The Jester Rebellion (On Hold.)

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First Storybook. Feedback is welcome and appreciated, as well as the profiles. Cut me no slack just because I'm a beginner.

-Venom

In some other world, some other planet, some other galaxy even, there is a land called Reilin. And in Reilin, there are the "Jesters" - although not the human fools you would normally assume. They're not even human, in fact. They're a species all their own. White-skinned, sharp-toothed and symbolized by the Suit marks over their right eyes.

Recently in the land, the Suit leaders - Hearts, Spades, Clubs and Diamonds - have become ultimately corrupt. Each have their own section of land. Each has been working in collaboration with the others, taking over outlying villages and ruining the once-proud society. The balance between the suits has been upset, and it's all coming crumbling down.

And that is where the rebels step in. A group of determined individuals have teamed up to fight back, to return the place to it's former glory. They're to meet much opposition, maybe even encounter death, but they're willing to give their all to right the wrongs made by the Kings and Queens of the land.

So which side are you on? Will you fight for the good of the people, or the good of the powerful? The choice is yours.

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Notes:

- The Suits each have a different role in the society. While there are exceptions, Hearts are mostly psychological, thoughtful and upper- to mid-middle class; Spades are builders, hands-on workers and middle to lower class; Clubs are traders, bargainers and middle to lower class; And Diamonds are money-oriented, hands-off upper class. As stated, though, there ARE exceptions to each.

- Each Suit has their corresponding mark over their right eye. Hearts have either red or black heart markings, Spades are blue or black spades, Clubs are green or black clovers, and Diamonds are yellow or black diamonds.

- The rebel's base of sorts is a cave situated near the center of the division in the Suit's lands. The lands are divided in a four-corner fashion - the Hearts have the plains and grasslands in the northwest, Spades in the mountains in the northeast, Clubs in the deserts of the southeast and diamonds in the oasis that is the southwest. (I will hopefully be making a very basic map soon - stay alert for that.)

- Technology for weaponry is limited. Mostly medieval style - bows, swords, knives, that sort of thing. However, most of the Jesters carry personal messaging devices with them to communicate. Everything is fairly old-fashioned otherwise, though.

-Kings and Queens have equal powers in this realm. They co-rule everything.

-Each Jester has his/her own individual ability. No two living Jesters ever have the exact same one. Similar, maybe, but never exactly alike. This can range to anything from animating inanimate objects to simple elemental manipulation.

-If you wish to discuss relationships between characters (ex. You wish for your rebel to be a daughter/son of a King/Queen or whatever else.), please work that out individually, and make sure I am informed of the decision. Thank you.

(Any and all other information can be acquired. Just ask!)

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Open Slots:

Hearts:
King:
Queen: sarebear - Kayarina Sofia Adrienne de la Coeur
Head Soldier: LoyalHeart - Blair DeVore
Head Soldier: Ladyofthedeathroses - Letha Scar

Spades:
King: See Diamond King.
Queen: ***
Princess: Literary Venom - Genevieve Catherine
Head Soldier: Demora - Mystique Dementia
Head Soldier/Spy/Assassin: VampireSenshi512 - Jackson "Jax" Escaren
***: Name is Mary Catherine. Will be an NPC unless someone wants to take her.

Clubs:
King:
Queen:
Head Soldier:
Head Soldier:

Diamonds:
King: ItalianIlluminist - Volodymir Ibrithil
Queen:***
Prince: ItalianIlluminist - Rosarius Ibrithil
Head Soldier:
Head Soldier:
***: Also Mary Catherine. See Spade Queen.

Rebels:
-Females:
1: LiteraryVenom - Rayne Tallisina
2: SidereaAquila - Cami Murdoch
3: Reserved - Club Rebel - xXmusicaXx
-Males:
1: Redfant18 - Adam "Blademaster" Silverrune
2: Saga97 - Suke "The Ghost" Velo
3: tgirly - Paragon Gunter


Note: Other positions may be added. Have an idea? Message me.
Edit:: I may be adding another rebel or two as we go along so stay tuned. :3

Profiles:

Loyal:

