Paladin Academy: A Playground Inspired Story

[Hiro Protagonest]

I added crystal powers for my character back in my other post.

Also, it is sooo easy to figure out how they unlocked the paramadis crystals, it happens when you feel a deep desire to do something, stronger than any desire you've ever experienced.

This can be canon or non-canon. (please be canon!)
Ragnar
Mordokai

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As they walked to the academy, Mordokai wondered about this Ragnar. He was from one of the northern tribes, that was for sure, so what was he doing here?
Are you an orphan?

A what? Ragnar responded gruffly.

Are your parents dead?

Yes, what's it to you?

Everyone who comes to the academy is an orphan.

Mm.

Mordokai decided to change the subject.
It was very brave of you to attack those bandits, you wield that axe with skill.

Those honorless dogs were threatening some defenseless elders. Ragnar looked at his axe.
The axe is my favored weapon, I don't think I could wield any other.

Hmmm, I'll have to get Blue to make you one instead of a sword.

Blue?

A wizard.

Ragnar spat on the ground.
Poxy weaklings, though it'll be nice to have a magic weapon.

Mordokai decided to talk about something else.
So what are you doing so far from your home?

My clan's shaman sent me to explore, he told me he had sensed something in me.

Hmmm, maybe he was on to something. Mordokai said, as much to himself as Ragnar.

Maybe.

Mordokai had a lot to think about. They walked to the academy in silence.

You could have one of the filler parts be about him arriving at the academy.

Reposted below.

[Hiro Protagonest]

... Hello? Is anyone there?

[Lix Lorn]

Patience, young mongoose. It's really up to Silver to talk, and I guess he isn't here yet.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Patience, young mongoose. It's really up to Silver to talk, and I guess he isn't here yet.

That's not funny.

[Lix Lorn]

Joking? I was serious.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Joking? I was serious.

I know, but it's still not funny.

[Lix Lorn]

I'm confused. Why would it be funny?

[Viera Champion]

That's not funny.

She's not making fun of you. Your username is swiftmongoose so she just shortened it to mongoose.

Also, you might want to settle down a bit. I know it's excitig to have the chance to make a character for a story, but people can get annoyed if that's all you talk about (Hehe... I know from experience... Isn't that right people from the Bibliography thread...?). Just relax. It might be a while till you get in the story. There are quite of few people who have been waiting a while for their turn. Just be patient and enjoy the story. Ok?

[Silverraptor]

Keep in mind, just because you're idea is possibly unique, doesn't mean it will jump you to the front of the list on appeearing in the story. Like Shiro said, there are plenty of people waiting who have requested months ahead of you, mongoose, on appearing in the story.

And I haven't read your story yet, for I don't have time at the moment to analyze it and everything. But I will get to it as soon as possible.

[Lix Lorn]

(Hehe... I know from experience... Isn't that right people from the Bibliography thread...?)

Someone called Pearl or Opera or something...

[Hiro Protagonest]

Keep in mind, just because you're idea is possibly unique, doesn't mean it will jump you to the front of the list on appeearing in the story. Like Shiro said, there are plenty of people waiting who have requested months ahead of you, mongoose, on appearing in the story.

Well, you can use filler parts to introduce somebody's character at least.

[Fable Wright]

Well, you can use filler parts to introduce somebody's character at least.

Or not... the story has it's own way of introducing characters. Namely, when you least expect them, they come out of nowhere. Knowing they're coming ahead of time kinda ruins it...

[Viera Champion]

Someone called Pearl or Opera or something...

You're hilarrrriioooussss.


@^ Too true...

[Hiro Protagonest]

Look, the reason I was pushing for my character to be introduced is because I saw a golden opportunity when silver said he needed filler.

[xelliea]

Look, the reason I was pushing for my character to be introduced is because I saw a golden opportunity when silver said he needed filler.

Maybe, but you have more of a chance of getting in if you don't push .

Also, I know it isn't much but I need a paladin for a guest chapter, I could use your character if you would like.

EDIT: Maybe a Paladin Academy banner could both make peole more aware of it and look nice, just an idea.

[Silverraptor]

EDIT: Maybe a Paladin Academy banner could both make peole more aware of it and look nice, just an idea.

If you're asking me to make a Paladin Academy Banner, that would just delay the next part even more because I would have to divert my focus on how the Banner would look like and then draw it out myself. But if any of you want to make a banner, be my guest.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Also, I know it isn't much but I need a paladin for a guest chapter, I could use your character if you would like.

No, sorry, he's not a member of the academy yet, otherwise he would have stood out, and therefore been introduced far earlier.

Another guest chapter, this ones is directly before the other one.

Ragnar
Bandit leader
Elderly man
Mordokai

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Ragnar was walking on the road, wandering, because his clan's shaman had told him to, when his warrior instinct told him something was up. He strained his ears and heard something up ahead,. He crept quietly until he spotted some activity up ahead. An elderly couple holding a bag were being menaced by four bandits, two of them with bows.
Where'd you get that money, old man?
One of them asked. He was obviously the leader, he carried an axe and a dagger, and wore a suit of scale mail.
It's going to a priest to heal my dying son.

