IG NAME: blargtheawesome
CHARACTER: Aleksei Ivanov
PROFILE: signature
PATRON: Ignis Synnove
TIER: Tier Three
ARTIFACTS
NAME: Scourge
DESCRIPTION: A large but broken greatsword, with the blade snapped off a few inches above the hilt. When held in both hands, a blade made of flames replaces what was broken. While the weapon has the material qualities of steel, in spite of its size it is light enough to be wielded mundanely.
PASSIVE: Scourge's hilt functions as a holy symbol. The flames of Scourge's blade are holy. When in battle, it materializes a blade. When out of battle, it is a broken hilt.
[ABILITY - Aura of Menace]: Once per day, Scourge's wielder may issue a prayer to God for aid. They become taller by a foot, their voice takes on an angelic resonance, and Scourge itself becomes proportionately larger as well with the length of an average spear. While in this form they exude bright, heavenly light in a radius of five meters. This light is bright enough to discomfort others, but not enough to blind them. Mindless undead, lesser demons, and other comparatively weak unholy enemies feel compelled not to enter the light. Unholy beings that do feel intense discomfort, but not enough to debilitate them or hinder their actions.
[ABILITY - Draconic Aspect]: Three times per day, Scourge's wielder is able to materialize the form of a dragon over themselves from nearby flame sources, including the flames of Scourge. The fire of the draconic form does no damage and does not light others on fire, but after it materializes over the course of one round, it will emit a spray of holy fire in a cone-shape in front of Aleksei that extends for five meters. It ignites anything flammable within the area of effect, and the flames count as holy.
TRINKETS:
NAME: The Crown of The Second Inquisitor
DESCRIPTION: A red-gold crown, adorned with rubies that take on a firey sheen in moments of heightened emotion, spellcasting, et al.
EFFECT: The wearer stops aging from the point that they adorn the crown. When the crown is taken off, the wearer may choose to either experience all of the aging they would have undergone in that time in the span of a few moments; or, carry on aging naturally.
PASSIVES & QUIRKS:
- [Providence] The blessed’s soul is warded by their faith in their Divine. If something tries to possess them, or they’re targeted by an effect that is functionally identical to possession, the blessed may roll a d6 save to resist it. If they roll their tier or lower on the d6, the possession fails and has no effect. They are additionally fully immune to any attempts to lay claim to their soul (in terms of it being trapped, imprisoned, or otherwise by some entity. This is not expected to come up much in RP, but exists for flavor). For curses or afflictions like Vyrism or Spiritblessed, they may resist it outright or optionally roll a possession save against it.
- [Spiritual Weapon] By ritually praying over a weapon for one hour, the blessed may imbue it with some measure of the divine influence. The weapon will glow with the strength of torchlight in a color thematic to the divine, and intangible foes or foes that are otherwise immune or resistant to attacks from mundane weapons always take some amount of damage from successful attacks with it. Only one weapon may be imbued at a time. For bows, the effect applies to all arrows fired from it.
- [Imbued Weapons] Any weapon wielded by the blessed is touched by their Divine, imbuing it with greater ability to smite their foes. This offers no additional mechanical effect beyond causing extra damage; it’s less significant than the weapon itself, but adds enough punch to be tangible. The fire does not ignite, the poison does not kill, etc. For creatures or summons with a set number of 'hits,' it counts as dealing an additional hit.
(Aleksei does not alight his imbued weapons with fire; instead, he imbues them with light)
- ][Aethersight] The blessed can see the presence of magic as a faint aura outlining spells, artifacts, or similar magical items and effects. This aura appears purple for arcane spells, and white for divine spells. They gain a bonus die on rolls to discern illusions, and have no penalty on awareness checks to detect invisible foes.
- [Eternal] The blessed’s injuries heal at an unnatural rate and in unnatural ways. Nonlethal injuries tend to heal fully within one day OOC, and particularly severe injuries may take several. Any full limbs the blessed loses regrow fully over the course of a week; extremities may take a few days. If the blessed is slain, they may opt to repair and regrow where they fell and revive after 48 hours instead of going through standard revival methods, though they do not revive fully healed and their injuries will continue to heal at the rate mentioned above. Any healing done by this effect leaves scars where the original injury was.
- Small harmless embers flicker around their person, drifting through the air. They can be dispersed at will, and made more prominent in certain situations as decided by the player.
- The eyes take on a ring of color about the pupil thematic to their Divine, intensifying in spellcasting or heightened emotional states.