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Name (Please include any nicknames):
Gender:
Age:
Suit (Hearts, Spades, Clubs or Diamonds):
Position (King, Queen, Soldier or Other and specify (if approved by me.):
Appearance (Picture or detailed description. Make sure to include mark color.):
Personality (Detailed please.):
History (Basics that are vital - inside information may come out in the story.):
Romance? (Yes or No and specify sexual preference.):
Combat Experience (Please include weapons known and owned, whether they prefer to fight or not, etc.):
Given Ability (See the notes for how these work.):
Other (Anything I forgot that is vital to the character, fitting music, etc.):

Rebels:

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]Name (Please include any nicknames):
Gender:
Age:
Suit (Hearts, Spades, Clubs or Diamonds):
Appearance (Picture or detailed description. Make sure to include mark color.):
Personality (Detailed please.):
History (Basics that are vital [such as why they became a rebel] - inside information may come out in the story.):
Romance? (Yes or No and specify sexual preference.):
Combat Experience (Please include weapons known and owned, whether they prefer to fight or not, etc.):
Given Ability (See the notes for how these work.)
Other (Anything I forgot that is vital to the character, fitting music, etc.):

Note: When submitting profiles, please specify whether you are Loyal or a Rebel. Thank you. I will be scrolling through and approving each profile individually.

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Anything I missed? Please tell me! I hate leaving out vital information, so if there's a way I can improve on anything above, or there's confusion about something, please talk to me!

Link to the DT! (Please check in to make sure you receive all future information.)

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http://www.youngwriterssociety.com/viewtopic.php?f=200&t=95320&p=1066400#p1066400

Name: Camilla "Cami" Murdoch

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Suit: Hearts rebel

Appearance: Cami stands at five feet six inches, and has a trim, athletic build. Her skin is very pale, and she has a few freckles sprinkled across her nose and cheeks. She has light gray eyes, and very curly, almost frizzy, blonde hair, which she typically keeps in a ponytail. Her heart mark is red, and she'll usually wear red to match. She likes to wear loose tunics, skin-tight pants, and is never seen without her lace-up boots and thick belt.

Personality: Cami is serious and down-to-earth. She doesn't speak much, and she doesn't like talking about herself. She can be very secretive about her personal life, and she's generally quite distrusting of strangers. She's hard to read, and rarely shows emotions other than annoyance or anger. While she's very smart, she can be stubborn, sometimes to the point of stupidity. Beneath her tough exterior, though, she cares deeply about the other rebels. She's loyal to a fault, and will do anything for her friends.

History: Cami is the daughter of two Hearts politicians. Both her mother and her father were very close to the King and Queen, and were involved in some very shady (and possibly illicit) top secret projects. Cami, left to fend for herself, began sympathizing with the rebel cause, and eventually left to join them.

Romance?: Yes, heterosexual.

Combat Experience: Cami is very experienced in hand-to-hand combat, particularly martial arts. She is also skilled with a longbow, and carries a crossbow and a pair of short swords.

Gifted Ability: Cami has a lightning fast reaction time, and will sometimes even see things moments before they happen.

Other: Not that I can think of.

It's a mixture. Think... Medieval style weapons with closer to modern technology. They have little messaging devices. Suppose I probably ought to throw that in there, huh?
And I'll put your name in~ :3

Name (Please include any nicknames): Blair DeVore

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Suit (Hearts, Spades, Clubs or Diamonds): Hearts

Position (King, Queen, Soldier or Other and specify (if approved by me.): Head Solider

Appearance (Picture or detailed description. Make sure to include mark color.): Short girl, short curly black hair with a short pony tail in the back of her head all bonded together with a black heart. Her marking is black heart, she wears gothic boots with loose jeans that cover up the laces of the boots. She wears a plain t-shirt that is secretly marked with a black heart broken in half, and a red blazer that she is never seen without. Finally a skin tight glove that she wears on her right hand.

Personality (Detailed please.): Blair is an honorable solider to the core, she is the only thing that hasn't been corrupted, she's kind sweet at heart often does what she can to help others around her. Always doing what is required of her to keep her position, its not out of greed or corruption that she does this. But out of worry and threats. (Explained in history.)

History (Basics that are vital - inside information may come out in the story.): Blair grew up in a middle class family, she was the older sister of the family. Her father and mother worked in the military for the diamonds, they were top of the line soliders that surpassed all others. The DeVore family had talent as professionals in the military, her mom and dad brought Blair up with a sense of duty, often telling her if she didn't get it done then everything would fall apart because she didn't do what she was supposed to. A year before Blair entered the military, her father and mother died under "mysterious circumstances" the reason for her parents death was never found out. But Blair couldn't shake the feeling that she was being lied to, but it wasn't the reason for her position now. She had a ten year old little sister who was being cared for in the castle, Blair had a sense of dread that if she didn't do her job, then something might happen to her sister.

