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The woman was an odd sight; a glittering plastic gem hanging from a thin cord around her neck, a large raincoat covering her form and tough jeans that looked to be stained with something dark. She'd been walking for fucking ages in the snow-ridden hellscape that made up the mountains near the Flintlock Lodge, but at least she knew there wasn't a sane fucker in the world that was going to follow her up here.
Her stomach growled and she groaned miserably. The last she'd eaten was two days ago when she'd come across an old convenience store that still had some cans of preserved peaches abandoned on the shelves. There were still about three cans left in the greyish-brown backpack strapped to her shoulders, but she was saving those for tonight.
She knew there was something up here; a town perhaps? She didn't know if she was excited at the prospect of seeing another living human or dreading it. The last person she'd seen had ended up dead and thrown into the ocean by her own hand, though she had her reasons for it. Reasons that hopefully these mountain people wouldn't ever hear about.
Wait.. Was that a fence? What the fuck? Narin sped up and trotted over to the fence, her eyes narrowed as she examined it. Who had the time to maintain a fence in this weather? Who thought this was even a good idea? She could easily scale it or cut through if she wanted.
Letting out an exasperated sigh, she turned and started walking along the border outside of the fence. She wasn't much in the mood to get tied up in that, especially when she had no idea if she was being tailed or not.
We will fight or we will fall
Til the angels save us all
[/table]
Gray was pretty sure the fence's main function was to serve as a border marker, since animals and humans alike could get past it fairly easily. Which was fine, in his opinion. It was good to have a marker, and he didn't mind the easy passage in and out of the Flintlock Lodge's territory, though that could be a con sometimes.
Spotting a stranger hiking along the fence, Gray started shuffling towards her. He was dressed in his usual - hoodie and jeans - and for once wasn't carrying the rifle he borrowed when he went hunting. Well, he wasn't hunting, so why bring it? He did have his machete and backpack though, but it was rare to see those things not on his person. "Oi, what's your name?" The teen called, squinting as they tried to make out the older woman.
[div style="width: 430px; color: black; text-align: justify"][spoiler=Human Tags | 6/1/17]General:
▪ Grayson Hanson | Gray | Formerly Aria Rivendare
▪ Masculine presenting | Identifies as male | He/Him | DFAB  Almost impossible to tell his birth gender (get Pyre's permission before having y/c know)
▪ 15 years | Aquarius | Primarily Real Time Aging
▪ Member of the Flintlock Lodge
Relationships:
▪ Panromantic | Pansexual | Still figuring that out
▪ Single | No crushes
▪ NPC x NPC | Adopted by Diana Hanson
▪ Generally puts on a friendly front and cares for those around him, but still holds them at arms' length and is very hard to get close to. Very awkward when flirted with and doesn't really like it, but becomes quite flirty when drunk
Important Facts:
▪ In no way shows that he was born female, does everything possible to hide it (such as binding) and wears clothes meant for men. Without him stripping, it's pretty much impossible to tell that he isn't biologically male.
▪ Low-key history nut.
▪ Opinions and motivations are Gray's and Gray's alone and are not shared by his roleplayer.
Physical:
★ HUMAN | health: 100%
 Gray is about medium height at 5'6", and very thin and lanky. He has gray eyes, and off-black hair cropped into an undercut. Under his left eye he has a beauty mark, and there are a few scars on his medium-brown skin, and there are more under the slate gray bandanna, hoodies and jeans the gangly teen tends to wear.
 major injuries: none
 minor injuries: none
Interaction:
▪ Still in training | Medium physically | Medium mentally
▪ No kill/capture/maim without permission
▪ Prefers to fight with a sword
▪ To attack, [member=2027]Gray[/member] and attack in underlined #708090
She noticed the boy and glared at him as he approached, posture guarded and not showing her uncertainty. Surely they wouldn't send a boy after her, but she tried not to underestimate anybody no matter their age.
"Who's asking?" Narin responded, crossing her arms defiantly. She had no visible weapons, except for a pistol on her hip; which only had two bullets left, but this guy didn't know that. "Are you from the town or what-have-you around here?" She decided to ask, not wanting to let her intentions be uncovered too quickly even if she did come in peace.
We will fight or we will fall
Til the angels save us all
[/table]
She wouldn't be the first or last person to glare at him, and he didn't really care. Still, it didn't make him trust her or think that this would be a friendly encounter. "Doesn't matter who's asking or where I'm from -you're the one that's getting awfully close to trespassing. Keep acting dodgy and I'll consider you a threat." He'd started out being, well, maybe nice wasn't the right word but he hadn't been an ass. Now with her acting the way she was, he couldn't be sure that she wasn't coming here to cause trouble. Besides - she wasn't the only one running from something.
