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Post by Duchessa on Mar 1, 2006 18:35:42 GMT -1
Ok folks, this rpg board had bin lying around like a lemon doing nothing for too long so i am gonna start up a canon thread (i.e. only characters from the book) Ok, here is the basic premise Anni and I have sketched out: This is Bellezza leading up to the marraige of Luciano and Arianna and all our favourite characters are legging it over to the city of masks. Although the DiChimci threat has been temporarily... postphoned, (that's not the right word, but my mind has gone suddenly blank.) The Nucci are not as forgiving. There are rumours of spies, civil unrest - I'm thinking riots and uprisings - and the floods are coming. There is unease and discontent brewing, storms on the horizon. I think it should be set mostly in Bellezza - although if there are enough players we could possibly bring in a second city. It all really depends on the number of players. Ok, i am gonna set out a list of basic characters (CANON SO NO COMPLAINING) and i'm gonna do it basically on a first come first served basis. Now, i want u to send me your first and second choices via my msg thing on this site. I will try and give you your first choice but i'm v. sorry if someone gets there first. I will try and post up which characters have bin taken and who's got them. Also, you can message me if a character you want has not been put up. DRAMTIS PERSONAE: Luciano TAKEN Gabriella di TaliaArianna TAKEN Duchessa_AriannaRodolfo TAKEN TruBellezzan - 2nd character Silvia TAKEN LavitaBarbara TAKEN princessoffishesGuido Parola Enrico Dr. Dethridge TAKEN Gabriella di Talia - 2nd characterLeonora TAKEN Duchessa_Arianna - 2nd character Guiditta Miele TAKEN g.u.i.l.i.e.t.t.a..Sulien Fabriano Gaetano Di Chimici TAKEN Duchessa - 2nd characterFrancesca Di Chimici TAKEN DuchessaMatteo Nucci Anna Nucci Lidia Nucci Filippo Nucci Sandro TAKEN g.u.i.l.i.e.t.t.a. - 2nd characterCesare TAKEN TruBellezzanPaolo Aurelio Rafaella ------------------------------ Alright, when you message me, please try and take into account that EVERYONE wants Arianna. Please try some of the less interesting-sounding characters. I mean, take Lidia Nucci - she could be made incredibly exciting if you do it right...i mean...who's to say she's not having an affair with Enrico or whatever...see what i mean? Also, I will wait and see how much response this gets but i may allow people to have two characters. However, for the moment i'll leave it as one. Also, i hate to sound incredibly mod-ish and boring but it's my job, so - RULES: 1) Correct spelling and grammar must be adered to at all times. Spell check is your friend. 2) Don't spam post - as a general rule, wait for two posts to go past before you post again as your character. 3) Keep in character!!! 4) Be nice to other players. I mean, i know that's never a problem on this site but this is just a reminder. Of course, waging war within character, on the other hand, is APPLAUDED! So be creative. And have fun! I will post as soon as i can which characters have been taken and who's taken them, so message me and get started! Luv y'all xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxooxox p.s. I'll only be taking a small role so i have time to mod the whole thing and so i can leave the big juicy parts for you guys!
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Post by Duchessa_Arianna on Mar 5, 2006 20:51:51 GMT -1
((Well here goes! This is so exciting! )) Arianna sat in the Council, glad to have a mask covering most of her face, so that she could conceal the huge yawn, which she had just done. She sniffed slightly and sighed, barely listening to what was being discussed. She had the feeling most of the counsellors were mainly worried about what would happen between Bellezza and the Di Chimici, now that the Duke was dead and his 'successor' in place. To be honest, she was slightly anxious herself, but wanting to put all the business with Niccolo Di Chimici aside for just a moment, and focus on what was important… her wedding. Now that her feelings for Luciano… well Lucien were out in the open, well at least with her family, she could not wait! She glanced over at Rodolfo whom sat to her left, and she smiled lightly… a gesture, which he returned at once. The young Duchessa rolled her eyes slightly, and suppressed a laugh, which almost issued from her lips. She glanced down at the man speaking in front of her and she saw that he was waiting for her to reply. “I am sorry, Signor Bellino but my mind was elsewhere…” She admitted truthfully, “Could you please repeat that which you last said?” She asked…well it was more of an 'order', and he had to comply, after all she was the Duchessa. He paused and shook his head, “Yes, your grace… as I was saying, I believe that the threat from the Di Chimici is temporarily…” He struggled to find the correct word for the situation and finally said unsure, “It is temporarily ‘postponed’… although I think that now there is a new head of the family… he will strive to see that his father’s death is avenged.” Many people in the room nodded and muttered in agreement but Arianna simply looked down at her feet, bored, “Yes… well I think we are all quite aware of that Signor Bellino." She remarked simply and then said clearly, "Now if there is nothing else to discuss then I must go as I am late for another appointment.” She moved to rise from her seat and the man muttered, “Well… of- of course, your grace.” He said, moving back from in front of her and back to his seat. “Well then… good day gentlemen. I will… look forward to our next council meeting. Council dismissed!” She announced and when she rose from her seat, so did everyone else, only moving again themselves when she was out of the room. She breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the door for only a moment before one of her serving maids appeared from down the hallway and said urgently, “Duchessa… the dressmaker is here to fit you for your gown, shall I let him up?” She asked hesitantly. “Yes…yes…” Arianna said quickly. But it was clear to see that something was distracting her as she went back to her private chambers.
