Lugia

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

Hm... still waiting on @Lavulman, though, I was visiting my parents all day yesterday.

Dragon's Dream

I had nothing to do but wait... wait for that final test. How long until the test now? Hm... I thought before checking the sun, confirming that it was still going to be in about an hour. I simply paced, and tried to figure out why the guardian would side with a shadow user... maybe it was just because both of them are gryphons? Maybe he doesn't think the shadow user will steal the piece and run away, using the piece for his own needs? Either way, the guardian already knew that the other gryphon could use shadow magic, and yet, he picked him to train to be a guardian... and yet he also never told the shadow user that he knew he could use shadow magic, which seemed a little weird to me. I continued to pace impatiently, and knowing that I might as well not even take place in whatever training they were doing out in the training yard... but, then again, that would give me something to do other than think, pace, and occasionally plot some sort of revenge. The thoughts of revenge passed through my mind during the first few minutes, but I quickly realized that it wouldn't solve anything, and that I was more to blame for what just happened. I did, however, watch as he continued to train with the other possible guardians, and didn't notice anything too odd about his behavior, other than, of course, hiding his shadow magic, probably to make sure nobody else knows. I checked again, and noticed that it was just about time, and, just as well the guardian interrupted the training session to announce what the final test was going to be. I flew out of the small cabin that they provided for me during my stay here, and rushed to make sure I didn't miss anything about the announcement.

"...and that brings us to our final test! Ah, there you are, David, anyways... the final test will take place in the deep forest, you are to find the rarest seed there, and bring it back to me," one of the trainees interrupted the guardian after that, asking "What? That's it? Just a seed? Come on, there's got to be something else to this," the guardian, a little ticked off, answers "Didn't you hear me? I said it will take place in the deep forest..." the same dragon who interrupted him the last time added "Right, so, what's so scary about a forest, huh? I mean, that's literally our element, isn't it?" the guardian simply continued with "The deep forest is wrought with danger... venomous vinesnakes, a tribe of gargoyles bent on killing anyone who trespasses in 'their' territory, spiders about two feet in diameter, and, of course, recently, the place has been a victim of these recent forest fires, as well. So, yeah, good luck," the trainees, myself included were then visibly less enthusiastic about heading into the deep forest for our final test, though, we followed the guardian towards what we now thought could be our doom. He eventually landed in a clearing that had just one path forwards, a darkened path that some of us knew headed right into the deep forest. Nobody else seemed to want to head down the path, leaving me to go down it first. Only the most cowardly of the guardian trainees didn't follow me soon after.

The path itself was almost impossible to see sometimes, and the only reliable light in this place was a nearby clearing, with what appeared to be a golden apple-like fruit in the center. I could hear some chanting as I got closer to the apple, but, just before I decided to simply ignore it and look for another clearing, a slime, and one of the other trainees, literally came up from the ground, took the apple, and took off... just as a trio of gargoyles jumped out of the bushes to ambush, well, I guess just me now, since the other trainee already left. They started speaking in some language that I didn't understand, and one of the two with spears tried attacking me with some sort of lightning spell, which was difficult to dodge, just due to the nature of lightning, itself. The thing laughed at my pain from the attack, which gave me enough time to counter by conjuring one of those needles that has the prickly screamer venom in it, just like I had practiced in my magical training. The needle found a soft spot between the gargoyle's rock-like scales, but even then it didn't seem to do much, at least, not initially. The first gargoyle started screaming in pain from the poison, and I turned around to see the others starting to back up... apparently, they thought I'd be an easy target, as the one holding a shield seemed to mutter something along the lines of 'chicken... fights us?' of course, it only SEEMED like he said that, but, either way, he seemed scared, as did the other two over the fate of their friend. Unfortunately, they didn't stop their assault, and I had to dodge a thrown spear, as well as someone rushing at me in an attempt to knock me down. I... simply flew up to dodge the shield charge, but didn't try that against the thrown spear, as I would probably just end up flying right into it, which would be pretty bad.

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Sorry about not posting yesterday, everybody. I was with the rest of my family the entire day. I'll try to get a post in today.

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So... to start, or not? As in, should we wait for another app, or should we just start right now?