- They find that they are always comfortably warm, and that even in the tundra they can suffice with just a nice coat. This does not offer protection against spells.
- They are able to will candles within fifteen meters to light or extinguish so long as they have line of sight.
- The blessed is untouched by fire, and suffers no direct adverse effects from extreme heat. This applies to natural fire, and arcane and divine spells that create it.
- They are able to will themselves to appear as partially made of living flame, the ends of clothing and weapons as well as hair and extremities flickering away as harmless, heatless fire. This may optionally activate in times of heightened emotions, adrenaline, or spellcasting.
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STATUS: T3
THE OATH TRACKER
[08/03/2021] After a long period of personal contemplation, Aleksei came to the resolute decision that true power and responsibility in cosmic matters lies with the divine instead of with men. The divine may be flawed, and it may truly be that there is no ideal or perfect world, but when placed in balance with men they are more able to claim the mantle of ultimate responsibility and shepherd men.
[08/04/2021] He volunteered his services in defence of a shrine held by Ignites, knowing that there would be a Jishrim assault on the shrine in due course. The defense ended disastrously, and Aleksei was forced to flee. Having to abandon an ally in a situation where his death was assured, Aleksei was so troubled by a man dying in that way that he doubted his recent venture into faith again for a time.
[08/12/2021] Aleksei weighed different Ignites in the balance, and eventually entered into the service of Thure von Hardanger. Aleksei believes that men who are successful in life are that way by the grace of their patrons, often deities. That Thure, and ignite with no seculiar superior, has seen some success must mean that God favors him. The man also seems more or less competent at shepherding his people, Aleksei entered into his service.
[08/17/2021] The Inquisition of Saint Jacqueline, The First Inquisitor is founded. Aleksei is its worldly leader, and through it he persecutes heretics and secures unsafe artifacts in the name of God.
[08/30/2021] Aleksei negotiated the disbanding of a second holy order in the Church of Artois, and absorbing its members into the Inquisition.
[09/04/2021] Aleksei sacrificed an item to God.
[09/05/2021] Aleksei participated in another Shrine event, part of the Restoration campaign.
Tier One
[09/12/2021] Aleksei became Tier One.
[9/13/2021] Aleksei mediated a peace between The Church of Artois and the Church of the Phoenix, bringing the Exalt and Thure von Harddanger back into the same united church.
[9/15/2021] He conducted a sermon in the Duchy of Hardanger, speaking on the virtue of knowing one's place in society and not attempting to surpass it.
[9/20/2021] Aleksei orchestrated the creation of a sunblessed, who is in service to the inquisition.
[9/25/2021] Aleksei participated in the reclamation of an artifact containing an element of the archangel Evil.
[9/26/2021] Aleksei swore a vow to destroy the artifacts of evil, and began personally overseeing the custody of such artifacts.
[10/06/2021] Following a lengthy period of imprisonment, Aleksei swore himself in fealty to Thure von Hardanger as a vassal instead of an ally.
[10/12/2021] Aleksei interviewed Athryl, resulting in a confession.
[10/13/2021] Aleksei interviewed Malark, resulting in a confession.
[10/14/2021] Aleksei coerced Athryl into swearing the oaths of the condemned to the inquisition.
[10/24/2021] Aleksei, with the inquisition and a group of volunteers, slew undead in the outskirts of the Landing in an effort to reduce the influence of Skraag on the area. At the end were prayers and moral guidance in line with his interpretation of Ignis Synnove's teachings.
Tier Two
[10/25/2021] Aleksei was made tier two.
[04/03/2022] He recruits two others to his quest to do away with the artifacts of Evil.
[04/11/2022] Having grown impatient on account of insults to his relationship with God and lying in his presence, Aleksei assaulted two demons. Not to kill them, but in an effort to humble them and remind them of their place in the cosmic order of things.
[04/15/2022] Aleksei joined the Legio Divinatus.
[04/17/2022] In a bid to capture the possessed Melarue, Aleksei and other members of the Legio Divinatus attempted to ambush her and her conspirators at a masquerade. Aleksei fought Branko and a Visage blessed of unknown persona to a standstill, until being rendered aid by the other elements of his party.
[04/17/2022] Sort of wrestled a demon to keep Frost in the mortal plane while others conducted an exorcism on her.
[04/24/2022] Aleksei published the Codex of Ash, the next installment in a long line of Ignite theological texts that begin with the Codex of Light in Arcturian times.
