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[Flying Dice]

Wow! I guess this is going to be good for more than sneaking around after all!

...

Say, this doesn't seem quite-how did that song go? It's been so long, I must have still been a child. Yes, that's right (Mier hums to himself) ...o light of the heavens♪ ♫-that's right, the old story went that light was an aspect of the sky. So then, if magic is real and my magic is light, shouldn't I be able to do something with the sky? But what would that be? Wind, clouds? And that other mage, back at the temple, his magic wasn't the same as mine, or at least he didn't use it the same way... damn, there just isn't enough information!

Mier looks up, trying to visualize a strong wind whipping through the branches a bit above and in front of him. When he has a clear mental picture, he wills it to happen.

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Mier Destha
Light
Stealth
6/7 Power
Inventory:
-Namu Shard
-Brown Clothing
-Engraved Brass Ring
-Iron Dagger
-Iron Rapier
-Iron Crossbow (x2)
-f₁₀₀ note (x1)
-f₂₀ note (x4)
-15 copper coins
-3 days worth of salted meat
-Backpack
+Iron Crossbow Bolt (x30)
+Day worth of rations (x2)
+Red Apple
+Dried Fruit
+Bounty Note
+Stick of Charcoal
+Grindstone
+Wad of Leather Strips
+Cloth Pouch (Copper Coin x1)
+Unused Torch
+Flint & Steel
+Case of Oil (Metal)
+Rope (20ft)
+Spare Clothes
-Small Bag
+Waterskin (full)
-Waterskin (full)
-Note (unreadable; language of the Deep Centrals)

[IronyOwl]

"Mmm, I'll go check it out," Salden said, walking over to where he had heard the rustling.


Investigate rustling.

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Salden
Creation
Scribing +1
[4/6]
-Traveling Robe
-Pack
-3x f20s notes, 22 coins
-2 days' food
-Waterskin
-Charcoal & Parchment
-Hunting Knife, Hatchet, Razor
-Amber
-Namu Shard

[Skyrunner]

Inser

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[1]

The men rush you, slamming their leather-clad shoulders into your body and tackling you.

You are very quickly overwhelmed. One of the men, who is quite smelly and wafts some pungent odor over you each time he speaks, and also has a bushy beard, gruffly addresses you.

"Who you be? Did ya' touch that thing?" -he gestures the namu.

This is not a good situation.

Trendam

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[2,5,6->2]

You channel more power into the iron thing, using up 1 power. The iron cross warps into a more simple rod shape, but is even more purer than before.

You then head towards the northern village. It takes but an hour to get there. You reach the square, where many red-scale-bearing men patrol for some reason. It yet has a deficiency of merchants, outsider or not, but the regular shops should all be there.

Aile

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[5]

You channel 1 power into Thoki. This time it seems to have gone pretty well.

Thoki

You feel 2 power coming in from Aile. You swing your blade at the namu wingtip again, and using 1 power the blade hardens and cleanly cuts the piece. It falls spinning to the floor.

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[2]

Your glance into the bush didn't yield anything.

Salden

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[5,6->2]

Your sojourn into the brush reveals that there is nothing but one scared family of rabbits, who quickly hop away from you.

Mier

You take some extra time to focus... Wind, gusting through the branches and shaking the leaves, making rustles, light dancing ...

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[35,4,5]

With 1 power used, a wind starts to blow through those exact branches, just as you envisioned it. Also, you feel like you still can influence the wind...

Spoiler: New mechanics! :D (click to show/hide)

Taking extra time to focus can let you roll the Focus roll twice and pick the better of the two. This is not feasible when you are, for example, in a loud place, being handled, in combat, under stress ... etc.

[IronyOwl]

"Oh! Sorry!" Salden very softly cried out. "Poor bunnies," he muttered to himself a moment later.


Returning to the namu, he glanced at the severed piece.

"Huh, guess it worked. Hope the namu's okay without it; mine fixed itself. Actually, I might be able to fix yours also, if you wanted.

Oh, and it was just some rabbits in the bushes. I kind of scared them."

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Salden
Creation
Scribing +1
[4/6]
-Traveling Robe
-Pack
-3x f20s notes, 22 coins
-2 days' food
-Waterskin
-Charcoal & Parchment
-Hunting Knife, Hatchet, Razor
-Amber
-Namu Shard

[Azthor]

Try to purify the metal even further as in to discover how great a degree of purity can be achieved. Browse the shops for a suitable case for the merchandise; a glass cover or an ornate box will do.

