Raelyse
05-05-08, 08:47 AM
Level 8 Updates in Royal blue. Level 7 profile is here (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?p=83434)
Vital Information
Full Name - Prince Raelyse
Age – 23
Sex – Male
Alignment - Chaotic Neutral
Height - 6'0
Weight - 176 lbs
Weapons
Ilrathion the Light - To maintain his aura of nobility, Raelyse wields a sword cane crafted by Myrusia’s finest and strengthened throughout adventures. Even without revealing the flawless blade is houses within, the cane is a model of perfection. It is jet black from tip to tip, with only an icicle shaped decoration at the base of the handle breaking the monotony. The icicle is only about two inches tall but it contains a potentially significant ability; it does not allow Ilrathion to be unsheathed by anyone except Raelyse. Within the handle of the cane, there are a few items within that ensure it is a deadly magical weapon. Feathers of the rare magical Nequam bird and Liviol within ensure his sword cane is a fine conduit to magic, even more than capable of functioning as an extended wand in many situations.
The blade itself of Ilrathion is refined flawlessness. The two foot long titanium blade is fine and deadly, with no blemishes at all. That is partly due to the meticulous maintenance that Raelyse subjects it to and partly due to an enchantment, which ensures that it will always shine and glimmer like a mirror, an effect that will last for years to come. Another more significant effect lies within it. Ilrathion can emit a blinding light, brighter than the sun, in any situation, which only Raelyse is immune to. Additionally, when exposed to sunlight, the blade grows to the strength of Mythril.
Lhustaril the Righteous – An ornately crafted steel rapier with a extravagant dragon motif hand guard that protects the user’s hand. Like Ilrathion, the blade is a beacon of flawless perfection, a facade that hides the powerful effect within. Anytime the blade pierces flesh, it drains strength from the victim and revitalizes Raelyse, removing fatigue and healing wounds. A curious inscription details the bottom half of the blade. Engraved in fine elvish print is, “Clad in Magic, He Falls.”
Armour
Chain Mail - Beneath his normal clothes, Raelyse wears a small ringed chain mail made of steel when preparing for battle. The chain mail only covers his torso, stopping at the shoulders, hips and an inch before the neck. On the back of the armour, there are seven capsules that are attached onto the chain mail and slide perfectly into place with the stones that are imbued onto Raelyse's backbone. They protect them from harm, though like the rest of the armour, can only protect from assaults from weaker attacks or materials.
The King's Sentinel (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=15413) – A two-piece suit crafted of magical black spidersilk, which has the prehensile and resistance strength of Dehlar, but retains the weight of normal fabric.
Skills
Elements of Myrusia - The frozen island of Myrusia is barely livable and as such, its inhabitants have developed a very inventive way of helping their survival chances. All Myrusian children are imbued with at least three magical stones. Only royals are given seven stones and the gift of crippling one of their legs. These stones grant an affinity to two elements – ice and a second chosen one. These stones allow the Myrusians to cast spells from their elements with proficiency. Since Raelyse has seven stones, his power is greater than the average Myrusian. His chosen element is lightning.
Magical Dynamo –When an offensive magical spell is cast on Raelyse or he comes into contact with a magical object, the magical stones imbued on his back are triggered and they reduce all negative magical energy directed at the prince. This energy from the attack is then stored. Raelyse can dictate when he wants a spell to be weakened or not. When charged, all of Raelyse’s spells are increased in power.
Lightning Affinity – Raelyse's affinity with the element of lightning grants him two abilities.
First, the skill to materialize and manipulate electricity. This allows him to to launch powerful lightning blasts of any size or shape, from any angle and without any instrument to direct them without losing power, accuracy or speed. These attacks are deadly; the more powerful among them are as fast and lethal as a natural bolt of lightning.
Raelyse’s second lightning power is an innate sixth sense that can be activated and deactivated at will. This ability allows him to detect living creatures when his other senses cannot. He can sense specific beings and find them, in a similar way in which a dog sniffs. Since everyone has a unique ‘electrical signature,’ Raelyse can sense anyone he wants to within a four hundred foot radius of himself, but only if they are prominent enough for him to pick up on them. At this point, he can sense their general direction and a rough estimate of how far away they are from him. Stronger beings, magically talented individuals, magically enchanted items and people that he has encountered before are those deemed as 'prominent' and are those that he can find with this ability.
