Okotan Adventures: Spider Saga (Sign Ups) (again)

[Ghid]

@Ghid

Name: Halmos
Element: Fire
Equipment: Several Surgical Tools, powerful anesthesia collected from processing tree sap, a pan for the processing procedure, a locket with a picture of a girl, a laboratory coat, a small collection of daggers, and the Kanohi Mask of Flight, which lets the user soar into the sky for as long as they wish.
Appearance: Halmos has a slight hunch to his frame. He wears an orange powerless Noble Rau, has several scars across his chest and arms, and has an orange colour scheme throughout with some highlights and parts of silver.
Bio/Personality: Halmos is incredibly treacherous, villainous, and calculating. If he becomes attached to someone he will do whatever it takes to ensure their safety, regardless of his own. That being said, he doesn’t have any friends so far.
Halmos proved himself a villain after stealing the Mask of Flight from the floating sky arena. He made a daring escape narrowly avoiding death from a mercenary and two of Okoto’s citizens, then fled up to the mountaintops and was a far-off witness for the “battle” against Makuta.

@Ghid

Name: Gladius
Element: believed as Ice, actually Light
Equipment: Steel armor, layers of furs around his neck, powerless copy of the mask of control in silver, two-edged broadsword, and Hitora’s golden shield
Appearance: Bulky, tall for an Okotan, mostly silver armour, has two silver shoulderplates underneath the furs
Bio/Personality: Gladius is an unbelievably ancient Okotan shrouded in more mysteries than furs. His broadsword is not too big or too heavy for the strong Okotan to occasionally wield as a one-handed blade.
As a child, Gladius lived in the city of the Mask Makers and trained to be a warrior. Before he even grew up, he was pronounced the mightiest warrior in the land, gifted with a golden replica of the Mask of Control.
Not much later, he decided to take the path of a warrior and isolated himself from society. Saying goodbye to his parents, he ventured out among the coldest regions of the island, forcing himself to endure the element. Several years later, he made a stop at the region of fire and had a set of armour forged.
He remained in solitude until he realized how many years it had been. His parents had undoubtedly died by now, he had no extended family, and the world must have forgotten him. Determined to make them remember, Gladius finally came home.

During the events of Okotan Adventures, Gladius mentored a hot-headed and rather ambitious youth named Blaze, and thanks to Gladius’ cold attitude and Blaze’s overeagerness, the two clashed repeatedly. Gladius was the superior of the two, but was more likely to talk himself into a corner than Blaze was. After the final “battle” against Makuta, Gladius walked off into the mountains, where he would remain for only a short while, eventually descending into the village of fire by night to deliver his gold mask and armour to have them recast in a silvery steel.

He later rejoined Hitora and his group as they traveled in search of the missing Vizuna, but were betrayed by a forward friend of Hitora’s. Gladius obtained Hitora’s golden shield, and the latter sacrificed himself to the skull spider hordes to let the party escape. Gladius is now en route to the village of jungle to warn them of the impending attack.

@Ghid

Name: Bramble (Original name Isurak)
Element: Jungle
Equipment: A tattered skin used as a shoulder poncho when necessary, uses a bone knife, wears a powerless mask (designed as mask of scavenging from g1), carries a longbow with a few arrows
Appearance: Taller than any Okotan, has green, black, and dark red as a colour scheme, dark tan antlers, large clawed feet, clawed hands
Bio/Personality: His kind were known as Hunters across Okoto, specifically one of infamy known as Umarak. Bramble is a youth, barely having his antlers grown in, and his lack of age can lead to him being very cynical. He’s not yet to full height, although he’s strong enough to carry an Okotan on his shoulders.
Bramble was living with his family in the uncharted portions of Okoto many years ago, only to be lost in a landslide which created one of the many cliffs on Okoto. Since then, he’s lived alone in the forests in a desperate attempt to reunite with his family. He will occasionally have bouts of depression in which he will not communicate with anyone, and often has nightmares about the future, his family, and loneliness will sometimes completely encompass him. The aging rate for a Hunter is very slow, and the lifespan rather long, so much so that for fifteen years he’s lived alone as a youth.

