To The Edge (Discussion and Characters)

[Dracowolf]

Discussion for this RP

Rules:

1. Remember site rules
2. You can have as many characters as you can handle.
3. Keep it balanced, your character isn’t the avatar and someone who is a teenager probably isn’t going to end up being a master bender. Experienced warriors will always beat a novice with little effort.
4. Don’t Power Play
5. No Mary Sues
6. Please try with grammar and spelling, I will never allow text speak.
7. Take OOC and Characters to the discussion thread
8. Give people enough to work with, no single word replies.
9. Give people time to respond before you abandon them, not everyone can be on every single day.
10. Avoid posting in first person, it’s jarring to go from third to first person when reading through posts.
These rules can be added to or changed at any time.

Ranks:

Captain: Overall the person in charge
First Mate/Quartermaster: The second in Command
Navigator: Reads the map, knows how to use it
Helmsman: Steers the ship when the Captain isn’t at the helm to keep it on course.
Sailing Masters: The waterbenders who give the ship the edge in the water, or when there’s no wind.
Gunner: In the case of this RP, these are Earth Benders who use the rocks below deck to act as human cannons. They also in general act as muscle on the ship.
Doctor: The first aid specialist on the ship, in this case a water bender
Cook: In charge of the food supplies.
Refugee: Those fleeing attacks.

You can use your own form.
Remember you need to have a good reason with firebenders and airbenders to RP one.

Code: Select all

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Homeland:
Rank:
Bender: y/n

Appearance:

Equipment:

Personality:

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Relationships:

History of Note:

[Dracowolf]

Characters:
Name - Age - Bender - Anything else of importance if necessary
--The Ship’s Crew--

Captain:
Myna Smite - 29 - Non-Bender

First Mate/Quartermaster:
Shiro Yukimara - 23 - Water Bender
Navigator:
[Open]
Helmsman:
[Open]
Doctor:
[Open]
Cook:
[Open]

Sailing Masters:

Gunners:


--The Refugees---

Leon Kraptr - 22 - Fire Bender / Ex-Soldier
Kenna Aggio - 20 - Fire Bender
Atlas Vermillion - 24 - Non-Bender / Ex-Mercenary

[Dracowolf]

Name: Leon
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Homeland: Fire Nation (Fire Fountain City)
Rank: Refugee/Ex-Soldier
Bender: Fire-Bender

Appearance: Leon doesn’t look much like a Fire Nation soldier, at least not right now. He wears a set of Water Tribe Wolf Armor, keeping the helmet on to help hide his face and a scarf up around the lower half of his face. It’s certainly not his, and if found out he will certainly be in trouble for it as he did take it from a body. He couldn’t walk into a town wearing clothes of a fire nation though. In order to keep moving around he keeps a set of typical black and red fire nation clothes in his bag, down near the bottom, that he can at least lie about as he needs to. The helmet has been slightly blackened from being in a fire, causing the coloration to warp.

Leon stands at 6’4”, his hair is lighter than seems to be typical for the Fire Nation forces, though is still not unseen, it is brown though seems to be bordering on a dark blonde at times depending on the lighting. He is certainly physically fit, and built for a strong fight. He hasn’t hidden his weapons at all, the bow in his back with a quiver, the sword snuggled just behind the arrows. The only thing that is hidden is the dagger. His eyes are a rather common brown.


Equipment: Bow, Jian Swordx2, Basic Dagger designed to be a hunting dagger meaning one side has been made jagged while the other is a classic sharp blade.

Personality: Leon’s personality is typically described as that of a loyal soldier. He’s loyal to what is essentially a fault, he listens to those above him well and completes orders in a timely manner. He comes across as serious but actually often has a sarcastic tone in how speaks. One would assume all of these qualities would lead him to be marching along with the rest of the army. Leon has one fatal flaw, at least a flaw according to the Fire Nation, he can’t harm those who are defenseless. If his actions were to harm a child then he can’t bring himself to do that. He was more sympathetic to women with children and elderly people than an invading army would be expected to do. He didn’t agree with taking food from everyone because that would result in harm being done. Leon internalizes his feelings rather often, this results in him never processing the horrors he has taken part in, and has caused him severe insomnia as he can’t control where his mind goes when he sleeps.

