Aphelion

The Travellers

Sorry if my post seems long and railroady with little chance for interaction, but feel free to find things and do things on your own if you want.

I'm super sorry that this reply took so horribly long. :/

@Lady Athena

Also, my character assumes Silvia is with us since my character has probably seen Silvia at the camp lurking on the outskirts.

EDIT/UPDATE:

I'm just setting the stage since I took us in this direction. Again, feel free to fight these spiders how you want, you don't have to wait for me to reply with the spider's actions. They're NPCs so take control of them. I'm not the GM, so if @Erklings25 wants to edit or add anything please do.

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Ambrosia took a deep breath in to steady herself. Ved was right, panicking would not solve the fact that Jessica appeared to be missing, nor would shouting. And Punch had seen her since they arrived back, so she couldn't be too far from camp. Ambrosia slapped her own cheeks hard enough to leave red marks as she prepared herself for what was to come.

Without further preamble, she fetched her crossbow from her tent and her quiver of arrows. “We're going to sweep our boundaries, just like Ved said, but we don't know what's out there so stay within earshot of each other. Every moment is time we lose in finding out if Jay is okay.” She counted Cash out of the running, considering that he had a pharmacy worth of drugs in his tent and was probably on something at this very moment. Having somebody blundering around in the forest while on drugs, not to mention somebody as gun-happy as Cash, was asking for disaster so he'd have to stay here.

She assumed whoever was going to follow her would as she made her way into the forest methodically. There were many tracks that their group had left in their usual patrols, but she was looking for signs of something more unusual having been in the area. It wasn't long, perhaps a minute or two, before she bent down next to a tree. “Somebody sat here recently. Probably Jay.” She announced, but the rest of the information she found was concerning. If anyone else were to look, they'd see the obvious tracks of something being dragged through the grass and off into the forest, not hard to miss. Oddly, the fish-line trap she had put up in between the trees in this area was intact, meaning something had managed to circumvent it while taking Jessica. “The trail leads this way. Be careful.”

She ducked under the fish line and peered ahead. The path had broken branches, and the grass was flattened where Jessica was being dragged but something seemed off to Ambrosia. The tracks of whatever had Jessica were not readily apparent, save for three odd indentations to each side about five feet away that would sometimes disappear altogether when the gap between trees became closer together. The only thing she knew of that could make tracks like that were usually … much, MUCH smaller in size, at least before the calamity of the mutated monsters made earth a living hell. The thought made her insides churn uneasily.

Her fears were confirmed when the trees ahead became laden with a sticky white substance. She turned to whoever was following her, and held out a hand for them to stop. “Don't touch the webs. Do not shout. I assume our shouting and arguments led them to our camp where one of them got Jay.” The webs seemed to lead directly to a large cave about fifty yards down the path, where the density of the webs made the area into a large cocoon-like structure instead of a dirt and rock. She put a hand to her chin, analyzing the situation.

“Anyone got any ideas how to deal with giant mutated spiders? ….And what appears to be a nest of them?”

The whole trip took perhaps eight minutes tops, yet she was surprised they had never noticed the infestation here. “If anything happens to her, I'll never forgive myself.” Ambrosia whispered as she stared at the monstrous nest of webs before them.

Pokemon: Singularity (One more person)

Sorry for my absence lately, I've been busy. I'm going to catch up/post tonight.

The king is dead, long live the king! [4/6]

I've been busy lately, so I haven't been able to even read the new characters but HI GUYS :D I'll catch up sometime tonight or tomorrow. Hype yo.

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@yukisaa I was specifically referring to Lady Athena's character in that portion of my post. (pretty much everything under the horizontal bar was for her, sorry about that)

As soon as I can sit down to write, I'll be posting for this RP first before any of my others.

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@hagroden@yukisaa@Billsomething

To Ved, that is true, and I apologize for the wait. And though Yukisaa didn't post something I necessarily have to interact with (since she's technically closer to Ved at this point) but having me hindering Ved's process means he can't smoothly interact with her, and she can't move on smoothly either. So I apologize to Yukisaa as well. And I'm also making @Rick Sanchez wait at this point as well, so that's another bad on my part. :/

My other post on the last page of the OOC sort of details the issue I'm having with writing at the moment, but I'm going to get off my ass and do it regardless. Was hoping for some feedback on it, and would still like some should anyone wish to supply their input.

...I don't wanna railroad people into anything, even though I have some ideas that might be fun to encounter. It feels like I'd be stepping too far into the GM territory doing what I have in mind.

@Aphelion

And to clarify, I was thinking of putting us in 1 of 2 possible situations.