[04/25/2022] Aleksei negotiated a peaceful, orderly resolution to the artifacts of Evil.
[04/30/2022] Koraldrum was recruited to the inquisition as an Auxilia.
[04/30/2022] Aleksei published the Black Book, a handbook to inquisitors that outlines what orderly conduct they should follow and maintain such that no inquisitor can mistakenly perform an act that is in the furtherance of disorder.
[05/01/2022] Following an offer to assist the city given its perennial association with corruption and lawlessness being rejected, Aleksei declared Storm's Landing a failed state. Per his own theological writings, Storm's Landing failed four of the Five Universal Laws. Thus, he declared the land without lawful jurisdiction, and set up his inquisition there in order to enforce law and order.
[05/01/2022] While under a truce, Aleksei debated the morality of practicing Magic versus subjugating oneself to the divine with Milah Sicarus. He recruited Aki to the inquisition as a junior member following the debate.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei promoted Leonhardt to Chapter Inquisitor.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei recruited Godmund formally into the inquisition at the rank of Squire-Inquisitor.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei recruited Nikolche Variclav into the inquisition at the rank of Knight-Inquisitor.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei convinced his close ally Leonhardt to return to the path of blessed, instead of becoming a mage.
[05/04/2022] The Cathedral Garrison is established. Aleksei begins to sway the Council of Storm's Landing to the cause of order, convincing most of his honest intentions. He exchanged letters and had meetings with all but one of the council, and some persons who had influence over members of the council. This was to the end of ensuring that no incredible disorder take place at trial, such as declaring his sentence to be that of execution and forcing him to defend himself.
[05/04/2022] The Inquisition of Saint Jacqueline begins offering interest free loans and paid work to any free person, such that it may prevent crime and provide a mechanism of leveraging people by debt in order to maintain order.
[05/08/2022] Aleksei allowed a young Theodran elf to sit in on his meeting with Councilwoman Valerie. During the meeting he educated the young elf and those in the room on his ideology of negotiation and diplomacy in pursuit of maintaining order instead of resorting immediately to disorderly violence.
[05/09/2022] Aleksei attends his trial. Though it could be reasonably described as messy and biased against him, he argued persuasively enough against the Council that he was 'sentenced' to what he wanted to do regardless: assist the Landing in rooting out corruption, working alongside the Council. He accepted this verdict.
[05/17/2022] Aleksei taught some of the inquisitors swordplay.
[05/22/2022] After God sent Aleksei a vision that his negotiating with Skraagites was against God, Aleksei honorably notified the Skraagites that they were now enemies and made plans for war.
[05/22/2022] Aleksei blessed the ceremonial sword of the Chapter of the Burning Preceptor. He then annointed the Chapter Inquisitor Leonhardt with the blade, in the hopes of appealing his case to God. Because Leonhardt asked it of him, he allowed the sword to burn Leonhardt in penance for his earlier sins.
[05/23/2022] Aleksei made a brief attempt to convince Amilia that harboring mages and demons in Eldpoint might be a bad idea in the long run through use of an analogy.
[05/25/2022] Aleksei sent out two inquisitors to scout out Branko's fortress in Nid Arach to test its defenses and get a lay of the land. A brief ranged skirmish ensued, the inquisitors proved the value of Aleksei's martial training by suffering no losses.
[05/27/2022] The Skraagites attempted to ambush Aleksei and a lone squire outside of The Lodestar Inn. They killed Aleksei's horse, but Aleksei and his squire fought their way out of the ambush. At a moment where Aleksei could have abandoned the squire to assure his own safety or distracted them to let her flee with him, Aleksei distracted the Skraagites and gave his squire the moment she needed to flee.
[05/29/2022] The first major battle of the War of Ash and Lich took place. Aleksei thoroughly undoes the work he did negotiating with the Skraagites by outright attacking them, while still retaining his honor and penchant for favoring negotiation instead of violence. When he had the upper hand in their battle, he offered parley and negotiated the return of James Harrister's Kaiserwache armor instead of risk the battle turning back against him.
Tier Three
[05/31/2022] Aleksei became tier three. Badass.
[06/11/2022] The Inquisition formed an alliance with The Aspires. This formalized relationship allows the Inquisition to more closely monitor them for heresy, and aligns them with virtues of order.
[06/18/2022] Aleksei proposed a marriage alliance with Ashna. She declined, but it led to a prospective contractual alliance.
