RPG
Introduction
Update: The Illegal Army ~The Knights reach the court of Sor and Loki and Xeroux face trial. With Oseal's scorched cape the trial tips in their favor and they manage to win their innocents. With the trial won, Loki decides to stay behind in Sor and make sure that the investigation on Oseal goes smoothly. The Knight's say goodbye to their friend and pick up a new companion, a royal guard, Artemis Maximus, who was assigned to join the Knight's from the King of Sor himself. The Knight's, with Artemis, make their way off-world to their next assignment. Aden Malkini, the Knight's old Commander who had abandoned them on Usin, had assembled a citizen army on the planet of Iceveng and intended on bringing the army to Usin to defeat the rebels there. The formation of this army was illegal and it was the Knight's job to meet Malkini and gather information on the illegal army. The Knights land in the deserts of Iceveng and find Malkini with his army of Kingsmen, descendants of former Neahians who immigrated to Sora. Malkini reveals that the army he assembled had united much of southern Iceveng, and had gone under the name the Propro Republic. Malkini then said that the armies next target was a city-state called the Kingdom of Tristonople. The Knights, not knowing what to do next, secretly contact Commander Roka, who had met up with a Sorillian Legion and the Legion's Commander, General Bogby. Roka informed the Knights that they should join Malkini in taking the city, and that the city would most likely fall apart after a few days under Malkini's and the Kingsmen's rule. That was when they would enter the city and capture the illegal army, when Malkini's city was on the edge of chaos. The Knights, with their orders in mind, help Malkini take the city. The army, met with almost no resistance, takes the city almost instantaneously, but Malkini and the Kingsmen, wanting a grand battle, proceeds to lead a slaughter on the city guards. The Knights confront Malkini over this who puts a stop to the violence, proclaiming that they had victory. After a few days in the city the Knights notice that the Kingsmen were able to run things without many incidents, largely due to two Kingsmen brothers, Nulix and Vecked Princeton, who controlled a large part of Malkini's army. Artemis, realizing the potential the Princeton brothers have, reports to General Bogby. Artemis proposed that the Propro Republic remain an active body after Malkini was captured, and that it would be given to Princess Anora of Sor, and that it be administrated by the Princeton Brothers. The plan is approved and Artemis returns to the city where Malkini has assembled the army to make a speech. At the speech Malkini is shot by none other then Vecked Princeton, who convinces the army to mutiny against Malkini and to march north to kill the Senator from Iceveng, Elliot Kingson. Nulix, Vecked, and the army march off, the Knights tending to Malkini's wounds as they do. Just as the illegal army leaves the Legion arrives in the city. The Knights explain the situation to Roka and Bogby, who decide that the Princeton Brothers must be stopped at all cost. The group would chase after them in two days after Malkini had time to get his wounds healed. Malkini was assigned to lead the Knight's in their hunt for the Princeton Brothers, so that he could finish what he started. It is now the night before their chase begins, and the Knights wonder if they will succeed, why Vecked betrayed them, and if their squad will ever unify completely... ~ Current Date: 15th of July, 2240
Update: The Court of Capima ~The Knights arrive on the planet of Kings Port and locate Commander Roka and Oseal. Once there Xeroux and Loki confessed to having set up the explosives on Usin, hoping to spare the others from accusation and also to buy the rest time to gather evidence against Oseal. Roka accepted their confession and told them that they would set off for Capima after he completed his mission on the world. Malkini's Knights follow Roka to a small house in a field of rye. Inside they find an old women who Roka had fought many years ago. She was a Phoenix. The group fought the women and managed to kill her, but not before loosing one of Roka's Knights. The next day Roka announced that they would head to the Capima Islands. Malkini's Knights at this point are in a state of panic. They had no evidence so far against Oseal and they had confessed to doing it themselves. Luckily Jove managed to search through Oseal's things and found a scorched cape. The cape could of been burned if Oseal had set the explosives too late and had run from the blast. With their evidence set, the Knights arrive on the capital city of Sor, and set off to the court district with Commander Roka leading the way ~ Current Date: 27th of June, 2240
Update: The Disaster on Usin ~The Knights, under the command of former Minor General Aden Malkini, arrive on the planet of Usin, in an area called Highrock where the stone walls and pillars stand tall along side a small river leading to a large, flat wetland. The Knights are greeted by two Knights of another unit, a unit under the command of former Minor General Roka. The two Knights who greet them are Oran Oseal, a white Knight who knows Nai from his days at the Tormaund Academy, and Ephraim Gauloris, a red Knight who knows Sentrius from his days at the Mt. Ravin Academy. The two direct them to Major General Yoff, who believes there to be an army of rebels in a nearby village on the side of a pillar. The General has placed a set of explosives beneath the pillar on which the village sits using a set of abandoned tunnels from an ancient underground city running beneath Highrock. Malkini's team, led by Oseal, sets off to investigate the village and report back to the General, and his army of three Legions, whether or not there is indeed an army of rebels hidden in the native village. They arrive at the village to find only the peaceful villagers. They report back to the Major General who sends Oseal to disarm the explosives, sends Gauloris to fly back to Commander Roka and give him the status of the mission, and send his army marching towards the village. The army capture the village and Malkini sets up camp for his team down the river, away from the rape and slaughter General Yoff permitted his legion to do upon the peaceful village. The night goes on and the team feels disgusted at themselves and at the General for allowing such acts to be performed by a Legion of the Knights. When morning comes the team is awakened by a bang. The explosives set beneath the village go off causing the pillar to fall to the ground, crushing all three Legions, and Major General Yoff, in the process. Malkini rushes off to the entrance of the underground city while the team head to the ruins of the pillar to investigate. When they arrive they find a single survive, a young woman from the native village; but apart from that, nothing but death. Malkini returns to them with two ships, one their black Elite cruiser, and the other the gold armored ship of General Yoff. Malkini explains to them that as he flew over he saw an army of thousands in the nearby wetlands, all heading towards the Highrock area. Malkini tells them to seek out Command Roka and convince him that they were not the ones to set off the explosives. Malkini then tells them that he would head south alone and form an army on various planets and return to end the rebel threat on Usin. Malkini takes off in his golden ship, and, with their mission in hand, the Knights set off for the planet of Kings Port, to find Commander Roka and convince him that they were not the ones to murder Yoff's legions ~ Current Date: 3rd of June, 2240
Introduction:
The planets and worlds have gone through much age, being settled and resettled over the course of time. The Helexicon Empire, a galactic super-power which rose from the southern planets in the late 1700's, that being 1700 years after the destruction of Phoenix Empire, ruled the worlds with an iron fist, their loyalties to the King and to their single God. The Empires reach stretched far as it grew, and in the northern lands, conquered in campaigns in the 1900's, the Empire's only power is through the Knights, a force of all Phoenix guards that enforce the Helexicon rule and authority in the region. The Phoenix, since the dawn of written history, have been a threat to civilization. They were humans, like all others, only they could bend the elements to their will. The Treaty of the Crosses in 1450 was a written agreement signed by all reigning systems at the time that all Phoenix citizens would be either killed or imprisoned. The North-East, ruled by the Dorman and Bakotian Empire's at the time, kept their Phoenix on the neutral planet of Croshana, an icy world of mountains and seas, where they lived alone in the cold. In the year 1892, the Helexicon Empire, which had been growing in the south, sent agents to Croshana. They unleashed the Phoenix, dressed in silver armor and capes, on the north. And the Dormans, the Naehians, and the Bakos fell to the power of the Phoenix Knights and the Helexicon Empire. A hundred year reign began of violence and oppression on the land. From this a common belief among the Northerners formed, a common religion. This religion was known as Matranism, and eventually it gathered an army. The Phoenix, though more powerful, were severely outnumbered in the Matranist revolt. In the North, every Phoenix Knights, and any family of theirs, were hunted and killed. The Common folk had won. The North-Eastern branch of the Helexicon Empire turned into the Matran System in 2094, which, twelve years later, split into the Ulfire, Pluoo, Vindico, and Sora systems. The Helexicon power in the North shrank into a small fringe that was absorbed into the surrounding systems. In the Sora System, the Knights, an order once loyal to the Helexicon and restricted to Phoenix, was now an order loyal to the Sora System and was open to all men and women born within the system. It is now the year 2240, and the Sora System had expanded and grown into a respectable and loyal republic. Tensions have arisen between the Sora System and the Ulfire System, as each has gained more land and power. You are a graduate of a Knight Academy, a two year training facility to prepare young students for life as a Knight. You have scored high enough at your Academy to be honored as a Knight Elite, a specialized branch of the Knights. One team of Elites, its said, are equal to a nearly one-hundred Knight soldiers. You have been sent to Capima Islands, the capital planet of the Sora System, to the tropical island of Avana-Nvaro, the location of the Capima Knight Academy and the location of the Knight Elite graduation ceremony. You arrive by boat ready to go through the ceremony and find out which team of Knights you will be grouped in...
The Squadron:
Aden Malkini - Knight Commander
Xeroux Falcus - Black Knight
Nai Gareki Tsukumo - Blue Knight
Sentrius Tetran - Red Knight
Joven Flynn - Green Knight
Demnix Valorai - Black Knight
Rasmus DeTylmerand - Black Knight
Artemis Maximus - Royal Guard
The World:
A map of North-East Space in 2240
Characters. Knights and Others:
The Knights is about, well, a group of Knight Elites. They will be the main team throughout the story, the protagonists. If you want to create a Knight Elite you must choose a Specialization and Academy from which you hail from, but, if you want to create a second character who is not a rookie Elite, or a character outside of the Knights entirely, you can.
Specializations:
To Join the Knight Elite you must of scored high on the final exam, which is a series of five different specialty tests given to Academy students at the end of their two year stay. Students who score over 95 percent on one or more of the tests become Knight Elites, their specialty, and armor marking them, being based on whatever test they scored over 95 percent on. The specialties are as followed:
Blue Armor - Outstanding knowledge of the battlefield and tactics.
Red Armor - Outstanding knowledge of weapons and arms.
Green Armor - Outstanding knowledge of culture and diplomacy.
White Armor - Outstanding knowledge of science and theory.
Gold Armor - Outstanding knowledge of biology and medics.
Black Armor - Granted to students who scored 95 percent or higher in multiple areas.
Academies:
To join the Knight Elite you will have to have trained for two years at one of nine Knight Academies:
- Knight Academy of the Avana-Nvaro Island, Capima.
