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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:04 pm
Conflagration the further most edge of the wastelands. It is where many assassins hide and preform their "paperwork". There are things, such as Inns, bars, stables, houses, stores, etc. The roads are cobbled and illuminated with what used to be gas lamps. Now they creak and light the path dimly with a candle in each. The alleyways are dangerous and dark. Murder is common, and the town is all but feral.
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:56 pm
((I am controlling two characters. Although it will likely be obvious, green is Frenzi, and red is Rachii. Just wanted to erase any confusion about that, some people have a hard time.)) Rachii laughed loudly as he slammed down another pitcher of a random alcoholic beverage the bartender had served to him. The pitcher itself looked like a shot-glass in the massive werewolf hands of Rachii, and he was feeling it as such. The weak alcohols of the tavern had little to no effect on him due to his massive stature, but it tasted rather good, so he continued to drink. A deep voice presented him, much lower than the average humans', yet ever-so-slightly higher than the average werewolf's'. Signaling for another whatever he had just had, he looked over to Frenzi. "So then what did you do?" He asked, knowing the answer since he had heard this story before. "So I snuck up behind him and yelled 'boo!' The guy jumped up and knocked himself out on the cupboard!" Frenzi said loudly, trying to stop himself from laughing until he had finished the sentence. His voice carried an eerie echo to it, to which some of the shadier characters were looking at him awkwardly for, but neither Rachii nor Frenzi paid them any mind. Frenzi was just over 6 feet tall, and rather skinny if you were to look at him normally. Unless you got to an awkward angle, his face was nearly completely hidden by his cloak, the way most Necromancers preferred it. "So, are we headed out as soon as the Paladin gets back?" He asked Rachii inquisitively. Rachii gulped down another of the drinks and looked back to Frenzi. "More than likely. That boy doesn't know how to relax. Hurry hurry hurry!" He said jokingly, signaling for yet another drink.
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:09 pm
Light filters through the musty inn curtains as Solace carefully packs his bag. The sack sits upright on the thin bed, and he places plates of his armor in, one piece at a time. Somehow, the whole suit manages to fit inside a bag no larger than a regular backpack. He lifts it, easily, and places it over his shoulder.
He turns to the small washbasin, and picks up the razor on it's edge. He looks into the bright green eyes reflected in the mirror, and examines his jaw. With a quick lather, he shaves slowly, and returns the razor to its place, oriented Hubwards, so it stays sharp. A quick wash, and a heavy sigh, he is ready to join his companions.
Stomping down the stairs, he draws the attention of the bar's less favorable types. But his glare and large frame is more than enough to convince them their drinks are more interesting.
Grabbing a seat next to Rachii at the bar, he brushes his black bangs aside and asks tersely:
"Are you two too wasted to walk? Or shall we be moving along?"
Brushing aside the forest of empty mugs arranged around the lycan, he leans on the bar to get a better view of the necromancer.
"What about you, necromancer? I hope you didn't drown your sense of direction alongside the werewolf here."
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:30 pm
Rave and Vieken plodded down the road of the town. Rave yawned and stretched. "There's an inn. Will they allow dogs inside?" Rave shrugged. "They will." Rave slid off his back and he shrunk down to a more normal size. The two friends walked into the inn, welcoming the poorly lit room. She ignored the stares and sat down at the bar, resting her head on her arms. "Can I get a room for me and my dog? And some water?" The barkeeper nodded and as he left to fullfill her request, she lifted her head and jumped over the counter, grabbing a handful of coins from the register. She was back over and into her seat before anyone noticed.
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:48 pm
Rachii laughed heartily at Solaces' comment, not thinking about the fact that Solace hadn't known Rachii nearly as long as Frenzi had. "Off this? Certainly you are joking?" He said, getting up and grabbing the pack at the side of the barstool. It was easily as large as the average human, and weighed about 800 lbs, a weight that was only a minor inconvenience to Rachii. "Well, if we are to be on our way, let us be on our way then!" He said enthusiastically, paying their tab for the room and drinks, and moved outside. "Indeed Paladin, neither of us are in any way impaired. You should have guessed at least that much from me, haven't you ever fought a necromancer before?" He asked, hovering towards the door. On the way, one of the larger ruffians in the bar stepped in front of the doorway to block Frenzi from exiting the tavern. Frenzi simply continued forward, seeming not even noticing the ruffian. Not liking being stood up to, the ruffian delivered what would have been a knockout punch to someone of Frenzi's size, but instead, Frenzi's head vanished, seemingly into a cloud of mist. The ruffian reeled back in fright as Frenzi's head reconstituted itself to the exact position it was in before, as if nothing had happened. Frenzi paused for a moment, and a green rune appeared on the mans forehead. An instant later, the man collapsed to the ground like a tossed ragdoll. "Come Paladin, we've work to do." He said lazily, following Rachii out of the tavern.
