The Isran Empire
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 468
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Registered: Apr 3, 2016 10:52:37 GMT -8
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Post by The Isran Empire on Sept 25, 2018 9:35:44 GMT -8
Hidden away behind several unlabeled doors, a small portion of The Citadel has been dedicated to a sudatory, or " sauna." Within, a particular arrangement of arcane fire and runestones produce heat, steam, and the pleasant sound of crackling flames with none of the smoke. The room is square, not larger than 10 meters to a side. Tiers of benches are arranged in a U-shape around heating stones in the center. The floors, walls, and seats are all hewn of cedar wood. The Sudatorium is accessible only through its changing room, which is kept stocked with towels. |
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The Isran Empire
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 468
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Registered: Apr 3, 2016 10:52:37 GMT -8
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Post by The Isran Empire on Oct 1, 2018 15:44:34 GMT -8
Alured is escorted through the halls of The Citadel to a nondescript door labeled “The Sudatorium.” Imperial Sentinels stand to either side, their helmets turning to watch Alured and the pageboy as they approach.
However, the pageboy stops a short distance from the door and turns to Alured. “Ehm. Are you familiar with Sudatorium conduct, Sir?”
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71 
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 1, 2018 15:55:00 GMT -8
Alured had been around long enough to learn that lying for perceived face, often lost more in the long run. He had not heard of any such place as a "Sudatorium," and from the way the stuttering page addressed him, he very much doubted he would like the answer.
"I have yet to experience this "Sudatorium" you speak of. Perhaps you should fill me in on its function?" he pressed, his amber-orange eyes boring into the unfortunate young man as if he were a school teacher expecting him to explain the presence of an unfortunate note.
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The Isran Empire
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 468
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Registered: Apr 3, 2016 10:52:37 GMT -8
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Post by The Isran Empire on Oct 1, 2018 16:44:09 GMT -8
The pageboy's neck retracts into his torso as he looks up at the absolute tower of a man looking down on him. Unfortunately, that was the answer he expected. None of those he has asked thus far have known what the “Sudatorium” is; he suspects this is the only one of its kind and that it was named as such solely to make life more difficult for him.
“It’s a sweating room, Sir. A ‘sauna.’ Inside, there are benches and a magical…” He stumbles on the wording. “Apparatus—an apparatus that produces much heat and steam. One sits on the bench and basks in the heat. I’m told that the experience is very therapeutic.”
“Clothing goes on the shelf, and one takes two towels; one for wrapping about one’s self, and one for the bench. One should not sweat on the bench, but rather place the second towel on the bench and sit on it. E-else the benches would need cleaning, I assume.”
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 1, 2018 17:28:15 GMT -8
That made sense, Alured considered. No, not this farcical invention the tike timidly touted, it made sense that the Lady Naoki would seek to put him out of his comfort zone. No doubt this was a defense prepared for if he had sought to wear his ceremonial garb. It was a calculated move, he was certain of it. The entire idea of disrobing seemed foolish.
"Boy," he addressed, voice cold as a tombstone, tilting his head to stare at the page. "If this is some sort of joke, I would suggest you admit it while my disposition is still cheery." Then, when no admittance was forthcoming, he shook his head, reaching out to push open the door to the dressing room. Once securely inside he took a deep breath. He had to go through with this. Backpedaling now would only weaken his position. Disrobing he selected a towel to wrap around his slender waist, trying to ignore the multitude of scars that lined his body in so many places. His back, particularly, had a series of diagonal cuts, seemingly hundreds of them, that lined his shoulder blades. He was toned, well-cut. Surprisingly-so for a priest. Seeing him here like this, he may well have passed for one of the elven rangers of yore.
Satisfied he was properly equipped for the occasion, he entered the main room, squinting slightly as the steam obscuring his vision.
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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 1, 2018 20:06:44 GMT -8
Alured would find the interior of The Sudatorium to be as the pageboy described it with one notable addition: there’s An Empress sitting in it. There, upon one of the benches, wrapped in one towel, sitting on another, hair tied back, Lady Naoki sits, looking about as smug as one might expect given the situation.
“Welcome,” she says, eyeing Alured up as she did once before. “Shut the door, if you would, and have a seat.”
She gestures to the other bench and gives him a moment to seat himself and acclimate to the heat. “I’ll admit, I was surprised to hear that you came.”
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 1, 2018 20:26:49 GMT -8
Through the steam that crowded the room, rolling gently around he could not miss the expression she seemed to make to effort in hiding. He was in a disadvantageous position, and she knew it as well as he did. He stood still for a moment, back straight as a rail until she gestured to a nearby bench. Laying the towel out with meticulous precision he at last took a seat opposite her. With the door shut the steam that had escaped quickly began to obscure the air once again.
"This was not how I planned to return." he admitted, making certain to keep his gaze on her face. "But I saw here an opportunity for us both."
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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 1, 2018 20:51:32 GMT -8
“Yesss,” she responds, referencing his absence. “I haven’t heard much about you recently. Did you take a trip?”
