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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:26 pm


This was a roleplay done between the Dark Elf Kingdom Clan and the Vampires Clan. It dealt with a darker time when dark elves lived underground and guarded the remainder of their old race from the newer vampires who lived on the outskirts of their undrground cavern.

It had a large impact on the guild storyline and on several of our original members characters.

Now that the roleplay is officially considered dead, I've decided to put it here so that if a moderator deletes it in Barton Town it's preserved for the rest of us to still read over for kicks.
PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:47 pm


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Setting


The main setting is in a large tunnel system set under a human city in the Rennaissance time period. The tunnels vary from narrow to large, and have various open pockets interspersed throughout. Vampires usually only leave the tunnels to feed, and Dark Elves never leave the security of their castle unless they are in the military.

In the center of this labrynth-like area is a stone castle carved by the Dark Elves. The cavern that houses the castle used to be above ground, and petrified husks of dead trees surround the castle a few miles out are all stone now. The castle itself consists of tall outer and inner curtains(walls) of granite, and a paved inner ward that is used as a marketplace. The main keep is several stories high, with windows set deeply into the stone. Light is provided through magical means by the Church of S'laren, whose disciples are dark elves adept with magic. They also manage a hydroponic system of sorts to grow food, as most dark elves are vegetarians.

The vampires have built several towns and villages around the exits to the tunnel labrynth that angle upward to exit into the human city. These towns usually don't grow too large, but all have at least an inn, armory, and marketplace areas near the center of the town. Vampire towns are well disguised and set subtly into large natural caverns to make them hard for Dark Elf patrols to find.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:49 pm


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Known Players


Vampires


Username-Lycan4life
Name- Lucian
Age- Turned at 19, Actual age: around 1,300 years old
Race- Vampire
Appearance- Spiked Hair, blue tribal face tattoo, White coat, black pants, black boots, Glasses
Personality- Sweet, Giving, Romantic, Arrogant, Ruthless in combat, shows no fear
History- I was born in 202 b.c. in the city of Rome. I fought with the Roman Empire and helped overthrow Hannibal. I was enlisted in the Roman army until the age of 19, when I was attacked by clan of Dark Elves who killed my my whole unit and left me there lying in my own blood for the dead. Then a young beautiful women showed up, told me to hold still and bit me in the neck. At the time I did not realize that she was a Vampire or that she had saved my life. I owe everything that I am to her. After that, I couldn't go back to the Roman Army; they thought my whole unit was dead. Ever since then I have made my life goal to track down every Dark Elf left alive and slaughter them for what they did to me and my unit. I have since then mastered the art of sword fighting, but I'm best at coming up with traps and schemes. I like the idea of mind over matter.

Username- Meoly
Name- Haydee
Age- Turned at 23, though her true age is somewhere around four millennia.
Race- Vampire
Appearance-- Standing at an average height of five feet, six inches, Haydee is usually at eye-level with most of the other elders that she recognizes came from the same providence as herself. She is thin from years of weapons training and missions beyond the borders of her people, although by no means does she lack strength. Her skin, starkly pale beneath an olive toned gold tan, hides wiry muscles along the length of her frame. Her sapphire eyes, the color of glacial ice hidden for years, are set into a softly angled features. Her honey-brown hair, although normally falling in waves to her lower back, currently frames her face in a ragged bob at her chin. She is most often attired in the clothes she wears on missions: beige riding britches, a pair of black knee high riding boots, and a light blue tunic. One sword and a dagger hang from a sturdy belt around her hips, while her longsword and a beautiful ebony bow and quiver are slung over her shoulders. Rarely, she wears the formal white dress and cloak of the council of elders.
Personality- Intelligent, quick witted and resourceful, Haydee has made herself a perfect home in her spot on the council. Stubborn enough to always complete the mission assigned to her by any means possible, she is often away from her role, gathering information or apprehending those her fellow council members want to ask questions of. Frequently sarcastic and appreciating a dry sense of wit, she uses tricks, incomplete truths and underhand tactics, along with the talent to hide her emotions behind a serene mask, to manipulate those she is sent to reprehend.
History- For the first human years of her life, Haydee was, like so many others of her time, a member of a hunter-gatherer society. Everything was normal, until a stranger appeared. He was given shelter, as custom dictated. Within the week, everyone else was dead. For years upon years, she traveled the world with her creator, learning all that was given to her and developing an indifference towards human kind. At the ascension of Augustus to the Roman throne, she was drawn from her mostly solitary life into the societies that dwelled at the mouths of the caves. Still listening to her creator and following his every order as he traveled through the ranks of the council, she developed a reputation for herself as a skilled intelligence gatherer. Only within the last century was there a council seat for her to occupy, and although she has taken the spot, she rarely sits at the council, but rather continues to gather information by hand and through a web of personally trained individuals.

