[OOC] Where Angels Fear to Tread (Community Revived Edition)

[Steel fist]

Me alive, been waiting for you guys, will post soon! :)

[Steel fist]

@Hamster: Is Mundhir dead??

[SyrianHamster]

Steel fist said
@Hamster: Is Mundhir dead??

No, well, it's a bit of a cliffhanger.

The poison started to leave his body as he was about to fight one of the mystery assassins.

Don't wanna give too much away, but no, he's not dead. His next post will feature him in some dreamworld/afterlife scenario, shooting the breeze with Ebli Khan. The post after that, I plan for him to be alive - and different... okay I gave too much away.

[Steel fist]

Ok.
P.S. I've posted, hope the post is Ok, I posted in kind of a hurry.. :)

[Lotta Pumpkins]

Neph, you mind if Kyrtaar goes into the norn lair? Figured out some stuff he could ask for and give up. But late I know.

[Steel fist]

@Everybody: Guys, the randevu point to which Shorus is going is to meet the others who will participate in the mad Prince's kidnapping.
Who wants in?? (at the very least I hope Rockette will join)
We also need to plan this kidnapping, the general situation near the mad Prince's tent, who attacks at which angle etc.
I've been thinking for example if Shorus and Kylmi go in (Shorus because he is a tank and Kylmi due to her monstrous horse and nature magic, that can be very useful), they charge quickly from the flank, Shorus squashes the few guards that stayed near the Prince's tent while the others are fighting the Mamalukes, Kylmi uses some magic to make vines entangle the guards that Shorus missed, after which Shorus hits the mad Prince unconscious and throws him on Kylmi's monster horse.
At that point Kylmi charges out of the camp, makes a loop to go around the Elven front and hides behind Hazim's Mamalukes. Shorus knocks an Elven rider from his horse, grabs the horse and does the same.
If others are to join the raid, we can of course upgrade this plan.
What you say?

[Nephriel]

XD Go ahead Stephan. :) I'll edit my post and maybe he went in before she came out and they missed each other or maybe he goes in to face her down over Aevah's blindness? Which would you rather? I don't mind editing, just so you don't feel bad for asking. :) Oh, and just so no one freaks out... my editing will only affect the bits of post between Aevah and Kyrtaar. It won't affect the magic hitting Mhundir or anything. That stays the same.

[Lotta Pumpkins]

That's fine, I'll have him just go in after she comes out. You won't have to edit

[Nephriel]

Excuse the typos, I will be editing this soon.

Dreha

Character Name: Dreha Mahari

Species: Human

Species Description: A hardy race though not as hardy as the dwarves. They are more agile and quick than the dwarves but not on par with the elves. They are also not as talented with magic as the elves nor are they as strong as the dwarves, though they lie somewhere in between.

Gender: Female

Noteworthy Abilities/Limitations:

Sword and Shield Proficiency - She is skilled with wielding both a blade and a shield and has mastered most techniques. The downside is that if you hand her a set of daggers or a lance she is going to be lost. She can fight just as well without the shield and picks up more speed without it but she likes the use of it's defense and bashing people out of her way when she needs to so unless she needs to face a faster enemy she tends to keep it on her.

Medium Armour - This means she is slower than those with lighter armor but not so slow she can't keep an eye on you and defend herself while you're dancing about... Probably she'll just let you wear yourself out before she runs you through. She has learned to work around the weight of her armor and to even work with it to move more nimbly and protect herself from more speedy enemies. This, again, does not mean she can keep up with less armored folk... it just means she can defend herself from them more effectively.

Hand to Hand - She can fight with or without a weapon or armor, though she dislikes it greatly. Being so vulnerable is against her nature and she avoids this whenever possible. This means, however, that she isn't as good as she COULD be... She could buy herself some time though, if she needed to.

Bravery and Naturally Protective- Where others might turn and flee, Dreha has learned to steel herself and push on. She will put herself in front of another in a heartbeat if she feels they are more important than her, or an innocent. This means, however, that she often puts herself in the middle of things and that isn't always the best place to be.

Tactics - She has learned, over time, the ins and outs of a battlefield having fought on them for most of her life. She is good at coming up with ways to avoid the most casualties or to stem the tide of an attack to buy time. She's learned outmaneuvering an enemy sometimes means being patient and taking losses...

Loyal to a Fault - Once Dreha swears herself to a person or a goal she follows it through even if it means she may have to lay down her life or go through with things she may find unpleasant. It comes as part of being a soldier and though she is so loyal she very much dislikes harming innocents and will often try to find another way to accomplish her goals without such things.

Champion - She is often the one to lead a charge or to ready the forces... She is good at raising morale.

Not very good at politics or social situations - As she is all business and very much a soldier, Dreha isn't very good with politics or making nice with the enemy. Dressing up is an irritating waste of time when trousers are perfectly fine and she often come off as either too stern or completely naive. When it comes to trying to make friends she has to rely on earning respect because she is so stiff in social situations that it becomes awkward. Flattery and jokes are often lost on her... even if she gets it she won't see where it is funny and even if she sees that you are flirting she won't see why as flirtation is pointless in her mind... She also fails at any kind of charm as using her gender as a tool is... not a strength.

