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Dantalian

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For the most part it was good Akak, I might need to make a few minor tweaks though (for example, beating Kos*hei the Deathless without getting hit makes her seem overpowered.) Anyway, expect Jun to show up in the next couple of adds.

Incidentally, Giledaled, Daefon should also show up soon. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

01-May-2009 15:59:34

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That's great news!

About beating Kos*hei the Deathless, I wanted it to seem like that she could tell his movements before he actually moved and was able to dodge his blows before he knew he was going to hit her.

Sort of like a precognitive reflex.

EDIT: Scratch that, it does seems overpowered; I will be pleased with whatever you will fashion out of this BIO.

03-May-2009 11:56:06 - Last edited on 03-May-2009 11:58:11 by [#B36CAR851]

Dantalian

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With a howl, the black demon fell to the scorched ground of the wilderness. Its companions exchanged glances, then let out blood-curdling roars and charged at their attacker. The half elf saw their attacks and smirked; the demons were trying to overcome him with brute force. Without waiting for them to reach him, the half elf jumped forward, thrusting his sword into the head of the nearer demon, that demon also let out a howl, and turned to ash. The remaining demon paused, shocked by the speed with which its companions had been dispatched. The pause did not go unnoticed by the half elf, who dashed toward the demon, slashing through its thick hide as he did so.

“Not bad, Orcris,” commented an old man as he paged through a book, “But, remember the purpose of this training.”

“To learn how to use Zaros’ own power as a weapon,” replied the half-elf, “I know, but it*s not as easy as you make it sound, Caihoc.”

“Well, we have all day,” sighed the old man, “Shall we have another go?” So saying, the man motioned idly with his hand, summoning five black demons. After a glance to make sure the half-elf was fighting, the old man turned back to his book.


From a distance, a spirit watched the fight between the half-elf and the demons. She had been watching with mild interest for over an hour, trying to figure out what exactly the Zarosians were trying to do. That, and wishing they had chosen a different place to do this training, because, while she was invisible to most of the beasts which roamed the wilderness, she was neither invisible to the demons that the warlock summoned, nor to the revenants. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-May-2009 04:25:05

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She felt herself fill with fear at the thought of the revenants; something that most of her acquaintances would have found odd. After all, she could have most spirits groveling at her feet begging her to give them an order to fulfill. Not revenants though, those spirits, whatever they had been in the past were at least as cruel and powerful as the demons that the half-elf was fighting.

She had nearly pushed these thoughts from her head when she was startled by a mewing sound coming from right behind her. She turned around, and as she expected, found herself staring at a white cat. The cat returned her stare, its heterochromous eyes staring at the exact position the spirit stood (or floated.)

“What do you want?” she hissed.

The cat licked its paws contently, apparently oblivious to the danger around it. The spirit sighed and waited. Once the cat finished, it stared at her and asked in perfect human, “Are you done yet?”

The first time the cat had spoken, the spirit had been startled, three months later, and it found the talking cat annoying.

“I’m trying to figure out what they’re doing!” exclaimed the spirit.

“Trying to teach the half elf how to use Zaros’ power,” sighed the cat, swishing its tail.

“How do you know that?!” demanded the spirit.

“I thought it was obvious,” replied the cat.

For a brief moment, the spirit wanted to pick up the cat by its scrawny neck and throttle it. Deciding better, the spirit just let out what seemed to be a sigh and said, “Alright, I’ll head back then.”

“Good,” said the cat, “Because that knight-guy seems to have found the rock you were looking for.”

The spirit filled with anger and hissed, *When?”

“About twenty minutes ago,” replied the cat indifferently.

“And you failed to inform me of this, why?” asked the spirit.

“You seemed busy,” said the cat, rolling over so it lay on its back.

The spirit sighed again and turned away from the cat. “I’ll head back, try not to keep me waiting.” "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-May-2009 04:27:48

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The cat yawned in reply, and the spirit left. It did*’t take long for the spirit to find its body, lying on the floor of an abandoned fortress. To anyone who came across it, the body would look like that of a person in deep sleep. Few would be able to guess that the spirit to whom the body belonged had left. The spirit entered the body, feeling the familiar sense of relief at being reconnected to her corporal being.

“Welcome back.”

The girl who had until a few seconds ago been in spirit form blinked at sat up, finding herself facing the man who acted as her traveling companion.

