Dracul

*swings his +6 mitigation rose shirt like a flag* I tank:D

Also, good to be on board. Now to finish the earning a living quest to get more mats.

Seeing no more point in staying there but wasting both our time, I leave the shop with a a simple wave with the back of my hand as I step out. "Now..where should I go?" I ask myself while gently stroking my chin. I take a look at the list..... it makes me frown instantly, the writing was so beautiful, I instantly went jealous on the man's skill. My writing wasn't bad but the thing I had in my hand could be confused with medieval poetry text if not for the content. Showing indignation with a loud 'Tsk' from my lips I proceed to reading the content. "Angelica roots - a low level alchemical material that is used for making healing potions. This crafting material can be found near the outer walls of the starting city.".....pretty detailed stuff, I'd expect no less from one of Cardinal's NPCs.

The Mats lotery got me. Count me in. Even if I have only 1 active thread I'm willing to join this little group thing.

"Why is it so cold...." that thought escapes my mind as I teleport onto the 4th floor. After a certain meeting with a hot blonde, we parted ways with a promise... that she would give me a item that would help me live longer if I would man up and go to the fourth floor to get it. 'Man up you say? Blondo*, don't make me laugh A mere upper floor isn't enough to scare me.' So I dashed through the snowfall wearing only my basic equipment...'Stupid cold' this light cursing kept popping in my mind, until finally after leaving the safe zone I encounter a small cottage of sorts near the woods.I guess that's the place?

Slowly entering, I looked above to see that bells announced my entry. That provided a bit of a ego boost for some reason so I confidently entered the shop looking around. Paying my respects to the two that were inside by a simple nod I walk towards the counter to find a nicely wrapped box with my name on top. "I guess this is for me eh?" I slowly mutter as I take the item, throwing a glance in tnhe direction of the blonde who was laboring at her workbench. Muttering a simple "Thanks" I equip the rose motifed shirt and get out of there.

Received the following item from Ariel: 

• Name: Rose Shirt
• Your Profession:Tailor
• Your Rank: High Mentor
• ID: 32879
• Roll: 11 (10+1)
• Item Type: Light Armor
• Quality: Rare
• Enhancements: +6 Damage Mitigation
• Description: A simple item that has the form of a white shirt, its acompanied by a red tie with a blue rose near the end. In front of the left breast pocket it has a crowned logo imprint.

*Blondo - 'Blondie' in romanian

"a girl who like dungeons and dragons get..they are real). " - *skeptical look* "What mirage is this???"

I'm just joking:D I'm pretty new here as well (didn't even finished a thread yet) so if you want to rp with someone of your...*ahem* level I'd be happy to.

We can do starting quests and stuff. You know.. the more.. less chances to get killed by a boar...hopefully.

Can I join too:D? if its not too late. I've been meaning to start rping with people somehow.

The man frowned and put a hand under his chin and began stroking it while making a complex expression. He stood like that for several moments bobbing his head forth and back then to the side. Then after a nod he finally raises his eyes to meet mine: "I accept that deal, however be prepared for a hell of a training under my care!" his voice was strong and determined. It made me inadvertently smile, not one of those fake *ss smiles but a genuine one. I let out a sign as I come to the realization that it had been a while since I showed that human-like emotion. Well its not that I didn't show human emotions but the ones that most find positive. I simply shrugged it out afterwards and extended my hand for a handshake. The man nodded and accepted the hand, thus sealing our contract.

"This is quite the list" I slowly muttered as I finished reading the list then fold it twice before putting it in my breast pocket. The clerk lets out a sigh then says: "What did you think? That it was easy money?" and that is when it hit me. After clearing my throat to get his attention I state with a warm tone: "You don't need to pay me. At least not in monetary rewards. I'd like to learn more about the alchemy trade you're having here and how to make potions and crystals. And I will be willing to make more errands for you." I ended with sly grin, looking him right into the eyes.

