The War for Ivrul
Started August 18, 2019 by @Dragoncita

Oh, so there is finally a bit of interest?
most likely the fact I have found many of the RPers on this particular site only able to write 2 to 4 lines, and seem to be turned off by semi-lit to literate posts.

As for answering your questions;

Reply to 1; I would prefer them having same abilities. B'rant and Fanth being a good example, both able to wield and control fire

Reply to 2; I am completely fine with that, a human and beast being able to nullify magic like you have explained
Depending on the creature, usually sometimes something will draw a beast and human together. Sometimes these reasons are known, other times unknown. I have another character who has bonded with a creature, I might bring them into this RP, but as an example; Tybalt was severely injured during a battle, and wandered to the outskirts of the area. Felan, an alpha wolf demon, found the man having followed the scent of blood and death. There, he offered Tybalt the chance to live, but it would mean making a pact with the beast, which Tybalt did agree.
Most often though, when a creature is drawn to a human, it will speak to said human

Reply to 3; 'Old Ways' does indeed refer to magic and religion. As the people of the original lands worship different/multiple gods and goddesses. As for the empire, it would prefer eradicating all of that, and try to 'modernize', bringing the holds under the rule of the Empire and the Empire's leader whom they themselves consider a sacred individual.

@Yamatsu

Two Minds, One Heart
Ooh, I had the BEST idea!

Username: @Yamatsu
Name: Guinevere
Empire or Rangers: Rangers
Age: 84 (looks like she's in her mid-30s)
Gender: Female
Pact Beast: Gawain
Price of the Pact: Loss of aging
Where is your mark located?: Lower abdomen
Powers/Magic: Fireproof body, increased strength and durability
Weapons and Equipment:
Sieglinde Rose: Queen's Venom
Olympus Wheel: Olympus Wheel
Drake Cannon: Drake Cannon
Dragoon Lance: Dragoon Lance
Weakness: Big and slow, generally an easy target due to her appearance.
Bio/history: Grew up in the steppes outside of the vast Shiaran Desert, and was named after a stranger that blew into town during a financial crisis and ended up averting a total economic collapse from the trading ships and their special inflating currency. She became a huntress under the Hunters Guild after her town was decimated by monsters. As she was scouting the mountains during what should have been a routine gathering run, she chanced upon a dragon named Gawain. Instead of killing each other (as humans and dragons tended to do at the time), they instead decided to set aside their differences for a few minutes to simply hang out and watch the rolling clouds. Eventually, their meetings became more common and their affinity for one another grew. They were fast friends until the other hunters found out what she was doing and reported back to the Caravaneer. Guinevere was unceremoniously kicked out, so she decided to find and live with Gawain. They ended up creating a pact that functioned more like a marriage, and eventually bore a child into the world, thus sealing the pact.
Appearance:

Username: @Yamatsu
Name: Gawain
Age: 350 (very early twenties in "dragon years," measured by the rings on his horns)
Species: Earth Dragon
Human Partner: Guinevere
Powers/Magic: Geokinesis, fireproof scales
Equipment:
Powder Horn: https://www.notebook.ai/plan/items/49360#
Bio/history: Aeons ago (about 300 years, but it felt like aeons to him), Gawain escaped his criminal family in hopes of using his powers for something other than petty theft. He lived in a secret city, full of dragons and a thriving society. However, his family, led by his grandmother the Matriarch, instead used their safe haven as a way to rob others and try to build a criminal empire. However, Gawain was the runt of the litter, meaning he was sent into dark mineshafts to try and use his magic to dig for gold and jewels instead of playing with the other dragonets or even working with his family. After many years, he finally was used to rob a bank by tunneling underneath the safe and digging from the other side of the vault door. He left that night after an existential conversation with himself, upon which he realized that he could be destined for far greater things. Too bad the humans outside of his city would either run in fear or try to kill him.
However, during an excursion in the mountains to find smooth river stones for his Hoard, he chanced upon a human woman. This wasn't like any human he'd ever seen before, though. Exceedingly tall and muscular, fair of features, fiery red hair, he was captivated on sight. Their meetings soon became more frequent, and she eventually came to live with him in his mountain home after he learned she was excommunicated from her homeland. They ended up forming a pact which seemed more like a marriage, and sealed it upon bearing a child into the world.
Appearance:

@Yamatsu

(Use the pictures I put in as something like "general approximations" of their appearances, I'll eventually get better art for them.)

