Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Jun 26, 2019 17:12:22 GMT -8
Venus nods. "I am no Archer, but I had the finest in my lands test it. The string is made out of Hell-Light, so it shall never break. The gemstones will harness ambient energy around you into an arrow, or amplify the affects of a pre-existing arrow. They're also pretty."
"It was a well constructed affair, the Night Ball was rather pleasant. The variety of demons you consort with," she paused. She didn't know much about that storm demon or the third, but Koitika.. Her blood boiled thinking about the disrespectful brat. "Are an interesting sort, some more pleasant to be around than others." A no-small amount of jealousy was in her tone, as well as a note of possessiveness.
"As for the Summit itself.. It didn't really seem like too much was accomplished. That Atlantanseg girl could be an ally, but I am skeptical of how useful of one. The Queen Belestrasza, as I have told the Vizier, will be a target should my brother realize her sins. That Rudiger man was interesting. I think that lot are all nihilistic, but an interesting variety."
"I smelled a fair decent amount of magic in that room. I think that, had myself or Grandma not been there, you could've been in a fair bit of danger."
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Empress Naoki
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Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Jul 1, 2019 18:29:21 GMT -8
“Mmmh.” Naoki murmurs pointedly in response to Venus’s comments on the demons she deals with. That’s not something she’s going to get into right now.
As for the summit not being productive, Naoki shrugs. “In some sense, yes. But I think it did what I intended it to: it made the metaphorical table of global politics into a literal table, with myself at the head.”
“It coaxed out leaders I would have never met otherwise and set the premise for our relationships going forward. It essentially created the political landscape in a manner that suits me. I didn’t expect to hash out any huge treaties during the event — those can come later, if at all. The purpose was to make connections and extend my influence, and I’m satisfied with its results in that regard.”
“But I wanted to follow up with you, though, regarding the matter that you brought up in front of everyone… Has anyone gotten back to you about that?” A seemingly innocuous question that Naoki lends a significant weight to.
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Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Jul 2, 2019 16:23:20 GMT -8
Venus rolled her eyes. "No, unfortunately." She sighed, popping her knuckles. "It admittedly surprised me, but they've also little reason to fear my brothers, as they are not a target yet, I would think." She shrugged, before smiling. "However, I have made a deal with a powerful demonlord. He's from the Hellscape, I do believe? Whatever that one place you thought I was from. He's agreed to ally with myself to defeat my brother."
She paused, wetting her lips. That distinctly reminded her, that she needed to eventually inquire Naoki as to something. Venus was ever the opportunist, and if Naoki had the connections it seemed she had..
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Jul 3, 2019 18:47:19 GMT -8
“Mmmmh!” Naoki murmurs enthusiastically. “Excellent!” She’s unsure how sarcastic she intends to be. An alliance like that is theoretically good for Venus, but anything that complicates her place within demon politics is not necessarily something Naoki would want.
Concerning the summit, “We’ll let this be said: I’m displeased that you went back on your word, especially in a context where it reflected on me to such an important audience. It wasn’t disastrous, but if you wanted to pursue assistance from other nations in your fight, there are better ways we could have gone about that — you should have discussed it with me first. Really, I think your bit would have been better framed as assisting Isra against a common enemy, rather than your poor, desperate homeland begging for assistance from strangers. There would have been more support were it framed more favorably.” Her hands in the air, Naoki shrugs.
“I’m not going to throw a fit or demand that you beg forgiveness, but please don’t do it again — not when it reflects on me on such a scale.” That seems to be all Naoki has to say on the matter.
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Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Jul 3, 2019 20:10:20 GMT -8
Venus raises a well-manicured hand, waving her index finger side to side as she tutted. "Now, let's take a moment and understand something here. While admittedly I had not followed the spirit of your agreement, I did not violate the writing. I did 'behave' myself. I kept my aura wound tight, exceedingly tight might I add, while that little sycophantic trollop followed you around.." Venus thinned her lips, anger swirling within the sapphires she called eyes, before it began to trickle out.
Instead, a mixture of annoyance, jealousy and pride replaced it. "When I said I don't care what you do in your free time, I meant it. However it does irk me that you so clearly favor that child, while you assume that should I be let off my 'leash' I would go around Isra raising hell. I came here to escape hell, to escape the intricate dynamics of a court where your survival is dependent upon the favor you hold with the ruling monarch." She paused, before pinching the bridge of her nose. "What I was trying to say," she began, stomping the emotion out of her eyes.