- The tropical island of Avana is located west of the Capima mainland in the middle of the Nvaro ocean. The facilities are built upon rocks and cliffs of the island, and the rooms and halls often connect to outdoor walkways and balconies, as well as underground and underwater facilities. The Avana-Nvaro Academy is the crown jewel of the Knight Academies, having nearly ninety-percent of its students making it into the Knight Elite. It is the most rounded in its courses and has produced many great Knight heroes such as Knight Commander Javeith, who managed to stop the genocide of an entire country through diplomacy, and Knight General Jakson, whose strategic brilliance won him, and the system, the enemy state of Domanore.
- Knight Academy of the City of Urakas, Capima.
- The city of Urakas, on the western coast of the Capima Mainland, is the heart of Sorillian Matranism, and home of the Matranor, Sorillian leader of the Church. The city is built upon the hills and mountains, its buildings and streets made of white and brown brick. The Academy grounds stretch through three different city districts, and it is the largest Academy out of them all, housing nearly 6000 students. The buildings themselves are built with White brick, and are connected by passages and halls both outside and underground. The specialty of the Urakas is medicine, built also teaches a large variety of standardized Knight teachings. Many great Knight heroes have come out of the Urakas Academy, such as Knight Grandmaster Vosashan, who founded all the Knight Academies in the worlds, excluding the Umano Academy and the Ophonleonas Academy.
- Knight Academy of the Xenxai Region, Bao.
- The mountainous Baon region of Xenxai is home to the planets only Knight Academy. The Xenxai region is filled with hills, mountains, forests, and rivers. Within this lay several small towns and settlements that work off the land. On the edge of the bamboo forest lays the Knight Academy, a flat-ground palace, reaching over several acres, buried beneath the trees. The Xenxai Academy specializes in the art of stealth and swordplay, its teaching coming from the ancient fighting styles of the Bao Kingdoms. The Academy has produced many great Knight heroes such as Knight General Doxagai, who hunted and killed over one-hundred Phoenix's who had been in hiding during the early years of the 2200's and Knight Commander Dragoon, who, along with his partner Roka, managed to end the world war of Kridell by successfully assassinating the dictator of the Dorman Peoples States.
- Knight Academy of the Town of Yunsland, Olana.
- The Town of Yunsland stands as one of the single contacts Olana has to the outside world. The Town, in the cherrywood forest, only a few miles from the shores, is often, plagued with a storm, which usually lasts between a week and a month. The town is one based off production, with the citizens, hidden beneath their domed houses, stitching up fabrics and quilts for the rest of the planets to use. In the center of the town is the Knight Academy, a small castle with a small garden surrounding it. This is the Academy that the Northern farm children are usually sent to, and most of them don't score high enough for the Elites.
- Knight Academy of the City of Tarukas, Tusinvei.
- The City of Tarukas is Tusinvei's largest city. It spans across several fields and hills, and has several ships coming to and from it daily. The city, while not having large buildings or palaces in it, is still a productive and notable stop for trade. The streets are paved with old cobblestone, with gardens and trees common to be found on the sides. Thousands of houses span the cities reaches, and in its center are shops and spaceports. The Academy of Tarukas is located on a large hill, and overlooks a residential area not far off from the business section. The Academy garners children from the western worlds, and teaches them a rounded set of skills necessary for being a Knight.
- Knight Academy of Mt. Ravin, Ravin.
- The planet of Ravin is a volcanic one. On the light side of the planet, where the sun shines for all but nineteen days of the year, the planets volcanic soils make vast brown deserts where water is scarce and towns are scattered. On the dark side of the planet, where there are only stars, fire and rivers of lava are common and active, making the darklands unvoyageable unless traveling by the highlands, mountains and passes made by volcanic earth. On one of thee mountains sits the Academy of Ravin, a training facility that produced some of the best warriors and assassins the Knights have ever seen, such as Knight General Gnusis, who captured the last unconquered world in the Helexicon fringe, Harakos.
- Knight Academy of the Village of Phala, Umano.
- Phala is a small fishing village off the edge of the southern Umano subcontinent. The village is on the water, its huts and townplaces held by stilts a few feet above the seas surface, and its streets are connected by bridges. Bamboo and waterleaf are used to construct most the villages huts and boats. The Phala Academy is the smallest out of all the Knight Academy's and it usually only has about twenty to thirty students in it. The students who do not become Knight Elites do not join the rest of the soldiers and instead become Knight Forresters, Knights who patrol the forests of planets such as Umano, Ceegum, and Domanore. The Academy in Phala does not have an actual building, and is instead organized by the beach on the shore, since most of the students have houses either in the village or in the rainforest past the shore. Most of the training for the Phala Knights is done on the beach or in the forest.
- Knight Academy of the Village of Tormaund, Ophonleonas.
- In the desert of Cores lies the village of Tormaund, a small dry trading post that only gets supplies from outside the desert once a week, via camel, and only gets supplies from other worlds flown in monthly. Just outside the village on the side of a dune is a collection of sand huts. This is the Knight Academy of Tormaund. Sent here are the illiterate, the peasants, the criminals, or just the extremely unlucky. Despite this the Tormaund Academy has still produced a large number of Knight Elites, mainly fighters who seem fairly determined to prove themselves, such as Knight Commander Roka, who, along with his partner Dragoon, managed to end the world war of Kridell by successfully assassinating the dictator of the Dorman Peoples States, and Knight Commander Rudo, who ended a planned revolution on Iceveng.
- Knight Academy of the Territory of Ackan, Gengrolin.
- The Knight Academy in Ackan varies from the rest of the Academies as it is hanging. The Academy is built on the underside of a cliff, its location in complete solitude as the forested region of Ackan has only a few towns and villages. On the cliff above is forest and on the ground below is more forest, covered in fog and clouds. The students of the Gengrolin Academy learn the arts of large scale strategy, often being able to plan and predict whose army will be victorious on the battlefield. The Gengrolin Academy has produced many great Knights such as Knight General Bolapar, who won the war of Bakota in 2210.
Update: The Court of Capima ~The Knights arrive on the planet of Kings Port and locate Commander Roka and Oseal. Once there Xeroux and Loki confessed to having set up the explosives on Usin, hoping to spare the others from accusation and also to buy the rest time to gather evidence against Oseal. Roka accepted their confession and told them that they would set off for Capima after he completed his mission on the world. Malkini's Knights follow Roka to a small house in a field of rye. Inside they find an old women who Roka had fought many years ago. She was a Phoenix. The group fought the women and managed to kill her, but not before loosing one of Roka's Knights. The next day Roka announced that they would head to the Capima Islands. Malkini's Knights at this point are in a state of panic. They had no evidence so far against Oseal and they had confessed to doing it themselves. Luckily Jove managed to search through Oseal's things and found a scorched cape. The cape could of been burned if Oseal had set the explosives too late and had run from the blast. With their evidence set, the Knights arrive on the capital city of Sor, and set off to the court district with Commander Roka leading the way ~ Current Date: 27th of June, 2240
Update: The Disaster on Usin ~The Knights, under the command of former Minor General Aden Malkini, arrive on the planet of Usin, in an area called Highrock where the stone walls and pillars stand tall along side a small river leading to a large, flat wetland. The Knights are greeted by two Knights of another unit, a unit under the command of former Minor General Roka. The two Knights who greet them are Oran Oseal, a white Knight who knows Nai from his days at the Tormaund Academy, and Ephraim Gauloris, a red Knight who knows Sentrius from his days at the Mt. Ravin Academy. The two direct them to Major General Yoff, who believes there to be an army of rebels in a nearby village on the side of a pillar. The General has placed a set of explosives beneath the pillar on which the village sits using a set of abandoned tunnels from an ancient underground city running beneath Highrock. Malkini's team, led by Oseal, sets off to investigate the village and report back to the General, and his army of three Legions, whether or not there is indeed an army of rebels hidden in the native village. They arrive at the village to find only the peaceful villagers. They report back to the Major General who sends Oseal to disarm the explosives, sends Gauloris to fly back to Commander Roka and give him the status of the mission, and send his army marching towards the village. The army capture the village and Malkini sets up camp for his team down the river, away from the rape and slaughter General Yoff permitted his legion to do upon the peaceful village. The night goes on and the team feels disgusted at themselves and at the General for allowing such acts to be performed by a Legion of the Knights. When morning comes the team is awakened by a bang. The explosives set beneath the village go off causing the pillar to fall to the ground, crushing all three Legions, and Major General Yoff, in the process. Malkini rushes off to the entrance of the underground city while the team head to the ruins of the pillar to investigate. When they arrive they find a single survive, a young woman from the native village; but apart from that, nothing but death. Malkini returns to them with two ships, one their black Elite cruiser, and the other the gold armored ship of General Yoff. Malkini explains to them that as he flew over he saw an army of thousands in the nearby wetlands, all heading towards the Highrock area. Malkini tells them to seek out Command Roka and convince him that they were not the ones to set off the explosives. Malkini then tells them that he would head south alone and form an army on various planets and return to end the rebel threat on Usin. Malkini takes off in his golden ship, and, with their mission in hand, the Knights set off for the planet of Kings Port, to find Commander Roka and convince him that they were not the ones to murder Yoff's legions ~ Current Date: 3rd of June, 2240
Introduction:
The planets and worlds have gone through much age, being settled and resettled over the course of time. The Helexicon Empire, a galactic super-power which rose from the southern planets in the late 1700's, that being 1700 years after the destruction of Phoenix Empire, ruled the worlds with an iron fist, their loyalties to the King and to their single God. The Empires reach stretched far as it grew, and in the northern lands, conquered in campaigns in the 1900's, the Empire's only power is through the Knights, a force of all Phoenix guards that enforce the Helexicon rule and authority in the region. The Phoenix, since the dawn of written history, have been a threat to civilization. They were humans, like all others, only they could bend the elements to their will. The Treaty of the Crosses in 1450 was a written agreement signed by all reigning systems at the time that all Phoenix citizens would be either killed or imprisoned. The North-East, ruled by the Dorman and Bakotian Empire's at the time, kept their Phoenix on the neutral planet of Croshana, an icy world of mountains and seas, where they lived alone in the cold. In the year 1892, the Helexicon Empire, which had been growing in the south, sent agents to Croshana. They unleashed the Phoenix, dressed in silver armor and capes, on the north. And the Dormans, the Naehians, and the Bakos fell to the power of the Phoenix Knights and the Helexicon Empire. A hundred year reign began of violence and oppression on the land. From this a common belief among the Northerners formed, a common religion. This religion was known as Matranism, and eventually it gathered an army. The Phoenix, though more powerful, were severely outnumbered in the Matranist revolt. In the North, every Phoenix Knights, and any family of theirs, were hunted and killed. The Common folk had won. The North-Eastern branch of the Helexicon Empire turned into the Matran System in 2094, which, twelve years later, split into the Ulfire, Pluoo, Vindico, and Sora systems. The Helexicon power in the North shrank into a small fringe that was absorbed into the surrounding systems. In the Sora System, the Knights, an order once loyal to the Helexicon and restricted to Phoenix, was now an order loyal to the Sora System and was open to all men and women born within the system. It is now the year 2240, and the Sora System had expanded and grown into a respectable and loyal republic. Tensions have arisen between the Sora System and the Ulfire System, as each has gained more land and power. You are a graduate of a Knight Academy, a two year training facility to prepare young students for life as a Knight. You have scored high enough at your Academy to be honored as a Knight Elite, a specialized branch of the Knights. One team of Elites, its said, are equal to a nearly one-hundred Knight soldiers. You have been sent to Capima Islands, the capital planet of the Sora System, to the tropical island of Avana-Nvaro, the location of the Capima Knight Academy and the location of the Knight Elite graduation ceremony. You arrive by boat ready to go through the ceremony and find out which team of Knights you will be grouped in...