Water Affinity – Raelyse's affinity with the element of water allows him great control over the water cycle. Using this power, he can shift water to and from all of its forms at rapid speed. No factor controls this ability except Raelyse's mental and magical strength; he can manipulate water with equal ease whether it is moving or still. Distance is only a factor if he cannot see the water, though he can now sense water within two hundred feet of himself.
The ice created by the above ability is special in its properties. Through practice, the speed at which Raelyse shifts water vapor to solid ice is increased. As a general rule of thumb, it takes him half a second to form seven cubic meters of ice. Raelyse can also levitate these ice sculptures and use them as projectiles. The intricacies of the sculptures are limited by his imagination, not the skill of his hands. Any of Raelyse’s ice sculptures of any shape are equivalent in strength to Damascus and do not melt unless willed to by Raelyse.
Raelyse can also levitate and throw bodies of water equal to five times his total body weight.
Telekinesis – By combining both his lightning and ice abilities, Raelyse now possesses an ability very similar to telekinesis. He can lift up to five hundred pounds and push and pull to that same extent. By using his lightning and ice abilities, which allow him to sense things that he cannot see, Raelyse is able to target things with his telekinesis that he cannot see.
Wingless Flight – By turning his telekinesis inwards and targeting himself within it, Raelyse is able to enact a form of wingless flight. He can fly at speeds of up to 80mph and takes 4 seconds to reach this speed from a standing position. This ability is accentuated and made possible by the ability that Raelyse has to levitate the water within his own body.
Swordplay – Raelyse is a legendary user of the long sword and has already reached the zenith of its mastery. His style of fighting is a swashbuckler’s, often involving extravagant movements to confuse his opponent. His flamboyant style appears trivial and useless, but in reality, each of his strokes serves the greater purpose of defeating his enemy.
The Lightning – Without the enchantment that has hampered his leg for the entirety of his life, Raelyse has found his body now acts with startling speed. His general speed and reflexes are twice as fast as they used to be and aren't showing any signs of plateauing.
Raiaeran Bard Songs
Rank - Raelyse is currently enrolled in Istien University in Raiaera and presently holds the rank of Songsmith with 2 bonus CP which gives him a total CP of 12. He currently uses 8 of this CP, with 4 free.
The Song of Bein’Ar (The Beautiful One) – From the school of Aglarlin, this song when sung creates an aura around the bard of increased sex appeal and also makes him more noticeable in a crowd. This is achieved by giving all that see the bard a slight glow, not blindingly so but enough that it looks as if the bard is being exposed in divine light. In those that could possibly be attracted to Raelyse, the aura also mimics the effect of pheromones on all that look at the bard and increasing the odds that the target will be attracted to him. The song is not taxing on the bard and stays in effect for the length of the song, as well as one minute after its completion. [CC 0]
Atayien Ritht's Pride (The Tune to Perfection): This song from Aglarlin is triggered by a note. Upon activation, the spell's effects are manifested in an aura which lasts for an hour. During that period, dirt or any other unwanted substance (such as water spillage) will simply disappear or slide off the skin leaving no mark. This aura can be created around any object equal to or of less size than the bard. [CC 0]
The Symphony of Selu'Beria (An Ode to the Hermit): From Ost’Dargorlin, this song creates a blue translucent spherical barrier with the bard at its centre. The radius is three feet, protecting the person within from attacks. Total combined tier level of attacks indicates how many physical blows it can take. The barrier can protect the bard from total strikes equal to 3 times the bard’s level. (E.g. Raelyse at Level 1 creates the barrier. It will take three strikes from a Tier 1 Sword or one strike from Tier 3 sword to break the barrier.) It also resists magic attacks but expires after taking combined SLs equal to twice the bard’s level. If not expired by force, the shield lasts for two posts or three minutes, which ever is longer. The shield grows in strength as the bard does. [CC 2]
Naik’Pilin’s Final Aria (The Anthem of Pain) – This spell from Ost’Dargorlin is difficult to perform because it has two distinct, contradicting requirements. The first factor that is required is thoughts of anger and frustration and the second is focusing on singing neutral and equal pitched notes for a few moments. If the bard is emotional during or prior to the song, then the chance of failure is increased since it will be harder to reach and maintain that emotion. When these criteria are met, the song's two effects can be performed. The first is attained by singing the song at a high pitch and a crescendo. This creates a ethereal (yet visible) blade (presently at strength of bronze) which flies towards the bard's target. The bard can choose the angle at which the blade will strike his opponent. The second form is achieved by singing the song at a low pitch and at a decrescendo. This creates an ethereal (yet visible) fist which flies towards the bard's target. The strength of this attack is equal to the strength of an unrestrained punch from the prince. The pace of these projectiles is always equal to the pace at which the prince could throw them himself. These projectiles can be blocked as one would a normal blow. [CC 2]
