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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 702894" data-attributes="member: 4441">Re: Round 1, Match 1 -- JUDGEMENT!I'm sorry your were busy Malin, I would have liked some compeition, as this is a first time Iron anything for me.  I am glad you liked my entry though.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I was going to add a thread of Karnax going through all of her stages, but as this was approaching a small novella, and I had other ingrediants to consider, I didn't.  For those interested, I was going to have him order her to send rich-looking intruders toward his lair, so that he might take their wealth (and have a snack).  While reluctant at first, for belligerent and greedy humans she made make an exception (particularly those with axes).   In return for her cooperation, Karnax would occasionally made raids on the town bordering the forest (something he probably would have done anyway, but it's nice to have additional incentive), in order to make the humans continually fear the woods.  This would have slowed their reckless advance, and allowed her more time to develop her powers, which would make more sense.  At the time the cruel lord found her, Karnax would have staged another raid during the construction of the castle.  The lord knew of these raids, and was ready this time.  Karnax would have still been fairly young, and surpise tactics from hired adventurers put him low.  At the death of this, her last friend (or at least, ally of sorts) would have truly put her in deep despair.She's rather well-favored toward druids as a result of both Raylorn and Swiftclaw, though I'll admit Swiftclaw was more a convienient way for her to put a little more force behind her campaign to save her forest.  Perhaps Swiftclaw's predator mentality allowed her to learn how to be a bit more ruthless.    True that.  I put that comment about the demon-priest's face in at the last second because I wanted to emphasize the reason for it being a costume ball and not just a fancy party.  Though one could rationalize that while everyone was in costume, not necessarily everyone was wearing a mask.  Thanks.  Fairy revenge is fun to write!  They didn't.  They built their castle around Analia's tree and her ring.  The ring was an enchantment sown into the ground itself.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Thanks!  I thought it would make a really cool image, having a dryad's tree in an old, crumbling fortress.  Thanks!  Her ultimate goal... well...  It's basically she wants the woods back the way they were, or failing that, to keep them as natural as possible.  Not exactly a world-shattering goal, but a good one for a fey.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Also, was my format ok?  We're all kind of breaking new ground here, so is there anything you'd like me to change for easier reading for all in the future rounds?  Thanks again Nifft!  Looking forward to Round 2!.</blockquote>

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