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Post by Percival on May 17, 2010 17:23:44 GMT -5
Name: Ava Percival al'Shamesh. (Ava is a honorific it is = to lord in the land of Avalon )
Age: seems to be 30. awoke 8 years ago looking age of 22 from a slumber that began at the age of 100. Percival does not know if he is the reincarnation of the man he was at the age of 100 and show how skipped or forgot the ages of birth to 22 or in his sleep he was restored his youth. For his sleep was inside the cave of Merlin and almost anything could be true there.
Aliases: Percival the fool, kitchen boy, Sir Percival of Camelot, Percival the grail knight. Percival brother of CBL. Sir Percival of KCD. Lord Percival Keeper of the bridge.
Race: Human as far as we know. Half Fay folk of Avalon that are descendants of the Norse all father Odin
Location: Lives in the City of Lyonesse, often travels to Lyonesse's mother island of Avalon. is the last human granted access to Avalon at anytime
Origin: grew up in the wilderness outside Camelot. But he calls Avalon Home, where he belongs.
Appearance:Human and always where his colors of his Clan- Clan blood lost- the red white and black will be upon him always. Sometimes he has carried his claymore and other the staff of the Shaman.
Strengths and Weaknesses: his heart is his biggest strength and weakness. Loving and kind but to impassioned and headstrong
Weapons Style: When he fought he tried many things last was the sword and board. But the only weapon he has ever loved his his claymore made of the metals in Merlin's cave and forged in Avalon.
Alignment: Percival was lawful good in Camelot and a long the way been neutral and chaotic, but has found himself nature bond peaceful
History : long and forthcoming too long for one scroll.
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Post by Percival on May 17, 2010 21:13:07 GMT -5
History part 1 infant and youth Percival was raised By his mother Forsta, in the woods near Glastonbury and Cameliard. She was faye folk of Avalon but could not sleep on the blessed Island. The cost of having a child with a mortal. She and Percival often visited the island and was given food and faye clothes that protect under any condition. Forsta was faye and had no need for the mortal world, Avalon have her all she need. The full moon after she became pregnant she left the father of her son and then wanted nothing to do with the mortal world. She would tell Percival anything but of his father and anything regarding him. She did tell him of the proud line of Faye see came from on her mothers side and her father was the Norse god Baldar son of Odin.
At the age of 8 Percival woke to a bundle of flowers tied in ribbon on his mother bed. He knew she had pasted to the realm of faye life, A wonderful thing for nature and balance but it left him on his own. The Faye came to him all the time and took him to Avalon a few times a month he never wanted for anything but Mortal family. So he asked the lady of the lake for the name of his father. The first time she said "your of the Faye line you need not know of your fathers world the only thing it gave that was go is you". the second time she told Percival "your mother did not want you to know that should be good enough for you p;ease ask this not of me again" then he asked the third time and the lady of the lake spoke with so much grace in her voice. "you have shown me that you do need to know. you are right you have that right, but i told you not ask me again but you did, leave this island and do not return till you the name of your father. no faye shall visit you till this comes to pass" Percival was now along. And lived own his own stealing and staving.
Part 2 teenage years in Camelot At age 14 he came upon a knight and tried to steal his food. The knight would have beat him with an inch of his life but hear a voice telling him to give him mercy. This Knight befriend the boy gave him food and offered to train him as a Knight, So they set of to the Knights home, Camelot. The Knights name was Lancelot. Sir Lancelot gave orders that Percival be train as a squire. Since Lancelot spent so much time away for the city the duty fell upon the master of squires Sir Kay brother of the king. Sir Kay hated Percival and every peasant given a chance to rise above their station.. Kay was raised as the first son of Sir Ector and Arthur was not much more than his servant. Now His Brother was King and he could not take it out on him but he could hate Percival just fine. Kay refused him training as a squire. Percival wanted to work with the blacksmith. For Percival used to watch the Avalon blacksmith but when Kay saw him showing the smith Avalon tricks to heat the metal hotter, He sent him to the depth of the Kitchen This is where he stayed for years
The queen saw Percival once carrying a tray and saw something she that reminder her her childhood and for that day on Percival was the personal food taster and wine bearer to Queen Guinevere. Shortly after this She was accused of sleeping with Sir Lancelot. The King demanded justice but he had to be judge frist and Lancelot was away so the king called for a champion to defend the queens honor. To the shock of the kingdom no Knight would challenge that claim. Percival believed in the virtue of the his queen and for some reason he loved her in way he did not understand , Not lust something stronger. Percival stood up and challenged the Knight that spoke out against the Queen, but he was no Knight and could not defend her. When the knight demanded the king to declare him right Arthur could only think of one thing. He knighted the boy Percival right there. Sir Percival of Camelot stood and took a sword got on a horse to defend his Queen, the woman he knew was his charge. Before the fight began Percival heard the best sound possible Lancelot had returned. It was his fight. Percival step aside and Lancelot restored his and the queens honor. When the sunset the Kingdom had the queens honor and a new Knight Sir Percival.