"Is that I kept my aura close to myself, I didn't attempt to seduce one of the numerous demons that were present, and I tried to avoid that little hussy after the initial encounter. Please, while I'm sure you didn't mean to, do not imply I did not behave. Perhaps it was not adequate enough, and I apologize for that. I believe in open communication between allies, and that is.." She trailed off, sucking her teeth. "Difficult, we'll say, at the very least. I am trying, and I don't exactly know what much else to do beyond communicate. I'm trying, Naoki."
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Empress Naoki
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Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Jul 5, 2019 12:26:22 GMT -8
Naoki’s mouth, a thin line, slides from one side of her face to the other, unamused.
“I appreciate that you were able to act maturely and conduct yourself with the minimum standard of decorum expected for the event,” Naoki says. “I don’t mean to imply that you didn’t ‘behave,’ or that doing so didn’t require a great deal of effort on your part. I don’t mean to belittle that — I appreciate it.”
“I’m referring only to when you chimed in at the summit. My understanding is that you were attending as an observer, and observers implicitly do not bring matters to the table.”
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Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Jul 7, 2019 1:34:05 GMT -8
"Like I said, I did not violate the writing of our agreement." Venus paused, as if thinking.
She will betray you.
Oh? What makes you think that?
She's begun replacing you. She reeks of that tiny demon. She would not need another demon if it weren't for protection. Let alone two!
You are, as ever, ridiculous. Naoki has already painted Isra as a threat to Khorne, she will not back out of our alliance now.
That doesn't mean anything. She can just as easily turn on you, and probably offer you to Khorne as a peace offering.
I doubt that.
And yet, you know it is easily possible. You have little allies in the Overworld, and even fewer elsewhere.
Enough, Pandemos. I will not continue listening to your prattle. You are merely cranky that we have not fed in a week or two.
"However, I do not wish to argue with you. Surely you can think of more pleasant ways to spend our time together than fighting?" Venus suppressed a few snide remarks that were admittedly clever, but would most definitely not be taken well.
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Empress Naoki
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Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Jul 7, 2019 18:55:39 GMT -8
“Who’s arguing… ?” Naoki is confused. “Are you arguing?”
“Because I don’t mean to come off as such; all I mean to say is: ‘when you sit at the table under my name, please don’t bring up your personal matters in front of the entire known world without first discussing it with me’. … I think that to be a fairly reasonable request justified by common courtesy. I’m not trying to insinuate you violated any agreement other than that which was implied under your role of ‘observer’: being that observation does not include participation. I’m not even against the idea of you bringing it up — I just want to know beforehand so it could have been incorporated into my plan.”
Getting the impression that Venus is upset, Naoki raises her hands in a show of sincerity. “Really,” she says, “I don’t mean anything else by that.”
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Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Jul 7, 2019 22:54:50 GMT -8
"Then next time I shall be more clear with my intentions. I never meant to exclusively come as an observer, although admittedly I hadn't planned to discuss the war in the fashion I did, but I felt it prudent given the particular sorts that were present. Secrets and lies don't make for a stable empire, and Khorne would love to swipe at Isra's allies before moving onto Isra proper. Originally I simply intended to issue warnings, but.." she trailed off. "Ultimately, as much as I like to speak of open and clear communication, I still have a lot to learn."
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Empress Naoki
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Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Jul 15, 2019 6:07:15 GMT -8
“Mmmh.” Naoki murmurs pointedly, not explicitly in agreement, but certainly not in disagreement.
“It’s something to work on,” she supposes. “But you’re not doing poorly. We might consider sending letters of warning, or perhaps it would be a good idea for you to go visiting states that we suspect he might take an interest in.”
Naoki shrugs. In the present political climate, there are no foreign states she’s particularly concerned with. “Fortunately, Isra doesn’t lean very heavily on anyone else. We should certainly attempt to thwart him wherever he shows himself, but I don’t think that it’s important that you warn everyone. The majority of states, I suspect, won’t interest him in the slightest — just based on geography and culture.”
Again, Naoki shrugs. She doesn’t know Khorne; that’s just how she would extrapolate.