Username-Lycan4life
Name-Skrap
Age- Turned at age 9 around 1349 A.D.
Race- Vampire
Appearance- User Image
Personality- Smart and Intelligent, but still very child like in his ways. Often reacts restlessly. Extremely brave, but cowardly at times. Loyalty is Skrap's motto.
History- Skrap was turned at such a young age, that not much is known about his human life. His parents had died in the Black Plague, and he had been turned when close to death. He never knew his creator because the vampire had soon fled after turning Skrap. Skrap is not like your average vampire, he prefers to feed off of animals. This due to the fact that he was turned at such a young age, and Skrap has a hard time justifying the draining of another human.


Dark Elves


Username- kinetic-cataclysm
Name- Kira
Age- 831
Race- Dark Elf
Appearance- She is about five feet, eight inches tall, with a lean and slender frame. Her black hair is always let down, and reaches her shoulders in gentle waves. She has dark brown eyes that are warm and friendly when interacting with her own kind or children. When she is in the castle, her standard apparel consists of a loose-fitting lilac blouse with long sleeves and a simple black skirt. As a warrior, she also has a set of armor for battle, though most of the time she leaves it behind as its weight slows her down. She constantly has at least three to four weapons on her person from habit, and has trained herself to be quite adept at the bow, knives, and sword. Her favorite weapon is the scythe, and hers is a long-handled one with a curved blade made from silver from when she hunted werewolves as a youth.
Personality- Kira is direct and commanding, and usually one to show her emotions on her sleeve. She is very friendly to those she can trust, especially to the various elves under her command. Like most elves, she has a weakness when it comes to children or anyone who appears to be defenseless, and can be very protective. However, she holds no patience with those who are lazy or incompetent, and becomes very distant and almost disdainful in their presence. Her loathing for anything resembling a vampire can sends her into a state of cold fury. She tries to control this as any dark elf ruled by logic, but...
History- Kira led a standard life growing up in the castle. She was not nobility, but her family was known for their excellence in the fighting arts, and she entered training at an early age. When her parents died from a rogue werewolf attack, Kira helped hunt out every single one in the cavern system and in the city above in an irrational vendetta for justice at her young age. It was at this time she made friends with what she thought was a human named Tristan, but turned out to be a vampire when he suddenly tried to bite her one evening. Shaken from this betrayal, and faced with animosity from her fellow elves for interacting with the enemy, she turned this hurt into a cold abhorrence. She returned to her underground home and turned her attentions to furthering her rank within the kingdom's army. It was only sixty years ago that she attained Lietenant General, but those under her command respect her and those above her value her strength and determination. For the last fifty years she has led a small troop of fellow dark elves on various raids to annihilate the vampires in the war that had finally broken out between the two races, but has had minimal success so far.

Username-talkingpenguinpants
Name-Gracie
Age-1,500
Race-Dark Elf
Appearance-(Picture in progress)
Personality-A very introverted person. She thinks 100 steps ahead. She is very good at observing and can't be easily fooled. She speaks only those who are close to her and when she does she speaks precisely and bluntly. She gives off the impression that she is very delicate but really she can handle anything in her way.
History- She had been abandoned up top when she was only a baby, so she never knew her parents. She was cared for by a human couple that couldn't have a child of their own. She was happy until her adopted parents were killed by vampires when she was only seven. She was distraught and ran through the tunnels hiding herself in the cervices of the tunnels. Wandering along and brooding, she decided to get away from the city to become stronger so she could avenge her parents. At age of ten Gracie left the town of hidden elves, kind humans, and vicious vampires. Now at age 1,500 she came back. Her journey taught her to trust no one. Humans were not all kind and she never found her own species elsewhere. She had become a master in archery and swordsmanship. She knows that the elves are hidden, but to get there she must fight the demons who caused her this much pain. She was ready.

