It was Longnight once more and Edmund found himself on the beach away from the numerous parties and rowdy citizens. Torches dotted the sands in the near distance, and he could still hear the music and laughter from the city. But the young Ancient had elected to relax by the water for now.
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Adventurer✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 19 | Height: 5'10" | Race: Ancient | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 5 - Strg: 19 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 20 - Luck: 20 - Int: SPLAT - Mythical - Darkling
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10-19-2023, 04:07 AM
the Tidebreaker
King of the Merfolk / Chef ✓
Age: 38 | Height: 6'6" | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 4 - Strg: 45 - Dext: 38 - Endr: 50 - Luck: 49 - Int: 0
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Change author: Posts: 1,479 | Total: 7,694 MP: 3590 The Bubblestream was particularly useful during LongNight, when the swim from the Underwater City to the shore was particularly dangerous and difficult to navigate. Hadama was grateful that it was done so that he could travel between the two halves of the region more easily and check up on his people. After swimming along the beach from bonfire to bonfire, stopping to exchange greetings and nod his head solemnly at drunken antics, he was more than ready to take a few minutes to rest in the shadows at the edge of the light that gave Torchline its name. Someone else had already settled into the tidepool that he had chosen, though Hadama did not realize it until he was close enough to see the distant firelight glinting off of familiar horns. "Edmund," he greeted quietly, not wanting to startle his young friend. "How has your LongNight been?"
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the Tidebreaker
King of the Merfolk / Chef ✓
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10-26-2023, 01:56 AM
Hadama would have greeted Splat if he had known he was there, but alas the small darkling was out of the mermanta's sight, so it was that Edmund received the whole of the Tidebreaker's attention. He nodded amiably as the young man made room and he swam to the opened space, resting his arms on the side of the tide pool and the smooth rocks that ringed it. "Indeed," he agreed with his usual deadpan humor to the description of 'loud but peaceful,' though there was a tell-tale twinkle in his eyes where they reflected the firelight from the nearest - but still distant - party. The question crinkled the corners of the King's eyes as he "Hmm"ed thoughtfully. "It has been good. But I am ready for a rest," he admitted. "Underwater we are less wild, but just as festive. There is always some light in the City, but it is dangerous to leave its borders. So it is a good chance to spend time with friends and family." A week-long holiday for many, though there was certainly an element as prone to partying just as hard as the humans did!
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10-28-2023, 09:46 PM
the Tidebreaker
King of the Merfolk / Chef ✓
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10-29-2023, 04:29 AM
"You are welcome any time," Hadama assured the young man with a warm inclination of his head, offering personal invitation beyond the casual tourism that had sprung up between land and sea since the War. Unfamiliar with the weaknesses of the Ancients he was unaware of the difficulty Edmund might face in the cooler waters so deep below the surface. If they were both lucky the guildmaster would choose to visit in the Tidebreaker's company, so that the Mer could use his own magics to warm Edmund's passage. He had only just raised his head once more when the flicker of light caught his attention and Hadama jerked his head up sharply, expression falling into lines of unreadable, stoic stone as he watched the falling stars pass over to the north. 'Mmn. I am... unsure," he said slowly, each word dragged reluctantly from deep in his chest as he stared after the streaks of light long after they had vanished. "It is, at least, far from Torchline."
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10-30-2023, 01:35 AM
the Tidebreaker
King of the Merfolk / Chef ✓
Age: 38 | Height: 6'6" | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 4 - Strg: 45 - Dext: 38 - Endr: 50 - Luck: 49 - Int: 0
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Change author: Posts: 1,479 | Total: 7,694 MP: 3590 Further descriptions of an underwater tour were cut short by the unexpected lights, and there was no chance of returning to casual conversation so soon after their appearance. The Tidebreaker's eyes remained on the sky, his thoughts casting out into the starless depths after a goddess who battled alone for all their sakes, far from her home and any hope of support. His inability to know what had happened to her - what was happening to her now - burned like Apopo's own fiery heart in his chest, but his expression remained solemn and unreadable. "Yes." For now was, indeed, the truth. On any other night they would have been falling stars; no more, no less. Rare but not unheard of. Rough chunks of stone and metal that plowed into sea or soil, smoking until they cooled into lumps of curious alien ore that might be used to craft some small items or weapons of unusual properties. But there were no stars to fall on LongNight. And for the first time in his life Hadama found himself wondering: why? What happened to them during the last and darkest week of the year? It was a mystery that would have to wait for the sun to return, if not Safrin herself. And in the meantime... "It will have to be enough." Enough time to see the sun rise and send out raven-letters. Enough time to sober up Torchline's hard-partying population and move their preparations forward. Enough time to learn... "Guildmaster," the Tidebreaker said with slow and regal formality, turning his eyes back on Edmund's at last, piercing green and just as sharp as the emeralds whose hue they bore. "Will you take an official commission?"
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10-30-2023, 01:09 PM
the Tidebreaker
King of the Merfolk / Chef ✓
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10-30-2023, 02:50 PM
There was no hesitation in Edmund's answer, and for that Hadama was grateful, though the young man could not feel it in the Attuned bond, nor would he see it in the King's solemn expression. "Then I will hire the services of the Adventurer's Guild. Find where these lights fell. Investigate what they are or were. And what they have brought to Caido. If it is starmetal, retrieve it if you can." He paused, thoughtful, as he considered where the lights might have landed. "Unless it is claimed by another region already." Halo or the Greatwood, if they fell to the north. As yet, Sunjata only claimed the Refuge in King's End, but that was no reason to be rude to a potential future ruler. "If there is a question of authority, send word and the location of the nearest body of water and I will teleport there to assist." Outside his jurisdiction, indeed. But he was on friendly terms with Evie and Phoebe, and his last meeting with Sunjata had gone well. He felt confident that a beneficial agreement could be found with any of them, as any knowledge learned would eventually be shared with them all.
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