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STORY
Our little story takes place in a land known as "Alderia", a land ruled over by hundreds of Human and Elven Royal Houses who have waged war on one another for centuries, trapped forever in a never ending Stalemate, wasting resources and sending both the young and old ot their doom..For what you may ask? Pride, theses lords wanted nothing more than power and respect, fighting anyone they deemed weaker than them simply to rub their ego. Lords who showed even the little bit of compassion would be targeted by neighboring kingdoms and usually be wiped out, any sign of weakness is acted on to hopefully end this stalemate that has prevented any progress.
THis war was simply called "The Vanity war" and was only the first chapter in this chaos, the next chapter was only far more troubling than the first. You see, the Vanity war is what caused this; with all the resources beign drained at a futile cause a shortage in troops began with lords being unable to crate armies capable to take on a garrison and have enough troops to defend their territory at the same time. They began conscripting villages at a rate that began a uproar int he community, the lower class citizens have had enough of being forced into this foolish war of theirs and gain nothing but a dead son or father.
Due to this shortage of military power, bands of mercenaries comprised of mostly armed peasants trained by AWOL soldiers start appearing in the thousands across the realm from all races and cultures, this is infamously known as "The War of Fortune" due to every battle in this war being fought by mercenary groups.
The royalty of the realm only saw them as ungrateful peons trying to "move up" in this world rather than stay in their modest lifestyle..But they needed troops and if theses people are willing to kill themselves for a few coin, why not? So the nobility play along and even offers some groups their own land if they work for them, maybe even make them royal knights if they prove their worth. So they sent them to fight their vanity war and kept their actual troops inside their walls for their protection.
To say the least theses rulers never kept their promises and ended up slaughtering entire bands when they come to receive their reward, refusing to honor their agreement and pay up to some lowly peasants. Of course this does not end well and they realize the error of their ways and see that they are without a army again.
Then one of the more influence rulers of the realm, King Hale IV, a human ruler then called for a end to this chaos among each, to put a end to the slaughtering of their people that their foolish ancestors put them in. The various empires and kingdoms agree to this and wish to try for a era of peace. but they want to make it spectacular , not just some verbal agreement among messengers. No what they wanted this to be a amazing event. A grand citadel was constructed smack dab int he middle of the continent of Alderia, After its construction each royal house would send their son or daughter as a envoy to a gathering held in this citadel, each accompanied by a hundred royal knights each to the grand structure to sign a peace treaty on behalf of their nation...In their own blood, as a sign how they will honor this agreement.
But something goes horribly wrong...
You see during the "War of Fortune" the people of Alderia stepped on the toes of a giant. West of Alderia is a continent not as large as Alderia..But despite its size there us a long history on this piece of land. This continent is known as "Celdrin" to the natives, the natives of this land were also caught up in their own war, but compared to the wars waging in Alderia, the wars in Celdrin were far "cleaner" and "Honorable" if there was ever such a thing.
five factions are native of this land, children of each are bred for war and can't wait for the day they can fight. The Factions here did not fight for land or Vanity,they fought because they see it as the ultimate test of Skill, Discipline and honor. Everyone is trained for combat and those deemed "dishonorable" are enslaved to work on their farms to pay for their crimes and eventually upgrade from slave to a Laborer and live as a citizen with rights..banned forever from fighting however.
The people of both Celdrin and Alderia have known about each others existence for awhile but never really bothered with each other during the "Vanity War", the Celdrin did not see it as their war and that they should stay on their land and keep to their honorable warfare, but they did however do trade with some of the rulers of this land for food and sometimes even purchase prisoners to work on their fields as slaves.
However when the "War of fortune" comes around and see the need for mercenary bands as a "inventation" to be apart of the war, the five factions of Celdrin see the need to band together to combine their epic trained forces as one massive army to take on the larger war happening in Celdrin.