Shepards of Ivalice: The Wings of Ruin

Araguay Woods

@Eklispe

Once you get back to camp, you notice Robin still patching up wounded soldiers, and a distinct lack of the group that was supposed to bring back Holliander and Vernire. Robin, noticing your return, walks up to you and asks "How's the other group doing? Did they meet any Risen on their way?" he had a concerned look on his face. One of the soldiers then walked up to him, and distracted him with a tap on the shoulder. The soldier then explained "Holliander, and the others have returned, and they have news," Robin then begrudgingly turned towards the returning party, where the dog creature whose name you've never gotten explains "Right... the news... you're not going to like this, but one of these generals is a traitor... and worse, we don't know which one," Robin swore under his breath, and turned his attention back towards you, after giving the others an order to keep an eye on both of the generals, just in case either of them wants to try anything.


@Lugia@Evanist@Cyrania

After hearing from everyone, the two begrudgingly agree to head back to camp, under our watchful eye. Thankfully, none of them seemed to try anything, or even really do anything that might be suspicious on the way. Of course, neither did any Risen attack the group. Occasionally one of the two would glare at Jo-Anne for a split second, but then the other would do exactly the same afterwards, leaving the group in the dark about who might be the traitor. "So, who's going to be the acting general of the third group, huh?" Vernire asks the group, though, oddly enough, he had a more concerned tone in his voice than one would expect. Making it back to the camp, Robert volunteered to tell Robin the bad news, and it seems as if Robin was already talking to someone else once the group got there. A soldier, however, told Robin of our return, and told him that we had news of some sort, which got Robin to turn his attention away from his previous conversation for just a bit. "Right... the news... you're not going to like this, but one of these generals is a traitor... and worse, we don't know which one," Robert put, rather bluntly, which caused Robin to swear, and order some people to guard the generals... not for their safety, but for ours, after all, if one of them was a traitor, it would be best to have a few people already there, and already ready to attack.

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Name: David Mason
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Species: Phoenix
Appearance: He stands at a somewhat short 3'4" tall, and he, oddly enough, looks like a "true phoenix", but with mostly green feathers instead of red/orange. His tail feathers, and chest feathers are brown, and he has a crest of feathers with the same coloration on his head, as well. His legs are a black color, and covered in spikes resembling thorns, which, oddly enough, never seem to hurt him when he rests. The underside of his feet are covered in similar thorns, though, unlike the weaker thorns on his legs, these thorns are as tough as his talons. His beak is somewhat curved, and is a black color, while his eyes are the same brown color as his tail feathers.

Bio: His parents were stonemasons, who were one of the few magical creatures that actually lived and operated out of the badlands. They typically supplied various adventurers and passers-by with shelter, as well as food, given that they'd always move around in the badlands, building a new home every time they did, and leaving a few edible plants, as well as a home behind whenever they did. They remained unknown for years, with their work often just thought of as some sort of 'wonder of nature', or just a simple rarity, that is, until they actually visited one of their old homes, only to find a gryphon, supposedly from Natura, already living there. They explained that they've been building these homes for years, and he's the first creature they've seen actually use any of them. The gryphon, seeing potential in their work, led them back to Natura, specifically, Solum Vis, where they lived for a few years until they were told to move to the new capitol, which was underground. It was there, and then when David, himself was hatched... yes, only a few days after they moved into the new capitol of Natura, where the family would spend the rest of their years, though, they would occasionally head out of the underground area to fly.

David worked as an apprentice stonemason under his parents, and whatever tutors they could find... and while his parents usually built entire cave-houses using their magic, all David ever did for these first few years as an apprentice was make a few bricks, or reshape a slightly rough rock into a smoother rock. He, much like most of the population of Natura, had both gaia-based magic, and nature-based magic, and whenever he wasn't paying attention to his work, which was often, he usually daydreamed about living anywhere but in a cave, he'd accidentally have a plant grow out of whatever it is he was making, which, of course, would cause whichever apprentices were nearby to laugh at him. Most of his peers were dragons of varying types, and they'd usually pick on David for being what he was... even the wyvern kid picked on him from time to time, even if she was the closest thing he ever had to a friend. David... honestly wasn't nearly as good a mason as his parents were, and he wasn't exactly excited to take their job once his apprenticeship was over. He heard that soldiers got the see the rest of the world, and, though he didn't like fighting, he did want to see the rest of the world.

