Tales of Elyansia (Discussion Board) It's back people! =D

[Goddess Martel]

Hmmm, I wouldn't exactly say this RP screams fighting at every corner. But they are important fight scenes when the event calls for a fight to occur. ^_^

And okay, I'll add him in Netural then. ^_^
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[Psychon]

Okay, first two, this is taking a lot longer than I thought it would.


Real Name: Fractal Phyren

Alias/Nickname: None

Gender: Male

Age: 28

Race: Elf

Birthplace: Yumir Region, Village of Physis

Side: Good

Eye Color: Iridescent

Hair Color: Brown

Clothing: Wears a multi-layered garment composed of a red mantle and kilt over a blue tunic and trousers. The back of his right hand hides an emblem etched into his very spirit, in the shape of the Mark of Physis, a central triangle surrounded on all sides by twelve elongated triangles. When in combat or ready for a fight, he is seen wearing Pas as a suit of armor.

Weaponry: Has no weapons of his own, relies on those installed on the P.A.S. to fight. Has limited magical capability in the form of weak photokinetic abilities, among other latent, psychic talents.

Personality: A very friendly, warm person, but also at times extremely naive and overly optimistic. His sense of morals and standards, and the fact that he never betrays them, makes him a polar opposite to his companion, Pas. On his own, he is extremely hesitant to kill, which often becomes a handicap in a fight if his moral standards overcome Pas's influence.

History: Fractal is the son of one of two elders of the underground community known as the Village of Physis, a place specialy built for the people of society considered outcasts because of their race, or their sympathy towards them, although the village is primarily composed of halfelves, elves, and humans. The village practiced complete seclusion from the outside world, not allowing the troubles and toils of the world beyond their gates affect them, that is, until rumors of war reached their ears, and they began to take measures to protect themselves

When he learned of the rumors of war, Fractal became deeply concerned, not only for their village, but also for the world above, and in secret, began to spy on the weapons development program in an attempt to find out if there was any way he could help. Still, the entire time, he never revealed his true feelings on the matter, much less, the fact he knew about the defense program initiated by his father, Lorenz and the other elder of the village, Henri.

One journey down into the Research and Development labs would lead him to the fateful encounter with a then nameless artificial life form, composed out of the latest pieces of magitechnology, the combinations of the human's natural skill with machinery and the elves's afffinity with magic. Learning that the project that created him was known as the Physis Armor System, or abbreviated to the acronym P.A.S., Fractal simply called him by his acronym, and from then on, he answered to the name of Pas.

Over the next few months, as Pas grew more intelligent, Fractal interacted and befriended the artificial intelligence. Fractal eventually explained to him his purpose in life, the fact Pas was created to defend lives and keep peace, as well as expressing his own desire to go out into the world and do all he could to stop whatever terrible thing was about to happen. That one day changed Pas, and he refused to cooperate with the researchers unless he was allowed to be utilized by Fractal, outright refusing to move if the designated test pilot of the P.A.S. even came close.

After much debate and squabbling, Fractal finally managed to convince his father to allow him to go with Pas out into the world to test out their new weapons system, as well as to prevent any possible war that might raze their land.


Real Name: Physis Armor System (P.A.S.)

Alias/Nickname: Pas

Gender: Genderless, but behaves like a male

Age: 3 Months

Race: Sentient Magitech Armor

Birthplace: Village of Physis, R&D Labratory

Side: Neutral

Eye Color: None, but has superficial "eye markings" on the headset where eyes would be.

Hair Color: None

Clothing: None, but the construction of his armor is of note. The headset that forms his 'head' is composed of a thin series of metal sensors which wrap around the wearer's head, and cover the eyes with a protective cover. Large cables run from the base of the headset into the torso of the armor, which branch off to connect to the armor skirt, gloves, and boots. Overall, the design of Pas's armor is not designed to protect a wearer, as much of the body of the wearer underneath is exposed, such as the stomach, upper arms, upper legs, neck, and much fo the face.

