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The Disciplination of Vincent

@princess

As Ashe was going through the motions, someone, presumably Vincent, their trainer approached her in speed and grabbed her wrist. If her eyes could scream, they would scream bloody murder. None may touch her without her permission. Her face remained impassive while Vincent went through his explanation of how the training will go.

Vincent was a big man, muscles barely contained in his golden shirt and his moustache made Ashe chuckle internally. He was the exact type of person that she enjoyed the most drinking with and would’ve probably asked him for a drink after if he wouldn’t have touched her without permission.

Ashe smiled viciously at Vincent and grinned even more as he asked her for permission to touch her. She cracked her neck and closed her eyes, centering herself. She turned her left hand and grabbed Vincent’s arm which held it, barely managing to encompass it and pulled Vincent towards her unexpectedly, approaching her body to meet his, she gave him a kiss on the lips.

Her other hand instantly went to her tantō dagger which was in its sheath and pulled it out driving it towards Vincent’s throat. As soon as the tantō drew a tiny drop of blood, she pulled it away.

“ Very cute. You’d be dead now if this was a real fight. Don’t try to touch me again without permission lest…” said Ashe with a glint in her eye, then proceeded to lick the blood that was on the tip of the tantō.

“ Mhm, sweet. ” continued Ashe grinning.

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

Ashe listened to their explanation and nodded.

" I'll keep this and wear it proudly but if you ever want it back, just let me know. Also, if you're talking about a curse, just pray for some luck and I can try to roll dice. Anything can be done with a bit of luck after all, just don't forget that it might not always work. You might get an actual curse that's even worse. " said Ashe, her voice friendly but muffled as she fixed her mask back on the face.

" Anyways, I earned us some more time. I got a few questions for both of you. I know Mazur's skills already which is why I came here in the first place but if we're gonna do this together, we need to know each other's strengths. I'm an adept fighter with a sword, can hit something with a knife that's at least 10 paces away and of course, I've got luck on side.

Freda and...you? I assume Freda you're a mage of some kind and you look like a fighter like Mazur? " asked Ashe.

Nightstars: Universal Guardians

It seems quite interesting. Count me in. Any limits to how different the aliens are? Any hard rules about what species we create?

Don't take it too seriously if you can't gather too many people, it's summer.

🗡 Roses and Daggers 🎕

The Hangover of Ashe

Time: 6:15 AM → 6:30 AM
Location: Brothel
Interactions: N/A
Mentions: N/A

A knock on the door. Nothing. Another knock, louder this time. Nothing. A few sharp, strong knocks on the door.

“ Alright, alright. I’m awake. Gods above and below. Stop it! ” yelled Ashe as her eyes opened but curiously she couldn’t see and quite a lot of weight pressed down upon her.

Pushing herself up, a naked man moves a bit allowing Ashe to stand up. Looking behind her on the bed, a group of 5 or 6 women and men were sleeping soundly on the bed. Memories from the previous night started to flood in.

She arrived at the brothel, ordered herself a few pleasure workers and a lot of alcohol. After that, the fun began. Dressing herself up quickly, Ashe checked her belongings carefully. While she knew that it was bad practice for pleasure workers to steal from clients, it always paid to be careful.

Minutes later, after she was sure everything was at the right place in her bag, she quickly dressed up and went out. Outside on the hallway, clients too drunk to walk were thrown from their rooms, other more respectable clients quickly left the establishment to go back to their wives or businesses. The usual.

Training of the mind and body

Time: 6:40 AM → 8:30 AM
Location: On the coast
Interactions: N/A
Mentions: N/A

After leaving the brothel, Ashe started walking towards the coast. A habit of hers was always, no matter how drunk, how strong the hangover was or how tired she was, to train in the morning. An hour or more depending on circumstances.

Finding a quiet spot this early in the morning wasn’t hard. A few stones that were being washed every few minutes by the morning waves. Perfect place for training. Undressing fully and revealing a big number of scars on top of a well toned body, she took out her sword and gave it a few test swings, feeling the perfect weight of the blade.

Her sword was an odachi, masterfully made with a handle made to fit Ashe’s hand perfectly. It took her 4 years to gather the small fortune it cost to be made but more than worth it. This sword was meant to be an extension to her arm, a deadly extension. Sharp enough to cut you by just looking at it too much or so Ashe would always say.
Securing her bag to make sure it doesn’t get wet, Ashe waited for a wave to crash and then climbed on the rock and then started going through the motions. Eyes closed, her body and the sword becoming one. Each time a wave would crash into the rock, Ashe would change positions and movement. A training of swordsmanship, dexterity and willpower.

Training of the mind and body

Time: 8:30 AM → 9:00 AM
Location: On the road + tavern + training area afterwards
Interactions: ???
Mentions: N/A

With her training done, both mind and body were clear. It was time for her to do what she came for. Getting more information about her targets and what’s the best way to do that but by talking with the guards and soldiers. If anyone is to know what’s going on in the kingdom it would be those working for it. Either information or at least some playtime for later.

