Aerilyan - The New Mercia (Open RP)

[gurinthedark]

This will take place at the end of the racial wars. This doesn't mean that the races don't hate each other but it means that the goverments of the countries of Agon don't send huge raiding armies at each other.
The beginning of this is really weird as it doesn't tell you much but i want to unravel all that when/if this gets going, or you can think of something yourself.

The racial wars have ended and the countries are finally at peace - all except Mercia. With the racial wars over, the Mercian army retires as there are no threats and there are enough of the kings own men to defend the king from inner threats. Unfortuately a mysterious dark army attack the castle and slay all the government officials with ease.

The leader who has no name takes over Mercia with his army of sorcerers without anyone in all of Mercia knowing, until he orders his men to tell the people that there is a new king. However when the people learn of this they begin to flee Mercia to go live elsewhere.

However when they reach the border of Mercia and Nagast they learn that the dark sorcerors have created a barrier so no one can leave Mercia, ever. They return to their homes and find their villages heavily guarded by knights.

The new king, who no one knows about sets some new rules.

- No weapons or armour on anyone that isn't a man of the new king

- Everyone must worship Malaut whether they are human or not

The also sets a new name for Mercia, calling it Aerilyan.

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After one year of the new kings arrival he is still as mysterious as he was when he took Mercia. Since the barrier has been formed around Aerilyan it has become isolated as no one can enter Mercia and no one can leave. If you came from Dverghiem for a trade in Mercia and got stuck inside you couldn't go back.


Most people follow the laws of the new king and don't give damn but some adventurers are curious about the their leader. Most of these adventurers are from different races and are trapped inside Aerilyan so they try to find out all they can.

Races

Humans are the most dominant race in Aerilyan. Most of them are farmers or shopkeepers.

Dwarves are also in the new land. Many came to Mercia to sell their weapons but lost all of them due to the new law. Many are beggers or in dungeons because they didn't follow the rules.

There are not a lot of Merdian elves in Aerilyan. They were either killed while trying to use their magic to get past the barrier or killed by the sorceror army.

When the king took over Mercia many Alfar rushed into Mercia. The humans think that it has something to do with the sudden change.

Very few Mahirim wonder around Aerilyan. But they are there and are often hunted by the army.

Orks came to Mercia just before the war ended and stayed because they were able to raid the camps at the east of Mercia but when the barrier was formed they headed to the center to kill the one responsible for making them trapped.

[Nehemia]

Sin wandered through the forest, not far from the old mine there was a cave, hidden from curious eyes of mankind. He walked next to the cave's mouth and knocked the wood twice, afterwards, he entered.
Into this tiny cave a rebellion of free-men, who decided not to submit into the willpower of the new king desperately gather their strength and allies to start their rebellion. The cave-system consists of three floors, one for watchpost & kitchen where the food rations are given. Second floor is for blacksmiths,armory, housing, arena and other misc. Lastly, in the bottom floor resides a fort crafted into solid rock, inside the fort resides the rebellion headquarters. Thats where Sin is heading...
Desperation, fear, sweat. They all knock on your senses inside the cavern, if found, such location would be a deathtrap.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic chased the dear through the grass. He stopped on a hill took out the bow he had robbed in Mirendil and aimed at the dear. He was just about to the arrow fly but something distracted him and it messed up his aim. The arrow went towards a man in black armour with golden trimmings.

The arrow landed just a few yards away from him. Dezic recognized him immediately, he was a shade, one of the new king's men. Dezic called them shades because of their black armour and the way that they stalk someone they suspect.

The shade took a sword from his belt and ran at Dezic. Dezic had faced many shades in Aerilyan. He escaped poverty in Mirendil where he was a slave for the alfar that spied on the Mirdain for sometime until he escaped and came back home, but it wasn't the same. He forgot about his past and decided to live the rest of his life having fun.

So he travelled around Aerilyan causing trouble for the new men. However he had never fought with one and didn't plan to do it alone. He turned and ran with a hand on his dagger incase of emergency.

[Nehemia]

The moment Sin was about to enter the cave he heard the sound of heavy armor. He froze for a moment, knocked the wooden pillar once more and turned, silently he sprinted to the edge of the forest. From there he could see the edge, where he saw kingsman chasing a poor hunter. He decided to help the poor fellow and ran towards their position. Going few meters ahead from forests edge, he hid himself behind the tree, having his claymore ready. Dezic ran past the treee first. Second comes the kingsman, which gets caught by Sin's claymore. Sin thursted the claymore right into the running mans chest, causing a heavy found and making the kingsman fall on his back.
After a moment Sin noticed his claymore got stuck in the tree way too hard. He couldn't pull it out without doing some carving, which he didin't have time for.
"- Hunter! If you still have the bow with you, shoot the man through his chestwound.."
Sin took his shortsword and throwing axe, he circled around the man trying to get into a weakspot to finish the kingsman off, but the kingsman kept defending himself to the last breath, everytime kingsman tries to stand Sin manages to launch an heavy kick towards kingsmans head/neck/wound in the chest, making him fall down again.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic turned and saw the shade on the floor. This one is for my me. Without thinking Dezic strung his bow walked towards the shade and released. The arrow went through the man's chest and he screamed in pain. Dezic was afraid that if someone heard him they might bring reinforcements so he kicked the shade in the head as hard as he could. Dezic didn't know if that killed him or just rendered him unconcious.

He looked at the man that had helped him. He knew that he had murdered the shade and that they would be all over him. For one he already broke the rule of no weapons, and now he was a murderer.

"Thank you for your help. We must hide his body somewhere before the others find it."

[Nehemia]

"Hide? No... We must show that we fear no one." After those words Sin took a rope, tied into a treebranch, the other end he circled around the Shade's neck and lifted him hanging in the tree. After that, he started the operation to remove his claymore from the tree.
While carving the wood, he turned towards Dezic with friendly smile on his face. "So, whats your story?"

[gurinthedark]

Dezic watched Sin take the claymore out of the tree.

"I am from the old Mercia. I was tricked out of my house at age 18 when i was told that there was treasure in Mirendil. Istead of finding treasure i was captured by the alfar and stayed a prisoner for a long time. I don't know how long. Im not even sure of my age. I escaped when the alfar camp was being raided by Merdian troops.

Thats where i got my weapons from. I returned to Mercia but it was changed and after about a week the racial wars ended and i decided to stay here forever. But now i am forced to stay here forever, i might as well make it enjoyable. I have hid these weapons from the shade's for 12 months now.
Perhaps it is time to find out who has kept us here for this long.

