Post by alendral on Jan 7, 2009 1:30:40 GMT -6
Hi folks!
If you've been reading Clara's posts lately, you've likely noticed the two have been fretting over a particular name and the ramifications of his death. The plot-thread, which for now I'm calling the Shadows of Gottschalk because I said so is partially open to anyone interested in building into it, interacting with Alendral or Clara, or simply drawing from a source for their own private beasties.
I'm trying things a little differently then usual SLs this time, in that I'm sure I'll eventually draw a main conclusion for those interested, but in the meantime and build up, I merely want to provide a backdrop for people's own personal stuff. For those wishing to contribute to the 'secret war' slowly building in the back alleys and shadows of Skye, here is the details:
Alexander Gottschalk was a particularly experienced and dangerous spy during the early days of Alexander Sorschal (who would later take the stage name--Alendral the Great--as his own personal name) and Claramae St. Laurence. A master of his craft, renowned and mysterious in his own right, the man ultimately proved to be inhuman--evil in the truest sense of the word, and found a perfect home in the secret societies whispered in the shadowy trade. In the end, Gottschalk was felled, by the combined efforts of Claramae and Alendral--but not without their own personal scars. They thought it was over then. They thought his legacy ended with Alendral...
The truth is, Alendral was only one of many personally cultivated by Gottschalk. This small handful of men (or women!) only share a few traits--a darkness that Gottschalk cultivated in each of them, a seemless ability to blend in admist them, and murderous skill. They became his little children: Taking bits and pieces of his mastery as their own, spreading his darkness to the world at large. Now that Alendral and Clara have made this discovery, the damage they inflict is made readily apparent, weighing heavily on their consciousness. Worse, the secret societies that house these animals seem to close on Skye, for reasons yet fully discovered by the two...
'Gottschalk's children' are every bit the boogeymen imagined. They are all accomplished spies, and often without mercy or any sense of humanity at all. They do not, however, all follow a similar set of goals--Gottschalk was only interested in passing on a legacy, not in any high minded ideals (though there is certainly room for one to believe just that). They are all connected to the secret societies everyone whispers about: Most commonly the so-called Illuminati. Feel free to connect any story you might have, in any varying form, to Gottschalk: It can simply be something you find and mention to Alendral or Clara either. Likewise, they can even be brought into your pet story, in part or in whole, for the same reason: Alen might take some interest, performing some legwork to help with your problem and get a step closer to Gottschalk's 'children' in the process, or he might take a direct hand.
The obvious exception (though with this awesome group I hardly need say it): Is Hanz, Gottschalk's 'Successor'. That isn't to say you can't use him: Quite the opposite, I'd be ecstatic if you did. But I would appreciate a heads up, as I have a specific personality and demeanor for him, as well as an agenda all his own. He's a villian on demand if you want him: Just keep in mind that he has his own goals and way of handling things, and they're less than pleasant. Ideally, when he appears, he's going to complicate quite a few people's lives.
If you have any questions, drop me a line.
If you've been reading Clara's posts lately, you've likely noticed the two have been fretting over a particular name and the ramifications of his death. The plot-thread, which for now I'm calling the Shadows of Gottschalk because I said so is partially open to anyone interested in building into it, interacting with Alendral or Clara, or simply drawing from a source for their own private beasties.
I'm trying things a little differently then usual SLs this time, in that I'm sure I'll eventually draw a main conclusion for those interested, but in the meantime and build up, I merely want to provide a backdrop for people's own personal stuff. For those wishing to contribute to the 'secret war' slowly building in the back alleys and shadows of Skye, here is the details:
Alexander Gottschalk was a particularly experienced and dangerous spy during the early days of Alexander Sorschal (who would later take the stage name--Alendral the Great--as his own personal name) and Claramae St. Laurence. A master of his craft, renowned and mysterious in his own right, the man ultimately proved to be inhuman--evil in the truest sense of the word, and found a perfect home in the secret societies whispered in the shadowy trade. In the end, Gottschalk was felled, by the combined efforts of Claramae and Alendral--but not without their own personal scars. They thought it was over then. They thought his legacy ended with Alendral...
The truth is, Alendral was only one of many personally cultivated by Gottschalk. This small handful of men (or women!) only share a few traits--a darkness that Gottschalk cultivated in each of them, a seemless ability to blend in admist them, and murderous skill. They became his little children: Taking bits and pieces of his mastery as their own, spreading his darkness to the world at large. Now that Alendral and Clara have made this discovery, the damage they inflict is made readily apparent, weighing heavily on their consciousness. Worse, the secret societies that house these animals seem to close on Skye, for reasons yet fully discovered by the two...
'Gottschalk's children' are every bit the boogeymen imagined. They are all accomplished spies, and often without mercy or any sense of humanity at all. They do not, however, all follow a similar set of goals--Gottschalk was only interested in passing on a legacy, not in any high minded ideals (though there is certainly room for one to believe just that). They are all connected to the secret societies everyone whispers about: Most commonly the so-called Illuminati. Feel free to connect any story you might have, in any varying form, to Gottschalk: It can simply be something you find and mention to Alendral or Clara either. Likewise, they can even be brought into your pet story, in part or in whole, for the same reason: Alen might take some interest, performing some legwork to help with your problem and get a step closer to Gottschalk's 'children' in the process, or he might take a direct hand.
The obvious exception (though with this awesome group I hardly need say it): Is Hanz, Gottschalk's 'Successor'. That isn't to say you can't use him: Quite the opposite, I'd be ecstatic if you did. But I would appreciate a heads up, as I have a specific personality and demeanor for him, as well as an agenda all his own. He's a villian on demand if you want him: Just keep in mind that he has his own goals and way of handling things, and they're less than pleasant. Ideally, when he appears, he's going to complicate quite a few people's lives.
If you have any questions, drop me a line.