Talent Thief

plot: In the sealed city of Trayethell, ones Talent rules all, it determines who you are, how you live, your friends, and your enemies. In Trayethell every child is born with a rune like symbol, the different runes tell you what someones Talent is.

And rarest of all are those with the Dragon's Mark. Those few children who's powers encompass everything from a simple Farming Talent, to the Great Talents of War, Magic, Charisma. But in a world where ones Talent determines the course of ones life, those with the Dragon's Mark, are considered deadly dangerous.

From birth they are enslaved to one of the seven High Houses. They shape their talent at the orders of their High Lord. Now things are changing, the High Lord's vigh for dominance, the Council that rules Trayethell, is a facade, as each House attempts to emerge to rule all of Trayethell. In this brewing civil war, those with the Dragon's Mark, will be the Trump Cards. They will decide whether their House rises, or falls.

But civil unrest could not come at a worse time. Beyond the sealed walls of Trayethell, for the first time in history, the nomadic tribes have come together, under the leadership of one man. The banished prince of Trayethell, left for dead in the Wilds, Prince Rheall, has delved into the darkest of arts, and has learned how to steal the Talents of others.

Now Rheall has united the barbarian tribes, and he returns to the city of his birth, a tyrant prepared to conquer. Now those with the Dragon's Mark, once the lowest of the low, are the city's only hope for freedom, be it from the High Houses, or the Tyrant Prince, for the Dragon's Mark is the sole Talent, Rheall cannot steal.

Dragon's Mark


rules: The usual rules apply no god moding, only mild swearing, etc, etc... Only one character per person, and I'm limiting this to only 10 people can join. If your character is in Trayethell, keep in mind, that the city is sealed, no one ever goes outside it's walls, to be banished is considered a fate worse then death.

All talents can increase as the story progresses, and characters gain greater mastery, just PM me before you make your character stronger.

character: Please follow this character profile. One thing, if your character has the Dragon's Mark, don't give him a last name, they aren't seen as humans and as such lack surnames.

name-
age-
gender-
appearance-
personality-
history-
talent- (since it's likely most everyone will have Dragon's Mark, just list how your Talent has been shaped over the years. Also, state where your Talent Mark is)
House- (which High House do you serve, or are you one of Rheall's barbarians.)
other-

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my profile-

name- Kylar
age- 17
gender- male

appearance- human- http://media.photobucket.com/image/whit ... 02.jpg?o=6
other- http://media.photobucket.com/image/wing ... f.jpg?o=12

personality- Brave, reckless, and intelligent. Quick tempered and cool headed, Kylar has a wicked sense of humor and an eccentric personality. His inherent arrogance has more often then not, gotten him into trouble with his 'betters'. Loyal to a fault to those few friends, he has. Kylar despises the hypocritic society of Trayethell, he longs for his freedom, but doesn't see how he's supposed to gain it. Kylar sees the city as a cage, and his duty as chains. More will be revealed with time.

history- Born the son of a blacksmith, Kylar's parents were horrified when he was born with the dragon's mark. They handed him over to the first High House that offered. He was raised, or rather, trained, by the weapons master, and guard captain of the House. His Talent was shaped so that he would be the House's ultimate protector, he mastered the Talents of War, Magic, Element, and Healing. But unbeknownest to his masters, Kylar has been secrectly plotting to gain his freedom, and he also taught himself the Talents of Cunning, Stealth, and Change(shape shifting).

Rather, then have him completely master a single Talent, the High Lord, gave Kylar a broad base of skill, with lesser mastery in his Talents. With the upcoming Civil War, Kylar's Talents as a Dragon's Child are about to be put to the test for the first time.

talent- Dragon's Mark, on the inside of his left wrist.
War (increased strength, speed, prowess in battle, etc.)
Magic (enhance senses, cast wards, shields, make enchanted objects, etc.)
Element (mastery over various elements, fire, water, wind, earth, lightning, shadow, etc.)
Healing (ability to heal wounds and sickness, within limits.)
Cunning (think with a clear head, strategize, tactics, trick people.)
Stealth (invisibilty, move silently, blend in.)
Change (shape changing)

House- Endaris, the third High House
other- up for love, the winged wolf is his favorite other form.