The Squadron:
Aden Malkini - Knight Commander
Xeroux Falcus - Black Knight
Nai Gareki Tsukumo - Blue Knight
Sentrius Tetran - Red Knight
Joven Flynn - Green Knight
Demnix Valorai - Black Knight
Rasmus DeTylmerand - Black Knight
Artemis Maximus - Royal Guard
The World:
A map of North-East Space in 2240
Characters. Knights and Others:
The Knights is about, well, a group of Knight Elites. They will be the main team throughout the story, the protagonists. If you want to create a Knight Elite you must choose a Specialization and Academy from which you hail from, but, if you want to create a second character who is not a rookie Elite, or a character outside of the Knights entirely, you can.
Specializations:
To Join the Knight Elite you must of scored high on the final exam, which is a series of five different specialty tests given to Academy students at the end of their two year stay. Students who score over 95 percent on one or more of the tests become Knight Elites, their specialty, and armor marking them, being based on whatever test they scored over 95 percent on. The specialties are as followed:
Blue Armor - Outstanding knowledge of the battlefield and tactics.
Red Armor - Outstanding knowledge of weapons and arms.
Green Armor - Outstanding knowledge of culture and diplomacy.
White Armor - Outstanding knowledge of science and theory.
Gold Armor - Outstanding knowledge of biology and medics.
Black Armor - Granted to students who scored 95 percent or higher in multiple areas.
Academies:
To join the Knight Elite you will have to have trained for two years at one of nine Knight Academies:
- Knight Academy of the Avana-Nvaro Island, Capima.
- The tropical island of Avana is located west of the Capima mainland in the middle of the Nvaro ocean. The facilities are built upon rocks and cliffs of the island, and the rooms and halls often connect to outdoor walkways and balconies, as well as underground and underwater facilities. The Avana-Nvaro Academy is the crown jewel of the Knight Academies, having nearly ninety-percent of its students making it into the Knight Elite. It is the most rounded in its courses and has produced many great Knight heroes such as Knight Commander Javeith, who managed to stop the genocide of an entire country through diplomacy, and Knight General Jakson, whose strategic brilliance won him, and the system, the enemy state of Domanore.
- Knight Academy of the City of Urakas, Capima.
- The city of Urakas, on the western coast of the Capima Mainland, is the heart of Sorillian Matranism, and home of the Matranor, Sorillian leader of the Church. The city is built upon the hills and mountains, its buildings and streets made of white and brown brick. The Academy grounds stretch through three different city districts, and it is the largest Academy out of them all, housing nearly 6000 students. The buildings themselves are built with White brick, and are connected by passages and halls both outside and underground. The specialty of the Urakas is medicine, built also teaches a large variety of standardized Knight teachings. Many great Knight heroes have come out of the Urakas Academy, such as Knight Grandmaster Vosashan, who founded all the Knight Academies in the worlds, excluding the Umano Academy and the Ophonleonas Academy.
- Knight Academy of the Xenxai Region, Bao.
- The mountainous Baon region of Xenxai is home to the planets only Knight Academy. The Xenxai region is filled with hills, mountains, forests, and rivers. Within this lay several small towns and settlements that work off the land. On the edge of the bamboo forest lays the Knight Academy, a flat-ground palace, reaching over several acres, buried beneath the trees. The Xenxai Academy specializes in the art of stealth and swordplay, its teaching coming from the ancient fighting styles of the Bao Kingdoms. The Academy has produced many great Knight heroes such as Knight General Doxagai, who hunted and killed over one-hundred Phoenix's who had been in hiding during the early years of the 2200's and Knight Commander Dragoon, who, along with his partner Roka, managed to end the world war of Kridell by successfully assassinating the dictator of the Dorman Peoples States.
- Knight Academy of the Town of Yunsland, Olana.
- The Town of Yunsland stands as one of the single contacts Olana has to the outside world. The Town, in the cherrywood forest, only a few miles from the shores, is often, plagued with a storm, which usually lasts between a week and a month. The town is one based off production, with the citizens, hidden beneath their domed houses, stitching up fabrics and quilts for the rest of the planets to use. In the center of the town is the Knight Academy, a small castle with a small garden surrounding it. This is the Academy that the Northern farm children are usually sent to, and most of them don't score high enough for the Elites.
- Knight Academy of the City of Tarukas, Tusinvei.
- The City of Tarukas is Tusinvei's largest city. It spans across several fields and hills, and has several ships coming to and from it daily. The city, while not having large buildings or palaces in it, is still a productive and notable stop for trade. The streets are paved with old cobblestone, with gardens and trees common to be found on the sides. Thousands of houses span the cities reaches, and in its center are shops and spaceports. The Academy of Tarukas is located on a large hill, and overlooks a residential area not far off from the business section. The Academy garners children from the western worlds, and teaches them a rounded set of skills necessary for being a Knight.
- Knight Academy of Mt. Ravin, Ravin.
- The planet of Ravin is a volcanic one. On the light side of the planet, where the sun shines for all but nineteen days of the year, the planets volcanic soils make vast brown deserts where water is scarce and towns are scattered. On the dark side of the planet, where there are only stars, fire and rivers of lava are common and active, making the darklands unvoyageable unless traveling by the highlands, mountains and passes made by volcanic earth. On one of thee mountains sits the Academy of Ravin, a training facility that produced some of the best warriors and assassins the Knights have ever seen, such as Knight General Gnusis, who captured the last unconquered world in the Helexicon fringe, Harakos.
- Knight Academy of the Village of Phala, Umano.
- Phala is a small fishing village off the edge of the southern Umano subcontinent. The village is on the water, its huts and townplaces held by stilts a few feet above the seas surface, and its streets are connected by bridges. Bamboo and waterleaf are used to construct most the villages huts and boats. The Phala Academy is the smallest out of all the Knight Academy's and it usually only has about twenty to thirty students in it. The students who do not become Knight Elites do not join the rest of the soldiers and instead become Knight Forresters, Knights who patrol the forests of planets such as Umano, Ceegum, and Domanore. The Academy in Phala does not have an actual building, and is instead organized by the beach on the shore, since most of the students have houses either in the village or in the rainforest past the shore. Most of the training for the Phala Knights is done on the beach or in the forest.
- Knight Academy of the Village of Tormaund, Ophonleonas.
- In the desert of Cores lies the village of Tormaund, a small dry trading post that only gets supplies from outside the desert once a week, via camel, and only gets supplies from other worlds flown in monthly. Just outside the village on the side of a dune is a collection of sand huts. This is the Knight Academy of Tormaund. Sent here are the illiterate, the peasants, the criminals, or just the extremely unlucky. Despite this the Tormaund Academy has still produced a large number of Knight Elites, mainly fighters who seem fairly determined to prove themselves, such as Knight Commander Roka, who, along with his partner Dragoon, managed to end the world war of Kridell by successfully assassinating the dictator of the Dorman Peoples States, and Knight Commander Rudo, who ended a planned revolution on Iceveng.
- Knight Academy of the Territory of Ackan, Gengrolin.
- The Knight Academy in Ackan varies from the rest of the Academies as it is hanging. The Academy is built on the underside of a cliff, its location in complete solitude as the forested region of Ackan has only a few towns and villages. On the cliff above is forest and on the ground below is more forest, covered in fog and clouds. The students of the Gengrolin Academy learn the arts of large scale strategy, often being able to plan and predict whose army will be victorious on the battlefield. The Gengrolin Academy has produced many great Knights such as Knight General Bolapar, who won the war of Bakota in 2210.
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1. No godmodding. This means controlling things your character shouldn't have control over, controlling other peoples characters without their consent (if the player is away you can control very basic actions like, X went with the group, or your character and X set up camp for the night).
2. Good grammar. Try to use spell-check is all this basically means.
3. For any new Knight Elite characters you must select one academy and one specialization class.
3. No one-sentence posts. Try to have, at the least, three lines per-post. There is no limit to how long a post can be, just remember that if its too long people will generally tend to skip it, or skim it quickly.
4. Please be active. If your away or something has happened contact me via P.M.
2. Good grammar. Try to use spell-check is all this basically means.
3. For any new Knight Elite characters you must select one academy and one specialization class.
3. No one-sentence posts. Try to have, at the least, three lines per-post. There is no limit to how long a post can be, just remember that if its too long people will generally tend to skip it, or skim it quickly.
4. Please be active. If your away or something has happened contact me via P.M.
Reviews
18/30
Characterization: Proficient
Plot: Proficient
Depth: Proficient
Style: Advanced
Mechanics: In-Progress
Overall: Proficient
StandardFiend wrote:Definitely a unique experience. The setting confused me greatly, though. The space opera elements and the order of knights elements don't mesh all that well for me. It's a vastly intriguing area to explore, but I think this RP has a little ways to go before it finds the right balance. The knights themselves are extraordinarily archaic in many ways, and while that is obviously not in itself a bad thing it doesn't play nice with the highly futuristic elements that want to define the universe. I think there is a lot of potential, though. Myy favorite aspect of the RP is the character names. All of them are interesting and beautiful in their own right, and while the pair of Japanese names initially stood out the GM was able to properly integrate them into the universe by momentarily exploring the culture and suddenly they became very okay with me, only adding to the depth of the world. Perhaps my biggest critique here would be for the mechanical elements of the writing. All of the authors here show strong talent for crafting story, but there seems to be a lack of proofreading. I enjoyed the varied lengths of the posts; conversations took place as one- or two-liners but there were longer, more elaborate posts spaced out elegantly, and altogether the manuscript was very aesthetically pleasing to read. I am astonished at how many posts this RP has racked up, and I hope it continues to go on strong. Well done.
