IDENTITY
Name: Arthur Pendragon
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Origins: Briton
Country: Albion (Actual Great Britain)
Kingdom: Camelot
Nobility Title: King or Prince if set in the past.
Occupation: Knight
Marital status: Single [x], Married [] (Can be single if we play when he's not married to Guenevere)
FAMILY
Father: Uther Pendragon (Dead)
Mother: Ygraine Pendragon (De Bois - Dead)
Uncles: Agravaine De Bois (Dead), Tristan De Bois (Dead)
Paternal Half-sister: Morgana Pendragon
BACKGROUND
Arthur was born in 509 A-D to King Uther Pendragon and Queen Ygraine Pendragon in Camelot, Albion (actual Great-Britain in Wales). Ygraine was barren and Uther asked the High Priestess Nimueh for her help. Giving birth to a child with the Old Religion had a cost: For a life created, another one must be taken. It was Ygraine who was chosen to give her life for Arthur’s.
The year after Arthur’s birth marked the beginning of the Great Purge, a dark moment in the lives of the people of Camelot. It is unknown if other kingdoms followed Uther. Uther Pendragon had banished all magical objects, artifacts and had sentenced to death whoever was caught practicing magic. Thousands of people, old and young, perished by the fire.
Arthur was raised mostly by nourices and servants. His father was an authoritarian and strict man, treating him like a future heir to the throne. He loved his son but had difficulties showing him his love. Arthur learned the court’s manners, read, count, write, etc. He also learned the chivalry code, horseback riding and weaponry.
Morgana Pendragon came to Camelot when she was 10 years old. Her stepfather Gorlois of Tintagel, Uther’s best friend, died on the battlefield. Uther made Morgana his pupil and raised her like his daughter. 10 years ago, Uther had an affair with Vivienne, Gorlois’s wife. She gave birth to Morgana and Gorlois raised her as his own daughter. Arthur and Morgana were never aware of their relationship until much later.
At the age of 20 years old, Arthur met Merlin, a young 19-year-old boy, who came to Camelot while he was mistreating a servant in the castle’s court. He stepped to the servant’s defense, defying Arthur, and he sent him in the dungeons.
Merlin saved Arthur with his growing magical powers during a feast in honor of the 20 years of peace since the Great Purge. A witch disguised as a singer tried to kill the prince because the king had sentenced her son to death. To thank Merlin, Uther made Merlin Arthur’s personal manservant.
At first, the two men did not like each other, but as time passed, they came to like each other, becoming best friends, teasing, and making fun of each other. They trust and appreciate each other. Both showed they would give their life up for the other.
Arthur came of age at 21 years old and became the Crown Prince of Camelot, the last male to claim the throne of Camelot.
With the help of Merlin, Guinevere, Morgana, the Knights of Camelot and Gaius, the Court’s Physician, Arthur led missions for the Pendragon family, defending Camelot and its people from supernatural and human enemies. He also befriended Guinevere, Morgana’s personal servant. At first, the two of them did not like each other, but as time passed, they developed deeper feelings for each other. Arthur was also the victim of love enchantments, making him fall in love with Sophia Tir-Mor, a Shide Princess and Princess Vivian, King Olaf’s daughter when kingdoms were visiting Camelot to sign a peace truce. He also was forced to marry two princesses for the greater good of Camelot, setting to the side his own happiness.
Unbeknown to him, Merlin’s magical powers grew fast, and he became a powerful sorcerer. He saved his life and Camelot numerous times so that Arthur could become king and unite the land of Albion.
Morgana developed magical powers and grew scared of them. She sought the druids’ help and understood herself better. As time went on, she grew resentful of Uther and the manslaughter he committed during the Great Purge. She sought vengeance for this with the help of her half-sister Morgause Le Fay, a High Priestess of the Old Religion. They both tried to steal the throne.
Morgana disappeared with Morgause for a year and learned how to control her magic. Uther searched for her all over Camelot. One day, Arthur, Merlin and his knights found her in the woods. She came back to the castle, acting like the sweet Morgana she once was while plotting to steal the throne with her half-sister. No one, except Merlin, saw it coming.
