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Post by Caterpillar on Jul 13, 2014 13:46:53 GMT -5
Yes, Baro would know them too ^^
Your ideas sound good coolcoyote. Just remember they don't wear red from tip to the toe, just something red like a loincloth, vest, belt, trinket etc. -- or just plain the panted markings. By wearing the clan's colour they announce that they are members of the clan. Of course others can declare their loyalty stronger than others by bearing as much red as they can. As for the weapons, troops can have all sorts of weapons, since they raid other vermin-tribes, travelers and villages, but also make weapons themselves.
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 13, 2014 16:00:57 GMT -5
Ok, so here is a list of 3 npcs of importance ^^ or possible important  . It won't break my heart not to use them or change them to fit the story. Feel free to make suggestions, like Rose's name, the best I could come up with is a thief lizard named rose redtail. And there are more to come of course  , I'll post more here later as the story develops and a role appears that needs to be filled etc etc. I may make a seperate thread just to put all the characters, my npcs and other players, just so we have a quick refrence to them. Also I suggest that as head villain Cat that you have at least one npc that can mingle with your underlings, just in case any decide to defect, plot your down fall, or interact with heroes etc etc. And if anyone else wants to make a villainous npc for this horde feel free ^^ I should mention that any of these npcs I make are expendable and free to meet their grizely fate at any time. So feel free to execute them for failure or what not. Just please don't 'one shot kill' them in combat with the heroes Rose "Redtail" The lizard Description: With her body covered in red scales and her underbelly decorated in gold Rose takes on the appearance of a miniture red dragon. Her often well oiled scales are covered by a small squirrel hide vest that comes down to her chest, leaving her sides, belly, and small of her back exposed. An otter hide belt wraps around the curve of her waist and above her tail, it holds up a tan cloth sash that stretches down to her knees. Her claws are soft, smooth, showing no signs of physical labor, and under her scales has grown a small but noticable layer of flesh. History/ Personality: Rose grew up alone on the streets of a large vermin city. She learned from an early age to rely on her wits and fit in perfectly as a small time thief. In time she learned to use her talents to hire herself out as a proffresional thief. For the last season or so she has taken to working for Vermillion as his personal thief, 'liberating' choice items from his enemies and even rumored to assassinate one or two of those enemies. But those are just rumors, right? Rose isn't a 'true believer' in the causes her boss promotes. But under his care she is able to live a life of ease and care will all the food, drink, and coin she could possibly want. Zek 'The Mauler' Monitor lizard. Description: Tall, fearsome with dark green scales this monitor lizard doesn't tower over others, he looms. This creature decorates his muscular upper torso in tattoo's of various shades of color and designs. A thick otter hide belt wraps around the bulge of his belly, decorated with the teeth and claws of his enemies. The skull of a badger adorns his shoulder as a type of shoulder pad attached by a leather harness to his belt. A large red cloth sash hangs at his waist down to his knees. The spear he is often seen to carry has red feathers decorating the top next to the serrated blade. History/Personality: Little is known of this brute of a creature. He join Vermillion's horde as a merc. Rumors abound about his tattoo's. It is said that he gets a new one after each victory in battle. No one has the bravery to find out as the last rat to ask about them was devoured by the monitor lizard. He doesn't say much and generally takes a while for him to accomplish tasks, like a slow moving boulder that crushes anything that gets in its way... DarkClaw 'Snivels' the Ferret Description: Here is a beast who is obviously over compensating for something with his name. Snivels is a tall lanky ferret. His lithe body is covered in various shades of grey with the exception of his black 'mask' and patch of white fur on his chest that ends at the top of his belly. His tail and claws are tipped in black fur. He wears a red tunic under a dark red vest with a fox hide interior. This is all covered in turn by a small studded leather breast plate. His legs are covered by a pair of leather bound greeves. At his hip is a short sword and a small dirk. History/Personality: The first thing Ferris the ferret did when joining Vermillion, after the group of bandits he was with were absorbed into the horde, was to change his name to DarkClaw to make himself seem more intimidating. Unfortunetly for him the beasts of the horde started to call him Snivels for the way he took to sucking up to those who were above him in rank. When those beasts started dying from mysterious causes or were executed for evidence of disloyalty surfacing with out warning the horde beasts started calling Ferris Snivels only behind is back. While a mere minor lieutenant in the horde Snivels DarkClaw sees room for promotion. There is ALWAYS room for promotion... |
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 13, 2014 17:56:46 GMT -5
Looks good. I approve as well, though I'm not a mod. Poor Fernleaf is surrounded. I still haven't heard from Fawn, who plays Braythe the Savage, who is badger lord of Salamandastron, so I guess she isn't interested anymore. I might bring in a badger from Brockhall as an NPC. I have to think up the character.