Weaponry: Two Physis Modular Weapon (P.M.W.) mounted on a rack on his back. The sword-like weapons are composed of the same special Plasmite metal as his body, and carry special channels which allow users to expel massive amounts of mana in a cannon-like burst. The weapons, although shaped like swords, are blunt witha flattened tip, modified to suit Fractal's non-lethal fighting style; however, Pas can switch the blades to a lethal shape, giving them a fine point and a cutting edge.

Personality: Pas is very antisocial and rarely finds it necessary to speak with others unless it is necessary to complete his objectives. He values efficiency over morals, and this often leads to conflicts between him and Fractal, yet he usually defers to him. It appears he is still learning, learning to emulate and express emotion through interaction with Fractal, as well as picking up ethical values and morality.

History: Navitas Corporea, also known as the Plasmite, is a vicious predator species that makes its home only in the Yumir Region, and even then, its range is secluded to the valley that the Vilage of Physis lies in. The Plasmites are best described as strange, golem-like beasts with a body composed primarily of a living, metallic substance which has unusual affinities with forces of nature such as fire, water, etc. It is rumored that the first Plasmite, which spawned every other Plasmite living today, was created by someone with innate, magical abilities, but that can not be certain.

Plasmites are generally avoided by those who live in or near their territory, as it was thought that nothing could be harvested from their heavy, metal bodies that was of any use, and going about hunting Plasmites is itself a dangerous proposition. A breakthrough would eventually come when it was discovered that the metal of the Plasmite's body could be used in a system that would amplify the magical and/or physical capabilities of any person who utilizes the system. The research would eventually be dropped due to a shortage of Plasmite metal, and a lack of further interest in the project.

When news of a real threat arrived at the village, the project was soon dusted off and resumed immediately, large quantities of Plasmite metal being harvested from domesticated Plasmites raised from youth by human and elf researchers. The end result was a suit of armor that could amplify the abilities of a trained soldier, however, the operations of the armor were far too complex for any human or elven operator to work with it, and development of the then titled "Physis Armor System" came to a grinding halt.

An answer would be found when the elders of the village consulted with Physis, the guardian summon spirit of the village, and convinced her to give a spark of life to the lifeless armor. Allowing the artificial intelligence within the armor to operate the most complicated functions of the system independent of an operator. Unfortunately, it was found that the armor could not operate without being attached to an operator for extended periods of time, severely reducing any potential autonomous capabilities the P.A.S. could have had. It relied on the very essence exuded by the spirit of an individual to power itself, and without contact with this ethereal force, the armor would eventually power down completely.

For the most part, Pas was like a newborn for his early few days of life, yet he accumulated intelligence at a rapid rate. Even after a month, though, a personality or emotion had yet to develop; then, he met Fractal...

[Goddess Martel]

I'm wondering if this time around we should change the story about the plasmites a little.

[Psychon]

Understandeable, my new plan is that Plasmites are basically like magic-infused golems, only instead of animated stone or clay, they're living metal.

[Gabriel Helsing]

Alright! Here's my Neutral character!

Name: Symon Sainte
Nickname: Sy
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Race: Human
Birthplace: Zanark City
Side: Neutral (obviously)

Physical Description:
Eye Color: Dark Brown
hair Color: Yellow
Personality: Quiet, Kind, Modest

Brief Personal Details/History: Symon was born in a religious family. His mother worked as a priest in a church while his father was a storekeeper. As a child, Symon often wondered why the other races are often at each others' necks, as there was no need for conflict. He believed that one day, the races would be able to understand each other and live in peace. Unfortunately, that seems to be one dream that won't come true anytime soon...

One day, at age 12, Symon met an old Drakonite who took care of some orphans within an abandoned mansion. Symon befriended both the orphans and the Drakonite and would come visit every so often. Of course, neither of his parents knew about this.

