From being an Abandoned who had rarely left the Hollowed Grounds, to embracing the call of adventure, to dying and being reborn first as an Ascended and then as an Ancient, Maea has gone through quite the amount of changes in her life. One thing remains common, though, in her attempts to find out just where she belongs; she’s always had a craving for knowledge which has brought her to so many places and to meet so many people here in Caido. We can’t wait to see what else is in store for her!
Congratulations, Maea!
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there will be scrapes and sutures; viciousness and victory
Well that was interesting. Ronin's eyes are round as his starbolts apparently do the thing, and he lets out a whoop of laughter and glances over his shoulder at Melita. "Well," he says, "I guess that's one way of killing a skeleto--ohhh okay." Because the massive creature is disappearing back into the sands. He doesn't see what happens to the attacks from the two women in their group - Ronin is keen to draw their friend back up to the surface.
Bringing the nimbus low enough to take effect, Ronin touches a hand to the Aries constellation on his wrist, summoning the ram at its maximum size to charge across the sand. He hopes that the vibrations will be enough to bring the skellibob back to the surface.
Ronin summons his Aries constellation at full size to charge across the empty sands, hoping to bring the skellibob back to the surface.
Magic: Nimbus Call | The user may call down one of the clouds from the sky and ride upon it. The cloud will hold Ronin and up to one other person.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Dazzle | At times of heightened emotion, Ronin radiates starlight. Any non-organic item he touches during this time will also give off light for a duration of 1 hour. The intensity of the light directly correlates to the intensity of the emotions.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Type: Light
Shackles of the Ram: Summons the Aries Constellation for one post. The constellation is semi-transparent and burns with starfire. Can range from palm-sized, to the size of a car. Deals fire damage at basic level. Exist as a constellation-tattoo when not in use, but manifests in golden shackles when used.
Maea runs forward, but she's too late to make her attack. The bone monster is already underground by the time she nears where it once was. Melita 's arrow strikes the sand and snarls out electricity which quickly dissipates.
Nathaniel 's call for a spirit is successful...ish. Help is such a vague term, after all, especially with the monster hidden beneath the sands. The air shimmers and wavers, leaving the Accepted bathed in a sheen of darkness that helps him blend into the background and might serve as a shield as well.
Ronin 's ram indeed does the trick. Fiery and loud, it thunders across the desert leaving chunks of glass in its wake where the heat from its hooves has solidified the sands. Furiously, the bone monster reappears, rising out of the sands like a geyser. With Nathaniel like some dark spectre and Ronin and Melita out of range based on its last attempt, that leaves on Maea to target its wrath.
Hurtling all of its might towards the pale-haired woman, it is by the narrowest of margins that it misses her (literally 1 pt).
Welcome to the Bone Monster KQ!
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters.
Your randomly assigned posting order is: Maea, Mel, Nathanial, Ronin. You have 48 hours to reply.
She was too late to do anything before the monster disappeared beneath the sand, but at least she didn't hurt herself in the process. Maea took that as a win. Gathering herself, she watched the others to see what they were up to. Melita's arrow thudding into the sand nearby had her jump aside to avoid the shock from reaching her, and she kept a wary eye on the goat that must have come from Ronin.
With absolutely no warning the skeleton suddenly resurfaced, way too close for comfort. Targeting herself, as if mechanical wiering and Ascended fluids was the most gourmet of meals, she escaped by the skin of her teeth - staggering back slightly from the shuddering ground.
But this was actually perfect; the monster had not placed itself firmly in her range. Spinning around to face it, she tried unleashing her electricity one more time, aiming her palm at the beast before it could pass her by again.
Maea staggers back a bit, then takes advantage of the skellibob placing itself within her range and uses her Electrical touch again, because she's a one-trick pony.
Type: Grey
Electrical Touch Upgrade (Upgraded) | Can complete electrical circuits in the user's palm which release a current of electricity. This bolt can extend 10ft and be maintained with concentration. Can cause disorientation and muscle-malfunction.
Nothing lasts forever, I thought you should know
BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3
♦ Violence, magic, thievery is permitted with Maea at all times. DM me if you have any ideas ♦
Eating fire is your ambition to swallow the flame down
Rather than be frustrated by the lackluster response, because more things occurred and happened, the youth gave a modest clap, a round of applause, to the demigod behind her. “Ooh, neat!” She offered towards Ronin at his ram appearance and exchange; as if this was an collaboration of tricks and showmanship, demonstrations of antics and fun, rather than the midst of battle.
She supposed she’d try again – with the monster actually appearing out of the sands this time. Another touch of her electric quiver, another notch of the arrow, another volley of the strand, and the subsequent release followed thereafter, with the honeybee hoping for an actual assault and siege this time.
--
Melita, still on the cloud with Ronin, tries to use her electric arrow on the bone monster again.
