The Battle for the East, Defunct

[Deandra]

User: Deandra
Character: Elyna Nelas
Allegiance: Dunmer
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Female
Age : 142 (old enough to look like a fairly old human)
Class: Necromancer

Class Information
Favoured Attributes: Intelligence, Willpower
Major Skills: Conjuration, Mysticism, Restoration, Alchemy, Illusion
Minor Skills: Sneak, Alteration, Unarmored, Enchant, Speechcraft

Personality: Elyna's personality shows many sociopathic tendencies. She lies and cheats habitually without guilt, and feels no empathy for anyone. She cares only about herself and her research, and feels no remorse for the souls of those she uses in her necromancy. She has no concern for the Dunmer taboos against necromancy, and does not care about the wrath of ancestors or society.
Characteristics: Elyna is a member of House Telvanni (rank Spellwright), and she practices necromancy secretly in a cave hidden in the Boethian Mountains. She does not enjoy killing, but she has been known to murder others in order to protect herself when they would turn her in. Now, during the war, she has mostly ignored current events, but she is not afraid to support House Telvanni through mostly illicit means. Many rumors spread about her dark practices, and Elyna either ignores or sometimes even encourages them.
Physical Description: Dark purplish skin that is starting to get wrinkled, shiny black hair tied back into a bun, large red eyes, and a large nose. She favors richly embroidered black robes made from expensive* materials.
Background: Elyna was a talented member of the mage's guild, but failed to advance past Magician rank due to her complete inability to get along with others in the guild. She eventually left the guild and took up study on her own, which is where she developed her practice of necromancy. Even now, she has been unable to get promoted beyond the rank of Spellwright in her House because of the other members' distrust of her, and her abrasive personality.
Birthsign: The Apprentice
Equipment: Mortar and pestle, a bag of potions and ingredients, and a fancy sapphire amulet enchanted to give the wearer good luck.
Any other details:

*in the English meaning of the word, not the MW game mechanics sense

[Believe]

Does this look ok?

Spoiler:

User: Believe
Character: Korzeth
Allegiance: House Hlaalu
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Age (optional): 52
Class: Agent/Spy/Assassin
Class Information: Basically one of those "handymen" who take care of a few odd jobs for his masters. He isn't trained as an Assassin or Spy, he is just used in that capacity on occasion.
Class Build (Morrowindesque - keep it to roleplaying, don't worry if it's a gimped build in the actual game): Agent
Favoured Attributes: Personality, Intelligence
Major Skills: Speechcraft, Sneak, Illusion.
Minor Skills: Short Blade, Acrobatics, Restoration.
Personality/Characteristics: Korzeth takes his role in House Hlaalu seriously, he is devoted to his Elders, and will follow any orders without question. He is generally a quiet person, but if he has an idea that is relevant he will speak up. He hates Argonians, and dislikes house Telvanni for their neutrality in the war so far.
Physical Description (optional): Korzeth is 5'11, his body is wiry, but muscular. He is clean shaven, and has slightly shorter than shoulder-length white hair. He generally wears a nondescript brown cloak with a hood, and dark coloured leggings.
Background: Korzeth was raised in Balmora, in a poorish family from the East-side, but when he was 17 he was caught sneaking into Hlaalu Manor. He expected to be banished, or executed. But instead, Hlaalu officials were so impressed that they recruited him, and gave him training to better use his skills in their name. Ever since Korzeth has been a loyal follower of House Hlaalu, he feels he owes them a debt for raising his life far above his station.
Birthsign (optional): The Lady
Equipment: (clothing is in physical description) Silver shortsword, brace of 6 Steel throwing knives across his chest, a false Writ(Like the Morag Tong, but given to him by Hlaalu officials in case he gets caught after completeing a job for them) a low quality silver/ruby ring, given to him by one of his trainers when he was young.
Any other details: Can't think of any, might edit this later though.

[OblivionDuruza]

Yep, they all look great.