Pegasi Strain – Although supposedly from Ost’Dargorlin, this song was created and taught to Raelyse by his mentor, the high elf Legiomir. After about five seconds of the highly challenging song, the song’s magic effect begins to take place. After a further ten seconds, ethereal translucent white wings emerge from each of the bard’s shoulder blades. They resemble an angel’s wings and are each six feet from end to end. The bard can control these wings and even fly at up to speeds of 50km/h. This is rare because use of the wings is extremely tiring on the bard such of sustained five minutes can make the bard feel the fatigue. After the song is finished, the wings remain on the bard’s back for a further ten minutes. If the bard has enough strength, he can start the song again to restart the ten minute limit. [CC 4]
Personality
A chaotic neutral character is the free spirit and this could not be a truer description of Raelyse. He follows his own desires and urges and loves the individual above all else. Raelyse loves liberty and freedom, but only if it is for himself. Protecting someone else is not something that Raelyse enjoys doing and as such, does not perform this act often unless he sees an opportunity for personal gain. Authority, restrictions and traditions are fervently opposed by this young prince and are the very reason he left Myrusia.
Unpredictable, Raelyse is likely to join a faction, only to shift to the opposing one in exchange for greater personal gain. In other words, if he sees an opportunity, he is likely to exploit it. If he sees a potentially exploitable individual, he does whatever he wants, when he wants with whoever that person is to get what he wants. He has never wondered what his actions' repercussions have been. As a result, he leaves a trail of emotional wreckage, heartbroken wenches and betrayed allies.
As a prince, Raelyse has an instinctive sense of pride. However unlike other members of nobility, notably his father, Raelyse loves nothing more than to look down on the people below himself, seeing them only as stepping stones to fulfill his true potential. He sees no reason to gain other people's respect and maintain a sense of honor. Due to his vast fortune as prince, the peasants of Myrusia rarely challenge him though they all share the same opinion and make the same gestures at him behind his back.
Appearance
It has been said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." When it comes to Raelyse, most beholders often find beauty placed squarely on their retina. When a male possesses neck length silver hair which looks good whatever is done with it, you know that someone up there was feeling particularly charitable the day this young man emerged. He is constantly striving to keep it perfect and few things are more important. His features are handsome, with none too accentuated. No blemishes are present and Raelyse is ever working to make sure that none ever appear. His eyes are gray and although they look uncommon to the typical Althanian, they are common in Myrusia. He has smaller than average thin lips, though they seem to function well in whatever he wants them to.
Due to his skyrocketing self-esteem, Raelyse has a well formed physique which mirrors his physical fitness. This is more due to muscle density than actual size. None of them are particularly large, though they possess the necessary amounts of strength.
The clothes that Raelyse dresses in mirrors his narcissism. They are fancy, expensive, stylish or at least pretend to be one of the above. As such, he has one wardrobe for dueling and one for “entertaining.”
History
At present, Raelyse is the only male child of King Lavoni Salidan VI and Queen Soema Salidan II of Myrusia. The middle child in a family containing five other daughters, Raelyse was a spoilt child who inevitably gained the gift of high self esteem and pride to share with his love of himself and good looks to create a highly dislikeable individual. As crown prince, he is expected to succeed the throne of the quickly fading empire of Myrusia.
Myrusia is a small island, too small to be considered a continent in the frozen north of Althanas. Even further north than Salvar, only 100km of sea separates Raelyse's future empire from the chilly continent. Myrusia's economy resembles an upside down pyramid, the people at the top (the royals) get the most money and the people at the bottom get nothing and are fervently poor. As such, Myrusia's peasants frequently migrate to other continents in search of slightly greater wealth. Those that stay serve as objects that make Raelyse feel comparatively greater. Myrusia's population has been steadily decreasing ever since the Salidan III’s rule and sits at little over 700 in a comparatively large island. The royals refuse to acknowledge this fact and would rather stay on Myrusia than lose their wealth on any other continent on Althanas.
