Application for Gawain

[Talexis]

Do you have any prior experience with Requiem? If so, please detail when (and what characters, if desired) you previously played: Come on guys, you keep asking me this. It's ah me Talexis.


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?
T A L E X I S

What will your character’s name be?:
Gawain

Please briefly describe the physical attributes of your character, including age, looks, height, weight and any notable features:
He is dark skinned, 6 feet tall, he looks to be of his early 20s, sleek and toned body. His eyes look yellow and feral like wolf eyes, they almost look like they have a daemonic presence within them.

Briefly state your character’s intentions or motivations for entering the First Province:
To find those responsible for the death of his father and get proper vengeance

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):
Gawain was born in the woods within the first province. One of his first memories are of his home burning in flames and being guided as a child out by his goddess as she held back the flames. She then left him with the tribe he grew to learn as his family. They told him that his father also belonged to their tribe and raised him in the very likeness of his father, a man named Loegaire.

He grew quickly, and always questioned why he aged so much faster than the other children. One day he came to learn that he was the child of the joining of man and Dae. The tribe taught him that he is the second coming of the ways of the old, ways long forgotten since the Decusian hordes began their taint upon the lands. He learned much about how Decusians spread across Vitaveus since the coming of their false-god Decus, the one that was claimed to teach man of the language of the gods. Gawain learned to grow a hatred for these Decusians and their false-god that allowed them to burn and taint the lands that he held so dear. It angered him even more when he learned of how foolishly these Decusians would deal with other gods and demons thinking they had the upper-hand but truly they were toiling in things they had no knowledge of.

Once Gawain grew of a certain "age" which to him being a life time was truly only a short while due to his dae-blood, he began to scout the lands of the First Province, specifically of Fort Praesidium and the people that inhabit it. He studied their ways and culture until he could mimic it, until he could blend in. Now was the time for Gawain to make his move. Now is the time for the second coming.

Briefly write an in-character response to the following scenario:


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.

((Gawain is already in the first province but if he did pass this man he would have ripped out his heart and buried it for the forest to feed on. Decusian blood is very nutricious.))

[The Watcher]

Approved!