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Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Jul 20, 2019 17:50:57 GMT -8
"Perhaps we could. I've been in talks with Grandma about the other problem of the equation. Nharkotep and his army. I've been told you have a Minister of Magic?"
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Empress Naoki
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Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Jul 30, 2019 19:23:50 GMT -8
"Perhaps we could. I've been in talks with Grandma about the other problem of the equation. Nharkotep and his army. I've been told you have a Minister of Magic?" “I do,” Naoki confirms, nodding. “His name is Daedalus. He’s usually not far from The Enclave. You should probably schedule an appointment if you’d like to see him, though; I haven’t had much luck in just visiting his office.” “But he’s not... necessarily privy to all the same information Grandma or yourself are,” she adds. “Be sure to check with her before telling him anything in particular.”
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Lady Venus
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 169
Age: 6,450
Physical Description: Venus's form changes in perception according to who percieves her. Her true facade is that of an alluring, yet horrifying demon with brown, muddied hair, green eyes and a serpentine tail. With
Clothes and Equipment: Somewhat scantily clad, Venus wears little more than a two piece. Her top would cover barely her midriff, and be strapped around the neck, while the bottom piece would go down to mid-thigh.
Registered: Jan 11, 2018 0:20:50 GMT -8
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Post by Lady Venus on Aug 2, 2019 5:58:03 GMT -8
"Mm, that's a good idea. I don't know how militaristic your mage department is, but I plan to discuss new training methods I can teach to help. In particular, Nharkotep's forces. They have certain weak spots that are very easy to capitalize on if you know where." She paused, before fishing a rock out of a pocket. It's round and smooth, about the size of a quarter. It's a dark gray bordering on black, with a hexagon pattern of red streaked in.
"This is for you, I plan on distributing one to Grandma as well. They're alarms that I have bonded to the demon alert nexus. Should a demon of my land enter Isra, it will alert you immediately. Likewise, if a Greater Demon enters the Overworld, it will pick up on the excess ambient energy released by their hell rift. Instead of seeping into the Outerworld, it'll redirect the energy into the alarm, meaning my brothers and their lieutenants cannot sneak up upon us. Can you think of anyone else to give one to?"
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 13, 2019 12:20:27 GMT -8
Empress Naoki sits languid in her throne, reviewing a set of notes given to her by the pageboy standing off to the side. Today, it seems, she is to be meeting with the same Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley who sent that letter to her office not too long ago. It says here, that she and her crew arrived in Port Silverion earlier in the week and have now made their way to The Citadel, where they now wait to meet with her. There’s a bit of information provided by a naval officer and the port authority about the captain and her ship — it’s evidently rather impressive.
Naoki looks the information over, nods to herself, and returns the notes to the pageboy. Sitting up to adopt a properly stately stature, she gestures: “Send them in.”
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Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley
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Roleplay posts: 33
Age: 36
Physical Description: Captain O'Malley has a fairly muscular physique from years of rigging and sailing, but still maintains a feminine beauty. She sports high cheek bones, full lips, and a perfect jawline, topped with somewhat messy brown hair, more often than not pulled into a pony-tail behind her head.
So she's really quite attractive, if you dig scars and tattoos of course. Over her right eye and nose are four scars that go from just above her eyebrow to a little under her cheek bone, though that doesn't take from her stunning green eyes.
Her scars continue all around her body, from a slash here and there, to one or two puckers along her shoulder and legs from errant arrows. Though battle worn, she continues the good fight.
Her body is also heavily tattooed, the most visible being a heart just between her eye and ear, along the cheek bone, a decorative piece not unlike a choker around her neck with four points that point outwards, and a tattooed necklace with a heart shaped pendant just above her cleavage.
Over the rest of her body are a myriad of other tattoos, though hidden while wearing long sleeves and clothes.
Clothes and Equipment: Captain O'Malley usually wears a green bandanna over her brown hair that matches her father's green and leather coat which she wears with pride, regardless of the holes and marks in the leather. Under the coat she wears a high collared cloth shirt with a long draw string which she leaves partly open, revealing the locket tattoo and cleavage beneath.
Her pants are soft to the touch and easy to run around in, and a matching green to her shirt and bandanna. Her boots and gloves are a matching pair of light brown, with the boots sporting steel caps, and her gloves having steel studs along the knuckles.
