<![CDATA[Mesalia Forums - All Forums]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/ Fri, 22 May 2026 20:10:15 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Guard Proposal given to guild leaders.]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1313 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:52:33 +0000 ccspycrab]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1313 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jlLD...sp=sharing

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(For simplicity, a link to the google doc, will edit with raw text later)]]> <![CDATA[[WIP] The Artisan Guild]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1312 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 20:41:10 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1312
Founded by Zarkaylia Duras, The Artisan Guild represents the craftsmen in Valour who does not fit into other areas. These craftsmen are usually specialists and either alone or scarce within their area. Examples are jewellers, engineers, bakers, and so on.

The guild does not work the same way as many of the other guilds. It is a guild that mainly functions as a forum and gathering for these artisans, with a representative that assure they are all happy and cared for. Should problems arise, the representative work towards solving them.

Each individual member has their own business.

Members:
Zarkaylia Duras ................. (Author) - Representative
Zaira Stengar-Duras .......... (Blacksmith)
Emmett ............................ (Tavern keeper)
???.................................... (Glassblower)]]>
Founded by Zarkaylia Duras, The Artisan Guild represents the craftsmen in Valour who does not fit into other areas. These craftsmen are usually specialists and either alone or scarce within their area. Examples are jewellers, engineers, bakers, and so on.

The guild does not work the same way as many of the other guilds. It is a guild that mainly functions as a forum and gathering for these artisans, with a representative that assure they are all happy and cared for. Should problems arise, the representative work towards solving them.

Each individual member has their own business.

Members:
Zarkaylia Duras ................. (Author) - Representative
Zaira Stengar-Duras .......... (Blacksmith)
Emmett ............................ (Tavern keeper)
???.................................... (Glassblower)]]> <![CDATA[Rune Engineering, Runic Devices & Runic Machines]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1308 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:58:30 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1308 Rune Engineering, Runic Devices & Runic Machines
By Screem, Rachel, Michelle, Rokku_Ryu and Zarkaylia


Rune power constructs fall into two categories, rune powered machines (RPM) and runic devices (RD). RPMs use an intricate combination of wire, energy, amplifiers, and machinery. These are used to make anything from doors to mills, and everything in between if you have the resources, space, and the engineering might for it. Runic devices however, are generally very small, difficult to make due to their complexity and are only capable, to our current knowledge, of carrying out a handful of specific tasks.

The thing about runes that makes them such a huge advancement is it has the ability to be powered by either thermal energy or kinetic energy. Only needing relatively small amounts of either. This is huge, as anything from people or burnable resources can be used to power machines of any given size. Thermal energy can be taken from rune batteries or runite crystals and kinetic energy is passed through interacting with the rune powder in some way, such as stepping on rune ore, pressing buttons or trigger plates.

Though by now it’s been traded to the Celestial Realm and (to a lesser extent) the Dusk Realm, rune dust (or powder) is a resource only found in the Middle Realm. Mining it can be difficult, since it is a dust, the easiest means of doing so is wetting the ore so it clumps when dug out of the stone. There is also a rare energy-packed type of rune crystal as well, called runite. Which is only found in scant few places in the Forbidden Lands. Though rune engineers can come from anywhere they’re most commonly Mesalian. Every engineer’s methods and knowledge of RPMs and RDs will differ as recipes for wires and circuits vary from engineer to engineer.

As we’ve touched on already, the base materials needed for rune engineering (rune dust or runite) are only found in the Middle Realm and the craft has existed in some parts of the realm for centuries. Thus working with these materials has a lost history to re-discover and Mesalians more commonly become engineers.

Ingredients
[+]Spoiler


Runic Devices*
*it takes a competent skill level or higher to create the following devices.

Runic devices are essentially miniature RPM's. Only the wire is all carved into a palm sized casing. Inside this casing there would not only be the paths necessary to connect the button that activates it but also tiny power sources and various other materials that interact with the rune powder in varying ways to get the desired result.

It takes a good knowledge of rune technology to understand any runic device let alone create one. They are small, extremely detailed and delicate, a single mistake can render the device worthless or dangerous depending on what it is being attempted. All runic devices take a time, resources, preparation and study to create. The ingredients for these devices differ widely depending on the intention, the following are used in the most well known of the runic devices.

Runic devices can be submerged in water, and so long as they are dried out will function again (though a good rune engineer will water-proof their runic devices). If a runic device is activated while wet it will most likely short out and never activate again. The hollow stone shells are deceptively fragile and can crack apart if abused, so dropping or mishandling runic devices made of stone can break them.

[+]Spoiler


Experimental Rune Technology
If it seems there's a lot of gaps in the general knowledge of how things work in rune engineering, that’s because there is a great deal that simply isn’t understood about the properties of rune powder and how it interacts with other materials. As such, new technologies are always being pioneered, and while there are exponentially more failures than successes, there is clearly much more to learn about runes, what they do, and how they do it. As such, rune technology is constantly changing and growing.

Advanced enough engineers may find themselves making new creations that utilize the power of runes to make even more devices than what’s listed here. Advanced runic devices, or essentially new runic inventions should be done IC and require a competent or better understanding of rune engineering to undertake. Creating new rune technology can take years to get even a prototype that may or may not work. It can also be dangerous as a misfiring runic device could explode in its creator's hands. Things that fall into this category of pioneering new technology are:
[+]Spoiler
]]> Rune Engineering, Runic Devices & Runic Machines
By Screem, Rachel, Michelle, Rokku_Ryu and Zarkaylia


Rune power constructs fall into two categories, rune powered machines (RPM) and runic devices (RD). RPMs use an intricate combination of wire, energy, amplifiers, and machinery. These are used to make anything from doors to mills, and everything in between if you have the resources, space, and the engineering might for it. Runic devices however, are generally very small, difficult to make due to their complexity and are only capable, to our current knowledge, of carrying out a handful of specific tasks.

The thing about runes that makes them such a huge advancement is it has the ability to be powered by either thermal energy or kinetic energy. Only needing relatively small amounts of either. This is huge, as anything from people or burnable resources can be used to power machines of any given size. Thermal energy can be taken from rune batteries or runite crystals and kinetic energy is passed through interacting with the rune powder in some way, such as stepping on rune ore, pressing buttons or trigger plates.

Though by now it’s been traded to the Celestial Realm and (to a lesser extent) the Dusk Realm, rune dust (or powder) is a resource only found in the Middle Realm. Mining it can be difficult, since it is a dust, the easiest means of doing so is wetting the ore so it clumps when dug out of the stone. There is also a rare energy-packed type of rune crystal as well, called runite. Which is only found in scant few places in the Forbidden Lands. Though rune engineers can come from anywhere they’re most commonly Mesalian. Every engineer’s methods and knowledge of RPMs and RDs will differ as recipes for wires and circuits vary from engineer to engineer.

As we’ve touched on already, the base materials needed for rune engineering (rune dust or runite) are only found in the Middle Realm and the craft has existed in some parts of the realm for centuries. Thus working with these materials has a lost history to re-discover and Mesalians more commonly become engineers.

Ingredients
[+]Spoiler


Runic Devices*
*it takes a competent skill level or higher to create the following devices.

Runic devices are essentially miniature RPM's. Only the wire is all carved into a palm sized casing. Inside this casing there would not only be the paths necessary to connect the button that activates it but also tiny power sources and various other materials that interact with the rune powder in varying ways to get the desired result.

It takes a good knowledge of rune technology to understand any runic device let alone create one. They are small, extremely detailed and delicate, a single mistake can render the device worthless or dangerous depending on what it is being attempted. All runic devices take a time, resources, preparation and study to create. The ingredients for these devices differ widely depending on the intention, the following are used in the most well known of the runic devices.

Runic devices can be submerged in water, and so long as they are dried out will function again (though a good rune engineer will water-proof their runic devices). If a runic device is activated while wet it will most likely short out and never activate again. The hollow stone shells are deceptively fragile and can crack apart if abused, so dropping or mishandling runic devices made of stone can break them.

[+]Spoiler


Experimental Rune Technology
If it seems there's a lot of gaps in the general knowledge of how things work in rune engineering, that’s because there is a great deal that simply isn’t understood about the properties of rune powder and how it interacts with other materials. As such, new technologies are always being pioneered, and while there are exponentially more failures than successes, there is clearly much more to learn about runes, what they do, and how they do it. As such, rune technology is constantly changing and growing.

Advanced enough engineers may find themselves making new creations that utilize the power of runes to make even more devices than what’s listed here. Advanced runic devices, or essentially new runic inventions should be done IC and require a competent or better understanding of rune engineering to undertake. Creating new rune technology can take years to get even a prototype that may or may not work. It can also be dangerous as a misfiring runic device could explode in its creator's hands. Things that fall into this category of pioneering new technology are:
[+]Spoiler
]]> <![CDATA[Atlas Faustus, The Lawful Knight]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1304 Tue, 04 Jul 2023 18:55:50 +0000 ccspycrab]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1304 Age: 58
Race: Mesalian

Skills

Master Level
• Mace+Shield Combat

Advanced Level
• Spear+Shield Combat

Intermediate Level
• Mining

Apprentice level
• Horsemanship
• Blacksmithing (Put down his hammer a long time ago)

Novice Level
• Household upkeep.

Appearance: Strong Build, Stout Shoulders, 6'5" Stark Silver Hair
Wears lighter clothes under his armor for heat management
His armor is well kept, silvery with green markings on it.

