ColonelKillaBee Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 You have a story arc in mind for the character? "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Just now, ColonelKillaBee said: You have a story arc in mind for the character? He's going to be participating in the Breton's side of the Great War and if he survives it'll include the conflicts post-war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Alright, I read it, approved 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Just now, ColonelKillaBee said: Alright, I read it, approved Huzzah! Thanks Colonel, that's a good point to hit the hay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 17 hours ago, Witchking of Angmar said: It looks a little square in the how the borders are laid out. Generally historical borders were set up with natural borders in mind so it was easy to tell who owned what. So I expected these lands to be shaped a bit more like countries in Europe. After thinking about this some more this morning, I think I’m going to redo the political boundaries. They probably won’t change too much, since I have the roads and villages in place, but I can add some rivers and other geographic features that’ll make things more realistic. With as much stuff as I’ve made up for High Rock so far, I don’t see why I can’t make up more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 11 hours ago, TheCzarsHussar said: Me and BT were discussing a Breton character I wanted to make in our PM all day, he suggested I made a CS sheet before the intro post. Just keep in mind the intro post happens before the last paragraph in the Background/History. Reveal hidden contents Name: Inwold Dalomax. Gender: Male. Age: 39. Race: Breton. Birthsign: The Tower. Faction: Kingdom of High Rock, Knights of the Dragon (Formally), Fief of Dresan. Rank: Earl of Dresan, Honorary tittle of Knight of the Dragon (For previous service). Position: Vassal to Baron Gabryel Lafont, member of the martially bound lesser nobility, Bound to the Lordship of the Gaerharts. Appearance: An averaged sized Breton man, physically in shape from following the treatises on training in armor. A round face with a weak chin, albeit has his curly blond beard to cover it. Greenish grey eyed. Equipment: While the wealth required to purchase and maintain full plate is beyond Inwold's grasp, neither is he poorly equipped. Owning full maille (with hourglass gauntlets) hauberk, chausses, coif and aventail. Alongside plate breastplate, Schynbalds and sabatons. All atop an aketon. Wearing a local fashion that covers most of the maille, Bascinet and visor. Primarily equipped with a halberd, arming sword on his person as a sidearm. As his kit isn't full plate Inwold carries an archaic heraldic shield on his person. Owns a warhorse with maille barding. Coat of Arms: Yellow mountain lion atop three perpendicular mage lights with the Tower constellation nestled at the bottom. Retinue: Currently none, yet has sent for his old retainers once being reinstated. Personality: Isn't much for the classic scheming of the Bretons, too fearful of losing his recently regained position his forefathers earned. One of his greatest pleasures is having servants equip him in his kit, Inwold feels like a king in those moments. Patron Divine: Zenithar. Background/History: The Dalomaxes are a young family in the Breton nobility, while historically serving as knights for lesser nobles or as Imperial Knights. After the collapse of the Septim Dynasty the Dalomaxes saw a sinking ship and made the transition from serving as Imperial Knights to solely household guards in High Rock. They found service for the wealthy Mon merchant family. The position of household guards for the Mons was lucrative enough that bribery was difficult at best. While never achieving any heroic deeds or displaying great chivalry the Dalomaxes were, after the Mons established a Barony around 4E 60, rewarded with the Fief of Dresan, where they continued serving loyally. Dresan had little in the way of industrial potential yet made up for it with it's grazing lands and agrarian society. Wealth flowed to the Dalomaxes who were not prevalent in Breton schemes. For they it was better to jealously hold onto what they have then attempt to expand. Prior to Duke Jhared Mon's scheming against King Adrard the vassalage of the Dalomaxes were never put into question. Needing extra wealth for his imminent scheme against King Adrard, Duke Mon heavily increased his taxation of the vassals under him. The current Earl of Dresan, Inwold Dalomax, couldn't pay the demanded increase in tariffs without dipping into his own treasury. He wrote of his complaints to Duke Mon stating at the current rate Mon's increased tariffs would have Inwold in debt within months. Duke Mon took the complaint as insubordination and ordered Inwold to be exiled and all assets seized. Without gold, arms or even horse Inwold had to walk outside of Mon's holdings. Inwold ended up in Daggerfall, given one of his siblings had married a lesser noble within the city. His desperation outweighed the shame and he sought for her help. Borrowing gold from the two and an sponsorship from his sister's husband landed him in the Knights of the Dragon. Inwold toiled with mundane duties believing this would be his life now. He had been shoved from grace and replaced with a harder taxmaster. It was all the more surprising out of the blue Sir Emeric Bridwell, head of the Knights of the Dragon, summoned him and announced his reinstatement as Earl by the authority of Baron Gabryel Lafont. The loyalty of Inwold's replacement had been called into question and was deposed of, as he was associated with the now imprisoned Duke Mon. A lifetime of exile lasted only a couple months. Motives: Content to keep his regained Fief, understands what will be demanded of him in the war to come but isn't looking forward to it. Quite genuinely thankful for the generosity of his lord Lafont for returning his assets. Skills: Trained all his adult life in Breton martial arts, understands all the treatises involving arming swords and polearms, trained extensively within his full kit. Is slightly less of a milk drinker. I like it. Approved. