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Xue Fang as a Snow spirit was a creature of ice and snow he seldom came down from the mountains but the cold winter allowed him to travel freely. While most soq feared the coming of Winter Xue Fang enjoyed the freedom winter brought. His herd was descended from a long line of Yuki onna's and they had both the strengths and weaknesses from the gifts their bloodline had gifted them. His herd had big bodies much larger then normal soq and their manes and coats tended to be long. Their body temperature was well suited to the cold mountains and if he ran quickly in below freezing weather he would have to ice himself by laying in the snow to cool down. Warm weather was uncomfortable to him and the desert was deadly to him. If he was not careful if could easily dehydrate in hot weather. During the Summer months he and his cousins were trapped in the mountains to avoid the heat. It was winter now so this was the time where he could travel most of the soq lands. The herd duties could be left to cousins at least for a few weeks. Every once in a while he needed some time to himself to think and reflect. He loved his family but they could require too much at times. It was good for all of them to take some time away from each other. As he near the coast the air had more of a bite to it. Air being colder nearer the water was not too unusual but as he got closer to the water he noticed the ice had an unnatural quality. Weak cries could be heard coming from the water and a variety of soq stood at the bank. Some soq were trying to help those in distress, while others look like predatory birds waiting to feast. Still others looked like they were enjoying the spectacle. Xue Fang might have considered helping the small voices that cried in distress. However has herd was secretive in nature, they seldom revealed themselves to the larger soq population. The spectacle had attracted to much attention for him to act freely. Cover himself and in mist Xue Fang crept closer to the water. If needed he would interfere but for now he would watch. Still undecided he spotted walkers, he would tangle with them if he had to but he preferred not to fight such unpredictable enemies if he had little reason to. However he soon spotted several fire elemental soq. Fire soq had always been his herds enemies perhaps he could play with them. His eyes gleamed, and cruel thoughts flew through his head. He might help the little voices coming from the water since it seemed a pawed fire soq was intent on eating the little ones. Xue Fang has some power it wasn't as strong as other soq but ice and mist were part of the power that ran through his blood. He wrapped his mist around him to stop other soq from clearly seeing him. If he was home this camouflage would be near to perfect but near the coast his outline would still be visible. Placing a hoof on the ice he tried to pull some of the coldness from the water into himself. Hopefully the ice would be just a bit easier to move through for the seathi, he didn't have the power to met the ice but he hoped making the ice just a bit warmer in a few spots would help the seathi.

Luck be a lady tonight!

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Prompt response: Dacian thought on his words before replying. He was secretive by nature both because of his personality and his upbringing. Dacian did not like to share aspects of his life with strangers but maybe it could help lay to rest the jumble of thoughts swirling in his head. " I am thankful for the dark woods, my homeland an area that most soq avoid with good reason. Dangerous plants exist in the dark wood and in the woods depths their are onlyfaint traces of light. My mother found my father on the outskirts of the woods. His beauty attacked her and he became easily smitten with her. However I do not have their luck at love. At the outskirts of the woods I found a female kirin trying to escape several kalona intent on her blood. She was outnumbered so I intervened and dusted the kalona with my moth dust. Moth dust has the ability to stun other soq, I lead her into the depths of the woods while the kalona were incapacitated. She asked me no questions as she swiftly followed me. It would be hard for an enemy to follow us as most soq were unused to traveling in the dark. Here the woods could lead most soq astray if they didn't know the secret pathways my herd had created. My mother had taught her offspring many of forests secrets. My siblings and I used to wander among the trees and mysterious small fauna. We would dare each other to see which of us could venture the furthest into the heart of the forest. As a foal, The adventure was adrenaline rushing and thrilling. Now the knowledge he had gained as a foal was priceless. He was easily able to navigate the forest and could even navigate the pathways with his eyes closed. The heart of the forest was almost pitch black so eye sight didn't help much with navigating through the trees. He could hear the mare starting to breath heavier as she continued to follow him. Feeling that they had escaped successfully he finally came to a stop. "Are you ok?" He turned around and asked the mare. " Physically I'm fine but mentally I'm a little shaky. I was traveling when the two Kalona rushed at me. I've interacted with kalona before but this behavior was very unusual. I felt like I was in danger and I would physically be unable to fight them. In the distance I could see the forest and I hoped my smallest size would be beneficial in weaving through the trees. I thought I would have the best advantage in the forest. Thank you for helping me. I did not think soq lived in this forest. I admit I'm starting to feel extremely exhausted now that my adrenaline rush is fading away," the mare remarked as she leaned against a tree . Her side was foamed with lather. " We were both extremely lucky, few know the paths in this forest. I believe we are safe now," Dacian said to the mare.

Luck be a lady tonight!

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Prompt response: Xue Fang spent his days isolated from most of the soq herds. He had traveled far from the icy North and has staked out his own piece of land in the cold mountain tops. Xue Fang had to fight to survive when he did not want to survive. Had fought many enemies and his claws had been splashed with blood more than once. He was by nature not evil but circumstances that caused him to become more cruel in nature. He had hardness that had not been aparent before his herd had been atacked. He had become extremely protective of his territory. Luck had intervened and saved him when many of his herd had died. He often Took joy in spooking other soq or use force if necessary to remove soq from his territory if he deems they have ill intentions or if they are a flame/fire based soq. Xue Fang will also guide other soq out of his territory and the area around it if they get lost. He’s an Alpha tempered survivalist and is willing to use his keen intelligence and brute strength to survive. His herd battled elemental fire soq and he became separated from them. He intensely has a deep hatred for fire based soq and is really protective of any family he could potentially have. Even if he does have a fling it’s to be expected that he would protect any of his offspring and the mare that bore them even if they no longer have a relationship of any kind. Xue Fangs herd live in the eastern mountains and they are really protective of their herd leader.

