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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 7233294" data-attributes="member: 4936"><p>Shayuri reaches up to touch one of the projections along the side of her head and chuckles.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"No, I understand. The magic is one thing...I've had that since I was little. The rest came later."</span></p><p></p><p>She takes a deep breath.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"All right. I'm from Ashir. Sort of. My family, my father, are merchants and even though my father owns several caravans he never quite lost the taste for taking a personal hand in things. As such, I've seen almost as much of other lands as I have Ashir."</span> She smiles. </p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"I cast my first spell when I was...five, I think?"</span> The sorceress frowns a little, then shrugs.<span style="color: #FFA500"> "Little. It wasn't REALLY a spell, you understand. More just a...venting of energy. Fortunately my mother's tribe had some folklore about such things so she had some idea of what was going on. Or, you know, thought she did. Wrong or right, she was able to help me master magic enough not to...set fire to tents by accident or scare horses or people. That kind of thing."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"Buuuut I was curious and kept trying to do more with this power, and even though mother said the magic came from the old djinn tribes that used to haunt the desert, I didn't think...she was right. Djinn don't have these."</span></p><p></p><p>Shayuri holds up a hand and squinches her eyes in concentration. A ripple passes through the skin on the back of her hand, causing new red scales to bubble up out of it. Her fingers thicken and elongate...and wicked sharp claws abruptly jut forth from their tips. She flexes those talons for a moment, then the changes reverse themselves and it's just a normal hand again.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"I dreamed of words then, every night. Voices like thunder. Words I only understood in the dreams...at least at first."</span> She looks away, lost in a memory, but only for a breath before shaking herself loose and smiling again.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"Anyway. Long story short, for a NUMBER of reasons I came to realize that my magic seems tied not to the djinn, but to dragons. The more power I learned to draw on, the more..."</span> she reaches up to touch a horn again, <span style="color: #FFA500">"...I was changed by it. I have made it a point to learn as much as I can of magic, of dragons, so I can understand what's happening and where this may all end."</span></p><p></p><p>The arcanist leans forward then, her eyes shining with excitement.<span style="color: #FFA500"> "When I first heard the rumors that there was a hunt for the Tideruler, I knew I had to go take part. Maran only sees it for what its power can do for them...break the blockade, protect themselves from the navy...of course, of course! But it's much more than that. It's...a window, into an age we know almost nothing about! It was made by the very greatest of dragons, whom we call gods now, for the use of dragons in shaping and harnessing the very elements that compose the world!"</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"I need to see it, and where it is. There'll be writings I'm sure, and other artifacts. And I'll make the same pitch to you that I did the one who told me where to look for you."</span></p><p></p><p>Shayuri grins. <span style="color: #FFA500">"The Tideruler isn't just a necklace you can put on, or a ring to slip on your finger that will do your bidding once found. It has the power to free Maran...or bury it forever below the sea. To harness its power the way you want, and use it safely, you're going to need an expert on dragons and their history."</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFA500">"Hi."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 7233294, member: 4936"] Shayuri reaches up to touch one of the projections along the side of her head and chuckles. [COLOR="#FFA500"]"No, I understand. The magic is one thing...I've had that since I was little. The rest came later."[/COLOR] She takes a deep breath. [COLOR="#FFA500"]"All right. I'm from Ashir. Sort of. My family, my father, are merchants and even though my father owns several caravans he never quite lost the taste for taking a personal hand in things. As such, I've seen almost as much of other lands as I have Ashir."[/COLOR] She smiles. [COLOR="#FFA500"]"I cast my first spell when I was...five, I think?"[/COLOR] The sorceress frowns a little, then shrugs.[COLOR="#FFA500"] "Little. It wasn't REALLY a spell, you understand. More just a...venting of energy. Fortunately my mother's tribe had some folklore about such things so she had some idea of what was going on. Or, you know, thought she did. Wrong or right, she was able to help me master magic enough not to...set fire to tents by accident or scare horses or people. That kind of thing."[/COLOR] [COLOR="#FFA500"]"Buuuut I was curious and kept trying to do more with this power, and even though mother said the magic came from the old djinn tribes that used to haunt the desert, I didn't think...she was right. Djinn don't have these."[/COLOR] Shayuri holds up a hand and squinches her eyes in concentration. A ripple passes through the skin on the back of her hand, causing new red scales to bubble up out of it. Her fingers thicken and elongate...and wicked sharp claws abruptly jut forth from their tips. She flexes those talons for a moment, then the changes reverse themselves and it's just a normal hand again. [COLOR="#FFA500"]"I dreamed of words then, every night. Voices like thunder. Words I only understood in the dreams...at least at first."[/COLOR] She looks away, lost in a memory, but only for a breath before shaking herself loose and smiling again. [COLOR="#FFA500"]"Anyway. Long story short, for a NUMBER of reasons I came to realize that my magic seems tied not to the djinn, but to dragons. The more power I learned to draw on, the more..."[/COLOR] she reaches up to touch a horn again, [COLOR="#FFA500"]"...I was changed by it. I have made it a point to learn as much as I can of magic, of dragons, so I can understand what's happening and where this may all end."[/COLOR] The arcanist leans forward then, her eyes shining with excitement.[COLOR="#FFA500"] "When I first heard the rumors that there was a hunt for the Tideruler, I knew I had to go take part. Maran only sees it for what its power can do for them...break the blockade, protect themselves from the navy...of course, of course! But it's much more than that. It's...a window, into an age we know almost nothing about! It was made by the very greatest of dragons, whom we call gods now, for the use of dragons in shaping and harnessing the very elements that compose the world!"[/COLOR] [COLOR="#FFA500"]"I need to see it, and where it is. There'll be writings I'm sure, and other artifacts. And I'll make the same pitch to you that I did the one who told me where to look for you."[/COLOR] Shayuri grins. [COLOR="#FFA500"]"The Tideruler isn't just a necklace you can put on, or a ring to slip on your finger that will do your bidding once found. It has the power to free Maran...or bury it forever below the sea. To harness its power the way you want, and use it safely, you're going to need an expert on dragons and their history."[/COLOR] [COLOR="#FFA500"]"Hi."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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