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05-31-2016, 05:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-31-2016, 08:46 AM by Zhu.)
Greetings everyone. It's been a while since I opened a thread in these halls but now I am back in the community with a new character that needs a little help.

I am currently writing a backstory for my Au Ra Dark Knight, and all went well for a while (chose the Tumet clan; established what she was before becoming a DK, her personality etc) but I noticed that I have been changing the circumstances of her soulstone a lot, and that is because she is obviously not ishgardian hence it is very difficult to write something that is not forced or "convenient".

So that's where I need help. I have taken a look at the RPCwiki and I have seen some Auri roleplayers that pulled it off successfully and got accepted in the community and that's where I aspire to be. But none of them went into too much detail about their actual origin as a Dark Knight.

Thus I have to ask: What is/would be your approach in making a non-ishgardian Dark Knight? If you don't want to type your characters' spoilers out in the public you can PM it to me, I just need a little inspiration for my own character.

I have written a few versions of her ascension that needs to be lore-checked:

These are by no means set in stone or even among the ones I will use for my backstory. Just what I came up with. I am more than willing to accept more lore-friendly ideas or make modifications where criticism demands it. 'Tis why I made the thread in the first place!

I thank you all in advance and I am eager to hear your feedback.

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Draft 1The Tumet tribe traditionally tie their children to a sacred tree and abandon them. Forcing them to get free and find their way back on their own as to earn their name and position in the Tumet's society. My character failed this test and would have died if it wasn't for a Dark Knight that have taken a grudge on the tribe's tradition, saving the children that are exposed to such injustice for the sake of tradition. My character gets particularly attached to this Dark Knight and eventually becomes his/her apprentice.

Problem: No Dark Knights in Othard. Or am I wrong?

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Draft 2My character manages to get free from her bindings by herself, but fails to track down her own tribe, thus failing the test. She is deeply struck by her failure and eventually grows resentful on how she was left to her death like that. The sheer injustice she feels to be a victim of inspires her to make vengeance against the Tumet and the protection of the rest of Auri kind her way of life and leaves Othard.

This puts her in all kind of trouble, especially after she hears of Auri being harassed by ishgardians just for how they look. She take it personal and decides to go to these frozen lands and help out, only to get sorely beaten to an inch of her life by the natives of Coerthas. This is where a Dark Knight would notice her motives and how they align with the philosophies of the Dark Knights, thus she gets hand-picked as an apprentice.

Problem: The timeline. How old would she really be to have been through this?



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Draft 3She gets free from her bindings and finds her own tribe, thus successfully passing her ritual of adulthood. She lives a relatively happy childhood up until the empire forces them out of their lands. In the chaos, my character and her family ends up separated from the rest of the tribe and seeks refuge in Ishgard, only to be forced out by the locals. Unable to survive the long travel required to flee Coerthas, they momentarily settle in the proximity of the Ishgardian walls, living off what little is available. A Dark Knight takes pity of them and decides to escort them out these lands and back to their own people.

They are however found by Ishgardians and are accused of associating with heretic Dark Knights on top of being "Dravanian-spawn", which awards them a death sentence where they stand. The Dark Knight stands to defend them and succeeds, but succumbs to the wounds. In caring for him, my character accidentally touches his soul-stone and becomes it's new owner.

Problem: Cliche and overdone. Yet the most lore friendly? Also the timeline.
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Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 05-31-2016, 05:30 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 05-31-2016, 07:53 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 05-31-2016, 10:07 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Steel Wolf - 05-31-2016, 10:24 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by K'nahli - 05-31-2016, 11:40 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 05-31-2016, 01:00 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 05-31-2016, 01:44 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Virella - 05-31-2016, 01:44 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 05-31-2016, 03:27 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Virella - 05-31-2016, 03:45 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 06-01-2016, 03:54 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Aaron - 06-01-2016, 08:51 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Caspar - 05-31-2016, 04:20 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Aaron - 05-31-2016, 04:21 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Warren Castille - 06-01-2016, 09:06 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Aaron - 06-01-2016, 09:49 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Sounsyy - 06-01-2016, 09:54 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 06-01-2016, 10:34 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 06-01-2016, 04:11 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Virella - 06-01-2016, 04:48 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 06-01-2016, 06:37 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Caspar - 06-01-2016, 09:00 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Sounsyy - 06-01-2016, 06:40 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Warren Castille - 06-01-2016, 05:42 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Caspar - 06-01-2016, 06:17 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Virella - 06-01-2016, 06:57 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Sounsyy - 06-01-2016, 07:34 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by allgivenover - 06-02-2016, 12:43 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Warren Castille - 06-01-2016, 07:40 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Gabineaux - 06-02-2016, 01:41 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 06-02-2016, 06:47 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 06-02-2016, 01:40 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Warren Castille - 06-02-2016, 02:02 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Sounsyy - 06-02-2016, 03:16 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 06-02-2016, 08:53 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Valence - 06-03-2016, 04:59 AM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by allgivenover - 06-02-2016, 09:10 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Zhu - 06-02-2016, 09:13 PM
RE: Brainstorming an Au Ra Dark Knight origin. Need to be lore-checked. - by Caspar - 06-03-2016, 09:17 AM

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