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Post by IcefireStarfire on Aug 13, 2017 21:18:24 GMT -6
Kiger
They could have been running for miles by the way everyone looked when they finally got to the light, but it couldn't have been more than a few furlongs. Some bricks were smooth and worn from time, causing her to slip and lose her footing, but a few along the edges were also rough, and those made her joints ache. Her mind was blank, focused only on running and trying not to fall on the uneven flooring, tuned out to the sounds of nearly everything else except the loud thundering hoofbeats from multiple horses. The pale light near the end of the hall changed in shape and size, and with one extra push and a creative twist, she was bursting through the archway in a flurry of manes and tails. This new hallway was a bit wider and considerably better illuminated, but she didn't have much time to study her surroundings because a wall was looming up in front of her and she tripped ungracefully over Yakira's splayed legs as she tried so hard to avoid pulling a Marea move. " Ow!" Unfortunately, the ground was equally hard. The black mare snorted rather aggressively as the other horses' voices came into focus again in an explosion of sound. The huge, sweaty, out-of-breath form of their Stone Circle member came trundling into view and not a moment too soon. Kiger gasped and roughly shoved herself and Yakira's body out of the big draft's way as the boulder crashed down the other hall and disappeared into the gloom, presumably to some place where unfortunate trespassers would get trapped in a dead end and crushed to a pulp. She shivered where she lay; the cold stone touching her skin brought back her sense of reality. They'd just survived...a big rock. "Okay, but...really?" she grumbled, kicking at a few loose pebbles on the floor. She struggled shakily to her feet as the light tapping of their party's smallest member came into focus. Kiger cautiously stuck her head out to watch the little pony and her dog arrive, completely unrushed. Kiger tried to hide her equal parts of shock and relief knowing that Mia hadn't been crushed--that would've been a really poor excuse to explain. She felt a bit angry though and hid it by taking it out on poor Yakira's prone body as she tried to wake him up. "Yakira? Yakira. Jeesh. Get up, get up, get up. I-I think we've found what we're looking for," she said, prodding his body sharply. "We'll go in, and go right out, see? You haven't died, have you? Come on now...let's not be unreasonable... They're gonna leave us behind if you don't get up. Well, actually, we're going to leave you here if you don't get up. It's kind of important, remember?"
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Post by GingerBlues on Aug 14, 2017 2:46:22 GMT -6
Mi'AnoirYou and I will not be shaken
By the winter sound
Mia continued along down the hallway, ears flicking around wildly as she listened for the all too familiar sounds of her companions. Finally, she heard what sounded like a rather distressed mare yelling at someone else to her left as the boulder continued to roll down it's path. Snorting softly, she let Travler take the lead once more, though the pup was quite a bit more hesitant than he had previously been as he slowly led her through the doorway and into the great hall where the others were.
She listened to the others as the ooooh-ed and aaaaah-ed about whatever it was that made this room so great, finding herself growing impatient once more. To Mia, it was just another dark room with no distinguishable features. Pushing her way in further, Mia urged Traveler to lead her about the room, albeit more carefully than she had upon first entering the building. From the sounds of it, this is what they were here to find, and Mia intended to grab everything she could carry. Whether it was important or not, she'd let Hira decide. It wasn't like she could look through it all anyway.
Chuckling softly, Mia started grabbing whatever she could off a low table in the corner before turning to her companions. "Well, if this is what we're here for, I guess we should grab anything that seems important and get the hell out of here." She said, tucking a few loose papers into the book that had previously been resting open on the table. "I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm sure as hell ready to get home."
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Word Count: 274
Garok's Great Guild Hall
Looking around the grand, but dusty room, you can't help but be in awe. The level of craftsmanship and the care taken in the creation
of this room is almost foreign to you as part of the War Forged herd. Intricate carvings grace the baseboards and the trim,
stunning tapestries hang on the walls, and all sorts of stonework statues stand proudly throughout the hall.
Papers lie strewn across tables, and books are scattered about the room. Hira asked you to bring back everything you could
pertaining to the lost guilds, and there is plenty to take back with you. Grab what you can and head home.
At least the way back through will be safe now that the traps have been set off.
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Post by Warped-Desire on Aug 14, 2017 3:20:56 GMT -6
Killiah | Mare
Travelling Merchant
The large mare gave a gage her companions a passing glance before striding into the room, she was glad they were all alive, especially Kiger, but she was done with their shit for today and just wanted to go home. She along with Mia began grabbing whatever looked important and to Killiah that was a fair bit, she began tieing and strapping it to all to her back, even taking afew expensive looking gems and tucking them into her coat for herself. But they didnt need to know that, to them she was just taking things for the warlord; she'd be glad to get back, get her wounds attended to and go home! It was all she could do not to focus on the thiught and keep her eyes on the task at hoof, "Get you butts here and take all you can. The sooner you do then the sooner we can get home!" Killiah gave a huff and returned to collecting things for the warlord and jewels for herself, stuffed into tiny pockets under her bearskin
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Post by unifangs on Aug 14, 2017 17:41:45 GMT -6
Laurent’s gaze takes in the details of his surroundings, almost in awe at the sight of the building. So Onea did have an ability for aesthetic. He steps in and starts to look around the room before Killiah begins to bark out orders. “Believe it or not I am capable of sorting out the obvious of what I am to do here, so your pestilential attempts at giving orders really aren’t necessary when you truly hold no authority.” He tires of this mare and her antics so he presses in to the room and takes in his surroundings before he carefully starts to collect anything of interest for himself and for the warlord. Laurent decides to waste no more breath on these individuals and his words, so he focuses on his task as he sifts through stacks of papers as well as objects. This journey has been nothing more than a clusterfuck and he is eager to return back to the norms of business.