//this is so bad I'm sorry
[div style="width: 430px; color: black; text-align: justify"][spoiler=Human Tags | 7/30/17]General:
▪ Grayson Hanson | Gray | Formerly Aria Rivendare
▪ Masculine presenting | Identifies as male | He/Him | DFAB  Almost impossible to tell his birth gender (get Pyre's permission before having y/c know)
▪ 15 years | Aquarius | Primarily Real Time Aging
▪ Member of the Flintlock Lodge
Relationships:
▪ Panromantic | Pansexual | Still figuring that out
▪ Single | No crushes
▪ NPC x NPC | Adopted by Diana Hanson
▪ Generally puts on a friendly front and cares for those around him, but still holds them at arms' length and is very hard to get close to. Very awkward when flirted with and doesn't really like it, but becomes quite flirty when drunk
Important Facts:
▪ In no way shows that he was born female, does everything possible to hide it (such as binding) and wears clothes meant for men. Without him stripping, it's pretty much impossible to tell that he isn't biologically male.
▪ Low-key history nut.
▪ Nearsighted.
▪ Opinions and motivations are Gray's and Gray's alone and are not shared by his roleplayer.
Physical:
★ HUMAN | health: 100%
 Gray is about medium height at 5'6", and very thin and lanky. He has gray eyes, and off-black hair cropped into an undercut. Under his left eye he has a beauty mark, and there are a few scars on his medium-brown skin, and there are more under the slate gray bandanna, hoodies and jeans the gangly teen tends to wear.
 major injuries: none
 minor injuries: none
Interaction:
▪ Still in training | Medium physically | Medium mentally
▪ No kill/capture/maim without permission
▪ Prefers to fight with a sword
▪ To attack, [member=2027]Gray[/member] and attack in underlined #708090
Narin snorted at his attempt to be threatening. She'd grounded people scarier than him into the concrete plenty of times, but she'd try to keep her mind open and at least humor him.
"Oh I'm a threat alright, but I'm not here for trouble." Narin said, recognizing his protective behavior as being an indicator he lived in the upcoming civilization and he wasn't an assassin. "So you live around here, hmm? So that means I'm not too far off. That's good, I was getting tired of wandering around these hills." Narin chatted as she leaned against the fence, her posture still guarded but more relaxed than before.
"I'm looking for the group that lives around here. Getting tired of fending for myself in the wilderness, so I wanted to see what I'd need to do to join them." Narin continued. "My name is Narin Luna, ex-enforcer of the Felix clan."
Johannes had caught sight of the two; they were just within earshot. He was a bit out of the way, the trees that dotted the land inside their borders weren't dense but they provided some cover; a good place to keep an eye on things if need be. Gray was talking to the stranger, and he couldn't help but approve of the way the kid kept his guard up. They weren't an unfriendly group, exactly--but they weren't just sunshine and flowers. He approached as the woman replied, not speaking till he was standing by Gray--and even then he stayed quiet, hoping to allow Gray to continue his...interrogation? Whatever he might call it. But if she seemed like she'd cause trouble--though from her words, he doubted it--he was curious about the young man and how he'd handle it.
Sinking fast,
the weight chained to my feet
No time to argue
with belief
I'm not alone, a thousand others dropping
Faster than me
[div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 9.3pt; line-height: 1.3;;"][align=center]WHEN PREMISE EXPLODES AND THE ROOM STARTS TO SHAKE
[sup]played by firebird updated 7/15/2017; everything added  links?[/sup]
• JOHANNES ANGELICUS || JOH/JOE (yo or jo pronounced)
• agender (he/him) / ace and greyromantic / single
• 28 && ages whenever i feel like it
• If you have any tropes or something, they go here??
• Generation _1_ / Olivia Durham x Mason Angelicus / parents deceased / Katja Angelicus (older sister) | Aida Angelicus (niece)
• Dictator of Flintlock Lodge
• No romantic relationships
• Friends with Rudolf
• Johannes is asocial and has a hard time chatting; though he doesn't dislike people exactly, he's anxious in conversation and has an anxious stammer. It's easy to knock him off balance. However he is rather placating in conversation and tends to just listen and agree.
• link to biography
• link to pinterest board • link to playlist
• if you have any other links, put them here??
