Writing => C.S.T. => Topic started by: Iaashadow on September 23, 2015, 09:06:20 pm
Title: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 23, 2015, 09:06:20 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/h6gzaXt.png)
By Iaashadow
Ispera, a massive world of magic, beasts, danger, and infinite possibilities, is home to countless beings and cities. From the religious metropolis of Colt, to the corrupted port of Hemron, Ispera is as diverse as it is large. In the desert kingdom of Yezin, a large mining city, there has been upward progress for the last century, and with more and more rich foreigners arriving, things are looking up…. for the nobles. Yezin was built on the backs of slaves, and while there have been no slaves for a few centuries, the class difference is obvious, and constant. Even a whole type of magic is reserved for the nobles and the better off. With more and more attention being drawn to the desert kingdom, more danger looms, how long can it’s eons old system hold out? And what will become of the untamed masses? A few hundred miles away there lies another decent-sized kingdom, Guelboro. Many in Guelboro feel there neighbors have been around long enough, and if they can’t get an official war, they’ll find another way to take down the desert kingdom…..
Ispera operates on the magic system based off of Magic: The gathering Read up here http://gamestarforum.createaforum.com/c-s-t-discussion/ispera-magic-system/msg27518/#msg27518
Ask me any clarification questions.
RULES Blue magic is for nobles only. All nobles have at least a part of blue. Therefore, normal citizens cannot use blue magic (This does not mean they cannot be blue.)
Be reasonable with magic. Ask me if you have any questions on what you can/can’t do with magic. Typically common sense works out, and I’ll correct what I need to.
Don’t be afraid to try stuff. Being entirely reactionary and waiting on others to advance the plot makes for a boring CST.
3 character limit - only one can be a noble
Character Forms
Name: Age: Gender: Sexuality, romantically available?: (ex. straight, yes) Nobility or Citizen: Colors: (U is blue, all other colors use the first letter) Bio: Appearance: Any other information:
An extra note: I recommend making at least one of your characters high school age for the purposes of the academy. It makes interaction easier and can keep the ball rolling, thanks. Have fun!
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 23, 2015, 09:34:17 pm
Name: Shon Praga Age: 45 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, no Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: GB Bio: Shon Praga is a lower-class doctor that caters to the citizenry, especially in times of epidemics and infection. He lives alone ever since an accident with his magic killed his best friend, has essentially no friends, and rarely visits someone else's home unless making a house call to the ill. He deeply resents the noble class, considering them useless fools, and rarely shows any compassion to those he treats and generally refuses to treat someone until they are on the verge of death – or past it. However, his record as a doctor is exemplary – so much so that nobles began to request him, after hearing tales of Dr. Praga's excellence. The first noble he treated, despite Dr. Praga's constant care, succumbed to his infection – but not before it spread to the rest of his family. In the end, all of the contents of the house had to be burned to prevent it from spreading further.
Dr. Praga's magic allows him to control and mutate microorganisms – he can cause an infection to spontaneously fade, spread, or develop into something worse. He is less adept in necromancy of corpses than some of his GB peers, but can revive someone who has just died to nearly normal condition – although he will be able to exert a little mental influence on them after they revive.
Black robes, black cane, gives off the impression of being older than he is. Wears plague doctor mask when working, helps channel his magic.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: TheOctahedronInTheCorner on September 23, 2015, 09:59:45 pm
Character Forms
Name: Notactually Mariathistime Neffstein Muli Gender: Notfemale Male Age: Not14 Somewhereinthe40s Sexuality, : Mentally Perturbed, Levini-asexual Nobility or Citizen: Mentally Perturbed Citizen Colors: RUB (Red Blue, with an emphasis on red, maybe a tiny bit of white?) Bio: Introducing tarot cards the character.
Neffstein is a person who lives in the city of SandSteppe Yezin. He lives some kind of dubious apothecary/divination shop in some back alley in a corner of the city of sand. Although it's not particularly popular, there are always a few curious souls who wander into his domain that covers all of 12 tatami (as that's clearly a practical system of measurement in this world that doesn't have the concept of Japan). In reality, he just rooms there as he and the owner are kindred spirits, fellow weirdos in a sane world. He worships a goddess by the name of Levinia who supposedly governs the rules of the major and minor arcana. She is an embodiment of all five colors with lesser quantities of black in comparison to the other four (with blue, red, and green being a larger component than white). If you were to ask him what his life was like, he'd probably spout some incoherent words about how he was conceived four years ago under the direction of the pointed wand of the third degree and the upright chalice of the tenth order and the blessings of nimarukyu. A strange acolyte of the religion of Birdspiel.
He uses all four suits of the minor arcana and a few of the cards from the major arcana.
Appearance: Picture some fishy guy with the standard cloak covering up a large portion of his face/body/whatever. (I may draw this in a random period of forty-five minutes.)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 23, 2015, 10:21:29 pm
Name: Clementine Age: Unknown Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Unknown Nobility or Citizen: Unknown Colors: Unknown Bio: Along Yezin's sandy streets in the dead of night, there's rumored to be the silhouette of a little girl that occasionally wanders about. When she notices you staring, she vanishes, blending in with the shadows around her. Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/PWX5MTC.png) Any other information: Probably just an urban legend, right...?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 23, 2015, 11:40:10 pm
((Will probably continuously edit))
Name: Kelcie V (No one knows her full last name) Age: 15 Gender: Female Romantically available?: Yes Nobility or Citizen: Citizen but sort of Nobility... read bio Colors: (U is blue, all other colors use the first letter): RG Bio: Everything to do with fire... Kelcie had an unusual childhood. Her first memories are from an orphanage that was very violent in its methods of teaching. This contributed to her being a deadly martial artist, even without magic. Kelcie was adopted by a noble family, the Cirlay family (pronounced like K-eye-r-lee), when she was five. She almost always appears rude, reckless and always eager for fights. Kelcie learned everything through reading before she joined the academy. The only thing she was taught in was martial arts because she showed interest and promise in it and with it. While most started to learn about magic around when they were nine, Kelcie was long past basics. Some may consider her a prodigy, but don't say it to her face. She is VERY unpredictable and she never has the same reaction to a situation (mostly because she is never in the same situation twice and usually improvises on the spot).
Kelcie has made it into the higher groups of the academy despite her demon-like nature which most see as strength. At first many people scorned her and were irritated at her joining when she was 7 (managed to get in despite 10 age minimum). Now many people have forgotten that after she beat up a few bullies. Now people being cruel to others instantly assume that she is coming for them at the request of someone else if she goes near them. Newbies and a few jealous people still see her as small and weak, but she is happy where she is and just wants to improve in everything she does. Appearance: later m8s ((FOR NOW BE HAPPY THAT THERE IS NO TERRIBLE ART HERE)) Any other information:
-has a hard time making friends -her only real friend is her 'sister' ((Complete opposites, she may show up here and there in posts, but not too much. Name is Haley.)) -rarely listens to what she is told to do -will do ANYTHING for family and friends -helps people she sees in trouble in her own special way -enemies have a tendency to try and persuade her to join them because her violence makes her seem evil. -is almost always helping the government/whoever rules this place catch criminals -is hated among criminals and there are occasional attempts at killing her.
((Please tell me if there is anything I need to change here))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 24, 2015, 10:10:42 am
Name: Yori Senlevon Age: 36 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, no Nobility or Citizen: Nobility Colors: UWB Bio: Yori was simply a noble's son until his famous incident at the Academy. Yori was voted as president of his junior class and gathered a large enough following to claim power over the academy, using the power of the mob to terrorize his political opponents. Eventually this led to the execution of a student that had bullied one of Yori's friends in sophomore year. Yori was expelled from the academy but not before other nobles noticed his considerable persuasive ability and incredible confidence and power. Lord Keralin took him in, noting despite his extreme view of justice and his incredible arrogance, he was incredibly smart and could be used as an asset. 20 years later Yori, now Lord Senlevon, is a force to be reckoned with. Many nobles question him but his hordes of supporters in the nobility keep his enemies at bay. He is in charge of the academy and concerns himself with little else. He has no time for peasants and their imperfect ways. Appearance:(http://i.imgur.com/EiXMvXI.png) Any other information:
-The academy in question is the royal magic academy that is open to anyone who is good enough with magic, however it is generally for the nobility and only the cream of the crop from the masses get to go.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 24, 2015, 11:28:12 am
Name: Lady Nadia Vincolo Age: 28 Gender: F Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, yes Nobility or Citizen: Nobility Colors: RBU Bio: Lady Vincolo, born the second daughter of a noble family, was betrothed to a young noble heir before she was even a teenager. She soon proved to defy her parent's expectations, manipulating her unfortunate husband until she was effectively in control of his family's businesses, then leaving him, prompting him to commit suicide. Despite his family's objections, the betrothal contract left her in control of much of his wealth. Her beauty and charm attracted many more suitors, but things always seemed to end badly for anyone who drew her attention. Despite this, her power and influence continued to rise.
Lady Vincolo is amoral and an expert at social manipulation. She lays ruins to families or friendships just for enjoyment, even when it doesn't result in a direct benefit for her. She specializes in mind-effecting magic that can temporarily give someone Red traits, such as brashness and acting on impulse. She is also adept in fire spells.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/K8m9UWx.png)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on September 24, 2015, 03:52:57 pm
Name: Eratucus Remalituk-Avelier Tramnucus, aka Erat Tram. Don't say anything else. Age: 34 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: No. Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: G-R Bio: Erat was abandoned at the age of 13, left alone in his huge sandstone cave, which had dozens of rocky caverns and hidden tunnels, the main entrance being an underground tunnel close to random abandoned home where no one could accidentally stumble upon it. Using green and red mana, Erat sometimes creates concentrated stone changes to increase the cavern, spreading it out as older parts collapse. He is quick to react, in many different emotions, mainly anger and watches over himself first, his survival is is number 1 thing. He left his cave for provisions, education but hated nobles, and by the age of 20, was a master of fighting and decent with using magic, using whatever nature he could to give him an advantage. Over the years Erat excelled, living by himself but staying alive. Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/R5z8NCR.png?1)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Matryoshka Hero on September 24, 2015, 04:54:33 pm
Ah, the sweet tones of misery.
Name: Kreiwralk Ygzlasti Age: ??? Gender: Indiscernible, presumably male. Sexuality, romantically available?: (Pan as hell, but nah.) Nobility or Citizen: Ex-Nobility Colors: BUG Bio: Born of a family of nobles, Kreiwralk was destined to become a great prince. With his sharp wit and calm demeanor, he showed promise as a future great leader. However, through his studies, he discovered the follies of human civilization and the horrors of worldly genocide. Alongside this, he became interested in the uses of powerful magic. On the day of his coronation, he mysteriously disappeared. After months of searching with no results, he was declared dead, and his scheduled coronation was pushed back, turning into a memorial.
He fled into the wasteland lying between the two kingdoms, perfecting what he has learned about conjuration in solitude. After years of practice, he became an unusually powerful summoner. With enough mana, he can conjure great beasts and powerful monsters. He may also bring a previously living organism back to life as something a bit more horrifying, but this is usually temporary. Kreiwralk has a goal: to bring both kingdoms, and eventually the world under his control; and by god will he do nearly anything to get it.
Appearance: Leave it to the imagination, since I can't draw or find an appropriate picture. I'll think of this later.
Additional information: His voice is strangely distorted, and his clothing hides any hint to his gender. However, due to being abnormally tall (6'11) and due to the voice being slightly deeper than average, it is assumed that Kreiwralk is male. (Placeholder)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on September 24, 2015, 07:19:16 pm
Bio: During Basir's childhood, his father was rarely around, caring more about his asylum then anything else. He was the classical workaholic. Because of this, Basir spent most of his time with his mother. You could say 99% of the attention Basir got was his education, and 1% was actual fun. That's what happens when you're born into a serious family of intellectuals.
Basir was fascinated in magic and dedicated to learning every bit of it. Even when he wasn't being trained, he spent his free time increasing his mana and learning everything he could do, and ways to manipulate his powers to become even more powerful. He was willing to practice on anybody and put them into a state of complete submission. Due to this, and his habit of finding the weak link and dominating them, ensured that Basir was never that popular. Besides his magical interest, he was also attached to any study relating to how the mind works.
One day, Basir's father Rasheed, mysteriously went berserk. He began tormenting individuals with his mana. Rasheed soon enough became a big enough of a threat that Basir had no other choice but to make his father forget how to use magic and relocate him to his asylum, Merry Madhouse. The asylum was passed onto Basir as an insane person could not run it.
Basir opened up psychology offices around Merry Madhouse. He was a very successful businessman. One day, his old friend Crane ran into him, seeking to join his business. He gave Basir the idea of a school for the disturbed, and many others that led to Crane and Basir becoming business partners in the new successful business. By the way, the school for the disturbed officially opened its doors.
After Crane and Basir became partners, Crane began focusing more on managing the business, while Basir focused on what the business actually did: psychology. His methods proved to be very successful, curing his patients of mental illness quickly. His talent was recognized when the other nobles suggested he used his almighty mental powers to prevent criminal activity. Nobody knows if he took their suggestion to this day.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/bwIh5zQ.png?1)
Any other information: Basir likes and is adept at games, specifically mind games.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 24, 2015, 07:52:55 pm
Name: Nigel Colligan Age: 11 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, yep Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: BW G Bio: Nigel Colligan is an eleven year old boy who inhabits the slums and impoverished areas of Yezin all over. He knows them all, like the back of his hand, and considers them his home and territory. The boy wanders around, taking cleaning jobs with his trusty old broom like mopping, clearing an area, cleaning chimneys, things like that. He's got no family, no relatives, only a broom and his wits. He's technically white-black for his self-survival attitude and his familiarity with the bowels of the city, but he himself doesn't understand the first thing about magic, and instead relies on his cunning and luck. He'll do anything for a little extra cash- rob a foreigner, take a risky job, steal a bag or two- except for one thing. Nigel will never, EVER beg for money. Appearance:(http://i.imgur.com/26ZbW6s.png) Any other information: One of Nigel's few talents is that he's decent at traversing rooftops, even slanted ones. Generally he's almost always covered in soot or dust.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 24, 2015, 08:35:28 pm
Name: Rose Rosna Age: 16 Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, yes Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: R Bio: Rose Rosna is a talented red mage who was noticed by Lord Keralin as an academy hopeful who needed the behavioral teaching, more than the magic instruction. Her parents are very proud of her but resent the academy and its operation. Rose is very bubbly and emotional, she doesn't really keep thoughts to herself, and has a hard time controlling her temper. Overall though she is very excited about school adn learning magic, and mostly anything. Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/OGE5sWi.png) Any other information:
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on September 24, 2015, 08:36:32 pm
Name: Veran Izaph Age: 16 Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Asexual, no Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors:GBR (R mainly comes from personality, otherwise she mainly uses GB magic) Bio: Veran is a lower-class resident who hangs around an abandoned mine. She isn't native to Yezin. Due to past events in her life, she isn't completely sane anymore. Part of her is fused/replaced with tree roots/branches/whatever. She despises being looked down upon and wishes for the lower-class to be one equal grounds with the higher-class. She is also rather impulsive and takes things to the extreme at times (which usually results in blood).
(there's also a bunch of stuff that will be revealed in due time if I'm not lazy) Appearance:
(http://i.imgur.com/TgyyS9F.png)
Any other information: She has a "sidekick." Sorta. Not really. It's complicated. Also her height is 5'6".
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 24, 2015, 09:02:25 pm
-has been trying to post since Nitrox made a post but never found the time-
Name: Katie Lau ((Iaa had to make a Kate when I already had her name decided ;( Etch, we can deal with similar names)) Age: 19 Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, yes, but try at your own risk Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: BW... Bio: Living in the middle of the city with the best of everything possible for a citizen, Katie is one of those really well known girls that has just gotten a job (skipped a few grades). She will not hesitate to kill and has NO MERCY for anyone. Many fall for her looks ((which definitely WON'T show in my horrible drawing when I make one)), or her "sweetness" which is actually entirely fake. People that irritate her have a tendency to suddenly go missing.
NOTE: Katie skipped a few grades and finished school and college early. She managed to get an assistant's job at the academy (Assistant to one of the magic teachers). If she kills any charries, it will either be a way to disperse of unwanted charries, after permission, or a random person that dies. Appearance: INCOMING DRAWING BRACE YOURSELVES Any other information:
-Has taken a few classes on magic from a R-B teacher, originally from Colt. Teacher suddenly disappeared during one of Katie's tests. -Katie's parents have never been seen after a night in which the family had a big fight. -Always has a few charms handy. -Hates partnerships or relying on others, more of a solo person. -Usually can be found in basketball shorts and a jersey. -Plays basketball, secretly uses magic to cheat... people tend to faint a lot and get tired faster
((Both my charries seem to be the exact opposite of what they really are... XD just realized that. Anyways, this will be the first time I deal with a charrie that will definitely kill a few people...))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Epsilon on September 24, 2015, 10:28:35 pm
Name: Kappa Chew Age: 16 Gender: (Fe)Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Pansexual, Always Nobility or Citizen: Noble Colors: Rainbow Maximum of 3. For jack-of-all-trades I'd recommend RUB or RWU, depending on personality Bio: A jack of all trades, Kappa is capable of using all magic. Her skill of using all colors have made her a well known merchant of great ability... ...Until you realize that she is actually a man, who looks and dresses like a woman for an unknown cause. Those within close circles of Kappa know all too well the high end perversion exerted from her very being, causing a very eerie aurora around her. SHe lives in a small, middle-class mansion, alone with only her butler, Ian Mahogany. Appearance: Slightly past shoulder-length blond hair, lavender eyed.Often wears a white blouse with light shoulder armor, short pleated skirt.
Later or whenever someone draws her. Any other information: She has a 1x1x1 foot cube 'pet' following her at most times, made out of pure iron. When threatened, it will throw itself at an enemy.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on September 25, 2015, 05:48:56 pm
Name: Charlie Dwayne Age: Nearly 18 Gender: M Sexuality/Availability: Heterosexual, Yes Nobility or Citizen: Noble Color: GU (In retrospect, also W by personality.) Bio: Since his toddler years, Charlie has been obsessed with flight. Its mechanics, its convenience,how it differed for bird to bird- it all fascinated him. The first green spell he learned was one that called birds to him, for his amusement and study. At age 7, Charlie made a startling realization. He knew that, based on how much food and water and mana birds needed to survive, that there was no way this environment could support them all. Heck, he'd documented bird mortality rates. The second important fact was that even within a species, birds flew differently, hunted differently, and had different mechanisms for drawing in mana. Third, he knew from observing his uncle (another blue-green, and largely a mentor and father figure for Charlie who lacked a real father-son relationship) that minor mutations created by a green Mage, if cast a certain way, could be encoded into genetics, making these changes hereditary. Specialized breeding was possible! For a normal green Mage, who thought nothing of summoning a creature for a battle and dismissing him afterwards, who only thought in a scope of hours, this was meaningless. But Charlie thought in years, and he realized the potential this spell had for a child without much mana, like him. A small alteration rather than a large could be cast on a few members of a species, and within mere months it would spread. This became Charlie's obsession, and he delved into biological magic studies with a ferocity. After mastering a simple spell that released the sex pheromones in birds, he could get them to reproduce at many times the rate, accelerating the speed at which his developments spread through the species exponentially. He's made countless alterations to the birds of a large area around the academy, and he also keeps the best, his own personal flock, as pets and magical familiars. He's made brief forays into other animals, but birds are most useful in his opinion. Charlie attends the royal magic academy, where he is vaguely respected for his prominent family, foremost among Lord Senlevon's supporters, and also for his incredible knowledge in Green Magic and reasonable ability in Blue. He spends little time socializing, however, for his experiments are more valuable than any friends he could hope to make.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/bGtLzsv.jpg) Postscript: HELL YEAH I'M BACK
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 25, 2015, 07:05:11 pm
Name: Cahaya Tugas Age: 17 Gender: M Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, yes Nobility or Citizen: Military (higher class than normal citizens, doesn't necessarily have blue) Colors: RW Bio: Cahaya Tugas is the son of a high-ranking general, and gained enrollment in the royal magic academy due to this semi-noble status. He is committed toward protecting the nobility and his nation, and is rather idealistic. He does feel pity for the lower classes, and believes that if he becomes a high-ranking officer he may have the power to grant them better treatment.
His knowledge of magic is middling, and he focuses on fairly standard spells for his colors: offensive fire and lightning spells in addition to boosting and defensive white spells that are standard issue for members of the army.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/bQxiJiO.png)
((Sorry for weird colors, Lightshot was acting up.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: TheOctahedronInTheCorner on September 26, 2015, 07:25:47 pm
Name: Mora Leshy Age: 16 Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Possibly Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: GWb Bio: Mora likes birds, a simple fact. She primarily communicates with the de facto flock head of various bird groups including a wren, a plover, a hawk and a thrasher. She's somewhat recluse due to her slower reaction speeds and often spaces out from time to time, staring up into the sky. She especially enjoys watching flocks fly in orderly geometric formations as well as watching them establish pecking orders in their small communities. Socially speaking, she likes to talk about animals. (Hit a slump) Mora has a spell copper whistle that links her to her contracted armor winged gryphon that she can summon in an instant at the cost of some 4-6 units of white mana. Appearance: Think green haired Yuki Nagato or something, have't really thought about this
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on September 28, 2015, 07:22:23 pm
Name: Mark Skeinburg Age: 18 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Probably not. Nobility or Citizen: Nobilty Colors: GU Bio: Growing up from a rich family, Mark had it all, including a high education and smart mentors. He was taught to be ruthless, use others to your advantage and loved to experiment on cacti to work with his genetically modifications and occasionally tries to make a group of intelligent wildlife to do his bidding, which never seems to work out. A gracious and pleasant person, he's used using others to his need and then ditching them without a backwards glance, spending time at his lab just as much as his contact with humans.
Appearance: Being made....
Any other information: -Pleasant, Cunning, not very emotional.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 28, 2015, 07:25:31 pm
Lord Senlevon was pleased, he always was around this time of year. New minds to mold and train at the Academy, new work to do, new faces to see. He smiled to himself from his balcony perch. The aptly colored blue bricks lined the outer rings of the mostly white courtyard, where many teenage kids began to file in, looking around in awe. Senlevon loved seeing them impressed, their eyes opened for the first time to a better world. Yori nodded and stood up. He turned around and walked back into the tower, beginning his descent down the stairs. he had a long day ahead of him, and he'd best not waste any time...
---
It was a normal workday like any other for Mr. Dalton Cherry, he shoveled out coal for the local plant, but today, he felt a little different. Yes, he thought, today was going to be a good day. Today something extraordinary was going to happen to him. He began to work with added vigor and looked out for opportunities of greatness. He wouldn't wait long. Lord Jalmae walked in the room and took a glance around. This was a noble he knew well. The famous Blue-Black mage Jalmae, known far and wide for his magic skills, but why would he be here?
The well-dressed man began to look at the workers, as Dalton did his best to not appear fascinated, to just do his work as normal. Jalmae began looking at Dalton's muscled arms and young looking build. "Yes, that one will do." he said to his advisers. he turned to Dalton, "You, come here. I have an important job for you, if you do it properly you won't have to work again."
"What would that be sir?" Dalton said.
"There are some neighboring city ruffians coming on to the border to start something. We don't want our army going out to stop a few kids. Throw them out for me."
Dalton thought he could handle a few kids, "Got it, consider it done."
"Good." Jalmae said, "Tell your employer when you're finished, they're at the west border, near the gate."........
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on September 28, 2015, 07:27:09 pm
[asdfdsadfsakdlfjgs why must the quality be so bad.
Anyways have a weirdly-paced and obviously declining quality towards the end comic.]
(http://i.imgur.com/lRpqMhW.jpg)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 28, 2015, 07:33:26 pm
Clementine
In my dreams she still doth haunt me, Robed in garments soaked in brine. Though in life I did once hold her, In her death, I draw the line.
The shadow of a girl skipped through the streets in the dead of night, careful to avoid the illumination of the gas lamps dotting the sidewalks. Occasionally she'd let out a faint giggle, an audible breath here and there, but for the most part she made very little noise. She stopped for a second when the clouds above her cleared up. The crescent moon looked down at her, and she looked back up in defiance. She gave a longing stare, and under her veil of darkness she creeped in a slight smile.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 28, 2015, 07:36:48 pm
Kelcie
Kelcie slowly walked into the academy looking at the newbies and remembering her first time.
My eighth year here, huh? It's been a long time... The first two months were proving myself over and over again all those years back...
Argh... Anyways, this year with the newbies brings in a new group of bullies and the mean type. They'll have to figure out not to mess with me soon!
Kelcie walked into the courtyard and looked around.
Where is she? Didn't she say she'd be here only a few minutes after me? I AM SO GOING TO KICK HER ASS IF SHE DOESN'T SHOW UP.
Kelcie stayed where she was, in the center, hoping that she would be able to spot her.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: TheOctahedronInTheCorner on September 28, 2015, 07:37:55 pm
Mora
She watched birds. It was going to be a nice day. The breeze was nice and calming, the birds flew above her, paving the way towards another year at the same, familiar holding.
She continued staring up into the sky.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on September 28, 2015, 07:46:39 pm
Charlie
Charlie walked as fast as he could without transitioning into an awkward jog. He couldn't help it. He'd spent the last few days of his vacation being dragged from meeting to meeting with mage tutors from the endless pool of instructors, and he was sick and tired of it. He understood, of course, that as a member of the Dwayne family, it was necessary to go above and beyond- the academy curriculum was more than enough a grounding in magic for the average student, or even the average noble, but he was foremost among Lord Senlevon's lieutenants. Dwayne mages, as a rule, were the cream of the crop.
What he couldn't understand was why his father insisted that the biological magic he specialized in was "interesting, but not a real specialty." He refused to view it as anything but an amusing challenge, a way to pass the time, but to Charlie it was his life. He lived and breathed the work that he did. Of course, his father's attempts to sway him to a more "prestigious" field bounced harmlessly off him- in all the conversations he'd had with masters of this or that specialty, he would smile and nod politely, but his mind was always on his birds. Of course, Mr. Dwayne knew this, but his dignity as a family head and acknowledgement of his son's talent had kept him silent on the matter so far. It was still annoying.
Charlie headed to the office and received his program, smiling and nodding and not really listening to the secretary's gushing flattery of his noble family. People... so eager to lick a higher-up's boots. I can't wait to be back with my flock... maybe I'll try a different mating pattern this week, and rotate them.... Can only have them reproduce so many times in a month.
Charlie took a glance at his program and grimaced. First up, Recent Political History.... what a bore.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 28, 2015, 08:05:23 pm
Prologue
Roit. You've opened up my book, so I figure yer looking to read about the misadventures of Nigel Colligan. That's wot the cover says, roit? I betta double check that with that boneheaded editor, make sure he doesn't bugger the whole thing up. Mister Easton ain't the sharpest tool, see, so I gotta keep his head on straight, othawise there's no telling wot kind of filthy lies he'll write down in this book of mine. It's supposed to be accurate, so if you find anything that doesn't make a 'ting of sense then give me a call. Anyway, wi'ffout further adeu, here's how the whole thing stahted.
The Misadventures of Nigel Colligan- Chapter 1.
Nigel Colligan's story began with a 5 dollar coin, a loaf of bred and a very confused staff member.
It was right at the border wall, separating the lower and middle classes. There was an agent for the academy who did his daily job of giving out confirmation letters to students as well as other staff members. This agent was a complete and utter airhead. While he was trying to figure out the maze that was the lower-class's city layout, a dirty little boy pocketed his satchel. By the time he'd turned around, the boy had already bought a loaf of bread and was chewing on it in front of his face.
"H-hey!" The man grunted. "That's my satchel! Give it back, you little brat!"
"Your wot?" The boy spoke, with a surprisingly thick Coltish accent. "Don't kid yeself. The satchel's mine, my ol' man gave it to me."
"Look at its bottom!" The man retorted in frustration. "Those are my initials, NC! Nathan Carling!"
"Nathan Cah'ling?" The little boy simply laughed. "I'm no fool, guvna. I'm Nigel Colligan. Nice try, though."
"N-Nigel Colligan?!"
"...Yeh?"
"I'm d-deeply sorry, sir!"
Woteva, I'm down with it. Maybe he finks I'm some sort of go- wait a bloody minute. That's the uniform for those academy blokes. He must be here to give me that chimney sweeping job I applied for the other week. Ah, these blokes were always overly loyal.
"Well you should be! Now I'm at least glad you know who I am."
"Here you go, sir!" He handed Nigel an envelope. The boy snatched it hardly, then opened it. It mentioned the academy, but the font was extremely formal. It was an invitation.
"Rather posh, but I'll take it." He roughly signed it and handed it back. "I'll get to work by the first day. Toodaloo, guvna." Nigel walked away with his hands in his pockets.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 28, 2015, 08:15:51 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya stretched his arms as he walked into the school, nodding at his friends as he walked through the courtyard. He stopped suddenly as he noticed someone in front of him, who was standing stationary despite the crowd moving around her.
"Hey, you might want to think about moving somewhere else. If you stay here someone's gonna run you over!" He grinned. "Name's Cahaya. Cahaya Tugas."
((That is Kelcie))
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga trudged outside and walked to the grocery store, mindlessly getting the same products he got every Monday.
The grocer smiled widely. "Hi, how ya doin'?"
Dr. Praga grimaced, but after a few seconds, he replied. "More... people around today than usual."
"Oh, yeah! The school year's starting today! It'll be nice to see so many fresh young faces around."
"That's headed by... Lord Senlevon, correct?"
"Yes..."
Dr. Praga quickly collected his goods and walked out the door, grinding his teeth. Someday... someday, I'll kill him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on September 28, 2015, 08:17:03 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir focused intensely on his paperwork. He had strong self-discipline, and nothing would halt his working frenzy.
Basir heard the taupe door creak as a large foot stepped through. Based on the hulking size of the foot and the putrid odor emanating from it, Basir knew it was Crane.
Crane lugged his oafish body into Basir's office. His tangled, untidy hair was already being used as a nest for flies. If you had taken one look at Crane, you would've assumed he was hit by a landslide. That's how dirty he is.
"You animal! Don't you ever bother taking a shower? Of course not... Get your revolting mass to your office before you turn my office into a breeding ground for pests!" Basir stated.
"Yo, to ye also. Methinks someone be missin' their daily spiced rum!" Crane retorted.
It had taken Basir a significant period of time to understand Crane's manner of speaking: shakespearean, ebonics, and pirate. In summary, Crane thought Basir was missing his daily coffee.
"Right here." Basir stated, casually taking a sip of his coffee.
"Th' lads 'n ladies be headin' to th' academy. Lord Senlemon's, ain't it?" Crane joked.
"That's not funny." Basir stated.
"No needeth to beest so grim, me bucko." Crane stated, then he started to cough incessantly. Basir managed to make out the word 'hospital'.
"Go down to the nurse's office." A skeptical Basir stated. Crane did just that. Anything to get that oaf out of my office.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 28, 2015, 08:35:14 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo dragged slowly on a cigarette, smiling at the slightly nervous look of the noblewoman in front of her. They were dining at an expensive restaurant, and she was paying for everything – although Lady Vincolo probably could have bought the whole restaurant comfortably if she desired. The woman – heiress to the Estre family, one of the ten richest women in Yezin, soon-to-be wife to some foreign prince in a diplomatic exchange – began to speak.
"I'm hopi – I'm sure you can keep this under wraps, if you know what I mean."
Lady Vincolo kept her expression neutral, but she felt like laughing. "Of course, dear. I knew that from the moment I walked into this."
The other woman's face darkened for a moment. She seemed to be brooding. Lady Vincolo sighed and tapped her finger on her earring. The woman's expression froze, then softened. "I'm sure it's all right."
Lady Vincolo smiled, then stood up. "This has been fun. I'll get in touch with you."
"Are you sure that's a–"
"Honey, I'm an expert at misdirection. If the Crown Prince himself were to find our letters I'd have him convinced I was your maid or something in fifteen minutes. Don't worry."
She walked out the store and smiled. Those letters, along with some other choice material she'd collected, would be enough to ensure her a firm foothold in the Estre family's politics. Or maybe I'll just leak it... I don't really need to go international anyway, and just imagine the diplomatic tensions! If I'm lucky, they might even declare war...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 28, 2015, 08:48:13 pm
Kelcie
Katie surveyed the person who had just talked to her. She decided that he seemed pretty nice, but she was irritated with what he had said to her. Well mostly irritated with the fact that she was shorter than him ((Keep in mind that Kelcie is a little height sensitive, but she doesn't seem to be like that)) He seemed nice, so she decided to actually listen to what he was saying.
"Kelcie Cirlay, pretty sure you've heard at least one rumor about me." Kelcie responded still surveying Cahaya to see if he was just faking the niceness, people had a tendency to do that. She hoped that if Cahaya knew who she was, he would realize that she knew quite well.
Katie Lau
Katie rushed into the academy with her black robes flying behind her, she had just thrown it on to look a little more formal and assistantish
I'm late and all these stupid kids are in the way waddling around like penguins! Why did I get this job anyways...? Well it was so that I could just have a job and get some respect and money so that I could kill one -no, a few of those snobby nobles and not be suspected...
When she finally got past the large crowd and made it into the office, Katie pulled out her envelope that she had received in the mail.
"Room 33, that's the room you're in."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 28, 2015, 08:54:06 pm
'Few days later, I was roit at the front gates lookin' for one of them staff members, see, just getting to know my manager before I got up to the roofs for my first day at work. Lotsa buildings, lotsa chimneys. Lotsa work. So there was one such staff memba, so I assumed I'd be recognized.
Nigel Colligan
Nigel confronted a greeter, a man named Sir Velva.
"'Allo. I'm Nigel Colligan, I'll be here for the semestah so I thought I'd at least check in with our manager."
"Ah, greetings, Master Corrigan!"
"...Corrigan?" ...Best not to question it. "I mean, ah, yeah." He cleared his throat. "Corrigan."
"Yes, yes, we've heard quite a lot about you, and it is our humble pleasure to have you as a student at our academy."
...Hah! He finks I'm a student!
"Though, if I may ask... You look rather, ah, different from what we'd first expected."
"Ay." Here goes the bluff. "Didn't yer mother evah tell you about the dangers of judgin a book by its covah? Yeah, it's me alright, Nigel Corrigan. I've even got my invitation roit here!" He took out his slip.
"A thousand apologies!"
"HOLD ON!" Another boy called from behind. He was bright red, covered with freckles and lined with posh, refined blond hair. "Harrison," he began, referring to the emotionless butler behind him, "What's this?! I thought I was going at the most prestigious school in all of Yezin!"
"You most certainly still are, Master." The butler carefully bowed. "However, some lower-class citizens are permitted if their magical talent is high enough."
"You think this street rat's a 'talented magician'?!"
"Oi!" Nigel broke in. "'Oor'e you callin' a streetrat?!"
"You!" The boy became even more flustered. "Who are you, anyway? What's a piece of dirt like you doing here?"
"Dirt? DIRT?! I'll have you know, you bloody twat, that I'm the one and only Nigel Corrigan!" This sure came in 'andy. That ought to shut that little bugger up.
"You- WHAT?!" The boy's face was yet a brighter shade of red. He exploded, "I'M Nigel Corrigan!"
...Cor. "R-roit..." Nigel was taken by surprise. Fink fast, fink fast, Nigel... He triumphantly pulled out his invitation right then and there. "'Ave you got one of these?!"
"No!" The other Nigel stomped his foot. "Some idiot in the mailing system was supposed to send me my confirmation, but it never came. I've had to go through three lines of security to get here!"
"Well, I hafta guess..." Nigel chuckled with confidence, "...You're an imposer."
"How dare you!"
"'Ow dare you. I could have yer'head roit now if I wanted. But Nigel Colli-CORRIgan's feeling generous, so yer free for now. Don't bugger up next time."
"Hold on a moment." Velva, the greeter, broke in. "We're also expecting a chimney sweep with a similar name, a Nigel Colligan."
"That must be him!" The blond boy pointed at Nigel.
Dat explains a lot. I'm not quittin' now, though, I've got nuffing to lose. "'Scuse me, guvna? If anyffing I should be assuming you're the chimney sweep. I'm Nigel Corrigan, master mage and student at the academy. Tryin' to capitalize on mah title?"
"All of this is utterly ridiculous!"
"Unless 'yer meaning to prove that you're the mage and I'm the sweeper." The other Nigel lighted up.
"Fine then. Whatever it is, I'll do whatever it takes to prove that you're the phony."
"Roit then." Nigel picked up his mop. "I challenge you to a mage's duel!" He swung it in a dramatic and deft fashion. When a little ash rose into the air, he used this veil to bring out his old rusted lighter and set the mop's frills ablaze without the others seeing. He flung it left and right, chanting nonsense such as "Abrakadabra, alakazam!", then snuffing it out into the ground. "I'm a foire mage. Your turn, guvna."
"I, uhh..." The other Nigel looked at them all. "I... I'm a blue!"
"So? I'm a blue. Got a point?"
"I... I'm a noble! I got into this academy by default!"
"You can't prove a bloody thing, kid. Take him away." Responding to Nigel's 11-year-old authority, some guards picked up the apparent "fake" Nigel Corrigan by the arms. "Wait, wait..." Nigel handed the other Nigel his broom. "...You'll need this!" With that he turned away and laughed out loud, heading for the assemble room while the other Nigel cursed his name a thousand times, careful to pronounce the double-L sound instead of an R, threatening that he'd be back. It was all gibberish in Nigel's ears.
So. Now I've gotten into the biggest academy in the world with nuffing more than a lighter, a mop and a cheap party trick. I don't give a damn about this eddjucashin thing, but this place's got noice food and all sorts of things. At most I'll scamper around, picking pockets off the rich folks. This might be the best con of my life, right 'ere...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 28, 2015, 09:05:25 pm
Cahaya
Kelcie, Kelcie... oh, her. Mm, probably nothing.
He smiled. "Eh, I can't say I take much stock in rumors. People can be such jerks sometimes – if you believe everything you hear on the streets you'll end up thinking blue is red."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 28, 2015, 09:13:54 pm
Kelcie
AHA! We finally have someone smart here.
"Yeah." Kelcie smiled, "Well I got into here when I was very young and I help out wherever possible. This is my eighth year here, you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 28, 2015, 09:20:25 pm
Lord Senlevon
"Hm?" Yori said into the charm, "Something about two Nigel Corrigans? Apprehended a fake? I trust your judgement, but why the hell would there be two students with the same name at the same time?"
[I'd just like to note here, the school's registry should have Nigel Corrigan as a student and Nigel Colligan as their hired chimney sweep.]
Senlevon shook his head, "Tell me you got the right one."
...
"Alright, let's hope." He pressed a mark on the small communicator, causing the blue glow to fade.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Epsilon on September 28, 2015, 09:20:34 pm
Kappa Chew
The male yawned, raising her arms up, stretching the limbs. What was she dreaming about? Oh yes, that sexual documentation video last night... Having spent late at night watching the educational piece had already flooded the male's mind to the nonsense. Like it was going to help her, anyway...
Opening an eye, she turned to the side releasing yet another yawn. Another fifteen minutes shouldn't hurt. Or an hour. Either works. But no, the damned butler made a loud, fake cough, catching the male's attention. In response, she sat up lazily, rubbing an eye, and looked up, viewing Ian's disproving face.
"Mi'lady, has it not been fifteen minutes passed your time of departure for the Academy?" The butler question her, setting down a tray of toast and tea at her bedside table. The male grunted in response, turning on the bed.
"Oh, Mr. Mahogany, you know I dropped out last year, schooling is useless to me. So boooooring...!" Talking lightly at first, she ended with a surprisingly loud exclamation, causing the butler to recoil slightly. The table holding the tea and toast then moved, jerking and knocking the tray upon the floor, cup shattering and spilling it's contents everywhere on the wooden flooring. Kappa then pushed herself up slightly with her arms, sliding off the bed, and onto the now levitating cube of iron.
"But madam, is it not your parents wish to continue your magical education?" The male shook his head at the butler, smiling devilishly, and raised a finger to her lips.
"Well, Mr.Mahogany, I'm not a squib like you, I'm naturally talented. Afterall... We have a bit of chaos to raise tonight, fufufu.~"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 28, 2015, 09:26:40 pm
Katie Lau
Finding Room 33 was a tricky thing. The academy seemed like a huge maze, and Katie found herself struggling to read the map and find her way. After using a few find charms, Katie reached the room... and ran into the door. She looked up and realized that it was closed.
She walked in and realized immediately that it was a class for white mages. She had been in enough to tell. The room was very clean and organized and there was not even a spot on the floor.
HA! It's a white magic class! All mages, white or not, have to take this class, if I am correct. It's almost too easy. I should keep my guard up. I can get to know everyone easily! This definitely helps my plan. Katie smirked. It was just so easy and simple.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on September 29, 2015, 09:30:52 am
Mark
Shoot! I slept in! Today's the first day of the academy, my 4th year as well.
Mark jumped up from his bed and got ready, running past his 20 still-sleeping foxes.
Ugh... I think that intelligence spell was a bit too much for my mana, I'll have to restore it soon.
Sprinting to the Academy at top speed, Mark made it to his class right on time.
Hmm, yes! This is Room 104, Recent Political History. Here I go!
Mark entered the classroom with a quick smile and got ready to meet new people.
Hey! I may actually meet people that are decent uses this year!
Erat
Erat got up, adjusted his cloak and walked over to the market, sealing the entrance to his large home securely. He noticed a bundle of people rushing around, most in uniforms.
Aww, shot is today the first day of Academy? Lead by that fool Lord Senlevon... ahh, I'd love to see the end of him. Do it myself, if I could get close to him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 29, 2015, 10:47:03 am
Cahaya
"Oh, me too! I'm taking the army preparation track of courses this year, how about you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 29, 2015, 11:46:37 am
Rose
Rose stumbled past the gates and looked at her schedule, Who needs a schedule She walked briskly towards the large doors.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on September 29, 2015, 06:26:15 pm
Charlie
Charlie walked back down to the first floor from the office and tried to cross through the lobby to the west wing of the school, speed-walking to ensure he arrived at Recent Political History exactly twenty minutes early. Suddenly, a bespectacled girl with black hair walking even faster than he was collided with him, scattering both of their papers.
Charlie immediately crouched down to gather his precious schedule, muttering "Apologies" quietly so as to avoid making a scene. He wanted to get the inevitable conversation that would arise over with quickly.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on September 29, 2015, 06:31:21 pm
Crane
"I'm sorry. You've caught something serious...I think this virus of yours requires more... practiced hands." The nurse alerted Crane.
From the perspective of Crane, this nurse seemed gifted at her work. She's just being modest, right?
"Ho, no needeth to beest modest! I be shizzle ye can doth 'tis on thy own." Crane protested.
"I'm truly sorry, Mr. Crane. Your condition is fraught with danger. I've heard this rumor floating around; a doctor with exemplary work."
"Shon. Praga." Yelped the nurse. "If you don't find him..." The nurse's gaze scorched the floor. "Well...Let's not think about that...My friend, she knows a lot about this Praga. Been studying him for the length of a part-time job. She works at a store." The nurse sketched down the address of the store. "Here. Find her. She'll know more."
---
Crane's vast feet trudged on the ground. Shon Praga Shon Praga Shon Praga. All Crane could think about was Praga. His inattention led to Crane colliding with a man in black robes, holding a black cane. ((This is Shon Praga, btw.))
"Yo! Has't ye seen a lad by the name of Shon Praga?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 29, 2015, 06:32:40 pm
Dr. Praga
"Ah. Yes. What do you want with me?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on September 29, 2015, 06:37:44 pm
Crane
"I has't be toldeth me condition be fraught with danger. I heard ye could doth somethin' 'bout it. Can ye?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 29, 2015, 06:44:52 pm
Dr. Praga
"I suppose. I didn't have anything else planned for the day..." He frowned.
"Walk with me to my home, I can examine you there."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on September 29, 2015, 06:50:39 pm
Crane
"'Tis fine." Crane accompanied Praga on the walk to his dwelling.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 29, 2015, 07:15:29 pm
Rose
"Oh sorry!" Rose said, turning around to look at the boy, "You alright? Do I know you? I'm Rose!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on September 29, 2015, 07:18:04 pm
Charlie
"Um, yes... I'm Charlie Dwayne. I was just on my way to class, so..."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 29, 2015, 07:27:25 pm
Rose
"Oh that's alright. What class do you have?" Rose said, walking along with him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 29, 2015, 07:35:59 pm
Iaa and I have made a deal. I trade in one of my major character slots for control of a few minor characters. Here's the first one, Sylvester.
Name: Sylvester M. Buckingham Age: 67 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, probably not Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: B Bio: Sylvester is Lord Senlevon's loyal and trusted pure-black butler, equipped with a slew of strange abilities and a common tendency to vanish into thin air. Appearance:(http://i.imgur.com/qZDhtZa.png) Any other information: Not much is known about this man, but it's said that if you see him glaring at you for more than a few seconds, then your time will soon be up.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on September 29, 2015, 07:46:37 pm
Charlie
Charlie sighed inwardly. She wasn't going to let this go, was she?
"Recent Political History. 104. A rather uninteresting class, particularly since my father already more or less taught me the entire curriculum."
Yes... Make her feel inadequate. Then maybe she'll go away...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 29, 2015, 08:01:50 pm
Rose
"I have combat." Rose smiled, "See ya around!" She ran off down the hallway, holding her books.
Lord Senlevon
Senlevon gazed over the directory, So there's a Nigel Corrigan, and a Nigel Colligan, how quaint. One's a chimney sweeper so I bet he'd be trying to get in to the academy, who wouldn't? They won't be too hard to tell apart, so there's no way admissions made a mistake there.
He stood up, he had a class to teach soon. "Butler!" he said, "Can I get my robes?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 29, 2015, 08:06:12 pm
Name: Mister Tillbur Age: 34 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Yes Nobility or Citizen: Nobility Colors: U Bio: Mister Tillbur is a magic teacher at the academy, and a bored one at that. He tends to mumble, and much of what he teaches he isn't interested in in the slightest. Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/Q4t5Bth.png) Any other information: He won't date any other teachers.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 29, 2015, 08:30:20 pm
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore— While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door— Only this and nothing more.” Edgar Allen Poe
Sylvester
Standing up as straight as a lamp post, Sylvester emerged from the darker part of the room and bowed deeply. "Of course, my lord." He vanished for a moment and returned almost instantaneously, the deed already done, holding out the clothing for his master.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 29, 2015, 08:34:43 pm
Lord Senlevon
"Great, thank you." Senlevon put on his robe and stepped out the door, headed to his classroom.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: TheOctahedronInTheCorner on September 29, 2015, 08:42:19 pm
Mora
She stared up at the ceiling in room thirty three. As class hadn't formally started, there wasn't much to do besides socialize with her fellow classmates and to stare at a random area in the room. Although instinctively, she wanted to enter her normal routine of greeting a few close friends and then promptly entering window watching mode, she opted to do something differently as there was a special occasion.
As in coordination with the school's reopening, many of the local bird groups had miniature competitions to establish a new pecking order for the next couple of weeks to see which of them were allowed to follow around their favorite students. At the present, three birds were circling the air above her, engaging in a complex geometric form of synchronized flying. A cat in the lap of one of her friends was eying them with a devious gleam in his eye. Although she liked cats, they often got into skirmishes with her avian associates which made their relation a bit difficult.
She sat there, lulled by the flight; the usual, calming rituals of show birds.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 29, 2015, 08:43:14 pm
The magic of our world is organized into five primary divisions, nicknamed after five colors: Red, Blue, Green, White and Black. Following each respective namesake, Red is fueled primarily by emotion; Blue is rationality, Green is... Uh, nature. White is organization and science and all that, much like Blue, and Black is fairly unpredictable. They have connections to one another... But, uh, you'll find all that in your textbook under your desk.
Mr. Tillbur
"Alright." He entered the his classroom, brought up the nearest chair and sat in it backwards, eyeing his students behind his tinted glasses. "Welcome to the academy. I'm Mister Tillbur, in case you're new here." He picked up a small chalkboard, sloppily wrote his name in chalk and showed it to the class, despite there being a larger and higher quality chalkboard directly behind him. "Yes, with two L's. No, I'm not telling my first name. For the record, I'm blue." His voice was painted over with a tone of boredom and lack of enthusiasm. "Any other questions before we begin our first lesson?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 29, 2015, 08:48:23 pm
Rose
"Nope." Rose blurted out, folding her hands together over her desk.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 29, 2015, 08:53:20 pm
Coupl'uv minutes later I wos sittin' in the day's first class, a certain Mr. Tillbuh. I wos effectively surrounded by a buncha kids quite o'few years older than me, but then again I wos far from the youngest. Must'uv been a, wot do you call it, a hybrid class? I suppose I wosn't the cleanest among them...
Nigel Colligan
"Alright. Welcome to the academy." The man's voice wasn't the least bit enthusiastic. "I'm Mister Tillbur, in case you're new here. Yes, with two L's. No, I'm not telling my first name. For the record, I'm blue."
Blue? Dasn't seem like the posh type. He hidin' somefing behind those glasses?
"Any other questions before we begin our first lesson?" Nigel decided to keep quiet, to extend his stay at this academy for as long as possible, as exposing himself as a non-mage would result in immediate expulsion.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 29, 2015, 11:20:46 pm
((Sorry, should have posted a lot earlier...))
Kelcie
"I seem to have some combat class now with... Mr. Tillbur. Hope he's good, if not, I guess I'm gonna be kicking his ass around... I mostly take classes in various types of combat and magic. I have a few boring stuff and then it seems like I have Biology as my science this year. Yes! Last year I slept through a ton of Meteorology... It was not fun."
WHERE IS SHE, DAMN IT! She should be here by now!
Kelcie checked her watch, "Argh, looks like the first class has already started, I'll see you around."
((Nitrox, if you give a response, just pretend that Kelcie heard it, just adding on her arriving at class))
Kelcie ran into class and sat down at the first desk she could find next to a short scruffy kid ((Nigel)).
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 29, 2015, 11:38:06 pm
The "Red" kind of magic is controlled, above all, by emotion. As in, anger, happiness, despair... sex... Yeah, that's part of it too. So if you ever find yourself dating a Red wizard, be prepared for a hit-or-miss relationship. Trust me, I've been through one. Rather than talk about my dating history, however, I'd sooner talk about what Red magic is capable of. It generally involves the manipulation of raw, untapped sources of electron charges, photon radiation, UV and Infared rays and antimatter compression. In case you flunked science, that means fire, lighting and world-destroying. Good fun.
Mr. Tillbur
He blankly looked across the class. No response, other than some girl spouting out a useless "Nope!".
"No? Okay then." He stood up and shoved the chair away, chalk still in hand. "Now, I can only assume that you kids are wondering." He paused, made an odd face and started again in an exaggeratedly high-pitched voice, "'Oooooh Mister Tillbur, if this is a combat class, why are we in this dinky old classroom?' Well, believe it or not, magic combat here isn't all fireballs and broomsticks." As he cleared his throat, he spotted a dirty boy adjusting his collar, but payed little attention to him. "It is, much like the horrors of real adult life, a lot of paper work and not enough pay. Except in your guys's case, you don't get paid at all. Anyway, before I go off on a tangent, I have to say that you'll be doing studying and homework here like any other class you've taken. However, every other day we go out to the field, assuming the soccer class isn't being greedy, to hopefully practice what we learn in class."
While he said all of this, the class began to lose enthusiasm and someone groaned.
"...We should get down to business before Lord Senlevon May-He-Live-Forever gets on my case. Take out your notebooks or bring out a piece of scratch paper, I need to know a few things about you." He wrote a list on the chalkboard:
-Your name -What you'd like me to call you, if your name royally sucks -How old you are -How long you've been at this school -What you'd like to learn this year -And something you feel I need to know about you before we begin physical practice
He sat in front of his desk while the students began to write their introductory cards, groaning upon seeing the massive stack of paperwork he'd have to sift through.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on September 30, 2015, 12:36:21 am
Kelcie
Kelcie quickly pulled out a sheet of paper and started writing.
-Your name -Kelcie Cirlay -What you'd like me to call you -Kelcie -How old are you -15 -How long you have been at this school -This is my eighth year -What you'd like to learn this year -Something that I actually don't already know (what else?) -Something you feel I need to know about you -I've been training in combat since I was 6. I started magic then too -I'm a Green-Red mage, but I mostly use only lightning (it's blue when I use it).
She flipped her paper over and then noticed that the kid next to her didn't have a paper.
"Forgot your stuff? Here, take this." She whispered, and then she handed him a paper and a pencil. "You'd better not be one of those damn bullies." She said before getting back to her own stuff and ignoring him.
((That is not the only magic she uses, it's what she chose too write down))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on September 30, 2015, 11:06:16 am
Cahaya
Cahaya stepped into the White Magic classroom and sat down. He felt a brush of air next to him, and noticed a flock of birds flying above his neighbor. "Hi!" He smiled. "I like your birds. What kind of magic do you use to keep them with you?"
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga walked Crane into his house and lay Crane down on the patient's bed. I suppose this can't hurt.
"Let me just take a look at you." He slipped on his plague doctors mask, and once it was on, smiled darkly. He leaned over Crane and breathed in.
He literally has a cold. A medium-severity one, to be sure, but a cold. Why. Is. He. Here. "My, my... this is a very grave disease. One moment, let me put you to sleep so I can work my magic." A green powder drifted out of his mask, and when it landed on Crane, his eyes slowly closed.
Mutate these germs... make them target the heart, brain... organ hemorrhaging... this will take a little while. A green glow came out of the eyes of Dr. Praga's mask as Crane slept beneath him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Matryoshka Hero on September 30, 2015, 06:16:03 pm
Kreiwralk
A black bird tapped its beak against Kreiwralk's window, before flying to the doorway and landing on the dusty ground beneath it. Kreiwralk opened the door, and the bird shifted into a more hideous form. The beast staggered into his house, and triggered by the scent of a strange powder, rolled his eyes back and let his tongue slip out between his sharper teeth.
"That aroma seduces." It purred. Kreiwralk ignored its remark but turned his attention to it.
"Tell me about what you found." Kreiwralk said calmly.
The creature turned his gaze to the towering shell of a man. It smirked casually and bared teeth. "Fresh prey." It drew out the vowels with an ominous tone.
Kreiwralk merely shrugged. "That does nothing for me. If that's all you have I won't mind letting you be purged." He turned back to his desk to continue writing without letting the beast speak.
"You won't even give me a chance to finish, Kreiwralk. I've got information all right, but I have a craving I won't deny." It turned to the powder in the old jars. "Juuuuust a taste," -- he drew out the sound again -- "I promise."
He sighed. Kreiwralk opened the jar and instinctively the beast stuck out its tongue. He took a small pinch of a green powder and sprinkled it onto the impatient creature's tongue. The beast's eyes widened, stomping its feet recklessly and showed giant incisors. After calming down, it smiled very happily and licked its lips. "Delicious! It's the seasoning to one hell of a delicious meal." Leaving the powder in its mouth for a while, the beast turned its head curiously. "Is this..."
Kreiwralk stopped him mid-sentence. "I had some automatons harvest a bit of mana and convert it into powder. Of course, I can't store a whole bunch of this, so enjoy this. I'm going to need the rest of the jar. Now, will you tell me more?"
