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Character of the Season
Frail in body but dangerously quick of mind, Nikandr is the sort of character who proves that curiosity can be just as perilous as any weapon. A necromancer, inventor, and problem-solver with more ambition than self-preservation, Niki approaches the world like a puzzle box begging to be opened, even when what’s inside has teeth. Blunt, dry-witted, fiercely independent, and carrying a history best left partially buried, he has a knack for making even failure feel fascinating. Whether he’s raising the dead, moving across Caido to King's End, or experiencing a hangover for the first time, Nikandr brings a wonderfully strange spark to Caido, and we can’t wait to see what trouble his brilliant mind wanders into next.
Congratulations, Niki!
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You have power over your mind - not outside events.
Jotting down a few words about the interesting mannerisms of the various boney creatures to compare with the rumors later, Elizabeth's eyes scanned the beginnings of human greed interfering with their unnatural activities. She had no personal interest in the scrambling for the oddly metallic sphere rolling through the sand. In fact, she couldn't care less about who ended up with the object. She did, however, find the forming of teams and competitiveness extremely fascinating.
Elizabeth stood off to the side, trying to observe the individual participants and their actions. A distant face looked vaguely like Evie, but she didn't call out, too focused on her own research to possibly influence the outcome. Despite that, a small hope lingered in her chest that the orb might get tossed her direction amongst all the insanity. She wouldn't mind getting a closer look at its structure and function.
Elizabeth does nothing. She observes and waits to see if the ball gets thrown her way in the chaos.
Regional Score bonus: +7 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +7 should be included)
Watching the others, the Caretaker quickly hooted towards Zavien, but otherwise took in everything else in rampant accord. Fire flying and beings turning into nothing, and then the orb, all on its own, as everyone else hastened to get it.
Well, perhaps, she could do something about it too. Who knew what the precious object was? What it could do? What it could be utilized for?
From on high, she spotted all the other animals. Would they hasten to assist? Compelling, quickly, she unfurled the Attuned adornments through her entity, willing and hoping they’d be able to snag at the glowing pinnacle for her.
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Lena compels the other animals to grab the orb so she can have it!
Regional Score bonus: +1 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +1 should be included)
(Beastmaster) can compel any sentient animals not marked with a ☆ for assistance (6 large, 12 medium, 20 small)
we are more weather pattern than stone monument sunlight on mist; summer lightning
yes, yes, I am wild I am the wind that makes breathing hard
It wouldn’t take much of anything for Melita’s greedy little mind to be coaxed and enticed, and Flora’s certainty in the moment made it all the more avaricious. Smirking, she nodded to indicate her agreement, and then got to work being a distraction.
Rendering herself invisible immediately (after all, she didn’t like to become a target), the Honeybee calculated through her plethora of items and tools to utilize. Opting of course to coincide with her usual flair for the dramatic, she snagged at her bow and arrows.
Snickering to herself, she snagged at the lightning elementals in her quiver, and got to work, striving to launch several – namely to disturb the dinos, but also the multitudes of others aiming for the same thing.
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Melita goes invisible, and uses her bow/arrows to distract the dinosaurs and anybody else trying to get the orb.
• Magic: You Didn't See Anything | Melita is rendered invisible, but can still be detected via other senses.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
• Magic: Didn't see that coming (FEAT) | First attack after becoming invisible has advantage
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Type: Light | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Bowstring Bracelet | At first this bracelet appears only as a length of intricately braided bowstring, adorned with vinelike patterns and tiny, fanged charms. But with an arrow in hand, upon miming the action of knocking and drawing it, the user will feel a bow beneath their fingers, as if it was there all along.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Fire/Lightning/Ice Quiver | A magical quiver with two compartments. In one, it turns any arrow placed within into a flaming projectile when shot. In the other, the arrow becomes imbued with electricity. (Made by Remi)
Regional Score bonus: +7 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +7 should be included)
I am the ocean and the battered shore I will be the passion of thunder, a howl of fury
Lots of things happen at once. There's fire, there's invisibility, there's games of fetch, and there's a tiger.
