Greetings all

Firstly I would like to introduce myself, my name is Nilix and whilst on these forums I will stay IC just as in game, this is likely to be the only post in which I refer to myself as a character rather than a adventurer in the realms. The reason for this is to further improve on my characters role play within and outside the game environment. With this said I will continue onto the post.

Nilix is designed around the seven truths, and advancement of evil and the twin lords, he is currently a ebon fist and a member of Mhaldor, he has followed the path of sin Lady Indrani in the path of religion. I am writing this post to ask feedback on the Ideas I have behind Nilix and the life in front of him. I hope that people may take things seriously rather than trolls destroying the thread. I here will explain Nilix background and why he has chosen his life, and what his goals are before his destiny is fulfilled, some may never be achieved but from an IC perspective, there is no reason for Nilix not to believe them and pursue them with his entire being.

Background:

When I was born, I missed the identity of my parents, I missed the way they acted or looked, they was there then my life become blank until I was about nine. I remember that I grew up with a group of travellers, I spent most of my life exploring with them, we never stopped for more than a few days in the same area, on my fourteenth birthday we went to the Northern Ithmia forest for a picnic when rouges descended on us, they were bandits the fury in their eyes, they slaughtered the only family I knew in front of my eyes, they pulled the intestines from their bodies while they were still breathing and conscious, mimicking as if they was going to eat them, one even licked them.

I ran, and I ran, I never stopped wandering I was going to keep my life the same way it was, but day by day my hatred for them grew, On my sixteenth birthday I began seeking them down, I travelled for many months following false leads but a few weeks before my seventeenth birthday I found them at the same spot they killed my only family, I drew down on them screaming wildly, It was there, on that day I ripped their hearts from their bodies still beating and placed it inside their very mouth, and watched in a sadistic fashion, There souls ripped from them.

The thrill was unrivalled but afterwards nothing was left but coldness, it was on that day my pupils grew and became so dilated that they covered the entire surface of my eyes. I did however keep one alive following me, chained, but that only lasted so long, he told how he enjoyed killing my friends my family and it was that night in the food I gave him, I put his mind into a state of no return so he couldnt do as his brain told him, but his brain was fully functioning, I opened his head, making sure he didnt die, and very slowly chipped at his brain feeding him piece by piece until finally he lay dead.

A man, a strange figure approached me the day before my eighteenth birthday, and he offered me a trial, I accepted it, and it was then I was taken to Ceylon. After the trial I joined Shallam and the Templars believing that my life was guided towards protecting the innocent from what happened to me, I was wrong, so very wrong.

Comments on Background:

For now the background is short, I will increase it but from this little section, it explains why I follow suffering and Oppression, it also explains why I follow sin, I follow sin due to Wrath otherwise known as Vross, this can be seen from my retaliation on the bandits. The suffering is portrayed on the fact my only known family was killed in front of me, and all I could do was watch. It can be interpreted in a number of ways, it can go down the path of good and down the path of evil, due to the fact I can work to stop this happening to others, But I can also work towards it was the start of a path to strength. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Goals:

Nilix has a variety of goals ranging from one extreme to another.

1) Nilix wish’s to progress into the Order of Lady Indrani

2) Nilix wish’s at some point in time to become Tyrannus of Mhaldor

3) Nilix wish’s to either destroy Cyrene and Shallam, or show them true strength, and aide in them casting out the Church, The latter is nigh on impossible.

4) Nilix believes there are conflicts in what Mhaldor believes and what Mhaldor doe’s and wish’s when the time is right to change this, for now he is to young.

5) Nilix ultimate goal is to make relevant changes in Mhaldor’s actions, to match its beliefs. I will not go into that here however.

After Note:

I was basically looking into various ideas into what Nilix can do to forward his life, and also for ideas from others on what he has set out at the moment, Please try to keep this sane and not inflict the thread by trolling or bringing in irrelevant topics. Thank you in advance.

He's your character, YOU decide who he is and what he likes/does/feels.

Just get IG and play.

Also welcome to Achaea

Just as a note, the forums by nature are OOC. Don't try to be in-character here, it doesn't work and won't help much.

