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[ureniashtram]

During his study of the Mysterium Xarxes, Martin Septim found a page about Akatosh and the Amulet of Kings. Wondering why would the Author's worst enemy have a page of it's own in this unholy book, he decided to venture further. What he found gave him nightmares and chilled his bone. Although several pages have torn due to Time's touch, he nonetheless translated it to:

'Distill the Blood of the Dragon with the Mehrunes' Claw, and thou shall be protected should the Amulet be Destroyed. Death shan't touch thy pale Skin, nor Time's Touch shall catch to thou.'

At first, he ripped it from the book and burned it. Several weeks passed and the Hero's final quest ended. As they made their way for the Imperial City for Martin's official crowning, the descendant of Talos had a vision of the Page and a Dragon fighting over a Gigantic Monster. In the Imperial City!

He ignored it, but the mind can only withstand so much. While talking to the Chancellor and the rest of the Elder Council, a Legionnaire Scout burst from the door and Martin's fear has been confirmed.

Mehrunes Dagon himself and the Mythic Dawn have launched a desperate Assault to turn the tide in their favor. At first, the Hero and the whole of the Legion managed to cut their way out, but by the time they reached the Temple of the One, Martin collapsed. From fatigue and the visions.

The Hero managed to fend off the daedra and haul Martin inside the said Temple. The second Martin stepped on the tile floors, he became livid and hysterical. All the while screaming:

'No! Stop it!', 'Get out of my head!', or 'I won't do it, please stop!'.

In his state of dementia, he bolted for the altar at the center. The Hero, concerned for the well being of his friend and future Emperor, grabbed him at the back of his collar. At the same time though, Martin held the Amulet of Kings in his right hand, ready to smash it into smithereens.

But he felt an iron grip on his back and pull. Of course, his frail body obliged and he fell backwards, but the Amulet was flung out of his grasp and smashed against a pillar.

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So, the Amulet was smashed and Martin Septim lived. Somehow, the joined powers of the Temple and the Amulet managed to summon the Avatar of Akatosh. As if on some twisted cue, the Daedra Prince of Destruction smashed the Temple's outside walls and faced the Dragon of Time.

A great battle was joined and ultimately Mehrunes Dagon was vanished back into the fiery pits of the Deadlands. Although it lasted in minutes, Mehrunes placed some lethal wounds on the golden fiery scales of the Avatar, with the latter nearing death.

Before it turned into stone, it accusingly glanced down on Martin, and the Septim felt as he had done the most vilest of sins. As his stomach made flips, he suddenly fell in his knees and shrieked in pain. A booming voice entered his head.

"Thou hast broken the Threads of Destiny and Cursed thyself! Thou will find the Broken Shards of Akatosh and long line of Septims, and redeem thyself! Tamriel shall never be at peace until thou have found it's Pieces!"

For the next ten years of Martin's reign, it was peaceful inside Cyrodiil. But if one ventures forth outside the border of the Empire, he or she would be inclined to go back. Usually by an arrow or a sword to the stomach. Chaos and pandemonium are everywhere. The other provinces took advantage of the Empire's weakened state, and rushed to their selfish needs first.

The Nords waged war with the Redguards and Orcs for the 'Gem of Chronilith's Limb', while High Rock battles Summurset Isle for the control over a 'Mysterious Stone'. The Bosmeri currently defends the Garden of Tamriel from the Mane's assault. The Khajiit's objective is the 'Apple of Akatosh', a gem that supposedly able to stop time.

Black Marsh has been raided and attacked several times by the Dunmer of Morrowind, and Stormhold and Thorn have fallen and became outposts for the Frontline Vanguards of Tomorrow's Wind (don't ask about the name, ). The Dark Elves, led by an anonymous Enclave, seek out the 'Roots of Sve'lkreen', a gem made of Hist roots.

In order to retain peace and prosperity among the Provinces, Martin hired mercenaries and mages-for-hire to seek out the Mysterious Objects so that he could use it as bargaining chips. Of course, he knew that this was the Pieces the Dragon mentioned.

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Basically, this is like the Arena storyline, only this time we (if anyone joins that is) are searching for the broken shards of the Amulet of Kings and bring it to Martin. So... since we (again if anyone joins) have multiple places to go, I understand that I or someone have to make seperate threads for seperate Provinces like 'thread number $%, Hammerfell'. Also, our characters should have some history with other characters. So we don't meet 'accidentally' and become companions (or enemies) in a short time.

