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!
Credits
Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
Skinning and hosting by the epically talented Kaons, and functionality fanciness by the coding magic of Neowulf. If you ever see either of them around, make sure to show them some love!
Like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins
Of course it would be memory snow soldiers. Why wouldn’t it be?
Melita, obviously, didn’t give a flying fuck. Even as one pelted her right in the shoulder, a modest range of laughter bloomed in her chest. Chaos loomed and reigned and she sat in its threshold as if born to its bedlam and mayhem, relishing in the outcries of ridiculousness. There were galloping unicorns and drumbeats of makeshift war, and it made her snicker from behind her boulder, used to the cataclysms no matter the bizarre circumstances.
She rounded another set of snowballs, joining in the antics again. Pondering over her target, or if she could see them at all in the haze, she shrugged her shoulders and sought out Sah this time, merely to change things up.
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Melita aims and throws another snowball towards Sah.
Of course, first Talyson, and now Melita target him. Now normally, Sah would return the favor and send a volley of snowballs at the each of them. But with a squad of memory snow soldiers approaching, now isn't the time. Some follow the unicorn rider but with Deimos staying, there's no way that Sah is leaving.
Channeling his magic, he follows in Deimos' footsteps. He calls upon his air and telekinesis magic to try and reverse the incoming barrage back at the soldiers. One other thing keeps Sah in the fray. If this is a snowball fight, isn't fleeing, surrendering? It'd be a waste to surrender before the battle even truly began.
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Sah takes a cue from Deimos and uses his air/telekinesis to send the snowballs back at the incoming soldiers.
Telekinesis: Can move large objects.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Air manipulation: Can create and control the air. Must be within a 30ft radius.
Type: Grey | Rank: Mastered
Type: Light | Style: Other | Level: Mastered
Mageglass Necklace | A pendant made of mageglass. Will amplify the magical abilities of Abandoned by one level. (Basic becomes upgraded, upgraded becomes mastered, and mastered adds on additional basic damage)
Let it be known that Kaiden prizes their survival above all else. Incoming soldiers in one direction? Or follow Morgen on his pretentiously fancy one-horn? It's not much of a challenge to choose. Seeing the soldiers coming, they duck behind Hadama's shield and try to swim as fast as they can to go past the soldiers.
The people in the forts keep throwing snowballs and Kaiden hopes that they'll prolong the soldier's distraction. A distraction that the mer will never thank Morgen for. Right now, they're just going to put all of their effort into moving past the obstacle in front of them and not being killed by literal snow.
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Kaiden ducks behind Hadama's fort and tries to follow Morgen!
Darleye wonders what this is all about, is this just a harmless snowball scare or something more? He had to act now if a batelion came and there were more and they formed up. It could be difficult. But he was surprised when Tomorrow came so fast. He wanted to take advantage of this and decided to act and attack. First only with snowballs. Should they come at him and show more force, he would resort to his other weapons.
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Darkeyer goes on the attack to draw attention from Morgen.
Spotting Melita on the field, Hadama raised a hand to wave in greeting to his fiery-haired friend but the appearance of the snow soldiers gave him pause before he could raise his voice as well. He was unfamiliar with memory snow, but it seemed he was about to get an education today. The merman considered the constructs and their harmless ammunition with calm curiosity.
And then a rainbow unicorn dash was streaking across the field and Kaiden was making a break for it and Hadama blinked at the suddenness of the rapidly intensifying chaos.
"Hrm."
Not one to be rushed, Hadama hunkered down in the water behind his half-fort and began methodically making snowballs to hurl at the oncoming army as he continued to watch them and learn.
Curiosity may have killed the catfish, but a manta was a much larger mouthful for it to try and swallow. Hadama hunkers down behind his snowy walls and makes a stand! Er. Float?
At least he got his own snowball off at Sah before an unexpected volley from Melita caught Tal right in the side of the face. He whipped around to glare at whoever had launched the offending ammo but upon seeing the Honeybee pale eyes lightened and Tal perked up hopefully. "Hey, Me--oof!" Another snowball caught him from the opposite side and cut him off.
This time his glare was accompanied by a scowl as he turned to yell at whoever had interrupted him--
Oh. Huh. Those were new.
And there sure were a lot of 'em.
Tal's eyes narrowed at the soldiers, thoughts rolling like snowballs before an avalanche inside his head. He wasn't usually accused of being bright, sure, but that didn't mean he was usually stupid. He hadn't come to fuck around, and when the unicorn farmer made a break for it the courier was right behind.
Screw sittin' around waitin' to get hit! Tal sprinted after Morgen, glancing down at the fox with surprise and then a grin as they booked it together after speedy hooves. Tal books it after Morgen and Lena!
With Deimos fortifying their shelter, Noah worked on making ammo. He didn't have the ability to control and contort the elements in the way that Deimos, or even Sah, did--but he had his own ways. As joviality rose within him Noah could feel his own magic tingling in his fingertips as his gloved hands crafted snowballs.
A lifted eyebrow and a peak above the fortified shelter made Noah's eyes widen in surprise at what was coming for them. It was an odd thing, but Caido was an odd place. Having lived his whole life in a place with snow, Noah knew well what tricks Rae and Frey built into the cold precipitation. The memory snow soldiers came closer and Noah popped above the shelter to throw three snowballs at the things. If they are what I think they are, they'll just reform. Noah relayed to Deimos over the bond, though it was something that any attuned within range could pick up on.