How did you end up here?"

Dezic looked at the body of the soldier and his armour and had an idea.

[Thorpeyrox]

It all went silent, only the mild breathing of Brandon and a few surviving companions could be heard along with the soft pulsing of magical energies irradiating from Brandon’s wand.

Hard footsteps stomp towards Brandon, Father John and two other survivors. The clanging on chain mail invokes fear; Brandon sweats profusely as the tall armoured man is now just a meter away. Looking directly at them but not seeing them; Brandon had previously conjured a mystical illusion turning air into solid wall to the naked eye. They all hold their breath creating a deadly silence in the air as the 'Shade' goes to place one hand on the imaginary wall; Brandon closes his eyes in anticipation of the events to come.
Luckily the 'Shade' was interrupted.
"Lets go soldier there's nothing left here, finish looting." The unseen man paused.
"Malut wants us at another Church by dawn; apparently they're putting up a fight over there."

Half and hour later, after the building was completely abandoned they all crept out to find that all the brother hood were slaughtered and many of the resistance put up here decapitated and spiked just outside to display danger.
"Father, are you ok?" Brandon inquired.
Grabbing a hold of himself the old man kneeled on the ground besides the altar and pulled out a chain of prayer beads. He muttered a few words before interrupted...
"We can't stay here, we must move whilst their forces are distracted." Said a young man wielding a shoddy steal sword.
They all looked towards each other, nodded and stepped outside into the open. With no idea where they would go Brandon began to lead them into the woodlands for shelter.

[Nehemia]

"Sin" they call me. Ex-SHADE, nowadays I'm working on the unsavoury side of business, good money these days. He pulled the claymore and attached it to his back with the decorated leather strings. The only real armor he had was that oversized left pauldron and cuirass made of black leather. For some reason he used a piece of cloth that was similiar to kilt on top of his pants. His clothing overall seemed dark, suitable for stealth missions. he pulled down his mask, revealing a childish looking face twisted on a grin. His white hair moved along the wind and you could mistake him from dead because of his pale skin.
"So, you're an convict eh? Sadly the old bounties are no longer avaible.. What if you would join me and the guys at the New Camp?"
He suddenly noticed Dezic had something in mind, his gaze was also attached to the shade.

[gurinthedark]

"So you're an Ex-shade? I was just on my way to the center of Aerilyan, to the castle. I want to unmask the king before i do anymore damage. He must really be some, he burned all of the Auros's churches down and replaced them with Malaut churches. He was probably sent down by the Twilight empire to take Mercia so quickly.

Anyways, we should take his armour with us if i am to come with you. It could come in use if we are ever spying on the shades."

Dezic removed the helmet of the shade to reveal a face that barely looked human.

[Nehemia]

"Gotta say, not to the fullest potential, I have no idea what these demons have gained through worship of Malaut.. Follow me. New Camp isn't far away."
He peered into the skies for a while, sighing the smile dissappears from his face and without looking behind, he took the first steps towards the New Camp.

[gurinthedark]

"Alright, i'll just strip him of his armour. The others will know he is a shade, they all have a mark on the left side of their neck. It is more like a symbol, i'm not sure what it means though."

Dezic looks at Sin. "Lets go." He follows Sin to the New Camp but he is suspiscious since Sin was a Shade, maybe he is still is one.

[Bastian]

Nepheros was having a walk, around the forest, with his bow ready to hunt something. He was a Mirdain, a very tall one, with white hair and pointy ears. His eyes were green and had very simple clothes: white robes, a green cape and leather gloves, belt, boots and shoulder protections. He had a silver bow with silver arrows, that reflected the light at flying, so their enemies were blinded for some seconds, enough not to avoid the arrow.

But his most special features were two: the strange silver pendant and his personality. The pendant had the form of the moon, kinda like a "C". As for the personality, well, what to say? he was intelligent, agile, a bit pedant, though, and very generous. He was a "good common Mirdain" as he wanted to describe himself.
In this travel he was accompanied by his giant white tiger mount, called Brisa, and his black raven Kribbon.

And Nepheros is me.

I climbed a tree, quickly followed by Kribbon and Brisa, in order to watch the area and look for a rabbit, an owl, or something I could hunt, but instead I saw a corpse. I ran to the area where the corpse was located immediately, Brisa running behind me and Kribbon flying above the trees.
It was another one of those demons, the black armored inhuman guys. He had a wound, and it looked like a stab one. I caught a potion from my leather pouch, went back some steps and threw it. A small explosion, and the corpse started to burn. Those demons only left rot, dirt, rubbish and pollution behind, so it was better to burn their corpses down before they poisoned the animals that would devour them.

I started following the tracks left by his assassin, or his assassins, it looked like more than one, perhaps two or even three, and eventually the tracks seemed more fresh. I was about to catch them. I stopped for a minute and stood in silence, but I couldn't hear anything nearby, so I just continued to follow the tracks...

[gurinthedark]

Dezic followed Sin to his camp. The black armour felt heavy on his shoulder. Soon they were at the entrance of a camp.

"Here we are.", said Sin.

"Let's go then."

They began to enter but Dezic heard footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw a man with two animals walking towards him.

"Looks like the shade isn't the only one we will be killing."

[Rageon]

Rageon sniffs still, listening and smelling in the wind. Burned meat. Setting down on all four, he runs against the smell. Soon he rises, to see a burned inhuman corpse. Silently he howls, to show his anger. Wheres my HUMAN meat?!. Silently he notices footsteps, longer ahead. "That may be my..."

[Nehemia]

Sin sighs. Of all days it has to be this someone possibly witnessed the refuge's location, if this man noticed it, theres no possibility he could be allowed to leave this forest alive, unless he is here to join.
Sin places his hand on his claymore's hilt. He'd might be able to channel a spell that would struck by surprise while unsheathing his sword.
He whispers to Deznic. "Once I pull out this sword I'll strike some lightning towards them, then we'll run around the corner, theres the first ambush location, I'll stay there to hold him while you run to the first quarter to alert them. I have a bad feeling that character is a spy of Malaut."

[Rageon]

Still following the tracks, the smell and the sounds, Rageon gets closer to the near meat. Hes nose reaches the air, and catches the smell of more than one. 2, 3, 4 or more. One human. Not sure about how many mirdains, their smell tend to confuse me. But the raven is clear! Not only fresh human, i get a bird with the meal aswell..Brilliant, pure brilliance.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic nodded he watched the man walk closer to them. When he was close enough Dezic saw that it was a fairly tall Man. Infact he wasn't a man at all, he was an elf.

