Avatar: Legend of the Mercenaries Options

[Darkblade]

Story line

In this parallel universe, the legend of the Avatar ended hundreds of years ago when one of the avatars in the cycle was killed during Avatar State, ever since then, the cycle was broken and new avatars ceased to be born. With the Avatar out of the way to keep the elements from leaving balance, the latest generations of fire lords have all been preparing and shaping up their weapons and equipment to war, not all of the Fire Nation was in agreement with this path of action, however, which resulted in the Fire Nation being divided in two, those that continued to follow the will of the Fire Lord and the other, smaller group, which became renegades in the eyes of the Fire Nation. Aware of this fact, the Earth and Water gladly took in these said renegades and have also started to prepare for battle with the Fire Nation. The Air Benders, on the other hand, have decided to stay neutral throughout this conflict, no doubt due to the influences of their teachings based around peace and non-hostility. Sadly, it soon became evident to the Fire Nation that taking out the Air Nomads out of the picture would greatly help them expand their territory, as well as get rid of a potential enemy in the near future, so that will be their first target in this war. Not having been ready yet, the Earth and Water Nations both pull together resources to assemble a mercenary team, which will be responsible for defending the Eastern Air Temple, at least until reinforcements arrive from the Earth and Water Nations.

Objective:
As a mercenary, its your duty to defend against the cruel Fire Nation’s attacks on the East Air Temple alongside your comrades.

Character Sheet
Name: (As a mercenary, it’s entirely possible you may choose to not use your real name)
Age:
Gender:
Nationality: (Of the 4 nations: Fire Nation, Air Nomads, Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom)
Equipment: (If Any (a weapon, medical supplies, trinkets, pocket lint, anything that is note worthy that he/she might carry))
Appearance: (Image or Description is fine)
Skills: (Not just that of Element Bending, but other useful things, no need for too much detail)
Personality: (Describe your character in a few words, what are they like? What do they like?)
Characters past: (What has your character done in the past? What led him/her to becoming a mercenary? Don’t worry about too much detail, you still have the RP itself to explore this completely.)

Character creation things to think about:
Keep in mind your characters nationality (as they are each distinctly different in culture for example), for example, an Air Nomad might be less likely to kill an opponent should it come to that, or perhaps your Air Nomad has left his/her origins behind?

Does your character really give much of a damn about the war? Or are they just in it for the money?

Can your character actually bend the elements? If not, were they ever bullied because of this?
Maybe they can bend, however they have a severe lack of talent?

If your character is of the Fire Nation, do they dress in Fire Nation fashion proudly? Or perhaps they don't and keep their origins a secret to avoid trouble.

Rules:

Your character can't be an avatar, they are dead and gone.

Your character cannot perform advanced element bending. This is for fairness reasons, some advanced bending can either kill almost instantly (lightning) or control your characters physical movments (Blood).

Make sure your character isn't some kind of immortal or god like element bender.
Obviously I don't expect your character to be physically weak, but have some idea of how much damage your character
can take.

Controlling another users character is frowned upon.
However, in some cases, if a user is away and their character was in the middle of something important, their character may be temporarily controlled to move the story along. Otherwise, we'd be forced to stall.

Try not to post with only a handful of sentences too often, in some cases, this is tough to avoid and can have an affect on the next users post because of having a small piece to write from.

Keep violence, language and gore to decent level. There are kids here and keep in mind the forum rules as a whole.

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Well, here it is.
If something is wrong, say, I'll make some changes.

I'll post my character in a little while, since I have to go for now.

[Nicsp]

Woot! Just a note though, you should probably put on the rules regarding advanced types of bending. Such as lightning for fire benders, blood for water benders, metal and sand for earth benders, etc.

Theme Song

Name:
Kyung Li

Age:
27

Gender:
Female

Nationality:
Earth Kingdom

Equipment:
Basic survival and travelling supplies. Ropes, tents, food rations and other basic needs. All of that, coupled up with a few changes of clothes, are all stuffed up inside a huge bag she carries around with her. She is usually wearing a long green cloak, which covers her upper body almost completely, a long blue trenchcoat, a black corset and loose blue pants, which are kept up by overalls. She is always wearing hard leather, steel-tipped boots and fingerless leather gloves on her hand.