Finally, she wears a fancy belt, and sometimes an eyepatch over her left eye, especially when combat is a possibility.
Allegiances: Libertalia
Registered: Jul 9, 2019 18:50:09 GMT -8
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Post by Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley on Oct 17, 2019 3:11:48 GMT -8
"Well, isn't that adorable," Captain O'Malley murmurs to her elven first mate as the pageboy greets them and promptly scurries forth. "Got a wee emblem and everythin'."
Thankfully it's not long before the delegation is lead to the throne room, but only six enter, as the whole group would likely lead to a tight squeeze. Johnnie swaggers into the room with a confident gait, followed by the graceful movements of Alaris Fontaine.
Behind the pirate queen and her number one, is the colossal armoured golem, his large iron boots shaking the room slightly with each step. Perhaps he's a gentle giant? Regardless, if Johnnie trusted him, just about anyone could.
The Captain looks around the room and does a spin as she walks, her feet moving in confident, but calculated ways as she takes it all in. "Yep, this tracks," she says with a wide smile, before she finally reaches a respectable distance from the throne, or so she's been told. "A fine throne room you have here, your grace," she says, hands on her hips and a winning smile on her lips. "Definitely fit fer a woman of your reputation." Though there's a lack of beds, but she isn't about to bring that up.
"Captain Johnnie O'Malley," she says, introducing herself with just a short bow. Not everyone needed an announcer to introduce themselves. "Leader of the Libertalian Admiralty, and overseer of her fine shores, port, and people."
She gestures to the gathering behind her. "I hope y' don't mind that I've brought part of my crew. First Mate Alaris Fontaine." The elf says nothing as she bows deeply, obviously more well versed in political decorum than Johnnie. "And my personal bodyguard, Iron Bill. Not to worry, I've asked him not to drip on the carpets, he's pretty good at that."
The tough, but fair looking sailor draws her attention back to the cat eared empress, her smile never faltering. "Thank you for seeing us, Empress Naoki. I'm honoured you've allowed… ach, what's the word for it?" Fontaine steps towards her and speaks softly in her ear, before Johnnie nods. "Allowed us an audience with yourself."
She seems to mull it over for a moment in her head. That didn't sound right, but… whatever. Political speak is a waste of time.
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Empress Naoki
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Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 18, 2019 19:15:37 GMT -8
As The Captain swaggers in and starts complimenting her throne room, The Empress smirks, amused. Based on the letter she wasn’t expecting Captain O'Malley to be a demure sort, per se, but it certainly does take a certain amount of spunk to make an entrance like that. Either a cause or a symptom of being in power, she supposes.
Empress Naoki looks on quietly as Johnnie introduces her crew, and gives slight nods to each of them in turn. “A pleasure to meet you all.”
“There are certainly less interesting ways I could spend an afternoon,” she jests, “But I make a point of at least humoring those who make the journey to see me, so I’ll hear whatever it is you have to say.” A prompting gesture suggests that she should go ahead.
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Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley
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Roleplay posts: 33
Age: 36
Physical Description: Captain O'Malley has a fairly muscular physique from years of rigging and sailing, but still maintains a feminine beauty. She sports high cheek bones, full lips, and a perfect jawline, topped with somewhat messy brown hair, more often than not pulled into a pony-tail behind her head.
So she's really quite attractive, if you dig scars and tattoos of course. Over her right eye and nose are four scars that go from just above her eyebrow to a little under her cheek bone, though that doesn't take from her stunning green eyes.
Her scars continue all around her body, from a slash here and there, to one or two puckers along her shoulder and legs from errant arrows. Though battle worn, she continues the good fight.
Her body is also heavily tattooed, the most visible being a heart just between her eye and ear, along the cheek bone, a decorative piece not unlike a choker around her neck with four points that point outwards, and a tattooed necklace with a heart shaped pendant just above her cleavage.
Over the rest of her body are a myriad of other tattoos, though hidden while wearing long sleeves and clothes.
Clothes and Equipment: Captain O'Malley usually wears a green bandanna over her brown hair that matches her father's green and leather coat which she wears with pride, regardless of the holes and marks in the leather. Under the coat she wears a high collared cloth shirt with a long draw string which she leaves partly open, revealing the locket tattoo and cleavage beneath.