Strengths: Strong with his weapons, Leon puts more reliance on them than bending. He's an excellent shot with his bow and a skilled fighter in close combat as long as he's out numbered. He tends to avoid using bending except to help his own weapons, causing his swords and arrows to have burn marks along the edge from channeling the fire down them. He only really uses fire bending without them when in serious trouble.

Weaknesses: Unable to swim, which is extremely bad considering his current location. He has trouble sleeping, becoming what is essentially an insomniac related to what can only be described as PTSD. That being said he has PTSD and doesn’t know how to trust people with what he’s done. He’s considered a traitor to the Fire Nation, a deserter. The fact he’s a very sarcastic makes him sometimes come off as uncaring, the fact he’s Fire Nation makes him someone people won’t trust if they ever found out. As mentioned he is not a strong bender as such using it without a weapon in his hand to help channel his focus wears him out ridiculously quickly or will not happen at all. For the most part he really is relying on his reactions and his own skill. Being an insomniac he can be irritable and it can have other side effects.

Relationships: None at the moment

History of Note: Leon was born in the Fire Nation, his father was a general in the army, at first only acting as a tactical advisor until Leon was old enough to start school and begin learning to fight. Leon was molded into a soldier from the start and taught that what the Fire Nation was doing was good. They spoke about how the world could be peaceful and united under the Fire Nation but that they just couldn’t see it yet. Every day he was told this. He was told how he was to bring honor to the Fire Nation, how that was what mattered most. Fighting for the Fire Lord was the greatest thing anyone could do. When you’re told that over and over again as a kid, you start to believe it, it’s all he knew. The fact that history books were heavily censored and that the entire education system was changed to help indoctrinate youth and fill them with a sense of patriotism aided with this thought greatly. Of course during this time, the war was only a plan.

For the most part Leon was considered a good kid on a great path, but did have a few times where he got in trouble. If he saw larger kids picking on someone smaller he often would get in their way and fight them off. This led to him coming home with black eyes and bleeding but he gave as good as he got. He’d get scolded for fighting with others outside of sparring but he didn’t really care about that.

Over the years Leon was shaped into a near ideal soldier. His biggest weakness was the fact that he couldn’t firebend at the level other students did. They’d tease him until the leaders put a weapon in his hand, then no one was laughing at him. His main weapon became a bow, praised for the accuracy of his arrows he was one of the most skilled Marksmen in his group.

Leon graduated at the age of 18, the war was coming. He was to march in it.

He followed orders as they attacked what were at the time described to him as rebellions who were disrupting the order, enemies of the Fire Lord. He was often at a distance picking off soldiers as they tried to sneak around the advancing troops, Leon was rarely in the heat of the battle itself.

Leon started to question the war, two years after it started. How had they not taken out those who stood against the Fire Lord and brought peace under one banner? He was told to follow orders and that talking like that was dangerous. He still thought it and it resulted in him being put on the front line in a fight. They had invaded a village and ultimately won out against the defenses, Leon survived. If they expect him to survive being in the front he doesn’t know even now. He walked through the village and saw other soldiers pestering the people that remained, those that had nothing to protect themselves with. Women begging for the soldiers not to take their food, they needed it for their kids. Others were weeping and trying to hide it over losses. One child had lost their parents in the fight and in a fit of rage and sadness threw a rock at a soldier’s helmet yelling for them to leave. The soldier rounded on the kid and was ready to attack. The kid cried out in fear and was cornered by the soldier and his friend. Leon didn’t think about what he did, he instead just got between them and the kid, sword out telling them to back off. Words were thrown and one soldier tried to push past Leon to get to the kid, training kicked in and Leon’s sword resulted in the man's death.

All at once Leon’s life was over, a fight broke out and Leon was fighting against his own friends, family, his own home to get out. He couldn’t outrun them, but the group that had been left after the initial fight were small enough that he could funnel them into tight corners and fight them off. Leon was the last member of the Fire Nation standing in the town, the last few that survived ran and he knew they’d tell everyone what he did. He’d be wanted and be labeled a traitor.

