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Post by GingerBlues on Aug 14, 2017 16:53:52 GMT -6
Hello Starborn, and welcome to Plot 403: Sanctuary
 Leader: Keiko Participants: NPC Guard, Elizabeth, Ioru Please keep the following in mind!- Posts must be a minimum of 175 words. There is no maximum! - No strict order is enforced, but there must be at least two posts between your own character's. - No god-moding or reading characters' minds (unless your pony is a literal telepath, anyway) - Always get consent before harming another character! - Your team is precious. Try to interact with everyone. <3 - Have fun! Even if your pony isn't. 8'D Location: The city streets of Nariah
Time of Day: Early afternoon
Opening Prompt: A lone kirin races down the streets of Nariah, the city streets empty as the guard follows close behind. In a desperate attempt to escape her pursuer, she quickly turns into the Shine of Argus looking for a safe place to hide.
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Post by BlueUnicornJ13 on Aug 17, 2017 18:21:15 GMT -6
Keiko | Breim | Outsider
It was a day like any other that she had had in the past week since she had begun helping a Healer by the name of Cain who had been introduced to her by some stallion that had approached her in the abandoned mine that she had been living in. He had been there to learn about her, to form an opinion on her and the rest of the kirins with his own eyes for which Keiko had been very grateful. These Breimians only seemed to show the unknown fear and hatred, and with her being of a race that was long thought to be extinct, she and the other kirins seemed to be the most hated of them all.
It was nice having some place to stay though and being able to work in the field that she once did before she popped back into existence in this underground world. Her memories were slowly coming back to her of her previous life, or at least the memories that were going to come back. Keiko had a feeling that she would never remember all of it, but what she did remember was plenty enough for her. She remembered being a Physician in her realm but not for the equine variety. She was a doctor of dragons. She remembered tending to the great beasts' wounds when they were injured and making sure each of them were healthy and at their fittest, so being able to work in the medical field once more was a true blessing even if she had to do downright demeaning work like she had been doing.
While she helped out with the horses who came in, Keiko was also tasked with things like tidying up Cain's practice and making deliveries or picking up supplies. She had been going to a shop to pick up a few supplies when she had been ambushed.
All she had wanted to do was help and try to fit into this strange new world, but now here she was, running and shouting for people to get out of her way as she charged down the narrow streets with a guard quickly catching up with her.
Word Count: 363 | Post #1
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Post by DawnsComing on Aug 18, 2017 19:19:34 GMT -6
Hiroshi | Royal Guard NPC
It had already been a long day for the stallion, sleeping hours forfeited to duty. All night he stood guard at the Palace door, a job he held since he was but a young colt only just moving from an uncut rank. He was part of the night watch, a boring job for many but for him it was prideful. He cherished the quiet, the solitude, and the peace it brought him and his companion. But the peace he had known all his life was suddenly crumbling before him.
It started with the arrival of the Fire King and his kingdom. Even before, the Palace was a buzz with preparation. The Help pulled all nighters to get ready for the arrival of Aodh, in turn scurrying in and out of the palace grounds where he stood watch. When they arrived, the nights echoes with the guests merriment and the bustling hoofsteps of those that ran the show. Hiroshi could no longer think, no longer dream or relish in his usual quiet. And then the fires rushed through. All the Help were sent to pick up menial tasks and his scheduled watched soon turned into unscheduled errands. And then it got worse when the first Kirin appeared.
No longer were the nights quiet.
Now the rhythm of horseshoes thumped the stone streets, heart racing as the Fjord flew towards the scaly equine. He had been up all night before taking on the task of persuer. The Royals trusted only a few to lead in the Kirin raids this day and his many years of service made him a prime candidate. So without more than an hour of rest, he took to the streets only to run into the pale strawberry creature a couple hours in.
Hiroshi had approached her with disdain but held his composure enough to announce his intentions. She fled as the last words left his mouth.
"I demand that you stop! There is order for your arrest!"
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Post by classicaltoad on Aug 31, 2017 0:06:02 GMT -6
ELIZABETH } MAGI { BREIM
Word Count: 584 Meanwhile, under the roof of Argus' shrine, Elizabeth was blissfully unaware of the storm that would soon be heading her way.
The day had just reached its peak, and yet, it was still quiet. Elizabeth hadn't seen another soul even come close to the shrine that day; even the priest seemed to be missing. But it had been quiet, hadn't it? The past few days, no, years even - less and less visitors seemed to come. What had once been a rampaging river of devout followers had become hardly a trickle in a babbling brook. And while Elizabeth could somewhat appreciate the... Lack of noise, as it were, the cause of it had always, always been a concern. Now, it was even more so.
