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Okay. Sorry for the wait, things got pretty hectic with school and all. ^^;;; But now we can finally start this up. First off, I'll give a small, simple plotline for us to work with. If it's not a plot you like, then let me know what kind of story you would like and we can work with that, okay? ^_^

Plot:
There is a world called Hauridd, a world of magic, monsters, and humans alike. For many centuries, the people of Hauridd lived in peace, coexisting with the creatures that also inhabited their world. However, a demonic race led by the demon king Lunstice invaded human territory, considering the humans an inferior lot that have hunted their kind before. They began to one by one destroy villages and towns, leaving only death and destruction in their wake, marching towards the kingdom of Iselle that was ruled by Queen Shuren as the King had died fighting in the war against the demon race. The kingdom feared for the worst, but Queen Shuren did not give up there. She requested the help of the Rune Knights, an independent group of mercenaries that was well renowned for their fighting abilities and their desire to help the people. Unfortunately, only a few mercenaries were left alive in this war. But they chose to fight regardless of their disadvantages. Will they survive this war and save Hauridd, or die trying?

Well, that takes care of the plot. Now for character profiles. Oh yeah, you can also rp some NPCs if you need help in your post. But I'll explain that as we go along. Here's my character:

Name: Estelle Ruveis
Age: 19
Weapon: Two short swords
Magic: Ice and lightning spells
Occupation: Rune Knight mercenary

Once you figure out what kind of character you'll be rping, we can get started and I'll inform you on how things work as we go, okay? Hope this will work for you and I hope you have fun doing this ^_^

*applauds*I like your profile ^_^ That's really good for starting out. And don't worry, it's not too complicated at all. I should probably add a bit more info to my character as well before we start so it'd probably be easier for you to figure out how my character is. XD I just gave the basic info to give an idea of how it is but now I don't have to worry too much ^_^

Here's the full-blown profile ^_^

Name: Estelle Ruveis

Age: 19

Appearance: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b206/ShiroiKazeru/MinitokyoFemaleScansMurderPrincess_.jpg

Personality: She looks cold on the outside, but deep down, Estelle is just really a kind young woman as well as an expert strategist; she knows when to back down from battle and when to jump right back in.

Weapon: Two short swords (even though on the pic it's a katana and a dagger but er, maybe she switched weapons? XD)

Magic: Because she was born into a family of spellcasters, Estelle in particular can manipulate ice and lightning at will

Occupation: Rune Knight mercenary

History: Estelle was born into a poor middle-class family of spellcasters in an isolated yet tranquil valley bordering the Iselle Kingdom. From an early age, Estelle learned the art of the sword from her older brother who left the village to work as a mercenary. She lived peacefully and happily in the village. However, Estelle has not seen her brother since and left her village after coming of age (around 13 or so). She searched for her brother all over but when she finally found leads about two years later, Estelle found her brother slain in front of her by the Demon Lord Lunstice. Shattered and enraged, Estelle tried to kill Lunstice but was easily overpowered and nearly killed.

Estelle was found and nursed to health by another mercenary who happened to be part of the Rune Knights. She requested to join them and after much arguing, Estelle was finally accepted. She has since then been working as a mercenary to help others and protect those in need. Having lost many comrades as the war waged on, Estelle vowed to end the war by any means necessary, even if to sacrifice her own life. The request of Queen Shuren was a grand opportunity for Estelle and she took it without a second thought.

Her skills are well-known by the populace of Iselle and many came to know her as the Amethyst Fang, due to her deep purple hair and her mastery of the twin 'fangs', or swords she wielded without hesitation. Estelle uses ice and lightning magic in conjunction with her blades, making her a formidable opponent.

There. Let me know what you think. And do you want our characters to already know each other or will we just meet by chance, depending on whether or not your character would be one of the Rune Knight Mercenaries? And also, if you just want to rp as Vita, that works too XD Yay for magic circles (or triangles, or squares XD) As long as you get the gist of making character profiles, that will definitely help you in the long run ^_^

Thanks ^_^ And yeah, a little bit of background on Drizzt would be a nice addition. It'll give me an idea as to who I'm dealing with in a way. The background can be short or long, your preference ^_^

And as for how we meet, running into each other at the same place works too. It would probably be better that way instead of already being acquainted, in terms of storyline ^_^ It could even be kinda Nanohaish with the whole, "meeting on opposite sides with different motives but same goal" XD Or it could even be a little misunderstanding that either or almost leads to a skirmish between Estelle and Drizzt XD

Nice, I like ^_^ Well, since we've pretty much got the profiles down, we can now officially start the rp ^_^ If you have any questions along the way, let me know in an ((ooc: _______)) or out of character to avoid any confusion in between the posts. All right, here goes then XD Oh, and sorry if it's too long; I tend to get carried away with the details. ^^;;; You don't have to post as long, as long as it's not a one-liner or something close to that.

