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The Kingdoms of Miras

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The Kingdoms of Miras

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A small town near the border of Nalrokar surface territory..

Six Ash Elves on horseback rode through the forests as the sun began to descend beneath the horizon. Adorned in black light leather armor with throwing knives, daggers, and swords that would have been concealed had their capes not been kicked up by the wind as they sped through the woods. Their identities hidden behind masks covering the lower half of their faces along with black hoods. The only identifiable mark on them was the same symbol on the left of their chest. An infamous image of a black dragon that is feared by many in and out of the Kingdom of Nalrok. This symbol belonged to The Order of The Insidiari, an ancient Nalrok assassin order created to carry out tasks either too dangerous or too "dishonorable" to be done by regular soldiers. Wherever they are seen death is soon to follow.

One of them raised their hand into the air signaling the group to stop and they did so almost instantaneously. After signaling the party to halt the assassin dismounted from her horse and the others followed suit. "Kieros, stay and guard the horses", she ordered as the party tied the reins to a nearby tree. From the way she carried herself it indicated she was their leader as she pulled out a piece of parchment from a satchel, "This is our target. A goblin thief named Zaxazy Treechucker, years ago he operated as a lone assassin. That kind of work gets you enemies and is the reason why we are here. We have tracked him to this town and have orders to capture him if possible" the eyes of the men she commanded looked disappointed as they had hoped to challange a fellow assassin, despite it being a goblin. The assassin leader smiled as she knew what would come next would change their moods, "but we have been given permission to kill if capture proves unlikely. That being said we are Insidiari and we fulfil our contracts. Let's hunt us a goblin...

The Insidiari made their way into the town without alerting a single guard. Their motions were fluid and silent as they stealthily traverse through the alleyways and rooftops. Finally the group locate their target in an alley during a confrontation with some human. The assassin leader watched the two from above. Her black and blue eyes picking up every fine detail of the alley as she looked for a way to get an advantage over her target. Upon inspecting the area the assassin gave the signal to her team to take aim on the human and the goblin, if they didn't come quietly they'd be dead before they got a chance to run. Once she received the signal that the archers were ready the assassin leader jumped down from the rooftop and quietly landed behind the two individuals. Before she even stood up her dagger was already unsheathed and she was now in an attack stance that was elegant yet intimidating. 

"Unless The two of you wish to be filled with arrows I suggest you surrender your weapons and come quietly", while killing the human would be easier the assassin figured he could be an accomplice and so will be brought to the capital as well as the goblin. "There are four Insidiari assassins with their arrows aimed on you at this very moment. They are hidden so don't try to look. If you prefer to have your blood in you you'll do as I say. Now.

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The Kingdoms of Miras

So would you guys like the group to meet up now or wait till later? I'm hoping to get the main storyline started pretty soon if you have ideas on how the group should form I'm open to suggestions.

The Kingdoms of Miras

I have no clue, I'll message them.

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The Capital City of Narasthia

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Narasthia: Palace of the Royal Family

Kind Sardis strolled down the halls of the Royal Palace, a look of frustration upon him as he contemplated over a solution to a problem that has been plaguing his people for some time. These fanatics ,"The Scions of The Umbral Goddess", have been terrorizing the outer settlements for some time now as part of their religious crusade. Their efforts have become more than a mere annoyance to the Ash King and they would soon feel his wrath. "Thoughts for another time, for now I must attend to more pressing matters", Sardis thought before his servants opened the doors to the grand dining hall. 

Queen Niranyia was standing just beyond the doors waiting for her husband to arrive. "Hello, love", Niranyia said before kissing her husband and taking her seat beside him at the table. The grand dining hall lived up to its name as It's ceiling was covered in various diamonds and sapphires which glimmered and glistened as the glowstones, cut and shaped to compliment the theme of the hall, illuminated them with a soft light blue glow. The walls were cut from white stone which was as smooth as glass and given an accent of finely shaped silver embroidery. The floor was comprised of obsidian which was blacker than the deepest depths of the underground. Indeed the grand dining hall was a marvel but it paled in comparison to the Great Hall. 

At the table Sardis was about to begin dinner when something stopped him. The moment was unusual as it was around this time he'd be hearing from a certain unruly child of his. "Where is Ariya?", he asked despite having a good idea as to where she was. Niranyia simply grinned before placing her drink back onto the table. "I'm sure she is fine. Ariya knows how to fend for herself, after all it was you who was so determined to have her be taught Kar'Tal when she was a child

"So she could be safe when the time came to fight, not spend her days fighting across the capital"

"She has chosen a noble path, not many are capable of being Insidiari. She serves the kingdom in the way she sees best you should be proud" 

"I am proud, my daughter is blessed by Rheasa and a skilled assassin...I just wish she'd spend more time learning the ways of the court. To be ready for the day she becomes queen as is her duty."

"Her duty as of now is with the Insidiari, when the time has come she will take her place upon the throne. All you have to do is lead by example she will notice, she does not have to be by your side to learn"

Sardis let out a short chuckle before returning to his meal. Before he could finish however Wrelis, the ambassador for the king, came bursting into the dining hall. His eyes wild with fear and his hands shaking to the point he had trouble handing the king the numerous papers he had in a satchel. "Wrelis, what is the meaning of this?", Sardis demanded with an aura of annoyance about him. The ambassador lowered his head before answering, "Urgent news from one of the desert outposts, your eminence!"

The Ash King looked over each document, with each paper read Sardis became more and more angry. His eyes frantically darting across the page as he tried his best to assess the situation. Once his eyes read the last of the field reports his eyes closed in disdain for his worst fear had come into reality. "What is it?", Niranyia asked as she stood up from the table. Sardis handed her the papers and the queen quickly read through them and making a look similar to her king. "Surely it can't-"

"It does. A Purge is beginning, we must summon The Conclave", Sardis handed the latter's to the ambassador "Make copies of these and send them to each of the kingdoms along with a Summoning of The Conclave". Wrelis scurried out of the dinning hall leaving Sardis to stand by the fireplace. A massive alcove housing blue flame left a pale blue glow on the king's face. Niranyia walked away from the table to her husband's side and accompanied him as the two gazed into the flames. There was a maddening silence before Sardis spoke, his words were sullen as he declared, "If this truely is a Purge its been the first in ages...pray we survive this, because of Nalrok falls the world follows"

The Kingdoms of Miras

Already liking Zax, I don't know why but I found him hitting the man with a sack of his own possessions hilarious.

The Kingdoms of Miras

No problem, do it when you can. To everyone else if you're having trouble figuring out a first post let me know maybe I can help or we can do a collaboration.

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Accepted

A Story of Fire and Lions - A Game of Thrones RP {ALWAYS OPEN}

Yeah I think we were all waiting for smartly to post before everything went dark.

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Of course, I was actually waiting for when you'd add him/her to be honest.