Vampire Rose(VR)III: Darkness is Eternal(DiE) (OOC/signup)

[*Kain*]

Vampire Rose 3: Darkness is eternal

Alright *Cracks his knuckles* I'm looking for some people who want to play as either the heroes or the vampires, or maybe even both for this story.

"breif" history

The setting lies in the continent of Avurlund, one of the smaller continents in the vast world. Avurlund has several large cities and kingdoms, the most important however is Astrail: The home of the heroes. This city has been the pinnacle of defense for years against the darkness.

"Stay awhile and listen"

Against the Darkness(original)AtD-
Fate brought a group of heroes together in the tavern of what was once the small town of Astrail, it was here that they drove off a host of Orcs trying to gain territory in Avurlund. Soon after the darkness that was trying to engulf the world decided this small continent would be their gateway. The heroes faced new challenges and foes day by day, until at long last they found the source of all the demons, and monsters ravaging the countryside. A long battle ensued in which the group was nearly destroyed, the young Kain Dragonhand was left alone to battle this bringer of doom. Instead of foolishly trying to face the evil lord he plunged his sword into the ground, and channeled his energy throughout the room, reviving his comrades, and this same energy weakened their foe. The gods saw this sacrifice as a great deed and restored Kain's life energy soon after. The young man's allies defeated the darkness and led the land out of turmoil. The heroes knowing that their task was done went their separate ways. Some stayed in Astrail, rebuilding it and the surrounding lands, others disappeared entirely.

Vampire Rose(VR)
Fate called on them again several years later, the darkness would not leave this land, not yet. Rumors of a kingdom of vampires spread across the land. When the heroes got word of this they returned. Darkness was to be kept at bay here, if they failed the world would surely come to an end soon after. The heroes of Astrail led the makeshift peasant armies into war against the vampires and after a few years of campaigning but an end to the fanged threat. After catching up on old times the group dispersed once more.

Vampire Rose II(VR II) A new beginning
Peace reigned in the land of Avurlund for a decade. During this time the young Kain who seemed not to age found his way to the Brightblade lands to the east. This is where one of the heroes hailed from, Mara Brightblade. Kain traveled all over the continent and eventually ended up meeting with his master Ash Gallant, and childhood friend Shadow Swiftwind. The three decided to give the home of the heroes another visit, it had been ten years after all. They chartered a ship to the continent of Avurlund. A storm struck near the end of their voyage and blew them off course, the ship crash landed about thirty miles south from their desired landing point. The three awoke the next night, the only survivors. They gathered what supplies they could and started the trek north until they reached the small port of Lansil. Here they re-supplied with what little gold remained on their persons and started west for Astrail. The road was long, and the nights were as well. Something was amiss in the realm. Their path took them through many forests, and it was in the Baal region that they encountered their fanged friends once again. Along the way they saw homes and crops burned to ashes. After many encounters they finally reached their destination. To their horror the town was controlled by the vampires, and the only refuge was underground. A network of tunnels had been dug for this very reason. Upon meeting with Mara and Griffon, the two who had rebuilt this land together, they immediately set about retaking Astrail. The heroes led the peasant horde once again and eventually drove the vampires back into the woods. Kain and Ash got separated from everyone else and was set upon by about twenty-five of the Baal region's elite, veterans from the first war. However there was one young one, recently taken. A battle ensued, Kain's sword of light aided the two heroes greatly, all but one of the vampires were defeated. The one that escaped was the fledgling vamp. The ambitious Scythe reported the incident to Wolfgang, head of the vampires. Wolfgang entrusted his right hand Mathias to take care of the two pests that destroyed his men. Mathias left rightaway to take care of the problem. When he arrived on the scene he saw the two sitting back to back exhausted, he left seeing no honour in killing them at that moment. Upon retruning to Wolfgang and reporting that it would have been dishonourable to slay such great warriors in their exhausted condition. Wolfgang enraged ordered Mathias to bring their heads or his own. Wolfgang followed Mathias to ensure that he carried out his task. When the battle took place the slightly rested heroes gave Mathias a run for his money. It was then that Wolfgang jumped in. They fought for what seemed eternity. Finally Kain was thrown from his feet by the vampire lord's magic, and he did the same to Ash. Only Ash went up into the air. Kain got up just in time to see Mathias slay one of the mighty heroes of Astrail. Frustrated Kain took up his friends blade, and nearly destroyed Mathias, and severely wounded Wolfgang with the Sword of Light. A blow by that blade made most undead disintegrate, to him it was only a wound. The fury of the young man was so great that even the lord of the vampires retreated before him. Kain buried Ash and returned to Astrail. Once the people found out that Ash had perished they hated the Vampires even more, and soon after the fanged creatures were destroyed.


