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Moo
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Theme: (optional. you can post a link to character theme music)
Rp'er Name: Hecotoro
Post Frequency: Few times a week.
Discord Name: Hecotoro#9388
Current RP:
Goals:
Equipped Titles:
Acquired Titles:
Class:
Perks:
Downtime:
Languages: (you start with 2 languages free. Most keep the main language they used in prior life and Common of IH. Refer to language skill for additional language options within IH)
Height: 1.95m (6'5ft)
Weight: 85k (187lbs)
Backstory:
Current Life: Living in the forest. Going into town every now and then to do some jobs and get drunk.
Points at Start: 105
Points Earned: 0
Points Spent: 105
Points Not Spent: 0
Stats: (These are better explained further down on the page. Upgrade them as you see fit with the points you have. At start, no stat may be higher than grade B. By default, all stats start at F for free.)
Strength - B (28 Points)​
Precision - F​
Intelligence - F​
Vitality - E (7 Points)​
Speed - F​
Character Grade - F​
Skills:
  • Super Strength C (56 Points)
  • Martial Art E (14 points)
Abilities: (Explained better further down, list the skills and their grades that are used to produce the ability as well as the ability's name and desired effect. Also list the ability's Grade and effective post cooldown. Listing skill limitations is also appreciated. Letting people know the new ability is only effective out to 100ft for 1 minute is helpful.)
  • Beer Punch - Super Strength D, Martial Art E, - Punches a single target really hard - Grade D - 2 Post Cooldown
  • Moo Smash - Super Strength C, Martial Art E - Headbutts a single target really hard - Grade C - 3 Post Cooldown
  • Jelen Kick - Super Strength E, Martial Art E - High Kicks a single target really hard - Grade E - 1 Post Cooldown
Equipment: (Amore, Weapons, and Magical Catalysts you are presently wearing and its letter grade. Also list anything special about them. Word or picture description accepted.)
  • Example Sweet Sword F
  • Example Rockin Armor E
  • Example Shock Shield D - Shocks whatever strikes its surface
Items: (These are items you likely carry as a part of your equipped titles. Commonly items necessary or relevant to your trade like tools)
  • Example Whetstone
  • Example Bedroll
  • Example Fire Starter Kit
  • Example Rations
  • Example Waterskin
Assets: (land, buildings, ships, etc...anything you do not carry around with you but you have acquired)
  • Example Dumpy Cottage
  • Example Old Donkey
Change Log: (list here links to thread posts where the character received awards/points from moderator. Also list point expenditures whenever the points are used to buy or upgrade something and what the points were used for. Be sure to include dates of the updates in the log.)
ex:
  • [Date of Character Creation]
  • Additional points gained from Scoops or stat reductions
  • All stat upgrades
  • All skill purchases
  • All equipment, item, or asset purchases (this includes Natural Weapons)
  • VVV AFTER ANY RP/COMMUNITY EVENT/MARKETPLACE DEAL VVV
  • [Date sheet was edited] Link to Grading post at end of RP, Rewards post from Community events, or Marketplace post for trades
  • Points, Assets, and Titles acquired from RP (these will be listed in Grading post)
  • Title Change: Equipped Hero of Garden Temple. Unequipped Ditch Hobo.
  • [Date sheet was edited, if different than previous edit date]Point Expenditure: 7 points for Musician [Violin] F (violin comes with the skill)
  • Upgrade Speed C => B for 7pts.
  • Rinse and Repeat
 
Vanitas (Portrait Pending, Sorry)
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Theme:
RP-er's Name: Slop
Post Frequency: Varying from once a week to upwards of several a day (dependent on IRL circumstances)
Discord Name: S.L.O.P
Current RP:
Goals:
  • Find some semblance of refuge and respite, however fleeting. Survive, and avoid attracting the Inquisition's attention.
  • Understand better the transformation he went through; gain better control over his newfound powers and the gnawing hunger that consumes him from within.
Equipped Titles: Lesser Dhampir, Abomination [Fae/Monster], Fae, Monster, Vampire, Wanted by [the Fae See Inquisition]
Class: Artless
Perks: Cashback
Feats:
  • Blood Drinker
  • Eideitic Memory
  • Lightning Calculator
Downtime: N/A
Languages: Common, Abyssal
Height: 5 feet (152 cm)
Weight: 90 lbs (41 kg)
Backstory:
Vanitas was an anomaly among the Fae.

