Finished [ROTIA-Niflheim Village]- The Hailrend Disorder

[Rev IX]

Arkham Koenig
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Things continued to hit the fan more and more severely. Conveniently, the foreign fear his heart felt washed away as quickly as it appeared. The anger, however, merely scaled down. He was dragged deeper into the village, but he was swift to shake off the people holding him. The armored man took it upon himself to face the corpse wave. The swordsman found that to be better for him than hole up and wait it all to magically solve.

"On it!"

Arkham's voice rang to a side from Marcus. And as soon as the voice replied, Arkham was gone. Taking advantage of the gap Marcus' strikes likely offered. A swift and calculated sprint where he enveloped himself in fire and obscured his actual body within, the hunter got to the gate device and shut it as quickly as he possibly could.

Once the gate was set to shut, Arkham vanished again, turning into an apparently disembodied dark fireball rushing forward. Burning and pushing the horde out of the way. Materializing near Marcus. "Thanks for the save. I guess I'm up." He stated with agitation. Arkham was more of a duelist, but a helping blade is always welcomed in his eyes. Luckily, his mind was clearer now, since the ones who roped him into all of this weren't present.

From another perspective, he might have gotten in more trouble were he to face them and the villagers.

Actions
1 - Phantom Flaming Charge (-2) - Undetected [Sight, Hear] E, Fighting Style [Phantom Blade][Sword][Specialized] E, Aura E, Fast F - Grade E - 1 post cooldown
2 - Shut the gate through the mecanism.
3 - Phantom Flaming Charge (-1) - Undetected [Sight, Hear, Smell] D, Fighting Style [Phantom Blade][Sword][Specialized] D, Aura D, Fast F - Grade D - 2 post cooldown

Cooldown
C - 0/3
D - 2/2 x
E - 1/1 x
F - 0/0

 

[Lolory]

UMBRA BLACKWELL | Demon | Enticer
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Marcus and Arkham were able to successfully hold back some of the hoard, though it would quickly become apparent that there would be far too many for just the two of them to handle. And they had inadvertently drew more of the awful creatures their way, what with Arkham's flame magic that seemed to attract those that had not burned from the attacks. The gate was slowly closing since Arkham had managed to reach the mechanism in time to stop more of them from storming the place, but the ones that had made it now burrowed deep into the snow, unseen and potentially waiting for anyone to stray to close to where they had burrowed.

The two of them would soon find themselves in another predicament, as every step towards the safety of the townhall could potentially lead them to being dragged or attacked at random by rotters that were hidden in the snow. All of the residential buildings were boarded and shuttered up, besides Orissa's blacksmithing shop. Her furnace was still on and burning, but not quite as hot as to attract any of the rotters away from them.

Meanwhile, inside of the townhall, Umbra found it was the perfect opportunity to finally strike now that he was alone. No chivalric fake knights breathing down his neck, or nosy Yakuza, or mysterious lone swordsmen, or oddly named bird beastkin. Just him, and the fools trapped in the townhall.

"I see, so this Aurora Dial... It can disperse the storm up above?" He asked Alyss, who nodded eagerly.

"Along the tracks, we installed special grade ore that resonates with the dial, so all you need to do is insert it in its proper place, start the train, and any weather around it will quickly be controlled momentarily until it passes completely." Alyss explained. Umbra thought that sounded interesting, but for a different reason all together. "We just need to put the train back on the tracks, and start it up. I don't think anything was totally destroyed when it was derailed."

"It's kind of strange that we haven't figured out what caused that yet." Umbra said, then stared pointedly at Bryn. "But I think I finally figured it out. You derailed the train, didn't you, Miss Regita?" He could tell from the instant nervous look she got in her eye, and the way she seemed to shrink away from his gaze that he had guessed correctly. He just wondered how nobody else had figured it out by then. But no matter, this was perfect. "No need to make any excuses, I can tell from your face that it's the truth. You derailed the train with your giant machine in the hopes of making us stay here...but why? is it because perhaps you knew the train had an Aurora Dial to begin with? You trapped us here under false pretenses, made it seem like you were saving us when really...you set that whole scenario up, didn't you?"