10 years later, Symon became a priest like his mother and was well-respected within the city. When Raiku was taken by the Zanark Military, Symon tried to stop Crest and Kia from leaving the city. However, Symon knew how determined they were and decided prayed, so that Crest and Kia would bring Raiku safely home.
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[HotFire]

GM, I wish you would have pasted my old bio to the 1st page in the original discussion. I've been looking for hours, and I cannot find it :[ Annnd I remember liking my character too ;__;

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Oh hooray. I found it.

Real Name: Adralina Frax
Alias/nickname: “Wayfinder”, Adra
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Race: Drakonite
Birthplace: Eskar City
Side (Neutral, evil, good): depends. Tends to stay on the good side.


Physical Description

Eye colour: light red/brown
Hair colour: dirty blonde. Short.
Clothing: wears light armor that covers her entire body. It is also very easy for her to move around in this armor. Wears a face guard to protect herself from the elements.
Weaponry: dual spear. A spear with two pointed ends, just as the name implies. Is also able to use black magic and her dragon form.

Personality (Allowed to be modified through the RP): Rather blunt and straight with the facts that are presented to her. She is friendly, but only with the people that she trusts and knows. She is cautious with making new friends, but once she has companions, she will do almost anything for them.

Brief Personal Details/History ( Can be optional when you can explain during the RP):

Adra lost her parents when she was 11. After this devastating event, she was forced to grow up alone and friendless. As she grew older, she began training herself in fighting. She was unable to use her dragon form though, since she did not want to attract any unwanted attention to herself. She took on various jobs, becoming a very well known mercenary all over the land. Her main goal throughout her journeys though, was to avenge her parents somehow.
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[Goddess Martel]

Psychon@: That works for me just fine. I can handle magic golems. ^_^

I'll get your characters added once PAS' details are changed. ^^

Gabriel@: You spelt Drakonite wrong. XD But that's okay, it looks like that there isn't anything to alter, so everything looks clean here. I'll add this one in then. ^^

Hotfire@: Oh yes, I remember this character. It looks more or less the same as before so there isn't anything to change in this one. So I'll get this one added too.
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[Gabriel Helsing]

Fixed the spelling. Now on to the Evil character, which I have yet to come up with.

EDIT: When does Raiku get taken away by the Zanark Military?
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[Akashic]

I think I'm going to make another character too, so I sent you another email about it, Martel. (And just when I thought I wasn't going to use an animal humanoid again.... I lied! XD)
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[Psychon]

Here's the next two, also should Gewehr be playing the same role they did last time, or should we downplay their importance in the story just a tad this time?


Name: Maxim Cordite

Alias/Nickname: None

Gender: Male

Age: 33

Race: Human

Birthplace: Loire Region, City of Dreisenn

Side: Evil

Eye Color: Red

Hair Color: Black

Clothing: In order to maintain a good appearance to the public, he is usually seen in formal, military dress wear, composed of a black uniform with red and white embroideries. When in the field, he is often seen wearing instead the latest in armor technologies, a suit of polymer armor, composed of a woven inner layer and a hardened outer layer. The suit covers him from head to toe, no part of his body is left exposed, even the helmet has a built-in transparent visor that covers his face.

Weaponry: Maxim has a very large library of weapons he himself has developed or funded the development of. At the moment, he carried a lightweight, polymer knife composed of the same material as his armor, a single-shot, break action rifle, a lever-action rifle, and the most recently developed piece of technology: a semi-automatic pistol.

Personality: Maxim has a tendency to value his business and career a little more highly than anything else, but is not unfriendly, by any means. Customers or members of the Gewehr military often receive friendlier attention though. There is an unusual point to him though, he has convinced himself of an odd disillusion, believing magic to be impure, to be cheating nature, and is extremely hostile towards known magic-using races, mostly elves and mahouni.

History: Maxim was a young man with many dreams and ambitions, and a unique creative talent inspired by seeing a small militia armed with muzzle-loading rifles perform an exhibition shooting of several targets set up for them. He became very much obsessed with firearms from then on, and began to create designs based entirely on his imaginative mind. His parents passed at an early age, leaving behind a meager inheritance with which he purchased an education and tools in order to fulfill the designs he had created early on in his life. After leaving school, he used what little money he had left to purchase metalworking tools, and created parts and ammunition for a break-action rifle, one of the earliest cartidge-using weapons in Elyansian history.

