Kazemitsu

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port Beach
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1490 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Kharne was showing a right show of slime carnage. The multi-colored gels were splattered this way and that as he thundered past the groups of people using their mallets and bludgeons. Kaleb set his hammer ablaze, it was wood and wood conducted. Why would you break your only melee weapon? Well the boy was an archer, archers tended to not know how to deal with melee weapons well. As he massacred his way closer to Kaleb and Arn he caught their chat, making him roll his eyes.

"This is for fun but it's also easy cash, so both of you should get as many kills as you can." He rumbled to them while dripping with slime gore. Thankfully it just sloughed off his scales, he wouldn't have to deal with any rashes. But he'd certainly have to clean his armor. With his piece said he went back to turning slimes into puddles while turning into a rainbow. It was obvious melee was his domain, and as wimpy as slimes were this was a battlefield. What he really considered to be home.

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port Beach
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1490 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Breakfast came and went, Kharne stayed off to the side with his hands clasped behind his head. Which unconsciously flexed his upper body. It was probably why his armor was open in the front, that much bulk couldn't be contained without ruining armor or being uncomfortable. Things were discussed, plans were made, the party was most definitely going to grow, his job was probably going to get harder. But it was said they'd get to watch or participate in Slime Day. Granted he felt all the humans should, but it was supposed to be a fun thing.

At the beach the town had set up the 'kill zone' for the slimes. Ismael nudged the behemoth, making him raise an eyebrow. "I'm in the spirit of easy cash. So lets kill as many as we can." He rumbled his reply before the gong was sounded. People blitzed, others meandered, Kharne walked off to a spot further away from the other participants. That gigantic blade was drawn and swung in one motion. A wave of sand and slime was swept away from him, the poor slimes blasted into mist from the flat of his blade striking them.

Who needed a mallet? Just give him room and he got to work bludgeoning the simple creatures with his blades wide side. After a bit of time he couldn't find any really clustered slimes, so his sword was sheathed. Stretching his wings flared out, the joints cracking from not being stretched enough, then they came down like a pair of great arms. Those claws at the joint mincing a pair of slimes. It looked like every part of Kharne had been weaponized, his hands came down in great slaps, his wings with powerful thooms, and his tail swept through whatever slime was within his reach.

It wasn't long before the giant reptilian man became a whirling dervish of slime destruction that zipped between other participants.

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1490 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Annya was glad he had found her. Honestly if he'd gone out last knight the giant man might have found her as well. But Raven had said she needed space, which he understood. He was not exactly the most social of people and he needed to be by himself sometimes to unwind and recharge. She continued about the emotional state, so someone figured it out early that her emotions were tied to her magic. Or someone had explained it to her. "I know it was an emotional moment but next time try talking first? I'll see if I can convince Annya to get all of you the bracelets for situations like this." He said before turning his attention to Raven's new friends.

Leaning down his rather emotionless eyes swept over them, memorizing their appearances. Eris could see his nose faintly move, given his bestial appearance she could easily surmise that he was memorizing their scents as well. The giant clearly was not a fool, eyes could be tricked but it took a lot more to trick someones nose. Especially those with more animalistic sniffers. A moment an the word friend clicked. "Another, hm? I wonder who brought him over..." He murmured, more to himself than to the others.

They were walking and talking now, and Eris had mentioned something about a message? "My room was different from the girls, so if a message had been sent the girls had missed it. Not many want to brave the sound of timber creaking." He said, explaining why he hadn't been second on the message list. He knew exactly how much noise he had made last night, it hadn't been much to him but to those smaller it was kinda loud. Ismael seemed to sleep fine though.

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven/Eris @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos, Kaleb @FunnyGuy
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1580 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

The behemoth didn't get very far into the shady district of the port before a familiar voice called out his name, making his ears swivel to lock onto the sound. Kharne's head snapped over towards the sound of Raven's voice so fast a human probably would have suffered whiplash. He spotted her quickly, and she had two others next to her, a male and a female. As he approached he got seemed to get bigger, he very much had a 'fill the room' type of presence.