"Wait, stop! He can't be a spy of the king, he's a damn elf!"

[Rageon]

Coming closer to the smell, the other smells increases aswell. Is this some kind of prey gathering? By Theia and Leen, i hope. The mahirim jumps to the side, into the shadows of some trees following the tracks down to two mirdains and a human in conversation. By Theia, is this coincidence?. Rageon silently listens in the shadows, carely hiding himself.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi slowly and carefully wandered through the forrest. He had no real purpose being here other than to hide from his fleshy oppresors. Off to his left he noticed the tracks of another Mahirim.

His paranoia had also sharpened his senses to an almost annoying height. He quickly rushed out of the bush he was hiding in and charged onward following the tracks.

His once silky and bathed black fur was now matted down with patches missing. His previously royal and flowing tail now singed from flaming arrows and other assorted attacks. This land will never be safe for a Mahirim especially one of royalty.

He followed the tracks off to the side of the path, the shadows hiding him almost completely except for his pale yellow eyes, turned cold from the abuse he had suffered in this human kingdom. He was getting near the Mahirim now, and he heard conversation.

There up ahead was the Mahirim, evesdropping on a pair of mirdain and a lone human. His instincts attempted to take over and rush the three. Long ago he could have demolished all three in an instant. But he knew he was too brittle and weak to take them on alone now.

He approached the Mahirim carefully whispering, "Son of Theia I am here to help"

[Nehemia]

Nehemia turns his head in middle of the yell and frowns. Looking at Deznic and then at the elf. He makes a slight nod towards the left. "We better get moving, its not safe here." It is clear he heard something suspicious. He took his claymore, placing it on his shoulder he starts to walk away from the cave, attempting to conceal its location.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic follows Sin with his sword drawn. He looks around to try and find what Sin was trying to find but fails. He looks at the elf who appears to be running at them now.

"Lets go."

[Rageon]

"Tell me then my brother, what are you here to do?" Rageon whispers back. Noticing the other group is leaving, Rageon silently follows.

[Bastian]

There they were. I ran to them, with my high elven stamina, then mounted on Brisa, with Kribbon following us. Brisa jumped above them and we stood between them and the cave entrance.

"Are you the ones who have killed that black-armored man?" I asked, showing them the black helm.

[Nehemia]

Nehemia stopped, he was clearly annoyed by the presence of the another mirdain. "If I were you, I'd stop asking stupid questions before same happens to the aerdin cat of yours." He tightened the grib on his sword, Turned around and placed his left hand on his chest to rest. It worked as perfect camoflaunge for spell channeling. He kept the sword on his right shoulder, its weight didin't seem to bother him that much.
He kept his eyes on the mirdain, he was almost certain the first watchpost had heard the yell at the cave mouth that had clearly echoed all the way to the first quarter. His right hand started to shake slightly, not in the fear of mirdain, but he had creeping feeling that something following them will take advantage of this situtation.

[Rageon]

Rageon grins silently. A mirdain threatening another mirdain? This looks good. "Oh, and my brother of the hunt..Silent" Rageon whispers, and returns to his listening.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic raises his blade to the neck of the Mirdian. "Leave. We don't want any trouble and i don't think you do either."

Dezic looks at Sin and see's that he is scared of something. He hears a twig crack and see's something in the bushes.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi followed the orders perfectly. He silently slipped into a prone position and stared out through a natural hole in the bush he lay behind. He whatched the scene unfold, being careful not to make a sound. The shadows hid his black hide and fur completely. He waited...

[Rageon]

By Theia, stupid twig!. Rageon said nothing, knowing that any movements would only make them more visible.

[Bastian]

"But where are your good manners? I think I asked you something, anyway, let's ask it again: Are you the ones who have killed this black-armored entity?"I said. Their false threaths were no match for me.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic heard the mirdain and it distracted him from what was in the bush.

"Shutup!"

He turned back to the bushes and saw somerhing moving. He put the armour of the shade on the floor and strung an arrow in his bow. He pointed the arrow at the creature in the bush.

"Get out of the bush or I will kill you!"

[BlackDawg]

Eusi lay there paralyzed. His eyes fixed on the point of the arrow. He slowly whispered, "Brother, go forth I have an idea." He then quietly slunk back into the trees and pulled his dagger and began working on a nearby tree. A peice of flint in his left hand that he had found a week ago in the forrest.

[Nehemia]

Sin smiled, so the mirdain had guts.
"Yeah, the shade is our work, can't you notice it from my companions armor? And there is a fine line between bravery and being stupid, mind you step few steps backwards?" Sin heard the twig crack, now he was certain, his attempt was to place the stranger into line of attack, so his enemies would reveal themselves.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic hear something scraping. He stepped closer and could hear heavy breathing. It took seconds for him to realize what was hiding from him. It was a Mahirim. He hadn't seen one for months until today.

"Too late."

Dezic released the arrow and heard a growl of pain. He grabbed his sword and ran at the bush to finish off the Mahirim

[Rageon]

Rageon wanders coldly out of the bushes, nodding in agreement. "Yes, yes, i am a mahirim, you saw me. By Theia and Leen, before you mirdain would had shot me at first suspection. What evil has twisted my prey?" He asks, smiling.

[Nehemia]

"Don't people care about their lives anymore? Geez'" After those words Sin just fell towards the tree, leaning to it on his back. Keeping the sword in front of him just in case. Instead of risking his own life just yet he decided to enjoy the show.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic remembered his last encounter with a Mahirim. It was when he was coming back to Mercia from Mirendil. When he was walking through a lake a Mahirim jumped out of the bushes, similar to this one and bit him on the arm. He took his sword and slashed in right through it's shoulder to make it retreat.

He looked at the arm of the new Mahirim and saw the slash. It was the same Mahirim he had faced a year ago. He smiled

"You again."

[Rageon]

Rageon howls furios, taking to his hit. "Me again, and so what, now these beasts of some black knights are here, why not unite?! Argh, by Leen, Ill give you back!" Rageon yells, unfolds his fist weapons, very ghost-claw looking, though without the moonglow, he attacks the human.

[gurinthedark]

The Mahirim attackes him with the dagger. Dezic lets the Mahirim stab him through the chest before attacking with the sword. Dezic slashing the Mahirim's left shoulder. He grabs the dagger stuck in his chest and pulls it out.

