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But there's a bit of fun in that. If we were all the same, it wouldn't be very fun.
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@Vah
Yeah. We are all indeed just us ^^'
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Desti

It would. But, unfortunately, I am just me. Pfft.
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Desti

I wish I could just help everyone sometimes. I can't, but man, it'd be nice.
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Oof xD
I would definitely be way too warm with three blankets and a quilt
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@Vah
And thank you. That means a lot
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Desti

Well, I've got three blankets and a quilt on, so it should be soon. XD
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Hopefully you warm up soon <3

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Doing as well as I can at least! It was a bit chilly today so I'm warming up.

I wish I could help someway. </3
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In some ways maybe a little bit.? But in other ways not really at all.
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Desti!

Are you feeling better today?
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I am looking for some 1x1 rps!

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Because I am bored. XD
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Empire of Edyss // Literate // OpenJune 10, 2022 11:37 PM


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Ah, man. I missed all the good roles :') Today was SO busy too.

Could I reserve the Orin Servant and a Kagha Soldier? I swear Kampa, I didn't mean to mess with ZEOU and posting, but I was super busy practically all the time-


Edited at June 10, 2022 11:39 PM by Ebanon
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|~| Sal |~|

Name: Salen Vieda-Frez Venturi.

Nickname(s): Rez, Eda, Sal, Len, Alen, whatever else you can think of.

Age: 23.

Gender: Female.

Role: Princess.

Kingdom: Kagha.

/~/

Appearance:

When looking at Salen, it’s possible that one may need to stop and do a double take. Not because of outstanding beauty or because she’s ugly- But because she’s not anything extraordinarily beautiful like her eldest brother. She’s… Actually fairly modest looking. She doesn’t try to look overwhelmingly beautiful. She allows her natural looks to shine through most. But she is a beauty. Perhaps because she doesn’t try, or perhaps because her natural beauty goes beyond what some people are able to achieve while trying. And it’s obvious that she doesn’t.

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Salen stands rather short compared to her brothers at 5' 11”, though she sometimes seems 6’ 0” due to how correct her posture is. She takes great pride in herself, and her kingdom. Though she never seems snotty in doing so, her manners make that seem impossible for her. Her body structure could quickly be described as an hourglass figure. Everything about her structure screams that she’s more so built for agility than muscle. Her skin tone is a fair tan color with warmer undertones. She has plenty of freckles on her cheeks, though not many elsewhere.

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Salen has a heart face shape, meaning she has a smaller chin, the middle of her face larger, and the whole thing on the longer side. Now for the nose, she has a duchess shaped nose, meaning it’s practically the stereotypical normal nose. Her lips are fuller in shape. Almost always, she has soft and kind smiles on her face, and a polite look in her eyes.

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Her eyebrows are rather average in thickness, with a less obvious arch that instead allows her to keep her expression neutral easier. Finally, her eyes are an upturned monolid shape and are a light brown near the pupil but get darker the further away, framed by dark lashes that accentuate them with an almost elegant look. Her face is framed by jet black hair that has a slight wave to it as well as if the oceans at Kagha’s shores were there instead. It goes down to the middle of her back whenever it’s down. Usually though, her hair is up in a loose ponytail that keeps it out of her face.

--

Something that is strange coming from a woman born and raised in Kagha, is her hands. While they are most certainly smoother than either of her brother’s, they do hold some callouses. Ones not from fighting though, ones from a musical talent of playing a fretted string instrument. More specifically, she can play the dulcimer.

Aroma: Salen’s scent is as if someone decided to grow flowers by the beachside. She smells of an ocean breeze- Slightly salty, fresh air, sand, and water filled with minerals. But she also smells of daylilies, sea thrifts, and yarrows.

Voice: Salen’s voice is smooth and elegant, like velvet and satin. She can bring in a crowd simply by projecting it to be heard. It’s how she’s made such a name for herself, her voice and her knowledge. She can practically hypnotize people with her voice.

Handwriting: Her handwriting, as one could expect, is messy cursive. Only, it’s messy to the point it’s beautiful. Somehow it’s completely legible too for most people, though it probably shouldn’t be. Honestly, the messiness is due to the fact that she has a faster hand than most when it comes to writing. If she slowed down, it would without a doubt be a sharp and elegant cursive.

Handedness: Right-Handed.

Attire:

When it comes to jewelry, Salen is simple. She doesn’t wear rings, she doesn’t wear bracelets, she doesn’t wear anklets, and she only wears simple gold lobe earrings. They aren’t long, they aren’t shaped in any certain way- The gold earrings are simply circular studs. As for necklaces? She has only one that she wears everyday, and refuses to accept any other ones. The one she wears is a gold chain one that has a circular charoite jewel framed by gold as the pendant. The top of the pendant reaches down to the top of her sternum and is only an inch in diameter.

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As for clothing? There’s clothing for when she’s relaxing and clothing for when she’s going out or to be seen in public. When relaxing, she wears a simple lightweight, red gown with gold accent lacing. The sleeves are long and flowy, and the gown goes down to her ankles. With this, she’ll usually wear sleek leather laced boots.

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When in public and keeping up reputations though, she’ll wear something much more fancy. A gold, form fitting gown that becomes more flowy near her kneecaps/popliteal but still reaches almost to the floor. The sleeves are still long and loose, flowy, but the neckline is low enough for the necklace she wears to lay against her skin. The trimmings of this dress is of the same purple of her charoite pendant. With this, she also tends to wear elbow length or longer white gloves with gold trimming. For shoes, she wears black, pointed, leather dress shoes.

Physical Health: Salen is in great shape, if we’re being honest. She has slight muscle tone in her arms and core from holding up her instrument, along with good leg strength from pacing in her room while reading. She rarely ever gets sick, if we’re being honest.

