Reign of the Riders: An Eragon-based Roleplay O/A!
 

Backstory:

The people of Alagaesia have experienced a century of peace since the fall of Galbatorix at the hands of Eragon Shadeslayer, Saphira Bjartskular, and the rest of the Varden. Eragon left towards the end of the century with Saphira, Arya, and Emeraulde, first allowing the land to repopulated with dragons, both chosen and wild. More brightsteel has fallen among the forest of the Elves in what was the biggest meteor shower in history. Sightings of the legendary Mer people have started to surface from sailors who swear they were about to go under when they were saved and from fishermen working on the lakes. Relationships with the Dwarves and Urgals have declined as the two races feel more and more slighted. And to make matters worse, the Dragonrider Elders and their students have been going missing, only to turn up days later, nearly tortured and mutilated beyond recognition. Rumors that the culprit is searching for the eggs' hiding spot have started circulating among the remaining students, but they all know one thing for certain: dark days are ahead, dark days indeed.

Skeletons:

Dragon Riders:

Username:
Name:
Age:
Race: (Elves or Human)
Sword: (Name, Color, Size, Design, etc.)
Dragon: (Name, etc.)
Rank: (student, Shur'tugal, Elder)
Bio: (Dragon's personality, Rider's personality and past)
Appearance: (Picture, or Description, though picture is preferable)
Appearance(Dragon): same as above
Appearance(Sword): same as above

Any others:

Username:
Name:
Age:
Race: (Elves, Humans, Dwarves, Werecats, Urgals, or Mer)
Weapon: (If applicable)
Occupation: (Soldier, Archer, Magician, Witch, Sorcerer, or a Civilian Job)
Bio: (Personality and History)
Appearance: (Picture or Description, though picture is preferable)

Rules:
1. Follow Menewsha's Terms of Service and other rules.
2. Don't Godmod or auto-hit. If you use magic on someone, let them respond before saying it hit them, or better yet, let them say if it him them, so long as it's reasonably explained.
3. What I say goes. I'm permitted to bend some things, but not all.
4. If you have multiple characters, use multiple colors so we know which character it is.
5. I don't care if you use first or third person, but please keep it the same throughout all your posts. Separate characters can use different narratives though.
6. If you deem it necessary to post from your dragon's point of view, do so. It counts as your character. Just use a different color for the text.
7. You can't post without first having been approved by me.
8. If you have read these rules, put a :yes: in your pm.

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Profiles:

Dragon Riders:

Username: Zafiri Drakontas
Name: Tali
Age: 12
Race: Mer
Sword: Kveykva, About 2½' long blade with roughly a 6” hilt, One-handed sword
Dragon: Jemanero (spines are quite a bit larger than in the picture)
Rank: Student
Bio:
Rider: Was born to abusive parents who eventually sold her into slavery for a quick buck to a land-dwelling slave-owner. Her slave master was worse than her parents. Taking the abuse one step further and committing it more often, it was especially bad if she made even the slightest mistake. He often raped her, or let others rape her for a price, in one of his many drunken stupors, and even when he wasn't drunk, he still did it. As a result, she has Haptephobia and Agraphobia. The fear of touch and sexual abuse, respectively. She's usually a timid, quiet thing, and is unusually kind for a person with her past.
Dragon: Kind and gentle, but extremely protective of her Rider due to her past and slight frame. Gets along well with others, unless, of course, they threaten Tali. Tali and her share and unusually deep connection, even among Riders.
Appearance: http://media.photobucket.com/image/a.../anime.png?o=2Tali
Appearance(Dragon): http://media.photobucket.com/image/a...ragon.jpg?o=19Jemanero
Appearance(Sword): Deep, bright amethyst blade with a bright pink scabbard. The amethyst in the pommel is hexagonal. The hilt guard is silver and roughly forms a heart pointing down towards the pommel. The hilt is covered in pure golden wire. When Tali says its name, purple lighting dances along the blade, which paralyzes an enemy if they're slashed.

