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For centuries, an uneasy peace has gripped the large continent of Helenos, the raging Battel Ocean surrounding it a constant reminder of the never ending turmoil and death constantly hitting the land.
The inhabitants are the Peacefull yet Proud Tribesman of the Elemental Tribes, living deep within the Official "Frontier" having been around since before the major powers emerged. Living mainly in largely mobile and collapsible houses, they are mainly nomads who travel within their vast, yet quickly dwindiling territories. Masters at hand to hand combat, they maintain a small yet vastly skilled fighting force gathered from all the 4 tribes and the 2 newly created Tribes of Water and the largly mysterious Dark tribe. only a few special tribesmen can use magic, the Dark Tribe being an example. Unlike the Kindom of Siton, they only use Magic to better the tribes and create better living conditions, and to create barricades for the enemy.
the powerfull nation of Masos (Masos, translated= Land of man's labor) arose near the Southern Coast, due to its close proximity to Combustion Crystals and Fire pits, giving them the abilty to make weapons and armor at an alarming rate for their military, little is known of what goes on within the borders of the nation, some say the inhabitants have become poisoned by their own Toying with Nature, others say that they are amasing their numbers to make an all out assault on the tribes and the Kingdom of Siton (siton, translated=silent Mountains) still, no one is sure.
The Kingdom of Siton is one that makes all attempts at staying neutral, having been pushed to the brink of defeat after the first Expansion war with Masos. they get their name from the fact that the large mountains surrounding them keep any and all noise from within, and without from passing. Situated in the Eastern coast and surrounding mountains and grasslands, it has access to much of the natural resources within the mountains.The inhabitants maintain a healty balance of both new and old ideals and living styles. Their military might is not determined by numbers or amount of weapons, it is determined by the willingness of the people to fight, and by the power of their sorcery. Siton is the only kingdom to use magic, mainly Elemental, in warfare. much of the population have at least the ability to make a rock fly across the room, with the small minority being able to create walls of Blistering Flame and summon thunderstorms on command.
All three factions have different views on how the land should be ruled and used, and only one is willing to kill to make it happen.
The Elementals wish to have the land reclaimed by nature, with all three factions uniting under one people, in order to end all fighting.
Masos' plan is to conqor the Elemental tribes and quickly use the recourses to finnaly defeat the Siton kingdom, enslaving their advesarys after the war and continuing their wastefull usage of the land.
Siton would rather just let all people continue their ways of life, but with a counsil set up to ensure a continued peace. some in the higher ranks wish to defeat Masos to insure the peace.
Pick your faction, skill, and tribe if you pick the Elemental Tribes. (Earth, Wind, Fire, Air, Water, Dark)
Skills for Elemental tribes........
Assasin, quick, equiped with daggers and smoke screens
Bowman, A large, strong bow makes it possible to make long range shots accurately
Mystic, usually not in combat, uses a bow staff and or his Elemental Magic
foot soldier, armed with a short sword
Mounted warriors, most skilled and powerfull, armed with a curved blade, long and short spear.
Skills for Masos..........
Infantry, armed with usually only a short sword
Crossbowman, Armed with a powerfull crossbow, can make quick work of enemies
Armored grenadier, thick, strong armor keeps this warrior protected, armed with a broadsword
Toolman, Uses his Mason kit to create a wide range of weapons, is a multi-trooper
Shock trooper, armed with either a hammer, axe, or dual heavy blades
Skills for Siton.....
Sorcerer, Uses Elements at hand to cast defence, and attack spells
Knight, Armed with light armor and the strong Detor sword, (sword made of a strong metal found in the mountains)
Spy, a skilled Hand to hand combat master, usually only has a specially crafted Knife
Artilleryman, Uses a thin, light cannon strapped to his back to combat large ammounts of enemy infantry
Skymaster, has the ability to use a levitation spell to move around, Uses a thick, powerfull, Magic directing Sword called the Geerhard.
