Rodiak

Skyrim: Transcending History, And The World, A Tale Of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold.

@Pyromaniacwolf

Keldan arrived to Cyrodill when she was 63 and stayed there for 4 years. Two years working together sounds good to me!

Details help everything come together ~

Skyrim: Transcending History, And The World, A Tale Of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold.

@Pyromaniacwolf

Sure! It'll be Keldan, the Altmer.

Lost in the Woods (Always Open)

Salena

Miles away from her home.

Hider

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Running. Heavy footsteps hit against the loose leaves and branches. Heavy breathing. Metal hitting against metal. Panting. The bells at the end of the head scarf ringing wildly. Shouts behind her an arrow graces her hair. Running. Tears rolling down her burning face. She wants to stop. Survive. There's not stopping now.

"Shoot her! Don't let her get away!" One of the shouted behind her as she ducked under a tree branch and continued to run. Salena could head the humans behind her. She could hear their boots against the forest floor. They were getting closer now. She looked around for anyone to call help for. There had to be someone here in this cursed forest. She couldn't be the only one here.

Closer. An arrow nocked behind her as one of the men aimed at her legs.

Salena couldn't use her magic. Not in her state. She had always been talented when she was in control of the situation, but these men had surprised her while she had been in her home. She had been making herb tea when they began yelling from the outside. For a second she thought it was him, but it hadn't been. Instead, it had been half a dozen humans demanding her to surrender. She didn't know them. She didn't know who sent them after her. She just ran. Ran as fast and as far as she could.

Salena hit the floor with a scream. Her arm had twisted under her as she had tried to break her fall. The arrow stuck out the back of her leg as she glanced behind her. No! I can't let them take me! With a groan, Salena broke the arrow and lifted herself up from the floor. She had to get away. It hurt. She could feel the blood running down the back of calf muscle as she continued to run, the adrenaline in her blood making the pain bearable for now.

"Again!"

Salena cried out this time, loud enough for anyone close to their position could hear. This time the arrow had struck her shoulder. She didn't stop running.

"Another!"

The third arrow buried its self on her arm. She could feel the pain now. It was drowning her mind with nothing but the sheer pain on the three arrows in her. She couldn't go on anymore. It was too much for her. She fell as the men approached her from behind. She could hear their heavy breaths and chuckles as they had finall caught their prey. That's what Salena was to them. Just another creature to hunt. To them, she was a mere animal that pretended to act like a human. She dared to have a name. To them, Salena was a demon child, a horned bitch that didn't deserve to die.

"Finally," One of them men said. He had greying blonde hair and carried a sword in one hand. "You're not going anywhere now." He motioned one of the other men to tie her up. The other one nodded and began to walk towards her with rope at hand.

It hurts. It hurts. Salena was panting heavily and her face was pressed hard against a moss covered root. Remember, Salena! Take control! She closed her eyes and pressed her fingers against the dirt until they were buried in the soft and damp dirt floor of the forest. She had the power to fend them off. Just enough to be able to run away and kill them. With a deep breath, Salena gathered all the magicka in her as the roots from the trees around them sprung from the dirt and began attacking the men. They were taken back as the all pulled out their weapons and began to cut down the roots. Salena took this oportunity to begin getting back to her feet. She used some of the roots to help herself up and continued to lipm away from the screaming men. She didn't look back. She knew what she had commanded the trees to do.

Rip their heads off. She had been angry. How dare those humans to come to her home and chase her like she was an animal like she was just sport to them? How could she not command a bloody death? They didn't matter now. Their screams had stopped a while ago, and now the only thing Salena could hear was her rapid shallow breaths as she moved through the forest. She reached back and broke off the two arrows with a small wince. She was loosing too much blood now, and her home was long way back. She wouldn't be able to make it on her own. Maybe if she could rest a bit and gain back some magicka, she could heal herself. Yes. Rest sounded very nice right now. Just close her eyes and--

"You!"

Salena turned around to see a bloodied man with a sword pointed at her. One of them had survived. Just one. Salena shook her head and backed away from the man. "Get away from me! I'll do it again! I'll use my magic on you," she warned. She had no more magicka left. She had been running for so long that she had used most of it to give her more stamina, but now it was all gone. She didn't have any potions to help her recover her magicka. She was all out of options. Help. Mireyela, please help me. Someone. Salena pleaded as she limped away from the man with the grin on his face and a sword in his hand.

Lost in the Woods (Always Open)

This would be a good way for anyone to write their character's introduction with. If any of the present players struggle to think of a good beginning for their chosen persona, I'd implore them to take this opportunity.

If no one steps up to the task, I can, though I would prefer for Helbronn to appear for a more dramatic occasion.

@Foolish Errant

I was thinking of writing my introduction as my character is running away from some humans that are trying to hunt her down. Maybe your Helbronn can appear and help her?