/~/

Personality:

At first glance, she certainly looks put together. The type of person you look at and assume has their life together. Whatever that entails to you. She seems composed but approachable. She looks professional.

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She is very well educated, and has in-depth knowledge on an array of subjects. Even better, she’s persuasive and charismatic when getting points across, able to turn a whole room to her favor in a matter of minutes. And she’s definitely one to keep a promise. She’s also modest though, and never takes full credit for anything.

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To say she has a lot of ambition would be an understatement. She’s upfront and direct but still polite about most everything. She’ll rarely ever lie, if at all. Though, when she does, it’s practically impossible to tell. She’s always working, always pushing, and certainly always trying to help. And almost no one is able to stop her, not because she’s stubborn or even because she’s royalty… But because she’s assertive and can make people listen to her when she believes in something with her entire being.

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She’s also a peace-keeper, always trying to keep people from fighting and arguing, as there isn’t really a point to doing so. Not one she sees. In order to do this more efficiently, she has regulated her emotions a bit more than she perhaps should but everything’s well that ends with nobody fighting each other. That’s how she sees it at least.

--

Salen is very well-mannered too, of course. It’s practically impossible to see her mad and know it. Because even when she is, she’ll still be kind and polite. Something that is highly respected, no doubt. She’s responsible, respectful, and can easily find ways to state her opinions without fear of stepping on people’s toes.

Likes: Reading/Writing, Helping, Music, Playing Dulcimer, and Outings.

Dislikes: Pettiness, Pointless Conversations, Doing Nothing, Fighting, and Ignorance.

Strengths: Charismatic, Manipulation, Polite, Intellect, and Agile.

Weaknesses: Emotional Situations, Overly Ambitious, Opportunistic, Physical Strength, and Overly Cautious.

Fears: Letting her kingdom down and not achieving her goals are probably her biggest/most prominent fears.

Mental Health: Salem’s mental state is actually pretty intact, with only mild levels of stress and pressure of being the princess of Kagha.

/~/

Family:

Unmade Venturi | Father

Unmade Venturi | Mother

Zacharius Venturi | Eldest Brother | 26 | Alive

Kristopher Venturi | Elder Brother | 24 | Alive

Affiliations: TBD. PM or ask me.

Sexuality: Pansexual and Ambiamorous(Leans towards Polyamorous).

Relationship Status: Single. Or is she? She doesn't really know at this point.

Crush(es): Ashara, though it's on the down low. Aka, she kinda doesn't even realize it. It’ll be developed in the roleplay though.

/~/

Themesong(s):

Villain by Stella Jang.

Dance in the Dark by Au/Ra.

GRRRLS by AViVA.

I’ll add more later, probably.

Other: I believe I’m finally done with her. How does she look?

|~| Blair |~|

Name: Agris Aivars Bairugih.

Nickname(s): Blair, Nightstalker, whatever else you can think of.

Age: 20.

Gender: Male.

Role: Knight of Orin. Personal Knight of Perseus(Percy).

Kingdom: Originally from Frain but came to Orin a couple years back.

/~/

Appearance:

Blair stands at the rather average height of 5' 7”, though he sometimes seems 5’ 6” due to how slouched his posture can be. He doesn’t see why he should waste energy on standing at attention, not when shorter people can get around easier in the shadows anyways. His skin tone is a bisque color with neutral undertones. He has plenty of freckles too, which at least add some color to his light skin.

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Blair has a diamond face shape, meaning he has a smaller forehead and a smaller sharp chin, the middle of his face larger, the whole thing on the longer defined side. Now for the nose, he has an aquiline shaped nose, meaning it’s basically the stereotypical normal nose. His lips are thinner in shape. Usually, he’s seen with a light scowl on his face, eyes narrowed and skeptical.

--

His eyebrows are rather thin, with a less obvious arch. Finally, his eyes are a downturned protruding hooded shape and are a deep, forest green color framed by thick lashes that help with keeping things out of his eyes. His face is framed by curly, fiery red hair that has a slight poof to it. It goes down to the middle of his back when it’s down. Usually though, his hair is up into a loose ponytail or low man bun.

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His body structure could quickly be described as rectangular. Everything about his structure screams that he’s more so built for agility than muscle. For scars… Blair has a few that are rather well hidden. A few on his back, a few on his shoulders, and a few at his sides. He doesn’t really show them to anyone nor does he have any intentions of ever doing so.

--

He also has quite a few tattoos. A rose vine tattoo going up his right arm and an hourglass tattoo at his left forearm. And recently he’s gotten five new tattoos for his left hand’s knuckles. The letter C at his pinky, L at his ring finger, J on the thumb, R on the index, and S on the middle.

Aroma: Recently, Blair has started to smell more of pine and redwood. More specifically though, burned pine and redwood. Being from Frain, he doesn’t want to completely let go of his destroyed homeland. With most people there smelling of burning cedar, he’s decided to get as close to the smell as possible with burned wood from Orin. Underneath this though, Blair also has the slight scent of a flowery meadow and trees after a good rain.

Voice: His voice constantly sounds hoarse and rough, even if he’d had something to drink right before speaking. It’s not even exactly low or high in pitch either, or deep. When it comes to speech patterns though, he does tend to use a lot more slang than the average person.

Handwriting: Everything is a skewed version of cursive where the letters bleed into one another but still almost look like print. Every letter is a little too sharp, a little too dull, a little too fast, a little too big, a little too small. Surprisingly enough though, his handwriting is still eligible like this.

Handedness: Ambidextrous, predominantly left.

Attire:

When it comes to jewelry… Blair has plenty that he always wears. Such as a lobe piercing on each ear where he wears small gold earrings, ones that can’t get stuck on anything. He also has two rings that he wears on either middle finger. One ring has a band that looks like vines with a singular ruby gem at the middle, entwined in the gold band so that it doesn’t come out, this one is worn on his left. The other is longer and wraps around his finger multiple times, it looks like a feline’s claws.