Traits:

Positive
High moral standards
Strong-minded
Believes that people can change
Optimistic
Understanding of others choices
Puts women on a higher level than men

Neutral
Spiritual (Religious, but not specifically to one god or faith)
Tendency to judge based on recent past
Doesn’t take orders literally, interpreting them depending on the situation
Requires atonement or punishment to believe change is possible

Negative
Intolerant of crimes involving women being the victims
Has trouble breaking his own morals, even for the greater-good
Trouble switching out of a fight mode after a fight ends
Struggles to adapt to a peaceful life

Starting Gear:
His signature armor
One-handed mace
One-handed spear
Shield with an order’s symbol long forgotten to time “The Helping Hand”
Storage trunk for his gear
Water skin


Background

Chapter 1: The Young Years (1-10)
It all started with his mother, Selene Juana, a northerner born into a family of rather rich and influential Mesalians. She was around 23 when she was attacked in the streets of a town during a nightly stroll of hers. She was emotionally devastated by the act, even more so when she found out she was pregnant. Sadly as much as she wished she could have just ignored the problem, she couldn’t and her family in order to keep proper blood-lines in order and make sure they didn’t have a fatherless baby forced the rapist to marry her. This of course wasn’t the parent’s intentions, but due to political strain within the town, they covered it up the best they could and used the marriage as a way to explain the sudden pregnancy of their daughter. Atlas Faustus was born. The last name being his fathers and,until he grow up, never learned that he was conceived by rape. At the age of seven he was drafted into a religious order. It was mainly to protect Atlas from learning the secret, and at the same time keeping him away from the emotionally crippled mother. He was trained in the ways of battle. His morals were shaped during these days, as they were very religious people, but he became spiritual instead of religious zealot.

Chapter 2: A coincidental meeting (11-23)

The training continued until he reached 16, at which he was given a lease to visit his mother and father. When he left for home they were not expecting him at all. He went inside and was greeted by arguing parents. His mother told him the truth in her fit of hysteria. He was enraged and distraught at the same time. Unsure of what to do, he let his anger get the better of him. He confronted his father by beating him to an inch of his life. His grand-father had to break him away from him. He couldn’t handle what he heard and left after a short conversation with Selene. She begged him to stay, but he couldn’t. He knew this would happen again if he stayed. He went back to the lord’s keep, and asked to get moved somewhere else they needed people. They offered him a position in a new area they were expanding into after he finished the normal training at the current location. He did so, taking until the age of 21 to finish it. He had his official ceremony, with the gifts of armor, weapons, and a horse for travels. He left shortly after, with a short goodbye to his mother. He wanted to at least give her that much. He avoided the purges directly that so quickly happened as he was only one man traveling. He did his best to help the Xitians that were being persecuted when he came upon them, knowing well they didn't deserve it, but often got out manned to do anything. During his travels with his horse he stumbled upon an unmistakable noise. There was a cry of fear from a nearby forest thicket. He quickly dismounted from his horse and charged in. He found a small girl being attacked by an old dog. He quickly charged in with his shield, bashing the dog away, and quickly dispatched it. After the short battle he saw the bleeding girl and brought her to the nearest town over horse-back. He got her to a healer in time to help the leg from being amputated. This accidental meeting of theirs sprung a new adventure for the both.

Chapter 3: The Forbidden Lands Adventure (23-33)
He avoided the civil war like a plague. He saw it as an unjust squabble with no honor in it. After some years of traveling with each other Neola joined her own group of sorts. The “Helping Hand'' led by a man named Erasmus.The organization provided free assistance, help and protection for those in need without the ability to get it themselves. He joined this order at the age of 25, just to keep watch on Neola. In the order he did the average things, protect the shepherds, and perform up-keep on armor. He had a few brushes with criminals and misogynists whom they were supposed to help, and to each one he usually tried to cross the line of violence the Helping hand had. He was stopped normally and kept in line by Neola. Atlas felt at home in the Order. Despite his original reasons for joining he might have joined without Neola. He did wish that they did some sort of punishment against those who were wicked instead of just helping the needy, although he knew why they didn't. He would sometimes inflict his own punishments on the cruel without telling others. Eventually the Helping hand was going to expand into the Forbidden lands, and Erasmus chose Atlas and Neola to both go with him. Sadly, he couldn't bring his steed, but he left it with good men in the helping hand knowing it would be taken care of.

Chapter 4: The Return Home (33-35)
It was a good time spent in the forbidden lands until tragedy struck. The order was already falling apart due to unstable funds and goods, and then the final nail in the coffin struck. Erasmus died. It was likely old age in combination with a common sickness, but the reason didn’t matter. The order, without its strong leader, was going to fall apart. Atlas did his best to keep it together for a few months, but no one cared to give their time and skills away for free. When Neola decided to settle in Auria and separate from the order, Atlas knew the organization was dead and stopped his work to try and resurrect it. He decided, with Neola no longer in need of protection, to return to his homeland. He returned to a good reunion with his mother. His father, having died from his own habits, made the return fruitful. He made amends with his mother and started to help take charge of the estate. It was a little more than a year when he got restless with the mundane nature of home life. He made sure someone else could assist in the estate, took a sum for his own travels, wished his mother goodbye and left to seek the same thrill and satisfactions he got out of traveling for the Helping Hand.

Chapter 5: The Wandering Knight (35-50)
For the next decade, Atlas wandered from small town to small town in both the mainlands and forbidden lands. He would help them with any problems the towns might have and help establish basic law and order. Most of the time it would involve training a formal guard for the town, bandit removal or basic night protections. He’d throw himself at any task involving a good fight, but settled for helping with mining or quarrying if that wasn’t needed. He wouldn’t stay for long if that is all they needed, but he needed to make a bit of money occasionally.

Chapter 6: Passing of the hammer (50-now)
While still continuing his self imposed duty of providing towns with laws and formal guards, he visited the town Auria more and more to check in on Neola. As of very recently, Thomas, who he remembered being a young lad in the very same town, moved back and had a daughter in need of some extra training. Atlas taught Thomas a few times when he was a child, so Thomas asked Atlas to train Cadence while he was in town. Atlas couldn’t say no of course. Through this training Cadence talked about the town Valour. Atlas hearing about the new settlement, their family being there, and the lack of laws or guard, took it upon himself to find Valour and help them like he has so many towns already.

Everything past chapter 4 is new. Chapter 1-3 was his original character backstory edited for readabilities sake. I do not plan to introduce this character ASAP, so take your time to go over it.]]> Age: 58
Race: Mesalian

Skills

Master Level
• Mace+Shield Combat

Advanced Level
• Spear+Shield Combat

Intermediate Level
• Mining

Apprentice level
• Horsemanship
• Blacksmithing (Put down his hammer a long time ago)

Novice Level
• Household upkeep.

Appearance: Strong Build, Stout Shoulders, 6'5" Stark Silver Hair
Wears lighter clothes under his armor for heat management
His armor is well kept, silvery with green markings on it.

Traits:

Positive
High moral standards
Strong-minded
Believes that people can change
Optimistic
Understanding of others choices
Puts women on a higher level than men

Neutral
Spiritual (Religious, but not specifically to one god or faith)
Tendency to judge based on recent past
Doesn’t take orders literally, interpreting them depending on the situation
Requires atonement or punishment to believe change is possible

Negative
Intolerant of crimes involving women being the victims
Has trouble breaking his own morals, even for the greater-good
Trouble switching out of a fight mode after a fight ends
Struggles to adapt to a peaceful life

Starting Gear:
His signature armor
One-handed mace
One-handed spear
Shield with an order’s symbol long forgotten to time “The Helping Hand”
Storage trunk for his gear
Water skin


Background

Chapter 1: The Young Years (1-10)
It all started with his mother, Selene Juana, a northerner born into a family of rather rich and influential Mesalians. She was around 23 when she was attacked in the streets of a town during a nightly stroll of hers. She was emotionally devastated by the act, even more so when she found out she was pregnant. Sadly as much as she wished she could have just ignored the problem, she couldn’t and her family in order to keep proper blood-lines in order and make sure they didn’t have a fatherless baby forced the rapist to marry her. This of course wasn’t the parent’s intentions, but due to political strain within the town, they covered it up the best they could and used the marriage as a way to explain the sudden pregnancy of their daughter. Atlas Faustus was born. The last name being his fathers and,until he grow up, never learned that he was conceived by rape. At the age of seven he was drafted into a religious order. It was mainly to protect Atlas from learning the secret, and at the same time keeping him away from the emotionally crippled mother. He was trained in the ways of battle. His morals were shaped during these days, as they were very religious people, but he became spiritual instead of religious zealot.

Chapter 2: A coincidental meeting (11-23)

The training continued until he reached 16, at which he was given a lease to visit his mother and father. When he left for home they were not expecting him at all. He went inside and was greeted by arguing parents. His mother told him the truth in her fit of hysteria. He was enraged and distraught at the same time. Unsure of what to do, he let his anger get the better of him. He confronted his father by beating him to an inch of his life. His grand-father had to break him away from him. He couldn’t handle what he heard and left after a short conversation with Selene. She begged him to stay, but he couldn’t. He knew this would happen again if he stayed. He went back to the lord’s keep, and asked to get moved somewhere else they needed people. They offered him a position in a new area they were expanding into after he finished the normal training at the current location. He did so, taking until the age of 21 to finish it. He had his official ceremony, with the gifts of armor, weapons, and a horse for travels. He left shortly after, with a short goodbye to his mother. He wanted to at least give her that much. He avoided the purges directly that so quickly happened as he was only one man traveling. He did his best to help the Xitians that were being persecuted when he came upon them, knowing well they didn't deserve it, but often got out manned to do anything. During his travels with his horse he stumbled upon an unmistakable noise. There was a cry of fear from a nearby forest thicket. He quickly dismounted from his horse and charged in. He found a small girl being attacked by an old dog. He quickly charged in with his shield, bashing the dog away, and quickly dispatched it. After the short battle he saw the bleeding girl and brought her to the nearest town over horse-back. He got her to a healer in time to help the leg from being amputated. This accidental meeting of theirs sprung a new adventure for the both.

