The Spiral Order's war against the Swarm released a deadly plague that swept through the Clockworks, mutating and twisting knights and monsters alike. The local seas and oceans were contaminated with the plague, and any creature that came in contact with them became infected. Water supplies have grown short, and the mutated monstrosities have overrun the Clockworks.
Then arose the Necrons, an ancient race gifted with gravito-magnetic powers, allowing them to bend earth and space at will. The Swarm, once the harbinger of monstrosity and darkness, has evolved to a far greater level of intelligence than at any other point in the history of its existence. It has begun generating advanced forms, some being beautiful magenta replicas of Knights. There are even reports that the Swarm has developed a sense of creativity…
A mysterious being known only as "The Master" has united the mutated monsters and the Swarm against the kindlier inhabitants of Cradle, seeking to control and absorb them into the ranks of his terrible army. The Necrons and Isorans have banded together to face this threat.
There are whispers that there are remnants of the Valkyries roaming the Clockworks, lead by mysterious silver-haired angel nicknamed the "Lady of Light." She is thought to have been responsible for the freeing of many knights and Necrons from the grasp of the Swarm.
But whispers of powers unknown don't help much against the Master, and the knights are prepared to face their foes alone. Are you?
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Hello everyone! This is a text-based roleplaying game based loosely on Spiral Knights. If you would like to join, please make a character application here, and I and Kaijuhunter will examine it. Power-playing, god-modding, twinking, Mary Sue's and Marty Stu's, and mature content are strictly forbidden. Sparring will be handled on a subjective basis, and may be settled differently depending on the situation.
When applying for a character, please provide as much detail as possible. Your arsenal and appearance both matter greatly, so choose wisely how your character is described.
Now for some critical lore info. Knights are human beings dressed in power armor. Their faces are covered in a "digital mask" that provides them with functions such as a dynamic head-up display and the ability to breathe in foreign environments. When a knight is defeated, the armor goes into "Lockdown mode," which renders the armor nearly invincible. The system is damaged with each usage, requiring increasing amounts of energy to re-use until it is repaired. Knights can materialize and de-materialize their armor at will within seconds of issuing the command.
All discussion, apps, and such like are to occur only on this thread. All stories, and nothing else, are to be placed on the story thread.
Let the battles begin!
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[to be redacted]@Pact of the Monocled Chromalisk parties: let me know if you do not wish to have a story-thread-discussion-thread system.
Name: Athena Nakatsuki
Gender: Female
Faction: Valkyrie
Race: Valkyrie (is part of a subclass known as Archangels)
Personality: hot headed and loyal; she wears her heart on her sleeve. Out of all the angels, she is the most rambunctious and wild, but has a strong sense of justice. In battle, she is similar to the Spartans of old, both in technique and in mind- that is, she will fight in a phalanx with other angels, but should the formation break, she can hold her own. Just like the Spartans, she is rowdy and taunts her enemies with foul curses and insults.
Appearance: Athena is extremely fit, therefore having an athletic build, with curly black hair that falls to her hips. Her eyes are usually a gentle gray, but when she's mad, they glow a fierce, merciless, cold obsidian. When she doesn't have her armor on, she dons a simple pair of jeans, a T-shirt, and her snow white sweatshirt whose sleeves have been cut off.
Arsenal: Mercury Armor, Purfier blade, Angelic spear, Aspis shield (all slightly stronger than 4* gear)
Age: 21,000,000 (as a comparison, she is only 21 in angel years)
Abilities: flight, dominion over the skies, the equivalent of a black belt in 10 different martial arts, on some rare occasions, the strength to calling on miniature storms and lightning bolts, and is extremely proficient with weapons
Bio: Archangel of Justice, Athena is one of the strongest among the Valkyries and is second in command, answering only to the Lady of Light. She is known for being the rowdiest (and also the youngest) of the Archangels, and is commander of the remnants of the Valkyrian army. Ever since the onslaught of the Swarm's Plague, the strength of the mighty Valkyries has begun to deteriorate, and Athena, the strongest Archangel -who used to be able to summon entire thunderstorms and devastating tornados- barely has the power to use her abilities to the extent she used to. However, she is still a formidable opponent, and is deadly in battle. In ancient times, her name struck fear into the hearts of even the coldest demons, and mothers used to tell their children, "Don't be naughty, or Athena will punish you!"