Re: Bram: Hunt for the Irinen OOC

[Gadreille]

...large quantities of alcohol, etc.

If history proves anything, this would be how to get you to talk XD

[Artorius]

I'll get my merc up this weekend.

You're amazing Ryona! Thanks so much!

[Undisputed]

Shush Ryona, we are talking about Bors, not me

[Kathryn Lacey]

Ooooh. Maybe a combination of all three! What do you think she would have to hang over his head?

[Undisputed]

Ummm....hmm, not sure. Maybe a threat to inform the captain? Or something from the past that you have been saving for the right moment? Hell, or even just the oldest trick females are capable of, seduction? Lol, could be anything. Or, since the First Mate doesn't seem to like Bors much, you could threaten to inform her of the situation, or of some little fact Bors might want to keep hidden?

[Kathryn Lacey]

Ooooh... Maybe she could be like, "If you don't tell me how you know her, I'll tell the Captain and/or Mary Alice the baby in her gut is yours." Even though she doesn't know it actually is his. XD

Seduction is fun, too, but I'm not sure that's Ramya's style despite her being a hottie.

What fact ((other than a baby)) would he want to keep hidden, though?

[Guilty Carrion]

Mary Alice is the best kind of threat. Especially if knives are involved.

I may toss my hat in on the merchant ship as well. I'll ponder it over tonight.

[Gadreille]

What about him shooting the guy in the leg? It might have been well deserved, but it could also get him into trouble.

Cool, GC

Edit: You'll find my Merc below. I need to re-read the happenings on The Golden Albatross and then make a fancy catch up post. I'm hoping to finish that all by sunday night...but I know I won't be getting much done on Saturday. We'll see!

[Gadreille]

Name: James Roe

Age: 26

Deity: Arch

Power: None

Weapons: Two sabres, three concealed knives, two flintlock pistols, one flintlock rifle (standard make), a few gunpowder bombs of his own creation.

Physical Description: James reaches an enormous height of 6'6". Unlike most taller men, James has a naturally slight build that took years to increase in muscular stature. He has grey eyes and dull brown hair that he keeps pulled back. He has many scars that cover his entire body: one on his left arm, three on his right, a thick gash to his thigh, a stab wound on his torso and another on his shoulder (ridiculously close to his heart) a few nicks here and there on his neck, face, and hands.

Personality:James is unnervingly quiet. He never speaks unless spoken to. It is rare to see him laugh, unheard of to see him smile. He doesn’t sing, and his only footwork is in dueling. He does what he's paid to do, but rarely has respect for another person.

Biography: James grew up with a wealthy family and four older brothers. The eldest (John Roe) was to inherit; the second and third (Jacob and Joseph) were sent to apprentice at other wealthy businesses who owed the Roe's a favor; the fourth and himself (Jared and James) had nowhere to go but a boy's boarding school which would eventually raise young sailors for the Royal Navy. While Jared followed every rule to perfection, James was rebellious and always getting in fights. Anger was the only emotion he ever showed. At 16, he was kicked from the program and told to go back home. One of the teachers happened to have contact with an illegal system of for-hire mercenaries. He gave James an address and told him, “If you are ever going to gain any honor for himself in the eyes of Arch, you won’t go home.” James looked up to his teacher, and went to the address. Four years of rigorous training later, James was sent on his first assignment. No new mercenary ever knows that their first assignment is staged and observed. James executed his target with unusual efficiency. Thereafter, his assignments were executed with only a few mistakes (and those mistakes were punished severely both physically and through payment). Within the next few years, he became known as a blade master (the assignments he missed were usually range attacks…but he never missed with a blade).

Occupation: Mercenary for-hire (posed as a swabbie)

Current Ship: The Golden Albatross

[Kathryn Lacey]

I've been working on my character a bit. So far, she's a twenty-five year old woman named Hasina Onnos who can breathe underwater and worships both Mathyr ((as she was raised to do)) and Erint. I've decided to make her a cartographer on top of a navigator to give her a bit more willingness to want to risk her life to go across the break. I don't think she's in it for the treasure as much as she just wants to chart what no man has charted before. =3

RYONA! OMG! I just thought of something! I think that I'm going to make Hasina be soft spoken and understanding and pretty much the polar opposite of Ramya ((except that Hasina won't necessarily be shy as an opposite of Ramya's boistrousness)), and I think that she and James could have a cool dynamic as potential friends, or they could already have been friends when they signed onto the journey with the Albatross. What do you think? They could be a sort of balance for each other, too, without being such opposites that they wouldn't be able to stand each other.

