders of the Order. May the Light guide you in your journeys.

Beyond the walls of the City of Valour, beyond the reach of the Inquisitors' protection, brave men and women of the Order of the Sword had been sent out to reclaim the lost lands of Theros. Blessed by the Empress' guiding Light, none shall stop or corrupt the souls of the Crusaders.

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The Herald of the Light

Spoiler: Order of the Sword 

Spoiler: Summary 

Established with the sole purpose of combating the forces of darkness, the Order stands as the first organization to transform normal humans to superhumans by giving the recruits superhuman attributes such as immunity to diseases, quicker reflexes, vastly extended lifespan, increased strength, more agile and thinks much faster than a normal human being. However, some didn't survive this transformation. And even more during trainings. To be a Crusader one must know the knowledge of monsters they are going to fight. From giants to the menacing spawns of the darkness.

Spoiler: Magic 

Crusaders do not shun away from magic. Although they are just superhuman knights Crusaders usage of magic are different than those of witches, wizards anf other users of magic. Crusaders uses the 4 spells in battle, which are considered basic spells by greater users of magic. These are Inferno, Barrier, Push and Sight. Inferno grants a Crusader to either engulf his/her weapons in flames or unleash a stream of fire through the hand. Barrier creates a shield that covers them from any attacks in a few seconds. Push grants the Crusader to push an enemy away using a powerful burst of wind.

Spoiler: Equipments 

From silver coated swords, arrows and bolts to potions that'll help them in the Crusade. The Crusaders have been known to use silver coated weapons with runic markings to battle the forces of darkness. Because silver is used to symbolize the Light. Although many people believed that pure silver can be made into a sword but the truth is, they can't. That's why blacksmiths coated all Crusader weapons in silver

Spoiler: Symbol 

The symbol of the Order consists of a circle, a sword and a line which intersects the sword in the middle horizontally. The circle, symbolizes the unity of the Order. The sword however symbolizes the courage and bravery of the Crusaders while intersecting line and the sword will form a cross, symbolizing the endless search of salvation from darkness.

Spoiler: Inquisitors of the Light 

Spoiler: Summary 

Some say the Order are the embodiment of the Empress' will. While the Inquisitors are the bringers of the Empress' burning wrath. They are established to protect the City and to lead a few of the Crusaders into battle. However, the Order and the Inquisitors are somehow rivals. Half of the Inquisitors are also superhumans but far more superior in intelligence.

Spoiler: Magic 

Magic in the organization is restricted only to combat spells, but mainly uses melee weapons. Although magic is somehow rare in the Inquisition, they can use 2 out of the 4 spells. And an Inquisitor can choose the 2 spells they shall use. After choosing the spells, they will be trained according to what spell they have chosen

Spoiler: Equipments 

The armory of the Inquisitors are not much different than the more-combat active Crusaders. They mainly use silver coated weapons, potions and usable items like flame bombs.

Spoiler: Symbol 

The symbol of the Inquisitors is the symbol of the sun with a shield behind it. The sub symbolizes the Light and the shield symbolizes the will of the Inquisitors

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Miscellaneous Information

Spoiler: Technology and magic 

The technology level is from medieval times, from swords to crossbows. Magic however can only be used by non-commoners and normal soldiers. This means people like the ruler of the City, the Inquisitors, the Crusaders can use magic. Magic is also thought to be originated from the Empress of Light and dark magic, comes from the Ruler of Aesira.

Spoiler: Religion 

Religion is centered around the Empress of Light, or the Lady of the Sun as some might call her. Believing the Empress is the protector of Theros and the Crusaders as well as Inquisitors are the extension of her will. The Empress' name is written in the Codex of Righteousness as Luxar Thera, the wife to the Dark King.

Spoiler: Relation of the Empress and the King 

The Empress and the King are husband and wife. But why is the King evil you ask? Well, Theros is actually a prison of a dark and evil entity known only as the Old Evil. The Old Evil, corrupted Numer's mind and turning him against his wife. Leaving Luxar without any choice, she and other deities (total deities is unknown, only two is discovered) created Aesira, the place of darkness. Not even a single ray of light shall ever touch the dark realm of Aesira. From time to time, Numer sent many monsters to take Theros but was held back by a chosen warrior only known as the Empress' Herald. The Prophecy had said that if Numer had taken over Theros, her Herald will rise up against the darkness and finally purge the Old Evil.

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Locations

Empirus Mordinus
A once glorious city had been established here 2000 years ago but was destroyed by an army of undead. Repelled by the great knights of old, the taint of the undead is stuck within the walls of the city and is inhabitable to normal humans, remaining hostile for humans.
*Location unknown. Said to be North-West from the City

Beyond the Light
A land beyond the reach of the Empress' light where darkness had conquered. Beyond the Light is truly a hostile place for normal humans for the darkness can easily corrupt their minds. Only those who were blessed by the Empress can enter these forbidden lands.

City of Valour
The last human civilization to remain steadfast during the times of darkness. Said to be built under the guidance of the Empress herself, this city shall be the home of Crusaders and the Inquisitors. The ones who will bring the Light back into Theros.

