AngelOfPerdition
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There's already some Avatar: The Last Airbender RPs here, but hey, variety is the spice of life, right? Half of the credit for this RP goes to ProgenyOfWinter, who will also be in charge of character approval. We only ask for proper grammar/spelling and regular posting. So, all that said, onto the fun stuff.
The Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation had been at odds over small things for close to a century, but things came to a head with the deaths of the Earth Prince and the Fire Princess. With Prince Charan already married and Princess Tanzi engaged, the affair lead to ripples of discontent within both nations. The Earth King claimed Princess Tanzi had seduced and manipulated his son, the Fire Lord claimed Prince Charan had stolen Tanzi away in a fit of deranged lust. As the star-crossed lovers traveled to the Fire Lord, hoping to make him see reason before turning attention to the Earth King, they stopped in a small village on the edge of the Earth Kingdom. The next day, they were discovered dead, split open from the chin to the navel.
Horrified at the brutal murder, both sides struggled with each other ever harder, claiming each other as the perpetrators of the crime. Avatar Mizu intervened, hoping that by quelling the rage of the two royal families and their kingdoms war would be averted. She called a summit to be held, and the leaders of the Water Tribes and the head monks of the Air Nomads came to help mediate. On the first day of the summit, however, the beginning of war came in the way of Avatar Mizu's body found on the floor of her room, the life drained from it with a large stab wound through the neck.
It was inevitable that war would break out, and when it did the Air Nomads and the Water Tribes honored long-standing alliances with the Fire Nation by taking sides against the Earth Kingdom. For the first several months the war was piercing, tearing through the lands and fed by the vitriol of royal families and their subjects. Bloody battles soon gave way to a slow war of attrition, however, and it continued in such a state for nearly twenty-five years. The Order of the White Lotus, secretive and unknown except to those in it, began a desperate search for the avatar
The story begins at the dawn of the twenty-fifth year anniversary of Avatar Mizu's death. As such, the avatar of this RP will need to be twenty-four. Due to their age, it is expected that they'd know how to bend more than one element, maybe even all of them. For the sake of the plot, though, the most elements that can be mastered are two. Aside from the Avatar, there are only a few 'must have' positions for the RP, so if possible try to fill one.
Positions
Open | Taken
Avatar
Bending teachers (1|2|3)
Earth King & Family (King|Queen|Child(ren))
Fire Lord & Family (Lord|Lady|Child(ren))
Northern Water Chieftain & Family (Chieftain|Wife|Child(ren))
Head Monk of the Air Nomads
Character Application Form
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Nation:
Bender: (Yes or no)
Level of elemental mastery: (Novice, Basic, Advanced, Master)
Hair:
Eye color:
Height:
Weight:
Skin color and abnormalities:
Body build:
Clothing:
History:
Personality:
Weapons:
Weaknesses:
Strengths:
Other:
Name: Iseul Hong Liu
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Nation: Earth
Bender: No
Level of elemental mastery: N/A
Hair: Black/brown, reaches lower back when worn down. It's unable to be tamed and thus never neat looking, appearing like a wavy mess with strands sticking out when worn down. Usually she has it pulled into a low, messy bun, but due to the stubborn nature of her hair, some thick lengths of hair fall out of the bun and reach just below the shoulders.
Eye color: Light green
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 118lbs
Skin color and abnormalities: Pale, but no abnormalities
Body build: Lean, "all legs"
Clothing: Off-white wrap for underclothing; a short cream hanfu with brown collar and cuffs (the one on the far right), with quarter length sleeves, loosely wrapped so it hangs open a bit, and a brown waist skirt with a simple rope tie (labeled in on the far left outfit in the picture linked previously); baggy dark grey pants, cinched at the ankles; simple leather boots.
History: She is the daughter of Hiresh Hong Liu, one of only two children. The other child is her twin brother, Kanan. When her mother died, Iseul's father had her sent away to live on Kyoshi Island. As Iseul was raised away from her family, the Earth King simply told people that Iseul was too sickly and weak to leave the palace or see anyone. Given how young Iseul was when she was sent away, and the fact that she rarely received letters from her family, she knows very little of them and grew up feeling alone and abandoned. At a young age she began to train with the Kyoshi Warriors as a way to keep herself busy and try to overcome her troubles focusing. Her guardian on Kyoshi Island, a Chi Blocker, took notice of Iseul's interest in learning to defend herself and taught her all he knew. While the training and lessons on Chi Blocking allowed Iseul to have goals to focus on, she was never able to feel a sense of belonging or purpose. Eventually, at the age of seventeen, she left Kyoshi Island in hopes of finding those things.
