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NarBloodwolf

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"I may be old but I am not weak. I may be old by human standards but I am about your age in my people's standards and I still might have many years ahead of me if we live through this business with the Seekers. And it is good that you already have a sword. As for using it well they way you were taught, I would say you are almost more like a knife fighter than a swordsman. But I can teach you how to properly use a blade. I may not be as good as I was 400 years ago but I am still good enough to possibly be a third echelon blademaster about the humans of Elune." said Rhen, taking Matt's 'old' joke lightly.
"I would offer up my skills with signal crystals if we were to be on Elune. But seeing as we are not at this point in time I am fine using Matt's hand signals. I am afraid that on Nueva I am more of a burden without my magics. Although I have my talents with the sword I am almost feed up with not being able to fight to the fullest of my ability. But for now I shall try to be content." said Rhen.

28-Sep-2012 05:07:08

Basileus257

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"Go ahead and say that Rhen if it makes you feel better about entering your elderly years." Matt joked. "Allow yourself to realize your condition when you are able to accept it. But anyway, I guess you could compare the way we used swords to using a knife. It worked for what we did since we rarely fought humanoids. If you are really up to helping me use this properly, then we should wait until we are done in these ruins and then we can practice. Hell, at the very least it will keep us warm until we get out of the cold. Knowing your feelings about the cold, I'm sure that will be a good thing."

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

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

30-Sep-2012 18:07:12

Darlantan

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<With any luck we'll find something here in the ruins that will allow us to create some sort of plan to actually defeat Nrilgroth with. I like to fancy we'll find some sort of rusty dagger of Supreme Nrilgroth Killing or something along those lines...>
"Very well, though I suggest to be wary about using hand signals if it is too dark to see," Forlirn said, keeping his gaze on the passage onward. "After all, we can't really know what you're signaling if we can't see what you're doing. But we best lower our voices. The ruins are near..."
A subtle sense of dread seemed to pervade the darkness from deeper within the chasm. Perhaps it would not be noticed (for it would be quite natural to already be feeling dread), but it was most certainly present, having discovered new minds to gnaw on.

03-Oct-2012 22:05:27

Basileus257

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<That would be a nice, albiet anti-climatic occurance. I highly doubt that will be the case though. More then likely we will just find some info on the seekers that we may be able to discover a weakness from or something like that. That's still something at least. I just seriously hope that we find something. I would be furious if we came all this way up here for nothing.>
"I agree". Matt said, dropping his voice to just above a whisper. "But what choice do we honestly have at this point? We need direction and given the circumstances, hand signels are better then nothing. I guess the best answer for dark places is to just use common sense."
In the city of Elmsbourg, where Forlirn and the rest had stopped to gather supplies, Litis sat on a bench in one of the cities squares, watching the clock tick away the hours of the day. He drew no particular interest from others, most simply assuming that he was a priest or perhaps a visitor from Elune. His eyes occasionally left the clock to instead focus on the citizens of the city. ~I could easily have the humans and dragons of this city kill one another. How tempting! Alas, I cannot allow for that to happen, not yet anyway.~ As much as it annoyed him, he could not start any wars between the mortals of these worlds, not while his brother remained a threat. He wished no ill will against Nrilgroth, yet was forced to combat him due to his intent. For if there were no mortals, then there would be no wars. As much as it pained him to do so, he realized that the only way to defeat his brother, and his army of dark ones, was to work with many of his brothers and sisters, and to unite the lands of Neuva and Elune. He despised both of these ideas. His brothers and sisters were, for the most part, pathetic. They had great power and yet refused to use it. At least Nrilgroth intended to use his dark ones! And uniting the worlds... that conflicted with what he stood for! What choice did he have though?

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

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

05-Oct-2012 03:13:11 - Last edited on 08-Oct-2012 22:16:42 by Basileus257

Darlantan

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<Hm... What would we do if we came all this way to have discovered nothing? Something about this journey has given me the feeling that it's a last resort scenario. As in, if this doesn't work, we've pretty much got nothing to work with...>
Forlirn nodded softly, coming to a halt at the sight of a faint glow coming from what looked like an end to the tunnel. It was an odd sort of light, to say the least. It made the surroundings possible to see in... yet at the same time made them seem darker, almost as if the light were composed of darkness rather than light. Of course, that would make little sense, for darkness could not be light.
"...We are here. I suggest you brace yourselves, for the ruins lie just beyond..."
There seemed to be a slight commotion brewing in the crowd around the mages. It seemed some of the members of the crowd were trying to start something or another...

09-Oct-2012 00:58:48

NarBloodwolf

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Rhen only nodded in response when Forlirn said that the ruins were just ahead. Rhen was filled with both delight and also a sense and fear. After hearing the stories that Forlirn had told and now to be in a place where such things could happen, Rhen honestly felt slight fear. But another part of him thought about the possible knowledge hidden within this ruin and what it might do to advance his research. But he also remembered what both Forlirn and Matt had said about letting power corrupt him.
"So from here on out we should step lightly but keep our eyes vigilant for anything of use to our cause." Rhen whispered.