24/30
Characterization: Proficient
Plot: Advanced
Depth: Proficient
Style: Proficient
Mechanics: Advanced
Overall: Advanced
Izoi wrote:Most certainly a interesting take on what a knight is, and what it means to uphold the honor of a kingdom. This tale revolves around a set of Elite Knights in a science fiction setting, but it seems more fantasy than scifi. Worth reading, and worth watching.
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Knight Commander Aden Malkini played by Nulix
A soldiers soldier who loves both women and song. Malkini is a military genius who often lets his emotions lead his battles.
Kazuki Shiroyama played by Derek Smith
A peerless swordsman he speaks little but follows a code of honor so intense he comes off as unyielding.
Sentrius Tetran played by PirateofPie
A pompous Knight who values glory and honor above all things. Though, he has some good in his heart.
Xeroux Falcus played by Wing06Twilight
Laid back, slightly cocky young man. Always ready to lend a hand to those in need.
Ephraim Gauloris played by DarKnight36
A serious man with a strong sense of justice; he will always do what is right, no matter what.
Oran Oseal played by Nulix
A child of war criminals hoping to prove his intellegence in the Knight Elite
Knight General whose contributions to in scientific study helped end a brewing civil war in Capima.
Demnix Valorai played by Erayu
"I've been given greatness. I will use it. I will make my father proud."
Artemis Maximus played by Elrith Eldwind
A Royal Guard who has been given a second chance to reclaim what was wrongfully taken.
Knight Commander Kristopher Roka played by Nulix
An aged and noble Knight who has taken Malkini's Knights under his wing
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OOC Notes
From a balcony overhead Joven Flynn watched the beach below. Small ships of both wood and steel had settled themselves on the shore, and the rest of the ships had simply cushioned themselves onto the white pearl beaches of the island. The first ship, and the largest, had come from Urakas, bringing in close to one-hundred students, roughly half of what Avana-Nvaro had produced. After them came a second boat from Urakas, but carrying the students of Gengrolin, who had landed in the city. After them came the Baon's, who had arrived by Starship on the beaches northernmost edge. By boat came the rest, Ravin, Olana, Tusinvei and Umano, all but the Ophonleonas boat, which was likely never to arrive at all. Jove watched as the water rocked the boats gently, in its waves were the blue and white sky. The seagulls crowed with the whistle of the winds, going through Jove's shirt gently. "I love this place."
"What, the island?" A female voice asked from inside.
Jove turned around to see a small form adjusting her polished green armor in a mirror, just inside his room, behind her was another balcony, though the view from that balcony faced the rocks and the trees, which loomed over. "This wont be my room in the elite," Jove said. "Until I become a General I'll be lucky if I even get to sleep in a warm bed."
The two continued to talk as they made their way to the opening ceremony, in the Garden square of the Academy. They arrived at the entrance of the gardens to see hundreds of Elites, armor and faces a mix of cultures and colors. In front of the crowd was a large deck, on it a podium. Behind the deck Jove could see the Knight Commanders and the Avana Headmaster getting ready for their introductions. At the garden gate Jove saw a few students from Ophonleonas run in, late as usual.
"This is it," Jove said with a smile. "These are the Knights."
"What, the island?" A female voice asked from inside.
Jove turned around to see a small form adjusting her polished green armor in a mirror, just inside his room, behind her was another balcony, though the view from that balcony faced the rocks and the trees, which loomed over. "This wont be my room in the elite," Jove said. "Until I become a General I'll be lucky if I even get to sleep in a warm bed."
The two continued to talk as they made their way to the opening ceremony, in the Garden square of the Academy. They arrived at the entrance of the gardens to see hundreds of Elites, armor and faces a mix of cultures and colors. In front of the crowd was a large deck, on it a podium. Behind the deck Jove could see the Knight Commanders and the Avana Headmaster getting ready for their introductions. At the garden gate Jove saw a few students from Ophonleonas run in, late as usual.
"This is it," Jove said with a smile. "These are the Knights."
OOC Notes
"Wow, I made it!" Sentrius exclaimed, happily, his chest swelling with pride. "It's better than I thought it would be!" Like most Knights trained at Mt. Ravin, he was almost as happy to be alive as he was to finally reach the highest point in a knight trainee's life. Walking throughout the crowd, Sentrius pushed people left and right trying to get a better view of the stage where the Knight leaders would be speaking.
Looking around him, Sentrius almost forgot how grand Capima was. Especially compared to the volcanic Ravin. So he might as well sit back and relax before the ceremony started. After all it might be one of his few chances after he finishes saving the galaxy several times over.
Looking around him, Sentrius almost forgot how grand Capima was. Especially compared to the volcanic Ravin. So he might as well sit back and relax before the ceremony started. After all it might be one of his few chances after he finishes saving the galaxy several times over.
OOC Notes
A lot has changed since the days I dreamed of a Knights glory and honor. Once I was a boy in the sun fighting with a wooden stick against imaginary enemies. A child who knew nothing and was carefree because of it. And she was there with me, my Angel the woman whom I even loved as a foolish boy. Once we were happy living in that small house were the days were warm and the nights cool.Where the wind would whisper it's secrets as we lay in each others arms. But that was before fate ripped us apart.Once I was happy but no more. The reflection stared back at him as the Knight in his black armor stared in the mirror thinking of a time before,a time when life made sense. A time when he was happy and the dreams of Knighthood meant more then fulfilling an oath to a dead wife.
" Melina for you I would gladly trade this useless suit of armor, this Knighthood. All of it I would trade to taste your lips one more time, to look into your beautiful azure eyes one more time, to tell you I love you one more time. To hold against you against me one more time. Even life itself is meaningless with you at my side." Words spoken to a reflection with a longing so great it was wonder that Mithra himself didn't grant this descendant of the legendary Phoenix wish. Instead the Black Knight contented himself with one sigh and single grasp of the ancient ring before turning from the mirror to face the room he stood in. A well appointed room it was indicative of a disciplined life. The bed was made to exacting standards, not even the smallest particle of dust marred any surface.
The wood surfaces gleamed from a recent polish, the metal ones shone with unrivaled brilliance. And set before the bed was an armor stand holding the components of armor not worn daily by it's owner. This included the left shoulder plate, left arm plate and left gauntlet, and both leg plates and steel boots. In fact the only parts of the armor the Black Knight wore were the Cuirass and right arm plate and right gauntlet along with a gorget.
However both the armor he wore and what was on the stand shone brightly after all today was graduation day for the Knight Elite. Normally contending himself with keeping his armor dusted and clean of rust the polish was something new for these mostly ceremonial pieces of armor.And it being graduation day the Black Knight went about adding the other pieces of armor to what he wore. In the dim past a Knight usually had a squire to help him don his armor or at least a helping hand. But since the institutionalizing of Knighthood the squire had gone the way of so many other knightly traditions. Such as the unbending code of honor. In this Black Knights mind no knight had any business carving out reputations based on shameless acts like assassination.And yet some of the so called greatest knights were nothing more then assassins in fancy armor.
But first came graduation then changing the world. First came the faulds, in essence it was metal skirt of overlapping plates that was thigh length. Next Came the tassets, in essence hanging pieces of metal that were fixed to his faulds. And then there was the chain mail pants of black hue. Over top of them were the true leg plate with custom made knee plate joint that allowed more flexibility then normal plate. That being done all that remained was his left arm which was attended to.
Disdaining a helmet for atheistic and practical purpose. For the Black Knight simply could not figure how one could trade visibility for limited protection as massive blunt force trauma was still damaging helmet or not.
However his armor on and gleaming with two hours worth of polishing and shining he grabbed his weapons that lay in rack near the head of the bed so that he could get to them with ease just in case.First came his trademark pistols, custom made at his Father's weapon shop they were one of a kind involving much blood,sweat, and endless arguments with his father who disapproved of the departure from normal gunsmithing. Then his beloved sword crafted of a unbreakable carbon alloy it too was one of a kind. It's design and abilities were influenced by Melina who had desired a black sword to match the black armor she dreamed of donning one day....The flame it produced was to be a physical representation of the fiery will she possessed.
Armor, Weapons, and patience readied the Knight strode from his room into the hallways of the Dormitory were marched other Knights their armor running the gambit. Blue, Red,Green,White,Gold,Black. The smallest numbers were to be found in the those of clad in Black Armor, for the tests and training were grueling. To score high enough to make it into the Knight Elite was considered a miracle let alone score high enough to earn the coveted Black armor. Some looked at the Knight and his fellow ebony Knight Elite with covert jealousy hating the fact they themselves were not included in their ranks. Then again some didn't dream of the black armor and made no special notice of the color. After all Black Knight tended to get the worse assignments as HQ viewed them as the prefect shock troops. Skilled in not only weapons and warfare but also diplomacy and medicine. And it was this skill set that lent so many Black Knights to suicidal missions and one man army assignments. Were their highly visible black armor lent force to peace talks and respect to the enemy.
Such thoughts however were put on hold as his name was called out by a another Black Knight who had joined the march to the Garden Square where the ceremony was to take place.
" Hey Kazuki never thought we would be graduating in the same class. Your an old man always thought I'd be graduating after you." Kazuki's fellow Black Knight said a child at 15 years old he nonetheless wore the Black Armor. Although no warrior the 15 year old was said to be a tactical genius although Kazuki and many other Black Knights disagreed. A tactician had to truly understand and know combat. And one who could barely swing a sword or would never step foot on a battlefield would never truly combat. However he had scored high enough to both graduate early and don the Black armor so Kazuki made no comment on his poor combat ability. Perhaps maturity would turn him into a warrior but this Black knight wasn't holding his breath.
" At least I can beat a medic during fencing practice." Kazuki retorted with a bit of heat nonetheless. His age relative to the other graduates had always been a touchy point with him. At 21 the Black Knight was one of the oldest students studying at this academy but it also showed in his test scores. His age made passing the academic portions child's play as extra civilian schooling and independent studying augmented his knowledge. Although he did struggle with Scientific theory as he saw no point in anything that didn't have a practical and immediate application.