Background:
Dreha was an orphan, she did not know her mother or her father. After a brawl in the center of the orphanage yard in which Dreha was defending one of the younger children from one of the older bullies, she was labled a trouble maker and sold off to Eblistan's armies. She was trained from the age of seven and put on the field as a flag carrier at the age of twelve. As a girl, there wasn't much faith in the idea of her fighting. However, the battle that had been waged had been much more violent than anyone had expected as the elven peoples had refused to surrender even in the face of such overwhelming odds. Dreha saw this and took it as a lesson, the elves might be the enemy and they may have failed in their goal but the bravery they'd shown that day stuck with her. In the end, she'd been forced to abandon her flag and draw a sword from a fallen body to defend herself from a misery fueled elf that she quickly and remorsefully cut down. After that, she was no longer given flag duty. Dreha followed her commanding officers again and again into battle and as she grew older such fanciful wonderings about the similarities between the elven reasons for fighting and the human ones had faded. She became a soldier, nothing more and nothing less, though she desired a true cause to fight for rather than one that seemed full of never ending death in which neither side seemed willing to see reason. The night Jazeer had left, Dreha had been listening in on the arguement from a distance... In the end she'd chosen to follow him, a choice that it had take her an entire day to finally make. She did not take deserting an army lightly but she had decided not to see it in such light, instead she was remaining loyal to her beliefs... and they most certainly did not match up with a glory hound like the remaining brother. Jazeer's trail probably would have been simple for someone who knew anything about tracking but it was not in Dreha's skill set. She knew he was headed to the ruins and so it was there that she went and she'd not even known that she'd gotten ahead of him due to the fact that he was ill and she was on horse back. She'd found herself, instead, hearing the warning noises of a battle.

Appearance:

[Rockette]

Steel fist said
Guys, the randevu point to which Shorus is going is to meet the others who will participate in the mad Prince's kidnapping.Who wants in?? (at the very least I hope Rockette will join)We also need to plan this kidnapping, the general situation near the mad Prince's tent, who attacks at which angle etc.I've been thinking for example if Shorus and Kylmi go in (Shorus because he is a tank and Kylmi due to her monstrous horse and nature magic, that can be very useful), they charge quickly from the flank, Shorus squashes the few guards that stayed near the Prince's tent while the others are fighting the Mamalukes, Kylmi uses some magic to make vines entangle the guards that Shorus missed, after which Shorus hits the mad Prince unconscious and throws him on Kylmi's monster horse. At that point Kylmi charges out of the camp, makes a loop to go around the Elven front and hides behind Hazim's Mamalukes. Shorus knocks an Elven rider from his horse, grabs the horse and does the same.If others are to join the raid, we can of course upgrade this plan.What you say?

You make my post a lot easier with this, I've been re-reading the IC to get back into Kylmi's mindset and the atmosphere of the entire play.
I'll get Kylmi to meet up with Shorus in my post and we go on from there, either in chunks or one collaborated post.
c=

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Dreha Mahari

I haven't read it yet but I'm pretty sure she'll be accepted by default.

[Steel fist]

@Rockette: Awesome! Let's do this! Waiting for your post :) (You don't need to hurry, I'll be busy for couple of days anyway, family dinners and all that mambo jambo.. :) )

[SyrianHamster]

Nephriel said
Excuse the typos, I will be editing this soon.

Accepted! Nice work.

So am I right in thinking she'll be appearing at the War Room to save Mundhir's useless ass?

[Nephriel]

Yuuuup XD

[SyrianHamster]

Nephriel said
Yuuuup XD

Awesome :D

So, brief recap:

War Room is under attack by a band of masked assassins, clad in black, because ninjas.

They're human in appearance, but have red eyes and ugly fangs. No, they're not vampires. What they are, we will get to eventually.

Giving them a fatal injury makes them fade away, rather than leave a corpse.

Mundhir's men have not been destroyed; there are hundreds in Baalor's ruins, but the assassins have come seemingly out of nowhere, and a bloody battle is ongoing between them and the assassins.

Using the chaos of the battle, a group of the assassins have gone directly to the War Room and killed most of the Prince's sworn defenders.

... so yeah, feel free to splash right into that mess :D

[Rockette]

Steel fist said
@Rockette: Awesome! Let's do this! Waiting for your post :) (You don't need to hurry, I'll be busy for couple of days anyway, family dinners and all that mambo jambo.. :) )

I have some catching up to do, but it won't take me long. So you'll have something to come back to regardless.

[Nephriel]

So! Excuse the semi shabby entrance.... I wasn't sure how to bring her in smoothly so I went for the FULL SPEED AHEAD method. If you see anything I need to alter let me know and it shall be done...

[Steel fist]

@Rockette: Great post! I will post the attack in a short time.
@Tarwin: Will you participate in the mad Prince's kidnapping or would you like us to leave you alone? :)
@Pathfinder: Dude, are you still here??

[Nephriel]

Oh poor kyrtaar.... there are a lot of ways to mess with his immortality. He could age but never die. He could never age but a fatal blow could still steal his life... or maybe he got what he meant. It all depends on the norns mood. Nasty creature she.

I'm still trying to decide what's in the vial... anyone have ideas?

[Lotta Pumpkins]

I was personally thinking he has immortality from disease and natural causes, but won't be immune to actually being killed. Age, I figured he'll still age for a bit, or something. I dunno. I doubt this thread will go on into infinity

[Rockette]

Steel fist said
@Rockette: Great post! I will post the attack in a short time.

We can collaborate if you want, make it into one thing. Otherwise I'll just follow up.

Nephriel said
I'm still trying to decide what's in the vial... anyone have ideas?

I'm honestly stumped for ideas - could be something entirely beneficial, or something deadly that comes with another price in using it.
Another wish perhaps or a fragment of the forest itself. . . Something.

Stefan0620 said
I was personally thinking he has immortality from disease and natural causes, but won't be immune to actually being killed. Age, I figured he'll still age for a bit, or something. I dunno. I doubt this thread will go on into infinity

Kylmi is going to flip when she sees him and realizes what he has done.