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 13, 2014 18:12:25 GMT -5
Lol Im not a moderator either. Mostly these are small time npcs who are most likely going to die by the end of the story. Im putting them here both to keep track of their appearence (I keep forgetting Baro's fur is brown, not red XD) and to bounce ideas off of others.
Here is another list of npcs that may or may not show up during the story, or may not get used at all.
They are characters with out a personality quite yet. But feel free to add suggestions one and all ^^ if there is a type of vermin lackie you guys want to see in this story let me know. Also, just because I am helping with henchmen doesn't mean I have exclusive domain over it. Feel free to add characters or npcs as you see fit.
Wolf the Fox
A tall grey fox who clearly likes to keep himself well fed. Hi pelt is various sahdes of grey with a black stripe running down his back. There is a rim of brown fur outlining the patch of white that covers his middle. The tips of his ears and tail are painted red.
The fox wears a heavy coat made from various furs and hides. It has holes in the hood to allow room for his ears to show. His rounded pot belly hangs over the bark leather belt that holds up his cloth trousers.
At his side is a long sword with a widened blood gutter. The hilt is small and made from brass.
Claims he is part wolf, hence the nick name.
Corsair the rat
This rat has seen better days. In his middle seasons Corsair gets his name from his pirate like look. His pelt consists of tattered brown fur that seems to hang off of his bones. Most of his teeth are missing as well as half is left ear. A trio of claw marks run down the length of his snout, narrowly missing his eyes. His right paw however was not so lucky.
Where a paw once resided only a curved brass hook remains. His chest is adorned only by an iron chest plate. His back covered by a torn and well used cloak that has been repurposed as a makeshift cape with a hood. His legs are covered by a pair of chain mail greeves.
He carries a serrated cutlass at his side with a red ribbon tied to the hilt.
"Yet to be Named" the weasel
This weasel of average height covers his brown and black hide with a single hard leather shoulder pad and a chain mail tunic. He carries a short sword at his side but relies mostly on his mace and wooden buckler. The black mask of his face has been painted red around his eyes.
"Yet to be named" the weasel
This weasel cuts a less than exotic form. Neither muscular or weak, neither fat nor skinny, this weasel looks to be average in both height and shape. Nether the less she dresses in a tan tunic with tribal reed armor over her chest and back. She wears a red bandanna on her head. Her trousers are frayed at the edges and hang loosely from her hips. She carries a short sword in one paw, a wooden buckler on the other.
Like I said, I'm not sure if these characters will make it into the rp, Wolf and Corsair might, but this is just a way to put my thoughts down into paper and get ideas from other people about how the villains should look, act and feel.
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 13, 2014 20:43:46 GMT -5
I've thought of something. I'm either going to go with this as an NPC or maybe run it by Rausaro as a PC character:
Bomboar the Brave
A Badger from Brockhall (That's all I have at the moment. I'll have to think it up.)
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 13, 2014 22:06:19 GMT -5
lol! Badgery goodness! If you want to add a twist he can be a traveling thespian player or thief ^^ Lol I kid I kid.
So to recap. Cat's bringing his alts and playing the main villain. His otter (I think his new alt is an otter) isgoing to try and steal the sword of martin probibly with help from npc minions played by me. Fernleaf, Baro, and the hedgehog Soldier plays are going to be in Redwall around the time the sword is stolen and etc etc. Heh, I can easily imagine the Redwallers blaming the two vermin ^^
Assuming Baro does't actually steal it <.< >.> I'll leave that part up in the air if/when he steals it to add a bit of suspence XD
(Coolcoyote claps his hands together) Sweetness. We actually have the foundations of a plot together! Woo!
