Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
Registered: Jul 8, 2021 17:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 9, 2021 1:59:52 GMT -5
Kua smiled grimly. "Oh, you misunderstand. The reborn were already a part of our world. When we were weakened, Vokus came back with something much, much worse. But, maybe that is a story for another time."
Kua turned and looked towards the west. Exploration had its merits. Maybe there was a way back home somewhere over the horizon. She still wasn't sure why the void gate sent her here. She knew she wanted a one-way trip where the Corrupting One wouldn't pose a threat. Perhaps something in the void gate's code had come alive and found a compromise that would let her complete her mission while sparing her life. Machina had always been vague on how void travel actually worked...
She didn't really think about the implications of what Crown of Fingers had said earlier until now. They too had washed up here. This wasn't their native world either. Could there be others out there? And would some be like her, or would they be as alien and as adorable as the faceless?
"I... think I want to stay a little longer. My shoulder is still weak. But once I am healed, I will explore, and I will try to find more friends. Maybe other trueborn can teach you more things than me."
Thinking about her shoulder reminded her of something else.
"... Normally, I think trueborn would get upset if you use their deceased bodies for biomass. But if you see an emaciated, evil-looking corpse wash up on the beach... You can make an exception. Just this once."
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Faceless
Established
Roleplay posts: 37
Age: Variable.
Appearance: Marbled red flesh with hard bony plates, typically they have a semi-featureless blank face "mask" located on their body however they can have multiple or none, number of limbs and general body shape can vary dramatically.
Skills and Abilities: The Faceless are capable of learning through numerous ways including mimicry, observation and devouring.
They have a decentralised nervous system, allowing them to easily graft new body parts onto themselves.
If presented with damage or a problem they can over time grow new body parts to combat these issues through various biological tools such as resin secretions.
Faceless are capable of devouring and safely digesting any organic matter, including rotten food and pathogens.
Biography: A slave race created in order to fill numerous roles within a gargantuan empire, this group was lost in transit when the flood happened/
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by Faceless on Aug 9, 2021 3:20:54 GMT -5
"Reborn cannot breach, faceless were reborn replacers. When you ready to explore, tell Travels Far, they will want to explore as well."
Crown of Finger paused, if there were more people there was no certainty that they would be peaceful, or that they wouldn't attempt to exploit either the faceless or Kua, that possibility was unacceptable, Crown of Fingers could not let it's kind become slaves nor could it allow for Kua to be harmed or worse. Solutions were pouring through the mind of Crown of Fingers and eventually one was found, it was crude and would most likely result in conflict but it seemed the best option for keeping faceless and Kua safe.
"Kua, important listen. If you find dangerous things then return to faceless and guard will be sent with to protect. Understand?" Crown of Finger's tone seemed tinged with a hint of concern and urgency.
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 9, 2021 22:17:49 GMT -5
Kua nodded. "Mmm. I agree to both those conditions. Thank you."
She looked around at the rest of the colony. "Hmm, I should make some kind of home. Maybe out of branches, or a cave. One near your people so I will feel safe. And also near fresh water and food. Uh, I mean-"
The thought of eating her tasty chicken-flavored friends still felt strange. "Uh, in case I get tired of faceless fire flesh." She smiled shyly and scratched her head.
"Do faceless know how to farm? Make more biomass from ground? It must be easy for you. Your kind are not as picky as trueborn."
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Crown of Fingers
Established
Roleplay posts: 36
Age: 80+
Appearance: Around 9ft tall with a body visually composed of a red marbled fleshy substance and hard bony plates, three legs terminating in roughly spherical nubs, a tall spire of meat where a head is located on a human, near the top of this spire is a vaguely humanoid mask devoid of most facial features. At the top of the spire are eight fully functional fingers. No visible eyes, ears, nose or mouth.