The first assault on the throne happened with the help of an immortal army of soldiers from an enemy. Arthur and his friends fled into the woods. They then discovered a round table in an old castle. Lancelot, Elyan, Sir Leon, Perceval and Gwaine were knighted and given the honorific title of Knights of the Round Table. Together, they took back Camelot. That year, Arthur discovered his relationship with Morgana. She fled into the woods, exiled from Camelot. Uther was traumatized by this betrayal and was inapt to rule so Arthur became prince regent instead.
Morgana worked with spies inside the castle walls. Agravaine, Arthur’s uncle, was one. He died at Merlin's hand.
Uther died on Arthur’s birthday when a mercenary tried to kill him. He managed to hurt Uther instead when he tried to defend his son. Arthur sought the help of a sorcerer to save his father. Morgana had learned of this and had given a pendant to Agravaine. It would cancel the effects of the desired magic and decuple them, thus killing Uther. From then on, Arthur banned magic in his kingdom. The next mornig, he was crowned king of Camelot.
Morgana tried to steal the kingdom a second time and kept Gwaine, Perceval and Gaius in the dungeons, starving them and making Gwaine fight for food which he gave to Gaius due to his old age.
Arthur, who had fled into the woods once again with his friends, retrieved Excalibur, the magical sword, from the stone and took back Camelot, marrying Guinevere and making her queen of Camelot.
PERSONALITY
Arthur is a very sarcastic person. He can be friendly at times, and he is easy to approach. He is an open-minded man, more so than his father Uther Pendragon was before him.
Arthur is arrogant and pretentious at times, but deep down he has a very good heart. He is very attached to his people whom he wants to protect more than anything in the world.
He is very reserved when it comes to his feelings and emotions. He doesn't like others to see him as vulnerable. The young man is ready to risk his life for those he loves and for just causes. He is even ready to sacrifice his personal happiness for that of others.
Arthur is very tolerant, but he has his limits and, when they are reached, he can be impatient.
When faced with a situation, he wants to explore all the possibilities before making a decision. He discusses the best choice to take with trusted people like the Knights of Camelot, Merlin, Gaius, and his queen Guinevere. He is also a very curious person and likes to discover new things.
Likes : Nature, honesty, loyalty, a good sense of humour, respect, peace, wine, food, training, his people
Dislikes : Liars, cheaters, disrespect, war, tyranny, greed, spite and magic (with some exceptions)
APPEARANCE
Arthur is of average height and weight, around 6' tall and 176,37lbs.
His hair is dark blonde. They come just above his neck and small locks fall on his forehead. His eyes are a piercing blue. His stature is muscular, and he is in good shape due to regular hours of training.
Arthur is usually seen wearing red, beige, or blue long-sleeved shirts that he occasionally rolls up the sleeves with a brown leather belt around his waist. To go with it, he also wears brown boots and pants of the same color.
His armor consists of a thick red Haubert, a chainmail, a plastron, a shoulder pad on his right side, two gauntlets on his wrists and two black leather gloves with his brown boots and a belt of the same color to maintain his chainmail in place. Attached to it is a scabbard for his one-handed sword.
ABILITIES
- Expert swordman, greatest warrior in Camelot. He trains his knights himself.
- Resilience
- Strength
- Speed
- Throwing weapons accurately
- Handles well a quaterstaff, a mace and a lance
- Stamina
- Excellent leader and strategist.
RULES
- My face claim for Arthur is Bradley James. This is my take from the TV show Merlin from BBC.
- I prefer paragraph and detailed posts. I don't like one liners.
- I don't have any preferences when it comes to genres, everything is perfectly acceptable, even R content.
- We can set our plot in different times and places, it all depends on our preferences.
- Plotting is always fun and so are AU's, but I don't like Multi-character profiles.
- I am not new to roleplaying. I've been on Rolepages before and now here.
- I like proper grammar and good characterizations. I'm not a grammar nazi, but if I can't understand you, it might take some time for me to answer.