Part 3 being Sir Percival of Camelot
Percival friendship with the queen, and so did her relationship with Lancelot. But everything between he and the queen was innocent but neither knew why they had become so close but now he was the personal guard. So when the king found out that this highest knight and wife and betrayed him Percival and the woman that was the closet thing to mortal family he ever had need him. Percival Found the Queen and took her to the convent at Glastonbury near the woods he was raised in. The King new Percival saved the queen and secretly was thankful. the law said he had to put his wife to death but his heart wanted mercy and Percival gave him that. Percival would have done it even if it cost his life. He was happy it he still had the Kings favor. With Lancelot gone Percival grew to be one of Kings closet friends to the end.
The end of Arthur came. But not without a fight. Arthur's so betrayed him and raised an army anainst him After Percival and Arthur won the first engagement Arthur took what was left of he army to Lyoneese to hold of reinforcement . Percival watched the enemy charge into the Island city as it flooded. taking Arthur and everyone on both sides to the bottom of the sea.It was the end of Camelot but Percival knew he would return to Lyonesee some day. It felt like Avalon once had.
Part 4 the grail Knight
After the death of Arthur Percival went to look for his father. He searched for stories of his mother, but no one had heard of her where ever he went.Meanwhile Galahad tired to restore Arthur's Camelot by finding the grail. He brought in many prophets and mystics. Till one told the knight to take him to the wife of the king. Galahad looked for clues to her where abouts. He finally found her the last past his father was seen. The abbey at Glastonbury. The former queen told him that she knew how to find the grail but she would only tell her once protector. So Percival was found and brought to the abbey. She had vision from god showing her the way to the grail and that she should only tell Percival. He asked why it was he that was to find the grail. She told him to find it and return and then she could say. Then next day Percival, Galahad and trusted friend Sir Bors left to find the grail. After many moths the grail was found. On his was back to the Abbey Percival was meet by a massager. Percival was told the Guinevere had past away and he was her only possession her fathers crest. Percival was lost in his heart, the only person he cared about was dead and he was no closer to finding his father's name. Went to find Bors. When he found his friend he was fighting 10 men. Percival feeling the need to help his friend came to his friends aide . Before the town's guards could stop the fight. Percival took a mortal wound. Percival laughed knowing that all was lost and he was soon to die and no one could help. Percival took out the crest and held it close. he could feel the Faye calling him home and for some reason he read the back of the crest. with smile on his face. he stood up and walked to the town well and yelled into the water. "Leodegrance of Cameliard" and fell into the water.
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Post by Percival on May 18, 2010 2:40:14 GMT -5
Part 5 return to Avalon
Percival woke in Avalon, his wound healed. Here all that is needed a little bit of blessed water and some faye healing and he was whole again. The lady of the Lake was there smiling .Percival had read the crest and it all came clear. "I leave this to my brother Percival he should know where he come from" was on the back of the crest.Percival put it together the man his mother fell in love with Leodegrance of Cameliard and Guenevere's father. He was also Percival's father and Guenevere's brother. His connection to her made since. How he was always driven to protect her. Percival had a long talk th e Lady of the Lake. She filled him in. His mother fell in love with Leodegrance after his wife died. All was well but Guenevere grew to love her step mother and wanted go to Avalon to be train as a Priests. But her father would not allow it. Forsta wanted child to raise in the Avalon way. So when her husband would not allow his daughter to train in Avalon. She conceived Percival her son and left. Never speaking of him to Percival. Percival wondered how his sister knew she was his sister. All the Lady of the Lake would tell him is that his sister always had her gifts.