Her pants are soft to the touch and easy to run around in, and a matching green to her shirt and bandanna. Her boots and gloves are a matching pair of light brown, with the boots sporting steel caps, and her gloves having steel studs along the knuckles.
Finally, she wears a fancy belt, and sometimes an eyepatch over her left eye, especially when combat is a possibility.
Allegiances: Libertalia
Registered: Jul 9, 2019 18:50:09 GMT -8
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Post by Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley on Oct 19, 2019 3:46:33 GMT -8
Ah, there's the somewhat smug attitude Johnnie had been warned about. Then again, being an empress is generally a good reason to be smug, and the pirate queen had no reason to try wipe that smug look off her face. Hopefully she never really would.
"I'm going to level with you, Empress," Johnnie says, hands on her hips once again as she smiles. "I'm not one for all the political speak, so if I may speak freely, that'd be grand. Some of the Admiralty that help govern my island may subscribe to that sorta thing, but not me."
She snaps her fingers and Fontaine pulls out a small piece of parchment from a satchel sitting on her side. "First of all, I've brought a few wee gifts, goodwill and such. Mostly cargo and treats made on Libertalia, the finest ales, chocolate from far off lands, spices, and silks. Your dock lads will have the invoice," she says, as if she's just trying to get through it. "But there's a few things that are a little more interesting."
She rolls up the parchment and stands straight. "We found out that one of your transport ships, the Agatha methinks, was attacked last month and her cargo taken. I found this out because the perpetrators apparently call my island home, and broke the code on which they swore an oath, by preying on trade ships in my waters. Captain Ogden Rivers thought he could get away with it, the cheeky wee bastard."
Behind the Captain, Alaris' face screws up a little in disgust at his very name.
"I take these betrayals against me and my island very seriously, Empress, so, I am ready to hand over this traitor pirate to your authorities, as well as any goods he decided to take from under our noses. A symbol of good intentions, I suppose, just felt like the right thing t' do, considering why I'm here." Then she shrugs. "If you don't want him, I'll keelhaul him myself, but the goods legally belong t' Isra, at least until they're properly delivered. That part we don't need t' know."
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 19, 2019 16:15:18 GMT -8
In response to The Captain’s request to speak freely, Empress Naoki offers a half-shrug. What is she going to say, “No, you must use the formal mode of address in my court”? Just speak.
To the gifts, she nods. As the ruler, Naoki is very much in favor of the custom wherein visiting dignitaries bring gifts to rulers they visit. She doesn’t want for such things, but a gift is a gift.
The matter of the pirate, however, is a good bit more interesting. One of the reports she recently received from Port Silverion mentioned that some trade vessels were robbed and that they were taking action accordingly, but The Empress didn’t give it any more thought than that. What The Captain here means to say is that the perpetrator was one of hers, and she is offering to extradite him and return the stolen cargo. An interesting play, Naoki supposes — and admittedly a new one as far as ways to curry favor with her go.
“In that case,” she replies, “I hope that Mr. Rivers will appreciate my infinite mercy in taking him off your hands, and the marked dryness of his cell. Someone will come to pick him up and see to the cargo; thank you.”
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Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley
Established
Roleplay posts: 33
Age: 36
Physical Description: Captain O'Malley has a fairly muscular physique from years of rigging and sailing, but still maintains a feminine beauty. She sports high cheek bones, full lips, and a perfect jawline, topped with somewhat messy brown hair, more often than not pulled into a pony-tail behind her head.
So she's really quite attractive, if you dig scars and tattoos of course. Over her right eye and nose are four scars that go from just above her eyebrow to a little under her cheek bone, though that doesn't take from her stunning green eyes.
Her scars continue all around her body, from a slash here and there, to one or two puckers along her shoulder and legs from errant arrows. Though battle worn, she continues the good fight.
Her body is also heavily tattooed, the most visible being a heart just between her eye and ear, along the cheek bone, a decorative piece not unlike a choker around her neck with four points that point outwards, and a tattooed necklace with a heart shaped pendant just above her cleavage.
Over the rest of her body are a myriad of other tattoos, though hidden while wearing long sleeves and clothes.
Clothes and Equipment: Captain O'Malley usually wears a green bandanna over her brown hair that matches her father's green and leather coat which she wears with pride, regardless of the holes and marks in the leather. Under the coat she wears a high collared cloth shirt with a long draw string which she leaves partly open, revealing the locket tattoo and cleavage beneath.