Players:
Llavyn Zainab (Gideon Dragontongue) - House Redoran
Ka'Virr (Chaos the N'wah) - House Telvanni
Moryenarn (AddictedtoMorrowind) - Mercenary
Belvyn Rethan (Crepe the Ashlander) - House Hlaalu
Ordo (Greenlantern) - House Redoran
Alavesa Hlendregon (JVElEven) - House Dres
Ormis (Savilius) - House Hlaalu
Talis Saren (Cardbird) - House Telvanni
Aadnas Terivon (POMC S117) - Mercenary (Ashlander)
Seras Nethalen-Sul (Pilaf the Defiler) - House Redoran
Tralas Radarys (Free) - Mercenary (Dunmer)
Vindaryn Arliras (Jake-uh) - House Redoran
Sidewinder (Roadcone) - Captive (Argonian)
Elyna Nelas (Deandra) - House Telvanni
Korzeth (Believe) - House Hlaalu

Basically the story goes like this:

The Argonains have invaded Morrowind at the dawn of the 4th Era. After months of fighting the Dunemr have been able to halt the Argonain advance at the Velothi Mountains and in the Sacred East. However, the Dres have been forced to pull back from their traditional grounds and seek refugee in Northern Morrowind and Houses Hlaalu and Indroil have also conceded much ground.

A pivotal point of the battle is the City of Almalexia. While the Dunmer hold the city for now, the Argonains have laid an uncharacteristic siege on the city and there efforts to prevent the Dunmer from receiving reinforcements have so far been successful.

In response to the threat, the Dunmer Houses have assembled a council of war in an unknown location. Here members from all the Houses have assembled to discuss a plan of attack to rid Morrowind of the Argonain invaders once and for all.

Status of the 5 Houses:
Hlaalu: House Hlaalu lost much of its territory including the traditional capital of Narsis, forcing them to re-locate the House capital to Kragenmoor. However, House Hlaalu remains strong due to its strength before the crisis and have much gold in their coffers to support the war effort. Re-enforcements from the Imperial Province continue to support the House, although their numbers are dwindling.

Indoril: House Indoril have lost ground to the lizard invaders, but their resolve is strong and they fight and die tenaciously for the capital. While Indoril was waning in the 3rd Era, it survived the Oblivion Crisis and Eruption of Red Mountain relativity unscathed making it a House not to be ignored in these dark times.

Redoran: House Redoran were severely affected by the Oblivion Crisis and the loss of their Council Seat at Ald'ruhn. Nonetheless, their new movement in Blacklight remains strong and their warriors will be a force to be reckoned with. However, the warriors of Redoran must also focus on keeping the Nords and Orcs out of Morrowind by holding them at bay at Dunmeth Pass.

Telvanni: The Telvanni were crippled by the tidal waves that ensued from the Eruption of Red Mountain. The loss of Sadrith Mora was terrible, and while Port Telvannis is damaged, it is not destroyed meaning the Sorcerers of this house will continue to fight. However, there are some in the House who do not want to get involved in the conflict because the Argonian invasion has not hurt Telvanni and it has seen their power increase as other Houses suffer.

Dres: House Dres has lost all of it's holding and been crippled as a House. The only house not to have been seriously affected by previous disasters, Dres has now moved it's capital to Solstheim and many survivors have fled to Kragenmoor (A few councilors can be found here amongst the Hlaalu court) or the Sacred East.

The Argonians:
The invaders have taken the opportunity of the chaos caused by the Red Year to invade. They were ruthless in their attacks and quickly took Tear, freeing countless slaves and wreaking havoc before a defensive force could be mustered. However, once fleeing survivors of Dres reached the Hlaalu and Indroil holdings, the Dunmer were able to muster their troops and put up a good fight, halting the invasion. While the Argonians continue to attack, they have skillfully avoided pitch battles against the Dunmer, but with the Dunmer mustering for a counter-attack to retake the Deshaan Plains, they will soon need to ready themselves for battle.

Additional Background Info:
Here's an update for and http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l61 ... heeast.jpg

The shading is Redoran: the red in the west, Hlaalu: the yellow in the south-west, Indoril: the white in the centre-east, Dres: the purple in the south and Telvanni the orangey brown in the north-east. Oh and, green is temple.

Just note these are old territories, the Dres have lost all ground and the Indroil and Hlaalu have lost fair amounts too.

The Argonians have taken the majour cities of Narsis and Tear. The central plains and southern swamps have fallen. The battlelines are drawn near Almalexia and Kragenmoor (the new Hlaalu capital).