Born into a world that revered magic, he had none. Where others danced through life, attuned to the arcane and its rhythms, Vanitas stood still, untouched by the currents that defined his kind. He was not merely seen as different but as broken—a defect in the tapestry of their enchanted world. While the others reveled in their gifts, Vanitas buried himself in books. Knowledge became his sanctuary, and intellect his weapon against a society that dismissed him.

Among the countless tomes he consumed, one obsession took root: the Moon-Ordained Vampires. They were beings of elegance, immortality, and power, unbound by the frailties of bloodlines or destiny. To Vanitas, they were perfection. An idea began to form, drawn from the fragmented rituals and myths scattered across the forbidden texts he devoured. Under the light of a full moon, he sought not just strength, but transcendence—a release from the bindings of his flawed existence.

But the Moon denied him.

In its place, something darker answered. The ritual twisted his body and mind, leaving him something between life and death. He awoke not as a Vampire of myth, but as an Abomination. His senses burned with overwhelming clarity, his body reconfigured with new abilities—but his existence was marked by revulsion, both his own and that of others.

The Fae See Inquisiton reacted swiftly. Their patrols found him in the throes of transformation, the mark of a Monster now etched into him by the system itself. Branded as an outcast, Vanitas was hunted. In a moment of desperation, he lashed out—an instinctive, chaotic display of his new powers. For the first time, he teleported, vanishing into the wilderness beyond the reach of his pursuers.
Current Life:
He has spent the weeks—or has it been months?—since then on the run. His powers are still raw and erratic; the teleportation comes in fits and starts, requiring immense focus, and his super-sense is a maddening flood of information he struggles to filter. He avoids settlements when he can, knowing that the mark of a Monster hangs over him like a noose.

But isolation is a double-edged sword. Without sustenance, his newfound vampiric hunger gnaws at him. Without guidance, his abilities remain underdeveloped and dangerous. And without companionship, his mind is left to spiral into the fragmented remnants of who he was and what he has become.

His travels bring him to the borderlands, places where Fae patrols rarely venture, and whispers of other nations grow louder. The Inquisition's primary forces may not pursue him beyond its borders, but its agents and bounty hunters could appear anywhere. Vanitas knows he must tread carefully, yet he also knows he cannot remain hidden forever.

What happens next remains to be seen.
Acquired Titles: Lesser Dhampir, Abomination [Fae/Monster], Fae, Monster, Vampire, Wanted by [the Fae See Inquisition]
Class: Artless
Points at Start: 105
Points Earned: 28 (Cashback)
Points Spent: 133
Points Not Spent: 0
Stats (Total Cost: 35):
Strength - G ​
Precision -E (7)​
Intelligence - C (21)​
Vitality - E (7)​
Speed - E (7)​
Character Grade - E​
Skills (Total Cost: 84) :
  • Appraisal (Isekai) - E
  • Blood Drinker (Feat) - (7)
  • Eideitic Memory (Feat) - (7)
  • Lightning Calculator (Feat) - (7)
  • Resilient [Fatigue] F - (7)
  • Supersense [X-Ray Vision] E - (14)
  • Teleport E - (42)
Abilities:
  • Veilstep (E-Grade) - Teleport E + Supersense (X-Ray Vision) E + Eideitic Memory (Feat) - Vanitas employs his uncanny memory and vampiric prowess to traverse with calculated precision. He instantly teleports to any point within 100 ft (~30 metres), relying on either a direct line of sight or perfect recall from Eidetic Memory). His Supersense F enhances this ability by granting him X-Ray Vision within 100 ft (~30 metres). This vision allows him to perceive objects and spaces as if illuminated by electromagnetic waves, distinguishing densities and structures hidden behind most barriers. However, lead-lined walls or reinforced materials remain impervious to his sight.
Equipment (Total Cost: 14):
  • Natural Weapons F [Claws] - (14)
Items:
Assets:
Change Log:
  • [Date of Character Creation: 23/11/2024]
 
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Titles: living doll, construct
Name: ophelia lulubell evergreen
Stats
Strength: F
Precision: F
Intelligence: D
Vitality: d
Speed: F
Character Grade: F
Skills

Magic-E14
Visual Arts F7
Domestic Arts F7
Feature
Replaceable parts F7
Feature
Separable F7
Feature
Omniswivel F7
Healing F7
Magic Range F7
Elasticityf14
Equipment