I won't be able to write it down right now, but I'll have a post up in a few hours.

Skyrim: Transcending History, And The World, A Tale Of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold.

@Frenzy@Grimmdreamer13@Thantos

Jarett

Jarett faked a wince when Valen elbowed him on the side. "Hey, I am a graceful man. Smithing seems like a job for someone who's been benching a mammoth anyway," He wished he was strong enough to fight with real weapons, but doing too many physical activities made his breath shortened and began to cough and his there was a pressure in his chest he wasn't able to get rid of fast enough. It was something Jarett had to come to term too, so whenever he could he would stay away from physical activities.

"I'll ask him." Jarett approached the bald man. "Excuse me, sir?" He called out, trying to speak over the loud clinking of metal against metal.

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Keldan

@Congee

"I wouldn't mind a sample taste," Keldan laughed quietly as she slid her arm down Maira's back. "That way I'll be the one to tell you if you are tasty or not." Her hand rested on her lower back as she leaned in closer to the orc's face. She was just teasing Maira at this point. She had told her Keldan wouldn't do anything tonight and the was a woman of her word, but seeing Maira like this she just couldn't help herself. "You wouldn't mind, would you?" A kiss wouldn't hurt. At least just to keep Maira on edge for now.

Skyrim: Transcending History, And The World, A Tale Of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold.

@Grimmdreamer13

Congrats! Hope it all went well!

Edit:
I'll reply to the post @Eviledd1984 posted when everyone is already met up. We still need @Mike the Bloodwolf@NPC@Thantos to join up with the party.

Unless NPC and Mike take the same quest and they all meet up in the cavern to make it faster and have Pyro finally join in.

Skyrim: Transcending History, And The World, A Tale Of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold.

@Congee

"They were staring because I usually don't bring my partners to the college, I tend to stay in their places the night," Keldan laughed as she continued to pack her bag. Keldan had to make sure to take everything she would need on the journey and prepare it now because she knew she would forget it tomorrow morning. She had never been a morning person and she was not about to start.

"A vampire?" Keldan laughed and looked over her shoulder to Maira. "I get accused of being Thalmor and now a vampire?" She stood up and walked to the small metallic mirror she had hung on her wall. "Do I look that bad today? I know I didn't get much sleep yesterday, but it can't be that bad!" She joked as she turned and walked to sit next to Maira. "I just get nightmares more often than not," she shrugged as if it was no big deal. It wasn't. She had spent years with them now and she had grown used to them.

"So you don't need to worry about me sucking your blood," Keldan leaned in and blew air on Maira's neck.

Lost in the Woods (Always Open)

Character

Name/s
Salena "Zara"

Race
Camboian

Apperance
Salena is 5'11, an average height for her race, and has built up some muscle over the past few years. Her age is unknown to many, but she claims to be 78 years old. Her skin is ashy brown with patches of grey around her face and body. Her eyes are a bright yellow-orange that seem to glow under torchlight. Salena's hair is black at the roots and slowly fades to red. She has eight small horns around her head that almost look like a crown.

Apperance

Characteristics
Salena is a person that tends to be relaxed, peaceful, quiet, and easy-going. They are sympathetic and care about others, yet try to hide their emotions. She also is good at generalizing ideas or problems to the world and making compromises with others. She tries to approach everyone with good intentions and tends to stay neautral to situations or problems arise.

Background
From a young age, Salena was praised for her beauty and unique features amongst Cambions. She was raised in a strict home where all of the hours of the day were spent studying art, music, dance, and literature. Later on, she learned to use magic after completing her training in the Temple of Mireyela at the age of 42. Her training thought her all about the magics that Cambions would easily use; nature-based magic. She lived happily for 15 more years until she was promised to a young man. Unhappy with this, Salena tried to convince her parents to cancel the wedding, but they refused and forced her into it. A week into her marriage her husband began to abuse her. It took her ten years to plan a concrete plan to escape and leave her life behind. Now she roams the forest and keeps away from any stream with white flowers on it. She has been wondering the forest for years now, making her home out of nature and using her magic to fend off anyone who gets too close to her and goes by the name of Zara.

Race

Name
Cambion (half-demon, horned ones, devil children)

Apperance
Appearance: The first thing that someone notices of a Cambion is the horns and the skin. Cambion have horns growing out of their heads, a trait inherited from their ancestors. Horns can vary from family to family. Some are long and twist up; others twist down. A few Cambions have small horns, but that seems to be rarer and concentrated in certain families that have been breeding with humans. Skin tones within the Cambion race can also vary, but the most common colors are red, purple, blue, orange and grey(with lots of hues in between). Cambions also have tails that are as varied as the horns. All of these extra digits are the same color as the Cambion's skin color. Eye colors, on the other hand, can be even more colorful than their skin. The most common are red, purple, blue, green, black, and white. Most of the population have no irises, all of their eyes are filled in with the color of their eyes. Cambions can live longs lives, the oldest reaching 200 years old.

