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 Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 2:43 am
 A quiet forest found just on the outskirts of human territory. The natural aromas of the forest is said to calm the most erratic of minds.
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:06 pm
¤ Ralshafina ¤  Location : Forest of something...
Company : Animald..
Feelings : Annoyed...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina grumbled as she stomped through the forest, barking angrily at some of the larger animals that had tried to get a piece of her. She had already run a few bears off as she hauled her large satchel over her shoulder, the ever large axe at her side and gripped firmly by a hand. The large orc woman had been contracted by the neighboring village to deal with some strange infectious tree that had found it's way in the forest of old. Many spoke on the special properties and alluring ways of the woods but all she saw was a job and an absolutely irritating woodland.
Maybe it was her corrupted blood or hatred for mind altering magic that gave her a rather irritated view of the woods. Either way this was a job and she'd been contracted to finish it. As she reached a massive clearing a twisted and almost ominous tree stood in the center, corrupt and dying land surrounding it. Ralshafina sighed when she stepped out, brushing some large branches stuck in her hair and attire out before setting her satchel aside. "Finally... " she stated as she slid her axe out and huffed loudly. This tree would be taken care of and her uneasy sense in this wooded area would be over soon enough..
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C.
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:15 pm
 ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Veronica Damia☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
☩Name: Veronica Damia
☩Sexuality: Omnisexual
☩Mood: Intrigued
☩Current Thought: How curious
☩Current Theme: N/A ☩ . . . "Im the Blood Butcheress of Damia, need I say more?" . . .☩ ================ ☩ ================== Veronica was sitting within the forest, at wase with the peace of nature around her. Though she was calm as of now, moments before she held quite the symphony of screams as a group of vampire hunters decided to try and capture her for who knows what. It was a marvelous little blood bath as the forest became rich with nutrients from their corpses. As she relaxed she felt, and heard, resounding footsteps in the distance. Curious she fixed her gown and went to investigate.
As she neared where the noise ended her crimson eyes widened, then narrowed as she smirked, as her gaze fell upon and orc of all things. What was one doing so far out here? Surely the Humans hated orcs just as much as they hated her people, yet here one was. Intrigued she saunted slowly,
approaching from an angle that would give her a whimsical entrance into the orc's sight. "How curious to see one of orc blood in a place like this. Tell me, what brings one such as yourself to a place like this?" She inquired, elegance and seduction drenched in her words. ================ ☩ ================== ☩. "I'm a demon born of blood, fear me!" . ☩ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Blood Butcheress☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:31 pm
¤ Ralshafina ¤ Location : Forest of something...
Company : Some finely dressed chick..
Feelings : Annoyed...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina let her feet firmly press into the ground before her, careful as she approached the tree and it's tainted ground. From a glance one might suggest this was either instilled by someone or a flash of magic created it. These things just happened at times but more than not it was someone being a d**k. Corrupting a forest was always an awkward and extremely tedious process. Why not poison a well or hunt some strangers walking around? Leave the trees and nature alone for the gods above sake. With a sigh she cracked her neck firmly with her free left hand, her right nudging the axe forward before gripping the handle tightly.
"Shouldn't take too many swings for this mess of a tree. Haul the roots and burn it somewhere." she spoke aloud to herself, unaware of the company that was approaching, with a swift motion her axe slung back, left hand grabbing the handle as well with the tense sound of muscles sounding just before a voice broke her focus, a half stutter of a swing showing before Ralshafina glanced to the woman. Flowing gown, voice of seduction and a murderous look in her eyes. Ralshafina groaned and looked to the woman that questioned her. "Are you the spirit of the tree..? Really? Here I thought it was gonna be a quick chop. Now I gotta exercise the ground and set up a perimeter. " she claimed, slamming the head of the axe into the ground with an audible thud.
Ralshafina seemed too at ease with the situation as she mumbled to herself, rummaging through her stuff to draw out some salt and a swirling mixture of liquid that had an almost ethereal look to it. "Yeah? Why do you say that. You have a thing against orcs? Can't earn an honest living? All just some raiding knuckle headed bafoons? I suppose you lure in unsuspecting passerby with those honey soaked words?" she posed back, visible irritation present as she began to make a circle of materials around the tree, splashing some of the liquid about like a censor while also watching the woman. Ralshafina was rather convinced she was a spirit given her approach and appearance. Spirits always had that elegant look and feel to them.