A short stop at the tavern for something to eat revealed the day’s events and a plan formed in Ashe’s mind. With only a few minutes to spare, she quickly made her way towards the training area. People were already gathering there to get self-defence training from “Vincent”.

Looking at those that showed up not to watch but to actually participate, Ashe shook her head in disappointment. In a real fight, they’d all run and hide or die in the most horrible ways possible.

Quickly joining the trainees, Ashe took the sword from one of them and started doing kata in perfect motion while waiting for the event to start.

The Eiden Lands

youtu.be/nJ-ehbVQYxI

Over 40 year old DnD game that's still going on. Wow.

Dwarves!

@Duck Got space for one more dwarf?

The Eiden Lands

@Dark Cloud Use google doc. Helps with the formating bit on your phone. If you've got a phone with buttons, it might not work...otherwise, shouldn't be an issue.

Kings and Killers: A Classical Fantasy Adventure (Chapter 1)

Ashe went on to search for the valuables and after some quick searching found a banner. A horse in running position.

Taking a moment to recall if she ever saw something akin to it :

Knowledge roll

!roll 1d20-2 --> 14 - 2 --> 12

She wasn't sure. Something sparked in her mind about it but nothing clear.

Rolling it back to make it easy to carry, she went back to the group to ask if anyone else has a clue when Gwyneria asked the questions that she, once upon a time, asked the magical group that taught her. They gave her the answer in the form of one word, luck.

" I can answer all your questions with one word. Luck but I assume that won't satisfy you. So, let's take the questions one by one. Yes, I was here before but only briefly before the attack. No, I didn't know where the valuables were otherwise I wouldn't have used my lucky dice to find them. No, it wasn't a summoning spell. That sounds complicated and if I could've simple summoned stuff, why would would I not just summon the stuff at our feet? I don't know how to scry for things either. I was simply lucky. I roll my dice and if the dice roll is high, stuff that I said, thought or intended to do happen. If the dice roll is low then bad things happen. So, as I said, I was just lucky for things to work out my way, this time. Now we can pursue the attacker faster without having to look around the whole camp. " said Ashe, a playful smile on her face.

@Cyrania

" Now, does anyone know what this is? "

She rolled the banner for all of the group can see and inspect.

The Return of Magic - An Intro

Ashe looked at the suprised or simply friendly faces of the people gathered, even as more would drive or walk towards the mansion. As she stepped out of her portal, it would soon close leaving small traces of, what she called magic wisps that flew up in the air and disappeared.

Some of the others started talking to each other describing their powers. "Seeing the dead" was the sentence that drew Ashe's attention the most. That was clearly a necromancer to be. A good friend to have or a very fun enemy. All the books she read indicated that necromancy was bad but those were books and real life...real life doesn't usually follow the rules set by books.

One of the women moved her hand and flowers grew around Ashe's feet. Stepping on them to prove to herself that those are actual flowers and some sort of illusion magic, Ashe nodded to herself. A druid of sorts. This group of theirs proved to be very interesting, each with different magic types.

An educated guess would be that this benefactor of theirs either understands all types of magic, which would be hard to believe for a mere human to be able to learn in such a small period of time or that their benefactor was not human. One of the creatures the letters spoke about.

As one of the gathered mages approached the door and tried to open it something strange happened. A feeling. Something magical. Ashe's attention was fixated on the house and no matter how much she tried to look away or summon her powers, she couldn't and then the mansion started repairing itself.

Suddenly they were put on the ground as the spell that captured them faded. Ashe felt drained, as if her magic and the other's magic was drained of them to allow the house to awaken.

Once more, the door was opened and this time, something akin to breathing from the house could be felt. Magic was in the air and it was thick. A house cannot breathe unless, if the books were true, it was possessed and if a mansion this big would be possessed then her second hypothesis was confirmed. The benefactor wasn't human.

Soon Ashe found herself imobile and lifted in the air. Herself and 3 more, were being drawn to the mansion. "Put me down you pile of wooden shit! Put me down this instant or I'll make sure to burn you down after I free myself! " shouted Ashe at the mansion. Nothing happened and she was being pulled even faster towards it. With a deep breath, Ashe opened a portal right in front of her and another behind the group. As she was pulled towards it, she went through, appeared on the other side and felt jerked back to the mansion. Stronger this time.

The battle lost with the magic that pulled her inside, Ashe let herself be carried. Saving her strength for later. Eventually, the group that was floated inside was placed on a couch. Drinks floating in front of them. Picking something alcoholic from the selection, Ashe looked around. Drink in hand.

" Chill down princess. It's magic. Haven't you seen any movies? Someone is flexing their magic muscles to show us they're the boss. Think about it, if they wanted us dead, we would be already. Have a drink and wait for it. Worst case scenario, hold tight to the couch. I can't promise where we'll end up but it'll be better than here. " said Ashe to Alora (@MagratheanWhale) as she shouted.

The Eiden Lands

@Dark Cloud He explained somewhere in the thread. Easier for him to keep track of character developments, inventory etc but I'm sure he'll explain better.