[IC] quest of questionable heroes

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin made her way outside. Was everyone already outside. "Are we ready to head out?" She asked curiously.

[manapool1]

"ok listen up, were leaving now, paying any tab you have because you may not be able to again, if you got a horse saddle it other wise you'll be walking. Our next town isn't for a day and that's if you walk like good soldiers. Remember that monsters lurk in the wilderness so it's best we stay on the roads as to avoid as many encounters we can but that's not to say we wont see anything given the new threats and the protection they give to the wild critters, you have about five minutes to pack up so get a move on it" Cagan said as he heard more riffraff, he moved from his higher altitude of a table to wander into a corner with the blonde ranger from before he smiled brightly with a breif. "there an enthusiastic group aren't they" before turning to watch them all.

[Andele]

as ryuko heard that she was about to run up to the rooms again but then noptices that she has nothing she could take with her. ryuko wanderd around the tavern staying near the door just waiting till they start their quest i still have no idea what ill be doing on this quest.....

[Apokalipse]

Effie sighed and leaned against the tavern, deciding to sharpen her knives to kill time.

[manapool1]

Cagan watched as the majority of the recruits came down and smiled as he shouted "we leave" and walking out being followed after a short pause. Cagan smiled as the group marched down the street like a parade, barely fitting in the small paths of dirt that shone the way on. still he walked fast and proud in front of the others as ti show were to go next as if they had no clue. He was surprised by the amount of speed they picked up without trampling each other and started to feel better about the whole plot to save the world. Still he had troubles in his mind, now only heavier as he attempted to keep the thoughts of the girl that stayed with him away, but none the less he was ready to march on.

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin walked towards the back of the group. She didnt want to end up too far behind but being in the middle would be difficult to manage. Using her staff and her magic she easily stayed with the group. She figured the beginning of the journey would be easy while they tried to figure out everyone's traveling pace.

[booksmusicanime]

Alir was near the front of the group. She had pulled her hood up and put her half mask back on.

[Apokalipse]

As they were still in the town, Effie decided to take to the rooftops next to the group. She walked confidently, strutting and balancing on the folded roofs.

[manapool1]

Cagan was a bit worried as his group slowed down as they approached the opening to the forest, a small port town like the one before them had a complete change from forest to city so suddenly it seemed one would take over the other at any moment. As they marched deeper and deeper the group got closer and tighter as if afraid, mummer started to begin but cagan marched proud. Sounds and shadows moved in the woodlands more and more as they moved only frightening the men and women more.

[booksmusicanime]

Alir had moved into the trees and was jumping from branch to branch just a little bit ahead of the group. She had her bow out and loaded. She was watching in case there was a monster

[Assallya]

Nyala watched as the troop approached the forest, her eyes the only thing showing through the foliage. A hunter's blind was something all people in the woods learned to make. A simple structure in which to hide, where you could see out and not be seen. One couldn't be murdered in their sleep if they could not be found. Some, like the archer, seemed comfortable beneath the leaves. Others, mainly the porters, looked like they were going to be eaten alive by wild wolves at any moment. Rustling the branches needlessly, making noise to let those within the column know she was approaching.

"Hail the column!" she said as she stepped out onto the highway with her newly crafted spear in hand, "I shall scout ahead and determine what dangers befall us."

Leaning on her spear she turned to look ahead, in the direction the troop was travelling. She was going to run ahead. She was an endurance runner and could outpace a horse over the length of a day. What's more, she could do it over rougher terrain. The druid could do even better by transforming into any number of animals. Between the two of them they should be able to provide some warning of fell creatures or deadly situations.

[Grimoire Gaming]

Kieran heard the others approaching before he saw them. He decided it was best to adopt a wild form that was built for speed, so he could scout for danger and be the first in a fight. Given the forest environment they were currently in, a wolf would be his fastest available form. Plus, Cana loved it when he turned into a wolf like her... it made them more like a tiny pack rather than just being lifelong companions. When Nyala stepped out to greet the others, Kieran followed after her in his elven form, choosing to change forms right in front of them. It was best for them to know who and what they were working with. It was best for them to be afraid of him. A small part of him liked it when he caused fear in others, he tried to blame that on constantly being in predatory forms... but there was most likely more to it than that alone.

Kieran slung his bag to the ground, along with his trusted spear wrapped up in it. Power vibrated under his skin as he channeled the wilds and fur started to erupt from his skin. Before long, the sound of bones cracking filled the air as he exploded into wolf form. Standing beside Cana, he looked impressively large for a wolf and his fur was black as pitch. As a few shocked city folk looked on, Kieran slumped his lupine head down and wiggled his bag and spear over his shoulders and across his back. Once it was fairly secure, he took off running to the front of the group.

