Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 24, 2016 9:54:34 GMT -8
She definitely looked normal enough. Wearing the more casual pink dress she left Goraia with, her sword in her room and her hair down and untied, she appeared very plain--far from her flashy battle garb that was more fit to everyday wandering than meeting the higher echelons of society.
Lamina blushed. She never took praise from a superior very well.
"Oh.. thank you!" She replied with a nervous smile. She nodded back to Naoki and stepped inside the library. Sitting across from Takhana and Lady Naoki, she tries not to appear nervous for what seemed might be an interview.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312 
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 24, 2016 9:57:54 GMT -8
With everything set out, Takhana gestured for Lamina to take the seat across from her, in front of the paperwork. Then she set about pouring tea - one cup for herself, before she turned her head toward Naoki in an unspoken question of, 'Would you like a cup as well?' Once the High Lady's answer was given, she'd make the same silent request of Lamina. Whether or not she poured two additional cups of tea, as soon as she was able, she fixed her own to her liking and placed a few biscuits on one of the little serving plates, then put it all directly in front of her as she finally sat down. After sipping at her tea, she produced a small metallic object from within the portfolio and set it in front of her - it was a circular badge comprised of golden metal, bearing Isra's sun symbol in the center, the words Sun Marshal etched across the topmost curve, and two red gems on either side. The bottom curve was, for now, blank.
"Within that paperwork you'll find two very important things - Isran citizenship papers, and your Sun Marshals contract, which includes a non-disclosure form. None of what you learn while in this organization is to be shared with anyone outside of it, either during or following your membership within the Marshals. Everything else is fairly straightforward. Is there anything you'd like to ask before we proceed?"
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 24, 2016 10:17:10 GMT -8
An avid lover of teas of all sorts, Lamina nodded appreciatively.
"No thank you, no questions just yet..."
She didn't dare mention that this was the first time Lamina had ever really filled out paperwork, at least anything longer than a leaflet or two. Fortunately it was all pretty self-explanatory, and unless interrupted she'd continue to read through the entirety of the contracts, including any small print... and then, she'd sign where needed, in big disjointed letters that begged some work on penmanship.
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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 Aug 24, 2016 11:34:52 GMT -8
Naoki nods once, accepting Takhana’s offered tea with a small smile. Warm drinks, even if they are just leaves in hot water, are almost always appreciated by Naoki, simply by virtue of being warm. Taking one short sip to sample it, Naoki nods, finding it more or less to he r
“Alright, so. I’m not sure what all you’ve been told, but I feel it necessary to give you a rundown, a summary of sorts. You ought to know what you’re getting into.”
With her tea-less hand, Naoki gestures to the room around them, intending to refer not quite to the library, but rather to the building, the Headquarters, and the organization at large. “The Sun Marshals; paramilitary force. Looks kinda like a military, functions like a military, but isn’t technically a component of Isra’s military. Instead, The Marshals exist in a unique space, outside the law. Marshals answer to nobody but Alden- who you’ve met, Takahana here, and myself. In turn, the two of them answer only to me. The Assembly, Chancellor Greyiron, the rest of Isra’s government, and Isra’s military officers can do no more than make requests of The Marshals.”
Gradually, Naoki begins to allow her arm to speak as well- the arm with her teacup, no less. Swinging it about, pointing, using motions to punctuate her sentences and provide emphasis to her most important points.
“With this unique sort of spot, The Marshals have a collection of unique responsibilities. Generally speaking, anything of significant priority that cannot be accomplished by the traditional military. To draw a comparison, you can’t drive a nail with a handsaw. Likewise, some jobs cannot be accomplished with legions of spearmen and griffin cavalry. Sometimes, more finesse is required. More discreet agents, more personally talented individuals. Soldiers don’t necessarily make good bodyguards, and sometimes, one needs bodyguards. I’m sure that you can at least identify the niche The Marshals fill, if not perhaps fully understand the depth of it just now. You’ll come to understand more fully in time, I’m sure.”
Pausing only long enough to take another sip of her tea, Naoki continues to both wave the cup about in enthusiastic gesticulation. It’s a miracle she hasn’t spilled it yet.
“And then, with the unique spot, and the unique responsibilities, The Marshals also employ a number of highly unique individuals. I’m not sure who you’ve met outside of Alden and Takhana, but The Marshals are a fairly motley crew, as far as crews go. In addition to employing individuals skilled in the martial arts, there are doctors, engineers, mages, all sorts of people, hailing from all over. Humans and elves and drow and everything, really. Very meritocratic sort of thing- it doesn’t matter who or what an individual is or are as long as they are able do the job well.”
