[IC] Kobold Roleplay (Open!)

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The night wind was even crueler than the day. Kutur was sitting inside the tent, trying to get the ghosts in his head to shut up about the lack of tea. So eventually, he gave up and trudged outside. Someone has to watch for Yeti, or Snow Wolves, or whatever else is in the mountains.

Outside, it was dark. Very dark. Lanterns would not light due to the extreme cold, and the cold bit into Kutur, preventing him from casting a lighting spell. The heavy snowing didn't help either. However, with all the sight hindrances, he saw something. A flicker of movement.

"Arjun! Wake up!" he shouted, running back to the tent.

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"Huh, whzzat? Dog on fire, cave run away?" Arjun yawned as he woke up stretched out. "I was having the most wonderful dream involving a female, a pot of melted chocolate, and some exotic fruits. You'd better have a good reason for waking me" he grumbled.

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"Monster! It's a mountain monster! I saw a mysterious moving shape in the wild! It was big and looked dangerous! It could be a Yeti! Or a Snow Wolf! Or even an Eldritch! Get your knife, I won't feel safe until it's dead," Kutur rambled in a half shout, the words coming out of his mouth so fast they seem to be merging into one long word.

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"Alright, let's take a look" Arjun replied, getting his dagger. "It's probably not a big deal. Maybe a dog or something."

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"Or it could be an Air Elemental! Or a Snow Golem! Or one of those things where your head blows off if you stare at it long enough or say it's name!" Kutur grabbed his spellbook, flipped to a satisfactory page, and began mumbling one of the words on the page with the other hand outstretched. The hand suddenly flashed, and a glowing orb sat at it's palm.

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Arjun stood in front of Kutur and looked out at their surroundings. "Seems clear for now. If you see anything, let me know. And please don't get so scared. If we were really in trouble, whatever that thing is would have attacked us by now."

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Kutur stood out in the cold, listening to the wind for roughly thirty seconds. "Ok, maybe it was a dog," he concluded.

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Arjun yawned. "Unless you see a beautiful female, please don't wake me again."

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"I know you're out there . . ." muttered Kutur, aiming around wildly with his hand. Then, out of the corner of his eye, there was sudden movement! He flung the firebolt with all his might (not a lot) at where he thought he saw it. It arced towards it's intended target, and hit with a flash of erupting fire. There was the sound of howling, whimpering, and running off to roll in the fire-removing snow. Ok, fine. Maybe it was a dog.

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Arjun went back to the tent and lay down. He curled up and tried to get to sleep, but it was harder now. "Yeah. Just a dog." He closed his eyes but was unable to get to sleep. He slowly opened his eyes and sighed.

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Kutur was unconvinced. There was always something dangerous lurking out this far from home, and even then it's prudent to keep watch, but Scen, it was cold. He tried toughing it out by singing an old Dwarven mining tune. "Brother's-s-s of th-the mine r-rej-j-joice, swing, swing, swing with me. . ."

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Arjun responded by curling into a ball and putting his hands over his ears.

"Gods, are you trying to scare away the dog with your awful singing?!"

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Kutur glared in the direction of the tent, then muttered indescribably obscene words under his breath, finishing with "some people just don't understand fine arts".

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"Fine arts? Now you're starting to sound like those humans" Arjun laughed. "Why bother spending all that time on oil portraits when a bit of paint on a cave wall will do just as well and last a lot longer."

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Kutur stumbled back in the tent, peeling the woolen beanie off his head. "Well," he began. "I have been living among other races for awhile. In the southern kingdom of Vitas, it's said an artist can potentially become very rich."

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Arjun laughed at that. "Unless the art is made of gold or something, there's no reason for that. Really, why do these humans bother with all their paintings and sculptures? They could be doing something better. Like making chocolate. And growing fragrant and exotic fruits. And..." he stopped himself there.

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"Well, Come with me," said Kutur as he pulled his beanie over his head. "I think we can see it from here."

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"Alright. What is it that we're looking for?" Arjun wondered, following Kutur.

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Kutur trudged up to a cliff face. He squinted in the cold, searching for it. Then he pointed. "See that glimmer of light? That's Patir, The East's closest stronghold. It marks the center point between our non-unified kingdoms and empires and the big one that stretches all the way to the coast." The glimmer seems to twinkle and warp constantly. "It's only ceremonial. I think the 3 of us is enough manpower to conquer it. They like their lights there, and they use up literally tons of candles each night."

[Aristocles]

"Three of-? Kutur, I don't think we're going to conquer much of anything" Arjun sighed. "More to the point, even if we could, I thought that conquest was hardly the goal of our trip."