Romance? (Yes or No and specify sexual preference.): Yes, bisexual.

Combat Experience (Please include weapons known and owned, whether they prefer to fight or not, etc.): She has a spear that she likes to use, and a short sword with a dagger that when she can't use her spear, she'll use tho's instead.

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Her Spear

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Ability She can control darkness, with a price, she has to use her own life force in order to use her ability. She is able to drain other peoples life force, but she isn't able to control when she begins to drain. It's normally on contact with her right hand. That is why she wears a skin tight glove in order to prevent accedental draining of life force problems. But she has to take it off in order to begin making use of her ability.

Other (Anything I forgot that is vital to the character, fitting music, etc.):

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXDwSsb48gM&list=FLZL4XapW6ctaMNrh0DExT4Q&index=0&feature=plcp

Her Theme

May I reserve the King of Diamonds, and possibly double claim his son (there are a lot of girls in this SB)?

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Furthermore, I noticed there was no DT for this...

Sounds fine. I'm assuming the son is a rebel, or..?

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I was actually about to go make that as well. Sorry, little behind the time.

Nerp, the son backs his father. In case you didn't know, I usually play the baddies.

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Ahaha, that's cool, don't worry bro. It's just DTs are better for OOC posts so that the SB isn't clogged up.

So I'll mark him down as the prince. Okie-dokes.

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And I just made one :3 I'll put the link in.

Also, to LoyalHeart and SidereaAquila:
If the two of you would please add in the Age and Given Ability portions to your character sheets, that would be much appreciated. I'm sorry, I totally spaced them in the beginning. Thank you. Other than that, they're perfect, and that was completely my fault.

Name: Volodymir Ibrithil (Known usually as 'Your Majesty' or 'Lord Ibrithil' if one of high rank is addressing him. Do not call him Vlad. Ever. )

Gender: Male

Age: 39

Suit: Diamonds, and, technically, Spades, as he's married to the Queen of Spades.

Position: King of Diamonds

Appearance: The most striking things one notices about Lord Ibrithil is his skin -- through a genetic defect, he was born with flawless dark skin. He prides himself on this 'disfigurement', and wears a white jacket which lacks the right sleeve to prove so. On the jacket the Spades symbol is embroidered, to represent his ties with the kingdom of Spades. From the jacket, two sashes fall to the ground, with a diamonds pattern sown with silver silk onto the back, as well as a cross hanging down a side. However, his hair is snow-white, falling down a side, to cover his mark, which is a faint aquamarine color, and his right eye is also colorless (unlike his left, which is pitch black). He wears a crown-shaped bangle on his left arm, as well as an elbow-length glove. His pants are expensive silk, white and striped. To complete his outfit, he wears pointed white shoes and an absurd platinum-and-diamond crown. His staff, symbol of office, is probably worth a few kingdoms on it's own. The gem on the top is said to contain mystical powers.


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Personality: Ibrithil was born and raised a proper king. He was taught etiquette, how to carry oneself regally, and can quote the names and lives of all his ancestors. He rules according to the tradition of the Diamonds -- firm, strict, and just, three major traits of his personality. However, he has a cold, cunning and calculative side as well. He'll employ the dirtiest, nastiest tricks he can in the world of politics if necessary, and won't hesitate to cut his losses and flee -- or backstab -- if required. All while maintaining the decadent and glamorous reputation of his kingdom.

History: He rose to the crown very early on, at the age of nineteen. His first act as king was to cut taxes and to have all his father's advisers executed publicly. He has ruled without advisers ever since, as it happens. Ibrithil fortified the clothing industry, encouraging the rich to wear fashionable and heavily jeweled outfits. This brings gold into the royal coffers quite nicely. He tries to keep taxes to a bearable level, instead encouraging private businesses and local communities, the most notable being the Diamond Guild of Assassins. At the age of twenty he married Mary Catherine, Queen of Spades, and three years later is son was born.

Romance: Nerp, he's married, and while he has sired a few bastards, he remains relatively faithful to his wife.

