Codex Entry 1:
The Vertix:
The highest honour for any Knight, the elite group tasked with protection of a member of the Royalty.
These knights are commonly picked from birth and trained with the express purpose of protecting a Royal. Afforded the best equipment and support, the Vertix have virtually no equal, until the Royal they are linked with goes missing, in that case, all support ends, the equipment they have is all they get.
There are few knights that ascend to Vertix after training, but the few that do are regarded higher than most.
Codex Entry 2:
The Minister:
Controller of the Vertix, personally responsible for attatching Vertix Knights to their Royal and supporting them.
Zero proof exists of the Minister ever being alive, he is currently represented as a computer system, with advanced A.I. with voice recognition and synthesiser, all in order to 'comfort' members, by receiveing order from a "person".
Codex Entry 3:
New Princess:
A new Royal birth, brings several new Vertix, they shall grow up knowing they are her protectors, reports say she will be targetted.
Only time will till if these new Vertix are strong enough to protect her when she is released from the protection of the Palace.
The Vertix:
The highest honour for any Knight, the elite group tasked with protection of a member of the Royalty.
These knights are commonly picked from birth and trained with the express purpose of protecting a Royal. Afforded the best equipment and support, the Vertix have virtually no equal, until the Royal they are linked with goes missing, in that case, all support ends, the equipment they have is all they get.
There are few knights that ascend to Vertix after training, but the few that do are regarded higher than most.
Codex Entry 2:
The Minister:
Controller of the Vertix, personally responsible for attatching Vertix Knights to their Royal and supporting them.
Zero proof exists of the Minister ever being alive, he is currently represented as a computer system, with advanced A.I. with voice recognition and synthesiser, all in order to 'comfort' members, by receiveing order from a "person".
Codex Entry 3:
New Princess:
A new Royal birth, brings several new Vertix, they shall grow up knowing they are her protectors, reports say she will be targetted.
Only time will till if these new Vertix are strong enough to protect her when she is released from the protection of the Palace.
Codex Entry 4:
Vertix Knight Roles:
Magus:
A "magik" user, as the peasents say, various implants and augments on armour allow these Knights to control an element of their choice, higher ranked Knights can expand to two, perhaps three styles, but few have ever mastered more than one. If the Magus get shut down by an opponent, they are fodder, they have virtually no close quarter combat abilities to speak of.
Most Magus refuse to wear armour, a few are seen wearing light armour on special occasions. Overuse can damage augments, reducing attack strength.
Hunters:
Very strong at range, Hunters are masters of recon and stealthly removing threats, much like Magus, if Hunters get closed down by a target, they can usually be removed with little quarrel or trouble.
Most commonly Hunters use advanced crossbows with incredible range as their weapons. Hunters are limited to light armour in order to move quickly and quietly through the world.
Golems:
The basic wall of might, insanely powerful due to augments but limted by their size to move slowly and close fighting. Golems can take impossibly high amounts of punishment before falling, equipped with the strongest armour and best close quarters combat weaponry available. Most Golems prefer to focus on one weapon, although as they advance, they can use another weapon.
Guerilla:
Masters of killings and espionage, Guerillas are virtually unarmoured, very quick and violent, augmented to blend in, they can always appear to be a member of the area they are invading, allowing them near unlimited passage unless a sensor catches them. Most Guerillas use poisions or explosives to end their missions, all are equipped with garotte wire in case of emergencies.More to be added. The Minister.
Codex Entry 5:
Current weapons:
Hunter:
Heavy Crossbow - heavier bolts, larger range, more damaging, slower and longer to reload.
Light Crossbow - opposite of Heavy.
Repeater - chambered crossbow, holds 6-10 bolts, high rate of fire, low accuracy.
Golems:
Longswords - rather long reach, slow swing speed, high damage on weakly armoured foes.
Shortsword - short reach, fast swing, less damaging than a longsword.
Hammer - powerful against armoured enemies, slow speed and medium reach.
Axe - short reach, high speed, weak unless used correctly.
Dagger - very short reach, weak weapon.
Magus:
Fire - damages over time, can be used to bring down cover.
Ice - stops enemies dead, if maintained, can kill brutally, also useful as supporting others by creating cover.
Air - can remove air from an area, effectively choking opponents, also useful at slowing attacks.
Dark - crush a foes mind through various "walking nightmares" useful during interrogations.
White - healing and repairing damage to allies.
Guerilla:
Poisons - ranging from Arson to Plutonioum.
Explosives - can mould semtex to any size of charge dependent on the job.
Codex Entry 6:
Class Augments:
Magus: Arcane arts (weakens body to massively boost spell effect).