As he neared he took note Raven was dressed differently than the previous day. Well the girls did go clothes shopping. He took in the look of the boy, taking note of the bow and the light armor with what looked to be a steel pauldron. The woman got a once over as well, no discernible armor or weapons which made him think a normal woman or a spell-caster. Raven worked quick on making friends...or since this was the shady part of town she was being 'escorted'. The male raised an open hand, a kind of lazy wave a lot of people used as a friendly greeting.

Stepping up in front of the three he stayed there and silently looked down at Raven. His hand came up, one that looked like it could crush stone with ease, came right back down gently on top of the girls head and the giant man sighed. "At least you're safe...try not to run off again please. You had all of us worried." He rumbled to her. "At least take a weapon next time if you do need to run." And there was the pragmatic mercenary coming out. It was clear he'd have been less worried if she was armed, he'd have been even less worried than that if she was actually from Avalia.

The dragonborns attention went to the two others before his head dipped. A mock bow. "I'm going to assume you two looked after her last night and I will thank you for that. I'm going to let Annya know two more will be joining us at the cafe." He stated, it was almost painful for him to show gratitude. It wasn't in his nature to be thankful, he tended to just return favors without a word being said. A few pokes at the device on his wrist.

"Found her, and she has a couple new friends. I'll escort them to the cafe now." Kharne stated before gesturing for the three to follow him. He'd bring up having the humans get tracking devices...it'd give him some peace of mind.

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1490 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Kharne's eyes cut towards the princess as she spoke, his movements paused until she was done. "Everyone blows off steam differently, and maybe working out some mental frustrations physically could have helped. Who knows, but for now I should get looking...and maybe see about getting tracking items for everyone." He said before slipping out of the room. He heard the meeting spot if he couldn't find her in what he assumed to be a timely manner. Those heavy footsteps faded from the groups ears as he went down the hall and down some stairs. A nod to the innkeep and he was out on the street.

It was fairly early in the morning, but any port worth a damn was already bustling. His stride ate the distance between the inn and the clothing shop where Raven was last seen. Closing his eyes his nostrils flared and he inhaled. His mind shifting through the different smells before locking onto Raven's scent. His nose wasn't as good as a feral dogs but it was good enough to catch brief familiar scents. The girl didn't smell like any person on Avalia that he had snuffed before, there were materials he had never smelt before.

Opening his eyes he began following that smell. He had to go slow to keep it locked on, but his size, arms, and armor got people to get out of his way. Even other mercenaries and soldiers moved when his eyes went from straight ahead from the task at hand to glaring down at them before returning to the task at hand. Intimidation was a good way of avoiding trouble, and getting people to move faster so he didn't have to get physical. Granted Raven was a high profile p.o.i and he'd normally be bulldozing the town to find her faster. But discretion was needed in this situation so as to not draw the dark elf attention to River Port.

The more he followed her scent, the seedier the surroundings got. Which got him to get more tense. The surrounding smells weren't as pleasant as before, so now he had to use his eyes more than his nose. Too much stink could drown out the most familiar of scents unfortunately. So he went looking for that startlingly white hair of hers, assuming she was up and about and on the main path that is...

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1490 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

While the two women looked for Raven Kharne had gotten Ismael to do some basic exercises in the newly acquired armor and had been surprised that the man was able to do so well. This one hadn't been a soft man on Earth. Still he made the man go through some paces before showing him how to take care of the armor before bed. Speaking of the giant took care of his own gear that still had some troll blood on it. He was so used to blood dried on his armor and weapons that it took him no time at all to deal with it. He never understood why some people had difficulties, then again some people had a lot more nooks and crannies in their gear from being highly ornamented.