They sent some of their best to Alderia to represent what true warriors look like, looking for honorable Combat and a fortune they make way to Alderia to take part int he epic battles they hear stories of that happened in Alderia. Sadly they did not get what they expected, they got battles but they fought against untrained peasants that used dishonorable tactics that sacked villages and are only doing this mercenary gig because they were mistreated by their former masters due to their corruption and their Vanity war.
They were also betrayed by their employers, nobility saw them as equal to the mercenary bands made of peasants, and thus treated the same, not getting their end of the agreement and disrespected by the "Mighty" Royal bloodlines of the land.
The forces of "The Celdrin Union" boil with disgust and anger at the of Alderia, labeling the royalty as "Dishonorable savages" that need to be put down, that plagued this land with their own selfish desires. A council meeting made of the leaders of the Five factions of the Celdrin Union to discuss a drastic move, to purge the land of Alderia of this "Royalty" and bring more "Civilized war" to Alderia. When they learn of the peace treaty signing in Alderia, the Union of Celdrin only want to destroy them more, seeing this as them trying to run away from their dishonorable actions for a few years before going back to their savage war.
The Union of Celdrin does not even see this as them declaring war on Alderia..More like a "Purging" it and building on the ashes a new future. With the armies of Alderia small and feeble, and the well trained and massive horde belonging to Celdrin; its would be very easy to take them out. So they plan to make their mark and attack the Citadel after the signing of the treaty.
"If they truly mean to stand together then let them show it."
-Huan Irow's closing words before giving the signal to begin the invasion"
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Your role in this
You are a member of one of the many many royal houses that populate Alderia, not just any member of course but you are the heir to the throne whatever it be Prince or Princess, you are sent to the middle of Alderia to attend a gathering to sign a peace treaty to bring in the first era of peace..In your blood.
Why The heirs you may ask? Why in my blood? The land thinks it would be best if the next generation be the one sto sign it as it will be their responsibly to honor this treaty once they take their throne and to show how much this treaty means to them they will write it in the Royal blood that flows though their veins and makes them who they are.
But....Tragedy strikes the gathering as a foreign faction known as "The Celdrin Union" launch a invasion on the Citadel to start their bloody campaign against the Royal class for their dishonor during "The war of Fortune"
Their goal? To snuff out the royal class and build upon the ashes of Alderia a new warzone for honorable combat, to wipe it clean of all the dishonor.
You and several other heirs meet up during the attack and must work together to escape the citadel alive, but your nightmare is far from over as you will all be in a brutal manhunt, bounties will be placed on your head and unsettling executions await you if caught
You are all in this together...So work as a team and honor the treaty, or betray each other"
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The Celdrin Union
The Union of Celdrin is made up of five groups who for generations fought each other with respect and honor, believing that war is meant to test the discipline and skill of the opposing force.
The Yakens
The Yakens are oddly human in appearance and can easily be mistaken as one but their rough features and no-nonsense personalities are what tells them apart from Alderian Humans
This faction is considered to be the main leadership of the Union despite each Group being apart of a council, its just the Yaken's current leader "Huan Irow" is seen as the most influential and respected member of the council
The Yaken soldiers are all bred for war, at age 8 every child is pushed into a brutal training process to prepare them for honorable combat, soldiers are well versatile and focused in combat, making them one of the most deadliest units on a battlefield
Children of Veran
The Children of Veran are a Orcish cult that believe that they are the children of a war god known as "Veran". Legend has it that Veran created them to reap the souls of warriors to feed him, their weapons are crafted and "blessed" by the tribe's shamans to act as a connection to Veran's realm.
Any kill with this blade reaps their soul to send to Veran to absorb, Due to this however the Children of Veran only are interested in fighting warriors, they don't raid villages and kill unarmed opponents. They were created to kill warriors and not non-combatants. But even since joining the Union they adopted the Yaken's "code of honor" while still serving Veran, they will happily execute dishonorable non-combatants, but not with their weapon..they would instead use their hands or feet to execute those that are dishonorable so they don't send a weakling to Veran and anger him...Curb stomping is their favorite form of execution!
