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 Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:10 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 9:25 pm
House of Maelstrom:Service title: Shade Very few people have seen a shadow, but...:you're lucky. Race:Human DoB:25, May 29th In the service of:The House of Maelstrom File:Shade’s past has always been a mystery, now even to him. Two months ago, he was sent on an assassination job to kill the leader of The House of Usher but he took one misstep and had to fight off three other shadows. During the fight, he was chased out far beyond the territory of either house as the shadows has apparently been ordered to pursue and kill him. Shade is a skilled killer and shadow, but no one can take on more than two at once. He was chased all the way to the great chasm in the northeast where he fell to what was believed his death. However he was found in the river in the bottom of the gorge by a water nymph that saved him. He awoke with no memory of his past or what his name was, yet he still knew that he was in the employ of The House of Maelstrom. Despite the nymph’s efforts to keep him with her, he left and came back from what is known as the pit of hell. Not a single creature dared to attack him as he made his way back to the house that holds his loyalty. Upon his return, he had to report that the mission had been a failure, however most of the house’s nobles were simply happy to have their forces replenished a bit as loosing just one shadow can tip the balance of power.
Unbeknownst to Shade, he was born into a poor family that lived in a village just outside of The House of Usher’s territory. It was a regular occurrence for the village to fall prey to wolves and in one case even a vampire but somehow it remained. Shade’s parent however, fell victim to a raid from Usher’s soldiers as they marched on a “conquest” to end the struggle with Maelstrom. The village was just a “resupply” stop for the soldiers who marched off after leveling anything they saw and “enjoying themselves” with the woman and girls. Shade was nearly killed and lay in the ashes and rubble of what was once his home for two days before a shadow found him. The shadow took pity on him for one reason or another and to this day (if he could remember) he never knew why he was saved. Shade was thrown over the shadow’s shoulder and carried through the man’s mission before being taken back to the village in Maelstrom’s territory. Over the next decade Shade was trained by the shadow to become an assassin as a means of staying alive. Shade learned that shadows are still human through the kindness and mercy shown to him by the man who saved him, but had to also learn to show no emotion to anyone he did not trust. The man never told Shade his name and died on a mission when Shade was eighteen. Shade was able to get hired on in the man’s place and has grown a frightening record since. He is in all essences, a shadow. He is known as one of the stronger assailants in the land and so The House of Usher had set an order for his death leading to his loss of memory.
In the last two months since he has returned, Shade has had to reacquaint himself with the nobles whom he serves and tried to search out any information as to his past. However as far as he knows, he’s never told anyone about himself and so fears that he will live on as nothing but a weapon, never knowing who he was or where he came from. The worst part of his amnesia is that he knows that he was in love, but not who it was he cared for. As he is a shadow, he cannot simply go about asking questions about himself to people about the house or even the village for that matter. However none of this has had any effect on his sense of loyalty or his ability to kill and strike fear in the hearts of any unfortunate enough to ever see him. His missions as of late have been fairly unimportant and under the radar as Maelstrom wants to keep the fact that he is still alive a secret until the time comes when they would reveal their secret weapon: the man who returned from hell. Rorschach says:Shade is a man of few words, letting his actions speak for him. He is fully capable of carrying on a deep conversation if given someone to converse with, but because of his profession he rarely gets the chance to speak with someone. He takes little pride in his work but has fun with it when at all possible, often seen smiling when running from guards who he usually kills after a short chase. He understandably has to keep a persona as a shadow which does not accurately portray him as a person. Of course there are few if any occasions on which he is allowed to be a person. Since he lost him memory, he’s spoken even less than he had before and is often seen frowning under his hood when receiving missions or walking about the palace. He is infinitely loyal and faithful and would readily die for anyone who commands his respect. Although the nobles are often seen as evil or cruel, Shade gets to see a different side of them from his position in the palace and some of them he respects more than others. The feeling that he once loved someone whom he can’t remember has been taxing on his mind making him a much more melancholic person when not on missions. Tell no one:A sense of loyalty and the desire to recover his memory are the reasons he still fights. I'm a figment of SgtSpecial 's imagination.Service title: Shadow Very few people have seen a shadow, but...:you're lucky. Race:Human DoB:24, ? In the service of:The House of Maelstom File: Shadow awoke one day with no memory of who she was. She wasn't even sure about the order of the world around her. Confusion griped her mind but her heart was still. She was empty and though illractional, she feared herself. Shadow quickly learned of her abilities for combate and of the great houses across the land. She hoped that with their influence, she could learn who she was and why her heart was empty. Rorschach says: Shadow is completly logical. Her voice, though melodious, seems the slightest bit dull and though she will give great counsel there is no heart behind her words. Tell no one:I will find out who I am and what I've lost, at any cost. I'm a figment of NiotaHime 's imagination.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:15 pm
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 2:16 pm
House of Raven:Title: Będzie Miłość My image: Behold Race:Human Birth or a ruler:25 In control of:The House of Raven History:Będzie was born of a human male and dark elf maiden. Her father is the current head of the House of Raven and his affair with the less than respectable dark elf had the whole court whispering though he never hesitated to claim Będzie as his own and name her heir. He's since had no other children so currently there is no one to contest her claim. Many speculate that both the coupling and the subsequental claiming of herself could be laid at the doorstep of her father's maddness. It was no secret that the House of Raven's leader was demented - but as he was also uncannily shrewd and a fighter of no small renown his control was uncontested. He passed on both his keenness as well as an unstable mind to his only daughter. The night of her birth, Będzie's mother disappeared and it is common belief that her father had her killed.