“You’re late Jun.”

The girl frowned, finding the cat that had met with her spirit in the wilderness sitting at her feet.

“How do you do that?” she asked.

“Get from place to place so quickly?” asked the cat, “Well… it is… a secret!”

Jun groaned silently, wondering how long she would have to deal with the annoying cat.

“Ghost cats can travel to any place they have seen via teleportation,” commented the warrior sitting by Jun, “Isn’t that right Sven?”

The cat purred in reply and proceeded to bath himself.

“Ghost cats,” muttered Jun, “What I don’t get is why a mage powerful enough to have a ghost-cat as a familiar would send it off to join up with our group.”

“My master has more than one familiar,” replied the ghost-cat in between licking its fur, “So one such as I can be spared at a moment’s notice.”

“You still haven’t answered my question,” Jun pointed out, “Why did he send a familiar to us?”

“Such mages are eccentric,” replied the warrior, polishing his blade: a katana made of dragonite.

“That is the best explanation,” said the ghost-cat, “A better question would be: Why don’t you have a familiar yet Jun? You can see spirits and charm them, so why not keep one around?”

“Who said I don’t?” asked Jun, absentmindedly rubbing a small pendant she was wearing.

“Oh?” asked the cat, eyeing the pendant with interest. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-May-2009 04:30:34

Dantalian

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“Regardless,” said Jun, quickly changing the subject, “Daefon, Sven told me you had found where the “Hand of the Earth God” is.”

“I might have,” replied the warrior, “Recently a sparrow flew into these ruins.”

“I caught it, and wanted to eat it,” commented the ghost cat, “But no, Daefon threw a fit… as if Armadyl cares about such a useless little bird.”

*Useless indeed,” muttered Daefon, “The sparrow had heard of an object called “The Fist of Guthix” from a roc. Apparently, a long time ago, Guthix’s followers sealed such an object away in the depths of the earth. Guthix returned there whenever he was weary… the interesting thing is that the roc claimed that a guardian of Guthix unknowingly stood guard over the temple. The guardian was in the form of a snake.”

“So?” asked Jun, “How does that help us?*

*You haven’t been in the southern areas of the human lands for long,” commented the ghost cat, *So you wouldn’t know, but there is a deep cave where a serpent stands guard. It is located in the Lumbridge swamps.”

“The temple is likely nearby,” commented Daefon, “There is a timid race that also lives nearby; I think they’re called something like the Dorgeshuun. We could probably ask if they’ve seen anything.”

“I’ve heard of them,” said Jun, “The cave goblins… well, too bad for you, Sven, they would likely be intimidated by a “surface beast” so I guess you’ll have to stay behind.”

The cat regarded her silently, licking its paws before replying. “Have you forgotten? I am a familiar.”

“So what?” asked Jun.

She could have sworn the cat was smiling as it walked back a few paces, stood on its hind legs and began to shift its form. Within moments, in the cat*s place was a young man with white hair, a silver left eye, and a gold right eye. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-May-2009 04:32:56

Dantalian

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“See?* asked the former cat, “We familiars can take human form if we so desire.”

“You won’t fool anyone like that!” exclaimed Jun, turning away. Sven blinked, noticing that Jun’s face was slightly red.

“Why not?” asked Sven.

Daefon suppressed a snicker and replied, “It is customary for humans to wear clothes when they go into public.”

Sven looked down at his bare (now human) body and shrugged. “You humans are so weird,” he sighed, causing light fitting clothes to appear on his body.

“Better,” said Daefon.

“Is that collar really necessary though?” questioned Jun, glancing at the collar around Sven’s neck; basically a larger version of the collar he had been wearing as a cat.

“Of course,” said Sven.

“Why?” asked Jun.

“It seems to annoy you, isn’t that reason enough?” asked Sven, smiling.

Jun instinctively grabbed her dirk and considered teaching the ghost cat a lesson, but thought better of it and sheathed her weapon.

“Well, shall we be off?” asked Sven, walking out the door without waiting for a reply.

Jun sighed something under her breath about “ghost cats” then followed Sven and Daefon out the door. "He appears in the Form of a Man with many Countenances; and he hath a Book in his right hand. His Office is to teach all Arts and Sciences unto any; and to declare the Secret Counsel of any one."

04-May-2009 04:35:04

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