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 Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:46 pm
"was it neccessary to destroy the surface?" Oh my, diggin deep now, weren't they.
"It was a war, you know."
"A relaly, really big one. There were five armies."
"And five emporers."
"And each wanted to conquer the other."
"Not a pretty collision."
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:52 pm
She sighed and didn't say anythign for a long time. She didn't really want to talk about this, her life as it was. She wasn't ashamed of it or anything like that. She just, didn't want to talk about it. "Who knows?" That's all she was going to say. She didn't want to dwell on it and suddenly the warm feeling was gone. She sat up and sighed, then wrapped her arms around her knees. What was there to say? that she loved war? "I'm sure it wasn't." Noncommittal answers.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:58 pm
"And then everybody was forced dwon here. Most of us can't live without the sun you know. The people down here are slowly withering away to nothing."
They sighed, not likeing the turn in the mood either.
"Maybe we could go do something that you like to do, Star Floewr? That'll help cheer you up some, right?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:26 pm
She shook her head. "Actually I don't think you'd like what I like to do." She pulled her skirt so it was covering more than it usually did adn stood up then walked off the roof and floated down. She didn't want to talk anymore, didn't want to sit up there on the roof anymore either. She sighed and walked inside wondering where exactly those two dragons were. And where had that griffin disappeared to?
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:31 pm
They weren't far behind at all. No they were being lazy casual about things again. Though they had to admit thier attention had been caught by the whole dish thing. It was amusing to say the least. But with Zahara heading back in they took to following, talking among themselves about thing dragons just talk about.
Serino was back by now and investigating the grounds as well. Hell they made one bad mess. Malik would be pissed. And slaves were already working to clean up the mess that they made....with glares of course. He was sure that a few of those humans would love to choke themselves a couple of imps.
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:31 pm
Malik didn't mind the cold at all, or being on dragonback. might have been a firs ton teh second one, but he didn't act like it. he really was playing it cool and checked on her to se how she was doing in her well...not so travelign clothes.
"How are you holding up back there?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:38 pm
"Well, I've remembered why I don't like dressing up." But she was diging through one of those bag that Serino had brought back with him. Good lord all the crap in these things...damn necessary travel crap where the hell wa-ah there it was. Pulling out her bandana she tied it on to keep her hair somewhat tamed. Of course a moment was spent finger combing hair to be just so around that bandana. Though she liked riding dragonback so she'd not complain but more or less casually watched what her eyes could see. "Well...I don't know how you managed it but you got to go back to work..."
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:12 pm
It had been long, time blending together more so in the pitch black of the tunnles the dragon traveld. Most places people had never touched, indeed could not even get to. They had stopped for a few rests, some food along the way. Ahead of them, a light glow could beseen. the air was starteing to smell fould.
On an outcropping where a bit of clowing moss grew, Tanudnra landed. Obviously too far from the glow to be at the gravesite, but purpose to this little stop was quite neccessary. Ahead of them, the air was filled with the poisonous gasses of the surface world. that dragon could survive, the elves could not.
Tanudra's head turned right around on it's neck, his enorumus muzzle poking at Malik. Well, it was difficult for one of his size to try and point at something, but he hope he got the idea. In those supplies the Oracle lent you.
Go head, dig around.
Insie the two would find intricatly carved masks that fit over mouth and nose, leaving the eyes free. Those. You need those to live in there.
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:18 pm
"This isn't work. it's a vacation trip to see a spiritual place and get an item blessed. feel free to take pictures and write notes, if you have the proper gnomish devices on hand. to yoru left you will see caverns and water. to teh right you will see, more caversn and water. and above you can see the long formed stalagmites."
A small smirk back at her, and then back to paying attention to where they were going. then they landed..and he got the idea.
so he dug around, and hey, two strange looking masks. but the design was obviously ment to cover the mouth and nose protectively. so he handed one of those to Piper, and put the one he still had over his face.
"And not the nice ornate headgear guests of Ton and Eca recive. isn't it grand?"
Note the sarcasm too.
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:40 pm
Caves, water, rock, cave, water, rock. Well this certinally hadn't been the most enjoyable trip. But this time isn't want a little rest stop for the reason to the dragon's landing. And she was slightly spaced out when he handed over the mask before she shook her head and snapped out of it, inspecting the object a moment then put it on with a roll of her eyes at his sarcasm. "You're either enjoying this too much or you're just being fussy without being mean."
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:50 pm
Their voices sounded mechanical comming form inside those mask. with that, Tandundra held one wing Out to the sie like a parachute, which was a saftey precation in case one of the elves should fall while he traveled next. whcih was up the side of the cavern wall. Singing long claws deeping into the stone, or filling holes he had made the alst time he was here, he slowly trecked across the side of the rock wall.
A short time later, they could see the ruined city and it's pale, ugly lighting from the crack in the ceiling. One could see the green gasses rolling around in the sunshine. A narrow path ran form what appeared to have once been a city gate, and as Tannundra approached this he slowed down, careful not to scrape his scales on any of the protruding rubble. Ahead of them, the statue sat on the village green, which was now browned with age and poison.
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:53 pm
The imps watched their freind elave, decideding that it was best not to bother her at the moment. She looked sad.
"Did we say soemthing wrong?"
"Maybe"
"Shall we go find something to wash these veggies out of our mouths?"
"Lets try and find a pair of those boots the mean one is always wearing, they look tastey."
"That's a deal."
Ashlyn was lounging inside, which was where she had ran when she foudn teh skies full of sharp pointy things. She lay on the rug in the main foyer, front paws curled up underneth her, looking very much like a large cat basking in a sunbema. Except that it was a griffin sitting in the cold shadows of the fortress.
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:43 pm
"I've seen worse places in my day. not many, but some. now explain to me why the son of a goddess, and his wife, woudl choose to spend eternity in a run down wasteland of a place like this. I mean other than keeping out the living, which may very well be yet another reason his twin liched himself."
Walking aroudn and taking a look about.
"What a ruined dump of a place to spend eternity. I mean you'd think they'd at least pick someplace grand and flourishing."
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:59 am
Tanundra shook his head. Idiot.
Who wants some place grand and flourishing that attracts people, disturbing their much deserved rests with prayers, wishes, blessings, and summonings? Of course, that was only an added bonus. This was the demi-gods origional home. Where he first met his future wife. It could not be seen, because it lay outside that sickly beam of light, but the castle carved into the mountainside was still there, it's halls and rooms now empty, but still there.
This is where they had grown together, learned to love and live together. It was their home.
Little dust motes floated in the air, not acting much like dustmotes...they were somewhat larger, and danced in the sunlight. They broke the eeri stillness with a comforting presence.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:29 pm
"Don't shake your head at me, dragon. I know of many spirits whom prefer places full of life and activity as opposed to desolate wastelands of ruins to spend thier time. the Estate of Unrest is actually well managed by it's undead and deadly residents. So is mistmoore Castle, and Karnor's Keep. In fact, if I coudl drive Mayong Mistmoore out of there, I might have want to claim that castle myself."
He noted the lights, and had a guess at what they were.
"spirits other than Ton and Eca reside here? is that why this place is such a poisonus fume of gas as opposed to teh stale air of old crypts?"
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