Lophiel the Grand Master of Artistry, Pretentious Peacock

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Description

His golden brown locks drape over his head like silk, their perfect
appearance seems like something out of a book. His eyes are relaxed and
are overflowing with youth. His nose glides down his face, resting
peacefully atop his soft mouth, a pair of lips that pleads to say his own
name.

It's obvious by looking at him that he takes very good care of his own
body. His plush skin begs to be touched, while a few long veins find their
way to it's surface. They slowly wrap around the muscles of his arms,
which are left bare, eluding to the beauty of what's covered by clothing.

His clohtes are pulled to a tightness only the vain could love. His pants are
tucked into the tops of his high boots and his shirt, which is sleeveless, is
tucked in as well. Around his waist a cloth is wrapped and tied on one side,
it's ends left to hand beside him.

His hand cleanly glow as they lightly hang from their wrists, which are
adorned with beautiful black ink... Dark, like the moon blocking the
sun at high noon. Each staff twists a path up his arms until it's fine,
where a new clef soon begins another trip. One by one, they crawl the entire
length of his arms, from wrist to shoulder.

He stands as if the defy any beauty or importance around him. His movements
and stature, calling for a mirror.

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Score

Level	51	Sex	male	Race	human
Ethos	Neutral	Align	Neutral	Class	bard
Practices	2	Trains	2	Hometown	South Dairein
Exp	527700	To Level	24900	Sphere	Vanity
Age middle-aged, 56 years old (269 hours)
Hit Points	658	Mana	682	Movement	719
Strength	20	Intelligence	20	Wisdom	20
Dexterity	20	Constitution	19	Charisma	19
Carry #	0/32	Carry Weight	0 lb 0 oz
Gold	0	Silver	0	Copper	0
Wimpy	200	Morale	Moderate
Hitroll	0	Damroll	0

Role

Chapter 8

Lophiel's canvas
Added Tue Oct 19 18:36:57 2004 at level 17:

*Lophiel sits alone in a simple room, gazing deeply into a small mirror he holds in his hand*

Lophiel says to a small mirror "Every artist requires a canvas, in one form or another.
As an artist is only as good as the tools with which they work, should
they use unworthy materials, they risk falling short of perfection. Thus,
there is only one worthy canvas for which to convey my art... my precious, my beautiful... my Lophiel."

*Lophiel traces a finger along the cheek of his reflection as he peers into a small mirror*

Lophiel says to a small mirror "Such paragon. How does one improve upon something so readily perfect?'

Role

Chapter 7

Inspirations of Eshval
Added Wed Dec 8 22:44:03 2004 at level 40:

Lophiel found Eshval to be rather exotic, a true one of a kind. (Much as he
views himself) Because of this there is now room enough in his world for her
and her "art". As far as how much room is still unknown, but nonetheless, she
has a place there.

Somehow Eshval inspired Lophiel to seek out the Heralds of the Eternal Star.
(Knowing he could never truly hold a place among Eshval's own, he decided
instead to turn to the Inn) Having gained a place among them, he sought to
show his appreciation with a small poem in her honor.

Lophiel, in one form or another, has always been obsessed with his own beauty.
He gazes at he reflection endlessly. His time spent with the Muse, and inside
her furnace, afforded him a new sense of vanity... a darker sense.

*A vision in Lophiel's mind*

The Tomb of Lophiel
Here in this desolate room where there are no doors, and no windows, the
ceiling and walls are wide and bare. Everything is smooth and completely flat
in a dark, dingy color of gray. No torches exits, no candles are burning,
there is no source of light within this chamber. As if it were a limb of the
floor, a solid stone block sits directly in the center of the room. Atop it
lies a man, he arms and legs stretched out, wrists and ankles shackled to the
four corners of the block. The entire block and the man atop it are engulfed
in a huge, mysterious black flame. The fire desperately, and violently trying
to lick the ceiling high above it. The man's body uncontrollably convulses as
he lies helpless within the fire. His never ending screams fill the air as
they transform from horrific pain, to hysterical laughter, and back again.

A man is here lying on a stone slab, consumed by black fire.
As you look at the man you see a beautifully crafted male human lying here,
bound to the stone slab that is now his prison. He is free of clothing and
lies helpless, engulfed entirely in black flames.

