A rogue at heart and in life, Jack has been dodging trouble and rewriting Torchline’s rules for as long as most can remember. Though his slight, rugged exterior might seem easy to overlook in the crowded alleys of Haulani, a sharper look reveals a man as dangerous as he is enigmatic. With an infamous reputation and razor-sharp wit, matched with eyes that see and say more than most can handle, Jack's real weapon lies not in his stance but in his piercing blue gaze—and a telepathic edge no one knows about. Recent endeavours—like romancing Torchline's queen and trading favours for children with Safrin—show that while Jack may lack a conventional moral compass, he’s bound only by his own ambitions.
Congratulations, Jack!
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10-31-2020, 08:38 PM (This post was last modified: 11-01-2020, 09:30 PM by Court Official.)
It has been done. The lilies have dispensed their power, and the god upon the platform has been purged of his sickness. But all is not well beneath the archway. Beneath the waterfall. Deep, deep down.
Something has awakened. A protector, they might have called it, once upon a time, but the truth is that it is more of a judge.
One to decide if a cause is pure enough to use the archway that it guards.
It's true that the cure has already been delivered. But will those who now stand, revived by the lilies, be able to prove that they were worthy of it?
Water erupts from the pool, accompanied by a shriek high pitched and loud enough to make ears bleed. Indeed, the echo of its cry is enough to have a few boulders tumbling from the ceiling of the Mountain's Roar.
When the water settles enough to see, the falls are completely obscured from view. Instead there are sleek scales, rows upon rows of teeth within a gaping maw, and a serpentine tail coiling away into the depths.
10-31-2020, 09:40 PM (This post was last modified: 10-31-2020, 09:50 PM by Morgan.)
MORGAN
Some nights, I wish that my lips could build a castle Some nights, I wish they'd just fall off
Morgan had at first been relieved that only Tanau had appeared, had stood back during the transactions and healing for those that needed it to take part, fully content to be just a guard in this situation. She was there to protect those that needed to be here, though it seemed that her protection would not be necessary.
By the time the rumbling noise came from underfoot, she was leaning on her hammer, mind absent. With the instincts of a trained warrior, she snapped back to attention at the sound, looking around to see what had caused it. The water bursting with the screech was certainly enough to draw her attention; she took a step back, shifted her hammers weight in her hands as she considered the beast before them.
Unlike anything she'd ever seen before, but she refused to feel fear.
Focusing her magic, Morgan tried to think of what would be practical. They did not yet know what the creature was vulnerable to or how it would attack, if it would approach. Rather than jumping in with an assault, she thought it would best to buy them some time to prepare. Using her water control to grab some of the discarded water and mixing it with dirt and silt from the ground using her earth magic (which felt stronger now somehow), she tossed it in front of the creatures eyes, hoping to blind it temporarily.
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Morgan uses water and earth to make dirty water and toss it over the Leviathans eyes, hopefully blinding it for a bit.
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Morgan did not attend the SWE, but she was in keep on surviving, which puts her in the right place in the right time! (Admin-approved)
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Abilities/Items she has:
Some Guards! Maybe three...? I'm not sure how this works stats-wise, feel free to ignore if it's too difficult.
Water manipulation: Can create and control water. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Base Telekinesis: Can move large objects.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Earth Manipulation: Can manipulate the earth. Must be within a 5ft radius, control is weak and unstable and requires concentration.
Type: Grey | Rank: Basic
I want to use her Citizenship ability to increase her Earth Manipulation:
Living in Halo means at some point you've digested a small amount of mageglass. As long as you live in Halo, you can increase one of your magics to a higher level, once per PQ/PQ+/KQ/Drop. (In order to use this ability, you must specify the magic to be increased at the bottom of the post in which it will be used.)
But I still wake up, I still see your ghost Oh Lord, I'm still not sure, what I stand for
Mastered Item:
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Mastered
La Verbena | A personal skyboat (schooner) capable of travelling at 2x wagon speeds over most types of terrain. Can accommodate 2 people onboard during flight.
death, you bring death and destruction to all that you touch
Healed – a moment or two to breathe in, to savor the affliction gone, gone, gone –
And then the rumbling.