Little Red returned first, sent back by Annya, said princess stayed out a while longer but couldn't find their white haired companion. So the dragonborn stayed awake throughout the night, waiting for the girl to return. To keep himself occupied he did his own exercises, it was his own way of meditating really. He went through the basic motions of sit-ups, push-ups, one handed push-ups, pull-ups from the rafters, one handed pull-ups, etc etc. He worked like a machine but he made sure his ears and nose stayed focused for the sound and smell of Raven potentially returning really late.

It wasn't until dawn creeped in, and he was hanging from the rafters by his ankles and doing sit-ups, that he shook his head. Those girls need discipline... He thought to himself before he used his wings to ease him onto the floor before he wiped himself down. Hours of exercising made him sweat, he had the best weight after all which was himself. Cleaned up and dressed there was a knocking at the door. "Enter." He rumbled out before Annya came in speedily. She said they needed to talk about what happened yesterday which got a nod from him.

He let her speak, the ridge of his brow creeping up once in a while but his face was largely unreadable. The joys of being reptilian, best poker faces. "Take Ismael with you when you meet that dwarf and I'll go hunt for Raven. I know her scent and I can move faster than you so we don't have to worry about all of this potential enemy of the kingdom nonsense. There's also only so many places she could be, she didn't seem to be a dumb girl." He rumbled before standing up from his seated position and cracking his back. "Also next time...no splitting up. The girl is shell shocked, she clearly has never killed a thing nevermind been in real combat." He finished as he donned his armor and slung that giant blade across his back.

Kharne hadn't shown it but he was highly agitated with how Annya had handled the situation, and the fact that Little Red hadn't seemed to try and help the girl she had come through the portal with. Maybe they weren't friends? He'd have to ask eventually, assuming he found the woman. Either way he lingered a moment in case Annya had anything left to say before he'd head out to try and find Raven. He was a bit worried about the girl after the princess spoke about human magic. Of course it had to be emotion based, no it couldn't just be think and it happens. Girl could blow up and make a tornado or something in the center of a port.

Goblin Slayer: Newblood (CANCELLED)

Big Red watched the two girls interact after Little Puff picked up something from the remains of the slime. A ring, a surprisingly clean one. Then again slimes were essentially sacks of stomach acid. But Druid Girl kept worrying about him making him sigh with slight annoyance. "I'm a hard being, this isn't the first time I've encountered a slime and been munched on by them. Probably won't be the last, although that one was tougher than normal." He rumbled out before gesturing for them to move on.

Little Puff mentioned scouting, she was small and nimble. Probably speedier than anything in this sewer and voices could carry easily. The sewage wasn't exactly rushing along to make a thundering sound like a river. "That's fine, we'll try another tunnel branch. But we'll also report about the slime when we get back. So no one else gets surprised in the future." He continued, not every rookie adventure could handle a slime after all.

His eyes went to their Archer companion. "Watch the ceiling as well, slimes are capable of ambushes." He finished before ushering them along so they can continue with their job.

Avalia

Time: Dusk
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1360 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Kharne let Ismael take the lead this time and just meandered behind him. Possibly the laziest the human had ever seen the giant reptilian man. Almost as if he felt nothing nearby was a threat, or a threat so small it didn't warrant him being wary. A commotion drew the now equipped human, which got an inward sigh from him. Curiosity was not always something one should give into after all. Still it paid off...kind of. There was the rest of their party, except Little Red looked to be trying to kill a drunken crying shopkeeper, Annya was not looking pleased, and Raven looked pissed.

Words were exchanged and Raven tromped off, giving him a hi/bye kind of look. "Be mindful of your surroundings." He rumbled to her as she went past him. He was no ladies man, but even he understood 'I need space/time to cool off, lemme alone'. So he let her be, although he wished he had a smaller blade he could have handed off to her. He didn't smell any weaponry on her, but women tended to be crafty. More people began to crowd while Annya addressed a dwarf, the giants eyebrow began to twitch. He had charges to watch and this crowd wasn't helping right now.