Skills:
Due to the fact she now has only one arm, she had to adapt her earth bending to fit this new body. As such, instead of hurling blocks and quakes at her opponents like most earth benders, she instead uses her earth bending to make small rock spikes, which she throws at her opponents. She also is a decent martial arts user when it comes to kicking.

Personality:
Loud, and sometimes, slightly over dramatic. She tends to try to deal with most problems head-on and is very thick headed when she sets her mind to things.

History:

Daughter of a couple of merchants that travelled around the Earth Nation. Never feeling herself quite right in that caravan, she dropped out of it around her teen years to try and join the Dai Li at Ba Sing Se. Making use of her skills as an earth bender, she would first train in it as hard as she could, join the guard and then, later, join the Dai Li...! Except...She kind of didn't. During her training, an accident caused her to end up losing an arm. Though she was able to get the wound properly taken care of, she pretty much no longer had any chance to join the guard, seeing as they weren't interested in recruiting a one-armed woman. Seeing her initial plans destroyed, she decided to become a wanderer and has been making a living by working as a mercenary. Despite having lost an arm during her training, she is still a very good earth bender, able to fight on equal ground with most other benders.

This post has been edited by Nicsp: May 26 2012, 05:55 AM

[Darkblade]

Just a note though, you should probably put on the rules regarding advanced types of bending. Such as lightning for fire benders, blood for water benders, metal and sand for earth benders, etc.

That's a good point, I completely forgot about that type of bending.

I think for the sake of fairness, not allowed.
As I remember it, those skills were rare to have in the show.

[Eye of The Liger]

Name: Kamen
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Nationality: Fire Nation
Equipment: A pair of long, curved daggers, decorated in thin runes made from rubies, as well as basic survival gear. Aside from these, he dons no armour of any kind, as he prefers to avoid being hit entirely as opposed to being resistant to damage.
Skills: Kamen is an expert in the art of stealth, often able to go undetected in hidden areas. He's also an expert liar, having mastered it like an art. He can deceive his way out of most bad situations, which has proven invaluable throughout his life - a life which has always revolved around secrets, some-truths and half-lies.
Personality: In a word, Kamen is mysterious. He always knows more than he lets on, and you never know anything about him that he hasn't already chosen for you to know: often for his benefit. He keeps his words short and sweet, preferring actions to speech, and this shows in his mannerisms. He stands upright, speaking in an icey tone, his choice of words completely honest and relentless.
Characters past: Very little is known of Kamen. His name is a clear alias, and the most valuable detail he has ever revealed about himself is that he is from the Fire Nation, though even then, those that know this doubt its authenticity. He has also told some people his age, though it always changes. He's been 28, 41. 30 and even 19. Despite his annoyingly privative attitude, nobody has ever bothered him, as those that have the rare chance of seeing him in action know he is a very talented Fire Bender, which for the most part, makes up for the fact that he is physically weak.

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I purposely revealed very little of the history section, since I've always found it preferable to develop the history throughout the roleplay, rather than in an out-of-character profile.

[Darkblade]

Name:Titan Wolf
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Nationality: Earth Kingdom
Equipment: Wolf carries equipment important to surviving long journeys, maps, food, water and medical supplies in a small messenger bag. He carries a Fire Nation sword as his choice of weapon. He wears arm bracers and shin guards as his only Armour.
Appearance:

