The Dark Tower (Waiting to Go)

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DISCLAIMER

I own nothing over the game series Fable.
If I did, I'd be rich.
So freaking rich.
But I'm not.
Which means, I don't own it.

I also make no claims to Stephen King's famous book series The Dark Tower, which did inspire the title because I'm an uncreative buffoon.


Now leave me alone.

 

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The Fall of Lord Lucien Fairfax

It was a symbolic day, it was. After years of murdering, researching, and building the Tattered Spire, Lord Lucien Fairfax's dream of using the Tattered Spire's enormous power to destroy the world and create a new one without madness and chaos were shattered by four Heroes.
With his fall, the fourth Hero who was prophesied to bring an end to Lord Lucien's rein (which they had done), was granted a single wish, to either bring back life to their own lost family, bring back the lives of the slaves worked to death to create the Spire, or given an never ending amount of money. No documents were written as to what their choice was though...
Once the fourth Hero's wish was granted, the old seer named Theresa claimed the Tattered Spire as her on after sending away the four Heroes to their personal requested destinations to live out their lives. Since then, none of the Heroes or they're guiding seer were seen by any mortals (though many rumors float around that the fourth Hero still lived as quietly as they could among the public). Once more, Albion knew peace once more...

...Or so it seemed...

 

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Heed my words child, for you do not realize what is at stake. And no one else shall know either, so for your ancestor's sake read this letter in privacy!

Albion's land cry out for the Heroes of old, but the Heroes of old have long passed on and can no longer answer her cries. However, the way of the Hero has not died with the Heroes themselves. The sacred blood of Heroes still passes through a few selected veins of individuals. And you, my friend, are one of those few who carries that blood.

Do not worry yourselves with the details, for they are but minor to what I'm about to share with you.
If your school teacher or parents had any intelligence, you should have learned about the name Jack of Blades. If the name is not familiar to you, then you will be taught horrors of that man, but later, for the grim news I bare must come first.
Jack of Blades is alive. And he has possessed control of the Tattered Spire, something I also expect you to not know much of.

But never mind your lack of knowledge! Heed the words on this parchment, child. Jack of Blades has risen again, and he seeks to over throw the world under the power of himself and his fallen Court brethren, the Queen and Knight of Blades! I have foreseen the darkness that the Court will bring. The land is burnt black, the air is filled with smoke, and the world is later flooded by the seas. The survivors of this chaos are then driven to madness under the Court's iron fist of power and rein.

But, I have seen a glimmer of hope. A faint vision of you, and others like you who share your Heroic blood, who stop Jack of Blades before his madness can taint Albion once more.
Time runs short, child. Your decision must now be made.

Keep this letter on your person, as you will need it later to prove yourself, and meet me at Bowerstone Lake.
Or...
Burn this letter, and forget the words which you have read here.

The choice is your's, and destiny shall guide your actions from here on out, as it has from the beginning of your life.

-Theresa

 

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Our Guide

Albion is a large world, filled with uncountable amounts of history and knowledge.
And because of this, I shall provide a guide.
Because I'm too damn lazy to write it all out myself.

Fable Wiki

 

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The Rules of the Role Play

I hold the power to remove or add rules when necessary.
I hold the power to enforce the rules and-or ban players when rules are disobeyed/ignored.

(1. The GaiaOnline Terms of Service are always in effect, and will be enforced here. Keep them in mind in this role play, and in everything you do.


(2. As part of GaiaOnline's ToS, sexual things are to be toned down to a non-pornographic level. Perverse behavior is fine, perverse activities need to be careful, and the beast with two backs needs to be made outside of role play posts.


(3. Please following the role play's writing standards.
XXXXX-Third person in past tense. (Jim walked across the beach.)

XXXXX-Posts need to contain at least one paragraph (five sentences together in a bunch, not spaced out).
XXXXXXXXXX-If you wish to write beyond a paragraph, feel free to do so. Also, do not be intimidated by larger posts. Some players are long winded, while others are not. As long as you meet the minimum, you may post as long or as short as you want.

XXXXX-Use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. We should be old enough to understand and know the differences between there/their/they're and to/too/two.


(4. Posting formats are neither encouraged or discouraged. Coloring texts, adding pictures, and-or adding decorative characters are optional.
XXXXX-It is asked though that formats with pictures and decorative characters are not made wide enough to stretch out and distort the pages. Formats found doing so will be asked to change and will be guided to a proper width. Failure to thin the format will result in elimination of the format. Return of the format after elimination and still stretching the page will result in removal of the player.
XXXXX-If you choose to color your text, please use colors that are easy to read. Bright colors, such as cyan or yellow, should not be used even the text is made bold. If your text is too bright, it will be asked that you change colors. Failure to change colors will result in banning.


