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RP Contest #1

Let's try something new! This time it's a more roleplaying type of writing competition, because you will use one of your characters and use that to react to the situation I will provide. First time doing a contest like this, so let's see how it goes.

Setting:
How odd, you don’t remember going to a forest. Yet here you are, on a muddy path surrounded by bushes and trees. It must have rained recently, judging by the puddles.
Standing still isn’t going to solve this, so you continue in the direction you are facing.
A short walk later and you reach a little village, with cobblestone roads, and houses with white-plastered walls and straw rooftops. Among those you can see, you notice an elderly man who is tending to the roses in his garden, two middle-aged women who are standing next to a well on what looks to be the center of the village, and a young man pushes a handcart filled with bags towards what looks to be a bakery. All are dressed in simple clothes in various colours from what looks to be natural materials: wool and linen.
While you can see houses and shops, there doesn’t seem to be an inn. Nor do you see any children or domesticated animals.

Objective:
Try to find out where you are.

Extra information:
Here are elements to incorporate in your writing, if there is a choice you can only choose one option:

• The villagers are not surprised by your appearance, even if you look nothing like them or carry items that don’t exist in the village. They speak your language.
• The villagers look at you with either distrust or pity. Either way, they don’t know how you got here either.
• The village has a mayor who lives in a mansion just outside the village; he is either hated or feared. The gate that leads to the mansion is locked.
• Don't forget to weave in details about your character.

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Core rules:

• At all times follow the Fundamental Rules of the Guild and the Moderation Policy for Forum Contests.
• After reading the above this should be obvious: No plagiarism and respect copyright laws.
• Your submission must be written by you and specifically for this contest.
• Don't exceed PEGI 16 with your writing - no 18+ themes and fade to black if applicable.
• Don’t forget to subscribe to this thread. You will receive updates on the contest and on the number of entries, and reminders about the deadline here. I will not PM them.

Contest rules:

• You will receive a setting to which a character of your choosing can react. Write out what your character will see/do/think/experience based on the information I provided.
• You can use any RP character for this, as long as they can talk and live on land.
• Minimum is two paragraphs with at least 3 sentences each, maximum is 1000 words.
• Please PM @Calle the entry and give it as title RPC#1 - (Your Title).
• Your entry can be anonymous or carry your name. Let me know what you want in the PM. If you don't specify, your entry will be posted anonymously, but you may always claim your story during or at the end of the voting round.
• The deadline is April 24th, 9:00 CET, which is 7:00 server time (both times are in a.m.)

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Number of entries so far: 3

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

I'm reading up and will post sometime today. You all made lovely long posts after the last update, so reading up and finding a good way to react to everything (or at least the most important things) may take a bit XD
Good stuff though, looking forward to reading it all.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Fenna watched the map as Adam explained the route he had planned. It was a sensible one. The first part of the route didn't seem like it would give them a lot of trouble, and staying close to the river was always a good idea. The second part would be difficult, regardless of the path they chose.
"It's a good plan," she agreed when he asked her opinion on it. "On paper that looks like the best route through the Mazy Hillocks, but we can reassess when we get there. Easier terrain could also be home to things we'd rather avoid." Having seen what she needed to see, she looked up. "I'd be happy to scout ahead when needed."

She then turned to Mackensie who had asked her a question. "Of course. When we make our next camp I'd be happy to teach you what I know."
As Mackensie turned to her duties, Fenna also packed her bag and went to the river to fill the waterskin.

It didn't take long before everyone was ready to leave and so was Fenna. She walked at the front this time and the falcon didn't stray far from them. Every time it noticed the distance getting too large, it circled back to them, using the air currents to glide circles. With Adam responsible for keeping the group on track, Fenna had her attention mostly on the ground. This path looked like it was used often by locals, which made sense. It was an easy road and close to a river.

She spotted a tree that was easy to climb and grabbed the first branch to do so. It would give her a good overview of the area - the last thing she wanted was to be surprised by more skeletons. Am I going to climb in a tree every day? she wondered and chuckled to herself. She didn't need to climb to the top, halfway up she already had a good view. No skeletons or other big monsters in sight. A flash of grey sprinted away in tall grass, it was gone before she had properly seen it, but it reminded her of a big dog. The glittering in that area made her think there was a body of water. Drinking place for local wildlife?

What did the local wildlife look like?

She climbed down to walk with the group again. A single animal wouldn't be an issue, they would never attack a group. Some dangerous animals lived in packs though and there was no reason to assume it would be different here.

"I don't think skeletons will be our only concern," she stated. "I saw an animal run away that was large enough to be a concern if there are more of them."

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Fenna opened her eyes when someone greeted her with a good morning. It took her a moment to realise where she was. And that the previous day obviously hadn't been a dream. She hadn't woken up next to her husband, nor could she hear her children who hopelessly failed at trying to be silent in the morning. A tear rolled down her cheek and she rubbed it away. They were far away somewhere, and she would find a way back to them. She sat up, hiding a yawn behind her hand. A gawk from the tree greeted her and she looked up with a smile. The falcon was still there.

She got up. "Morning, everyone," she said as she stretched her arms.

Now what? Breakfast? Although she wasn't much of an early eater - she never ate breakfast right after getting up - she did have some morning rituals. It started to sink in that not only did she have to miss her morning cuddles, but her morning tea as well. That sucked. Even when they had gone camping they had always brought teabags with them. She bent down to pick up her spear and examined it for a moment - she had never seen one of these before, but she had read about spears with a fork attached to the end, but weren't they supposed to be larger? Maybe she'd have an opportunity to test this one, but now was not the time for that. There were more important things to do.

Fenna walked over to where Adam was. "Hey," she said to him. "Can you show me what route you are planning to take today?"