Capitals, (starting points)
Elementals, Earth Tribe, Elder's Cave
Masos, the Crater Fortress of Nemot
Siton, Breathless castle, atop mount Urere
Posted on: July 16, 2007, 10:14:16 AM
Name, Eracio Reyes
Faction, Elemental Tribe, Wind
Skill, Bowman, young
Eracio is known for his skill with a bow, having helped in the push against Masos During the Frontier Reclaimation Wars.
Having Seen and Tasted War and Fear, would love nothing more than the Continent to be at peace, but continually, his people engage Masos and in some cases Siton Patrols looking to Expand even further beyond their Agreed Territories.
His small Family is housed in a Large Mobile Tent that so far has withstood Flame and Blade.
He is now on a Reconnasance mission on the 3 Point Border, where the territories of the three factions meet, so far, nothing other than a few freindly Siton Traders heading to Neutral Trading posts within the Frontier, but soon, the calm and Beauty of the Frontier and Siton Mountain Ranges, will be Battered by an all out Blood War.....As man waged war after war, slaughtered their enemy and their enemy's children, the Spirits shed tears for their Ignorance of one fact, In the End, Everyone Is afraid to Die........
"AHHHHH, smell that?" Eracio turned to his Freind Tule, "No Eric, in fact, i cant smell anything besides your constant Crap." Tule stood slowly and cricked his back, "Anyways, we should get going, I doubt the Masos Facists would make a move now, its the Time of the Lucian Tide, theres no way theyd disgrace that." Eracio thought for a second, combing back his fur with his paw, "Naw, ill wait here, see if any more of those Nice Traders with the Sweet Herbs pass by, i love those things." Tule shook his head, "Im beginning to think youd rather be one of those uptight Sitons Brother" (Elementals Consider all Life as their Family, Earth's children they say) Eracio rolled on his back, slowly rolling his shoulder on the grass, scratching deeply into his fur, "I just like the things they carry with them is All, if you want to go, go, i wont stop you, Elder Gety will though." Eracio smiled and put his hands behind his head, looking at Tule, "Your a Punk you know that?" Eracio nodded and yawned, "Come on, stay, the next watch wil lbe here soon enou...." A large Bolt of Lighting tore through the trees a few yards in front of them, a Siton Sorcerer standing Broodingly over the collapsed frame of a Masos Infantryman, "Did you see that!!??" Tule dove for the ground and watched as the Siton carefully looked through the fallen soldier's belongings, and saw him be torn almost to shreds by Crossbow Bolts, "Oh my God...." The Siton collapsed backwards, arrows obliterating his features, pain, anguish, fear, all were unrecognizeable through the shredded flesh. "Eric, we need to leave, NOW!!" Tule picked up his sword and walked back towards their tribe, "Eric, NOW!!" Eric shook his head and picked up his bow, sprinted with Tule to tell the Elders of the Small Engagement.
Well, thats one turn, you Next, whoevers reading this
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Name: Nyx
Faction: Elemental Tribe, Darkness
Skill: Mystic
Nyx sat atop a hill watching the grass roll like waves in an ocean, put into animation by the wind. She sat thinking, meditating on increasing her skill in the dark arts that she had learned since she was a young hatchling. Sunlight kissed her black scales revealing small tinges of dark silver on the tips of them, and her eyes radiated their usual gray as they picked out a few figures in the distance. Giving no thought as to what might be going on, she leaned against the nearest tree and sighed, allowing a few wisps of smoke to escape her nostrils. She felt happy despite the constant feeling of being lost and the fact that there was tension between the inhabitants, which, would more than likely lead to war. She hated fighting, and only preferred to do it when necessary. Her small moment of silence was shattered when two furs shot past her.
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Eracio sprinted as fast as he could to keep up with Tule, "Brother Tule, slow Down, we dont even know if its an assault!!"