[06/20/2022] The Inquisition declared obliteration upon the Cult of Know to destroy their heretical teachings and arrest their ring leaders.
[06/21/2022] Fleeing the order of obliteration, Athryl surrendered himself to one of the Inquisition's allies, Ashna of The Grey Lady.
[06/21/2022] The White Tower began construction. A monument to the earthly power of Ignis Synnove.
[06/27/2022] The Mage Law was amended, to align it closer to virtues of order.
[06/29/2022] The war against Branko came to an end, to be ultimately decided by a judicial duel at a later date.
[07/02/2022] Aleksei happened to lose that duel.
[07/14/2022] The Ivory King broke through the material plane. Aleksei bore witness to it, and then left to prepare.
[07/15/2022] Aleksei fortified the Lodestar Ruins in an effort to hold off the demonic horde.
[07/20/2022] Aleksei became a demon. He did not abandon his faith or his worship of God during this time, and he endured the mockery of others with pride. He bore it, on the condition of delaying the demonic invasion of one of the archfiends so that the world would not be caught between two fiendish armies at once. As well as saving the soul of his adopted son Matthias, and Frost, who he believed were about to engage in some tomfoolery themselves.
[07/23/2022] Aleksei defended the ruins of the Lodestar against a demonic army sent to conquer it.
[07/31/2022] Aleksei defended Storm's Landing against the demonic horde that destroyed Candlewood.
[08/03/2022] Aleksei contributed to the reclamation of Candlewood after the heretics let it be burned down by a demonic army. :eyeroll:
[08/06/2022] Aleksei destroyed the demon that stole his wife's soul and its soul cairn, killing the demon.
[08/07/2022] Aleksei contributed to the destruction of the last of The Ivory King's fortified spires protecting his castle.
[08/13/2022] Something demonic happened.
[09/04/2022] Aleksei assaulted The Ivory King's hellgate. He led the vanguard into its fortified camp. He was one of the first to attack its general, Scorch.
[09/07/2022] Sacrificing trophies from his many battles against the demons and baptizing Jaz'gil the demonic child, Aleksei was restored to the faith.
[09/09/2022] Aleksei led the final assault on the Ivory King's castle, apart of the vanguard that made way for the final confrontation with the archfiend.
[09/09/2022] After a disagreement on what to do with a demon's heart, Aleksei was assaulted while in the midst of the demon's citadel by other blessed.
[09/11/2022] Aleksei contributed to the death of the Ivory King and the demonic prince. It was really cool, he did stuff.
[09/25/2022] Aleksei sacrificed one of the last things that tied him to his life before he found God, his old armor.
[09/26/2022] He made a terrible, solemn vow.
[09/26/2022] Aleksei recruited several people into his organization. He gave a long lecture on morals and ethics following some practice in the sparring field.
[09/27/2022] He formally accepted Amicia as his apprentice in the faith.
[09/28/2022] With his grey name army, Aleksei took out a band of ferals ambushing people in the woods around Queensport.
[10/01/2022] Aleksei participated in the first battle of the Second War of Ash and Lich. It ended in a disaster, where the battle was lost and Aleksei's ally fled the field. Nevertheless, he negotiated the release of all the captives involved for less than their initial demands
[10/01/2022] Returning from the battle to a tower under assault, Aleksei fended off the demons and recognized one of his followers for their service with a medal.
[10/05/2022] Aleksei taught his apprentice in blessedness, Amicia, how to ride horses and gave her some moral lessons at the same time.
[10/08/2022] Aleksei led an army against Branko's forces and crushed them, saving a lost Astrakhan force.
[10/09/2022] Aleksei hosted the Festival of Fire, a dedication to God.
[10/11/2022] Aleksei permitted and financed the construction of another church to Ignis Synnove.
[10/22/2022] Another battle in The Second War of Ash and Lich.
[10/23/2022] Hosted a debate on whether or not to reinstate The Mage Law.
Tier Four
[11/12/2022] Aleksei reached T4.
Exalted
[02/27/2023] Aleksei became Exalt.
CHARACTER: Aleksei Ivanov
PROFILE: signature
PATRON: Ignis Synnove
TIER: Tier Three
ARTIFACTS
NAME: Scourge
DESCRIPTION: A large but broken greatsword, with the blade snapped off a few inches above the hilt. When held in both hands, a blade made of flames replaces what was broken. While the weapon has the material qualities of steel, in spite of its size it is light enough to be wielded mundanely.
