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 Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:47 pm
Society:Humility relies on a political, economic, and social system by which the peasants are rendered dependent on their land and on their lord. Its basic unit is the manor, a self-sufficient landed estate, or fief, that is under the control of a lord who enjoyed a variety of rights over it and the peasants attached to it by means of serfdom.
Agricultural Humility is also rich in cereals. Oatmeal is the cornerstone diet. Whether made into bread or, more simply, boiled up as a "stirabout" or porridge, oatmeal is the food of the people.
They do most of their literature orally, not caring to write down a lot, due to lack of scrolls in their country. The Church of this Kingdom is largely influential.
Daily Life:People lived in rural communities, and the only larger settlements was monastic towns of varying sizes. The monasteries played an important part in society not just with regards to religious and cultural life but also economy and politics.
Noted for: Vikings, butter, potatoes
Terrain: Humility has lush vegetation, a product of its mild but changeable oceanic climate, which avoids extremes in temperature. Thick woodlands cover the vast majority of the country's lands. The main geographical features of Humility include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains.
Captial: Tuathail, large city, located near the center of the kingdom.
Military: when confronted by a superior force they refuse to fight in the open, and instead try to ambush the enemy force while it was crossing through a forest or mountain pass. When time allows, a ditch-and-bank fortification surmounts by a palisade being built across the narrows of the pass, and the trees on either side will be 'plashed' (interwoven) to prevent the obstacle from being flanked.
Humility is one of the worst countries to make war in, or to conquer; for there are such impenetrable and extensive forests, lakes, and bogs, there is no knowing how to pass them, and carry on war advantageously. It is so thinly inhabited that, whenever the Humlies please, they desert the towns and take refuge in the forests, and live in huts made of boughs, like wild beasts; and whenever they perceive any parties advancing with hostile dispositions, and about to enter their country, they fly to such narrow passes, it is impossible to follow them.
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:48 pm
Ryan Riley◄ ◄ ◄ Master Cliff Fatexxxxxxxxxxxx   xxxxxx[ ȶ | ћ | e | Ɍ | u | ɗ | ɨ | ɱ | e | n | ȶ | s ]... N a m e : Ryan RileyS p e c i e s : Human/Water SpriteG e n d e r : MaleA g e : 24H e i g h t : 5' 11"W e i g h t : 154 lbs.E y e s : BlueS k i n T o n e : Fair S e x : Straight B u i l d : Athletic O t h e r N o t a b l e F e a t u r e s : Wears a vial of water around his neck for use when needed.xxxxxx[ ȶ | ћ | e | Ρ | σ | s | ɨ | ȶ | ɨ | σ | n ]... K i n g d o m : Humility C l a s s : Royal O c c u p a t i o n : Heir A l l i e s : Naedira, Madelyne, Lorelei, Lucian, Nathaniel (or so he thinks at least), Kirkis E n e m i e s : Considering his disposition he has few enemies.xxxxxx[ ȶ | ћ | e | H | ɨ | s | ȶ | σ | r | ӌ ]... H i s t o r y : Being the firstborn child of the royal family Ryan was always destined to be heir of his family. Preferring to let someone else take the position since he is nowhere near good enough to take it in his eyes. Still he did what was asked of him from his father showing kindness and being down to earth and humble. Being loved by all within the palace Ryan would often times simply walk around in his free time that or spend time near water. He is constantly seeking to make up for his imperfections to make others happy when he can. As a natural part of his status he was taught his choice of weapons and he chose to learn how to use sais since they are blunt and therefore usually not fatal. It wasn't long before he was the target of an assassination plot that almost succeeded were it not for one of the knights in the castle. The assassin having been a shape shifter killed and posed as one of his friends waiting until they were alone before striking. The first blow was dodged at the last second though they were in a room far from water or any sign of weapons except what the assassin had. It was when the second and likely fatal attack was about to be delivered when the knight who had noticed something odd about the man stepped in and killed the assassin. It wasn't long after that he was told about him being moved to a castle far away to keep him safe. P e r s o n a l i t y : Kind to a fault perhaps as he always thinks of others before himself. He looks after his sister Naedira as a brother should as she