HylianRose

The Archon Resonance

After the owl-feren's entrance, the Harp suddenly walked closer to the table and motioned for the Echo members to take a seat if they hadn't already. "Please, if you have not already, have a seat. This will not take long." the Harp spoke, a machine like sound coming from the cloaked figure's mouth.

Once they had all either taken a seat, or refused the Harp, as they might, the Harp began to explain why they were all here.

"I'm aware that all of you have already been told that you will be grouped together today. And this meeting is both so that you can put faces to names and so that I can explain exactly what your team's purpose is." He/She began, looking around the room with idle curiosity. "There have been some interesting levels of Lost activity recently. I want you, as team, to get together and go see what's going on. It wouldn't hurt to reduce the Lost population either as the cities have been sending distress calls to us daily, more so than usual." He/She continued, shrugging with his/her shoulders. "Your captain will be Shae Arca, and your second in command, Kaalia Sigrund. Please take their advice and listen to their commands. They are both well experienced Echo members and, I'm certain, will only lead you on the correct path." He/She finished, looking over at the three newer members.

The Harp, having finished his/her briefing, turned to look at Shae and Kaalia. "If you'll both come see me before you all leave, I have a few things for you and your group. You should all leave the ship and head for your first destination by the end of the week." His/Her piece said, the Harp, and the men around him/her, left the room, leaving the others with each other.

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While this was all going on, Isa was twiddling her thumbs, trying not to look at Shae Arca. The looks of the other bird feren failed to phase her as she hadn't even noticed them. She'd seen a lot of different feren types, some more beastial that the other. And so, Isa stayed, her mission failed, as she stared at Shae Arca, sometimes glancing to look at the rest of the room. However, she heard not a single word the Harp had said and hadn't even realize the, rather imposing, figure had left.

...SHAE FUCKING ARCA.

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Isabelline Carter could feel her heart leaping out of her chest as she felt the presence of someone behind her and when she looked, she stood face to face with... her. Kaalia Sigrund herself. If she had to be honest, both Kaalia and Shae were people in Echo that drove her emotions into a frenzy and caused her nerve-ending to short-circuit. If they could even do that, of course.

She couldn't even make sense of what going on around her at this point, everything felt a bit numb and muted, like Kaalia's presence had forced the poor feathered Feren to sink into the depth of her own psychological ocean. No, that was probably a bit too deep for Isa.

The short encounter to which Isa had no part in was over fairly quickly as suddenly, and without warning, a gentle, but gruff, arm linked with hers and began walking in a direction. Isa simply blinked, unable to comprehend what was going on. It was all a little bit to much for her bird brain to handle. Was... Kaalia taking her to the meeting room? Was Kaalia scolding her? ...

D-DOES KAALIA THINK POORLY OF ME?!

OF course she does. I'm a disappointment, always have been.

Lame Isa, the lame eagle, never able to truly take flight.

...

"S-Sorry.." She mumbled, as they walked towards the meeting room, however it didn't take her long to beginning rambling again, going off about how she never really means to be late and somehow ended up talking about whales... Somehow.

"...You see, whales have this weird habit of..." She rambled, stopping as the group reached the door to the meeting room, Sylvia standing outside. She blinked, looking around, as if not really believing they'd made it here so quickly. "Did... How did... This room is a lot closer than I imagined..." She spoke,a furrow creasing her brow. In actuality, it had been a rather long walk but Isa had spent the entire time talking non-stop and hadn't been very conscience of her surroundings and before she knew it, they were at the door.

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Minutes later, the group of Echo members sat around the room, the Harp silently surveying the room with a quiet and pensive demeanor. The men surrounding the Harp all stared blankly at the wall, not moving, not saying a word. For a moment, Isa almost thought they weren't even breathing though... as she started it seemed as if she'd seen one of their chest's raise and lower in a swift breath.

Isa could never be a vassal to the Harp, or the Harp for that matter. She could barely sit still for more than an hour, much less not move at all for hours on end. Besides, she'd much rather be out in the field, doing something for someone. She knew that the Harp did things for people, Isa just wanted a more hands-on approach to it all. Besides, fighting was fun, for the most part.

Still, she could feel the tension in the air. What were they waiting on? It seemed like they were all here, shouldn't the Harp be saying something? Still, she was a bit amazed that she still had the capacity to think in the presence of not only Kaalia Sigrund, but fucking Shae Arca too. And Syliva Sterling?! It... It was all a bit too much. And the only other person that wasn't as renowned as they were was still freaking intimidating. Isa squirmed a bit, thinking about it as she tugged nervously at the skirt laying limply on her thighs.

Maybe she should have worn the uniform to this meeting? Then again, maybe not? She didn't know and thinking about it was only going to make matters worse.

"E-E-Exc-cuse me!" She shouted, struggling to get the word out and then yelling too loud when it finally did. All at once, she felt all eyes on her as the Harp turned a curious eye her way. "S-Sorry, I just... What are we waiting on?" She asked, her voice suddenly much softer than it was before.