Spoiler: Trendam Werks - The sheet cannot be past... Oh, wait (click to show/hide)

Age: 25
Gender: Male
Appearance: A tall fair skinned bald male sporting a light brown beard.
Personality: Lawful, Religious, Devoted, Charismatic.

Primary school: Sky
Secondary school: Preservation
Power: 2/6
Skill: Speechcraft

[Lillipad]

Inser was angry. He always tried to keep his cool, but he was attacked without warning by people who seem to know more than he does.
speech: "And who are you to ask me if I touch something within my homeland, outsider?!"

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Inser(life, nothingness)
5/6
0/50 'other'

Age: 25
Skill: animal husbandry
inventory:  f₂₀s(2), rations(10), namu shard, bent dagger(2)

[Flying Dice]

Still focused, Mier smiles gently.

"So I was right. Now then, what can I do with this?"

Mier envisions the same wind flowing beneath and around him, lifting him up off the ground a few inches, and hovering. He attempts to will the wind to follow the patterns in his mind. If he feels as if he is losing control or going higher than he intended, he releases his power.

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Mier Destha
Light
Stealth
5/7 Power
Inventory:
-Namu Shard
-Brown Clothing
-Engraved Brass Ring
-Iron Dagger
-Iron Rapier
-Iron Crossbow (x2)
-f₁₀₀ note (x1)
-f₂₀ note (x4)
-15 copper coins
-3 days worth of salted meat
-Backpack
+Iron Crossbow Bolt (x30)
+Day worth of rations (x2)
+Red Apple
+Dried Fruit
+Bounty Note
+Stick of Charcoal
+Grindstone
+Wad of Leather Strips
+Cloth Pouch (Copper Coin x1)
+Unused Torch
+Flint & Steel
+Case of Oil (Metal)
+Rope (20ft)
+Spare Clothes
-Small Bag
+Waterskin (full)
-Waterskin (full)
-Note (unreadable; language of the Deep Centrals)

[The Fool]

Thoki bent down and took the piece of namu that span to the ground. He turned to Aile.

"I'm not sure how, but I think you gave me some of your power. Thanks."

Thoki reshaped the sword, making the shadowy blade shift into a shovel. He backed the shadows off his face and hands to make it look like a solid black shirt under his jacket. He felt more comfortable knowing that the shadows would be with him, even if he could just pull ones from somewhere else. He turned to Aile and Salden.

"So if we need to hide this I think I should start digging a shallow hole for it. What exactly can everyone do with their powers?"

Dig a long shallow hole for the namu.

Spoiler: Thoki Corviaten (click to show/hide)

Primary School: Earth
Secondary School: Darkness

Health: Healthy
Power: 1.5/5

Inventory:
-Hand-crafted Sage Green Coat
-Old Pocketwatch
-Pince-nez (Worn)
-Piece of Namu

Skills:
-Tailoring +1

[IronyOwl]

Salden grinned.

"Swallow things up with the earth, for one."

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Salden
Creation
Scribing +1
[4/6]
-Traveling Robe
-Pack
-3x f20s notes, 22 coins
-2 days' food
-Waterskin
-Charcoal & Parchment
-Hunting Knife, Hatchet, Razor
-Amber
-Namu Shard

[Sinpwn]

Kaelan moves on, trying to find more namu or more mercenaries on the way.

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Age: 18
Gender: Male
Appearance: Tall, thin and rather pale, dull blue eyes and black hair.
Personality: Calm, but always poised to move. Rather cynical and distrustful, but friendly to those who gain his respect.

Primary school: Life
Secondary school: Adaptation

One skill: Hunting

Power: 6/6
Weapon: Bow
Inventory: -Tattered Gray Clothes
                  f155
                  Small pouch of gems
                  22 copper coins
                  dagger
                  dagger
                  long sword
               -Quiver
                  arrows
               -Shoulder-Pack
                  dark green namu
                  day's rations
                  half-empty water-skin
                  wooden travelling staff
                  stick with cloth wrapped around one end

[Tiruin]

Spoiler: Aile Urien (click to show/hide)

Health: Healthy
Power: 3/6

Age: 21
Gender: Female
Appearance: Aile is tall, measuring at about six feet in height with long flowing black hair coursing down to shoulder length. She has light brown skin and deep brown eyes.
Personality: Aile is stern and uncompromising in the face of adversity, if there is danger she is unafraid to face it. Aile is fair and lenient,  one with an open mind and usually friendly to strangers and neighbors alike. She is bold, brash and determined to her cause, driven by passion and very stubborn.