• HUMAN | HEALTH: 90/100
• APPEARANCE, PARAGRAPH. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum.
• ACCESSORIES, SHORTER PARAGRAPH. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis.
• INJURIES: dogbite on left leg, mostly healed.
• BRUSQUE| QUIET | HELPFUL
• PERSONALITY, PARAGRAPH. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci.
• ANY DEVELOPING TRAITS OR INFORMATION GO HERE?? SMALL PARAGRAPH.
ran from his sister at 14 when she poisoned their parents, who were starving them
has pervasive developmental disorder
• 85/100 PHYSICAL | 60/100 MENTAL | 80/100 POWER DEFENSE | 65/100 P. OFFENSE
• Difficulty is determined on a basis of skill, with an opponent of the same size and life experience, and without the use of powers. Will obviously fluctuate with different opponents.
• STR: 9/10 PER:8/10 END: 9/10 CHR: 5/10 INT: 7/10 AGL: 6/10 LCK: 5/10 FOR OPPONENT OF SAME SIZE
• Talk more about this skills here.
• Nonviolent actions may be powerplayed. AND ANY ATTACK NOTES.
We will fight or we will fall
Til the angels save us all
[/table]
Her words hardly soothed him - she acknowledged that she was a threat, even if she wasn't here for trouble. Likely story. He thought sourly, quite convinced that she wasn't trust-worthy and wanting to turn her away, though he was pretty sure he lacked the authority to do so. Those were the rules right? Anyone that didn't pose a threat was welcome to join - well she was a threat, she'd said so herself. Gray glanced at Johannes, hoping he'd take over, but the Dictator was silent.
Up until her introduction, he'd merely been suspicious of her. Now he could barely contain the fury he felt at the words "ex-enforcer of the Felix clan". His hand twitched towards the hilt of his machete, and he glanced sharply at Johannes. Did he know who those people were? What they did? He wouldn't know what they'd done to Gray, of course, but surely he'd heard some story, right?
Or were they too far removed from the rest of the world to know? Would Gray be the only one that knew what kind of monster was trying to join? He couldn't tell Johannes, at least not in front of Narin - surely she'd kill him for that - but he couldn't very well just let her waltz into his home, his safe place, just like that.
But... she said she was an ex-enforcer. Unless she was lying and was still part of that horrid family, that horrid organization, she was out. Either she'd left them or displeased them and been forced to run. They'd probably be looking for her - one couldn't leave the Felixes alive, could they? - and eventually they'd come here. So even if she didn't want to hurt the Flintlock Lodge, she was still a danger, a liability.
However, if she was telling the truth and had parted ways with them, maybe this could prove advantageous. Insanely dangerous and stupid, but it could work out. He looked at Johannes again. "Well, Chief? She gotta do anything? Trial of fire, eating a roly poly... pledge of loyalty?"
//hh this wound up really long and ic opinions ofc <33
[div style="width: 430px; color: black; text-align: justify"][spoiler=Human Tags | 7/30/17]General:
▪ Grayson Hanson | Gray | Formerly Aria Rivendare
▪ Masculine presenting | Identifies as male | He/Him | DFAB  Almost impossible to tell his birth gender (get Pyre's permission before having y/c know)
▪ 15 years | Aquarius | Primarily Real Time Aging
▪ Member of the Flintlock Lodge
Relationships:
▪ Panromantic | Pansexual | Still figuring that out
▪ Single | No crushes
▪ NPC x NPC | Adopted by Diana Hanson
▪ Generally puts on a friendly front and cares for those around him, but still holds them at arms' length and is very hard to get close to. Very awkward when flirted with and doesn't really like it, but becomes quite flirty when drunk
Important Facts:
▪ In no way shows that he was born female, does everything possible to hide it (such as binding) and wears clothes meant for men. Without him stripping, it's pretty much impossible to tell that he isn't biologically male.
▪ Low-key history nut.
▪ Nearsighted.
▪ Opinions and motivations are Gray's and Gray's alone and are not shared by his roleplayer.
Physical:
★ HUMAN | health: 100%
 Gray is about medium height at 5'6", and very thin and lanky. He has gray eyes, and off-black hair cropped into an undercut. Under his left eye he has a beauty mark, and there are a few scars on his medium-brown skin, and there are more under the slate gray bandanna, hoodies and jeans the gangly teen tends to wear.
 major injuries: none
 minor injuries: none
Interaction:
▪ Still in training | Medium physically | Medium mentally
▪ No kill/capture/maim without permission
▪ Prefers to fight with a sword
▪ To attack, [member=2027]Gray[/member] and attack in underlined #708090
Another person approached, older then the boy she'd been speaking to but they stayed silent. She kept her eyes trained on them for a few seconds before turning to gaze at the teen again.
