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<blockquote data-quote="Carnifex" data-source="post: 15082" data-attributes="member: 227"><p>And onto the next character - Sebastion Cornell...</p><p></p><p>Seb came back home one evening after his guard duty to find that his father had some business - a row of well-kept stallions outside the farriers were waiting. The fifth one was clearly Manipulated since it was bigger - with visible bulges where additional muscle had been implanted on legs and neck - and had hooves more like claws, a mouthful of sharp teeth and worryingly intelligent eyes.</p><p></p><p>It turned out that five Blood Ravens had stopped into town on their way north into Carthagia, to fight for some lord on the nations northern border. The Blood Ravens are a fairly prestigious mercenary company in Huron - these five men were a small detachment acting independently after a campaign in southern Huron against sarsniks in the desert (sarsniks are halfling-like creatures - think Mongols).</p><p></p><p>That evening one of the mercenaries slept out the front of the farriers, with the horses and packs, when the rest went to the tavern, and Seb brought him some food out. They struck up conversation and Argus, the mercenary, told Seb tales of things he had seen - blue dragons, the Black Knights of Zhatan in their steam-powered armour, and more besides. It fired up Seb's imagination and wish to travel, and when he despondantly noted he had little future other than as a town guard, Argus offered him to come north with the Ravens, since it was apparent to the mercenary that this man was a cut above the usual guardsman material.</p><p></p><p>Seb decided to think over it, adn after a talk with his father which revealed that the older man understood how his son had felt - indeed, that was how his father had once been himself - Seb left with the Ravens the next morning.</p><p></p><p>That evening when they settled down to camp, Seb found hidden amidst the baggae on his horse his fathers two-bladed sword. His father had trained him how to use it effectively, and as a parting gift had secreted it amidst the bags, giving his son his trusted weapon.</p><p></p><p>The next day they set out again. Carthagia borders in the east with the wilds of the Drakkath, the name given to a huge area in which there are several nations but alos a lot of wilderness. The edge of Carthagia descends down from mountains into foothills, where the borderlands are called the Sudokan valley, before rising up into the Sarokean mountains which run north-south on the Drakkath's western border. The band travelled north up the Sudokan rather than through Carthagia since it would be faster - but then they came across the remnants of a band of Carthagians who appeared to have been slaughtered by gnolls. Whole they were checking through the bodies they disturbed two scything slayers - think five-foot tall mantises with scythe-arms - which were hidden under bodies and feeding on the carrion - as Seb approached one corpse the slayer suddenly unfolded from beneath and pushed it off. It badly injured him with its claws and emitted a shrill nosie that grated on his nerves, making his aim poorer and alerting the other slayer nearby. As the others quickly dealt with the second scything slayer, Seb reacted with his two-bladed sword and in one round cut down his foe, impressing Argus (the leader of the band).</p><p></p><p>They headed north for many days after that, Argus leading them into Carthagia proper since while it might take longer, at least that way it would be safer. Eventually they arrived at the northern border, where the no-mans land with Naseria started.</p><p></p><p>Enterimng the camp of the Carthagian lord Colchis, they were informed they would be taking part in a sweeping operation into the borderlands to destroy some creatures called dreadspawn there. Several infantry units led by scouts would be taking part, whith magical support from Flame Guildsmen, an influential invokers guild. They also met the Deacon Lukus Naerban, a priest of Toran, who informed them that the strike unit they would be accompanying would also be accompanied by a fleshtearer - something the Blood Ravens weren't too happy about.</p><p></p><p>At the moment, Seb is in camp preparing with the other Ravens, since the next day they will be moving on the dreadspawn...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Carnifex, post: 15082, member: 227"] And onto the next character - Sebastion Cornell... Seb came back home one evening after his guard duty to find that his father had some business - a row of well-kept stallions outside the farriers were waiting. The fifth one was clearly Manipulated since it was bigger - with visible bulges where additional muscle had been implanted on legs and neck - and had hooves more like claws, a mouthful of sharp teeth and worryingly intelligent eyes. It turned out that five Blood Ravens had stopped into town on their way north into Carthagia, to fight for some lord on the nations northern border. The Blood Ravens are a fairly prestigious mercenary company in Huron - these five men were a small detachment acting independently after a campaign in southern Huron against sarsniks in the desert (sarsniks are halfling-like creatures - think Mongols). That evening one of the mercenaries slept out the front of the farriers, with the horses and packs, when the rest went to the tavern, and Seb brought him some food out. They struck up conversation and Argus, the mercenary, told Seb tales of things he had seen - blue dragons, the Black Knights of Zhatan in their steam-powered armour, and more besides. It fired up Seb's imagination and wish to travel, and when he despondantly noted he had little future other than as a town guard, Argus offered him to come north with the Ravens, since it was apparent to the mercenary that this man was a cut above the usual guardsman material. Seb decided to think over it, adn after a talk with his father which revealed that the older man understood how his son had felt - indeed, that was how his father had once been himself - Seb left with the Ravens the next morning. That evening when they settled down to camp, Seb found hidden amidst the baggae on his horse his fathers two-bladed sword. His father had trained him how to use it effectively, and as a parting gift had secreted it amidst the bags, giving his son his trusted weapon. The next day they set out again. Carthagia borders in the east with the wilds of the Drakkath, the name given to a huge area in which there are several nations but alos a lot of wilderness. The edge of Carthagia descends down from mountains into foothills, where the borderlands are called the Sudokan valley, before rising up into the Sarokean mountains which run north-south on the Drakkath's western border. The band travelled north up the Sudokan rather than through Carthagia since it would be faster - but then they came across the remnants of a band of Carthagians who appeared to have been slaughtered by gnolls. Whole they were checking through the bodies they disturbed two scything slayers - think five-foot tall mantises with scythe-arms - which were hidden under bodies and feeding on the carrion - as Seb approached one corpse the slayer suddenly unfolded from beneath and pushed it off. It badly injured him with its claws and emitted a shrill nosie that grated on his nerves, making his aim poorer and alerting the other slayer nearby. As the others quickly dealt with the second scything slayer, Seb reacted with his two-bladed sword and in one round cut down his foe, impressing Argus (the leader of the band). They headed north for many days after that, Argus leading them into Carthagia proper since while it might take longer, at least that way it would be safer. Eventually they arrived at the northern border, where the no-mans land with Naseria started. Enterimng the camp of the Carthagian lord Colchis, they were informed they would be taking part in a sweeping operation into the borderlands to destroy some creatures called dreadspawn there. Several infantry units led by scouts would be taking part, whith magical support from Flame Guildsmen, an influential invokers guild. They also met the Deacon Lukus Naerban, a priest of Toran, who informed them that the strike unit they would be accompanying would also be accompanied by a fleshtearer - something the Blood Ravens weren't too happy about. At the moment, Seb is in camp preparing with the other Ravens, since the next day they will be moving on the dreadspawn... [/QUOTE]
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