Mhaldorian Brotherhood

Quei

High Lord Vadimuses Xanatov asks Xenomorph, "Lord Xenomorph you have taken an oath that is not taken lightly, to instruct a protege in the way of the Maldaathi. You have admitted to failing him in the past, as your job is demanding, the Knights will not hold it against you, but rather trust that Lord Sartan will give you strength not to repeat your ways, and teach this one as your mentor did to you.  Do you swear to uphold the oath of the Maldaathi to Exemplar Aepas?"

Xenomorph says in a gruff voice, "I swear to follow our ways and instruct him with great care and I will never fail him or forget him this time, or I will remove my cloak, unfit as a Knight. That, I will never allow to happen, I swear I will teach him as Sir Tont taught me, and turn him into a Knight-Druid of Mhaldor."

Xenomorph stands up and stretches his arms out wide.

Xenomorph's blackened hand leaves a faint trail of ash as he acknowledges Vadimuses with a formal salute.

Xenomorph easily vaults onto the back of a blood steed.

High Lord Vadimuses Xanatov asks Aepas, "Exemplar Aepas, what you ask is out of the ordinary. But Lord Xenomorph has vouched for your honour and strength of character. You have a heavy burden on you, and if you fail the Maldaathi by dishonouring us, you will be banished. Lord Xenomorph says that will not happen, and I trust that. Do you swear to uphold the oath of a Maldaathi, essentially a Squire, and heed our ways, and Lord Xenomorph's instruction?"

Aepas says to Vadimuses in a multifarious voice, "I do High Lord, by these words and faith that bind me."

Aepas's blackened hand leaves a faint trail of ash as he acknowledges Vadimuses with a formal salute.

Vadimuses gives Aepas a respectful salute.

Aepas's blackened hand leaves a faint trail of ash as he acknowledges Xenomorph with a formal salute.

Xenomorph's blackened hand leaves a faint trail of ash as he acknowledges Aepas with a formal salute.

Xenomorph says to Aepas in a gruff voice, "We will work harder than ever to do this, you have my word. You will be a Knight-Druid one day. At that time, I will call you brother."

Xenomorph says in a gruff voice, "And forever after."

Aepas nods his head emphatically.

Xenomorph says to Vadimuses in a gruff voice, "Thank you for honouring us, High Lord Vadimuses."

Aepas says to Xenomorph in a multifarious voice, "I shall not let you down."

The corners of Kaevan's lips turn upwards in an enigmatic half smile.

Kaevan Lichlord says in Mhaldorian, "So witnessed by the shadowy and underhanded Naga, as well."

Xenomorph nods his head at Aepas.

Xenomorph shakes Aepas's hand firmly.

Xenomorph shakes Vadimuses's hand firmly.

Xenomorph beckons Aepas to him.

Aepas says to Vadimuses in a multifarious voice, "Yes, my sincerest gratitude."

High Lord Vadimuses Xanatov says, "And so it is, with Archbishop Quei to serve as a witness. 

Exemplar Aepas has renewed his vows to Lord Xenomorph, to serve, learn and train as his Squire."

Vadimuses gives Xenomorph a respectful salute.

Xenomorph's blackened hand leaves a faint trail of ash as he acknowledges Vadimuses with a formal salute.

Aepas's blackened hand leaves a faint trail of ash as he acknowledges Vadimuses with a formal salute.

Xenomorph says to Aepas in a gruff voice, "The world beyond that door awaits. Here we go..."

Xenomorph opens the door to the north.

Aepas leaves, following Xenomorph.

Xenomorph, riding a blood steed, leaves to the north.

The door to the north slams shut.

Vadimuses gives you a respectful salute.

Vadimuses opens the door to the north.

Vadimuses moves his huge bulk to the north with surprising grace.

The door to the north slams shut.

Katzchen

What..? Are we trying to make Aepas into the most convoluted character ever?

