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I'm back! Still recovering but I'm finally home again.
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So... I ended up having to be hospitalized... Doing fine but not enough to go home yet. Sorry for the delays. Hopefully will be back home this week.
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I've just realized that in all the 9 years I've been part of this site, I've never had to change my name, make an alt account or anything like that!
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"Humanity takes great pride in three things. Their willpower, their greed and their mortality.

Their will and endless greed allows them to grow and ascend past other creatures
But their mortality denies them divinity

It's a delightful purgatory between being Fallen and being Divine"


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@Hekazu

Will have my post done tomorrow ! :-)
Sophia

@Rai @RumikoOhara @Jollan @Guy0fV4lor @Brithwyr

After quickly talking with Dremmick, Sophia left to search for the rest of the group. She knew they would be busy, but what she had to say to them was very important. Dremmick said that he would go after he finished talking with one of the researchers at the healing center and Sophia expected Ami to follow him, so she went out to search for the rest.

"I don't know exactly who the rest of the Alliance group is but... It shouldn't be that hard to find them... The weirdest ones and those who stand out the most should probably be the ones she was looking for." Sophia thought to herself as she walked outside of the healing center with a giggle.

Coincidentally, as soon as she stepped out she was greeted by a rather strange sight, a Lassa girl with the characteristic tanned skin from the Sol, peacefully sleeping on the thick grass nearby a medical tent, accompanied by a Lassa pureblood. Both girls looked incredibly out of place on the town of Pearl, let alone where they were right now, the pureblood lassa watching over the other one while she slept on the grass.

Sophia couldn't help but smile as she stopped by both girls.

"You two must be from the Alliance group, right?" she asked, with a giggle.
"I already spoke with Dremmick. I hate to disturb this little one's peaceful sleep, but could you both wait for me just outside the city? I have something really important to say to the Alliance group. I'm sorry for being so sudden. I promise, everything will be explained soon." Sophia completed, looking to the pureblooded lassa with a serious expression.

"Oh, but before I go..." Sophia said, kneeling down nearby the sleeping tanned lassa girl, gently booping her nose.
"She looks so adorable while sleeping! She reminds me of the young monk apprentices back at the temple..." Sophia said to herself with a kind smile before getting up and leaving, waving at the pureblood lassa.

After walking only a few steps though, Sophia felt a smell coming from inside one of the tents. A rather familiar smell she had felt coming from a certain person in Vrondi...

"Is it...?" Sophia said, with a serious expression, getting inside the tent. Inside, she saw none other than Mason himself, laying on the middle of the tent. As she got closer to him, she gently touched his neck with her fingers. His vital signals were weak, but they were still there. Something had happened to him. Mason was very weak...

Be it a result from carelessness, unfortunate events or even foolishness, their journey was only beginning... To lose a member that soon would have a serious impact on both the group's psychological and their overall strength as a group.
Gently putting her hand on his forehead, she passed a small bit of magic to him in order to give his body a little bit of strength. If he would wake up after that or not would depend only on his own willpower and his own body.

"He said that the rest of them would be at the inn... right?" she thought to herself as she stopped in front of the aforementioned place.

Once inside, it wasn't that hard to find those who supposedly were members of the Alliance. Amongst the rest of the normal customers, there were a gigantic oro man, standing over 10 feet tall, a tall, strong Amazonian woman and a dragon-tyro hybrid woman wearing very, very revealing clothes sitting on a table.

"You three must be members of the Alliance as well, right? If so, please meet me just outside the city. The others should already be on their way. I'm sorry for being so sudden but I promise I'll explain everything to you all soon." Sophia said, giving a small bow as an apologize for being so sudden before leaving towards the place where she would meet them.
Bast Ragoczy


Bast couldn't help but raise his eyebrow after hearing George's confession. He didn't even try to hide that fact, in fact, it was almost funny how the man said that he sold drugs, almost like if he was proud of that. That was surely an interesting development that Bast wasn't expecting. But when George mentioned the Shrine of Eros and the Ravager's Rest, Bast raised his eyebrows once more. Maybe the weird little man had indeed something interesting to say...