"Mana!? The ingredient to the recipe of destruction and construction! Ahem," It grunted. "There's fresh prey in some academy not too far away. It's a rainbow in there, Krei! So many flavors... so sweet, bitter, sour, and... so savory! I can smell it. I can't tell you what it smells like, but I can smell it. Word goes you can only go in by invitation, those uptight bastards. They practice their little magic shows there, I guess. They train little sparks into fireworks, and with all those fla- excuse me, different types, it's gonna be a light show when they graduate."
"A bunch of kids playing with fire. Is this prey worth catching?" Kreiwralk sighed and leaned on the desk.
"Well, blue's a real good color of the rainbow in this world of ours." It responded.
Kreiwralk's aimless eyes darted towards Kreiwralk's casual gaze. "Nobility." He growled. The beast smiled wide and cackled.
"Well done, Sceun." Kreiwralk rubbed its head and watched it happily growl.
"How long can I keep a more... humanoid form?" Sceun asked. Kreiwralk flipped through his notebook and glanced at the text.
"12 hours will empty my reserves. Any longer and you tap into my life energy, and I don't like you that much. A good duration would be 8 hours, where you can come back and I can dismiss you. Your crafty little mind is at work. Speak it."
"I feel as if we're gonna need a more... in-depth analysis of our prey. What better way than to be among them?" Sceun gazed out the window towards the direction of the kingdom.
"If you imply infiltrating this academy, then tell me exactly how you'll be allowed in if it's invitation only?" Kreiwralk raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms. "I do like your concept, but if your execution is flawed then not only will your plan be flawed, but our lives will be threatened."
"We're in luck." Sceun whipped out a crumpled ball of paper and unraveled it to present to Kreiwralk. Though dirtied, some words were able to be deciphered.
"A sample invitation?" Kreiwralk examined the paper closely. With his pencil, he marked the style with light strokes and attempted to copy the handwriting on the blank part of the page.
"I'm not too good with that 'writing' business. Help a little thing out, would you?" Sceun sat on the floor like a dog awaiting instructions from its owner, sticking out the tip of its tongue like a slender whip.
"Give me a bit, Sceun." Kreiwralk focused on the invitation's handwriting and practiced it in hopes of copying it perfectly. With a flick of the wrist, Kreiwralk dismissed the beast into a puff of dust.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: TheOctahedronInTheCorner on September 30, 2015, 07:06:28 pm
Mora
"Magic isn't required for companionship you know. Have you taken care of an animal before and been showered in its thanks? It's a nice feeling. Of course, it helps being able to speak with those that you observe. Communication is the key to any relationship, especially with birds. Graceful, aren't they?" she idly replied, briefly glancing at him before turning her head back to the birds above..
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on September 30, 2015, 09:03:57 pm
Lord Sivvin
Sivvin adjusted her glasses, "Hello students." She said, keeping her voice stern, "Welcome to Recent Political History, current events class if you will. I am Lord Sivvin, and I'll be your instructor for the semester. Are there any questions pertaining to my class?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on September 30, 2015, 10:01:15 pm
The ol' teacher kept on talkin' the standard procedure and whatnot, then wrote somefing on the board for us to fill out. I just about to choke, seein' that I didn't have a pencil or nuffing, but luckily the quirky girl on my left 'anded me wot I need. I supposed I'll 'ave to be a tad more prepared tomorrow.
Nigel Colligan
His handwriting was legible... subjectively.
-Nigel Colrrigan -Just Nigel, thanks. -11 -First day. -How to use magic properly
Nigel scratched his head, deemed it good enough and placed it upside down on his desk, awaiting further instruction.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 01, 2015, 05:03:57 am
Mr. Fields
Mr. Fields, a white-bearded man in neat robes, walked at a measured pace to the front of the room, leaning lightly on his walking stick, thirty seconds before the period began. As soon as he turned to survey the students, the conversation died down almost immediately.
"To the new mages among you all, welcome. To those returning, welcome back. I am Mr. Fields, deputy chair of the Magical Disciplines department. I have been teaching this class longer than any of you have been alive. My goal here is simple-to educate, and then to evaluate your understanding, of white magical techniques. You will find a more detailed course description on my desk. Take one as you exit the room. Read it. For now, a brief overview: white magic has long been considered the pillar of society. It is white that supports and maintains our police force; our justice system; our military. For the first class, I've prepared a short quiz/questionnaire to test your current level." He turned and began to write questions on the board in neat, flowing cursive.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 02, 2015, 04:17:31 pm
New Charrie Incoming
Name: Felix Arrhenius Age: 35 Gender: Male Sexuality/Availability: Homosexual (although this isn't public knowledge), yes Status: Military Colors: WRB Biography: A key figure in the city's affairs, and a powerful magus to boot, Felix' penchant for keeping his personal affairs private has spawned quite a few rumors about him. He avoided giving a clear reason for his retirement, and similarly avoided providing many details about his family life, his (presumably impressive) wealth, or his magical style. What is known about him has only been made available through official records- son of a military official and a minor noblewoman, Felix had been expected to join the army since his youth. He excelled in his combat classes but struggled with conceptual ideas and strategy. His army career was impressive as expected, but short-lived. Felix was placed in charge of a small special-operations force. Records show that although most of his operations were successful, he lost a higher percentage of his men than any other officer. Theorists have extrapolated that Felix tended to blunder straight into ambushes and poor positions, and then be forced to brute-force his way out through raw power. He survived; many men under his command often didn't. He quit the army after less than two years of service, and soon after inherited a small fortune from his parents (who were struck with disease and died almost simultaneously). Felix is known to have worked briefly as a personal guard for several prominent nobles, but that period of his life is shrouded in obscurity. He finally decided to join the police force at the age of 26, and in an environment less punishing than that of the army, he became Police Commissioner of the city. Determined never to repeat the tactical mistakes he made as an officer, Felix adopted a policy of general paranoia- He triple checks every report submitted to him and cross-references them for accuracy, he keeps information even from his deputies, and he rotates passwords on a regular basis. Not Public Knowledge: Felix' cousin suffers from moderate-to-severe hallucinations and is currently a permanent resident of Mr. Basir's asylum. Appearance: If you put a ditto next to Felix, they'll look alike.
Hooray for incompleteness.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 02, 2015, 08:25:46 pm
Dr. Praga
Finally. After long hours of hard labor, Crane's heart had finally stopped. This was the prerequisite for a basic necromancy spell, which revived a corpse into a willing slave. The short time of death, in addition to Dr. Praga's own magic, would cause this spell to have... interesting effects.
Crane would be revived as, for almost all intents and purposes, a normal human being. His damaged organs would be mended, and all of the dangerous pathogens inside him would die. He would retain all his memories and almost all of his cognition, and thanks to the relatively intact state of his brain, Dr. Praga would not be able to exercise direct control over him. However, he would be able to remotely trigger strong emotions and impulses, which should let him subtly use him as a plant or spy. Just for fun, really. It wasn't as if Dr. Praga had anything else to do today.
Dr. Praga counted to five in his head and then tapped his mask's beak on Crane's forehead.
PRAGA OSCURA.
Crane's eyes slowly opened.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 02, 2015, 08:38:23 pm
Crane
"Yo, I be feeling most wondrous! What be thy secret?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 02, 2015, 08:41:08 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga took off his mask and smiled warmly. "Curative spells are generally known by White mages, but I often find that they just temporarily gloss over the problem. My magic heals disease at its root."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 02, 2015, 08:58:50 pm
Crane
"Heigh-ho! Can ye teachest me?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 02, 2015, 09:31:08 pm
Name: Carson Age: 89 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, no Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: W Bio: Carson can be seen as a sort of voice of reason among the common citizenry. He hangs around in taverns, listening to the daily struggles of the people who talk to him and giving out good and reasonable advice. The poor often seek him as a free alternative to professional therapy. Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/ZJsHdPu.png) Any other information: Carson is rarely seen outside the tavern, and is only known to be there after 4 o clock. He's a believer in peace among Nobles and Citizens.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 02, 2015, 09:56:47 pm
White magic is considered a symbol of honor, civilization, simplicity, things like that. Places like temples and cities are full of the stuff, given the high amounts of imposed rules and whatnot. Because of its reliance on solid intelligence, it's rarely seen among animals other than the occasional White Dragon, though we'll get to that in a later lesson. Whites are considered morally good and are expected to be selfless, kind and caring. It's probably one heck of a burden.
Mr. Tillbur
"...Aaaaaaalright, everybody pass your paper to the front." The children did so, and he collected every last one. "Mmmmhmm..." he skimmed through the top few, then placed them on his desk. "Alright. As you all know, magic is organized into five colors." The class groaned. Everyone already knew this, and every first day the poor students were subjected to the same speech for years and years. "...Okay then. I'll skip the opening speech. Trust me, I don't like saying it either... Anyway, we've got one more introduction to take care of. Come with me, class. Leave your stuff here, we'll be back in about twenty minutes.
---
Tillbur's class was now seated on the ground in an open field. "I'd like a few volunteers, please; someone confident in their power, preferably."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 03, 2015, 01:03:53 am
Kelcie
No one volunteered... ARGH! Ok, why not, what could hurt? Maybe I finally get to punch this guy.
Kelcie got up, she didn't raise her hand or anything, she just got up.
"Sure... why not?" She said like the thought bored her.
Can I kick this guy into shape and not end up in that Senva-whatever's office? I mean it wouldn't exactly be a rare occurrence... He always gives me a long lecture on what to do and then lets me go, so weird!
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 03, 2015, 06:48:10 pm
Lord Sivvin
"Alright, guess not." A scroll appeared in her hand, she opened it up nonchalantly, "You should have a course description in your desk. Go ahead and read it over. There should be instructions inside detailing your first assignment. For those of you who don't like reading, you have to find a current event and bring it in tomorrow, anything works, but I need a page written about it."
Sivvin stood still for a few moments, giving the students time to read the overview, "Alright, you've read over what this is about, any questions further?"
Rose
Ooh! Someone volunteered! What's gonna happen?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 03, 2015, 06:57:03 pm
In the forests and badlands you'll see an overwhelming amount of Green Mana. Green magic is often related to nature, primal instinct and survival. It can also be seen in old ruins if they've been reclaimed by the jungle. Overgrown temples like these can support both white and green mana. It's been known to command lesser beings, and some wizards have made a name for themselves by controlling animals. In general green is a very easy magic to find, learn and utilize, but it's far from the most powerful.
Mr. Tillbur
"Alright then." He clapped his hands. "What's your name?"
"It's Kelcie."
"Hello, Kelcie." Tillbur took a few steps back and held out his arms. "Welcome to magical combat class. Take your best shot at me."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on October 03, 2015, 11:35:49 pm
[Wow guise I finished my intro. It's on page two. (http://gamestarforum.createaforum.com/index.php?topic=1099.15) Scroll down a bit and you'll find it.]
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 04, 2015, 12:19:10 am
Kelcie
Let's go for her fav technique, the dis one.
Kelcie touched the ground, and a fiery beast leaped up and ran at him. Kelcie prepared for a counter attack directed at her and not the beast.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 04, 2015, 12:35:33 am
Blue magic works differently from the others...
Mr. Tillbur
Blue is often utilized as a magical modifier. For example, a Blue-Green would be green for the most part, but with a boost in ability and a natural inclination to be more prim and precise. Even a smidgen of blue in someone can go along way. For pure-blues, however...
A canine beast formulated of pure fire charged at him. Seeing magic in action gave him a faint smile.
...They can find themselves boosting the colorless kind of magic- clear-colored. General spells, unusual ones that can't be properly categorized elsewhere.
Mere inches away from his face, the monster abruptly stopped as if it had hit a brick wall. It growled in confusion for a few seconds, then its body suddenly froze up.
Time, space, all sorts of forgotten arts. Of course, just being a pure-blue won't help you achieve them alone; but it makes you wonder, if the secret behind colorless magic can be found through shades of blue...
The fire it was made up of began to swirl in a circular motion; its body no longer resembled the shape of a wolf, more like a cloud of some sort.
"Watch closely, children. Kelcie has just cast a high-level fire spell; a signature of the Red Color. Its body and actions reflect an animal. From these observations alone we can conclude that she is at least Red-Green. The flaming wolf spell is signature of this combination. However..."
The revolving flames began to shift colors, from red to pink, then a deep purple, and finally a bright blue. Once it was a radiant shade of azure it reformed into a wolf. However, instead of crouching down and growling like a wild animal, it sat straight like a domesticated hunting dog.
"...Here, children, I demonstrate a high-level blue spell known as Reversal. I've entrapped her energy-based spell and broken it down into its fundamental state, a collection of raw mana. I then applied my own blue mana to the mix and re-cast it. It is, in its core, the very same spell, but instead of Red-Green, it's more accurately referred to as Red-Green-Blue." He smiled. The wolf vanished in a puff of smoke. "In my personal experience we can learn much more out here, casting spells than inside. Unfortunately, in order to have our cake, we'll have to eat the vegetables first. Before I forget..." He looked back over to Kelcie. "Anything else you'd like to try? We still have enough time to learn a bit more."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 04, 2015, 09:06:51 am
Mark
Mark pulled his scroll from under his desk.
Ugh.... an assignment on the first day? You have to be kidding me.
((Iaa, have an idea of what the assignment should be? I'm short of ideas))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 04, 2015, 10:01:07 am
Kelcie
Hmm... so that's it. Maybe I'll stick to pure combat.
She ran at him, kicked him in the face, hard. He fell over. Since this is combat, Senlevon probably won't need to give me the "Stop kicking people in the face" lecture. It gets kind of old and I think I have perfected my imitation of it. She punched him in the stomach with her left hand, and touched the ground three times in different locations. Three beasts appeared behind him, one fiery and red as the first, but two were blue and red ((Blue part is electricity, not any blue magic thing)). One crept up behind Mr. Tiller, who was distracted with getting up, but two seemed to disappear.
((Tiller now has one beast behind him, and two are not exactly there, Zen, Tillber still can do stuff, he's not completely down. [and I'm positive he can cast spells when on the ground]))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 04, 2015, 10:46:29 am
((The assignment is to summarize the article Sivvin gave the students, its a fake article, just practice. And there's also the HW she already gave. Keep in mind you as the writer doesn't have to do either of these things ))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 04, 2015, 11:19:05 am
Black magic is often considered to be the dirt below the other colors. It's self-serving, immortal, and above all else, fueled by greed. You can get some by visiting swamps and graveyards. If you thought dating a Red would be a gamb.le, just imagine a Black Wizard... Now THAT, I don't have any experience with. Good luck.
Mr. Tillbur
He chuckled and clapped his hands, and in one motion shifted his weight, pressing both to the ground and crouching on one knee. The air immediately erupted into a large, raging vortex of wind, tossing away any loose dirt or small objects and fizzling out anything sustained by fire. Kelcie was knocked to the ground.
Tillbur got up and adjusted his glasses. "Good work, Kelcie. You're a natural at controlling your type of magic. However, I have to warn you, you shouldn't rely so much on kicking and punching; in real life, your enemies won't be standing wide open waiting for you to attack." He adjusted his posture and turned to the class. "Class dismissed, lunch is next. Have a nice day." He walked off as the bell rang.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 04, 2015, 11:58:35 am
Lord Sivvin
"Alright, without further ado, get to work. You can leave the class if you want, I don't mind, but I expect the work tomorrow." Sivvin said, sitting at her desk, "For the new people here, the academy has a very loose class schedule, you can sort of come and go as you please, however you'll want to show up to your classes, or you'll fail, and if you fail a semester, you don't come back. That is all."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 04, 2015, 12:28:50 pm
Rose
Rose got up and walked over to Kelcie, "Hello!" She smiled, "That was cool, I'm Rose!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 04, 2015, 12:44:56 pm
Kelcie
As boring as this damn guy is, I have to admit he knows combat.
"Huh? Oh, thanks!"
I seriously need to find her!!!
Kelcie rushed to lunch, hungry. She grabbed her lunch and sat down at an empty table.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on October 04, 2015, 03:50:20 pm
Veran
Veran stood in front of the gates that led to the academy. So this is where all the noble brats go. Just about as grand as I'd expect it to be. She walked up to one of the staff members that was stationed by the gates.
"Mind if you open the gates so I can pass through?"
"Um... class has already started."
"Why yes, of course it has. It's already about noon. So? Can I pass through?"
"Well... do you have an invitation?"
Veran's eye twitched. ... Of course there would be an invitation. She sighed. Hmm... I don't have the patience for this. She boosted herself off the ground with red mana and leaped over the gate. She turned around and waved to the staff member. "Thanks for the invite~"
Without further ado, she entered the academy. Many other students in uniforms were walking around, and as they noticed her entrance they gave her strange looks. Hmm... that's going to be annoying. Veran felt that familiar nagging instinct at the back of her mind.
Maybe... you should...
No... that won't do right now... ah, I should explore this place. Yes, that would be good. She continued walking around, not giving any further care to the other students. I wonder how long it'll take for someone to try and kick me out~
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 04, 2015, 04:21:38 pm
Charlie
As soon as he heard they were allowed to leave, Charlie immediately slipped the paper into his bag and began his walk-fast-enough-that-you're-not-really-walking gait to the door. Considering how early they'd been dismissed, he figured he had time to head up to the roof for a bit before class, and he did so.
Mr. Fields
Questionnaire: Name/Age Is this your first white magic class at the Royal Academy? If not, what number is it? Is this your first white magic class taught by Mr. Fields? If not, what number is it? Do you have a secondary (or tertiary) color affinity? If so, what is (are) it (they)? What branch of white magic most interests you? Do you know your mana capacity? If so, please specify in standard mana units (SMU).
Quiz: If you know your mana capacity, name three white spells you could cast twice and one you could cast thrice. If not, simply name three white spells costing 2 SMU and one costing 1 SMU. The mana affinity WU is most effective against what pure color? Name three famous mono-white mages of the last quarter-century. (Extra Credit) Write a brief (2-3 paragraph) essay detailing why lawful good is the best alignment.
As the students worked, Mr. Fields sat down at his desk, before suddenly standing up again.
"One final announcement is in order. This-" He gestured to a bored-looking girl. "-is my teaching assisstant, Ms. Lau. I like to stress the importance of rank and status in our school and society, so I will expect you all to treat her with respect."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 04, 2015, 05:09:27 pm
Katie Lau
This guy gets to live... It would be way too suspicious if he dies as soon as I join
"Hi!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 04, 2015, 05:24:15 pm
I hate this STUPID school with its stupid staff and its stupid chimney sweeps! I hate that stupid Nigel Colligan and his stupid cheating and his stupid broom that I have to use! I hate it all! I hate sweeping chimneys!
Nigel Corrigan
He scampered out of a nearby chimney, coughing and hacking, covered head to toe in soot. He caught a glimpse of a student staring at him. "What are YOU looking at?!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 04, 2015, 05:50:17 pm
Charlie
"You." Charlie said simply. "You just scared away my birds. Clumsy." Charlie turned away, annoyed, and held up his hand. A small cluster of brown feathers drifted to the ground as the birds flocked to the hand, which was full of seed. Charlie pondered whether he had enough time to modify these birds and initiate the reproduction process, but in the end decided against it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 04, 2015, 06:00:57 pm
Cahaya
Bla, bla, bla... mono-white teachers are no fun, really.
Questionnaire: Name/Age: Cahaya Tugas, 17 Is this your first white magic class at the Royal Academy? If not, what number is it? My 5th Is this your first white magic class taught by Mr. Fields? If not, what number is it? First one Do you have a secondary (or tertiary) color affinity? If so, what is (are) it (they)? Red What branch of white magic most interests you? Group combat spells (nukes) Do you know your mana capacity? If so, please specify in standard mana units (SMU). I always forget after the end of each year. 5 or something.
Quiz: If you know your mana capacity, name three white spells you could cast twice and one you could cast thrice. If not, simply name three white spells costing 2 SMU and one costing 1 SMU.
2 SMU: Clarent, Aegis, Judgment (I like to add red magic to that one too) 1 SMU: Auxiliary Heal
The mana affinity WU is most effective against what pure color? Red
Name three famous mono-white mages of the last quarter-century.
All I can think of is Alistair Alchemy. Richard Boone was WRG, though.
(Extra Credit) Write a brief (2-3 paragraph) essay detailing why lawful good is the best alignment.
No thanks.
Dr. Praga
"What color are you, if I may ask?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 04, 2015, 08:39:22 pm
Rose
"How rude." She said, looking around the room. She wandered down to the lunch room and sat with some of the other girls.
...
Dalton looked over his shoulder as he walked towards the west wall. This part of town was always unnaturally abandoned, no one really wanted to live near west gate, and those who did din't like seeing other people. It was always uneasy. He heard some scuffling ahead of him and carefully walked forward...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Epsilon on October 04, 2015, 09:06:40 pm
Kappa Chew
"Ah, it's so bright outside!"
The male stood outside the door of her residence, the hovering iron cube by her foot. It was rather sunny out, the radiance of the heat touching her skin. Only a few clouds tickled the sky.
While Ian, the butler, went down to clean the mess of the knocked over breakfast tray, Kappa quickly went to work on dressing herself up, placing on a pleated skirt and heavy blouse with lightweight shoulder armor. Afterwords, the male quickly dashed outside to test the weather.
"Ah, this is almost too good..." Snickering to herself, she took a few steps forward, glancing side to side. She felt almost guilty, with how much she enjoyed pranks. Almost. Still, one might consider what she had planned too far, but... This city is far too boring.
With a large smile on her face, the male then started dashing off into the streets, the cube of iron following close behind.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 04, 2015, 09:28:45 pm
The class seemed to go on for a bloody eternity. Lucky I was able to snag a couple wollits when we were walking outside. So latah I wos snoopin' around the mess'all. I managed to sneak into the kitchen and swipe a few loafs of bread an' a pack of buttah, then soon enuff I was back in my seat.
Nigel Colligan
He figured to sit next to Kelcie, since she was the only one he recognized. As he ate his bread he eyed her carefully, scouting her out for things to potentially steal, but he didn't find much.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 05, 2015, 08:29:01 pm
Kelcie
"Could you stop eyeing my food? If you want something ASK, damn it!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 05, 2015, 08:38:12 pm
Lord Senlevon
Charlie heard a voice come through on a mental communication line. Hello Charlie, this is Yori Senlevon, can you come to room 103?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 05, 2015, 08:40:41 pm
Charlie
Of course, Lord Senlevon. Charlie would never dare keep a man as important as Lord Senlevon waiting, so he decided to head to the meeting immediately and eat later.
~~~
Charlie's hand tapped the door to room 103 twice. His heartbeat was quite rapid. He didn't know if there had been a rule infraction or whatnot, but Lord Senlevon wouldn't just call him in for nothing...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 05, 2015, 08:44:04 pm
AND I HATE THIS STUPID- HEY, WAIT A SECOND!
Nigel Corrigan
The other boy walked off. Nigel was infuriated. "H-hey! Don't leave me up here alone!" But alas, he was too late. He was alone, on the roof, with little more than a broom and a bunch of bird poop.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 05, 2015, 09:03:23 pm
Lord Senlevon
"Come in." he said, "Hello there Charlie." Senlevon beckoned Charlie to his desk, "I've requested a class with you on your own, daily. Your father is an important man to me and I want to make sure his son receives a proper training in blue magic. So I made this little period a one on one session."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 05, 2015, 09:10:52 pm
Charlie
Charlie bowed deeply, having difficulty speaking. Private magic lessons with perhaps the single most influential mage in the city? It was something that an aspiring blue mage would give a finger from their dominant hand for.
"Th-thank you, my Lord. Are we to begin immediately?"
Charlie would be lying if he said he wasn't beyond himself with excitement. He could only daydream about a better, stronger Charlie, under Senlevon's tutelage, casting complex blue spell series effortlessly.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 05, 2015, 09:23:36 pm
Senlevon
Senlevon smiled a little, "Yes, I just want to give you a quick test today, to see what you're capable of. Your father has told me some great things." Yori said as he grabbed a scroll off the wall, "Any questions before we begin?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 06, 2015, 09:47:46 pm
Charlie
Eagerly, Charlie shook his head. "No, Sir. I think I'm ready."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 07, 2015, 09:51:40 am
Lord Senlevon
"Alright then." Senlevon prepared a small recording charm, "First, show off. Show me what you can do. Impress me."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 07, 2015, 08:03:36 pm
Crane
"Me color be Black-Green-Red. Be I able to doth th' thin's ye doth?"
Grim Reaper
Ian stood on the stage, overlooking a vacant room. He had recently came from a session with Basir, his mind adjusting to being muddled with.
The new employee in the corner of the room was observing preselected patients. Ian contemplated her, all the while anticipating Basir's arrival.
"Knock. Knock." stated the new employee, clearly spiritless.
"I'm here." responded Ian.
"No, that's not how you say it. You're supposed to say 'who's there?' Let's try that again. Knock. Knock."
"I'm here."
"No. When somebody says knock, knock, you say 'who's there?' Knock. Knock."
"You're there!"
"I give up."
"If you say that, there's no telling when you'll be fired." Basir, who had recently entered, instructed the new employee.
"I-I'm sorry s-sir!"
"Remember that next time you're dealing with kids here. Let me show you how it's done. Ian! Knock. Knock."
Ian looked up. "Who's there?"
"Damn that kid--" the new employee stated bitterly. Before completion, her statement was ceased by Basir.
"Wait until you earn Ian's respect. He'll return more satisfying results then that. Don't get your hopes up, though. Remember that everybody is here for a reason. Now Ian, we're going to practice your role. Remember, you're the coup leader..."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 07, 2015, 08:08:40 pm
Dr. Praga
"Mmm... well, you might have a better chance than most, but I'm afraid the Red element might take away the careful control needed to perform such operations. You'd need to start training at an early age, work for a long time on it, and you strike me as the type of person who has better things to do than be an old doctor like me." He smiled sadly.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 11, 2015, 06:03:49 pm
Crane
"How barnacle-covered art ye? I be shizzle ye art not that barnacle-covered!" Crane questioned.
Grim Reaper
"This Hermon of yours is soon to be captured!" Ian yowled.
"Good, good," Basir complimented. "Be sure to memorize that for the big day!"
A loud rapping sound emanated from the door.
"Come in!" Basir invited.
A quaint employee rushed into the vicinity. "Sir.. Rasheed Xanthopoulos has escaped."
---
Basir sprinted through the town's turf. He figured Rasheed might have dropped in on his cherished tavern for a drink. The doors swung closed as he stepped through the tavern door. Stopping at an old fellow's table, he began his inquiry.
"May I join you?"
((Carson))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 11, 2015, 06:11:49 pm
One day a little boy came in and told me about his father. The boy's name was Nate William, and his father's was Richard William. Just that last night Richard was involved with a massive protest against the nobles at the great wall. It was supposed to be peaceful, but when the citizens started throwing rocks the soldiers began to attack. Poor Richard was beaten senseless and thrown in jail. So Nate came in asking for my help.
Carson
He smiled at the man. "Ah, well if it isn't Basir! It's good to see you again after all this time." Carson's voice was sincere and gentle. "How's life?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 11, 2015, 06:17:11 pm
Grim Reaper
"You too, bud. Things are running fairly smoothly, except for one factor. My loco dad, Rasheed. He escaped, seen him around?" Basir informed Carson.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 11, 2015, 06:23:13 pm
Now, I knew Richard from a few weeks ago. He always hated the nobles. Young people like him can be so foolish... Life is far too short for fighting for a goal you can't reach. It nearly brought me to tears, seeing what was left of Mr. William in his cell. His son nearly collapsed.
Carson
He stared at is cup. "Uh huh... I reckoned you'd come in here asking about that sooner or later." Carson sighed. "Yes, he came in here just an hour ago. It was mighty sad, the poor man looked like he was about to lose what little sanity he had left. He went west through Burkam street, towards the great wall. He didn't tell us what he wanted to do there... It's best you catch him before he hurts himself or anyone else."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 11, 2015, 07:51:01 pm
So once I was cot, she went all stone bonkers and blow'd up in my face.
Nigel Colligan
"Oi! Wot's all this 'ostility come from? I just wanted to say 'ello!" He took another bite of his bread stick.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 11, 2015, 11:24:17 pm
Kelcie
Tssk
"Well if you want something, eyeing is is not going to help! Asking might not work, but there's a higher chance of you getting something!" Kelcie said, irritated.
Well... Truth is if I want info, I pound it out of people...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 12, 2015, 09:38:36 am
(I'm assuming that it is lunch for everyone now?) Mark As Mark exited the room, he quickly scanned his assignment, already knowing the exact summary he would write and the answers to the homework, and decided to finish it during lunch. He walked to the cafeteria, got his food and decided to sit across from 2 people that seemed to be having an argument of some sort (Kelcie and Nigel Colligan).
Time to make some new friends!
"Hello there!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 12, 2015, 05:23:06 pm
Rose
Rose noticed a somewhat active group and ditzed over to it. "Hello talkative people!" She noticed Kelcie, "Oh you again, you ran away from me last time." she smiled.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 12, 2015, 06:58:05 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga squinted, taking a couple seconds to decipher Crane's statement. "When you're someone like me, you don't bother counting age after you learn your magic. It becomes... irrelevant."
Cahaya Tugas
Cahaya sat down at a table with the girl he had met earlier – Kelcie. There was already a large group there, so he could get to know more people.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 12, 2015, 07:00:06 pm
And yeh, this is where it all got stahted. I didn't know at the toime, but these were the folks I'd be stuck with at the point where I was back against the woll, facin' my apparent demise and wotnot. But more on that later, when it comes to it.
Nigel Colligan
Lotsa blokes, lotsa pockets... "'Ello, pleasure for you all to join us. Name's Nigel, Nigel Cor... Colligan."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 12, 2015, 08:01:11 pm
Kelcie
"Mmmmm. Sorry about that, was in a rush to find someone who I still haven't found..." Then she noticed that kid from before, "Hi Cahaya! How was your first class?"
That kid next to me seemed to stumble on his last name... Etch, probably a slip, happens all the time to me when I say Cirlay as my last name!
Then she heard someone shout her name. Kelcie turned around and saw a girl with hip length yellow hair. Where was she this entire time!?
"HALEY YOU IDIOT!" and then a kick... Haley got up and shook off the dirt from her skirt.
"Argh, should have seen that coming considering it's you and all! How was class?"
"Where IN THE DAMN WORLD have you been?" Kelcie demanded ignoring Haley's question.
"...uhhhhhh, well I kinda slept in, I'm gonna go get lunch now, see you around."
"Ok."
LIES LIES LIES HALEY... You were out of bed and the room before me.
((:P yea... a sidekickish person... but I won't use her in every post))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 12, 2015, 08:08:45 pm
Rose
Rose looked confused for a moment, "Hm? What's going on?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 12, 2015, 08:20:59 pm
Mark
Mark ate as he quickly wrote neat answers to all of his homework. After about 5 minutes, he finished both lunch and homework without spilling a thing. But, he couldn't help being distracted by the loud yell.
The girl I sit across seems rather violent, but the others seem fine. I wonder if I happen to have any classes with them?
"Well, what classes do all of you have? I just had a lesson on Recent Political History."
Erat
Erat crossed to the other side of the street, drawing a couple of strange looks from the few people that walked along.
Huh... I wonder if they knew this coat provided a cool atmosphere inctead of making me sweat!
He approached the local blacksmith.
"Hello there sir! I am in need of a whetstone. Do you happen to own one?"
((Anyone wanna be the blacksmith?))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 12, 2015, 08:27:41 pm
Blacksmith
"I do. They're only three nir, would you like to purchase one?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 12, 2015, 08:29:12 pm
Kelcie
"Oh, that was just Haley, she's sort of my sister. I've been looking for her for ages." Right when Kelcie had finished saying that, Haley rushed back with a sandwich, an apple, and a glass of milk.
"Hey. Did you guys here about some kid mix up? There apparently were two kids with the same name and one was a chimney sweep that tried to pass as a student. Fortunately they got the right guy by some magic that one kid showed!" Haley told Kelcie, Rose, and Cahaya ((If you want to catch up on the latest news... FIND A HALEY))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 12, 2015, 08:41:38 pm
Erat
"Hmm... seems fair. But I'd like to see your whetstone first, if you do not mind. My blade has a rather weird edge and I'd just like to make sure that the blade will co-operate."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 12, 2015, 08:45:21 pm
Blacksmith
The man looked confused, "Well we have quite a few of them." he pulled out a few blocks from his desk, "You can see a few, but I've never seen a sword that'd you'd need to sharpen with a special one of these."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 12, 2015, 08:48:02 pm
Erat
Ignoring the mans question, Erat took a quick check of the whetstones. He quickly found a sleek, seemingly light whetstone made of a combination of iron and marble.
"How about that one? It seems like it will work."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 12, 2015, 08:52:43 pm
Blacksmith
"Sure, three Nir."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 12, 2015, 08:58:00 pm
Erat
He gave the man 5 nir.
"Thank you for your time sir."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 13, 2015, 03:09:27 pm
Cahaya Tugas
"White magic for me. It's necessary and all that, since I want to be in the army, but I've always found the mono-white teachers way too restrictive. Almost nobody who made any great military, scientific, or social achievements recently is mono-white, they're just too ingrained in the normal social order."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 13, 2015, 03:52:50 pm
A strange bunch, they were. Nuffing crazier than I seen before, though.
Nigel Corrigan
"Oi, we got this nutty magic combat class. A mistah Tillbah or somefing. The bloke an 'ell of a lot more powehful than he looks."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 13, 2015, 04:18:34 pm
Rose
"I'll say. It was cool to see him fight. I hope I can fight soon."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 13, 2015, 08:06:47 pm
Kelcie
"I saw some of his fighting techniques when fighting today. He's a lazy fighter and relies way to much on magic if you ask me. Still, everyone has their weaknesses. It's best to discover your own as fast as possible so that you can see when others are trying to use it to their advantage."
"Ha! Like yours!"
"HALEY! Shuddup!" Kelcie threw a punch at Haley, but Haley dodged it.
So Haley actually was paying attention when I was lecturing her over summer... Wow.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 14, 2015, 06:16:37 am
Rose
"Well he sure beat you!" Rose laughed, What is up with this girl?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 15, 2015, 01:08:56 pm
A bell rang.
"Good afternoon students!" Senlevon's voice boomed from seemingly invisible sources, "I hope you enjoyed your first few classes of the year! For those who don't know I am the headmaster, Lord Yori Senlevon, and I am here for your growth and journey into the real world. Every year we have orientation mid-day at the outdoor amphitheater, if all students could head over there and take a seat, that would be marvelous! Thank you."
Senlevon put down the charm and turned to Charlie, "We'll continue the lesson later, do you mind walking with me to the amphitheater, I'll save a front seat for you, this show is a treat."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 15, 2015, 03:40:22 pm
Mark
"Well, nice meeting you all! I'll go to the auditorium."
Mark got up and walked quickly and briskly to the auditorium, which he found quite empty save a few students. He grabbed a front row seat and sat up straight, alert and anxious for whatever was happening to begin.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 15, 2015, 03:43:49 pm
Cahaya Tugas
"Aaargh, orientation. Like I haven't been through that before." He trudged to the auditorium and sat in the center of the fourth row. By now, there were already a lot of people.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 15, 2015, 05:30:57 pm
Charlie
"Oh- uhm, of course, Sir."
Well, that's disheartening... still, it gives me more time to prepare! I NEED to impress Lord Senlevon!
Charlie headed to the auditorium, seating himself in the very front. I wonder if they're telling us anything new this year...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 15, 2015, 09:21:34 pm
Rose
"Come on guys!" Rose said, quickly heading off to the amphitheater. She found an empty row and waited for her new friends to show up.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 15, 2015, 10:10:56 pm
Kelcie
"Yeah, never been there." Kelcie responded to Cahaya before he left.
Can we avoid this? Every year it's a so similar to the last. Maybe this is the year that they finally do something special? Nah, it'll be worse.
Kelcie walked into the auditorium and saw that Rose had somehow managed to grab the entire second row on the left side.
"Think that you might have gotten too many seats?" Kelcie asked jokingly before sitting down in the seat next to the isle, "CAHAYA, OVER HERE!" she shouted, seeing him sit down two rows behind them and probably deafening at least 50 innocent bystanders who had no idea what was going on.
Katie
The students had all left for lunch, and Katie was sitting in the room with lunch bored when she heard the announcement.
Ooh, orientation. I heard that orientation is always special. Eh, bet it's just a bunch of bs. Still, I guess I have to go.
By the time Katie got to the auditorium, there were no seats left, and she had to stand in the back.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 16, 2015, 12:13:16 am
Buhfore I could put in my own two cents, the loudspeakah blared up and tol' us to move on to the ampa-whatever he said.
Nigel Colligan
He sat with his group, silently chewing on a thin twig. ...Cor! He realized something. I fumbled on mah words back there, say'in I wos Colligan an' not Corrigan. Big bloody mouth I've got... 'opefully they won't notice.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 16, 2015, 05:44:13 pm
Crane
"What got thee interested in bein' a leech?" Crane questioned.
Grim Reaper
Basir let out a great sigh. "Thanks for the help," Basir stated gratefully. "How about you accompany me? Even under these circumstances, a walk is always nice."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 16, 2015, 05:50:20 pm
Dr. Praga
"I'm not sure I find your language flattering, Mr. Crane. If you no longer require my services..."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 16, 2015, 05:59:06 pm
Crane
"A leech be a healer. I doth not be knowin' what maketh ye no more brain than stone, but it very much worketh."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 16, 2015, 06:07:09 pm
Dr. Praga
"I... see. I determined that I would put my magical skills to good use... I am a Green mage, after all." He sighed. "But I do think it's about time you get going. I have other things to attend to today."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 16, 2015, 06:41:13 pm
Richard's pride was far too great, though. Until the bitter end, he resisted the system, spit in the faces of the jail guards, the like. His rebellious nature ended with a noose around his neck. At that point there was nothing I could do...
Carson
He looked at the clock. "Sorry, Basir, I can't. Trust me, I'd help you, I wish I could, but there's somewhere I need to be. Good luck..." He inched in closer and put his hand on Basir's shoulder. "...Stay safe, Basir." He exited and disappeared into the city crowd.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 18, 2015, 01:03:05 pm
Lord Senlevon
As the crowd settled in Senlevon stepped up to the stage. He pressed a stone on his necklace and a small blue light came from it, "Hello!" His voice boomed through the amphitheater. "Welcome to the Tredin Academy for Magical Studies! I am Yori Senlevon, the current Headmaster, and I would like to personally welcome in the new year at this school. Every year we have a presentation on the first day, a spectacle, if you will. Our best students throughout the years will come up and give an amazing performance, but first, an introduction. Marcus Tredin started this school 150 years ago to educate the at the time small group of magic elites about the full extent of the art of mana. As time went on magic became more commonplace and more and more students joined the school until it was not just a small class group, but a school for the best of the best in the city. It was recognized by the king as the official school of magic, and is visited yearly by travelers from all across the world." "Before we begin I would like all of the first year students to stand up. No matter what age you are, if this is your first year here, the class in its entirety, welcomes you to the Academy, and on behalf of everyone, we all hope you have a great and prosperous year. Enjoy the show!"
Senlevon stepped off stage and sat in a small staff section of the theater as a large group of mages walked on stage. A large spell was cast in the area causing it to seem to get darker in the arena, to focus on the acts.
Senlevon watched as many of his former pupils performed incredible acts of grandeur, finesse, and magic mastery. He smiled to himself, these performances were one of his favorite times of the year, the success of his students reflected on his own success, and for them to impress him, was a feeling like no other.....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 18, 2015, 07:00:13 pm
Rose
The presentation ended and rose stood up, "Well I think we have some magic class. I don't know. What do you all have next?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on October 19, 2015, 09:24:10 pm
Then they was putting on sum fancy light show with the foire and whatnot.
Nigel Colligan
"...Blimey..." Well I'll be dammed, sometoimes I wish I could do the real fing...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 20, 2015, 08:44:45 pm
Cahaya Tugas
"I have Red Tactical Magic. I already went through all the core Red classes in my first few years, so I'm taking a class that focuses on using Red spells with precision and planning. How about you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 21, 2015, 07:42:32 am
Kelcie
"Same thing as you." She said to Cahaya
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 21, 2015, 09:40:25 am
Rose
Rose pulled a small piece of paper out of her back pocket, "Same here. I'm a red mage so I've of course done the basics." Rose smiled.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on October 21, 2015, 03:06:01 pm
Name: Peter Richard Weatherford Age: Young adult Gender: M Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, no Nobility or Citizen: Nobility Colors: Green-Blue Bio: This condescending, spooky young adult comes from a foreign country and lives in an ancient mansion alone. Despite having a knack for logical thinking, he is a largely unknown figure and tends to repel people. Appearance: This guy puts you in the mind of a sneaky serpent. He has slit eyes the color of sapphires. His silky, curly, ivory hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a shark's fin. He has a thin build. His skin is white. He has thin eyebrows and wide feet. His attire is practical and severe, with a lot of purple and white. Any other information: There are rumors and stories about Peter.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 21, 2015, 03:08:23 pm
Mark
He approached the group that he knew, and silently went through his schedule.
"I have red mage class next. Can't wait!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 22, 2015, 10:09:13 am
Rose
"Wait Mark are you a red mage?" Rose looked at Mark, "I didn't think you were. Hmmmm"
Senlevon
Lord Senlevon stood up from his chair and walked back to Charlie, "Do you have another class? If not how about we head back to my office to finish your introduction."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 22, 2015, 03:05:31 pm
((Wait, we have to be a red mage to be in that class? I thought you could use red mana that you have...))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 22, 2015, 04:36:03 pm
((I mean it's sort of an advanced red class. Non-red mages can only really use basic red magic))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 22, 2015, 06:45:36 pm
Rose
The group walked into one of the courtyards where the Red Tactical Magic class was taking place. There was a tall woman standing on a platform in the middle. The students began to gather around her. "Welcome back!" She said.
She stepped down from the platform, "Welcome to Tac Red, or advanced red, whatever you want to call it. I am Lady Fahri, and I'll be getting to know you all over the next year. Now lets get right to business. I want to see some fire and lightning, see where you all stand. Can we get two sparring volunteers?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 22, 2015, 11:09:47 pm
Kelcie
ARGH! Haley never told me where she was headed next. Looks like memorizing her schedule is not going to work out.
"Sure." Kelcie responded to the question, not really paying attention.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 23, 2015, 11:09:02 am
Charlie
"No class. Umm.... I mean, I have a free period! Yeah, let's do... introduction thing. Yeah." God, what an awkward time to slip into nervous caveman speech...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on October 23, 2015, 02:09:37 pm
Peter's profile has had some minor changes.
Peter
Peter eased his horse to the right of the road. "It'll be good to be home, won't it, Belle?"
Peter's girlfriend and neighbor, Belle Morris, who was riding home with Peter after a visit to Peter's parents, nodded. "Mhmm."
When the horse slowed down at Peter's neighborhood, Peter let out an approving whistle. "Would you look at that?" He pointed to a stray horse nearby. "It's a Newfoundland Pony. Very cool."
"That's one of the ugliest horses I've ever seen," said Belle with a laugh.
"Newfoundland Ponies are kind of neat. And they're pretty rare, too. Oh, well, we'll probably never see a Newfoundland again."
Belle patted the back of Peter's Mustang. "This horse is good enough for me. It got us home. It was so sweet of your dad to buy you this horse."
"Don't I know it," Peter agreed. "Years ago we were living in a tenement down that street over there. Then Dad landed a great job. Now we live in a nice neighborhood, and he can afford to give me a horse. He's great."
Peter stopped his Mustang in front of Belle's house. "Well, here we are," he said. "I'll help you carry your things."
As he jumped off the horse, he heard thundering hooves roaring down the road toward him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 24, 2015, 09:42:13 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya raised his hand. Sparring's the best part of Red magic.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 25, 2015, 01:17:12 am
Kelcie
Yes! I wanted to spar against him. Actually... if it's a two vs two, it might be fun to be on the same side.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 25, 2015, 01:46:19 pm
...
Lady Fahri nodded, "You two both know the rules correct?" She turned to the two volunteers.
Senlevon
Senlevon led Charlie back into his office and sat down behind his desk, "Let's get started. I want to see a demonstration, don't let the orientation distract you, impress me." He folded his arms.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 25, 2015, 03:53:03 pm
Cahaya
"Yeah... pretty common-sense stuff."
Let's see if I can impress the teacher... maybe I can mix my two magic specialties a bit.
Cahaya held his hands out in front of him, and a glimmering outline of light appeared in front of him. A medium-level White spell, to summon a sword. But instead of charging the spell with white mana and granting it complete physical form, he charged it with red mana.
The hilt of the sword formed normally, but closer to the tip of the blade, the metal looked more and more transparent. In its place was dancing bolts of electricity, barely confined to the structure of the sword.
If I hit her with it, it should be just as good as a mid-level lightning bolt, enough to deal significant damage. And I can use it multiple times, with a small constant mana drain instead of taking a large mana hit each time. If I need, I can even dispell the white magic and launch the lightning normally. Perfect for a duel.
Cahaya took a dueling stance and began to approach his opponent. She would have time to launch an attack before he got within striking distance, but if it failed, he would be able to hit her.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 25, 2015, 08:01:53 pm
Kelcie
A blade, huh?
Argh, I need something to limit his swings. Keeping him in place could work. Kelcie clapped, and greenish plants appeared below Cahaya's feet and wrapped themselves around his legs till they were up to his knees. The room lit up a little as the dull green plants on his left leg turned red and started to burn him while the ones on his right leg turned bright blue and continuously conducted a strong electric current into his skin ((probably would have not been so mean if not for healing being white)).
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 25, 2015, 08:21:08 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya grimaced at the pain in his legs, but brought his sword down to his legs and slashed at the vines, cutting them in two. He stepped forward, dodging more plant stems, and made a feint at Kelcie. He then swung the sword at her side, crackling with energy.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 25, 2015, 09:42:39 pm
Kelcie
The sword slashed into her side and shocked Kelcie. Her only show of pain was to grit her teeth. It hurt like hell, but Kelcie knew that it wasn't anything close to the worst that she had encountered. She swung a kick upwards and kicked the sword out of Cahaya's hands, thankful for her rubber soled boots which were grazed a little by the blade.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 25, 2015, 09:47:18 pm
Cahaya
Playing it that way, are we? I've trained in hand-to-hand.
Kelcie had managed to knock the sword out of his hand, but in order to do so, she had had to kick upward a fair distance, leaving her off-balance. Cahaya lunged at Kelcie's legs, knocking her to the ground. Meanwhile, he manipulated the white magic that was holding the red magic inside his makeshift sword in order to allow an escape point – pointed directly toward Kelcie. A bolt of lightning struck her in the chest as Cahaya pushed her to the ground.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 26, 2015, 12:45:52 am
Kelcie
I thought I would have the upper hand with martial arts, but he's also using my balance to his advantage.
When she saw the lightning heading towards her, Kelcie knew that it was going to hit. She braced herself and seemed to take the hit well, but she was mentally screaming. When the lightning had stopped, Cahaya pinned her to the ground.
Kelcie relaxed herself. One... two... three... Cahaya was not prepared for the huge flare aimed at his chest which was followed by an irritated Kelcie punching him in the face and sending another flame at his legs. Electricity is easy to get over, it's a short burst. Flames, on the other hand always leave a mark. After having my right arm completely burned, I always have a charm that protects me from giant flames.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on October 26, 2015, 02:46:29 pm
Peter
"What's the horse's hurry?" Then Peter noticed that the horse was a Newfoundland Pony. "Not another Newfoundland Pony?" But as the horse got closer, Peter realized it was the same Newfoundland Pony that had been at the beginning of Peter's neighborhood a few minutes earlier. This time it looked like it was aiming for him.
"Geez, it's awfully close to the curb," Peter said. "Oh, no! It's going to collide with my Mustang!" Peter dove onto the back of his Mustang and eased it away from the Newfoundland. The Newfoundland zoomed by and, with a nervous neigh, turned at the next corner and disappeared into the twilight.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 26, 2015, 05:55:44 pm
Cahaya
"Ow!" Cahaya yelled, before summoning a white mist around him that would absorb the brunt of attacks directed at him. He then fired back with lightning bursts, aiming to paralyze or disable Kelcie's legs.
Lightning's instantaneous damage, and more difficult to defend against or dodge. Best against quick opponents.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 26, 2015, 06:43:23 pm
Felix
Felix stood awkwardly on the street corner, smoking a long pipe. The end of the pipe, instead of containing tobacco, instead held two actual cigarettes that he'd set fire to. Don't blame him. He led a stressful life. Besides, it was so easy for someone to slip a little bit of blowfish toxin into tobacco. He bought these by the pack from local purveyors, making them much harder to trace and tamper with.
The woman walked up to him. He blew smoke in her face. She coughed and glared at him, and then took two steps back. "X A G H W H L R W H P D H L D D W J L F W K F A. Permission to approach, sir?" she said, not bothering to mask her annoyance. He merely rolled the pipe over to the side of his mouth.
"The conspicuous password is only for unarranged meetings. Remind me to fire you later."
"You only hired me for this one job anyway. Spent a helluva lot of money, too."
"Would you like a regular position?"
"No."
"Good. Because I'd have fired you."
"Just take the damn message!"
"Password. The right one."
"Why can't you just cast a bloody spell on me, eh? Make sure I'm not lying?"
"Not worth the mana." He said simply.
"But it's worth that much gold?"
"The city pays me to be paranoid. I spend that money on being more paranoid. Hold the paper out."
She did so. He held out his pipe and spilled it's contents into the paper, and it began to smolder. The woman threw it away with a slight yelp, and the flames consumed it.
"So... She wants to see me then, at that place."
"Wait... How'd you... What?"
"Little bit of magic, sweetheart."
"WHAT'S WITH ALL THESE PASSWORDS THEN?"
"Never tip your hand unless you have reason to, sweetheart." Felix saluted, turned away, and faded into the evening shadows.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 26, 2015, 08:59:05 pm
Charlie
"Umm... Right then." Charlie pushed the window open, and held his hand outside, but rather than call every bird to him, he was instead very selective. Only the most elite members of his own personal flock received the coded, instinctive signal to converge on him. These birds were patterned blue to blend in with the desert sky during the day, and they were longer than Charlie's forearm. The beaks alone were wickedly sharp, highly polished, and four inches long. Within seconds, four of these creatures entered into the open window. The largest had a green-and gold crest on its head, and it stopped just short of Charlie.
Charlie stroked it's head, and it's eyes glowed blue with intelligence. "My brethren and I answer your call, lord." The bird spoke.
Charlie took a second to focus on the next spell, which created four shimmering blue clones of each bird, producing a total of 16. The mirage-birds flickered as if they were made of light, but their wings still rustled the papers on the desk.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 26, 2015, 09:25:53 pm
Lord Senlevon
Yori nodded and smiled. He took out a small notebook and jotted a few things down. After the presentation he stood up, "Bravo!" He said, "Very impressive. Your magic compliments your skill." Senlevon stepped towards Charlie, "Alright, let's test combat magic. Prepare yourself."
Senlevon took off his necklace and outer robes. He picked up a seal and twisted the cap, the blue lines lighting up all along the ground.
Charlie's stomach twisted as the setting suddenly changed. He was standing in a large room with black panel walls around in a circle. There were no noticeable indents or doors anywhere. Charlie stood across the room from Senlevon.
A blue staff materialized in Senlevon's hand. He pointed it at Charlie. Several glass-looking shards split from the tip of the staff, Yori nodded, "Defend yourself." The shards flew towards Charlie.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 26, 2015, 09:35:31 pm
Charlie
I have to fight HIM? I hope he isn't let expecting me to win or anything...
Still, this first spell was defended against fairly easily. Charlie held up a hand, and the shards were scattered by a powerful gust of wind. The flapping of bird wings artificially amplified this generated wind, and the glass shards reversed direction, flying back towards Senlevon.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on October 27, 2015, 06:35:06 pm
Mark
Mark sat down waiting in the green mage class.
This teacher is seemingly disorganized. Where are they?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 27, 2015, 06:41:23 pm
Lord Senlevon
The shards dissolved. Yori nodded and held up the staff again. Several hundred shards flew at Charlie, which he was able to deflect.
Senlevon threw the staff in the air, it shot straight at Charlie, piercing through his magic and collided with his head. Charlie expected a fierce collision and closed his eyes.
He felt nothing. He opened his eyes and found himself back in the classroom.
"I apologize for that last bit. I got a fair bit of data out of that. We'll be working on force of will, basically your magical and mental strength, tomorrow." He shuffled some papers on a table.
"Next up...." The bling of his communicator interrupted them. "One moment." He picked up the device,
"Yes?"
...
"This is he."
...
"Really now?"
He hung up, "There's been an issue. I hate to ask this but do you mind helping me out on the other side of town? Apparently I have to attend to a disturbance." He put on his robe and wrote some things down on a piece of paper. The paper then folded itself into a bird and few down the hallway.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 27, 2015, 07:18:48 pm
Charlie
"No; not at all, sir!" Charlie almost bounced in excitement. Here was a true master of magic, taking him on a mission and as an apprentice.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 27, 2015, 08:07:09 pm
Kelcie
Dodging is pointless now, it won't work out.
Kelcie quickly countered each lightning burst by Cahaya with more lightning. Both bolts were same size and hit each other with the same force.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 27, 2015, 08:26:45 pm
Lord Senlevon
"Good." Senlevon stood up and walked out a door in the back of his office. Charlie could have sworn the door wasn't there before. They walked down to a small building in a courtyard. Senlevon took out a fancy looking key and unlocked the door to the small building.
They stepped onto a white and red marble floor. Charlie looked up, the ceiling was way WAY higher than possible, and on it hung a massive chandelier-looking object. "A teleporter." Senlevon said, "A design of a friend of mine."
Charlie looked around at the thing as Senlevon stepped in the circle under it, "Hurry up." Charlie walked over to the circle. Senlevon raised his staff up in the air, "Second" he said as the machine began to glow brightly blue and red.
Charlie's vision went white for a moment.
They stumbled onto a small porch. Senlevon quickly found his footing and helped Charlie up. "We're headed to the other side of this block, keep silent."
The noble and Charlie slowly walked around the rental block.
Senlevon stopped, they heard a noise coming from very close by.
Senlevon stepped around the corner and Charlie followed close behind.
There was a black web pulsing with blue energy holding a man in place. He was a rugged looking man with a lot of arm strength. His shaven head was covered in sweat as he breathed heavily. The web seemed to hold him firmly in place.
Senlevon walked up to him, "What happened here?"
"I'll tell you sir, but can you let me out of here."
Senlevon's fingertips lit up with a blue energy as the web fell to the ground. The man walked shook his hands and stepped to the side, "Thank you sir." he said, "I was sent out here to catch some rogue kids, well I found the kids and rustled em up a little bit." He motioned at the marks on his arms, "But then they brought in some older one who conjured this web on me and they ran off. I didn't get to see where sir."
Yori nodded and picked up the web, "Shouldn't be a problem, we can track them with the residue on this." The man nodded. The web sparked blue and wrapped around Senlevon's hand. he shook his hand and yelled a variety of curses, eventually undoing the magic on the web, "How the hell did it reactivate itself?" He scribbled a few things down.
"You're dismissed from work for a week, thanks for your service." Senlevon said to the man. He gave a quick bow and ran off, thanking the noble.
"Charlie, hold this." He tossed him the net, "If it tangles up your hand again just let me know, I got a reading on it, we're going to catch some damn degenerates......"
...
