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Edited by Ronin: 6/21/2019 2:05:24 PM
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Broken Honor - Prologue

The rain flooded the mountains like the very gates of Heaven had opened. It covered the rocks, soaking them beyond imagination. It drenched poor Jade and Mirage, making them miserable. But it had no effect on Ronin’s determination to climb the peak. “Ronin!” Mirage called over the roaring wind. “Why in the name of Achronos are we up here?” Jade whined her agreement with Mirage, her claws doing her no good on the slippery stones. In response, Ronin waved his hand at the pair and signaled for them to hurry up. He paused a moment at a ledge above them, then clambered up, reaching back down to pull his partners back up. “Come on, over here!” He had to shout over the wind, but once Mirage and Jade were upon the ledge, they spied what had encouraged Ronin to keep his spirits up: a cave. “In there, out of the rain, you two!” The three of them huddled together in the cave, all of them soaking wet. Ronin took out some logs he had hauled in a pack up the mountain and began working to start a fire. “You never answered my question, Ronin - why are we up here when we could be back in the city, comfortable and very dry?” Mirage demanded. “To put it simply, this as my home many years ago. I lived in a small village that spanned this mountaintop. This is where I received my training as a samurai.” Ronin breathed a sigh of relief as the fire finally caught, and sat on his haunches, warming himself before taking a seat and getting comfortable. “You might want to sit closer to the fire - wouldn’t do to catch cold, now would it?” Mirage and Jade sidled up on either side of Ronin, each freezing cold in front of the blazing fire. “Wait, this is where you grew up? Nobody told me…” Mirage murmured. “No, I imagine not. You two are the first to know. But that’s a story for another time-” “No, tell us!” Mirage and Jade both looked to Ronin and gave him their best puppy dog eyes, silently pleading for the story. After all, the man ran the OAFL - stories were his wheelhouse. If anyone could tell a story right, it was him. “That’s… a long story. We could be here all night and then some. Are you sure?” Ronin drew back his hood and smiled knowingly at the pair as they nodded excitedly. “Alright, then settle down and get comfortable. My story starts on a night not unlike this one…” ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the prologue for my backstory. This will explain how I acquired my abilities as a swordsman, the origin of the village, why my character can navigate natural terrain so well, and other details that I’d like to give a backstory to. Figured I’d go ahead and write it out since cmirg’s not going to be around (I was planning to do this after his Risen event finished, but I suppose those plans fell through). However, this is a village. There are others, specifically other children who trained along with me, as well as other people who lived there and a village elder. To those of you wondering, yes. This is simultaneously a sign-up post. [b]Keep in mind that your character may not live through the tale, as my story is a tragic one.[/b] If you want to join in, build a character below. All I will need is your character’s name, their personality (an alignment would be useful here as well), male or female, their race (from human, elf, or half-elf), and their role in the village (options are below). There’s no real limit on how many people can be in a certain role, I just ask that it’s somewhat balanced so I don’t have to create too many characters. Your character’s backstory [i]is[/i] this story - nothing much ever happens in the village. Another thing: magical abilities thrive in this village. Everyone has their own unique affiliation, from things like wind magic to fire magic. When you are creating your character, choose a magical affiliation. You can choose any element, or, if that doesn’t quite strike your fancy, you can pick a specific ability like telekinesis or something that is your affiliation. However, keep in mind that you only have one affiliation, [b]and please don’t be that guy who just says “My magical affiliation is everything” or some other form of that.[/b] [b][u]Roles:[/u][/b] [u]Trainee[/u] - You will be one of the children in the monastery training in the way of the samurai. There’s a lot of room available for this role, as there’s a lot of children in the village. If you choose this role, you will be unable to be a parent (because of obvious reasons). [u]Farmer[/u] - You will be one of the farmers of the village that help to grow the village’s food. Surely one of the most important jobs in the village. [u]Crafter[/u] - You will be one of the crafters of the village. This means that your job is creating the different necessities of life: clothes, houses, etc. If you want, you can choose a certain specialization when choosing this role (no machine stuff though - it’s a simple wooden village atop a mountain). [u]Hunter[/u] - Your job will be to hunt the wild game that inhabits the Misty Mountains for various reasons, whether they be for food, pelts, or other things. [u]Mentor[/u] - You will be one of the learned masters who train the next generation in the way of the samurai, as well as teaching them the Code of Honor and how to act properly. [u]Parent (Optional extra role)[/u] - In additional to whatever role you chose above (besides Trainee), you will be a parent of one of the Trainees. I will assign you a child based on race choices between Parents and Trainees, however. [b]Again, your character is not guaranteed to survive this story. It is a story of loss, grief, and perseverance despite the largest setbacks. It’s a story of death, love, and loneliness. It’s intended to explain why becoming a fighter in the original OAFL was such an important decision in Ronin’s life, and why it changed him forever.[/b] Trainees: - Adam (Ult Loot Crate’s character) - Arte (Ruby Forest’s character) - Nil (NIL’s character) - Myxilor (Hammer’s character) - Anchius Chordeliniae (NightHawk377’s character) - Sky (Sky the porchy’s character) - Ichiro (StoneFlare21’s character) Farmers: - Bucky (OneEyeBucky’s character) - Orcinus [i](Parent)[/i] (Orcinus Orca’s character) Crafters: - Jester/Worm (JestingWorm’s character) - Brithael [i](Parent)[/i] (Bopsheezi’s character) - Lothric [i](Parent)[/i] (deatheater200’s character) - Sheldon Hawkings (Warlock Holmes’s character) Hunters: - Ringivek [i](Parent)[/i] (RingLeader’s character) - Jäger (Rex Izunia’s character) - Artemis (Artemis’s character) - Clyde [i](Parent)[/i] (Clyde-4’s character) - Aeowin [i](Parent)[/i] (Ems468’s character) - Liam (Liam_Gue’s character) - Michael (Michael’s character) - Talos (man_of_war_r2’s character) - Phoenix (SettlingGiant0’s character) Mentors: - Varvatos Vex (Varvatos Vex’s character) - Ravvyn (Sylver19’s character) - Shura [i](Parent)[/i] (Toaster’s character) - Joker (BatPug74’s character) - Pancecé (Pancake Monk’s character) - Qiulong (John Watson’s character) - Dionysius [i](Parent)[/i] (Nabriales’s character) - Feu Pur (Countess Pyre’s character) Villains (not a general role! Only a few people will be assigned this role as the story goes on!): - Cmirg (cmirg’s character) - Aku (Shadow Aku’s character) Edit: As of this edit, we have 4 kids and 6 parents. This means that some kids will have single parents OR some will be siblings. I’ll make the judgement call on this as the sign ups progress. Speaking of, we have a good amount of people signed up, so I think I’m going to leave this up for one, [i]maybe[/i] two more days before I start writing the next part. [b][i][u]THIS DOES NOT MEAN SIGN UPS HAVE CLOSED!!![/u][/i][/b] I will edit the post with a clear edit saying that sign ups are closed when I do close them! For now, everybody is still welcome! Edit 2: [b]Sign ups will close on the Tuesday after Father’s Day. That is when I will start writing the next part to the story. To all you who are on the fence about creating a character, I’m putting this out to inform you of your deadline. To all you who believe your character won’t fit, you can create a new one if you want to. Thank you to all of you who signed up, I did NOT want to spend a ton of time creating side characters for my story. Thanks for taking that weight off my shoulders.[/b] Edit 3: [b]SIGN UPS HAVE CLOSED. Thank you to all who signed up, you can look forward to Chapter 1 in the next few days![/b]

