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Into the Land of Twilight

Carnatia de Luson

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“Hold on, dear.” said Fia as she placed her hand upon Fia’s torso gently as to urge her to not move closer, “The dagger has an influence over the mind as well. While it would be easier to carry, we don’t have a box for it either. It sounds like it used runes to contain the aura.” Fia sighed, “This would be so much easier if… nevermind. If you really want to bring it along, darling, I can try something. But until then or until Forbann can create a box, we should be careful with it. I don’t want it to harm your pretty face.”

Carnatia nodded, "I see. In that case, please do, then. I do not use dagger myself, but I would like to bring it along to have it studied in one of the arcane universities if nothing else.

For a finder's fee, of course. But even aside from that, while the enchantment on the dagger was rather morbid, to Carnatia it was a tool as any other. She could see some of the applications for it. For one in terms of pure warfare, the demoralizing effect of such magic would be devastating as people see their dead comrades rising against them. It also meant that for every single one of their comrades slain, their enemy would gain a soldier.

And while that was most definitely quite the morbid application, Carnatia did not see it as any different than any tool of war. In the best-case scenario, such horrific magic might even act as a deterrence to war.

The skull was one thing, but pragmatically speaking, there really was no reason to not take the dagger along if it could be brought safely.

Into the Land of Twilight

Carnatia de Luson

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Listening to further explanation regarding the skull, Carnatia concluded that it was probably not worth carrying it with her. While it would no doubt fetch a nice price from inquisitive mages, there was no sense bringing it if it could affect the group with its effect, which could be hazardous in a battle.

The only way to carry it safely appeared to be the metal box, which wouldn't be practical. Therefore, it was best to leave it here. The dagger, however, was another matter. It would not work without the skull, but it was still a unique artefact with peculiar enchantment. She could get into some arrangement with one of the arcane universities for a finder's fee. And then she would sell the map to the vault so they could do their own expedition to recover the skull.

That sounded like the best compromise.

"Thank you, Lady Fia, Sir Gray. I think it's best we leave the skull here. I'll be taking the dagger along, however."

New York By Night (A Vampire The Masquerade RP) (CLOSED)

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"Well, worth a try," Ian said to Enzo, as the boy reported his findings, or lack thereof. They only found this place because of Enzo, so Ian didn't think it would be fair to begrudge him for his failure.

He then turned to Elizabeth, who was lamenting their lack of weapons. Ian replied, "Well, as far as I'm concerned these fists of mine are my weapons. So we're not entirely defenceless. Regardless though, we should still proceed carefully,

A Brujah being the one to warn for caution made for an odd sight, but Ian supposed someone had to. Elizabeth was a bit too reckless because this concerned Ludwig while Steele was too nonchalant. Enzo was cautious, but the Giovanni was not one to say his thoughts out loud.

“Bonsoir, my brothers. Sister. I have to say, I expected a much better venue for our little reunion.”

It was then, that another 'sibling' of theirs joined them, his loyal ghoul dog by his side.

"Would have appreciated you showing up earlier, but at least you're here now. Considering we're up against people who could kidnap Ludwig, we'd need all the help we could get, Ian said, greeting Ralph. He then glanced at the massive Sheperd dog by his side. Having her wouldn't hurt either.

As the group gathered around the backdoor, Ian turned to Ralph, "You mind going in first? Use your discipline just in case. I'll go in after and engage our opposition if any,

Out of the five of them gathered there, Ralph had always been the most resilient. Should there be an ambush, Ralph had the best chance to survive unscathed. After that, Ian, as the most combat-oriented would go in and hopefully quickly take them down while they were focusing on Ralph.

New York By Night (A Vampire The Masquerade RP) (CLOSED)

By the way, how are we bringing Adamastor's character in?

Into the Land of Twilight

Carnatia de Luson

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"I am not judging," replied Gray. "I am just finding it strange. In any case, the question remains as to whether we should bring it along or not. It's definitely not just a paperweight, and according to Theriadore both the dagger and the skull are technically inseparable. I shall not act like a morality police here and implore you to not take them, but keep in mind that they belong to the Demons, and there is always blood spilled for every unholy artifact they make."

"I'd still take it if you ask me." Vesemir stated, "To me, there are no evil artifacts, only evil hands that wield them. All things created lack inherent will."

"That's...not answering my question of whether they can be transported, Sir Gray. On another note, apologies if my manner of speaking comes across as too formal, it is simply how I've spoken for most of my life."

Carnatia did try to speak less formally to be more approachable by clients and fellow adventurers, but she gave up on that front as it simply made her speech awkward and stilted, causing her to appear less professional.

She continued, "I agree, Sir Vesemir. However the issue is, as that skull could demoralize people near it, the skull could jeopardize our expedition if we do not have a reliable way of transporting it safely."

Finally, she turned to Fia, "What do you think, Lady Fia? Is it possible for us to transport it reliably?"

If it was not possible, Carnatia would leave them be, as much as she wanted to bring them along. She might be fond of valuables, but recklessly stupid she was not. Furthermore, it would be unbecoming of her to endanger the expedition and the rest of the party.