" Low blow man." The child knight replied muttering to himself as the Knights filed into the Garden Square more or less in color but intermixing after a few minutes. After all they were all Knight Elite and while the Black Knights had scored more the 95% in multiple areas and were generally seen as the best of the best they were all Knight Elite.
" This is for you Melina." Kazuki spoke softly to himself as he waited for the ceremony to truly start.
" Melina for you I would gladly trade this useless suit of armor, this Knighthood. All of it I would trade to taste your lips one more time, to look into your beautiful azure eyes one more time, to tell you I love you one more time. To hold against you against me one more time. Even life itself is meaningless with you at my side." Words spoken to a reflection with a longing so great it was wonder that Mithra himself didn't grant this descendant of the legendary Phoenix wish. Instead the Black Knight contented himself with one sigh and single grasp of the ancient ring before turning from the mirror to face the room he stood in. A well appointed room it was indicative of a disciplined life. The bed was made to exacting standards, not even the smallest particle of dust marred any surface.
The wood surfaces gleamed from a recent polish, the metal ones shone with unrivaled brilliance. And set before the bed was an armor stand holding the components of armor not worn daily by it's owner. This included the left shoulder plate, left arm plate and left gauntlet, and both leg plates and steel boots. In fact the only parts of the armor the Black Knight wore were the Cuirass and right arm plate and right gauntlet along with a gorget.
However both the armor he wore and what was on the stand shone brightly after all today was graduation day for the Knight Elite. Normally contending himself with keeping his armor dusted and clean of rust the polish was something new for these mostly ceremonial pieces of armor.And it being graduation day the Black Knight went about adding the other pieces of armor to what he wore. In the dim past a Knight usually had a squire to help him don his armor or at least a helping hand. But since the institutionalizing of Knighthood the squire had gone the way of so many other knightly traditions. Such as the unbending code of honor. In this Black Knights mind no knight had any business carving out reputations based on shameless acts like assassination.And yet some of the so called greatest knights were nothing more then assassins in fancy armor.
But first came graduation then changing the world. First came the faulds, in essence it was metal skirt of overlapping plates that was thigh length. Next Came the tassets, in essence hanging pieces of metal that were fixed to his faulds. And then there was the chain mail pants of black hue. Over top of them were the true leg plate with custom made knee plate joint that allowed more flexibility then normal plate. That being done all that remained was his left arm which was attended to.
Disdaining a helmet for atheistic and practical purpose. For the Black Knight simply could not figure how one could trade visibility for limited protection as massive blunt force trauma was still damaging helmet or not.
However his armor on and gleaming with two hours worth of polishing and shining he grabbed his weapons that lay in rack near the head of the bed so that he could get to them with ease just in case.First came his trademark pistols, custom made at his Father's weapon shop they were one of a kind involving much blood,sweat, and endless arguments with his father who disapproved of the departure from normal gunsmithing. Then his beloved sword crafted of a unbreakable carbon alloy it too was one of a kind. It's design and abilities were influenced by Melina who had desired a black sword to match the black armor she dreamed of donning one day....The flame it produced was to be a physical representation of the fiery will she possessed.
Armor, Weapons, and patience readied the Knight strode from his room into the hallways of the Dormitory were marched other Knights their armor running the gambit. Blue, Red,Green,White,Gold,Black. The smallest numbers were to be found in the those of clad in Black Armor, for the tests and training were grueling. To score high enough to make it into the Knight Elite was considered a miracle let alone score high enough to earn the coveted Black armor. Some looked at the Knight and his fellow ebony Knight Elite with covert jealousy hating the fact they themselves were not included in their ranks. Then again some didn't dream of the black armor and made no special notice of the color. After all Black Knight tended to get the worse assignments as HQ viewed them as the prefect shock troops. Skilled in not only weapons and warfare but also diplomacy and medicine. And it was this skill set that lent so many Black Knights to suicidal missions and one man army assignments. Were their highly visible black armor lent force to peace talks and respect to the enemy.
Such thoughts however were put on hold as his name was called out by a another Black Knight who had joined the march to the Garden Square where the ceremony was to take place.
" Hey Kazuki never thought we would be graduating in the same class. Your an old man always thought I'd be graduating after you." Kazuki's fellow Black Knight said a child at 15 years old he nonetheless wore the Black Armor. Although no warrior the 15 year old was said to be a tactical genius although Kazuki and many other Black Knights disagreed. A tactician had to truly understand and know combat. And one who could barely swing a sword or would never step foot on a battlefield would never truly combat. However he had scored high enough to both graduate early and don the Black armor so Kazuki made no comment on his poor combat ability. Perhaps maturity would turn him into a warrior but this Black knight wasn't holding his breath.
" At least I can beat a medic during fencing practice." Kazuki retorted with a bit of heat nonetheless. His age relative to the other graduates had always been a touchy point with him. At 21 the Black Knight was one of the oldest students studying at this academy but it also showed in his test scores. His age made passing the academic portions child's play as extra civilian schooling and independent studying augmented his knowledge. Although he did struggle with Scientific theory as he saw no point in anything that didn't have a practical and immediate application.
" Low blow man." The child knight replied muttering to himself as the Knights filed into the Garden Square more or less in color but intermixing after a few minutes. After all they were all Knight Elite and while the Black Knights had scored more the 95% in multiple areas and were generally seen as the best of the best they were all Knight Elite.
" This is for you Melina." Kazuki spoke softly to himself as he waited for the ceremony to truly start.
OOC Notes
The crowd of Knights had all gathered in front of the wooden stage, the back of it holding up a large banner and cover with the Knight emblem on it. From behind the banner came the Knight Commanders, armor of all colors and materials, and capes or silk trailing behind them. In the row of Commanders was Aden Malkini. The man examined the students as he marched in line on the stage and shook his head. As the Commanders lined up at the back of the stage a much smaller, crippled figure made his way from behind the banner. He was hunched over, and in his hand was a large wooden walking stick. His face ran deep with wrinkles and hairs of white, his his sockets sagged and his eyes were Grey. His white beard rested itself on a breastplate of gold, on it proudly standing a dove. On his shoulders flowed an ivory cape, printed on it a rising sun in viridian. The man reached the podium, grasping for its wooden edges as he did, letting his walking stick fall back onto his stomach.
"Knight Elite of the Sora Sysem, as your speaker of graduation, as a mentor of your life to come, Sir. Ridian Poxio Forlas Jeruniman Fero, former Grandmaster of the Knights!" One of the Elite students, clad in black-armor, announced from the side of the stage. The old man gave a look at the young Knight, chosen to announce for his speaking voice, and then turned back to the audience. Silence came over the gardens as the man pulled out a small piece of quilted paper, and then, after a quick glance over it, he spoke.
"The Knights have offered you all something. The Knights were once an entity to all of you. And outside force. Now... You are Knights. You are the Knights. You have taken your oaths, now pray you must not take an oath of war. For we are at war, yes, we are. As we have always been, as it is human nature. The Sora System... is a holy republic, run by the people and those who represent them. And the people want an Empire. They want conquerors. They want heroes of war. The Capima Islands is where we won our first victory. It is where Yerod the Great, warrior of God, struck down the Phoenix stronghold and turned it into the greatest city in the modern world. I speak of Sor, our capital. A capitol now rot with crime, dishonorable trades, and politics of the darkest kind! And I stand far away from that, all that. Yet it stands so close to you. We conquered Branko, we conquered Bao, we conquered Caprei, Krosak, even the Fringe, all as a republic! And the Knights serve that republic. I realize many of you may come from these worlds only a few decades in of conquest, and now you stand here, your minds still in stories of your fathers and forefathers, and all the awful things said about the Knights there. Yes, I know what they say. And why would you who hate the Knights join, we ask? Because you would not be able to read, not be able to write, not have money, and have your future confined to a village or a field or a mudhut for the rest of your life. The Knights offered an escape. Or perhaps you wish to serve your Nation, perhaps you wish to lead the wars, lead the conquests. The Knights offered that path. Or perhaps you are here because of a life you once led, a childhood lost. The Knights offered redemption. Or perhaps you are here because of the stories, of Knights of old. Have the Knights offered you that? I'm here to tell you yes, they have. The Neahian's conquered the Phoenix Empire, marking the beginning of our age. The Phoenix were brought back through the Helexicon Empire, the Phoenix themselves forming the Knights. And through the Emperors oppression we said "God! Empire! You are despicable." But the Knights were not. Chivalry, honor, these are the skills that define a Knight, and while the Knights were slowly mutilated into terrorizes and killers, their creed remained the same. We as a Nation hate the Phoenix, the world hates the Phoenix, for the cruelties our ancestors felt from their wrath. But from the cruelty, from the malice, came a code so pure that when we won our independence and the Helexicon Empire fell we kept it. And we swore that under God, the Matran, the People, and the Republic, we would uphold what the only the purest of Phoenix Knights could!" The old mans voice trailed off, the echo of his yell fading through the Gardens.
"But... we have not, we could not. Our legion armies, under the command of so called Knights have committed crimes that mirror, if not exceed, those that the Phoenix Knight have performed on our ancestors. General Doxagai has killed one-hundred and sixteen Phoenix. He has successfully continued our eradication of this harmful race. We called them monsters, not because of their power, but because they used their power against us and in cruelty! I wonder, if a hundred years from now, our children will be hunted and killed for the conquests we have led, and if one day in our lands someone will say "Sor you monster. Your finished." As we did to the Helexicon God all those years ago..."
"Treason!" A Knight clad in blue yelled from the crowd.
"Treason? Treason? You say I speak treason for stating consequence, eh?" The old man asked, a smile on his face. "History is not to be admired, it is to be learned from. You are Knights. You are the Knights! And you will be good Knights... I'm near my end, and I swear I will not see the Knights turn to dogs as they have before. This... is a noble order, and it will be forever more. I admit I haven't been here, on this podium, as much as I would of liked too, not because I think I am wise and that my knowledge is divine, but simply because I know I am wiser then the other men and women the order has had here over the past few years, and I know that my words are ten times holier than theirs on how to kill a man, or how to capture a city! We are not soldiers, Aor, we are Knights!" The old man yelled, look over the crowd. "You have taken your oath of loyalty, your code of the Sorillian Knights, you have sworn to these things. Now you will swear to me! On your knees! All of you, on your knees!"