The CoV have the largest population of warriors and act as the main force, their eagerness for combat makes them a fearsome foe to fight. They wear light armor as they think their faith is enough of a shield to protect them.
The Jikkions
The Jikkions are a reptile like tribe who hail from the south of Celdrin; They are the fourth largest faction in the union but dispute their size their soldiers are equal to 10 CoV warriors thanks to their very tough and thick skin combined with their skill in spears and shields makes them walking walls on the battlefield
Their skill is not only in combat, this tribe is also the main contributor to the Union's naval forces, half of the entire Union's naval is made up of Jikkion vessels. Theses vessals were not only used for war, but for trade! Yes, the Union actually was active the Alderia economy by mostly purchasing prisoners of lords to work as slaves in Union lands.
The Fol'a
Reknowned for their Four arms, the Fol'a are masters of swordplay and close quarters combat, not favoring open combat the Fol'a are very good at taking on multiple opponents in tight spaces. They favor a defense over a offensive and are considered the most patient of all the other groups apart of the Union.
Alot of their culture was influenced by the Yaken's code of Honor and discipline. The only difference with their cultures is that the Fol'a does not devote all of its resources to war and actually leads in Philosophy and Mathematics, able to construct siege engines for the Union to use...Theses come in handy during the invasion you can tell.
The Ohrions
One of the factions of the Celdrin union is shrouded in mystery as they never been talked about outside the island besides being listed as a member of the union...Nobody not native to Celdrin has any idea what the Ohrions are or what they look like. Many rumors in Alderia spark up that the Ohrions are the true puppet masters behind who runs the Union
Some stories are made to scare children that the Ohrions are horrible beasts of incredible power that come after the naughty boys and girls of Alderia. However those from Celdrin must know who this faction is..They are openly mentioned as a member of the union but nobody in Alderia has ever seen them or given info on who they are.
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Our little story takes place in a land known as "Alderia", a land ruled over by hundreds of Human and Elven Royal Houses who have waged war on one another for centuries, trapped forever in a never ending Stalemate, wasting resources and sending both the young and old ot their doom..For what you may ask? Pride, theses lords wanted nothing more than power and respect, fighting anyone they deemed weaker than them simply to rub their ego. Lords who showed even the little bit of compassion would be targeted by neighboring kingdoms and usually be wiped out, any sign of weakness is acted on to hopefully end this stalemate that has prevented any progress.
THis war was simply called "The Vanity war" and was only the first chapter in this chaos, the next chapter was only far more troubling than the first. You see, the Vanity war is what caused this; with all the resources beign drained at a futile cause a shortage in troops began with lords being unable to crate armies capable to take on a garrison and have enough troops to defend their territory at the same time. They began conscripting villages at a rate that began a uproar int he community, the lower class citizens have had enough of being forced into this foolish war of theirs and gain nothing but a dead son or father.
Due to this shortage of military power, bands of mercenaries comprised of mostly armed peasants trained by AWOL soldiers start appearing in the thousands across the realm from all races and cultures, this is infamously known as "The War of Fortune" due to every battle in this war being fought by mercenary groups.
The royalty of the realm only saw them as ungrateful peons trying to "move up" in this world rather than stay in their modest lifestyle..But they needed troops and if theses people are willing to kill themselves for a few coin, why not? So the nobility play along and even offers some groups their own land if they work for them, maybe even make them royal knights if they prove their worth. So they sent them to fight their vanity war and kept their actual troops inside their walls for their protection.
To say the least theses rulers never kept their promises and ended up slaughtering entire bands when they come to receive their reward, refusing to honor their agreement and pay up to some lowly peasants. Of course this does not end well and they realize the error of their ways and see that they are without a army again.
