Shards of Memory-Prologue: Fractured Union

[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil[sblock]*Yuriko quietly warned everyone to stay back while she investigated the shallow cave. Once she was certain it was clear, she emerged and motioned for them to follow her inside.*

"We should be able to keep a low fire at the edge of the cave, tonight," Yuriko commented, looking at the cloud cover and light from the night sky. "I'm certain everyone is tired and we all could use some rest, but let's make certain the camp is settled first before resting."

*While everyone else made their areas ready, Yuriko knelt down and offered a quick prayer of thanks to the fortunes and to her ancestors for protecting her and watching over her on this suddenly more dangerous journey.*[/sblock]

 

[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*Continuing their fiery kisses Zaeryn enfolds Valyssa in his arms, caressing her body ethereally as they lay together, delighting in the touch of her body against his. Blissfully contented, he feels as if he could lie like this forever with Valyssa in his arms.*[/SBLOCK]

 

[Bront]

Removed (Wrong thread)

 

[Rystil Arden]

Kirkesh:
[SBLOCK]
*Kirkesh slashes again with the dagger, and barely misses a telling blow, striking sparks against the guard's armour.*

*As she looks to Vanessa for help, Vanessa gets a trapped look in her eye, and then shakes it off and backs up five feet to pick up her purse and pull out a glass prism and some sand of various colours, sprinkling the sand in the air as she begins an incantation that transforms the spilling sand into a whirling flash as she holds up the prism, which focusing the arcane energy into a vivid cone of clashing colours.*

*The guards eyes widen and stare at the lights and their faces slacken as they drop to the ground unconscious, one by one, leaving none standing.*

(OOC:
Kirkesh's Attack 9 + 8 = 17, miss.
Guard A's Will Save 5 + 2 = 7, fail.
Guard B's Will Save 10 + 0 = 10, fail.
Guard C's Will Save 13 + 1 = 14, fail.)
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[Rystil Arden]

Diedrik:
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*Diedrik stumbles into collapsing onto the soft feathery mattress and drifting off into sleep.*

*He awakens the next day bleary-eyed and a bit hung over to the sound of a knock on his door, and then a beautiful red-haired Rowaini woman wearing the telltale necklace that marks her as another form of Amity enters the room with a hot plate of delicious-smelling breakfast--some sort of light-looking pastry with fruit syrup and a glass of juice.*

"You slept so late that you missed breakfast and probably lunch too, so I wanted to make sure you didn't go off into Wildspace on an empty stomach," she explains.
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[Bront]

RA:
[SBLOCK]

*Kirkesh slashes again with the dagger, and barely misses a telling blow, striking sparks against the guard's armour.*

*As she looks to Vanessa for help, Vanessa gets a trapped look in her eye, and then shakes it off and backs up five feet to pick up her purse and pull out a glass prism and some sand of various colours, sprinkling the sand in the air as she begins an incantation that transforms the spilling sand into a whirling flash as she holds up the prism, which focusing the arcane energy into a vivid cone of clashing colours.*

*The guards eyes widen and stare at the lights and their faces slacken as they drop to the ground unconscious, one by one, leaving none standing.*

(OOC:
Kirkesh's Attack 9 + 8 = 17, miss.
Guard A's Will Save 5 + 2 = 7, fail.
Guard B's Will Save 10 + 0 = 10, fail.
Guard C's Will Save 13 + 1 = 14, fail.)

Kirkish puts away her dagger and looks at the fallen guards, then at Vanessa "Good job. Didn't know you could do that." She gives her a quick kiss and then removed the guard's weapons, ties up and gags the guards individualy. "Gather your things, and I'll take care of them."

Quietly and carefully, Kirkesh will move each of the guards into the room Vanessa rented, carrying them under some sheets, and checking the hallway for people before she moves them. When she is done, she returns to Vanessa's room to see how she's progressing.
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[Rystil Arden]

Gaius:
[SBLOCK]
*629N001 leads him out onto the streets, heading to a more affluent part of the city where she flags down a large coach--the smaller ones probably couldn't accomodate Gaius's large size, and instructs the driver to deliver them to Senator Olivia's villa. The Pleb extends a hand to Gaius to offer him help in mounting the carriage if he needs it.*

"You mannerisms suggest nervousness or suspicion. Do not worry, for there is no need. Senator Olivia wishes to make you an offer that she believes will pique your interest, nothing more."
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[Rystil Arden]

Talia:
[SBLOCK]
*Subterfuge smiles and nods in agreement, joining Talia in taking a look around.*

*The stage is set lavishly with beautiful illusion-magic-enhanced scenery to make it feel as if the location has shifted from the city of Eldiz to a lush jungle paradise. To that extent, a semi-spherical dome above the Amphitheatre has been treated with illusions so that the night sky of Eldiz is no longer visible, replaced by a lush jungle canopy letting through only stray beams of bright morning sunlight.*

*Only a few audience members have already taken their seats, including several upper-class socialites who make their home in the Noble's Ward and the true Culana fans among the rest of the audience who came extra-early to make sure they could get in first and find a good seat among the non-reserved sections.*
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[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
[SBLOCK]
*The cave seems clear, so everyone sets up inside of the cave, ready to go to sleep, except Yuriko who begins her quiet vigil.*

*As she looks down upon the others, she sees that Yu seems to be sleeping soundly, dreaming of adventure and naively forgetting the horrors of the night before, as children are sometimes wont to do.*

*Shinoa, on the other hand, tosses and turns to the puppet-strings of a dark nightmare, crying out and entering fits of seizures more than once, her body tensing severely before finally returning to normal, then starting up again a bit later.*

*Rin seems unable to sleep, as she curls herself up and tucks her arms around her knees, staring at the cave wall--the grim look in Rin's expression makes her seem more mature than before, and certainly moreso than her older brother.*
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[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
[SBLOCK]
*Valyssa snuggles against Zaeryn gently, resting against him as they lie under the mysterious and enticing light of the distant stars.*
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