Opening her mouth as if to continue, Naoki realizes that she’s been going on for quite a bit and that what all she just said is probably a fair bit of information to take in. Hence, she pauses, taking another sip of her drink and waiting for either Lamina to pose a question or perhaps for Takahan to continue where she left off.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 24, 2016 12:41:09 GMT -8
When Naoki began speaking, Takhana surreptitiously reached beneath the table and activated the rune near her seat - this enveloped them in a magical ward that would prevent anyone from eavesdropping (whether naturally or by magical means) as well as keep them from reading their lips. This was to be a private matter, after all. While Naoki detailed to Lamina what, exactly, the Marshals were all about, Takhana sipped at her tea and nibbled on biscuits. When Naoki paused in her explanation, Takhana took advantage of the moment to interject and assist.
"Yes, you could end up being someone's bodyguard, but there are many other things you may end up doing. It all depends on what we learn of your abilities during your training. You can also request assignments, once you've advanced within our ranks. But back to what Naoki was saying: The Marshals are a very powerful entity. With the sort of independence and authority we have comes a lot of responsibility, of course. Although, as a recruit, you won't have to deal with that quite so much. But as you rise in the ranks, thinking of how best to wield the power you carry will become very important. Initially, you'll be training under one of our Senior Marshals - the High Marshal and I have decided that you'd benefit greatly from learning the ropes under Marshal Emahra Untyrid. She's highly qualified and very professional, and I think you'll get along just fine. She's more of a swordswoman, like yourself." Pausing to wet her throat with a sip of tea, she then continued.
"The safety and betterment of our Marshals is our first priority. If there's anything you want to learn - whether it be a certain advanced area of education, a different language, how to make your own weapons, underwater magical basket weaving, whatever - we'll see to it that you receive the best education possible in that field. Likewise with your equipment. You'll be permitted to visit the new Dawnfire Forges and speak with Forgemaster Epirus about getting custom-made armor and weaponry, if you like, as well as visiting Miss Livilla Feathersone, who's a top-tier artificer - she can add magical capabilities to just about any item, to put you at the top of your game. Speaking of magical items..." Takhana focused her not-inconsiderable pyromantic abilities, and Lamina and Naoki both would see a thin tendril of flame appear, hovering over that badge. It carefully etched Lamina's full name along the lower curve of the badge, and then disappear. With that done, Takhana slid the badge across the table to the younger girl.
"That is your badge. Keep it on you at all times - this is non-negotiable. Once you're no longer a recruit, you'll have a scarf to attach it to, but that's something you have to earn. The gem on the right allows you to connect to our telepathic communications network. I'll teach you how to use that a bit later. The other gem will enhance any magical capabilities you might have. That badge is how I'll keep track of you via scrying, to make sure that you're safe and to verify whether or not you need backup, advice, et cetera. Are you with us thus far?" Takhana fell silent again, once more sipping at her tea, and resumed nibbling on biscuits. Giving Lamina a chance to absorb and respond, and Naoki a chance to jump in once more, if she wished.
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 24, 2016 12:48:21 GMT -8
"I.. see.. yes... it's a lot to take in..."
Her eyes, admittedly, remained on Naoki's cup of tea in her hand, expecting it to spill... yet each time it'd come close, some other gesture would counterbalance the slosh and assure it stayed in the cup. She hoped she didn't accidentally put off the vibe that she wasn't paying attention, and she realized from Naoki's explanation that she was, most likely, the plainest individual (and perhaps the youngest) to enter the Marshals.
She then listened to Takhana's extended introduction to what services were available, and took the badge. It was an honorable feeling, touching it for the first time.
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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 Aug 25, 2016 0:07:09 GMT -8
Watching and listening carefully, Naoki offers the occasional nod as Takhana continues the explanation. She has no supplementary comments to offer, Takhana having adequately covered the areas she touched on. However, Naoki feels the need to come back around and emphasise a few points under the topic of ‘training’.
“The majority of the time, there won’t be any designated task or mission for you to attend to. Days and weeks may go by without any major assignments. Even with Ms. Untyrid mentoring you and dictating how you’ll spend your day, and even once your training is ‘officially’ complete, you’re going to find yourself with many hours to spend. However, as opposed to loafing about and spending your time on idle and meaningless pursuits, you will be expected to spend your time- at least the majority of it- well, by developing and increasing your own capabilities and serving the city in small ways.”