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Skills: Wolf is a trained martial artist and swordsman, although for the most part, prefers fighting with a sword.
As a traveler, he knows how to survive in the wild wastelands, able to look for edible plants and craft shelter, although as an earth Bender, he can easily craft a basic shelter from most terrain.
His earth bending techniques also reflect his love for sword based combat.
Personality: Wolf is a blunt character, critical of peoples skills, ideas or products. He'll usually do this in blunt, unhelpful way, regardless of the victims age. Despite his critical nature, he rarely speaks about his own sword techniques or teaches them to those that ask. He's cautious, he prefers to plan ahead rather than leave things to luck, hates more than anything to make a mistake. He dislikes having nothing to do, which is part of the reason he travels around the world.
Characters past: Wolf's life before becoming a mercenary was of him studying the path of a swordsman, it became clear to himself that he cared not for the life of a swordsman or the history, but the talents and skills they posses. Wolf lacked respect for the teachers and fellow students unless they shared his opinion, few did. After 4 years of studying, he left his school, leaving his belongings and hit the road, taking whatever short jobs he could find. At 25, he took jobs which involved actual combat, although, it was uncommon that he took them, his life style of travel required him to carry little money unless he needed transport like ships.

[Sparrowsmith]

Just thought I'd let you know I've pinned the sign-up (as is customary with sign ups ) and I'm considering making a character. I don't really know anything about Avatar, but hey, looks like good fun.

[Darkblade]

Ok, cool thanks.

I wouldn't really worry about not knowing much about Avatar, the only thing you really need to know is about the 4 elements.

[Angelic-Fairy]

Name :Rima Sang
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Nationality: Fire Nation
Equipment: She carries a small dagger, almost the size of like..a letter opener,and general easy-to-find medical supplies. Mostly dependent on her bending though.Very good bender
Appearance: She's about 5'6''. Golden eyes. VERY long black hair -despite the picture- pale skin. Small burns on left shoulder. she dresses in fire nation clothes, but doesn't like the way they treat people





Skills: She's persuasive
Personality: Very social. Definitely a flirt. Likes to be around people, and is protective of her friends
Characters past: She helped her parents with a small shop. Nothing big happened. She felt trapped, wanted a way out. She didnt know what else to do so she joined the mercenaries.

[Angelic-Fairy]

ignore this. mouse messed up, double clicked, therefore double post.

This post has been edited by Angelic-Fairy: May 31 2012, 05:07 PM

[Darkblade]

Awesome!
I think We've got enough people to start.

I'll post the RP topic in a few days.

[Ryuga]

Name: Kuai
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Nationality: Air nomad
Equipment: The basic necessities for travel: food, sleeping gear, flint. He also carries a dagger for hunting purposes than for combat. On the combat side he weilds a regular old broad-sword.
Appearance: Like this only with shorter hair.

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Skills: A more agressive style of air bending, martial arts, bo staff and sword proficiency. Non-combat skills include hunting, open-fire cooking, and foraging.
Personality: Kuai is a realist at best, pessimist at worst. He tends to say things as he sees them, for better or worse. His perspective on reality seem very jaded as he assumes the worst in people, situations, and pretty much everything. He is a cooperative person though. While on the job, or traveling in a company, he willingly complies to the needs of others.
Characters past: Kuai had a regular Air nomad life, practicing non-violence etc. Shortly after he turned fifteen, that all changed. His younger brother and sister were murdered in front of his eyes by fire nation soldiers. Filled with hatred, he abandoned the temple which he practiced and began his journey for vengence. He trained under different fighting styles, and picked up skills unbecoming of an air nomad along his journey to becoming a mercenary. Rumor has it that he has endured countless other hardships that continued to reinforce his rather pessimistic outlook on life.

This post has been edited by Ryuga: Jun 23 2012, 11:01 PM

[Nicsp]

Anyone...? ANYONE?

[Sparrowsmith]

DB said he was gonna open a topic.
Has he forsaken us?

I never actually made a character, so it's not so much 'us' as 'you guys' but I like to feel included.
Anyway...

[TaFresh]

Can we create non-mercenary characters?

[Nicsp]

I'd suppose so....The point of them being mercenaries was mostly just to get everyone together under a same objective, after all. Though that kind of thing would have to be checked up more properly with DB.

[Eye of The Liger]

Y U NO POST TOPIC ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)

[Nicsp]

ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL.





Per Darkblade's Request, I shall be taking over this roleplay while he deals with some personal things. I'll have the topic open by tommorow.

IT'S OPEN, GO GO GO GO GO GO.

This post has been edited by Nicsp: Jun 22 2012, 07:45 AM