[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/rsDBWoE.png[/img][/center]
[hr][@Zeroth]

How long had he been floating in that formless void? 

Was it days? Months? Years? He wasn't sure-- but with a bright flash; he was freed from the suffocating embrace of darkness. 

And he was offered a choice.

[quote=Divine Spirit Jehanne][color=floralwhite]
[list]
[*]Type Analysis - Rank I - Choose a specific Type for this Skill: Creature, Magic, or Material. Upon analyzing a target, information relevant to the chosen type will be displayed. Higher Ranks will grant more detailed information. (For example, using Creature Analysis on a Slime would tell you the most generic, widely known information on Slimes as a species)

[*]Danger Scan - Rank I - Detect non-living threats within 10 feet, such as hazardous terrain, traps, etc. Remain acutely aware of them for 1 minute.

[*]Rune Scribe - Rank I - Normally, this Skill requires the User to be capable of at least one other Magic Skill. Use a personal writing system to imbue magical effects. At Rank I, the scribed Rune has only half the effectiveness of the original Spell and fades after 1 day. (For example, one could use this with a piece of parchment to produce a consumable Scroll of Fire Bolt--or place the Rune somewhere in the environment with certain spells to create a sort of booby-trap.)

[*]Earth Wave - Rank I - An AOE spell focused on the caster, with the associated Element's effect. At Rank I, Earth Wave creates a seismic movement within a 5 foot radius all around the caster, violently throwing targets affected by it to the ground where they're battered and pushed until they're outside the area of effect. Even if a target manages to keep their balance, moving over the terrain becomes very difficult.[/list]
[/color]
[/quote]

With a wry grin, the man reached out-- and took for himself the one option that had never once been available in his old life; to walk the path yet untraveled by his ever-searching mind.

When he awoke as a small green humanoid; an Orc, he was given a new name to accompany him on his new journey-- Ushnekh. 

[hr] 

Ushnekh's Orange-Gold eyes scanned over the crowd of Runts as the Head Warrior dictated orders to his generation of [i]'Mooks'[/i]. Though Ushnekh would've rather ignored the orders of the Head Warrior to instead go test the magic he'd been granted since his insertion into this strange and magical world... It would be far easier to blend in with the others of the settlement while he got his bearings and reduced the chance of him succumbing to the unfamiliar elements of this strange new world. When the head warrior had finished the Orcish equivalent of an inspiring speech preceding dismissal to carry out the newly assigned quest, Ushnekh took care to mind his pace amongst the herd of runts leaving the Brood Pit; ensuring he was not too close to either the front nor back as to not stick out from the rest. It was hard to repress the excitement he felt to test his new abilities, but the thought of what might happen to him should any of other Orcs discover his unusual intelligence and abilities 
kept his gait steady.

Which begged the question-- would an Orc be able to gain his skill by cannibalizing his corpse?

A thought for later perhaps.

But now that he had broken line of sight with the majority of the runts, Ushnekh took the chance to duck into the nearest spot of woods, and inhaled deeply as he ensured there was no one else around. Slowly, he focused on trying to feel for his skill, for his [b][Earth Wave][/b]; attempting to register the source of power that lay dormant within him... And then he felt something [i]slip[/i].

A strange feeling of fatigue surged over Ushnekh; almost as if he'd spent an entire night staring at a screen-- as a sudden surge of energy released through the earth below, creating a violent shockwave. For a moment, Ushnekh stared at the result of his test; blinking the shock away before hastily scuttling off-- hoping he wasn't seen.

Perhaps it would be best to instead focus on the Quest he was given for the time being... And to that end, had decided to stalk off to follow and observe one of the other Runts to see what would be considered "normal" for a first hunt.