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The golden dagger is a fantasy/modern roleplay revolving around a theives guild known as The Golden Dagger. It has a sense of royalty but at the moment there is no current leader of the guild, Although there is an heir. The guild is in the secret underground of a made up city called Leph which has it's own royal family, who tries desperately to crush the theives guild.

Being fantasy all fantasy characters are allowed, fairies, vampires, wizards etc etc. It's also modern so you can have swords and bows and ride horses... but you can also have guns and drive cars and motorbikes and such...

Heres a profile to use.

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Position:
Speacies:
Description:

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heres mine and I'll post tomorrow.

Name: Lucinda
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Position: Heir to the Golden Dagger Throne
Speacies: Vampire
Description: Lucinda isn't overly beautiful but she isn't too plain either. She has blonde hair thats cut in layers to her shoulders with an emo fringe and she has ordinary and simple green eyes. She's adverage for her hieght and always wears loose daggy and ripped jeans with a tight black shirt, also ripped a bit. Over that she wears a long brown trench coat and wears black fingerless gloves and black joggers.

((Oh yay!! Another great sounding RP. I do hope you don't mind me joining this one as well. ^_^ ))

Name: Penn
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Position: Golden Dagger Accountant/Lawyer
Species: Vampire
Description: Penn is well dressed in a business suit and wears dark glasses to protect his eyes from the sun. Able to repress his vampiric appearances, he works as an insider for Lucinda by handling important paperwork and being the attourney for the royalty of Leph during the day. This supplements him with important information and wealth that is sent to Lucinda through various means. Although business savvy, he carries a glock around at all times for protection.

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Penn has yet again outdone himself. He pushes his glasses up on his face as he leaves the courthouse. Another win for the royal family of Leph, and another large check in his account that will be sent to Lucinda. He pushes past reporters and gets into his Limo. "No comments for now." Closing the door, he gets on his cell phone and makes a few calls. "Yeah, it's me. We're good for tonight. I'll see you later. Bye." The preparations were made and he was taking his well needed vacation for the year. Yet work needed to be done. He traveled that night in secracy to the Golden Dagger's underground, where he would do less streneous work balancing the account books and inventory of wealth made for that year.

Penn walks up to Lucinda first, and kneels down on one knee before her and bows his head. "Your most honored heir to the Golden Dagger, I have returned. Your biddings before I get to the tasks at hand?" Penn doesn't see the Golden Dagger underground but once a year, if that, due to his position.

"My lady, it is becoming harder to make visits, as publicity is rising of my position, though I do hope you are pleased with the shipments (money) I have sent you. I need assistance with this issue please."

(No join right in... it's good rp with whoever wants to join)

Lucinda was bored with being the heir of the Golden Dagger Throne. She knew it would be worse when she actually had the crown but the vampire was usually onewho focused on the present, not the past or the future. It was a reason why she made such a good theif, she didn't think about what her actions could lead too so she never falted at a hard job. She turnedas Penn walked towards her and kneeled, another thing she didn't like people doing.

"Whats with the formal methods Penn. I've told you again and again. It's not needed", she flicked her emo fringe out of her green eyes, without success as it flopped back down to it's original position. Lucinda sighed and sank further back into her chair. "The money is going to good use I guess but it would be better if you yourself could come down here more often."

"And to fix that, your not making easy for yourself thats true, why did you have to make an honest living like the people up there. Ma I ask you?"

Penn stands up. "My apologies Lucinda. I forget that all the time. You know my nature and it's to be formal and polite. It makes good business." He smiles politely, "It's good to see such large profits put to good use. I know I don't make it easy on myself, yet I don't think it's entirely an honest living providing information on hot spots for you to hit, either." He was always polite, almost to a fault. It's just how he's been all his life. He almost hoped Lucinda would understand his life as an insider for her. On the other hand he understood that he was family, and he was needed in ways he couldn't always provide. He sighs in defeat to this, and returns to a polite smile.

"Well, I'm here right now and it's very welcoming to come back here. It's good to see you Lucinda. You've grown quite a bit. It will only take me a day to balance the books here. Oh, and I have a gift." He hands her a box, wrapped. Inside is a signet ring of Leph. He always brought the good gifts. "This wasn't easy to get, but I know you wouldn't appreciate it if it wasn't. What do you think?"