Chapter 3: The Forbidden Lands Adventure (23-33)
He avoided the civil war like a plague. He saw it as an unjust squabble with no honor in it. After some years of traveling with each other Neola joined her own group of sorts. The “Helping Hand'' led by a man named Erasmus.The organization provided free assistance, help and protection for those in need without the ability to get it themselves. He joined this order at the age of 25, just to keep watch on Neola. In the order he did the average things, protect the shepherds, and perform up-keep on armor. He had a few brushes with criminals and misogynists whom they were supposed to help, and to each one he usually tried to cross the line of violence the Helping hand had. He was stopped normally and kept in line by Neola. Atlas felt at home in the Order. Despite his original reasons for joining he might have joined without Neola. He did wish that they did some sort of punishment against those who were wicked instead of just helping the needy, although he knew why they didn't. He would sometimes inflict his own punishments on the cruel without telling others. Eventually the Helping hand was going to expand into the Forbidden lands, and Erasmus chose Atlas and Neola to both go with him. Sadly, he couldn't bring his steed, but he left it with good men in the helping hand knowing it would be taken care of.

Chapter 4: The Return Home (33-35)
It was a good time spent in the forbidden lands until tragedy struck. The order was already falling apart due to unstable funds and goods, and then the final nail in the coffin struck. Erasmus died. It was likely old age in combination with a common sickness, but the reason didn’t matter. The order, without its strong leader, was going to fall apart. Atlas did his best to keep it together for a few months, but no one cared to give their time and skills away for free. When Neola decided to settle in Auria and separate from the order, Atlas knew the organization was dead and stopped his work to try and resurrect it. He decided, with Neola no longer in need of protection, to return to his homeland. He returned to a good reunion with his mother. His father, having died from his own habits, made the return fruitful. He made amends with his mother and started to help take charge of the estate. It was a little more than a year when he got restless with the mundane nature of home life. He made sure someone else could assist in the estate, took a sum for his own travels, wished his mother goodbye and left to seek the same thrill and satisfactions he got out of traveling for the Helping Hand.

Chapter 5: The Wandering Knight (35-50)
For the next decade, Atlas wandered from small town to small town in both the mainlands and forbidden lands. He would help them with any problems the towns might have and help establish basic law and order. Most of the time it would involve training a formal guard for the town, bandit removal or basic night protections. He’d throw himself at any task involving a good fight, but settled for helping with mining or quarrying if that wasn’t needed. He wouldn’t stay for long if that is all they needed, but he needed to make a bit of money occasionally.

Chapter 6: Passing of the hammer (50-now)
While still continuing his self imposed duty of providing towns with laws and formal guards, he visited the town Auria more and more to check in on Neola. As of very recently, Thomas, who he remembered being a young lad in the very same town, moved back and had a daughter in need of some extra training. Atlas taught Thomas a few times when he was a child, so Thomas asked Atlas to train Cadence while he was in town. Atlas couldn’t say no of course. Through this training Cadence talked about the town Valour. Atlas hearing about the new settlement, their family being there, and the lack of laws or guard, took it upon himself to find Valour and help them like he has so many towns already.

Everything past chapter 4 is new. Chapter 1-3 was his original character backstory edited for readabilities sake. I do not plan to introduce this character ASAP, so take your time to go over it.]]> <![CDATA[[WIP] The Valour Labour Guilds]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1302 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:30:31 +0000 FireDog]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1302
"...Making peace. Building bridges. Working toward our future - We All Lift as One!"

Founder: Avery Martillo
Location: Valour

The Valour Labour Guilds consists of several, smaller branches. Each branch is independently operated by workers within them.

These branches operate under the moderation, but not ownership or management of, Avery Martillo (referred to as Artimies). The branches operate under a system of public/worker ownership. As such, no individual can claim or make sole decisions for the branch. Nor is there a role for the traditional guild master.

A simple way to describe the "guilds" is that they are cooperative businesses. They're operated and ran by the entirety of the workers within each guild in a system of economic democracy. Branch members elect a representative to communicate their wants and needs to Avery whose job is to see those provided. 

This system seeks to eliminate competition between workers in favor of collective action. This comes with the benefit of Valour's townsfolk not having to compete against each other and instead keeps competition to being against businesses outside the town. The downside is that much of the economic management falls on Avery and the Ruby Phoenix to keep trade and production flowing.

Elected Representative: This role is an individual elected by the guilds to have the added responsibility to communicate with Avery on the guild's needs. Needs including but not limited to concerns of the guild, materials and instruments of production. It is important to keep in mind that this is not a leadership role. The representative does not have power or authority over the guild. The guild can also to express to Avery they would like a new representative if they feel their current is not meeting responsibilities.

Branches:

Agriculture Guild | Representative: Ezrita Slone
[+]Spoiler
Artisans Guild | See Here 

Builders Guild | Representative: Unnamed NPC
[+]Spoiler
Hunters Guild | Representative: Ujay
[+]Spoiler
Labour Guild | Representative: Unnamed NPC
[+]Spoiler
Ruby Phoenix | See Here [ Link to new page]

Valour Fish and Harbor Union | Representative: James Lapis Connors
[+]Spoiler
]]>
"...Making peace. Building bridges. Working toward our future - We All Lift as One!"

Founder: Avery Martillo
Location: Valour

The Valour Labour Guilds consists of several, smaller branches. Each branch is independently operated by workers within them.

These branches operate under the moderation, but not ownership or management of, Avery Martillo (referred to as Artimies). The branches operate under a system of public/worker ownership. As such, no individual can claim or make sole decisions for the branch. Nor is there a role for the traditional guild master.

A simple way to describe the "guilds" is that they are cooperative businesses. They're operated and ran by the entirety of the workers within each guild in a system of economic democracy. Branch members elect a representative to communicate their wants and needs to Avery whose job is to see those provided. 

This system seeks to eliminate competition between workers in favor of collective action. This comes with the benefit of Valour's townsfolk not having to compete against each other and instead keeps competition to being against businesses outside the town. The downside is that much of the economic management falls on Avery and the Ruby Phoenix to keep trade and production flowing.

Elected Representative: This role is an individual elected by the guilds to have the added responsibility to communicate with Avery on the guild's needs. Needs including but not limited to concerns of the guild, materials and instruments of production. It is important to keep in mind that this is not a leadership role. The representative does not have power or authority over the guild. The guild can also to express to Avery they would like a new representative if they feel their current is not meeting responsibilities.

Branches:

Agriculture Guild | Representative: Ezrita Slone
[+]Spoiler
Artisans Guild | See Here 

Builders Guild | Representative: Unnamed NPC
[+]Spoiler
Hunters Guild | Representative: Ujay
[+]Spoiler
Labour Guild | Representative: Unnamed NPC
[+]Spoiler
Ruby Phoenix | See Here [ Link to new page]

Valour Fish and Harbor Union | Representative: James Lapis Connors
[+]Spoiler
]]> <![CDATA[Zarrath Stengar-Duras]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1301 Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:46:59 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1301 Zarrath "Rath" Archibald James Stengar-Duras

Age: 13
Sex: Male
Race: Half-blood Xitian
Culture: 
Xitian-Mesalian. Zarrath is raised by his Xitian mother into both the Xitian culture and the Mesalian. He values some small things that make him feel at home, like keeping the hearth burning according to Xitian traditions or observing the starry sky at night with reverence like Mesalians would.

Appearance:
  • Zarrath's a 6'1 tall teen with bit awkward long limbs and lanky proportions that he haven't filled out yet.
  • He's got long platinum blonde curly hair that he keeps away from his face with a couple of braids tied back in a tail. The rest is just... wild. He's just starting to learn how to care for it.
  • He got his mother's large crimson and ruby red eyes.
  • His skintone is light to tan depending on time of year.
  • He's started to get some peach fuss on his cheeks and chin but it's barely noticeabe.
  • Almost in the middle of his chest, slightly to his right, he has a thin scar from a stab wound.
  • He has a slight tendency to hunch his back when concious about his height.

Capabilities
[+]Spoiler
Personality - "A depressive inducing intellect concealing an otherwise optimistic and bubbly kid" - Kiro
  • Bit brazen.
  • Lack patience.
  • Entering the somewhat moody teenage years.
  • Has some anxiety around leaving doors unlocked.
  • Smart.
  • Intelligent.
  • Can be lazy on certain matters, need motivation.
  • Overthinks, a bit too smart for his age.
  • Optimistic, bubbly.

Background
[+]Spoiler
]]> Zarrath "Rath" Archibald James Stengar-Duras

Age: 13
Sex: Male
Race: Half-blood Xitian
Culture: 
Xitian-Mesalian. Zarrath is raised by his Xitian mother into both the Xitian culture and the Mesalian. He values some small things that make him feel at home, like keeping the hearth burning according to Xitian traditions or observing the starry sky at night with reverence like Mesalians would.