[manapool1]

Cagan felt himself more secure as the three nature lovers wandered farther than the others, he was sure they would be useful to him, both in combat and out. with the woman he allowed to take his bed he was sure she knew how to use her 'womanly charms' to get as she needs, as he attempted with him, and she owed him. The scholars would be useful if they came to puzzles as well as the woman who had attempted to ask for her money in a complete sum. "we can't let those guys get to ahead move faster or get left behind"

[KatherinWinter]

Katherin wasn't sure what the problem was. She knew thy were no longer in the open air. They were surrounded by trees now but other then that she couldn't detect a problem. She supposed the woods might make those more familiar with the city nervous. "Not a very good group if eceryone goes their own pace."

[Andele]

Ryuko was sticking to the back of the group being carryed around by a guy she didnt even knew but after a while not walking on her own got boring. Ryuko didnt really mind the envoirment they were in so the forest didnt bother her much. The only thing that bothert her was that it was getting boting for her to just wander around so she decided to search for the nice gentleman that gave her shelter for the last night or maybe the redhaired assasin with whom she almost shared a room. Basicly anything to be not bored.

With that thought in her head ryuko jumped of the guys back and startet to run a bit more towards the middle of the group. She tryed to climb on a tree to look for one of her two searched persons. She rammed her weapons into the tree slowly getting up but because she wasnt used to climbing trees it took her a while. As ryuko was finally up there she was at the end of the group again so she ran and jumped from tree to tree almost falling down with evry third jump and after a while she managed to be at the front of the group.

[Apokalipse]

Effie mainly stuck to the middle, avoiding the end or the front. Both were troublesome in that they were exposed on a side; if anything approached from behind or the front, they would be the firsts to go and she would have enough warning to prepare herself. The redhead was never at the edge, for that also left an uncovered surface. Instead, she moved through the core of the overly large group. Whenever she was squished, as the middle was very crowded, she would surreptitiously kick the shin and trip anyone close to her. It allowed her to have a bit of breathing room as those with tender shins peeled away from her, but Effie could still smell the overpowering body odor of her companions – the word brought a bitter taste in her mouth and she spat onto the shoe of a thug next to her to rid of it.

So far, this little adventure was dull and not worth it. Nothing of importance had happened and there she was, glued to the bodies of insufferable assholes. Her knives were prickly but part of her wanted to continue to sharpen them just to give her something to do. They moved at a slow pace, barely making a dent in the distance and it was with a frustration that she pushed herself to the front, for only a moment.

“You!” She called, her voice like a sword’s point in the air, “How far is this trek of ours?”

[Assallya]

Nyala turned on her heel, following the much faster Kieran ahead. She couldn't hope to compete with a wolf in a short sprint, not with four legs against two. True, a human's longer legs made up for some of the disparity but not all. Wolves were dangerous mainly because they hunted in a manner similar to humans. They harried their prey, drove them in circles, using superior endurance to weaken their prey before moving in- not to kill... but to wound and wait some more.

Following the two wolves, Nyala picked her path, ducking beneath branches and leaping over uneven terrain with the ease of one long accustomed to such maneuvering. She had moved so since she was a wee bairn, freshly weaned from the tit. If one did not learn to move swiftly and easily in the forest one did not survive. Even those that foraged for berries and nuts had the skill.

[manapool1]

"not but a day's journey, you'll be fine" cagan let out without turning, he looked less proud and more battle ready than before, his hand on his weapon at his side and his shield in place. Not that he enjoyed to make them walk but it was the only possibility. Though he was sure such thoughts would be considered a sin he envied those without the 'recruits' he had so far. Still he knew they'd be useful to him for the most part, at least some of them. Though he could smell them from were he was a hint of something worse lingered making his stomach churn. Troll? Goblins? A cyclops? Whatever it was it was getting closer. Cagan pondered on how they'd far against a large beast but his thoughts went else were as he saw the woman from the tavern at the side. "ryoku what are you doing? It would be better that you say by the others"

[BingTheWing]

[i]Clash of blades, wizard’s spell. Warrior’s shout, farmer’s dell.
Fall...
Falling...
Zoomph.[/i]
Using Feywild portals to get somewhere was often a risky and in some cases a near-fatal feat for Karion. Sure, he could use magic. But he didn’t specialize it in a way that his mother did. He found himself far ahead of the group. He saw a running wolf. With further inspection through see true form, he saw it was a druid. Hmm. A competition was in order.
Zoomph.
He ran amidst the ageless trees of the Feywild. A mere strut through the forest equaled a sprint in the Material Plane. He saw faint outlines of the druid in her true form, far behind. Through a simple spell, she could see him and then there would be a race.
Heh. A race. He hadn’t been in one for a long time.

[booksmusicanime]

Alir was very far head of Nyala and Kieran still. She had let her hood down so as she jumped branch to branch.