Catalyst E14
 
Mathias “Bigs” Bigsby
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Rp'er Name: LocalFloridaman
Post Frequency: 3-5 times a week.
Discord Name: LocalFloridaman
Current RP: None - Character is Brand New
Goals: Survival. Everything else can wait.
Equipped Titles: Human
Acquired Titles: Human
Class: N/A
Perks: N/A
Downtime: N/A
Languages:English - Common
Height: 5’9
Weight: 200 lbs
Backstory: Born to a pair of 2nd Generation Danish and Swedish Immigrants, Matheus's life in the backwoods of South Florida was rough. Suffering the death of his elder sister in his early teens and the passing of his parents at the age of 17, and having no real connection to his other family, he was taken in by his Grandfather, an Old Swedish Outdoors men who had arrived in the United States in the early 1950s after having served in WW2 for the British. He taught him much of what he knew with many a cold night in the mountains of Alabama and Kentucky being shared around a fire and listening to the stories of the Old Gods of his Grandfather and his grandfather. After a brief stint in the marines that largely went no where, he retired to his now dead Grandfather's property in the Mountains, subsisting largely off what he could catch and paying the bills in much the same. As time went on and his 20s became his early 30s, he learned the IRS was on the verge of seizing his property on the grounds of Imminent domain and unpaid property taxes.

Choosing to have one last good hunt before likely moving back down south to start fresh and try to get a city job, he made the choice to drag a freshly killed buck across a normally deserted back road, only to be distracted by something and unfortunately struck by a speeding 18 Wheeler.
Current Life: Woke up, very confused, in a Forest.
Points at Start: 105
Points Earned: 0
Points Spent: 105
Points Not Spent: 0
Stats:
Strength - E​
Precision - D​
Intelligence - E​
Vitality - E​
Speed - E​
Character Grade - E​
Skills:
  • Fighting Style [The Way of Marksman] 14 (E)
    A Rifle-Musket based fighting style which involves shooting targets with varying round types from afar in critical areas for high damage.

    Range F (0, 7 point Fighting Style Discount) Penetrating F (7)
  • Selective - E (14)

  • Artisan - “Gunsmithing" (7)
  • Educated F (7) "USMC AIT School"
    Mathias primarily served as an Infantrymen and was thus put through the grueling Advanced Individual Training School at SOI Camp Geiger (A sub camp of MCT Camp Lejeune, Louisiana) and graduated its 14 week training course, Leaning Land Navigation, Basic Geography, and Survival and Escape training and Small unit tactics.
    -Navigation, F (0)
    -Survival, F (0)
    -Warfare, F (0)
  • Stealth - F (7)
  • Medicine - F (7)
Abilities:
  • Fighting Style [The Way of Marksman] F + Range F + Penetrating F "Weighted Lead shot"

    Mathias fires a penetration round from his Rifle Musket against a single target up to 10 ft away. Attack reduces target's item effectiveness used for an action by one. - F Grade Ability 0 Post Cooldown.
Equipment:
  • 1863 Springfield Rifled Musket - Gun, F - 0 Point Cost (waived by skill) Range - 100ft Range. A reproduction model, its wood has been hand stained and carved from a single length of Mesquite wood. Its lock, cocking piece, and barrel are blued and coated, with the inside of the barrel being chrome lined and comprised of a hard, ordinance grade gun steel. Normally wrapped in a length of cloth to keep it clean. Features sights for 50, 100, 300, and 500 yards.
  • M1911A1 - Gun, F, 0 point cost (waived by skill/Style) - 100ft Range. A simple, slightly worn GI Surplus pistol in .45 ACP kept in leg holster.
  • Hand Axe. Simple steel hand axe on a wooden shaft. One handed axe, F (7 points)
  • Knife. A fighting/Utility knife, resembling the KBAR common to Infantrymen. Knife/Dagger, F (7 points)
Items:

  • x30 Paper Cartridge - Minnie Ball, .58 Caliber. Self Contained paper cartridges pre-loaded with shot and 65 grains of 2f powder.
  • x50 Percussion Cap
  • 1lb bottle of 2f “SCHUETZEN” Brand Black Powder
  • x90 Minne Ball, .58 Caliber, Loose in Box
  • Field Casting Kit - Artisan Gunsmith
  • x3 Magazines, 7 round capacity, .45 ACP
  • Canteen
  • Fire Starter Kit - Survival
  • x4 Ration Bars
  • Journal w/Pencil
  • Spare change of Clothes
  • Compass - Navigation
  • Zippo Lighter - ¾ fuel - Survival
  • x2 Pack of Camel Cigarettes
  • Treated Leather Satchel bag
Assets: N/A
Change Log:
ex:
  • [Date of Character Creation] 11/23/24
 
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S.A.G.E. - 237

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Theme: (optional. you can post a link to character theme music)

Rp'er Name: Crescent King

Post Frequency: Once a week.