Lucinda grinned ay his apology. It was true she knew his nature. Penn was one of the people who had helped raise her and show her the ropes of the trade of both their ancesters, both of their families belonging to the Golden Dagger for years. "True in that fact it isn't an honest job", Lucinda realised that her did what he did because of who he was and it was to help their struggle to survive in the world. "I do understand Penn."

The vampire got up from the chair and hugged him. "It's good to see you again", she held him in the hug for a few seconds before pulling away and smiling. Lucinda took the gift of him and sighed at the beauty of the ring inside, putting it on her finger. She laughed at his comment on her liking it more since it wasn't easy to get. "It's beautiful", she linked arms with him, like friends would do, and steered him out of the room. "So what news from above, I'm in need of a motor ride and the better news it is the less convincing it will take for the old hags to let me go." The vampire was refering to the five old witches who were part of the council looking after her.

Penn laughed at Lucinda's comment about the council. "Surely they haven't been bothering you too much now have they? I know how it disinterests you with formalities and titles. I will talk to them and see what can be done." He's actually happy to be back and doing what he can for his family of thieves. "I doubt a motor vehicle would be an issue. What kind do you want?"

"News from above....." Penn lets out a sigh "They are building new torture devices to try and dig out information on us. One such item being a ring with small sharp blades on both ends, and small wheels along the inside. It goes on the finger, and the blades start spinning and the ring slowly tracks down your finger until it gets to the base of the hand. It doesn't stop, rather it slowly cuts away flesh and bone. Radio ocntrolled, and very painful. The production of it is haltered for the moment by the public, and I'm trying to press one of many suits against it and other torture devices on laws of inhumanity." Penn takes a brief pause of thought, "Aside from that, there are people who wish to serve the Golden Dagger. Hopefuls, I guess you could call them. I overheard a few people speaking of such things, yet I take sense that they are trying to be insiders for the Queen of Leph. I gave no inclination of my presence or that I serve the Golden Dagger. We've done well to weed out the unfaithful to the Golden Dagger. Prevention can only follow more strongly now. As you know, it's key to our survival."

Just as he is saying this, he sees a semi cloaked figure walk past. Penn pulls out his glock and shoots him in the back. "Funny, now I have to explain why the Queen's investigative operative is now dead." He kicks over the body and looks at the large hole in his chest. Penn always liked the glock, as it make swiss cheese out of people. "Anyways, where was I? Oh yes, I will talk to the council. I will wish to know of this dead man's role in the Golden Dagger and for how long he has been instated. It's vital to both myself and the safety of the Golen Dagger. The general routine, but with that aside, what interesting things have gone on in the last year? Surely some things must be of interest since last I saw you, motor vehicles aside?" Penn smiled as he said this, worry free. He casually offered his arm again for Lucinda to take. Having the look of a 26 year old, yet the knowledge of a few lifetimes was strong and comforting. The council teaches many things in such a short time. Even for Penn, before he became an insider, he was taught many things in his youth. Some such things being about his kind, his immortality, his weaknesses, and how to overcome the minor ones. "I do hope today isn't ruined by such a minor disturbance. We have much to catch up on and time yet to have some fun! Now, where was my room again?" Penn playfully asks Lucinda, hoping she will show him new additions to the Golden Dagger's lair he had heard of. "With so many additions it's hard to remember. Looks soooooo different."

Lucinda smiled. "As if they will listen to you. They don't think I should be the next to sit on the throne of The Golden Dagger." The vampires eyes brigtened when he asked what kind she wanted. Ever since her older brother had died, leaving the throne to her the council hadn't let her do anything that involved danger. That ment driving as well and actually being above the ground without someone with her. "Well I kinda wanted to get a motor bike", she blushed as she said this. Knowing that most normal people in the theives guild loved real flashy cars only a few had motor bikes.