Regis Lux (Latin for the King's Light)
The last remaining fortress of the Crusaders and it holds countless secrets, relics and tomes that is thought to be written by the Empress' Herald himself.

Mons Leonis (Latin for Mountain of the Lion)
Unexplored mountain ranges. Many tried to conquer it but soon find themselves frozen in ice. Said to be the home of the Empress' sister, the Frost Queen.

The Plagued Sea
A sea of giant serpents that swims inside the dark, deep sea. One of them is Charybdis, a monster that consumes any ships that enter its region.

Constantinople
A city that didn't submit to the Light or the Dark. But to Juno, the god of creation in their religion. Constantinople had similar social and political levels to that of Ancient Rome.

Shariz, the City of Sands
The city of bandits and some of them even tried hunting down Charybdis. Located southeast of Constantinople, both of these cities are often at war with each other.

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Pantheon of Gods

Luxar Thera, the Empress of Light. Protector of humanity. Created Theros along with another god. Wife to the Ruler of Aesira.

Numer Morguth, the former God of Order. Driven mad by the Old Evil, husband to the Empress. Now bears the titles, the Dark King and Ruler of Aesira.

Xerina Na'ar, the Frost Queen. Sister to the Empress of Light, worshipped by the Free Men of Mons Leonis. Sadistic in nature, but protective to humans.

Mara'al Tihr, the God of Creation. Created Theros alongside the Empress, also known as the Old Great One or the Old One.

Thora Makath, the God of Madness and rival to Mara'al. Responsible for Numer's craving for world domination. Imprisoned deep within Theros. Hated by all of humanity.

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Character Skeleton

Name:
Age:
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Appearance:
Equipments: (Potions and poisons drop here as well as armor)
Skills: (What is your character good at? Archery? Alchemy?)
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Spoiler: Rules 

#1: No godmodding! (obviously)
#2: Respect others!
#3: Be active! Seriously, be really active!
#4: Decisions in IC matter!
#5: RPA rules applied!
#6: Try to post in every 2-3 days. I wanted to see active players not players who just freated a character and dumped it.
#7: Have fun!
#8: If you read until here, include "I am the Light" along with your CS

[Rha'az]

Reserved Character Post

Rafe Barune played by IejirKothar

Kane Grayson played by Rogue Rahz

Ichas Burne played by Dire Hoef

Luma of the Snow played by Sparkz

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[IejirKothar]

cuirous very curious.

[IejirKothar]

Name: Rafe Barune
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Appearance: [HIDE][/HIDE]
Equipments: Chain and Leather armor, plate gauntlets. Vials of alchemists fire.
Skills: Swordplay and magic.
Weapons: Bastard sword/magics
Goal: Rafe is the soul survivor of his family. After passing the trials of the Order he now lives to combat the dark king and his forces.
Personality: Rafe grew up to become a Nihalist. He see's little reason for the hopeful optimisim of most people in the kingdom. The only time he truly feels alive is in the heat of battle and has little paitence for anyone who would seek to avoid direct conflict with their enemy.
Backstory: Rafe was born outside of Valour, back when the city was still new and the common folk were still fleeing for shelter. Rafe was the middle child of his family, his father a retired town guard married toa housewife who had bore him two sons and a young daughter. Rafe was only five when the fiends attacked their wagon. Rafe only survived when the over turned wagon threw him into a river washing him away toward Valour.
It was there that the angry youth was found by the inquisitors and trained to join the order. The tasks and trials turned his hair white, his eyes yellowed and Rafes anger became a somber humor at the nature of his existence. He spends his days now ranging from Valour in search of the dark kings minions hopeing to provoke the dark god into a head on confrontation.

[Rha'az]

Accepted. Just have to imagine that his clothing don't have the thing at his elbows though.

[IejirKothar]

are you aware that such armor flourishes are a real thing?

[Rha'az]

Maybe? Bah. Don't even care. This is an episodic series

[IejirKothar]

K, it doesn't matter either way but I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to medieval armor and weapons.

[Rha'az]

Name: Kane Grayson

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Spoiler: Kane 

His face

Equipments: The armor shown in picture, iron gauntlets, a few life potions, herbs, fire bombs and a liquid that illuminates during the dark.

Skills: Swordsmanship and a little bit of survival.

Weapons: A bastard sword, a short hammer for backup, and a kite shield.

Goal: End all of this discord and have a life.

Personality: Kane didn't usually care about his surroundings. He only cares about any given orders and he is the guy who is also kills brutally in battle although he didn't seem to like it. He is also short tempered but he always tries to calm himself down.

Backstory: Kane, is a bastard son of a declining noble who is soon abandoned by his father, leaving the mother to take care of Kane until he reached 10. Kane's mother died soon after he celebrated his 10th birthday. Kane didn't remember what happened during the night she was killed but he knows the murderer had an evil heart. Without any parent to raise him as a child he began to steal things from the markets, and get caught occasionally. By the time he reached 21, he began to hunt down his mother's murderer but he was assaulted by the murderer's minions. He was nearly killed if not for the Crusaders that passed by.

The Crusaders tried to take him in many times until Kane himself agreed to join. From the day he joined the Crusaders, he became a master swordsman but he can't beat one man. Rafe.