I was having trouble remembering all the different characters in our story, so have created this Cast List, which I’ll update as new characters enter the stage.

ORCS;
Blackfist Boaripper…Black Orc Warboss
Bogshat Krunch…(powerful Orc Shaman (the real one in charge.))
Skranky…Orc Big Boss, Troll manager
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EMPIRE;
Franz Austermann…the Lord.
Myriam Austermann… the Lady
Johan… the Lady’s private guard
Altair…Franz’s closest and most loyal warrior
Cornus…Altair’s equal in all regards
Kaitana Shadowblade…mysterious female, Franz Austermann’s private assassin
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LIZARDMEN;
Quali-Zotec…Skink hero
Tehexi…spawning brother of Quali-zotec, minder of the Empire children
Anson Austermann…boy, about 13 years old.
Kelsie Austermann…girl, about 10 years old.
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DARK ELF;
Morannon…Dark Elf hero/assassin
Mordraine… Half Dark Elf/Human female, witch, daughter of Morannon and sister of Myriam Austermann
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BRETONNIAN;
Robert de Mortaine…loyal friend of Franz Austermann, runs Bretonnian Embassy somewhere in the Empire.
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DWARVES;
Brokk Snorrisson…Dwarf Lord, mighty hero.
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If anyone is particularly interested in any of the characters that they have initiated then post here any specific details that we all should know, that way, your hero’s lay (relatively) in your control… I also (as Longdrong commented elsewhere) think that we shouldn’t kill off any major characters just yet…I think that the polite thing to do is that those members who have initiated a character, well, its only fair that they chose when their heroes die or are otherwise disabled out of the game.

Maybe this is a good thread to post your own personal wishes…

Potentially, any new member could enter the script and eliminate key characters just like that, which doesn’t seem right after we have all spent time and energy creating them, but with that said, it would also get quite boring if no one died and everyone was superhuman which is why I think that the member who creates a character should ultimately be responsible for killing off a character.

Burp! :thumb:

I think I should also add a quick summary of the sides and their intents just for everyone's reference.

The Orcs raided near the home of Franz and captured his children, using them as bait so that the Lord would send out his Empire forces to meet them, thus giving him a real fight. After losing the children to the Lizardmen in an ambush they went off toward the badlands to try and rebuild their army and get revenge.

The Empire have set out to protect their lands from dark elf and orcish raids, as well as attempting to find the Lord's children. To this end they have summoned the aide of a Bretonnian Ally and are trailing the Dark Elf Raiders.

The Lizardmen led in tandem by Tehexi, Quali-Zotec and an unnamed Saurus have been sent by the Slann Loqrikai to rescue the children, presumably from their aunt, the dark elf witch Mordraine. Currently they are wandering around the empire's woods to avoid detection.

The Dark Elf raiders seem to have some intent other than the usual pillage and plunder as they move far inland in their raids. While the father/daughter combo is on the move to meet up with their allies. But why are they such a danger to the children?

The Bretonnians have yet to truly enter into the story, simply being mentioned as the source for aide, but soon they shall make thier presence known.

The Dwarves are a new arrival, ambushing the orcs in the caves as they attempted to bolster their forces. Nothing is really known about them yet.

Well, I guess this list is in for a little revising now that we have entered Part 2 of our story.

The following characters perished in the first part, and will not be brought back due to the unfortunate side effect of death:

Blackfist Boaripper…Black Orc Warboss
Bogshat Krunch…Powerful Orc Shaman
Skranky…Orc Big Boss, Troll manager

Tehexi...Skink Priest, attendant of the mighty Loqrikai

Morannon…Dark Elf hero/assassin
Mordraine… Half Dark Elf/Human female, witch, daughter of Morannon and sister of Myriam Austermann

but a few more characters have been introduced

So the current character list will look something like this (I have posted seperately to avoid confusion).

Empire;
Franz Austermann...the Lord.
Myriam Austermann… the Lady.
Anson Austermann...16 year old knight in training.
Kelsie Austermann...13 year old girl with mystic powers.
Granmarie...Protectress hired to teach the young Kelsie
Johan...the Lady Myriam's private guard.
Altair...an imperial knight of high regard, fiercly loyal to Franz.
Cornus...another imperial knight, his skill only matched by Altair.


Bretonnian;
Robert de Mortaine...close friend of Franz, a Bretonnian Ambassador to the Empire.
Cassandra de Mortaine...Robert's wife, a light mage of the Imperial colleges
Banksi...Anson's closest friend and fellow knight in training.
The Black Knight...a master swordsman and jouster, unknown identity
Aldric Caldais...a veteran knight of the realm, part of the embassy forces.

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Mordraine...the presumably dead half-elf witch, returned once again.

