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Darlantan

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<Any that become eligible for such a position receive it. It's not as common as might be thought, however, as usually only the warriors have tasks demanding enough to be able to become incapable of carrying out their roles. Even so, it's not common for warriors to receive such a title, as there is a bit of grey area between what is considered fit to serve and what is not. Most warriors die in battle before they are eligible, as do many leaders. As for my father, he was considered a great leader in his time. He just happened to stay a leader after his time was over.>
"Ah, I understand," Caelidorus said, blinking and nodding. "In that case what you say makes perfect sense. Still, I do fear what this storm will do to our ability to detect anybody. Could easily prevent our gut feelings from noticing ambushers."
<Aye. Best keep it as some sort of "last ditch effort" move. It would be quite ironic if we escaped something we could possibly deal with only to run into some sort of death sentence. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the home of some sort of ancient or something on Elune. What else would make such powerful magics?>

20-Jan-2012 07:32:02

Basileus257

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"Very well Rhen. We should wait until we pass through the storm before we continue. After all, we need to focus all of our attention on survival while we are up north. It was good talking to you though." Matt said.
<Did you know your father when he was a great leader rather then a paranoid recluse? If you did, then did he treat you more like how a father should treat a son, rather then as a tool to be exploited?>
"I still believe that we will know if something is wrong Caelidorus. Intelligent beings like ourselves just have a way of sensing when something is not as it should be. It doesn't matter what the weather is like, we will still be able to sense things. I have no idea why this is though." Matt replied.
<Agreed. We should avoid Elune up here unless our lives depend on travelling there. I wouldn't be surprised if an ancient did live this far north. After all, it is much harder for things to survive up north in Elune then it is in Neuva. I doubt the ancient will be friendly though if no one has returned from up here. I find it hard to believe that no one would come back if they had an option to do so.>

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

20-Jan-2012 18:29:44

Darlantan

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<I do not remember well, for that was a time when I knew not what it was to be a great leader. He always treated me the same, however. Family ties matter little in the clan. What was important was I was a powerful warrior and he was the one to direct the warriors for the good of the clan.>
"Hm, I can't say much on that..." Caelidorus replied quietly. "I know what you speak of, but I was always under the impression it involved a subconscious magical sense. Here of course magic does not exist..."
<Aye, this isn't exactly the sort of place I'd expect any to want to live in. 'Twould be far more likely that they somehow died than that all of them decided that this would be a nice place to spend the rest of their lives in...>

21-Jan-2012 06:32:25

Basileus257

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<I suppose we disagree on the value of family then. I think the family is very important and that parants should be firm but fair to their children. I suppose I just feel that one should place great respect towards those who brought you into the world and vice-versa. Maybe it's just a human thing to place value on the family. I don't know of any dragons that would rank the family as one of the most important things in their life.>
"Like I said, I don't know what it actually is. I've always described it as sort of a sixth sense. Along with sight, smell, hearing, tasting and touching, I think we can also just sense danger, or at least when something is not as it should be. It could be some sort of magic. Maybe it is one of the only bits of magic that is capable of occuring on Neuva for one reason or another." Matt said.
<I'm surprised that anyone would come up here voluntarily. This place is miserable! I like to travel, but I would never come up here if there was not a good reason to do so. The only people I could see coming up here to live would be Forlirn and his brothers.>

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

21-Jan-2012 16:26:18

Darlantan

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<Family is rarely something valued by clans. Loyalty to the ones that gave you life often interferes with the loyalty to the clan as a whole, so clans rarely teach such a thing. It's not even that rare for a clan to gather all the eggs together so it's not possible to determine which egg is which. As for dragons not in clans... well, you'd be better off asking one if you happen to find one that tolerates human company... And now that I think about it, I believe we have: Ventrus.>
"Eh, I really don't have the faintest idea," Caelidorus said with a shrug. "And since we can't really determine what it is, any talk about it will be less than useful. Now if we could somehow determine what it is and maybe take advantage of it..."
<Eh, rumors of incredibly powerful magic are bound to attract some. Nobody knows for certain what it is, so in their minds its a powerful, expensive artifact waiting for somebody to get rich off of.>

22-Jan-2012 05:31:53

NarBloodwolf

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"Any idea on how much further we have left to go? Depending on how bad the blizzard gets we may have to land and wait fot it to pass before continuing on. It is a set back I agree but it may be necessary if we are going to make it to the ruins in condition to explore them. But it is not up to me for you are the navigator Forlirn and you know weather like this better than I." said Rhen.

