Post by MARQUIS ESPERANZA on Dec 30, 2010 0:22:56 GMT -5
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ONE WORLD DRIVEN INTO MADNESS ,
[/color][/font]ONE WORLD DRIVEN INTO MADNESS ,
madness driven by the depths below[/font][/color]
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MARQUIS JUIUS ESPERANZA
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ONE LIE TELLS A THOUSAND STORIES ,[/color][/font]
the greatest stories that were ever told[/font][/color]
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FULL NAME[/color] , Marquis Julius Esperanza
NICKNAME[/color] , Juelz, Grandmaster
SPECIES[/color] , Sorcerer (though his unable to utilize magic)
AGE[/color] , Twenty-Seven
BIRTHDAY[/color] , October-Nineteenth
HEIGHT[/color] , Six Foot-Five
BODY TYPE[/color] , Defined, Lean, Athletic
ALLIANCE[/color] , Neutral
HOMETOWN[/color] , Deningrad
PROFESSION[/color] , Dragonslayer
SEXUALITY[/color] , Heterosexual
APPEARANCE[/color] ,
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Marquis has never been one for flashy clothing, perhaps it’s because of his religious upbringing or simply because a majority of said ‘flashy clothing’ was both uncomfortable and unpractical in a fight. As such, the twenty-seven year old man is often seen wearing loose fitting clothing befitting that of a rouge rather then a “Holy Knight”. His casual attire consists of a loose cotton shirt, with black slacks and a slash around his waist carrying essentials such as water, small daggers such as dirks or even a sword if subtlety isn’t an issue. That being said such casualness is rarely found with Marquis as his constantly seeking battle even at the expense of his health. As such he’ll be seen wearing his Grandmaster Attire (which is ironically rather flashy), which consists of ceremonial armor presumable worn by Lord Drakon himself. The armor certainly is old, though Drakon lived thousands of years ago, the odds of the armor even if it was enchanted surviving this long was unlikely though not impossible.
The armor at first glance resembles more of what a priest would wear, which would make sense considering Drakon was a priest turned warrior. Despite being referred to as armor it really isn’t, more of a battle garment then anything else. The only thing truly remarkable about said ‘armor’ is its resilience. The garment was originally simply cotton though later was laced and threaded with dragon skin making the overall outfit extremely hard to tear, along with being rather resistant to the elements. The real protection is towards situated around the torso as it’s been reinforced with dragonbone. Dragonbone is known to be next to impossible to break, but even harder to mend into armor as such it’s rare to see armor possessing such a material. Unfortunately, while in it’s prime the bone would have protected the user from next to anything time has eroded a majority of it, while severely weakening the remaining bone. As such the bone around the torso resembles a ribcage shape. Having lost most of the bone it’s much lighter then what it once was though because of the rather large gaps between rib (around two to three inches) a sword, dagger or anything long and narrow can pretty much bypass it. As such the cage is only really useful for deflecting and absorbing blunt attacks.
Attached to left side of his garment is a cape used to conceal any weapons such as a sword that would be residing there. The garment has a variety of palaces small objects could hidden inside allowing Marquis to if needed slip weapons into places guard or other authority figures would take his weapons. The armor is quickly eroding away however with each passing battle it’ll only be a matter of time until it has finally broken. Until then the armor in battle cannot be worn alone, if Marquis wants to survive anyway. As such mail is worn underneath the garment while if added protection is wanted plates can be added on the outside.
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ONE MAN CAN PREDICT THE FUTURE ,
a future journey into outer space[/font][/color]
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SO, WHAT ARE YOU INTO?
Chivalry
Literature
Music
Art
Food
Training
Slaying Dragons
Being treated with respect
Defending the defenseless
His country
AND WHAT DO YOU HATE?
Dragon’s
Dragon-Born
Dragon-Riders
Valiexo
Magic
Any harm coming to his apprentices
Heat
Humanoids that aren’t human (ex; elves)
Most nobles and royalty
Being treated with disrespect
OKAY... WELL, WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?
To Establish a base on Valiexo soil
To Rebuilt the Order
To Slay of the Dragons he can possibly find
GOOD LUCK, THEN. WHAT ARE YOUR FEARS?
Being Swallowed whole
His Holiness being killed
The Order being distroyed
YIKES. NOW, LIST TEN CHARACTERISTICS THAT DESCRIBE YOURSELF.