"M-mr. Blackwell, I don't think Bryn would do that..." Alyss said with a concerned look on her face. "Besides, she's right they do need the train-"

"Ah but that's where you're wrong, Miss Alyss. They don't need it, we do. And I think we should leave without burdening ourselves with people who cause us only more problems. Do you want to be stuck here, in this village with the rest of these sick people? Clearly this disease does not make people think rationally at all..." Umbra sighed, "I have...experienced it first hand as well. I visited the patients here, and they seemed on deaths door. And they weren't mentally well, much like Miss Regita. Does crashing and derailing the train seem rational to you? Of course it doesn't. When Marcus and the others return from outside, we shall leave this place, but not before the trains put back on its tracks."

Bryn and Orissa both shared a grim look before Bryn nodded resolutely. "I can't let you leave with that train. Not without letting the people in the village board."

"Then I guess we're at an impasse. I will tell the others about what you've done too and let them come to their own conclusions, unless you'd like to come clean first?"

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In the mines, now a giant cavern yawned before the group of miners who had fallen. Griffin managed to scare away the few rotters that tried to follow with his attacks, but now another problem lay before them all. The giant cavern was full of bug monsters, busily working away to continue building up the ginormous hive that was smack dab in the middle of the giant space. The air was chilly from the odd fumes the bugs would release as they worked, and mysterious blue veins of magic pulsed all around the cave, upwards to the very roof of it, presumably where the surface was.

"What the...Is this where the bug monsters come from? I knew they had some kind of hive in the mines, but I didn't think it'd be this large." Brody said in awe as he stared at the sight before him. The monsters didn't seem aggressive like the ones in the mines from before, they were too busy working to care about the little humans that had fallen into their space. A giant bug monster, one larger and massive in size lay in the middle of the cavern below the hive.

This must be the queen, or king, or...leader? Whatever it was, it wasn't good as it was the originator of those blue pulsing veins of magic. Every so often the bug monster would squirm and breathe into the ground, and the blue veins would pulse sending whatever mysterious substance the bug queen was puffing into the ground and up above.

DarkKitsune Maxxob Rev IX Maverick Six ​

 

[DarkKitsune]

GRIFFIN
INTERACTIONS: Lolory Maxxob

Spoiler: Equipped Titles

Construct, Bow Apprentice, Ryken Adventurer E, Buged, Republic Adventurer E, Soft Hearted

He let out a huff as the rotters were frightened away, quite frankly that wasn’t all the construct had up his sleeves, though his priority was the safety of the miners. He shouted at them holding up his dim oil lamp.

“Focus on trying to dig a way out! I have your backs!”

He has no authority, he isn’t a leader but Griffin was stubborn. He glanced at the blue veins that seemed to seep Into the land above, was it one of the reasons the hailrend existed? Was it parasitic? He muttered to himself.

“This is way to familiar…”

Either way he held up his bow humming to himself—a lullaby. It wasn’t skill full humming, the kind one would do when bored he attempted to keep a calm tempo, the lullaby he hardly remembered the lyrics. Something, something mocking bird? Didn’t matter he remembered the tune. He carefully lifted the bow. turning it horizontally he strummed the string gently as magic begun to glow, the bow doubling as a catalyst and started gathering up mana he didn’t know if this would reach he kept the spell aimed at the bug leader regardless. Then pulled the string back five times as he completed his attempt at a incantation. [Zephyr shoots 1.0 [E] ] after the spell was casted and the air gusts were sent he aimed without walking or moving and attempted a [mundane attack] at the leader.

Spoiler: Abilities and Actions

Abilities
Zephyr shoots 1.0- Magic [E], Magic Range [F], Magic Targets [F], Selective Magic [F], Affinity [Wind] [F] - Griffin casts a total of five bursts of wind that can reach up to 30ft and hit five selected targets. - E grade - 1 post cooldown

CD:
E 0/1

Actions:
1:use [Zephyr Shoots 1.0] to attack the leader [note stat intelligence is used at D grade for attack]
2: aim at the bug queen
3: release a mundane ranged attack at the queen [Precision used at D for this attack]

 

[Rev IX]

Arkham Koenig
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Arkham clicked his tongue as he witnessed the dragging corpses disappear beneath him and Marcus. "Shit. I wasn't fast enough." The swordsman looked around. Dead silence. With the whole populace of the village now barricaded inside the town hall, a spectral, sinister aura took over. The change from a poor village to a ghost village was unnerving.

There was no time to cry about it, though. As annoyed as he was, he needed at least Alyss to leave this place. So the town hall was his next stop. "Marcus, let's use the high ground. I don't want these things trying to bury me again. I don't recommend it". With that said Arkham hopped to a nearby wooden porch. From there he carefully treaded his way to the last bastion of Niflheim.