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Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:31 pm
"I didn't say we were leaving," Solace begins, about to explain his desires for breakfast, but he is cut short as the thug bounces across the floor to lie limp at his feet. He looks down, and then back up at Frenzi, mouth open to scold.
Instead, he jerks back as an axe hisses through the air. As it passes, his arm is already launching out parallel to the weapon's trajectory, and he snatches it out of the air just before it passes his reach.
With a pivot, he flings the axe back it it's sender, who barely has time to widen his eyes before it sinks into his sternum with a fleshy thud. Solace's hand returns to his belt, whipping out a knife simultaneous to his boot kicking over one of the tables, forming an obstacle between the attackers and himself, and incidentally the bar.
The rest of the men in the tavern leap to their feet (Excepting the bartender, who drops beneath the bar counter), and attack the group. One man takes a swing at Frenzi with a faintly glowing blade, and one man raises a heavy crossbow to point at Rachii.
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:42 pm
Rave raised an eyebrow as a bar fight erupted. She sipped calmly at her water the bartender had brought her. One man stumbled to close to her and she pulled out a long dagger, slamming it into his chest with out looking. He crumpled and his buddy's shouted at her, wanting a fight. She sighed and put her mug down, stepping off the bar stool. "Do you really want to fight us?" They answered with savage roars. Rave just stood there, relaxed and unconcerned. "Alright. Lets get this over with." They charged at her. At the last second, she pulled out a handful of throwing daggers and hurled them with perfect accuracy, pinning all their feet to the floor, a few ripping their feet in half as they tried to continue running. They fell to the ground, howling in pain. Rave walked among them, pickpocketing their possesions.
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:54 pm
Rachii heard the click of the crossbow pointed at him as soon as the man pulled the trigger, and turned to react as soon as his brain sent the signal to his muscles. Out of instinct, he turned to the man swinging at Frenzi and gripped him in one of his massive hands. Squeezing without mercy, he looked to see the crossbow that was flying towards him disappear in a flash of green light, to instantly appear behind the gunner and drive itself into the back of his head. Both attackers fell to the ground simultaneously, devoid of life. Rachii looked over to Frenzi with a smile before dashing inside to join Solace, even knowing that Solace would in no way need him. Upon seeing Frenzi out in the open by himself, some of the bar dwellers to greet him with their own brand of diplomacy. Armed with bludgeons, knives, and even one with a sword, they charged at Frenzi, attempting to seize the opportunity with Rachii inside the tavern. Frenzi laughed at their ultimately futile attempt at retaliation, and let their useless weapons pass through him harmlessly. Apparently, they had never had a reason to have their weapons enchanted, and now they would suffer for it. Frenzi closed his eyes for a mere nanosecond, opening them in a flash almost immediately after they had closed. "Verengai muertus..." He chanted mundanely, channeling a mere fraction of his near-limitless power into a rather weak attack. All men surrounding him were swallowed by a veil of green brilliance, only their screams of pain making through the onslaught of light. The light went away just as quickly as it had appeared, leaving Frenzi surrounded by nothing but scorched earth and the charred remains of the assailants. His expression didn't change as he re-entered the bar. Rachii reeled around just in time to see a young girl impale some attackers feet to the floor, and laughed at the display. Skillful, yes, but still comedic nonetheless. He swung his trunk-like arm and slammed a man attempting to aggress her through the wall of the tavern, then looked over to the girl as she emptied the contents of their pockets. "I'm sure proper thievery requires dedication......but you should really be more careful!" He said, pausing in the middle to watch another man with a green glyph on his forehead ragdoll across the room, right between them.
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:18 pm
Rave looked up at the werewolf, a look of disbelief on her face. "I'm always careful." She pulled a dagger out of a man's foot and rammed it into the chest of a man that thought he could sneak up on her, without turning her head. Three men charged at her and she ducked down. Vieken leaped over her back, growing huge in midair and squashing the men under his big paws. "Besides, I've got back up." Vieken snorted. "She needs it most of the time." Rave wrinkled her nose and crawled under his belly, emptying the pockets of the flattened men before turning back to the werewolf. "The name's Raver Midnight." She reached into a pouch. "Dang out of daggers. Time to bring out Moon Reaver." She reached into a different pouch and pulled out a deadly, yet delicate, scyth that was bigger than she was.
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 9:42 pm
Solace drew his kamas as two mean attempted to leap his makeshift barricade. As their feet stepped onto the edge to vault the table, he crouched and spun. His weapons were held out at arm's length, and each curved blade smashed into an ankle.
With a sickening crackle, the bones snapped, and the blades forged their way through the fleshy gaps in the fragments. Solace's arms didn't even bend or recoil, they might as well have been made of steel. His targets tipped, flying sideways from the shared force, hitting the ground before the pain could even reach their brains. But the screaming did start eventually.