Raelyse, with intelligent added to his repertoire knew this fact and as a result decreed privately to Soema III, his favorite sister that he would leave Myrusia for Salvar when he was ready. His great pride had filled his mind with illusions of grandeur and he saw himself as the greatest person on Althanas, instead of lowly Myrusia. She tried to discourage him, but ultimately knew that it was in vain due to her brother’s unstoppable pride. She did however; under much pressure from Raelyse agree to never tell anyone as well as to help him in his main aim - to remove the curse so he could make use of his right leg before he left.
However, his father never saw Raelyse as mature enough to warrant its removal. For a while, Raelyse patiently waited for the moment that his father would change his mind. That moment never came and every day Raelyse grew more infuriated and restless than the last until one eventful day.
A fight with his father resulted in Raelyse storming into his room and gathering the few of his plethora of possessions, he left before decreeing to his trusted sister that he would leave and never return until he was “ready.” Knowing that his father would not allow this, Raelyse hatched his precious scheme that had been left incubating for almost two years.
He approached Whelkus, a fellow that owed him a favor. A few months after Raelyse's private declaration that he would leave Myrusia, the king ordered the warlock to be executed but Raelyse saw potential. He asked his father whether he could personally execute the individual to demonstrate his leadership potential to which the king agreed. Raelyse told Whelkus that he would let him live in exchange for a task in a few years time. When Raelyse came to claim that errand, he told the warlock that he was about to leave Myrusia and ordered that he create a clone to impersonate him in Myrusia's royalty. Whelkus disagreed and only when Raelyse threatened to rape his wife and kill his son before torturing him. Whelkus “sacrificed” his own son, Tobias and cast a spell, making him a virtual clone of Raelyse.
Raelyse, overjoyed that he could finally throw down the shackles of Myrusia and leave, departed for Salvar. He made his way through the frosty continent, finding nothing of note and decided to leave for a place where he thought he would belong, the land of the haughty, the land of the elves, Raiaera.
There, he embarked on an assignment for the Tel Aglarim of Raiaera, the land of the elves. He investigated criminal dealings in Treynce, the casino city. He learnt of a lot of things there, but most importantly, it was here that he first that he first felt the unlocking of his powers created by the magical stones on his back. As reward for the mission, Raelyse was offered membership into the Tel Aglarim which he promptly agreed to. However, his tenure there did not last long as he quickly enrolled in Istien University, learning song spells and converting to Raiaera’s elite fighting force – the Bladesingers.
In between his tenure as a Tel Aglarim soldier and his Bladesinger promotion, the prince has journeyed to Corone and allied himself with one of Althanas’ many Power Groups, the Ghost Hand Order. How he joined was a misunderstanding: the prince was wrongly identified as one of the clan’s targets and as a result was attacked. He killed one of their members, Dxun, but intrigued their leader, Falcon Darkflight. He was invited back to their Concordian fortress where they initiated him into the order after a grueling test of loyalty. He explored Concordia for his first mission and this led to a battle between trolls of the Warstorm clan. After he battled shaman after shaman, his magical powers slowly began to reveal themselves to him. After he succeeded in informing Darkflight of the recent insurgence and possible threat, Raelyse was inducted into the order. What was more beneficial to the prince however, was the emergence of his powers and the newfound control he now had over them.
The prince’s service for the Order then took him, through a mixture of resourcefulness, perseverance and greed, to the mountainous region of Erebus. The area was well built and an appropriate stronghold. He remodeled it into the headquarters of the Ghost Hand Order. Eager to quickly gain financially in Alerar, Raelyse used the façade of “punishing” a young thief, to gain the trust of Kal’Rek, the leader of the Katuz’Veit clan of dwarves. By manipulating their traditions, the prince assumed leadership of the group by killing the leader and taking his ceremonial axe.
Just as he was about to show his prize to the rest of the Order, Raelyse was surprised to see that when he moved the Order to Erebus, his leader, Canen Darkflight had not come with them. More excited than disappointed, the prince started a chain of events that set him so far from those dreamy days on Myrusia. By naming himself the Grander and renaming the clan, the Grander’s Order, Raelyse assumed unrivalled control of the now Erebus based power group. Appointing a handful of able lieutenants through recruitment, the Grander’s Order only grows in strength as their numbers swell.
Of equally great news was Raelyse’s recent promotion in the Bladesingers. His career as a Bladesinger had been promising but never did he dream what his superiors would do. They made him the first high ranking non-elf Bladesinger, promoted to the rank of Blade Brigadier.
With connections on both Raiaera and Alerar, Raelyse hopes to use his influence on the Bladesingers and the Grander’s Order to further his own aims, namely to carve his visage into the memory of each and every Althanian for eons to come.