During the time of Okotan Adventures, Bramble befriended Blaze and, by extention, Gladius, although to a lesser extent. He’s crafted a small amount of arrows in the meantime, and met the Lord of the Undying Storm in combat. He was present for the final “battle” against Makuta, after which he returned to the forest close to the city of Okoto, although not without a new sense of anxiety.

Bramble later partnered with Vra’axinni to head across the sea, but they were intercepted by Skyll, who was traveling to Okoto. They are now making their way back to the nearest city.

Other Notes: Bramble, being a Hunter, has clawed feet and some horns on his body, such as his knees and elbows. Hunters are unusually aware of the wildlife around them, as being Jungle Element-tied. Most predators prefer to stray away from Hunters, as they are usually capable of putting anything down that stands in their way. Most Okotans believe them to be fairy tales.

@Ghid

Name: The Lord of the Undying Storm (The Undying Storm, The Lord, original name Vaalku)
Element: Lightning, Ice
Powers/Equipment: The Lord of the Undying Storm wears two shoulder plates of massive size (to fit his own scale) which generate electricity on a constant, as long as he is conscious. Wherever he is/has been, the ground cracks and sparks with electrical currents, and is somewhat caked in frost. The air remains heavy and cold wherever he goes, and his mere presence is enough to freeze small plants to death. He can summon a vast amount of his power and move very quickly across different places in a form of short-range teleportation. He wields a massive battleaxe imbued with the power of the storm, although he wields it with only one hand. This axe is capable of drawing lightning to its core from the skies, and it is tied to The Lord’s being, moving with him like a piece of his armour, even if he is separated from it.
Appearance: The Undying Storm is massive, towering over anyone else on the island. His build is very bulky, to match his height and appearance. A solemn, deathly helmet he wears over his head, with spikes on the top. He also wears a cape with a fur lining around his neck, and various other furs on his body, underneath a layer of heavy, darkened armour.
Bio/Personality: The Lord of the Undying Storm is stoic, merciless, and cruel. In his reign of terror, the entire island of Okoto had been transformed into ice and snow through a long and elaborate process of visiting every point on the island one step ahead of his pursuers. He was, however, trapped in the realm of shadow by Makuta, who at that point was very young. His boasts of arrogance include him being the least of six elemental lords of unbridled power, who were the leaders of Okoto at one point on the past. There is no proof for his claims, although he cites the mask of the sea queen as a mask which was originally going to be gifted to one of the six.
Another claim is that the one who saw the terrible deeds of these six lords of the elements crafted two brother masks of light and shadow, which were not finished until after he had been banished.

During the events of Okotan Adventures, The Lord of the Undying Storm crafted a somewhat shaky alliance with the Spider Queen herself and clashed against the heroes on numerous occasion. He let himself be captured shortly before the final fight against Makuta, and while he was very capable of escaping, he did want to see if the formally barbaric civilization has matured past their usual stupidity.

Three years later, the Lord of the Undying Storm broke free from his prison and was angered into a murderous rage after being attacked by Blaze. Ekimu easily defeated him and placed him in a special cell for two days, which stripped him of his powers and strength. The Lord of the Undying Storm agreed to help Ekimu and traveled to the black crater, where his strength returned and he briefly battled the betrayer. He is now in the northern regions of Okoto, about to do battle with the betrayer again.