Discord Name: Crescent King

Current RP:

Goals: Prime Directive: Gather Knowledge.

Equipped Titles: Construct, Designation: S.A.G.E. - 237

Acquired Titles: Construct, Designation: S.A.G.E. - 237

Class:

Perks:

Downtime: (can be left blank. used for #Harvester and #Tamer skills.)

Languages: Analog, Common.

Height: 6'4

Weight: 286 lbs

Features:

Eidetic Memory -F -7

Mental Compartmentalization - F -7

Lightning Calculator - F -7

Speed Reading - F -7

Backstory: World Native.

Current Life: After the fall of the Obsidian Vault S.A.G.E. awoke over 800 years later to a strange new world. He currently follows his prime directive of gathering and preserving knowledge.

Points at Start: 105

Points Earned: 0

Points Spent: 105

Points Not Spent: 0

Stats:

Strength - F

Precision - E -7

Intelligence - F

Vitality - D -14

Speed - F

Character Grade - F

Skills:

Resilient - E -14 (Fatigue/Exhaustion - Does not need to sleep, eat, breath, ect.)
Steady Hands - F -7
Fighting Style - F -7 [Mana Blaster] ( Uses a standard issue Mana Blaster to fire condensed bolts of mana toward targets.)
Penetrating - F -0
Range - F -7

Abilities:

Mana Shot - F: Fighting Style - F [Mana Blaster], Penetrating - F, Range - F. (Fires a single shot from the Mana Blaster to strike a target up to 10ft away.) Grade F, Post Cooldown 0.

Equipment:

Natural Armor [Heavy] - F -14
Mana Blaster - F -7 (Standard issues Mana Blaster used by Obsidian Vault security personnel.)
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Items:


Assets:

Change Log:

11/24/24
 
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Leon Logoth
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Theme:
Rp'er Name: NachoGod NachoGod
Post Frequency: At least 1 per week.
Discord Name: Mickey
Current RP: (list rp link here for any current or future rp's the character participates in. In this way it is easier to track down where a character is in IH)
Goals: To master the Power of The Drinking Demon, Free himself of the Curse thereof and Rebuild his Clan.
Equipped Titles: Human
Acquired Titles: Human
Class:
Perks:
Downtime: (can be left blank. used for #Harvester and #Tamer skills.)
Languages: Common, Abyssal.
Height: 5ft 10in
Weight: 172lbs
Backstory:
Native denizen
Current Life:
Leon washed ashore on the beaches of the west empire a few months ago, after taking some time to gather enough coin for supplies he has begun to travel the continent seeking to become more familiar with his new surroundings. He is not one to share information about his past and for the most part keeps to himself.
Points at Start: 105
Points Earned: 0
Points Spent: 21 (stats), Pocket dimension F (14), Fighting Style- Bleeding Blade (56), Sword E (14) = 105 total.
Points Not Spent:
Stats:
Strength - D (14) ​
Precision - F​
Intelligence - E (7)​
Vitality - F​
Speed - F ​
Character Grade - F​
Skills:
  • Pocket Dimension F- (14) - Contains The Drinking Demon, any surface of his body can be used as the entry/exit point of the Pocket dimension, he cannot store anything in it if the sword is stored in it, likewise he cannot store the sword in it if he currently has something stored within it.
  • Fighting Style E- Bleeding Blade- Fighting with a spectral sword with a blade made up of Blood is no easy feat. Leon has learned to use the blade with wicked effect, Using the blood from the blade to inflict bleeding wounds and drink up the spilt blood. Wounds inflicted by this blade and style Bleed profusely, are more difficult to heal, and Heal Leon with each blow landed. Continuing E (14), Incurable E (14) Vampiric E (28).
Abilities:
  • Red Windmill- By flipping or Spinning at a high rate and moving forward Leon becomes a blur of motion and a spinning red blade. Cleaving deep cuts into whatever he strikes. Vampiric E, incurable E, Continuous E. (E grade, cooldown 1)
  • Bleeding Echo- A technique which Leon Makes a Copy of himself out of blood that repeats one attack action. This copy dissipates after copying the action. The attack must target the same target as the initial action being copied does. Vampiric E, Incurable E, Continuous E. (E grade ability, 1 turn cooldown.)
Equipment: (Amore, Weapons, and Magical Catalysts you are presently wearing and its letter grade. Also list anything special about them. Word or picture description accepted.)
  • Drinking Demon- Sword E (14)- A blade made via his fathers ability and containing the Blood Demon Darrighas. It has a solid black metal handle and a blade made entirely of Blood. The demon within the blade can communicate telepathically with Leon, but it never says anything helpful, it only urges him to feed the blade fresh blood. It will actively try to distract him with its comments because If Leon dies darrighas will be freed.
Items:
  • Flasks- Glass flasks that can hold liquid, usually filled with water.
  • Bedroll- A sleeping bag.
  • Tent- a common tent
  • Stakes- The stakes for his tent, can also be used as anchors, or an improvised weapon though an exceptionally inadequate one.
  • 50ft of Rope- A small roll of rope often used to string up his tent, can be used to tie up a target.
  • Logoth clan Garb- Clothes from his home country, have an oddly modern look and certainly stand out from the common dress of the main continent.
Assets:
  • N/A
Change Log: (list here links to thread posts where the character received awards/points from moderator. Also list point expenditures whenever the points are used to buy or upgrade something and what the points were used for. Be sure to include dates of the updates in the log.)
ex:
  • [Date of Character Creation]
  • Additional points gained from Scoops or stat reductions
  • All stat upgrades
  • All skill purchases
  • All equipment, item, or asset purchases (this includes Natural Weapons)
  • VVV AFTER ANY RP/COMMUNITY EVENT/MARKETPLACE DEAL VVV
  • [Date sheet was edited] Link to Grading post at end of RP, Rewards post from Community events, or Marketplace post for trades
  • Points, Assets, and Titles acquired from RP (these will be listed in Grading post)
  • Title Change: Equipped Hero of Garden Temple. Unequipped Ditch Hobo.
  • [Date sheet was edited, if different than previous edit date]Point Expenditure: 7 points for Musician [Violin] F (violin comes with the skill)
  • Upgrade Speed C => B for 7pts.
  • Rinse and Repeat
 