An air of confusion ran over the audience at the request. The first who went to their knees was not an audience Knight at all, but instead a Commander, who, from behind the old man, fell to one knee. She was followed by the rest of the Commanders, and then by the Audience.
"No!" The old man shrieked "Not like a captured Dorman, kneel proper! You are about to swear to a code of honor! The code of the Knights!"
The young Knights who had gone on both knees quickly changed their stance. The only ones who stood now were the old man, and the Black armored announcer who approached him from the side.
"Sir Knight," The young Knight said. "We have already sworn to the Code of the Sorillian Knights, it seems idiotic to repeat it."
"Is that so, young man?" The old man asked, turning to face the Knight slowly. "Tell me, whats your name?"
"Artamis Favro, sir," The Knight said with a smile. Artamis was then struck in the face with the old mans walking stick.
"On your knees, Artamis Favro!" The man yelled. Artamis quickly did as he was told.
"This is not your code," The old man said, before turning back to the audience, all of them still kneeling. "No, this is the code of the original Phoenix Knights, the final code of the Neahian Knights! You will swear to this! You will serve your fellow Knights, both your equals and lessors. You will defend the defenseless, help the helpless, and protect the the honor of all men, women, and children. You will undo unfairness, cruelty, and deceit, in all dark corners where it may lurk. You will follow this code above all else, in all areas where it may conflict. Do you swear by this code?"
"I, Sir Knight," Came the first answer, from behind the old man. Commander Roka spoke it quickly. "I, Sir Knight," Came from beside him, from Commander Hexham. The crowd of Knights and Knight Commanders erupted into I's, all the while Malkini remained silent, until most but him had spoken. The old man looked over then audience and smiled. "Then arise Sir Knight. Arise Sir Knight. Arise Sir Knight!" He yelled. And they arose.
"Follow the code, enforce it! And that way, in the end, when you are helpless, or one day when your honor has been stripped unjustly, a new Knight may help you." He said calmly. "You are the Knights, and I am but an old man, passing my knowledge onto you. I hope, that at least in a few of you, I set you on the path of a true Knight. In action and in times of despair keep your head, and keep the code close to your heart. You may not win, but I promise you, you will have died a Knight. And your future, in whatever world it may be in, will be that of a Knight."
The old man grabbed for his walking stick once more and began to move towards the end of the stage. "Now I am old," He spoke as he walked. "And I have outstayed my welcome. Goodbye to you all. I have to go now. I'm ready to go." The man reached the stage and made his way down behind the banner.
"The great Sir. Ridian Poxio Forlas Jeruniman Fero, former Grandmaster of the Knights," Artamis Favro said, a red mark now across his face. "You are all Knights. On the beach bulletin board you will see a notification of what faction you will be in, and what Commander will be leading you. Thank you all and have a wonderful evening."
"Knight Elite of the Sora Sysem, as your speaker of graduation, as a mentor of your life to come, Sir. Ridian Poxio Forlas Jeruniman Fero, former Grandmaster of the Knights!" One of the Elite students, clad in black-armor, announced from the side of the stage. The old man gave a look at the young Knight, chosen to announce for his speaking voice, and then turned back to the audience. Silence came over the gardens as the man pulled out a small piece of quilted paper, and then, after a quick glance over it, he spoke.
"The Knights have offered you all something. The Knights were once an entity to all of you. And outside force. Now... You are Knights. You are the Knights. You have taken your oaths, now pray you must not take an oath of war. For we are at war, yes, we are. As we have always been, as it is human nature. The Sora System... is a holy republic, run by the people and those who represent them. And the people want an Empire. They want conquerors. They want heroes of war. The Capima Islands is where we won our first victory. It is where Yerod the Great, warrior of God, struck down the Phoenix stronghold and turned it into the greatest city in the modern world. I speak of Sor, our capital. A capitol now rot with crime, dishonorable trades, and politics of the darkest kind! And I stand far away from that, all that. Yet it stands so close to you. We conquered Branko, we conquered Bao, we conquered Caprei, Krosak, even the Fringe, all as a republic! And the Knights serve that republic. I realize many of you may come from these worlds only a few decades in of conquest, and now you stand here, your minds still in stories of your fathers and forefathers, and all the awful things said about the Knights there. Yes, I know what they say. And why would you who hate the Knights join, we ask? Because you would not be able to read, not be able to write, not have money, and have your future confined to a village or a field or a mudhut for the rest of your life. The Knights offered an escape. Or perhaps you wish to serve your Nation, perhaps you wish to lead the wars, lead the conquests. The Knights offered that path. Or perhaps you are here because of a life you once led, a childhood lost. The Knights offered redemption. Or perhaps you are here because of the stories, of Knights of old. Have the Knights offered you that? I'm here to tell you yes, they have. The Neahian's conquered the Phoenix Empire, marking the beginning of our age. The Phoenix were brought back through the Helexicon Empire, the Phoenix themselves forming the Knights. And through the Emperors oppression we said "God! Empire! You are despicable." But the Knights were not. Chivalry, honor, these are the skills that define a Knight, and while the Knights were slowly mutilated into terrorizes and killers, their creed remained the same. We as a Nation hate the Phoenix, the world hates the Phoenix, for the cruelties our ancestors felt from their wrath. But from the cruelty, from the malice, came a code so pure that when we won our independence and the Helexicon Empire fell we kept it. And we swore that under God, the Matran, the People, and the Republic, we would uphold what the only the purest of Phoenix Knights could!" The old mans voice trailed off, the echo of his yell fading through the Gardens.
"But... we have not, we could not. Our legion armies, under the command of so called Knights have committed crimes that mirror, if not exceed, those that the Phoenix Knight have performed on our ancestors. General Doxagai has killed one-hundred and sixteen Phoenix. He has successfully continued our eradication of this harmful race. We called them monsters, not because of their power, but because they used their power against us and in cruelty! I wonder, if a hundred years from now, our children will be hunted and killed for the conquests we have led, and if one day in our lands someone will say "Sor you monster. Your finished." As we did to the Helexicon God all those years ago..."
"Treason!" A Knight clad in blue yelled from the crowd.
"Treason? Treason? You say I speak treason for stating consequence, eh?" The old man asked, a smile on his face. "History is not to be admired, it is to be learned from. You are Knights. You are the Knights! And you will be good Knights... I'm near my end, and I swear I will not see the Knights turn to dogs as they have before. This... is a noble order, and it will be forever more. I admit I haven't been here, on this podium, as much as I would of liked too, not because I think I am wise and that my knowledge is divine, but simply because I know I am wiser then the other men and women the order has had here over the past few years, and I know that my words are ten times holier than theirs on how to kill a man, or how to capture a city! We are not soldiers, Aor, we are Knights!" The old man yelled, look over the crowd. "You have taken your oath of loyalty, your code of the Sorillian Knights, you have sworn to these things. Now you will swear to me! On your knees! All of you, on your knees!"
An air of confusion ran over the audience at the request. The first who went to their knees was not an audience Knight at all, but instead a Commander, who, from behind the old man, fell to one knee. She was followed by the rest of the Commanders, and then by the Audience.
"No!" The old man shrieked "Not like a captured Dorman, kneel proper! You are about to swear to a code of honor! The code of the Knights!"
The young Knights who had gone on both knees quickly changed their stance. The only ones who stood now were the old man, and the Black armored announcer who approached him from the side.
"Sir Knight," The young Knight said. "We have already sworn to the Code of the Sorillian Knights, it seems idiotic to repeat it."
"Is that so, young man?" The old man asked, turning to face the Knight slowly. "Tell me, whats your name?"
"Artamis Favro, sir," The Knight said with a smile. Artamis was then struck in the face with the old mans walking stick.
"On your knees, Artamis Favro!" The man yelled. Artamis quickly did as he was told.
"This is not your code," The old man said, before turning back to the audience, all of them still kneeling. "No, this is the code of the original Phoenix Knights, the final code of the Neahian Knights! You will swear to this! You will serve your fellow Knights, both your equals and lessors. You will defend the defenseless, help the helpless, and protect the the honor of all men, women, and children. You will undo unfairness, cruelty, and deceit, in all dark corners where it may lurk. You will follow this code above all else, in all areas where it may conflict. Do you swear by this code?"
"I, Sir Knight," Came the first answer, from behind the old man. Commander Roka spoke it quickly. "I, Sir Knight," Came from beside him, from Commander Hexham. The crowd of Knights and Knight Commanders erupted into I's, all the while Malkini remained silent, until most but him had spoken. The old man looked over then audience and smiled. "Then arise Sir Knight. Arise Sir Knight. Arise Sir Knight!" He yelled. And they arose.
"Follow the code, enforce it! And that way, in the end, when you are helpless, or one day when your honor has been stripped unjustly, a new Knight may help you." He said calmly. "You are the Knights, and I am but an old man, passing my knowledge onto you. I hope, that at least in a few of you, I set you on the path of a true Knight. In action and in times of despair keep your head, and keep the code close to your heart. You may not win, but I promise you, you will have died a Knight. And your future, in whatever world it may be in, will be that of a Knight."
The old man grabbed for his walking stick once more and began to move towards the end of the stage. "Now I am old," He spoke as he walked. "And I have outstayed my welcome. Goodbye to you all. I have to go now. I'm ready to go." The man reached the stage and made his way down behind the banner.
"The great Sir. Ridian Poxio Forlas Jeruniman Fero, former Grandmaster of the Knights," Artamis Favro said, a red mark now across his face. "You are all Knights. On the beach bulletin board you will see a notification of what faction you will be in, and what Commander will be leading you. Thank you all and have a wonderful evening."
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Xeroux roze from his knee, a smirk on his face. He looked down at the pristine blue armor he wore, feeling proud. He had made it, he was one of the few from his academy to graduate, and with honors. He'd turned down the offer for the black armor he'd earned, liking the blue more. He chuckled, remembering the shocked and confused looks his professors wore when he turned down the black armor. He had two reasons for picking the blue armor over the black, first was that he was a humble boy, who never cared for false respect based on one's possessions. He wanted his fellow Knights to see for themselves what he could do in battle rather than when he walked down a hallway, and secondly, it brought out his eyes, the light blue eyes so many people had stared into after being saved by the young boy with wispy brown hair. The power of the eyes amazed him. He'd grown up hearing the expression "the eyes are the windows to one's soul" He took the phrase to heart, learning at a young age what could be seen in such simple looking organs. One's true feelings could be found there, and just by looking into someone's eyes, one's attitude could be affected. The blue armor bringing out his eyes was more of a strategy than a favoritism.