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Post by Caterpillar on Jul 14, 2014 2:19:45 GMT -5
I already PMed Rausaro and asked him if it's okay us to create NPC-abbot and NPC-Badger Lord for our Big Plan. We would made small summaries out of these characters and then leave them to anyone's use. And if LoRA ever gets a member who wants a character in those positions, our NPCs can die out of way. I think we all agree in this?
Your creations look great coolcoyote (I like the lizard Rose the most xD). And I like how some of the characters are wearing furs, teeth etc. of their killed enemies like some mantle of honor. It makes sense since clan believes that bearing something that belonged to other makes his strength become part of yours. The troops act as their leader. ^^
We seriously need a different thread to list all minor and major NPCs... It would be so easy if we could get own sub-board within here in "Plots" where we could create a bios threads for lesser minions, important NCPs, information etc... All in their own threads. If they are slumped all together, it's difficult the find anything. But I'm not sure if Rausaro have authorization to create new sections in the forum. O__o Still, it doesn't hurt to ask.
A Badger from Brockhall.. So it's not actually a Badger Lord we're getting in the plot, am I right? Bomboar the Brave... I think it has nice ring on it ^^ So how this Bomboar is joining in this our Big Plot? We haven't discussed that yet.
But yes, you summed it up nicely coolcoyote. Should Steck be in Redwall too or would the heroes run into him on the road? If it's the latter, then Baron can be one that helps Redwallers identify the robbers and thus be use to them. ^^ It depend do you want to Baro side with the good beast or bad.
As for the NPC that could "mingle" between Vermilion and troops... I'm thinking about some sort of shaman... Spiritual tribe always needs a shaman.
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 14, 2014 2:31:14 GMT -5
He's probably going to be out for revenge for that horde's attack on Brockhall, killing his friends or something. He may be on his way to be a Badger Lord. Any hares that find him would be his growing entourage. Or anybody else. I'm still waiting to see if Rausaro is bringing in his otter character so it won't just be two or three against that horde of vermin.
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Post by Caterpillar on Jul 14, 2014 5:18:38 GMT -5
If we won't get more members in our hero group I think I can npc one redwallwer that will join in the adventure. Maybe a bit shy squirrel-maiden. (:
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 14, 2014 11:16:42 GMT -5
Lol, bice. And it is getting a bit crowded in here post wise. It might be easiest to just make a new forum thread in Plots to add npc bio's and a quick bio of the players involved for people to easily accesss. Mostly the main reason why I describe my own characters descriptions each time I enter a new scene is simply so others don't have to search for what he looks like from the official scroll. THe only concern I have is spamming the Plot's board/ Is it possible to make a new thread here in this section? Also thanks, I like Rose as well. I based her off of another character I have on the Redwall Muck. Wolf as well XD You know what we could also do during the plot with Baro and Steck is do a cut away scene where Vermillion is chatting with his underlings during the feast or what not. Also, your turn there Sorry, couldn't resist XD |
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 14, 2014 20:42:40 GMT -5
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Post by Caterpillar on Jul 15, 2014 2:09:13 GMT -5
(coolcoyote, I shall reply as soon I got my post written (: And nice idea of Vermilion chatting with his troops. Let's do that)
We need a good name for this project and entitle all information threads with it so that if someone else joins up in this project afterwards, it's easier for him/her find the right topics from among all others when they are bearing the same name. There is lots of threads here in here "Plot"-section so better make clear which ones contain information from this project.
Like, for example, I was planning to create something like
[Insert the Big Plot's name here]: Vermilion's army where I'm gonna put some information of Weasel Lord's army, its habits and such. In there you coolcoyote can also post your lesser NPC-troops' summaries.
I'll make another thread entitled as: [Insert the Big Plot's name here]: Vermilion and his inner chircle. where goes his army's major NPCs.