The explosion was quickly absorbed by the noble and redirected into a safe-plate on the wall, "That's enough." She said, "Step back for a moment. Now what did we learn there?" She said sternly to Kelcie.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on October 27, 2015, 08:33:34 pm
Charlie
Charlie nodded and signaled. A pigeon descended from a nearby rooftop and took the net in its beak.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on October 27, 2015, 10:54:02 pm
Kelcie
Note to self, always always always do lightning vs lightning in a real battle, not a spar, or when there are no teachers nearby. Also, figure out some kind of shield spell before using it. Now to answer the question.
"Not to blow up stuff around teachers."
((Was so tempted to just say "Not to blow up stuff," but that seemed way too not Kelcie... at least to me.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on October 28, 2015, 04:26:44 pm
Cahaya
I wonder why she stopped us then? I clearly had the upper hand; offensive spells might block other offensive spells for a time, but it was clear that I was acting and she was reacting. One of my shots would have got through eventually. He sighed and dusted himself off. Almost out of mana.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 28, 2015, 05:19:56 pm
Senlevon
"They're in the city somewhere, although not the center, still clinging to the outskirts." he began to walk down the street, "Follow me."
They walked in silence for a few minutes before a large snap was heard, "Go check that out." Yori said, "I think we're close."
((You can take liberties, decide what happens next M2))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on October 29, 2015, 07:46:27 pm
...
A knock was heard on the door, Lady Fahiri walked towards the door and opened it. She stepped inside the building for a moment. Rose glanced at the others in the courtyard. Lady Fahiri stepped back out, "There appear to be some intruders at the school. Can everyone hold still for a moment." The noble stepped out of the courtyard....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on October 29, 2015, 08:16:56 pm
((I lost progress in the post. >:( I'll use a Google Doc tomorrow so it won't be delayed this time.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 02, 2015, 02:20:31 pm
Felix
((That evening...)) Felix crouched on the roof of a yellow-painted restaraunt, scanning the street for signs of the woman who'd invited him to a meeting.
Charlie
Charlie was nervous and on edge, his concentration strained into a sense of hypervigilance. The pressure and stress of this was getting to him. If he was a red mage, he'd have at least loosed a bolt of lightning at a rabbit or something. But he tried to come of as calm and disciplined. He almost wished something would just happen so this suspense could end.
His prayers were answered with a loud cracking noise. Charlie immediately jumped at the sound, pivoting sharply. Any semblance of discipline was lost as the magic that he'd been straining to hold back exploded outwards. For a red mage, stress is a good mindset to be in when spellcasting. The turmoil and pressure was said to make your spells more energetic and powerful. This same doctrine was not preached in blue magic classrooms.
In this case, Charlie was lucky. In his stress, he'd forgotten to wipe his hand clean of pheromones after summoning that pigeon from earlier. The gale he'd expelled from his towards the sound carried these pheromones out, and the additional fear hormones and sweat residue present in the wind were sufficient to alert Charlie's flock to the urgency of the situation. A pair of hawks immediately broke off from their pursuit of a squirrel, and redirected themselves towards Charlie's location.
The wind spell collided with a figure dressed in relatively inconspicuous clothing. Then, Charlie noticed a glint of steelin the man's fist. The man staggered backwards, swinging his weapon blindly in a wide arc, before regaining his balance.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 02, 2015, 06:07:25 pm
......
The man took a step forward. A large red and blue glyph appeared in front of him. Charlie felt his feet being bound and he fell on his back. Another Blue glyph appeared in front of the man and he took out his dagger.
"Accuracy charm", the bald man said, smiling, "I can't miss." He threw the knife and it rocketed towards Charlie's heart.
The knife exploded in mid air, the bald man took a step back. An incredibly intricate blue and black glyph appeared in front of his face. His expression turned quickly from confusion to abject terror as he fell over, like a coffin, completely hollow. The binds on Charlie's feet fell off.
"Are you alright?" Senlevon ran around the corner, "Glad I got here in time, did he do anything to you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 02, 2015, 08:08:16 pm
Crane
"Extra well, Shon Plag. I wilt beest on me mer way." Crane stated, departing.
A burly man halted Crane's staggering stroll. "Amenay Cratus. Eeingsay youyay icenay." Cratus delivered a heavy blow to Crane's face, taking him out.
Grim Reaper
During his brief trek, Basir took on a peculiar notion telling him that he was being watched. Naturally, he gazed upwards, observing Felix on the roof of a yellow-painted restaurant.
"Ah, Felix! X A G H W H L R W H P D H L D D W J L F W K F A. Come down from there you dope! Did you know spending money on others yields more happiness than spending it on yourself? In recognition of that, I bought you something you'll take a liking to."
((Due to connections, I'm assuming they're genuinely good friends here.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 02, 2015, 08:44:38 pm
Charlie
Charlie struggled to nod, being unable to get words out from the rapidness of his breath. His heart rate slowly returned to its normal speed.
"I t-think I'm okay."
Felix
Felix looked around, checking to see if any witnesses were in sight, before jumping down to Basir.
"Ahem... That's very thoughtful of ye. Put it down on the ground, then. Anyway, how's work. You mind telling me about... You know.... Him?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 03, 2015, 12:05:39 pm
Senlevon
Yori helped Charlie up, "Good. That's troubling, a blue-red mage who seemed fairly powerful. I'd be an idiot to assume he's alone. Here, just in case that happens again." Senlevon removed one of his rings, "Put this on, it's an emergency teleportation charm. If you're in danger of death it will trigger, drain almost all of your mana, but it will get you to safety."
He briskly walked to the end of the Alley, "Let's keep going, you head down that side road, I'll follow at a distance, I need to sweep this area and get the magic signature information. I'll catch up with you in a moment."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on November 03, 2015, 02:33:23 pm
Peter
When Peter put up the life-sized shrouded bronze statue of a grieving angel the following day, seated on a pedestal in the cemetery he owned, Druid Ridge Cemetery, he had no idea what he had started. The statue was a rather eerie figure by day, frozen in a moment of grief and terrible pain. At night, the figure was almost unbelievably creepy; the shroud over its head obscuring the face until you were up close to it. There was a living air about the grieving angel, as if its arms could really reach out and grab you if you weren't careful.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 03, 2015, 07:33:03 pm
An unfortunate Crane was dealt a second blow to the face.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on November 04, 2015, 11:20:28 am
Peter
It didn't take long for rumors to sweep through the town and surrounding countryside about the Druid Ridge Cemetery statue. They said that the statue - nicknamed Abby - was haunted by the spirit of Peter's dead wife who lay beneath Abby's feet. The statue's eyes would seemingly glow red at the stroke of midnight, and it seemed any living person who returned the statue's gaze would go missing the following day. It seemed any pregnant woman who passed through Abby's shadow would miscarry. If you sat on Abby's lap at night, rumors say the statue would come to life and crush you to death in a dark embrace. They also said that spirits of the dead would rise from their graves on dark nights to gather around the statue at night.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 04, 2015, 05:16:44 pm
Ah, distinctly, I remember, it was in the bleak December; And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor. Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore— For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Nameless here for evermore.
Sylvester
Dusk began to fall upon the city- Abby at this time had a lone observer, the butler of Senlevon, the enigma that was Sylvester M. Buckingham.
He longingly stared into the statue's brazen eyes.
"Dearest child..." He murmured, almost hissing, "do not be afraid. All will be well. Not all of us are afraid of you..." He smiled. Sylvester knew the story; he knew quite a lot of stories, enough to fill countless lifetimes. Grieving, loving, torture, bliss, and gates too terrible to put into words.
In his mind he played back a poem he read from an image of another world, a work of art created by some alien life form, a certain "Poe"... It entranced him. The work of black magic, the balance of life and death, can often swirl into the perplexing vortex of existences, other dimensions... Once when he found himself lost, he came across a work of art, a sequence dubbed "The Raven". The more he repeated the poem to himself afterward throughout his life, the more of himself he found in it.
He saw in Abby what Poe saw in Lenore.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 05, 2015, 11:46:45 am
...
The teacher stepped back into the courtyard, "Students, come with me please." She motioned towards the door.
Rose
Rose glanced at the others and began to follow the teacher, "What's going on?" She said softly to no one in particular.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 05, 2015, 06:17:11 pm
Charlie
Charlie clutched the charm tightly and began to walk down the alley. Is this really such a great idea? I mean, I've just been attacked, and there's no guarantee I'll be able to activate this thing if it happens again... maybe I should just ask to go back to the school. I don't even know why we're out here, or why he needs me specifically... Can't he call up any number of assistants to help him, with stronger magic than me?
Of course, the stupider bit of Charlie's brain persisted in keeping him silent.
We can't give up now! We have to impress Lord Senlevon!
He sighed, shook his head, and continued walking.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 05, 2015, 06:28:59 pm
Senlevon
He pulled up a communication charm, "I got the residue, Charlie's ahead of me for now but I gave him a teleportation charm in case your hunch was right."
"..."
"Glad I did it seems." Senlevon hung up and shook his head. He took off running in the other direction.
...
Charlie wandered into the alleyway a little further. He pressed a hand to the sandstone wall next to him. A net slammed into him pinning him to a wall.
"Well well well who could this be?" A man wearing a brown robe walked up to him. He had red tattoos of glyphs all over his face, and burn spots taking away parts of his hair. he seemed to be around thirty, but Charlie couldn't tell.
The man grabbed Charlie's chin, "Blue mage eh? I bet your a rich one here. Great, perfect." A blue and red glyph appeared in his hand. Charlie inhaled and felt all of his energy being drained very quickly. A large blue flash filled the room.
--
"Get up!" Senlevon shook Charlie. They were standing in a small room in the school, "You're alright. I'm glad I gave you that charm, saved your life." Senlevon put a hand to his forehead, scolding himself, "I'm sorry Charlie, I let pride get the best of me and almost got a prime student killed. Won't happen again. Unless you managed to kill him back there we'll need to send in some aid from the mages council, which means we evacuate the students. You alright?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 05, 2015, 08:08:48 pm
Kelcie
"No idea, but we're being led out of the school. They never have surprise drills on the first day, so this is probably a real thing." Kelcie responded to Rose's question. "Do you want to go back and figure out what's going on?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 05, 2015, 08:26:13 pm
Mark
Mark was taken out from his classroom and lead outside, mixed with all of the other students at the school. He approched familiar faces, Rose and Kelcie.
"They seem to be evacuating this school. Drills are rarely on first days, any idea what may have happened?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 06, 2015, 06:58:06 pm
((Re-posting this since it's actually complete now))
Alias: Athena Raine Valencia
Real Name (not public information): Esmeralda Emelyn Hasenkamp
Bio: Born in the midst of a countercultural movement, Athena was the daughter of the leaders of this movement, Apollo and Hera Valencia, both of noble birth. Neglected from an early age, Athena's feelings of isolation and rejection grew ever stronger. While growing up, during all of her alone time, she focused her time on gaining skills that would garner attention, such as firearms, explosives, and biological warfare techniques (strictly magical). Her noble heritage, coupled with her human skills and natural magical talents, made her a formidable adversary. She had one target: her parents.
Apollo and Hera were devoted to their movement, whose main goal was to assassinate the top dogs of their government and reinstate a noble democracy. Although not purposely neglectful, Apollo and Hera were too wrapped up in their movement and oblivious to Athena's suffering. Little did they know that she would one day be their undoing.
In truth, Athena's perceptions and memories of her childhood were not based on reality. Apollo and Hera loved her and provided for her, however they were overly preoccupied with their political intentions. Athena was the type of person to let irritation blossom into full-blown anger. She misread her parents' signals and she let this inaccurate interpretation dictate her whole life.
Although Athena was beautiful, highly intelligent, and cunning, she had grown psychologically troubled. She acted on this inner turmoil when she took over her parents' society, which she titled the Tyrants. How did she do this? Using her skills in warfare, she planned an attack on her parents' compound. They were unprepared for attack and she was able to quickly seize power.
After attacking the society's compound, Athena used her magic to heal the injured, including her parents, thereby ensuring her influence over them. Nobody ever suspected that she was behind the attack. Nobody, that is, except Isaac.
Isaac Woodham, Athena's lifelong and reliable friend, saw a truth in Athena. The once smart and shy young girl had grown into a power-hungry and perhaps murderous adult. He had to get to the bottom of what he suspected she had done.
Athena had perfectly positioned herself. She had gained control of the Tyrants, and had become their hidden leader. Even the members themselves did not fully realize that they were partially under her psychological control. While the world thought the group was headed by Aphrodite, in truth, Athena is the mastermind.
Fortunately for Athena, her loyal comrade, a wise and bold man named Ares, has the perfect cover. Ares' day job is assistant secretary to the king. Who would ever suspect that someone that connected to the king was an ally of the greatest opposition? Athena's plan had been executed perfectly and she was set to reach her greatest aspiration: to become the new king.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/iUXxPbX.png?1)
Any other information: The Tyrants have a tradition of their aliases being after great mythological figures.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 06, 2015, 07:12:50 pm
Emerald Enchantress
Moving gracefully yet stealthily, Athena creeped up on the elderly fellow.
"Dearest child..." He murmured, almost hissing, "do not be afraid. All will be well. Not all of us are afraid of you..."
Athena prodded the old geezer with a twig, scaring the living daylights out of him.
"Abby's eyes glow red at around the stroke of midnight. How long were you planning to sit here?" Athena slyly whispered to Sylvester.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 06, 2015, 07:29:31 pm
And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating “’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door— Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;— This it is and nothing more.”
Sylvester
He chuckled, standing up straight and flaunting his alarming height. "But of course, madame. You need not remind me, I'm very familiar with the old girl. Just paying a visit, I've other things to attend to by midnight." His gaze darkened. "...What brings you here, 'Athena Raine Valencia'?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 06, 2015, 07:45:24 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"You're awfully perceptive, Sylvester M. Buckingham. I'm on a little investigation. Perhaps you should consider returning at midnight. You'll miss that person they call Frost." Athena stated.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 06, 2015, 08:24:24 pm
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, "Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you"—here I opened wide the door:— Darkness there and nothing more.
Sylvester
...Frost?
"Well, my schedule is determined in its entirety by my master, Lord Yori Senlevon. If I find the time I shall return to this place at twelve tonight. Would you care to join me?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 06, 2015, 08:44:20 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"I don't see why not, Sylvester. The rumors about Frost have always intrigued me. She's a queer individual; I can tell you that with certainty." Athena stated.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 06, 2015, 11:08:09 pm
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?" This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore:" Merely this and nothing more.
Sylvester
He took in the scenery for a moment and smiled, still facing away from Athena. "Very well then. I will see you this midnight. It ought to be an educational experience for the both of us." He stepped into a shadow cast by a looming tree. When she blinked for a moment, Sylvester had vanished.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 07, 2015, 06:43:02 pm
Crane
Cold water sloshing against Crane's skin awoke him with a shiver.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 07, 2015, 06:50:30 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga blinked. The signal he received from those semi-zombies he revived was weak, but... Crane seemed to be under significant stress. He closed his eyes and did his best to listen in to the conversation.
I can't understand either Crane or the lunatic he's conversing with. Wait... was that my name?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 07, 2015, 06:57:55 pm
Cratus
"Go find Shon Praga, Cratus. Take Crane with you. He can show you the way. Talk to him." Aphrodite ordered.
---
"Right hither, Cratus." Crane pointed at Shon Praga's dwelling.
"Impressedyay ithway youryay emorymay Iyay amyay. Oodgay objay. Ankthay youyay, Anecray." Cratus stated. He marched up to Praga's door and hammered it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 07, 2015, 07:15:27 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga sighed and opened the door. "Hello? What is it?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 07, 2015, 07:21:54 pm
"You did is that all, hmm? Questionable figure, you are, Mr. Praga. Hmmmmmm." John deciphered.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 07, 2015, 08:26:02 pm
Dr. Praga
"Oh, I'm questionable. The doctor. As opposed to the man who apparently can only speak in mangled Pig Latin, grabbed a random person off the street to serve as a translator, and goes asking questions about my patients. I believe we're done here."
Dr. Praga shut the door and frowned. I do believe that was the man Crane was talking to.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 07, 2015, 08:34:15 pm
...
Lady Fahiri walked the students down to a small shed. "Step in here please." She opened the door.
Rose
Rose and the others wandered into the shed, noticing it was much larger on the inside than it looked. They had never been in this building before. They noticed some other students were already standing in the room, mulling around.
((Note, all Player Characters at the academy are currently in that room))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 07, 2015, 08:35:43 pm
Cahaya
Wonder why we're all going in here... seems strange. He turned to Kelcie. "That was fun. Do you want to spar again sometime?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 07, 2015, 08:58:55 pm
Cratus
"Osay, orkway outyay asyay Iyay adhay opedhay ityay idday otnay. Hmmmmmmay." Cratus reported to Aphrodite. He began the account of what had happened over at Praga's.
When he concluded, Aphrodite was clearly disgruntled. "You imbecile! You were too straightforward. You need to be cunning and manipulative. Oh, why did I ever send you?" Aphrodite shook her head.
"No. Because of your stupidity, we have to wait. Congratulations."
Crane
Crane sauntered over to Praga's door and knocked. "Arrr, matey?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 07, 2015, 09:05:34 pm
Praga
Dr. Praga grimaced and opened the door. "Hello. I hope you're doing well?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 07, 2015, 09:09:15 pm
Kelcie
"Yeah, sounds good! What do you think is going on? I think it's an emergency, but I don't know exactly what's going on." Kelcie responded to Cahaya.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 07, 2015, 09:32:31 pm
Crane
"Aye. Me most humble apology fer botherin' ye, matey. I wast wonderin' if 't beest true I could stayeth wit' ye. I worry that them stalkers wilt abduct me again. Those gents likely knoweth whither I liveth." Crane stated.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 07, 2015, 09:39:21 pm
Dr. Praga
He sighed. "I'm afraid my home isn't any safer for you. A suspicious-looking individual who seemed to only speak Pig Latin came in here earlier and asked about you, saying that you had told them you were here. Do you have any other acquaintances you could stay with, people they don't know about?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 07, 2015, 09:45:31 pm
'Few moments of unuhventful mulling about the campus latah, the teach brought us to some ol' rusty shack. 'Ow they managed to fit the entire school population in there I won't even staht to question.
Nigel Colligan
"Eek!" one classmate whimpered. "It's... daaark..."
"No warries, kid, it's little more than a bunch of hocus-pocus." Nigel chewed on a piece of barley he found outside.
...Wot in the wuhld am I getting myself into?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 08, 2015, 09:41:04 am
Mark
Mark walked into the shed with every other student, and it was a rather tight fit.
What is going on??
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 08, 2015, 05:04:30 pm
Crane
"I suppose so. Could ye holp me recieveth me thin's 'n maketh it thar safely?" Crane questioned.
Grim Reaper
Basir unveiled a pristine dagger with a hilt of a gold and copper amalgam. He set it on the ground. "When this dagger is in your grasp, your abilities are boosted to a higher level. It serves as a good melee weapon as well."
"Anyway," Basir dropped his voice to a murmur. "Hector is his usual self. Yesterday he had an episode where he thought everybody were assassins trying to kill him. It wasn't pretty."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 08, 2015, 05:38:57 pm
Dr. Praga
"Why did you come to my house intending to stay here without already gathering your things?" He sighed. "No matter. I don't have any other engagements tonight, so I suppose I could help you."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 08, 2015, 06:21:36 pm
Crane Later
"Hither be me ship." Crane stated. Praga could distinctly see that it was not a ship. Crane escorted Praga inside the little house. He pointed to a whale of a trunk.
"Ope it 'n everythin' inside 'tis ship wilt wend inside it. Doth 'tis at which hour I telleth ye to." Crane stated. He made for the kitchen and poured himself a glass of Cranberry Juice. Crane sauntered back into the area Praga was, accidentally spilling the Cranberry Juice all over Praga's clothes.
"Oh lief! Me most humble apology, matey!" Crane gulped.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 08, 2015, 06:49:06 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga was now almost seething. "It's... fine. And it's lovely to see that you have a magical trunk that does all of your packing for you. May I ask why you requested my help, again?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 08, 2015, 07:12:57 pm
Crane
"If them stalkers cameth back, I might needeth thy holp defendin' myself. Hold on, matey." Crane burst into another room and exited it with new attire for Praga.
"Hither, matey. 'Tis ship hath no bathroom, so you wilt has't to useth th' outhouse outside." Crane pointed Praga to the direction of his outhouse.
It was just at that moment that Praga perceived the repulsive odor in Crane's house, as if he lived with a rotting corpse.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 08, 2015, 07:21:36 pm
Dr. Praga
"I am a doctor! I know virtually no offensive magic. I have been brought here under false pretenses, and I'm afraid I must leave now. If you are worried for your safety, I recommend you contact a member of the police force." Praga began to exit through the door, but not before pausing to savor the rotting odor.
Cahaya
"An emergency... do you think this shed makes a good defensive position? Maybe it's more reinforced than we think it is. Otherwise, it would be kind of weird to put the student body in some easily attacked place."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 08, 2015, 07:57:52 pm
Crane
Crane bolted after Praga. "Ye wilt holp me!" He hollered desperately. Vines constricted Praga's whole body. Praga glanced at Crane as if he'd gone mad. "I doth not has't the hour!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 08, 2015, 07:59:28 pm
Praga
Praga held out his hand and frowned. "Let go of me. Or you will regret it."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 08, 2015, 08:01:15 pm
Crane
"How wilt I?" Crane questioned.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 08, 2015, 08:16:50 pm
Dr. Praga
"You are holding me against my will. I healed you completely, but do you not think that I could cut you loose? The viruses that gave you this infection are still in your system, in a weakened form intended to let you build up immunity. I could turn them loose with a wave of my hand. But..." He sighed. "I suppose you haven't done anything deserving of death. Yet. Tell me why you brought me here and what you want me to do."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 08, 2015, 08:29:52 pm
...
The lights turned on, revealing a large chandelier looking object. Several glyphs indented all over it began to glow bright blue.
"What the..." Rose said as the machine opened up in the center, revealing a large core.
"Attention students." A voice came over the announcements, "Please stand still, we sincerely apologize for the need to evacuate. The primary goal of the school is to keep you all safe, and the city is currently under threat."
A bright light flashed.
--
...
...
...
Rose opened her eyes. She was lying on her back on a wooden platform. She groggily stood up and looked around. There was a large house and empty fields around them. Lady Fahiri quickly came running up the stairs, "Students! Are you all alright?"
"Yea I think." Rose said, looking around at the others.....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 08, 2015, 08:34:29 pm
Charlie
Charlie tried lifting his head, and was immediately struck by a wave of dizziness that he was familiar with. He'd magically exhausted himself before, in the very beginning of his studies, when he was more driven and less disciplined. Nothing on this level, though.
"Mmmmmmmmph."
"Beg pardon?" Senlevon intoned. Charlie just remained still for a full minute. "Charlie?"
"I think..." Charlie finally said slowly. "That I'm not passing out imminently. That's the most optimistic analysis of my current wellness."
Felix
Felix train of thought shifted to a new track. Thinking everyone around them is an assassin... I do that sometimes. Do I need medication? Or is that what he wants me to think? Or is THIS what he wants me to think?
"Huh? Oh, uh, yes. Thank you, Basir. I appreciate the thought."
Better safe than sorry, he thought, before taking a deep breath, and casting an incredible focused white spell -- purging everything in a foot-radius sphere except the components of the blade. Any dust particles, and a good bit of the road, were eaten away. Also, any toxins that may have been applied to any part of the blade. Basir wouldn't be offended; he was one of the few people that genuinely understood Felix. Safe in that knowledge, Felix pocketed the blade and bowed.
"I don't actually have much time, though, Basir; meetings and all. Is there anything else you needed?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 08, 2015, 08:36:47 pm
Senlevon
"Good enough." Senlevon said, "Keep the ring. I need to get you out of here. But I'll give you the choice. I have to stay back to deal with this invasion of sorts, you can stay with me or head with the other students. I'm sure your competent, but your choice. We're not sure what we're up against."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 08, 2015, 08:44:14 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya shook his head and slowly stood up, looking around suspiciously. He began to take a step toward Lady Fahiri, but accidentally tripped over a younger-looking kid on the ground. ...Nigel, was it? He landed flat on his face, and the kid's eyes opened in shock. He awkwardly looked up at Ms. Fahiri as he got up once more.
"Uh... what's going on?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 08, 2015, 08:56:56 pm
...
"There's a threat in the city that was way more dangerous than expected. So there was an order given to evacuate the school. We'll stay here until we're given the clear. It should only be a few hours." Lady Fahiri said, "No need to worry."
Rose walked up to Cahaya, "Hey, who's that kid you tripped over?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 08, 2015, 09:00:18 pm
Charlie
Whopdee-doo, more things I'm not ready for! Charlie thought without much enthusiasm. His regard for Lord Senlevon had decreased considerably over the course of the day's events. The man was undeniably brilliant, but he seemed to have absolutely no comprehension of people's limits. I'm NOT capable! Charlie wanted to yell. I'm weak and cowardly and a virgin! We can't all be prodigies! Of course, he'd already resigned himself to accepting Senlevon's offer. He didn't think he was a masochist, but somehow... he couldn't not go with the man. His tiny bit of idiot pride forced him to comply. And he was pretty curious. Was this what drunkenness was like? You know it's stupid, but you do it anyway because YOLO? Whatever.
"I'd like to accompany you, but... I'm not sure what exactly I can do at the moment." Charlie intentionally left out the "Sir" honorific. YOLO.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 08, 2015, 09:05:13 pm
Senlevon
Senlevon looked at Charlie. His eyes were filled with fear, "Fair enough, although I want you to be very sure. I was very very careless with you, your life, back there. And for that, I sincerely apologize. Despite my own expectations of you, I fear I will endanger you again, and you won't be so lucky. However, your choice is important. Will you stay or go?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 08, 2015, 09:10:06 pm
Charlie
I want to applaud this guy for admitting he was careless... but he just said he's gong to be careless again. Which makes me want to punch him. Charlie grit his teeth. No use backing down now. God, I wish I was drunk... then I wouldn't hate myself so much for doing this.
"I'm going. That's my choice."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 08, 2015, 09:14:12 pm
Senlevon
Yori nodded, "Alright, get some rest, I'll be back in an hour and we're going to head out."
Poor kid, I really should have made him go to the safety zone. Senlevon shook his head, No Yori, his choice matters. YOU wouldn't be where you are if the adults shoved you off where you were safest. Risks are illogical, but necessary for success, necessary for power, and magical prowess. I hope he makes it.
Now onto getting a few more able-bodied recruits.
He threw on his robes and went into his office.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 08, 2015, 09:22:20 pm
After some awkward minutes 'round a massive crowd of kids I wos hit with sum flash of light... Then sum bloke stepped on me.
Nigel Colligan
He jumped up and waved his arms in the air. "Oi! Watch where you're bloody going!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 08, 2015, 09:24:28 pm
Rose
"Oh I remember him!" Rose said, "You're Nigel?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 08, 2015, 09:31:50 pm
Rose spotted me.
Nigel Colligan
"That's roit. Any idea wot's going on 'ere?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 08, 2015, 10:19:52 pm
Mark
Mark recovered from the light and got up, observing the land around them. He approached Nigel, Rose and Cahaya.
"According to the announcement, there's a danger in the city and it seems that we have all been transported to a safety zone, though where I do not know."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 08, 2015, 10:54:05 pm
Kelcie
"It looks pretty run down, but if you focus really hard, you can feel a little bit of mana. It's probably packed with defense spells or something. But if someone managed to get in here, an attack that effects everyone would way too easy to use on all of us."
Right as Kelcie said that, an announcement came from a sudden chandelier thing. As the bright light faded, an excited chatter filled the room as people tried to discus what was going on.
"Yeah, there's definitely mana here and probably a few dozen forms of 'protection.' Seems pretty boring in here to me. Do you want to go out and see exactly what is going on?" Kelcie asked Cahaya and completely ignored Lady Fahiri asking stuff to people about ten feet away.
Katie
So many people in such a small place. How they protect this would be interesting to figure out. I'll bet that there is some kind of secret to how this is safe. If I can find this out...
The announcement came, and many students started chatting. Half of them probably thought it was some form of entertainment. Katie managed to quite down some of the students near her, but there were quite a few people on the opposite side of the shed that wouldn't shut up. She noticed that Lady Fahiri was near them and hoped that she would silence them.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 09, 2015, 06:39:55 am
Rose
"Quiet down everyone!" Lady Fahiri said, "Here, follow me. I'm going to show you around the facility. We should only be here for a few hours, but there's plenty to do, first off this is the b--"
A loud crack was heard from the east, causing many to cover their ears....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 09, 2015, 08:09:47 am
[Ha look at me I'm making a post. Wooooow.]
Veran Izaph
Veran was leaning against a pillar in one of the courtyards, staring at the sky. This place... is pretty dull actually. Suddenly, she felt a chill.
"My my, never did I think I would live to see the day you're in an academy." A pale, somewhat talle silhouette of a person appeared in the corner of her vision. Veran's eye twitched.
"Really? Live?"
"Technicalities are unimportant. Actually, I'm surprised you haven't tried to attack me yet."
"... I guess today's one of the calmer ones."
"Interesting... you've been having more and more calm days. Improvement maybe? Anyways, why are you here?"
Veran didn't respond for a few moments. She tapped her foot trying to come up with an answer. "... I... don't know. I felt like there was something to gain. There really isn't."
"Well isn't this a development. You're being honest. It's almost as if... you're trying to become a good person. Funny, considering the incident last night. And plenty of nights before that. I wonder, does the beast wish to live among humans? Hah. Seems a little hopeful, and pathetic."
"When they come back..." A red burst of energy flew through the silhouette. Veran glared at the silhouette, and the courtyard seemed to get darker.
"T h e y a r e n ' t c o m i n g b a c k." She took a deep breath, and almost subconsciously touched the back of her neck. The courtyard returned to normal. The silhouette stayed silent for a few seconds.
"Well, I wouldn't be too sure. After all, dead things don't always stay dead. I think you know that fact very well."
"Anyways, in case you didn't know the academy has evacuated. Barely anyone uses this part of the academy, so you might've not heard. Things are getting pretty interesting, so keep an eye out. Or ear. Or any sense really. Later~"
The silhouette was gone.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 09, 2015, 08:34:33 pm
Lady Fahiri
"Stay here." Lady Fahiri said. She walked down the steps and into the field. The students looked over the railing to see Lady Fahiri preparing a scrying spell. Some blue symbols flashed in front of her. She looked grim.
Suddenly, a red mist shot out from her, forming a copy of her holding a knife. It ran its knife towards the noble's neck. She quickly yelled a counter-spell and the evil twin dissipated.
They're nearby
She launched a large fireball towards a patch of the forest. The fireball collided with the trees, the noble turned her eyes to shield from the explosion. A man jumped out of the nearby brush and ran towards Fahiri. She turned around and froze the assailant solid, his body stuck in a rather odd jumping position.
"RUN!" She yelled, "Find the others! To the west. I'll catch up later! Stick together!" She readied another fire attack.
Rose didn't need to be told twice, she jumped off the balcony and rolled onto the ground. The idea of sticking together was less than appealing but she had no idea what those scary people could do. Although she knew she could take them on, perhaps its just red instinct.
Senlevon
"Yes this is Yori. I'm trusting you here, can you and Sylvester find me some magically skilled fighters? I'll need them for guinea pig reasons."
"..."
"Oh and get Felix Arrhenius and Nadia Vincolo. Thank you."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 09, 2015, 08:44:42 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo slowly perused her black notebook, scanning a list of names. She just wanted to double-check her decision.
He should be a challenge, all right... Seems to be completely crazy and paranoid... Yet controls a reasonable sum of wealth with a large amount of influence... It was a right decision to invite him.
Lady Vincolo then stepped up from the chair she was sitting at and walked over to where she had noticed Felix Arrhenius earlier. He was talking to some man, apparently while waiting for her. She stretched out her hand and curtsied.
"Lady Nadia Vincolo, at your service. It's a pleasure to finally make your acquaintance, Mr. Arrhenius."
Suddenly, a messenger arrived and stopped in front of them. Lady Vincolo shot him an annoyed glance, but then sighed. "What do you have to say?"
"Mistress Vincolo, Master Arrhenius – Master Senlevon has summoned you. He requested that you come at once."
Lady Vincolo's frown slowly became a dark grin. "Well, it seems that we'll be able to talk with each other after all, Mr. Arrhenius... isn't that nice?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 09, 2015, 09:19:15 pm
Grim Reaper
"Ah yes, have you seen my father Rasheed? He escaped." Basir stated in low tones, paying little attention to the new arrival.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 10, 2015, 02:14:50 am
Kelcie
Most of the students had run, but Kelcie, who had no plans to run suddenly found herself face to face with Haley.
"You're getting too predictable." She teased Kelcie who gave an irritated look and simply lifted her had to reveal her index and middle finger crossed, a symbol for usage of a communication charm. Haley shook her head before grabbing Kelcie and pulling her out to follow.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 10, 2015, 05:47:11 am
Mark
Mark could fight, but he wasn't that good. He turned and ran for a nearby shed, and used green mana to help him blend in with nature around him.
((Are any charries allowed to be summoned? I was thinking about Erat...))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 10, 2015, 06:20:40 am
((Doesn't Erat hate Senlevon?))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on November 10, 2015, 04:22:15 pm
Peter
The townsfolk say Peter never smiles. They say he keeps his money hidden in that deep, dark cave, littered with the bones of animals.
That cold evening, a sixteen year old girl named Susie Snow, was home alone, reading books. Her parents had gone out to a dinner party at a friend’s house. It had been raining heavily all afternoon, but Susie felt nice and snug as she sat on the sofa in the lounge, tucked up under a warm, fuzzy blanket.
By dusk, Susie’s parents were still not home, and she began to feel uneasy. She didn’t want to contact them, in case they thought that she couldn’t take care of herself.
The bookshelf was in the corner of the room, right next to the big bay window. She was reading one of her favorite books, a book named Graceling, when suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed something moving in the bay window.
Through the rain, she could make out the figure of a man, walking towards the window.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 10, 2015, 05:15:17 pm
((Yup... but I guess he could sit this out.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 10, 2015, 05:48:45 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Ah, I'm sorry, sir, but I'm afraid that your... friend has been summoned by none other than one of the highest authorities in this city, the owner of the prestigious magic academy that's opened recently. Perhaps you know of him? But I'm sure that he can look for your wayward father another time." She turned to Felix. "I'm afraid we've wasted enough time, Mr. Arrhenius. Shall we go?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 10, 2015, 06:04:16 pm
Grim Reaper
"Yes, Yori Senlevon," Basir asserted, holding a grim gaze. "Why does he need Felix?" That snob acts as if I don't know anything. Essentially everybody knows of Yori Senlevon and his notorious academy, yet she feels the need to clarify everything as if I'm the simpleton.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 10, 2015, 06:09:37 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Afraid I don't know, good man. What was your name again?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 10, 2015, 06:11:51 pm
Grim Reaper
"Mr. Xanthopoulos. Yours?" Basir stated.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 10, 2015, 06:18:22 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo had difficulty keeping a disgusted expression off her face, but managed to maintain her cool air. "You're... the proprietor of... Merry Madhouse then, correct? It must be an... interesting business."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 10, 2015, 06:51:56 pm
Grim Reaper
"Yes, occasionally. Unfortunately, hospitals are virtually either famous or unappreciated. Nevertheless, disorders act sadistically. Earlier calculations report enormous treachery to the insane." She's transparent. Her tone and the periodic funny look on her face say many things.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 10, 2015, 07:09:31 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo's expression softened. "Well, I suppose it's work that has to be done. Regardless, Lord Senlevon is waiting, so Felix and I really must be going now. Messenger, could you lead us there?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 10, 2015, 08:10:06 pm
Rose
Rose rolled over and stumbled into the woods, she checked behind her for others. She ran into a small clearing and sat down next to tree, waiting for anyone to follow her...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 10, 2015, 08:12:01 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya stayed back as he guarded everyone who was heading into the woods.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 11, 2015, 02:10:10 am
Wiffout any warning or nuffing, the 'ole world went stone bonkers and called up these monstuhs or woteveh they was. Like any sane bloke I ran for the hills!
Nigel Colligan
"C-crikey!" He yelped. He couldn't properly comprehend what was going on, but he did his best to follow the fleeing crowd of students. For some inexplicable reason he wanted his broom back.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 11, 2015, 09:40:52 am
Kelcie
Kelcie was not pleased with being dragged away by Haley. She was not in the mood to play 'Hide from the danger.' She pressed her arms downwards in a way that was hard for Haley to hold onto and gave a sharp tug. Her hands came loose and she was free.
"Looks like the kids who are running are too far ahead." Kelcie said with a smirk, "I guess you'll have to stay with me."
...
The two of them walked back to the shed. Kelcie climbed up a pipe attached to the shed's side and managed to get on the roof.
Visibility in all directions. No one can approach by surprise without using magic.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 11, 2015, 02:19:04 pm
Felix
Felix was beginning to feel distinctly uncomfortable. Initially, he'd been very grateful when Basir had spoken, because he hadn't really looking forward to interact with the woman. It was clear, however, that while she spoke to Basir, she was staring at him expectantly, which was even worse than talking to him. He decided to listen to their argument only halfheartedly, and instead pulled the messenger aside. "Well, this must be quite a job you have for us. I know the places where Yori has friends, but if he's asking for me... well, that means the tools in his bloc can't handle it on their own. Just how bad is the situation?"
Before the messenger could respond, the noblewoman's voice came from behind Felix: "...Lord Senlevon is waiting, so Felix and I really must be going now. Messenger, could you lead us there?"
Felix cleared his throat and nodded awkwardly. "Yes, it wouldn't do to keep Lord Senlevon waiting."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 11, 2015, 04:52:42 pm
Lord Senlevon
The two others entered the room. Senlevon stood up from his desk.
"Hello there!" he said happily, standing up, "As you should know, we're being attacked by a rogue group of rather powerful mages. We've got limited information on there abilities and whereabouts, but we know they're dangerous, and you two are highly skilled at taking care of threats like that." he stared at Felix, Damn Brute. He handed both of them a small pamphlet containing the known information, "Both of you are to go find some volunteers and search the city for these trespassers and take them captive, however don't be afraid to use lethal force if necessary. I suggest you stay together, but split up if needed. Got it?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 11, 2015, 05:30:18 pm
(Okay, if these two are going around and asking for volunteers, I was hoping for this to be a play for Erat to get closer to Senlevon... although it probably won't happen, I might as well...))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 11, 2015, 07:15:49 pm
Felix
Felix's gaze flickered toward the pamphlet Senlevon offered him, and the corner of it began to smolder. He reached out and took hold of the burning paper, and held it idly.
"I don't like this, Senlevon. These terrorists got way too big, way too fast, and you apparently have no idea how." He paused as the entire paper was consumed by white flames. "Now... the fact that you couldn't capture any of them is very convenient for them. Tell me again why you want us to use volunteers? How come your people aren't doing anything about this?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 11, 2015, 07:31:20 pm
Senlevon
"I had a student with me at the time, and his safety was more important than a personal raid. They proved no problem to me, and I will be heading out personally. My people are currently with the students, making sure they're safe." He shook his head, "Look, they're a few people, and if you don't go wandering places alone you'll be fine, just help eleiminate teh threat and you'll be rewarded handsomely."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 11, 2015, 09:11:02 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo rolled her eyes at the ongoing conversation. "You wouldn't happen to have something owned by one of these... terrorists, would you? A scrap of clothing, even something they touched? It's much easier for me to find a direct connection to them than triangulate based on eyewitness accounts."
Nadia closed her eyes. When she reopened them, she saw shimmering webs tying almost everything in the room together. Some, especially those connected to people, were pulsing with increased energy or with different colors. Connections between the room and the outdoors were faint, barely visible at all. She paused a moment as she saw the rather dark, twisted line connecting Felix and Senlevon. My, they certainly have a history. She sighed and twisted one of her earrings. One pulse of magic to Senlevon, just enough to keep him relatively unsuspicious of her. Then an experimental pulse to Felix, one much smaller than what she would do normally, just to see if he would react. Probably not, since his attention isn't focused on me at the moment. It'll just make him a tad more... trusting of me in the future.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 11, 2015, 09:24:53 pm
Senlevon
"Oh I've got one of the nets." Senlevon threw a bag at Lady Vincolo, "It's in there."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 11, 2015, 09:31:47 pm
Vincolo
Lady Vincolo fingered the net in her hands, testing out the connections.
"Well, Mr. Arrhenius? Shall we get going, or would you like to interrogate our dear Lord Senlevon some more?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 11, 2015, 09:53:47 pm
Felix
"Of course I'd like to interrogate him! It's my damn job! But there'll be time for that later. For now, we do it his way."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 05:14:05 pm
Vincolo
Lady Vincolo and Felix stepped outside, and stopped to plan out their course of action. When Felix turned to Vincolo, the line connecting them blazed with energy, and Vincolo could see the lines coming off of Felix more clearly. My, what a convoluted one this is... it'll be fun to tug his heartstrings.
"The magical signature of this net is powerful enough for me to lead us to its original user. Finding him would help us drastically. We could subdue him, or I could just look at them – I can perform an interrogation in the blink of an eye." She paused. "Of course, you can't actually see the connections... so I suppose you'll just have to trust me." She grinned, and sent another pulse of energy down the line connecting them.
Cahaya Tugas
Cahaya watched everyone leaving carefully to make sure they didn't stray from the group or trip on any branches. He had just finished looking for any stragglers when he realized that he had no idea where the group was.
Well. That wasn't smart.
"Hey, is there anybody there!?" Cahaya yelled. He was trying to find the group, but a small part of him hoped he ran into the mercenaries. Imagine defeating them myself... wouldn't that be great?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 06:04:14 pm
Rasheed
Rasheed, from the roof, mischievously flung a rock, landing a bullseye on Felix's scalp. Rasheed noiselessly giggled and hid on the opposite side of the roof.
Crane
"I has't only th' noblest 'o intentions, matey. Wit' all due respect, matey, would ye doth anythin' to beest free?" Crane questioned.
Emerald Enchantress
Athena was brimming with serenity. Cemeteries made Athena feel at home. What's that? Birds patterned blue caught Athena's eye. They were undoubtedly longer than an average forearm. The beaks alone were wickedly sharp, highly polished, and roughly five inches long. What compelling creatures...Undeniably the work of an accomplished Green-Blue. Useful, at that.
Athena established a shadow spell on one of the birds. The shadow spell would record its movements and allow her to trace it. Time to find your master. Athena hurled a rock at the birds and they fled before it hit them. Athena hotly pursued them.
Grim Reaper
Basir listened intently to the discussion between Felix, Vincolo, and Senlevon. Little did Felix know, the dagger Basir gave him formed a perennial link traveling on a single route to Basir. Using stocked mana, Basir could use his bracelet in order to utilize Felix's seven senses, meaning that with a single thought Basir could see, hear, smell, taste, and feel everything Felix did. In addition to that, Basir could cast a spell on Felix by way of the dagger.
Due to it being largely a surveillance charm, the magical boost it gave Felix was meager. Why did Basir hand over a surveillance charm to Felix, you ask? Basir's intentions were noble, his original drive being the fact that his deranged dad would cause upheaval in the city grounds, and this would ease his efforts to locate him. Presently, he had an even greater urge to do this because he knew the city must be in deep if they had to recruit individuals to do their dirty work.
If volunteers is what Senlevon wants, volunteers is exactly what he'll get. Wait - what's that?
"-gical signature of this net is powerful enough for me to lead us to its original user. Finding him would help us drastically. We could subdue him, or I could just look at them – I can perform an interrogation in the blink of an eye." The girl stated. "Of course, you can't actually see the connections... so I suppose you'll just have to trust me."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 06:15:29 pm
Praga
"No, I wouldn't do anything to be free. What kind of a question is that?"
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo paused as she saw something out of the corner of her eye. An enormous line, pulsing with information, was connecting one of Felix's daggers to somewhere they had been earlier. "Oh my goodness, how interesting! May you tell me where you obtained that dagger on your belt, Mr. Arrhenius? I simply adore the design... do you mind?" She plucked the dagger out of its sheath and held it in her hands.
What a lovely connection... it'll be a shame to break it. Vincolo launched a burst of red magic at the line connecting the dagger and whatever it was linked to, pinching the connection shut.
"Now, may you tell me why you think whoever gave you this dagger needs to keep a constant watch on you at all times? Seems a bit curious to me."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 06:22:24 pm
Crane
"How much wage would ye beest willin' to payeth me?" Crane questioned.
Grim Reaper
"Oh my goodness, how interesting! May you tell me where you obtained that dagger on your belt, Mr. Arrhenius? I simply adore the design... do you mind?" She's up to something, I know it.
Basir speedily cast a tracking spell on Felix via the dagger. Just as Basir had predicted, the link fizzled out a few seconds short of his tracking spell. Basir snatched a bike that someone had carelessly dropped and made his way toward Felix.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 12, 2015, 06:28:31 pm
Felix
Felix held up a hand, cutting Vincolo off, before turning around noiselessly. Who in hell had just flung something at his head?
Felix snatched the dagger back from Vincolo, since it was faster than reaching for his own device, and slashed it through the air. A blood-red sigil appeared in front of him, emanating white light from the front and black light from the back. Immediately, a man crouched on a rooftop was dragged out of his hiding place and pulled towards the sigil, where it bound him tightly.
"Really?! You!" Felix waved a hand, and the sigil fell apart. The man collapsed on the ground.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 06:31:08 pm
Dr. Praga
"Wage? Call it what it is, my friend, this is a ransom. You are holding me captive against my will, and demanding money for my release. If you continue to act in this manner, you will grow to regret your decisions." The vines holding Praga began to wither, and he was slowly lowered to the ground.
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo almost giggled with delight as she reached for the new line connecting Felix and his target, clipping it. She glanced up with surprise at the new arrival. This Arrhenius character... he has an impressive reaction speed.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 12, 2015, 06:35:52 pm
Felix
Felix turned to regard Vincolo. "Refrain from touching my posessions or I will put you under arrest."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 06:41:54 pm
Lady Vincolo
Overly defensive much? She giggled. "Yes, yes, I know... but that dagger was never really yours to begin with."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 06:45:23 pm
Crane
"Wait! Those gents wanteth me headeth! Holp! I wanted to useth th' wage to buyeth a bodyguard!" Crane frantically hollered at Praga.
Rasheed
"Ow!" Rasheed rubbed his head. "Want some beer?" Rasheed offered Felix and Vincolo a broken beer bottle with little but a few drops of the alcohol. Rasheed started laughing hysterically and made a very disturbing imitation of a burp.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 06:48:16 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga frowned. "Then perhaps... you can go to a friend... or the police... as opposed to a doctor you met today. I believe I am quite done here." He began to leave again.
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo backpedaled, disgust clear on her face.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 12, 2015, 06:53:05 pm
Felix
If she's an interrogator... Have to counteract that. I don't like the information she has access to.
Felix immediately cast a targeted purging spell to erase the presence of magic around him.
"What exactly do you mean by that."
Come on... Give me something to work with...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 06:55:11 pm
Rasheed
"Hey lady," Rasheed addressed Vincolo. "There's something disgusting on your face! I'll get it off." With that, Rasheed slapped Vincolo's face. "There, all better." Rasheed gawked at Vincolo's chin.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 07:03:52 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo cursed under her breath, and held out a hand wreathed in multicolored flames as a warning to the drunkard who had attacked her.
"That dagger was transmitting your sensory information on a second-by-second basis to some unknown source. As soon as I began to snip the line, mana flowed through it to cast another tracking spell on you! Someone is very, very interested in keeping tabs on you, my dear."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 07:15:59 pm
Rasheed
"Can you shut up for five seconds?" Rasheed asked Vincolo.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 07:22:47 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Shut your mouth, scoundrel," Lady Vincolo barked at Rasheed.
"Honestly, we would be doing a favor to the populace to get this man off the streets and into one of the nearby poorhouses. I presume you don't have any objections if I were to... deal with him, Mr. Arrhenius?" She looked at Felix with interest.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 12, 2015, 07:28:19 pm
Felix
Felix glared at Rasheed, and then down at the dagger.
"Feel free. I'd rather get moving, though."
So she's a more powerful sensor-type than I suspected. RBU if the official records are to be trusted. That flame spell wasn't exactly basic, either... She's definitely impressive.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 07:29:29 pm
Crane
Crane dashed up to Praga. "Wherefore be it that doctors calleth what they doth practice?" Crane questioned Praga. "Those gents clearly has't none!"
Rasheed
Rasheed clambered up to the roof he was so rudely removed from. "Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?" He hollered at Felix and Vincolo.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 07:36:02 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo held up her hands, and a red ribbon flew out of it, wrapping around Rasheed and dragging him to the ground. The ribbon curled around his body, binding him like a straitjacket, and wrapped around a nearby pole. She paused, seeming to consider, and the ribbon wrapped around his mouth, muffling his screams. Vincolo then tapped her personal communication charm, summoning the police to that area.
"Sorry for the delay, Mr. Arrhenius. Let's keep moving."
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga frowned. "Very well. I will call the police for you. Dr. Praga stepped outside and walked to a nearby stand, on which there was a communication charm linked to the police force.
"Hello... yes... one of my clients believes he is in danger, and desires a watch over him... I see... Yes, I can corroborate this... Dr. Shon Praga... the Crane residence... All right, thank you."
He returned to Crane. "Happy now?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 12, 2015, 07:49:23 pm
Once upon a time, I had 5 characters: Clementine, Nigel, and the 3 minor characters Sylvester, Tillbur and Carson. Due to the fact that Clementine can only be active at night, I still am relatively inactive here. Iaa's given me permission to create one more major character. Without further ado..
Name: Julia Pecker Age: 17 Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Ambiguous, perhaps Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: WRB Bio: Julia Pecker is a young private investigator from the foreign kingdom of Colt. While relatively unknown, her current client has had experience with her services in the past and has hired her again. She is currently investigating the murder of Walton Monroe. Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/YE9PEEp.png) Any other information: To clear up any confusion about the "Ambiguous" portion of her gender, yes, she was born female and identifies as such. However, she's uneasy about whether or not she feels a sexual orientation.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 12, 2015, 07:56:41 pm
Rose
Rose, "Who's here?" She said, looking around for students. A few of them had also stumbled into the clearing.
...
Cahaya heard footsteps nearby. He peeked around a corner and saw a rather rugged looking man with a lot of tattoos. He had a red sheen around him...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 08:17:22 pm
Crane
"Stayeth wit' me 'til those gents cometh!" Crane ushered Praga inside and offered him a plate of cookies and a glass of milk. One cookie had fume rising from the top, smelled like a dead skunk, and had the appearance of burnt toast.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 08:23:00 pm
Praga
Praga sat still and unresponsive, clearly uncomfortable.
Cahaya
Well then. He seems to be alone at the moment... I bet I could get in a good hit on him, paralyze him... I've trained a lot for this. I'll be fine.
Cahaya ducked back behind the corner, and a bow materialized in his hand. Still doing his best to hide in the shadows, he launched an arrow wreathed with lightning at the man.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 12, 2015, 08:42:22 pm
...
The arrow collided with the man, and he fizzled in a bit of red mist. Cahaya heard a small spark from around the corner. Suddenly a large fireblast shot at him. He barely dodged out of the way.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 12, 2015, 08:44:58 pm
Crane
"Has't a cookie." Crane offered Praga the skunk cookie.
Grim Reaper
Basir arrived at the spot Felix was initially. He had them in his sights. They were near. His body and attire rapidly shifted colors to blend in with the sky. Basir took to the air and pursued them.
Emerald Enchantress
The birds led Athena to the Academy and buzzed in. She accompanied the birds into the medical ward. They landed on Charlie's shoulders.
"Hello," Athena greeted the academy boy. "And you are?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 12, 2015, 08:45:20 pm
-Male, aged in his mid-40s -Identified as Walton H. Monroe, Noble. White-Blue. -Method of death... some form of dismemberment -Murder weapon unidentified
Julia Pecker
The oppressive scent of rotting human flesh violated Julia's senses as the carefully stepped into the room at the scene of the crime. She cringed upon seeing the victim- what was left of the body of Walton Monroe was torn to shreds by what appeared to be some inhuman monster.
The wounds- more accurate to say the gaps in between the separated portions of the corpse- were arranged in a random manner suggesting to be the work of an animal from the far south, perhaps a lesser dragon or a spearwolf that had wandered indoors. She saw no prints or evidence of any actual consuming of the victim's flesh, so a more feasible possibility was considered; he'd been torn apart from the inside out from a rare type of swamp parasite, a necrid squid paired with some growth hormone, perhaps. As their variety of parasite were known to cast some crude magic of their own, the lack of imprint did little to discredit the notion.
For lack of a better explanation she decided to keep the necrid-squid idea in consideration.
Now, in order to carry out this method of assassination, one would only need the egg of a necrid squid, a chemical to sustain it and incubate it for a few days, and perhaps a drink to hide it within for the victim to drink. In a manner of weeks the squid would grow at its usual exponential rate and at some point burst out from within the victim's flesh.
Within the 24 hours preceding his death, Monroe must have suffered from a sudden case of stomach cramping. I'll have to confirm this before moving on with this idea.
She spoke out to one of the officers at the scene. "Excuse me, am I permitted to speak with his wife or anyone who's seen him in the day before his death?"
"Well, he lived with his wife alone. No next of kin. Mrs. Monroe is preoccupied at the moment..." The officer checked his pocket watch, then looked back up. "I'd say... she should be free in approximately 45 minutes."
"Well, alright, then. Thank you." She lightly bowed and stepped out of the room, still heaving from the stench.
No point in spending three fourths of an hour in there.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 12, 2015, 08:48:08 pm
Senlevon
Senlevon went down the hall to go get Charlie. He opened up the infirmary door and strode in. There was some strange lady standing over Charlie, "May I ask what's going on here?" He said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 12, 2015, 09:08:30 pm
Charlie
Charlie blinked and stared at the strikingly attractive woman. "When asking for someone's name, it's common courtesy to introduce yourself first."
Charlie turned to Senlevon. "Hello, sir. I'm as confused as you are."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 12, 2015, 09:43:20 pm
Dr. Praga
"Ah, no thank you, I've already eaten."
((Is this scene going anywhere?))
Cahaya
Cahaya ducked under the fireball and returned fire with some electrical arrows. I bet charms like that only work once, to prevent ambushes.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 12, 2015, 09:47:39 pm
-Current running theory is that he was assassinated by means of necrid squid- the black variety, the type well known to cast a crude teleportation spell upon birth in order to return to the swamplands their species is native to. This method of murder is uncommon, but not unheard of- its killing is delayed, so tracking down the murderer is tricky and often an entire slew of suspects have to be taken in.
Julia Pecker
What a scary thought... I'll have to watch what I drink here.
The Sandsteppe's dry climate was softened a tad by the afternoon wind current, but she still felt herself compelled to remove her scarf. Julia, at this point, was still getting used to Yezin's local weather, a task further complicated by her warm attire normally accustomed to the colder climate back in Colt.
I suppose I should buy some warmer clothes for the remainder of my stay here, but... No, I remember, they say it gets bitterly cold her by sundown. I don't understand how anyone can make a living here... She grumbled. Despite her experience with the peculiar crime scene just moments before she still felt hungry for dinner.