Lucinda listened as he talked about the new forms of torture. Gasping now and again as she pitured it. She realised that perhaps it was best that he was up in the real world. Making sure stuff like this wouldn't be put on any of their guild memebers. Offcourse it was hard to catch anyone in The Golden Dagger. She felt disgusted and angery as he said that there could be people wanting to join would would than report to the Queen of Leph. Someone she had met herself and had hated since that day.

Lucinda watched as the man fell, lowering herself to move his hair aside she sighed as she realised who it was. The mand hadn't been with them long but he had already managed to rescue about ten memebers of the guild from being killed and had sworn loyalty to her. True the vampire had always kept an eye on him, he seemed nice enough but she could always tell when someone was planning to bring harm to her. A vampire gift she had inherited from her father. Lucinda was disappointed when she had first felt it in the man now lying dead on the ground.

Ignoring the man she took Penn's arm and walked away. "I hardly believe you will forget where your room is. It hasn't changed that much." She laughed and than continued. "Well apart from the councilnot letting me out they actually tried to arrange a marriage for me. Can you beilive that." Laighing hardly she remembered what she had done. "They couldn't sit down for about two months after that. The whole council."

"A motor bike? Hmmm.... Guessing you'll want something in black. I'll arrange it. The council needs to learn that you can't keep birds caged up all the time as well. You need to see the above world as well as this one." They walk around the different areas underground and come to Penn's room. He opens the door and they both walk in. "How nestalgic. I really should fix this place up a bit." Penn sits down on the bed exhausted, and sighs. "How exhausting everything is. It's good to relax finally, if even for a little bit."

Penn closes his eyes for a bit and thinks. "I believe I can have some sway with the council. Lets call it necessity training. Change is in the air, and the council knows it. All people in the Golden Dagger must be trained in how to blend into society in the upper world. We'll say that you need more "Training", and that's the deal of it all. A bit rough sketched I know, but I'm good at finding the right words when the time comes. After all, who else would have better sway than a high powered attourney?" Penn chuckles. "You'll have your motor bike and time on the surface. Just be sure to visit me from time to time when you do."

Penn just seemed to have an understanding of how things should go. He never quite understands all the time, but he knows what's best. He can relate to Lucinda in a way, as she wants to go to the surface, but is stuck most of the time, where he is on the surface, stuck from visiting the Golden Dagger. He knows the basis behind the Golden Dagger is to live freely and do what pleases you best while looking out for one another.

"It has been a long day Lucinda. Can we pick this up after I have rested for a while and eaten?" Penn lays back in his bed, comfortable as ever, and within moments he is asleep.

Lucinda laughed, he knew her well. She usually wanted everything in black. She was strange, she hated been kept underground and longed for sun, even though being a vampire it hurt her eyes. But like most vampires she prefered the dark. So prefered things that were black. "A bird?! I'm insulted. You live above ground, shouldn't you be saying something like they can't keep bats caged. That is what everyone thinks vampires turn into isn't it", she laughed. Like all vampires did at the myth humans had come up with.

She started to get excited at his talk of change. Lucinda was thankful that he was there now she was going though the stage of being heir and ready to be Queen she didn't trust the council with her life like she trusted Penn. "Cause I'll visit you, I can say I'm your cousin visiting from outer state. No one will ask questions.

As he asked if she could leave and than fell asleep she sighed. Lucinda was annoyed he hadn't stayed awake longer but she left him. Closing his door quietly and walking back the way she had came. She walked through the throne room without stopping, ignoring the looks from those around her and walked along the path to the surface. Thinking all the way.

Lucinda was extremely inpatient and when she wanted something she would go without an answer. Outisde she looked around. It was now night and where this entrance was positioned was on a hill just out of the city. The view was beautiful so she sat on a nearby rock to enjoy the coolness of the wind. Not noticing two shadows that were moving up the hill until they came up behind her and knocked her unconcious.

A few hours had gone by and Penn was awakened by the light tapping of a cane on his shoulder. It was one of the elders, asking where Lucinda was.

Penn sat up and looked at his watch. "She had just taken leave not too long ago so I could sleep."