Name:Jiones Glade (Jion)

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Appearance:Human wears a long black coat and has white jeans with Brown loafers he also has a white waistcoat and a black t shirt.

Personality: Brave and cunning as well as witty and has a good charisma which is why he has maneged to make many friends as well as Kyler the house protecter.

Background: He is a fighter an is very cunning although that is not his skill and is regarded with a level of respect in the house as well as aroggance. He was brought into the family when he was 1 years old and has been treated like he was the biological son of Endoris. As he has grown up he has fled from his father and become a trouble maker and a fighter. When he ran away from home at 13 he hardened up on the street and is no pampered daddy's boy.

Talent - Element talent mark on his chest.
Has mastered the talent and is best with Fire, wind and Earth.

other: Is often out of the house helping the Peacekeepers of the city as they try to hold off the barbarians or on the rougher parts doing shady deals and helping his father gain the like of the poorer people.

Name: Mikael Eisenstein
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Appearance: Medium length shaggy blonde hair, leather breast plate over a black shirt with the sleeves rolled up, black waistcoat with red lining, black trousers and big metal toed black boots
Personality: Calm and collected but in battle is blood thirsty and angry
History: Lived in the sealed city until finally he grew tired of never being allowed outside and marched out of the city.
Talent: War, cunning and change
House: Rhealls right hand man
Other: Tends to transforms his hands into weapons but has a spiked warhammer which he uses one handed with vicios effect

Very interesting o.o

Name- Elon

Age- 18

Gender- Female

Appearance- Her She has a thin body, covered slightly in barely visible scars.

Personality- You'll just have to wait and find out Having her own personality was disallowed in her house, so it has taken her a while to figure out just exactly who she is.

History- You will know sometime in the story

Talent- Elon's talent mark is located at the base of her right thumb.. erego, she always wear a single glove that covers her hand, but leaves out her fingers.

Her talents are:
War(inscreased speed, strength, and tactics)
Magic(increased hearing through differing objects, mind-movement)
Elemental(only fire and air)
Stealth(ability to walk soundlessly, hide perfectly)
Shape(ability to change her general outlook)
Shadows(ability to slightly conceal in the midst of shadows)

House- Rook, the Fifth House.

Other- Up for love.

name- Lily Jameson

age- 18

gender- Female

appearance- Lily is at an average height and has long dark brown hair. She has deep green ayes and a smile that could kill.

personality- Lily is a generally happy person but doesn't trust people too quickly, after what her father did to her. She sometimes forgets the strength of her powers and uses them by accident.

history- Was the daughter of a lower class citizen and at a young age was sold to a higher family for money. They found that she had this power and automatically was adopted by the house's head.

talent- Charisma; she can make anyone do anything really for her and quite hates it. She can charm most anyone and can calm even the most feroucious tiger. Since she can't protect herself physically she has picked up sword fighting.

House- Fexair, (she doesn't hang out there much though and is mostly found on the streets)

other- Up for love, and is mostly outrunning her house's guards.

can I save a spot?

*if we don't get anymore characters by tomorrow, we can start with what we have.*

Name: Rowan Myers
Age: 26
Gender: Female

Appearance: She is tall with long, black hair and dark green eyes. Her skin is mildly tanned and she dresses in good quality leather armour with a belt at her waist that holds a sword and a quiver of arrows on her back. She sometimes carries her bow over her shoulder, other times in her hand.

Personality: Rowan has closed in on herself and thinks now only of revenge but she will stir from her path when others are in danger though only long enough to help them. Slowly she may start to open up.

History: Her husband and young son were some of the prince's first victims. Her house was at the edge of the city and the prince and some of his men entered. She and her husband awoke to the screams of their baby and reached his room just in time to see the prince absorb his power. With no more need for the child, he threw it to one of the men and it was killed despite Rowan's protests. The prince advanced on them. Rowan's husband had the talent of illusions and was able to trick the prince into believing they were both their, trapped in their home while Rowan escaped out of the window. A part of her had wanted to stay and fight but most of her knew it was useless and that she should not let her husband's protection go to waste but she vowed her family would be avenged and now she seeks help.