With his new sense of pride he headed through the throng of people down to the beach, desperate to find his assignment. Taking in the strange sights as he walked along, multiple colored armors surrounding him. The island was like nothing he'd ever seen, the sun felt so warm, and the air still cool. The sound of the surf was like no river or lake he'd ever heard. The gulls over head cried out to one another, looking for food or shelter. Small white clouds filled the open blue sky. It was so alien to him, but somehow comfortable. Though it was his first time off world, he had prepared himself for this day the passed two years in his training, studying every academy, every world in the Sora system. He dabbled in the other systems, trying to build profiles on his potential enemies.
His boots hit the sand, and sank slowly before his weight was properly distributed so he could balance in his heavy armor. He chose to wait for the rest of the Knight Elites to leave before looking his assignment up. No point trying to push and shove to the board, after all they were all wearing armor, few would gain anything by using such physical tactics. He crossed his arms and watched the waves crash on the shore, smiling as a small crab tried to fight the constant barrage of waves as it tried to get back in the water.
He knelt down, picking the small crab up, and walked out into the water, just far enough to where the water was at the top of his boots, before plopping the crab into the deeper, less "hostile" water.
Looking up to the sky, he smiled broader, remembering what being a Knight meant.
"Someday, I'll be a house hold name...Xeroux Falcus...Knight Grandmaster...yeah."
With his new sense of pride he headed through the throng of people down to the beach, desperate to find his assignment. Taking in the strange sights as he walked along, multiple colored armors surrounding him. The island was like nothing he'd ever seen, the sun felt so warm, and the air still cool. The sound of the surf was like no river or lake he'd ever heard. The gulls over head cried out to one another, looking for food or shelter. Small white clouds filled the open blue sky. It was so alien to him, but somehow comfortable. Though it was his first time off world, he had prepared himself for this day the passed two years in his training, studying every academy, every world in the Sora system. He dabbled in the other systems, trying to build profiles on his potential enemies.
His boots hit the sand, and sank slowly before his weight was properly distributed so he could balance in his heavy armor. He chose to wait for the rest of the Knight Elites to leave before looking his assignment up. No point trying to push and shove to the board, after all they were all wearing armor, few would gain anything by using such physical tactics. He crossed his arms and watched the waves crash on the shore, smiling as a small crab tried to fight the constant barrage of waves as it tried to get back in the water.
He knelt down, picking the small crab up, and walked out into the water, just far enough to where the water was at the top of his boots, before plopping the crab into the deeper, less "hostile" water.
Looking up to the sky, he smiled broader, remembering what being a Knight meant.
"Someday, I'll be a house hold name...Xeroux Falcus...Knight Grandmaster...yeah."
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Jove pushed past a Knight clad in gold. The crowd on the beach was massive, each new Knight trying to reach the bulletin board. Jove pushed past another, this one in blue, and another, in white, until he reached the front of the crowd. He scanned the names on the board quickly until he found his.
"Knight Commander Aden Malkini - Tower Seven Meditation Top. Sir Joven Flynn - Outstanding knowledge of culture and diplomacy. Sir Kazuki Shiroyama - Outstanding knowledge in multiple areas. Sir Nai Tsukumo - Outstanding knowledge of the battlefield and tactics. Sir Sentrius Tetran - Outstanding knowledge of weapons and arms. Sir Xeroux Falcus - Outstanding knowledge of the battlefield and tactics," Jove read aloud from the board. [i]We have a black Knight on our team,[/i Jove thought to himself, before pushing his way back through the crowd. He made his way out of the crowd and began his walk back up to the Academy gates. His armor had been scratched considerably, just by pushing against other armor. Jove muttered something to himself before continuing onto the tower.
He made his way back through the gardens and to tower seven. Tower seven was not the tallest tower at the Academy, but it was the most isolated, located on the east-most side of the island, overlooking the rocks and waves. Jove arrived at the meditation center to find himself alone. The center was on the top of the tower, which housed four student apartments on each of its nine floors, making its roof fairly wide. On it was a stretch of green grass, on its edge white sitting stones and a cherry tree. Jove sat down on a stone and pulled a small rag from his collar, hoping to buff out the scratches from his armor.
"Knight Commander Aden Malkini - Tower Seven Meditation Top. Sir Joven Flynn - Outstanding knowledge of culture and diplomacy. Sir Kazuki Shiroyama - Outstanding knowledge in multiple areas. Sir Nai Tsukumo - Outstanding knowledge of the battlefield and tactics. Sir Sentrius Tetran - Outstanding knowledge of weapons and arms. Sir Xeroux Falcus - Outstanding knowledge of the battlefield and tactics," Jove read aloud from the board. [i]We have a black Knight on our team,[/i Jove thought to himself, before pushing his way back through the crowd. He made his way out of the crowd and began his walk back up to the Academy gates. His armor had been scratched considerably, just by pushing against other armor. Jove muttered something to himself before continuing onto the tower.
He made his way back through the gardens and to tower seven. Tower seven was not the tallest tower at the Academy, but it was the most isolated, located on the east-most side of the island, overlooking the rocks and waves. Jove arrived at the meditation center to find himself alone. The center was on the top of the tower, which housed four student apartments on each of its nine floors, making its roof fairly wide. On it was a stretch of green grass, on its edge white sitting stones and a cherry tree. Jove sat down on a stone and pulled a small rag from his collar, hoping to buff out the scratches from his armor.
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Sentrius hurried to the beach, making sure he was in the front of the crowd before anyone else. He was finally a Knight. One of the best of the best. A specialist in a chosen profession designated to protect the galaxy. What better way to spend the rest of your life, eh? Sentrius was hopeful that he'd be the one promoted to his squad's leader. Looking for his name on the board, Sentrius finally located it. It seemed that his group contained a green knight, two blue knights, and...a black knight? Interesting, though Sentrius doubted that even a black knight would get promoted squad leader over him. Despite only specializing in one class, Sentrius' record is quite impressive.
"Tower Seven, eh?" Sentrius smiled. "Sounds good to me!" Walking up towards the grassy plains on the eastern side of the island, Sentrius looked down and noticed another knight, sitting down, polishing his armor. Sentrius saluted. "Greetings, soldier! I expect we'll be meeting Commander Malkini any second now, eh?"
"Tower Seven, eh?" Sentrius smiled. "Sounds good to me!" Walking up towards the grassy plains on the eastern side of the island, Sentrius looked down and noticed another knight, sitting down, polishing his armor. Sentrius saluted. "Greetings, soldier! I expect we'll be meeting Commander Malkini any second now, eh?"
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Jove squinted at the man, who was tall enough to block the sun even from a distance. "Hello gunsmith," Jove said, "My name is Jove Flynn, Knight from... well, here, second heir to the Kingdom of Sumer." Jove stood up and stretched out his hand, a white smile on his face, "And who are you, lutman?"
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"I am Sentrius Tetran," Sentirus explained. "This is my hometown too, actually," Sentrius added. "I trained at Mt. Ravin due to some, er, complications, but I was originally scheduled to transfer to Avana-Nvarro." Sentrius looked back at the rest of the knights as they traveled to their respective commanders. It would be an honor serving here...Yes it would.
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"You were set to transfer to the Island, eh?" Jove said with a smile, not truly believing what the man said. "Although I guess Ravin's alright too. The training must of been... grueling."
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"Well, it was, but," Sentrius said, before looking towards the wind as if posing for a heroic picture. "I survived. In fact, I led my class to victory, through overwhelming odds even. If you ask the Ravin instructors, they'll have stories about me." Sentrius explained. "Took on two Lava Drakes barehanded and saved a family traveling through the mountains. What a great day that was..."
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"That's good, we will need a good man in combat, because I only scored a sixty-two on the combat test," Jove said. "You, plus the two blues and our black Knight, and of course Malkini leading us, we should be unstoppable. You sound skilled, Lutman. I'm surprised you weren't skilled enough for the Black Knights."
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"Yes well, my medicine score's unfortunately weren't near high enough for me to be considered to be a part of the Black Knight's," Sentrius shrugged. "I had to settle on one and I figured...Why not weapon expert? And, uh, why do you keep calling me Lutman?"
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Nai's eyes wandered across her fellow knights, a broad smile on her face to fit the occasion. The presentation had been full with emotion and now, excitement and impatience filled the air as she watched the knights struggle to see their grouping on the board. Of course, she already knew hers having been one of the first to have seen it. The Blue Knight armor she recieved had not been out of charity or pity. Her skills were exceptional in her field and notable at best in the others.
Graduation truly emphasized this fact. The only reason she was here was because she had been decreed that she worthy enough to stand among these knights, to be able to fight on the same field as them. Even now, she could tell they were all on different levels of skill and potential but it did not matter. Right now, they were equals. Only time would tell that she was truly one of the best knights here.
Not that she was conceited or anything. It was a fact, not theory. Even if the others ridiculed her for the academy she had come from or her background, it did not matter. Nai knew nothing was easy and her status as a knight would be truly difficult to attain the level she wanted. Considering that she was the only girl in her assignment, it might even be difficult to earn their respect. Still, it wasn’t impossible. In fact, it was a certainty she would earn their respect.
As she waved goodbye to a nice female knight she had found, she set on the search for her assignment. An elite among the best the academies could offer. It was always her goal to be here. No one else pushed her here. It was what she had wanted. Right,what she always wanted. Reminding herself, she confirmed her information with the woman’s word on the location of Tower 7.
After reaching her destination, she found two knights in the middle of a conversation. Both seemed like powerful allies and would no doubt posses their own advantages on the field. Placing on her friendliest smile, she strode over to the two, stopping right in front of them with a small bow.
“Excuse me, sorry for interrupting but I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Nai Gareki Tsukumo. I’m from the Knight Academy of the Village of Tormaund. I hope we can work together without any problems.”
Graduation truly emphasized this fact. The only reason she was here was because she had been decreed that she worthy enough to stand among these knights, to be able to fight on the same field as them. Even now, she could tell they were all on different levels of skill and potential but it did not matter. Right now, they were equals. Only time would tell that she was truly one of the best knights here.
Not that she was conceited or anything. It was a fact, not theory. Even if the others ridiculed her for the academy she had come from or her background, it did not matter. Nai knew nothing was easy and her status as a knight would be truly difficult to attain the level she wanted. Considering that she was the only girl in her assignment, it might even be difficult to earn their respect. Still, it wasn’t impossible. In fact, it was a certainty she would earn their respect.