PASSIVE: Scourge's hilt functions as a holy symbol. The flames of Scourge's blade are holy. When in battle, it materializes a blade. When out of battle, it is a broken hilt.
[ABILITY - Aura of Menace]: Once per day, Scourge's wielder may issue a prayer to God for aid. They become taller by a foot, their voice takes on an angelic resonance, and Scourge itself becomes proportionately larger as well with the length of an average spear. While in this form they exude bright, heavenly light in a radius of five meters. This light is bright enough to discomfort others, but not enough to blind them. Mindless undead, lesser demons, and other comparatively weak unholy enemies feel compelled not to enter the light. Unholy beings that do feel intense discomfort, but not enough to debilitate them or hinder their actions.
[ABILITY - Draconic Aspect]: Three times per day, Scourge's wielder is able to materialize the form of a dragon over themselves from nearby flame sources, including the flames of Scourge. The fire of the draconic form does no damage and does not light others on fire, but after it materializes over the course of one round, it will emit a spray of holy fire in a cone-shape in front of Aleksei that extends for five meters. It ignites anything flammable within the area of effect, and the flames count as holy.
TRINKETS:
NAME: The Crown of The Second Inquisitor
DESCRIPTION: A red-gold crown, adorned with rubies that take on a firey sheen in moments of heightened emotion, spellcasting, et al.
EFFECT: The wearer stops aging from the point that they adorn the crown. When the crown is taken off, the wearer may choose to either experience all of the aging they would have undergone in that time in the span of a few moments; or, carry on aging naturally.
PASSIVES & QUIRKS:
- [Providence] The blessed’s soul is warded by their faith in their Divine. If something tries to possess them, or they’re targeted by an effect that is functionally identical to possession, the blessed may roll a d6 save to resist it. If they roll their tier or lower on the d6, the possession fails and has no effect. They are additionally fully immune to any attempts to lay claim to their soul (in terms of it being trapped, imprisoned, or otherwise by some entity. This is not expected to come up much in RP, but exists for flavor). For curses or afflictions like Vyrism or Spiritblessed, they may resist it outright or optionally roll a possession save against it.
- [Spiritual Weapon] By ritually praying over a weapon for one hour, the blessed may imbue it with some measure of the divine influence. The weapon will glow with the strength of torchlight in a color thematic to the divine, and intangible foes or foes that are otherwise immune or resistant to attacks from mundane weapons always take some amount of damage from successful attacks with it. Only one weapon may be imbued at a time. For bows, the effect applies to all arrows fired from it.
- [Imbued Weapons] Any weapon wielded by the blessed is touched by their Divine, imbuing it with greater ability to smite their foes. This offers no additional mechanical effect beyond causing extra damage; it’s less significant than the weapon itself, but adds enough punch to be tangible. The fire does not ignite, the poison does not kill, etc. For creatures or summons with a set number of 'hits,' it counts as dealing an additional hit.
(Aleksei does not alight his imbued weapons with fire; instead, he imbues them with light)
- ][Aethersight] The blessed can see the presence of magic as a faint aura outlining spells, artifacts, or similar magical items and effects. This aura appears purple for arcane spells, and white for divine spells. They gain a bonus die on rolls to discern illusions, and have no penalty on awareness checks to detect invisible foes.
- [Eternal] The blessed’s injuries heal at an unnatural rate and in unnatural ways. Nonlethal injuries tend to heal fully within one day OOC, and particularly severe injuries may take several. Any full limbs the blessed loses regrow fully over the course of a week; extremities may take a few days. If the blessed is slain, they may opt to repair and regrow where they fell and revive after 48 hours instead of going through standard revival methods, though they do not revive fully healed and their injuries will continue to heal at the rate mentioned above. Any healing done by this effect leaves scars where the original injury was.
- Small harmless embers flicker around their person, drifting through the air. They can be dispersed at will, and made more prominent in certain situations as decided by the player.
- The eyes take on a ring of color about the pupil thematic to their Divine, intensifying in spellcasting or heightened emotional states.
- They find that they are always comfortably warm, and that even in the tundra they can suffice with just a nice coat. This does not offer protection against spells.
- They are able to will candles within fifteen meters to light or extinguish so long as they have line of sight.
- The blessed is untouched by fire, and suffers no direct adverse effects from extreme heat. This applies to natural fire, and arcane and divine spells that create it.
