Vesuvius00

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

"Hopefully, yes. If Fellagang hears me, he may point out my path to me. Once I know that, I can begin to prepare for my coming-of-age ritual, not to mention that I'll be a step closer to acceptance by the tribe." Onyx patted the lump where she felt the statue was in her med-pack and smiled. "Honestly, I don't know why I feel so happy right now. From everything that's been going on I should be worried about more than just my own future, but I can't bring myself to focus on those thoughts."

Onyx was silent for a moment and then spoke again when they had passed a trader she did not recognize. "Here, I will show you how to greet someone you don't know. Watch my exchange with this merchant, and then do the same as I did after we bow. I will still be there, so I can introduce you if needed." With that she walked up to the stand. The trader smiled when he noticed her.

"Greetings! I am Haku Gil, of the White-wing tribe." He kept smiling as Onyx introduced herself.

"Good day Haku'gil. I am Onyx Bright of the Gold-wing tribe." Her eyes glinted in laughter as she continued. "That's quite a name for a merchant."

"You have quite a name yourself. Are you really so unpredictable?" His smile betrayed his laughter as Onyx smiled back.

"Around here I seem to be. Are you always honest?"

"I try to be, at least when it comes to fish." He bowed slightly, and Onyx bowed back. His stand seemed to be filled with stacks of stone slabs. They were not very thick, however the sheer amount of them was surprising to Onyx. He must not live too far away, or he is stronger than he looks.

Predator of Kiss (Luna and Vesuvius)

Emiko Lexi Fae

The barrier stung me when I hit it, and I nearly blacked out when I hit the ground. I had felt my wound reopen when I hit the barrier, and silently cursed my ignorance. Of course the Demon can control who gets in and out of his barrier! I tried to fight him when he picked me up and brought me back near the fire, but the dizziness from hitting the barrier and my wound reopening made me too weak to do anything.

When he set me down, he paralyzed me and used his magic to stitch and re-bandage the wound. I tried to tell him not to waste his energy, that it would do me no good, but the paralysis kept me from speaking as well. He told me to rest and then disappeared from my sight, I heard his sister say something to him, and his answer. Demons have healers? News to me...

My thoughts as I focused on weakening and breaking the paralysis spell were the only thing I could hear, the Demons had gone silent and I assumed it was because the male was taking a nap while the She-Demon finished the meal. He wasted his energy... This wound will not heal until I can get away from these two. I felt the moment I had managed to break the spell, and so did the male Demon by the gasp I heard.

I sat up gently and spoke before he could get up. "You need to let me leave or I will die here. The dagger I was struck with belonged to an Angel, and was Blessed so that any wound caused by it could not heal unless the wounded was blessed by a Priest. It is a good tactic against Demons, as they utterly refuse to have anything to do with Priests, however I do not believe that anyone ever thought an Angel would be wounded by a Blessed blade and then held captive by two Demons."

I hoped my voice was harsher and more powerful than I felt, as I was almost about to faint again. I was loosing too much blood, at this rate I'll be dead by the time I woke again if I were to sleep now.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

Jai'san Simply shook his head before answering. "No, this is as far east as I ever go. My route comes from the southwest continent, up through this region, and to the northwest in an arc around the great sea." He smiled at Onyx as she handed him the two rolls of bandages. "Speaking of paths, the fact that you needed a honey statue makes me think that you have a better idea of what yours is now Onyx."

"Yes, I suppose you could say that. I plan to preform a solo ritual at Fellagang's place of power at high-moon tonight." Onyx said as she gently placed the statue and herbs into her med-pack. "Will you still be here then?"

"Alas, no. I depart at sunset dear. Best of luck, however it seems strange that you would ask the guidance of Fellagang rather than Heillias. Planing on being a merchant like me?"

"I am still unsure of that, although I don't suppose that it's impossible." Onyx gave a small smile before continuing. "Good travels, Jai'san. May Olias watch over you." Onyx gave a small bow as she said goodbye, and the trader returned it as he did the sentiment.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

"I would assume that he told everyone not to attack you at least, although I am unsure about the extent of any other interaction he would have specified. The people of my tribe, the ones with golden-brown wings here, might not be as willing to speak to you as much as the people of other tribes because they may feel that you are less obtrusive because they don't live here." Onyx hoped that her explanation made sense, that those living here would rather avoid talking to him because of their distrust.