Leon looked at the people left in the town, they were uncertain if they should fear him or thank him. Ultimately they shunned him not wanting the trouble he could bring. Leon ended up traveling alone. This became extremely hard at first, having nothing but the armor of a Fire Nation soldier to wear, he was shunned by most people he neared. If he went to an area controlled by the Fire Nation he would see wanted posters of himself. Eventually Leon had not choice but to turn to the lowest options to survive. He started to rob bodies of soldiers for money, food, supplies, anything he could get his hands on. Shortly after this the nightmares started, the realization of what he did as a soldier, and what he had done in that village. He wasn’t sure who he was anymore and what that would mean for his future. By day he internalized everything, never dealt with the truth, he just kept moving, kept surviving. At night he started to avoid sleeping, afraid of the things he would see when he closed his eyes. He thought how to children, as a soldier, he was the monster under their bed.

Over time the wanted posters of him lessened, no one really concerned with hunting him down. This allowed Leon to start entering fire controlled villages as long as he wore the right set of clothes. Otherwise he tried to find clothes that could hide who he really was. He stayed ahead of the army as best he could, eventually being cornered in a coastal town and getting a ride south to a Water Bending Village. Once he got there things were worse than he expected. A small section of troops had gone to the village to cut off supplies, intent on killing everyone there. The Water Tribe warriors that tried to protect the village were already dead or arrested. Seeing those left in danger, likely going to be killed and called collateral damage. Pulling out his bow he breathed in slowly, drew back, breathed out slowly and released. He kept his distance, picked off the soldiers who had surrounded the remainder of the villages. It took the surprised soldiers too long to locate where the arrows were coming from and having worn the armor so long, Leon knew the weakest spots. Picked them off until the rest left figuring it didn’t matter, the village was pretty well destroyed anyways. The soldiers had wanted an easy job, not this.

Leon walked into the village to make sure it was clear of soldiers. He went to the villagers and told them they had to leave, asking if they had somewhere to go. Most knew of other villages and wanted to head for safety. Leon told them to go quickly and warn them, take whatever they could and not to look back. They did but an elderly woman and a young child remained. The woman told Leon she’d never make it that far on her own, that it was her time but someone had to get the boy to safety. Leon at first declined saying the boy should travel with the others, he could catch up if he was quick. The old woman shook her head and said the boy needed to get to his family. They had been in another village at the time but were going to a refuge in the Earth Kingdom for safety.The old woman walked over to the body of one of the Water Tribe warriors and pulled off the wolf helmet. “This helmet belonged to my husband. When the warriors got ready to fight they needed all they could to help, and so I let them take his armor to help. Clearly it didn’t help them much but you, well, you will never get your chance looking like that. This armor is worn by those who fought for the Water Tribe and you fought for us today. You have every right to wear it no matter where it comes. Besides, we wear it for more than protection. Wolves run in a pack, they fight and hunt together, just as our warriors do. You are a lost fire, a lone wolf, you need to find your own pack."

Leon has since gotten onto the ship, trying to make it to safety and trying to make sure everyone else on the boat makes it to safety while trying harder not to reveal who he is.

[Dracowolf]

Name: Myna Smite
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Homeland: Technically Earth Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Bender: No

Appearance: Myna tend to loom over people, remarkably tall for a woman standing at 6'1". Even those she's shorter than she somehow find a way to loom over. Her long brown hair is kept in control by her greysih-brown Captain's hat that looks as if it has seen better days. She wears the long coat that one would expect a pirate captain to have, the same grey-brown as the hat. It is accented in places by some deep blue material.

Equipment: Cutlass, crossbow, polearm.

Personality: Myna has a good sense of humor about her but she is extremely intimidating to be around, there's a good sense of why she's where she is and why despite not being a bender so many are willing to follow her. She's loyal to her crew, smart, and fearless. Myna clearly has a deep love and connection with animals.