- Do not God-Mod, please. Do not control my character without my consent. Injuries are acceptable though. Always ask before doing anything.
- Do not Meta-Game, in other words, know everything without telling you. You read my message, but your character doesn't know everything, unless there is a good reason for that.
- I suck at starters. If you do not mind, please, start.
- RP chat? I am not interested. If you have Discord, I will love to plot and discuss with you. For role plays, I prefer comments or PM's.
- I am not on here 24/7. I currently am a student and have a busy schedule. I will get back to you when I can.
Comments
(would you like to do a story in the time of Camelot? Cleopatra is immortal and able to be within that period. Perhaps some great enemy is intent on the destruction of Camelot and Arthur must seek out Cleopatra for her aid? )
Eva was a gifted sorceress, but she was consistently hindered by her obsession with remaining young and beautiful. Her smooth talking and nearly irrefusable sales pitches gained her a great number of followers. Her coven had grown, but Eva knew her followers would vanish if they found out she could not deliver on her promises. The potion capable of reversing the aging process had run out years ago. Using the blood of Arthur’s subjects would not be enough to replicate the potion. Even if she could replicate it, she did not know how to remove the unpleasant side effect. She believed Maleficent's blood was the answer, but could not be certain.
The villainess knew Eva would not stop until she reached her goal. When Arthur suggested disguising Merlin as an old man Maleficent gave him an inquisitive look. The idea was decent, but what if Eva chose to use his blood instead?
“It will not be easy for you to infiltrate the group.” Eva was a fool, but she did learn a few things from her former mistress. One of the most important lessons was to avoid trusting anyone. She had four core members of her coven and her personal bodyguard, Ivan. Outside of this circle, Eva had allies, but they were all means to an end. She would sacrifice any one of them if it suited her. As Maleficent thought about the coven, a thought occurred to her. One sure way Merlin could infiltrate the group crossed her mind. He would need to give Eva what she had been searching for.
“When you infiltrate the group, I suggest you make Eva an offer. Tell her you will bring her to me in exchange for her aging potion. I doubt she will believe you, but you will get her attention.” If Eva thought Merlin could deliver Maleficent, she would gladly accept him into the group. He needed to prove himself useful if he was going to avoid being a pawn in another one of her experiments.
When Arthur mentioned keeping Maleficent from joining the group, the villainess nodded. She had no interest in joining Merlin on his quest. “To my understanding there are 4 members of Eva’s coven. It consists of Eva, Miranda, Rowena, and Selina. Aside from Eva they have all become the veiled creatures we discussed earlier. There is also Ivan. He is a goblin hybrid and her personal bodyguard. After seeing her friends decompose the witch has become paranoid."
The villainess frowned slightly at the mention of an attack. “I am always prepared.” She expected denying Morgana’s request would result in the sorceress turning to Eva for aid. “It is possible Morgana is working with Eva. It is crucial that your disguise works, Merlin. You will gain their trust and eventually lead the group straight to me.” If Merlin was able to infiltrate the group, he could make the witches think he was leading them to an unsuspecting Maleficent. Truth is, Arthur and Maleficent would be waiting with their own trap set.
She gestured to the sword before continuing. “Keep the blade close, your majesty. With Merlin spending all his time with Evangeline, you will need the additional protection.”
we may start a story, when Morganna had just been found after missing for a year after Merlin had tried to poison her and she had been used to bring the Knights to Camelot?
thank you and please do not worry I bet you'll do great. I'm not good either.
(thank you and I apoloize for the extended wait until I reply. Thank you for your kind words, Arthur was my favorite in Merlin and my favorite in the myths. Care to plot?)
[is it all right that you start please? ]
This was a peculiar situation for Maleficent. She detested the idea of helping others, but Eva was a thorn in her side. The idea of working with the king repulsed her for a multitude of reasons. That being said, he had been nothing but courteous and respectful towards her. Arthur was next to nothing like his dreadful father. When the king mentioned his lack of knowledge regarding the Veiled, Maleficent nodded and gave Merlin a quick glance as if she expected the answer. Given their ghastly appearance, Eva kept the veiled members of her coven hidden for the most part. They were “bad for business” and she knew peasants would run at the mere sight of them. They were the brawn of her operation which lately consisted of causing trouble for her former master.