"Before you bargain I'm still chopping you down. It's the job I was contracted for after all. " she said, splattering more of the liquid on the actual tree itself before sorting the things back in her pack..
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C. Supernatural has her conditioned not to trust trees!
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:07 pm
▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Veronica Damia☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
☩Name: Veronica Damia
☩Sexuality: Omnisexual
☩Mood: Intrigued
☩Current Thought: How curious
☩Current Theme: N/A ☩ . . . "Im the Blood Butcheress of Damia, need I say more?" . . .☩ ================ ☩ ================== She watched as the orc woman began to chop the tree. She could feel the anger and malice from the tree. It was indeed cursed by the looks of it, and amateur job by her standards. It echoed with malevolent magic and this orc was going to trigger whatever the resulting residue from the curse on this tree. When the she asked if Veronica was the spirit of the tree she narrowed her eyes a bit, but then smiled as she began to fan herself.
"I can assure you im no spirit, but something far worse, well by human standards anyway" She said as she moved with the orc girl, watching her just as intently as she too was being watched. She was impressed to say the least that this soul knew how to deal with spirits and rituals used to banish them. Veronica's mind began to think just how useful this orc could be to her.
When the orc was offended by her asking what she was doing in place like this, it caused Veronica to stop and close her fan. "Please forgive as i had no intention to offend you. I was merely curious as to why an orc would be near human territory is all. But now i see that you are simply just trying to make a living. In that regard allow me to help you. My name is Veronica Altier, a traveling swordswoman and partial medium i guess you could say."
She said as she stepped toward the tree, a hand outstretched as whispers slowly began to fill the space. "I can tell you this, whoever or whatever corrupted this place left a fail safe, a defense you could say. If you cut it down, whatever was left here to protect it will kill you, orc blood or not". She warned as her piercing gaze met the orc's "Ive seen such curses before and they usually require the destruction of keystones to break. If you lend me your strength, i can guide you to them so that you dont have to burn the land." She offered, curtsying as a way to show she meant no ill will. ================ ☩ ================== ☩. "I'm a demon born of blood, fear me!" . ☩ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Blood Butcheress☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:05 pm
¤ Ralshafina ¤ Location : Forest of something...
Company : Some finely dressed chick..
Feelings : Annoyed...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina noted how the woman reacted to her claims on being the spirit of the tree. Well at least if she was the spirit she would have been more accepting of it. Spirits always loved being recognized and listened to so her story checked out in Ralshafinas mind. Her mention of something worse only managed a small shrug from Ralshafina as she resumed her ritual with the tree and it's cursed ground. "Same could be said of my kind in some aspect." she mentioned as she cracked some inscence reeds, placing them around the tree.
Her asking of forgiveness caused Ralshafina to pause and nod a few times. "Just used to the usual rabble when I walk into towns is all. My kinds not exactly held in high regards." she spoke before pausing at the mention of assisting her. Ralshafina was never against an offer for help as long as it was genuine. When she mentioned being a traveling swordswoman and medium Ralshafina nodded a little, seeing as how one might be drawn her from the tree.
"I hate necromancer asshats. " she stated bluntly at the mention of a defense system in place. Evil spirit or some monster likely. "Who booby traps a tree.. " she mumbled before the mention of keystones along with a small curtsy. "...Ralshafina. Wandering lumberjack and all around jack of trades. " she stated with her right hand swiftly lifting her axe, holding it over her back as she stood at her full height to look down at the woman. "...Since they failed to inform me of the curse on the tree it'll cost extra. They'll have to increase the reward for that removal. I'll split the hiring cost with you when we report in. " she stated, her left hand extending to the woman as a handshake approval. Seal the deal more or less.
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C. Supernatural has her conditioned not to trust trees!