Aodan placed one hoof in front of the other and plodded across the grasslands.The grass was high this time of year but it was not green and lush. Instead the tall grass was dry and almost dead looking in appearance. Looking at the grass was almost looking at a personification of the feelings Aodan contained inside. However the grass was dry and brittle looking because it hadn't rained in some time. The summer months were dry and sweltering with a humid heat that stole the energy of all soqs, animals and most living thing. Only the ticks seemed to be thriving amidst the humidity . Aodan hated ticks, hate was to mild of word perhaps loath would be more accurate. Aodan had been taught to love and appreciate all the spirits creatures however he had never been ably to appreciate or even like fly's, misquotes, or tricks. He was just not a fan of anything that had the ability to bite him. Insects were one of the announces that would briefly bring him out of his severe depressed state. There was noting like being bitten to surprise you. Unfortunately the winter moths had been very wet which had let to a rise in the insect population. The grasslands were a hospitable habitat for many insects though he was realizing why he hadn't seen many soq in the grasslands. Clearly they were most wiser then he was and stayed clear of the long grass. The air was humid as if the sky was trying to keep all the heat packed down on the ground. If he could fly he would fly far from here and far from the heat. Looking for some possible source of rain, Aodan gazed at the sky his eyes squinting as his pupils adjusted to the light. The son was high in the zenith position, so after a few seconds he hurriedly gazed far into the horizon at the clouds that slowly moved across the sky. Aodan remembered watching the clouds when he was a young foal. He and and the friend would gaze in wonderment at the sky. They would look at the clouds and try to attribute a shape or characteristic to the clouds. Some clouds they would say looked like small rabbits. The one of them one make up a story about a bunny and what that cloud bunny had been doing. Was it a good cloud bunny or was it mischievous. Both of them would tell the other stories and they used to compete to see which of them came up with the most creative story-lines.
Now Aodan was not in the mood to play fantastical games he did not have the desire and his heart did not have the lightheartedness it once had. Instead he only looked at the clouds to gauge if it was going to rain. He wanted it to rain and for the chlorophyll in grass to make the grasslands once again green.

Eimear made a short aspirated sound which sounded like” Tssk”. The noise could be heard by those in the kitchen, but few paid her any attention. Everyone is the kitchen had heard that particular sound on numerous occasions. They knew Eimear was unhappy with some part of the pantry. Most likely certain dishes were in more demand than expected and the pantry was running particular low of one or two ingredients. In the case of the kitchen running low on ingredients she would talk to her Mom and ask that the front push the other dishes that were not in danger of running out of ingredients. Some supplies running out where of little concern, they could be picked up at the market for the lunch service. Sometimes the suppliers were delayed in their deliveries. Eimear liked the panty and kitchen supplies to be immaculate and her temper flared up when the stock items were not properly accounted for. The restaurant at Journey's End Inn was her family’s business and she placed vital importance on her job.
The little mouse had two sides to her personality. One aspect of her personality was a carefree dreamer that loved to play matchmaker on her free time. Eimear was enamored with idea of destined lovers. She liked to think that every fam and soq had a destined partner and some like her parents were lucky enough to find their other half. Eimear liked to play matchmaker to the patrons at Journey's End Inn, however she played cupid on her free time if it didn’t interfere with running of the Inn. After her family the Inn was the most important presence in her life. Often her work consumed her and she

As he watched the retreating figure of the seathi as she hurridly swamp away, Marrow could feel his lips turn in a frown.Was he really that scary looking? He couldn't do anything about his looks, but he hoped his actions in saving the little searthi had shown that just because he looked a bit scary didn't mean he was evil in nature. Marrow often tried to act in a gentlemen like fashion, but so often his deeds were misunderstood by others due to his frightful appearance. Marrow hoped the little seathi did not thing he was going to eat her. Marrow had heard some stories that some mers did in fact eat the meat of smaller ocean dwellers, but he did not know if the story was fact or fiction. Stories tended to get twisted the more they were retold. Could the female have heard the stories and thought that Marrow was one of the ocean's flesh eating Mers. Is the reason she hurriedly swam from him was because she was worried he would eat her. Marrow closed his eyes in thought and spoke to the yellow and blue fish that were still swimming by him. "I really hope she didn't think I was going to eat her." The fish blew bubbles at Marrow to comfort him. They did not speak their thoughts , but they shared his pain. After all due to their sharp teeth they were often misunderstood by others to be carnivores. Few knew they were just misunderstood friendly vegetarians and not fish bursting with killing intent.

Over the next few days ,Marrow thought of the little pink seathi and wondered what had happened to her. He hoped she had not been to weakened by her struggles against the seaweed. However after many days he though of her less in less until she was a faded memory. He did not yet know that they would meet again and this time she would be the one helping him.