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[SeriousConcentrate]

(I think Anya's 20 Nat/26 Modified CHA does place her as one of the most attention-grabbing women walking around, yes. ^^^)

Rae was falling from the sky. She wasn't sure how she had gotten there, but finding out wasn't high on her agenda. She turned in the air and saw the ocean approaching rapidly. Falling from this height, the ocean will be as stone. I'll break every bone in my body on impact, and even if I survive I'll drown. A comforting thought. She tucked into a ball and rolled in mid-air, then threw herself into a dive to pick up speed. It wouldn't be more than thirty seconds to impact, now. Impact, and the end of it. How perfect, to be lost in the ocean, her bones resting among sunken ships, forgotten by all...

*crack*

...Receding water, pain, and something smooth like polished marble against against her face. She didn't want to open her eyes. Why am I still alive? That was supposed to have killed me... She felt oddly cheated. With a sigh, she remembered where her arms were and how they worked, and started pushing herself onto her hands and knees. Before she made it very far, she looked up, and saw a humanoid skeleton. It was only a moment's decision to take his hand and be pulled to her feet; she didn't think she could make it up on her own.

"WHAT IS YOUR NAME? WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" The man's question was loud, almost uncomfortably so given her elven hearing, but she said nothing about it. Instead she answered. "My name is Ediacaran. I am from ... the sky." She looked down and away as she said it, hugging her arms to herself tightly. "Where are we?" she asked, her eyes still on the silver sand.

[Dwarmin]

(Actually, I think Dwarmin has the wrong idea. >.> @Dwar: Not that you could know, especially since the part where we met Bano is lost, but he had absolutely nothing to do with what happened to Rae. In fact he took a few shots at the demon himself. Personally I believe he's too crazy to do much planning. I mean this might as well have been the fight theme. ^^^ I think he is a bit pissed at Rudra/Saint/Anya for kicking his ass, though... )

((OOC: Well, something has to explain it! Aside from evul GM lulz))

[SeriousConcentrate]

(Actually GM lulz is the answer; Sky asked me by PM if I wanted to play an evil Rae five days in advance. I thought about it a bit and was like 'sure, why not.' I almost changed my mind when you lost your internet, but then I was like 'there's no way we're finishing the dungeon in one session, he'll just miss the first bit and be there for the end.' I was wrong about how much we were going to get to play Saturday. I think, simply put, Brachina would have turned whoever fell into the trap first evil, but Sky and I were trying to make sure Rae charged in ahead of everybody so she'd be the victim.)

[Skyrunner]

"... THIS IS AN ISLAND OFF THE SHORE OF ARCLAOTH. I'M NOT SURE I CAN EXACTLY ENTER THE CITY BECAUSE, Y'KNOW... UNDEAD. I'M WAITING FOR SOME PEOPLE TO COME BACK. HOW DID YOU FALL FROM THE SKY?
The gaunt figure looked around.

"HEY, WHY DON'T I INTRODUCE YOU TO MY FRIENDS? THEY'RE PRETTY COOL, AND ALSO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF -"

She never got to know what exactly what the benefits were, because a large figure suddenly appeared and grabbed both Kanes(Ediacaran) and the skeletal person, bringing them into the air. A huge face peered down on Kanes(Ediacaran).

"So... You were going to eat her?"

"WHY IN BAATOR WOULD I DO THAT? FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT A DISGUSTING WIGHT/ZOMBIE/VAMPIRE. SECOND OF ALL-

Again, the man was interrupted- the giant decided to drop him. The giant then addressed Kanes.

"You look queer. You don't have the armor of a wizard or sorcerer, you don't have the holy symbol of a cleric, nor do you have blades, but neither are you a commoner. Your build refutes that particular theory."

Kanes looked down at herself. Flowing white sleeves, rather long and large for her. Her hands did not look like Kanes remembered them to be. She was tall, and her legs were long and had lean muscle. On her belt, two wooden sticks married with metal parts, and what looked like a crossbow trigger, clattered as they bumped into each other. A glimpse of her hair told her it was whitish-blond.

"...No matter. My name is ... well, I do not go by any particular name, but if you want to, please call me the Prince of Futility. Or Prince."

The skeleton beneath her called out, "HE'S THE GIANT GIANT IN THE PLAYGROUND, 'N' HE STOMPS ON WHOEVER TRIES TO CALL HIM ELSEWISE!"

The Prince stomped on the skeleton.

"CASE IN POIN-" continued the skeleton, undisturbed.

Whumph.


((@Shoruke - Periwinkle's city is on the small side, so there is no formal mage's guild. ))

Luke

Luke was directed to a tiny shack by the end of the road. An old lady was fanning herself, her various bows handing on racks behind her. She didn't even look up.

"What do you want?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

Rae didn't understand any of this. "I don't really know what's going on. I found myself falling into the ocean from the sky, and washed up here. He helped me stand, and then you came along." She looked past the Prince, toward the city. "What city is this? And why are you the prince?" she asked, for lack of being able to explain anything herself. The last thing I remember is going to sleep... this is probably all just a dream.