is the person he is closest to and considers her his best friend. L i k e s : His family, Lorelei, Looking after others, Peace. D i s l i k e s : War, Death, Fighting, Unkind royals.xxxxxx[ ȶ | ћ | e | A | ɗ | ɗ | ɨ | ȶ | ɨ | σ | n | s ]... P o w e r : Hydrokinesis - He has control over the forces of water able to bend it into complicated shapes if need be and mainly uses it for defense. Through his control over water he is able to breath underwater and to an extent create water by taking the moisture out of the air. P o w e r : Cryokinesis - To a lesser extent he has some small control over the forces of ice which mainly extend to his uses of water. He is able to freeze water and still move it in a frozen state. Though he cannot just freeze anything as it is just an extent of his water control.]xxxxxxxxxx P o w e r S t r e n g t h s : Water has a variety of uses and through freezing it allows him to be a great defender of others when the time calls for it. The power even gives him the potential for offense though he doesn't like to go on the offense if he can avoid it.]xxxxxxxxxx P o w e r W e a k n e s s e s : Because he can only take small amounts of it out of the air without water around he is powerless as he cannot freeze other things either. If there is no moisture in the air then obviously he could not use it at all.]xxxxxxxxxx P o w e r M a s t e r y : 8 W e a p o n s : A pair of sai
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:41 pm
Naedira Riley◄ ◄ ◄ Selena Lucaniaxxxxxxxxxxxx  xxxxxx[ ȶ | ћ | e | Ɍ | u | ɗ | ɨ | ɱ | e | n | ȶ | s ]...
N a m e : Naedira Illesande Riley
S p e c i e s : Halfbreed {Human & Fey Mix}
G e n d e r : Female
A g e : 22
H e i g h t : 5’4”
W e i g h t : 118lbs
E y e s : Hazel
S k i n T o n e : Lightly Tanned
S e x : Straight
B u i l d : She is seemingly frail, small in stature.
O t h e r N o t a b l e F e a t u r e s : Her hair is dark, as is her skin—Unlike her siblings. She takes after her mother, while they both favor the fair features of their father.
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K i n g d o m : Humility
C l a s s : 1st Princess
O c c u p a t i o n : Shield Maiden of Humility
A l l i e s : Dorian & Lucien of Avarice, Sara of Hubris, Altonair & Evony of Envy, Sokar “The Gardner”.
E n e m i e s : Technically, Dorian & Lucien of Avarice—As well as Dominique of Avarice.
xxxxxx[ ȶ | ћ | e | H | ɨ | s | ȶ | σ | r | ӌ ]...
H i s t o r y : Naedira is the second born child to Royal Kingdom of Humility. Her mother was the second Queen to the current King—The original Queen having passed on. Her father seems to have terrible luck when it comes to his Queens…As they are incredibly short lived. Nae is an intelligent girl that usually spends her time with her elder brother and heir to the throne, Prince Ryan. She has an interesting temperament for the Kingdom, and any…Discrepancies with her nature are blamed on her mixed blood. Though for the most part she adheres to the line of thought of her elders, and maintains a poised gentleness at all times.
She was never taught to truly hate— But has always been taught right from wrong. Private lessons with her governess taught her about nature, the magical aspects of it, and the ways of the world. Her lessons were lengthy, considering few things were written— And most things of note are carried by the word. Her memorization skills always serve her well, and few things slip by her keen notice… Her care takers did not believe in completely sheltering her, and slowly over the years, broke it to her that not everything is as peaceful as life usually is in Humility… So when assassinations started she was taken aback, but not so shocked that she was unable to function… Her first fear was for her elder brother, since in her eyes, he was the most obvious target. For as much as she was his little annoying sister, and he unassumingly indulged her, as was expected, she would simply die if anything happened to him.
She’d already lost one sibling over the years… She could not bare a second.
Though she never expected Ryan would be sent away. Surely, he could protect himself—Surely, the kingdom could protect its Prince. Just like it offered protection to its inhabitants. She worried, and it confused her that he was suddenly gone—And not long after, she received word that she would be joining him. She was sad to leave the perfect, lush greenery of her home, the cool waters and crisp air… The whispering of the trees she was familiar with, and had known since birth. It bothered her more than words could express to go and leave her beloved Father behind…
But it was ordered. And despite the silent inner war that raged in her heart—It was sated by the fact that she would at least be able to see her brother.