“For example, your penmanship could use work.” With her left hand, Naoki gestures casually to the forms, intending to call Lamina’s less-than-stellar handwriting to attention. Taking another sip of her tea, Naoki finishes her cup and places it down upon the saucer with all due delicacy.
“I would suggest that you spend some time reading and writing, practicing, refining your script, in the event you ever have to write anything in the scope of your assignments. Beyond that, and perhaps more importantly, I would also suggest that you spend a fair amount of time familiarizing yourself with Isra- sooner rather than later. As I understand, you’ve only been around for a few days- only since the tournament began or so. To be effective in operating within the city, you are going to need to know how to get from point to point, and know what individuals are referring to when they reference a location or another individual. Spend a few days in exploration for the sake of it. Perhaps Ms. Untyrid would give you a tour.”
Naoki shrugs, unsure of how Emahra might decide to do things. Heck, she may not have even been notified yet. It's really too early in the morning to say, Naoki muses. Regardless, Naoki thinks that she’s made her suggestion clear enough.
“Your goal should be to become as skilled, well rounded, and well versed as you possibly can be. To be able to intelligently approach any task that might be given you- no matter what it may be, and to have the skills required to deal with it. To quote a man I once knew…”
Employing her skill of impersonation, Naoki adopts the voice of an elderly-sounding gentleman, of the sort you may expect to hear from a duke, or a scholar, perhaps. “An individual should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, forge metal, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
Dropping the accent, Naoki continues in her own voice, “You’re not going to be expected to be able to do all of things, of course- that would be somewhat unreasonable and highly arbitrary, but I think I’ve made myself clear. Apply that philosophy to yourself and utilise the resources at your disposal to become the best and most qualified version of yourself you possibly can be.”
Naoki punctuates her last statement with a solid nod, indicating that she's finished with that bit.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 25, 2016 6:25:48 GMT -8
Chuckling at Naoki's spot-on impersonation, Takhana realized the time had come for the truly sensitive discussion Naoki had mentioned when this subject came up. Rising smoothly from her chair, she made her way around the table and to the door, pulling the sliding panels shut and turning the lock - this activated the powerful wards that guarded the door, which would keep anyone from entering. With that done, she returned to the table and her seat, sitting down and clasping her hands atop the smooth wooden surface.
"Now that that's been gotten out of the way.. we have a very important matter to discuss with you. In the interest of honesty, I'll tell you flatly: I was listening in on your conversation with the High Marshal yesterday, as well as with Miss Mortris, and I passed the contents of these discussions on to Lady Naoki. I'm telling you this for three reasons. One is that you need to learn early on that as one of our operatives, I can and will be scrying and observing your interactions at most times in the effort of safety. The second is that we have some questions we'd like to ask you as it pertains to your time in Goraia. And the third is that a Goraian delegation has confirmed they'll be coming to the international summit being hosted in Isra." She sounded very apologetic as she said this, and she frowned slightly. That had to be upsetting for Lamina. Poor girl.
"Rest assured, we will not let them take you back to Goraia. In fact, we're hoping that you'll be able to give us more details about what they did to you in there, so that we can, as the saying goes, 'nail them to the wall'. One of our closest allies, the leader of the Black Tower, is a former lord in Medan - he saw what they were doing during the takeover and barely escaped with his life. His testimony, as well as yours, may be enough for us to bring the other nations at the summit to turn against Goraia.. we'd like to see them pay for what they did to the people of Medan. With your help, we should be able to make that happen. Knowing all that, will you help us, Lamina?"
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 25, 2016 7:38:03 GMT -8
This all made Lamina very nervous. To just what extent did she have a reasonable expectation of privacy among this organization? The notion of being scryed at random really worried her, and with the expectation that she spend her time in their structured manner, she began to really contemplate whether she had totally signed her life away, without understanding yet just what she was getting herself into.
Yet there was an even bigger wall to get over... the discussion of Goraia. This was a depth of her memories that she did not want to go to. Takhana then asked if she would help. She had to give a response.
"I... um... okay..."
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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 Aug 25, 2016 14:18:41 GMT -8
Idly, Naoki notes that Lamina is hardly the most obviously expressive young woman she’s ever met. Perhaps that would translate well into negotiation skills.