22-Jan-2012 13:27:16

Basileus257

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<Well I think you are clearly wrong there. It is possible for one to be both loyal to their family and loyal to their country or clan. I think it's wrong to deny a child their family. No good can come from that. All that can produce is insanity. Though I must ask, if they simple place all of the eggs in a single room, how do you know that the former paranoid leader of your clan is really your father? And the problem with talking to Ventrus is that he just lost his family and is quite possibly going mad. It seems a bit wrong for me to ask how he would have raised his son considering what happened.>
"Agreed, unless you have a deep understanding of the workings of the mind, it is really pointless to talk about it. So just to restate the point of this conversation, be on the lookout for things that do not seem right." Matt said.
<True, greed has a certain influence over everyone. Is it possible it could be an artifact causing those magical pockets in Elune to appear? I do not know much about magic so I don't know if artifacts can actually use magic or not.>

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

22-Jan-2012 16:52:30 - Last edited on 22-Jan-2012 22:45:00 by Basileus257

Darlantan

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"I can't quite say yet if we will or will not make it," Forlirn replied, frowning as the wind continued to blow clouds of snow into the air. "But if this gets much worse, there's a pretty good chance we'll have to seek shelter until it blows over. Might be a good idea to keep our eyes opened for suitable places."
<*h, it's how the clan operates and it's probably how the clan shall always operate as it's served us well throughout our existence. And our clan isn't particularly stringent on making certain the hatchlings do no know their parents, it simply teaches that the clan is their family, not their blood relatives. Keeping track of which egg is which isn't a tremendous difficulty, and my father wanted to know which hatchling was his "responsibility." And I suppose that is a good point about Ventrus. I do hope he is okay. He hardly seemed like the sort of dragon to deserve such a thing.>
"That I can certainly do," Caelidorus said with a chuckle. "After all, I'm still alive, aren't I?"
<Oh yes, it's very possible. Magical artifacts tend to give off rather large auras if powerful enough, kind of like how a fire gives off more light the more powerful it is. Whenever they were created, the artifacts probably did not give off such an aura, but as time goes on, their magic begins to... well, I'd say escape, but it's not quite the proper word. "Shines" would be more accurate, since it doesn't imply that the magic begins dissipating. However, artifacts are not the only things that give off magical auras. Anything with magical ability has somewhat of an aura, even if one tries to consciously hide it. If something were to be powerful enough, it could give off an exceptionally large aura.>

23-Jan-2012 06:40:29

Basileus257

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<Alright, I think I may have misunderstood what you meant. I thought you had no understanding of the idea of family at all. That is actually a bad thing as family gives you something to fight for. Seeing your clan as family is not a bad thing. It is good that you could find out who your blood relatives are though as I have no doubt that most people would at least be curious to see who brought them into the world. As for Ventrus, I agree with what you are saying. For some reason I feel more sympathy for him then I normally would towards someone in that situation. I'm thinking I may get in touch with him once we land to see how he is doing. He needs people like you and I right now.>
<I'll be honest, most of what you said went over my head. Magic greatly confuses me, sort of like how i'm assuming technology confuses you. From what I gathered, you're saying that everything has magic and everyone gives off a slight aura when in Elune right? I really should go to Elune sometime and get someone to teach me the basics of magic.>
"If the weather is getting bad then I say we land right now. There's no point trying to force our way ahead if we're only going into worse weather. There's got to be a cave nearby." Matt said.

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.”

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

23-Jan-2012 18:14:21

NarBloodwolf

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"I agree with Matt. There is no use wearing ourselves down trying to beat the storm. We need to find some sort of cave or some other form of shelter. I don't want to end up like an icecicle frozen to Forlirn's back." said Rhen.
~I think I am actually getting frost in my hair from this weather. Now I truely know why my kind stays away from these enviroments. I should be glad that I removed my arm and wings before we can here. If I had forgotten then I might be worse off than I am now.* thought Rhen.

24-Jan-2012 04:42:04

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