Both the inquiry and her demeanor in a general sense are casually posed, almost even friendly. It’s the same contrast as their first meeting, and she seems at ease with it.
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 1, 2018 21:05:34 GMT -8
"The Word of Varafel carries me far at times. I also must attend to those who follow me." Alured replied, his tone was not cold, per se, but lacked the familiarity that came with talking to friends. Perhaps he had forgotten how, somewhere along the way.
"Recently I had to deal with a number of difficulties. They have been attended to." then, as if catching himself he uttered a quick, "Thank you for your concern, Lady Naoki. I consider myself a man that's difficult to surprise. When I had heard you were on the lookout for suitors of all walks of life, however, I was intrigued."
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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 1, 2018 21:56:45 GMT -8
Lady Naoki exhales sharply at his statement. “You and every randy farmhand from here to the World Scar.”
“And now here you are. I’ve got to say, even without the getup, you don’t seem like my type. But you’ve come with something to offer, haven’t you. Let’s hear about this ‘opportunity’ you have, go ahead and give me your spiel.”
Leaning back against the upper bench, Lady Naoki crosses one leg over the other and angles her ears forward as to better listen. It isn’t difficult to guess the nature of what Alured must have in mind, but she’s interested to hear the specifics, and why he thinks she should even begin to consider such a concept. It's the only reason she decided to see him.
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 1, 2018 22:24:05 GMT -8
This was bait, wasn't it? To simply state what he wanted without preamble. To get this over with. The dance of the conversation was coming to a conclusion he was very nearly certain she had already decided when she read the statement with his name on it. She would defeat him and-
No. He was so deep in his own thoughts, he was so concerned with winning this that he was bound to lose. This wasn't something to be won, or an obstacle to be overcome. He had to go slowly. This was a compromise. At least, that was the hope.
"To be entirely truthful, I do have something to offer. I have no 'spiel', but I do have a suggestion." for a moment he was silent, avoiding eye contact in an uncharacteristic expression of tranquility. "Perhaps, provided you are not...busy. We may go over more personal details first. Potentially over wine." it was hardly the offer of a romantic outing some women may be waiting for, but it was an attempt at the least.
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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 2, 2018 13:56:22 GMT -8
For a moment, Lady Naoki is silent, unsure how to interpret Alured’s words. Does she look busy? If she were, she wouldn’t be here chatting with him.
“Suure,” she says, after a moment. “Why not? What situation isn’t improved by wine, after all.”
Reaching over to the side, she raps three times on the wall to get the attention of someone outside. “Bring us some wine, please,” she calls.
“It’ll take him a minute or so. Would you like to start, or should I?”
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 6, 2018 20:41:45 GMT -8
"I will begin." Alured offered, wondering if the mist in here would effect the quality of the drink. "To intercept what I suspect is your initial question, Varafel does not have any vows against marriage or procreation." A true master of dirty talk.
"Not only that, any children we may conceive would be at least half-elven. A long life-span is valuable for any heir."
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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 7, 2018 7:12:52 GMT -8
The Empress sits up straight as to better glare at Alured, the most incredulous expression on her face. She opens her mouth as if to speak her mind, but stops and reconsiders. She blinks, and her tail lashes once against the underside of the bench.
“I’ll let you try again,” The Empress says, a certain edge to her words. “Tell me about yourself.”
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 24, 2018 20:27:54 GMT -8
The rise he seemed to get out of the Empress may have been admonishing. Maybe even cute? That is, if he had noticed it. The tone of her voice, however, made her opinion of his statements quite clear. She was far from pleased. Someone, he considered, he may have made a mistake coming here. He only hoped that she didn't attempt to pull the entire agreement they had previously enjoyed out from under him.
"I am Alured Norian." he explained, the name seeming slightly deflated without its normal grandiose title tacked on the front. "My homeland lost before the events of the cataclysm. Through that tragedy, I found my faith. Since then I have dedicated myself to aiding those less fortunate than myself. Healing ailments, building Cathedrals for my faithful, and setting up the infrastructure of a centuries-old church. I have struggled against necromancers, liches, and on a few unfortunate occasions, necrodragons." For tales of such impressive concepts, he listed them off as if they were marks on a resume.
"Is there anything more specific you were hoping to hear?"
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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 25, 2018 15:33:34 GMT -8
The Empress’s eyebrows perk up at the mention of necrodragons. She understood that Alured has likely been behind a few vampire-lynchings, and taking down a few amateur necromancers doesn’t seem out of his depth, but dragons. Even small dragons are not to be trifled with. She wonders for a moment if he wears the mask in battle. It seems like it would be cumbersome.
After spending a moment in consideration, The Empress asks, “Why the church? Of all the things you could do, of all the causes you could dedicate yourself to, why Varafel? What does it mean to you?”
It’s a personal question, she’s well aware, but it seems like Alured isn’t averse to skipping right to the juicy parts, and he’d better get used to personal questions if he intends to take this very far.