Equipment: A 10ft pole comprised of tough wood with homunculus carapace on both ends
Skills and Abilities: Due to their alien biology their internal antenna allows them to perceive the world based entirely on waves, airwaves for shape and sound and lightwaves for colour as well as other wavelengths but I doubt anyone's going be using radios or microwaves, another trait shared by all faceless is their ability to learn voraciously, they are capable of learning by observation, mimicking activities, reading, hearing and eating things, furthermore they are capable of growing new body parts to solve problems though this needs time to analyse the problem, gather and consume organic material and then grow the part the process can take up to days depending on the size and complexity of the part. Their carapace plating is completely disposable and can be safely removed if damaged to a point where it is no longer useful. Faceless also struggle to feel pain which helps when they remove parts of themselves to upgrade or replace thus is due to their decentralised nervous system. Furthermore the faceless can safely eat and digest any organic matter even if it's horribly rotten as they are naturally immune to infections due to their tendency to simply devour whatever's infecting them. Crown of Fingers can expel a stream stream of corrosive acids a short distance and can of course grip things with it's decorative crown.
Biography: A former Slave unsure of it's place in the universe, Crown of Fingers is one of many faceless that was lost by in the mist, they acted as a general construction overseer before the mist however they lack any sense of aesthetics as they used to simply instruct others to instructions. At the time of the flood they and other faceless were in transit to a separate colony.
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:42:54 GMT -5
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Post by Crown of Fingers on Aug 10, 2021 5:01:41 GMT -5
"Faceless can make cave for you easy, for farm some left know how grow but we have no seed to feed earth. Think there was food tree uh trueborn food tree that way."
Crown of Fingers pointed southwest with their staff.
"Farm make there perhaps? A few faceless went way to bring back some of tree food for Turns Pages to write, catalogue, record. Certain faceless help you get tree food."
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 10, 2021 21:17:03 GMT -5
Kua nodded. "Mmm. That sounds good. Will explore there. I think a farm would be good for your people too. If you eat all the plants and animals here, soon there will be nothing left. Your people not get sick from poison, so can plant anything for farm. Any plants that grow fast, make good food for faceless."
Kua gave a queer look as she realized she was starting to develop a faceless accent.
"Anyways, I still wish I had more to offer the faceless. Ooh, maybe I can play music while they dig me a home."
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Faceless
Established
Roleplay posts: 37
Age: Variable.
Appearance: Marbled red flesh with hard bony plates, typically they have a semi-featureless blank face "mask" located on their body however they can have multiple or none, number of limbs and general body shape can vary dramatically.
Skills and Abilities: The Faceless are capable of learning through numerous ways including mimicry, observation and devouring.
They have a decentralised nervous system, allowing them to easily graft new body parts onto themselves.
If presented with damage or a problem they can over time grow new body parts to combat these issues through various biological tools such as resin secretions.
Faceless are capable of devouring and safely digesting any organic matter, including rotten food and pathogens.
Biography: A slave race created in order to fill numerous roles within a gargantuan empire, this group was lost in transit when the flood happened/
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by Faceless on Aug 13, 2021 18:07:44 GMT -5
"Good." Crown of Fingers replied with a cheerful note in it's voice "Sure that they appreciate help and knowledge. Will ask Turns Pages how make your life better here, fix damage, make home that thing."
With that as if to conclude the conversation, Crown of Fingers stood themselves up and went off in search of Turns Pages leaving Kua to search for the explorers/
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
Registered: Jul 8, 2021 17:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 15, 2021 13:47:21 GMT -5
After taking a short break, Kua began her trip southwest in search of the tree food. As she traveled, she played a gentle, upbeat melody on her flute. She greeted every faceless she met with a smile.
...except of course, Cannot Heal and Loyal. She remembered the warning to stay away from these two.
She wondered if perhaps it was her destiny to meet the faceless. Intellectually, she understood that if other "trueborn" were to encounter them, they would likely run away frightened, or even attack. Her cursed gift, as she felt inspired to call it now, sometimes put her in danger. But it also gave her unprecedented insight into certain people and beings.
She wondered if some god or goddess had not only interfered with the void gate to spare her life, but also to bring her to them.
She took a pause from her music when there weren't as many faceless about. She sighed. "Maybe think too highly of self."
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Faceless
Established
Roleplay posts: 37
Age: Variable.
Appearance: Marbled red flesh with hard bony plates, typically they have a semi-featureless blank face "mask" located on their body however they can have multiple or none, number of limbs and general body shape can vary dramatically.
Skills and Abilities: The Faceless are capable of learning through numerous ways including mimicry, observation and devouring.
They have a decentralised nervous system, allowing them to easily graft new body parts onto themselves.
If presented with damage or a problem they can over time grow new body parts to combat these issues through various biological tools such as resin secretions.