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:29 pm
▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Veronica Damia☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
☩Name: Veronica Damia
☩Sexuality: Omnisexual
☩Mood: Intrigued
☩Current Thought: How curious
☩Current Theme: N/A ☩ . . . "Im the Blood Butcheress of Damia, need I say more?" . . .☩ ================ ☩ ================== "How trusting this one is" She said within her mind as he chuckled to the orc, who was named Ralshafina, from her disapproval of the curse. It seemed from the orcs annoyance that she was friend to nature. It was truly rare to find an orc like this one. But Veronica wouldnt complain as she saw this woman as an oppertunity. She could be valuable muscle, or Veronica's eyes and ears in areas she could not venture to. The question that tinged in her mind though was how to go about making this orc her tool. Well she'd be more than a tool. Ralshafina seemed like a nice person genuinely, and lord knows a Damia needed as many friends as she could muster. But the it seemed that she was on the right path in securing the orcs friendship and help as she extended Veronica a hand. Looking up at the giant of a woman she bowed and happily shook her hand.
"What a beautiful name. Now lets be off." She said closing her fan. Whispers began to fill the air around Veronica, the disembodied voices trailing in the forest breeze as they walked to the first keystone. "The spirits of the forest say that the keystone is a several hour journey from were we are now.
No need in letting the awkward silence fill our heads. Im curious as to where you come from? Do you have any family? Why be a wondering lumberjack?
Surely with your stature and strength you would make a fine warrior or guard?" she inquired as they walked. ================ ☩ ================== ☩. "I'm a demon born of blood, fear me!" . ☩ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Blood Butcheress☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:55 pm
¤ Ralshafina ¤ Location : Forest of something...
Company : Veronica..
Feelings : Indifferent...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina didn't understand the chuckle from the woman but nodded as the woman happily bowed and shook her hand in agreement. Didn't seem to frail from the shake to which Ralshafina noted, her attention shifting as she gathered her things and shrugged at the comment of her name. "Supposed to mean something foul in orc if I remember correctly. Call me Ral if it makes it easier. " she mentioned as they began their journey to the first keystone. Mages. Always making intricate and needlessly difficult traps and triggers for the most simple of things.
"Hours? How big is this place.. " she said trailing off as her head glanced about the area, an angered look shooting to a bear that managed to glance her way as they walked. Dumb oafs. "Hm? Ah I'm from the usual orc spawning pit grounds in the Badlands. Came a long way mostly to get away from those idiots." she said with a hint of disdain in her voice before shrugging at the family question. "Not really. They banished me after not killing a farmer and his family for the thrill of it. Beat me to death and threw me off a cliff. " she said rather nonchalantly as they walked.
"Axe was the only thing I knew. When the gamer and his family found my still living body they healed me up and taught me how to farm. It's what I'm good at. " she stated as she ducked under some limbs and around some lower handing trees. "Granted I could, just don't like the politics in it. Ordered around and killing who I'm told. Be like living at home again. " she commented before tilting a head at Veronica. "How about yourself? What's a swordswoman doing out in the woods like this? Do you have someone your aligned with?" she posed, moving upfront of Veronica to lift a fallen tree over, slamming it down as a bridge over a small crevas that was before them.
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C. Supernatural has her conditioned not to trust trees!
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:05 am
▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Veronica Damia☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
☩Name: Veronica Damia
☩Sexuality: Omnisexual
☩Mood: Intrigued
☩Current Thought: How curious ☩ . . . "Im the Blood Butcheress of Damia, need I say more?" . . .☩ ================ ☩ ================== Veronica found the orc's responses to be appropriate. Orcs were harsh and brutal by nature and she was nothing of the sort, which made her unique. Veronica liked that in her, that she was not just a normal brute. "How tragic, you poor thing" She said in order to feel empathetic to the orc, in reality finding her punishment rather laxed, as the vampire could do far worse. In any case she allowed the orc to continue taking in her words. Veronica was rather pleased with the level of intelligence this one had. Ral was truly a gem among her kind. When asked the same questions as she had asked Ral it caused Veronica to stop, allowing the orc to move ahead and clear the path of a fallen tree.
