Behold! An OOC where I'm the one with the original post! This will allow me to provide new information on the game, post missions, and give you any other information that I find important in a timely and efficient manner all with the power of the edit button. Character sheets can be imported over to this thread for simplicity's sake, but it's not exactly necessary.<br/><br/>Now then! Let's get down to business.<br/>IC thread (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=158435.0)<br/>Interest check (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=157142.0)<br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Monster Board</strong></span></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Winter cleanup</div><div class="spoiler_body">A Great Baggi (http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Great_Baggi) has been spotted roaming in the fields close to Pokke village. Due to the short notice and the growing panic of the townspeople, anybody who's willing to risk the harsh weather and dispatch this creature as quickly as possible will be heavily rewarded. Due to the close proximity to town, we are increasing the usual prize to make sure that this hunt happens as quickly as possible, preferably before sun down if at all possible in order to prevent a possible attack on the town.<br/><strong>Difficulty: Easy</strong><br/><strong>Suggested team size: 2 to 3</strong></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mining Operation</div><div class="spoiler_body"> It's that time of the year again for the caves near Pokke village to open up their mining operations, due to the days becoming longer and the cold becoming less severe in the wake of spring. However, this year has already proven disastrous on only the first day, as the survey crew barely made it out alive when they were attacked by a Gigginox (http://monsterhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Gigginox) that has taken up residence in the caves. Those  mines are an extremely important part of Pokke village's economy and that Gigginox needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible!<br/><strong>Difficulty: Easy</strong><br/><strong>Suggested team size: 2 to 4</strong></div></div><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Character roster</strong></span></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cairus</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name:</strong> Cairus Kainsweld<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong> 20<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong> Male <br/><br/><strong>Appearance/Description:</strong> <br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5524-1258322907.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Weapon of Choice:</strong> Longsword<br/><br/><strong>Personally:</strong> Cairus tends to be a rather proud hunter, often taking things a tad more seriously then they need to be even when he's not out in the field. Due to his pride, he doesn't take well to people trying to 1-up him, and it can make him rather competitive as a direct result, as he tries to step forward and demonstrate that his abilities are to be respected. Due to this competitive nature and his desire to be validated in the eyes of his peers, other personalities that feed off of pride tend to clash with him and create a chain reaction of bad decisions. To friends, though, he is a very honest and dedicated hunter who's willing to put his best foot forward in every assignment given, though he secretly yearns to scale the ladder quickly and slay the strongest monsters for the sake of his own personal validation.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Cairus was raised as the smallest and the weakest of the three brothers in his household, and since his family lineage hails from a long line of legendary hunters, it was only natural that every single brother would try their hardest to follow in their ancestor's footsteps (as well as those of their father) and try to be the next biggest hunter. The problem for Cairus was that there was a solid 4 year gap between him and his second oldest brother, and it was borderline impossible for him to actually keep up with his other two brothers as their abilities developed and the three of them grew older. During this time, where he struggled desperately for the acceptance and approval of his family, he swore that one day he would overcome them all, he <em>swore</em> that he would show them just how strong he really was. Childish as it may be, Cairus still goes out into every hunt to this day wondering if this will be the day that he gains the approval of his brothers and his father.<br/><br/>He doesn't like working in groups out of fear that having allies will somehow take away from the glory to be gained from a hunt, but he came to the understanding that some monsters simply can't be hunted alone, so he went out looking for a group to hunt with together. He knows that his thoughts on the matter are childish and silly, and he'll mask them the best he can, but it still bugs him, sitting at the back of his mind almost constantly while he's out fighting.<br/><br/><strong>Sexual Preferences/Boundaries:</strong> Straight male with a bit of a dominant streak hidden under the surface, nothing all that new here.