Laurent still takes some time to peruse papers and reads what he can before collecting anything that might be of importance, then waiting for the others so that they might at last head home.
WC: 198
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Laurent | War Forged Merchant
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Post by DaretoDream0 on Aug 14, 2017 20:45:06 GMT -6
Soriano was thankful to have gotten into the light room, a bit before some of the others. He glanced back as the boulder went down another hall. The dark chestnut snorted, thankful that he'd chosen the lighter path versus that darker one. His orange eyes flitted around the room, taking in everything before going about to collect whatever he could carry. Some of the ones he grabbed didn't look the most important, but at the same time, they could be useful. A few of the things he grabbed might not make their way to the War Lord, but who was counting what they all brought back home.
"I'd love to get home as well," he said just before Killiah cut in, once more irritating more than one member of their group. He ground his teeth as Laurent snapped back at her. "Will you two just shut up?" He asked, his voice deadly calm and low. "You've both been absolutely intolerable on this trip." Soriano snorted, satisfied with the fact that he finally had chosen to speak his mind to the two infuriating herd members. He was glad to be going home and not having to interact with the others for a while.
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Post by IcefireStarfire on Aug 15, 2017 21:16:35 GMT -6
Kiger
After a few moments with no apparent response, Kiger huffed in Yakira's face and left him lying in an exhausted heap on the floor. When she turned around, though, she came face to face with the buckskin jabbering with Killiah again. Oh, my gods...not again, she thought, watching the irritated equines.
"Can we just--" she began but was drowned out by the liver chestnut. His scarred hide was a ghostly color in the strange lighting as he turned to the warring horses and snorted. "Will you two just shut up? You've both been absolutely intolerable on this trip."
Whatever she was trying to say was forgotten at the chestnut's suddenly brash remark. He had been mostly tolerant for most of the journey, and for him to snap now at the end of it threw her off guard. It took her a moment to gather and process the information--she thought it was kind of funny in a way, and couldn't help but agree. Though as she turned and headed over to an overflowing shelf, she couldn't decide if this group of equines was worse than the group that she'd banded with several months before. The last time she was surrounded by horses, she didn't have to risk getting stabbed or crushed--much, anyway. A flicker of a memory passed in her mind of a huge graying brute as she stuffed her sack with scrolls as gently but quickly as possible. She pursed her lip a bit at the way the others were shoveling random sparkly bits into their sacks as well but reasoned that it wasn't like the owners were going to come back to this place anytime soon. She plucked up a round, polished gem, wondered if it was cursed, and then fearfully tucking the jewel behind some moldy books. Nope, not risking that.
Piling a few more heavy leather books into her bag, she rolled her shoulders and decided she had a fair amount of weight, so she retreated back to the tunnel to await the others. Kiger was more than willing to return home to the safety of her bed.
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Post by SkyOfNewMoon on Aug 16, 2017 3:46:54 GMT -6
 Cosmos;War-Forged | Stone Circle
if you wish to move mountains tomorrow, you must start lifting stones todayCosmos stumbled into the room in absolute awe. He quietly muttered all of the praising words he could think of under his breath while he took in the gloriousness of the knowledge that had been sitting here untouched for years.
He quickly snapped out of his blissful state when the bickering began and he took notice of the quick nabbing merchants. Sure, the Warlord had personally asked this lot along, but he certainly didn't trust them not to take anything for themselves that they thought could make them a shard or two.
In fact, he was thankful for all the bickering, it gave him more time to grab what seemed important before those merchants got their greedy paws all over it. Similarly to the merchants however, he grabbed before he could read, figuring the Stone Circle would go through the documents later. His hair rose as it had when they first entered the hall, Cosmos was surrounded by more knowledge than ever before and it sparked something within him, he was ready to prepare for battle. Blind with excitement, Cosmos packed his saddlebags to the brim, even grabbing a statuette or two of his glorious Kaia, for Hira of course. Listening to everyone talk about heading home, Cosmos had to agree, he was eager to go over absolutely everything! Looking about the room, Cosmos felt they had achieved their goal and began walking out the door. "Best we head home then." He announced. "Hira will be pleased with what we've accomplished today, thank you all for your services, despite the, uhh, hiccups." He told them with a warm smile. He meant every word and hoped everyone was slightly better off for this mission. |
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Post by Jennycallie on Sept 7, 2017 12:23:48 GMT -6
Plot Complete - All Users Rewarded Chapter Bonuses
Stay tuned for a wrap-up journal!
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