KatherinWinter

The Savage And Subservient (SleepingSilence x KatherinWinter)

I don't agree that it was obvious that your character would need someone resourceful and cunning. Especially with a title like the savage and the subservient. You can't have it both ways. I have a female who is cunning but she wouldn't have been a slave. Although I might have been able to make her one. I have a woman who is social but again not a slave. Getting into places that the Beastkind can't doesn't require any special skills. I assumed, wrongly, that she would be getting supplies or gathering information from specific people.

Liz's strength is fighting for others but he hasn't needed her to do that. At the stables she was prepared to defend the horses even though she isn't a fighter. She had even grabbed the arm of the mage closest to her. There was no clear threat when Bastian's wagon was moved.

Going into the city alone would have been hard but doable. That wasn't the problem. The problem was that she was expected to something I had no logical way for her to do. He didn't say go to this person and ask these questions. Instead he sent her into a gambling hall to find someone with a bounty on their head. Finding someone like the Blade Beauty isn't as simple as finding a butcher or even a boundy hunter. Someone with the reputation of the Bladed Beauty isn't going to be easy to find nor is asking usual "How do I find such and such" going to work. Once I had a way for Liz to search for the Bladed Beauty that made sense given the reputation of the woman I would have done so without an issue. But in the situation described not even my criminal character would have been able to do what Bastian wanted.

My beastkind didn't need help. He was offering help. There was no reason to fight for my beastkind. He didn't need Bastian. He wasn't asking for their help. He simply wanted to offer his aid.

I didn't expect the kidnappers to take the kids in front of the Beastkind. However there are usually reasons that people get targeted for kidnapping which would give the Beastkind leads. Were they taken for revenge? That tells him where to look. Were they take for money? That tells him where they might go. Depending how much time has passed since his kids were taken he could pick up their trail using his sense of smell. Right now he seems to have nothing.

I would have taken control of the northside when Liz went off alone IF I had some clue how this world works. But things that seem logical to me don't seem to work in the world you are building. Taking control means understanding the world. I don't understand the world we are in. Liz was a slave. In ever book I've read that comes with restrictions as well as a way for others to identify them. I will not change the course of the story. I hate when people do that. Especially when I have a clear goal. You seem to have a road map you want them to follow. So I am following that.

1. Bastian's long term friend didn't give them anything. Atleast not much. Not enough to make him an influential part of the story. They could have gotten that information anywhere.

2. I am undecided how this curse will affect the plot or the relationship. I don't fully understand it yet.

3. You don't need an assassin's guild to have tunnels. But I can see how the tunnels cut the travel time down. I have no problem with that.

4. If Bastian's kids were taken for revenge he would know who took them. If they were taken for money he would know where the kidnappers were likely to go. He would also know them because he should have their scent. Especially if his kids were taken from his home.

5. The uprising makes sense but I doubt it will have much of an impact on the story sense Bastian doesn't care one way or the other.

Whenever I do this plot the Beastkind has a suspect. Bastian doesn't have to know exactly who took his kids. But he seems to have no suspects. He is going off of rumors. That is a terrible way to try to find someone especially in a world like this one. When I question something it is because I am not sure I understand what is wanted or needed. I want a clearer understanding of what is happening so that my character can react. I don't mean to come across as critical but I can't always follow your train of thought.

I don't think you are picking up my ideas. And I admit they are subtle. Maybe too subtle. I don't like pushing the plot. Especially when I am not sure that my idea will help or hurt. I don't like it when people push the story away from the main goal of the plot. Especially when the character is suppose to be SUBMISSIVE to the other character.

Guild of Dishonor

@RaptraDepends on how your character would react to the stories. If nothing happens I will try something else. But the threat of a new player should get some reactions.

Be my Sanctuary

Roxy glared at the man as he hurried to his car. Damn moron. He shouldn't have been allowed to bring the car in himself. The big wigs were either trying to push her, which wouldn't surprise her at all or they were testing Jess. She wasn't sure which was worse. Either way it was done. The rest of the day would be normal. She shoved her fears and anger aside. Nothing could be done. She had had to fight to get out the first time and Jess didn't have any fight in her. So she would have to make peace with working for people she hated.

The rest of the day was quiet. They got a couple more customers but their emotions were much calmer. Mostly curiosity and respect. Roxy mostly ignored them. She found out what they needed and went to work. She wasn't one for small talk. Her world was a lonely one. She kept everyone at arm's length but that was more for their safety than hers.

She didn't stop working until after seven. Then she closed the heavy metal bay doors before making her way to the waiting area. She closed and locked the door without acknowledging Jess. It wasn't that she didn't appreciate the empath. She was just used to being alone. It would take time for her to figure out how to make the other woman part of her life. "What do you want to eat?"