Strengths: A skilled fighter her cutlass is her weakest weapon resulting in the closest combat to be a struggle but she's not against using cheap tactics. Her polearm is her strongest, though her crossbow skill isn't far behind. The reload time on the crossbow makes it less than idea, though she admits she could switch to a bow if she wanted to, she just doesn't want to. A sharp tactical mind has kept her crew ahead of anyone stopping them, and her loyalty to them and ability to intimidate those who step out of line keeps things running smoothly.

Weaknesses: She is very stubborn, and being a non-bender can mean when unarmed she'll be in massive trouble against one. There's a good sense that she relies heavily on her crew above all else. Myna doesn't necessarily have the best morals, she did at one point act as a pirate after all.

Relationships: None at the moment

History of Note: Myna is the daughter of a rather strange marriage between a member of the Southern Water Tribe who left home to explore and a Earth Kingdom farmer. For this reason while she has water tribe in her blood, she was born in the Earth Kingdom in a farm off the coast. She spent her early years looking at the water, until one day stealing her father's old boat. She fell in love with sailing and soon was trying everything she could to get on a ship.

Several years ago, just a few years before the war began, Myna had gotten onto a ship. The captain of the ship was after some legendary treasure that was said to belong to a great spirit, he claimed it was on behalf of the crown. She thought little of it, just being a general grunt on the ship but the Captain went insane, sailing them into dangerous waters. A storm hit and the pointed rocks surrounded the ship. The captain was laughing the entire time and the crew was starting to panic. Myna, pulled the Captain off the helm and in the midst of the struggle, the Captain went overboard. The crew tried to save the mad Captain, but the ship was out of control, the storm made it impossible to see and the rocks were too close. Myna rushed to the helm, struggling to get it under control before the wind and water tore them apart. She started shouting orders at everyone and though it was rough the ship took a lot of damage they did make it out of the storm safely.

At first Myna thought the crew may turn her in for what happened with the Captain or even kill her outright. Instead they asked what they should do. They attempted to get help from their home kingdom, sending messages every way they could as the ship had taken damage and they were off course. The answer enraged the crew, no one would help them. Myna took charge, they tried to repair what they could and slowly made their way back to port. Their supplies had run out but they made it. Still, no one would help and higher officials wouldn't even speak to them. Myna pulled the flag off the ship and tossed it into the water. She told the crew they could either go onto the land and serve those who forgot them or they could go with her.

It was rough at first. They stole the ship and started to find things they could do. They started by targeting the ships that carried the banners of those they once worked for. They robbed supplied and repaired their ship this way, even making it better in some ways. They picked up more crew along the way. Eventually though, there was a response. The crew barely escaped those who went after them, but it ultimately didn't stop their plans.

For a while they stopped attacking other ships and instead started to smuggle animals from one place to another for whoever would pay. This has resulted in some rumors that Myna kept more than the Raven Eagle that now sits on the deck watching everything. The most recent rumor is that in the bottom of the ship are holding pens for a Snow Leopard Caribou. No one on the crew will confirm or deny this.

After the first few years of the war, Myna decided the crew needed to get involved. They would get refugees to safety with their ship, even if they were not loyal to any nation.

Other: Myna has a Raven Eagle that is kept above deck and always watching.

[Ploegy]

➳name; kenna aggio
➳age; 20
➳gender; female
➳sexuality; heterosexual
➳crush; none
➳bender/non-bender; fire bender
➳role; refugee

➳hair; reddish pink
➳eyes; reddish orange
➳skin tone; white
➳height; 5'8
➳weight; 121 lbs

➳strengths; she is a strong bender and is quite creative when it comes to new ways of using her fire. however, she tends to lean off her bending and focuses on helping people rather than fighting. though she has no ways of healing, she has decent knowledge of medicine although she has had no formal training with it. if she needs to she is a decent fighter on her own, though this more so comes without her bending and only in hand-to-hand combat. also given her practice as a performer, she is fairly agile and flexible which have their uses
➳weaknesses; although she shows much potential as a bender, she lacks in fighting experience making her a liability when using it in a fight. she also struggles to use weapons thus making her at her strongest when fighting close ranged and with another opponent that is also not using a weapon. she also can be a bit too emotional and given that she is prone to such she can get easily distracted in key moments. it also does not help that she can be swayed by others if they are able to get her beliefs to align with whatever they are trying to get her to do