Talent: It is a phoenix on the right cheek of her face: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/319 ... 6a48e2.jpg
Forge (the ability to combine substances and create something new, for example she can take a lump of iron and a wooden stick and forge a mace. She has developed her talent so that it can also be applied to powers: she can take a sample of power from two people not bearing the dragon mark and combine them to create one that she may use for a limited time (an hour). Others are not consciouss of her doing this and do not miss the fragment of power she takes.

House: Briseis, the second High House.
Other: She is skilled with both her weapons though more so with the bow. The sword is ornate and well made, it belonged to her husband who was a member of the Briseis house but the fourth son and therefore unimportant where power matters were concerned. The bow and arrows are of high quality.

**Save me a spot. I will make a profile as soon as I get a chance.

~Incognito

name- James
age- 17
gender- male

appearance- He has longish dark blond hair, usually spiked up or very messy. His eyes are blue and pop, a lot, flashing when he wants them to. He is tall, with a build, but not to much of one, he has long legs.

personality- He is often light and pretty good mannered. He is hard to anger or get out from his calm ways, but when he does you can see it. He gets a look in his eyes of fear and his arms quiver a lot, when he is stressed. When he is afraid he gets a look of seriousness in his eyes, and stands for himself. When he is overly happy his voice tone becomes joyous. Other than that just think calm, even tempered, and cool.

history- Will be revealed through story

talent- Dragon's Mark, is right under his right shoulder, stretching to his heart.
War (increased speed and strength, also sword fighting.)
Magic (He can preform minor jinxes that alter, but do not harm, the person)
Element (He controls Lightning, water and shadows
Healing (His physical wounds can heal, but not extremely bad ones)
Cunning (Has great persuasion, can make anyone do anything, but must have eye contact and be calm)
Stealth (Can dive into the shadows in a way, he can basically seem to be flat against a wall.)
Change (can change his face, but only his face, and not to drastically)

House- Endaris, the third High House
other- up for love

name- Hanna

age- 17

gender- female

appearance-

personality- sweet, quiet and shy. but using's her powers wisely

history- you will find out O.o

talent- Element talent mark is on the top of her leg. She is best with Fire

House- Endaris, the third High House

other- up for love

name- Triston

age- 21

gender- Male

appearance- He is tall but muscular in a lean way. He is not buff, but he is covered in a solid layer of muscle. He has short messy brown hair. His eyes are a gold flecked brown. He generally wears a collared white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow and grey jeans. He wears a black coat with the collar popped up.

personality- He is very cynical. He doesn't believe in a good side to humanity, only its inherent evil. Despite this view he does whatever he can to prove himself wrong. He is also filled with a self loathing that can not be comprehended. behind all of this he is generally a fun person. He stays calm but can get excited. He doesn't talk much, but he will butt in with a sarcastic comment every once in a while.

history- He was raised on the streets by himself. His older brother taught him all that he knew, including how to use his mark. He got involved in several fight clubs where he learned how to fight and also about his insatiable thirst for violence. After that he was responsible for the death of very many people. Eventually he realized what he had done with his life and he made it his mission to help anyone he could and possibly repent for the evil he had committed.

talent- Mark is behind his left shoulder. It mainly manifests itself in his physical attributes. He is incredibly fast, and strong. His brain power has also increased. He has more space to think and can as a result perform many complicated math problems in his head at the same time. His senses are also heightened. His mark makes him a natural killer, an ability that he has used quite often.

House- Neutral if thats possible

other- He is a free agent for hire by any of the houses. He hates them because their only ambition is to gain power, so in order for someone to convince him to work for them it has to be a very special case.

Name: Rhulais

Age: 21

Gender: Male
Appearance: Tall and slender, with long black hair and grey eyes. His skin is somewhat pale, and he wears fairly formal clothing, the result of his house's decision that all their servants look respectable at all times.

