[OOC] The Last March of the Living

[Nariata]

@Dulcet Accepted. Get to posting.

@A Heretic The new player Dulcet of course

[Lady Seraphina]

@Nariata I plan on editing my initial post. I feel it's rather lacklustre and doesn't reflect my character very well. I was wondering if I could have permission to have Susanna not be initially part of the group. Instead she's converging on the same village as she believes it holds information related to the ritual that Argent used to bind Lilith in her soul and how to undo it. What do you think?

[Nariata]

@Prince of Seraphs

Do it, I will check and see if ai made any reference to your character.

[Lady Seraphina]

@Prince of Seraphs

Do it, I will check and see if ai made any reference to your character.

@Nariata

I don't think anyone did, the first posts went up while I was still in line for approval so I think the most there is in reference is vague allusions to other newcomers to the group.

[A Heretic]

Thought I'd give this thread a bump.

[Dulcet]

Still working on my post; got a huge wall of text done and realized most of it could just be outside info. It'll be up soon(tm)

[Lady Seraphina]

@Nariata Before I alter my initial post is there anything I should know about the village? Nothing that would spoil whatever's coming just whatever someone would observe walking down the street and searching for a library or archive.

Or should I just end it with a "she entered the village" and you can do a 'here is what she would see' type response post?

[Sypherkhode822]

When can we expect a parse for these posts?

[Nariata]

@Prince of Seraphs I like the second option because ut gives me the freedom to begin the series of events that will lead to our first group decision.

[Lady Seraphina]

When can we expect a parse for these posts?

@Sypherkhode822

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Dulcet and I are a bit detail oriented. We don't really like throwing something rushed up and half assing it for the purpose of speed.

I can't speak for him but as I usually sleep three hours a night I should have some free time after work. Hopefully I'll get everything in order within the next day or two.

@Nariata Noted, I'll get to work on it soon enough.

[Nariata]

@Prince of Seraphs You're good, the next post after Dulcet will be mine so you do have time.

Real life always trumps this RP. If you are a little slow to post because of that than I will understand. This RP is designed as a marathon, not a sprint!

[Lady Seraphina]

@Nariata What's the name of the village?

Storage

Susanna stood apart from the Glamhoth warriors as their leader Hrossbjorn spoke to his people. Most of it was in their native tongue which Susanna only knew a few words of and the stuff that was spoken in common wasn't really worth hearing.

'Idiots and barbarians.'

"Silence." Susanna murmured under her breath. In the last year she'd become adept at speaking so quietly that only her own ears could hear. It served her as the demon buried in her soul did not share thoughts with her mind. That mercifully was still her own.

'You know it be true dearie. My people bend to the power of the Mad King. What is this little Glamhoth army compared to that?'

"Almost nothing but there is some safety in numbers."

'Which comes at the price of speed. On your own you could move threefold this army.'

In what her life had become there was nothing Susanna hated more than when the demon inside her made a more reasonable argument than she could. Why was she still with this unit? As Lilith had said she could move much faster on her own, with her father's sword enchanted to repel magic as well as the demonic abilities that she loathed to use protecting herself wasn't exactly difficult. So if she didn't need their protection and they were slowing her down why was she still here?

The simple answer, it was more comfortable. Not that anything this close to the front lines was truly a comfort but being in this group meant that Susanna didn't have to sleep with one eye open, didn't have to watch her rations carefully. She could relax if only a little.

The Glamhoth people at least she was comfortable with. They may have been a barbaric and savage people but they had their own form of honor which at the very least meant they wouldn't stab her in the back, at least not until they found out what she was. As for the others that was a different matter.

Among their number was one of the Sunset Islanders. Susanna had never been to their land and had very sparse dealings with their people. The real problem that this particular woman was a Purification Mage. Someone who's job it was to keep a balance between light and dark arcane forces. In this day and age where the gates of the underworld had been ripped open that balance could only be restored by exterminating dark forces. Forces like Susanna. Thankfully to most arcane tests she still registered as human, there were a couple of physical responses that she couldn't control that might give her away but for now that was nothing to worry about.

There was another stranger among them, he was a pale, slightly sickly looking mage who gave Susanna a strange feeling. Like little alarm bells going off in her head. She couldn't say precisely why but every time she saw him she felt the need to run, like she was in horrible danger. There was nothing she could do about that however.

Hrossbjorn's unit had crossed paths with Susanna several towns back. It had been all but deserted due to word that the Mad King's vanguard was riding in the area. Susanna had been searching for supplies when one of Hrossbjorn's men had mistaken her for some form of sell sword, most likely because of the garb she wore and the seemingly dwarven forged sword on her back. She'd neglected to correct him and his commanding officer had offered to pay her in exchange for her services.

Now it seemed it was time to put those skills to the test. Susanna had a decent amount of experience with a blade given that she avoided using Lilith's powers in all but the most dire circumstances. If they ran into trouble she wouldn't have a problem defending herself.

[Nariata]

While I had no plans for a name for the village, let's name it Holbeck.

[Dulcet]

Alright, it's up there, and honestly I'm glad I took the time to rewrite it a couple of times because I had a novella at first. Posts in the future should be a bit speedier; jet lag's mostly gone.

Edit: @Prince of Seraphs had some trouble with Aliya's accent, so I realized it wouldn't really come over that well if I kept at it (I'd probably forget eventually.) In my head it was a Scottish-type thing, but in the grand scheme of things it's fluff. EDIT x2: Methinks it's better just to keep it in regular text from now on

[Nariata]

@Dulcet

A fine post indeed. I just need the edit and we are good to go for round 2.

[Lady Seraphina]

@Nariata@Dulcet@A Heretic@Sypherkhode822

I have edited my post, I believe it reflects Susanna better now and gives the RP more to work with. I'm most excited for the second wave.

[Nariata]

@Prince of Seraphs I really like the new post!

I do have exams again this week so I will try and work on the post today and tomorrow. If I cant finish it, Thursdayy is the day to look forward to. 😊

[A Heretic]

@Prince of Seraphs Looks good.

@Dulcet Great first post!

[Nariata]

Alright folks, I am starting the next post.... in three weeks. Just kidding, I am starting it now.

[Sypherkhode822]

Woot!

When I was reading Seraph's updated post, I did a double take at the mention of a Purifier. Always cool seeing other players pick up and run with your ideas.