A rogue at heart and in life, Jack has been dodging trouble and rewriting Torchline’s rules for as long as most can remember. Though his slight, rugged exterior might seem easy to overlook in the crowded alleys of Haulani, a sharper look reveals a man as dangerous as he is enigmatic. With an infamous reputation and razor-sharp wit, matched with eyes that see and say more than most can handle, Jack's real weapon lies not in his stance but in his piercing blue gaze—and a telepathic edge no one knows about. Recent endeavours—like romancing Torchline's queen and trading favours for children with Safrin—show that while Jack may lack a conventional moral compass, he’s bound only by his own ambitions.
Congratulations, Jack!
Credits
Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
Skinning and hosting by the epically talented Kaons, and functionality fanciness by the coding magic of Neowulf. If you ever see either of them around, make sure to show them some love!
Sunlit Shadows (mastered) | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Deadly Recall | Can recall 1, or 2, or 3 of her feathers to her hand, within a range of 30ft. Recalled daggers do 1/2 damage when recalled.
Rescue (Mastered) | Remi can bring a fellow Old God demigod to his side in a time of crisis for three concurrent posts. One use per thread. If the summoned demigod also has mastered this ability, they can remain until the end of the thread.
maybe i'm a runaway train, maybe i'm a feather in a hurricane
It had taken the Alchemist a few days before he had the energy to climb the lighthouse steps to where Safrin's shrine lay waiting. Not only because of the horrors of LongNight and what it had done to his husband, but because he was oh so very weary of the goddess's tricks and demands of his family. Would she say they had not done enough? Would there be more that she asked of Torchline? Such might have been reasonable enough, but Remi was already so very close to his breaking point with Safrin, that was there anyone at all who would have care about his thoughts on the matter, he would have prayed fervently to them.
With those who wanted to join him holding their lit candles as before, Remi knelt by the goddess's altar and closed his eyes. "Safrin, we have done what you asked. And now, with the light having returned to our sands, we ask for the people of Torchline to be reunited with the canals."
Feel free to join! You'll be skipped in posting order.
THE ALCHEMIST
maybe it's a long gray game, but maybe that's a good thing
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
Skip a levelling requirement (100x the requirement level. Skipping a requirement at level 2 costs 200, at level 10 costs 1000)
Skipping a req for level 4
Skip a levelling requirement (100x the requirement level. Skipping a requirement at level 2 costs 200, at level 10 costs 1000)
Skipping a req for level 4
what's harder, harder to fake? that you want me to stay, or that you want me to stay the same for you? chained to a lie. who's to blame? let it die. we're the same
He’s thankful that he picked a home so close to the shrine, because he’s still really in no position to go quite far yet in his adventure of still healing. But he doesn’t want to miss it, partly because Safrin’s his chosen deity and he’d always choose to go somewhere just on the off chance of seeing her, and partly because he’d helped make those canals that they’re trying to complete.
So he makes his way there, slight limps in his steps, a slight curve of his back as he tries to not cater to the burns on his shoulder and side and being unable to. But he makes it up there, hangs on the inside of the entrance for some sort of support to lean against, eyes immediately drifting from the shrine to Remi as he knees, Sunjata clutching the lit candle and waiting, exhausted and tired, but hopeful it would all work out.
SUNJATA
No permission needed for power play!
Feel free to use magic/force on Sunjata, without killing him <3
Sunjata speaks with an Australian accent and has a passive magic that makes him produce a subtle scent that matches exactly to whatever those around him most desire him to smell like.
Sunlit Shadows (mastered) | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Deadly Recall | Can recall 1, or 2, or 3 of her feathers to her hand, within a range of 30ft. Recalled daggers do 1/2 damage when recalled.
Rescue (Mastered) | Remi can bring a fellow Old God demigod to his side in a time of crisis for three concurrent posts. One use per thread. If the summoned demigod also has mastered this ability, they can remain until the end of the thread.
maybe i'm a runaway train, maybe i'm a feather in a hurricane
That fewer arrived this time was...interesting. Remi didn't give much thought to it though, chalking it up to monsoon-season preparation. All the hard work had been done already; perhaps Torchline simply wanted to reap the benefits than stand on ceremony for Safrin. Or, perhaps they simply didn't care. This was more for the merefolk anyways, and it wasn't as though they could be part of this.
With a nod to Sunjata (by the look of his face the pair should probably talk at some point), Remi looked towards the shrine, silently explaining all that they had collectively done to fulfill Safrin's requests of them.
Tasks. There is no time limit. There are currently 18 active Torchers. This means 9 unique characters have to participate. Characters can participate more than once. Sunjata, Remi, Ronin, and Raza must participate in at least 1 thread. Remi must participate in 2.
* 50% of those with Torchline as their citizenship must participate in at least 1 thread, contributing at least 3 posts. All members of government must participate. Leaders must participate twice.
THE ALCHEMIST
maybe it's a long gray game, but maybe that's a good thing
Speaks with a thick Italian accent.
Force and magic can be used against Remi without permission.
see the sunset turning red let all be quiet in your head and look about
It's a long time since you visited a Shrine, but this seems like a good enough reason. Besides, you're trying to be more involved in your community or something (read: keep an eye on the damn Outlanders), and you've become personally invested in these canals. Stands to reason you'd want to turn up and see the things complete.
You expected a larger entourage for the Alchemist, not just Tallyata, but everyone else must be preparing for these things to inevitably flood. Slipping into the small room without a word, you lean against the back wall with your arms over your chest, feeling deeply conflicted as you wait for a damned goddess to appear.