As you catch a glance at the ceiling, you look up in amazement as you realize
the entire ceiling is one solid, flawless sheet of mirror.

You scan about at the walls of the room and see they are completely flawless.
No cracks of brakes of any kind, as if they were one large stone. Upon further
inspection, you notice that they are completely covered by very fine and tiny
markings.

As you examine the writings you find covering the walls and floor of the room
in every possible spot, you realize that it is but one word written over, and
over, and over again. It is the name...

"Lophiel"

Role

Chapter 6

Reoccurring Dream
Added Tue Dec 21 18:24:02 2004 at level 43:

Did I get that right, Sneak?

, he begins to dream*

Soft whispers echo through his sleeping mind

Perh-perhaps-when, per-when, sleep, when-you-sleep, perhap, dream-of-me, when-you-dream,
sleep-of-your-own, dream-of-me, mirror-less-hell, hell, dream-of-hell...

Lophiel stands at the Market Square in Galadon the Great, it's citizens bustle
about on their daily tasks.

As he tries to make his way through the crowd, people push and shove their way
around him, tossing him back and forth through the crowd like a common
peasant.

Lophiel is knocked to the ground in an attempt to force his way through the
crowd. The citizens continuing on their business as if he didn't exist.

Lophiel's mind grows hazy and frustrated. He staggers to his feet and races
off into the distance.

As he stumbles his way through the trails and paths of a dark forest, he trips
over his own feet, and splashes face first into a pool of bloody water.

Lophiel lifts his dripping head from the water and gazes down at his own
reflection...

As the dream begins to darken and fade, Lophiel screams in horror at what he
sees inside the bloody pool.

Role

Chapter 5

Beauty to Lophiel...
Added Tue Feb 15 18:47:55 2005 at level 51:

Beauty to Lophiel... is Lophiel. His image is the manifestation of perfection.
This, of course, does not mean that Lophiel can not find beauty outside of
himself. It instead, means what Lophiel will see as beautiful must be twisted,
and dark.

Why Lophiel is attracted to the darker side of beauty isn't fully known or
understood, even to himself. It's always been this way, and he doesn't
question it. In his travels he came across a Dark Muse... the "perfect" being
to inspire Lophiel to create his own visions of beauty.

Like a single flower, growing on a bloody battlefield, the gruesome corpses
scattered about bring beauty to the flower, as the flower brings beauty to
them.

Role

Chapter 4

Lophiel re-discovers his canvas
Added Wed Mar 9 18:15:34 2005 at level 51:

As Lophiel struggled to find a suitable canvas with which to create his
artwork. He found himself falling short, failing one attempt after another.
Having promised his Dark Muse a piece, he worried she would lose faith in him,
and his ability.

To tide his Muse over until he could find the perfect' tools, he bestowed
upon her... his mirror. It wasn't, of course, just any mirror, but -THE-
mirror of Lophiel himself. Having carried this exact same mirror since the
very day he began his adventure, Lophiel was a little disheartened to see it
go, but knew deep down there was nothing more valuable.

In return for his gift, the Dark Muse passed along a gift of her own... the
perfect canvas Lophiel sought for his work.

Lophiel says to a small mirror: "As an artist is only as good as the tools
with which they work, there is only one worthy canvas for which to convey my
art... my precious, my beautiful... my Lophiel."

Role

Chapter 3

Enter the Pearl Lich
Added Mon Apr 11 20:00:06 2005 at level 51:

As Lophiel turned his attention toward the Eternal Star, he saw great things instore
for himself... fame, status, renowned... all of which he would obtain through the Inn.
As time passed, Lophiel saw the pieces beginning to fall into place. As bartender,
people would come from all over to sample -his- drinks, to pick a favorite from -his-
personal menu. Naturally, Lophiel had become a name that every Theran, young
and old, would recognize. Content with his fame, Lophiel set his sights on a new
prize... High Herald of the Eternal Star. A prize Lophiel would grow to covet. As he
waited... and waited for the title -he- deserved Lophiel became jealous of the one
who had it. He took each opportunity possible to place himself beside -his- title,
and soon, the two became "friends". Again, as time passed, Lophiel began to
throw hints here and there and -he- was next in line.