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  • Name: Jain Gender: Male Race: Human Hair: Jet black, kind of short Eyes: Two different colours, brown and blue. Skin: White, pretty tan Alignment: Lawful Evil Role: Villain (mwhaha) Personality: Extremely smart and cunning. Loves to deceive people. Kind of insane, but still is pretty calm. Master sword fighter and is very good at magic. Abilities: Expert at charming magic, if he has deceived some one to a certain point, he can control them and even cause them to switch sides temporarily. He also is a very good at lightning magic and can control electricity. Weapons: Two high quality broad swords that can conduct electricity.

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    • I wonder if I should write Tiger a Backstory. No doubt people would either like it or simply harass it.

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      • Edited by Okami Settling: 6/17/2019 1:22:55 AM
        Name: Pheonix (Fluctuates name to shape chosen) Species: Shapeshifter (True firm is unknown) Job: (If it’s okay) a Rouge Hunter Ability/Magic: (If shapeshifting doesn’t count) Can conjure projections Alignment: True Neutral (Will do anything for money)

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        • Would you allow me to be a robot? It is my natural self.

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          • Edited by cinqueMento: 6/16/2019 12:38:26 AM
            Could I join? Name: Feu Pur Race: human Children: none Age: 54, first grey streaks showing Senior Mentor of a(the) fire group. Middle-aged female with fiery red hair. Beautiful and slim. Personality is(you guessed it) fiery and goes between tender motherliness and excessive force. If I’m too late or you need more information about my character, just tell me. I haven’t tried this kind of rp yet but thought I’d give it a go. [i]the Conflagration will consume you[/i]

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            • If you have room fee free to use my Character for anything needed. [spoiler]Sips Tea[/spoiler]

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              • I would join, but Virus doesn’t fit here, and I don’t have any other fitting characters.

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                • Name: Dionysius Role: Mentor (Parent) Race: Human Alignment: Lawful Neutral Height: 6’ 3” Hair: Medium length, blond, kind of messy Skin: Very fair Eyes: Red Magic: Chronostasis

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                  • Edited by Orcinus Orca: 6/14/2019 10:34:37 PM
                    Name: King Orca Species: Orcinus Orca Gender: Male Weight: 7 tons Length: 10 meters Appearance: Countless scars on his face. Is in a mech suit if on land. Mech suit wears a giant cape made of baby seal fur. Personality: Brave, loyal, protective, curious, playful, vengeful, anger issues Role: Hunter Magic: I don't want magic but let's say I can create water out of nowhere and control it.

