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[ { "author": "Ehakli of House Aibaer", "message": "\"Evidently true, Miss Vander.\" *Ehakli answered to the moon before lulling into slowly nodding along Melody's expressed considerations and aspirations.* \"Well, perhaps Salvainia is more silnari yet than the Mentian Kingdoms, but they do share a root from their past under the thumb of the Old Silnarian Empire. Much has changed, but perhaps keeping that in mind might aid you in finding common cues as you adapt to the customs. The acknowledgment of the deitic heroes I think gives them a similar sense of independence as my own people that may prove to be the origin of most striking difference between them and of Mentia. The passing of coin and promise of financial opportunity, however, I think might be your greatest ally in understanding what motivates your average Salvainian the greatest; nearly everyone there wants their own little slice of the greatest center of trade.\" *A hand emerged from the water with an upturned palm at her side.* \"Though I imagine it's only slightly more than from your home, or anywhere in this world, really.\"\n\n*Bending in, the tholian rose to her feet, dripping as she stepped over back to her sword upon the grass, the texture of her midnight skin made clear of the goosebumps the chill water and night air encouraged. The curved blade, something between a sabre and a scimitar of silnarian make, reflected a mask of moonlight across her eyes as she inspected the surface for a moment, before taking a few steps back into the water, though not nearly as far or deep as she was earlier in their encounter. She began practicing her forms again, slower than before.*\n\n\"As for my leaving here, I'm never in Salvainia for terribly long. I occasionally come to visit scholars of the imperial academy just east of here as a student of Lymia's academy in Pepor. Usually I find those Salvainians in the towns between the capitol and my Republic,\" *She paused for a moment, realizing what she was admitting.* \"Though I was misdirected this time, the results of a foolish girl I find myself rather too fond of. I frightened her in some way, or she lashed out from her own secretive traumas. It hardly matters, only that in courtesy I abruptly slipped away, traveling paths I was unfamiliar with. It cost me an opportunity for a coming voyage, but, Osin swallow it, its all only a trivial setback. I should be back across Republic borders this time tomorrow, and will feel leagues better when I do.\" *There was a strange coldness in her rambling of this encounter, though one such as Melody who works with laws, bounties, and the people they effect could likely tell that it was more of a sore subject than one Ehakli was simply indifferent to.*\n\n\"So, Miss Vander, what of Mentia? Do you feel your efforts left it a somewhat better place in your wake?\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*Melody would listen to the woman explain how she could come to understand Salvania better, even offering some of her own knowledge to it. Her attention would be briefly caught by the hand rising from the water before she'd soon return to listening to Ehakli's reason for leaving here. So she was heading away from the Capitol, seemingly only here for a brief visit that must have been consistent enough with her most likely being a traveler doing business with others. Melody could respect that at least, knowing that some people came and went from the country each with their own reasons. Thus was the same for her when she left Mentia to come here.\n\nAs she brought up how she was misdirected by a girl seemingly lashing back from whatever trauma had caused it, Melody would tilt her head to the side a bit.*\"She sounds like she needs help...\"*The Centaur would say simply in her catching the coldness behind the woman's words. It was obviously a topic the woman didn't care to speak too deeply of and Melody was fine with allowing it to change.*\n\n*She'd sit in silence for a while, watching the woman continue to practice her sword fighting before being asked about her efforts of Mentia.*\"I feel as if there is a lot that goes on in Mentia that would be impossible to say it has changed for the better, but I do believe that I've helped the conditions there, even if it doesn't seem like much. It's the little things that matter in this world nowadays.\"*She'd offer a light smile to the Silnari.*\"I believe there's still crime going on there, but I'm hoping that in my time there others have learned where they can help out, ensuring me peace of mind in continuing my work here. I can't be everywhere, but I'll try to help out where I can. Who knows? Maybe if everyone did it, things won't be so bad, don't you think?\"*She'd say, asking the last portion. It always came off like it took a lot to make a big difference, but sometimes, the world just needed someone who cared enough for it to do what's right. Maybe it's the lack thereof that brought doubt, but Melody was willing to challenge that.*\"It'll never be perfect, but if not somewhat better, I feel I've made a difference somewhere.\"" }, { "author": "Ehakli of House Aibaer", "message": "\"She does.\" *Ehakli simply put on the matter of Melody's assessment of the girl in the wilds, and would have seemed to have just left it at that in the moment.* \n\n*The tholian continued her slow motions with the sword, only changing in pace with brief moments of efforts to bring the blade to it's end position with a forceful stoppage of her arm to keep it suddenly still to the best of her efforts, which looked indeed in need of more refined practice in this regard. There was a humored puff from her nose when Melody had assessed there was still crime in Mentia, but kept silent for the rest of it.*\n\n\"There are a number of stories in many languages that tell of something akin to moving a single grain of sand over and over with the hope of building a mountain; I'm certain you've heard something of its moral in your own time and study. As one among a countless myriad of souls, to make even a sightless fraction of difference in anything is a feat in of itself.\"\n\n*Then, with whispers from her dark lips, she skated the curved edge of her sword to kiss along the surface of the water, and from it, the vision of water reaching up in a thin sheet along the crescent between she and Melody would rise a few meters. Multitudes of tiny faces would appear and disappear in the sheet in fullness, a new one replacing another as soon as one receded back into the babbling water, almost like a boiling.* \"Our time here, all of us, is so fleeting on this world. So many meet their end in bitterness of dreams unfulfilled. So many grow surrounded by the unfulfillment of others, threatened by it, cornered by it, that drastic measures are taken. Perhaps succumbing to the immoral they drown in, perhaps for the simple drive of survival that belies a more innocent context of what crimes against those around them they may commit, but in either fashion, it, in turn, spreads to create further misfortune of those around them.\" \n\n*With that, the faces began to fluctuate between sadness, and fear, and anger, with brief moments of bliss in one face that immediately sets the faces around them to woe. This pattern slowly grows through the hovering curtain of water, a spread of these negative expressions over the otherwise neutral or benign.* \"Sometimes, if not often, law itself is unjust, but even then over the centuries it still seems to carry on this pattern.\" \n\n*A sudden glint of moonlight on steel, and in a flick of deftness, her sword slashed through the sheet, a rather large corner where the aforementioned spread originated from, the smaller section splashing back into the water in appearance. The faces at the edge of this all turned to woe and anger.* \"Some consider it a tight urgency to simply cull where this miasma came from, but it always seems in history that such only spreads it faster, even if it gives it pause at first.\"\n\n*Ehakli looked as if she tried to search for more words, but she eventually gave a subtle shake of her head, and gave a dismissive wave, the remaining sheet twisting into wisps of kaleidoscopic light before vanishing altogether.* \"I'm certain you're not unfamiliar with these sorts of philosophy as it is your trade, but I do mean to agree that there is something to be said of spreading order and satisfaction through means other than authoritative conquest over peoples. And, indeed, if *That* Could spread as it does with its opposite, why, even an even split would be a noteworthy triumph that would demand many bored scholars like myself to commit to ink.\"\n\n*She sighed, looking off to the waterfall in the distance.* \"I fear my friend is suffering a great deal of harm from the spread opposite to yours, Miss Vander... Perhaps that is why she stows herself in the middle of Serpent-taken nowhere. She does seem to have at least a touch of emotional intelligence about her, if only she'd turn it into her own aid.\" *She said, the subject clearly on her mind despite her seeming to want nothing to do with elaborating on earlier.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*Melody would continue to listen to the woman explaining how the world worked, soon drawing her legs out from the water as an image rose up from it. The Centaur would gaze at it with a look of wonder. Illusions. It wasn't often she saw an illusionist or a mage in general, but Silnaris were always known for having such when it came to it. Her attention was mostly caught in her mentioning that some laws were unjust to which she'd eventually respond.*\"At the end of the day, I simply wish for others to feel safe and to establish things as peacefully as possible.\"*Melody liked to believe that the law wasn't against some people, but she knew better than to wishfully think of such. Part of her imagined what would happen if she went against it for the sake of helping another that was wronged in life. It truly was hard to help everyone, especially between the pillar of greed and carelessness, but at the end of the day her job was to protect the people whether that be from each other or the other authority figures. It was funny how a small ripple could affect an entire ocean. She'd like to be the ripple if to better those affected by it.\n\nMelody would stand up and begin wringing out her deer-patterned skirt, it still being dampened from being submerged in water for a while before she had returned to shore. It was the only real sign of her shift in races. That and her never changing hair and eye color. Some things never fully changed even in her development of this skillset.*\n\n*With her bringing up her friend again, Melody wondered if she wanted to talk about it more than she was giving off. It seemed the woman she spoke of had feelings of complete contrast to her own. Dealing with harm of sorts from negativity. It was sad to hear of one getting to her before another, though surely it wasn't beyond being helped. Melody didn't know the condition of the person, though people could suffer from all kinds of things to her knowledge, some of which incurable.*\"Y'know...\"*She'd say, taking a light step out into the illusion filled water as if being careful to step around the image.*\"Maybe the isolation isn't doing her much justice. If she was affected by the spread you believe, leaving them to have to deal with it on there own may not be so healthy for them. I don't know any race that are naturally bound to being on their own and that's with a normal mentality.\"*She'd say, wadding out a bit further into the water, until she was about waist deep, a small golden light would shine from below the water before she'd climb back out of it, deer half returning to her as she'd walk back to shore.*\"Everyone needs their own herd.\"*Her tail would flick slightly, shaking off some of the water getting onto it while the Centaur knew the rest would take some time to dry. She had cooled down enough though, the conversation with the Elf being more of interest to her as she'd comfortably rest back on dryer ground.*" }, { "author": "Ehakli of House Aibaer", "message": "\"Well, I had thought so as well,\" *Said Ehakli on the quandaries of canifors, giving a brief look in surprise at the sight of the transformation occuring again. The radiant glow made by Melody, and the mild discomfort of her Contractual ties thereafter reminded her of her servants in waiting, and how damned cold it was getting. With a wave of her hand, she gave a command to the void to fetch her clothes from the horse, and three macenlike skeletons would rise from their positions on the lake floor, splashing out to the far side of the pool.* \"I had offered her work and a lovely and safe place to stay, if a touch indentured, with people I more or less trust as family, but she declined. Perhaps I should have been a bit more forceful, it's awfully difficult to say. Perhaps I am losing my touch in living so long. Even leaving her with letter instructing to find me in my home, I don't know if she'd ever deign to actually leave her little camp, nor what would motivate her to do so other than to placate a mad tholian's concern.\" \n\n*A sigh.* \"Even if I were to take drastic measures to exact security for her well being, I quite frankly think she'd overwhelm me with that stick of hers. She's a spry type you know, and a canifor. Have you ever warred with beastfolk? They'll eat your heart in the middle of the fighting day. Hm, what were speaking on just now? Ah, affecting the morality of macenlikes in small measures. Patterns, it's difficult to not think of it in grand scales when you see the grain perform the same time after time. Perhaps you are right that it is simply best to do just what little one can. I simply dream to do more in my flights of fantasy and ambition.\"\n\n*Her swordplay slowed to a still, idly tapping the water's surface in thought.* \"Perhaps I should place a bounty on her to be recovered from her forest. Do you do such hunts as well, Miss Vander?\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "\"I have been told... Some things about them.\"*She'd say almost pausing to keep check of what she says regarding them.*\"I've seen a few, never truly gotten to meet them though.\"*Melody had her moments where she was warned by her own family of being wary around beastkin. She typically waved them off, figuring beastkins no different from the rest of them. Though in her little experiences with them, she never knew for sure.\n\nShe'd gradually begin putting her armor piece back on while she listened to the woman, watching as she'd suddenly summon a few skeletons to retrieve things for her while she explained her offer to the Canifor. It didn't seem so bad, though it was a wonder of why she must have denied it. Perhaps the forest truly had become a sort of prison to her. At her mentioning possibly being more forceful, Melody would open her mouth to voice her thoughts of doubt only to shut it once more in the Tholian continuing to speak on taking more drastic measures.\n\nShe wasn't exactly a professional on digging friends out holes they've dug themselves too deep into, but maybe there was some possibility in her giving more effort.*\"Well there's nothing wrong with a little more persistence.\"*She'd say vaguely to at least encourage the idea of the Tholian trying to help her more only for her to come with the idea of putting a bounty on her. Melody's brows would furrow in confusion.*\"A bounty? But miss, surely putting a bounty on someone who hasn't done anything wrong wouldn't help her too much in getting her to want to leave. I typically just go after wanted criminals that failed to be caught before. She... Hasn't been doing anything wrong out here has she?\"*The woman would question.*" }, { "author": "Ehakli of House Aibaer", "message": "*Ehakli looked to be giving it some thought, touching the tip of her blade gently to her chin as she looked skyward.* \"Must there be a wrongdoing in order to pay someone to fetch another?\" *She swept the sword into a shrug.* \"I'm far more than certain that I can find someone willing to do such a thing for coin if you have a boundary of only pursuing those of criminal nature, though then again, I'm not sure I would be content in trusting their methods to be kind,\" *She tilted her head* \"Nor trust their safety in the effort.\"\n\n*As she spoke on, behind the dark elf was a peculiar scene; a horse laden with packs and saddle trotting away from the pursuit of three skeletons trying to carry out their task. Inwardly, the horse considered how that even in death, bipeds come to torment him.* \"Well, I'm likely being too hasty in my assuredly unnecessary concern. I'll just have to tend to it myself, I think.\"\n\n*She looked over her shoulder and clicked her tongue in annoyance.* \"Oh, damn it-\" *She returned her attention to Melody, fingers at her temple.* \"I should probably attend to *That* Firstly.\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "\"Well it's kind of hard to explain to someone that they have a bounty for something that has nothing to do with the law. If it was anything else, they might think that someone was out to get them.\"*She'd say in a more matter of fact tone, giving a light shrug of her shoulders. It was an odd way to assist a friend in her eyes, but maybe money spoke for itself with most people.*\"I try to stay away from those kind of missions. Nothing worse than someone feeling like their life is danger or something. Besides, I'd be a complete stranger to them. Would they trust me if I were to say that I'm there on your behalf?\"\n\n*She'd come to stand up, holding back laughter at the sight of the horse trotting about with the skeletons in pursuit. It seemed like the woman had her own things to deal with, much of which she was sure she'd be able to figure out in her own. Melody would walk over to Ehakli, reaching into the bags at her side as she'd pull out an apple and hold it out to her.*\"Not to make a blatant generalization, but these are my favorite. Maybe it'll make a nice distraction for them.\"*She'd place it in Ehalki's hand, walking back over to where she had originally sat.*\n\n\"And hey, if you ever revisit that friend of yours, I'm sure she'd at least appreciate the company. Canifors need... Their packs, right?\"*She'd say more slowly as if having to think it over. Melody really didn't know too much about beastkin. It was funny how centaurs were sometime seen as the same thing.*\"It's getting pretty late though. I wouldn't want to take up any more of your time miss, but I appreciate the talk. You have a interesting perspective of the world.\"*She'd say, her head giving a tilt to the side thoughtfully.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Ehakli of House Aibaer", "message": "*Ehakli seemed lost in thought for the while until an apple was placed in her free hand. There she stood, a tholian standing in shallow water in her underwear, apple in hand, sword in the other, the moon in the night sky behind and above her from Melody's perspective, and skeletons in the background. She looked like a tarot card in that moment.*\n\n\"Mm. Thank you, Miss Vander, your insight is as appreciated as it was unexpected to find here.\" *She turned the apple in her fingers, giving a nod as if agreeing with memory of Dunkhi and apples.* \"Yes, I think you might be right. I think I knew I should simply visit again, my worry only grows on the fact that I'll be off across the world after I return to Lymia. I hope there's something left to find once I return.\" \n\n*On the notion of time, Ehakli gave another nod, and gave a bow, apple and sword spanned from her sides.* \"As I find your idyllic perspective enchanting, Miss Vander. I look forward to returning to Salvainia in the future to find it just an oh very slightly better place in the wake of your efforts.\" *She straightened herself with a gentle smile, before turning away, and, suddenly making a dash for it along the shore to reach a shallow point to cross, the water's resistance somehow not slowing her down in that nigh freakish way tholians seemed to be able to do.* \"Eliara grant safety in your journeys!\" *She called out as she chased down horse and bone.*" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*She'd give a dip of her head.*\"As to you.\"*She'd say to the woman before turning away to the sight of her chasing down the horse and summons as she'd begin to trot off. What a strange woman she was, but at least she wasn't completely devoid in the feelings of hope. Of course the same didn't seem like it could be said for her friend, but with the Elf working towards it she hoped that things would be able to work themselves out. Soon it would be time to head to the Capitol, but it was nice to meet the locals for the time being even if she wasn't really one of them. Maybe by the time she returned, Melody would have become part of the law enforcement here. Only time could tell.*" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*A quiet click of a crossbow would resound in the still air as Terrel would make his way through the dense forest. A pure white wolf followed at his side for a while as they were seemingly searching for something just off the side of the road. It wasn't everyday he gave his wolf the chance to hunt, but in the advice given to him once, he figured now wouldn't be the bad time to start. With summer nearing, it seemed the forest was crawling with life, though Terrel wasn't exactly looking for any random forest animal.*" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "Uku was riding by when he heard the sound of moving coming from the side of the road. He stopped his donkey and hopped off the cart to take a look, seeing Terrel.\n\"Wow, Pig, buddy, we really gotta stop meeting like this. Whose your friend?\"\nUku says pointing at the wolf" } ]

[ { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*The Elf would shift his gaze over to Uku, focus broken away from his original task at hand as he noticed the slime man.*\"Hey, I can't help that we're always at the the same place, same time.\"*He'd joke back, lowering his crossbow for the time being. With his wolf being brought up, he'd answer back:*\"His name's Floof, oldest of my bunch of wolves. And also the favorite.\"*He'd say, lowering his hand to pat at the white wolf.*\"We were following the trail of this other wolf he found. Want to join?\"" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"Sure, why not.\"\nHe would park his cart and walk on down to the pig man.\n\"You know, you did mention all the wolves before, but I really was not expecting to find this. I was also expecting some sort of bad ass type name, not floof. I see you're just like me, a bit of a softy on the inside.\"\nHe smiles joking about being an oozy man\n\"Are you hunting this other wolf or adding it to your collection?\"" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"You say that like you aren't the same on the outside.\"*He'd point out, mostly a joke over him being an Uzhi funnily enough. With him coming with, Terrel would tread further into the forest.*\"He's a wolf that's very fluffy, what better name to call him?\"*He'd say gesturing down to the wolf sniffing about the area ahead of them.*\"Besides, you haven't met all my wolves yet and, if fortunate enough, probably never will, but hey... Who knows what could happen? We tend to meet up repeatedly in random places.\"*Being asked about the wolf they were tracking down the Elf would give a light shrug of his shoulders.*\"Depends on the state they're in really. I think this one might be injured or something. Keeps limping off just beyond our reach.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"I dunno, some badass name like scar or toothy or something.\"\nHe shrugs\n\"At this point I wouldn't be surprised to meet them all. We seem to be tangled in some sort of fate together.\"\nHe looks confused\n\"So if it's injured you're gonna kill it or other way around?\"" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Well if it's injured, I have a friend who I promised a weakened wolf to. She's an alchemist, knows how to make potions to help people and whatnot. I asked if it would work on wolves and she figured it best to find a test subject that wouldn't have its strength sacrificed. At any rate, maybe a healing potion could be the first attempt.\"*Floof would come to a stop, soon turning off of the trail they were following as he treaded further in the woods.*\"I'm not much of a hunter, so we mostly got lucky with this one.\"" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"Hmmm, off experimenting on animals in the woods. I worry what type of alchemically enhanced wolf army I will come across next. At least spare me in your domination.\"\nHe looks off into the forest floof was heading\n\"Seems like you got a hit.\"" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Me? Sending out an army of enhanced wolves to dominate the world? I wouldn't dream of it.\"*He'd say in a way that suggested otherwise.*\"Well not for very long. It seems like Floof is just fine in your company. I'm sure you won't have anything to worry about.\"*With Floof suddenly changing course, Terrel would raise a hand to his mouth to signify silence before he'd continue on ahead, hands firmly holding into his crossbow.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "Wow he growled at me???\nHe'd watch the exchange. He thought it was a bit funny cause he handled wolves like Uku's dad handled sheep.\n\"You got it bud.\"\nHe takes the cloak off Terrel" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*With Uku taking the cloak off of him, he would turn around grab it back from the slime, soon throwing the cloak over the wolf and grabbing the edges of it so that he could hold it more like a sack while the Wolf continued to struggle inside the fabric.*\"Hopefully he'll calm down before tearing through it. I'll probably have to put him in a cage meantime though.\"*He'd say more calmly. With the wolf's view more obscured, his struggles would eventually become fainter in the exhaustion creeping over him.*\"Doubt this'll hold if he still has some fight left in him.\"*Floof would look up towards the cloak, coming to sit down at Terrel's feet for the time being.*" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"Well that would be great, but do you actually have a cage around?\"\nHe looks around in the middle of the forest" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Not one anywhere close to here. I got lucky finding this guy injured around here. You'd be surprised how long it takes to hunt down injured wolves.\"*He'd say in response, making sure to keep his arms steady in not wanting to move the cloak in case it sent the wolf spiraling into a frenzy again.*\"Closest place to get one is probably town somewhere, but I'd have to keep an eye on him the whole time. And I can speak from experience when I say wolves are amazing escape artists.\"" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"You're welcome to hop in the back of my cart and I can take you to one. At a small fee, of course.\"\nHe smiles" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Can't say I didn't see this coming.\"*The Elf would say. He supposed he was fortunate enough that the slime was around to have a ride at the ready. He could simply get the cage and take the wolf back with him later. At least by then, he wouldn't have to worry about the wolf escaping.*\"Alright, how much?\"" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"Oh nothing big, just about 100 silver. Friend discount.\"\nHe smiles\n\"Which town you heading to?\"\nHe begins to walk back to the cart" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Discount?\"*He'd question in partial disbelief as he followed after him.*\"You know I remember when a ride in the cart was free.\"*The Elf would follow after him, the wolf kicking about in his cloak while he'd tighten his grip on it.*\"The Capitol.\"*He'd answer.*" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"First times free.\"\nHe smirks at him\n\"Now you're hooked.\"\nHe nods and hops on the cart\n\"To the capitol then!\"\nHe hits the reins to head forward" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"I feel robbed here.\"*The Elf would say, climbing into the cart and taking a seat inside. Floof would hop in next to him, forcing Terrel to place the cloaked wolf on the ground while holding him more securely.*\"It'll be more worth the while if you can take me to the place that sells cages. Should be a shop near the marketplace for traps and such.\"" }, { "author": "Uku Spurfie (Yughotta Friend)", "message": "\"Sounds good, I'll head for one then.\"\nHe nods and sets off" } ]

[ { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*Only the most reckless found themselves out at this time of night. That or perhaps those that look to move under the cover of night to avoid them. The moon sat high and full in the dark sky, only accompanied by the occasional dot of a star. Upon the forestry terrain, night had taken hold of the land, creating a sense of darkness that few people could see through normally. That was very much true for this specific Elf as he stood just at the edge of his camp, looking out towards the darkness that couldn't be reached by the light of the campfire he had created.\n\nA wolf could be heard howling in the distance, causing the man to glance up slightly in him waiting out for someone or something rather. The sound of shuffling footsteps resounded across the area, gradually growing close to him as the undergrowth would part to reveal 1...2...3...4 wolves... One undeniably much younger than the others. The Elf would grin at his wolves, giving each a light pat on their head as one would drop a half alive rabbit on the ground. Being released from the Wolf's jaws, the prey animal would quickly scamper off into the night to which Terrel was completely fine with.*\"Alright, go find another.\"*He'd instruct them, pointing out into the forest before blowing into the whistle that sat around his neck. It would take a short while for the wolves to get the message, but soon enough they'd run off into the forest once more in a bout of excitement. With them gone, he would return to sitting down at his campfire taking in a deep breath of the cooler night air. It was much calmer in the woods without constantly bumping into people around the Capitol. At least out here was an escape from it if need be.*\n\n*For the time being he had been working on training the smallest portion of his wolf pack, figuring better out here than in the city to raise suspicion of what he was up to. He had already scared off an annoying pair with three of the wolves and that alone had created enough of a scene for him to not try to repeat it again in the eyes of other people. Last thing he'd want would be others on his case for the questionable morale of owning the hidden wolf pack. That was nothing to worry about now, however, he had his own spaces to get things done and nothing was going to change that anytime soon.*" }, { "author": "pog06112", "message": "The dark seemed to be the perfect place to move through. It was initially, there was no one questioning him and no foot traffic to slow him down. As the night deepened, his feelings changed on the matter. The path was lost to the shadows and the twigs that treacherously lead to more leaves and roots. The glare of the moon felt all the more patronizing as he felt his way blindly through the night. Mika paid no head to the ruckus he made, as at this hour all he anticipated were creatures that more than likely wanted as much out of his way as he did theirs.\n\nUntil the light caught his eyes. It was something, and likely someone who could at least have directions. Anything more than fumbling around till the wee hours of dawn or stumbling into something less friendly. He took a deep breath, and threw caution to the wind as he yelled out towards the flickering light, \"Hello?\"" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*Terrel would pause for a moment in hearing the voice shouting out, tying the direction to somewhere out in the wilderness behind him. To think that there was another wandering around out here. The Elf should have figured as much with the amount of random encounters he's had. With all the noise he was making, he surely wasn't anyone trying to hide something. That or he was really bad at it. The Elf would reach into his red cloak, fingers lightly gripping the dagger that sat within them. He'd turn his gaze towards the man, his face mostly obscured by the pig mask that sat atop it.*\"If you're trying to not get attacked in the middle of the night, you're doing a bad job at it.\"*He'd say aloud, his eyes taking a while to readjust to the darkness to see who it was. His voice had a gruffness to it, but that was typically how it sounded. He didn't seem to carry much concern, however, this not being the strangest to him.*" }, { "author": "pog06112", "message": "The voice garnered a particularly sour reaction from Mika. With a mighty leap, he threw himself into the nearby trees as not to be seen by the suddenly hostile figure. It was from this vantage point that he went forward, scouting to see if the stranger was as big a threat as he sounded. Akin to the very beast he shares features with, he clung to the tree like a cat. \"That sounds awfully rich as advice. I'll keep it in mind if you try something.\"\n\nThe gracelessness of Mika soon appeared as the trees rustled with his advance. He did not yet make for a weapon. Something about the figure made him certain that fleeing would be better that a fight if it went that way. He did his best to come towards the light as he went from tree to tree." }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*The Elf's head would slowly raise up towards the shifting tree, eyes narrowing slightly in him trying to peer up at it. Whoever it was, they seemed agile despite thinking a tree would protect them was amusing. Though he knew better than to underestimate someone, so he'd give him the benefit of the doubt.*\"Well since you'll be taking my advice. Plan on coming down here?\"*He'd ask the man casually.*\"Much easier than talking to a tree.\"*He'd relax back a bit, slightly moving his hand away from the handle of his dagger to rest it on the ground instead. At least with both his hands in view that would make him seem like he wasn't reaching for a weapon. Though it was futile to completely avoid such with the weaponry he carried within his cloak. Being a traveling Mercenary, he kept ready for most missions, many typically ending in him having to kill something for someone which left each upgraded weapon as extra assistance to him both in and outside a job.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Wouldn't go so far as to say that.\"*The Elf would say casually as the man would hop down, expressing his gratitude in stopping this back and forth series threatening words.*\"That was just to get you down here.\"*It was of course a joke, though Terrel liked leaving people feeling on edge at times. Still, he didn't bring himself to reach for a weapon, instead finally glancing over to his new cat-like company.*\n\n\"Terrel.\"*He'd say in response.*\"Don't have any loyalties with any countries though.\"*That much was true. In all his times of traveling, no single country gathered his interest enough to claim residence of such in his title. Perhaps it was mostly from disinterest of such things.*\"Now, is there a reason why you're terribly sneaking around out here?\"*He'd finally ask the man once the introductions were out of the way.*" }, { "author": "pog06112", "message": "The attempts to put him on edge succeeded as he nervously ran his fingers over his hair to keep it in place. This Terrel was exactly what he needed, even if it was as weird a place as any to recruit. With some anxiety he began, \"You know, it's kind of a funny story. I'm not actually sneaking, I'm on an important set of missions that maybe you can help me with, Terrel the Nomad. It's simple, really. I'm orchestrating change on a grand scale. A massive scale! You seem like a man of change.\"\n\nHe took a deep breath, trying not to lose himself to the ramble as he began again. \"What I mean is, my people saw our country and way of life changed overnight. I'm on the way to meet someone who is interested in seeing things set right. But why bother? I've gotta a better opportunity here if you're interested. A plan full of whatever incentive it is you're looking for!\"\n\nMika genuinely believed that whatever this stranger Terrel was looking for he could somehow find. Just as sure that this Terrel with his razor sharp wit and power would be perfect fit somehow." }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"The pig.\"*The Elf would say, partially interrupting Mika at the title he gave him. He'd shift his focus back to the campfire, grabbing a small twig from the area next to him and tossing it in to allow the flames to grow. He'd listen to the man's proposal about some plot he seemed to have on mind that had something to do with his country. His words reminded Terrel of some kind is sales pitch, making him wonder if his words were genuine or just trying to get the Elf to do something for him.*\n\n\"Incentive?\"*The Elf would question him, looking back over to face the man. How would he know what incentive he was looking for anyhow? Most things he did were either for self-entertainment or personal gain, the latter being a materialistic greed that he had no shame for.*\"What did you have in mind?\"*He'd ask more casually, deciding to hear it out for a bit.*" }, { "author": "pog06112", "message": "There was a series of vigorous nods to emphasize he heard Terrel the Pig's new name. The word incentive was exactly what he had learned to use. It really caught attention just as he planned. \"Outside of the pride in knowing you righted a wrong that has worldly implications? Or the glory of restoring the monarchy to its true potential? Or even the eternal gratitude of a new system of governance? Easy! We will ransack the homes and estates of all who oppose us, and any funds not needed for the cause can be distributed by you to yourself and any other associates we find!\"\n\nMika was practically beaming at this offer. There was a moment that it felt like he would end, then a disclaimer snuck in, \"Unless you want something else,\"\n\nThis final statement was punctuated with a nervous laugh." }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Yes.\"*Terrel would answer at his initial question on if he wanted something more than righting wrong. The Elf could care less about the glory of fixing an already broken government so long as it didn't inconvenience him. Even more so if it required having to build a whole new one up. Perhaps somewhere in there, there was room for selectiveness in what became of the place, but Terrel questioned what his game plan was.*\"So your idea is to restore a monarchy through ransacking houses and finding allies?\"*He'd ask more causally, not completely waving off the idea so much as trying to receive extra information.*\"And how do you plan to fix the monarchy through that? At some point in that destruction, I'd assume there would be something that actually has something to do with changing things. Otherwise it would simply turn into an anarchy.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "kosunoki", "message": "Ask that to the other person" }, { "author": "Makira Namakiba", "message": "A kitsune was walking in the woods towards Salvainia as she sat down to take a little break as she did she started throwing rocks at a tree out of boredom \n\"God I'm so bored wish something interesting would happen.\"" }, { "author": "kosunoki", "message": "Just trying to get back into typing big" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*From within the forest, there would be a sound of footsteps, gradually making its way through the ferns. It would pause for a short moment, most likely scoping out the area before continue on towards Makira. Perhaps a person, a beast, another animal of sorts? Well some of the three seemed true as a small brown-furred wolf would stick its head out of the tall grass. The red dawn light glinted down on its oddly clean coat of fur as it would draw further out of the grass. By the looks of it, the wolf seemed full grown, though strangely not hostile to the Kitsune in what one would have thought if she were to cross its territory in any way. Clamped within its jaws was a thin slip of paper. It would come to sit down a short distance away from Makira, tail wagging slowly in waiting.*" }, { "author": "Makira Namakiba", "message": "She looked at the wolf and got startled by its sudden appearance well atleast to her it was a sudden appearance she then saw the paper but decided to pet the wolf first. She smiled and said \n\"Good boy :)\"\nShe then took the paper and read it" }, { "author": "kosunoki", "message": "Treat your wolf delivery service well👍" } ]

[ { "author": "Makira Namakiba", "message": "She was confused... Was that as far they would go?\n\"Well that was a waste of time..\"\nShe pet the wolf and sat down." }, { "author": "kosunoki", "message": "I remembered this rp while I was trying to sleep so it's really short" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "*The wolf would sit down, resting his head upon her lap while she would idly pat him. After a short pause there would be the light sound of movement, metal shifting while grass would crunch quietly underfoot.*\"Didn't think I'd find you again around here.\"*Would come a familiar voice as the Pig Elf from before could be seen leaning against a nearby tree. Perhaps he's been around the area or rather has he been standing there the whole time?*" }, { "author": "Makira Namakiba", "message": "\"Oh so this traveling with this wolf wasn't in vain anyways how are you on this fine day?\"\nShe didn't expect to see him here... She hadn't seen- she forgot his name... What was it was it... Tera?No... Damn what was it! She struggled to remember this persons name" }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Good, good.\"*He'd say casually. Terrel would reach for the whistle around his neck, soon blowing into it to catch the attention of the wolf next to her. Looking over to his owner, the wolf would stand up and return back to the Elf's side.*\"How are you...? Gone off to raise chaos in neighboring countries yet?\"*He'd ask, a slight jab at the conversation they once had.*\"I've heard many sellswords have been taking advantage of this Mentian War.\"" }, { "author": "Makira Namakiba", "message": "\"I was actually going on the path there but took a break didn't expect to see you so soon...\"\nShe was trying to avoid saying his name because she completely forgot it... I mean if he paid her she probably would have remembered because money is the most important thing to her." }, { "author": "Terrel Bales", "message": "\"Oh, really?\"*He'd say, coming off as more perplexed than he actually was as he'd make his way across the clearing to find a nice rock to sit on. The topics of war hardly ever interested him, but with it being on everyone's mind, it made a good point of discussion surprisingly enough.*\"Decide on a side yet or are you just there to raid unsuspecting towns while the war keeps everyone distracted?\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*Melody would make her way through the shaded forest, carefully hopping over one tree root to the next. She had been traveling for a while since she had gone out to start her patrol around the perimeter, and now, with the day nearing its end, she could see the walls of Salvania spanning out in the distance from where the trees barely covered it.*\"Phew almost there. Nearly thought I've gotten lost out here.\"*She'd say mostly to herself. She was never a forest person, but it felt nice to get to learn the terrain around the Capitol in the event of having to chase after convicted felons.*" }, { "author": "com.co", "message": "Me realizing I only made one response" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "Melody's calm trot through the forest led her to find not only the Salvanian Walls, but another figure in the forest. A relatively small one, though the look was certainly deceiving.\n\nThe figure seemed wolfish, with two doggish ears and furry skin. Sitting in solitude in the shade of the trees, as if it was waiting. It was here, Grey chose to rest. His mind preoccupied on recent events, and a wish to see someone who ran from him one last time.\n\nOf course, to a Salvanian Merc, an armored giant under cover of darkness might be a little suspicious. Enough to hopefully approach." }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*Melody would come to a sudden stop, taken by surprise at there being someone sleeping out in the forest. She'd take notice of the wolfish figure, her hand slowly lowering to her weapon just in case of something happening. Part of her wanted to curse at herself for being so quick to jump in thoughts of what may happen, though she had always been forewarned of beastkin in regards to her uncanny resemblance to a deer.\n\nThat wasn't something to think of now. For all she knew, the person could need some assistance.\nAfter a moments' hesitation, she'd gradually approach the sleeping man, bending down quite a bit to be able to tap him with a finger.*\"Sir... Are you alright...?\"*She'd ask him quietly. At least he was still breathing, so at any rate he could truly just be sleeping out here. In the event of such, she could probably apologize for disturbing his slumber and being on her way. Better safe than sorry however.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "The furry ears atop his head would twitch and shift as sounds of an approaching person's were heard. Yet the Canifore did not stir, for lack of the smell of bloodlust.\n\nThough, Grey couldn't very well ignore the words of the poking woman. The dog raising his head, squinting as his eyes readjust to the light. Slowly making out the appearance of a woman before him.\n\n\"Uh-... Yes...? Who are you?\"\nHe questioned, slowly begining to rise from his place on the floor. A light yawn accompanying the growing figure." }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*Melody would take a couple steps back as Grey would gradually get up, the Canifor being much larger than she had initially thought.*\"Melody Vander. Local Bounty Hunter and Guildmember of New Sunlight.\"*She'd say, offering a hand for the Canifor to shake.*\"Apologies if you were camping out or...\"*She'd look around at the empty forest.*\"Something... I came across you sleeping out here and wanted to make sure you were okay.\"*Her voice would take on a more formal tone, something she typically fell back on when meeting someone while on duty or even off duty in certain cases.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "\"Hm.\"\n\n*The wolf nodded back, glancing around the forest area as well. Guess he wasn't going to be able to find her. As much as he wanted to look for her camp, the dog could take a message. After a moment, he looks down to Melody and her extended hand. Reaching his own paw forward, shaking her's gently.*\n\n\"Grey Morins, freelance sword for hire.\"\n*He seemed to mimic her formality. Shaking his head gently at her questions.*\n\"Was looking for someone. Looks like they won't show. And thanks...\"\n\n*The beastkin looked the woman up and down, subtly taking a note of her scent. He didn't meet many nice people in this word, it's good to memorize their scent while he could.*\n\n\"Seems you're alone... Would you like me to accompany you?\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "\"Must have been searching for a long time to fall asleep out here.\"*The Centaur would point out in regards to him looking for someone before accepting his greeting back in turn.*\"Nice to meet you Grey.\"*She'd say with a dip of her head. Melody would avert her gaze to glance over towards the city walls, hearing the Canifor's offer to accompany her. Part of her wondered if it would be wise to travel about with a Canifor she just met with what she's heard of them, but Grey seemed like a relatively nice person, so perhaps taking his offer wasn't such a bad idea.*\"Sure thing. I was actually just about to return back to the city if you're planning on heading that way as well.\"*She'd answer.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "\"Something like that.\"\n*He nodded, not exactly aware of the time he spent here either. He left in the morning, and the sun was a little in the other direction, so quite awhile he'd guess.*\n\"Likewise.\"\n\n*The wolf tilts his head at her bow, wondering if that was really necessary. They weren't nobles or anything, at least he wasn't. He nods back as Melody accepts his offer, a small upward curl on his doggish lips.*\n\"Great. Shall we then?\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*She'd nod in response.*\"Let's go.\"*The Centaur would trot on ahead for a bit, slowing up only slightly so that she'd be able to walk next to the Canifor.*\"Do you live around here or are you one of those traveling sell swords I hear about sometimes?\"*She'd ask him to fill the silence.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "\"Yes, I travel. I'm from mentia, but Salvainia is very much my home. I wish to protect those who cannot protect themselves. To provide for those with nothing...\"\n\n*The wolf pauses, glancing down at the deer.*\n\"Menti is war torn. I'm scouting for others here to help before I go back.\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*Another Mentian? At least he seemed insistent on helping those unfortunate enough to get caught in it compared to other Mercenaries helping out for the money. Her mood would seem to drop slightly in thinking about her home country, but instead of mentioning he relation to it, she'd ask:*\"Which part of Mentia? Are you from, I mean-.\"*Melody remained at a debate between whether or not she should make the trip back so soon, but time seemed to be such a crucial thing with the news that traveled to Salvainia. There was no telling what's happened in that time.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "\"I believe it's known as the Beastkin States?\"\n\n*The dog pondered for a moment, attempting to remember. It had been a long, long time since he'd left.*\n\n\"I hear north mentia isn't doing well. The people there were raided...\"\n*A seemingly shakey sigh comes from the wolf. Thinking about the country he grew up from.*\n\n\"Strike at the people to slay the official. A despicable strategy... But cruelty is effective. \"\n*He'd shake his head, ears perking for a moment as he looks down.*\n\n\"My apologies, Ms. Vander. I ran on too much... Where are you from, if i may ask?\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "*She supposed the beastkin states would have made the most sense. Melody didn't really see them as part of Mentia, but with them joining in the war, she supposed they might as well be. She'd continue on in silence, listening to him explain what had been going on up until he had mentioned North Mentia. Her heart would stop in her chest, the words of raiders striking civilians sitting heavy inside her to the point where she had to come to a sudden stop to recuperate her thoughts. Suddenly the thought of the nearby towns getting attacked in the process didn't seem to far fetched. She bit her lip, trying to convince herself that the war wouldn't be able to reach beyond the Capitol city, but if part of it was already starting to fall, time was running out. The Centaur almost didn't hear his question, her answer coming out as slow as it took her to process what he was asking.*\"North... Mentia...\"*Her words came out rather heavily before she'd continue to trot on ahead to resume walking. Maybe the Fricharii was right. Which she knew, but she had the least bit of hope that he'd be proven wrong.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "*The wolf simply nods as Melody speaks. His ears perking at the mention of someone who's been looking for work.*\n\n\"Really? Would love to meet this person then. If you wouldn't mind introducing us.\"\n\n*It was certainly an interesting proposal. Though Grey knew not to expect much, he still had some semblance of hope about it. That keeping an open mind would lead him to meet someone capable enough and willing to head off with them.*" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "\"Sure thing.\"*She'd say, offering a smile.*\"He works at the same guild as me. I know he's been wanting to help out with the war so maybe I can arrange a time for you guys to get to know each other later today. I haven't gotten to see much of his skills in combat, but I'm sure he's pretty capable.\"*Melody decided not to bring up how training went with him, knowing full well that could be enough to make the Canifor change his mind. At least if she could come up with a nice time for them to chat she could figure out what she'll do herself from there.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "\"Much appreciated.\"\n\n*It seemed that by now, the two were approaching the front gates of the city. A steady in flow of people being check through by the guardsmen, then allowed into the city. The wolf looks to the line, sighing lightly.*\n\n\"Almost there. Apologies Ms. Vander, but I have someone to meet with once we're in the city. If you don't mind, I'd like to meet again at your guild. I'll be on a job, but it shouldn't take me long until I can come again.\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "\"I understand. The name of it is New Sunlight. If you think you'll need any assistance finding your way I can meet you halfway. Otherwise, hope to see you there.\"*The Centaur would say, holding out a hand for him to shake. What a lovely Canifor he was despite what some may say of them. Hopefully he can accomplish much in his pursuit of helping out in the war.*" }, { "author": "Grey Morins", "message": "\"New Sunlight... Will Remember it.\"\n\n*The wolf nods again, eyeing the girls hand as she sticks it out. Reaching forward as well, his larger paw a little awkward to grasp. Nevertheless, a shake was made and the dog was satisfied.*\n\n\"Thank you, but I know the streets pretty well. Patrolling the area often, how could I not.\"" }, { "author": "Melody Vander", "message": "\"Until then in that case.\"*She'd say with a light laugh, moving her hand away after shaking his.*\"Have a nice day.\"*With that she'd turn away to trot off along the streets, carefully picking her way past people so as not to accidentally bump into them before disappearing into the crowds.*" }, { "author": "com.co", "message": "That should be good\n\nYou claim or should i" } ]

[ { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*She sat down as the skeletons layed down the supplies and equipment , they place themselves down as the dying sunlight slowly fades. My roped hands hurting heaps, as long as it help her at bay I didn't mind*\n\n*I look at you, saddened and tired eyes. They were off somewhere else. But she looked at you directly.*\n\n\"She's not listening as far as I can tell\"*She paused after saying that looking at her bound Hands, what had become of her , resorted to this* \n\n\"Couple days ago I was just a maid... I... Fell .. Into the local lake... Getting water for the bathing of my sisters... Something just. Pulled me down... I woke up just on the shore. These markings all over me. I went to my sister for guidance and... These .... I touched her.. And she.. She she...\"\n\n*Tears ran down her Face*\n\n\"She tells me her name is Vera... An ancient evil of some sort... Powerful beyond anything... She wants control ... Somehow in someway she was put into me. I have no explanation how... The long she has resided within me though.. I've just grown hungry \n... I eat 1 thing every couple of days... I've eaten someone Varana... I've eaten a couple as they begged for mercy I simply couldnt control it. I just.. Want to go home . I want to... I can't even bear this guilt of taking over me. It just gets worse everytime... But sometimes. She sleeps... Or is just... Not here... I have no answers to the questions I want... But I'm just\n\n\nSo scared\"" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "*Varana glanced over her skeletons to make sure that they were doing everything right and not damaging the equipment. They could be a little bit stupid sometimes. But as Elizabeth began to speak, the necromancer turned her attention back towards the maid. Anyone with at least half a heart would have been moved by the tail, Varana included. One might have found her eerie, wavering smile inappropriate for such a heavy topic. But it was all the necromancer could do to keep from an obvious grin. Nevertheless, she felt sorry for the poor maid and was relieved she hadn't left her back at that empty camp, perhaps realizing how cruel that would have been.*\n\n*Seeing the tears run down Elizabeth's face, Varana reached out to give her a small pat.*\n\n*Varana wasn't sure what to make of her story about the evil monster Vera. But it was clear that, despite her sympathy for Elizabeth, she would need to be on guard. Otherwise, it seemed inevitable she'd end up like that hog.*\n\n\"A-Ah... That's quite horrible... I'm sorry 'bout all of that. Wish I could do more to help ya... But I think yer gonna need a proper faith-based mage to have a chance at exorcising something like that. Sounds like ya got stuck with some sorta demon possession or something.\" *Varana was just throwing ideas out there. She hadn't the slightest idea what an evil monster like that could possibly be. Originally, Varana suspected vampire. But who knows.*\n\n\"Luckily, the word's a big place! Once ya get the demon out, ya can go back home and everything will be good. Yer in a better spot then me, I think. Can't go home if I wanted to, they exiled me for practicing necromancy.\" *Varana remarked with a laugh.*" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*She was appreciative of what she had given her to, her time and attention being genuine to her. Showing she cared for her despite what she did. She shivered a bit, understandable. She was barely clothed enough to almost be showing only skin. The green cloak the only true thing keeping her warm. As her bound Hands ripped together*\n\n*She bit her lip as she hated to think what she had. The worst of it all and why her of all people. Hearing the series of magic that could fix this. Shining hope through her clouded mind*\n\n\"Magic sure Is amazing isn't it. The kingdom I'm from hardly used Magic... I've Read it's even a rare thing to be good at it. Blood lines usually processing the stuff necessary\" \n\n*She gave a slight fleeing smile as she listened to Varana talk , she was sweet. She didn't want to leave.*\n\n\"I do wish to go home yeah. Y you can't? Necromancy is so honestly cool though!! Look at it!!! It's amazing! Absolutely unbelievable \"\n*She stood up looking at the skeletons exclaiming herself and her point. She was happy to have your company , the jolt of standing up though dimmed that happiness as that pain burned more.*\n\n*Her side was purple and infected, bloody and bruised. Aching.* \"You're amazing you know to do such magic... I was just a maid before this as you know.. Never thought of an adventure ever. Been so dangerous though.. Death has been creeping on me I feel but Vera keeps telling me. I'd never die.. Probably cause if I do she will to. Both stuck in this boat together ... Say... Did she what she needed your blood for..\"" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "*Varana could see that Elizabeth was cold. Thankfully, they had some blankets from inside of the tent. Before going any further, she approached a skeleton, procured a blanket, and handed it to Elizabeth.* \"Here, this should help keep ya warm! Shoulda thought of that sooner, but there ya go.\"\n\n*She nodded at the comments about magic being cool.* \"It's certainly interesting! Thaaat's sorta how I got into it to begin with, haha. Buuut not everything likes seeing dead things walk around. Creeps 'em out. People who're especially religious are the worst. Tend to take it personally and want to rid necromancers from the world.\" *Varana shrugged.* \"Usually I disguise them using illusion magic before entering a city, just to be safe.\" *They weren't in a city right now though, hence the bare bones approach, pun intended.*\n\n \"Well... There *Are* Worse fates than death...\" *Varana grimaced at the thought.* \"Buuut don't worry!\" *She reassured confidently, twitching slightly. Despite that bad looking wound, Varana knew the city wasn't too far away.* \"C'mon, we gotta get ya back quickly. I'm sure a healer in the city can help there. I'll show ya there, give em some silver to cover the expenses, and ya should be set!\"" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*The blanket was placed onto her as she got comfy and warm with the feeling of it being soft as she gets comfortable with it. She needed clothes above anything else but it was the least of her concerns right now.*\n\n*She listened to Varana as she sat comfortably, practically laying down now as she looked at her.*\n\n\"Fates worse than death\"\n*She thought of the city now, the Healers and all the other magic users. Could they possibly remove this? No , they have to...* \n\n\"Please I wish I had money to provide for you , I will earn some and give for all this once Vera is removed...\"\n\n*She moves her bound hounds up as she touches your head rubbing it, thanking you for what you'd done for her up until now as the Runes on her hand glows , revealing your hidden halo as some of the Runes don't stop glowing. She panics shaking her bound Hands up and down away from you. The Runes felt and looked alive. They were glowing red, warm and possibly dangerous* \n\n\" I I DONT know what I did!! I'm so sorry I I didn't mean to reveal your.. \"\n\n*She looked away a bit , only getting a glance at it. It was different what she had above her head , it was unnatural, not of this world she thought. An enigma to be sure, she was so afraid to touch anything remembering what happened last time, certain Runes on each hand wouldn't stop glowing and moving ever so slightly, so was absolutely frightened*" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "\"Nono, don't worry about payin' me! ...Ya probably need that for extra healers. Or for once yer back on the road.\" *Varana reassured Elizabeth. Part of her telling to stop risking her neck from this girl and leave her behind. But seeing how she'd been similarly mistreated due to her necromancy abilities, she was hesitant to abandon Elizabeth prematurely. Varana was determined to at least get her to a healer.*\n\n\"Eh...?\" *The necromancer blinked as she felt her halo activate. She wasn't angry, so much as worried.* \"What? How...\" *She looked backed to Elizabeth, noticing the runes glowing brightly. That didn't seem good. Varana took a few cautious steps back, perhaps worried that Vera was about to awaken again. The weird magic stuff seemed to be associated with Vera. Noticing the change, the skeleton minions looked over, as if wondering whether they would soon be called upon to protect their master. Only time would tell, it seemed.*\n\n\"Mmm... Thaaaat... Can't be good!\" *Varana shakily concluded, her usual grin waivering.* \"Come on, we should hurry. If we keep up this pace, we'll probably reach the healer by tomorrow.\" *The necromancer reassured her friend.* \"Hopefully we can get there before Vera wakes up again, yeah? I think that would be better fer both of us!\"" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*She was frightened and and the thought of what she would do flooded her mind. Causing her stress. Unsure of what she would even do especially an unknown power. The Runes shook and moved, glowing immensely on her hand and it dimmed down her arm. You being at least thankful she was bound by the rope*\n\n\"T the morning? I can't... What do you mean the morning ... The sun has only just started setting.. Please can we just.. Figure why they're glowing!?\"\n\n*She was clearly panicking.. Looking for an opportunity to even stress over as she breathed in a and out slowly trying to calm herself. She didn't want to touch anything of the sort, being afraid of what would happen.\nBut you felt the heat coming off it. Something surging within the skin*\n\"I I need something, animal of any sort please!\" *She was against the concept as you know , going completely off character for her. \nThe absolute dread in her eyes like she had seen this happen before*" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "*The panicked response from Elizabeth seemed to make Varana realize that perhaps she was pressuring her companion a bit too much.* \"A-Aaah... Okay! Sure, yah. I... Don't know why their glowing. But we cannnn... Errrr... Experiment~?\" *Perhaps the tone with which she hummed this last word was a bit too cheerful. It was definitely easy to picture the twitching girl as some sort of mad scientist.*\n\n\"An animal? Errrr... Jeffrey, quick!\" *She called out to one of her minions who dashed off into the underbrush beside the road.* \"Hurry up!\" *Varana encouraged her skeleton, eyeing Elizabeth cautiously, ready to cast magic if need be. She didn't want to be the next animal Vera devoured, if that what was really about to happen.*\n\n*Thankfully, the region they were in was rich and teaming with life. The skeleton minion was able to quickly snag a fat fluffy rabbit before returning to Varana and Elizabeth. He seemed unsure what to do with it and stood there for a moment, glancing between the two ladies with his hollow, empty eye sockets. His white, sun-bleached bones seemed to he decorated with green flecks from the grass he had just emerged from moments earlier.*\n\n\"Well, hand it over...\" *Varana instructed him. Jeffrey swiftly presented the plump animal to Elizabeth, while Varana watched intently to see what happened next. Perhaps this would give her some clues as to Elizabeth's condition. Even if she couldn't heal her companion, perhaps her knowledge of the occult would reveal a way to help contain Vera!*" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*The skeleton didn't surprise nor shock her at this stage. But seeing the life it held within its boney grasp did. She didn't want anything to happen to it but choice was out of her hands.*\n\n*She held her foot on it absolutely in despair, being visible on her face as she saw you stand back with the skeleton as she pressed her hand to it. A red shock emitting from it as the rabbit itself combusted . Seeming into mush with violent heat and red energy emitting from it. In an instant it become nothing, ghastly noises only being squeaked out of it as they halted . Resulting in its painful death, the red shock burning the rope around my hands as the Runes themselves shivered and shook. Completely burning anything on my hands but my hands themselves. Smoke and flame emited from the fleshy mess, as i was frightened and shocked getting flash backs to when this all happened the first time. To my poor sister.*\n\n*It was beyond dangerous. You would blink and you'd miss it. No spell. No cast. Just a touch from the fingertips. It was horrifying. The Runes stopped glowing as they seeped back to the dark red along her hands shifting back to a different rune. She was in shock*" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "*Varana was watching closely, unsure what to expect. Would Vera come and devour the rabbit like she had the hog? Perhaps the last she was expecting was what actually happened. The rabbit just exploded?! Varana let out a cry of surprise as she was hit with the heat. She took a step back or two back, but tripped and fell into the soft grass on the side of the road! Jeffery the skeleton looked like his same old self, except he was splattered with what was left of the rabbit. He was a rather terrifying sight in this present state.*\n\n\"What was that...?!\" *Varana exclaimed, finally finding her breath as she slowly sat up.* \"Does that prevent Vera from awakening if ya do it in time or something?\" *She conjectured, her crimson eyes still wide from the sudden combustion.* \"Whatever it was... Yer runes stopped glowing...\" *If only she knew what those runes meant.* \"...How do you feel, any better?\" *Varana could only hope this had helped.*\n\n*Her gaze slowly drifted to bloody Jeffery. She shook her head in disapproval, then motioned him over towards the grass.* \"Go get cleaned off Jeffrey, yer gonna scare someone looking like that!\" *Of course her was still a skeleton though, so perhaps that much was inevitable...*" } ]

[ { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*The sparks and magical aura ran over the bloody mess, seeing you frightened by it as was I. Seeing how dangerous this really is. Knowing what and how many Runes covered me. What was glowing on me was only a small fraction of the vaster scale of it* \n\n*It wasn't my intent. But I knew how to take it away from a previous instance. Giving ptsd about the whole situation*\n\n**You should've placed your hand onto her**\n\n*I pause myself hearing the awful voice again. Completely sickened by it , afraid oh so afraid as the current that was coming off my Runes flickers like the one on the poor once a creature.*\n\n**You took some of her magic , turned it into your own, very well done. But you should've taken all of her. Her blood line is full of its juices!!! Her soul is full of potency!! You see your consequences have paid off... You'll be found out if you go to the city , they will execute you. They will experiment on you. They will mame you** \n\n*I try to speak even just looking at you and the whole situation me feel ill as the current spreads up the side of my body*\n\n**But you are only a child of god. Your body may be a vessel for me but you're no fit for me, you're a complete mess and your craft is messy, absolutely disgusting. You'll learn consequences** \n\n*The current spreads up me more and more as I move far from you, as my damaged flesh stitches itself , the infection merely fading as it burns whatever jewelry or cloth I had previously from the immense heat. I throw off my green cloak before it could catch anything else staying completely still*\n\n**My body is simply yours, I cannot have you dying. A piece of metal had engrained itself deep inside you, the pain wasn't the outer wounds but the metal inches from your heart. You're a stupid girl. You'll be treated like a slave under me. You're a maid made to serve being as simple as that.**\n\n**You obey me. Cause your precious skin , your body. Is merely my doll. My puppet.**\n\n**You want to know how easy it is . To ruin everything you have? Look at yourself , bare bodied and scared with magic you cannot control. That could've killed another**\n\n**This is entertainment Elizabeth. I look forward to watching more**\n\n*My body is healed, but extremely hot to the touch as i cover myself with my arms simply crouching down as I do so. Calling out your name.*\n\n\"Varana!! I I I'm ok!!!" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "Varana watched on in confusion as the runes flickered on Elizabeth's skin. Was Vera awakening again?! The necromancer tried to back up further into the grass and scrambled to her feet, ready to jump into action at a moments notice. It was hard to tell what exactly was happening as those articles burned away. Particularly shocking was how the wounded girl seemed to magically heal up her own wounds!\n\n\"...Is everything okay...?\" The necromancer eyed Elizabeth cautiously. She seemed to be getting better though as the wounds healed up and the infection went away. Thankfully, after the long silence, the necromancer heard an affirmative reply.\n\n\"A-Ah... That's good. I thought Vera was gonna awaken again there for a moment, but looks like we're safe fer now, haha!\" Varana remarked with a soft chuckle. Though the necromancer felt sympathetic for the girl's plight, she recognized the fact it would not be safe to have her tagging along indefinitely. Not with that monster living inside her. \"Are ya feeling cold still? I can prolly get ya another blanket... Otherwise, we should probably stay on the road!\"" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*She was just covered by the olive green cloak she threw off previous, embarrassed beyond belief as she crouched on the dirt, everything she wore burnt up, looking at herself , no othe Runes being active as she couldn't believe what had even happened, her skin was healed. Her bare skin healed...* \n\n\"P p please Varana!! G g get me something... It's so bloody c c cold\"\n\n*She stared at the necromancer just her sharpened teeth chattering . Clearly it was gonna be hard to make it by tomorrow with this maid always getting into something, even studying her yourself wouldn't be bad especially before taking her to the city, if Vera released there ... What would even happen... She was clearly something to not be ignored . Dangerously patient and cunning and unpredictable this whole creature was.*\n\n\"H hey Varana, s stop thinking f f for a second and and and... Please...\"\n\n*The moon high in the sky shining down among the stars. Time had moved quickly throughout the furious experience*" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "\"Ahhh, okay okay.\" *Varana nodded quickly at the protests from her companion.* \"I'll see if I can find a spare outfit for ya. Annnnd a blanket too!\" *The necromancer didn't mind the cold quite so much, it seemed. Soon enough, she was digging through one of the backpacks carried by her skeletons.* \"Mmmm... There should be something in hereee...\" *Varana was trying to find an outfit she didn't mind being destroyed, seeing how the last set of clothes Elizabeth had worn just got burned up.*\n\n\"Heeeere, this should work!\" *Varana turned back to Elizabeth and tossed her a red dress. It was rather worn but should keep the cold out okay.* \"Oh and since ya seem pretty cold, take another blanket too!\" *The necromancer pulled one of those out and handed them over towards Elizabeth. After that, she just turned away to allow her to change in some privacy. Varana made sure all the skeletons did likewise.*\n\n*Buuut that didn't mean Varana would keep her mouth shut.* \"So uh... Do you still wanna go to the city? Or I could point ya in another direction instead. Whatever is the most helpful for ya!\"" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*She took the clothing given to her, being not much and an awful fit but it was clothing regardless being thankful for it. A lot more comfortable than anything she had worn on this journey anyway she thought. Her dark red hair matched the darkish shade buy still being much darker. She tapped Varana on the shoulder carefully*\n\"Listen staying with you is probably my best bet... I want , to find information on these Runes, even Vera . What she is... If someone were to happen it would be your call ok?\"\n\n*1 touch. And you'd be an unrecognisable bundle of flesh\n\n\"Your the one burdening this. Burdening Vera and I. . . Plus if you ever want to test anything... To I don't know broaden magic... I'll be just beside you. Anyway! B be to cold to travel by night... Winters on the approach\"" }, { "author": "Varana Aukatsang", "message": "*Varana flinched at the gentle touch on her shoulder, perhaps surprised that she hadn't immediately exploded like the rabbit. Once regaining her composure, the necromancer turned round and shrugged.*\n\n\"Well uh, I'm not really *Staying* In one place, y'know? I'm traveling about all the times and stuff.\" *She twitched idly and scrached the back of her head.* \"I guess yer welcome to tag along if ya like, but uh... We gotta find some sorta solution to Vera or I'm gonna have trouble sleeping at night, haha...\" *She managed a weak laugh, trying to make it all seem less scary. It was still scary. She didn't want to wake up dead.*\n\n\"Errr... I'll try to help ya out as much as I can. But Vera seems pretty powerful. I'm not gonna take the blame if Vera goes and eats someone. M'kay?\" *She gazed at Elizabeth with her crimson eyes.*" }, { "author": "bethanyboo.", "message": "*Her laughter puts Elizabeth at ease as she puts a hand on either of Varanas shoulders smiling at her , looking into her eyes and her still visible halo to . Knowing she's never gonna touch such a thing again*\n\n\"We can keep moving then alright. I believe in us yeah... I won't eat you don't worry even if I was hungry.\"*She winked as she spoke laughing a bit with visible sharp teeth*\"Not enough meat on your bones anyway\"\n\n\"I I I I'm only joking don't worry! Never would I do anything to you. Your pretty powerful with your magic ....Shouldn't worry to much ok Varana?\"\n\n*She looked innocent and young, being caught up in all this hurting her immensely as you could tell. She was tired and just confused but her determination to fix this helped her keep walking and moving as you both did. She was content with you. Comfortable even.*\n\n*Didn't change that when Vera would take over is random , even when you sleep.*\n\n*What have you gotten yourself into.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Yelena L. Zharova", "message": "*Please don't cause any trouble on the way, Yel.*\n\n*The words written in ink on the old paper popped into Yelena's memories for a second. The man had warned her not to act impulsively that day, at least not until she got to meet him. Usually she was the hot-headed one of the two, and the crazier one as well. She sighed with a little frustration. It seemed that the travel would be longer than she had wished. She nodded calmly, heading back to the huge horse beside them, stopping only to look at Ryker for a moment. The glow on his horns was gone. Her carmine gaze drifted down from his head to the talisman with curiosity.* \"What were you doing here?\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Right. Of course. I suppose you've ran into me while I was occupied.\"*He said, watching as she returned back to the large animal.*\"I've been trying to store magic as a way of using up less mana. Do Macen know what mana or magic is?\"*He questioned in an almost degrading way.*\"Can't say I've really seen any with some. Well, not that I've really spoken to any Macen.\"*The Oni considered the idea of Macens and the other races running around, wielding magic as the Blue Onis did back at home. It was a strange thought to him and he soon gave a shake of his head to considering that much further.*" }, { "author": "Yelena L. Zharova", "message": "*Yelena arched a curious eyebrow at the assumption made by the Blue Oni, her eyes however remained the same, as did her firm posture.* \"Of course we know what magic and mana are.\" *She held up a gloved hand, revealing herself beneath her thick black and white overcoat. The other hand removed the fabric covering her fingers with swiftness, boiling flames growing on her skin for a moment. Her fist closed and erased the power from her hand, covering it again soon after.* \"I believe you need to meet more people, blue race.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker eyes widened at the sight of magic spewing from her hand. So they could learn magic as well? She was right about one thing, he definitely needed to meet more people. But if Macen and the other races all could have similar powers to their own, what risk could the others be in when all their magic was gone? He cleared his throat.*\"You're right. I suppose I haven't left my home lands up until quite recently. The Macen back there... Weren't the most well representing of the ones I see out here.\"*He said to her, adjusting the glasses on his face.*\"You must have quite the teacher to have such a firm grasp on it.\"" }, { "author": "Yelena L. Zharova", "message": "\"There are many incompetent people alive.\"\n\n*Yelena said simply and without much emotion in her tone of voice, which showed her belief in what she had just spoken. She kept her gaze fixed on Oni's eyes as he adjusted the glasses on his face. She gave a small cynical laugh as she listened to the words spoken by the stranger.* \n\n\"Hah! He was nothing but one of the incompetents. If you really want power, you have to conquer it yourself.\" *Her eyes passed over the gloved hand that had caught fire a few seconds ago, still feeling the burning, satisfying heat that the flame caused her.* \"As for your attempts, were they successful?\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"I can only imagine that number seems to grow the more you meet, yes?\"*He asked at her words, not quite picking out her tone of voice towards it other than it being some fact she had picked up on. It was strange that she considered her teacher also incompetent. Surely she must have picked her magic up from someone else unless there was perhaps a source he knew little of. He peered at her curiously at the thought, only to be shaken from it at her reuse of magic and the question that followed. Macens sure didn't seem to care of how much magic they used. Strange.*\"As successful as I can hope for it to be for now. I'd show you, but I think it better to only use the magic when I most need it until I find a more permanent solution. There's been a few test runs, and I've managed to at least create these as end product.\"*He said, poking at his glasses.*\"Imbuing magic into items seem to work wonders as an alternative storage method when others aren't available.\"" }, { "author": "Yelena L. Zharova", "message": "*Yelena arched an eyebrow for a moment.* \"Yes, the number only increases.\" *In her own view almost all the people she had met were great incompetents, after all, if you don't survive, you are an incompetent. This was not unlike the man who had taught her how to better control the magic within her. He was an incompetent, both in life and at the time of his death. Nothing more than a miserable being. Despite the rarity of this event, Yelena found herself curious about the Oni's practices regarding magic. It seemed like something useful to obtain.* \"For what reason would I store my magic? And how could I do that?\" *She turned a little more toward the Oni, patting the horse's side so that the animal would stay in place.*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Well it's quite situational as far as I know but, in the event that your magic runs out, this would be an alternative source to temporarily regain some. For emergency situations, I guess you can say.\"*He explained to her, recalling what he had learned since he's been wandering out here.*\"In your case it may be a bit different... Depending on magic specialty. I do believe most mages keep their magic stored in these crystals so that they can resort back to them when need be. Of course, I have yet to find any to do proper investigation of, but this is what I have so far.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*The Oni made his way through the large forest, walking along one of the trails he had grown used to in his time there. While there seemed to be little success in his search for the others, he had decided to focus on the other issue of being able to accumulate enough magic to keep him going. The Oni was aware of his grown dependency of magic in his time spent in Amongko, but he'd consider himself doing quite well in reserving it for the time being, even figuring out how to embed it into other items so as not to waste as much. He gazed down at the talisman around his neck, watching the blue glow it accumulated and following its pattern as if it were a tracker of sorts. There was something nearby, he could feel it and soon enough his thoughts would be confirmed.\n\nLightly pushing past the overgrowth, his gaze had fallen upon the glowing rock. Its magic energy was so strong that it was a wonder nothing else picked up on it. Well, almost nothing. His gaze traveled over to the Macen next to it, chipping away at the magic source to his own distraught. Whether oblivious or intentional of what he was doing, Ryker had rather not let the object get too damage from the risk of its contents spilling out of it. He stood up more fully, brushing past the weeds and ferns just enough so that he'd be more in view. Not that it was hard. Against the green environment, his blue attire and glowing items he wore were quite visible. Even his horns which he typically kept hidden, stood apart from his dark hair in picking up on a nearby source as well.*\"While it may be quite unaccustomed for me to approach a Macen in this way, I would like to ask that you step away from the rock.\"*He said to him in a calm way. Ryker took off the glasses that sat on his face, their purpose now served as he tucked them away.*" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*Azrael instantly looked at the person who spoke, his hand raised and mana accumulating in it as sparks of electricity bolts lashes out at the air, meanwhile his wings open slightly as he assumed a defensive stance.\n\n*He narrows his eyes, observing the oni as he grips the vial with rocks on it, pocketing it quickly so that it hopefully won't get damaged if a fight breaks out*\n\"Another step and you're getting a lightning bolt through the chest.\"\n\n*About in the middle of the two lays Azraels bag, wide open to display all his research equipment and a.. Frankly a rather giant book with pages and notes sticking out all over the place, meanwhile his spear is stabbed into the ground next to the Ardent, but he doesn't bother reaching for it*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker didn't react much to the defensive Macen, simply moving his hands to fold them behind himself.*\"I am quite capable in the art of physical persuasion as well.\"*He said to him. Ryker took notice of the equipment surrounding them, thinking maybe his latter assumption was more correct.*\"However, it's not you I concern of, but rather the rock you are damaging.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He keeps observing him, not responding quite yet. He glances around, looking for any other factors that he hasn't taken into account yet before looking back at the oni*\n\"Why do you care about the rock. Is this some kind of cultural thing?\" *He narrows his eyes suspiciously, but he does end up letting the mana in his hand dissipate, the electricity fading*\n\n*His wings twitch as he glances at his 'lab bag', honestly it's rather clear hes being particularly cautious/protective of the bag*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*From the looks of it, Ryker didn't appear to be carrying any weapons on him unless he had a pocket knife of sorts tucked away. With Azrael lowering dropping his 'weapons', Ryker began to casually skirt along the edge of the full clearing to walk over to the stone.*\"Not cultural of my people if that's what you're asking.\"*He said back to him before placing a hand on the stone. The power in it was quite immense. It was a wonder of who could have left so much mana behind. A light blue coloring began encasing his arm, shrouding its way through the rest of his body as he could feel some of his own magic being refueled in the process. He turned back to look at Azrael.*\"It is rather a source, similar to the food we eat or the water we drink. Someone had stored magic in here as a way of preservation. Either forgotten or to return back later for. But between the both of us, I wouldn't believe there'd be much left of it after this encounter.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*His eyes widen the moment the oni placed his hand on the stone and started absorbing some of the mana and quickly rushes to the oni and grabs his hand*\n\"OI OI OI, DONT SIPHON THE MANA IN THAT YOU COULD CONTAMINATE MY RESEARCH MATERIAL\"\n\n\"Do you have any idea how rare this rock is?! I cant study its effects on the environment if it doesn't have any mana left to influence it!\"\n\n*His wings flutter, his entire demeanor having gone from cautious and hostile to frantic and agitated. He even gestured wildly as he talked to emphasize his point*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker gazed over at Azrael, his horns flaring in light of whatever emotion he was holding back.*\"Unhand me Macen.\"*He said to him simply.*\"I am quite aware of how mana storage works and you breaking away at the storage containment will simply render it useless anyways. If you really wanted to study how it effects the environment then you should try embedding your own mana into something and seeing how other things react to it.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He mutters something in annoyance, his wings fluttering in agitation*\n\"First off, Im not a Macen. Second, obviously Ive already done that and researched it, I study all aspects of mana and its effects on this world, not just that of people wielding it which is exactly why I cant have any foreign mana linger on this damned rock. For all I know this thing has been sitting here for thousands of years, absorbing the ambient mana around it! And for your information, Im not attempting to destroy the damn rock, I just needed to grab a few chips from the side to study\" *His agitation and frustration just grew as he kept talking, ending with him throwing his hands up in the air in frustration and starting to pace back and forth*\n\"But hey if those fucking morons at the academy could stop focusing on weaponizing everything then maybe Id have the means to set up a temporary research outpost here. But no! Instead here I am out in the middle of gods fucking nowhere having to get this shit on my own!\" *Hes.. Getting way off topic for some reason but at least his frustration isn't focused on the oni anymore*\n\n\"Its ridiculous! Its like they all think I'm supposed to get by on the random artifact or mana pebble that a random trader found and is selling at an exorbitantly inflated price!\"\n*His frustration peaks, his wings flutter and his hands light up with electricity again and he blasts a poor random shrub into ash*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*The Macen out here definitely were a lot more rowdy than he'd recall from Amongko. Then again, he claimed separation from such race.*\"If you aren't a Macen, then what are you?\"*He asked him. While Azrael went on a tangent, Ryker had returned his hand to the rock, taking up what mana he could during the Ardent's distraction before he eventually moved his hand away once more and let out a deep sigh. Much better now. The glow from the rock seemed to have diminished greatly, but there was still some faint light coming from it. At the very least, this should keep his mana up for a few weeks. Ryker pocketed his hand once more, listening to Az speak about all his research and work he had to do at the annoyance of others.*\"I'd highly doubt anything too ancient would last long without another finding it or it running out of magic completely. Only the gates have really lasted for countless of years and people to this day have yet to recreate anything of similar permanence. Unless you plan on finding better containment for this rock, there is plenty of reason to believe the magic will be gone as well in due time, spilling out into the environment and returning to where it originally belongs. And, from the sounds of it, it doesn't seem like you have enough hands for transport of such.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He glares at the shrub he destroyed before looking at the oni with annoyance*\n\"To answer your first question, Im an Ardent. Macen dont have wings unless they sold their soul for power or something. As for your second point, the gates aren't the only things with an ancient or strange mana property. Artifacts pop up all the time with weird properties like literally producing and leaking mana. If something is old enough, went through the right conditions, and is made of the right composition then it will be capable of absorbing natural mana. If this rock is...\" *He freezes as he stares at the now much less glowy rock, a blank emotionless expression falling over his face. Its a bit weird considering just a few seconds ago he was angry enough to destroy a shrub and now suddenly he looks like he has no emotion*\n\" You absorbed the mana.\" *He states rather matter-of-factly*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Ardent. Simply another type of Macen if I recall correctly.\"*He said in response. Ryker followed his gaze back to the rock.*\"Indeed I have. You seemed like you were going to be talking for quite a while so I've decided to help myself. Mana has been running quite low since I've found myself out here so any source of it is considered great fortune in my eyes. It's nothing to worry of, I'm not one to consistently waste magic if I can help it.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He silently stares at the oni, his expression staying completely blank.*\n.\n.\n.\n*He sighs and grumbles, annoyance returning to his face in a 'well fuck guess it is what it is' expression as he pretty much just resigns himself*\n\"People like you really make me seriously consider becoming immortal you know? And to be technical, Ardent are more fae than Macen on a biological level.\"\n\n*He walks to his backpack and puts the vial of rock chips he took into it, takes out the large book and then takes a pen out from somewhere in his jacket, proceeding to open it at one of the many bookmarks and writes something before snapping it shut*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Immortality may allow you to outlive the people you hate, but not the hate you develop from the actions of others. People 'like me' will always be around. Immortality will simply be torturous for you.\"*Ryker took a seat on the ground, folding his hands around his talisman as his body began glowing again in light meditation.*\"You appear to have taken quite of disliking of me, though if it makes it easier for you, I can make what remains of this stone's magic into something more conventional to carry around. You seem to be quite attached to the stone rather than the mana inside, however.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He waves his hand dismissively, putting his book back into his bag and walks to jis spear, pulling it out of the ground and then walks back to his bag and fastens it to a strap on top of it*\n\"For most people immortality would be like that. Ive already considered the different factors of most forms of immortality anyways. But regardless, I dislike your actions and disregard for the importance of the possible research that could have been conducted with that stones mana, instead you focused more on replenishing your own mana. But I don't know you so I cant say whether I dislike *You* Personally.\"\n\n\"Oh and dont bother with the stone. Hopefully it'll absorb mana overtime and probably act as a battery for some other thing. Maybe a plant will grow on it and siphon the mana. Hm.. That would be interesting i should work on something like that-\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"In that case I suppose I can say I dislike your repeated ranting of things that I have little knowledge over. I would be quite curious to know what it is you're talking about, but you seem to become very absent of the things going on around you when you do.\"*He said back to him. Opening his palms, a blue orb had managed to form within them.*\"There are some picked up traces of aqua magic within the stone by the way.\"*He added.*" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "\"Wonderful, we both dislike something about the other.\" *He comments sarcastically, his wings fluttering as he plops down onto the ground and takes a cigarette out from inside his jacket, lighting it with a bit of fire magic and proceeding to take a drag of it*\n\"Aqua attribute mana? You sure bout that?\" *He eyes the blue orb curiously*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Not the mana itself so much as its user. Of course it could be result of water and earth seeping into the rock and hiding the type of magic I still left inside. I did pick up on some Geo as well, but that was obvious enough from the rock. He held out the orb to Azrael which was soon encapsulated into glowing mechanical device of sorts.*\"You can carry that around if you want, but it also has other magical properties in it.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He takes the orb and inspects it carefully, not saying anything as he turns and prods it*\n\"Hm.. Aqua attribute is likely from a mana-induced rainfall, could also be possible that this rock was flooded at one point. Frankly the only real question is what the hell you just made\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*To the question, he gave a light grin.*\"I've created an item imbedded with the mana from the stone by adding some of my own to it with the help of my talisman. I figured you'd want to use it with it being your main field of research. In very simple terms, you can put it around your neck or mouth to allow yourself to breathe underwater.\"*His words came out quite proud, showing some pridefulness in his simple work.*\"It seemed to fit best given some of the rock's material. But I could remake it into a number of things of better use.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He hums curiously as he keeps inspecting the orb*\n\"What exactly is that talisman? This metal casing around the mana is rather unnatural, let alone how you created it from nothing. This seems like artifact territory\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*He let out a chuckle.*\"It's where I store any excess mana that I have in the event that I run too low on it. Much like how the item you have has a bit of excess mana now. Making it is simply a skill I've learned from some artificers out in these lands. It has helped quite a lot to keep the magic going for a while.\"*He looked back over to the rock.*\"I'd have imagine something similar to it if not for how much it contains inside. Perhaps from a powerful sorcerer of sorts.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He hums curiously. Its strange how his entire demeanor changed so fast. Probably not a man who holds grudges too much it seems*\n\"Artificers huh? Strange bunch those lot. Always focusing on what they can make instead of understanding what theyre using to make something. Probably the second most explosion-prone department at the academy\"\n*He looks at the rock as well, a brief flicker of annoyance passing over his face as he recalls all the potential breakthroughs and information he could have gotten from the mana-rich stone*\n\"Cant make any speculations before Ive tested the mana and rock composition properly. Might have to send a sample of the rock to one of those geologists or whatever the stone researchers were called to see if theres any particularly mana-siphoning material in there somewhere if I get a negative on alien external influence though\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker stared at him rather blankly at his explanation, unsure of what this 'alien external influence' was that he mentioned.*\"Perhaps the artificers aren't the only strange ones.\"*He said in a low tone as he took out a handful of small objects and began tinkering away with them.*\"I'll admit I don't know what you're talking about at times, but my knowledge of this place is quite limited to my short experiences here.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He shoots a quick glare at the oni for his comment*\n\"Its just formal language for when something or someone does something to the object of research that normally wouldn't happen naturally\"\n\n\"Like if a mage pumped that rock full of mana, that'd be an alien external factor because something was forcibly done to the rock. If its full of ambient mana that its absorbed then thatd be natural external influence\"\n\n\"Its pretty simple once you just cobble the definitions of the words together\"\n\n*He stares at the rock silently for a few seconds*\n\"So why is an oni out here anyways? If I recall correctly your species are generally very rare in the Macen-Silnari dominant countries\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*He blinked for a moment, wondering if that meant anytime a mage invested magic into something would be considered an alien external factor by his logic. Ryker didn't take the time to ask though. Eventually he was given another question and he figured it best to explain with very careful detail.*\"So I've noticed.\"*He began.*\"Silnaris and Macens are quite rare in Oni dominant countries. Well except for the...\"*Ryker paused, thought it over for a moment, and eventually decided skip over that part in the Ardent's presence.*\"In quick summary, my group and I have gotten ambushed and separated. I am currently looking for someone of quite high status where I'm from as they were part of said group.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He takes a long drag from his cigarette, tilting his head back and blowing the smoke up into the air in a small donut form*\n\"Knowing people of 'high status' ~~sarcasm/distaste noted~~ this was probably some kind of tour gone wrong thing isn't it? Noble wants to go travel, hires some people and then gets ambushed on the road cuz they made their wealth bloody obvious so now you need to find them or your heads gonna roll. That about sum it up?\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Mostly correct.\"*He told him, placing his new trinket on the ground and watching as it began to animate itself to life. Ryker smiled down at it, it being quite a while since his magic could freely flow this way. At some point he'll have to keep his reserves in check, but for now all was fine with it.*\"The trip was completely against their will, however, they had little say in choosing whether to go or not.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He snickers at something, probably a thought and his wings twitch and rearrange themselves to a more comfortable position while he shifts his one leg up into a triangle pose while letting the other just lay straight, proceeding to rest his one arm on said leg*\n\"Oh I get it. This is a 'daddy is done with your shit so go on a trip to see the world and expand your horizons'. Or something like that\" *He takes another drag of his cigarette. His distaste for people of.. High status is rather obvious to be frank*\n\n*He looks at the trinket idly, watching it with a idle curiosity*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"Correct, though in our terminology we call them Lord.\"*He says in return. The trinket gradually began to move about, its metallic appendages appearing more obvious as it took on the appearance of a spider.*\"Nevertheless, I won't be able to return until I find them if they're even still alive. With any luck, their father will still be oblivious to any mishaps that's happened along our trip.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He takes a last drag of his cigarette and then crushes it in the ground.*\n\"How did you end up escorting a Lord? Money? You really don't seem like the mercenary type, and considering how you seem well learned compared to the average commoner it makes even less sense. You the Lord's tutor or something?\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"I was taken under the wing of someone in close relation to them and became their pupil in the practice of magic and combat. Perhaps they saw promise in me.\"*He explained before sitting up more fully and stretching.*\"Where I'm from, trust is a hard thing to obtain. However, there are many strong, capable Oni there. They simply wanted someone more knowledgable to keep an eye on the group.\"*Ryker eyed Azrael for a while, eventually smoothing his hair back over to cover his horns.*\"Nonetheless I have much more traveling to do. The land beyond Amongko is much larger than I would have preferred it.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*The same strange expression falls over his face again as he sort of just... Observes the oni. But he soon glances at the small spider-like trinket, breaking the mask*\n\"Do you know where your Lord was taken? If you're traveling beyond Amongko you'll need to pass through the entirety of Salvainia, so I suggest going to a port city and just boating your way to Amongko instead\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"If I did I'd mostly likely have returned home by now.\"*He said, coming to collect his trinkets and stand back up.*\"When I came to after the ambush, everyone was gone and I was quite lost for a long while. I am... Very unfamiliar of this place.\"*He said, his brows furrowing as even he was trying to figure out why things were so confusing out here to him. The customs, the terrain, even the people themselves carried some kind of different energy to them. He absorbed the mana out of the spider and soon enough the trinket pieces fell out of place once more.*\"I'd suppose I'd have to visit the capitols again sooner or later. I'll admit I've been avoiding them when I could though. Amongko would be a last resort, admitting defeat if I may and possibly losing my position there as is or my head if unmerciful despite connections.\"*For a moment his unchanging expression faded before he eventually let out an annoyed sigh.*\"A wild goose chase is the last I could have wanted out here.\"" }, { "author": "Azrael Ufenhort", "message": "*He casually watches him idly, not saying anything or reacting. Its difficult to tell what's up with his demeanor the last few minutes, hes pretty much just become a blank slate. But thats irrelevant because he just shrugged*\n\"Visit the capitals sooner, you may be able to organize a search party or something. Even if youre unfamiliar with this place, I think your life is a pretty good motivator to put your fears aside no?\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"I suppose you make a fair statement.\"*He said before turning to leave, only to stop and glance back at the stone.*\"Which would you like to know what the rest of the magic was inside the stone?\"" } ]

[ { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*It was yet another small work that Tavish has found today, to patrol the path of a forest city making sure there isn't any \"Weird magical activity because it's making the animals flee\" , nothing he hadn't seen before , probably just a sneaky animal that got a little too successful for the hunters. But hey, even if the problem was just a big nothing that got blown over, Tavish still gets his pay, and the villager still get fed. If it's a real problem, he'll find it, deal with it one way or another and get a bonus.*\n\n*What he'll end up hearing is the sound the a tree being felled and the sounds of machines, which meant he had to do some investigating , he would of course find the place where the tree fell and chances are the cut down tree are just a few meters away from Mr ryker. Where Tavish would be sadly disappointed and yet relieved it was just a dude using machines and the undead*\n\n\n\n*Tavish would say in his thick Scottish accent and probably with one bottle down the gullet*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker opened his eyes as he found himself being distracted by the newcomer. The light blue glow faded away from his horns and soon enough he managed to track the disturbance. An Earth Macen. He let out a deep sigh of annoyance, having seen so many at this point interrupting his work. For a forest, it sure seemed to be full of them. The skeletons glanced over at the newcomer for a short while, only to receive a look from the Oni and sent back to work.\n\nRyker wasn't exactly sure what Tavish was asking, a rather perplexed expression crossing his face at the man's question.*\"I can't say I have...?\"*He said slowly, trying to make sure he answered correctly before returning back to his more stoic expression.*\"What exactly is the purpose of this encounter Macen? I am quite busy with setting up camp as you can see.\"*He told him. Giving up on getting some good meditation in, Ryker decided to get up from where he sat, becoming more alert to the things around him.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish would wait and listen semi-patiently for the oni's answer, seeing his obvious annoyance*\n\n\n\n*Would say tavish calmly and a tad bit slower to make it easier to understand, even though his thick accent may make it hard to understand the fact he slowed down and doesn't seem outright aggressive from the start should probably indicate that he's serious about what he's talking about and that it truly find ryker suspicious.*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"A hunting path...\"*He said slowly as if trying to process what he was going on about. Hunters just claimed paths now? Even more so they get protective over them? The only hunters he's ever seen seemed quite comfortable hunting on whatever trail they found. Sometimes they even chased after them if the animals so much as continued to flee.*\"Well I'll admit, I do not understand the rowdiness accumulated from a trail in the woods, but yes this work is quite necessary.\"*He answered, gesturing to the skeletons as the tree soon crumbled and fell to the ground with a loud crash.*\"While unaccustomed to the constant threats these forests contain, I find it all the more convenient to set up a more proper shelter to keep them at bay while I focus on other things.\"\n\n*He waved the skeletons away from the fallen tree and in a flash of darkened light, they all faded from existence.*\"Of course it's not the most discreet task, but I figured this place being absent of enough of others for it not to be bothersome. Well... I thought so anyways. Seems like there's always someone else no matter where one treks.\"*He grew lost in thought for a moment before looking back at Tavish and squinting past his blue spectacles.*\"It is your job you said? Are you another guard of sorts? Knight even?\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "\"Yea, a hunting path,i ca' it that fur thare isnae ony civilian or merchant that uses it 'n' ah juist loops back tae th' village, juist made fur efter enough time gaun thro' th' identical area thare wull be traces that shows it's travelled, nae a stowed oot oan weel maintained path bit easier than gaun thro' th' bushes afore bein' far enough awa' fae toun tae be able tae properly hunt.\n'n' th' kinch is that tis becoming harder 'n' harder tae fin' fairn fur some dimwit doesn't ken that th' animals wull bolt fae a area if disturbed awfy much \"\n\n\n\n\n*Tavish would say, being quite annoyed that the person in from of him doesn't seem to understand that noise will cause animals to leave the area*\n\n\"A'm a guard 'n' general weapon fur hire, th' plate armor didnae awready shaw it\"\n\n\n\"''n' fur th' loue o' god dinnae uise pure weird magic that's gonnae startle th' wildlife, fowk need tae sloch 'n' if th' animals lea they're fucked if th' harvest goes ill, 'n' a' that juist fur yin guy that wis passing by decided tae huv a go 'n' be a bawherr mair comfy while in th' wild, th' bears wull lea ye alone as lang as ye dinnae lea yer fairn oot in th' open 'n' dinnae gang near thaim\"" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"....Right.\"*The Oni said slowly, only ever to understand half of what the guard was saying. He wondered if most people from the city spoke like this. If that was the case, traversing the Capitol was going to be a lot harder than he thought. At least he could understand the latter statement in the man being a guard to which at the response, Ryker's once stoic attitude seemed to soften up a bit. Maybe it was better to not get on their bad side when he'd probably need help from them later on. Especially with having to send out search parties. For now though, perhaps he should just go along with whatever chaos he was supposedly being blamed for causing.*\n\n\"Of course. I must deeply apologize for the inconvenience.\"*He said to him.*\"I suppose my magic can sometimes get out of hand when I'm not having to worry of supply. You see there was this weird find out in the woods here. Some object that seemed to be holstering quite a lot of magic within it and effecting things in the surrounding area. I could have only assumed it to have been best to help myself and well, this was the end result of such.\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "\"Oh bloody hell, How come dae travellers aye titch magical objects, Tell me laddie, whaur urr ye gaun 'n' whit whaur ye daein' that required that magical artifact 'n' howfur did it affect th' surrounding\"\n\n\n*Would say tavish, while he did sound less annoyed at him than before he still was but it was more due to people not knowing not to pick up magical stuff without knowing full well the effect and consequences of those object, at least it created more job opportunity but it's most of the time a pain in the ass to fix the downfall of whatever happened*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "\"I was actually trying to make my way to the Capitol. You see I wasn't the only one to stumble across this object. Some Ardent was trying to take some for himself, but I just grabbed my own portion and was advised to go to the Capitol for this small problem I appear to be having.\"*He explained before clearing his throat.*\"A descendant of a nobleman back where I'm from has gone missing and I was hoping to have a patrol sent for them. I had lost sight of him during an ambush and now only really have what magical objects I come across to keep the magic flowing out here.\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish would say as he pulled out a map that was on the back of his belt along side some bottles and his equipment, he looks really closely at it for a minute before declaring.*\n\n\"A'richt comme 'ere a'm gonnae shaw ye whit tae dae, foremaist yer gonnae follow th' path ah juist cam fae ower thare 'til ye reach th' main road, thare ye'll be able tae set up camp wi'oot making th' wildlife lea 'n' ye wull hae na need tae dae a bloody fort juist fur a nicht, dinnae wory aboot thief, that path is secured 'n' tis a fair direct path tae th' capitol ye juist git anither toun in atween 'ere 'n' th' capital.\n\nThat means ye git a quicker 'n' safer path toward whaur ye gang, 'n' we in a few day wull hae th' animals come back sin yer pure weird magic thing wull be far awa' \"\n\n\n\n\n\n*All the while tavish is pointing through the path he is explaining so that's he's obsoletely sure ryker understand this is the path he needs to go*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker moves over to Tavish to get a glance at the map he held, squinting while he listened to the Macen's instructions.*\"I see... And... Once I get to the Capitol... Who do I go to then?\"*He asked as he looked back over to him. At least the route seemed clear enough, but part of him wondered if the trip would really be worth it. The nobleman could be anywhere by now which would only mean less priority if forcing those from the Capitol to cross the countries. There seemed to be many travelers though, so perhaps worst case he'd have to go to them.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Would calmly explain tavish, he didn't go to the capitol that often so he wouldn't know if they replaced the guy to handle all of that*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*Ryker's expression faltered at Tavish's explanation. How exactly was he going to get proof of his disappearance? Too much attention and the Nobleman's father would find out about the little skirmish they had and that was the last thing he needed when he was expected to keep them safe.*\"Right. Of course.\"*He said in monotone response.*\"And, the name's Ryker. Ryker Dusken more formally.\"*With Tavish getting ready to leave, Ryker found himself having one last question on mind.*\"Yes, I am quite curious actually. Do they accept magic in the Capitol? It seems that the locals of this area already doesn't seem welcoming of it so I can only imagine the central capitol's view of it.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "\"Aye ryker, magic's accepted haes lang as ye uise it in a wey whaur it wilnae threaten th' lee o' a'body, lik' trying tae murdurr thaim or lik' ye juist saw, ruining maybee aye fairn sources, ye kin jalouse howfur some fowk git whin ye stoap thaim fae getting fairn\" (aye ryker, magic's accepted has long as you use it in a way where it won't threaten the life of anyone, like trying to kill them or like you just saw, ruining possible food sources, you can imagine how some people get when you stop them from getting food) \n\n*Tavish would wait a few seconds to see what else ryker had to say, if that was all he would say his goodbye and continue his patrol, otherwise if another question arose he would wait a bit more to answer it, not like he was really pressed on time since he technically was doing his job.*" }, { "author": "Ryker Dusken", "message": "*YPart of Ryker couldn't imagine much of his magic being tolerated within such a big population. Perhaps it was better he just kept it discreet for now or more so rely on the smaller mechanisms to help him roam about.*\"Right.\"*He said, gazing at him blankly.*\"I suppose I shall be off on this route you speak of. Perhaps we shall encounter again.\"*Ryker turned away, heading off along the trail that Tavish has pointed out and leaving the remnants of the destroyed clearing behind.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "*It was that time again.*\n\n*Livio made a decent living as a mercenary and hunter, enough to keep himself stable. However, he unwisely blew his money on drink and fun, leaving him very little money for actual, important food. He did have the fortune of not being entirely helpless though.*\n\n*Livio had prepared his gear; a burnt orange cloak to match the season, tough trousers, an axe, a couple knives, hurlbats, and of course, his trusty crossbow. No magic for hunting animals though; he didn't want any frozen meat. He wrapped his large weapon in cloth, and prepared to head out into the woods to find something to eat.*" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "*Ildi, being on the wealthier side of things and more responsible with her spending, wouldn't have had an issue getting a few drinks in the area. She was there during a lull in her work, though, temporarily staying in a cabin in the woods.*\n\n*By pure chance, Ildi stumbled upon a man who seemed fit for a hunt. What that meant was that she had been on her horse, riding through the forested area to give him some fresh air, when it suddenly reared upon almost trampling over the man. She quickly stopped him, stroking the summon's mane while looking down at the man. As she had never done anything remotely related to hunting, her first assumption was that he was another adventurer. Still, she greeted him from above with a bow, not yet leaving her steed as it puffed.*\n\n\"Good day to you! My apologies for startling you, are you alright?\"" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "*Out of all the things happening to him, Livio did not expect 'almost getting run over by a horse' to be a part of his day.*\n\n*Quickly pivoting on one foot, he swept his cloak aside to reach for his axe, only to see that the rider was relatively harmless. The hunter soon returned to a relaxed state, taking off his hood to reveal his silver hair and smiling face.*\n\n\"Good day! Thanks for not running me over, I'm doing fine. What brings you out here?\"\n\n*A quick scan. The rider seemed to be an elf, thin yet not entirely weak. Well dressed for sure; not someone expected to be in the woods.*" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "*Ildi soon lowered herself down from her horse, and her summon disappeared a moment later. She had noticed him preparing to draw a weapon from within his coat but chose not to bring it up, so as not to accuse him. It was her fault, after all, yet she breathed a sigh of relief.*\n\n*Her eyes and ears were both sharp, and her silver hair was well-groomed, or at least as neat as you could get with the conditions available. At the same time, she was indeed well-dressed, although the Silnarian wasn't wearing a ballgown or anything.*\n\n\"Of course, of course. My apologies for nearly running you down... I was giving my steed some air, and I also needed to get out. And you? Are you taking a quest?\"" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "*An eyebrow is raised as the horse disappeared into mana. A summon. Not that Livio was too surprised; he was a magic user himself, after all. Another quick scan of the elf revealed that she seemed to be just an inch taller (though his feathery hair somewhat made up for that) and much, much lighter.*\n\n\"Quest? If you consider not starving a quest. I'm going out for a hunt, just to get something to eat.\"\n\n*Livio reached behind him and pulled out his crossbow, though not in a threatening position.*\n\n\"That's why I have this along with me. You're just riding out?\"" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "*Ildi did take a moment to take a proper look at the man's appearance. She could tell she was a little taller, though it was hard to see by how much. They were obviously close in height. He easily had a lot more muscle compared to her, though that was normal when it came to men, especially adventurers. At the notion that he was going for a hunt, she tilted her head.*\n\n\"Oh, I see. I can't say I've ever had the privilege to go hunting. But you don't do it for sport? I suppose I haven't yet met someone who needs to hunt for food.\"\n\n*As he inquired into what she was doing, she answered before introducing herself with a bow of her head, but nothing like a curtsey.* \n\n\"That's right. Is that an issue? I would hope it won't scare away your meal. I'm Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor, a mercenary and doctor from Silnaria. What are you planning to hunt, may I ask?\"\n\n*Her first question seemed almost sarcastic and devoid of genuine concern, though her second was a bit more curious.*" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Well, it's mostly for sport, or for a job. Sometimes there's something dangerous that needs to be taken care of. Just once in a while, when the jobs aren't as common, I'll have to resort to hunting for food. It's not bad though. It's fresh.\"\n\n*Livio bowed slightly in response, his hand waving aside his cloak.*\n\n\"It shouldn't scare them too much. There's enough in the forest that I can be a little selective. I'm Livio Glace, hunter and mercenary as well, though from Mentia. Just anything, really. If nothing, maybe a rabbit or squirrel. I can probably take a deer or boar back to the butcher. A pheasant wouldn't be bad either though.\"\n\n*The hunter looked up, rubbing his chin in thought.*" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Ah. So that's how it is, then. I'm glad to say, I've yet to encounter such a situation, and I mostly buy from markets or shops. Perhaps it would be useful to know, though...\"\n\n*She thought to herself for a moment, before focusing back on him as he spoke.*\n\n\"It's my pleasure to meet you, Livio Glace. I would hope you're right about it not scaring your prey off. How long can you make a deer or a boar last? A few days, perhaps?\"\n\n*As he rubbed his chin, she took the necklace from around her neck and held it, until her steel spear had materialized.*\n\n\"If it wouldn't be a bother, might you allow me to join you? Of course, I would need your guidance, but if I appear to be the reason you fail today, I would happily buy you a meal from where I'm lodging.\"" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"A deer or boar? Let's see, two ribs, a belly, flank... Probably close to 2 weeks, if I portion it right. They're pretty big animals.\"\n\n*Livio's left foot shifted ever so slightly as he saw Ildilyntra's necklace suddenly turn into a full fledged weapon. Truly a fascinating item; perhaps he should get something similar. Lugging around a huge crossbow wasn't exactly convenient.*\n\n\"Hm?\"\n\n*On one hand, she __could__ mess up his hunt by being too loud. On the other hand, he would get food either way. __And__ he would get to be with a pretty elven lady.*\n\n\"Ah, sure thing. Do you throw the spear, or use it in melee?\"" } ]

[ { "author": "tirpi.", "message": "we yay. I'll respond in a moment" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"That's quite a long time... But I suppose it'd be true. Would you cook it yourself, too? I assume so.\"\n\n*Considering the circumstances under which Ildi had gotten her Rune of Morphing, it would be fairly possible Livio to get one of his own*\n\n\"Mm? It's a spear, not a javelin, so typically in melee. I'm not opposed to throwing it or using something else.\"\n\n*She wasn't aware that he had those thoughts about her, but it was true, by all means. She looked forward to the opportunity to try something new like this, though.*" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Well, animals can get quite big. Even a suckling pig can feed a whole family or two. I typically do, unless there's too much extra; then it goes to the butcher.\"\n\n*Livio scratched his chin for a moment, then smiled.*\n\n\"There's a difference? Looks wieldy enough to throw for me. Regardless, about time we headed out, isn't it?\"\n\n*The hunter offered his hand, strong and tough, yet it didn't look anything like that of a melee combatant.*" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Mmm. So you sell some of your catch? In the end, I'm sure you're an experienced hunter.\"\n\n*She gave a shrug. Really, there was no difference except for how it was used, at least she figured so.*\n\n\"Well, it's the same, but I don't use it for range is all. You're right, it's best we head out before it turns dark, I imagine?\"\n\n*She stared at his hand for a moment, before the well-dressed elf took it into her grasp and shook it. Despite being someone who presumably used a spear on a horse, her skin was soft and smooth, and her arm was rather thin.*" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Of course, I have to make money somehow. Plus, what am I going to do with 50 buckskins?\"\n\n*Livio clasped his hand gently around Ildi's, seemingly surprised at how soft and smooth her skin was. For a melee mercenary, it was quite odd; perhaps deceptively delicate. He soon led her into the forest, still holding onto her hand.*\n\n\"You're right, darkness is when everything stops moving around. Makes them harder to track. Try not to step on any of the branches or fallen trees, that'll make too much noise. Moss is a good surface.\"\n\n*The hunter wandered deeper and deeper into the forest, stopping constantly scanning the ground and his surroundings.*" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Right. Might hunting and collecting fur be your main trade, then?\"\n\n*Ildi cast her eyes down towards their joined hands. It had been some time since she had last been led like this, so she had expected it to be a handshake, which was slightly embarrassing. Still, she said nothing about having her hand held for as long as he kept walking.*\n\n\"I see... Moss? A good surface for what, exactly?\"\n\n*At the thought, she gave a disgusted look. Once the pair came to a stop, the lady let go of his hand and looked around carefully.*" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Fur, not so much. Only if the opportunity arises. The elk aren't really hunted for fur; the hide is good for leather though.\"\n\n*The hunter looked back and chuckled at the elf's disgusted face. Clearly, she wasn't used to the outdoors.*\n\n\"For stepping on. It's quite soft, and doesn't make much noise.\"\n\n*Livio soon unslung his arbalest from his back, setting the foot down on the ground. Using both hands, neglecting to use a windlass, he pulled the string up to notch it, a bolt soon loaded.*\n\n\"We have something close by.\"" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Mmm, I see. Have you ever used any of it for anything else? I'm sure you could make good decor of some.\"\n\n*Ildi, once a noble and generally someone who enjoyed studying, much preferred the indoors aside from more scenic and cleanse spaces.*\n\n\"Ah, I see... I'll watch my step, then.\"\n\n*As Livio mentioned something close, though, she quieted down and readied her spear into a throwing grip, still firm and lowered.*\n\n \"Mmm... How big?\" *She asked in just a whisper.*" } ]

[ { "author": "tirpi.", "message": "I was going to make a joke about it having been 20 days, but it has" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Smell it? You must have a good nose.\"\n\n*As they stumbled into the clearing, Ildi kept her head low and after a moment, moved behind the root next to Livio.*\n\n\"Mhm... Whenever you're ready.\"\n\n*She readied herself to throw the spear, but watched as Livio hit the stag and it fell to the floor. Standing up, she gave a nod as she began to walk towards it.*\n\n\"That's something to bring up earlier, no? But thank you for the opportunity. Let's see... How should I...?\"\n\n*Although she wasn't squeamish, it seemed Livio wanted her to finish it off. She frankly had no idea how to do so cleanly, however. So, after a moment of standing over the stag, she quickly lowered the tip of the spear into its neck.*" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Indeed. Trained it ever since I was little. It's a skill few have, so it gives me an edge.\"\n\n*Livio smiled as Ildi mentioned him failing to bring up magic. It wasn't truly necessary for him to tell; sometimes, targets didn't require them at all, especially the weaker ones. The hunter watched as the elf studied the stag for a bit, then lowering the spear into its neck.*\n\n\"A little more.\"\n\n*Livio gripped the spear adjacent to Ildi's hand, pushing it down deeper into the deer's neck to completely penetrate it, then pulling it outward. Blood spurted out of the wound as the deer quickly bled to death, its carotid artery severed. The hunter took out a canteen, opening it, and let some of the blood flow into it.*\n\n\"Want the antlers? They're good handles. Or ornamentation.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"I see... I can do similar things, but it requires magic. That's quite impressive, Livio.\"\n\n*She offered him a smile, watching him detach the antlers.*\n\n\"Mhm, though there's also the custom of taking the whole head. I didn't think about using the blood at all, frankly... I'd rather buy the spices I need. Though, maybe it has some medical use?\" \n\n*Giving it some thought, she tilted her head, before holding the antlers to her side once she was handed them.*\n\n\"How to skin a buck? Frankly, I don't think I'll need to - though I'll take whatever skin and fat you don't need. I can use it for magic if anything happens soon.\"" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Aw, thanks. It's not often that strange talents like these get recognized. Had one guy call me a bloodhound once, hah!\"\n\n*Livio inspected the rest of the buck, before turning back to the elf.*\n\n\"Perhaps. Or I could give to a vampire to avoid being bitten.\"\n\n*The hunter then placed his palm over the open wound, freezing it shut.*\n\n\"If that's the case, we'll carry it back. I'm sure the butcher will appreciate it.\"\n\n*Livio soon brought out two pieces of rope, tying the front legs together to form a handle. Following up with the back legs, he squatted down, wrapped his hands around the carcass, and hoisted it onto his shoulders, gripping each set of legs to keep it from falling.*\n\n\"Well, should we get going?\"" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Ah. That's rather unpleasant. It's a rather gifted talent, after all.\"\n\n*Ildi didn't give much response to the joke, aside from tilting her head.*\n\n\"Maybe it could be used like that. Though, how often do you encounter such things?\"\n\n*She was a bit surprised to see him freeze the wound and then watched as he prepared the rope and tied the legs.*\n\n\"Ah, I'll-\"\n\n*Before she could finish her sentence, the elf watched somewhat amazed as he managed to hoist the entire thing onto his shoulders..*\n\n\"Yes, let's get going...\"" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Ah, people tend to value surface level things, like strength, which I do have. Of course, people are always surprised when I can tell what they've had for lunch.\"\n\n\"Never, to be honest. I doubt they're as bad as they say. People are typically pretty tame.\"\n\n*Livio shifted the buck around on his shoulders for a bit before giving Ildi a smile.*\n\n\"No need. Can't let you get your clothes dirty, m'lady.\"\n\n*The hunter then began to walk, albeit slightly slower from the deer on his shoulders.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"M'Lady? Very well, then...\"\n\nShe had no qualms with not having to carry something as heavy as a buck, at least..." }, { "author": "tirpi.", "message": "~~sorry, short but going to try and be consistent now" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"So, you said use the skin and fat for magic? How does that work?\"\n\n*Livio shifted the weight ever so slightly, making sure to keep the horns away. It was heavier than his soldier's pack, sure, but he was far stronger than the average soldier.*" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Mmm, I suppose it might be a bit difficult to explain on its own, but they can be used to heal others. You might think of it as replacing what you've lost with theirs.\"\n\n*She watched curiously as he near effortlessly carried the buck, while she idly answered his question with a bit of thought.*" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Oh, so healing magic? So I'd have my own flesh replaced with... Deer. I wonder, does it work with stuff like birds? Their flesh isn't like ours.\"\n\n*The thought of magic made Livio wonder why his magic happened to be ice. Sure, he worked in cold environments. But it wasn't like he trained it it extensively. There were plenty of times he worked in the woods during temperate times.*\n\n\"The fat can also be used for candles, if I remember correctly. And the skin makes for a decent cloak.\"" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Maybe? I wouldn't have thought to attempt it with a bird... I don't think it'd work out as well, since they're so much smaller.\"\n\n*For a brief moment, she considered how many birds she'd need to actually do anything effective. As he brought up the other uses of parts of deer, though, she gave a nod.*\n\n\"Mhm. Though, there isn't quite as much to do with the bone.'" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Bones can make good soup. Or a flute. Never used one personally though. Most people used them for tools, though we have metal nowadays for that. Just know that if you took the jawbone of this guy here and put it on a stick, it'd make a mean weapon.\"\n\n*A brief image appeared in his mind when he thought of healing with animal parts. First, of the fearful Wendigo, and then the much less intimidating jackalope.*\n\n\"Can you put other animal parts using healing? I know it's weird but... I'm curious. You always hear tales of weird creatures, such as a rabbit with antlers.\"" }, { "author": "Ildilyntra Biernat op Brynmor", "message": "\"Oh, that's true. Mm... Speaking of that, can you play any instruments?\"\n\n*Ildi skipped over the part about weapons for now. After all, she wasn't exactly very well taught in making those, even if she could use them. At his question, though, she curiously raised a brow.*\n\n\"Mm? No, I'm afraid that would be another practice of magic. I wouldn't be sure if you could add animal parts to yourself with it, but you can certainly change your appearance considerably.\"" }, { "author": "Livio Glace, 'White Death'", "message": "\"Instruments? Hm... Nope. I did know a guy who could play the lute. Sometimes we'd gather around the campfire and sing songs. Pretty sure he's dead now. Now that I think of it... Nah, I couldn't take it up. That's not my skillset. I've danced a couple times though.\"\n\n*Livio considered picking up a flute, but decided against it. What good would that do?*\n\n\"Changing appearance? Haven't heard that one before. I've heard of camoflauge, but permanently\"\n\n*Livio knows camoflauge because he uses it*" } ]

[ { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru would wonder though the forest sniffing for the old man* \"He's close\" *He looked completely different from before. He was a bit taller and beefier, he had his bow and katana with him and he had a blue coat with a hoodie on and a black mask with blue glowing marking on it. His blue fury tails were swaying somewhat and his ears poked out of his hoodie, he even had a complete different aura than before*\n\n\"Hopefully These chain will come in handy\" *He had some chain hanging over his shoulder, crossing over his chest*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*For sure Yoshua was here before, but not because he was waiting. This place was one of the few spots, where he gathered, mixed and tried the potions on \"Volunteers\". Well, more like shady people that tried to steal from him or aren't wanted somewhere. This man is actually running a side business with the potions, and one of the main ones was hunting people. A scent of blood was there, rotten flesh and others too, but not so prominent.* \"So you actually made it eh?\" *Again Yoshua's deep and rough voice appeared, at the same time a thick green colored fog started to build up in the area. The catchy tune of the banjo was echoing through the dark forest, mixed with his humming.*\n\n\"So we have just to wait for the other person to arrive. After that I will explain to you the quest in detail.\" *Though the wagon was missing now, and he wasn't just wearing his old clothes again. It was more like a tank top covering his torso, revealing the massive scars on his body. But that wasn't the only thing. His veins were clearly visible and glowed green like his eyes. The magic in him even more up in the sky than before. After all here he has nothing to hide.* \"I see what we have here. I hope you are prepared.\" *He laughed and sat down at a tree, besides some extreme thick chains and odd symbols carved into the metal. At his side was a large bag, and the sound of glass bouncing against other glass came from it. Probably some potions for the actual thing.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "\"Yeah, a Friend told me you might require my assistance with hunting some monster for some sort of experiment of some kind\" *His voice was muffled by the mask, but he was still audible enough to understand*\n\n\"So, my friend forgot to tell me that there's another person... Guess I'll have to wait and see who this person is. In the mean time, how about you tell me more about this quest\" *He sad down on the ground breathing a bit heavily from having to catch up*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "\"A friend? If you say so.\" *He couldn't resist to chuckle a little, and placed the Banjo to the side and like before it kept playing, while the face was laughing again and looking at Kibaru.* \"Well, the so called friend was right with the experiment. After all, corrupted Kovac Dogs are nasty little things I would say. But I need them, at least their warm bodies, to see what the effect of my potion had on them.\" *Yoshua leaned a little forward with a bright smile on his face and looked directly at Kibaru.* \"Also how much they have improved thanks to it, and for that I need to see how they are doing in an actual fight.\"\n\n*The man laughed again to lean back against the tree. He just said what the real purpose was for all of this, and still don't really showed any signs of regretting it.* \"The potion should be able to boost their strength, speed and the intelligence. Being able to use small maneuvers and a bit of magic here and there. But don't worry, I won't let them kill you if it should be too hard. Anyway, there is another person wanting to take be a part of my test. A tall woman in plate armor and a hammer. Hopefully being able to withstand the attacks.\"" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "\"Pfft. Don't make me laugh, like I would have a problem with mere Kovac filth\" *He sounded like her was quite full of himself* \"Anyway... Are those beasts influenced by your potions yet?\" *He asked cause he didn't know whether they were already influenced or are going to be\"\n\n*His ears would be rotating on top of his head, searching for anything of suspicion or for the other party member* \"But the way... I noticed your veins seems to be off... Mind elaborating?\"" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "\"Oh are they?\" *He looked a bit confused and raised his arm a little and laughed loudly.* \"I mean, I make potions, I know a lot of potions, powerful and probably deadly to others. Elixirs to make you extremely strong, to make your foes insane, to make you live longer. Potions to extremely boost your magical power, and then one day, I found something special. A rare plant, mixed with some rare stuff from other foreign countries.\" *Yoshua stood up from his place and came closer to Kibaru, sitting down directly in front of him.* \"I'm neither alive or dead thanks to the potion. I'm forced to be here until the end of time. I can't feel pain like mortals, I have a better smell, the magic in me isn't normal and even the mightiest magic user are jealous. I can hear better, and see better than normal creatures.\" \n\n*The smile on his face grew bigger and bigger, and the fog started to get closer. Shadows were moving in it, showing silhouettes of Humans, Beastmen, and all kind of living creatures. Here and there a shadow let go a long almost painfully sounding moan.* \"Well, I'm old too old for this life. The dead are already calling me for some hundred years now. Can you hear them lurking in the shadows?\" *He tilted his head a little and nodded towards the moving stuff in there. They were whispering Yoshua's name and also Kibaru's name. But Yoshua was unfazed and really didn't cared.* \"Anyway to answer your question, an important one too. Yes they are already influenced from the potions. That is why I wanted people to do the job. You are actually a part of this experiment.\"" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru not seem faced by the shadows at all, his face was hidden and his body was calm, but still on guard* \"Well I'll see if you'll survive a couple of hundred years more.\" *He was not interested in potions that made you live longer or immortal... But now he did wonder somethinf*\n\n\"If there is a way to become immortal, then that only means there's a way to make you mortal again... But now I'm wondering something a bit more important... Is there a potion that could possibly change the race of someone\" *Indeed this was something he has searched for, for quite a while now*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "\"Probably, and until now you would need to wait at least some couple of hundred years to find the plant again. Also yes there are potions to change the race. Yet I won't make them and also not telling someone how to make them.\" *He chuckled a little and looked around before just sighing. His fingertips tapped on his own thigh a bit. Gosh waiting was a thing he didn't liked after all.* \"Anyway, I'm pretty sure to survive long enough to see how far the world will evolve, before ending suddenly. But it doesn't mean I like to wait for people to arrive.\"" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "\"I know the feeling... Just because I have 700 years ahead of me, that does not mean I should be waiting my time\" *He observed his surroundings* \"But I guess we can wait a little bit more for them\" *He fell to his back, looking up at the skies*\n\n\"Another dead end Addy\" *He spoke out loud in thought* \"Still haven't found a really answer yet\"" } ]

[ { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "\"There will never be a real answer to any question. People are just saying what they think is right...\" *Yoshua stood up from the spot and took a deep breath through his nose and started to smile.* \"They are here. I can smell them.\" *The man went over to the small bag with small glass vials inside and took three out of them.* \"Listen closely, since you are the only one now you will need them. After all it is just an experiment and nothing else. At least I didn't saw something on a board with your description. Blue for strength, orange for mana regeneration and last but not least purple for helping you to be faster. Don't drink all three of them at once, since only to will work then. The first potion you drank will always be replaced by the new one, if you still take all three at the same time.\" *He grabbed the bag and Banjo, and laughed a little. Even the Banjo was doing the same, when both of them slowly disappeared into the green fog.*\n\n*Now there was nothing but silence, only the whispering of some shadows in the green fog. It seemed to move closer and closer, making it a little harder to breath.* \"They are here...\" *A shadow stopped directly in front of Kibaru and pointed to a huge tree. It had a hole near the massive roots and something was slowly crawling out of it. Two extremely long and thick tusks came out first, followed by a massive muscular body. It was for sure a Kovac dog, but the skin was red and it had blue lines moving over its body. The size of this creature was double the size of a normal Kovac Dog. Speaking of, four others were following it out of the hole, seemingly normal and only half their body being red. The big one directly started to sniff the air and started to growl already, his head moving to point at Kibaru and started to move already*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*He stood up, and faced them. He pulled of his hoodie and put his mask on his head* \"This is going to be fun\" *His smile clearly indicated that he was exited. He grabbed the purple potion and quickly downed it. He then put one hand on his katana* \"Bring it one\"" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The creatures still just walked towards him, maybe 10 meters away. The eyes of the big Kavoc dog started to slightly glow and soon there would be three of him. Though one of the small ones started to run, with an extreme speed towards Kibaru, almost being upfront in a second. The three others of the almost normal looking Kavoc Dogs started to split up and surrounded Kibaru, while the leader still walked slowly with the copies of him. The movement where synchronous, all had the same scent and looked the same. The growls from this massive thing grew louder and they started to split up too, one moving to the right in a saver distance and the other left. They weird looking lines on their body started to glow now.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru quickly acted and slashed at the first one closest to him. As he slashed, sparks jumped from him and the sword* \"Let's see\"\n``Lightning armour used\nCost 20 mana\n80 mana remaining\n5 turns remaining\n``" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The skin of the Kavoc Dog was thicker than usual, a thing Kibaru could probably tell, when the blade wasn't able to cut directly through it. Though it let go of a louder squeal, and dropped to the ground, crawling toward the leader of this pack. The others stopped moving and registered what happened. Almost like studying the situation. It just took a minute for the creatures to start their next attack, but this time from both sides, running in a zig zag to come to a halt a meter at the side of Kibaru. Both opened their mouths and a slightly flickering red light formed in their throats, before a cone of fire rushed out of it. (2 meters wide at the max distance.) It should be clear now that these weren't the ordinary Kavoc Dogs. They emitted a good amount of magical power. The one being hit was now 5 meters away from the slowly approaching pack leader.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru dashed at the one he had attacked while driving he put his katana away. He then jumped into it as his claws extend flying towards its sides, and his fang towards its neck. If he pierced the creature, it would make it easy for him to electrify it*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The claws and teeth would find their target and dig deep into the body of this thing. The electrocution was successful, though the contracting muscles of this creature almost pulled the teeth and claws deeper into the thick flesh and skin. The other two Kavoc dogs are still using the fire magic, and turned their heads towards Kibaru. A massive fire wall was about to reach him, and the heat of it was extreme. It would slowly start to feel like putting a hand on a hot hotplate. But his target was definitely dead, leaving 3 mutated Kovac Dogs and the leader with the copies of it. One copy though was starting to run towards Kibaru, reaching the 30 mph just after a second.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*He then suddenly jumped into the air, as high as he could and loaded 3 arrows and shot it at the creature behind his left, each sparking with electricity*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*One of the small things as hit, though it was more a scratch then a direct pierce. The electricity made it stumble. The leader of the pack was doing a sidestep while running and the other still alive Kavoc dog jumped up, head first with the tusks using them as a pointy ram. The big copy was caring the corpse if the electrocuted and dead Kavoc dog to the leader, which directly started to devour it. The muscles of the leader started to move and twitch, letting it growing into a bigger creature. It was now around 4.5m long. The stumbling Kovac dog almost reached the leader which ran towards it, to grab it.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru would kick the inner sides of both tusts in attempt to break them of, now that he has seen what the leader did, he wasn't going to hold back anymore.*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*A tusk broke from the Kavoc dog, but this made him turn his head in pain. The second tusk would thanks to the head turn start to slightly burrow into the calve, before braking too. The Kavocc dog was screeching and fell to the ground and stood up shaking itself. But it wasn't over yet, the second copy made its turn, and jumped up with a wide open mouth and aiming for a leg. The leader started to eat the stumbling Kavoc dog from before, Growing even bigger. But this time the bones started to crack, and soon it would stand on two feet, while his front legs transformed into two arms. The next target for the leader should be clear as it walks towards the Kavoc dog with the broken tusks.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*He simply threw an arrow towards its mouth, not to harm it, but to stop it as he continued downwards, landing onto the one that's fangs were off. He then loosely threw the chains around him onto it*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The copy vanished as soon as the arrow hit the mouth. Kibaru would easily fall on the Kavoc dog on the ground, though chaining it would be difficult. The now massive and extremely strong leader swung his hand back and while Kibaru was about to chain the Kovac, would be hit by the massive hand of the leader (He was already approaching it by the way.). The massive strength of the mutant was clear now and sent Kibaru flying towards the tree, where Yoshua sat before. The signs on the chains started to heavily glow and rattled loudly.*\n\n*The green thick fog started to form a circle around Kibaru and the leader which grabbed the Kovac dog from the ground. It was looking like an arena now, the fog extremely dense and not being able to be looked through. The voices and whispering from the fog started to turn into a chant of an old forgotten language. To make it clear, Kibaru was trapped in the arena with the mutant. Only a circle in the middle was clear and without the fog. The leader looked angry, throwing the Kovac dog towards Kibaru, and running at him.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru grabbed the creature with both hands having his nails peirce it just enough to not kill it (if it wasn't already dead), lifting it up with the momentum it was thrown with. He then dropped it along with his coat and bow. Kibaru would absurd it as it rand to him, taking note of it's movements while he readied for it's attack with a grin on his face* \"Now this is gona be fun\"" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The creature was slightly moving his arm back while being in full charge, showing that he was going for an uppercut. But the torso turned slightly to the side, and the second arm came extremely fast towards Kibaru's body with the massive hand. If he wasn't reacting quickly enough and realizing the fake uppercut, it would be a body blow with the full force from this monster. The chanting of the fog got louder meanwhile and the chains started to lift slightly up into the air, almost looking like small lanterns with the heavy glow, and loud rattling from the movement.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru luckily knew allot about hand to hand, but he didn't expect this abomination to know of it. He decided to dodge at the last second and he noted what would happen to the tree behind him to gage the strength*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The massive swing actually missed, and as he would guess was landing against the tree. The massive tree was actually tilting to the side from it, but something else happened. A loud click noise followed by an even louder scream came from the creature, as it went into full rage mode. One of the chains wrapped around the whole arm, and the flesh started to get burned. The monster didn't liked it and started to heavily tug at the chain, but directly letting go of it with the other hand. The strength of the creature was immense yes, but the tree wasn't moving anymore, neither is the chain showing any problems of holding the thing back.*\n\n*The attention soon went back to Kibaru, and it lashes out with the other arm. Though this time not as precise as before, since it wasn't really thinking anymore. The chanting in the fog stopped and the shadows grew bigger, like they were walking towards the end of it.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru simply dodged to the inside of the arm conning his way, however that was not all he did, he also punched straight for the jaw with all his might, using both his and the monsters force coming down with its attack*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The jaw made an awfully loud cracking noise, and the creature stopped for a second to lash out. An extremely loud roar came from it from the pain, and this would also start him for randomly hitting everywhere in its range, with all the rage build up in it. Though it took just some seconds before it collapsed* \"Well, at least you got him towards the tree young friend and you managed to knock it out at least.\" *The fog started to move towards the beast and past Kibaru, and it didn't took too long for it, to make totally covering it up. Yoshua meanwhile jumped down from the tree, the Banjo in his hand and a notebook attached to his belt.*\n\n\"So, it seems that the potion I gave them actually caused some mutations and them turning into abominations using cannibalism to get stronger. The magic of them was nice too look at though and seeing that it did everything I wanted.\" *Yoshua laughed loudly taking out his small pouch with coins. Another small bag was dropped on the ground, showing the potions from his store.* \"It is enough! Now come back from where you came you filthy shadows.\" *The fog slowly got thinner and moved towards the Banjo, vanishing in the mouth of the smiling face on it.* \"Well, I think a gold piece would be fine for participating and one elixir as promised. So you can choose between Strength, Constitution, Running speed, Mana regeneration or an elixir boosting your bodies movement speed. But only one of it.\" *He pointed down to the bag with the elixirs.* \"I'm thankful that you participated in part one of my experiment.\"" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "*Kibaru was a bit irritated with his ears ringing and had to follow what the man said by reading his lips* \"One you say... Well this is going to have to be a last resort potion... Unfortunately you don't have any health regeneration potions\"" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "\"Oh you want healing potions? Well, I can give you one if you want.\" *Yoshua grabbed into the pocket of his Jacket, and took a small green glowing vile out. It was bubbling and sizzling as he opened it.* \"Drink it now since it is open, else the effect will not work if you wait longer.\" *He stretched out the arm with a smile on his face, and the elixir in it.* \"So what elixir do you want? I mean you have enough strength as I saw. So what about something making you faster? Or maybe even stronger?\"" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "\"You didn't have to open it now... I do also posses healing abilities, but disincentive it's open, might as well give it a shot\" *He did so mainly due to curiosity to how it tasted*\n\n\"As for the potion... Hmmm\" *Kibaru wondered for a few seconds about it, really thinking carefully when he would use it, but his main concern was that he only had one, so it should be a last resort kind of ordeal*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "*The taste of the potions was a mix out of a light spiciness mixed well with sweet and vanilla like tastes. The effect would be clear, because even when this was a healing potion, doesn't mean it would go with out a pain. The pain too strong though but clearly the ribs where moving slowly back to their original places and being healed.* \"Oh I mean, I can give you another healing potion.\" *Again his hand vanished in his jacket, pulling out the same vial as before with the same liquid inside. Though this time without opening it.* \"I mean it is your choice.\"" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "\"T-then in that chase, please\" *He said smiling*" }, { "author": "wololo1138", "message": "\"Aight, here you go.\" *Yoshua smiled and handed over the potion, and started to grab the bag and other potions. After a second everything was neatly placed into the bag.* \"Well, if you don't mind. The experiment needs to continue, and I have a living test subject. Maybe I will be able to get a new potion out of it.\" *He walked towards the monster, and turned his head around a last time.* \"Maybe we will see each other again. Tell your *Friend* That I will be back in the city soon, and maybe be interested in some trading with him.\" *Oh the man couldn't resist a chuckle, before the glow in his veins grew stronger, the same goes for the chains and his eyes. The fog appeared out of the Banjo, which was audible laughing, and covered Yoshua and the beast, before it disappeared with them.*" }, { "author": "b.r.i.t.z", "message": "\"Crazy old fool\" *Kibaru chuckled a bit too, getting his equipment together* \"It's a shame he has no information on what I was searching for\"" } ]

[ { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "*A knightess in armor from the far north wandered the roads, making her way to the nearest town, using her poleaxe as a walking staff, hidden under a closed helmet and a blue, hooded cape*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "*A seemingly Macen man had been walking down this same road opposite of the knightess, he was wearing his usual red robes with his solus insignia on it and with such he also carried his staff as well. He looked generally unkempt and much like a hermit, he was anything but such. He was a simple traveling cleric, and well he was following this road. Anyways, when he had neared this woman he decided to speak up and give a greeting. It was good to be nice after all.* \"Good afternoon ma'am\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: o-oh! Hello, how do you do?\n*She crystallized her eyes beneath her helmet to see the stranger, resting her poleaxe on her shoulder and the floor*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Fairly well for a day like today, you?\"\n*Epsilon had stopped and faced the woman now that there was a conversation happening, he had shifted some of his weight on to his staff as well, mainly to rest his legs a little. Now all in all, he couldn't really see what the woman looked like, mainly due to the helmet and hood that she wore, but that mattered not right now for he had noticed the odd sigil upon her armor. As much as it did interest him, for he hadn't seen it before, he decided to not bring it up, it would be rude to delve in to such things after all* \n\"Fair weather it is today... Say, what brings a knightess like you all the way out here?\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: I am having a good day, thanks for asking, I am making my way to the city, art thou knowledgeable of where to head towards perhaps?\n*She sounded young, between 17 or 19 not to mention her peculiar low stature for a knight*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Well that depends on what city you want to go to. This road directly leads to a smaller town, but a town nonetheless\" *Epsilon has spent many a years on the road, so with such he knew his way around the many kingdoms and considering how he was coming from the town down the direction that the other was traveling, he'd probably know that was there. Nevertheless he couldn't help but look over this girl, she was smaller of course and not exactly the right stature for a knight... It was odd but nothing that concerned him too much, but it did pique his curiosity though.* \n\"Also, I mean not to judge, but don't you think that you are a bit small to be a knight?\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: tis good, at least it's a place I can rest in... And I am not a knight just yet, but rather a squire in a search... Pardon the confusion...\n*She sounded a bit embarrassed. She looked away and rubbed her arm with her hand*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"No worries at all! I must ask though, what are you in a search of?\" \n*Epsilon may have been overstepping his bounds, but his curiosity was it its highest and well... There wasn't much he could do about it without someone mentioning such. Well anyways, other than this, he was happy to help this girl find a place to rest because it did mean that he was doing right by Solus after all. Nevertheless, Epsilon couldn't help but find this odd girl as fairly interesting in every sense of the word.* \n\"I may not look like much, but I might be able to help\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: that is a tad bit personal... My apologies... Thine offer is really kind, really, but my trifles are a matter much my own... Perhaps we could discuss it another time, art thou on thine way to a settlement as well perhaps?\n*She seemed rather shy and of a humble, kind heart, not quite the image of a brave, valiant knight*" } ]

[ { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"That's no problem at all, I do hope that you do end up finding what you need to\" *Despite Epsilon's curiosity's he decided that pushing on wouldn't be the best of things to do at the moment. So he decided to focus on the what the girl had asked soon after, that being if he was heading anywhere... Well he didn't have a place in specific that he wanted to go, he was just following where the road took him after all.* \"Ah as for where I'm headed? Well I'm not too sure either, but I know that the roads will take me to somewhere.\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: perhaps we could be companions on way to the town? If thou weren't on thine way out it is\n*She laid her back on a tree*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Well I may have just came from the town... Buut I think I may have forgotten to do something before I had left\" *This of course was an obviously bs reason to go back because honestly, who would refuse to accompany someone to a town... Especially when that someone is a decent looking knightess. Epsilon knee that thinking such a way was less than decent, so he ceased such, but he was happy to have at least a temporary companion for now.* \"Besides, you seem to be a fairly interesting gal, it'd be a shame to wander off on ya now\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: o-oh! I'm flattered, I've not gotten many compliments lately...\n*She looked away and caressed her cloak, a little embarrassed at the sudden gesture*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"I can't say I know why, no reason for such after all\" *Now the thing with Epsilon was he looked fairly old, and though he was, under his unkempt beard and scraggly hair was a decent looking dude... Which was hidden due to said previously mentioned details. Then again, it was hard for one to take care of one's self whilst on the road, twas no problem for this man though. Other than this, it was best they start walking, lest the day grow old and leave them in the dark.* \"But alas, we should probably get going, don't need the dark creeping up on us now.\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: r-right... Lead the way, I'm right behind thee\n*She picked herself up and rested her poleaxe on her shoulder ready to get on the move*" } ]

[ { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Yes ma'am!\" *And with that Epsilon turned on his heels and began his way back towards the town in which he had just came from, each step audible as he leisurely went. He didn't walk to fast though, for he didn't want to leave the girl in the dust after all, speaking of which, he didn't ask her name yet! How could he have forgotten such a vital part of being polite, well... The real question was what did he remember? That was something of another time though.* \"I go by Epsilon by the way, may I ask you what you go by?\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "*She followed close behind a bit excited about meeting a possible ally, a friend perhaps, she turned to look at him when he asked the question*\nTwila: o-oh! Sure, my name is Twila Oakhart from the far north, daughter of Sabaton Oakhart, perhaps thou hast heard about him? Though I would not blame thee if I'm mistaken..." }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"I'm sorry but I can't say that I have met a Sabaton Oakheart, it is a pleasure to meet you though Miss Oakheart\" *Epsilon had been on this world for a long time and he'd been just about everywhere, well not too far north, which kinda explained why he hadn't heard of this man nor his family. Nevertheless, Epsilon's demeanor towards the woman hadn't changed one bit upon hearing the name, then again why would he act different? Anyways, he continued walking on, now with Twila following.* \n\"Do you mind telling me about this Mr. Oakheart?\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: He was a sort of adventurer, he attempted to cleanse our name after my grandfather's defiance to the king of the north, it's a really long story, but he was said to be a hero... Then... He never came back home... So I'm looking for him... Or at least put his memory to rest if something bad happened to him...\n*She then went quiet, clenching her hand around a small amulet hanging over her chest*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Oh... I've spent an odd one hundred thirty years in this world, I may not have met him... But I may be able to help\" *Epsilon still couldn't say that he knew anyone by the name of Oakheart, but that doesn't mean that he was completely useless in this case though. If there was one thing that Epsilon was good at, it was being a big ol snoop, he had gotten this info out the the girl after all so it wouldn't be behind him to at least help ask around for the sake of this girl.* \"That is solely up to you though, I don't want to encroach on your personal matters too much now\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: I do believe a companion would be nice on this grueling journey... Art thou sure about this?" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"I am, for me it's better than wandering around with much less to do\" *Epsilon did have to say that he was kind of eager to help this girl figure out what had happened to her father, it was finally something definitive to try and figure out after all these years! Sure, he too had his own parental troubles... Mainly because he didn't know em, but he had come to terms with such many years ago and thus decided upon not trying to solve such an unsolvable mystery.*" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: tis good, thy kindness is a virtue...\n*She smiled beneath her helmet and looked over to Epsilon, clutching her amulet with a little less force*" } ]

[ { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"A virtue not shared by many\" *Unlike most others that one could find on dirt roads and the such, Epsilon has kindness and respect beat into him when he was young, then again that was what happened when one grew up as an orphan in a little known church. Nevertheless he tried his best to help others, mainly because it was what his god would want of him... He also didn't want to disappoint those whom had raised him so many years ago.* \"May Solus have mercy on those who don't share such a thing\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: I see... Well, perhaps we could aid others once we find out what happened to my father, or better yet, if we did so along the way, yes?\n*She tilted her head slightly*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Either could definitely work, I'm not opposed to helping others\" * Why would he be opposed to such? It wasn't like he was selective in who he helped, and it surely wasn't like he couldn't only help one person at a time either. Honestly, Epsilon was beyond happy to both help this girl but also any other that they happened upon... So as long as said people needed help of course. He did have to remind how there was an overarching thing they needed to do though* \"Though as good as assisting others is, we cannot forget that figuring out what happened to your father comes first.\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: well... What I know is rather dark... And I fear the worst...\n*She sounded concerned as she clenched her hand around her amulet and looked downward*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "*Epsilon turned back towards the girl, mainly because he could hear the negativity that was in her voice... And frankly it worries him. He still couldn't see her face due to the helmet she wore, but he could see that she was grasping an amulet, he could only guess what it meant... But it probably related to the dark things that she knew* \"I think it might be best if you let me know these dark things... It'll make things easier for the both of us, also may I ask the significance of that amulet? If you don't mind of course.\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: it was supposed to be a gift for my older brother, Braton... I'm the youngest of three... My mother is expecting a fourth... Another girl... My eldest brother is called Loren... Frail and sick... But he has lived through twenty five years of age... Braton came next... My father's favorite... And it showed... He was born to be a knight... Then he turned twenty one and... Well... He followed on my father's footsteps...\n*She took a deep breath*\nTwila: my mother made this for him... \n*She showed him the amulet, a small, silver seed with a blue gem at it's heart*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "*Epsilon wasn't too sure what to make of this information, he could tell that this all weighed heavy on her yet he had only recently met her... And frankly that only made the thought of trying to console her an even worse idea. Well, he did have something to say, though he wasn't too sure how well it would go.* \"If it's both your brother and father that we need to find, then we will... That's for certain\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: not my brother... He was confirmed dead... Helmet... Head... All we needed to see... Killed by a cannibal undead by the name... Borgar Lasagni... A goofy name... But not one to underestimate... My father went to hunt him... Haven't seen him since he left the gates... It's been six months since then...\n*She started sniffling*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Oh... You have my condolences Miss Twila...\" *Epsilon has stopped walking by now, he could tell that this all was a heavy burden for this girl to hold upon her shoulders... It would be for him if he was in the same situation. He also noticed that the other had started to sniffle, was she going to end up crying? Epsilon was fine with such, but he didn't want to just ignore it... So he decided to ask something that was essentially a fifty fifty chance of going good or bad.* \"Pardon me for asking this... But do you need a hug?\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: I think I might... \n*She unlocked her helmet and opened it so she could take it off easily, her eyes were tearing up as the ice crystals around her pale, blue eyes started to melt, her white hair falling over her shoulders, sniffling a little, trying to hold back her tears*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "*Epsilon didn't expect the Twila to take off her helmet, much less did he expect to see the melting crystal that surrounded her eyes. This didn't mean that he was going to cancel his offer oh so suddenly though, he still was going to offer his hug... He just didn't expect her to remove her helmet or anything of the sorts like that. So, with that all on his mind, he opened his arms and gestures for her to come near.* \"If you think you need one, my arms are open for you\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "*She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him, digging the side of her head on his chest barely containing her tears, she was a ted bit stronger than she appeared, her hug being a bit too tight*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "*Epsilon wasn't fazed by her strength, he was a stronger and a bit tougher guy so no amount of strength could make a hug bad for him, he was glad that Twila had embraced him though and with such he wrapped his arms gently around her. He'd rather the girl let out all of her emotion like this then hold it all in, them being strangers didn't matter to him now either... He just wanted to make sure that this girl was going to be okay, mentally and physically.* \"It's okay Twila, let it all out\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "*She wrapped her fingers around his clothes and closed her eyes shut, before she broke down in tears, she was clearly still too young for what she was experiencing*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"There there, it's all going to be okay\" *Epsilon may have had many years behind his belt, but comforting people wasn't exactly his specialty. Nevertheless, he decided that anything was better than nothing and with such he set his hand against the back of the girl's head and gently held her close and just let her cry. It was also good to mention that though he was super duper tall, Epsilon was decently muscular and was well, built for hugging and comforting like this. Hopefully it would at least help the girl calm down and gather herself a little.*" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: I hope he's alright... I really do... \n*Her voice was weak, barely louder than a whisper, she was very distressed be her memories*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"I know that he's okay... I have faith that Solus above is protecting him as we speak\" *Sure Epsilon followed an odd religion, but he believed that Solus above was keeping an eye on Twila's father, much like Solus kept an eye upon him and his church. He really did hope that they would be able to find her father though, because even with his religion... He knew that sometimes those above didn't want people to be found. He wasn't going to accept this resolution just yet though, they hadn't even began looking yet after all.* \"We just have to find him, that's all we have to do\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: I hope thine faith reigns true...\n*She hugged him tight, crying softly trying to calm down*" }, { "author": "ryromancer", "message": "\"Don't worry, it will\" *Epsilon cared not for how long this girl cried into his his chest, he wasn't one to judge nor did he see it as bad that others cried their eyes out... Especially when it comes to something as bad as this, and even when it happened to someone so young. With all this, Epsilon could only give his deepest sympathies, but he wasn't going to leave her alone in this, he had sense enough to know that she needed just a little bit of help.* \"You don't have to go through this alone, just know that.\"" }, { "author": "waveralpha", "message": "Twila: thank thee...\n*She was starting to calm down, but her voice was cracking a little and started to hiccup*" } ]

[ { "author": "tristanmr", "message": "Yashī would be walking around the woodland area as he seemed to just be taking a stroll. He was thinking about what he was going to do soon about a job, he knew he was a good at serving others due to him being raised to do so. Though he hasn't found anyone who seemed to be willing to hire him, which maybe because they were racist, or simply not looking for anyone. He wouldn't be surprised if anyone wouldn't choose him for these reasons, but besides that he assumed he was a perfect fit." }, { "author": "quack1104", "message": "*Emily was in the middle of the woodland practicing her archery on trees, she only came to do so when her father wasn't home so she could sneak out and do so, her mother was missing so her father cared for her deeply, but liked to be alone and independent, she was doing acrobatics while at the same time shooting arrows to test and improve her skill which didn't prove her that great*" }, { "author": "tristanmr", "message": "He noticed her as he watched for a bit as she practiced. He didn't know much about bows or arrows, as he was definitely more of a swordsman than anything else for that matter. He would walk up to her, \"You training for something?\" He asked as she did her acrobatics." }, { "author": "quack1104", "message": "*She fell and hit the ground for a moment and layed on the grass to catch her breath* \"Not for anything specific, i just take the chance to whenever i can\"" }, { "author": "tristanmr", "message": "Yashī would stare at her as she fell and laid on the ground. He would walk over to her holding out his hand as his ears twitched, \"I see, you should set up some leaves or blankets under your though. You could land incorrectly on the ground and break something\" He said." }, { "author": "quack1104", "message": "*She grabs his hand and gets up* \"Eh I'll be fine, wasnt that hard of a fall\" *She smiled and dusted herself off, she directed her attention to him afterwards*" }, { "author": "tristanmr", "message": "He looked at her up and down first. It wasn't in a body evaluation way, but he was rather sniffing the air a bet. Seemingly smelling the pheromones released, though his sniffs were quiet so it didn't seem weird. He would hold out his hand as Yashī looked at her, \"Yasashī Yami is the name, nice to make your acquaintance\" He said." }, { "author": "quack1104", "message": "*She shook his hand* \"Nice to meet you, im Emily Starr\" *She seemed friendly*\n\n\"So what brings you here, and... To me i guess?" }, { "author": "tristanmr", "message": "He looked at her, \"I was just strolling around the place. I saw you training with your bow and arrow, and it intrigued me a bit\" He said." }, { "author": "quack1104", "message": "*She raised an eyebrow curiously* \"Oh? How so?\"" }, { "author": "tristanmr", "message": "He looked at her, \"Just interest. I'm more of a swordsman, so it's interesting to watch archers, since I don't use bows\" He said." }, { "author": "quack1104", "message": "\"I tried to train with a sword when i was a little girl, nearly cut myself so i never touched one again, i know its a stupid reason to be scared to use one\" *She laughed at herself a bit*" } ]

[ { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*The path would be less than half an hour by hoof, and would lead towards a swamp region nearby the Alpha Base. Though the path would begin as a well trodden fisher's path, leading to several good spots (some already populated by early risers), it would cut off a bit, as the map indicated. The ground would become muddier and the road narrower, with the swamp opening up more and more on either side. Towards the end, they'd reach a straight run in the path, leading towards docks that eventually dropped straight into the water.*\n\n*A cart, which was once presumably leaving the docks, was now submerged a few feet off the path in two feet of mud. On the path, two horses stood, shaking water and mud off while two women argued with each other, yelling and pointing at the cart. The cargo appeared to be over a dozen alligators, all dead. The party was about 100ft up the road, not yet noticed.*\n\n*There was also quite a bit of swearing to be heard, something the adventurers likely noticed far before they actually saw the two.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis would look over to the group and point to the two women \"Those two seem to fit the description. Looks like they need a helping hand getting their cargo out though. I'm not particularly strong, but I got some rope that we can tie around the cart and our horses to pull it out\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur looks at his client, or clients for this matter. Two women yelling certainly did not give off the best first impression for him, as he hated unecessary, loud noise. He started at the women with a hint of contempt in his eye, then whispered to Mevis. \n\n\"Could you handle the talking here? They're too loud...\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis eyes the women nervously. He wasn't very social, but a hero needs to talk to people. Mevis takes a deep breath, accepting that this is a hurdle he has to overcome in the long-run. \"I-I'll see what I can do.\" \nMevis would then get off his horse and walk over to the women \"Uh, hello there! W-we are adventures sent by the sunlight guild. You two seem to be the hunters we were assigned to escort. Can we help you get your cargo out?\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*One of the women, the taller Macen, turned towards Mevis.* \"Finally! Please tell me you have some Holy Magic on hand! We did ask for the New Sunlight Guild, after all. That's what you guys do.\" *The shorter woman, a Drow, rolled her eyes.* \"Just because they're with that guild doesn't mean they've got any Holy Magic!\"\n\n\"Yes, it does!\"\n\n\"No, it doesn't!\n\n*The Macen woman began marching towards Mevis, pointing a finger at him.* \"You've better be able to fling some Holy Magic or make something up right now!\" *The Drow ran after her, equally curious as to what Mevis said.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis scratches the back of his head nervously, unsure as to what to say as he clearly wasn't capable of using holy magic. \n\"Um, well, you see, the job didn't specify that we needed to be capable of using holy magic. So, um, well, maybe we do? What do you need it for?\" Asks Mevis as he eyes Arthur and Ralki desperately for assistance" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Ralki was also unable to perform holy magic, she specialized in earth and air magic. She's just gotten off her wagon after feeding her horses. Ralki says* \"I don't have holy magic either...\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur finally opens his mouth to speak to the pair. He didn't know why they needed holy magic at all, but if it were the case of a dangerous beast or the whatnot, fire magic would suffice, and Arthur specialized in fire.*\n\n\"Why do you need holy magic? This wasn't labeled or mention at all when we signed up for this quest.\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*The Macen woman began yelling again.* \"I figured that paladin guild would have something! Not one of you? Agh!\" *She walked away as the Drow stepped up.* \"We weren't able to send much of a message, we waved at someone across the swamp and pointed at the sun. She was hoping you all would have some holy magic, because there's an Abomination under our cart.\" *She was pointing at their cart, still stuck in the mud and water.*\n\n\"We didn't even stop to wonder why all the alligators were shored up when we got here, we just started picking them with our bows. Turns out, an Abomination was sitting at the bottom of the swamp, killing anything that came close to it. When we loaded up the kills, the thing came barreling after us and spooked the horses. Didn't get either of them, thankfully, but now we're pretty sure that damn evil zombie gator is just waiting under the cart, hoping we're dumb enough to go back into the water for it.\" *She put her hands on her hips after she finished explaining, looking back to her fellow hunter.* \"Scared the lights out of us pretty good, and she's been having a fit since it happened.\"\n\n*The Macen woman was now throwing rocks at the cart, muttering and swearing to herself.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"An abomination? I've fought one before, they aren't hard to beat with my skills. You just have to knock em off their balance\" *Ralki thinks back to the battle and knows she's a great adventurer.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur pauses for a second. He had no idea what they were talking about; yes, he knew what alligators were, and how to fight them, but an abomination? Arthur had never heard of this creature for the long, long years he had ran from his destroyed home.*\n\n\"An... Abomination? Could you inform me what that is?\" Arthur asked, directed to the Macen woman." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"An undead animal, maybe made from multiple. Their legs are like twigs though, but they can move insanely quick.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis being well informed due to the time he spent in the library had read up on what abominations were, but had never seen them in person, and thus had no experience fighting them either. He was nervous, he didn't sign up for this, it was suppose to be a simple escort mission. Perhaps it would be best to go back to the guild and request a holy magic user. \nMevis takes a few steps back away from the cart and looks over to Ralki. \"Are you sure you can handle this? It might be best that we go request more back up from the guild. After all, this isn't what we signed up for...\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"It's alright, other adventurer. If we tell the guild things got more complicated, we might get a raise. Besides, if you aim to immobilize the abomination, it's easy.\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur interrupted Mevis and Ralki's attempted conversation. He was confident that they could handle an abomination or two, plus it would look great on their records as members of the guild.*\n\n\"We should take this on. After all, we're members of the ever-so-brave New Sunlight guild. Besides, it'd look better on our records if we stayed and lived up to the challenge rather than run away, wouldn't you agree, you two?\" Arthur told them, arms out to the side." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"That's right! We have to show everyone we're the greatest adventurers out there, running is not great!\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis eyes dart between the two of them, thinking how nice it must be to have confidence in your ability. But Mevis knew all it took was one misstep for it all to come tumbling down. \n\"I don't think our appearances are more important than our lives. Sure running isn't great, but we aren't running. We are simply bringing in reinforcements to ensure the job goes smoothly. It would look very bad on us if we failed simply cus we were too prideful to ask for help. It also doesn't seem like there is a rush. I see no harm in going back\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*The Drow spoke up now.* \"Actually, our kills would be going bad by the time you guys got back with how many more people. It's a few alligators stuck together, we were just hoping you'd have Holy Magic to make this easier.\" *She took her bow into her hands.* \"Clara and I should be able to help you if you three can get it to come out from under the cart. I'm not sure if fire or aiming for the legs will work in this case, as it's low to the ground and underwater, but we're up for whatever you guys want to try.\"\n\n\"Clara!\"\n\n\"Weiss?\"\n\n\"Get your crossbow!\" *The Macen woman grabbed a large crossbow from her horse, putting it to the ground and cocking it while the adventurers strategized. It did seem that Clara was able to piss off the Abomination, as a single tentacle was blindling failing from under the cart, swishing around and thumping against the wood from time to time.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur looked at the Abomination. It was like nothing he had ever seen before- it was horrid, and reeked of the swamp's rotten odor. It was hideous in any way, and it didn't seem to take on a singular form. It was part animal, part human, part something-Arthur-had-never-seen-before, and it was horrid. What kind of Evil, monstrous being would have thoughts so vile to produce such a disgusting... Abomination? Arthur, knowing a fight was to happen soon, drew his blade in his right hand and cast Burn Up!, increasing his physical capabilities.*\n\n``` Burn Up! Cast. 97.5/125 mana remaining. ```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Ralki knows that the Abomination can be dangerous if they get time to charge, therefore she'll attempt to disorientate it, for even just a second with windy impact, maybe hoping for the beast to be knocked down.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis mentally screams as the tendril wails about. He wanted to run from this vile being, but seeing Ralki and Arthur take offensive action, he curses his luck under his breath and reinforces his arms and legs with air while taking a fighting stance, preparing himself for whatever this abomination might do next.\n\n``Mevis cast Air Reinforcment. 110/120 remaining``" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*The Abomination was currently safe underwater. It was submerged beneath about a foot of murky, cloudy water, and then slightly burrowed into the mud. Seeing it was very difficult, but possible if you knew what to look for. One red eye glared at them from beneath the cart, waiting. It wasn't completely shielded, but it's current position, behind two wagon wheels and with its legs and underbelly completely hidden in the mud, it was a difficult target.*\n\n*Ralki's Windy Impact would splash the water as it went for the Abomination. It wasn't a far distance, the cart only 10ft away from the path, and Ralki was accurate withher spells. However, at this angle, it only pushed the monster a little further into the water and mud. With just a few small movements of readjustment, it was as though the Abomination wasn't even pushed at all. It was in no position to charge, though, it's side facing the party.*\n\n*Weiss, the Drow, loosed an arrow, though it only sank into the wood of the wagon wheel.* \"I can hardly even see the bastard...\"\n\n*Clara just finished cocking her crossbow and took a knee, trying to see if she could make a shot.* \"I really hope you guys have a plan for whenever it comes out.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"I have a backup plan, like the great adventurer I am! But for now, just keep firing at it, they aren't difficult to take out.\" *Ralki casts earth investiture on herself, taking the mud from the ground to make armour.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur's fire wouldn't seem to have much effect on the Abomination, seeing they were inside a swamp. He handnt had a grand plan for attack at the moment, but he was already formulating something.* \n\n\"Weiss! Clara! What is this thing attracted to? Why does it attack?\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"They just like to kill! I read up on them after my mission and it seems as if they die naturally in months! And they leave corpses uneaten.\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Weiss nodded.* \"Yeah, they don't eat or anything. At least, not usually. They just like hurting things. It's pretty awful.\" *Weiss loosed another arrow, hitting the tentacle that was thrashing around. It pinned the limb to the wagon for a second, though the monster quickly whipped the tentacle and broke the arrow.*\n\n*Clara took a very low crouch before firing her crossbow. The bolt went into the water and stuck the Abomination's flank, making it angrily roar from the water.* \"Don't know if that did anything...\"\n\n*Mevis was likely taking the strategic position, between and slightly behind Arthur and Ralki.*\n\n*The Abomination retracted its tentacle, keeping it close to its body. Then, the monster began turning over onto its back, extending its claws up and into the bottom of the cart. Slowly, it started dragging itself across the water and up onto the side of the cart, moving almost like a centipede with its unnaturally long body and extra limbs. It showed a surprising amount of dexterity for what was once two alligators, give or take other bits of animals. It was trying to get out of the water and behind the cart without exposing itself too much.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur saw the monster shuffle in the water. He decided to go on the safe offensive, and cast Hellfire Blades. Now, two steel swords bathed in magical flame orbited Arthur's behind, and using his magical ability, sent one of the swords to try and stab the Abomination with great force.*\n\n``` Arthur cast Hellfire Blades. Remaining mana: 67.5/125 ```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Ralki the self proclaimed genius uses windy impact again, directed at its face. She hopes to kill the abomination before it gets near enough to hurt us.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis from his strategic position attempts to angle himself as he launches a concentrated kick of air toward the abomination in an attempt to launch more of its body out of the murky water.\n\n``Mevis cast Sonic Blast. 102.5/120 Mana remaining``" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Arthur's sword would launch forward, but with the monster trying to curl around the edge of the cart, only one of its eight legs would be lopped off by the blade. It roared in pain, but did not stop.*\n\n*Weighing well over 200lbs, the Abomination would not be greatly affected by Ralki's spell, only making it slow for a moment.*\n\n*Mevis' attack would have a similarly ineffective result on the creature. Though it would wince in pain, it would not stop its movements.*\n\n*Now, the Abomination was on the other side of the cart, hidden from the attacks. Its weight made the wagon wheels sink deeper into the mud, tilting to one side slightly. From its shielded position, the tentacles would wrap around one of the alligator corpses, holding it tightly into its grip.*\n\n*Clara and Weiss would reposition, closer to the party, as they tried to get an angle for the shot.* \"Hey!\" *Clara yelled,* \"Those our ours! Leave them alone!\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Sighs, this won't be as easy as last time, anyways Ralki draws her sword and shield and runs toward the abomination, for a stab.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis grits his teeth in frustration. The female said these monsters like to kill. Mevis also recalled in his reading that these creatures like to torment their prey. In that case, he will give this abomination something to play with. Mevis would charge forward, running toward the abomination, but on the edge between the murky water before biting his arm and dripping his blood into the water, making exaggerated crying sounds and moans of pain in hopes of attracting its attention." } ]

[ { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*The Abomination would proceed to lift one of the dead alligators from the cart and hurl it towards the party, specifically at the archers. Weiss' leg would be crushed by the weight as she failed to dodge, while Clara, the Macen, barely dove away in time.*\n\n*Clara dropped her crossbow as she went to push the alligator off her friend.* \"Please,\" *She cried,* \"I'll pay one of you to take her back to your guild.\" *Arthur would step in and take on of their horses, helping the injured Drow on, before riding back with the 15 silver from Clara.*\n\n*Ralki would find the mud and water slowing her movements as she moved forward towards the Abomination. With the monster perched defensively on the other side of the cart, able to slash and strike with its tentacles, fighting in the water would be extremely difficult. The tentacles would dance backwards as Ralki made her thrust, whipping back at her in response. The creature was safely behind the cart, still.*\n\n*Mevis' gambit would catch the Abomination's attention, though, as its attention was pulled away from Ralki somewhat. The tip of its snout poked over the edge of the cart, sniffing for the blood as its unnaturally long tongue dipped into the water, as well.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis would look at the situation in frustration. Things weren't going well, and as long as the creature remained in the water it would maintain an advantage. They had to pull it out of the water somehow. He would then look at the horses the group brought, then at Ralk, then at the long tongue. He had a plan, unlikely as it was to work, but would at least be better than mindlessly barraging it. He would pull out the rope from his bag, quickly form one of the knots he had read about in a sailing book, and toss that end to Ralki while tossing the other end to Clara.\n\"Catch! Get that rope around its tongue if you can! And you get that rope around the horses we brought! Get them to pull once the other end is on the abomination!\"\nMevis would then dip his bloody arm into water and continue to make exaggerated crying sounds to distract the abomination from the current plan." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Heh, Mevis recognizes Ralki's greatness and that is why he trusted her with this grave mission... Even though it's actually because she's the closest. Ralki takes the rope and attempts to snag the abomination on its tongue, whilst keeping up her shield just in case.*" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Ralki's shield took a few hits from tentacles as she made her play, though the Abomination's tongue would be caught. Reflexively, it pulled its tongue back into its mouth and clamped its mouth shut, eyes focused solely on Ralki. Mevis' distraction wouldn't be enough to pull the monster from the thing right in front of it. Clara ran to the side, staying on the path as she moved to her own horse, which was far closer. The Abomination began lifting another alligator with its tentacles, opening its teeth the slightest bit as it hissed in anger.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"What now?\" *Ralki shouts to Mevis, she had no idea what to do with the rope, she hadn't figured out Mevis' plans.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "\"You try to keep it in place, maybe poise your sword toward it cus we are going to charge the horses with the rope attached!\" He will then look over to Clara \"Get the horses running! And Mevis would then launch an air blast at the abominations nose in hopes that it would throw off its aim with the alligator. \n``Mevis cast sonic blast. 96/120 Mana remaining``" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Clara knotted the rope tightly on the horn of the saddle before driving her horse forward, looking back over her shoulder to see what happened next.*\n\n*Instead of throwing the corpse this time, the Abomination repositioned its grip slightly and poised the alligator above Ralki. It was planning to crush her with the dead alligator. The spell from Mevis made its mouth open a bit and head turn upon impact, just as the rope wrapped around its tongue tightened, pulling away. Quickly, its tongue came flying out of its mouth, trailing viscera as more began to be torn out. However, the Abomination simply chomped back down, severing its tongue.*\n\n*The monster was clearly in a lot of pain, and rather furious. It was too distracted to actually crush Ralki, but was setting the alligator corpse up again. She better move.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis flinched when he saw the abomination bite its tongue off. He was hoping it wouldn't be intelligent enough to do that and instead try to follow the horses to relieve the tension. Ideally it would've impaled itself on the sword also. But of course nothing goes as planned, so you just got to adapt. Right now Mevis saw that the girl with the sword is still in danger, but she is also the closest. The monster's insides seem vulnerable, if only they could keep its mouth opening. Mevis sighs and yells out. \n\"I don't really have anymore ideas, but do you think you can use your sword or something to pry its mouth open! That seems to be its weak spot! And you by the horses, try to shoot an arrow at its right eye, I will try to get its left! Hopefully that will blind it long enough!\" \nMevis would then launch another air blast at the abominations left eye while also trying to close the distance with his speed. \n``Mevis used sonic blast again. 88.5/120 Mana remaining``" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Mouth? Open it up? Awesome plan! She attempts to pry the abominations jaws open, preparing a windy impact as she does so, if she opens it, she'll fling it inside its mouth, hopefully travelling into its stomach. Indigestion shall ensue.*" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Mevis wouldn't be too far from the action, though the mud would prove tiresome. His spell would land true, with the force of a kick hitting it directly in the eye. Though undead beings cannot necessarily tire, they can be weakened. This suddenly blinding attack was enough to make the Abomination drop the corpse on top of itself, pinned under a substantial amount of weight.*\n\n*Ralki wouldn't find too much resistance as she tried to wedge her sword into the monster's mouth. In fact, it actually opened its teeth, allowing Ralki to use her Windy Impact. It would create a disgusting splash, as blood, mud, and saliva were sent in every direction. The Abomination would also bite down on the sword. Under normal circumstances, an alligator can produce enough bite force to practically pierce steel. As a result, it was Ralki's sword that was now trapped in the Abomination's locked jaw. Desperately relying further on its natural abilities, the Abomination began to writhe, rolling over in its position, pulling Ralki's weapon away from her, as tentacles began to lash around violently at her and the now approaching Mevis.*\n\n*Clara, riding back from pulling the rope, would not have ample time to line up a shot from the road.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"You want my sword? Take it! I don't need it\" *Ralki let's go off her sword and punches it with her rock covered hand from earth investiture.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis was freaking out as he was used to fighting weapons, fists, and legs, not tendrils. His flight reaction began to kick in as he slows down for a bit. However seeing Ralki fearlessly throwing her sword in and throwing a punch, Mevis can't help but feel moved. This whole time this female macen has been following his instructions without hesitation, it would guilt Mevis forever if he left her behind. Thus, Mevis resolved himself to stand his ground. This was a teammate worth fighting for. Mevis will then try to uses his agility as he attempts to slide past the tendrils to deliver a solid kick to the abominations chin with his still reinforced foot. \n\"H-Hope I'm not too late!\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Ralki would feel the tendrils strike heavily against her stone skin, threatening to begin causing cracks as they wailed against her. However, she was relatively uninjured, except for some light bruising on her back and shoulders. Mevis had moved since the Abomination began rolling over and over, thus evading its now blind attacks.*\n\n*Both Ralki's and Mevis' hits would land as the two begin striking at the Abomination's head. It could not snap at them as it still kept the weapon tightly locked in its jaws. Its rolling would begin to slow down, though, as it settled back on its legs and belly. Its skull hadn't taken the brunt of the damage, with skin pulling off here and there, one eye sagged shut. It was clear that it would break soon.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Ralki uses windy impact on its head to make sure its dead.* \"Well wasn't that a wonderful fight! I'm sure there'll be legends of our exploits... Who are you again?\" *Ralki turns to Mevis as she says this.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Just to confirm the kill, Mevis would also launch another sonic blast at its head, but still keep an eye on it for any sudden movements. \"Uh, yeah, didn't get your name either. I'm Mevis. Glad to have someone as strong as you by my side today.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Aw thanks, you flatter me... Keep doing it please.\" *Ralki stands up proudly with a smile, she seems to be very happy she got called strong* \"You were strong too, Mefons.\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*The Abomination's head would flatten at their continued combined assault, leading all of its limbs to fall still. The monster was dead.*\n\n\"Fuck yeah!\" *Clara would raise her crossbow in the air, happy to be rid of the monster.* \"Now how are we getting my cart out of the mud?\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Easy, I can dig this out in a jiffy with my mold earth spell, still gonna take a bit though\" *Ralki frowns, as she still has a lot of work to do.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis was a bit confused at being called Mefons, but figured it was fine. It was not like his name was worth remembering anyway. \n\"Uh, we still have that rope. Can remove the tongue and get the horses to help pull. I guess I can also help push...\"" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Carla shrugged.* \"Weiss was usually the one who got us out of these kinds of jams, so I'll go with what you say.\" *The Macen rode her horse to the pair's cart to begin tying the right hitch knot, then lead them back and gave Mevis his end of the rope. Clara would get behind the cart and push, if it wouldn't get in either Mevis or Ralki's way.*\n\n\"Also,\" *Carla called out,* \"I doubt we'll have to worry about any predators. Smell of death is pretty easy to tell, and we reek of it right now.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Ralki starts work on digging, and once she's gotten the cart out of the mud (still deep in the mud), she'll make a ramp, using mold earth to harden the ramp* \"I think this will work, I'm exhausted though, I don't use mold earth for this stuff normally, just pottery.\"\n\n*The ramp will allow the cart to move up it out of the ditch.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis isn't particular strong, but he appreciates the ramp and pushes the cart up it. He also makes a mental note that the smell of death keeps predators away. Perhaps he should carry some of the abomination parts? It would certainly keep trouble away, be given how terrible the area smells, it would be hard to get any jobs if he also smelled like that. Perhaps when he is in town he could go looking for a air tight bag so that the next time he finds an abomination he can keep its stench in there.\n\"That's very useful magic. We would be in serious trouble without it. You really are a hero...\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Of course, all of my magic is great! Not all are for combat though. Some are, but not this one.\" *Ralki's ego is being inflated way too much, you should stop encouraging her narcissism.*" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*Carla grunted, pushing the cart alongside Mevis.* \"Yeah, you're both really great, now let's get this dam thing back on the road.\" *Ralki's hardened ramp was extremely useful, and with Mevis and Carla pushing, but more importantly, that horses pulling, it was beginning to move along towards the dry land. The wheels crushed a few of the Abominations limb as it rolled over them, though the weight of the cart was lighter with two alligators thrown from it. 13 corpses still remained within, more than enough to call the mission a success once they got back.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Well let's not dawdle... Not that I know what 'dawdle' means\" *Ralki is big brained individual. She is smart enough to have the ability to forget names and words, but still use them.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis nods, it would be in their interest to finish this quest before nightfall. \n\"Y-y-yeah. And um, it means to waste time. But guess you already knew that since you used it correctly. No need to be humble...\" \nHe then looks over to his arm. Very fitting that the only injury he sustained was one that he inflicted on himself. He was too much of a coward to actually get hurt fighting the enemy. Thanks to his macen heritage though the bleeding has at least stopped, but he made another mental note to get it healed once he returned to the guild. He looks over to Ralki to make sure she hasn't sustained any serious injuries." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Now Ralki isn't oblivious, she's actually quite observant and notices that Mevis is looking for wounds* \"Don't worry, my earth investiture is quite resilient, it'll take a bit to hurt me, if it is indeed possible\" *She chuckles after saying this.*" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "\"Ah, I see. Well if you are hurt, don't push yourself to hard...\" He replies after making sure himself that there were no wounds that he could see at least. He knew all to well that heroic types like her would endure the pain and hide it so that those weaker than them wouldn't worry. It was what his best friend used to do after all. So it had become a force of habit for Mevis to make sure those around him were actually alright." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Ralki nods indicating she understood.*" }, { "author": "red.ultra", "message": "*With their combined efforts, the cart would come rumbling out of the swamp and onto the path. Clara would again cheer at this, though this time a little halfheartedly. Only having one horse, she set to properly harnessing the steer to her cart, preparing it for the road ahead.*\n\n\"Thank you, both of you, for your help. I doubt Weiss and I would be getting anything off this if it weren't for your help. When we get back, I can gift you an alligator.\" *She squinted a bit and nodded to one side, then the other.* \"Or the silver that it'd be worth. I doubt you feel like skinning and selling it.\"\n\n*The three of them were a mess, covered in mud, blood, and swamp muck. But it'd be an easy (if slow) trip back to Alpha Base.*\n\n**QUEST COMPLETE**\n*1.4 PP Rewarded to Mevis and Ralki, 0.3 Rewarded to Arthur*" } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, a small, pale elf, turned his towards the others in the group. His silver eyes seemed cold and calculating, as if he was sizing up the others in the group. Satisfied with his analysis, he nodded at the two of them cautiously. \"Hello. My name is Icarus. I assume you are the \"Others\" That the mysterious letter spoke of?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would arrive to the scene accompanied by a wolf. In its appearance, it looks indistinguishable from a regular adult gray wolf. The only thing that might tell it apart from wild wolves is that it bears a collar, formed from a loose rope with bright green feathers attached. As with his regular herb-hunting preparations, he would focus on his smell sensing. He finds it usually helps with both spotting herbs and finding predators.\n\nHe greets the others, \"Hello to you too. And, I believe so. I am Gabriel, and this is my wolf. Don't mind him, though. I usually have at least one of them accompany me in trips like these. But it's nice to be accompanied by others for once.\"\n\n`Gabriel has a summoned Spirit Wolf, for 15 Mana and Mana Cap, leaving him with 75 Mana and capped at 75. He also has his Hunter's Nose perk active.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte didn't bring her horse. It would have been faster for her to walk here, Barley tended to be a bit of a burden in forests. Armed with her bow and longsword along with Almain River armor, the 196 cm tall Steppe elf gets ready to start the quest. Well, maybe she should introduce herself first. \n\nThe Steppe Elf nods, acknowledging the question, \"Yes, I am one of these... 'others'. The name's Charlotte Bellator. I do quests occasionally. This one had unusually high pay, so I took it.\" The elf is noticeably lean, and holds her bow as if an enemy could pop out at any moment. Her longsword hangs from her sword belt, and her dagger is on the back of her belt. She seems excessively armed for what seemed like a simple guarding quest. \n\nCharlotte continues to introduce herself. \"I work as a hunter.\" The elf had a high voice that rang out clearly. \"I hope we get along, even if it is a simple quest.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "At this point those of you with keen sense would hear some scurrying among the leaves. Looking up you would see a squirrel climbing down a tree. What catches your attention is the amount of intelligence in the squirrel's eyes as it makes its way toward you all. You then all see it slowly transform into a into a tall yet slim humanoid figure wearing dark robes and a hood that completely covers his face. \n\"Glad you three could make it. Seeing that you all are here, I can only assume you have accepted the job. The boss who had sent you the letters apologizes for not meeting you in person. He is a very busy man, and hopes that I, one of his most reliable employees, can manage you all\" \nThe man then pulls out five sheet of parchment, handing one to Charlotte and Icarus and two to Gabriel. One of the parchments is a map of the forest with three locations marked in blue. The other one handed to Gabriel has a portrait of a plant. Gabriel being well versed in plant life would recognize it as feral marijuana, a more potent version of the marijuana plant. \n\"This is a rather simple job. You two, Icarus and Charlotte will be escorting Gabriel here as he collects herbs. Goes without say, but if Gabriel were to die, you two won't receive your pay. Gabriel on the other hand will be paid on how many herbs he finds. I will also be accompanying you all as an observer. Any questions?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel accepts the two sheets of parchments. He studies them both, putting together that they'd be harvesting this plant. Having a visual representation of the herb handy would definitely help. He rolls up the parchments and tucks them away. \"Understood, I am in your care.\" Gabriel bows to the other two who would be protecting him, then turns back to the hooded man. \"May I assume your employer won't mind if I... Kept a few samples for myself?\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte studies the rudimentary map, and nods. It was quite straight forward from here on. \n\nThe Elf then proceeds to ask a question about the quest that was quite necessary for its success of this quest, \"I see. Are there any dangers that I should keep my eyes out for?\" It was good to know the dangers and why exactly the collected of the herb needed protection." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus accepts the paper, and quickly glances at it, taking note of the important details. \n\nHis brow furrows in slight concern, but the expression quickly fades away. \n\"So, what's so dangerous out here that Gabriel would need protection?\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The robed figure shakes his head at Gabriel \"Unfortunately that cannot be allowed. For this job you would technically be working under a temporary contract. In that regard, every herb counts, but he is paying you more than what he would normally pay his employees for this kind of work. If you cannot accept these conditions then I must ask that you leave.\"\nHe would then turn to Icarus and Charlotte. \"Well, there have been reports of a necromancer hanging around these woods. He seems to be rather fond of the herb we are trying to collect, and as such he had placed some of his creations to guard them. The three locations marked on the map are the suspected location of the herb as well as where said undead creations lie.\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Of course they wouldn't want that, they might be worried about competition after all. He hoped, but he guesses that's unfortunately not the case. \"No, I understand. I will turn over every herb I harvest.\" He ponders the explanation of there being a necromancer and their creations possibly guarding the herbs they're setting out for. \"I wonder if we might run into the necromancer himself... I hope we're lucky enough not to have to deal with him *And* His... Necromancing.\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte flinches when she hears the word 'necromancy'. That never particularly boded well for quests such as these. \nSighing, she nods, then makes a remark, \"I guess we'll have to be concentrated on protecting our herbalist here.\" The quest suddenly sounded a bit more threatening than before." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus remained stern, although a little annoyed, at hearing that they would be fighting the undead. \"That will mess with my senses quite a bit... And the undead are nothing to take for granted. We should exercise extreme caution.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The robed figure nods \"Caution is always advised. I will not interfere with your gathering, so best of luck.\" With that the robed figure walks away from you three and transforms into a rabbit as he darts between the shrubbery of the forest, leaving you all to carry out the job." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Alright, thank you sir.\" Gabriel bows with one hand over his heart, then watches as he disappeared into the forest. \"I guess, time to get to work.\" Gabriel focuses on his senses, enhancing his vision and sense of smell greatly. It would likely help him in both finding the herbs and identifying potential threats. He commands his wolf to stay alert as well, and growl should any kind of danger approach.\n\n`Gabriel cast Predatorial Senses for 5 Mana, leaving him with 100 Mana remaining, capped at 100. He would recast Predatorial senses as necessary, keeping him at that amount for a while. I messed up earlier as Gabriel starts with 120 Mana, 75 is if he has all three wolves summoned, but he currently only has one. He now has +600% sense of smell and +400% visual acuity.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte also activates her acuity and smell, now able to see with 1400% her usual eye sight and smell 1000% better. Her blurry perk also activates, making her 500% less visible. She readies an arrow, and motions for her quest-mates to go. She would follow closely, although behind as to give herself more range. \"I'll follow closely, I have a bow- so, I'd prefer if someone took the lead in front of us.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus hunches into a stance, and his veins slowly start to turn black. He uses force of nature for 20 mana, decreasing his pool down to 130, increasing his general speed by .4 to a total of 1.5 and movement speed by 12mph to a total of 51mph.\n\n\"I can take the lead, or potentially scout ahead if you would like.\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Please do. I can protect myself to a degree but I'm by no means a skilled combatant.\" Gabriel keeps his wolf close to his side. He's already scanning the treelines. \"Would you be bringing up the rear, Charlotte?\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"Yes, I'm much better with the bow than I am with the sword. Although if desperation leads to that, I could join the front. We should start with the closest one.\" The Elf's armor was under a layer of woolen clothes, and therefore made her less visible than normal. \"Let's try not to die.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus nodded in agreement. \"Ok, perfect. Which way am I heading?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel pulled up the map to reconfirm, then pointed to the direction of the cluster closest to them. \"That way, I believe.\" He would find it a little harder than normal to look at Charlotte, but recognize what it was. He activates his own ability, making him a little harder to see. He passes on moving quietly, reasoning that it won't be as helpful in this case.\n\n`Gabriel activates his Blurry perk, making him +100% harder to see.`" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus turns his head to follow where Gabriel is pointing. \"Ok, got it. Be back soon\"\n\nDue to the darkness of the forest, Icarus has 150 feet of darkness vision, and a +100 percent boost to all senses." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "You all head to the nearest marked position on the map with Icarus in the lead, Charlotte in the rear, and Gabriel in the center. The forest gets thicker the deeper you all head into it, but Icarus' impressive speed he easily traverses through the forest to the location. \nHe would be the first to notice the lack of plant growth in the area. The few plants and trees that do grow look perverted and twisted. The soils gives off a purplish tint and you can't help but feel slightly empowered. However, you do not see any threats nearby for now, but the land gives off an aura of death.\nGabriel, your wolf would start growling as you get near to the location and stench of rotten flesh fills your keen nose. You scan the area ahead and see the twisted landscape. Everything at first looks still, but as you look closer you see figures moving very slowly toward Icarus.\nCharlotte you would see and smell the same thing despite being further back, and infact sensed it before Gabriel. With your keen eyes you would see 4 macen walking toward Icarus. It looks like a family, a father, mother, and two children, a daughter and son. However their movements look janky and their skin has a greyish tint." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Right as she smelt and saw the 4, the elf uses her max running speed of 36 mph to sprint towards Gabriel, then holds him back, an arm in front of him. \"Wait until Icarus Comes back to get out of the tree line.\" If he didn't come back, they would investigate. But risking Gabriel at this early point wasn't a good idea. \"We'll just watch.\" The arrow faces one person of the family, nocked and ready to let loose." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would be slightly surprised by the sudden hulking figure in front of him, but holds his ground. His wolf stays by them, snarling but ready to intercept any zombie Macens that might slip by Icarus. Gabriel in the meantime would look around, in case they might get flanked." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, unaware of the danger, would continue jogging towards the destination at a speed of 35 mph. As he starts to run further, he realizes that he's lost the scent of Gabriel and Charlotte, and a new, foul odor fills his nose. He would attempt to turn around and run back in the direction he came, hoping to regroup." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "As you being to run back you start to hear moaning. \n\"S... Sa... Save... Meeeeee...\"\n\"Do... Dooooon't... Leaaaveeee...\"\n\"Mo... Moooomyyyyy...\"\nLooking behind, you would see 4 macens walking toward you? Well you think it's walking, but their movements are very irregular. Nevertheless they are pretty slow so you don't think you would have any trouble trying to regroup.\n\nGabriel and Charlotte, as you both stand guard waiting for Icarus your noses picks up more foul stenches and Gabriel's wolf is clearly agitated. You two can't see anything, but things are clearly moving through the shadows of the forest toward you all. Fear is in the air, you as a living being feel like you don't belong here, that you should leave. However, you still haven't caught sight of the feral marijuana, the primary objective for this mission." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel can feel the hair on his neck stand up as his own wolf bristles in response to the unnatural scent. Gabriel is already starting to weave his hand across the air. Magical blue sigils form a blue glowing circle upon completion, a second wolf emerging from within. This wolf bears blue feathers on its collar. Gabriel prepares to cast once more with his left hand, while his right reaches for his crossbow.\n\n`Gabriel cast Spirit Wolf for 15 Mana, lowering his remaining Mana to 85, being capped at 90. He also has 120ft Night Vision, which may or may not help him see through the darkness of the forest.`" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus stops, turning his head towards the 4 macen. He hesitates for a moment, then turns back towards the direction he came, running at a brisk pace of 40 mph back to regroup before the impending fight. \nIcarus has 150ft night vision +100% buff to all senses for a total of 300ft night vision, which he attempts to use to spot the group that he accidentally left behind." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Using her exceptional vision and skill with the bow, Charlotte decides to take a shot at the head of the.. Macen. It's shot from the tree lines, and aimed straight at the eye of one of the undead, aiming to pierce through and reach the brain." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Icarus, you make it back to the group, but as you do you see Gabriel summoning another wolf and Charlotte letting loose an arrow. Following its trajectory you see it sail through the air and pierce straight through the eye of the mother macen. Her head tilts back a bit from the momentum of the arrow. You all are aware that should've been a fatal shot, but she continues to walk forward with the arrow in her eye at her slow pace. \n\nAfter examining the forest some more with your night vision Gabriel, you notice a feral marijuana plant behind the 4 macens. However it looks twisted and gives off a dark aura." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"I see our mark, but it looks... Off. It's behind those *Things* Following Icarus!\" Gabriel set its sights on it. Sure it looks strange but that would be for his employer to deal with. He would send his blue-collared wolf towards the family of four, hoping it would tackle and maybe rip out one of their throats. The green-collared one would stand behind Gabriel, guarding his blind spot. Gabriel would wave his hand in the air. As his spell completes, a third, red-collared wolf would join their ranks.\n\n`I assume enough time would have passed for Gabriel to regenerate 5 Mana, but he will lose his Predatorial Senses. Another casting of Spirit Wolf would cost him 15 Mana and Mana Cap, putting him at 75 Mana remaining and capped at that same amount.`" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus shakes his head at the recently shot macen. He looks at the group \n\"So, obviously, these macen are very much so undead. Anyone got any silver/skull bane on them by chance?\" \nIcarus would turn back to the group of macen, holding his hands to outstretch his vampiric claws, and he bares his teeth. He steps to position himself defensively towards the macen, ready to move." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"I am halfway sure that these... Creatures are undead as welll. I don't have any, but do you have any weapons that would affect them?\" The Elf nocks another arrow, and she simply depended on the others for the killing of the others. \"I thought the rewards were a bit too high,\" She grumbles, then starts planning. \"What if we led them away from the herb with one person, while Gabriel and another takes the herb?\" The elf releases the arrow at the other eye of the undead, using her enhanced eye sight to her advantage yet again. She could make out the retina of the zombie itself from here, and even count the veins— it wasn't too hard to shoot that." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus thought carefully\n\"If we could remove their limbs/heads we could render them helpless, and take whatever herbs there are unchallenged. Or we could have Gabriel quickly grab them, and run off while we fight the macen.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The blue collared wolf would make its way to the daughter macen. The daughter seemingly opens its arms out as if expecting a hug.\n\"Puu... Pppyyyy...\"\nThe wolf leaps on her and knocker her over as it chomps down on her neck. In an adorable but also terrifying manner, despite having her throat being ripped apart the daughter macen wraps her arms around the wolf. \n\"..G... Oo... D...Pu... Upp... Y...\"\nAs you let loose another arrow Charlotte it pierces the other eye of the mother. This time however her body goes limp and falls to the ground, unmoving. The father and son macen slowly make their way to Icarus, but they are still a distances away." }, { "author": "Nox, the Night King", "message": "*//Yes! Kill him! Use your fear!*" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, encouraged by the fact that the undead can at least be immobilized, rushes in towards the father and son, attempting to kill/immobilize the father, then if successful the son. \n\"Charlotte, Gabriel! Aim for the.. Boy!?\"\n\n\"See if you can take him down, I've got the father!\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "As gruesome as it is, Gabriel commands the blue-collared wolf to continue tearing at the daughter. He hoped his wolf would be able to reach her spinal nerves and render her immobile. He feels a pang of sadness at the daughter's words but steels himself, reassuring that this would be a mercy to them. He would send the red-collared wolf to do the same towards the son.\n\n\"Only silver I got are the coins in my pouch!\" He growls. \"I don't think we should split up. Don't know if there's more. Might get swarmed.\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte nocks another arrow, aiming at the son's right eye. She lets it loose with no hesitation. She could attempt to hit anything she could see, unless they were too far away. It was one of the pluses of her enhanced vision. She then readies another arrow, and shoots at the left eye if she has enough time or actions to. Considering that she has 2.0 gen speed, it's probably gonna be shot after a split second." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The blue collared wolf continues to tear away at the girls neck as she 'hugs' the wolf. As Gabriel expected, the wolf eventually reaches the spinal nerves and with a quick snap of its jaws the girls arms go limp. However her voice sound distraught as she begins to cry? You can't really tell as her vocal cords are also destroyed so it just sounds like pained moaning. \nAs you get into melee distance Icarus the father opens its mouth and groans \"...Sa... Ve... Us...\" \n\nHe then attempts to lunge for your neck with his mouth in a biting motion. However you are much faster and lunge your claws across his head, decapitating the father. However his body still stands and its arms aimlessly lunge at you.\nThe son receives two arrows to his head as expected of Charlotte's impressive archery skills. However it continues walking toward Icarus and along with his father and he attempts to bite Icarus' leg." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With the daughter immobilized, though unfortunately not quite dead, Gabriel would send the blue-collared wolf towards the father. Hoping to assist Icarus, he commands it to bite at the fathers legs. The red-collared wolf would also be commanded to tackle the son away from Icarus and start tearing away at the son's neck.\n\nWith the green-collared wolf guarding his rear, Gabriel would try to move forward slightly. He would like to start making their way towards the twisted marijuana." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte nocks another arrow, and starts moving with Gabriel, although still standing a bit behind him. \"Try to remain out of their vision.\" She keeps her nose and eyes out for any other opposition in the area." } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus took a step back, facing the boy. He felt a slight bit of pity, relating the circumstance the boy was in, but it was quickly overcome by adrenaline and defensive nature. He Bared his sharp fangs, and tried to dodge the bite and decapitate the boy in one quick motion." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The red colored wolf would reach the son and leap atop of him, knocking him away from Icarus as the wolf bite down on its neck. This in-turn gives Icarus enough time tie step back and dodge the bite and decapitate the son with his claws. The son's head goes flying and the body goes limp as the red wolf continues to gnaw away at the neck. \n\nThe blue wolf would reach the father's body and successfully bite down on its leg, holding him back from swinging at Icarus. However, the father then swings his arms down toward the wolf and you see it gouge one of its eyes. The wolf winces in pain but continues to gnaw on the father's leg as per Gabriel's orders.\n\nCharlotte would not see any clear threats nearby as of the moment, but her hunter senses can tell there are more out there, and the longer they stay the more likely they all will be surrounded.\n With the son and mother incapacitated, the daughter immobile, and the father trapped in a tug of war with the blue world, you two have a clear path for now to the twisted marijuana plant. As you two get closer it seems like the marijuana plant has a vile aura and you can see dark purple arcane sigils in the soil around it." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"The heck? I hope that's not... A trap...\" Wary, Gabriel would try to poke at the sigil with his crossbow. If nothing happens, he'll start harvesting the marijuana plant.\n\nGabriel would also redirect the red-collared wolf to assist its brother in fighting the father. While the blue-collared wolf continues pulling the father's leg, the red one would bite at his arm." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus would run to Gabriel, and position himself to defend him as necessary, weary of the still fighting father." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"There are more! We have to get going,\" Charlotte warns, nocking and releasing an arrow towards the father's head, aiming at the back of his ankle. This time, the arrow is slightly angled downwards, as to attempt to secure the zombie's leg to the ground." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The red wolf runs over to assist and chomps down on the farther's arm. As he is an undead he doesn't show any reaction to the injury but is having more trouble coordinating itself as it tries to fight off the blue wolf biting his leg still. The arrow Charlotte shoots also hits its marks and pins his other foot to the ground. He is still actively resisting, but for now he doesn't seem to be a threat. \n\nAs poke your crossbow at the sigil Gabriel, the sigil glows slightly but nothing else seems to happen. However, as you go and touch the marijuana plant your hands feel as if they are burned. Not like a fire burn, it feels more like a chemical burn and your skin starts to feel irritated and it visibly blackens. However, you successfully collect 2 samples of the twisted feral marijuana." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel curses and winces slightly. It hurt, but it doesn't need immediate attention, he thinks. His wolf is worse off. \"I got it! We can go now!\" With this one harvested, Gabriel would command his blue collared wolf to switch places with the green one so he could start healing its gouged out eye.\n\nGabriel would now wait for the other two to start moving before moving himself. He'll have the two wolves keep the father pinned until they're at least 50 ft away before recalling them to his side.\n\n`Gabriel cast Healing Touch on the blue collared wolf for 5 Mana, leaving him with 70 Mana, capped at 75.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"Let's go to the closest one, we can't afford to lose time here.\" The Elf sniffs the air, and a look of disdain floats into her face. \"Fuck. Yeah, let's get going.\" Her noses told her that this necromancer sure had a lot of mana. She starts heading towards the next point, senses on overdrive as she glanced from bush to bush, and tree to tree." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus spun around wildly. \"I agree, but let's do it quickly... I have a feeling that these 4 aren't alone\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "You all move away from the location heading onto the next marked one on the map. You feel shivers down your spine, as if you're being watched, but you can't tell from where. \n\nOnce you all make it 50ft away from the father zombie and Gabriel's wolves return to him. The father's arms and feet are clearly mangled, but he drags himself in your direction very slowly, leaving a portion of his foot behind on the arrow that Charlotte shot. However, you don't feel like he will catch up if you all keep your pace. \n\nAs you start getting closer to the next location the forest overhead grows thicker, blocking out almost all of the sun at this point. The air starts to smell more putrid and your skins feels a larger amount of moisture. You all are pretty silent, but with your keen sense you can hear your feet squishing the soil beneath your feet. There is a large amount of moss clinging to trees and puddles of black water can be seen in the distance. \n\nIt would appear the next location is in a ditch as you spot a small stream up ahead. You are all alert, and are aware that there are no animals nearby. However you see all see a large elk-like creature lying next to stream. However it looked more twisted and corrupt, black fur with some portions missing, red eyes, skeletal arms popping out of its spine, and its ribs are clearly visible. Gabriel you see next to 'elk' is the feral marijuana plant, however it looks just as twisted as the last one. The 'elk' doesn't seem to have noticed you three yet as it continues to lie still." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel notices the elk, but he hesitates to send his wolves to handle this one. He was confident they could handle the zombified Macens based on their movement, but this elk was an unknown. He doesn't know how nimble or strong it is or even what it has up its metaphorical sleeves.\n\nHe turns to the others, \"Do you think you can take out that elk quickly?\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"Maybe.\" The elf readies an arrow, aiming at it's eyes. \"Should I aim for any point of its body? I can hit it if you name it, believe me.\" Charlotte was planning on aiming at the eye again, but it felt as if it didn't work all the time, as seen with the son." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Try... Taking out its legs. I can try going in quickly and just get out after. The less it can move and interfere with me the better.\" Gabriel would wait until Charlotte fires an arrow to command all three of his wolves to charge at the elk. But, they will not engage. His goal is to have them growl and bark, baiting and pulling the elk's attention away while Gabriel moves quickly and silently around towards the plant.\n\n`Gabriel activates his Silent perk, for +100% audio stealth.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "As she had 2.0 Gen speed, each of Charlotte's movements were sharp and extremely fast. She fires the arrow directly at the tendon of the moose(which, as a hunter, she would know)'s front leg, behind the knee. She could make out each boil and vein of it. Nocking another arrow in a moment's notice, Charlotte fires a lighting fast second shot at the other front leg's tendons. Taking out the two front legs would be better than any other combination. The back of the moose had less weight, and therefore a less of a need for a leg. The front carried the head, and it would probably be a better place to let fall." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The arrows fly true and you see it pierce the tendons of the front legs. The 'elk' turns its vile head in your direction, but you don't see any indication of pain in its eyes. Rather you see its main body twist and turn as 2 long skeletal legs pop from its spine. Using those legs it gets up from its lying position, now alert. \n\nWhile Gabriel is more silent than usual, the wetland landscape makes it hard to truly hide his steps and the 'elk' focuses its attention on him. It lowers its head and points its antlers and extra arms on its back at Gabriel before charging with terrifying speed as its lets loose a bloodcurdling scream, something that an 'elk' should be able to do with its vocal cords . Its hooves trot across the wet land and Charlotte as hunter could tell from how deep its hooveprints are that it at least weighs a ton despite its bony body." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would keep running, but quickly throws a glowing orb at the ground a few feet in front of him. From that orb, a 7x7 feet translucent wall would form between him and the elk, stretching towards the plant. He hoped it would at least by him time while his companions drive the elk away. \n\nSince his distraction didn't work, Gabriel would switch his tactic and hope the elk would focus on him long enough for his wolves to get a few bites in. He would command his wolves to tear away at the elk's hind legs, but scatter if it turns its attention to them.\n\n`Gabriel cast Safety Shield for 10 Mana and regenerated 5 Mana, which would leave him with 65 Mana remaining, capped at 75.`" } ]

[ { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "This time, the elf takes out two arrows from her arrow-holding thing, one in her palm, one nocked onto the bow. By doing this, she could make more sense shooting two arrows a turn. The elf takes aim again, then shoots at the head, straight at the eye(that she could see) of the moose. If the moose was moving towards Gabriel, she could, in theory, pierce both of the eyes at once. From what she had seen earlier, she wasn't sure if the moose was being controlled by someone or rather used all of its senses even when becoming an undead. Even so, it was a good try. She then releases another arrow, this time less well aimed, at the general body of the moose." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus saw the danger of the incoming elk, and new something has the be done. He ran to one side a little bit, positioning himself to run at the elks side. He ran at his max speed of 51mph straight toward the elk, to try and at least knock it down or break a few bones." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The 'elk' would charge forward into the Safety shield that Gabriel summoned with its 4 skeletal arms and antlers. The massive amount of momentum behind the 'elk' charge shatters the shield, however his front antlers are shattered and his speed has dropped considerably. The wolves would nip away at its feet, moving away when the skeletal arms would swipe away at them. This in turn throws the 'elk's balance off as it trots across the wet landscape. \nCharlotte's hunter abilities hold true and an arrow pierces through its eye and torso, however it keeps on charging without any indication of pain as it continues to focus on Gabriel. \nIcarus charges the 'elk' and under the prior conditions with the 'elk' weight over a ton and it charging at 30 mph, it wouldn't have done much. However after having its speed reduced considerably by Gabriel's shield and being thrown off balance thanks to the wolves, you successfully body slam the 'elk' into the muddy ground. The 'elk' now has its attention directed at you and its 4 skeletal arms attempt to grab you as it swings its head in an attempt to impale you the remains of its antlers." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Out of the corner of his eye, Gabriel saw the elk-like creature slamming to the ground. He'd make use of this opprtunity by immediately starting the harvest as soon as he reaches the plant. Burns be damned for now, he can deal with that later, after they survive that *Thing*.\n\nIn the meantime, he'll have his wolves continue carrying out his previous command. He hopes it would help keep the elk busy and buy them time." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte felt a strange kind of fear. She wasn't in danger here, but seeing the vampire about to be knocked the fuck out made her realize that this really wasn't going to be a simple job. Nocking an arrow and grabbing another with the same hand's palm, the elf releases the arrow towards the elk's back legs, aiming for one of the tendons. Quickly nocking the second arrow without much aim, the elf releases it in the general direction of his body, aiming for the front. Does she smell any more undead?" } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus looked at the elk for a moment, relating to its position. Realizing it was attempting to impale him, he would attempt to grab the side of the remainder of the antler. If successful, he would step back a few steps, then run forward and try to swing around the elk and keep it facing away from Gabriel." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The wolves continue to nip away at the 'elk' as it was slammed to the ground, making it difficult for it to get up. Icarus is successful in grabbing the antler just in time, however its 4 skeletal arms sweep down and grab each of Icarus' limbs, immobilizing him. \n\nWith its one remaining good eye, the 'elk' sees Gabriel running toward the tainted feral marijuana and let's out another screech and forces itself to get up. However as it does so, Charlotte's arrow pierces its hind leg and body. This throws it off balance again and Gabriel's wolves knock it back down. The elk is now visibly agitated, and it lets out another screech as it throws Icarus with its 4 skeletal arms at Gabriel in a seemingly desperate attempt to stop him from reaching the marijuana plant." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would temporarily stop running, his eyes glow white as he thrust his hands towards Icarus. Strong wind would be projected in a cylinder in Icarus' direction, which presumably would also be the direction of the 'elk'. Gabriel hoped it would 'catch' Icarus, slowing him down and maybe even pushing him back in the direction of the 'elk'. If it works, Gabriel would then continue running towards the plant.\n\nGabriel would also mentally praise the wolves and tell them to keep up the good work.\n\n`Gabriel cast Maelstrom for 18.75 Mana, regenerated 5 Mana, leaving him with 51.25 Mana remaining, capped at 75.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte reaches to her quiver, brushing a hand over her arrows. She counted... 8? She could never be sure when the situation was so dire. She had to conserve every arrow. Quickly grabbing at 1 of her arrows, she nocks it, then releases it at the moose's head once again, aimed to now attempt to pierce through its brain. Charlotte then tried sniffing again, seeing if this elongated fight was attracting any more undead." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, stubbed from the rough landing, decide to run follow Gabriel and play it defensively. He looked towards Charlotte, signaling her to move towards them." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "After using your magic to soften Icarus' landing Gabriel, you finally make it to the marijuana plant. Like the last one you see arcane sigils in the soil and the plant itself gives off an even more vile aura than the last one. \nCharlotte you let loose another arrow, but it uses its broken antler to intercept the shot. It is very angry as it continues to shriek ever louder. With your hunter sense you can tell that all this commotion is stirring up the forest and 'things' were slowly coming in your direction. With your keen eyes you see the father macen off in the distance dragging itself toward you all with 2 more figures behind it. It looks like a female high elf, her robes torn and dirty and a male red oni wearing broken down chainmail. \n\n\nGabriel's magic helps soften your landing Icarus, but your head feels a bit janky from the sudden movements. However, you are still able to move and successfully make your way to defend Gabriel. \nThe 'elk' can't seem to get up thanks to wolves, so instead it grabs the red collared one with its 4 limbs that unfortunately proved too quick for it to dodge. It then throws it at the blue collared one and they both tumble into one another now slightly dazed. The 'elk' now finally gets up and positions its head one more at Gabriel, preparing to charge through Icarus to get to you." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With the creature now charging towards him, Gabriel has no time to think. Time is of the essence. He kicks at the sigils hoping to disrupt the magic somewhat and lessen the burns before quickly gathering the herbs. After he'd harvested enough, he would shoot another orb at the ground a few feet away from him in Charlotte's direction. The shield would stretch from his location, between Icarus and the elk, and towards Charlotte. It should provide him a temporary cover from the elk as he runs back. He would also command his wolves to follow him, but the two dazed wolves might have trouble following his orders at the moment.\n\n\"Got it!\" He would yell to alert Charlotte and Icarus that he had retrieved their mark.\n\n`Gabriel cast Safety Shield for 10 Mana, leaving him with 41.25 Mana remaining out of 75 Mana cap.`" } ]

[ { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte spots the two, and realizing that in their state two special undead would be a bit of a pain to deal with, motions the others to run. \"They're all coming! We have to get out of here!\" Charlotte starts sprinting after Gabriel, grabbing Icarus by his wrist after seeing that he was concussed. In some strange moment of irony, the elf is able to scoop up the vampire with her arms with ease. She had 4 strength, after all, and assuming that the man wasn't 400 lbs or more, the elf was gonna have a moderately easy time carrying him. \"Throw down more of those shields!\" With her 36 mph max running strength(which is probably down to 20 something with all the weight on her), the elf starts running towards the next harvest point." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Gabriel is able to collect 3 samples of the tainted feral marijuana this time around and runs toward the next checkpoint with Charlotte as Icarus is being carried in her arms. The wolves untangle themselves and attempt to return to Gabriel's side, albeit their walking is a bit wobbly.\nThe 'elk' screeches once more as it charges forward at 20 mph. It once more slams into Gabriel's shield, reducing its speed tremendously to 10 mph. The three of you are able to outrun it at your pace and once you make it out of the ditch it stops chasing you all, almost as if it realized it wouldn't be able to catch up. It gives out one last screech before returning back to its previous guarding position. \nFor now you guys are seemingly safe, though Charlotte hunter sense still tingle and Icarus as an undead can clearly feel the necrotic energy getting stronger the deeper the three of you go into the forest." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel is panting. He clasped his hands together as he focuses his energy to his left hand first. He looks over his wolves and his two companions to see if they had any injuries on them as well. \"Are you alright? I'm getting a little drained, and dealing with these creatures without the appropriate weapons is quite... Tough. Should we keep going, or take a breather, or...?\"\n\n`Gabriel cast Healing Touch on himself for 5 Mana and regenerated 5 Mana, leaving him with 41.25 Mana remaining out of 75 Mana cap.`" } ]

[ { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte falls down onto her knees, breathing hard. Carrying a man as she ran full speed was quite draining as well. \"I think... We should take a breather.\" Her arrows were slowly running out, and because she was expecting a less of a mission, she hadn't brought extra. It was a terrible mistake on her part, as they were now left with... 6 arrows. Biting on her thumb's nail, Charlotte wonders if she would have to resort to using the sword." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus looked at Charlotte, dazed. He touched his hand to his head and looked at it, checking for any injury or blood. \"That was... Interesting\". He looked towards Gabriel and back at Charlotte: \"Shall we continue?\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"If you are ready.\" Charlotte runs a thumb over the pomelo for her longsword. \"I may have to use the sword once I run out of arrows. Let's make sure to make this last spot fast as possible— but if you really need time, take it.\" Charlotte directs this towards Gabriel. \"I can't believe I only brought 20 arrows.\" Grumbling, Charlotte cracks her joints, then takes a look at the map again. \"Are you ready?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Yeah. My hands hurt a little but I can heal myself while we head over. So, as long as you two are ready...\" He shifts his focus to his left hand now, with both hands still clasped together. \"I have a crossbow and some bolts, but maybe you could make use of it better than I can right now?\"\n\n`Gabriel cast Healing Touch on himself for 5 Mana, leaving him with 36.25 Mana remaining out of 75 Mana cap.`" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus nodded his head. \"Alright, as long as we all are sure we want to continue, let's get this show on the road.\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte thinks, then shakes her head. She didn't have enough experience with the cross bow to use it well— and from what she had heard, crossbow tended to be heavier and much clunkier than the bow. She didn't need extra weight right now. \"I appreciate the offer, but no, I think I'll stick to my own weapons.\" The elf readies her bow, then gets ready to move." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel nodded. \"Understandable. Well then, one more to go. I'm counting on you.\" He adjusted the straps keeping his crossbow and dagger in place and commanded his wolves to spread out a little. The one bearing a blue collar would take the lead, alongside Icarus if he wanted to, while the other two guards their rear." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus looked back at Gabriel, and then at the blue wolf. \"Here to tag along at the front? Hope you can keep up\". He nodded at Gabriel, and readied himself for the final collection, still mildly dazed." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "You all head to the final location. This has been a long job, and it wouldn't be beyond reason to suspect that the employer knew of the dangers of this task and simply chose to omit it. However, what is done is done, and all you three can do is get the final amount of herbs and deliver them back to the robed figure.\nAs you three approach the final location there isn't a spec of sunlight despite it being clearly morning at this point. While the trees are blocking most of it, looking up you see a dark haze being the primary reason for the lack of sunlight. The air feels colder and all forms of vegetation nearby are either dead or twisted in some manner. This isn't your job, but you suspect in the future the forest needs to be cleansed with powerful holy magic. Everything is currently silent except for the panting of Gabriel's wolves and your footsteps. The haze only gets thicker and even those with keen eyesight find it difficult to see very far ahead.\n\nWalking forward you eventually reach the location. According to the map this should be where the marijuana is, but due to the haze you three have trouble making out your surroundings. You are all alert, and with your keen sense of smell you can tell that there are no animals nearby. However, you all suddenly hear the snap of a twig up ahead. You then hear footsteps. Something is walking toward you all... No many things are walking toward you all. You three can make out 5 distinct footsteps coming your way, but the haze makes it too hard to see what it is." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel stopped and strained his eyes. He is usually able to see through darkness, but it seems this darkness had something else to it. He strained his eyes trying to make out the figure of whatever if heading their way. He would have his wolves stay close for now, not wanting to risk them charging in only to be disposed of quickly by a strong enemy.\n\n`Gabriel cast Predatorial Senses for 5 Mana and regenerated 5, leaving him with 36.25 Mana capped at 75. He has +400% visual acuity and +600% sense of smell for 2 turns`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte has 120 ft night vision, so she is probably able to see through the unflinching darkness of the forest. Or perhaps, the darkness isn't darkness but another way of clouding her vision. If she can see through the 120 ft night vision that she has, she readies an arrow, and fires if she can. Because it isn't simply darkness, Charlotte is panicked— what could be approaching them? Without getting too panicked, she instead takes a step back, readying an arrow but not pulling back the bowstring yet." } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus look around, trying to gather what he can from his surroundings. He had 300ft night vision, but due to the fog cannot see well. He readies himself, preparing for the impending battle and the enemies approaching. \"Let's do this.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "You all prepare yourself for the approaching enemies. You simply wait as the footsteps get closer, and closer, and closer. At 30 ft away you all can finally faintly make out the outlines of 5 figures. \nYou all have very keen sense, and can see 4 of them are moving very irregularly, similar to the undead you've seen prior. One of them appears to be a male steppe elf carrying the remains of a broken bow. Another looks like a more scholarly individual, a male fire macen. Gabriel, as a herb gathering yourself, you would recognize the remains of a destroyed herbalism kit on the macen. Another figure looks like a female white oni wearing broken chainmail and is carrying a broken spear. The last figure looks like a mage, a male kitsune wearing battered/soiled robes with a broken staff over his shoulder. \nThe fifth figure hangs in the back. Looking closely it appears to be a macen with wiry white hair, but its skin is so dry and pale that you can't be certain. It is wearing leather armor and to its side is a sinister looking longsword. In its hands is a longbow, and it pulls an arrow out of its quiver and notches it. Despite the haze and the impressive stealth you all have, it somehow still knows where you all are and takes aim at Charlotte and lets loose a shot." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"*Fuck, I don't like this at all.*\" Gabriel grumbles. Looking at the five figures, Gabriel concluded that the ones that look like an herbalist and a scholar might be the weakest of the five. With this thought, he would send his blue collared wolf to knock down the herbalist and the other two, the scholar. If they successfully knock down their targets, they would be commanded to start tearing at the figures' necks." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte is probably much faster than the undead, but that doesn't mean she could expect every shot that another archer took. As the archer pulls back and fires a shot, the elf lunges to the left, and avoids too much of a damage. However, the arrow leaves a nasty gash along the side of her thigh. Wincing in pain, but quick on the draw, Charlotte readies an arrow and fires as soon as she can, aiming it at the archer's hand." } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus grumbles at the sight of the 5, but quickly stops and focuses on the closest one. He charges in, aiming to disarm them and quickly retreat back to the group." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The blue wolf easily tackles down the herbalist, but herbalist doesn't seem to mind. He tries swinging his arms in an attempt to grab your wolf, but it proves too quick for him. However when your wolf goes in to bite the neck the herbalist instead bites the wolves snout, causing him to recoil in pain and let out a whimper. The other two go after the kitsune and tear away at his robes. It appears to be overwhelmed by the two of them and its neck is being torn to shreds. \nCharlotte's arrow flies through and pierces the white haired undead's hand. Like the previous undead it doesn't seem to feel pain, and simply pulls it out and uses it for himself as he notches it onto his bow and takes aim again, not having enough time to let the arrow loose as it took the time to pull the arrow out of its hand. \nThe closest undead to Icarus would the steppe elf with the broken bow. As you draw closer he tries to swipe at you with his claws, but you are too fast for it. However as you attempt to disarm the bow you find that the elf has a much stronger grip on it than you were expecting and are unable to pull it away. However you are able to safety retreat back to the group after your failed attempt. \nThe white oni undead was left uninhibited and starts to walk over toward to Icarus as he was the closet, but the white haired undead opens its mouth and in a raspy voice says\n\"Take out the one with the bow...\"\n All the undead, including the kitsune that is having its throat ripped off, then turn their attention to Charlotte and the ones that are capable of moving start to walk toward her.\n\n\nBlue wolf on herbalist with a hurt snout while the herbalist is knocked down\nRed and Green wolf are tearing apart the kitsune\nWhite Oni and Elf are walking toward Charlotte" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte hisses in annoyance as the attention comes to her, and draws her bow, taking a second more to aim— although, it really wasn't that much considering her gen. Speed. The better aimed arrow flies at the bow of the archer, aimed to cut through the bowstring. Although, because it's such a hard place to attempt to cut through, she aims it closer to the draw, which has less movement. After letting the arrow loose, Charlotte uses her better leg to hop backwards a bit, giving herself more room to do stuff. The arrow, having been fired at such a minute target, will have a high chance of missing." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Seeing the blue collared wolf getting bit, Gabriel would command the red-collared wolf to assist by biting the herbalist's head and pin it down while the blue-collared one tear at its neck. The green one would be left tearing apart the kitsune on its own. Gabriel himself would do nothing for now but keep watch on their surroundings and look for the plant.\n\n`Gabriel regenerates 5 Mana, putting him at 41.25 Mana with 75 Mana cap.`" } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus moves towards Charlotte to guard her while she fires off arrows. He nods towards her \"I got your back.\". If any of the Undead reach her he will attack them and attempt to draw their attention away." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "As Charlotte expected, the bow string was far too small to accurately aim at not taking into account that the figure would also try tilting its body slightly to dodge your attack. However the shot at least appears to throw its aim off and the arrow that was originally aiming for your head is now flying toward your arm. The figure pulls out another arrow and takes aim again. \nThe red wolf would go over to the herbalist and knock it back down again as it attempts to get up, pinning its head. The herbalist however also grabs ahold of the red wolf's neck and starts to choke it but in doing so leaves its neck open for the blue wolf to bite down and gnaw at it. The kitsune continues to have its neck gnawed at by the green wolf but its doesn't seem to have reached the spine yet. The kitsune grabs the wolves ears and starts to pull them apart with unnatural strength, causing the wolf to wince in pain but continue gnawing. You look around Gabriel but the haze is far too thick to properly scan your surroundings. You would have to move around and hope you run across it or somehow get the haze to disappear. \nIcarus acts like a meat shield to Charlotte as the Elf and Oni start walking toward him. They each attempt to bite your arms as they get closer.\n\nCharlotte missed her shot, but caused the returning shot to also be off target. \n\nRed wolf pin herbalist but herbalist has choke hold on red wolf also. Blue wolf is biting down herbalist neck. Green wolf is also biting down kitsune neck but kitsune is now tearing apart green wolf's ears. Gabriel can't find herbs due to haze\n\nIcarus is being double teamed by Oni and Elf" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte overestimated her own talent for shooting arrows. Cursing her idiocy, Charlotte takes out two arrows from her quiver, holding one in her palm, and nocking another arrow. She shoots the first at the eye of the archer, and the second at the other in mechanical, experienced accuracy." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With the haze in the way, Gabriel couldn't find their target. But, he sees his companions are being targeted and and an idea popped into his head. He moves and positions himself nearby his companions at an angle. His eyes glows white as winds pick up around him. He thrust his hands forwards and unleashes a cylinder of strong wind at the Oni, angled towards roughly the area they came from. He'd hope the Oni is light enough for this wind to throw him off balance and maybe blow away some of the haze covering the area.\n\nThe wolves would be goaded with a sense of urgency. The blue and green wolves should both try to reach the spine faster, while the red one should do what it can to loosen the grip on itself just enough so it won't be choked.\n\n`Gabriel cast Maelstrom for 18.75 Mana, putting him at 22.5 Mana and capped at 75.`" } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, seeing Gabriel attack the Oni, took the chance while the Oni was (Hopefully) unbalanced to attack it first. He would attempt to get out of the way of the Elf and focus his attention on the Oni, ducking low and sweeping his feet to try and trip the unbalanced Oni. If the Oni is successfully tripped, he will attempt to also take of one of its legs while it falls." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Charlotte easily dodges the arrow with her quick elf reflexes. Her arrows fly true and pierce both of the archer's eyes. It however merely grunts, but takes the time to pull them out of its eye sockets. It's eyes now have a slit in them and are dripping black blood, adding to its already creepy appearance. It then sheathes the bow and pulls out its longsword. \nThe blue wolf would continue gnawing at the herbalists neck and you all would near a loud snap just before its arms let go of the red wolf and fall to the ground limp. The green wolf however still has a bit more to go and it seems to be a race between having the kitsune's neck snapped or having the wolf's ears torn apart. Gabriel's blast of wind would infact knock the Oni off balance and clear up the haze a bit. For so long as Gabriel maintains the Maelstrom he would sees some glowing sigils in the distance. \nDue to the Oni being thrown off balance Icarus is able to avoid both the Oni's and Elves bite with his quick speed. With a quick kick to the legs the Oni falls over with you taking one of its legs as it falls. \nWith Icarus out of the way the Elf would redirect its attention back toward Charlotte and head toward her again, groaning all the while.\n\nArcher has taken two hits from Charlotte but still stands. It switches to its longsword. \nHerbalist undead down, tug of war with kitsune undead and green wolf\nGabriel's Maelstorm cleared some haze, can see the sigils, and knocked Oni off balance\nIcarus got the Oni to fall and took one of its legs" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel spots the sigils. *There they are*, he thought. He first commands the red and blue wolf to assist the green one by biting at the kitsune's arms. Then he drops the Maelstrom, eyes fixed in that direction, and he would start running forward in his full 22 mph speed. He trusts his wolves and companions to dispatch the remaining undead while he starts making his way to the marijuana.\n\n`Gabriel drops Maelstrom and recovers 5 Mana, putting him at 27.5 Mana and capped at 75.`" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, continuing on the Onis stunned state, attempts to immobilize the oni. He looks back to charlotte, seeing the elf walking towards her. He focused back towards the oni, attempting to rip apart its spine near its neck to immobile it's usage of limbs. If quickly successful, he would move towards the elf that's trying to attack Charlotte." } ]

[ { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "What the fuck was this? They really needed to dip. None of them had weapons that could defeat anything like these... Ungodly undeads. With a quick flip of her bow, she places it in her quiver, then unsheathes her dagger and sword. It definitely did more than arrows. As the elf approached, Charlotte does as well, her two blades ready to cut. They would double team this fucker. She readies both of her blades, then swings with her arming sword at the Elf's neck, aiming to decapitate it while her dagger goes to the blade of the undead, aiming to block an attempted strike." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The blue and green wolf go over and bite the kitsune's arms, preventing it from the red wolf's ears off. The red wolf is then able to gnaw away at the kitstune's neck unhindered and shortly after a loud *SNAP* Would be heard the the kitsune's arms would go limp. As Gabriel runs in the direction of the Marijuana the white haired one quickly runs over and intercepts his path, moving at a much faster speed than the other 4 undead. You would then see dark energy envelop the longsword as it is swung at your neck with the intention to decapitate you. \n It takes some effort, but Icarus is able to rip the Oni's spine from its body. Its arms fall limp as it is rendered immobile. It would unfortunately take too much time to do this that he wouldn't be able to intercept the elf that is attacking Charlotte but he can make his way there.\nCharlotte with her superior reflexes would be able to block the elf's attempted strike as well as fully decapitate the elf. However as the head begins to fall off, with its other arm the elf catches its head and and hisses at Charlotte. The elf's body when then throw the elf's head at Charlotte's shoulder as the head attempts to bite her.\n\nKitsune killed, wolves are now free\nGabriel is intercepted by the white haired archer and is being attacked with a longsword surrounded in dark energy\nIcarus brings down the Oni and is running toward the Elf" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would be stopped in his tracks as his path was obstructed by the archer. He would react to the swing in a flurry of panicked movement. He would quickly try to duck under the small shield on his arm, but at the same time he would throw a small white orb at the ground between his feet. This orb would erect a protective dome around Gabriel. Still fueled by panic and self-preservation instincts, he would telepathically command all three of his wolves to charge at the white haired archer.\n\n`Gabriel casts Safety Shield for 10 Mana, leaving him with 17.5 Mana, capped at 75 Mana.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte Attempts to slice the head away from her in mid air using her arming sword, while changing the grip of, then slices her dagger into the neck of the undead while also driving it downwards, trying to slice the spine of the zombie in half. Seeing Gabriel struggle with the archer, Charlotte, if she succeeded in at least hitting the head, she pulls out the dagger, then starts running towards the archer as well." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, turning towards Gabriel and the archer, sees the archer attacking Gabriel. In a quick moment, he turns toward Charlotte, and thinks she'll be ok. He quickly turned back towards Gabriel, sprinting to intercept the archer. He would sprint at full speed and pounce at the archer, trying to knock him down and potentially pin him to take a killing move." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The sword would clash with your shield with tremendous force and throw it out of the way. The archer would then attempt to follow through on the strike but you are able to bring up your barrier in time to block it. It growls \"Begone thieves! You're not welcome here!\"\nYour wolves would run over but for this frame they would only be able to run up into melee range of the archer.\nCharlotte would swing her sword at the head flying toward her but the head bites down on the sword and clings onto it, preventing her from slicing the head open. Bringing her dagger down on the elf's spine though causes the body to fall limp on the ground, but the head continues to cling onto your sword with its teeth. However as the body was now at least out of the way, she is able to start running toward the archer.\nIcarus' speed would allow him to sprint toward the archer and leap atop of him, knocking it down. It turns its attention toward you now with its arm outstretched to grab your face.\n\nGabriel defended himself and the wolves are now in melee range of the archer. \nCharlotte downed the body of the elf, but the elf head is still clinging to her sword." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "The force of the strike would knock Gabriel off balance, falling to his side. Luckily he's safe behind the shield at the moment. He takes the opportunity to regain his bearings but still holding his shield out defensively. A brief assessment of the situation brings him to the conclusion that he should assist Icarus. His wolves would be commanded to bite and tear at the archer's limbs.\n\n`Gabriel regenerates 5 Mana, putting him at 22.5 Mana and capped at 75 Mana.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "As she runs, Charlotte skids to a stop, seeing the head. She then raises her sword, then smashes the head down into the ground, probably driving the sword completely through the back of the undead's jaw. Hopefully, anyways. If she succeeds, she starts running towards the archer again." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, noticing the archer reaching towards his face, bares his fangs and sinks his teeth into the arm, and then tries to chop it off using his claws. He makes sure to aim right at the shoulder, so that he hits the joint and cuts it clean and easy. He knows it won't do much, but his next move will be to immobilize the archer." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The wolves would charge forward and start to nip away at the Archer's limbs, tearing away at its flesh piece by piece as it growls in anger and tries to kick them off. \nCharlotte would bring her sword down and impale the elf's head through the back of its jaw, chopping it off. It appears to still be alive but with no way to move, it lies on the ground immobilized. You are now unhindered by anything and are able to run toward the archer and get into melee range of it.\nAs Icarus bites into the archer's arm he feels his mouth, teeth, gums, and throat corrode. It was as if he dipped his mouth into acid. The archer smirks \"You chose the wrong thing to sink your teeth into blood sucker\" And dark energy envelopes his arms as it presses against your face and you feel your eyes burn and skin blister all over. The intensive pain would prove a bit too much for your low constitution to handle, causing your aim to be off as you aim for the joints causing your cut to be too shallow to slice it off. The archer doesn't seem to be even bothered by it though, and instead with its superior arm strength it grabs a solid hold onto your head and pulls it into a headlock between its arms. It then channels even more dark energy onto your face. \nIt looks over to Gabriel and snarls \"If you want your friend to live, drop everything you've collected here and leave!\"\n\nWolves are nipping away at the archer's limbs\nCharlotte impaled the elf head and it fell off and is lying on the ground immobilized. Charlotte is also now in melee range of the archer" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would quietly curse the situation. He was safe, but now his companion is not. He would try to inch closer to the archer while holding one of the marijuana samples. He wishes to feign compliance to buy them some time. He's much too drained at the moment to try healing Icarus, seeking to keep some mana in reserve in case something else pops up.\n\n\"Alright, fine. Give me a moment, I have other herbs mixed in there.\"\n\nHowever, Gabriel commands his wolves to tear away at the archer's arms too. He hopes the archer won't make the connection that they were under *His* Control and loosen its hold on the vampire." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte knows that she really couldn't do anything here. Well, she wasn't that skilled at throwing knives. She was more of a bow person. She had thought about it for a second, but she couldn't risk the life with a skill that she wasn't sure if she was good at. Of course, she had tried it before— but if she missed at this moment, Icarus would die. Also, where would she even aim at? Charlotte decides to stand down for the moment, wondering what she could even do. She doesn't drop her blades, but stares at the undead with an unwavering, malicious gaze." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus struggled, writhing around. He was fighting it as best he could, but there wasn't much he could do while stuck. He needed to get rid of the arm holding on to him... But does he have the strength. He aims to sink his claws around the archers elbow and cut off the arm, along with the part he had bitten in to, to free himself from the headlock and release his bite on the arm." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The archer would look somewhat please to see you pulling out the marijuana sample. \"Good, just like that.\" It would then look over the wolves not pleased to see them running toward him, but wouldn't correlate the wolves to Gabriel, and instead glares over to Charlotte with its bloody eyes. \"Call your wolves off if you value y-\"\n\nThe wolves then leap at the archers with a solid chomp on his arm and begin to pull it away from Icarus. As they pull their teeth start to rot and the fur around their mouth starts to fall off as their mouths blister. The archer however is pretty strong, but the wolves working together are able to weaken its grip on Icarus. With Icarus exerting himself to break free as well, his attacks further weaken the archer's grip on him and he is able to pull his head out.\n The archer hisses in anger. Despite all the attacks its arm is still attached but looks practically shredded. With the wolves still clinging onto its shredded arm, it shifts its longsword to the other arm and in swift motion decapitates all 3 of them with its terrifying strength. The wolves disperse into tufts of fur before turning into mana particles. \"I see you thieves have chosen death, and death you shall have!\" The archer shouts as it gets up.\n\nArcher's arm is shredded thanks to the wolves assistance, allowing Icarus to escape.\nArcher decapitates all 3 wolves and gets up." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would wince in pain as his wolves were decapitated. Even if they were summons, he couldn't bear subjecting them to so much pain. But the situation is dire. He's still very much drained and with his wolves gone, he feels exposed. Hesitating, Gabriel moves backwards away from the archer, shield raised covering his neck. He reaches for his dagger with his other hand, stowing the samples away, and bides his time.\n\n`Gabriel recovers 5 Mana, putting him at 27.5 Mana, capped at 120 Mana now that his summons are gone.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "The last one looked strong. This wasn't a situation that she would like risking, but they couldn't possibly run when they had such low visibility. Seeing that the man was in the middle of the dark fog, and he was the one person that was standing in their way, they could as well possibly only have one choice— and that was to fight him. Readying her two blades, Charlotte gets ready to fight, slowly sidestepping to attempt to surround the man rather then just go in guns blazing. She had a few arrows left, but she really didn't think those would help against this man— or, maybe they would. So far, her swords seemed to have worked much better then them. So, she keeps the blades, and readies her attacks, tensing up her body." } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, just being release, immediately sprints away to put some distance between himself and the archer, running in Gabriels direction. After reaching Gabriel, he turns on his heels and looks back at the Archer. He would stay there for the time being. A dark cloud stars to form around his head, before disappearing, his wounds healed.\nIcarus uses Dark Regeneration for 18.75 mana, leaving him with 131.25 Mana, capped at 150." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The archer seemingly smirks seeing you all back away from him. \n\"Let's even up the odds\"\nDark green energy imbues his sword as he thrusts it into the soil. Seconds later the soil splits in two as decayed hands claw their way to surface followed by a groan. The archer then turns its attention to Gabriel. \"Time to receive your reward\" Is snarls before running up to melee range of you." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "It occurs to Gabriel that maybe this one isn't an undead at all, but rather the master of the undead in this area. He backs up and hides behind the stronger vampire. He doesn't have much choice when his only weapons are a shield and a dagger against a much stronger and faster enemy. A glowing white orb would manifest in Gabriel's hand and is thrown down beneath him to form a translucent dome around him. He chose not to include Icarus in the shield due to the translucent nature of the shield, thinking it would hinder rather than help the vampire.\n\n`Gabriel casts Safety Shield for 10 Mana. He has 17.5 Mana remaining, capped at 120.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Oh, he wasn't an undead? That was rather lucky. Pulling out her bow while simultaneously sheathing her dagger, Charlotte sheaths her sword with her nocking arm, then readies an arrow. She lets an arrow loose towards the non-undead's chest, aiming to at least not miss. She falls back towards the back while nocking another arrow.\n\n;(Wait, when did that happen" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus hisses at the archer, making sure to stand between it and Gabriel. He knows this time that biting is NOT the way to go, and instead readies his claws to slice up the archer. He nods towards Gabriel, then looks back towards the archer menacingly. He crouches down, and sprints towards it, hoping to run by and deal some damage, specifically at its uninjured arm or head." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The undead that the archer would summon would finally appear fully from the ground and intercept Icarus' charge, using its body as a meat shield as you tear away at its head. The head goes flying but the body remains standing as it attempts to grapple you. \nThe archer would take the arrow to the chest and look down and just smirk. It then turns its attention to Icarus and in a cruel fashion it would use its summon as a cover to prevent Icarus from seeing his attack and thrust his sword through the undead in an attempt to also stab Icarus through the chest." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Within the dome, Gabriel would be unable to see what's happening outside clearly enough. He knows that his companions would likely engage the archer, perhaps he is able to use that as cover. Gabriel slowly moves backwards, focusing on the energy in and around his body, and attempt to back up to behind a tree on the opposite end. Best case scenario, the archer and the undead won't see him. Worst case scenario, extra cover against their attacks. He exits the shield, but leaves it up hoping it would fool them long enough for him to hide elsewhere.\n\n`Gabriel activates his Blurry and Silent perks.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "They were never required to take all of the samples, but she figures that Gabriel really did want to take all of them, for whatever reason. Charlotte decides that the arrows really weren't working after all. Why hadn't she learnt at least one spell? Cursing her own inept body for having no mana pool(because I spent it all on perks lol), Charlotte sheaths her bow into her quiver again, and takes out her dagger and longsword. She then proceeds to run towards the archer as well to give the vampire support. As the undead-controlling man shoves his sword into the undead and leaves himself open, the elf rushes at him from the side. As she is indeed hard to see, and as the controller is looking at the vampire, Charlotte would probably be able to get somewhat of a clean shot. Maybe. She attempts to cleave her longsword through the man's side diagonally, and cut through the arm that was already mangled, while biting into the chest of the man. She simultaneously shoves her dagger into his side with her other hand." } ]

[ { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, seeing the blade just in time, dives to one side to avoid the attack. He ends up a little dazed from the impact of the ground, but otherwise alright. He immediately turns back towards the summon and archer, trying to distract them from Charlottes attack by making loud screeches and moving straight towards them. His immediate goal would be to temporarily stun the closest summon and move to attack the archer." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The archer doesn't seem to notice Gabriel's escape or Charlotte's advances as it is solely focused on Icarus and screeches back at him, allowing them to carry out their plans. The archer's mangled arm is sliced off by Charlotte's swing and as the dagger pierces its side, it snarls in irritation. Black blood pours from its wounds and as it makes contact with the ground steam rises as the ground clearly becomes tainted black. The archer pulls his longsword out of his summon and imbue it with dark energy as he now swings it Charlotte with the same terrifying strength that he used to decapitate Gabriel's wolves.\nIcarus would move toward the summon seeing that it is still up despite all it's injuries. Icarus would attempt to stun the summon by hitting across its neck, but even still it stands. It seems the archer's summons are stronger than the normal undead. The summon then lunges its claws at Icarus' chest\n\nGabriel was able to hide behind some of the dead twisted trees away from the archer\nCharlotte cut off the archer's arm and sinked her sword into the archer's side\nArcher swings at Charlotte with its terrifying slash\nIcarus was able to distract the archer, but fails to stun the summon" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "His plan was successful, he is now hidden behind a tree. As much as he would like to help out his companions, he'd only be deadweight without his spells. He also would risk giving away his position if he were to cast something. It would be foolish to do so, he had no other way to defend himself and risk death. Instead, Gabriel would focus on recovering some of his energy and making himself as small and quiet as possible. \n\n`Gabriel recovers 5 Mana, putting him at 22.5 Mana remaining, capped at 120 Mana.`" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte lets go of her dagger as the blood spills out, then steps back, leaning backwards at the same time. The swing barely misses her nose, hopefully. Not missing the opportunity, the elf springs back up, using her speed to simultaneously swing her arming sword downwards towards the shoulder of the archer's last arm. She couldn't parry the strike in any way, or even take it, even with her armor." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, making the realization of their endurance, move to do the only thing he can. His aim is to remove the summons limbs from it's body, or remove his spine. He decides the quicker course of action would be to remove a leg or trip the summon, then go for the spine. He backs up, then rushes towards the summon and slides, sinking his claws in right and the summons knee. Worse case scenario, he hoped to carry the leg with him and bring down the summon. Best case scenario, he would remove the bottom half of the leg, the summon would fall, and he'd be perfectly positioned to tear out the summons spine through its back." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Charlotte is able to barely dodge the archer's swing with her quickness and follow through with a swing to the shoulder. As the archer overswung it's arm would be fully exposed and be cleanly sliced from his body. The archer looks down to its two sliced off arms, looks up at Charlotte, back at his arms, and then falls on his knees. \n\"Well... This didn't go as planned. Guess this is my defeat. Must say, I thought I had more in me. Liked it better when you were shooting arrows...\"\nThe undead would be too slow to reach Icarus with its claws, and with Icarus' speed he would be able to easily remove the undead's leg, causing it to fall over with its spine in perfect position to be ripped out, but before you can it's body dissipates into black mana. \n\"I surrender\" The archer says looking at the two of you. \"Call over your herbalist friend, wherever he went. I won't continue fighting on the condition that he leaves at least one of the marijuana plants. Fair?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Not being able to hear the conversation, Gabriel would continue hiding. He might strain his hearing to hear what was going on, but all he can hear is voices. *Better safe than sorry*, he thought as he continues to cower behind the tree." } ]

[ { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte skips backwards, out of the man's reach. She points her longsword at him, wondering if he's lying or not. Well, whatever it was, she hoped it had at least some truth to it. \"Why should we do that,\" She asked, \"When you almost killed our party member here?\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus looks at Charlotte, and then back at the archer. He hesitates, thinking through the options from here. They could either kill the archer and take all the samples, risking to fight whatever else he had up his sleeve, or take that chance and hope he isn't lying, give him the sample and leave. He sighed heavily, and moved into ear shot of where he last remembered Gabriel was, but made sure to not look directly at the spot as to not give away Gabriel's location. He spoke softly at first \"Pssst. Gabriel, can you hear me?\" \n*Due to his +100% sense boost from being in the dark, he should easily be able to hear a whispered reply from Gabriel, as long as Gabriel can hear him.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "The spot where Gabriel last was wasn't that far away from them in the first place, but Gabriel moved away to hide farther away. He wasn't able to hear the archer and Charlotte speaking normally, it would be unlikely he would be able to hear a whisper from Icarus. As long as there isn't a definite guarantee that the situation is under control, Gabriel would continue to keep himself out of sight.\n\n`Gabriel recovers 5 Mana for a total of 27.5 Mana, capped at 120 Mana.`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The archer would look at Charlotte and spit at her feet \"You're invading my creator's lands and stealing his goods. Why wouldn't I fight back? Besides, if it was your lives I was after I could've decapitated the bloodsucker when I had him in a headlock. Instead I simply asked for you to return what you've stolen and leave the premise. But if you all are so greedy that you can't even leave one plant, then so be it.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, getting no response from Gabriel, would speak progressively louder until Gabriel could hear him. \"Try and stay as quiet as possible... Can you hear me?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would eventually hear Icarus and respond, confused, \"Icarus? What is it?\" He whispers his reply first. He wasn't sure how Icarus would hear him from that distance, but if he doesn't get a reply he will just repeat it a bit louder." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte realizes that in reality, the undead was right. They had marched into the lands of his creator and stolen his goods, the very ones that he was set to protect. Charlotte looks towards behind the archer, wondering if he wanted the one that was already there. \"There's already one of the plants left, I assume you want another?\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The archer shakes his head \"I would have wanted you all to return everything you've stolen, but I'm no longer in the position to do so. So I simply ask that you all at least leave the one behind me alone.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "\"The archer surrendered, but only under the condition that we leave the last sample that's behind him. Thought i'd check in with you before we did so. Watch me, if I signal you come over to me so I don't have to run back over here.\" He turned towards the archer, as if he was checking to make sure it was still there. He saw Charlotte talking to it, still safe and acting her regular self. He turned back to Gabriel, waiting for a response." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel thought about the archer's request. They wanted him to leave that one alone? Well sure he was paid per sample, but he can probably spare this one at least. He nodded and replied once more, \"That's fine. I can only go as far as you two are willing anyway. I think we don't *Need* The last one, we'll just get paid a little extra if we can get it.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "He nods in agreement. \"Alright, let's go see what Charlotte has to say.\" He turned to talk to her, jogging in her and the archers direction. After reaching them, he turns to Charlotte. He whispers to her, trying to keep the archer from hearing. \"So... What's the plan?\"" }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "\"Let's leave. There were too many undead even outside of the fog for us to last if we keep fighting.\" Charlotte doesn't take her eyes off of the archer even as she talks." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would stay put behind the tree, only peeking out a bit to see if he can spot the other two through the fog. If nothing changed from before, he would still only hear voices but can't discern what was being said clearly. He'll wait a little more in perceived safety.\n\n`Gabriel recovers 5 Mana for a total of 32.5 Mana, capped at 120 Mana.`" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, hoping Gabriel remembered, signaled in his direction for him to come over to them. He turned back to the archer. \"Alright. We won't harvest the sample behind you, and we'll leave.\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel does finally come out of hiding, but he's hesitant to approach. In his head, that archer might be lying just to get them to lower their guards. If he approaches, he might leave himself open to a surprise attack from the archer. He hangs back, keeping an eye on the archer. Besides, they probably don't need to go that way to exit the forest, right?" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The archer grunts \"Thank you. I hope to never see you guys again and still think you all are scoundrels, but at the very least you aren't greedy. Well begone.\" And with that the haze in the area would slowly disappear and you all would have clear visibility once more." }, { "author": "pink.bulbous.tumor", "message": "Charlotte takes her leave with the others in tow, hopefully" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Once Charlotte makes her move, Gabriel would follow suit. However, he's still hesitant to trust the archer's words, so he is still tense and alert. He would be that way until they are clear out of the forest at the very least." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus, seeing that the Archer was keeping his word, moved towards Charlotte away from the Archer and out of the forest. \"We have enough samples. The Archer has a fair point, no need to be greedy.\" Still weary of the potential danger, he continues to keep his guard up until they're out of the forest." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "You all would make your back to the entrance of the forest. You would see that girl macen with her neck still broken groaning in agony on the ground as you come back. In the distance you would see a rabbit seemingly waiting." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would look at the girl first, wondering if he could put her out of her misery. The method of doing so eludes him though, so even with good intentions he might not be able to do it. If anything, his actions might just cause her further suffering. He turns his attention to the rabbit instead. He assumes the rabbit is the same one the cloaked figure turned into.\n\n\"Hello there. We're back.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus looked at the girl with slight pity. He knew anything he'd do would only cause further agony, if the macen could he even feel pain. He turned towards the rabbit expectantly, waiting for it to turn in to the person the saw at the start of the quest." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "As Icarus expected, the rabbit would hop forward and slowly transform into the robbed figure. \"I see you've returned. Good work protecting the collector escorts, and good job collector for doing this service for us. I hope it didn't cause two more trouble than it was worth.\" He snaps his fingers and small herd of mice pop out of a bush and drop a pouch at Icarus' and Charlotte's feet. Looking inside they would see 8 gold. \n\"A little extra for clearing up some of the undead for us. I hope you two won't mind the boss employing you for future jobs?\"\n\nHe would then turn to Gabriel. \"Would you mind handing over the samples? As per the letter, you will be paid accordingly to how many samples were collected.\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"No problem.\" Gabriel would hand over all of the samples he's collected thus far. He has no need for tainted samples. Plus, if they are in good terms with him, maybe there will be more business opportunities made available to him." }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "\"I would be up for future jobs, but I think I'll bring some skull bane next time.\" He rolled his eyes with a slight smile. The job wasn't exactly enjoyable, but it wasn't TOO much of a hassle." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The robed figure would nod at Gabriel and Icarus' responses \"Good to hear.The boss runs a herb and spice company, so he would be very happy to hear your willingness to work with him.\" \nHe would then count the samples. \"Ah, 5 samples. Shame you didn't get the one guarded by Wyte, but still a good job nevertheless.\" He would snap his fingers and another herd of mice would appear and drop a bag at Gabriel's feet. Looking inside there would 10 gold. \n\"It was pleasure working with you all. Your efforts have been appreciated, and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day\" The man would then put the samples into a pouch, transform into small fox and carry the pouch in his mouth as he walks out of the forest.\n\n**Quest Complete**\nReward: 2 pp" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus turned to Gabriel, smiling: \"Well, guess this is goodbye for now. It was a pleasure working with you.\" He turned towards Charlotte \"And you as well, it's been a pleasure.\" He looked at both of them \"I hope we meet again.\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "10 gold he felt would be a tad too much for what he perceived to be the weakest link. His skill was useful, but he could not have done it without the other two protecting him. But then again, if he was given that much, perhaps the other two were given more than he was. He wouldn't want to seem nosy by peeking at the others' pouches.\n\n\"Well, it was a pleasure indeed. Thank you both, I couldn't have done it without you. I hope we can work together again.\"" }, { "author": "arisingsh_dow", "message": "Icarus nodded towards Gabriel \"Until we meet again.\" , and (after Charlotte's response) ran off." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel bowed in response, hand fisted above his heart. He would bid the both of them goodbye before leaving for town again. *An herbs and spices company, huh?* He pondered on the robed man's words on his way back. Maybe this was a fortunate encounter for him..." } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "It was noon. Noon, on any other day would be the hour of activity, of interaction, of warmth. But not today, not ever since Charam Ta started. It was cold, windy, and of course snowing in these part of the woods. You Xavier had heard about a military encampment in Tallbane woods that was recruiting soldiers. You've walked through these woods for hours now though but haven't caught sight of any camp. Perhaps you've missed it?\n\nThen from the left you hear the twang of bow strings being fired followed by the thuds of arrows hitting something. Turning over and walking in that direction you finally see a collection of leather tents with a large campfire in the center. Seems like you've finally found the camp.\n\n A buff male fire macen with a thick black mustache looks over in your direction. \"You! Yeah you! You here as a recruit?!\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier looks at the man, he always planned on joining the army and establishing himself as a leader, he knew he had to start somewhere and his somewhere happened to be here, he was cold yet he was determined, he responded to the man, Xavier having a white beard and white hair, yet only being 18, had been an abnormality somewhat.* \"Yes, I am.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The man looks you over, clearly not pleased with the white hair and beard but seemingly shrugs it off. \"What can you offer to the military?\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"My skills, I have quite a lot of them having to survive in a forest for 4 years of my life.\" *Xavier had smirked,* \"You are quite deep into the forest, that or I am horrid at tracking.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The man scoffs and spits to the side \"We don't need a dog, got plenty of those. I need foot soldiers. Can you use a sword? Can you run and lift? That's what I want to be hearing\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"I use an axe mainly, I can run and I can lift, if it's required, I can adjust to a blade.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "He looks you up and down and smirks. \"Wait here\" The man would then enter the tent. A couple minutes later he would walk out with a massive log over his shoulder an axe in another and drop it infront of you. \"Here, lift this log over your back and carry this axe as well. Run 3 laps around this encampment, after which drop that log at my feet gently before cutting straight into it with the axe. If you can do all that, I will accept you as a recruit\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"Understood.\" *He tries to carry the log over his shoulder, keeping the axe in his left hand, the log being carried by his right dominant hand, he adjusts himself in a position to carry this all properly, he then proceeds to run the laps, conserving his energy and not halting whatsoever so he doesn't get yelled at, if he returns, he puts the axe's grip in his mouth, holding it with his teeth, he places the log gently down with both hands, assuring it's gentle, he then takes the axe out of his his mouth and uses both hands to assure he cuts straight into the log,* \"Done.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The man observes you all the while, simply watching you with those cold black beady eyes of his, only occasionally looking away to spit to the side. As you drop the log infront of him he seems to nod in approval and when you cut down into the log with your axe he finally smiles. \n\"Well then, looks like you were able to do it after all. What's your name?\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"Xavier White, I'm prepared to serve for the king and the kingdom.\" *He smiles, looking at the man directly.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The man nods as he pulls out a piece of parchment and writes something down. He then bends over and reaches into a crate next to him and pulls out a dull grey uniform. \n\"Well Private Xavier, from now on you will be addressing me with a salute and be calling me by my title, Officer Bogal. Head into the tent to the right and change into the uniform. The other new privates are waiting there. Don't get too comfortable, we will be commencing drills in 4 hours. Move out!\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*He salutes, taking the uniform,* \"Yes, Officer Bogal!\" *He then jogs to the tent where he changes into his uniform, preparing himself for his new career, adjusting himself in his uniform, he exits the tent and awaits drills.*" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "It's been a rough few hours. Officer Bogal wasn't lying about not getting too comfortable. There was barely enough heat from the fire to keep water from freezing. Thankfully though, you are pretty resilient to the cold so while your fellow foot solders were shivering in their boots waiting for Officer Bogal, you were able to maintain your composure. After a few hours pass in this freezing cold, Officer Bogal finally walks into the tent. Most foot soilders all stand up and salute him and those that didn't, shortly did after Bogal shoots them a glare. He would then clear his throat.\n\n\"Good, not bad for your first day. I expect next time to be much faster though. Anyhow, listen here men. By joining the army you have dedicated your very being to the emperor and the empire he rules. And when I mean your very being, I mean every bit, your body, your effort, and your soul. I as your commanding officer, am responsible for ensuring all of you serve the empire honorably. To ensure this, I demand absolute obedience. When I say run you say how long. When I push you say how much? When I say jump you say how high? When I say die you better not say anything if you catch my drift. Now then boys, I said we're going to start some drills. Let's start with getting your stamina up to speed. Run laps around the encampment\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier smirks at the remark of death, he then packs up and begins to run laps, he attempts to keep a pace to stay ahead of the other recruits yet not waste his energy, he knew he would most certainly need it to maintain his pace, he didn't look at any distractions and thought calmly as he ran, looking only forward and at his surroundings whenever required.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Perhaps it may come out as a surprise, but Xavier would find himself easily keeping a pace while staying ahead of the group. By Xavier's 4th lap he would've lapped 75% of them. You keep on running, enduring the freezing cold much better than your fellow comrades. \nAfter about an hour of running in this weather 50% had collapsed breathing heavily and were shivering terribly, but Officer Bogal would shoot them a dirty look and yell at them to keep on running, at which they would slowly get up and continue dragging their feet. You thanks to your earth macen heritage would find yourself with a comfortable amount of stamina remaining, especially since you were making a conscious effort to keep it steady. \nAfter about 2 hours of running Bogal would finally order the group to stop, at which point 90% of the group would collapse to the ground, thinking they finally had a break. Bogal would shake his head in disappointment. \n\"What a sorry sight you all are, collapsing after only this much running. Get up, if you lay down when you're exhausted on the battlefield, you will be laying there forever and 5ft under also. That being said, I can see that you all aren't used to the cold yet. In that case, your first task is to gather as much fire wood as you can from these woods so we can get these fires going. After which I will give you all an hour to warm up and each lunch. Move out!\"\nThe soldiers would look desperately at one another, but eventually all get up and start heading into the woods to gather timber and the like." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier would grab a wood chopping axe from any supplies he could get, he would chop down a tree til only a little wood kept it standing, he pushed it in a clear direction till it would fall, if it would fall, he would then chop off the branches and chop the log into half, he would then chop it into 4 major pieces, carrying them near the camp and placing them gently next to each other.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "As you start to carry the pieces back to camp, your somewhat keen eyes see a flicker of movement on the edges of the forest. Looking over you smell the familiar scent of beast in the air. A couple seconds later however, you hear a sudden scream coming from the direction where the movement was. \n\"Gaaaaaah! He-Help! Someone! Please! Help m-ahhhhhh!\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier drops the log, he runs to the noise, scanning and observing the area as he ran at full speed, he wanted to be careful and he wanted to assist.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Running over in the direction of the sound you see one of your comrades lying on the ground screaming in agony. His leg is clearly mauled and his blood taints the pristine white snow red. But you can't seem to find what did this to him. The foot solider would be clutching his leg in agony, cussing all the while.\n\"God fucking damn it, what kind of wolf was that...\" \nHe would then take notice of you and look visibly relieved\n\"Oh, thank the gods someone came. Maybe that scar- Oh god behind you!\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier, with only his chopping axe, he attacks the thing behind him, turning and stabbing their mouth and pressing into it, then kicking it to get it away, his goal at this point is to keep the other foot soldier alive.* \"We'll find our way back together and safe.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "As you turn around and swing your axe you would be caught by surprise to see a massive white wolf, larger than even you, charging at you with its jaws open wide. As you swing your axe at it, it uses its massive jaws to clamp down on it. It attempts to pull the axe away, but your impressive strength offers it no leeway, so it decides to let go as you kick its face away from you. It stares at the two of you with foam drooling from its mouth. \nThe fellow foot soliders screeches in terror and continues to scream\n\"Help! Anyone! There's a massive wolf here! Someone, please!\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier makes a decision, not wishing to risk the life of the person behind him, he kicks the white wolf in its head and sweeps at the white wolf's legs with his axe in his right hand, he aims to cut off the leg, he then carries the man on the ground and begins to dash back to camp, using his silence to evade properly and his other tracking abilities to find his way back to the camp.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The wolf takes the kick to the head but doesn't seem to be all that bothered by it, and easily raises its paw in time before you can swing your axe and actually manages to pin it under its foot. This wolf has a wild look in its eyes, but you can tell that it's way more intelligent that any normal beast you've seen. As you start to pick up the man with your axe still pinned under the wolf, the wolf's eyes glow white as it opens its mouth. A few seconds a later cone of cold air is blasted out of its mouth, aiming at the two of you." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier doesn't know what the air is yet he knows it's bad, he places the man on the ground and decides it is time to fight, he punches the wolf in the head from the right side with all his might, he kicks at the ankle of the leg with the axe under it, sliding the axe backward with what he hoped was enough might to push it back a fair distance with the might of his right leg, he then backs up, avoiding to be bitten and takes the axe into his hand, prepared to kill this beast.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Sadly as you rush forward to punch the wolf, the cold air hits you directly and you feel your body move considerably more slowly. The wolf easily side steps your punch at the end, albeit it at least steps away from your axe as well, letting you pull it back at least. The wolf however seems to be more interested in your comrade, and given the fact that your body had been slowed down considerably it easily walks over and grabs the comrade by the neck as he screams for mercy.\n\"P-P-Please no! This can't be happening! My first day as a recruit, only to die to some animal... Please no... Get away from me you monst-\"\n***SNAP***\nThe foot solider's body then goes limp and the wolf starts to eat away at the body. At this point though the frost effect has worn off as you are finally able to turn around and face the wolf with the axe in hand." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier swings at the wolf from behind at its head, pushing deeper and deeper in if not stopped, if the wolf dies, he carries the recruit home to be buried and have a proper funeral, Xavier sighs, he feels like he couldn't do anything, that he wasn't strong enough, he vowed to train himself to be strong enough, to be able to help everyone.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "As you swing your axe at the back of the wolf's head you feel it cut deep into it's flesh, causing it to yelp out in pain as it instinctively leaps back away from you with its superior speed, preventing you from pushing it in any deeper. It is bleeding intensively, but its thick fur had seemingly cushioned the blow, allowing it to remain standing. It growls at you with its bloody muzzle, clearly not happy with you interrupting its meal. It would charge forward and with its massive paws attempt to knock you down with its teeth aiming to bite at your neck." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier swiftly defends, putting the axe to the part where the wolf was biting, he then kicks the wolf's chest, twice if he could, attempting to harm the wolf and defend.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The wolf would chomp down on your axe, pinning its jaws, and the two of you would now be in a wrestle. As you attempt to kick the wolf the wolf claws at your face with its paws. It would appear the two of you are evenly matched in strength, but the wolf appears to be quicker, allowing it to deliver more blows to your head. However, you are hardier and are relatively injured compared to the wolf. It would seem like it would come down to a test of endurance of whether Xavier can tolerate the wolf's barrage long enough to weaken it with his kicks. The wolf however seems to have other plans as its eyes begin to glow white again and frost appear around its mouth as it continues to maintain its hold on the axe." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*This time, Xavier knows he cannot let himself be touched by the mist, he attempts to drop on the ground to dodge the mist, holding the wolf's head up with his left hand, as he has equal strength for both hands, he then punches the wolf's gut and attempts to carry it and throw it.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The wolf be caught off by guard by the fact that you let go of your only weapon, expecting you to remain in place the mists blows over your head as you duck under it. You lift the wolf's head up with your left hand and with a solid swing knock the wind out of the wolf's gut as you follow through and throw it off of you. The wolf drops your axe from its mouth as it lays in the snow wheezing, trying to catch its breath." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier takes this opportunity, he picks up the axe and with precision, throws it with all his strength at the wolf's head, aiming to kill it then and there.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "The wolf sees you coming and attempts to move out of the way, but given its prior injury and the fact that it was laying on the ground with the wind knocked out of it, your axe makes contact with its skull, piercing it as its blood sprays all over and paints the snow around you red. It continues twitching for a bit with the axe still in its head but after a couple of seconds it goes limp. Looking around you, what had started as a pristine white field now looked like an icy red hell." }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "*Xavier sighed, he carried the dead body of his fellow comrade and took him back to the camp using his tracking skills, attempting to find Officer Bogal.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "It's a bloody mess, and the whole time that you drag the body back, you leave a trail of blood behind you. As you start to approach camp Officer Bogal would look at you not realizing what he was seeing, but his eyes would then slowly widen in horror.\n\"By the gods, drop that man you fool! Stay where you are, don't get any closer!\"\nThe nearby soliders would look at Xavier in horror as he was covered in blood, but would be even more shocked at Bogal's response.\n\"S-Sir? That's Micheal, one of our own. Why are you-\"\nOfficer Bogal would look over with fury in his eyes \"This is no time for questions, follow my orders!\"\nBogal would then point to a the of foot soldiers nearby\n\"You two bring a bucket of water, mud, and a towel. You three go take some of the wood and bring it over there and cover the body. Once it's covered set it on fire. And you 4, take your weapons and follow the damn bloody trail this idiot has made to our camp and try to cover it up with as much snow as you can! Move out!\" \nThe soldiers were a bit slow on the update, but upon realizing why Officer Bogal was panicking they quickly set out to carry his orders. Officer Bogal would then walk up to you Xaiver with fury still in his eyes. \n\"Care to explain to me why you brought a bloody corpse to our camp in these conditions? Are you trying to sabotage us?\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"I had to kill a wolf in attempts to save him, I couldn't though.\" *He drops the man gently on the floor.*\n\n*Xavier would have realized his mistake, instantly regretting what he had done.* \"I didn't have any intentions to sabotage you all, I just wanted to give the family something.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Officer Bogal would look at you then at the body, and eventually let out a sigh \"I can't say I approve of your actions, but I have respect for that sort of mentality. Just think it through all the way next time. It's unfortunate that you couldn't save him, but let's not lead everyone else to the same fate. I doubt a normal wolf would've been able to overwhelm the two of you. Was it perhaps a Winter wolf? They have white fur and can breath frost\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"Yeah, that was it.\" *He sighs, thinking of it.* \"The beast kept on attacking, slowed me down, then killed him, I didn't even get to know his name.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "\"Shame. Doubt his family was expecting him to die on the first day either. But to prevent any more carnage we need to clean up all traces of this. These Winter wolves rarely hunt alone after all. For now though just rest. You did a good enough job taking one of these wolves down before it caused any more carnage. When the men with the water buckets return they will wash you over to get rid of the blood and cover you in mud to get rid of the scent. Till then you I must ask that you remain standing here so you don't spread any more blood into our camp. Understood?\"" }, { "author": "electricboomz", "message": "\"Understood, Officer Bogal.\" *He thinks about what he could've done to prevent the man in front of him from dying, he sighs.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*A light breeze caressed the woman's messy bun, the few strands of hair across the sides of her face were blown backwards as a result. Ailish sighed and decided to come to a halt. She unmounted her own bay colored horse, a rouncey more or less, as she walked a bit further from the main road. She whistled for her horse, which followed behind. Ailish would pull the reigns and tie them at a short tree nearby. She sat down and took out of her bag a slice of high quality bread.* \n\n\"Not bad for an after-lunch. What do you say, Browness?\", *She spoke normally, looking at her horse. The horse only made a low sound, moving its head upwards and downwards. Ailish smiled, peering around the spot she chose to sit.* \n\n\"Thought so...\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Unlike the woman, Sid's hair barely seemed to move in the breeze, which was mostly because the breeze and salt had already set it. His posture was a relaxed one as he walked, though his eyes seemed restless, as if they were looking for something. From the corner of his eye he saw movement, at first becoming alert, until the woman's voice reached his ears. She was talking to summon and as he approached it was clear who she was talking to.*\n\n\"Nice horse you have there.~\" *He spoke as he already knew her for years before today, seeming to no feel uncomfortable at all when approaching the stranger. His anchor spear was flung over his shoulder and despite looking heavy, didn't seem to affect his movement.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish quickly turned her head only a fraction, but quickly enough. As a professional hunter would do. She kept her mouth full with the bite she had taken from the slice of bread, but she reached out for her steel dagger, which was hanging by her belt, close to her right thigh. The dagger would be invisible due to the thin gambeson that the woman was currently wearing, but the hand movement could indicate what she was reaching out.*\n\n*She didn't drawn it though. Her grey eyes were fixated upon the male figure, eyeing him up and down extensively, thus postponing the current silence. She payed attention to the anchor spear mostly, before her eyes slowly moved to look at his facial expression.* \n\n*Ailish would finally swallow the bite she had received and spoke in an indifferent tone.* \"He is nice... Nicer than most I have encountered in the past. And he doesn't speak a lot, that's a plus.\", *The woman said, keeping her right hand close to her right thigh.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Sid would look down at her hand, then back at her face. A face would distort into a playful grin and he started to approach her slowly, not showing any obvious signs of aggression or ill intent but he couldn't blame her for being cautious. If anything it would be weird if she wasn't.*\n\n\"Does that mean as long as I shut up you'll think I'm nice?\" *He would speak as if he's thinking of something, though that would quickly turn to a pout.* \"That's not fair, it means I'll always be on your 'not nice' list.\" *He would stop a few meters away from her, not giving her a reason to just slice him up but giving himself enough range incase she did.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish was listening at the man, seemingly. She kept her hand close to the handle of her steel dagger, while she was biting the slice of bread, which she was holding with her left hand. Her horse made another low sound, turning a bit around thus not facing both Ailish and the stranger. Ailish took her gaze from the stranger and looked at her horse, before rapidly turning her gaze back at him, still eating a bit of the bread.* \n\n\"Perhaps that is my... Intention.\", *Ailish finally said, finishing the bread and wiping off a few of the crumbs from her clothes. She puckered her lips, as she decided to speak once more.*\n\n\"Who are you?\", *She said in a rather rapid, indifferent tone. As if she wanted to cut the discussion short, perhaps subconsciously.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"I'm Isidorius Lindgren. You can call me Sid though.\" *He would see that her hand was still at her thigh so with a sigh he would take the spear and with one quick motion, would stick it into the ground. He would sit down and lean against it.*\n\n\"No need to be so hostile. I just happened to run into you, doesn't mean I'm planning on killing you.\" *Despite the words he didn't seem to be offended or anything by her actions, though hopefully the fact that he was weaponless would make her relax abit.*\n\n\"So now that you know who I am. Who are you?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish flinched slightly as a reaction to the spear movement, at the same time she pouted her lips as she turned to face Sid, still sitting down though. She would move her hand from the place where she had her dagger and shortly after she stood up, in a rather slow movement, but never taking her eyes from Sid. She took a deep inhale and then sighed, as she proceeded to turn her back at him and pet her horse's long neck.*\n\n\"My name is Ailish. Though I find it odd that someone happened to run into me here in the wilds.\", *She stated rather plainly, seemingly not caring much if that would be rude for Sid. Ailish was oddly focused at her horse's reaction while she was petting him. The horse appeared calm for now.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Hmmm... You're right. It is pretty weird that I happened to run into you in the wilds given I'm a pir- a sailor.\" *He would not seem bothered by her attitude. Most pirates are way less friendly than her until you given them rum.* \"Nice to meet you though Ailish, despite the feeling likely not being mutual.\"\n\n*He would reach into his coat and pull out a corked bottle. With his teeth he would uncork it and take a swig, wincing slightly after the fact. For the first time since meeting her, he'd be the one complaining.* \"How do they drink this garbage...?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Browness, Ailish's horse would remain calm the whole time. The woman sighed apparently and turned around, perhaps using her horse calmness as an indication that Sid was a friendly target and not a hostile one. She paced around for a few seconds, choosing to stop close to a tree and support her left shoulder against the wood. She wrapped her hands below her chest. Her gaze was fixated at the man before her.* \n\n\"Mhm...\", *She subconsciously nodded before continuing.* \n\"They usually use a chair, a table, a friend and a side dish if that's your liking.\", *She looked at the bottle afterwards. Apparently, Ailish seemed wary due to the man's 'profession', that of a sailor- and the small 'pir-' he nearly said.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"So what are you doing out here in the *Scary* Wilds?\" *He would chuckle abit afterwards then soon forced himself to stop, given he was likely still not totally in her good book.* \"Seeing your reactions, you're either a serial killer or some sort of hunter.\"\n\n*He would take another swig if the drink, this time not wincing and with an outstretched arm he would offer the bottle to her.* \"Want some?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Perhaps I am both.\", *Ailish stated rather dryly and looking seriously at the man. At the same time, she took out her dagger... Only to grasp it with her right hand and stand still with the tree she was leaning on at the side. She turned a bit and started craving single straight lines, from upwards to downwards.*\n\n\"Nah, I am fine\", *She answered to the man's question, evidently having her back turned at the man, before she stopped carving the lines at the tree, thus turning to face him once more. She was playing with the handle of the dagger, swinging it across the thin fingers of her right hand in a balanced way and slow pace.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He'd grin at her response to his attempt at guessing who she is. He would remain quiet and just watch her carve lines into the tree behind her, wondering if it's meant to intimidate him or just something she enjoyed doing. He'd speak again when she turned around.*\n\n\"Guess I should be careful if what I say. Wouldn't want to end up like that tree.~\" *He'd take one last swig and cork the bottle, placing it back into the inside pocket of his coat.* \"Should I be wary around you or are my chances of dying slim?~\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish grinned softly, for the first time after the both of them met. Her eyes looked downwards, before the woman looked back up. She stopped playing with the dagger in her right hand and just held it by the handle of it.* \n\n\"You could want to end up like that tree. I don't know, some enjoy pain.\", *She said, looking back at the man's spear.* \n\n\"Are you a thief? A killer? A rapist? Someone that inflicts pain on innocent people?\", *She said slowly, as her gaze slowly turned towards the man's eyes. The few strands of her brown hair would be blown backwards once more from the sides of her face as she returned her gaze at the man's eyes. She didn't look at him with indifference now, not at all. Ailish looked at the man with an 'eagle eye'.* \n\n\"If not, you have no reason to be wary.\", *She said in an indifferent tone, her eyes looking at him in the same way as before, indication that she was searching if the man was going to answer honestly or not.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"That's a very vague question. Yes, I've stolen. Yes, I've killed. Though I don't know about the innocent part. Are the nobles innocent? The people who make the laws, are -they- innocent? If they are then I guess I'm about to be killed, though something tells me I'll live to see another day.\" *He would remain sat with a calm demeanour. He would be looking back into her eyes as she looked into his. He knew she was testing him, though wether he passed would depend on her opinions rather his level of honesty, so he had no reason to overthink things.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*With a quick gesture, she sheathed her dagger back at it's small scabbard. She took a few steps closer at him, yet still she maintained a distance between the two, before she chose to sit down on her knees.* \n\n\"Depends. One's innocence is another's guilt. Where does this line stop? It doesn't. We just assume that we satisfy the rich, the middle, the poor, the above, the below, the right, the left. No one will be satisfied, ever. But when you make a law and you doom people with slavery, any kind of slavery, then yes, that sort of lawmakers are not innocent. When a noble cares for his or her subjects, feeds them, gives them clothes and freedom, yet the subjects still they follow the noble, that is innocence.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"I agree that we can't group all of them into one category, though I'm also aware that there are almost no noble families who got where they are without innocent blood being spilled.\" *He would breath out, leaning further into the spear, being completely vulnerable attack and comfortable enough that he probably wouldnt even bother moving to react.* \"I don't target families though, just individuals. If you're a piece of shit, you put a target on your own back.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*As Isidorius spoke on about the noble families, Ailish's eagle eye ceased and the woman looked elsewhere, before resuming a more indifferent gaze towards Sid, like before.* \n\n\"Almost. Almost is not absolute, so there is always a chance of innocence.\", *She sighed, looking at her horse and then back at the man.* \n\n\"Anyways... Enough of nobility.\", *She said in a more rapid pace than before, as if she was in a hurry to change the subject.* \n\n\"One can always discuss about such subjects, but let us speak specifically. I am a huntress, but like specific mercenaries, I help villagers, citizens and the authority- when it is needed- with monsters, outlaws and so on. Thus I make a living.\", *She said, standing back up and going for her bag, which was attached at her horse's back. She seemed as if she was searching for something.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Unlike Ai, who was always moving around doing something, Sid didn't move an inch for a while.* \"That's a shame... One day you might end up having to hunt me down then. As a I poorly hid before, I'm a pirate. Pretty sure that's considered being an outlaw by the authorities.\" *He would close his eyes as he spoke, resting.* \"I don't do any of that good guy stuff. Usually anyway. I don't like working under people however so I decided to do jobs on dry land until I can afford my own ship and crew.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish sighed, though she didn't overly react at Sid's admit. Finally, she grasped a map, representing the Salvainian Empire and quickly unfolded it. She walked a bit closer to him than before and sat on her knees, coming down rather slowly. She placed the map in front of her.*\n\n\"Hmpf... When the time comes then, I will use my dagger against you. But not today...\", *She grinned softly, glancing at his face and then back at the map.* \n\n\"Today... Tomorrow... One of these days, I want to travel to the city of Gamaje, assuming north-west from here. Do you know it?\", *She said, bringing the index finger of her right hand forth and pointing at the city of Gamaje.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"It's next to the water, ofcourse I know it. What kind of pirate would I be if I didn't atleast know the cities I could park in.~\" *He would smile, though his eyes would remain closed.* \"So what business do you have there? Wouldn't say it's my favorite city but I -do- miss the water so I could help you get there. Two is more fun than one right? Or do you still think I'm going to kill you in your sleep?\" *As he finishes he begins humming a pirate shanty, though not loud enough to stop her from talking.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Hmpf... From what I see, it is the closest city from where... I reckon we are. I want to go there so I can purchase a lute and a steel sword, before I try to find any further mission around that region.\", *Ailish said, perking a brow at the man as she heard what apparently was a pirate shanty.* \n\n*She didn't seem to neither like it nor dislike it, as she kept any reaction to herself.* \n\n\"Are you listening? I want coins!\", *Ailish raised her tone just a bit, her voice hardened but not that of a barbarian, definitely not a voice you would hear from a mercenary too.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"With words like that you would make a great pirate.~\" *His eyes would slowly open as he turned towards her with a smile.* \"That's the stereotype right? Pirates liking coins. Not that we don't, it's just that everyone does.\" *He would exhale and close his eyes yet again, leaning his head against the shaft of the spear.* \"Well, unless you're planning on mugging me, only way I can help you get coins is by helping you during a mission... Or robbing a bank together.\" *He'd continue humming, a grin plastered on his face.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish rolled her eyes, choosing to stand up once more, taking her map and folding it.* \n\n\"I will never be a pirate. Despite, coins are essential here. No matter if one likes it or not. And well, I am not a monk to live without coins, I need them in order to eat and buy some equipment.\", *She talked indifferently, walking back at the bag upon the horse's back, before turning to face Sid.* \n\n\"You seem okay so far, I would not mind you accompanying me towards the city. And... If I find a good deal for a mission, who knows, we could have a small adventure and a reward. But I am not going to steal from a bank though, no.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"That was... A joke. Yes, a joke.\" *He would scratch his head awkwardly, clearly actually having that as a possibility. After shrugging it off with a chuckle, he would jump up from the ground in one swift motion, pulling his spear over his shoulder in another. It wouldnt take much effort since it was no ordinary spear and pulling it out of the ground was much easier.* \"I'll take me being okay as a compliment, now I just have to make you say something better than that.~\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish took a step back, eyeing him up and down.* \n\"Okay.\", *The woman said, before walking back to her horse, petting its head firmly, before mounting it in a smooth movement. She held the reins of the horse firmly, but certaintly.* \n\n\"And I hope that was a joke. Anyways... I guess you will travel with me? And after that, you will be fine for a mission, if that comes up?\", *She said, looking at the horse, but glancing at Isidorius slightly.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Depends, if you don't bore me.~\" *He'd grin and let that sink in before continuing.* \"Nah, I'm kidding. You can assume I'm down for a mission unless I tell you otherwise or I die before then.\" *He would walk up to her and stand beside Ai and the horse. He knew he would have to walk along-side her whilst she rides which did not seem like too fun an idea. His stubborn principles didn't allow him to get a horse however, he was going to stay loyal to ships for travelling.* \"Seeing as you need a map to travel around here, where are you from?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish noticed the man behind herself and the horse, thus she pulled the reins slowly and firmly, commanding Browness to move in a slow pace. Evidently, the woman turned her head a bit to the left, as if she wanted to look at Sid due to his question. She sighed and looked straight ahead afterwards.* \n\n\"I am from-... Not this land definitely. I am from a far away land, far from... This Empire. You wouldn't know it, I am sure.\", *She nodded to herself, although this could be a lie... Or not.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Hmm... Chances are I would know it. Though given the delivery of your reply, you would probably prefer me not to pry.\" *He would balance the pole of his spear on his neck, resting his hands on it as he walks.* \"As my ears probably give away, I'm not from here either. I don't know where I was born but I was raised in Huimeor. A port city in Lymia.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish sighed as she heard the answer. She spoke a rather loud roar, in order to surprise and confuse her horse, which would gallop a bit faster than before. Ailish kept that pace for a bit, before she pulled her reins rather tightly, but Browness halted and continued with a slow pace when Isidorius would come closely again.* \n\n\"Whatever...\", *She said to herself, before she spoke a bit louder for Sid to hear.* \n\n\"Lymia? Huimeor... Isn't that at the Salvai-... No, no, that's Huditan. Where's Huimeor?\", *She asked with a bit of a stern tone, not as indifferent as before.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"East of Lymia. Where the Dhunafav Sea ends. If you walk there from Gamaje it's east. Just as a reference point.\" *He would be as confused as her horse when it started galloping forward before halting again, though at this point there were plenty of things that confused him about her.* \"It's a nice city, despite the amount of 'royal' sailors that pass by there. Growing up there is what got me into sailing to begin with. Father was a ship maker. What about you? What got you into hunting and being a 'hero'?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish pulled the reins of Browness, as the horse halted inevitably. She reached for her bag and pulled out her map. Her eyes traced left of Gamaje. As soon as she spotted Lymia, she spotted Huimeor, the city that Isidorius was speaking about. She poked that place and smiled subconsciously, apparently been proud that she found it... Even after a while. She folded the map and slid it back in her bag. She pulled the reins and the horse continued in, with a slow pace.* \n\n\"Ship maker... Sounds good enough, one can make a living out of it as far as I know. Well... Me. I didn't want to stay in a town all my life, you know? I wanted an adventure. I followed my big brother's steps... But I hope I don't follow his end too.\", *She made a 'hmm' sound rather loudly afterwards, detesting what she just said about her brother.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Did he pass on?\" *Sid would look at her with somewhat of a compassion given his brother was also not around anymore, though he decided to continue the conversation since it might have been a sensitive topic for her.* \"Ship makers do alright for themselves, though it wasn't the job for me. Like you, I also wanted adventure, and since I was always drawn to the water, there wasn't really anything better than becoming a pirate. It's a life of freedom and adventure. Until you get caught and executed that is.\" *He'd chuckle, indicating that he wasn't actually scared of meeting such end. One could assume it was because he had nothing to lose, though in reality he had everything to lose. His death would likely mean his child and wife would have to grow up in poverty, and that was the last thing he wanted.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Mhm...\", *Ailish said rather loudly but slowly. She turned her head towards the man. She didn't answer his first question, although she would finally give a soft smile towards the man. She looked at his eyes firmly, before looking forth.* \n\n\"Pirate life was never for me... I don't like soon at all. I like the land... The mountains and so on. But, are you ready for the risk of this pirate life of yours? Death and such?\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Ready? Sure. Provided I ever will get caught, which I have no plans of doing.\" *He would sound confident, cocky even, though for some reason it would feel convincing. Maybe it was his high elf genes, maybe it was because he's been asked the question alot over the years he's been alive, or it could be some other reason entirely.* \"Whats the fun in life if you live without even a bit of risk?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Risk is no fun. We perceive life in different manners, apparently. A beggar could kill because he has to live. A serial killer could kill just for... Fun.\", *She said plainly, perhaps even indicating that Sid could be a serial killer, although that might not be her intention. She puckered her lips, before continuing on.* \n\n\"You are overconfident too. You can say that I find it odd that one of your kind is a pirate. Perhaps you don't want exactly a crew... But slaves. Or not?\", *Ailish spoke, pulling the reins and halting her horse.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Blah, blah, blah... Wasn't it you who told me that there could be innocence even amongst the royalties? Now you're spinning a different tale where a High Elf who grew up in an average family is probably a slaver.\" *He didn't seem personally offended by her comments, though something about the way she switched up ticked him off.* \"Also, how do you know Im overconfident without ever testing wether there is a reason behind my confidence?\" *Now that she halted the horse, he would simply overtake them, letting her think about what he had said, curious as to how she would respond.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish chose to remain unmoving along with her horse, which made a low noise. Ailish narrowed her eyes as Sid began to speak but she allowed some moments of silence before she spoke on.* \n\n\"Royalties of Macen... I will not forget the teachings of my mother and how the High Elves endorse and embrace slavery. They started it.\", *She said in a stern tone, as she would swing her bottom visibly, left and right, like a cat ready to rush forth to its prey. Of course, Ailish wouldn't do anything with the reins, her horse remaining still.* \n\n\"And the fact that you mention innocence while I didn't call you neither that nor guilty of anything, tells me that you might as well want to make me believe that you are innocent.\", *She said, choosing to not comment on the confidence part.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He would sigh, stopping and spin around on his heels, looking her dead in the eye.* \"Listen, girl. I've lived for long enough to not give a shit wether you think I'm guilty or innocent. You're not the first one to lump me with the dirt bags leading my people, and you won't be the last. They were doing that before you were born, and will still be doing that after you're gone.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish pouted her lips. She decided to pull the reins of her horse backwards, as Browness took a few steps behind. She moved her left hand towards the place where her bag was attached, at the back of her horse. She halted this movement after a while, but still held the left hand behind, thus taking a straight-up, seemingly proud posture.* \n\n\"That is the problem with your kind. You address us as if we are inferior, apparently due to the factor of age. Then you do not even care about our opinion. Why would you even bother with inferior races, hmm?\", *Ailish sighed, finally moving her left hand, revealing her composite bow.* \n\n*Definitely a gesture of further mistrust and potential attack, although Ailish didn't attack. She was constantly pulling the reins of her horse backwards though and Browness was obeying, taking short steps backwards, thus increasing the distance between the two.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"See... That's my issue with being born a High Elf. Despite not even knowing that I wasn't raised by High Elves, you assume that I'm looking down at you, that I was brought up to hate you because you're Macen, than my education ends at knowing how to count gold when trading slaves.\" *He'd remain a calm composure, not making any advances or retreats.* \"The reason I don't care wether you think I'm guilty or innocent, is because I know what's true. You think I kill people just because I enjoy it? Well here's something to think about. I do it because I have a kid and wife who depend on it.\"\n\n*He would turn back around and walk in the same direction they were before. Stopping when he takes a few steps, turning his head back and telling her one last thing.* \"If you're done playing victim, follow me.\" *He would then just continue walking afterwards.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish looked down at Sid sternly, halting the backwards movements of Browness. She was still holding her bow at her left hand. She didn't speak for a while, until Sid was done.* \n\n\"You will remain in the front and with eight paces distance, minimum. I will not trust you that easily, not after your short demonstration before.\", *Ailish sighed, before continuing, in a stern tone.* \n\n\"Your truth is not the truth, Isidorius. You could do a whole new other field of jobs instead of killing people. I know that I kill beasts, animals and bastards when I have to. I am not farmer, I didn't have a father that built ships or houses or whatever. You chose this pirate life of yours, because you want to and do not dare to lie.\", *She said and with a quick gesture, she slid her composite bow at her back, the string and the cables of it against her chest, while the rest of it was placed at her back.* \n\n\"Anyways, you may as well walk on.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"And what will you do if I don't follow your little restriction order? I'm not your prisoner, I walk however and wherever I want.\" *He would just keep walking the same way he was before, not paying attention to wether it was '8 paces' or whatever.* \"Also stop shoving words into my mouth. I never said thats why I became a pirate. I said that's why I kill people. My wife is also a pirate. We sailed in the same crew for over 50 years. Sure I could become a ship maker, a lumberjack, the governments bitch. I just chose to do what I was best at.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Stealing and plundering... Great. Person of trust.\", *Ailish sighed to herself, waiting until Sid was a bit further and then she would pull the reins of her horse, which would move forth in the same slow way as before.* \n\n\"And well, if you choose to come too close to me, I might have to defend myself. Either way-... Why are you not with your wife? If she is a pirate, then what happened and you are here?\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"If we're both here, who would take care of the kid? Or are you suggesting you should bring him to battle before he can even walk?\" *He would halt, making the distance between them smaller, almost as if he was taunting her.* \"Are we really that different though? Just because I can admit to my crimes doesn't mean I'm worse than you. You kill people that are deemed evil, by the people who kill innocents. The people who killed my father. Anyway, you're too serious for someone who's seeking 'adventure'. You'll get wrinkles with how serious you are.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I already got that...\", *Ailish said, pulling the reins and halting her horse.* \n\"But you will not see that part.\", *She continued, smiling to herself, even a soft laugh escaped her puckered lips.* \n\n\"As for the child, there are solutions. And yes, we are way different... 'tis is only apparent.\", *She said in a somewhat stern tone, pulling the reins of her horse once more, continuing on her way, despite the small distance between the two.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He would shrug as he walks.* \"I wonder who the High Elf between us too really is.\" *After a moment of silence he would start humming a sea shanty once again. Since they are now closer distance-wise he would look at her.* \"So are you ready to put those differences aside or should we just go our separate ways so we don't kill each other before the day is over?\" *He wouldn't seem stressed about what she would answer, leaving the decision entirely up to her.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I will not put any difference aside, but I will not attack you unless you attack me.\", *She continued on her horse, maintaining the same pace but never looking at him.*\n\n\"Unless you cannot handle someone with a lot of differences than you. Then , perhaps, you have chosen what to do.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Nah, you're amusing. Though I still don't get why you're so defensive. I haven't made a single aggresive motion towards you. You on the other hand, threatened an attack on several occasions.\" *He would yawn as he finishes the sentence.* \"Smiling suits you more than having that serious expression, unless you want to go for that whole cold-hearted, uncaring aesthetic. In which case you do you.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish rolled her eyes, slightly turning her head to the left, keeping the same pace as Sid did. The woman wouldn't speak for a while, not before she did a 'hmpf' sound, a low one yet hearable for Sid. She spoke after a few seconds of silence.* \n\n\"Mhm... So. You are Isidorus, what's your wife's name?\", *She said, turning her head slightly to the right, but still not looking at him. Either she refuses to look upon the High Elf or she is scanning ahead for any potential threats.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Ailish Lindgren.\" *He would say in an attempt to make her look at him, waiting a fair amount of time before giving his serious answer.* \"Divine. Or Di for short. You wouln't like her. She's also a High Elf and a pirate so despite having a good heart, she's automatically a villain. My son's name is Leo. As you might expect also a High Elf. I hope you can atleast spare -him- of your prejudice.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Wha-...\". *Ailish halted her horse, glancing merely at him, awaiting for him to speak. As he answered correctly this time, she sighed, shaking her head and caring on once more.* \n\n\"Depends. The future of a race depends on the children. So per say, it depends on the education. Do you educate him well? Will you do that, when he comes of age?\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Yeah, I'll make sure he can order slaves around as soon as he can speak, and that he can go to slave auctions as soon as he can walk.\" *He would reply in an obviously sarcastic manner.* \"Sorry, but I can't take that comment seriously. You look down on us so much that even a baby is going to grow up to be evil.\" *He would hum his tune for a while, then continueing the conversation.* \"What about you? Do you have a special someone? Or are they all put off by your racism?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish sighed, pulling the reins just a tad. She puffed her cheeks, before speaking. She seemed to overly ignore the sarcasm and the last question said by Sid, although her previous gestures could be seen as indications of irritation.* \n\n\"No special one, no. I don't want to do that just yet... Relationship stuff and such. I have a friend here and there, that's that.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Can't blame you. Took me over a century to settle down. I doubt you'd have much trouble getting a guy at a bar as long as you don't start scraping lines in the wooden tables.\" *He would take a moment to look around and take in the scenery, and he couldn't really deny that it was beautiful, even if his heart was still aching to get out into the sea.* \"Would you consider other races for settling down or is it a Macen only vacancy?\" *Normally that could be seen as someone's bad attempt at flirting with her, though he was hoping she was even slightly more inteligent than that and realise the fact that he had a wife just meant he was curious.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish truly was a newbie when it came to flirting and that could be indicated by her answer.* \n\n\"I don't hate everyone for no reason. Slavery is the reason that I am -wary- of your people. If I hated you, I would have attacked you when we first met back there. I did not. Though I will be honest with you. I wouldn't do stuff... You know... With completely distinguished people. For example, even you elves remind me a bit of Macen. But... Two-legged wolves? Nah... Got it?\", *She nodded to herself, moving her hands at the back of her hair, only to untie the messy bun that she was keeping for so long. Her brown hair would fall down, reaching her arm pit in length, even a bit further from her arm pits.* \n\n\"Damned...\", *She muttered to herself. Apparently the bun was bothering her.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Yeah I see what you mean, I wouldn't date a most beastkin either. I'd probably draw my line at some Oni, not the warrior ones though, those are scary.\" *He would chuckle, for the first time in a while her comment to him wasn't snarky.* \"Well, you were pretty close to attacking me.~\" *He would watch her hair fall. It's something he never truly understood. Be it Divine or any other girl, he felt that they looked better with their hair down, yet alot of them kept their hair in a bun or braided.* \"You look better with your hair down.\" *He would smile at her if she actually looked at him.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish nodded a few time at Sid, despite not looking at him. She wouldn't look at him though. Not until he commented for her hair. She didn't do any sudden moves, although she slowly turned her head and thus her gaze towards Sid. She eyed him up and down, before... Rapidly turning her head forth, ceasing the gaze towards him.* \n\n\"Thank you... I suppose. And yes, just that... Oni and Beastkin are... Ewh. I just don't like them that way. You know... The way...\", *She nodded.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"I guess since we can't really breed with them anyway, I dont think it makes sense to like them.\" *He would chuckle lightly at her innocence in the topic, he's spent so much time around piratest hat he'd forgotten that people can actually be innocent.* \"My advice to you is just play around while you can.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I don't want to play anything. I have a goal and a duty and that's that.\", *She shook her head, petting her horse's base of the neck firmly. Her gaze was fixated at the horizon, as if she was searching for any in of... Civilization!*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Woah, you're even more innocent than I thought. Are you really the same person who said she left her town in search of adventure?\" *He'd grin up at her, examining her reaction.* \"Could it be that you've never even been with anyone before?\" *It was less of serious question and more of him teasing her, though he was still curious of how she would reply.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish didn't seem to share the same feelings as Sid was feeling, yet she kept answering, believing that they were serious questions!* \n\n\"Hmpf... I didn't-... I didn't leave exactly for an adventure. And when I meant adventure, I meant exploration, knowledge, working... Not... -other- stuff. And no, I haven't done anything with anyone nor I will.\", *She pouted her lips, glancing at Sid, before looking straight ahead and a bit to the left.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He would cackle at her reaction.* \"I must've spent too much time among pirates to remember kids can still be innocent. Any of them that grew up amongst pirates had 'whore' as their first word and prefered rum to breast milk. It's kinda refreshing seeing you.\" *He would think for a moment.* \"Though you really are too serious. Don't you have any interest in having fun? It's the one thing we have over the nobles, we don't grow up with people expecting the world from us.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"You think. No, I do not have any interest in such stuff, not at all. And I am not a child, simple because I do not do such stuff. I just use my time, -efficiently-.\", *She sighed, pulling the reins of Browness a bit, thus making the horse to increase the pace slowly but gradually.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Oh, that's not what I meant when I said you're a child. It was mostly the age gap between us. Despite us not looking that different in terms of appearance I'd say I'm probably something like 150 years apart. Unless you're a really good looking 40 year old.~\" *He'd pick up his pace slightly as the horse started to move faster. He obviously couldn't keep up with it if it started galloping but he was fit enough to atleast walk at the same pace.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish maintained the same pace, holding the reins a bit tighter than before.* \n\"Aaah... Then yes, perhaps. I am not forty years old, no way! I am twenty three of age. And you are one hundred and fifty?\", *She asked calmly, peering about searching still. Her long brown hair would start reacting due to the movements of the horse and the light breeze that was a result of the current speed. They were following a waving pattern, backwards, but a slight one.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"One hundred and seventy seven.\" *He would say rather proudly.* \"It's really not that old for my kind though, I'd say Im maybe just under half way through my natural livespan. Maybe like a thirty years old Macen would be equivalent.\" *He would take his spear and swing it over his other shoulder, letting his right one rest. The spear would weigh a fair bit so carrying it around for long distances wasn't the most fun thing in the world.* \"You know, it's nice that we're actually talking like civilized beings now. With how things were a while ago I thought I'd have to fight you.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I behave as they behave towards me. So far... So good.\", *She smiled softly, although she didn't look towards Sid.* \n\n\"Anyways... Do your people look upon a deity of some sorts or...?\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Funny you ask, because I actually have no idea. Might sound ignorant but I was always so against religion that I completely ignored everything about it. I'm sure there are some deities they worship, personaly I only believe in Lady Luck.\" *He would smile at the fact that she smiled yet again, it was a rare occurance it would seem.* \"If you think about it, everything is determined by luck, what you do just tips it in your favor.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish perked a brow, although she maintained an indifferent gaze forth.* \n\"Hmm... I see. And Lady Luck? What kind of religion does this deity have?\", *She asked, leaning a bit backwards in order to assume a straight-up posture.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"I don't actually think anyone believes in 'her' except of me. It's more of an expression than an actually deity. You know how they say 'Lady Luck is smiling.'? It's when you get lucky.\" *He would do his best explaining it.* \"If it were up to me to decide, I'd say I'm pretty lucky, that's why I believe in luck. I was an orphan till the age of 10 when my parents took me in, that was lucky, if they didn't I wouldn't be introduced to sailing and ship making. If I didn't go to that bar with my brother, I wouldn't have met Di. If I didn't meet her, I wouldn't have become a pirate. You get the point.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Mhm... You mean... Luck. By Lady Luck... You mean... Luck?\", *She perked a brow, tilting her head by a fraction towards Sid's direction.* \n\"If yes, then I understand what you mean. Otherwise, I will tell you what I think about religions, in general...\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Ye, I just mean luck. Lady Luck just sounds like a cooler name.~\" *He would turn to her, squinting slightly.* \"You can still tell me about your thoughts though. Getting to know someone is fun. We're all different after all, with different thoughts.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish nodded at the man before speaking calmly.* \n\"I do not support religions that can make people fanatical. I mean, such religions that have a leadership that tries to fanatize people and such. They do more evil than good, more harm than fix things and so on. I, myself, don't believe in anything but the people, -all- of them, even your kind, because we all live upon our world.\"\n*She sighed afterwards.* \n\n\"Though I do not ignore the possibility that we might be created by a far superior being or force. Otherwise I do not know how we came to be. I can't think of anything else. What about you?\", *She puckered her lips as she finished her question.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"I might shed a tear. You actually called us people.~\" *He would chuckle, teasing her. After a while he'd clear his throat though and answer her question.* \"I mean, yeah. It would be pretty ignorant to cut out a -possibility- of a higher being or deity existing. I'm more of a hands on person though. If I see one, then I'll believe it. I highly doubt all the deities people follow are possible. Imagine having all of the religions gods be real, how would they all even fit up there?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish turned her head, almost rapidly as she heard the chuckling. A stern expression overtook her face, though she didn't comment at all, until the man spoke. She turned her head forth again.* \n\n\"Correct. They would not fit-at-all.\", *She answered rather plainly. But she didn't continue speaking on.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Hmmm, you always have the same reaction when I tease you. You react, and then quickly go back to being serious and unrelenting. Do you dislike my comments? Or is it just a matter of principle? Don't get me wrong, I don't take offence or anything, I'm just curious as to why it is. I usually get more of a reaction that's anything ranging from blushing to people coming for my life.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish didn't answered Sid, quite rude! She kept her own silence for a while, before she would pull the reins of Browness. And the horse simple stopped rather sharply.*\n*Ailish finally spoke, glancing at the man.* \n\"I want to rest.\", *She said plainly, seemingly completely ignoring the previous statements meant for her.* \n\n\"Will you move on or...\", *She continued, waiting for Sid's decision.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"That depends on what you want.\" *He would look up at her.* \"Do you want to continue the journey together, or do you want me to fuck off?\" *He didn't say it in a mean or rude way, he just didn't know how else to put it. Maybe it ended up coming off as slightly rude.* \"Don't be shy with either answer, just say what you want.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I couldn't sleep for a two days, so I want to sleep. Perhaps...\", *Ailish cut off her speech rapidly, before continuing.* \n\"Perhaps... Lady... Luck will... Give me luck. Or whatever it is that happens.\", *She nodded, before unmounting her horse, grasping the reins still, in a tender way.* \n\n\"I do not want you to do what you say you would do, you can sleep with me or we can meet at the town tomorrow... Or whatever. I don't mind you. Despite I don't think you are as gutless that you would murder me in my sleep.\", *She nodded, maintaining an indifferent expression and gaze, although she puckered her lips afterwards.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Then I guess we're sleeping together.~\" *He would purposely make it sound like that, hoping that the innocent girl would get it. Obviously he was just teasing.* \"You know. There is one thing that annoys me about you, but is the same thing that fascinates me. I find you impossible to read. You always have the same two expressions.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish nodded at the first phrase, apparently not thinking far in order to understand that the man was teasing her.* \"Sure.\", *She said, before going for her bag. She would take it off the horse and place it a bit further from the path they were following just moments before, in order to let it down by a tree. She didn't have any bedroll, thus she had to use the bag as a pillow. She took her bow off her body, carefully putting the string and the ropes of it away, placing it next to the bag.* \n\n*She would grasp the reins of her horse and tie them with a simple knot around the same tree she left her bag, at a medium-sized branch that would held for the night.* \n\n*After that, she would sit down at her spot, not caring much about making a torch. Oddly, she seemed to see just fine.* \n\n\"Impossible to read, hmm? It's because I like impossible things. I have adopted... Impossibility.\", *She shrugged, answering at the man after a long while.* \n\n\"Anyway, are you hungry currently?\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Honestly? Starving. I was going to go hunt for wildlife but then came across you. Can't really eat you, can I?~\" *Unlike her, he wouldn't be able to see all that well in the dark, even though it wasn't exactly that dark yet.* \"I can't really ask you for food unless you have extra, since you have to feed two.\" *He would look at the horse. Being an elf he could communicate with animals, though he hasn't done it in so long it didn't seem natural, so he wouldn't do so yet, though he did consider asking the horse if there was some way to read Ailish.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"You cannot and you will not.\", *Ailish answered plainly, her head rapidly turning to the left, as if she heard something. She shook her head though, as she chose to sit down on her knees and look through her bag.* \n\n\"Don't worry... Browness is fed for the day, he ate a lot during morning hours -and- without me agreeing!\", *She pouted her lips, looking towards the horse, although the horse didn't react at all. Indifference goes both ways.* \n\n\"Anyway... If you can start a small fire spot, I can cook you... Eggs. Eggs with bread. Otherwise, you will eat dried fruits.\", *She said, a soft yawn escaping her mouth.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Luckily for them, there was plenty of wood that could be used for firewood around them. He would get up and use his spear to slice through the branches of a dead tree. It would almost seem like the spear was made for cutting the trees, making clean cuts in one swift motion. Once he has enough, he would bring them back to where they had stopped, dropping them on the ground. He would then stab the spear into the ground and sit down, stacking the wood. From his pocket, he would take out a piece of flint and steel that he had to light cigarettes and whatever else would need lighting. Soon enough they had a small flame.*\n\"Can't miss a cute girl cooking me dinner, can I?~\" *He would lean against the spear, watching the flame.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish nodded at him, before he spoke. After that, she looked at him sternly, almost angrily, although she was oddly silent. She looked back at the fire, before taking out a simple, small pan, which she would place upon the burning woods.* \n\n\"Pfft... Yeah... Anyway.\", *She finally spoke, for whatever reason something irritated her, but she continued on, holding two eggs in her hands.* \n\"Normally, I would need oil or sunflower oil in order to cook the eggs. Unless you have something like that, we can hope they won't adhere upon the surface of my lovely pan.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Unfortunately for you, I don't carry oil around. Though I did say I'm pretty lucky. So maybe it won't get stuck.\" *He was pretty proud that he got some sort of reaction out of her, even if it might have been a negative one. He would watch her as she decided on wether she was going to go through with cooking the eggs.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Damn it...\", *She said, cracking the first egg at the edge of the pan, managing to not break the yolk of the egg. She did the same with the second, apparently something she was familiar with. With a small stick of wood, she would pay attention at the egg white parts in order to make sure they don't stick.*\n\n*Ailish was surely fixating her gaze and attention at it, despite she didn't apparently seem to believe in luck, especially about the eggs. After a few seconds, the eggs were done, but some parts of them were stuck, almost inevitably.* \n\n\"Yeah... So much for my cooking.\", *She looked at her bag, at the same time taking the pan away from the fire.* \n\"Hmm, I don't care about it... We will eat it on the pan. Can you bring me two slices of bread? The are at the upper pocket of my bag.\", *Ailish pointed at the bag, which was a relatively big leather bag, fit for a traveller.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He would nod and get up, going to her bag. He would search through it. The fact that she told him where it is definitely helped or he would probably get lost in it. Once he had retrieved the bread he would walk back to her and sit beside her, offering one of the slices to her.* \"Thanks for cooking.~\" *He would pull out a small dagger due to lack of actual utencils and use it to lift one of the eggs onto the piece of bread. Taking a bite he would smile at her.* \"It's really good given the materials you had.~\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*The eggs would be fine, as fine they could be with the fact that both had only a few materials. Ailish nodded nonetheless, not speaking for a bit as she took her own egg and put it upon the slice of bread. She took small, delicate and slow bites out of it.* \n\n\"Mhm... Thank you, I guess.\", *She said afterwards, with a rather indifferent expression.*\n\n\"You know... I was thinking... Do elves sleep like Macen do? Like... Do you sleep per day or per week?\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"We sleep the same. Dark Elves sleep less. Not quite sure about the other races.\" *He would finish the food rather quickly in comparison to her slow delicate bites.* \"Would you consider that a blessing or a curse? Sleeping less. Since you get to do more, but at the same time sleeping is kind of fun.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Well...\", *And a long silence overtook Ailish again. She didn't move at all and she didn't eat her last bite. She was completely unmoving for a bit. Although after a few seconds, she would start moving her lips slightly, without speaking. Her gaze peering about, before she would finally continue normally.* \n\n\"I have no idea.\", *She shrugged, leaving the the last bite of her meal down at the pan. She dragged her body closer to the tree she left her bag.* \n\n\"Anyways... Ehm... I will sleep now, hope you do the same. We shall continue in the morning or... Whatever.\", *She nodded, before lying down, on her back. She didn't sleep immediately, not yet.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Sure, goodnight.~\"\n\n*He would lean against his spear, closing his eyes in a sleeping position. Was that how he always slept? It was hard to tell but he didn't seem uncomfortable. After a while there would be a low hum. Not a sea shanty this time. This time it was a lower calmer song. He tried not to do it too loudly so that he doesn't disturb the Macen's sleep. Rather than sleeping, he would seem to be thinking about things with his eyes closed.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish wouldn't sleep after a long while too, although it would be uncertain if the hours of sleeping peace would last. For the early hours of the night, it seemed that she was sleeping, not caring about Sid. Perhaps even trusting this stranger enough that she chose to sleep with him around. After a while, low yet consistent snoring sounds would be heard from Ailish's side.* \n\n*They would cease after a long while...*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Was it a dream? Was it reality itself? Who knows... Ailish wouldn't know for sure. She stood up, uncertain of how much time she spent sleeping, although she didn't seem to have rested normally. She yawned loudly once, ruffling her own hair, which were messy and somewhat like soft 'waves'. Sleep does Ailish's hair no credit it seems!* \n*Ailish looked around, checking for her horse and... The other one. Isidorius. While not a friend, at least for her and at least for now, subconsciously she checked for him.* \n\n*The woman would murmur quietly, pacing around and petting her horse after a few minutes.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Sid would look exactly the same as when he went to sleep. Still in a sitting position, with his hair still unmoved, still resting against his spear. Eventually though, the snapping of branches and the leaves as Ailish paced around would wake him up. His eyes would open slowly as the morning sun would reflect against his blue uncovered eye.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish didn't respond in the same way. Although she looked at him easier than she used to yesterday, she seemed irritated and grunted softly before she gave a nod at Sid. She kissed Browness's neck, before she would turn around again take the bag from the ground and place it upon her horse's back.* \n\n\"Did you sleep good?\", *She asked after a while, in an indifferent tone.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Aye. Di always compares me to a cat because I can fall asleep preety much anywhere. I don't know if I like that analogy.\" *He'd push himself up from the floor, picking the spear up afterwards. He would stretch his arms and out before swinging it around his shoulder, letting it rest there. He would approach the horse, holding a hand up to it's head. Due to being an elf he was always loved by animals and could even speak to them, except he usually chose not to.* \"Are you ready to go?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish perked a brow as Sid approached her horse. She almost seemed jealous and she quickly pulled the reins a bit backwards. The horse made a low noise, shaking its head, although it seemed to embrace the stranger's hand. After that, Ailish mounted Browness and looked down at Sid.* \n\n\"Mhm... Lead the way.\", *She said, yawning a bit afterwards. She grasped the reins firmly and awaiting for Sid to continue.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He would turn around after petting the horse, starting their walk towards the coast. He seemed even more excited than he was yesterday, maybe it was because he was finally going to be near the sea again, or it could be something else.*\n\n\"What about you? Did you sleep well while having a total stranger sleep next to you?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I am not sure...\", *Ailish said plainly, pulling the reins of her horse slightly backwards as the horse begin moving forth slowly. Ailish tried hard not to look at the High Elf, but she glanced at him here and there, with indifferent gaze still. She seemed as if she was scanning the area afterwards.* \n\n\"I have a... A condition of sorts, about my sleep and such. I am sure it will bore you, plus the reason behind it might be a bit personal... Thus yeah, I just have a condition, per say.\", *She nodded at herself, before continuing.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Oh c'mon. You can't just leave it at that. What's the condition?\" *He would walk backwards so he could face her at the same time as covering distance.* \"I promise it won't bore me.\" *He would do his best attempt at a puppy eye. It always worked on Di but he was aware it probably wouldn't work on Ailish.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish merely glanced at the oddity before her, perking a brow but not reacting much. She turned her head forth again and sighed.* \n\"Insomnia... There, you got your answer.\", *Ailish said in an indifferent tone, although she knew that she was risking ever more question due to the 'insomnia' reference. And thus, she subconsciously reacted, tilting her head a bit to the right, in order to further 'distance' from the effect of the elf's puppy eye.*\n\n\"I guess you know what it is.\", *She continued.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Sure, everyone knows what it is. Though you said it would bore me and that it was personal. So there must be more right? C'mon, humor me just this once, I'm curious about you.\" *He would keep walking backwards, tripping as soon as he finished the sentence. Just barely however he could stop himself from falling, even if he couldn't stop himself from looking stupid.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish raised her eyebrows as soon as she noticed the man tripping, though she would surely facepalm herself if she wanted to, thinking that she played herself for a moment. By the time she noticed Sid's tripping, she pulled the reins, halting the horse. She sighed, surely not even thinking of assisting the elf, not that he needed help.* \n\n\"Well... Back home we had a herbalist. He knew all sorts of stuff, about sleepness and stuff. He told me there is insomnia, caused by anxiety and depression. Although it might be caused by other stuff, I assume nightmares of sorts. Living nightmares.\", *She said, shaking her head firmly.* \n\n\"Not living nightmares... I mean... Painful situations that scar your mind and then they disturb your sleep. Got it?\", *She shrugged, looking ahead still, before pulling the reins, thus making the horse walk onwards again.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"So you had an experience that doesn't let you sleep? You don't really need to tell me what it is, as curious as I am, I'll respect your privacy.\" *He would turn back around and walk beside her and the horse, rather than ahead of them. He was silent for abit, not sure how to approach the situation. From one side, he knew exactly what that felt like but from another he was the worst therapist Drase has ever seen.* \"You'll get past it, I'm sure.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Whatever, I don't need needless hopes.\", *Ailish said rather rapidly, an indication that she denounced whatever aid Sid would attempt, even by words. She leaned a bit forth, glancing thrice at Isidorius., apparently thinking about changing the subject.* \n\"I always like economy and such, you know? Transportation of good via ships and such. I know some stuff, although they don't come in handy easily. Due to me not been in the sea always. Despite, I don't like sea. The saltness... Ugh. And the sand, I hate the sand.\", *She nodded to herself, looking forth again.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"That was the least smooth transition of conversation topic.\" *He would chuckle audibly, looking at her.* \"There's no sand in the sea, the sand is on land. You get used to the saltiness. Imagine this though, you don't want to see anyone, you go out to sea, you don't have to see anyone.\" *For some reason he thought that might be an attractive perspective to her.* \"Then again, I'm biased. I love the sea. Even the saltiness and the sand.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Yikes... Nah, in my experience, a ship needs a crew. Especially when you transport foods and resources. In land, I don't always need a crew. Before we met, I was alone for nearly a week in the wild.\", *Ailish snored loudly.* \n\n\"One might think that's sad, but I learnt to adjust to the in land loneliness.\", *She said calmly, patting the neck of her horse.* \n\"This is why I have this good boy here. We cannot speak normally... But I love him and he loves me. We understand each other. If I die, he dies. If he dies... Well, I don't know if I die, but I will be very sad.\", *The horse shook its head softly, as soon as Ailish stopped her sentence. Ailish would move her left hand from the reins and firmly caress the left side of the horse's neck.* \n\n\"Well... As for the sea, don't you have to... Like... Pass from areas of sand before you reach your ship? Except when you are in a port.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Well you do, but thats still not the sea right?\" *He would hum a tune as he watched her be all cute with her horse, letting them have the moment or whatever it was they were having.* \"How are you so sure that he will die if you die? Is he incabale of living alone in the wild?\" *He would look at the horse rather than Ai, hoping that he would be the one to indicate the answer.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish glanced at Sid as he asked her. She pulled the reins gently. The horse maintained its pace, but shook his head, upwards and downwards a few times. Ailish proceeded to look at its head and then upwards, towards the horizon.* \n\n\"He is an old friend. My life would be empty without him, same for him and I am certain of it.\", *Ailish said in a certain way that she was right, almost arrogant.* \n\"But above all, he was a young good boy when I es-...\", *Ailish coughed subconsciously, shaking her head and continuing.*\n\n\"When I left my house, I left with my young Browness. He isn't exactly a wild spirit. Incapable of living alone in the wild? Perhaps. In a city, he would live alone, but we are mostly in the wild.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Sid would shrug. He would get the sentimental value behind having a pet, but he thought that the fact he wouldn't be able to survive in the wild was quite frankly... Bullshit. An animal is an animal, only nobles might have kept them for cosmetic purposes.* \"Sure, so basically he's your one and only travel companion. I guess the closest thing I have to that would be my spear.\" *He would point the spear forward, letting the light bounce off the Anchor tip.* \"The anchor is from the first ship where I was part of the crew. A memory I guess.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish looked at Sid in a not so indifferent way, although she didn't look happy at all. More like curious. Her eyes traced at the spear in a more extensive way than yesterday, noticing the distinguished shape of the anchor at the tip of the spear.* \n\n\"Hmm... You are right. But why an anchor of the first ship you served in? Symbolism, is it? Or perhaps it is not just a weapon for you... Don't get me wrong, I have noticed that it is too light, referring to its weight. Either you are more muscular than you appear to be or... It is a magical spear?\", *She shrugged.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"It's abit of both I guess. While it is a magical spear that was made specifically for me, it doesn't have anything on it that makes it lighter. It makes it more balanced so that I can use it like a normal weapon, but it's still infact the weight of the anchor.\" *He would think about her other question for a bit.* \"I guess symbolism sums it up nicely. Also the fact that I always wanted to have a weapon unique to me. Makes it more memorable for when I become a captain.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Hm, you are certain that you will become a captain.\", *Ailish said, looking at the spear, before looking at Isidorius again, in an indifferent manner, but this time fully fixating her gaze at him. More like unimpressed.* \n\n\"I see. Is that because you want something more? I mean, before you were in the crew. Now you want to be a captain of the crew. Is that because you have a family now? Or just you want to be a captain after so many years of piracy?\", *She perked a brow.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"I can't say that I've never thought of becoming a captain when I was part of the crew, but I guess what pushed me to go for the title so early is that fact that I have a family. Working under someone is never as profitable as being the one people work for.\" *He would grin after saying the sentence.* \"Someone is awfully talkative today.~\" *He would once again be teasing her in quite an obvious manner, though weather she catches on or not wasn't really up to him.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish nodded at Sid, understanding what he meant by the promotion of his career.*\n\"I understand now-...\", *She said quite calmly, before Sid told her about the talkative fact.*\n\"Hmpf... Whatever.\", *She shook her head afterwards, before looking straight ahead.* \n\n\"Enough of... That. I believe we are close to Gamaje itself. Keep in mind that this is my first time in this city... So I guess I will follow you around there. Our priority is a mission, mainly for coins and such. Unless you changed your mind about performing a mission with me?\", *She shrugged, perking a brow.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Sure. Haven't been to Gamaje in a while myself. Must've been a decade give or take. I wonder if Kate still works at the inn, maybe she can help us with finding a job.\" *He would seem to know where the town was and more or less what was in it, though he didn't exactly know what has changed since he was last there.* \"And yeah I'm still in for the mission. Why not, right?\" \n\n*As they approached the town, he would take a long breath of air, taking in the smell of the sea.* \"Oh how I've missed you.~\" *He would just stand there, taking deep breaths until she stopped him, whenever that would be.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish would have taken out her scroll of a map, if not for what Sid told to her about been there before. She perked a brow at the name she heard, about that woman at the inn, but she didn't speak much afterwards.*\n*She halted along with her horse as soon as Isidorius stopped, although she didn't seem to like the smell of the nearby sea. She seemed most intrigued about the houses around, the civilizations of Gamaje and how the peasants were walking around, performing daily deeds.*\n\n*Just a normal day for the economy of this city. Sid might notice that by the time they entered Gamaje, Ailish was pondering a lot, lost in her own thoughts. She was apparently thinking about every aspect of the city and every possibility it could offer. While not a capital or any major of the cities, Ailish surely took a lot of time to thinking of this current city.*\n*Her horse started walking along the road, but Ailish hadn't pulled the reins. Browness was moving on its own, while Ailish was peering about searchingly, seeming as if she was cut off from reality and she was lost in her own thoughts.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Sid would watch her reactions as they walked, not interupting her train of throught for quite a while, though he would eventually give in to temptation and speak.* \"You're really giving this town too much credit judging by your face. It ain't much as far as port cities go.\" *He would look around as he said that, slightly disappointed. It was much nicer when he visited last time, though the changes would not be obvious. It had more of a... Legal vibe. More guards and less people that look like potential pirates. He was relieved however to see that the tavern inn by the sea was still standing.*\n\n\"The inn is still there, but maybe we should find a place for your horse first. There should be a stable not too far from here.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish didn't react at all, taking more than enough time to ponder. It was the artificial feeling of order and security that she admired the most. The guards, the 'normal' families around, the workers contributing to the city's daily activity. For her, a normal scenery, one that people deserve. Definitely, a situation that wouldn't emit a freedom feeling that Isidorius wanted, but a situation that indicated a feeling of security for citizens, a present that can create a better future.*\n*Ailish automatically smiled, perhaps more than what Isidorius has seen before. A tender, yet wide smile. That demonstration of happiness wouldn't last for too long. By the time Sid was done speaking, Ailish shook her head subconsciously. She definitely wanted to remain lost in her thoughts for a long while, but they had a job to find. The young woman couldn't waste time like that, not now.*\n\n*When she shook her head, she looked back at Sid with an indifferent way. She nodded at him, before pulling the reins of her horse firmly, forcing it to a halt.* \n\"I will find a stable rather quickly here. Point me the inn and I shall be there. Also-...\", *She interrupted herself, before continuing.* \n\n\"I will take a break before we find this Kate of yours.\", *She nodded, glancing at Sid a final time, before she pulled the reins of her horse to the right, forcing Browness to take a turn.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Uhmm... Sure... I'll be at the inn. You can't miss it, it has a giant shark carving over the door and is usually way too loud.\"\n\n*Sid would continue walking straight when Ai turned right, after which he'd turn left towards the inn. Before going inside however, he would going down the sea, taking off his shoes and rolling up his pants up to knee length. Just standing knee deep in the water for a while. What Ailish felt for new towns and sights, he felt for the sea and ocean. As soon as he felt like he had had enough he would head to the tavern.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish didn't spend enough time finding a decent stable around, paying some coppers, nearly a single silver for the person responsible for the stables to look after Browness, to the best of that person's ability. After a while, Ailish would walk down the street, remembering what Sid told her about the inn.*\n*Eventually she managed to find it. Although she didn't like the loudness coming from the inn. It was both positive and negative for her. While she used to enjoy inns, she didn't know what kind of an inn this one was. An inn that has a shark carved over the door and it's loud. What castes of people would that place attract, she pondered.*\n\n*She knew that she would fight back if something bad happened and in addition, she thought of Isidorius. He didn't seem the kind of person that would let her alone in an inn fight... At least not this time.*\n*Thus, she pushed the door and entered the inn, looking around it. She quickly ruffled her hair, bringing many strands of them near her face. While limiting her eyesight, her brown hair provided her with a feeling of... Privacy.*\n\n*She would look around until she would find Isidorius.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*Sid would be talking to the barmaid, presumably Kate, though she would leave to tend to other patrons. This caused Sid to turn around and look around the inn, spotting the girl amongst drunken sailors. He would wave to her, beckoning he to come over. Upon closer inspection she could notice that he would have a tankard in his hand.*\n\"Kate is busy right now since it's her shift, but she said she could help us with finding a job once it's over. What kind of mission are you looking for?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish was peering about searchingly, for the first time appearing to be slightly anxious than usually. Odd. She didn't respond in time towards Sid, but when she would continue, Sid would notice something else in her speech.* \n\n\"I am l-l-looking for a mission to hunt m-m-monsters and such. You know... Monsters... Brigands. Things that terrify civilians and civilians w-w-want them gone. But guards won't do anything. Or an escort m-mission for a caravan.\", *Ailish said, stuttering slightly, her speech not as indifferent and arrogant as before. She sounded more down to earth, although as soon as she done speaking, she tilted her head, left and right, thus making some strands of hair uncover her face. She assumed a more straight-up posture, trying to seem at least confident. Perhaps she was, but not as much.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Don't tell me... That this is your first even job?\" *He would peer at the girl. Unsure of what to make of her sudden change of character and the act that followed it. It's not like he would mind even if it was her first job, it just didn't add up with how she was acting before. The girl was clearly trained. He would place a hand on her shoulder unless she stopped him to reassure her.* \"I honestly don't know why you're nervous, but whatever it is, there's no reason to worry.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"No... This is not my f-...\", *She went to say, before she felt the hand on her shoulder. Almost immediately, Ailish flinched and raised her eyebrows, attempting to rapidly shake Sid's hand off and push it aside, in a rude manner.* \n*She would nonetheless take a step backwards and look up at Sid in an angry manner. It might just be obvious that Ailish was shaking just very slightly. By the time she did that gesture at Sid and took a step back, she started peering around more and more.* \n\n\"Don't you DARE do that again, you drank too m-much.\", *She said in a more rushed and unfriendly tone than before.* \n*The young woman started breathing from her mouth after she end her sentence and took another step from Sid, this time not looking at him, but around the inn.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"Wrong assumption but sure. I haven't drank anything yet. Well, if you don't need reassurance, I won't insist. Hate pity parties anyway.\" *He would stretch, not really bothered by her reaction. That was probably due to the fact that in the world of pirates those were actually quite common, even if it's his first time being on the recieving end of one.* \"You don't seem to like inns very much.\" *He would toss a coin behind the counter and walk outside passed the girl. If his guess was correct, she would follow even if he didn't say anything.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Indeed, Ailish would follow Sid outside. She had started walking backwards to depart from the inn even before Sid walked out, though Sid was a reason she would stay a bit longer at that inn, as Sid was a key-person for a new mission. Despite, he knew how things worked around here.*\n*As she walked outside, her hands started shaking a bit more in an uncontrollable way, before she would stroke her own face with hesitant gestures of her hands. She quickly sat down by the sidewalk and took deep breaths. She seemed as if she has done this before, inhaling just as deeply as she should and exhaling as slowly as she could.* \n\n*Eventually, after a few seconds, she looked at Sid.* \n\"I don't hate inns... It's just that... They were loud and drunk and smelly and... I hate -that-.\", *She said, focusing more at looking at her palms, which were shaking less and less. The deep breaths started helping more and more, as she seemed calmer than before.*" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "\"It's fine. I'm used to you not liking who I am at this point, be it High Elf or pirate. A heads up would've been better than following me though.\"\n\n*He'd take a swig from his tankard and lean against the taverns wall, looking at the ocean.* \"It's been bothering me for a while and it might be a totally wrong guess, but you didn't come from poverty, did you?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish closed her eyes, her breathing pace coming back to normal after a few more minutes. She seemed more relaxed but she didn't speak immediately. She took one last deep inhale, before speaking, opening her eyes.* \n\n\"No. I did not. But that was a lot of time back then. I was but a girl then and I was already poor by the age of sixteen. Unfortunately. But... You can say that I have seen both sides of the coin. Though the one side seems distant by now. I don't mind the poor, Sid... I mind pirates. You are not the first I meet.\", *Ailish sighed firmly, before continuing.* \n\n\"It happens sometimes, you may as well say I gave in a moment of weakness.\"" }, { "author": "elskele", "message": "*He would smile, looking at her.* \"It's the first time you called me Sid and not Isidorius.~\" *He would take another swig, still looking at the ocean.* \"Maybe one day, I'll make you see that not all pirates and not all High Elves are the same. Until then, I'll accept your prejudice.\"\n\n\"We should get some rest before the job, I'll go find out what it is first thing in the morning.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ailish opened her eyes widely and raised her eyebrows. She swore to herself that she didn't say Sid's name. At first, she denounced that... But her mind rang with her own sentence just moments ago. Ailish didn't speak. She remained sitting there for a bit, before nodding. She glanced back at Sid and nodded again, before standing up.*\n*The woman wouldn't speak back to the High Elf, but after such a day, she would go on to rest.*" } ]

[ { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The journey from the lonesome village plagued by unusually aggressive flora has finished and they have made it to the source... The forest. Some say the intelligence that the vines are exhibiting are because of a villainous necromancer, some say it's because of a magical tree. No one is really sure why, that's why the party of 4 (maybe 5 if Frank is coming along) was sent to investigate.*\n\n*The forest and by extension the village had always had trouble with the flora, but nothing to this degree. It's been making business hard, at some point the village may be forced to be abandoned.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel plodded along the trail into the forest with his companions. A wolf with a collar of blue feathers shadowed him the entire way there. \"Is this the place?\" He looks around, trying to see if he can spot any of the strange vines they were sent to investigate. He commands his wolf to stay alert as he himself starts to sniff the air out of habit. He isn't quite sure what the assassin vine itself would smell like, but he'd hoped he could smell if anything was off nearby.\n\n`Gabriel cast Spirit Wolf for 15 Mana, leaving him with 125 Mana capped at the same amount. He also activates his Hunter's Nose perk.`" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would glare about the forest with a bit of a odd glitter in her eyes while she kept her mace over a sling against her back.* \"I believe so! But how could a place like this possibly have such problems? It seems so quiet.\" *The oriate examined some of the plants of the area on their way through and did consider that the situation did prove some danger to them. Regardless, they kept a bright mood while looking about the forest for any signs of what could be causing the issues there.*\n\n\"Hm, maybe I shouldn't be such an optimistic... Last time I did that I got sand tossed on me and that took such a terribly long time to get out of my armor and hair.\" *Her jackal like ears would lightly flicker at the thought of the last battle and it left a bitter taste in her mouth at that point. She would then turn her attention to her new comrades with a gleeful smile and waved toward them then lightly brush the wolf as it went by with her hand.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi is skulking throughout the forest, loosely following the group as he acts as a potential ambusher. He won't utilise any of his spells **Just** Yet... Bit of a waste, that.\n\nHe scours the area around him with absolute paranoia. He was always taught by his old clan leader to assume the worst.*\n\n**Hitoshi utilises Level 5 Blurry and Silent.**" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis would be surprised by how many people were coming to investigate these vines. They must have been a bigger threat then he thought they were. He was still rather sulky about the last quest, but decided to maintain his mental health to move on past that and instead focus on the future. Mevis' next plan of action was to earn as much gold as possible by doing small quests like this to perhaps bail out Arthur's bounty. He would prep his arms and legs with air reinforcement and attempt to follow Hitoshi's lead by activating his weaker stealth skills*\n\n``Air Reinforcement cast, 10 mana cap reduced 110/110 mana remaining.``\n**Mevis utilises Level 2 Blurry and Silent**" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Kohm shrugged as he overheard Katachan's musings. \"Well, the sand is not as much of a problem as tripping over one of the buggers- as one who has been covered by sand more than the times I've tripped over an assassin vine, which fortunately was once in an oasis of all places, I can attest to that.\"\n\nHaving said his piece, he starting observing the surroundings intently as well. While he was not so keen in sense unlike some others in his party, it was better to be safe than sorry." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The parties paranoia and observations do infact help with the locating of enemies. They note that there are rustling in the bushes and trees unlike those of normal critters such as rabbits or fox's. It should be assumed that these rustles are the result of the assassin's vines that the mayor has told you about. He also told you that they have learnt to hurl rocks fast enough to seriously injure people, but that shouldn't matter until you get deeper into the forest.*\n\n**2 assassin's vines are located near Hitoshi and Mevis who are trailing slightly behind the others.**\n**3 vines are near the main group, which are Kohm, Katachan, and Gabriel.**" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"I'm more worried they'd throw rocks at us out of nowhere, really.\" Gabriel's wolf's ears would perk at the rustling and it would let out a low growl. Gabriel would stop and cautiously reach for his dagger in case any of the vines decide to attack them. He hasn't trained with the crossbow enough to feel confident in using it against these creatures that, in his mind, basically look like a bunch of sentient vines. \"Are we surrounded?\" With his other hand, he would start tracing bright blue sigils in midair. A second wolf, this one wearing a collar of red feathers, would emerge once the magic circle was completed.\n\n`Gabriel cast Spirit Wolf for 15 Mana, leaving him with 110 Mana capped at the same amount. He also activates his Blurry and Silent perk.`" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would approach one of Gabriel's wolves that had peeked it's interest at the rustling of the bush. The oriate seemed rather protective of the summoning as she took out her mace and stood nearby to the beast to shield it if something were to happen.* \"Who knows, but if we are I believe we can easily get through it.\" *She adjusted the mace a bit more and held it at a guard stance meant more for defense then lunging a swing out.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi takes a similar approach, continuing to stick to a quiet, slow attack plan. It isn't worth getting himself killed over some stupid vines.\n\nHe does loosen up a bit though, ready to get aggressive if need be. He looks to Mevis. If that boy got hurt or even killed, Hitoshi isn't sure he'd ever forgive himself.*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"Personally, I'm tempted to use fire to just blast them out of the shrubbery, but causing a forest fire would give us bigger problems to deal with. I do think we have enough people to deal with them, though we should be wary.\"\n\nStating that, Kohm stood his ground, placing the shaft of his spear perpendicular to the ground with his left hand while his right was raised to the air, ready to weave runes at a moment's notice." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis would hear his team mates speaking, but would not respond, recalling what happened in the chapel due to his lack of stealth. This time around he was trying especially hard to stay quiet to prevent the same mistake. He couldn't exactly see where Hitoshi was, but given how long the two have been traveling together he had a pretty good idea of his positioning. He would keep his eyes focused on his surroundings for any sudden movements, with his legs prepped to leap and defend Hitoshi. He made a promise after all, and he intended to keep it for as long as he lived*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Mevis and Hitoshi would get a slightly obsructed sighting of the 2 vines that are both in front of them, but it doesn't seem as if they have noticed them, at least not Hitoshi. If they were quick and strong enough, they could kill them before the vines ever noticed them.*\n*The others however weren't as lucky, whilst they were able to spot them, 1 being behind them and the other 2 in the front. These vines however did notice the main group, but unlike Mevis' and Hitoshi's circumstances, they are in a clearing with very little shrubbery. Fire magic wouldn't cause that much damage if you weren't reckless.*\n*The one in the back of the main group goes in for the swing at Kohm, whilst the front ones both attack the other 2, one attacking Gabriel and the other attacking Katachan.*\n**Mevis and Hitoshi spotted 2 vines (Sneaky Vine1 and Sneaky Vine2), vines haven't spotted them.**\n**The main group has spotted the vines and the vines spotted them.**\n**Vine (now know as Front Vine1) attacks Kohm.**\n**Vine (Now known as Front Vine2) attacks Gabriel.**\n**Vine (Now known as Back Vine) attacks Katachan.**" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi slowly sneaks up to the assassin's vine and then thrusts at its core with his Naginata.\n\nAssuming it connects... Easy kill. If Mevis doesn't take on the other vine, he does it.*" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan knew she wouldn't be quick enough to stop the vine with just a simple block. Thus, she would instead voluntarily grasp onto the vine's striking portion if she was quick enough to embrace it with her arm and held onto it tightly while moving forward in pain as she used it to trace to it's original. If successful she would bring the entirety of her mace down onto it with extreme force in one head on smash.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would attempt to block the strike, raising the shield on his arm to intercept the attack. Unfortunately he might be a split second too late and the vine's strike would hit him. If the blow did land, Gabriel would likely be knocked off his feet and onto the ground. At the same time, he would command both of his wolves to start attacking and biting at the vine that struck him." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis would notice the two vines, and look over to where he suspected Hitoshi was and give a nod. As it was seen from the previous encounters, it would seem leaving Mevis to do the support work and having Hitoshi deliver the killing blow seemed to be the best combo. Mevis was also quicker and physically stronger than Hitoshi, when he wasn't using his abilities at least, so Mevis decided to take the initiative and attempt to grab the main body of the vines and pull/hold them in place so they can be easily cut through by Hitoshi*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Seeing the vines come into the opening and abandoning their previous positions, Kohm sighed in relief as he realised that the environment was now to his favour, with considerably less ignitable vegetation in the way of any fire he could muster.\n\nQuickly drawing a few runes in the air, a massive fireball hurled towards the assassin vine aiming for him, which would undoubtedly roast were it to hit.\n```Firestorm (15 Mana) used, 135/150 Mana```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Mevis' and Hitoshi's companionship and teamwork was superb, with Mevis holding the vine in place and Hitoshi's meddling skills, Hitoshi was able to cut the vine into pieces. They should be able to deal with the other one in a real quick jiffy, so their combat is over, but not the other.*\n*The main groups combat has been commenced! Before the vines could reach Kohm, he incinerated it with a fireball! Gabriel was quick enough to hold up his shield and the vines attack got deflected, the wolves ate it up for breakfast! Finally, Katachan's bravery has paid off and he was able to smash it, though not without damaging the core, which released a gas.*\n**Sneaky Vine1 dies, 2nd one soon to die as well, 1's core has survived.**\n**Front Vine1 has been roasted, leaving behind no loot except it's cooked vines, maybe it has a good taste?**\n**Back Vine has died, but nauseating gas has been released that causes a temporary nausea to Katacha, for maybe a couple minutes.**\n**Front Vine2 has been defeated by Gabriel's wolves, the core has not been damaged!**" } ]

[ { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With the time bought by the wolves attacking the vines for him, Gabriel would look around at the others and see they had taken care of the vines. He would then trace the vines that attacked him to find the core and stab it with dagger, taking a quick step back once it was done." }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*With Katachan being on the verge of vomiting from the overwhelming nausea she'd stumble over to one Gabriel's wolves without a second thought and picked up the entire beast as a source of comfort while they buried their head into it's fur for the time being.* \"I feel disgusted with the world right now...\" *They muttered into the wolf's fur while hiccuping away at their twisting stomach and then they simply waited for someone to take the lead to where they may need to head next.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis with his amazing coordination with Hitoshi, practically as if they were of one mind, would sync their combination attack to utterly annihilate the remaining vine. Mevis would smile, pleased by the outcome. Even if he was weak on his own, by working together with Hitoshi he felt he could accomplish almost anything. He would normally say good job or something, but they were still on the job so they had to remain silent. So he would look over to Hitoshi and would shoot him a thumbs up and a grin.*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"That wasn't so bad... But I suspect it'll get harder from here as we go in.\" Having checked the roasted vines out of curiosity, Kohm decided to take a sample of the roasted vines with him, cutting away a segment with a bush knife and stowing it away. It wouldn't be some sort of scientific marvel but was still interesting to note that the smell actually did remind him of a simple dish of roasted roots. Perculiar.\n\nAfter that, looking at the heaving Katachan, Kohm sighed and shook his head, walking over. An outstretched hand revealed a small clump of dried orange peel. \"Take a pinch of this and chew slowly. Mildly bitter, but it might relieve some of your nausea. In fact, take it all with you. I have a feeling if you continue to fight up close, you'll need it.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi's smile would be hidden by his shroud, but his warm little chuckle might be slightly audible.\n\nBless him. Mevis doesn't give himself enough credit, Hitoshi thinks, in his own language. While it's true they were still on the job, Hitoshi makes a mental note to pour his praises onto Mevis when they get out of this. Hitoshi thinks that the boy needs to give himself a lot more credit than he does, but for now, Hitoshi can help with that low self image.\n\nHe turns to Katachan, but ignores her for now. He feels a bit of sympathy, but with the other Macen and Elf there to help, the central team should work well enough without his assistance. Hitoshi and Mevis can stick to what they're good at, and the other 3 can stick to their strengths.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Gabriel cuts the core in half cleanly and then avoids the gas by stepping back, what one could do with the core when it's intact is unknown. Katachan, after having ways bitter bitter orange, feels rejuvanated but still has unreliable senses, at least he doesn't have his stomach turning anymore.*\n*Meanwhile at group stealth, they have killed both the vines without destroying their core, maybe it has some value? Anyways, both of the groups have finished off all the vines, and now should trek on through the wilderness.*\n**Gabriel cuts core, avoids gas.**\n**Katachan's equilibrium is normal, senses may be unreliable.**\n**Kohm has discovered that the roots smells like baked potatoes and spice.**\n**Mevis and Hitoshi has killed the last of sneaky vines, having all loot intact.**" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would observe how cutting or damaging the core releases some form of nauseating gas. Maybe it could be used for something, but he isn't sure yet if it would be appropriate for his practice. He would turn to face Katachan when his wolf whined in surprise at the hug. \"Are you okay? We have to keep going.\" At least the other Macen has offered her something to help. He commands his wolf to nudge her to her feet as he offers a hand." }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would simply place the wolf down for the time being after chewing on the orange that was given to her by the stranger. She'd then just wave off Gabriel for the time being as her senses were still not with her at the time, the oriate simply continued to walk through the wilderness hoping her her senses wouldn't completely fail her, she as well would attempt to see if she could spot anything in the distance.*\n```Using lvl.2 Hawkeye.```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Kohm shrugged at Gabriel. \"Seems like she's fine, but understandably still a bit out of it, as it would appear. Well, lets not tary. There are probably more out there...\" With that, Kohm squinted his eyes as he also looked around, checking if there were more vines lying in wait." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis would collect the cores and continue stealth with Hitoshi while following the group. Though the job made no mention of it, he was worried at how close these plants were to village. It might be the plants have even captured someone. It would be somewhat difficult to find anyone with this much foliage, but plants don't produce body heat like living creatures. So Mevis would shift his mask to cover his face as he activated his thermal vision to scout out the area on the off chance that there was anyone lost/captured in here. It's what a hero would do after all, and even if there was no one captured it at least made it easier to follow Hitoshi since he couldn't hide his body heat.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would follow suit with the rest of the group. He strained his eyes, and nose, to try and spot any more dangers before it came upon them.\n\n`Gabriel cast Predator Senses for 5 Mana, leaving him with 105 Mana capped at 110.`" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi continues to follow Mevis, readying himself for potential attacks as well. Although he lacks Thermal Vision, he sees if his Night Vision might help at all, allowing his eyes to glaze over and look more like a blind person's eyes as they begin to allow him to peer into the darker corners of the forest.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*With the stealth teams attentive searching, they had found a couple bodies to the left of the path they were taking. The bodies are cold, likely dead, Hitoshi without his thermal vision is able to see a bit more details, they are decaying. Hitoshi would able to observe that they've been rotting longer than a week, maybe 2 or so.*\n*As the entire group moves forward, They notice splashes of blood on the leaves of bushes they walk past. The area is a source of a putrid smell, they must getting close to a hotspot for assassin's vines, at the very least. They might be getting closer to the source of all this!*" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would simply unsling her mace again in a defensive guard as they walked. She kept it at an angle ready to block or guard another one of the members if necessary. Her jackal like ears would flicker as she listen for any movements and her eyes glared across the forest looking for any signs of danger.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would wrinkle his nose in disgust over the putrid smell and the stack of rotting bodies. He continues to look around, in case there was another ambush. His two wolves would be sticking close to his sides. Gabriel weaves his hand through the air once more, summoning his third wolf.\n\n`Gabriel cast Spirit Wolf for 15 Mana, leaving him at 90 Mana capped at 95.`" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"Goodness gracious. It doesn't take much to see that we are moving quite close to where we need to be, with all the splattered blood, and that smell wafting through the air.\" Kohm muttered, ignoring the putrid smell as he continued moving with the group, looking around.\nUnconsciously, the grip on his spear tightened slightly." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis would grit his teeth in frustration, and shift his mask away as he turned his thermal vision off, shaking his head in disappointment. They were beyond saving, once more Mevis was too late...*\n*The self-hatred would only last a few seconds though, well aware that such thoughts could prove fatal on a mission. He would simply make a mental note that after this job he was to return and collect the bodies so that at least the families can have closure and give them a proper grave. As they moved into a new area, the stench would fill Mevis' nostrils, causing it to scrunch up in disgust. They must be getting close to the core, meaning they were likely going to encounter more of those vines. Mevis would take a readied stance while trailing behind Hitoshi, ready to jump in at the slightest sign of danger.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Oh FUCK.\n\nHitoshi struggles to stop himself from vomiting as he smells and sees the bodies. How... How long has all this been happening? What the hell happened here to start all this!?\n\nHitoshi's head fills with various thoughts, none of them pleasant. He almost instinctively feels behind him for Mevis, and when he touches him lets out a quiet sigh of relief.\n\nThe horrific visuals here make him think back to... Those days. Those days Hitoshi wants so hard to forget, to imagine he never took part in. But it happened. Hitoshi has never been able to forgive himself. Probably never will.\n\nIf someone is going to end up joining these bodies, it better be Hitoshi.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*A whirring noise is heard near the main group, the stealth group likely has heard it too. These noises were coming from 2 differents sources, both on opposite sides of each other. There are also assasin's vines popping out of the bushs directly from those weird sounds, 1 to each of the whirring noise. Another vine is infront of the main group, these vines appears to have pieces of bark attached to 2 of their vines, possibly acting as a makeshift shield. None of the stealth group seems to have any vines near them.*\n**Main group are in another clearing, more foliage than the last clearing, could cause a forest fire if not careful.**\n**Stealth group are in the bushes, about 20-40ft away from the main group.**\n**Slinger Vine1 has appeared to the left of the main group, Slinger Vine2 has appeared to the right of the main group.**\n**Infront of both slinger vines is a Shield Vine, named Shield Vine1 and Shield Vine2 respectfully.**" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"*Fuck, not again.*\"\nGabriel would raise his shield in front of him, ready to block the vines' attack. He would send his three wolves to attack the slinger on the right first. Otherwise, he doesn't cast anything for now.\n\n`Gabriel's Predator Senses runs out and he recovers 5 Mana, putting him at 95 Mana remaining capped at the same amount.`" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would wordlessly engage the first shield vine on the right so that Gabriel's wolves could get to the slinger properly. She would extend out her mace and smash into it if possible without being caught entirely in the gas like last time.*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Immediately, Kohm's right hand quickly goes through the well-practised motions of the 'firestorm' rune. \nA split second later, a massive fireball bears down on the shield vine on the left.\n```Firestorm (15 Mana) Cast. 135/150 Mana```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis seeing the main party taking on the right, would look over to Hitoshi and motion to the ones on the left. With their stealth and speed, they might be able to sneak around the shield vine and get to the slinger one directly. Mevis would make his way over and if is able to get into position, try to grab the slinger so Hitoshi can finish it. If not, he prepares to use Sonic Blast to intercept whatever the left slinger might throw.*\n\n```Sonic Blast maybe used 102.5/110 mana remaining```" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi attempts to sneak closer to the vines from the left. He swings at the slinger vine, and then tries to get a thrust in from behind at the shield vine.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Hitoshi and Mevis are attacking the slinger1, Mevis was caught and a rock got slinged to him at 60fps, but after that, whether or not Mevis dodges or blocks the hit, Hitoshi should have no trouble cutting off a tendril without it noticing his presense, but isn't able to reach the shield vine yet.*\n*Gabriel blocks no attack, but is probably still holding the shield up for the rock being thrown at him at 60fps. The wolves runs toward Slinger2, but Shield2 attempts to wack them both with shields on it's 2 tendrils. Katachan also runs up to Shield2, overwhelming it and allowing him to cut off a tendril vine.*\n*Finally, Kohm shoots a firestorm at Shield1, burning it up into a crisp, unluckily, nearby foliage is starting to burn. The fire, if allowed the spread could cause conciderate damage to the forest.*\n\n**Hitoshi and Mevis runs up to Slinger1.**\n**Rock is being hurled at Mevis at 60fps by Slinger1.**\n**Slinger 1 had a tendril cut off, not dead yet.**\n**Shield 2 makes an attack against Gabriel's wolves.**\n**Slinger2 throws a rock at Gabriel.**\n**Katachan cuts off a tendril of Shield2, still alive.**\n**Shield 1 burnt to a crisp**\n**A dangerous fire has been started.**" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel braces himself for the incoming rock. He *Could* Just put up a magical shield, but he feels that he'd be okay without it for now. He aims to 'receive' the thrown rock with his shield, angled to deflect it to the side like how a modern baseball player receives a ball. While he's blocking with his shield, his focus would be directed away from the wolves and they would continue with his previous command of charging at the slinger, so it would depend on if they were fast enough to clear the distance before the whack comes." }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi finally uses a spell here: He utilises Get Over Here to try to catch the rock before it hits Mevis.\n\nAssuming it does in fact, catch the rock, he then spins it around for a bit and slams it into the shield vine from behind.*\n\n**Get Over Here used. 10 mana expended. 120/130 mana remaining. It moves at 120fps and has a length of about 15 feet.**" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"Son of a-\" Kohm cursed his luck, as he realised his mistake in judgement. Hopefully, after this brief skirmish, they would have the time to quickly extinguish the fire. \nAfter a moment of thought, Kohm stays put, as he decides the current situation would not require his help, and help might even impede his teammates.\n```Regen 10. 145/150 Mana```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis wouldn't mind getting hit by a rock, especially one that only moves about as he can move. Mevis would actually believe himself to be fast enough to avoid the rock just by moving, not even taking into consideration that Hitsoshi would help him. Instead he focuses on the spreading fire. If this fire spread it could end up burning the corpses, and that was something he couldn't allow. He didn't have any water spells, and his water skin wouldn't be enough. Given the fire was just starting, Mevis decides to endure slight burns in exchange for putting out the fire early but using his reinforced hands and legs to grab/kick the nearby dirt to smother the flames out as quickly as he can*" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would use her ability Herculean strength as her body emits a slight red glow to it. She'd suddenly draw back her mace fully and smashed the vine shield with the strength she could muster in one go.*\n```Herculean strength used. 10/25 Mana. Stength is currently 13 plus 10 provided by weapon enchantment on impact. ```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The racing rock to Gabriel gets deflected off by his shield, one of the wolves were able to dodge, whilst the other got hit. The other wolf is still chasing the vine and gets a grip on one of it's vines! Hitoshi's speed, alongside his magical witchery, was able to redirect the rock towards shield1! Mevis is taking some effort to take care of the fires, after 2 turns of doing this, he should minimize the risks.*\n*Vine Shield1 puts up its shields up to block Katachan's epic blow! But it wasn't enough to reach the core, folks, but that's alright! He broke both shields and vine tendrils, the vine has been defeated without destroying it's core.*\n*Kohm just stands there.*\n\n**Gabriel blocks**\n**Wolf has it's teeth dug into a tendril of vine slinger2**\n**Hitoshi has hit bullseye with his redirection! Destroying Vine Shield1 even more!**\n**Katachan has neutralized Vine Shield2 without destroying it's core!**\n**Kohm waits!**\n**Vine Slinger1 attempts to whips Hitoshi real quick, what a big meanie.**" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis spends his second turn to put out the fire, knowing full well if you leave a job like this unfinished it will only keep on growing.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi isn't in a proper defense position, but attempts to defend himself by drawing his katana, which definitely stands out as an odd weapon in Salvanian territory, and sidestepping, attempting to cut off the vine. After that, he backs off for a bit in order to let the beast lose track of him, before coming back to thrust at its core and finish the job.*\n\n**125/130 Mana.**" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With the rock deflected, Gabriel would attempt to take out the slinger vine. And the only way he knew how at this range would be to shoot at it. He would his energy in one hand, the one not bearing a shield, and launch a compressed blast of air at where the vine's core should be.\n\n`Gabriel cast Force Ball for 5 Mana, putting him at 90 Mana, capped at 95.`" }, { "author": "firewolfwolfwolf", "message": "*Katachan would rush to the vine that had lashed out to strike Hitoshi. She reared back the mace similar to last time smashing the head of it directly into it if she was able to with cohesion to Hitoshi strike if possible.*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Noticing Mevis try to extinguish the flames, and that every other opponent seems to have been accounted for in a way that was hardpressed for him to help out, Kohm grit his teeth and rushed towards the flames, preparing to help to stomp the fires caused by his own hand out." }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Katachan would be too far away to help Hitoshi, so he runs up closer, but fortunantely Hitoshi was able to evade and cut the tendril off, killing the vine without destroying it's core. Gabriel's air blast had finally worked and defeated the vine. Kohm helps putting out the fires he created.*\n**Hitoshi kills vine slinger1**\n**Katachan runs up to Hitoshi**\n**Gabriel casts air blast to kill slinger2**\n**Kohm and Mevis puts out fire.**\n\n*They have killed all the vines.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel would recall his wolves to his side, checking on the one that got smacked by the shield vine. He grabs some chicken bits out of his satchel to feed to his wolves, a rewarding treat for them, as he heals the one that got hit.\n\n`Gabriel cast Healing Touch on his injured wolf for 2.5 Mana. He now has 87.5 Mana remaining capped at 95.`" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "The battle ending as Kohm and Mevis worked to smothered the last embers in the foliage, Kohm sighed in relief as he nodded to Mevis in thanks. \"That wasn't so bad. But I expect that things might get even more troublesome from here\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis didn't exactly apperciate people who didn't fully think through their actions so he would simply nod slowly at this stranger. It was partly his fault for starting this fire after all. What if it had set more on fire than they could manage? Mevis would close his eyes, realizing how negative he was being. Everyone makes mistakes, just got to be more careful in the future, and that's exactly what he intended to tell the stranger." }, { "author": "Mevis", "message": "\"Wasn't so bad *This* Time. Things will infact only get more troublesome from here if you keep on using your flames carelessly like that. Be careful next time...\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi allows his concern for Mevis to take hold a bit more than it should, walking over to him and looking over every part of his body, including tilting his head from side to side. When he's absolutely certain Mevis is fine, he breathes another sigh of relief. \n\nHe finds himself being very protective of Mevis, even if the boy is tougher than him physically. He grabs Mevis' shoulders gently and nods to him.*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Kohm merely chuckled, knowing that he had erred.\n\"I apologise, instinct came into play and I misjudged the probability of starting a fire during that split second.\"\nSeeing Hitoshi come over to Mevis, he deigned to not interrupt their conversation, walking back to the main group with light whistling from his mouth." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Mevis would nod, and similar to what he had done with Ralki, he too would look over to ensure Hitoshi was alright. He wasn't as outgoing like Ralki, but he got the feeling Hitoshi would try to hide his injuries so Mevis wouldn't worry. He was glad to have someone look out for him, but it would make his job harder as a hero if he couldn't do the same for Hitoshi. But from the looks of things, though nothing short of expected, Hitoshi was fine. He would then nods toward Hitoshi*" }, { "author": "Mevis", "message": "\"Yeah, sorry about bailing half-way. Just wanted to make sure the fire didn't get out of hand. Thanks for catching that rock for me. Looks like another favor I owe you\"" }, { "author": "Hitoshi Hisikawa", "message": "\"No, it's... It's what friends do, alright? You do not owe me.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hitoshi's always been the kind of person to look after his squad, even back in those days. This isn't anything new.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The party is split with a choice, go back and report the bloody forest that they have been seeing more evident as they've been walking, or continue on until they find the source. Also of note to report is that the vines have learnt how to use shields now. Continuing on would be more profitiable, and the party would get their full pay.*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"So\". Kohm started. \n\"We could go back and turn in our findings. I'm sure they will be quite glad to know about the shield vines, and it also gives the next batch of adventurers precious intel to prepare. However...\" \n\nKohm frowns.\n\n \"At the same time, we also risk giving whatever is behind these vines space to breathe, as well more time to commit these crimes. Worst case scenario, next time there might be even larger a threat than what we are seeing currently, which could be very dangerous. While continuing forward might expose us to more risks, the vines we faced weren't too much of a threat, which makes it a reasonable choice... What do you folks think?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"I think... We should continue. We were comissioned to find the 'root' of this problem after all.\" Pun fully intended, not that he'd admit it. He still has plenty if energy left and his wolves are healthy." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "Mevis would smile at Hitoshi's words. He was right, they were friends, and looking after each other is what they do. He would give reaffirming nod to Hitoshi.\n\n\"You're right, it was foolish of me to say that. We've got each other's backs cus we're friends. Need no reason or favors to do so.\"\n\nMevis would then listen in on the group's conversation. He was glad to there that they had the same idea as him. A hero wouldn't leave a dangerous place like this to claim more victims. However, he wanted to make sure the group weren't being overzealous just because they were able to handle these vines. \n\n\"I don't think counting the vines were as a measurement for what is to come is a wise decision, but I would have to agree that we can't exactly leave whatever is causing this alone, lest we return only to find the vines stronger and with more victims to count...\"" } ]

[ { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*After finding a bounty in a nearby town or city, Kalisha journeys towards the village where the bounty had been originated. The town is rather peaceful, despite the issues that were displayed by the bounty. As Kalisha walks around the village, she notices the nearby forest in her eyesight, it's decent distance but still close enough to cause danger. She finds the mayors building, it isn't very extravegant or anything, concidering that this was just a small village next to a dangerous forest it isn't a surprise that they wouldn't have the funds to make anything fancy or posh.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Hm... Plant monsters are terrorising a town, eh? Well that'll be fun. Time to bring out the good old Ire for the first time in a while.\nIt has been months since Kalisha got her last monster hunt or bounty. Up until now she's been at a low point - not in a bad way, more like she's been less violent and rambunctious like other Red Oni. Perhaps it was the last of conflict around her, total boredom... Or she was finally growing up for real.\nDoesn't matter. What matters is now, the second possibility is no more. Kalisha collects her stuff and makes way to the village immediately as she reads up on the bounty poster.*\n\n*Huh, nice place. Wouldn't be somewhere she'd stay for long, but still pretty nice. This town seemed pretty decent for the average family; away from the bustling cities, next to a forest - truth be told, one that wants to kill them - and out in the wild. Pretty.\nDidn't actually bother much with sightseeing though. Kalisha didn't bother trying To Fit In on her way to the mayor's house. No point, considering she was already wearing her Traditional Armour that doesn't (yet) morph to fit her when she transforms. At the very least she had the helmet and mask off so she didn't look like she was here to kill anybody... As much as she'd like someone to scream in fear or try to fight her.\nKalisha approaches the manor/mansion/whatever it actually is and knocks on the door to alert the mayor that she was present so they could discuss the issue and compensation.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*When Kalisha knocks on the door, a rugged looking person in fancy attire, relatively speaking opens the the door and greets her* \"Hello hello! You're here about the bounty? I'm so glad, I'll bring you to the mayor right now.\" *The secretary, which is what you could assume this person to be brings you along a hallway* \"Those plants cause trouble, so the mayor has to put out a lot of bounties on em, you understand?\" *You reach the end of the hallway and the secretary knocks on the door in a special rhythm, probably to indicate the important topic this is.* \"He's right in here, I don't speak to him that much myself, but he's definitely a people person, I dare say.\"\n\n*The door opens and you see the mayor, he's a tall Mogash who wears a thin gambeson* \"Welcome to Blins, adventurer. You're here about the quest I sent a bounty about?\" *He pads his gambeson to get rid of dust* \"Sorry about being such a mess, I just haven't had a meeting a decent time. I'm Burnabi Fullheart, and you?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha followed along with the secretary. On the way she'd answer the questions he asked - yes she was here for the bounty, and the like. She nods in understanding as the secretary explains the Mayor's... Temperament, for lack of a better word on my end.\nIn she goes. Kalisha probably has to duck under doors considering her height, unless this universe had taller doors to accomodate the taller races. Whichever was the case, Kalisha would probably be used to it anyway.*\n\"Indeed,\" *Kalisha answered his first question.* \"I am Ivory,\" *She says. Hm... False name, mercenary name, or nickname? It definitely references her white hair, but that's the lot.* \"So I hear you have issues with assassin's vines? Have there been any casualties?\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Nice to meet you Ivory,\" *After that last sentence was uttered by Kalisha his face grown grim* \"Over the years, yes. It's something that I have to constanty hire adventurers such as yourself over the years in order to keep those numbers as close as possible to 0.\" *Burnabi stretches* \"I do hope you can lower that number, so do your best please. Anyways, let me give you some words of advice and information, which I had gotten from previous adventurers.\" \n\n*He then explains how the vines have been getting more and more intelligent, finding new ways to catch victims. He even knows where the source of it is, but he deems it too risky for just one person to deal with.* \"Anyways, 2 things you need to know; That they have learnt how to use rocks as projectiles, and to use bark to protect themselves. I hope this is enough information for you to help us to the best of your ability.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha nodded in understanding. What a shame... But you can't save everyone. At least Kalisha would take comfort in knowing she's helped to reduce the body count of people.\nShe listens to the advice given to her; they throw rocks, and they have shields or armour made of wood. Neither would really matter to Kalisha either way - she's got some hard armour on her, bolstered by her racial passive, and a big-ass club that would likely destroy actual bark, unless the description is wrong.\nAt least they (the vines) are intelligent. That makes it more fun. It's boring to fight enemies that basically throw themselves at your weapon, even while it's literally on fire.*\n\"Hm... Alright. Yeah, that is helpful,\" *Kalisha says.* \"You sure you don't want to let me know where the source is? I could probably set it aflame.\" *She would have demonstrated by showing off Ire, but flames of that size (Ire's surface area is nothing to scoff at) in such a small area would probably make the room unbearably hot for the both of them in a matter of seconds, so she decided against it.* \"My weapon has an enchantment of fire that I might be able to use.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"No no, please. We are a lumber village foremost and primarily. Losing our main source of income because we decided burning down a forest would be a terrible decision, especially for the people living here...\" *He sits down and then continues* \"We'd prefer to get rid of the source with precision, if we can. Don't worry about the source, I am already setting up a group to do so. Hopefully we can put this all behind us soon.\" *He then taps his fingers on his desk, which is imbalanced, eagerly trying to divert the discussion to something different* \"For your reward, you have already been notified of the silver reward. But we also have a service you can use if you do indeed finish this. See, we have adapted to this situation, so much so we have an artificer that's gotten good at using the vines to make a certain magical charm. If you bring back enough proof of your victory, I'd gladly allow you to comission her for free.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Hm, very well then,\" *Kalisha said. Guess it made sense that they have no other option to keep their village running and maintained. Still doesn't make it right though.\nKalisha listened to all he had to say. Yes, it would be better to attempt to destroy the source without mass destruction... Until then there was nothing they could do, supposedly.\nSilver reward... And a free service that can be used if she comes back victorious.*\n\"Alright. So, I just need to wipe out a number of the assassin's vines so they back off for a while, and bring back any survivors, correct?\" *Kalisha asked to recap. Everything else - like avoiding incinerating the forest - she'll remember. No using Ire's Raze unless she knows it won't spread... Or just not at all.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Of course! Around 4 vines would be fine for most of us, our village militia an barely take care of one by themselves... If you can find any, please do take them back, if you are able to find them.\" *The mogash sighs a sound of relief* \"I'm sure I can trust you with this mission, so please do your best. That will be all, adventurer.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Definitely. I'll be back soon with vines and survivors,\" *Kalisha said confidently. She'd then take her leave and prepare to head out for the forest.\nGoing it alone, Kalisha would need to be smart with her methods and strategy. With the enchantments on her armour, Slipcoat would make it difficult if not impossible for the vines to grab her if they tried to, but if they were smart about it they could probably still be able to secure a grip on her... Keep moving, keep swinging, keep killing. Faster the better.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*After a short trek, half a hour at most, she had finally reached the forest. There had been plenty pathes in the forest, but most of them had become overgrown, therefore the only pathes still existing are pathes made by the animals that traverse here. A quick observation of the area of the entrance of the forest shows that there is blood and flesh laying around, an abnormal amount but not particularly a grotesque amount.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha observes the treeline to see what's what for a moment. Well there's some... People there. How recent was it, she wondered? Lots of overgrowth around here as well.\nShe'd take up the helmet and put it on her head again, ready and prepared for battle incoming. Kalisha slips on the helmet, tying up whatever's loose and making sure it's tight, then reattaches the demon-style faceplate-mask.\nThen reaching over her shoulder, Kalisha pulls Ire off her back and takes it in both hands, and starts making her way in. Normally Kalisha didn't mind forests, but when it has an issue with sentient plants trying to kill people as well as signs of recent death... You kind of lose the ability to relax.\nKalisha shifts up the Kanabo and rests it on her shoulder as she walks so it isn't dragging along the ground, as well as to let her swing downwards and crush monsters that come up in front of her suddenly.\nStep lightly, watch your feet for traps, and ears out for abnormal noises.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Unfortuanately, Kalisha wouldn't be sneaky enough to avoid the attention of any vines. However she'll still have ample oppurtunity to deal with the 2 assassin vines attacking Kalisha right at this very moment. They are both attacking with 2 vines each at Kalisha, for a total of 4 attacks.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ah-ha, there they are the little shits.\nKalisha swings her Kanabo out in front of her to strike at the vines in an attempt to get them to wrap around her weapon. Even if the vines could try to slide off after wrapping around, there were outward spikes at the end of Ire that would trap them there. After this, Kalisha would pull back to attempt to yank one or both of the assassin vines toward her. And then, if she had time, she would swing forward again and ~~yeet~~ smack them away again. The combined force of them coming towards her in addition to the swing against them would probably deal more damage overall, but nothing was guaranteed.\nHm... Forgot to buff herself. Ah well, she'll sort it out later.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*She had caught 2 vines, both from the same plant. After smacking it away the vine has died, however the other vines still exists and wraps it's vines around her armor. Luckily for her, the vine couldn't get a good enough grip onto her to do anything.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha looked down at the one that was trying to grab her. Unfortunately for him (her? Whatever, plants don't really have genders) she's got Slipcoat on her armour so it can't do anything.\nShe lifts up her foot and does a short hop, then stomps down on the assassin vine with all the force she could muster. Her full weight of 225lb or 102kg, plus landing with the stomping foot first, tremendously amplified the landing force applied on the stomp, which may potentially turn this vine into mush.\nShe almost felt sorry for these things. Too bad they seem to be focused more on grappling at the moment, otherwise they might have been giving her a run for her money already.\nKalisha seamlessly transitions off the stomp with a few more forward steps, looking around and moving to see where to go next.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Hey! They do have genders! Wait, no, they don't, just sperm and eggs... Alright, you haven't appropriated them just yet. Anyways, the stomping was rather mushy, you'll have to clean those boots soon. As she looks around, she gets the sense she's being followed...*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*It isn't very often that Kalisha feels she's being followed, so when she does, normally she is.\nShe lifts up her Kanabo again, holding it over her shoulder and spinning around, ready to fight if that was the case, but she didn't leap straight into combat in case whatever was approaching was non-hostile.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*When she turns around she sees a little girl, who runs aways from the threatening person. Good job entering a battle stance too early, Kalisha. Anyways she looked like she had a sprained ankle, so you should be able to catch up to her if you ran fast enough... This also meant vines could too.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ah shit.*\n\"Hey, wait!\" *Kalisha called out, shifting her stance back down to a neutral non-combat posture.* \"Come back! Sorry for scaring you.\"\n*She chases the little girl and catches up pretty quickly... Poor thing's limping. Leg injury...*\n\"Are you lost?\" *Kalisha asks her. To give the girl a bit of comfort, she takes off her helmet so the demon mask won't scare her anymore, and uses a partial measure of To Fit In to change her face and appear less demonic - fair tan skin, blue and green eyes respectively. Perhaps Kalisha's white hair would be a point of curiosity for the girl too... And the horns. Besides those features, Kalisha appeared much like a Macen.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The girl steps back slowly, unlikely in fear of Kalisha anymore, but whats behind her. A faint spinning sound could be heard behind kalisha, but what could it be? Maybe one of those slingers that the Mayor had warned her about, yeah that's it. A rock comes flying towards Kalisha at 80fps from behind, a dangerous speed for such a heavy projectile.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha looks back as the signs showed - the girl staring at something behind Kalisha, and the sounds - and immediately leaps forward to grab the little girl, protecting her with her body, and diving to the side in the direction of the nearest tree.\nKalisha quietly orders the girl to;* \"Hide behind the tree until I get back,\" *Then gets back up to her feet and prepares Wrathful Bolt. Kalisha had to abandon both Ire and her helmet to act quickly, so now she has no weapon and her head is exposed. Fortunately she isn't completely useless without those.\nKalisha takes aim and fires off Wrathful Bolt at that slinger vine, twice. Kind of doubtful that plants have nerve endings and can actually feel pain, but Kalisha might be surprised. If they did feel pain, here comes the burning agony - but no actual flames - some minor damage, and a bit of stun and stagger to be applied.*\n\n`Kalisha Mana: 100 80 (Wrathful Bolt x2)`" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Another vine was here that was not previously seen by Kalisha as she only heard the slinger and hadn't noticed the shield until she saw it when she protected the girl, and it has to bark shields on 2 seperate arms, which it uses to block the projectiles. The shields have been broken apart as they weren't strong in the first place. The Slinger prepares another sling, but is unable to do so until the end of the turn.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha rushes over to her weapon and helmet, quickly collecting the headgear and slipping it on, but not yet tying it up. There was no time to secure it, so she instead picked up Ire and rushed after the two assassin vines.\nKalisha takes a swing at the shield-bearer to splatter it under her heavy Kanabo, and if it would not die, then to keep it spiked as she swings out with the end of her weapon that has the spikes on it. Being struck by just the end of the weapon could do more damage in a smaller surface area than a full-body crush, but we'll see how it turns out.\nNow Kalisha picks her weapon back up, whether the vine was still stuck on the spikes or not, and went for the other vine. Having already attacked this then though, can't really attack again, so...*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Kalisha was able to get her helmet and weapon, and was able to use that weapon to mush up the shield guy, who had lost it's protection. The slinger slings a rock at Kalisha, again at 80fps*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha step-dodges sideways to throw off the slinger's aim and dodge pre-emptively, then lunges forward with the Kanabo overhead to slam down on the assassin vine with the full surface of her weapon. Unlike on the last one where the end of the weapon slams down in a fine point, this strike was full bat to ground and affected a larger surface area.\nAnd that is four kills... Unless it survives, but it probably won't last long afterwards anyway.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The slinger swiftly avoids the Kanabo and goes in for a swing in a exposed spot on the elbows and shoulders. 3 attacks in total, 2 to the elbows and 1 to the right shoulder. This vine certainly seems experienced, compared to the other vines, it seems as if vines that last longer in combat get more 'wise'. Better kill it soon, or else it'll be a real hassle if this newfound tactic spreads.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha picks her weapon back up and attempts to block some of the attacks with it, and holds her other arm up to block her upper body - her helmet is still untied and a lucky shot could send it flying off and leaving her head and neck vulnerable, which is most worrisome when it comes to grappler monsters.\nIn spite of the slinger attacking, Kalisha continued to power through and get closer to it. She'd try to watch and follow the vines and wait for a perfect opportunity to grab one straight out of the air, but it's probably gonna hurt...*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Unfortuanately, while Kalisha is both fast and strong, they weren't fast enough to both pick up a weapon and defend. Such unfortunate fate, the vine hits both attacks against the elbows, grappling them and cutting. The vine however misses the shoulder, a silver lining at least. Kalish has her weapon prepared to attack again next turn.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha swings out with her Kanabo to catch the vines as the slinger continues swinging, and kind of 'twirls' it around with sweeping spins to tie the vines further and trap the slinger vine in its own appendages. And then, pretty much the same thing as the first vine, she yanks her weapon back to pull it towards her and batter-ups it while it flies.\n~~yeet~~*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The vine was unable to evade this, and had been yeeted and mushed to death. You hath defeated a strong vine, clearly a menace to society. Will you continue on with the crusade against these heathans?*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Not yet. Kalisha's top priority was to get back to the girl and make sure she's safe. She'd lift Ire up and set it on her back again so her hands were free, and removes her helmet again as she makes her way back to the tree she told the girl to hide behind.*\n\"Hey, are you okay?\" *Kalisha asks as he approaches.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The girl has injuries all over her body but she says* \"My... Family is over that way!\" *She points in a direction* \"Please save them!\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Not gonna risk leaving you alone here,\" *Kalisha says.* \"Hop on my back and hold on, I'll carry you while we search for them.\"\n*Kalisha removes Ire from her back and shifts over so the girl can climb onto her back easily. There are spots on Kalisha's armour that the girl can hang onto for grip, like overlaps in the wooden or metal plate segments and some rope loops that are generally intended for carrying weapons and gear. Kalisha's bag was also attached on her lower hip, which would give the girl a steady foothold if she needs it.\nWhile waiting for the girl to climb up, Kalisha puts her helmet back on again and begins tying it up to secure it.*\n\"I will protect you,\" *Kalisha reassures the girl.* \"I promise.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The girl leads you to a seemingly empty circulur clearing with 3 people in the middle of it. Strange that there are no vines here, at least you think so. There is a man, presumably the father who says to Kalisha* \"Oh thank goodness someone came to find use!\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha passes through the forest and keeps her eyes open for the vines. Eventually she and the girl did make their way to the clearing, with three people here.\nHow strange... Why is there a completely circular clearing, why did these people stay here instead of leaving? Something was up, but Kalisha didn't know for sure. She did wave out to the people here to acknowledge they were present and show she meant no harm.*\n\"Were there any traps or vines here, kiddo?\" *Kalisha asks the girl over her shoulder, approaching warily with her weapon in hand and ready.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"I... I'm not sure, they were here, but then they left! I do not know where they are.\" *The father pleads to the adventurer to escort them to the village.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Girl, you got the 'high ground' on my back, keep watch for us please,\" *Kalisha said to the kid as she approached the villagers.* \"Everyone come with me, I'll lead you back!\"\n*How to manage formation though? Have them all follow behind her, all of them walk in front of her, stay clustered... Or just go? Kalisha didn't want to risk too much because all of those options came with downsides and dangers.*\n\"Anybody here able-bodied enough to fight if need be?\" *She asks. Perhaps if they had one more person who was able to fight, the choice of formations would be safer and easier to make.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"I wish we were of much use to you, but I'm sure you won't face no great battle\" *The thinks to the past* \"They always weren't a big trouble\" *Oh no, this guy is reminisiing about things that are no longer true.* \"Though, I do think we should scamper along before we see any, I think we can get away with just sneaking.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*'Oh, let's hope not,' Kalisha thought.* \"Alright let's get moving, everybody. Stay close to each other and I will lead. If you need to stop or if you see or hear something that could be dangerous, warn me right away.\"\n*Kalisha then gestures them to approach and starts guiding them back the way she came out of the forest. Might take a while though. Whether the family wanted to carry the girl themselves or let Kalisha keep carrying her, she didn't mind.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*You sneak away undetected, bringing along the civillians and loot that you had gathered from the vines you have killed. When you get back to town the mayor thanks you very much and gives you a pouch of 2300 silver, for all your services. You have also been able to comission the local crafter for the Bongo's of summoning vine*\n<" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Thank goodness they got back without being attacked again. Kalisha takes her reward and checks out the craftsman's place to commission and receive the magical item, then eventually said her goodbyes and took her leave.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Sure enough, Kalisha decided to wait it out being that she showed up early. She'd set up a small camp with bare minimum - used Ire's Raze power to make a temporary fire (with Ire itself as the campfire, and stones surrounding it to prevent accidental spread), and a round piece of wood she found somewhere as a seat.\nHer armour was already on, and her mask removed so her face was visible, so that whoever she may concern can identify her as the one for the job.\nKalisha didn't really know what to think about this job - what is she protecting the gatherers from? Is this even legal? Is she going to have to fight bandits, landlords, or the wilds while the assigned gatherers pick the herbs?\nBut hey, money is money. Wouldn't be the most immoral thing Kalisha has done as a mercenary.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*A couple minutes would pass and Kalisha would hear some scurrying among the leaves. Looking up she would see a squirrel climbing down a tree. What catches her attention though is the amount of intelligence in the squirrel's eyes as it makes its way toward you. You then see it slowly transform into a into a tall yet slim humanoid figure wearing dark robes and a hood that completely covers his face.* \n\"Glad you could make it Miss Kalisha. Seeing that you are here, I can only assume you have accepted the job. The boss who had sent you the letters apologizes for not meeting you in person. He is a very busy man, and hopes that I, one of his most reliable employees, can manage you. Come follow me, the herbalists have gathered a few feet from here. They seemingly got distracted by some unique fungi under a tree\" \n\n*Assuming that you follow, the robed figure would lead you through the underbrush and eventually lead you to a clearing where you would see an elderly macen man and woman hunched over looking under a tree with their herbalist gear spread out across the ground. The robed figure would clear his throat the two of them would turn in surprise, but would smile at seeing Kalisha*\n\n\"Ah, what a fine young lady we have here. Is she going to be escorting us on this job?\" *The elderly woman would ask*\n\n\"I wouldn't feel right about having someone so young die for an old fart like me. If you ever feel in danger missy, feel free to leave me behind. You aren't leaving much behind\" *Chuckles the old man*\n\n*The robed figure would clear this throat once more* \"You needn't worry, the escort hired today was deemed more than capable of protecting the two of you for this task. Now that we've all gathered, here are the portraits of the plant we want today and a map of the location. We're gathering yellow puccoon today. However there has been reports of wild wolves roaming about. That being said, I am certain the escort can handle it. Any questions?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha watches the squirrel curiously, and hardly reacts as it morphs into a person.\n~~That's a human person!!~~\nAs requested, Kalisha follows along with him to find the herbalists. Two Macens, an elderly man and woman... Makes sense that they need to be protected, not many elderly people are in such a good physical condition to fight, especially Macen.\nIn order of being asked, she answers the questions directed towards her, but doesn't speak much more besides asking her own question when the robed figure asks if she has any.*\n\"So I'm only protecting them from wild animals then? No other people or sentient fauna are gonna show up?\" *Kalisha wanted to make sure. She'd very likely be able to handle it either way, but it's best to know for certain.*\n\nAnd yes the strike through text is a Bill Wurtz reference((\n\nOh yeah no need to worry about" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The robed figure would shake his head side to side*\n\"I cannot say what comes and goes through these woods. There are some sentient fauna and people are allowed to freely roam through here. Though, such threats are unlikely, albeit things you should keep an eye out for regardless. I can only say the odds of you encountering wolves is very likely. If you encounter a bear though, then I suppose fate isn't smiling down on you. Any other questions?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Hm... Alright, I'm good,\" *Kalisha said. She'd turn to the herbalists.* \"Ready to go?\"\n*Hopefully the robed figure didn't 'jinx' the group and a bear didn't actually show up. As exciting as it sounds to face off against a bear, Kalisha wants to avoid it when she can.\nWonder exactly how many wolves there are though. Lone wolves aren't actually aggressive and normally ignore people unless they have a pet dog of their own, but packs on the other hand... Let's hope Kalisha's flaming kanabo or Wrathful Bolts serve as effective deterrents.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The elderly couple would smile and follow the map. On your trek the morning sun would start to raise and brighten up the forest. More of the wildlife would awake and jitter about and the wild flowers were a pretty sight as well. The elderly woman would turn around and hold up a mushroom to Kalish*\n\n\"Here missy, do you want a shroom? Cooked it this morning. It tastes bitter, but it's good for your body\"\n\n\"Don't distract her Laura. I swear you are going to be the reason we get attacked by a bear\" *The elderly man would joke*\n\n\"Oh, get your kickers out of a knot. I'm sure we'll be fine. We're just gathering some yellow puccoon. Why look, there's some over there! Here, be a sweetie Henry and gather it while us ladies have a small snack break\"\n\n\"We just had breakfast Laura... This is why you never lose any weight\" *Henry would mumble but walk on over to a patch of plants, pull out his herbkit and start collecting them*\n\n\"Now, where were we. Oh yes, the mushrooms. Here you go sweetie, enjoy. I've got some more snacks if you're interested\" *Laura would ask with a smile*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha kindly refused the cooked mushroom originally, but decided to take it the second time it was asked. Should know better than to decline food from old people anyway.\nHadn't actually put the helmet back on yet, so Kalisha didn't have to fool around to eat.* \"Thank you,\" *She said, then taking a bite out of the mushroom.\n...Hopefully they didn't dose her with something. You honestly never know with those herbalist types, some of them act like it's completely normal.\nKalisha kept watch and listened out for danger.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*It would be pretty bitter as Laura said and would likely invoke a gag response if Kalisha doesn't put in the effort to cover it up. It would seem elderly people's taste buds weren't that sharp. As Kalisha would look around though she wouldn't see anything out of the ordinary, but listening to her surroundings, she would suddenly notice all the jittering of the animals had disappeared and was instead replaced with silence except for Laura's humming and Henry's grunts. Laura would look over and smile warmly at Kalisha*\n\n\"Did you like it missy? You know, I've been calling you missy alot, but you have a name don't you. Don't want to be rude. I am Laura, and that's my husband Henry. We are herbalists incase you didn't know\" *She would say with a chuckle*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Ugh... Nasty. Wish she could say it wasn't the worst thing she's ever tasted... But it probably is.\nKalisha fakes a smile to the old lady, trying to hide that she wanted to spit it out. She pushes it under her tongue to hide the piece of mushroom and spoke;* \"It's alright,\" *Kalisha said regarding the mushroom.* \"I'm Kalisha... Mercenary for hire.\" *Instead of telling them her mercenary alias, she decided to give them her real name.\nThe moment the old lady looks away, Kalisha turns and quietly spits out the chewed piece into her hand and tosses it away, then slips the rest of the mushroom into her bag of belongings. Probably be usable as an alchemy ingredient or something, by those who know the craft. If not... No idea.*\n\"Do you gather here often?\" *Kalisha asks Laura and Henry, whomever it may concern.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Laura would shake her head*\n\n\"Ah, Kalisha. What a pretty name. Though I wouldn't imagine someone with such a pretty name being a mercenary, but I suppose we all have our talents.\" *Laura would respond not noticing that Kalish spit out her mushroom, but would instead be pulling out another from her bag and happily munch on it before turning around to answer your question*\n\"Oh no, we typically gather in a forest much closer to our cabin. We used to go around visiting all sort of forests for herbs when we were younger when our knees weren't as rusty. I can say we've been here before, but that was many years back. It still looks very beautiful though, especially with the bits of snow here and there. If you are wondering why we are here though, we needed some extra coin to deal with the harsh winter and the payment for this job was eye boggling for an elderly couple like ourselves. I wonder if the value for coin has decreased or if our employer is just very careless with his money, not that I'm complaining\" *Laura would say with a laugh*\n\n*At this point Henry would've finished gathering the herbs and return to the two of you with a grin on his face.*\n\n\"Well we got a good haul. According to the map there should be one other location with the yellow puccoon. After that we should be good to go. You ladies finished with your 'snack'?\"\n\n*Laura would nod* \"I've finished my portion, but would you like some more Kalisha?\" *And she would pull out another mushroom from her pouch*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha understood the motive behind needing extra coin. The only thing she did not understand was how Laura could eat those bitter mushrooms.\nWith winter setting in, it's become more dangerous and difficult to collect herbs and stuff throughout the season. It's why farmers have difficulty surviving the winter if they had a bad harvest or their crops were insufficient... Herbalism wouldn't be so different, but at least herbalists could grow their own things in greenhouses and sheds to give them a little help throughout the winter... But that's time consuming and takes effort, two things that these elderly people may not have enough of to do it anyway.\nKalisha smiled to Laura and shook her head kindly.* \"No, thank you. They're nice, but I don't think I should eat too much. And besides, you'll need all the food and coin saved that you can get for the winter.\"\n*Hopefully those were some good enough reasons for the elders.\nKalisha was ready to proceed with the two to the next area for them to gather.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Laura would laugh and like a grandma still places the mushroom in Kalisha's hand*\n\"Nonsense, a young girl like you needs all the nutrition she can get. Us old folks don't need it as much. So eat as much as you want.\"\n\n*Henry would let out a sigh but continue forward, leading the two of you to the next location. However, as it was mentioned earlier, the forest was awfully quiet. Out of the blue three figures would leap out from the underbrush toward you all, but Kalisha would be the only one to notice as Laura and Henry continue to walk forward unaware of the peril that is approaching them*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha takes the mushrooms 'thankfully' and places them away in her bag, into the same space as the other one she had.\nIt was only then that she realised how quiet the forest around them was. Something was not right...*\n\"Hey, you two, get close to me... Something's wrong,\" *She said, ordering them to get close for protection as she takes Ire off her back into her hand. Kalisha also puts her helmet on her head, but doesn't risk being off-guard and leaves it untied.\n...\nThere!\nThe moment Kalisha sees the figures moving, she charges up her Mana and empowers her enchanted Kanabo, to activate Raze and set the weapon ablaze. If they were animals, fire is a natural deterrent and may cause them to flee or hesitate - if they were people, Kalisha will have no qualms about scorching them if they advance.*\n\n`Mana: 100 95 (Raze)`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Kalisha fires up Raze the figures running toward you all would suddenly halt and jump back and growl. Now that they've stopped moving you are able to get a better look and see that the 'figures' were actually 3 wolves. They would start to encircle the three of you, eyeing Laura and Henry who had huddled together after realizing they were being attacked. Laura's body would be shaking in fear and Henry was trying to look brave swinging his stick side to side while standing infront of Laura in a feeble attempt to keep the wolves away.*\n\n\"Shoo! Stay away from us you wild mutts! We're basically bones!\" *He would yell*\n\n\"We've got mushroom to share if you're hungry though!\" *Laura would pipe in*\n\n*The wolves wouldn't make any sudden movements and instead seemingly wait for Kalish to act first. Their fur would stand on end and would snarl at you, clearly agiated by your flame*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Don't taunt them... Just stay close to me and I'll keep you safe,\" *Kalisha tells the elders.* \"But if either of you can craft up some fire product to throw at 'em, please feel free to do so.\"\n*She holds Ire up high and swings her weapon forward while shouting to brandish it against the wolf in front of her, then quickly moves around to swing out at the other two who were around her and menace them to stay back. What she wanted least of all was to let the elders get hurt. Doubtful that she can play this out carefully enough for everyone to get away with no injuries though, so she'd at least try to scare the wolves off first.\nThree-versus-three, wolves would know to try to draw out one victim to rush them down while they're separate from the herd, or distract the 'alpha' - in this case, Kalisha - to give the others a clear shot at the weaker ones. But animals do respect size and numbers, and abhor fire, the first and last of which being things on Kalisha's side.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Laura and Henry would huddle closer and start looking through their bags. Laura would pull out a pouch of red powder and Henry would hold out a mushroom*\n\n\"I don't have any fire, but I've got some spicy spices that make your mouth feel like it's on fire\" *Laura would say hoping that it was helpful*\n\n\"Only got some shrooms that if ingested could cause hallucinations and maybe make someone feel like they're on fire? Does that help?\" *Henry would offer*\n\n*The wolves would leap away as Kalisha approached with her flames, but would quickly return to their encircling formation, looking for the right moment to jump in for the kill. They would snarl at Henry and Laura cause them to shriek in terror and put them on edge. They don't look like they can handle the pressure much longer and their legs poised ready to run*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha sighed. She appreciated their offers to help, but it didn't really do anything for her.* \"Just stay close and don't run, whatever you do.\"\n*Kalisha charged up her magic energy and watched for whichever wolves were most likely to attack first. She'd fire a Wrathful Bolt at one of them, then quickly shifted aim and fired at another. Hopefully burning agony would be enough to ward them off, but that only harms two of the three wolves.*\n`Kalisha MP: 95 100 80`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Kalisha initiated the attack the other two that weren't being targeted by the first bolt would leap toward the elderly couple while the other wolf would be hit my the bolt and sent tumbling a few feet across the floor. Laura would scream and Henry would attempt to cover her body with his own in a feeble attempt to protect her. One would sink its teeth into his thigh and the other at his ankle. He would grit his teeth in pain but would not let go of Laura.*\n\n*Thankfully the one biting his thigh would be hit by your 2nd bolt and would be pushed away from him, albeit taking some of Henry's flesh with it. The two of the hit wolves would be a bit dazed, but would slowly get up and start charging Kalisha, leaving the third wolf to gnaw away at Henry*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha immediately turns around and bats at the one attacking Henry - the one that was still attacking him, not the one that was knocked off - and swung downwards with her Kanabo in an attempt to crush it. In addition to this, because of Ire currently being aflame, it would cause additional burning damage. However, now that she's landed the attack, Kalisha's weapon would no longer be burning, therefore she no longer has the deterrent flame.\nAfter doing this, Kalisha covered both Henry and Laura with her body to protect them from attack, leaving her back exposed to the wolves coming at her. Truth be told, it's not wise to turn one's back on an animal, but Kalisha's armour is multiple times as hard due to her Oni passive and an enchantment. Slipcoat would also potentially disable the wolves from climbing up on her and trying to weigh her down.\nNot the smartest option, but really the only one available at the moment. The protection of the elders was her highest priority, even if it cost her physically.*" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Kalisha would strike the wolf attacking Henry, and with a resounding 'crack' would be heard as she brought down Ire on its head. The wolf would fall limp to the ground, forming a pool of blood beneath its head with some of its fur singed. The remaining two wolves would attempt to bite at Kalisha's side, but would be caught by surprise as their paws slip off her armor. They would quickly opt to bite her ankles, and their teeth would wrap around her legs but they would not be able to pierce through it, resulting at most in immobilizing her than any actual injury. Henry would collapse to the ground from the pain breathing heavily and Laura would heave tears in her eyes as she started to pull out bandages from her pouch to tend to his wounds.*\n\n\"It will be alright dear, Kalisha is going to protect you. I'll stop the bleeding, just stay with us ok?\"*Laura would say in a panic, looking more distressed than Henry while he smiled*\n\n\"Eh... Glad you are alright. Happy that even in my old age I am still man enough to protect my wife...\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha growled, annoyed at the wolves' attempts to take her down. Thankfully her armour protects her, and damn she's thankful she picked Slipcoat as well.\nKalisha charges up her Mana to empower herself with the power of War. Spending 26 Mana - reduced cost due to Demonic Power - Kalisha bolsters her Strength and Constitution by 3 points each. She glows with a crimson aura and her muscle mass increases for the duration to show that she is empowered.\nKalisha leaves Ire on the ground, as it's too bulky and would slow her down and make her risk wounding the elders when she fights further. She tries to lift her foot up and get out of one of the wolves' maw grips and attempts to kick it away. If successful, Kalisha would turn around and heel-kick, backwards as she pivots on the other foot, the other wolf to knock it off her, making her free from both of them and able to fight further.\nIn an attempt to intimidate them, Kalisha lets out a wrathful roar. It may cause them to hesitate, but not much beyond that. Gives her an idea for a spell she could come up with down the line perhaps...\nNow Kalisha assumes a wide stance with her feet apart and arms out, ready to grab and kill any of the wolves if they try to rush her down. With 9 points of Strength, Kalisha could very easily kill the wolves instantly if she got her hands on them. Let's see if they're smart enough to run away, or desperate enough to try to fight her.*\n\n`Kalisha Mana: 80 90 62`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The wolves would be easily pushed away from Kalisha and her size grew, the wolves being animals of instinct would start to shrink away from her. As she roars, exerting her dominance, the wolves would turn and flee, realizing they had attacked 'prey' not worth the effort. The forest would still be deathly silent as Laura tended to Henry's wounds, but they would look in surprise at Kalisha's roar before chuckling to themselves*\n\n\"Well then, I'm sure glad we have you as a body guard instead of a predator. I wet my pants from that roar, and I wasn't even your target\" *Laura would say motioning to her wet pants in embarrassment*\n\n*Henry would let out a sigh* \"Same. Thought my heart stopped for a moment. Thank you Kalisha for protecting us. You aren't hurt are you?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha chuckled in pride as the wolves ran away. Animals respect the hell out of size and that's definitely the case here, and she already demonstrated enough that the group wasn't worth the wolves' effort.\nShe turns back to the other two and sees the state they're in. Henry bleeding a bit, Laura having wet herself, but overall they got away from this encounter with very minor injuries. To think if Kalisha wasn't here...*\n\"Yeah, I'm fine. My armour stopped them almost entirely. Are you two alright?\" *She asks. Kalisha didn't judge Laura for wetting herself though, Kalisha can be quite scary when she's pissed off.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Henry would nod and slowly start to get up. His bleeding would seen to be patched up by Laura's bandages and he would weakly flex his non-existent muscles* \n\"Been better, but still got enough fight in me to finish the job\"\n\n*Laura would look concerned, but seeing the determination in her husbands face, she would pack up her pouch and get up as well*\n\n\"Well, so long as we got you protecting us, I guess we can keep going forward\"\n\n*Thus the two of them would start to head to the next location with Henry leaning on Laura to keep his balance. They would assume Kalish was following behind them.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Alright, let's get going then,\" *Kalisha said, picking up her Kanabo and following along with the two. She would have brought the dead wolf along and possibly made camp for them to eat, but it wasn't always safe to eat wolf meat even when cooked. To her knowledge, none of them had the cooking skill to make wolf meat safe, so she left it half-charred and dead splattered over the ground where it was, for the scavengers of nature to clean it up.\nShe noticed Henry was having trouble walking, so offers to carry him.* \"You want to climb on my back? I can carry you if you need me to.\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Henry would look to Laura and she would shake her. He would turn to you and smile* \"It's fine, I would rather not slow you down incase anymore of them wolves come back. Also seems like my wife doesn't want to let go of me, so there's that\" *And he would chuckle*\n\n*Laura would pout at his teasing, but smiled as well seeing that he wasn't feeling down about being hurt. They would continue to walk through the forest and Kalisha would notice the woods were still very quiet. Being a seasoned mercenary it would seem they were being tailed. Of course Laura and Henry would have no idea and would instead let out a sigh of relief as they turn around and grin at Kalisha*\n\n\"Looks like we made it in once piece. That last patch is right over there. After this we can head back and get our pay\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha nodded in understanding and continues on with the duo to the next area.\nNow that they're near the last patch, Kalisha takes Ire off her back again and stands at the ready to defend the two if the group comes under attack again.*\n\"Okay, I'll keep watch. Make sure you gather close to each other,\" *She says. Kalisha makes sure that the elders gather from 'nodes' as close as possible, and stays near them at the same time. That way, if there was an attack, they could get to her faster for her to protect them.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Laura and Henry would nod and start collecting the herbs, making sure to stay by your side. Kalish would then notice 7 pairs of glowing eyes from the nearby underbrush, 3 of which seemed to be focused on Laura and Henry while the remaining were on you.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Oh, no... Not that many. Seven of what Kalisha believes to be wolves, staring straight at her group. This probably won't turn out too well. As much as Henry's offer to 'leave him behind' might have been helpful, that was never going to happen on Kalisha's watch.*\n\"Elders... Just stay calm and get close to me, okay?\" *Kalisha says.* \"Stay calm and close, and start walking with me slowly... I hope you've got all you need because there's no more time.\"\n*Kalisha already had Ire in her hand - it never left her grasp while they were walking or when they arrived - so she was already prepared to fight, and her 'sheathe grip' hold with the Ire held in reverse suggested she was unaggressive to the wolves.\nThey are vehement protectors of their property... Hopefully they'll understand when the group start walking away that they weren't here to harm, but Kalisha doubted it. For all she knows, the wolves could be hungry hoping for a meal. That wasn't gonna happen on Kalisha's watch.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Laura and Henry would be alarmed by Kalisha's sudden warning, but would stay silent, drop their tools and move closer to Kalisha*\n\n\"A-Are they back?\" *Laura whispers*\n\n\"Those damn mutts, didn't know I was that tasty for them to come back for seconds...\" *Henry would mutter*\n\n*As the elders moved closer to Kalisha all 7 pair of eyes would now be focused on the group . Everything would be still but the tension was high and could be felt by everyone. Then, almost as if a string snapped, all 7 figures would start running toward Kalisha. It was as she suspected, 7 wolves. However, the one in the middle looked bigger than the rest and had more scars as well. The bigger would attempt to leap for Kalisha's neck while 2 others would go for her legs. The other 4 would split into pairs, each pair leaping toward one of the elders. Laura would shriek while Henry pushed her to the ground. Covering her body with his.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha moved closer to the pair as Henry held Laura under his body to the ground. She's step over them with one leg and keep a wide stance as she protects them under her legs. This position over the two lets Kalisha reach equal range in all directions to protect them as she swings out at all seven wolves.\nWith a quick charge of Mana, Kalisha's weapon bursts into flames and she swings it around in a 360 degree angle several times to ward off the wolves and attack any of the wolves who got close enough to be struck.*\n\n`Kalisha Mana: 100 95`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Kallsha would be able to go over the elderly couple just as all the wolves were closing in. She would swing Kanabo which was now on fire, to scare off the wolves, and 6 of them would step back out of fear. However the large one would continue to run forward, ducking under Kalisha's swing before pushing her away from the elderly couple with its muscular paws. It would snarl at her with no fear in its eyes. Kalisha would be able to tell that this was an odd wolf seeing how it was determined to face you one on one, contrary of normal wolf tactics.*\n\n*The other wolves would then start to swarm Henry seeing Kalisha's flame was out of the way, tearing away at his arms and legs as he screamed in agony. Laura would be crying and desperately trying to kick the wolves away to no avail. She would cry out* \"By the gods! Kalisha, where are you! They're killing Henry! I'm fine being left behind as bait! Please just save my husband!\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha keeps her footing, but did inevitably stagger off of Henry and Laura because of the alpha's ram. She went straight back immediately, shortly after empowering herself with War.\nSame as before, increased muscle mass granting her additional strength and constitution, Kalisha gained a tremendous amount of power at the cost of 28 Mana.\nShe then steps forward and reaches out to 'dig' through the mob of wolves.\n'Dig' how? Well one wolf gets thrown and slammed into the ground and another gets slammed against Kalisha's knee and then ripped in half. Her intent was to reduce the numbers and strike fear in the wolves, demonstrating her power and physical ability.\nKalisha continues tearing through the wolves to try to get through them and stop them from killing Henry and Laura. If she had enough time, Kalisha would kill another wolf and throw its body away, then throw herself over Henry if there was enough space to protect them like before.*\n\n`Mana: 95 67`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The alpha wolf seeing Kalisha's increased size would step out of the way and bark at the wolves that are attacking Henry. They would perk up and immediately step away from them before Kalisha would reach most of them, though she does manage to grab one by the tail and crush it's skull beneath her feet while throwing another one onto a nearby tree. The remaining 4 wolves and the alpha would encircle you. The alpha wolf would bark once more and they would all leap into the underbrush, disappearing from sight, but you can tell they were still there, waiting for the right moment to strike.*\n\n*At least for now you are 'safe' but Henry would be looking pretty hurt and all his previous wounds would've opened up again. His face was pale and he was breathing heavily. Laura would be crying, desperately trying to stop the bleeding with her bandages but Henry would his hand to stop her and would weakly look up to Kalisha*\n\n\"...Take her and the herbs back... I don't think I'm going to make it... Leave me behind...\"\n\n*Laura would shake her head in denial* \"You fool! We came here to make enough coin to survive the winter together! You can't die here! If you die, I may as well be dead also!\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"None of us are going to die,\" *Kalisha told them calmly.* \"Laura, start patching him up again before infection and blood loss sets in, quickly.\"\n*Kalisha holds her Kanabo beside herself, ready to swing out in a wide arc should we wolves attack again, as she gets back to the group and protects Laura while she tries to heal Henry up again.\nKalisha also empowers Ire again with Raze, to deter and punish any wolves that may attempt to rush down her group.*\n\n`Mana: 67 77 (regen) 62.\nWar: 4 Turns remaining`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*It would really be healing as it was mostly bandaging up the wounds with a first aid kit, but even still Laura would do her upmost to patch Henry up. 5 pair of eyes could be seen from the underbrush encircling you all but none of them would approach. Henry would look to Kalisha once more*\n\n\"Please... Go... There might be more... I'm not worth it...\" \n\n\"Silence you fool! Save your energy for staying alive! Don't put our efforts to shame, you hear me! Don't you want to see our son and grandson once more!\"\n\n\"...I do... But we haven't found them... His lumber camp was abandoned... You are the only thing I have left worth living for... I don't want you to die because of me... So please Kalisha, escape with her...\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"If it didn't mean the wolves would pounce, I'd throw both of you on my back and sprint out of here... But we have no other option, and I'm not leaving you behind,\" *Kalisha said. The last thing she would ever want was to be eaten alive, she'd never wish that on an innocent.\nShe'd glare back at the eyes of each wolf and let out a wrathful roar. Pissed off of waiting, Kalisha winds up her Kanabo and throws the weapon at one of the pairs of glowing eyes to hit it from range. Ire, still aflame, would begin to set fire to that zone, and eventually it will force the wolves to either attack or flee before the flames surround all parties involved.\nNow, Kalisha lowers her stance with arms out wide, and surveys the area surrounding her. She was ready to destroy anymore wolves that rush out at her and the elders.*\n\"**Test me!!**\" *She screams at the foliage, daring the wolves to come at her.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As you throw Ire at one of the pair of eyes you would hear a 'welp' followed by seeing some of the underbrush going aflame. You would hear the wolves growling at the sight but would then see the alpha wolf leap out with its eyes glowing white. It would then opens its maw to let out a breath of cold air to put out the flames.*\n\n*At this point the puzzle pieces would likely click for Kalisha. The leader wolf wasn't really a wolf, but some sort of hybrid between a winter and normal wolf. It would be no surprise given it's superior traits from being part winter wolf that it would become the leader of a massive wolf pack, and was likely the reason for the increase amount of wolves in the area. For what purpose you would not know, but it was clear that it wasn't going to backdown from your show of strength.*\n\n*The alpha wolf would let out a bark and 3 more wolves would come out of the foliage. They would snarl at Kallisha before lowering their heads and charge for her, with the alpha wolf being in the forefront*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"Huh, magic little fucker,\" *Kalisha mutters.\nShe watches and stares at the wolves as they rush her down, and lowers her stance similar to that assumed by a sumo wrestler before the match starts. Her intent here was to make it easier to grab one of the wolves instead of catching it out of the air and risking falling over.\nAlpha wolf being in the front was perfect. Kalisha rushes towards it with her arms out and forward, and reaches out to grab the alpha wolf. Once she gets her hands on it, she lifts it up over her back and wraps her arms around the thigh and shoulder while the wolf is held horizontally over her own shoulders.\nThen, she slightly lifts the wolf, and pulls it straight down upon her shoulder to snap the wolf's spine - a backbreaker drop. Several loud cracking noises resound through the area as the wolf's spinal cord is snapped in two, and Kalisha tosses the body to the ground. The alpha would now more than likely be paralysed from the mid-section down, and permanently so. She'd put it out of its misery soon, but first makes sure that all of the other wolves submit.*\n\nThink how Shao Kahn snaps Kotal Kahn's spine in MK11 - a backbreaker drop." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As the alpha would be caught in Kalisha's arms the wolf would look surprised, but his eyes would harden and bark once more. The wolves that were charging Kalisha would then run around her as she is lifting the alpha over her shoulders and instead go for Laura and Henry. Laura would let out a scream as the two wolves would leap at her, knock her over, and start tearing away at her neck. The third would start gnawing on Larry's shoulder. At this and start dragging him into the underbrush. At this point Kallisha would've finally finished snapping the alpha's spine and tossing him to the side as he whimpered in pain, but the targets she was suppose to be protecting were now seriously injured.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*In the process of breaking the Alpha's back, Kalisha notices that the other wolves aren't fleeing as she expected. She had hoped that they would recognise their leader got brutalised and run away, but it seems there was no dice.\nSo, instead of dropping the alpha on the ground, Kalisha takes it by the legs and swings out at the other wolves, literally using the alpha as a weapon to beat up his 'disciples'. Given how dire the situation is, this was probably the best way to go about it, if not a little bit immoral. But who cares about morality when it comes to saving lives?\nAt least in the process she'll be agonising the leader by slamming and swinging him around. Let's see if he calls his buddies off or dies in the process. And with a broken back, he can't do anything with his lower body, so the alpha has no option but to go through all this - he can't curl around to bite Kalisha, he can't wiggle out, nothing.\nShe swings out with the alpha to smack away any of the wolves that are still in range or haven't passed her yet while she was backbreaker dropping it. After this initial 360 degree swing, Kalisha runs toward the elders to take down any of the other wolves if they made it to Laura and Henry.*\n\n\nWar: 1 Turn remaining`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*There were only 3 wolves that remained with the current pack, and following the alpha's orders, even though Kallisha was strong and physically quicker, the wolves were faster on their feet than her and had made it around her wild swings and tore into the elders. However she would be able to smack them away with the alpha's body, forcing them to back away and snarl at you. Laura's and Henry's bodies were a blood mess, but looked like they were still breathing, for now at least. The alpha would be mostly helpless as it was being swung around wildly with its broke back, but it would weakly tilt his head toward Kallisha, its eyes glowing white, as its opens its mouth and sends a blast of cold air at her at this close distance, enveloping her and causing her movement to be slowed down tremendously*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha was taken by surprised from the alpha wolf's ice breath blast, and was having none of it; she drops him to the ground and raises a foot, then slams down upon his head to crush the skull and finish it off. She roars out at the other wolves, showing off her wrath, as she throws two Wrathful Bolts to 'burn' them.\nOoh, that was some chilly wind. Lucky it didn't freeze her entirely though.\nNow that War has expired, Kalisha's muscle mass returns to normal and the crimson glow dissipates and vanishes. Nevertheless, she is still tall and bulky, but just not as large as she was before. If anything, her previous uses of War were for the sole purpose of increasing her size and deterring animals - probably would have been able to backbreaker and skull crush the alpha without it.\nShe glances back at the elders, seeing that they were both injured... But not dead. That's good. She'll get 'em outta here. Kalisha returns her glare back to the wolves.*\n\n`Mana: 72 77 (regen) 57\nWar: Expired`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The wolves seeing their leader be brutally crushed would earn a few yelps from the wolves. They leap back a few feet and look as if they were about to flee, but seeing Kallisha start to shrink down they would regain some of their bravado. However they would be caught off guard as she let loose two wrathful bolts, hitting two of them, pushing them away from the elderly couple. The third wolf would look confused on what to do, but would simply stand his ground for now as his compatriots regained their footing and return to his side*\n\n*Laura would weakly crawl over to Henry, taking a piece of bandage to wrap her bleeding neck. Both of them would look very pale and weak. Henry would have his eyes closed, and his breathing appeared to be getting shallower. Laura would start to cry and weep onto his chest as she held his hand*\n\n\"Why... Why did this have to happen... First you take away my son and grandchild, and now my husband?....Am I not to love any men in my life?...Why... Why is this happening...\" *She would weep*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha hears Laura crying and weeping. Losing her children, possibly her husband... People who care about her.\nShe knew how that felt, to be left behind... Not being allowed to love or hold anyone dear.\nNature pissed her off.\nKalisha empowers herself with War once more, screaming wrathfully as she casts the spell. As much as War is exhausting, Kalisha needs to stay tall and threatening in the face of the wolves who are just about to flee. Her muscle mass and height increases again, and so returns the blood-red energy around her body.*\n\"Begone!\" *She screams at the wolves to scare them off. Kalisha stays with the elders while she tries to ward off the wolves.*\n\n`Mana: 57 29\nWar: 5 Turns`" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Kalisha would grow in size once more this would be the final push needed for the wolves to back away and head back into the forest, leaving the group to their own devices. Laura would look up to Kallisah, her eyes red from tears*\n\n\"I... I don't think he's going to make it... He's lost too much blood... I'm losing too much blood..\" *And she would touch her neck which was already soaked red despite just putting it on a moment ago*\n\n\"...This might be cruel... But can I ask that you bury us by that tree we gathered around in the beginning?...It was our last enjoyable spot doing herb work... This job has proven to be too much... Should've suspected as much given the high pay...\"" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha immediately turns to the elders as the wolves flee. There's nothing she could do to help either of them - no healing magic, not enough medical equipment for the both of them... Nothing.*\n\"Is he... Already gone? Are you beyond saving?\" *Kalisha asks. She reaches up and removes the helmet from her head. There's sorrow in her eyes... Very few emotions besides rage are ever shown by her. Kalisha knows she failed, that she's helpless to save the elders. But at least she'll take solace in giving them their last wishes.\nAs much as Kalisha wants to offer healing Laura in any way she can, she knows the woman wouldn't want to live on without her husband. She's already lost so many of those that she loves... Her children and grandchildren as well.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*She would take a deep breath and slowly let it out, trying to gather her bearings to speak properly, and would then turn to face Kallisha, holding her hand with her cold wrinkly palms*\n\"...There is no healer nearby unless you know healing magic... I'm sorry for both of us being a burden. A young lady like you shouldn't see so much death... It may not be much but here is the remainder of of our herbs and shrooms... You can collect our pay as well... We won't be using it after all...\" \n\n*She would then look up Kallisha and weakly smile* \"I hope life treats you better than it has treated us...\" *And with that Laura would also fall unconscious falling onto Larry's chest*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha listened to all Laura had to say. She took what Laura offered - the mushrooms and herbs, and her offer for the pay.*\n\"Laura, I'm... So sorry. I wish I did better, or you wouldn't have had to die,\" *Kalisha said, tears in her eyes.* \"I'll fulfill your final wishes.\"\n*If Laura was too weak to respond, Kalisha would urge her to rest so she passes without pain. She foregoes retrieving Ire for the time being to pick up the elderly couple and carry them to where the woman wishes to be buried... Where they all met.\nKalisha, while carrying the couple, actually would go over to Ire to move and charge it. She kicks it out of the foliage and into the clearing with her feet, and empowers it with Raze so it burns and lets her find it when she comes back later. Until she returns, there is no reason for it to be moved.\nThen, she sets off back in that direction.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Kallisha would head back to meeting spot she would feel Laura and Henry's breathing getting weaker by the second. Henry's breath would be barely audible and Laura was barely holding on. She would find the tree that they had gathered around in the beginning but she would also see the robed man standing next to it. She couldn't see his expression but he merely holds his hand out*\n\n\"It would seem like you've failed your duty\" *He would say coldly*\n\"Give me their bodies. I shall dispose of them. If you have the herbs hand them over as well\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*She was wracked with guilt the whole time she carried the elders, hearing them weakening them every passing second. No point in trying not to think about it.\nShe found herself back at the initial tree, and silently regarded the man before he spoke with hostility.*\n\"Dispose of, how?\" *Kalisha questioned.* \"They wanted me to bury them here as their final resting place... I'm not going to deny them. But they're still barely alive, maybe you could help them?\"" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "\"Please spare me the antics. If you did your job properly they wouldn't need to be buried. Very envious of your mentality to carry out such a deed with honor. As for helping them, I am no healer, but I will make a note from now on to bring one for these jobs in the future.\"\n*He would then take a step forward with his arms still held out*\n\n\"Unfortunate that they met such a fate, but I cannot have you bury them here. I am going to have to dispose of them else where so that their deaths cannot be tracked back to us. We do not own these woods after all and would be unfortunate if any kingdom guards found a pair of dead macen bodies here. If it is any consolation, I know where their cabin is. I can bury their ashes there\" *He would say matter of factly*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Bury their ashes... Kalisha supposed that that works.\nShe looks at the two elders in her arms, sorrow still in her eyes, and looks back to the man, nodding silently.* \"Please bury their ashes here,\" *She requests.* \"They wanted to be buried here because it's the last place they enjoyed doing their work.\"\n*'But what about the cabin', Kalisha thinks. Who will it go to? Will it be sold off to somebody else, or taken down? As far as Kalisha knows, the elders didn't concern themselves with their belongings in their final moments... Just where they wanted to be laid to rest.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The robed figure would let out a sigh*\n\"Very well, I suppose I can do that much. Now hand them over along with the herbs if you have them. My arms are growing tired\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha nods and gives him the two bodies, and the bag of herbs that were collected. Before he leaves though, she felt the need to explain:* \"Laura wanted me to have both of their pays... But I don't feel right taking what should have been their reward - if they have any next of kin, please give it to them with my sincerest apologies. If they don't, then keep it.\"\n*Kalisha remembered that Laura mentioned she lost her grandchildren, so she was unsure whether they had any next of kin, but she still didn't want their money.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The robed figure would seemingly chuckle at Kalisha's request about the pay* \"I suggest you may as well take it, cus I most certainly won't be paying you for your terrible escort duty. It would send the wrong message and lower our standards. At the very least you can take their pay as a reminder of your failure today. You can also use it to better equip yourself so such a thing doesn't happen again. If you really don't want it, then I'm sure there is some beggar on the street that would be more than happy to take it off your hands. In any case, it will have more value and use in your hands than ours. The boss nor I have any need for such pocket change. \" \n\n*The robed figure would place silver rings on Laura and Henry's figures and would mutter an incantation that Kalisha wouldn't be able to understand. Shortly after their bodies would start to shrink and turn into bloody mice, which would then stuff into his robe pocket. He would then turn to you and hand over 12 gold*\n\n\"While I am upset by the outcome, we can both take this as a learning experience. If you are still interested in working for us, I will be sure to tell the boss to hook you up with a job that better suits your talents. So are you still interested? Nothing wrong if you aren't, I would just be a bit envious that there are people out there satisfied with doing subpar work without redeeming themselves\" *He would say rather stoically despite his harsh words*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Kalisha listened and nodded in shame as he finished. She takes the gold, reluctant at first, but there's no point if it might tarnish reputation.\nIn fact, Kalisha was glad that she was being told off for failing. It's just a reason to get better. Enhance her current abilities, learn new ones, so that it doesn't happen again... Or is less likely to happen again. If anything, the worst part about it was that the opposition was made up entirely of wild wolves. Kalisha might have fared better against human opponents... And might have been much better off if she was stronger.*\n\"Thank you for considering me,\" *Kalisha said.* \"And for lecturing and scolding me. Now I know I need to become much stronger in future.\"\n*She was ready to go back and find her weapon, then leave. If there was nothing more to talk about, she'd set off immediately.*" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The robed figure would not and leave without a word, taking the mice forms of Laura and Henry with him. Kalisha would find her weapon in the forest that thankfully didn't cause a forest fire thanks to the cold and bits of frost in the area. The taste of defeat would be bitter, but would also serve as comforting reminder of Laura's shrooms that looking back didn't feel as bitter as what Kallisha would likely be feeling now. Perhaps that is why Laura always carried them around with her, a distraction from all the defeats she had endured in life. While unlikely that Kalisha would put them in her mouth ever again, she at least had them as a token of what happened today and of the kind people she met. One could hope in the future she would become stronger from this unfortunate event*\n\n__**Quest Compete**__\n1.5 pp rewarded" } ]

[ { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "```Here cause are kinda used rn```\n\n*The scene... Is a CAVE! A very cool cave you see. Seems very old and is protects the inhabitants from the weather! It's also dark and VERY Vampire friendly. Maybe that's why they are associated with bats... But that's not all you see, bats have these COOL ROCKS that people can grind up to make PAINT! That and there are some salts that really work well for cooking. \n\nAle, while they were travelling, has copied Kaisa's style, wearing something face markings in the form of two white hollow parallelograms on either cheek. Kinda funny how he decided he wanted to copy her. But it's nothing but just because he thought it looked cool.*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"I see you've copied my style. Wonder why you did it?\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*She enjoyed their resting place. Cool, away from the sunlight, no accidentally touching wood or water. Caves sometimes had water, but she was pretty sure this one was dry. The only problem was that she couldn't see. Her senses were heightened in darkness, but as of now, she had no night vision*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"Well, you see. Kinda thought it was cool and all. That and it really looked somewhat cute so I decides to copy it. Plus, don't I look good with it?\"\n\n*He asked, joking about the question. He really didn't care if he looked good in it. He just copied it because he thought it looked cool and stuff. He can easily wash it off with some stuff if he needed to, but as of now, he really didn't need to wash it off! \n\nAmeAme was just standing in the cave, tied to something... Yeah that's good I Guess. Ale didn't bother to start a fire because... Well, he doubts that he'd be able to keep a firs going...*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"You do. It suits you. Though, not too sure about the cute part.\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*Ale was probably joking with that last part. It did look good on him. She wondered what they would do in here. Find something, settle down for the night, tell stories? Maybe two things at once*\n\n*She seriously hopes there's no water in the cave. That would be bad. She remembered the first time as a vampire, going into the river to wash up. She had almost died that day.*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"I see I see. Anyways, I failed to ask earlier... But why did you decide to mark your face? Or is that what comes with Vampirism?\"\n\n*He asked, wondering... If he well, Insulted her by accident and she is just good at hiding it. You see, he is VERY inept at understanding feelings. If you want him to know something, you need to tell him directly. Simple as that.\n\nAs for water, there wouldn't be any water at this part of the cave, being so close to the top. Only down below would be where the water is. You see, it's quite dry here!*" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*Kaisa would touch her face markings with her right hand. She had these markings since child hood. She would remember when she and her father would crush up the wild berries in the forest, her father choosing red and her choosing purple. They had remained permanent after her vampirism, after she had forgotten to wash it off. She would start to choke up slightly.*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"I-it's from my childhood. I forgot to wash it off one day, the day when- you know. It became permanent later. So, it was both. I'm not sure how though. Whether it's the curse or the paling of the skin causing it to show through after applying it for so many years\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"I'm sorry if I hit something personal. It looks good on you! Don't worry about it. And plus, if you ever feel like you're choking up, you can always come here for a hug!\" \n\n*He said, opening his arms! He wasn't wearing any armour -he placed it on his horse earlier- and has changed into a new shirt and trousers! Let's just say, he was very huggable at this point. Kinda like a lean and muscular teddy bear!* \n\n\"And I wouldn't exactly say pale... I think you look perfectly find. Don't worry about the effects of Vampirism on your appearance... Cause quite frankly, I'd say you probably look as attractive as you would had you not turned!\"" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"It's alright. Thanks. I'm fine with sharing personal information with you, just that it sometimes hurts...\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*She would hug him tightly, enjoying his embrace. Her head rested on his shoulder, close to his neck*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Compared to when I was younger, I'm pale. Can you believe it? I used to be slightly tanned.\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"Can't imagine it honestly. But of course, everyone is always a bit tanned... At least those who work outside! I was much paler when I was a child! I remember being called The Gold Haired Snow Child when I was still with my uncle and aunt.\"\n\n*He said, feeling slightly strange with this situation. Her head was next to his neck... Perfect place go bite someone honestly. She could probably feel his heart rate increase, but of course, the increase of heart rate could be easily misunderstood.*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Gold haired snow child? That's an interesting name. Guess we switched skin tones.\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*Kaisa would pull back from the hug, after feeling his heart rate increase. She didn't know if that was from the hug, from contact, getting too close... Oh well. Not a worry. After all, he was her best friend right now! Her only friend really... But who cares! She has a friend! She would walk to what seemed like a comfortable spot on the cave floor. Once they had a blanket of course. She would yawn, loudly and covering her mouth. It was obvious she was tired.*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Want to sleep now? We've been awake for hours...\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"I mean, im completely fine with it.\"\n\n*He said, producing his plaid. Big enough to fit the two of them, but doubt that'd happen at all honestly. He'd probably be sleeping with AmeAme. AmeAme is very very warm you see?\n\nAnd didn't she have Arthur? I thought she was his friend* \n\n\"Yeah... It's been hours since I slept. I think the last time I slept was last night\"" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Can you sleep with me...? It's cold in here...\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*Another thing about Kaisa. When she's tired, she acts like she's slightly drunk. She beckoned for Ale to come closer, before wobbling slightly, exhausted. She then collapsed on the floor, eyes half open and speech slightly slurred.*" } ]

[ { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "*He sighed. Did he give her blood wine by accident? Does that even exist? If it does, he probably would want to try it honestly. He got up, loosening his string drawn colar so he may be able to move and breath when sleeping. \n\nHe seemed rather confused about how she wanted him to join her in the cloth, but he suspects it must be something she wants. Maybe she was secretly interested in him or... She is legitimately just drunk on blood. Either way, he wouldn't be able to tell* \n\n\"Fine fine- woah don't hit your head. Be careful. I'll join you.. Is fine. You're also acting kinda strange... Was the blood a bit funny?\"" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Hmm? No, I just act like this when I'm\" *Yawn* \"Tired. I remember my mother telling me that all the time.\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*She would lie down, tilting her head to look at him as he spoke. He looked nice. A kind face, good voice, strong-wait, what? Her mind spiraled with confusion, her slightly red face hidden by the dark*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"I prefer warmth. I'm a fire macen after all\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"I could alway start a fire if you so- oh wait... Vampires aren't good with fire right? If you cannot handle sun, fire is bad right?\" \n\n*He asked, usually being good at keeping the fire away from her. \nBeach Scene - Fire was around the top of the ditch house, lightly heating up the lower section.\nForest Scene - Fire was near Ale, which was a few feet from Kaisa* \n\n\"I suppose I'll join you if a fire isn't good. Plus, if I light a fire here, it'd probably get... Well, smokey in here... And I'd probably accidentally suffocate myself\"" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Yeah... Best not to light fire in a space like this\"" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*She remembers the mission. Arthur, Jackal, Alex, Almann, and herself. She had practically doomed them in the first room, not realizing that the enclosed room would trap the smoke with them. Luckily, she was the only one to truly suffer the consequences of her mistakes.*" }, { "author": "Kaisa", "message": "\"Fire isn't necessarily bad, it's fire magic. I don't know why there's a difference though.\" *She would reach out with both hands* \"Sleep with me please?\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"Fine. Only this time because no fire. You still have your dignity as a woman yaddah yaddah\" \n\n*What he was saying was he didn't want to accidentally do anything that would make her feel... Well controlled. But of course, he had to join her for tonight. He also brought out his other pair of trousers for... Padding? Or pillow. I think pillow. \n\nBa-dump \n\nHe placed the trousers down, folded enough to be comfy... And just enough so they can both fit. He then... Well, knelt down next to Kaisa to lay down.\n\nBa-dump\n\nAt this point, she could just make out his face, which was clearly red. He hasn't slept under the same blanket as a girl before. First time she saw him completely blush? If her hearing was as keen as his, maybe she could hear his heart beating. He definitely can hear his heart beating*" }, { "author": "warlordsuntzu", "message": "*Kaisa would have no clue about how Ale looked, or how hard his heart was beating. For a Macen with good endurance, she got quite tired. She simply snuggled in close to him, her head now resting on his chest, her eyes closed. A smile lit up her face, as she fell asleep, feeling safe once again*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*~~(Makes me want to barf)~~*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "*He pulled the... Cloth over them. He couldn't sleep. He was just too close to her... It felt like something he dreamed off doing with his lover all those years ago. What is he thinking? This isn't his lover... If anything, she is better than her. She's way out of his league. He felt wrong that she's doing this for him -he still feels like he's no better than an old traveller- when there were obviously better people with better finances and well... Personality. \n\nBut if course, there was the feeling that he wanted her to do this. Maybe... He l- no not possible. If he was even going to choose a girl... He'd want to know them for a while. He doesn't like to jump onto them like a certain distant relative of his. God damn it Ein. \n\nBut yes, from under the cloth, he'd just lift his arm to place a hug on her as he... Desperately tried to sleep... But the thoughts kept coming back and stuff. He wouldn't sleep well this night*\n\n*He'd of course, be awake. He didn't feel like he wanted to sleep. It just felt too nice to have warmth next to him that isn't... Well, fire. Something about her really made him tick. Is it because she completely made a 180 when she met him? Or maybe... It's something different? Someone who trusted and was interested in what he does, interested in him, and of course, comfortable around him. \n\nOf course, he'd take the side closest to the entrance. He was the larger one of the two, blocking the light and wind. But this gave him another thing to his side! Since she was so close to him... He could feel what he thought it would have felt like had his lover lived from all those years ago. Together, adventuring... And well, laying together in a bed. \n\nThis was different right? She wasn't even interested in him, he thought. Doubt anyone was even interested in me anymore. But of course, this was him being... Really negative about himself. It explains why he is so nice. He wants to be a good person but he is always judging himself... Is he doing the right thing? Should he be sleeping with her? They've only known each other for a bit.\n\nAs he pondered to himself, he slightly tightened his hug, pushing himself closer. But he really didn't notice. It was too slight to really make a difference. What a night. It really made him think, what if they were supposed to be together? What would he do? To his knowledge, vampires have a negative image on them. That would be a question he'd think about for the whole night... \"What if.\"\n\nHe whispered something to himself. DM me if she was awake for this, but doubt she was...*" } ]

[ { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*After meeting the mayor of the village so desperate of adventurers, Moxie and Arthur has reached the forest. This place is where you're going to exterminate vines, 5 at the very minimum but it'd be preferable to do more. The forest doesn't look wrong, but for some reason you feel rather uneasy about this place. All the citizens of the village formulate conspiracy theories about the forest, some say it's someone working from the shadows, others think the forest is displeased and wishes to get rid of humanity, and others also think it's a great tribulation from the gods. Of course, in the grand scheme of the world, this isn't such a big issue... Yet.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would contemplate a bit about the oncoming challenge. Vines? It shouldn't be that difficult, considering that plants had an obvious weakness to fire and the like. Preceding the journey to this village, he actually had been idle for a good amount of time before he had noticed the opportunity to make some extra coin. Slipping in and out of various settlements, stealing some food and the whatnot, he found out that vampires, being of the undead, did not need any food to be sustained, energy-wise. He could still taste the complexions and various flavors the meals throughout the days had given him, like the juicy savoriness of a beef shoulder, or the buttery, earthy taste of potatoes, yet he never felt 'full' anymore. It was as if the pleasures of eating meals were ripped from his being, the pleasure of being able to eat until you were full. Now that he had turned into a vampire, he learned to get used to the void in his stomach, the feeling that you could very well go out to eat something, but you wouldn't be able to eat anything without being ravenous for more. To be frank, it was both good and bad at the same time; for one, he didn't have to spend any of his money on food, or even water for that matter, but on the other hand, the sensation of pleasure-eating being ripped from his being still bothered him, to a degree.*\n\n*He looked towards the person he had been assigned to accompany. Apparently, due to the influx of adventurers that had flocked to the village, the mayor had decided that it would be best to split up into different groups to eliminate the threats of vines. His particular partner, this time, was a black haired Kitsune girl. She had four tails, which were all visible to the eye, but oddly enough, one of them was singed and bare, which Arthur found... Odd. To say the least, anyway.*\n\n*One of the more questionable things about the girl was the presence of a metallic arm on her right side, which was pretty odd. Perhaps it was the scar of some fierce battle that had come to pass? Hmm... Doubtful. Judging by her frail demeanor, Arthur imagined that if a fight broke out that would cause her to lose her arm had happened, the opponent would more likely have killed her rather than leave her maimed. Unless, of course, they took pity on her.*\n\n*He took notice of the silent awkwardness between the two as they arrived at the forest. Once they had stopped, he turned towards his ally, keeping his arms by his side. He would then open his mouth to speak:*\n\n\"Well, now that we're here, it's probably a good idea to introduce ourselves. The name's Arthur. What about you?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie's hands were in her coat pockets the entire time as he strolled alongside her little band of summons. Felix had told the young woman about the job, and decided to point out that they needed money... Badly. Since Felix was the one entrusted with monetary affairs, Moxie decided to listen to his advice this time. The trek was long, and arduous, but most importantly... **Boooooring...**\nHer little group found themselves playing \"I Spy\" Too many times to count, and eventually Felix just decided to start firing at random animals and butchering them for meat. After all, it made the trek a bit less... ~~Fucking dreadful~~ dull.\n\nMoxie smiles warmly at Arthur and her iron golem waves at her. Felix scowls and narrows his eyes at the other kitsune, the grip on his bow tightening. Felix has a bad feeling about most people in general, and Arthur isn't an exception. To be honest, very few people are. His main goal is to protect his summoner, and nothing stops him from doing just that. He's shot at many a bandit to do his job. Felix seems pretty unnerved about this situation, and the various wolves around Moxie also seem a little creeped out by the forest. But Moxie and her golem either don't notice, or don't care.*\n\n\"I'm Moxie. Nice to meet you!\"\n\n``190 Mana, with 125 Mana removed due to summons. 65/65 Mana left.``" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Got a bad fuckin' feeling about this place...\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Felix nocks an arrow on his bow.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"...Wish my creator gave me a fuckin' axe or something.\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would begin to eye what seemed to be a small party of entities from various different... Races, to say the least. There was a Felind archer eyeing him down, gazing at Arthur with a look that he didn't like; it reminded him of those people that were arrogant enough to look down on you without any conceived reason. The look the Felind had given the kitsune was somehow a look of disgust, combined with a hint of aloof-ness as well, a look that threw Arthur off ever so slightly. To be honest? Plain and simple, Arthur didn't like the archer one bit.*\n\n*There were other creatures flocking around the girl named 'Moxie' as well. Three wolves, all of which looked equally gray, but displayed such stark different personality traits, that Arthur wondered if they were somehow domesticated wild wolves. There was one that seemed to be lazy, one that was overly hyper and exuberant, and one that looked like it wanted to smack the both of them in the face. How curious... Arthur wanted to go down and examine the three of them further, but he knew that the Felind archer probably wouldn't allow it. He did find them all quite cute, however.*\n\n*Finally there was... A golem. Getting flashbacks at what happened at the prison escape, Arthur remembered how difficult these things were to fight, and even more so how difficult they were to kill. Unlike the golems he fought at the prison, which were icy and seemingly made out of snow, this golem looked to be made out of pure metal, almost as if it's body was composed entirely of iron. It wielded a large, wicked metal sword; a zweihander, from first glance, and towered over the vampire as he stared down the beast. For now, it didn't look too hostile, but at the same time, Arthur got a feeling of danger from the beast. Or, perhaps, that was due to that ominous atmosphere that was radiating from the forest. Gripping his sword, but then letting go, he would sigh to himself, then hold out his hand, signaling a handshake.*\n\n\"Good to meet you, Moxie. Side note: That archer of yours looks... Intimidating. And he has quiet the sailor mouth as well. Could you tell him to, like, not look down down on me? Gives me the creeps. Almost like he's already calculating a way to kill me, you know?\"" }, { "author": "Phil, Nox's Guardian", "message": "*The golem nods at Felix pointedly as though he agrees with Arthur, and slaps the back of Felix's head.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Ow! What the hell?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie shakes Arthur's hand, nodding her head at Arthur's points as well and chuckling. It's hard to control summons that have minds of their own.*\n\n\"Yeah... Uhh, I'll try. Phil helps me out, but you wouldn't **Believe** What I gotta deal with at home. **FOR A SUMMON,** You aren't very obedient, are you!?\"" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Moxie, I'd like to think you see me as a little more than *Just a summon*, thanks very much!\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie notices Arthur's armour and halberd. It looks simple at first glance, but as she looks closer at it, her face shows more and more glee as she notices just how special it all is... Is... Is it all enchanted!? Mox always **WANTED** To see enchanted stuff!*\n\n\"Whoa... That's so cool...\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would grow slightly uncomfortable as Moxie leaned in to admire his armor and halberd. To be completely honest, he preferred the halberd form of his weapon rather than the sword, so he hadn't changed it back at all during the downtime between the last quest he took, and this one. He had gotten his armor enchanted once more by Dragor in New Salvainia, a favor that Arthur deeply thanked the dwarf for once more. It had the magical property of being regenerative, silenced, and most importantly, twice as difficult to break than the average. Oh, and there was also the benefactor of the armor being lighter than it should have been, due to the Greater Featherweight enchantment he had applied to it as well.*\n\n*From first glance, it would seem that Moxie's little party of summons would be... Slightly dysfunctional, to be honest. Though, they really did feel like actual people; he read in books that summons were typically dregs and minions used to carry out the dirty work of a summoner, so it was a mild surprise to him when he actually found a group of summoned creatures with a personality. They felt alive; something that Arthur, as edgy as it was, lacked. Being a vampire, to be completely honest, wasn't the worst thing that had come to happen to the kitsune. In fact, it wasn't too different from being a normal person. The only true changes in his everyday life was the fact that he didn't feel the natural warmth from before in his body, and that whenever he glanced at the veins in his arms, they would be colored a light ivory instead of the usual red he was used to for so long. He wanted to keep the fact of his vampiric powers hidden from people, lest they attack him under the misconception that \"Vampires are evil!\" And whatnot.*\n\n*Moxie herself seemed to be unguarded and under protected compared to a good amount of people he's been with. She seemed to be equipped with only a leather cloak, some clothes, and some boots, but that probably meant that she had spent most of her money purchasing things for her summons. However, this begged the question: Why waste your time and money improving others' success when you could boost your own instead? Arthur didn't get why she would abandon the thought of her own well being, instead improving upon the state of her summons. Though, he would continue to look at her as she admired his armor and weapon, finally opening his mouth to speak:*\n\n\"Yeah, it IS pretty cool. Very expensive as well. Though that arm of yours... I've seen someone with a similar item before, but how does it work exactly?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie's archer readjusts its shoulders and looks around its surroundings once more, acting as what seems to be the most \"Guarded\" One of the bunch. It may seem as though he's the voice of caution and reason in the group, and even the golem seems to take notice of this and ready himself for combat, holding his weapon on his shoulders and looking around, with a much more menacing appearance now.\n\nThe wolves would scatter somewhat, searching for enemies. The lazy wolf seems to... Not really care, and the excited one quickly gets distracted and tries to chase its own tail. Nox claps her hands and points to the inky darkness of the forest, and it gets the message. She adjusts her cloak and looks at her own arm. She's seen someone with an arm like this? Cool... Maybe she'll pay them a visit some day. That might be fun.*\n\n*She shrugs with a nonchalant demeanour, as though the arm really isn't a big deal to her.*\n\n\"Eh. I enchanted it. Runes and stuff.\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "\"And... What happened to your tail?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I burned it. Stupid mistake, I guess.\"\n\n*Again, Nox acts like it's no big deal.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "\"You... Burned it? How would you burn your own tail?\"\n*Arthur was becoming slightly more intrigued as this conversation went on. Could she be a pyromancer like him as well? Eager to find out, he would await her answer, keeping his arms by his sides as he looked down.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"I tried making a potion. I think I spilled something on it, and, ya know... *Stuff happened.*\" \n\n*Moxie scratches the back of her head with her prosthetic arm and then unstraps her crossbow, attempting to reload it. Because she isn't particularly strong, she has a very hard time putting a bolt in it. But eventually, she manages.*\n\n\"Being an Artificer ain't easy, ya know?\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would pause for a moment, thinking about what Moxie just said. An artificer? What is that? Some kind of mage, or even some kind of tinkerer? He would have to steal a book about that later, probably from the mayor's mansion or something. And... A potion? That was something new. He'd never had the chance to mess around with any kind of potions before, let alone be damaged by it. He sensed a slight tinge of hostility coming from the other kitsune's voice, and he read the mood that he didn't like to antagonize her further. He would stop pressing on with the subject, and turned towards the forest.*\n\n*Since it was night time, his senses were boosted a good amount as he stared into the lush, dark green fauna. They were sent to destroy some assassin vines, which shouldn't be too big of a problem. He could easily dispose of those if he got close to said vines with his fire, but he was still a good bit uneasy on how Moxie would deal with them. He would gaze into the forest, trying to gain a sense of what lied within.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie looks a little guilty when she notices Arthur's reaction. She never **Meant** To be rude, she just thought she was explaining why she had the singed tail. Maybe it was her tone. That's often not so great. Yeah.*\n\n*She holds her crossbow by her side and steps behind her golem, who pats her head as he readies himself for combat. The wolves reform and follow side by side around Moxie. Felix stands between Moxie and the Golem, bow at the ready, steeling himself.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Whilst taking a good look of what's around him, he notices that there are definitely vines nearby. But he would have no clue as to any where-abouts, they are practically sitting ducks here waiting for the vines to attack them. Good thing is, if Arthur cannot see in this dark, neither could they... Hopefully, that's just an assumption, who knows. As you continue, you to see signs of death nearby, seeing splotches of blood on the leaves nearby. A clear sign that something must be done or else innocent people will pay.*" }, { "author": "Phil, Nox's Guardian", "message": "*Phil makes a rumbling sound as he notices the blood. Something evil is here, and Phil wants it to die.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Watch yourself, lads and lasses.\"\n\n\"Think I see blood... Bloody nasty.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Nox chuckles for a second before the weight of **SEEING BLOOD** Hits her.\n\nUh oh...\n\nShe readies her crossbow again, waiting for something to happen so she can react.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would nonchalantly gaze into the forest, definitely noticing the abundance of nearby assassin vines that lurked in the forest. Though, he couldn't tell exactly how many of the vines there were, he would stand there knowing that waiting for the vines to attack them would likely lead to their downfall. He wondered, however, if the vines could tell where his position was, even in this dark. He doubted that they had any organs used for eyesight, so they likely relied on the vibrations that they made on the ground to pinpoint where their targets were. As he walked in, he noticed the abundance of blood nearby, crimson splotches dotting the landscape of the leaves of the forest. Something had died here, more or less recent.*\n\n*Walking in, he wouldn't be able to see a good bit, due to the darkness, but he would nonchalantly guess with the position of the blood on the leaves, the vines had to be nearby. He would hold both hands up, and simultaneously cast Enveloping Hell with both of his hands. The area in a 24 foot circle would suddenly be ignited with flames, setting fire to whatever was inside the radius. If he were to start a fire here, obviously the vines would soon fall to the flames, unless they were resistant to fire. That would suck.*\n``` Enveloping Hell cast. Remaining mana: 175/210```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The flames emitted by Arthur caused a fire in nearby bushes and trees, but it did have the intended effect of killing vines, he had burnt up 6 vines just by doing that. Though the lumber village might not agree with the methods of burning down the forest... The fire starts to spread to other vegation and trees, causing an even larger fire. This certainly would not go over well with the village.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Nox's first instinct is to react with utter amazement. What a powerful spell... She needs to learn something like that! Maybe. Her golem tries to shield her from the fire... Although of course, they're far enough from Arthur that there's no worry. Yet.\n\nFelix immediately gets pissed, and the wolves begin to cower, their natural instinct being to hate fire.*\n\n\"Uhh... This isn't good.\"" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"You bloody idiot! How are we supposed to get paid now!?\"\n\n\"You'll put us into **DEBT** At this rate!\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would take a look at the surrounding damage, admiring the destructive power he had just unleashed. The burnt up remains of six vines would lay littered across the circle, all turned into ashes by his flames. However, the damage would come with an 'unexpected' collateral: the forest would suddenly catch on fire, each passing second spreading the flames further throughout the area.*\n\n*If he were to be completely honest, he didn't really care that much about the damage, as long as the job got done. 6 vines, huh? That was a good amount. Though, he wanted to continue on into the forest, with the desire to exterminate any other vines that he found. Seeing that the forest was already on fire, how much could a few more flames hurt? Though, he would be slightly annoyed at the Felind's remarks at him. Frankly, he didn't care, so he ignored him, and continued on into the forest.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Nox continues to stare with amazement. Although she really should be scared... She isn't. It's magic! Super powerful magic, at that! She wishes she could use magic that strong... She has a lot of summons, sure, but nothing good for defending herself... Maybe she could learn something like that soon. Who knows?\n\nFelix continues to curse under his breath, pissed off at this little bastard for ruining the mission. If they have anything to pay back for this, Felix wouldn't allow Nox to take the fall. He looks behind the group for a moment.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"At this rate, we may as well leave... The mental patient decided to light the village's wood supply on fire.\"" }, { "author": "Phil, Nox's Guardian", "message": "*Phil shakes his head and tilts Felix's head back to facing the direction they are heading. They have a job to do, they may as well get it done to the best of their abilities.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would pause momentarily, considering what the Felind had jeered at him for. He was right; how WERE they to get paid at this rate? If Arthur were to be completely honest, he really didn't mind the lack of pay that they would(n't) receive upon returning to the village. His methods were his methods, and besides, if he wanted to make some bigger cash, he'd go ahead and take another of the Boss's missions. Though, this? This was a bit too easy, though that was probably because all of his opponents were just plants. He could stop now and exit the forest, leaving Moxie to do as she pleased, but that wouldn't be all that fun, would it? He didn't feel like doing any more work than he had to, however. If his methods got the vines killed, the vines were killed, plain and simple. After all, their mission was to eliminate the vine threat. It never said how they were to do it, and frankly, this method of spreading the fire across the forest would work the best. The other vines would most likely get caught in the collateral, burning to ashes due to his magic.*\n\n*Though, the felind DID have a point. He wasn't worried so much about debt, but was more so concerned with the archer's tone. Simply put, he was getting annoying as all hell, and so Arthur decided to turn back to Felix, staring him down with teasing eyes.*\n\n\"Hey, if it gets the job done, the job's done, right? What's so bad about it if we're only employing the most efficient method?\"" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Are you braindead? Did your mother drop you on your head as a baby?\"\n\n\"Who am I kidding, of course she did.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Nox's eyes widen as she hears the archer mouthing off Arthur. Okay... Bit much... She smiles awkwardly and puts her arms up, slowly lowering them. At this point, Phil starts to realise how awry this is going, and decides to engage himself by twiddling his own thumbs, his zweihander tucked in his left arm.*\n\n\"Guys... Let's... Not...\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would raise his eyebrows slightly, stepping towards the Felind. Crossing his right arm over his left, he would get up all in the summon's face, speaking to him with an edge in his voice.*\n\"Got a problem? My methods work. You're welcome to go back to whatever hole *You* Crawled out of if you don't want to take part in this. You're unneeded. Unwanted. Dead weight, if you will.\"" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Indeed I do, you jumped up little shit. I haven't fought by the side of many an esteemed warrior and mercenary to have to deal with an overgrown child like you. I expect someone taking a job to use methods that won't **Ruin the end result.** Defeating the purpose of taking this job in the first place, aren't you!?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Nox finally has enough of this shit and desummons Felix.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would sigh in relief, thankful that he didn't have to deal with another bout of complications caused by a single unruly teammate. He would turn to Moxie, looking at her with weary eyes as he put his hand on his head, regaining his posture. Thank the gods that he didn't have to fight another person today; that'd be plenty annoying, if he were to be completely honest. Even though he could have easily taken on that archer in a fight, he honestly didn't feel like going through the stress and expense of energy. Putting his hand off of his head and to his side, he would relax his grip on his halberd as he spoke to Moxie.*\n\n\"Hey, thanks for that. Tell that felind to mind his tongue, or else his dignity won't be the only thing he loses today. Honestly, if he cools down, I'm completely fine with him rejoining our, ah, merry band. It's your choice though.\" *He would turn back to the forest, taking long strides towards the areas illuminated by the fire. Things were much brighter now, but the sight of a burning forest would distress him a tiny bit. Nevertheless, he would continue on, motioning for Moxie to follow.* \"Anyway, er, let's continue on ahead.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"...Uhh.. Is it really safe? Might be fine for you, but, uhh...\"\n\n*Moxie really doesn't fancy walking into a **Burning forest.**... It's not exactly the kind of scenario she imagined when she signed up for this job.*" }, { "author": "Phil, Nox's Guardian", "message": "*The golem pats Arthur's head with a vaguely sympathetic... Demeanour? It's hard to tell.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*When the golem placed its hand on Arthur's head, he would jolt up suddenly, surprised that the creature had performed such an uncharacteristic action. Though, to be completely honest, he wasn't entirely against this. In fact, it was actually quite comforting, if he were to speak the truth. It certainly had been a long time since he had last gotten patted on the head. Even if it were from an artificial golem, the gesture would relax Arthur, giving him a feeling of slight euphoria as his head was patted repeatedly. Finally, he would have enough of this, and take his right arm and gently stop the golem from patting his head.*\n\n\"You... Actually have a pretty good point. Er, I suppose you could just stay behind me or that golem you've got. Speaking of golem, this little guy's kind of... Physical, isn't he?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*The golem looks a little disappointed, but nods and puts Moxie on his back, who wraps her legs around his torso and hangs off him. The golem draws its zweihander again, holding the weapon at the ready. It looks focused, and ready for combat at any moment.\n\nThe wolves continue to walk around the golem, to act as potential meatshields. The wolves are not afraid of death. None of Moxie's summons are. They're all aware of their potential immortality, which is part of the reason Felix got so mouthy: being a sentient summon has its advantages. Mouth anyone off, and you don't need to worry about dying. Because you'll just come back. It's great.*\n\n*Moxie leans over the golem's shoulder.*\n\n\"Yeah, he's like that. I know he looks kinda scary, but he's actually a massive softie. I made him to help me out at the family farm, and I just kinda.. Kept going.\"" }, { "author": "Phil, Nox's Guardian", "message": "The golem decides to beckon the lazy wolf and pet it for a little while before advancing further.\n\nIt makes a pleasant, soft rumbling noise as it does so." }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would eye the golem and wolves with a slightly less amount of apprehension. He was still wary of the golem, but judging by the wolves' reaction, he had nothing to fear out of the three of them. He would turn back to the forest, watching as the flames continued to spread throughout the landscape. Ok... Maybe this was pretty bad. At this rate, a large portion of the forest would be burned down to the ground, which was a pretty terrifying prospect, now that Arthur thought about it.*\n\n*Because he had nothing else to do in this area, he would continue ahead and walk on, on the lookout for more vines and the whatnot, though he swore this time to not use Enveloping Hell; the consequences were too dangerous, and he could end up with some unwanted targets under his tab, targets that he didn't mean to dispose of. If anything, the last thing he wanted before the night ended was the mayor getting all whiney, then reporting him to some guards, who would then realize that he had this whatever-the-amount-was bounty on his head, and would then start tracking him down, et cetera. Basically, he didn't want to burn down any more of the forest than he could, though if a few more sparks flew here or there, those were out of his control.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*They travel along, the pyromaniac and the summoner with a wise summon, who is desummoned. No sight of any enemies are to be seen, Arthur's sight isn't enough. They would have to be prepared for an ambush they could not avoid, because of a lack of sight. They hadn't seen anything special from these vines, because they are dead and charred. This work cannot be half-arsed or idiotically, they have to do this efficiently. Maybe if you get enough vines the mayor will pardon this act of arson.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would keep trucking ahead into the forest, noticing for the first time the abundance of fauna in the area. Even compared to the wilderness he'd lived in since he got branded as a criminal, the area was still overgrown with various different plants as far as he could tell. His eyesight, while great within the dark, wasn't enough to keep a good sight in the dark; he had to be prepared for an ambush or a surprise attack at any moment. He couldn't see Moxie, but heard the constant clanking of her golem behind her as they transversed the area as well. Only a pang of guilt had lingered after burning down a good portion of the forest, but that was gone now; what happened in the past can't be changed, so what was the point of lingering over it?*\n\n*Trekking through the forest, he would continue to keep a good eye out on his surroundings. Suddenly, the thought hit him; he could just use Burn Up! To light the way. Though, that probably wasn't the best idea, since even though they were completely harmless to opponents, they could still set things on fire. That wouldn't work well in this case. Pausing for a brief moment, he decided to undo the concealment spell he had cast prior to the mission, revealing for the first time his illuminant tails and ears. The light would open up a good portion of the forest, so he could get a grasp of the surrounding area.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie just continues to ride her golem, who trudges onward, zweihander at the ready. The wolves stick very close to the golem, aware that if anything happens he is the group's biggest hope for survival. Besides Arthur, but to be frank, considering he burnt the forest down...*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*They trek onward, having already killed 6 vines, they must be confident. Arthur's wise decision to use his tail helps a bit, but not as much as he would've liked, they can only barely see within 10ft of them accurately. But, their hearing is unimpeded and they hear a rustling in a nearby bush, but this rustling is unlike the previous ones. The creature in that bush could be a vine, ready to pounce. And where there is one, there's bound to be many more.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Nope! Moxie isn't confident at ALL! Considering that the forest is burning down, she's probably at a net loss, AND she won't be able to make much prosthetics with her measly current wallet, she doesn't **Have** Much to be confident about. She continues to hang off the golem's shoulders... Just wishing for today to be over- hang on. She tilts her head behind her when she thinks she hears a noise...\n\nUh oh. There's something out there. Once Moxie warns Phil of the noise, he gives his zweihander a couple of intimidating \"Swings\" As he looks toward the noise, and a wolf runs to investigate at Moxie's command. Her mana should be coming back soon... Right? She might need Felix's help here after all...*\n\n\"Arthur... I might have to bring the archer back.\"\n\n*She now notices Arthur's kitsune features... But doesn't say anything. Normally, she'd have gushed over the fact that she found another Kitsune like herself, something very rare in Salvania, but now... Isn't the time.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur's tails illuminated the area with a 10 foot radius. It was a bit lacking than what he expected it to be, but nonetheless, it was sufficient enough. Walking through the forest, he would take in all the various amounts of flora that inhabited the forest; trees with deep green coloring, flowers with bright, bursting colors, and of course, the drab, dull bushes that seemingly took up the entirety of the underbrush. In fact, there were so many bushes, that it seemed that they would tread in it everywhere they went! Obviously this forest was left to run wild for a pretty long time, but apparently the assassin vines only appeared a couple of weeks ago...*\n\n*As the time passed, he grew increasingly plagued with questions. What caused the sudden outburst of vines in the area? Why here, of all places, in a forest next to some insignificant village? Was it natural? Doubtful, since the problem of the vines had only became important just recently. Most likely, it was a manmade thing, but Arthur, in all his reading, had never found a spell that summoned assassin vines such as these, much less this many in such a vast area. Yeah, it had to be artificial. There was no other possible explanation for it.*\n\n*Suddenly, he heard a loud rustling in the bush. His ears turned toward the direction it came from before his head did as he looked to a nearby bush, the bush quivering as he watched it. It was unlike the other bushes he had seen, which were still in the silent night. It could be another vine, so Arthur decided to back off slightly before drawing his halberd once more. In the case it was a vine, he would be ready to react to any possible attacks it had. To be completely honest, he didn't mind whether or not Felix came back to 'help' them out; in the worst case scenario, Arthur would probably forcefully send the archer back to its runestone.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*A whirring sound suddenly starts to be heard on the other side of the pathway that Arthur is on, then a rock is hurled at Fido at 80fps. Then a shield vine appears out of that area and another one which appears to have a... Mace head on one of it's vines, strange, never before has a vine had a man-made weapon. The bush that Arthur is investigating immedietely reveals a vines tendril and it attempts to grab onto his wrist.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Thunk. The wolf is immediately thwacked with a nice hunk of stone to the noggin and is dizzied for a bit. The other 2 wolves rush at the vines, taking one each. Nox fumbles for Felix's summon and releases him back into this plane, by throwing him behind Phil, who is currently standing still in an effort to protect Nox to the best of his abilities.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"So we're fightin' now, eh? Let's do this...\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Felix squints into the forest. Although, due to it being night, he can't see anything, as he lacks the Night Vision most Felinids possess, he still nocks an arrow, using Phil as cover. He hears the wolves' pouncing at the vines and takes a rough shot at the sounds.*\n\n``\"Summon Felix\" Used. 65-35 = 30/65 mana left.``" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur heard the loud whirring of a noise from the other side of him, behind him, actually. He saw the vague shape of a rock hurled towards one of Moxie's wolves, going way faster than what a rock should be. He turned towards that area, but saw a shield made out of vines from the darkness, and another with a mace's head on one of its vines. He heard the bush that he gazed on rumble again, however, and immediately turned back towards its direction, just as another vine revealed itself to try and snap itself towards one of his wrists.*\n\n*Because he was already facing the bush, and he had already expected another vine to show, Arthur reacted by slightly stepping back, and quickly slicing his halberd in an upwards motion. His speed and power should be enough to take it out, or at least disable it, and the pyrokinetic aspect enchant he had imbued on the weapon itself would likely cause the halberd's blade to cleave straight through the vine.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The rock broke Fido's ribs, poor dog. The mace vine runs up and attacks Phil by slamming him with the tendril with the mace, anything more wouldn't do any damage, because you know, they cannot do much against metal. Arthur had sliced through the vines core, but a noxious gas comes out of it. The shield vine attempts to attack both dogs by whacking them with it's 2 shields to distract them from the mace vine.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Fido doesn't really do too well, trying to stand up and failing miserably, whining in pain. Phil looks at this and gets **ANGRY.** How **DARE** They hurt Fido!? He slams his foot down, attempting to crush the mace vine, growling all the while. Nox attempts to get off of Phil's back as he enters his zone, opting to just stand back and let her summons fight.\n\nThe two remaining wolves attempt to jump back to dodge the shields. Lexi tries to distract it, taking obvious attacks, while Sparky lunges from behind.\n\nFelix looks a little angry as well as the wolf gets his ribs smashed in.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"They got Fido! Sons of bitches!\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Felix attempts to grab Fido and retreat a little, wondering if he should just kill off Fido. It's a cruel move, sure, but it might be best to do so, so that Fido can be summoned again. Felix has slit his own throat before in order to resummon, if the situation demanded it. It's a neat little trick you learn when death is the norm for you. After this, he takes a rough shot at where the vine may have came from by judging its location... He quickly looks at the location of Fido's wound, where it came from when the wolf was on the floor, and shoots in that direction. After all, unless it's moved, he can safely assume it threw straight. Maybe.*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"...Fuck. Sorry, Mox, I shouldn't have made you take this job. Was a waste of our time.\"" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur had successfully swung his halberd through the vines core, a mesh of green moss and vine fiber being sent flying through the air as the vine was sliced into two. However, by doing so, he had released a noxious gas coming from the vine, and in the heat of the moment, Arthur had accidentally inhaled some. It made his mouth burn, and it made his throat itch intensely, but it wasn't anything he couldn't handle. However, as the noxious gas passed into his airpipe, he would begin coughing violently as he hacked out a good amount of blood. Backing off, he attempted to regain his posture as he watched the shield and mace vine attacked Moxie's summons. Steeling himself, he decided to go and support the vines that were attacking the dogs, since he figured that a metal golem could withstand its own eight from a damned vine.*\n\n*Rushing on over to the dogs, which were curently attacking the shield vines, Arthur decided to swing his halberd in quick succession, hitting one shield after another with the blade side of his halberd again. Surely the shields weren't strong enough as to withstand this amount of force and fire, though just in case, he prepared himself to dodge any other attacks shortly after striking the two shield vines.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Angery Phil stomps mace vine, that's all there to say, it wasn't fast enough evade Phil's stomp. Felix, the only smart one in the group, actually hits his shot against the slinger vine, it's core actually. This kills the vine. The shield vine whips Lexi but that was all a ruse, Sparky jumps in and bites into the core, killing the vine and releasing noxious gas. Arthur was left with nothing to do because the dogs had already finished the vine. Seems that all vines in the area has been killed.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would be surprised at the fact that the dogs were able to hold their own against the vines. Perhaps he severely underestimated their power? Or rather it was because of their strength in numbers. However, he wouldn't let his guard down, keeping his halberd held aloft as he scanned the surrounding area. Sure, the pathway seemed to be rid of the vines, but who knows? There could possibly be more lurking in the shadows somewhere.*\n\n*However, as a consequence of the dogs and the golem finishing off the vines, more noxious gas was released as each one bit into the cores, and as the Felind Archer shot straight through one of the vines cores. His eyes would widen, and then he would quickly back the hell off; he didn't want any more of that substance entering his body, especially considering what they had done to him earlier. Once he got away from the gas's vicinity, he would turn towards Moxie, putting his halberd by his side once more as he looked down at the other kitsune.*\n\n\"Ok, maybe *Not* Using fire wasn't the best way to go about this. That noxious gas is going to get to your summons, and to me as well - I'm not exactly the most ranged fighter, as you can see. Do you mind if I actually use my fire this time around? It's far more efficient, and all you need to do to avoid it is back off. Less work for better outcomes. And they do say, 'play smarter, not harder,' right?\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*The wolves would begin to feel the effects of the noxious gases. Sparky falls unconscious, and so does Lexi. Felix would grab Sparky and Lexi, pulling them closer to the centre of the group. Suffice to say, he felt horrible for those poor pups. He does have a heart, you know. Even if it's hardened.\n\nMoxie would rub her left shoulder, tilting her head and pulling an... Iffy expression. Well... Yeah... Yeah, but using fire is kinda the reason they burned the forest down... And Moxie doesn't fancy getting crushed by a falling tree, or burned to death by debris... She still has 980 years of life left to live!* **980!**\n\n\"Well... Uhhh... If-if you want?\" *She shrugs..*" }, { "author": "Felix, Nox's Sniper", "message": "\"Mox, you gotta desummon the dogs, and resummon 'em. Don't think they'll last long otherwise.\"" }, { "author": "Phil, Nox's Guardian", "message": "*The golem nods sadly as he pets Sparky.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie desummons the wolves, to give them a chance to recover.*\n\n``5 mana regenerated. 15 Mana Cap given back. 35/90 Left.``" } ]

[ { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would take what Moxie said into consideration. Staring at the Felind archer, he remembered the conflict that arose the first time he recklessly burned down the area. If Arthur burned down the entire forest like he proposed, there was a chance that Moxie herself could get caught up in the collateral damage. Though, he didn't want to deal with the noxious gas of the vines anymore, so there was that. This... Was a dillema. Should he choose between his own safety, or the safety of his teammate? He stopped to think for a bit, then opened his mouth as he turned towards Moxie, who was de-summoning her wolves.*\n\n\"Alright. I guess if you're fine with it, I'll just go ahead and use my fire. Though, I promise that I wont use that giant spell anymore. That one's too risky.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"...Cool...\"\n\n*Moxie also remembers that conflict. Moxie would rather it never happened again. If Moxie is to be brutally honest, she'd rather Arthur not use his magic whatsoever, especially considering his magic is essentially to become a walking bonfire. In a forest. With vines.\n\nAs she resummons her wolves, she looks to Arthur, sighing and doing that... \"Smile\", that people often do when they really aren't comfortable with something but are pretending they're cool with it because to not do so will probably start a massive conflict and conflict is bad.*\n\n\"You go... Do that.\"\n\n``20/65 mana left.``" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur could still sense a tinge of uneasiness radiate from Moxie's seemingly beaming smile. Was she really ok with him using his fire magic? He already had caused enough trouble for her already; because of his arson, they'd probably complete this quest without any monetary rewards. The money didn't clock out at a high value for Arthur, since the pay for the mission was exponentially lower than what the Boss paid for his requests, but he had to be considerate of others' circumstances.*\n\n*He remembered Hitoshi's lowly state when they first met in New Salvainia. The ninja/assassin Kitsune had lacked the minimal amount of cash to even survive in the city's harsh, money-driven nature. The only reason he had escaped that state of poverty was because he applied and got accepted into New Sunlight, which really did help him in the long run. Hell, he was already a squire when Arthur last saw him! Supposedly, he was fine for now, money wise. But Moxie.. Arthur wasn't sure if she had that opportunity. For all he knew, she could be even poorer than Hitoshi, and Arthur had just ruined her chances of getting off the ground money-wise. Looking towards her with pitiful eyes, he finally spoke his answer.*\n\n\"Fine. It's pretty obvious that you're not comfortable with this plan of action, so I just won't use my fire. Well, I won't use my fire *Spells* Anyway. My swords got this thing where it basically cuts with a really hot temperature, and I can't really control that.\"\n\n\"Anyway, lets just carry on.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*They walk on, having already killed more than 5, they should be able to go back whenever. Alas that is no longer the case, as Arthur had caused conciderable damage to the forest. To hopefully get out of this blame free, they should kill more, 4 more should do the trick. Of course the forest is dangerous the further you go on, so the party should take caution because there might be something they might not be able to deal with themselves. Finally they reach a clearing in the forest where there isn't any foliage and there seems to be evidence of assassin's nearby, ready to strike. This would be the perfect area for Arthur's fire magic as long as he isn't too reckless.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Moxie's archer nocks another arrow in his bow, Phil gets his zweihander ready and the wolves are on the hunt again, looking for their prey. Moxie... Stands still, keeping close to Phil. Because none of them have much luck at night, all they can really do is wait for something good to happen. Which is unlikely as of today.*\n\n``Wolves are looking for vines, Phil is on the defensive, Felix is ready to fire. Mox does nothing.``" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Walking on, Arthur would notice that the group ended up in a sort of open field, a field which lacked a great amount of trees and flora. Reaching an open clearing past the forest, he would notice evidence of assassin vines nearby, poised and ready to strike. Now, he wasn't reckless enough to release his wide-area spell just yet, considering that the collateral damage would cause Moxie and her summons to be injured as well, but he still had a good amount of options left. For one, he could finally cast his other spells that wouldn't cause the entire forest to burn to the ground, and second, he could actually utilize the fire spells he had learned in this open clearing.*\n\n*He would watch as Moxie kept herself close to the golem, the golem itself getting it's massive sword ready. The Felind archer would nock another arrow in it's bow, and the three wolves would scatter, searching the area for vines. Arthur's vampiric vision would come into play here, something that he'd never found much use for in the recent weeks, but nonetheless, it would be useful for snuffing out the remaining assassin vines in the area. Keeping his halberd by his side, he would use his heightened vampiric vision, along with his natural eyesight as a kitsune to scan the area for remaining vines, hoping that he'd be able to find something lurking in the dark.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*All of the sudden, 2 baseball sized rocks are being hurled at 80fps towards Phil! Then a mace vine and 2 shield vines appear from the area the rocks came from! Then there are 2 vines in the opposite direction from those vines, those ones seem a little twitchy or aggressive, they may be a little faster or stronger than the others. One of the aggressive ones attack Fido, by whipping him 2 times.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Because Phil is... A golem, the rocks don't really do much to him. He takes one fell swoop, attempting to damage them all in one swing.\n\nFido just gets whaled on, and backs off. Lexi pounces on the vine attacking him, attempting to stop her little buddy from getting hurt. He might be annoying, but that's her friend, god damn it!\n\nSparky attacks the other twitchy vine, attempting the bite the core. As he's a summon... He doesn't really worry too much about dying.\n\nFelix takes another potshot, this time in the vague direction of the sounds of the mace vine.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would see 2 large rocks being hurled at a fairly fast velocity towards the golem, though they would clank against his metal exterior harmlessly, and would fall to the ground. The vines, obviously, weren't very smart, seeing that they tried to fire rocks at a* **Metal** *Golem. Turning his head instinctively towards the direction the rocks came from, Arthur would see three vines emerge from the area the rocks had been shot out. However, out of the corner of his eye, he also saw two more vines emerge, these ones being a bit more sporadic and twitchy than the others, and would quickly observe as one of the vines quickly whipped Fido twice. He was about to step in and support the wolf, but saw that one of the other wolves had already began attacking the vine; hopefully, even without Arthur's help, the wolves could take on the vines by themselves.*\n\n*Because of the actions Moxie's summons were undertaking, Arthur looked back at the three vines opposite of their current position. He would notice another mace-type vine, as well as 2 shield-type vines now that he looked closely. With this, he would cast Burn Up on himself, and would proceed to quickly run up to the three vines, slashing away at them with the bladed end of his halberd.*\n``` Burn Up cast, 170/210 mana remaining ```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The golem whilst being strong and heavy, still could not fully resist the rocks and loses a little footing, not enough for it to fall down, but to prevent any further attacks from Phil. Lexi had been able to break off a single tendril off the distracted beast, but not kill it off. Fido gets some lacerations because he took all the attacks. Sparky attempts to attacks the twitchy vine but the twitchy vines is too fast for him, he vine gets out of the way and is making a whip attack against Sparky. Felix, again the only smart one, lands a shot, but like Lexi it was just a tendril, not even the mace holding one. Arthur attacks the cluster of 3 vines, the shield vines block the hits somewhat slowing down Arthur, allowing ample oppurtunity for the mace vine to react.*\n\n*2 shield vines have been killed by Arthur, the mace vine makes a mace attack against Arthur directed at his stomach. The twitchy vine Lexi is attacking whips Fido, once, because anymore than that would have the vine lose it's balance. The other vine, Sparky's target, attacks Sparky once.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Yet again, Felix isn't able to see well in the dark due to his lacking of NV, so he takes a guessed potshot at the one attacking Fido, who really isn't having a good time...\n\nFido does little more than feebly attempt to resist the pain of having the utter shit kicked out of him. Lexi continues to attack the vine beast, growing a little impatient and possibly opening herself up to a major beating.\n\nPhil falls to his knees and attempts to stand back up. It's hard when you're a golem.\n\nSparky gets thwacked, but since it's Sparky he just gets back up and tries to rush the vine beast again.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would find himself being able to easily hack his way through the remaining vines, albeit the vine with the mace, but would be able to dispatch the two shield vines without much difficulty. However, because of his reckless assault, he left himself wide open to the mace vine's mercy, and because he didn't properly take care of it, he would find his stomach met with a mace, clashing against his armor with a great amount of force. It hurt, a lot, but it wasn't anything he couldn't handle. The mace had sent him back a few feet, but Arthur would be able to regain his composure, and would begin to rush the vine once more with his halberd, swinging twice in quick succession at the upper and lower parts of the vine's tendrils. With his other hand, he would cast Hellfire Blades, summoning two fiery longswords by his side, which he would then use to fire directly towards the vine as he rushed towards it.*\n``` Hellfire Blades cast. Remaining mana: 131/210 ```" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Aight, the mace vine is dead, it wouldn't have the speed to make a counter-attack or avoid that flurry of blows... Also 2 more rocks are slung at Arthur at 60fps, directed at his head and knee. Lexi takes a hit but still is determined enough to see this annoying beasts dead, so she runs up close and bites at the vines core, successfully killing it, buuuut, noxious gas. Sparky gets attacked by the vine but has made a big brain move, Sparky is now biting into the aggressive vines tendril, not killing it but being annoying. Phil rather easily gets up and spots the 2 slingers being incredibly annoying.*\n\n*Felix misses because his target is dead.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Lexi immediately feels the effects of the vine's gas, and falls over, unconscious...?\n\nSparky continues the onslaught. SPARKY WANTS IT TO NO LIVE.\n\nFido slowly gets back up... But is definitely not in good shape. Poor thing.\n\nPhil does just that, and readies his zweihander again. He takes an almighty swing at them, trying to kill them both at once.\n\nFelix sighs. God damn it... This is just annoying. Why couldn't he have night vision?*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Because your creator is dumb and didn't add it to him*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Look man, Moxie didn't make him, she bought the talisman off someone else*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Then have Moxie enchant his body*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Dispatching the vines were easier than he thought it would be, that was for sure. Though, that was a given, seeing that Arthur was, by definition, a fully-fledged pyromancer. However, out of the corner of his eye, he would be able to see the outlines two rocks being sent flying his direction in his peripherals. Reacting accordingly, he would let his instincts take over, attempting to sidestep to the right as a means to try and dodge the projectiles.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Sparky's rage against the vile vine of villainous actions has not ended yet! He bites harder into the tendril and it loses another tendril, making it lose balance. Phil runs up to the slingers and attempts a swing, which kills one of them but the other evades the golems relatively slow movements. Arthur attempts to evade, and he does it, he reduces the damage to his knees and head, but he could make it out of the way entirely. Arthur has been hit in the shoulder, possibly dislocating it. Arthur's injury isn't terribly, but still isn't great.*" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Again, due to Felix's lack of night vision, he can't see anything... God damn it. He tries a potshot again, hoping to hit a slinger near Phil. If it hits? Great! If it hits Phil... No biggie.\n\nSparky... Is Sparky. Sparky continues his rampage against the vine! Fucker must **DIE!**\n\nPhil tries another swing, wildly trying to hit the vine. It isn't easy owing to his lack of night vision but DAMN if he won't try!\n\nThe other two wolves... Are probably not gonna make it. Fido trudges his way back to Moxie. Lexi isn't getting up.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Successfully being able to dodge the rocks that were aimed towards his knees and his head, Arthur would pause for a moment before another rock made contact with his shoulder, almost dislocating the arm entirely. Now, the injury itself wasn't as terrible as to completely take the kitsune out of commission for the entire fight, but the impact, combined with the speed the rocks were thrown at, would still hurt like hell, causing Arthur to groan in pain loudly. Wincing when he tried to use his arm to regain ahold of his surroundings, he'd watch the rest of the fight happen with him on the sideline; the wolves continuing their onslaught against the vines, the golem aimlessly swinging his zweihander to try and take care of another, and the Felind taking another random shot into the dark with his bow. Though, the group would look like they were struggling a good bit, so using whatever strength he had remaining, Arthur would use his speed to try and slash through the remaining vines once more, swinging twice in quick succession.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Sparky rams his head into the vine pushing it to a tree and breaking it's core! Again, noxious gas comes out, it should be noted that these gases are unlikely to knock anyone out, just make them lose some balance. Phil tag-teams with Arthur to kill the slinger, by forcing it to dodge into Arthur's direction he'd get a perfect shot against it, killing it instantly. Moxie does the merciful thing to and desummons her wolves, this is their last encounter after all.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "*Lovely. Moxie desummons her vines again... Felix stretches and cracks his shoulders back while Phil stands proudly with his sword.\n\nPhil and Felix walk to one another, vaguely gauging the other's location, and give one another a fist bump. They may just be summons, but they were good friends too. Phil especially sees Felix as his 2nd best friend. Then again, Phil only has 2 friends.\n\nHe picks up Moxie, who hangs by his shoulders like she normally does when she's too lazy to walk.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Arthur would stand idly by as he examined the work he had done. Other than a mild shoulder injury, nothing too damaging had come out of this mission, which gave Arthur a mild sense of relief as he morphed his halberd back into a sword, sheathing it in his scabbard. It would seem that all of the vines in the area had been dispatched of, and Arthur, growing a bit weary, would find that he was actually growing slightly tired by the time this conflict had ended. He watched as Moxie recalled her vines, and her wolves, while Phil and the Archer fist-bumped eachother. He really didn't feel like celebrating, seeing that the task was way too easy to be worthy of a proper celebration, so he would walk back over to Moxie, looking down on her with his arms by his side.*\n\n\"That's the last of them. To be frank, I'm getting slightly tired. I'd suggest heading back and collecting our reward. And to explain the fires? Please, just go along with what I say. If you do, we both get paid, but if you don't, I imagine our pay goes to someone else. So please, just follow along.\"" }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "\"...You don't think- sure. Sure. Whatever.\"\n\n*Moxie throws her hands up in defeat. No use arguing. She doesn't like arguing in general, let alone with someone like Arthur.\n\nShe just wants to go home. Combat in general is something she's not a huge fan of. She can fight, sure, but she doesn't **Want** To. She only took this mission for a quick buck...\n\nMan, this entire day blew. From the journey to the actual mission, none of it was pleasant to the young Kitsune. But hey, it pays the bills. She makes a mental note to give Felix a hearty punch on the shoulder when she gets home. NEVER AGAIN, will she **EVER** Listen to that cat. No.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The party of 2 wanders back to the village, they speak with the mayor. They downplay the actual damage caused by the fire, allowing somewhat of a gain from going on this mission. He's still rather annoyed by this outcome but understands it was a mistake.*\n\n**Quest Complete**\n1500 Silver to Moxie\n900 Silver to Arthur\n1.5 PP to both\n1 bongo of summoning vine to both" } ]

[ { "author": "moth_hole", "message": "**Character Introduction Quest/Encounter**\n*Ashen wandered through the forests like a lost dog, her legs carrying her giant body in a brisk pace. She didn't know where she was, and she definitely didn't know where to go. Her master had released her. Not as a reward for her loyalty or hard work. He had released her into the wilds because he was going to hunt her down. Like a beast. She could hear hounds in the forest, barking and yowling, searching for her. No doubt with armed hunters.\n\nThe giant lumbered through the trees and grass, chains keeping her arms attached at the wrist ahead of her, though her legs were freed of their bondage so she could run. Not that they wanted her to escape, they just wanted to give her a headstart. The goliath was determined to escape anyhow. She wouldn't let hunters or hounds or whatever manner of devices they had stop her.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*Ashen would wander across the forest, the winter of the wind soon biting at her skin with great ferocity. The howl of the maelstrom of snow would be heard throughout the area, impeding her senses since she had nothing besides an apparent bundle of rags and leather, a sad, unwise thing to wear in this winter cold. In the distance, the yapping, barking, and howls of bloodhounds and the like could be heard as they followed her scent, which proceeded with roars and yelling of their human masters. Oil lamp and torch lights in hand, they would shine weakly against the dark, dull expanse that was the forest at nighttime. No doubt that they were catching up, and quick at that. How many were there? 5? 6? 7? An entire hunting party, no doubt about it.*\n\n*However, with the winter wind aiding you, and the snow covering your tracks, you would be able to hide within the surroundings rather efficiently. If you could somehow find a way to mask your scent from the hounds, there was a chance, albeit, a slim chance, of escape. After all, you don't want to be sent back to your master, do you?*\n\n*As you trudge through the forest, the looks of trees, dead and alive, would fill your vision. White snow covered them from all around, causing every step you took to be as if you were walking around and about in a circle. Spiraling down and down back into the same perpetual cycle of cat and mouse, until the hunting party chasing you down caught up to your location. Down and down into the deep, further and further into the heart of the forest, there would be layers upon layers of snow gathering upon your head and shoulders as you made your way through the forest. The chains around your wrists would grow impossibly cold within the snow, but they were manageable nonetheless. With no direction but foreward revealed to you, where will you go now?*" }, { "author": "moth_hole", "message": "*Ashen staggered through the snow with furrowed brows. Goliaths were acclimated to the cold, they lived in it, but it didn't make the mighty storm any less horrid. She turned back to look at the doom behind her. She wished to go back, she did, but her master didn't want her. Clearly. She had not asked for freedom, and yet she was being hunted like an exotic animal. She supposed she was, to these people.\n\nHer blank eyes searched for any escape routes, panicked breathing driving her forward. She could climb a tree, but the hounds would sniff her out, and her tracks would betray her.\n\nShe could run. She was fast, but she needed shelter, and if she just ran, the hounds would surely catch up if released. She needed to find shelter to pass through to throw them off. Ash knew that much, at least.\n\nSo, the giant moved into a dead sprint through the forest, hoping, desperately, she could throw them off, lest she have to find the hounds. \n\nShe'd seen what the hounds did to slaves the Master didn't want anymore.*" }, { "author": "eriidyne", "message": "*The forest landscape would keep passing by you, ever so monotonous in the way it was completely covered in snow as you sprinted through the forest. Your height would put you in a disadvantage, as while sprinting, you would bonk your head against multiple different branches, but nevertheless, you kept running through the forest amid the coldness and wintry hell that enveloped the landscape. If you were to pause for a moment, you could hear faintly the voices of the hunters in the distance, but they would grow louder and louder as they came ever so closer to your location. They were following the tracks still visible in the snow, tracks that you had made whilst running, and it wouldn't take long before they caught up to your location.*\n\n*Looking around, you would notice the abundance of trees, bushes, and undergrowth all painted white in the winter's harsh, cold blizzard. If you had to fight, it would be an unwise decision indeed; the hunters were most likely dressed in warm, heavy attire compared to the rags and the worn, tattered cloth Ashen was covered in. The barking of dogs wouldn't be apparent, surprisingly, but the hunters, whoever they were, would still be on your heels. They also had the advantage of being well fed and nourished; slaves, as you can imagine, were not the most well-fed of the bunch, only feeding off the scraps of food given to the dogs. There were a scarce amount of natural weaponry in the area, but if worst came to worst, you could always use a rock, or a branch, to fight your way out of the area.*" } ]

[ { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "```T a k e n ```\n\n\n\nThere was a house built on the way through a steady trail towards the top of the mountain. It looks as if it was going to rain... Or at least snow, the winds were howling aggressively as they made the treck. A good question would be, just who was this woman? What kind of grandmother lives on the dark side of the mountain, where it is still mostly dry with a lack of forest? \n\nThe house itself was just a small shack made of wood. It had a water well, a fire pit, and well... Some fortifications. It seems she had her fair share of raids! Of couse she would, this place was a pretty popular route to the mines of unknown materials. \n\nIt was currently dark, but it was lit by some torches as a woman, most likely the old woman, hacking up some firewood and a pigs! She needs her food of course! Approach the woman to interact!\n\nShe seemed to be quite strong, lifting the axe high into the sky and driving it down with a strong crack! The wood split in half, flying off to somewhere!" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Little Amsu would have made his way out of the capital city so he could go off on this quest... He heard from a few fellow adventurers at a inn that an old lady was looking for some help. Something about how she used to be a adventurer herself, and wanted to go out on one last journey? Sounded like a nice person, and he liked to help nice people, so he set off once he was finished healing some wounded commoners.*\n\n*Now that he got here, however, he didn't factor in that it would get this dark. It was a good thing he had dark vision, but it would be bad if his potential allies couldn't see what they were doing! Well, whatever comes will come... He must do his best to support everyone.*\n\n\"Hello? Miss? Are you the lady that posted that request at the adventurer's guild? I'd like to help you out if that's the case!\"\n\n*His two tails coiled around each other ecstatically as he approached the old lady, then stood at attention once he was about six feet away... His blue and orange eyes looking at hers.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel had checked the letter and the meet up location multiple times, trekking through the trail up the mountain to where the lady calling herself their kind-of grandma lives. He was accompanied by a wolf. Unlike wild wolves though, this wolf had dark red fur. It looked almost like dried blood. It bears a collar made of rope and blue feathers contrasting the fur. Hopefully so grandma won't get spooked and kill it thinking it's wild.\n\nUpon reaching the grandma's little house, he made sure to place a hand on his wolf before approaching her and another who has arrived before him. \n\n\"Hello, good evening! I got your request, grandma. Ah, I assume I can call you grandma?\" He nods to the Oriate nearby. \"And I assume you're also here about that same request?\"\n\n`Gabriel had cast Ognen Vulk. He currently has 120 Mana capped at the same amount.`" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu turned to greet the new ally that had just shown up, but then rather quickly jumped back almost three feet upon seeing the wolf. He didn't quite like canines... Running into dire wolves a few times, caused him to get a little bit of a disliking to any canine larger than two feet. Slowly regaining his nerves once realizing the wolf was particularly well trained, the Amsu responded.*\n\n\"Hi-***HEYOO***... Uhm, excuse me. I got a bit startled there... But yes, I'm here to help out the miss, too. Quite a large... Dog... You have there.\"\n\n*He awkwardly chuckled to himself while staring at the wolf, his tails standing on end as if they were frozen solid... His cat ears having decided to collapse in on his head.*\n\n`ye I just wanted to yeet that in, w8ing for dracul now`" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul found a letter on his pocket which somehow got there. How, that was a mystery. But it said there was an old lady who needed help with a quest and being the adventurer who likes loots how can he refuse? \nSo he traveled to the place mentioned in the letter and saw and old lady cutting wood vigorously and two more people standing near her. \"Umm hello? \" He said softly as he got near the lady." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The woman turned to the group, silently beckoning them to follow. She seemed silent... But it was mostly because it was very cold... Or she just didn't like talking! She seemed extremely old, hobbling around with a walking stick. She seemed nervous though... She looked around, staring at the road... And back at the group as she walked to the house. \n\nIf they followed, they'd be greeted with a nice and warm place. It was heated by a fire, a nice meal of... Beef steaks prepared on a large wooden plate. There was a lot so they were welcomed to eat their fill. In comparison to the other grannie, this person was... More silent! Wonder why" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul followed the granny without a word. He was expecting. Lively old lady but perhaps he was wrong. Whatever, it didn't change anything. When he entered a carefully studied the room and waited at the door." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~no one pinged me REEEEEEE~~" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "~~Im boutta eat n stuff-~~\n\n~~i mean me irl not gab-~~" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Well... With the not-so-warm welcome, Amsu felt like he did something wrong and walked with the two into the home. Maybe he scared her with his sudden shouting? This wasn't quite what he was expecting, but he will still try his best at the quest that he was gathered for. Having done his besto politely squeeze through the door and the random fellow who was blocking it ((flexibility perk is kewl)), Amsu looked around the home and felt a bit better.*\n\n\"Pardon me for being a bit unprofessional back there, I just got scared unexpectedly and all. So, for the quest, what's going to be expected of us?\"\n\n*He didn't wanna be too intrusive, so Amsu just stood around... His tails having slowly begun to move again, now that he wasn't focusing on the whole dog situation. The lady seemed to be rather strict? Probably didn't like anything that wasn't related to the job, seeing as she didn't want to speak about anything when they arrived. Hopefully she'll start talking now... That'd be nice...*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel followed the granny in. His wolf tags along out of habit. They were summons after all, so Gabriel never really sees a reason to leave them outside the house. Like the others, he was taken aback by how quiet granny is. From the writing, he expected a granny more... Well more upbeat he supposes. \n\n\"Ah, are those for us? Thank you, grandma but pardon me if I'm overstepping boundaries here... Are you perhaps mute?\"\n\nWhile Gabriel doesn't immediately seat himself, his wolf comes up to the steaks to sniff it. After all, meat is a wolf's favorite food!" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"No no. Completely not... I just... Feel nervous Talkin outside about such a personal request. Please please, you all, eat! You need food. It would be very crude of me to... Not feed you before a potentially dangerous quest you see?\"\n\nShe said, clasping her hands together. Under each plate was a sheet of parchment, which detailed everything they could expect... Zombies... Bandits... And... Puzzles? Interesting. You may ask what these were! \n\nThe steak was quite well seasoned. Salt and pepper. The basic seasoning. It was juicy, served medium rare! Don't worry, it's completely safe to eat. But... It was practically a waterfall of juice! Super tasty and yummy! \n\n\"Once you all are done, I shall tell you what you will be doing for old granny here\"" } ]

[ { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Although the meat looked like it would be a joy to eat, it was rather late... And Amsu had already eaten a meal at the inn he departed from to go on this journey. A shame, really, so maybe he could give his share to the dog? It seemed to like what was on the plate a lot, and it would be nice to get on it's good side. He knew it would be bad manners to pass this up... Yet he genuinely didn't want to eat.*\n\n\"Forgive me, but I've already eaten before I got here. I have no ill intentions, but I am quite full already... Perhaps the dog can have my share?\"\n\n*Amsu went up to the table and sat down, taking the piece of parchment that had caught his eye from under the plate. He intended to read this after everyone finished their meals, waiting for a response from the lady... Or any of the other guests, if they wanted seconds.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel placed a hand over his heart and bowed to granny. \"Ah, forgive me for jumping to conclusions. But, thank you for your hospitality, grandma.\" He walked over and seated himself. It would be rude to deny granny's kindness, wouldn't it? Still, he first cut out a small chunk and tossed it to his Vulk, who snapped the meat chunk right out the air. He chuckles and took a bite himself.\n\nHe did notice the piece of parchment as he went in for a bite. Gabriel slid the piece out from under his plate, setting it to the side so he can read it. Seems like quite a few things were written on there, but Mother always said to keep your mouth shut while chewing. He'll have to be content with letting out an inquisitive hum with a curious glance at granny instead." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul didn't talk and followed what the other's were doing and sat down. \"Thank you for the food granny \" He said softly as he took a small bite." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "She waited while they consumed their sustenance. She sat down on a generic wooden rocking chair, making some torches for the group. They were decent torches! Treated wood... Decent steel holder... And of course, the fuel. A a pig fat covered cloth stuck in the steel holder. These would prove to be useful in the dungeon. \n\nBut she wasn't really able to do much to them yet. They were still eating and Granny just sat there... Making the torches... Even if they were able to see in the dark!" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "*Dracul observed the granny with the corner of his eyes. \"Thanks for making those torches. But I think we should start going? \" He said with a can voice. As calm as he can sound. Honestly he was getting impatient. He came here for the rewards, who cares about food and other stuffs. Besides there's 99% chance this food might be poisoned, that is why he just took one bite." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu decided to just start reading the parchment. It was clear that this lady just didn't want to say anything, which is likely why she put it on parchment in the first place. It did start worrying him, however, because if she was being this secretive with the information... There was no telling what they were going to be told to do. This felt way more like they were about to assassinate a noble, not dive into a dungeon to give a old lady some nostalgia.*\n\n*Amsu's nervousness could be seen through his body language, as his tails had been slowly lowering to rest underneath him and his ears begun drooping against the top of his own head. He had prepared himself to read whatever was on the parchment, so he begun to now read it to himself.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "While they were all sat around waiting, Gabriel kept on munching until his plate was clean. Though to be fair, his Vulk did eat a little more than half of what's on it. Gabriel's gaze leaves the parchment, having finished reading what was on it, and scanned the faces of his companions for this mission. He does notice they're starting to get antsy, so he calmly put the dishes away and turns to granny.\n\n\"Thank you for the meal. But, I agree. Perhaps we should leave soon. Which way are we going?\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"Well, you may follow a path down the road. There is only one way! Just keep going the same direction you were going. There are big amounts of bandits you see? I wouldn't want you all to get injured yes? Everything else should be self explanatory. Path. Door. Lock. Break lock. Enter. Simple. \n\nI will follow along a bit behind as to... Not get killed. I am quite fragile! Probably easily broken with a well aimed sword to the face\"\n\nShe said, standing up with a loud audible crack. She was hunched over, requiring a cane to move around. Typical! On the floor, there were 3 torches! The player is free to take them" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu sighed to himself, after all that waiting and tension she just got up and explained something that could have been told to them right as they saw each other? Whatever, he supposed... No need to get upset at an elder over something that trivial. He would get up to follow the lady, placing the parchment in his little satchel as he walked over to the door.*\n\n\"I can lead the way, if that's alright with all of you. I can see in the dark quite well compared to most people, so I won't need a torch.\"\n\n*Amsu turned back and faced the group, his hand resting on the handle of the front door. His tails swayed below his waist rather slowly, coiling with each other to look like one long twisted piece of black fur... His ears having perked, since he was getting ready to be serious with this quest.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel also had night vision, so being in the dark won't be much of an obstacle for him. But the parchment did mention puzzles, and what if those puzzles were color based? Color is the only thing he can't see in the dark, so a torch would come in handy in that case. He takes a torch and slips it into his belt.\n\nWith some deliberation, seeing as they're now getting ready to leave, he supposes having some extra fire power would be nice. With a flourish, he draws glowing red sigils across the air. Those more familiar with summoning circles may see it's similar to a wolf, yet different. Upon completion, the circle's interior flashes red and a wolf steps out of it. It is identical to the Vulk accompanying Gabriel since the beginning, but this one bore green feathers on its collar. He pats it and sends it over to granny.\n\n\"Granny, I hope you don't mind the boys? This one will stay with you and hopefully help keep you safe.\"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"Yeah no, most definitely not. I love them. So cute. But yes, I'm fine with them!\"\n\nShe said, reaching out her shaky hands to give them a pat. She wants to pat it. Let old gran gran pat the doggo. Please :c" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With some stern telepathic talking to and slight glare, the green collared Vulk sat and let itself be pet. It's even nudging granny's hand with its muzzle!" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The granny practically fan girled over the thing, giving it all the loving pats on spots she thinks they would enjoy. She was very gentle as she tends to have really shaky hands, but she still enjoyed the patting and fluffing! \n\n\"Oh my boy, I would adopt you any day of my life!\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul would pick up a torch. Just in case, you never know what might be helpful. As everyone walked dracul followed them without a word. He was already a little annoyed as this seemed like a picnic then a quest." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "The big lug leaned in more and more into granny's pats. Its tail even started wagging lightly with all the babying and pampering. This Vulk will stay near granny as much as possible.\n\nGabriel follows Amsu out. The other Vulk, the one with a blue collar, follows him at his heel. It is alert, acting like a proper guard dog.\n\n`Forgot to say before, but Gabriel cast Ognen Vulk for 40 Mana and Mana cap. He is now at 80 Mana capped at the same amount.`" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Granny sadly wouldn't follow, waving off the doggo to the group. She would follow later. Or would she? She was obviously starting to get weak, her hands being so fragile. It would be understandable why she wouldn't want to follow them now when she could just as easily die.\n\nAnyways, as they walked out and followed the trail, they would enter a forest. It was pitch black, only the people with dark sight being able to see. Non-Darksight people would hear the cracks of branches, creaking and clicking of the various creatures in the forest. It was honestly unsettling. The darksight people would be able to see just about every creature in the forest staring at them. Maybe they were hungry... Maybe they saw the wolves as food.\n\nBut it they would soon be able to hear chatter of men in the distance. It wasn't even soft. They were really loud, probably even yelling. But they sounded like they were having some good ol' banter! But it was quite... Not so good. They obviously sounded armed. Their weapons clinking and clankging together. \n\nThey were only a turn away from facing the first adversaries... Unless they decided to do the flank! But wouldn't their torches give them away? They wouldn't know... The forest simply was too thick" } ]

[ { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul was quietly following the party holding the torch as he heard the chattering of people.\n\"So we kill em? \" He said to the others whispering" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "\"...Maybe... But I don't really want to kill anyone unless we have to. Let me go check if we can just go around them, I have some skill in sneaking and don't have to carry around a torch.\"\n\n*Amsu lowered his voice, as they were getting closer to the group of possible hostiles up ahead. His `120ft Dark Vision` would be active, as he looked toward the source of all the sounds. The group in front of them had gotten worked up by something, so it could be easier to sneak about... By how much noise they were making on their own. Amsu also decided to get serious in his stealthy business, `level 1 blurry & silent` triggering as he continued ahead in a lower stance.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "The sad doggo whines but obediently rejoins the other three. Gabriel looks back at the granny and nods. It's understandable she'd want them to... Go scout out the area first. And scout out they do.\n\nGabriel having some measure of night vision certainly helps him see all these nightly creatures. It's a little unnerving. Gabriel keeps both his wolves close on either side as they trek through the trail behind granny's little cottage. As per usual, he moves about in a certain way. A sort of magical influence masks his footsteps and blurs his image. Though at the same time, his sense of smell is heightened to hopefully let him be more aware of what is in his surroundings.\n\n\"Hm, hostiles?\" He whispered. He doesn't drop the magical aura around him just yet. On the other hand, he focuses his Mana inwards, heightening his senses even further. He wants to see if he can do an assessment of what- or well, who lay before them. \n\n\"I similarly have some... Skill in that department. Though not sure if I can say the same for my wolves. Maybe they won't even mind us just... Passing by?\"\n\n`Gabriel activates his perks: level 3 Silent, level 2 Blurry, level 1 Hunter's Nose, and 120 ft Night Vision. He then casts Predatorial Senses for 5 Mana, leaving him with 75 Mana capped at 80.`" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"I think we can take them all if we assassinate slowly.\" Dracul whispered as he looked around for a place to leave the torch. \"It seems we're all 'quite people' here\" He smirked" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Since most people have dark sight, you cou- no will be able make out 3.... No wait 4 people. The front two were armed with spears, wearing gambesons and Almains. Of course, they were not the highest of quality, but they still existed. \n\nThe back two were rangers. Rangers? What are those? They wore gambeson and light leather armour, carrying a powerf composite bow. Of course they had a quiver. Simple as that! 4 enemies... Nothing could go wrong... Right?" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "After knowing the numbers of the enemy Dracul would slowly let down the torch on the ground as he activated two of his perks (Silent Lvl 5 and Blurry lvl 4) \n\"I'll take em down. If I get in trouble, although I doubt it, help me.\"\nHe wouldn't wait for an answer as quietly move to get behind the two rangers unnoticed." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu would just nod... He didn't like how the man was going in by himself to go kill the four unknowing people, but they were here to do a job and Amsu had to comply. To give some assistance, Amsu would begin using his `Apparition spell`, using up 50 of his mana and capping at 70 mana. Writing the word into the dirt, he'd channel the mana into it silently... Next turn, he will get his summon out of the ground and be able to strike at the bandits.*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Well, looks like they're doing this then. Gabriel nods and moves to crouch behind a tree. He'll send his wolves off in opposite directions to spread them out a bit. He himself knows he isn't the best in direct combat, especially seeing how these adversaries carry ranged weapons. For now, Gabriel and his wolves waits in cover for a sign to strike." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The bandits, being practically covered in nice fire light, which reached quite far as... Well, there were a lot of torches. At least I assume they would be able to see that as they were closer. Assuming Dracul was somewhat close to be effective, the bandits were still able to visually see Dracul. \n\nThe ranger was the first to see, yelling at the men to get ready, drawing his bow, and loosing an arrow at Dracul. The arrow was sharp, but it should be possible to dodge. \n\nYou may be asking how they detected them in such a dark location. Well, one, they had torches, which were quite a good light source, and two, the two ranger's eyes practically glowed in the ambient light. Night vision? \n\nThese guys were no joke! They have just been tipped off. Maybe talking to them first would have been a good idea... Definitely... Talking to them WOULD have been a good idea." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Seeing the arrow letting loose towards him dracul would jump to dodge the arrow and uses Shadow Slash:(30 mana) drawing both of his swords glowing with black and purple light and starts to vibrates microscopically, improving its cutting power by 60% from baseline, while making it hit as if it was swung with 2 more points of strength. He slashed at the rangers who were 3feet from him." } ]

[ { "author": "murio876", "message": "`eh you could post first tbh, but I'm here now`\n\n*Amsu's `Apparition` spell would have finished, the golem spawning from the earth in front of him. Acquiring the targets of the bandits about fifteen feet away, it would run towards them and intend to donut one of the rangers... Activating it's own `Empowered Strike [casted onto fist, now has 45 out of 50 mana]`.*\n\n*As for Amsu himself, he would just stand back and let his summon and companions \nDeal with the bandits... Hiding behind one of the trees to stay safe. He wanted to help out more, but he didn't have any effective ranged weapons. He also had to save up mana, just in case any of them got too wounded!*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Now that their cover is practically blown, Gabriel commands both his wolves to each unleash a fireball. Each wolf would be positioned approximately 50 feet away from him on opposite sides, crouching behind some bushes or trees. They would each be told to fire at the archer closest to them. Gabriel hopes he could disable the archers as early as possible in one way or another. Perhaps some part of their equipment will light on fire from the fireball, as a distraction. Gabriel himself remains hidden for now though. He will quietly observe the battlefield from his cover.\n\n`Each Ognen Vulk shoots a Fireball at one of the archers`" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Somehow, Dracul dodged the arrow that was loosed 3 feet from him. But of course, he did so, slashing and killing that ranger. Meanwhile, Amsu's golem was able to uhhh... Delete the ranger! Don't know what it did after, but they were able to beat them! Since that there were no Rangers left, there would only be the two Bandits left, being practically cremated alive! Painful, but effective. \n\nThe rest of the bandits watched them as they killed and removed their comrades, quickly running away with everything they had. They were terrified. Seems that they have free entrance into the dungeon?" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~Now I can happily wait three hours to get two posts further into this quest~~\n\n[still have to wait for dracul if we wanna progress]" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel sighs in relief. Somehow, their trio were able to pull off that stunt and dispatch the bandits pretty quickly. He calls his wolves back to his side, patting them and rewarding them both with a chunk of chicken meat. Turning to his companions, he asks, \"Shall we move on then? Or should we see if granny would come with us now that they're dealt with?\"" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu got out from behind the tree, after watching the remaining party of bandits run from the battle. It was quite the swift fight... Only four people having to suffer. He'll have to offer a prayer for them to pass peacefully, once he returned home. As for his golem, it continued to bash the ever loving shit out of the bandit it had skewered with it's fist. It looked as if the creature wanted to grind the body into a fine paste, with how it continued to go at it...*\n\n*Amsu did his best to just ignore his summon, feeling rather guilty about how it acted on it's own like this. Instead, he walked over to Gabriel to speak to them.*\n\n\"Well, she did gather us for this quest... So I think it's best to check up on her, to see if she's willing to move up with us.\" \n\n*His tails would sway beneath him as he finished speaking, looking over to the direction that they had last seen the old lady.*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The old woman was of course, following them. Her eyes... Were glowing in what little light reached it... Night vision? She gave Amsu a thumbs up the moment he looked back at her. She was obviously following. Most definitely. \n\nOn thr ground, there woukd be two kite shields, two spears, two composite bows, 2x 100 arrows, and some crude leather armour. The bodies could be looted for x amount of money. \n\nIn the distance, they could see a large door, most likely 4 Amsus tall and 3 amsus wide. Good size! Massive door. Probably just have to push it!" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel looked back towards the way they came from as well, spotting the old lady and giving her a little wave of acknowledgement. On the other hand, there *Were* Loot in the form of the bandits' equipment but... Most of them aren't things Gabriel is used to well... Using. He already has his own leather armor too. Though, why not. He picks up a bow and a batch of arrows, nothing else, and walks towards the door to inspect it. He'll wait for the others to catch up before opening it though." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul would pick up a kite shield and strap it on his back as he searched the bodies for gold. The thing he really needed." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "He would only find 10 copper coins. The bandits didn't carry much honestly. They were bandits for a reason. They wanted the moolah. \n\nThough, Gab's wolves might actually benifit from the shields. Turtle wolves!!!!" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel observes the shield strapped on Dracul's back, and shifts his gaze to his wolves. Ideas seem to be brewing in his head... Hmmmmm." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul reached the door where gabriel was standing. \"If yer thinking what I just thought, go for it\" He smirked and waited near the door" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel raises an eyebrow, but silently goes to pick up the other kite shield. He then whistles to call over one of his wolves, though it was unnecessary since they have telepathy. He'll try to see if he can figure out if it can be strapped onto the wolf's back without impeding its movement too much. Maybe once he gains enough resources he can even have something custom made for his wolves. Maybe figure out how to incorporate armor onto the summons themselves... Hm." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"See if I didn't attack those bastards your wolf back would be empty \" Dracul laughed" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Heh, well perhaps.\" Gab pet the wolf and turns back to the door. He's assumed they're done with the bandits for now and are ready to move on." } ]

[ { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Well, the door opened nicely, leading them into a long corridor, which seemed to lead downwards a long long long way. Maybe a good few minutes walk. It was excessively dark, the torches/night vision coming in handy just about now. \n\nThere were no traps, but the scratches on the stone wall slowly starting to take shape, until they have taken form of women and men being held by their faces and shoulders, as if they were being held back by some sort of creature. \n\nThey would then enter a room, a nice room... If you were a psychopathic monster. Murals of people being held against their will, as is being pulled into unending void of the stone. They fought with all they could muster, but their hungry, cold, stoney bodies couldn't protect them from what pulls them in.\n\nThere was a table in the centre, having three stones. They were Red, Green, and black stones. Seems like enough for all of you. There was a carved stone clearly stating the rules of the game \n\n``There are 3 stones. Pick up the RED one and you will be unable to speak, unless someone else is sounding off, in which you will only be able to speak in sentences. Pick up the GREEN one and you will suffer a sharp stab to your legs every time someone mutters any word with the letter A, but you may not say a word. Pick up the BLACK one and you begin the puzzle, but you are unable to say a sentence that doesn't begin with the letter D or you suffer a sharp pain. You are to then request for exit. Though, only one may say a word.\n\nThe rules are - \nOne person may hold one stone\nThe puzzle will start once everyone has a stone\nOnly one person can speak at a time\nYou may not exit if you cause pain to a comrade``" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "\"Well... This is quite the puzzle. It causes me to worry, however, due to the fact it says nothing about giving up. Just uh... Never leaving if you cause pain to another one of the people participating.\"\n\n*Amsu had been rather put off by the puzzle, once he read it fully. There was either doing this puzzle, or doing nothing at all. Rather extreme... Almost too extreme for him.*\n\n\"So... Will we be doing this?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel read the tablet over several times. It didn't seem to be too difficult at a glance. That is unless there's actually a catch somewhere in between the lines, though it seems unlikely. He nods, \"It doesn't seem to be too complicated. We only need to ask for an exit in one word that doesn't contain the letters A or D. No one else needs to say anything.\" He picks up the red stone ." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul looked at the two of them as they were solving the puzzles. He never liked these things, So he never tried them." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel looks around the room at the other two. \"You know this seems to need 3 peopke to solve so... If you two aren't participating then... I can't exactly do anything on my own. Unless my wolves count as people...\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"Well one of em is wearing a shield so I guess they do \" He laughed as he looked at the door. \"Tell me what u have to do. \" Not good at these shits" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Each of us needs to pick up a stone. One of us has to say the exit word. The word has to...\" Gabriel goes over the tablet again. \"The word can't have the letter A in it... The ones with red and green don't need to say anything I think, so it will fall on whoever has the black stone. And it has to begin with 'D', to make sure they don't get hurt either. Maybe 'door'? 'Depa-' no that has an 'A'. Any other ideas?\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"No that has A in it\" He looks around and thinks of more words." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"'Ditch'? Kind of a stretch, since it *Is* More of a slang, sort of? I feel like 'door' is the closest so far but it's too vague.\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"How about dick? \" He laughs out loudly" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel snickers. \"Good guess, but I don't think that's the one.\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"We'll never know until we try though, it can be anything\" He looks at the environment. \"Besides, what's the worst that can happen\"" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu shrugged to himself... Having thought it over while the two were joking around. In essence the puzzle didn't actually seem that complicated at all.*\n\n\"Uhm, alright then. Who wants to pick up the red stone? This thing should be easy to solve. Who ever wants to hold the black stone will say the letter d, then the person with the red stone will ask for the exit.\"\n\n*Amsu turned to the two, tails entwined with each other, as he waited for a response. Hopefully there weren't any sick twists to this, like the exit opening up a pit under them or something similar...*" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Well there's still the matter of only one word may be spoken. Though I'm not certain if saying 'D' would qualify it as a word.\"\n\nGabriel tosses around the red stone he was holding. The game doesn't start until all three stones are taken, so it should be fine to play with it for a little while.\n\n\"You seem to have a solid idea for the solution. Want to hold the red stone?\" He passes the stone to Amsu, tossing it over expecting him to catch it." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu caught the stone, rolling his eyes a bit on the comment that it's not really a word. Sure, that could be said, but most magic can be cast by a simple utterance or flick of a hand... Unless there was a incredibly picky verbal spirit here, they should be fine with just that.*\n\n*Although now that he was holding the stone, he didn't feel like mentioning that. It said that the puzzle begins when all the stones are being held, but he didn't want to take a chance and end up dooming himself to this dungeon.*" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"OK so you guys are the puzzle masters, which one do I pick up? \" Dracul says carelessly looking at the stones." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Well, we can try either having you hold the black stone and say 'door' or have you say 'd' and let him ask for exit.\" Gabriel gestures at Amsu's direction. He'll avoid picking up the stones for now until they definitively decide on the plan." } ]

[ { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu just held up his index finger and nodded with some fierceness in his eyes. It was puzzle time, and he was determined to get this over with quickly.*" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"Let's get this over with \" Dracul says as he picks up the Blackstone and says \"D\" And looks at te others." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel picks up the green stone once he sees Dracul picking up the black stone. He stays silent while his wolves watch the door." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The people who picked up the stone would feel a sudden sting in their head. Something like a quick, sharp migraine! The feeling lingered for a few more seconds before everything was silent. \n\nEveryone needed to pick up a stone before anything could be done" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul took a step back holding his head with one hand as the pain passed away. \"What the fuck was that, now what? \"" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~cue gabriel getting stabbed four times~~\n\n~~and dracul getting a sharp pain~~" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Since he has the green stone now, Gabriel keeps his lips firmly locked. He may not utter a word, is what the tablet said. So he waits. Upon Dracul uttering a sentence not part of the agreement though, both his wolves growl and Gabriel shot him a disapproving look. The game isn't over yet." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "\"Show us the exit, while opening it!\"\n\n*Amsu decided to just say screw it and try to get the puzzle finished, as a shit-storm could possibly occur. Since Dracul just spoke, it should have been okay for Amsu himself to speak... At least he hoped so.*\n\n`I guess ferrets sleep too... I will d0 the same.`" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Dracul wasn't able to say his sentence at all. Though, he was able to make the sound \"D.\" If he continued doing that, Amsu was able to say his sentence, as per agreement. Seems like sounding off never meant someone having to say a sentence. \n\nThe orbs turned clear and the people were able to talk again. They felt a sudden feeling of euphoria once this happened. The orbs were insanely clear and shiny, having a pretty pattern. Looks like a fun thing to carry around. \n\nA door Opens and they are let to the next room. They are met with a book opened to its absolute middle. There is a mural painted in.  On the left, there are 4 happy children playing on what seems to be a hill. They are all in line with each other. On the right, there are the same 4 children laying dead on the same hill with a backdrop of fire. The place is lit up by two torches held by two sculptures similar to those in the previous room, though their free hand is pointed to the opposite side. (One left and one Right) If they approach the book, they would be able to read the word \"Choice\" Written in dried up blood." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "\"Well.. Any ideas on what this would be about? I think we have to do something with the statues, but I'm not quite sure what. Put the book in one of their hands?\"\n\n*Amsu's tails had risen after he examined the book, seeing the mural depicting the two scenes. It disturbed him somewhat, but he managed to not let it get to him. There was a obvious choice to make, choose the right or the left... The left seemed to be the most obvious answer, but who knew if that was intentionally there to trick them?*\n\n~~As for the stone, he gained a liking to it... So he stuffed it in his satchel to bring back to his home.~~" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel sighs in relief. They managed to get through the first challenge without getting hurt. The stones turning clear was certainly unexpected. But seeing it turn clear *And* It has a pretty pattern? Well this orb would certainly make a nice mantelpiece decoration. He subtly slips it in his pouch before moving onto the next room.\n\nLooking at the murals, the statues, and the book... It's somewhat perplexing. \"All I can tell at the moment is that there is a choice to be made. I'm not sure what it all means though. Are we choosing one of the statues? Are the statues carrying torches that lit those poor children on fire or is it meant to be a guiding light?\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul looked at the books and the other changes that happened quietly. Not knowing what to do he stood at the entrance." }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu decided to try and flip through the pages of the book if possible... Using his other hand's finger as a bookmark for the mural. He wanted to know if this was all the book had to offer, or if there was context to the image that was painted.*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The entire room turned dark. It seemed that everything was falling apart! That, or a massive earthquake has just started and they just happened to be in such a bad place. People with night vision would be able to see the statues and murals opening up, releasing... One... No... FIVE zombies. They weren't weak at all! \n\nThey shambled towards the group, dressed in the remains of unfortunate adventurers. One zombie in fact, stumbled upon a statue, easily smacking away what seemed to be a good heavy chunk of stone! \n\nThey were in for a treat! The rumbling stopped and they could hear the groaning of hungry hungry zombies approaching them... Slowly" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Having night vision, Gabriel would be able to see the zombies come out. They seem to be very physically strong, not quite like one would expect from shambling rotting corpses. Going toe to toe with one would not be in Gabriel's favor. So instead, he would back up away from the zombies as he conjures a white orb in one hand. With the telepathic link between them, Gabriel commands both wolfs to shoot their fireballs at the zombies. At the same time, Gabriel shoots the white orb at the ground a few feet in front of him. Hopefully the erected wall would seperate him and his companions from the zombies, if only to stall for time.\n\n`Gabriel cast Safety Shield (supposed to be Project Ward but forgot to change the name) for 10 Mana, leaving him at 70 Mana, capped at 80.`" } ]

[ { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel smirks smugly seeing the fireballs knock down both targets. Seems his experimentation proved successful this time, with the Ognen Vulk providing extra *Fire power* For their group. Unfortunately, they can't use it very often so for now both wolves stay behind the barrier, growling and recovering their charge for another round. \n\n\"There are zombies here. My boys knocked down two but others are still coming. You can't see them?\" Gabriel reasoned if he wasn't able to see, perhaps the elf didn't have nightvision like Gabriel or the cat-man does. \"They're right in front of you. As well as a barrier I put up in case they reach us.\"" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Since Amsu and his golem had a telepathic link, his summon would be able to pinpoint exactly where it needed to strike. Running up towards the three remaining zombies, it would dig it's front foot into the ground and send a haymaker into the leading zombie's face...*\n\n*As for Amsu himself, he would just sit back and watch everyone go at it. Since there were three left, possibly about to be two, he didn't feel the need to cast out a wisp to buff. The mana was better spent being used for wounds, just in case these unholy adversaries managed to hurt his allies.*" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "As Dracul saw the fireball of Gabriel he knew the location of the zombies. He immediately sheathed his sword and used freeze bolt towards the zombies. \nFreeze bolt:(10 mana): The user's hand glows in bluish aura and launches a bolt of ice energy from his one hand which can travel 120feet far with 100fps speed. It causes the area it hit to freeze. It stays frozen for 1 turn if not broken by 1 regular hit." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Amsu's attack on the zombies wohld be effective, taking out one... Two... Zombies! The last zombie remains, still being somewhat far from the group. Dracul's attack hits the Zombie, though, it only hits it's hand. \n\nThe zombie's shambling could still be heard as it approaches the group. Shhhk shoook. \n\nAnyways, a shorter way to say it. All zombies but one remain. Their hand is frozen." }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "As the zombie approached Dracul again drew his sword and slashed forward to hit the zombie." }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Seeing as they seemed to take care of all but one, Gabriel felt that the elf should be able to handle this one on his own. Just in case, his wolves are ready to fire another volley, but for now... Too many cooks spoils the soup. He might even accidentally hit the elf instead of the zombie, or both.\n\n`Gabriel regenerates 5 Mana, putting him at 75, capped at 80.`" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu's summon went ahead and started stomping on the heads of the \"Dead\" Zombies, ensuring their demise... And Amsu himself jogged back over to regroup, prepared to move on once the final zombie was dealt with.*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Dracul was able to slash the zombie, yes, but assuming that Dracul wasn't actually able to see, he would hit a non-essential part. The zombie would reel back, slashing Dracul with a hard hit. He would feel the stinging pain of overgrown, bacteria filled nails cutting and ripping off some skin on his arm. Quite a painful hit, Definitely going to be a problem later on if not treated. \n\nAfter this attack, the zombie would growl at Dracul, Seeming like it would take another attack at Dracul. \n\n``Wound - Medium. Ripped the Flesh and some Muscles.``" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~Amsu looks somewhat distraught in the background as golem continues to stomp the shit out of zombie corpses~~" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Seeing Dracul not doing very well, Gabriel attempts to pull him backwards away from the zombie while both his wolves tackle the shambling corpse. The one closest to the zombie's head would be told to launch its fireball right at the zombie's face from point blank range. \n\n\"Shit- Are you alright?\"\n\nIn the meantime, Gabriel hopefully will have his hand on Dracul's shoulder so he can cast Healing Touch.\n\n`Healing Touch on a medium wound, 5 Mana, he is back at 70.`" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul would stand up and go back as he was getting healed by Gabriel. That attack really took him by surprise. Which gave him a hint to to take everything so lightly. \n\"Yeah I'm okay, thanks \"" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "Zombie dead! Mission complete. The room was lit up again by some mystical force a wall crumbling into fine dirt. It was to another room. The room they were in currently was quite... Let's say, ruined. Everything was practically destroyed, and burning zombie corpses layed on the ground. \n\nWell, there is only one way to go now. Off to the next room! \n\nOnce they entered, they'd be able to see the room in it's entirety. It was a beautiful room. Marble floors, a dias with a massivle chest sitting on top of it. They were looking out to a waterfall. Seems like they were sitting behind one at the current moment! \n\nAnyways, there would be a loud creak, Gran Grans coming out... Of a secret door. She was dragging along a zombie, her sleeves were ripped off... Revealing super ultra ripped gran grans. She also carried a mean looking sword, which... Seemed to be covered in blood." } ]

[ { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~gonna respond before I go sleep~~\n\n*Seeing that Gabriel had already begun healing Dracul, Amsu sighed in relief. That was reckless of him... His golem should have went in and dealt with the final zombie. Amsu, however, didn't get enough time to think about this. Instead, his attention was now drawn to the grandmother that came out of nowhere with a giant bloody sword.*\n\n*Was that really the same woman? It seemed a bit off, with her current image, but their faces looked similar eno-* ***Wait a second***... *Where the hell did she hide all of that muscle?! It seemed like she could've taken care of all those zombies herself! Of course, they were paid to take care of it all... But still!*\n\n\"M-miss?! I thought you were to keep behind us! It's not safe in this dungeon—especially if you try to go alone—you could have been harmed, or worse!\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "With Amsu's shouting, Gabriel would turn his attention to the... Now ripped granny? Wow. That's certainly unexpected.\n\n\"Granny, there you are! We were a little worried that you weren't with us. Did we get separated earlier when the puzzle activated?\"\n\nThe green wolf, the one that doesn't have the kite shield strapped to its back, bounded over to granny panting and whining for attention." }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "The woman would sigh to herself. Seems like they WERE in the same dungeon. They indeed were separated due to... Well, a strange phenomenon called traps! But it seemed, they were in the same spot now. This place was beautiful. She dropped thr zombie, giving a thumbs up to the group, sheathing her sword... Into... Her walking stick. Was that a cane sword? Coool! \n\n\"Ah yes, you made it. I had plenty of fun on my side. Poor me, I was separated by a strange trap. Ripped my sleeves clean off\"\n\nShe said, reaching her arms around as she spun... Well, happily. It was the end she suppises\n\n\"Well, according to the scriptures I found on my way here, this was the end. A marbled room where the throne of value sits. I suspect that's our rewards\"\n\nShe said, pointing at the... Chest! Pretty chest. Big, wooden, shiny steel brackets. Noice" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "\"Oh dear, that sounds terrible... Do you still have the ripped part? I could mend it for you perhaps. Or if you're hurt somewhere?\" Gabriel offered. He sees the big shiny chest yes, but let's make sure everyone is doing alright first. Just in case there's another ambush or trap. Who knows? Maybe that chest is booby trapped too?" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "Dracul would look at the chest then look at granny who honestly looked pretty badass now. \"Yea I think you should heal her. We need her it seems. \"" } ]

[ { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~a lot of dumb stuff happened in a server I'm apart of, had to sort it out, sorry for not being on today. Me do a post before I go classes~~\n\n\"Yes, let's make sure everyone's been taken care of before we go and check the chests. With how there's been a focus on puzzles, this could just be another one of them! Best to be prepared!\"\n\n*Amsu's tails entwined together as their tips could be seen just behind his head. He would then approach the granny to check her out and see if she had been injured. They had probably gotten separated at the book puzzle... Quite the mistake they made. Good thing granny could take care of herself, or Amsu would have felt horrible for leaving her behind!*" }, { "author": "designatedferret1552", "message": "\"Ah ah nope. The scriptures don't lie!\"\n\nShe said, kinda sauntering towards the chest. She slapped it with her cane- actually, she slapped it with her cane sword. Remember, it is a sword. Was granny always this dangerous? If only she wasn't seperated. \n\nAnyways, there were a bunch of clicks and ping, the chest bursting open. A bunch... Of strange, almost glossy fabric rolled out. It felt so good! It was... Quite nice. There were also bags and bags of gold... Nice. And finally, the bags of fine aged chocolate. Aged dark chocolate that is.\n\n\"Oooooh pretty! Chocolate~ hey you boys, want some? This seems like their reward. Interesting reward but it's nice!\"" }, { "author": "fangdracul", "message": "\"Aw hell ya, that's why I'm here for\" Dracul almost exclaimed with joy and walks towards the chest as he looked at all the things. \"OK what can I take?\"" }, { "author": "cartilynvega", "message": "Gabriel walks over and peers into the box as well. \"Interesting! I wasn't expecting chocolate to be in here. These fabrics are nice too... Did you know those would be in here?\" \nGabriel seems to want a bit of everything. Meaning some fabric, some chocolate, and some gold." } ]

[ { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The party of adventurers would meet in a rundown but not inhospitible tavern with a quest board with only 1 quest but many sheets of paper repeating on it. The quest is to exterminate a pest around the village you are in, which apparently such a common issue it's listed about 37 times on the board. The newer ones say new things about them, such as them using shields and rocks, some might be even faster than they would be normally.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*....Nesy was a mutant and he apperently was sent on a quest to deal with some vines. However, those were special kinds of vines he never anticipated before in his life. He seems to be human but has quadrouple helix genes. However, nobody can know for sure he's a mutant. He had hexa-coloured eyes, wore strange clothes that were colourful.*\n\n*He looked like he was excited on going to this quest, not a single drop in fear was seen in his face neither in his eyes. Confident, strong mentally. That kind of mentality was extra-ordinary for a man like this. However, he continued towards the Tavern where the adventurerers would meet up.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone entered the tavern, a mystery brought with her cold eyes while she stepped through the door. Those who would eye the woman could see her uncommon hair color, a white color on her right-side and a crimson left on her left. She had heterochromia in her eyes, the left being a beautiful tone of turquoise and her right being a glowing white.\n\nPerséfone seemed to be serious and didn't say a word as she took a seat near some people. Also, the Kitsune had her Concealment spell on, which hid her 9 tails and ears from the others. She was right about something: she was there to complete this mission." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish is a big 38 year old earth macen that is 1,9 meters and weight 78 kg whitout is armor, people around him can feel is strengh and the strong smell of alcohol that follows him like the pest when he entered the tavern, he of course was wearing his full armor whit his helmet and had his trusty steel great-sword and is big round shield*\n\n*He saw the quest on the boards and since it seemed the vines where a big nuisance, it was is knightly duty to go kill them and save the civilian*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy would be in the Tavern. Sitting on a chair next to the quest board while he glanced at things. He was a happy person who's life is filled with joy and emotions that rampage around him. As if the world had been on a new colour scheme lately. He displayed an enjoying smile on his face because he seemed to be enjoying himself while thinking of the past. Becoming an adventurer is the first step to something he had never expected.*\n\n*Though he had respect for others as well, he seemed to be quite lonely while sitting on the stool. Deep in his thoughts, having wonders about the future and what he'll become. Nevertheless, he seemed happy while looking down on the wooden table. Nesy did hear Perséfone enter the establishment along with other people as well and including Tavish too! He glanced at occasional people as always because he's always curious.*\n\n*What else was Nesy doing? Oh, what he was looking down at is that he had a book on the table where he wrote about his journey as an adventurer! But also, he loved writing too. He enjoyed venting his feelings into a book.* \"...I was sitting on the Tavern, seeing occasional people enter and leave. I have never anticipated such feelings in my life, as if the world had taken on a new colour and guided me to some path where I belong. I feel like, I belong here in this place and maybe to this world. Dad, Mom... If you see this... I love you. I wish you could have seen this but you two are dead already, but I miss you! I love you so much.\" *Wrote Nesy, feeling compasionate about his parents.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone kept her posture while sitting near some men with drinks, many thoughts running by her mind as her hands adjusted her skirt. Her eyes glanced toward the quest board with curiosity and a bit of excitement for the coming quest. She decided to take a look at the board, which people talked and pointed at while she was sitting there.\n\nHer finger slid through the board as she looked for the quest. It seemed interesting for her, vines were something she knew a bit about, and they were excellent for her powers. *\"This seems to be easy. But I can't underestimate them, as I can see they're causing many troubles...\"* She thought, her eyes following the words on the board." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish took a seat of course near perséfone and nesy as he tought \"Are those the 2 other that will help me get rid of the weed? They dont seems strong... Especialy that kid... Better not judge them.\" He then decided to make the first word pointing a them.*\n\n\"My name's Tavish, Tavish Finnegan Degroot,are you the two other adventurer that are gonna get rid o' dis damn weed?\"" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"...Hello there buddy!\" *He would close his book and all the stuff he wrote, then placed it in his bag and greeted Tavish.* \"Nice to meet you Tavish! My name is Nesy Celvius, just your lovely adventure coming with you today! I am very pleased to meet you, along with other companions!\" *He was a very happy guy, along with the heterochromia he had as well, well more like hexa-chromia if that could be worded.*\n\n\"Yes, I suggest we collect information first before we engage on the plants. We don't know their capabilities yet, or do you? Because I am new here, I never expected any of that stuff.\" *Nesy seemed very confident, very bright as well towards everyone, no matter their apperence.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone eyed the two from top to bottom before saying anything. She seemed to be quiet and a bit too serious as she kept her sharp gaze toward the two. Although, she nodded at the man with a little smile, leaning by the wall next to the quest board. Her companions seemed... Interesting. *\"So, I will work with these two, uh? I hope they are good, or I will have much work to do.\"* She thought.\n\n\"Yes, I am here for the quest. And I agree with the colorful eyes. Probably the people in here knows something about the vines.\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish think a bit about what nesy said and then remembered some stuff, he then said*\n\n\"I know that the vines can grab stuff and trow them, i also known they captured some civilian, but exept that i dont know anythin', so ye it would be good to collect information.\"" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy started to chuckle a little bit about him being called: \"Colourful eyes.\" Which... Well flattered him a little bit but he got over it. So, he decided to think for a moment and got to an answer.* \"...So they can grab things and throw them, meaning they have some sort of conciousness.\" *Nesy spoke, explaining to the both of the people here about the situation.* \"Well we need to go to the guy who made the quest to find out even more, indepth stuff. Then we can create a strategy that fits well..\"\n\n*He did notice she had heterochromia as well, which... Himself also had colourful eyes... That made a lot of sense. He dropped the thought aside and spoke further.* \"...And it's nice to meet you as well.\" *Said Nesy to Perséfone and then retained his attention to both of them. So he nodded towards the woman and the man.* \n\n*Now Nesy had nothing else to say, he just went quiet and listened to what else they had to say. However, he sounded like he was a strategist of some sorts.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "She looked to Nesy with attention in her eyes, a hand running to grab her waist. *\"If they can grab and throw things, I hope these two have good reflexes... Or at least knows how to dodge when fighting.\"* She thought as the two spoke. Perséfone nodded at Nesy with a little smile, seeming to be reserved. Or, she indeed preferred not to talk much.\n\nPerséfone nodded at the two once more, her eyes searching for someone who she could ask some questions about the mission. Spotting a man near the board which seemed to be reading the quest they were in, she walked toward him and poked his shoulder from behind. \n \n\"Hm, sir. Do you know anything about the vines that are attacking the village? Could you help me- cough- us? We'd like more information about them.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The man looks rather distracted, but by what is unclear, he finally responds after 13 seconds* \"Oh! Sorry, you were talking to me? The vines yes. Truth be told you'd be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't know about them. A while back they've taken to slinging rocks and picking up pieces of bark... Just recently have they picked up maces, which is strange to say the least. If you're planning on fightin em for the first time, don't go too deep and Ye ain't gon find those mace ones.\"" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy looked rather confused. Where is the man who set this up anyway? Nesy decided to walk over to Persephone and said,* \"...I believe we must go there first and visit the villagers. I think there, they could accept us? Perhaps?\" *He exclaimed, because he was starting to grow very curious.*\n\n\"...But... Do you know where the village is? In that case.\" *He asked the man.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone nodded at Nesy, patiently waiting for the man's answer." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish just looked silently whaiting for the man to answer*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The mans face is filled with confusion* \"You're... In that village?\"" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"...Wait a second... I am stupid.\" *HE FACEPALMED ALL OF A SUDDEN! He just got a sudden brainfart.* \"...Anyway... Apologie... S...\" \n\n*Nesy decided to go closer to the page, trying to find if there was a name he could get.* \"...What's the name of the person though... I must see.\" *He read it all.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone looked at the board while Nesy searched for... Whatever he was searching for. She stood next to the three men, her eyes glancing around the tavern as people talked and drank their beers. *\"So the vines can pick up maces? That's... Weird. But I think we can handle with them, probably.\"* She thought, then looking at the two again with curious eyes." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish was still sitting, his arm crosed, whe could visibly see that tavish was growing impatient, at the same time there was the lives of civilians on the lines and all of this was just wasting somme precious time* \n\n\"I think whe got enought information to go now, don't ya think?\"" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"....Sure! We have enough information to carry on. But we still need the person's name and who we should contact otherwise we can't get the rewards.\" *He decided to speak back, because it wasn't really specifed where to contact them.*\n\n\"Cause otherwise, we wont get our rewards or stuff like that\" *He said, shrugging.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "\"Aye, that? Anyone who operates under civics will do, just go anywhere with ties to the mayor after killin a couple vines. Since this is so common we don't bother with having adventurers meeting anyone before doing the quest.\"" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone looked at the man with cold eyes, possibilities for the mission running through her mind as Nesy and the man talked about the rewards. She was there just for the bounty, and to ignite some vines. *\"I hope the rewards are good enough, I'm only doing this because of that.\"* She thought with a sigh. And then turned toward Nesy to see where were they going now." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish takes his shield and sword and gets up from his chair making some loud metalic noises, he then says in a confident voice*\n\n\" That setles it then, time to cut down some weed!\"\n\n *He then walked to the door and put himself at the left of it, whaiting for the others to go trough it first.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"Hoo yeah!\" *He would cheer to the man and he would turn towards the woman, giving the same gesture. He was full of energy as if his battle-spirit was very bright. He decided to grab his things and waited for Persefone to walk out with him. As he was waiting for his other comerade.*\n\n\"...Alright, let's go cut down some weed today! Cause we goin' monsterhunting buddies!\" *Said Nesy, chuckling to his own joke as he walked towards the door.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone walked along with Nesy and Tavish, her skirt and hair slightly flying as the breeze from outside entered the tavern through the door. She eyed Nesy before stepping out the establishment, her eyes immediately glancing toward the moon, assuming it was night at that moment.\n\n\"I think it will be fun.\"\n\nPerséfone said with a calm tone in her voice." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish walked out after the two other left,nesy has of course a good spirit and a lot of energy, but he seem to naïve to be a fighter, whille for perséfone,well tavish had no idea about her*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy walked towards the forest that was suspected to have veins that were moving around.* \"...Sure it will.\" *He said, while walking on the dirt path towards the forest which seemed peaceful and not dangerous at all. He didn't keep his expectations low tough and he knew what to expect in those situations.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone followed the two men through the forest, many thoughts running by her mind while she watched the nature. They would probably need to fight some vines, but they couldn't underestimate them, as they didn't know a thing about the suspicious vines. She sighed and continued to walk with the group.\n\n\"We should be aware, we don't know what those vines could really do...\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish walked at the side of nesy, looking everywhere, even behind them and above, as tavish's weight made big foot print and because they are in a forest, the vines could still come from above whit having them notice*\n\n\"Heh,are ya scared of some leafy tentacles lady?\"\n*Tavish said whit a jokingly tone*\n \"Buuut you're still right.\"\n*He said whit a more serious tone*" } ]

[ { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*As they walk along the path they'd notice that trees mysteriously have some bark chopped off, that all critters you find have cuts all over them. This surely must be the fault of those plants, they seem to wreak havoc on the ecosystem here as well as causing trouble for the village. No sight of any assassin vines despite looking very intently, but you do get the feeling that you're being watched. Tred carefully, make haste, and kill those dastardly vines.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy had a feeling that he could be watched or sneaked up on at any moment. Though, this was certainly something he had never expected.* \"...Well, those trees are scratched Little suspicous don't you think?\" *Asked Nesy, questioning about the chopped off the skin of the trees. That didn't make any sense at all and guessed that the vines are behind of it. Since they could grab stuff, could they have chopped off some of the bark? That's a funny thought.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone glanced around their surroundings, a weird feeling rising inside her. *\"What is this, uh? We need to be aware while walking...\"* She thought and walked next to Nesy. Her hair and skirt slightly flying as the wind blew against her. *\"The vines did this? Probably they won't be so easy to handle with...\"* She thought once more before answering Nesy.\n\n\"Yes...\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish looked at the tree unimpressed, the only thing that this seem to show him is that they are strong enought to destroy bark wich is relatively easy but they couldn't take care of the wood itself, and well for the feeling of being watched that's a normal thing when you go into an unknown area, he then exclaimed,still keeping an eye out for any of those weed*\n\n\"Heh, atleast whe know that those weed are just pathetic bastard that doesnt finnish the job right, the only thing they did is left those tree uncoverd for a sickness to finish them of, and slightly weaken those animals.\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Tavish's unimpressiveness is rather warrented, because it was always a thing the village had to deal with. The vines are more of pests for them, pests that can kill people but still pests. It still hurts the ecosystem and the villages way of life, which is why they have to pay people to deal with them. But as you could notice walking around here, there would be no other species that are bigger than maybe a wolf here, it seems as if the vines are the apex predator here and has drowned out all other predators here. The vines weren't the issue, it's where they're coming from... Ah well, you won't have to deal with that.*\n\n*Now they could hear some rustling noises nearby but could not pinpoint the location, the vines are ready to pounce it would seem.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy would slow down his pace, hearing something rustling in th area.* \"...Wait... There might be something around here. Be on your guard.\" *Nesy would slow down further until he was walking slowly and steadily. He knew, that the vines were probabably ready to leap out from nowhere.*\n\n*His abilities were ready to fire, all it had to do was to leap out and attack them. Where he could electricute them and burn the living heck out of them.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "As the rustling noises echoed, Perséfone lowered her left hand as if she was going to cast a spell. Her eyes searching around for any suspicious movement from the vines. *\"Appear... Where are you, uh?\"* She thought as she walked near the two men. Many thoughts ran through her mind at that moment, what would her do if one attacked her from behind?" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish shushed nesy,as hearing the rustling and posibly the vines location was far more important that whatever he might have said, he also took a defensive stand,trying to protect the two unarmored adventurer, as the vines where probably gonna have the jump on them, meaning that whe would be attacked first, and since tavish was the more equiped to tank the attacks he flest as he had to do it.*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*All of the sudden a rock comes out of a bush left to Tavish at 70fps directed at him! His armor would protect him against it if it did not hit his head, which was unlikely. Behind Tavish, facing the 2 others a vine jumps out and attempts whips Persefone and Nesy both once. This this seems like all the vines, a slinger and a weaponless vine. This seems easy enough, they aren't deeper in the forest so it should be easy to beat the vines here.*\n\n*As a note, it's unadvisable to use fire magic as you could accidently cause a forest fire. If you do that you'll get a large reduction on the reward.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"....AHA!\" *Nesy would launch himself towards the vines while conjuring what seemed to be an electric weapon that looked like a sword. He decided to go for attack against the oncoming vine.* \"...DESTROY! WOOOHOOOO!\" *He seemed to be enjoying this, attempting to hit the vines to electrocute them to death.*\n\n*...In some cases, electricity was safer then fire for the forests' sake.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone glanced at the vine coming for her and Nesy, her left hand closing in a fist. *\"Use your right side, Perséfone... Don't use the left. You know what happens.\"* She watched Nesy launch himself toward the vine, thinking it could be successful to hit the vine. He seemed to know what he was doing, so she didn't worry that much. And about Tavish, he was in full armor. At that moment, Perséfone would only glance around to see if other vines could appear." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*As tavish was in a defensive stand and was anticipating to posibly have to block some flying rocks, he was able to block the rock whit is shield,the body of tavish started to glow blue as tavish started to charge at the slinger, as he would be protected from the rocks it trows meaning he would have an easier time dealing whit it.*\n`tavish used psionic speed: 85/100 mana`" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Important: Forgot to mention: Nesy's mana is 90/110*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*A rock hits Tavish's shield and makes **Clump!** Sound, Tavish was undamaged by the ordeal of getting a baseball sized rock thrown at him. Persefone would not find any other vines but would give herself an opputunity to look at the vines in more detail, she would notice that they had a core in which all of the tendrils come from, that must be the weakspot! Nesy paralyzes one of the vines tendrils and severely burns it. The slinger vine picks up another rock and swings it round and round, picking up velocity for a thrown rock later.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"...Do you find anything? Let's look around.\" *Nesy asked persefone, analyzing all of the surroundings in the area. With his intellectual brain, he attempted to find connections or anything to it. Those vines had to come from somewhere. He knew, all vines had a root because they were important for survival.* \"...Mmm... Where do we find the roots of thing thing.\"" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "\"I think I found a probably weak spot of the vines. Look at the core in which the tendrils come from.\"\n\nShe pointed toward them, her eyes trying to find any other suspicious thing that could help them. At Nesy's words, she thought: *\"Roots... Yes! They must be deeper in the forest. But, I think we wouldn't go that deep, uh?\"* Perséfone looked around, spotting the slinger vine picking up another rock to throw at them.\n\n\"Watch out!\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Whille tavish was charging at the slinger to take it out he proceded to make apear a wooden spear in his empty hand trowing it to the slinger's core stoping as soon as the spear was trown tavish stoped his charge getting back at his defensive position, charging at a alwredy fast rock would be a bad idea*\n`tavish used spearshot: 70/100 mana`" } ]

[ { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The vine Persefone and Nesy were facing was still there and was still ready to attack! It makes a whip attack against Nesy, hoping to lacerate his unarmored body. Tavish throws his spear and stabs the slinger right in the core, instantly causing the vine to go limp. However a gas is emitted from the vine, if Tavish were to breath it he'd become rather nausous.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"I SEE!\" *Nesy would dodge towards the side by sidestepping and then he would launch himself against the other vine (that was attacking Nesy) with electricity which basically attempted to fry it alive. Which hopefully would be able to slice through the vine or something like that. Anywho, his abilities were excellent the vine was surely going to die.*\n\n70/110 MANA" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone raised her right hand toward the vine and then lowered it as she saw Nesy could handle with the vine alone. Looking toward Tavish, she would see the gas emitting from the now dead vine. *\"Is this poisonous? We can't breath that!\"* She thought, looking at Tavish and then at Nesy. Quickly, her left hand covered her mouth and nose as she said at the two men.\n\n\"Watch out, Nesy! The vines emit a gas, we don't know if that can be poisonous!\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish seeing the gas decided to hold his breath and back away until it dissipate, then he go to the limpy vines and pluck it out of the core, the vine was limpy but it didn't mean it was dead, and they also needed proof of having killed the vines, after this he started to make his way back to the others*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Nesy was able to neutralize the vine without harming the core, therefore no gas was released. Who knows, maybe the core sells for a bit. But seeing as the party had finished off all the vines that they could see, perhaps they should keep walking around to find some more. You need to kill a minimum of 5 vines before you can get your reward, so 3 more should do the trick. However, no one in the party has any exceptional vision, so getting ambushed would unfortunantely be very common.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "**Nesy would shut his ability off in order to save mana.** \"...Hey guys, how about we take the cores after 5 vines taken down? So we can get a lot of money?\" *He suggested, because he apperently wanted to make a very good plan. After taking down the vines they could go for some cores and get the hell out of here.*\n\n*Nesy had neutrulised it. He decided to look around, whilist sticking to the group.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone nodded in agreement to Nesy, it was better if they collected the cores after they handle with the vines. Her eyes glancing around their surroundings as she began to walk deeper into the forest, assuming the other two would follow her. She lowered her hands, seeming to be ready to react if they got attacked by more vines. *\"Maybe this will be easy, uh? They're just plants, right? Pfft...\"* She thought and continued to walk through the path." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish was following them whit the entire vines he had killed, he didn't realy cared about the pay they where gonna get, the only thing he wanted was to at least save one civilian, so for him the fastest way to kill the vines was the best for him.*\n\"As long as whe save at least one civilian i don't care about how do you kill de god damn weed, but don't expect me to go out of me way to not hurt the core, the fastest they are killed for me, de better, and de core seemed to instantly kill them, or at least weaken them enought so they can't do shit.\"\n`5 mana regenerated: 75/100`" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*The group journies onwards to victory and wealth! They walk forward reaching the end of the path, if they want to continue on they probably have to walk off the path. This could certainly give the vines an advantage, because now the group would be hindered by the bushes and wouldn't see the much. But it seems like the only way to actually complete the quest.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy would be walking through the path and he was looking around for anything. Perhaps movements or all the stuff like that. Nesy, he decided to cover his face while he inched through the bushes. Sliding through the gaps like a sneaky ninja.* \"...Alright, it's monsterhunting time.\" \n\n\n*He prepered for shit to go down here. Those vines could give in any moment so he decided to be on is guard.* \"...Hmm.\"\n**MANA REGERERATED: 65/110**" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone followed Nesy through the bushes and leaving the path, she knew they were now in disadvantage as they lost some view sight they had before. She glanced around searching for any movement or noise made by the vines, trying to avoid a possible surprise attack. *\"If I use my fire abilities, I won't be able to control it and will probably burn down this forest. And I can probably put these two in danger... Apparently I will need to use only my ice powers... Ugh.\"* She thought while they walked." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish watched silently as he facepalmed to the stupid action to the the least that he just witnesed, \"Why put our self into more danger by sliding trought the gap when whe can just CUT trought the obstable!\" He said to himself, he then grab his sword and said to the two other* \n\n\"Hey ,watch out so i doesn't accidentaly slash ye!\"\n\n*Then he of course started cutting his way trought, at the same time the armor of tavish and his cheer size would kinda make it hard for him to get trought the bushes whitout geting stuck*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Hacking through the bushes proved to be effective to allowing Tavish to move through the bushes, but there isn't enough area to move freely. Nesy and Persefone accidently get cuts from the bushes by moving through them in an inadequete way, Nesy however gets way fewer cuts. They have not encountered vines but they are getting the premonition that they are watching them and are ready to pounce. Tavish, upon getting this feeling would have the oppurtunity to make some more room for himself by cutting down some nearby bushes.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy would be getting less cuts from that but Nesy's life energy production could heal it in no-time. Anywho, Nesy continued to barge through the bushes until he came to the other side.* \"...Alright, it's time to do this.\" *He would eventually arrive upon what seemed to be an other path or an oppening.*\n\n*He was still prepered, not letting his guard down a single bit. Checking, above and below him.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone didn't mind that much about the cuts, continuing to walk through the bushes until they reached an opening from them. *\"Where are those vines... Uh?\"* She thought, an eyebrow arching as she finally reached the end of the bushes with an open area. Perséfone lowered her right hand as it got into a lower temperature, indicating she was ready to cast a spell if needed to." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish knowing that he was in a good spot to make more room and even out the playing field since he is a strategist, he started to slash, making for himself more room, his body started to glow red as he has used one of his ability to slash easier trought the bushes*\n`herculian strenght used and 5 mana regenerated:60/100 `" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*A baseball sized rock gets slinged at Tavish at 80fps directed at his stomach. 3 other vines (other than the slinger) reveal themself, two of them is holding a piece of bark that works as a makeshift shield. The shield ones both have 2 shields affixed to their tendrils. The shieldless one attacks Nesy twice, while one of the shields attacks persefone once with a shield bash. One of the shield vine does nothing expect sitting there... Threatenly.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"....You dare appose the legendery Nesy?\" *He murmured to himself.* \"LET'S FUCKING DO THIS! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!\" *He would charge towards the vein that attacked Nesy and he would use his electric sword again to slap it. He did have an increadible battle spirit. Once he finished that thing, he would slam it towards the one that was still.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone quickly glanced toward the vine coming for her with the shield, her left arm would raise to block the shield. Her right hand immediately turning into a freezing temperature and a light mist surrounded her hand, as she was already ready for an attack to happen. As the shield would hit her left arm, Perséfone would hold the shield with her right hand, ice starting to cover it and reaching the vine.\n```Frozen Touch cast (-30 Mana) - Mana Remaining: 100/130```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish swiftly dodged the rock by sidesteping to his left, he then started to aproach the slinger to then slashed it in half whit is greatsword, how to say that whit his strenght whit the boost that herculian strenght, and the area he kinda cut himself this was gonna be relatively easy*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Tavish would be quick enough to avoid it to the point of it only hitting his side, still painful but much better than the alternative. Tavish would try to slam the slinger with his greatsword and succeeds, kind of! The vine sidestepped out of the way but still loses a tendril due to not being completely out of the way. It attempts to whip Tavish back, however it would be quite futile due to Tavish being heavily armored. The shield bash causes minor fractures to Persefone's arm, despite this she would still freeze the vines shield, and 2 of it's tendrils. This causes the vine to lose balance and is essentially neutralized. Nesy would take both of the whipping attacks coming his way, causing severe lacerations on his body. He still chases and stabs the vine with an electric sword, which paralyzes one of it's tendrils and burning it but not killing the vine. He would not have the ability to turn his attention to the other vine however...*\n\n*But the shield vine certainly did take attention to him and attempts to whip and shield bash him.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\"GRRR.\" *He decided to throw himself to the side as the shield went past him and he would slam his sword at the other vine in order to electrocute it to death by simply dodging and hitting it.* \"...Damn, that hurts badly.\" *He ignored the pain, or at least attempted to before he would finish the shield-whiping vine off by a slam.*\n\n*The other vine, was cought on fire so he decided to let it die by itself. A burning tendril is a dead tendril but the shield vine was his target.* \"YOU ARE DEAD! NOW!\" *He yelled, while he continuesly continued to electrocute it to neutrlise it.*\n\n30/110 MANA" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone would groan as she felt a bit of pain in her left arm, backing up a bit after freezing the vine and its shield. She held her left arm with her right hand for a moment, looking at it to see if it was serious. After checking on her arm, her right hand run to her thigh and took a dagger hid inside her skirt. *\"Now I will need to use this, at least for now.\"* She looks toward the vines and then at the two others. \n\nShe would take her dagger and slash the vine which lost balance, making sure it won't bother her and the rest of the group.\n```Mana Regen - 105/130```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Exept just tanking the hit from the vines whit is heavy armor, tavish just grabbed it when it was about to hit him and then started slashing it multiple time trying to kill it,if this kill the vine he will take of course the vine and the core whit him and then slash is way to the 2 other to bring them the help they seemingly need, seing the wound that the 2 had tavish think of a plan to make somme sort of makeshift bandage but for now the best would be to take out the vines, if it didn't kill it tavish would just continue his fight whit it*\n`mana regen: 65/100`" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Nesy had avoided the shield vines bash by dodging to the left, when he tried to attack with his electric sword though, the shield vine had blocked it with... Y'know, a shield. Still the attack split the shield and it broke off after the attack, but the shield vine attempts to whip him again. Persefone cuts off one of the shieldlesses tendrils that was not frozen by her earlier attack, ensuring that it's completely neutralized. Tavish would be able to kill the slinger vine but did not have any time to make anymore attacks.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*The last energy he had left before the sword disappears. There was 10 mana left now and he had to do it now or never.*\n\n*Nesy would then circle the vine so the whip missed so the shield was out of protection and he would then grab the vine and attempt to electrocute it while making sure the vine doesn't go back to his face in order to bash him.* \"NOW YOU'll DIE!\" \n\n*He electrocuted the last vine, which he did with all the remaining power he had left.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone smirked as she cut off the last tendril of the vine which attacked her, some thoughts running through her mind while she looked at her left arm with cold eyes. Her eyes glanced up at Nesy and spotted the vine he was fighting with. *\"He can kill it by himself, so I won't bother much with that.\"* She thought before adjusting her skirt and boots. Perséfone looked at all the cuts the bushes made on her, shrugging as they didn't bother her that much. She looked around at her surroundings to see if any other vines would attack them." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish will take of course the rest of the vine and the core whit him and then slash is way to the 2 other, seing the multiple wounds that the 2 had,especialy the laceration that nesy got, tavish think of something to make some sort of makeshift bandage,after thinking of this he says*\n\n\"Hey, after you have finished whit this vine come to me, i'll help ye cover up those cut... Especialy that laceration...\"\n\n*He then took then took the vine that he killed whit spearshot horizonatly and cut it to make 2 long slices that's he'll use to cover up the wounds, because the vines are quite agiles this makeshift bandage won't obstruct theyr movement very much*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Nesy's plan would be sensible... If he had noticed that the shields are on opposite tendrils... The vine had a shield for both sides, which it used to block his sword again. Persefone would not notice anymore vines and Tavish would notice that the vines were too tough to cut in such a way that would make them useful as bandages.*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy retreated backwards and he would simply charge up for the next attack.* \"Comerades, I believe I need some help from you here, mind if you take that thing down? I have no magical energy left.\" *He asked Tavish, because he needed assistance or even from Persefone.*\n\nMANA 10/110! — **Assistance required**" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone looked at Nesy and then at her left arm. *\"I hope that vine don't attack my arm...\"* She thought, running toward him and the vine after switching her dagger to her left arm. Once more, her right hand would be surrounded by a light mist and would have its temperature decreased. She would throw her dagger toward one of the shields, trying to get the vine's attention. \n\nIf successful, Perséfone would wait until the vine would try to attack her, and try to hit it with her right hand. If the vine didn't attack her, she would back up a bit to think on another strategy.\n```Frozen Touch Cast (-30 Mana) - Mana Remaining: 85/130 ```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish him got near the vines took his sword whit his two hand and started to slashing whit all his strenght, if a shield would get in his way it would just break because it's just bark and isn't realy hard at the first place, if it doges, perséfone wouldn't be attacked at may have the time to freze it, and if the vines attacks perséfone, tavish would just kill it*" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "*Tavish just slices 2 of the vines tendrils off, effectively making it unable to fight anymore. They have finally killed enough vines in order to go back to the village and gets full reward...*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "\".....Thank goodness... Never would've done it without you buddies!\" *He would say, giving a cheerful tone to his voice.* \"We did it! Now, let's get back to the village and announce that uh.. We have killed enough vines to supress them. Probabaly not, there are hundrets of them or maybe... More? Cause, ironically enough, a celebration is about to come. Well I suppose, unless there are more.\" \n\n*He would seemingly give them all a high five, if they wanted to.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "Perséfone searches for a tree and puts her hand on it, ice covering part of it but not all of it. As she didn't want to touch someone unintentionally. She looked at Nesy and blinked a few times before looking at him again with cold eyes, showing she didn't want a high five. *\"Ugh...\"* She thought and looked at her left arm, holding it with her right hand.\n\n\"I think there is more... But anyways, we did it and now we're going to receive our rewards.\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish totaly ignored the high five, crosing his arm, look at nesy in disapointment, but he couldn't see that because of his helmet, what he could recognise was his voice because he said looking at him*\n\n\"Kid... Do ye seriously have no back-up weapon? You go on a potentionaly deadly mision WHITOUT A GOD DAMN BACK-UP WEAPON?!...Anyway, i wont leave until i at least save one of the civilian,kid you go back to the city and you buy a god damn knife or somethin', and you\" *Said tavish, looking at perséfone* \"You wanna go back whit him or do ye continue whit me?\"" }, { "author": "pineywoods7124", "message": "**Quest Complete**\n-42 gold divided how the party wishes.\n-1.5pp to each person.\n-Bongo of Summoning Vine (check" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy would simply stare at Tarvish with... A small frowny look which meant that... The yelling probabably put too much pressure on Nesy.* \"......C-Calm down buddy. I know I did something stupid, at least I learn from my mistakes.\" *He looked down, with a sadened expression. He wanted to just go to the tavern and write his stories all along.*\n\n*He walked away from the group, unless if someone followed him. Towards the village it seemed.* \"...Why do people have to be so rude.\" *Exclaimed Nesy to himself, trying not to tear up or anything so. Buying the knife was second priority anyway. Since, he wanted to vent his feelings into the little book he had.*" }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "\"I will go back, good luck in saving people!\"\n\nPerséfone said to Tavish before leaving, looking at Nesy and walking with him. All the way back she would hold her left arm, trying to ignore and forget the mistakes and the wounds she got with this quest. For a moment, she held Nesy's shoulder with her right hand and looked into his eyes if he looked back at her.\n\n\"Understand, the *World* Is rude. And an advice I have for you, if the world is rude to you, then simply be rude with the world. That works for me.\"\n\nShe continued to walk with him until they reached the village, and then Perséfone would leave the village. Her hair and skirt flying as the wind blew against her." }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish continues on his mery way, going to kill more vines until he find a single civilian* (do i just technicly continue on the story or do i basicly start the quest again" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*But then, his shoulder was held and he would look at her.* \"....\" *When she said that, it suprised him somewhat because he wasn't expecting this. It was... Special somewhat.* \"...Heh...\" *He got a small little chuckle.* \"....F-Fighting violence with violence eh, that's how... The world works I assume.\"\n\n*That was a friendly advice, however. Maybe being rude at times can get to his atvantage.* \"...Well uh, nice figthing alongside with you then. Even though I forgot the weapon.\" *He simply thought for a moment. Maybe he SHOULD get weapons and armor, he couldn't rely on this flimsy ass skin. Of course!*\n\n\"....Well, you are good in my book.\" *He nodded towards Persefone, eventually she left. She was, gone from sight.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish looked again and again to find any citisen even any vines but he didn't find anything, so he turned back to go to the village cashing in his reward*" }, { "author": "nesymerp1", "message": "*Nesy was in the tavern, writing his story about the whole incident and how stupid it was. Well, he fought without a weapon which is impressive. Hey! Maybe a master-mage eh? Naahaha, he has a lot to learn.*\n\n*Eventually, he left the village.*" } ]

[ { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "The sun went down as stars began to cover the sky, the birds returned to their nests, and people began to enter their homes for dinner. Some people continued to walk the streets of the small village, others going to the tavern to relax and have a drink with their friends. Coming from a dark corner, a girl with pale pink eyes walked towards the tavern, waiting for an unsuspecting person to come so she could satisfy her thirst. Seen by others, she seemed to be just a delicate and innocent woman, who was just there to watch people pass by on the street.\n\nThe large brown haori she wore covered almost her entire body, which didn't seem strange since it was cold that night. The girl looked through the window with a slightly empty look, but one that hid her anger and bloodlust. She waited patiently for her prey, scanning every person who came out the door." }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "Sitting inside the tavern at a table full of men is Adam. He joined the them a little while ago and is now conversing with them. It was rather easy to join their table because, one, some of the guys are half drunk, and two, this particular group was quite inviting. They talked about their local jobs and busy households. Adam kept quiet for most of it, just observing and learning. \n\nHe's there because it was rumored that someone with a bounty on their head could enter the tavern that night. Apparently, they don't, which bores Adam. He lets two hours of listening and watching pass before standing up and saying his farewells to the group. He pays for his food and drinks which wasn't anything heavy. He then exits the tavern and walks down a path alone. He's armed with relatively sturdy clothing. He's aware of his surroundings, but at the same time he's quite tired. He saw the girl when he entered but he didn't pay much attention to her." }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "The girl's eyes followed Adam as he walked down the road. She was focused on what she was going to do and decided that the man would be her next prey. She started following the man, trying not to make any noise that might compromise her plan. The girl looked like a normal person who was just returning to her home to find her family who were waiting for her, but her eyes showed something more. One more feeling.\n\nWhen the two passed through a dark part of the village where no one was walking at this hour, the girl slowly approached the man. Waiting for the right moment, she watched him. And when that moment finally came, she grabbed him by the wrist, assuming her strength would be enough for that. And then, she opened her mouth, revealing a pair of bloodthirsty fangs, and attempted to bite him." }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "Adam notices the girl walking in his path. His sharp sense of hearing helps assists him with that. He continues to walk, wondering if the girl is going to attack him. As the area gets darker, he sees that she's still following him, so he decides that he'll slow down to see if she'll pass him. But before he can do that, she grabs his arm and attempts to bite him. He's caught off guard, but at least his reaction speed isn't bad. He quickly grabs his sword from his sword belt with his other hand as he looks at her. A vamp, huh? She appears to be an oni but the teeth gives away her other part. Poor girl is probably starving. But she won't be feeding on him. \"Release my hand.\" He simply says with the threat of him slicing her with his sword." }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "The girl's eyes stare deep into his, and he could feel more energy if he looked into her eyes. She was certainly hungry, but she was also desperate. Desperate to kill, desperate for power. She stopped from biting his wrist, but continued to hold tight around the man's arm. She had no other option, but the girl was different from most. She was stubborn, and she wouldn't let her prey threaten her like that. She seemed to give up on biting him even though she continued to hold him by the arm.\n\n\"I need. I want blood. Get me someone so I can feed...\"\n\nShe said with a slightly soft tone on her voice, if the man wasn't going to let her feed on him, at least he would be a good bait for other people. She looked up at him, her eyes still staring into his. And she didn't seem wiling to give up." }, { "author": "Deleted User", "message": "He raises an eyebrow. Most people who back down from his sword, even if they're desperate. She's not like them. He calms down a bit, continuing to watch her eyes and especially her mouth. She requests of someone to feed on which he responds with \"Okay, you have my word. Now let go of my arm.\" He stares firmly. He isn't about to lose his hand to a random vampire that caught him off guard. He needs it for his future missions and assassinations. Usually in a situation like this, he would've already attacked the girl. But her conviction peeks his interest. Finding a person at this time won't be difficult. In fact, someone was coming their way already. He quickly grips her arm and attempts to pull her low to avoid being seen by the person. It's a clear attempt to help her." }, { "author": "bruna_mars", "message": "The grip around the man's arm starts to get weaker, until she finally lets his arm go. Her eyes continue to stare at him, would the man really help her? Should she trust him? Not yet. When she felt Adam grab her arm and pull her down, she looked up from the corner of her eyes. And then, they glanced toward the person coming. The girl waited patiently for the unsuspecting innocent, her fangs thirsty for the blood that the girl could already feel in her mouth.\n\nAs the person passed by Adam and the girl, the person could be seen being pushed to the floor with great force. The girl on top of the innocent, dug her fangs into his neck with thirst. The humble-looking man held the girl's hair while she covered his mouth, from which screams came from pain. What a good feeling ... A feeling of pleasure and satisfaction with every drop of blood she drank. Eventually, the man would pass out and the vampire would look up at Adam, her lips and fangs stained with blood." } ]

[ { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*Josephine made her way through the open fields, walking along a dirt road. A road has to lead to a city—that's how roads work, after all—but no city is in sight, and she was starting to get tired from her long journey. She certainly didn't expect so much walking on her adventure, despite the fact that that's most of what adventuring is. She decides to take a break, sitting in the grass beside the road for a moment, resting her legs and catching her breath.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "*She would hear a low, rhythmic thumping sound just a little ways off the road. The leaves of a nearby tree rustle, jostling those of the nearby trees as well. Listening closer, she can hear a low grunt accompanying each thump, sounding like some great beast straining itself.*" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*Warm sun... Relaxing. But right now, a certain traveller is taking her rest. A small clearing not too far from the side of a road emits warmth and some smoke from a healthy burning fire. One could consider it like a beacon attracting others towards it.\nSif Aldasdóttir - daughter of Alda, that's what the last name means - has taken rest for some time before she continues on her way finally into the city. It wasn't too far away, but her legs couldn't carry her much further without some rest, so it was fine.\nCuriously, though appearing as a Goluth, Sif is much smaller than her kin - a mere 5'6 compared to The usual rough 7 foot. A pile of stone beside her tells that she's used Quarry Drop to transform to a smaller size, but it's not a thing anybody else would recognise.*" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*Hearing the sounds of a familiar beastkin, Josie stands up—with effort, due to being exhausted. She also notices the smoke rising in the sky, a little down the road in the same direction—perhaps whoever's making the loud noises also made a fire. She proceeds down the road towards the noises, keeping her guard up just in case it's not who she thinks it is.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "*It does, in fact, happen to be exactly who she thinks it is. The large beastkin is naked from the waist up, with rivulets of sweat dripping from just about everywhere. The sweat mixes with blood dripping from several cuts on his fists and feet. His short fur is soaked, from both the sweat and the blood, and it's not getting any dryer. His muscles ripple, and blood and sweat fly through the air as he aims another strike at the tree he has been pounding at. Even though Braunfausti seems hurt, the tree is in a much worse shape, with several large craters oozing sap. Actually, Braunfausti does not seem to be paying much heed to his wounds, despite the dripping blood. He pauses for a moment, wiping sweat off of his face, yet at the same time smearing blood and sap on it, and notices Josephine.*\n\"You? Wha're you doing round 'ere? Las' I saw you, you was with the Naga fellow. You been spying on me, or something? Following me?\"" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*Sif can hear people talking, but she didn't pay much mind to it... At first. The Goluth looks over to the war hamarr beside her, standing up on its head with the shaft pointing upwards. It's within reach, easy to pick up if she needs to. The hammer though is very big compared to her, it'd be a surprise when others see that she easily picks the thing up let alone manages to swing it around.\nThink Shao Kahn's war hammer being wielded by Sonya Blade. About that big, yet it's proportionally correct when Sif is in her standard form.*" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*She looks up at the familiar minotaur, lowering her guard, and putting her weapons away.* \"Oh, it's you—\" *She then notices his injuries, a look of concern upon her face.* \"Y-You're injured! Are you okay? What happened?\" *She looks around.* \"I saw smoke from a fire that way, maybe we can ask whoever set it up if we could rest for a while.\"" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "\"Injured? Whaddya-\" *The Brayer pauses, and looks at his hands. Then a smile breaks out across his face.* \"Oh, this. Ya c'n hardly call that 'injured'. A few scrapes, that's all they is.\"\n*Looking closer, Josephine can see many patches of missing fur, where scar tissue ensures that nothing grows there. It appears that this is not an unusual occurrence for Braun. In fact, looking at the surrounding trees, it appears that this is not an unusual occurrence for the forest as well. Many of the trees around here have similar injuries to the ones the one in front of him is sporting.*" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*She still keeps her look of concern, slowly moving closer.* \"I-I can heal you—if you'd let me, that is! I'm a professional healer, using magic to heal all sorts of injuries.\" *She keeps approaching him, somewhat cautious in case he denies her offer.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "\"I won't say no, I guess. Can't hurt.\"\n*He wipes his massive hands off on the grass and holds them out to her. Funnily, Josephine notices that one of them is practically the size of her whole head.*\n\n*He lifts his hands, flexing and twisting them in order to examine every last inch. When he notices no injuries, he lets his hands fall to his sides, seemingly satisfied.*\n\"That's a nice trick, miss. A'course, it's all gonna be for nothing, 'cause I'm not quite finished with my workout yet. Suppose I can take a break.\"\n*The minotaur cracks its neck, fingers, and just about every joint in its body, including some Josephine didn't even know a person had. A few of her joints ache in sympathy.*" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*She is a bit startled at all of the cracks of his joints, but relaxes once she realizes what's actually happening. In response, she cocks her head to the side, though no cracking sound comes from it. She gives up, returning her head upright.* \"So... You said you're just... *Exercising*?\" *She steps back slightly, moving to a distance with a more convenient angle to look at him—he is twice her height, after all.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "*Braun notices this, and kneels down to just over Josephine's height.*\n\"Aye, merely a workout. Before work, every day.\" He chuckles. \"I practically don't feel it anymore.\"" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*She nods, the concern slowly fading from her expression.* \"Well, either way, remember to be careful.\" *She looks over in the direction of the smoke rising from the campfire a short distance down the road.* \"I'm a little tired... Maybe we could ask whoever's fire that is if we could rest with them.\" *Either she has no concept of malicious people, or she's just that desperate to sit next to a fire.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "\"We oughtta be careful. We don't know who's walking through these here woods. Could be anyone.\"\n*Braun stands up and walks in front, looking up to the sky to identify the location of the fire. He then begins walking towards it, in front of Josephine.*\n\"Stay behind me. Better I get hit than you.\"" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "\"I-I disagree, you don't have any armor, or a shield. I'd best be the one in front.\" *She says this, despite being half the man's height. She appears to be wearing a jacket, with more layers of clothing beneath, though it looks bulky enough that she could very well be wearing some sort of padded armor beneath. She draws her shield and mace, preparing to move ahead of him—or at least beside him as they make their way toward the campsite.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "\"An ant has armor, yet you can crush it much easier than a rabbit.\"" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*Sif listened to bits and pieces of their conversation, but didn't really concern herself with it. It's not really her business at all, so long as they don't try to hurt her.\nNow she hears them moving... Towards. Sif turns around a bit on the spot to look in the direction they were coming from, in case they try to attack her.\nIf they're within direct digit (ie, no bushes or anything between), Kalisha waves to them to show good faith and that she isn't a threat.*\n**If she can see them:** \"Hail, travellers,\" *She calls out.* \"My camp is open to all!\"" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*The duo arrive, Josephine fearlessly approaching in the open. After the stranger's hail, she smiles.* \"Hello! If that's true, then I'd *Really* Like to sit here a bit.\" *She moves to sit next to the fire, before realizing that fires are far hotter than she remembered... She moves over against a nearby tree instead, sitting down against the base of the tree.*" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*Sif smiles and gets up off the ground to move over for them. She picks up her upside-down hamarr by the 'neck', just below (above) the hammerhead and lifts it up, then chucks it over in a direction to get it out of the way... Which may cone as a surprise considering the hamarr is nearly up to her shoulder (or whatever is more accurate because I'm terrible at height estimation). Sif then takes a seat on the other side of the fire, so she's facing the others, but also looking down one way of the road.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "\"Mmm. Great.\"\n*Not one for words, Braunfausti plops down to the ground and opens a pack at his side, fishing out some dried meat. He pops it in his mouth and begins chewing, leaning back.*\n\"Nife trick. Iffat fome magic item?\"" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*Josephine simply pulls out a leather-bound journal from her pocket, as well as a quill and inkwell. She sets the inkwell on the ground beside her, writing in the journal.*\n\n*She finishes writing in her journal, putting it, the quill, and inkwell away. She looks over to Sif, remembering she hadn't introduced herself.* \"Oh! I haven't introduced myself yet! I'm Josephine! Healer, and soon-to-be hero!\" *She looks over to Braun.* \"Oh! I just realized I didn't get your name either, I don't think... Unless I just forgot it. If I did, I'm sorry!\"" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*She nods. But she doesn't tell her real true name; just the alias she tells everybody else.*\n\"Kalisha Rosalba,\" *Sif tells her name. As explained in the personality subsection, she prefers to tell people her alias name rather than her true name. Perhaps it's a matter of security? Or to allow her to 'vanish' if the time comes. Otherwise it's to not appear in history books or anything. Either way, Kalisha is the name she gives.*\n\n*Only her closest friends, and her family, are given Sif's true name.*" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "\"Braunfaufti Komdromo Maulwardk. Moft people call me Braun. Eafier to fay.\"\n*Braun finishes chewing and swallows.*\n\"Braunfausti, not Braunfaufti. Sorry, mouth was full.\"\n*He then promptly shoves another chunk of dried meat in his mouth.*\n*As not explained in the personality subsection, Braunfausti doesn't really care who has his name. If they have a problem with it, they can say it to his face, and he can return those words with a swift kick, also to the face.*" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "\"Well, It's a pleasure to meet both of you!\" *She notices the large hammer Kalisha uses, admiring it for a moment, before taking her mace from her waist, and resting it on her lap.* \"That hammer must be heavy. I only use this mace, and even it's got a decent amount of weight to it.\" *The mace itself looks as though it's made of pure silver—though, it's likely only a coating. Along with the silver coat, anyone capable of detecting magic would notice there's a decent amount of enchantments placed upon it.*" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*Sif listens to Braun's name and smirks at him trying to talk with a mouthful of food. She somewhat understands what he said though, and when he corrected it she realises how close or far she was.*\n\"Nice to meet you two,\" *She says. Hard to tell audibly whether she meant 'two' to both of them of 'too' in return.\nSif glances over to her weapon and turns back to Josephine.* \"Somewhat, yeah. It's a family heirloom passed through the maternal line, from mothers to daughters,\" *Kalisha explains.* \"My mother gave it to me, and I will give it to my daughter... Or my son's daughter.\" *Which assumes she doesn't have a daughter but her own son or sons do. That's how it has gone since the hamarr was first forged by the first wielder of her family.* \"It's tradition.\"" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "\"Oh, neat! An heirloom! Mine woulda cost me a fortune, but being a proficient healer in a small village has a few benefits. Thankfully, I'd healed the blacksmith's apprentice from enough burns for her to owe me a few favors.\" *She fiddles around with the mace in her hands, looking around it from the leather-wrapped handle, to the flanged head.* \"I even convinced the captain of the guard to show me how to handle it a bit! That one didn't even cost me any favors—he's a friend of the family, you see, and when he heard I was going on an adventure, he simply wouldn't let me leave until he was sure I knew how to use it, at least a little.\" *She finishes, realizing she went on somewhat of a long, unexpected story.* \"Well, that's enough about me—tell me something about you! That is, if you're comfortable with sharing.\"" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "*Braun crosses his arms and snorts derisively.*\n\"Not the biggest fan of tradition. Or really a fan at all. Anyways, I don't got any sorta magic stuff on me, just my fists and my feets. They've served me well as any fancy magic doodad.\"\n*Judging by the amount of scarring on them, it's very clear that they have, in fact, served him quite well. Well, actually, there's scarring just about everywhere, but it is most prevalent on his extremities.*" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "\"Well, I'm from a farming family. We do well for ourselves. I often travel to sell what would otherwise go to waste, produce that doesn't go to the big places or to ourselves,\" *Kalisha explains.* \"You might think I'm small for a Goluth but this isn't my full size - I just prefer to be smaller for the sake of not scaring people... We tend to be imposing.\"\n*At least Sif keeps herself prepared for going between the forms. Some clothes spare for her smaller size, and her big garb can be used like a sleeping bag with a couple folds and stuff. She goes between the two sizes in her everyday life, for different reasons.*\n\"Hey, if you're interested in buying some fresh produce, I'll be glad to trade,\" *She says, going business mode for a moment.* \"It's all cheap, gotta be sold and eaten of course.\"" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "\"Yeah, I understand how size can intimidate people.\" *She says, only being around four and a half feet tall. If anyone knew how much a height difference could make someone feel, it'd be her.* \"And your ability to change your size is impressive! I wish I could just *Grow* Whenever I felt like it.\"" }, { "author": "thehumbug", "message": "*When Kalisha talks about the whole \"Size scares people\" Thing, Braun, the 8.7 foot tall minotaur, coughs loudly.*\n\"Not interested in food, I got my breakfast in here.\"\n*He pats his half empty meat-pouch.*\n\"Don't think I'd ever wanna change my size. I'm quite happy with my size, in all areas.\"" }, { "author": "Sif 'Kalisha' Aldasdottir", "message": "*Sif understands both their points of view. Sometimes you want to be bigger, sometimes smaller, but you might also want to stay just the height you are.\nShe glances over to the stone pile nearby. That's what she dropped when she transformed - stone as mass. When Sif eventually turns back to her real size, all that stone will vanish.\nKalisha grabs a chunk of wood and chucks it on the fire. The embers flare a bit and sparks go out as the wood drops on top of the flames, not dangerously though.*" }, { "author": "Josephine McPherson", "message": "*Josephine stands up, looking at Kalisha, then to Braun.* \"Well, the day is still young, I'd best continue on my journey.\" *She checks to make sure she has all her belongings, placing her mace back onto her waist, before heading down the road, wherever it may take her.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Elnarwen Helchithil", "message": "*The sunrays were piercing through the thickness of the trees.*\n`\"Come on, wild boars. Hurry up. Where are you sleeping?\"` *Elnarwen whispered, the grip on her bow showing signs of annoyance.*\n*Earlier that day, she accepted to help a demanding noble from Huinor. Contracts were rare those days in Silnari, and she didn't really find better. The job was quite simple, but without any challenge or real interest.*\n*She had to hunt a wild boar from Salvainian woods. It would've seem that those had a more delicate flesh than their cousins in the Duchy. It didn't matter though. She was paid to do that.*\n*The elf huntress was patrolling silently, hiding in the shadow of the forest. Even if she wanted to finish the task quickly, she knew that even one unwanted sound could have make her prey flee, and she wanted that money.*\n\n\n\nGivrépines (Magical Bow) summoned before the scene, Mana 75/100```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Strangely in the way of elnarwen there was...*\n*A wooden chair! Whit what seemed to be a cushion on it,the chair seemed to be of an average size but doesn't seemed on first look to be heavy but it was definetly in the way of elnarwen... Who could have put a chair in a forest... AND WHY LEAVING THE CUSHION?!... Whait it seems to be... Snoring?! Or is it creaks? Or perhaps is it both, but who knows. And of course i don't think i have to explain that it's Chair, the greatest chair of all!*" }, { "author": "Elnarwen Helchithil", "message": "*It has been around one hour of hunt, and yet, wild animals were still hiding. Maybe were them used to the other hunters' presence in this region.*\n*But after passing a great, imposing oak, she finally sensed something. It wasn't moving, but it had a familiar aura around it. An invisible force that her elf blood warned her about.*\n`\"Magic?\"` *She asked herself. `\"Probably a lost item or a Macian hunter.\"`\n*Still, she had to check the source of the magical tampering., just in case. The lady hid behind the first trunk within easy reach and examined the origin with a discreet eye.*\n*And there she found... A chair?!*\n`\"Is that an actual... Chair? Am I dreaming?\"` *She astonished.*\n*Without losing her self-control, the lady ensured that no one was around, then she tried to identify precisely the nature of the item, in vain. It certainly was a cursed item.*\n*Elnarwen picked up a dull, small pebble and threw it at the chair. She had to be cautious. The little stone would have fallen on the cushion if it was allowed to land successfully.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Chair , of course,woke up, since ya know, he got a rock trown at his face. He letted out a loud*\n \"YAAAAAAAAAAAWN\"\n *After waking up and took a few second to realise that SOMEONE F'IN TROWED AT ROCK AT HIM, seriously, he go in the forest to sleep at night so he doesn't get disturbed and he wakes up by someone trowing a rock at him,his first reaction, of course was to scream*\n \" WHO THE FUCK TROWED A ROCK AT ME?! CAN'T I HAVE ONE FUCKING DAY WHITOUT GETTING SAT ON OR TROWED SOMETHING AT ME! SHOW YOURSELF YOU ASSHOLE, IMMA... YAAAAAWN.. BURN YOU INTO ASHES EVEN IF THIS WHOLLE FOREST BURNS DOWN!\"\n *This screaming of course made the boar that alnarwen was hunting flee far away from this location, reducing her chance to finish her hunt succesfull*" }, { "author": "xelvedra", "message": "*Elnarwen jumped backward as the... Item, out of nowhere, screamed and threatened her agressor. She covered her face with her right hand as a universal -although stupid- reaction, as an explosion just occured right in front of her.*\n*Did she hit something truely alive? Was she hallucinating because of some random spores she could have inhaled in the woods? She couldn't tell at this moment, and the racket the chair was causing didn't allow her to think about the situation.*\n*The huntress then came back to her initial position behind the tree, hardly trying to calm herself. But her heavy breathing would have probably betrayed her as she lost control.*\n\n```Silent V disactivated\nCold-Blooded I disactivated\n10 Mana Regen: 85/100```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Chair of course heard the heavy breathing, but why would he go there himself when he could send something w̷͋̕a̷̋̏y̵̐͠ ̶̑͐b̸̲͌ȉ̴͠ǵ̷̯g̷͛̕e̴̘͘r̷̈͒ ̶͑̂ä̶̂n̸̑͠d̸̗̈́ ̷̎͝t̶̗͛è̸̇ŕ̶̕í̵͑f̶̂͋y̵̆͌i̶̾̚n̷͌̔g̶̻̐ ̸̦͛t̴̄̽ḧ̴́̄ã̸̍n̴̞͝ ̴̣͒h̴̉̚i̷͉̔m̷̄̓ , so he used his spell called \"Soundclown attack\" Wich made apear a 3,2 feet wide, 1,6 feet tall and 6 inches long cloud whit a clown face on it (i can provide picture of what he looks like) that charged at the location of the elf at 60 fps, if it touches the elf it would make a loud and horible screech, inducing even more fear into the elf.*\n```soundclown attack used: 105/120 Mana```" }, { "author": "Elnarwen Helchithil", "message": "*The elf suddenly felt a spike in magical energy coming from the angry chair. She quickly turned her upper body to get informations about what was going on and saw an ugly, horrible magical face rushing right at her.*\n*She instinctively rolled away from the tree she was hiding, but the projectile was too fast. Luckily for her, the spell hit the trunk, and at her surprise, it didn't do any damage, only emitting a faint screech as the spell missed a living target.*\n*But now that she rolled away, she was completely exposed. She was fixing her opponent with wide eyes, not really witnessing the true power of the mighty foe she was now facing.*\n`\"What are you?!\"` *She yelled.*\n*She still had her magical bow in her left hand as she took a combat posture and her other hand seemed ready to pick an arrow from her quiver.*\n`\"I may fight back if necessary! What are you?!\"` *She shouted again as a preventive move, her self-confidence being mitigated with dread.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Chair proseded by responding* \n\"YOU ELVES ALWAYS SO COCKY TROWING RANDOM SHIT AT EVERYTHING YOU SEE,I HAVE HAD ENOUGHT OF Y'ALL FRRRRRIKING INCELS,GO BURN IN HELL!\"\n *Chair then procided by using his spell called \"Fireflies\" Wich is \"A small orb with a velocity of 75 fps and range of 98,5 feet,Upon impact, small flames surround the target, moving similar to how a swarm of flies would(but they don't follow the target around),burning flammable material and causing minor burns. The flames last for 3 turns\" Wich if it lands would obviously hurt the elve, but also the enviroment, being that whe are in a forest where barely everything is flamable*\n```chair's mana: 90/120```" } ]

[ { "author": "Elnarwen Helchithil", "message": "*That wasn't part of the contract. Caught in a bad situation, Elnarwen had to find a solution quickly. The newly thrown spell was flying even faster than the previous one, although it was smaller. With no hiding place and even less time to react, she had no choice.*\n*The huntress unsheathed her longsword with her right hand and desperately slashed through the orb as an ultimate but clumsy way to prevent the spell to touch her directly. But upon impact, sparks of fire flew around and in a few seconds, she was surrounded by dancing, crackling flames.*\n*She was trapped. Her hands were both busy holding her weapons as she didn't have the time to unsummon her bow, and she couldn't have fought properly using her Sonata Luna with one hand only. Even worse, the little blaze could have turned into a wildfire soon.*\n`\"You are mistaken! I am not here to fight! How could I know that you were actually alive?!\"` *She tried to reason with the raging ~~item~~ person? It was her last chance to exit this fight without real damage.*\n`\"Now I don't know what the elves did to you before, but you have to stop the flames! You are hurting this forest and you could severely burn both of us if the fire spread!\"`\n*Her voice felt really sincere and confused as she tried to dissuade her opponent to fight. Were her passivity and her pheromones working on such a singular being? The cornered elf probably hoped so, as the moss and grass around her started to slowly but surely catch fire.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*The elves reasoning would have probably worked... If it wasn't for the fact that chair had alwredy exclaimed VERY LOUDLY before attacking he didn't care if the wholle forest burn down,and her \"I am not here to fight!\" And \"How could i know that you were actualy alive?!\" Did jack shit, if she didn't know what Chair was why would she interact whit him in the first place, and also WHY TROWING A ROCK OF ALL THINGS?!? But one thing that was kind of working where the pheromones, but since it was weak and mixed whit the smoke of the flames it would need a moment to actualy pacify chair.*\n*So Chair sais* \"COCKY AND ARRROGANT, DO ALL HAVE F'IN HAVE PAREIDOLIA, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER MEET A SINGLE ONE THAT DOESN'T ONLY LISTEN TO THING THEY DON'T WANT TO HEAR!\" *Seing the fire spreading from the fireflies chair had an idea, that would make her at least flee the buble she's in, and most certainly start a wildfire. He used the spell firefly, again, but this time he aimed it at the ground under the elve!*" }, { "author": "xelvedra", "message": "*Elnarwen's pride took a hit. Her usually cold blood was boiling and urged her to answer to this arrogant being, but she wasn't in position to defend her honor. The wildfire would have devoured the greenery -and her- in a few minutes if she didn't move.*\n*As Chair was casting a fatal spell and ignored the ceasefire that the elf proposed, she had no choice but to retreat.*\n`\"D-Damn it! I hate the heat.\"` *She grunted as she quickly leaped from her position to avoid a second nicely-aimed Fireflies.*\n*The burning swarm attacked her skin and her dress while she passed through it, inflicting minor burns on her left thigh and on her chest. She purposely made a roll to soften her landing, but also to prevent the fire to catch on her hair and her dress, the latter which got a little grazed on the bottom. *\n`\"I... I don't know what you are, fiend! But you are a danger that I will inform Silnari about!\"` *She yelled at him, staring at him with scared but fierce eyes while she grimaced in pain due to the burns.*\n*The huntress then sheathed her blade to free one of her hands and seemingly prepared to escape the fight, one of her legs ready to give the necessary momentum to run away.*\n\n*The elf's spine shivered as the pyromancer cast his greatest spell and threatened her again. She immediately started to run when she saw the gathered mana form a bright fireball.*\n*The aim was questionable but the glowing sphere travelled fast, and the sudden impact caused a shockwave of flames which carbonized a good amount of moss, grass and flowers. Poor nature. And poor huntress, as Elnarwen wasn't fast enough to escape the shockwave.*\n*The intense heat worsened her burns and made her heavily grunt from pain, but fortunately for her, the voracious wave of flames couldn't reach her upper body thanks to her boiled leather boots, which nonetheless blackened a bit due to the heat.*\n*Without any word, the young elf ran with the longest strides she could, without even turning back or saving her pride.*\n*That day, she learned to respect and to fear The Chair.*\n\n```10 Mana Regen: 100/100\n1 moderate burn on her chest\n1 moderate burn on her left thigh```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Chair seing the elf fleing stoped attacking, he made his point alwredy whit those moderate burns, perhaps this elf will stop trowing rocks at everything, perhaps she will never learns like the other elves, but who know. Of course since chair put the forest in fire he decided to leave, the fastest way posible.*" } ]

[ { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*Juna paced past the trees that lined the area. She was hoping to find something to eat early, but hunting conditions didn't seem to be the best for her at the moment. A bark drew her attention as her Jackel friend came bounding over from just beyond the area.*\n\"Found anything Jace...?\"\n*She didn't really expect an answer, much less a yes. The barking alone would have been enough to scare away any fauna left in the area. Jace shook out his fur and sat down close to her.*\n\"Hm... Well I guess we'll have better luck some other time...\"\n*She gave him a pat on the head for his efforts and looked around. Juna was new to the area after only recently leaving home and expecting to catch anything outside familiarity was starting to seem unrealistic to her.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish patrolled trough the woods of silvania, making loud metal noise at each footstep and leaving big footprints behind him,he was of course wearing is full armor and helmet, having his shield and greatsword whit him.*\n*He looked at the ashes and burnt tree's \"Strange, it wasn't there last time i patrolled... What the the bloody hell hapened here?!\" He tought to himself before hearing a bark and talking comming from the tree's, he of course turned around to look who the fuck is talking and saw a young canifor whit someone else, he said to the both of them*\n\"Hey! Yea i'm talken' to the both of ye, up in the bloody tree's, do ye know what the bloody hell happend here!?\"" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*The newcomer had taken Juna by surprise. Slowly her gaze, passed over the burnt forestry coming to rest on Tavish. She had to admit, it was pretty strange that this place looked so damaged which would explain the lack of any other life form there. It could have been a wildfire, but not having been there beforehand she couldn't be sure. Her Jackal let out a growl of warning at Tavish, having more mistrust then Juna ever had in a Macen.*\n\"I can't say I do *Sir...*\"\n*Politeness in word play wasn't her strong suit, but it was more of an act of shyness since she had never met him before.*\n\"It was like this when I got here...\"\n*Juna kept her distance, but her bow was already put away. She wasn't one to jump into a fight, but in some cases being cautious seemed logical to her especially seeing someone so battle-suited.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Whe couldn't really say that tavish trusted the canifor but he didn't have any concret evidence that they where the ones that caused such distruction, and there bow indecate they are probably hunting, so why would they burn down their hunting ground,and even if they would be the one that did this they would definetively be in adventage, being high up in the tree's and having their bow*\n*Tavish turned around looking back at the burn't forrest, trying to look for evidance for finding /or whoms't ever did THIS while he mumbled to him self* \"Who de fuck could have done dis?\"" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*Juna watched Tavish curiously. As distraught as she was about the forest's destruction, he seemed to be all the more upset about it. She relaxes a little, beckoning for Jace to do the same and, sitting down on the branch which she originally stood, she said to Tavish:*\n\"It could have been a wildfire or even...\"\n*Juna paused for a moment, taking another look around the area. She sniffs the air a bit, trying to see if by smell she could confirm the other possibility, but the overwhelming smoking scent of the area made it difficult. Despite that, it could have just as well been easily assumed that someone had been using fire-based magic in the area, but even she couldn't see someone being idiotic or despicable enough to do such a thing.*\n\"...A fight.\"\n*Juna finished her statement. She wasn't a detective, but between those two things she had no other logical idea of what it could have been.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish semi-listen to the talking of the canifor,since he probably wasn't an expert or was there during the fire he couldn't really examine the are looking around finding some circles that are more blackened and a area completely erased of plants, it definetively wasn't a wild fire, he then said sounding extremely anoyed*\n\"Definetively aint' a wild fire i'm sure of it, no wildfire can do thet, i'll have to report this after me patrol, this night gonna be a long night for sure...\"" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*She slides down off the branch, landing in a light flurry of dead leaves and plants. Juna kept her distance, but she wasn't one for keeping still for too long. She managed to close some distance between them while still being several reaches away.*\n\"If someone did this... Maybe they can be tracked-\"\n*Jace looked up at her at the mention of this, tracking was his thing though Juna had her doubts after her first attempt of trying to scent anything.*\n\"It could be hard after a fire like this, but there might still be a faint scent line...\"\n*She didn't really think she could be of too much help especially since the Macen seemed focused on his patrol, but she figured that she could at least propose the idea as a possible option.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*The idea of the canifer would be good ,if all the evidance wasn't burned and there wouldn't be ash filling the air going into her pulmon,so tavish of course said the most obvious thing to stop her from inhaling more unecesary ash*\n\"Stop sniffin' around like a god damn dog will ya! Ye' wont get any trace doin' this, you'll just get this shit in ye self and i'm not gonna cary someone to a healer just for that! Leave it to the profetional kid, because ya' know, it's perhaps, our job to do that kind o' stuff?\"\n*Tavish whille saying that stoped patroling for a moment just before continuing after having finished speaking.*" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*Part of her wanted to pout slightly at him disregarding it, but what he said was right. The smoke was starting to burn the more she inhaled it and she didn't want to put Jace in danger either.*\n\"Alright...\"\n*Juna blatantly accepted his disclosure of the idea. She didn't know this area, much less knew how to deal with anything that did this much damage. Juna looked down at Jace who had, out of boredom, laid down to rest for a bit among the bits of ash that lined the ground. She let out a sigh; they were already unlucky with the hunt earlier and now this. Looking at Tavish she decides to ask:*\n\"Do you think you can at least show us where the closest town is... Since... All the food is gone from here...?\"" } ]

[ { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*After hearing the request of the canifer he pointed at the dirt path from wich he came from and said*\n\"Over there, it's a straight line to the next city, not much more i can add,xept be careful, there might be some people that want to steal ya.\"\n*After saying those few word he continued looking around for any posible tracks or evidence of who could have caused such destruction and why would they have done this,did they had someone forcing them to do it, or was it just camp fire that was badly made and started to spread? Who knows,the thing that is certain is that tavish will have to report this.*" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*Juna looked in the direction he pointed in, readjusting the quiver that slung across her back as she prepared for her departure. Jace slowly stood up expectantly, readying himself as well. As Juna began walking towards the trail Tavish had shown her with Jace hot on her heels, she took one last look back at the lifeless forest. Part of her wished she could have helped more, especially with a situation that affected the hunting grounds and nature itself. Instead, she shook her head and turned away. There was nothing she could do about it. She could only try her best to make it to the next town without getting lost, killed, or kidnapped.*\n\"Thanks... For the directions...\"\n*Juna said it back to Tavish before continuing down the path, heading to the next city.*" }, { "author": "Shuvah Yolqon", "message": "*It was a bright, clear afternoon. Shuvah was heading toward the closest town or city she could find. It's already been more than a week that she left her home in search for a new life, and a few days that she didn't rest in one of those cozy beds shrouded in the warmth and the security that provides salvainian inns.*\n*As of now, the reptilian lady didn't run into any trouble yet. Salvainian citizens were far more accepting than in the Kingdom of Siui and even if her appearance may scare most of the children she met, most of the other people were pleasant enough to guide her through this vast Empire. She still needed a map, though, as her clumsiness often led her to be lost. Speaking of that... Shuvah stopped as she arrived at a crossroads.*\n`\"Mmh... If I remember what the farmer ssaid, I should go wesst...\"` *She though aloud, with her reptilian hissing here and there.* `\"...Aaargh! Shuvah! You have to remember! I came from here, turned there, and then...\"`\n*The winged girl lost her path. She never counted how many times she got lost, but it probably should have been at least the tenth time.*\n*She sighed and crossed her rugged arms while trying to recover her memory, tapping her claws on her scaly skin as a way of releasing her frustration.*" }, { "author": "Miyaro Asami", "message": "*As Miyaro was walking around the city, her tail swishing left and right, she found a lost scaled woman.* \"Hello? Are you lost? I could help you if you need help.\" *She says with a warm smile.* \"Just tell me where we need to go.\"" }, { "author": "Horace Caranaro", "message": "*At first, Horace was only hoping for an end to his busy day. He had gotten caught by a guard earlier and as such had a gash from an attack he'd neglected to dodge on his stomach. Though he covered it with his hand, occasionally wincing from the pain. He would walk down a dirt road heading to a city hoping to at least make it to a hide spot he had set up in city. The elf would soon notice the group up ahead, though usually he would put on an act and try to pick pocket them. However, he was in no condition to do so. As such he would decide to at least see what the commotion is instead of escalating it.*\nYou two okay, something wrong?\n*He didn't care either way, though it might be worth while to ask. He would scratch his head with the hand that wasn't covering his wound.*" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*Juna walked along the path she was told to follow, leaving the ash forest behind. Her Jackal pet, Jace had begun walking a small distance ahead of her while she took the time to check the area. She still had yet to find the city the Macen told her about and she was beginning to wonder if she strayed onto the wrong trail. A bark from Jace jolted her from her thoughts and she looked ahead to see the group standing in the middle of a series of crossroads. Though she wouldn't usually be so cautious over the group, what the Macen had told her earlier still stuck with her. She kept her distance even though she wasn't particularly well hidden in the bright daylight. Perking up her ears, she listened to the conversation only realizing too late that Jace was already walking up to them. She couldn't call out to him without being noticed, so she waited, her fingers rubbing lightly against the string of her bow if something bad were to happen to him.*" }, { "author": "Shuvah Yolqon", "message": "*Shuvah snapped out of her thoughts as a the young kitsune called out to her and offered help. As the latter's intentions seemed really honest, the seeming dragoness immediately displayed a friendlier welcome, swaying her hips right with her tail following the movement.*\n`\"Um? Well hello! I am... I indeed am quite lost, misss! I'm trying to follow the indicationss of a really kind farmer that I met earlier, but I... I forgot them. Thiss iss embarrasssing...\"` *She gently hissed.*\n*She was about to tell about her objective before a curious, tall, hooded elf stuck his nose in the conversation. Shuvah quickly noticed that something about his belly was wrong because of him occasionally wincing and seemed surprised to actually have to raise her head so she could've talk to the newcomer.*\n`\"I didn't know elvess could be thiss tall!\"` *She exclaimed with a small touch of humor .* `\"The young kitssune jusst offered me guidance while I am looking for a path to Gamaje. They ssay that fresh fish there tasste incredibly good!\"`" }, { "author": "Miyaro Asami", "message": "*Miyaro quickly realized there was another person coming toward them.* \"Hey there!\" *She waves to the girl with a smile. She turns to the stranger with the cloaked hood.* \"We're okay I'm just trying to help this lost lady. What about you? Are you okay, you seem like you're wounded.\" *She asked curiously.*" }, { "author": "Horace Caranaro", "message": "Yes, i am tall, a rare thing to be sure and no I'm fine.\n*He would insist he was fine despite his clear bleeding. Admitting it would be an insult to his pride as well as letting strangers know your injured and easy pickings.*\nI'm not to sure about this Gamaje place, so i cant really help you with any directions.\n*He looks down, towards the Jackal and then to the girl the Kitsune was yelling at. A small red fox would appear out from under Horace's cloak and approach the Jackal. He would think for a moment, great, more people...*" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*Juna stood completely still for a long while, wondering if maybe not moving would make her more invisible. Jace confronted the fox, growling a warning to it and the others before sniffing to sense any hostility. He always showed mistrust to those he first met and sometimes Juna wished that he wouldn't come off as hostile every time they saw someone, but she knew it was only to protect her. At the very least he was putting himself out there first. Juna let out a breath, not realizing she was holding it and waved back to Miyaro. Slowly she began making her way over, though her walking was slowed as she remained hesitant to get too close.*" }, { "author": "Shuvah Yolqon", "message": "`\"It sseemss like a sseriouss injury to me though, elf. We'll find a doctor oncce we arrive in town, if you want.\"` *She frowned with a her serious face, knuckles on her hips.*\n*The reptilian seemed really concerned about Horace's condition. Inside her, she probably knew that he was lying, but she wasn't forcing him either, only trying to persuade him to be escorted and to be healed.*\n*But her cheerfulness quickly returned when she saw the pets interacting with each other.*\n`\"Oooh! Are thosse your companionss? They are sso cuuute! Are they fully tamed? I can't ressisst!\"` *She rethorically asked with a joyful, sparkling voice. It was hard to be afraid of Shuvah when looking at her right now, despite her stature.*\n*The crimson lady crouched before the animals and held a friendly -although rugged- hand to them, hoping they would respond to her affective request. Her tail was sweeping in enthusiasm, like any other tailed animal or beastkin would do.*\n*While waiting for the pets' reactions, she raised her head to welcome the fluffy newcomer.*\n`\"You don't have to fear, misss! I won't eat any of you!\"` *She reassured Juna, laughing at her own humor.*" }, { "author": "Miyaro Asami", "message": "*Miyaro turned into a fox and interacted with the Jackal. She ran around them, examining them and turned back into her human form.* \"That jackal is pretty interesting and he's cute. Hehe.\" *Miyaro turned to face the elf.* \"That's true we can find a doctor and heal you. You seem like you're bleeding a lot. We should go soon and find a doctor.\"" }, { "author": "Horace Caranaro", "message": "No, really I'm fine. *Mumbles* Not like the doctors would help for free. Yes this is my companion, 'Eco'. \n*As you extend your hand Eco would sniff it for a moment before climbing up your arm and resting on your shoulder. The fox is very light and seems to be able to balance its self, even if you move.*\nSorry about that... She likes climbing, i don't even know how she got her skills of perfect stealth and balance, Its like a ninja honestly. I don't need a doctor, I've got my own little space in the city i can rest up in... Though lest time i was there I'm pretty sure it went up in smoke..." }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*If Juna wasn't worried before what Shuvah had said, she was definitely a little concerned now. Jace sniffed Shuvah's hand, letting out a bark once he finished. Juna decided to shake off what Shuvah had said and finally approached the group. As she came closer Jace quickly turned around and ran to her, making a small circle before coming to stand at her side. Shyly, Juna looked at the others before asking them:*\n\"Are you guys heading to town too...?\"\n*She figured that if they were all going in the same direction, it would be easier to find the city and someplace to eat. Juna was more worried about Jace as she looked down to see that he had laid back down on the ground to rest. It was his way of conserving energy, seeing as he hadn't eaten in while.*" }, { "author": "Shuvah Yolqon", "message": "*The scaly woman rose while Eco climbed up her arm. Shuvah was excited and captivated by this fluffy and playful little being.*\n`\"Oh my! Jusst look at that! Sseemss like I'm adopted!\"` *She giggled as she continued to gently pet the little fox's head with her claws.* `\"Enjoying the view, cutie pie?\"`\n*While she was busy stroking Eco's soft fur, she nonetheless paid attention to the jackal's owner. Feeling that Juna could still feel intimidated by the group, the wyvern displayed her best grin, revealing sharp teeth in the process. But the smile was hugely welcoming and gave an example of how caring and kind Shuvah was in reality.*\n`\"I think that we are all heading to the ssame town indeed! What a coinccidencce! ... Pluss I'm hungry, too.\"`\n*Then she turned to Miyaro who finished to make the jackal's acquaintance and transformed back into her human form.*\n`\"I've already met ssome kitssuness before, but thiss little trick iss alwayss impresssive! I acccept your offer. You sseem to be the only one here knowing the way to Gamaje. Pleasse, guide uss!\"`" }, { "author": "Miyaro Asami", "message": "\"We should follow the path and head north and we'll find the city. It isn't that far from here and we should hurry before the bleeding gets worse.\" *Miyaro turns into a fox which makes her faster.* \"Don't worry elf. We'll get there soon.\" *She says while in her fox form.*" }, { "author": "Horace Caranaro", "message": "*The elf was slow to respond. Looking back at the trail he was on , a long streak of blood would be there.*\nI s-suppose a doctor would be a good idea now... I feel incredibly sleepy and cold right now... \n*He would start heading North, leaving a small puddle of blood where he stood, continuing the streak.* \nMy only hope is that the guards don't wake up from me knocking them out and follow the trail of blood here..." }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*She smiled slightly, relieved that someone could show the way to town. It had been a while since she's ever been to one if any at all and her tail flicked to the side in excitement. Juna looked down at Jace and said to him:*\n\"Shouldn't be much further now Jace...\"\n*Jace had remained laying down, but at her word slowly begun to stand back up. He took a moment to stretch then looked up at Juna expectantly. Juna pet him on the head swiftly following behind the elf with Jace staying close to her.*" }, { "author": "Shuvah Yolqon", "message": "`\"Wait a minute, elf!\"` *She shouted as all the group already started moving.* `\"You *Really* Are lossing a lot of blood. You may not want to be healed, but I can't allow that.\"`\n*The reptilian lady picked up a large brown shawl from a small leather pouch attached to her tasset belt. She tore a small piece of it and pointed out the bleeding elf's injury.*\n`\"Remove your hand. I'll bandage you. We have to sstop the hemorrhage quickly before it iss too late.\"` *She was really serious. Her usual smile and cheerfulness let place to a more authoritarian tone and a more motherly behaviour.*\n*She wouldn't have noticed if the others had walked even further, all the wanted at this moment was to help the one in needs.*\n`\"Ignoring otherss' help becausse of your sstupid pride would cosst you way more than jusst a sscar.\"` *She grimly lectured him.* `\"I won't allow you to die on my ssight, whoever you are.\"`\n*Being in far better condition and stronger than the elf, Shuvah would probably have bandaged Horace forcefully if he refused.*" }, { "author": "Miyaro Asami", "message": "\"We can take a rest if you want and after we can keep going.\" *Miyaro turns back into her human form and points toward the trees.* \"We can make camp around those trees. I can take a turn carrying the elf if you're getting tired.\" *She walks toward them.*" }, { "author": "Horace Caranaro", "message": "*Horace would kind of just let what ever was about to happen, happen. He had lost to much blood to detest the lizard girl. At most he would think 'what is happening? How are these people? What are they doing with me?' Any comments the others made would either be ignored or responded with a slight nod. 'I wonder if they poisoned their blades when they attack, and that's why I feel so numb...'*" }, { "author": "Juna Carse", "message": "*She stops for a moment to look at the others. Juna had been so insistent on getting something to eat that she didn't notice how bad the elf's condition was. Her ears lowered on her head. It seemed like it was going to be a long trip having to consider slowing down to make sure he was okay. Jace sat down beside Juna, staring up at her in confusion as to why they had stopped moving. Juna kept quiet, not wanting to take the attention off of the fact that Horace was hurt. She couldn't really do anything to assist him, leaving her to helplessly watch and wait for them.*" }, { "author": "Shuvah Yolqon", "message": "*As the elf only nodded and started to dangerously pass out, the crimson lady acted quickly. She removed his hand from the wound and she used the piece of brown linen she tore before as a rudimental bandage, getting some blood on her filed claws. But it didn't matter to her right now.\n`\"Can you hear me? Are you sstill able to walk?\"` *Shuvah asked hurriedly.*\n*Wherever Horace would have been able to walk, had to be helped or even carried, she would've done what was necessary to preserve him.*\n*She then followed the flock and encouraged them to speed up their walk.*\n`\"We are following you, foxy misss! No time for a camp or a nap! Thiss guy abssolutely needss to ssee a doctor. Unlesss one of you hass healing magic...\"`" }, { "author": "Miyaro Asami", "message": "*Miyaro turns into a fox again picks up the pace.* \"We're almost there I can see it!\" *She looks back to see if the elf is okay.* \"We're almost there I can see people! It's not that far we can do it!\" *Miyaro starts to run faster and finally reach Gamaje.* \"We're here!\" *She announces to the group and take deep breaths after.*" }, { "author": "xelvedra", "message": "```Scene continues in" } ]

[ { "author": "murio876", "message": "```reeeeeeeeeeeeeee```" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish was there in the forest doing his long and most of the time anoying patroll,most of the time nothing \nInteresting happens durring those patrols. Tavish being the big man he his left behind foot prints for each and every steps, he was of course equiped of his armor and full coverage helmet,so you could imagine he made a lot of noise walking around and that you couldn't really see much of him that isn't his equipment, he also had his greatsword and his shield for obvious reasons.*" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu had been spending most of this morning in a rather displeasing way, doing his best to find what he had lost! For whatever reason that he could not for the life of him remember, one of his favorite items had been lost when he was ~~playing by himself~~ checking this area for herbs.*\n\n\"I know it was around this place, because I cut that cross into the tree... But maybe I dropped it around the river? I hope not, because then it could be in the lake by now!\"\n\n*One disappointed grumble later and he had stood up fully, pouting in all his lonesomeness. He should find it eventually, as he always has when he was little, but there was no telling how long this could take... Until he started hearing someone trudge around in the forest. Amsu wasn't really familiar with all the clunks and thuds, but it was clear that someone with a lot of metal things was coming towards him. It sounded as if it was coming from the main road, so it shouldn't have been bandits... Maybe someone who needed help carrying all their things?*\n\n*So, the young kemonomimi decided he shall take a break from his frustrating orb hunt and check up on this random disturbance... Walking through some of the brush and poking his head out to greet the stranger.*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish looked at the neko who just poked his head out of the bushes, looking rather fustrated, and perhaps slightly tired, what could fustrate this neko so much? Anyways, Tavish asked to the young neko whit a calm voice*\n\n\"Hello there, looks like ye've got something that's frustratin' ya ain't it,ye fuckin' face is so red that it looks like you fought whit a tomato and bloody lost. So what's yer problem' lad?\"\n\n*Of course because of his talking habit there was a lot of swearing, making also something that almost sounds like an insult, the neko after this could take this personaly instead of taking it for a joke but heh, a least tavish asked whit good intesions what was his problem.*" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "~~okay I can do stuff now~~\n\n\"Well... Armored fellow, I've just lost something that's valuable to me in these woods. Worse yet all the trees look the same and I can't fully trace where I've been, so it'd probably take most of today to get an idea on it.\"\n\n*Amsu emerged fully, tails sunken behind him as he explained rather calmly to the armored guy. Maybe a knight or something, out patrolling or venturing to... Adventure? Rather foul mouthed, but he seemed to be nice in actually caring about his condition! Amsu has heard plenty of people cuss their brains out with particularly bad times, especially when magic wasn't enough to fix a sword fracturing inside someone that one time...*\n\n\"How're you doing though? A lot of armor for walking around in the sun, especially after the winter blizzard. Might be too hot for you under there?\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "\"Well perhaps i can help ye look for that thing' ye lookin' for, since y'a know, it's ma job to do that. And i'm good, but trust me, ye don't want to know how i'm not boiling in this armor...\"\n\n*Said tavish whit the same calm tone for the begining taking a more seriouse tone at the end. And it was true that a part of his job was to help civilians to look for stuff, since he also has to help civilians whit his task he has to help the neko whit his task, and since he knew more the area because of previous patroll, if the neko knows the general area where he could have droped it*\n\n\"Soo, do ye know where would it be most likely that ye've droped that thing,and what is this thing is actualy? And don't wory i know the area,ye won't get lost if i'm here.\"" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "\"Well, putting it bluntly, it's a fancy red orb with some yellow metals or engravings in and around it. I kept it in my satchel since I was coming back from a quest... But I seemingly dropped it, maybe making more space for my herbs?\"\n\n*Amsu made some little hand gestures as he spoke, cupping his hands together in what could be assumed the shape of the orb. Could be held firmly in a person's hand, would be what he tried to get across.*\n\n\"I haven't seen it around this spot, so I think it's closer to the river... I think it's heavy enough to have just sunk to the bottom, but I don't remember how deep the stream was.\"" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "\"A red orb in the botom of the river huh? The river wasn't that deep last time i checked and the curent isn't that strong in the time of the year so whe should be good,exept that theres... How to explain it whitout swearing for once... So much fish that i is very posibly that one of them ate it thinking it was easy grub\"\n\n*Said tavish whit a calm tone*\n\n\"But they would probably end up dying of choking whille trying to eat it soo if you see any dead fish don't forget to check, anyways, why don't whe go there now?\"\n\n*Proposed tavish*" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu sighed to himself, nodding to the guardsmen's suggestion. It would be a problem if some fish actually ate and swam away with the orb... It was cool and he wanted to keep it in his house.*\n\n\"Mhm. I'll follow along, as I can point out the spot where I crossed the river. I don't really mind having to swim for it too... If it gets that deep. It's a very nice piece that I was getting fond of.\"\n\n*With that, the neko stood aside and awaited Tavish to lead the way. It was a good thing this guy had just so happened to be strolling along. This black cat's luck was looking great today! ~~If you don't count the fact he lost the orb~~*" }, { "author": "chair._._.", "message": "*Tavish then of course started to walk in the direction of the river, it wouldn't take long before whe could start to sligthly hear the watter flowing over tavish's footstep And after a few more minutes they where looking straight at it,the river didn't seem to be that deep but it was still deep enought to take a swim whitout touching anything but the fish for hour,after that he said calmely but seriously*\n\n\"Welp, now it's your part, i can't go in there whitout removing my armor and trust me ye DON'T want that\"" }, { "author": "murio876", "message": "*Amsu looked the man over, and he was pretty sure he couldn't make anything out of what could be underneath. What would be so horrible that it could scare him just by seeing him...? Guess he'll never know, since Amsu wouldn't want to force the guy to do it. ~~ignoring the fact that this armor guy 100% doesn't want to either~~*\n\n\"Okay. All I've gotta do is swim around for it, hm? A lot of fish too... Maybe I can get one...\"\n\n*Neko friend would kneel down and look into the river, his dark sight allowing him to see rather clearly through the river. There were a few things down there, rusted objects like a dagger and a very slimy fishing rod... But what he was after was the shiny object down by the growth of vegetation. So Amsu would then do the most sensible thing... Stripping down to his underwear, because he'd rather not get all of his stuff wet. After taking these things off at questionably fast speeds, he would dip into the water without hesitation and begin swimming for his object.*" } ]

[ { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "A steady patter of water carefully sprung from the murky grey clouds' came pouring down onto the thirsty dirt trail, saturating what was once tired and old and peeling away its' skin to reveal something fresh. Amongst the tranquil wet splashes the sound of a relaxed wet slap of mud cascade cross the canopy of wild trees', it seemed to keep a methodic rhythm in tune with natures chaotic symphony every time a leaf drooped beneath which water it collected another step seemed to follow. Together these sounds seemed to accompany a soft voice blanketing out from where the weighted creature stepped, their chords sung out a lazy melody one which seemed to carry no rhyme nor reason to be other than to simply enchant as though a sea siren. \n\nWhom this melody swam from was idly kicking their legs to and froe atop a gargantuan beast pounding its nubs' into the sloppy earth, its' body long enough for its' five foot six inch owner to lay atop its' mossy shell. A creature from the deep his horn like that of a narwhale and crystalline scales shimmering within the water it interlaced with his pallid skin whilst his hair was like waves of wet seaweed washed against his neck, his body wrapped in complimenting greens and rustic oranges some form of ritualistic wear or that which could be considered of some sort of sorcerer. Asherah kept tapping his face with a bent sword it seemed to be in the shape of a a boomerang one could easily believe the blade was largely impractical, but that didn't seem to matter toward the sea dweller the lanky lad would eventually slow his quite hum allowing golden yellow eyes' to peer from beneath his lids. \"Oh dearest Caspian from thee days I first felt water roll into my lungs you t'were ever there, I would be woefully lost if you weren't there... Even now I find mineself in a whole new pool o-of water...\" His voice bounced a little pressing a finger against his lips his features would furrow. \"Forms of new sea lurkers await those who naw and tear\n\nUpon the flesh of an innocent! Oh how dreadful so so dreadful what if their like Claris he t'was ever able to make one feel like your body was submerged. Now if you remember he was a real shark beneath all the glitters, my my how tiresome would it be to have to deal with someone nipping at your ears like a little mutt again.\" The young trenton blabbered about someone from his home village, speaking to his turtle as though it were his sibling. Even thinking about his homeland still stung he would press his head against the tortoise hugging it a bit as a stray tear leaked down his cheek. He never wished to part from his mothers side nor had he even considered he would be departed from family once more, all he really had left was Caspian the a shelled creature he had made a pact with when he was still a small fry. \"If we just think harder than a rock bout it we shall be there again, its' as though we're still there dealing with Claris and the rest of the rabble... It shant be different will it Caspian? Where will we go what lays out there in this awful sea?\"" }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*Exikeen climbs up a tree, adjusting his bag so it doesnt snag on a branch. He picks a few leaves off the tree with his free pair of arms and stuff them into his pockets. He doesnt need them to be intact, he just needs to have them.* \"These should be useful for making some medicine. It probably womt help me too much but I could sell it for a few silver.\" *He pulls himself into the canopy so he can think about what he should get next.*" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Asherahs' tears came out as steady as the rain which graced across his sprawled body, his lids begun to drool out tears into wet globules as he reminisced it was frightening to leave where he had spent a majority of his life. The land where he grew learning how to speak the pillars which people followed in Salvainia, toward the memories of him being with his mother the times they spent laughing or exploring the coasts together with a raggedy tortoise clung in the nook of his arms. His turtle would begin to slow craning its' leathery neck to pass a little look upon its' master, those deep black pools held sympathy even if the turtle couldn't smile or even speak ir instead released an elongated groan rumbling from the depths of its' throat. A wild animal like Caspian wouldn't ever quite understand its' masters feelings nor would it be able to sing out a comforting melody for its' sensitive retainer, poor Asherah was prone toward feelings of sorrow to outright getting upset over the easiest provocation... He just had little idea how to handle such feelings let alone deal with rather crude people. His life ha been comfortably sheltered by his mother leaving him ill prepared for this journey, at least he still held his magical prowess. \n\n\"Its utterly awful... Just awful Caspian how ever I try I oft break still, we hath been gone a passing cycle or has it been more and I-I still... I-I still miss them why do things have to change like the seasons?\" The young fish asked his turtle, sniffling a bit as he made eye contact with his companion wondering just why. He missed home and needed any sort of distraction to aid him during these trying times, why if he weren't mistaken he could have sworn something seemed to glisten a bit in the rain a rather large leaf looming in the treetops. Asheheras expressive face begun to feign bewilderment curious if his mind were merely playing a trick on him, he propped himself onto his knees leaning upon the turtles body with a hand upon\n\nHis forehead as though it would help him see clearer announcing to his sea pal. \"What sort of twisted trickery is that Caspian up front to the bow, a few clicks cross the icky deep a shelly thing... A man bug? \" He pretended to gag toward his steed which begun to turn its head glancing toward which its master saw, but unfortunately Caspian was going to slow for Asherah he simply had to know what was ahead so he carefully pressed the tip of his toe onto the muddied earth and instantly retracted disgusted by the mud which surrounded them." }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*Exikeen stuffs a few more leaves into his bag and sticks his mantis like head out of the branches. He takes a few glances around to see if it's safe, amd spots a giant mound of a creature off in the distance. He pulls himself back into cover.* \"Is science more important, or self preservation? I might not get to see this thing again, but large things are generally very deadly.\" *He throws himself out of the tree and into the next one, a closer one.* \"Maybe both.\"" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "The dreadful 'behemoth' that trudged cross the path with its' nubs was nothing more than an enlarged tortoise, a curious creature which had grown large enough to stand with its' rather short seaweed hair retainer. Asherah face was doused beneath a drape of his soggy green locks taking a forearm to brush away what tears remained, he had nearly thought he had witnessed some form of 'man bug' lurking within the jungle deep yet as he moved his arm there was no more of said creature. Curious the young sea creature floundered atop his turtles shell looking to and froe for the rather nasty creature muttering to himself \"Seas' below not even the depths hide something so *Naasty*As a shelled morph of a man and bug... What secrets lay in these tumultuous seas! O' woe is me if only dearest pappa t'were present to shed a light on the dark he was a hardy man of the seas' able to see through even the thickest smog!\" Throughout his speech the sea creature seemed to pronunciate a number of his words exaggerating their emotion, he threw his head aback as he released his cry for a savior hoping by even the slightest pin of luck this wretched being would poke its' head from the thicket. Asherah was taking this a touch too light for all one could know this may very well be some form of bandit, but the sea dweller was a touch distant from reality." }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*Exikeen hears someone's cries and realizes that, if anyone could see him right now, he would come off as way too threatening. He slowly crawls down from the tree with his hands up in a hopefully non threatening way.* \"I apologize if I may have seemed a bit antisocial. I was just exercising caution. I do hope you understand.\" *He walks a bit closer to get a slightly better view.* \"You arent luring me into a cleverly planned trap, right? I'll have you know nothing short of a roof can trap me.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Caspian begun to slow his thundering march forward as its' eyes' of pure black met their match, a rather curious creature which resembled a mantis from its' shimmering green exoskeleton toward the likely vacant black pupils which stared toward Asherah still posing as a damsel in distress. Which passed into his shimmering yellow eyes' as he carefully pressed his eyes' downward was enough to make his face jump into one of disgust, he was bewildered a bit unsettled for he had a distaste for insects... Even a little curious so many emotions swirling in his skull he didn't know entirely which to enact upon. Asherah patted his turtles head leaning himself forward pointing toward where the insect stood, as though it could read the sea boys thoughts it began to trudge toward where he stood getting close enough for Asherah to reach out his finger poking the mans shell he jumped backward releasing a gasp. \"Nay that tis naught a nightmare crawling out of my mind... Its REEEEAL!!!!\" The lads' voice squealed out from his throat, a look of horror crossing upon his expression... Throwing his hand aback he took a moment to process the mans' words giving him the most pitifully dubious look. \"T-trap? What trap? There's a trap around here the sort that captures fish... \" The fool actually paused to look to and froe seeking any sort of traps. \"Cause I was netted once by father dearest. But I don't think there's a trap here to worry over I'm more worried that insects can twist into the size of a man!!!\"" }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*Exikeen sighs and brushes off the area where the boy touched.* \"I suppose if you were a bandit you would have already done something. I was just interested by the very large turtle you happen to be standing on as I've never seen anything like it. Come to think of it, I've rarely seen anything like you either, besides the occasional traveller on the roads. I'm exikeen by the way. I wont bite you, I... I feel like I should mention that.\" *He takes a few cautious steps away from the turtle, knowing firsthand how strong their bites can be.*" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Asherah sat with his knees atop the tortoises' wet shell the rather clueless child even tried to look under Caspian's shell laying on his stomach as he glazed beneath the mossy creatures belly. Still scanning for any possible traps or fish nets laying about awaiting to spring he had to admit being caught in a fish net before wasn't entirely his ideal of a splendid afternoon. It begun to set in there was perchance no traps set by him or anyone else why of-course he wasn't some idiot, the fish would prop himself atop the shell tapping a finger against his lip as he hummed out. \"Awhhhah! Naw no traps set round here course I knew that what do you take me for some kind of fool? Heh heh... Naw I didn't set traps don't remember it and seems I did not cobble one together, anyway no matter how sluggish Caspian I have been just soaking up the water droplets like a sponge. These fingers haven't been busy yet... You silly bug you made me worry.\" He tried to poke him playfully, but by then the bug had moved away even so he kept stretching out his arm on the tip of the turtles shell trying to poke him. Eventually he gave up releasing a defeated huff \"Y'know I can't poke ya if you keep walking away. Y'know its' not the biting that worries me its just that bugs are a bit... Well I find them a bit... Caspian you tell him I think mamma would agree saying a bugs gross out loud would be r-\" Asherah paused his eyelids fluttered, his tongue had just slipped exactly which he thought whoops. A rather bashful look fell over the sea folk as he nudged up his shoulders a little squeaking out. \"Whoops... Heh heh looks like my tongue slipped on the wet deck, well no helping that huh Exikeen?\"" }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*Exikeen seems unfazed. He's used to these remarks by now. He makes a mental note about these two creatures reactions to him. The fish person is reacting like a normal person would, but the turtle doesnt seem to care. If only more people were like turtles.* \"I'm a qua. It's a term used to describe any 'bug' person. There are other animal people too, like the bear ones... But they are more hairy and less 'gross.'\" *He pulls a tiny leg of some sort out of his pocket and pops it I'm his mouth. \"Its good to remember, I'm not insulted of course, but it's good to remember when meeting a strange race that, to them, you are the strange one. There are many people out there who wont react too kindly to being called gross.\" *He pulls out his notebook and a pen.*" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Caspians' body no longer budged instead the tortoise went ahead and minded its' own business, it could truly care less over some hulking insectoid as long as it didn't harm its' master instead it begun to graze a little upon the stray grass blades. Asherah seemed a bit weighed down by which news the bug had to impart into his fin like ear, they drooped as he sunk down upon the turtles' shell, which words were pressed into his were rather unwelcome news. \"*That's less grooosss?* Pahlease that sounds dreadful I can't believe such things wander atop the surface realm to hink my sea mother thought that this realm was better off than below.. Giant hairy bears to giant bugs skulking the tops of this earth o' what else shall I discover Caspian?\" Asherah exaggerated his words' seeing the quas' feelings as misplaced to him a bear sounded gross even frightening, but he would be sidetracked by the next string of words the fish boy rolled his eyes' as he droned out. \"Well duh why do you think I said my tongue slipped on the deck? Oh just to spittle more words... But you know speaking of strange and names like bug..\" He tilted his head tapping his finger methodically as an idea brewed within the Trentons skull attempting to relate toward being the strange one. For you see if anyone should be accustomed toward being called strange or looked at funny by other creatures there was no other more fitting than Asherah.\"Well... Hmm that might just be why people called me finny or kepls a lot, when I start thinking bout it more I thought they were just fun names never really thought bout it much. Just like I call you buggy or I could even call you... Mmm lets seeee antly? Its' just like that yes yup see I was fished by a net with people creatures called Macen, to me they were a bit strange... But to them I must have been some form of o' an exhibit.\" Speaking of his homeland wrought a smidge of a pout to form across his face, he was a sensitive sea dweller and by the\n\nSheer mention of where he had come from a tear begun to trickle down his cheek." }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "\"Exactly! Those fleshies think were strange oddities to put in a museum. They call us freaks and monsters, but as soon someone calls them squishy, double eyed, hair covered, tiny mouthed, misshapen apes that value their crotch sausages more than they value other people, suddenly were the assholes! It makes it even harder when you try to make a living off of potion brewing. I usually try to convince people that this is just some magical effect so that people think I'm a better alchemist than I really am.\" *He laughs.* \"To hell with them! They can live in their crowded cities all they want! I'm happy in the woods!\"" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Asherahs' pupils wandered away glancing into murky grey cotton which hung over their heads, the drops of ran carefully fell against his head washing away the few speckles of tears which had shed, staring into tat blank dull grey gave his mind a canvas to wander away from here and now. To think about the single kindest misshapen ape he ever knew, she was as smooth as a silken blanket and bright enough to even light this dreary noon. Though he had his share of gawkers in his lifespan due toward his shimmering azure scales and sharp horn which stood atop his head, no one would ever deter him from adoring his land mother. She simply stood out amongst the rest of those which called him fish or even seafood, it was hurtful to hear such names even so the boy was a touch slow and hadn't caught on with a few names they gave him those two were which he spoke about to the mantis. The bugs buzzing words were enough to reel Asherahs' head toward once he stood, the sea boy adored drama of any sort he practically swam toward it like fish bait his expression morphed into one of intrigue his brows craned upward as his little mouth tucked inward cocking his head as he idly let out a few \"Mhmms' and nods kicking his feet to and froe.\n\nHowever he would eventually burst out with a delightful little string of laughter at the term 'crotch sausage' it was a bit immature of him, but Asherah found the idea rather hilarious. \"O' that's a sorry truth ent it? I remember when I was living with the ape children it was dreadful all they yammered about were their sausages size or... Even the old men calling people these things what is it with them and talking about sausage? *I mean really* There ought to be more to speak about that's much more interesting.\" Speaking of hairy a fish simply wasn't Asherahs' only hair was atop his head otherwise the sea creature had smooth skin laced with his scales still a number of those insults could be applied toward him even so the boy followed like a sheep\n\nActing as though he were as upset as the qua was. He would raise his fist and yell out \"Aw to the underworld with em and their big old buildings, I'm not just seafood I-I can speak too! O' how it hurt when they called me seafood or fish breath...\" He sniffled shutting his eyes as he looked away from the insect man. \"...It was ever so dreadful the way some of them gawked or ran away calling me the thing from the deep, no other was from once I came I was truly alone being risen by my land mother she is so much more than they are and she deserves better than the squishy meat blobs!\"" }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "\"Meat blobs! Ha!\" *A small reptile pokes its head out of his bag. He gently redirects it back inside.* \"'s not like we need them anyways! The bad ones at least, you seem to have had a very positive relationship with one. The most something like them can do is run around in an open field and throw things. They cant climb, hold more than two things, hell they cant even eat raw meat! And look at you! Im not even sure everything you can do but I'm sure its amazing, you beautiful creature!\" *He pauses for a moment to dial down amd clear his throat* \"Say, are you a fan of archery?\"" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "A sharp simper formed on the sea childs lips he gleefully clapped his hands together seeing the insectoid mans utter pleasure within their repour together. This was a subject that seemed rather simple to bond two creatures born with unique features compared toward the land dwellers, but the time for compliments on Asherahs' part had long since been burned once he called the man gross even disgusting behind his back. That was in part due toward the boys' dislike for other shelled critters which roamed upon trees or crawled within the bustling sea port which had been this Trentons' home since he was five years old, growing up in poverty had gifted him enough time to see plenty of ants to common flies even the occasional centipede Mantis's weren't as frequent. His sparkling golds' spied a curious head some form of reptilians creature Asherahs' mouth parted it seemed to have a head like Caspian the turtle who was still jsut minding its' own business likely happy they were no longer marching forward, his body wormed forward a bit gazing into the mans' satchel he would likely in the midst of the mans' conversation extend his arm and spool out. \"Hooold on you got a prisoner aboard that vessel there matey, y'mind telling me whose stowed away in the brig eh? Ish it another Caspian! Oh Oh! I love turtles their such calm creatures truly they know how to just sit about and collect dust!\" \n\nAsherah refused to step onto the muddied earth treating it as if it were some sort of repellent, but he would pause to tap his finger toward his lip thinking upon his final query. \"Naw naw don't think I arch er anything... Whats' it for again?? I think land mamma told me a story about hunters... We were hunters sorta kinda? See another thing land people need are these things called boats cobbled together from wood, but I didn't always have these two thingies!\" Asherah slid his belly forward to sit on his rump, he would swing his bare legs to and froe, he would wiggle his toes a little bit\n\nFor show as he sported them. A slight blush came over him as his lids batted placing a hand against his chest. \"*Oooh*? Beautiful you say? Heh heh well the sea is an enchanting place you glittering emerald... Buuut that's not what we're talking about now is it? Where was I... Uhm? Caspian I was talking about something then he asked about bows then I said... I said I can swim! Right! Yes you see I can swim like the fishes do, no need for rocking ships I can breath too its' like air to me... Then I found out people drown.\" The goldfish brained boy rambled nearly losing his place in mere seconds of talking about the subject seconds earlier, even if he could be a flirt there was no way the fish would flirt with a bug. He seemed a bit nervous talking about that last bit chewing upon his finger nail whilst his eyes strayed away, though he didn't seem to be into archery the fish did carry that boomerang around another sport which would require dexterity archery couldn't be too far off." }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "\"Nevermind the archery. That was a snake by the way.\" *He pulls a small harmless snake out with his lower right arm and lets it slither up to his shoulder.* \"That's fascinating, breathing under water. Do you breathe through gills or do you have normal lungs which can process the water? I'm lucky I can even hold my breath. Most actual insects cant enter the water without the liquid flooding into their spiracles and killing them. And you say you didnt always have those feet of yours? Is this normal for your race or did you gain your land legs through some magic?\" *He sits on a rock and takes notes in his book. He quickly realizes how rude he must seem, documenting this person like they're an animal, and he puts it away.*" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "According toward the fishes logic hairy apes and lumbering insects were the equivalent toward vomit which could make someone gag, as for the green noodle which flicked its' tongue at the sea dweller Asherah released a high pitched \"EEEEP!!!\" He bounced backward nearly slipping off of Caspians' shell as he recoiled in utter terror believing what he saw was an eel, silly boy hadn't gone further than his homestead or the sea itself to truly understand all which romped atop the spanning realm of Drase. However what he spoke next would contradict this ideal it was simply ridiculous what came out of Asherahs' mouth. \"Eeel!!!! Keep that dangerous noodle away from my hands, their bad things much much worse than spitting a string of lies they are! And don't you dare just tell me its a snake I know I better that is an eel in disguise... It morphed its body with magic as I did with my feeet!\" \n\nThe finned creature hid behind Caspian's body awaiting for the snake to be tucked back beneath from once it came, fortunately during his rant the insect had gathered his next query. This wasn't an evolutionary change something forced through magic to aid the young mans' land mother take care of him. Caspian however once more seemed utterly uninterested in the serpent gifting a lazy glance toward its' master as though it was a bit concerned for his scared master, its passive nature was as oblivious as Asherah the sea creature barely connected the dots between the insects writing and questionnaire. \"Now quit writing your novel and hide that thing before ya meet a shocking end! I-I don't think this is time for more questions about where mine gils hide away... Get rid of it those things are eevil!\"" }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*He picks up the snake with a free arm and holds his hand in front of his bag to let it slither into warm shelter on it's own.* \"I'm sorry. You just seemed curious about him. I assure you he is as harmless as your turtle. Caspian is his name? Caspian looks like he could bite my head off if he wished. He must be a very good protector for you. Kell doesnt even have venom, and his bite only hurts a bit.\" *He pauses to zip his bag almost closed.* \"He is also an idiot.\"" } ]

[ { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Asherahs' fingers begun to slip cross the turtles' sleek shell, but he gripped firm using his legs like a monkey hooked upon a branch he was ensnared within the ropes of a trap either fall into the pid of wet earth below or face the wretched creature squirming within the insectoids grasp. Truthfully the sea boy would prefer it if he could remain upon Caspians' nubby tail barely falling into a grimy muck pit below his bottom, Asherah had a distaste for rather trivial things toward some peoples view... Yet to him the wet earth was associated with something entirely else it wasn't just the grime a memory. Held beneath his demeanor Exikeen surely noticed the sheer lengths he took to avoid the sloppy trail, balancing upon his shell like a circus actor he certainly had his sea legs from once he was born. \n\nEven if the 'eel' had been sealed beneath the satchel Asherah peered from behind Caspians' shell giving him a eye filled with disbelief, as though he believed the creature were some form of wicked entity. He begun by glancing to and froe then carefully peeking upon the tortoises' shell, nothing it was gone wasn't it? With a spark of flare the trenton threw his head aback crying out \"Thank the blessings of the sea its no more sealed once away within its' tomb! I nearly saw mine whole life scamper past my very eyes! O' it was truly dreadful... And lest you think...\" Asherah begun to throw himself upward giving the bug a sharp glance. \"Noow you might think you can fool me I know better, that was an EEL it may have you fooled but i know so so much better.\" His speech seemed a bit all over the place, there was something a bit peculiar about his demeanor. \"Its' like thee story of a drooling fool everyone pointed at him calling the man daft, dull even downright brainless... *But* These ideals were painted upon him like the names we receive for being different perhaps people didn't want to think of him as smart, either way they soon found themselves bowing before his feet\"\n\nAsherah paused tapping his chin he believed that was the end toward a fable he heard within his rather short life. \"Hmm hmm that sews up the seams in that story, could say he bit off the head of their expectations... Caspian could too, but he's my brother and behaves better than that don't you Caspioo?\" He hummed to his turtle carefully petting its' shell., hearing his name said so often the turtle released a thundering groan at least acknowledging its' master even if it knew little of what they were talking about." }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "\"Riiiight. I'll keep the 'eel' away for now.\" *Exikeen pulls out a mortar and pestle after noticing the boys desperate attempts to avoid some wet dirt.* \"Say, are you injured? You act like you have cuts on your feet and are avoiding infection from the mud. I could mix something up for you that could heal that in a few short moments if you wish. Even if you arent injured it's nice to have on hand.\"" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Asherahs' spirit seemed to ignite upon the news the eel had been sealed away into the depths of the mans satchel its' malicious intent wouldn't harm him any longer, a little giddy chuckle came from the fish as he clapped his hands appeased with this turn of events he could barely contain his excitement. \"Tis a most merry tiding to hear these news surely we must never forget this moment... A memory which shall be jotted into history this is thee day you learnt the 'snakes' truth!\" To ensure he wouldn't forget he brought out a little seashell from his pouch cracking it open, the scent of a succulent orange fruit permeated the atmosphere it was here someone may reconsider how utterly hopeless this boy was, for all the times he seemed out of touch with reality this paint had been stirred to ensure it wouldn't fade within rain all too easily. He brought his smooth flesh to grace the cool creamy substance as he traced his finger cross his forearm, depicting a snake with eel like features floating near as though it pressing out what seemed to be a merry sea shanty through his lungs as he did so his legs bounced up and down dancing a little as he painted. \n\n\"As I was rompin to the harbor, me eyes spot the finest steed eye I ever did see... That's a lie yes a lie yes a lie...\" He muttered a few of the lyrics as his fingers traced out the simplistic symbol \"For you see this steed I said hay why don't we make him swim in gallons o' mead.\" Whether this shanty had any truth toward it or he had simply heard it from the others was completely up in the air. Asherah seemed to distance himself from reality not reacting in the slightest as he painted away pressing out the rest of his tune in a pronounced hum, but he would eventually be reeled in picking up his skull to look upon the stranger. He tapped his lip \"Your lips sung but I... Ehm I think well I knew I totally was listening don't worry you were talking bout how surprised you are to know the truth of snakes isn't that it eh?\"\n\nTaking another look at the sea creature who had shown his feet earlier, Exikeen would likely recount his feet seemed smooth the only wounds or scars he could see were upon his right thigh covered in brown gauze with a few scars seeping from beneath the bandages." }, { "author": "kneecola", "message": "*Exikeen watches the \"Show\" For a little bit with a look of concern on his face. He puts the mortar and pestle back in his bag, knowing that if the boy wanted help he would have said yes to it.* \"You seem to be confused. I attempted to ignore it but now it seems like it's almost becoming a problem. Eels are *Fish*. An eel would never survive outside the water for more than a couple minutes. This snake,\" *He pulls Kell out again.* \"This snake isnt dead, is it?\" *He puts Kell on his shoulders and the snake wraps itself around his neck.* \"What is with you and eels? Are they genuinely this evil where you come from?\"" }, { "author": "knotknotty", "message": "Toward the monotonous beat of the forest the Trenton kept bouncing his legs up and down, he was as giddy as a child after receiving a gift filled with boundless ghlee for the dreadful eel had been doused beneath the mans satchel. Asherah believed wholeheartedly that Exikeen would understand this twisted sense of logic he carried upon his person, he was far too dense to truly believe otherwise toward him not a soul would lie about an Eel and their true potential. Till his eyes would see the lengthy deceiver slip from its chamber, he froze like ice before the stranger his pupils dilated with earnest terror. Still he could hear people from a time ago the ones he had seen, the reason why he feared the noodle creatures with such profound horror. He grasped his skull screaming at the top of his lungs \"EEEEL!!!! T-their here again brought free again! I thought I told you yes the painting it shows we said Eels' are the symbol of evil! We must flee... F-flee brother!\" He flopped onto his stomach holding tight toward Caspians shell as a stream of wet tears bubbled from his lids, this was a command Caspian understood the tortoise released a bellow toward the stranger who was presumably standing before them \"Urrrrgh!\" It begun to pound steadily toward where he was standing, going slow at first attempting to tell Exikeen to step out of its' way for the creature sensed his retainers fear it wished to waste little time turning itself. Whilst the Trenton was too frozen to speak he couldn't say another word even if he wished about what and why he was so terrified of Eels Exikeen wouldn't get an answer though something did roll from Asherahs' pocket slipping free it seemed to be some form of scroll. If he unfolded it the parchment was written in common tongue.\n\n'Asherah I fear the day may come when we won't be together I know the Eel comes for us and I worry night and day that day may come.\nIf they ever do and we aren't together anymore brother I want you to have these\n\nThey hold the knowledge of our people it will help you learn, grow and prosper without me. \nDon't fret though as long as their here its like I'm here still talking to you, remember suspect everything trust nothing that resembles the Eel.\n\nCaspian'\n\nIf Asherah wasn't stopped on his sluggish steed he would simply depart gradually, but it was entirely eventual." } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Momo, Almann, and Jiang, the three of you as proud members of New Sunlight would suddenly find yourselves receiving an emergency request to escort a couple of hunters that had foolishly hunted more than they should have and ended up staying out for too long. The request was made just as the sun setting, and thus the current time frame would be devoid of any sunlight. It would take an hour to arrive at the location by foot, and the area is a well known marsh. Walking toward it, you would find the ground would become muddier and the road narrower, with the marsh opening up more and more on either side.*\n\n*Off in the distance on a small patch of dryishland surrounded by water the three of you would see a cart with a small lantern atop it filled with large turtles with a couple of male macens sitting nearby shivering. They appear to have not noticed you three approach, likely because they as macens did not have night vision. Nearby the cart you would also find horse leads connected to what looked like the remains of half eaten horses. It would seem there was something to be wary of in this marsh...*" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann had tied his horse some way back. He couldn't risk it being in danger, especially because of the amount of silver it had cost him to get. The animal had served him well in his time as well. Almann seemed to be more focused on keeping his pipe lit in the humid marsh air than the state of the macen. He could hear them a few dozen meters off shivering and chattering. It sounded like they were in a pitiful state. Aren't hunters supposed to be calm and collected? Either way they'd have to babysit two irresponsible men on their way back to their respective places._" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "Once Momo got the call for this emergency quest, he immediately set out to the scene! Some of it by foot and a couple of other rides with some generous cart owners. Luckily, he arrived at the scene with the other two members he'd been assigned with. \n\nMomo hadn't been on a quest for ages and was more excited about the idea of the quest rather than its context. He paid little attention to the quality of men he was assigned to protect.\n\n\"Are those the guys we're escorting? Man they look messed up.\" \nMomo says this while juggling an `Orb of Light` he'd cast just before arriving at the scene. However, he'd be careful watching his step in the marsh. The area annoyed him a little as his feet sank in slightly, *Who would want to go hunting here anyway?* \n\nInspecting the cart more closely it'd appear the hunters have gathered large turtles to sell? The horses have also been half-eaten. *Gross. Was that done by a large predator?*\n\nThey wouldn't know unless asking the men themselves. Momo turns to the two other Macens. \n\"I'm Momo Chabashira by the way! Nice to be working with both of you. Should we run to them now and help them? Or?\"\n\n`Cast Orb of Light 10 mana. 270/280 Mana`" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann finally got a slow and consistent burn in his pipe. The constant dew would soak into the material and produce an earthy taste. No matter, he still got it to stay lit. He turns to what he perceives to be a young lady and raises an eyebrow. Often in his experience the young and innocent looking ones sent on quests are quite the opposite when provoked._\n\n_He shrugs._\n\n\"Almann. The poor saps seem to be scared out of their trousers. The longer we stay here I imagine the better chance we'll meet what ate those horses. Perhaps we can talk about what they encountered on the way back to some place safe.\"\n\n_He turns to the older looking gentleman, shifting in his boots to keep them from sinking into the mud too deep._\n\n\"What say you?\"" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Jiang smiles broadly, his boots squelching in the mud as he made his steps, using his polaxe, Spring Wind as a walking stick. He turned to both the oddly-off young lady and more serious-looking man, giving them both a nod.\n\n\"Jiang. Nice to meet you folks! And I have to say I agree, that we should probably hurry. While whatever that made a meal out of those horses is something interesting to speculate about, our main quest to get these poor bastards out without much trouble, after all. Let's go fetch em!\"\n\nWith that said, he made his way towards the escortees, expecting the others to follow along." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As you would start to march toward to two men, you would find the mud would get looser and cause you to sink deeper and deeper into the mud. Eventually it reaches knee level and it seems like it might go a bit deeper to around waist. With all the sloshing movements through the murky waters the two men would suddenly jolt their head in terror. Thankfully with Momo's Orb of Light they would be able to clearly see the three of you, and wave of relief washes over them for a moment, but then it would quickly tense up again*\n\n\"Stop! Don't move! That thing is still in the water! Go back! Go bac-\" *The paler of the two men should shriek out before his bearded companion would clap his hand over his mouth*\n\n\"Shut up idiot! If we make any noise it will come get us instead!\" *He would say a frantic hushed tone*\n\n*Just as he would say this, the three of would hear a sudden splash of water around 10 meters to the right and the two men would climb up the cart and huddle up together into a ball*" } ]

[ { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "*Noise? Come get us instead?*\n\nIt was wasn't long until a suspicious splash of water was heard nearby the men! \n*What to do...* If whatever is lurking in the marsh is attracted to noise, maybe Momo could make a loud noise and attract its attention away from the men?\n\nMomo used one freehand to cast, position, and launch `Shimenawa Barrier` 1 meter away from Jang's right side. The barrier would hopefully be planted and face towards where the splash was heard.\n\nMomo couldn't think of anything to say at the moment to attract its attention and instead began to loudly recite **\"Wee woo wee woo wee woo wee woo.\"**\n\nAwkwardly, he kept hold of the `Orb of Light` until further notice.\n\n```\nOrb of Light 18/20 turns left\n\nRegen +11 mana\n269/280 Mana\n```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann jerks his head towards Momo._\n\n_He couldn't help it._\n\n_Almann laughed. Hard. It was too much for him. The tense situation to him was almost elleviated because of the ridiculous tactic of the little one that was on this quest with him. There was no doubt in his mind that his laughter would attract the beast as well. Momo's strategy was clever of course, in a sort of childish way. He didn't have much time to think before the movement in the water caught his attention once again._\n\n_Almann could roughly make out the size of the beast by hearing it's movements through the marsh. He hoped they weren't getting in deeper shit than they could climb out of._\n\n_He equips his targe and waits for the beast to get closer before launching anything magical towards it._" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Jiang's grin expanded at Momo's cute attempt to attract the attention of the beast, and for a moment his lips moved too. However, in the end, deciding that he didn't know how the beast would react, decided to remain sedate as well, watching the movements of it. Though his senses were not nearly as good as Almann's, an extra pair of eyes was an extra pair of eyes. One arm remained off the polaxe, just in case there was an opportunity for him to fling a blast." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*From the sound of the splash, Almann would get a feint idea of how big this creature was. It was heavy, likely weighing more than a ton, and long, more than 5 meters at very least. It also sounded like it was quickly swimming toward the three of you from beneath the surface. Jiang would be able to see the feint ripples in the water as the creature moved toward you all.*\n\n*As it got closer the water would get shallower and the light from Momo's orb would make it easier to get a better view of the creatures shape. You three would see bits of hardened skin with thin spines on them with the general outline of the creature looking like that of a snake. The two men on the cart would continue to be clutching themselves tightly as they watched the creature approach you all, clearly terrified. The creature didn't seem terrifyingly fast, but would reach melee distance shortly if the three of you were to remain standing in your current positions*" } ]

[ { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"Tch.\" Jiang clicked his tongue as he saw the unknown creature come towards them. He had no idea what it was, but it was definitely nothing good. \n\nSeeing as the thing was closing quick, Jiang shifted his stance. With his right hand already gripping the middle of his polaxe, he lifted it and gripped the end of it with his left, as if using a spear. When dealing with potentially tenacious beasts, it was just better to have a bit more reach and heft. The mud would be quite unfavourable to a fighter that relied on footwork to quite an extent, but he could manage. \n\nRemaining in his current spot as in this case it was better to inflict the first strike rather than support from behind as one would a common humanoid opponent, considering that a targe didn't hold up the best against the savage features of such beasts, he gave a knowing look to his teammates, any previous cheer temporarily stowed away for the moment." }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "It was coming towards them! The creature revealed itself to almost be like a large snake. Even though it didn't move particularly fast, Momo wouldn't have time to equip his bow. Instead, Momo gathers a ball of murky, green magical energy in his hand. He launches this `Toxic Bolt` at the creature, aiming at the general outline of the creature and the direction it seemed to be running at.\n\nThen he immediately drops down the `Orb of Light` in front of him as he tries to distance himself by taking a few steps backward. \n```\nCast Icy Arrow (Gen. Speed Debuff) 7.5 Mana\nRegen +11 mana\n272.5/280 Mana\n\nOrb of Light 17/20 turns left\nProject Barrier (4 QU defense) 1 turn left\n```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann casts Denwen's Blessing for 10 mana. He'd meaneuver around the serpent and hit it with some fire when it got close enough. For now, he'd simply get ready for impact. He'd equip his shield and unsheath Anat in anticipation of the beast. Almann would also move 1 meter southeast of Jiang._\n\n```Almann casts Denwen's Blessing for 10 mana.\n\nEffects:\n\nMax running speed 8 m/s -13 m/s for 6 turns```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*In quick coordination, the three of you would all reposition yourselves and take defensive actions against the incoming beast. Momo's Toxic Bolt would fly through the air and make direct contact with the outline of the creature, seemingly slowing it down a bit. However the creature would keep on getting closer and closer and closer and... It would suddenly disappear. At least in the eyes of Momo and Jiang. There were no ripples, no outline, nothing. It wouldn't make much sense as the water should be shallower where you three are so it should be easier to see. But Almann with his keen hearing would realize what had happened, and hear swirling movements from beneath his feet*" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann lunges backwards towards Jiang, unleashing a Fiery Breath towards to where his feet just were. He readies his shield for an attack from the beast, as it might jump out of the water._\n\n```Almann spends 15 mana on fiery breath towards the swirling below. 134/150 mana left, 9 regen.```" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "Almann would suddenly try hop to Jiang and spit fire at the ground! It honestly scared Momo, although this wasn't some crazy circus act. *Almann is trying to dodge something. He also seems to be aiming his downward...*\n\nFrom Almann's reaction, Momo repositions himself yet again and takes cautious steps towards the left. He begins to equip his bow that'd been strapped to his back. \n\nWhile doing so, in between his fingers was a paper ofuda that had magically spawned and consumed itself. Momo had buffed Almann with `Snake Spirit` in hopes to aid him in his actions. \n\n```\nCast Psionic Speed. Almann's Gen Speed increased by +0.1 for 6 turns (Gen Speed is now 1.1). Cost 15 Mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n268.5/280 Mana\n\nOrb of Light 16/20 turns left\nProject Barrier shattered\n```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Jiang reacted immediately, [Engulfing Wind] being applied to his polaxe blade as he covered Almann's retreat with a downward swing from the right shoulder. He intended to catch and stun it, leaving it open to other attacks.\n\n```Engulfing Wind (10 Mana), 52.5/60 Mana```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Just as Almann would leap backwards, he would feel his feet sink downward for a moment as the water would get pulled in slightly via some sort of suction. However his flaming breath would make contact and heat up the water slightly, causing it to bubble up and push him out of way, and just in time as well.*\n\n*Mere miliseconds later a large burst of water would appear where Almann was just standing along with a high pitched screech. As the muddy water fell down, the three of you would now have a clearer picture of the creature before you. It's long body was covered in slime and gunk and as seen earlier there were thin spines sticking out of the surface of its skin. Thinking of it as a snake wouldn't be wrong, but looking at its head you would see that that was infact none. Rather you would see a massive mouth filled with rows of teeth, giving the impression of a worm instead of a snake. It would attempt to lunge Almann, but Jiang's defensive strike would intercept and push it back slightly. But it wouldn't be enough to throw the worm off balance, if that is even in possible in the first place, so it would continue to look down on the 3 of you with the 3 m portion of its body that was out of the water, hissing aggressively*" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "**A Death Worm!**\n\nMomo had heard of these beasts before, usually from adventurous stories by other New Sunlight members. He had only briefly skimmed a study on them, but he didn't have time now to think of the details. \n\nMomo stood still, inhaling a deep breath before swiftly knocking and launching an arrow towards the worm's jagged mouth. In between his finger yet again was a small wooden ofuda. Seeing that Jiang was able to slightly deflect the worm with a strike, Momo decided to buff Jiang with `Ox Spirit`.\n\n```\nCast Herculean Strength. Jiang's Strength increased by +2.5 for 6 turns. (Strength is now 6.5). Cost 15 Mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n264.5/280 Mana\n\nOrb of Light 15/20 turns left\nAlmann's Psionic Speed 5 turns left. \n```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann launches a 'Bronze Lance' at the base of the beast while getting up from the mud. He'd dirtied his clothes and armor anyways. He couldn't wait to clean out the cracks crevices from each pieace of laminar he was wearing. Every scale would have to be polished too. Nonetheless, he had to focus on killing the damn worm._\n\n_As he was getting up he'd back more towards solid land, not allowing for the worm a murky environment to slink back into. Assisting Jiang would also be a priority once he gets his footing._\n\n```Almann launches a Bronze Lance at the base of the worm, spending 15 mana, leaving him with 122.5/150 mana.```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "*The fuck is a death worm doing here?* \nDespite that burning question, there was little time to think. Seeing that Engulfing Wind wasn't so effective, Jiang decided to simply go in for a proper chop- this time another downward swing from the left shoulder, aimed at centremass.\n\nThe strength that rushed into his veins was a nice bonus as Jiang went all in to pressure the frightening worm, allowing his teammates to recover and formulate a plan.\n\"Anyone know ice magic or any deriatives?!\"\nIf so, it would become much easier to deal with this bastard.\n```55/60 mana```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Momo's arrow would fly true into the creatures massive mouth and it would screech on in pain as it pierces the underside of its palate. It would turn its attention to the annoying prey that had hurts its mouth before letting out yet another screech of pain as Almann's lance pierced its belly. And if that wasn't enough, Jiang's chop would dive in deeply into the creature, ripping out a good chunk of its slimy flesh. Thick green blood would be seen dripping out into the murky waters as the creatures thrashed out in agony before diving head first deep into the water again, disappearing from sight. However Almann could still hear it swirling around deep beneath the surface, not having given up on its prey just yet*" } ]

[ { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "*Where would the worm attack next?* Momo wouldn't know but based on Almann's dodge, it appears that Almann could track it. For a second, Momo thought to ask his fellow teammates where the beast is but remembered the two macen men trying to keep quiet. \n\nMomo was in an awkward position a little bit away from the others and didn't want to attract the beast. So he stood very still, calming his breathe and toggling on `Unseelie`. \n\nCautiously Momo casts `Rat Spirit` onto Jiang. The melee fighter would most likely want to reposition himself if the worm appears nearby. \n```\nCast Fleet Foot. Jiang's Running Speed increased by +5 m/s for 6 turns. (R.Speed is now 15m/s). Cost 15 Mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n260.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled on. +600% Visual Stealth, +800% Audio Stealth, +800% harder to detect by smell \n\nOrb of Light 14/20 turns left\nJiang's Herculean Strength 5 turns left\nAlmann's Psionic Speed 4 turns left.\n```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_The beast was stubborn, that much Almann knew. They hadn't killed it yet, but they'll get there. They'd have to bait it out again for another blow. Though, Almann doubts it'll be so eager to jump out of the water a second time at them. If they're lucky, they might be able to get out of this without serious injuries._\n\n_In a whisper,_\n\n\"One of us will have to bait it out to get a clear blow again. It's wounded quite badly, but it's still moving quite a bit under there. We just have to make sure it doesn't go after the hunters.\"" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Feeling the magic settle into his legs, Jiang nodded at Almann, before yelling. \n\n\"HEY!\"\n\nAccompanied with a few feet stamps, while crude and perceivable as impulsive, it was also a half-decent attempt at drawing the not-so-invincible worm. At least, it wasn't nearly as deadly as the infamous death worm, otherwise they would be far less enthusiastic about drawing its attention.\n```57.5/60```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Using Jiang as bait, Almann would hear the swooshing movements from beneath come closer to the surface but would suddenly stop. It appeared the creature was at least smart enough not to immediately jump up to surface again after its last attempt. Tension would clearly be felt in the air, not knowing when or where this worm would attack. While its flesh seemed certainly weaker than that of the death worms seen in the books of New Sunlight, its teeth looked just as sharp if not sharper. Getting a limb stuck in those maws would certainly break bone if not worse.*\n\n*That being said, the two hunters on the cart were not aware of what was going on. They had seen the creature essentially retreat after the three of you tore into, something they themselves weren't able to, and looks of relief could now been on their face. Though they looked a bit confused by Jiang's rapid stomping, they would start to slowly get off the cart and start walking on the muddy ground once more*" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "Momo *Mentally* Clicks his tongue at the men's false sense of security. *Is this why their horses got eaten?* \nHe couldn't verbally warn them, so instead, he launches a `Shimenawa Barrier` right in front of them to obstruct their path and hopefully shield them from the worm.\n```\n\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n257.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled on\n\nOrb of Light 13/20 turns left\nJiang's Herculean Strength 4 turns left\nAlmann's Psionic Speed 3 turns left.\n```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"Stay up there and don't make a noise! The worm tracks its prey through sound!\"\nJiang, being the bait, had no such inhibitions about warning the hunters to not make a foolish decision.\nIn the meantime, he continued to stomp on and the ground, making as much of a racket as possible.\n\n```60/60```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann pricks his finger with one of his steel daggers and drips some of his blood in the water, he also casts Wickfire to cover himself with wildfire before walking into the water at about shin height._\n\n\"I'll go in, the moment the damn thing lunges at me I'll snap my fingers and burn the shit out of it. It doesn't seem convinced by Jiang's noise, perhaps It'll come after it's initial prey? Especially after it smells blood in the water.\"\n\n_Almann is ready and poised to snap his fingers the moment the beast gets close. The smell of the wildfire was pungent, but it shouldn't catch the surrounding areas on fire based on how damp the area was. The wildfire will also stick to the beast in water, which is a plus._\n\n\"I would also suggest you guys put up a barrier or move back before I do this...\"\n\n```Wickfire cast 30 mana spent, 101.5/150 mana left.```" }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The hunters would halt their movements as Momo's pops a barrier before them and upon hearing Jiang's yelling the look of fear would return to their face once more as they climbed back onto the cart.*\n\n*During all this commotion however Almann would suddenly hear a bit of movement right between you and Jiang. Looks like it was attracted to the smell of blood and the loud noise Jiang was creating. Moments later the ground between the two of you would burst into an explosion of murky water. However it looked a bit smaller compared to before and there was no shrieking, but given how fast everything was happening it was hard to be certain and time was of essence*" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "Momo cocks an eyebrow at Almann's plan. *Was that going to work? Getting too close to the worm sounds dangerous...* Nonetheless, the explosion of murky water prompts Momo not to protest. \n\nMomo launches another `Shimenawa Barrier` in between himself and his teammates, hopefully, it'd be close enough for his teammates to take cover if the worm emerges. \n\nAfter launching the barrier, Momo holds onto the fletching on an arrow in anticipation. \n\n```\n\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n254.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled on\n\nProject Barrier 1 turn left\nOrb of Light 12/20 turns left\nJiang's Fleet Foot 4 turns left\nJiang's Herculean Strength 3 turns left\nAlmann's Psionic Speed 2 turns left.\n```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann snaps his fingers and sets Wickfire off. He trusted that Jiang would be able to duck out of cover in time to prevent himself from being engulfed._\n\n```106/150 mana left.```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "As Almann did his thing, Jiang swiftly moves to the side- out of range yet able to intervene if anything went wrong." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Almann set the area around him in a burst of flame, he would find most of the flames would not mix well with the water as it was gasoline based. Thus after the initial burst of water it would be pushed back onto the surface of the water, still burning. However a few bits of the burst of the gasoline would seemingly make contact with the flesh from what Almann could see from the burst of water and flames, but the wet muddy skin proved to be effective enough protection against the heat.*\n\n*That being said something was odd... Looking more closely toward the top Almann would suddenly notice what it was. There was no mouth, just a tip of wormy flesh with spines on it. At that exact moment he would also suddenly hear rapid movement once more from beneath him rush toward where Jiang was running, but sadly Jiang didn't have the senses that Almann had to notice that. It would seem everyone's attention would be focused on the tail, and Almann was the only person to know what had just happened, but he wouldn't be able to yell anything in time as the ground beneath Jiang's feet was suddenly pulled under and was greeted with what felt like a meat grinder. The area that Jiang had run into was also about knee high in water, but with the sudden sinking of the soil and grinding of his feet, the water would now be around mid thigh level making movement much more difficult for Jiang*" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann is greeted with a lot of nasty smelly mud, and instantly realizing it wasn't the part of the beast he was looking for. It took about a split second for Almann's eyes to track the direction of the beast towards Jiang. He wouldn't be able to get a direct hit on the beast easily if it's under Jiang. He prepares Anat by casting Current, electrifying the blade, but carefully keeping it above water to prevent a discharge. He needed to get Jiang out of the water as quickly as he could to prevent serious injury, even if it meant risking him being shocked to stun the creature to buy them some time._\n\n_Almann's throat was shut, he couldn't shout as his focus was completely concentrated in getting to Jiang. He sifts through the water as fast as he is able to._\n\n```Uses Current on Anat which costs 10 mana, 100.5/150 mana left.```" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "Momo would still be waiting for the worm's next move. Without any clues, Almann had casted current and began to shift to Jiang. *Was Almann repositioning?*\n\nThere wasn't much Momo could do. He gripped his bow in proper position and readied an arrow to be knocked at any given moment. \n\n```\nRegen +11 Mana\n265.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled on\n\nFirst Project Barrier shattered. 2nd Barrier 1 turn left\nOrb of Light 11/20 turns left\n\nJiang's Fleet Foot 3 turns left\nJiang's Herculean Strength 2 turns left\nAlmann's Psionic Speed 1 turn left.\n\n23 arrow left in quiver\n```" } ]

[ { "author": "way8306", "message": "\"Egads!\" Jiang yelled as he realised something was very, very wrong.\nInstinctively he tries and put a foot out of the water, and cycling through limited options, changes his grip of the polaxe, such that his left hand was now in the middle of the shaft while his right was closer to the axehead, before stabbing the backspike into the mud, using it as a support to push himself out and towards Almann." }, { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Sadly for Jiag, wet soil doesn't really provide much support and the mud already sinking toward, him stabbing the mud helps very little if at all as a support. It was clear they were at a disadvantage due to the terrain as the ground continued to sink and suck Jiang in, causing the water to now be at waist height for him. He would feel an enveloping sensation over his legs quickly followed up with felt like a blender of blades tearing at his feet with the brigade armor only slowing it down ever so slightly. To no one's surprise the water around Jiang would start to turn a slight pink from all the blood and bits of flesh being ripped apart by the creature beneath the surface.*\n\n``Jiang: both legs severely wounded``\n\n\n*The creature would also pull back its tail that it had seemingly used as a trap back into the muddy ground not wanting to remain exposed to the burning flames from the gasoline any longer. The surface of the water would still be set aflame but with the creature under the surface and covered in mud and water, it would seem fire magic wouldn't be an effective tactic to use against this creature. It would seem the group was a pretty sticky situation to say the least*" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "**Oh fuck.**\n\nMomo couldn't see the worm but the odd coloration and (presumably) pained reaction of Jiang meant the worm was tearing at his lower body. *He couldn't launch something at what he can't see. Would any available buffs help get Jiang out?* \n\nMomo's thoughts were trying to think of something to help Jiang and beat this creature. *He didn't really want to fight this... Unless?* \n\nMomo puts the arrow away in his quiver and calls out to the two men at the cart, \"You two! The worm's distracted, get to land!\" Momo moves southeast and launches an `Orb of Light` to help guide and direct the men where to go. *Oh god Jiang... Please don't lose your legs. Or at least lose them after the escorts get to safety.* \n\nMomo wanted to keep the worm here and began to loudly spit nonsense to keep its sense distracted. \"GETTHEFUCKOFFHIMYOUBITCHASSDISUGSTINGBLINDASSSHIT\"\n```\nCast Orb of Light. 10 mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n266.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled OFF\n\nProject Barrier shattered\n1.Orb of Light 10/20 turns left\n\nJiang's Fleet Foot 2 turns left\nJiang's Herculean Strength 1 turn left\n```" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*The two hunters would look at Almann being torn down under in terror and then look at the patch of murky water they would have to cross to reach the larger portion of elevated land and shake their head*\n\n\"We-we're not stepping into the water while that thing's alive!\"\n\n\"Y-Yeah. Besides we can't leave our cargo!\" \n\n*With that they would remain near the cart unwilling to move*\n\n*As for Almann, as he stabbed the ground around Jiang's feet he would feel contact with something thick before having the electricity discharge through the weapon into what Almann could assume to be the worm. There would be a small burst of water and mud as Jiang would seemingly be spit out. If one were to look at his legs the flesh on it would be torn from knee to toe, or at least what remained of his toes as many of the bones would be missing. But other than that Jiang was 'alright'. However Almann wouldn't have time to rejoice as he would suddenly hear rapid movement from the ground beneath him*" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Almann shouts to Momo_\n\n\"If you can, put a barrier between me and Jiang! I need him to be at least alive when we get back to the guild. Don't want to get back with a dead comrade now do we? I hope you have healing magic regardless...\"\n\n_Almann prepares a Wickfire for 30 mana and waits for Momo to respond or put up a barrier between the two._" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "Momo *Mentally* Rolled his eyes at the men. *Guess it wasn't the best idea, but still annoying!*\n\nThankfully Jiang didn't lose his legs. Almann had been able to hit the creature and it burrowed back down for now. *Where would it attack next?* \n\nThen Almann would call to Momo about his plan, and it appears he is preparing another `Wickfire`. *Would that really work?* Trusting in Almann's shotcall, Momo positioned himself upwards and launched his `Shimenawa Barrier` between his allies. \n```\nCast Project Barrier (2 UQ). Cost 10 Mana. \n\nRegen +11 Mana\n267.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled ON\n\nOrb of Light 9/20 turns left\n\nJiang's Fleet Foot 1 turn left\n```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Jiang groaned as he was left prone and crippled, though seeing what the worm was going to do, instinctively raised a hand towards where the mud was going to sprout, launching a Forceblast against it, which should go through the barrier and towards the second attack location of the worm.\n```42.5/60 mana, FB (20)```" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*As Almann suspected the ground beneath Almann's feet would begin to sink in a bit before a familiar mouth would pop out of the ground. However Jiang's anticipation of the attack would come in handy and collide with the worm's head, catching it by surprise and pushes it back a bit. This would provide Almann more than enough time to respond as he wishes*" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Jiang smiles a little at the success but lies low, unable to do much at the moment. Trying to ignore the pain was hard, but he could handle it.\n``45/60``" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_It seems Jiang bought them enough time for Almann to act. Almann curls up into a ball, submerging himself into the knee deep water so as to maximize the amount of gasoline spread in the water. In this process, he has kept his left hand out of the water. Almann snaps his fingers and sets off wickfire._" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "While Almann is finishing his cast of `Wickfire`, Momo hastily trudges through the marsh to avoid the fire and barely get in range to cast `Walk it Off!` on Jiang.\n```\nCast Walk it Off! On Jiang, cost 25 mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n253.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled ON\n\nOrb of Light 8/20 turns left\n```" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_Luckily Almann had a targe reinforced with leather and steel on his left arm. He attempts to put it up and block most of the corrosive spit coming towards him. His main concern though was getting Jiang out of the gross water..._" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "As uncomfortable as it must be, Momo grimaces while performing another `Walk it Off!` to treat Jiang's other injured leg. \n\nThe worm's location had been revealed again to attack Almann, and Momo distances himself to prepare a counterattack. \n```\nCast Walk it Off! On Jiang, cost 25 mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n239.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled ON\n\nProject Barrier last turn\nOrb of Light 7/20 turns left\nOrb of Light 16/20 turns left\n```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Jiang feels cold relief as the healing washes over him, soothing any pain, but for the most part, simply keeps low.\n```47.5/60```" } ]

[ { "author": "frankenstein", "message": "*Almann's targe would prove effective in blocking the corrosive spit from the worm. The worm would still be screeching from the flames inside its mouth and would open it to its full extent and bring its maw down upon Almann's location. Meanwhile Jiang would be allowed to remain in the murky water while Momo repositioned himself into deeper waters that would reach upper knee height*" }, { "author": ".rybus", "message": "_He needed to kill it now more than ever, they had to get Jiang some medical attention and get the two hunters out of here before they attract more monsters. As night continues, they'll continue to attract unwanted attention, perhaps more than just beasts. Almann pivots quickly to the right and brings down Anat with full force to sever the head of the beast from the rest of it's body._\n\n```Almann attempts to decapitate the beast with a strength 12 slice. 93 mana remaining.```" }, { "author": "Momo Chabashira", "message": "The worm didn't retreat back into the water and went for another headfirst attack! Yet surprisingly, Almann decided launch his own headfirst counterattack as well! Was that brave or dumb? Maybe both, but admirable! \n\nQuickly, Momo casts `Ox Spirit` on Almann to maybe tip the scales of this head-on clash. Relaxing himself for a moment, Momo then launches an arrow at the worm. *An arrow might not be effective or work at all but perhaps it's better than nothing. Hopefully Momo was lucky and got an arrow in between its scales.*\n```\nCast Herculean Strength on Almann, +2.5 Strength (Strength is now 6.5). Cost 15 mana\n\nRegen +11 Mana\n235.5/280 Mana\n\nUnseelie toggled ON\n\nProject Barrier shattered \nOrb of Light 6/20 turns left\nOrb of Light 15/20 turns left\n```" }, { "author": "way8306", "message": "Again, there is not much Jiang can do from his position, but he tries his best regardless, flinging another Forceblast at the worm to distract it.\n```35/60, FB (15 mana)```" } ]