“Allow me to preface as such. From this point forward, you are safe. As safe as anyone can be in such a position. With that badge, an attack on you would construe an attack on Isra itself, and I would treat it as such. And while Goraia might be awful in so many ways, I don’t think they’re as blatantly stupid as all that. The assassins should stop.”
The tone of her voice implies rather clearly that if they don’t, more drastic action would be taken.
“However, I would quite like to know some of the details you have. One of my informants was something of a fan of yours, actually- back in Medan. However, I lost contact with them as the coup was taking place, and the depth of my knowledge as it pertains to the coup and the events immediately following is... questionable, at best. I have a few scattered accounts, but most of them were from refugees hailing from the outer peripheries of Medan, and weren't in the cities at the time. As I understand, you were.”
Pausing and offering Lamina a significant look, Naoki considers leaving it there, but decides that more elaboration would be well-placed.
“So, I suppose what I’m getting at here is that I’d like to know what you know about the whole debacle. Your point of view, as it were. As mentioned, there’s going to be a summit in a few days, and Goraia is sending an ambassador. I would, ideally, like to know the specifics of how you were mistreated with enough detail to play the pity card well against their delegation, and turn the other leaders against them. This is going to be a massive opportunity to truly do lasting damage to Goraia, and I would prefer not to let it slip by.”
She's careful to emphasize the word 'prefer', attempting to make it clear that this is not an order or an official request.
“However, I understand- more than most, that such things, such painful times, can sometimes be... difficult to contemplate and relate. However, the information would really help. This is about as good of a shot as you’re going to get at seeing their tyrannical regime removed, and if I can do anything further to assist- perhaps you’d rather not speak directly to me; I can leave. Or if you’d prefer to create a written account, or have someone read your memories, we can make any accommodation.”
Here, Naoki does her best to seem empathetic, lowering her voice and adopting a more personal tone in an attempt to encourage Lamina to open up.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 25, 2016 15:07:10 GMT -8
Takhana remained silent, although she was readying herself for work - taking Lamina's filled-out citizenship and employment paperwork and tucking them back into the portfolio, for a start. This was followed by her assembling empty sheets of parchment and the quill so she could record what Lamina said, if need be, or let the girl write down the account herself. Waiting to hear how Lamina preferred to do this so that it could be done.
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 25, 2016 15:22:31 GMT -8
"Stopping the attacks is a relief..." she said, though there was very little relieving about this discussion. She didn't really want to relive what she had been through, knowing that the story would be profoundly uncomfortable to tell.
"I was just... sleeping, in a room beneath the coliseum, when it happened... there was a bright flash... brighter than I had ever seen in my whole life... and the sound. I can't describe the sound, but the whole earth shook... I was hit with a wall of dust and debris, and when I looked, there was a giant hole in the ground.. where the coliseum used to be...."
For now, she looked down, recalling the events, but occasionally looked Naoki in the eye,
"I.. climbed out of the hole, to the surface... it was really scary, the hole was really more of a giant tunnel and if I fell, I would have died.. but I got to the surface, and was then surrounded by soldiers..."
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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 Aug 25, 2016 19:20:35 GMT -8
Naoki simply sits. Fingers woven together, resting on the table. Her tail has made itself scarce, provide no distractions. She looks to Lamina with a carefully neutral, comforting sort of look. The sort of look that one might adopt when quietly grieving, or preparing to listen to a harrowing encounter such as this one.
However, she does not speak, silently prompting Lamina to continue at her own pace.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 25, 2016 22:16:13 GMT -8
As Lamina began to speak, Takhana began to write, her right hand moving rapidly across the page and leaving behind a flowing, comfortably legible script. She was transcribing what the girl said, as well as making note of her demeanor as she said it, and they both might notice a slight glow coming from a gem set into a ring on her left hand. She was also using her abilities to scry and record the memory of this recitation, just in case. But, like Naoki, she said not a word; whenever Lamina fell silent, Takhana would pause, poised and ready to resume writing. ..Though she did silently push the plate of biscuits toward Lamina in a silent gesture of comfort, the most she could offer at the moment.
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 26, 2016 9:59:08 GMT -8
She closed her eyes for a moment, sifting through her memories as her story descends into a much darker place.
"They started talking... I was in a daze, still.. the whole blast was very disorienting and I was asleep.. and then one of them said I was popular, an arena fighter... and that I would make a good.. gift.."
