User:Zarathustra

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Zarathustra

Real Name:	John
Gender:	Male
Age:	21
Country:	Somewhere in California
Eye Colour:	Hazel/Green
Hair:	Dark Brown
Aspirations:	Writer, Neuroscientist, God-Emperor of Mankind, Overlord of All Reality.
Favourite RP Style:	Psychologically compelling, Pulp Fictionish, Gritty and Bare-Knuckled.
Interests:	Neuroscience, Literature, History, Women, Art, Psychology and Guns.
Occupation:	Student

I am John Strauss. Your lord and savior. Bow to me for I am holy. John Strauss is not my real name, it's John Tierney, but I'm called John Strauss by people. It should also be known in the wikis I write for my characters, I write them from the perspective of a historian studying an individual. Anything not recorded by history would not be known by the historian and thus not displayed in the article, I do this to combat metagaming and generally give an understanding of my characters as they are portrayed rather than the way they truly are. I'll also help you with your wiki if you want it, I love wikiwork.

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Friedrich Strauss 1.2 Aaran Smarth 1.3 Malpheus 1.4 'Jor' 1.5 Corvus 1.6 Raphael Alighieri 1.7 Duagvyll of Aundrilsol 1.8 Venoch Aundrilsol 1.9 Willy Wilson 1.10 Krahm of the Grimscar Clan 1.11 Edward Osborn 1.12 Tharyl Aleaneplith 1.13 Charles Delapore 1.14 Muunokhoi Khagan 1.15 Armond of Kordovia 1.16 Isaac d'Zoratari 1.17 Fahliell 1.18 William of Eocester 1.19 Arthur Strauss 1.20 Venius Alighieri 2 Non Player Characters 2.1 Patrick Wilson 2.2 Franz Hauer 2.3 Arthur Hauer 2.4 Jack Tolstein 3 Dead Characters 3.1 Aroken Zoratari Sr. 3.2 Aroken Zoratari Jr. 3.3 John Walte 3.4 Mordred Brovell 3.5 Dontien Sade Brunuois

Characters

Friedrich Strauss

A Half Elf polymath and libertine. Obsessed with knowledge, wine, and women.

• Alignment: Neutral Evil.
• Affiliations: House Smarth, Kanoshire County, Greendale, The Empire.
• Titles: Hero of the Empire, Incubus of Kanoshire County, Steward-Elect of Greendale.
• Combat Specialization: Luccian Fencing Style, Pistol Marksmanship.
• Inspired From: Max Stirner, John Wilmot, Marquis de Sade, Iago, Byronic Hero Archetype.

Aaran Smarth

The son of Jarden Smarth of House Smarth, an aspiring statesman.

• Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
• Affiliations: House Smarth, Kanoshire County, Greendale, The Empire.
• Titles: Lord of Greendale.
• Combat Specialization: One-Handed Blunt Weapons, Two-Handed Blunt Weapons, One-Handed Swordsmanship.
• Inspired From: Niccolo Machiavelli, Political Realism, The Caesars of Rome.

Malpheus

A mysterious figure born from unknown origins. Studies Shadowmancy and Necromancy, also obsessed with knowledge and The Everdark.

• Alignment: Lawful Evil/Lawful Neutral.
• Affiliations: Jerusalem Carthride, The Myron Family.
• Titles: Shadow Creature of Laboo, Dark Magi.
• Combat Specialization: Shadowmancy, Manipulation of Fear and Negative Emotion.
• Inspired From: Cosmological Horror, H.P. Lovecraft, Androids, Vulcans.

'Jor'

A devout cleric of Searith and biologist, having isolated the source of her corruption he seeks to use it and spread it for her will.

• Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
• Affiliations: None.
• Titles: The Gray Aberration.
• Combat Specialization: Bladed Appendages, Claws, Acidic Blood, Acidic Vomit, Corruption.
• Inspired From: Drow, Warhammer Chaos Mutants, The Thing, Necromorphs.

Corvus

A Lord Magister of the Undying Court and one of the most prolific Plague Mages in Kharlia.

• Alignment: Lawful Evil.
• Affiliations: The Undying Court.
• Titles: The Plague Sage, Lord of Decay, Pestilence Wizard.
• Combat Specialization: Necromancy, Plague Magic, Magi-Biological Warfare.
• Inspired From: The Black Death, Nurgle, Nazism.

Raphael Alighieri

A Luccian-born Paladin of Saurvold who defends Ganelon from the forces of the Ruinous Powers.

• Alignment: Chaotic Good.
• Affiliations: Ganelon.
• Titles: Defender of Ganelon, Paladin of Saurvold, Judgement of the Fire God.
• Combat Specialization: Two-Handed Swordsmanship, One-Handed Swordsmanship, Holy Fire Manipulation.
• Inspired From: A Deconstruction of the Crusader Archetype, A Deconstruction of Good Vs Evil.