--

As for clothing? When outside of training and battle, Blair wears a simple white tunic, black trousers, black hunting boots, and a black trench coat. As for when he is at training, he’s in yet another white tunic, but now green pants and his special Orin boots.

--

As for when he’s preparing for battle? Lightweight armor is what he wears over a black tunic and black pants. And, of course, the special Orin boots. This is to optimize stealth and agility, and his armor has several spots to carry daggers. Both throwing ones and ones to be used up close. Completely normal for the Orin army. Something that is a bit different from the rest of the Orin soldiers for him though, is that he also has a place to carry a chidori jumonji yari. Which he holds the most skill in, actually.

Physical Health: Blair, as a Knight, is of course in prime physical condition. He has toned muscles, sharp reflexes, keen senses, and rarely ever gets sick. Being from Frain where it was cold enough to freeze daily also helps with his body being able to handle the cold better and not be so quick for fall/winter allergies to bother him.

/~/

Personality:

At first glance he looks shady, the kind of person you would’ve seen in an alleyway at night for reasons unknown to most other people. Though, quite honestly, those reasons are probably not what you think they are.

--

The first thing someone should know about this man is that he is hard to catch off guard. He has the sort of air about him that he always knows what everyone and everything is doing, even if he doesn’t. He’s usually calm and collected, being able to think in high pressure situations in order to stay alive. Which is another thing, his self-preservation seems to outweigh his morals which can cause his plans to only help him when he might’ve been able to help others too. But he’s independent and values being able to do what needs to be done without worry of how it affects others.

--

On the note of what has to be done and planning… He never actually goes through with an underdeveloped plan, there’s too many risks involved in his opinion. Risk is one thing that he deals with poorly, if he believes the risk of failure is too high then his self-preservation tends to kick in, regardless of whether or not the risk is actually that high. This is something that doesn’t only apply to plans to dangerous things though, if he believes a conversation or emotional/personal bond with someone is too risky, then he hightails out of that too. For that reason, he doesn’t actually have that good of relations with anyone he meets.

--

Despite his risk factoring though, if there’s something going on and he has a plan that he believes will work then he becomes extremely determined to make sure it happens. Willing to take as many risks as needed to make sure he actually gets to go through with his plan. He’ll call people out, lie, cheat, steal, and perhaps even kill if it means his plan is able to go on without a hitch. Of course though, his carefulness is still a thing and he tends not to share anything except for the bare necessities.

--

And that is where things take a turn for the worst. Due to his self-preservation, apparent lack of morals, and social skills that leave him alone and others in the dark… He’s become rather distant, disconnected from others and the things that happen to them. Empathy and sympathy have evaded him almost completely. For those he finds himself getting attached to, he tries to distance himself from them due to the risks of getting too close during times like these.

Likes: Reading, Control, Planning, Being Prepared/Aware, Plantlife, Night Sky/Stars, and Being Alive.

Dislikes: Conversations, Risk, Blind Trust, Trust Exercises, Surprises, Emotions, and Most People.

Strengths: Observant/Alert, Fast Reflexes, Self-Preservation, Decisive, Chidori Jumonji Yari, and Aim.

Weaknesses: Trust Issues, Not Empathetic, Paranoid, Socializing, Disconnected/Distant, and Brute Strength.

Fears: Eisoptrophobia. He is not a fan of mirrors, to put it lightly. Or seeing his reflection in general.

Mental Health: Blair’s mental state… Needs some work, if we're being honest. It isn’t terrible, but it can get in the way of him forming relationships and keeping them.

/~/

Family:

Blair hasn’t met his biological father in his life, and he hasn’t spoken to his biological mother in years. Hard to, when she’s been dead since before the Frain invasion and all.

Carlos Zeelen | Uzuel/Frain | Father Figure 1 | 32 | Dead

Lenny Joubert | Costhyme/Frain | Father Figure 2 | 31 | Unknown, Probably Dead

Jackson Miller | Frain | Brother Figure | 22 | Dead

Scarlet Kala | Frain/Uzuel | Sister Figure | 17 | Unknown, Probably Dead

Ryan Williams | Frain | Brother Figure | 19 | Unknown, Probably Dead

Affiliations: TBD. PM or ask me.

Sexuality: Gay and Ambiamorous(Leans towards Polyamorous).

Relationship Status: Single.

Crush(es): Open, PM or ask me. It’ll be developed in the roleplay most likely.

/~/

Themesong(s):

Black Bile by The Comedown.

Killer In The Mirror by Set It Off.

Hypnotized by Set It Off.

Plastic Promises by Set It Off.

Obsession by SharaX.

I’ll add more later, probably.

Other: They are finally both done now, let’s go!


Edited at June 15, 2022 03:21 PM by Overthink101
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Edited at June 11, 2022 03:34 PM by Nezdu
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⸺「 Edrys Kolsvalk 」⸺

" The most dangerous people are those who have nothing to lose. "

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Name:

Edrys Kolsvalk

Age:

22 Years
3 Months
19 Days

Gender:

Female || Feminine

Sexuality:

Bisexual || Polyamorous

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Role:

Knight

Kingdom:

Kingdom Of Orin

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Appearance:

5'5 || 120lbs || Lean Build

If one were to look in Edrys' general direction, their eyes would be locked onto hers. For her eyes are mesmerizing just as the lunar eclipse, and one could get lost in them for hours. Unnaturally, her eyes are a whole new species themselves.. as they are not grey, nor are they blue. They are a pure jade- green, deep yet bright, magnificent yet soul crushing. If looks could kill, Edrys might as well have killed everyone whom looks in her general direction, as she knows where eyes are lying upon her, and she stares as those who refuse to look away. Her eyes have an peculiar look, just as her stare. But her stare is not all that to unique, there are most certainly plenty of other souls who have aqquired the skill to stare someone down, and force their victim into endless sobs without moving a muscle, or saying a word. Just the look.. its so terribly difficult to look away, but if you don't look away in time, you may encounter your worst fears.