Where Flora might have initially gotten the closest to the orb, thanks to Thalassa 's fire she's stopped in her tracks. The fire won't stop Maea of course, but she'll have to dodge out of the way of Melita 's arrows as well as skeletal legs, as a few of the creatures lift their heads and consider Zavien 's request, before one of the larger ones toddles vaguely in his direction.
Away from the thick of it, as Elizabeth watches, she'll see how one of the creatures picks up the orb and quite keenly begins to bring it over toward Lena .
You have 24 hours to reply! In this game of Invisibility Vs Fire Vs Chaos, Beastmaster comes out on top, but you can probably still stop the creature from handing the orb over to Lena.
It was with a great surprise that the Caretaker’s eyes widen – taking in the entire atmosphere, she never would have dreamed of such an occurrence.
But there the creature was, coming towards her.
Shocked, but certainly hopeful and grateful, she landed within the sand, shifting immediately to her human form. Not to be waylaid by whatever lay ahead, for she wouldn’t put it past anyone to simply allow something like this to merely happen (even if she believed in the good and hearts of others), she kept her compulsion up, hands out to take the orb if offered and granted.
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Lena lands near the creature, keeping the compulsion up.
Regional Score bonus: +1 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +1 should be included)
(Beastmaster) can compel any sentient animals not marked with a ☆ for assistance (6 large, 12 medium, 20 small)
yes, yes, I am wild I am the wind that makes breathing hard
Oh, to be a spiteful, mischievous demigod with greed on the mind, a loose justification of morals, and temptation on the horizon.
What if she just…pew pew pewed other people outta here? Just as she’d done in the last drop, with a little roundabout melee of fun and distraction and deterrence?
Eyeballing potential targets, the Honeybee opted to continue her multitudes of being a general nuisance to society. Snagging at another lightning arrow in her quiver, she pinpointed it towards the accord of Ancients in Thalassa and Maea, while simultaneously rampaging towards the creature.
Maybe she could pluck it right out of its grasp, mm?
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Melita, still invisible, races towards the orb while shooting arrows towards Thalassa and Maea.
• Magic: You Didn't See Anything | Melita is rendered invisible, but can still be detected via other senses.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Type: Light | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Bowstring Bracelet | At first this bracelet appears only as a length of intricately braided bowstring, adorned with vinelike patterns and tiny, fanged charms. But with an arrow in hand, upon miming the action of knocking and drawing it, the user will feel a bow beneath their fingers, as if it was there all along.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Fire/Lightning/Ice Quiver | A magical quiver with two compartments. In one, it turns any arrow placed within into a flaming projectile when shot. In the other, the arrow becomes imbued with electricity. (Made by Remi)
Regional Score bonus: +7 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +7 should be included)
I am the ocean and the battered shore I will be the passion of thunder, a howl of fury
Not a mischievous demigod, Flora's thoughts were nevertheless on about the same path as Melita 's. Though she couldn't see her friend, she could see the arrows lobbing out across the sands. Plucking a ring from her finger, Flora threw it in Maea 's direction, not that she knew that the molten tiger was actually the pale girl. Bristling to life, Flora's Tide Jaguar snarled, its teeth snapping toward the fellow feline.
Hoping the dino couldn't hear or smell her (wrong), Flora picks her way quickly across the sand. If she's able to, she'll grab the orb out of the dino's claws before it can hand it over to Lena.
Flora is still invisible—she releases her Tide Jaguar and sends it towards Maea, before trying to invisibly steal the orb even though it looks like she's just standing still thanks to her pocket mirror.
Flora duplicates herself/disappears and will try and steal the orb if Melita can distract the dinos!
Regional Score bonus: +7 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +7 should be included)
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Basic
Lucky you | A ring that when worn grants +3 luck. Must be included in all PQ/PQ+/KQ/DROP posts to be counted.