Username-talkingpenguinpants and kinetic-cataclysm
Name-Aiden Ward
Age-1506
Race-Dark Elf
Appearance- A tall elf at six feet, four inches with short dark hair and a thin stubble. He has clear dark blue eyes that are usually full of mischief. He is very soldily built, with broad shoulders and a muscluar frame. Always keeps himself in his army uniform, which is an indigo long-sleeve tunic with black breeches. The Dark Elf symbol of a white owl holding a sword is across the back of the shirt.
Personality- Aiden is an experienced Sergeant Colonel respected by his men for his friendly nature and quick thinking. Outside of duty he is very cheerful and playful, loving to play pranks on his fellow officers, and especially his commander. However, he is extremely loyal to his country and people, willing to give it all to protect them.
History- Aiden has been in the military since the age of fifty, very young for a dark elf. When he reached his current rank he refused to be promoted, though he has been offered the chance several times over the years. His only comment on the subject being, 'Why would I want to have to do that much paperwork?' He only uses swords, but his swordsmanship is matched by few, and his favorite is the huge broadsword given to him by his own father. In his youth he was under Kira's father but was also a close friend, and he took Kira under his wing when she was young and helped her recuperate after she returned broken after a two year stay in the human city. He views her as a little sister, and was amused when she became his commanding officer sixty years ago. Aiden is normally very confident in himself, however he's clueless and rather shy about women, which Kira teases him about constantly. He remains very polite and gentlemanly as a defense seeing as he knows no other way to deal with them unless they are under his command in the military where he can just order them around like his other soldiers.

Username - Diet Cyanide
Name - (Alias)Robyn (Real Name)She only gives that to people who earn her trust.
Age - 95
Race - Dark Elf
Appearance - Short (5ft 1inch) with black shoulder length hair. She usually is found wearing her leather battle gear most of the time. Which would be the usual leather boots, gr eaves, jerkin, poltroons and cape.
Personality - Cold sometimes bordering on rude due to her mistrustful nature of people she does not know well. But deep down she is kind hearted and always tries to help out people in need. Even if she wouldn't admit it. She also has trouble when people try to get close to her and gets embarrassed by that.
History - Robyn's story started from when her parents where taken away from her through some unknown plague when she was only 7. Her father being a Dark Elf noble and her Human mother being an Doctor. Robyn had been born above ground and had been there all her life until the plague struck and had taken the two most dearest people from her. She ended up wandering the street in the city for most of that winter. Cold, tired, hungry and with no one to care for her, life had become a daily battle for her just to survive. Being too proud of a person to beg she had to live from the scraps of food that the aristocracy threw away. The very same social group that she used to belong to. Life became harder and harder until one day she passed out in a busy market place due to hunger. "This is it" Robyn thought to herself preparing herself for death "This is how my story ends" she thought as she faded in out of consciousness. She then noticed through her blurred vision two figures rushing to her side. A........ar........are you my guardian angels. She quietly whispered before she passed out to what she thought was death coming for her. But days later she awoke from her hunger induced slumber to discover that she was alive and had been saved. A farmer and his wife where at market selling their wares when the noticed Robyn collapsed. They had saved her by a matter of minutes from death. Tear started to stream down Robyn's eyes You.........you really are my guardian angels. she sobbed with so much joy. The farmer and his family(Wife and one Daughter) took her in as part of the family. Robyn was especially very very protective of her human sister(Eliza). They went everywhere with each other and where almost inseparable. But all of this peace and happy life that Robyn had come to enjoy over the past 12 years came to a shattering end. One sinister night when she was asleep she heard some bloody curdling screams. This immediately woke her and she got up and approached the door slowly cautiously. As she approached the door these figures burst through her door and took her captive. They locked her in the cellar for hours. Then the same two figures came down and tossed the still warm dead bodies of her adoptive parents in front of her. Mum, Dad!!! She screamed in horror rushing to their side as the two figures laughed cruelly. Our boss Ezekiel is done with them. He told us to throw them down here cause they are going to be hungry when the awake. One of the figures said as he slammed the door and locked it behind him. What do you mean awaken. She screamed out tears still streaming down her cheeks. Oh you'll see soon enough. a voice in the distance chuckled. Robyn sat there for hours reminiscing about the wonderful life she had with her adoptive family. But then all of a sudden her mother and father started to moveMum, Dad you're alive!!! she shouted with joy as she hugged them. I was so worried. She said feeling really relived. But her joy quickly turned to horror for her parents where now the ghouls of a vampire. Mum, Dad its me. she kept saying to them as they chased her around the basement. But in her heart she knew they now only answered to this vampire called Ezekiel. In the end she escaped the house just in the nick of time through a small window. And she kept running and running and running. Whilst she ran she made an oath with herself that she would find her sister and kill the vampire responsible for this crime committed against her and her family.(At this point she grew a strong hatred for all vampires). After much more running she came to an outskirts of a city. It was here where she stayed for decades and decades till she was the ripe all age of 95. It was during this time period that she honed her skills and with a bow which her adoptive father started to teach her before his demise. She also took up the profession of a vampire hunter but all the people she teamed up with had either been killed or seriously crippled. So in the end she decided to go it alone once her fighting skills reached a certain level. The one fateful day she overheard someone talking about this secret underground entrance to these catacombs where vampires and her own kin the dark elves wage war. She was not as interested in finding her own kin but just the vampire Ezekiel so she set off to the entrance of the tunnel(From she got the whereabouts from the people she overheard). She gathered up all the equipment and supplies she needed and headed off to find what she hope to be the vampire Ezekiel and behead him. After many days of traveling she came to the entrance to the tunnels and paused. She took one big breath and whispered to herself. My destiny awaits. as she opened the creaky gates and walked inside.
PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 5:50 pm


