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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Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
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10-31-2022, 06:13 PM (This post was last modified: 11-02-2022, 08:27 PM by Serendipity.)
BOOM
The sun is rising at night over the Hollowed Grounds. The people taking sanctuary within the Temple know this cannot possibly be true, but the sparkbird's wings make it seem so. They huddle at the windows and gather in the doorways, breath held to await the judgement of the creature who soars overhead.
Among them, a man rolls his shoulders and reaches into the pockets of his jacket. Unlike the rabble around them, he is calm. He is resolute. Perhaps there is even a small smile hooking at the corner of his mouth.
This man is an Accepted, and he has been busy in the lead up to the war. For although the Ascended still welcome strangers into their region, not all of them come bearing gifts. Not the sort you'd want, anyway.
His faith makes it easy to detonate the item in his pockets - a gift from the gods. The real, Old Gods.
In the Outskirts, the explosion waves through the long grasses as a distant boom.
In the Temple, the world becomes a nightmare.
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The world is crumbling around them. Shaken to its core and Alexander hasn't experienced fear like this before. He rushes out of his shop just in time to hear the explosion, ears ringing and eyes going wide at the sight of the fire telling him to run, but there are people who need help. Selfish he may be, but heartless he is not.
Running through the streets, he helps those who have stumbled onto their feet, "We need to contain the fire! Fill as many buckets with water as you can and be careful of sparks." He calls out to any who are passing by, stopping far enough from the flames that rage inside the temple so he won't risk exploding too.
Alexander brings himself and tells people to get water while being careful of sparks.
Mount Everest ain't got shit on me 'cause I'm on top of the world, on top of the world
Darkeye was about to leave the ground behind when he saw the bird. The Kharmakateion is the tidal bird here. No, it could not be. A sign from Kor that no one would see it that way except him. He grabbed all his things as best he could, packed himself full of weapons, and ran as fast as he could toward the sunbird. Then the explosion. He looked at the firebird and shook his head. The people in the tower had priority. So he hurried to the next best place where he could gain access. He had secured the tower and supervised the repair work. He knew what had to be strengthened so that the tower did not collapse. He gained access to one of the axes. First the people, then the sunbird. He saw Alexander, whom he did not know so well, but he took care of the water chain. If anyone could be saved there, someone had to go in who could feel the flames but would not die immediately. He poured all the blood he had from the giant land shark over his body and hoped that the liquid would not evaporate too quickly. After that, he took a blanket and drenched it with water before he covered himself with it to search for survivors. "Is there anyone alive here?" he called out against the noise.
Darkeye tries to brace himself against the flames and save as many people as he can from the tower, no matter what he has to sacrifice.
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Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Basic
Throwing Axes | A pair of throwing axes that only ever deal basic damage. However, they allow the wielder to teleport up to 5ft in distance.
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Basic
Karmic Spear | A finely forged weapon with vines engraved along the hilt. When hitting an enemy, the weapon causes Basic damage, but if hitting an ally, it will give Basic healing instead.
Neron, Nikolai, and Varus have led the Sparkbird away from the Temple and the domiciles, but not before it flapped its mighty wings raining fire down upon the streets. While the Temple continues to collapse, fire spreads, and screams coat the darkness as much as ash and soot.
Following Alexander 's shouts, various NPCs run to try and gather water. Sadly, because of how little need there is for ascended to drink actual fluids, the closest source of water is the oasis, which is not all that close at all. Still, they scamper off into the night, because if nothing else, it puts them farther away from the flames.
Within the Temple voices can be heard calling for help as the domiciles continue to burn. Is it worth it, Darkeye, to try and save the few within the Temple? Or is it better to head to the Domiciles where more lives could be spared?
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Darkeye sees the events. The temple will fall. He cannot prevent it. But the lives in it wished to the gods and were betrayed once again. It hurt Darkeye to hear the screams and he looked at the sea of flames. He decided to go into the tower. He tried to clear the entrance to create a way in. The people in the city could help themselves, but the people here needed help.
