Lord_Raymond

Lord Raymond had just walked in from a tough fight against some crey operatives when he was approached by Dark Seiryu (Sorry about the spelling) and was in no mood for someone to be telling him that his heritage meant nothing. This unfortunately was one of Lord Raymond's buttons.

"Pardon me sir, but I believe heritage means a lot and the fact that I am from the royal family does mean something. It means that I must stand up for the honor of my family and all England!" yelled Lord Raymond as he stood back and for the first time for anyone here to have seen presented his powers.

Raymond raised his hands in the air and the Earth began to tremble. Soon Lord Raymond had become coated with a combination of molten rock and solid stone and had conjured up three floating purple minerals that began floating around his head.

Removing his axe from off his back Lord Raymond said,"If I need not quarrel with you I would be greatly pleased but if a challenge is what you want then a challenge is what you will have!"

Lord Raymond squared off in preperation for an attack of any kind.

(OOC: I am not mad at anyone I am just in character.)

Lord Raymond who was all to acustomed to being overly polite to women was very taken aback after what Satain had left. Realizing that Alan had aplogized again Lord Raymond said "Oh, thats all right Alan. I am just a little surprised at the way Sartain had acted. I shall have to remember not to patronize her in the future. Actually I feel bloody stupid right now."

Lord Raymond then turned to talk to some of the other reqruits but decided not to. He chose instead to go to a training room and practice before heading out to fight some crime.

"Quite honestly sirs, I am not so much hear to learn as I am hear to help others with learning, although I will gladly recieve training where it is needed," said the Brit," You see, I was very high in the British military and have already gone through quite a large deal of 'training.' Oh dear, I'm afraid I'd forgotten that I had already mentioned my military career. Sometimes I have trouble recalling what I have already said. But I do recall someone referring to me as a Brit who got powers by 'accident.' While it is true that the powerrs were an accident the explosion that caused them most definately was not. Those bloody Crey Representatives did this too me, and following my *clears throat* dismissal by my family, I decided to follow them from whence they came..."

Lord Raymond realized he had begun to ramble and noticed that Mended Ribs had gone to chat with the rather tall woman, and decided to join him.

Lord Raymond walked to the woman and did a sweeping bow. "Good day to you madam, my name is Lord Raymond, The Courageous Majestic Lord Raymond as I have been refered to on the streets, and I hope that I may be allowed to ask a lady her name."

While the push ups were being completed, a short man walked in with the lower half of his face hidden from view behind a mask. The man quietly walked amongst the heroes who were recieinvg training.

"I wish to speak to the man in charge of this camp," the man calmly said.

One of the heroes in training noticed that this man had not been here before stood up and said "Well, who are you?"

The man bowed low saying, "My name is Lord Raymond, I am a member of British Royalty, and was incharge of a large portion of the British Military before leaving to come here. I am, how should I say this...in desperate need of a job and I thought that this might be a good place for me."

The soldier said,"Well if you had such a great life over in England, why on Earth would you choose to come over here?"

Lord Raymond stood silent thinking of all the things that had gone wrong before he left for America for a few seconds before saying, "I was attacked by Crey Agents while on military buisness and the attack left my face horribly scarred and also granted me certain bizarre powers, as well a shrinking my size a great deal...Lets just say my new look and powers were vastly under appreciated by the Royal Family, so they banished me and are still pretending that I am dead."

Lord Raymond has become very lonely in the past few monthes and has also had great diffculty fitting in to the business of Paragon City. Due to this he has becomed very quick to become agitated by people who do not appreicate him.

The hero said, "I'll see if I can get in touch with the boss for ya."

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Its called Stalker(Highlife Story)

The first installment was good. Keep up the good work.

I am. I can't wait for the first installment myself.

Really to confusing for my tasts. Its like do I say he or she. I just don't know. And then you say the wrong thing and they are all like "Hey, I'm not a chick." And then I have to sheepishly say "sorry, but from my point of view you look like a woman." And then they say "Well I am a guy, and if I knew where you lived I would beat you up for calling me a girl." And then I end up sleeping with one eye open for three days before deciding that the shemale didn't know where I lived.

All in all it is safer to keep your gender.

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Okay, most all of my schoolwork is done, and I'll get down to writing.

Fortunately, my roommate (who played on my account when I first got it) created any number of alts because he loved creating characters, and gave me full control over them.

I'm still accepting entries, and I've got a question:

How should I release this? In a series of chapters to a single thread, or all at once?

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Do it in Chapters because that way you will keep the readers in suspense.

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My battlecry is "Damn Lag!"

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I love this battle cry.

"Feel the Power of My Glory!" is my official one. I also have a macro that says "Taste My Blade" just as I attack.

You also have a good point. I am sure there is a logical way around it.

I think that the reason Crey is so often used is because they are known right from the beginning. Whereas you don't even hear about some groups until late in the game. That and Crey is a good villain group for Tech, Mutant, and Science people because they can be used for any storyline with any of them.

Also the Crey Industries Website helps contribute by making a threat database from Crey's point of view.

I posted this on another topic but thought it would be read more if I posted it here.