Status Unknown;
Brokk Snorrisson...Dwarf Lord, mighty hero.
Quali-Zotec...Skink hero.
Loqrikai...Mighty Slann of the Second Generation.
Kaitana Shadowblade...a former assassin, forced to retire due to being blinded in the battle of innocence.

maybe we could re-introduce some of the old characters,and invite a few mor races into it..

We shall just have to wait and see where the story leads us.

Cool, good to see it being tidied up.

Have just posted a sexy Gypsy queen, she could be very en- THRAWL-ing B)

I have added a couple of new characters to try and bring some clarity to whats unfolding.

Mordaine first appeared as a prisoner of Franz Austermann, much to the concern of Myriam austermann, who was upset by this because Mordraine (although of a twisted and dark character) was Myriams half sister.

Mordraine is after her niece and nephew for some special reason, something to do with their blood? or dna? or whatever?

As a way of finding out what this family mystery is and to why the children are 'Special' children of destiny, it was suggested by Robert de Mortaine that Anson seek out his Uncle to learn more.

So, obviously the mystery is all wrapped up in Lady Austermanns family heritage, so I have created a name for the Uncle, which thus gives us a surname for this bloodline, and whatever mystery it hides...

THE NEW CHARACTERS...

Fitz Jacobo = a wealthy merchant and veteran soldier of the Empire, close firend of Argon Ravenswood.

Argon Ravenswood = the brother of Myriam Austermann, Uncle of Anson and Kelsie,
He has kept himself to himself, the children have never met him. Whether Franz Austermann has, (?) or whether Mordraine knows about him or not (?)

let the story unfold.

The Eleven Riders
Anson Austermann...16 year old knight in training.
The Black Knight...a master swordsman and jouster, unknown identity.
Granmarie...Protectress hired to teach the young Kelsie.
Johan...head of the guard of Austermann castle.
Altair...an imperial knight of high regard, fiercly loyal to Franz.
Cornus...another imperial knight, his skill only matched by Altair.
Fitz Jacobo...a wealthy merchant and veteran soldier of the Empire, close friend of Argon Ravenswood.
Lazzam...a mage from an exotic land under the service of Argon Ravenswood.
Three as of yet unnamed and undescribed persons assigned to Fitz.

Empire;
Franz Austermann...the Lord.
Myriam Austermann...the Lady.
Kelsie Austermann...13 year old girl with mystic powers.
Argon Ravenswood...the forgotten uncle of Anson and Kelsie, the children have never met him.

Bretonnian;
Robert de Mortaine...close friend of Franz, a Bretonnian Ambassador to the Empire.
Cassandra de Mortaine...Robert's wife, a light mage of the Imperial colleges
Banksi...Anson's closest friend and fellow knight in training.
Aldric Caldais...a veteran knight of the realm, part of the embassy forces.

Vampire;
Mordraine...the presumably dead half-elf witch, returned once again.

Status Unknown;
Brokk Snorrisson...Dwarf Lord, mighty hero.
Quali-Zotec...Skink hero.
Loqrikai...Mighty Slann of the Second Generation.
Kaitana Shadowblade...a former assassin, forced to retire due to being blinded in the battle of innocence.

'The Blood Lines of Ravenswood' has been moved in an attempt to remind people of its existence and hopefully create interest in seeing the story to its finale.

We are at a great place to get back involved with it. A small group of people have taken the brave (maybe foolish) choice of secretly riding into deepest darkest Sylvania to rescue the young girl (13) Kelsie Austermann from the Vampire Witch, Mordraine. Not having a force of arms big enough to lead a full on attack against undead hordes, the choice has been made to go in under cover and try and rescue the girl by stealth!

So this lends itself well to multiple members controlling the adventure about to unfold.

I've dreamed for some time now to be part of this topic, but I didn't know I could get in this late in the story, and I didn't know the story either (I wasn't going to read all of that...).

So I will probably create a character and enter the story.

And I need to know what happened during the last 3-4 pages, not just the general story.

Well, on their journey toward Sylvania to meet with Argon Ravenswood, Anson was suddenly overcome by some strange force, leading him to run off from the party and into a cave belonging to a dwarven hermit.

They encountered a man named Whaer who told them how they could get Anson back, and entered with him only to fall into a trap Anson had lain for them. This delayed their pursuit but they were able to catch up when Anson took the wrong path.

So after the possessed boy was cornered and subdued they exited the cave. With his mind free of what had taken it, Anson was made to sleep, while Whaer was asked about what had actually happened there.



If you wish to join, please just make a post to try and move the story along. You don't need to add a character in order to take part, it is simply a story being written through the efforts of multiple authors.

Character List slightly updated to show who is on the journey.

On that note though, and remembering what you said about wishing to add a character @ztech, there are three characters who have yet to be named or truly introduced. If you wish to add someone, simply take one of those three and tailor them to your whims.