Forty minutes... I think I can make it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 12, 2015, 10:03:30 pm
Mark
Trying a offensive spell he had picked up a few years ago while sparring, Mark ditched the camouflage spell and grew thick twine around the attackers leg, sending him falling face first into the ground, the crack of his nose breaking being heard from Mark's position. The attack, however, was hard to tell where it came from and Mark's position remained a secret. Well, that's gonna sting.
Erat
As Erat headed back to the cave, he saw a person he hadn't seen for some time.
"Felix, is that you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 13, 2015, 12:35:25 am
-No new information.
Julia Pecker
Her eyes twitched against the menu's contents. Every time she read a description for a decent-sounding food, her mind made a mental image of a squid doing a weird dance. She internally groaned. This had become a bad habit of hers, subconsciously connecting possible solutions with mundane things such as ordering food. Seeing calamari as the appetizer of the day certainly didn't help.
[Julia is having an early dinner, her time is about 4:30-5:30. I'll get to interaction soon.]
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 13, 2015, 05:49:48 am
...
Mark felt an ice blast hit him in the back, knocking him over, "What a naive child! Do you know how magical signals work? Despite how hard you try I know where you are." Mark heard a voice say.
Some electrical arrows went whizzing by, "Oh it seems you have a friend." The man said, "Thank your stars kid." The man's footsteps slowly faded away as Mark was able to get back up...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 13, 2015, 08:24:31 am
((So, I'm guessing falling hard into the ground and hearing his nose break didn't affect him much? Also, I guess I could have made this more but Mark was still behind the shed, making a successful hit hard, unless the man moved...))
There are two of them, also read my other comment. You cannot magically attack without giving away your location.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on November 13, 2015, 01:41:07 pm
Name: Robert Thomas Rhime Age: 18 Gender: M Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, yes Nobility or Citizen: Citizen Colors: Green-Red Bio: Bob's the man in the iron pail mask. He can do the most difficult task. He can duel, he can joust, he can charge, he can chase, he can climb, he always speaks in rhyme, he can wrestle and race. He'll show you his courage but never his face, no matter how often you ask. He's the Brave and the Fearless, the usually Tearless, man in the iron pail mask. Appearance: Bob tried on the farmer's hat, didn't fit. A little too small - just a bit, too floppy, couldn't get used to it, took it off. He tried on the dancer's shoes, a little too loose. Not the kind you could use, for walkin'. Didn't feel right in 'em, kicked 'em off. He tried on the summer sun, felt good. Nice and warm - knew it would. Tried the grass beneath bare feet, felt neat. Finally, finally felt well dressed, nature's clothes just fit him best. (Naked but an iron pail mask and a long, baggy T-shirt) Any other information: Bob works at a restaurant.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 13, 2015, 01:48:14 pm
((There are more than one mercenary. Also what he's saying is correct, you cannot cast a spell without giving away your location to who you're using it on. His friend is trying to get away, although he is hurt, broken nose obviously.
For future reference, in any CST, no attack is flawless, Your attack not only hit, but it disabled your target beyond attack, and didn't give away your location whatsoever, with an attack your character hasn't used in years. Added to that Mark is a teenager, the man he's fighting is much more experienced. Honestly your attack should be redacted but I'll let it stay.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 13, 2015, 02:21:18 pm
((Actually, I was more confused then anything, not opposing the post, but thanks for clearing it up.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on November 13, 2015, 04:15:39 pm
Peter
Peter was standing on a street-corner. He leaned with one shoulder against a high board-fence and swayed the other to and fro, the while kicking carelessly at the gravel. A lazy wind raised yellow dust which trailed in clouds down the avenue. Clattering hooves moved with indistinctness through it. Peter stood dreamily gazing.
After a time, a little dark-brown dog came trotting with an intent air down the sidewalk - Susie Snow's lost dog. A short rope was dragging from his neck. Occasionally he trod upon the end of it and stumbled.
The dog stopped opposite Peter, and the two regarded each other. The dog hesitated for a moment, but presently he made some little advances with his tail. Peter put out his hand and called him. In an apologetic manner the dog came close, and the two had an interchange of friendly pattings and waggles. The dog became more enthusiastic with each moment of the interview, gleefully capering.
The dog turned over upon his back, and held his paws in a peculiar manner. At the same time with his ears and his eyes he offered a small prayer to Peter. The dog looked so comical on his back, and holding his paws peculiarly, that Peter was greatly amused.
"Hey!" Yelled Susie Snow upon exiting her house. "That's my dog!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 13, 2015, 05:43:39 pm
Grim Reaper
How to get my hands on one of those pamphlets...Preferably Vincolo's. Basir contemplated. As he thought, a man approached Felix and spoke to him.
"Felix, is that you?" The man inquired.
Emerald Enchantress
Athena regarded Charlie as he gawked at her momentarily. "Yes, sorry," Athena acknowledged. "I'm Athena, and you are?" Athena whirled to face Senlevon. "I'll get to that in a minute." She stated, turning back to Charlie.
Crane
Shon Praga's communication charm buzzed. He pulled it out of his pocket and unsealed it. "This is Shon Praga, may I help you?" Praga said.
"Officer Jones speaking. I'm afraid the lot of our officers are occupied with an investigation of the murder of Walton Monroe and fighting with a nutcase we regretfully untied from a pole. If you could make your way to either locations with your Crane buddy, that would be wonderful," The officer on the other end said. "Do you copy?"
Rasheed
Earlier
Rasheed was going from the tavern to another tavern, when he was attacked and restrained by a rather rude girl, named Vincolo, with ill intent.
A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw Rasheed, he continued on his merry way. Another traveler on the same road, a Levite, came to the place and when he saw Rasheed, continued on his merry way.
Now
When Rasheed's charitable and helpful neighbor, Samuel, happened upon Rasheed as he traveled, he approached him. When he saw his state, he took pity on him. Samuel was going to unbind him and lug him onto his donkey to take him to a nearby inn when a gang of police officers happened upon the spot.
"Move out of the way, kid!" A police officer hollered at Samuel. Samuel backed off cautiously. The police officer who had hollered at Samuel, Officer Jones, attentively wandered closer and closer to Rasheed, then unfastened his hinderance.
Rasheed snatched Jones' bag and clambered back up onto the roof. He ripped open the bag, which was stocked with weapons, and hurled a dagger at a wandering cop who ducked just in time. Fighting broke out. Rasheed's vibrant pink footwear only made him faster and harder to catch as he hopped roof to roof.
The deputy of the police force, Officer Smith, tossed a communication charm to Officer Jones, that he caught. "Would you please contact that old fellow Dr. Praga and tell him about our little altercation?"
"Sure, boss." Officer Jones acknowledged.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 13, 2015, 06:05:51 pm
Felix
"Eh? Ah, Erat, this is convenient... I don't suppose you're up for an excursion with Lady Vincolo and myself? I can't think of many more capable people."
Charlie
"Ehrm, Charles. Charles Dwayne. You really should answer Lord Senlevon's question, though; I'm rather curious as well."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 13, 2015, 06:10:58 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"Patience Chuck," Athena shook her finger. "Firstly, are those birds yours?" Athena pointed at the birds on Charlie's shoulders.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 13, 2015, 06:13:57 pm
Charlie
"It's Charles. And yes, they are.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 13, 2015, 06:35:39 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"Your polite and mature request has been filed for later review, Chuck," Athena had a hypnotic gaze, smiling warmly. "Secondly, I compliment your work on these remarkable birds. I'd love to see it done in action, if you don't mind? If you are a person who needs to be stimulated, you can enjoy some of my homemade granola."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 13, 2015, 06:56:07 pm
Charlie
Stimulated? Does she mean motivated? It's almost as if she's trying to sound sexual on purpose... But God, she's hot...
"Maybe... at some future point in time..." Charlie squirmed uncomfortably. "My mana supply is exhausted at the moment, so that won't be possible right now. Why do you care so much?" There. That's a good excuse. Attractive as she is, she's kind of creepy.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 13, 2015, 07:52:29 pm
Erat
"You know me Felix, I need to know the details before I do anything. But, I wouldn't mind giving a helping hand, if it isn't something I would hate to do."
Mark
Mark was randomly hit in the chest with a blast of ice, stunned, hearing the man but not registering it, all the same knowing his mistake.
Ugh... I forgot about the magic signal I'd send off... this is what I get for over-estimating my ability to fight. Oh, don't forget that there were two!
Mark struggled to get back up but managed to, and moved away from his current position and got on his knees, catching his breath while mentally preparing for any other surprise attack, although he wouldn't hold.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 13, 2015, 09:39:26 pm
Dr. Praga
Dr. Praga put down the communicator and sighed. "You may make your way to the housing of a certain Monroe, where a murder was committed that the police are investigating. You can talk to them there."
Cahaya
Is that a voice? Cahaya materialized a shield and then stepped out from his hiding place. He saw a man huddled on the ground, who seemed to have been attacked by the Red-Green mages as well.
"Are you all right? I'd like to take these people down, but I only have enough mana left for a couple more spells."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 13, 2015, 09:44:06 pm
Crane
"Whither be th' Monroe residence?" Crane inquired, farting loudly.
Emerald Enchantress
Charlie was evidently agitated. I can fix that. Athena breathed in and breathed out deeply, reminding Charlie that he can breathe too. Athena removed a squishy ball from her pocket.
"Catch," She stated, tossing the stress ball to Charlie. "Imagine how the world could benefit from your talents. If you expanded it to enhance other animals, and eventually humans, just imagine what you could do. You could increase mana supplies, create a regenerative healing system in the body, and perhaps even speed up the evolution of new colors. You could be a wizard, Chuck."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 13, 2015, 09:46:04 pm
Dr. Praga
"Get a map. Or call the police yourself. I'm not your mother." Praga began to walk out the door and down the street.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 13, 2015, 09:56:31 pm
Senlevon
"I'm going to request you leave. No one here knows who you are and this isn't exactly the time or the place to randomly interrogate a student. Or of course you could assist me in solving our current crisis, instead of throwing your charms at my student." Yori said, never one to pass up an opportunity.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 13, 2015, 10:01:53 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"You must be Lord Senlevon," Athena stated. "It's an honor to meet you. Could you tell me more about this crisis?"
Crane
Crane snatched up Praga's communication charm he left on the table. "Foul blaggart, may ye please telleth me whither th' Monroe residence be?" Crane questioned Officer Jones. Officer Jones gave him directions, but to Crane's astonishment, said so in an angered tone.
Crane locked up his house and made his way toward the Monroe residence. He absentmindedly took Praga's communication charm.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 13, 2015, 10:47:49 pm
((The communication charm was a public communication charm used to get into contact with the police. It would probably have detection charms on it that cause it to be returned to its box, or at least set off alarms if removed for too long.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 14, 2015, 11:49:37 am
Charlie
Yes! Thank you, Lord Senlevon! Make this woman leave me alone!
Felix
"Y'know, pretty basic. Main objective is capture of terrorists, but lethal force is authorized. Yori wants us to use volunteers, but I'm only asking people who I know can handle it. You don't have any objections, Vincolo?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 14, 2015, 06:19:20 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo glanced at the newcomer with relative disinterest. "No problem by me."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 15, 2015, 01:13:08 am
-It appears... I was incorrect.
Julia Pecker
"...None? No aching, nothing relating to the stomach or chest?"
"I'm afraid not, if memory serves me well..."
"Anything? Anything he complained of until last night?"
"I'm sorry..."
Julia looked at the ground, sighing. "No, I'm sorry. If you will excuse me..." She bowed to the widow Mrs. Monroe and exited.
I suppose I didn't have much evidence to begin with, but... Julia sulked as she left the building. I'm back at the drawing board. Now what do I do?
She wandered the streets, prying her mind from the situation temporarily. She came across a fountain in the town square, ornamented with a humanoid statue of a scantily clad man with his face concealed. Upon his back stretched two massive wings, like those of a bird of prey. The statue stood tall, looking down into the square attentively. Julia stared at the statue for a moment or two. A citizen approached her, noticing her foreign clothing.
"Aye... Are you from up north, lass?" It was a middle-aged man, dressed casually, enjoying life.
"Yes." Her voice slightly trailed off. She turned to face him, bowing slightly. "I'm from Colt, and I'm here on an investigation. The statue's irrelevant, but may I ask whom it depicts?"
"'Course." He smiled. "First, can I ask, uhh..."
"Julia."
"Julia, who do you speak for?"
She tilted her head. "I don't follow."
"Ah, that's our way of asking, what sort of god do you believe in?"
Julia paused for a moment. "Well, where I come from, there are actually two equally dominant religions. The stoic Meralee believe in invisible creatures called Fae, who they claim to give them their magical power. On the other hand there's the Luuiae order, those who claim we descended from the greater dragons."
"...And? What's your take on this?"
"Neither. I don't believe in either one. I believe in the five-sided magic system as you southerners believe; it makes the most logical sense, after all, and I've seen it in practice."
The man chuckled. "Hah, well, alright." He pointed to the fountain. "That statue is of Aquila."
"Aquila?"
"Our guardian, lord and protector. Since the birth of our kingdom, our exalted Aquila has carefully watched over us along with each passing King."
"Is he your god?"
"He's far greater than any so-called 'god'. He does not create and observe, he intervenes and guides."
Julia raised a skeptical eyebrow. "You believe in an invisible man in the clouds, then."
The man laughed. "Oh ho, no, not remotely." He passed by her to be on his way, whispering as they passed. "Aquila yet walks among us."
Disturbed, she turned around to continue their discussion.
The man was gone.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 15, 2015, 10:05:23 am
((Is Cahaya talking to Mark?))
Erat
Yori? Yori Senlevon? Hmm... This could be a chance to get to him... although it may not work out, it's worth a shot...
"Fine by me, I'll help out."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 15, 2015, 11:43:40 am
Felix
I recognize his magic signature... it's not an impostor. That's good.
"Right, then; let's get moving. Lead the way, Vincolo."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 15, 2015, 03:46:35 pm
Kelcie
Kelcie had been looking around, but she couldn't spot anything from her spot on the shed's roof. Well except people doing their daily stuff and birds flying around. She suddenly felt that there was a change in the mana flow around her. The area in the forest towards her left was lacking quite a bit of mana.
"Haley." She shouted to her 'sister' down below. Upon hearing Kelcie call, Haley climbed up onto the shed's roof as well. "Bingo. We've found our target."
...
A tree fell down, barely missing Mark. As the tree neared the ground, Kelcie jumped off, only to see a hurt person and Cahaya.
"Gone already?" Kelcie asked Cahaya while Haley was wondering why Kelcie always needed a dramatic entrance, and why, oh why, did she help with them...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 15, 2015, 05:20:47 pm
Mark
A tree missed Mark by a few inches, causing to start. The girl who had almost dropped a tree on him asked a question.
"Gone already?"
"Yeah... the other guy there shot some arrows at one of them, but I managed to make him trip on some strong plants and broke a bone, but a second one hit me with a blast of ice, I forgot about my damned magic signature. He got me good, but a few other arrows chased the second one off. I'm fine now."
A thought dawned on Mark.
"Wait, if you are still here, why didn't you help us out? Actually, never-mind, we should just look for for the teacher that was here with us. We need to group back with the others who remain before those mercenaries come back, maybe even with reinforcements. The other dude is low on mana and I'm pretty useless in a fight."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 15, 2015, 06:29:44 pm
Now I, I never signed up for any of this rubbish.
Nigel Colligan
"Oi!" He beckoned, stumbling across Cahaya's group. "Any of you know wot the bloody 'ell is going on?!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 15, 2015, 06:38:41 pm
An Irritated Kelcie
"I wasn't asking you." Kelcie snapped at the hurt dunce ((Please note that this is Kelcie's opinion of Mark, not how he really is)) , "and how does someone manage to forget that using mana to do stuff can give away your signature an locaton."
You don't know how DAMN BAD I WANT TO ELECTROCUTE ZAP THIS dumb ass.
((FROM NOW ON... pink text that is not italicized are Haley's thoughts because I feel like it. If you don't like it... deal with it.))
Why does she always loose her temper at such small things? And when trying to tell someone something, why is Kelcie so HARSH? It always appears rude, but I guess it's her own way of dealing with things...
"Oh hi short kid." Kelcie said to Nigel even though he was only about half an inch shorter,"The people who are the cause of this emergency are somewhere around here, they just left."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 17, 2015, 08:22:39 pm
Senlevon
"Look, I don't have time for formalities right now. Charlie, come with me." He beckoned for Charlie and held the door open.
Rose
Rose heard a commotion from behind her. She jogged back towards the others, "What happened here?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 17, 2015, 08:41:16 pm
Then they stahted bickuring. I jost stood back and out'of it.
Nigel Colligan
He stepped back, stepping on a twig and making a crackling noise. The bushes to his right began to rustle. Knees quivering, he approached them, but when he cleared the leaves nothing was there. A faint noise climbed up the tree behind him. He turned around, but didn't see anything. He was greeted with a faint hissing sound from above. He looked up and saw a massive, camouflaged Echo Gecko, ready to pounce.
"Ah. Well 'ont you a bundle of fun." He yelped as it descended upon him with a shrieking hissing noise. "Aye! A little 'elp here?!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 18, 2015, 06:21:27 pm
Charlie
Charlie tried his best not to make eye contact with Athena on the way to the door. As he and Senlevon exited the room, he considered asking to get evacuated while he still had a chance, before quashing that feeling once more. "So, what happens now?"
((Assuming enough time has passed for Charlie to recover some mana.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 18, 2015, 06:33:17 pm
Senlevon
"I got a few people to go ahead of us. Obviously we're not going to go rushing in like last time. That's for the more militarily minded. I need to see some of their magic in action, get some readings so on and so forth. First off, we need to get at least a location, then we can try to get some observations. Once we have ample information we should be able to take a hostage. We'll get more valuable info and maybe even a motive. From there it's child's play, once the king recognizes them as a threat and I have the proper info to get all of them, we round them up and problem's over. I'm counting on the people I sent out to get them roused up, which makes our job easier."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 18, 2015, 09:33:25 pm
Rose
"Here!" Rose heard the noise and came running up, she threw a fireball at the weird gecko animal. It stopped moving for a moment before staring at Rose, "Umm I don't think that did anything." Rose said to herself, "eep!" She started running towards the others.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 19, 2015, 08:08:39 pm
Emerald Enchantress
Athena trailed Senlevon and Charlie, near enough to hear them yet far enough to go unnoticed in a focused exchange. Athena announced her presence by clearing her throat.
"How intriguing. I'll lend a hand," Athena stated. "From what I've heard, it sounds like a battle in our midsts. You need to collect hard-working citizens for this to work out. But to get hard-working people, you first must think what motivates you to work hard. Then you can find out what motivates others. So, what motivates you to work hard?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 19, 2015, 08:15:36 pm
Senlevon
"Look, I don't have time for this discussion. If you want to help I'll get you moving with the party up ahead."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 21, 2015, 05:30:36 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"That's disappointing. Where do I go?" Athena inquired.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 21, 2015, 06:43:35 pm
Crane
Putting one foot in front of the other, Crane trudged to the Monroe residence. His feet clapped against the ground as he made his way forward, not paying attention as he collided with an oddly dressed woman.
"Thy robes be foreign. Who be ye?"
[It's Julia.]
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 21, 2015, 06:52:09 pm
-I will have to find a different way of going about this. -As much as I'd hate to, I have to return to the crime scene to find a fresh start.
Julia Pecker
She collided with a strange-looking man. The first thing she noticed was the smell.
Suddenly, the stench of rotting flesh sounds rather pleasant.
"Ugh..." She held her head. "...Oh, pardon me. I'm detective Julia Pecker, and I've been investigating the murder of Mr. Walton Monroe." She dusted off her clothing. "And yes, I'm a foreigner. I'm from Colt, a kingdom far north from here."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 21, 2015, 06:57:17 pm
Crane
"Oh yarr, me bacon-fed grandmother liveth thither. Doth ye knoweth that lady?" Crane questioned.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 21, 2015, 07:10:41 pm
-...This is going to be uncomfortable, I can already tell.
Julia Pecker
She pursed her lips, then spoke. "No, I'd doubt it. Colt's a rather large country, you see, and we don't all know each other. Of course, I would't know anyway, as you haven't given me a name."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 21, 2015, 07:47:37 pm
Crane
"Julia Pecker be her moniker. I wilt holp ye recall if ye knoweth any Julia Pecker." Crane stated. "First bethink if't be true ye knoweth any bacon-fed lass. Bethink 'o a big bulgin' belly comin' out 'o a barnacle-covered wench. Doest that rin' any bells?"
Grim Reaper
Enough of this. There is no productivity lingering in the sky, observing like a god. It's time to act.
Basir waited until Felix and his cronies were far enough away and alighted, perishing the camouflage and tracking spell. He advanced toward Felix and his cronies until he was a tap away from them. He faked a collision with Felix.
"Oh, my apologies! I was just scourging the lands for my loco dad when boom - you crossed my path! I'd like to inquire what you are doing?" Basir asked.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 21, 2015, 08:00:38 pm
Felix
Felix tripped forward into Erat, and Erat's flailing arm caught Vincolo, and the three collectively stumbled. "DAMN IT, BASIR! First your dad, and now you! I swear, if one more thing hits me in the back, I'm buying a rear view mirror!"
Felix adjusted his coat to make sure the dagger was completely concealed. "I'm busy right now..." He grumbled. ""You can find your dad, I dunno, a mile back or so, if the police hasn't gotten to him already."
I need a chance to interrogate him about the dagger... And Vincolo, too, if I can. I need an opportunity....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 21, 2015, 08:08:20 pm
Grim Reaper
"Good. Now then-" Basir was cut off when Rasheed came, his body flapping, from the roof, crashing into Felix. His shoes, doubtlessly out of control, made him proceed to clobber Felix all the while screeching, piercing Felix's ears, to make it stop.
Bad day for Felix.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 22, 2015, 12:00:41 am
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo looked upon the newcomers with disdain, as more red ribbons shot out of her hands to restrain Rasheed, pinning him to the wall. This time, they began to glow. Rasheed began to scream out in pain, and his skin near the ribbons began to turn red. "Try to move and I'll double it."
She then turned to Basir. "Yes, yes, I'm sure you just happened to crash into us. You know, it's a lot easier to just happen to crash into people when you have no less than two high-fidelity tracking spells on them. That dagger was a truly beautiful creation, by the way... shame it's just a hunk of metal now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 01:22:25 am
-...That's my name. I just told him that a few seconds ago.
Julia Pecker
"...Nooo." She raised an eyebrow. "I don't know any other Julia Peckers, and certainly none matching that particular description."
Come to think of it, I wouldn't put it past me to believe he's related to someone described like that.
...Regardless I should probably get back to work. This is beginning to get very awkward very quickly.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 22, 2015, 07:28:16 am
Erat
A new man colided with Felix, coliding with Erat who coliding with Vincolo. A new man popped out of nowhere and smashed into Felix, but Vincolo tied him up with ribbons that inflicted pain. Erat popped up to his feet, and spoke to Vincolo.
"You must have a reason for tying up that man but not the one who slammed into Felix?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 22, 2015, 08:34:36 am
Felix
Damn it, Vincolo! Stop interfering! You're making things worse!
"It doesn't matter right now, Erat." Felix said quietly. He pulled the dagger out of his coat, walked over to Rasheed, and slammed him in the head with it. Rasheed slumped over. The ribbons vanished. Felix lifted the unconscious body with one hand, and held him out to Basir.
"Please take care that he doesn't escape again. We are wasting time right now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 22, 2015, 01:23:56 pm
Crane
"Ye match it," Crane stated. "But that be well enow. I bethink hulkin' bellies art comely."
Grim Reaper
Basir unveiled a crook and scowled at Rasheed through it. He erupted into howls of pain.
"Go to the Merry Madhouse." Basir stated through gritted teeth.
"Okay, okay!" Rasheed whimpered, sprinting in the direction of the hospital.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 22, 2015, 02:30:47 pm
Felix
"Thank you. Now, step aside, Basir. I don't know why you all think we have time to burn, but we don't."
Felix pushed past the three adults angrily. "Vincolo. What location, exactly, and don't you dare act coy right now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 22, 2015, 02:41:33 pm
Grim Reaper
"I'll accompany you three." Basir declared.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 22, 2015, 03:59:40 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo ignored Basir. "I can't tell you where they are exactly, but I would guess in the forest somewhere. The line leads in that direction, and it would make sense that they're there."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 22, 2015, 04:05:05 pm
Senlevon
"Here, let me get Vincolo to tell you." He took out a communication charm and muttered a spell.
"Vincolo! This is Senlevon. We have another one who's coming with your group. Could you give me a location where you want them to wait? Also, there has been some disturbance on the west end. We just got reports of those nets being found in a lot of places, looks bad."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 22, 2015, 04:18:19 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo frowned. "I say we split up. We have four people right now, plus one makes five. We send two people to the west end, while the rest of us continue tracking the original terrorists. I'll go with the latter group, since I have good tracking abilities. Tell the newcomer to meet up with the first group, the one going to the new disturbances."
She turned to the other three people with her. "Which of you would like to investigate the west end?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 05:01:12 pm
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning, Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before. “Surely,” said I, “surely that is something at my window lattice; Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore— Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;— ’Tis the wind and nothing more!”
Sylvester
He materialized before Vincolo's group and bowed calmly. "My Lords and Lady, I've assembled a band of twenty hired mercenaries. They currently reside two blocks north of here, awaiting your command. Pray, is there anything else you request of me?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 05:11:32 pm
-Now that I've heard him for 60 seconds, I have to wonder... In which nation did he pick up on that abhorrent accent of his?
Julia Pecker
"...What?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 22, 2015, 05:17:46 pm
Crane
"Ye be bacon-fed and I like it," Crane stated plainly. "It be rather comely."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 05:19:54 pm
-...Is that his own putrid way of calling me overweight?
Julia Pecker
Her eye twitched in annoyance. "...No, I can't stand the taste of bacon. But... thanks anyway?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 22, 2015, 05:25:35 pm
Crane
"No no no. Ye has't a big bulgin' belly. It be comely," Crane corrected. "Now I wilt doth th' squeeze." He proceeded to grip his hands around Julia's belly and squish it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 22, 2015, 06:38:38 pm
Senlevon
"Alright, so you can head to the west end of the city, around 4th street, near the Jira building. There will be someone waiting for you."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 06:39:21 pm
-Never have I met someone so... the word 'creepy' doesn't even begin to describe it- d-did he just touch me?!
Julia Pecker
She stepped back and glared at him. "I'm giving you one warning... S-stay away from me!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 22, 2015, 07:12:58 pm
Felix
Felix immediately began barking out orders: "Erat! You're going West End. You get there directly; I'll dispatch 8 mercs to you. Stay on the comm! Basir, Vincolo, you two are with me! The woods are small enough that we can be through them by the time Erat arrives, so he can radio us. Basir, you're going to explain to me exactly what magic you can do on the way." Felix finally regarded the newcomer with some interest. "You're one of Yori's enforcers? I don't think I know you..."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 22, 2015, 07:44:32 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"Affirmative." Athena stated. As she pranced away, she deliberately dropped a rose.
Grim Reaper
"Sylvester is his name. Sylvester, I'm talking to you now," Basir stated. "You are coming with us. Don't ask."
Crane
"Me most humble apology! I bethought ye wast a flirtin' lass," Crane explained. "Heigh-ho, broth'r, receiveth me that 'zza ov'r hither. Lest I waste away." Crane pointed in the direction of a pizza restaurant.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 07:53:30 pm
-Flirting?!
Julia Pecker
Her face grew bright red. "Flirting?! Do you take any look from a lady as flirting, you perverted buffoon? No! I will not have pizza with you! If you come within fifteen feet of me ever again I'm contacting the police!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 22, 2015, 07:56:04 pm
Dr. Praga
Once he was sure that Crane was out of his sight, Dr. Praga tapped the police communicator once again.
"Yes... I called in a few minutes ago, requesting protection for one individual named Crane. I would like to clarify that I sent that earlier message under duress. Earlier today, I treated this Crane, and he then invited me to his house. When I arrived, and decided that I desired to go, he attempted to trap me using his magic, refusing to allow me to leave until I provided protection over him. I believe he even demanded money. While I am unsure as to whether or not he was lying, it seems to me that it would be safest to 'protect' such a person in jail for a time being, so he is both safe and learns not to attempt to hold people hostage. Last I spoke to him, I sent him to the site of the murder of a Mr. Monroe. Thank you."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 22, 2015, 08:12:49 pm
Giovanni the Cop Earlier Giovanni nodded and spoke into the comm. "Thank you for making that clear. We may need you for a witness statement if this 'Crane' ends up being mentally troubled, so please stay near a comm device."
Giovanni hung up and sighed. A new nutcase every day. And the guy on the phone sounded like a strict teacher. Well, whatever; that wasn't his business. He headed over to the murder site.
******
Giovanni held up his badge and strolled into the perimeter. He immediately encountered a young woman backing away from a large man.
"...the police!" He heard the last shrill exclamation.
Bingo.
Giovanni walked over and placed a hand on the man's shoulder. "Sorry to interrupt. You seen a guy around who calls himself Crane?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 22, 2015, 08:16:35 pm
Senlevon
Yori rolled his eyes and kicked the rose, "What a strange lady." He said to himself, "Anyways, what was I even saying? Oh! Right, our plan. Let's head to the teleporter room, I'm yet to receive a report at the moment, but it should be any minute now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 22, 2015, 08:22:37 pm
Crane
On the spot a cop joined the area and paced toward Crane.
"Sorry to interrupt. You seen a guy around who calls himself Crane?" The man inquired.
"Yarr. That gent wenteth that way." Crane pointed to the direction opposite Giovanni had approached them. Crane zoomed out of the area.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 22, 2015, 08:25:25 pm
Praga
Praga frowned. This Crane individual is the most erratic person I've ever met. Let's see what happens if I can get him closer to somebody important. Worst case scenario, he's out of my hair.
He sent an inclination to his 'zombie,' Crane. SLOW. SUBMIT. POLICE. SUBMIT.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 08:26:43 pm
-Oh, so he's run off. -That's certainly not suspicious.
Julia Pecker
She motioned to the officer. "I... suggest you catch him."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 22, 2015, 08:29:41 pm
Cops
"We got a runner!" the man yelled. A man in uniform standing a few yards back took off running towards Crane. His steps seemed to slow down. The officer looked confused as he caught up to the man and grabbed his arm, "I'm going to have to ask you to stop." He said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 22, 2015, 09:00:11 pm
Erat
Erat gave Felix a dogish grin.
"Aww, Felix you know I don't need any mercenaries. But they are welcome to come... if they can catch up."
Erat placed his staff into the folds of his robe, sealing off it's faint glow, and boosted his speed just a bit. He sprinted off silently, comign close to the west end under 10 minutes. Erat stopped to catch his breath, the boost running out.
Well, I suppose I could walk from here, give those mercs a chance to actually catch up.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 22, 2015, 09:46:21 pm
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore; Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he; But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door— Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door— Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Sylvester
He grimly smiled. "You would have me accompany you, on basis of combat support? Very well then. I promise not to disappoint.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Eileen on November 23, 2015, 02:16:22 pm
Name: Samuel Swipe Swiftly Nickname: Sammy Swipes Age: 25 Gender: Male Sexuality, romantically available?: Straight, yes Nobility or Citizen: Nobility Colors: Red-Blue
Bio: A curse gave Samuel several shark and crocodile-like traits, for example, a large jaw and scales. Samuel can use the abilities of crocodiles and sharks, for example, aquatic adaptation (sharks) and wetland adaptation (crocodiles). Growing up, Samuel had many friends due to being socially savvy. His seventeen brothers' disapproval of his interest in crafting resulted in Samuel becoming a pirate and a bank robber to gain strength to someday outwit his brothers. Few know that Samuel has been stealing money. A humiliating prank his brothers played on Samuel lead to him being a distrusting fellow. More than anything, Samuel wants to be adored. Few know that Samuel keeps a diary full of sensitive secrets like these. Samuel's skills include painting, woodcarving, acting, martial arts, lock-picking, pick-pocketing, stealing, conning, crafting, and gardening. Samuel's familiar, an outgoing female orangutan named Feather is large and somewhat thin. Feather's skills include sawing wood, building, adaptation, spying, and stealth. Feather strikes with sudden ferocity in battle. Feather stands about 6 feet tall and is covered in black leathery fur with pointed ears and a long curved horn jutting out of the back of her head. She is also covered by a red protective slimy jelly that damages anything it touches like acid. Feather has a large, bulky body, a thick neck, very long, strong arms, short, bowed legs, and no tail with a pair of large, powerful feather wings. She is mostly covered with long, black hair with a leathery texture. Feather has a large head with a prominent mouth area. She has green eyes, a facial scar and likes anything shiny. Her color is Green.
Appearance: Read bio. Any other information: N/A
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Eileen on November 23, 2015, 02:40:10 pm
Samuel
Just as Samuel thought the squeezing would kill him, he opened his eyes, and all the pressure was relieved. He could feel similar reactions from his orangutan, Feather.
"That was quite strange." commented Feather, shaking her head a few times. He had to agree with her; Samuel had never experienced anything like that before. Slightly troubled Samuel untied their legs, and the ropes slid to the ground. The straw-colored grass was knee high, and dotted with wild blackberry bushes. There were no berries, whether that was due to birds they did not know. A few trees were there, tall spindly things with waving leaves. They needed to know where they were.
"What a queer tree." Said Feather as she nudged a branch with her snout. Samuel expected it to move, but it did not.
"Hmmm." Was all Samuel said. Off in the distance, in the direction of the setting sun, Samuel could see the ruins of a rather large city - or what looked like ruins, at least. That would be the obvious destination.
"What do you think, Feather?" Samuel said, waiting for her to answer. Feather was nibbling on a bit of dried meat that she had managed to get for them.
"Want some food?" She said.
"No." Samuel said. "I'm prone to loss of appetite when bored."
"Are we going there?" Feather pointed to the city ahead.
"Yes."
"Now?"
"Yes."
They began their journey.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Eileen on November 23, 2015, 04:07:36 pm
Samuel
"Oh! Oh, did you see that?" Feather exclaimed. "There, I saw it again!" Feather licked her lips. "Man, I'm hungry."
"We don't have time for that Feather." Samuel said. "We need to make it to the city before dark."
Feather pounced around after the rabbit, leaping and jumping, hopping and pouncing.
"Feather, cut it out!" Samuel said. "We don't have time for this!"
"Come on Sammy, if you help me, it won't take any time at all!" Feather complained. "Swipe one Sammy, swipe one for me Sammy!"
"Just this once, okay?" Samuel said. "You're going about this all the wrong way." As he pulled a carrot from his back pocket, he said "You need some bait."
"OOOH, a carrot!" Feather exclaimed, and gobbled it up.
"How am I supposed to hunt under these conditions?!" Samuel complained. "That's it, I'm not helping." As he turned to walk away, Feather's stomach gurgled. He turned back. Feather gave him a sad look.
"Please Sam, please? I'm so hungry! It's all I can think about!" Feather complained. "Rabbit is my favorite."
"Fine, fine, stay here. I'll be back." Samuel said. Samuel walked off into the trees. There was a rustling in the bushes and from a cloud of dust Samuel exited holding a rabbit. Giddy with excitement, Feather leaped into the air. Samuel continued to walk toward Feather and as quickly as Samuel had caught the rabbit, Feather had taken it from his hand. With one gulp, the rabbit was gone. Feather rubbed her tummy.
"That was delicious!" Feather said.
"Now can we go?" Samuel asked. "We need to make it to the city by dark!"
They continued on their path.
After walking for two hours, they entered the outer city limits. The sun was about to set now. "We better hold up right here." Samuel said. "We don't want to be walking around an unknown city in the dark."
They snuggled up together and got ready to go to sleep. As they drifted off into sleep, Samuel heard strange noises.
"Feather, do you hear something?" Samuel asked. Feather was already snoring.
Samuel decided to ignore it, and fell asleep.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 05:21:00 pm
Crane
'Tis calleth fer me quite quaint flirtin'. Crane reasoned.
"Aww, someone wanteth to get in th' sleep chamber wit' sugardaddy." Crane stated, utilizing his most disturbing voice. He made certain he was communicating with a male cop.
Grim Reaper
"You won't. None of you will." Basir declared sternly. "We've wasted enough time already. Let's go!"
Basir made his way to the forest without checking to see if anybody was following.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 23, 2015, 05:28:10 pm
Giovanni the Good Cop
"What? Are you... What?" Giovanni shook his head. What on earth is this moron blabbing about?
"Hey, listen, this is serious. Are you Crane, or do you know the guy that is? Don't play dumb with me!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 05:37:14 pm
Crane
"Oooh." Crane purred. "Crane be currently travelin' th' opposite direction right now. But ere ye be off, how 'bout ye showeth me thy sparks?" Crane angled his torso toward the cop and smiled, slowly twirling a strand of his hair.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 23, 2015, 05:41:29 pm
Felix
Felix glowered. Stealing my line. I'M supposed to be impatient, irritable old jerk.
Felix used his emergency law enforcement code in his communicator to broadcast a city-wide message. A general curfew for all the inhabitants, and a full lockdown for the west end and the neighborhoods bordering the forest. He then contacted the mercenaries to ensure they were moving on track, before finally activating a couple of spells and sprinting to catch up with Basir and Vincolo.
Giovanni the Morally Righteous Cop
Giovanni rolled his eyes. Clearly, this man was being difficult. "Opposite direction, eh? Come with me, then. You seem to know who he is." Giovanni held Crane's arm tightly.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 05:58:54 pm
Crane
"Crane hath bags under his dark green eyes. That gent be laid back 'n more powerful than he looks. That gent be pretty tall, wit' dark black hair 'n tan skin. Unshaven 'n unfashionable, he looks wild." Crane described. "Now, I has't to wend to th' bathroom unless ye wanteth to get peed all ov'r."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 23, 2015, 06:09:38 pm
Giovanni the Eligible Bachelor who's not into Crane
Giovanni frowned. "If you pee on me, I'll send you and your dumb frickin Shakespeare talk straight to the clink. You mind telling me why that young lady was backing away from you screaming about calling the police?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 06:20:26 pm
Crane
"Oh, somethin' I hath said creeped that lady out. Girls, right?" Crane stated. "Concluded, be it I has't to very much wend to th' bathroom right now. If ye doth not alloweth me wend, I be a-feared I wilt not holp peein' on ye." Giovanni perceived that Crane was making awkward movements with his legs while trudging, almost dragging, along.
Grim Reaper
After roughly forty-five minutes of walking, the group heard rustling in the bushes. A tall, elegant woman with orange hair in a pointed bun and a fluorescent amber dress entered, glowering. She was accompanied by several other women and a man, and none of them looked happy.
The woman looked like she was tempted to attack. "Who are you, and what do you want?" She demanded, clearly hostile. Her companions were poised to attack at any moment.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 23, 2015, 06:25:25 pm
Lady Vincolo
"My dear, I believe the question is... who are you?" Lady Vincolo said. She put pressure on one of the lines connecting one of the woman's companions and his compatriots. He seemed to have had a disagreement with the group recently, some kind of stress. Now it was time to change that discontent into a boiling hatred of his companions. Go on... strike.
Dr. Praga
Good, good... now... ATTACK.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 07:00:34 pm
Grim Reaper
The man of the group yelped like a chimpanzee then growled like a lion. He wrestled a short, fat, and older woman to the ground and beat the crap out of her. The woman who had addressed them touched the man and suddenly he faltered and screeched without end. His skin then boiled, and he melted - literally melted - to the ground.
"I don't have time for your giddy questions." The woman smirked. "The door is open." All the women began changing into ferocious humanoids with eyes of fire and long, wickedly sharp talons. They grew hulking and menacing as beasts the group had never seen before made a circle around the women.
In a much deeper and threatening voice, the woman said, "WHO. ARE. YOU?"
"We are Death. Death bites, Death fights, Death sees no lights." Basir stated grimly. "Death strikes." A swarm of massive mosquitoes zipped toward the women and leeched them.
The mosquitoes were sucking their mana. If they flourished, they would return and deposit the mana to Basir. If they blowed, the mana would be deposited on the ground and the mosquitoes would turn against their master.
Basir looked at the rest of his group, as if saying Your move.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 23, 2015, 07:19:28 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo frowned. She wasn't confident that she would be able to turn these creatures against each other... what they had now seemed to be more of a pack relation, with complete submission to their master. She could only break or enhance existing connections between others, not create new ones.
She sighed and severed the emotional connections between the creatures. They would retain their memories of working together, but feel no sense of camaraderie or friendship until the connections regenerated. My magic gets less and less effective the more feral my opponents are...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 23, 2015, 07:26:40 pm
Erat
A strange man ran up to Erat and began muttering and squealing giberish. Erat presumed this may have been a merc.
Felix, is this gibberish mutterer one of your men? Really? Also, could I get a status update? I'm halfway to the West End.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 07:43:00 pm
Crane
"Screw it." Crane declared, feeling a sudden impulse to attack. A menacing python materialized out of thin air. "Svent." Crane ordered the snake.
The python constricted Giovanni and slithered around his neck. When Giovanni looked up, Crane had zoomed out of the area before he could do anything, this time faster and more precise.
---
Crane collided with the weirdest looking human he had ever seen. He looked as if he was an amalgam of a shark, a reptile, and a human. The collision awoke the hybrid.
"Jolly morrow to ye, sir." Crane stated. I be too far off.
Cratus
"Atuscray..., Iyay... amyay... Atuscray.... Ercenarymay..., Iyay... amyay...." Cratus repeated it slowly and steadily so Erat could understand him. "Youyay... unray... astfay.... Ootay... astfay.... Inyay... attlebay..., unray... owslay... inyay... orderyay... otay... ambushyay... enemyyay..., youyay... ustmay.... Uchmay... otay... earnlay..., youyay... avehay.... Erhhay... erhhay... erhhay...."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 23, 2015, 07:58:10 pm
Giovanni
Giovanni grabbed the python and tugged it off his neck. It then burst into flames.
He talked into his communicator. "A man just attacked me and ran off. I'm near the murder site of Mr. Munroe. Get a team on him, STAT. He harrassed a girl here, and when it was clear I wouldn't get off his back, he attacked. His name is probably Crane." He then gave a description of Crane.
Dr. Praga
I'm sure the police are on him now. I'll just wait it out and see what happens.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 08:14:28 pm
Terrorists
"Svent astahi shio." The woman who had addressed them, evidently the leader, said. "Show thric kilith." The beasts charged Basir's group, obviously almighty.
A beast with the threatening appearance of a kraken-dragon bit into Felix's dominant leg and didn't let go. Felix's leg coursed with pain, and wrinkled. Felix felt the leg cripple and send him tumbling to the ground. The kraken-dragon crawled toward him, hissing and spitting.
The beast abruptly faltered and screeched. Basir was above the beast, brandishing his crook. Felix perceived a newfangled mark on the beast's foot: an O with a triangle around it.
"That beast likely injected venom in you. We have no idea what it is; it could be racing through your veins to your heart right now." Basir stated grimly. "Sylvester, take Felix to a hospital, will you?"
Meanwhile, Vincolo was holding up a battle of her own with one of the beasts. A griffin-chimera scorched Vincolo with fire as it clawed Vincolo's torso mercilessly.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 23, 2015, 08:33:17 pm
A new stanza arose within his mind.
Ghasty beasts with sharp fangs snapping, tearing, shredding, thigh bones snapping, Ghoulish monsters thirsting for the blood of defenders thus four; Decisions, of mercy, murder, pushing boundaries ever further, Primal instinct rose up in Sylvester's cursed, carnal core.
Sylvester
Hmm... He stood up straight and observed the surrounding beasts. I suppose I could kill them all, but I've undoubtedly been given a direct order. Very well then, I shall be on my way.
Above Felix's view Sylvester peered over, darkly grinning. "Be still, my Lord." The world darkened. Black most surrounded them both. "I'll take you to safety..."
They vanished, appearing next in an emergency room.
Thus fought onward nevermore.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 23, 2015, 08:56:37 pm
Kelcie who can beat a pissed off gecko in anger issues any day
A commotion stirred up across the clearing in the forest near the tree that she had jumped off. A flash of light from Rose proved to do no harm to the gecko, rather than getting rid of the gecko, it made it angrier.
THIS STUPID GECKO IS PISSING ME OFF. ALL IT'S DOING IS CAUSING A DAMN DISTRACTION FROM WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING
Oh oh... Kelcie's gonna do something which probably involves exploding based on that face.
Kelcie stormed over to the gecko, which was spitting in anger at the two below. She climbed up the trunk and kicked about ten feet away into a pile of cacti.
"There, no more problem."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 08:57:56 pm
Name: Crane Mace Killam
Nicknames: Cutthroat, Cutthroat Crane
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, yes
Nobility or Citizen: Military
Colors:BGR
Bio: Rebellious from the start, Crane was a foul child. It was not always this way. He once charmed and adored everyone he set his eyes upon - everybody loved him.
At the age of ten, Crane witnessed his parents torturing innocent individuals for money. This left Crane distrustful of authority. When his parents found out he possessed this knowledge, they turned against him. They used him for every little task, treating him like a slave. He was never the same.
One day, scavenging through an old library, Crane encountered a documentary on warfare, resulting in his casual interest in the subject. When Crane came of age, Crane signed up for the military to retrain his anger and use it to help people. In the military, he picked up a foul accent.
One of the youngest officers in military history, Crane achieved the rank at a mere age twenty. He maintains a secondary job with Basir at his hospital.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/ynVexKM.png?1)
Any other information: Crane is prone to sniffing.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 23, 2015, 09:07:44 pm
Grim Reaper
The kraken-dragon bowed low before Basir. Basir issued it a command. KILL. GRIFFIN-CHIMERA. NOW. The kraken-dragon interrupted Vincolo's battle and clobbered the griffin-chimera.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 23, 2015, 09:15:32 pm
? ? ?
A flash of light suddenly appeared next to the tree, startling the students. The light quickly faded out, revealing a tall woman with an eye patch and a duffel bag. The woman looked around at the faces of many confused teenagers, plus a kid.
"... Well, this definitely isn't Avlen." She examined her teleportation charm. It was no longer working properly, as expected. Gosh, isn't that just marvelous. The woman stored her broken charm in her coat and looked up at the students.
"Would anyone like to inform me on my whereabouts?" She then glanced at the echo gecko that was about 10 feet away. "Actually, better question. What exactly are you kids doing here? ______
Name: Rochelle Age: 35 Gender: Female Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, yes Nobility or Citizen: Neither (foreigner) Colors: U Bio: A researcher who teleported to the wrong place and is now kinda stuck there. Appearance: 6’ tall, eyepatch covering right eye (will colored version later) (http://i.imgur.com/VDu0EI6.png) (hands and feet whyyyyyy) Any other information:
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 23, 2015, 09:26:27 pm
Kelcie who is still kind of angry
"You're in Sandsteppe." She said blankly. "We're after some group of terrorists." She continued as if it was a normal activity for them. "You wouldn't happen to be a part of them, would you?" Kelcie asked bluntly, now suspicious and angry.
Haley almost smacked her head. How could her sister be so... direct.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 23, 2015, 09:29:56 pm
Rochelle
"Terrorists?" My my, what have I gotten myself into. "No, I am not part of this terrorist group. Say, what have you kids done to get the attention of these terrorists?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 23, 2015, 09:33:06 pm
Kelcie
"We got to the academy." Kelcie stated kind of blankly again, but not as much as before.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 23, 2015, 10:01:35 pm
Rochelle
"Academy, academy... oh! You're all from Yezin, aren't you? I have a cousin who lives in Yezin. Anyways, you might want to do something about that beast over there." Rochelle pointed at the echo gecko who was back up on its feet, looking for ferocious than ever.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 23, 2015, 10:27:07 pm
Kelcie
"It won't even make it here with those spikes in its arm and tail." Kelcie responded pointing to the large cactus which the gecko was standing on with its tail stuck in one spine and it's arm stuck in another. Just to be safe, she clapped and the spines grew larger and curved over to trap it, but only temporarily.
((Basically the gecko is kind of stuck there... but it won't die. Probably will get out when they are gone or something.))
Katie
...
"Thank you for making sure that everyone made it out here. Since we won't know your magic abilities till tomorrow's 'test,' you can go early."
"OK. Where do I go for the 'test' tomorrow, sir?"
"Front office."
...
And that's how I got a half day off, time to put it to good use. Katie thought before reaching room 59, or rather a wide wall next to room 58.
After making sure that there were no signs of life nearby, Katie was about to place her hands on the wall, but then decided that the moss she had carefully placed there over summer would get disrupted and make the doorway obvious. Instead she walked into the bathroom where no one would see here, and teleported herself into the "solid wall" area.
It was actually a cozy looking room with a sofa, a sofaish chair thing a desk with a metal, a fireplace, and a small loft if you looked up with a ladder along the side of the room to get there. Still, to any newcomer, something would seem off. The room was lit up with three black spheres in glass globes that gave of bright blue light. These globes were in the fireplace (not fire), but it wasn't the lighting that felt threatening. It was the feel of the room.
Of course, to Katie, the room was not frightening. In fact, it was comforting to her, like it was full of life. Yet, what seemed to be the only life in the room were three small green shoots coming out of a rectangular pot on the desk. All traces of mana, spells, and life from inside the room could not be felt outside unless another BW (and another color is fine) mage was in the area and looking for it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 23, 2015, 11:24:32 pm
((JG, who are these terrorists? ))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 24, 2015, 05:49:15 am
((The ones who ambushed Basir, Vincolo and Felix as they were in the forest, but the terrorists was the first time they were actually named))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 24, 2015, 07:41:46 am
Felix
Felix slapped Sylvester's hands away from him. "HEY! Take me BACK! That's an order! I can still fight, damn it!" Felix grabbed Sylvester's arm. "Hey! Are you even listening to me?!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 24, 2015, 10:45:37 am
((Isn't Basir BU? If so, how can he summon mosquitoes/a kraken? Unless I missed something...))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 24, 2015, 11:31:03 am
Rose
"Ok good, we got it." Rose huffed, "Where to now? Should we go back and see if Lady Fahiri is alright?"
Senlevon
"We got a report." Senlevon said, "Not an attack but some suspicious people near the south bank building. We have a teleport stop near it." He motioned for Charlie to step into the teleport shed."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 24, 2015, 11:41:40 am
Charlie
Charlie nodded. "Yes, sir; I'm ready." Good of the terrorists to wait until my mana recharges...
Why am I so sarcastic today?
Charlie shrugged and walked in, pausing to make sure his whistle was safely around his neck. While it didn't provide nearly as much control as a spell, it was good for sending simple orders to his birds, and it didn't cost any mana.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 24, 2015, 11:56:44 am
Rochelle
"Hm. Well, I suppose I'm stuck with you lot for now. So. What now?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 24, 2015, 12:27:23 pm
Yori Senlevon
The blue light flashed again and the two of them found themselves standing on a sandstone platform. After shaking his arm a little, Senlevon stepped down the staircase and out into a small square, in front of the south bank.
"It seems all of them have odd tattoos, I imagine they'll try to cover them up. Do you know how to seek out magical signals?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Eileen on November 24, 2015, 12:36:23 pm
(Some updates to Sammy Swipes have been made)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 24, 2015, 12:48:26 pm
Rose
She turned to the newcomer, "Oh hello!" She said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 24, 2015, 02:57:05 pm
Kelcie
"Lady Fahiri obviously knows how to defend herself, so I say we try to find the terrorists. I think that most of us have compatible magic that won't clash." Kelcie responded to Rose
((Here are sort of the colors here for people too lazy to look back: Kelcie - RG, Cahaya - RW, Rose - R, Nigel - BWG, Rochelle - U, tell me if I missed anyone. Basically we have a bunch of reds, someone who knows absolutely no magic, and a blue. Oh wait, I forgot Haley who is sort of a UW with quite a bit of knowledge about R because of continuous spars with Kelcie [who is starting to rub off her recklessness and evil behavior on Haley]))
Katie
She lifted up the painting of two kittens on the wall and climbed behind into a passage before putting it back into place. After taking five steps into the passage, she climbed down a camouflaged ladder, anyone who didn't know it was there would fall down and break their leg(s).
At the bottom, there was a small room, only about four meters long and two meters wide that reeked of blood. A tiny fireplace with fire that burned bright was the only source of light in the room. A small boy, about twelve, sat in a pool of blood, his eyes wide open in fear. There were three deep cuts in his side, and he seemed to be in great pain.
Katie picked him up by his collar, almost choking him, and asked,"What possessed you to be practicing magic in a pitch dark alley last night?" The boy did not respond with words, but the shadows around Katie jumped up and started moving towards her. She threw the boy at the wall, causing the blood to splash everywhere. Katie glared at the boy due to his lack of response and readiness to attack. A small black ball formed in her hands, giving off blue light, and obviously incomplete. The shadows immediately turned into black dust that stayed on the room floor.
"No more of that and I'll return this to you." She said to the half dead boy who nodded weakly in response. A bright flash of blue light filled the room, and the child looked more alive than before, but very scared as he responded,"I want... I want to go to the academy next year, but my mother said it was stupid, and that you just become stuck up. I was just practicing."
"You're a mono black mage?" Katie guessed based on what she had seen the night before. An evil smirk crossed over her face,"How good are you at pretending to be a red?"
"I...I..know nothing." The boy said, frightened
"Ok, you're going to learn to be red." Katie said as though it was the easiest thing to do. "What is your name?"
"Uhhh.."
"Forget it. I'm just going to call you Selim, and you now work for me."
"NO! I w-" He was cut off as a knife was thrown into his already cut leg, and blood sprayed through the room as he fell unconscious from blood loss.
And he finally passes out. Katie thought as she teleported into the bathroom in her house to clean Selim up.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 24, 2015, 03:14:23 pm
Charlie
Charlie nodded. It was one of the blue-magic techniques he hadn't minded learning from his father. "I do. So what exactly do we know about these suspicious people? Is it really worth it for you to come out here personally, with these terrorists around?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 24, 2015, 03:43:21 pm
Rochelle
"Oh you know what? I forgot to introduce myself! How rude of me." She gave a slight bow. "I'm Rochelle, a mono-blue mage from the city of Zora which is located in the mountains that's... northeast of here I think? Let me check." She pulled out a map from her coat. "Let's see... yup. Northeast. Anyways, I'm traveling around Ispera doing a mana-survey on the land and various other things, searching for any anomalies and the like. Which reminds me..."
Rochelle got out a small, clear crystal and set it on the ground. While she muttered a few incantations, the crystal started to glow and change colors. Once she was done, she pulled out a small notepad from her coat and scribbled some notes as well as marking her map.
Sandsteppe - S1 - Forest Area
Primarily green, a little bit of red. Nothing unusual so far. Will examine sample later.
She put everything away when she was finished. "Alright. I do sincerely hope you all know what you're doing when we confront these terrorists."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 24, 2015, 04:00:31 pm
Kelcie
"We don't" Kelcie responded bluntly, "We have no idea what these terrorists can do and who they are, all we know is that they are terrorists we are going after."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 24, 2015, 04:10:39 pm
Rochelle
... This is a group of reds isn't it. Ah, well. I suppose I shall start thinking about my will then.
"Well that is definitely very reassuring. So. Where should we start?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 24, 2015, 04:24:07 pm
((You forgot Mark, GU))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 24, 2015, 05:41:17 pm
Rose
"There were only two where we were. It should be alright. Although shouldn't we head back to the city?" Rose said, "Oh wait, we don't know where that is."
