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Ascension: Monster Farm

@Jollan POST! >_>

Ascension's Monster Tamers

Alright lets see what you got.

Ascension's Monster Tamers

@ShwiggityShwah

Hm. I was against the idea of that. But I will allow it only if people joining as monsters join as intelligent monsters, and rare ones. This will separate you from some of the others and give me a new monster to add to the pedia. Accept my conditions?

Ascension's Monster Tamers

There is a monster list which is broken into two rarities. Most monsters are common and every specific one has the ability to rise in tiers and ranks. There are limits to some monsters ability to reach a certain tier and rank. The lowest being tier 1 Rank E and highest being Tier 100 Rank S. The monsters tier and rank usually aren't decided until they've been tamed though. @KingOfTheSkies

Hm. Make a character, choose three monsters and see if you are accepted. >_> Oh and..
You essentially choose where to go and what to do and as you go along events will occur that you may or may not choose to follow. But for every place you wander to (or are directed to) you will run into possible quests or dialogue. It's a learning experience overall and is very character driven. However your character growth is up to you so use your freedom in this world wisely.@Mae

Battling monsters will not be the only reason to have them as you travel through this mysterious land. I will update the second post with the monster list in a second.

Ascension's Monster Tamers

Monster/Character creation

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Monster sheet - For creating monsters.
Appearance: Images are ok.
Species name: The name of the species, try to be more specific than just Dragon. "Black Dragon" would be accepted.
Food source: Where does this creature get its nutrients?
Size: How tall or wide is the creature? How much does it weigh?
Natural abilities: What are some of its inherent skills, traits and quirks that are relevant to survival.
Magical abilities: What kind of magic does it use if any.
Usual Temperaments: Is it usually an angry creature that thrashes about? Are some aggressive but others nice? List them here.
Locations Found: Where in the map can you place it on. Choose a marker and state where north, east etc it is from it.
Weaknesses: What hurts it the most?

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Character sheet- For creating a tamer.
Name: AKA
Age: 12 - 19
Birthplace: Choose a land your character was born in. That land will determine their affinity.
Appearance: Image and description.
Experience: Choose one thing your character excels at and how they've acquired this skill.
Ability: Choose one ability gifted to your character based on their experience's acquired skill.
Inventory: One weapon. 20 Gold.
Monster Team:
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Monster Index

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General Monster list

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Fire Djinn

Appearance:
Species name: Red Djinn
Food source: Soul essence & burnable materials
Size: Around six feet.
Natural abilities: Floats above ground with a warm mist keeping it a few meters in the air at all times. Has multiple arms and is fairly dexterous.
Magical abilities: Can shape shift taking the form of other beings or creatures. It can also possess weaker creatures for a moment. It can burn what touches its surface and throw or manipulate fire.
Usual Temperaments: It is usually passive except when hungry and can be enraged to the point of not stopping its pursuit until the one who angered it is dead.
Locations Found: Fotia, North and North East of the capital and the towns. In the desert.
Weaknesses: Can be harmed by fire reducing attacks such as water or ice.

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Armis Viventum

Appearance: An Armis looks like an animate suit of dragonplate armor, but on closer inspection, it is evident that it is actually a form of chitin. Each Armis starts it's life cycle as a single piece of finger armor, taking around two weeks to grow into a gauntlet, then about several months to reach the size of an arm. From there, it takes an Armis about five years to develop a torso, and then 2 years to complete the maturation process. Every ten years after reaching maturity the Armis' fingers fall off, beginning the cycle again. On the other hand, an Armis that bonds to a host will mature within two years after bonding.

Each individual Armis has it's own subtle uniqueness, no two the same. However, beyond that, it's looks are influenced heavily by either it's host, or the souls it has devoured, or a combination of the two.

Species name: Armis Viventum

Food source: In it's infancy, an Armis only survives off of ambient magics and microscopic organisms. However, once it grows to be the size of a torso, it begins feeding off residual soul essence, and once full grown, it hunts for prey, killing it with it's strength, and devouring it's prey's soul.

However, an Armis that has bonded to a host will survive strictly on it's host's magic throughout it's entire life cycle, but can still devour souls if it's host wills it so.

In the event an Armis cannot feed on souls, or magic energy, it will enter a state of suspended animation, ceasing it's growth, as well as halting all biological functions, until it once again is able to feed.

Size: Size and shape vary according to what souls they have most commonly been exposed to, but Armai always take the shape of a set of armor made to be worn by a descendant.

Natural abilities: All Armai that bond to a descendant gift their host with regeneration, as well as new, and increased abilities all around. Even with out a host, Armai have incredible regenerative capabilities, and their chitin is incredibly durable. Other abilities and traits are determined by the host they have bonded to, or by the souls they have devoured.

Additionally, the host of an Armis can manipulate their Armis' shape and form with enough practice and concentration.

Magical abilities: All magical abilities and traits (other than devouring souls) are completely dependent on the host they have bonded to, or by the souls they have devoured.

Usual Temperaments: Armai that have not developed a torso yet tend to be very docile and curious. However, Armai that have reached full maturity are reasonably intelligent, and have been even seen using spells and weaponry. Unfortunately this new intelligence is accompanied by a massive spike in aggression; any mature Armis that did not bond to a host only seeks to grow it's power.

How?

By devouring souls.

Locations Found: Armai are found in the area around the converging borders of Vrondi, Gaia, and Fotia.

Weakness: Armai that do not have a host hold a core in the center of their torso, that, if broken, kills the Armis.

Armai are also temporarily weakened by sonic attacks

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Gryphon

Appearance:
Species name: Gryphon
Food source: From lesser creatures via hunting.
Size: Around twice the size of a horse.
Natural abilities: Besides keen eyesight and notable sense of smell, gryphons also have two different sets of powerful claws and the gift of flight.
Magical abilities: Can manipulate air to allow it greater flight and for creating whirlwinds.
Usual Temperaments: Gryphons are carnivorous hunters, with hunting patterns more of raptor than of lion. They're seldom docile creatures, and quite difficult for descendants to tame.
Locations Found: Gaian, Vrondi and Tearian mountains.
Weaknesses: Its fur and feathers are flammable and it has little defense against piercing attacks.

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Water Spriggan

Appearance:
Species name: Water Spriggan
Food source: Fresh water and soul essence.
Size: Four to five feet on average.
Natural abilities: Can marge with other sources of water. Can fly swiftly and stay above ground at all times.
Magical abilities: Can manipulate water to form attacks. Can use its own water to heal others.
Usual Temperaments: Shy and usually very secretive. Mischievous and cunning.
Locations Found: Rivers south and north of the Tearian capital.
Weaknesses: Sand and other things that absorb liquids can hurt it greatly. Freezing cold.

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Cheshire Cat

Appearance:

Species name: Cheshire Cat
Food source: He can really eat anything. He mainly eats berries or fish when he can catch them.
Size: Hes about 2 feet tall and weighs about 50 lbs. (hes about the size of a large Maine Coon cat)
Natural abilities: He can examine food to make sure its edible. He is very charismatic and uses it to trick his foes if he fears he cant fight them off with his magic. He can scratch pretty deep into any foe with his razor sharp claws.
Magical abilities: He has the ability to go invisible and reappear in other locations. He can't do it very far (so its not that op as in Alice in Wonderland). He can also shoot magic spells that do light damage that he is still learning how to perfect. He is also able to levitate that takes very little magical energy to do after years of practice.
Usual Temperaments: He is friendly and very charismatic. He sometimes even uses it to trick people into liking him or even avoid fighting him. Deep down he actually is very twisted when the time calls for it. He is always planning on how he can survive alone and not with other people but he uses them to his advantage, in a sense, while he can.
Locations Found: Mainly in Gaia for most of his life in the cities of Pearl and Onyx.
Weaknesses: His weakness is his size. Most monsters are always larger than him. Even though he can float he still has doubt in his ability to fight them and he suffers for it when its a huge size difference.