Average

Horns

Tails and Horns

Characteristics/Culture
Cambions are very close to human cultures, although they are not as varied and wide spread as humans are. Cambions are very creative creatures. They dwell in a lot of arts; music, dancing, visual art, literature. They have learned from the humans they have seen pass around their city. They are very friendly creatures that crave social interactions with themselves and with other races. They often try to trade with other known cities inside of the forest they call their home. Cambions are very colorful creatures that appreciate color and the beauty of nature. They are often in tune with nature and the magic in the air. Magic is a large part of their culture, as it is as natural for them as breathing.

Brief History
Although their looks make them seem like half-demons, Cambions are the children of a goddess called Mireyela. She is the goddess of creativity and natural magic. She created the Cambion by taking the heart of a succubus and the heart of a human who had fallen in love and mixed the two races as an act of love and mercy after they were killed by cruel humans. Since then, Cambions have populated a small part of the forest, staying together in one city for their protection. Not many of them set out to the world, but those who do are gifted the ability to control nature around them for a limited time. It is something only the priests can give.

The Image of Mireyella

Location

Name
Aki'adh

Apperance
Aki'adh is a large city located in an ancient cavern with large holes in the roof that let the sunshine peek through the canopy of the forest. Inside, there is a large pool of water with an island in the middle, where the city of Aki'adh is located. Aki'adh has a large statue of the goddess Mireyela in the middle that overlooks the whole island, and it serves as the temple for her as well. The Temple is surrounded by the many buildings and homes of the Cambions. Since the population of this race has been slowly increasing so, they have started to build on the cavern walls to accommodate

Aki'adh

Inhabitants
Those who inhabit the city of Aki'adh are the majority Cambions who had grown up and lived all their lives within the walls of the city and the caverns. Not many of them travel outside, but they do welcome many travelers into the city to learn about the outside.

Tokens
To reach the city of Aki'adh a person just have to follow a river or stream that carries white flowers. They will lead to the mouth of a very large cavern with two statues of Mireyela looking down at them. Past them, the river continues into the cavern. The river is the only way to reach the city safely.

Brief History
Aki'adh was settled by the first children of Mireyela. With her help, they were able to make such a beautiful and colorful city where Cambions could be safe and happy. They have had a bad reputation with certain humans who believe that Cambions are born from demons and do not believe the claims that they were created by the goddess Mireyela. The city is ruled by the Queen and the King, where they both rule as equals and do their best to protect their home.

Lost in the Woods (Always Open)

Character

Name/s
Salena "Zara"

Race
Camboian

Apperance
Salena is 5'11, an average height for her race, and has built up some muscle over the past few years. Her age is unknown to many, but she claims to be 78 years old. Her skin is ashy brown with patches of grey around her face and body. Her eyes are a bright yellow-orange that seem to glow under torchlight. Salena's hair is black at the roots and slowly fades to red. She has eight small horns around her head that almost look like a crown.

Apperance

Characteristics
Salena is a person that tends to be relaxed, peaceful, quiet, and easy-going. They are sympathetic and care about others, yet try to hide their emotions. She also is good at generalizing ideas or problems to the world and making compromises with others. She tries to approach everyone with good intentions and tends to stay neautral to situations or problems arise.

Background
From a young age, Salena was praised for her beauty and unique features amongst Cambions. She was raised in a strict home where all of the hours of the day were spent studying art, music, dance, and literature. Later on, she learned to use magic after completing her training in the Temple of Mireyela at the age of 42. Her training thought her all about the magics that Cambions would easily use; nature-based magic. She lived happily for 15 more years until she was promised to a young man. Unhappy with this, Salena tried to convince her parents to cancel the wedding, but they refused and forced her into it. A week into her marriage her husband began to abuse her. It took her ten years to plan a concrete plan to escape and leave her life behind. Now she roams the forest and keeps away from any stream with white flowers on it. She has been wondering the forest for years now, making her home out of nature and using her magic to fend off anyone who gets too close to her and goes by the name of Zara.

Race

Name
Cambion (half-demon, horned ones, devil children)

Apperance
Appearance: The first thing that someone notices of a Cambion is the horns and the skin. Cambion have horns growing out of their heads, a trait inherited from their ancestors. Horns can vary from family to family. Some are long and twist up; others twist down. A few Cambions have small horns, but that seems to be rarer and concentrated in certain families that have been breeding with humans. Skin tones within the Cambion race can also vary, but the most common colors are red, purple, blue, orange and grey(with lots of hues in between). Cambions also have tails that are as varied as the horns. All of these extra digits are the same color as the Cambion's skin color. Eye colors, on the other hand, can be even more colorful than their skin. The most common are red, purple, blue, green, black, and white. Most of the population have no irises, all of their eyes are filled in with the color of their eyes. Cambions can live longs lives, the oldest reaching 200 years old.