Deimos had experienced enough damned and doomed cavern exploration to understand this wasn’t going to be good – and sure enough, alongside the ricocheting came another beast; scales upon scales, teeth upon teeth. There was no question in his mind about fleeing or escaping; never been a heathen of evasion, unless there was naught else to be done.
He backed away from the tumbling boulders, from the obscured falls, from the monstrous creature, catching Morgan and her guards from the corner of his eye. Already irritating the cretin with incantations, though understandable, likely weren’t going to help matters.
So the Sword hastened enchantments of Air, intending to contort and ripple fog around them, to obscure anyone else in the vicinity of the monster, striving to give them movement and time while Zuriel tucked herself behind him. A shout too, but not expecting an answer, uncertain if the animal was capable of understanding, or if he could in turn (unlikely; given every other circumstance he’d run into). “Why are you here?”
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Deimos attempts to use Mastered Air to form fog around any participants, in hopes of obscuring them from sight. He also asks the creature a question, in case it can understand human speech.
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Abilities/Items Brought:
ZURIEL - Mythical - Unicorn (Healing)
Type: Grey
Bag of Holding | A bag that can hold an infinite number of items, so long as they fit within the bag's 3ft x 3ft opening. The bag always feels nearly weightless, but always looks about 75% full.
Type: Grey
Invisibility Cloak | (Upgraded) Ornate, detailed cloak, that when worn, renders up to two individuals invisible.
Type: Grey
Scale Ring (Upgraded) | A magical ring that when worn, can be used to cover the wearer in full armor that resists dark magic. Made by Remi.
• Base Life Drain : Can take life force from a living thing to temporarily make themselves stronger within a 30ft radius.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
• Base Creation: When combined with Mastered Air, Mastered Earth, Mastered Water, and Mastered fire, can create 2 magical items per season (with admin approval). Without mastering the four elements, can create well-made complex machines, and an unlimited number of regular items per thread limited by endurance stat. Small items last their natural lifespan. Medium and large items degrade after a season. Complex machines (a telescope, music box, etc) must be created with the knowledge of the character (i.e., cannot create a machine you don't understand/wouldn't be able to build with relevant tools)
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
• Fire Manipulation: Can create and control flames. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Dark | Rank: Mastered
• Air manipulation: Can create and control the air. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
• Water manipulation: Can create and control water. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
• Earth Manipulation: Can create and control the earth. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Welp. This is what she’d come to protect against, isn’t it? This may not be what Nate saw, but even the blind can see an potential outcome in this. And it the most disgusting hero sort of way, it’s only fitting that Wessex is here at the end of it, since she’s one of the ones who brought the sickness into the rest of Caido. The cure for the sickness worked, she sends to Nate, wherever he is. But it’s woken a monster.
Morgan and Deimos step forward to defend and the Queen can’t let Halo take the brunt of it, can she? No. Throwing off the hood of her cloak, Wessex steps forward to make them three. But there are more than four of them here, aren’t there? There are the others gathered. While Deimos and Morgan distract the monster (hopefully), the Wraith tries to makes sure that those who won’t be joining the potential fight get out of the cavern without injury by physically trying to make them move if they aren’t already doing so, and putting herself between the leviathan and them. “Go!” she hisses to Melita, Finn, and whomever else is left, hoping they don’t need to be told twice.
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Wessex reveals herself and tries to help the non-KQ participants get out of the cavern safely by pushing them along and keeping herself between the leviathan and them.
She brings with her:
Type: Grey
Manufactured Adrenaline | a syringe containing a daily dose of adrenaline. Can be used once per thread. Raises all stats by 1 for one post and increases an ascendeds other senses for the duration of the thread.
Type: Grey
Shadow-Cloth | A cloak that renders the wearer invisible when in shadow. (Made by Remi)
Type: Light
Hot Springs Water | Water from the Frey’s Breath hot spring. It can heal the user with Mastered healing magic. One use only.
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)
** I put in for Wessex’s levelling update before a couple of days ago and request that it be processed before determining her stats for this, please and thank you! **
Slightly singed from carrying Tanau, Amalia nevertheless feels more refreshed than she has in weeks and weeks. The sensation of being well - truly well - is a miraculous thing, and one she will not take for granted again. "Thank you," the Shield breathes earnestly to the god, dark eyes bright with gratitude and refracted fire.
