Literary Revenant
One Thousand Club
The Fun Stuff is Below!
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A Brief History Told By Brothers
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Ah..... Sssssooooo.... you got passst that rambly author? He he he... Good... You sssshow tenacity, valiance, and honor; perfect traitssss for a Vassskoliir... What isss that? You wonder why you are here child? There is an eassssy ansssswer, you are intrigued by thisss roleplay and you want to know more before you conssssider bumping the forum, or announcing your interest. Allow me, Shelvashen, Thyeronic Lord and Master of the Basilisks to explain. "Lowers head in a fierce bow." It all ssstarted when...
Stop! I will not allow you to frighten these people brother! "Bows with extreme grace" Please forgive Shelvashen, he was once a Dragon like me but he chose a darker path, a path of lies and deceit. Allow me, Saras'Tehrixe, Draconic Lord of the Realm of Dara'Okarthel to properly explain. The story of the Vaskoliir started in the year 751 of the Celian age. The Human Kingdom of Joten was being decimated by the Alveric Elves, led by Emperor Elzaniel Nathrien who was on a religious crusade driven to eliminate all mankind. It was indeed a dark time for the Kingdom of Joten...
Did I sssay you could interrupt my ssstory?! You Dragon whelp, now I have to continue where you left off, and you didn't even ask to be here! "Turns attention back to the reader" Anywaysss, The Human King, Melnorix Leskor, was trying his very best to find alliesss against thisss fanatical enemy. Alasss to no avail, no help came and not even from the 'mighty' Dragonssss. What? Why didn't I help them? Well I couldn't! I was still stuck in prison for 'being a hideous abomination against the Draconic Imperium' among other charges but thatsss for another story... In order to sssurvive... King Melnorix looked for another meansss of victory...
Yes that's correct, you Basilisk bastard. However if you weren't imprisoned you would've known what a Vaskoliir actually is. It's Draconic for 'Gifted Soul', one descended from the Daravii (Dah Rah Vye); the original creators of Vian. In the most simple terms a Vaskoliir has the power of the Daravii, which manifests itself in Three Ways. Tho Blood, The Mind, and the Soul. The first of these gifted souls was a man named Aior Skülgärd, a legendary warrior gifted with the Blood of the Daravii. During the siege of Frostburne, Aior and 4 other gifted souls, Zerath among them, fought against the Alveric elves with extreme success. They were so successful that King Melnorix enlisted them into Joten's army as Elite soldiers.
Oh... You forgot to explain. what those three manifestations mean. The Blood means a Vaskoliir has a heightened physical capabilities, sssstronger, fassster, tougher, but also braver, angrier, easily emotionally broken... Zerath herself bears the Blood of the Daravii. The Mind meansss a Vaskoliir has inherited the mental capacity of the Daravii. This does not fully mean ssssmarter, but perhapsss wiser. Allowing for easier learning, but also making for physically unstable being. No... I don't mean ssssmall and weak like your.... geeks or nerds, their bodies often take an extreme of ssssome kind. Horingmar issss of the Mind. I'm not lying..... Assssssk him yourself. If he can anssswer.... your on the right path.... Whatssss that lassssst one again?
The last one is the soul. It seems fitting that you forgot this one as you don't have a true soul anymore. only the husk of an essence. Those born with the Soul are perhaps among the most powerful of the Vaskoliir as they are, in a sense, living Daravii, but not in a literal sense. Those born with the Soul, are capable of immense power, most commonly in the magical sense. However, while they are capable of immense magical feats, their minds are susceptible to great traumas. From a simple headache to complete mental collapse. Collector Ramirov is an example of someone born of the Soul. He is a powerful sorcerer, he even stood square against my magical prowess and stood strong. However... his own soul is broken. I hope that explains that enough. As you may understand, Aior and his fellow Vaskoliir were elite soldiers.
More like expendable sssoldiers. Their firssst and only 'official' mission was to assassinate the Elven General Paladin Zihelien, who wassss entrenched deep within Alveric territory defended by an entire battalion of Elven sssoldiers. What is the term that humansss use? Ah yes... Ssssuicide mission. However these humansss managed to succeed in killing the general without being detected. Over a 3 year timeframe, the newly dubbed Vaskoliir were very successful in many tasksss. Finally with the help of the Orcish clan of Oruguun, King Melnorix led a final assault against Elzaniel at the capital city of Solasuun.
That's correct! With an ally finally siding with him, and the elite soldiers at his side; King Melnorix led an army of orcs and humans against the Alveric Elves. In a climactic final duel Aiors group fought against Elzaniel's personal guard using their gifts to their advantage. Suddenly a bright light engulfed the battlefield, and when it cleared the battle was won but at a terrible cost. Aior and almost all his companions had fallen leaving just one sole survivor, a young girl barely a woman named Zerath Yavernsky. While they had won the war against Alver, all sides paid a horrible price.
You're telling me, Elzaniel was forced back to hisss homeland to endure the most horrid punissshment anyone can imagine! The orcsss lost their chieftain along with many warriors and King Melnorix had a ruined kingdom to repair with almost no sssupport. That's when Thyeron decided to sssend of our hard earned wealth as a sign of peace and acceptance of humanity, much to my dismay... But thats not all, Vaskoliir started to appear in all of the kingdoms of Vian. Unfortunately they were not given a warm welcome, in fact they were ssshunned by their peers, rejected by society, and treated like monsters. Ssssounds positively delightful to me he he he...