Eracio noticed Nyx, a member of the Dark Tribe, "Sister Nyx, did you notice anything?" Tule rushed back and gripped Eracio's arm, "No Time, leave the Freak!" Eracio rolled his eyes, "Sorry, he diddnt mean it!" Tule dragged Eracio at a fast pace back to their tribe, Eracio glancing back at Nyx
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Before she could even reply to Eracio's question, his friend, Tule, pulled him away breaking the conversation off with "Leave the freak." She stood to her feet and looked around as the two disappeared. "Charming," she said to herself smirking at the word 'Freak.' She was used to it. Used to being alone. She heard lightning striking in the distance, but it wasn't from the sky. The sky was blue and cloudless. Impossible for a storm, "Ah, so that's why you're running..." She shifted her wings and stretched them to their full extent and took flight in the direction of the sounds. She knew she wasn't supposed to... But she was just too curious.
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Reaching the village, Tule and Eracio told the elders of what they saw, Eracio waited outside the tent for Tule, as Tule exited he grabbed him and took him behind the large tree next to the tent, "Why did you call Sister Nyx a Freak?" Tule looked him over, "I dont have to explain myself to you." Eracio shook his head and sighed. Looking back to where they had been, he noticed a large set of wings expand and take flight. Eracio thought for a second, then took off sprinting, "Where are you going" Eracio ran backwards and shouted to Tule, "Dont worry about it" Eracio ran fast and low, hoping to catch up
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She caught sight of figures. Two to be exact. They were no longer standing, but you could tell that they had been fighting. She landed a short distance away, taking refuge behind a tree until she was sure it was safe.
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"where the hell did Sister Nyx go?" Eracio was still sprinting when he heard a soft rustling ahead of him, and BAM, he rammed headfirst into Nyx
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Nyx had turned only to see Eracio smash into her. She went sprawling on the ground, hard. She sat up looking to Eracio, then muttered under her breath, "So much for a cover."
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"well thats one way to find someone"
Eracio stood slowly, staying at a low stance as he crept along to the edge of a rockface, looking around for Sister Nyx again
"sister Nyx, where are you?"
Don't necro threads that have been inactive for 2 weeks or older.
Vosur
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((It's okay in the RP section Vosur. And Emopuo, didn't we just bump into each other?
xD))
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*facepaws, has been working on his writing and Football >.<
*and...Jes...Jes We did.....
"sister Nyx, whats going on?"
* :umm:
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Nyx puffed a tuft of her hair out of her face and stood up slowly. "I figured you'd be the one to tell me..." She glanced back at the two figures in the distance, "You and your friend just shot through here like bullets."
((S'okay. School's been kinda hecktic for me as well!))
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Blame Tule for that, Sometimes I think that guy would rather be a Cheetah or something. *Eracio leaned forward on a large rockface at the edge of a group of trees, attempting to spot any of the Archers that had killed the Siton. Looks like theyre gone Nyx, im going to see what was so important that they killed eachother
(football+school+Boredom+loss of Internet=long wait times, sorry Nyx)
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"Sounds fun," she said getting to her feet and following Eracio.
((That's fine. I haven't been on in a bit either... Darn school.))
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Name: Lythis
Faction: Siton
Skill: Skymaster
Lythis is known for constantly wearing a bone-white ceramic mask, no one but his COs knows why. His comrades have taken to calling him skull-face. (He helped in the later part of one of the expansion wars, and lost his face's beauty during one of the final battles, it's horrendously scarred) He is one of the growing number of Siton that believe the Masos must be decimated before any reasoning can be done.
He longs for peace to reign once and for all, but fears conflict is inevitable. his family resides in the Siton capital.
He was assigned on a shadow team scout patrol along their border,the 3 point border being the last stop. It was to ascertain the number of Masos forces patrolling the border. the higher ups getting paranoid, least that's what he had thought. They weren't cleared to engage unless unavoidable,it was only to know the number and type of forces patroling the areas. They had moved along their border like ghosts until now. He had been sent by the CO to check the area to the south of their position...
