Horsemen of Trinor

Rin Shouten · Status: Offline Trainee Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 911

Horsemen of Trinor

The smell of burnt corpses floated atop the eastern wind and signalled the end of a very long day. Bodies lay strewn across the ashen battlefield, bodies of men who had fought for their land and for their people. Soldiers stood in few numbers amongst the bodies, too tired to carry the dead, too shaken to leave them behind.

Waving back and forth, imbedded in the ground, was a single banner, one that bore witness to the entire battle. It had seen the plight of the man who had thrust it into the ground when he was struck down only moments later. When the burning arrows rained down upon the army and abrogated the front line before it even neared the Montaren rampart. The banner had swayed there in the middle of the entire battle and now it's sights changed to the sky as it was lifted up high and a shout filled the air.

On the large hill overlooking the smouldering battlefield a man on horseback lifted up a waving red banner above his head and let out a cry of victory. His voice carried over the land and crashed against the bloodstained soldiers, filling their minds with the acknowledgement of victory. They looked up from the corpses of their fallen allies and turned their heads to the man silhouetted in the rising sun's light.

The battle had been devistating, the ground beneath them had been hollow. They never could have expected that when they reached the forward battlement that they would fall to a floor of spikes. Those who hadn't been that unfortunate were left to the vicious infantry of Montare. It was a blind fight that they were going to lose until the Horsemen of Trinor had rode in.

They were few in number, no more than forty, and yet they fought with skill that out paced thousands. The Horsemen had been like great predators, swooping down upon the Montarans with talons primed. They had come from both sides, forced the Montaran army into smaller fighting numbers by pinning them between the Montaran wall and their own spike pits they had dug as a trap for the enemy. The battle had been short, and the Horsemen victorious.

One soldier propped himself up on his sword and squinted at the Horseman silhouetted in light. Sitting on his horse behind him was a boy no older than twelve, a bloody sword in his hand, his soft, yet vicious, eyes looking out across the battlefield.

--

This is that boy's story, and the story of the Horsemen of Trinor whom he shall ride with. I will need four or five people to play the boy, other riders, as well as other roles. You don't need a Char. Sheet, just describe your character in your first I.C. (which I will be doing in my next post Razz

) and sorry for the long read.

Rules:
-- Standard RPGc rules, I.E. No Godmodding, Spamming, etc.
-- No OOC in thread unless it involves your upcoming long absence (like vacation, term papers need to be concentrated on, etc etc.)
-- 3 Good length paragraphs per post
-- No throwing fireballs or raining ice down upon people, its a story of warriors, men who fought with sword, axe, and bow, not fantastical super humans
-- Keep to a western feel, in names and in appearance
_________________

Roleplaying Characters:
Rin Shouten
Sazaku Norimune
Tsubame Inuzuka
No 4th RPC
RPG Stats:
Shinobi Rank: Gonin[SS] ~ Jounin[A] ~ Jounin[A]
Village: Kirigakure ~ Otogakure ~ Konohagakure
Training Points: 0
Inventory: 40 Senbon, Tsukihime ~ Wind Shire Blades (Water) ~ Kibaku Nendo Left Arm
Personal Stats:
Forum Credit: 0

Edit Your Shinobi Info So It Shows Under Your Posts By Clicking Here!

Rin Shouten · Status: Offline Trainee Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 911

The sun stirred from on high above the black horse, rays of sunlight drawing along it's mane, past the lines of it's blacken battle armor. The horse stirred anxiously, trotting around the small wooden cell-like area of the stable. It annoyed him that his master payed him such little mind to only buy such a small cell and not the entire stable itself. As he began to be wooed by the confining walls, the sounds of boots could be heard echoing as a single man rounded the corner. He had short black hair that spiked in chaotic fashion as well as disenchanting blue eyes that stared out into the stable. A black breastplate clinged gently against the shoulder pauldrons, which were shaped similar to lions, in unison with the flutter of a red cape against the stirring breeze of day. The sound was only mirrored by the rest of the black armor, and the chainmail shirt gave a jingle of a metal every once in a while.

Aside the man drew another, garbed in priestly robes with a blue silk cape and a head of blonde hair, goldish blonde, and eyes of deep green. The priestly man walked aside Lans as he rested his right arm on the right lion pauldron. The knight quickly spun around to the priestly man, his black hair swaying slightly. Once he noticed the face, the knight lowered himself to a single knee, bowing his head. "Lord Ignas! What are you doing here? Your father, Duke Ghielsen is left unprotected with you gone!"

Ignas patted the head of the Knight consolingly. He knew the Knight's relationship with his father, for the Knight was of the line of Duke Tartare, who had been a good friend of his father. "Lans, not even I, the High-Priest could save my father, he died a few hours ago." Lans lowered his head lightly, his right hand pressed against the sword Duke Ghielsen had given in tribute of his recent success, Anbicion. Lans rose to his feet as he opened the gate to his horse, hopping onto it's back in one fluid motion. "I am the Black Horseman, and I will be successful where even you failed, I will make sure the same thing does not happen to my fa...erm...Duke Tartare."
_________________

Roleplaying Characters:
Rin Shouten
Sazaku Norimune
Tsubame Inuzuka
No 4th RPC
RPG Stats:
Shinobi Rank: Gonin[SS] ~ Jounin[A] ~ Jounin[A]
Village: Kirigakure ~ Otogakure ~ Konohagakure
Training Points: 0
Inventory: 40 Senbon, Tsukihime ~ Wind Shire Blades (Water) ~ Kibaku Nendo Left Arm
Personal Stats:
Forum Credit: 0

Edit Your Shinobi Info So It Shows Under Your Posts By Clicking Here!