Jabberwocky

Heliotropic

"I've been in the area before," Sef replied after some thought. "There's a series of caves on the shore a mile or two out from here. They should be safe unless something else made them its home first, of course." She glanced at the outpost entrance and added seemingly in afterthought. "We can return tomorrow to collect their things."

Patting the skin just underneath one of Dessa's shoulders, she drew her back and faced in the direction of the ocean. The smell of it immediately rid her nose of the awful and familiar stench of death. "If you stay, good luck."

The great lizard jumped into motion with a whip of her tail and with little more than the scrabbling of rock on rock they blended into the night.

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A shrug of her shoulders. "There's more danger in this world than those that wear their intent on their faces," she said, motioning to Grint where he paced. Dessa was tensed underneath her, uncomfortable with the close proximity of another animal. She liked company even less than her rider.

A second shrug. "But perhaps you didn't. Perhaps the creatures are still nearby." A sniff of the air. "This happened some time ago, but it's getting dark. Perhaps finding some shelter for the night would be best."

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A chill ran across Sef's skin, and it had nothing to do with the disappearance of the sun. "Was this your handiwork?" she asked bluntly, urging Dessa forwards past the Ranger. Using the tip of her spear and some light from her bracelet she was able to look inside and find the carnage of which he spoke. The corners of her mouth tightened but she showed no other signs of emotion.

Turning back to Joachim, she let the spear hang at her side. She wasn't about to lower her guard yet and made no secret of it. She knew this man by reputation only, and recognized him more by his appearance than his name.

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Seemingly unperturbed by the hulking, muscled beast, Sef pulled slightly at the collar around Dessa's neck and made a movement with one of her heels. The lizard hybrid shook her ugly head with some annoyance, but stood down and sheathed her teeth.

"Sef," was her reply. There was little need to elaborate further. Rangers were the only ones known to tame animals from the wilds. "I came for supplies, but I'd be open to sharing." Her eyes narrowed when she looked passed the fierce looking Grint at the torn entrance to the outpost. "Is that smell you?" she asked.

Finite Incantatem [AU Harry Potter RP]

Looks very, very interesting. Prepare for lurking in 3, 2 ...

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Four flat feet and a very heavy tail dropped to the earth with a solid plop. Dessa pivoted to face the figure standing by the entrance of the outpost and drew back her lips to expose several rows of needle-like, curved teeth dripping with foul smelling saliva. Sef had her spear raised and ready to toss while her other hand was raised ahead of her like a shield. A pale blue light that moved oddly like smoke seemed to emanate from her palm.

"Identify yourself," she said when she recognized the figure to be that of a man, not one of the beasts from the wilds.

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A rider and her mount were traversing the very same cliff. Dessa slunk forward, her glistening body seeming to melt its way down the cliff-side as she descended. Webbed, surprisingly delicate feet grasped sheer rock and made almost no sound at all. Sef was seated on her back, strapped into a light saddle designed to keep her secure on some of Dessa's more daring climbs and leaps.

Dessa showed signs of agitation - something Sef trusted to mean they weren't alone - hence their careful, measured descend to the outpost where they planned to restock on supplies.

Heliotropic

Name: Sef
Age: Early to mid twenties
Gender: Female
Occupation: Ranger

Reputation: That of a hardworking and dedicated ranger with a particular flair for mapping coastlines. Hers is the only known amphibious mount and it's said to have taken her five years to tame it completely.
History: There were rumours swirling around some time ago that her family were rangers too, and got killed off one by one throughout the years. It was never confirmed or denied as she's not one to concern herself with gossip.
Personality: Unknown but for the fact that she, like most others in her occupation, prefers her own company.

Mount: Dessa, a female creature that appears to be a hybrid of an Earth-dwelling lizard and one of Helios' sea creatures. If she was to stand up on her back legs she'd be twice the height of a man, and has a tail half the length of that. Her skin is slightly slimy and feels cold to the touch, but it's thicker than it seems. Her strengths lay in her speed and agility as well as her ability to climb almost anything and swim with the ease of any fish. Her weaknesses are a lack of brute strength and an aversion to hot weather. Her vision is poor and her sense of smell is excellent.

Dessa

Weapons: A spear as long as Sef herself. It has a foot long, curved and serrated blade on the end and a chain runs the length of it. The end of it can be attached to her wrist guard. A knife is sheathed at her belt.
Appearance:

Sef

Distinguishing Features: Three angry, raised scars run across the left side of her face - two across her cheek and one over her eyebrow and into her forehead. Their origins are unknown to anyone but her at present.

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I don't really feel like typing up everything we discussed, so let's hope we remember it well enough. And if not, what's the harm of rehashing everything all over again? This is intended to be quite open, after all.

In any case, the character sheets. As discussed they'll only contain information our characters know about each other. So appearance, reputation and so on. We can also have a spoiler section where we keep information that's still unknown to the other character. But it's optional, and absolutely no peeking, mister.

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