The design was very successful with hunters for its cheap, economic design, range, power, and accuracy; even though it suffered the drawbacks of using ammunition that was expensive compared to muzzle-loaders, and was difficult to use because of an overly complicated loading mechanism. Maxim listened to the criticisms of his first commercially developed weapon, and created his next firearm, then another, and another, until he was eventually hiring on more gunsmiths to be able to meet the demand he was receiving.

Maxim's success revolved primarily around listening to the desires of customers, and meeting them as best he could. His growth began with the hiring of staff, grew to the purchase of a factory, the expansion of his product lines to develop devices of war other than firearms, and finally to the creation of a small town around the factory to house the factory workers. Despite the popularity with civilians, no militaries on Elyansia use his products as standard issue weapons. Maxim's current goal is to attempt to gain contracts producing weapons for a full-military.

He is also, on the sidelines, very subtly trying to erase from existence what he feels is the only enemy of technology, magic. He has begun by imposing a strict series of anti-magic use laws within the borders of the Gewehr factory-town. It's possible he's done things far worse than merely impose a ban within the borders of his own city on magic...


Name: Fukiya McMillan

Alias/Nickname: None

Gender: Female

Age: 30

Race: Human/Genji

Birthplace: Loire Region, Outskirts of City of Dreisenn

Side: Neutral

Eye Color: Dark Green

Hair Color: Matte Black

Clothing: Like Maxim, she wears formal military wear to constantly maintain a good public appearance, but is far more often seen in combat gear. Her personal armor was lightened and stripped down, and is usually painted with camouflage matching her environment.

Weaponry: Fukiya personally prefers a long-range, sharpshooter variant rifle of Maxim's own design, equipped with a long-range sight. She also carries a stainless-steel revolver which appears to have great meaning to her, and a traditional Genji short sword left to her by her mother.

Personality: Fukiya tends not to speak out against those around her, and usually is very loyal to others. She is very morally sound, and does not believe in indiscriminate killing, which is why she trusts Maxim, thinking he is working to stop the conflict and war quickly with his weapons and new military. Even then, she still is very unsure of his current intentions concerning the magic-using races, knowing firsthand the martial law he's imposed on the people within his own city.

History: Born to Kaigo Dekisokonai, a Genji mother exiled from her kind for reasons she never knew, and a poor farming human father named Robert McMillan, Fukiya had quiet, humble beginnings away from society. She lived a great deal of her life taught by her mother, and farming alongside her father, with little other contact with civilization aside from the occasional trip to Dreisenn to sell crop. It wasn't until she was around the age of fifteen that her father sold his farm to look for better opportunities of work within the city. However, word of her and her parents spread rapidly once there, and the Genji learned of her existence as well as her mother's location.

One day, when Robert was away at his new job as a carpenter, a Genji assailant attacked and killed her mother, and then proceeded to try to abduct her. A then eighteen year old Maxim fired at and severely injured the assailant before he could escape, hurting him enough to make him drop Fukiya before he fled. Maxim took her to her home and aided her in recovering from the minor wounds she received during her fight, and the greater emotional injury of losing her mother.

Robert would soon after "adopt" Maxim as his son, and allowed him to live with him. Fukiya herself, after recoving from the loss of her mother, also began to appreciate Maxim, first becoming his friend, and from then on growing closer. After the factory-town of Cetme was build, she and her father moved in with Maxim, supported by his blooming company. The two, after fifteen years together, are soon to be wed, after Maxim proposed to her with a ring that he had made for her years ago out of nothing more than simple, stainless steel.

Now, Fukiya is becoming more aware of Maxim's true agendas, and she is having difficulty knowing if she must trust him, or if the Maxim she knew and loved has gone. She prefers to believe that she is paranoid, and still follows him, trusting his judgment.