Vital Information
Full Name - Prince Raelyse
Age – 23
Sex – Male
Alignment - Chaotic Neutral
Height - 6'0
Weight - 176 lbs
Weapons
Ilrathion the Light - To maintain his aura of nobility, Raelyse wields a sword cane crafted by Myrusia’s finest and strengthened throughout adventures. Even without revealing the flawless blade is houses within, the cane is a model of perfection. It is jet black from tip to tip, with only an icicle shaped decoration at the base of the handle breaking the monotony. The icicle is only about two inches tall but it contains a potentially significant ability; it does not allow Ilrathion to be unsheathed by anyone except Raelyse. Within the handle of the cane, there are a few items within that ensure it is a deadly magical weapon. Feathers of the rare magical Nequam bird and Liviol within ensure his sword cane is a fine conduit to magic, even more than capable of functioning as an extended wand in many situations.
The blade itself of Ilrathion is refined flawlessness. The two foot long titanium blade is fine and deadly, with no blemishes at all. That is partly due to the meticulous maintenance that Raelyse subjects it to and partly due to an enchantment, which ensures that it will always shine and glimmer like a mirror, an effect that will last for years to come. Another more significant effect lies within it. Ilrathion can emit a blinding light, brighter than the sun, in any situation, which only Raelyse is immune to. Additionally, when exposed to sunlight, the blade grows to the strength of Mythril.
Lhustaril the Righteous – An ornately crafted steel rapier with a extravagant dragon motif hand guard that protects the user’s hand. Like Ilrathion, the blade is a beacon of flawless perfection, a facade that hides the powerful effect within. Anytime the blade pierces flesh, it drains strength from the victim and revitalizes Raelyse, removing fatigue and healing wounds. A curious inscription details the bottom half of the blade. Engraved in fine elvish print is, “Clad in Magic, He Falls.”
Armour
Chain Mail - Beneath his normal clothes, Raelyse wears a small ringed chain mail made of steel when preparing for battle. The chain mail only covers his torso, stopping at the shoulders, hips and an inch before the neck. On the back of the armour, there are seven capsules that are attached onto the chain mail and slide perfectly into place with the stones that are imbued onto Raelyse's backbone. They protect them from harm, though like the rest of the armour, can only protect from assaults from weaker attacks or materials.
The King's Sentinel (http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=15413) – A two-piece suit crafted of magical black spidersilk, which has the prehensile and resistance strength of Dehlar, but retains the weight of normal fabric.
Skills
Elements of Myrusia - The frozen island of Myrusia is barely livable and as such, its inhabitants have developed a very inventive way of helping their survival chances. All Myrusian children are imbued with at least three magical stones. Only royals are given seven stones and the gift of crippling one of their legs. These stones grant an affinity to two elements – ice and a second chosen one. These stones allow the Myrusians to cast spells from their elements with proficiency. Since Raelyse has seven stones, his power is greater than the average Myrusian. His chosen element is lightning.
Magical Dynamo –When an offensive magical spell is cast on Raelyse or he comes into contact with a magical object, the magical stones imbued on his back are triggered and they reduce all negative magical energy directed at the prince. This energy from the attack is then stored. Raelyse can dictate when he wants a spell to be weakened or not. When charged, all of Raelyse’s spells are increased in power.
Lightning Affinity – Raelyse's affinity with the element of lightning grants him two abilities.
First, the skill to materialize and manipulate electricity. This allows him to to launch powerful lightning blasts of any size or shape, from any angle and without any instrument to direct them without losing power, accuracy or speed. These attacks are deadly; the more powerful among them are as fast and lethal as a natural bolt of lightning.
Raelyse’s second lightning power is an innate sixth sense that can be activated and deactivated at will. This ability allows him to detect living creatures when his other senses cannot. He can sense specific beings and find them, in a similar way in which a dog sniffs. Since everyone has a unique ‘electrical signature,’ Raelyse can sense anyone he wants to within a four hundred foot radius of himself, but only if they are prominent enough for him to pick up on them. At this point, he can sense their general direction and a rough estimate of how far away they are from him. Stronger beings, magically talented individuals, magically enchanted items and people that he has encountered before are those deemed as 'prominent' and are those that he can find with this ability.
