A REAL (semi-historically accurate) Medieval RP (OOC) v.2.0

[DemonArchangel]

That's right kiddies a real medieval RP!! I realized that one day that Canon and many other popular games and RPG's are based on or have medieval themes in them. Well of course, there were no such things as Hobbits or such things as the world of Morrowind in REAL medieval times now, where there? Of course your standard magi and witches were usually nabbed by inquistioners and then burned at the stake as heretics. Well enough of my prattling, here's the (somewhat historically accurate) storyline....

The Battle of Bagdhad- 1225 A.D

After the 4th Crusade, the "Latin" soldiers seized Constantinople from the Byzantines, but they didn't keep it for long. 20 years later, the Byzantines rallied their forces and crushed the Crusaders holding Constantinople, blinding, torturing, castrating and (for the lucky ones) killing them outright. The Venetian merchants, infuriated at the loss of Constantinople launch an attack on Byzantine territory, riding at the head of these avarice driven zealots is the Venetian Doge himself, Giovanni III, an aging world-weary ruler.

The Byzantine Emperor, Constantine IX is currently in London attempting to arrange a marriage between his eldest daughter and the English crown prince and will not be returning home for quite a while, leaving rule of the empire to his 2 sons Crown Prince Alexius III (age 18 and Nicephorus Comenus VII (Age: 16). At age 18, Alexius is already a war hero, having crushed the Seljuk Turks and pushing the Empire's borders as far west as Persia and as far north as the Volga River in Russia.

After hearing of an Arab rebellion in Bagdhad, Alexius quickly rides out at the head of 50,000 troops to crush the rebellion, only to find out that the Mongols had invaded Baghdad and the supposed rebels were only trying to put up a resistance to the onslaught of the Golden Horde. And Alexius' tomboy half-sister Europhysene is tagging along, disguised as the leader of a band of Varangian (Viking) guardsmen.

The Golden Horde is led by Genghis Khan, who is aging but still a capable tactician and his teenage grandson Ogdai. The horde has been experiencing morale problems with its men, who have been fighting for the better part of ten years and wish to settle down. (Same problem with Alexander the Great's soldiers, who refused to go beyond the Indus River). The only thing in Genghis's heart though is conquest, and ignores the protests of his men, despite Ogdai's complaints that the soldiers of the Golden Horde are becoming unruly.

Back home, Nicephorus was left in charge, but little Nicky has problem with his brother being Crown Prince and will do anything to get at the throne including making a pact with the advancing Venetians to finish off Alexius when he gets home.....

I will be playing the following characters:

Crown Prince Alexius III:

Age: 18
Occupation: Crown Prince, General, Kataphraktoi heavy cavalryman.
Appearance: Tall (about 6'5) with black hair/eyes and olive skin. Has a regal bearing and never slouches, very physically active and very strong.

Some notes: Groomed for warfare from his youth, Alexius has known nothing but violence, subjugation and conquest. He finds it hard to be merciful and compassionate though his future role as emperor will have to demand at least some of that. Has a little problem with being nice to prisoners as well (i.e: poking the eyes out of children with sharp pins is him on a nice day) though he's not a bad person at heart though.

Princess Europhysene:
Age: 15
Occupation: Princess/Secretly dresses up as a guy to tag along with Alexius.
Appearance: Blond, almost white hair, blue eyes, pasty white skin. Well muscled and strong. About 5'5 inches tall.
Some notes: Is actually an illegitimate child. The emperor stopped by a whorehouse somewhere up north in Denmark one day, and the angry whore came down to Constantinople and threatened to reveal the Emperor's little affair unless he kept the child. Of course, nobody ever knew what really happened but there are rumors that go around from time to time. Alexia hated being a princess when she was young and played with the boys a lot, kinda explaining why she's dressed up as one tagging along with her brother.

[DemonArchangel]

SIGN UP HERE!!!

[Harthar]

I'll sign up, what positions ya got going? If I were to sign up I would either be going for Another General on the side of Alexius, or perhaps Alexius's Bodyguard, or even one of the officers of the army under Alexius. And if I were going for the opposite side of the coin I would go for Master Khan's General, or Officer. Or even a well payed assassin that Alexius's brother has hired to follow the Crown Prince and when the time is right to deliver the killing blow.

[DemonArchangel]

ok
post right here, be whoever you choose.

[*Kain*]

*thinks* hmmm.. I'd like to give it a shot.

Character proposal- Young man from the lower-middle class who managed to get into higher areas of education, mainly through his strategical prowess. He has a natural knack for strategy, and tactics. He was dragged into the war before his education was through, in order to test his mettle, he has been placed with the prince. If this sounds acceptable I will draw up a character.

[DemonArchangel]

ok kain

[Harthar]

Name:Harthar Ultor
Age:36
Occupation:General under Alexius III
Appearence:Of average height: 5'6" but he is built like a little tank. Bald head with a devil's beard and mustache. He has a scar running down his right cheak and one can tell his nose has been broken many a time. But dispite his rough and solid appearence he is a very experienced strategist and knows what his soldiers can and can't do.
Notes:He has been a soldier since he was able to get into the Emperor's army and has been using a sword since the day he could pick one up. He has been in many many battles and has risen in the ranks by acts of bravery, heroics and by winning battles with good tactics. He has fought beside Alexius before and he has come to respect the boy, not because he is soon to be Emperor... but because he is a fine lad and a great leader of armies. But he does find the boy a bit unsensitive at times... (the whole poking children's eyes out with pins thing...)


Hows that? Any problems just say the word and it'll be changed.

[DemonArchangel]

good job hathar, please find me more people

[Harthar]

I'll ask around and see if anyone I know wants to join.

[Raxor]

i was wondering.....if i wanted to join would i need to know a thing or 2 about the time in question.....coz i dont.

[DemonArchangel]

raxor, what's your age
and secondly, kain, your character is probably gonna be a ennuch, i'll explain about that privately.

[Raxor]

me...im 19....is that a huge prob?

[DemonArchangel]

ok raxor, your history should be good enough, but then, i'm distorting history to begin with, so it won't be that bad, go ahead and post a character, if you have historical questions, ask me.

[Harthar]

OK and here is the second character which I will be playing. A note to everyone here that this person will be a second post by this account in the thread and its colors will be different. Clyde's colors are usually Gold for action(or yellow, either or), Grey for speech, And thought I always have in my action color so no need to worry about another color for that.

This guy will have the colors, Green for Action, Red for speech And thoughts will also be Green.

So if I am posting twice, read both cause they are different characters.

Name:Shanka Tuahn
Age:26
Occupation:Bodyguard to Mr. Khan (Secretly MR. Khan's best Assassin.)
Appearence:Slightly taller then average height, 5'9". He is toned, but not very muscular, thin and graceful with his movements. He is handsome, and his heritage is not as strong upon his face as it is with the rest of his kinsmen.
Notes:He has been using his darker arts for most of his life, starting out as a simple thief at a young age and making his way up into an experienced Assassin and finally to the greatest assassin the Mongolians have never seen, but have only heard of. He is sometimes called Shadow, or even to the extent of Death when he is in his killing mood. He follows Mr. Khan with feirce loyalty and does the great man's every wish. He is a man to be recond with, but looks to be little more then a scrawny advicer. 'Beware the black dagger if it should ever be seen, for it signals the coming of Death and mercy is not his game.'

There you are.