Average

Horns

Tails and Horns

Characteristics/Culture
Cambions are very close to human cultures, although they are not as varied and wide spread as humans are. Cambions are very creative creatures. They dwell in a lot of arts; music, dancing, visual art, literature. They have learned from the humans they have seen pass around their city. They are very friendly creatures that crave social interactions with themselves and with other races. They often try to trade with other known cities inside of the forest they call their home. Cambions are very colorful creatures that appreciate color and the beauty of nature. They are often in tune with nature and the magic in the air. Magic is a large part of their culture, as it is as natural for them as breathing.

Brief History
Although their looks make them seem like half-demons, Cambions are the children of a goddess called Mireyela. She is the goddess of creativity and natural magic. She created the Cambion by taking the heart of a succubus and the heart of a human who had fallen in love and mixed the two races as an act of love and mercy after they were killed by cruel humans. Since then, Cambions have populated a small part of the forest, staying together in one city for their protection. Not many of them set out to the world, but those who do are gifted the ability to control nature around them for a limited time. It is something only the priests can give.

The Image of Mireyella

Location

Name
Aki'adh

Apperance
Aki'adh is a large city located in an ancient cavern with large holes in the roof that let the sunshine peek through the canopy of the forest. Inside, there is a large pool of water with an island in the middle, where the city of Aki'adh is located. Aki'adh has a large statue of the goddess Mireyela in the middle that overlooks the whole island, and it serves as the temple for her as well. The Temple is surrounded by the many buildings and homes of the Cambions. Since the population of this race has been slowly increasing so, they have started to build on the cavern walls to accommodate

Aki'adh

Inhabitants
Those who inhabit the city of Aki'adh are the majority Cambions who had grown up and lived all their lives within the walls of the city and the caverns. Not many of them travel outside, but they do welcome many travelers into the city to learn about the outside.

Tokens
To reach the city of Aki'adh a person just have to follow a river or stream that carries white flowers. They will lead to the mouth of a very large cavern with two statues of Mireyela looking down at them. Past them, the river continues into the cavern. The river is the only way to reach the city safely.

Brief History
Aki'adh was settled by the first children of Mireyela. With her help, they were able to make such a beautiful and colorful city where Cambions could be safe and happy. They have had a bad reputation with certain humans who believe that Cambions are born from demons and do not believe the claims that they were created by the goddess Mireyela. The city is ruled by the Queen and the King, where they both rule as equals and do their best to protect their home.

Skyrim: Transcending History, And The World, A Tale Of Souls And Swords, Eternally Retold.

Keldan

Keldan had snorted when Maira found herself on the floor. The Altmer quickly slapped a hand over her mouth to cover up her laughter as she helped the orc up with the other hand. She made Maira lean on her as they walked with Keldan's arm around her wait to make sure she didn't trip again and hurt herself this time. "I didn't see nothing," She assured MAira as they walked past a man and a woman making their way into the Winking Skeever. She was sure Corpulus was going to have trouble with the man's nakedness because Keldan certainly would. She was glad she had left before he came in. She hoped old man Corpulus did something about unruly patrons like that man. She was surprised the guards hadn't arrested him.

"We'll ask them in the morning. Right now let's get you into a warm bed," Keldan peeked with Maira as they walked past. She could see Alit, Haskell, Jarett, and Valen all talking. An Argonian with another Bosmer were approaching them. She wondered if they were all in the same group.

As they made their way down the street past a few houses and some guards patrolling the streets, they finally arrived at the college. Keldan helped Maira up the stairs, where they almost fell, and into the large building. The Altmer ignored some of the stares they got from the other bards in the school as they went up the stairs to Keldan's room. Lisette, who had been ill, raised an eyebrow at her as they passed her in the hall. Keldan just winked at the fellow bard just as she closed the door to her room. "Well, here we are," Keldan led Maira to the single bed. "Take off your shoes before you got to sleep." She walked to the closet where she began to fill a pack with several items of clothing and a few spell books she was trying to get through. "I'll wake you up early in the morning, so don't worry about being late. I don't sleep much anyway."

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"Smithing? I couldn't hold a hammer that heavy with both hands," Jarett said with a shrug. He wasn't strong, and everyone knew that which is why he preferred to fight with bound weapons. They didn't weigh him down or tired him as he fought his foes, so there was no real need for smithing for him. "I do wonder why he is outside the walls and not inside. Also, why does it smell like Dwarven oil? I hate that smell."

Jarett examined the bald man and his assistant for a second. "Should we go ask? I know that look in your eyes when you are curious," Both of them had spent enough time with each other to know some of the quirks and signs each of them had. "Wouldn't hurt to ask."