Mirongrass Rurik (Editing)

[Mirongrass]

NAME: Mirongrass Rurik A.K.A. 'The Hunter'.
AGE: 32 Years.
ORIGIN: Born and raised on the Outcast Island by Outcast Tribe.
OCCUPATION: Mercenary (Hired Blade) and Dragon Hunter + Trapper.
GENDER & SEXUALITY: Male. Heterosexual but Inactive.

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LIKES:
- Professionalism.
- Rewards (Through Being Hired).
- Hunting.
- Dragon Enhanced Weaponry.
- Trophies.

DISLIKES:
- Most Dragons.
- Extreme Emotions (Love).
- Lack of Professionalism.
- Being Outnumbered.
- Crowds.

STRENGTHS:
- Ranged (Crossbow) Combat.
- Melee (Sword) Combat.
- Knowledge of Dragons.
- Hunting Skills.
- Weaponizing Dragon Features.
- Bartering.

WEAKNESSES:
- Slow Due to Armor.
- Easily Spotted/Bad Camouflage.
- Lower (False) Ribs Damaged.
- Too Reserved/Solitary.
- Paranoia.
- Always Loyal to Employer.

FEARS:
- Killed by Dragons.
- Being Outnumbered.
- Imprisonment.
- Thick Fog/Being Blinded.
- Alpha Dragons.
- Dragon Flames.

AMBITIONS:
- Capturing a Boneknapper.  
- Employment by Important Factions.
- Monetary Gain for Skill Set.
- Hunting Dragons.

SECRETS:
- Death of Parents (Killed by Monstrous Nightmare).
- Hides True Anger Towards Dragons (Acts Emotionally Distant).

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OVERALL PERSONALITY: 
Intimidating Presence:
Due to the lack of strong emotions, Miron tends to be very cold with whoever he’s regarding.

Silent:
Miron likes to keep his life private, and prefers to tell others as little as possible, always seemingly distant.

No Trust: 
Miron trusts very few people, if anyone, always double checking individuals for weapons and expecting the worst.

Loyalty:
Once he has established a deal with a faction, Miron will stick by what he promised as long as he gets his payout, whatever the reward may be.

Paranoid:
With his armor on at all times when he’s in public areas, Miron tries to avoid being in a situation where he’s either outnumbered or within a crowd, feeling unsafe in said circumstances.

Professional:
When on the job, he will only focus on the job itself, and act accordingly. Whether dishing out orders, tracking Dragons or defending a faction’s location, he’ll always act expertly.

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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Miron stands at six feet tall, with a standard Viking build that just about allows him to move around in his heavy gear, but impedes on his movement speed because of it. He has short, black hair and a slightly scruffy beard that helps mask a few of the scars on his chin and cheeks. Relatively white-skinned, he weighs approximately 89 Kilograms unarmored. Whilst he has no markings across his body, he does possess a few scars that soon became classified as trophies. Majority of these are centered on his torso. Firstly, there are several diagonal scars that extend from the shoulder to the hip, easily recognizable as they were inflicted by the claw of a Deadly Nadder. Furthermore, the primary damage consists of burn scarring all across the torso and arms, the result of attempting to fight off a Monstrous Nightmare. As well as causing him physical pain, these scars have left Miron with mental fears, which has him wearing heavy armor to add a layer of protection against Dragon attacks. Clothing wise, Miron tends to be armored up heavily, in an only barely matching set of steel and iron plates that are held together by leather straps and cloth segments. The helmet itself covers Miron’s head and face, giving him a psychological edge over his targets. Pouches are lined around the waist, usually containing miniature bottles of Dragon substances for bolts to be dipped in, and a quiver is attached to the back-plate, holding several heavy, deep-piercing bolts.

PLAYBY:
- Normal/Armor: 

- Face:


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HISTORY: Born in the Winter, Miron was introduced into the world by the Outcast Tribe. Having been born on the dangerous Outcast Island, he had to learn how to fend off dangerous beasts; primarily Dragons. Once he was of age, still only young, his Viking Parents taught him how to fight. Knowing that their numbers were small, the Vikings banded together to ensure that they could at least survive on the dangerous Island. Due to this, they didn’t have the numbers to face Dragons in close combat, and so they took to Bows and Crossbows alike, forging deep-piercing arrows and bolts out of steel, iron and, at times, Dragon Bone that they acquired from the defeated Dragons.

Having learned this trade and taught that Combat and War are the only things that matter, he and his parents went out to Hunt through the rocky plains, becoming of age to personally slay a Dragon. Easily caught off-guard, a Monstrous Nightmare descended upon the three. Without much hassle, it capably wiped out his parents, but they had given Miron enough time to get away. With the way back to the Tribe’s area being blocked, and fear coursing through him, he turned tails and ran.