Multiple comes with multiple Factions, no doubt. We can join, side and betray each one of 'em. Comes with a basket of consequences if you rip their trust off, though, so it could affect the storyline. But the enemies of the faction you betrayed could be more nice to you. 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend', right? For example:

'Tim betrayed the Nords and stole the Overlord Chieftein's amulet. The Breton assassin, Tim encountered and fought with earlier, heard of this and proposed an offer the Nords cannot refuse. By first light, Tim's severed head will be brought to them. Fortunately for Tim, word spread around and Redguards took notice of the Imperial's skill. Thinking that they could put Tim's abillities in good use, they sent out a war band to find the young opportunist before the Nord does'.

I like to call this 'Faction Feature'. I'm not sure who would control this 'feature', mainly because it needs a GM. Bah, we'll figure something out.




RULES



1. NO UBERING! ( this is like, the most basic rule in RPs right?)
2. Posts can be in third person, but first person perspective is also allowed.
3. Romance? Sure.
4. Should you have a question, post it in the 'Plannings Thread' that I'll create later.
5. No flaming.



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Ok, so here's the character sheets.



Name:
Gender:
Age:
Race:
Appearance:
Tatoos/Misc:

Personality:
History:
Class:
Weapon of choice:
Armor/Clothing:


(Faction Feature)

Ally:
Foe/Enemies:

[Zalphon]

Name: Tristan Draconis
Race: Imperial
Age: 37

Hair Color: Dark brown.
Hair Length/Style: Medium length, down to his shoulder.
Eye Color: Light blue.
Skin Color: Paler than normal.

General Appearance: He is tall and muscular, however he is thin due to malnutrition. Tristan's hair is well-groomed. Tristan also keeps himself very clean.

Tattoo/Misc.: Between the shoulder-blades is a faded tattoo of the Imperial Dragon. His right eye has a scar. On his neck is a scar from when his throat was slit in his sleep.

Personality: Tristan is bitter from his time with the Imperial Legion. His time in the Imperial Legion nearly had him killed multiple times. This caused him to become callous and hard. However, he is very honorable.

Tristan almost never takes sides, due to the fact that it usually gets him in trouble. His dedication to his friends though is extreme. Anyone who harms a friend of Tristan's can expect to be hunted until he dies. While Tristan is slow to trust, when it is earned it is eternal.

He also has a very strong distrust of orcs.

History: When Tristan turned three, his mother was killed by the Dark Brotherhood. An Imperial Legion Spearman was sent to investigate and found young Tristan sitting in the blood of his mother. The Spearmen adopted the young Imperial and taught him how to fight.

On Tristan's fifteenth birthday, he was recruited into the Legion. While he was deployed to fight against the dangerous orcs. During the War, he nearly lost his right eye when a longsword cut his face. During the Orc Wars, Tristan was renown for killing Orc Shamans. After peace was declared, Tristan left Illiac Bay region for good.

Tristan was then promoted to Knight-Errant for his extreme bravery in the battle against the orcs. Soon after he was deployed to Vvardenfell. In Vvardenfell, he was mainly used for rescuing pilgrims taken by the natives. Then the Blight came.

He promoted to Knight-Bachelor and sent to eliminate daedric cults and stop blighted people from infecting cities. At all means neccesary. When the Tribunal were brought down by the Nerevarine, he was promoted to Knight-Protector for his services against both the daedra and the blighted.

When he was sent back home to Cyrodiil, Emperor Uriel Septim promoted him to Knight of the Garland. Tristan got drunk one night and a civilian was trying to pick a fight with him. Tristan beat the civilian to a bloody pulp with his bare fists. Due to his high rank in the legion, he was discharged and sentenced to six months in the Imperial Prison.

When he left, he wasn't the same. He was changed... Bitter, callous, and able to kill easier. His cell-mate was killed defending him when a Dark Brotherhood assassin slit Tristan's throat. It became apparent to him that friends were rare, so he'd need to be careful on who he chose.

The Former Imperial Knight and Veteran was now a haggard, old man. He had a shack in the Waterfront, his old suit of steel full-plate mail, and his silver longsword. After he was discharged, he barely survived begging in the streets for food. He would never sell the armor he purchased to wear when he made Knight-Errant.

Class: Veteran
Weapon of Choice: His silver longsword he used during his campaign in Vvardenfell.
Armor/Clothing: His Steel Plate-Mail he used during his campaign in Vvardenfell.

(Faction Feature)

Ally: Fellow Veterans of the Orsimer War, Fellow Veterans of the Campaign in Vvardenfell. Fellow soldiers and warriors.

Enemy: Orcs (especially), thieves, criminals, the Dark Brotherhood, necromancers, and vampires.

Religion: He worships the Nine, but respects Daedric Worshippers as well.

This post has been edited by Zalphon: Jul 23 2010, 05:43 AM