Duagvyll of Aundrilsol

A surface drow Greyguard. Strong adherent of Sahn as well as House Aundrilsol.

• Alignment: Lawful Evil
• Affiliations: House Aundrilsol.
• Titles: Greyguard of House Aundrilsol, Greyguard of Sahn.
• Combat Specialization: Two-Handed Swordsmanship, Holy Ice Manipulation.
• Inspired From: Warhammer, Champion Classes in History (Knight, Samurai, etc), Fatalism.

Venoch Aundrilsol

A part-tiefling, half-drow, son of Mordred Brovell, being raised in House Aundrilsol.

• Alignment: Undecided.
• Affiliations: House Aundrilsol.
• Titles: Little Horned Ashskin (Derogatory).
• Combat Specialization: Claws, Tails, Melee Combat (Unspecialized).
• Inspired From: Mordred, Black Comedy, Ascetic Self Control.

Willy Wilson

A peasant; really superstitious, conservative, and religious. Also a blacksmith.

• Alignment: Lawful Good.
• Affiliations: The Road Wardens.
• Titles: Willeh, Hammerhead, Blacksmith of Esthras, Sergeant Wilson of the Road Wardens.
• Combat Specialization: Screaming, Bar-Brawling, Hitting Things With A Hammer.
• Inspired From: 13th Century Blacksmithing, Medieval Psychology, Peasants, Historical Realism, Hyperbole.

Krahm of the Grimscar Clan

A young orcish Myrmidon who targets and slays the spirits of his angered ancestors.

• Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
• Affiliations: None. (Krahm serves no man!)
• Titles: Spiritslayer, Ghost Warrior.
• Combat Specialization: Two-Handed Axe Play, Throwing Axes, Ectoplasmic Manipulation.
• Inspired From: Robert E. Howard, Orcs in the Val Setting, Tribalist Psychology.

Edward Osborn

A former psychologist, philosopher, and engineer driven mad by his obsession of Mordred.

• Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
• Affiliations: None.
• Titles: The Horned Rogue, The Mad Doctor.
• Combat Specialization: Katars, Claws, Explosives, Stealth.
• Inspired From: Pulp Stories, Psychological Horror, Mordred Brovell, and chats with Zangus.

Tharyl Aleaneplith

A leatherworker and craftsman with strong anti-human sympathies, also a fey-pact warlock.

• Alignment: True Neutral.
• Affiliations: The Ascans.
• Titles: Leatherworker of the Ascans, Exiled of the Ascans.
• Combat Specialization: Archery, Short Swordsmanship, Dagger Play, Fey Magic.
• Inspired From: The Dalish Elves, Reverse Discrimination.

Charles Delapore

A former noble who eschewed Setengar after his family name got blacklisted, and accepted Dearuhk as his patron deity.

• Alignment: Lawful Evil.
• Affiliations: Jerusalem Carthride, The Myron Family.
• Titles: Ex-Armsman of the Vanguard of Steel.
• Combat Specialization: One-Handed Swordsmanship, Shielding Defenses, Polearm Combat.
• Inspired From: Medieval Knights, Blackguards, Jerusalem, H.P. Lovecraft.

Muunokhoi Khagan

A uniter of the Khalkha and a conqueror of the Lerhyn Desert.

• Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
• Affiliations: The Khalkha.
• Titles: Khagan of the Khalkha, Lord of the Sands.
• Combat Specialization: Horseback Archery, Lerhynian Swordsmanship.
• Inspired From: Genghas Khan, Attila the Hun, Muhammed.

Armond of Kordovia

An apocolyptic fundamentalist monk and former Abbot.

• Alignment: Lawful Good.
• Affiliations: The Church of Setengar.
• Titles: The Doomspeaker, Holy Father.
• Combat Specialization: Henchmen.
• Inspired From: Girolamo Savonarola, 14th Century Heretical Minorites, Medieval Superstition.

Isaac d'Zoratari

Great grandchild of Aroken Zoratari, and proud Luccian soldier.

• Alignment: Lawful Good.
• Affiliations: The City of Lucca.
• Titles: Soldier of Lucca.
• Combat Specialization: One-Handed Swordsmanship.
• Inspired From: Spoilers deleted!

Fahliell

A drowess blood-pact warlock.

• Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
• Affiliations: House Auvry'duis.
• Titles: Witch of Searith.
• Combat Specialization: Blood Pact Witchcraft.
• Inspired From: Dax's Drow.

William of Eocester

A friar of Setengar as well as a Logician and Bookworm.