Appearance:
  • Zarrath's a 6'1 tall teen with bit awkward long limbs and lanky proportions that he haven't filled out yet.
  • He's got long platinum blonde curly hair that he keeps away from his face with a couple of braids tied back in a tail. The rest is just... wild. He's just starting to learn how to care for it.
  • He got his mother's large crimson and ruby red eyes.
  • His skintone is light to tan depending on time of year.
  • He's started to get some peach fuss on his cheeks and chin but it's barely noticeabe.
  • Almost in the middle of his chest, slightly to his right, he has a thin scar from a stab wound.
  • He has a slight tendency to hunch his back when concious about his height.

Capabilities
[+]Spoiler
Personality - "A depressive inducing intellect concealing an otherwise optimistic and bubbly kid" - Kiro
  • Bit brazen.
  • Lack patience.
  • Entering the somewhat moody teenage years.
  • Has some anxiety around leaving doors unlocked.
  • Smart.
  • Intelligent.
  • Can be lazy on certain matters, need motivation.
  • Overthinks, a bit too smart for his age.
  • Optimistic, bubbly.

Background
[+]Spoiler
]]> <![CDATA[Valour]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1300 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:02:41 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1300 [Image: J7Hkr7G.png]
Valour
The settlement beneath the glowing mountain

Location:
Valour is located in a river delta along the Southern coast of the continent.
It lies 1 week by sea East of Nightveil and 2-3 weeks by sea West of Corelia.

Description:
Valour rest within a narrow inlet, in a valley and beneath a small mountain that glows of luminescens crystals. It is a growing town that stands out in that it harbours the seat of a mercenary band called The Broken Wheel and has no established rule or governence. Every citizen has a say. It is also lawless, but anyone disturbing the peace is not tolerated.

Most prominent to the town's structure is the Broken Wheel's hall. It lies just at the docks. Aside from this the town has several functioning structures, artisans, craftsmen and more.

History:
Valour was, like many settlements, not the first attempt at one in its location. Older structures such as the bridge house and the town hall stand out as older and different than the rest. Ancient ruins also rest nearby, witnessing of an ancient civilization once living there.

Valour, as it is today, started as a new place to live at and explore for Zarkaylia and Ezri Duras. They were shortly after joined by more people and slowly the settlement started to grow.

Present Day:
Currently the town has grown rather large and the rise of guilds and an eventual incoming guard force has Valour standing on the brink of some form of governance. While still threatened by old enemies and facing internal struggles...]]> [Image: J7Hkr7G.png]
Valour
The settlement beneath the glowing mountain

Location:
Valour is located in a river delta along the Southern coast of the continent.
It lies 1 week by sea East of Nightveil and 2-3 weeks by sea West of Corelia.

Description:
Valour rest within a narrow inlet, in a valley and beneath a small mountain that glows of luminescens crystals. It is a growing town that stands out in that it harbours the seat of a mercenary band called The Broken Wheel and has no established rule or governence. Every citizen has a say. It is also lawless, but anyone disturbing the peace is not tolerated.

Most prominent to the town's structure is the Broken Wheel's hall. It lies just at the docks. Aside from this the town has several functioning structures, artisans, craftsmen and more.

History:
Valour was, like many settlements, not the first attempt at one in its location. Older structures such as the bridge house and the town hall stand out as older and different than the rest. Ancient ruins also rest nearby, witnessing of an ancient civilization once living there.

Valour, as it is today, started as a new place to live at and explore for Zarkaylia and Ezri Duras. They were shortly after joined by more people and slowly the settlement started to grow.

Present Day:
Currently the town has grown rather large and the rise of guilds and an eventual incoming guard force has Valour standing on the brink of some form of governance. While still threatened by old enemies and facing internal struggles...]]> <![CDATA[[WIP] The Broken Wheel]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1299 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:46:27 +0000 kiro_wolfsbane]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1299 [WIP]
The Broken Wheel
A small but rapidly growing mercenary group based out of the newly established town of Valour.

Mission Statement/Matto:
???
"Welcome to ROCK BOTTOM!" - Bapson AV 52
Founder: Kane Duras-Stengar
Location: Headquarters; Valour. Secondary; Broken Fortress.
Members (PC)
  1. “Kane, Captain” - Kane Duras-Stengar
  2. “Zark” - Zarkaylia Duras
  3. “Zai” - Zaira Duras-Stengar
  4. “Ezri, Cap’n” - Ezrita Duras
  5. “Nate” - Nathaniel
  6. “Vince” - Vincent
  7. “Amnas, Commander” - Amnas Uthradurn
Members (NPC)
  1. “Beardy” - Frederick Greybeard
  2. “Ren” - Ren Wu
  3. “Gott, Gottwald” - Preston Gottwald
  4. “Baps” - Marisha Bapson
  5. “Stone” - Hank Stone
  6. “Os, Oswald” - Oswald Wright
  7. “Stills” - Maxwell Stills 
  8. “Bob” - Robert Thomas
  9. “Kelly” - Romain Kelly
  10. “Maeros” -  Maeros Kaihe
  11. “Thorn” - Thoren Mistfell
  12. “Guy” - Guy Redfield 
  13. “Hector” - Hector James
Internal Ranking:
//Title: Rank//
  1. Guild Master
    Leadership of the guild and final say in all matters
  2. Wardens
    Seniority of the guild, answering directly to the Guild Master, tasked with special assignments and command as needed
  3. Captain
    Unit leaders, tasked with command, training and management of unit's under them.
  4. Sergeant
    Mission leaders, and secondary leadership for Captain units.
  5. Veterans and Specialist
    Seasoned guild members with respected careers within. Sub commanders, skilled specialist and mission leaders when necessary.
  6. Guildmate
    Everyday guild members
Current Conflicts/Allies:
Haven - More a gesture of good will than practical ally, this Mainlands town is friendly with this guild and it's members.
Westcoast Lapis Mines - Members of this guild may owe considerable debt to this orginization.
Centuros Prison - Members of this guild may owe considerable debt to this orginization.
Vennon Fighting Pits - Members of this guild may owe considerable debt to this orginization.
Bloody Skulls (II) - Leader Victoria Morris has a serious ax to grind with this guild.]]> [WIP]
The Broken Wheel
A small but rapidly growing mercenary group based out of the newly established town of Valour.

Mission Statement/Matto:
???
"Welcome to ROCK BOTTOM!" - Bapson AV 52
Founder: Kane Duras-Stengar
Location: Headquarters; Valour. Secondary; Broken Fortress.
Members (PC)
  1. “Kane, Captain” - Kane Duras-Stengar
  2. “Zark” - Zarkaylia Duras
  3. “Zai” - Zaira Duras-Stengar
  4. “Ezri, Cap’n” - Ezrita Duras
  5. “Nate” - Nathaniel
  6. “Vince” - Vincent
  7. “Amnas, Commander” - Amnas Uthradurn
Members (NPC)
  1. “Beardy” - Frederick Greybeard
  2. “Ren” - Ren Wu
  3. “Gott, Gottwald” - Preston Gottwald
  4. “Baps” - Marisha Bapson
  5. “Stone” - Hank Stone
  6. “Os, Oswald” - Oswald Wright
  7. “Stills” - Maxwell Stills 
  8. “Bob” - Robert Thomas
  9. “Kelly” - Romain Kelly
  10. “Maeros” -  Maeros Kaihe
  11. “Thorn” - Thoren Mistfell
  12. “Guy” - Guy Redfield 
  13. “Hector” - Hector James
Internal Ranking:
//Title: Rank//
  1. Guild Master
    Leadership of the guild and final say in all matters
  2. Wardens
    Seniority of the guild, answering directly to the Guild Master, tasked with special assignments and command as needed
  3. Captain
    Unit leaders, tasked with command, training and management of unit's under them.
  4. Sergeant
    Mission leaders, and secondary leadership for Captain units.
  5. Veterans and Specialist
    Seasoned guild members with respected careers within. Sub commanders, skilled specialist and mission leaders when necessary.
  6. Guildmate
    Everyday guild members
Current Conflicts/Allies:
Haven - More a gesture of good will than practical ally, this Mainlands town is friendly with this guild and it's members.
Westcoast Lapis Mines - Members of this guild may owe considerable debt to this orginization.
Centuros Prison - Members of this guild may owe considerable debt to this orginization.
Vennon Fighting Pits - Members of this guild may owe considerable debt to this orginization.
Bloody Skulls (II) - Leader Victoria Morris has a serious ax to grind with this guild.]]> <![CDATA[Newsletter April 2023]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1296 Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:33:01 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1296 Hello! 
It's already April 2023. I have intended for these little letters to show up at the start of every month but life haven't been too kind for a bit and I haven't been able to get proper started. I hope from now on it will be possible. These letters are meant to feature news and current status of events for Mesalia-RP. All from roleplay-wise to technical matters. So lets begin...

Minecraft version 1.19.3
We have as of April 1st moved to Minecraft 1.19.3. We have also moved back to Paper after having needed to use regular Spigot for a bit. Paper should improve performance and we will be testing it out along with testing of all the plugins now after the update. It is possible that we will be able to save some costs on RAM as past memory-leak problems seem to have been solved as well.

As usual, any bugs are to be reported if you prefer to see them fixed. Keep in mind that the server's Resource Pack might be having issues as well, but aside from the version handling there shouldn't be any issues.

There ARE issues with the communication between Discord and the server. This is, obviously, most likely due to the most recent changes to Discord. This will hopefully be fixed soon.