Hunter: Hunters paradise (increases senses at the cost of movement speed). All hunters have sight augments for sniping.
Golem: Blood feud (activates after wounded, increases strength at the risk of severe blood loss).
Guerilla: Killing joy (after a successful kill, the guerilla can almost vanish from sight, but cannot defend themselves).
All augments are activated only if chosen to be, extreme focus is needed to use them effectively to avoid unwanted damage to the Knight and those around them. The Minister
Vertix Knight Roles:
Magus:
A "magik" user, as the peasents say, various implants and augments on armour allow these Knights to control an element of their choice, higher ranked Knights can expand to two, perhaps three styles, but few have ever mastered more than one. If the Magus get shut down by an opponent, they are fodder, they have virtually no close quarter combat abilities to speak of.
Most Magus refuse to wear armour, a few are seen wearing light armour on special occasions. Overuse can damage augments, reducing attack strength.
Hunters:
Very strong at range, Hunters are masters of recon and stealthly removing threats, much like Magus, if Hunters get closed down by a target, they can usually be removed with little quarrel or trouble.
Most commonly Hunters use advanced crossbows with incredible range as their weapons. Hunters are limited to light armour in order to move quickly and quietly through the world.
Golems:
The basic wall of might, insanely powerful due to augments but limted by their size to move slowly and close fighting. Golems can take impossibly high amounts of punishment before falling, equipped with the strongest armour and best close quarters combat weaponry available. Most Golems prefer to focus on one weapon, although as they advance, they can use another weapon.
Guerilla:
Masters of killings and espionage, Guerillas are virtually unarmoured, very quick and violent, augmented to blend in, they can always appear to be a member of the area they are invading, allowing them near unlimited passage unless a sensor catches them. Most Guerillas use poisions or explosives to end their missions, all are equipped with garotte wire in case of emergencies.More to be added. The Minister.
Codex Entry 5:
Current weapons:
Hunter:
Heavy Crossbow - heavier bolts, larger range, more damaging, slower and longer to reload.
Light Crossbow - opposite of Heavy.
Repeater - chambered crossbow, holds 6-10 bolts, high rate of fire, low accuracy.
Golems:
Longswords - rather long reach, slow swing speed, high damage on weakly armoured foes.
Shortsword - short reach, fast swing, less damaging than a longsword.
Hammer - powerful against armoured enemies, slow speed and medium reach.
Axe - short reach, high speed, weak unless used correctly.
Dagger - very short reach, weak weapon.
Magus:
Fire - damages over time, can be used to bring down cover.
Ice - stops enemies dead, if maintained, can kill brutally, also useful as supporting others by creating cover.
Air - can remove air from an area, effectively choking opponents, also useful at slowing attacks.
Dark - crush a foes mind through various "walking nightmares" useful during interrogations.
White - healing and repairing damage to allies.
Guerilla:
Poisons - ranging from Arson to Plutonioum.
Explosives - can mould semtex to any size of charge dependent on the job.
Codex Entry 6:
Class Augments:
Magus: Arcane arts (weakens body to massively boost spell effect).
Hunter: Hunters paradise (increases senses at the cost of movement speed). All hunters have sight augments for sniping.
Golem: Blood feud (activates after wounded, increases strength at the risk of severe blood loss).
Guerilla: Killing joy (after a successful kill, the guerilla can almost vanish from sight, but cannot defend themselves).
All augments are activated only if chosen to be, extreme focus is needed to use them effectively to avoid unwanted damage to the Knight and those around them. The Minister
The story shall begin as the Princess reaches the age of freedom, along with the Vertix being called up for duty. I cannot say much more without spoiling it.
This is basically a high tech version of knights, there is no guns, cars, etc Just the augments and computer system, which is very limited to non-Knights.
Each weapon is locked to it's user through DNA locks, so you can't just pick up other weapons and use them.
Name:
Age: (20-30 please)
Gender:
Class:
Weapons: (Keep it in your class and one only [for now])
Appearence:
Age: (20-30 please)
Gender:
Class:
Weapons: (Keep it in your class and one only [for now])
Appearence:
Further entries may go up as my mind works more...