Username: Zafiri Drakontas
Name: Jai'kar
Age: 20
Race: Elven
Sword: Ronchos, About 4' long blade with a foot long hilt, Two-handed sword
Dragon: Nykrosion
Rank: Shade Rider
Bio:
Rider: Was chosen by his dragon at the age of 13. When he finally started training with magic, he felt a nigh unquenchable thirst for power, one that led him to desert when he felt that they'd taught him all they were going to. He then engaged in Spirit study, learning enough to summon one of the most powerful spirits and subvert him. Now he is attempting to obtain the location of the dragon eggs, so that he may raise his own army, and the hiding place of the Eldunari, so that he may obtain limitless power.
Dragon: Started out like any other dragon, though a tad more temperamental than others. He was quickly subverted by his master, whom he has served well ever since.
Appearance: http://media.photobucket.com/image/e...stine3.jpg?o=5Jai'kar
Appearance(Dragon):http://media.photobucket.com/image/c...ONTAG.jpg?o=15Nykrosion
Appearance(Sword): Dark crimson blade eerily similar to the color of blood, with a garnet colored scabbard. Black wire surrounds his hilt. It has a garnet for the pommel, and a black hilt guard.

Others:

Glossary of Places:

Major Cities:
Uru'baen- Human Capital
Ellesmera- Elven Capital
Doru Araeba- Dragon Rider Capital
Farthen Dur- Dwarven Capital
Aberon- Human
Teirm- Human
Dras Leona- Human
Tarnag- Dwarvish
Orthiad- Dwarvish
Galfni- Dwarvish
Osilon- Elven
Silthrim- Elven
Kirtan- Elven

Villages and Towns:
Carvahall- Human
Therinsford- Human
Daret- Human
Yazuac- Human
Bullridge- Human
Ceris- Elven

Glossary of the Ancient Language (Magic Only):
Adurna: Water
Atra nosu waise vardo fra eld hornya: Let us be warded from listeners.
Blothr: halt; stop
Brakka du vanyali sem huildar insert name here un eka!: Reduce the magic that holds insert name here and me!
Brisingr: Fire
Deloi: Earth
Draumr Kopa: Dream stare; scrying spell
Gath sem oro un lam iet: Unite that arrow with my hand.
Geuloth du knifr: Dull the knife.
Hljodhr: Silent
Jierda: Break; hit
Kalfis: Calf
Kodthr: Catch
Kveykva: Lightning
Letta: Stop.
Letta orya thorna!: Stop those arrows!
Losna kalfya iet: Release my calves.
Malthinae: to bind or hold in place; confine
Moi: Change
Reisa du adurna: Raise the water.
Risa: Rise
Skolir: Shield
Skolir nosu fra brisingr!: Shield us from fire!
Skoliro: Shielded
Thrysta: Thrust; compress
Thrysta vindr: Compress the air.
Waise Heill: Be healed.
Vindr: Air

***As you'll probably have trouble finding a character's picture in the fashion of Alagaesia, please use your imagination. Thank you!:)***
Note: Follow the skeleton, not my characters.

((I'm starting this at the time when Tali gets chosen by her dragon. If your character is already a Dragon Rider, s/he could be helping with the ceremony or off training, to name a few possibilities. Also, if you have any questions about the Mer, feel free to ask.))

Tali stood towards the front of the crowds in Uru'baen for the selection of the newest Dragon Riders. The event only came around once every three years when the Elders came down from Doru Araeba, the city of the Dragon Riders with about ten to twenty eggs, some of which didn't choose anyone. Good thing I'm up here, she thought, glancing back at the crowd, I don't think I could stand it being back there, knocked all over the place. She was slight of frame, reaching at about 5' and weighing in at about 60 lbs. She stood watching the Elders as they placed the eggs in a row on the table. The number of eggs was unusually low, having only seven on the table. After the eggs had been placed on the table, the Elders signaled the crowd to start coming up, two at a time, one on both sides of the platform. They were to walk by the table, laying a hand on the eggs and stopping when they felt something move. The Elders would then check the egg and the person, and deem them a match or not. Tali figured that she wasn't going to be chosen, but everyone in the crowd was to participate. She was one of the first few in line, about seventh from the front. As she waited, she saw people stop several times, only to be shooed away by the Elders. Eventually it was her turn, so up the stairs and across the platform she went, laying a hand on the dragon eggs and sliding it across, clearly not taking her time. She had just taken her hand off the last dragon in line, the furthest to the right, as she had been in the left line, when she felt compelled to stop and touch it again. The Elders muttered something under their breath, apparently peeved that another person was trying to get lucky, when their eyebrows shot up and they broke into huge grins. The one, obviously the Head Elder, walked up to her, grabbed her arm, dragged her over to the front of the stage, and raised her arm above her head before she could comprehend what was happening.