However, he did this with melancholy in his heart. He knew that many people had died today, but unfortunately more would follow. It was the moment when he seriously wished that Wessex was here, he hadn't seen her for a long time, and he didn't know what happened to her. Even Sunjata would have been someone he could use at that moment. Even if he would try to kill him. But any help here was welcome. He tried to go into the tower. But then his plan changed. There had also been a shrine from Frey in the temple. "Frey, I need your help. This is about innocent people and balance, I need your help. Please help me save as many people as possible".
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Darkeye tries to make a way into the tower and starts to pray. And use:
Accepted Channeling: Allows an Accepted to channel a deity/demigod/lesser spirit during a time of crisis (1x a season)
Type: Light | Rank: Upgraded
Alexander felt his hands come to his head, clutching at the short crop of curls in vain, watching as the temple went up in smoke, gut twisting at the sounds of screams inside. He couldn't go in there if he was going to make it out of this alive. "I'm sorry..." The Ascended breathed to no one in particular before he turned, running into the domiciles instead, dodging flames as he went. "Everyone out!" The smith yelled, throwing open door and starting to clear the homes of anyone who might of missed what was going on, helping those who were struggling along the way.
Alexander turns his attention to the domiciles to help those there get out.
An Old Gods appearance? At an Ascended heavy region?
It could only be Frey.
"Look at this mess," they whisper, and on that breath a cool and soothing breeze picks up, attempting to quash the flames from around the entrance to the Temple.
At the same time, roots begin to peep and climb from beneath the earth, manipulating the rubble and debris to create a suitable entrance for Darkeye to get through; and hopefully for citizens to escape.
11-08-2022, 04:22 PM (This post was last modified: 11-08-2022, 04:23 PM by Serendipity.)
BOOM
As Darkeye enters the Temple, bits of architecture and ceiling structures collapse and fall around him. A particularly large bit of stonework strikes the former dwarf's shoulder as he enters and calls for Frey. Roots rise as a cool breeze blows throughout the temple, giving Darkeye 3 rounds to try and safely get everyone out of the Temple.
Alexander will find that his calls are met with confusion. "FUCKIN' BIRD OUT THERE, INNIT." One particularly eloquent citizen replies. Indeed, not terribly far away are Neron, Nikolai, and Varus, all fighting the Sparkbird whose very presence spells doom for the ascended within the grounds.
And actually...what was that explosion?
"Did...shit, did someone just die?" An intrepid citizen asks just after Varus' body exploded into a thousand shimmering bits.
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Darkeye took a deep breath to suppress a cry of pain, hoping that he could save some people. "Thanks Frey, I'll be quick." So he ran as fast as he could into the temple and shouted as loud as he could against the noise. "Is there anyone fast the exit will not remain open for long." He roared outright. The time had come for the Black Panther, as Kor was also called, to floss his teeth, and the people here were looking for protection. They were innocent. The one who was responsible for it would suffer in one way or another. Some things would change. But for now, the people here were more important. He listened for moans or groans or cries for help as he walked along the corridors, ignoring the destruction. He used his axes to move even faster.
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Darkeye enters the temple as quickly as he can and uses his axes to move quickly.
Type: Grey | Style: Offensive | Level: Basic
Throwing Axes | A pair of throwing axes that only ever deal basic damage. However, they allow the wielder to teleport up to 5ft in distance.
Darkeye 's words ring out, and those in the collapsing Temple are quick to heed Frey's blessing and the former-Dwarf's words, and run. They are quick and the majority of them make it out, just in time to see...
..to see...
A dragon explodes.
Neron explodes.
And the Sparkbird seethes.
Moving towards the Domiciles' first, the Sparkbird fans its wings, raining fire down upon the homes. Many ascended are instantly extinguished with small pops! of circuitry. Others flee towards the Outskirts, screaming for safety, for the Voice, only to hear a deafening echo of nothing.
Blind though it is now, the Sparkbird has lived in the Grounds for centuries and it won't stop until there is nothing left by ash.
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