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Marius Roswell
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Rp'er Name: lanzandpine
Post Frequency: more or less once a week?
Discord Name: N/A
Current RP: -
Goals:
Short-term:

  • Find a job or somewhere (or something) to cling to.

Long-term:

  • Live a life that will pay off.

Equipped Titles: Mundane Human, Isekai

Acquired Titles: Born for This
Class: Artless
Perks: -
Downtime: -
Languages: Common

Height: 5'11", 180cms

Weight: 155lbs, 70kgs
Backstory:

To make up for the shameful tears that he once shed before his loved ones was his goal.



Marius led a tireless student life of cramming before tests, going to various hobby circles, falling asleep in the library and signing up for part-time jobs. A cyclical, Sisyphean life of trying. In the eyes of many he was a model – sending money to his aging relatives and volunteering for the betterment of society; it was a miracle that his smile never seemed to stop gracing his lips as he burdened himself with much hard work. Some would call him a “goody two-shoes”. And they weren’t wrong to think so – amicable and soft, he never managed to get on someone’s bad side.



Wasn’t that perfect? Marius thought so as he kept sifting through textbooks and his own resumes, finding even more jobs and positions to keep himself awake for just another hour. More to do, more to do, he needed to fill his head and hands with something. He knew that he had to. His mother, surely, had she been with him, would’ve been proud of how much he’s been able to do. Surely it’s all been paid off.

Yes, yes of course – it’d all pay off. The jobs, the calluses on his feet and hands, the constant migraines, the surface-level relationships, the nights of cramming for the sake of cramming – it will all pay off eventually. Efforts always pay off. A life of shame is one that he couldn’t afford himself to live. To flagellate himself until everything around him was stained was what he needed to do.



Perhaps, in the end, this could all be written off as a small effort that will lead to something greater at the end of the tunnel.
Current Life:

The hospital lights flickering before him suddenly vanished – and there he was, steeped in an uncomfortable darkness as a chill ran up his skin.

This darkness continued on for but a moment, as he felt grass brush up against the nape of his neck. Marius jumped up, clutching at his chest, a nausea coming up as he struggled to orientate himself.

Grass. He breathed in and tore off some blades, freed from the ever-expanding horizon of concrete. The artificial lights were replaced by the sun as he slowly stood up and looked around, only for the words of the “god” that greeted him to well up inside his mind once more.