Ruth

He's been doing this for a while now. It appears Aepas just kind of seems to like the ideals behind the Maldaathi House.

Aepas

Aepas has been trying to do this for nearly a RL year.

Delphinus

"Knight-Druid of Mhaldor," said in a way that isn't parody.

I wish this thread were in a forum other than the Scarlattan Theatre. So many reaction gifs, never to be born.

Iocun

I think Aepas should join the GoM, too. Aepas, do you want to join the GoM?

Xenomorph

Delphinus said:

"Knight-Druid of Mhaldor," said in a way that isn't parody.

I wish this thread were in a forum other than the Scarlattan Theatre. So many reaction gifs, never to be born.

The same thing done by a citymate is showered in cheer, sub the name with XM, and you know the shit colored lenses are working fine.

Iocun said:

I think Aepas should join the GoM, too. Aepas, do you want to join the GoM?

Although I can't change every rule, he don't swing that way by choice. Back off my boy, or I'm coming to Cyrene and beatin' 7 shades of shit out of you, crime: attempted poaching

Come at me bro.

Good job Aepas. Squeegee's do infact work on hateraide spills. You're going to get real training, and from 2 Guilds. Keep it up buddy.

Sherazad

It does sound dodgy but what I would be interested more is to see people who don't like the idea take it up to Aepas ICly. Just curious what would happen. 

Synbios

Delphinus said:

"Knight-Druid of Mhaldor," said in a way that isn't parody.

I wish this thread were in a forum other than the Scarlattan Theatre. So many reaction gifs, never to be born.

I have one, but I don't want to spoil the good moment that was being implied by the log. Congrats(?) on the promotion.

EDIT: Added quote.

Sherazad

@Synbios: I said, I want to see it. >( Tease.

PM broski

Cooper

So...did they get married or what?

Mishgul

I like Aepas. 10/10 would eat again

Iocun

Sherazad said:

It does sound dodgy but what I would be interested more is to see people who don't like the idea take it up to Aepas ICly. Just curious what would happen. 

That only works if our characters actually have a reason to dislike it, though. If someone merely dislikes it from an OOC perspective, there's no reason or justification to take it up IC (even less so since most of our characters won't even know about it IC).

Delphinus

@Iocun: I figured the comment was aimed at [players of] Mhaldorians in particular.

Iocun

Oh.

Silas

Good to see the Maldaathi are finally following in the hallowed footsteps of the once-mighty Guardians of Light. I for one salute you, Hedge Knight.

Ruth

I love hedge knights. That said, shouldn't it be "following the footsteps of the Knights of Hashan"?

Silas

Not sure. Did KoH Knight serpents and jesters too?

Garao

I wanna be a Knight of Hashan.

Vayne

Ruth said:

I love hedge knights. That said, shouldn't it be "following the footsteps of the Knights of Hashan"?

Ya, we fixed that after Soujirou disappeared and Hhaos took over.

Mishgul

Garao said:

I wanna be a Knight of Hashan.

We are all Knights of Hashan, good Sir.

Also, despite all the negative things people love to throw around (or as I like to call it, pulling a Carmain) Aepas has been a very interesting character in this game. I respect him for that.

It will make for a good story, which is what Achaea is essentially. An interactive story that we immerse ourselves in. I've taken a liking to when odd things happen, especially if they push against the norm in the way Aepas' story has. Since like 2011 he's ben fighting for his Wright" to be knighted. I think the consistency he's shown is admirable in those 2 years and it's a little fairytale this kind of thing happening.

It's not as if he just walked up to Certimene or got inducted into a clan and said yo give me reqs. 

Also we can't on the to do on the that does are really that to.