After disposing of his primary family, the Dragon went after Miron. Despite the adrenaline, just as he got near the coast of the Island, the Nightmare shot out its fire, Miron catching the end of the blast before tumbling into the water. Had it not been for a group of Dragon Trappers that had ventured to the Outcast Islands, Miron wouldn’t have survived, but fortunately for him, the Trappers managed to catch the beast and dragged the twenty-year-old boy onto their boat before setting sail.

Having been treated, Miron found himself in the care of the Dragon Trappers that were sailing towards their ‘employer’. Though grievously injured, it was evident he’d live seeing as the water he dropped into allowed the fire to disperse, but the blast was damaging enough to ensure that his false ribs would be cracked, resulting in recurring pain that persists to this day.

The Trappers questioned Miron, and decided they’d drop him off with the employer. For the long amount of time that he did sail with them, he learned a lot about the importance of money and just how far it allowed people to get, something that stuck with him ever since. After several days if not weeks of sailing, they finally made it to the Dragon Hunter Island. There, he gained the trust of the Dragon Hunters by murdering the captured Nightmare, taking revenge for his parents and slaying his first Dragon.

He spent a decade with the Dragon Hunters, helping the Trappers Hunt down the beasts for the Dragon Hunters to sport against. Through this, he began earning rewards, usually in the form of reinforced armor that he was insistent on wearing after the encounter with the Nightmare. Alas, he did also accept monetary gain, as well as resources off the killed Dragons to advance his weapons, such as Toxic Nightshade Venom, or Flightmare Mist.

After sticking with this regime for so long, he decided that he wanted to explore other venues, get more involved on a larger scale. He left the Dragon Hunters and Trappers alike after being dropped off on Berk, from where he continued his journey and attempted to get hired by important factions in order to continue Trapping, Killing or Hunting for Dragons.

FAMILY: Both of Miron’s parents were killed, and he never returned to the Outcast Tribe. Whilst he did regard the Trappers and Dragon Hunters with respect, he never saw them as family or anything more than comrades and employers. Hence, he tends to be alone.

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WEAPON OF CHOICE: Miron only carries two primary weapons on him. His Crossbow and Short-Sword. The latter is only ever used if the enemy gets close, but he’s far more superior with ranged combat. Using his Outcast skills and a good eye that was trained by the Trappers, he proves himself to be a great shot, utilizing heavy bolts with thick (usually steel) arrowheads to pierce Dragon Scales. He recognizes Dragons to be very dangerous, going as far as coating certain bolts with different substances, such as Flightmare Mist, Toxic Nightshade Venom and even Nightmare Spit (Kerosene Gel), for different damage-dealing purposes.

FIGHTING STYLE: Miron does his best to keep a good amount of distance between himself and his target. When fighting Humans or typical beasts, he’ll always go for the legs unless he has a definite kill-shot. This is done in order to slow down enemies. Similar logic applies to Dragons, but instead the aim is usually for the wings rather than legs. Specifically when targeting Dragons, Miron will dip the arrowheads of the bolts in different containers that are within belt pouches, which in turn are attached to the cloth around his waist. Depending on the species of Dragon he goes up against (examples: target throat for Thunderdrum, Tail Wings for Night Fury, etc.), he’ll target them with these dangerous, advanced weapons, doing so at a range. Unable to move around at a speed due to the armor, Miron relies on the plating to take most of the pressure off him whilst he puts his trained eye to good use.

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KEYWORD HIDDEN IN RULES: *Checked by Pime2*.
CBOX NAME: Mirongrass.

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[PIME2]

Hi, I find your app interesting. There are a few problems with the app which need to be addressed, but I unsure which standard of reviewing I should use with your app. As you acknowlaged when you talked with Edge in the cbox, this character to some degree is designed to be an antagonist character in some threads he will be used in. Now I do like the idea of antagonists being used more on the site, as I know a lot of members as a whole want them to turn up more, but as PCs they have inherent playability problems.

We have had many people in the past make villainous characters, some trappers, some thiefs, some evil masterminds. No one has yet been able to keep them going, pretty much anyone who made one as their first character has finished their first thread and those who had other character to fall back on usually leave their villains to gather dust. This is mainly just because most of the RP that happens on this site is more ‘slice of life’ style, which antagonistic characters generally find it harder to do stuff in, given that they are inherently plot driven characters.

This was why a couple of months ago I wrote up a new rule set of the site called ‘oneshot characters’, which is pretty much designed for villain, antagonists and supporting cast who mainly exist for to be a part of a plot (or multiple plots). It basically means that rather than going through the full process of applying for a new character who might only be in a couple of threads, people can instead apply to use oneshot character in a specific thread. This means that people can play character which would not be useable on a long term basis but could be used for specific plots. I mention all this because I feel like Miro might work better for now starting off as a oneshot character, and you find people who want to do a thread with him as a villain in it, tell me about it so I can okay it, then you can play it, but make a more RP friendly character as one of your PCs. What are your thoughts on the idea?