"Still peace did not last long in this forsaken realm. Between now and then are many tales of the heroes keeping the darkness at bay, their tales lie in writing. A book dubbed Tides of Time supposedly has a record of their valiant deeds. That however is for another time. Let us to the present"


Vampire Rose III(VR III) Darkness is Eternal(DiE)-

It has been nearly a hundred years since the last incursion of the undead. Avurlund has seen three decades of serenity, the longest break it has had in a long while. Nights are growing longer, people are starting to disappear. Those left behind are starting to despair, for long night forshadow a period of darkness. There is no longer a group of heroes for them to look to, but what could they do now if the undeath rose once again. There are so many people even the fabled heroes would not be able to handle this. Still some look to the descendants of The Dragonhand family, which now rules this land. They are the sons and daughters of Kain Dragonhand and Oriana Shadowbain, daughter of Griffon Shadowbain, and Mara Brightblade. Some look to the Brightblade lands across the eastern sea.

"A year after the first few disappearances in small towns throught the countryside the people are positive that vampires are on the move once again. Will fate bring together a new hope for Avurlund or will the darkness finally overtake this worn land?"



Ahh finally, man i'm a little rusty. So there it is

[*Kain*]

not as long as I thought it was going to be, anyhow My character

Name: Noah Dragonhand
Age: 16
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 158 lbs.
Eye Colour: Lt. Blue
Hair Colour: Blonde
Class: Swordsman
Weapon Proficiencies: an expert with the Sword of Light
Brief History: He is heir to the throne of the kingdom of Astrail, and descendant of the legendary swordsman Kain. Some say he a carbon copy of the hero. He is the family's only prince, and is well protected, however he dislikes his special treatment and it makes his sisters jealous.

Strengths: quick, good with the sword, agile. His opponents underestimate him at first due to his age.

Weaknesses: Not peticularly strong

Special: He can heal others but only once per day, and it mentally drains him, making him fatigued for the remainder of the day. This power is common with all Dragonhand males. The females of the family are some of the kingdoms greatest magic users.

Sword of Light- This weapon is the only artifact of Kain's that does not rest inside the family vault. It is a symbol of heritage. The weapon is light as a feather when weilded by those that have Kain's blood running through their veins. To others it is just a fancy, razorsharp blade. Their are intricate elven runes of protection keeping the blade from ever needing reforging or sharpening.


Noah's sisters can be played if anyone wishes too. If someone wants to they can make up a first name, or they will be Iris, Rachel, or Ariana. Their last name is of course Dragonhand. They have the potential to be powerful sorcresses, or fighter-mages.

[~Oriana~]

*blinks*

Kain?!?! Omg hunny where in the hell have you been?! Wait til I tell Griffon!

Oh yeah btw sign me up dont know what I'll be doing yet but you can be damn sure I am not passing this up!

[Nell]

I would like to join if possible.

Name: Nell
Age: 19
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eye Colour: green
Hair Colour: deep brown, usually tied back
Job: innkeeper
Weapons: staff and bow

Short History: Nell has recently inherited ownership of a tavern in Astrail after the disappearance of her father who was her only family. She has been brought up to be independent and self-sufficient.

Strengths: Agile and sharp eyed, she is proficient at unarmed combat and a deadly shot with the bow.

Weaknesses: Although well toned and fit, she lacks physical strength.

Special: Nell has the gift of second sight. This manifests itself through dreams, through visions during meditation and also through physically connecting herself to nature, for example by dipping her hands in a flowing river or touching an ancient tree. She tends to hide this gift, preferring to not attract attention to herself.

Character/Appearance: Although she can appear slight of frame, Nell is used to physical exercise and has ridden horses since she was old enough for her father to lift her onto the back of a pony. She is often found smiling and laughing, having only experienced what can be described as an easy life. After enduring a childhood of being compared to an imp by her father, she has now matured into a young woman with the beauty of her mother becoming obvious. At times she can seem introspective and a daydreamer.

[M'Lynne]

Name: M'Lynne
Age: Ageless
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Eye Colour: green
Hair Colour: auburn
Job: Mistress to Wolfgang head of the Baal Clan
Weapons: Skilled in many forms of battle and weaponry

Short History:Born in Astrail and stolen from her family at the young age of 15 M'Lynne was held prisoner by the man who kidnapped her, and was forced to serve him in all ways until one night during a beating she was being given a stranger born of darkness and shadow rescued her from her captors. Over time she fell in love with her dark knight and in turn he fell in love with her trusting her with his most precious secret. He was a vampire and only when she was ready, only when she went to him at the age of 19 offering herself to him body and soul was she turned to a vampire herself, to walk beside her vampiric love as his mistress of the night and of his heart.

