No prior experience on Requiem.
Briefly summarize your prior role-playing experience in a sentence or two:
Why do you wish to play on Requiem, and what do you expect from the shard?
I already play on a rp Ultima Online shard in my country and I was looking for an alternative. I've played tabletop rpgs and larps for a decade, I like a lot the idea of a world growing, evolving and living with the characters (and the GMs).
What will your character’s name be?:
Janos Marivaldi.
Please briefly describe the physical attributes of your character, including age, looks, height, weight and any notable features:
A little bit shorter than average height, average look (he is the kind of person that doesn't impress or be reminded), thin and pale. Medium lenght black hair and green eyes, shaved beard. His hands are stained by ink beside and under the nails. He's 29 but he demonstrate less years. He is usually composed and calm.
Briefly state your character’s intentions or motivations for entering the First Province:
He his obviously afraid of the death brought by the Torment and by the Magic, and wants to avoid it by ANY means; being a simple scribe doesn't let him fulfill his desire... for now. He have to move forward.
Briefly provide a pertinent detail or notable quality of your character’s history (this does not have to be exhaustive nor revealing of any information you wish to keep secret):
Janos was born in a good family, not a rich one, but good enough to let him to study instead of growing as a tanner - the profession of his father. He has a little brother, who left 5 years ago to enroll in the Legion; Janos hasn't heard anymore of him since then. There where another brother - the middle one - who died when Janos was only 7; this was the first approach for him to the Torment. The family then moved to another town, far from the previous infected one. It was here that the father, concerned with the health of the son and the whole family, sent Janos studying to become a scribe and an accountant: maybe oneday he would become a lackey for some rich or noble family and be far from sickness and risk. Not so good...
Janos was hired by the local church to attend to books, tomes and scrolls. It was here that he faced death, violence and desperation, not by his own hand, but seen in the action of Clergy and Templars. Instead of growing zealous, he became apathetic. He saw all of that as what that was: the brink of human exinction, not only physical, but also philosophical.
He wasn't afraid of that, he was just indifferent to it, like a spectator. He had the advantage to be untouched by the shock of the events, but soon realized that if he doesn't change his position, he would have been part of that extinction.
Not even the death of his parents, his uncle (the father of the cousin that left with his brother for the Legion) and his neighbours touched him - yes, he was sad of course... but the mourning was quite brief.
All changed when Janos had the chance to secretely read a forbidden sequestered tome...
Briefly write an in-character response to the following scenario:
As Janos's turn arrives, he cleared his throat and stated to the guards: «To learn is to know, and more knowledge will bring advantage over death and misery. Not only muscles will save us, but a good dose of wisdom will do the work, too. I am here to do my part in the battle against ruin, providing my knowledge to everyone that could use it».You have finally arrived at your destination; the Rumbling Pass checkpoint. Before you stands a massive outpost, looking to have been erected only recently, of which is patrolled by numerous Legionnaires and Church Templar. The outpost guards the only viable entrance to the recently quarantined First Province; the home of Tor, the fallen capital of the Republic. Sitting at the foot of the massive mountain line that effectively contains the First Province within, the outpost serves as the last obstacle you must overcome before gaining entry into the quarantined territory. You and others like you assemble outside of the palisades of the outpost, awaiting the opportunity to speak your case to the presiding Legion officiant who is processing admittance to the Province.
You watch as but a scant few of the dozens that approach the officiant, whom stands at the outer gates of the outpost flanked by a few heavily armored Legionnaires, are actually allowed to pass through the man-door and into the outpost. You see some slip pieces of gold to the officiant, while others plead their cases and rationale as to why they should be allowed to enter the recently fallen territory. Some appear to provide some sort of paperwork to the officiant, whom promptly waves them through. While eavesdropping, you manage to overhear the well-rehearsed speech the officiant provides to those whom don’t provide paperwork or grease his palm.
“By decree of the Venerated Church, the First Province is considered to be a mortal health hazard, and as such, is quarantined under Article Eighteen of the Republic Treatise of Health Act of 1320. Citizens who do not possess a Quarantine Visa issued by one of the recognized Factions of the Republic are considered non-essential to the reclamation of the First Province. Under Article Eighteen, non-essentials seeking entry into an official quarantine zone must petition for entry into a said zone, and state just cause for the issuing of a visa by the perimeter authority. State your business and make it good, citizen; we’ve enough bodies in there to keep us busy for months without adding yours to the pile.”
You ponder the situation for a moment, evaluating your options. It’s well known that with the right connections and the right amount of coin, one can get their hands on a Quarantine Visa from any one of the major Factions of the Republic, or even a passable counterfeit from more nefarious sources. At the same time, it would appear that the officiant doesn’t appear to be above some simple bribery. However, you’re sure that some of those let in appeared to have made a convincing case with the officiant. Gathering your wits, you make your decision as to how to gain access to the First Province.
Obviously, it was not all the truth...