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Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

I'm happy to hear the nice feedback! I'm doing my best to translate the mental pictures in my head into words.

Looking forward to seeing how you run with it!

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

Hooray!

I've posted as well; something for all of you, plus some insight for Serah. Feel free to read the hiders for other characters; they aren't top-secret. Just know that the info is IC, and only the intended character will know about it.

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

You step off the path, starting on your way into the gloom of the Wilderdeep. You notice that hardly any daylight outside pierces through the trees; it’s as if the woods are in a state of constant dawn. The trees themselves are peculiar as well: rather than the healthy deep brown bark of the trees outside, these have a sickly, greying color. As you step, you hear the ground squelch and it takes effort to wade through the mire, colored like dried blood. As you inhale, your nose is not met with the pleasant scent of pine or wildflowers, but that of noxious oxone. The air is thick and damp.

Serah

As the druid, you are attuned to the ways of the natural world. You count the animals as companions and the wild as your ally. Any other time, you might venture into an unfamiliar wood, commune with its spirits and gain insight to its history. However, you feel no connection to this place. It does not feel like any environment you have stepped foot in before. The trees do not welcome your presence. No wildlife chitters pleasantries at your entry. If you attempt to tap into the heart of the Wilderdeep, you might see a trace: a hint of what was, or what might have been, although it is well-hidden the void of shadow that haunts it.

But there! A glimmer comes to your mind through the murk. It reaches out to you, faint and feeble. There is life in these woods after all. You can hear the mighty heartbeat of the land and smell its bounty. You can hear the song of the birds and the rush of brooks. It doesn’t last for long. In the next instant, the visions collapse on themselves and the hope vanishes. The link to whatever earthly spirit still endures in the Wilderdeep is gone, save for a lingering feeling of loss.

As you wade past the initial shrubs that mark the woods' boundary, you notice your body pulling with each step, like the Wilderdeep is a vacuum, drawing you in. It's a faint sensation, but it's there, and if you turn around to test it going the other way, you'll notice that you cannot see the point which you entered from. In fact, none of your surroundings are familiar at all! The shrubs are gone, and you stand among rows and rows of sickly, black trees with gnarled limbs.

In the next second, it appears as if everything is oozing, melting into the mire at your feet. The trees sag and buckle, exuding viscous, foul-smelling sap. You feel the ground give way, your vision swims in a blur of colors and your head throbs with a riot of dread.

Then, you blink and everything is as it was before; the trees stand tall again, and the ground lays still. Whatever grim aura you felt stepping in still persists, but your sanity is intact.

A moment passes as you recoup, and then a shrill cry echoes through the canopy overhead. It is unnatural-sounding, alien, but to a trained ear, it sounds something like a braying elephant crossed with a vulture. The sound permeates the space all around you, seemingly neither near, nor far, but its echo resounds from a precise direction that you can identity.

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

@ClocktowerEchosA party without a bard who asks his gong for advice is no party at all!

I'll wait for @Grey until the evening; after he posts, or before night I'll guide us into trouble the Wilderdeep!

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

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@Paraffin

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@Paraffin

Oh my god!

_{I appreciated that.}

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

@Aristo I love how we both created our ideas separately with no communication between the two of us, and ended up using races that could reasonably be close cousins. We're so in sync~

@Tatsua Aiisen

We're one step closer to making our hivemind a reality! Bliss in harmony.

Tell me about your race!

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

And so begins the familiar dance of incessantly refreshing my page...

@Paraffin

F5...F5...F5...F5...F5...

Champions, Regiments and Wizards

A quick WIP of what I'm cooking up:

Regiment

Regiment Name: The Glittering Host
Banner: N/A
Nationality/Race: Azmar
Racial Specifics: The Azmar are an extraplanar race, native to the realm most call Eldorea. It is an outer plane aligned with the concepts of good and freedom; a peaceful and vibrant place, though prone to sudden and frequent changes in weather. Most of the land is swathed in lush forest, overlapping with plains of grass and wildflowers. The soil is fertile, and fields of grains can also be found here.

The Azmar are but one race of several that inhabit this plane, though it is from their ranks that most of its defenders are drawn. They are humanoid, distinguished by silvery hair and eyes, and a fae-like visage. They have no wings, and cannot fly in Eldorea, but on the mortal plane, they can move through the skies as if by magic. As a celestial race, Azmar have an innate mastery of magic that heals or creates.

Azmar style themselves as champions of liberty and good, and take interest in matters where freedom is in jeopardy and evil runs unpunished. Creative pursuits, like music and art, are of great value to the Azmar. They strive to preserve these creations and those who make them, acting swiftly if they believe valuable work is under threat. Azmar sometimes visit the mortal plane in search of highly-regarded individuals and their creations, thriving on the performances, music and visual talent they might find here. They are also passionate about wilderness undisturbed by mortal hands, admiring nature reflective of their home plane.

Size of Host: 500
Speciality: Magic, heavy infantry
Typical Arms: Most Azmar wield longswords, imbued with Eldorean magics.
Typical Armour: Soldiers of the Glittering Host don suits of plate armor that seem to impair them little, if at all.
Typical Steeds: N/A
Magics Used: WIP
History: WIP

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

@LeovenLooks great!

Into Darkness - A Dungeon World Adventure

Yes, that's also what makes the OOC so useful! If anything needs clarifying from you or from me, we can go over it here, too.
Now, let's see some posting soon!