"We have the first of the newest Riders!" he shouted to the applause of the crowd, which died down when they heard Tali scream in terror and struggle to break free. He just looked at her oddly before complying with her wishes.

He pointed over to an area set apart, and said, "That's an area where you can relax until the other Riders are chosen." She shakily made her way to the designated area, subconciously grabbing the egg on her way.

((Okay, quick question. From your post, I gather that Calaily was essentially adopted by the Dragon Riders, is that right? I got a different impression from your profile, so that's why I'm asking.:)))

Tali looked up when a new person came over. She had been absentmindedly stroking her egg, feeling the presence inside. "H-hey, I'm Tali," she stammered, standing, but not raising her hand, "I suppose you're a new Rider too. I didn't think I was going to get picked." She hoped the new arrival didn't expect her to shake hands. She shuddered, anticipating the worst as she awaited a response.

"Those blasted Elders!" Jai'kar muttered angrily under his breath, cloak flapping in the wind, "Where do they hide those eggs!" He had just finished torturing another Rider who wouldn't tell him what he wanted to know. The man was still alive, barely. His student hadn't had the same fortune though, dying shortly after the first session.

Maybe you can find out by following one of the Elders, Nykrosion stated simply, Or by gaining the trust of one of the new Riders. Jai'kar was forced to admit that it was certainly a valid point. He looked out over the ceremony and saw too potential, unwitting accomplices. He jumped down from his rooftop perch and steathily made his way across the courtyard to the two young women.

((Um yeah. Sorry. Haha.))

Calaily smiled. "Nice to meet you." She giggled a bit. "I just knew I was going to be picked. I don't know how, but I did." Calaily stroked her egg. "I love the color of my egg." She stared off into space.

Tali looked back and forth between the man and Calaily, before deciding that she would be lookout. She left and walked up to the platform, standing at the corner with the egg in her hands and looking back to where Calaily was, ready to grab one of the Elders in case trouble started.

Jai'kar strode up to the remaining girl, not really caring that the other one had left. "Hello, Ma'am. I wish to congratulate you on becoming a new Rider," he said smoothly, "I wanted you to know that if you ever needed help, that I'm here for you. As you can see," and with this he removed his glove and showed her his palm, "I, too, was a Dragon Rider, but sadly, my dragon died from disease a few months ago. I didn't have the courage to show my face back at Vroengard, so I went into hiding. I couldn't help but notice your potential, so I decided that I would come over and offer my knowledge."

Tali shrugged, figuring that if he'd wanted to do something, he'd have done it by now. So she used something she had only used once a long time ago. She pushed him mentally entering the outer rim of his mind, only to find it completely surrounded with huge stone walls. She decided to see if she could gain entrance through his wall, but cried out in pain when he shoved back, harder then she had done to gain entrance. When her vision cleared, she was on her back, next to a puddle of vomit with the man's silhouette above her.

"Yes, I know the perfect inn to get a great meal cheap," he said as he started walking. He suddenly felt an unsure, and unexperienced presence in his mind. Impotent wench! he shouted mentally as he shoved her outside of his mind and into hers. Outwardly, he ran back the way they came when he heard the cry of pain, past gawking individuals who didn't want to risk losing their place in line. "Are you okay?" he said, tapping her shoulder.

"Y-yeah, I-I should be okay," Tali coughed out, along with a bit more vomit, "I don't know what happened. All of a sudden I felt a sharp pain in my head and then everything went black for a few seconds." She had ignored the offered hand, struggling into a sitting position. The Elders had stopped the line from moving, calling for sanitation engineers to clean up the bile.