"Merely trying to find a place in this world, using my skills when they are needed." She said as she sauntered across the makeshift bridge. "As to who i am aligned to, well lets just say blood is thinker than water my dear Ral. My sister has my loyalty for the time being, she has earned that." The response made her frown fill with anger. Noticing this she opened her fan to hide such an expression. It wasnt a lie that she was loyal to her sister, Queen Carmine of the Vampires, but a what cost? She already had blood on her hands, being born into the Damia House did that alone, but she was there when Carmine overthrew her husband and assumed control. She was there when Carmine thought her daughter dead, and there on her nieces return.
So why was she so angry at the response? For a moment, lost in her own thoughts she realized the insanity her kin exuded. Veronica was no saint herself and was just as crazy as her family members, but she at least knew how to control her brutality. Better to be the flower to lure them in, and strike like the serpent that lay in wait underneath.
Coming out of her own thoughts the whispers danced in her ears. "It seems we draw close on the first key stone Ral. Tell me how well do you know how to use that axe of yours?" She asked as they came upon a clearing. In a shrine there sat a pedestal with a orb on it "By destroying that it will weaken the curse on this forest, hurry so we can find and destroy the final one."
She encouraged. ================ ☩ ================== ☩. "I'm a demon born of blood, fear me!" . ☩ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Blood Butcheress☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:26 am
¤ Ralshafina ¤ Location : Forest of something...
Company : Veronica..
Feelings : Indifferent...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina didn't give much of a response when Veronica commented on her situation. While it was a tough time there was little sentiment held over it on her end. "Got me out of the tribe. Raids never were my style anyway. " she admitted before making her way over the gash in the land, listening as Veronica began to explain her own situation. "Fair enough. If you wanted to you could be a wandering practitioner of the sword. Perhaps pass on some skills to a few growing towns to defend themselves for some form of compensation." she said as they continued onward.
"If they are anything like my family was, if advise being careful. Never know when family might not like the way you do something." she stated, unable to catch the expression she gave with the anger in her face. Ralshafina was simply on her way to continue the job. Although having keystones out this far seemed rather like an odd thing to do. She didn't question magic too often but this was beginning to be excessive.
When she mentioned how effect she was with an axe Ralshafina raised a brow, letting the axe bounce on her shoulder a few times. "Well enough. This is a pretty long way to deal with a cursed tree though. " she mentioned before looking to the clearing, spotting the pedestal along with the orb. She tilted her head and mulled over the sitatuon as Veronica advised her action. With a subtle movement she shifted passed Veronica, her axe lifting slowly when she approached it.
After a few moments of silence the axe came down, lodging itself just beside the orb and into the stone beneath it. With her left hand prying upward on the orb with the axe and her right cupping it firmly she wrenched it out, magic hissing loudly around her before dying down. After ripping the axe from the stone with no visible damage to the blade she glanced back at Veronica, dropping the orb into her satchel. "Done." she stated, leaving the orb still intact within her bag.
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C. Supernatural has her conditioned not to trust trees!
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:11 am
▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Veronica Damia☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
☩Name: Veronica Damia
☩Sexuality: Omnisexual
☩Mood: Intrigued
☩Current Thought: How curious ☩ . . . "Im the Blood Butcheress of Damia, need I say more?" . . .☩ ================ ☩ ================== "Mages are intricate beings as they like to be flashy about certain rituals and spells." She answered. She watched as Ral destroyed the first keystone, spotting the orc putting the orb in her bag. With the first one down Veronica clapped her hands and waited for a moment as the whispers danced around her ears telling her where the next keystone is.
"Come my Dear Ral, the next point is this way." She said as she began to move in the direction given to her by the whispers. "Im curious to know Ral, as a jack of all trades you must have met many other races besides humans?" She inquired, slowly getting to the point she needed to know. ================ ☩ ================== ☩. "I'm a demon born of blood, fear me!" . ☩ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Blood Butcheress☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:44 pm
¤ Ralshafina ¤ Location : Forest of something...
Company : Veronica..