Of course it pleases a demented snake such as you. For these gifted souls, however, their lives has literally been turned into a living hell. Children were abandoned, innocents were publicly shamed, and some were even attacked in an attempt to kill them. In order to save them from this danger, Zerath begged King Melnorix to give these people a place to live in safety, a place where they can be taught to control their gifts so that they can hopefully one day rejoin society or become part of something more. Thus Ris'Saliance Aior, the school for the Vaskoliir was born, with Zerath Yavernsky as the headmaster.
'In salute to those who follow Aior' It's called in ancient human tongues. Sssuch an odd name for an orphanage for 'gifted' souls. Still I can't complain since I didn't make it. As it stands right now, the school offers many different curriculum from basic math and literature to complex magic curriculum all the way up to military training. Not what I would call the bessst method for merging them back into sssociety, but that iss where you come into the ssstory. What path will you choose Vaskoliir? The choice is yoursss...
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What This Story Entails Orc Style
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GRRAAAHHH!!! Horingmar can't believe he has to talk about stories... Horingmar should be fighting something right now! "Slams Axe on the ground" If Horingmar do this, he do it his way. Like the lizards told you, the main location is the School Ris'Saliance Aior. What? You ask is this High School? NO!!!! This is not a land of teenagers trying to get by in their 'so called' "Prime of Life", this is something else!!! It is meant to be hidden sanctuary for the Vaskoliir that world has shunned. While you Vaskoliir are sheltered in a 'School' environment, you can expect to constantly be in mission! GRAH!!!!!!!! This story by nature is fantasy inclined story, however it includes a lot of realistic elements into it. By that I mean puny author spent a lot of time researching sword techniques, armors, sword techniques against armored and unarmored, some martial arts, and also some basic technology stuff, A worthy adversary. The story itself is set in a more Renaissance (sorta Golden Compass-ish for lack of better explanation) era meaning that there is technology in the world, it's just not overly common right now. There are 7 main Kingdoms each with their own nobility, structure, and race. Puny author created three options for you to choose or create a race. There are Nations that help err.... Me can't read.... Va .. Va ... Vairreee? (Vary)You can have people come from different nations or Factions. HE SPENT HOURS MAKING THESE! GRAAAH!!!
"Reads from piece of paper" Basic character choices for race will be Human, Alveric (Sun) Elf, and Voralian (Moon) Elf. Gah, I can barely read handwriting.(Do not confuse this for DnD since this has absolutely NOTHING to do with DnD by any means.[DnD? Horingmar played kick skull as a passtime!]) "Continues reading, getting slightly frustrated" All these 3 races have lore in the story currently. Custom races must have lore designed for this story so there is seem less fit. What? Seam? WHAT IS SEAM!?!? Only rule for Custom race, they must be comperable to puny human, and CANT BE STRONGER THAN ORC!!!!! What? Can't have Superiority complex? GGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! Custom Classes are allowed but the author asks that you keep them to the warrior/mage/rogue genre, and that they be equal in terms of strengths and weaknesses. Examples of custom races been made for you to see. This author is total nerd!
This story itself will have a background plot behind it, HOWEVER he intends to keep this a casual story with a detailed setting, meaning you don't NEED to have multi paragraph posts, but he expects atleast 1 paragraph of content in each post. (3 sentences in the paragraph) One important rule, NO IDLE CHATTER UNLESS IN REST SCENE!!!!!! The initial story will of course lead the characters but Horingmar wants you to know that you can be creative, and 'go with the flow' if necessary. There can be some good guys, neutral characters, and even bad guys if you want to roll that way. New feature is an adapting plot, meaning you get to control how the story will progress, FREEDOM FOR ORZHAAN, oh wait I mean FREEDOM FOR PLAYERS!
Now to some other details, romance allowed but kept to PG-13 rating. Sensual speech pretty much the most he can allow. Use fade to black as necessary. As he said you can actually have your character be a bad guy if you so choose, how you choose to do so is up to you, be it secret sabotage or overall bad behavior WHICH I DO NOT TOLERATE WELL! (I must let you know, that don't mean I will interfere with you directly if you are an evil character.) As long as there is no murder of other players you will be fine. What are you waiting for, bump the forum already! With HANDS OF IRON!!!
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The Story's Beginning
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It was a warm day, the Autumn winds were coming in from the east bringing a cool breeze with it. Headmaster Zerath waited in a forest clearing surround by trees with yellowing leaves filling the land beneath him. He waited eagerly for the arrival of the new Vaskoliir, hoping that his many letters had reached their intended recipients. It had been Ten years since he's seen another Vaskoliir having lost all his comrades at the final battle at Solasuun.
Supposedly there was new Vaskoliir appearing around the world of Vian, people just like him. Unfortunately they were treated like freaks, outcasts among society who were being killed for their special gifts. Zerath couldn't stand seeing kindred souls being killed out of cold blood, and that's why she formed Ris'Saliance Aior, to create a save haven for these people. Hopefully with time and guidance they would be able to either rejoin society as equals or choose their own path. Some called it odd, that Zerath, the weakest out of Aior's group survived. A violent explosion such as the one Elzaniel used should have killed any living being, but she survived. Zerath thanked her gift for saving her life, since her amulet allowed her to defend any form of energy and sometimes cancel it out like it never existed. If only she could use it to save her friends, then maybe people today wouldn't be treated so harshly.
Now it was time for a new generation of Vaskoliir to arise, to use their gifts for the better of society. Will that truly happen? Zerath only hoped for it, but only time will tell. To be continued.
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