Primary school: Life
Secondary school: Fire

Skill: Medical Care/Healing

Inventory:
(Probably in her bag)
The clothes on her back.
Herbal Mixture in an alcohol-filled jar - potent enough for ten portions.
One bunch of good mushrooms.
Heavy straight tree branch
Small Trowel
Blunted Dagger - Equipped
A diamond-shaped, palm-sized piece of namu, colored like the rest of it {Fire Namu Shard}
A lot of Snowberries - (black color - warmer months ; whitish red in the winter), renowned for both their medicinal properties (vigor) and their taste!

Talking Cat "Nnaranha" - On ground next to Aile

Aile lowered her arms, and Nnaranha to rest. She looked back at Thoki after Salden spoke, "I...am not actually sure what my power is. I'm betting it's through enkindling or...by what your blade happened by and, um. Wait." She tries to focus regaining her power.

"Sorry for that, just a bit tired. From what happened to your blade, I think it's setting things...on fire. Where shall we all go now? I'll just look for herbs after resting, if no plans are drawn."

(If possible, look for medicinal herbs, because you can't get enough of them  )

[IronyOwl]

"Well, more specifically I can bend the earth and create things. Although I'm not actually sure how that works, since one thing I made crumbled away and the other didn't really hold together.

Maybe I should try it again, if you don't want me to just swallow up your namu for you?"

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Salden
Creation
Scribing +1
[4/6]
-Traveling Robe
-Pack
-3x f20s notes, 22 coins
-2 days' food
-Waterskin
-Charcoal & Parchment
-Hunting Knife, Hatchet, Razor
-Amber
-Namu Shard

[The Fool]

Thoki nodded and allowed the shadowy shovel to fade from his hands.

"That would be easier I suppose. I don't think shadows are exactly the most ideal thing to dig with. If you wouldn't mind, could you try that?"

Let Salden bury the namu.

Spoiler: Thoki Corviaten (click to show/hide)

Primary School: Earth
Secondary School: Darkness

Health: Healthy
Power: 1.5/5

Inventory:
-Hand-crafted Sage Green Coat
-Old Pocketwatch
-Pince-nez (Worn)
-Piece of Namu

Skills:
-Tailoring +1

[IronyOwl]

"Alright. Now I'm kinda curious whether a real shovel would be better than a shadow one, though. Maybe we could do some more testing later."

Let the earth swallow up the namu.

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Salden
Creation
Scribing +1
[4/6]
-Traveling Robe
-Pack
-3x f20s notes, 22 coins
-2 days' food
-Waterskin
-Charcoal & Parchment
-Hunting Knife, Hatchet, Razor
-Amber
-Namu Shard

[Skyrunner]

Thoki & Salden & Aile

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[2]

Thoki digs with the shovel, but the grass roots are quite cumbersome, and he makes little progress.

Aile focuses, but nothing seems to happen. What was she trying to do, exactly?

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[3+1,6->1+1,6->5]

She then combs the clearing and nearby forest for herbs. She finds a single rare herb named the Fool's Herb, because only a fool would attempt to eat it, and a handful of umbrella leaves, a plant with a thin stalk and a six-bladed leaf on the tip, whose edges curve down to create an umbrella-like shape. It tastes sweet, and often helps you focus.

Kaelan

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[2,1,4]

Kaelan walks through the forest, but he doesn't come upon any more clearings.
The raven keeps following him, until when he stops for a rest it lands on a branch near him and caws loudly. It then speaks.

"Eh,eh, you're not going to find much in the way of namu that way~"

Trendam

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[4,2,4]

You fail to control the power needed, and it does not work.

Afterwards, you browse the shops. There is a glass box with airholes for f120, a closed glass box for f80, an ornate oaken box for f110, and a silver-gilded pine box for f300.

Inser

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[4]

The people flinch at your indignant words, and they involuntarily let you go.

The leader asks again, "Okay, did ya' touch that thing, kid?"

Mier

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[2, 4]

The wind does not lift you. For what reason is unknown to you. However, whenever you direct it with your mind it blows.

Salden

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[3,5,5]

You spend 1 power and direct your attention to the ground. With a silent split, the land around the namu creases open and it falls in. You can see it lying on the bottom of the pit. The ground then returns to its original shape.

Tell me if I missed anyone.