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blue humonculus

Appearance:

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Species name: Blue Homunculus
Food source: Most things in the sea.
Size: Around eight to ten feet tall. Around 300 ibs.
Natural abilities: Does not feel pain. Does not bleed. Can breathe underwater. Cannot die unless core is destroyed.
Magical abilities: It can cast spells taught to it. Though its knowledge of spells is limited to two.
Usual Temperaments: They usually wander aimlessly through ancient libraries. Usually calm, cold, quiet or simply absent minded. They are always on a search for learning spells despite their limited capacity.
Locations Found: South East of Tearia on their islands. In the Magoi Head Quarters. Deep underwater caverns in Tearia's undersea capital.
Weaknesses: It is not very strong physically. It has a core in its chests center that if destroyed can kill it until it is replaced.

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Winged Basilisk

Appearance:
Species name: Winged Basilisk
Food source: Animals or people unlucky enough to come before them.
Size: They grow nearly forever and their length depends on their age. Usually young tamed ones are around 40 feet.
Natural abilities: Can glide from high places. Has a venomous bite Immune to venomous toxins. Can see through the dark and sense heat with their tongue. Tough scaled hide. Sharp dagger like rows of teeth. Very strong if wrapped around an enemy.
Magical abilities: Can release a mist that slowly turns organic creatures into stone.
Usual Temperaments: Usually passive if not stalking you. If disturbed however it will attack with a venomous bite.
Locations Found: West of Vrondi within Neros territory. Far south of Nero's capital and within a few caverns south west of twilight town.
Weaknesses: Like many Dragons its heart is its weakness. Its heart rests on its underbelly and beats with a red glow. Its wings can be easily burned. It has a low tolerance for cold.

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Fire Lizard

Appearance:
Species name: Fire Lizard
Food source: Meat and fish.
Size: They can reach a height of 3 feet 6 inches and weigh about thirty five pounds.
Natural abilities: Their wings allow them to hover at a height of about four feet. They also have smooth but decently tough hides.
Magical abilities: They can breathe short stream of relativity cold bursts of burning gas from their mouths.
Usual Temperaments: Their temperaments differ from individual to individual, but they all share a tendency to become really close to one other creature regardless of species.
Locations Found: The can be found in any forest of Fotia that is close to one or more volcanoes.
Weaknesses: Being coldblooded they can't stand cold and ice.

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Ball-tailed cat

Appearance:
Species name: Ball-tailed cat
Food source: Meat.
Size: They are typically about 7.9 feet in size and weigh about 219 pounds
Natural abilities: The can see very well in the dark and are great at climbing trees. Like all cats they have sharp claws and teeth. Finally they can use the tail they're named for as a blunt weapon.
Magical abilities: None.
Usual Temperaments: They are highly independent, and while they can be loyal to their owner they might not follow their commands and might even stray from them for long periods of time.
Locations Found: They can be found in the mountainous regions of Gaia.
Weaknesses: Ball-tailed cats really don't have any way of hurting creatures that resist physical attacks.

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Mole Drake

Appearance:
Species name: Mole Drake
Food source: Smaller creatures and hordes of insects.
Size: Over 12 feet long
Natural abilities: It has a rock hard hide where the diamond like protrusions sit. Its claws are long and good for digging up earth very quickly. It can sense through the earth vibrations up to half a mile. Stones on back glow in the dark. Has a strong bone breaking bite.
Magical abilities: It can use the magical stones on its back to conjure crystal spikes from out of the ground.
Usual Temperaments: It is normally shy and docile even in the wild. Preferring to stay burrowed underground.
Locations Found: In the mountain territory of Gaia. Some in the forests of Vrondi and others in the deep caverns of Nero.
Weaknesses: It has no legs so being away from earth makes it vulnerable.

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Spirit Steed

Appearance:
Species name: Spirit Steed
Food source: Vegetation.
Size: A little larger than a horse.
Natural abilities: Can run up to 50 mph. Is very agile, able to scale up surfaces. Can jump several feet into the air.
Magical abilities: Can channel magic through its horns to move through objects.
Usual Temperaments: A wild horse that does not like to be ridden and a rare few are able to tame it to do so. Besides that it is friendly.
Locations Found: From Twilight town straight to the east to the ends of the land on the shores boarding Fotia and Gaia's territory.
Weaknesses: They can easily be scared to run away. They are not very smart.

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Venom Trap

Appearance:
Species name: Venom Traps
Food source: Other living organisms and sunlight.
Size: Around 7 feet tall. Only a hundred and thirty pounds.
Natural abilities: Can produce a sweet aroma to draw in prey to its waiting jaws. Has a decent bite and one that is poisonous. Can spawn seeds that will grow into another one of its own when it dies. Can vomit toxic poison in projectiles. Has poisonous spines on its body. Can sense creatures through the vegetation. Immune to poison.
Magical abilities: Immune to light magic. Absorbs light magic. Can grow vines from its body or force seeds of its own to grow into miniature versions of itself around three feet in height.
Usual Temperaments: A silent yet joyful creature when properly fed. If not its a danger to everyone.
Locations Found: Boarders between Nero and Vrondi. Few scattered in Vrondi and some in Nero.
Weaknesses: It cannot move fast at all. It is not very strong. Weak to cold and extreme heat.

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Death Stinger

Species name: Death Stinger
Food source: Anything it can get its feelers on.
Size: It is 5 feet tall and weighs only around Eighty five pounds.
Natural abilities: It can fly fairly fast. It has a tough spiked hide on some areas. Can smell something from half a mile away and can taste things in the air. Has a sharp edged spike that is very hard chitin. Injects foes with a poison that paralyzes. Has multiple eyes and can see from all directions.
Magical abilities: Can reinforce its stinger with magic to pierce even stone.
Usual Temperaments: A creature that minds its own business unless its attention is redirected. Very hostile if provoked and will attack until it either calms down or has killed its target.
Locations Found: In the wild jungles of Vrondi, Gaia and Tearia.
Weaknesses: Is weak against extreme heat or cold. Does not weigh much and its wings are very light and can easily be damaged.

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Diamon golem

Appearance:
Species name: Diamond Golem
Food source: Crystals, semi-precious and precious gems, with diamonds as their favorite
Size: Roughly 8 ft 11 tall.
Natural abilities: They are very strong and resistant to cutting attacks.
Magical abilities: By eating diamonds they can regenerate lost or damaged body parts, though only as long as their head is intact.
Usual Temperaments: Like ice titans they are passive and slow to anger, they are also slow to change their course of action.
Locations Found: They can be found in the mines of Fotia.
Weaknesses: Like regular diamonds they are brittle and parts of them can easily be shattered by blunt attacks. They're also slow.

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Acquizari

Appearance:

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(This picture is it's initial form, it's appearance varies as it continues to evolve)

Species name: Acquizari

Food source: Anything that can fit into it's mouth

Size: Initially 6-9 inches tall, and about 20 pounds (subject to change in the future)

Natural abilities: These beetles are born with rock hard carapaces as well as insectoid wings. However, their most notable feature is that they absorb the most beneficial trait of whatever they consume, slowly evolving to become more and more powerful. (abilities change and vary over time)

Magical abilities: It's absorption ability could also be considered magical as well. (abilities change and vary over time)

Usual Temperaments: In their original form, Acquizari are very timid, docile, and easily frightened (as they are incredibly weak when young)

However, ones that survive into adulthood tend to be dangerously intelligent, and hell-bent on reaching the pinnacle of evolution

Locations Found: Native to the Neroan wilderness west of Twilight town

Weaknesses: Nigh helpless while young, most are weak to fire for a great deal of their lives.

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Flame Tennebrus

Appearance:

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Species name: Flame Tennebrus

Food source: Coal, charcoal, lava, and flames

Size: Average around eight feet tall, and 280-320 pounds

Natural abilities: Immunity to shadow and fire. Long, sharp claws. Body as strong as steel, and hot to the touch. Can lift around 1,000 pounds, and is covered in small, bladed appendages.

Magical abilities: Can manipulate flame and shadow.

Usual Temperaments: Despite their terrifying visage, Flame Tennebrai are mildly intelligent, very passive, docile, and occasionally even friendly creatures. A Flame Tennebrus will only ever attacked when provoked.

Locations Found: Found grazing in Nero's lava flows, most are located in the cave system southwest of Twilight town.