Lythis floated along the tree's upper boughs, levitation magic at work. He chose to stay up, where people always seem to forget to look. On hearing a bolt hit a target, the black fox turned north, where it came from. His eyes glittered behind the eerie mask and he whispered the name, "Jacob..." He then soundlessly decided to investigate what the situation was. He floated, just barely low enough his head didn't reach above the trees. His movement was slow and steady, weaving through the upper portions of the trees. Watching the area around him for signs of hostile forces below he soon spotted the corpses of 'jacob' and a Masos infantryman. he was about to approach further, but noticed a pair of elemental tribesmen emerging from a group of trees nearby. He drifted behind a tree and watched from the air for the moment.
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Finnaly someone else posts....Havent been able to get on in days guys...Im going to try and post as much as possible, sorry grr
Eracio crouched low as he catiously made his way towards the two bodies, his paranoia making every small glint or shine seem like the bolt of a crossbow or the hilt of a sword. The First he checked was the Siton, his body having already slipped into rigamortis, the hands balling into fists and the back arching forward slightly. The only thing of value to him was a small satchel on his side, and with his respect to the dead, decided to let alone. the Mason was no different, except his body wasnt stiff, it was as loose as if he had just died seconds ago.
"Sister Nyx, i dont see anything here." Eracio stood carefully and glanced around at the surrounding area
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Lythis floated down, touching down lightly behind the tree. He was looking at the bodies. he cocked his head to the side. In a rather brash move, he broke cover and slowly walked around the tree, unveiling himself to the tribesmen. "You there. Tribesman. Did you see what happened? Who attacked first?" He approached slowly, taking more and more interest in the Siton body. As he came close, he said, "What the..." he rushed over, obviously distressed about something. he ran to the the siton's body, and exposed his chest. There were no scars or anything special about the dead man's bared torso. "This...isn't Jacob...who the hell is this? there wasn't supposed to be any detachments..." He spotted the satchel and opened it, searching for an order or anything else that might betray the reason for him to be out here. it only contained a few sparse personal belongings. Further searching didn't reveal any military specific gear or identification. "...whoever this was, they just jeopardized my unit's mission. grr... Open confrontation with Mesos... just what we needed..."
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Nyx stood back watching as the two others interacted. She preferred to just watch and listen, absorbing knowledge rather than putting it out. Her tail curled lazily around her ankle as her eyes lightened to a silver glow. She was interested as to what had taken place earlier.
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Eracio studied the Siton carefully, noticing his Skymaster insignia
"im...not exactly sure what happened, all i know is that their both dead...." arf
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Lythis stood strait, and adjusted his mask. "As I said, that man wasn't supposed to be here. My team was assured we could monitor the whole border discreetly between us and Masos without any units getting in the way..."
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Eracio tossed his hands up and said, "Your guess is as good as mine Siton.... We were just here watching the Border as well, regular tribal patrol."
Eracio glanced around for Sister Nyx, then looked back to the Siton, "Where are your others?"
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Nyx look at Eracio, slightly confused. She started her sentence "But I wasn't--" Then cut off wondering whether or not she should complete it around the Siton. She decided against it, then nodded at Eracio.
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Name:(kid) Tribane (kid not incl.)
Age:10
Faction:Elemental:Water
Skill:Mystic
Goes and sits on the edge of a cliff,"*sigh*....i wanna go to the beach..."
runs home and puts shorts on,then runs back to the beach,
makes hand signals,and waves begin churning the water"....now wheres my board....."
i said,looking around....finding it on the other side of the beach"...UGH!!"
runs back to the other side of the beach and gets board,places it in water,
and lays on it,rowing hands back and forth in the water
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He shook his head. "Well. we were originally going to meet up near here, but we had orders that if there were any engagements everyone would break off and report back, and I would investigate if the situation did not prove hostile... I imagine by now they are some distance away." He looked at the dark tribeswoman and frowned when she stopped mid-sentence. He could tell he was the reason it was left unsaid, though the content eluded him, and had made him suspicious.