➳personality; kenna is sweet and has an innocence to her that makes her easy to trust. she often shows compassion and is extremely forgiving though she is quick to follow orders given from those above her. though she has a strong sense of justice, she is obedient to her beliefs and will do everything in her power to follow them. however, she may be easily swayed. she is also noted to have low self esteem and often looks down upon herself yet she has a natural talent for what she does. she is pretty closed off from most and keeps most of her personal life to herself though by no means is she not all that social. she loves talking with others and it isn't rare for her to be out and about. kenna is free spirited and charming all in her own while still being stubborn and fierce when she needs to be. in many ways she fears what she is capable of doing and holds that fear within herself rather than expressing it to others. such a thing is hard to see when she is actually fire bending. even though she strongly disagrees with her nation, she does not believe they are all bad people but she does not see her place among them. her gentle nature never quite fit in with the others around her. kenna is very patient with others and is extremely caring while still being meek and timid from time to time. it is quite easy to embarrass her and she easily gets awkward during these times. this is especially true when she is facing someone she might have feelings for. overall, she is a kind soul who is simply trying to find her place in the world and put her abilities to good use to protect those who might not be able to protect themselves though sometimes her emotions can get the best of her

➳history; orphaned at a young age, kenna was taken in by the family that lived beside her own and raised as one of their own. now finding herself in a family of five, she struggled to fit in with her adoptive siblings. it wasn't that they weren't kind to her, but rather that they were both boys and had a great interest in joining the fire nations army. they constantly tried to convince her that she too should follow such a dream, but she could never get behind it. however, she was the most skilled of the three children in terms of fire bending. she showed plenty of potential of being a strong bender. her family however tried to keep her from practicing it to prevent her from being scouted, but she practiced did it nonetheless. her practice however wasn't aimed toward actual combat techniques, but rather more flashy moves that could be used in stage shows or other traveling performances. that is where her interests truly were. her brothers on the other hand constantly urged her to practice with weapons, but she could never get the grasp of such means of fighting thus gave up on learning such entirely.

by the age of 12, kenna began performing in a small group. most of them were non-benders which made her the star of their show. unlike her usual self, she felt confident while performing and simply used her bending to impress people with its beauty. this continued on for several years though she never traveled far given that she was still a child and had school to attend to. however, her bending caught the eyes of some scouts and around the age of 16, she was approached to join the fire nations ranks. turning them down after saying she did not believe in the war that was to come, she was warned that she would be seen as a traitor. as such, she knew she had little time left to stay with her adoptive family. that night she returned home and quickly packed her things. leaving only a note, she took off to seek refuge elsewhere.

finding her way to the earth kingdom, she took shelter with an old couple who was willing to take her in as long as she helped work their stall in the local market. agreeing to such, kenna took up a quiet life outside the earth kingdom's capital selling fresh vegetables during the day while at night she would wander off to practice her fire bending. even though she had to give up on performing she still felt the need to keep herself in top form in case she was ever found. eventually an earth bender caught her practicing and offered to help train her. of course such training did not including helping with bending, but rather to get her in a physical shape where she could defend herself and fight effectively. for several years this became her daily routine, but eventually the threat of the fire nation became evident and she knew she didn't have long to stay where she was.

picking up her life once again, kenna found herself boarding the ship in order to not only keep herself safe, but find a way to help the others that were fleeing as well. she isn't sure how long she can keep her identity as a fire bender a secret, but she plans on doing so for as long as possible.