Weaknesses: Lightning

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Wig-Wig

Appearance:

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Species name: Wig-Wig.
Food source: Any and all meat it can find.
Size: About one foot.
Natural abilities: Great pack hunters.
Magical abilities: The can eat way more than their size suggest and don't need water as they obtain their moisture from their food.
Usual Temperaments: While they often pretend to be cute and friendly while keeping their mouths closed, in reality they are ferocious, vicious, cunning, and in small numbers or on their own cowardly.
Locations Found: The forests in Gaia.
Weaknesses: Their fur is somewhat inflammable, but their biggest weakness is that one on one they are incredibly weak. An unarmed ten year old has a 75% to defeat a single Wig-Wig, 100% if they're smart enough to not attack the side with the mouth.

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Griffin Drake

Species name: Griffin Drake
Food source: Nearly anything but loves seasoned cow meat.
Size: It is about nine feet long not counting the four foot tail. It stands at around five feet. Its wings make up a good amount of its size. Weighs around 150.
Natural abilities: Can glide from high up places. Has binocular vision. Has very tough and sharp claws and beak. Is quite intelligent.
Magical abilities: Can manipulate wind to conjure wind gusts and allow it flight. Can unleash a ball sized sphere of blue fire from its jaws.
Usual Temperaments: A calm and collected creature. The result of breeding a Dragon with a Gryphon this rare creature functions well with its master.
Locations Found: A rare creature in the wild. Lower half of the mountains of Gaia near the forests.
Weaknesses: Its fur and wings can easily be burned. It is light in weight making it easy to over power.

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Qilin

Species name: Qilin
Food source: Primarily fish and fruits.
Size: About the size of a horse if not a little larger.
Natural abilities: Has a tough scaled hide. Can run at high speeds up to 70 mph. Can leap far distances and use its wings for gliding. Has sharp teeth, horns and claws. Hooves of steel and twice the strength of a horse.
Magical abilities: Can run on any surface. Can deflect fire attacks. Can run at an enemy with its body surrounded by fire.
Usual Temperaments: It is usually a calm creature. But not friendly and dangerous if provoked or pursued.
Locations Found: The Forests of Vrondi and a few in Fotias deserts.
Weaknesses: It has a weakness to cold. Its legs are thin and vulnerable compared to the rest of its body.

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Gold Slime

Species name: Gold Slime
Food source: Soul essence, protein and light.
Size: It is about six feet tall and weighs very little. Inside of it is a metallic sphere which is around 30 pounds.
Natural abilities: It can mold and shift into small places if its center is able to fit. Can envelop creatures in itself and slowly dissolve them.
Magical abilities: Can cast a divine light that harms foes and heals others. Can glow with a brilliant light negating some dark spells. Is immune to light magic and can absorb light to regain energy. Immune to poison.
Usual Temperaments: It is a quiet simple creature.
Locations Found: A fairly rare creature found mostly in Vrondi's city. In the wild it can be found inside ancient ruins in Vrondi's mountains.
Weaknesses: Very weak to extreme cold. Weak to electrical attacks.

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Ice Kyunai

Species name: Ice Kyunai
Food source: Soul essence from the ground beneath it.
Size: Around 4 feet tall. Around 200 pounds.
Natural abilities: Immune to cold. Has a tough hide like solid ice. Can freeze objects it comes into contact with. Can burrow through ice easily.
Magical abilities: Can conjure ice stones from the runes on its back and wind to create blizzard blasts. It can manipulate the cold and ice around it.
Usual Temperaments: A gentle but shy creature.
Locations Found: A rare creature. The snow peaks of Gaia and Tearia's mountains.
Weaknesses: Heat it cannot stand.

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Scorpion Cockroach

Appearance:
Species name: Scorpion Cockroach
Food source: They can eat just about anything organic.
Size: Adults can reach a size of 8 feet and weigh between 551 and 617 pounds.
Natural abilities: Their tails contain a powerful toxin.
Magical abilities: None.
Usual Temperaments: They are generally aggressive and prefer to beat opponents with brute force rather than their toxins which they prefer to use as a last resort, something which come up quite often
Locations Found: They can be found in the caves of Nero.
Weaknesses: They instinctively try to hide from light and acid is effective in damaging their exoskeletons.

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Bug Fairies

Appearance:
Species name: Bug Fairies
Food source: Natural sources such as fruits and nuts. Rarely eats meat but will devour smaller insects at times.
Size: Six inches.
Natural abilities: Semi intelligent with tool use. Can fly. Can lift ten times its weight.
Magical abilities: Can speak with plants. Can heal wounds with its accumulated pollen.
Usual Temperaments: Usually calm and passive creatures. Likely to gang up on foes in large numbers.
Locations Found: Vrondi jungle and forests. Inside Vrondi gardens.
Weaknesses: Its size.

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Blood Imp

Appearance:

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Species name: Blood imps
Food source: They feed on the blood of any red blooded creature.
Size: Around two to three feet, tail not included.
Natural abilities: They can fly. Are able to unleash ultra sonic waves and hear the smallest of sounds. Their spiked tails can latch onto things.
Magical abilities: Can cast blood magic via the sad soul that constantly follows it. Can only learn to cast a single blood spell.
Usual Temperaments: Curious and happy rarely brought to anger except when starved then it becomes savage and feral.
Locations Found: In Neros capital as pets. In Neros caves and caverns. Some can be found in Neros forests at night.
Weaknesses: Bright lights hurt its eyes. Other loud noises can harm it. It is small and can be easily tossed around.

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Living Scarecrow

Species name: Living Scarecrow

Food source: photosynthesis. The Scarecrow absorbs water by burying the stick it hops around on into the ground, remaining still for hours in order to store up every.

Size: 4 to 7 feet tall, but always lighter than an average human of that size.

Natural abilities: The Scarecrow's main survival skill is its ability to remain still and appear to be just a normal scarecrow. However, it it believed itself to be in danger it has the ability to spin at extreme speeds while hopping after the aggressor as a last resort.

Magical abilities: The scarecrow can give off a passive aura that causes anxiety in those around it. If this does not work to ward off interlopers it can also release a concentrated wave of fear in a cone in front of it.

Usual Temperaments: Scarecrows are a protective species, usually staking out an territory and then defending it from all intruders. They prefer to set down stakes abandoned or remote human settlements, but have been known to appear in populated areas and drive away the properties owners using their anxiety aura. They do not like to move when being observed, and will only do so to preserve their own lives. It is said one can befriend a Living Scarecrow by braving its aura and beautifying the patch of land where its set down roots. Earning the Scarecrows loyalty may cause it to appear on your land and act as a loyal guard.

Locations Found: Northeast Twilight and any ghost towns in Nero.

Weaknesses: Fire

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Naked Laughing Octomole

Species name: The Naked Laughing Octomole, AKA the Smug Runner.

Food source: Roots and burrowing insects. Other rodents, lizards, or snakes occasionally.

Size: About the size and weight of a good sized otter.

Natural abilities: The Smug Runner and both a lightning fast runner and digger, able to burrow through the earth as though it were swimming through the water thanks to its tusks and eight rapidly working claws. Its teeth are amount the hardest of the rodent family, able to take a chunk out of most any predator. It is blind, but it compensates for this with excellent hearing, smell, and the ability to feel vibrations in the earth.

Magical abilities: None.

Usual Temperaments: Smug Runners are communal creatures and tend to travel in family groups of 6 to 9 individuals headed by a single matriarch. A supremely confident creature, they get their colloquial name from how close they are willing to let an enemy get before darting off or diving under the ground in the blink of an eye, letting out a distinct, bass, "huhuhuhuhuh" sound that can be easily mistaken for laughter. It actuality it is a warning cry to the rest of its family, and the Smug Runner will turn its impressive jaws on you in their defence. They are also gluttonous eaters, needing many calories to fuel their incredible bursts of speed, and so are often in conflict with human farmers.

Locations Found: All of Gaia, parts of Northern Tearia and Western Vrondi.

Weaknesses: Sound and seismic attacks. Spectral or ethereal foes that it can't sense.

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Indubitable Snowman

Species name: Indubitable Snowman

Food source: Water.

Size: Small enough to fit in the palm of a human hand to four feet tall.