Since arriving to Veritas lands, many things have happened… She has become engaged to Prince Altonair of Envy, and by some miracle, recovered her once thought dead younger sister, Madelyne Riley.
Also since coming to the castle, she’s used her magicks more than frequently that she ever has before…She must learn to pace herself, or else she’ll be akin to a candle burning at both ends. She thinks like a young adult, and often times forgets that her gifts really aren’t as mature as she feels they are. Being in Veritas’ lands has caused her to dabble in black magic she wouldn’t have otherwise touched…She’ll also have to learn the consequences of that.
P e r s o n a l i t y : Naedira remains poised, the proper princess—And for the most part, pure of thought. This is not to say that she cannot become angered or upset, merely that she usually tempers herself—Burying emotions with a skill so smooth it could be called an art. She is kind to a fault, and overly cautious about offending others because of their differences in customs. She is naturally lovely, and takes after her mother’s darker complexion rather than her fathers. Her hair is dark brown, to black—Eyes a tumultuous shade of hazel. She is small, light, quick on her feet.
L i k e s : She loves to read in the vast libraries Veritas has allowed them use of. She enjoys spending time with her brother, sister, and the few ‘friends’ she has managed to acquire. She’s recently taken to practicing her writing skills, since parchment is very rare in Humility. She also enjoys testing her magical prowess, given the chance.
D i s l i k e s : She dislikes fighting between the kingdoms…She dislikes being told by her Father, that because she is a woman—Her place is in the Cathedral, during dangerous times…Leading prayer, or offering protection to those that do not have it. She feels that her particular skills would be of much better use on the battlefield…Because though she hates to fight—She hates even more watching her family and people risk their lives alone.
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P o w e r : As half-faerie, she has a natural affinity to nature and magic. Her abilities usually center around spoken spells and silent incantations. Humility makes it easy and hard to learn, because few things are written. So while she cannot simply go look something up, she is forced to remember it word for word upon learning it—Which serves her well later on. (An example of this would be her saying a phrase, and then a flower grows… It can be used for a variety of things. Like, praying for rain to help crops, use glamour to distort her image, ect…)
]xxxxxxxxxx P o w e r S t r e n g t h s : The magic that she invokes is versatile, and if not brought about with a silent incantation—The spoken spell is in the elven common tongue. As such, she can attempt to write her own spells…However, she is limited in this, because she must find the exact words, for a desired effect. It could take a very long time, even for a simple one. Most of the spells that she knows have been taught to her—Or recently, learned from Veritas’ libraries.
She can do small things with magic, parlor tricks, with barely any concentration or need for a spell—Such as, floating a light object, or causing a small light to appear in her hand, simply for the purpose of illumination.
]xxxxxxxxxx P o w e r W e a k n e s s e s : She must spend time meditating with positive thoughts each morning, as negativity within her may affect the outcome of what she wishes. (An example: She performs a spell, and it has the opposite effect. Pretend that she wanted to harmlessly levitate something…Negativity or disorientation could cause it to crash into the wall.)
This is perhaps not a power related weakness, but it is good to have it noted: The metal of the moon (silver) is a friend to the fey, but cold forged iron, cold iron and lead are not. Even half human, cold iron touching her skin will cause her extreme pain, and will burn her skin as if it is a brand. If kept in prolonged contact with her skin—It will eventually kill her. If kept in her vicinity, for instance, in her dresser drawer while she sleeps…It could easily drive her mad.
Also: Salt - Glamour’s and other perception based spells can be weakened or broken by the presence of salt.
]xxxxxxxxxx P o w e r M a s t e r y : 6 - trained (Explanation: Naedira has been trained first of all, to be in touch with her surroundings all her life. And when her gifts started to appear, lessons began to control her magicks as well. If ignored, bursts of magic would have erupted from her at random intervals, leaving little but cacophonous messes in her wake. She takes her gifts very seriously, as does all she can to maintain them.)
W e a p o n s : Naedira doesn’t like weapons—Though she has been trained with her brother to use a pair of sai. Once again, however, she rarely ever thinks about using them—Or any other weapon.
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:43 pm
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