"Here's one of my favorite stands." Onyx led Tarentek over to a stand that had dried herbs and sculptures made of sweet-smelling wax. Greeting the trader, an old sentry of the Black-wing tribe, Onyx started looking over all of the statues. "Good day Jai'san! How have you been?"

"Good as always, Onyx Bright. Do you see anything you like?" The old trader seemed to notice Tarentek then, and narrowed his eyes at him. "And who are you?"

"Tarentek. If you got here before yesterday you would not have had any warning about him yet, Jai'san. I found him at the sea yesterday at about this time and- Here it is!" Onyx cut off her explanation and picked up a delicate-looking sculpture made of a light brown wax. "You always have a Honey sculpture, it just took me longer to find it today."

Onyx was smiling at herself while Jai'san looked back and forth between her and Tarentek. "Um, you were saying?" He prompted her after a few seconds. "What would I have been warned about?"

"Oh! Right, sorry. You would have been told that Tarentek was found near-death and is staying here to recover, under my watch. You also probably would have been told not to attack him." Onyx put the statue back on the counter and took out her med-pack. "I have my usual supplies with me, what are you willing to trade for the statue and a braid of dried Creosote?"

"A honey-statue and Creosote? Hmm... Two rolls of bandages should be fine." After Onyx had finished her explanation the trader had simply nodded and was now watching Tarentek with curiosity rather than malice. "You remind me of the Karisskan, are you one?"

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

"I have a few things I've been looking for, so we'll visit with those traders first. After that we can wander around for awhile if you like." Onyx started leading him through the crowd, pointing out traders she knew and what they normally had with them. She noticed after a little bit that even though everyone was being nice to her like normal, they seemed to be trying to avoid talking to her, as she was the one calling out to each of them.

Onyx hoped that Tarentek would not notice their actions, as they were probably only being like this because she was leading him around. "If anyone seems hostile to you I will tell them off. Most of these people are from other tribes who are currently cordial of better to us right now, so they may know who I am by my name." She said to Tarentek, more to keep herself calm than for his benefit.

Host Club !?

i'm here too.

@Tomoko you there?

Predator of Kiss (Luna and Vesuvius)

Emiko Lexi Fae

They are both in their pure forms! Are they trying to show that they mean me no harm, or are they trying to trick me? I made no move to do anything, I didn't want them to attack me to try and keep me here, but I have to get away from them as soon as possible. I was surprised to hear that the Demon had bandaged my wound, and then wondered how. It is not possible for my armor to be removed, even in my sleep... He must have used some form of magic to apply the bandaging.

I didn't like the way these two Demons were speaking to me, as if I was a part of their group. I ignored the She-Demon as she went to prepare a meal, and kept my focus on the other one and his dog. They had not moved any closer to me, and the stance I was holding was causing me pain, so I relaxed into a still-guarded stance but with my wings closed behind me as a sort of shield.

"It is true that I can not risk a battle at the moment, however I do not worry that any Demon would be able to get close enough to me to harm me once I leave." The male Demon seemed confused at my wording, so I rephrased what I had meant. "I will leave, and you along with any other Demon will leave me alone."

Immediately after I spoke, I took off. I had no idea how far up the Demon's barrier went, so I decided that if he could tell where someone breached the barrier that I would just have to be fast enough to get away and out of the forest before he or any other Demon could catch me. From where the sun was in the sky, I could tell that it was early morning. I don't know how long that meant I had slept, but I felt well enough to fly to the nearest city under my own power.

Artificial Spirits

Body

Gender: Female

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Race: Mer-folk

Equipment:

• 20 different types of Knives and Daggers.
• A light short-sword in a scabbard on her back.
• Light armor on her upper body.
• A belt that she wears at all times. It has holders for Knives and Daggers, as well as places she can tie things to it.
• A small waterproof bag that she can tie to her belt to keep things that must stay dry with her, even if she's underwater.
• A simple dress and sandals she can put on whenever she goes onto land, kept in the waterproof bag when not being worn.
• A slightly larger bag for things like food and extra tools.
• about 5 pounds of Non-perishable food that can be eaten on land or underwater. (Mainly edible kelp and dried meats.)
• 23 seashells that could have multiple uses. (Such as a weapon if they are sharpened, or other tool.)
• Another small bag to keep money in. (She currently has 15 of each type of coin.)
• A strip of fabric to tie her hair up with so it does not get in her way. Is tied around her belt or wrist when she is not wearing it.
• A small necklace with a seashell locket on it that is enchanted so she can summon creatures to come to her aid.

