Of Vice and Virtue: The Crusades

[Blackest Night]

(((wow, my first RP in a very long time))

"Sloth. Apathy. Lethargy. It drives man away from his obligations to love, to life, to God.

Gluttony. Hunger. Voracity. To be gluttonous is to obscure the light of thy Lord by placing in front of it meaningless excess.

Greed. Avarice. Rapacity. Greed pulls the eye away from the glory of the Lord, thy God, and places its gaze upon frivolous trinkets.

Pride. Arrogance. Vanity. Placing oneself before the almighty God himself is a sign of conceit, of egotism.

Envy. Covetuousness. Jealousy. Let not the qualities of others be your goal, but the manners of the holy and divine.

Wrath. Fury. Hatred. The fires of anger burn the soul, and leaves God but a charred corpse to save.

Lust. Desire. Carnality. So long as sins of the flesh and body be your dream, God himself shall cast you aside as passionately as you have done to Him.

In this world, in this time, few things remain. The Sins have taken all from us, ravaging our land and our society. In this, the year of Our Lord 2013, humanity has been scattered by that which afflicts our darkest parts. We have been dispelled, disenchanted, and lost to the black depths of Vice. God looks unfavorably upon us and questions the merit of his children.

Let not the Sins strike fear within your heart, for you a warrior of the Lord, thy God himself. You are an instrument of his will, a messenger to bring forth the light of the Divine. For far too long, these monstrosities, these banes upon humanity, have cast their defiling blight upon the minds of man. The years have passed, my children, where the Vices were granted unrestricted reign over our hearts and souls. God has come to reclaim his sons, to save his daughters. God has come to save this world from corruption.

Yet He requires we prove our worth, that we show ourself as accepting of His Light. To verify our will to throw off the shackes of sin, we are to destroy the Sins themselves. When we destroy their shells, burn their corrupt corpses, God shall take them into His Light and burn in the flames of purity for all time. Only then shall we be saved. Only then shall we be absolved.

These creatures, these abominations of the darkness, take residence within our land. They reside in places of beauty and magnificence, in gardens and palaces, but do not let this grandeur overtake you, my children. It is but a ruse, a mockery of God's greatness. Seek them out. To defeat the pull of sin, you must delve into it's domain. Search for the sin of lethargy and defeat her. From then, let the light of God guide you to the completion of this crusade.

And thus, I leave it to you, my children. Take up this quest. Go where my frail body cannot linger. Usher a new generation into the Light, into Virtue.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. "

His Holy Servant

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For those of you who lack the ability to understand the above, I'll summarize it.

This RP is the tale of a number of crusaders (comprised of actual RPers and quite a few NPC characters), as they embark on a pope-sanctioned journey to rid the world of the personifications of Sin. Yes, these are obviously the same Sins for which I preach throughout the forums ad nauseam.

The setting of this tale is a dystopian future, on in which the Sins have basically managed to infect enough of the world to gain partial dominion over it. There are no guns, there is no technology. Things have, by the Sins' will, effectively reverted back to a time when modern warfare was practically unheard of. Though some modern medical knowledge still exists, the concept of mechanized warfare is completely nonexistent.

The RP begins, as per the Pope's orders, in the domain of Sloth. Rem will describe it in his opening post. The cursaders know why they are there, and are well aware of who's domain in which they reside, yet that is essentially the extent of their knowledge. They do not know what awaits them within.

Those who desire to be crusaders, which is in all actuality the only spot available to non-Brotherhood members, must be made aware that in all likelihood, you will not win your battles against the Sins. You may escape from them, have them leave you for more important matters, or maybe even manage to wound them, but you shall not beat them. You stand a better chance of gaining any sort of victory against the Acolytes, though they are still quite strong. Faith in God or not, the zealous humans you are portraying are just that. Human.

I am willing to, for the sake of flow and efficiency, inform every member of this RP just what the plot is. I have it all set out and most of the Brotherhood knows it, I believe. If you want to know, PM me.

Now then, with that completed, let's move on to the other, more basic rules.

RULES

- Members of ALL skill levels are invited to join. In fact, it is highly encouraged.
- No Godmoding or Powerplaying (Sins and Acolytes, though you may very well be more powerful than the Humans, I do not expect you to be entirely invincible. )
- MAKE YOUR CHARACTER FIT
- There is no application process. Just know that if your character does not meet the standards of me and the rest of the Brotherhood, you will be asked to either leave or redo the template.
- Place the name "Sloan" above your template.
- Again, no firearms, tanks, mechanized weapons, explosive, the like. I expect weapons such as swords, whips, maces, shields, knives, daggers, etc. You are Christian Crusaders, after all.
- Many characters will die. They will be mainly NPC characters, but later in the RP, do not be surprised if a main crusader meets their end.
- There is to be no magic on the part of the Crusaders. Faith in God is fine and dandy, but no divine intervention shall take place here.
- I expect the crusaders to be dynamic characters. The Sins already are, I have made sure of that. I expect your character to change, even if only slightly, throughout the RP
- Any issues, problems, or questions, PM me or if it pertains to a particular Sin or Acolyte, PM their respective RPer about it. The list is located in the Brotherhood thread.
- This list is subject to change.