He looks up and sees the Mahirim wounded but also sees that he has a friend. He looks at Sin and trys to tell him that he needs help but the words don't come out of his mouth.

"H..h.."

He falls to the ground with the dagger still in his hand.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi's plan was coming along just fine. He had created a trap using a nearby vine and a rock that would allow him to remotely spark the flint. Noticing the Mirdain leaning against a nearby tree, Eusi silently slipped towards him, holding the vine in one hand. He put his dagger to the Mirdain's throat carefully and swiftly. "I want you to lead me to refuge, if you get me to safety I will promise to spare your life." Eusi whispered in a cold tone to the Mirdain.

[Rageon]

"BY LEEN, MY ARM!" Rageon yells, and howls, growls furious. Hes eyes get a glimt of crazyness in them, the blood pumping out of his shoulder. First pulling back slowly, he then with a sudden charges the human with all his power. "Give me the meat i deserved, hand me my prey just dead, just dead enough for me to eat!"

[Nehemia]

Sin stares at the mahirim, you can't see his face expressions because of the mask. After a laughter, he asks the mahirim. "We both have weakspots, well, mine's protected, what about yours?" He lits the claymore from the ground so close to the mahirim's grotch the cold steel already touches at whats precious to mahirim males. "I suggest you back off a bit, your breath stinks."
With a quick glance Sin notices the vine, he could guess the somewhat location of the trap. Its not that he was not scared, he knew same tricks won't apply to mahirim as they would to humans, humans are easy to scare, mahirim aren't. For first time in months, he feared for his life.

[Rageon]

Rageon roars at the mirdain threatening him, and backs off from the human. "Very good Mirdain, i see you, My favorite prey, is willing to fight. That isnt good, what do i do? My prey wont lie down and paralyze till i've finished eating? Oh well, if you must." Rageon says, smiling with blood in his mouth, he howls and attacks the mirdain hitting and biting widly.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic see's the bloody Mahirim charge at him, he tries to move awy but it to slow. It pounces on to him and start biting his arm. The pain makes him drop the dagger but also builds anger in his mind. He makes a huge fist and punches the Mahirim in the face to get it off.

He looks at the other Mirdain. "What are you doing just standing there god damnit!" As soon as he says that he hears iron boots and men with heavy armour running through the forest. They were coming this way.

"Sin! The Shade are here! We need to escape!"

[TatersAndTots]

Scum. Worthless heretic scum! Haarahld thinks. He pounds through the forest, his full-body platemail dashing any attempt at stealth.

One of the Shades under his command found the body. It was interesting that the armor was removed, the shade said. Haarahld knew that this was in fact intersting. But it was also dangerous. anyone could attempt to sneak among the shades. Haarahld reacted by personally taking a group of shades into the forest to hunt these murderers down. He could count at least 6 different sets of tracks, each individually well-concealed. but when that many people are moving in the same spot, it is impossible to hide.

This is going to be satifying. VERY satisfying... Haarahld thinks. He unsheaths his axe and holds it fondly.

((Perfect timing! :D
I wanted to make a shade, but I wasn't sure when to join. Now I will.))

Name: Haarahld

Classification: Shade Commander

Bio: Not much is known. He arrived with the shield and the other shades. He
was instantly a regional commander of shade troops.

Looks: Like any other shade, he is tall and very intimidating. His armor is more elaborate then the rank-and-file shades (Like gurinthedark's sig, but darker). He has a large, hideously serrated battleaxe (the kind with two axe heads).

Skills: Talented user of his axe. Functions as an anti-paladin, wielding dark spells alongside his melee abilties. He prefers to use magic to bolster himslef and his troops over offensive spells. He is not above hurling a few darkbolts though. I well-versed in squad and army-group tactics.

[Rageon]

"Ah, some shades. Thats just my chance to get more fed than iam used to in this cursed land. Even more fed than back in The Tribelands. Shade meat tastes good, it just needs a little of some warm, not burning it, just a little warm, and then its great. Only for Mahirims tho, iam limiting my prey to others as the cause of less prey. But now we are having a feast, why not share?! No, By Theia, And Leen, its mine, The Mahirims and the ghost moons feast, not some mirdain or human scums. Now, Shades, come on and let me have more meat and blood!" Rageon yells, howls, and jumps off the mirdain and runs up where the sound is coming from. "Much meat" he says, and lowers his nose.

[Bastian]

"Well, I was waiting for you all to stop fighting, talking, and answering my question. Now that you have answered my question, I will say what I wanted to say from the begining."

I jump off Brisa, my tiger, and then put an arrow on my bow's string. I aim on the mahirim's way, and then I release my arrow. The arrow goes in the direction, without touching the Marhirim, because he was nto exactly the one I was aiming, and finally hits a shade.

"I was about to offer my help to you. But you are all working as if I was suspicious or something, only beucase I was following your tracks. It is good to be cautious, but diplomacy is even better, don't be so rude!"

Then I put another arrow on my bowstring and shoot. This time I aimed properly and shot the same shade, but this time inside the helm, instead of shooting to his armor.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic stood up and looked up the Mahirim firing arrows at the shade.

"This is not the time."

Dezic picks up his bow and arrow and see's more shades charging at them aiming at the one with the large hammer who looks like the leader. He shoots but the arrow is intercepted by another shade who falls to the ground with the arrow in his neck. It was obvious who was the leader now.

Dezic grabbed another arrow and aimed for the shade commander leader again.

[Nehemia]

"About time." Sin grins, he grabs his claymore, it bites the dirt as he lifts it up, suddenly changing direction he flanks towards the shades, suddenly he raises his claymore and leans it on his shoulder, it seems its not his intention to attack them, at least just yet. "Commander Haarahld, Sin of the Sixth Company reporting in!" Sixth company was known as the bad company, members of the Sixth had their reputation of not really taking the orders literally, they had their own ways of doing things and did not really give a Melek's balls about the threats of their officers. The members of Sixth don't really worship Malaut as the other shades do, being more of denying existance of Gods, thus gaining disrespect in the new kingdom. Sin rushes to the Shades before the others, breathing heavily, he kneels before the commander of the group. "The two aren't dangerous, they'd make worthy slaves, its the mahirim we need to get rid of first. Incapacitate the two, kill the rest. I have failed to find the rebel camp, but I have heard rumors its to the west."