Personality: She comes off as bubbly, optimistic, and scatterbrained, and to say she's a bit eccentric and a bit of an eclectic when it comes to her interests would be a vast understatement. Her up-beat attitude, however, is a defense mechanism; she uses it to hide her inner conflicts and bitterness. Her scatterbrained behavior is also some what misleading, as it's the result of her mind always being active. As well, she is unable to filter the world around her, leading her to 'see and hear everything.' While this is useful in gathering information quickly, it makes it hard for her to focus or relax. Often she is unable to even sleep because of it.
Weapons: Two black lacquered, double-edged tantō
Weaknesses: Her brain's inability to filter out irrelevant stimuli can leave her susceptible to disorientation and being overwhelmed when not fighting or doing something to focus her mind on one thing.
Strengths: She is a chi bending master and was trained by the Kyoshi, so she is very agile and nimble.
Other: Her training has allowed her to be able to focus intently on certain tasks, such as fighting, so long as it is the only thing she is doing. To quiet her mind, she uses that focus to draw. However, she is unable to multitask, which can lead to problems during a fight.
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Name: Hiresh Hong Liu
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Nation: Earth
Bender: Yes
Level of elemental mastery: Master
Hair: Short and grey
Eye color: Light green
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180lbs
Skin color and abnormalities: Tan skin, many old scars
Body build: Broad-shouldered and muscular
Clothing: Typical Earth King attire, in browns and muted greens.
History: Hiresh was the younger brother of Charan. Seven years after Charan's death, their father stepped down from the throne and Hiresh became king. Hiresh married twice and been left a widower both times. His first wife died of illness before they could have kids, and his second, though able to bare him twins, was killed during the beginning of the war. This lead to Hiresh sending his daughter to Kyoshi Island for protection. The reason he didn't send his son was because, as the male child, he was heir to the throne and needed to be trained. Unfortunately, two years ago Kanan was killed in battle, leaving Iseul the heir apparent.
Personality: He looks like someone who would be very gruff and stoic, but in actuality he is an amicable, mild-mannered man. He is fiercely loyal and does not go back on his word, and will go to any lengths to fulfill agreements, making him a good ally to have and a horrible enemy to be up against.
Weapons: He relies mostly on his bending, but he does carry a dao sword.
Weaknesses: His eye sight is going, typical weaknesses of people his age
Strengths: Very level-headed and able to think clearly even in the most stressful of situations.
Other: He's rather good at Pai Sho.
The Earth Kingdom and Fire Nation had been at odds over small things for close to a century, but things came to a head with the deaths of the Earth Prince and the Fire Princess. With Prince Charan already married and Princess Tanzi engaged, the affair lead to ripples of discontent within both nations. The Earth King claimed Princess Tanzi had seduced and manipulated his son, the Fire Lord claimed Prince Charan had stolen Tanzi away in a fit of deranged lust. As the star-crossed lovers traveled to the Fire Lord, hoping to make him see reason before turning attention to the Earth King, they stopped in a small village on the edge of the Earth Kingdom. The next day, they were discovered dead, split open from the chin to the navel.
Horrified at the brutal murder, both sides struggled with each other ever harder, claiming each other as the perpetrators of the crime. Avatar Mizu intervened, hoping that by quelling the rage of the two royal families and their kingdoms war would be averted. She called a summit to be held, and the leaders of the Water Tribes and the head monks of the Air Nomads came to help mediate. On the first day of the summit, however, the beginning of war came in the way of Avatar Mizu's body found on the floor of her room, the life drained from it with a large stab wound through the neck.
It was inevitable that war would break out, and when it did the Air Nomads and the Water Tribes honored long-standing alliances with the Fire Nation by taking sides against the Earth Kingdom. For the first several months the war was piercing, tearing through the lands and fed by the vitriol of royal families and their subjects. Bloody battles soon gave way to a slow war of attrition, however, and it continued in such a state for nearly twenty-five years. The Order of the White Lotus, secretive and unknown except to those in it, began a desperate search for the avatar
The story begins at the dawn of the twenty-fifth year anniversary of Avatar Mizu's death. As such, the avatar of this RP will need to be twenty-four. Due to their age, it is expected that they'd know how to bend more than one element, maybe even all of them. For the sake of the plot, though, the most elements that can be mastered are two. Aside from the Avatar, there are only a few 'must have' positions for the RP, so if possible try to fill one.