He turned back to the more cooperative, if not informative, wind tribesman. "Pity. Not knowing who made the first hostile move is... troublesome, at best. I would have to examine the body further to see if mr. meatface over there had any ties to the Siton military or other government institutions. If he was under orders to stir up trouble, it would have to be from a splinter group that must be flushed out and dealt with before they cause any... disruptions... to the precarious balance that exists at the moment....though, I must ask, did you see his face before-" He looked to the body with a disapproving frown, "-before it became hamburger? If he had any tattoos, brands, scars, or identifying markings... that would prove useful in his identification."
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after surfing for about 3 hours he hets out and walks toward Siton tribe exploring
"Wow,niiice place.."i said after entering "aww man.....my shirt...."runs back to the beach and looks for the shirt,and finds a crab in it,
"OWWWW!!!!!!"i yelled as it pinched meh cheek,i got it off and launched into the air,
then shot a water cannon at,"that's over....."i said,boredlie,
then continues walking into the tribe,putting shirt on
then tripping to the ground after slipping in some water,hitting head on ground,
"man...today just isnt meh day......"i said,hoping no more trouble occurs,
eyes changing to silverish-greenish
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Nyx shook her head. "I only saw them after they were both taken down. Sorry that I could not be of any help." Her wings shifted uneasily as she looked at the Siton. She'd never encountered anyone outside of her tribe, and here she was speaking to one of the wind elementals and a siton. It made her somewhat nervous.
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((HORRIBLE entrance.......))
sees a group of different tribes and one alike and says, "hmm....whats goin' on?"
i jog over to the group"ewwo,you guys......"
i said,shylie,but smiling,and eyes turning bright blue
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Bah....to hell with school
Eracio thought carefully for a bit, trying to remember....
"all I saw was a slight scar, right above his nose that led all the way down to his neck."
Eracio nudged the Mason with his foot, feeling the unnatural heaviness of his body. "and him?"
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He spoke with venom in his voice, now knowing hamburger man, "Palisde Valino...." He spat, as if the name itself offended him. he looked to the Mason and spoke in an emotionless manor, "I guess I should be thankful. That Man may have shared my beliefs about the Masons, but he had no sense of duty to his country or fellow man. He was branded a traitor some time ago, since he was a radical that openly tried to incite war." He looked to the mason, and shook his head, "there doesn't seem to be anything out of place per say. I can't say for sure though."
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listens to conversation
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Name: Saphir
Faction: Elemental Tribe, Darkness
Skill: Assassin
Saphir climbed out of the water silently, she had been swimming idly for a few hours now and needed to get bac kto her mission. She wastracking a small kid, about ten. Sneaking up the beach, she climbed a palm tree and watched a group of fursons {sorry if its humans} catiously. "There you are." She whispers as she watches her target close in on the group. She whistled quietly.
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hears a quiet whistle, "what in tha world.........oh,probablie just a bird....." lays back on ground,looking at sky
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SAphir smiled to herself and dropped out of the tre almost on top of her target. "Hello boy."
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"GAH!!" i yelled,jumping up, "ewwo,who are you?" i said,noticing her pendant
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The Siton heard the yell and quickly strode to the position of the one that had been watching them. His eyes glittered behind his bone-white mask, but he said nothing, looking back to the tribesmen he had been talking to and called out, "These friends of yours?"
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Saphir let out a harsh, barking laugh. "I don't have any friends. I have aquientences. SAphir's the name and murder's my game. Care to play?" Her devilish smile made her face seem cute.
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He shook his head, grunting before saying sharply, "Unfortunately, I have work to be done, a puzzle to be solved. Perhaps another time."
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fiddles with a waterball in his hands, "yea,maybe later....." i said,turning around
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"A puzzle? Paterns or words? Or both?" She grinned malisciously. "Those are favorites of mine."
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((and now I'll wait for the others to post.))