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It's a full moon tonight...A lone woman thought to herself as she was shrouded in shadows of the trees, her eyes scanning downwards. Just below her was an encampment. It belonged to no human. No, it belonged to the demon race. The camp was still very far from the kingdom of Iselle where the woman had accepted the request of the queen. It was her job to dispose of those willing to shed the blood of the innocent. The woman recalled her meeting with Queen Shuren in her mind.

Three Days prior...

"Please stand, Lady Estelle." Queen Shuren said as Estelle had knelt down on one knee, bowing in respect. She was outfitted in a battle worn, brown hooded cloak over a sleeveless violet top that exposed some of her stomach and olive green shorts. Covering her feet were over-the-knee, loose violet boots and at her sides were two sheathed short swords. Her hair was short and had a deep purple hue, accenting her amber brown eyes and giving her the fierceness of a tiger.

"Milady, I will gladly accept your request to protect the kingdom from the demon race. As one of the few surviving members of the Rune Knight Mercenaries, I swear my allegiance to you as part of the contract." Estelle responded firmly. Queen Shuren nods slightly, but frowns, catching Estelle's attention. "Is something the matter, Milady?"

"Please do not heed my words too much, but I am still very much surprised at how young you are. It still shocks me that you are of the few surviving members of the Rune Knights. Will you be all right? If you need any help, I will gladly send some men with you."

Estelle shook her head and smiled gently at the queen. "Worry not. It is best that you have all the able knights here protecting the kingdom. It is safer that way. As for the Rune Knights, I greatly appreciate your concern, but I must handle this in honor of those I lost."

Estelle unsheathes her two blades, both gleaming in the moonlight. It's time.

She swiftly leaps down from the tree branch she was standing atop of and went straight to work, first quietly assassinating the guards at the entrance and hiding away their bodies before making her way inside the camp as she has done with the previous three encampments she infiltrated. She would finish this job quickly and be on her way. Hopefully without any problems.

ooc: The demons have all sorts of forms. Some of them even resemble a human though they have characteristics like long ears or horns. But the one physical characteristic all demons have are that somewhere on their bodies, usually the back or their arms and legs, are marks in the form of some ancient language. That also holds part of their strength as well. But you can describe them however. And your post is just fine ^_^ People have different styles, so whichever suits you and is easier to do, so long as you get the gist of posting and your post is understandable, then it's totally fine. You can even post small pics in between posts if you want, that's another style that can be used, like stories w/illustrations. As long as it's not in script form, since it's not a play we're writing XD As for the encampment entrance part, it can be one of many entrances to enter through XD

Estelle continued going around the moderately guarded encampment, sprinting through the shadows though sometimes having to dash out in the open and take out any unsuspecting demon. She searched around, trying to figure out where the leader of the camp may be. Her goal tonight was to figure out what the demon army was planning, and then destroying this encampment. She had to hurry though; if anyone finds the bodies of those she had slain, there could be a riot. Not that it would matter, Estelle didn't mind a skirmish. The problem was that for her, it would just be irritating for her to deal with being surrounded and then losing the opportunity to question the leader.

I can't afford to be caught...I must find the leader and get the answers I want. And to avenge the deaths of my fallen comrades...especially...She trailed off in her thoughts. The memories of what had happened back then still had its sting and was something that Estelle would have to live with, probably for the rest of her life. Until the day she dies, Estelle would continue to fight.

As she ran through the area swiftly without being noticed while also planting glasslike magic orbs hidden in various parts of the camp, Estelle suddenly stopped as she sensed another presence around the camp. It wasn't that she could just sense any presence, but due to her magical aptitude, Estelle was able to sense some kind of magic that was not attributed to the demon race. She was unsure of whether it was friend or foe, but right now she didn't have the time to deal with whoever else was around. Shrugging it off, the woman continued onward until she finally reaches what seems to be the leader's temporary dwelling. She listened for anything and peeked from around the corner of the entrance to see a man, his back turned on Estelle, alone and looking at what seemed to be a map with marks of their current conquests so far on their march towards Iselle. But this was no man; no, he was indeed a demon. Long crimson hair, long ears, and a dangerous aura around him that only spellcasters would be able to see with the naked eye.