Above her wonderous eyes, a beautiful, Obsidian head of hair sits upon her scalp, a dark abyss like no other. If you were to stare far too long at her black locks, you'd surely find yourself trapped within a large, dark room, surrounded by nothing but the silent darkness. Though others have not complained, or adressed such a matter, Edrys has seen out of the corner of her eyes at the shock or pure horror on their face. But.. that may not be because of her hair.. maybe because of something that everyone seems to magically know- who knows? Edrys prefers to keep it focused on her hair, and that the people of this earth are rather dramatic and stupid. Her locks reach all the way down to the end of her back, some strands farther. She doesn't tend to hold it up, as she leaves it down. Its texture is beyone soft.. softer than silk.

As Edrys favors the colors of her eyes & hair, she is fond of her luck on the tone of her skin and how well it brings out her eyes. A warm ivory pigment, her skin pure, and smooth. To the touch, her skin is soft as silk, and if you were to embrace her, you'd never want to let her go. Unfortunately, Edrys is not one for hugs.. so thats a bummer- However, across the left side of her neck, reaching from the middle of her throat to the back middle of her neck, a long, crooked scar runs along the side of her neck. Its a light pink, somewhat gray - ish color, one of the first things some people seem to notice when glancing upon this woman.

Personality:

Blunt || Forceful || Merciless || Skilled || Venemous || Silver Tongue || Intelligent || Dominant || Socially Awkward || Mysterious || Curious || Determined || Ride or Die || Hides Emotions, but inside she Hurts || Courageous || Blind Loyalty || Fear of Being Alone

There is no more horrifying thing to witness than to watch as your friend smirks at the carnage below you. Their smile so genuine, so beautiful, so... terrifying.

Edrys is a force not to be trifled with. This woman has been trained from the moment she could walk, to the beast she is today. No, she is not unstoppable, or immortal, she is just very well taught and has a good aim when it comes to committing murder. As a child, all Edrys was taught was to survive, to thrive. No matter what the cost may or may not be, and while in doing so, she gained the idea that asserting her dominance through violence was necessary. Others highly disagree, but she doesn't pay any mind to them. The woman has always been on the more brutal, vicious - end of the violence scale. Granted, all violence is cruel and vicious.. but when we say she is more brutal and vicious than what the rumours or some paper say, its an understatement. Some have said that she has carved the heart out of a living being, others have said that she feels absolutely no remorse, and will kill you without reason. Are these true? No..? We'll stick with no. Its safer for everyone.

As she may be violent, Edrys is a woman of her word, and we'll defend those who earn her respect and protection, all up until her very last breath. Sometimes. Endrys doesn't usually tell her loved ones that she actually loves them or not.. no, its merely impossible for her to commit just a task. If you were dumb enough to test her love for you, you'd need to risk your life. You'd need to be in immense danger in order to truly understand what you are worth to Edrys. Once she is in the act of either saving you, or leaving you for dead, you'll realize your worth to her then and there. Its somewhat complicated, yet, not really.

Rephrase, it is.

Edrys has 2 major moods. Bitch ass, merciless killer and the tolerant, protective, quiet friend. She really only because a, lets call it Mood 1. She only acts like Mood 1 because of either blood is being spilt, words are being exhanged, or she is in the middle of a very bad situation and she doesn't know how to get out of it. Its rare to see her act like this at random, so don't be much too worried. But if she happens to grow signs saying she is going to kill someone or something, its best to get out of the way. On the other hand, she has a great skill at tolerating bullshit from half minded butt heads and usually leaves them physically unscathed. Its her most common mood out of the two, and its quite pleasant. SOmetimes, if she is feeling generous, she'll cook or buy dinner, she'll take someone to go shop at the mall while she sits in the vehicle. Its pleasant and peaceful when she is acting so kind, some wish she'd always be in such a manner.

Come to think of it, no one really knows.. Edrys. Yes, they know her from a distnt, of the things she has done, this and this. But no one truly knows who Edrys is for, who she is. The secrets and burdens she keeps deep below the surface are either deeply depressing or horrifying. Sometimes, she truly wished she had someone close to her to share this feelings and secrets with. It feels so painful to keep them all to herself, all while knowing others have their own special person they can lie their head on and speak to one another without a care in the world. Edrys wants that, she so desperately wants it, but is either too nervous to be left alone again after confronting someone she loves dearly. Either lover or friend, she doesn't want to be alone. Yes, being alone has some perks, but its so quiet, depressing and overall sad. Its probably why the reason she protects those she loves with every ounce of power in her body, till death.

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Weapons:

Sword
Dagger
Throwing Knives

Favorite Weapon:

Sword
Dagger

Primary Skill:

Swordsmanship

Trained & Learned Skills:

Swordsmanship
Combat
Agility
Intelligence
Stealth

Mount:

Rajick

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17.2hh
1,300lbs
Jet Black Coat
Abnormal length of Mane & Tail

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Weaknesses:

Claustrophobic { horrible fear }
Sympathy
Understanding of Social Interactions
Curious
Closed Off

Strengths:

Brute Strength
Intelligence
Determination
Endurance
Persuasive

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Theme Song:

Breaking The Silence = Breaking Benjamin
The Abyss = Three Days Grace

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Family:

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown

Adoptive Siblings:

PM Me

Affiliations:

PM Me

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Other:


Edited at June 12, 2022 11:29 AM by Covidic
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❝ Sometimes people need a monster to keep them safe. ❞

Name:
Sori Rye Thezmaer
Age:
21
Gender:
Female
Sexuality:
Panromantic Demisexual Polyamorous
Role:
Princess of Orin
Kingdom:
Orin Kingdom
Appearance:
Sori is not a woman of soft, curved features. No, on the contrary, she has a sharp, angular face, with a thin, sharp nose, and thin, sharp eyebrows. Her eyes are mildly rounded compared to the rest of her, but are still an almond shape. They are a shade of blue so bright that one could, perhaps, say that her eyes have their own light source. They're the kind of blue so beautiful that they practically glow at all times, even more when the light catches them just right. Her lips are a nice mixture of plump and thin, more of a 'normal' shape, and are a pink shade. Her skin is naturally a golden hue, both from genetics and the amount of sun she gets with her jobs.