Aepas

I'll say all of this is an interesting situation to be sure. I can understand that it is a very big No-no, and I didn't really expect it to come out onto forums, or really be known much outside of a small group. I would have kept it that way if I could. Icly and OOCly. Mostly because I fear the floodgate issue. Oh no, someone else has been treated like a knight, now let's have everyone attempt to do that. I believe that the Maldaathi in particular have a much stronger sense of "knighthood" then any other knight faction, which is why it is amazingly difficult even for the people that go into it normally. I know plenty who do amazing and still have not been properly knighted yet. See: @katzchen. Still, I am happy to have this one extra layer of roleplay depth, and I believe it will only become that much more difficult on Aepas. After all, he spent a lot of time learning and studying with all of the knights, trying to figure out every little intricacy, and became very well respected by many of them. This action however, shattered his illusions of true respect and in a sense, he is back at the bottom of the totem pole and I'm sure he will manage just a few more odd looks here and there, and I would expect a few scoffs or grunts being the "false Sir" or something like that. There is still a lot to play out here, and I am excited to see where it goes.

Darroth

If anything this will detract from the credibility of the Maldaathi. Druid knight, sigh. 

Exelethril

Aepas said:

I'll say all of this is an interesting situation to be sure. I can understand that it is a very big No-no, and I didn't really expect it to come out onto forums, or really be known much outside of a small group. I would have kept it that way if I could. Icly and OOCly. Mostly because I fear the floodgate issue. Oh no, someone else has been treated like a knight, now let's have everyone attempt to do that. I believe that the Maldaathi in particular have a much stronger sense of "knighthood" then any other knight faction, which is why it is amazingly difficult even for the people that go into it normally. I know plenty who do amazing and still have not been properly knighted yet. See: @katzchen. Still, I am happy to have this one extra layer of roleplay depth, and I believe it will only become that much more difficult on Aepas. After all, he spent a lot of time learning and studying with all of the knights, trying to figure out every little intricacy, and became very well respected by many of them. This action however, shattered his illusions of true respect and in a sense, he is back at the bottom of the totem pole and I'm sure he will manage just a few more odd looks here and there, and I would expect a few scoffs or grunts being the "false Sir" or something like that. There is still a lot to play out here, and I am excited to see where it goes.

The Maldaathi don't have a stronger sense of "knighthood" then any other knight faction, that's for sure. Just like any other faction, there are some in there that carry themselves honourably and exceptionally well and there are others that behave otherwise. Just pointing that out - your statement is unjustified and understandably biased. 

Besides, what Darroth said. You're not of a knight class even if you behave as a knight or uphold knight ideals, even jesters or serpents can behave and carry themselves in that manner. You're not even part of a class that belongs in Mhaldor. You're right though, this shouldn't have spilled onto the forums since it would have been taken out of context extremely easily.

Vadimuses

It was a mistake to post this here.

Aepas

Really shouldn't have. It's way too out of context and does not have the hours/months/years of things put into it. Seems spur of the moment here.

(Edit: Could have come out in theater a bit better if there had been a running log and better understanding I'm sure. )

Xenomorph

Exelethril said:

The Maldaathi don't have a stronger sense of "knighthood" then any other knight faction, that's for sure. Just like any other faction, there are some in there that carry themselves honourably and exceptionally well and there are others that behave otherwise. Just pointing that out - your statement is unjustified and understandably biased. 

Besides, what Darroth said. You're not of a knight class even if you behave as a knight or uphold knight ideals, even jesters or serpents can behave and carry themselves in that manner. You're not even part of a class that belongs in Mhaldor. You're right though, this shouldn't have spilled onto the forums since it would have been taken out of context extremely easily.

Heh, wait, let me get this straight. This thread's presence is a -disruptive intrusion- to the forums, because you guys don't have the self-control -not to come in and say something? Lol. You really set yourself up for a forum instakill, one I'm obligated to deliver to a demanding Rome-like mob. We've seen better self control from Lindsay Lohan guarding Pablo Escobar's coke factory.