The kirin.
Only those truly devout or truly terrified, seeking comfort from their god, seemed to come around anymore. And could she blame them? No, certainly not - for she, she knew, was no better. If she weren't so devoted to serving Argus and his cause, be that what it may, she probably wouldn't be here either. But, she felt Argus and his shrine deserving of far more than mere abandonment, no matter how afraid she or others were - and so, here she was.
Elizabeth's wheelcart seemed to groan in response to her thoughts, the mare herself releasing a sigh of her own. Her teke-powered broom was gliding over the floor, she noticed, barely making contact with ground. She wasn't getting much cleaning done like this, was she? Therefore, with that in mind, her course changed from across the room to the shrine's supply closet, her thoughts continuing to rove on.
What of Ignacio's children? Why were they here now? Was it a curse? A promise of invasion from the fire god? She refused to believe that Argus, beloved god of Breim, would simply allow such a danger to walk among his herd. Unless, perhaps, he was angry with them? Was he angry at them? Was this a punishment? So many questions... No real answers.
Another soft sigh passed through the appaloosa's muzzle as she placed the broom away, rifling through the closet for something else. Just as soon as she had found what she was looking for, she was back to slowly moving across the room - this time, placing censers and lighting incense as she went. The soft scent of lavender and the visage of the gentle, wafting smoke was always a source of calm for her; just as she thought it would be for any other equine... Should any other equine show up, of course. For this moment in time, though, it was perfect.
Soon enough, she had placed the last censer and lit the last bit of incense, and found herself in the center of the room. Here, she stooped as low as she could manage, bowing her head and beginning to pray. Directing her heart, her thoughts, her questions to the god she had dedicated her life to - she could think of no better way to address the issues roaming around in her head. Perhaps, if she were lucky, she would find answers. And perhaps, she hoped, another horse would come along, and they would join her in prayer - a small light in these ever darkening times; a promise that maybe, just maybe, the arrival of the kirin wouldn't soon become the end of Breim. After all, if she weren't the only one willing to show her face around here, wouldn't that mean that things could get better?
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Post by BlueUnicornJ13 on Sept 2, 2017 9:12:46 GMT -6
Keiko | Breim | Outsider
"I demand that you stop! There is order for your arrest!"
She heard the guard call behind her as she pushed through the crowded streets, careful not to injure herself or anyone around her. They were not entirely at fault for this after all. It was the higher ups that had made this rash decision to attempt to arrest her. In most cases, she would have stopped and tried to talk to the guard, communicate that the warrant for her arrest was a mistake and that she hadn't done anything wrong, but the fear that gripped her about what would happen to her if she was captured kept her legs moving. These people didn't believe that she was worthy of rights or citizenship. They thought she was merely a terrible omen of the future and an abomination sent from god-knows-where. She was a kirin and all kirin must be stopped. Her thoughts ran rampant with the torments and abuse that had been thrown at her since she had popped into existence here in Sirith. If being cursed for nothing and having stones thrown at you weren't the worse that could happen, Keiko feared what the Breimians would do if they had her in their grasp.
She felt hot tears come to her eyes that she tried her best to blink away as she dodged the horses walking down the stone street that she was fleeing down. Her eyes needed to be clear so that she could see ahead of her, and her emotions were not making this any easier. Her cloven hooves slid around a tight corner as she turned in an attempt to lose her attacker, but it seemed to be of no use. He was determined to bring her to 'justice'.
As her lungs began to burn and her legs filled with a tiredness she hadn't ever felt before, her mind scrambled to think of some idea of where she could go, where she could possibly hide from the guard. Her icy blue eyes scanned the buildings around her. They were filled with equine and much too small to really hide in. Plus, the horse within the little shops around her would more than likely just hand her right over to the authorities. She needed to find a much more peaceful and neutral place. It was then that she saw a temple ahead of her and recognized it as the temple of Argus, god of Arcane, and Keiko pushed herself to go faster as she entered the temple's gates.
The kirin pelted past Magi and care-takers of the temple's grounds, and the mix of fear and anger on her face kept most of them at bay. She collided with someone on her way up the stone steps to the entrance, causing them to fall backwards as she pushed open the temple's grand doors.
Keiko found herself in a room that was beginning to fill with the smoke from the incense and candles burning around the room, and in the dim lighting, she nearly missed the spotted mare that was lighting them as she circled the room. The pale kirin took a small step towards her, a pleading expression on her face. "Please, you must help me. I have done nothing wrong. I am only a healer, but h-he's chasing me." Keiko said, her sides heaving as she fought to catch her breath.