Her hair is of a ginger shade, somewhere on the ginger spectrum that is closer to red than orange. Truly, it's more of a red or copper shade rather than 'true' ginger, and, when unbraided, it is long enough to reach mid-thigh. As such, she tends to keep it in five braids, starting from her hairline, and descending down her hair. The three middle braids are woven into a larger plait, and the two on the side are allowed to hang losely by her sides. If they are getting in the way, or Sori needs to have complete and utter concentration on her hands, she ties the two of them alongside the larger braid in a low ponytail with a piece of leather.

Sori's build is lean and athletic. Her body, although lean, is hard with muscle all across it. She is not soft, having very few qualities that many would consider extremely feminine. She stands at 5'11", tall for a woman, and she knows it. If need be, she isn't exactly afraid of showing someone who, exactly, is boss. She has a build that sits in the middle of most things, with shoulders that wouldn't be considered broad or slim, nothing too masculine or too feminine. One can most definitely tell that she is female, a few curves adorning her features, but nothing that would mark her as extra curvy, or get in the way.

She's got long legs, and long, thin fingers attached to a proportional palm. They are deft and adept at their work, working almost as fast as her mind does. She's got a rather average-sized torso, although it seems small compared to her legs, and it is flat and hard-packed with muscle.

Sori is not bare of tattoos, most certainly not. Starting from her fingertips and dragging themselves over the tops of her fingers, dark, swirling ink travels along the back of her hands. When it reaches her wrist, it cascades down to cirlce around the entirety of her wrist, and drifts up both sides of her arms. When it reaches her shoulders, it splits. Some of it drifts over her back, connecting with the other arm, and covering her spine, and sometimes drifting forwards to cover her sides, and ends at the end of her tailbone. Other parts of the tattoo trail up the side of her neck, ending just below her jaw. This circles around to the front of her neck, and then goes down towards her chest, stopping a little below her collarbones. The part of the tattoo just above her tailbone goes to either side, swirling itself across her hips and pelvic bone, and then down the side of both legs to her ankles. They are fashioned to be similar to black flames, and seem to be burning. When she moves around, especially quickly, it can look as if she is alight with onyx fire. They took... a concerning amount of time, patience and tolerance for pain to complete.

Even the Princess is not free of scars. A thin line runs along her right cheekbone, stopping just before it hits her nose. Three deep, angry claw marks marr her stomach. A small scar runs along the the space just beside the right corner of her right eye. There's little nicks in her ears from where things caught them, there's marks across her jaw and throat where blades during training have come just a little too close to the final winning blow. There's many more minor scars that have dragged themselves across her body below the neckline. She does not shy away from these. In fact, she wears them as something similar to trophies - markers that she is willing to fight for her people.
Personality:
Sori is many things.

She is ambitious, although not blindfully. She sees her goals clearly before her, and reaches for them with little hesitation, if she has any at all. As soon as she sets herself a goal, she's working towards it, planning out the steps. If someone's in her way, she's often more than happy to bowl them over to get what she wants, or step on their backs to reach higher, and higher, and higher. If someone she loves has a goal, her ambitiousness transfers over to their goal, pushing and pushing to help them reach it.

She is kind, but not a fool. To almost anyone and everyone, if they are not stopping her from doing what she considered necessary, Sori is a kindhearted person. She can utter gentle words, offer a hand of helping, offer a kind gesture. Even if they have supposedly done nothing to deserve her kindness, so long as they've also done nothing to deserve her anger, she will be kind. If you mess up badly enough, though, there is no going back.

Sori can be cold. If you mess up badly enough, hurting someone she loves or her mount or her people, Sori can turn into the coldest creature you'll have ever known. She can and will blatantly ignore your existence, talk over you and over your head to others, walk through you. The only acknowledgement you will get from her will be resentment, crafted in burning glares, harsh words, and harsher movements.

In the same manner, if she loves, she loves hard. She feels it strongly, so strongly it is almost overpowering, and someone she loves could constantly mess up, and she would find reasons to forgive them. She loves so hard she's practically blind to their faults and wrongdoings, unless someone she trusts points them out to her. And, even then, she would never be able to hold resentment towards someone she once loved. She would, put simply, distance herself. It would be her only option.

If the time calls for it, Sori isn't scared of turning to aggression. She knows how to fight, knows how to fight well. She's pushed herself to her breaking point and beyond it during training more times than she can count, simply looking for recognition. If it is required, she can and she will fight, and she will fight as if she is filled with all of the demons from hell at once. She is not one to be underestimated. Ever.

Sori can be considered a hyperactive person. She's got enough energy for multiple people, often requiring to be moving in some capacity. This hyperactivity can, often, lead to moments of her being spontaneous, both positively and negatively. She's a smart person, but sometimes she can be.. impulsive, and simply goes and does it anyway. But, if she gets in a pickle, she can often get herself out of it without too much help. This can, sometimes, lead to a cocky kind of behaviour. Not a "I'm better than you" kind of cocky, but more of a "I can and I will do that" kind of cocky behaviour. Give her a challenge, and Sori will do her damn best to complete it.
Attire:
Sori normally chills in nicely fitting clothing, typically a plain white shirt with a tied collar [it remains loose almost always], and black-brown, comfortable, loose pants. She normally trains in this too, or in leather armor.

