[OOC] The Prophecy

[Shienvien]

Ajarnok is Claw, and Claw is Ajarnok; he is the same del-korm, the same way Weadoo’Uranek is Grin of Teeth.
(And erm... Malkor'Kurz is the name of the island/land the del-korm are from.)

[Dark Jack]

Right, it did kind of give me a feeling of "that's not what I remember it to be" writing that... and checking back I also realize that it referred to the land, not the species. Huh... I guess I'm still pretty tired.
And the bit about the name makes sense; truthfully I suspected that such might be the case, it just wasn't clarified and I'd only ever heard the character mentioned as Claw before. Nice to be certain, though.

[Shienvien]

Random fact: Due to her unusually powerful jaws, Weadoo is also known as "Chomp". - Because it was more amusing than the alternative nicknames.

[Ashgan]

Hey, look who isn't dead. *Raises hand* Yeah, you guessed it.

So while writing I had a bit of a random, but nonetheless interesting thought. It's quite unlikely for a variety of reasons, but I entertained the idea that Crone could be plotting some kind of master plan and is in truth Himyth herself. She is described as a shapeshifter, and although the demon certainly is inclined to more comely forms I imagine, I could easily see her taking on the shape of an elderly woman for whatever purpose. This, at least, would explain why she is capable of such great magical feats. However, there are a number of arguments against this theory, for example she has been known to be the guardian of Anaxim for an incredibly long time, time during which Himyth has been doing things outside the forest (such as spawning at least one, certain character we have met before). Renold or someone in the forest might have caught a whiff of her tainted energy in that time too, probably exposing her. However, being a subordinate of Kreshtaat, who is known to be an opponent of the Grand Master, it would not be illogical for her to seek to thwart Hazzergash's plans who is of course one of the Grand Master's generals.

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

Merc, do you want to take the floor?

[Mercinus3]

Now that I have finally factory reset my laptop (something that I have been meaning to do for ages), I can now concentrate on getting a posted sorted out. Expect a post by the end of tomorrow.

M3

[yoshua171]

Posted with I'on. I feel that came out quite well :)

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

@Yoshua

I dunno how Morgan will react to this. ._. On one hand, I'on is logically being cautious. On the other, he's weaving spells secretly... and I'm not sure if Morgan would consider that to be friendly behavior...

But a question (for anyone who can provide the answer), what is a penin? (I realize its a race but I'm not sure what they look like/how large they are/where they hail from/etc)

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

(Oh, the website errors and double posting :P)

[Dark Jack]

The Compendium said Penin
Often considered blunt and distrustful, penin is a race that keeps mostly to itself, only admitting to interacting with outsiders when conducting trade with other races, or in the odd event when unwelcome strangers manage to stumble too near one of their cities in the hostile regions of northern Wegam Fermos, where there are plenty of mountains in which to build settlements and even more plentiful resources of ores and stone. The penin boast of their bargaining-skills, and their boastfulness is well-earned, for they are amongst the most stubborn and headstrong creatures in all of Reniam, but at the same time also some of the most indulgent and merry once they know that they are amongst friends.
A penin is a humanoid of modest height, rarely even growing to be four feet tall, but are very proportionally broad and powerful for their size. While most of their bodies are built the same way as that of any other humanoid, there are certain differences, such as the fact that both their heads and hands are incased in a tough naturally occurring bone-armor, appearing to be a sort of exoskeleton that covers all except their eyes, nose and mouth. The extra skull makes the penin's heads almost impossible to crack, and the bone-plates on their hands enable them to handle things that are too sharp or hot for unprotected hands without any discomfort. On top of this natural armor, the penin enjoy a remarkable constitution and amazingly durable bodies (proof of that is the fact that they enjoy drinking the beverage they call Finest like humans drink ale, despite of Finest literally being able to melt a person's hair, skin and eyeballs if getting in contact with them), making them notoriously hard to kill - especially since most non-lethal injuries just tend to piss them off. It was supposedly their very durability which caused the natural development of their mastery in the forging of weapons, as well as them being able to handle red-hot metal with their bare hands. Starting out hard to kill, penin naturally needed better weapons than other races in order to kill each other, and in order to protect against these better weapons, better armor was needed, etcetera, etcetera. Today, the penin have the greatest masters of metallurgy, masonry and carpentry in all of Reniam, and their forges are the origins of the finest weapons and armor in the world.
In battle, penin tend to take advantage of their hardiness, making tight formations to prevent their enemies from passing by them when forced to fight and hiding behind massive walls and siege-engines when trying to outlast their opponents - the latter being their favorite manner of achieving victory. Although penin - with habits that lead them to drink, fight and generally be in rather life-threatening situations during the practice of their crafts - rarely live to die of old age, they can live to be up to three hundred years old.

[yoshua171]

Rhaevnn Xeno said
@YoshuaI dunno how Morgan will react to this. ._. On one hand, I'on is logically being cautious. On the other, he's weaving spells secretly... and I'm not sure if Morgan would consider that to be friendly behavior...But a question (for anyone who can provide the answer), what is a penin? (I realize its a race but I'm not sure what they look like/how large they are/where they hail from/etc)

Is Morgan's ability to sense that due to him being a sniffer because honestly I forget the mechanics of sniffers.

As a note, I'on is not weaving any particularly potent spells. they are complex, but not necessarily highly powerful. He's trying not to use too much magical energy too fast, so the build up is gradual. He also isn't looking at Morgan, so it would appear that he doesn't have any intention to attack him.

[Mercinus3]

yoshua171 said
Is Morgan's ability to sense that due to him being a sniffer because honestly I forget the mechanics of sniffers.As a note, I'on is not weaving any particularly potent spells. they are complex, but not necessarily highly powerful. He's trying not to use too much magical energy too fast, so the build up is gradual. He also isn't looking at Morgan, so it would appear that he doesn't have any intention to attack him.

Yeah, I think from the looks of the post that I'on is looking towards Ixion.

M3

[Rhaevnn Xeno]

Thanks for the info, DJ.

@Yoshua
Morgan would be able to sense that you were using enough magical force to be weaving a spell, but definitely wouldn't know what type of spell/potency of said spell. Only that I'on was doing spell-mage-things. :P

[yoshua171]

Mmnk :)

[Shienvien]

Jack, I presume you wish to post next on the Zerul side of the story? Or is it either you or Rhae, depending on who gets to it first? Jillian's side is definitely you, I think...

Nessa? Are you out there? You've been very quiet the past few weeks.

[Mercinus3]

Jack, just a quick question: which wrist did the Fixer grab?

M3

[Dark Jack]

I imagined the right one, presuming that Ixion grabbed the Fixer's wrist with that hand; if Ixion actually used his left hand, then the Fixer grabbed his left wrist.

[Nib]

I am afraid I will be withdrawing from this RP. I don't feel as I have the time to give this RP the attention it deserves. There may be a time in the future where I will have more time, but until then I will be withdrawing. Sorry for an inconveniences this causes. By all means, feel free to take control of Salas to remove him from the story or whatever will be easier.

[Mercinus3]

Boy that was an intriguing post to write, thinking of the possibilities for Ixion to utilize. Anyway, I hope the response suffices.

And it's sad to see ya go, sartorous. I wish you success for the future.

M3

[cthulu]

My mum died