Then one of the more influence rulers of the realm, King Hale IV, a human ruler then called for a end to this chaos among each, to put a end to the slaughtering of their people that their foolish ancestors put them in. The various empires and kingdoms agree to this and wish to try for a era of peace. but they want to make it spectacular , not just some verbal agreement among messengers. No what they wanted this to be a amazing event. A grand citadel was constructed smack dab int he middle of the continent of Alderia, After its construction each royal house would send their son or daughter as a envoy to a gathering held in this citadel, each accompanied by a hundred royal knights each to the grand structure to sign a peace treaty on behalf of their nation...In their own blood, as a sign how they will honor this agreement.
But something goes horribly wrong...
You see during the "War of Fortune" the people of Alderia stepped on the toes of a giant. West of Alderia is a continent not as large as Alderia..But despite its size there us a long history on this piece of land. This continent is known as "Celdrin" to the natives, the natives of this land were also caught up in their own war, but compared to the wars waging in Alderia, the wars in Celdrin were far "cleaner" and "Honorable" if there was ever such a thing.
five factions are native of this land, children of each are bred for war and can't wait for the day they can fight. The Factions here did not fight for land or Vanity,they fought because they see it as the ultimate test of Skill, Discipline and honor. Everyone is trained for combat and those deemed "dishonorable" are enslaved to work on their farms to pay for their crimes and eventually upgrade from slave to a Laborer and live as a citizen with rights..banned forever from fighting however.
The people of both Celdrin and Alderia have known about each others existence for awhile but never really bothered with each other during the "Vanity War", the Celdrin did not see it as their war and that they should stay on their land and keep to their honorable warfare, but they did however do trade with some of the rulers of this land for food and sometimes even purchase prisoners to work on their fields as slaves.
However when the "War of fortune" comes around and see the need for mercenary bands as a "inventation" to be apart of the war, the five factions of Celdrin see the need to band together to combine their epic trained forces as one massive army to take on the larger war happening in Celdrin.
They sent some of their best to Alderia to represent what true warriors look like, looking for honorable Combat and a fortune they make way to Alderia to take part int he epic battles they hear stories of that happened in Alderia. Sadly they did not get what they expected, they got battles but they fought against untrained peasants that used dishonorable tactics that sacked villages and are only doing this mercenary gig because they were mistreated by their former masters due to their corruption and their Vanity war.
They were also betrayed by their employers, nobility saw them as equal to the mercenary bands made of peasants, and thus treated the same, not getting their end of the agreement and disrespected by the "Mighty" Royal bloodlines of the land.
The forces of "The Celdrin Union" boil with disgust and anger at the of Alderia, labeling the royalty as "Dishonorable savages" that need to be put down, that plagued this land with their own selfish desires. A council meeting made of the leaders of the Five factions of the Celdrin Union to discuss a drastic move, to purge the land of Alderia of this "Royalty" and bring more "Civilized war" to Alderia. When they learn of the peace treaty signing in Alderia, the Union of Celdrin only want to destroy them more, seeing this as them trying to run away from their dishonorable actions for a few years before going back to their savage war.
The Union of Celdrin does not even see this as them declaring war on Alderia..More like a "Purging" it and building on the ashes a new future. With the armies of Alderia small and feeble, and the well trained and massive horde belonging to Celdrin; its would be very easy to take them out. So they plan to make their mark and attack the Citadel after the signing of the treaty.
"If they truly mean to stand together then let them show it."
-Huan Irow's closing words before giving the signal to begin the invasion"
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Your role in this
You are a member of one of the many many royal houses that populate Alderia, not just any member of course but you are the heir to the throne whatever it be Prince or Princess, you are sent to the middle of Alderia to attend a gathering to sign a peace treaty to bring in the first era of peace..In your blood.
Why The heirs you may ask? Why in my blood? The land thinks it would be best if the next generation be the one sto sign it as it will be their responsibly to honor this treaty once they take their throne and to show how much this treaty means to them they will write it in the Royal blood that flows though their veins and makes them who they are.