Other than that, a couple of things I want to mention now (there may be more to mention but I’ll save that for after these changes). In regards to his backstory, as Edge mentioned, Outcast island are pro-dragon on our site so it’s not the kind of place that would have people from it who would go out to hunt for dragons. You could modify the backstory a bit but keep him being from Outcast Island, or consider having him be from Hysteria instead which, when Miro was 10 years old, had a Alpha dragon turn up and cause some problems, and then later that year had a full scale revolt from the dragons, causing the chief who took over after it to make the island be full scale anti-dragon. Just thought I’d mention that possible idea, you don’t have to take it if you don’t want.

The last problem I feel I should mention right now is his armour. For any kind of hunter there is no benefit to wearing heavy armour as the loss in mobility both makes it more likely he will be attacked and hinders accuracy to a point where targeting weak points on an enemy would be infeasible. That’s before we even consider the point that armour as a whole isn’t really going to help when fighting a dragon. It’ll protect you from your average sword swing but it can’t really stop a dragon from cooking you alive if you can’t get out of the way of its dragon breath, in fact the steel plating might make it worse. Also, I feel it’s a good idea to point out that in a real combat situation, you can generally only get one shot out of it due to the amount of time you need (without being attacked) to reload it.

Hope you understand all of my points, if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask. For more infomation of Oneshot Characters see berks-dragons.proboards.com/board/73/oneshot-characters-events

[Mirongrass]

Right. I had a better idea for the Backstory when it was mentioned that Outcasts were pro-Dragon. Have him born into the Dragon Hunters, set up relations with the Dragon Trappers when he's old enough (keeping the same gist of the story, with parents being killed, disliking Dragons and understanding importance of rewards/payouts).

He'd be pretty much an antagonist, yeah, but not one-shot. I've seen several threads that include Wild Dragons in forests and are open, so I'm sure finding RP won't be too much of an issue. I'll keep him as a PC, and if a Dragon happens to get the better of him, despite any advanced weaponry he may use against them, then that's fine. In Character Actions = In Character Consequences, it's all RP after all, and I'm sure it won't be that hard to find it!

Plus, I've seen others that are aligned like this character, so maybe an antagonist organization could be eventually developed? Through RP means between these antagonistic PCs? But that's for a later date. I'm also fine with GMs using my character for Plots, like getting hired for someone bad and all, advancing awesome stories. Whatever you guys think is cool.

Regarding armor, I agree. Will look into another look, something lighter but with enough armor to offer that intimidation and withdrawn factor. Something along the lines of Heather's gear, if you feel where I'm coming from?

Considering the fact that RP is very flexible, there's always that opportunity that the character could eventually change his views. If some noble Dragon Rider saves him from a dangerous situation, I can see the character being less edgy. But I'm not expecting that to happen in RP, so antagonist it is!

Please let me know what you think about this, then I'll update the History and change the play-by/physical descriptions. Maybe even look into advanced Bows rather than Crossbows, for the extra speed and all.

Thanks in advance!

[PIME2]

The play-by-post style of RP is a weird thing, especially when it’s done with a dice-less format. Every person makes a character who is their protagonist in the world and we all get together and decide what happens when our protagonists interact. In your post, your character is the main character, in my posts mine is. The success or failure of a moment is decided by the participants, not some random fate or a GM. The only person who can make a character fail is that character’s player, anything else is god modding.

Antagonists are not protagonists; they don’t have the same freedom that a normal PC has because they exist to be another person’s foil. It is extremely hard to have a character designed to be an antagonist be a part of a ‘slice of life’ thread on Berk, especially when they are dragon hunters. Don’t get me wrong, I know that Miro could at any point evolve into a protagonist character and gain a tolerance of dragons or something like that. But right now, as is, he is an antagonist, and one thing that 5 years of being on this site has taught me, it’s that unless your character is called Scratchet, antagonists are extremely difficult to maintain as a PC.

Also, I think you are overestimating the ease at which you’ll be able to find Wild dragons to rp with. As far as I am aware, there are a total of 6 wild dragons PC, half of them are owned by inactive or infrequently active members and the other three are owned by Fern. We introduced the ’you must have 25 posts before you can make a wild dragon’ rule because the vast majority of the people who start with a wild dragon ended up going inactive because they couldn’t find enough RPs to remain interested in the site, mainly because most people play them way too loner-y.

In regards to your idea of an antagonist organisation, I think it probably would be a decent idea to make some kind of organised dragon trapper/hunter group that most hunters that turn up as oneshots have some connection to

If you are dead set on making this character a PC then okay, I’ve done my duty to warn you about the risks and I will review the application normally. I would suggest you consider making another, less restricted character. Yes Miro might in the future change from being an antagonist into a normal character, but while he is an antagonist you will have a problem finding and maintaining RPs so it will be good to have a fall back character when that does happen.

Either way I’ll have a read through any changes when I have time.