Senlevon
"It's improbable that we'll complete a successful capture, we just need to get a reading on one of their aura's, that requires us to get close. Obviously we're not the only ones that can do this, but many scanning blue mages lack combat capability, and since violent outburst is a possibility, I wouldn't want to send one of them in."
A pair of hooded figures walked out of the bank, talking to each other. Senlevon grabbed Charlie's shoulder One of them pulled back their hood, something about his hair seemed familiar to Charlie. It was a faded gray, messed up. He noticed a scar below the man's eye. Senlevon removed one of his rings and it lit up a faint dark blue. He slid it back on his finger and walked over to the man, "Hello there." He said.
The man looked up, "Yes?" He tapped the other hooded figure on the shoulder.
"I'm Yori Senlevon, I assume you all are travelers. We've had a problem recently involving out neighboring city Guelboro. May I ask if you traveled through there on your way here?"
"We have no business with Guelboro." The man said somewhat harshly.
"Alright, thank you." Senlevon put his hand close to the man's cloak as he turned around, 'accidentally' brushing the fabric. The gray-haired man walked towards the edge of the square, however he stopped for a moment. He looked behind his shoulder right into Charlie's eyes. NOW Charlie remembered who this was. It was the man in the alley who grabbed him earlier, the one Senlevon's teleport ring had saved him from.
"Well I got something." Yori said as the men walked out of earshot, "Although they made no move or showed no sign of being who we want. Did you pick up on anything?"
Rose
"I think Lady Fahiri is in trouble. I don't know about rushing the terrorists, but let's at least go make sure she's okay."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 24, 2015, 05:48:02 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya tapped his foot on the ground.
"I'm not totally sure. I want to deal with these guys as much as you do, but they have a higher mana capacity than us. If we attack, we'll have to be super careful."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 24, 2015, 05:48:43 pm
Mark
"As much as I think that if students like us could fight off a few of these mercenaries, a teacher could manage, we should check to make sure she's fine."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 24, 2015, 06:26:15 pm
Charlie
Charlie nodded tightly, straining to maintain a blank expression. "It's one of them." He muttered out of the corner of his mouth. "He tried to attack me as that teleportation charm went off."
Felix
Don't blame me; I didn't pick these guys. Talk to that Sylvester fellow. As for status... Basir was acting like an idiot and sending me out of the fight, but I'm trying to get back in right now. Oh yeah, there was a fight. Good stuff.
Felix turned away from Sylvester and cast the purging spell on his wound once more. The dark streaks around it receded entirely, as the venom was destroyed.
"Kindly don't interfere with me again, eh? I can handle a fight." Felix paused and swallowed a small pill from a container in his pocket, before shaking his head. He next revealed a strange black cylinder and a teleportation charm. The charm popped, and he disappeared.
*****
Felix appeared directly behind Vincolo and Basir, and immediately held up the cylinder. The next concentrated spell he cast passed into the cylinder, and exited in a wide spread like buckshot, simultaneously hitting four of the enemies with a spurt of dark red liquid. The liquid clung to them and combusted in flame.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 24, 2015, 08:21:20 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir muttered some things over a communication charm then uttered, "Sylvester, return." Closing it, he pocketed it. The women were much less menacing now, the mosquitoes having drained them of all their mana. They circled around Basir and deposited the mana to him, then perished.
That gives me enough mana to summon Leviathan. Basir contemplated. Their surroundings grew moist as a vile monster shook the earth as it materialized. It tore the beasts apart like paper and subdued each woman, restraining them.
"We should interrogate them," Basir stated. "Vincolo, would you like to do the honors?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 24, 2015, 08:26:44 pm
Senlevon
Excellent "Marvelous." He said, "We've got it." He sent out a quick message on the two men and the description of the gray-haired man. "We've got a few people to follow them at a distance. Unless they're not organized at all and have completely different magical signatures, we can get some location info out of this."
Rose
The group slowly moved out of the forest and back into the open field. Rose spied the small deck and house in the distance. There was a man standing outside the door holding a necklace, swinging it on his hand...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 24, 2015, 08:38:27 pm
Erat
Well, that was useful.
A fight you say? Wow, I miss all the fun.
"Well, thanks for helping out. Once the rest of the men get here, we'll be trecking to a safe place of Yori Senlevon to support his academy students under attack.
((Should I just pretend the rest of the mercs have arrived? This scene isn't getting very far))
Mark
Mark spotted a house in the difference, a man standing there with a swinging necklace in his hand. Mark spoke in a low voice to the rest of his group.
"Any idea on who this man is? He could be nice, but he looks rather menacing... should we approach?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 24, 2015, 08:51:11 pm
Felix
Felix whistled appreciatively. "Impressive summon you've got there."
Evil Terrorists of Moral Ambiguity
"You're bluffing!" One yelled. "You can't do anything to us! We're not idiots; we know we have rights!"
Charlie
"I could use my birds to keep scouting, if that would help?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 24, 2015, 08:54:32 pm
Cratus
Seven other men marched into the area all at once.
"I am Sir Onan, at your service." Said the first.
"I am Sir Tad, at your service." Said the second.
"I am Sir Troy, at your service." Said the third.
"I am Sir Fountain, at your service." Said the fourth.
"I am Sir Foy, at your service." Said the fifth.
"I am Sir Sixten, at your service." Said the sixth.
"I am Sir Seven, at your service." Said the seventh.
"Andyay Irsay Atuscray, Iyay amyay, youryay ervicesay atyay. Erhhay erhhay erhhay. (And Sir Cratus, I am, your service at. Herh herh herh.)" Said Cratus.
"Shall we begin?" Asked Sir Tad and Sir Foy at the same time.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 24, 2015, 09:04:37 pm
Erat
"Well, great. Even better. We'll be going to capture some mercenary terrorists that are attacking academy students. Do any of you have previous magical encounter experience?"
None of the mercs except Cratus raised their hands. Erat shook his head in exasperation.
Where they find these guys, I don't know.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 24, 2015, 09:13:25 pm
Senlevon
"Can they find anyone with copies of the mana signature on this ring?"
Rose
"I don't know. Roch?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 24, 2015, 09:54:04 pm
Rochelle
"Well, this guy does seem a little shady. I'll scan the area." Rochelle lowered herself to the ground, casting a spell the scan the house and the man. "Hmm. No one else is inside the house. The man is a red-blue-black mage. Badlands color. He's definitely dangerous."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 24, 2015, 11:19:42 pm
Sylvester
He'd vanished.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 25, 2015, 12:11:59 am
-I... should look into the progress of memory-erasing magic at some point this week. I'd gladly wipe away my experience with that... gentleman?
Julia Pecker
The widow Mrs. Monroe weakly tapped the still shivering Julia on her shoulder. Julia turned around and composed herself. "Y-yes, Miss?"
"I'm afraid... there's more you need to know."
---
They had returned to the crime scene. The corpse was now beginning to attract insects. A policeman grew irritated with them and cast a frequency spell, causing them to drop dead.
Julia and Mrs. Monroe passed through the room to perhaps gather a little extra evidence, then moved on to a living room with a coffee table. Julia poured herself a cup of tea and sat down patiently.
"Walt..." The widow's voice was weak. "...He was never completely on the side of the law."
"In what way?"
"He was a powerful noble here; the Monroe family has traditionally held control over this surrounding territory's economic structure. After our daughter passed on, he..." she paused and let out a sigh. "...grew anxious. His rivalries with the other nobles reached a fever pitch. The night he was killed, he..." She held back a sob. "...was organizing an assassination."
"Assassination?! Of who? This could be a breakthrough!"
"I've no doubt it is."
Julia looked down. "I mean, uhh... do go on. I, that was rude of me."
The widow continued. "The only one who threatened Walt's influence was an academy headmaster, Yori Senlevon. Walt wanted to have him killed."
"And?"
"The assassination never made it past the planning stage. Walt was killed before his plot came into fruition."
"I know this is hard, Miss, but..."
"..."
"Do you believe that this Senlevon might have caught wind of Walton's plan?"
The woman stood firm. "I have no doubt about it. That man has connections everywhere."
"I've got the law on my side." Julia rose with confidence. "Don't worry, I'll get your husband the justice he deserves."
"Thank you, Detective Pecker. W-wait, before you go..."
"Huh?"
"I, uh, I've heard one more thing about Senlevon."
"I'm all ears."
"Those who come too close tend to..."
"I have a pretty good idea of what happened to Walton, Miss."
"Yes, but... are you confident in your ability to defend yourself?"
Her techniques ran through her head, and she replied, "I am. You don't have to worry about me."
"Be... be careful, Detective. Keep an eye on that man's butler."
"Duly noted." Julia left the room.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 25, 2015, 12:34:34 am
Kelcie
"If he's dangerous, we have to act fast so that we don't get attacked first, after all, he probably could sense that disturbance in the air with that spell if he was paying attention to his surroundings. How about this, Haley and I distract this guy with frontal attacks while the rest of you ambush from behind." Kelcie said, forgetting about the gecko and ready for a fight.
Judging by the way this is going, it's going to end up with the entire house falling down just for one of Kelcie's dramatic entrances... Still, a fight sounds good, today all I did was sit and listen to "All about teachers." Now... what's the most effective spell for blowing up a building?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on November 25, 2015, 03:02:39 pm
Peter
Peter had no idea what his fighting skills would be like against an unknown figure. The sun was low in the sky, and it was much warmer than usual. Peter could see beads of silvery liquid dripping through Susie's clothes. Peter smirked.
Susie felt quite far from kind and rich as Peter ambled toward her.
Time to find out if I do have a monster inside. Peter thought.
Susie's pale blue dress was the color of sky. Her eyes were a slightly darker blue. Peter's eyes were full of malice. A long scratch down Peter's neck had barely begun to heal, with dried blood still sticking to the skin around it. He hissed.
"Uh, hello." Susie said as Peter drew closer.
Peter stopped and stared at her.
"I've never met a man," Susie said, edging back a step. "I've never met much of anyone, really."
"Shut up." Peter growled.
Susie ducked and rolled out of the way just as a blast of what looked like sparkling smoke shot out of Peter's hand. Susie felt a horrible chill rattle through her whole body.
Susie sent a blast of fire from her hand, narrowly missing Peter. Peter jerked back and looked even angrier than before.
"Sorry," Susie said. "Listen, do we have to fight? What'll happen to us if we-"
Peter interrupted by racing at her. Susie had to shut up and dart out of the way. Peter's big hand whacked her across the face so Susie was momentarily blinded.
Instinctively Susie lashed out with her hands, scratching Peter. As her sight cleared, she saw that she'd accidentally hit the scratch on Peter's neck, which was bleeding again.
Peter fell back for a moment, touching his neck gingerly with his hands. He was glowering, and couldn't feel a monster rising up inside him. He'd always hoped his monster wouldn't be necessary.
Peter materialized a glowing blade. He ran at Susie again, hissing as if he were about to shoot more freezing air. With a quick slash, Peter raked Susie's belly, leaving a trail of blood. He flipped back upright and spun to face Susie again.
Susie shrieked, doubling over. "What is wrong with you?" She yelled at Peter.
"Sorry." Peter said, watching Susie clutch her bleeding belly. If he attacked now, he could surprise Susie and maybe even win. Peter growled and dashed at Susie again. Susie reared up and grabbed his shoulders.
Peter's blade slashed across Susie's chest, and they grappled across the ground. Instantly, hoofbeats were heard along with neighing. Someone was coming.
Bob
"I got up late for school today! I hurried down the stairs, wolfed my toast, and caused a fuss! I quickly threw books in my bag, my pens and my lunch. Grabbed my coat from out the cupboard, took my bat and ball for sports. I slid across the kitchen floor, and hopped around the cat! Then expertly rolled over, jumped back up and grabbed my hat! I belted out of our front door, spun round and swung it shut. I felt I had time to strut! I climbed on a horse and then froze still, and knew that things weren't right!" Robert exclaimed to the secretary. "That's why I'm late for school today!"
"It's happened too many times," The secretary said. "Don't let it happen again."
"Roger that!" Robert said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 25, 2015, 05:10:03 pm
Cratus
"I am White-Blue-Black," Said Sir Onan. "Instinct is the enemy, logic is the right path."
"I am Red-White-Black," Said Sir Tad. "I love to fight and I am ready to fight. I wasn't paying attention earlier when you asked if we had combat experience. I have a very short attention span."
"I am Black-Green-White," Said Sir Troy. "My magic is defensive and used to protect against nature."
"I am White-Black," Said Sir Fountain. "Plotting is the name of the game."
"I am White-Black," Said Sir Foy. "To win is to use methodical steps of cruelty."
"I am White-Blue-Black," Said Sir Sixten. "Through white, blue, and black you can gain strength through proper thought."
"I am Black-Green-White," Said Sir Seven. "Green-White but instead of cities, the badlands."
"Edray-Itewhay-Ackblay, Iyay amyay Edray-Itewhay-Ackblay, (Red-White-Black, I am Red-White-Black,)" Cratus spoke steadily with his words to make them legible. "Ouryay itycay eway allshay efendday, ateverwhay ethay ostcay aymay ebay, eway allshay ightfay inyay ethay esertday, eway allshay ightfay onyay ethay eachesbay, eway allshay ightfay onyay ethay andinglay oundsgray, eway allshay ightfay inyay ethay ieldsfay andyay inyay ethay eetsstray, eway allshay ightfay inyay ethay illshay; eway allshay evernay urrendersay. Yesyay, hmmmay. (Our city we shall defend, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight in the desert, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Yes, hmmm.)"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 25, 2015, 05:25:43 pm
Erat
"Okay, well if looks like you can use group spells and fight and are call white and black mages, some with other kinds, you should be able to fight together in groups. We're going to the west end. Cratus, you're in charge of this bunch. Let's move, and hurry!"
Erat and the rest began to run for the West end, making it there in 10 minutes, sometimes running sometimes jogging. No one looked very tired, making Erat content that the mercenaries were atleast fit.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 25, 2015, 07:22:39 pm
&%#$^&
The gray-haired man turned the corner out onto the street. He had made it to the west end. There was a crowd gathered around a small fight. He looked at the crowd. Maybe...
He strode towards the crowd, putting his hood on. He got a short glance of the fighters. His face twitched and he shook his head, then backed out. He glanced down the street, seeing a group of people running towards the crowd. Hm? What sort of? Who..? He dismissed the strange look of the people. He leaned against a wall and watched.
Rose
"So are you suggesting we rush him?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 25, 2015, 07:39:27 pm
Kelcie
"Yeah! While we distract and attack from the front, you guys go from behind." Kelcie responded.
It's possible that the frontal attack on it's own works well enough...
Katie
A very clean and thankful Selim (for he had thought he was going to die) was reading a book about red magic on the couch.
"Your first job is simple, all you have to do is kill someone and prove me your worth. I want to see your... strengths and abilities. Use this charm to change your appearance." Katie said, tossing him a small charm.
Earlier, Katie had made sure that Selim was going to follow all of her orders or there would be severe punishments.
Get accustomed to how his life force feels, check. It should be easy to tell where he is from now. And I can easily kill him if I feel like he is not behaving... though that would be a waste... Make kid start studying red magic, check. Get kid to like me, checkish? Well it's a work in progress, giving him no limit on what he could do with magic definitely helped. Free food, and no need to go to school also worked, I guess.
"Put this to good use, it's rare to find super effective appearance charms. I've already charged this with mana, so you shouldn't need to use your own. Oh and take a teleportation charm in case."
"How do you have so many charms?" Selim asked while putting the teleportation charm inside a pocket in his belt.
"I collect them and they are useful. I'm not that person who just collects them to make a pretty display, I actually use them. I own at least two of every charm. Now hurry up!" The last part was followed by a glare.
"Y'yes." Selim responded before there was a flash of light in the room and instead of Selim, there was a tall boy with dark blue hair, piercing green eyes, and a scar above his nose. He wore a long black coat with full sleeves.
"Good, now proceed with the... mission. I hope that you aren't a failure. I'll be seeing you." She said as he teleported to an alley near the house, not wanting to be seen coming out of Katie's place.
((And that concludes... DAH DAH-DAH DAHHHHH... another lame Katie post!))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on November 25, 2015, 08:22:47 pm
Erat
The momment he saw the ring of citizens, Erat slowed the group down.
"Wait here. Don't do anything, yet. I want to see what's going on."
Erat glanced at a man leaning against a wall, not participating, a cold expression watching him. Erat gave him a sharp nod. The man did nothing back.
This is quite a place... what's going on up there.
He walked into the crowd of people, but they wouldn't move apart, forcing Erat to draw his sword, and then they backed up a bit. Erat walked into complete mayhem. An armoured mercenary of some sort was weilding a spiked mace and short shield against a blue robed mage.
((I have a huge description for this, but unsure if I should include it or not. Read it and let me know if I can edit it in or not.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 25, 2015, 08:37:35 pm
Emerald Enchantress
Oooh, how thrilling. Athena thought. I hate to have to end this hell of a show, but... Athena's hand crackled as she readied a spell. Light filled the vacancy, temporarily blinding everyone in it. When the light cleared, nobody in the area could move, including Erat. Cratus and Tad missed the spell.
[Just clarifying that you can control Sir Tad, Adeit. You can control all the mercenaries except Cratus. Tad and Cratus have combat experience by the way.]
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 25, 2015, 08:54:21 pm
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The hooded man looked up, a lady had casted a freezing spell. He stared at the crowd and then turned his eyes to the caster. He pulled his hood over his head. One of his eyes was severely disfigured, and the group saw several marks covering it.
"Hey, you found me." He shrugged, "You win, you have bested me, etc. I'll show myself out, see ya!" He waved and walked around the corner.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 26, 2015, 10:35:10 am
Charlie
Charlie nodded. "I designed them myself; their senses and speed are well beyond those of any wild bird you might find." He pulled out his whistle and blew a single sharp note. In a minute, two blue birds swooped down from behind the bank and stopped in front of Charlie, hovering. Each seemingly tasted the ring, before another short burst of three whistle notes sent them off.
***Soon afterwards***
"Found him!" Charlie explained, before pointing at a wide street. "It's not too far off; we can get there on foot!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 10:36:06 am
Senlevon
"Are there any others with the same signature? Or just the man we got it from?"
Rose
Rose looked around, "I mean there's only one of him. What do we do after we capture him? Kelcie?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 26, 2015, 02:38:28 pm
Little did I know, I wos actually suhrounded by psycho killahs.
Nigel Colligan
"W-w-wot the 'ell? Yer gonna attack him? Why?!" He stepped forward and approached the man, muttering "bugger it" under his breath.
The mysterious man loomed over him with a menacing glare.
Nigel spoke up, completely unaffected, or at the very least oblivious. "Oi, 'ello. You 'ere for the savehouse too?"
The group behind him stared, aghast.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 26, 2015, 02:59:51 pm
Rochelle
Rochelle sighed. Well. There is only one person after all. She stood by waiting to backup Nigel if the man responded with malicious intent.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 03:35:11 pm
------
"You could say that, where did you come from?" The man said, glaring at Nigel.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 26, 2015, 03:40:09 pm
When we first tolked he didn't seem like such a bad fellow, really.
Nigel Colligan
"I'm from the academy." Nigel rubbed his chin. "Long story short, we was attacked by these godawful terrorists 'an fled out here in this forest. Now it seems they're hunting us down, see, so we've come to this safehouse. Wot, did they come after you too?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 04:06:41 pm
/-//-//-//-//-//-//-//-
"Sure." He said, "And do you have friends with you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 26, 2015, 04:14:53 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"You aren't going anywhere." Athena materialized in front of the man and froze him. Athena's hand crackled. "First thing's first, who are you?"
Cratus
"Irsay Adtay, aketay arecay ofyay ethay othersyay eway etterbay. Aketay atthay ersonpay youyay. Aketay ethay otheryay ersonpay Iyay. Indfay outyay owhay andyay ywhay ethay ightfay artedstay. (Sir Tad, take care of the others we better. Take that person you. Take the other person I. Find out how and why the fight started.)" Cratus pointed to each person, speaking slowly habitually at this point. Approaching the frozen mercenary, he welcomed him into his constricting grasp.
All the terrorists felt the wrath of plausibly the worst pain they ever felt. "That will happen again if you do not answer all of our questions. Let's start simple. Who are each and every one of you? And don't think of lying. I will know."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 04:25:28 pm
The One eyed man
"Hm, personal teleportation, neat. Although I'm afraid freezing won't help you." He took a step back, "Call me Diviner, I'll be leaving now. You win!" Athena's hand collapsed around nothing as the man's figure turned pure white and vanished.
---
"Time stop?" The man in the fight tried to say to himself. After a little bit of spell tinkering he found himself able to move. Several people dressed in incredibly odd attire were surrounding him. "Blood moon." He said to himself. A large red moon appeared in his hand, "Red magic only, like it?" He prepared a fireball.
The mercs with Basir
((For future reference, the Mercenaries associated with the one eyed man are my characters, pls no use them, thankies))
One of them smirked, "I'm Cabal. Nice to meet ya'. Don't worry about me lying, I'm used to pain."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 26, 2015, 05:19:42 pm
Emerald Enchantress
Grrr...I should've - could've - been ready for that. Athena checked out Cratus' situation. He could use another person. A tree **** a little, preparing to morph, but never did.
Dammit. Let's see what else I can use. Athena cast a decay spell on the mercenary, arousing a sick and weary feeling as it worked on him.
Cratus
A sickly red meteor materialized in Cratus' hand. Woah, way more powerful then I intended, that is. Cratus launched the meteor. Along with arousing a significant amount of injury and damage, the rock spat large quantities of venom onto all the hostiles, then before it perished, cloned two times and struck again.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 05:23:26 pm
...
Then man was blown back by the meteors, as the time stop spell began to wear off. The crowd of people began to run and panic as more meteors came crashing down.
The man stood up, blood dripping down his face, "Great!" He shot a massive jet of flame at Cratus, bathing him in fire for a few moments before stumbling back. He grabbed his side in pain.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 26, 2015, 05:31:30 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir addressed Cabal. "Three questions, and you better answer all of them. Firstly, who's the other lass in your group right next to you? Secondly, who was that man seemingly in your group that you killed? Thirdly, why is your cult attacking Yezin?"
[M2 used the guy who nearly killed Charlie. I'm confused.]
Cratus
Grrr... Cratus grit his teeth in pain. Going to do a spin off of a lightning spell, I am. Fun, this is, never used before I experimenting with advanced magic have. A raincloud materialized over all the hostiles, which would strike them with lightning every minute.
[Just clarifying here that Cratus only talks Pig Latin; his thoughts are his normal way of talking. The curse only affected his physical speech.]
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 26, 2015, 05:37:41 pm
Kelcie
That kid... DAMN IT!
BOOM!
The sound of an explosion echoed through the forest as the front of the building crashed down to the ground. Wood cam flying toward the man and hit him square in the face. Nigel stood there with rubble around him, unscratched, but covered in soon until a hard kick sent him flying into the man.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 05:48:59 pm
...
The man reached his hand out and Nigel floated up and in front of him. He turned Nigel towards the others, "Try anything and I kill him." He said.
Cabal
"I don't know'em." Cabal smiled, "He's just another goon, I killed a guy?, and were not attacking Yezin. I couldn't give a hoot about Yezin."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 26, 2015, 06:05:35 pm
Rochelle
Rochelle facepalmed. Goodness gracious this went downhill fast. Why did these kids think it was a good idea to hunt down terrorists and why did I let them do that? She tried to reason with the man.
"Look, sorry for the explosion. It would really be nice if you let the kid go and we can all settle this over a cup of tea or something like civilized human beings, right?" Rochelle forced a smile.
There's no way in hell that this is going to work, but at least I have a little bit of time to think of something.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 26, 2015, 06:13:11 pm
I was 'aving a decent convusation with the bloke when all of a sudden that kelcie girl blew us up like the bloody idiot she wos.
Nigel Colligan
"Aye! AYE" he yelped. "P-put me down, you twit, wot did I ever do to you?!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 26, 2015, 06:23:03 pm
Grim Reaper
"Must have been her who killed him then," Basir observed. "Three more, answer them all. What drives you; what are your motives? Who are you working for?"
[Clarification: Cabal's group formerly consisted of two women and one man. The woman that isn't Cabal, the one I was using earlier, killed the man when Vincolo made him attack. So the two being interrogated right now are women. That was established earlier.]
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 26, 2015, 06:48:38 pm
Kelcie
"Well MAYBE you ruined the plan and gave away out location." Kelcie responded before letting go of Nigel.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 07:04:53 pm
Cabal
"None of your god damn business." She said, "We don't work for anyone."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 26, 2015, 07:35:44 pm
That miserable, dust-eating, good-for-nothing sack of-
Nigel Colligan
"An' wot were you gonna do, huh? Blow him to smithereens because you didn't like the way he looked at you?! Is everybody from your bloody academy this criminally insane?!'
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 26, 2015, 08:17:15 pm
Kelcie
"Let me get this straight. I. Don't. Kill. Sure, I hurt and anger people, but I never kill, so we would have not 'blown him to smithereens.' Just beat him around a little till he told us about himself. You see, we're not heartless jerks, we, or at least I give mercy to people." Kelcie responded, still angry, but somehow managing to resist the urge to punch Nigel with every word.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 26, 2015, 08:45:27 pm
Charlie
This gave Charlie pause. "Umm... I think so? It''s the only signature like that I found so far, anyway. Is there any other way to isolate it?"
Felix
Felix watched Basir's interrogation quietly and calculatingly. Come on, Basir... escalate. I want to get done with this fast.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 26, 2015, 09:09:56 pm
...
"Look I don't have time for any of this. I have no business with any of you except that one." He pointed to Haley, "I'll let you all go if you leave her behind."
Senlevon
"Hmm, if the others are like him their signatures will match, but it seems they don't."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on November 27, 2015, 10:18:10 am
Rochelle
Rochelle glanced to the side at Haley. Why her? Well, I'll just let them decide.
"Hmm... give me a moment." The group suddenly vanished from the man's sight. Rochelle opened up a telepathic communication channel with the group.
Hey, you kids do what you will, whether it be fight, run, whatever. But I won't maintain this mass invisibility spell for more than 20 seconds and this man could have some way to cancel it. Decide now.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 27, 2015, 12:12:47 pm
Kelcie
"I could go just to settle th-" What Haley was saying was interrupted as she was kicked into a nearby tree.
"SHUT UP!" Kelcie shouted at her, "You're not going, who knows what this dude can do, he might want you to kill you or something."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 27, 2015, 01:30:03 pm
Grim Reaper
Abruptly Cabal and her comrade felt like they were being ripped into one million pieces. Their minds were momentarily jumbled and they felt suicidal as a horrid grief took hold of them.
"Say that again?" Basir ordered.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 27, 2015, 01:33:21 pm
Cabal
Cabal grinned, "I said." She hissed, "We. Don't. Work. For. Anyone."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 27, 2015, 01:40:26 pm
Grim Reaper
"That's not all," Basir scowled. "I recall you saying none of your business to me. You're keeping something from us. Vincolo? It's your turn. Who's to say you were telling the truth, anyway?" Basir stated as he stepped back.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 27, 2015, 09:49:05 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo brushed the hair out of her face. "Yeah, yeah, I get it."
She turned to the terrorists with a bored expression on her face. "So, who's your boss?"
Cabal gave Vincolo a dull, annoyed look, not even giving the question a response. But you can't hide your true being from me... At the question, one of the myriad lines coming off her body flared with light.
"I have a directional on their boss. If you give me fifteen minutes to half an hour, I can probably get some more information out of them. What's our top priority, Mr. Arrhenius? Speed or knowledge?""
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 27, 2015, 09:51:14 pm
Grim Reaper
"Knowledge. The more you know, the more powerful you are. Any information can be used against them." Basir informed Vincolo.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 28, 2015, 09:43:04 am
Felix
"Compromise. I bring one of them with us." Felix pulled what looked like a postage stamp from his seemingly-endless storage in his clothes, and attached it to Cabal's forehead.
"Her mana was already more or less at zero. Now it won't regenerate. As long as your interrogation doesn't rely on reading her mana, this should work fine." Felix lifted her by the shirt, placed her on a tree stump, and held out his hand. A dark red glyph appeared in the air in front of Cabal, before exploding into tiny sparks. The sparks flew at her prone form, and solidified into thick red cords, binding her. Felix nodded contentedly before pausing. "We have to do something about her friend over here, though; can't just leave her."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 28, 2015, 01:25:40 pm
Grim Reaper
I should've done this a long time ago. Basir thought. He raised his crook up above Cabal's partner and she shrieked. Felix observed as the same O with a triangle around it was plastered onto her hand.
"She's been branded. That means I can influence her by means of this crook." Basir informed the others. "Can't do it on Cabal though. This has its own mana supply that I deposited to about one week ago. Can't waste it."
Ok so Basir is out of mana, you can't make a mind control charm, as charm's can't do big spells all on their own. You can have a persuasion charm, but not a full mind control one. Roughly one week ago he filled the crook with mana and hasn't used it since. You can do it in advance.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 28, 2015, 04:07:16 pm
The one eyed man
The one eyed man took off his hood and sat down. He shook his head and got out a stack of paper. He untied the string holding the stack together and began casually leafing through them.
Nadia Vincolo He took out a paper, Let's see what this file has to say about you...
...
The smoke cleared, "Look." The man said, releasing Nigel, "I'm not here to hurt any of you. I have no interest in killing or capturing anyone. All I want is information, and to not have attempts on my life made, now may I talk to her, I insist." He pointed to Haley again.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 28, 2015, 04:37:01 pm
((New rule, no deus ex Machina, i.e. from here on out to have a charm on you that does something you'll need to charge it in advance. If you currently have a character that has a lot of charms please make a list of what they are and what they do. Keep in mind a charm can only contain 3 mana points, thanks))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 28, 2015, 07:21:18 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo continued looking at Felix, waiting for a response.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on November 29, 2015, 01:04:23 am
[It wasn't deus ex machina; it was implied in an earlier post of what the crook did.]
Please provide a quote of the earlier post. It doesn't let me quote but it does let me give you this.
Also remember that these charms do need upkeep; I don't think you can charge something with mana and then use it a month later at peak condition. The charge would probably need to be re-applied every week or so. Having more than a couple of them on your person would cause a noticeable mana drain. See below.
ALSO, A MESSAGE TO EVERYONE: Please send Iaa a list of the magical equipment each of your characters possesses, especially if there's something you haven't already mentioned in your opening post.
I should've done this a long time ago. Basir thought. He raised his crook up above Cabal's partner and she shrieked. Felix observed as the same O with a triangle around it was plastered onto her hand.
"She's been branded. That means I can influence her by means of this crook." Basir informed the others. "Can't do it on Cabal though. This has its own mana supply that I deposited to about one week ago. Can't waste it."
Ok so Basir is out of mana, you can't make a mind control charm, as charm's can't do big spells all on their own. You can have a persuasion charm, but not a full mind control one. Roughly one week ago he filled the crook with mana and hasn't used it since. You can do it in advance. Fair enough I think, as long as you keep in mind that since the charm can only hold 3 mana, it's now out of juice, and the effects on the affected person aren't very extreme, weaker than what Praga can exert (for instance).
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 30, 2015, 07:09:51 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya stepped in front of Kelcie and shook his head at her subtly. "Let's just see what he wants."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 30, 2015, 07:12:48 pm
Kelcie
Realizing what Cahaya was trying to tell her, Kelcie asked, partially shouting, the man, "What the hell do you want anyways?" She then shoved Haley behind her so that she could kick the guy if he tried to take her by force.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 30, 2015, 07:14:50 pm
...
"As I said, I'm not here to hurt any of you. I have no interest in killing or capturing anyone. All I want is information, and to not be killed, now may I talk to her, I insist." He pointed to Haley again.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 30, 2015, 07:16:32 pm
Charlie
"Ugh... you may have spoke too soon on that. I just found another signature like that one. Or maybe two. It's hard to tell; they're very close together. What do we do now?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on November 30, 2015, 07:23:09 pm
Kelcie
"What info do you want anyways? And why can't it be obtained RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW?" Kelcie demanded.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 30, 2015, 07:31:06 pm
...
"Mind your place child. I don't want to kill you, but I certainly don't need to take orders from you. You're a brash stupid red mage and if I wasn't merciful you would be dead, along with your friends you completely blew the cover of. Now, I need to know, truthfully, if the young blue is a noble's daughter. Don't lie to me, it'll do you no good. You'll walk either way."
Senlevon
"We need to head to the school's research center to see what we're dealing with here, or more accurately, to let the experts figure out what were dealing with. Then I need to check in with the groups I sent out."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on November 30, 2015, 07:42:21 pm
Then and there I counted my options. I thought the stranger bloke wos a decent one 'till he suspended me in the air. On the otha hand the Kelcie chic who goes around beatin' the daylights out of people when it suits her. In the end I did what any sane person would do; I slowly inched away while they was bickering and ran off into the forest. An' that wos the last I saw of 'em, at least for a good while.
Nigel Colligan
While the argument was going on, Nigel considered his options and quietly inched into the bushes. Once under cover he made a mad dash into the forest.
Bloody weirdos.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on November 30, 2015, 07:59:12 pm
Charlie
Charlie slumped slightly, disappointed that he hadn't been as helpful as he thought. "Alright... Let's just go back, then."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on November 30, 2015, 08:04:25 pm
Senlevon
"So you said there were two more, were they alone?" Senlevon said as they walked around the bank towards the teleport facility.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on November 30, 2015, 08:49:23 pm
Vincolo
This part would be more difficult. As Vincolo guided her group toward their enemy, Vincolo slowly began to play with the line connecting the terrorist and his employer. Not too much loyalty... he mostly sees whoever this guy is as a source of cash... or a means to an end... too vague to alter... but maybe I can mess around a bit. She began to pinch shut any fragments of loyalty the terrorists held, and, with a brush of her earrings, traced a new line between the terrorists and herself, one of trust and loyalty. Any lines she broke or made in this way would require constant reinforcement, but she didn't care about permanence.
For all its splendor, magic was always so much easier for me to break than the mind... but that only makes the mind more fun.
Vincolo continued walking, silently, waiting for the emotional changes to take effect before springing her question. The terrorist hovered beside her, carried by a cloud of red ribbons.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 01, 2015, 12:14:07 pm
Kelcie
"Yes she is, you've got your info, now go." Kelcie responded seeing that there was nothing else she could do. Then she gave a look at Cahaya and made a signal that they should go now.
He's either a dunce, overconfident, or actually powerful. Still, there are like five of us here, and one of him. Sure, I'm not on full mana, but still.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 01, 2015, 03:53:27 pm
Erat
The momment he was unfrozen Erat drew his sword but stayed back, judging for the precise momment that would get him the best effect. He saw it, and used it, boosting himself enough to leap-kick at the fire mage, preoccupied with the rest of the mercenaries. The fire mage turned just in time to sway a bit to the side, the kick landing right on the man's knee, a little lower then what he had anticipated, and the knee buckled, absorbing the hit but still feeling it. He then went in for a low sweep, tripping the already unbalanced mage. Erat leapt backwards, prepared for retaliation.
Mark
Mark looked over the scene with some interest. He then decided to step in, keeping his tone confident but stayed ready.
"Look sir, I know you were agitated by our little bit of an over-reaction, but we are still a bit shocked and shaken from a recent attack. Please, let our friend go and we will be on our way, and we'll even return to help rebuild the damage."
Please, please work and let the rest follow along.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 01, 2015, 06:54:31 pm
...
"I don't give a **** about any of that. I've got what I need. Get out of here." He said.
Fire dood
"Heh, a fighter." He looked around, "Hold up, none of y'all are nobles. I'm outta here." He rocketed himself off down the street on a jet of fire.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 01, 2015, 07:11:14 pm
Charlie
"Yeah. Alone. For now, at least."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 01, 2015, 07:26:32 pm
Kelcie
"I don't give a **** about that." Hmm... if he doesn't care that we were just attacked, he's probably a terrorist. I have to inform the others. Still, I don't like that dunce's way of going about things. He basically rolled over on his back and said "I'M WEAK SO LET ME GO." Sure we have info now, but it's not a good way of doing stuff. Plus, who said we were weak. Maybe HE is, but I know that Cahaya and Haley are definitely not. Rochelle seems strong as well, and then there's Rose. I don't even know what to think of her, maybe that she relies on others a little too much? But she seems pretty OK. Now for that mental message.
This guy is definitely a terrorist. Normal people would (1) Ask about the attack or if we are ok if they already know or (2) Give some slack. This guy is doing neither, so he MUST be a terrorist.
While sending the message, Kelcie glared at the man, hoping to distract him in case he could sense communication.
Katie ((Post in progress... will be edited in... sometime... because I have piano today))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 01, 2015, 08:12:40 pm
Vincolo
The line was getting stronger: it seemed they were about halfway there. It was time to go to the next stage of interrogation.
At this point, the line of loyalty connecting her and her captor seemed almost real, although it would quickly fade when she left the area. It was time to put it to the test.
"Do you... enjoy... working for your organization?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 01, 2015, 08:21:30 pm
Cabal
"Him? That crazy old guy? Hell no. I agree with him though. This city is corrupted."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 02, 2015, 01:29:00 pm
Rose
So what do you want to do? Attack him again? He's right about one thing, our cover is totally blown.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 02, 2015, 03:29:16 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo laughed. "Believe me, I know the feeling. What makes him so bad?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 02, 2015, 05:50:32 pm
Cabal
"He's annoying, disregards us. He can sure use magic though. He's only in power because of that."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 02, 2015, 08:42:56 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Tsk tsk. I hate that in a boss. Whenever I manage something, I always pay... very close attention to my subordinates. But, tell me, what kind of magic can he do? If he's such a terrible leader otherwise, it must be something good."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 03, 2015, 01:04:09 am
Kelcie
Well if he's a terrorist, then we just have him the info he wanted which is kind of bad. Our only option is to knock him out and bring him with us if we want to prevent him from delivering this info. Even though it seems like nothing, it could be important to the terrorist gang.
Plus, messing with terrorists is fun.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 03, 2015, 08:01:47 am
...
The man jogged off back towards the safe house and ducked behind the rubble.
Cabal
"Errrm, I'm not sure really. I tried to fight him once, nothing worked. Like I would cast something and it fizzled, every time. He didn't even seem to be doing anything."
Senlevon
"Interesting. Here, let's go back and turn this info in. Then after a quick check in, we go find one of these stragglers."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 03, 2015, 05:51:41 pm
Felix
Felix stopped midstep, and turned to stare at Cabal. "A perfect anti-magic spell? That sounds implausible. I mean, blue mages CAN admittedly cancel spells, but they need to KNOW the spell to do it. To be able to perform that flawlessly, repeatedly, in combat is practically impossible!"
Charlie
"Yes, Sir." The two entered the teleportation chamber, and Charlie braced himself for the return trip.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 03, 2015, 06:36:02 pm
Senlevon
---
After allowing the researchers to take the ring's signature. Senlevon gave a quick call to Felix, leaving him a message. "Hey, this is Senlvon, progress?" was all he said.
Senlevon searched the signatures out again. "On second thought, we're not out on a capture mission, so it's probably unwise to try to intercept one of them in the city. We can still go and follow one of them, but a capture attempt may prove problematic, considering last time." He said, standing in a lobby, "Forgive me I'm rambling. Without the help of the king it's difficult to cover all of this at once. I can only hope the dunderheads I sent out earlier can handle it." He shook his head, "The nobility are filled with pansies some days it seems. So we have an option here it seems. Capturing one of them would help, but could be really unsafe if they decide to attack you... They did try to kill you however, they deserve nothing less than death."
Senlevon's communication charm buzzed, "One moment let me take this...."
"Hello?"
"..." Whoever was on the other end seemed to be in quite a hurry.
He turned the charm off, "The students are missing." He said solemnly, "Fahiri is either dead or kidnapped. I should have seen this coming....." He trailed off, "There's no time for self pity here, the children come first. As much as it pains me, I have to put my trust into the hands of Arrhenius" Yori's face scrunched up, it wasn't hard for Charlie to discern what he was thinking.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 03, 2015, 07:23:38 pm
Felix
Felix sent a quick reply to Senlevon:
So far, one encounter, 2 prisoners. Vincolo was interrogating her, and we've currently got a directional on their boss. Good progress overall.
Charlie
Charlie mouth fell open. He'd had no clue that the situation was this serious. Fahiri... lost? As in dead or captured? Isn't she like a teacher? And that's not even mentioning all the others that are missing.
"Shouldn't we try and help the students? I can track them... if we need. I'm already familiar with the mana of a... few..." Charlie trailed off, staring at the deeply troubled noble before him. Oh, god. This first day has been a disaster.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 03, 2015, 07:56:33 pm
Senlevon
"I don't really have a choice. I have to go help them or I'm ruined politically." Yori said, "I'm walking a tight line here Charlie, I can't really leave you behind unsupervised but if you come with me you'll be in a lot of danger. Not to say I'm incompetent, but you never know what could happen."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Epsilon on December 03, 2015, 08:08:48 pm
Kappa Chew
After several days, modifying and recalibrating the Cube, Kappa managed to create a mobile unit of complete chaos.
A toothpaste launcher.
Yes, of course, toothpaste seems relatively harmless at first... But as it dries, and remains on surfaces, it begins to harden and stain whatever it finds itself upon. And the Cube had a hole lot of the cleaning goo to share.
The male giggled to herself, just thinking of the resulting disaster the town would be facing come morning.
Oh, how fun it will be...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 03, 2015, 10:44:35 pm
Lady Vincolo
Vincolo quickly brushed her earrings, doing her best to make it look like a casual gesture. A pulse of loyalty and camaraderie rolled down the line connecting her and Cabal, then changing direction to move along the weak line connecting Cabal and Felix. Hopefully it would make Cabal less suspicious of Felix's outburst.
"I suppose you learn something new every day."
Need to find some way to redirect the conversation to this terrorist's mission...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 04, 2015, 06:20:22 pm
Cabal
"That confused me too." She said, "He shouldn't have a counter-spell ready all the time. Eventually you should just run out right?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 04, 2015, 08:24:41 pm
Grim Reaper
"How often and how fast do you generally run out of mana?" Basir inquired, a theory in mind.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 04, 2015, 08:28:33 pm
Felix
"For Adults, Primary-Blue has around 8 mana, Primary Red is around 9, as is Black. White can be 9 or 10, Green tends to be 11 or 12. If they're a dedicated expert or professional, add 2. If they've trained specifically to boost their mana supply, add 2 more." Felix responded automatically."As for how often, depends on how much magic you cast, really."
Charlie
"I'd like to come, please, sir. I like to think I'm not incompetent, either. Besides, is it really much safer for me to stay here unsupervised?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 04, 2015, 08:43:53 pm
Senlevon
"No, not really." He said, "Come on, let's get to the former safe spot."
Cabal
"Oh." Cabal smiled, "I don't run out of mana, you never met a storm mage before? The thing is, I'm casting away but nothing does anything. It's like he has some sort of spell filter."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 04, 2015, 09:30:58 pm
Vincolo
"Terribly interesting. If he's that powerful, why doesn't he go out on missions himself? It seems to be a sign of a lazy man. I'm sure he could go and... what did he delegate you to do, anyway?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 04, 2015, 09:31:28 pm
Grim Reaper
"Tell me about this Storm." Basir ordered. "Everything."
Emerald Enchantress
Athena's communication charm buzzed.
"Who is it?" She demanded malevolently.
"Basil. With an L." The voice on the other end said. "Not one hundred."
"Ah, Basil..." Athena slurred her words. "How is Ponto?"
"Good, good. Ponto seems good enough to do it now."
"No, not yet. Ponto is not ready. Remember Basil, we need hands."
"Right. Hands." Basil replied, his voice a monotone. "What course of action should I take?"
"Gray for now, as I see it."
"On it."
Athena snapped the charm shut, dropped it, and kicked it away. The charm morphed into water, promptly evaporating, leaving no trace.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 05, 2015, 10:44:43 am
Cabal
"Storm? Oh come on, how have you never met a storm mage before. It's simple." She casted a small spell that shot out a small black whip that struck the wall, "That copies itself a ton of times and kills someone."
Senlevon
Senlevon and Charlie appeared at a spot in the woods. The noble walked off the platform down to the main clearing. "They evacuated this spot. No one's around." He casted a quick spell that shot out blue mist rapidly in every direction, "No humans hiding in the clearing. Let's get going." They began walking down a path, Senlevon occasionally throwing out blue mist to check for people.
A stick broke up ahead.
"Blimey!" a voice said up ahead. A dirty looking kid came into view...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 05, 2015, 08:28:34 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir thrust his hand in his pocket and removed a communication charm. Opening it, he delivered a message to an associate. "It's time." Was all he said.
Basir then turned his attention to Cabal. "And that allows you unlimited mana how?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 06, 2015, 12:16:00 pm
Charlie
Charlie heard the twig crack, and immediately tightened his grip on his whistle. Someone... or something... was moving towards them.
Just as he was about to lose control and blow the whistle, a loud exclamation in a childish voice came from the grove of trees. Charlie let out a breath of relief. A student! ...probably.
"Helloooo?" The student came into focus. "Are you from the academy?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 06, 2015, 12:45:09 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo frowned. "That's really not important right now, Basir. You can research storm mages later; I'm sure there are some texts on them in the imperial library."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 06, 2015, 01:21:06 pm
Grim Reaper
"Not important right now? Not important right now?" Basir exclaimed dramatically. "You are sorely mistaken! Know thy enemy as you know yourself. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 06, 2015, 01:45:11 pm
Lady Vincolo
But she who knows the enemy but not herself... what is her fate?
"May I talk to you for a moment? Privately?" Vincolo pulled Basir out of earshot of Cabal. He was becoming annoying, and it was time to assert dominance. She pumped a little bit of mana into their connection, making him fear and respect her just a little bit more. Damn... I've been focusing so much on these connections that my mana supply is low... only enough for a few more ribbons or pulses of energy.
"My magic is delicate. The only reason that terrorist is providing us with this information is because I'm playing up her antagonism against her boss while promoting a sense of camaraderie between us. Start to ask her prying questions about her magic and she will clam up. She's not even the enemy right now!"
She sighed. "Back to important matters. The man we're targeting seems to be an incredibly advanced Blue mage at first glance, although his incredible proficiency at spell cancelation may suggest a trick of some kind that we're not expecting. He's the person we need information about, as is the general point of this organization. Not publicly accessible trivia about storm mages."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 06, 2015, 01:49:31 pm
Grim Reaper
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Knowledge accomplishes just that. We could interrogate this woman for one hundred days and ask every possible question and as long as we get an accurate answer, not one second would be wasted." Basir asserted. "Yet I see your point. That is indeed what we should focus on. After all, we have one hundred days, you could say."
I felt that. Don't think you got away with that, Vincolo.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 06, 2015, 01:57:12 pm
Vincolo
Ha... now he's suspicious. How cute... best not to push this, at the moment. This man means nothing to me.
They resumed walking as they returned to the group. "Far fewer, I should say. We should be less than an hour away from our destination."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 06, 2015, 04:26:00 pm
The Misadventures of Nigel Colligan: Chapter 2
For a solid 30 minutes I trudged muh way through that farrest, 'an it wosn't easy! 'Affway through a bunch of mist kept popping up 'round the trees. At one point I couldn't see three feet in front of me. Finally I saw someone. 'An right then and there I was a believer again, jos so I could pray to Gadian Aquila that these folks wouldn't be as bloody crazy as the last bunch!
Nigel Colligan
"O-Oi!" He called out. "You folks from the academy?" He approached them. An adult and a teenager. "I don't know about you two but I fink I'll be homeschooled from 'ere on out. You blokes know the way back to the city?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 06, 2015, 04:31:29 pm
Charlie
"W-wait! Do you know where all our other classmates are? Things are getting pretty chaotic right now!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 06, 2015, 04:31:52 pm
Senlevon
"I am indeed from the academy. We just got here on an emergency call. Are there others?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 06, 2015, 04:40:10 pm
Immediately they stahted askin' about the other students.
Nigel Colligan
"Tell me about it! Yeah I wos travelin' with a few others. They was all bloody insane, though. One thing came to another, we got in some sort of fight with this creep and I finally decided that I've 'ad enough. When they was all bickering I ran off!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 06, 2015, 04:42:25 pm
Senlevon
"You were fighting someone?" Senlevon glanced over to Charlie for a moment before turning back to Nigel.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 06, 2015, 08:30:42 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir utilized the communication charm once again. "I repeat, it's time."
He then turned his attention back to Vincolo. "You have an obvious ignorance of metaphors." Basir stated. "What's up in that head of yours? Mush?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 06, 2015, 08:42:15 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo rolled her eyes. "I understood your point. I just didn't like it. And you talk like you're trying to be a character out of a novel. 'Have an ignorance?' Ever heard of adjectives?" She laughed lightly and turned to Cabal.
"So, with a boss that powerful, what kind of tasks does he have to delegate to you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 05:01:53 pm
Grim Reaper
"Your boss must be galling. Imagine him in a battle with you! You could be a gifted mage, and you fizzle, every time! How belittling that must be! This sick and conceited man is conquering you every time you go against him!" Basir exclaimed. "This sick and conceited man is not powerful, only formidable! He swindles his opponents! You lost against a con man! You must feel mortified! Mortified! How feeble and inadequate he must make you feel!" Basir poked his skull. "Think about it! Why work for a man like that? He swindles you, he disregards you, and in the end, he'll turn against you! It is clear now that he doesn't care one bit about you, so if worst comes to worst, why do you expect him to defend you? Considering the man he is, he'd gladly turn against you at any moment! He might have already turned against you! And it's a pity that you work for him! You need to work with someone you trust and like, or at least not hate! If you want to survive...if you are thinking about what is good for you, right now, turn against that filthy old beggar and find a reliable group. You know very well that doing that is what's best for you."
Basir shot a look at the others clearly saying not to wreck what could be a successful attempt at turning someone.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 07, 2015, 05:04:19 pm
Cabal
"Do you want me to work for you?" Cabal said. She burst out laughing, "Authority is stupid, and you're delusional, you both are. Just because I don't respect that man and his dumb eye patch doesn't mean I need to work for you. Oh, to answer your question lady, he sent me to do some scouting."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 05:26:21 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir removed the book to check its status. The pages were responding in a way as if being blown by wind. That's it. Basir thrust the book a few feet away with him. Twigs snapped. Leaves rustled. A loud boom.
"Took you long enough to get here." Basir stated disapprovingly to the new arrivals. He turned to the group. "We no longer have to worry about becoming futile. I have no mana, I have no doubt you're running out, Vincolo, and concerning Felix's habits, he likely would have run out of mana any time now. These are both some of my staff and some of Crane's cronies from the military. We can make much faster progress now."
Vincolo took notice, being a fellow traveler of the mind, that some of Basir's comrades looked attentive, at the ready, willing. She could tell that something was off.
Basir turned his attention to Cabal. "Did I say that? All I said is that you need to find yourself a new team and be more independent. Or perhaps you could break away from your captor and build your own team. Imagine! You could be in charge."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 07, 2015, 05:28:46 pm
Cabal
"As I said, authority is stupid. I have my own motives." She sat down.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 07, 2015, 05:52:14 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo stood silent, almost seething with rage at Basir. His argumentative tactics are like trying to perform surgery with a sledgehammer. And how does he have these people all of a sudden?
Vincolo subtly stepped over to Felix and spoke in a low voice in his ear.
"I don't like having all these people at Basir's beck and call. They seem oddly... servile. A spell of some sort's been cast on them. Could you organize some cops in the area in case something goes wrong? I'd like a fallback plan."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 06:16:00 pm
Grim Reaper
"If you were authority, you could control authority, and authority would no longer have to be stupid. I can show you the truth." Basir stated, eyeing Vincolo huddling by Felix. Ace was close enough to Felix and Vincolo to hear. I'll have to ask him about that later.
A sturdy and towering man picked up the book Basir had thrust and stepped forward.
"Vincolo, meet Abelard. You shall find that your magic has startling similarities."
Abelard grunted. "You better pay me extra for this. Just because you're on the brink of being lumps of coal doesn't mean I do this for free." Abelard asserted threateningly.
"...And not so startling personality similarities." Basir remarked. "Don't you worry Abe."
Another man that looked practically identical to Abelard stepped up.
"That is Ace, my brother. He is mute. Don't know why he got the name Ace." Abelard grunted.
Abelard and Ace combined their forces to pump a connection double the power then a normal one. The connection wound its way around Cabal's mind and shot back to Felix, Basir, and Vincolo.
Abelard shoved the group out of Cabal's earshot.
"She should be more subordinate and willing now then the usual connection. Nothing compared to full-blown mind control, but you shall find it easier to get results. I wish you sickos were more subordinate. Can't you conserve your precious mana better?" Abelard glared. "Deal with your rats now, I'm going to take a nap."
Abelard trudged away and jabbed Ace in the shoulder. "Pick me up while I sleep." Ace, clearly disgruntled, picked up Abelard, with much struggle, and he immediately fell asleep. Ace started panting, shaking, and squealing.
One of the soldiers from the military stalked up to Ace and said, "Need some help there?" Ace gratefully nodded and they both supported the grump.
"Why do you let this stinker push you around?" The military soldier asked, and Ace and the soldier delved into a conversation about family history.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 07, 2015, 06:34:01 pm
Felix
Felix didn't like this. Not one bit. Vincolo and Basir were having private conversations, and Felix was far too wary of Vincolo's magic to try to listen in. It didn't seem to be a plot, but he was still uneasy about it.
He hadn't known what to think, really, since the revelations about the dagger. It seemed almost like the type of thing somebody would make up, to get to him. Almost. But Felix wasn't a moron, he knew about magic, and he knew a thing or two about Slytherins BU mages. To be honest, he wouldn't put much past them. Basir had gotten close to Felix, it was true. But in doing this, it was uncertain whether that was simply a case of a friend being close or an enemy being closer.
Felix would keep an eye on Basir, for the time being. Vincolo, too. He really was grateful to Basir, for his work, and to Vincolo, for her help. But Felix wan't above bending protocol if it gave him a chance to interrogate the two, And he certainly wasn't above interrogating them, if it let him better protect Yezin. That's what it all came around to, in the end.
"I don't like having all these people at Basir's beck and call. They seem oddly... servile. A spell of some sort's been cast on them. Could you organize some cops in the area in case something goes wrong? I'd like a fallback plan." A sultry voice whispered in his ear.
Seriously? Well, I guess I shouldn't refuse. It's not terrible advice.
"Well..." Felix eyed one of Basir's men standing uncomfortable close to them, gestured to Vincolo. The two backed away. "...To be honest, I'd kinda love it if we got a good blatant use of magic from him. It'd be an excuse to bring him in for questioning, at any rate. BU magic is one of the most dubious legally, and when I consider his interrogation techniques from earlier, I want to try to go for enough muddling and legal grey area that I can go ahead and arrest him.
"Vincolo, meet Abelard. You shall find that your magic has startling similarities."