Lord Raymond Wilkins was a member of the British Royal Family as well as being a high-ranking military official. One afternoon Lord Raymond was invited to a demonstration of new technology by Crey Industries. Not suspecting anything, Lord Raymond agreed to come to the demo as long as a deal could be made for military use of the technology. About half-way through the demo a "malfunction" occurred and a massive explosion killed all present, including several ranking officers in the military. Lord Raymond was assumed dead after not being found during the hours of rubble rummaging that ensued. But much to the surprise of the Royal Family, Lord Raymond appeared at Buckingham Palace later that night. The family was horrified at how Lord Raymond had been marred by the explosion. The explosion had had bizarre effects including shrinking him from his once proud 6 ft 7 inch stature to a miniscule 4 ft and also burning his face very badly. Other changes including giving the power to command the Earth beneath his feet as well as giving great strength and the power to fly. The Royal Family feared that if this news were to go public there family's history would go to shambles and instead chose to banish Lord Raymond from ever returning to England under the name Lord Raymond Wilkins. Raymond, who was too proud of his heritage, refused to live under another name and fled to America still under his true name, and wearing a mask to hide his horribly burnt face. Lord Raymond decided then that clearly this malfunction was intentional, seeing as how there were so many influential people present, and began his search for those who were responsible. At the same time he also felt that by becoming a hero in America he would be welcomed home by his family again. This search led him to Paragon City, City of Heroes, and home to Crey Industries. Lord Raymond has to fight through many trials to get to the point where he would have access to Crey Industries and all of his victories soon gained him the title The Courageous Lord Raymond. The Courageous Lord Raymond helped in the defeat of Dr. Vahzilok on several occasions as well as defeating all other villain groups that could have possibly had something to do with the "accident."

The Courageous Lord Raymond at your service!

Here are my stats and specs.
Name: Lord Raymond Wilkins, more commonly known as The Courageous Lord Raymond

Age:28

Height:About 4 Feet Tall

AT: Stone Armor/Battle Axe Tanker (see my sig for a link to my powers and build)

Other Abilities:Flight and Teleport Friend

Backstory: Lord Raymond Wilkins was a member of the British Royal Family as well as being a high-ranking military official. One afternoon Lord Raymond was invited to a demonstration of new technology by Crey Industries. Not suspecting anything, Lord Raymond agreed to come to the demo as long as a deal could be made for military use of the technology. About half-way through the demo a "malfunction" occurred and a massive explosion killed all present, including several ranking officers in the military. Lord Raymond was assumed dead after not being found during the hours of rubble rummaging that ensued. But much to the surprise of the Royal Family, Lord Raymond appeared at Buckingham Palace later that night. The family was horrified at how Lord Raymond had been marred by the explosion. The explosion had had bizarre effects including shrinking him from his once proud 6 ft 7 inch stature to a miniscule 4 ft and also burning his face very badly. Other changes including giving the power to command the Earth beneath his feet as well as giving great strength and the power to fly. The Royal Family feared that if this news were to go public there family's history would go to shambles and instead chose to banish Lord Raymond from ever returning to England under the name Lord Raymond Wilkins. Raymond, who was too proud of his heritage, refused to live under another name and fled to America still under his true name, and wearing a mask to hide his horribly burnt face. Lord Raymond decided then that clearly this malfunction was intentional, seeing as how there were so many influential people present, and began his search for those who were responsible. At the same time he also felt that by becoming a hero in America he would be welcomed home by his family again. This search led him to Paragon City, City of Heroes, and home to Crey Industries. Lord Raymond has to fight through many trials to get to the point where he would have access to Crey Industries and all of his victories soon gained him the title The Courageous Lord Raymond. The Courageous Lord Raymond helped in the defeat of Dr. Vahzilok on several occasions as well as defeating all other villain groups that could have possibly had something to do with the "accident."

Motives:Find Proof of Crey's Responsiblity for his near death and the death of hundreds of other innocent Brits. And to get his Family to respect him again. He will fight anyone to accomplish these goals.

Feel Free To Check my Crey Report from my sig for pictures and other information on Lord Raymond.

Hope you can find a way to use me.

(Edited for grammar and punctuation)

I really like the finger/thumb across the throat thing but it would be even better to have it do that and then have the villain point at the hero. Kinda like the evil monkey who lives in Chris's closet on Family Guy.

***This is a post for anyone who wants to "come into" the bar and take a load off. You can talk about your days work, toss back a few drinks, and even get into a fight or two. The head bartender's name is Jack Montague, but you can call him 'Monty', and he is from New York City and has a very thick New Yorker's accent. Anyone can rp a bartender or waitress to get their drinks but I will rp as Monty as well as my own heroes should they feel like coming in.***

It was opening at the Paragon City Hero Bar and Jack Montague, the owner and head bartender was very nervous that buisness wouldn't take off.

While Monty had his back turned and was polishing a glass a hero sat down behind him.

"Excuse me," said the hero as he tapped Monty on the shoulder.

Monty jumped and dropped the glass.

"I'm sorry" said the hero with a strong British accent whom Monty now recognized from the paper as The Couragous Lord Raymond.