(5. There are power limits to these things. No one person can become a God like figure.
XXXXX-Godmodding/Powerplaying is rather self explanatory. You are not an all powerful being, so don't even attempt being/making one.
XXXXXXXXXX-Creating a Mary/Gary Stu like character is very similar to Godmodding/Powerplaying, and will be counted as such. Characters that come off as a Mary/Gary Stu will not be allowed into the role play until they have been revised down to a believable level. For more information on what a Mary/Gary Stu is, click here.

XXXXX-Autohitting and autododging are forms of Godmodding. These are also not allowed.
XXXXXXXXXX-Autohitting is when you write out that you attack was successful and had it's intended affects upon another character, thus putting you one step ahead. Autohitting yourself is fine, but do not autohit someone else.
XXXXXXXXXX-Autododging is the magic of every blow being thrown your way somehow missing. No one can never be hit ever; everyone takes some blows.

XXXXX-Mind control, mind reading, and seeing into the future are tricky and frustrating things to do. However, these actions are not banned, just asked that they are done carefully. There needs to be a give and take system with these abilities. It is asked that you make contact with another player before you try to play with their mind. For matters over seeing into the future over major plot lines, contact either Zahzi or myself please.

XXXXX-Ghosting is the act of temporarily taking minor control of another character. It can be used to brush a character away when the player has gone, such as when they must leave their internet access for an extended amount of time, or when someone logs out while many other players still remain and the role play is in full swing.
XXXXXXXXXX-Do not ghost another character if the other player is still online, or to finish off an action they were doing. Use is only for getting them out of the way so things may still go.

XXXXX-Murdering/Killing another person's character is strictly forbidden. Any act of killing someone without asking the player's permission will result in an automatic and permanent ban from the role play.
XXXXXXXXXX-For acts of murder/killing, player one must make contact with player two and ask for permission to kill the character. If an agreement is made, both player one and two must message me about the upcoming death. I will not accept only one player messaging me about the agreed death.


(6. To the best of your ability, try not to fall behind in the role play. At the same time, do not bury other players with your posts.
XXXXX-I understand we sometimes need to go for a long time. However, I won't stop the whole role play because of one absence. So I kindly ask that if you must go you try to remove yourself from the scene. If you can't do this, you shall be ghosted out.

XXXXX-Private sessions are when a small group of players begin to post one after another, typically branching away from what was originally going on and making a new situation for them to deal with so they have something to post while others are away. These private sessions often bury the others with a massive amount of posts that usually have no affect upon them, and are frustrating to navigate through. It's asked that private sessions are limited down to the completion of the page. Once a new page is created, even if there was only one or two posts made, the private session needs to end.  

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Character Skeleton

If you wish to join, please send your character (filled out within the skeleton provided) to me, Randomly Gone Insane.

[b]Username:[/b]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]
[b]Abilities:[/b]
[b]Weapon(s):[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]
[b]History:[/b]
[b]Extras:[/b]
[b]Quote:[/b]
[b]Theme:[/b]

Username: Your Gaia name.
Character Name: The name of your person.
Age: Your person's age.
Abilities: On a scale of one to five (five being the highest), how good is your person in the following - Strength, Will, and Skill*
Weapon(s): Most Heroes carry some sort of weapon on them. Users of Will typically don't though.
Appearance: Give me a link please.
History: Give us some insight.
Extras: Anything else we should know?
Quote: What's something they say, or live by?
Theme: Got a song that describes them?

*Strength, Will, and Skill are what make a Hero a Hero. Further details of these three skills should be sought within the guide, but I will cover the basics.
Strength deals with all things melee.
Will deals with all things magical.
Skill deals with all things long ranged.
It was very rare for a Hero to possess skill in all three of these abilities. It is typically found within the Black bloodline (The Hero of Oakvale, Theresa, The Hero of Bowerstone, and their family). They are the only ones known to possess this powers. All other Heroes only thrive in one skill alone.
However, I will allow some Black ancestors. Each player is allowed only one character who is able to thrive in all three abilities. However, to be fully powered in all three is too powerful and unfair to all other players. Therefor, you will be disabled too. For any character who can possess the powers of all three abilities shall only have a small amount of those abilities to make it fair for others.
In other words, let's put the abilities on scales of five.
A Will Hero can be maxed out in the ability of Will at five.
A Strength Hero can be maxed at five in Strength.
A Skill Hero can be maxed at five in Skill.
A Black Ancestor MUST be at a level of 2 to 2.5 (or less) in Will, Skill, and Strength.

There is no open discussion about exceptions to the handicap. Either deal with it, or do not make a Black ancestor.  