Intelligent
Generally ‘Good’
Chivalrous
Xenophobic
Warrior
Religious
Mature
Leader
Patriot
Charismatic
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ONE WORD BREAKS THE CODE OF SILENCE ,
[/color][/font]ONE WORD BREAKS THE CODE OF SILENCE ,
silence tells me all i need to know[/font][/color]
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NOW WE'RE GETTING NOSY. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
Marquis knows next to nothing about his actual parents except for the fact that they abandoned him and that they, like him where Dragon-Born. Apart from his adoptive Grandfather, The Order was the only true companionship he had. Unknown to him however Marquis is a loose descendent of Elijah Drakon, whose magical ability was seemingly unmatched at the time, Elijah like Marquis was joined what would become The Order though his time before that is unknown he wasn’t a resident of Deningrad which leads many to wonder if he was even a native to begin with. Drakon unknown to the populace was actually a ‘Dragon-Born’ who hailed from a far away land named Valiexo. He was a knight in service of a King and during a ship voyage was thrown off course by a storm and went overboard. Drakon was later found by a group of priests who nursed him back to health and feeling as though he owned them offered his services as a sells word eventually joining the Holy March against the Dragon and Dragon-Born armies that ‘plagued’ the land. Over his relatively short lifetime he accomplished many things, conquering a great deal of land for ‘His Holiness’, becoming a General within the ‘Blessed Army’ known as ‘The Tevinter’ and forming his own Order, named the ‘Order of Drakon’ which consisted of a group of elite warriors who train and dedicate their lives to fighting Dragons. After being given the title of ‘Dragonslayer’ (the highest rank apart from Grandmaster someone can hope to obtain) later in his life after his health started to fail for unknown reasons he was named ‘Divine’ by the Church and became His Holiness for a time before passing. He had no known children though obviously by Marquis’s existence he at least at some point sired one. Nowadays items regarding to him are considered to be among the most holy of relics including his supposed armor, blade and journal. All three of these where given to Marquis by his Grandfather as a gift. The Journal was entirely written in blood, as such it’s illegible but unknown to the populace Dragon-Born possess the ability to decipher the code.
SOUNDS INTERESTING. OKAY. NOW, JUST TELL ME EVERYTHING ABOUT YOUR PAST.
Hailing from a different continent entirely, Marquis’s upbringing needless to say was much different then a native to Valiexo. Branded as “Dragon-Born”, (formerly those who could transform into dragons, the Church sealed these individuals supernatural abilities and cursed them with a magical tattoo on their forearm signifying their families bloodline traitorous past. they did this in order to seek out and destroy all traces of the sorcerer bloodline) he was abandoned as a child. ‘The Rite of Cleansing’ was preformed on those marked as “Dragon-Born”, it involved taking an enchanted dagger blessed by ‘His Holiness’ himself and stabbing the individual in the abdomen. As most “Dragon-Born” are found at an early age (due to the curse allowing the Church locate them) a child wouldn’t survive the ‘Cleansing’ and would die. However, like Marquis that isn’t always the case. Possessing an incredible vitality and endurance Marquis survived the ‘Cleansing’ but was still abandoned by his kin.’ Cold, hungry, and on the verge of death an elderly priest found the boy and took him in as his own.
Despite ‘The Rite of Cleansing’ being created to give Dragon-Born a second chance at life, few cared and still treated living Dragon-Born as second-class citizens. The elderly man Marquis would know as “Grandfather” was a Cardinal (a notable religious figure within the church) and it was because of his influence that Marquis was allowed to live even when so many people wished him to die. The Cardinal became unpopular with the masses following his decision to spare the boy and was frequently attacked and insulted because of it. His own family cut of ties with him, including his children who wanted nothing to do with their “Dragon-Born loving father”. The man didn’t care he couldn’t kill the baby simply because of what his ancestors might have been. He always believed that some things needed to be preserved that’s why in Marquis best interests the Cardinal gave Marquis up to “The Order.”
Originally called, “The Tevinter” (an organization within the Church housing the continents most skilled knights), it was renamed during the First Holy March (a series of campaigns the Church waged against Dragon-Born and their Dragon Companions which led to their extinction on the continent) to “The Order of Drakon” named after Elijah
Drakon, the first man to slay a Dragon and the first to be titled as ‘Dragonslayer’ by the Church. Nowadays The Order despite having no more Dragon’s to slay keep their skills sharp by roaming the countryside testing their might against the most powerful of foes. In the days of the March The Order was filled with those tilted as ‘Dragonslayer’ but now without a dragon to slay none of the members now are truly a member of the order as the initiation process requires the slaying and the consumption of it’s blood.