"Alright you lot, get going the show is over!" He stated, his voice booming over the crowd and he started to move people away. He could have launched them, but instead he ushered them away forcefully. Well forcefully to them, to him it was like pushing children along. With his attention partially moved he addressed Ismael. "We'll be returning to the inn for now, the girls can regroup themselves. But I want to get you used to that armor. So...your exercises get to begin when we return." Kharne said with a rather large and toothy grin. Said teeth gleamed in the lamp lights, startlingly white and looked like if he bit someone they would die of shock.

With that the giant picked Ismael up like a sack of potatoes, up onto his shoulder, and off he went. That stride carrying the pair unsurprisingly fast. Although him weaving through the people lining the streets with animal grace helped propel them along.

Avalia

Time: Dusk
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1390 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Kharne simply watched Ismael wander about the shop gathering things with a purpose. The experienced reptilian eyes lingered on each piece the man grabbed before nodding his approval. Protect the vitals with heavy armor, but keep a higher mobility for the limbs. Personally the behemoth would have put chain over the leather but he didn't know how much the younger man could carry around. That was part of the reason why he had his own custom armor, it could be called partial plate because it left the front of his torso completely open while the back had sliding plates to allow for flight.

When Ismael was fully suited up, with a targe surprisingly, he paid for the gear. "You're going to want to work your arms a bit. Holding a shield and sword can be tiring to those not used to their weight." The giant rumbled. Well his minion was kitted out and it was too late in the day to work the smaller man. Well now it was time to introduce him to local food and drink, which meant going to a pub. Kharne would probably be the only one of the entire group not drinking alcohol.

"Alright, now that you're wearing protection we can relax somewhat. I recognized the place the ladies are at and it's near a nicer place than where I'd normally go." He stated before leading the way. Again he weaved through what people were around very easily. His pace steady to keep Ismael in view and to let the shorter man keep up. A third time it didn't take him long to get from point A to point B, almost like he memorized the streets of the town when last he had been here.

Avalia

Time: Dusk
Location: River Port
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven @Tae, Ismael @Th3King0fChaos
Equipment: Cobalt Saber, Cobalt Half Plate, 1360 Amas, Map of Avalia, Lantern, Water Flask, 3x Torch, x10 Travel Rations, Washing Brush.

Kharne took a second to marvel at the device, he had never used one before. His own lungs tended to carry his messages quite clearly a good distance. "Fine, fine Annya. We'll be heading to the armorer next," He stated before clicking the end button. His gaze went to Ismael when the man laughed which got a quirked brow. "Spinning in a real fight is a death sentence to those who are fast enough. Weapons or fists and kicks, by the time you turn around fully my blade is in your spine." He stated before picking up a longsword and shifting into a more open section of the shop.

"You don't need spin to use a sword, you use the blades weight and edge to do the work." The giant said, giving a basic downward slash. It looked more like he flicked his wrists than a full arm swing like Ismael had probably seen in the movies. A horizontal slash came next and used more motion, a more sweeping motion from the arms while slightly turning at the waist. The blade stopped dead at the end of the swing before it reversed direction just to stop once more.

The blade was returned to the rack before Kharne plonked the Amas for the sword in Ismael's hands on the counter, along with some coins for a sheathe and belt. "If you need to spin to hit harder with your fists or feet you need to build up your strength. Never show your back to the enemy, never take your eyes off the enemy. Not even for a second." The dragonborn continued. Words of wisdom from someone who had been young and dumb and nearly died doing such stupid things. "If you need to learn another method to hit harder I'll teach it to you, assuming you don't already know it and just don't implement it." He man drawled before waving for Ismael to follow. Onwards to the armorer!

It would be impossible to lose Kharne as he led the way. The next shop was nearby and had the same smell, metal, leather, and burning wood and coal. Inside was different, racks of armor of varying materials and styles. A gesture from Kharne came. "Pick your gear." A simple sentence but ones armor could keep you alive or kill you.