[BlackDawg]

Eusi grinned and backed away from the Mirdain. "You're trickery wont go unpunished friend," he said as he backed into the shadows. Then a CLICK resonated through the forrest, followed by the smell of smoke. Then ominous flames sprung up the tree, quickly spreading to the others. Chaos ensued. "Now my brother!" Eusi barked to his newfound companion. Eusi then grabbed a large tree limb, still holding his dagger in the other paw. His eyes grew bright, flames dancing in the background, the smoke partially hid him making him look larger and almost floating. He started forward towards the humanoids.

[TatersAndTots]

Haarahld sees a gaggle of races in a clearing. It is obvious that they are fighting each other. Haarahld smiles behind his visor. "Wipe them out!" he yells. The shades all draw their weapons as a single arrow hits one of his soldiers in the chest. The soldier laughs as a second arrow hits him in the eye. He screams and goes down. Then the battle is joined. The shades charge as one, weapons raised.

Another arrow arcs right at Haarahld. A shade leaps in front of Haarahld and is hit by it. Haarahld turns around to a small cluster of lightly-armored shades. "Kill the archer!" The shades all draw sinister-looking crossbows and begin to fire on the other archer. Haarahld chants as he charges. It is an agility-modifier. a greater speed negates the obvious issue with full platemail. All the shades seem to have a spring in their step.

A large number of people erupt from what looks like an old mine. They wield an assortment of weapons and armor. One armed with an old-looking hatchet leaps at Haarahld. He calmly swings his massive axe in an upward swing, starting from his right side. It travels diagonally, easily cutting the leather that the man wears. The man is literally cut in two, form his armpit to his neck on the opposite side. A second man stabs with a shortsword at Haarahld's head. Haarhald leans to the side and takes his right hand off of his axe. He grabs the man's head, his whole face in his massive grip, and turns. The man is lifted off of the ground as Haarahld slams the poor freedom fighter into a tree. A wet crunch is heard. Then the body falls to the ground.

One of the men actually walks up to Haarhald. He is seconds from cleaving the man's head open when he proclaims his name and company. Haarahld takes the time to curb-stomp one of his foes before responding. He turns to one of his bodyguards; they are even larger than regular shades, and they wield huge tower-shields and spiked warhammers.

"Kill him" is all he says as he turns back into the melee, his eyes gleaming with an unnatural light as dark energy courses through his veins. All four guards step forwards and charge. Their shields are covered with large barbed spikes, perfect for impaling anyone who tries to charge them. Haarhald thinks it is peculiar to have a shade both be in the presence of rebels AND be without his armor. If the man was in a spy role, then Haarahld would have been the one to allow him to commit the mission. Since Haarahld has no memory of allow this Sin man to spy on potential rebels, Haarhald knows he is a deserter.

Haarhald sees that the battle is going well. The freedom fighters never really had a chance. Fully armored and trained soldiers, each over 6 feet tall, versus a group of hungry rag-tag fighters. Stealth is their best defense. The fire could be a problem though. Smoke is beginning to obscure the battle.

Haarhald sees one of the wolf-people charge from the smoke. A fire is in the thing's eyes, and it wield a branch and a dagger. Haarhald ambles over towards his next victim, axe drawn.

((A few things. Sin, I suggest you run!
Wow, this is a lot of trouble for one poor little shade like mehself. Looks like I'm going to have to break some heads :D! btw, I wield a big serrated battleaxe, not a warhammer
More importantly, shouldn't we all start running? Fire is bad.))

[BlackDawg]

Eusi smiles at his approaching combatant. He hurls the branch thirty yards into a shades chest. The shade falls back with the branch on him, but it is too heavy to remove, he is then trampled by his own allies. Eusi pulls a second dagger from a pouch on his chest slightly resembling a bandolier. He then charges to meet his target, daggers raised and head high.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic's heart drops when he learns of Sin's treachery.
"So your also one of the demon's?"

He knew that shade's weren't human but were actually demons but Sin looked like a typical Merdain elf. He saw the rebels come out of the cave to fight the Shade.

He had to make a decision. Either aid the rebels to try to fight off the shade or escape while he still has a chance. If this was his old Mercia he would've aided the rebels, but this wasn't Mercia and rebels were punished severly.

He looked at the other Merdain that shot down the shade. He knew he was thinking of running too.

"Lets run while we can. Looks like we are the only one's that can make it out alive. The Mahirim think differently and would be honoured to die in combat since they are good at nothing else. But we can escape with our lives if you follow me."

OOC: Time to dip!

[Rageon]

"I, my brother, I am hurt. And i wont die running, i will die in the hunt" Rageon howled, down on four legs, and he made a jump at one of the shades. The jumped over the shield, grapping the head, and slamming the in the ground with his enourmous strength. "Theres only a few left. And then i can have my favorite mirdain meat."

[Bastian]

"I only hope you don't want to eat ME, Mahirim, because then you'll be upset when I flee, you are right, human, we have to go." I said, while shooting a couple of arrows at the shades. Then I mounted Brisa and made him start running. Kribbon had dissappeared when the battle started, for its own protection, so I caught my whistle off my pouch and played it, so Kribbon would stop eating grain or nuts, or whatever else he was doing, and came with me. Then I saw the human was having problems at trying to escape. The shades were not to let him do it, so I came back. Brisa jumped on one of them and bited his neck while I shot an arrow at another one's nose. Then I offered my hand to the human and said "Come on, mount, it's the only way to escape."

[Rageon]

Rageon laughs high. "I would eat everyone except my noble hunt brother, but now you say that you are going to flee...Then i wont eat you, cause i dont like the taste of scared mirdain, so ill just sacrifice you to the ghost moons instead". Hes fist-claws dives down into the visir of the shade, and Rageon turns over to the rest again.

[TatersAndTots]

((Blackdawg, how could a branch be thrown thirty yards but still be too heavy to be moved? Shades are demons, they have dark magic strengthining them. How could the stronger foe, I admit your charcater is much more agile then a shade, be trapped by something thrown by the weaker one? Just the fact that the person is weaker would mean that the item being thrown would be lighter than if the stronger one could throw something. The stonger would have more strength to use. A branch thrown at a shade and knocking him on his back, helmet dented, good. A branch being thrown that is too heavy to be even lifted in the first place, bad. :( rwar! rant over! back to story))

Haarahld continues to walk towards the mahirim as another one leaps at on of his bodyguards. The man was unable to shield his face with his shield. If he had, the mahirim would have impaled himself on the man's shield. The mahirim then pounded the man's face with it's fists. Haarhald took his axe and swung at the mahirim. He hit the wolf-man with the flat of his axe heads. The mahirim was literally slapped off of the shade, instead of cut apart. A cut could have easily sliced the shade as well as the mahirim. A second shade raised his claymore over his head in an overhead slash at the mahirim on the ground. Haarahld turned back to the battle ahead and continued to hack at the rebels, making his way towards that other mahirim.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic got on to the mount. "Thanks. I apologise for being rude to you. Lets head north, there are less shade's in the north part of Aerilyan. We could stay there for a while and make a plan, we can't run as convicts forever, we need to end this."

