Post by MARKOS JANS ZOON on Feb 28, 2011 20:13:40 GMT -6
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MARKOSJANSZOON
“Moordenaar. Assassin. Does not matter the language. Loyalty is universally understood.”
"NEVER AGAIN WILL I BE DISHONORED AND NEVER AGAIN WILL I BE REMINDED OF LIVING WITHIN THE WORLD OF THE JADED."
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FULL NAME: markos jans zoon
NICKNAMES/ALIAS: none
AGE: nineteen
BIRTHDATE/PLACE: third, may 1870/holland, the republic of the seven netherlands
GENDER: male
SEXUALITY: heterosexual
"THEY KILL INSPIRATION. IT'S MY OBLIGATION TO NEVER AGAIN, ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. WHERE DO I BEGIN?"
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APPEARANCE:
markos is an aryan in the truest sense. his hair is a bright blonde color which shows minimum signs of darkening. especially in the hot summer months, his hair can become almost white in color, his limited brown highlights disappearing. as a personal rule, markos keeps his hair short and manageable. nothing is worse than hair being matted because of his hood and sweaty bangs clinging to his forehead. the only reason that markos does not shave his blonde locks off completely is his sister’s fondness of them. if it wasn’t for her, he would be bald. along with his blonde hair, markos has clear blue eyes. they are slightly narrowed but have a cheerful and smiling look about them. even at a young age, small lines have appeared at the corners, either from smiling or stress. thankfully untainted, he has perfect vision with no use for spectacles.
at first glance, markos is a skinny kid with little muscle to support him. this would be true. markos may not be short, standing above six feet, but his lack of muscle is obvious. skinny arms can barely support his weapons, especially the heavy metal of his sword and the kickback of the pistol. this obvious disadvantage gives reason for markos to avoid close-combat fights and hand-to-hand battles.
markos has very pale skin, littered with freckles. the light tone causes bruises and scars to be more noticeable, especially in areas such as his stomach and legs. the scars that are often seen at first are the tiny knife marks that cover his lower arms and hands from various failed knife fights. if his clothes are off, many more jagged and thicker scars cover his shoulders and back. one scar that is immediately noticeable is the nasty and crudely healed one just underneath his right knee. along with the scars, markos’ shoulders are constantly swollen and bruised from handling his crossbow, throwing knives, and shotgun. he is also quite fond of complaining about this problem despite his hand in causing it.
a last defining feature of markos is his hands. while the rest of his body is sleek and young, his hands are covered with calluses from throwing, operating, and supporting weapons. his fingers are long and skinny, the joints noticeable under his pale skin littered with bright pink scars. for ease, markos prefers to keep his nails short and because he has a bit of a nervous habit of chewing them off. another significant trait is that markos is left handed and sometimes has to have his weapons specially made.
ATTIRE:
markos is still a novice and thus far, the white robes of a true assassin have eluded him. instead he has been clad in a woolen white shirt covered in a gray vest along with a hood to hide his identity during assassination missions. for pants, he has a simple pair of canvas trousers tucked into thick leather boots that end just below his knee. thin chainmail armor is hidden underneath the clothes and leather armor protects his shoulders and chest on the outside. a long belt hangs across his trousers, pouches hold bullets, throwing knives, medicine, money, and crossbow bolts. it is probably the heaviest part of markos’ outfit and when he needs to run, he will often cut the strings of the heavier pouches and recover them later.
WEAPONS:
[HIDDEN BLADE]- given to markos by his father before his first assassination, it is a tradition for assassins to carry it. hidden blades are used frequently in combat by the order but that is not the case for markos. worn on his left wrist, this young assassin will only use his hidden blade as a last resort. therefore, it does not often need cleaning and has been left relatively free of blood.
[SWORD]- another weapon that markos chooses not to employ on a regular basis, it often remains in its hilt. due to his size and lack of skill, he prefers not to engage in close-range combat and avoids the use of his sword.
[CROSSBOW]- markos’ preferred weapon, it is made of light-weight wood but packs a powerful shot. he prefers hitting his enemies from a distance, the crossbow offering the most accuracy and a sense of control. this assassin is rarely seen without his trusty crossbow and a nearly limitless supply of bolts. in short, markos would be lost without his bow.