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

I haven't posted yet, but you don't have to wait for me to move on to the morning. If I can I'll post before that happens, otherwise, I'll recap when everyone wakes up.

Microfiction and Poetry Contest Hall of Fame

MF&P #10 - Ten!

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Lights.
Eight Stars.
Cresting the sky.
Reaching out ad infinitum.
White horses of the horizon.
The sleek battleship grey churning past.
Septuplets guiding the navigator through the abyss.
Cargo cowering in fear of the eldritch benthos.
An esoteric mind rises through the inky depths; searching.
Sextuplets winking out above the screeching tearing of steel bulkhead.

by @PerfectThought

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - voting and feedback

With 6 out of 8 votes, Guiding Lights is the winner of this round.

Thank you to all participants and to all the voters. I enjoyed reading everything and I look forward to seeing what everyone will come up with in future contests.

Microfiction & Poetry contest #10 - voting and feedback

The voting will end tomorrow and through PM there is one more vote for Guiding Lights.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

When Fenna returned to the camp she hadn't done as much exploring as she had wanted to do, but the time had been spent better. Mackenzie seemed back to her former self again. The others seemed to have kept busy as well and the camp looked like a decent camp already, one was even building a whole shelter. She glanced at the sky. It didn't seem like it would start to rain and the evening didn't seem too cold yet. She weighed the pros and cons of building a shelter and decided for herself it wasn't worth the effort, but who knew, maybe it'd start pouring halfway through the night and she'd regret the decision.

She listened to Zell's strategy and examined the figures he drew in the dirt. "That is a good strategy," she said to him. "When it's time for battle we should try to get into this formation. During travel, someone who can navigate the land should go first. I'm fairly good at recognising animal tracks and the likes, so there may be times I will go ahead of the group."

When the fish was done, Fenna grabbed a portion. It would take some time to get used to eating like this. Back home she'd have potatoes and vegetables with a bit of meat. Well, as long as they wouldn't have to eat bugs like Bear Gryllis, things would be fine. The rations contained some kind of crackers and she ate one with the fish.

"We should probably take turns keeping watch during the night," she commented while eating. "Maybe in pairs? It's a strange land after all, and who knows, maybe some others will be interested in that cube we have."

Calle's characters

Name: Fenna Postma
Age: 31
Country on Earth: Netherlands - Fryslân
Appearance: with 1.72m and 75kg she has an average build for her height, somewhat on the lean site due to her muscle mass. She has long, light-brown hair and blue eyes. She dresses comfortably rather than fashionably and prefers earth tones over flashy colours. Her skin is light in colour, usually pale in the winter but with a tan in the summer.

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Personality: Fenna is a easy-going and practical woman; she doesn't get angry easily but will give her opinion in a direct manner.
Brief Backstory: Fenna grew up on her parent's dairy farm with her brother and sister. She helped her parents take care of and milk the cows alongside her schoolwork. Her two main hobbies in clubs were horseriding, which she started at the age of 10, and fierljeppen (polevolting over a body of water) which she started when she was 15. She enjoyed going on walks with her brother and going bird-spotting with him.
After high school she followed an education in the field of forest and nature management, and when she graduated she started working for the provincial department of the Federal Forest Service.
She is married and has two children, a 6-year old boy and a 3-year old girl. Her husband is a flaconer and she helps him take care of his birds - they met at one of his shows.
Adventurer Class: Ranger
Starting Common Gear: Cloak, leather armour, 2 daggers, a longbow, belt satchel
Special item: An Enchanted Polevaulting Spear. This weapon has the unique ability to extend or retract in length anywhere from 1 metre to 5 metres, at the user's whim.
Notable skills or abilities: Survival skills, Nature knowledge, polevaulting over water, horseriding, basic knowledge in handling birds of prey.

More information:
Made by teyao with the help of AI

Lancer

Servant Name: The Skybound Ranger
Class: Lancer
True Name: Fenna Postma

Stats:

• Strength: C
• Endurance: B
• Agility: A
• Mana: D
• Luck: B
• Noble Phantasm: B

Class Skills:

• Magic Resistance: D
• Riding: B

Personal Skills:

• Pole Vaulting Mastery: A - Lancer's expertise in pole vaulting is legendary, and she is able to use her enchanted spear to pole vault over great distances with incredible precision and speed.
• Nature Affinity: B - Lancer has a natural affinity with nature, which grants her enhanced senses and instincts when in natural environments. She is also able to sense the presence of wildlife and other beings that are connected to nature.
• Survival Instinct: B - Lancer is skilled at surviving in the wilderness, able to find food and water, make shelter, and navigate through difficult terrain making her able to survive in inhospitable environments.

Noble Phantasm:

• Water's Edge Leap (Spear of the Frisians): B - This Noble Phantasm represents Lancer's mastery of pole vaulting and her connection to her homeland, Fryslân. Lancer charges her spear with magical energy and leaps into the air, using her enchanted pole vaulting spear to propel her toward her enemy. As she approaches her target, she twists her body and delivers a devastating strike with her spear that can pierce through even the toughest defenses.
• The Feathered Tempest (Windrider's Cry): B - Lancer's deep connection with birds of prey has allowed her to summon a powerful hawk spirit to aid her in battle. When activated, Windrider's Cry calls forth a giant hawk that circles the battlefield, scanning for any enemies. The hawk then swoops down upon the target, dealing heavy damage and stunning them. Additionally, the hawk's sharp vision allows Fenna to perceive even the most subtle movements and weaknesses of her opponents, giving her an advantage in combat. The hawk spirit remains active for a short period of time before disappearing. This Noble Phantasm can be used multiple times during a battle, but its power decreases with each subsequent use.

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