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Post by Gabriella di Talia on Mar 21, 2006 21:14:58 GMT -1
Luciano grinned to himself as he walked around the beautiful city-state of Belezza. He couldn't help but grin. It seemed to be permenantly plastered on his face since Arianna had said she would marry him. He hardly concentrated on where he was going in the city. It didn't matter much to him anyways. He was just too excited.
He sighed though as he thought about her beautiful face. He wished to be looking upon it right at the moment. He knew she was busy now though and it would not be wise to go visit her just yet. He would later today though, that was a guarantee.
He delibertly tried to think of something to get his mind off of the Duchessa. His mind traveled to the problems with the di Chimici family as well as the Nucci's. It all seemed to so complicated and riduculous to him. He couldn't understand why the di Chimici's were so desperate to get Belezza into their power. They owned just about every other city-state in Talia. He didn't see why they needed yet another. He recalled just about three cities that the family did not run. One was Belezza, where he lived now, and the other was Padalvia, where he would be going to university soon.
His smile faded a bit as he thought about leaving for University. How would he manage to see Arianna? He knew he couldn't go long without her. He had never loved anyone before as much as he loved the amazing Duchessa. He had never met someone so wonderful before. She had helped him so much over the past year and a half aswell. She had given him a new reason to continue life and to live in Talia. He realized she was most of the reason he stayed where he was.
Luciano gasped when he ran straight into a tall figure. He stepped back and apologized then grinned when he heard a familiar voice.
"Now what wilt thou be doin' out 'ere roamin the sity an' te like?"
Luciano smirked, "Hello Dottore, I was just thinking, that's all."
"bout te Duchesse, I presume?" Dethridge(Is it okay if i play him-not often- until someone else chooses him?) asked.
Luciano felt blood rising in his cheeks but he nodded anyway. "And no one else."
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Post by Duchessa on Mar 22, 2006 18:48:58 GMT -1
(of course you can be dr. d. until someone takes him!
EVERYONE: YOU CAN PLAY ANY UNTAKEN CHARACTERS INSIDE YOUR POSTS AS LONG AS YOU STAY MAINLY TO YOUR OWN CHARACTERS)
Meanwhile, many miles away in a turreted, flowery dreamland we shall, for the moment, call Giglia, Princess Francesca Di Chimici hurried down a flight of winding stone steps into a little private courtyard, where she found her husband, apparently asleep by a fountain. Francesca shook him, knowing, with an expertise born of long association, to rock him very hard away from the fountain, otherwise he had a tendency to fall in, in the general shock of his sudden wakefullness. However, this morning was, thankfully, free of watery catastrophes as he swung his legs down off the stone ledge surrounding the fountain to smile that wide, crooked smile that she loved. "A man can't get two seconds to himself around here..." he sighed, with a philosophic air. Ignoring this, Francesca held up a piece of paper, covered in swirly black writing. "You'll never guess who's getting married!"
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Post by TruBellezzan on Mar 25, 2006 10:18:11 GMT -1
Sorry, I'm just going to interrupt the story just for a leetle bit, but it's hard for everybody to fit in and the story to flow if we're jumping about from characters, and as there aren't enough people for the parts.... so maybe if everyone had two? It would flow so much more easily, and we wouldn't jump from place to place so often. You just pick your most appropriate character...... ?
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Post by Lavita on Mar 25, 2006 20:16:09 GMT -1
also by my request...No one at all is to bring Silvia as a character into the story yet. I currently writing her first intrusion
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Post by Duchessa on Mar 25, 2006 21:14:44 GMT -1
ok, excellent, everyone im me ur seconds characters -bags gaetano. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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Post by on Mar 26, 2006 17:52:43 GMT -1
Am making a seperate thread for OOC (out of character) posts. If you have to make a OOC post as part of your main post, mark it in brackets with OOC. at the top. It makes the story read better.