She takes a shortbread cookie when offered, and it helps to give her pause, but tastes like sawdust in the moment. Thinking back on all this, it was hard to find enjoyment.
"They just... took me away. I rode in a tiny locked cage, like an animal, in a carriage to a giant prison... when I got there, I could hear distant screams... it was a place of total misery... and they literally tossed me to the floor of a barren cell.. well.. it felt more like another cage.. no solid walls, no privacy, I would have food thrown at me and water splashed in my face.."
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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 Aug 27, 2016 0:15:25 GMT -8
Listening to Lamina continue, Naoki bites her lip, but does her very best to continue thinking clearly. What she does find interesting to note is how Lamina was taken to their prison, and, notably, made it out. None of the other accounts she had listened to had done that. But it still remained to be seen, who she was to be a “gift” to. Perhaps that “Lord Zephidel” character, or another high ranking official. Perhaps she would have some insight on what they’re like in person.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 27, 2016 8:15:08 GMT -8
The frown on Takhana's face as she heard Lamina's words should've inspired thunderclouds to blot out the sun outside this building. Taking a girl, and talking of making her a gift. These people truly were monsters, just as Lord Seryl had said. How utterly disgusting. Pursing her lips, she shifted to another piece of paper and began jotting down questions that arose in her mind - unknowingly thinking much like Naoki. How had she escaped from not only the prison - which, by all accounts, was inescapable - but Goraia itself? Why had she come to Isra? Had she been seeking out some of the other Medanian refugees? Were there people somewhere in the world that cared for her, and would be looking for her? Who had she been meant as a 'gift' for? Had she been around that person? Did she have any information on their nature, their plans, their habits, anything? Those questions might have to wait for a later date, depending on how upsetting this was for Lamina, but she remained silent.. although she did give the girl an encouraging, if sympathetic, smile when she fell silent. It was all the coaxing she would offer - things like this were very difficult to recall and relate, and she wouldn't press her. She could take her time.
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Aug 27, 2016 8:47:24 GMT -8
"..I was in this cell for a long time... and the soldiers came in one day and beat me.. They told me to repeat, 'Zagarus is my master,' and I didn't do it at first but they kept on hitting me and so I said it... and shortly after a tall man with long hair and armor came in after me. They kept calling me a pet and the man said he was disappointed that I was his gift, but he picked me up over his shoulder and took me away..."
She takes a minute, looking down and avoiding eye contact.
"So then... it's hard to remember.. he carries me outside and down the street, I don't know how long.. but he walked for a really long time and brought me back to the tunnel in the earth that used to be my home... and they had started a bunch of digging and mining down there... the conditions were terrible and he brought me down there and handed me off to someone else.."
Now she really hits a pause, struggling with what comes next.
"When Zagarus leaves... the man who took me 'gave' me to the workers... I really don't want to talk about that....."
Tears began to stream down her cheeks as she found herself needing a moment.
"..... at the end of the first day, a deranged man entered the barren rock cutout room they stored me away in for the evening and tortured me with electricity... I don't remember the details just the pain.. and the next day, it was the same thing all day all over again....... and then one day Zagarus came back. When he found me without clothes he was furious. I remember, he went back to the person he gave me to and killed the man... he pushed him right off into the tunnel.. it is so deep a fall, he must have died," she said solemnly.
"I remember then I was taken back to the castle.. Zagarus carried me up a tower to a room with a lone bath. He dropped me into the tub and I was so weak I couldn't do anything but crawl out after he left and fall asleep... I don't know when I woke up and I was in such a daze when they came to get me that I just remember the dungeon... there were strange magicians down there, it wasn't a jail dungeon.. it was something else... and they forced me to eat this strange, glowing blue fungus.. I tried not to, I tried spitting but they eventually shoved it in my mouth. They started kicking me, I think, so that I hurt all over and wouldn't run away and then I had.... something happened to me..."
She visibly shuddered.
"It was the most horrifying thing..... I can't even begin to describe to you... I thought I was going to die or that I had died and would be trapped like that, forever," she said. "I don't know how to describe it, it's like... I lost my sense.. of self, like everything was just... I was trapped, in nonsense, repeating patterns, I can't even put words to what this was like... and it seemed to go on forever. I think I threw up a couple times and it just made it all worse. I'm not really sure how long I was stuck like that or when I... came back, but it was completely torturous. My memory after all that is really... broken," she said, sadly. "I remember a battle, like.. waking up, in a battle. I was surrounded by soldiers and I freaked out when they started to come after me. All I know was that I 'came back' standing up with a sword in my hand and I remember fighting, and running as fast as I could."