Positions
Open | Taken
Avatar
Bending teachers (1|2|3)
Earth King & Family (King|Queen|Child(ren))
Fire Lord & Family (Lord|Lady|Child(ren))
Northern Water Chieftain & Family (Chieftain|Wife|Child(ren))
Head Monk of the Air Nomads
Character Application Form
Name:
Age:
Gender:
Nation:
Bender: (Yes or no)
Level of elemental mastery: (Novice, Basic, Advanced, Master)
Hair:
Eye color:
Height:
Weight:
Skin color and abnormalities:
Body build:
Clothing:
History:
Personality:
Weapons:
Weaknesses:
Strengths:
Other:
Name: Iseul Hong Liu
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Nation: Earth
Bender: No
Level of elemental mastery: N/A
Hair: Black/brown, reaches lower back when worn down. It's unable to be tamed and thus never neat looking, appearing like a wavy mess with strands sticking out when worn down. Usually she has it pulled into a low, messy bun, but due to the stubborn nature of her hair, some thick lengths of hair fall out of the bun and reach just below the shoulders.
Eye color: Light green
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 118lbs
Skin color and abnormalities: Pale, but no abnormalities
Body build: Lean, "all legs"
Clothing: Off-white wrap for underclothing; a short cream hanfu with brown collar and cuffs (the one on the far right), with quarter length sleeves, loosely wrapped so it hangs open a bit, and a brown waist skirt with a simple rope tie (labeled in on the far left outfit in the picture linked previously); baggy dark grey pants, cinched at the ankles; simple leather boots.
History: She is the daughter of Hiresh Hong Liu, one of only two children. The other child is her twin brother, Kanan. When her mother died, Iseul's father had her sent away to live on Kyoshi Island. As Iseul was raised away from her family, the Earth King simply told people that Iseul was too sickly and weak to leave the palace or see anyone. Given how young Iseul was when she was sent away, and the fact that she rarely received letters from her family, she knows very little of them and grew up feeling alone and abandoned. At a young age she began to train with the Kyoshi Warriors as a way to keep herself busy and try to overcome her troubles focusing. Her guardian on Kyoshi Island, a Chi Blocker, took notice of Iseul's interest in learning to defend herself and taught her all he knew. While the training and lessons on Chi Blocking allowed Iseul to have goals to focus on, she was never able to feel a sense of belonging or purpose. Eventually, at the age of seventeen, she left Kyoshi Island in hopes of finding those things.
Personality: She comes off as bubbly, optimistic, and scatterbrained, and to say she's a bit eccentric and a bit of an eclectic when it comes to her interests would be a vast understatement. Her up-beat attitude, however, is a defense mechanism; she uses it to hide her inner conflicts and bitterness. Her scatterbrained behavior is also some what misleading, as it's the result of her mind always being active. As well, she is unable to filter the world around her, leading her to 'see and hear everything.' While this is useful in gathering information quickly, it makes it hard for her to focus or relax. Often she is unable to even sleep because of it.
Weapons: Two black lacquered, double-edged tantō
Weaknesses: Her brain's inability to filter out irrelevant stimuli can leave her susceptible to disorientation and being overwhelmed when not fighting or doing something to focus her mind on one thing.
Strengths: She is a chi bending master and was trained by the Kyoshi, so she is very agile and nimble.
Other: Her training has allowed her to be able to focus intently on certain tasks, such as fighting, so long as it is the only thing she is doing. To quiet her mind, she uses that focus to draw. However, she is unable to multitask, which can lead to problems during a fight.
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Name: Hiresh Hong Liu
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Nation: Earth
Bender: Yes
Level of elemental mastery: Master
Hair: Short and grey
Eye color: Light green
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180lbs
Skin color and abnormalities: Tan skin, many old scars
Body build: Broad-shouldered and muscular
Clothing: Typical Earth King attire, in browns and muted greens.
History: Hiresh was the younger brother of Charan. Seven years after Charan's death, their father stepped down from the throne and Hiresh became king. Hiresh married twice and been left a widower both times. His first wife died of illness before they could have kids, and his second, though able to bare him twins, was killed during the beginning of the war. This lead to Hiresh sending his daughter to Kyoshi Island for protection. The reason he didn't send his son was because, as the male child, he was heir to the throne and needed to be trained. Unfortunately, two years ago Kanan was killed in battle, leaving Iseul the heir apparent.
Personality: He looks like someone who would be very gruff and stoic, but in actuality he is an amicable, mild-mannered man. He is fiercely loyal and does not go back on his word, and will go to any lengths to fulfill agreements, making him a good ally to have and a horrible enemy to be up against.
Weapons: He relies mostly on his bending, but he does carry a dao sword.
Weaknesses: His eye sight is going, typical weaknesses of people his age
Strengths: Very level-headed and able to think clearly even in the most stressful of situations.
Other: He's rather good at Pai Sho.
I'll post a character skeleton when I get home tonight from work.
I cannot wait for the role play to begin. I already have a great idea about how I'm going to write out my first post!
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