Welcome to Gaia! ::

Theirn grumbled to himself softly, wincing some he adjusted the cheap sunglasses that he'd picked up at the corner store earlier in the day, a half burnt cigarette hung from his lip as well and his walk was quick with irritation. His curse didn't cause him to have a sensitivity to sunlight but the copious amounts of alcohol he imbibed to help dull his senses did, it was a week before another full moon and the time of the month that Theirn usually started spinning into more self destructive behaviors. The bazaar he was looking for he'd heard was covered something that he hoped would come in handy considering how he was getting along with the sun at the moment. With a bit of relief he saw what he hoped was his destination ahead, reaching up he grabbed the cigarette and flicked it to the side. Patting the pocket Coal was hiding out in lightly he ducked into an alley and almost immediately paused in surprise. Little shops seemed propped up on all sides, one with lanterns decorated in bright colors drew his attention first, he then noticed a stall that had a variety of exotic looking meat selections laid out. This he decided was the bazaar he had heard about, with such a variety of people in the area many of which he was told were mystics of various sorts he hoped perhaps there was someone that might have some answers for him.

Theirn didn't want to bother Athan with his curse at the moment, he sensed that the man had a full plate as it was. The elder over the travelers in the area, who also happened to be his godmother he was avoiding on principle, he knew she'd sent word to his sister one of the last people he wanted close to him while he was still cursed. So once again he was striking it out on his own and attempting to find someone with the ability to aid him.

Sensing that his guardian's inter turmoils were going to keep him busy for a while Coal wiggled his way free from Theirn's pocket. Darting down the wisp spun once around Theirn before taking stock of the busy market. Coal's dark aura flickered some as the wisp moved up toward odd contraptions that he found set out near the paths in the bazaar. Despite the wisp's own curiosity he darted back to his distracted guardian often and quickly not wanting to take the chance of losing him.

Theirn sighed, Coal thought he was being stealthy about his meanderings but the wisp's curiosity and moments of panic as he realized Theirn had kept walking when the wisp had paused were very distracting.

"Finding everything you need?" Theirn pauses sensing the wisp's distraction at something once again. While Coal darted around some geared contraption Theirn's gaze found it's way toward a booth that was covered in an eclectic variety of items, a sign near it read, 'Voodoo'. Frowning thoughtfully he sent a mental tug toward Coal to make sure the wisp knew he was moving, before moving across the path of the market and peering into the booth. He'd seen a variety of magic items in his time, and from looking at the booth he already could tell at least part of the items on display were real. Tucking his sunglasses away Theirn called out into the booth, "Hello, anyone here?"

Theirn turned his attention to the voice, once he'd picked Smokey out from the shadows he moved over closer. Being rather tall he squatted down so he'd be more at high level, glancing over he noted the tabby and kept mind to keep an eye on it as well - since his curse had kicked into full gear animals could be very unpredictable around him.

"Hello, I'm Theirn and I'm actually not really sure what I need...Mya is the one that makes the pendants then?" The child Theirn decided was one of the fiends, like Coal but it seemed different in some way as well...for one it actually looked more like a child then a spirit.

Coal had followed along behind Theirn, not that he'd had much choice. The gear mechanism fell out of the little Wisp's mind as he darted in the shop and noticed Smokey as well. While Theirn made niceties, Coal darted forward and raised up near Smokey flickering his dark aura in what was likely a greeting. Spinning once Coal moved to tussle Smokey's hair playfully, the little wisp had just recently realized there were quite a few other fiends about and they interested him greatly.

Theirn looked over toward the displays, "I'm not sure an amulet or potion is going to do me much good...does Mya have a lot of experience with - odd things by chance?" As he spoke Theirn kept his gaze on the young shadow partially out of curiosity, watching her more up close he was pretty sure she was a fiend but somehow more advanced like the one that used legs constantly at the barbaque...though he noted that she was much smaller.

Theirn chuckled softly watching Coal move over to the girl, "This is Coal, I...actually suspect he might be," Theirn paused considering how best to describe it, "related to you." Related he realized might not be right word but it was the best thing he could think of.

Coal spun in place before dropping down and lightly brushing over her hands, leaving a touch of coal dust on her finger tips. Coal paused and settled down on Smokey's hand waiting for the shadow to look him over. The little wisp's aura wavered some, with a few tendrils reaching out to brush over Smokey's hands as if he was as curious about her as she was of him.

Theirn rocked back on his heels chuckling slightly, "odd was a pretty wide term wasn't it...I should have worded it better. Lets go with curses...complicated powerful curses, do you think she could help with that?" Theirn's gaze went over to Coal and he couldn't help but smile slightly watching the two fiends, he felt a touch of kinship with the strange creatures. He only knew some of how everything worked but in the end it was too much like his own curse for him not to feel some connection. A troubling thought came to his mind as he compared Smokey to the other child fiends he'd met...she seemed more powerful, healthier. He'd run into too many mages that had caused trouble in the past not to wonder if somehow Athan wasn't causing the others to stay stunted...as far as he could see their connection to Athan was the biggest difference between Smokey and the others.

"Ah Coal, well..." wrinkling his brow Theirn glanced to the little fiend girl a moment, she was young and didn't seem to know anything about what she was...he really didn't want to be the one to explain that she was probably the victim of a vicious attack. "He's growing still and needs me to get bigger...he's a shadow creature though more then anything. There are quite a few like him actually...all with different people watching over them. If you don't mind me saying, you look pretty special yourself."

Coal paused, wavering his dark aura some - odd really him? He was perfectly normal! Twisting again in the air he pressed as close to the other fiend as he could attempting to leave a line of coal on her as he did.