"There is still a missing piece, child of Gala." the Harp replied, seeming to smile beneath the mask.

"O-Oohkay..." She replied slowly, her head falling just slightly and then popping back up again with realization. "OH! So, we're still waiting on someone?" She asked, bright eyed.

"Precisely, dear." the Harp replied, the voice still distorted and skewed. Why they did that, Isa never knew. It was probably explained to her at one point but she'd forgotten by now, a distant memory. Something about... not needing to be anything? Or... needing to be everything? Again, another idea that was all a bit to much for Isa to handle.

Nervously, she glanced about the room. She hoped and prayed to Gala that this person would arrive sooner rather than later. She didn't know if she could deal with this much stress. Wait... If... these were her new... teammates...

Isa suddenly jumped up and pointed at Shae, her finger shaking slightly. "Y-Y-You're my new captain?!" She shouted, an odd phrase as the statement should have been rather obvious but it had taken Isa until now to realize that the people around her would be her new team.

Isa was never known for her cunning or witty ways. Most of the stories with her name involve some sort of explosion or failed plan.

"Oh... My... Gala..." She spoke slowly, her words getting more and more dramatic as she went along. She was going to be in a team with Shae, Kaalia, and Sylvia. She might as well go ahead and leave the team. There was no way those three would be willing to deal with Isa's personality. No way.

"...I'm in a team... with Shae Arca..." She spoke again, slowly and to herself as she slowly descended back into her seat, her eyes staring blankly at the table in front of her. There was a piece of paper there but she hadn't taken the time to read or even notice it's existence. "Shae Arca..." She whispered.

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Isa found herself happily whistling the tune Nanny had taught her to sing to the children at night. A sweet and melodic lullaby. However, the way in which Isa whistled it was too fast and excitable to sound anything like a lullaby.

She stopped mid-phrase just as she was about to bust out into song when a heavy hand hit her shoulder, grabbing hold of her. The rough voice of someone not used to communicating so verbally resounded in her ears. So... Lucky guess, but this person's name was Indigo.

...I'll call her Digo. She chuckled to herself slightly and then turned her head to look at the person behind her. This person had brilliant blue eyes, tanned stripes along her body and a striped tail to boot. Another feren, huh? Interesting. She thought slowly, looking the girl over. She was a bit taller than Isa and a bit more intimidating. Though, the way the girl looked so out of place in a regular uniform sort of took away the intimidation and replaced itself with a tad bit of humor. Which was good, it made this person more relatable.

"Good to meet you, Digo. I'm Isabelline. But please, call me whatever variation you like. I also go by Eagle, though that's really only in the field." She greeted, smiling sweetly as she turned to face the feren behind her. "I'm headed to a meeting, but you're welcome to follow me. Are you new on the ship? You seem new. I mean... I don't mean that in a bad way, you just don't really seem like you belong. I mean, not that you look tribal or anything, I mean you do... I just..." She rambled, suddenly finding herself in another hole she'd dug. "C-Can we just start over? Y-You're Indigo, and I'm Isabelline. D-Do you mind if I call you Digo? I think it's cute name..." She finished, feeling the crimson blush rise up to her face.

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Isabelline, otherwise known as Eagle, Isabelle, or Isa, sat at a long bar overlooking one side of the Echo airship, a glass of OJ on the table before her. Around her, conversations buzzed as people drank their mostly alcoholic drinks and talked about the day’s ventures.

Isa, however, felt more inclined to enjoy the view before her. For her, it was the best part of being on the Sentinel, Echo’s airship. Sure, the recreation areas were fun, the training facilities were always full of people training… That was an obvious thought… But, Isa felt more at home when she looked out at the open sky, the colorful hues of Archon spilling out onto Chroma as it disappeared from view for the night. She watched, smiling, as the fragments of Ying slowly faded from view. She hadn’t been born under either of the moons but simply under Archon’s soothing rays. It was what made her feel at home, flying under the sun she loved so deeply. A lot of the people she knew, well… a few of them, didn’t really like Archon that much, blaming the ball of flame for all of their troubles. While Isa could relate, when thinking of her brothers and sisters, she couldn’t really get past the feeling in her gut that made her love the feelings that sun gave her. She often had to fight the urge to drop from the hanger deck and fly around. The officials didn’t like that much and would chastise her for being so careless. She shrugged it off most times but when she got chided by Shae, one of her idols, she quickly stopped. She’d find some other time to fly anyways.

With her drink finished, Isa pushed away from the bar, popping up to her feet. She left the glass there, knowing that an attendant would come to pick it up sooner or later and began the long walk to one of the many meeting rooms. She was meeting up with her new teammates today. Her last team had asked the Harp to kick her out, saying that she was a nuisance which was great considering her new team captain probably read that on her file.