"A way to permanently solve the problem regarding Ravager's Rest and the Shrine of Eros? That sounds interesting... I wonder what is your solution..." Bast said, looking to the man as Titanica threatened the man. Bast was indeed curious, but he would simply let things play out. If Titanica killed the man, nothing could be done...

"Oh, it seems that my friend just gave you a chance to prove yourself to be trustworthy... It's better for you to not prove her wrong." Bast said with a chuckle.

As Eilidh approached him, she turned to her, listening her words. She did have a point. All that situation was indeed strange. George didn't seem to know who they were nor he was prepared to pay them so it wasn't that likely he was the one who contacted the guild.

"Indeed, my dear Eilidh... It really doesn't sound like George was the one to contact the guild... Although what he said about how to solve the problem at Ravager's Rest sounds interesting... If I'm not mistaken, you took a liking to the Shrine of Eros, am I wrong?" Bast asked with a smile.

"When this is all over we may even take some time to walk through the town, maybe eat something together... What do you say?" Bast asked, with a smile, waiting for her reply.

@PaulHaynek @Lmpkio @Silver Carrot





Freyr


Freyr heard Ditzy's idea, nodding with a thoughtful expression. It would be too obvious if Freyr missed a shot on purpose... Maybe winning the competition should give them better chances... Maybe if he was able to talk with Saburo himself... Who knows.

"Maybe... Maybe it's best to do as you say Ditzy... Missing a shot on purpose would look so incredibly obvious to any experienced archer..." Freyr said, taking in consideration Ditzy's idea.

"Back in my home forest, we do have some arrows we do ourselves... Maybe he could be interested in the craftsmanship behind them. I can easily make some. Or maybe I could challenge Saburo to use my own arrows on the last challenge. I still have some made with authentic Vieran wood. It's hard to find outside of Vieran forests, but depending on the place we search for and who we talk with, we might find some as there are some merchants whom the female Viera allow to visit the forest to trade with them..." Freyr said, thinking.

But before either Freyr himself or Ditzy could think about any other plan, the signal was given and the competition was about to start.
After heading to the assigned position, Freyr was handed a bundle of the special arrows crafted by Saburo, together with a bow. The difference in size, draw weight and handling was noticeable compared with the bow Freyr used. It took a few practicing shots but after that Freyr had already adapted to that bow and corrected his aim.

Before the competition started for real though, Freyr looked around, trying to find Ditzy between the ones who were watching.

"Try to find Saburo and ask him if he is interested in Vieran arrows." Freyr tried to say to Ditzy. He didn't knew if he would hear due to all the noise of the competition, but he hoped he would understand what he was trying to say by reading his lips.

@PaulHaynek @Restalaan


@Verticus@Rai@Brithwyr

The town of Pearl, a town famed for being a hub for merchants, traders and farmers thanks to it being reasonably close to the gaian borders and due to the fact that the head quarters of the merchant's guild was located there. Money, gold and goods ran through the city in a steady flux, coming both from outside and inside Gaia. Such city attracted merchants of many different kingdoms, territories, cultures and races. Such mixture of cultures, goods, currencies and races made that town an incredible caldron filled to the brim with the most varied stories, rumors and news from both outside and inside Gaia. For Nailah, those types of city were always entertaining and interesting. Not only due to her potentially finding something interesting to do, but also exactly due to that mixture of cultures. Hearing stories, news and rumors from nomads, foreign merchants & etc. was always a good way to get to know a bit more about the world and maybe even help to decide where she would go next.

But upon arriving at the town, what Nailah saw was a bit different from what she expected. Even though the town was safe, there were undeniable signs of fight and destruction outside it. Not only that, but the entire town had a... sad air to them. Even though Nailah had no idea of what happened, upon looking around for a small bit, it was obvious that the city suffered some type of attack or disaster. Medical centers were bustling with people. Healers walked in and out frantically and a weird smell of death seemed to emanate from that place. Even though there was currently happening a strength competition of some sorts, probably to try and get their minds off what happened, the number of people watching the competition was much less than what Nailah expected it to be. She wasn't even receiving that many stares as she usually received when first entering a town... Fortunately, Nailah knew about one thing that always was extremely effective in making people forget their problems... alcohol. It was fun to see how even the most serious man or the most ladylike woman could become a bit more... happy and honest with themselves and their own desires after a drinking a little bit.