The clerk let out a sigh and continued in a normal tone. "Okay then, I could use a little help with material gathering. Are you up for the challenge?" he asked while preparing a pen and paper while I simply not. Then it hit me... this guy's a NPC!!!! of course that IRL legends and such mean nothing to him. I give myself a mental smack behind the neck as the man finishes making a list and hands the paper to me. Humbly accepting it I peer through it : Angelica roots, Oak moss, Valerian roots, witch hazel, Rosemary, mandrake roots. The man intently looks at me as if to gauge my reaction.

"Are you stupid or something?" asked the clerk in a angered tone, a vein could be seen bulging on his neck as his monocle trembled. Ah [censored], he saw through my bluff... quick evasive maneuvers but before I could reply the man stated in a lesser tone. "I don't care what bloodline you have boy, as long as you get the job done. You think that spouting a random family name will give you prestige in front of my eyes.... you're still 100 years to young for that boy!" his tone was more like a teacher's than a angry man's. I just put a apologetic tone and muttered the next words, playing along: "You are right sir... I don't know what I was thinking."

"Hello!" this rude greeting fills the place and focuses the attention of a clerk towards me. He hurries to my side and asks in a slightly irritated tone but with a polite mask that tried to cover it. "There is no need to shout sir, Is there anything I can help you with?" His expression said enough, after measuring me from top to bottom he most likely labeled me as a newbie or a at least somebody who's here for window shopping. With a audible snort I reply in a arrogant tone:

"Not at all sir, in fact I'm here to help you! I can harvest materials needed in alchemical process for you. After all I am known as Dracul, descendant of the ancient Dracula bloodline." it was a half lie, true my name had a connection to my ancestor Vlad (Tepes) the Impaler but the character Dracula was just a fictional char from a good novel written by a German dude. In reality, he was a ruler that opposed the ottomans, a flesh and bone man like myself... well not 'this self' but the one IRL. But he was a vicious fella, his method of punishment is what gave him the nickname 'the impaler'.

 A light chuckle escaped my mouth as my frown turned into a smile 'What am I thinking? seriously..sometimes I think that there is something wrong with my brain.' We are all in the same situation and all of us have different ways to deal with it. In my case I'm an *ssh*le about it but there are others that really have fallen into the depths of desperation. Well they are none of my concern!

Then my feet come to a halt as I see to my right a certain shop. "Alchemist designs?" I slowly mutter as I read the name of the shop. Its exterior had a fancy stock filled with all kind of potions and crystals. Only thing that differed was the labels and colors, as the vials and crystals had almost identical shapes and sizes. The thought 'This might do the trick' crosses my mind as I turn 90º and enter the shop.

"How the hell do I become a Alchemist?¿??" weird....I didn't meant to word that question but found myself shouting while vigorously scratching my head with both hands. Once again, people's gazes turned towards me 'F**k off!' was my initial thought on what to say to them but in the end I only gave menacing glares towards those who meet my green eyes, forcing them to turn their own gazes away. 'That's right!'.. that's what my smirk was saying as I proudly made my way between them, bearing my fangs at those who stand before me, potentially blocking my path. 'Morons! don't they know this is a safe zone? there are so many ways they can gang up and intimidate me in a peaceful way using the advantage of numbers.'

"Now what should I chose?" I said in a loud voice as the thought crossed my mind. A blacksmith could be nice as I usually go for a tank build, actually not I will definitely become a variation of the tank build. Now then what should I chose for a supporting class/job for a tank, well dmg isn't my primary concern so healing stuff? I think that's about right. a tank should withstand blows and heal when he got the time. The beachhead for DPS front liners to go berserk off of. So ......... um alchemist? the cook and fisher also have similar buffs... but hey, crystals are a plus right? Well that was easy enough. Now there lies another problem that needs answered.

Dandere all day baby!!!!  

You are Dandere.

You may appear silent, or even emotionless at first, until someone "pulls the trigger" and it turns out you were just shy.

As I walked around time seemed to pass more rapidly, people appeared to have gotten over the initial shock of hearing those dreaded news. But only in a small portion as I still saw losers all around, some with a face that appeared that it would start crying the moment you would throw a glance into that direction. Well I had enough of that, I needed to find a job. Those drunkards were kind enough to share some info about this game as one of them claimed to be a beta tester. He told me about some sort of job that one can find here in SAO. Blacksmith, tailor and so on.... most like in any other MMO, I think is a subclass. Actually not, since SAO doesn't have an actual class classification like tanks, DPS and support. This is what piqued my interest about this game, how every character has the potential to become unique on its own.

