The group has flown to the Southland Jungle in an attempt to find the location the original spell binding humans and gryphons together was cast. Shortly upon landing, they were set upon by wyrms and during this fight, the group was split. Several members of the group are by a glen into which the wyrms were lured and are now assisting the natives who were drawn to the commotion and were attacked by the surviving wyrms. The second group is about a mile away and need to decide if they want to stay where they are for the night, or move to those by the glen.
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((I bring you flying weirdo and neurotic gryphon.))
Human Name: Barnabas ‘Barney’ Shaikh Age: 25 Gender: Male Appearance: A small man about 5’2, with a medium dark complexion, Barney looks a little emaciated and a little unhinged, walking with a hunch and short hair sticking up at strange angles. Barney’s left lower leg has been replaced by a crudely made prosthetic, and though his left arm is left uncovered by his rather lightweight armor, his right seems almost weighed down by it and a heavy looking glove. Personality: Crude, simple, and deceptively clever, it’s not that Barney doesn’t think before he acts, it’s that he often chooses not to. Barney has little care for rules or conventions, and ultimately seems like someone who was never properly taught manners. He’s fairly reckless, come hell or high water, but easily becomes protective of what he believes is right, even if he can easily flip flop into cowardice. Barney takes a long time to build up any malice against others, and his determination, at least, is nothing to scoff at. History: An eager and talented young man removed from the front lines for 'unhinged behaviour', 'disruptive personal tactics' and 'a lack of concern for commanding officers', Barney now acts as the army’s most volatile, but certain messenger.
Both of Barney’s parents were also soldiers, and he grew up with his retired father and the child of their gryphons, a small black falcon gryphon he quickly nicknamed Bud in the depths of their own territory and far from any battles. His childhood was mediocre, as Barney didn’t reach the height, strength, or nobility his parents did, often interacting with gryphons over humans. As he grew into his late teens. He began to invest more and more of his time into exploration of ruins and magical remains with Bud’s aid, only enlisting once news of his mother’s capture reached their small family.
Within combat simulations and training, Barney proved that combined with Bud, their speed was a force to be reckoned with. On the front lines, a different story formed as a battlefield incident nearly forced him into retirement, and he lost his lower left leg, and sustained some nerve damage which eventually progressed into tremors in his right hand and arm. Intent on remaining on the warfront, Barney begged for some of his reckless decisions to be overlooked, and upon checking his speed test records, Barney was put to work as a high-risk messenger.
Gryphon Name: Bud (Bertha Shaikh) Age: 27 Gender: female Type: Falcon Appearance: A bit of an undersized gryphon with an impressive wingspan for her size and a hooked beak, Bud is best described as a ‘dark morph’ with a nearly black coat of feathers and fur, lightly flecked with cream towards her belly and her face. Bud is quite slender, and doesn’t quite look like she could support a person much larger than Barney. Bud’s tail is a stump, thanks to the same incident which took her brother’s leg, but she retained tail feathers which serve the same purpose, and cover what remains of her tail. Personality: Easily ruffled and disturbed, Bud hates surprises, and is always on high alert for even the slightest instance of trouble. Flighty by nature, Bud can also be quite playful, and shares Barney’s ‘devil may care’ attitude under pressure, though is nowhere near as reckless. Bud isn’t quite as good as Barney when it comes to analysis, but possesses great instinct in flight and a reassuring presence. Bud is also afraid of small mice, and enclosed spaces, though is far more brave than Barney. History: The child of two battle gryphons, ‘Bud’ has always been considered a member of the Shaikh family, raised as a sibling alongside Barney. Upon news of her missing mother, the battle mount of Barney’s mother, it was actually Bud who pushed her unstable loner of a brother to enlist instead of piecing together parts of a society that no longer existed. Though more consistent than Barney, Bud takes time to trust others, and was only hardly able to carry Barney off in the time of the incident through the noise and havoc and fire, at the cost of her tail. Bud since has tasked herself with aiding her ‘little brother’, and is known as one of the fastest gryphons within the forces, even if delivering messages instead of snatching foes from the ground.