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Perils of the Night

AILE SCHULZE

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Aile saw Tobias groaning the moment he saw her, before approaching the gate reluctantly, all the while groaning. She couldn't quite make out what he was grumbling about, but she was reasonably certain it wasn't anything flattering.

She sighed, "Trust me, it was not as if I was jumping at the fact that you have been chosen either. So the feeling's mutual. You would most likely have questions, but I will address them later once everyone is here."

After a while, more people showed up, those who had received the invitation and chose to show up, at least.

Aile then spoke up, "Good Evening, everyone. Thank you for coming. We've seen each other in the tournament, but allow me to once more introduce myself, my name is Aile Schulze. I am supposed to be your guide this evening, so to speak. You are here because the organisation I am representing would like to extend an invitation for all of you to join us. To put it in simple terms we are a group consisting of skilled duelists who are involved in the more...'esoteric' aspects of the Duel Monster Trading Card Game. It is not something that I can explain easily, but I believe that it will become clearer in the course of this evening's activity. Further instruction, as Miss Turner had pointed out, is on the gate, you may peruse it at your leisure. Meanwhile, I will address questions you may have, though keep in mind, I am not privy to everything or have permission to answer certain matters."

Into the Land of Twilight

Carnatia de Luson

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Feeling more at ease after receiving an explanation regarding the skull, Carnatia turned her attention back to the skull and dagger. The dagger was undoubtedly useful, morbid, but useful...And she was quite the pragmatic woman. Besides, if nothing else, she was quite sure she could sell it to some prominent mage for them to study in exchange for a decent bit of money. The problem was that it could only work with the skull, and the skull was...problematic to say the least, with the biggest issue being if she could even transport it without coming under its effect.

She was under no illusion that she was skilled enough in the arcane to fully understand what would be feasible or not, therefore, the correct course of action was to seek the expertise of another.

Within the group, Gray Flame appeared to be the most knowledgeable regarding matters in this land, but considering he hadn't been very forthcoming, Carnatia thought it wise to also have a second opinion.

She turned to the rest of the group, as she approached Gray Flame and Fia.

"Pardon me, Sir Gray, Lady Fia? I'd like your opinions on that skull over there if it's not too much trouble. Would it be feasible for us to transport it safely?

@Randomness@Mas Bagus

Into the Land of Twilight

Carnatia de Luson

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Carnatia watched as Vesemir denied that he had a clear idea of what the hologram was talking about, and instead turned to Gray Flame. While Carnatia still had some doubts, she also realized that questioning Vesemir further would not yield any results, even if he were hiding something. So instead, Carnatia turned to Gray Flame instead, as he started to elaborate.

Gray's masked visage shifted at the tubular container, and he tilted his head. "We have prepared enough. But fine. One of the legends says Luithiel is still alive, and that legends spurred many speculations and twisted tales, that she was cursed; that she was awakened as... our primordial form, and the craziest of it, she denied the recall.

As usual, Gray Flame's vague way of speaking was vexing, but Carnatia had an inkling of what they were talking about. As a former daughter to a very prominent noble house, like her siblings, she received the best education possible in Westernant, and perhaps due to her sense of duty, Carnatia had always been an overachiever, delving into the more esoteric academic subjects such as theology and philosophy than what was mandated. It was not that she was particularly interested, it was merely that the fact she had received the chance, she felt it was only proper she learn all she could. 'If a job's worth doing, it worth doing well' so to speak.

And thus, she had learned at one point that one of the purported origins of the elves was angels. As such, this primordial form Gray Flame spoke of, must have been angel. Probably even more concerning, however, was the fact that the rumour would fit with what the holographic elf and Vesemir said. Vesemir had said that the purpose of the scroll was to weaken Luithiel, and the holographic elf said that he hoped we would put 'her' to rest. Something that Vesemir appeared to have also picked up.

Carnatia was not particularly enthused at the prospect of possibly facing this spirit Gray Flame spoke of, but...

"My opinion is irrelevant. You are the boss. You point the place and I bring you there, anything that stands between us and your goal is a roadblock. You can either turn back or push through, and I'll support you either way."

"Quite right. Our contract does not have any stipulations that we would not face spirits...or a 'primordial elf'. Therefore, if as our employer you would continue our expedition, it is only right for us to follow. We signed up for it, after all."

Yes, Carnatia was not particularly enthused. But a job was a job, and she had agreed to escort Vesemir in this expedition, so she would do it.

She then continued, "In any case, thank you for clearing that up, Sir Vesemir, Sir Gray. Now then, if you would excuse me, I think I will continue to look around a bit more."

There were some things that caught her attention earlier, two of them, the polearm and the bow were being inspected by Tillius and Roxas, which left a couple more items.

She walked over to the workshop desk, pocketing the red gemstones, before turning to the peculiar curio of the eerie skull and a dagger.

Carnatia unsheathed her rapier, as she reached out with her mana, like what she did to the Ent earlier, attempting to see if she could find out what magics exist within the skull and dagger, if any.

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Perils of the Night

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Skyrim: Apotheosis (The Elder Scrolls RP Based on 5E system)

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