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 25, 2018 17:55:23 GMT -8
It was the obvious question. Honestly, had Naoki merely asked him about his childhood or something similarly mundane he would have been more surprised. Typically secretive, Alured was not entirely unreasonable. He had come to her, after all, and he wouldn't accomplish much by remaining so stand-offish. Taking a long sip of his wine to buy a few moments, the elven man at last lowered it and turned his gaze more intently on her own.
"I come from a city from before the cataclysm. One borne of the elves who once were my people. Elves by nature are...well, I'm sure you know them to be different than myself. Flighty and chaotic, by their very nature. However, in the city of Lyricia in which I was born, the fates of children are decided by their conduct of their first hundred years. Strange, I know, to be chosen so soon." He seemed to consider how to progress. What parts should he leave out of a story as long as this?
"Our ruler was Lady Varafel. An elven priestess of the elements. Since I was more...reserved, than my fellow child, I was chosen to be her attendant. For two hundred years I served the Lady Varafel. I saw her kindness, her unspeakable beauty and grace. More than that, however, I saw the overwhelming depths of her power. She could control Lyricia as if it were an extension of herself. She was, simply put, a Goddess to our people. A living monument to the heavens. That was, until a necromancer saw fit to disturb our peace. That...thing, assaulted our city, slaughtered our people. Used their corpses as ammunition in a war that meant nothing to its shriveled, dead heart. The Lady sacrificed herself to save us. Evacuated our people, and used the city itself to drag the necromancer's tower into the abyss. Since then I have continued my duty." the story was delivered with, one might expect, slightly more passion than he had held himself before, but only as much as a heated political debate, rather than the death of everything he had cared about.
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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 30, 2018 12:02:24 GMT -8
“Mmmh.” The Empress murmurs acknowledgment in a way intended to convey the perfunctory amount of condolences. She suspects much more wouldn’t be appreciated.
This is what she was looking for. Here, in the sauna, without the mask, it becomes possible to consider Alured as a person. “Do you feel you’ve been successful in that duty?”
“And if you have questions,” She gestures. “Feel free.”
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Archbishop Alured Norian
Committed
Roleplay posts: 71
Age: 356
Physical Description: Seven-feet-tall wearing a heavy, black leather cloak. A wide brimmed hat sits upon his head, and he wears a curious, pointed mask, fit with black lenses that hide its eyes. Occasionally sickly-sweet smelling gas rises from small vents on their side of the "beak".
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When not wearing what he refers to as his ceremonial garb, he reveals himself to be an elf. His face is lined with age and his hair is short and slicked back, black streaked with gray. His eyes are orange, and despite his races propensity towards merriment, he wears a permanent scowl that exudes a cold aura of authority.
Clothes and Equipment: A heavy leather jacket, gloves, a wide-brimmed hat and a plague doctor's mask. He has with him on a strap a holy book, bound in black leather with silver linings.
His mask has enchantments that largely eliminate inhaled poisons, sight-based magics or effects or even the need for air. His jacket functions as a flexible suit of metal armor and hampers weapons as such. It cannot be slices, however crushing and large amounts of piercing damage may penetrate it. It can be fixed, but it takes time, and thus can't be performed during battles.
He carries no weapons and fights unarmed, although he has a knife for general purposes. His leather gloves function as gauntlets and can pack quite a punch.
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Allegiances: The Church of Varafel
Player's online availability : Frequent
Registered: Dec 22, 2017 15:51:51 GMT -8
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Post by Archbishop Alured Norian on Oct 30, 2018 12:20:49 GMT -8
"It is a duty with no conclusion, but it is one I think I have carried with passion. I do feel as if I have thus far succeeded, and see a great many things in the future I may accomplish to better spread her word. Varafel was a woman of great love and compassion. These are things I can not so easily replicate, I do not always feel as she did. But her words and compassion stay my hand and they direct my powers. Not many things survived the Cataclysm, least of all ideals of peace and good."
Quietly he sat for a moment before reaching to his face, hesitating a moment over the phantom mask that would have been there. Taking another sip of his wine, he set it aside.
"I do have questions. What are the people to you? I understand the "correct" answer of course. That they are your lifeblood, that they are each precious. But when you are in power, that is rarely the way you see so many."
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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 30, 2018 15:11:21 GMT -8
“Mmmh.” Again, The Empress murmurs acknowledgment. At Alured’s question, she adopts a thoughtful look and sips her wine.
After a moment, she responds with a shrug. “They are The People. I don’t think there’s a good comparison to be made; I think it’s a unique relationship.”
“In making decisions of policy, there’s no other option but to consider The People as a group. There are some eight hundred and fifty thousand registered citizens in this city — just within the walls; I can’t hope to know even a significant portion of them. The best I can do is to try to consider their needs as a group.”
“But,” she continues, raising one finger, “It isn’t my responsibility to ensure every individual citizen’s needs are met, to prevent every crime, or put food on every table. It’s my responsibility to make high-level decisions for the good of the nation. I establish things like The Arena, the Baths, I make sure The Guard is funded and staffed appropriately, and I institute policies that offer food to the lower class.”
The Empress shrugs. She feels as if that isn’t a very exciting answer to the question, but that’s her answer.
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