Her war-time armor is a leather base with iron armor over the areas that aren't moving. So forearms, parts of her arms that aren't on joins, across her chest and legs, her back. Chainmail is across her abdomen, with a belt on her hips for her blades. Her quiver of arrows often rests on her back, along with a piece of loose leather on her chest to tie her bow to her.

She doesn't truly dress up femininely very often, really only for balls or ceremonies or important celebrations. Otherwise, she'll often dress up in the way a prince or other male nobility would.
Mount:
Kauriraris
Mighty Lithuanian Deity of War and War Steeds.
Chex
A warhorse fit for a princess.

The mighty steed is officially called Kauriraris, a strong name for a stronger horse, but the stablehands, and Sori herself, calls him Chex. A stable name, of sorts. She uses his full name if she wishes to, but most commonly she calls him Chex.

He's a strong steed from a long lineage of large, strong stallions. He stands at around 20 hands high, and whilst not being the tallest horse out there, he's often considered much too tall for her, but she sits upon him like a warrior.

Crush(es):
None [Potentially Open/Start in RP]
Significant Other(s):
None
Affiliations:
Open/TBD
Other:
Little Miss Princess :D
I'd love to set up what relationships she might have with her siblings and/or parents, if those playing them are interested. ^^

Edited at June 13, 2022 12:01 PM by Polly
Empire of Edyss // Literate // OpenJune 11, 2022 01:23 PM


Spellbound

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Name:
Mircea Vasilica Rosenberg
Age:
23
Gender:
Male
Sexuality:
Closeted Gay
Role:
Soldier
Personal Knight For The Eldest Prince
Kingdom:
Kagha
Appearance:
This Art is credited to the lovely, Tenebris Umbra. I will steal your soul if you steal my babie's art 🙂
On first inspection of this young person the first this you notice is his stature. He is of average height for a man, being 5'7 (170cm) and will probably end up being 5'9 (173) when he's done growing - he still gets teased about his height. That's probably why he prefers to wear shoes with a little heel to them to make him taller. And he hates being used as an arm rest for someone else. The next thing you would notice is his build - this young man weighs around 134lbs on a good day so he's rather light on his feet. This man has well sculpted calf muscles and healthy thighs to go with them - you can tell he puts his cardio it. He has muscles in his arm due to training with rock climbing and other physical outside sports. Hos hard work is shown through his defined collarbone and shoulders. He has a few beauty marks on his shoulder as well. His body is a combination of agility and an appropriate amount of strength - he has the ability to be nimble and fast on his feet due to his lighter body and training. While he is is rather good physical combat, he won't be as strong as someone bigger than him yet he will put up one hell of a fight and he will do down swinging. Also because his mother wanted him to use himself to his fullest he found himself to be quite flexible - able to do splits, somersaults , and able to do flips. This lead to (much to his mother'a shock) him jumping off buildings sometimes.

His face can be described as a sharp and angular, with high cheekbones that give him a dignified air about him. His eyes are sharply shaped and always seem to have either annoyed or apathetic appearance. The color of his eyes are quite stunning, being an amber color : Not quite dark enough to be brown, nor light enough to be yellow. His eyes is a lovely mixture of yellow-brown with a golden hue to it. They are framed by long and dark lashes, which adds even more to his beauty. And in the corner under his right eye he has a beauty mark. His lips can de described as full with his upper lip being a darker reddish-brown and the bottom one a softer shade of pink. He has two piercings on each of his ears where he likes to wear earrings along with a nose piercing. He has a rather large nose bridge with a big button nose. If you notice his expressions you see his nose crinkle in disgust or annoyance at times it's quite interesting to see. His face hardly ever gets acne due to it not being so oily, but he does get it when he has eaten too much sugar - and also because he makes sure to take good care of skin.

He has dark inky black hair that is quite long , it currently is hip-length and close to being waist-length hair. His hair is very coily and healthy, it's a pain to take care of his hair at times but he makes sure to do his very best to take care of it. He likes to do different styles with it including ponytails, braids, buns, and other updo hairstyles. However as of late he keeps his hair straight so it's easier to manage due to his future occupation. Another thing is he likes to decorate his hair with jeweled hairpins and other pretty trinkets to make it even more pretty. This male does not like anyone touching his tresses and you can expect to get slapped if you touch his hair without permission. His hair matches his skin tone quite nicely - he can be described as having a mixture of a medium bronze and sienna skin with red undertone. It's due to his time outside along with it being his natural skin tone, in summer and spring he appears darker in tone but in fall and winter he seems more pale and how to say more bright looking. His skin is rather smooth albeit the some of pads of his fingers are a bit rough due to pricking them from sewing and other activities.