Theirn smiled faintly, "I don't mind waiting for her. And it has nothing to do with creating a curse just dealing with one already in place." His bright blue eyes shifted to the little sprite and Smokey a moment. If he hadn't been positive before she was a shadow fiend he knew once she shifted into the shadows and out.

Theirn tucked away the information she shared, all things to consider over when he had more time she seemed to have a bit more strength then the others. It sounded as she might have grown from someone she was bonded to, but she was much smaller then the fiend that manifested legs at the barbeque. It made his questions about what was really going on with the fiends surface even more strongly.

Blinking Theirn realized Smokey was asking him something, "oh yes there are others," Smiling a little he chuckled with the antics of the two young fiends. "If Mya doesn't mind, perhaps you can meet others," Theirn assumed the voodoo witch was her guardian of sorts.

Coal happily darted around Smokey's arm but as the other fiend's emotions seemed to slip as she spoke of her young friend, the wisp turned it's attention more directly to the young fiend. Moving up along her arm Coal attempted to rest against the crook of Smokey's neck in what was likely the closest he could come to a hug.

Theirn watched Coal a moment curiously before a wave of emotion from the little wisp made him realize what was happening, "Coal thinks you need a hug I think." Theirn's ears picked up the sound of someone else in the stall before he was actually able to pick up the faint movements of Mya's return. Stand up he peered further into the stall waiting to see who had actually arrived.

Theirn nodded some watching the little shadow child with a touch of fondness. She reminded him of the little rogues that seemed to pop up around the Roma camps. "I'm sure your very good at keeping safe." Pausing he picked up on the touch of panic at Coal's 'hug' but relaxed when the two young shadows seemed to come to an accord.

Theirn's gaze drifted toward Mya as she arrived. Smiling faintly he nodded in greeting. His gaze drifted over the woman's exotic wear curiously, "aye a curse...uhm nice to meet you. Your Mya I'm assuming?" quirking his mouth a little he watched her with the cards wondering what exactly she was planning. Moving closer Theirn took the opputunity to catch her scent, the smell of spices and earth assaulted him but nothing malicious...at least nothing he could detect he reminded himself.

She hadn't asked more about why he was there or talked about prices which made him a touch edgy. Then again Theirn dropped his pale gaze down to the cards on the table and reached out pulling one to the left ninth from the edge out. Perhaps it was part of how she worked, do a quick reading and try to hook people in for more; the Roma would use similar tricks to bring in coin from potential marks depending the area.

Coal hugged Smokey for a little while before drifting back to settle on her shoulder. Flickering his dark aura the little wisp brushed lightly against her hair. Coal didn't seem really inclined to move from his perch, but a hanging oddity with a touch of brass and bright colors hanging down to too far from Smokey and himself caught his attention. Spinning on Smokey's shoulder the little wisp attempted to get a better view of the item that was far above both their heads.

Theirn's mouth twitched slightly at the card, the witch probably already had an idea of what was going on a sense of unease washed over him; Theirn pushed it aside.

Using his boot to pull the chair over he sat down across from the Witch, "aye a mighty tough mistress indeed." Rolling his left shoulder some the memory of the brand and bite were very clear in his head, "Lycanthropy, but considering the moon and that I'm not spewing any obvious madness I'm guessing you had the idea of it." Theirn sighed a little resting back in the chair, "I've been cursed...infected whatever you want to call it. The day before, after, and of the full moon I turn into a creature in the moon's light, a werewolf is what most call it." The Roma let out a tired sigh, "I've been trying to find some sort of...fix for six years now."

Coal clung curiously to Smokey's arm, his little aura flickering excitedly as the other fiend reach for the Astrolabe. Hovering in front of the rather well kept astrolabe Coal slowly circled the instrument as if inspecting it. After a moment the little wisp began to move on of the dials, pausing after a moment before starting to move it just another smidge to the side. Coal clung to Smokey's arm as he started working on the Astrolabe moving the wheels of the mechanism this way and that.

Theirn grumbled softly to himself, she was right but at the same time it didn't feel as if he was all that lucky. "Hrm, both or dunno." The mark on his shoulder made his skin twitch as he spoke, "I was branded and then something bit me...it was big and," frowning Theirn took the tin holding his cigarettes from his jacket pocket, "I could smell it, the smell of a hunter or monster. The warlock that branded me and I'm guessing called this thing was into some pretty dark stuff, he used blood magics of some sort to call it up."

Theirn rubbed his temple trying to remember more specific parts of the past, "I'd been knocked out before the brand hit me, but I saw the blood pool, he had a couple of dead goats thrown to the side their throats slit - I'm guessing he bled them." Opening the cigarette tin he took one of the hand rolled cigarettes and set it on his lip, even if he wasn't planning on smoking at the moment the physical presence of the wrapped tobacco soothed him some. He'd taken the time to set the cigarette into his mouth but really Theirn was stalling, the scene was still very vivid in his mind and he processing it was painful. "The thing whatever it was bit me and then it turned on the warlock and tore him apart. I didn't really have much time to react...that was the first time I shifted."

Shifting the cigarette in his mouth a little Theirn spoke after a moment of consideration, "various mixtures of herbs, one mage though bleeding me out was a good idea - I didn't. Lass tried to contain the beast in a magical barrier, to late she realized that I'm pretty resistance to spellslingers when I'm shifted. I've run into mostly folks that don't have an idea, some that tell me there is nothing I can do. And others have tried to use me. All in all I'd say cure wise, nothing useful." The edge of his mouth twitches faintly as he finishes speaking.

Coal hovered up and down some as Smokey asked, once Smokey started pushing the sections of the astrolabe and was able to actually get them to move Coal moved over to her hand and attempted to guide her hand as if the little wisp had something specific in mind. The moon dial would be high...and the stars just so...