Type: Grey | Style: Other | Level: Basic
Invisibility Ring | A gorgeous, copper-gold ring that, when worn, renders the wearer invisible.
Type: Grey | Style: Defensive | Level: Upgraded
A pocket mirror that when placed on the ground duplicates the user's appearance exactly. Duplicate cannot speak or leave their place and appears as if the user is simply standing still. Lasts 2 rounds in combat. Must be picked up to be re-activated.
Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Signet Ring | A signet ring with the insignia of a Tide Jaguar When thrown, becomes a full-grown Tide Jaguar with the same HP as the user. The animal cannot do physical damage to others, and lasts 3 rounds or until it is killed. Can only be used once per thread.
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered in you
An excited grin widened her features as Thal let the flames spread across the sandy opening, successfully deterring most of the other participants. However, it didn't really help get the treasure, so she'd have to trust Maea to do her part while she provided the backup. It was a weird feeling to relinquish some of the control, but she did her best to be okay with it.
Thal didn't stray far from the chaos, keeping within range to guide her fire, which made it difficult to spot the arrows that appeared out of literal thin air. So when her eyes noticed the glint of arrowheads flying towards them, Thal cried out to the other Ancient, "Watch out!" She used her speed to dart through the sand, dodging arrows while sticking near to the prize. If she made it out of this, Thal made a vow to figure out who had tried to take them out, and return the favor.
Thalassa continues to utilize her flames as a force field around the orb and Maea while trying to dodge the incoming arrows!
Fire Manipulation: Can manipulate flames. Must be within a 30ft radius. Control is excellent
Type: Dark | Rank: Upgraded
You have power over your mind - not outside events.
Apparently, she'd found a very good spot for watching the drama unfold. It seemed that two teams had appeared: a pair of aggressive Ancients that she could barely keep her eyes off of and a unique pair of women that she'd immediately lost track of. However, the blonde of the second pair could be spotted off to the side, doing 'nothing'? It confused Elizabeth and she looked closely, trying to figure out what bothered her about the situation.
But before she could run through a list of theories, her gaze caught on the actions of one of the bone creatures bringing the orb to another woman outside of the fray. And even more surprising, a single man. He appeared to be the only representative of his gender and he wasn't being a very good ambassador. In fact, was he trying to play with them? Elizabeth shook her head, jotting down a few notes about men before lifting her eyes back to the ensuing insanity.
Elizabeth keeps observing but stays prepared for any approaching dangers - or prizes.
Regional Score bonus: +7 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +7 should be included)
Although the ball was being toted away by a different bone being, Zavien was happy to see one of the creatures take him up on the offer. Laughing with visible excitement, he moved a little farther away from the flying arrows and whipping flames. "Let's play somewhere else where you won't get hit." He threw the stick up and caught it, giving the lumbering beast another smile. "You ready?" Not expecting a response, he launched the stick far out into the sand, blocking the sun with his hand to see where it landed.
In his scanning, he noticed Lena's familiar figure shift nearby. Zavien didn't notice the compulsion that drew the metallic sphere close to her, instead, his eyes remained on her alone, shining a brilliant green in the sunlight. Waving his arm, he called out to her, "Lena! What are you doing here?!" He couldn't contain the glee that had him brimming with energy and he would have run to meet her if not for his current game with a possibly dangerous creature.
Zavien throws the stick for the game of fetch and calls out to Lena (possibly distracting her).
Regional Score bonus: +1 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +1 should be included)
This was the kind of chaos she could get behind. Tiger!Maea did her best to assess the situation and found that what her eyes saw and her nose and ears told her were a bit conflicting. Leaping out of the way of a volley of arrows that came flying, she tried to follow the orb as it was carried by a bone creature towards Lena but found herself the target of both more arrows and a Tide Jaguar.