Felix and Vincolo turned to half-heartedly listen to Basir's introductions of his coworkers. Then, the two A's cast a strange spell. Felix mouthed a message to Vincolo. "What exactly did that spell do?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 07, 2015, 06:52:31 pm
Vincolo
"A persuasion spell similar to my magic, although rather more... crude in nature. More powerful than mine, but a tad less finesse... but I suppose that's just me complaining. Essentially, she should act more servile and trusting of us for a little bit." She sighed. "It is a legal grey area, but as it's not full mind control and is being used on a suspected terrorist for interrogation purposes, it should be perfectly fine."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 06:56:59 pm
Grim Reaper
"Let's get back on track. Vincolo, can you take care of the interrogation? I need to talk to Felix privately." Basir made a motion at Felix telling him to come over. "Felix? Follow me."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 07, 2015, 07:11:20 pm
Felix
Felix shrugged. I guess secrecy is the order of the day. Meh. This should be interesting, at any rate. He followed Basir.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 07, 2015, 07:16:28 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo frowned. I hate working this way. Too crude, too easy.
"What were you sent here to do, Cabal?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 07:26:05 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir lead Felix to a spot in the forest where nobody could hear.
"Felix, we're friends, and friends shouldn't keep secrets from each other. I admit, I should not have delayed telling you this this long, but I couldn't find an opportune moment away from the others to tell you." Basir sighed.
"Rasheed was a good man, which was startling how fast he took to insanity. He completely forgot who he was, and did things completely random, things he heard in the newspaper, things he saw others do, everything. Basically, if he knew he could do it, he did, without considering the consequences.
He was dangerous, and a menace to Yezin. He rarely committed crimes, and when he did, it was usually a robbery, but not this one. This crime he tortured a young child because he saw another man doing it. It was horrible. That's why I knew, when he escaped, I had to take ridiculous measures to find him.
He might learn of arsonists who set whole buildings on fire and moved onto the whole town and he might do that, without even knowing he's doing something wrong. That dagger I gave you, I truly did it to be friendly, and I didn't intend to use it for long at all - but it did more then I told you. I could use your senses as you use them with that, and I used it to find the menace that is my father."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 07, 2015, 07:34:21 pm
Felix
"...Right." Well... this is awkward. How do I know he's, uh, telling the truth here? All the easiest methods seem distasteful... And it would be a little hard to justify if I interrogated him over this. Greater good, greater good... would things be better in the long run if I decided to get the information out of him via other methods? Or worse?
"Well, I... kind of understand that, but... you said it lets you look through my senses, right? Like, peek through my eyes and all? Did it ever occur to you that, if I saw him with my eyes, I would just tell you? You'd already told me to look out for him, if you'll remember?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 07, 2015, 07:35:42 pm
Cabal
"I was sent here to scout ahead for the nobles. The ones in the forest."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 07:48:22 pm
Grim Reaper
"Valid point. But, as you very well know, I understand you better then others. Knowing you and your habits, you might have tried to deal with Rasheed yourself. Interrogate him, try to arrest him, find out how he became insane, if someone made him insane, I could keep going.
That's not all. When I heard that Senlevon needed civilians, I knew something shady was going on. What could be so bad that Senlevon needed to recruit citizens to do dirty work? Knowing this, I knew that if he recruited civilians, he needed more help then he thought." Basir explained.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 07, 2015, 07:53:19 pm
Vincolo
"Do you know of the activities of any other groups?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 07, 2015, 08:08:42 pm
Felix
Awwww. He's being nice and not calling me paranoid. Son, I'm PROUD of paranoid.
"Well, not to be a jerk, but that is quite illegal. Like, really really illegal. I'm trying to be as sympathetic as I can here, alright? But my hands are still tied. I can't let you stay on this mission. I'm sorry."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 07, 2015, 08:18:46 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"Erat and mercenaries. We should be useful now. Could you send a message back to Senlevon asking about other places we could be of use?" Athena inquired.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 07, 2015, 08:44:57 pm
This country is defined by those who order and those who follow said orders. When a third party is introduced, a purge is required.
Unknown
"I have returned, your highness." A voice spoke from the darkness- young, and yet ancient.
"Could you ascertain the situation?" A voice replied- an elder, and yet younger.
"They target the nobility, specifically."
"This... speaks volumes." The older voice became suddenly concerned. "They must be protected."
"I could slaughter these criminals in an instant. It is my role as guardian, after all."
"Remember what you said earlier, though..."
"Yes, I know." There was a brief pause. "The plan was to give the people a sense of confidence; I was certain they had everything under control. Morale would be subconsciously increased upon the defeat of a threat without supernatural or military aid. However..." Another pause. It seemed as if the younger voice was carefully considering his wording. "...It's been quite a mess."
"Hmm?"
"The city is in chaos. If worst comes to worst, I'll have to intervene, but..."
"...You and I both understand what it would mean. If they think you're required to stop them..."
"Unrest would be inevitable. Trust must remain with the nobility. Let he with wisdom guide those without."
"So goes our code."
"I'll stand by for now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 08, 2015, 03:04:44 pm
Kelcie
So he chose to hide. Either (1) He's a coward and not as strong as he pretends to be or (2) he's gonna blow us up or something. But it can't be an explosion because he has to be in the center if he's using magic.
So do we attack or what? Kelcie sent again through the mental communication.
((Since this is a response to something a while back, just click here to get there... [Iaa did the effort of finding it, not me] http://gamestarforum.createaforum.com/role-playing/sandsteppe/msg28595/#msg28595))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 08, 2015, 07:11:16 pm
Grim Reaper
Suddenly, Basir and Felix hear an inexplicable and deafening noise. Little to their knowledge, only they can hear it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 08, 2015, 07:14:00 pm
Rose
It didn't go too well the first time....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 08, 2015, 07:20:56 pm
Felix
An immediately suspicious look began to twist Felix' expressions. He almost seemed to be glaring at the air. A second loud pop was heard, but this time, emanating from him.
"Basir... shields up. Get behind me, if you don't have enough mana. I don't like this."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 08, 2015, 07:33:30 pm
Grim Reaper
Basir strained his ears to hear what Felix was saying, despite his incredible urge to stuff cotton in them.
"Basir... shields up. ...behind me, if you ... have -nough mana. I don't like ....." That was all Basir managed to pick up, but it was enough for him. Basir ducked behind Felix, trying to ignore the infuriating sound.
"WHAT KIND OF MAGIC IS THIS?" Basir hollered, making certain he was heard.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 08, 2015, 07:46:35 pm
Grim Reaper
Felix doesn't seem to hear. This unnerving racket is getting louder. I almost can't hear my own thoughts. Maybe it's Red-Blue? Sound is after all just a series of shockwaves. Basir contemplated.
"RED-BLUE, MAYBE?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 08, 2015, 07:55:41 pm
Felix
Damn, this sound is getting intense. Still... can't let it get to me. I have to focus!
"RED-BLUE, MAYBE?"
"MAYBE! I'VE NEVER FACED THIS BEFORE!"
If only he could find the spells source.... one good hit on the Caster, and it would come undone.
Felix stumbled over the spell words he was attempting to cast. It took him four tries to get it right. Finally, a pure white glyph appeared in the air in front of him. The intricate symbols unwound into small white lines, which immediately spread out to cover the location.
There. That'll help tell me where the mana for this spell is coming from.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on December 09, 2015, 05:06:53 pm
Rochelle
Do all of you really think it's a good idea to go after him? It'd be unfortunate if his comrades showed up out of nowhere or something. A conveniently placed house in the middle of the forest with one shady terrorist just waiting there seems rather suspicious. You guys are from the academy right? Where is your instructor anyways?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 09, 2015, 05:57:39 pm
Cahaya
I don't know... I'm kind of low on mana, and he is leaving. Let's not attack someone while his back is turned.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 09, 2015, 07:56:02 pm
Kelcie
If we have to retreat we also shouldn't turn our back on him. Who knows, he might attack us.
((It's intentional that the first part is not sent through the communication))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 09, 2015, 08:08:50 pm
Rose
Alright, let's just back up and try to find help.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 09, 2015, 08:32:30 pm
Kelcie
Since it seems we HAVE to go ok, but let's make sure that he can't attack us from while we're not paying attention.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 09, 2015, 10:03:39 pm
Nigel Colligan
"Oi, yeah. He was an odd bloke an' the otha students were plannin' on jumping him for woteva reason. You fink he wos one of those terrorists?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 10, 2015, 08:26:01 am
Yori Senlevon
"They were planning to jump a guy the found?" He put a hand on his forehead, "I'm not sure. If you're a student I can't let you go alone. I really need you to stick with the group, for your own safety. That's where we're headed now, to find the others. Could you point us in the right direction?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on December 10, 2015, 01:09:40 pm
Peter, Years ago
During a harsh winter a boy was born to the widow Daphne in the small village of Border. Being as pale and cold as he was, no one expected him to survive his first night. But as a late spring reached Border and as it turned into summer the young boy Peter seemed as healthy as all of the other children around him. But everyone knew there was something different about him, something that was wrong. As he grew up he never lost his pale skin. It took several years until something happened.
That year, Peter's sixth spring came early to their small village. The forest was filled with flowers of many different kinds. On the hill south of the village the young Peter had gone playing with another boy who was about the same age. But after a while the villagers heard the sound of a child crying and several of them ran towards the hill, only to find Peter weeping next to the other child's lifeless body.
“Peter!” One of them knelt down next to Peter, “What happened?”
“He... he's... dead...” Another one exclaimed as he checked the other boy.
But Peter gave no answer, silenced by his tears.
When Daphne reached the growing crowd she took Peter in her arms in an attempt to comfort him. Both children were brought back to the village, and during the walk back he was able to tell through his sobbing what had happened.
“We were playing in the forest and found a flock of birds. I stopped to watch them, but he picked up a rock. 'Let's see who can hit one of them!' He said. 'Why? They haven't done anything to us.' I said. 'Peter, they're just birds, no difference if we hit them with rock.' He said. 'No! There is a difference! Drop the rock and let's leave.' I said.
But he didn't listen and raised his arm to throw the rock. I got angry and pushed him so that he fell and dropped it. But...” Peter's sobbing increased, “But he didn't get up after that.”
During this time there was a travelling merchant, a skilled healer, residing in the inn and to him they brought the dead boy. The merchant examined him for hours but even his expertise could not find anything that would take the life from a healthy boy in an instance.
“It is like life just left him.” Was the only thing he could say, being as confused as the rest of the villagers by the boy's sudden death.
When no other answer was found, Peter got the blame of the loss, the merchant tried to defend him but the villagers wanted something or someone to blame, and to them he was the only thing that could've caused this death. From that day Daphne and Peter were looked down upon by the other villagers and never regained their status as equals in the village. They lived like outcasts in their own home. This was a heavy blow to a widow and Peter silently took the blame of his mother's grief upon him and carried it in his heart from that day forward.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 10, 2015, 08:50:32 pm
It wos beyond my comprehension as to why he'd ever want to get anywhere near those people, but orders, be as they are, I answered.
Nigel Colligan
"Ovuh there." He pointed north, away from where he was originally traveling. "I'll 'ang with you folks so long as it's safe, but if that Kelcie nut tries anyfing I'm out."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 10, 2015, 09:37:36 pm
Yori Senlevon
"Understandable." Senlevon said, knowing some of the more untamed mages could be, unpredictable, at times. They walked up the path towards the clearing. "Hello?" Senlevon shouted out.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 10, 2015, 09:56:33 pm
Kelcie
Enemy or not? Well that sounds a lot like Senvawhatshisface so I'll respond.
"YEAH?" Kelcie shouted, almost deafening the poor person that was next to her.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 10, 2015, 10:22:17 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya looked to where Kelcie was shouting and grinned.
"Mr. Senlevon! I'm so glad to see you!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 11, 2015, 06:08:26 am
Mark
Senlevon?
Mark turned from his position to see Mr. Senlevon.
"Mr. Senlevon! Do you have a morcel of an idea of why we were attacked? Oh, hey Nigel."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 11, 2015, 06:21:14 am
Yori Senlevon
"Hello all of you." He said, "I'm incredibly sorry about all this. We didn't realize the safe zone's location had been figured out. You were attacked? Were you with Fahiri?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on December 11, 2015, 07:53:00 am
Rochelle
Rochelle turned around. "Oh, you must be the one in charge." She paused for a moment, realizing the man seemed quite suspicious of her. "Wait, before there are any misunderstandings I'm not the one who attacked these kids and I'm honestly not sure what is even going on."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 11, 2015, 12:37:01 pm
Mark
Mark took a small step towards Senlevon and the two that were with him, in an adressing manner.
"Lady Fahiri was organizing us, we had just been teleported, when several mercenaries started attacking. Majority of the students ran, but some stayed back, and we fought off 2 mercenaries. They ran, but we couldn't find Lady Fahiri anywhere. Uhh... we also came across a shelter, but it was kinda blown up and the guy there turned hostile, but he didn't attack us back. The man is currently in the ruins of the house."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on December 11, 2015, 12:56:38 pm
Peter, Years ago
One day five years later Peter (about 11 now) was walking in the forest again, leaves being blood red as they were slowly giving way to the approaching winter. Being mad at the villagers for treating him and his mother like outcasts he often went here alone, to get away from it all. But for some reason this day was different, worse. In his heart an anger burned like never before. Peter wished for them all to disappear, he wished them all dead.
Not paying much attention to his surroundings he tripped on a root and feel forward. As he rose again he noticed it, the grass had died and become dry under his hands. He stood up and stared at the two patches of dead grass, then at his hands. Not being able to understand what had happened he walked over to a large oak, hesitated a moment then put both his hands on it. As soon as he touched the bark he could feel the tree drying out under his hands and see the life leaving the tree slowly. Leaves losing what color they had left only to the crumple and fall. Slowly the whole tree died. He took a step back and looked upon the colorless tree. As leaves were falling he began to think of what he had done. He had drained the large oak of all its life. He couldn't understand how, but he wanted more. It felt like it was a good way of calming the anger which still stirred inside him.
He began to walk, touching bushes, high grass, flowers and trees as he went. Only to watch them slowly fade and die.
As he walked further and further away he could see the trees getting fewer and fewer around him, and soon he had reached the end of the forest. He had never been this far south before, nor this far from the village. He stood on a small hill looking out over the widespread plains through the last few trees below. The only thing that seemed to cross the plains was the road leading west from Border where most merchants and other travelers came from. To the west he could see Cold Creek and the bridge over it. He could also hear the streams from the north-west, where Cold Creek's rapids were.
“Peter? What are you doing this far from the village?” Albert, a hunter from the village approached him, “Finally going to leave are we?”
Albert was one of those that wanted Daphne out of the village, for good. But he was different. He wanted it with a hate stronger than Peter's hate towards the village. He was the father of the boy that died.
“You have no idea what it feels like to lose a son. After what you did, why are you and your cursed mother still living among us?” Albert calmed down for a while and said silently, “Can't you do us all a favor and just leave for good?”
The hate began to stir once more, this time rising to become an uncontrollable anger. Peter looked at his hands. He touched nearby flowers, which died instantly as well as a patch of grass below it. He looked at his hands again. He did not want to hear another word from Albert. Slowly he turned towards him and began to walk towards him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 11, 2015, 02:22:34 pm
Kelcie
Completely ignoring the dunce ((Sorry, but Kelcie is probably going to call Mark that forever...)), Kelcie responded to Senlevon.
"Duhnno about Fahiri. We somehow managed to group up and then that guy" She pointed to where the man was last seen, "was here. The building behind him somehow exploded, well the front, and some wood hit him in the face. Oh, and that guy wanted to know who all are nobles. My guess is that."
Never mind. This can't be said here, the info might be too sensitive.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 11, 2015, 03:18:28 pm
Charlie
"Wait... how'd the building explode? Shouldn't we check for traces of mana, or something? It seems like the obvious thing to do."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 11, 2015, 03:34:52 pm
Senlevon
Charlie heard a message in his head, I believe this is the one the boy was wary of. I wouldn't put it past her that she's responsible for the caved building.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 12, 2015, 02:47:27 pm
[Collaboration with Eileen + Radder]
Crane and Crew
Samuel jumped to his feet, his fists clenched. "Who did that? Make yourself known!"
"Me moniker be Crane. 'N ye art?" Crane questioned.
"Crimeney! What did you just say?" Samuel asked.
"I be Crane. Who art ye?" Crane repeated.
"I be Samuel - wait, I mean, I am Samuel." Samuel said.
"Art ye mockin' me?" Crane questioned.
"Not mocking you! Just a mistake, just a mistake!" Feather said, hands gesturing.
"This be Feather - no, no, I mean this is Feather." Samuel said.
Feather threw her hands in the air and exclaimed, "Oh brother!"
"Where the heck did you come from anyway, sneaking up on a man in a deep slumber, talking all funny like you do?" Samuel asked.
"Sammy, where are your manners?" Feather exclaimed. "Crane, come join us for breakfast!"
"I hail from Yezin." Crane stated.
"Where is Yezin?" Feather asked.
"Yezin be th' city ov'r thither." Crane clarified, pointing in the direction of the ruined city.
"Why are you all the way out here?" Samuel asked.
"That ruined city over there?" Feather asked.
"No, no, Yezin be not an undone city!" Crane exclaimed. "Them ruins surround Yezin's outskirts."
"Cool!" Feather said. "Would you join us for breakfast?"
"Hold on, what do you mean?" Samuel exclaimed. "Why is Yezin surrounded by ruins?"
"Oh yarr, I would lust to join ye fer breakfast!" Crane said.
"Oh my, you've got to try this rabbit with blackberry!" Feather declared. "You'll never try anything better!"
"You're not answering my question! Has there been a war?" Samuel inquired. "Is the city not safe anymore?"
"Oh I would lust some!" Crane said.
"Yep, Sammy makes the best campfire food anybody can ever have!" Feather proclaimed.
"Are either of you listening to me?" Samuel asked. "You're talking about food, I'm talking about serious business!"
Feather and Crane turned their gaze to Samuel and seemed to see him for the first time.
"What's wrong Sammy?" Feather asked.
Samuel heaved a sigh. "Can you all take your mind off food for a few seconds and talk about the important matters at hand?"
"Well sure Sammy, no need to get upset!" Feather said. "All you had to do was ask!"
Samuel stared at the both of them in disbelief. "Like I asked several times already, why is Yezin surrounded by ruins?"
"Thy sidekick hither be pretty testy." Crane commented.
"Man, don't I know it! You should see him during a full moon." Feather agreed.
Samuel cleared his throat and Feather looked at him. She immediately stopped talking. Everyone looked at each other. Crane turned to Samuel.
"Seasons ago, a terrible forest fire raged through th' villages toward Yezin. Thankfully, th' river, Cold Creek, which surrounds Yezin, caused th' flames to die out, thereby savin' Yezin. Sadly, th' villages wast destroyed." Crane explained.
"So Yezin is still a safe town to be?" Samuel asked.
"Safe fer ye, but not fer me." Crane stated. "I wast framed fer somethin' I didst not doth."
"What have you been accused of?" Samuel asked.
Feather's eyes grew big. "Please tell me it's not for robbing and restraining friendly wanderers."
"No, no. I wast accused 'o harassin'." Crane clarified.
"Harassing who?" Samuel inquired.
"Some fruitcakes." Crane stated.
"So you wouldn't consider returning?" Samuel asked.
"Forsooth not!" Crane proclaimed. "Those gents would has't me headeth."
"What if we disguised you with my Camouflage Charm?" Samuel suggested. "It changes your appearance."
Samuel had done it so many times. It had become second nature by this point. It felt like he was a completely different person when he slipped on the anklet.
Crane stood, feet on the grass, overlooking the ruins of the villages. These villages had been the pinnacle of trading in the days of old. That had all changed years ago, when a fire ended their legacy. Did he want to go back? The villagers wouldn't. He knew that.
He thought.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 12, 2015, 05:26:46 pm
Cutthroat Crane
Crane's attention was diverted when he spotted a big red beam emitting from the ruins. He trudged over to investigate.
Upon entering a ruined village, he noticed a tattered sign.
ELCOM TO TH VILL GE O BORDER
"Border, huh?" Crane observed.
On his trek, Crane saw inside the only house intact a frail old geezer without a shirt. All he wore were pants consisting of mostly holes. His long, gray hair was tangled, going in millions of different directions. His mustache was shoulder-length, and his beard uneven, the longest parts touching his waist. He had a single swollen eye, a nose with peeled skin, lips as dry as the desert, and rotting black teeth. All Crane could see of his ears was blood coming from the hair that covered them.
The geezer raised his eye to Crane. He lifted his hands, both having no nails. He growled like a ferocious animal and kicked his brawny feet, probably the only strong part in his body, at Crane.
"Away from Albert." The geezer said in a mangled voice, as if being choked. Crane strayed away, immediately hearing rampant laughter. He ran in the direction of the noise to see a teenager running away from the remains of a campfire. By the campfire was, as Crane suspected, the source of the beam. This time, though, it was flashing.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 12, 2015, 06:15:05 pm
Felix
The small white spell-shards Felix had cast all feel into place almost simultaneously, forming a straight line from the air in front of him leading just beyond the treeline.
"BASIR! BACK ME UP!"
Slowly, deliberately, Felix took one step at a time down the line that led to the spell's caster.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 12, 2015, 07:50:46 pm
Grim Reaper
"This line looks like it's going far into the horizon." Basir commented. "How far do you think we will be walking?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 12, 2015, 08:03:57 pm
Felix
"Yeah... This is farther than I thought. What do you say we head back? Maybe you can get your people there to follow this trail, and tell us what comes up?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 12, 2015, 08:15:50 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo glanced around the field uncomfortably. Felix and Basir had been gone for a while; was something wrong? Then she laughed. What do I care what they're doing? Their absence gives me the perfect opportunity.
Lady Vincolo walked up to one of Basir's goons. "So, how are you doing?"
The man turned toward her awkwardly. "Oh, hello, ma'am. I'm doing fine."
Vincolo carried on the conversation almost subconsciously, as she found the thread of mana that was exerting influence over the man. She pinched the connection shut to see what would happen. If these people react violently once they're free, I'll need to reinstate the connection.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 12, 2015, 09:06:32 pm
Engel
"I am Engel. Are you the bearded one?" Engel questioned Vincolo.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 12, 2015, 09:14:14 pm
Vincolo
"Honey, does it look like I have a beard?"
The mana connection was building up tension, and Angle or whatever he said his name was didn't seem to be reacting, so Vincolo cut whatever mana line was influencing him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 13, 2015, 12:19:39 pm
Kelcie
"Well we were busy with that guy." Kelcie answered to Charlie's question.
That. Sounded really lame.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 13, 2015, 12:24:12 pm
Charlie
"I'm sure you were. But, um... um." Charlie stopped talking when he realized he sounded like an idiot.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 13, 2015, 12:35:36 pm
Erat
Well, I should probably make send a status report.
Erat took out his communication charm and contacted Senlevon.
Yori Senlevon? This is Erat, one of the voluteers helping Felix and Vincolo with those mercenaries. Me and a smallbunch are at the West End, we enountered a small fight but both attackers retreated, one injured and the other unharmed. Permission to head back to the main group?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 13, 2015, 01:01:53 pm
Senlevon
"Whatever, the important thing is you're not in immediate danger, thank god, at the moment. Do you know where Fahiri is?" Senlevon shifted on his feet, "Either way, we need to get moving and find the others."
((Keep in mind Radio's don't exist, he probably has a communication charm))
Permission Granted Senlevon sent.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 13, 2015, 01:32:29 pm
Kelcie
"We actually do not know where Lady Fahiri is. I think that she ran in the other direction with the rest of the students."
Katie
She followed Selim through a shady part of the city, as silent as a hawk. He'd summoned a rope for some reason.
Anything but a rope would have been useful. A blade or something would have worked way better. Especially if he's going through a bunch of dark alleys
...
He sucked at navigating and he knew it.
Left, right, right, right, left, straight, right, back... I'm lost. How will I get back, I'll get killed if I don't succeed. Uhh... right turn now
He walked up a path, only to see a brick wall in front of him. Then he walked back to where he had turned right and placed the rope on the ground. Anyone walking in would trip.
...
Useless.
---an hour and thirty minutes later---
At least ten people had passed the alley and not entered. He was getting restless.
A man walked into the net of alley between the buildings in the area. He was obviously lost and took random turns hoping they would lead out to a place with some more light. Even though it was only six-thirty, the alleys were pretty dark. The man stumbled upon a path that was pitch black. Out of curiosity, he walked into it and fell down.
IT WORKED! Selim mentally did a happy dance. But why would anyone enter a pitch black alley that has obvious traces of mana use... Oh well.
The man who was lying face down on the ground suddenly felt a sharp object pierce is skin... and that was all.
...
Katie had enough time to go get popcorn from her house and come back to her spot on the roof before the man appeared.
This is like one of those really cheesy movies where it's obvious that there is a trap. She thought while chewing on popcorn. Also the fact that the kid hasn't even noticed me shows his uselessness. Oh look, he killed the guy. What a lame way to kill people.
She jumped down from the roof of the building, clapping sarcastically (the popcorn was left up there) "Wonderful. You killed a guy."
A flicker of hope was seen on the boy's face. "Not. You're useless." She muttered a quick spell and grabbed onto the boy in front of her. She let go. Immediately, a black ball giving of a bluish glow appeared in her hands. Before it could dissipate, Katie stuffed it into a glass jar and it stayed put. The boy fell down on top of the man he had just killed, the knife still in his hand, but no signs of death. A pool of blood started to form from the man's gushing wound.
Katie walked home, satisfied with the day's work. Another life force... Mana from life is a lot more powerful that other mana.
((And that ends another failed Katie post. Oh and Zen, for Julia, here are the crime scene's details that she receives:
Two dead people, one on top of the other. Location: A suspiciously dark alley (Note: Anyone going to study the scene must bring some form of magic light) Items in/nearby:
Rope: Stretched across the entrance. Knife: Bloody, in the boy's hand Popcorn: Scattered on a roof nearby. No fingerprints found, the person eating them must have worn gloves.
Boy: Age: 11 Status: Seems like a child reported missing yesterday, no signs of death (is definitely dead), on top of man, none of the blood is his.
Man: Age: 26 Status: Deep cut on neck that seems to be cause of death, pool of blood around him))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 13, 2015, 01:43:11 pm
Senlevon
Senlevon exhaled sharply, "Well then, Charlie, do you have any leads on where the group might be?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 14, 2015, 02:19:15 am
Yori Senlevon is my main person of interest; I have reason to believe he possesses both a motive (Political enemy) and a means (influence over the city and possibly hired hitmen). Walton Monroe was a dangerous competitor against him over control of East Yezin. All I need is to get close and to calmly interview him...
Julia Pecker
"...HA!" A large man laughed in her face. "As if! Oh, man, do I wish it was that easy to just find Lord Senlevon for some idle chitchat. A damn lot I'd like to tell him!" He continued to chuckle. "Bah... Ah, no. Unless you're a student or a professor at that academy, scheduling an appointment with him will cost you an arm and a leg, and that's not even considering how booked he probably is. You're out of luck, sweetheart."
She was offended, mainly due to the 'sweetheart' comment, but more so she was disgruntled. Humph, of course... He must think he's above the law. I've means of getting through to people, though.
---
To the Royal Academy and therefore any of those associated, to which this may concern,
Firstly I feel as if I should introduce myself. My name is Julia R. Pecker, hailing from the northern kingdom of Colt, and I've taken an interest in your academy. I can assure you that my magical abilities should come to par with your standards; to prove myself, if you would be so kind, I would like to demonstrate, as I am very interested in enrollment.
My communicator code goes as follows: 2829-1931-1928
Best wishes, Pecker
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 14, 2015, 06:30:28 am
...
An automatic message was sent back to Julia's charm. It was an obviously fake voice, made by some blue mage as an answering machine.
"Hello Ms. Pecker, We aren't currently taking applications due to an emergency. Headmaster Senlevon leaves this message."
The voice changed to a distinctly real male voice.
"We're a little busy at the moment, sorry about that. Call back in a day or two, thanks."
The one-eyed man
The one-eyed man slipped on a red cloak as he walked outside of the building. He pressed a few indentations on the sandstone wall behind him, locking the door. He put an eye patch and a hat on and walked down towards the main road.
No sign of Cabal, capture or irresponsibility? We'll find out.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on December 14, 2015, 03:13:08 pm
Peter, Years ago
“What now?” Albert asked with scorn in his voice, “I could kill you right now and rid the village of one of its biggest problems.”
Peter kept walking, staring Albert in the eyes. Albert was getting a bit nervous by this unexpected behavior.
“Will you kill me too now?” He pulled his sword, “You can't do anything against me!” He laughed, “Fine, do whatever you like. But after you're done it's my turn. Daphne will know what it feels like to lose a son!”
Albert held his hands to his sides. Peter walked up to him and put his hand on Albert's chest.
”What do you think you're...” Albert sputtered. “Wha... is...”
Albert became silent, in his eyes nothing but an empty stare. Then he fell down. Peter looked at the lifeless man in front of him. He realized his power, the opportunities, everything it could do for him. He had never seen anything like this before, he had killed a man by just a touch from his hand. Then he remembered; he had seen something like this before, five years ago, the same scenario. Anger had made him push the other boy, killing him instantly. He had to sit down, take a moment to breath and to gather his thoughts.
“I can kill anyone that ever makes me angry, anyone!” It both scared him and encouraged him.
Peter walked down to the road and began heading back to the village. He was running, first slowly and then faster to get home to his mother as soon as he could. On his way he caught up with a small group of travelers. One of them had a large deep blue hooded cape while the others were dressed differently, hoods that covered their faces so that only their eyes were visible. When Peter was about to pass them the man with the large cape stopped him.
“Excuse me young man, but is Border far from here?” He asked and turned towards Peter, revealing his face. He was quite an old man, with tired eyes and a short but thick black beard.
“Yes, its just behind those trees.” Peter answered pointing towards the next bend in the road.
“What would a young man like you be called?” The man asked.
“Peter.”
“What a beautiful name. There's power in it, do you know the meaning behind it?”
“Not really, I've never thought of it as more than a name.”
“It means 'the rock', its a Greek name.”
Peter was getting a bit uncomfortable.
“I need to go tell my mother something important, if you would excuse me.” Peter began but was interrupted.
“I think it's better if you don't. See, I am here to talk with you, Peter.”
“You can find me at my mother's house in the village, her name is Daphne.”
With these words Peter left the travellers and began running towards the village again. The old man was going to say something, but stopped himself.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 14, 2015, 05:22:45 pm
Engel
Engel's expression shifted abruptly to dumbfounded and confused. "I feel...lost. I feel disconnected. Where are they?" He inquired.
Emerald Enchantress
"Let's head back." Without awaiting response, Athena whistled to get the awareness of the others and sauntered away. Time for Cunfr Juvgr Erq Oynpx.
Grim Reaper
"How long will this trail last?" Basir inquired. He noticed the noise seemed to have a fluctuating volume, for at least now he could hear Felix.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 14, 2015, 05:25:57 pm
Felix
"I dunno. I'm not too good at tracking spell. That's why I said; let's head back, and maybe send somebody else to handle this. We have a job to do right now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 14, 2015, 05:34:14 pm
Erat
Erat turned to face the mercenaries.
"Thank you for your service, you're dismissed."
With that, Erat turned north, where Felix had said he was going. He used a huge amount of mana, boostinghis agility to the max he could push and spinted at an extreme speed towards the forest, in which he made to in an hour or so.
Mark
"Sir Senlevon, after the house blew up, the man is still there. I'm afraid that that man may find us hostile, but he may know you, as this IS you're safe zone. Before his anger reaches too high, do youu think you could talk to him? Also, are we going to track down the mercenaries?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 14, 2015, 05:41:33 pm
Grim Reaper
"You think they hear it too?" Basir wondered. I've heard this noise before...I'm certain.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 14, 2015, 05:43:48 pm
Charlie
Charlie tugged sharply on Senlevon's sleeve.v "Good news and bad news, Sir. I think I've managed to isolate where the group is, because I haven't been able to find them anywhere else; but it's an area without much native bird life at all. My personal flock is too far and too small to search it all." Charlie gestured in the direction he thought Ms. Fahiri and the other students may have gone.
Felix
"Hmmm. Vincolo hasn't come yet.... I find it hard to believe that the sound is audible to them; they'd have probably come sooner if it was. It's definitely loud enough to have reached them."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 14, 2015, 05:47:23 pm
Grim Reaper
"Right. Then one of us should definitely go. I'm leaning toward you, since your mana isn't empty yet and the person conducting this noise could be hostile." Basir reasoned.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 14, 2015, 05:56:36 pm
((I made a gaff, the forest is a day's walk away adeit))
Yori Senlevon
"What? Slow down." Senlevon said, "I'm here to get you all to safety, not to pursue enemies. You may think you can take them, which is great, but it would be foolish of me to just throw you at an unknown threat." He began walking towards a forest path, "We're going to another dropoff location to see if anyone's still there."
Charlie tugged on his sleeve and told him what he had found.
"That's what we need to know at least. Alright, let's get moving then. Lead the way Charlie."
The one eyed man
After being disappointed in Cabal, the one-eyed man wandered around the west square to see a party passing by. That girl again, and those fools with her. He began following at a distance.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 14, 2015, 06:07:14 pm
Lady Vincolo
"I'm sorry, sir, I'm not sure what you're talking about... you seem rather confused. Did someone cast a spell on you?"
Cahaya
"I understand, sir. If you'd like, I can give you some intelligence about the tactics the terrorists seem to be using. One man that I, er, attacked had some kind of spell around him that allowed him to teleport to a set location upon being... attacked. I'd say it was Blue by the description, but it struck me as a Red spell when he used it."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 14, 2015, 07:55:42 pm
Engel
"Some unknown...evil...force has disconnected me from Divine Being and the Council. Where are they?" Engel explained.
Emerald Enchantress
Great, he just left me here. Athena sent a message through her communication charm. "I'd like to arrange for transport and tracking as soon as possible." Two minutes later, a woman dressed in neon attire zoomed up to Athena with a man on her back.
"That was fast." Athena observed.
"I stay close." The woman, Konstantina, replied.
"I trust the ride was well, Aqil?" Athena inquired.
"Splendid." The man who was on Konstantina's back replied sarcastically. "Why do you need me?"
"I need you to track a certain Felix Arrhenius by way of Blue magic." Athena informed Aqil. "When you're done, Konstantina can use her Red magic to take us to him."
"We should overlap our spells so Konstantina can cast a transportation charm to take us to him." Aqil suggested.
"Great." Athena stated. "Get to it."
Konstantina's hands glowed a sharp, energetic red, while Aqil's gleamed a calming sea blue. They both blasted into rays and overlapped, turning to a warm yellow color. Before Athena could count to three, she and her cronies were in a dome racing after a blue path.
"WOO HOO!" Konstantina yelped, paying little heed to the others' hearing. "THIS IS AWESOME!!!"
"I feel a little bilious." Aqil complained.
Athena rolled her eyes.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 14, 2015, 08:53:43 pm
Vincolo
"Well... that's... strange. I can't imagine someone who styles themselves 'Divine Being' would be very good to keep a constant mental link with. Sounds like they have delusions of grandeur or something of the like."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 14, 2015, 09:01:18 pm
The one eyed man
"Interesting." He said to himself, She took off, presumably back to wherever she's based. He continued walking down the path and towards a government building.
He knocked on the door. A noble man in a white robe opened it, "Do you need anything?" He asked harshly.
"I would like to request usage of your teleporter?" He smirked.
"I don't believe you're verified sir." He said gruffly.
"Yes that appears to be true..." The one eyed man trailed off Terminus. His eyes lit up white for a moment and he locked his vision on the man. The noble stepped back before evaporating as a blinding white light enfungled him.
The one eyed man picked up the man's cloak and slipped it on, leaving his red one on the ground. He strolled to the library and picked up a spellbook, quickly writing down the spell he was looking for. He stepped behind a bookshelf and uttered the spell to himself. His hands flew to his face in pain as he became severely disfigured for a few seconds. He removed the eye patch, placing it in a pocket and blinked a few times.
Right eye is fine once again, for now of course. He sighed. "Great." He said to himself, noticing how much smoother his voice was. He glanced at himself in a mirror. A younger looking man stood before him, with short black hair and clean shaven. Nothing like the grey hair, scars, and missing eye of his normal body. Of course, this form would only do him so much good. He couldn't use any magic this person and him did not share knowledge of. So basic blue was it. It would get him by until he needed to shed the disguise.
He walked past the other guards and into the teleporter, hammering out coordinates to a location.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 14, 2015, 09:46:03 pm
...Oh, of course.
Julia Pecker
She huffed, sitting down and shoving her communicator in her pocket. Now what?! She laid in her seat in the pub and felt the long day's weight finally fall upon her.
For a few minutes she relaxed, staring at people outside of her window. Not a week into her outing and she yet already missed Colt's snowy streets and frosty weather. It was now a warm twilight- the stars were clearly visible without the pollution or excessive lighting commonplace in the northern kingdoms. East Yezin was a quieter town than most.
However, a sudden scream is most horrifying when breaking silence.
Her mind snapped back into focus when she observed as a crowd gathered around a nearby alley outside. She quickly paid for her drink and joined them. The people surrounded a group of officers beckoning for all to step away. Mentally she picked up the pieces.
Another murder?
"Hold on, hold on!" She commanded, squeezing through the crowds and approaching an officer. She hastily brought out her licence and displayed it. "I'm Detective Pecker, and I need to examine anything that could relate to my case."
"Uh, case?"
"Walton Monroe's murder."
"I doubt this has much to do with it, kid. This looks like a random mugging or something."
"Or something? You don't seem to be positive."
The man scowled. "Fine, little miss knowitall. Give it a look." He pointed down the alley. It was pitch black, the upper walls blocked out the starlight.
Julia hesitantly entered, dragging two fingers against the right wall.
"What, you scared or something?" The officer seemed to want to laugh.
Her index finger began to spark as it rubbed the surface of the brick. The sparks grew to bright surges of sustained electricity. When an ample amount was conjured, she lifted her hand and activated a spell, filling the corridors with a bright yellow light. The man stood with his jaw nearly unhinged.
"Let's see..."
Two dead... One body placed on top of the other. A young man with a gash wound, and a little boy on top of him.
There is a rope stretched from one wall to the other, loosened due to strain. Some cartoonish trap?
The boy died holding a bloodied knife; He's most likely the one that killed the man. What killed the boy? No signs of trauma.
...And popcorn?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 14, 2015, 09:50:02 pm
...
An ominous, cold wind slowly swept through the ground at Veran's feet. There was a faint groan, followed by a high-pitched giggle.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on December 14, 2015, 10:43:00 pm
Today was a calm day. There were no orders.
Veran Izaph
Hm? Veran turned around. A faint, silver outline of a figure was visible, if only briefly. She was used to such sights. Reminiscences of past carnage, whether it be hallucinations or reality. It was hard to tell the difference. She never really knew what to make of these occasional appearances. What was she supposed to do? Veran felt slightly apprehensive. Despite that, she grinned a little.
"Well, have we met before?"
Silence.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 14, 2015, 11:54:43 pm
Katie
In her house, Katie sat on a comfortable chair, satisfied with the days work.
Terrorists huh? Their life mana is usually somewhat stronger than the average commoner... Nobles and those who have trained tons... Noble however are such a bore to kill. They believe they are so great. Hell, I spent only half a day around some of them, and they were so bloody stuck up and self obsessed. Well most of them.
Speaking -rather thinking of the academy, why did I join there anyways? It's quite boring actually. Except I learnt quite a bit about things I couldn't do before. Uhhh... For the plan?
Well honestly, the plan would work even if I was not a part of the academy, just hiding mana that traces to me would be a bore. In reality... I wanted to see what was so great about this place. Why do only nobles go? Well now that I realize that it gives them better training, it makes the STUDENTS some of the best candidates. For my collection.
...
In the row of glass jars hanging from the ceiling, only seven had the eerie blue glow coming from a black sphere within, and a recently added eighth glowed the brightest. The rest were open, seemingly waiting to be filled.
...
...well it seems like that kid was useless... I'll have to do the dirty work if I don't get someone fast... well there's another option, but it requires this stupid color mana as well as life mana. I'll admit that color mana can be... interesting -useful at sometimes, but there's never enough. Sure, it's good for random charms, but that's about all.
((..and another awkward Katie post is done... hope you suffered through the-probably-cringe-worthy-writing))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 15, 2015, 10:01:31 am
Yori Senlevon
They walked by the house to the other side of the forest. Senlevon sent a small spell towards the house. "Empty" He said aloud, "Whoever was in there got away."
"I'm going to advise all you children to stand back." He said as they walked down a forest path. They walked for what seemed like hours but was really only 20 minutes before finding another clearing. The afternoon sun peeled in through the trees and the noble cleared a few plants and stepped forward. There was another wooden structure in the clearing. It looked like a similar house with a large empty deck next to it.
Senlevon stepped ahead of the group and up to the door. His hand wrenched the gold doorknob and shoved the old piece of wood in.
"Hello?" He yelled.
Nothing.
He stepped in the building and looked around. As expected, there was a lot of floor space, a few beds, a little balcony, and a cabinet with food supplies in it. If anyone had been here, they hadn't entered the building. Senlevon closed the door and walked back outside, "No one's here. Charlie, do you have any stronger readings near here?"
The One Eyed man
Lord Jon Hiblus was a normal member of the nobility. He was the son of the king's advisor, now more of an aging fool, Tiber Hilbus. He was personally employed by the law enforcement to keep the non-blues in line. Like his father, he wasn't particularly likes by members of the nobility, and especially not liked by the common folk. But, such is the price of the law. The masses have to learn to follow rules somehow.
Jon Hilbus was now very confused, and angry. He was stuck in a limbo of sorts, aware that he was very much still alive, but could do nothing about it. He couldn't feel his limbs or anything for that measure. He was alone with his thoughts, for how long, he did not know. But he had a gut feeling that he wasn't dead, stronger than any other feeling or thought.
Jon Hilbus's likeness on the other hand, was on the move. He jogged down a flight of stairs and into a small clearing, near another wooden house. A muffled bunch of noises came from inside the house.
He knocked on the door. A dark-skinned man opened the door holding a leather book in one hand.
"Hilbus." He said, "How the hell did you wind up here?" This man went by the name of Lord Harris, 'Hilbus' had remembered reading.
"Good afternoon Harris. Boss sent me over here. We heard that there was a problem with the academy." He lied, "I've been instructed to get these kiddies back to the city. Wouldn't want to make the teachers fight would we? Leave that to the law I say."
"You say that a lot." Harris said grumpily, "Well I can't argue, you know where the transport back is?"
"Indeed. We'll leave as soon as you're ready." The one eyed man grinned inwardly. He wasn't really lying. He had every intention of protecting the children. Harris on the other hand, would meet the same fate as the pompous lady they had dispatched earlier....
--
...
Katie heard a loud knocking on her door.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 15, 2015, 03:25:51 pm
Felix
"..." Felix paused at leght. The spell should be investigated. Did he trust Basir's men to that? No, of course not. He wouldn't even trust his own men to it.
But at the same time, this mission needed to be completed.
Then again, they'd already taken a prisoner. All that was left was to escort her back. Besides, he would be fine on his own... probably.
"Alright. We do it your way, Basir. I'll investigate this, and you head back."
Charlie
"My readings are based entirely on bird populations, sir. I can get my birds to transmit signals to local birds to aid in the search, but even the local populations aren't spread out. If the people we're looking for aren't near any bodies of water, there's not much I can do. There aren't any rivers up this way, as far as I can tell. I'm more or less blind."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 15, 2015, 04:29:21 pm
Senlevon
"Alright." He said, "There are four shelter houses in total, we'll head to the third one, see if anyone turned up there."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 15, 2015, 04:31:28 pm
Grim Reaper
"Good luck." Basir walked off rather briskly.
Engel
"How dare you foul human being speak of Divine Being in such a manner?" Engel scowled. "The Divine Being created Ispera, and passed their soul onto a chosen human so they may exist forever among us. Whoever lives up to the standards of the Divine Being becomes the new holder of the Divine Being."
[I am going to clarify here that this is just a religion. None of this is real.]
Emerald Enchantress
The dome slowed, and popped like a bubble. They had landed in front of a man following a white line.
"OH YEAH!" Konstantina yelped, exhilarated. "I WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN!"
Aqil was clearly very dizzy. "We need a new method of transportation..."
Athena turned to Felix. "Excuse me sir, have you seen a certain Felix Arrhenius around these parts?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 15, 2015, 04:47:02 pm
Felix
Felix paused. "I assume you're referring to Mr. Arrhenius, the law enforcement commissioner?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 15, 2015, 04:58:08 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"Correct." Athena stated. "He should be around here."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 15, 2015, 05:11:48 pm
Felix
Well, I AM legally obliged. Sigh.
"I am him. Can I help you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 15, 2015, 05:26:22 pm
Senlevon
They came across the third clearing. The door to this house stood open and a fair amount of people were inside. "Thank goodness." Senlevon said to himself.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 15, 2015, 06:09:31 pm
Katie
There was a knock on the door...
Katie opened the door, assuming it was someone from the academy, but ready to attack, just in case.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 15, 2015, 06:32:56 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Ah, I'm sorry, sir. I didn't mean to insult your... religion."
Seems like there's a new cult developing. Persuasion magic and everything. All very... questionable.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 15, 2015, 07:05:21 pm
...
"Good afternoon!" A man in blue and red robes stood at the door, "You're Katie Lau right?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 15, 2015, 08:20:50 pm
Engel
"You take care not to next time missy!" Engel demanded. "And it is more then simple religion. It is fact! It is FAITH!"
Grim Reaper
Basir was pleasantly surprised when the noise dropped down to the sound of a communication charm buzzing. Better, but still aggravating due to repetition.
"You take care not to next time missy!" Engel demanded. "And it is more then simple religion. It is fact! It is FAITH!"
"Having a little chat with Engel here about religion, eh?" Basir chuckled. "You're playing with fire, Vincolo."
Something is off.
Emerald Enchantress
Athena smiled charismatically. "I'm actually looking to help you, Officer." Athena informed. "I'm part of your group. How may I be of assistance, kind sir?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 15, 2015, 09:41:51 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Now, now. There's no need to get snappy with me. It always pays to be respectful, on both ends. Speaking of which, I'm a little bit unclear on something. Who exactly... are you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 15, 2015, 11:27:46 pm
Kelcie
The same plan could work if executed better this time. Last time was a fail.
Kelcie whispered to Senlevon, quite... what some probably considered impolitely, "I've got an idea on how we can deal with this: I bust in from the front with maybe someone else like, uhh, Who do I KNOW is good at combat?Cahaya, create a nice big distraction, and in the meantime you guys figure out if they are enemies or not, and you can do a real attack that they're not expecting if they are enemies. Yeah or no?" After a short pause, she added in, "Sir."
((What a polite Kelcie... NOT))
Katie
"Yeah, that's me." She responded to the man, hurriedly, but subtly stuffing the blade she had summoned into the umbrella stand (and chopping up a decent umbrella in the process). "Come inside." She said and said, opening the door wider (the blade safely in the stand and almost unnoticeable).
((Umbrellas have GOT to exist in this place...))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 16, 2015, 01:36:43 am
Light she was and like a fairy, Lightly tapping on the line; Herring boxes, lacking topses, Saintly shoes for Clementine.
Clementine
The temperature dropped. The shadow vanished in a blink and reappeared in front of Veran, holding out the silhouette of a young girl's palm. A voiceless message echoed in her head.
(http://i.imgur.com/uxgMsTn.png)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 16, 2015, 05:55:39 am
Senlevon
"Those are our friends." he said to Kelcie, "Lord Harris is standing at the door, talking to lord, Hilbus? That's odd. I don't remember him being at the school. Either way. You all can head in with them. I'm sure the kids are inside." They continued to walk over to the house.
...
"We've heard some interesting reports about your residence. Mind if we look around a little?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 16, 2015, 09:50:43 am
Kelcie
"My bad."
Katie
"What would be considered strange about this place? It seems normal to me."
There's no way to reach that place without teleportation, except one, but who's gonna check there. There's also a brick wall there too.
((Yes, I realize that she does not sound like someone who would murder someone right now... So... Another failed Katie post (: ))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on December 16, 2015, 12:48:18 pm
Peter
“Master, is it wise to let Peter go?” One of the others asked the man. “Maybe it is best that he goes. Some have to learn the hard way.”
The company continued their walk towards Border in silence.
...
“Mother!” Peter shouted as he entered the house.
“Yes my son, what is it?” Daphne came from another room.
“We can't stay in this village like this any more. Everyone hates us!”
Daphne sighed. “But Peter, what would we do? Things here aren't that bad and after all it is our home.”
“I know everyone hates us because of me, but I want to make things right again.” Peter said.
Daphne was about to argue with him but found no words.
“If we leave I can get rid of any one that hurts you, mother.” Peter's voice was different now, calm and serious.
“What do you mean?” Daphne began to look a bit worried.
“Albert is dead, he was mean to me and I took his life the same way his son died.” Peter admitted shamefully.
Daphne took a step backwards. “Albert... dead?”
“Yes, he hated us and wanted us dead. And you have wished for him to stop bothering us.”
“Yes I have, but... but not like this, he wasn't a bad man at heart.”
“He is... was a bad man!” Peter shouted, “Don't defend him! He hated us and wanted us dead!”
“But Peter...” Daphne came to embrace him but Peter pushed her away.
Daphne fell silent to the floor.
“Mother...No!” Peter yelled. "No..no no!"
I'm a monster...
Peter got no answer. Daphne lay still; she was as pale as Albert. Peter slowly backed away from her. When his back reached the wall he slumped down, leaning against it. He was scared, unable to take his eyes of his now lifeless mother. There was a knock on the door.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 16, 2015, 06:15:50 pm
Charlie
Charlie was the first to break the silence, following Senlevon's directive and waltzing right in.
Felix
"Eh? Group? Did Yori send you here"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 17, 2015, 02:42:25 pm
Yori Senlevon
"Charlie, you can go in if you want, but you can still assist me if you want, I'm headed off to get the others that were with Fahiri." Senlevon said, following Charlie.
Harris walked out of the house, "Hello students! And Senlevon. We're glad you're here, we were about to leave. Here, come on in!" Hilbus stood near the door as Harris talked to Senlevon quietly about a few things.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on December 17, 2015, 04:06:28 pm
Peter, Years ago
“Daphne! There is a stranger here to see you.” A man's voice was heard.
Peter couldn't answer.
“She doesn't seem to be home. You can...”
“No worries, I can wait for her inside.”
“You seem to know Daphne?”
“Well not personally, but I have met her son.”
“Oh... Peter...”
“Yes, if I'm not mistaken that was his name.”
Peter could hear one of them walking away. Soon afterwards the door opened. It was the old man from before. He looked at Peter, then at Daphne, sighed but didn't seem surprised, like he had expected it. He walked over to Peter.
“Peter. Look at me.”
Peter slowly looked up and met his eyes.
“You should come with me.” The old man calmly said.
No answer from Peter.
“You're special. You have been in a village of people who despise magic. They fear it. These are refugees. They realized you were magic that fateful day your friend died. Therefore they hate you. But they are foolish. You have potential.” The old man took a break and sat down on a nearby chair. “You can make a huge difference in the lives of a lot of people, even outside Border. Now it might seem like you wouldn't want magic, that it only brings you pain. It is because you can't control it yet. You have been stored away with people who wouldn't let you embrace it. If you come with me I can teach you.”
Peter shook his head, once again his eyes moved towards his mother. “No...” He slowly said, “I don't want any of it...”
The old man sighed. “If you don't come with me this will happen again. If you don't know how to use this power then more innocent lives will be lost. Come with me, and let me be your mentor.”
The old man stretched out his hand towards Peter, who in silence observed it. A moment of hesitation, then he met it with his own. The old man helped him up, put his arm around him and led him out.
The hooded men were waiting outside. The old man closed the door behind them and they all began their walk away from Border. But as they left the last houses behind them a few villagers saw them and that Peter was with them.
“Where are you taking him? And where is Daphne?” One of them shouted at them as they were walking past.
The old man ignored them, but the villagers walked up and blocked their way.
“You're not going anywhere without answering!” More villagers approached them. Now the old man turned to face the growing crowd.
“It wouldn't be wise to try to stop us.” He said silently. He held out his hand towards them, palm upwards. “Turn around or you will all perish.”
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 17, 2015, 05:25:53 pm
...
"We've gotten several reports. A collection of sorts? Death threats? Could all be false, but we want to do a quick search just to be safe."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 17, 2015, 06:08:55 pm
Kelcie
Why would they about to leave?
"So what are we here for again?" She asked Rose who was next to her.
Katie
Stupid people searching where they don't belong. If only this guy was alone... Anyways, death threats waste time, it's easier to just kill them.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your busy day with something like this. I haven't made any death threats, and I have a charm collection in the next room, but there are only seven types of charms that I currently own. The ones I use frequently are teleportation charms, which are all connected to some of my favorite places around town, mostly markets. The ones to hidden locations are all on me, and that would just be invading this so called privacy that these guys believe they have, when in reality, it's not that hard to watch every move. They are all mostly like this." She pulled out a charm that was connected to the market at the farthest end of town and handed it too the man. "This particular one is a special model, the mana drain isn't so bad, these ones are pretty rare, but I managed to find two. You can keep that one. If you still feel the need to search around, go ahead."
Killing this person would be entertaining, but I'm outnumbered here. But I can toy with them as they try to find something
((Hope that this is slowly getting better and not torturing everyone...
Oh and Iaa, if you want to know, the entrance is located in the kitchen behind the food storagish thing (or fridge if they have fridges, if not, it's a big wooden storage box) and there's a brick wall that was there. Well a fake brick wall that is actually an illusion. I'd like to maintain Katie's secrecy for a little longer, but eventually, all charries will hear of or maybe be the ones to find out.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 17, 2015, 06:40:41 pm
Rose
"I guess they're taking us back to the city, considering we were just attacked by those weird people." She said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 17, 2015, 06:49:30 pm
Kelcie
"You sure? That guy looks like he's not going to move." She responded.
"Well he'd have to move for food and water and to use the restroom." Haley interjected into the conversation.
"..." Kelcie unintentionally quoted Bernard.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 17, 2015, 07:44:10 pm
Rose
"Which one?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 17, 2015, 07:52:37 pm
Kelcie
"The guy who's not talking to Senlewhatshisface." Kelcie said.
If he heard that, oops. Anyways, WHAT is his name? He should be clear about it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 17, 2015, 08:01:38 pm
Rose
"Yeah I don't know who that is. Looks like a loser though. All the nobles seem too stiff for me."
...
"Alright, well thank you." The two of them began looking around Katie's house.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 17, 2015, 08:22:51 pm
Kelcie
"Yeah, most of them are really lame. I've had to sit through so many 'MEET THIS GUY' and he's just some overconfident bastard. But that's not how it is always."
Katie
"I'll be in the back room reading if you need me for anything." Katie said to the two of them. When she got to the room, she sat down in a chair that faced the food storage area in the next room. She pulled out a book on advanced white magic and started reading.
I hate acting just for things like these to end fast. Sure, toying with their minds when they expect someone to threaten them is funny, but no matter what, giving them painful deaths would be more entertaining. That would also cause some minor problems for me and prevent me from killing some nobles.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on December 17, 2015, 08:40:41 pm
Veran Izaph
"Well, little ghost, isn't it obvious?" "I'm as human as anyone else."
For a fraction of a second, the silhouette felt a presence of something beyond whoever Veran was. It was as if something otherworldly was trapped beneath what seemed to be an empty shell, teetering balance in a between nothing and everything, waiting to escape. The ghost shuddered.
