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    1. Hekazu 11 yrs ago

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5 yrs ago
And back I am. Exhausted, certainly, and may need a while for that to wear off, but I'm once more here to read and even write!
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5 yrs ago
Won't be replying for a while. Am hiking.
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5 yrs ago
My congratulations to the winners of TI9! Well played gentlemen, well played.
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6 yrs ago
Should have been writing posts. Took part in D&D shenaniganry instead. Got to fix that tomorrow.
6 yrs ago
There's a lot of backlog here on my end. I'm trying my best to lessen it, but replies might be less frequent for a time. A welcome change from the nothing doing I went through though! Thanks partners!

Bio

I suppose it is about time for me to copypaste fill in some information about myself over here just as well. Only took me a few years to getting around to do it.

I am a married individual in my twenties from the country some people dare claim does not exist. The Finland conspiracy is an old joke, you can stop with it now. Not a native speaker of the English language by any means, though I did begin studying it exceptionally early for our country's standards. I suppose it was some sort of a test case. With that out of the way though, what more should I be saying here...
  • I like being nice to people. If one needs to ask why, well that alone is reason enough.
  • I play and Dungeon Master Dungeons and Dragons, both offline and in the past also over here.
  • I enjoy OOC chatter, be it planning the RP or a more casual exchange (not that RP'ing is that serious). I can make do without, but don't be afraid to talk to me.
  • Whatever the case, I'm here to have fun and hone my writing abilities!
I do think that should about cover it, yes.

Thanks for stopping by I suppose! I do also have a Discord account, but I prefer to start anything RP related on the site. At least with people I don't know from the past, that is! But hey, now if you are a longer time contact of mine and happened to read this, now you know and can ask!

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I am quite disheartened to feel like that would be only delaying the inevitable @The Harbinger of Ferocity. If you want to restart the timer, that is up to you. Unfortunately your character is perhaps the one who is the least relevant in this scene.

What is it that drives the RP to dwindle into slowness? It looked so promising once again there for a moment. Do I not give enough to work with? Have I failed to make the situation interesting? I have no idea what I should improve at this point. I try to be present, answer to questions when those crop up (though that's been a rarity as of late), have tried to have you people talk through any possible problems and misconceptions via OOC to make the process more fluid and transparent for everyone... If it's something I can help with, reach out to me, people!
Dyn'yer'zhead had gathered most of what belonged to him by the division of the group having entered the treasure room. He had to admit, finding the place to be without malice had been a surprise, that much was for sure. In his mind, he repeated the question he had already asked: Who leaves piles of loot right at the entrance, guarded by naught but a flimsy door and three cerberi? All in all, a lousy attempt at protecting the valuables. Unless the valuables were being tracked somehow. But how? Magical beacons would not make it out of this structure and there were nothing in the sense of more conventional things here either. The theories of the Beholder were interrupted by Jill calling for everyone to come quickly, but with his name being the first on her lips. He swam to her immediately, hearing an unfamiliar voice around the corner before appearing to the scene himself, the many-eyed faux captain just behind the true chief of the party.

The new acquaintance that had just promised her aid in the fight against the marid for being helped out of the cell suddenly screamed out, her green eyes laid on Dyn's form. The warnings aimed at Jill would most likely ring to deaf ears as Dyn made a display of slowly slinking over to Jill's shoulder with a tentacle of his touching her arm. "Thank you for the acute observation, I do count myself among the ultimate forms of life. Their king uncrowned, that is I, Dyn'yer'zhead. Now if you would get back to that inside voice of yours, we could have a chat about getting you out of there, whoever you are."

If she was not to cease making a racket, the Bladesinger might need to resort to other means, but for now there were other matters on his mind. "Show her the emblem. Maybe she will recognise it", Dyn suggested to Jill before turning his attention back to the imprisoned one, be it that many of his eyes had never ceased observing her. "Before we decide that the enemy of our enemy is our friend, we would like to know why you are here", he asked of her, assuming that she had calmed down enough for such a discussion in the first place of course.

@JBRam2002@Guardian Angel Haruki
Torus, or Torag as he insisted to be his name for the time being, was set to work near Orchid. Nobody else wanted to be anywhere close to the pile of stink the man was making, with the exception of one cultist. This fellow was rather malodorous himself, though he did not appear filthy per say. Anyone with experience with real leatherworking could tell that this man either was a tanner or stayed close to such folk. And here he was, helping Orchid with the gutting and flaying of game. He wasn't much for conversation, apart from a few passing "Watch that intestine" or other task related quips. Torus's task was different from the one of those two though. He was to collect the waste they produced and dispose of it.