In-character summer
The in-character summer is finaly here after a long spring. This spring saw the nearby mercenary band Bloody Skulls' leader Commander Amnas Uthradurn return from campaign on the Mainland, bringing back the local blacksmith Zaira Duras-Stengar as well. Their return were quite turbulent however as they found the local trade ship The Emerald Tide sunk at the river's inlet. The culprit being none other than Captain Morris of the Bloody Skulls, of course, as the locals very quickly figured out. And after trying to confront and capture Morris, and failing to do so, the townsfolk of Valour are now recovering and planing their next move...

The town, and map, has a name: Valour
Over the past few months the settlement has finaly been named by the locals: Valour. Per tradition, this means that the map is now also named Valour.


Keep calm and roleplay on!
- Zark]]> Hello! 
It's already April 2023. I have intended for these little letters to show up at the start of every month but life haven't been too kind for a bit and I haven't been able to get proper started. I hope from now on it will be possible. These letters are meant to feature news and current status of events for Mesalia-RP. All from roleplay-wise to technical matters. So lets begin...

Minecraft version 1.19.3
We have as of April 1st moved to Minecraft 1.19.3. We have also moved back to Paper after having needed to use regular Spigot for a bit. Paper should improve performance and we will be testing it out along with testing of all the plugins now after the update. It is possible that we will be able to save some costs on RAM as past memory-leak problems seem to have been solved as well.

As usual, any bugs are to be reported if you prefer to see them fixed. Keep in mind that the server's Resource Pack might be having issues as well, but aside from the version handling there shouldn't be any issues.

There ARE issues with the communication between Discord and the server. This is, obviously, most likely due to the most recent changes to Discord. This will hopefully be fixed soon.

In-character summer
The in-character summer is finaly here after a long spring. This spring saw the nearby mercenary band Bloody Skulls' leader Commander Amnas Uthradurn return from campaign on the Mainland, bringing back the local blacksmith Zaira Duras-Stengar as well. Their return were quite turbulent however as they found the local trade ship The Emerald Tide sunk at the river's inlet. The culprit being none other than Captain Morris of the Bloody Skulls, of course, as the locals very quickly figured out. And after trying to confront and capture Morris, and failing to do so, the townsfolk of Valour are now recovering and planing their next move...

The town, and map, has a name: Valour
Over the past few months the settlement has finaly been named by the locals: Valour. Per tradition, this means that the map is now also named Valour.


Keep calm and roleplay on!
- Zark]]> <![CDATA[November newsletter]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1294 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 19:43:10 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1294
It is November already. I'd like to thank everyone that took part in the event that started around the 21st of October. The event was a blast and can probably be considered one of the best, if not the best, event that we have ever had. A great success! All possible due to all you great roleplayers.

The aftermath of the event is still ongoing and will be noticeable for some time, of course. All a sign of a good event and great roleplay. Once the staff considers it done with and a good time, the season will be just about moving into spring for our characters. Currently we haven't been too picky with changing the season per month since we have already prolonged the summer once. We'll land back at what we're used to soon enough, what matters most right now for us is that we get done what we feel we want to get done without stress. With spring we can expect the return of a few characters! More fun to look forward to.

November means people are now going to start to get more busy. Roleplay might slow down for a bit up till after the new year, as usual. All to be expected.

There are possible problems with package loss, the event was held up a bit due to connection issues. Please report if you notice lag or struggle to keep connected to the server.

Currently there are no plans for any maintenance before the new year due to how busy I'll be.

See y'all in-game.

- Zark]]>
It is November already. I'd like to thank everyone that took part in the event that started around the 21st of October. The event was a blast and can probably be considered one of the best, if not the best, event that we have ever had. A great success! All possible due to all you great roleplayers.

The aftermath of the event is still ongoing and will be noticeable for some time, of course. All a sign of a good event and great roleplay. Once the staff considers it done with and a good time, the season will be just about moving into spring for our characters. Currently we haven't been too picky with changing the season per month since we have already prolonged the summer once. We'll land back at what we're used to soon enough, what matters most right now for us is that we get done what we feel we want to get done without stress. With spring we can expect the return of a few characters! More fun to look forward to.

November means people are now going to start to get more busy. Roleplay might slow down for a bit up till after the new year, as usual. All to be expected.

There are possible problems with package loss, the event was held up a bit due to connection issues. Please report if you notice lag or struggle to keep connected to the server.

Currently there are no plans for any maintenance before the new year due to how busy I'll be.

See y'all in-game.

- Zark]]> <![CDATA[Event start today 21st of October!]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1293 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:26:48 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1293 Black Flags at the Horizon

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Hop on tonight Friday the 21st for some fun roleplaying as we start the main part of the Black Flags event! The event will start as early as possible, have a bit of an intermission or slower time over Saturday, and finalize over Sunday and the coming weekdays after as needed. We're in no rush, what matters is having fun!

See you!
]]> Black Flags at the Horizon

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Hop on tonight Friday the 21st for some fun roleplaying as we start the main part of the Black Flags event! The event will start as early as possible, have a bit of an intermission or slower time over Saturday, and finalize over Sunday and the coming weekdays after as needed. We're in no rush, what matters is having fun!

See you!
]]> <![CDATA[Form submission: Whitelist Application]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1288 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:12:12 +0000 Jigglenibs]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1288 <span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>In Game Name (IGN): </b></span>: Jigglenibs
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>How did you find us?</b></span>: I found a post on Reddit directing me to your server.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Tell us about yourself: </b></span>: I have enjoyed playing Minecraft since I was 11 and have been looking for a good community server for a little while now. I'm from Australia and love community builds and roleplay.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character name: </b></span>: Jigs
<br><span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character age and year of birth: </b></span>: 62 years old, born 12 BV
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character gender: </b></span>: Male
<br><span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character race: </b></span>: Mesalian
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Elemental abilities: </b></span>:
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character culture: </b></span>: Mesalian
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Hair colour: </b></span>: Dark grey
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Eye colour: </b></span>: Blue
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Skin tone: </b></span>: Tan
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Height: </b></span>: 6'1 Feet
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Weight: </b></span>: 143 Pounds
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Details: </b></span>: Tall and skinny, always in uniform, wearing metal braces on his head, hands, and feet.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Personality traits: </b></span>: Although usually good natured and helpful Jigs is known to be rather detached at times, finding joy in personal gain even if it comes at the suffering of others. He is quite obsessive at times, although the subject of his obsession's tends to change. His main two obsession's that do not change however would be his obsession with appearance, Always wearing a uniform and his idea of ascension through technology, hoping to one day turn himself into an immortal automaton.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Main profession skill: </b></span>: Weapon Forging - Master
A craft as simple as breathing to Jigs weapon forging was to be the sole passion of his younger years.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Secondary profession skill: </b></span>: Alchemy - Competent
Although Jigs has dedicated much of his life to Alchemy he finds his mastery of the craft has begun to fail, as although he can safeguard against an aging body he cannot protect against an aging mind.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Hobby skill: </b></span>: Rune Engineering - Expert
Having studied for over twenty years Jigs engineering skill has only been limited by the tools and location in which he studied, now that he is leaving the mountains he hopes to increase his skill and fulfil his dreams of an iron body.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Hobby skill 2: </b></span>: 
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Native language: </b></span>: Mesalian
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Other language: </b></span>:
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Default skills: </b></span>: --- Numeracy.,--- Literacy in native language.,--- Basic survival skills.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character backstory: </b></span>: Born towards the end of the of the days of slavery and raised in a time of war Jigs quickly grew up to learn one lesson: The world belongs to the strong. Raised by an older man simply known as Boss Jigs' purpose in his early days was to collect materials and ingredients for the Boss, who used these in his alchemy and weapon forging, both which Jigs learned to love. 
When the purges began Jigs was 13 years old and learned another lesson from the Boss: mass murder is great for business. Becoming detached from the violence around him he learned that the lives of others mattered little in the name of personal gain and his ideas that it is only natural for the strong to do as they please increased.
By the time the civil wars began the Boss had sadly passed away, leaving the family business to Jigs. Like the Purges that came before Jigs found that the battlefield was a place full of customers on both sides of the war,  however as it became known to the public that he was dealing with both sides he was forced to go into hiding beneath the mountains as he was targeted by all. During this time of isolation and research the civil wars would end and the Dusk Gate would be reopened, however he would not hear of this for quite some time. Instead he would work to study a new craft: rune engineering. Believing there is a way to higher power through  runes Jigs would spend the next twenty-four years studying the craft in search of either strength or immortality. though never finding a method to de-age himself through alchemy he did find a way to support his aging body through the use of metal braces that keep him from being a completely useless old man. Deciding to find a way to immortalize himself through mechanical means Jigs left the mountains in search of new answers, just in time for the emergence of the dragons.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character family: </b></span>: Assumedly an orphan from the years of slavery Jigs was raised by a potion brewing weapon smith simply known as boss. While it is unclear as to why Boss chose to raise Jigs it was obvious that his did not love the boy, raising him to be more of a servant than a son. Boss died when Jigs was 19.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Birth Realm: </b></span>: Middle Realm
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Continent: </b></span>: Mainland
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Items: </b></span>: Jigs always carries with him a swag filled with alchemical ingredients and mechanical do-dads. Aside from that he always keeps a map of his local area and knife in his boot.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Additional comments: </b></span>:
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>You have read: </b></span>: --- The Main Lore,--- The Races,--- An already approved application
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Terms of Service</b></span>: --- Yes, I have read the rules and understand them.
]]> <span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>In Game Name (IGN): </b></span>: Jigglenibs
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>How did you find us?</b></span>: I found a post on Reddit directing me to your server.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Tell us about yourself: </b></span>: I have enjoyed playing Minecraft since I was 11 and have been looking for a good community server for a little while now. I'm from Australia and love community builds and roleplay.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character name: </b></span>: Jigs
<br><span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character age and year of birth: </b></span>: 62 years old, born 12 BV
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character gender: </b></span>: Male
<br><span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character race: </b></span>: Mesalian
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Elemental abilities: </b></span>:
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character culture: </b></span>: Mesalian
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Hair colour: </b></span>: Dark grey
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Eye colour: </b></span>: Blue
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Skin tone: </b></span>: Tan
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Height: </b></span>: 6'1 Feet
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Weight: </b></span>: 143 Pounds
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Details: </b></span>: Tall and skinny, always in uniform, wearing metal braces on his head, hands, and feet.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Personality traits: </b></span>: Although usually good natured and helpful Jigs is known to be rather detached at times, finding joy in personal gain even if it comes at the suffering of others. He is quite obsessive at times, although the subject of his obsession's tends to change. His main two obsession's that do not change however would be his obsession with appearance, Always wearing a uniform and his idea of ascension through technology, hoping to one day turn himself into an immortal automaton.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Main profession skill: </b></span>: Weapon Forging - Master
A craft as simple as breathing to Jigs weapon forging was to be the sole passion of his younger years.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Secondary profession skill: </b></span>: Alchemy - Competent
Although Jigs has dedicated much of his life to Alchemy he finds his mastery of the craft has begun to fail, as although he can safeguard against an aging body he cannot protect against an aging mind.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Hobby skill: </b></span>: Rune Engineering - Expert
Having studied for over twenty years Jigs engineering skill has only been limited by the tools and location in which he studied, now that he is leaving the mountains he hopes to increase his skill and fulfil his dreams of an iron body.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Hobby skill 2: </b></span>: 
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Native language: </b></span>: Mesalian
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Other language: </b></span>:
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Default skills: </b></span>: --- Numeracy.,--- Literacy in native language.,--- Basic survival skills.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character backstory: </b></span>: Born towards the end of the of the days of slavery and raised in a time of war Jigs quickly grew up to learn one lesson: The world belongs to the strong. Raised by an older man simply known as Boss Jigs' purpose in his early days was to collect materials and ingredients for the Boss, who used these in his alchemy and weapon forging, both which Jigs learned to love. 
When the purges began Jigs was 13 years old and learned another lesson from the Boss: mass murder is great for business. Becoming detached from the violence around him he learned that the lives of others mattered little in the name of personal gain and his ideas that it is only natural for the strong to do as they please increased.
By the time the civil wars began the Boss had sadly passed away, leaving the family business to Jigs. Like the Purges that came before Jigs found that the battlefield was a place full of customers on both sides of the war,  however as it became known to the public that he was dealing with both sides he was forced to go into hiding beneath the mountains as he was targeted by all. During this time of isolation and research the civil wars would end and the Dusk Gate would be reopened, however he would not hear of this for quite some time. Instead he would work to study a new craft: rune engineering. Believing there is a way to higher power through  runes Jigs would spend the next twenty-four years studying the craft in search of either strength or immortality. though never finding a method to de-age himself through alchemy he did find a way to support his aging body through the use of metal braces that keep him from being a completely useless old man. Deciding to find a way to immortalize himself through mechanical means Jigs left the mountains in search of new answers, just in time for the emergence of the dragons.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Character family: </b></span>: Assumedly an orphan from the years of slavery Jigs was raised by a potion brewing weapon smith simply known as boss. While it is unclear as to why Boss chose to raise Jigs it was obvious that his did not love the boy, raising him to be more of a servant than a son. Boss died when Jigs was 19.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Birth Realm: </b></span>: Middle Realm
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Continent: </b></span>: Mainland
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Items: </b></span>: Jigs always carries with him a swag filled with alchemical ingredients and mechanical do-dads. Aside from that he always keeps a map of his local area and knife in his boot.
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Additional comments: </b></span>:
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>You have read: </b></span>: --- The Main Lore,--- The Races,--- An already approved application
<span style="color: #c49c20; font-size:16pt;"><b>Terms of Service</b></span>: --- Yes, I have read the rules and understand them.
]]> <![CDATA[The Cult of Crowta]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1286 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:53:40 +0000 ccspycrab]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1286 The Cult of Crowta
“One day, when the sun fails to rise, Sulena will shepherd the chosen and forsake the others. I alone will harbor the responsibility to prepare you all for the eternal night, where hunters and their kin shall be saved by the grace of Sulena.”  - Crowta