"So basically were f***ed?" said my slightly drunken self as I loudly smacked a mug of ale on the table. I thanked the guys that began laughing and approving my 'resume' of what they just told me. After using little of my starting col to pay for the drinks we had together I bid them farewell and head out of the bar. "A giant prison in a form of a floating castle with 100 floors... well the castle part I knew. But we can't log out... I feel a bit bad now after laughing on a dev's expense. Not really.... In any case I guess I'll have to get a job."  Those words turned downcast gazes towards me, making the players around feel sorry for me.. thinking that I lost my friggin' mind and began talking to myself. Not that I pay attention to any of them, they have little significance to me with those sorry-*ss faces.

The self proclaimed GM's speech was boring, all I get was 'something something trapped... something something clear floor 100...... die IRL'. finally at those two final words I focused my attention on the crimson man but apparently he said all he wanted and left with a maniacal laugh in a flashy way. I spend the next hour or so asking random terrified kids what did he say. Most of them were scared sh*tless and couldn't even form a proper sentence. 'boy what a drag' I thought as I looked for at least a semi-composed player. In the end I gave up and went into a bar... there I meet a couple of guys that apparently had the same idea as me and got hammered already. I engaged them in conversation and finally found out what the crimson dude said.

Ah yes, I forgot to introduce myself, well then my name is Dracul III Vladislav. I'm one of the poor saps that was there in the plaza and found out that there is no log out option. You could say that it was a hell of a surprise, my mind was in a daze... 'Someone is gonna get fired' was my first thought as my lips curled into a smile, thinking that some idiot from the dev. team forgot to add it to the final release. But boy was I wrong, seeing the skies go crimson and the giant figure..again my thoughts wandered into a entirely different direction: 'Is this guy over-compensating for something?' I started chuckling, the others around me were watching me as I was some sort of madman.

Disclaimer: This thread should be considered mature as it contains strong (self-censored) language and 'unnatural' behavior patterns. Other than that is okay to read.. I think.

You have been warned!

First floor, the so called 'Noobville' was as busy as always, people running and walking around in all kinds of outfits. From full plate armors to disturbingly revealing clothing that seems to be even more embarrassing than walking around in you underwear. This place has truly become a pillar of 'freedom' among the residents of this fancy cage, where all the players were sentenced to death by hope. Yes, it was a cruel fate indeed, we are sentenced by the guy in the red cloak from that fateful day, to hope that after conquering the 100th floor we will be free of this place. 'What a load of bullsh*t' I thought while drinking a mug of ale, in a local in near the central plaza. The very place the sky went crimson and that huge robed person , who called himself GM, doomed us to this fate. 

Thank you all for the welcome:D .. I'll consider the guild invite.

Hello,

I just finished the admittance process and got my journal approved.. it seems its customary to introduce yourself so here is my introduction. IC ... a prideful youth that was driven in sao by...wait, that stuff can be found in my journal. so no point in repeating it here Anyway, I hope to rp with talented/interesting people and hopefully my own hubris won't be the death of me.... earlier than needed. My likes and dislikes..are irelevant as we will meet IC most of the time and you'll find more about me in there. What I expect from this forum? a fun experience while developing Dracul's character into something unique..or so I hope it will be. Overall, lets have a good time together....that's end the introduction...I guess.

here's a pic to make things interesting in the future... my aspiration, so to say:

Profile
Username: Dracul
Real name: Dracul III Vladislav
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1" / 187 cm

Appearance - Face Claim: Eugeo from Sword Art Online (novel series) - Project Alicization Arc

Spoiler

http://static.zerochan.net/Eugeo.(Sword.Art.Online).full.1776396.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/QztZy54.png

 

History/Personality:

Dracul's history is quite a simple one. He was the youngest of two brothers, in a family of four that consisted from his parents and the brothers. Their parents loved them both and supported them in every way they could. At first the brothers were quite close but with time they naturally distanced themselves one of another because of the 13 years age gap between them. As Dracul was just a child learning to walk, his brother was experiencing his first love. When Dracul was going for the first time to school, his brother would almost finish it... and so on. When Dracul got his first PC at a age of 12 his brother had to emigrate into other countries to find himself a better lifestyle. Their family was of above average wealth having a respectful lineage name tracing to a certain ruler of the lands in Medieval times, but the brother wanted more freedom from the rigid 'nobility codes' his family had. 