But....Tragedy strikes the gathering as a foreign faction known as "The Celdrin Union" launch a invasion on the Citadel to start their bloody campaign against the Royal class for their dishonor during "The war of Fortune"
Their goal? To snuff out the royal class and build upon the ashes of Alderia a new warzone for honorable combat, to wipe it clean of all the dishonor.
You and several other heirs meet up during the attack and must work together to escape the citadel alive, but your nightmare is far from over as you will all be in a brutal manhunt, bounties will be placed on your head and unsettling executions await you if caught
You are all in this together...So work as a team and honor the treaty, or betray each other"
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The Celdrin Union
The Union of Celdrin is made up of five groups who for generations fought each other with respect and honor, believing that war is meant to test the discipline and skill of the opposing force.
The Yakens
The Yakens are oddly human in appearance and can easily be mistaken as one but their rough features and no-nonsense personalities are what tells them apart from Alderian Humans
This faction is considered to be the main leadership of the Union despite each Group being apart of a council, its just the Yaken's current leader "Huan Irow" is seen as the most influential and respected member of the council
The Yaken soldiers are all bred for war, at age 8 every child is pushed into a brutal training process to prepare them for honorable combat, soldiers are well versatile and focused in combat, making them one of the most deadliest units on a battlefield
Children of Veran
The Children of Veran are a Orcish cult that believe that they are the children of a war god known as "Veran". Legend has it that Veran created them to reap the souls of warriors to feed him, their weapons are crafted and "blessed" by the tribe's shamans to act as a connection to Veran's realm.
Any kill with this blade reaps their soul to send to Veran to absorb, Due to this however the Children of Veran only are interested in fighting warriors, they don't raid villages and kill unarmed opponents. They were created to kill warriors and not non-combatants. But even since joining the Union they adopted the Yaken's "code of honor" while still serving Veran, they will happily execute dishonorable non-combatants, but not with their weapon..they would instead use their hands or feet to execute those that are dishonorable so they don't send a weakling to Veran and anger him...Curb stomping is their favorite form of execution!
The CoV have the largest population of warriors and act as the main force, their eagerness for combat makes them a fearsome foe to fight. They wear light armor as they think their faith is enough of a shield to protect them.
The Jikkions
The Jikkions are a reptile like tribe who hail from the south of Celdrin; They are the fourth largest faction in the union but dispute their size their soldiers are equal to 10 CoV warriors thanks to their very tough and thick skin combined with their skill in spears and shields makes them walking walls on the battlefield
Their skill is not only in combat, this tribe is also the main contributor to the Union's naval forces, half of the entire Union's naval is made up of Jikkion vessels. Theses vessals were not only used for war, but for trade! Yes, the Union actually was active the Alderia economy by mostly purchasing prisoners of lords to work as slaves in Union lands.
The Fol'a
Reknowned for their Four arms, the Fol'a are masters of swordplay and close quarters combat, not favoring open combat the Fol'a are very good at taking on multiple opponents in tight spaces. They favor a defense over a offensive and are considered the most patient of all the other groups apart of the Union.
Alot of their culture was influenced by the Yaken's code of Honor and discipline. The only difference with their cultures is that the Fol'a does not devote all of its resources to war and actually leads in Philosophy and Mathematics, able to construct siege engines for the Union to use...Theses come in handy during the invasion you can tell.
The Ohrions
One of the factions of the Celdrin union is shrouded in mystery as they never been talked about outside the island besides being listed as a member of the union...Nobody not native to Celdrin has any idea what the Ohrions are or what they look like. Many rumors in Alderia spark up that the Ohrions are the true puppet masters behind who runs the Union
Some stories are made to scare children that the Ohrions are horrible beasts of incredible power that come after the naughty boys and girls of Alderia. However those from Celdrin must know who this faction is..They are openly mentioned as a member of the union but nobody in Alderia has ever seen them or given info on who they are.
