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The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

Spliced in a reply at the end of Tirñea's post.

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

Did you guys know that they have tropical sour patch kids now? Such BOLD and NEW flavours. I gotta go buy more though because I left them on the counter and drunk people ate them...

I'm procrastinating all the things I need to do before leaving for the airport Saturday

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

[Tirñea]

Tirñea listened intently to everything the knight had to say, only catching a few snippets of the conversation directly beside them. Mentally she ran over the correct pronunciation of the city a few times, then took a moment to consider everything she'd been told to keep her next question from sounding foolish. Was everyone in this city a hunter? The knight had spoken of such an activity like it was a common pass time, the idea worrying Tirñea since as far as she knew the beasts in this land could be very dangerous.

"The hunters?" Tirñea questioned, still unsure who the knight was directing her towards. Quickly she looked around at the people walking in and out of the city, nobody in particular standing out other than what few individuals carried weapons. Looking back to the knight, Tirñea noticed as the woman adjusted her hold on the hammer she carried, then realized the other two nearby were also carrying weaponry. Though she looked most like what Tirñea could imagine a hunter as, the knight had already explained that she was military. The other two weren't wearing any uniform by the looks of it though, and since they were close it was a fair guess. "Those two," Tirñea started, lowering her map and looking towards the woman in green and man in red, "are they hunters?" She spoke softly enough to try and avoid being overheard by either of them, but since they were so near it was a little obvious that her attention was now on them.

The man in red's response caught Tirñea off guard, though his cheerful demenour elicited a smile from the startled girl. "Tirñea, it is nice to meet you too," she replied, fairly pleased that this Jaimie fellow had introduced himself as a hunter. He spoke cheerfully, introducing the other two he was with but omitting their names. If the woman in green was paying Jaimie to kill something she might not be a hunter after all, but rather than assume Tirñea stayed silent to see what she or the knight might have to say.

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[Calieo]

Calieo's grin deflated the moment the merchant began to explain her tedious demands again. Still though, the knight listened to what ashen skinned woman had to say. The idea of a guide was insulting at best, even if Calieo knew absolutely nothing regarding the place she wanted to travel. Still though, she'd known nothing of what the mountains would be like to navigate, and here she was without so much as a few bruises. An informed decision just might be beneficial this time around though, if all that the merchant was saying had even some truth to it.

"I know not what this 'soul' you speak of is, but you should know that I'm not only willing, but eager to give up life and limb to find what I need," Calieo proposed, hoping the answer would somehow please this uncooperative fool. Whatever sacrifices needed to be made would be done, and though Calieo truthfully meant what she'd just said, there were far more expendable lives and limbs than her own. After thinking for a moment though, the knight considered that these things might not be enough still. These people were obsessed with currency, such a wasteful practice, but still perhaps it could serve a purpose.

For a moment Calieo looked around the market, her eyes watching as people exchanged handfuls of metal discs. Dull browns, soft greys, and the heavily contrasted glimmer of gold. A short ways away, the sight of someone pushing their way through the crowds amidst angry shouting brought a slight grin the Calieo's lips, then she finally returned her attention to the merchant standing above her. "Perhaps, if you would be willing to aid me in such a noble cause, there would be plentiful compensation of the- shiny variety," Calieo proposed, failing to recall a word for valuable things. "Though I carry nothing with me, with my influence I can ensure whatever amount of monetary compensation you require will be fulfilled. That is, if you're willing to help me reach my goal," Calieo went on, putting on a more sincere smile this time and raising an inquisitive eyebrow.

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

I'm well :). I get a week off before I start work again so that's good. I have a lot to do in that time, but a week is plenty to have time to veg too

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

[Tirñea]

The knight's smile eased what slight anxiety Tirñea felt asking this stranger for aid. The people here on Abbaden were all so tall, and pale compared to anyone she knew from her homeland. Her father had been one of the tallest people she knew until now, and he was only about the height of the nearby man who was talking to the woman in the flowing green dress. Though the two others weren't in uniform like the knight, Tirñea could assume the three of them had been discussing something given their vicinity to one another, and as the knight finished speaking Tirñea was already reaching for the bag she kept hidden beneath her cloak.

"Um, y-yes, thank you," Tirñea smiled, realizing she was having trouble getting her pack off with just one arm. Briefly checking to be sure it wouldn't hit anyone, Tirñea let go of her staff and let it drop to the ground with a dull thud. With both arms now free the rope shoulder straps were easy to take off, and hastily she pulled open the drawstring so she could dig about her pack. "I am- uh, visiting Abbaden in search of beasts. Wildlife, not for hunting... maybe," Tirñea began to explain, briefly considering Sierpe's need to eat as she thought about her goal. A moment later Tirñea produced the map from her bag, folded into a neat little square of time worn, stained paper.

The square was soon unfolded to a rectangle, revealing a map of Abbaden and it's surrounding isles. The map however was clearly out of date to anyone that knew Abbaden, one of the most immediately noticeable differences was the lack of smaller towns and villages. The three capitols of Abbaden remained, but many things were unlabeled and the terrain drawn differently as if it hadn't been yet explored. The island of the Foji had no detail, as did Nethergate. Nethren Port and Cinder didn't seem to exist, and a few portions of the Hollow Forest were shaded in red for some reason. "I am correct to say that we are in... Tower dee Rouhge, yes?" Tirñea began, pointing to the city's place on the map as she showed it to the knight.