Name: Edwin Rhine
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Class: Hunter
Weapons: Light crossbow
Appearance: Edwin stands about 6'2", has short brown hair and light brown eyes. He has what might be described as an average build, not heavily muscular but not overly thin ether. He often has a smile playing on his lips and is well known amongst his friends for his light hearted behavior. He often wears a light brown travelling cloak to cover his dark grey armor and keep his crossbow hidden from suspicious onlookers. He has a variety of tattoos covering his body, with a few runic symbols on his face
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Class: Hunter
Weapons: Light crossbow
Appearance: Edwin stands about 6'2", has short brown hair and light brown eyes. He has what might be described as an average build, not heavily muscular but not overly thin ether. He often has a smile playing on his lips and is well known amongst his friends for his light hearted behavior. He often wears a light brown travelling cloak to cover his dark grey armor and keep his crossbow hidden from suspicious onlookers. He has a variety of tattoos covering his body, with a few runic symbols on his face
Name: Cygnus Javier
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Class: Ranger
Weapons: Heavy Crossbow
Appearance: 6'1, . Dark brown hair, used to be shoulder length until only recently cut to a military length, causing him to still keep the habit of pushing hair out of the way that's not there anymore. Hazel Eyes. A serious look on his face, often confused for anger. Grey light armor, several hints of there once having been symbols and a few colorful patterns on them, but they're all scratched off despite the armor looking quite new otherwise.
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Class: Ranger
Weapons: Heavy Crossbow
Appearance: 6'1, . Dark brown hair, used to be shoulder length until only recently cut to a military length, causing him to still keep the habit of pushing hair out of the way that's not there anymore. Hazel Eyes. A serious look on his face, often confused for anger. Grey light armor, several hints of there once having been symbols and a few colorful patterns on them, but they're all scratched off despite the armor looking quite new otherwise.
Name: Nathaniel Everette
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Class: Hunter
Weapons: Repeater
Appearence: Nathaniel's short brown hair is very kempt, more for practical reasons than aesthetic ones. Not that anyone ever gets a good look at his hair, as it is concealed by the green hood he always insists he must wear underneath his light armour. However, the hood does nothing to conceal his face making his rather deep blue eyes easily visible.
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Class: Hunter
Weapons: Repeater
Appearence: Nathaniel's short brown hair is very kempt, more for practical reasons than aesthetic ones. Not that anyone ever gets a good look at his hair, as it is concealed by the green hood he always insists he must wear underneath his light armour. However, the hood does nothing to conceal his face making his rather deep blue eyes easily visible.
Name: Misa Ignies
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Class: Golem
Weapons: Hammer
Appearance: Wears white armour with a blood red gilding, physically Misa is small compared to most Golems, but the armour she is granted allows her to use her hammer effectively. Her hair falls slightly below her shoulders and is a deep brown colour, her eyes are a light green colour.
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Class: Golem
Weapons: Hammer
Appearance: Wears white armour with a blood red gilding, physically Misa is small compared to most Golems, but the armour she is granted allows her to use her hammer effectively. Her hair falls slightly below her shoulders and is a deep brown colour, her eyes are a light green colour.
Name: Retran
Age: 24
Class: Golem
Weapons: Longswords
Appearance: A large man, standing at a staggering 6' 3", Retran wears a thick plate armour and has short brown hair. His eyes are a bright yellow, no doubt due to a birth defect. His plate metal is a polished crimson red and his single two handed claymore feels crafted to perfection
Age: 24
Class: Golem
Weapons: Longswords
Appearance: A large man, standing at a staggering 6' 3", Retran wears a thick plate armour and has short brown hair. His eyes are a bright yellow, no doubt due to a birth defect. His plate metal is a polished crimson red and his single two handed claymore feels crafted to perfection
Name: Isaac Crestoav
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Class: Golem
Weapons: Axe
Appearance: Isaac has short black hair, goatee, and a scar on his forehead. He wears blue armor which conceals the rest of his features other than his face. About 6,0 feet tall, very muscular, has green eyes.
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Class: Golem
Weapons: Axe
Appearance: Isaac has short black hair, goatee, and a scar on his forehead. He wears blue armor which conceals the rest of his features other than his face. About 6,0 feet tall, very muscular, has green eyes.
Name: Aurelius Mires
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Class: Guerilla
Weapons: Poisons, plus the default garotte wire.
Appearance: Five foot nine, wiry build. Black hair cropped close to the scalp. Brown eyes. There's a broad scar trailing from the left corner of his lips straight back to the jaw; because he tended to it himself, it's healed improperly. Probably numerous other scars hidden by clothing due to strenuous training. Following a serious accident, he received an artificial limb to replace his left arm from just above the elbow and downward, commissioned by the Minister. It works just as well as the real thing, but lacks any sort of benefit beyond that it obviously feels so pain or fatigue, and has a stronger grip in and of itself.
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Class: Guerilla
Weapons: Poisons, plus the default garotte wire.
