[OOC] Starless

[Transience]

@rivaan Oh, oh i'm going to rock your world.

@Dead Cruiser Your meeting shall go ahead likely tomorrow! Unless, of course, you are free now and you wanted to collaborate the meeting now and skip your update post altogether?

[Transience]

Or I could do the update posts now and do Blackbeard's separately. That would probably be an efficient use of my free time...

[rivaan]

@Transience I'm waiting~ but do keep in mind, if those guys prove very good match for her, she will only have more fun fighting them~ also she may or may not burn a sizeble portion of the town around her, but that;s fine :3 we will consider that coletarl dmg~

[Dead Cruiser]

I could collaborate, depending on the medium. I'm at work currently so my options are somewhat limited. Damned government content blockers.

Anyway, I could potentially just ghostwrite the whole thing if that would be easier for you. All I need is the jist of your ideas for the meeting.

I leave it to you.

[Transience]

@rivaan Whatever works for you! Do bear in mind though that I am one seriously vengeful fucker. :D

Should be noted by all that now the main story has kicked in, there will be negative mercy. >:)

@Dead Cruiser Sure, i'll PM you some notes.

[rivaan]

@TransienceI won't have it any other way~ I'm gona try to be properly responsive to your vengence :3 with lots and lots of destruction xD

[ravenDivinity]

Do I just go ahead and post then? I could lead Altim and Ansur into town.

[Transience]

@ravenDivinity Absolutely! Go ahead! :) Feel free to take a bit of control over Ansur for the sake of making the post flow.

[Transience]

So for the sake of solidarity, the following should sum up the posting status for the day or next few days:

-Dead Cruiser is going to MAYBE write the scene between the Band of Thieves and Volkimir after being PM'd some notes about the situation. At the same time, I may do a response post. We'll see.

-ravenDivinity is going to write the scene in which Altim and Ansur arrive in the city (with permission to control Ansur) and witness firsthand the situation.

-Harbinger is going to get a response post to his scene today.

-Rivaan is going to get a response post to their post today.

-Blackbeard is going to get a response post when he posts his next post.

[EnterTheHero]

Hmm. Your story needs more dragons. Here.

The Uncrowned

N A M E / A L I A S
Erebus Thane = The Dragon-Blooded = The Uncrowned

M Y T H O L O G Y
Come, sit down, and drink with me, as I tell the tale of a king with no crown, a lord with no titles, a man with a simple, yet insane, seemingly-impossible wish.

Let me tell you the tale of Erebus Thane, the man who became a dragon.

Long ago, when this country was still young, a tribe of travelers and vagabonds was set upon by bandits. But when all seemed lost, and the brigands' victory seemed assured, they were turned back by a young boy. He carried no weapons, not even a simple belt knife. But his teeth grew into fangs, and his fingers sharpened to claws. He slew many of those who threatened his people, and drove off the rest. And so he was left to contemplate the wonder of what had just occurred.

Some time later, his parents took him aside, to explain his bizarre transformation. According to them, their bloodline had been touched by that of dragons many years ago. Perhaps one of the great beasts had come to them in the form of a man. Perhaps some ritual tainted their line with its essence. Whatever the cause, Erebus had somehow manifested the gifts hidden in their blood, an event that had not been seen in many a year.

Erebus was ecstatic- a great power boiled within him, waiting to be unleashed. And so, when he came of age, he set off on his own, to study his unique gift, and enhance it, in order to accomplish his truest, most sincere wish- for if a dragon could take the shape of a man, should not the opposite be true?

Whatever the case, whatever means he accomplished his goals by, it is clear that he succeeded in his goals- tales across Ansus tell of a man who, with naught but a gesture, could shape parts of his body into that of a dragon. Great wings sprung from his back, the legends say, and scales harder than steel grew across his limbs. No blade could pierce him, no arrow could slay him, as he rained down lightning upon those who stood in his path. He was a wandering warrior, travelling where he saw fit according to his whims. He was a conqueror, who leveled mountains and crushed cities. He was a hero, who slew far worse monsters than he. He was a god, deigning to alight upon the base earth. Many tales exist, none quite agreeing with the other about who the Dragon-Blooded truly was.