@Ghid

Name: The Lord of the Core (The Core, Titan of fire, original name Sultus)
Element: Lava, Fire
Equipment: Obelisk of Masks
Appearance: The Core stands incredibly tall, his head is just a pinch smaller than an Okotan hut. His body is disproportional to his head, smaller than it should be. Thus, his head sets him off balance occasionally. The mask he wears is called the Obelisk of Masks, an indent on his forehead has the power to use any Kanohi set within it. His body is charred and black, chunks of forgotten armour fused to it in inhuman fashion, and the architecture of some past buildings clings to his form. He is, by far, the tallest being in all of Okoto, instantly being qualified as a colossus. His eyes are eternally kindled flames, ever seeing, and never sleeping, unless submerged in molten rock or the coldest of depths.
Powers/Abilities: The Lord of the Core Hasn’t used his fire abilities in literal ages, and his memory of how to command fire at will is so imperfect and unpolished he had practically no access to it at all. A mask of Fire would jump-start the process, but it would still be slow. Anything that gets too close to his fiery eyes ends up getting burned. Despite his massive size, his strength is less than impressive. Walking long distances completely drains his strength unless he readies himself greatly beforehand, he can’t punch through much of anything that isn’t wood or dirt, and he absolutely cannot tolerate cold. He is, however, capable of lifting a handful of Okotans with blind ease, most weapons do little against him, and he can swim through molten rock like water.
Bio/Personality: In his reign of terror, The Lord of the Core was tricked by his Ice Brother to fight in a glorious war against the ancients, which he bested with relative ease. yet, even at the prime of his existence, the ancients found a way to seal him inside the volcano, to forever sleep until someone foolishly enough decides to activate the volcano before its day is due. Before the war, however, The Core was seen almost as a god to the people of Okoto, and granted only Okotans of Fire the immense privilege of approaching his resting place and speaking to him. Many found this as their trial of manhood. Lies from the Lord of the Undying Storm cracked his iron faith in the Okotans, and an extwensive battle with the ancient’s at their final battle cracked his physical stability. Melting sections of buildings to his body as armour, the Lord of the Core was driven directly into the red hot volcano and left to sink, the weight of his newfound armour pulling hi to the bottom. There, he would be unable to do anything but sleep, as his eyes were doused by molten rock, and he waits in silence for the volcano to erupt, or at least open.
His new personality, however, is incredibly timid, as most of his memories as The Lord of the Core have vanished. His hatred, however, for the Lord of the Undying Storm, has lasted throughout his time asleep. He has an almost intimate connection to the region of Fire, and would never dream of hurting any of them without a very definite reason. He appreciates the inner fire coming forth from all life, although he is not opposed to squashing a flower or two. Likewise, he can feel he cold coming from any being, and most times it repulses him. Familiar in both the ancient tongue and the tongue of Okoto, The Lord of the Core has but one purpose in life aside from the elimination of his treacherous ‘brother’: Find a purpose.

During the events of Okotan Adventures, The Lord of the Core brought down a coliseum by summoning all his strength to bash a hole in the side of it. He was present for the final “battle” against Makuta, in which none of his actions were noticed. After Makuta’s defeat, however, he wandered to the backside of the volcano, laid against it, and the fire in his eyes finally extinguished.

Right before the battle against the betrayer, the Lord of the Core sent a message out to his siblings and anyone on Okoto who felt the elements: He was dying.

@Ghid

Name: The Lord of the Skies (The Wind, Spirit of Air, original name Morrus)
Element: Jungle
Equipment: The Lord of the Skies uses his own form as a weapon, and for transportation. he can redistribute his mass to different areas of his body, or grow himself a gigantic pair of wings, shrink his body down, and very noisily fly through the air at a somewhat slow pace. He can also use his form as a prison to contain someone in, and the only unchanging part of his form is the wooden, kanohi-like mask which creaks and groans from his activity. He also requires sunlight to be alive; going without it for too long will cause him to revert back into the form of a single seed.
Appearance: The Lord of the Skies is a gargantuan mass of vines, leaves, wood, and even a few rocks which he can manipulate, grow, or shrink. In his base form, he stands approximately two Okotans tall, although his head is quite massive. He has a tubelike body, which arches over from the weight of his head, and a series of vines from underneath drag him along. He ca have an innumerable number of limbs, but they all need time to grow, and the more he has the harder it is for him to directly control them.
Bio/Personality: The Wind is dead. He’s been dead for millenia. But every now and then, the next bearer of the title willingly gives himself over to the current holder of the title to be transformed; to lose all life as an Okotan and to be birthed into the form of a god. Such was the fate of Morrus, who accepted the call of the old Lord of the Skies and lost his physical form forever.
However that wasn’t good enough for The Wind. Teaming up with his malicious new siblings, he worsened the living conditions on Okoto until his brother was ready to strike, decimating the land. The valiant people of fire retaliated from the final sweeping attack, however, and pushed the Lord of the Core right back into a volcano. With nowhere left to run, he was betrayed by his wicked sister and was left at the mercy of the Okotans of fire.
They sealed him away from sunlight in a temple in the jungle, and only recently did the ruins give way and sunlight reach his dormant seed form…