Alas, the peace is not to last, interrupted swiftly by a rumbling from below. Amalia turns from the god to see (or rather, feel) a rumbling begin, the earth shuddering and giving way as the water churns and boils. Turning worried eyes instinctively to Deimos, the Shield steps forward to engage.
Like the Sword, the Shield's first response it so call out. Though the flying filthy water catches her attention swiftly; "Wait!" she cries, reaching out into the air between Morgan and the Leviathan helplessly. Or not, for as she attempts this a new power seems to rise from deep within her, manifesting as a wall of light that hovers between Morgan and the creature, trying to prevent the water from reaching its eyes.
To the Leviathan she cries through both mental and vocal means: "We haven't come to hurt anyone! We only want to heal people; please, we do not have to fight."
Ama makes a hard light construct to (hopefully) prevent Morgan's water from striking the leviathan, and calls out to it to say they come in peace.
Magic: Light of Vi | Amalia can generate small or medium hard-light constructs which interact physically with the world. Constructs last 1 minute and degrade when damaged.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Beast Speaker | Can speak to rare creatures/companions/regular animals. Requires permission to "speak" on behalf of someone's companion. Regular animals speak in varying levels of coherence.
She has with her:
Type: Light
Stabilization Ring | Once a year, this ring will automatically stabilize the wearer should they receive a life-ending blow. (If HP drops below 0 from one hit, the ring will cause the HP from that hit to stay at 1). Made by Safrin.
Type: Light
Nova (upgraded) | A beautifully slender sword perfectly crafted for Amalia. The cross-guard is carved from luxere antlers (These antlers glow a soft red despite being detached from the luxere. They provide constant light and protect anyone who holds them during LongNight), imbued with minor healing abilities (upgraded level). The sword will never deal a killing blow, leaving an enemy on 1HP.
Type: Dark
An ornate titanium shield covered in star sigils. When (abandoned) magic is cast at this device, it can store the power and reuse it as controlled by the wielder. (Made by Remi)
Type: Light
Star Charm | A silver charm in the shape of a star. When activated, it projects a 1ft barrier of starlight all the way across the user. (Made by Deimos)
Type: Grey
Magic Bracer | A leather bracer that can be worn by an attuned that allows them to transport their currently-held items when shifted (small-medium items on their person) (Made by Remi)
Type: Grey
Horn of Plenty | Truly magnificent to behold, this minotaur's horn is decorated with a simple amber stone. When filled with liquid, the horn will never run dry - so be careful what you choose to pour in! (contains water from Frey's Breath)
we drink the poison our mind pours for us and wonder why we feel so sick
They muddy water; they usher innocents to safety; they try to reason with the beast.
But duty cannot be reasoned with, and a creature this old will not be swayed by words from infants. It does not spare them its words.
Even without Amalia's light construct, the water that Morgan throws at it will miss, the leviathan ducking out of the way with a serpentine dip of its head. Instead the fog rolls in, clouding them from view, and Deimos succeeds, at least, at buying them a little time.
The other attendees at the waterfall who were not mentioned because it was assumed they had fled lol are safely escorted out. If only it was that easy, however.
Within the fog, the leviathan shrieks again, and something shoots out of the mist to strike at them. It hits Deimos and Amalia - thankfully the appearance of the fog shields Morgan and Wessex from harm. When they glance at their wounds, they will see splinter sharp scales protruding from their skin. A gift from the monster in the deep.
It is not in the mood for parley.
Morgan attempts to blind the leviathan and MISSES
Deimos conjures fog! This will obscure the leviathan's vision until the next round, unless Deimos attempts to keep it up.
The leviathan shoots its scales at all members of the party and HITS Amalia and Deimos.
Your randomly determined post order is:
Deimos 322/350 Wessex 280/287 (Wessex was injured in the SWE by the lilies) Amalia 234/260 Morgan 110/110
So that nothing is missed, please include a quick summary at the bottom of your post, including any items/abilities used.
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding, but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters - join at your own risk!
Mastered Item:
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Mastered
La Verbena | A personal skyboat (schooner) capable of travelling at 2x wagon speeds over most types of terrain. Can accommodate 2 people onboard during flight.