[Rageon]

Rageon fell back at the hit of the flat side of the axe, and then quickly returning to hit the shade with his raised claymore hardly with his paw and his overarm strength. "You Shade, Come and fight like a real demon!" Rageon says and points on the next shade, while making a fist-claw dive into another visir. "Come and fight, against the master of the hunt. I am not afraid"

[gurinthedark]

((Thoroplex said he wanted his character to be killed off.))

Brandon wasn't able to take the pain of his loved ones being killed so he unsheated the dagger from his belt and stabbed himself through the gut multiple times before laying on his back waiting for the armes of Auros to come and take him.

[BlackDawg]

((Sorry Taters didn't mean to god-mod there, just forget about the branch thing.))

Eusi rushed through the battle, bloodlust could be seen in his eyes. One shade took a giant swing of his hammer at Eusi, he quickly leaned and parried the blow, but was knocked back. While on the ground Eusi went to all fours and evaded the second blow, still charging towards his opponent, he was getting close.

[TatersAndTots]

((Absolutly fine! At least you have the dignity to admit it! For the story, the man was bawled over and trampled before he could stand up.))

Haarahld began to work his way towards the mahirim. He was essencially a walking lawn mower, his axe going in wide swings in front of him. Shade and rebel alike began to simply step aside, in fear of his massive swings.

((Damn! How many posts have we been walking towards each other?? :lmao:))

[Bastian]

"Nice." I replied. "Then let's go there, I hope we may find something useful there."

Brisa started running with both of us. Kribbon had heard my whistle notes and was coming. Soon we could see him flying around us, and guiding us, showing the right way to Brisa in order to avoid any unnecessary problems.

We reached the borders of the forest quickly, unharmed, there I ordered Brisa to stop. In front of us, there were only barrens, plenty of grass and almost no trees. I started talking with the human stranger.

"By the way, my name is Bastian. I am one of the woodkeepers of this forest, I am not any convict, but these shades care nothing about the grove, so it is my duty to expell them all from here... nevertheless, it seems we woodkeepers can't do it alone. Strangers as you are really helpful for this duty. The governments will never hear us... they do not care about the status of the wild lands... a pity, really. What about you?"

[gurinthedark]

"I am an adventurer and convict. Although the first shade I have ever killed was today with the traitor Sin." Dezic watched as the forest became an open field with tall blades of grass blowing in the wind.

"We should stay away from the cities, the shade will find us and confiscate our weapons if they find us."

Dezic could see smoke in the distance. It seemed far but was actually just a few minutes away from them.

"Do you see that? Ride towards it we might find more rebels."

Despite the fact that he had already been backstabbed earlier Dezic knew that they couldn't defeat the shade alone.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi slipped through the smokey battle until he reached his target. He lept into the air and came down in a dive, daggers pointing straight down at his opponents head, he awaited the response.

[Rageon]

Rageon didnt notice Eusi. He just wanted to have his revenge for taking some, already dead, sacrifice, away from him. So he just kept on, bashing, swinging and slashing on the armored demons coming against him. One just about smashing him, he grabbed his arm, and pressed his foot on the chest-piece, making him fall.

[Bastian]

"All right." I replied. We mounted on Brisa again and rode her up to the firecamp. During the way I asked him: "But you haven't even told me your name yet, human! I'd be glad if you did." And then I picked up an arrow and put it on my bowstring, preparing to aim at any enemy. Caution is the best defense.

I ordered Kribbon to watch upon the glade where the smoke was coming from, using a specific combination of whistles. Kribbon flew there and came back in two minutes. He stood in a branch and scratched under his left wing using his beak. That meant that there were no troubles at all. The people in that... camp... were atleast friendly, although that didn't mean that they would be receptive or that they were gonna aid us. There were no garantees, except for we were sure they weren't going to kill us.

"Kribbon has spied and found they might be allies. But it's only a possibility, we'll have to use the best of our diplomatic skills from now on I think... I hope it's not so hard. Let's go."

Then I got off Brisa, aided the human to go down too, and started walking with Brisa behind us, towards the camp.

[gurinthedark]

"My name is Dezic, I was born into a mage family. Sadly i have no magic abilities and no time to think of a new name."

Dezic and Bastian entered the camp. There were bodies on the ground, everyone was dead.

"Looks like the shade got here before we did."

He walked around a little bit, he saw a young man with a dagger in his stomach, he was holding the dagger.

"Lets see if we can find something useful and leave. There are only weapons scattered though. We have to go before the shade return."

[TatersAndTots]

Haarahld witnesses one of the mahirim out of the smoke, already in midair. He raises his left hand just as the twin daggers stab towards him. They both are deflected upwards in a shower of sparks. Haarahld knees the the mahirim in the chest as he is flung into him.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi catched the sharp armoured knee in the chest, knocking the wind out of him and sending him to the ground, his daggers lost in the crowd. From the ground Eusi quickly jetted through his opponents legs and pulled them out from under him, he then proceeded to claw any exposed skin, his teeth fully bared, his blood full of adrenaline and pride.

[Rageon]

Rageon looks at Eusi. "For The Ghost Moons!" he yells, and in that moment he gets smashed in the head by the flat side of a axe, making him fall down on the ground, with his face smashed completely.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic kept investigating the camp and saw that they were all humans except for one. One of them was an alfar troop. Dezic approached the body and it was wearing a cloak with pockets. One of the pockets had a sheet of paper in it, he took the paper, unfolded it and read what was on it.

Meet the shade at the meeting at the Devil's Keep at noon. Bring your weapons for raid at Mirdain village with the shade.

-Leader of Order of the Shadows

When he read this he was shocked. An alfar clan was allied with the shade, this will be very dangerous.

[TatersAndTots]

(OOC sorry TatersAndTots for using your character. but i tried my best to make him stay in character.)