[Gideon Dragontongue]

Spoiler:

How long until we begin?

[OblivionDuruza]

We'll begin very shortly, new players can still join up fairly easily during the early stages, and slightly less so in later stages. I've just got a few things to sort out, and then we can start.

[Chaos the N'wah]

I love how the Telvanni are all Sociopaths that excel at healing though I seem to be the only one that is a healer by profession
Good to know that if the frontline falls, the Telvanni will be there to not give a damn

[Jake-uh]

Hey Duruza, I changed my background, I'm with house Redoran.

[OblivionDuruza]

Duly noted and updated! We should be beginning shortly, perhaps even later today.

[Jake-uh]

Duly noted and updated! We should be beginning shortly, perhaps even later today.

Nice!

[Chaos the N'wah]

I changed my rank to Magister as discussed

Hopefully I'll be waking up when you kick it off Duru, seems like in these big RPs I'm always left catching up to three or four pages of dialogue before I get in

[Jake-uh]

It's 8:00 P.M, over here, but I'm going to lurk as long as I can.
And post when it starts.

[OblivionDuruza]

User: OblivionDuruza
Character: Master Hlaalu Duruza, by Grace of Almsivi, Honored Councilor of Hlaalu Council, Narsis District (you may all call me Duruza though )
Allegiance: Dunmer, Great House Hlaalu
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Age: 40s
Class: Councilman of Great House Hlaalu
Class Information:
Duruza may be a Councilman and a politician, but he was raised to be a traditional Dunmer warrior. Skilled in the balanced use of the Blade, Bow and powerful destruction magic, he is agile quick dealing powerful blows to his enemies.
Class Build:
Favoured Attributes: Strength and Agility
Major Skills: Long Blade, Speechcraft, Light Armour, Marksman, Destruction
Minor Skills: Short Blade, Athletics, Mysticism, Mercantile, Sneak
Personality/Characteristics:
Duruza is a noble and idealistic Dunmer. He still hopes that the Dunmer may redeem themselves and rise again to be a people who are respected and revered by others. Altruistic and brave, Duruza will put his own life on the line to complete any dangerous mission that will ensure the safety of his people.
Background:
Born to a noble family, Duruza was schooled in the traditional ways of the Dunmer. Although his family supported King Helseth's moves to bring peace to Morrowind, they still clung to the old ways of ancestor worship and the following of the teachings of the Saints. After mastering the Dunmer ways of the warrior, Duruza served his House on Vvardenfell during the Blight Curse, and later, against the Daedric invaders and quickly rose in the ranks of his House to ascend to the position he holds today.
Birthsign: The Thief
Equipment: A full set of Glass Armour, twin Ebony Katana and a Glass bow with Glass Arrows, a significant amount of gold, assorted potions, scrolls of middling to high potency (yeah, it's somewhat OP )

Character: Serjo Indoril Ralvalas, by Grace of Almsivi, Honored Councilor of Indoril Council, Mournhold District
Allegiance: Dunmer, House Indoril (Councilman)
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Age: 40s-50s
Class: Indoril High-Councillor
Class Information:
Due to his unfortunate upriging, Ralvalas learnt much from he priests who raised him, giving him a unique personal connection and appreciation for the inner workings of the Temple.
Class Build:
Favoured Attributes: Strength, Willpower
Major Skills: Long Blade, Speechcraft, Medium Armour, Destruction, Mysticism
Minor Skills: Block, Alteration, Restoration, Armourer, Blunt Weapon
Personality/Characteristics:
Ralvalas is both pious and forward-moving, perpetuating a new incarnation of his once glorious House, in spite of their recent troubles. Despite his relative wealth, Ralvalas chooses to live a somewhat spartan life and devotes much of his time to prayer and worship.
Background:
Ralvalas lost his mother to child birth and his father not long after his birth during the The Arnesian War. Subsequently, Ralvalas was raised by the Temple until he was old enough to claim his family fortune and a place in House Indoril. After training amongst the Ordinators, Ralvalas fought valiantly during the Oblivion Crisis earning the respect of many of his elders and earning himself a place within the inner circle of the protectors of the Temple.
Birthsign: The Lord
Equipment: An enchanted Ebony Scimitar, High Ordinator Armour, minus the helm, an Ebony Staff, a significant amount of gold, assorted potions and scrolls of middling to high potency, assorted repair equipment of high quality.
Any other details:
At the time of the Argonian invasion, Ralvalas was on a visit to Necrom. He was supposed to have returned to Almalexia two days before, but chose to extend his stay so that he could visit the tomb of his dead parents in the Necropolis.

