Step

[Izvilvin]

Step
The name comes into reference to stepping in and interloping, of course. Established by the Coronians directly after the Demon War, agents of Step were inserted into the world's governments so that in the face of another disaster or war of tremendous magnitude, the people of Corone would be prepared. The agents of Step are numerous, and of nearly every race on Althanas. They are devoted to their people, and will commit suicide to take any information they were carrying to the grave. A second function of Step is to influence events to Corone's favor. The head and leader of Step is unclear, and no Agent ever receives his directives directly or from the same person.

When it comes to characters on Althanas, Step has a maximum of 6 members at all times. Some may be a part of the organization for life, some may not, but knowledge of Step may not exist outside of Step... If you catch my drift. Members are elite and diverse.

Requirements of Step members
Step members are typically very skilled warriors, and must have a talent for at least one of the following: Espionage, assassination, gathering information, manipulation, and most importantly, following orders.

Step members often utilize exotic weapons for the sole purpose of always catching their opponents off guard. This isn't really a requirement, but it's encouraged.

Joining Step
Step's recruitment is by invite only. Nobody but those involved knows of Step, so seeking to join would make no sense with the storyline. Any member of Althanas is welcome to PM me and ask to join, but must present a character idea with the PM. Basically, you can invite yourself but you may not be accepted.

Current Members
Izvilvin
Casha
Rakh
Anenfel
Canen
Banda

Info
Every once in awhile Dan or I will post different regional assignments for Step members to claim and complete. There will also be joint quests where all Step members will need to work together to complete a very difficult, highly dangerous goal.

Dan came up with Step, not me, so he's the one who rules.

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So! If anyone's interested in joining step, PM me, or at Cyrus the Virus, whatever. I'll give you the gist of what you need to know, and you can decide whether or not it sounds like something you'd be up for.

I can't stress it enough, Step is a lifetime commitment. If you leave, your character will be hunted by every member, or just some NPC's I make up that are level 400 (). If you're inactive for like two months, I'll boot you and pretend your character is doing paperwork or something.

I promise this will be an active PG, and we'll have plenty to do. You'll have freedom to quest elsewhere of course, I'm not a tyrant. Dan or I will provide government work for you, and as stated above, occasional 'big quests' with all Step members to do cool, cool shit.

...Hope someone cares

[Ithermoss]

MMmmm... interesting. You've got my attention.

[Izvilvin]

Sending a PM... Slowly... As people message me

[Izvilvin]

Casha's been added to our official member list. Need to talk a bit before I can add the other 2, of course. Casha does not have her signature weapon yet, only a knife, so I may have Luc lend her money to buy one. Yes, we all totally need some kind of signature, uncommon weapon.

EDIT: Rakh added.

[The Blademaster]

-deep bow-

Well, watcha think?

[Izvilvin]

I think you're in, baby!

Only one spot left! I may increase the max number of members to 8, but I may not. This last spot will go to whoever approaches me with a cool character idea, cool idea for Step, or... You know, whatever.

Glad to see this thing take off

[Izvilvin]

Nanza was interested in joining, but I don't believe he'll be in due to his inactivity. Still one open slot.

For now, here are some starting objectives. I'm going to attempt to build some interesting results for these quests, so they're not completely pointless. Consider these 'letters' that are dropped for your character, but you can claim there OOCly here. Generally, at the end of a quest, you should reply to the 'letter' with your own response, send it how you will, but never see the agent who wrote the letter, kzor?

1)

Ithy, May 15th. Raiaera. The Obsidian Spire. It's said to be uninhabited, but it's hard to go by the word of the Raiaeran elves these days. Entry is prohibited, so watch yourself. We want to know what's left inside, if anyone has taken up home there, and if there are any relics of any sort left inside. Report anything of interest.

2)

Alerar's Valshath d’ Isto. We have some idea of the technology Alerar possesses, but more is needed. We have to be informed of just what kind of weapons and advanced creations they have. Be very careful, Valshath d’ Isto is well guarded.

3)

Blademaster, May 14th. Haidia, Great Cave Town. The vampires occupy this area now, and though they are highly dangerous and should be left alone, one dwarf is still within. We don't know how name, but he was once a high ranking soldier in the Great Cave Town. Save him and get him out of Haidia, perhaps to a boat off to Alerar.

Don't let anyone find out you're from Step or Corone. Or else.

[The Blademaster]

#3 por favor... and I'll accompany anyone else that needs someone for theirs...

[Izvilvin]

Nice. Thanks for being anxious

[Ithermoss]

You know I want number one. Relics are indeed my thing.