"Well, for the most part anyways. There might be more to that story," Veran admitted. "Any other questions, little ghost?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 17, 2015, 08:57:58 pm
...
The two nobles sent a few scanning spells around. Blue light bounced off the walls for a few minutes. Then Katie felt the two men grab her arms and hoist her up. "You're comin with us lady." One of them said in a harsh tone. They dragged her out the door and proceeded to magically bond her wrists and ankles.
"You twisted little witch." One of them muttered, "I hate people like you." A silencing spell was cast on her and the two men picked her up and began walking down the street. A nearby officer walked into her home with a large bag.
The man carrying Katie began sputtering. He leaned forward, dropping Katie, and fell over, blood pouring out of his neck. The other man met a similar fate, as knife wounds began appearing in his chest. His breath stuttered and he began coughing up blood. A large slash mark appeared across his chest, causing him to fall on the ground, dead. Katie shook off her bonds and rolled over She stumbled behind a building and felt a hand grip her shoulders.
She turned around with a jolt and saw a girl with frizzy brown hair holding a bloody knife, "Hey, saved ya back there. Is there anything you need from your house?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 17, 2015, 10:03:56 pm
Katie
If I stay back, I'll be caught.
"Thanks, and yes, I need some- Who are you, and how do I know that I can trust you. One tiny thing like this isn't going to make me completely change my mind." Katie said, standing up and grabbing onto the newcomer's wrist as a sort of greeting/get off me gesture.
((Katie's spells are more powerful when she has had contact with the person she is attacking at least once, just saying... It's most effective when she is actually touching them, and least effective if she's never met/touched them.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 17, 2015, 11:05:07 pm
In a cavern, In a canyon, Excavating for a mine, Dwelt a miner forty-niner... And his daughter, Clementine.
Clementine
(http://i.imgur.com/pbVh7RM.png)
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 18, 2015, 06:18:26 am
Lia
"Name's Lia. I sort of just killed two people to save you, but sure, you want more information. I'm part of the counter nobility, exactly what it sounds like. The oligarchy in this city is disgusting, and needs to be stopped." She shook off Katie's hand.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 18, 2015, 09:10:11 am
Katie
"Yeah, I spent one day with a few noble people's kids as well as a few magical prodigies. Those guys aren't as bad as their parents, but they will be, 99% guarenteed. I've got to get something from that house and then you got any ideas where to go? By the way, I'm Katie."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on December 18, 2015, 12:49:56 pm
Peter, Years ago
Some of the villagers took a step backwards, some unsheathed their swords and daggers. The old man whispered a word, Peter couldn't hear it but there was something sinister about it that sent chills down his spine. But as he said it a green flame rose in his hand. By now everyone took out any weapon they had on them, axes, clubs, pitchforks and bows. They also had now surrounded the group.
“Who are you?” One of the men shouted at him.
“Knowing my name will not make you live any longer if you stand in my way.” He answered calmly.
The villagers backed away a little.
“Peter, do these people mean anything to you?” The old man had turned to Peter again, still with the flame in his palm.
With the death of his mother the last bond with the village withered with her. Peter's mind was still blank. Seeing his mother die by his own hand made him unable to focus on the world around him.
Peter shook his head.
The old man turned his hand and the flame fell upon the ground. As soon as it touched the ground it grew to reach as high as a tree, and from it a circle of thin flame grew and expanded. The people of the village dashed away from the pursuing flames as it consumed the village, all but one circle where Peter and the hooded men stood.
None of them knew how much time passed when the old man vanquished the fire. Everything around them was destroyed.
“This is what we are.” The old man said to Peter. “We were born with magic. Now, will you let it ruin your life or will you take control over it?”
Peter stood silent for a while. “Because of magic, I have only seen death around me!”
“Hate and anger awakens the murder in you, this works the opposite way too. But you only assault the living in anger, you never embrace the dead in joy.”
Peter was about to answer but he stopped. He understood that the old man was correct in his statement. He had only killed out of anger. He knew there wasn't even once that he had been happy about it. When Albert was killed he felt joy inside, but not happiness, it was the sweet taste of revenge.
Now it all was silent again. The only villagers who were still to be seen around them lie lifeless on the ground, as if drowned in their own blood.
“Night will soon be here. Let us continue our journey before it gets dark.” The old man once again put his arm over Peter's shoulder and led him ever further away from the village.
“What is your name? Who is my mentor?” Peter asked after a short moment of walking.
The old man was a bit surprised by being called mentor this early on. “I am Tatsuhiro.” He answered with a smile, looking at his young disciple.
“Thank you, Tatsuhiro.” Peter said silently.
As they walked the sky faded to a blood red sunset which soon gave way to the dark veil of night. The setting sun was only seen as a thin red line by the horizon and Border disappeared in the darkness behind them. The living sounds of the day faded to be replaced with the whispers of the night, dominated by the rapids of Cold Creek. The moon rose as they walked over the plains. The same plains Peter had only seen from the hill by the village, the hill where he had committed his first murder. Albert's now cold corpse rested in the dry leaves, robbed of its life.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 19, 2015, 08:19:18 pm
Lia
"Yeah I know where we can go, go get your stuff."
The one eyed man
Hilbus stepped out of the doorway to let the new kids in when a kid holding a broom ran outside, "HEY! IT'S YOU!" He yelled at Nigel.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on December 19, 2015, 11:11:31 pm
Veran Izaph
“Why? Hmm…” Veran closed her eyes. “Let’s see, how do I explain it…”
The truth was, Veran herself didn’t fully understand her own drive to kill. It was just there. Once upon a time, she tried going against that impulse. It didn’t end well. Maybe at one point things were different. Now everything was just hazy and messed up. She didn’t know where this all stemmed from. The anger and confusion from not knowing drove her mad. But in the end, she resigned herself to this path of destruction.
“I suppose nobles aren’t people that I’d feel remotely bad about killing. After all, nobles are pretty annoying. They act like they’re all grand and great, making this city a better place but are they really? You know, the noble I killed last night was trying to plot an assassination. Isn’t that great?”
Perhaps carnage was inevitable, but at least Veran was allowed to be biased. Even she had standards. For now, this was how she would lash out against the world.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 20, 2015, 05:55:26 am
Katie
"...Have you been stalking me?" She asked, slightly irritated.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 20, 2015, 09:40:26 am
Mark
Mark stepped inside and nodded his thanks to Hilbus when a random boy ran out at Nigel yellin;
"HEY! IT'S YOU!"
Mark moved towards them both.
"What's going on? Nigel, you know this guy?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Eileen on December 20, 2015, 09:38:56 pm
Feather
Feather's breath was frozen in her chest, too cold to make a cloud in the air before her. The wind howled, throwing icy snow at her face. Each flake was a needle-sharp pain. Feather had long since lost all the feeling in her feet and hands, but the rest of her stung with the bitter, relentless cold as she stumbled through the snow drifts. There was open whiteness as far as the eye could see. No birds called. It was as if the world had died. Feather tripped and fell, and she couldn't even get up. She was too weak. She stayed there, the snow piling on top of her, her bones freezing and cracking. It didn't even register as pain. Her labored breathing slowed. She was drifting away.
Something grazed Feather's arm - a scaly hand. They, whoever they were, kept digging, slowly uncovering her. She tried to see who it was, but her head was too heavy to lift.
Feather's eyelids fluttered open.
"Feather, are you okay?" It was Samuel's voice. Feather rolled over slowly, struggling to prop herself up on one elbow. She wriggled up to a painful crouch.
"Oh dear, I think she's sick!" Samuel said frantically. "I should've known that her environment and her home never prepared her for this! Crane, we need to get to the hospital of Yezin, and fast!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 22, 2015, 05:18:07 pm
'An to top it all off, the other Nigel showed his ugly head. At the end of all this I decided it wosn't such a good idea after all to join this academy. The 'ole thing ended up biting me in the arse. Karma, I suppose.
Nigel Colligan
"Oh." He huffed, trying to look cool and collected. "Well if it ain't the bloody fake Nigel Corrigan."
"Fake?!" The other nigel brought out a crumpled document- his birth certificate. "I signaled my folks to get this as soon as possible!"
"Bah, that's a fake, too!" Nigel gestured to a supervisor. The man was not amused. "...Er, well y'see here..."
"Take your stupid broom!" other Nigel yelled, throwing the stick at him. "Guards!"
Without a word Nigel seized the broom and jolted off.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 22, 2015, 05:42:41 pm
Mark
"Wait, what? Nigel was the FAKE Nigel? And this guy is aparently the other one... well, Sir Hilbus, we can't leave anyone, fake or not, to the possible mercy of the mercenaries, we need to get Nigel soon."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 22, 2015, 07:44:23 pm
Kelcie
Kelcie looked at the newcomer, 'Nigel,' using his actions so far and his appearance to determine his personality.
I hate people like this one. He's a spoiled brat who thinks he's great. Quite a few noble children are like that, even Haley was like that till she got used to me kicking her around. If he was the real one, he probably had to deal with some sweeping. Stupid kid probably thinks that sweeping is only for low people. Well stupid noble kid doesn't realize that's he'll become a DUMB LAZY idiot without doing any work like that. I'll break it to him soon.
I prefer cowards to spoiled brats. And that dunce isn't helping. He's just all like "Nigel was the FAKE Nigel?" Nooooooo. He wasn't. Stupid dunce doesn't need to state the obvious.
"Ok Sooty, do you believe that having to sweep a chimney for. What? Half a day? has ruined your life?" Kelcie asked, knowing that the boy probably thought she was sympathizing with her.
Nigel seemed to be irritated at being called Sooty, and was about to respond to that when he decided that it was better to respond to the question. "I had to be a stupid chimney sweep. What do you think?" He almost shouted at Kelcie, who promptly kicked him into a wall even though there were multiple people who could get her in trouble around.
"It was HALF a day. HALF. Plus, you can't just sit around while others do all the work. It was a good experience for you, you stuck up spineless pig," she said.
((Sorry if I slightly bunnied the noble Nigel.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 22, 2015, 08:59:54 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"You could say that." Athena stated mysteriously. "But for all intents and purposes...I came of my own will, Felix. Now, where does this intricate trail of yours lead?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 23, 2015, 07:10:38 am
Senlevon
Yori placed a hand on Kelcie's shoulder and pulled her back, "There was a misunderstanding, it is not your place to get involved with this. Now go in the house." He said sternly.
....
'Hilbus' took note of the Nigel inside, a noble's child it seemed. It was against his personal code to kill children, but perhaps there could be some measures taken.....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 24, 2015, 04:03:53 pm
Kelcie
She went inside the house, remembering something. Stupid Senlevon is also a noble. I thought he was better than most, but now I don't think so that much. Idiot needs to learn what others also want instead of being a pig.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 26, 2015, 08:56:40 am
Senlevon
"Charlie." Senlevon walked over to him, "I'm heading out to find the other students and possibly Fahiri, you can come with me if you like, but stay here if you must."
Lia
"Nope!" I'm just someone who hates noble harassment, and lent you a hand."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 28, 2015, 03:33:50 pm
Charlie
Charlie blushed. Right, he'd almost forgotten. He was Lord Senlevon's apprentice now.
"Oh, yes, sorry Sir. I'm with you, Sir."
Senlevon nodded contentedly, and the two stepped outside to begin the search.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 28, 2015, 06:23:39 pm
Katie
"How many nobles have you killed so far?" She asked.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 29, 2015, 02:42:59 pm
Lia
"A few here and there. I'm not in the business of killing, only stopping them from bullying citizens like you!" She beamed.
Senlevon
They began to walk down a path towards the last encampment, "Charlie have you ever met Lord Hilbus? It's odd for him to be here of all places don't you think?"
The One eyed man
"ALRIGHT EVERYONE!" Lord Harris shouted, "Let's get a move on."
Hilbus walked around corralling some of the children and getting them into somewhat of a line.
Rose ran up to Kelcie and Cahaya, "What just happened with Nigel?" She said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 29, 2015, 04:25:06 pm
Charlie
"I've heard much about him, although I've never met him. It does seem a little strange... wasn't there a rumor that he was an agoraphobe?"
Felix
"My partner and I triggered a pretty powerful magical trap, a little while ago. Possibly RU, although I've never seen anything like it before. We decided to split up, and I'm currently tracking the source."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 29, 2015, 06:41:44 pm
Senlevon
"Wouldn't be surprised, he's a stiff man." He said.
Hilbus
"You mean the broom boy? He was faking his identity, just a grimy street person."
He sent a message to a nearby merc mentally, A boy holding a broom is coming towards you, not a target.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 29, 2015, 08:35:06 pm
Katie
"But don't you think it's funny, quite a few nobles have been killed by people like us, and they STILL have that stupid arrogance and sense of superiority as well as there are STILL quite a few of them." She asked Lia.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 29, 2015, 08:53:51 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"What a task for a fearless and intelligent commander such as yourself." Athena commented. "You should be bathing in the spotlight being a man of your talent, perhaps even fighting the enigmatic leader of the terrorists that strangle the city of Yezin! What a formidable foe you would make to all who dare tread upon the lives of innocents!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 29, 2015, 09:23:00 pm
Felix
"Umm... Thanks. That's, er, very nice of you. But I do sort of need to get going, since this vapor trail isn't permanent; the rest of the group is about a half-mile down that way." Felix gestured behind him, and then started walking ahead.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 29, 2015, 09:28:13 pm
Emerald Enchantress
"I'd love to accompany you." Athena implored. "Who knows the things even the most experienced magi such as Senlevon could learn from you! Yezin doubts you, not even I know your true potential. You are destined for great things, Felix Arrhenius. I'm sure you want to be the hero of Yezin, a position nobody could fill better then you. Don't you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 29, 2015, 09:37:24 pm
Felix
What's this woman after...? All this flattery is a little weird.
"Yes, I guess you could say that. I was really pushed into the job I have, but I'd still do it even if I wasn't."
Felix paused. "You're onto something, though, about how nobody can do it better -- I've been searching for a good sucessor for a nice little while now, but I haven't found anyone worth training yet. It's a real shame, that. I learned more damn magic than any two of those prissy nobles put together, and I don't have anyone to teach it to. In my line of work, I've only got maybe a decade left..."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 31, 2015, 07:04:36 pm
Yori Senlevon
Yori and Charlie moved down the path in silence for a minute or two before a sound resonated through the trees. A large red fist slammed into Senlevon from down the path and knocked him on his back. "Take cover!" He yelled to Charlie as he brought himself to his feet. A muscular man holding a large spear approached Yori from a spot in the trees. He was wearing no shirt, and a black pair of shorts, his skin was covered in small scratch marks and scars.
"Gerald Jenman, pleased to meat you." He punched Senlevon in the face, slamming his head into the dirt, He kicked the noble in the side, Senlevon rolled over. He held on to a charm on his neck.
"Fog bank!" He sputtered, trying to shout. The charm shot out a mass amount of fog and Senlevon began crawling towards the side of the path, heaving.
"Don't run coward!" Gerald slammed his hands together, causing an ear-splitting shock wave which destroyed every tree remotely near him. Senlevon managed to halfway stand and stumble into a nearby thicket. He searched his pockets for any healing materials...
As the fog cleared Gerald looked around, he walked towards Senlevon and summoned a massive sword.
The one eyed man
CRACK!
Is the brute nearby? He thought, Hopefully he knows what he's doing...
Rose
"What the hell?" Rose said as Lord Harris did his best to calm the crowd of children,
"Cmon! Let's get moving!" He said.
Lia
"For sure. This city would do well without them. Shouldn't you go get your stuff? What exactly are you storing in there?"
Cabal
Cabal opened one eye. She had been in some sort of stupor for the last couple hours. Where was she? The memories slowly slipped back in. She was standing in a tent. She began to creep towards the exit.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 31, 2015, 07:05:02 pm
I'd say this hardly calls for a stanza. Ohh, but karma will come around, I just know it. It always does...~
Clementine
Seemingly dissatisfied with the answer, the shadow melted into the scenery. The air returned to normal.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 31, 2015, 07:13:50 pm
....
A woman who couldn't be more than twenty stepped out in front of Nigel. "Oh hello there." She said sweetly, her short black hair shining like oil, "Are you lost?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on December 31, 2015, 07:23:06 pm
Roit, so I was busted. The 'ole thing fell apart so I lit out. I decided to run back to the city to disappear.
Nigel Colligan
Blimey! Wot's wiv everyone always jumpin in my way? Can't a bloke get some privacy?
"Err..." He stopped in his tracks. "Nah, I'm jos makin my way 'ome. You?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 31, 2015, 07:40:08 pm
...
"Home? Are you from Yezin?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 31, 2015, 08:04:58 pm
Mark
Mark a sixth sense tingle the back of his neck. Something was up.
"Wait, didn't Senlevon tell us to stay here?"
Erat
It had taken a very long time, but Erat found Felix, the girl from the West End and two other young looking people.
"Felix? What's happening here? We found the West End, attacked by 2 hostiles, a fire mage and a one eyed man, but both retreated."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 31, 2015, 08:07:17 pm
Lord Harris
"I imagine he wanted you all to stay with us, the group. We're headed back to Yezin." Harris said.
Hilbus nodded.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on December 31, 2015, 08:24:18 pm
Felix
"Ah, Erat. I'm currently following a sig trail, and this is another volunteer, who has yet to introduce herself."
Charlie
Charlie hesitated for a fraction of a second.
I should... Should what? Help? What could he expect to controbute here? These were two magical experts, and he was only a student. Still could he really just walk away? Stand idly as a man he respected may be dying?
Natural selection. Survival was the ultimate goal. Everything else was secondary. By crouching behind this boulder, he was not taking the easy way out. In fact, it was the contrary: dying was easy.
Living would be harder.
He pressed his backagainst the cold stone. The sounds of combat echoed behind him. He only closed his eyes, and pulled out a charm. He didn't know what it was for. He didn't care.
Charlie poured every drop of mana he could ito that charm. He felt himself draw closer and closer to that state of unconsciousness that he had occupied only a few hours ago.
At the last second, he flung it over the boulder's lip ans well away. The boy laughed softly. If they were tracking him by mana, he should be almost invisible to them now. He thought. Maybe. How did those thongs even work?
Well, it had been worth a shot.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on December 31, 2015, 08:41:26 pm
Mark
Mark saw Hilbus nod, confirming his suspicions. Now that he was almost sure he was right that they were lying, he decided to play along. As they lined up, Mark spoke in a whisper tone to Cahaya, quiet enough for Cahaya to hear but too not loud enough for Harris or Hilbus to hear.
"Something is up. I'm pretty sure that this is a trap. Play long, but stay alert."
Erat
"Gotcha."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 31, 2015, 08:44:43 pm
Cahaya
Cahaya whispered back to Mark. "I think it's a good idea to go to Yezin anyway. If they're really taking us there, there shouldn't be a problem. I'll stay alert, though, of course."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 31, 2015, 08:47:57 pm
Engel
"Engel. Engel Priestley." Engel exclaimed aggresively. "You must be the spawn of Chaos."
Emerald Enchantress
"I'm Athena. You must be A-rat. I must say, you look nothing like one." Athena commented. "As I was saying, yes, Felix, I totally agree! What qualifies someone to be a noble? Currently it is not talent, or you'd be the king of Yezin! Imagine that, Felix! King of Yezin! You could make a world of difference on the throne of Yezin. Imagine how much you could contribute to the greater good! The nobles could be worthy craftsmen of magic, and have the right to their status as a noble! This system is supposed to sustain order, but clearly it has failed! They have to recruit their own citizens to save the city. If you were the king of Yezin, there would be none of that! The nobles and government would be strong, and all students of Yezin, noble or not, would be groomed to be legends! You'd be a source of greater good across all Yezin, Felix, you'd be a legend!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 31, 2015, 08:51:23 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo's expression became dark. "My name, good sir, is Lady Nadia Vincolo. Who is your employer? Why are you here? And how did you get into this ridiculous cult?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on December 31, 2015, 09:07:37 pm
Engel
"You foul being will have none of that." Engel declared. "You don't have many friends do you? I bet you live a life solely on the manipulation of others. You're nothing but a pitiful, wretched, tyrannical, and callous control freak!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on December 31, 2015, 09:47:19 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo stared at the man for a couple seconds, and her expression softened. She slowly smiled.
"But, tell me... isn't it so much better to be the one in control, than it is to be the puppet? I suppose each of us have only had the experience of being one, though, so I wouldn't know. Maybe it's nice, to have everything decided for you."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on December 31, 2015, 10:17:36 pm
Senlevon
Senlevon stared at the swinging steel barreling towards him. He put up and hand, "Dissolve!" The sword broke into millions of particles and flew across the forest. Yori pulled himself back to his feet again and pulled a long staff out of a coat pocket. Gerald readied his spear.
"You forest dwellers disgust me." Senlevon said, "Since when did I ever go down in one hit."
Gerald shrugged, "Worth a try." He grinned and hurled the spear at Senlevon. The noble was barely able to side step the spear as a ripped a hole in his cloak. The spear rocketed back around the corner and landed in Gerald's hand. Senlevon limped to the left, "Disenchant." He said to himself as his staff changed to a ghostly white. He lunged forward with his good leg and swung the staff through Gerald's weapon. The spear shattered in the large man's hands.
Gerald clenched a fist and gut punched Senlevon, knocking him over once again. "I'll break your spine you entitled brat." He lifted Yori up and placed his knee on his upper back. He brought his hands down on the noble's head.
Gerald felt a massive pain on his own neck and immediately dropped Senlevon, who rolled over in pain. Gerald clenched the back of his neck. The skinny man had somehow redirected the damage his knee did. Dumb parlor tricks. Senlevon dragged his limp body back towards the clearing. Cmon! Charlie? Anyone? This would be a fantastic time to step in.
No one came.
Gerald stepped towards Senlevon as he continued to crawl backwards. "It's against my code to kick a man when he's lost. Have you lost noble?"
Senlevon turned his head. There was a rather steep ridge behind him. He used what little strength he had to run to the ridge and throw himself down the hill.
Gerald stared at the man tumbling down the side of the ridge. If he wasn't dead then he'd surely be out long enough for everything to run smoothly.
"Irlin, the tall noble has been dealt with." He said into a communicator charm that looked extremely out of place in his bag.
Hilbus heard the message come through. He nodded. Perfect, your job here is done. Now could you do me a favor and find Cabal? She's been off the map for a while now.
"Will do."
Rose
"What seems to be the problem?" Rose whispered to Mark.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on December 31, 2015, 11:51:54 pm
Kelcie
"If you guys are going to do something, we might as well collaborate. More of is means a higher chance to success because we can all input ideas. But that only works of we don't argue."
Kelcie whispered to the group from behind Cahaya.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 01, 2016, 09:21:12 am
Mark
Mark whispered back to Rose.
"These guys, they aren't seeming genuine. I can't explain more, it may draw their attention. Stay alert, though. Tell Keclie, she's too far from me to tell."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 01, 2016, 07:05:45 pm
New Character
Name: Raena Nobella (oh em gee dat last name is soooo creative)
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Sexuality, romantically available?: Bisexual, yes
Nobility or Citizen: Nobility
Colors: UG
Bio: Raena was born to a notable noble family and has always been groomed for greatness. Her father sent her to the Academy as soon as he could. Raena was deemed a prodigy in her age group and specializes in a unique set of blue green spells that although powerful are very mana draining. During the attack after the evacuation from the Academy, Raena somehow became separated from the main group heading westward and resolved to hide in the forest until help came.
Appearance: (http://i.imgur.com/v7ETzRi.jpg) (She has black shoulder length hair, brown eyes, and a fair complexion. She is also rather short for her age.)
Any other information: She hates being compared to the stereotypical haughty noble.
((Guess who's back?))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 01, 2016, 07:59:09 pm
Raena
Raena paused to catch her breath. She panted as she heard the sound of tall majestic trees falling to the ground several yards behind her. Oh no! They're following me!!!
The young noble dashed madly through the forest, hoping beyond hope that aid would come soon. There's a clearing up ahead! Maybe I will find the rest of the group!
Raena began to sprint with all of her remaining strength to the clearing. Maybe I'll find- She saw the blonde haired teen too late. She crashed into him at top speed sending both sprawling to the ground. Raena quickly stood up and brushed herself off before walking over to the boy she had run into.
"I'm soooooo sorry! I didn't see you until it was too late for me to stop! Are you okay?" Raena quickly apologized while trying to catch her breath. It was then that she noticed there was a whole group surrounding her. Well then... this wasn't quite what I expected.
((fyi, the guy Raena ran into was Cahaya.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 02, 2016, 01:33:59 pm
Mark
A girl appeared and ran straight at Cahaya, and Mark could see the briefest amount of surprise on her face when she crashed into hm, sending them both toppling in to the ground. The girl got up and said something to the stunned Cahaya. Mark, alogn with the rest, ran up to Cahaya and the girl.
"Cahaya! Are you okay?"
Mark turned to the girl. She wore an academy uniform and bore a familiar face that Mark couldn't name.
"Hmm... you're from the academy, you were in one of my classes last year. What's your name again? Were you travelling with anyone else?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 01:55:50 pm
Raena
Raena looked at the guy who had addressed her, "My name is Raena Nobella. I got separated from the main group of students during the retreat and decided to hide in the woods until help came." Raena quickly glanced around at the others in the group, "Are you in a similar situation?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 02, 2016, 02:50:26 pm
Cahaya Tugas
Cahaya got up, slightly embarrassed, and brushed himself off.
"Nice to meet you, Raena! Don't worry about running into me, it's no problem at all... now as for our situation, the same thing happened to us, but we're heading back to Yezin at the moment."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 02, 2016, 03:37:25 pm
Grim Reaper
"Are you saying everything is decided for me?" Engel grit his teeth. "It's you that needs a dose of that. There is not always a puppet and a master. There is the middle, the harmony that makes a puppet and the melody that makes a master, the simple bystander. You may manipulate but you know not of the details." Engel took a deep breath. "That is all."
Basir cleared his throat. "Vincolo, if you use all your energy on controlling others, you lose touch of who you really are. Soon, all you worry about is deciding things for other people, you don't decide things for yourself. You become everyone you control, and who you once were is lost. Lost to the ocean of fish, sharks, and octopuses you try so hard to control, when you don't realize one thing. You are not controlling yourself. You become a puppet to yourself. You control others, you become others, and you lose yourself. Focusing so much on controlling the lives of other people robs the beauty of your own life. Who you would ever be and once were. In some way, sacrificing all that to control others is being a puppet yourself."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 02, 2016, 04:11:13 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo's eyes had glazed over by the word "melody," although she did tune back in for a moment when Basir's monologue drifted to the topic of oceanic wildlife, at which point she promptly ignored him again, having no hope of understanding the point of what he was saying.
"Basir," she said, her voice sickly sweet. "Why don't we focus on the more pertinent matter here, which is that this man, and probably all of his associates, have fallen under the sway of some ridiculous cult? You wouldn't happen to know about this, would you?"
Vincolo could see through her connections, plain as day, that Basir was fully aware of this situation. Here's hoping Felix has some backup options in case things go south...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 04:31:10 pm
Irlin
Irlin adjusted his glasses. He was tiring of being Lord Hilbus. The other man was growing annoying, and the children were becoming suspicious. He couldn't judge their opinion on their rich overlords, but it didn't matter too much to him. Soon it would be judgement time for Yezin's ruling class.
Harris ushered the students down a path, "It'll be about a half hour walk to the transport location."
Now let me feign some concern for the suspicious one over here. He walked over to Mark's group, "You seem concerned, what's the matter?" He noticed Raena standing nearby, Was she here before? I don't know.
Rose
"That stiff Hilbus guy is walking up to us." Rose whispered to Mark. She turned to Raena, "Hello!"
Cabal
Cabal slipped out of the tent and began running towards the forest. A tall man began chasing her. She smirked and pulled out a vial of dark liquid. "Dark ritual." She said and the black liquid began shooting out of the vial. She dumped a bag of diamonds and lotus petals into the mixture and put her hand into it. Her entire forearm began to turn pitch black, she turned around and pushed out the energy at the man chasing her. "Tendrils!" She yelled as several black whips snapped out of her hand and slammed into her pursuer, killing him instantly.
"Thanks for your life pal." She said as she sped up her pace and took off.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 02, 2016, 05:53:34 pm
Mark
Hilbus walked up to Mark, and Mark looked up at him.
"You seem concerned, what's the matter?"
Mark replied without hesitation.
"Nothing Sir, I just felt a tad queasy for a momment. I'll be fine."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 06:51:46 pm
Raena
"Yezin? But what about the others?" Raena asked Cahaya.
Before Cahaya could say anything, a friendly girl walked up to her and said hello. "Oh, hi. My name is Raena. What's yours?"
Suddenly a tall brooding man walked up to the group. Who's this guy? A lord of some sort? Nah. He doesn't have the right posture. Then again, not a lot of the minor lords do. Perhaps I should ask him. "Excuse me, sir, but from what household do you hail?" Raena asked in the formal manner she had been taught.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 07:01:29 pm
Irlin
"Hilbus." Irlin said, reciting what he knew, "I am the son of the Hilbus you might know." He winced at the thought accordingly, Irlin knew Tiber at some point, not a pleasant man. He turned to Mark, "Just checking, you seemed a little suspicious. Did something happen before you came that Harris and I aren't aware of?" He said roughly.
Rose
"Rose! I don't think I've ever seen you before. Do you attend the academy?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 07:14:08 pm
Raena
Raena's eyes widened in surprise. HILBUS?! What on earth?! He doesn't have the bearing of a noble of that status at all! Raena was brought out of her thought's by Rose's response. I'll dwell on this later.
"I've attended the Academy for awhile now, actually. What are your colors? Mine are green and blue."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 07:41:11 pm
Irlin
What's that look supposed to mean?
Rose
"Oh you're a noble's daughter. I'm Red."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 07:51:55 pm
Raena
"A red mage? Cool! That might explain why we've never met before," Raena replied with a giggle. "What sort of spells do you specialize in? Pardon me, if I ask to many questions. Red mana and it's uses have always intrigued me."
That Hilbus guy is looking at me... Raena felt herself shiver slightly. I don't know why, but he freaks me out.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 08:08:28 pm
Rose
"Oh I don't really have a specialty. I'm still learning." Rose said.
Senlevon
Dirt tastes awful Yori Senlevon walked down the side of the river. His robes were torn, revealing many minor cuts and a massive bruise on his face. He walked silently, carrying a small brown bag of charms. I don't really know where I am, but hopefully I can make it to the transport before whoever that brute was does. He wiped some sand off of his face and continued walking, Then I need to find Charlie...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 08:14:30 pm
Raena
"That's nice," Raena responded. "Do you have a favorite spell?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 08:18:56 pm
Rose
"Lightning Bolt, simple, efficient, and cheap!"
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Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 08:23:33 pm
Raena
"That's pretty cool! I've always admired the simplicity of the lightning spell." Raena quickly lowered her voice, "Do you know what happened to the rest of the students?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 08:29:11 pm
Rose
"Well the weird guy Senlevon, he teaches blue magic I think. He led us here then went off with Charlie to find the others that were scattered."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 08:53:02 pm
Raena
Raena let out a sigh of relief, "Good. Lord Senlevon will make sure to get the students back. After all, his reputation is on the line."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 02, 2016, 09:04:54 pm
Rose
"Yeah, he seems like a douche." Rose said, shrugging, "But he does a good job I guess."
Senlevon
Senlevon made it to a large hill and began slowly ascending it. With any luck I should be able to figure out where I am
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 02, 2016, 09:11:35 pm
Raena
Raena wasn't quite sure how to respond. "He's not too bad compared to some of the lord's I've met," Raena replied. Why am I defending him?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 02, 2016, 10:27:46 pm
Grim Reaper
"I researched this religion. They joined this religion of their own will." Basir explained. "It appears someone has cast some spell on them leading them to think that Person X is the Divine Being they worship, allowing them to be obeyed without a full-on mind control spell. Also that certain people are part of Divine Being's council, which they also worship. Apparently I'm one of them? I was going to leave it be until I knew more about it, such as the caster. Can't go tattling to Felix with something as simple as 'they are under somebody's influence'."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 02, 2016, 11:41:14 pm
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling, By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore, “Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou,” I said, “art sure no craven, Ghastly grim and ancient Raven wandering from the Nightly shore— Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!” Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
Sylvester
In the seemingly writing shadows of the forest's many bare branches, Sylvester emerged and looked upon Senlevon from a fixed distance.
My, my, you've gotten yourself into some trouble, my master...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 03, 2016, 08:42:04 am
Mark
Mark had ignored the question, but thr roughness in Hilbus's tone meant that he should probably go with something a bit more descriptive.
"Sorry, Sir, but like I said, I felt a little queasy, probably just my stomach. I was hit with a beam of ice when the mercs attacked, so I'm not thinking straight."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 03, 2016, 09:39:35 am
Irlin
"I see." Irlin said, "Well then, carry on, we'll get you better soon." He didn't seem all that sincere.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 12:45:32 pm
Raena
Raena looked over at Lord Hilbus. "You know, there's something odd about that Lord Hilbus guy. I can't put my finger on it, but something about him seems...off."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 03, 2016, 02:49:14 pm
Lady Vincolo
Lady Vincolo began to laugh. "Oh, isn't that cute! Well, I suppose "Divine Being" is as good a name as any other. I won't bother you two about this any more, I just wanted to make sure I was staying informed on all the... cultural movements in this little desert town of ours." She paused. "But look at the time! We're getting a little off track? We have terrorists to look for, after all. Speaking of Felix, where has he run off to?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 03, 2016, 02:57:47 pm
Grim Reaper
Does she not hear it? She's at least smart, if she heard it she could assume Felix was investigating this noise.
"Felix is off investigating a potentially threatening mana signal." Basir explained. Better keep it simple until I know more about it, such as if she hears it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 03, 2016, 03:06:23 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Did you detect how far away it was? I doubt Senlevon would take kindly to a long detour, if it doesn't turn out to be related to the terrorists."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 04:13:03 pm
Kelcie
Surprising Raena and probably freaking her out a little because she had not introduced herself, Kelcie said, "Yeah, I can feel it too. Something is wrong, he's acting a little bit different than usual."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 04:44:51 pm
Raena
Raena's eyebrows rose slightly, "You've met Lord Hilbus before?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 05:48:40 pm
Kelcie
"Well not exactly met him. Just seen him walking around. He still seems different now than before. It is possible that he's just having a bad day and we are overreacting, though." She responded.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 03, 2016, 06:04:08 pm
Mark
Mark turned to Keclie and Raena.
"I've seen Hilbus around as well. And for noble standard, he was pretty nice. This man here didn't seem to even care for our wellbeing. I am really doubting this guy-"
Mark noticed Hilbus glanced at him and Mark let our a soft groan and clutched his stomach. Hilbus glanced away and Mark kept the act up for a few more seconds before dropping the act and facing the odd looks from Kelcie and Raena.
"Just keepng suspicion off me. But I think that there's not much we can do. The momment something suspicious comes up or we hit trouble hit anyone that we don't know and run."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 06:09:21 pm
Kelcie
That dunce. It was obvious that was acting. Stupid bloody dunce is going to get us all caught. AND Hilbus actually ISN'T nice. Dunce is thinking of the wrong person.
"You have the wrong person in mind, he is snobby and stuck up, worse than that trash there." She said, pointing at the noble Nigel who was following the group.
((Unless I missed something that Zen did with the noble Nigel, I'm assuming that he followed the group.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 06:59:31 pm
Raena
Raena glanced at Nigel who was following the group at a much slower pace. "Actually, I think I've met that guy before. I must agree with you on him being snobby and stuck up. Anyways, I've heard mention of the Hilbus household in association with the king. That Lord Hilbus guy doesn't have the bearing of a noble of that stature at all."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 07:12:28 pm
Kelcie
"Why are you guys calling him 'Lord' anyways? Sure, he could be of some importance, but I see no point in calling a snob 'Sir' or 'Lord.' Plus, we do not respect him that much. Maybe to his face you would use that to appear respectful, but why now?" Kelcie asked the group.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 03, 2016, 07:19:22 pm
Rose
"Yeah I've met him before, he hates reds like me." Rose rolled her eyes, "He doesn't seem different to me at all."
Irlin
"The transport station is only about twenty minutes away!" Harris said. Irlin began heading down the path ahead of the crowd, "I'll head back to Yezin and tell Lord Richards know you're headed in." He said before jogging in front of the group, ducking into the woods when he was far enough away. He whispered a few words to himself and felt himself shift form quickly and painfully. he bit his lip as his right eye caved in again. He strung on an eye patch and tossed the blue robe into the woods, leaving only a black button up and his grey pants. He snuck over near the transporter...
Senlevon
I've found them He began jogging towards the moving crowd.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 07:27:50 pm
Kelcie
"Should we go to the transport station or not? Personally, I think that we should not. If we get caught going somewhere else, we can say that we got lost because Hilbus left us." Kelcie asked the group, slightly irritated that her last question had not been answered.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 07:37:16 pm
Raena
Raena looked at the others. "Well, I'm not sure. We have a chance at getting back to Yezin."
Suddenly, Raena saw a familiar man jogging towards the group. "Hey. Who's that guy running toward us?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 07:42:48 pm
Kelcie
"That's Senvawhatsshisface." She said to Raena, "We saw him earlier, but damn, he looks beaten up."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 03, 2016, 07:45:36 pm
Rose
"Kelcie, you do realize Lord Harris is still here. You'd be running away while he's watching you."
Senlevon
"Harris!" He yelled.
The tall dark skinned man looked up. "Yori?" Harris said, "What in the hells happened to you?"
"I lost a fight. Get the children out of here. I'm going back to find Charlie." He let out a huge sigh, Jeeze I'm so glad they're alright.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 07:51:06 pm
Kelcie
It's not RUNNING away, it's just not following directions on where to go.
"Dammit, I forgot he was there." She said to rose.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 08:02:19 pm
Raena
Raena walked up to Senlevon, "We would like to help look for Charlie and the rest of the students."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 03, 2016, 08:09:22 pm
Kelcie
Good idea, she's sensible.
"I know you want us to remain 'safe' but we have learnt a lot, it's about time we put that information and combat training to good use. Sure, we'll be getting ourselves in danger, but we're ready."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 03, 2016, 08:43:49 pm
Senlevon
"You'd be killing yourselves. Go home, you all are my responsibility and this is not a safe area." Senlevon said, "I barely got away with my life."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 09:21:29 pm
Raena
"That's why you need us. You may be a powerful and affluential lord, but your just a man. Power comes from many. Even you must know that."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 03, 2016, 09:26:59 pm
Senlevon
"If I die it doesn't matter much. If any of you children die because of me I'm basically done for. I need to find Charlie, you all need to stay safe. Got it?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 03, 2016, 09:28:34 pm
Raena
"And if you die and the city of Yezin is invaded? Then what? We die either way."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 03, 2016, 09:31:37 pm
Senlevon
"The king will be forced to deal with it. Besides, from what I've seen they just want nobles." He said, "You'll live most certainly. If a formal army shows up then our monarch will actually get up and do something."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 04, 2016, 12:42:39 am
Kelcie
She's doing pretty good, but she might need some help.
Haley, seeing Kelcie's expression mentally groaned, knowing that some form of a lecture was coming.
"That's where you're wrong. Right now they aren't targeting us, but after a few noble deaths, who do you think the terrorists are going to go after? Us. We are the students of nobles in the best academy known to this area. By the time the king gets his lazy ass up to do some work, all of us will be dead, dying, or severely injured. You must let us attack before we are attacked. Since you are a teacher, you probably would prefer to think of it this way: Just imagine this is a really dangerous final exam where we are able to work together and use the skills we have learnt. We don't practice to sit back on our asses while letting everyone else do the work. As a noble, you should be taking part in the work done while leading the people and setting a good example for the students in this academy, not teaching us by model how to manipulate people through power and how to use status to gain more while others starve. The terrorists see nobles as a threat to society and want to remove you from the power you hold. If some noble and non-noble students start fighting against the terrorists because they WANT to, not because they were forced to, people may see nobles as what they should be. Oh and since you are evidently in no shape to fight right now, we are also your only hope right now."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 04, 2016, 07:43:44 am
Raena
Raena grinned. I like this girl.
Raena boldy walked over beside Kelcie and began speaking once more, "I agree with her. However, if you must choose to ignore our passion to defend our city, we will go after the terrorists on our own."
Kinda going out on a limb there, but hopefully the others agree.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 04, 2016, 09:15:25 am
Kelcie
That was what I was gonna do if he disagreed.
"And if you have one of your friends try to prevent us from helping out, we'll be forced to fight them. Fighting them will drain our mana and we'll be at a slight disadvantage when going after the terrorists, so I suggest that you let us help out."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 04, 2016, 12:22:05 pm
Irlin
The group heard some clapping, "Very inspiring speech!" Irlin said, grinning, "I love how you're willing to throw your lives away to those who are choking your city. The hot headed one isn't even a noble's daughter and will slave away for them anyways!" He shook his head, "Your eyes will have to be pried open. Run along now children, killing you would be a great loss of life no one here deserves. I did you a favor and activated your teleporter, it will take you back to Yezin, and safety."
He stepped forward as many of the kids took off running towards the transport platform, "Now Yori and Harris over here. I don't think you will be leaving so soon."
"You've had a few injuries since I last saw you Maxwell." Harris spat, "Lost an eye?"
Irlin didn't respond. Instead he removed a small top from his bag and spun it on his palm. The top let out a blinding blue and white steam of light that surrounded the area.
"Counterbalance" Irlin said, "Now let's make this fast, once you two are dealt with the city's nobles will have let Yezin down for the last time."
Harris summoned a sword and prepared to throw it. His hand gripped the hilt and he raised his arm, his hand closing around nothing. He looked at his empty hand...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 04, 2016, 01:28:46 pm
Mark
Mark ran as well, but he didn't run for the platform. Instead, he turned and headed for a small grove of trees. There he crouched and slowly began summoning the foxes he'd been training (read Mark's first post). He watched as 'Hilbus' cast some kind of light with a top, and then faintly made out a sword at the position where Hilbus was, and he looked at the 4 of 10 foxes he had back at his lab. The summoning spell took most of his mana but it was the only one he could manage. He looked at Hilbus's position and gave the foxes a command, using the last of his green mana to make the command more commanding.
"Injure."
Pointing at Hilbus's figure, 2 foxes ran from the sides of Hilbus and the other 2 foxes ran from his back.
((I tried to equal out the spell as much as possible))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 04, 2016, 02:28:34 pm
Irlin
As the wolves approached Irlin the blue light flared up and slammed in to the wolves, they dissolved, "A child attacking me? I'm trying to help you! Either way no magic you use will work. Run away or face the consequences. Let the adults fight here. Or more accurately, watch them not fight." He chuckled.
Senlevon wiped a bit of dirt from his face and faced Irlin, A spell shield huh? How does that work? He's not making any moves to attack though...
Rose
"Whatdowedowhatdowedo?" She turned to Kelcie.
Cabal
Almost there....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 04, 2016, 03:26:27 pm
((Iaa, is this spell shield working against physical objects as well? Per say, a heavy rock?))
Mark
Damn. That failed.
The final foxes had arrived, but Mark kept them at bay. No point in loosing foxes.
Mark search the ground for something to help him out, and found a rock. ((Gonna stop there until I find out the exact abilities of this shield))
Erat
Erat looked at Felix.
"Perhaps now would be a good time to leave. We have to get to Senlevon and the students ASAP. That's the mission, and the signal can be tracked later."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 04, 2016, 03:27:15 pm
Raena
Raena didn't know what to make of the situation. What do I do? I can't attack him with spells. Maybe if I throw something at him. A big stick should distract him enough to offer some assistance to Lord Harris and Lord Senlevon. Now, where's that charm?
Raena grabbed a large branch and dug around in her pockets for the particular charm she had in mind.
"There it is!" Raena exclaimed merrily as she pulled out her favorite healing charm. She flung the branch at the one eyed man distracting him as she retreated to the forest. She used the camouflage of the trees and shrubs to her advantage as she made her way towards where the two lords stood.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 04, 2016, 06:07:50 pm
Maxwell Irlin
Irlin batted the branch out of the way, "You've chosen your fate. You'd rather continue letting them hurt you then see a little change."
Cabal
"Cabal!" She heard a man shout.
"Gerald, are you looking for me?" Cabal rolled her eyes, classic of Max to assume she needed help.
"Yes." He said, not catching Cabal's tone
"Where does he want us?"
"I dispatched the Senlevon brat, he said to come get you and bring you back to him."
"There better be some nobles to kill." She said as they began running back in to the forest.
Lia
"Katie? What exactly are you storing?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 04, 2016, 06:33:49 pm
Raena
Raena crouched down behind a rather large oak tree. She could see Senlevon and Harris from her wooden hiding spot, but she could see no way of getting the charm to Senlevon who was looking worse by the minute. I need a distraction, but anything I do will cause that one eyed guy to spot me. I'm pretty sure he has no qualms about killing a noble's daughter. I really hope the others do something soon.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 04, 2016, 06:45:20 pm
Mark
Mark saw Raena hiding with a charm in her hands, and a fixed stare at Senlevon.
If she has something to help Senlevon... I have to try. Senlevon in the fight would mean everything.
Mark picked up a few light rocks and 2 heavy rocks, all light enough for him to be able to throw. 7 rocks sailed through the air, only 3 on course, 1 bone breaking one flying for Irlin's leg. Although the counter was easy, it was a long enough distraction of Raena to do what she needed to do.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 04, 2016, 06:52:49 pm
Raena
Raena saw the rocks flying towards Irlin. This is my chance! She ran from the safety of the woods towards Senlevon and slipped the healing charm into his hand.
"This should heal at least some of your wounds. It's already mostly filled with mana," She hissed under her breath. "Do you have any plan on how to get out of this mess?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 04, 2016, 07:07:17 pm
Senlevon
"Leave. now. That's how you get out of here. How I'm getting out is the real question. Thank you." He said
Irlin
Irlin sent a small blast at the rocks then turned back to Senlevon.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 04, 2016, 07:08:26 pm
Grim Reaper
"It seemed awfully far away." Basir informed. "Senlevon can spare one person. It might end up being related to the terrorists. You never know who can be right behind you. You never know who is waiting to attack. You never know who is about to kill you." Basir chuckled.
Emerald Enchantress
"You do it." Athena suggested. "Senlevon can spare two people. Who knows where or how threatening this signal is. Good luck!" Athena smiled at Erat.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 04, 2016, 07:19:50 pm
Raena
Raena nodded, "Good luck." She was about to run back into the woods when the one eyed man turned around. Crap.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 04, 2016, 07:21:57 pm
?
Suddenly, Raena heard a buzzing sound coming from a nearby bush..
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 04, 2016, 07:26:25 pm
Kelcie ((By the way, I think that only Raena actually heard what Senlevon said as it was directed to her, not really the whole group.))
Bloody Nigel, I KNEW this guy was a terrorist. And apparently a very powerful one if he was able to cancel spells like that. The portal he suggested we take was probably some form of a trap, so I guess we're stuck here. This guy might actually have something against hurting students of the academy because he hasn't attacked us, well actually he hasn't attacked anyone.
A fight was going on, and for once, Kelcie didn't blindly jump in. Things weren't looking good, it seemed like that bloody shield blocked everything. She decided that if they were going to end up injured or unable to get out of this situation, they might as well get some answers and info about the terrorist group.
Trying to get everyone's attention (well everyone that is still there), she asked the one eyed man, "Why do you kill nobles?"
Silence.
"Not all nobles are cruel to the common people, for instance look at my 'family,' I'm not a noble, but I'm in a noble family. Haley over here has helped out various commoners. Senlevon isn't that bad to commoners. He could shut out all non-noble people from the academy, but he doesn't. Killing is a bit extreme, why don't you tell the nobles here every detail of what your problem with them is and why you want to kill them."
Kelcie assumed that an attack was coming, so she prepared herself to quickly climb up the tree next to her. Still, she was not going to leave without answers, or at least one answer.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 04, 2016, 07:49:28 pm
Erat
Erat sighed and looked at Felix.
"I'm gonna go. It'll use up multiple mana, but I can get to them in 30 minutes.
((BTW, Erat used up 4 mana so far, 1 in the run to the West End, 1 in the Leap and 2 in the run to the forest, and then Erat will use 2 more in the run to the safe house.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 04, 2016, 08:38:52 pm
Irlin
"The nobility of Yezin has left its citizens in poverty. The king turns a blind eye while hundreds of people are arrested a year for nothing. It's sad they've convinced you this is a good thing. Yori here had a classmate executed because he didn't like him. He's personally overseen the planned framing of several of his political opponents." Maxwell said, "You don't have to agree with me or believe me, but I can promise you that I don't want to kill anyone, but some things have to be done."
Senlevon stayed silent. I'm in no condition to fight, even this healing charm will only help me a little. He opened up the healing charm and used it slowly. Irlin just stood watching...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 04, 2016, 08:54:52 pm
Kelcie
"How can you be so sure that killing is the only way? Plus, not all nobles are terrible. Yes, some are stupid bloody stuck up snobs, but that doesn't explain why nobles have the highest murder rate in this entire city. In fact with all their money, wealth, and power, quite a few nobles help out commoners."
SOMETHING COMING HERE... (currently editing this in)
((So Kelcie is sort of neural in the nobles vs commoners fight because she sees the problems in both of them even though she is technically a noble.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 04, 2016, 09:07:29 pm
Cahaya
"Lord Senlevon was willing to die instead of allowing any of his students to. And we have to repay the favor." Cahaya drew his bow and fired an arrow at the flickering shield. The arrow burst into pieces. He frowned. I have to think outside of the box... that's what red magic is for, isn't it?
An idea slowly began to come to him. Something one of his teachers had taught him, a red-blue... Know thy enemy. If I cast a copy spell, maybe it'll pick up on whatever this field is and I can figure out how to counteract it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 04, 2016, 09:09:41 pm
Irlin
"Yes a few are good so on and so forth, you really don't seem to be getting this at all. I won't waste my breath."
A tree behind Kelcie exploded and the debris shot throughout the clearing, "Comin' through!" Gerald yelled, "I head some cries for help! My name is Gerald everyone! Don't worry, you're all safe now."
Maxwell's shield dropped as Gerald walked towards him, "Children, my lovely assistant here will take you back to Yezin, we'll be close behind! We just have to tend to your friend Senlevon here."
Cabal stepped out of the forest looking angry.
"Cut the crap you brute." Senlevon said, "You failed to kill me last time, here to finish the job?"
"If you insist." Gerald shrugged, then slammed Senlevon in the jaw with a fist, or so he thought. Yori ducked below the punch and tackled the large man. Jeeze a punch, how'd I know that was coming first
Cabal tugged Maxwell's arm, "We're ready" Maxwell grabbed Harris by the neck and placed a cloth over his mouth. Cabal picked up the body and they both ran through the transporter.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 04, 2016, 09:19:04 pm
?
Raena co.cked her head to the side and took a cautious step back. The buzzing seemed to grow closer, followed by a rough rustling and a few yelps. Finally, a dirty 11 year old boy emerged, frantically scratching himself all over. "ACK! BLOODY POISON IVY!"
...Roit, this'll take a little explainin.
Nigel Colligan
-Five minutes ago.-
"Ann... Yea." Nigel sighed, suddenly finding himself rather thirsty. "I wos just a street sweeper twenty foh hours ago, then I took my first day at the chimney job above da academy. One fing went to another and I'm stuck out 'ere. I fink I know my way 'ome, but d'ye need any 'elp?"
The broom, which he was clinging firmly to, began to faintly vibrate. He looked down and rose its handle to his face. He muttered, "Wot da bloody..." but before he could complete the thought, the stick rotated upon its own will and began to spray a cloud of soot. "KA-GAH!" He coughed, staggering and falling to the ground. The broom fell next to his hand, slipping under his palm and nearly forcing him to grab hold again. The woman coughed, glaring at him through the smoke. In the corner of his eye, he could see more figures in the distance, and a faint instinct told him that danger was in the air. A blast of intense flame pierced through the smoke and created a small crater inches from his feet.
Nigel, in a frenzy, took off into the brush, narrowly dodging the assailant's blasts of ice and other assortments of elemental attack magic. When he found himself surrounded he found his feet... not strictly touching the ground. In a flash he found himself suspended 10 feet above ground. He was shocked enough that he loosened his grip on the broom for a moment- as soon as this happened he plummeted to the ground. In the dirt he tackled the broom and took a closer look.
...Wot the 'ell's going on? The hunters could be heard coming closer. ...Best not to question it. He leaped to his feet, sustained a running start and took a leap of faith. Holding onto his broom he felt a rush as his body was propelled into the air above the trees, all the while screaming like a little girl.
The sensation was breathtaking. Once the massive panic in of heights had been lifted Nigel found himself at peace. It was a euphoric experience, riding upon a broom under the stars, the chaos far below and out of sight...
...Then he lost control and crashed into a brush of poison ivy.
The Misadventures of Nigel Colligan Chapter 3
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 04, 2016, 09:26:54 pm
Mark
Mark turned away from 'Hilbus' and the person that had come from the forest and yelled to the group.
"Help Senlevon!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 04, 2016, 09:27:29 pm
Raena
Raena looked quizzically at the dirty boy.
"And I thought I'd seen everything," She muttered under her breath. "Are you okay?" Raena asked the stranger, completely ignorant of everything occurring behind her.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 04, 2016, 09:34:30 pm
?
The buzzing from the bush got louder. More then just Raena could hear it now.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 04, 2016, 09:37:25 pm
NO TIME TO NARRATE, I'M TOO BUSY SCRATCHING
Nigel Colligan
"Ack..." He continued to scratch. The itching seemed to grow worse. "Nah, I ain't alright! I just got thrown headfirst into a thicket of poison ivy!" He noticed something on a chain that had become tangled with his foot. With one hand he scratched, and with the other he picked it up. "It's... some communicashin charm." He opened it up. Due to its damage from his landing on it, the surface was **** and the audio was a jumbled mess of sounds similar to some combination of radio static and a record scratching. None of it was comprehensible. "Huh." He threw it behind him. "Damn thing's broken. Who'd leave something like that in a bush, anyway?" He got up and creaked his back. "Oi, you know where we are?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 04, 2016, 10:37:21 pm
Kelcie
I've had bloody enough talking here. This shield can't last forever. I only have mana for a few simple spells. Simple but deadly. Something that wasn't exactly allowed in class, but why not here? It's just that I don't think that it will work with just my own lightning and it needs to be used from opposite sides.
"Rose, do you can send a lightning bolt right next to that guy fighting Senv- I men Senlevon? After he gets a bit further from Senlevon, about 10 feet. Just don't hit the guy." Kelcie said remembering the last explosion that had happened where the teacher had to intervene. Since it seemed a lot tamer than Kelcie's other ideas, Rose nodded her head in agreement.
It took a while for Senlevon to get far enough from the other guy. Finally they were far enough apart. Kelcie whispered, "You can can do it now." before rushing to the other side of the area. When she had reached there, Rose sent the lightning bolt right beside Gerald wondering how that was effective.
Instantly another lightning bolt hit the first one. A bright explosion light up the area.
((When he saw Kelcie rush to the other side of the clearing or the first lightning bolt, it is possible that Gerald put up some form of shield. If he didn't, he would pass out for a while, but not die. If he put up a shield, but it was weak, the amount of time he stays unconscious decreases. Basically what happened here was Kelcie decided to do what she did in class, just with the intention to blow up the area next to the guy this time, not to deflect a lightning bolt.