@Dragoncita

@Yamatsu - Both characters look good. And that's completely fine, it's all good. Both of them are accepted

@MonocarpicCathartic

Oh, so there is finally a bit of interest?
most likely the fact I have found many of the RPers on this particular site only able to write 2 to 4 lines, and seem to be turned off by semi-lit to literate posts.

Well, I started out on a literate roleplay website, and I was there for about three years before I came here, so long paragraphs is something I'm used to!

As for answering your questions;

Reply to 1; I would prefer them having same abilities. B'rant and Fanth being a good example, both able to wield and control fire

Alrighty! This isn't a big game changer or anything for my character—I asked mainly out of curiosity.

Reply to 2; I am completely fine with that, a human and beast being able to nullify magic like you have explained

Nice! Thank you! <3

Depending on the creature, usually sometimes something will draw a beast and human together. Sometimes these reasons are known, other times unknown. I have another character who has bonded with a creature, I might bring them into this RP, but as an example; Tybalt was severely injured during a battle, and wandered to the outskirts of the area. Felan, an alpha wolf demon, found the man having followed the scent of blood and death. There, he offered Tybalt the chance to live, but it would mean making a pact with the beast, which Tybalt did agree.
Most often though, when a creature is drawn to a human, it will speak to said human

Makes sense; this actually fits the backgrounds I have so far pretty well.

Reply to 3; 'Old Ways' does indeed refer to magic and religion. As the people of the original lands worship different/multiple gods and goddesses. As for the empire, it would prefer eradicating all of that, and try to 'modernize', bringing the holds under the rule of the Empire and the Empire's leader whom they themselves consider a sacred individual.

Again, makes sense. They probably don't want a bunch of citizens that are able to overthrow them and all that.

Thanks for answering my questions! I'll get back to you when my characters are created!

@MonocarpicCathartic

(Hey one more really easy to answer question: Can one of the mythical creatures be from a video game?)

@Dragoncita

It's all good
Hm, depends on the creature

@MonocarpicCathartic

It would be Trico from The Last Guardian, if that's okay? If not, I have a backup!

@Yamatsu

I don't know. I think someone would have to godmod it so that you have to say the same command over and over while it's scratching itself or kickflips you off of a cliff.

@MonocarpicCathartic

I don't know. I think someone would have to godmod it so that you have to say the same command over and over while it's scratching itself or kickflips you off of a cliff.

It'd only be fair… XD

@Dragoncita

Ah, I know the creature you speak of, it always did remind me of a griffin-like beast. I've never played the game, but I've seen a playthrough and would love to play it. By the same creators of Shadow of the Colossus if I remember, and I absolutely adored that game on my old PS2
I wouldn't necessarily say the beast would need to be godmodded, if the owner of the character knows how the creature acts and such. No harm in making something your own

@MonocarpicCathartic

You're awesome—thank you! And yes, it was made by the same creators of Shadow of the Colossus. I haven't yet played it for myself, but I watched a playthrough of The Last Guardian on YouTube, and I fell in love. As for making it my own, I'm probably not going to do much to change the appearance or anything, but he wouldn't be able to shoot lightning from its tail like in the game, and he'd eat meat instead of magical barrels, since those are in pretty low supply.

@Yamatsu

I mean, the lightning tail wouldn't be too bad, considering mine can literally move mountains and Dragoncita's can control fire (presumably in all of its many forms).

@MonocarpicCathartic

Yeaaahh, but I kind of already gave the other character I'm making control over lightning (bonded with a thunderbird) and I'd rather give the other a different set of powers. I should have them up by (hopefully) tonight, so you'll see what I mean then!

@MonocarpicCathartic

Username: MonocarpicCathartic

Name: Taron

Side: Empire

Age: Twenty-six

Gender: Male

Pact Beast: Asani

Price of the Pact: Loss of sanity.

Mark Location: Branded right on his forehead.

Powers/Magic: Control of lightning

Weakness (At least 1): The price of his pact with the thunderbird resulted in the loss of his sanity, meaning he’s incredibly prone to hallucinations and seizures at any given time. Paranoia, disorientation, and sudden, severe migraines are also symptoms of this, and can result in him being at a significant disadvantage when facing off against enemies.