- They are able to will themselves to appear as partially made of living flame, the ends of clothing and weapons as well as hair and extremities flickering away as harmless, heatless fire. This may optionally activate in times of heightened emotions, adrenaline, or spellcasting.
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STATUS: T3
THE OATH TRACKER
- Aleksei is sworn in marriage to Alison Kane.
- Aleksei is sworn to loyally serve House Hardanger, and to act in its best interests.
- Aleksei has sworn, 'I will prioritize the destruction of [the artifacts of the archangel Evil] above all other duties, by Valiant if expedient.'
- Aleksei's oath of fealty to Thure von Hardanger: 'By the Lord, before whom this relic is holy, I will be to Duke Thure von Hardanger, The Duchy of Féarthailte na Fail, and House von Hardanger to be faithful and true, and love all that he loves, and shun all that he shuns, and never, by will nor by force, by word nor by work, do ought of what is loathful to him, until such time that my soul leaves this world and does not return.'
- Aleksei has sworn that he shall never ingest tea for recreation or pleasure.
- Aleksei has sworn that he shall do all he can to slay Skraag.
[08/03/2021] After a long period of personal contemplation, Aleksei came to the resolute decision that true power and responsibility in cosmic matters lies with the divine instead of with men. The divine may be flawed, and it may truly be that there is no ideal or perfect world, but when placed in balance with men they are more able to claim the mantle of ultimate responsibility and shepherd men.
[08/04/2021] He volunteered his services in defence of a shrine held by Ignites, knowing that there would be a Jishrim assault on the shrine in due course. The defense ended disastrously, and Aleksei was forced to flee. Having to abandon an ally in a situation where his death was assured, Aleksei was so troubled by a man dying in that way that he doubted his recent venture into faith again for a time.
[08/12/2021] Aleksei weighed different Ignites in the balance, and eventually entered into the service of Thure von Hardanger. Aleksei believes that men who are successful in life are that way by the grace of their patrons, often deities. That Thure, and ignite with no seculiar superior, has seen some success must mean that God favors him. The man also seems more or less competent at shepherding his people, Aleksei entered into his service.
[08/17/2021] The Inquisition of Saint Jacqueline, The First Inquisitor is founded. Aleksei is its worldly leader, and through it he persecutes heretics and secures unsafe artifacts in the name of God.
[08/30/2021] Aleksei negotiated the disbanding of a second holy order in the Church of Artois, and absorbing its members into the Inquisition.
[09/04/2021] Aleksei sacrificed an item to God.
[09/05/2021] Aleksei participated in another Shrine event, part of the Restoration campaign.
Tier One
[09/12/2021] Aleksei became Tier One.
[9/13/2021] Aleksei mediated a peace between The Church of Artois and the Church of the Phoenix, bringing the Exalt and Thure von Harddanger back into the same united church.
[9/15/2021] He conducted a sermon in the Duchy of Hardanger, speaking on the virtue of knowing one's place in society and not attempting to surpass it.
[9/20/2021] Aleksei orchestrated the creation of a sunblessed, who is in service to the inquisition.
[9/25/2021] Aleksei participated in the reclamation of an artifact containing an element of the archangel Evil.
[9/26/2021] Aleksei swore a vow to destroy the artifacts of evil, and began personally overseeing the custody of such artifacts.
[10/06/2021] Following a lengthy period of imprisonment, Aleksei swore himself in fealty to Thure von Hardanger as a vassal instead of an ally.
[10/12/2021] Aleksei interviewed Athryl, resulting in a confession.
[10/13/2021] Aleksei interviewed Malark, resulting in a confession.
[10/14/2021] Aleksei coerced Athryl into swearing the oaths of the condemned to the inquisition.
[10/24/2021] Aleksei, with the inquisition and a group of volunteers, slew undead in the outskirts of the Landing in an effort to reduce the influence of Skraag on the area. At the end were prayers and moral guidance in line with his interpretation of Ignis Synnove's teachings.
Tier Two
[10/25/2021] Aleksei was made tier two.
[04/03/2022] He recruits two others to his quest to do away with the artifacts of Evil.
[04/11/2022] Having grown impatient on account of insults to his relationship with God and lying in his presence, Aleksei assaulted two demons. Not to kill them, but in an effort to humble them and remind them of their place in the cosmic order of things.
[04/15/2022] Aleksei joined the Legio Divinatus.
[04/17/2022] In a bid to capture the possessed Melarue, Aleksei and other members of the Legio Divinatus attempted to ambush her and her conspirators at a masquerade. Aleksei fought Branko and a Visage blessed of unknown persona to a standstill, until being rendered aid by the other elements of his party.