Strengths:Preternatural strength, speed and eyesight

Weaknesses:The sun and the part of her that still feels and thinks like a human woman.

Special: Possesses the ability to change shape and appear as wisps of smoke, rain or fog. Can control the elements and possess powers of the arcane unrivaled by any in the Baal clan.

Character/Appearance: Soft spoken with a face of an innocent makes luring prey easy. Her nature is usually easy going and laid back unless she gets angry and then her coldness and cruelity is revealed.

[*Kain*]

Ori, your still here, you guys are definitly in, sure nell you can join. Interesting char actually

So you like my new idea or what Ori, I saw Rune around here too


My ICQ is still 58952353
and msn is Kain_444@hotmail.com, contact me

I was actually hoping this would grab your attention, if you were still around.

I stopped playing cuz I was to busy with school, and you had to pay, although not much, I realized I RPed a lot more than I played the actual game. But I just didn't have the time, but I'm back, crawling out of the gutters to test my writing skills again, and man am I rusty. You and Grif should help me run this thing, since it was kinda your guys' baby to start out. I wrote the history as best as I could remember it. Anyhoo contact me on ICQ or MSN, or both I'm out for the night.

[Mordraken]

Hey, I'd hate to come where I'm not wanted, but is there any more room for me?

Name: Magnus Silverfalcon, formerly Dreadweaver
Appearence: approx. 5'11", 190, midlength black hair, steel blue eyes, taughtly muscled, tanned skin with many battle scars. Wears a white gi with silver runes sparsely scattered around, tied by a silver karate belt, which has gold runes along it's length, and a white cape. Carries any money he may have, as well as some random tome in a canvas backpack.
Class: Wandering scholar
Race: human
Story/Personaltiy: Born into a life of misery, he is the bastard son of a poor working girl and a corrupt major land owner. As much as his mother tried to raise Magnus, she was unable to, and sent him away to a friend in Astrail. By the time he was six, he was working in the castle as a servant. He was treated as well as any servant could be while still reminded of his place. Another of many dissappointments was suffered at age twelve, when the person he was sent to by his mother was brutally slaughtered in her sleep. Upon finding the mess, he fled the kingdom, thinking perhaps he would be next. He took refuge in a mountain monastery to the east, and learned the secrets of wholeness of body and mind from the monks ans scholars there. He gained an appreciation for books, and exceptional combat prowess from the hand-to-hand fighting instructors. Ten years later, this too came to an end. The monastery was ravaged by vampires, and although they fought bravely, no one was spared the two possible fates: be Turned, or be food. Magnus took the first option, but played as though the Turning hadn't worked, and that he was in fact dead. The monsters left, but for a three days, Magnus sat shaking amidst the bloodied rubble of the former sanctuary. He then rose in the form of a vampire, thirsting for blood. He thought of only one man who deserved the fate of being used for food: the man who had assaulted his innocent mother to bring Magnus into the world. When he got to his old hometown, he found his mother's house. When he went inside, he fell to his knees, head in his hands, weeping tears of blood; his mother's lifeless corpse laid on the ground, looking up towards the cealing. A knife still sat in her chest. Now enraged, Magnus ripped the knife out of her body, and ran to look for his "father", in order to rip him apart. He found the slime in the largest house in the town. It was lit with excitement from a party that looked to have been going on all night.
(Since you asked so nicely, I'll finish my obnoxiously long character story. I think this may be the most I've ever written on one character
His body quivered with rage, and blindly rushed into the mansion, a whirlwind of fists and fury. He knocked some that were in his way into walls and onto ornamental sconces, impaling them. Others he shredded with his unholy bite and brute strength, both magnified by his fighting abilities. Women fainted, or screamed, and even the bravest men would not stand in the path of Magnus's rampage. Eventually, he did find his father, upstairs, oblivious to what had happened to his guests. The man turned away from his makeup mirror to look at Magnus, and shouted in indignation, "What is the meaning of this?! Get out of my room, you...you..." He then went pale, as he realized the volume of blood that streaked Magnus's face and clothes.
"You what? You MONSTER? YOU HAVEN'T THE DAMNED RIGHT TO CALL ANY OTHER THING A MONSTER, YOU PITIFUL MORTAL!!" Magnus gripped the man's throat, and lifted him off his stool, shouting in his iced fleshed face. "DO YOU REMEMBER 22 YEARS AGO, WHEN YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF AN INNOCENT WOMAN?! DO YOU?!" The man barely had the courage to shake his head side to side. "WELL, I'M HERE TO TAKE REVENGE FOR HER, AS THE BASTARD SON YOU LEFT BEHIND!!" The man gasped, and Magnus latched his jaw onto his father's arm, sucking it dry, slowly, keeping his victim alive and suffering throughout the ordeal. The vampiric fighter then threw the man on the bed, and ripped a shard of the mirror off the wall, shoving it in the man's chest. He screamed painfully, loudly, and at great length. Then, Magnus left. He was done watching the wretch suffer. He ran out into the surrounding forest, and as vampires do not tire, he kept running to work off the immense meal of blood he had just taken in. It wasn't long until he reached a cool, serene pool of water. He bathed in it, scrubbing the blood out of his clothes and off of his skin. By now, he instinctively knew it was near sunrise, and needed a place to sheild himself from the sun. A nearby cave would suffice, and it did. Taking up a lotus position, he began to meditate, but his thoughts were plagued by the images of the old man's writhing body, and of his mother's, and of his aunt's, and of his sensei's. He kept hearing his sensei say his immortal words, There is little time when you can control your demons. There is infinite time when your demons to control you. Ultimate power comes when you let yourself and your demons live within you in balance. Yes. Balance is the key, he said to himself.
From that point on, he kept himself on a strict regimine of living only on the blood of those already passed on, or of those who were willing, and then only if they were not enticed by him in any way. He meditated during the day, taking control over his body as he had in life to attempted to overcome the handicap of light sensitivity. He once again became the scholar his sensei admired.
He now does bodyguard and bounty hunter work in and around the kingdom of Astrail, asking mostly for books and food, rarely riches or land.
(Whew)Strengths: Becoming more and more proficient with Spirit Magick, vast knowledge
Weaknesses: no longer has the "natural" strengths of Vampires, still chased by Scythe and other Vampires
Special: Wields Spirit Magick, a little known Eastern magick that deals with the summoning and focusing of ancestral spirits and etheral energy