Percival stayed in Avalon for many years. Learning how to be an Avalon blacksmith as he had always wanted. For his master blacksmith trail he traveled to Merlin's cave and gathered a rare stone. Percival made from this stone he made a Claymore 5ft tall. Beautifully crafted but when picked up it weighted 300lbs. Avalon weapons are judged mostly on functionality. When Percival lifted the sword he could balance the pommel on his finger. When he held it, the sword weighted less than a pound. That was the magic of the merlin stone. That day Percival given that title Ava Percival Master blacksmith of Avalon. Percival returned to the cave to put back all the unused stone and to give thanks. He was 100 years old, Avalon slowed his aging but still felt old at the blessed cave Percival found Merlin's bed and took a nap . Long did he sleep.
Pert 6 new life, new time
Percival awakens, he feel anew and young, He feels that he could have been asleep for years. He travels back to Avalon. He was told he did not belong and to not return upon arrival at the gates. He demanded to see the Lady of the lake by his right as Ava Percival and showed his claymore. Then the lady of the lake came down to greet him. She was the only one in Avalon that recognized him. She told Percival that it had been nearly 80 years since he left for the cave and that he know looked 22. Neither could figure out why this was. Perhaps the aged him backwards or he was the reincarnation of Percival, but with perfect memory of a past life and a lack of childhood seemed old. Then she told him of the changes of the world he missed. The humans and Faye had grown a part, almost to the point of war. Humans demanded the faye keep from human lands and recalled every human for all the magical realms. Once that was done the threat of war was gone. This made Percival the Last Son of Avalon the Lady told him. After long talks the both determined that Percival would leave to the human world to try to restore the balance in some way.
Percival found work in a local market place just on the outside of the new land called Kingdom of the Crimson Dawn. Here he met a lad named Puck. Puck was a fun loving full of humor and good times d with spiked hair. Had a liking for sheep that Percival don't know or care to know why Puck failed to take much seriously and he thought that was a good thing., but puck wanted to be trained as a warrior but no one would take him on because he was viewed as a fool. Percival had great talks with Puck and learned that he was anything but a fool. They became great friends. There hearts took them in 2 different ways. Percival was still looking for people to help him restore magic to the human world and Puck found a willing teacher to train to be a warrior under, Sir Logan Moore was a Knight for KCD, He found Puck and was willing to train him, mostly do to ego. Sir Logan thought so highly of himself that he wanted to prove he could train anyone. At least this is what he told everyone. but Logan could see the heart that Puck had, the same one Percival did. So Puck and the Knight went off to KCD, much like Percival did with Sir Lancelot so many years ago. Percival traveled south just outside of KCD lands to a place the was coursed and forsaken.
the town was called EH- Talo some called it hell. Here he found 2 people of magical way. First was a warrior dressed in all back named Hawk. The funny thing was Percival had been at the same part of town looking toward the same wall for hours when he had turned his head and then heard a voice "who are you looking for". Percival looked up to see Hawk twirling a wood pole like a sword. Percival had not seen sword moves like that since Camelot. Hawk fought much like Sir Lancelot did. Percival tried not to say to much to Hawk but for some reason he trusted hawk. but he never told him where he came from. Percival thought it was odd that Hawk said that he had been there all day working on his moves. Percival almost called him a lair, Percival had been at that spot all day and did not see Hawk. For some reason Percival thought better of it and perhaps he just did not see that man. Just when they parted company Hawk tells Percival, "Good luck, Son of Avalon" but Percival never told he a son of Avalon. he thought it was old but when Percival went look up Hawk was gone. No Percival knew something was odd.
Later that night Percival was eating and Hawk and a young woman appeared. Percival ask to sit with them. After a long talk He had made to new friends and allies The warrior Hawk and his near Sister Marian. He found that they had much in common and shared good stories. He learned that Hawk once too spent time in Avalon but he was not willing to same much more. And Marian was decedent of the Norse gods as well but would not say beyond that. At the end of the night the told Percival to leave the town that it was for his own good. He wanted more info but he had learned two key things about them he could trust them and if they say they can't speak on a matter that is true.
