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Eastern Farmlands

Emirien

Davian steps back out of the door into the relatively windstill air outside, shuts it behind him and turns, not wanting to cause a ruckus by waking all the sleeping dogs and exciting the rest, regardless of how tempting such thoughts are as they cross his mind. He calls out in reply to Emirien "Right here, Emmy!" and jogs over to where she is stood by the front door of her house. Upon approaching her and coming to a stop he folds his arms across his chest "Maybe you're right, maybe I should protect you? I hear pheasants and grouse are six feet tall and vicious as angry bears." He pauses and smiles at Emmy, adding "You don't need to bring a bow if you don't want to."

At that he gestures and stands aside. "How about you take the lead? I reckon the chances are that you and your dogs'll know this part of the woods better than I do." He pauses and adds, questioningly "If you're bringing them? I have a sunstone so we won't get too lost otherwise."

@Timemaster Sure, go ahead. All players can control a maximum of two characters at one time, and if one dies they can replace the dead with another. Hit me up in PM or on here with the initial concept when you're done.

Or PM'd to me, yes, that seems like a fairly decent system. It doesn't matter this time though, that character is fine and should fit in nicely.

@Icarus Yes, we are indeed! Welcome.

Please do! I'm very tired tonight, which probably came across in the sub-par quality of my writing. I'll be going to bed now but chances are tomorrow I will be free all day, so I'll reply as soon as I get up! Goodnight.

Eastern Farmlands

Emirien

Davian beamed and called behind Emirien as she disappeared into the house "Fantastic, and don't forget a bow or a slingshot!". He hummed a tune and stretched his arms idly as he waited for Emmy to return, pulling his right elbow to his left side, and then repeating the action with his other arm. He looks around the small plot of land surrounding the cottage and turns to sit on the grass with his back to the door so that he's can enjoy the view of the rolling fields dotted with the occasional farm or cluster of trees, sighing with contentment as he does so.

Simply enjoying serenity and nature doesn't keep Davian entertained for long though, and soon he is up again investigating the yard, showing a particular interest in the building from which the chorus of howls and yips came from upon his arrival. He makes his way towards the building, humming to himself as he goes, and should he have time before Emmy returns he'd take a quick peek inside.


The Rugged Fish

Ryker of the Barrows and Alexandra "Siren" Flores

The book which Ryker and Alexandra bought is a compendium of known monsterss, should either of them sit down to skim through the first few pages. It was written many years ago by a woman well known for perfecting the art of beast slaying, and as such is somewhat dated though it is still said to contain a treasure trove of valuable information for one who could potentially come face to face with such nightmarish creatures. The book begins with chapter after chapter of long-winded theories on the origins of such beasts with quotes and research cited from a multitude of scholars, explorers and researchers. Some of the wilder theories point towards the idea that monsterous beasts are the remnant children of the dead gods, that Humans and Sethkra'Vesh are the flawed offspring of such creatures as well, others claim that beasts are magical in nature and were created by mad mages from the distant past for one reason or another.

There are brief mentions of specialised equipment used for the subduing and vanquishing of such creatures. The beast-slaying pike, a large, partisan like spear a long, thin blade flanked by winged lugs and spikes on the butt-end so that it may be driven into the ground to halt a charging beast in its tracks. A small sketch shows that the thing requires two people to lift and bring to bear, designed so that it can badly wound a charging beast. The second listed weapon is the great arbalest, a huge crossbow with which to launch huge barbed spears attached to ropes, which in turn are nailed into to the ground, a tactic reminiscent of that used by great whale harpooners in the Salt Ocean to the far south.

Ceffylaudwin - Carnivorse
Large, horse-like pack hunters with long heads, mouths filled with sharp teeth and clawed legs.
Moderate danger

Cyllellarth - Manticore
Hefty beasts with broad frames, thick fur and powerful, heavily muscled limbs. Can launch at attackers and prey with a flick of their tails.
Very high danger

Gristdigaeth - Wendigo
Standing at an average of four to five meters tall not counting their antlers, these massive, wiry monsters have long, talon-tipped limbs and a skeletal frame.
Critical danger

Helwyrnox - Barghest
Between three and five meters long and two meters tall, these stocky, hunched creatures with the appearence of a gigantic, flightless bat. They have stubby hind legs and long forelimbs tipped with long finger bones and wing membranes.
High danger

Whatever was written here, the entry for this monster has been thoroughly scribbled out, leaving only a single, vague word which might allow a learned reader to guess what it was. "Extinct"

Rictus
Between five to eight meters in length, with a long, eel-like body and a stout head. Can exhale fire.
High danger

@Timemaster Looks fine except for one little problem! Unless your character spent the entire day together shopping and wandering the city (Which they may well have done?) not that much time would have passed, at the latest it would be late afternoon or early evening. I'm working on a reply to your post now, but as you're both alone together I won't be adding any character but rather detailing the contents of the book, or at least as much of the book as I can write in about an hour!

The Siren's Pride Inn

Ryker of the Barrows and Alexandra "Siren" Flores

Miguel nods in acknowledgement at Ryker as he speaks, then does the same for Alexandra, chiming in with a chuckle and smile as the two rise to leave "I'm the one who gets to decide when we leave, lass." He pauses and then adds "In case we aren't all set by tomorrow, I'll be staying in the Wayfarer's Wagon, an inn to the east of the city gates."

With that, Miguel waves them off, going to say his farewells but not before cutting himself off and calling out "Oh, and one more thing. If one of you can read, get yourselves a copy of 'A Treatise on the Art of Slaying Eldritch Beasts' by Antonella Vasquez. Farewell, my friends!". Once the couple leave, Miguel takes a moment to sit and ponder, ordering a second, small cup of apple cider as he does so. Having already recruited two potential sellswords for his 'Band of the Blue' it would seem that he has some time to relax and stay out of the rain for just a short while longer.

CET here, just got home from work. I'll read up on what has been said and work on responses now. 

Geek's response got swamped in all the RP yesterday evening, but I promise it's still there.

Greetings to you too! I'm relatively new here myself but no less qualified to welcome you. I hope.

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