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Post by Duchessa on Mar 26, 2006 19:26:52 GMT -1
ok...excellent. Now let's GO shall we? Oh and a note, u guys must be willing to give up your second characters if someone new comes along and wants them for their first character, ok? Yeah, newbies, you can ask for anyone's second character ok? xxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
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Post by Duchessa_Arianna on Mar 29, 2006 17:08:06 GMT -1
((Well I totally agree with that Duchess. I'll post something as Leonora later. Hope this is allright. Anyway on with the post... )) Arianna stood, deep in thought, as the dress maker measured her once again for the new dress she was to wear to the wedding. Though that was still a few weeks away, she was anxious and excited about it. Just thinking about marrying Luciano gave her butterflies in her stomach... and she liked it. A smile slowly crept to her lips as she found herself thinking of him. The only problem was he would be off to university soon, and they wouldn't be able to see each other every day, which saddened her greatly. "Please could you stand straight, your grace?" The dressmaker requested quietly and she sighed and straightened up, as pins were being put on the hem to achieve the right length. The dress was to be royal and regal... and beautiful. But of course, the wedding would have to be announced to the people, sooner or later. Indeed most citizens of Bellezza already knew, from the rumors circulating, once they had arrived back from Giglia. "There you go your grace. I shall just need some more time to work on the fixtures and embroidery and such like." "Naturally..." Arianna said, as she went behind the screen and changed back into her dress she'd been wearing before the fitting. "3 days time then?" She asked and the dressmaker nodded in confirmation, gathering all the material and pins up and bowing low before hurrying out of the room. Then, the Duchessa was left on her own for a moment and she sat down on the chair beside her mirror. A smile graced her lips as she once again found herself thinking of Luciano. It was all she could do, as of late. No one seemed to mind, she supposed they understood. She wondered if Luciano would visit her today… no doubt he would be around the city somewhere. But she wondered whether she should go and find him, or let him find her? She pondered the thought for a moment and sat back in the chair, the grin still lingering.
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Post by Gabriella di Talia on Mar 29, 2006 23:46:29 GMT -1
Dethridge smiled and shook his head as Luciano and he walked. "Why are ye no' with te you'g Duchess now?"
"I'm never sure when I'm supposed to go see her and when I'm not allowed to," Luciano sighed a little bit. "I mean... She's very busy." Luciano looked at the ground and pretended to count his steps.
Dethridge shook his head, "Ye'll be marr'ed in but a week m'lad. Ye've got ta see 'er som'time."
Luciano nodded, "I know that... But i see her all the time." He felt a smile creep onto his lips, "Everywhere I turn, I see her. Even when I close my eyes, she's there. I can't get rid of her... and it's amazing." Luciano was grinning now as the thought about Arianna. "I've never loved someone before..."
Dethridge just shook his head and let Luciano carry on about Arianna, his bride-to-be. Finally, after a long walk he finally got Luciano to go off to the palace and at least attempt to see Arianna.
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Luciano walked towards the palace, over the bridge. Then he paused and shook his head. He turned and walked back to Rodolfo's lab. He slipped into the secret passage so he would get to Arianna faster and secretly.
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Post by Princess of Fishes on Mar 30, 2006 18:49:23 GMT -1
The dress fitting went well my lady? Babara walked into the room to attend Arianna, She grimaced as the usual aching pain returned once more to haunt her, ever since the serious and dramatic events back in Giglia she had been in mostly constant pain, as though she were being ripped apart. Her wounds were still quite new and the memory of them fresh, they had still not properly healed. Just as she finished helping Arianna she sensed someone enter the room, whirling round she snatched a quick intake of breath.
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Post by Duchessa_Arianna on Mar 30, 2006 19:03:29 GMT -1
"Hmmm?" Arianna sat, coming out of her daydream as Barbara entered the room. "Oh, oh yes it did, Barbara... quite well indeed. I think the dress shall be wonderful!" She said with a smile but it faded as she saw the grimace of pain from the girl.
"Are you allright, Barbara?" She asked, slightly concerned. She had seen on more than one ocassion, the girl in aching pain...from the wound in Giglia. Every time Arianna thought about it, it made her feel sick. She just couldn't believe what had unfolded in the City of Flowers, such that she never wished to go back unless absolutely necessary.