Water Affinity – Raelyse's affinity with the element of water allows him great control over the water cycle. Using this power, he can shift water to and from all of its forms at rapid speed. No factor controls this ability except Raelyse's mental and magical strength; he can manipulate water with equal ease whether it is moving or still. Distance is only a factor if he cannot see the water, though he can now sense water within two hundred feet of himself.
The ice created by the above ability is special in its properties. Through practice, the speed at which Raelyse shifts water vapor to solid ice is increased. As a general rule of thumb, it takes him half a second to form seven cubic meters of ice. Raelyse can also levitate these ice sculptures and use them as projectiles. The intricacies of the sculptures are limited by his imagination, not the skill of his hands. Any of Raelyse’s ice sculptures of any shape are equivalent in strength to Damascus and do not melt unless willed to by Raelyse.
Raelyse can also levitate and throw bodies of water equal to five times his total body weight.
Telekinesis – By combining both his lightning and ice abilities, Raelyse now possesses an ability very similar to telekinesis. He can lift up to five hundred pounds and push and pull to that same extent. By using his lightning and ice abilities, which allow him to sense things that he cannot see, Raelyse is able to target things with his telekinesis that he cannot see.
Wingless Flight – By turning his telekinesis inwards and targeting himself within it, Raelyse is able to enact a form of wingless flight. He can fly at speeds of up to 80mph and takes 4 seconds to reach this speed from a standing position. This ability is accentuated and made possible by the ability that Raelyse has to levitate the water within his own body.
Swordplay – Raelyse is a legendary user of the long sword and has already reached the zenith of its mastery. His style of fighting is a swashbuckler’s, often involving extravagant movements to confuse his opponent. His flamboyant style appears trivial and useless, but in reality, each of his strokes serves the greater purpose of defeating his enemy.
The Lightning – Without the enchantment that has hampered his leg for the entirety of his life, Raelyse has found his body now acts with startling speed. His general speed and reflexes are twice as fast as they used to be and aren't showing any signs of plateauing.
Raiaeran Bard Songs
Rank - Raelyse is currently enrolled in Istien University in Raiaera and presently holds the rank of Songsmith with 2 bonus CP which gives him a total CP of 12. He currently uses 8 of this CP, with 4 free.
The Song of Bein’Ar (The Beautiful One) – From the school of Aglarlin, this song when sung creates an aura around the bard of increased sex appeal and also makes him more noticeable in a crowd. This is achieved by giving all that see the bard a slight glow, not blindingly so but enough that it looks as if the bard is being exposed in divine light. In those that could possibly be attracted to Raelyse, the aura also mimics the effect of pheromones on all that look at the bard and increasing the odds that the target will be attracted to him. The song is not taxing on the bard and stays in effect for the length of the song, as well as one minute after its completion. [CC 0]
Atayien Ritht's Pride (The Tune to Perfection): This song from Aglarlin is triggered by a note. Upon activation, the spell's effects are manifested in an aura which lasts for an hour. During that period, dirt or any other unwanted substance (such as water spillage) will simply disappear or slide off the skin leaving no mark. This aura can be created around any object equal to or of less size than the bard. [CC 0]
The Symphony of Selu'Beria (An Ode to the Hermit): From Ost’Dargorlin, this song creates a blue translucent spherical barrier with the bard at its centre. The radius is three feet, protecting the person within from attacks. Total combined tier level of attacks indicates how many physical blows it can take. The barrier can protect the bard from total strikes equal to 3 times the bard’s level. (E.g. Raelyse at Level 1 creates the barrier. It will take three strikes from a Tier 1 Sword or one strike from Tier 3 sword to break the barrier.) It also resists magic attacks but expires after taking combined SLs equal to twice the bard’s level. If not expired by force, the shield lasts for two posts or three minutes, which ever is longer. The shield grows in strength as the bard does. [CC 2]
Naik’Pilin’s Final Aria (The Anthem of Pain) – This spell from Ost’Dargorlin is difficult to perform because it has two distinct, contradicting requirements. The first factor that is required is thoughts of anger and frustration and the second is focusing on singing neutral and equal pitched notes for a few moments. If the bard is emotional during or prior to the song, then the chance of failure is increased since it will be harder to reach and maintain that emotion. When these criteria are met, the song's two effects can be performed. The first is attained by singing the song at a high pitch and a crescendo. This creates a ethereal (yet visible) blade (presently at strength of bronze) which flies towards the bard's target. The bard can choose the angle at which the blade will strike his opponent. The second form is achieved by singing the song at a low pitch and at a decrescendo. This creates an ethereal (yet visible) fist which flies towards the bard's target. The strength of this attack is equal to the strength of an unrestrained punch from the prince. The pace of these projectiles is always equal to the pace at which the prince could throw them himself. These projectiles can be blocked as one would a normal blow. [CC 2]