Below is a list of Character Slots. The only ones open for non-Brotherhood members are the Crusaders. Brotherhood members need not post their templates. If an RPer asks for it however, please supply it to them.

CHARACTER ROSTER:

Blackest Night - Lust
Ultima Keyblade - Envy
Sir Meta Knight - Pride
Ankoku - Greed
Rem - Sloth
Zabazu - Gluttony
Cyberseraph - Wrath

D2L - Insanity, Acolyte of Envy
Lycian Wolfe - Emptiness, Acolyte of Gluttony
Dawning Kensei - Desire, Acolyte of Lust
Hydrogen - Hatred, Acolyte of Wrath
Crisis Break - Deception, Acolyte of Greed
Electropop - Doubt, Acolyte of Pride

Crusader - BO.dbl.sizzle
Crusader -
Crusader -
Crusader -
Crusader -
Crusader -

[Sir Meta Knight]

It's alive! >3

I can finally be Pride! And, of course, he will be interfering in the business of others. :3 Thank you, BN.

[Miss Murder]

Ha! Finally ... well, I haven't exactly waited that long. But you get my point.

Yay. Thank ya'.

[Chariot of Fire]

Wrath reporting. Let's make this a good one, eh?

[Engineer]

Lets get this started *cracks knuckles*

[Electropop]

Sweet gods. YES!

Uh, but bad newz. Im going out of town this weekend to see some fast boats down in the Ozarks in MO. So..uh... x3 No killings k?

[Hip-Hop]

[Insanity]

AHAHAHAHA, Let's get this sware' underway, eh? HAHA! I made a rhyme didn't I? HOW CLEVER OF ME!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *falls off a cliff*

[/Insanity]

[???]

Apa- er, Sloth, reporting for duty. TEN HUT

[Sir Meta Knight]

So anyway, bumpage. Let's get people plz. :<

[Antlion]

Uhm. I just skimmed that cause I am mad tired. So. Acolytes and Sins = bad, and crusaders try to stop them?

Oh wait, are acolytes good? Sorry, I am lazy and tired D:

I will go read it ;_;

I'll be a crusader, mebbe. I will get back to you tomorow, but until then save me a spot.

[BO_dbl._sizzle]

Name: Constantine Godfrey

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Weapons: Two handcrafted swords made with a mix of metals to make it light, but still as strong as ever. They are in scabbards crisscrossed across her back. Each of them has been decorated differently; the one that she grabs with her right hand is decorated with vines and roses symbolizing her love for nature. The sword she grabs with her left hand is decorated with a lone moon to symbolize her respect for ones she kills. The scabbards make each of the respected swords. In a belt around her waist she has two pouches with medical supplies.

Appearance: She wears a long sleeved, long chain mail shirt that falls to her thighs which goes a little past the short surcoat she wears. The surcoat is made of a mix silk and cotton. The surcoat is long-sleeved and stays close to her arm till the elbow and it flares out. The bottom squared off with rectangles cut on both sides of the bottom; squared around the neck as well with the chain mail making a turtleneck. The bottom, the neck, and the end of the sleeves are white, and in the middle of the chest is a golden lion roaring on its hind legs. Her black boots; with black gloves, go so high on her legs you can’t see the tops of them because they go under the chain mail and surcoat. She carries a helmet with her that matches her swords with one side with roses and the other side the moon.

She has long brown hair that falls to her shoulders with bangs that end at her eyebrows; it is straight with a hint of a wave to it. Her bright green eyes, small nose, and naturally red lips go well with her pale complexion. She is skinny, curved, and some could say quite pretty if she smiled more.

History: (BN, I want to rethink my history and I will have it up by Saturday when I have nothing going on. Friday there is a football game and I have to cheer so it has to be Sat. b/c I have to go to bed at this very moment. Thank you so much if you understand, this will be up Saturday.)

[Zabazu]

Nice, I cant wait for this to begin :3 . Gluttony is present and ready mr BN sir...yah!

[Blackest Night]

I do believe this is a bump.

[Zabazu]

Hey; everyone. join! This is gonna be a great RP, and Ill also give you not one cookie...but TWOOOO cookies. So yah, join...