Character: Indoril Thoryn
Allegiance: Dunmer, House Indoril (House Brother)
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Age: late-30s to early-40s
Class: High Ordinator Warrior-Priest
Class Information:
Tasked with protecting the Temple and its most important members, High Ordinators must be willing to live by the sword and die by the sword.
Class Build:
Favoured Attributes: Strength, Agility
Major Skills: Long Blade, Medium Armour, Destruction, Block, Athletics
Minor Skills: Mysticism, Hand to Hand, Armourer, Restoration, Alchemy
Personality/Characteristics:
Brave, stoic and honour-bond in service of the Temple, House Indoril, and Morrowind, Thoryn has little real interest in politics and factional infighting, but is particularly reverent and deferential, holding a great respect towards the Ancestors and the dead.
Background:
Thoryn, as a minor son of House Indoril, was taken at an early age to be taught the ways of the Temple and to train under the Orders of the Temple to rise to the highest order of Dunmeri warriors and crusaders.
Birthsign: The Warrior
Equipment: An Ebony Longsword and a Bonemold Long Bow, with Bonemold Arrows, A full set of Indoril Armour, including Shield and the Visage of Nerevar, a sufficient amount of gold, assorted potions, scrolls of minor to middling potency, a mortar and pestle of fair quality alongside minor alchemical ingredients, and repair equipment of middling quality.

Other DM Characters:
Name: Serjo Indoril Mastrius, by Grace of Almsivi, Grand Ascendant and Honoured High-Council of Indoril Council, Mournhold District
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Summary: A veteran of the Arnesian War of 3E 396, Mastrius once served as one of Her Hands after ascension through the Order of War and the Order of the Watch. After the death of Almalexia, he returned his focus to his own House, rising to the position of Grand Ascendant through the honourable death by duel of his predecessor, heralding in a breath of invigoration to the otherwise declining House.

Name: Grandmaster Llathis Hlaalu, by Grace of Almsivi, Chief Councilor of Hlaalu Council, Narsis District
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Summary: Llathis, having retreated to Kragenmoor in the dying moments before The Capture of Narsis, now must deal with the continuous onslaught of the Argonian invaders, preserving what remains of his holdings whilst playing host to a great number of the fleeing sons of House Dres, who now seek refugee with their closest ally in modern times.

Name: Archmaster Lord Drathas Andrano, by Grace of Almsivi, Chief Councilor of Redoran Council, Velothis District
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Summary: Drathas has displayed a great deal of largesse in the wake of the crisis, despite his House's crippling loss of Ald'ruhn during the Oblivion Crisis. Now, he must contend with not only Nordic and Orcish skirmishes on the Skyrim border, but hundreds on thousands of refugees flooding into his holds, and the defence of Velothis District and the remains of the territories of his southern brothers, ensuring that House Redoran is not stamped into the dust by the calamity.

Name: Master Lord Varvur Sarethi, by Grace of Almsivi, Councilor of Redoran Council, Velothis District once Vvardenfell, Lord Incumbent of South Gash
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Summary: After the death of his father and the sundering of his father's holdings during the Oblivion Crisis, Varvur rose to claim his father's title and seat on the Redoran Council at Blacklight, after escaping the destruction of Aldu'ruhn.

Name: Grand High Magnate Thervam Dres, by Grace of Almsivi, High Vizier of Dres Council, Deshaan District
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Summary: Following the death of his predecessor and many of his peers at The Fall of Tear and in the wake of the destruction that followed, Thervam leads a broken Dres Council without holdings, on the good will of his Hlaalu allies. His primary goal is the recreation of House Dres' once great lands and the retaking of Tear.