History

    Little is known how Crowta ended up in the Ban Roda tribe. He never told anyone his origins of a Ko’Ban tribe from the mainland, even to the tribe leader. He used his hunting skills to prove worth to the Ban Roda and since he wasn’t causing any problems mostly keeping to himself they let him stay. Crowta met a woman who eventually became his wife, Jhuria, who shared the keeping to herself type of attitude. They had a child they named Ujay, and Crowta raised him according to his own fantastical ideals. At some point in his life, Crowta developed unique ideals of hunting and religion, believing Sulena as the true god to follow, and came up with his own rituals and practices to follow to please his god. This would have kept to his own kin until Ujay got himself exiled. Greatly disappointed and with no kin to be able to teach his ideals to, he convinced as many hunters from the Roda as he could to join him and leave to form their own tribe.

Culture

General: The culture of tribe Crowta as they call themselves, idealizes the hunter. Anyone and everyone apart of the tribe is encouraged to become a hunter. Those who can’t are expected to take positions that support a hunting lifestyle, such as butchering, cooking, fletching, and weapon crafting. The only position considered of equal value to a hunter is being a mother. This is to both encourage growth of the tribe, but allow women a way into the tribe without expectation of hunting, even though any woman can and would be respected for becoming one. Males who decide to not get into hunting are generally looked down upon indirectly, but as long as they support the hunters they don’t get too much negative treatment. The striving to become strong hunters leads to increasingly dangerous prey as members stay in the tribe. At first you will be content and praised for small animals as you learn such as rabbits and fox. As you get older you are expected to bring back larger game such as deer. To prove your prowess further you are expected to hunt bears and any larger dangerous animals.

Religion: They are at heart, a religious group worshiping Sulena, believing that she will end the world one night. Crowta speaks daily on the importance of Sulena, and there is strong punishment for failing to revere her properly. They respect all the gods to an extent, but will make crude jokes about the other gods and even Isophel, as Sulena is the true god in their doctrine.

Location/Recruitment: They travel constantly to follow herds and don’t expect to stay in any one spot for long. This is also how they recruit new members, traveling near towns and convincing locals who might feel underappreciated to join. Newcomers are often given a lot of attention, respect, and general good will. Once they stick around long enough that fan-fare tends to go away and they must perform increasing feats of hunting to keep the praise going.

Leaving the tribe: Those who try to leave the tribe are allowed to physically, but must still identify as a member and be ‘working’ towards the ideals of the tribe.

Punishments and Order: There is self-policing involved in maintaining order. Those who aren’t following the beliefs of the tribe, talking out against the chief, or are thinking of leaving are often reported by their other tribe members, who will deal out punishments and humiliations to reinforce the tribe’s unity. The punishments vary between which member believes the punishment needs to be dealt out, but they tend to be a combination of physical and emotional punishments to maintain emotional dependency on the tribe.

The Leader: The tribe leader has the final word on all things. They aren’t expected to delegate any leadership and doubting the tribe leader is seen as an open threat. Such doubts can be forgiven for newcomers who haven’t learned yet, but for those who have been in the tribe for a long time can be forced to be prey for a hunting party as punishment.

Important Members
Crowta - Tribe leader
Jhuria - Tribe leader’s wife
Halta - Respected Fletcher and Bower
Trudin - Best Tracker
Leinre - Best Archer

Notes
Still working on it, but figured I would get input on it sooner then later.]]> The Cult of Crowta
“One day, when the sun fails to rise, Sulena will shepherd the chosen and forsake the others. I alone will harbor the responsibility to prepare you all for the eternal night, where hunters and their kin shall be saved by the grace of Sulena.”  - Crowta

History

    Little is known how Crowta ended up in the Ban Roda tribe. He never told anyone his origins of a Ko’Ban tribe from the mainland, even to the tribe leader. He used his hunting skills to prove worth to the Ban Roda and since he wasn’t causing any problems mostly keeping to himself they let him stay. Crowta met a woman who eventually became his wife, Jhuria, who shared the keeping to herself type of attitude. They had a child they named Ujay, and Crowta raised him according to his own fantastical ideals. At some point in his life, Crowta developed unique ideals of hunting and religion, believing Sulena as the true god to follow, and came up with his own rituals and practices to follow to please his god. This would have kept to his own kin until Ujay got himself exiled. Greatly disappointed and with no kin to be able to teach his ideals to, he convinced as many hunters from the Roda as he could to join him and leave to form their own tribe.

Culture

General: The culture of tribe Crowta as they call themselves, idealizes the hunter. Anyone and everyone apart of the tribe is encouraged to become a hunter. Those who can’t are expected to take positions that support a hunting lifestyle, such as butchering, cooking, fletching, and weapon crafting. The only position considered of equal value to a hunter is being a mother. This is to both encourage growth of the tribe, but allow women a way into the tribe without expectation of hunting, even though any woman can and would be respected for becoming one. Males who decide to not get into hunting are generally looked down upon indirectly, but as long as they support the hunters they don’t get too much negative treatment. The striving to become strong hunters leads to increasingly dangerous prey as members stay in the tribe. At first you will be content and praised for small animals as you learn such as rabbits and fox. As you get older you are expected to bring back larger game such as deer. To prove your prowess further you are expected to hunt bears and any larger dangerous animals.