A few other things to note about him is that he is very androgynous appearing. Having more masculine features like the sharpness to his face and deeper brown bones yet also having traditionally "feminine" features with his hair being longer, fuller lips, and a rather appealing waist and body shape. From being the first thing you'd notice would be the long hair and waist and curvature of his hips and other assets from behind. So you'd probably thing - oh it's a woman wearing pants. But then he turns around you see the face and chest you realize he may be male but then again the jewelry he'll be wearing will make you question again. Overall he likes to confuse people with his gender at times, it's quite fun.
Aroma:
Handwriting:
This male has what can be described as beautiful handwriting. His parents were insistent on making sure he had proper and beautiful handwriting. You can see the elegance and grace in his writing just by the curves and swoops of letters. He also likes to personalize his writing by using a special golden ink - after all it suits him very well and makes it hard to forge his work.
Personality:
Cea is often considered to be “quiet,” but that’s not because he doesn’t like people. He just doesn’t like to talk about trivial things. He can be a passionate person who wants to make the most of his days, so he' d rather not waste his time with a shallow conversation. If you want to find out how fascinating an he can be, simply ask him an intelligent question about a topic that he cares about. There are few things that make him feel more vulnerable than having people snooping into his life. When he feels under attack in this way, he will go to great lengths to protect his personal boundaries. Nosy people and intrusive questions are intolerable to him but, by the same token, he will never pry into other people’s business either. He, above all, understands other people’s right to keep their privacy. He has certain elements of his life that he may be willing to share with others but a whole lot more that he prefers to keep private. By setting his own boundaries in this way, he won’t find himself tricked into accidentally giving out more information about yourself than he originally planned to, whether to a friend, family member, co-worker, or anyone else he comes into contact with. He is in control of the topics he's comfortable speaking about and are is master of choosing carefully both the words he use and to whom he speaks to. Cea prefers to have deep friendships with only a handful of people. He may not open up to everyone who wants to small-talk, but the people he's close with and know him very well and develop real friendships with him. He finds it hard to strike up a conversation himself and be social with strangers in general. However, if you stick by him and persist in your quest for friendship he'll grow to become fond of you.

He always seems cold. Always having an unimpressed look in his eye or just a neutral expression on his face. If one tried to make small-talk with him(unless it's something that mildly interests him.) , they'd find themselves on the end of his sarcastic or annoyed remarks. In a way some around him thinks he hates people (and sometimes he does, but those close to him don't apply. They're superior.) Now like everyone, he'll have his favorite person who he may fuss over more or care about. But again, humans annoy him (at times.) If he considers you a friend, he'll notice the small things : your interests, your favorite color, favorite flower, remember your birthday. You know he might show a rare amount of affection with a gift or if he gives a smile or laugh. He also notices your mood, and if you're down he'll try subtle ways of cheering you up or finding out what's wrong. With his friends he's more open : showing his sarcasm, witiness, can be quite comical(though unintenitaly), and even cry or show weakness. To those outside he appears aloof, mysterious and disconnected from them. However, this will change if someone is talking down to his friend. But like mentioned earlier it just takes effort to get to know him.

This male has many interests: dragons, mythology, folklore, alchemy, and some other umentioned things. He's highly intelligent, and finds stimulation in reading and other things that stimulates him. He is highly adaptable and proves others wrong by showing what can be done regardless of the complications or restrictions placed upon them. He is able to change his own behavior in order to cope more effectively with his environment, or make changes to the environment he's in. However, he doesn't like changing who he is, but if it's an absolute necessity he will. He doesn't have an impulsive behavior but expresses self-control in most matters. He has a certain calculating or distracted look in his eye when hes planning something or coming up with tactis. He has quite the eye for finding out things about others and remembering them. Making a mental or physical list of their strengths and weaknesses. He has quite a witty humor due to his verbal intelliegence. While he may be book smart and sometimes street smart, when it comes to emotions he can be quite confused.

This male can be described as very composed. He rarely if ever loses his temper. Yes, he'll give a witty or snide remark but never something out of anger. He also always seems to have a serene expression on his face. It's hard to read him at time, but when he hasn't had any sleep you can tell from the dead look in his eyes and annoyed face. He has odd quirk, like when he's upset he wrinkles his nose in disgust or horror. He seem's very chill, but that's when you don't know him very well. If one knew him well then they'd understand the underlying chaos and craziness in that 'calm' exterior. In honesty, from his usual uninterested attitude it may seems he doesn't care about sports and comeptetions. However, if he is ever forced to do something and find he likes it then his interest will bloom. Once he's interested he'll start becoming more invested and serious when he does it. He may lose a few games here and there in the first rounds of it, but if he truly likes it then he'll have an attitude change. Once he feels the adreneline pumping through his veins and understands the thrill then he won't back down. He won't settle for less than the top. Failure won't be an option for him. He does accept losses and defeat but he does so begrudgingly and swears to himself he'll win next time. You may even find him giving an akward yet passionate speech to uplift his team telling them: we'll win next time for sure! Or you'll even see rare frustration and anger in his eyes. He has a very expresive face when he chooses to let his emotions show.

This young man is good with words. He doesn’t like saying the obvious and go to great lengths to invent new ways of expressing his motions, be it happiness or contempt. To sum it up, whatever he does, he is never boring. "Are you serious?”. This is one of the frequently asked questions asked at him. He is constantly in situations where he has to explain himself (Which he rarely does). Sometimes people have a hard time believing that someone can joke about things that he jokes about without an effort. He is not at all concerned about being misunderstood in fact he invites the confusion. It’s his weird way of having fun. If you think that he’ll be putting aside his sarcastic ways to please people, you couldn’t be more wrong. He doesn’t care. He' ll revel in all the chaos his behavior creates. He is often misunderstood as stated earlier and that leads to people acting differently towards him. As he is very intelligent he expects that in advance and acts aloof from the start. His actions however hide his true feelings sometimes. That’s why he has a hard time making friends with people who don’t understand his eccentricities. He really respects and cherish people who can go to the depth of his sarcasm to see his real self.

He rewards this patience in people by constantly being themselves. Yes, he doesn’t change. But those who understand his sarcasm know that it’s nothing but his creative way of expressing himself. And true loyalty is their reward. Now when it comes to his friends and people close to him, he is protective ass hell. If you make someone he cares about cry or even visibly uncomfortable then you can expect this male to come at you with a blazing fury. While he doesn't lose his cool or composure easily, when it is related to his friends, he has zero chill. Anything that hurts them will get squashed.