Combat Experience: He has little to no combat experience, preferring to hone his mind, but he's a master at poisons, spending hundreds and thousands on rare and exotic poisons.

Given Ability: Matter Warping. He can transmute any one element into another practically at will. However, he can't add or decrease to the amount he transmutes. For example, he can't have a rock grow spikes, only transform said rock into spikes.

Other: He dislikes cats (he's allergic to the fur), but does keep a massive white bloodhound, Cain, around the palace. He's particularly fond of scented bath salts, which he uses in each of his baths. Ibrithil is fond of cleanliness.
Theme Tune - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTccLRN ... re=related (Audiomachine -- Illuminati)

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Name: Rosarius Ibrithil ('My Prince' to most, 'Rose' to some).

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Suit: Diamond

Position: Prince

Appearance: Rosarius is tall, lean and lanky. He has the physique of a dancer, and moves accordingly, always on the balls of his feet, like a wolf posed to spring. He's moves with his characteristic self-assurance, strutting around as if he owns the place (which he does, in most cases). He has his father's hair, but his mother's pale skin, golden eyes, and angular features. Out of armor, he wears an oriental-style white robe with dark blue markings and a matching sash. He wears white bands on his left arm, to cover the scars that criss-cross it. Rosarius usually wears leggings, to move more nimbly and strike faster. When he's in a tournament or battle, he wears formidable gold-and-white plate armor, complete with a white fur cape and a massive broadsword.

Out of armor.

In armor

Personality: From his father Rosarius inherited cold logic and cocky self-assurance, from his mother his impulsiveness and sadism. He delights in the discomfort of others, but can't handle problems which require logic, to his father's exasperation. He'd much rather tear his problems apart, quite literally offtimes.

History: Right at the age of six, Lord Ibrithil began schooling his son in advanced subjects, surrounding him with private tutors. Rosarius rebelled instantly, sneaking out the Palace, to pubs, and often getting into fights. He only agreed to pay *cough minimal cough* attention in classes when his father allowed him to take martial arts and weapon training. He excelled in these, and often placed them above all else. He didn't make many friends, even at court, due to his nasty streak and his royal aloofness, but he does find kindred spirits in the lower slums of society, or those as wild and reckless as him. He once saved his father's life from an assassination attempt, proving his loyalty to family, despite how annoying they can be.

Romance: if you can handle it, he's straight.

Combat experience: He's a very skilled combatant, both with weapons (varying from his trusty broadsword, to knives, chains and nunchucks), and in the art of fisticuffs.

Given Ability: Like his father, Matter Warping, though for some odd reason, it's limited to lightning and ice. Lightning scars him whenever he uses it though, so he tries to steer clear.

Other: Theme Tune - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCtEmXBv ... re=related
[Audiomachine - Kill 'Em All (Death Mix)]

Done.

Name (Please include any nicknames): Kayarina Sofia Adrienne de la Coeur; most commonly known as Majesty or Highness. To her parents (now deceased), her husband, and her closest friends (if they exist), Kaya or Kaya Sofia.

Gender: Female

Age: 31

Suit (Hearts, Spades, Clubs or Diamonds): Hearts

Position (King, Queen, Soldier or Other and specify (if approved by me.): Queen

Appearance (Picture or detailed description. Make sure to include mark color.): Kayarina is of average height (5'5") and weight (120 lb). She is slim but not skinny. She holds herself with poise taught by many years of balancing a book oh her head. Kaya has very pale brown hair that she usually wears braided and coiled around her head and skin that is paler even than the normal. In fact, her entire appearance is somewhat washed-out; her eyes are so light that in some lights they appear to be pale blue, green, or even yellow. Her fair skin is curved gently around a soft jaw and a chin with a small dimple. Her mouth is small and a soft pink color, as well. The vivid red heart above her eye makes a strong contrast. Generally she dresses in a conservative black dress with a gold heart pinned at the throat. The dress is long-sleeve, her delicate hands shrouded in generous black lace cuffs. Where the dress stops (just below the knee) her black stocking are visible. She wears sensible shoes, with thick soles that give her another two inches (although this is not their purpose).