Morrus landed in the capital city and caused a small ruckus before arriving in the region of jungle and causing more of a ruckus. Confronted by the elders there, his facade collapsed and he relented, prompting the elders to ask for his allegiance in defending Okoto. Morrus then defeated Reige with ease, and was partnered with Risa to locate Ekimu.

Having located him, they denied staying with the party and traveled to the realm of the Beast King, where they successfully escaped with Traykar. Now the party of three is headed across the sea in search of the mask of time.

@Ghid

Name: The Soil (The Lord of the Soil, original name Occymus)
Element: Earth
Powers/Equipment: The Soil is, in short, a cannibal. Normally this would amount to next to nothing as normally he is not very physically imposing. However, every person he eats, dead or alive, he absorbs the memories of. It’s this unique ability that drove him to cannibalism. No matter how decayed, he retains the memory and life of the person he devours, which includes skills such as hand-to-hand combat and weapon prowess.
His form is youthful in appearance, seeming to be no older than a young teen. However, his body is racked with age, and occasionally shows signs of rot. Massive crystals jut out of his body, and they appear to weigh him down. Ancient tattered robes swing limply in the wind around his waist.
He can feel any movement on the ground within 10 feet around him thanks to his earth control and in his prime was able to sense the entirety of Okoto through his power.
Oh, and he’s blind. His mask has no eyeholes, but it is the gift he was presented with as a Lord of Okoto. It lets him see not with his eyes, instead letting him see the eyes of others and what they see. He does have to be within ten feet of them, however.
Appearance: Youthful, but very tired. Speaks softly most of the time with a gentle easiness to his speech. Speaks in metaphors occasionally. The beautiful crystals sticking fro his spine seem to cause pain if anyone attempts to remove them. Mostly black armour, with silver highlights. His mask has several ancient, rune-like eyes crafted into its form, all hollowed out and dead, but none of them function.
Bio/Personality: Before he was the Soil, he was shy, antisocial, and cowering. He was to be the guardian of knowledge, and he hated that. That meant talking to people. He could feel everyone, everywhere, all the time. He could see out the eyes of anyone he wanted to without them even knowing.
So he started investigating the perspectives of those who were dying. Seeing the terror of death coming, the release by finally accepting it… he became enthralled. He was originally a strict vegan, but after he relented to eating a meal with the Mask Makers, he saw the entirety of the life of the former animal he was now devouring. Eventually, he caved to his curiosity and stealthfully stole the body of a citizen who had died.
The shocked and confused Okotans buried the skeleton the next day, unaware of what had occurred. But the Soil was addicted. More and more people were losing their flesh right after death. Before too long the wisdom of Ekimu uncovered that someone, somewhere, was stealing the bodies, cleaning them of their flesh, and returning them. Not an animal, a man.
He had his suspicions towards the Soil, but he was never able to prove them. The Soil was captured, tortured and blinded by his wicked sister, the Sea Queen, with the blessing of the Lord of the Undying Storm. He was left to go insane if he wanted to while his siblings formed an attack on the entirety of Okoto.
And then… Something’s missing. Somehow, he lost the memories of the ones he ate before. What happened? It was all so terrible… he wanted to curl up in a ball and cry himself to death. But hunger… He needed more people. He was hungry for knowledge. And so he returned.

After being interrupted while rummaging a grave, the Soil attempted to ally himself with Jaspar’s party, but they declined. He is now secretly stalking the party in the city of mask makers, having abandoned the blade of his shovel and gained a cloak.

@Winger

multiple different plotlines

They’ll all converge at some point, without a doubt - we’re about to walk into the apocalypse, so that should help. Just know that I’m in pretty much every group and you cannot escape me.