[SHOTGUN]- a small gun that markos keeps on him. while he prefers his crossbow, the use of this firearm proves useful in more chaotic fights. though the kickback on the shotgun handicaps markos’ aim and for this reason, he will pick his bow over the more deadly gun.
[THROWING KNIVES]- a primitive weapon but effective in short range. when an enemy is too close for markos to hit with his crossbow, he will rely on a heavy supply of throwing knives. his aim is as accurate with these weapons as his crossbow. on a good day, he can throw a knife almost as far as his crossbow can shoot, especially if aiming to injure but not kill.
USER GROUP: assassin novice
ALLIANCE: assassin order
"THE CHOICES ARE ENDLESS, DENYING THE SIN. MY ART, MY REDEMPTION. CARRY THE TORCH OF MY FATHERS BEFORE ME"
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PERSONA:
[LOYAL]- loyalty is something that has been drilled into markos since he was a young child. his assassin training had started early and loyalty to ones brothers and to the creed is all important. markos would never consider turning his back on another assassin, to break the creed for any reason, or to turn against his masters and teachers. he is proud of his loyalty and considers it something to be proud of. markos would risk his life to preserve that loyalty.
[NAIVE]- markos has not spent much time outside the netherlands and is still a bit of a child. despite being exposed to the assassins and the creed, performing his first assassination at fourteen, and being shipped off to help fight for the assassin’s in france, he still retains a certain naivety about him. he has lived a sheltered childhood and has still yet to be exposed to many hardships that lie outside his comfortable noble life. until this happens though, he remains quite childish and innocent.
[IRRATIONAL]- the thought pattern of markos has always been a mystery. while he had been taught to think before leaping, to consider before drawing a blade, and to plan each step before it is executed, markos doesn’t always seem to follow these lessons. at times his acts can be justifiable, while in others the boy acts before thinking, trusting instinct to guide him. overall, markos is a firm believer of following the heart over the brain.
[TRUSTING]- markos does not choose to trust, it is just natural. being a generally friendly person, he has a skill for making friends and keeping them. he does not doubt those that he works with and will put his life in the hands of his brothers. this trait does have a downside. it makes markos vulnerable to manipulation and abuse from those he trusts. at times, it takes forever for markos to notice that someone he trusts isn’t on his side.
[WITHDRAWN]- while around targets, markos has been trained to have no fear, and to kill without remorse. yet around other people, the young man seems to be at a lost. this causes him to remain quiet and often lets others speak for him. especially since coming to france and the fact that his french is limited, he has become silent. when needed, he will speak but his tone is quiet and his sentences short.
[CHEERFUL]- despite his withdrawn nature, when around trusted friends, he can be a patch of sunshine on a rainy day. his optimistic nature contrasts with the often sullen atmosphere of the assassins. markos prefers to see good in the world instead of the bad. this does cause him at times to miss the point of his assignments as he tries to find redeeming qualities of his targets, something to help them in the next life. he uses it as a mechanism to keep his cheerful nature because lately, he has had a hard time finding reasons to be happy.
[IGNORANT]- markos can be a bit slow on the uptake. he focuses on the big picture, often ignoring small details, especially with people. he has a difficult time noticing expressions, tones of voice, and recognizing when a person is trying to tell him something without words. he must be told outright what you want him to know or he will never understand.
"THE THING I TREASURE MOST IN LIFE CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY. NEVER BE A REASON WHY I SURRENDER TO ADVICE."
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MOTHER: grieta falcos dochter. forty. housewife.
FATHER: jan pieters zoon. forty-six. assassin/noble.
SIBLINGS: lieke jans dochter. eleven. none.
OTHER: jager pieters zoon. thirty-eight. uncle. assassin.