Natural abilities: Gives off a natural chill, and can move as fast as a man by sliding along the ground while leaving a trail of water. Doesn't seem to have any vital organs. While easily smashed apart, being made entirely of packed snow, if the snow is not melted it can easily reform itself. If snow is taken from the main body and kept separate without melting for a day and a night it will become another snowman.

Magical abilities: Ice magic, able to give off freezing winds and blow streams of snow from its mouth. Larger snowmen are able to create projectiles of ice they fire from their bodied, or an icy shell to help defend against attacks. As the snowman uses these attacks, it will become smaller.

Usual Temperaments: Indubitable Snowmen, who offer the nutritional value of snow and thus have no natural predators, are curious and lively creatures. It is not uncommon for humans to be surrounded and gawked at by these silent and keen eyed monsters. They will bounce around happily, attempting to entice the humans to play and romp merrily with them. This had led to people bring unintentionally led deep into the snowy wilderness during these games, and in places where they but up against human settlements children are told to never follow snowmen. Nevertheless, they remain popular with children and seem to treasure the adornments sometimes given to them. A snowman that has been adorned seems to rise quickly in the eyes of their fellows, often becoming leaders of their family groups.

Locations Found: The highest mountains of Tearia.

Weaknesses: Heat and fire. While it is possible for a Snowman to travel outside of a cold area one should always remember to keep it hydrated so as to offset the water and body mass lost due to extreme temperatures.

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Quill Spitter

Species name: Quill Spitter

Food source: A carnivore

Size: The size of an adult gorilla.

Natural abilities: The Quill Spitter is covered on its face, arms, and back by large quills, as well as smaller quills mixed in with the purple hair covering its body. These quills are easily pulled out, but grow back in an afternoon. The quill Spitter gets its name from the quills around it's mouth area, which it can fire with remarkable accuracy. It's long arms muscular frame, along with it's claws, allow it to scale trees and tall rock peaks along with making it a formidable threat in melee.

Magical abilities: None

Usual Temperaments: A cautious opportunist, The Quill Spitter prefers to attack from long rage in order to minimize risk to itself. It will usually wait for prey in ambush from some high or hidden place, trying to kill with a single crippling shot to the neck or, for the older and more experienced Spitters, heart. Inexperienced or clumsy Spitters tent to pepper their target with quills and stalk their prey while it dies from blood loss, though this leaves them without a way to fight back against another Spitter should it stumble upon the kill. You see, their actual mouths are very small so although they can take game far bigger than themselves they eat very slowly meaning they must jealously guard their kill from other predators. Some even have the wherewithal to set traps, layering an area with old shed quills and scaring their prey into it, just so they will have a full stock of "ammunition" when they begin to eat.

Locations Found: The forests of Vrondi and Nero

Weaknesses: Their quills are hollow and hair like, making it easy to set them ablaze. They also can not hunt when it rain, as the quills become harder to fire when damp.

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Wind Walker

Species name: Wind Walker.

Food source: Omnivorous, favoring fruit and nuts that grow high in trees.

Size: Five to Seven feet tall, slightly lighter than a human being of equivalent height.

Natural abilities: Wind Walkers are thought to actually be species related distantly to squirrels, and the creatures great speed, agility, and balance attest to this. It's vertical leap is unparalleled amount creatures of its size, and it is able to scale trees easily by leaping from branch to branch.

Seemingly possessing a near human intelligence, it is able to comprehend complex commands and when brought into melee combat defends itself with martial arts.

Magical abilities: Wind Walkers get their name from their affinity for wind magic, using it to boost its physical abilities as well as launch wind gusts and cutting blades of air as attacks.

Usual Temperaments: Wind Walkers are not violent by nature, content to live out their lives in the very tops of trees. Indeed, they seem to prefer high places in general and will seek out the tallest point no matter where they are to make their home. Young Wind Walkers typically learn to arrest their falls using wind magic very early, and make games of plunging from the treetops as far as they can without touching the ground.

Wind Walkers perform elaborate dances in order to attract mates, the more fantastic and graceful the better. Walkers of both sexes will perform, and if a pair manage to impress one another they will become mates for life.

Locations Found: Gaia forests north of Pearl. South of Onyx near the river streams.

Weaknesses: Vulnerable to Earth magic.

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Quadrolisk "Shore Stalker"

Species name: Quadrolisk

Common name: Shore Stalker

Food source: Meat

Size: when standing upright, large ones can grow to be eight feet tall, though they average just over six.

Abilities: High speed and strong capable limbs covered in hard chitinous plates it uses for digging and smashing objects. It has a strong and sharp bite making taking chunks of meat off quickly and efficiently. It can impale targets with the spear like ends of its tendrils, either together or separately. it will often stab with all its tendrils and then spread them apart to open up its prey for a quick kill. Its tendrils each have many spines that can retract into itself, each highly effective nerve poison that stuns its prey as well as clots its blood. it will use these spines to either capture its prey in its grasp, immobilize it for later, rend flesh from its opponent, or for extra grip with its tendrils. It has enough power in its tendrils to suffocate its prey or break it's bones.

Temperment: Shore stalkers don't tend to make much noise unless looking for a mate, as they tend to keep to themselves. They are mainly located around Nero bodies of water, mainly but not restricted to rivers and sandy beaches. They tend to burrow and hide in soft soils and sand, or swim in shallow waters during most the day, though they can sometimes use this tactic to surprise prey, erupting from the ground or jumping out from shallow water to latch on to their next meal. During the night, they are most active in hunting for food. They will often stalk their prey for periods of time, waiting for good moments to strike, or can even set up its own ambush. There are very few of these creatures and most believe them to be myths. Often used as a tale to keep kids away from shallow waters.

Locations: Nero shallow waters

Weaknesses: lightning magic, bright flashes of light

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Solar Fairy

Appearance:
Species name: Solar Fairy
Food source: Sunlight, Soul Essence, fruit.
Size: A small hand sized being it weighs very little.
Natural abilities: It is capable of making healing potions on its own. Can absorb light spells and negate dark spells. Can fly swiftly and silently.
Magical abilities: It can control vegetation around it and cast healing spells that often use light.
Usual Temperaments: A secretive creature that is not often seen. Though it is highly intelligent.
Locations Found: South East of Sunfire, South of Vrondi.
Weaknesses: Fire.

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White Lung Dragon

Appearance:

Species name: White Lung Dragon
Food source: Meat and lesser animals. Mostly fish.
Size: About 100 feet long. Thousands of pounds heavy.
Natural abilities: Can fly effortlessly without wings. Controlling the air around it. Has a tough scale hide. Can swim swiftly and hold its breathe for hours. Can smell, hear and see better than most animals.
Magical abilities: Can manipulate the air. Can Conjure air currents from simple breezes to tornadoes. Can unleash concentrated beams of magical ice, air and water. It freezes and obliterates what it hits.
Usual Temperaments: Calm yet not docile. Would rather be left alone and if not left alone it will be provoked.
Locations Found: These dragons can be found on the islands between Nero's land and Tearia.
Weaknesses: It is weak to electrical attacks.

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Ice Titan

Appearance:
Species name: Ice Titan
Food source: Nutrients from deep within Mountains.
Size: About 200 feet tall.
Natural abilities: Is immune to ice. Can control and manipulate cold. Body is made of hard stone like ice rocks.
Magical abilities: Can conjure ice of various sizes from the ground below.
Usual Temperaments: A quiet passive creature. It is rarely provoked to anger. But given its size it is known why.
Locations Found: The highest peeks of Gaias mountains on the snowy slopes.
Weaknesses: Fire or anything that will increase the heat of its body. Moves very slowly.

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Possessed Golem Knight

Appearance:
Species name: Possessed Golem Knight
Food source: Soul essence from hunting other creatures.
Size: Around twenty feet tall. Over a thousand pounds.
Natural abilities: Hide as tough as its shield and weapon. Does not need to breathe. Does not feel pain.
Magical abilities: High resistance to magic.
Usual Temperaments: Usually aggressive on sight if not mostly unresponsive.
Locations Found: In ancient unmarked ruins the far down south of Nero.
Weaknesses: It is very slow.