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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 Aug 27, 2016 13:47:57 GMT -8
Quietly, Naoki watches Takhana’s quill as it continues to transcribe Lamina’s words, and the atrocities contained within.
Truthfully, Naoki had- up until this point, tried to keep an open mind in regards to Goraia. She had tried to open diplomatic negotiations earlier. She had tried to refrain from forming her own opinion without multiple and accurate sources to base it upon. Tried to seriously consider the notion of all of their killing as part of the coup, and had even gone so far as to investigate historical records to see if the coup would be justified for any reason.
But this. The Goraian representative won’t have a reasonable explanation for this, because no legitimate excuse for this level of needless, senseless abuse exists! Thinking about it for a moment, Naoki attempts to form a mental list of each sort of abuse mentioned so far. Halfway through, she gets frustrated and stops, taking a moment to clear her thoughts.
Because there’s a line. For instance, Naoki, personally, doesn’t really mind tossing people in cells. Sometimes people need to be detained, and that's all well and good. Or roughing up prisoners to get out information that would be beneficial in preventing more crime in the future. Or, even, for that matter, a little bit of torture, if the information in question is valuable enough. Reading minds against one’s will, execution of particularly dangerous prisoners, and life sentences, all fine. All on one side of Naoki’s line, in the “acceptable under circumstances” category.
But then there’s that line that separates the preceding category from “violence for the sake of violence”, “abuse for the sake of abusing” and so on. Just as there is a difference to be noted between the thief who steals bread to live and the thief who steals jewels to live luxuriously, so to is there a difference- at least as far as Naoki is concerned, between the government who detains criminals and miscreants, and the government that imprisons and abuses individuals who have done nothing to them. To know that not only did such things happen in Goraia under their management, but actually directly involved their head of state…
Any level of doubt regarding questionable practices or open mindedness Naoki may have previously possessed regarding Goraia is gone. The notion that perhaps it was just a particularly bloody coup with some rumors- absolutely and totally gone. Her willingness to consider the nation itself as potentially of any use, or even worth dealing with. All whisked away and promptly destroyed; vanished never to be seen again. Just like Lamina’s innocence.
And even further beyond that, the specifics of Lamina’s story strikes an excessively personal chord with Naoki. The bit where a young woman is taken against her will, “used” by men, and kept in deplorable conditions for the amusement of those with the power to do such things, specifically. Even though Naoki isn’t usually one to be moved and motivated by emotions, this just rubs her in all of the wrong ways that she cannot even begin to articulate through the red haze.
To such an extent, it would seem, to inspire Naoki to abruptly rise from her seat and move off to one of the room’s windows. Standing rigidly before it and gazing out through it, Naoki holds one arm behind her back by grasping its wrist with the other hand. One might notice that the hand belonging to the arm being gripped is slowly changing color.
If one might observe her reflection in the mirror, they might notice a small trickle of blood making its way down her chin from her lower lip. Additionally, her earring- her telepathy enabling gemstone, is uncharacteristically quiet, only shining slightly in the sunlight from the window. Naoki, too, is completely silent, save for the deep, shuddering breaths she seems to be forcing herself to take.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on Aug 27, 2016 14:07:54 GMT -8
Takhana winced, but kept writing. Poor Lamina. Every word the girl spoke went down onto the page, although the blind woman was clearly hating every moment of making her recite these horrors. She noticed Naoki's reaction, but made no comment - there was nothing she could say. She didn't know what horrors her employer had been through, other than the few things Naoki had told her during their last meeting, which was enough to make her understand why the other woman might sympathize with Lamina. Finally, she was done, and Takhana set aside her quill with a sigh.
"Thank you, Lamina. You've given us some very valuable information - and you can rest assured that Lady Naoki will see to it this information is put to the best use. You should take the rest of the day for yourself. Go train, sleep, relax in the sauna area downstairs, whatever you like. I'll introduce you to Marshal Untyrid tomorrow." She stood and moved to open the doors, removing the warding magic and allowing Lamina to enter, or others to exit. Then she wandered back over to the table and began to sift through the pages of transcribed terror, collecting the information into a concise but thorough list for Naoki to take with her for use at the summit.
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