Shattered Kingdoms

I forget the description. It was something about dark brooding eyes, a buzz cut, and big muscles. I hate writing descs because I never read them. He did cut himself all up while he was in the Zhenshi prison vowing his revenge on the North and I liked that added part to his description.


I created Braxis as an alt to level once my necro and paladin got near Grandmaster, and when I deleted both of them (due to RL time constraints) I forgot about Braxis. As a result, I ended up playing him again for a while. However, there are many reasons why I simply cannot go on playing anymore. For one, this MUD takes a lot of time to do anything worthwhile, whether in PvP or RP, and I simply don't have that time. Secondly, I've realized recently that I have a very strong addiction to video games which has cost me dearly in my life. As a result, I will not be playing SK again.

As for Braxis, ICly his past wasn't known by anyone: He was born in a warrior-tribe of the Northern Wastes, and left as a young man to pursue his future.

Braxis worshipped power, plain and simple. He sought it out everywhere he traveled, and also took whatever he could that aided him, in order to grant more power to himself. He also carried a strong sense of vengeance, which was instilled in him as a young man by his tribe: Blood could not go without being repaid. As a result, no matter who I faced in PvP, if I died to them, I tried to kill them in return, usually through a challenge of some sort. Braxis was no fan of killing without a challenge.

For his played life, Braxis explored the world as much as he could, until he was murdered while walking the streets of Exile during an attack by the North. Enraged by the fact that he was killed for nothing more than his birthplace, he vowed revenge against the specific Peacekeepers and Talons that killed him, and eventually obtained that, at least in his mind. (The only person he didn't personally kill was Bromus, but he had a strong enough impact in a fight that led to Bromus' death, so that was good enough for him.) He also killed Hedonaris for murdering Inzaarid in Teron without challenge or cause.

After this, he freed Navelic from the North's cells because he didn't believe that any warrior's spirit should be broken by a jail cell (He even got a complete pardon in Taslamar for it). He tried to cover up his actions with lies to Yotbol and Benjamin which they didn't believe, but deceived him into thinking they believed him. Benjamin then attacked and killed Braxis in Taslamar without a challenge, so he vowed revenge on the members of the Northern Guard who aided in his death, the only one which he made good on his threat was Benjamin. I deleted before I got a legitimate chance to go after Yalta and Sergvist. Yotbol would have taken forever.


I really liked this concept of a character, because I felt it blended RP and PK rather nicely: Teaming up with whoever I needed in order to repay my "blood debts" as I called them, but never pledging allegiance to any specific organization. OOCly, I tried my best to RP with everyone I PKed with, because I both know that this game is meant for much more than a Counterstrike/Unreal atmosphere, and that it also requires a great deal of time to both find replacement armor, and much more to enchant that armor to one's liking. Sadly, PKing someone without looting them is not something I'm willing to do, because I know that over 80% of the time, they'll come back, get their gear and 1-2 friends, and then kill/jloot me. I just wish that my PK skill could have matched up to the PK-intensive concept I'd set up for myself, which was no easy road to travel.

Braxis was my most effective character in PvP yet, although I think if I'd stuck with my necro or paladin they would have both been better for raw killing power.

As for shout outs:

Krager: For spending all that time getting EQ and enchanting my crap. It was so refreshing to find someone that I had absolutely no OOC connection with, but who really -knew- what they were doing. Big props to you.

Yotbol: Similar to Krager, it was nice to know I was traveling with someone who knew what they were doing. Braxis never really trusted you though, considering you served Benjamin (A person he personally thought was lacking in battle prowess) and were also the priest of Thuban. It would have been hard as crap to kill you considering I got outlawed in the North, but I would have gone after you.

Inzaarid: Even though we only interacted once or twice, I greatly enjoyed them. Even though it was your "teaching" in deception that eventually got Braxis killed and deported from the North, he held respect for Inzy's prowess.

Ezeant: For still being the Lightie I respected both in-game and out-of-game. I don't give a crap about what PK-is-everything Gilgon says, you know what you're doing.

There are more recognitions I'd like to give, but it would take forever and no one would read them, so I'll just go ahead and list Treno, Ragnal, Navelic, Lokasi, Hedonaris, Tyna (My sprite with a dark side), Eilek, and many more.


Stats were taken with (not my prime) EQ on. Braxis had 24(max) HP trains.



Skills while furied (I was berserked while logged in to delete and didn't remember to wait.)



My apologies to all those who I got hot-headed with over the forums. Considering it's just a game, there's no point in getting bent out of shape about it. Farewell to you all, and enjoy the game!

Parting comments: Hammer of Light is too powerful for a one-handed weapon, IMO (Against darkies, of course). The hammer skillset is powerful, yet also too easily screwed by sleep staves.

A shame. I liked Braxis, IC and OOC.
Take care man.

Gah.

Another one bites the dust.

Have fun with whatever you do, Edoras. Don't be a stranger.

Sadly, I can't un-enlight you for all the awesome RP I've seen from you due to your failure to give me a shout out.

Braxis was a great character. A barbarian played in a way you don't see in SK very often. I enjoyed all the exploration in the earlier days and until the Navelic incident I trusted him. When this happened, I had my suspicions on your affiliations and for a while I thought you were a druid. Trying to get you alone though wasn't an easy task, so I had to take the Thuban way. Benjamin was informed of your actions and the deception plot was made and it was successful. OK, you can't expect breaking out of the prison one of my char's main enemies to go unpunished.

A pity my playtime has gone down these last two weeks, but soon it will rise. And Yotbol will miss Braxis IC for sure. I know SK lost one of its good players OOC.

GL with your life.

Thanks. Although, I end up pking more than I like.

Video games are really addicting, and if they're all addictive drugs, SK can be a meth overdose icarnate.

It's good to step away if you can't say, meh, I'm bored, time to do real stuff.

I liked Braxis up until his Navelic freeing incident. After that I just felt the player was trying to do some ooc actions and help a friend out, whether thats true or not isnt in my grasp of info. He was fun to have around, and so were you, good luck

<3 braxis.. always down fer whatever. always cool. always up for a good conversation.. i hate when players i like leave this game, that just leaves a more unbalanced level of players that annoy me, or that have no courtesy, or whtvr... nothin can be done, be well in your life..

I loved Braxis. I thought that Braxis was an excellent character all the way around. I regret how things ended between you and me. I just feel that the character Braxis gave way to all the bitching about Bromus on the forums. It seemed to me that you got caught up on the hate Bromus wave that everyone was riding and in the end all you could do was spew flames at me.

I also have great respect for you the player of Braxis. I've always liked your approach to the game and I've always enjoyed your characters. Valtari was great, so was Braxis.

I wish things hadn't ended the way they had, but again I think you got ont onto the Hate Bromus band wagon and got swept away with the momentum. Except for about the last week I had the character I felt you were great.