Actions
1 - Use Special Movement [Wall Bouncing] F climb to get to a building's roof
2 - Go to the town hall from the roofs

Cooldowns
C - 0/3
D - 1/2 x
E - 0/1 x
F - 0/0 x

 

[Maverick Six]

Marcus Banecroft
Interaction: Lolory Rev IX [Arkham]
Titles: Human [Mundane], Hospitaller, Eastern Empire Military F, Abomination Fighter
Language Key: | "Common" | "[Terran]" |

Nifleheim, Front Gate​

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Drip Drip.....

From his spear, the blood of his enemies dripped to the ground.

With the shutting of the gate, one hear his breath and see the expansion of his body with each one he took. Piles of creatures were around him, stacked high. Yet he managed to not receive a shred of doubt from any of them. Near him, he saw Arkham.

"My thanks, Arkham." Marcus said, thankful to not have been alone for that entire sequence. He would have likely had to retreat should at least one person have not been present. It hadn't gone perfectly, as a few rotters made it in. But the others had made it. He recalled seeing them carrying something. Hopefully they were closer.

"It seems we could not perfectly stem the flow of them. We should be wary indeed. They hide in the snow. Moreover, I notice that this disease spreads through mere proximity. Even if we are strong, we are not above infection. Let us return to the town hall." He mentions.

"I agree. I expected you to turn invisible, but my mind leaned in this direction as well." With that, Marcus prepared to make his own way over.

TUFT

Rather than bounding along the walls, Marcus jumped suddenly high into the air -- enough to easily clear most anyone he came across. The snow at his feet would as soon the Warrior took off into the air in an explosive [Bound]. While not the most flexible, his armor did not slow him down at all as he took off eight feet into the air and covered a distance of over twenty feet. While not acrobatic as Arkham, Marcus jumped through the air as though the armor weighed nothing.

His objective was to reach the top of a porch and pull himself using [Herculean Task]

Success and one would find Marcus jumping up the rooftops. He could easily cover the distance between them, but the trouble was getting up there. Failure and he'd simply jump through the streets, seeking to make his approach as sudden and unpredictable as possible. [Bound]

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Spoiler: Actions

Actions: 3/3

1. Bound - Jumping F, Energize F - Marcus jumps through the air, covering a height of over eight foot four inches and a distance of 20 feet. Pushing himself, he can cover 25 feet (at the cost of an extra action). - Grade F- 0 Post Cooldown

2. Herculean Task - Super Strength F, Athletics F, Energize F - Marcus dedicates his might to a task, be it manipulating heavy objects, carrying things easily or applying pressure. - Grade F - 0 Post Cooldown

3. Bound - Jumping F, Energize F - Marcus jumps through the air, covering a height of over eight foot four inches and a distance of 20 feet. Pushing himself, he can cover 25 feet (at the cost of an extra action). - Grade F- 0 Post Cooldown

 

[Maxxob]

Hiroshi Nakamura

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Titles
[Isekai], [Human], [Wanted by Nightshade Guild], Educated [Yakuza], Expert Martial Artist, [Murderer F], [Abuser F] - #b80926

Lolory DarkKitsune

"If this is how things usually go, I'd hate seeing what happens when things get out of control." Hiroshi scoffed and quipped, rotating his shoulders and making his bones creak with it. "I only want to find a whorehouse and nice booze after this." He said, clicking his tongue and already making plans for when that whole situation came to an end.

Surveying the new surroundings, he noticed the gigantic bug hive, which felt oddly familiar. For whatever reason, he felt an urge to kick one of them across their faces, as if he had missed the opportunity to do so previously. "Welp, guess these things ended up staying quite busy, eh?" He said, scratching his chin momentarily.

With Griffin directing the miners to focus on digging a way out of the mine, his attention was directed towards the larger bug, which appeared to be the center of everything. And, just as his companion decided to attack the hulking vermin, Hiroshi decided to follow suit, charging towards the creature and, after reaching it, viciously attacking it with impunity.