[Gadreille]

I think that would be an amazing dynamic!

Edit: I just realized, your character and Dyna Lee are at odds. They both want the same thing, to chart the uncharted. Wonder who will do it first? XD

I'm really excited for the play between our characters. I already know that my character is going to hate buzzwulf's character (because he's an illegal mercenary posed as a swabbie and buzz's guy is a legit marine) and is going to respect Mojave's character (mostly so that I can carry the guy until Mojave has time to post). I am excited he'll have a female to interact with, and as she's so polar opposite than he is, they are going to have quite an interesting relationship (friendship, comradeship, or whatever it will be).

[Guilty Carrion]

And both of them will despise the character I've come up with! >.>

[Gadreille]

[Kathryn Lacey]

I... totally am unoriginal. Maybe my character will also be wanting treasure, too, but it could be a cool sort of competition for the two women if they both want something similar. Maybe they could even help each other attain the same goal?

I'm excited for the interaction, too! It's going to be a lot of fun! ^^_^^

[Artorius]

Awesome developments guys! Thanks so much, again. I'm also surprised and pleased that GC will be joining us. I have a feeling this is going to be great.

[Undisputed]

Lol, things are finally happening on the Albatross!
I like the idea of the threat, you could use it and watch Bors'
reaction, to see if you are right. I can't really think of anything else
she might hang over his head, since after his family died and he took
up pirating, that's about all he's done. All he truly cares about is
revenge on the Royals, which is one reason he left Dyna for good. He
felt he was getting too attached to her, and caring about something
other than revenge was new and kinda scary for him. Maybe you could play
upon those feelings somehow, to manipulate him? And I don't think the
gunshot would be a big deal on a pirate ship lol, especially for the
type of man he was.

[Gadreille]

I... totally am unoriginal. Maybe my character will also be wanting treasure, too, but it could be a cool sort of competition for the two women if they both want something similar. Maybe they could even help each other attain the same goal?

I'm excited for the interaction, too! It's going to be a lot of fun! ^^_^^

You are on the right track here. There is a lot we can do with this. Plus...Dyna is kind of in a pinch. We may never get her back on the track that I had originally set her on.

Awesome developments guys! Thanks so much, again. I'm also surprised and pleased that GC will be joining us. I have a feeling this is going to be great.

No problem! I'm glad we found a fun way to get the albatross going again.

Lol, things are finally happening on the Albatross! I like the idea of the threat, you could use it and watch Bors' reaction, to see if you are right. I can't really think of anything else she might hang over his head, since after his family died and he took up pirating, that's about all he's done. All he truly cares about is revenge on the Royals, which is one reason he left Dyna for good. He felt he was getting too attached to her, and caring about something other than revenge was new and kinda scary for him. Maybe you could play upon those feelings somehow, to manipulate him? And I don't think the gunshot would be a big deal on a pirate ship lol, especially for the type of man he was.

I like the threat idea, too. I was thinking she could use Bors shooting him in the leg against him by telling Mary Alice, who might out of spite try to get him in trouble. Remember, they aren't rules, they are guidelines Anyway, I think the only way to use the feelings card would be getting him drunk. The only other thing I can think of is Ramya feigning having all of the prisoners killed, to get a reaction. Or, perhaps the Captain really would want to have them killed.

[Kathryn Lacey]

Name
Hasina Onnos

Age
Twenty-Five

Gender
Female

Appearance
Hasina is tall for a woman, standing at about five feet and eight inches. She jokes that it enables her to see more of the world to aid in her profession as a navigator. Her figure is very athletic with small curves which has become more toned through her sea travels. Her brown skin has subtle, red undertones, and it has been made darker by the sun, but it is unblemished by scars or marks.

The sailor’s black hair is streaked with white like many of her people, and it extends to just above the small of her back. She frequently wears the thick waves in a variety of styles from intricate braids to simply allowing it to hang loose. Her brows have a softly defined arch and are a couple of shades lighter than the hair of her head.