Pegasi Strain – Although supposedly from Ost’Dargorlin, this song was created and taught to Raelyse by his mentor, the high elf Legiomir. After about five seconds of the highly challenging song, the song’s magic effect begins to take place. After a further ten seconds, ethereal translucent white wings emerge from each of the bard’s shoulder blades. They resemble an angel’s wings and are each six feet from end to end. The bard can control these wings and even fly at up to speeds of 50km/h. This is rare because use of the wings is extremely tiring on the bard such of sustained five minutes can make the bard feel the fatigue. After the song is finished, the wings remain on the bard’s back for a further ten minutes. If the bard has enough strength, he can start the song again to restart the ten minute limit. [CC 4]
Personality
A chaotic neutral character is the free spirit and this could not be a truer description of Raelyse. He follows his own desires and urges and loves the individual above all else. Raelyse loves liberty and freedom, but only if it is for himself. Protecting someone else is not something that Raelyse enjoys doing and as such, does not perform this act often unless he sees an opportunity for personal gain. Authority, restrictions and traditions are fervently opposed by this young prince and are the very reason he left Myrusia.
Unpredictable, Raelyse is likely to join a faction, only to shift to the opposing one in exchange for greater personal gain. In other words, if he sees an opportunity, he is likely to exploit it. If he sees a potentially exploitable individual, he does whatever he wants, when he wants with whoever that person is to get what he wants. He has never wondered what his actions' repercussions have been. As a result, he leaves a trail of emotional wreckage, heartbroken wenches and betrayed allies.
As a prince, Raelyse has an instinctive sense of pride. However unlike other members of nobility, notably his father, Raelyse loves nothing more than to look down on the people below himself, seeing them only as stepping stones to fulfill his true potential. He sees no reason to gain other people's respect and maintain a sense of honor. Due to his vast fortune as prince, the peasants of Myrusia rarely challenge him though they all share the same opinion and make the same gestures at him behind his back.
Appearance
It has been said that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." When it comes to Raelyse, most beholders often find beauty placed squarely on their retina. When a male possesses neck length silver hair which looks good whatever is done with it, you know that someone up there was feeling particularly charitable the day this young man emerged. He is constantly striving to keep it perfect and few things are more important. His features are handsome, with none too accentuated. No blemishes are present and Raelyse is ever working to make sure that none ever appear. His eyes are gray and although they look uncommon to the typical Althanian, they are common in Myrusia. He has smaller than average thin lips, though they seem to function well in whatever he wants them to.
Due to his skyrocketing self-esteem, Raelyse has a well formed physique which mirrors his physical fitness. This is more due to muscle density than actual size. None of them are particularly large, though they possess the necessary amounts of strength.
The clothes that Raelyse dresses in mirrors his narcissism. They are fancy, expensive, stylish or at least pretend to be one of the above. As such, he has one wardrobe for dueling and one for “entertaining.”
History
At present, Raelyse is the only male child of King Lavoni Salidan VI and Queen Soema Salidan II of Myrusia. The middle child in a family containing five other daughters, Raelyse was a spoilt child who inevitably gained the gift of high self esteem and pride to share with his love of himself and good looks to create a highly dislikeable individual. As crown prince, he is expected to succeed the throne of the quickly fading empire of Myrusia.
Myrusia is a small island, too small to be considered a continent in the frozen north of Althanas. Even further north than Salvar, only 100km of sea separates Raelyse's future empire from the chilly continent. Myrusia's economy resembles an upside down pyramid, the people at the top (the royals) get the most money and the people at the bottom get nothing and are fervently poor. As such, Myrusia's peasants frequently migrate to other continents in search of slightly greater wealth. Those that stay serve as objects that make Raelyse feel comparatively greater. Myrusia's population has been steadily decreasing ever since the Salidan III’s rule and sits at little over 700 in a comparatively large island. The royals refuse to acknowledge this fact and would rather stay on Myrusia than lose their wealth on any other continent on Althanas.
Raelyse, with intelligent added to his repertoire knew this fact and as a result decreed privately to Soema III, his favorite sister that he would leave Myrusia for Salvar when he was ready. His great pride had filled his mind with illusions of grandeur and he saw himself as the greatest person on Althanas, instead of lowly Myrusia. She tried to discourage him, but ultimately knew that it was in vain due to her brother’s unstoppable pride. She did however; under much pressure from Raelyse agree to never tell anyone as well as to help him in his main aim - to remove the curse so he could make use of his right leg before he left.