"Here, allow me to help," Jai'kar said, putting his ungloved hand above Tali's head, "Waise heill!" A strange crimson light radiated from his hand onto her body, and she seemed to get better because of it. Smiling to himself, he sat back and waited for the girl to be ready to leave for the inn.

((I'm getting off for the night. It's 2:00 am here, so 'night:).))

"You sure you're okay?" Calaily asked with concern in her voice. "Well okay. If your sure." She said to the look on Tali's face. "Shall we be off?" Calaily turned to the man and gave a small smile.

((I won't be on again until probably Sunday. Sorry.))

"Yeah, I'm fine," Tali said, shooting a glare at the suspicious man, "Just a little shaken up." She continued to glare at the man who attacked her, then pretended to heal her. She looked around, noting the Elders' suspicious looks towards him as well, standing shakily and moving out of the way of the sanitation crew when they came over and told her to get out of the way so they could clean up. She continued over to the separate area, ignoring the gawking of the crowds.

"Yes we shall, milady," Jai'kar said, striding through the crowd purposefully, playing every aspect of the gentleman. They eventually came to a small inn, easily recognizable by the ugly black scar on its roof. Jai'kar held the door open for the girl before entering himself, finding a small table in the back corner. When the waiter came for their order, he ordered the roast beef stew with a glass of wine. He and the waiter then looked to Calaily, waiting for her order.

"Umm.... Just a glass of water. I'm not all that hungry." Calaily said politely to the waiter when it was her turn to order. When the waiter walked away she turned to the man. "I'm Calaily, by the way." She smiled and shook the man's hand.

((M dad brought his laptop so I'll be on some. yay!!!))

"All kinds. I've been fending for myself since I was very young so I've done all kinds of fighting." Calaily smiled a bit and took a sip of her water. "I prefer things using a sword, but I'm rather good at archery." She looked at the table.

((I won't be on again until tomorrow night, just letting you know. And sorry the post was so short, running off of about 5 hours of sleep.))

[[ Hey, since I didn;t know that you were going to do the egg selection thingy Can you change my bio to where Delrya didn;t find her egg just yet?]]

Delrya Sol'tri walked over to the eggs. She was nervous, even though she didn't show it much, keeping her head held high, her steps measured and graceful and she came to a shimmering silver egg, shining brightly in the light and she touched it, feeling and instant connection with it and a slight smile pulled at the corners of her lips and she wondered where to go next.

she looked at the elders, who nodded to her, before she walked towards where the other riders went and sighed, running her fingers through her hair.

((Sure, I can do that. Can you reapply the profile with the changes? I don't really know what you want it to say, so, yeah.:)))

Tali looked up from her egg when she heard the footsteps of a person coming her way. From the look on his face, it seemed he was doing everything in his power to not stomp and shout. This was made even more obvious by the way he threw himself into one of the chairs. She heard the applause of the crowd and looked over to see an elf walking over towards the area, carrying a shining, silver egg. She seemed pretty nervous, though, thankfully she wasn't as angry as the man. Once the other girl had made it over, Tali stammered timidly, "H-hi, I'm Tali," and gave a small smile that seemed to light up her face.

"Hmm, archery isn't my strongest area," Jai'kar said thoughtfully, "I was always better with dueling and magic." He smiled, appearing to be pleased about something, which an inner look at his mind revealed to be because his plan was going so well. "Do you have any family? On my way back to Du Weldenvarden, I could drop off a letter, or something."

[[ just earase the whole thing and say she was the youngest of her race and uber Naive. XD too lazy to do that right now, since I just got done with my new RP and it took for friggin ever! DX ]]


Delrya looked over at her with a blank expression then offered her a kind smile. "Hello, I'm Delrya Sol'tri." she said in a silk smooth, yet slightly shy voice and she looked back at the people who applauded her then back at Tali and hugged her egg gently, stroking the side of it as she did, wondering what her mother and father would tell her when they saw the egg, or the dragon, when she got home.