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Post by DawnsComing on Sept 5, 2017 20:52:42 GMT -6
Hiroshi | NPC Guard
The stallion lunged forward, his breath heaving as he pushed his weight down the cobblestone streets. By now, those the kirin had passed were beginning to move from his path a steady gaze of bystanders lingering on his form as he moved after her. He felt their awe, their questions, their fear, their anger. In every fiber of his being he felt them, the citizens he had sworn to protect. It gave him strength and made his legs move even faster.
In an instant, the kirin made a sharp turn into the temple grounds knocking into a magi as she scurried away. Hiroshi's heart dropped before hardening with rage. How dare a child of Ignacio step hoof on Argus' sacred grounds! His nostrils flared and his heart raced as he followed the beast up the steps, the smooth stone soft against his hooves. One step after another, the ascent toward the great wooden doors seeming longer than he imagined.
The thick scent of the incense surrounded him as he barreled into the prayer room. Through the wafting smoke he could see the pale red form of the creature standing before a small magi mare. Eyes wide, Hiroshi instantly felt his heart clench with worry. Was this kirin threatening the girl? Pulling his ears back, the stallion felt his blessing surge from deep inside him; a soft light growing as he called forth his gift. With a powerful stomp of his foot he reached out, calling to the plants that lay dormant around the temple grounds. The vines grew quickly, extending their length like an extension of his leg and shooting forward toward the kirin.
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Post by classicaltoad on Sept 9, 2017 10:01:26 GMT -6
ELIZABETH } MAGI { BREIM
Word Count: 654And with the force of a howling tornado, it would seem that the storm of events had all came upon Elizabeth at once.
"Please, you must help me," the unfamiliar voice had called to her. Already so deep in her prayer, Elizabeth had been, that she almost hadn't heard the other mare.
It was with growing horror that she slowly turned around - Argus had heard her, or so it had seemed, and had delivered her somebody in apparently dire straits.
"I have done nothing wrong. I am only a healer," the voice continued. Elizabeth could just barely see the visage of a perlino out of the side of her eye - anxiety rising far quicker than she was moving to face the speaker. Going from the sullen quiet that seemed to hold the day in a vice grip, directly to this? To call it a shock would be an understatement.
"But h-he's chasing me..."
Finally, she had turned around in full.
And she was frozen.
Before her stood a kirin, one of the very creatures she had just been pondering... And one of the very same beasts whose existence seemed to loom so heavily over Breim. Panic was surging within the appaloosa mare, and now for a few more reasons. She may have been just brave enough to perform her duties for Argus, but she certainly never expected that she would have to deal with any of the kirin herself, and most definitely didn't believe one would step hoof upon the temple grounds.
And then, it had asked her for help. The pressure was too great.
Her mouth opened for a moment, her eyes wide and frightened, but no words came out. No, shaking and fearful, Elizabeth's heart was perhaps too conflicted between concern for someone that was suffering and terror of a perceived demon to immediately respond.
This was a kirin.
But this kirin wanted help... And she was turning to the shrine of Argus and its keepers in her time of need. The look on the kirin's face would have made that much apparent on its own. Wasn't this, Elizabeth questioned herself, her responsibility? She had prayed, and thus was this being delivered on her doorstep.
Eyes flicking about more than etiquette called for, Elizabeth inhaled. She had to be strong, strong for Argus, and see this conundrum to its end - whatever that end may be. With salt threatening to prickle at the corners of her eyes, Elizabeth oh-so slowly extended a trembling hoof, and wavering words escaped her.
"M-Ma'am, I'm afraid I don't know what you mean... I need to know more to help," the hoof slid forward as Elizabeth performed a small bow. Even as she did so, she couldn't believe she was doing it. Furthermore, as she lifted her eyes back up, she couldn't help but feel like she was in the middle of some terrible dream.
The sound of heavy hooves and the subsequent sight of a large stallion popping in behind the kirin made her feel even more so. She had barely returned to an upright position when time seemed to slow, and all the magi could manage was taking in the Fjord's expression: such a strange mix of anger and, what was that, concern? Fear, maybe? She couldn't tell. What she could tell, however, was the glowing light of a blessing being activated - though the vines were already shooting forward far quicker than she could react to it. Towards the kirin. Towards, or so it appeared in her state of panic, her.
Violence, in the temple?!
If this was a story another had told her, she would never have believed it... But here it was, happening this very moment, and she was in the middle of it. Her mind reeled, tears now streaming down her face in full, and as her heart and soul screamed out she couldn't even hear the word escaping her own mouth.