However, his father never saw Raelyse as mature enough to warrant its removal. For a while, Raelyse patiently waited for the moment that his father would change his mind. That moment never came and every day Raelyse grew more infuriated and restless than the last until one eventful day.
A fight with his father resulted in Raelyse storming into his room and gathering the few of his plethora of possessions, he left before decreeing to his trusted sister that he would leave and never return until he was “ready.” Knowing that his father would not allow this, Raelyse hatched his precious scheme that had been left incubating for almost two years.
He approached Whelkus, a fellow that owed him a favor. A few months after Raelyse's private declaration that he would leave Myrusia, the king ordered the warlock to be executed but Raelyse saw potential. He asked his father whether he could personally execute the individual to demonstrate his leadership potential to which the king agreed. Raelyse told Whelkus that he would let him live in exchange for a task in a few years time. When Raelyse came to claim that errand, he told the warlock that he was about to leave Myrusia and ordered that he create a clone to impersonate him in Myrusia's royalty. Whelkus disagreed and only when Raelyse threatened to rape his wife and kill his son before torturing him. Whelkus “sacrificed” his own son, Tobias and cast a spell, making him a virtual clone of Raelyse.
Raelyse, overjoyed that he could finally throw down the shackles of Myrusia and leave, departed for Salvar. He made his way through the frosty continent, finding nothing of note and decided to leave for a place where he thought he would belong, the land of the haughty, the land of the elves, Raiaera.
There, he embarked on an assignment for the Tel Aglarim of Raiaera, the land of the elves. He investigated criminal dealings in Treynce, the casino city. He learnt of a lot of things there, but most importantly, it was here that he first that he first felt the unlocking of his powers created by the magical stones on his back. As reward for the mission, Raelyse was offered membership into the Tel Aglarim which he promptly agreed to. However, his tenure there did not last long as he quickly enrolled in Istien University, learning song spells and converting to Raiaera’s elite fighting force – the Bladesingers.
In between his tenure as a Tel Aglarim soldier and his Bladesinger promotion, the prince has journeyed to Corone and allied himself with one of Althanas’ many Power Groups, the Ghost Hand Order. How he joined was a misunderstanding: the prince was wrongly identified as one of the clan’s targets and as a result was attacked. He killed one of their members, Dxun, but intrigued their leader, Falcon Darkflight. He was invited back to their Concordian fortress where they initiated him into the order after a grueling test of loyalty. He explored Concordia for his first mission and this led to a battle between trolls of the Warstorm clan. After he battled shaman after shaman, his magical powers slowly began to reveal themselves to him. After he succeeded in informing Darkflight of the recent insurgence and possible threat, Raelyse was inducted into the order. What was more beneficial to the prince however, was the emergence of his powers and the newfound control he now had over them.
The prince’s service for the Order then took him, through a mixture of resourcefulness, perseverance and greed, to the mountainous region of Erebus. The area was well built and an appropriate stronghold. He remodeled it into the headquarters of the Ghost Hand Order. Eager to quickly gain financially in Alerar, Raelyse used the façade of “punishing” a young thief, to gain the trust of Kal’Rek, the leader of the Katuz’Veit clan of dwarves. By manipulating their traditions, the prince assumed leadership of the group by killing the leader and taking his ceremonial axe.
Just as he was about to show his prize to the rest of the Order, Raelyse was surprised to see that when he moved the Order to Erebus, his leader, Canen Darkflight had not come with them. More excited than disappointed, the prince started a chain of events that set him so far from those dreamy days on Myrusia. By naming himself the Grander and renaming the clan, the Grander’s Order, Raelyse assumed unrivalled control of the now Erebus based power group. Appointing a handful of able lieutenants through recruitment, the Grander’s Order only grows in strength as their numbers swell.
Of equally great news was Raelyse’s recent promotion in the Bladesingers. His career as a Bladesinger had been promising but never did he dream what his superiors would do. They made him the first high ranking non-elf Bladesinger, promoted to the rank of Blade Brigadier.
With connections on both Raiaera and Alerar, Raelyse hopes to use his influence on the Bladesingers and the Grander’s Order to further his own aims, namely to carve his visage into the memory of each and every Althanian for eons to come.