A new world. The dried up calluses on his hands were still there, and so were the clothes on his back – a regular sweatshirt and trousers. Everything seemed to still be fine, Marius thought, as he scratched his head, slightly gripping at his ashy, brown hair. The fresh air seemed to only do wonders for his mind as he looked around once more. Yes, a new world, at the touch of his fingers. The nausea subsided as Marius was greeted by the green landscape. There was something out there that can do, then. A life to be led.



A sigh escaped his lips as he rubbed the bridge of his nose. There was nothing left to do but to let himself explore and see what the world has to offer for his life, then. He brushed himself off. “Alright, then,” – he thought to himself as he stepped in the direction of the plains before him, seeing the silhouettes of faraway buildings pepper the horizon, - “I just have to get going.”

Points at Start: 105
Points Earned: 0
Points Spent: 105
Points Not Spent: 0

Stats:

Strength - F​
Precision - C​
Intelligence - B​
Vitality - E​
Speed - C​
Character Grade - E​
Skills:
  • Academia F
  • Domestic Arts F
  • Insight F
  • Focus E
Abilities:
  • Cramming
    Academia F, Focus E
    Hooray for knowledge! Marius spends more time and energy to try and learn something.
    Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown

  • Sharp Eye
    Insight F, Focus E
    Marius zeroes in on something – or someone – and tries to understand their intentions.
    Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown
Equipment:
  • N/A
Items:
  • Whetstone
  • Bedroll
  • Fire Starter Kit
  • Rations
  • Waterskin
Assets:
  • N/A
Change Log:
  • Date of Character Creation – 26.11.2024
 

Grade-F | 18 | 4'11"| 95lbs
RPed by @FantasyCat | Daily Posting | Peasants Respite pt. 3
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Equipped
Titles
Unequipped
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[Fae]
[Beast]
[Hybrid]
[Native]

[Explorer]
[Fickle]
[Near-starved]
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STR
E

PRC
F

INT
B

VIT
F

SPD
F




Short-term Goals​
  • Make some friends.
  • Make some money by using his healing abilities and doing odd jobs.
Long-term Goals​
  • Expand his magical and general knowledge.
  • Find his brother and sister.
  • Figure out what the Seed of Harmony is.


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Lore



The people of the Aniwyth tribe are peaceful but prefer to remain isolated from most of the world due to the many hostile races that would and have attempted to harm them and the forest. They revere the natural world and the magic that flows through it, they consider it their duty to protect the forest from any form of harm. Some of the most skilled and talented healers come from the Nyctis tribe due to their strong connection to nature, however, they also have many strong fighters who will without hesitation defend their home from trespassers.



However, it was not always peaceful. Long ago the area that the Aniwyth now inhabit was contested between two rival clans, one of Fae and other Beasts. Both claimed that the territory belonged to them. This led to many bloody battles, with the Fae harnessing powerful magicks while the beast had extraordinary strength and agility. The feud lasted for generations until races from outside the See discovered the location that they were fighting for. Ignorant of the fact the land was sacred to the natives they began to destroy plants and trees in mass, hunted and captured wild animals and even captured both Fae and Beast natives. The precious materials collected from the forest and the captives were then transported back to the invaders' homelands to be used in the most vile and despicable ways. Their greed truly knew no bounds.



The battle between Fae and Beast came to a sudden halt as they witnessed these outsiders commit unforgivable crimes against them and their homeland. To have any chance of repelling the invaders the two clans would have to work together which was easier said than done. It took very delicate diplomacy to come to an understanding and an alliance. Eventually, the two clans coordinated repelling attacks that violently pushed the invaders out of their homeland, It is said the very forest was on their side.



Though successful, the clans took many losses which left them both in a weakened state. It was obvious if the invaders returned they would very likely not be able to defend against any attack. After much deliberation, the chiefs of both clans met at the center of the forest to form a historical pact that would change everything. The chiefs cut their palms before performing a handshake to create a blood bond. As the forest was their witness, they declared no further Fae or Beast blood would be spilt on the sacred ground they stood on, they would protect the forest from invaders until the last Beast and Fae.



A few days later a miraculous thing happened. A tree sprout had appeared where the drops of mixed blood had fallen from the chiefs’ hands. This could have only been a sign that the forest had blessed the blood bond. With this unrefutable sign, both clans became unified in unbreakable belief.