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Noah throws three snowballs at the incoming soldiers!
Noah Olson
When the night is cold and you feel like no-one knows
what it's like to be the only one buried in this hole
You can make it to the sunrise
It's pure, snowy chaos - just how it was always meant to be.
For those deciding to stay put at their makeshift fort (or just fucking around and finding out, as may be the case for the others), they're in for a long, difficult battle. Memory snow soldiers do not tire, and they have endless ammo at their disposal. The good news is: so do their opponents! Every snowball thrown soon reforms and is able to be directed back at the soldiers.
It's a chilly and hard won battle, but win it they do.
Too bad that isn't what this Drop was actually about.
For those who followed the man on the unicorn... well, well, well. You have no idea where Morgen went, but he's not here now. In his place, though, out of the woods and through a clearing, stands a truly breathtaking snow fort, the likes of which is absolutely worth the protection of dozens of snow soldiers.
Only, it's about the size of a child's playhouse.
What do you do?
You have 48 hours.
Lena, Kaiden and Talyson decided to go on the move and have made it to the next stage of the drop!
Deimos, Noah, Sah, Melita, Hadama and Darkeye choose to stay... and are bombarded by snow soldiers and unable to continue. But they did have a great time in the snow!
Unfortunately Morgen did not reply in time. He is out of the Drop and will be unable to use it for levelling/MP!
Unaware of the continuing turmoil behind her (though she probably should’ve expected it), the Caretaker marched onward, small fox feet allowing her to skim over the snow. Evasion and escape had been her main agenda, and once the clearing opened up, amidst a very lovely looking snow fort, and nothing more…the youth wasn’t certain what to do.
Glancing back and forth, ears rigid and shifting on high alert, she waited for something else to happen. Maybe a parade of more snow soldiers. Maybe a furtive note, with others sprouting up from the banks and unfurling further projectiles.
When the coast…seemed clear, the little Attuned advanced, intending to duck down behind the playhouse sized fort.
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Lena continues in her Arctic fox form and tries to duck behind the playhouse/fort.
Kaiden eyes the fort warily as they approach. It was a castle of sorts, maybe owned by a child. Biting their lip, the mershark settles on something incredibly uncomfortable. Diplomacy. If this was a brat, they'd rather not go in teeth bared. Instead, they cautiously swim as close as they could and let out a cough. "Ummm...hello. Mershark requesting passage?"
Gods, what were they doing? Their cheeks flush in embarrassment, but they hold their ground, waiting to see if they received a response. Their discomfort echoes through the Attuned bond, and Kaiden does their best to squash it, with little success.
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Kaiden gets as close to the fort as mer can and requests passage.
Over the river and through the woods, to grandma's house snowfort they went. Assuming grandma was really fuckin' short. Upon seeing the tiny, wondrous creation the courier paused and peered around, waiting for whoever built it to pop up and start lobbing snowballs.
But instead the fox scampered ahead and slipped right into the charming little snow fort and Tal grumped enviously as he followed and crouched down in front of it.
"Aww, no fair..." He was definitely too big to fit but, fuck it. He realized too late that he'd miscalculated on what was going on so he might as well have some fun now. Scooping up some snow he began building some new soldiers for the fort, making a little line of them to man the walls. Tal makes some (small) snow soldier defenders for the fort!
Well, no one knocks the snow fort down, so that's a nice plus. As for what's inside it (apart from Lena)...
Well, it's the Attuned caretaker who will find out, as it happens.
At first the little white fox is pelted in the back of the furry head a few times, by a persistent flurry of snowballs.
Only if she turns to look, it isn't a flurry at all! It's just... the one snowball. And eventually, it ceases its attack and merely hovers before her, as if waiting for orders.
Silently, Lena will feel a bond crackle to life between her and the icy creature. Well, well, well.
Congratulations Lena! You have won the drop and have received a unique mythical companion!
Abominable Snowball | Crafted out of memory snow, this snowball hovers around its bonded. It will not melt and, if thrown at someone, it will immediately reform. (Though it might not appreciate this!)
Please feel free to reply and give a name to your snowball.
02-04-2023, 11:41 PM (This post was last modified: 02-05-2023, 01:20 PM by Lena.)
Lena
let me wander with the ones
Surprise was all she felt for a moment, stunned momentarily by the onslaught of snowballs pelted towards her head, instinctually ducking down, intending to cover her furry cranium with paws rather than an assault or siege of her own.
Peeking, however, her amber eyes saw…one snowball. Blinking steadily, amidst a realm and reel of confusion, it was only an instant later when she realized what was occurring; bonded segments beginning to form amidst their minds, and suddenly the icy creature was a part of her, and vice versa. Oh, hello, she noted, swallowing down the awe and wonder. Come with me?
And then with a light fluff of her tail, she turned, awaiting to see if the newfound companion would do just that. Some rapture, some joy, filtered through her, and she wished her sister could see this, but it’d be okay. I’ll call you Mittens, shone with an ambience and radiance along her foxy grin, the range of emotions more than enough for today, and there was a whole new avenue to explore.
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Thank you! Lena has named her companion Mittens. :3333