The elder looked him in the eyes and Penn realized why they were asking. Shocked, Penn stands up and starts to make a few calls. "This isn't good. If Lucinda isn't here we have to find her. I won't rest till she is found elder." The elder still looked displeased, as always, but after the few phone calls, the elder instucts him to talk with the council before he leaves. Given some information and a strict lecture by the elders, Penn leaves to find Lucinda. He gets back on his phone and calls his well trusted gunner. "Yeah it's me. I need that favor you owed me turned in now. Yeah. It's about my "Relative". I think you can help. Yeah. I need lookouts too. Thanks. Bye."

He gets to the garage of the Golden Dagger, and unlocks one of the garage doors revealing his sleek black sports car, just as he requested for special visits. Getting inside, he takes off and exits one of the secret passages for vehicles. He had to act quick to save Lucinda, the Golden Dagger, and himself. If information leaked to the Queen all would be lost. Thankfully Penn had a lot of contacts, and a lot of favors that needed to be owed to him. He kept making calls and finally he heard word back from one of the contacts. Lucinda was being held in a warehouse off the docks district. It could have been a trap, but Penn wasn't going to let that stop him. Within minutes he gets to the gun shop. Being let in, he takes a few things real quick and thanks the old friend.

Penn then gets a call. It's the Queen. "Hello. Yes my Queen. What, you captured Lucinda? Very good indeed my Queen. Yes. Alright. I'll be sure to rondevous at the location and escort her to you personally as you requested. A spectacle indeed your majesty. Oh no need to apologize my queen. My vacation can hold for such matters. Yes, I'm sure. You can always count on me. Bye."

A few minutes later, he arrives at the docks district. Arming himself, yet hiding the weaponry, he casually walks to the warehouse where he was informed.

Opening the doors, he walks in casually, businesslike as usual. "Who is it?!? Who are you and why are you here?" echoes from the big dark warehouse. Penn hears somone clicking the safety off of his gun.

"No need to get rash. It's only me, Penn. The Queen informed me of the situation, and wants to make a spectacle of it. An example to the public if you will. I'm here to make sure nothing rash happens to our dear victim, and escort her to the Queen herself. Shall we be going soon?"

Lucinda woke up quickly, she sneezed, trying to get rid off the horrible smell going up through her nose. Someone nearby laughed so she guessed that it was something vile used to wake people up. Flexing her hands she knew they were tied behind her back, as were her legs tied in a simuler fasion. Although she realised whoever had her was smart, they had tied her legs from waist to feet so it was impossible for her to try to get away.

"So so so the little lady's finally awake", it was dark so they probably hoped she couldn't see them but she could see them all as if it was the middle of the day and the sun was shining overhead. "We'll get a good reward for you. The queen will be pleased. A rat from the underground." One of the men stroked her cheeck, she put up with that without moving but as he hand went down her neck and went to slid further down and growl rose at the bottom of her throat and she snapped at his hand. The man pulled back swearing as the rest of the men laughed. "So the little kitty has fangs, even better. Or should I call you my little bat?!" More laughs follwed that. Making Lucinda more angry than before.

"If your thinking of taking me to the pig who calls herself Queen I'm not going", again they laughed. Not the reaction she had been hoping for, Lucinda was confused. Than another man spoke. "A pig ahh. Than what are you called your highness. Bat Queen of the pityful Golden Throne." The vampire princess stared at him in shock. How did they know that, but than she remembered the spy from eariler, had he set it up? Penn? She stiffened when she heard his voice, he couldn't get caught up in this, he would lose his cover because he wouldnt take her to the Queen. Would He??? No, she thought I can't doubt him. He wouldn't. Lucinda had always known she would end up in front of the queen again. She wasn't looking forward to it.