Parum on the other hand did her best to avoid getting assigned to anything by hopping to the bar counter instead of the work they had been sent here to do. For now her gall seemed to pay off for nobody questioned her about it and she had her moment to look around for anyone who might be of use to her. At first she did not exactly note anybody, not before she noted the one man she was rather sure she would not want to ask. Somebody just outside the mess tent, smoking a pipe and occasionally glaring inside. Standing guard or something more heinous altogether, she could not immediately tell. But this one seemed like somebody she'd rather avoid.

Following his gaze led her somewhere though, for the befuddled cultist (whose name happened to be Rebrer) appeared confused and/or desperate enough to perhaps listen to her. Especially with that one man occasionally glaring at him. She might want to look for her chance later, though even if this man on his own might be unable to help, he just might have the connections she needed. All she needed was to figure out a good moment to ask.

@The Harbinger of Ferocity@Gordian Nought@Irredeemable@Lucius Cypher@Ryonara
We are more or less looking for @Irredeemable to post. Tomorrow we will be moving forward, with or without them. If without, Rebrer will need to be handled in some way, but I can figure it out.
The Green Man moved to strike at Wick and despite Theodore's best intentions and attempts the snuffer's twin attacks landed and knocked her out cold much in the same vein as to what he had just suffered himself. He stepped over her body, prepared to guard her from any further harm and perhaps even rouse her in just a moment while their opponent taunted them again and again. To them, it was apparently a mystery how fighting on an unfamiliar field against unfamiliar opposition could lead to confusion. Well, that was their issue. "Every battle is chaos. Chaos is born of Darkness. And by the-" Theodore began, only to be interrupted by the ringing of the bell and the sudden burst of Light from the other room.

He had to admit that even he was taken by surprise, him who tried to always have everyone else keep their focus on the battle at hand. But what could you do when the light that was your soul reached out to the other, more radiant Light that would fight away the Darkness? His friends and allies had succeeded. His body received the Light, the emptiness being replaced by the incandescent might and he turned back to the Green Man.

To his surprise, this other combatant had decided that this would be it. They stood up straight and sheathed their blade, while Theodore noted the shifting of Wick below him and stepped off of her, giving her the space to rise up onto her feet. He still held his blade when the adversary spoke of this world and began to make his leave. The templar's grip only tightened as he swallowed his words that he much rather would have spat after them, but would not make a move to attack the mountain of strength the man had proven to be, nor physically or verbally. A land without good, nor evil? The absence of one another was the existence for the remaining one. There was no such thing as an absence of good and evil. To claim so was naught but madness. If so were the things of this realm, it was an incarnation of it. The Light fought to abolish Darkness, no more, no less. And that was what they had done today.

He sheathed his sword and walked over to pick up the other one, pressing it into its sheath too and then turned to Wick. She did not look like she would need any help, but the templar would hold out his hand for her nonetheless if she hadn't yet climbed to her feet. "The Light claims another victory, despite the best efforts of Darkness and its lackeys. As it should be", he stated with confidence, even with spite drenching the word 'lackey' in its uncivil resentment. With his other hand, he reached for his mask and began lifting it back onto his face. The time of combat was over.


@The Harbinger of Ferocity@Gordian Nought
Despite all his zeal, the templar met a humiliating defeat at the hand of the Green Man whose gauntlet struck the Monster Slayer square in the face. By the sheer quality of this odd world alone, Theodore's face would avoid the fate of being decorated by an imprint of the decorative lion on the metal, but he would not be protected from anything else the strike had to offer. The Light that shone within him had to bow to the feeling of nothingness that filled his senses. The two blades fell to the floor next to the man as he crashed down, seeing naught but his hated Darkness in his eyes.

For a while, nothing was what he knew. But it was then that another surge of Light came over him and he began climbing back up. He smashed against the floor with his fist and let out a very uncharacteristic guttural growl. He clambered to his feet as the outside source of power provided by Wick fed the Light with the means to awaken once more. He picked up one of his two fallen blades and took back his position between the room in darkness where the light had been transported and the snuffer that stood before him and Wick.