Role

Chapter 2

Exit the Pearl Lich
Added Thu May 5 19:20:19 2005 at level 51:

Deciding that becoming a man of the cloth would just simply take -too- much
time away from himself, Lophiel ends his prays to Marmaanth.

With news of the death of the High Herald, Lophiel instead turns his attention
back to himself, and the Eternal Star.

Role

Chapter 1

Trophy Wife
Added Mon May 16 18:04:10 2005 at level 51:

In the world of Lophiel, there is little room for anything else. However, two
women have managed to make themselves a place within his world. The second of
these two women, Lophiel is the most unsure of. He still can not figure out
how she, with her chocolate curls and slipping youth, has managed to capture
his attention. Perhaps it was there time spent together when they were
younger, or perhaps it is her newly appointed status.

Naturally, Lophiel would assume himself perfect' for the job. If denied this
prize, his vain subconscious would instead cause him to be drawn to the person
it was given to... although to him, he has simply fallen in love.

Immortal Comments

Mon Nov 15 20:01:41 2004 by 'Shazirah' at level 34 (64 hrs):
This is one of the better roleplayed sphere vanity guys I've seen in a LONG time.

Wed Dec 8 21:25:59 2004 by 'Shazirah' at level 39 (93 hrs):
Titled "Pretentious Peacock" for his fun, puffed up roleplay.

Sun Mar 27 07:00:42 2005 by 'Khasotholas' at level 51 (210 hrs):
6 songs bumped to 75% as per bard revamp.

Fri Jun 3 10:09:04 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 51 (263 hrs):
Did a very nice painting entitled "Waste not, Swamp not". I actually gave it a 10 on the Kasty scale, though it was a bit macabre.

Mon Jun 6 05:38:25 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 51 (266 hrs):
"Feeding the Desert" was his follow-up work. This one a 9. Excellent artist, this one!

Mon Jun 13 05:23:00 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 51 (267 hrs):
Another work, this one entitled "The Glass Prison". Very nicely done, another 9!

Sat Jul 2 19:28:17 2005 by 'Eshval' at level 51 (268 hrs):
I rate him and his life as a well-played. His works were better with each submission.

Sat Jul 2 19:35:16 2005 by 'Eshval' at level 51 (269 hrs):
Indeed, he left me a nice corpse and a wonderful scream.

Sun Jul 3 02:19:32 2005 by 'Shokai' at level 51 (269 hrs):
deleted. Isn't that always the way of artists that people rave about? Maybe it's just the insane ones...

Best Set of Equipment

worn on finger	a black pearl ring
worn on finger	a Dairein signet ring
worn around neck	a long cloak of shadows
worn around neck	a carved ivory necklace
worn on body	(Humming) the mantle of the shark
worn on head	the circlet of the living seas
worn on face	a theatrical tragedy mask
worn on legs	a set of polished iron legplates
worn on feet	red-trimmed black adamantite plate boots
worn on hands	(Glowing) a set of arborian gauntlets
worn on arms	a set of polished iron armplates
worn about body	a monk's robe
worn around waist	a polished mithril girth
worn on wrist	a bolted steel bracer
worn on wrist	a bolted steel bracer
wielded	(Humming) a black hammer
held in the hand	(Glowing) (Humming) a pearl harp

PK Gank-O-Meter

PK Gank-O-Meter

Total PK Wins	2
Total PK Assists	1
Average Group Size Per Kill	1.67

Death's Gank-O-Meter says: Somewhat Ganky

Average Group Size Per Death

1.50

Death's Ganked-O-Meter says: Unwitting Guest of Bad Parties

PK Statistics

PK Statistics

Total PK Wins	2 (0 at level 51)
Total PK Losses	6
Total Mob Deaths	10

PK Wins by Class
VS. warrior	2

PK Wins by Cabal
VS. None	1
VS. BATTLE	1

PK Wins by Align
VS. Good	1
VS. Neutral	1
VS. Evil	0

PK Deaths by Class
VS. thief	1
VS. invoker	1
VS. necromancer	1
VS. conjurer	1
VS. berserker	1
VS. shapeshifter	1