Będzie grew up knowing that there were many who looked down upon her for being born on the wrong side of the sheets so to speak though their opinion means little to her. However, unwilling to appear weak to those she holds no love for she is always quick to retaliate to any slight, perceived or otherwise. Having been raised among the crazed and cruel she has become skilled in the ways of deceit and is no stranger to cruelty herself. She is a deft hand when it comes to revenge and sometimes plotting her counterplays is all that brings her any pleasure.
The Shadows who claim their allegiance to the House of Raven adore her in the way a snake enjoys a master who feeds it regularly as she keeps their skills honed with her dark tasks. Their devotedness to her is dwarfed only by their loyalty to her father. Będzie knows this is true only so long as they maintain a unified front to the court and that if a coup were to occur they would not hesitate to look to the victors with the same fidelity in their eyes that they show to her. In the meantime she trains with her Shadows, learning the art of stealth and darker things. Her father encourages her ambitions and seems amused by her desire to master such things. Such is the world she lives in and Będzie resents it not at all. It's all she's every known. The Rorschach says:Będzie is rarely cruel without provocation but when she is - the results are often bloody. She has no true friends as she couldn't possibly trust another fully and finds that is the only thing she truly resents. Będzie suffers from random bouts of paranoia and cannot abide to wear or eat anything white. If she feels betrayed or slighted she can fly into stunning tempers which leave many pieces of furniture ruined. Due to her paranoia this is not an infrequent occurance. She doesn't have a secret softer side that she keeps buried from prying eyes - she's never been exposed to kindness enough to fully grasp the meaning of the emotion. Reason to live:Będzie has always been enamored of the secret life her Shadows live and wishes she too could be free in the way an assasin is. She wishes to improve her skills enough to one day take a sojourn outside the territory of her House and see what wonders wait for her. I'm a figment of RabidKitten 's imagination.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:11 pm
House of Dream: Service title: Alexander JeriskelVery few people have seen a shadow, but...:you're lucky.Race:GolemAge:19In the service of:House of DreamFile:Alexander has no memories. Not to say that he lost his memories, just that he was created without memories. The House of Dream needed a shadow that could carry out their missions to a point where they had to make their own. Consisting of truly mythical beings, it was hardly a problem creating such a simplistic creature as Alex. As far as he can tell, he was born and raised a human, although he has no memories of growing up he never puts any thought into it. His mentors have taught him well in the arts of sorcery. His actual skills as a shadow aren't top-notch, but what he lacks in skills as a shadow, he makes up in enchantments. His specialty is illusions. His main method of assassination is a fusion of magic and the victims imagination. Only under certain conditions can this technique be used.
~Low lighting, foggy, misty, hazy, etc...
~Alex must be wearing a hood or cloak.
~Alex must be wearing a mask enchanted by a witch or warlock.
~Can be undone by counter enchantment.
When these conditions are met, Alex can assume the major form of whatever beast his mask is made of/from.[Usually the head of the beast cut off and made into a mask] This illusion can give Alex the proper timing to approach and kill his victim. Under certain occasions, he can send his illusion elsewhere to more easily sneak up behind his victim. Rorschach says:Alex is not crazy, no far from that. Being a shadow, one must have a calm mind, one Alex has been perfecting for years. When your skills in general combat lack, you must think ahead of a situation. Alex has a slight form of multiple personality syndrome. When he isn't following a target, then he can be a generally nice person. When, however, he is chasing down a target, he is a cold, silent assassin, as he should be.Tell no one:He serves his creators.I'm a figment of Bananassassin 's imagination.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:15 pm
Other:Service title: Slade Very few people have seen a shadow, but...:you're lucky. Race:Human DoB:24, April 26 In the service of:No Allegiance File:Slade could be compared to a psychopath. Slade was just a normal person growing up in a normal town. It wasn't until he found 'his special love' that he was meant to be with this person forever. Though fate had other plans for Slade. It was no special day when 'his special love' was killed. A being came and went as quickly as that, leaving a dead body and Slade with a massive wound across his chest. Slowly but surely, he evolved through hate and vengeance into a shadow. When he discovered what he was, nothing more then a small smile was his response to the irony. He hides in not only the shadows of the forest, but also in the shadows of society, pretending to be what others would not expect to be a killer. He kills not for money or because he is insane. But for the justice of cold steel. His signature? His victims heart pierced on a rib broken off the victims body. Rorschach says:Many murders and 'jobs' have made Slade numb to emotion. Though he longs for his goal to be fulfilled, he has long since take on the belief that it will not happen. Tell no one:Slade has a very secluded section of his heart sealed off for only one person. This person he calls 'his special love' is unknown, he kills for that one person, or rather for vengeance of that one's death. I'm a figment ofMuero_Ojo 's imagination.
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