Isa – Professional Annoyance

She let out a long sigh and continued walking, her footsteps heavy with resentment. One day, she’d find a group of Echo members that saw past her… quirks and saw her for who she really was. An honest and hardworking Feren… Isa had to stop herself from laughing. What a terrible joke. She was honest but… hardworking? Hah. Not in her life.

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In the meeting room, a tall hooded figure stood, a blue and black robe fitted around them and a white and gold ornate mask covering their face. Around this person, stood three others, dressed similarly but without the mask or the hood. One of these three turned to look at the hooded figure, his golden eyes staring up at this person.

”Harp, do you really think these individuals will be able to work well together?” He asked.

A muted voice returned, distorted by some force or mechanism, ”They will be fine. Shae is one of our finest strategists, Kaalia is one of our bravest Huntresses and Sylvia is no push-over. My hope is that they will be able to… train these younger, less accomplished Hunters and Huntresses. A few of them even show much potential. Plus, I think it will be good for Kaalia, Shae, and Sylvia to take a step back and remember what it was like to be new at this.” the Harp explained, hints of a laugh in his/her voice.

The golden eyed man simply nodded, satisfied by what the Harp had to say about the matter and returned to his silent position, his hands held elegantly at his waist. The other two, both golden-eyed males, remained motionless, simply following the Harp. It was their job to advise the Harp, protect the Harp, and preform the Harp’s bidding.

The Harp, him or herself, is the leader of the organization known as Echo and is a position that has been passed down through the generations. This Harp happens to be the 5th Harp as not all of the Harps died of old ages, hence the glorified body guards. The Harp, when they take their position, are to renounce their name and their past. The Harp’s motto? ”I am but the instrument through which the ECHO resounds.” It is the phrase that they chant when they are sworn into their position.

And so, the four individuals waited patiently for the new team members to enter into the meeting room, the only sound the soft, distorted humming of the Harp as he/she patiently awaited their guests.

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@Apokalipse

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@Apokalipse You did this to her. YOU DID THIS. NOT ME.

@PhoenixEye9 Alright. :3

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*coughs and nudges Rose* The history has been amended, the Archon Resonance happened 150 years prior to the RP. It is still in recent time in comparison to how long humanity has been around.

@Whoami

>.>

Ignore me. xDD

I mean, don't ignore me since I'm the GM. But, yeah. Ignore me. Whoami is usually the go to for History and Lore. But with this in mind, it's impossible to have a Feren that was recently turned with-in his lifetime. He is either a second/third generation Feren or a halfie.

...-looks at Digo- -points and laughs- Halfie. Haffie. That needs to be the slang to make fun of Half-Feren. Lol.

I'm a terrible person, aren't I?

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That's only if you don't want to be here. :P

I'm not opposed to having you aboard so don't worry about that. With how many hands I have helping me run this thing, I don't think it'll be a problem. :P

Now for your character 'turning into a Feren.' I'm going to have to say no. Feren were 'turned' a few years ago. So, unless he was turned years ago, during the time of the Archon Resonance, which is completely reasonable depending on his age, then that's fine.

I think most people are forgetting that there really hasn't been enough time for Feren to do much procreating. Any second generation Feren are probably only like.. 5 if we go by what I'd been planning.

Now, if we want to bump the years, that's fine. I think it would be reasonable to say that the Resonance occurred maybe 10 or 15 years ago. And then about 5 years later, Echo formed. And so, if this is true, some of the characters could be 2nd generation Feren and those that were turned into Feren by the Resonance will be a bit older than the rest, depending on their type of Feren.

So, what I'm thinking in terms of Echo is that... oh... 12 years ago, the Archon Resonance occurred. Within the next 5 years, wars happened between nations and races and certain religious movements grew and some faded. And then that gives us 7 years to work with in terms of what happened with Echo and lets us play around a bit more with half-Ferens, turned ferens, etc. What do you all think?

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Oh, I just saw the spots filled most GM's I've had don't make that list till the characters are finished

@PhoenixEye9

I only did that because the people listed are ones that have made contributions to the creation of the world. What could possibly suck more than not being able to join an RP you helped create just because the spots filled faster than you could make a CS? I don't like having to turn people away so I just cut it off when I got enough people in. Technically, counting you and Obie, I'm one over the players I intended to have. But I didn't want to turn you away so I just cut it off.

-shrugs- That's just how I see things, I suppose.

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I'm not sure what you mean. So far, none of the character sheets have really been finalized. We're still in the process of building up the world to completion. I have some stuff to edit into the OP now that Whoami has looked over them for me. You are welcome, however, to post up a CS here in the OOC for review. However, that's not required as we have a pad where you can post up your CS and work on it and people can provide feedback. I will need to see it before it is placed in the Characters Tab, however.

If you would like the link to the Pad we're working off of, just shoot me a PM and I'll give you the link. :)