PK Deaths by Cabal
VS. None	5
VS. SCION	1

PK Deaths by Align
VS. Good	0
VS. Neutral	0
VS. Evil	6

Song List

Level 2	travelers march	79%
Level 4	charismatic prelude	100%
Level 7	adagio	75%
Level 9	piercing dissonance	75%
Level 10	chant of resilience	100%
Level 11	battaglia	100%
Level 14	canticle of the gods	96%
Level 15	elven adagio	100%
Level 16	lullaby	79%
Level 17	languid carol	85%
Level 18	anthem of resistance	95%
Level 19	riddle of revelation	75%
Level 19	cacophonous clamor	76%
Level 20	reveille	76%
Level 21	pastoral of the mind	97%
Level 22	tranquil serenade	100%
Level 26	requiem	100%
Level 27	elegy of tears	77%
Level 28	bagatelle of bravado	98%
Level 29	laborious lament	84%
Level 32	vibrato	79%
Level 33	nocturne of fright	100%
Level 34	apocalyptic overture	97%
Level 38	fantasia of illusion	77%
Level 40	symphonic echoes	87%
Level 42	dirge of solitude	75%
Level 45	grand nocturne	75%

Skill List

Level 1	dagger	99%
Level 1	mace	100%
Level 1	sword	100%
Level 1	staff	88%
Level 1	haggle	82%
Level 1	scrolls	92%
Level 1	staves	80%
Level 1	recall	100%
Level 1	sing	100%
Level 2	dirt kicking	100%
Level 3	dodge	97%
Level 4	trip	89%
Level 6	hand to hand	92%
Level 7	kick	77%
Level 9	pick lock	75%
Level 10	fast healing	98%
Level 10	lore	100%
Level 10	taletell	70%
Level 11	roundhouse	100%
Level 12	meditation	100%
Level 13	parry	88%
Level 13	scribe	70%
Level 14	cease fighting	70%
Level 15	second attack	100%
Level 15	mix	98%
Level 16	shield block	87%
Level 17	artistry	70%
Level 18	disarm	100%
Level 19	pugil	86%
Level 20	pen	90%
Level 21	toss	70%
Level 25	enhanced damage	100%
Level 30	sneak	83%
Level 30	a capella	100%

Title History

Wed Dec 8 21:25:35 2004, level 39 (93 hrs):
Lophiel the Master of Euphony, Pretentious Peacock

Timeline

Thu Oct 21 19:58:00 2004 at level 20 (19 hrs):
Lophiel advanced to level 20

Sat Oct 30 10:33:48 2004 at level 24 (28 hrs):
Lophiel moved to South Dairein

Fri Nov 12 10:48:22 2004 at level 30 (47 hrs):
Lophiel advanced to level 30

Mon Nov 15 19:53:23 2004 at level 34 (64 hrs):
Inducted into HERALD by Shazirah.

Wed Dec 8 22:06:04 2004 at level 40 (93 hrs):
Lophiel advanced to level 40

Sun Feb 6 12:30:53 2005 at level 51 (167 hrs):
Lophiel advanced to level 51

Sat Jul 2 19:31:39 2005 at level 51 (268 hrs):
Rage Delete

Cabal Specifics

Cabal Statistics

# of logins with their cabal item	0
# of logins without their cabal item	0
# of logouts with their cabal item	0
# of logouts without their cabal item	0
# of times they lost their cabal item	0
# of times they retrieved their cabal item	0
# of times they took another cabal item	0

Statistics

Experience Breakdown

Experience from Cabal raiding	0
Experience from Skill improvements	12074
Experience from Exploration	2850
Experience from Quests	4650
Experience from Commerce	2313

Adventuring Statistics

Character Created	Thu Oct 7 17:50:54 2004
Quests Completed	6
Exploration Points Found	14
Bonus Experience from Immortals	0
(WANTED) Criminal	0 times
Hours spent at Hero	97 hours
% of lifetime in the wilderness	19 %
% of lifetime in the cities	9 %
% of lifetime in the Inn of the Eternal Star	36 %
% of lifetime caballed	75 %