((Wow, your story is so interesting! Thanks for completely rewriting the story!
You seem to have not noticed that I was fighting BlackDawg's character at the time of your post. I had kneed him and had not swung at him. His character was the one attacking. You have actually taken control of not one, not two, but THREE characters that were not your own. All without any form of consent to even allow you this amount of control over other people's characters. You have changed the plot to a degree that ignored both me and BlackDawg. Don't break the cardinal rules of forum rping to suite your own needs. :bang:

Ignore powers... ACTIVATE!!
Form of... SOMEONE IGNORING YOU!!))

Haarahld is stunned by the speed and ferocity of the mahirim. For a few seconds, he is unable to do any more than defend himself. His axe is knocked out of his hands after a massive blow. He then regains his footing and attacks the wolf-man. He suddenly tackles the mahirim. Before either of them fall over, he grabs the mahirim by its shoulder and one of its thighs and picks the poor creature over his head. The mahirim snarls and stabs Haarhald viciously in his arms and his upper body. Bloods drains from many stab wounds that piece the vulnerable joints in Haarahld's plate armor. He ignores these pains, and hurls the mahirim at a nearby tree... which happens to be engulfed in flames. Right before impact, the mahirim is horizontal in the air, perpendicular to the tree's trunk.

Without missing a beat, Haarhald scoops up his axe and turns to the remaining shades. "Retreat! Retreat! We will simply have to kill them another day!" He yells, his voice piercing the din of battle, already running out of the forest, and away from the fires. The other shades deftly disengage their opponents and follow.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi smacked into the tree and slid to the ground. The tree then fell, Eusi scooting out from underneath right before its flaming gerth came crashing down. He lay on the ground, hell raining down all around him. He then got to his feet and stumbled forward until a falling limb caught the side of his head and sent him to the ground unconcious.

[StoneElf]

Falief was lying in a field of flowers. He was relaxed for once in his life and had the only thing he ever wanted in the world. He rolled over towards his love Anniet. They had eye contact and smiled. Falief rubbed Anniet's stomach, feeling the small kicks of his little baby, swelling with pride. He looked back towards Anniet's face, only to leap back as he stared at a bloody skull. He stood up and frantically scanned the area. There were bodies everywhere. He turned only to face a large Shade. Falief quickly reached for his magical greatsowrd, but found they were no longer there. He stared at the monster, watching it raise its fist, then saw it come swinging towards his head.

Falief woke with a start, banging his head against the cell wall. He was sweating and panting hard. Falief was the only survivor of a brutal attack and he had no idea why he had been brought here. Falief tried standing but lost his footing. He was chained to the wall, hands and feet, awaiting whatever they had in store for him. Falief pulled a piece of paper out of a hiding pocket in his cloak. He wished he hadn't taken on this damn mission, or he'd be back home with Anniet. He clenched the note, then put it back into his pocket, hopeing that he will get out of here alive.

OOC: Hey guys, couple of you know me, and im just saying, glad to be back on the Darkfall RP forums! Best forums ive ever been on :D i'm just going to put some things bout Falief down here that might be nice to know for RP things.

Name: Falief
Race: Half Elf
Job: Assassin
Age: 23
Weapon: Two beautiful greatswords that only he can use, when in anyone elses hands, they are merely handles. He obviously has a wife and a baby on the way (It's a girl :D) and wants nothing more than to get back there. Any more info just ask :D

[gurinthedark]

Dezic approached Bastian.
"We have to go to Devils Keep to see what is going on between the shade and the alfar."

"Read this."

Dezic handed the note to Bastian.

[StoneElf]

Falief was busy stabbing the chains with his wooden fork when his cell door opened. Falief hid the fork and faced the bright light coming from the opening. Well, some light entered the small cell, but most was blocked by the giant of a man in pitch black armor. It walked over to Falief and unhooked his shackles. As soon as he was free, Falief dove at the man with lightning speed, stabbing the fork into the man's eye. As the man grabbed for Falief and the fork, Falief slipped by him and ran through the doors. He was out, all he was thinking about was seing his wife again, soi he didn't notice the other hulking figures by the door. Falief smacked into them and lay on the floor, dazed. He felt himself being jerked up and dragged away from the cell. After a few minutes Falief was thrown outside onto dirt and grass. Well, burnt dirt and grass. Falief looked up and saw twenty more soldiers, bigger than the ones earlier waiting on horseback. Bewildered, he stood and faced the biggest one. It stepped towards him and simply said, "Your only alive for an exchange, don't cause us anymore trouble and you will live. If you refuse, then you will die and everyone at the exchange will die as well." Falief scowled and nodded. He was directed towards a caravan where he got in, and after a moment felt them moving. He puled out the piece of paper again and held it to his chest. He looked at it again, tears welling up in his eyes. He looked at his wifes pictures and wished he hadn't taken this mission again.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi awoke, smoke in the air, he rose. His fur was scorched, burns up and down his body. He felt weak, but lucky he had survived the fire. He slowly stumbled out of the forrest, following the path the cowards had taken earlier. Hours passed and still nothing, then he saw a caravan to the east, about a mile off coming towards him. He stood in the road, standing like a grousome black figure, unrecognizable as a mahirim, or living being at all.

[gurinthedark]

Bastian and Dezic mounted onto the Mirdain mount and headed towards Devils Keep, it wasn't very far from where they were, they saw that the forest was completely burnt.

After an hour of riding they stopped and got off the mount. They arrived at Devils Keep hoping they weren't too late they quickly got out their bows and stood on a hill. They looked around and Bastian spotted a group of Alfar wearing golden robes.

"Look's like they are waiting for something, must be the shade."

After a few minutes of hiding on the hill they saw a caravan led by shade approach. Something was behind the caravan but they couldn't clearly see what it was.

Then Dezic recognized it, it was a limpering Mahirim, the same one in the forest.

"He was probably captured by the shade."

Dezic saw the shade throw a man out of the caravan. And he knew what was happening, the shade were giving the alfar a slave.

"We have to stop this. I know how it is to be a slave for these creatures and i won't let anyone else feel the same pain i did."

Dezic and Bastian both got arrows and aimed for the alfar, the shade were too armoured to be taken down by wooden arrows.