Faceless are capable of devouring and safely digesting any organic matter, including rotten food and pathogens.
Biography: A slave race created in order to fill numerous roles within a gargantuan empire, this group was lost in transit when the flood happened/
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by Faceless on Aug 19, 2021 2:33:53 GMT -5
A rustle came from the undergrowth. Out of it came a singularly unusual faceless, it lacked traditional legs with knees instead with a cluster of thin noodly appendages which it used to hold itself up, it's body was hunged and curved in a way that accentuated it's exceedingly long almost serpentine neck that terminated in a classic faceless "mask", on either side of it's body were skinny arms with bulbous elbow and shoulders. A sort of concave dip in it's back could be seen with what appeared to be apples sat within, arranged into a small pile.
"Why did you stop? Are you tired?" Came the faceless. It's voice was strange by faceless standards, sounding much closer to a human voice than Crown of Fingers' grinding speech or Travels Far's jerky mimicry. The voice sounded eerily natural as if the faceless knew exactly how to speak properly.
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
Registered: Jul 8, 2021 17:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 22, 2021 12:23:24 GMT -5
Ironically, Kua had become so acclimated to the faceless' harsh voices that the smoother voice surprised her.
"Oh, hello. Yes, a little."
She noticed that the nobby centipede frog giraffe had tree food on its back.
"My name is Kua. I am a trueborn and friend of the faceless. I came here looking for tree food to eat and maybe help plant."
She didn't want to be rude and ask her for the ones on her back, so she asked, "Where did you get those?"
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Faceless
Established
Roleplay posts: 37
Age: Variable.
Appearance: Marbled red flesh with hard bony plates, typically they have a semi-featureless blank face "mask" located on their body however they can have multiple or none, number of limbs and general body shape can vary dramatically.
Skills and Abilities: The Faceless are capable of learning through numerous ways including mimicry, observation and devouring.
They have a decentralised nervous system, allowing them to easily graft new body parts onto themselves.
If presented with damage or a problem they can over time grow new body parts to combat these issues through various biological tools such as resin secretions.
Faceless are capable of devouring and safely digesting any organic matter, including rotten food and pathogens.
Biography: A slave race created in order to fill numerous roles within a gargantuan empire, this group was lost in transit when the flood happened/
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by Faceless on Aug 22, 2021 12:53:50 GMT -5
The faceless reached into its back with a thin appendage and brought forth an apple. "Fruit trees are close by. Do you want to help me with making an orchard friend of faceless?"
The faceless had a warm tone to it's voice as if Kua's words had comforted the bizarrely formed entity.
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
Registered: Jul 8, 2021 17:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 23, 2021 13:01:03 GMT -5
Kua carefully took the apple and examined it. Then she turned to the faceless and her face brightened.
"Yes, I'd love to! We make sustainable biomass for faceless and trueborn no nee- I mean, I won't need to rely on friendly flesh food as much."
She shook her head. "Sorry, I was spending so much time with Crown of Fingers and Travels Far that I started picking up their accent. But you don't have one." She cocked her head curiously.
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Faceless
Established
Roleplay posts: 37
Age: Variable.
Appearance: Marbled red flesh with hard bony plates, typically they have a semi-featureless blank face "mask" located on their body however they can have multiple or none, number of limbs and general body shape can vary dramatically.
Skills and Abilities: The Faceless are capable of learning through numerous ways including mimicry, observation and devouring.
They have a decentralised nervous system, allowing them to easily graft new body parts onto themselves.
If presented with damage or a problem they can over time grow new body parts to combat these issues through various biological tools such as resin secretions.
Faceless are capable of devouring and safely digesting any organic matter, including rotten food and pathogens.
Biography: A slave race created in order to fill numerous roles within a gargantuan empire, this group was lost in transit when the flood happened/
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by Faceless on Aug 23, 2021 13:34:59 GMT -5
The faceless homunclus gave a morose chuckle.
"Yes, I suppose I don't." The faceless said with soft sorrow dropping into it's voice "I've had much more experience with speaking like this compared to then you see. Even if I wasn't speaking for years, it's not something to easily forget is it?"