The real funny part here (which I carefully indemnify myself with an ever so expertly placed "IC viewpoint")  is that we truly care so little for your faction, I'm taken with complete surprise at how proud homeless people can be. -I- even have some modicum of shame. Not a Refugee? You can stop there, the honest truth? It really doesn't matter whether you are or not, because stopping to care is like rearranging the contents of a Honey Bucket, to establish which turd is best. We are a fair people, and can say you are all equals in that regard. Safe to say its all equally shit in the end. MLB doesn't stop to check out the T-ball scores, so don't feel bad. It's nice you want to come in here, like a mortal waltzing into the Divine Garden. You offer advice to superior peoples, so high above you, we ID the taint below us: you are good at being bad. I know you guys are complete jokers when you have non-knights of the rediculous level you reached. It's not like I come into -your work-  and slap the d**ks out of your mouth. And honestly, we just don't even notice you are alive. There is a huge difference between us.

US:     brushed teeth?   t-bone?   Rice?    Dignity?     iPhone?    Take turns in arena?

U:        no teeth!           boned!     mice!    Lol!          no phone!    Tricks turned outside arena!

They'll get around to you I bet, not that I've actually ever stop to think about it.Your people receive befitting care. The same care and treatment afforded to an infant and a puppy stuck in a busted down flatbad on a hot Alabama turnpike.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flatterly, truly. I'd like to know how humbling that is, given your shame is displayed with the dignitity of a peg-legged stripper. Since day one, you sheep eat out of my hand, but take the dump of it all in the Elusian barnyard, -for IC consumption of novices. Honestly, it sort of illustrates the poor decision you showed up here in the first place.  Looking for trouble in a thread sounds like something you wail and point your chubby donut hook at me over, right? The thing is -the ears of society are tuned to maintain selective memory-, and your vocals will drown out faster than any dignity you once had shooting down a drainpipe.

Remember, you walked into here first. The welcoming air, soft carpet, clean dishes, and unbroken homes, should serve as a clear reminder this isn't even your House to discuss,  as you don't even own one. We won't be coming the day you get one anyways. Because on that day, "....Not a single f*** was given"             -will be bellowed with Moses like authority.

 

You have many pinko lefties, I'm surprised socialism and handouts arent leaving you feeling like a really stinky version of a rich guy.

Xenomorph

In seriousness, if you got a problem, how about you join the Council of Knighthood and attempt to be constructive. You'd be surprised who is involved.

Iocun

I have this weird fear that Xenomorph tends to say some interesting and intelligent things somewhere deep inside his post and that I miss them because I just can't bring myself to dig through all the nonsense surrounding them

Kyrra

Xenomorph is awesome bedtime reading.

Jurixe

Not really going to comment on the log in particular, but in general:

I think there can and should be a place for 'special snowflake' RP, so to speak. Sometimes the most interesting things come from people who want to break the rules, to do something different, to try something new. Going along with these storylines can be a nice change from the expected roles and archetypes, and can lead to something fun. See: Revolutionaries of Chaos, now Nihilists. People never thought they would get anywhere, but look at them now. I don't think such RP should be necessarily discouraged, or people would never want to think outside the box.

However.

By its very definition, special snowflake RP is different, and people naturally single out things that are different to critique - particularly if it is different in an unpopular way. The key to it is being absolutely incredibly persistent with it, having a clear idea and goal of what you want to do and how you want to get there, as well as absolutely amazing roleplay. Without all these, people are just going to think you're a time-wasting attention-whore, and probably rightly so.

The reason why people generally deride 'special snowflake' RP is because most of the people who perpetuate it don't really put that much thought or effort into it and just want to be in the spotlight. They don't find plausible RP reasons for it, they don't show that they're serious about it, and they usually quit after a little while. Overall, just a massive waste of time.

People daring to try something different is a good sign, but it isn't unreasonable for other players to harshly critique your RP if it's 'too' different, since you're actively trying to go against the grain. Your job is to make sure that other people have fun as well in engaging with your roleplay, and really bringing such stellar RP to the table that people will think it's worth it.