Origin
The Acher's Guild aka. AG was a group of elite hunters started by the Duke of Topas during the time hunting was needed to gather enough food for the court. They were the royal hunters in return they had the privilige to eat at the table of the Duke and his family that's why it was first called the Royal Hunt Guild.
Members
The first members were regular hunters from towns and villages in need of some food and gold, they were recruited by the royal messenger based on their skills with the bow. Later on the royal messenger had so much candidates tryouts were needed to rate the new members. When the court of Topas was rich enough to gather it's own food only people of the rich were allowed to join the guild.
Famous members were many of the ministers as the minister of hunt is the guildleader. Also it's been a long tradition that the Duke joins the Guild as a honorary member.
Military
Topas has been known for it's great army, from the ships and soldiers of Demenor to the local Guards in every city. Under Duke Azemar the cleansing of Topas was started this resulted in the need of enlarging the army of Topas, so the Royal Hunter's Guild became the Archer's Guild the elite archer's of the army of Topas.
Post Civil War
After the civil war, the Archer's Guild became forgotten, it lost many members during the war and was never really reinstated. Duke Ector didn't care as much for military as his brother and ignored the fact of the degrading numbers of the Guild. It is feared that the Guild may dissapear soon.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Jax Bio
Name: Jax (unknown last name)
Age: Unknown (estimated around 20)
Appearance: Jax is a skinny boy, and his blond, spiky hair covers his face and bright green eyes. He has a pointy nose and a constant grin.
Weapon of Choice: Jax would answer that it's surprise, because aalthough he sports a small knife he only uses it in emergencies.
Talents: lockpicking, stealth, pickpocketing
Occupation: Jax is 'a gatherer of forgotten and misplaced goods' (in other words, he's a thief).
History:
Jax is a very quiet person, and, like many of the slumpeople of Askarin, lives a beggar's life. One child begged for food while the other stole goods from the pockets of passerby. The duo consisted of Jax and Dwane. Jax has lived in the slums for over 15 years. He doesn't have any known family. He was left in the slums as a toddler by a young woman who told the people "His name is Jax". Why a desperate woman sought shelter for her son in the poorest parts of Askarin is unknown, but since that moment Jax has been the son of every Slumwoman.
He learned the skills of pickpocketing and stealth from the wrong people, and it soon became a daily routine for the Askarin Guard to chase Jax and Dwane around the slums. Dwane's ways changed, as when he hit 15 Dwane's mother became sick with an illness called Arethel's Curse. They were forced to close the shop they owned, and Dwane started taking care of his younger sister Kela. But Jax didn't change.
Jax wanted to help Veronica (Dwane's mother), as she was like a mother to him as well, and Dwane was like his brother. Kela, on the other hand, didn't like him at all. He promised to help pay for the medicine, which cost more then the average small house. But Kela soon discovered that stealing and lying were involved in his plan. When Dwane was held prisoner after hunting in a restricted area, Jax came up with a plan to set him free. However, it was Fox who succeeded.
Dwane was home again and the family was reunited. But Jax kept telling everyone how Fox made too many mistakes; how the Guard would find him right away. Later that evening a group of Soldiers including Marshal Xaver came after duty to demand the identity of Fox. Since they couldn't answer Dwane, was killed in a fight between the people of the slums and the guards.
Jax was furious that Fox did not do anything to prevent the conflict. When a few nights later he saw Fox sneaking through the slums, he ran towards the Guard House with the idea to claim the reward on Fox's head and buy the herb for Veronica.
Age: Unknown (estimated around 20)
Appearance: Jax is a skinny boy, and his blond, spiky hair covers his face and bright green eyes. He has a pointy nose and a constant grin.
Weapon of Choice: Jax would answer that it's surprise, because aalthough he sports a small knife he only uses it in emergencies.
Talents: lockpicking, stealth, pickpocketing
Occupation: Jax is 'a gatherer of forgotten and misplaced goods' (in other words, he's a thief).
History:
Jax is a very quiet person, and, like many of the slumpeople of Askarin, lives a beggar's life. One child begged for food while the other stole goods from the pockets of passerby. The duo consisted of Jax and Dwane. Jax has lived in the slums for over 15 years. He doesn't have any known family. He was left in the slums as a toddler by a young woman who told the people "His name is Jax". Why a desperate woman sought shelter for her son in the poorest parts of Askarin is unknown, but since that moment Jax has been the son of every Slumwoman.
He learned the skills of pickpocketing and stealth from the wrong people, and it soon became a daily routine for the Askarin Guard to chase Jax and Dwane around the slums. Dwane's ways changed, as when he hit 15 Dwane's mother became sick with an illness called Arethel's Curse. They were forced to close the shop they owned, and Dwane started taking care of his younger sister Kela. But Jax didn't change.
Jax wanted to help Veronica (Dwane's mother), as she was like a mother to him as well, and Dwane was like his brother. Kela, on the other hand, didn't like him at all. He promised to help pay for the medicine, which cost more then the average small house. But Kela soon discovered that stealing and lying were involved in his plan. When Dwane was held prisoner after hunting in a restricted area, Jax came up with a plan to set him free. However, it was Fox who succeeded.
Dwane was home again and the family was reunited. But Jax kept telling everyone how Fox made too many mistakes; how the Guard would find him right away. Later that evening a group of Soldiers including Marshal Xaver came after duty to demand the identity of Fox. Since they couldn't answer Dwane, was killed in a fight between the people of the slums and the guards.
Jax was furious that Fox did not do anything to prevent the conflict. When a few nights later he saw Fox sneaking through the slums, he ran towards the Guard House with the idea to claim the reward on Fox's head and buy the herb for Veronica.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
A brief History of Magic
Introducing the first non-human character namely a magician, Jarotek! A post about him will follow soon. I hear you yelling Magicians are Humans! Well I beg to differ, they were humans but are now concidered traitors of the human race so non-human.
It all begin in the city of Oaser deep in Darmor, the city now a ruin was once a glorious city built upon a mountain, close to the gods.
Oaser was the window to the God's World and people from all over Averta came to seek assistance with the Gods, the Gods granted some a magical ability used for healing, they became the first Clerks, this gift came with a strange changing of the hair colour some would be bright white others blue or purple but they never found their original hair colour again.It seemed that this gift stayed with the people over the generations and some would use this power to destroy, gain money so they were banished all upon Darmor, the ancient city of Oaser and it's history was forgotten. Soon the people of Darmor were just concidered gifted. Until the Oracle of Averas retold this legend the Duke of Topas discovered this truth and this started what eventually became known as the cleansing of Topas the banishment of all non-human except for the original Clerks who were concidered holy and protected.
It all begin in the city of Oaser deep in Darmor, the city now a ruin was once a glorious city built upon a mountain, close to the gods.
Oaser was the window to the God's World and people from all over Averta came to seek assistance with the Gods, the Gods granted some a magical ability used for healing, they became the first Clerks, this gift came with a strange changing of the hair colour some would be bright white others blue or purple but they never found their original hair colour again.It seemed that this gift stayed with the people over the generations and some would use this power to destroy, gain money so they were banished all upon Darmor, the ancient city of Oaser and it's history was forgotten. Soon the people of Darmor were just concidered gifted. Until the Oracle of Averas retold this legend the Duke of Topas discovered this truth and this started what eventually became known as the cleansing of Topas the banishment of all non-human except for the original Clerks who were concidered holy and protected.
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