Marquis went through squire hood as everyone else, The Order didn’t care much for the Church’s views despite being very much connected to them and accepted Marquis for who he was, a Dragon-Born. At the age of twenty he passed the trials and graduated to what was referred to as Dragon Knight (a title given to those during the March who have fought or where going to fight dragons but haven’t delivered the finishing blow to one). Marquis always strove to be the best he could be because of his heritage and it showed when he along with several of his travel companions uncovered an underwater cove that was home to the last surviving dragon in what they assumed existence. Fresh out of squirehood despite having graduated with flying colors Marquis and his companions didn’t feel confident taking on the dragon by themselves to they retreated to inform the order. Of course they didn’t believe them but decided to humor them informing the graduates that if this was a joke they’d be torn out of the order. They agreed and set off for the cove. When they arrived the dragon was no where to be seen their fellow Knights where both angry for having walked so far and disappointed that there wasn’t a dragon.
Turning to leave the knights and the crestfallen gradates returned to a city under fire. It was being attacked by a dragon, not just a dragon but a dragon that could seemingly swim. The Knights where stunned they heard of Dragons that could swim though they where more serpent but dragon none the less. Before they could snap out of their awe the dragon attacked easily taking out a majority of the group in one blow. The gradates and senior members of the order leapt into action. The battle was fierce but eventually it ended with Marquis charging forth and delivering the final blow to the dragon saving the city. What was strange about the entire ordeal was that the beast was armored. Surly they didn’t have the means, intelligence, or opposable thumbs needed to make armor…did they? On the dragon’s corpse they found several things including a map to what was…Valiexo? An entire continent was out there that they’ve never known about? Then the dragon must have stemmed from there and this armor was made for them? Humans assisting dragons, that is an act against god, the church and the order! After drinking a vial of dragon blood Marquis became the first true member in thousands of years to be named a “Dragonslayer” and as the highest-ranking member despite his youth his experience would be needed if they where to deliver ‘judgment’ upon Valiexo and it’s dragons. “His Holiness” (the leader of the church and more or less god) was killed during the battle as the order headquarters was ironically the first to be destroyed. The Cardinal that saved Marquis life was elected as the new Hoilness for his actions leading to a new Dragonslayer being found.
Now at the age of twenty-seven having been a Dragonslayer for seven years Marquis leads the newly reformed Order of dragon knights and appetencies (some fifty men) “Sons of Drakon” east towards the continent of Veliexo where they shall perform the Rite of Cleansing and start the Second Holy March.
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ONE WORD, ONE WORD ,
[/color][/font]ONE WORD, ONE WORD ,
tells me everything i need to know[/font][/color]
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TELL US ABOUT YOUR EQUIPMENT[/COLOR]
Despite being raised by the Church throughout his twenty-seven years of living Marquis has learned much of the art of war. Following his squirehood he was taught basic fundamentals in a variety of different weapons, archery, swordplay, polearm, hand-to-hand and many others. Marquis however being a knight has taken a special interest in close-quarters combat preferably with a sword. His full assortment of weapons varies depending on the mission and type of dragon he’ll be facing but Marquis when fully equipped is seen with a broadsword strapped to his back named ‘Drakon’, the sword he used to slay his first dragon ‘Dragonbane’, and a crossbow nicknamed the ‘Mona Lisa’. Along with these three main weapons of his he also carries at least two daggers in each boot, five to ten throwing knives located on his belt and strangely enough a small sharp piece of metal often pressed on the top of his roof of his mouth.
Another example of his more ‘rouge’ tendencies he carries around a set of lock picks though honestly doesn’t know how to use them and a grappling hook which is rarely brought along simply because he tends to drag the rope and end up tripping over it. Marquis despite his many weapons prefers to use those he finds on the battlefield or disarm opponents before later discarding them when his finished. Unfortunately though, because of his home countries isolation their technology regarding to warfare is hundreds of years back. Though not exactly Stone Age, their weapons, what their made of and their overall effectiveness are inferior to Valiexo weaponry and equipment. Apart from the ‘Drakon’ everything he currently owns will fall prey to Valiexo weaponry should they clash repeatedly without frequent repair or reinforcement
WHAT SPELLS DO YOU KNOW?
An unknown member of the Drakon bloodline, Marquis his bloodline not been cursed by the Church he would have had a powerful magic capacity. That being said as long as the curse remains his ability to even utilize magic is nonexistent. The curse could be broken but he has no desire for it to be, half because his ashamed of his heritage and half because his simply too old to start learning now. Though the idea of flinging fireballs at peoples faces does appeal to him.
THE SKILL CHART.
| Strength | Defense | Intelligence | Magic | Stamina | Speed | Medical | Total |
7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
FINALLY, AT THE END! MY NAME IS MAR
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