As Penn walked in, the men calmed down a bit. "Ahhhh the Queen's attourney! Wouldn't it be grand if we took you hostage too!! The Queen would have to pay us double!!", stated the kidnapper, "Two birds with one stone!! Hahahaha!!!" Shocked, yet not showing it, Penn straightened his suit, activating a signal. Just then the man's laughter turned to a blood curtling cough as his neck was cut from a man behind him. The kidnappers had dropped dead to other servants of the Golden Dagger. Penn was surrounded and knocked unconcious. His phone was taken by one of the members, and they untied Lucinda. They made a call to the Queen just then and talked to her on the phone, "You didn't think it would be that easy now did you Queen? The Golden Dagger will live on forever. We have Penn as a hostage. Try to come after our Queen again and we'll make sure your nights are filled even more with fears and nightmares. You will be next." They hang up and take Penn and Lucinda back to the Golden Dagger, where they recessitate Penn after making a video tape ransome note while he was knocked out. "Sorry for the method of how we went about things Lucinda, but we had to make sure that all went according to plan. This protects a lot of things, and Penn knew about it. The sages went about tracking down and eliminating the false followers that led to your abduction. Naturally, they aren't too happy. We're going to ransome Penn back to the Queen, where he'll take his place back with the Queen of Leph as an insider for us. The actions will lead to him being more trusted, since he is going to bee seen as a victim of the Golden Dagger." The man gives Lucinda a look of trust and then walks away. Penn is still dizzy from the recessitation from the smelling salts. "Ohhhhh, that was unpleasent."

Through the whole exchange of people being knocked out or killed Lucinda was silent and extremely ticked off. It wasn't the first time she had been in a stituation like this and she hadn't it when no one told her about the plans they had en case that happened. Now she was sure they council wouldn't let her outside for another couple of weeks. No matter what Penn told them. they would be like, she's reconised too easily.

Lucinda death stared Penn, who would know why she was so annoyed. She screamed, not loud but enough to let a lot of people nearby know she was in a bad mood. Then she turned and punched the closest thing, Which happened to be a wall. Se yelped and started swearing. Knowing she and bruised all her knuckles, lucky being a vampire gave her tough bones, otherwise they would have broken. It still hurt though. "I swear next time someone doesn't tell me something I will march before the Queen of Leph myself", she stiffened as she said that. Knowing if that happened it would probably lead to her death, she continyed though. "Now where would that leave everyone? Fighting over who sits on the Golden Dagger Throne it would."

"Lucinda, please calm down. We did so far what needed to be done so that if anybody was spying on us in the warehouse then my cover wouldn't be blown. Although, I do understand why you would be so frustrated." Penn let out a sigh and noticed that they hadn't untied him from his chair after making the ransom video. Penn knew better than to say to Lucinda that it was because she didn't say anything to anybody else that she almost marched herself, in some fashion, to the Queen of Leph. Penn was filled with a mix of emotions, for having to worry about what may have happened to Lucinda, for knowing what Lucinda is going through, what is at stake for the Golden Dagger, and what is more important in the battle of interests amongst everyone. Penn just sat there, tied up, staring off into space while in thought.

Hearing Lucinda yelp from punching the wall didn't phase him until moments later, as if a delayed reaction from being deep in thought. "Are you ok Lucinda?" Penn said in a calm, caring soft voice. "I was concerned about you Lucinda. The first day I return and I nearly lost you, and the whole cause of my life long work. My existance for the greater cause of the Golden Dagger." Penn could not let a death stare intimidate him, not after all he went through. He wrestled a bit with the ropes and they came loose around him. He stood up and threw the rope to the side. "Lets explain to the council everything, and see if we can't do anything about how they're keeping you cooped up in here. After all, it is their strictness that led to such actions I can imagine." Penn walked up to Lucinda and offered his arm like when he arrived, "Lets try this again the right way, shall we? I feel responsible for this as well, but let us be the change we wish to see."

"You understand but ask me to calm down", she folded her arms in anger. She knew she was over reacting but she couldn't help it. She was still a teenager so everyone pinned it down to that as being the cause. Lucinda had tried again and again to tell people otherwise but no one listened. She noticed Penn was still tied to the chair but ignored it. She wasn't in the mood to help him.

"What do you think", she muttered under her breath when he asked if she was ok. Lucinda did feel a little guilty about going outside without telling anyone when he said how worried he was. She hated her friends worrying about her, Penn more than anyone, being the stubben person she was though she refused to apologise. "Yeah whatever as if they will listen. How bout you do the talking and I act like a mute doll and say nothing. It might work than, they hate it when I have my own opinions." The vampire saw his extended arm but couldn't bring herself to refuse it so with a sharp look of anger in the corner of her eyes she took it.