Name: Archmagister Falanu Telvanni, Lord High Magus of Telvanni Council, Telvannis District
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Female
Summary: Falanu has been reluctant to lend aid to the other Houses, instead choosing to focus on addressing the mass devastation that the tidal events that followed the fall of Baar Dau wrought upon her people, and reclaiming House Telvanni's holdings on Vvardenfell in a swift manner, rebuilding and regrowing Sadrith Mora from the ashes once more.

Name: Master Aryon, Mage Lord of Telvanni Council, Telvannis District, once Vvardenfell
Race: Dunmer
Gender: Male
Summary: Once a Master of the Telvanni Council on Vvardenfell, he survived the Red Day through magecraft and the Arcane and came to Port Telvannis in the wake of the disaster. Oft regarded as the most open minded and fair-handed Councilor of the House, Aryon comes to Kragenmoor to Council of War in spite of the official direction of House Telvanni's Mage Lords in their neutrality in the face of the conflict.

[Believe]

Holy crap Duru, how are you gonna manage all of that?!?

[OblivionDuruza]

The two first ones are the DM characters for the two groups, the others are minor characters, all those falling into the 'Other category' will hardly make an appearance, but are there to add some substance to the initial Council.

Also, I think I'll kick off very shortly, I've got everything I need organised.

[Skyr]

Spoiler:

User: Skyr
Character: See-Ghosts
Allegiance: House Indoril (kinsman), Twin lamps
Race: Argonian
Gender: Male
Age (optional): /
Class: Pilgrim
Class Information:
the pilgrims use they eperience to fight their foes. They have a good variety of skills, in order to find a way out in every situation. Since they finds themselfs many times in danger a pilgrim have achived the use of Healing ad different kind of magic.
Class Build (Morrowindesque - keep it to roleplaying, don't worry if it's a gimped build in the actual game):
Favoured Attributes: Agility and Intelligence
Major Skills: Long Blade, Marksman, Mysticism, Block, Medium armour.
Minor Skills: Athletics, Illusion, Restoration, Alchemy, Light armour.
Personality/Characteristics: He thinks that the world is full of corruption, and many are driven by this plague. He believe that the only one that are pure are the great hero, like the Nerevar, the Nerevarine, and also the Hero of Kvatch, and Talos, along with the Almisivi.
Physical Description (optional): He is quiet tall, with some greenish and reds scales all over his body.
Background: He've spent most of his life on a ship, the one where he born on. He have recived his name from the Sea of Ghosts, where the ship was. He,indeed, never entered the Black Marsh, and apart from the parents, had never met any other argoinans. Until he entered in Morrowind, after a shipwreck. Here he decided to join the Great House Indoril, inspired from the figure of Nerevar, that now he worship. After some years he've learned the conditions of slaves, and , when he met them, he decide to join the Twin Lamps.
Birthsign (optional): Shadow
Equipment: Cuirass and an helm of Dreugh armour, with some leather gauntlets and Boots. Also a bonemold shield and bow with some arrows of the same material. He have some potions and an alembic.
Any other details:/

[OblivionDuruza]

Duly accepted, it's good to see a non-DM Indoril character. I've updated the OP.

[Roadcone]

Quick question: Am i captured at the start of the RP or do i get captured after we begin?

[OblivionDuruza]

I was thinking fairly close to the beginning, but we'll be in PM contact. If you want, you can RP on your scouting mission to being with, although perhaps give us some time to leave the council so as not to confuse people.

[Chaos the N'wah]

So who'll be in on this council of the players? Will most of the lower ranks start off arriving in Kragenmoor behest the DM councilors and intermingle while the council deliberates? Or is it councilors only?

[Jake-uh]

So who'll be in on this council of the players? Will most of the lower ranks start off arriving in Kragenmoor behest the DM councilors and intermingle while the council deliberates? Or is it councilors only?

To my knowledge, it's a council of higer house members as well.

[Chaos the N'wah]

For those, like me, that only watch individual threads for updates, the RP is over here http://forums.uesp.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=30525

[OblivionDuruza]

Everyone is at the Council, most of the Council is a lot of DM back and forth, but anyone can speak at the Council, and of course intermingle and introduce characters, and the higher ranked players, those who PMed me, etc. can certainly speak and are encouraged to.

[Crepe the Ashlander]

For some reason I posted in this one instead wopsie

[Gandalf]

I reckon this should be locked, if Duru has no further use for it?