Kazemitsu

Avalia

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

Kharne listened as Ismael spoke of his past. A military man come mercenary man. "You'll be paid much better in merc work than military work. Especially here." He rumbled as they made it to the inn without incident. Here the group settled down once more, everyone corralled into a singular room. His and Ismael's to be precise, their room had been bigger because of the giants own size. Strangely the two winter elves were now a part of their group, making him look the pair over slowly. Taking in what they were capable of physically with a seasoned eye.

Unfortunately an argument happened between himself, Ismael, and Saorise. She wanted to go looking for Annya but the giant had firmly nipped that in the bud. They did not need another wild good chase and there was potentially demons around. They needed to be even more cautious than before and needed to stick together. There was some leeway, she was allowed on the roof. She was bored. He would have had her start training right then if she was that bored.

One of the fairies, Rue, periodically checked up on the girl on the roof before reporting back to him with salutes. He didn't understand why she saluted, but he didn't comment on it. No point to it, just let her be silly if she wanted to be. She went on to ask how they were and talked about her wolf then asked the humans of the group if they had them and if they were friendly. "I'm fine, as healthy as ever." He rumbled, now that he thought of it he didn't think he had ever been sick. Maybe his body was too cold for whatever caused sickness to take hold?

The male winter fairy, Bowyn, asked where they were going next or if they were at the whims of Annya. "The dark elves are moving surprisingly quick. We were supposed to have stayed here a while to train but I don't think that's feasible now. We need a more isolated plate I think...I could probably locate some old ruins to turn into a base of operations but it's up to Annya." The giant man stated as he finished cleaning his armor and sword of the slime they had been coated in.

He didn't blame Raven for her reaction, she had probably never seen such levels of violence, nevermind death of another human. It was just another day to him, he had done that to someone before but that had been n combat. Not as a message to another civilization. "They could still possibly train in magic, but I'd ask Annya for supervision. I have no magical knowledge and my breath is purely biological."

Avalia

Time: Morning
Location: River Port Beach
Interactions: Annya @princess , Saorise @Potter Raven/Eris @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 quite surprised by Red's softer side with Raven. She always came off as a hardass, whether by her words, her actions, or how she held herself. So this softer side came as a small surprise. Then again he was fairly soft with the white haired girl as well. She had an air around her that made him feel like she needed protecting. Well until she could summon tornadoes at will. Then she could go about protecting people with natural wind-based disasters.

While Annya hugged and spoke to the girls and worked her magic Kharne gathered up his armor from the pile it was in. He'd have to clean it back at the inn since they needed to get moving. The two girls would follow the giant and Ismael back to the inn. Ismael spoke, telling them to keep close to the pair. "Keep a steady pace and don't get distracted, we're going right to the inn. If you need to, hold into my tail so we don't get separated." He rumbled down to them as he bundled up his armor to carry it comfortably with one arm. The other hand held that giant blade of his, the loops and sheathe for it were attached to the back-plate of his armor.

Of the group it seemed Kharne and Ismael had been the least affected by the quartering of the human. "What did you do before you were conscripted, Ismael?" He questioned, still keeping the younger man hidden. Some people were conscripted into mercenary work or even in the military these days if skirmishes were happening and not enough manpower was had.

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 just gave Annya a smirk and a nod before going off with the rest to the bathing tents and started working himself over. Unlike the others he didn't get into a tub or shower. He stripped without a care and sat on a stool with a bucket of water and began scrubbing himself. It seemed as a reptilian being he bathed differently without moving water. While he cleaned himself he listened to the others speak. "A medic will be useful. I don't think anyone here has knowledge beyond the most basic of medical knowledge. He rumbled out, any healer of any sort was insanely handy to have around. It seemed the behemoth didn't really understand dwarvish jokes or sayings.

Then Red spoke up, getting a sigh from the bulky dragonborn. "No one here is a main character...this isn't a story or a show, this is real life leading up to combat and war. Do not treat this as a game or you will die or get someone else killed." Kharne rumbled seriously, giving the two humans a stern look. While he was giving the stink-eye Ismael made up with Kaleb, apparently something had gone on between them during the event? He had never been close enough to the pair for long to see much of anything. But whatever had happened has been sorted out. Good, nothing else needed to happen on that front!

Kaleb talked about a casting couch, and something called Youtube. This got the youth a strange look from him. "You might not want to say things like that. We're trying to keep you hidden while training..." He rumbled out quietly before sighing. Introductions? But everyone here knew him except Arn really.

"I'm a mercenary and have been for a little over forty years. My thoughts is she's being a little soft with our charges, but not every day can be grueling training so I understand where she's coming from. Otherwise she's doing the best she can with the situation she's in and the resources she has." He replied, giving his honest thoughts. Unfortunately things didn't stay peaceful, another broadcast.

Can't anyone trace these fucking things? He growled mentally, the broadcasts were all long and drawn out. Oh boy now demons were in the mix, and probably all of the big ones like Pride here. They quartered a human, how they found one and where he didn't know. Nor did he know how they got summoned considering only elves over a millennium old seemed to have the power and knowledge. The giant was clean enough and wasn't in the mood for any form of extra, so he dressed just as wind began to howl.

And here comes a worst case scenario! "Get dressed, now! Don't even bother drying! Red, go to her and try to calm her down! If that wind is too much then let me lead." He ordered with a slightly raised voice. Which made him boom. It didn't take a genius to figure out who was making a vortex considering she has blasted a several hundred pound troll off his face and into a tree.

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 had continued his rampage through the slimes until he looked like a giant slime himself. A signal was finally given for all contestants to stop their butchery and come get their rewards. Shaking himself, sending a good portion of slime flying off himself, he went off and collected the reward. Good pay for doing such little work, unfortunately this was only during the slime season. He'd have to come back again next year for such easy cash.

They'd have to wait for their turn in the bathhouse that was provided, not that it bothered him. His scales were tougher than the others skin so he rarely worried about rashes and such. Kaleb asked how many kills they got, which made him think a moment. "Somewhere in the nineties." He stated, given his physical prowess, and the advantage of being a mobile weapon, it was unsurprising he had killed so many.

The giant man took note of the globes and huffed quietly to himself. "Using my image but not paying me to use it..." He grumbled but shrugged. He wasn't aware of any laws saying no one could. Then again that was how your fame could spread which would net him other jobs later on. As the group approached the girls relaxing on the beach he gave them a lazy wave. "Enjoy your time relaxing?" He asked them while undoing the various clasps of his armor and letting it drop with a low thump onto the sand.

The joys of being so bit short of an orc there was almost no one who could run off with his armor. Which was why he'd wash it and polish it himself instead of using the service of the bathhouse. Speaking of the groups numbers and names were called out. A shrug, he kept the communicator bracelet on and started to move. "We'll be back in a bit. Please watch my armor." He requested before going to the cleaning zone. Each zone could only accommodate so many people so the group had their own. Each showering spot was walled off by canvas and a curtain so there was privacy between the sexes.

"So did you lot have fun on your first slime killing?" Kharne questioned as he stooped to let the magically heated water wash over him, dissolving and sloughing off the multi-colored slime chunks stuck on his white and gray body.

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.