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Moon Tyrant

Species name: Moon Tyrant

Food source: The jewels dotting its body absorb moonbeams and ambient magical energy, converting it into energy.

Size: As tall and heavy as a two story building.

Natural abilities: The Tyrants crystalline chiton is not only hard as stone and resistant to attacks but sharp with many jagged edges it can use to attack.

Magical abilities: The jewels on the creatures body absurd moon energy and magical power, rendering magical attack almost completely useless. While it uses the energy it gathers for locomotion it can also deploy this energy in various ways. It can crate a barrier around its body, fire moon energy lasers from the natural cannons it has for hands, or unleash an omnidirectional laser barrage from the orbs located on its body.

Usual Temperaments: The Moon Tyrant is a fearsome creature, typically leaving only a mass of destruction in its travels through any populated area. Luckily a tyrant under normal circumstances can only be truly active on the night of a full moon, a time it will spend patrolling its territory and destroying anything that has entered it. While it can move on other nights when the moon is shining, its movements are sluggish and weary. The less moonlight there is, the less the tyrant can act.

Moon Tyrant's will always fight another creature it comes across, including other Moon Tyrants. These battle are terrifying to behold as the Tyrants' unable to damage one another with moon ray barrages as is typical, instead wade it to try and tear one on ether to pieces. These battles have the effect of scattering the ground with their precious jewels, and the battlegrounds are typically beset by prospectors on the next new moon looking to get rich off the bounty. This may be the reason the Moon Tyrant population has dropped off so sharply in the last few decades, as it is thought by some scholars that the lost jewels eventually germinate into more Moon Tyrants when left as they are.

Locations Found: The most remote parts of Northern Gaia.

Weaknesses: Seismic attacks can damage the jewels on its body where it stores its energy. It is completely immobile on the night of the new moon.

Qinlong

Its scales perfectly match strong vegetation.
Species name: Qinlong
Food source: Meat from lesser creatures it hunts in the jungles.
Size: Fifty Foot long, thick as horse. Weighs over 500 pounds.
Natural abilities: Immune to Poisons. Can cut down trees with a tail swipe or a slash of its claws. Can burrow with ease. Has strong sense of smell and eye sight. Heals quickly on its own. Can swim easily.
Magical abilities: It flies with ease. Can cast light and wind spells. Can control plants around it.
Usual Temperaments: A ferocious creature that prefers to stay hidden and stalk prey. When found it usually flies into a rage and attacks those unfortunate enough to locate it. An intelligent creature that prefers solitude.
Locations Found: Vrondi's thickest jungles. Thick forests near caves in Nero. Or near the river streams by the forests in Tearia.
Weaknesses: It is weak to fire. Also weak to Dark magic. Grows weaker in the dark.

Ascension's Monster Tamers

Ascension's Monster Tamers

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Welcome to a fantasy roleplay heavily inspired by monster taming JRPG adventure games. Where a teen is tasked with saving people with their ability to command fantastical creatures of the world. An absolutely mad idea in this world of warriors and mages. Your character will be able to grow. They'll become more capable in combat over time but the monsters will be the main focus. Think of them as conduits of power. With three available to you at all times you can have powerful combinations for battling foes and attaining new stronger monsters to add to your team.

If you happen to have a good idea for a monster you can make one too.

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The World

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A world that is fairly constant in its various temperatures. The very air itself brimming with primal essence. It carries over day and night just like the norm of planet earth. However there are no other lands other than these lands. However as a young adventurer you will not know much about the world. Likely born from a simple nomadic family you are not a citizen of anywhere and thus must earn it.

It takes about 24 hours to get from Nero to Gaia on foot.

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Nero / Vrondi

Twilight Town

A town best illuminated from dusk till dawn. Several homes rest here. The town is quiet and most business is done indoors. A weapon shop that specializes in silent projectiles and tools for hunting. A bar & inn named 'Dusk till Dawn'. A store specializing in herbal remedies and a doctor working within. Nightrider stables for swift transport throughout Nero. Dolofon second headquarters sits here in eerie silence. Tour guides for Nero's jungles await here for hefty pay to help people survive the trip into Nero's capital and back.

The simple town of Twilight. The bar and inn and the simple general stores reside infront of the well in the middle of town. The tour guides to Nero's capital and back reside to the west near the towns entrance and exit. Vrondi guards keep watch of this area but do so lightly. The presence of Nayu soldiers linger in and out every once in a while to keep the power over this simple place divided. Those who live here are mostly Sol but many of them have Nayu blood. Thus the town is home to the moonlight sorcerers and warriors, those who harbor both blood and commune at night in the light of the moon. Awakening rare spells and abilities that manipulate darkness and light.

Vrondi

Sunfire Town

A mother tree giving birth to a bustling town of carefree neighbors. Solar powered technology. A flame burns at its highest center, never ending, engrasped by tree limbs. Several homes sit on and within. A bar & inn named 'Rest Easy'. A store with remedies and food all of the plant variety. The headquarters of the Aion lay within as a adoption center while the Taxis heal within the temple.

First Floor
The first level. Homes of those who live in Sunfire. Most are workers and shop owners. Though a home is always available for purchase through the temple.

The second floor. Shops and other essential locations. The shops were open. The temple was busy with injured soldiers. The Taxis were there doing their healing and mending.

The third floor is a circular flat wooden area on top of the tree. This is where gatherings are held by the Taxis and is decorated with stone statues of king Vrondi and angelic beings holding candle lights. The fires here can be seen from miles away sometimes making the tree appear as if it is on fire from a distance.

Fotia

Blaze

Warm town high grade industrial technology. Gentle waters streaming down its center and used for alternate power. A working class town with busy machines mining and serving an array of functions. A warm mist surrounds this town. A bar & inn called 'Foggy Bottom'. Not hospitable homes as work is the priority. The head of material production for Advanced Apparatuses and their production is centered here.
The Town of Blaze. An industrial town that housed mostly Fotians. The other less rarely seen group are Gaians. The flow of earth and fire keeping the machines drilling into the ground both in sea and on land. A mist forming on the waters from the redirected lava flowing beneath its surface through pipes and directed to massive crude machines above the water and within that act as factories to heat metals and shape them for many different needs.

Fotia

Flare

Another warm town with a single crevice. Many homes and just about every shop and convenient building is located here. A bar & inn named 'Fire Den' is located here. Homes and simple convenient stores sit on the top. Within the crevice walls are more advanced shops and buildings. Deep below all lies the Therosi Headquarters. Unreachable to the common folk and shrouded in secrecy.

Gaia

Pearl

Mostly white clean fresh and aired place. A farming town growing fruits and vegetation. Their meats are met through hunting as the people of Gaia do not believe in capturing and imprisoning Dragons. The head quarters of the Merchants guild is here. The town is bustling with merchants and farmers work closely with them. A bar & inn named 'Savvan's Inn'.

Gaia

Onyx

Another bustling town identical to Pearl but with darker stone buildings and homes. Another Headquarters for the merchants guild where hunting is the focal point.

Tearia

Tide

A simple small town with buildings in high places. The guild of the Magoi resides here. Not many homes. The Lassa use the river to go to their capital and back.

Each Territory is broken into elements. Darkness is Nero, Light is Vrondi, Fire is Fotia, Earth & Wind is Gaia, Water is Tearia.

Ascension: Monster Farm

To be honest it's darklight who is unresponsive.

Ascension 3: A return to Chaos

At the crest of the hill that would lead the group down to the forest, Garrett would signal the change in direction with a wave and movement of his arm to direct they would be moving eastward from then on, his other arm pulling the reins of Acrid in order to start the turn of the group toward the path they had discussed. It was the perfect movement.

Aeden admired the varied scenery while he continued scanning for possible threats. As they came to a fork Garrett took the lead as they continued in the direction the group had agreed upon. Aeden stopped briefly at the fork as he checked the fork for signs of other travelers or possible threats. Nyph had clearly not noticed anything dangerous otherwise he would have informed Aeden immediately.

As they traveled the group was over all silent. A small bit of conversation had occurred within the wagon at the rear, but outside of that they had spoken very little. While he certainly appreciated it from a safety perspective. A small part of him felt a bit lonely. This was a first for him, and he wore a puzzled expression as he mulled over his feelings while they continued onward.