"Patterns, actions, hidden motives. Things that should not be, yet it it plain for all to see that it is so." He thumbed back to the bodies, shaking his head.
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{ i will too}
"Ahh. the old body puzzle. what do they spell out?" She wondered, climbing back into the tree and looking at them. "Curious..."
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Nyx rolled her eyes as Saphir made her grand entrance. She'd seen Saphir wandering around through the tribe's grounds seeing as they were both dark, but never paid attention to her. Nyx preferred to keep to herself... And even now, her nature did not change.
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turns the ball ov water and walks it infront of nyx
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Saphir looked around and noticed nyx, chuckling she slid down from the tree again and made her way over. "What's up, fellow dark highness?" She smiled slightly at her little joke.
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holds ball of water above nyx's head,then turns it into a puppie and sits it on her shoulder
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Nyx looked at the two awkwardly, then took the puppy from her shoulder and placed it in the child's hands again. "I don't belong here." she whispered to the others as she took a few steps off into the forest.
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"oh...oki...." turns ball of water into a chair and sits in it
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SAphir growled.
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notices saphire growl and turns chair into normal puddle,
then walks towards her, "wats wrong?" i mouthed
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She shrugged in annoyance and pounced nyx, snarling. "Don'y go any futher..There's something not right about those bodies..and i don't like the message.." She hissed, getting off her and walking away. "Leave if you must i warn against it.."
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"oh,well....umm...i guess i'll be leavin' then..." waddles off back into marketplace,feeling leftout as usual
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Saphir snarled angrily to herself. She couldn't kill him now. It wasn't in her to kill personal things..I hate cases like this.. I get a chance and i blow it on introductions..
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Eracio Watched the Whole Debacle of conversation from his spot next to the Corpses, he noticed the slight hostilities and also the warning the newcomer gave about the woods.
Uhmm......what do you mean....you dont like the pattern of the bodies......they just fell where they died.....no pattern at all....
Eracio looked at the bodies again....and noticed the Mason's Hand tucked into his chest armor
Ah...you may want to take a look at this, im not touching him though
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"well yea.....watever....."i said to mehself,
chewing on hair,
annoyed by rudeness of the group
"hmmm....i wonder exactlie WAT bodies they were talking about......"
gets an idea and heads off to the so called "bodies",
not knowing wat to expect
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Nyx shoved off Saphir in annoyance and shot a glare, "Nobody instructs me as to how to react in a situation. This is why I don't belong anywhere. I don't care what happened to those two, I've lost interest. There's too many people involved, and as far as I'm concerned I have nothing to do with them."
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He turned, then approached the bodies, thinking Eracio had must have caught something he had missed about the mason. On seeing that, he frowned, saying, "...hmph. Odd..." He began to pull the arm out of the armor, but rigor was beginning to set in, making it difficult.
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SAphir waltzed over and looked at the mason, shivering. "Ugh. I don't want to touch him. The bodies spell out a warning; Leave and you suffer." She shrugged and looked away, blushind hard. All the things I could have learned, i had to learn how to read the body puzzles. They fell for a reason, now I HAVE to find what that reason was... She looked around and then lay on the ground, moving her head into her chest and her arm crooked over her stomach. "Now if i remember right, it starts like this.." She moved her hand above her head and shifted her head to her stomach. "Then it moves here..." She moved again, curling into a ball. She laughed to herself and groaned, "Now i get it..Somewhat..."
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He looks back to Saphir briefly, shaking his head slightly as he muttered under his breath, "crazies, got em everywhere..." He wrenched on the arm again, and it gave a horrid sound as the arm finally gave way, and he pulled the hand from the armor.
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Standing up, She growled at him. "I heard that. And I'm not crazy. I'm trying to understand why they fell." She sat and moved her fingers in several complicated positions, then stod and moved her body around, making popping noises. "Ahh..." She sighed, hearing her last bone pop out of place. Everything on her now seemed out of place.