Split your goals into smaller steps first. Aim to get a certain rank first, become and aide to a Ministry and make sure you are noticeable in raids, events etc. Progress in Mhaldor is not fair and is, of course, governed by how much the Twins like you. I don't think there has been a Tyrannus that hasn't been a Shayatin or Adikoi but then again I may be mistaken on this point.

Get you house requirements done, quick fast.


As a personal interest: Why Indrani and not Keresis?

Ahh so when you say split it into smaller goals, you mean like spreading it so all the small goals work towards my bigger ones? For example the goal of becoming Tyrannus working on the house requirements to become a full memeber to aide the process and so on.

Lady Indrani is focused more into the world of sin, and Nilix life is riddled with sin, that eventually he will use to further his abilitys and goals, using sin against others, and defending himself from the weakness sin brings. Lady Keresis is focused more on revenge and although Nilix's backround can be seen as a vengefull person, his sins spread deeper than just Vross, for example Distradh is a major part of his life, Nilix Distradh was recently hurt leading to Vross and Shikhar, although he will have to wait to fulfill them as the person who invoked it is currently stronger than Nilix. I hope this answers your question.

I see, thank you for the advice

This doesn't happen.

0_o

But the character isn't you. Boz does things and says things I would never say/do BECAUSE he is Boz. I don't have any choice in the matter if I want to stay true to the role.


Anyway, nice to see someone who wants to RP. The most important thing is: Even if you have a pre-conceived notion of who your character is, be open to change. Be flexible and allow outside influences to change Nilix. After all, IRL if things happen, it effects your personality, right? So why wouldn't it be the same IG?

Yes Boz, I know that influences can change a personality, or perspective of an individual, I will only allow however IC influences to effect me, but for now I see Mhaldor as the best place for him, Obviously something drastic is going to have to occur in order for him to change his mind. I realise that IG I as a player will have to make some bad decisions that as a player I would not choose, However playing a character, even if the decision is bad it is a neccessity to sustain roleplay.

Gorlasintan: It can if Nilix changes one further down the path of his life.

The organizations you seek to change are also made up of players like you. What makes you so special that you can change them, instead of the other way around, when they have more experience, greater numbers, and on top of that are already entrenched in power?

You are not going to change Apples's and Horns's minds.

Though it will be amusing to watch him try.

This is a poor argument. The face of Achaean Chaos was changed drastically from Erisian rainbows and "what the hell" to Babelonian monsters and "holy crap, I can't believe this" by a small group of dedicated RPers. They didn't just have to go against entrenched organizations, they actually had to go against the makers of the game and convince them their world was more fun to play in. Same goes for Good and the Church - it was changed drastically to become more abrasive and violent, despite having a long history of love, happiness, and compassion. And that group only had a handful of really dedicated RPers, too.

They had dedication, they had a vision, and there was more than one of them. Granted, Nilix doesn't necessarily lack these things, but to me, a lot of it just seems to be going under the assumption of "I will change it all because I'm a special snowflake!" The alternate names for the seven deadly sins (which appear to be their names in English fed through a non-existent cipher) particularly seem like an attempt at specialness. I've made characters with the goal of being special, too, but I never tried to change an organization with it. If all you have is a desire to be awesome, you aren't going to get any leadership positions, because no one wants to sacrifice time and effort to make you look more awesome. Several of them will be willing to ooh and aah if you put awesomeness on display, but they won't help you achieve it unless they're feeling charitable, and even then, their help only extends as far as their charitability.

I'd edit the above post for an inaccuracy pointed out to me by Indrani, but regrettably it seems the edit button expires after a while. Meh. If you spotted it, you'll know what it is, and you'll know it's not terribly consequential to the matter at hand.

If you had read it properly you will notice I said Nilix does not have to even be able to accomplish the goals, but there is no reason for him not to think he can not make a change, even if in reality he can not. With regards to the "Im a special snowflake" Thanks for the giggle. The words you mention are not made up and are used activly ingame, Probably the part Lady Indrani corrected you of. Overall your entitled to you opinion as everybody else is theres. The whole purpose of Nilix is not to be special, rather to enjoy a roleplaying environment.