Their path directly east led them even further down open uneven terrain. Not too far from their left sides was the forest and mountains. Trees were scattered around before them but none huddled close enough to significantly change their course or the general landscape. It winds remained high, almost unnaturally so. A far off presence, multiple even, seemed to be atop the highest peak to their right. However it seemed like nothing more than a storm brewing above it.

Tali, and her servitor, continued musch as before, though Tali's song got a lot more upbeat as the terrain got rougher. If anyone watched her, they would question whether she had infinite energy as she was essentially dancing to her beat as they marched. The fork gave her no pause as the path had been determined, so she simply followed along.

Itzel, meanwhile, suddenly dropped from the sky on Gaston. The sour look on her face meant that she was not a willing participant. Gaston landed on Lynn's carriage and splayed out comfortably along the top to take a nap. "Dammit, Gaston, I love you but, but you are a terrible traveler." She left the saddle and took flight with her own wings.

Once at the proper height, her wings caught the light, laying a bright and scintillating rainbow pattern on her companions below. She resumed her duties without Gaston, scouting in supplement to Dremmick.

Lynn gathered her thoughts on the conversation she just had with Nailah. She was right, maybe the best thing to do was to be more forward and ask Tali what she thouht of her. After Nailah had left the carraige she took a bit of time to straighten herself up to look a bit more presentable, though in truth she already was. She adjusted her top and smoothed out her waist wrap and checked her sleeve to make sure it was clean. All seemed well. Moments later though there was a loud booming sound as something landed on her carriage. She yelped in surprise, wihch could be faintly heard outside of the carraige as well. Lynn's horse however, didn't take to kindly to the sudden impact and jarring change in weight, though as Lynn was told it would, it stayed calm, though it's ears signified a bit of anoyance. A few moments passed and Lyned popped out of the carriage to see what just had landed on it. and to her surprise, it was the large creature that Itzel seemed to ride.

Lynn had never seen one before meeting Itzel and even then she wasn't able to see it this close. Lnn;s eyes went wide at the interesting creatureas as she flew in a few circles around it. "Wow! I never really seen anything like you before!" She floated over to where his head was. Her head tilted slightly to match the angle of his resting head. She held out her hand in front of him, he seemed intelligent so maybe he would understand the gesture, "May I?" she asked, wanting to pet him.

The further they went down the trail, the more tired Shye was becoming from walking. She didn't complain about it however, because she didn't want to burden someone else by taking their mount or addin weight to their cart or carriage. She wasn't heavy, but still. besides, what if something happened and she wasn't ready to react to it? She should tough it out, besides, they would be at the river in a couple hours.

Shye noticed Aeden, and felt like she should talk to him about earlier, but she wan't sure how to word it. She overstepped her bounds, she believed. But he didn't seem to be angry with her. She also really wanted to know about Bidzil. She had never had more than a few minutes once in a blue moon to go see him. She had so many questions about her son she felt like she as going to burst. Luckily, as fate would have it, she wouldn't have to find a way to break the ice herself.

Gaston swooped down and landed on top of Lynn's carriage, startling Shye when she heard him land and Lynn cry out for a moment. She turned quick to see what was the matter, and realized that it was nothing, watching for a moment as the Tearian came out to investigate. In doing so though, he foot caught on some uneven terrin, tripping her for a moment. Now , this normally wouldn't be an issue if she had enough room to catch herself from falling, but it seemed that she was close enough to Aeden at the time to stumble into him befor she could move to catch herself.

Allard looked at the egg he was carrying in his left arm. It had weight to it, for sure. More than a new egg. To him it wasn't much weight at all, but it was still enough to let him know that it felt close to its hatchinig time, he just wasn't sure how close it was. He looked down to the servitor and Nailah, "I would appreciate it greatly. If somethin' were ta happen to it, say should we get attacked, I wouldn't be able ta forgive myself." Nailah seemed to be called by the young Tearian. He nodded to Nailah and smiled as she excused herself, then turned back to the servitor. "If it wouldn't trouble any of ya too greatly, I would appreciate tha help, but do let me know if anythin' starts ta happen, I want ta be there when it hatches." He gently lowered the egg, wrapped in cloth, to the servitor.

For most the rest of the trip so far, he simply continued his routine of watching the party and checking behind them from time to time. When Nailah came back he smiled, "Everythin' alright with tha young lass?" he asked her.

Due to their vigilant scouting something noticeable on their far left side, yet obscured behind a lowering of a hill which led to the edge of the forest. A small tent was seen with a bit of smoke escaping from it. The tent was made from animal skins and was covered in scales. Next to the tent was a large boulder and a drying rack for clothes blowing in the winds. As well as a sharpening wheel for blades. It was clear someone was living here.

Aeden's search was interrupted just as he noticed off to the distance a tent. He was going to call attention to it when Shye stumbled into his startling him a bit as he caught her. "Careful," he whispered with a gentle tone. He raised a finger to his lips and then pointed towards the tent. After helping her get back to Shye feet, Aeden gestured to get the attention of Nyph and waved in the direction of the tent. [color=ffd7000]"Could be bandits over there. Better for us to get the jump on them."[/color]

He turned to Allard and dashed to get close quickly making surprisingly little noise as he moved. "Allard, there's someone camped out over there. Could be danger, get everyone ready. Nyph has already gone ahead to scout it out." With that he dashed over to Garrett to repeat the news. The sooner everyone was aware the better.

Nyph was familiar with the gestures Aeden used to call attention to possible danger. It took a few moments for him to camouflage himself and glide over towards the wisp of smoke that Aeden gestured to. The instant he discovered who they were dealing with he would report immediately to Aeden.

Dremmick came across an odd tent while he was scouting. He wasn't sure if why it was there, but it simply looked like a hermit or something lived here. none the less, he activated his soul sight in one of his eyes so that he could both see regularly and check on any life around the camp and the woodline where his party would be passing through. Aeden may sense Dremmick's presence already there, hiding off in the treeline next to the camp Aden got closer. Unlike their time passing through Fotia, they had no reason to keep a low profile while still in Gaia, but if it was just a regular person, best to leave them be.
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Allard nodded to Aeden. "May just be a hermitt or a hunter's camp as well, but bein' cautious never hurt anyone I guess." He looked at their surroundings. "Everyone, eyes up, just in case," he lightly called to the others, then turning and giving Aste a gentle shake to wake her. He walked to the middle of the caravan, so it was easy to reach either end of it, especially at his size. "I'll stay here an' make sure tha others are fine, if ya wish to look ahead," he said looking back at Aeden.
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Shye looked up to Aeden as he helped her up. She started to straighten her dress, face bit red, "M-my apologies. I wasn't watching where-," but then Aeden held up a finger to his mouth as he noticed something. A small tent a bit off the road, covered in scales for what she could only guess was for waterproofing. The clothes line and sharpening stone made it feel like even though it was a tent, it was build for a longer stay than the average wax treated canvas tents some people take for travel. She stood there with her hands clasped low as she looked in the direction of the tent as well. Nix came down and chirped in a specific pattern as well, letting her know that it noticed it too. She waited to see what the others did.
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Lynn's attention was pulled away from Gaston when the group seemed to slow to a stop for some odd reason. She floated over o her staff close to where Aeden was, since it seemed they were waiting on what Nyph would return and say.
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The eyes of the soul seers would come across nothing in particular. Nothing but... were their eyes deceiving? Surely it seemed to be so. The giant almost flat boulder, which was a bit longer than it was wide. It brimmed with the essence of life. Was it a living stone? Nothing else was visibly alive, though foot steps were clearly leading to and from the entrance of the tent.

As Nailah got back to the ox cart Allard was on, she noticed Algimar walking just behind Lynn's steam carriage. She couldn't help but to wave to him with a mischievous look on her face and blowing him a kiss, teasing him as she jumped back to where Allard was.

Even though the trip was going incredibly well until now, as they started approaching the forest, the echoes of a storm coming from the highest mountains made Nailah a bit alert. Call it 'instinct' or 'intuition' but she had learned through her life to always believe in her instincts. Especially seeing how they would have to pass through the wyvern's territory. While she wouldn't drop her guard completely, since there were so many people scouting, Nailah could afford to be a bit more relaxed and simply enjoy the trip for now.