In a short span of time, the spout grew into a towering tree that pierced the forest’s canopy and reached for the heavens. Eventually, the tree would become known as the Great Tree of Harmony due to its constant reminder of the day the Era of Peace began. The intermingling of Beast and Fae would cause new friendships to form and even romances would blossom under the Great Tree. Many generations later there was no longer any Beast or Fae, only Aniwyth, a tribe and race that are proudly a mix between Beast and Fae. The descendants of the chiefs continue to uphold the blood bond and oath that was made on that day. Despite being relatively small the tribe has successfully repelled any attempt by outsiders to enter their forest, even if their motives are not malicious. No one but the Aniwyth may enter their domain.



To keep up with the ongoings of the outside world eighteen-year-olds olds became expected to leave the forest and explore the outside world to gain experience and knowledge. From a human perspective, their journey would take a lifetime, for an Aniwyth however it only feels like a blink of an eye because of their long life span.



After returning they will record their experiences for the next generation to learn from plus any information about any potential invasion and what to expect is given to the Tree Guardians so that they can be prepared for anything.



The returned Nyctis will then be given the title of Elder. Depending on their skills Elders can become Tree Guardians, teachers, healers, crafters or hunters/gatherers. All have the authority to give the Chief of the tribe guidance when needed.



The Aniwyth remain distant from the rest of the See’s inhabitants because the pure Fae consider them abominations that don’t have the right to be within the See. This naturally has caused friction between the Aniwyth and the pure Fae, but it has never come to hostilities. The Nyctis have never expanded the borders of their domain and have always respected Fae culture which is not that different from their own. In truth, all the Aniwyth want is to be left alone.



Recently the Tree Guardians have been on high alert due to the war happening between the Fae and the Easter empire. The Fae attempted to persuade the Aniwyth to join the war, but it was clear they would use the Aniwyth as cannon fodder and not fight as equals. They also do not have any quarrels with the Easter Empire. The Chief and Elders would not break their centuries-old defensive war stance.



For now, the Aniwyth tribe continue to be at peace, though the future will test their strength, resolve and belief.

Kiyo comes from a family that has a long history of producing highly skilled and talented fighters. His older twin brother and sister were considered the strongest fighters out of all the young Aniwyth. Kiyo was not born with the natural aptitude for combat. He found himself being drawn to the art of healing, the very thought of hurting another went against his very being. He spent most of his time learning how to heal physical wounds, cure diseases and mend broken minds.



Despite taking a different path from his siblings they supported him and since they were always getting injured in fights he could practice his healing on them. Life was good until the twins reached their eighteenth year. Every Nyctis is expected to leave the tribe and the forest to learn about the wider world before returning with their newfound knowledge. A ceremony is held to see them off where ancient rituals are performed to bless them with strength, fortitude and luck. That was the last time Kiyo saw his sister and brother, he does not know their current fate.



He had heard rumours of some not returning at all which caused Kiyo to worry. What if they were lost, injured or…he didn’t even what to think about it, but what if they died? His parents told him not to doubt their strength and resilience and the Elders echoed the same sentiment, but he could not find any reassurance in their words.



One night while in his bed he heard a strange female voice call out for him, though the words were unintelligible. It seemed to be coming from outside, out of curiosity he got out of bed and followed it. He found no one to be outside, but the voice kept calling out to him, beckoning him to continue to follow it.



Unable to resist his curiosity he let the voice lead him to the base of the Grand Tree. Even at night, it was magnificent to look up at. It was heavily guarded by the Tree Guardians, which was no problem for a small ten-year-old to sneak by. He navigated the vast and complex roots until he reached a large circular cave entrance that led to the place where all of the Nyctis knowledge was stored, The Grand Repository.



It was forbidden for children to approach the Grand Tree let alone enter the repository, however, the voice had become louder and the words clearer, but not enough to be understandable. With hesitation he quietly walked through the entrance, there was no turning back now.



What he saw was incredible, endless walls of tomes that filled the walls of the cave system. The deeper he got the older the tomes looked, to the point that it looked like if you touched them they would turn to dust. What was intriguing was that each book had small roots wrapped around them like the tree was protecting the books.



The cave system went deeper and deeper, he could not believe he was directly under the Grand Tree, he would most likely be banished if he was caught. It was both exhilarating and terrifying. After some time the narrow caves opened up to a large cavern that was covered in sprawling roots. At the center of the cavern was a large pedestal made of roots, on the pedestal was a tiny seed that glowed different shades of green. The female voice called out from the seed. “Come, my child, I will show the answers you seek”.