Hopefully Sanctuary

Roxy had heard that empath were fragile. Those who didn't find an anchor within their family and friends were more so. She wasn't known for her comforting nature. She had no idea how to help the empath deal with this. So she went with blunt. They didnt have time for anything else.

"Breath!" She snapped at the other woman. "Panicking isnt going to do either of us any good." Roxy didn't know what Devika was so upset about. But the empath's fear was real. "You have no choice Devika. Empaths are a rare. You're a commodity." Inwardly she flinched. That made the other woman sound more like an object rather than a person but in a way it was true.

"The government has paid for your upkeep since you went into isolation. They expect you to pay them back." Roxy explained. They had no choice. They were expected to return to the city and Devika was expected to find her place among the populous. She had no idea how to make this easier for the empath.

"Look it isnt as if you're going to be thrust into the middle of time square on New Years. I'm not exactly a social person. You'll have a chance to get used to society slowly." Roxy assured the other woman. It was really all she had to offer the empath.

Mutant Sanctuary 1

@King Tai
"Roxanna Black and Kaleem Frazier." One of the lab techs called. Roxy growled. She hated her full name but telling the officials that was a waste of time. They would just ignore her. She stood to her feet. She wondered why she was being called back with someone else. She figured that they wanted to perform a test of some kind. Tend to one the guy had a power that was different from hers. Which was stupid but scientists liked to do things that made no sense to her.

She ignored the man as she followed to what appeared to be an arena of some kind. She sighed. It looked like they were testing strength and endurance. Norms wanted to know everything about the x gene. She knew that she wasn't a match for this man not with or without the gene. But that didn't mean she wouldn't make him work for his win.

The Savage And Subservient (SleepingSilence x KatherinWinter)

I don't think starting over will help. I am not sure if a new story would or not. My plots are very vague. When I created this plot the idea was to a Beastkind to lose their child (or family but child works best) and need a human to help them. The second character just needed to be human. I put slave in the description because it's a popular choice and I have a couple characters that can play that role. Everything else was up in the air. Generally the beast knows who took their kids. They have a trail to follow but Bastian doesn't which is fine. I can lead but I don't mind following if I understand the world. Ideal I prefer both parties to take turns but I know that isn't always possible so I try to do what seems best and most natural for my character. I don't mind you building a world. But many of the elements seem to have no role so it seems like a waste of time and effort. I put in a character that seemed to fit what you were looking for. I only have one female who can be described as subservient. Even without the slave limitations Liz's personality presents many challenges. She is shy so doesn't approach people she doesn't know. She has no confidence in herself. She is inexperienced. But one thing she does bring is that she will fight for others. But Bastian hasn't needed her only strength, besides healing. I add NPCs as needed. I only add as needed. Worldbuilding isn't something I have a lot of experience with. It isn't that I don't like what your doing. I just don't always understand where you are going with your post. If I don't understand what is wanted or needed it is hard to react. I don't expect you to control everything but I also don't want to take control since your character is leading mine.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Blueflameup to you. You're character will have to wait for an opening than.

Guild of Dishonor

Rumors started in the slums. There was talk that someone had taken the Black Widow out. Someone who had proof. No one was name names yet. But it was clear that people feared this new person. No one knew who the Black Widow was. They only knew her reputation. She was a respected assassin. Well as respected as assassins could be. SHe had a reputations for only those who deserved to be killed. Most knew her requirements to agree to kill someone. No one hired her. No one knew how to contact her. But she reached out to those who she felt would benefit them. If they wanted her help she named a fee. The fee was always well within the persons means no matter how little they had. If they didn't she disappeared. Take out someone who was practically a shadow wasn't easy so who ever had taken the Black Widow out had to be seriously dangerous to those not as skilled at hiding themselves.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Eviledd1984@Gentlemanvaultboy@Typhon@Bluetommy@Storybookandco
The demon left little on the kids that were in the basement. Which meant they had most likely hadn't been directly involved. Which rose the question of why they had been down there. Had the one that was missing intended to hand them to the demon as a sacrifice? Or had they been witness to prove that the missing child had succeeded.

The missing child was a girl named Sage. If the agents asked around no one in the school knew her very well. It could be that she had been seeking acceptance of her peers. If anyone asked the students that had been found that they didn't remember how they had gotten to school. They couldn't tell the agents much about the demon since the first things they remember was the two men jumping into the basement.

When the basement was investigated they would find nothing at first. Nothing that stood out as out of the ordinary. But if someone who could see magic went into the basement they would be able to see the runes in the far corner of the basement. Someone, probably Sage, had gone a lot of trouble to hide them. A deeper search would reveal a demon trap on the floor. One that hadn't held the demon because it hadn't been made exactly correct.

The Bureau of Supernatural Affairs

@Blueflame than have him lurk in the shadows. Either at the school or the bureau.