When Nailah sat down besides Allard again, he was still talking with Tali's servitor about the egg. She couldn't help but to giggle, seeing Allard, such a big man worried about an egg like a doting mother.

"Girl's talk~" Nailah replied to Allard with a mischievous smirk and a wink when Allard asked if Lynn was ok.

"But she is ok. She just wanted to ask me a few advices about love. She is so adorable when embarassed~!" Nailah said, almost squeaking as she remembered how cute and adorable Lynn's expression was.

Nailah was lying down, looking at the sky when Aeden's called Allard, alerting him of a small encampment in the distance.
Standing up, she was quickly able to locate the faint column of smoke on the edge of the forest, coming from the small tent Aeden was talking about.

While it was clear on Nailah's stare that she was indeed curious, Aeden, Nyph and others were already going to go ahead and scout so she simply sat down again, shrugging.

"It might as well be just a hunter or a hermitt just like Allard said. I doubt someone who would want to ambush us or that could possibly pose a threat to us would be so... unprepared..." Nailah said shrugging.

"Still, I can go closer and take a peek if you guys want." Nailah suggested, looking to Aeden and Allard. While she didn't knew if Aeden knew exactly her skills and what she was capable of, Allard would know about them very well.

'What the...is that... some sort of golem?' Dremmick thought to himself. He shook his head as he canceled his soul sight. He then quietly made his way back to his horse and mounted it, riding it back to the group from up the road. He stopped just ahead of Garrett, but spoke just loud enough for the others to hear. "There are footprints leading in and out of the tent, I'd say they are fresh. And the boulder there....oddly enough it has life energy. Only time I've seen that is in golems, but it doesn't look like one. As far as the camp goes, its pretty normal, nothing strange out in the open."

Watching everyone scramble at the first sign of anything on the road that was Descendant made or otherwise was a pleasing sight to catch onto, upon the relay of information from all of the more proactive members of the team, especially Aeden who already went ahead and sent his trusty winged companion Nyx to spot things out and get back to them was a great boon in this situation, rather because it was the quickest way to know exactly what to do.

Garrett disembarked Acrid, holding the reins for a moment before giving the bicorn a loving pat along her neck.

"The best course of action would be to sit tight until Aeden's companion returns with news. There's always room to pass this on, like the Therosi we passed on the way to Pearl. Though.. "

Garrett looked Dremmick over, considering his statements

"This area may provide some interesting results for all of us. Especially with a living boulder. Could be a guard for whoever lives here, or a well-placed distraction, for any of those who caught wind of who we are and what path we would take."

Garrett walked to stand beside Dremmick, watching the sky to spot Sera spiraling above as a redundant source of spotting anything to note. If only he had been given the colloquial title of 'Hawk Bearer' or something along those lines, rather than the 'Blighted Knight'. Perhaps those around him would be more open to consider him an ally.

"Either way, it'll be better to grasp the gravity of this situation rather than be brash with our decisions. Let's wait for Nyph."

He nodded to Dremmick, then to the rest of the party who had curious eyes.

It was a mere tent able to make the most curious cat to remain shortly. It was nothing... Until the ground near the tent began to tremble with an echoing sound. However it was not something the smaller creatures in the air could notice. But the harvesting birds made their escape from the trees tops quite suddenly. Something was moving through the forest. Coming home to the tent. However it was the trees that fell that made way for the creature. It stepped out into the open.

It was a true giant of Gaia who stood 5 meters tall and was healthy. Covered in the belts of dragons and beasts he moved with a dignified warriors step. Was it his natural strength or was it his skill that made him move with such confidence.The tent was too small for this giant. Yet he stopped before the tent anyway and looked up at the storm. His white cold eyes seemed enamored by something about it.

Tali and her servitor took up close by, within spell range, but not risking getting into a conforntation. Tali herself wanted to be diplomatic if possible as the giant was still a humanoid and had its own culture. Perhaps he could be reasoned with. Her servitor took the egg from Allard and immediately hid with it cradled safely. It was used to being out of the fight, though sometimes it played bait if a retreat was necessary as it was faster than most normal creatures and Descendants.

Itzel came down next to Dremmick, landing with featherly light grace. She let out a sharp and shrill whistle. Gaston immediately perked up and pounced to the ground beside her, looking around for danger. He was almost able to get some attention from Lynn, but of course something has to call him to battle stations. Ah, the horrible life of a fabulous creature such as Gaston. Once he saw no immediate danger but insteaed a possible danger in the giant, he crouched low to the ground, his wings splayed across it, ready to launch him into the air. Itzel herself knelt on the ground, bow nocked and aimed at the giant. Her tail curled around to her side, twitching as she focused, seeming almost like it craved being used.

The giant's gaze was able to make out the group coming up on the long hills headed east. He didn't immediately react to their presence but he stroked his beard in thought. He knelt down to the tent and seemed to speak something before rising back up and stepping out a bit. Standing in between the tent and the growing group. He observed them with crossed arms. Clearly aware of their presence and in a closed off stance. The tent began to open and walking out of it was an old woman with a pointed hat and long white hair. With the large hat and her long hair combined her visage was not visible from any angle. She held a black wooded cane and walked slowly out behind the Giant.

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Nyph hovered in awe as he started at the giant while cloaked. He had never seen a Giant before. He simply could not take his eyes away from the big guy. He then noticed that the Giant had seen the group, and from his perspective he could see why and groaned internally. It did not help that Itzel was extra shiny, but it was almost as if the group knew little on how to remain hidden while he scouted ahead.

He fluttered back over to Aeden and decloaked with a sour face. "You guys know the point of my job is to scout ahead without you being seen, right?"

Aeden understood where Nyph was coming from, but he still spoke up. "It's not like we had time to get properly hidden with how suddenly the big guy over there showed up." He glanced cautiously at the Giant and noticed an older woman came out of the tent. "Looks like we don't have to worry too much about a battle. We could try and talk with them to learn about the area. It would be helpful to learn what dangers are out here from someone that lives in the wild."

He did not say the last thing on his mind: there were reasons people decided to live in the wild as opposed to civilization.

Garrett looked over at the team, mostly the duo Itzel and Gaston. He had to make their intentions clear and concise, especially when the odds were indeterminate. Using his diaphragm to channel his voice to a broad amount of individuals, he called out to his team.

"It would be wise to hold all hostilities. They don't look itching to fight. We don't either. Hearts and minds. Stow yourselves. "

With an outstretched arm to his side, he would signal a halt, both to movement and hostilities so he would be able to approach the woman and the giant. Might as well put this situation to good use.

Turning his attention to the giant and the woman he would shout out, to address them with a friendly wave of the arm and hand as a signal of hello.

"Hello! We're passing through to avoid problems on the main roads and we stumbled upon you here! Might you have a cup of tea or a good conversation to be had while we're in the area?"

The plan could go two ways from here, either they truly were hostile, they'd have to act on him first, allowing the others time to react, or they were truly friendly and could be a possible benefit for the team either through information or who knows what.

Nailah was still calmly waiting for the group's choice. Since Aeden and Nyph were already going to take a look, she as simply sitting still and waiting.

It was then that she heard Dremmick saying that there were indeed footprints going out of the tent but oddly enough, the entire boulder had life energy to it, almost as if it was alive.

"A golem...?" Nailah repeated, tilting her head curiously. She had never seen one in person, though she wondered what a golem would be doing in the middle of nowhere. A few moments after she said that, the ground near the tent started trembling and birds started flying away. Something big was coming to the tent...

It was then that a gigantic figure appeared from the forest. A true Gaian Giant. As tall as a house and as strong as a mountain. Covered with belts made of dragons and other dangerous beasts, he had the unmistakable movements of a warrior.

Nailah watched as Itzel called Gaston as it became ready for combat as well as other members. Interestingly enough, when the giant saw the group, he didn't display hostility. Instead simply watching them with crossed arms. From the tent, an old woman with a pointy hat came out, her face hidden by both her hat and her long hair, slowly walking behind the giant, aided by a black wooded cane.
"Guys, calm down. I don't think neither of them wants any problems with us." Nailah said, shortly after Garret, who said it would be wise to not show hostility.