Religion: They are at heart, a religious group worshiping Sulena, believing that she will end the world one night. Crowta speaks daily on the importance of Sulena, and there is strong punishment for failing to revere her properly. They respect all the gods to an extent, but will make crude jokes about the other gods and even Isophel, as Sulena is the true god in their doctrine.

Location/Recruitment: They travel constantly to follow herds and don’t expect to stay in any one spot for long. This is also how they recruit new members, traveling near towns and convincing locals who might feel underappreciated to join. Newcomers are often given a lot of attention, respect, and general good will. Once they stick around long enough that fan-fare tends to go away and they must perform increasing feats of hunting to keep the praise going.

Leaving the tribe: Those who try to leave the tribe are allowed to physically, but must still identify as a member and be ‘working’ towards the ideals of the tribe.

Punishments and Order: There is self-policing involved in maintaining order. Those who aren’t following the beliefs of the tribe, talking out against the chief, or are thinking of leaving are often reported by their other tribe members, who will deal out punishments and humiliations to reinforce the tribe’s unity. The punishments vary between which member believes the punishment needs to be dealt out, but they tend to be a combination of physical and emotional punishments to maintain emotional dependency on the tribe.

The Leader: The tribe leader has the final word on all things. They aren’t expected to delegate any leadership and doubting the tribe leader is seen as an open threat. Such doubts can be forgiven for newcomers who haven’t learned yet, but for those who have been in the tribe for a long time can be forced to be prey for a hunting party as punishment.

Important Members
Crowta - Tribe leader
Jhuria - Tribe leader’s wife
Halta - Respected Fletcher and Bower
Trudin - Best Tracker
Leinre - Best Archer

Notes
Still working on it, but figured I would get input on it sooner then later.]]> <![CDATA[Character Submission, Emmett Landau]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1284 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:24:16 +0000 FireDog]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1284 Age: 63

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Race: Lucin

Birthday/Month: Spring

Appearance

Emmett is an elderly man with olive skin. He has neatly kept, thinning grey hair which he coves with a hat when working.

His physical build shows someone that used to be spry with muscle, but it has long left him. At the least, he has never let himself go with age.

He has a husky and rasped voice that is warm in tone.

Emmett's right eye is clouded as he is partially blind. There are some burn scars on the right side of his face. His ear has some scars and damage as well.

Personality

Emmett is a mix of grandfatherly kindness and crass soldier. He’s a man who has seen a lot and knows how to switch from someone warm and inviting, to a respectful servant, to a disgruntled veteran of war.

He’s lived a long life and has seen a lot. He’s fought as a patriotic soldier, doubted his country in the purges, served as a personal chef and Brewmaster for royalty, and run his own bars to collect stories.

Despite his age, Emmett has always been defined by a sense of adventure. He as always one to explore and get into new experiences. This has never left him, and he refuses to have it stripped away. Emmett embodies curiosity. In the autumn of his life, he is the antithesis of ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ Emmett is aware of the limitations age brings. He chooses to explore regardless as he figures life is better spent seeing the world than comfy in retirement.

Being a lifelong Brewmaster has shaped him too. He sees food and alcohol as something to be shared and cherished by all. To Emmett, they are representations of culture and ideas. This ties into his curious nature, but more defines an internal need to share experiences. He loves sharing stories, ideas, philosophy, and so much more over good food and better drink.

He has a complicated understanding of the world. The Purges were a shattering part of his life where he witnessed his country use propaganda to justify genocide. He knows that “good” and “evil” are nebulous ideas.

Having been a father and grandfather, Emmett has a protective and nurturing side to him. He always wants children to succeed and grow. He firmly believes it is the responsibility of adults to create a better world for the youth. Furthermore, he welcomes youth and change to replace the outdated ideals of his generation.

Emmett is honest. He doesn’t have the time to be deceitful. He’ll express his opinions outright and will happily apply colorful language to get a point across. He does know tact, but with adults he won’t beat around the bush.

Despite his usual honesty, he knows how to be shrewd when it comes to business. The Lucin merchant trades have taught that.
He suffers from wartime PTSD. He tries not to think about violence too much has he’s seen many good friends suffer horrible wounds. His own injuries have left him uneasy around sudden loud noises and bright flashes. Emmett prefers quiet and calm for these reasons. There are certain triggers for his PTSD such as loud rumbling or the clashing of steel.

In life he’s a conversationalist that loves a good story, enjoys other cultures, and shares his life openly with friends.
He has complicated feelings regarding his home country. A former patriot who became disillusioned during the purges, and more so after escapades involving his youngest’s political turmoil.


Backstory

A comfy life within the Landau Vineyards is something many would die to have. A lavish home comfortably sitting in the Celestial Realm far from the troubles of the world. This sort of comfort is what breeds boredom in youth, and Emmett was no exception. Technically the eldest of the four Landau children, although his older sister passed away as a teenager from a horse-riding accident, Emmett was set to life his comfy life for as long as he wished. Always a servant to grant wine and food to nobles with wealth abundant.
 
His youth was spent with schooling and learning what brought his family great wealth – Landau Celestial Wine.
Alcohol and brewing were natural in his life. It was something exposed to him early and tickled the explorative part of Emmett’s mind. Being able to taste drink from different regions of the Celestial Realm and differentiate between them was a form of exploring other parts of the world. Alongside this he learned to cook fine meals. He worked closely with his parents to serve meals and drink to Celestial royalty and nobility.

This was too simple for a young Emmett. He wanted to see the world, especially beyond the Celestial Realm. He wanted to see other cultures, people, and everything in between. While close with his family, it was only natural that curiosity pulled at a teenagers heart.

When the atrocities of the Xitian slavery were exposed, Emmett enlisted at the age of fifteen. He was given training and taught to be a strong spear fighter, properly entering battle at the age of sixteen. His family of course expressed worry but to Emmett was a chance to go beyond and see the world, while also fighting for a cause. The roots of it were selfish and Emmett was not truly prepared for the horrors of war.

He fought for four of the ten-year war. Along the way seeing horrid atrocities, blood and violence, friends pass away, and living in fear of how he might be next to die. Emmett entered on an idea of adventure and patriotism that was crushed by reality. The companion that kept him and his comrades together was the strong drink Emmett brewed in downtime. Toward the end of the war, Emmett suffered a brutal injury from experimental Xitian explosive technology. This ‘cherry bomb’ popped near his head, blinding his right eye, and severely hampering his hearing in his right ear. These injuries proved to be permanent.

After the war he decided to settle. War and fighting were no longer in his interest, especially after the injury.

Emmett went back to the Celestial Realm, having seen much of the Middle Realm for now. It was these times and many years onward that he’d take over the Landau Vineyards. He never kept in one place despite this and offered work wherever he felt like working. Some years he made wine for the wealthy, others he’d make ale for the downtrodden. Between food and drink, Emmett brought smiles to many with his true calling in life.

He’d later marry the woman of his dreams and have five children with her.

The purges were a complicated time for Emmett. He firsthand witnessed the war and wanted to distance himself from the violence. This shaped him out of naivety born from his patriotic upbringing, harboring negative feelings about the propaganda from the Celestial Kingdom. He disagreed with the genocide, but often kept these feelings out of the public.

Emmett and his children made efforts during the Mesalian Civil wars to attempt and help those suffering. They never got directly involved with the fighting, but they worked together to get drink and use their wealth to support those displaced by the war both morally and financially.

Time went on, Emmett and his wife took many trips across the Middle Realm to explore together. He furthered his viewpoints of the world during these trips.

His children grew up, had children of their own, who would also grow. He successfully raised a happy family and owed many privileges and blessings to his upbringing.

After his wife passed, Emmett felt of course sadness, and felt that it was time to move on. He fully granted his oldest child, his daughter, the winery, and vineyard.

Emmett enjoyed retirement to some degree but found himself caught within the strife of his youngest, his son, Nathan.
Nathan has always been worrying to Emmett. An aimless sort, Nathan always bounced between any interests that excited him. He became a decent lawman, but his heart clearly wasn’t in the work. The family didn’t know his true motivations until publicly revealed – Nathan was a political activist.

The youngest Landau child became involved with reformative activism which some viewed as extreme. An anti-monarch party against the Celestial Queen.

This escalated overtime, and Nathan was framed as a violent radical. An arrest and probable execution were in place, so Emmett stepped in to help his son. This made Emmett a political enemy of the queen as well.

Emmett used his business and personal connections to find asylum for his son within the middle realm. The father himself made distance to escape to the Forbidden Lands. Here, Emmett wants to lay low and find a means to safely contact his family.

And perhaps enjoy a bit of adventure once more.

Skills

Brewing – Master

Emmett has been brewing alcohol literally his entire life. Even during the war, he made booze for his brothers in arms. He’s served alcohol to just about every type of person, from the common solider to Lucin royalty.
It’s his passion and life. Not only can he brew up whatever someone can think of, he can taste the ingredients and tell what region the grapes, wheat, honey, etc. came from.

Cooking – Expert

Cooking goes hand in hand with the servitude Emmett is used to. He’s a skilled chef, but it was always secondary to being a Brewmaster.

Gardening – Competent

Emmett has a good understanding of gardening, mostly grape farming. He grew up on a Vineyard. Understanding plants is important for being a Brewmaster.

Combat, Spears – Apprentice

He used to be a solider. He was skilled enough to fight during the war and still holds the knowledge. The physicality is no longer present, however.

