Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightfane" data-source="post: 1280265" data-attributes="member: 15820">A Bounty To Collect  The town of Aragon was known far and wide as the Artistic and Religious Stronghold of the Tio.  There knightly order in the past one hundred years had spread from simple protectors of their temple into a much larger governing force.  Their powers clearly non-magical had been called for on many occassions in the prior ten years to quell armies from the beast lands.  Today though they merely patrolled the city.  Their eyes searching for a "Shadowhunter", elven kingdom assassin.    Keltoth quickly moved between the large crowd roving the city market, which covered nearly a third of the city.  Realizing his representation and occupation proceed him he was making sure to stay out of sight and vast open areas.  He had come to Aragon hearing of the high potential to find those looking for bountyhunters.  He had sniffed out trouble when on his entrance the guards asked him to go with them to the main governmental offices.  Of course he lost them in a freak bird flock.  They would never know of his connection to the animal life.  He scratched his left arm, the tattoo of the purple dragon was begin to get to him.  For too long it had not been unleashed and tasted the devastation of evil.  He would need to find a bounty soon.  Just as he came to an alley way someone far larger grabbed by his collar from behind and drug him into a nearby ally.  Keltoth knew the smell of the person far too well.  "ZARAFEL UNH...........MPPH"  Vin Zarafel covered the mouth of the elf quickly.  He motioned to the ally where a nearby Tio Guardian walked past.  The guard quickly ran off when the signal of riotous outbreak was sounded.  Zarafel removed his hand and stepped back quickly knowing his friends attitude towards this behavior.  Zarafel would never admit he enjoyed doing just for the fact Keltoth hated it.  Zarafel pulled out a piece of paper and showed it to Keltoth after letting him calmed down.  Keltoth smiled as the both exited the ally and headed off quickly towards the Red Sun Inn.  The Red Sun Inn was the main stay for pirates and bountyhunters.  This is the reason Illya Trajen had sailed here from her home in the City of Reonne on the other continent of Bazilin.  Bazilin was under the control of a military kingdom.  Bountyhunting became illegal only recently forcing her to leave her homeland.  She was offered a position in the military but she never was the type to follow orders.  She respected authority at long as it was not commanding her to do something anyway but hers.  She had recieved a message sent by carrier pigeon from an old aquaintance.  He asked her to meet him at the Red Sun Inn.  He had great news about a large bounty.  Her path in life was finally coming into focus.     She stepped off the boat and  headed for the inn.  She was followed by a small figure in a black robe adorned with crimson and silver dragons swirling in all strange patterns.  He wore a strange silvery mask upon his face with eyepieces made of obsidian.  His staff was made of silver as well with an inlaid crimson dragon rapping around it.  He too had a meeting at the Red Sun.  His special abilities were needed.  He opened the door, suddenly he felt woozy and lost consciousness.  Keltoth woke up and looked around the massive circular room.  He could see Zarafel shaking himself awake.  He also noticed a female human standing looking as if she was ready to fight.  The last figure he saw he could determine head or tails of what it was.  Its cloak obscured all things but it too looked as if it was waiting for something.  Then a bright flash and before all of them stood a shaved man wearing a black robe with the logo of a red sun upon him.  He spoke, "Welcome all today we find out if you are the bounty hunters we are looking for".  He clapped his hands and spoke an invocation suddenly the sand underneath them began to swirl and the floor let loose.  Within seconds they were all following down a whole which appeared to have no bottom.    </blockquote>

Verification