Posted by Polemachus on April 25, 2000 at 04:12:13:
...and that reason is so I'll STOP ROLLING UP THE GODDAM THINGS AND DELETING AT RANK 10 'CAUSE I DO SOMETHING WRONG OR DIE. If I post them I won't be tempted to play them any more. Now, if you see somebody that has lifted the role it won't be me, it'll be somebody that can't think of their own and stole mine. Role 1: The Aielman role + It's said that magic broke the world, that the once green fields Role 2: The non-cookie cutter necromancer role + Born and raised in Balator, Ahnjolena was raised by a domineering,; Role 3: Non-cookie cutter necromancer V.2 role + Born a peasant child to a family blessedly large enough to manage a massive farm, her only;
role + and rolling hills, abundant rivers and serene lakes that the Aiel
role + used to call home were made into an almost waterless waste.
role + Whether the wastes are a punishment or a test, some Aiel cannot
role + find it in their heart to trust and/or forgive the magic of the Aes
role + Sedai for cursing them with such hardship. The tales told in the
role + wastes grow more vivid and exaggerated with each telling, but
role + some things remain constant. The tales of Aiel and Ogier singing
role + over freshly planted seed, of Avendesora saplings, and the Way
role + of the Leaf. Much of the truth in these tales has been forgotten,
role + but it is known that clan chiefs, Wise Ones, and some others may
role + find out as part of the journey towards their position.
role +
role + Aiel are hardy folk whose trust in the abilities of their own god-
role + given body is paramount to their way of life. They're known for
role + their ability to run long distances only to fight a battle at the end of
role + the journey. They won't ride horses because of the trust in their legs.
role + They also will not touch a sword, even to remove gems from it. It is
role + said that no weapon used for killing alone will be touched by an Aiel.
role + Spears and belt-knives can put food on the table, but swords are only
role + used for killing. Some call this the Way of the Leaf or the Covenant.
role +
role + Honor, pride, and duty are very important to Aiel. An Aiel would
role + rather suffer death than shame, and are not known to be mindless
role + killers. However, an Aiel will never turn from a possible fight, and a
role + fight that they choose to be a part of will be taken to its end. The
role + consequences of a fight they initiate will be accepted, win or lose.
role + Violations of their honor are not taken lightly. Thievery and spying
role + is looked down upon as dishonorable and will often be dealt with
role + harshly.
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role + Mhuardric has come to despise magic for what it did to his people even
role + though some Aiel are known to channel, namely the Wise Ones. He sees
role + the breaking of the world as the most heinous crime against the honor and
role + pride of his people for he sees it as a theft of their way of life, a theft of their
role + land. He is a Shai'en m'taal(Stone Dog) of the Taardad clan. Stone Dogs
role + are the rear guards who stay behind to fight off pursuers as the others
role + flee.
role +
role + He is very knew to the wetlands, having not seen very many of the more
role + unique races he is prone to relate them to things he has seen. He likens
role + felar, fire giants, duergar, and svirfnebli to trollocs, cloud giants and storm
role + giants he sees as Ogier, arials he likens to Dragkhar(winged servants of the
role + Dark One), and the others he just sees as unique types of human(dwarves
role + and gnomes as just being incredibly short, elves and half-elves as just being
role + unusually fair-skinned and drow as being unusually dark-skinned). He often
role + slips into the Old Tongue in mid-sentence out of habit.
role +
role + He, of course, won't wield a sword and much prefers using staves and spears
role + to any other weapon. He adheres to many of the Aiel customs such as refusing to
role + sit in chairs, taking only a fifth of the belongings of villages(people) he defeats,
role + and the use of some of the Aiel sayings/oaths. It's likely that any "attack" on
role + his honor will be met with a declaration of a feud resulting in a duel. Whether or
role + not the Breaking of the World came as a result of male channelers or the Aes Sedai
role + as a whole isn’t important to him, he just knows that it was magic that stripped the
role + Aiel of their pride. He left the Wastes because of the presence of channelers among
role + his people, choosing loss of the companionship and acceptance of his people for
role + what he deems a noble goal, to strip the world of that which has broken it in the past.