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Age:
31 Gender:
female Appearance:
Quilla's appearance is mostly hidden in her wind suit. Hence, her name was shortened to Quill, mostly for the assortment of knives, daggers and arrow hidden in her suit. The color of moonlight, her suit matches the feathers of Sova, her bonded Owl Gryphon. If one was to see her without her suit; which was rare indeed, the battle scars and healed wounds from many battles and wars would be predominant. Personality:
Likes planning and scouting ahead. In all her battle time she has learned "Forewarned is Forearmed"
Gets impatient easily, and sometimes takes matters into her own hands, getting her in dire circumstances on several occasions. Takes unnecessary risks and chances in battle. History:
Quilla was abandoned as a child, saved only by her small size as her Guardian stuffed her into an old oak tree when her parents and Gryphons were killed in battle. Their camp was pillaged and burned.
Sova, then just a young fledgling himself, fell out of said oak tree when his parents did not return from battle. They bonded
Gryphon Name:
Sova Type:
Owl
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Age:
unknown Appearance half snowy owl and albino Mountain lion Personality
Fiercely loyal to the fight and incredibly loyal to his rider, for they both were borne in similar circumstances.They grew up together taking the same risks and battles as the bond between them grew strong. Being a snowy owl he is able to hunt and fight during the daylight but only when the sun is hidden.
Done for now1 I'll explain the rest during Rp if that's OK?
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(hello, may i join? Also, I am only going to be one character. Im not good at being more than one...)
Gryphon
Name: Navy
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Type: Vulture
Appearance: Stocky, well built features and a missing eye
Personality: Hearty, hopeful and loving. Strong and determined, but sometimes loses control.
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i am trash
These two cute kitties guard my Keep!
(There names are Fluffy and Kitty)
~My Current Clickables!~ Please give them hugs! (Clicks are appreciated!)
Ok! So in this story, unbonded gryphons either hang around human settlements or join the army and look for someone to bond with, or they are wild and avoid humans as much as possible. If your gryphon has joined the army with the hope of finding a human to bond with, they will answer to Ava's gryphon, Aquila, since humans and gryphons do not communicate very well without a mental bond. If your gryphon is wild, they can meet up with the other roleplayers once they leave the base, which will be soon.
Also, don't be afraid to make a human character if you feel like you can handle it! If that all makes sense to you, let me know and I'll add your character sheet to the RP thread and you can begin posting!
Oh, guys, one thing I feel like I should mention that's important characterwise.
As Barney has spent much time around gryphons, particularly when he was younger, he does believe (and is partially correct) that he can comprehend some of their language. The best analogy for this, is basically, think of Barney as someone who has taken standard level Spanish classes, but can't quite pronounce the language correctly. That is to say, he can understand a small amount of the chatter, but is mostly guessing and going off Bud's emotions to really figure out what's being said. As well as that, he can make some similar sounds, but those are limited by his vocal chords, and are best thought of to sound to the gryphons like an English speaker not quite yet able to speak Spanish, some words are fine, a majority are too far off to be considered close.
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cyberus151 wrote:Oh, guys, one thing I feel like I should mention that's important characterwise.
As Barney has spent much time around gryphons, particularly when he was younger, he does believe (and is partially correct) that he can comprehend some of their language. The best analogy for this, is basically, think of Barney as someone who has taken standard level Spanish classes, but can't quite pronounce the language correctly. That is to say, he can understand a small amount of the chatter, but is mostly guessing and going off Bud's emotions to really figure out what's being said. As well as that, he can make some similar sounds, but those are limited by his vocal chords, and are best thought of to sound to the gryphons like an English speaker not quite yet able to speak Spanish, some words are fine, a majority are too far off to be considered close.
This is a great idea, cyber, and can be quite useful! I'll keep it in mind!
Thank you! Feel free to call me 'Cy'. It's a little shorter. I have to say, I really like the idea of Quilla the windsuit wearer. Mind if I ask around how long she's been in the battlefront?
EDIT: I forgot to include why. The answer is that though Barney and Bud have been working as messengers, around 4 or 5 years back they were front-line soldiers, so depending on how updated Quilla is in battle news and gossip, if she knows of Barney and Bud, she might also know of how their irresponsibility sort of permanently wounded both of them.
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