• Alignment: Lawful Good.
• Affiliations: The Church of Setengar.
• Titles: Bastard of Eocester, Doctor Invincibilis, Venerabilis Inceptor.
• Combat Specialization: 'Fist of the Red Dragon' Style Martial-Arts.
• Inspired From: William of Ockham, Roger Bacon, Sherlock Holmes, Bruce Lee.

Arthur Strauss

A musical genius, very gifted with the harpsichord. At age six, he played a concerto for the Emperor and the Consulates.

• Alignment: Undecided.
• Affiliations: None.
• Titles: The Young Strauss, Friedrich's Son.
• Combat Specialization: None yet.
• Inspired From: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Asperger's Syndrome, Polymaths, Mathematics.

Venius Alighieri

Raphael's son, a fan of sail boats.

• Alignment: Undecided.
• Affiliations: None.
• Titles: Raphael's Son.
• Combat Specialization: None yet.
• Inspired From: (Still in the process of formulating a character.)

Non Player Characters

Patrick Wilson

A peasant and blacksmith himself, son of Willy Wilson. More religious than conservative, and rather superstitious.

• Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
• Affiliations: Esthras, The Empire.
• Titles: Blacksmith of Esthras, Peasant, The Drunkard.
• Combat Specialization: Drunken Fist Fighting, One-Handed Mace/Hammer Combat.
• Inspired From: Willy Wilson, Irish stereotypes, Blacksmithing.

Franz Hauer

A writer and historian of Military History as well as a philosopher of State Actions.

• Alignment: Lawful Neutral.
• Affiliations: Kanoshire County, Greendale, The Empire.
• Titles: Writer of Military Subjects, First Historian of Greendale.
• Combat Specialization: None.
• Inspired From: Thucydides, Thomas Hobbes, Niccolo Machiavelli.

Arthur Hauer

A pessimist philosopher and a historian, also an infamous misanthrope.

• Alignment: Lawful Evil.
• Affiliations: Kanoshire County, Greendale, The Empire.
• Titles: The Misanthrope Philosopher.
• Combat Specialization: None.
• Inspired From: Arthur Schopenhauer, Timon of Athens.

Jack Tolstein

An Enforcer of Durandal, an infamous Mercenary and Bounty Hunter who rarely fails, leader of the Dogs of War.

• Alignment: True Neutral.
• Affiliations: Durandal, The Enforcers, The Dogs of War.
• Titles: "The Black Dog", Leader of the Dogs of War.
• Combat Specialization: Dual Wielding, One-Handed Swordsmanship, One-Handed Axeplay, Pistolier Marksmanship, Throwing Knives.
• Inspired From: Spaghetti Westerns, Bounty Hunters, Pulp Stories, C.L. Werner Stories.

Dead Characters

Aroken Zoratari Sr.

Aroken was an elf who lived in Empyria and eventually died after being hung as a Valikorlian revolutionary.

• Alignment: Lawful Good.
• Affiliations: The Kingdom of Empyria.
• Titles: Soldier of Empyria.
• Combat Specialization: Two-Handed Swordsmanship.
• Inspired From: Atticus Finch, Ishmael, Hero Archetype.

Aroken Zoratari Jr.

Aroken was a half-elf, son of Aroken Sr and a Suirikun maiden. Raised in Suiriku before eventually coming to Empyria.

• Alignment: Chaotic Good.
• Affiliations: The Imperial Suiriku, The Kingdom of Empyria.
• Titles: Ronin of Suiriku, Head Merchant of Empyria.
• Combat Specialization: Exotic Two-Handed Swordsmanship.
• Inspired From: Old Samurai Films (Particularly those of Akira Kurosawa).

John Walte

Philosopher and prolific playwright of Greendale, also a hobby historian.

• Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
• Affiliations: Greendale.
• Titles: Playwright, Philosopher.
• Combat Specialization: Old Kingdom Fencing.
• Inspired From: Henrik Ibsen, Anti-Monarchist Sentiment in the 1600s, Anarchism, William Shakespeare.

Mordred Brovell

Mordred was a tiefling serial killer and a self proclaimed agent of chaos who drove peasants mad.

• Alignment: Chaotic Evil.
• Affiliations: None.
• Titles: The Horned Rogue, The Horned One of Kanoshire, The Red Beast.
• Combat Specialization: Explosives, Stealth, Heavy Usage of Katars or Knives.
• Inspired From: Hannibal Lecter, The Joker, Albert Fish, Carnage, Deconstruction of Immoralism and Nihilism, Psychological Horror.

Dontien Sade Brunuois

A philosopher from the old Valikorlian kingdom who served as a major inspiration for the intellectual rebirth of the Third Empire.

• Alignment: True Neutral.
• Affiliations:
• Titles: Noble of Valikorlia, Enlightened One.
• Combat Specialization: None.
• Inspired From: Georg Friedrich Hegel, Arthur Schopenhauer, Plato.