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Seiche</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Name:</strong> Seiche<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong> 19<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong> Female<br/><br/><strong>Appearance/Description:</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Seiche</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m203/kymeth/Gaming/MonsterHunter/monster-hunter-nargacuga-female-armor.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Weapon of Choice:</strong> Double-Edged Trident (http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/077/6/0/stormedge_by_raverunner-d4t4ewp.jpg)<br/><br/>This weapon happens to be made of a lighter material than lances, making it similar to but less effective than them on land. However, its design allows for much easier movement through water and the points are crafted specifically for piercing through the hides of aquatic monsters, so its efficacy lies mostly in river- and sea-based hunts.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong> Pragmatic yet proud, Seiche understands that her skills are situational and that she will generally have to join hunting parties rather than go alone if she wants to really succeed, but her pride as a hunter keeps her from letting others ever really "take the lead" over her. If she thinks she can handle something herself during a hunt, she has a tendency to rush off on her own to take care of it, much to the annoyance of her group. Show her the "proper" respect, though, and she can actually be very helpful and even friendly.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> Not surprisingly, Seiche was raised with swimming as a prominent factor of her life. Born in a village that sat on the bank of one of the largest rivers in the continent, fish was easily her people's largest source of food, and river monsters their foremost predator. Anyone above the age of 14, boy or girl, was expected to pick up a harpoon and join the hunts to ensure that the village got enough food, though only the fully grown hunters were ever allowed to go out and fend off attacking monsters. For Seiche, who prided herself as being the best hunter in her age group, it was a huge source of frustration that she was never allowed to show off her skills by putting herself into situations that were actually dangerous. By the time she was 17, she decided she had had enough and left the village, getting a new weapon and heading to more densely populated areas.<br/><br/>For the couple years, she relished the opportunity to <em>really</em> show off by going out and hunting alone, but, being not as effective against the land monsters, she ended up having to abandon more marks than she was able to bring down. She got better over time, but she still could only kill water-based monsters with any reliability, and that wasn't enough to pay the bills (or at least it wasn't enough to get her the best gear and make her super rich). So began her new quest: find people who she could hunt with (preferably not as good as her) and start bringing in the gold. Only time will tell how her new ventures will turn out.<br/><br/><strong>Sexual Preferences/Boundaries:</strong> All genders are welcome, along with certain kinks; some light S&amp;M play or bondage, maybe some other stuff. No blood, scat, or the usual stuff that people put boundaries on.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Arden</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Arden Gunnerson</strong><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">appearance</div><div class="spoiler_body">http://huntinggrounds.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dlw08.jpg?w=640</div></div><br/><strong>Prefered Weapon:</strong>Gunlance, Lance, Sword and Shield, is capable of using a Heavy Bowgun<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Rather Stoic and reserved. Arden is not the boisterous sort. Instead he displays the quiet and unrelenting confidence that a mountain has when facing a typhoon. As a hunter he is a tactically minded fellow and those the use of a gunlance is rather naturally, <br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong> The sun of a fairly skilled gunner, Arden learned most of his tactics from his mother. However, Gunning is not quite up to his tastes, though his has the intelligence for it. engaing the beasts one on one with shield and lance is what calls to him. A well timed step, the perfect block, a stab, and wyvern fire. Using the Gunlance as an extension of his body to become a master hunter is what he pursues. Given his tactical mindset, he is a talented team player, often placing his shield between the wyvern and his companions.<br/><br/><strong>Sexual Preference:</strong>Straight</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Maria</div><div class="spoiler_body">Name: Maria Despair<br/><br/>Age: 22<br/><br/>Gender: Female<br/><br/>Appearance/Description: Green-haired Maria (http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzvakxy4Cv1qftc2jo1_400.jpg) is a seasoned, yet still rather green Hunter. She dresses in Jaggi Armor (http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100523000441/monsterhunter/images/9/99/Jaggi-Gunner.png), standing about five eight.