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
Registered: Jul 8, 2021 17:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 24, 2021 14:57:41 GMT -5
"Mmm, it reminds of my youth, when my parents were deciding if I should focus on speaking elven or common. They decided common was a more useful language because of all the humans in my world. But I still got elven lessons from my mother. I rarely speak it, but it comes back quickly if I need to for a while."
Kua took a small bite of the apple, to test its flavor. "How did you learn to speak like trueborn?" Kua had somewhat missed the subtext in the faceless' unfortunate tone. Reading the room, as it were, was a more active than passive process for her, so perhaps she was simply fatigued from the day's activities. (She had technically fought a battle, killed someone, and almost drowned just a few hours ago.)
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Faceless
Established
Roleplay posts: 37
Age: Variable.
Appearance: Marbled red flesh with hard bony plates, typically they have a semi-featureless blank face "mask" located on their body however they can have multiple or none, number of limbs and general body shape can vary dramatically.
Skills and Abilities: The Faceless are capable of learning through numerous ways including mimicry, observation and devouring.
They have a decentralised nervous system, allowing them to easily graft new body parts onto themselves.
If presented with damage or a problem they can over time grow new body parts to combat these issues through various biological tools such as resin secretions.
Faceless are capable of devouring and safely digesting any organic matter, including rotten food and pathogens.
Biography: A slave race created in order to fill numerous roles within a gargantuan empire, this group was lost in transit when the flood happened/
Allegiances: The Faceless Homunculi
Registered: Jun 23, 2021 13:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by Faceless on Aug 24, 2021 15:17:40 GMT -5
The faceless sighed and tapped their mask with a tendril.
"It's hard to remember. I'm sure the ones in charge did something to make me forget, but I was a person once, I know that much, I had two legs and two arms and eyes and ears and a mouth and hands and things. And now...well you have eyes and can see." confessed the homunculus with some difficulty. As if remembering was like dredging the memories out of a bog.
The faceless twisted some of it's tendrils into vaguely arm shaped protrusions as if to display it's malformed body, with a resigned apathy.
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Kua Redford
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 104
Age: 90 (appears early 20s)
Appearance: A thin half-elf, whose olive skin has a greenish tint. Slightly pointed ears. Noticeably wide grin. Dark brown eyes and straight black hair.
Her knuckles are calloused with little scars.
Equipment: A pitch black long coat-style gambeson and a kettle helmet. A longsword inscribed with runes. A pouch of medicinal herbs. A buckler with a long chain attached to it.
A clay flute. A pair of fuzzy pink earmuffs.
A thick black book filled with strange notes...
Skills and Abilities: Kua possesses remarkable gymnastic and martial arts abilities. Her kinesthetic intelligence is very high. She is also a skilled sword fighter and unconventional buckler wielder. Kua also possesses the potential for fire and holy magic. The mists keep it at bay, but the force of her emotions can occasionally overcome it.
She is quite skilled with a flute.
She struggles with complex abstract concepts and mathematics, and demonstrates no social fear. She has a heart condition that requires periodic herbal treatment.
Biography: Kua Redford was born with a disability similar to William's Syndrome. Her parents were overprotective and fearful Kua would never be able to live a normal life. However, Kua also possessed a fierce, independent drive. What started as basic self-defense lessons became an obsession with becoming a warrior so that she could survive on her own.
Kua was enabled by the King of her city-state of Whitehall, a man who saw great potential in her. He had her further trained so she could fulfill her wish of becoming a great paladin someday. Although there were many doubters and Kua's progress was slow, the king went to his deathbed still believing in her dream.
(It didn't hurt that the king was secretly her grandfather. But that is a very long story.)
Because Kua is a half-elf, she ages slowly. Bigots from her world believe her "condition" to be a result of her being a half-breed.
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Post by Kua Redford on Aug 26, 2021 0:02:45 GMT -5
Kua didn't have a good reason, but she felt compelled to gently reach out and touch one of the noodly arms.
"Oh, so your kind definitely have souls." She said softly. "Crown of Fingers was afraid your people didn't. I had a feeling it was a silly concern. I think, you are still a person. You are a faceless, but you are a person. I think in a way this is true of all the faceless. They are a people."
Her next question probably would have been better asked of Crown of Fingers or Travels Far. But she didn't really think much about it until just this moment. "When did you first learn of the term 'trueborn'? And what makes you not trueborn?"
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