Type: Light
Bowstring Bracelet | At first this bracelet appears only as a length of intricately braided bowstring. 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
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)
to be lit up from within, vein by vein to be the sun
Not exactly what he had in mind when he asked for help, but he's really not complaining. The shimmery dark shield hides him from the Skellibob's next attack and he misses what could have been a really awful blow. Ronin unleashes a ram, letting it charge across the sand to draw out the beastie which does the trick, lighting up the darkness around them with its fiery footfalls. He's not as dumb as the pale hair one deciding to try and touch the damn thing, but not having much for distance leaves him limited. Instead he sends instructions along his bond to Valvynn, telling her to try and get another hit in with her ice breath instead. It was worth a shot.
The dragon swoops in, trying to maintain some distance from the Skellibob even as she releases a stream of ice with the intention of hitting the damn thing.
Nathaniel stays hidden and sends Valvynn in to try and use her ice breath again!
Nathaniel is bringing his Dragoon longsword. A bag with rope, bandages, and a grappling hook.
VALVYNN - Mythical - Dragon (Ice Breath)
Weep for yourself, my man
You'll never be what is in your heart Weep, little lion man
You're not as brave as you were at the start
there will be scrapes and sutures; viciousness and victory
"Oh! There it is!" Ronin grins at Melita as they go soaring around the skellibob and it thrashes and completely misses Maea, his starry ram disappearing once its work is done. It does look as though everyone on the ground is having all the fun though (and they're in the most danger), so Ronin taps the honeybee girl on the shoulder and flashes her a grin. "You okay flying solo for a moment?" he asks; all the while the nimbus has dropped low enough for Ronin to jump off.
It will keep Melita airborne as he rolls and tumbles and pops upright again, and already there's a glow in his chest that's a lot fiercer than anything his dazzle might provide. "Cover your eyes, and stay close if you're injured!" he roars to the group, before he's on the move again. And, once he's in range, Ronin detonates his supernova.
Ronin leaves Mel on his nimbus, and leaves to run into range of the Skellibob and detonate a supernova. Weeeeee!!! If he hits, the following feat will apply:
Magic: FEAT | Now You! | When Ronin successfully hits a target, the next ally who posts gains advantage on their attack.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Used abilities:
Magic: Dazzle | At times of heightened emotion, Ronin radiates starlight. Any non-organic item he touches during this time will also give off light for a duration of 1 hour. The intensity of the light directly correlates to the intensity of the emotions.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Magic: Nimbus Call | The user may call down one of the clouds from the sky and ride upon it. The cloud will hold Ronin and up to one other person.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Supernova | A blast of celestial light emanates from Ronin in a 60ft radius. Any allies hit by the light are healed, whilst any enemies take damage (Mastered healing/damage). May be used three times per thread, with a two post cooldown.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
06-12-2021, 07:20 PM (This post was last modified: 06-12-2021, 07:49 PM by Court Official.)
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Maea reaches out, however this time the bone-monster is the one with the luck. Electricity sings outward, but it arcs harmlessly before her. Melita 's arrow strikes true, right where the monster's shoulderblades would sweep together with skin and muscle were it anything but bone. Electricity sizzles around the monster, cause it to flinch and writhe unhappily.
Valvynn comes close, but her breath isn't able to hit.
As Ronin drops from his cloud and runs toward the creature, it rounds on him, unprepared for what is to follow. Light explodes from the demigod as if a star-bomb has gone off. Like night born from day, the surrounding sands glow white. The blast won't hurt Ronin's companions, in fact, Nathaniel will find himself healed.
When the light dims, the bone-monsters is understandably enraged, and though it flails itself towards Ronin, it has no hope of hitting the demigod.
Welcome to the Bone Monster KQ!
Remember to include a summary at the bottom of your post with all action taken. If weapons/upgrades/abilities/items/shifts/etc are used, please include their desc. from your profile at the bottom of your post as well. If you don't do this, they won't be taken into account!
REMEMBER: KQs are rewarding but dangerous. They may cause death and/or permanent changes to your characters.
Your randomly assigned posting order is: Maea, Mel, Nathanial, Ronin. You have 48 hours to reply.
Okay, now she was starting to get irritated. The thing was right there in front of her, and she still managed to miss? That was just embarrassing. Maea leaped back out of the way so that the others could unleash their own attacks upon it without hitting her, and at Ronin's warning she closed her eyes.
The light still dazzled her, and greenish spots kept dancing before her eyes. The skeleton had lost interest in her and charged off towards the demigod. Which was completely fine with her, honestly. It gave her a moment to think, and remember something that should have been obvious and good to keep in mind a long time ago.
Reaching for a sensation that did not belong to her, Maea made use of the gifts she had sifted from Locke and channeled. "Spirits, if you hear me. Can you keep that skeleton from moving for a bit? Please?"
She didn't expect anyone to listen to her. But hope had ever been the last to abandon a soul, and she was nothing if not a believer.
Maea keeps back and channels, asking spirits to keep the skeleton from moving for a bit.