Spoiler: Actions

1/2 - Move towards the larger bug
3 - Crane's Wing Dual Assault I- Fighting Style [Whispering Crane Style] F, Penetrating F, Linked F, Blight [Blunt] F, Continuing [Bleed] F - Grade F Cooldown 0 - Hiroshi delivers two swift kicks against a target, one at their midsection and the other towards their upper section. (Combo with Griffin's attack)

CDs:

Spoiler: Items

Thermastones: 1
Pickaxe
Oil lantern
Knife

 

[Lolory]

To be continued.....​

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[Maverick Six]

For Graders

Spoiler: Grader Information

Narrators Involved (List the narrators who participated in the roleplay.)
Lolory

Narrator Standing (Provide the standing of each narrator involved, including links to their standing sheets for reference.)
D-Grade (Kuro)

Summary of the Roleplay (Briefly summarize the events and main storyline of the roleplay.)
A new train which was made in the Grand Duchy takes a trip to Rotia. Things do not go as planned as the train, however, suffers a catastrophic error and derails. The group finds themselves stranded in the middle of an arctic wasteland, surrounded by strange a strand breed of infectious undead. The group is rescued by a Mecha pilot and brought to a stranded town who finds themselves trapped by the zombies.

Later in the RP, it is found out that the mecha pilot is the one who sabotaged the train tracks, in an attempt to get help for their town.

Goal Achievement (Indicate whether the goal of the roleplay was accomplished. Note that this affects grading, as failed roleplays typically receive lesser rewards.)

• Characters are presumed to have repaired the train and escaped the trapped town.

Criminal Acts Perpetrated (List any criminal acts committed during the roleplay, with links to the specific posts where they occurred.)

None.

Lore to Establish (Detail any new lore you'd like to introduce, including brief descriptions for lore moderators, links to the posts where the lore was established, nation of origin associated with the lore.)

• "Rotters" (New Monster Type) - Creatures who radiate an infectious aura which afflicts the mind with a depressive lethargy -- threatening to cause them to submit to their inner doubts, almost as though causing decay of both mind and body. Notorious for hiding in snow and launching abuses.
• Niflheim (Location) - A walled town located in the middle of Rotia. One of many which was overrun by monsters, but of the zombie variety.

Partial Participants (Provide a list of partial participants, including their character names and roleplayer (RPer) names.)
Egde | Gabriel Mason

Partial Participant Invaders (Note if any partial participants were invaders. Specify whether world rules or player versus player (PvP) mechanics were utilized.)
None

Full-Time Participants(List all full-time participants.)

• Maverick Six | Marcus Banecroft
• DarkKitsune | Griffin
• Maxxob | Hiroshi Nakamura
• Rev IX | Arkham Koenig

Characters with Point Boosters (Identify any characters who used point boosters, including links to the posts where the boosters were used to gain points (for narrative boosters, the first post in the scene is sufficient)).

• Gabriel Mason (Attentive Student)

Recommended Titles (Suggest titles for characters based on their actions or outcomes within the roleplay.)

• N/A

Assets/Titles Roleplayed For (List any assets or titles that were roleplayed for, along with justifications for each.)

• None.

Characters with [Wanted] or Criminal Titles (Provide a list of characters who already possess the [Wanted] title or any criminal titles.).

• Hiroshi Nakamura
  • [Wanted by Nightshade Guild]
  • [Murderer F]
  • [Abuser F]

Hunters' Involvement (Indicate whether any characters with the [Wanted] title had their hunters appear or play a part in the roleplay.).

• None.

Special Skills or Assets (List characters possessing Buddy skills, Masterwork skills, Complex Assets.)

• None

Transactions Performed (Note any transactions that occurred during the roleplay, such as, weapon exchanges, asset transfers.)

• None

Rules Utilized (Specify the level of rules used in the roleplay.)
No rules. | Some rules. | Advanced in-house (IH) rules

The RP used mix of some normal rules, abilities and cooldowns. RP incorporated an RNG in the form dice and limited resources, oriented around the "Doubt" Disease AKA Hailrend Disorder.

Character Sheet Oddities (Mention any noticeable oddities or inconsistencies in character sheets related to their purchases. Note: There's no need for a full evaluation; simply highlight any unusual findings during your review.)

• None seen

Aftermath and Potential Lore Updates (Describe any potential aftermath or consequences based on the events of the roleplay. Suggest any updates that might be needed for the lore.)

• Due to Hiatus and progression of characters, characters are presumed to have escaped their situations in the end of the RP
• Each character is assumed to have escaped the town of Niflheim, along with the town.
• The mysterious virus is presumed to still be at large

Narrator Bonuses (Recommend any bonuses you'd like to award to narrators based on their performance.)

• None

Additional Notes (Include any other observations or points you'd like feedback on or that require further commentary.)

• RP happened during worlds 2024. Major changes to characters made participating in part 2 difficult
• End of RP was due to narrator due to holiday hiatus.