The breathing of the templar was unhindered despite all of the beating he had endured. All he felt for it was the emptiness. It would be the same for the opponent. If they harmed him. He bared his teeth as his face once again warped to the scowl of hatred against this man who would seek to impede the mission of the Light. Yet Katia and Cesar were well beyond this buffoon's reach now, so the templar could not help but feel the corners of his mouth twist to a short lived smile. Now all he had for himself was to look after Wick and that was what he did. Another weapon would do him no good against this wall of a man. If he needed to attack, the divines would grant him the haste to do so. He rushed to Wick's side, prepared to intercept any strikes he could. Though with his experience, that would amount only to those thrown at him, as much as he would wish otherwise.


@The Harbinger of Ferocity
@Gordian Nought
A friendly reminder that @scifidude47 and I are waiting on you.
It should be noted that the presence of Krets near the mess tent is only known to Rebrer and the ban on leaving the camp only by Brannor.
Morndath clicked her tongue but turned her back to the group and waved Cyanwrath to follow her for a second, stopping to talk with her evident second in command a few paces away from the adventurers. They whispered their words, though they also accompanied them with some waving of their hands. In the meantime Torus was helped back to his feet and the man on his right mumbled to his ear: "Friendly advice: Don't get cocky with the wearers of purple." With that done, the guards stepped back, giving them the same breathing room they had had when the moment to talk had started off. And soon it would be concluded just as well.

"Well, I will need to add you to my ledgers, but that I can handle without your help since I know your names. As for your reward for capturing the very champion of Greenest instead of just any prisoner... I'll need to look into that matter just a bit more before I can promise anything. Since you came here seeking to join our ranks, consider that wish granted. First things first, we need more hands at the mess tent. Head on over and ask what there is to be done. When it comes to resting your head for the night, I'm sure you can figure something out. Our tents are not available for the freshly hired", she instructed, likely to the surprise of the many in the group. The guards behind Parum and her motley saluted and cleared themselves from the tent. They hadn't really seen this coming either, but orders were orders. If they were not found to be infiltrators, they were to be left be.

At the mess tent those of the group who could be trusted with cook's utensils were given those to handle, the operation overseen by a portly cultist who appeared as if he enjoyed the offerings of the kitchen a bit more than appropriate. While this job would go for a few hours, Brannor who was currently on waste disposal duty for the horses of the outriders would hear a few quite interesting words being spoken. They came from a presumed cultist wearing quite ordinary gear, but they lacked had a hideous scar over their right eye and nose and were smoking some rather elaborate pipe. Their message to the guards at the camp entrance was simple, but disconcerting. "Do not let a group of blue haired halfling, a half naked half-orc, a senile appearing old man who may or may not take the shape of a bear or other mount of the orcish blood and a pink haired woman with a bow leave the camp. Most important ones would be the old man and the blue haired girl, so stop them even when alone. Morndath does not want them going." With the message relayed, the man would then leave.

Rebrer happened to stick near to the mess tent as this man then appeared around there, hanging around the outside of the place while still smoking their pipe. In the time he had spent with the cult, he had come to know this man. Krets, another inquisitive soul. Problem was, Krets was fiercely loyal to the cause. And them hanging around after that meeting... the wearers of purple had set their own spy onto the newcomers. And Rebrer could occasionally feel the man's eyes on his neck just as well. They were on a clock.

@The Harbinger of Ferocity@Gordian Nought@Irredeemable@Lucius Cypher@Ryonara
A sneer spread across Theodore's face as he jumped back onto his feet, pushing himself off the floor with his off-hand. The flames that coated his body failed to find further purchase and withered away as he brought his blades back up in a defensive position and considered his options. The man was strong, stronger than him to be certain. But never, not ever could a man be stronger than the righteous will of the Light. Wick's attempt at placing a crude imitation of the spectacular radiance that burned in the templar's very soul failed, but that did little to dishearten the Monster Slayer.

"The only tale of a fool is what you spout, heretic!" the templar roared as he jumped at the Green Man once again, only to be shunted to the side much in the same manner as last. Yet there was no change to the conviction in his eyes. He could be thrown to the side a hundred times and he would keep coming back in the name of the Light. He would keep going until he would be lowered to his grave. He was the last of the templar, with Wick and Thea both having chosen their alternative ways. And he would live up to their name.

"The Light provides! The Light preserves! The Light perseveres!" he chanted in the language of the divines once more and stood between the adversary and his allies who were preparing to plunge into the darkness. The flame of Light was to be restored and the oppression of shadow was to be driven away. Yet he heard a few words that had his hollow feeling heart skip a beat. Now the flame was changing hands? But he had his mission and he was set on performing it to the best of his ability.


@The Harbinger of Ferocity@Rig
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