He is someone who is a ride-or-die but won’t let you burn in flames just to have your back. He has a clear sense of boundaries. Always having your best interests at heart and are able to tell you the truth in a loving or brutally honest way. He doesn’t care if they are family, if they can’t hold up to the standards of being a trustworthy, he will need to pull the "time-out card” on them. When he puts you in time out it means: “I love and care for you, but I am gonna have to love you over here until you learn how to behave in my presence." He is someone who always keep his obligations and promises. Once you've entered his circle you have found a truly reliable friend.
Crush:
Possibly
Significant Other:
None
Affiliations:
Other:
This young male is of Noble Birth - he is the son of the Duke and Duchess of the Kingdom.

Edited at June 11, 2022 01:44 PM by Spellbound
Empire of Edyss // Literate // OpenJune 11, 2022 01:32 PM


Xuân

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[ ASHARA ]

"I mean, it's not a crime if we don't get caught."

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Full Name Ashara H. Zanni

Age 23

Gender feminine

Orientation unlabeled (male lean)

Role knight of Kagha - §

Kingdom Kagha

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Height: 5'6" [168 cm]

Appearance:

Ashara has tanned skin devoid of freckles. She has sunspots on her face that she's rather hateful about, though she could always lie and say they're "unique freckles". Her calves are well-shaped, which she credits to aggressively running whenever she sees large, flying creatures. (Namely birds. She hates birds that are flying. Normal, perched birds are perfectly fine though). Her forearms are, in her opinion, the better sculpted parts of her arm (though it's not really. She's just very stupid). She turns red incredibly easily, and it's not just including emotions. She's a naturally flushed person, something she strongly dislikes because it looks as if she's drunk or embarrassed during random times.

Her hair is layered and voluminous, a rich brown color that’s rather similar to the color of her eyes. Her hair is usually about the length of her middle back. Ashara consistently brushes her hair back, being far too lazy to tie it up, and too petty to want to tuck it behind her ears. If anyone were to insult her, she wouldn’t even bother trying to fix it. She’d rather not bother wasting her time on someone else’s opinion on herself when she’s fine with how she is.

She wears a chain necklace that’s silver, given to her by her mother. The chain is a bit thicker and hangs loosely on her neck. She also has two silver earrings. One being a cross, and the other a small, thicker hoop. She also occasionally swaps out rings, typically equal (or close to equal) on both hands. Her max amount of rings on one hand is usually two or three.

She stands at about 5’6” (US Customary) or about 168 centimeters. She has energetic features that easily pop into an excited look, or drop down to a confused glower. She isn’t attractive, by any means, but her smile is what she considers her best features. It lights up her face and her eyes crinkle as if they’re smiling in their own little way. Her canines stand out in the midst of her teeth, as when she was younger and had braces, they hadn’t shaved down her sharper teeth. Ashara has a confident posture, and is extremely proud of that fact. Her lashes are relatively long, but her eyebrows are rather light. She has a sharp jawline, and bulky shoulders.

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Personality:

A bit of a mother bear figure who isn’t at all afraid to tackle someone for being bothersome. The female is, well, she’s… oddly motherly. She absolutely adores children and feels incredibly protective of most of them. She does not, however, like disruptive and disrespectful children. There is a 99.99% chance she will want to dropkick an irritable child. She will also not hesitate to aggressively correct someone for slouching. Or being bothersome. Or being disrespectful. It’s unknown whether she enjoys bossing people around and tackling them, or whether she feels very stern and maternal-ly. Ashara can pour out her entire life story for no reason to anyone who will listen. It causes a lot of conversations to magically double in time.

All those things, though, do not mean she is intelligent. If anything, she is a very obvious idiot. She stumbles over her words often and constantly circles back to what she’s saying because she randomly loses her thought process. Ashara also happens to be the type of person to give up easily. If things don’t go her way, or she doesn’t learn something in three attempts, she’ll just drop it. In her own words, ‘it’s better to not spend time working on something you can’t get.’

She also happens to have photographic memory, which she hates incredibly much. She doesn’t like being able to remember things so clearly. Ashara isn’t anxious about ever being alone. Sometimes, in groups of others who are laughing, she’ll zone out. She loves making friends and meeting people, but sometimes, social interaction is too much. When she’s participating in socializing though, she can get confused incredibly easily. Most of the time, she’ll only pay attention to some parts of the conversation, but hey. At least she’s paying attention. She likes making people laugh or smile. It makes her incredibly happy. She also likes paying attention to the people who are getting interrupted over and over. It makes her feel more - what’s the word? - useful.

Her features are an array of light. If she’s excited or trying not to laugh, it’s extremely obvious. She isn’t good at hiding her expressions. She’s a mediocre liar, though. When she attempts to convince someone of something, her features are dull. It’s as if she’s getting her game face on. It’s a dramatic contrast. Where most people are rather expressional when they lie, Ashara is far from that. If anything, she’s a stone statue when she’s trying to lie.

She’s the type of person who randomly switches between a lopsided job and a lazy walk when she’s going somewhere. Ashara is absolutely a hopeless romantic. She will genuinely accidentally obsess over someone. She absolutely wants a fictional romance. She’s also someone who would sit in the rain and listen to it. She wouldn’t even mind if it was pouring buckets on her. But let’s be honest here. Who doesn’t like rain?

Likes:

Books: mainly the smell of books; old and new and papery

Kids (not in a weird sense): loves their laughs and smiles and feels motherly

Dislikes:

Grass: she hates the smell and the color and the way it itches your skin

Apples: she hates the smell but not the taste so she just doesn't eat them

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Strengths:

She's a well-rounded person who's both protective and incredibly non-nonsense. She's not the brightest in the box, but she does have decent common sense. And by decent, she knows who gives off a bad feel, who gives off a good one, and who is going to be a major hassle to deal with.

Weaknesses:

She's not very intelligent, as already stated. She doesn't bother trying to understand things she can't grasp after she's tried three times. She also gives up a bit too easily, as defeat is not a thing she enjoys.

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Other:

knight for the kingdom of kagha

spy for the empire of edyss


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Edited at June 11, 2022 01:55 PM by Xuân

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