Percival left and traveled for months he came upon the market place just outside of KCD lands. The news was that KCD's most well loved knight Sir Logan had just left the kingdom. He left to fight in the games of fortune. Percival looked threw the street and everything seem different to him. Then heard the mighty roar of a Viking, Percival went looking and found Puck his old friend. He was now known as Puck the drunken Page of KCD, Percival found Puck behind a pub shaving his head for some reason. He said hello to Puck, but the reply sounded like the viking he heard from the Streets. Ragnar is the name lad, kicked that Irish bastard out of this body cause my Father Thor has work for me to do. Percival thought I can see why he had to tittle the "drunken Page". the more Ragnar spoke Percival thought it there was more to it. Ragnar wanted to raise a Norse and Celtic fighting force to defend KCD. Percival knew 2 people that could help.
Part 7 Birth of CBL
Percival and Ragnar travel south to find Hawk and Marian. The four meet on a night that moon was full and magic in the air. Four became a family that night. they called them sleeves Clan BloodLust. Their numbers soon grew. They trained and learn to fight as a family. CBL stood at the front gates of KCD and defended her walls to anyone who threated the land. Just when CBL became strong and known threw the lands Ragnar made it know he was leaving the clan for a few years. He was called to fight the great wars in the far lands. The next night He left and Hawk was named Leader of the clan till Ragnar returned. CBL stood tall for many years. Percival took up his friends post in KCD, serveing the Lady and Lord of the land. Percival Become the fastest to become a KCD squire then the fastest to earn Knighthood. Things where well for Percival, almost as good as being in Avalon. But all good thing come to an end.
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Post by Percival on May 20, 2010 1:35:06 GMT -5
Part 8, end of an era
A few years after Ragnar had left, CBL was put in charge of great war fought in large magical forest. It was their Proudest Moment. In the middle of battle Lord Ragnar came to aid his family CBl. The battle was long and glorious. Ragnar helped turn the tide of the battle. Percival and the other saw Ragnar off to the boats to take him back to the great wars. When they returned Castle crimson dawn was empty. The Lady and Lord of the the land had left and the castle was in ruins. CBL had no home and little hope, They searched for a place to call home, right till winter was about to set in. The Clan stayed with Dominion of the Unconquered Sun for the winter. at spring the left their host and thanked them. The found old allies lost after the fall of KCD. They all need the same thing, a home. They rode out to the western see. A place that seemed to familiar. Percival Always had a home in Avalon but the rest of them could not travel there. Then he remembered another island city that felt like a place he belonged. Percival new they had a home to go to. HE took them to Lyonesse, the place where King Arthur died. All could see the island for the shore but no way to get there. There was no boat but even with one, on the shore was a cliff straight down and then upon the island the city stood on top of a hill that went straight up from the sea. the bridge that had once been there was gone. taken away with the flood that took Arthur. Percival had since learned that Lyonesse is protected by Avalon magic. the bridge is the same and Excalibur. A magical item placed in the human realm to protect humans. . Everyone stopped and looked and the city wishing for a way onto it. Percival know how reach the city, he new how Avalon magic worked. Percival took his horse right off the cliff toward the city right where the bridge was was, Everyone with him thought he was a fool. Percival did not fall. it was like his horse walked on air.
Part 9 a new home Percival rode straight on till he got to the city and when he had crossed then out of thin air the bridge appeared. Then everyone joined him on Lyonesse. They found a new home. All was good. The clan was not the same, it was no longer just a tight nit family, they where a city and a whole new goverment was born. Percival acted as the leader just longer enough to get the city up and running. New reached the city. a great warrior was about to come home, Ragnar's time in the great wars was over , but he would only be the first of the old hero's to come home. Ragnar bought Spirit and joy to the city, Lyonesse was a better place but Percival did not want to stay the leader. he wanted to presume other duties, But Lyonesse would need a leader. First Lyonesse found a champion. An old alley of CBL came calling. QuickSliver. He was a great fighter that became legend a good friend to the old clan. He brought more friends and allies. Then Ragnar got news that his old teach was home for the great games. Sir Logan Moore was back and looking for KCD. He found his home in ruins, but Lyonesse welcomed him with open arms. Percival new that that he could final rest, a new leader had came to the great city in Logan and a Champion in Quicksilver. Lyonesse now had many great legends in her walls, bringing new warriors and friends all the time. As Percival stepped down and the City choose Logan as their new leader, Percival left for Avalon to take his leave, Percival was tired of being a warrior and leader, He went to his true home to find a new path, knowing that Loynesse was well taken care of.
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