Despite being silent, it was clear on Nailah's eyes as she looked to the old woman that she was incredibly curious about her. Not many in the group probably knew that, but Nailah loved to read and hear stories from people she met on her travels. And that old woman looked like she had a lot to tell.

After Garrett said the group's peaceful intentions, Nailah gave a step forward, with a cat's curiosity clear on her expression.

"If it's not too much to ask, I would love to hear more about you! I'm sure you must have a lot of interesting stories to tell!" Nailah said, with a kind smile.

It was a strange sight for a giant to be visiting a witches tent at the edge of the forest in the middle of Gaia. But none could question that these were trying times and the lack of hostility from the two seemed all the more stranger. "Theres no pleasantries tah be had here strangers. Best move along." Said the Giant. His voice echoing like the howling winds of the mountain. "Now now. Why be so rude Orin?" The elderly woman said as she made her way to stand beside and Giant. She tapped his leg with her cane and he reached down and let her step on his hands. He then lifted her up to see the group from above. "Ooooo~" She waited at least 30 seconds before replying. As if she had been observing them. "You're all quite lovely. You're so varied it's a delight to see! What brings you all together like this I wonder..." She seemed lost in thought at the very end. Mumbling to herself a bit.

Tali practically surged forward once the conversation started and became light. She playfully ruffled Nailah's hair as she ended up next to her. "I too would love stories. Part of my magic is based upon legends of heroes, warriors, and mages of old. I imagine giants have many stories to tell that few have heard! Meeting new people, especially new types of people, is something I am quite fond of."

Her servitor came out of hiding when it heard Tali engage in conversation. It then took its place next to its mistress, cradling the dragon egg carefully in its arms.

Itzel and Gaston visibly relaxed. The former stood up and relaxed the pull on her bowstring before taking off to hover a couple feet above the ground, again the light catching her scales and giving some rainbows along the ground. Gaston immediately went over to Lynn and practically shoved his head onto her hand, letting out a cute huff. He was offered attention and he would not let the opportunity pass.

She seemed to come back off her rambling, the old witch. [color=black]" I do love stories myself. Please come in. I suppose we all could share stories. Though you all are a strange lot indeed."[color]She sat down wearily on the Giant's hand. He carried her over to the tent."[/color] She dropped down after he lowered her. She stepped inside the tent and the giant stood as a barrier before its entrance. Smoke still escaped from above it and vanished in the cold breeze several feet above. For those entering the giant gave pause. "Only one at a time." He said. Not worrying about how many there were. @everyone

"Oh joy, well everyone, time for a rest stop for just the moment."

Garrett then happily skipped forth nodding at the giant, knowing their fight would have been glorious were they here to hunt down giants for another genocide of abnormal races.

"If it is alright with the rest of you, I would like to be first to talk to the woman, perhaps enjoy a cup of tea primarily and talk story."

He wouldn't wait for a response from the group, it was more a rhetorical request that they would have no say in the final outcome and response from it. He was going into the tent to talk to the lady. That's it. That's how it goes.

Allard stayed in the position he took in the middle of the group, though he actually relaxed a bit when he saw it was a giant. Giants were well respected in Gaia, and he remembered some of the ones he saw in the capital the few times he had been there. He was prepared to let the giant and the small old woman that accompanied him be, but it seemed that the old woman was a bit more curious than that. Garrett was the first to accept her invitation, though unfortunately it seemed to be a one at a time ordeal thanks t the giant, which Allard could only guess was the giant's way to protect her. Good thinking on his part really. "May as well get comfy, this may take a spell." he said to the others. He then looked up to the giant, "I must say, its refreshin' bein' able ta look up at someone fur a change. Can't say the opportunity comes by that often."

Shye was absolutely stunned by the giant. Before, the behemoth known as Allard was the biggest man she had ever seen, never having seen a giant in person before. It was quite intimidating and surreal at the same time, as if it were a dream. There were warnings going off in her mind about the situation though. A giant and an old woman far from civilization, and being invited alone into her tent, it just seemed like a trap, despite the woman's air of kindness about her. "I...I'm not sure about this..." she spoke softly, "It just doesn't feel...safe..." She had a look of worry as one of the group waltzed on in to the tent. all her instincts she built as an assassin were ringing out that this was a bad idea. Sure, the party would know as soon as the first person was in danger, but what if it was some belated trap? Her mind was swimming in pessimism. After all, she was always taught to think about what was the worst that could happen.

Lynn had floated closer to where Nailah and Tali would be, her eyes widening at the sight of the giant, mostly in amazed curiosity. Luckily, to keep the giant safe from a barrage of questions and chit chat he may not want, Gaston soon intercepted Lynn, craving attention. Lynn pu er hand out again, except this time was able to give a propper petting as Gaston shoved his head against it. "Ah! Cuuuute~! You're so soft!" she squealed as she started to use both hands to give him pets and scratches.

Dremmick watched as Garrett made his way into the tent. He sighed, looking up to the sun to gauge their time. He dismounted his horse and pat it a couple times before finding himself a place to sit. This was going to be a while, did they really have time for this? He looked over to the boulder. Why in the world it had life energy in it, he couldn't guess. Nothing besides a golem anyway, but it seemed the wrong shape for that. He looked around at the sprawling countryside around him and decided he would kill some time. He took out his personal notebook and a charcoal pencil, and started to sketch the rolling hills and trees to pass the time until the group was ready. While he did though, he tried to make a note of any useful plants he saw in the field he could use as medicines or poisons.

Aeden much preferred a conversation out in the open to a series of one-on-one conversations within the confines of a tent before everyone went on their way. He appreciated the peaceful solution before them, but who knows what could happen in the tent?

Especially when magic could be involved.

He glanced over to Shye, whom also had a similar reaction, and he stood with her. "Let's stay vigilant."

When the giant spoke, Nailah couldn't help but to give a little jump, surprised by his voice. Fortunately, despite his not that welcoming words, the old woman thought otherwise. Nailah didn't knew what exactly was the relationship betwee the two of them neither who exactly was the old woman, but it was clear that the giant wanted to defend her.

"Believe-me, I always ask myself the same thing!" Nailah said, laughing when the old woman mentioned how such a group formed itself.

"Hey there Tali!" Nailah said, with a smile as Tali walked nearby her, ruggling her hair.

"I'm certain you will learn quite a few new stories from her." Nailah said. The old woman indeed seemed to be more than just a hermit for Nailah. If that was good or bad was something that was yet to be seen though.

Nailah smiled kindly to the old woman when she mentioned she loved stories too, saying it would be fine for them to come in. Unfortunately, the giant seemed to not trust them that much, immediately standing in front of the tent and demanding that only one person entered at a time.

Garrett, not surprisingly was the first one to present himself, going inside without even waiting for a response from the group, making Nailah roll her eyes. The hostile expression directed to Garrett wasn't discreet by any means as she glared at him with a burning stare.

"Someone needs to teach him a lesson... And my tolerance to his antics and his authoritative behavior lessen by the day." Nailah said, sighing heavily as she calmed herself down.

Allard then turned to the group, saying it would be good to sit down because Garrett would probably take his sweet time before he turned to the giant, trying to talk with him.

"Well... I've been doing nothing but relaxing since this trip began. Might as well continue doing it!" she said, laughing as she sat down on the grass.
"I don't think you will get much of a talk out from him though Allard..." Nailah said, whispering to Allard.

The moment she sat down, she saw with the corner of her eyes Lynn, looking to the giant with big curious eyes. Nailah couldn't help but to giggle seeing that adorable scene. She was certain that if the giant was a bit more open to conversation Lynn wouldn't hold back on questioning him.

"Oh, it seems someone took a liking to you!" Nailah said with a chuckle as Gaston, after Itzel took off with her own wings, immediately came to Lynn seeking her attention.

Ascension: Monster Farm

>_> Maybe I will renovate things to be more appealing to new players. Now that I have a better understanding of what I'm doing here.

Ascension: Monster Farm

There are monsters in the wilds near the towns. You don't have to wait for special monster quests to find some.