Feelings : Indifferent...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina nodded in agreement at the comment revolving around mages. "Bit annoying. Never leave well enough alone in my books either. Always trying to create an apocalypse or destroy a forest. Never hear about one helping to construct a water system to aid a village or spells to increase the lands vitality." she stated, almost in a grumble like way to solidify her distaste for their annoying banter and endless spell list of oddities. The comment around the next stone encouraged her to make her way back behind Veronica.
When she asked Ralshafina about meeting other races she shrugged a bit, her figure ducking a few times from some low branches. "Eh. Wide array. A giant put in a request to clear a cave out. Few goblins looking for some help on a wooden village. Dragon family that wanted a country side home. Shifters starting a farm. Some vampire that wanted a very specific type of coffin constructed to sleep in cause they had a fetish over oak.. " she said with a hint of confusion on the last one, her expression showing just how odd the exchange likely went.
"Seen a fair bit. Yourself?" she asked, her axe firmly at her side as she kicked over a few dead trees in their way, axe clearing them in a single swing which for her seemed almost effortless. The muscle in her body showed itself with each draw of the axe, skin making a stretch like audible sound as well from the extra movement. She was tone, fit and showed signs of wear. Like one would expect from and orc
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C.
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:23 pm
▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Veronica Damia☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
☩Name: Veronica Damia
☩Sexuality: Omnisexual
☩Mood: Intrigued
☩Current Thought: How curious ☩ . . . "Im the Blood Butcheress of Damia, need I say more?" . . .☩ ================ ☩ ================== "Oh yes i have had my fair shares of encounters with other races as well." She answered. She began to recount the many excursions between the races she has bared witness to or even been apart of. "I had a run in with some pesky elven theifs, a band of mortal highwaymen who thought they could have their way with a pretty face, a disgruntal vampire and his ghouls after beating him in game of cards, I even faced a dragon who accused me, me of all people of murdering his boyfriend." She said with a light chuckle, using the fan to hide it. "All in all, besides those rough interactions, many find my company to be enjoyable. I hope you find me enjoyable Ral, its not to often i meet an orc i can friends with." She said look to the orc girl with a smile.
As they continued the whispers began again, but this time the tone was more fearful. "It seems the forest doesnt wish for us to venture any further Ral.
It seems a trap is ahead. This puts us in a rather sticky situation. I say we camp for the night and try another route once morning comes. Is that alright with you?" She hoped the orc would agree, it would give her time to figure out her next move, after all there was more at stake then gaining a new ally. ================ ☩ ================== ☩. "I'm a demon born of blood, fear me!" . ☩ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ☩Blood Butcheress☩ █ ▇ ▆ ▅ ▄ ▃ ▂
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:43 pm
¤ Ralshafina ¤ Location : Forest of something...
Company : Veronica..
Feelings : Indifferent...
Really should sharpen my axe...
Ralshafina nodded a few times, smashing any annoying obstacle in their way and shifting large boulders from their path. Veronica sounded like someone who had seen a fair share of world alongside Ralshafina, clearly a much more aggressive time though. Wandering swords seemed to encounter opposition. Still it did seem like she was one to do battle more often than not. The way she spoke of mortals also gave Ralshafina a very small insight of her potential origin. Not that it mattered at the current moment though.
"Sounds like a rather interesting time for sure. I imagine the dragon was an interesting bout. " she said, shrugging a few times at the idea. When mentioned about the company she paused, looking back to Veronica and nodding a bit. "You seem very easy to be around. Can't say much for myself given my situation and gruff like attitude. " she said with a shrug, kicking over another dead like tree in their way. She must seem like a giant stomping through the woods.
At the mention of the forest not wishing them to venture further she groaned, her purple eyes glaring at the forest before them. "Magic.. " she grumbled as she swung her axe across her back, brushing her arms of splinters as she ruffled her long hair free of debris from the woods. With the darkness beginning to set in the woods she sighed, head tilting up a few moments before she nodded. "Don't see why not. After all if the forest has begun to set traps I doubt we are safe in the darkness. Bears probably won't bother us with me around. " she stated, arms crossing under her bust as she leaned back against a tree to look over Veronica. She could only guess what Veronica had in mind for this supposed trap.
...trees around here take an extra swing...
O.O.C.
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