Why turn back now? he thought before gathering his courage and stepping towards the pedestal. The seed was tiny but beautiful with so many different shades of greens coming off it. He slowly reached for the seed and carefully placed his hand around it. With no warning, his mind was hit with a barrage of memories not of his own. The feud between the Beast and Fae, the invasion of the outsiders, the blood bond and oath, the tree sprout, the creation of the Nyctis, the growth of the tree, the first Elders and the first books to be placed in the repository.



The memories then shifted to places he did not recognise. Large cities made of stone and metal, cobble streets surrounded by strange metal contraptions that had many spinning cogs and gave off black smoke, green plains that stretch to the eye can see, colourful underwater cities with bizarre architecture, huge intimating constructs, grand majestic castles, tall magical skyscrapers and giant snow-capped mountains, to name a few.



Kiyo’s mind was being drowned in these images until they came to a sudden stop. He then found himself standing in the middle of a chaotic battlefield with swords clashing and magic blazing. Limbs were being cut off, heads decapitated, bodies burned from the inside out from electricity, fireballs violently exploded throwing soldiers into the air and burning them and arrows rained down like a storm killing hundreds in moments. This was too much, Kiyo screamed for it to stop.



Again, he was transported to another scene of despair. People were being tortured in the most painful ways imaginable, thousands of slaves were forced to the biding of a tyrant and young women and men were being raped by the foulest of people. Kiyo mind was about to break.



His mind was thrown into a small village being attacked by a hoard of undead zombies, innocent villagers were ripped to shreds and then became zombies themself. Then the worst vision came.



His home forest was in ruins, fire rampaged through the trees, blood and gore covered the entire ground, and the Grand Tree of Harmony was defiled by guts and hanging corpses while it simultaneously burned and rotted before Kiyo’s eyes. His parents, brother and sister appeared before him. The eyes and teeth were missing, and parts of their bodies were burnt and falling apart while other parts had mutated into tentacles, claws and huge insane filled with eyes. “Why didn’t you save us, Kiyo!? WHY?!!” They screamed as they tried to grab onto him.



With a scream, he awoke in his bed with sweat dripping down his face and intense fear in his wide feline eyes. It was the morning, the birds were singing outside and he could people going about their morning duties. Was it just a nightmare, it must have been just a nightmare, he convinced himself before he felt something strange in his right palm. His hand shook uncontrollably when he saw the seed from his nightmare fused into the flesh of his right palm with tiny green roots spreading out from it.



“My child, take my heart in your hand and with it control the flow of life, death and the fates of all.” The female voice boomed in his head one last time leaving no clue as to what or who she was. Traumatised, Kiyo wanted to run to his parents and tell them everything, but his instincts prevented him, he knew it could end in disaster if he did. The day after Kiyo overheard the Tree Gaurd and the Elders whispering in panicked tones that the Seed of Harmony had gone missing confirming that at least the part of going to the Grand Repository and touching the glowing seed was real. The female voice, the visions and somehow returning to his bed were very confusing and frightening.



From that point onwards Kiyo kept the visions and seed secret from his parents and friends. On the surface, the seed seemed not to do anything, however, as Kiyo grew older and his magical capabilities increased he noticed that the seed’s green roots expanded outwards and deeper into his hand though it was not painful, it felt like it was a part of him. He also noticed he could focus his innate magic into the seed and use it as a catalyst for his healing spells. To prevent people from noticing he would always carry around a basic wooden staff to make it look like it was the thing that was being used as the catalyst.



He became used to the seed being there to the point of almost forgetting it ever appeared in his palm. The Grand Tree did not change at all, continuing to stand tall over the tribe in all its beauty and natural splendour though the vision of it being defiled and destroyed was always at the back of his mind. The disturbing nightmares would regularly return making it almost impossible to sleep unless soothed by his mother's singing and harp playing.



Eight years after that fateful night it was time for Kiyo to embark on his Journey to explore the world outside of the forest. He was very excited and nervous, to finally see the outside world was one thing, but the opportunity to catch up with his siblings was really what made him eager.



Like the others before him, he was given a ceremony that consisted of ancient rituals to bless him with strength, fortitude and luck. After giving his parents and friends one last goodbye he left the tribe and began his long journey to explore the wider world…

It was incredible to see parts of The See that he hadn’t seen before. All the different plants and animals kept Leo occupied for a while, but he knew he had to leave The See to truly see what the outside world was like. After consulting his map he decided to travel to the nation of Ryke because he had heard rumours of it being a vibrant and friendly place where travellers are welcome. With that, he began his long journey to the north…

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