Summary of Story will go here, just needs to be updated first.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 6:10 pm


Top Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 2:44 pm

kinetic-cataclysm
Kira strolled slowly down the cool stone corridor to her room. Her skirts shifted only slightly around her ankles at her smooth pace, for she was in no hurry. Her last patrol had only been a few hours ago, and her subordinates were currently eating their supper.

Stopping at the second to last door, Kira fished a small bronze key out of a pouch hanging from her belt to let herself into her room. She gratefully stepped inside the familiar place and inhaled the faint smell of vanilla that always lingered in the air. She walked over to her bed and lay down on her back, staring up at the gray ceiling and pondering which tunnels to explore during her next expedition outside the castle.


talkingpenguinpants
Gracie finally made it to the center of the tunnels. She stood outside the gate of the Castle and thought,"this was too easy now all I have to do is jump." With that thought she crouched down and jumped landing half way up. She began to run knowing the exact speed she needed to keep going up. Finally she'd reach the top. "I will stay here and wait." She plotted herself down and looked down on the eleven communtiy.


kinetic-cataclysm

Kira sighed as she looked away from her ceiling and glanced at the window. Having decided where to go on her patrol tomorrow, Kira was debating whether or not to head down to the mess hall for some supper. She sat up but kept her eyes trained on the glossy window pane.

Standing up and moving away from her bed, Kira made her way to the window and looked down at the elves bustling about in the courtyard below her. Her room was a couple stories up in the castle, but her sharp eyes still picked out the details of the faces below her.

Maybe I'll just take a walk down there and mingle with the crowd for a bit Kira discarded the thought as soon as it flitted through her mind, however; as a lieutenant she couldn't just go and talk to anyone, especially strangers, even if they were Dark Elves too. Kira sighed again, but this time it was in resignation as she started to turn away from the window. However, at the last second she stopped and switly turned back, leaning forward to make sure her eyes weren't decieving her.

An elf was sitting on the outer wall of the castle, her head angled downward as if gazing at the elves below. Kira knew no one was allowed up there except guards, and this elf was not wearing a uniform that Kira could see from this distance. Pivoting on her heel, Kira rushed out of her room, only making sure her door slammed shut behind her as she quickly strode down the hall.


Lycan4life

On a Dark stormy night, Tim finds himself strolling up and down the corridor of his newly found resting area of the family of Dark Elves he just slain, wondering if he will ever find the Elves that killed his family. The scent of blood was still fresh in the air as he restlessly searched through the house trying to find any types of clues he could that would tell him about the killers of his family.

Unable to find anything he leaves the house more angry then when he entered it. Tim is on a mission and won't stop till he avenges his family.


talkingpenguinpants

Gracie surveying the grounds below saw that nobody responded to her being up on the outer wall. She knew that there was no way a guard would have a long black coat torn near the bottom. Or an offical would wear a white ninja style top under that black jacket. I doubt anyone could tell that her jeans were also torn and boots caked in mud, no soilder with any respect would dress like this.

Gracie knew it was only a matter of time before an offical would find and confront her. However Gracie had to see what a offical looked like so to properly adovid them. So Gracie waited for such an offical to find her and confront. "Hopefully it will be a pretty high offical." Gracie muttered.