For some reason I feel like this is going to get retconned, but it was worth a shot.))
Didn't give you permission to bunny Senlevon.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 05, 2016, 07:44:49 am
Gerald
An explosion lit up the air around them and threw Senlevon off of him. Gerald stood up slowly, his leg severely injured, Senlevon lay twitching on the ground. He stared at Kelcie before he slipped out of consciousness.
"Who would've known? A child did my job for me?" He said clutching his injured leg, "Fortunately I have some red resistance, or I'd be as unconscious as little Yori right here!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on January 05, 2016, 08:37:13 am
Peter, Years ago
The door opened, letting the storm spray the room with rain, leaves and anything else it could carry. The lightning cast a large shadow into the room and one not so large. Their owners, Ham and Pam, stepped into a well filled room.
“Close the door already!” An angry fat man shouted, “If you were the ones to clean it up every time someone opens the door you'd understand why!”
The two remained calm, took a step forward and closed the door.
“You must be the innkeeper.” Ham walked up to him and extended his hand to greet him.
“And you must be new here. But yes, I am indeed the innkeeper, Luther is the name. What do you want?” Ham's hand was not met. “Why would anyone in a storm like the present one enter an inn like this one?”
Smiling Ham looked up at Luther, for he was indeed the owner of the shorter shadow, “We simply want a room for the night.” He held up a well filled pouch and Luther's face lit up.
“Well you do know the way to my heart, and now that you mention it we do have available rooms for you and your...”
“Associate.”
“I am no one to ask questions, your business is yours alone.”
“We would also like to meet potential swordsmen to come with us westwards when this storm has passed.”
“I see. I will bring the best we can offer.”
Ham and Pam were led upstairs to a room fit for their gold, the room with the least amount of filth. Luther left, gold in hand, to send word to every swordsman. During the night and the following morning several answered this call, never before had this inn's atmosphere been as tense as then. Fourteen men and three women, a group surely capable of taking down armies if enough gold was on the line. Every single one ready to kill the person in front of them, if the right price was paid.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 05, 2016, 12:17:23 pm
Raena
"We're in the woods somewhere near a transporter," Raena replied.
Suddenly, she heard a large explosion behind her. What the hell? What are they doing?! The noble daughter turned quickly to see that Senlevon had slipped into an unconscious state and that Gerald was gloating over his supposed victory. Looks like it's time to take some offensive action.
Raena looked at her surroundings. Is there anything I can use here? She searched the area and her eyes finally fell on the soot covered boy who was itching himself for all his worth. Poison Ivy! That'll work perfectly! She crouched beside the bush and began to mutter an incantation, "Surgite, mihi servus." Suddenly the vines began to move and join together. Before long the vines had taken a human-like shape that was slightly taller than Raena herself. It stared at the girl for a minute after it's formation. Raena pointed at Gerald and gave a single worded command, "Attack."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 05, 2016, 12:45:00 pm
Kecie
Well that didn't work well and we've knocked Senlevon out. So now we have to defend hi-
Her thoughts were interrupted as a giant human shaped vine appeared behind Gerald and started to come behind him. Deciding that she needed to distract this guy from the attack behind him, Kelcie clapped her hands and two wolves that shimmered green appeared next to her and charged towards Gerald.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 05, 2016, 02:09:08 pm
Raena
As she watched the poison ivy creature approach Gerald, Raena began to grow dizzy and fell against a nearby tree. She held her head in her hands as her vision grew blurry. A few seconds later her head stopped spinning and she took a deep breath. Damn. I forgot how draining that spell is.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 05, 2016, 03:58:36 pm
Gerald
Gerald kicked the wolves out of the way and dragged Senlevon and himself out of the way of the poison ivy monster. He threw a large axe at it and began to run off with Senlevon over his shoudlers, limping.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on January 05, 2016, 04:31:05 pm
Peter, Years ago
Carthage, the only place where merchants as well as mercenaries and cutthroats didn't have to keep an eye on the people around them. It was a safe haven. It was the place to turn to if you had large amounts of gold and a problem that could be solved by violence. One could hire whole armies or fleets, once again, for the right price. Everything could be bought here as its inhabitants were mostly people with an unending desire for gold and the complete lack of morals.
The innkeeper's call had been promising enough for Ham and Pam to wait. A day passed and still these inhabitants of the upper room remained unseen. Food and drink was brought to them and paid for so handsomely, no one asked any questions.
The following day the storm was but a gathering of dark clouds disappearing towards the White Mountains. Their doors finally opened. Ham walked down the staircase to find a room full of eyes watching patiently.
“Old man!” A man in the back stood up, “We have waited. The storm is gone and you'd better make sure our time here wasn't wasted!”
“Middle aged man.” He answered calmly, “Get out of this inn or I will offer a temptingly large amount of coins to the one that dislodges your head the fastest.”
The man looked as several hands moved to their respective owner's weapons. Without a word he left, casting a last glance at the first man in almost twenty years to dare threaten him.
“Now, with that out of the way.” Still as calm Ham gestured for the remaining ones to form a line.
“These are the most respectable warriors and mages, the hireable ones that is, that you'll find.” The innkeeper Luther walked up next to him, “Not even I know which one to recommend, they are all worthy any amount of gold you choose to pay them.”
“How about the tall one?” Ham inquired.
“Ah! You have a good eye. He is a famed warrior from the far eastern highlands, the blood run strong in him for his father too was a great warrior. He even...”
“Peter?” Ham exclaimed, baffled.
“Tatsuhiro? My mentor?” Peter answered and went down on one knee.
Luther stood dumbfounded. “You...” He began, “You know him?”
“Yes, I became his guardian, sort of.” Ham explained, if Ham was even his name.
“I will go with you, asking nothing in return.” The offer came without Peter looking up, “I, Peter, will protect you with my life. I owe you at least that, my mentor.”
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 05, 2016, 05:51:42 pm
Raena
"Well, that didn't go as planned," Raena stated as she slid to the ground, her back still against the tree.
All that wasted mana... Raena sorrowfully watched as her somewhat disfigured poison ivy creation ran after the man. It's already slow speed was significantly slower due the axehead embedded in one of it's legs. I'm almost out of mana. There's nothing I can do.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 05, 2016, 06:16:56 pm
Erat
15 Minutes Earlier
Erat had fianlly made it to the safe area, but the area he saw didn't look so safe. Erat saw tons of broken trees, and small evidence of a fight. ((The Place where Gerald first attacked Senlevon))
Something bad happened here...
Erat saw 2 tracks of footprints leading off into the forrest. An imprint on the ground showed the fall of one, probably the one who was attacked.The tracks ended at a steep ridge. Erat looked down it and judged the possibility of one surviving the fall.
"Well, you you are powerful enough I guess you could.
Slowly, Erat slid down the ridge, finding crevices and cracks and ledges to go along, mana boosting his stability. He made it to the bottom, but then in the distance he heard a small explosion and shork barks. Turning towards the source of the noise, Erat sprinted at top non-mana speed towards it.
Now
Erat looked at the scene. A few of the academy students, and some wierd vine looking creature with an axe in it's leg chasing a thug holding Senlevon. Ignoring the students, Erat boosted his speed and sprinted for the man, catching up soon enough. The man looked in surprise at Erat as Erat slapped the flat of his sword into the man's legs, sending him toppling.
Mark
Mark looked in surprise at the man who had just caught up to the mercenary with Senlevon on his hand with no ease, and then tripped him with the same level of ease.
Who is HE?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 05, 2016, 06:22:08 pm
Cutthroat Crane
Crane cursed when, upon opening the communication charm, it revealed static. Probably one of those blink dogs trying to clamber up trees...and breaking the communication charm when they fell. Crane smiled. Luckily, he had a backup plan. He made another call.
Raena heard the buzzing again from the tree she was leaning against. A communication charm on a chain was hanging from a strong and tough low branch.
Poison Ivy Monster
As Gerald toppled, the limping poison ivy monster did to, on Gerald. Mission accomplished.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 05, 2016, 06:33:39 pm
((Yo tech, Erat is not in earshot of the fight, Senlevon's tussle with Gerald before is a ways away. Yori threw himself over a cliff and walked for a while before meeting up with the group.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 05, 2016, 06:56:27 pm
Raena
Raena, now with a splitting headache, quickly located the source of the buzzing. A communication charm hung from a low branch by a chain. I wonder who left a communication charm in the middle of the woods. What's it even doing here? At that moment the logical side of Raena took control. Someone must be looking for it. It'd be best not to remove it from its current resting place so that whoever it belongs to can find it later. She nodded to herself Yes, that is the logical course of action. I will just ignore it for the time being. I hope whoever it belongs to finds it.
Raena, having completed her analysis of the strange object, looked at the dirty boy who was still itching himself.
"What's your name?" She asked him from her seat on the forest floor.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 05, 2016, 08:01:21 pm
((Okay Iaa, will edit a bit. Can this one slide or will I have to ake some major edits?))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 05, 2016, 08:12:02 pm
Cutthroat Crane
Is anybody in the area...? There's one way to be sure.
The communication charm started to flash, forming a message in morse code, saying "Hello".
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 05, 2016, 08:14:39 pm
Raena
Raena was suddenly blinded by a flashing light. Ugh. What the- Oh. It's the communication charm. I guess someone left a message? Oh, well. Raena closed her eyes to block out the flashing.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 05, 2016, 08:23:35 pm
((Not gonna let it slide sorry))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 05, 2016, 08:42:56 pm
Cutthroat Crane
Oh, what the heck. Should have done this ages ago.
The communication charm stopped flashing and buzzing. It spoke. "Hello? Who's this?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 06, 2016, 07:28:36 am
Gerald
Gerald summoned another axe, slashing the poison ivy creation in half. He held the axe out in front of him, facing his new opponent, "Ah, an adversary, finally a challenge, I accept!" He threw the axe at Erat at a blinding speed, quickly summoning another one in his hand.
((The poison ivy monster is not dead, as it can reconstruct itself with time. Also, Gerald is not unharmed, itching doesn't bother him that much, but it slows him down a bit))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 06, 2016, 02:39:39 pm
Raena
Raena glanced angrily at the man who had just cut her poison ivy creation in half. And my poison ivy creature wasn't a challenge?!
She grabbed the still itching soot covered boy by his wrist. "Come on, we gotta get everyone out of here. You try to round up everyone and get them towards the transporter to town. I'll see if I can grab Senlevon."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 06, 2016, 04:13:18 pm
Cutthroat Crane
What am I doing trying to contact these undesirables. Clearly there is a much more efficient way to get back and get this deformed monkey to the hospital... Crane grinned. I have just the thing.
"I'll take your anklet, Samuel. Feather will be fine. I know just the thing to get back to the city on time for her to be treated."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 06, 2016, 06:10:19 pm
Vincolo
Wow, after that monologue, I'm coming away surprised if he doesn't attack me.
"That's nice, Basir. But I'd rather not wait much longer. I'm going to follow the line now; would you care to join me?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 06, 2016, 06:11:28 pm
Erat
Erat, his agility still boosted, stpped aside and cut the handle of the axe, disabling it's flight in the air. He held his sword out expectantly, ready for another throw, but he clasped a hand on his charged staff, ready to lash out and hit Gerald with the bolt if necesarry.
I'd prefer to take him alive, but dead if needed.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 06, 2016, 06:20:16 pm
Cratus
Cratus looked at the other seven mercenaries, all of them with nothing to do. "Uh, something, who wants to do, hmm? Yes, hmmm." Cratus inquired. The mercenaries looked at him in surprise. With them what's wrong, hmm? Oh yeah, I talk not like a pig anymore. Yeesssssss.
Sir Tad took out a cherry-flavored blink dog biscuit and gobbled it. Cratus cringed watching a human eating animal food. Sir Tad burped, coughed, then ate another one. He then burped and coughed again, this time harder, longer, and louder, and ate another one. It cycled like this.
How, him to stop, get I, hmm? For help better call. Herh herh herh. Cratus called Erat's communication charm.
Grim Reaper
"Felix is following the line. We should be working on another lead." Basir looked around. "Where'd Cabal go?"
Engel
Engel clapped his hands. "Bravo, bravo." Engel glared at Basir behind Vincolo's back, then speedily shifted to a smirk. Still clapping, suddenly, Vincolo's hair caught on fire.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 06, 2016, 06:35:29 pm
Erat
Erat felt his communication charm go off.
Can't answer it now, of all times.
Erat stayed steady and watched Gerald carefully.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 06, 2016, 06:42:16 pm
Gerald
"A staff? Not for long! Naturalize!" Erat felt the staff in his hand begin to grow vines. If he couldn't stop the process, it would soon grow useless. Gerald summoned a spear in his other hand and threw it at Erat. He picked up Senlevon and threw him towards the transporter. He flipped the grip on his axe and ducked into the forest, headed towards the noble.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 06, 2016, 08:45:23 pm
Erat
Erat had to move fast. Moving Gerald into his line of sight, he whipped a heavy tipped throwing dagger at Gerald's good leg, his aim true. The dagger burried itself into the uppermost thigh, a very painful wound to endure. Gerald fell, and Erat took out his staff and carefully burned off the vines growing around his staff, and he turned his attention to Gerald, ready to fire the bolt.
"Will you surrender and release the rest od your mana or will I haveto put you through more suffering?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 06, 2016, 08:49:24 pm
Gerald
"Well I can't move now can I? I'm at your mercy good sir. Good fight, although I wish that child had not intervened. Go care for your precious noble, and maybe you'll even track down Harris!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 08, 2016, 12:05:01 pm
Raena
Raena trotted over to where Senlevon lay and checked his pulse. Alive but unconscious. I guess that's better than nothing.
Raena walked calmly over towards the general area where Rose, Kelcie, Cahaya, and Mark were located. "Everyone okay?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: JamesGames on January 08, 2016, 09:30:33 pm
Cratus
Ugh, responding he is not. Although more important matters at hand then someone eating blink dog biscuits, he probably has. Cratus reasoned. To find something to do I need. Herh herh herh. And with that he ushered for the other mercenaries to follow and started walking.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 08, 2016, 09:49:11 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo frowned. "Felix is following the mana trace of the divergent signal, correct? We should follow the trace that leads to the terrorists. As for Cabal, she seems to have run off... but I've already gotten my lead, and she was just a liability at this point anyway. Not worth tracking."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 04:43:48 pm
Kelcie
"We're all good. That was an unfortunate accident." She said gesturing to where Senlevon was, "But he was just in the proximity of a lightning explosion, so at worst he'll be knocked out for a few hours and I'll be suffering through a few lectures from him tomorrow." Kelcie said like it wasn't that big of a deal. "Anyways, where are we headed now?"
Katie ((Sorry this is a little -very late, I kept forgetting to post for Katie))
She may have saved me and hate nobles, but that doesn't mean that I should tell her everything. She seems like the type who is kind to everyone except hates nobles. If she realizes the truth, I'll have to use her opinion of nobles to my advantage.
"Well in one collection I have charms, and in the other one is just some experimentation with gasses. It's these little black-colored balls that give off blue light in an airtight glassy container ((it's stronger than glass, so a fall wouldn't break it))." She said to Lia.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 09, 2016, 05:45:41 pm
Lia
"So why would they need to arrest you for that?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 05:52:02 pm
Katie
"Who knows? Nobles are stupid, maybe it's because they don't like a non-noble working at their prized academy." She responded to the question.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 09, 2016, 05:54:59 pm
Lia
"So they hired you then they were trying to arrest you? I don't believe that, do you think I'd betray you after just killing your assailants?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 09, 2016, 06:03:28 pm
Erat
Erat glared at Gerald.
"Like I said, release all your mana, physical weapons and charms now or I'll show you exactly how well I can throw this dagger."
Ert drew his other throwing dagger from another pouch, poised to whip it at Gerald.
Mark
Mark walked up to Kelcie and Raena.
"Should we help that guy over there? He got one of the mercenaries. Or at least help Senlevon... he's down."
Mark nodded towards Erat, Gerald and Senlevon.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 06:07:38 pm
Kate
"Alright, I killed a noble." Katie responded. Stop pestering me with questions.
Kelcie
"As I just said, he'll be fine after a few hours and I'll be suffering through some lectures, were you even paying attention?"
Stupid dunce, Raena was obviously speaking to the group and he was in earshot as well. What was he doing anyways? Other than being a bloody dunce.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 09, 2016, 06:11:58 pm
Mark
Now annoyed, he spoke in a furious tone to Kelcie.
"Well, while you were so obviously paying attention, he also got thrown off of that merc and got thrown into the ground a little harder then how your trick with the lightning did."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 06:18:28 pm
Kelcie
"Wonderful, you also noticed." She said before promptly turning her back to him and asking Raena, "I saw you check his pulse, it was fine, right?" She asked.
Failing at something is learning for next time, something this dunce doesn't seem to understand. Last time the explosion was indoors, not a good idea. This time the opponent was relatively red resistant, so for next time it's a good idea to see if their resistance to red magic with a small fire.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 09, 2016, 06:47:07 pm
Gerald
He summoned a massive sword and threw it behind him, "That was the last of it. I already told you, I can't move, I am entirely at your mercy." He put his hands above his head.
Lia
"Ah I see, a bit of a killer yourself." Lia smiled, "Now shall we be off?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 06:51:30 pm
Katie
There's more to her than meets the eye. I'll keep her alive for now. Still, at first she talked about a "we," indicating that she was part of a group. Later, however, she said that she works alone. Now she knows EXACTLY where to go where we'll be 'safe.' She must be stalking me in some way.
"As much as I agree with getting out of here before we're discovered with two dead people, where do you intend to go?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 09, 2016, 06:57:00 pm
Lia
"A spot near the south end. I know a guy who can cover us for a while to get the blues off of our tail."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 09, 2016, 07:21:19 pm
Erat
Erat walked up to Gerald, sword poised to strike at any second. He quickly pulled out a piece of magic resistence rope and tied it around Gerald's hands and legs, being careful to not wrap around the wounds. He then proceeded to wrap cloth around Gerald's two leg wounds, reclaiming his dagger and cutting off the bleeding. Then, he blindfolded Gerald and took him by the scruff of his neck. Turning to the academy brats, he called out.
"You guys wanna head back to Yezin or wanna stay out here?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 09, 2016, 07:44:56 pm
Raena
Raena watched Kelcie and Erat's conversation with interest.
"Yeah, Senlevon's fine. He's just unconscious."
Suddenly the man who had rescued them turned and yelled to them "You guys wanna head back to Yezin or wanna stay out here?"
Before responding in the affirmative, Raena recalled something Senlevon had been concerned about. No, not something. Someone.
"Crap! We need to find that Charlie guy. He could be hurt!" the noble girl exclaimed.Or dead, said a little voice in her head. Shut up, rational me, Raena responded with vehemence. I'm certain he's alive.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 07:47:45 pm
Kelcie
"Well they were together when they left us, but Charlie wasn't with him when Senlevon came here. So we have to backtrack to where Senlevon left us and then try to figure out where we went." Kelcie said, "Oh and you, that means no for transportation to Yezin, we have to find our classmate even if we're up all night trying to find him."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 09, 2016, 07:52:22 pm
Raena
Raena glanced at the man who had saved their lives, "If you could take Senlevon with you to Yezin and get him some medical assistance, that would be great. Also, thank you for saving us."
Raena turned to face Kelcie and Mark, "So...the plan is to wander around in the forest until we find him?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 09, 2016, 08:08:39 pm
Kelcie
"Let's retrace our steps to where he joined up with us and where he left with Charlie." Kelcie said.
((I think that these are the people currently in the academy forest kids gang, I might have missed someone: Kelcie, Haley, Cahaya, Raena, Rochelle, and Mark
Lol Rochlle hasn't said anything for a while but she didn't leave them either))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 10, 2016, 11:15:45 am
Basir
Basir stared at the infuriating noble before turning towards the forest where he had last seen Felix. I'm sure he can take care of himself.
"Very well, I shall join you in following the terrorist lead."
Raena
"Okay, but before we go back to where we started there's a place I'd like to check out first. Is that alright with you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 10, 2016, 06:05:56 pm
Kelcie ((omg, I'm on a phone and slide typing and it thought that Kelcie was Hellfire))
She's pretty cool, so this detour is fine.
"Yeah, sounds good!" She said to Raena. "If you want, you can go with this guy while we stay out, we'll be fine." She said to Mark, who seemed to want to go back to Yezin.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on January 10, 2016, 06:47:43 pm
Charlie
Charlie wandered in a vaguely nortgward dirction, deeper into the woods. These woods, however, were the type that often occupied areas near desserts -- dark, and windy, and quite lonely. That wasnt the main concern, though.
Senlevon had been attacked by a rogue. Terrorrists still ran amok. For the moment, the city was in chaos, probably.
These woods, creepy as they were, devoid of birds as Charlie duspected, were still a safe haven that Charlie much preferred to returning.
For now, he would walk. And he would wait.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 10, 2016, 07:07:51 pm
Senlevon
All he saw was black, he slowly opened his eyes. A green and brown blur met him as his eyesight adjusted. Yori rolled over on his back and stared up.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 10, 2016, 07:30:22 pm
Raena
"Senlevon's awake!"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 10, 2016, 07:37:50 pm
Kelcie
"So are we still going to try and find Charlie? I think we should." Kelcie said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 10, 2016, 09:12:04 pm
Senlevon
He sat up and looked around, "Children? Where's the attackers?" he slurred.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 10, 2016, 10:28:36 pm
Kelcie
"One jumped through the transport with Harris and the other one got beaten up by this guy." She said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 11, 2016, 12:14:48 pm
Senlevon
"You mean the brute?" Senlevon said. Great, at least there's one of them disabled.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 11, 2016, 03:31:37 pm
Erat
Erat dragged Gerald over to Senlevon.
"I got this one, but from what the students said there are 2 more that got away. The rest of my party is heading this way as we speak, I hope."
Mark
Mark ran up to the others, and (not for the first time) ignored Kelcie.
"Sir Senlevon! How are you feeling?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 11, 2016, 04:28:47 pm
Senlevon
"Bad, but I can move." He looked at Erat, Hm, doesn't strike me as a supporter.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 11, 2016, 07:18:12 pm
Lady Vincolo
"Let's go." Vincolo and Basir continued walking until they reached the southern area of Yezin. At this stage, both of their mana pools had partially recharged. Vincolo closed her eyes, and let her finger drift toward a direction. When she opened them, it was pointing toward a fancy-looking apartment building a block or two away.
"He's in there, I'm almost sure of it. Shall we engage?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 11, 2016, 07:19:18 pm
Right. So. In the north there are a bunch of fairy tales and stuff about the origin of magic- The two dominant religions are Luuiae, the worshipers of the old dragon gods, and the Meralee, believers in the Fae. I've gone over this a couple times in the past, but what if I were to tell you... The legends are true?
Both of them?
Mr. Tillbur
"Uuuuh, hey." He called out from behind a bush. His glasses were crooked and his clothing was ruffled, but he was otherwise unharmed. "I'm here, sorry I'm late. I was gonna help, but... Uhh... reasons. Anyway..." He looked over to Senlevon, who'd seen better days. "Uh, right. Boss. I'm gonna go ahead and go through the transporter now. I figured maybe I could help in the whole effort of stopping the bad guys and stuff. 'Kay?" He was making motions with his index fingers and slowly inching his way towards the transporter.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 11, 2016, 08:00:38 pm
Senlevon
"Tilbur? How did you get here?" He blinked a few times, "Well I'm in no position to fight but don't try to take them on alone Tilbur, find the party I sent out, Vincolo and the Arnhe... his first name is Felix. They should be able to help."
Maxwell Irlin
"Nobles nearby." Cabal said as Harris's body dissolved into black ash.
"As expected, contact Lia, tell her she's needed."
Cabal rolled her eyes, why wasn't her help ever enough for this guy?
Lia get the **** over here. We've got trouble.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 11, 2016, 08:05:51 pm
Basir
Basir said nothing, but replied with a simple nod.
Raena
Raena cast a dubious glance at the newcomer. "Do you think he was there the entire time?" she hissed under her breath to Rose.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 11, 2016, 08:13:16 pm
The stories went over a "Draconian War", a worldwide conflict among dragons and humans. This legend is also where the Shizumi denomination of the Luuiae religion gets their god, Hyperion, from.
Mr. Tillbur
He replied anyway despite clearly not being the recipient of the question. "Eh? Oh, I've been sort of hiding away in these bushes for safety. I have faith in my students, I'm sure they can handle themselves." Raena seemed to be caught off-guard, as he'd replied to a comment he shouldn't have been able to hear.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 11, 2016, 08:18:39 pm
Raena
Raena felt herself become flushed with embarrassment, "I was just thinking that it was strange you didn't participate, sir."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 11, 2016, 08:23:56 pm
Evidently this "Hyperion" protected this group of humans, and they went on to worship him. Recent rumors have shown, though, that the dragon yet lives. Have you all read the documents and articles written by Professor Ren Shizumi?
Mr. Tillbur
"Weeeell..." He scratched his head. His posture was poor. "I was sort of saving energy. It's late, and I'm likely one of the few people here with relatively full stamina. I feel like now would be a good time to maybe catch that one terrorist guy with his pants down. That, or at least ask for an autograph... This's probably been one of Yezin's biggest military blunders, letting all this happen so swiftly. Could you believe we've resorted to employing mercenaries? At this rate I may as well start praying to our Guardian."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 11, 2016, 08:27:31 pm
Raena
Raena nodded her head in agreement, "It's just awful, really."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 11, 2016, 08:30:49 pm
It's a damn shame, the professor was taken from us at such a young age.
Mr. Tillbur
"Hmm." He was about to take his leave, the transporter right by his side, when he spoke up once more. "By the way, uh, are you a believer? In the guardian, I mean. Are you religious?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 11, 2016, 08:47:52 pm
Senlevon
"The king should have stepped in by now." Senlevon sighed, "And no, I'm not that religious. There may be some being out there that watches over humans, a legendary dragon, some ethereal deity, maybe the spirit of all those who passed, but I prefer what I observe."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 11, 2016, 08:50:23 pm
On the other hand there's the Meralee and the Fae. There were sightings a few years back. Some say they saw some fairies near the mine after the great coal disaster. I'm not a firm believer.
Mr. Tillbur
He softly chuckled. "That's a good mindset. Believe what's right in front of you." He stretched. "Aaaalright, I'll be out. See you all tomorrow or whenever." He stepped through.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 11, 2016, 08:57:36 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo and Basir slowly walked up to the second floor of the building, and Vincolo walked over to a door and knocked on it.
"Might as well not waste mana doing a surprise attack. I don't think either of us are the stealthy type."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 11, 2016, 09:07:23 pm
Maxwell Irlin
Maxwell stood in another room as Cabal opened up the door to the suite. She eyed Lia as she peeked out from behind the staircase. Lia had told Katie she had some urgent business and sped off.
"Hello there!" Cabal said, trying to put on her best white-green mage.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 11, 2016, 09:25:20 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo glanced at Cabal. No signs of deception... she doesn't remember us.
"Hello! We received information about your employer, and we're interested in a... job opportunity."
A little subtle magic to ensure trust, and...
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 11, 2016, 09:28:09 pm
Erat
Erat glared at the Tilbus firgure as he walked through the transporter.
Dumb, typical noble. He could've spared me so much trouble but he stayed in the bushes, 'conserving energy'. More like nursing his lazy good for nothing self.
Face blank, rat turned to Senlevon.
"Senlevon, I should probably return to the rest of my group. Do you need assistance from here on?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 11, 2016, 09:31:00 pm
Senlevon
"Can you do me a favor? Return the children to the academy and get my secretary to call their parents to get them." Senlevon said, slowly standing up, "I'll be alright."
Cabal
"I don't work for anyone, I'm staying with a friend right now."
In the other room Maxwell removed the top from his back and held out his open palm.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 11, 2016, 11:58:11 pm
Kelcie
When Tillbur had appeared, Kelcie hadn't been in the best mood, she had spent the entire time he was there glaring at him and not paying attention. Idiot knows how to fight decently but is TOO DAMN COWARDLY to join in. It would have been better if I had somehow managed to knock him out instead of Selev- I give up on his name.
She heard what Senlevon had said, and decided that she didn't want to go back, at least not yet.
"He can't just take us back now, we have to find Charlie first. And due to my mistake, you are in no condition to find him yourself." She said. There were a few blank stares from some of the other students in the group, especially Haley because Kelcie almost never admitted that she had made a mistake in front of a group of people. Even Senlevon seemed a bit surprised. Kelcie saw the stares, but didn't react.
Katie
Where has she gone off to now?
Right after Lia left, Katie quickly grabbed the two noble's souls which had not left the bodies yet due to a quick spell Katie had said right when Lia had freed her, but the spell had a noticeable mana drain. Tssk, noble life mana is so worth the useless mana drain.
Realizing that her invisibility charm was in one of the many inner pockets of her black robe which was now a little wet with blood. She used the charm, and walked towards her house. Once inside, she stuffed all the charms into one pocket and broke the hidden wall into the soul storage. She grabbed all the small glass containers and ran down the path that connected to the room in the academy. When she arrived there, Katie muttered a quick spell that filled in the tunnel she had run through. There was no way to go back through it.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 12, 2016, 09:17:10 am
Senlevon
"No." Senlevon said sternly, "Go with Erat, now. You're not ready for a proper engagement, if Erat hadn't shown up, then I would certainly be dead by now, and you as well." He clutched his side, "You're too reckless for this type of stuff, you almost got us all killed right there, go on. I've put everyone in too much danger today."
He pulled out a small vial of a medicine, "Alright, now I'm going to try to locate Charlie."
He put a finger out from his face and a rapidly expanding blue circle shot out.
"If he's within two miles of us he'll get a message with our location."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 12, 2016, 06:31:54 pm
Lady Vincolo
"That's strange, but perhaps you aren't who we're looking for. Our sources directed us here; I hope you don't mind if we take a look around regardless."
She won't buy it. Time to prepare for battle.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 12, 2016, 06:36:06 pm
Maxwell Irlin
"Oh, are you looking for someone? A criminal?" Cabal said. Dark Ritual She cast the spell and a small black spark hot out from a hand she was holding behind her back.
Maxwell spun his top silently, waiting for the right moment.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 12, 2016, 06:44:19 pm
Basir
"We apologize for the inconvenience, but we have been receiving some strange reports concerning this establishment and would like to put all these disturbing rumors to rest," Basir explained untruthfully. This noble lady better not screw this up.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 12, 2016, 06:55:30 pm
The Nobility started when early scientists found that blue mages tended to have a higher Intelligence Quotient than the other colors. After a series of tests, they found that they were superior in other ways, as well...
Mr. Tillbur
Social power. Control. Versatility. All traits of magic, but all seen most greatly among blues. I wondered why.
He yawned as he slowly made his way through the abandoned streets.
-
Flayed black limbs sent flying, frothing mouths of wolves as they stood gawking, stomachs growling, heart-rate racing, racing like never before. Preparation, of the paramount defense of stationed nation like a miner, staring at a bloodied diamond at the floor.
But would see it nevermore.
Sylvester
What was it that my master told me? A certain "Maxwell"? ...It may be Irlin. I recognize that name. I do hope the other master will be alright... There are still plans he must take part in.
-
That poor boy, Richard's son... He'd grown up into a monster, and I could do nothing but watch. Until the one day he went too far.
I had to destroy him.
Carson
The smoke in the air caused him to cough, but the old man continued down the street until he reached the front door of his destination.
Mr. Tillbur opened the door.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 12, 2016, 07:27:41 pm
Maxwell Irlin
"Hmm, sounds odd." Infernal tutor, Ad Nauseam She casted in her head, preparing her swath of spells.
"Counterbalance." Maxwell said as a blue light shot out surrounding the top floor of the building, "Is there a problem?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 12, 2016, 09:13:01 pm
Vincolo
"Yes. We've received reports of a terrorist organization operating from within this household. You have anything to say about that?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 12, 2016, 09:24:35 pm
Maxwell Irlin
"You have? I'll have you know I am a noble, the son of Jonathon Irlin, military advisor, after all." He paused, "But yes, your assumptions are correct."
Tendrils of agony! Cabal cast, whipping her hand out from behind her back and pressing it to Vincolo's chest, releasing 5 black whips point blank at the noble.
Lia cloaked herself and ran into the room, knives at the ready. She jumped out of her invisibility and attempted to stab Basir. All the while Irlin stood in the center of the room staring at the situation.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on January 13, 2016, 08:16:43 pm
Charlie
A blue glow spread among the trees, before fading quickly. charlie heard a familiar voice in his ear, as if Senlevon was standing right next to him. It sounded weak.
Charlie. If you here this, we are currently searching for you. We are currently a quarter mile west of the hill at the southeast edge of the woods, heading towards your location. If you can't move, stay where you are; we'll find you. Be careful.
The mental message ended. Charlie nearly collapsed with relief. Senlevon was alive, and looking for him -- his friends were alive, and looking for him -- he wouldn't have to worry about starting his own bird society in the middle of the woods, and rescue had arrived before he needed to worry about toilet paper. Life was good.
He took off at a sprint, not caring about conserving energy -- he was far too excited to delay.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 13, 2016, 08:29:26 pm
Senlevon
He heard a shuffling sound come from the nearby forest.
"Charlie?" He shouted.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 13, 2016, 08:32:34 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo screamed with pain, and her magic lashed out at all the mana connections around her. One struck the mana flow that was linked to the torture hex, disrupting it long enough for Vincolo to summon a ribbon of flame, wrapping it around herself as she sent it out to lash at her adversaries.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 13, 2016, 08:38:35 pm
Erat
Erat, who had just about to step through the transporter, creeped forward, ready to lash out incase necessary.
Mark
Mark saw the man who'd save them start to creep towards whatever had mae the noise. In attempt to ward him off, he called out loud enough for Erat to hear.
"Charlie, is that you?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 13, 2016, 08:40:02 pm
Maxwell Irlin
The flame lashes that got near Maxwell vaporized immediately as the blue light hit them. Cabal stumbled back and grabbed her chest, gearing up for another volley. Damn, that didn't kill her? This lady is tough. "Hey there!" Lia said, jumping out of the shadows at Basir.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 13, 2016, 09:21:33 pm
Basir
Basir swung a knife at Lia and began mentally preparing a spell.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 13, 2016, 09:24:01 pm
Lia
Lia leaned away to avoid the knife then jumping on Basir, attempting to tackle him. A small wisp of shadow spiraled around her knife as she plunged the knife into Basir's neck. Lia stood up, wiping off her hands, "Fogey's dead." She said.
"Get the other one." Maxwell said sternly.
"Got it!" Lia jumped for Vincolo as a lash of flame struck her, knocking her down, "Gah!" She rolled over in pain.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 13, 2016, 09:28:22 pm
Vincolo
The ribbon wrapped around Vincolo tore in two, each end going after one of the two mercenaries: Cabal and Lia. They wrapped around the necks of each one, squeezing and burning the flesh. However, this action left Vincolo's own body defenseless.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 13, 2016, 09:31:53 pm
Maxwell Irlin
Another lash of flame grabbed Lia, holding her by her neck. She grit her teeth and tried not to scream. Maxwell drew a small dagger and touched his spinning top with it. The dagger began to shine with a gleaming light and it extended into a long-sword, etched with some ancient language.
He stepped forward, "Stand down noble, release the girls." Without waiting for an answer, he swung the sword at Vincolo's side.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Radder on January 15, 2016, 08:40:15 am
Bob
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road, Healthy, free, the world before me, The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose.
Henceforth I ask not good-fortune--I myself am good fortune; Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Strong and content, I travel the open road.
You road I enter upon and look around! I believe you are not all that is here; I believe that much unseen is also here.
Voices...Who's?
Poems by Robert Frost Walt Whitman
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 12:31:10 pm
Yes. There's a very good reason why the blues are nobles.
Mr. Tillbur
They're just superior. It's just nature.
"Uh, hey." Everyone stopped and looked at him, scratching his head. Mr. Tillbur stared at Maxwell with an eyebrow raised. "Huh, are you that Mr. Irlin everyone's so stressed over?" He curved his frown as if unsure if he had the right person.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 12:44:29 pm
Maxwell Irlin
The blade sliced through Vincolo's clothing as Tilbur walked in the room. Irlin drew back his sword as blood began to flow from Vincolo's wound.
"Indeed." He said.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 12:52:38 pm
Now, for my final lesson before our final exam.
Mr. Tillbur
"...Huh." He took a look around the well-decorated building. He nonchalantly turned on a record player and put on Anything Goes, then casually took off his glasses. His eyes underneath were a pure white.
"I've always wondered, Mr. Irlin..." He stepped forward. The air pressure around him seemed to rise. All of the doors in the building immediately shut. "Are you religious?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 01:21:49 pm
Irlin
Irlin rolled his eyes, "It's not all that relevant." He said, "Are you here to dispatch me? The king finally sent a real mercenary?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: M217 on January 16, 2016, 01:39:50 pm
Charlie
"Yeah, it's... me." Charlie was doing his best not to start crying with relief, so he instead came off as just being really awkward.
"Uh, Lord Senlevon, sir, are you alright?!" Charlie only now noticed the pained-looking man.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 01:55:20 pm
We have a power the others can't even fully comprehend.
Mr. Tillbur
Colorless magic is all around us, but we can control it. All of it.
He chuckled. A black mist seemed to seethe from his body. The teacher's hair began to pale in color as the rest of his body was enveloped by the smoke. When it was gone, a tall, aged butler had taken his place.
Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly, Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore; For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door— Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as “Nevermore.”
Sylvester
"My, my." Sylvester flashed a cruel smile. The temperature seemed to drop. "You do catch on fast."
Massive black wings sprouted from his back, scattering ominous feathers about. A dagger in hand, he shot straight for Maxwell with incredible speed.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 02:09:33 pm
Maxwell Irlin
A real mercenary it seems Irlin thought as the man transformed. The shapeshifter ran at him, holding some sort of dagger A weapon? Weakness He casted a quick white spell and Sylvesters dagger turned into a cloth. His hand collided with Maxwell's chest and crumpled.
Maxwell's sword drew back to a shorter form and he pressed it towards Sylvester, intending to bury it in the man's chest.
Lia fell over, her neck heavily burned and bruised. She trembled for a moment before hauling herself up, "Die lady!" She yelled as she stumbled towards Vincolo, holding her knives.
Cabal had suffered a similar fate, she sat against the wall pulling out her various artifacts, Lotus, Diamond, bauble.... Now all I need is a little time....
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 02:30:47 pm
But the Raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour. Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered— Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before— On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.” Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
Sylvester
He clapped his hands over the flat of Maxwell's blade, stopping it in its tracks, then with a calm wrist motion bent it sideways and tossed it to the side. Outside, black birds were flying away.
I could use a few spare shadows right about now.
He stepped back, withdrew a small dagger and threw it at the chandelier above them, causing it to fall and putting out its lights.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 02:40:23 pm
Irlin
Irlin pulled out a small charm and activated it, lighting up the room, but only a little. He backed up, I need five minutes... Come on Cabal, get me a distraction!
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 16, 2016, 03:29:06 pm
Raena
Raena looked at the sorry looking group surrounding her. It's no wonder these people look down on us nobles. We can barely defend ourselves, much less others.
"Is everyone here? If so, we should probably head back to Yezin," Raena stated, glancing at each individual around her.
If Yezin still exists, that is.
Why would you even say that?
We have underestimated these mercenaries, my dear. I suggest that we prepare for the worst.
...Who are you?
Why, I'm you, of course.
How?
I think you already know.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Nitrox on January 16, 2016, 03:52:22 pm
Vincolo
Vincolo screamed as blood poured out of her body like fire. This excursion had not gone as planned. Basir proved too weak when it had counted, he had somehow distracted Felix... how had she let events come to this point?
In the moments before she lost consciousness, she reached out to the charm that had just been activated. It was swarming with potential connections, but they were too weak right now for her to alter. She reached to the connection that tied Irlin and the charm: his memories of it, its importance to him, whatever it was, and severed it. She then fell on the ground.
((Irlin now has basically forgotten about the charm emotionally. If he scrutinizes it for a couple seconds he'll probably remember what it does, but he no longer views it as important for a few minutes or so.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 03:58:26 pm
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken, “Doubtless,” said I, “what it utters is its only stock and store Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore— Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of ‘Never—nevermore’.”
Sylvester
He walked into a dimly lit area and vanished. A few seconds later Maxwell heard his footsteps from behind followed by the rustling of a long chain. Sylvester launched it like a lasso, fastening it loosely around his neck and pulling tight.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 04:09:27 pm
Irlin
Where the hell is my counterbalance? Irlin grabbed at the chain and disenchanted it, a white line shot up and down the chain. Dammit, almost out of mana, make it count!. his vision blurred and he gagged, feeling the metal bite into his skin. A small white pulse flew from his hand to the chain behind his neck. He grabbed the chain and snapped it, the metal still hanging on his neck tightly.
Out of mana, he made a break for the window.
Cabal slowly stood up, it was quite dark, and whoever that man was had hidden himself.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 04:15:29 pm
But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling, Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door; Then, upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore— What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking “Nevermore.”
Sylvester
He's run out of time.
His grin grew to that of an alligator as he emerged from the shadows once more and tackled him, both of them crashing through the window and scattering glass in their wake. Sylvester grasped his neck and flew up towards the sky. "About my religion question, good sir, I was merely worried for your goodwill. After all, I am your guardian."
His appearance shifted once more. He was a teenager with bright blue eyes and white hair. "...And it's cold where you're going." He let go, allowing Maxwell to fall to the earth below. Wings now a bright shade of white, he descended after him and waited for him to hit the ground.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 04:22:37 pm
Irlin
A flare of white light lit of the area where Irlin landed. He lay on his back staring up at the shapeshifter, "You're a loony. But I understand, you win." He pulled out a small locket and opened it up, "Here's your victory march."
He pressed a small button inside of the locket. His body began turning white as dozens of charms hidden in his robes began to activate, slowly, then all at once. A flare of white energy shot out from him, searing Sylvester and launching him backwards.
... Barely anything remained of Maxwell Irlin, just a charred body and a few burned papers.
Cabal
Cabal looked down from the window in shock at first, but then she shook her head. It was inevitable, blue mages are too cocky for their own good. She opened up a small hatch in the back of the suite and climbed up on to the roof, then took a running jump towards another building....
Yori Senlevon
"Yes, I'm glad you're back Charlie. Let's go back."
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 04:34:42 pm
And that was just how it ended. He quickly admitted defeat and tried to take me with him.
Thus goes the fate of all who defy the King and his guardian, Aquila.
It is man's lesson to know his place among his community. My role is to teach people. To be frank, it's a pretty boring job. No fun at all.
Nevertheless, as a servant to this world I'll hold up the status quo until I breathe my last.
Although, to be honest, I don't expect that to happen anytime soon.
Aquila
The blast had left a massive strike on his face, a wound that would later become an irrevocable scar. For protection, Aquila put his hood over his face. He slowly approached Irlin's remains and frowned.
Typical.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Zen on January 16, 2016, 06:45:25 pm
-Current suspect: Yori Senlevon -Suspected of hiring an assassin to violently murder Walton Monroe, by means of full dismemberment -To get closer to him, I've decided to join the academy.
Julia Pecker
Three days later.
In the morning a few days after the attacks by the alleged terrorists following Maxwell Irlin, Yori Senlevon's academy eventually re-opened and accepted her request to enroll.
Outside it was chilly and unusually moist, as the night before it'd rained for the first time in 12 years above Yezin. The city was cautious, but the people were recovering. Julia stood in front of the front gates, preparing to complete her work. Around her, students entered, eager to complete their education.
I think it's best I make some connections within the school grounds first. She rested her hand on her lips, scanning the area for someone to "ask for directions", then to discretely strike up a conversation. After a somewhat awkward amount of time spent standing on one spot, she was nearly knocked down as a blond boy accidentally bumped into her.
She turned round to face him- a student hear her age group, who had been there during the terrorist attacks, and likely had seen Senlevon during that time.
It was the perfect starting point.
Julia Pecker The End
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 07:11:50 pm
((Well the main arc is finished. The CST can of course go on and I encourage everyone to make wrap up posts, but great job! Despite it's various problems and holes I think Sandsteppe went very well.))
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Epsilon on January 16, 2016, 07:25:17 pm
Kappa Chew
"The preparations took longer than expected... However, we're ready!"
The male clapped her hands together, almost squealing with excitement. The cube by her side had morphed into a new shape, once of it's faces with a three foot long cannon nozzle. A few drops of toothpaste could be seen dripping from its end, the male giggling at the thoughts.
"Now... Fire!"
With an almost comical bang sound, a glob of toothpaste was fired off, sludging on the surface of a building. Immediately, the cube rotated, and fired again. And again, and again. It continued this method until the town corner the two entities occupied was almost completely caked in toothpaste.
"Ah, hahaha!~"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: CreativeUsername on January 16, 2016, 08:22:12 pm
Veran Izaph
Veran stood on the edge of the wall that surrounded Yezin, overlooking the city. Much to her disappointment, not much has changed. It's a shame the terrorists didn't end up causing any real damage. Whatever disturbance they did cause was starting to fade away.
Well, she did find out something interesting at least. That night, she sensed something. A powerful, otherworldly being. Similar to the beast trapped within her. One day that beast will escape its vessel. Veran felt that day would come sooner than later.
Hahahaha...
The thought was truly terrifying.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Iaashadow on January 16, 2016, 08:35:09 pm
Senlevon
It had been three days, Sylvester reported that Irlin had been cleaned up,and his organization seemed to scatter overnight. Funerals were planned for the handful of dead in the next few weeks....
Now it was back to work, the last two days had been rather normal, but there had been a new student.
Julia Pecker...... Have I heard that name before?
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Sierra on January 17, 2016, 01:05:30 am
Kelcie
After a minor lightning bolt fail, Kelcie had become determined to figure out how lightning bolt explosions worked exactly. It seemed like a simple yet deadly attack, if only she could figure out the small details of it that had caused problems when she had tried it.
Power: Pretty strong, can knock out anyone in a five foot radius and cause minor problems to people within seven feet. Display: Looks damn good when the explosion occurs, even if the spell messes up. How it works: .uh?
She had been going to speak to Cahaya when she saw a girl bump into him. She walked up and said, "New here?"
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Architect\O/ on January 17, 2016, 09:27:08 am
Mark
3 days after everything had happened, Mark was back at the academy. Although, Mark smiled inwardly. His master spell had finally turned out, the animal buff and control spell. Mark was content, and redy to rebegin school. He turned to his group of friends, and waved to them. He remembered the times when he would have used people like them before. But, after his experience, he had changed. Once again, Mark grinned. He would live his life and be the best he could be.
Erat
It had been 3 days since Erat had recovered Senlevon and his students. Erat had gone back to his place of isolation, but he thought twice. After being part of soceity once again, Erat pondered if he should rejoin it. But not in Yezin. Erat was done in Yezin. After paying his respects to those who had died fighting Irlin, Erat had pakced his bags, weapons and had gotten out. He left the cave he had spent year making intact, incase someone ever needed it.
Now, on the borders of Yezin. Erat looked back once. He had made his decision, and now was not the time to go back on it. Erat began the long journey to a place he had never heard of or seen. This time, he didn't look back.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on January 17, 2016, 07:25:10 pm
((The next few posts are kind of filler posts concerning a part of Raena's past. WARNING: These posts will not be short.))
Raena, 3 years ago
“Raena! Over here!” shouted a tall redhead from his position in front of the Academy’s doors.
The brown eyed girl turned to face whoever had addressed her. Her long, dark hair dancing in the wind. “Yes, Alan?” she asked after approaching him.
“I have great news! I just got accepted into one of the highest noble clubs in the school!” Alan replied, hoping up and down in excitement.
“Um…that’s cool, I guess,” the girl replied without enthusiasm.
“Raena, it’s the highest honor! These people have the highest status in the Academy!”
“Um…I’m afraid I don’t quite understand.”
“Well, you are sorta new. Here, let me explain. The Blue Dragons are a noble group in which only the most powerful students are members. I’m the first second year to be allowed in their group!”
“I see. Well, what does this group of powerful mages do exactly?”
“Um…well… I don’t really know yet.”
“That’s your problem, Alan. You never think these things through.”
“I DID THIS TIME!”
“What if the status is due to fear? Do you want everyone to fear you?”
“…”
“I didn’t think so.”
A slow clap emanated from the area behind Raena causing her to jump.
“No need to be afraid, love. I am the leader of the Blue Dragons. And you are our newest member,” spoke the black haired, blue eyed male behind her.
Raena glanced up at the 16 year old who towered over her, “Oh, really? I don’t remember agreeing to join any club.” She ignored Alan whose mouth hung wide open.
The stranger chuckled, “I must say, you most certainly have guts. You also have some great potential in the blue green field. We could teach you some of our spells, well, if you join.”
“Hmm…I don’t know…”
“Raena!” Alan exclaimed in shock.
“Very well then, I will join for the sake of my friend,” Raena stated, “but I before I do, I would appreciate it if you told me your name.”
“Josh. That is, Joshua Hemingway,” The man replied with a smirk. “Come to the cafeteria after school. There is much to discuss concerning the operations of our little club.”
To be continued…
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Eileen on January 20, 2016, 04:06:29 pm
Crane and Crew
"You are not really dying, are you?" Samuel asked, paying no attention to Crane.
"I don't know about it being serious." Feather said.
"Death is always serious!" Samuel said.
"I never said I was going to die. I am presumably going to leave off being Feather, but I shall go on being something. Another animal, I suppose. You see, when one hasn't been very good in the life one has just lived, one reincarnates in some lower organism. And I haven't been very good, when one comes to think of it. I've been silly and stupid and immature and all that sort of thing when circumstances have seemed to warrant it."
"Circumstances never warrant that sort of thing." Samuel hastily said.
"If you don't mind my saying so," Feather observed, "Egbert is a circumstance that would warrant any amount of that sort of thing. He's your dad--that's different; you're bound by a love stronger then a friendship, even a marriage. You could fight, and the next day, it's all well. I'm an orphan."
"I don't see what's wrong with Egbert!" Samuel protested.
"Oh, the wrongness has been on my part," Feather admitted dispassionately. "Egbert has merely been the extenuating circumstance. He made a peevish kind of fuss, for instance, when I took the collie puppies from the farm out for a run when I first met him. They chased his young broods of speckled Sussex, running all over the flower beds. You know how devoted he is to his poultry and garden."
"And we thought it was an accident!" Samuel exclaimed.
"You see," Feather resumed. "I really have some grounds for supposing that my next incarnation will be in a lower organism. I shall be an animal like I am now, but a normal one, of some kind. I think I may count on being a nice animal, something elegant and lively, with a love of fun. An otter, perhaps."
"I can't imagine you as an otter." Samuel said.
"Well, I don't suppose you can imagine me as an angel, if it comes to that." Feather said.
Samuel was silent. He couldn't. He couldn't imagine anyone that way.
"Personally I think an otter life would be rather enjoyable." Feather continued. "Salmon to eat all the year round."
"Think of the otter hounds!" Samuel exclaimed. "How dreadful to be hunted and harried and finally worried to death!"
"Rather fun with half the neighborhood looking on, and anyhow better than now, lying on the ground, dying. If I had been a moderately good otter I suppose I should get back into a mythical orangutan form, I should think."
"I wish you would be serious." Samuel sighed. "You really ought to be if you're not going survive the journey to town."
And that is when Feather died. That moment. Samuel said nothing, paralyzed by grief.
Hours later
"What's this?" Samuel asked.
"My uncle's home town." Crane explained. "You should find life here better after what happened."
Samuel nodded. "Feather had the maddest idea. She had an idea that she was going to be reincarnated as an otter."
"One meets with those ideas of reincarnation so frequently." Crane said. "One can hardly set them down as being mad."
"You think she really might have passed into some other form?" Samuel asked.
"Definitely." Crane said. "And it's best for you to think that."
You could say Samuel had a chance to start fresh in this new town. So did Crane. Somehow, Feather's death freed him. Freed him of Basil. Freed him of his voice. Freed him of who he didn't want to be. Freed him of his past. Freed him completely.
Freed him.
Title: Re: Sandsteppe
Post by: Leaping Deer on February 01, 2016, 07:59:21 pm
Raena, 2 years ago
“You must be mad!” Raena exclaimed in shock. “This plan is a setup for failure!”
“Raena, love, this is our chance to show our true power. By the end of today, all will know our names!” Josh exclaimed.
“Raena is right,” began a red-blue mage by the name of Andrea. “This is essentially a suicide mission!”
“Consider the glory! The power!” a blue-black mage exclaimed from the corner.
“What glory? We’ll all be dead!” exclaimed a blue-white mage from his perch on a desk.
“Come now! Have heart! If we are able to do this, we will be recognized throughout Yezin!”
Raena crossed her arms as she glared at the fearless pure-blue that was the leader of the group. “So, let me get this straight. You want to take over the school and kill Lord Senlevon?”
“…That’s the basics of it, yes.”
“I’m out,” The blue-white mage stood up to leave.
“Cody, you are making a mistake,” began Josh.
“No. I refuse to be apart of this.”
“If he’s leaving, so am I!” Andrea exclaimed passionately.
“Ann…Very well then. I expect to never see your faces again. Anyone else care to leave?”
Silently, two other mages left the room. Josh surveyed the meager number of mages that remained, mentally taking note of each one. Talbinlen, blue-black. Maria, blue-black-white. Darthemius, blue-black-red. His eyes rested on the final remaining mage at which they widened in surprise. …Raena, blue-green. An explosion shattered the silence of the noble’s study, as Lord Senlevon countered Darthemius’s shower of lightning.
“I’ve been expecting you.”
“Darth, Duck!” Maria shouted as she cast her specialized spell Orderly Chaos. All objects and furniture in the room flew towards the powerful lord with but one objective: Destroy Lord Yori Senlevon.
Senlevon deflected each item with ease. “Maria, you really need to use different spells. If you use the same spell each time you attack someone you become highly predictable.”
“Cut her some slack, she is only a distraction after all,” hissed a voice behind him. Senlevon’s quick attack spell was cut short as his arms were quickly bound behind his back and a spell dampener was cast. “Raena, now!”
Raena slowly emerged from the shadows. She took in the room before letting her eyes rest on Josh. A sigh came from the girl as she mentally prepared a spell. “I’m sorry, Josh.”
Josh’s eyebrows raised, “What do you-?” He cut short as vines wrapped around him pulling him up into the air. His concentration broken, the spell damper he had previously cast dissolved. Senlevon uttered a single word and his bonds fell away. Raena quickly countered an attack from Maria as Senlevon disposed of Darth. In the end they both stood before the leader of the Blue Dragons.
“Damn you,” Josh said with a smile. “I should’ve known you were up to something, Raena. You will regret this.”
Raena raised a single eyebrow, “How so?”
A devious smile played across the defeated man’s lips. “Heimgesucht.” Before the two victors could react, Josh had vanished into thin air.
Senlevon let out a sigh, “We’ll worry about him later. Thank you for the warning.”
“Well, I couldn’t just let them kill you while I stood idly by,” the girl responded quietly. “After all, my father has supported you for years.”
“We’ll find him wherever he is. I can assure you. For now, go home where you’ll be safe. I will send my butler with you for protection.”
“Thanks,” Raena replied as she took her leave of the battlefield.
Now
Raena knocked slowly on the door to Lord Senlevon’s office. Tal was right to say Josh would haunt me. Though, I’m sure he didn’t mean it in this way.