[The Fool]

Luke walked up to the shack, and the old lady that coldly greeted him. "I heard that you sell bows. There was one that I'd be interested in, a +1 Holy Longbow. Do you happen to have one?"

[Skyrunner]

"Happen to have? No."

Just before Luke could speak, she continued.

"There is no such thing as 'happen to have'. Do you understand?"

She looked up and glared straight at Luke's eyes. She did not seem surprised by his wings.


@SerCon

The Prince spoke.

"The city name is Arclaoth. It means Golden ... something in elven. Do you know what elven is? ... It matters little. Anyways, Bano (that's the skeleto-lich, he added) wants to sack it for his own purposes. We were just scouting it out... and it seems it's very weak. I'm sure we can do it after we get our hands on those God Weapons. Would you like to join us? As for why I am the Prince... I, unlike my dimwitted brethren, am a fairly intelligent giant. One of the things I enjoy in life is the expression of utter despair as every single one of my opponent's plans are blocked, the sheer futility of their efforts. Never thought a giant could be so smart, eh...?"

He trailed off, looking lost in thought. And happy.

[SeriousConcentrate]

"...Rose Gate. It means Golden Rose Gate..." Rae responded. She knew where she was now. She was seventy-five when Arclaoth fell to Bano; right now a young Kornes Kanes of clan Tyrmitore was on the border somewhere, fighting Orcs. It would be sixty more years before that Kanes left and started traveling with a dwarf. Sad to think that only sixty-six years ago - how time flies, for an elf - she was childish and happy and carefree. She was much stronger now; perhaps it would be an idea to make her way home and kill Kanesrae, before she ever brought shame and dishonor on the whole clan.

Kornes... calling us 'black hearts' is right. I thought I had mastered the beast within me when I turned to the path of the Kethavel... but all I did was forget about it. It was still there, lurking, waiting... She shook her head. "You don't need my help, Prince. This island is destined to fall." She looked down to the sand near Bano without directly looking at him. "Is it just the two of you?"

[Skyrunner]

"...Destiny?" The Prince snorted.
"Pahaha... destiny? Seriously? That almost sounds like an... an elf!"
He bursts out laughing in earnest and drops you to the soft sand below.

Bano says, "NO, THERE ALSO IS THIS WOMAN NAMED SANDDANCER (I DON'T THINK SHE'S ACTUALLY HUMAN), AND A DWARF NAMED URIST MCLEGEND. ALSO, THERE'S ANOTHER HUMAN WHO AVOIDS TO TELL US HIS NAME. FINALLY, THERE WAS A CLERIC, BUT I THINK HE DIED ...."

Kanesrae feels less immersed in the dream, now. It feels like she could return to reality at any time if she wanted to. Above her, Prince kept on guffawing.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Rae could have landed on her feet, easily, had she chosen to. Instead she let herself fall onto her side, bringing a fresh burst of pain from her injured body. "Maybe so. Or maybe I know something you don't." She stood. "It doesn't matter. Bano will take over this island, believe me or not. It's no concern of mine, either way... at least not any more..." She sighed and shuffled her feet. "Tell me more about these... God Weapons."

[Araph]

((Just double-checking, but what city are we in right now?))

[Skyrunner]

Periwinkle, near the Continent. It's close enough to go for supplies. Sunset is where Anarose lives.

"LET'S SEE... THEY'RE THESE INCREDIBLY POWERFUL WEAPONS. SOME PEOPLE SAY THE GODS THEMSELVES FORGED THEM. WE TRACKED DOWN WHERE MOST OF THEM ARE. APPARENTLY, THERE ARE TWO TIERS OF SAID GOD WEAPONS."
Bano kept trying to catch Kanes's eyes while speaking.

Prince boomed in from above.

"The first tier weapons are the ones the gods made first. They forged equipment straight from the essence of reality. Unfortunately they were too strong for mortals. They were inevitably corrupted as soon as they as little as brushed against them. Examples include the Spear of the Gods, the Brass Shield, the Silver Helm, and the ... Some kind of greatsword. They made another set of items, the tier two ones, that were less corrupting, less powerful, but still overwhelming by mortal standards. They are the ones we are questing after. Even if we were willing to get a tier one weapon, someone years ago destroyed all of them. What exactly do you want to know, though?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"What do you know of the tier two weaponry? The only one I know of for sure is a bastard sword called Winterer, although I've heard of a ring and a hammer of some kind, too," she said.

[Skyrunner]

"Hmm... The hammer is the one Urist over there is searching for. It's called the Flowing Hammer, I think. There was a black shortsword called Hagrune, and a staff which apparently used to be Evgenis's, whoever that was. I don't recall exactly what the ring was called..."

[SeriousConcentrate]

That wasn't much help, but on the other hand if she knew the location of one of those things she'd hardly go about telling people, either. "Thank you. Final question: do either of you have any sort of reflecting surface? If not... can you describe me?" Odd enough that she would dream so specifically about the past, but to not even be in her own body? Magic had to be at work here.