Hasina is by no means considered a beauty though she isn’t necessarily unattractive, either. Her eyes are small and slightly slanted, but they are striking due to the golden irises with the green flecks. Her nose is long and has a broad base that extends to a small mouth though the lips themselves are fuller. Her cheekbones are high and prominent, her forehead is low, and her jawline is strong and prominent.

Weapon(s)
A fácon knife
A parrying dagger
Two bladed fighting fans

Ability
Breathing Underwater

Whenever she is underwater, small gills manifest a bit painfully on her neck beneath the backs of her ears.

Deity
Mathyr, Goddess of Hard Work and Sacrifice ((from her people))
Erint, God of Travel ((for her occupation))

Occupation
Navigator and Cartographer

Current Ship
The Golden Albatross, a Merchant Ship

Personality
People often underestimate Hasina because she is soft spoken and graceful despite how athletic her body is. They tend to think that she can’t hold her own, that she would be delicate, and she feels no reason to prove herself to them. However, when it truly counts, the proof reveals itself in her skills and in her knowledge. She holds her own only when it’s necessary to help herself or to help others, but she severely dislikes starting or participating in needless violence or arguments.

Hasina is very attached to her culture, and she was raised to be a hard worker and a kind, understanding person above all else. She does whatever tasks are given to her or whatever tasks that need to be done that she is capable of doing, and she does these without complaint. The dark skinned woman also believes that all people have some semblance of good in them, no matter what choices they’ve made, but she also understands that just because a person is given a chance to show it, they won’t necessarily take it and allow that goodness to show, so while she’s opened minded and positive, she isn’t necessarily naïve.

This particular female has a thirst for knowledge. She wants to explore whatever lands she can to learn whatever she can from those lands. She is a good artist, and she loves to create maps of all of the places she’s been. Some of her maps are even more accurate than the maps made by professional cartographers. However, she doesn’t want to chart and map what has already been done. She wants to explore new lands, create new maps.

Hasina is very slow to anger because she chooses to be understanding and pacifistic whenever possible. She understands that there may be motivations other than how she initially interprets something behind an unwanted action or word, and she prefers to have calm, meaningful discussions rather than flying off the handle while the other person is still unhappy.

Background
Hasina Onnos was born on the outskirts of the Death Sands in a small village where everyone acted as if they were one, large family. There was no specific leader, for everyone cooperated and worked together to make sure they were all comfortable, well fed, and happy. Mathyr was worshipped above all other deities – aside from Bram himself – and she blessed them for it. They had enough to live comfortably for a while.

However, when Hasina was very young, the creek near them began to dry. No one could understand why Mathyr was suddenly forsaking them, and by the time the young girl reached her tenth year, they were forced to move the village away from the desert. They were accepted by another village, and they all worked together once more. However, these people had a hierarchy of power rather than the anarchistic society Hasina’s people had enjoyed, and their society was a bit corrupted by it.

However, this did little to change how her parents raised her. They continued to raise her with the values of their people before they came to this village, and nothing would stop them from doing so. Hasina grew up to be a child of both worlds, in a sense, carrying teachings from both societies.

When she was fourteen, she met a man named Imad Shukri who was from the new village who frequently traveled, and she imagined she was in love with him. He took her with him to Cherom with her parent’s permission, and that was when she developed a thirst for travel. He taught her about Erint, and he taught her about many other things she never would have understood without the experience. They traveled together for some time, and when she was sixteen, they decided to go home to be wed. However, they were attacked by the Royal Army on the way, and they were accused of theft. Her husband-to-be was slaughtered, and they would have killed her, too, but something about her caused them to show her mercy. Instead, they took an artifact from Imad’s bags and left. She continued on her way home with his body so it could be laid to rest with his people.

However, she kept his journal in which he had written many things in his travels, including things about the artifact that they had stolen. It had been a powerful totem of his people, one that was said to bring life where there was little to none so that peace could be found forever through their lands. Apparently, a century before, white men had stolen it from them to be given to the Royals, and Imad had simply devised a plan to take it back. Now, it had been stolen once more.

After the burial, Hasina vowed to recover that artifact, for Imad’s people were her people, too, and she believed in his cause. However, she has never been able to find it. When she heard about the RS Irinen’s disappearance, she believed that would be the final place where she could find this artifact, and there was the added bonus of discovering yet unknown lands as well.