[StoneElf]

Falief wiped blood from his lips, he grimaced when he saw the treadees. "Ah, a perfect specimen, we will take him, your payment will be in that caravan." The Alfar pointed towards the road, Falief saw a large caravan approaching. Frantically, Falief sarted to lok around for anyone else. After a moment he forced himself to calm down. He concentrated on the area. Images flooded his mind, hills, flowers, trees. But the two images he was surprised to see was two figures up on the hill to the south (OOC: i think thats the direction) and a Mihirim begind the shades. Falief smiled, then gathered magic in both his hands. "These were on his person." the large shade held to sword handles. An Alfar reached for them, But Falief quickly swung up with his hands. He grabbed the sword handles, and instantly two blades appeared. The Alfar leapt back with blood rushing from a stump of a hand. The shade simply collapsed from the sudden lack of a head. Falief pulled his swords towards his and assumed a battle position with his back to the south. I really hope those guys are on my side thought Falief.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi whatched the battle unfold, he continued trudging forward, he was entirely weaponless and in no condition to fight. He was absent minded, and his only thought was survival, he needed food, and he needed weapons. He then went to all fours and shot off into the battle, pure instinct took over. He let out a howl louder than any clash of sword and jumped onto the helmet of a shade, ripping his fleshy torso to peices, Eusi then went on to eat the corpse in the midst of the battle raging around him.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic and Bastian fired a rain of arrows down on the alfar. Killing them and rendering them useless. He saw the prisoner use his weapons to kill some alfar.

"Lets help him out."

He grabbed his sword and jumped down onto the battlefield. He caught an alfar by surprise and jabbed the sword right through its gut. Another alfar turned around and Dezic slashed it across the face, ripping out the roots of the eyes and nose.

A shade attacked him with a giant sword, it raised it over its head but Dezic moved to the side before it came down. He saw an opening point and cut the shade's arm off. He grabbed the giant weapon, brought it over his head and brought it dwon onto the shade's skull, a huge pop instantly killed the shade.

Dezic saw the Mahirim feasting on the head of a shade. He wouldn't abandon him this time, he was on his team he didn't know if it went the same for the Mahirim though.

[StoneElf]

Falief leapt over a shade, landing on its shoulders. He stabbed down through it's helmet, killing it instantly. Falief backflipped off the monster and swept his swords at knee level around him, cutting down three more shades. "You two!" Falief shouted towards his new companions, "Go the Alfar's caravan, we will use the mounts to get away!" Falief decapitated another shade, then, both swords pointing in front of him, he ran towards the waiting mounts.

[gurinthedark]

Dezic saw the caravan and ran towards it. There were two Drakes there. The caravan was full of runes and other magic equipment. Dezic mounted a Drake and it charged towards the final shade.

The shade ran at them with as fast as it could. The drake jumped onto the shade and breathed a breath of fire into the demon's face.

The shade died and Dezic turned the drakes face towards the shade. He didn't know if he should attack or help the Mahirim. Instead he just stood there making sure that Bastian and the other man was alright.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi finished feasting, he then turned his gaze to the mounted rider, Eusi stood. His body was tired and weak, and without noticing he had been fighting for their cause in this battle. Eusi walked towards the rider, battle rage still in his eyes. As he neared the man he sniffed, he smelled the smoke of a fire, a shade camp nearby. Eusi then spoke to the men for the first time, "We must leave now, there are other shades about, quickly now." His voice was deeper than any mans, yet unlike most Mahirim his voice was sofisticated and intelligent sounding. He then pointed towards the road.

[gurinthedark]

"Bastian grab your mount."

Dezic looked at the Mahirim.

"We can't go yet. I came here for something and won't go without it. You go with them, i'll meet you up the road."

Dezic then turned to the other human with the mysterious blades.
"Come with us. You won't make it alive out there alone."

[StoneElf]

Falief sighed and walked towards the drake, his swords dissappearing. He hooked the handles to his belt and jumped into the caravan. "Ok then, Lets go, you people are the only way i will see my wife again i suppose." Falief said sadly.

[BlackDawg]

Eusi went to all fours and jetted out into the darkness, assuming the rest would catch up, he knew from past experience there was a somewhat sketchy town up the road that would welcome the mixed company.

[Bastian]

I mounted Brisa. Kirbbon had been feeding of some wild berries and fruits while we were fighting. I made Brisa walk towards one of the Alfars.

"Hey, this one is alive"I yelled. I grabbed him from his neck and asked. "Why the hell are you attacking the Mirdain, stupid Alfars? They have nothing to do with this stupid war and bidding for power of yours. They want to be neutral, damn it!" Then I left him on floor. I didn't want to finally kill him before he answered me. Then the Alfar coughed and started bleeding through his mouth, and eventually died. I had no answer."He was about to die anyway... but I'd have liked him to answer."I mounted Brisa and offered Dezic to mount with me too. Brisa was large but not enough for three people, so someone should go running or walking.

[TatersAndTots]

Haarahld dismounts from his warhourse to examine the shade corpse. The scene of the slave transfer is chaos. He notices the emblem on the shades shoulder. His eyes widen as he realizes that these shades are from antoher region. A slave transfer is considered an economic event. It falls under Haarahld's juristicion. Haarhald should have authorized this. He didn't. These shades are under the control of the general to the east: Vaanray. That would exlpain why the shades were devestated so much here. Vaanray rarely drilled his soldiers, and they wore lighter armor then Haarahld' walking tanks. Haarahld shook his head and turned to his shades. "We move to camp!" Most of the shades had already exaimined corpses of thier own, rumors would spread faster than any decree. Haarahld thought about the caravaan on the way to his camp.

The required action was simple: Vaanray's got some 'splanin' to do!!

((I Love Lucy refrence btw :D))

[gurinthedark]

"No we won't have to walk we have drakes."

Dezic reacged into the caravan and grabbed the bag inside. He put all the alfar things inside the bag and brought it with him.

"Perhaps we should stay off the road. Many shades probably patrol here. Lets head into the next forest and rest for the day."

[StoneElf]

Falief rifled through the treasures that the alfar had brought to trade him for. He knew he was valuable, but not by this much. He lazily looked in a pile of gold and rubies. Something caught his eyes, a shimmer of emerald among the rubies and gold. He dug into the pile and pulled out a magnificent longsword. He spun it in the air a few times then hooked it onto his belt along with his handles, Anniet loves longswords, she will love this one thought Falief smiling. "Hey" he shouted towards Dezic, "Where are we headed?"

[TatersAndTots]

Haarahld mounts his massive steed alongside a squadren of the shield-wielding shades. They all leave the camp and had east, towards Vaanray's domain.

((The internal politics is a nice touch, no?))

[gurinthedark]

"We were headed north. There are not many shade patrolling up there. But it seems we have another problem. A whole clan of alfar that call themselves the Order of the Shadow have allied with the shade."

Dezic picked up the bags full of runes and mounted his drake again.

"Lets go!'