Fernleaf already created NPC-topic and maybe it would serve us a place where put Redwall NPCs?
So what will the name be? If this was one of Redwall-book, how it would be entitled? ^^ "Stolen Warrior Martin's Sword"? "The Great Swordchase"? ...I'm very bad at naming stories... -___-'
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 15, 2014 2:12:08 GMT -5
Hmmmm...I"m not too good naming stories as well. The great Swordchase, could be one. "Cavern Crew" could be another. Any other ideas?
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 15, 2014 8:08:24 GMT -5
Lol I am horrible with names too. I would though put all the important details, NPCs cultures etc into fernleafs new thread and keep this one open or co ordination for plays. That way we have all the relevant if info in one easy access point with out spamming the plot thread XD As a writer I will tell you that over compartmentalization makes it harder to stay organized
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Post by Caterpillar on Jul 15, 2014 14:15:26 GMT -5
I second the "Cavern Crew" It rolls well on the tongue n__n
I agree that we shouldn't do too complicated compartmentalization - but we'll need some order. Let's assume that someone have to find an info about a certain NPC-character. If all characters, redwallers and vermin, are slumped together, finding out the needed one can be difficult and tiresome. Getting new members to join in this plot requires that we make the information as articulate and easy accessible as possibly so people don't have waste too much time trying to find what they are looking for. (:
Also, I got answer back from Rausaro. He has no problem about our Big Plot-idea, but he still need to run it by Tracy before he can approve it. So we wait ^^
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 15, 2014 15:23:00 GMT -5
ok.In the mean time that will give us time to finish up our own plots that we have on going Im sure we can have an adventure in or gettin to redwall on fernleafs end while we wait. |
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 15, 2014 20:10:35 GMT -5
I've been waiting on unknownsoldier to post in my thread before I do. If I don't hear from him in a few days, I'll go ahead and post there. I need a few hares. Bomboar, my badger, is going to be somewhat unpredictable, especially when the Bloodwrath takes him, and they would have to follow him to make sure he doesn't get into trouble. LOL, imagine him breaking off a stalactite in that cavern and using it as a club or spear or both. But that's a while away yet.
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Post by Caterpillar on Jul 15, 2014 21:54:03 GMT -5
Does Bomboar have vendetta agaist all vermin in general or is it a personal revenge on Vermilion that he seeks? If it's the latter, I need to include Vermilion's past the killing of Bomboar's friends or destroying his home. ^^
...no time to talk more, gotta go! ^^'
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Post by fernleaf on Jul 15, 2014 23:52:16 GMT -5
I'd say it's a personal vendetta against Vermillion. Though he wouldn't care if other vermin die along the way. Sort of like in Mattimeo when Slagar the Fox incurs the wrath of Orlando the Axe.You might say history is repeating itself.
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Post by coolcoyote on Jul 16, 2014 10:20:53 GMT -5
Lol I can just imagine some poor hare or other woodlander having to follow the badger around and keep him from stepping into situations he would survive, but his attentends wouldn't XD
Heh, He is going to get allong /so/ well with Baro XD
If for any reason your badger can't be from brockhall or lead the LP into battle you could always make him a wandering warrior with some woodlanders to help him out, as a back up plan ^^
Also I didn't mean to seem like I was rushing people to continue other plots XD Sorry about that. I ment that while this story is still in the works we have time to finish up the plots leading up to it so others don't have to wait on us when / if the plot gets a green light ^^
And at the very least we still have stuff to play around with if it does't go quite as we had planned ^^
In other news I'll try to keep the number of iportant lackies a (alive at one time ^^) small both for my sanity and because there isn't too much need for them quite yet. I'll post them to the other thread as they appear :3
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. It won't break my heart not to use them or change them to fit the story. Feel free to make suggestions, like Rose's name, the best I could come up with is a thief lizard named rose redtail.
, I'll post more here later as the story develops and a role appears that needs to be filled etc etc. I may make a seperate thread just to put all the characters, my npcs and other players, just so we have a quick refrence to them.