[Calieo]

Calieo listened intently to what the merchant had to say, displeased as her description of the journey ahead was drawn out longer and longer. How far this bridge was Calieo had no idea, but it already sounded like a lot of work and the knight felt herself tire just thinking about what it could mean. Caught up in her thoughts, she almost didn't notice when the merchant began talking again, her voice nearly lost to the clamour of the market place. The fact that this merchant claimed to know anything about what Calieo sought after brought up many questions, the greatest of which being who had the death wish and why they would steal from the Pillars of Light.

The merchant's smug grin was met with an irritable glare from Calieo, her hand twitching slightly closer to her weapon out of impulse. "Why I need that relic is none of your concern," she began, speaking sternly as if correcting a child, "all you need to know is that it belongs to me, and without it your world will be doomed to fester in it's building pile of failures. Your currency does not concern me, and if it's a problem for whomever has what I seek, I'd like to personally speak with them regarding the importance of my quest." Satisfied with her retort, Calieo returned the merchant's smirk from earlier, her hand now resting on the hilt of her weapon absentmindedly.

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

@rivaan I've got a friend studying electrical engineering. Smart ass was finished Calculus 12 before he finished grade 11 XP

@CelticSoldier Dropping you a boop in case you didn't know it was your turn to post :)

Speaking of posting, I'll do that tomorrow since right now I'm about to pass out :D

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

@rivaan She looks a little older than I imagined but I love it <3. I have to wonder if your classes pertain to such drawings considering how good they come out :P

I hope to be back online later tonight. My break is almost over and I came online quickly to see what was up. Think I'm still waiting out of turn for both of my characters but could be wrong

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

Post up, and with 3% left on my phone. I live dangerously, that's right XP

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

[Calieo]

Nethergate. Cinder. These names were foreign to the gilded warrior, but she could only assume that these places must be nearby. The black iron clad woman's question caught Calieo off guard, and she thought for a moment about how she hadn't yet properly considered what it was she sought after. It's shape was all she knew; an equilateral triangle with the edges of a sphere evenly bloating out from between the three even points.

Returning her attention to the relic peddler, Calieo smiled and put her unshielded arm on her hip. "I know not exactly what I seek, but it's some sort of key, and I know the shape of the key hole," she explained, reaching out her arms to help describe the shape, "It's about the size of a human head, and looks like a circle with three points."

"This Nethergate place you speak of, is it far from here?" Calieo then added, the question occurring as an after thought. The chances of this woman having what she needed was minimal at best, but maybe wherever she came from would be a good place to look if this city proved to be worthless. Falke had been what she'd heard a few people call it.

[Tirñea]

The large, iron gates of Tour de Rouge were impressive to say the least, Tirñea never having seen such an large city before. Nearing the stone and iron walls, Tirñea watched as people walked in and out under the large arch leading into the city. Before she continued any further, the young woman stopped in place and grabbed her staff with both hands. Forcefully she swung it down into the dirt road beneath her, fluidly swinging it into the ground three more times in different spots around her. It wasn't wise to have Sierpe tunneling under the city, so he would remain nearby and await for Tirñea to return.

Briskly the apprentice beast master made her way towards the city, almost skipping as the dirt road turned to cobblestone. The dark stone of the city loomed overhead, depictions of monsters carved atop pillars and walls. People walked past her in both directions along the wide cobblestone street, and Tirñea looked about in awe at the uniqueness of such sights. "What a gorgeous city," Tirñea commented under her breath, grinning excitedly as she further took in her surroundings.

Off the road and nearer the wall, Tirñea could see an armoured figure standing off to the side with two others. The woman in iron looked official, a city guard perhaps, and Tirñea began moving off the street to investigate. Maybe this guard could give her directions, of maybe explain a little about the city. "Pardon me," Tirñea called out as she approached, "are you with the local guard?" As she drew nearer Tirñea quickly realized how tall the knight was compared to her, and her confidence wavered slightly from the slight intimidation it brought.

The Obivec Isles: Battle for Abbaden [Lore Rich, Lots to Explore]

[Calieo]

People could be so dramatic. It was a piece of wood; replaceable, like everything else in this city. Still though the two women talked as if Calieo was supposed to care, the one that the knight had shoved over being particularly eager to complain. It was best to ignore them, and besides, there seemed to be something more deserving of the knight's attention going on within the marketplace now.

Back towards the center of the plaza, someone new had spent the last little while making a show of their arrival from atop some gargantuan beast. Whoever it was, her announcment had caught Calieo's attention just before she could leave the market behind. There was mention of relics among other things, and it was all Calieo needed to decide this market deserved one more chance.

Turning towards the armoured stranger, Calieo made a beeline for her place near the center of the market. The beast she stood on to make her announcement seemed tame but dangerous looking, and it's rough appearance brought a smile to Calieo's otherwise stern expression. "You there!" Calieo shouted once the woman was within earshot, "You said relics, where did you obtain them?" A moment later Calieo stood before the brutish rock monster, looking up towards the woman standing on top it's back.