Bio/history: Taron was a member of the guard for the Empire long before he met the thunderbird he made a pact with. He was known for his merciless compliance with the law, and for being a strict enforcer whenever he caught someone disobeying. He used to be steadfast and unwavering with his decisions, until the day he set out with some men to hunt down a band of rebels on the edge of Empire territory. He followed them all the way into an unknown land—one he would later learn was called “Okulomkodinok”—even venturing into a massive cave he’d tracked the rebels to. From the moment he and his men entered the cave, only Taron was destined to leave. Of all the things the man had been expecting to walk into, an angry, gigantic bird with electricity crackling off its feathers was not one of them. To this day, Taron doesn’t know why Asani let him and only him survive, but the thunderbird’s reasoning must’ve had something to do with the words he’d spoken that day. "You look death in the eye without so much as a flinch. You're either very brave or very stupid," he had crowed. "How would you like to become stronger?’

Appearance: (picture a brand on his forehead)

Other: His preferred weapon is a metal spear that can conduct electricity. He can throw it and use it as a lightning rod.

Username: MonocarpicCathartic

Name: Asani

Species: Thunderbird

Human Partner: Taron

Powers/Magic: Control of lightning

Bio/history: (see Taron)

Appearance:

Username: MonocarpicCathartic

Name: Kallin (Kal)

Side: Rangers

Age: Nineteen

Gender: Male

Pact Beast: Fallon

Price of the Pact: Loss of independent mobility. (He can't move his legs.)

Mark Location: Located on the side of his right thigh.

Powers/Magic: Nullification

Weakness (At least 1): The price for becoming one with the pact beast made it so that Kal cannot walk without the assistance of his pact beast or another person, making it dangerous for him to be alone. He’s also physically weak and has no magical abilities that actually defend him from physical attacks. He does have great upper body strength, though.

Bio/history: At the age of fifteen, Kal’s parents were imprisoned and then executed as he watched, due to their continued practice of the old ways even after the law forbid it. He was spared from a similar fate by sheer luck, having been out on an errand at the time of their arrest. Devastated, he fled the city later that night, evading guards left and right. He wandered for several month before joining a band of rebels, all deserters of the Empire. For a while they were able to live in relative peace, stealing supplies from caravans and foraging in the woods near the Empire's territory to get by. That is, until word of a small unit of soldiers coming to stop them spread. Immediately they set out, trying to outrun the danger. They didn't expect the unit to follow them as far as they did, into Okulomkodinok and, more specifically, a large cave partially hidden by trees. Had Kal followed them into the cave, he would've been slaughtered. As it so happened, Kal was the only one to object hiding there, since it seemed to him too obvious a place to stay. He'd made the decision to split off from the group and continue east, inadvertently saving his own life. He hadn't made it very far before a voice caught him unaware. "Do you plan to run forever, human?" it had asked him. It wasn't malicious in any way—simply curious, it seemed. So Kal answered, "If that's what it takes to stay alive." He'd been so distracted by the question that he hadn't noticed the hulking creature creep up behind him until it nudged his leg with its snout. "Enter a pact with me, and you won't have to run anymore," it had offered. It didn't take long for Kal to make his decision. Unfortunately, even with the strength of the beast he'd bonded with, they were no match for another newly bonded human and his thunderbird hunting them down. Kal and his pact beast were captured, even in spite of their shared ability to neutralize magic, not long after their meeting. Taron, the guard who'd beaten them, took interest in their ability and decided to bring them back to the Empire. Somehow, the boy couldn't bring himself to regret entering the pact, even after becoming crippled and losing his freedom. Even after he was carted around, used as an advantage against practitioners of the old ways, he couldn't hate Fallon—his newly named pact beast. Especially when the day came, nearly two years later, that the trico was able to break them both out and escape. They flew straight to the Rangers, joining them in an effort to do what they'd planned since forming a pact—fight the Empire.

Appearance:

Other: He’s proficient with a sword, but he can’t dodge well or reach far enough without falling to do any significant damage, so he really only uses it as a last resort or a surprise attack.

Username: MonocarpicCathartic

Name: Fallon

Species: Trico

Human Partner: Kal

Powers/Magic: Nullification

Bio/history: See Kal

Appearance:

(Let me know if I need to change anything!)

@Dragoncita

@MonocarpicCathartic - All the skeletons look good, looking forward to RPing with them all ^^

@Yamatsu

(Out of curiosity, should we include weapons or specific loadouts?)

@Dragoncita

That is entirely up to you if you wish Yamatsu

I may make this an OOC chat, as well as if anyone wishes to join, they can simply post their skeletons here.
I am thinking I will create an new thread, that will be Chapter 1 for this RP, as I have an idea of sections for this and how I would like it to be directed so to speak

@Yamatsu