Appearance: Five foot nine, wiry build. Black hair cropped close to the scalp. Brown eyes. There's a broad scar trailing from the left corner of his lips straight back to the jaw; because he tended to it himself, it's healed improperly. Probably numerous other scars hidden by clothing due to strenuous training. Following a serious accident, he received an artificial limb to replace his left arm from just above the elbow and downward, commissioned by the Minister. It works just as well as the real thing, but lacks any sort of benefit beyond that it obviously feels so pain or fatigue, and has a stronger grip in and of itself.
Name: Trent Jasper
Age: 25
Gender:Male
Class: Guerrilla
Weapons: Extra lengths of wire. Techniques tend to sway more towards espionage practices, also has a detailed knowledge of human anatomy
Appearence: Trent is 5' 11", with a lean and well muscled figure, suited to his works as a spy. His brown hair is shoulder length in the back but long enough in the front to nearly cover his eyes, though his icy, grey eyes seem like they shine regardless of being covered. Dresses from head to toe in thin, black, nano-armor, allowing him freedom of movement but also providing a stern defense. He also wears a pair of light, black gloves. Trent seems fun loving and light hearted which conceals a dark side that can show itself at times, though it doesn't come up often. A roll of garrote wire is attached to a belt on his hip, he also conceals a short length around his wrist, under his glove.
Age: 25
Gender:Male
Class: Guerrilla
Weapons: Extra lengths of wire. Techniques tend to sway more towards espionage practices, also has a detailed knowledge of human anatomy
Appearence: Trent is 5' 11", with a lean and well muscled figure, suited to his works as a spy. His brown hair is shoulder length in the back but long enough in the front to nearly cover his eyes, though his icy, grey eyes seem like they shine regardless of being covered. Dresses from head to toe in thin, black, nano-armor, allowing him freedom of movement but also providing a stern defense. He also wears a pair of light, black gloves. Trent seems fun loving and light hearted which conceals a dark side that can show itself at times, though it doesn't come up often. A roll of garrote wire is attached to a belt on his hip, he also conceals a short length around his wrist, under his glove.
Name: Jon Shannov
Age: Thirty three years
Gender: Male
Class: Guerrilla
Weapons: Poisons of various descriptions; concentrates for adding to foods, liquids for dripping from a great height into the mouth of a sleeper and a needle for injection in a crowd. Also carries an aerosol of hydrofluoric acid (Like hydrochloric, only more so. yes, i'm aware it's so powerful it can't be kept in glass, but I'm assuming the tech can cope. It will, however, melt someone's face)
Appearance: Tall and thin, like he's been stretched on a rack, Jan wears dark clothes as a matter of habit, and his armor is light and dull, relying on stealth rather than resilience to protect him. He has short cropped dark hair, and a thin, harsh face that is all angles, and his eyes are cold and calculating, as if working out the best way to kill you. He has few friends, but those he has he is fiercely loyal to.
Age: Thirty three years
Gender: Male
Class: Guerrilla
Weapons: Poisons of various descriptions; concentrates for adding to foods, liquids for dripping from a great height into the mouth of a sleeper and a needle for injection in a crowd. Also carries an aerosol of hydrofluoric acid (Like hydrochloric, only more so. yes, i'm aware it's so powerful it can't be kept in glass, but I'm assuming the tech can cope. It will, however, melt someone's face)
Appearance: Tall and thin, like he's been stretched on a rack, Jan wears dark clothes as a matter of habit, and his armor is light and dull, relying on stealth rather than resilience to protect him. He has short cropped dark hair, and a thin, harsh face that is all angles, and his eyes are cold and calculating, as if working out the best way to kill you. He has few friends, but those he has he is fiercely loyal to.
Name: Kylar Decius
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Class: Magus
Weapons: Darkness
Appearance: Stands at 5'7 with an athletic build. Has shoulder length black hair and gray eyes. Wears black and red light armor and has a scar running over his right eye.
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Class: Magus
Weapons: Darkness
Appearance: Stands at 5'7 with an athletic build. Has shoulder length black hair and gray eyes. Wears black and red light armor and has a scar running over his right eye.
Name:Grace O'Briain
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Class: Magus
Weapons: Ice
Appearance: Grace is 5'3", blond hair that runs down to the middle of her back, sky blue eyes, skinny build. She doesn't like armor, so she wears a deep green robe, just to confuse people when they see her throwing ice around. She wears has a red circlet on her head, just to raise further questions. She also has a light blue pendant around her neck and standard brown shoes.
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Class: Magus
Weapons: Ice
Appearance: Grace is 5'3", blond hair that runs down to the middle of her back, sky blue eyes, skinny build. She doesn't like armor, so she wears a deep green robe, just to confuse people when they see her throwing ice around. She wears has a red circlet on her head, just to raise further questions. She also has a light blue pendant around her neck and standard brown shoes.