HISTORY:
markos was the first child and only son born to a noble family in the netherlands. he was a sickly baby, the doctors warned his parents that he may not survive the coming days. yet by some miracle, the tiny child kept on living, pushing through the hardship. this scare early in his life made markos’ parents protective of their young son, with good reason to. in his first few years, markos easily became sick and had to be kept indoors and out of the public as much as possible. this hardship at the beginning of his life is often blamed for his lack of development later on.
while markos grew in height, his weight remained low enough to concern doctors. this did not delay the child’s training though. his father, jan, an assassin due to family blood was determined to teach his son. lessons started with basic climbing skills and knife wielding, simple for a small child. the little boy was very interested in the climbing and simple free-running tactics taught to him but he had a low drive for learning how to handle the weapons. at age seven, as a last effort to find a weapon for markos, his father gave the boy a practice bow and arrows. he took to the new weapon like a fish to water. thrilled, jan constantly worked on markos’ skills and aim, teaching him the finer skills with a bow and arrow.
a memory that still leaves scars on markos happened when he was ten. his father decided that it was time his son learned to ride a horse. this was despite the young boy’s protests, he felt uncomfortable around the large animals and preferred travel by foot anyway. jan would not hear of it. he placed his son onto a horse and took him for a ride. along the trail, something spooked the horse that markos had been riding. the horse reared, knocking him to the ground and nearly trampling him. the hooves came close to the little dutch boy’s head, a couple inches closer and he would’ve been dead. to this day, nine years later, markos refuses to ride a horse, going as far as refusing to come within a few feet of the creatures. he will though ride in carriages but he is often at unease until he is able to place his feet on the ground once more.
his training intensified on the day of his twelfth birthday. this date was when the existence of the brotherhood was made to markos and he began training with the other assassins. impressed by his aim, most of the mentoring the new novice was given was based on use of the crossbow, pistol, and throwing knives. a love developed for long-range battle in markos and he trained intensely. while he still had to learn combat with the sword and the hidden blade, he was not fond of this method of battle. his skinny arms could not support the heavy sword and his ability to battle when in close contact with another person was horrible. many of the other novices, some even younger than him, could overpower markos in seconds.
despite this disadvantage, markos was given his first assignment at age fourteen. a corrupt politician supporting the Templars in his own city. the teenager was given the job of collecting information and finally executing the killing blow to the politician. after obtaining the necessary details of the assassination, he tracked down this man, one he had met once before, and prepared to make the kill. when the hidden blade went into the man’s neck, markos had not been expecting the guard patrol coming around the corner, it had not been mentioned in the intel he collected. without questions, the group of guards attacked the young boy, swords drawn to kill. markos did his best to fend off the trained warriors, twice his size and weight, but a blade managed to cut into his right leg, just below his knee. that was when a group of assassins who had been supervising the mission stepped in, killing the patrol and saving the assassin novice.
there was a long recovery period after the incident. it took much longer than normal for the wound to heal and markos to get to his feet once more. a hatred for close combat grew inside the boy and he avoided training in that field. instead he improved his skill with long-range weapons, especially the crossbow. his capability with this weapon and others of the same nature brought the novice much attention in the brotherhood. this eventually landed him in a group of assassins being sent out to france. there was rumors of rebellion and war among the people there and the netherlands’ assassin guild decided to send out a few of their members to be sure that the death did not spread into austria and then into their own homeland.
in a small group of five, the handful of assassins when their own ways upon arriving in france. markos was sent into france, basically left to fend for himself. while markos had excellent street smarts and could shoot an enemy from several rooftops away, he had one major weakness. he can’t speak french. besides basic phrases and randomly stringing the few words that he knows together, markos can not properly communicate with any of the natives. at the moment, he is completely and utterly at a loss.
"TO CHANGE MYSELF, I'D RATHER DIE. THOUGH THEY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND. I WON'T MAKE THE GREATEST SACRIFICE."
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YOUR NAME/ALIAS taylor but tay-tay, tay, tayinator, or taymatoes works just as well.
YOUR AGE sixteen
RP EXPERIENCE five+ years
WHERE DID YOU FIND EoB? i contacted hael on proboards support because i was interested in starting an assassin’s creed roleplay. (:
"YOU CAN'T PREDICT WHERE THE OUTCOME LIES. YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE. I'M ALIVE. I'M ALIVE. I'M ALIVE."
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application created by TAYLOR & HAEL. lyrics used from 'i'm alive' by disturbed.
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