role + but loving, middle-aged mother and a stern village sentry father. She;
role + was raised to hold everything goodly with utmost regard, including;
role + the gods of the light, the law, and the beauty of the uncorrupted soul.;
role + There was always a rebellious streak, however, but it was most often;
role + kept in check by the strictness of her mother's rules. Little did this;
role + small family know how things would soon change.;
role +;
role + Young Ahnjolena met up with a charming human warrior student who;
role + was forced into Thrym's school by his battlerager parents. His youth;
role + and openness, however, saw through the blind hatred taught by Thrym;
role + and he was taken by the mystique of magic. They met, quite coincidentally;
role + as Ahnjolena was sneaking through the school to snatch a practice weapon;
role + from the school's storage closet. There, in the shadows, she met young;
role + William, quaffing a potion. They fell fast in love and it was not long before;
role + Ahnjolena was with child. The relationship remained a secret, so as not to;
role + shame William's family and bring the wrath of Thrym upon the parents of the;
role + star-crossed lovers.;
role +;
role + The child was born, much to the chagrin of Ahnjolena's parents, and spirited;
role + away into the care of Jaragh's orphanage. The young mother saw the child;
role + often, admitted by Jaragh, to spend time with her child. Her daughter was;
role + very precious to her and so one can imagine her agony when it was found;
role + that Thrym had heard of the couple's interaction and called for the death of the;
role + child. It was a public execution at which the two sides clashed in a mighty battle.;
role + Thrym, Terminator, Kryldor(who agreed to not use magic for the duration of;
role + the battle), and the warrior students defeated Truck, Bladerunner, and Jaragh and;
role + the child was burnt alive.;
role +;
role + Ahnjolena's life was changed forever as she vowed to be with her daughter once;
role + more. After some discussion with Truck the course that she must take was decided;
role + upon. Only a necromancer possessed the ability to reunite the dead with the living;
role + so that is what Ahnjolena would become. She, however, would have to be unlike;
role + most. She would need more than a zombie of her daughter for there's no love returned;
role + from a zombie. Ahnjolena would have to embrace matters of the soul with greater;
role + vigor than any necromancer before. She would have to turn from the malice and;
role + atrocities often committed by those of this dark art, but she of course would be willing;
role + to do whatever necessary to see her child alive again. Her study of the necromantic;
role + arts would have to be more involved, more in-depth than many previous necromancers;
role + for that missing link that ties the soul to the deceased body would have to be found.;
role +;
role + In doing so she would also have to turn from the rage, the hatred, and the desire for;
role + revenge that Thrym's actions gave rise to within her soul. Obviously she could not shy;
role + away from battle and the death it brings, but she also could not be overly aggressive for;
role + she had been taught that bloodlust taints the soul, and the soul is exactly what she is;
role + seeking to understand. A balance must be found, somewhere between the non-aggression;
role + necessary to ensure an uncorrupted soul and the death necessary to master her chosen;
role + art, the only art that may have a chance of reuniting her with her daughter.;
role +;
role + She would likely seek admittance into the Tower as it would be her best chance to locate;
role + the missing link in the necromantic arts. That decision has not been set into stone though,;
role + and a quick change of path could be necessary at any point along the road.
role + duty as a child was to tend the cows till she was old enough have children of her own, hopefully;
role + boys so that they could do the more demanding physical labor necessary to keep the family;
role + business afloat. Her father was very strict, not allowing time for childhood to interrupt the
role + working life. He called his children soldiers, commanding them as they worked in often harsh;
role + environs, risking being trampled beneath livestock feet, or being bitten by a fox raiding the;
role + chicken coops. "We've got to put food on the table!" he would constantly say, urging his kids;
role + to pick vegetables faster or hurry up with the harvest.;
role +;
role + A part of life that came with the territory were merchants, often scoundrels looking to rip off her;
role + father, paying him half of what his harvest was worth. Some were ok, but most were wolves,;
role + looking not only for easy money, but also looking towards the farmer's daughters for love and;
role + affection. That's how Ahnjolena came to be pregnant with twins. She wasn’t completely unwilling,;
role + afterall she had to get love from somewhere since her father wasn't giving it.;
role +;
role + Upon hearing what had happened her father not only killed the merchant upon his next arrival,;
role + but he also vowed that her babies had best be boys. "If you're going to spread your legs for;
role + vultures, you better at least hatch boys you whore!" he would yell at her, nearly every day. So;
role + when she gave birth to two baby girls, he was outraged. "You'll not burden me with more mouths;
role + to feed if they'll not be able to do anything of worth until they're your age!" he screamed. So he;
role + killed them, much to the dismay of the entire family, who fearing his wrath said nothing outwardly;
role + against him.;
role +;
role + Ahnjolena would visit their grave every day until she realized there was something to be done about;
role + it. She could become a deathmage, which she had heard stories about, and raise her poor babies;
role + from the grave. So that's what she's seeking to do, becoming a powerful necromancer in the name;
role + of love, love for her babies.;
role +;
role + Tragedy often leads to a desire for justice to be done. Had the merchants not been such thieving;
role + brigands it’s unlikely that her father would’ve had the same reaction. He was under terrible stress;
role + and it simply could not be that he could stretch a gold piece the extra mile for two new mouths.;
role + He’s not entirely free of blame in her eyes though, he could’ve been more merciful for sure, but;
role + he’s a man and they’re not known for their taking such things into consideration.;