Powers:

Aether – Master

Emmett’s strongest and primary element. He’s wielded it his whole life. He commonly uses the element now to enhance his grapes and other brewing crops. During the war, Emmett used Aether to heal allies and fight Xitians.

Water – Normal

He has a mild amount of use with water. Nothing crazy but he’s lived a long while to use all the elements.

Wind – Normal

His weakest element. Emmett has lived long enough to use all the elements, but he has the least reason to use wind in his daily life.


Literacy/Numeracy:
Lucin – Fluent
Common – Fluent
Xitian – Novice


Items on Person:
Some Terra
Bottle of Vintage Wine]]> Age: 63

Gender: Male (He/Him)

Race: Lucin

Birthday/Month: Spring

Appearance

Emmett is an elderly man with olive skin. He has neatly kept, thinning grey hair which he coves with a hat when working.

His physical build shows someone that used to be spry with muscle, but it has long left him. At the least, he has never let himself go with age.

He has a husky and rasped voice that is warm in tone.

Emmett's right eye is clouded as he is partially blind. There are some burn scars on the right side of his face. His ear has some scars and damage as well.

Personality

Emmett is a mix of grandfatherly kindness and crass soldier. He’s a man who has seen a lot and knows how to switch from someone warm and inviting, to a respectful servant, to a disgruntled veteran of war.

He’s lived a long life and has seen a lot. He’s fought as a patriotic soldier, doubted his country in the purges, served as a personal chef and Brewmaster for royalty, and run his own bars to collect stories.

Despite his age, Emmett has always been defined by a sense of adventure. He as always one to explore and get into new experiences. This has never left him, and he refuses to have it stripped away. Emmett embodies curiosity. In the autumn of his life, he is the antithesis of ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.’ Emmett is aware of the limitations age brings. He chooses to explore regardless as he figures life is better spent seeing the world than comfy in retirement.

Being a lifelong Brewmaster has shaped him too. He sees food and alcohol as something to be shared and cherished by all. To Emmett, they are representations of culture and ideas. This ties into his curious nature, but more defines an internal need to share experiences. He loves sharing stories, ideas, philosophy, and so much more over good food and better drink.

He has a complicated understanding of the world. The Purges were a shattering part of his life where he witnessed his country use propaganda to justify genocide. He knows that “good” and “evil” are nebulous ideas.

Having been a father and grandfather, Emmett has a protective and nurturing side to him. He always wants children to succeed and grow. He firmly believes it is the responsibility of adults to create a better world for the youth. Furthermore, he welcomes youth and change to replace the outdated ideals of his generation.

Emmett is honest. He doesn’t have the time to be deceitful. He’ll express his opinions outright and will happily apply colorful language to get a point across. He does know tact, but with adults he won’t beat around the bush.

Despite his usual honesty, he knows how to be shrewd when it comes to business. The Lucin merchant trades have taught that.
He suffers from wartime PTSD. He tries not to think about violence too much has he’s seen many good friends suffer horrible wounds. His own injuries have left him uneasy around sudden loud noises and bright flashes. Emmett prefers quiet and calm for these reasons. There are certain triggers for his PTSD such as loud rumbling or the clashing of steel.

In life he’s a conversationalist that loves a good story, enjoys other cultures, and shares his life openly with friends.
He has complicated feelings regarding his home country. A former patriot who became disillusioned during the purges, and more so after escapades involving his youngest’s political turmoil.


Backstory

A comfy life within the Landau Vineyards is something many would die to have. A lavish home comfortably sitting in the Celestial Realm far from the troubles of the world. This sort of comfort is what breeds boredom in youth, and Emmett was no exception. Technically the eldest of the four Landau children, although his older sister passed away as a teenager from a horse-riding accident, Emmett was set to life his comfy life for as long as he wished. Always a servant to grant wine and food to nobles with wealth abundant.
 
His youth was spent with schooling and learning what brought his family great wealth – Landau Celestial Wine.
Alcohol and brewing were natural in his life. It was something exposed to him early and tickled the explorative part of Emmett’s mind. Being able to taste drink from different regions of the Celestial Realm and differentiate between them was a form of exploring other parts of the world. Alongside this he learned to cook fine meals. He worked closely with his parents to serve meals and drink to Celestial royalty and nobility.

This was too simple for a young Emmett. He wanted to see the world, especially beyond the Celestial Realm. He wanted to see other cultures, people, and everything in between. While close with his family, it was only natural that curiosity pulled at a teenagers heart.

When the atrocities of the Xitian slavery were exposed, Emmett enlisted at the age of fifteen. He was given training and taught to be a strong spear fighter, properly entering battle at the age of sixteen. His family of course expressed worry but to Emmett was a chance to go beyond and see the world, while also fighting for a cause. The roots of it were selfish and Emmett was not truly prepared for the horrors of war.

He fought for four of the ten-year war. Along the way seeing horrid atrocities, blood and violence, friends pass away, and living in fear of how he might be next to die. Emmett entered on an idea of adventure and patriotism that was crushed by reality. The companion that kept him and his comrades together was the strong drink Emmett brewed in downtime. Toward the end of the war, Emmett suffered a brutal injury from experimental Xitian explosive technology. This ‘cherry bomb’ popped near his head, blinding his right eye, and severely hampering his hearing in his right ear. These injuries proved to be permanent.

After the war he decided to settle. War and fighting were no longer in his interest, especially after the injury.

Emmett went back to the Celestial Realm, having seen much of the Middle Realm for now. It was these times and many years onward that he’d take over the Landau Vineyards. He never kept in one place despite this and offered work wherever he felt like working. Some years he made wine for the wealthy, others he’d make ale for the downtrodden. Between food and drink, Emmett brought smiles to many with his true calling in life.

He’d later marry the woman of his dreams and have five children with her.

The purges were a complicated time for Emmett. He firsthand witnessed the war and wanted to distance himself from the violence. This shaped him out of naivety born from his patriotic upbringing, harboring negative feelings about the propaganda from the Celestial Kingdom. He disagreed with the genocide, but often kept these feelings out of the public.

Emmett and his children made efforts during the Mesalian Civil wars to attempt and help those suffering. They never got directly involved with the fighting, but they worked together to get drink and use their wealth to support those displaced by the war both morally and financially.

Time went on, Emmett and his wife took many trips across the Middle Realm to explore together. He furthered his viewpoints of the world during these trips.

His children grew up, had children of their own, who would also grow. He successfully raised a happy family and owed many privileges and blessings to his upbringing.

After his wife passed, Emmett felt of course sadness, and felt that it was time to move on. He fully granted his oldest child, his daughter, the winery, and vineyard.

Emmett enjoyed retirement to some degree but found himself caught within the strife of his youngest, his son, Nathan.
Nathan has always been worrying to Emmett. An aimless sort, Nathan always bounced between any interests that excited him. He became a decent lawman, but his heart clearly wasn’t in the work. The family didn’t know his true motivations until publicly revealed – Nathan was a political activist.

The youngest Landau child became involved with reformative activism which some viewed as extreme. An anti-monarch party against the Celestial Queen.

This escalated overtime, and Nathan was framed as a violent radical. An arrest and probable execution were in place, so Emmett stepped in to help his son. This made Emmett a political enemy of the queen as well.

Emmett used his business and personal connections to find asylum for his son within the middle realm. The father himself made distance to escape to the Forbidden Lands. Here, Emmett wants to lay low and find a means to safely contact his family.

And perhaps enjoy a bit of adventure once more.

Skills

Brewing – Master

Emmett has been brewing alcohol literally his entire life. Even during the war, he made booze for his brothers in arms. He’s served alcohol to just about every type of person, from the common solider to Lucin royalty.
It’s his passion and life. Not only can he brew up whatever someone can think of, he can taste the ingredients and tell what region the grapes, wheat, honey, etc. came from.

Cooking – Expert

Cooking goes hand in hand with the servitude Emmett is used to. He’s a skilled chef, but it was always secondary to being a Brewmaster.

Gardening – Competent

Emmett has a good understanding of gardening, mostly grape farming. He grew up on a Vineyard. Understanding plants is important for being a Brewmaster.

Combat, Spears – Apprentice

He used to be a solider. He was skilled enough to fight during the war and still holds the knowledge. The physicality is no longer present, however.

Powers:

Aether – Master

Emmett’s strongest and primary element. He’s wielded it his whole life. He commonly uses the element now to enhance his grapes and other brewing crops. During the war, Emmett used Aether to heal allies and fight Xitians.

Water – Normal

He has a mild amount of use with water. Nothing crazy but he’s lived a long while to use all the elements.

Wind – Normal

His weakest element. Emmett has lived long enough to use all the elements, but he has the least reason to use wind in his daily life.


Literacy/Numeracy:
Lucin – Fluent
Common – Fluent
Xitian – Novice


Items on Person:
Some Terra
Bottle of Vintage Wine]]> <![CDATA[School schedule]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1283 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:46:40 +0000 Zarkaylia]]> https://www.mesalia.net/forum/showthread.php?tid=1283 OOC: This schedule and letter have been handed out to all students.

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"You are welcome to attend lessons at Zarkaylia's Academy starting tomorrow. Please contact Zarkaylia about signing up for classes you're not yet assigned to."
[Here follows a list of classes the student is assigned to. If you're uncertain what your character is currently assigned to, see the lectern in the classroom.]
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"You are welcome to attend lessons at Zarkaylia's Academy starting tomorrow. Please contact Zarkaylia about signing up for classes you're not yet assigned to."
[Here follows a list of classes the student is assigned to. If you're uncertain what your character is currently assigned to, see the lectern in the classroom.]
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