10-Oct-2012 00:33:36

Basileus257

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<What would we do if we discover nothing? I guess we just hope that our death is quick or that some sort of miracle occurs and we somehow defeat our foe. I don't believe we have any leads on Nrilgroth outside of this.>
Matt nodded and focused his gaze upon the entrance to the ruins. He felt strange. Normally when fighting, he would feel no fear or any other emotion for that matter. Yet for some reason, he could not help but be nervous. He tried to shake off the feeling, yet found that it was impossible to do so. He didn't like this, for he believed he fought better when he was able to feel utterly emotionless.
"Look at that." David said to Anne, having noticed the commotion in the crowd. "See that? That's further proof of what I mean. The mages are causing panic in order to sell their product." "Come now, that may not be the mages fault. If I didn't know any better, then I would swear you didn't like mages." Anne replied. "It's not that I don't like them, I just don't trust them. Heaven knows what they are capable of doing."
Litis sighed and slowly scanned the area around him. Then he returned to his thoughts. ~I suppose I should contact some of my brothers and sisters. I believe Anima is nearby, in the mountains. She and her sheep are weak, but they may be able to point me towards more..... useful allies. I doubt she will be happy to see me. We have never exactly gotten along well. But I doubt she will turn away aid in these dark times. And then there is Magus. But then again, the fool doesn't even know what power he holds. I have not seen him for centuries, and I have heard he has forgotten who he is. If I could get him to remember himself, then he would be a great asset. Of course, the best ally would be Lux. But no one has heard of him for nearly a millenia. Not since before his clan was wiped out. If he is indeed alive, then I must get in touch with him. Gah, there are so many things I must do to prepare these worlds for war, and so little time....~

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

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

10-Oct-2012 01:30:05

Darlantan

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<Hm... Aye, I don't think we have even a slight lead besides this, it's all just guesses... Most we could probably do is hope to somehow gain a foothold in the Seekers, which is most unlikely... So if we don't find anything, shall we charge into the Abyss brandishing flaming pointy sticks?>
Forlirn took a deep breath, then strode through the entrance of the ruins. A massive cavern laid beyond the entrance, pervaded with the strange, dark like emanating from the entrance. A great, stone city filled the cavern, stretching farther than the eye could see. From the looks of the ruins, the city had once been composed of great buildings stretching toward the high, vaulted ceiling of the cavern. However, most of these buildings had collapsed, either fallen in on themselves of having fallen over, creating mighty obstructions on the cracked paved roads of the city. Everything was made of stone, varying from a dark grey (slightly darker than the stone of the cavern itself) to black marble. A feeling of lost magnificence filled the ruined city; everything, from the bricks of the buildings to the stones of roads, was intricately carved with a masterful level of craftsmanship, though any meaning in the carvings themselves had long been lost to the passing of time.
The entrance to the ruins seemed to open into the side of the city, rather than at the original entrance. Just where his entrance may have been (or how large the city truly was) was lost, as a large portion of the cavern had collapsed, burying much of the city in a wall of rubble.
Were the two observant enough, they may notice that the commotion seemed to be caused by the man who had been thrown out of the tavern earlier. He appeared to be denouncing the mages as a cult of dragon worshipers and demanding that they be cast out of the city. Nobody seemed to be taking him seriously, but many of the commoners were looking forward to the prospect of a fight breaking out.

15-Oct-2012 08:01:15

NarBloodwolf

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Rhen was stunned by the appearance of the ruins. Although in decay Rhen could tell by what remained it was once a grand city and an architectural wonder. As he looked around Rhen began to ponder about who made the city the ruins were comprised of and where they had go to. Rhen wan'* to speak his mind aloud but remembered what Forlirn had said about not making any sudden noise or movement.
~This is amazing.......oh if only I could have seen this place when it was at its peak. These structures and carvings are magnificent even in ruin. It must have taken many generations to carve this city. If only we had more time here and if it wasn't so dangerous. Could spend thousands of human lifetimes here studying these ruins and their origins.~thought Rhen not caring that the slightly warmer temperature at the entrance was slowly allowing the mechanisms in his false limb to thaw slightly.

15-Oct-2012 20:06:34

Basileus257

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<Heh, well I was going to suggest that we charge into the abyss wielding tubs of ice cream. Considering what we are up against, I would imagine that it would give us the same result as anything else. We might even be able to make it deeper into the abyss since our enemies will probably be too confused to react.> Matt said (or thought) this because he found that joking helped to stem the feelings of anxiety which were slowly taking over his mind. <Then again, knowing you, it would all be in your belly before we even got into the abyss.>
”Wow..." Matt muttered as he stepped past Forlirn to better examine the ruins,briefly forgetting about the dangers that laid within. "It is truly a shame to think that we will have to take our knowledge of this place to the grave. Think of what we could learn from a place like this."
"I wouldn't be surprised if those mages were members of some sort of dragon worshipping cult. This is probably a front to earn money for their little band of worshippers. I'm pretty sure that there is a cult worshipping that dragon that lives near the city." David said. "That may be dear, but that does not mean that these mages are a part of it." Anne replied. "Let us return to the palace before you order these mages to be put to death." "Very well. Soldiers, let us return this to the castle!" David said. The soldiers returned to the couples side. Then the group began walking back to the palace.
Litis took one last look around the square before standing up and walking in the general direction of the nearby mountains. He intended to move outside of the cities sight before changing into his true form. ~I suppose I should go and see if my 'dear' sister knows anything about the returning of Nex. This should be pleasant....~

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

¯ Aristotle

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

Marthe Troly-Curtin

15-Oct-2012 22:01:27

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