[*Kain*]

interesting, your in, but please tell us more when possible

as for Scythe mentioned in the history of VR......

Name: Scythe..
Age: about 120
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 160 Lbs.
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black(short and spiked)
Proficiencies: Scythe, and Katanas
History: Scythe was turned during the 2nd incursion of the undeath. He has fought one on one with the legendary hero Kain, and barely escaped with his life(if you can call it that). He met the turned Griffon Shadowbain. Scythe was there for the downfall of the vampires of Baal. He took Mathias place as Wolfgangs right hand shortly after Mathias was slain by Kain Dragonhand. He has been watching the mortal world, informing his lord on its status. They have been plotting their return, no their revenge for about a century now, this time the tide of darkness will not be stopped.

Strengths: Vampiric strength and speed, refined ability with Katanas, Master of the Scythe. Sharp eyesight, good lowlight vision

Weakness: The sun, and ever since surviving the Deathblow dealt to him by the Sword of Light he cannot regenerate as a vampire would normally, and must tend to his wounds as would a human. He has never been able to heal the scar on his chest, only the lord of the vampires was able to heal such a wound. Many vampires are destroyed just by contact with the blade.

Special: He has found a way to heal himself using dark magics.(this ability is identical to Noah's) He cannot use any other form of the dark arts.

what else? lemme go dig through some old records of mine.

oh appearance, for both Scythe and Noah

Scythe- Black Leather Trenchcoat, has a scar on his cheek pointed at the jaw, and slanting toward the ear. This is from the sword of light as well. Short black spiked hair, black eyes. His skin is a pale white. He wears black gloves, and has twin Katanas on his sides, and a scythe on his back. Average build.

Noah- Travelers clothing, and a white cape with the Dragonhand insignia on it. The Dragonhand insignia/crest is a blue dragon's claw grasping the sword of light, which has the sun setting directly behind it. His hair is down to his cheeks, blonde, straight. He wears his family's weapon on his belt, on his right side, in a beautiful antique scabbard.

One other note about Noah is that he is young and headstrong.

[*Kain*]

OK so Nell, M'Lynne, Mordraken I'm going to start the RP tomorrow after school gets out. Mordraken I think your character is going to be interesting. so that's it tomorrow at..oh I'd say 7-8PM EST

[Mordraken]

I'm glad you like my character. I can hardly wait to get this up and running. This sounds good, right up my alley.

[*Kain*]

sorry guys school got me busy as hell, it should be up and running by sunday at the lates

[Nell]

Quick question about vampires.

Each RP i go into that involves vampires seems to have different ideas about the powers that they possess and the ways in which to harm them or protect from them. Therefore would appreciate a quick outline of the vampire race in VR III:DiE. Cheers.