"No, it ain't your fault chief, I shoulda been payin' attention. And besides I am a little worried about the buisness here. You want I should poor ya a cold one?"

"Yes please sir, Miller if you would please sir." Monty fills a glass and hands it to Lord Raymond as the hero continued to speak. "I wouldn't worry about customers too much sir, it is after all only early in the evening."

"Please stop wit' da sirs, call me Monty."

"Yes well Monty, thank you for the drink" says Lord Raymond as he downs what was left in the glass. "I would love to have another but I am afraid I am flying so I need to be sober, I'll spread the word about your bar on my way home."

"If you'd do dat I would really 'ppreciate it." said Monty as Raymond got up to leave.

"Don't Mention it. I'll see tomorrow evening"


* I hope that is a good example of how things will work. And remember to have fun with it. If it isn't good enough now then maybe your post will make it better*

Hang on, I thought that you pay for the NCSoft account and that I thought that was all you needed to do for any NCSoft game. Is that not true?

Seeing that the portal was open again Lord Raymond began to back up slowly towards the portal while still fighting off the oncoming Rikti Army.

"Feel the Power of My Glory!" shouted Raymond as he lifted into the air wielding his mighty axe. "RIKTI! PREPARE YOURSELVES!" he screamed as as he pluined back into the think of the fray slicing a clear path to the portal for the other heroes to use to get back out. "Hurry" said Lord Raymond as he flew out of the portal and back into his own familiar environment.

Lord Raymond, who happened to be flying back to a contact after beating every boltout of a group of Clockwork saw the scuffle that had ensued below and chose to follow the combatants, he lands and follows them to the cell room quitely on foot, seeing that a fight was about to break out again Raymond quickly pulled out his axe and lays waste to several approaching villains with three quick strokes.

"Greetings fellow heroes, it looks as though you may require some assistance. I am at your service." says Lord Raymond in his cheerful British accent while bowing courteously.

This fellow isn't telling me something, I'd better watch him carefully

"You may have heard this before but I find your story a little hard to believe, but no matter. My story begins when I was at a demonstartion of Crey Industries new Technology to the British Military Leaders. An explosion went off during one of the demos and killed everyone present, except for me. However the explosion did have some bizarre effects on me, giving me the ability to fly, and powers to control the Earth. Anyways I escaped the wreckage of the building and went home to my family, The Royal Family, and was chased out of my home because they were frightened by my bizzare new abilities. They said having a freak in the Family was not good for polotics and ran me out of England. Although I am certain my family really does miss me, they had to come up with a way to make up for my absence so they Proclaimed that I had died in the Explosion and that my body was never found. As you would imagine this makes it difficult to return home as Lord Raymond Wilkins, but maybe if I become a famous hero here in the US then I can return home as a hero of all England. Well at least that is what I would like to happen."

Before they reached the door to the manager's office Raymond turned to his suspicious friend and said "Before we disturb the manager, do you know of any current investigations they have going on?"

"Well then, please sir, lead on."

While they began walking towards the managers location Lord Raymond turned to the man and said refering to the scared man, "I don't really want to come off as a bad guy, in fact the whole reason I am here is to be a hero so that I might be accepteable by my family again. But sometimes my anger gets out and well... I am certain you saw what I did to the drunken oaf. The last person I spoke to at the bar didn't want to tell me what had brought her to Paragon, perhaps you'd like to tell me your story before we reach the owner."

There was something suspicious about that girl

"Oh well, I probably needn't worry."

Lord Raymond got up to walk around the club again, he passed the man he had smacked earlier, the man screamed like a child on a roller coaster. He then dedided to he should look in to the Shades of Grey Investigations to see if they had anything worth looking in to.

"Does anyone know where the owner of Shades of Grey is?"

Raymond Wilkins walked into the club wearing a thick winter coat and long pants, he had an awkward lump on his back. He walked up to the bar and said "Do you have root beer?"

The bar-keep replied "Why yes we do sir, I'll fix one right up for ya." The tender turned away to tend to the drinks which had been ordered and a man sitting to Raymond's right said obnoxiously, "Whatsa matta with you, don't want a real man's drink?" He was clearly drunk.

Raymond replied "I just don't like alchohol"

The man laughed and said "You talk funny, where you from?"

Raymond "I'm from England."

"Well then what brings a lousy Brit like yourself to Paragon City?"

"I was chased out of England by the Royal Family, and to think I was royalty."

"Probably chased ya out for being a pansy root beer drinking weeny!" the drunk man sneered, "Then again the whole bunch of you royal folks are just a bunch of tee-toddling, helpless cry babies, espceially the Queen and her sorry exscuse of a man Kin..."

But before the drunken man could finish his sentence Raymond had thrown off his coat,removed his axe from his back and smacked the man with the broad side of the axe, sending him sliding onto the dance floor on the otherside of the room.

"Never insult my family!" said Lord Raymond while everyone in the room had turned to look. "My apologies for the disturbence, carry on with your merry-making."

The bartender handed him his root beer and Raymond guzzled it and turned to the woman called Charlotte. "Well, what's your story, miss?"