[04/17/2022] Sort of wrestled a demon to keep Frost in the mortal plane while others conducted an exorcism on her.
[04/24/2022] Aleksei published the Codex of Ash, the next installment in a long line of Ignite theological texts that begin with the Codex of Light in Arcturian times.
[04/25/2022] Aleksei negotiated a peaceful, orderly resolution to the artifacts of Evil.
[04/30/2022] Koraldrum was recruited to the inquisition as an Auxilia.
[04/30/2022] Aleksei published the Black Book, a handbook to inquisitors that outlines what orderly conduct they should follow and maintain such that no inquisitor can mistakenly perform an act that is in the furtherance of disorder.
[05/01/2022] Following an offer to assist the city given its perennial association with corruption and lawlessness being rejected, Aleksei declared Storm's Landing a failed state. Per his own theological writings, Storm's Landing failed four of the Five Universal Laws. Thus, he declared the land without lawful jurisdiction, and set up his inquisition there in order to enforce law and order.
[05/01/2022] While under a truce, Aleksei debated the morality of practicing Magic versus subjugating oneself to the divine with Milah Sicarus. He recruited Aki to the inquisition as a junior member following the debate.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei promoted Leonhardt to Chapter Inquisitor.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei recruited Godmund formally into the inquisition at the rank of Squire-Inquisitor.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei recruited Nikolche Variclav into the inquisition at the rank of Knight-Inquisitor.
[05/01/2022] Aleksei convinced his close ally Leonhardt to return to the path of blessed, instead of becoming a mage.
[05/04/2022] The Cathedral Garrison is established. Aleksei begins to sway the Council of Storm's Landing to the cause of order, convincing most of his honest intentions. He exchanged letters and had meetings with all but one of the council, and some persons who had influence over members of the council. This was to the end of ensuring that no incredible disorder take place at trial, such as declaring his sentence to be that of execution and forcing him to defend himself.
[05/04/2022] The Inquisition of Saint Jacqueline begins offering interest free loans and paid work to any free person, such that it may prevent crime and provide a mechanism of leveraging people by debt in order to maintain order.
[05/08/2022] Aleksei allowed a young Theodran elf to sit in on his meeting with Councilwoman Valerie. During the meeting he educated the young elf and those in the room on his ideology of negotiation and diplomacy in pursuit of maintaining order instead of resorting immediately to disorderly violence.
[05/09/2022] Aleksei attends his trial. Though it could be reasonably described as messy and biased against him, he argued persuasively enough against the Council that he was 'sentenced' to what he wanted to do regardless: assist the Landing in rooting out corruption, working alongside the Council. He accepted this verdict.
[05/17/2022] Aleksei taught some of the inquisitors swordplay.
[05/22/2022] After God sent Aleksei a vision that his negotiating with Skraagites was against God, Aleksei honorably notified the Skraagites that they were now enemies and made plans for war.
[05/22/2022] Aleksei blessed the ceremonial sword of the Chapter of the Burning Preceptor. He then annointed the Chapter Inquisitor Leonhardt with the blade, in the hopes of appealing his case to God. Because Leonhardt asked it of him, he allowed the sword to burn Leonhardt in penance for his earlier sins.
[05/23/2022] Aleksei made a brief attempt to convince Amilia that harboring mages and demons in Eldpoint might be a bad idea in the long run through use of an analogy.
[05/25/2022] Aleksei sent out two inquisitors to scout out Branko's fortress in Nid Arach to test its defenses and get a lay of the land. A brief ranged skirmish ensued, the inquisitors proved the value of Aleksei's martial training by suffering no losses.
[05/27/2022] The Skraagites attempted to ambush Aleksei and a lone squire outside of The Lodestar Inn. They killed Aleksei's horse, but Aleksei and his squire fought their way out of the ambush. At a moment where Aleksei could have abandoned the squire to assure his own safety or distracted them to let her flee with him, Aleksei distracted the Skraagites and gave his squire the moment she needed to flee.
[05/29/2022] The first major battle of the War of Ash and Lich took place. Aleksei thoroughly undoes the work he did negotiating with the Skraagites by outright attacking them, while still retaining his honor and penchant for favoring negotiation instead of violence. When he had the upper hand in their battle, he offered parley and negotiated the return of James Harrister's Kaiserwache armor instead of risk the battle turning back against him.