[*Kain*]

The Vampire characters are set aside from the mainstay of the race. The characters each react differently to the sun and such. Mordraken's character for instance can stand the sunlight, but the longer he is out in it the weaker he becomes.

The regular vamp cannot go out in daylight. Although they are fast they aren't as quick as those in Queen of the Damned. Let's just say that they can move 1 and a half times faster than a human. When these vampires die they turn to dust. Some vampires can make use of magic, whereas others are merely grunts. An example would be the talkitive one in my post, he could use magic to teleport himself a short distance. The other three were simply bloodthirsty vamps.

Can live forever(unless slain, or cannot feed)
Cannot go out in the sun
Hate fire(weak vs. fire)
some of the more experienced vamps can change form, however this power isn't common amongst the majority. The most common form is a bat, however some of the more powerful vamps have acheived other forms.
faster than the average human
stronger than the average human

I hope that helps, if you have any specific questions feel free to ask

oh and the curse of being a vampire can be reversed. However it is extremely difficult and so rarely happens, for one must recapture their soul.

[Gleed]

EDIT

-Nevermind-

[*Kain*]

Nell about that last post, if you desire that I need to change something that your char did, e-mail me. I realize I should have asked first, but I already had so much typed. So just tell me what you want changed, and I'll edit accordingly.

[Nell]

Nope, it's fine as it is. Moves the story along a bit quicker.

[Mordraken]

Fascinating. Lesse, I'll try and post again, and this time, I'll try and make some headway, I.E. actually come in contact with you or Nell. Mind if I take the liberty of introducing a new element of vampire hunters into the story, or would that F*** up the story you have in mind?

Either way is fine, one'll just be a bit harder to manuver.

[*Kain*]

In a land such as avurlund there will be vampire hunters, so feel free to add them.

[Talione]

This sounds like a very fun RP. May I join?

Name: Talione Pale
Age: 23
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 250
Hair: White, worn in a braid down his back, tied with a spiked ball.
Eyes: Crimson
Weapon Proficiencies: Bow and Spear.

History: Born an albino in a small farming village, he was treated as a demon by the superstitious villagers. Forced from his home at the age of 13, despite the protests of his family. Talione was taken in by a woodsman. He was content to live in the woods near his old home, learning to survive off of, and care for the land. Then the vampires attacked his old village, slaughtering his mother and father. Wounded in the battle, and grieving for his family, Talione swore revenge on the vampire race.

Strengths: Agile and strong. Master archer and expert with the spear.

Weaknesses: Weakens in direct sunlight, and burns easily. Nearily blind in daylight without special tinted lenses. Because of his coloring, he is sometimes mistaken for a vampire.

Special: Excellent night vision, and heightened sense of hearing a smell.

Character/Appearance: Talione has the white skin and hair of an albino. He is tall, muscular, and he wears smoke grey leathers and a black cloak. He has a specially made pair of sunglasses to protect his crimson eyes from sunblindness. Talione is soft spoken, only raising his voice when enraged. Otherwise he is gentle, generous, and capable of some charm.

[*Kain*]

Talione your character suits the RP feel free to post

[Nell]

Having a bit of a change of heart about the way I said you were able to use my character, before. The post where you detailed Nell and Kain meeting should stand as it is, as it would be too much of a hassle to change now, but in future, I would appreciate being given the chance to respond in a situation. I know it might hold things up a bit from time to time, waiting for responses, but I would rather play my character, than have it controlled by another. Thanks.

[*Kain*]

I know what you mean, Nell like I said I only realized it after I was a good ways along with my post. I am not used to writing with other people anymore. I didn't plan on RPing your character as much as I did. In the future I won't, do you have ICQ or MSN? cause then we could do cooperative posts and such, or we could use e-mail. Say you want to post something long, so just e-mail the person, let them respond and mail back. Go on until your satisfied with the post. Just something that might be fun, instead of posting a bunch of shorter posts

[Nell]

Sorry, I don't have ICQ or MSN, but I do have AIM and YIM : ) The private message system here works pretty well too.

I hear what you are saying about co-operative posts created by email or messenger, but really, is there any difference between doing that by email or doing it in the thread? It might result in a longer post, but I don't think it takes a shorter amount of time to complete. It's the same process doing it on the boards or by email. And other people get to see the conversation or whatever unfold. I kinda like seeing conversations happen and also this way there is no tidying up at the end to make it "fit" more conveniently into a story. As long as a post is at least 6 lines long and has some element of character development and story progression, that is the main thing, surely?

[*Kain*]

that's fine by me

[Nell]

Private message sent, kain