No it ain't, it's going to our coffers.

Ragnar wasn't sure what he did next. As swift and silent as the tiger spirit his clan worshiped, he struck like a lightning bolt, catching the first bandit archer by surprise. His axe cleaved through the bandit's leather armor like it was parchment, killing him instantly.
The bandits turned, and the other archer fired a shot, which he dodged easily. Than the other bandit charged him with his short sword. He blocked with his axe and punched him straight in the jaw, knocking him out.
By now, the archer had gotten another arrow, which he fired, scoring a minor hit. The bandit leader than attacked, his axe high and his dagger low, the axe was blocked, and Ragnar shifted his body in an attempt to dodge, but the dagger still scored a minor hit.
Meanwhile, the old couple started to back away, but the archer strung an arrow and held the bow at half draw, ready to fire if they tried to escape. However, he suddenly felt a searing pain in his chest, and looked down to see a sword tip poking out from it.
Ragnar blocked the next axe swing from the bandit leader by simply cleaving it's haft in two. The bandit leader looked at what was now just a stick, snarled, and attacked viciously with his dagger. But he didn't wield it with as much skill as the axe, and Ragnar easily fought him off, scoring a few hits.
Ragnar than went on the offense, scoring a bad blow, and the bandit leader gasped in pain. Quick to sieze the advantage, Ragnar finished him with a blow to the neck, and it was over.
He quickly turned to take care of the other archer, but when he did, he instead saw a man wearing shining armor and carrying a sword.
Good work, the couple have already continued onward.

What did I just do?

You have heard the call of a paladin.

The call of a paladin?

Aye, it is a call for justice, a call for good.

Well, what do I do now?

You come with me, to the academy.

Ragnar thought back to when the clan's shaman had talked to him, maybe this is was what he had meant.
Hmmmm, okay.

Good, then come on, my name is Mordokai.

My name is Ragnar.

Mordokai just gestured for him to come, and began walking. Ragnar hurried to catch up.

Just for the sake of convenience, I'll repost crystal power ideas here.
Extreme reflexes (passive), some frightening ability (active or passive), or shapeshifting into predatory animals (active, and y'know, house cats are technically predators).

Reposted below.

[Viera Champion]

If you're asking me to make a Paladin Academy Banner, that would just delay the next part even more because I would have to divert my focus on how the Banner would look like and then draw it out myself. But if any of you want to make a banner, be my guest.

I can probably find someone to make one. I might try drawing some character too, though I don't do well with armor... Or feet.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Oh yeah, for Ragnar's weapon, Blue should make a metal-hafted axe or a sword with the weight and balance of an axe.

Reposted below.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Hiya! I'm new here, but I've been reading this for a while (just not as a forum member), anyway, I have a character idea, he's a paladin, but not your typical paladin, he's from a barbarian tribe, and Blue specifically made him a battleaxe instead of a sword. His name? I dunno, how about... Ragnar?

This can be canon or non-canon. (please be canon!)
Ragnar
Mordokai

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As they walked to the academy, Mordokai wondered about this Ragnar. He was from one of the northern tribes, that was for sure, so what was he doing here?
Are you an orphan?

A what? Ragnar responded gruffly.

Are your parents dead?

Yes, what's it to you?

Everyone who comes to the academy is an orphan.

Mm.

Mordokai decided to change the subject.
It was very brave of you to attack those bandits, you wield that axe with skill.

Those honorless dogs were threatening some defenseless elders. Ragnar looked at his axe.
The axe is my favored weapon, I don't think I could wield any other.

Hmmm, I'll have to get Blue to make you one instead of a sword.

Blue?

A wizard.

Ragnar spat on the ground.
Poxy weaklings, though it'll be nice to have a magic weapon.

Mordokai decided to talk about something else.
So what are you doing so far from your home?

My clan's shaman sent me to explore, he told me he had sensed something in me.

Hmmm, maybe he was on to something. Mordokai said, as much to himself as Ragnar.

Maybe.

Mordokai had a lot to think about. They walked to the academy in silence.

You could have one of the filler parts be about him arriving at the academy.

No, sorry, he's not a member of the academy yet, otherwise he would have stood out, and therefore been introduced far earlier.

Another guest chapter, this ones is directly before the other one. Read this one before the other one.

Ragnar
Bandit leader
Elderly man
Mordokai

Spoiler

Show

Ragnar was walking on the road, wandering, because his clan's shaman had told him to, when his warrior instinct told him something was up. He strained his ears and heard something up ahead,. He crept quietly until he spotted some activity up ahead. An elderly couple holding a bag were being menaced by four bandits, two of them with bows.
Where'd you get that money, old man?
One of them asked. He was obviously the leader, he carried an axe and a dagger, and wore a suit of scale mail.
It's going to a priest to heal my dying son.

No it ain't, it's going to our coffers.