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Kira climbed up the steps to the wall, hoping that the elf was still there. She really didn't want to spend a prolonged period of time searching the area, and she definitely didn't want to have to search the whole castle. Looking around as she came up the last step, Kira noticed the elf sitting farther along the wall.

"Hey you! What are you doing up here?" Kira cupped her hands around her mouth to make the call carry farther, regardless of the fact that the elf probably heard her fine. Kira then proceeded to move forward cautiously; she didn't recognize this elf, and no regular citizen would come up here. Which meant the elf was an outsider, and probably unknowing of any laws. When she was a good ten feet away, Kira stopped and studied the muddied elf, waiting for a response to her earlier query.


talkingpenguinpants
Gracie only turned her head to the elf. Seeing that she had gotten the offical she knew would come and now played with the idea if advoiding the authority was the best plan. Yes if she blew the elf off she wouldn't have to answer any questions. However having someone to give a tour of the Kingdom would be benefical and no one would bug her if she was friends with the guards. She tilted her head back a bit to get a better overall view of the elf. Bringing head back up she then looked back down the wall to the communtity below.


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Kira was a patient person, but the silence was starting to irritate her slightly. She hadn't appreciated the fact that the elf had only glanced at her momentarily before looking back down at the elves below them. Sighing, Kira cleared her throat before speaking.

"Excuse me, but you are unauthorized to be here. I am assuming from you're disregard to my presence you are an outisder to our community. Feel free to correct me on this. However, in any case I must ask you to please accompany me to a different location. I am not going to throw you in a jail or anything, I just wish to know busniess you have in our home." Kira folded her arms over her chest and steadily kept her gaze on the elf sitting in front of her.


Lycan4life
As Tim continued on his journey he came across a Dark mansion with elven writting on it, if anyone could give him the answers he needed about his family, it would be here.

As he got closer to the gate, he heard two elves disscusing buisness; As not to alert attention he hung out in the shadows, listening in on there conversation. Tim listned so concretly that he forgot he was trying to keep a low profile and carelessy stepped on a stick, making a loud crakcing noice.

He heard a set of two foot prints coming towards him, if he didn't do something quick, he'd get caught.


talkingpenguinpants
Gracie heard the rustling. Gracie also felt a vengence presence. Gracie turned around as far way she could from the edge of the wall. seeing only another figure, her eyes darted back from the figure to the offical. As if to say look down.

While Gracie stood she realized she would have quicker access to the fight if she wasn't a felon. First we need to deal with the figure before we deal with her introduction into the Kingdom.


iiPerfectly_Imperfect
It was late at night and Kendra was searching the dark forest for elfs that could have possibly attacked her village. Up until now she was following a sent that she had found from the village, but even with her hightened senses she couldnt pick up any thing. So she retraced her steps to where the sents fork out into two diffrent paths and follows the other


Lycan4life
Tim noticed the footsteps came closer to him as he saw the two figures. he knew he needed to get away so before they got there he quickly fled into the shadows and returned to the forest. as he was fleeing into the forest he noticed the footsteps getting closer to him. Tim then jumped into one of the near by trees and hid himself in the darkness of the branches. as he stood watching the two figures running by he noticed they split up in the confusion. one of the figures was past his Hidden location, the other had not yet passed. Tim decided to ambush the Lagging Guard.As Tim thought about it he got himself into position to attack


iiPerfectly_Imperfect
Kendra herd the comotion and she turn to ran the other way. She sensed another vampire and two elfs "Oh no, a vampire being attacked by two elfs, not good" she says under her breath. Then she bolts to the commotion.

As she came up to the sceane she hides behind a tree and observes closely. Then she decided to try and help the vampire. Then she waited for the first attack to swoop in and help.


talkingpenguinpants
As Gracie tryed her best to communicate through gesture about the action below; she sensed a vampire closing in. Finding that the guards were having no luck finding the first figure she decided to deal with the vampire herself.

Giving one last look at the offical she jumped down outside the gate. Seeing the guards she past the slowest one in to the forest ready with sword drawn. She could sense the vampire nearby but couldn't pinpoint the location.


iiPerfectly_Imperfect
Kendra saw that the other vampire had his back to the elf, so she silently reached down and pulled out her sword and watched carfully to see if she would attack the other vampie.
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