<br/><br/>Weapon of Choice: Light Bowgun<br/><br/>Personality: Maria is a cheerful sort, first to smile last to frown. It takes things going really sour for her to become worried, and she hardly ever gets snappy or violent. She always has a joke or anecdote about her current situation, and vocalizes them frequently.<br/><br/>Background: Maria comes from a family of Hunters, her parents met when her mother called for help from the guild to take down a particularly tenacious Rathian. She's been bred to follow in her parent's footsteps since she was able to walk and, while some question her skill, no one questions her rather stupid luck.<br/><br/>Sexual Preferences/Boundaries: Maria is bi as she hasn't had any sexual experience yet. How she winds up depends on interactions. She will try almost anything once, and will let everyone know what she does and doesn't like.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Paileen</div><div class="spoiler_body">Paileen Kairs<br/><br/>Age: 22<br/><br/>Female<br/><br/>Appearance:  Paileen is a muscular young woman in red scaly armor, and with a large pack on her back.  Her brown hair frames a soft looking face with bright green eyes.  <br/><br/>   Weapon of Choice:  Hammer, with fire properties.  No other tool is so versatile to her.  She will sometimes use an Instrument...<br/><br/>   Personality:  The three words that best describe her are proud, artistic, and mercantile.  Her reasons for hunting differ sharply from most others.  In her mind, the merchants and artisans are middlemen, who reap the true rewards of hunting without taking any of the risks.  As such, she typically avoids taking contracts and staying in towns.  The exception to this is when she finds an apprenticeship to an artisan, in which case she will usually take jobs only from them.  Her goal is to amass a fortune by learning both to harvest and to craft, hopefully as a travelling merchant with a wide array of goods.<br/>        While she takes pride in her ability to survive in the wilderness, she is practical, and sometimes cynical regarding the profession of hunting.  Most live short, violent lives before aging and having to turn to younger people for protection.  She hopes to be healthy enough that, by the time age strikes, she can continue to travel with retainers.<br/>        Despite all of this philosophy, Paileen is prone to whimsical sensibilities.  Her true joy in life is wandering.  She loves scenes of beauty, and sometimes will lose herself in them.  Paileen has a hidden talent in her ability to dye skins in such a way that they can be called paintings.  She sees absolutely no money in this hobby, but in keeping with her practical philosophy finds this the only conceivable reason that life exists.  Paileen is also curious in music, and sometimes will procure an instrument.<br/>        She tends to work alone for many reasons.  However, she is actually pretty personable.  While the realities of life are hard ones, she is doing exactly what she loves to do, and won't hesitate to help if she can, or to compensate others who help her.<br/><br/>   History:  Paileen was the child of a travelling merchant.  She doesn't remember her mother well, as her father took her around with him on his trips.  Most of her knowledge about appraisals, where and what to harvest, and sense of money came during these formative years.  When she was 11, he was killed by Velociprey, and she was scarred badly.  An old Man of the Woods found her and treated her, teaching her various herbal applications.  The hermit released her with some of her father's affects, and she picked up where she'd left off, retooling one of the armors to suit her.  Paileen sold some of these items, and others were stolen by cats.  Paileen lacked the ability to defend herself adequately in this time: a humiliation which made her hard.  She began hunting, teaching herself the basics and getting the occasional lesson from a hunter who found her after she'd bit off more than she could chew.  She has a few mentors she owes still.  Paileen also became something of a menace to the cats in those days, terrorizing their villages to get back her stolen things, only to be robbed at night by the same critters.<br/>        Eventually, Paileen got the hang of it, and found that it allowed her to not only pursue her father's life, but to travel to places that were nothing short of amazing.  One talent she developed during this period was the ability to retool her armor to fit her shape as she grew.  This gave her a basic understanding of armor craft, and caused her favorite tools to be hammers with fire properties.  She made an uneasy peace with the cats in her later teens, and was making a name for herself as a merchant.<br/>        Her first apprenticeships were the hall-mark of her life, making her part of a standing community.  It lasted for only a years, as her restless spirit kept her on the go.  She calls them Fallow Months, where she will rest in towns and learn the craft, before heading back out again.<br/><br/>      Sexuality:  Paileen is pan-sexual.  Her first sexual experiences were with the hunters who found her injured.  Since then, she finds attraction in the merit of an individual, rather than any specific criteria.  One weakness she does have is when the right person shows up when she is losing herself in a scene. </div></div>