The day after, David was, as usual, working on some brick or another that was probably going to be used for something. He didn't particularly care about this brick, but he did hear that the current guardian was going to be here for some sort of important mission, so, he tried to make his brick as good as he could get it, though, unfortunately for David, he was still working on it when the guardian, an old gryphon who, even in his advanced age looks as if he could kill you on a moment's notice, arrived, which, of course, distracted him for long enough to have a plant grow in the brick. The other apprentices started laughing at David, as per the norm by now, but the guardian didn't do as such, instead, he took a look at the plant in the brick, cutting one of its thorny vines, and used some sort of weird magic on the green liquid that spilled out of the cut. "I wouldn't be laughing if I were you... you apprentices DO know what this is, right?" the apprentices shook their heads, as if they didn't know, and, of course, David didn't know, either. "It's a prickled screamer... its poison is well-known for causing pain, and causing its victims to scream in agony, as well as leaving its victims just at the brink of death before vanishing from their system... it's a rare plant that imitates the edible prickle flower, and a difficult plant to make via magic," the guardian explained to the room, and the apprentices started talking among each other, until the guardian announced that he was here to choose candidates for a new guardian. While the others tried to impress the guardian, David was chosen, and, oddly enough, flown to Solum Vis for his training.

David... wasn't actually all that great at non-magical fighting, initially, and he didn't seem to learn as quickly as the other students, however, when it came to magic, he was only surpassed by a gryphon who seemed to be part crow and part panther... just as well, as the gryphon, in addition to the usual gaia magic, seemed to use a weird, almost invisible power. David heard about some creatures being capable of using our own shadows against us, but he passed it off as some sort of myth, or a wives tale, yet that 'myth' seems to describe almost exactly this... the power of shadows will be hidden, those who use it are afraid of being captured... you have to seek the magic, yourself if you are to finger someone as a shadow user, but, beware, the shadow user will know stronger magic than thee... and they won't have any morals, or honor, beasts that they are. Unfortunately, the gryphon noticed David staring at him, and he started pleading that David never tell anyone about this, that his shadow magic should remain a secret, that he isn't such a bad guy, but David didn't listen to him. David told the guardian all about the shadowy powers that the other gryphon had... and the guardian didn't do anything, that is, other than tell David that he already knew about that, and that now, with what David just did, the only way he could be a guardian is if he beat the other would-bes in the final test, which was going to take place in about an hour.

Skills/Abilities:

Screaming Needle: David can use his nature magic conjure up a small needle that contains prickly screamer poison, and launch said needle at an enemy to deal damage, as well as poison them... this poison will not KO its victim, but it may also cause them to miss a turn while under its effects.

Stone Shard: David can use his gaia magic to create several sharp stones under his enemy's feet, said stones can also occasionally come up from the ground to hit a taller/flying enemy.

Cleanse: David can use his nature magic to heal small cuts, as well as rid the body of any biologically-based poison... this has no effect on poisons from chemicals, or from darkness magic.

Gaia/Nature magic: David can learn other magical spells that can be considered either gaia or nature in, er, nature. He can also create things from these magic types, though he's not exactly great at creating stone-based things.

Weaknesses: David is not a fan of fire... or lava, for that matter. Basically, his feathers are extremely flammable, and his skin burns somewhat easily without them... or if they're on fire, of course.

Other: Uh... yeah, THIS RP IS TEH WORSTEST!... kidding, of course, it's my RP, lol.

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Alright, I just saw the edit... and I see nothing wrong with your app. Go on ahead, copy it into the 'characters' section.

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Erm... again, I'm not so sure... maybe it's a little too limiting, but your primary magic should be fire, 'cause you're from Magma... do you think that's a little too limiting, though? I mean, I guess I could let people have characters use a related secondary magic as their primary, such as someone using Nature/Lightning, and being from Gaia... that would open up a few more possibilities.

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I wouldn't mind if you added a bit more to your bio. Sorry for being like this, but yeah, everyone's primary magic is determined by where they were born/hatched/ect, as well as where their parents were born/hatched/ect. So, for example, my character was born in Natura, thus, has Gaia as his primary magic. Again, sorry.

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As I've said, the bio's a little short, and I'm not sure if I should allow someone to replace their primary magic (the one that's supposed to be [insert nation here's] magic, but... I mean, if Kabling's fine with it, I could chalk it up to insanity... or, if you're okay with it, you could have him use Fire/Obscurity, and have him draw with fire.