"No!"
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Post by BlueUnicornJ13 on Sept 9, 2017 11:00:54 GMT -6
Keiko | Breim | Outsider
Keiko felt her heart pounding in her chest so rapidly and powerfully that she feared that it would beat right out of her rib cage. Terror made her icy blue eyes as wide as dinner plates, something so humiliating that she almost wished this magi hadn't been there to see her in such a frightened, vulnerable state. She liked to look strong and confident despite the hostility these Breimians had shown her since her arrival, show them that even throwing stones at her and creating welts and bleeding cuts across her pale pelt would not stop her from trying to find her place in this new world. Working with Cain had been a blessing and had helped her remember more about her previous life as she performed duties as a healer that she had done all those years ago before her world had become nothing but darkness, but here she was now, pleading for help from a magi in the temple of Argus and not knowing whether she would be tossed in that same floating, isolating darkness again if the guard caught her.
The kirin could see the uncertainty and fear flicker across the spotted mare's face as her attention shifted from her prayers to the situation that had found its way to her and the temple. Keiko's panicked speech seemed to spark some kind of sympathy from her, however, and the terror on the magi's face seemed to slowly dissipate. Hope flickered inside of the scaled equine, and remembering the Breim customs that Cain had been trying to teach her, Keiko bowed her head to the mare in front of her, holding it as low as she dared in case the guard came crashing in to attack her. One of her pink, cloven hooves slid forward slightly as she deepened her respectful bow, and she averted her gaze to the floor as the magi finally spoke. "M-Ma'am, I'm afraid I don't know what you mean... I need to know more to help."
Slowly straightening back up, Keiko's gaze moved over the magi's green eyes before darting over to the wooden doors behind which she could hear the pounding of large hooves scurrying up the stone steps outside. "The guard outside is trying to arrest me, but I have done nothing wrong. I'm just trying to figure this new world out and find my place without any trouble." She said quickly just as the temple doors flew open to reveal the Fjord stallion whose eyes swept over the scene before him with a look of frustration, anger, and concern.
Her lion-like tail lashed behind her as she took a step backwards. Her eyes darting wildly around the room to find some means of escape, but alas, it seemed the room they were in had only one set of doors, and the guard was standing in front of them. Her nostrils flared, and she bowed her head, pointing her crystalline antlers at her assailant. She may plead with an innocent soul to help her, but there was no way she would drop low enough to plead for her life with this ignorant beast. Her blue eyes cut through him like a knife, daring him to be the first to attack.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw movement, and to her horror, she saw vines shooting from around the guard's legs, darting quickly toward her to envelop her. Keiko opened her mouth to shout, but before she had the chance, she heard a deafening scream come from the magi. "No!"
Keiko turned her head to look at her and saw the tears that now rolled down the mare's cheeks and onto the temple's floor, and she couldn't help the guilt that weighed her down at the sight of the distress all of this was causing her. She was a healer, someone who enjoyed helping others feel better not worse. 'I should have just kept running to the tunnels. Not get anyone else involved and possibly hurt. Getting lost in those awful underground tunnels for the rest of eternity would be better than this.'
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Post by DawnsComing on Sept 18, 2017 15:39:24 GMT -6
Hiroshi | NPC Guard
"NO!"
The words cut through the air like a dagger, time coming to a stop as the voice faded into silence. The world stood frozen for a moment, all eyes now on the young Magi who stood beside the beast posed for attack. The vines which had, only moments ago, leapt to life hung in midair glowing faintly from the magic that pulsed through them. Hiroshi stood in shock, his heart still racing from the adrenaline of the chase but breath was caught in his throat. He wanted to speak but there were no words on his tongue, no way to express the flurry of emotions that welled inside him. That was, until he saw the tears.
They dripped down the mares cheek, 1...2..., touching the wooden floor with a light plop. There was pain in her eyes, he was sure of it and finally, Hiroshi allowed his anger to fade. The magic too ebbed from the plants causing them to thud against the floor as they fell before receding back to their original host. He sent the kirin a hard look, securing his spot in the doorway before returning his gaze to the mare.
"I am sorry miss," he dipped his head in respect being sure to not let the beast from his sight. "I did not mean to bring our confrontation to this place of worship. But I have orders from the High King for this creatures arrest, and I can not let it go simply because of it's choice of direction."
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Post by DawnsComing on Sept 28, 2017 19:32:20 GMT -6
Plot: Incomplete
The following members receive 20 AP and 20 CS: Dawnscoming, Mariahwhy, and ClassicalToad
Thank you for participating in Plot 403!
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