Don't let this charming face and soldier's physique fool you into thinking that good looks are all this young dragoon has to offer. Taking on the revival of Stormbreak's dragoons singlehandedly and opening their ranks to include all races, Koa is helping to rehabilitate Stormbreak in the wake of the war by prioritizing safety and equality. Turning heads wherever he goes and embroiling himself in the sort of youthful love triangle befitting a telenovela, whatever Koa does next, he can be sure we'll all be on the edges of our seats and following along closely! Congratulations Koa!
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Court of the Fallen was created in October of 2018 by Odd, Honey, and Crooked.
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09-02-2023, 09:57 AM (This post was last modified: 09-20-2023, 03:22 AM by Liam.)
This scene feels like what I once saw on a screen I searched 'aurora borealis green'
Liam was settling well into his new home, and he had begun to take a certain level of pride in the Greatwood. As such, he felt it his duty to do what he could to maintain and improve the region. On this particular day in Deepfrost, he found himself at the Observatory, standing at its base and looking up into the snow-covered branches. He scowled up at the heavily laden tree, concerned about any number of things, all having to do with snow accumulation. Any of those branches that broke beneath the weight could do a great deal of damage to anything below.
He hoped that the notices he'd posted around town to bring people together to prepare for Longnight would work. He'd never really led anything before, except perhaps a few soldiers here and there as he rose in the Dragoon ranks. He was much more accustomed to following orders. Still, how hard could it be to corral a few citizens to help around the Greatwood?
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This is an open PQ to prepare for Longnight! Please post your characters arriving, and we'll get started!
As part of building stronger ties between Torchline and the Greatwood, and in earnest of his offer to help the other regions, Hadama used his Aquaportation to occasionally visit and check in on his friends around Caido. It was during one such visit that, upon asking a passing Fae to share some notices pinned to a tree, he learned of the upcoming plan to help the forest prepare for LongNight.
At the appointed time and place a mermanta arrived in the waters that flowed near the base of the Observatory tree, startling a few whisper fish. His steely hair was braided back, but aside from a few adornments (i.e. his magical items) he hadn't bothered with any symbols of his rank. He seemed strangely comfortable in the chilly, frosty waters as he looked around for someone in charge. Spotting Liam, he swam over to the nearest shore and nodded a respectful greeting to the human man.
09-15-2023, 03:20 AM (This post was last modified: 09-17-2023, 02:03 AM by Iskra.)
I will still be here, stargazing
Iskra had exited the skyport into the Greatwoods with a big breath. He had never actually been to this city before - he had not been to many places admittedly after sequestering himself into the frozen world of Halo. The arrival of winter was enough of an excuse to get out of Halo for a change of scenery, and while the magical bubble made sure he didn't freeze his dick off, it was still cold as shit. For this exact reason, is why Iskra traveled alone, for once. Goose, his dog, also known as his shadow, refused to leave a particularly enticing snowdrift. Not especially in the mood to go head to head with a stubborn husky in the snow, Iskra let him be, figuring it for the best. Magical woods and climbing were trouble abound for the mongrel, of that he was certain.
Iskra figured if he was going to sightsee and soak up some scraps of remaining good weather, he ought to at least arrive ready to help. A large sack of chopped logs that he'd slung on his back slowed him considerably as he navigated the city, wondering who best to take this free firewood. He was uncertain of it at first, wondering if it might upset the trees to see their kin felled. Then he thought that surely he was mad because how else did the inhabitants cook and keep warm if not with fire, and wood to feed its voracious appetite? Then he thought, perhaps an offering of Halo's wood would (hah) be helpful because then it meant they wouldn't have to cut down as many of their trees, and therefore, no one should be upset with him. In fact, maybe the Greatwood and the Halo trees were mortal enemies. Did trees that moved all the time have enough sentience to hate and form grudges? He'd have to ask Koa the next time he saw him.