Tier Three
[05/31/2022] Aleksei became tier three. Badass.
[06/11/2022] The Inquisition formed an alliance with The Aspires. This formalized relationship allows the Inquisition to more closely monitor them for heresy, and aligns them with virtues of order.
[06/18/2022] Aleksei proposed a marriage alliance with Ashna. She declined, but it led to a prospective contractual alliance.
[06/20/2022] The Inquisition declared obliteration upon the Cult of Know to destroy their heretical teachings and arrest their ring leaders.
[06/21/2022] Fleeing the order of obliteration, Athryl surrendered himself to one of the Inquisition's allies, Ashna of The Grey Lady.
[06/21/2022] The White Tower began construction. A monument to the earthly power of Ignis Synnove.
[06/27/2022] The Mage Law was amended, to align it closer to virtues of order.
[06/29/2022] The war against Branko came to an end, to be ultimately decided by a judicial duel at a later date.
[07/02/2022] Aleksei happened to lose that duel.
[07/14/2022] The Ivory King broke through the material plane. Aleksei bore witness to it, and then left to prepare.
[07/15/2022] Aleksei fortified the Lodestar Ruins in an effort to hold off the demonic horde.
[07/20/2022] Aleksei became a demon. He did not abandon his faith or his worship of God during this time, and he endured the mockery of others with pride. He bore it, on the condition of delaying the demonic invasion of one of the archfiends so that the world would not be caught between two fiendish armies at once. As well as saving the soul of his adopted son Matthias, and Frost, who he believed were about to engage in some tomfoolery themselves.
[07/23/2022] Aleksei defended the ruins of the Lodestar against a demonic army sent to conquer it.
[07/31/2022] Aleksei defended Storm's Landing against the demonic horde that destroyed Candlewood.
[08/03/2022] Aleksei contributed to the reclamation of Candlewood after the heretics let it be burned down by a demonic army. :eyeroll:
[08/06/2022] Aleksei destroyed the demon that stole his wife's soul and its soul cairn, killing the demon.
[08/07/2022] Aleksei contributed to the destruction of the last of The Ivory King's fortified spires protecting his castle.
[08/13/2022] Something demonic happened.
[09/04/2022] Aleksei assaulted The Ivory King's hellgate. He led the vanguard into its fortified camp. He was one of the first to attack its general, Scorch.
[09/07/2022] Sacrificing trophies from his many battles against the demons and baptizing Jaz'gil the demonic child, Aleksei was restored to the faith.
[09/09/2022] Aleksei led the final assault on the Ivory King's castle, apart of the vanguard that made way for the final confrontation with the archfiend.
[09/09/2022] After a disagreement on what to do with a demon's heart, Aleksei was assaulted while in the midst of the demon's citadel by other blessed.
[09/11/2022] Aleksei contributed to the death of the Ivory King and the demonic prince. It was really cool, he did stuff.
[09/25/2022] Aleksei sacrificed one of the last things that tied him to his life before he found God, his old armor.
[09/26/2022] He made a terrible, solemn vow.
[09/26/2022] Aleksei recruited several people into his organization. He gave a long lecture on morals and ethics following some practice in the sparring field.
[09/27/2022] He formally accepted Amicia as his apprentice in the faith.
[09/28/2022] With his grey name army, Aleksei took out a band of ferals ambushing people in the woods around Queensport.
[10/01/2022] Aleksei participated in the first battle of the Second War of Ash and Lich. It ended in a disaster, where the battle was lost and Aleksei's ally fled the field. Nevertheless, he negotiated the release of all the captives involved for less than their initial demands
[10/01/2022] Returning from the battle to a tower under assault, Aleksei fended off the demons and recognized one of his followers for their service with a medal.
[10/05/2022] Aleksei taught his apprentice in blessedness, Amicia, how to ride horses and gave her some moral lessons at the same time.
[10/08/2022] Aleksei led an army against Branko's forces and crushed them, saving a lost Astrakhan force.
[10/09/2022] Aleksei hosted the Festival of Fire, a dedication to God.
[10/11/2022] Aleksei permitted and financed the construction of another church to Ignis Synnove.
[10/22/2022] Another battle in The Second War of Ash and Lich.
[10/23/2022] Hosted a debate on whether or not to reinstate The Mage Law.
Tier Four
[11/12/2022] Aleksei reached T4.
Exalted
[02/27/2023] Aleksei became Exalt.
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