After wandering through the empty streets for a little while, Nailah finally saw a building that made her smile, 'Savvan's Inn'. Even from the outside, Nailah could hear the bard singing and playing his music. The smell of good food and drink was noticeable as she walked to the front door of the building and the overall atmosphere was much better than the rest of the town. Inside of the building, the ambient was cozy and comfortable. Even though there weren't too many inside, the bard still continued to play his lute with passion. The beautiful waitresses worked with smiles and enthusiasm as the customers enjoyed their food and drinks.

As Nailah walked towards one of the tables she took a quick glance at some of the customers. Amongst some who surely were local customers, a group clearly stood out. A tall, handsome guy wearing a dark armor, a strong, tall Amazonian woman with a wild beauty to her and a giant of an oro man. Amongst them, both the armor wearing guy and the Amazonian woman had their eyes on one of the waitresses, with the first trying to call her out after her shift ended.

The focus of their attention was a tall oro woman. Ample breasts, thick thighs and a beautiful figure. After looking at her and both the armor wearing guy and the Amazonian woman, she couldn't help but let out a discreet giggle. While the Amazonian woman had her eyes on the waitress like a starving wolf looking at a sheep, the armored guy was definitely faster and had already received a favorable response by the waitress herself. To a priestess of the Fallen Goddess, it was quite refreshing to see people act so openly about their wishes and desires, but Nailah herself wasn't completely satisfied yet...

"Let's see if my arrival can even the odds a little bit..." She thought to herself with a mischievous smile. While the waitress was a really beautiful woman, someone whom Nailah herself would definitely enjoy as a company, Nailah wasn't someone that could be ignored... Not with her body and with the incredibly revealing clothes she wore.

Walking towards the waitress and the giant oro man, Nailah sat on the very table she had just finished cleaning leaning on it in a slightly suggestive manner as she looked to both the waitress and the giant oro man.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything between you two." Nailah said with a giggle.

"Oh my, It looks your friend is quite popular with the other customers!" Nailah said to the giant oro man with a mischievous expression and a giggle after seeing the waitress blush visibly after the armored man's commentary.

"If you're not fast enough I'm afraid one of the other two will snatch her away from you... Or I may even do it myself!" Nailah whispered, leaning towards the giant oro man, close enough for him to feel her hot breath on his ear before turning to the waitress.

"Would you mind bringing me a hunter stew and a drink? I overheard a few travelers on my way here saying that the food around here is quite something. After such a long travel I would love something to warm up my both stomach and my throat." Nailah said with an amicable smile just before looking towards the armored man and the Amazonian woman with a smile and a wink.
I'll have my post done tonight!
Sophia

@Rai @13org @RumikoOhara @Jollan

The little test Vrondi gave Sophia held her back a little while but it finally ended. She could understand his preoccupation and especially why he did that... With that matter dealt with, she now had something to do before returning to the Great Library. She wanted to meet the Alliance group. Their journey would be hard and Sophia wanted to offer as much help as she could, without interfering too much, after all, that was still their trial.

Sophia originally wanted to meet with the group at the castle, but they got out before she was able to speak with all of them properly. Fortunately, not all was lost as Sophia could easily track their scent. If she flew low enough, above the most traveled routes, she would be able to discern their scent form other travelers. She still remembered some of their smells and names... Mason, Dremmick, Ami...

"Now... where could have they gone..." Sophia mumbled to herself, flying above some of the most traveled roads, oblivious to the panic that she was causing to the ones going below her. At least she wasn't flying on her full speed. If she was, it would cause a lot of troubles to the poor merchants and their caravans.

A lot of different scents came and went as she flew through. Strong scents of spices and other things carried by merchant caravans, the peculiar smells from the most different kinds of people until she felt some familiar scents amongst all of those. It was Dremmick, Mason and Ami's smell. She could feel some other scents traveling with them, but she assumed they were the rest of the alliance group she wasn't able to meet.