The leader was still studying the map when he felt the presence of another right behind him. In fact, that presence was currently holding him at swordpoint, two short swords were pressed closely to his neck where the slightest movement could easily cause bleeding. The leader however remained calm. He narrowed his eyes but looked ahead. "I assume you to be an assassin of sorts?"

"Of sorts..." Estelle responded cooly. "Does 'Rune Knight' ring a bell?"

The leader closed his eyes, "I see. So you're one of those knights. Come to take revenge for the killing of your brethren? Yet it was your kind who attacked ours first." Without saying or signalling anything, one of the leader's bodyguards had a sword at Estelle's neck from behind. Estelle smirked slightly but continued to speak.

"You really are full of yourself, aren't you? It was because of you that my brother was slain while protecting the innocent...I held no grudge against demons until that day you took my brother away from me. I want answers...and I want them now."

ooc: lol, if you're a fool, I must be one too XD Time to get out of this mess we both got ourselves into!

That presence I sensed earlier...

Estelle remained keeping the demon general at swordpoint. She felt the blade that was against her neck fall to the ground as well as the body that had wielded it. But not once did she look behind her for the time. She lets out an empty sigh as she listens to her opponent speak of an ally and then some of the other demons muttering amongst themselves...something about a Drow Elf...Was that the presence I felt earlier...? No, there was another, but I can no longer feel it...Just what's going on, and what of this so-called Drow Elf...

"Hmph...I do not recall having any allies with me..." Estelle said, pressing her swords ever closer to the general, drawing blood slightly. "...For you murdered them in cold blood already. And that question you ask...I should be the one asking your men that."

The moment she made that statement, Estelle leapt back as the general gets out of her hold by nearly thrusting his jagged blade behind him and almost into Estelle's torso, but only ended up with the point of his sword barely poking her. The general turned around, revealing his face to Estelle and the elf; it was young and elegant, not hardened like most war generals. But his eyes were ice cold, matching up to Estelle's emotionless expression. "A swift young woman you are. No wonder you were taken in by those mercenaries. But a human is still a human. You made your first and final mistake against Galanrik, milady!" The general immediately dashed forth in almost inhuman speed, striking at Estelle with his sword that now glowed a sinister black aura. Estelle couldn't avoid the blow, but she did managed to parry with both her swords, crossing them at forty-five degree angles to catch and hold back the blade from slashing Estelle in half.

As she held back the blade, being pushed back slightly, Estelle whispered words to herself. Galanrik smirked as he continued to push his blade against Estelle's blades, "Sending a prayer to your gods? Aren't you the religious one. But prayers will not save you!"

Estelle then smiled coldly and spoke aloud, finishing the last word. "...Farise." Soon after, explosions could be heard all over the camp and ice began to form at a quick rate from the small orbs Estelle had strategically placed, startling Galanrik and many of the troops, including the ones that were surrounding the elf and giving him ample time to do whatever he must.

ooc: It's okay ^_^ Btw, I was wondering if you can, by any chance, help me come up with a little plot to use when I put up the mock roleplay for groups? If you can, just pm me your ideas, if anything. I'm a little stuck on it right now sweatdrop Oh, and Freekthegeek, if you want to rp in a mock roleplay, you'll need to sign up. This is only a one-on-one rp.


Estelle manages to push Galanrik back after the explosions did their job. She was about to finish the job and strike at Galanrik, but the leader of this troop of demons would not fall so easily and swiftly dodged with little effort, leaping to the side of her. He glared menacingly at the Rune Knight mercenary and spoke. "Hmph...you surprised me, young mercenary. Fine. You've fallen most of troops; it would be foolhardy to continue to fight...But mark my words, you and your friend are now of the hunted. Don't believe for a second you've the upper hand against the demon race."

Before Estelle could do a thing, Galanrik disappeared in a wall of flames, and the remaining demons fled the camp in fear. "Curse it..." Estelle muttered to herself.

I couldn't get any answers at this point...There's no need to stay here any longer.

Sheathing her twin 'fangs', Estelle turned on one heel 180 degrees, her hooded cloak flying back slightly from the movement, and faced the elf with calm yet cold and calculating eyes. "It's rare to find someone else who isn't a mercenary wandering around here. Who are you, and what is your business here?"