Ragnar wasn't sure what he did next. As swift and silent as the tiger spirit his clan worshiped, he struck like a lightning bolt, catching the first bandit archer by surprise. His axe cleaved through the bandit's leather armor like it was parchment, killing him instantly.
The bandits turned, and the other archer fired a shot, which he dodged easily. Than the other bandit charged him with his short sword. He blocked with his axe and punched him straight in the jaw, knocking him out.
By now, the archer had gotten another arrow, which he fired, scoring a minor hit. The bandit leader than attacked, his axe high and his dagger low, the axe was blocked, and Ragnar shifted his body in an attempt to dodge, but the dagger still scored a minor hit.
Meanwhile, the old couple started to back away, but the archer strung an arrow and held the bow at half draw, ready to fire if they tried to escape. However, he suddenly felt a searing pain in his chest, and looked down to see a sword tip poking out from it.
Ragnar blocked the next axe swing from the bandit leader by simply cleaving it's haft in two. The bandit leader looked at what was now just a stick, snarled, and attacked viciously with his dagger. But he didn't wield it with as much skill as the axe, and Ragnar easily fought him off, scoring a few hits.
Ragnar than went on the offense, scoring a bad blow, and the bandit leader gasped in pain. Quick to sieze the advantage, Ragnar finished him with a blow to the neck, and it was over.
He quickly turned to take care of the other archer, but when he did, he instead saw a man wearing shining armor and carrying a sword.
Good work, the couple have already continued onward.

What did I just do?

You have heard the call of a paladin.

The call of a paladin?

Aye, it is a call for justice, a call for good.

Well, what do I do now?

You come with me, to the academy.

Ragnar thought back to when the clan's shaman had talked to him, maybe this is was what he had meant.
Hmmmm, okay.

Good, then come on, my name is Mordokai.

My name is Ragnar.

Mordokai just gestured for him to come, and began walking. Ragnar hurried to catch up.

Crystal power ideas: Extreme reflexes (passive), some frightening ability (active or passive), or shapeshifting into predatory animals (active, and y'know, house cats are technically predators).

Oh yeah, for Ragnar's weapon, Blue should make a metal-hafted axe or a sword with the weight and balance of an axe.

Posting all this in one thing for convenience.

Edit: as decided by myself, these stories will be non-canon.

[Hiro Protagonest]

Nobody's posted today, so I'm posting.

Anyway, if you go with the idea of Blue making Ragnar a sword with the balance of an axe, than he can already be in the academy. However, if you go with Blue making him an axe, than he sticks out too much and has no valid reason for being introduced so late.

EDIT: I just found out why Viola's not on here anymore, in her profile it says she's in south africa America for a couple of years, with little chance of Internet access.

[Lix Lorn]

...just for the record, I think people generally frown on double posting. Don't think there's a rule, but just in case you didn't know. :)
A short period of silence isn't a bad thing. It happens.

As for your point, it could easily be possible that he was out on a mission/training trip/something.

[Viera Champion]

Nobody's posted today, so I'm posting.

Anyway, if you go with the idea of Blue making Ragnar a sword with the balance of an axe, than he can already be in the academy. However, if you go with Blue making him an axe, than he sticks out too much and has no valid reason for being introduced so late.

EDIT: I just found out why Viola's not on here anymore, in her profile it says she's in south africa for a couple of years, with little chance of Internet access.

Awwww... I miss Je Dit... We RP'd together...

Anyways, it's a story. Your character can be introduced later and have been in the academy for a while, even with the axe idea. It's fine.

There is a rule against double posting though it is rarely enforced. I don't mind double posting so much but try not to triple post.

[Blue Ghost]

You miss Jeudi? Bet you don't miss her more than I do.
(Sorry, jealousy and competitive streak get the best of me sometimes.)

... And she's in South America, not South Africa.

[Hiro Protagonest]

You miss Jeudi? Bet you don't miss her more than I do.
(Sorry, jealousy and competitive streak get the best of me sometimes.)

... And she's in South America, not South Africa.

Oh, sorry, misread.

[Saint Nil]

If it might make people Paladin Academy addiction a little easier to cope with, I'll take 5-10 people and write a non-cannon series set about 5 years in the future. I'll try to stay away from the maincast to allow secondary characters who haven't had alot of attention to shine.

So, Mordokai, Nil, Penny, and Viola won't appear except in reference. Maybe Kurama.

Anyone interested?

[Blue Ghost]

Sure, why not?

Saint Nil, where have you been? I missed you so much!

[Saint Nil]

Ummmmm.

*looks through list of excuses*

Hippo attack
Schoolwork
Alien Abduction
Yeti Convention
Drafted

.......

Good to know I was missed though.

V-Funniest thing I've heard all day. Want to be in the story?

[BisectedBrioche]

Those damn hippos are as vicious as yetis are strict on punctuality!

[Hiro Protagonest]

If it might make people Paladin Academy addiction a little easier to cope with, I'll take 5-10 people and write a non-cannon series set about 5 years in the future. I'll try to stay away from the maincast to allow secondary characters who haven't had alot of attention to shine.

So, Mordokai, Nil, Penny, and Viola won't appear except in reference. Maybe Kurama.

Anyone interested?

No, and why wouldn't Mordokai be in it? He's head of the academy.