"There they are!" Sophia exclaimed with a satisfied tone as she followed the road and the scent trail. It wouldn't take long until she got there, especially thanks to how fast she could fly.



Pearl Town / Gaia




The town of Pearl wasn't nearly as big as Vrondi or other major town, but it was still reasonably big and definitely busy for a town that size, thanks to being a major hub for traders, merchants and farmers. Even from kilometers away, a dragon's powerful eyesight could easily see the entire town in vivid details. As Sophia flew towards the small town, she could see men, women and children gathered together for a festival, watching large men and women as they stretched themselves, getting ready to the main event. Despite the clear destruction, signs of battle and the foul smell on the air, those people still found strength to organize that festival in order to raise their spirits a little bit.

Landing before she got nearby the town, Sophia choose to shapeshift to her humanoid form and get in the city in a more silent manner. Even though she was on Gaia, having a dragon casually fly by their city and land on it is still a rather big thing. A mere visitor with draconic features was much easier to pass unnoticed. Even if it was someone with an appearance as... exotic... as Sophia's humanoid form...

The second she entered the town, she began searching for the members of the alliance she knew about. After a brief moment, she caught Dremmick and Ami's scent. They were coming from the medical center, which, strangely enough, was also from where a strange, foul scent was coming from.

The second she entered the medical center, she was greeted by familiar faces. It was Dremmick, and Ami, whom Sophia had met before on Vrondi.

"Dremmick, Ami!" Sophia said, calling both of them. While Dremmick was talking with some of the staff members, Ami was standing nearby the injured, offering some respite to them with her aura.

"Gather the rest of the alliance and meet me just outside the town. I will explain everything once everyone gets there." Sophia said, looking to both Ami and Dremmick expectantly.

"I'm sorry to ask this of you, but time is something that we do not have to spare... I wish we could have more time to talk properly but the situation right now is a bit... complicated. I'll do the best I can to answer all the questions you have." She said, with a sad smile on her face. The smell of death on that medical clinic was strong and impossible to ignore...






Karina Frost


There was too much going on, so much that Karina was almost certain that she would be safer by leaving the group behind. Not only there was Hark, who could potentially turn on her, but now there was that stranger standing up on the other rooftop. Even though Karina had two of her ice blades pointed at her, it was difficult to keep her eyes on both her and Hark at the same time. In the army, if a soldier pointed his weapons to a superior, he would be shot down without hesitation...

Karina heard Chres as he gave his little speech trying to lecture her. To be honest, his words were starting to get on her nerves but the last drop was when he referred to her as 'kid'. Karina's hostility and dissatisfaction were almost palpable as Chres continued his speech, talking about how much he wanted to kill himself & etc.

But before Karina could say anything, the woman who was standing on the other roof spoke up with a rather rude tone, saying she was a healer, that she wasn't a threat and that if she was in fact a threat, they would all be dead.

While Karina wasn't particularly satisfied with that outcome, she reluctantly sheathed her rapier as the ice blades melted on the air.

"Dare to call me a kid once more, Chres, and I will happily grant that wish of yours." Karina said, almost hissing as he looked to him.

"In the army, if a soldier raises his weapon to a superior, he would be killed without hesitation. Having to cooperate with someone that raised a weapon at me will only be more stressful and dangerous. Trust is something that is very easy to lose and extremely hard to regain..." Karina continued, looking to both Chres and Hark.

"Pay attention at what I've said. I've given you all enough reasons to trust me even though I came from the nation of touch, yet you choose to play dumb and point a dagger at me nonetheless. If anything, you should consider me an ally even being from the military of touch... why? Use your heads... Why I would come here, on enemy territory, alone?" Karina said, looking to them.

"I may be a high patent officer, but I'm not the one calling the shots. I came here, alone, to know more about the cult and try to persuade my superiors that the cult is a bigger threat than the war itself. But still... if you want to go ahead and kill basically the only high patent officer at the military of touch that is trying to figure out another way to deal with this other than simply wiping out both your nation and the cult... Be my guest... Maybe you and Chres have similar wishes, Hark." Karina said, turning to the new arrival after she finished speaking.