Combat Skills: Preferably using Knives and Daggers, she is very adept at stealth kills both in the water and on land. Very agile, and quick-thinking. She's good at fighting, but it can be extremely difficult for her to fight more than two or three opponents alone. Can summon water-creatures to help her.

Non-Combat Skills: Swimming, endurance, cooking any type of food with few ingredients, good at puzzle-solving. Can communicate with water creatures, and they automatically trust her.

Mana: High

Magical Schools: Water-based Summoning, Religious-based Healing.

Magical Abilities:

• Levitation spell: Grants the target the ability to 'swim' through the air so long as the caster remains conscious.
• Breath of Life: grants the target the ability to breathe in any environment, the effect remains until the caster recalls the spell. This spell can be cast on inanimate objects, where the effect is given to whoever is in possession of the object, and the object keeps this spell until the object is broken or the spell is recalled by the caster.
• Summon familiar: Summons one or two large creatures, or a whole horde of small creatures, to follow whatever commands the user gives. The stronger the creature, the less likely it is to listen. Causes dehydration.
• Wrath of Light: A religious-based attack spell that blinds the enemy and causes burns and the (temporary or permanent) loss of senses. it also strengthens the caster's religious spirit, but causes fatigue.

Techniques:

• Song of serenity: Causes everyone in the area to become lethargic and generally calmer for a small amount of time. once the effect is over, the calmness will often linger.
• Berserker rage: Creates an aura of rage around her and grants strength to all allies within. Trades sanity for power, so she may even attack allies in this state.
• Song of the Reef: A water-based spell that heals sea creatures. Does not require much religious strength to cast, although the caster may get burned if they cast this spell with no will to actually help the target.
• Light of the gods: A religious-based healing spell that can heal any creature. The caster must be devoutly religious and have the will to help the target or risk severe burns and loss of the senses; like sight, hearing, and touch.

Artificial Spirit

Name: Isa Nicolai

Personality: Never gives up, is kind and likes to help people. Is kinda ditsy when she's alone, and talks to herself a lot.

Talents:

• Psychic ability (Like mind-reading)
• Puppet (Can be passed out but her body still fights)

Approved

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

Onyx couldn't stop herself from staring at Tarentek as they walked. Her father wants him to play the role of a diplomat!? "Y-you make a valid point, however that would imply that Fellagang and Heillias knew this was going to happen by the time of my birth, and that is not possible. Only Olias can tell the events of the future, but Olias never tells Fellagang or Heillias anything of what they see. Only Spirits of the past may guide the Spirit of the future."

Onyx sighed and took a deep breath before continuing. "One thing I think I've realized by talking with you about this is that I probably am destined to be a Prophet or a Diplomat like my mother is. I will have to go to Fellagang's place of power and ask him for guidance to be sure, however I have a feeling in my heart that I am right." Onyx stopped talking and led Tarentek the rest of the way to the marketplace in silence.

The marketplace was one of the most confusing things Onyx had ever experienced in her life, and it was all because of wings. Everyone in the market was almost always an Elissic, because of the aversion her race had towards outsiders they rarely appeared there, however the living mosaic of multi-colored wings made it just as confusing as if every person there was a different race altogether.

Ashes [EliteCommander and Vesuvius00]

"I am glad you seem to understand better now." Onyx said before answering his question. "Well, our Heart grants us compassion and joy, along with love and loyalty. Heart becomes our agility and speed in battle, and a guide when we are unsure what to do. Those with a stronger heart are more delicate than those with a weak heart, but are often kinder than those with a weak heart."

"I would not say that our Heart does not give us good traits, but none of them define a practical role in our society. Sentries and scouts, hunters and healers, and leaders are the fundamental roles that must be filled for a tribe to continue to survive, while the role of a prophet, merchant, or diplomat is unnecessary because of the leader's ability to contact other tribes and arrange trades like that. Most Sentries can play the role of a merchant if needed, and prophets are practically nonexistent once you are this far from the hearth of our people."