“To my understanding, the Veiled are kept out of sight. Their priority is obtaining blood for Eva’s attempts at perfecting her potion. They do not mingle with the members of your kingdom.”
Eva was willing to do anything to avoid becoming a walking corpse. She was growing more reckless with each passing day. If she was already kidnapping members of the kingdom, it was only a matter of time before she attacked members of the royal family.
When Merlin spoke, Maleficent watched the sorcerer closely. Her eyes widened when he grabbed Arthur’s sword curious what the young man had in mind. She listened as Merlin explained the origins of the sword. If the blade could kill magical beings, there was a chance it could destroy Eva’s servants for good. Maleficent did not like the idea of touching the blade. He assured her that the sword was made of steel, but enchanted blades were designed to combat someone like her.
The villainess seemed reluctant to take the blade at first. She looked it over carefully eventually deciding to take it from Merlin. Holding the steel in her hand, she listened as Merlin suggested imbuing the sword with some of her magic. This was not a foolish idea. She had not considered this before.
“You may be correct.” Was his idea worth transferring some of her magic? Maleficent made a quick decision, deciding she had dealt with Eva’s nonsense for long enough. “Very well.” The Mistress of all Evil was no fool. She knew the sword was a danger to not only the Veiled, but to her as well. Perhaps adding her own magic to the sword would prevent it from posing a danger to her in the future.
The dark fairy turned her hands allowing the sword to rest on her palms. As the three stood there, Arthur could see a green tinted aura leave Maleficent’s body and coat the sword causing it to glow for a moment before returning to its natural form.
yes it is! perhaps we could have a storyline?
(Prime oh good at least I have that and can watch it. Thank you! I forgot that about the Black Knight... Elizabeth could get accidentally stuck back in time and she becomes the new Black Knight? At first Arthur could welcome her to Court, a woman knight? Not knowing she's killer )
Evangeline was an incredibly gifted witch with a passion for dark magic. Maleficent rarely allowed humans to serve her, but Eva proved useful on more than one occasion. Like all pawns in Maleficent's game her usefulness eventually came to an end. Her obsession with remaining young and beautiful clouded her judgement and made her weak. When she eventually asked the villainess for immortality, Maleficent refused to grant the wish. Denying the request managed to cause all of this trouble for the sorceress and now Arthur. Despite the turmoil, Maleficent knew she made the right decision.
When Arthur suggested discussing a plan of action, he was given a brief nod in agreement. Maleficent wanted to destroy Eva, but how could she do so without causing damage to Arthur's beloved kingdom? There was another problem to consider. For the past several months Eva had been sending members of her coven after Maleficent in an effort to obtain more of the fairy's blood. She set various traps and was growing bolder. More importantly, her coven was growing larger. The villainess could not avoid them forever.
"Have you heard of The Veiled, Arthur?" She looked at Merlin for a moment curious if he knew what she was talking about. In order to create a plan of action, Arthur and Merlin needed to understand exactly who they were dealing with. "When Evangeline made her potion the first time, she gave it to her closest followers. She sent several of these women to my mountain with the intention of obtaining my blood. I killed each one, but they reanimated."
A wicked smile formed on her face as she continued. "You see, the potion will make the drinker ageless, but if they die, the soul remains trapped in the body. Many original members of Evangeline's coven have suffered this fate, and their souls remain trapped in decaying corpses. These women wear black veils concealing their faces. She thinks more of my blood is the key to true immortality and the only way to perfect her potion." Maleficent's blood was a curse.
"If you attack the coven, these creatures will be impossible to kill permanently.” Now Arthur could understand why Maleficent was tempted to burn his kingdom to the ground. “Only the original members of her coven have taken the potion. She dangles her eternal youth in front of the gentry in order to gain support. I doubt they realize she is unable to recreate the potion. She is using human blood, but this will never work.”
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