Growling with irritation, she attempted to dodge the arrows again, and leaped towards the jaguar in an attempt to tackle it out of her way. Being the target of so much attention, she truly appreciated the flame barrier Thalassa provided her with, and placing her trust in the fire to burn away most threats, she charged towards Lena, hoping to intercept the bone monster before it could hand her the orb.
Still as a Molten Tiger, Maea attempts to dodge Melita's arrows, tackle the Tide Jaguar and catch up to the skeleton creature with the orb before it reaches Lena.
Citizenship Ability:
The world is new to you, and you to it. During PQ/PQ+/KQs/Drops, you roll with advantage on luck-based rolls and receive an extra name during drops. (In order to use this, make sure to note the ability at the bottom of each post)
Regional Score bonus: +1 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +1 should be included)
08-08-2024, 05:05 AM (This post was last modified: 08-08-2024, 05:05 AM by Random Event.)
RANDOM EVENT
Tiger!Maea lunges at the Tide Jaguar, who takes her attack with little more than a growl before one of Melita 's arrows finds its mark, the tip lodging itself into Maea with a bright snarl of electricity, preventing her from going after the orb this round. Thalassa 's ring of fire continues to protect the dinosaur as it moves willingly toward LenaEither the attuned will be burned or she'll have to change up her plans.
For his part, Zavien is having a lovely game of fetch with one of the creatures, who lumbers away rather awkwardly to bring back the stick the dragoon threw for it. Unfortunately, it almost immediately gets distracted and begins chewing on a rock instead.
She could hear Zavien call, and she turned back with the slightest of smiles, as if to indicate some mischief in not answering the question (after all, she could ask the same of him, unless he really did come here merely to play fetch) –
But then there was fire coming towards her, and the sudden bout of urgency came over her.
Shifting back into her bird form, the Attuned aimed to be rid of the flames entirely, simultaneously saving herself, not engaging in the fight, keeping up her compulsion, and aiming to land closer towards the creature and snag at the proffered orb. A gentler, easier means, for she’d never been an entity of violence.
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Lena shifts back to bird form to fly over the fire, continues compelling, intending to land closer to the creature with the orb.
Regional Score bonus: +1 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +1 should be included)
(Beastmaster) can compel any sentient animals not marked with a ☆ for assistance (6 large, 12 medium, 20 small)
we are more weather pattern than stone monument sunlight on mist; summer lightning
yes, yes, I am wild I am the wind that makes breathing hard
Probably a good thing Melita was invisible right now, so no one could see how damned smug she was. Would it come to bite her in the ass eventually? Probably – but she’d already died once and lived again, so this was just another topping on the ol’ cake, so to speak.
Relishing violence and fully invested in her greedy exploits, proved once again, that she’d be willing to do a hostile amount of things to suit her, or Flora’s in this case as well, needs. Notching another electrical arrow, she listened to the snap, crackle, pop of it all radiating along her bow, pulled the string, and let fly again towards Maea, hoping to sideline the tiger entirely.
Maybe then she or the Doubletake would have an opportunity to snag.
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Melita remains invisible, and shoots an electrical arrow at Maea again.
Magic: You Didn't See Anything | Melita is rendered invisible, but can still be detected via other senses.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
Type: Light | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Bowstring Bracelet | At first this bracelet appears only as a length of intricately braided bowstring, adorned with vinelike patterns and tiny, fanged charms. But with an arrow in hand, upon miming the action of knocking and drawing it, the user will feel a bow beneath their fingers, as if it was there all along.
Type: Dark | Style: Offensive | Level: Mastered
Fire/Lightning/Ice Quiver | A magical quiver with two compartments. In one, it turns any arrow placed within into a flaming projectile when shot. In the other, the arrow becomes imbued with electricity. (Made by Remi)
Regional Score bonus: +7 in all shrine visits, drops, PQ+s, KQs, etc. (You must post this at the bottom of any post where a +7 should be included)
I am the ocean and the battered shore I will be the passion of thunder, a howl of fury