Whatever the tale, however, one thing is agreed upon by all- wherever Erebus Thane walked, it was his dominion; the Uncrowned King of all the world.

And then, suddenly, strangely, his legend ends. The Uncrowned walked across the horizon, never to be seen again. Where he went, what end he met, if any, remains a mystery...

A P P E A R A N C E
Were it not for his unkempt nature, one might find Erebus appealing, handsome even. Strong, sharp features, as a broadsword, one might say. Taller than any mortal man, with a physique to match. Twisted, tangled black hair and beard adorn his head, with eyes that glow unnaturally, like a bolt from the heavens has been caught and frozen in his eyes. He dresses simply, in mere leathers and furs- he has no need for regalia.

His body is forever altered by the means by which he acquired his gifts. His hands and feet are scaled and tipped with vicious claws. A strong tail winds its way from the base of his spine. When angered, his teeth grow long and sharp, horns start to grow from his head, and sparks of lightning dance across his skin and scales.

A B I L I T I E S / E Q U I P M E N T
The Uncrowned carries no blade- his teeth and claws will suffice. He wears no armor- his skin and scales match or transcend mundane iron and steel. He carries no bow- his very breath smites with light and lightning. He has no retainers- his brothers in arms and in the skies are court enough for one such as him.

He has no throne. Only the world whose breadth he walks.

A G E O F L E G E N D
Nigh on five thousand winters have passed away since the Uncrowned last walked his dominion...

[VoiD]

I'm getting seriously hyped writing my CS. I already have a lot of ideas for my first post. Expect both today :)

[Blackbeard]

Have you ever had an eyelash that just WILL NOT leave your eye!? I swear I'm close to taking a scalpel to it.

Anyway I've posted. Small post but my excuse is it got me where I needed to be and I was distracted *Pokes eyes out* looking forward to the coming stories! apologies for the tardiness.

Edit: Ahh! First Sorin now Sarkhan!

[EnterTheHero]

@Blackbeard Glad you noticed!

[Blackbeard]

@EnterTheHero I'm not sure I can compete D:

[Transience]

Hey guys, sorry I wasn't able to get responses up today. RL happened and I got caught up. The events of the day have left me pretty upset so i'm going to take the night off; won't be able to get anything done like this :P

Also, @EnterTheHero, your CS looks good. Get it in the character tab and get posting!

[ravenDivinity]

Post is up.

Also, is there anybody we have who is inactive?

[Transience]

@ravenDivinity Potentially. We haven't heard from Jack Travidi or Corvidae in a while (though the latter did explain in the way of a lack of inspiration at present). Also Invisible and Vigfast haven't been around for a while.

It's okay though! We have a large enough core group that we can shake it off.

[Dead Cruiser]

I can go ahead and ghostwrite the post as initially planned. Should arrival in Kolantis be a decent place to conclude it?

@EnterTheHero I'm not sure I can compete D:

@Blackbeard

Just replace your character portrait with Garruk. No One Will Notice

[Dead Cruiser]

TL;DR for those in the capital, because I know my post was long and boring: thieves are sacking the Royal Palace, and a presence best described as "Bring me my brown pants" is currently lurking in its halls.

[Invisible]

I am back all. Sorry for the disappearance, been working till 12pm nearly every night and going to school so I hadn't found time until now to get back on here. I'll be working on getting a post up soon.

Edit: I'll also be reading what is new. The post should finish up Pricia's time in the Monastery. I'll have her explore and have flashbacks to her time there Transience. Unless you have more combat planned, I am just going to have her find how empty and decrepit the monastery is. Perhaps have her realize that the Priest she buried was just one of a very few who still followed the dead Goethia.