Thinking, and wandering, and quickly growing tired of lugging around the corpses of relatives to this town, Iskra paused at the next person he set sights on. "Hey!" he called out, dropping his sack with a giant thud and an overly loud groan as he reached up and stretched his back. "Need some wood for Longnight?" On his hip, hung from his belt, Iskra's handy axe gleamed. Finishing his stretch, he followed the gaze Liam had left on the heavy branches, something of which Iskra had good experience with. "And a hand making more?"
Shit, hopefully it was okay to say that out loud and he wasn't about to whomped by a willow.
This scene feels like what I once saw on a screen I searched 'aurora borealis green'
Liam was not a particularly political man, but there were a few names that he knew for various reasons, and he'd never thought that the likes of him would be meeting those select few rulers of Caido. So when none other than Hadama, the King of the Merfolk, appeared on the banks of the river near the Observatory, Liam couldn't help but stare for a moment. The mermanta was not at all what Liam had pictured, and introduced himself without any pomp or circumstance that Liam might have imagined. He shouldn't be surprised, of course - he knew Phoebe and Ronin well, and both either were or had been leaders once upon a time. He just tended to think that rulers would be... well, above the common folk, in one way or another.
The brief moment of pause passed, and Liam cleared his throat, his cheeks flushing with embarrassment. "Forgive me, I was lost in thought," he said respectfully. "I am Liam. It's nice to meet you, Hadama."
It was then that another newcomer arrived - someone Liam did not recognize as a Greatwood resident. And by now, he knew most of them, if only because there weren't that many. A part of him sized up the stranger, instinctively falling into the role of a soldier to analyze if the stranger would be a threat. The rest of him, though, offered a friendly smile. "I'm sure the wood will be put to good use," he said. "If you'll set it just there, we can sort it out in a bit. I'm Liam, by the way."
Looking at his two new companions, Liam glanced back up at the Observatory. "I'm from Stormbreak originally, so this is my first Deepfrost here in the Greatwood. I'm worried about the area - some of these trees look like they're going to snap under the weight of all that snow, and that could cause some damage." He paused for a moment, thinking. "If we could scout the area, and try to identify any potential hazards, that would be a great place to start."
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Round 1
Explore the area, looking for any potential wintery hazards. No post order!
I've never seen someone lit from within Blurring out my periphery
Liam wasn't the first person to pause upon finding a man surfacing from the water nearby. Admittedly, Hadama was used to the reaction being because he was a Mer rather than a King, but either way he had quite a bit of practice in waiting politely for the human in question to process his appearance. "It is a pleasure, Liam," the mermanta rumbled, and then a third man joined them.
Hadama inclined his head in greeting to the newcomer, courteous if confused. "I am Hadama," he added to Liam's greeting.
He listened and learned a little more of their host and his intentions, and then he tilted his head in agreement. "Yes," he agreed. "I will scout this way."
He swam to the east of the Observatory, following one of the Greatwood's many streams. He spotted several large trees that carried an amount of snow that he thought looked dangerous. Two of them overhung smaller trees that housed Fae buildings and he mentally marked them before returning to their meeting place to report his findings when the other men returned.
Hadama goes east and finds two large trees with heavy snow loads whose branches could snap or collapse on smaller trees/buildings below them.
Iskra had been a little focused on hauling around his wood and navigating a new city that he was only half-jokingly afraid would murder him. Thus he'd been a bit rude, if not entirely dismissive, of the mermanta. In getting a response from Liam though, and setting his wood down with a large thump, Iskra leaned up into a tall stretch and locked eyes on the Tidebreaker. He didn't see many of this kind of being, and his features did not hide that confusion and curiosity. "Hi," he said to both of them, "I'm Iskra."
His attention shifted to Liam as he began to explain, loath as Iskra was to take his gaze off the interesting Hadama. Does he have a penis or does he just float over eggs like a fish? Iskra couldn't keep himself from wondering.
Focus he chastised himself, rubbing at the back of his head as he caught the last of Liam's instructions. "Sure, happy to help," Iskra agreed, striking out opposite the mermanta lest he get distracted once more. Taking in this city's observatory was a treat in and of itself, but Iskra was drawn to some of the railings and steps that would prove slippery, if not fatal if they iced over.
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Iskra goes west and notices the steps and railings are too slick for icing over.