Now the Knight hops to the edge of the wooden table. With a second kick, he leaps, arms raised back over his head, and slashes down on the shoulders of two men approaching the table. The spray of blood splatters across Solace's white garments as skin and bone are hewn apart. He lands lightly between the men, and straightens up to slam the kamas' blades into the back of their necks. The cries of pain are cut short.
From behind, a man swings a light warhammer at Solace's cranium. The Knight ducks, swiveling on his angle to kick the man in the ribs as the bludgeoning tool passes overhead. Solace's arm comes up, and he smacks the flat of his hand into the thug's elbow with enough force to break the man's arm. With a quick grapple, he disarms the man and snaps his neck.
From the first foot touching table, this process takes four seconds.
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:48 am
Frost was standing in the alley next to the bar. The fighting and screams of death pleased her as she emerged from the shadows. She stared at the necromancer, mildly amused. It would be a stalemate if she chose to pick a fight with him. The wolf would take to long. He was too big. The girl with the scythe caught Frost's attention and her soul-less eyes gleamed with blood lust. She held out her arm, her fingers limp. Within seconds a black, slimy matter seeped from where he heart would be, and coiled itself around her arm, down to her hand. Within moments her fingers were long, deathly claws. Her attire was alluring to men, and she often used this in her favor. She walked forward to the necromancer, passing the ring of charred earth.
"My... What a rare talent you have...Necromancy is all but dead in these parts." She paused, her voice sounding like a venomous death. Her serrated teeth curling into a grin, which looked more like a grimace. She let a laugh more raspy than a smoker's escape her throat before speaking again. " No pun intended... "
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:54 am
Solace swings his kamas towards the ground, stopping them at a horizontal position. There's a splat as inertia sends most of the blood slipping from the smooth octiron blades. With the back of his hand, he absentmindedly wipes at the blood on his face, not noticing that his hand is too bloody to clean.
He's far too busy noticing the night elf with the massive scythe. The scythe was one of the traditional weapons of the Order, but he had chosen kamas for their speed. He knew how much damage the agricultural tool could do, and the one this petite girl was holding was serious indeed.
He relaxes a little when he sees the corpses littered around her. She might not be on our side, he thought, but at least she's not on theirs.
"Want to wrap up?" Solaces asks, gesturing at the last four thugs, hesitating about fifteen feet away,"Or shall we let the cowards live?" The fear is more than obvious in their eyes, but Solace has little remorse in killing such scum.
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:57 pm
Frenzi paused for a moment as he felt the presence of the girl behind him. Her words hadn't even registered in his mind yet, as he was still confused as to why she wasn't emitting a living signature. Interesting... "Necromancers are all but dead everywhere. Pun intended." He said with a dry chuckle. He eyed a thug that had somehow made it out of the side entrance of the tavern, and was now trying to escape down the street. Frenzi snapped his fingers nonchalantly, and the man erupted in green flame. Frenzi laughed as the thug tried to put out the magical flame by rolling along the ground, but grew silent as soon as the man stopped rolling around, and the magical flames disappeared, but he kept a smirk on his face. "Well now, it would seem you have some rare talents too. It has been centuries since I have seen a Corrupted such as yourself. Glad to see that I was at least fortunate to find one that's pleasing to the eyes. He said, the sly smirk still on his face. He turned and looked at her with his eyes for the first time during their little conversation. Oh, and even more so than my reading had initially implied! Frenzi Zhapanah, a pleasure to make your acquaintance." He said with a small bow. He could feel her blood lust coursing in a powerful aura around her. He would have too keep his eye on this one.
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:08 pm
"Rachii Jurimachii, nice to meet you." He said, crossing his arms and looking at the last four thugs near the corner of the room. "Hmm, I'd like to see what you can do with that scythe too. It would probably be quite the spectacle, provided you know how to use it, of course." He said, looking over the scythe. It was rather beautiful, but he pondered whether the aesthetic qualities would interfere with it's effectiveness at all.
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:44 pm
Rave looked at Rachii and the knight. "Very well. I'll give you a demonstration." She leapt towards the first man and kciked him in the face, kocking him down. Moon Reaver sliced him in half before he even touched the ground. SHe then swung the scyth and decapitatad three remaining men, their severed heads frozen in expressions of horror. She then spun around, just barely missing Rachii, and sliced the bodies in half lengthwise. She stopped spinning and smiled, grabbing a dead man's shirt to clean the blood off Moon Reaver. Once it was clean, she stored the huge scyth in one of her magic bags and procedded to search the bodies for anything valuable. "Do you gentlemen want a share of the spoils?" She eyed them with the kind of cold respect only a skilled assasin could give.
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