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 47 minutes ago, BTCollins said: After thinking about this some more this morning, I think I’m going to redo the political boundaries. They probably won’t change too much, since I have the roads and villages in place, but I can add some rivers and other geographic features that’ll make things more realistic. With as much stuff as I’ve made up for High Rock so far, I don’t see why I can’t make up more. Did ESO give us any rivers and such? * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, The Good Doctor said: I like it. Approved. Huzzah V2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCzarsHussar Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Since I didn't mention it in the CS, The Dalomaxes are a canon family from Morrowind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 1 hour ago, The Good Doctor said: Did ESO give us any rivers and such? Some. But since everything is smaller, it's a little hard to judge exactly where they might go. But I'll use them as a reference point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Alright here are the updated versions. A little messy I think these look better. Thankfully High Rock has a few places like the Wrothgarians, Kurallians, and the Reach that are higher elevation and so water would flow from there. Makes picking river locations easier. There are still a few square shaped places, but fewer. Edited February 10, 2018 by BTCollins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Nice! Those will be really good for referencing in the future. Think you could post them on the art page? 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Sure, I can do that. I'll post them and probably go back and edit in my Theo commission later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 On the Endar post I did not expect that ending. Endar and Baldur talking, and about the sunbirds, dawn magic, and aetherium? I'm excited to see how that conversation goes. I never expected them to have a conversation, since they were doing their own things and there didn't seem to be much crossover, but with Endar potentially building a weapon to combat the sunbirds, and discovering something from the Lexicon, it makes sense. I also like how nonchalantly he went through the Dwarven city. Made me think of how deadly those are in low level Skyrim and how this was such a contrast. I'm most curious to see how Endar himself progresses, though. With him thinking about Mila and Elara, and what happened to them, it seems he could be changing in how he approaches people. Of course then he turns around and kills those three Stormcloaks, and maybe he hasn't changed. I also liked we got to see Illorwe's perspective, and get some more information on who she is and what she's doing following Endar around. Though her concern has me worried about Endar and what might come from the lexicon. Good post Doc, and I'm excited to read the followup and see where Endar's dawn magic studies take him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 I'm excited for that conversation, myself. It's been one that Colonel and I have talked about quite a few times in the past. It may also be the last or second-to-last Endar post in this chapter, depending on how it goes over. Consider it selective morality. Endar has always been more than willing to kill a few aggressive strangers if he thinks it'll be less of a risk or nuisance than trying to reason with them. He nearly did it in Kvatch as well when he got arrested. Elara and Mila are different because as much as he denies it, he did form something of an attachment to them, and they were in his care when they died. Mila is especially bad since he personally 'killed' her and sold her soul. He's not entirely without a conscious. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 "Merely a grunt?" The Nord frowned and lowered his hand down to the hilt of his sword. "I am an captain of the Stormcloak army, you red-eyed cur, and I command you to explain yourself now!" *** Bthar-zel Research Log 4, Day 3 Illorwe returned today in the company of three Stormcloaks. I had no desire to make the leader's companions drown him in the river when we first met, but alas, the chaotic nature of Lorkhan reveals itself through every aspect of his work. My endeavor continues. GODS Endar is such a fucking hoot, I love him 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Badass ending, that was a fascinating little adventure, and I love how in awe I em Illorwe was of his accomplishment, and that she wasn’t even able to comprehend what that was. But my favorite thing was how perfect the description of the Nords was and how utterly.... Nordic they were hilarious, especially the part about the chests. 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTC Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Endar is one of the most frequently funny characters in the roleplay and the jokes land basically every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thanks you two! On the Nords, I figured that the soldiers under Brund would be like 200% more stereotypically Nordic than your average Nord. Half of them started out as bandits in the Rift, after all. And then they spent another year or two serving under that big bastard doing nothing but killing Forsworn? With an insane Priest of Shor guiding the way and occasionally giving them skooma-laced mushrooms? lol, yeah. They're gonna be pretty crude. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Most definitely lol. Markarth may as well be Skyrim’s “South” in that regard. Tough but none too bright. 2 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 8 hours ago, ColonelKillaBee said: Most definitely lol. Markarth may as well be Skyrim’s “South” in that regard. Tough but none too bright. What’s that supposed to mean huh? Lmao 2 Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celan Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Great post Doc, Endar's arc has been outstanding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Doctor Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Centurion said: What’s that supposed to mean huh? Lmao I love how it came from a southerner and was directed at a board of mostly southerners. Thanks, Celan. 1 * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelKillaBee Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Rofl I wonder if that says anything about the Stormcloak cause Coincidence? 1 "Even the hardest dick must go flaccid." -Colonelkillabee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, ColonelKillaBee said: Rofl I wonder if that says anything about the Stormcloak cause Coincidence? I mean I do tend to sympathize with rebel faction so who knows Fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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