Noah
Crooked souls trying to stay up straight
Dry eyes in the pouring rain
Dry eyes in the pouring rain
Noah left Halo with the cold still clinging to him, frost-bit air lingering in his hair and the seams of his cloak. The Greatwood was a shock of scent and color with damp leaves and warm loam. Birdsong here was in bursts rather than echoing silence and the white-noise rumble of rain covering over the forest was something different than the occasional springtime blizzard of home.
He kept to the familiar deer-paths toward where Liam and Maea lived, steps steady, pace unhurried. He had seen them during their housewarming party, but was coming back to spend time with Liam. Maybe they would hunt whatever springtime game was appropriate for the wood. Whatever they did, Noah was grateful for a chance to talk with Liam outside of a gathering of his friends.
But the forest shifted before he reached the next clearing.
The attuned felt something move even before the sounds lifted through the undergrowth. Then he heard it proper: heavy, sluggish, like wet earth breathing. Noah slowed. But then he scented them. Two familiar scents even in the rain. Damien, and Liam. Noah's stomach coiled at the thought of the younger Halovian being anywhere near where this creature was manifesting. Gritting his teeth, Noah slunk with a hunter's caution and experience towards where the creature rose and the people -- for better or worse -- gathered. He noted them each that he could see -- a tall, horned ancient, a slew of unfamiliar faces, a distinctly colored attuned, and his friend.
The creature hauled itself upward with mud sloughing from limbs too long to be natural, a jawshape almost draconic but drooping, and the once-demigod prayed Vi, be with us, before he readied himself for what was to come.
For his mantle may have been lifted, but the tug on his soul to protect others was branded from hot iron to his inner most being. So he doesn't just arrive. Noah starts. Pulling on his attuned measures, the Sentinel calls silently into the forest to compel the wildlife to pull the attention away from the forming group.
Noah arrives! He immediately uses Beastmaster to try and compel forest animals to distract the mud monsters from the forming group of people!
Beastmaster | can compel any sentient animals not marked with a for assistance (6 large, 12 medium, 20 small)
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic | Cost: (None)
Regional Score bonus: +13 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +13 should be included). Residents cannot be cursed at shrines in this region.
The Wildwatch: Hunter’s Presence: Rolls with advantage against regular creatures (anything marked with a difficulty of Normal or below).
He kept to the familiar deer-paths toward where Liam and Maea lived, steps steady, pace unhurried. He had seen them during their housewarming party, but was coming back to spend time with Liam. Maybe they would hunt whatever springtime game was appropriate for the wood. Whatever they did, Noah was grateful for a chance to talk with Liam outside of a gathering of his friends.
But the forest shifted before he reached the next clearing.
The attuned felt something move even before the sounds lifted through the undergrowth. Then he heard it proper: heavy, sluggish, like wet earth breathing. Noah slowed. But then he scented them. Two familiar scents even in the rain. Damien, and Liam. Noah's stomach coiled at the thought of the younger Halovian being anywhere near where this creature was manifesting. Gritting his teeth, Noah slunk with a hunter's caution and experience towards where the creature rose and the people -- for better or worse -- gathered. He noted them each that he could see -- a tall, horned ancient, a slew of unfamiliar faces, a distinctly colored attuned, and his friend.
The creature hauled itself upward with mud sloughing from limbs too long to be natural, a jawshape almost draconic but drooping, and the once-demigod prayed Vi, be with us, before he readied himself for what was to come.
For his mantle may have been lifted, but the tug on his soul to protect others was branded from hot iron to his inner most being. So he doesn't just arrive. Noah starts. Pulling on his attuned measures, the Sentinel calls silently into the forest to compel the wildlife to pull the attention away from the forming group.
Noah arrives! He immediately uses Beastmaster to try and compel forest animals to distract the mud monsters from the forming group of people!
Beastmaster | can compel any sentient animals not marked with a for assistance (6 large, 12 medium, 20 small)
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic | Cost: (None)
Regional Score bonus: +13 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +13 should be included). Residents cannot be cursed at shrines in this region.
The Wildwatch: Hunter’s Presence: Rolls with advantage against regular creatures (anything marked with a difficulty of Normal or below).
While the shadow proves the sunshine