Davey Jones' Locker
None…

[Gadreille]

I linked your character in the first two posts. I'll post after GC creates his CS.

I think that, with their backgrounds, Hasina and James will have not previously known each other. Also, I am having James pose as a swabbie (basically guy who cleans up and does whatever people want him to do) since Buzz's character is a Marine and James is...a less legal route of muscle Anyway, Hasina might not think much of him until she actually sees him fight.

Edit: I made a new sig to represent the Golden Albatross. If anyone wants one (with same quote or different quote) just let me know.

[Artorius]

Great character Kathryn! I'm trying to determine if Alphons would have ever met Hasina's people. Although he's definitely never met Hasina.

[Kathryn Lacey]

Ryona, sounds good to me. They can develop an understanding of one another or something at some point, and I'm sure she'd be pretty impressed with his skills, but she wouldn't pressure him to reveal who he truly is.

Artorius, while Hasina's people in general are secluded from outsiders, it's possible that he may have met some of those people in other locations or if he traveled a lot and happened upon one of the villages that have a similar culture or something. It could work either way. ^^_^^

[Guilty Carrion]

Name: Rai, Rosh, Remming, Rex…he’s had a few. But call him Rai for now!

Age: 19

Deity (optional): Fasar

Power: Fire-Proof

No matter what, Rai will not burn. He cannot be cooked, branded, cauterized, explosively scarred or anything else the generally involves flaming nastiness. Small side-effects of his ability include a dangerous disagreement with gunpowder. For reasons Rai is painfully unaware of, he should remain a good distance from anything volatile. Or else it will explode. Most likely in his hands. Which, while the general fire part wouldn’t hurt, he is still very susceptible to shrapnel. He is also perpetually warm, never needing to dress appropriately for any kind of weather.

Weapons: Staff, although it’s technically for performing, he can use it as a bludgeon when the need desperately arises.

Physical Description: Rai is small, only 5’6, although he insists he has another growth spurt coming sometime soon. His body is lanky and thin, with more of a runner’s physique than a fighter. His hair is dirty blonde, and he often ties the longer bits back with some string, keeping them away from his face and supposedly away from the fire he plays with. His face is still round with youth, and his smile is charming, sometimes a little infectious. He's quite popular with noble's daughters. Not so much with their fathers.

Personality: Rai is an optimistic young man, unstained by the difficulties of his situation and the general hardship he may have faced. If he’s not smiling, he’s probably blind with panic and screaming. He’s eager to help, if a bit of a coward, but you’ll never find him lacking in the departments of being polite, and conversation. Of course, once he starts talking, he won’t stop. Spooking him is a good way to get him to shut up, but finding him afterwards will be a bit of a challenge.

He’s passionate about his profession, and there’s little Rai likes more than making people smile with his act, or perhaps even just his antics. Just try not to bring guns around him, he gets a little flighty.

Occupation: Fire Eater
Current Ship: The Golden Albatross(SHHH, he’s hiding in the cargo storage!)

[Artorius]

Artorius, while Hasina's people in general are secluded from outsiders, it's possible that he may have met some of those people in other locations or if he traveled a lot and happened upon one of the villages that have a similar culture or something. It could work either way. ^^_^^

Okay, that makes sense. Alphosus has done a lot of traveling so probably met a similar tribe.

@GC: Just a thought- I mentioned a stowaway in an early post, is your character that same stowaway?

[Guilty Carrion]

Sure. He fell asleep and forgot to get off the boat.

[Artorius]

haha thats hilarious

[Kathryn Lacey]

Okay, so I have a couple of days off throughout this week, so I'll probably work on my post with Undisputed for Team Pirates first, but after that, I'll work on Hasina's introduction post for Team Merchants.

They're currently out to sea, right? They wouldn't have left super dee duper late?

[Gadreille]

Yea, they are out to sea, and currently under a giant squid attack.

[Artorius]

Yea, they are out to sea, and currently under a giant squid attack.

You are correct Ryona!

[Gadreille]

I'm going to try and post thurs night or friday.

[Kathryn Lacey]

I have tomorrow off work, so I'm going to try to work on both of my posts. It's looking like Hasina's may come out first, though, since Undisputed and I are going to collaborate on ours.

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