Personality: He is quiet and shy, and dislikes being in a crowd. He pays attention to every detail, and can recall most things. He doesn't speak much, and dislikes being held in a conversation.

History: He was born in the slums, and his parents consistantly tried to conceal his dragon mark from the world. However, a guard in the street noticed it when he was two years old, and he was snatched away in the night by a group of men working for the First House. It was two of these men who later trained him in his talents, and the same who retrieved him every time he attempted to escape the family.

Talent: Dragon's Mark stretching from his neck all the way down his back.
Cunning (He is very smart, and can think up a plan on his feet in most situations)
Elemental (He has been almost exclusively trained in wind and lightning, and so is incredibly skilled with both)Stealth (Barely any, and it is self taught. It is mostly to avoid standing out)

House: Andareil, the First House

Other: Up for love

*Okay we have enough people to start, one thing though Boltage your Cunning attribute, Cunning (Has great persuasion, can make anyone do anything, but must have eye contact and be calm) actually sounds like Charisma. Also at the beginning no one really knows about Rheall, they still think he is dead. Also one aspect of the House war is that every House is trying to steal the others Dragon's Children.*

Kylar-

He flew through the night, relishing the feel of being in a different body. The wolf raised his head staring at the moon and stars. So close he could almost touch them. Glancing to the east the wolf stifled a snarl, the sun was rising, bathing the Wall in light. His wings flapped and he began and the wolf spiraled down out of the sky.

Folding his wings at the last second, he shot throught the open window, and Changed. He landed on his bed as a human. Kylar sat up with a groan and stifled a yawn, brushing short silver hair, back from golden eyes.

Kylar stood up and strode to the mirror in his room. Sleeveless black shirt, black jeans, an arm guard covering the mark on his left wrist, and a tired young face stared back at him. This time he couldn't supress the yawn. "It's times like these I wish I'd mastered Vitality." He murmured sleepily.

Then Kylar grinned, golden eyes flashing with triumph. Really it was his own fault, he'd finally perfected his first Change, and hadn't gotten any sleep the last two nights, he'd been flying.

Outside the morning bell began to ring as the sun peaked over the wall, Kylar wasn't going to get any sleep now. "Coffee" he muttered to himself as he left his room, and ran across the courtyard to the mess. "That's what I need. Coffee."

*I've set it up for everyone in Endaris to meet, they can be in the mess (cafeteria), or head there.*

Rhulais

The lord of High House Andareil watched him from across his study, absent-mindedly selecting one book from among many, something that he might or might not actually read later. Rhulais had yet to discover whether the middle-aged man's behaviour in this fashion was just for show. The room was lavish - both walls lined with bookcases, as well as several small desks and chairs. Light from the glass wall behind the lord's desk, and from the skylight above them, bathed the room. A trio of guards, one of them a dragon's child instructed to guard Rhulais, stood behind the young man.

"You wished to see me, my lord?" Rhulais said, flat, disinterested eyes watching the man's every move.

"Yes. I need you to infiltrate the third House." Lord Sovald said.

"Endaris." Rhulais murmured. Why does this not sound like a good plan?

Sovald nodded, "Yes. You will go with Parum," he nodded at Rhulais' guardian, "And be kidnapped by their guards today. Do not reveal the full extent of your talents, only a portion of your Elemental power." He looked over Rhulais' shoulder, "The same for you, Parum. Only a portion of your War, and none of your Magic. Kill a few of their guards, if you will, but make a pretence of tiring after a short while, and allow yourselves to be captured." He waved them away dismissively, "Now go. I will contact you, Parum, when I have further orders for you. You will relay them to Rhulais."

Parum nodded, drawing the hood up on his cloak and taking Rhulais by the shoulder, drawing him slowly outside. "This plan stinks of foolishness. We will have to be on our guard. They will surely separate us if they recognise us both as being of Andareil, so I will disguise myself as a soldier of Fexair, trying to capture you." The man smiled kindly from within his cowl, "Try not to hurt me too much."

The two left, splitting up as they reached the street. They would meet later, at a planned time, to be captured by Endarisian(?) soldiers.