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The Heroes of Albion

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Name: Faine (no sir-name; orphan)
Age: 20
Abilities: Strength - 0; Will - 2; Skill - 5
Weapon(s): Ebony Longbow
Appearance: Faine (ignore the fireball and monster)
History: Faine grew up among the gypsies who reside in the outskirts of Bowerstone, close to Bower Lake. No one knows who her true parents are, as she was found in the forest crying as a nearby Demon Door had been yelling at her for the past days for not having any cheese on hand to give to him. Since her rescue, Faine was raised not by two people but the whole village, as many of the children were.
Extras: When she turned sixteen, a traveler came into the city with new guns, wanting to swindle the money out of the gypsies with his new 'technology'. Faine, falling for his tricks, attempted to try out one of his rifles to see how it would fair against the ebony bow she had found years ago. The gun was extremely inaccurate and knocked Faine down. Needless to say, she didn't purchase the gun, swore to make any purchase for any kind of gun, and the traveler was chased out of the town..
Now a wanderer, Faine has two pets. A dog, whom she's named Farren, as companion and a Clydesdale named Titan.
Quote: "Just because it's new doesn't mean it's the best."
Theme:

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Name: Andrew Poseil
Age: 27
Abilities: Strength - 4; Will - 1; Skill - 0
Weapon(s): Master Katana
Appearance: Andrew
History: Born a rich child, and having everything handed to him, Andrew had a happy and eventful life. Being the first born son, Andrew was given special treatment by his parents, and more 'stretching' room when it came to his misbehavior.
Extras: A womanizer since he first began taking interest in the opposite sex (which was at a young age). Being born into a rich family, and with a handsome face and charming attitude, it was as easy as breathing to swoon a loose woman into bed with him. Course, this earned him the reputation and nickname of Andrew the Whore. And he takes that name with pride.
Quote: "I'm awesome. Let's have sex."
Theme:

Username: Randomly Gone Insane
Character Name: Gaye Poseil
Age: 24
Abilities: Strength - 0; Will - 0; Skill - 4
Weapon(s): The Red Dragon
Appearance: Gaye
History: Like her brother, Gaye was born rich too. However, she did not get the privileges her older brother did. As a lady, there were strictly enforced ways for her on how to act and how not to act, and severe punishments should she get out of line.
Extras: The Red Dragon was a gift from Gaye's father as he had gone out exploring one day and found a comical shooting range. After besting the scores there, he earned the pistol as a reward, and passed it down to Gaye as he had no use for it.
Quote: "So what if I'm a lady? It just makes it that more shocking when I kick your a**."
Theme: Happy Endings

Username: Zahzi.
Character Name: Unknown; Goes by the name of his weapon, 'Carver'.
Age: Appears to be Twenty-Eight.
Abilities:
Strength: 5.
Skill: 0.
Will: 2.
Weapon(s): Carver
Appearance: [X]
History: Most would say that Carver came from the depths of hell to drag everyone in reach down as he went back. And frankly, there has yet to be another explanations of his origins to be found, so this one is the more widely-believed idea.

In truth, he was an inhabitant of Bloodstone, and thought to be a decedent of a Hero. Other than that, his origin goes cold..

Recently, he was caught by the Albion Militants. Many soldiers were cut down, but eventually Carver was subdued.
He is now currently waiting for execution.
Extras: All he sees, all he knows, is combat. If you are armed, and come after him, he will not stop until they stop breathing. And sometimes he won't stop after that...
Quote: "You know, killing them would have been easier..."
Theme:

Username: Zahzi.
Character Name: Rekin Belanro.
Age: Appears to be 23.
Abilities:
Strength- 0
Skill- 2
Will- 5
Weapon(s): N/A
Appearance: Rekin.
History: While appearing to be at the age of twenty three, it is impossible to tell if that is not a magical trick as well. It has been recorded that some people have been able to escape the death of age using magic, so it is possible that Rekin is one of those people..
Any other history about him is unknown.
Extras: He is not exactly a 'Good' person........
Quote: "You know, one good thing about calamity is how it brings people together....So that it's easier to hit them all in one go!!"
Theme: Slaughter Your World.

Username: Zahzi.
Character Name: 'Pyre'.
Age: Unknown.
Abilities:
Strength - 2
Skill - 0
Will - 5
Weapon(s): Judge's Steel.
Appearance: Pyre.
History: A man of great renown, yet never commonly seen. Pyre is a man whose entire life revolves around absolute justice, much to the previous master of his weapon.
It is said that he was born in a small rural village that was burned to the ground by bandits, all of the villagers were trapped in a barn, he included. How he survived if this tale is true is unknown.
While being known as a excellent swordsmen, his true expertise is in the art of Will, yet anyone who witnesses his abilities never survives...All that can lead to this conclusion is the scorch marks on the victim's corpse..
Extras: He wears an emotionless mask over his face, making his facial appearance impossible to make out.
He uses only one kind of magic. Fire.
Quote: "All is purified in fire..."
Theme: Wildfire.