First one is bandits.
Second is animulz. _{horrible spelling intentional for comedic relief}

I was also hoping for them to be more natural and a surprise, but again, that's more GM territory. It makes me feel uncomfortable to do that without anyone else's input.

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@Lady Athena Ah, understandable then. :D My bad if it seemed like I was riding your ass or anything about it (since I re-read it and I sound like a real bastard, to myself atleast). It sounds fair to me as long as it has some negatives as well as positives.

And though those other categories are optional, it might be nice to get some additional character flair (not background if you'd prefer to keep all of that hidden for IC development) but maybe more of like... What her mannerisms might be, how her voice sounds, does she prefer one type of food over another. Just anything to make her seem more alive than a mysterious shadow lurky character. Even a character themesong would give us more of a vibe for her. :]

The king is dead, long live the king! [4/6]

* May be edited in the future for more information and to reflect events taking place IC.

Elayne surPael

Name:

Elayne sur'Pael,
Ambassador of the Pale Moors

Age:

28

Appearance

Known for:

She is one of the youngest High Scholars in the history of the Academy of Myrr. She was hailed as a prodigy, but many dark whispers are now revolving around whether or not she obtained her status as a High Scholar by her own intellect, or if something - or somebody - else was at work.

Dirty little secret:

Disclosed – For now.

Skills:

Elayne has the intellect of a Scholar, but the charisma of a politician. She was never one for fighting, and instead uses her wit to smooth her way. If it comes to fighting, however, she isn't to be taken lightly. Though she lacks in raw power, her strategies can get her out of the trickiest situations.

Motto:

“The edge of a well placed word is often sharper than those swords you brutes seem to enjoy carrying around.”

The Pale Moors

Name of the Province:

The Moor of Pale Giants

Name of your liege:

Grimmald sur'Pael,
Blessed by the Sun, Defender of the Rift

Position:

The Pale Moors, as many people call the province, lay on the southwestern border of Emperiat. The capital of this province, Paelsomr, is nestled just on the Great Rift, a monstrous valley that connects Emperiat and the Savage Lands.

Specialty:

Though they boast a commendable force of warriors, they by no means hold an army – instead, their specialties are in their ability to grow many different types of crops due to the climate of the Pale Moors, and in their well-learned scholars and libraries. They use strategy over force, and apply their knowledge to tilling the lands, and to making grand new inventions.

History:

The Pale Moors is a realm of odd, eclectic design. The majority of the land is filled with moors and terraced farms, while giant, sun-bleached mountains jut steeply out of the green landscape, dividing the border of Emperiat and the Savage Lands. Through out the history of the Pale Moors it has been tradition to sculpt these Pale Giants, as they call the mountains, in the likeness of the Grand Kings of Emperiat. In this way the people of the Pale Moors display their fealty to the crown.

The beginnings of this province differ in many historian's books, but one thing seems to hold true throughout: The people who reside here once belonged to the fierce Savage Lands, but they swore allegiance to Emperiat after losing a war. What happened after has been a debate for centuries. Some say that they had rebellions within their people, and those who defied the will of Emperiat were thrown back into the Savage Lands, and that is how their eternal struggle came forth. Others believe that only a select caste were allowed to become part of Emperiat, and the lower caste were left to fend for themselves in the Savage Lands.

Whatever the case may be, the people of the Pale Moors have been at constant war with those who reside in the Savage Lands. In recent years, the attacks from their vigilant foe have been getting increasingly more volatile and insistent.

The king is dead, long live the king! [4/6]

@6slyboy6 I thought that the PMs were mostly used in secret meetings, but other debates would take place in the IC. I'm probably mistaken. ^^;

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@Lady Athena

I'm not the GM, but I'm not quite sure if your weapons really mesh with the rest of what everyone is packing. I don't mind if it's some crazy bio-tech that manages to make it transform like that (after all, we have a guy in a crazy suit), but I think that if it requires your blood to transform, you should probably expect some side-effects. Blood loss, especially in areas with mutated animals, is pretty dangerous by logical deduction (you'd be giving them a calling-card to find you and whoever you're with). Then the fact that you may experience some anemia and fatigue by frequent blood-letting. But those are just my thoughts and not the rules. Only @Erklings25 decides what is and is not allowed.

My two cents.

The Travellers

To be fair, yeah I kinda did. :/ Unfortunate, cus the interactions were pretty good for the most part. I don't wanna railroad people into anything, even though I have some ideas that might be fun to encounter, it feels like I'd be stepping too far into the GM territory doing what I have in mind.