That left a gap in Dracul's heart.... when he was first in love he didn't know to whom to turn... he was too embarrassed to ask his parents for advice. When he had some school related things to discuss..again he wanted to talked to his brother. He missed him very much even if they would 'talk' at times via internet... his refuge was the PC that his elder brother had bought him in one vacation in which he spend it home. Dracul wasn't the most social being to begin with but this absence in his life made him retreat into gaming.. starting with the all popular FPSs he then turned to strategy games and soon discovered MMORPGs. There, he could be whoever he wanted and fill the gap in his heart with the satisfaction of being in a guild or just slaughtering mobs with a hunting buddy, trying new stuff and other many things he would do in MMORPGs. Soon enough he managed to shun his IRL friends and while still having above average grades, he retreated into gaming while still attending to formal events and being groomed to be a proper 'noble'. When he saw the new Sword Art Online VRMMO that was going to be released he had to try and see what new things a VRMMORPG could offer him.

While he is a apparently nice person on the outside when he wants to, Dracul was well acquainted to the dark sides of the internet and life in general, from his lectures. He would simply brush off insults and show a well practiced smile. His honest thoughts sometime slip out of his mouth. He is polite in general and would happily reply if engaged in a discussion... although starting one wouldn't be a good idea as his 'snobbism' or eccentricity, would make him arrogant. He was always the protective type for some reason.. even while role playing in games. He'd get a armored character with high damage what would protect his team mates. He has a bit of a arrogant side due to that but not enough to speak of himself at the 3rd person.

Virtues:

» Loyal: Dracul is always true to his companions, even if unconscionably. He isn't trying hard but due to his way of life this come to him as a second nature. In previous games she would put his guild to almost the same position as 'family'. He is very devoted and would put the guild before even himself if the right situation arises.

» Good Reflexes: This might be a bit of a overstatement but because of all the time he spend 'on-line' rather than real life, Dracul has developed a high cohesion rate with 'on-line' related things..especially games. Basically he has an improved thought process and both 'physical' and mental flexibility in games than he has IRL. This is of short real consequence but acts as a ego boost and gives him some degree of unconscious confidence. 

» Courage: While his hubris is considered a weakness, its also a source of courage as it gives him the confidence to act in that way. He himself thinks that his valiance is just a part of his natural character and in a way that's right as one of his 'flaws' gives birth to a 'virtue'...ironic isn't it? In any case he rarely sways by himself. He isn't arrogant enough (most of the times) to cast aside all reason and act courageous because he 'feels like it'.

Flaws:

» Hubris: Pride and self-esteem are things that this guy has plenty off. He has (often too much) trust in his capabilities and competence, making him act rash and potentially put himself in danger. He shouldn't be put in a position of REAL power as he would unwillingly hurt those below him... all this while he doesn't seem to see it himself and thinks that he acts 'normal'. The world revolves around him and if things don't go his way, he can damn well try to make it be that way.

» Inner Sadist: As he wasn't been properly instructed in the art of love, he would often do as he pleases. Potentially hurting the one he loves as he gives in to his inner impulses and desires. While normally this side of him doesn't show, when in a intimate situation and with the proper person (like a masochist) he just can't help himself. This side sometimes surfaces during fighting.

» Eccentricity: Since little, Dracul could see that he didn't behave like 'normal' kids... this accentuated as he grew, in the end he just didn't care anymore and went his own way. Now he may be seen as possessing a 'strange' sense of humor and being strongly motivated by curiosity. He tends to be a bit idealistic,  wanting to make the world a better place and the people in it happier for some reason.  

Relationships: None

Gamer Data
Profession: Alchemist - Shop: Regalis Quinta Essentia

Stats:

Skills: Skill Points: 52 [44 Unallocated]

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