Personality (Detailed please.): Kayarina is, in general, fairly reserved. She has something of a reputation among her family for being shrewd and sometimes plotting. Much of the time she comes over as cold or unwelcoming, although in reality this is more just her natural shyness and her overactive brain. Kaya fell in love when she was very young--but not to the King of Hearts, who she had known from early childhood that she was to marry. She was fifteen and her young cohort seventeen when the two of them tried to elope. They were caught by her father, the current King's royal guard. Her companion was publicly whipped and then left to die in the palace dungeon. She snuck in to visit him, and held his head as he died. Since then, Kaya has been afraid of forming close bonds to anybody--this has certainly contributed to her aloof manner. Nevertheless, she is very intelligent.

History (Basics that are vital - inside information may come out in the story.): Kayarina was born to the King of Hearts and a concubine. She was not his only heir, but her siblings all died in childhood. Her father raised her to be a princess and then a queen. He taught her poise and grace and eloquence and tactics. However, because of the absence of children in the palace, Kaya quickly took to wandering the streets outside of the palace walls, dressed like a commoner. This was how she met many of the poor of Reilin--including her young lover previously mentioned. Kaya's mother had died in childbirth. Her father was in poor health and died when she was twenty, leaving her as queen.

Romance? (Yes or No and specify sexual preference.): Though she is legally bound to the current King of Hearts, Kayarina feels no emotional attachment to him. If she could fall in love again, it would be with a man.

Combat Experience (Please include weapons known and owned, whether they prefer to fight or not, etc.): Kaya is uncomfortable with direct hand-to-hand combat. But her father did teach her to be quite a master of manipulation. Those generous sleeves? They carry all manner of helpful-in-a-pinch items. A small razor-blade, carefully sheathed. Poisoned darts, antidote pills, venomous powders. All well-concealed, of course.

Given Ability (See the notes for how these work.): Concealment: Kaya can cast a spell of concealment over whatever she wishes, as long as she can touch it. Once objects are concealed, she alone can see the faint shimmer that indicates that they are still there. A concealed object can be anything--a cloak, a dagger, a person.

Other (Anything I forgot that is vital to the character, fitting music, etc.): Not at the moment.

Thank you both for fixing those - Again, I'm sorry, my bad.
And sarebear, you are accepted my dear. :3

Name: Rayne Tallisina (Goes by Ray)

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Suit: Heart

Appearance:

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Rayne is an average height and average weight at 5'4'' and 123 pounds respectively. She has bright scarlet hair that is naturally curly and cut short to frame her face. Her eyes are a crystal blue with tiny flecks of silver throughout. Her heart mark is jet black and stands out from her otherwise pale skin. Her preferred outfit – neutral-colored tunics (usually black, brown or cream.) with ribbons around the waist and tied into a bow on her back, skin-tight pants, and a pair of boots made of a lightweight leather. Occasionally other odds and ends will be added, but those are the basics.

Personality (Detailed please.):
A thoughtful, cooperative girl, Rayne tends to keep quiet unless she has something very important to contribute to the conversations. Most times, she communicates with hand motions. She's one of those that prefer to speak through actions rather than words. Getting into her inner circle may open her up for some speech, but this is a very difficult level to reach with her. She can normally be found sitting off to one side, watching and listening and waiting. That’s who she is.

History
Daughter of a now-deceased pair of lower-upper-class Jesters, Rayne was always a quiet, attentive and mostly-obedient girl. Even growing up, she never said much, following what her parents said. However, her obedience to the law and society changed when, at age 8, a Unified Suit army came and destroyed her home, killed her parents, and left her - one of few survivors - stranded and forced to live on her own. She's known no permanent home since then, other than the not-so-safe haven of the Rebel Base. Until she united with the band of Jesters, however, she learned to take care of herself - hunting, killing, stealing, doing whatever she had to for survival. Now, she serves as one of the Rebel's brains and, surprisingly, a fighter as well.

Romance?:
Yes. Bisexual with a male lean.

Combat Experience:
Most familiar with daggers and short swords, though she has worked with some larger blades and even whips in her time. Her favorite weapons to use, however, are a pair of black-bladed daggers that she holds blade-back. They almost look like miniature sickles.

The Daggers:

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Given Ability (See the notes for how these work.):
Think of her as a ghost in some aspects. She can drift through walls and possess those who are weak of mind – either through bodily control or mental control. Through this, she can also read minds to a point, though it’s selective as to what and who she hears.

Other:
Bit of a theme:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU_waP_8ais&list=FLg_AnGGxBrlXb4dJk9EUQ6g&index=165&feature=plpp_video