She snapped out of the thought and thanked Barbara for helping her and as the girl moved away, the Duchessa saw her spin round very fast, and she heard someone enter the room.
"Who is ther-" Her sentence never finished, for as she quickly turned round, she realised it was Luciano... and a warm smile crept onto her lips almost instantly. 'He must have came through the secret passage.' She thought to herself, as she faced him properly.
"Luciano!" She breathed, "Oh you must promise not to sneak along so quietly! I think you nearly gave Barbara a heat attack!" She joked with a smile and shook her head slightly.
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Post by Princess of Fishes on Mar 30, 2006 19:09:09 GMT -1
I'm fine thank you my lady just a slight twinge, I'll be leaving now, Babara bowed her head and left the room, just outside she fell against the wall gasping in pain, she could not be sure but it seemed to her over the last few days to be getting worse.
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Post by Gabriella di Talia on Mar 30, 2006 23:29:06 GMT -1
Luciano grinned as he looked upon Arianna. "Must you wear that mask in your own champers, Duchessa?" He asked her, almost formally, but with a playful kick to his voice. His eyes were bright and excited to be near Arianna again. He didn't realize how much he had missed her from being apart a simple day.
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Post by Duchessa_Arianna on Mar 31, 2006 13:39:57 GMT -1
Arianna smiled in thanks as Barbara left the room and then turned back to Luciano. "Hmmm... well I don't know, signor..." She said formally with a joking smile, coming towards him, "Perhaps you should tell me?" She said and smiled, untying and then removing, her mask. She looked down at it, "In but a week I shall never have to wear it again!" She said, her eyes shining and she smiled at Luciano, "And I cannot wait til then." She said quietly with a soft smile.
"For then Bellezza shall have a Duke, fit to rule this city that is loved by so many..." The Duchessa said with a smile. She kissed Luciano softly for a moment and then stepped back, "And I think you will make a wonderful ruler... and husband!" She laughed. Just being around him made her happy, and in just a week they would be married...and so they could be around each other more... if that was even possible!
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Post by Princess of Fishes on Apr 5, 2006 11:16:03 GMT -1
Babara slipped outside and round to the bridge, there she stood gazing into the murky water of the canal, deep in thought. Her thoughts wandered to her betrothed, would he ever acknowledge her, speak to her or love her again. He had not since the experience back in Giglia and she knew why, he could not bring himself to love her now... now she was marred. Shaking herself out of her daydream she turned to return to the palace, Arianna would not need her while Luciano was there, but she should not of left, besides perhaps the business of the ongoing preparations in the palace would stop her thoughts from drifting to him, all too often now she found they had wandered there.
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Post by Gabriella di Talia on Apr 7, 2006 19:25:39 GMT -1
Luciano grinned handsomely at Arianna. "I don't think I will be the one to continue to rule the people here... They will still want you, their Duchessa. I shall mearly be at your side for whatever you need." He stepped closer to her, taking her within arms length. "I just cannot wait until we can actually be together in the same room for more than five minutes without someone interrupting or telling me to leave." Luciano laughed softly and shook his head
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Post by [giulietta-off dreaming] on Apr 7, 2006 22:28:13 GMT -1
{Going to mention Sulien, if you don't mind, to give Sandro an excuse from actually being there XD}
Giuditta Miele smiled at the boy next to her. He had been a street rat, homeless, and also working for that Eel character. Now he was a respectable boy, a novice friar. She was glad Sulien had let him come along. Sulien himself was probably around somewhere, although she wasn't positive that he was coming to the Duchessa's wedding. "We're almost there, Sandro."
Sandro nodded. He was absorbed in petting his dog, Fratello. He was also thinking about weddings and other such celebrations. He had not actually been invited, like Giuditta had, but he was thankful to Giuditta for bringing him. I wonder what it'll be like. I hope it's not a disaster like the di Chimici weddings. I hope nobody dies.
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Post by Duchessa_Arianna on Apr 8, 2006 15:51:01 GMT -1
Arianna smiled and looked at him seriously, "Yes... the people love the idea of a Duchessa ruling their city." She admitted, "But I am glad that you will be at my side, Luciano." She said quietly.
"I understand..." She laughed, with a grin on her face, "And it should be that none but I should be allowed to tell you to leave!" She added with a smile, "But... it is that way. But not for long, in a mere week we shall be husband and wife."
She smiled broadly, "And I cannot wait!" the Duchessa exclaimed, "If we could get married right now, I would!..." She joked, "But... the people are expecting a big wedding." She sighed slightly and then repeated softly, "I just can't wait, Luciano!"
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