Her pants are soft to the touch and easy to run around in, and a matching green to her shirt and bandanna. Her boots and gloves are a matching pair of light brown, with the boots sporting steel caps, and her gloves having steel studs along the knuckles.
Finally, she wears a fancy belt, and sometimes an eyepatch over her left eye, especially when combat is a possibility.
Allegiances: Libertalia
Registered: Jul 9, 2019 18:50:09 GMT -8
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The Throne
Oct 19, 2019 16:29:01 GMT -8
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Post by Captain "Johnnie" O'Malley on Oct 19, 2019 16:29:01 GMT -8
The Captain grins, a surprisingly well maintained grin at that. Most pirates in the stories are borderline toothless, but Johnnie appears to be much more well presented than such rapscallions. "Grand so," she says with a clap of her hands. "I'm sure he'll be pleased t' know. Keelhaulin's such a messy business, but how else do I get my island's people t' follow the fee rules we have? I'm sure y' can relate t' some degree."
"Now, onto business, eh?" She asks as she gestures to Fontaine again. She nods and walks out of the room, briefly. "I'm no' just here to make friends or to shower you in expensive stuff, I'm sure y' get enough o' that from your own folk. No, I'm here with a more mutual interest at hand."
She looks to the door as Fontaine comes in with a larger bag, full of papers, which she hands to Johnnie. "My people may have been pirates back in my father's prime, but he had a vision, a more sustainable and comfortable future for us all in trade," she says as she unwraps a map of Libertalia, and offers it to Naoki. "Our port is impressive for a small nation, if I do day so mesel', but we've got grand plans to expand it to double the capacity."
The map is quite well done, but the emphasis is on the port itself, and the proposed extension scrawled out in a different colour.
"That expansion is why we're here," she says, her smile only growing. "On behalf of Libertalia, I would like t' open trade relations with Isra. We've got just about anythin' y' could want, and I'm sure you've got things we may need." She chuckles lightly, then shrugs. "And I'm sure we have plenty for your sailors t' enjoy. There's money t' be made here, empress, and many pleasures t' enjoy on my island, should we go into business."
She takes out another map, one covered in trade routes. "Besides, most Eastern Isran trade routes pass close, or through, my waters, it's no' like they're going out of their way."
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 20, 2019 10:43:14 GMT -8
Accepting the map as it is offered, The Empress looks it over as Johnnie continues to speak. Eyes down, ears up, she splits her attention, nodding in acknowledgment.
“Money, you say…? … You know how I like money.” It isn’t immediately clear if The Empress is being disingenuous or not, but she absolutely is. It’s been a long time since the promise of gold has swayed her to do a damn thing, and the fact that The Captain here is attempting to appeal to her in such a manner is almost endearing.
“Isra very much appreciates partners in trade," she begins, handing back the map, "And the idea of sanctioning a new independent port for trade isn’t at all disagreeable, but the particularities of your suggestion are enough to give me pause.”
And pause she does, for a long moment as she organizes her thoughts.
“With it being understood that I’ve never visited your Libertalia, the understanding I have so far is as thus: As the inheritor of your father’s pirate kingdom, you’re now making an effort to ‘go legit’ and transform the pirate den into a respectable free port by opening legal trade routes with states such as Isra. Which is commendable.”
“I wholeheartedly approve, but it remains that your port is predicated on crime, does it not? When Isran traders come to buy and sell goods, who would they be buying and selling from? ‘Former’ pirates, ostensibly. What gold would they receive in exchange for their wares? Stolen gold, ostensibly. And what goods would they buy if not those stolen from some other trade vessel?”
The questions aren’t wholly rhetorical, but The Empress isn’t finished speaking. “I have no issue supporting what you’re doing with Libertalia, but I don’t believe opening trade in the manner you’re suggesting will be quite as simple as one might like. How do you propose that this is framed to the public, and to the traders? Those I choose to associate with earn me enough heckling as it is; for me to announce ‘Ah yes, now we will be opening bilateral trade with this infamous den of pirates’ would not go over well. Not with those who have lost fortunes and family members on the high seas, and not nearly well enough to justify the nebulous benefits you describe. How do you suggest that such an arrangement is justified narratively?"
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