➳other; her hair is no longer its natural color and she has dyed it in attempt to hide her true origins

[Ploegy]

➳name; atlas vermillion
➳age; 24
➳gender; male
➳sexuality; bisexual
➳crush; none
➳bender/non-bender; non-bender / earth kingdom
➳role; refugee / former mercenary

➳hair; dark brown
➳eyes; caramel brown
➳skin tone; mocha
➳height; 6'2
➳weight; 173 lbs

➳strengths; although atlas isn't a soldier or anything like that, he does have quite a strategical mind that can be used to his advantage. his strong sense of leadership can also be a benefit though it can also be a downfall. he is also quite skilled with short ranged weapons
➳weaknesses; his lack of range is a huge weakness for him as well as his strong sense of loyalty to those close to him. if one of his comrades are in danger, he might be too reckless which is a problem and might put more in danger. his leadership can also be a weaknesses as well as a strength given that it is prone to making him cocky and full of himself

➳personality; atlas has always been one that was intelligent and strong. his intelligence however strays more to a strategical standpoint than anything else and he always seems to know what to do next when in trouble. he is also very level-headed and never lets anyone see him stressed or in a complete mess, though he does lose it sometimes. he has a strong sense of leadership and he isn't afraid to fight, whether he believes in the cause or simply is told to fight. this man is very sociable and doesn't mind having a good conversation with whomever is willing to. in many ways he is seen as the best suited to be a leader, though he does lack being able to cope with loss of those he cares about. it is often hard for him to see his friends and loved ones fall, but he never stops going. another thing he lacks is the fact that he is naive to others feelings and tends to be unaware if something it wrong unless he specifically told. when in a bad mood, he tends to get rather cold and becomes extremely sarcastic and sharp tongued.

➳history; being born to a poor family, atlas never had much growing up, but that never bothered him much. as long as he was able to go out and run around with the other kids the money troubles his parents had never really phased him. he was an only child, but found comfort in his friends seeing them as siblings. however, as he grew older the struggles of his family only grew and they needed him to help tend to the animals they were raising to sell off for money thus he became disconnected from his family. even though he didn't mind tending to the animals, atlas grew cold because of it and often acted out when his parents wanted him to start helping with other things around their home. this continued into his teenager years and often he would rebel against his family. his attitude translated into his schoolwork as well and often he struggled with dealing with his teachers even though he was quite an intelligent child and excel in terms of his work.

when he turned 18, his parents immediately kicked him out of the house and told him to fend for himself and find somewhere else to live. that is when he joined a mercenary group and learned to fight for himself. finding his home among the mercenaries, atlas was more than happy where he was although he was even poorer than he had been while growing up. it didn't matter since he was given a small hut and rations of food. this was all good by him. for the next couple of years he worked his way through the ranks of the group until he found himself near the top where he was able to show off his leadership skills. however, when problems began to arise that were associated with the fire nation, atlas insisted that his band of mercs take cover and join the others boarding the ship. many of them disagree with doing such and saw it as cowardly, but followed his order nonetheless.

➳other; none

[Dracowolf]

Both characters accepted!

[Connor.Deviant]

Marking I will post my characters up tomorrow

[Connor.Deviant]

Name: Shiro Yukimara
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Homeland: Southernwater tribe
Rank: First mate
Bender: Yes

Appearance: She stands at a tall 6'1. She wears a White puffy sleave pirate shirt with a black corset, Black shirt and dark blue knee high boots. She had a dark red cape she wears out in public. She has blue eyes, Long White hair that goes down to her waist, a tattoo of a water tribe symbol on her collar bone which is visable in the shirt. She also has a cresent moon on her wrist and a full mon on the other. Her hair is usually braided back to keep it from getting caught in anything. She also has a blue ribbon tied around her.neck with a moon stone.

Equipment: Water pouches, Swords and a knife hidden in her boot.

Personality: Serious, Intimidating, Protective, Ambitous, Alluring, Charming, Itellectual, Hot headed and Assertive

Strengths: Combat, Attention to detail, open-minded and Loyal

Weaknesses: Patience, Taking blame for others, Straight forward and Bossy

Relationships: None yet

History of Note: She was raised by the Cheif of the tribe but she left after being exhiled because of falsehoods spoken about her. She found the Captain at a local tavern getting supplies and asked about joining her crew

[Dracowolf]

Accepted!