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                    • Edited by 10 Piece Mcnuggets: 6/14/2019 3:05:32 PM
                      🤷‍♂️ Guess I’ll join. Name: Cmirg Species: Wisp Job: Farmer Alignment: Chaotic Evil (cause why not?) He kinda wants to destroy the village. Ability: Gravity control.

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                      • Welp, I'm late to another story...oh well I guess, I guess I'll get the next one if I even get the chance.

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                        • Edited by D, Hunter of the Dead: 6/14/2019 3:46:00 AM
                          Sure, why not? Just make sure I die in a super awesome graphic manner (if I do die that is) Bucky Race: Human Role: Farmer (but has have many dark secrets) Personality: Dark, gloomy, narcissistic Appearance: Like an average farmer, ya know straw hat and stuff but everything is black, 6'0, around 175 pounds, muscular, shaggy blonde hair, looks far younger than he is Other (these are mostly just wishes): Owns a big cute dog, has a very dark past, very mysterious and speaks in riddles and metaphors Magic: Master of the ways of darkness but I would prefer if this was secret By the way I really don't care if you change anything, it's your story

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                          • Edited by indigo_rhodes: 6/14/2019 4:32:54 PM
                            Name: Anchius Chordeliniae Species: [i]Chordeliniae Major[/i] (human, but with two large bird wings on our backs) Job: trainee Alignment: neutral, with a tendency to put his goals first, but a strong connection to his friends that puts that goal into question for him Ability: wings, rampant sarcasm Magical connection: uncanny ability to commune with the deep

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                            • OOOOH can i join? if so just use my character and have me as whatever role I don't care.

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                              • Edited by indigo_rhodes: 6/14/2019 2:02:58 PM
                                Oh wow that was fast! Are there still spots open? Nice writing though.

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                                • Edited by f3: 6/14/2019 1:44:58 PM
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                                  [quote]The rain flooded the mountains like the very gates of Heaven had opened. It covered the rocks, [b]soaking them beyond imagination[/b]. It drenched poor Jade and Mirage, [b]making them miserable. But it had no effect on Ronin’s determination to climb the peak[/b].[/quote] [b] It’s your job as a writer to make the reader imagine it. Saying it’s beyond imagination is saying that the reader shouldn’t even bother trying to picture it. That’s the opposite of what you want. [b] Again, the imagery could be stronger in this part as well. Character traits and moods like that are infinitely more effective if they’re implied, not directly, dryly stated. If you can build an interesting narrative you shouldn’t have to rely on getting support from sign-up posts.

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                                  • Well that sign up filled up quickly.

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                                    • Edited by Warlock Holmes: 6/14/2019 7:45:16 AM
                                      Name:sheldon hawkings Gender: male Occupation:crafter. Can i be a herbalist/alchemist/inventor of small items such as fireworks and smoke bombs? If not i have other ideas but i like this one. Race:elf Apperance: medium sized black hair with paler skin and grey eyes. He usually wears things like the equivalent to a lab coat(i like lab coats they look cool). Usually stained with powder and ingredients from his work. Alignment: neutral good Magic affinity: neutrino particle!!!(joking). Could he have a magiclly increased intelligence or should i come up with somethimg else? Personality:very wise, very smart, and very eccentric. Loves his work and very inventive.

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                                      • I thought I.... uh.... crippled mirage?

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                                        • Edited by Warlock Holmes: 6/14/2019 7:45:05 AM
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                                        • Why is this so well written??

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                                          • Edited by Ronin: 6/14/2019 3:54:01 AM
                                            Hammer is signing up: Name: Myxilor Personality: Only talk when needed, stays quiet, very determined, only opens up to friends, wants to be the most powerful/best student. Alignment: Lawful Neutral Height (full grown): 5’10” Looks: male half elf, man bun, likes trench coat for hiding things Role: Trainee Magical affinity: Can look up to 5 seconds in the future

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                                          • Edited by karste385: 6/14/2019 3:19:23 AM
                                            I totally belong in the mentor category, or I can be some enigmatic character... I’m just a [i]completely bald[/i] monk(none of that weird hair) with talents in making pancakes and slaying demons back in me younger years. Now i teach others my ways. Call me Pancecé(pronounced Pan-sey-sey)

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                                            • Screw it, I’m in Michael Personality: chaotic good, calm and reserved, borderline cold, protective and friendly towards friends Race: Human Magic: Dark pyromancy Role: hunter

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                                              • Edited by Liam_the_Censor: 6/14/2019 1:06:24 PM
                                                Name: Liam Role: Hunter (or master if need be, and if very necessary crafter. If you don’t need any of those, Farmer works.) Race: Human Gender: Male Personality: Lawful good, solemn, encouraging, sarcastic, prone to anger when those he cares about are at risk, focused Appearance: Short blonde hair, white (duh), green eyes, 6’3” Magic, Time Lapse: Time lengthens for a short period allowing for faster reaction, movement, and tactics

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