"Regarding you, if you did as much as moved a muscle, my ice blades would quickly dispatch you. Healer or not, I clearly can't trust not even those who were supposed to be my allies, so don't expect me to trust a stranger just because they're wearing healer's garb..." Karina completed, still looking at both Hark and Chres with a cold, hostile stare.

She could... somehow... appreciate Octavio's intentions to lighten up the atmosphere but it was obviously not that effective. She didn't knew that nobleman's true intentions but after Hark's little stunt, trusting him wasn't an option anymore. The situation was already stressful enough without having to think about your allies backstabbing you...

"We do have bigger threats for now, but be warned Chres, if anyone tries anything funny, I wont hesitate in putting them down. Hark's little stunt was a clear reminder that we are not friends, only forced allies, and as I said before... trust is something hard to regain once lost..." Karina completed, turning towards the cultists coming towards them and waiting for the group. They had to conserve strength, so it would be better to flee than to fight against them, but sadly, Karina had to wait for the rest of the group.
Will have my post done this Monday too :-)
Nina




@Hekazu



"Hey! No need to be so impatient!" Nina said, sighing as she heard Ribby and Croak's harsh words.

It wasn't surprising they wanted to go right to the point, but Nina just wanted to test the waters a bit. Not only she wanted to know what exactly did they knew, but it was also a way to tell them that she wasn't simply a mindless information seller, but she knew how exactly the situation was. It was a little... trick... she learned with some other information brokers as a way to secure possible clients. After all, information coming from people who knew how the situation was in the area and wasn't merely 'memorizing words' and selling that, was much more safer and reliable.

"Don't think this is all I know. I know that what I said now isn't exactly... secret. I just thought you guys would find that getting info from someone that knows what is happening around these parts and know the situation that is happening is more way more reliable than if you were talking with someone who just 'happened to hear someone talking about it', don't you guys agree?" Nina asked, with a mischievous smirk.

"Well... that and it may help you guys to see the benefits in working with me... A loyal clientele is always welcome, you know?" Nina said, with a smile.

The hollow sound plastic as Croak tapped his fingers on his gun was also a reminder that Nina was completely unarmed apart of her knife and wasn't wearing any equipment, but that fact didn't faze her. Nina still believed that negotiation would go perfectly well.


"To the interesting part then, shall we? Does the name 'Murkywater Security' ring a bell for you guys?"
Nina asked, with a mischievous smirk as she leaned on the table.

"Those who knew Lt. Davison often said that he was a very greedy man. It's not a secret that he pretty much sold equipment to gangs on opposite ends of a conflict without even hesitating..." Nina said, carefully watching both men's reactions.

"Until there, everything is ok, right? Well... What if I said to you guys that a few months before Lt. Davison disappeared, he met up with some guys who definitely weren't from any gangs around here? Not once or twice too... but quite a few times to be honest..." Nina continued, still watching their movements. Nina knew very well that they were armed and the fact that they were tapping their guns while talking with her was a clear warning that they wouldn't hesitate in using their guns if she proved to be useless to them.

"From what I've been able to gather... Whoever these guys were, Lt. Davison's dealing with them made the guys at Murkywater Security pretty irritated... Him selling things to gangs & etc. wasn't something that had anything to do with Murkywater, but the second he started to speak with these other guys, it suddenly became their business." Nina continued.

"Call it female intuition, but I think that these guys at the Murkywater Security are more than what they appear to be... Mostly always, my intuition is spot on, but it's still, just a hunch..." Nina said, resting her head on her hands, leaning over the table.

"About the guy in trench coat... I'm not sure if that's your man, but I've heard some rumors about a corporate solo with dark skin, trench coat and a beanie hat... Not sure if that's really him but I wouldn't be surprised if this guy had something to do with Murkywater too or maybe another corp." Nina completed with a mischievous smile as she looked at both men.

"If things are as I'm theorizing... It wouldn't be surprising if there were other corporations involved in this behind the shadows... Maybe other corps who themselves don't like Murkywater that much? Maybe rival corps..." Nina completed.

"For now, that's all I have. But I could search around some more if you guys agree to form a... temporary partnership..." Nina said with a wink and a discreet laugh.

"So... Was that info good enough for you guys?" Nina asked, looking to both men.
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