As she waved goodbye to a nice female knight she had found, she set on the search for her assignment. An elite among the best the academies could offer. It was always her goal to be here. No one else pushed her here. It was what she had wanted. Right,what she always wanted. Reminding herself, she confirmed her information with the woman’s word on the location of Tower 7.
After reaching her destination, she found two knights in the middle of a conversation. Both seemed like powerful allies and would no doubt posses their own advantages on the field. Placing on her friendliest smile, she strode over to the two, stopping right in front of them with a small bow.
“Excuse me, sorry for interrupting but I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Nai Gareki Tsukumo. I’m from the Knight Academy of the Village of Tormaund. I hope we can work together without any problems.”
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"Well... your a Lutman, like I'm a Zoman. Its our ancestry. Your father or your fathers father was from the Lutan gulf, was he not? Your skin, and more notably, height, work in favor of Lutman ancestry. And your name is Sentrius Tetran, it doesn't get more Lutan than that," Jove said with a smile, trying not to offend the man, who was a good foot and a half taller than him.
“Excuse me," A female voice intruded. "sorry for interrupting but I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Nai Gareki Tsukumo. I’m from the Knight Academy of the Village of Tormaund. I hope we can work together without any problems.”
Jove smiled at the girl and stretched his hand out. "Jove Flynn. Heir to the Kingdom of Sumer, linguistics and cultural expert. Its an honor to meet you."
“Excuse me," A female voice intruded. "sorry for interrupting but I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Nai Gareki Tsukumo. I’m from the Knight Academy of the Village of Tormaund. I hope we can work together without any problems.”
Jove smiled at the girl and stretched his hand out. "Jove Flynn. Heir to the Kingdom of Sumer, linguistics and cultural expert. Its an honor to meet you."
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"uh, yeah..." Sentrius frowned. "I guess that would be true...Though the name Sentrius was originally-"
Sentrius turned around, eyes widening as he heard a voice behind him. Ah, another newcomer. A blue knight it seemed. Sentrius bowed after she greeted them. "Miss Tsukumo, it is an honor to meet you," Sentrius said. "Welcome you to our squadron. I am Sentrius Tetran. I see you've graduated from Tormaud...that's really great!"
Sentrius turned around, eyes widening as he heard a voice behind him. Ah, another newcomer. A blue knight it seemed. Sentrius bowed after she greeted them. "Miss Tsukumo, it is an honor to meet you," Sentrius said. "Welcome you to our squadron. I am Sentrius Tetran. I see you've graduated from Tormaud...that's really great!"
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"Yes, I mean... its not really an Academy, is it? Its just a bunch of sandhuts with a crazed teacher yelling at you, right?" Jove said. "And yet three of you made it into the Elites somehow, what luck! Not to say your acceptance was charity."
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Nai shook Jove's hand, "It is an honor to meet you as well. I didn't realize I was working with such an important person."
She then turned to Sentrius with a small grin, "Please, call me Nai or Gareki. Personally, I'm not a fan of such formality... And I suppose." Nai began to relax a little, thinking the two were alright until Jove began talking again.
"For your information it is still an academy despite what sort of people are admitted. It is a very underrated place actually with fine people there, many who you would be lucky to have as allies. It is true though, that we don't have the best in there but the three of us graduates are proof that it is very hard to become an elite there, whether or not others consider it a true academy. I hope you won't make such assumptions in the future."
She then turned to Sentrius with a small grin, "Please, call me Nai or Gareki. Personally, I'm not a fan of such formality... And I suppose." Nai began to relax a little, thinking the two were alright until Jove began talking again.
"For your information it is still an academy despite what sort of people are admitted. It is a very underrated place actually with fine people there, many who you would be lucky to have as allies. It is true though, that we don't have the best in there but the three of us graduates are proof that it is very hard to become an elite there, whether or not others consider it a true academy. I hope you won't make such assumptions in the future."
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"I'm sorry, I apologize. I shouldn't underestimate how hard it is to learn how to fight, and how well Tormaund teaches it," Jove replied with a small smile. "Anyway, we only have two more students to go, and then our Commander, right?"
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Sentrius coughed uncomfortably, as he often did when feeling uncomfortable. "Well, hey...There were many quality Knight commanders from Tormaud. Rudo, Roka, Dragoon. All of them the best of the best. I mean just because it hasn't produced many Knights recently doesn't mean they're not worth the cut. It's just like the handbook says, "When it comes to knights, it's not just about the smartest and the strongest. It's about whoever has grit, determination, and the will to make past even the most dangerous of challenges. And when the time comes, they won't be the bowl on the bottom....They'll be the cherry on top of the delicious chocolate sundae of justice!...Or something to that effect. I was paraphrasing, but you guys get the point, right?"
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"Of course. I love the Tormaunders. And I'm sure you, my lady, and these two others I read about. This Oseal and Swipien, will become legends in their own right," Jove said, trying his best to come across decent to his teammates.
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"Yes, well, how about we drop this subject? Its clear we all have our own views of the academy and besides, we're not here to compare schools," Nai replied with a sheepsih smile, "And the mention of ice cream has reminded me I haven't eaten anything all day."
She laughed, clearly trying to break away from the subject of the academy. Already she was gatheing information on their personalities and the talk of the school had made it clear she was at a bit of a disadvantage.
"Anyway, will it be long before the Commander joins us? I'm eager to see what we're going to do, aren't you?"
She laughed, clearly trying to break away from the subject of the academy. Already she was gatheing information on their personalities and the talk of the school had made it clear she was at a bit of a disadvantage.
"Anyway, will it be long before the Commander joins us? I'm eager to see what we're going to do, aren't you?"
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"Yes, when will we meet Commander Malkini?" Sentrius asked, glad to steer clear of the subject. "And when will our other squad members arrive?" Sentrius looked around. There were millions of students wandering everywhere. It was possible the others got stuck in the back lines somewhere.
The Knights: Out Of Character (OOC)
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Hopefully I'm not over stepping my boundaries by comming back to the RolePlay. It looked dead for so long that I left and when I came back it exploded. I'm going to tie a Character Absence into this due to some court subpoena. (Reason for Demnix's distress in desert)
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Welcome back, Nulix. Regrettably there isn't more to come back to. My hopes are hanging in there.
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Well... I'm back. I'm extremely sorry for the almost... two month absence... yeah... I really don't think I can apologize enough. But, the good news is, I'm back, and this ordeal will (hopefully) never happen again...
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Yeah, I'd like to apologize for the delay. Nulix is apparently busy, but he's says he'll be on vacation starting later this week and will have more time to post.
Re: [OOC] The Knights
To answer the first question, when a Knight trainee graduates from their Academy they take a test to see if they did indeed make it into the Knights. The tests are the Blue Test, the Red Test, the Green Test, the White test, and the Gold test. Usually a trainee would study or practice one area in particular and then score a 95 or higher on that test. A black Knight is a trainee who scored a 95 on multiple tests. That could range from two tests to all of them. You could choose which specializations your character achieved.
Now, as for the second question all Phoenix's are still being hunted by all of the known Systems, including Ulfire, Vindico, Sora and the rest. It doesn't matter what they did being born Phoenix is crime enough in the eyes of these governments. You could create a second character whose a Phoenix after your first character, who has to be a Knight. Of course if you have a really cool idea send it to me in a pm and we could make exceptions.
Now, as for the second question all Phoenix's are still being hunted by all of the known Systems, including Ulfire, Vindico, Sora and the rest. It doesn't matter what they did being born Phoenix is crime enough in the eyes of these governments. You could create a second character whose a Phoenix after your first character, who has to be a Knight. Of course if you have a really cool idea send it to me in a pm and we could make exceptions.
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Hello Nulix, I am interested in your role-play. However, I do have a couple of questions. My first question is about the "armor" and its significance of the Knight's role. If I were to choose "Black" which is a generalized, or all-around style class what would be my "specialization" be if I were to choose this as my option?
My second question would be, I understand that the Pheonix knights were killed and their families supposedly. but what of the people itself? Could I play one of these people, devoted not to the Empire that was as I would be to the class itself?
My second question would be, I understand that the Pheonix knights were killed and their families supposedly. but what of the people itself? Could I play one of these people, devoted not to the Empire that was as I would be to the class itself?
Re: [OOC] The Knights
Sure,
Jove - 20
Malkini - 33
Roka - 59
Vecked - 21
Nulix - 17
Also, a small update on the UO universe map. I replaced the old map with an newly edited version, with larger and more legible text.
Jove - 20
Malkini - 33
Roka - 59
Vecked - 21
Nulix - 17
Also, a small update on the UO universe map. I replaced the old map with an newly edited version, with larger and more legible text.
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might i ask that everyone tell me the ages of their characters? post them in OOC or something please
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Sorry I (and a lot of other people) have been gone the last week or so. I've been busy with finals and Christmas shopping but today or tomorrow I will post again and both this thread and the UO thread will get back on schedule.
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Apologise for my massive posts, I dont mean to do that honestly but by the time i finish a single pot i look p and its way longer than i thought it was. If it is a problem i'll try to shorten them more.
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Kind of. The Knights take place in 2240, the UO takes place in 2250, and in 2244 to 2246 some completed threads have taken place.
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is this a series rp? i saw the othjer rp set in this universe by Pirate and im still trying to figure out how it all ties in.
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hey everyone, looking forward to rping with you. Know that i dont check the OOC as often as i should so if you absolutely need to tell me something or ask me anything please drop me a PM, otherwise i can't garrantee i'll see it.
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Oh, thanks! That helps... do you want me to change my post to something different? (Even though I like that one, it probably doesn't make a lot of sense when compared to the others because I didn't read everything.)
Yeah, OK, after having read that, I definitely need to change it, but this is going to be hard trying to figure out what to change it to... Urgh... maybe I'll just pretend I'm with Commander Roka, that seems like a good idea... (and to introduce my character more fully, I'll have my current post be a flashback.)
Yeah, OK, after having read that, I definitely need to change it, but this is going to be hard trying to figure out what to change it to... Urgh... maybe I'll just pretend I'm with Commander Roka, that seems like a good idea... (and to introduce my character more fully, I'll have my current post be a flashback.)
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For Dk and Derek and anyone else I just put an update above the intro and I'll update it regularly as the plot moves so if someone isn't here and they come back and there are fifty new posts they don't have to read them all.
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Never mind. You can see them again.. Well I can anyway XD