Channeling: Allows an Accepted to channel a lesser deity during a time of crisis (1x a season)
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Eating fire is your ambition to swallow the flame down
While Ronin put on quite a show, with a dazzling array of light and power, Melita’s arrow left only a little sizzle. If she was disappointed though, the youth wasn’t going to let it show. Not when this was far more delight than she’d had in the past season. “Absolutely!” She hollered in return to the demigod, content to steer the cloud around if permitted. Everyone else seemed outfitted in their luck – amazing feats, really and truly. It was probably an awe-inspiring height for anyone watching.
So instead of galvanizing and utilizing another arrow, she followed suit on predecessors, whispering deep within her soul. “Spirits, heralds, anyone listening,” because quite frankly, Melita wasn’t picky at this point. “Can you lend us some of your power?” To destroy? To ruin? To ravage? To hunt and stalk and maim?
--
Melita stays on the cloud and channels!
Channeling: Allows an Accepted to channel a deity during a time of crisis (1x a season)
Type: Light | Rank: Upgraded
to be lit up from within, vein by vein to be the sun
Nathaniel watches Ronin leap from his nimbus, rolling through the sand and letting out a blast of light that is almost blinding. He tenses, preparing to take the brunt of a hit as he isn't familiar with the ability his leader is using, but instead he's reinvigorated. With that reinvigoration apparently comes a stupid, or possibly brilliant, idea. Finally dipping out of his cover, the shimmering dark shroud the spirits placed around him keeping him hidden, the dragoon shoots forward with his grappling hook in hand. A length of rope is affixed to it and he rears back his arm, getting within range as as swings it over his head, loosing it in an arch to hook on to a part of Skellibob.
Then he hangs on for dear life, sword still strapped to his back and Valvynn over head, attempting another blast of frost breath as if it might distract Skellibob long enough for her bonded to accomplish his goal.
In a bout of stupidity, Nathaniel attempts to use his grappling hook and ride Skellibob.
Nathaniel is bringing his Dragoon longsword. A bag with rope, bandages, and a grappling hook.
VALVYNN - Mythical - Dragon (Ice Breath)
Weep for yourself, my man
You'll never be what is in your heart Weep, little lion man
You're not as brave as you were at the start
Much as Safrin might have liked to shove the fire-haired girl off of her Star's cloud, instead she appears behind Ronin. "Hello handsome. Care for a bit of extra star power?" She whispers sweetly in his ear, pressing her lips against his cheek.
there will be scrapes and sutures; viciousness and victory
Ronin doesn't know about the others, but he feels fantastic. In general, and about this entire thing. It's unfortunate that he doesn't really see Nathaniel as he goes to ride the Skellibob, what with the shroud of darkness and whatnot. He does recognise Safrin's presence, though, the Star's shoulders relaxing and his expression blanking to something boyish and adoring. "You are far too good to me," he murmurs, shivering at the whisper in his ear, the kiss to his cheek.
And if he felt good before, he's about to feel even fucking better now. "Alright, Tiny. Let's see how much more you've got," he mutters to the skellibob. Three more starbolts alight around him - and if they're brighter than he remembers, maybe it's just a trick of the light - which he fires directly at the bone monster, resting his hands in his pockets.
Ronin feels powerful and fires three more starbolts at the Skellibob! Thank you mama Safrin! Thank you Mel!
Magic: Dazzle | At times of heightened emotion, Ronin radiates starlight. Any non-organic item he touches during this time will also give off light for a duration of 1 hour. The intensity of the light directly correlates to the intensity of the emotions.
Type: Light | Rank: Basic
Magic: Nimbus Call | The user may call down one of the clouds from the sky and ride upon it. The cloud will hold Ronin and up to one other person.
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Magic: Shooting Stars | The user may summon celestial energy as a projectile. Control is excellent, and multiple projectiles may be created at once. (In quests or other combat situations requiring dice rolling, only 3 stars may be created per post).
Type: Light | Rank: Mastered
Shackles of sand mixed with shadows rise from the ground. They coil around the monster's leg bones, affixing its ankles in place. They reach out for its tail, though keeping that part immobilized is not so easy. Even so, Maea 's channeling seems to have had its desired effect, as does Melita 's (though perhaps not in the way she intended).
Now for things which don't go to plan: The creature is more or less immobilized by Maea's spirits, and comprised of bone, there are many places for the grappling hook to lock against. Locking it in place with a tug, the dragoon is able to climb up onto the monster's spine. Shrouded in darkness, he looks like some strange reaper atop his undead mount. Though Nathaniel 's channeling was able to create a shield around him, it is not strong enough to withstand a blast from a demigod, muchless a blast boosted by Safrin herself.
Starbolts sing from Ronin, striking the immobilized monster (and the veiled Nathaniel).
Both fall motionless into the sands.
Congratu...lations?
Maea, Ronin, and Melita all receive +2 STR!
They also receive:
Gargantuan Bone | Can be used in crafting or construction. Is unable to be broken or chipped, but is completely weightless. Can only be crafted with by a god.
You also receive your pick of items from the wagon! Stand by for that thread!