He looked panicked. Not scared, but uncertain enough to make her realize he'd been affected by the Felixes. Had he been one of the children that'd been kidnapped and raised as nothing more then a soldier? No, he was much too young to have escaped.. Then he must've been collateral damage on some different mission.
Her eyes clouded slightly and she crossed her arms and dug her fingers into her coat. She wore an awkward grimace, not ashamed of her actions but silently pitiful of the boy. She perked up slightly at his words, and roughly chuckled.
"Heh, trial of fire I can do, but I ain't eating any bugs." Narin said jokingly, before turning more serious for her next words. "Pledge of loyalty? I thought that'd be a sorta mandatory thing."
The Felix clan. He wasn't an idiot and could gather from Gray's reaction that they weren't...a group to be trifled with. But Johannes himself--his life had been isolated, antisocial and avoidant--but even he had heard the name. He couldn't say he knew much, but it was enough for him to have some wariness. He'd have to talk to Gray later about this. The woman, Narin, seemed professional, to the point. He liked that; but if she were someone who posed a threat to them or even just one of their members--namely, Gray--Johannes was fairly certain of his stance. However, a change over both of them caught his attention. She seemed almost--guilty? Awkward, anyway. And Gray's words were lighter, which brought a confused frown to Johannes' features. He blinked rapidly as Gray looked at him, coughing and clearing his throat a bit as Narin, too, looked at him. "I--" Pledge...of loyalty.
Maybe they oughta look into that. The truth was--the Lodge didn't exactly have one. It felt like an unwritten sort of rule, anyway. It wasn't like a spy was gonna have a problem lying about a pledge, right? They weren't a damn cult...but maybe it was smart? Trial by fire--hah. A bit uncomfortably, he shifted his weight and just gave a shrug--he wanted to come across as more...professional here, but he wasn't sure how.
"If you need a place to stay, you're...welcome here." He bit his lip, and glanced at Gray. "We don't have a...pledge. You need to pull your weight here, though."
Sinking fast,
the weight chained to my feet
No time to argue
with belief
I'm not alone, a thousand others dropping
Faster than me
[div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 9.3pt; line-height: 1.3;;"][align=center]WHEN PREMISE EXPLODES AND THE ROOM STARTS TO SHAKE
[sup]played by firebird updated 7/15/2017; everything added  links?[/sup]
• JOHANNES ANGELICUS || JOH/JOE (yo or jo pronounced)
• agender (he/him) / ace and greyromantic / single
• 28 && ages whenever i feel like it
• If you have any tropes or something, they go here??
• Generation _1_ / Olivia Durham x Mason Angelicus / parents deceased / Katja Angelicus (older sister) | Aida Angelicus (niece)
• Dictator of Flintlock Lodge
• No romantic relationships
• Friends with Rudolf
• Johannes is asocial and has a hard time chatting; though he doesn't dislike people exactly, he's anxious in conversation and has an anxious stammer. It's easy to knock him off balance. However he is rather placating in conversation and tends to just listen and agree.
• link to biography
• link to pinterest board • link to playlist
• if you have any other links, put them here??
• HUMAN | HEALTH: 90/100
• APPEARANCE, PARAGRAPH. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum.
• ACCESSORIES, SHORTER PARAGRAPH. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis.
• INJURIES: dogbite on left leg, mostly healed.
• BRUSQUE| QUIET | HELPFUL
• PERSONALITY, PARAGRAPH. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quod mazim placerat facer possim assum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci.
• ANY DEVELOPING TRAITS OR INFORMATION GO HERE?? SMALL PARAGRAPH.
ran from his sister at 14 when she poisoned their parents, who were starving them
has pervasive developmental disorder
• 85/100 PHYSICAL | 60/100 MENTAL | 80/100 POWER DEFENSE | 65/100 P. OFFENSE
• Difficulty is determined on a basis of skill, with an opponent of the same size and life experience, and without the use of powers. Will obviously fluctuate with different opponents.
• STR: 9/10 PER:8/10 END: 9/10 CHR: 5/10 INT: 7/10 AGL: 6/10 LCK: 5/10 FOR OPPONENT OF SAME SIZE
• Talk more about this skills here.
• Nonviolent actions may be powerplayed. AND ANY ATTACK NOTES.