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Rule 1 - You cannot be ANY race apart of the Celdrin Union
Rule 2 - You can have up to 3 characters max but they are all siblings of your main character
Rule 3 - Magic is not easy to learn in this Rp
Rule 4 - Don't be a dick OOCly, but feel free to be a dick IC :D
Rule 5 - No Meta gaming...Do i even have to tell you this .-.
[ALIVE] - Character is currently alive and well
[DECEASED] - Another Unfortunate causality...
[ENSLAVED] - The Union might end up branding and enslaving a character as a punishment rather than killing them
[UNKNOWN] - Character's current whereabouts are unknown and it is not sure if they are alive, dead or enslaved
House of Virtues Vice [Squee]
Shahzadi Seti Wyisswar - [ALIVE]
House Vrannoth [Tarieles]
Berethenna Bronwien Vrannoth - [ALIVE]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Mernil Theredir Vrannoth - [ALIVE]
Tadaranel Arien Vrannoth - [ALIVE]
Tadernil Duvain Vrannoth - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Aello [Raven Haruka][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Varis Neima - [BCOLOR=transparent][ALIVE][/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Wasi Yerik Clete - [BCOLOR=transparent][ALIVE][/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]House Rivtdale [LoneWolf][/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
Duke Celthric Rivtdale - [BCOLOR=transparent][ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
Dutchess Victoria Rivitdale - [BCOLOR=transparent][ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Unalithia [Aria Valle][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]3rd Heiress Althea Vandiir - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]1st Heir Clarence Vandiir - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]2nd Heir Kayden Vandiir - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Ishii [/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Zaharen Kusanagi Ishii - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Vanlithe[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Karva Felicity Vanlithe - [ALIVE]
Jasla Alanna Vanlithe - [ALIVE]
Jaspen Asthon Vanlithe - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Larkin[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Crown prince Hastley Larkin - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Princess Haylana Larkin - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Be'lakor[/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]Tsurinochi Xanos Be'lakor - [ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent]House Moors[/BCOLOR]
Finna Moors - [BCOLOR=transparent][ALIVE][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]The Celdrin union [Fendisteel][/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]High Elder Huan Irow - [ALIVE] (Leader of the Yakens and Influential leader of the Union) [/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]Warmaster Bo'gash - [ALIVE] (Leader of the Children of Veran) [/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]Overseer Heem-Tulm Galdaresh - [ALIVE](influential Leader of the Jikkions) [/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]Head Director Aberas Vall - [ALIVE] (Leader of the Fol'a)[/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[BCOLOR=transparent][BCOLOR=transparent]??????? - [UNKNOWN] (supposed Leader of the Ohrions)[/BCOLOR][/BCOLOR]
[Currently the only playable races are Elves and Humans as they are the only royalty native to Alderia...this is currently the default i might open the race selection down the line]
[Your character can have certain knowledge in various skills but you are FAR from being a master in anything..You can have soem knowledge in magic but you won't have anything super lethal at start...You can say you trained as a swordsman but you are far form being on par with a Union troop. You have the potential to become more capable over time of course]
CHARACTER SHEET
Name:
Race:
Gender:
Age:
Sexuality:
House you represent: (You can make up your own)
Short History of your Royal house:
List of siblings if any:
Royal Title:
Height:
Honorable or Dishonorable? (This will act as your characters' Morality)
Personality:
Any skills?: (Read rule one before filling this one in)
History (At least 2 paragraphs, more can be revealed during RP if you wish but give us something to work with)
Motivations: (Whats going to get you though this nightmare?)
Appearance: (Realistic, Anime, drawing and so on, what ever suits you)
Outfit: (If you find a pic you want but the outfit is not fitting for this era then you can find a separate pic for the outfit)
Likes (List 5)
Dislikes (list 5 also)
Fears (List 2 at least)
Dialogue color (optional)
Anything you wish to add?
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Name: Seti Wyisswar (pronounced Vee ess var)
