The Ghostfence rp: Character thread Options

[jack cloudy]

Use this thread to post your characters, preferably using the form found at the end of this post, but you can make modifications to it if you feel that's necessary for proper portrayal of your character.

Please keep the following rule in mind: No godmode/uber-powerful characters. The intention of this rp is to use characters that are more 'normal' or 'average'. In other words, grunts and mooks.

What follows is a short outline of the story by Dantrag.

Ghostfence plot:

The year is 3E 407, and the Tribunal has ordered the construction of the ghostfence to keep the blight and Dagoth Ur's minions at bay. A few months into the project, attacks on construction crews by ash vampires and the like have become so common that Ordinators, Temple associates, Armigers, and the various helpers from the Great Houses are no longer enough to keep the project going on schedule. In addition, scavenging crews responsible for obtaining building materials from the ashlands have been unable to operate for the same reason. Because of pressure from his superiors, the commander at Ghostgate (who i'm too lazy to name at the moment) is forced to hire out mercenaries and mercenary groups from all over Tamriel. (that frees up the races so we aren't limited to dunmer.)

Now here's the twist. As we play, the commander will send people on various missions that aren't outright suspicious, but don't really make sense either. Eventually, the commander is found to be a Sleeper working for Dagoth Ur, but being mercenaries with no pull in Vvardenfell politics, the players are forced to deal with the problem themselves.

Also, this rp will start at a caravan that's headed for the new Ghostgate. For no good reason, and with generous abuse of power that's not mine, I've decided right here and right now that the caravan will depart from Balmora. This is because Balmora is a central hub that most people are likely to be familiar with.

Anyway, here's the form.

Name :

Race :
Class:

Skills:

Age:

gender:

Birthsign:

Appearance:

Equipment:

Personality:

Brief History:

Reason for joining the caravan:

Other Relevant info:

This post has been edited by jack cloudy: Dec 6 2008, 06:00 PM

[canis216]

Since I am presently unemployed with lots of time on my hands, I reckon I'll throw my hat in the ring.
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Name : Dranas Heleran

Race : Dunmer (born and raised in Stros M'kai, Hammerfell)

Class: Rogue (by profession a pirate and smuggler)

Skills: Long blade, mercantile, concealing illicit substances, lying (speechcraft), a bit of armor and weapons repair skill learned as a youngster, a bit o' alchemy (better living through chemistry!)

Age: 29

gender: Male

Birthsign: The Atronach

Appearance: Dranas Heleran stands a shade under six feet in height, though he would tell you that he actually measures 6 feet and one-quarter inch. This is because Dranas Heleran is a compulsive liar. Like many young dunmer these days, he sports the ever so fashionable mohawk, jet-black in color. Aside from this modest pretension, Dranas' appearance is fairly nondescript. Despite his time at sea (more on that later) his face is youthful, unweathered and unscarred. He is fit, a man of wiry strength, but not ripped. He does have a wereshark tatooed upon his left shoulder, but this distinguishing mark he keeps covered, usually by a pauldron of netch leather. He only wears the one pauldron (as he says, "Don't see too many lefty swordsmen...") and a cuirass, also of netch leather, to protect the more vital organs. Otherwise, Dranas wears a workingman's plain blue shirt (under the cuirass), thick brown work pants, and sturdy leather boots with hard chitin soles.

Equipment: Steel katana ("Taken from a dead Akaviri, off the coast of Thras."--did I mention his compulsive lying?), ten steel throwing stars ("Just in case"), mortar-and-pestle ("Helps mix in bonemeal with the moonsugar--and voila!, I have twice as much product to move!"), moonsugar, skooma, a little bit of booze, a few common and (remarkably) legal ingredients, an armorer's hammer.

Personality: A compulsive liar. I have mentioned that, right? Doesn't believe in letting facts get in the way of a good story. A fairly charming fellow, but generally charms with the purpose of selling a product or otherwise getting his way. Has dabbled in moonsugar, will have the odd drink, but doesn't have an addictive personality, save for the lying. If there's a fight Dranas will either be in the very thick of things, leading the defense and all that, or will alternatively slink off only to return later to scavenge from the field of battle. There is no in-between. Not a bad guy, but his sense of morality is slightly bent.

Brief History: Born in Stros M'kai to a blacksmith and his wife. After a little while Dranas decided that following the family business was not for him, so he (like so many in Hammerfell) went out to sea with a merchant ship at age 17. At age 22, looking to make more money (same old story) he hooked up with a group of smugglers looking to break into the emerging market for (untaxed) foreign goods in mainland Morrowind. Eventually the smugglers shifted their focus to Vvardenfell, where imperial goods were hardest to get, taxed the highest, and thus fetched much better prices for the smugglers.

Reason for joining the caravan: Real reason: Dranas Heleran wants to help all those hard-toiling construction workers get their fix of certain modern comforts, particularly of the addictive variety. Ever the pirate, he is also hoping to pilfer away some of the caravan's more valuable commodities for "re-sale" elsewhere. Cover story: Dranas Heleran is an expert in logistics, a mer who knows how to get things. He has trading contacts throughout Tamriel, nay, throughout Nirn. "If you don't have it, surely the Yoku or Tsaeci will."

Other Relevant info: "I can get you a great deal on ebony mined from Caldera Atmora."

This post has been edited by canis216: Dec 5 2008, 07:15 AM