[Goddess Martel]

Gabriel@: When I first wrote the Zanark Milltary, it became Gewehr who became the main evil baddies. XD

I must have neglected to change that during my editing. Sorry. ^^;


Psychon@: Gewehr seemed fine with being the main antgonist role, besides, I want to keep in that Gewehr was behind the Cluvern Massercre and that they kidnapped Raiku in order find out where the Ragnarok Tear of the Balacour region is. (Since Raiku has very special connections to it. >=3)

Anyway, I'll get them all added then. ^_^ Oh, did you edit the plasmite story in P.A.S's history? I haven't rechecked it yet.

Akashic@: LOL LOL LOL

You couldn't resist being a furry again, could you? =P
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[Akashic]

Of course, I love animals and people with animalistic features. ^-^ Plus, that character was the cause of me not falling asleep half the night after waking up randomly at 3 in the morning.
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[Psychon]

I'm confused, I never mentioned the plasmites came from space in the new version of Pas's backstory. Also, here's Physis again.


Real Name: Physis

Alias/Nickname: The Sentinel of Nature

Gender: Female

Age: Several Thousand

Race: Summon Spirit

Birthplace: Unknown

Side: Good

Eye Color: Iridescent-silver, pupils and iris are triangular in shape

Hair Color: Iridescent-silver

Clothing: Wears a four-piece garment composed of a mantle, skirt, leggings, and a tunic, along with gloved and boots. The cloth her garment is composed of is several shades of blue. Etched into the back of the mantle is her mark, a single, central triangle surrounded on all sides by twelve, elongated triangles.

Weaponry: Carries a very large broadsword about a meter in length.

Personality: A very gentle, motherly entity, she cares greatly for the people of the world, but even more so for the world itself. Unlike most spirits who are passive and do not intervene in worldly matters unless a summoner calls on them, Physis is one of the few spirits who will make interventions in affairs in the physical world without being asked or told to.

History: One of many spirits who watch over the world, Physis was assigned to the very mounting task of overwatching nature, specifically, the living beings that watch over the planet. She performed her duties as a spirit for millenia, and was also heavily involved with the Legendary War. Legend says, she long ago tried to create a soldier that would stop the war, but the story goes on to say that the soldier, driven mad by constant fighting, rejected Physis and went completely berserk, reduced to nothing more than a brutish animal. From that day on, Physis was said to never be the same, bound to the world by her mistake, she imposed an exile upon herself from the realm of spirits, forcing herself to dwell within the mortal world until she could remedy the grave error she made, and ensure the total safety of nature.

Thousands of years would pass, before she came across two young men, an elf named Lorenz, and a human named Henri, who themselves had been cast out of their communities for helping half-elves escape unlawful persecution. She felt touched by their kindness, and assisted them in creating an underground village, protected by her seal, as a new haven for all who were unwelcome or unwanted in the world. In gratitude, Lorenz and Henri would change their surnames in honor of who they described as the mother of their new home, becoming Lorenz Phyren, and Henri Colsis.

Physis then relegated herself within the heart of her protective seal, just beyond where those bound by physical bodies could not see her spirit. She watched from her resting place, intervening only when Lorenz and Henri asked for her assistance, such as in the creation of a new weapon that might save their new city. She sat there in the seal for years, awaiting the day that the shattered world would finally be able to be mended.

[Goddess Martel]

Psychon@: Okay, I'll take your word on it. ^^ I've already added it to the list anyway. So it's cool. Now to get Physis on.

Akashic@: LOL, okay, that's a fair enough reason. I like animals too though. I might make an another Raibai based on a 'certain' character from a 'certain' game of my childhood. =3

*Sniff* Lost Youth... LOL, just kidding. =P But I still loved that game when I was little. ^^

I don't know why I keep choosing Rabai out of all the other animal races. Maybe it's because I like bunnies? Especially the little baby ones. XD
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[Gabriel Helsing]

Maybe you have a fetish for bunny ears, Martel?
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At the birth of the world, Man was given a soul and with it, Clarity.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Light and Darkness... the road to both Dawn and Twilight...