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Post by Caedes Oleander on Oct 2, 2022 21:41:07 GMT -5
In the day, the sun is blistering; at night, the moon is chilling. In the Zeinav Desert, it is either too hot or too cold; there is rarely an inbetween... and to be frank, he's getting quite tired of it. It'll be worth it in the end, though; so long as he can find what it is he's looking for, the agony of retrieving said items will be worth it. He takes a slow and steady breath, listening to the crackle of the embers in the fire that he started for warmth on this night.
Thankfully, the Sun Scorched Coast holds a number of plant life; some of which are quite flammable. After days of walking in the true desert, spending cold nights without; it comes as a relief to have a campfire now, no matter how small. He finds he gets cold quite easily, now... given his body temperature is no warmer than that of a corpse. He cracks open his eyes, brows furrowing as he considers his path to get here: a long string of investigations and tracking into The Crimson Hand's black market operations outside of Darkveil City had finally drawn him to the Sun Scorched Coast. It was, perhaps, lucky that the last person he'd tracked down had the information he finally needed; the most recent location of an item taken from his very home the night his family had been taken from him from this world. The last pieces of what had remained of them. The Crimson Hand planned to trade the items onto a ship in a few days time; pirates, from the Sun Scorched Coast; where they would transport them to Sol City, to be sold under the noses of nobles in the back-alley pubs of less reputable areas where those who might turn their eye to such a thing reside. He itches to get them back; the idea of some stranger taking of things that were not theirs makes his skin crawl.
But if he struck too soon, they would know; and if he struck too late, would find out; and if they found out, they would hunt him down. He is certainly not afraid to die, but he can't. Not yet. He needs to know what happened that night; and he will.
But retrieving his syndicate's heirloom is the only way to do so.
Caedes sighs, listening to the crackle of the fire, when something else catches his attention; eyes narrowing, the Changeling jumps to his feet— looking out into the darkness from beyond his fire. Though the moon shines bright tonight, its crescent shape doesn't provide enough light for him to fully see what steps beyond his line of vision.
"Who's there?"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Oct 2, 2022 21:51:18 GMT -5
Javal Zarrias is currently traveling across the sun scorched desert in Aslepmir with his minion Nadia behind him. Javal suddenly sees some dark figure in the middle of the desert in some sort of campsite with a fire he jumps out of Aslepmir and nadia yells "Boss where are you going". He sprints to the figure who suddenly gets into a fighting stance. He stops and says, "Hello Mysertius figure my name is Javal Zarrias I'm tiefling from thorock, dragon's cradle. Don't be mistaken mysterious figure I am no ordinary blue strong muscular tiefling and he flexes his muscular arms. I was once apart of the black dragon pirate crew a couple years back". I am in search of someone to help is either of you in need of help because you seem quite irrated and in distress also would you like to be my friend". Finally Nadia and Aslepmir catch up to the two and Nadia immediately bows deep and says, "I'm so so sorry for my boss's rude behvaoir he doesn't mean any harm i promise he's just a bit enegmatic". Aslepmir then snorts in agreement.
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Post by Caedes Oleander on Oct 3, 2022 14:02:04 GMT -5
Caedes finds himself facing a blue Tiefling; he has every intent to kill the man where he stands— or, he did— but the words coming out of his mouth sound so surreal to him in that moment, that he does not know how to respond at first. "I...What?" he asks, brows furrowing slightly. He takes a cautious step back as another figure appears; he looks between Nadia, Javal, and Aslepmir with a cocked brow. "..."
Who are these people?
"So," he says, crossing his arms beneath his cloak. "Let me... get this straight— you want to help me? Without knowing who I am, or what I might want?" he asks, eyes narrowing between the three newcomers; he doesn't recognize them, and they certainly don't seem to be related to the crime families in any way... Slowly, his hostility becomes a skeptical curiosity. "... Are you mercenaries? What's your price?"
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Oct 3, 2022 14:25:20 GMT -5
"Javal stands straight and says, "Yes to all of those you don't seem like a bad guy entirely more morally gray i can tell your not so bad". We're not mercenaries we just go around all of charon helping anyone we can for the sake of justice and fairness. As for price im not sure nadia usually does business for me". Nadia then says, "Usually we do one free help and then the rest we charge for so you're in luck the only thing we charge for the first help is adventure and fun".
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Post by Caedes Oleander on Oct 4, 2022 21:35:42 GMT -5
He can't help but laugh a little; he cocks a brow as Javal stands up straight and declares him to not be a bad person... which is... a new judgement, actually. Most people, upon meeting his gaze, would immediately deem him at least a suspicious person; perhaps even a potentially dangerous one... and they would be right in those regards. "Is that right?" he asks curiously; slowly, his hostility gives way to sheer curiosity.
He's never met people quite like these two before.
"You... help for fun and adventure?" Caedes is thoroughly amused by this concept; he has never heard of payment in... fun and adventure. He has only ever worked for monetary gain or status, depending on the case. It's so left-field that it almost sounds like a scam... and he might actually be willing to bite— just to see what happens. "Well, brave adventurers... I am actually in need of assistance, as it turns out." He cocks a head, offering the two of them a smile; the changeling steps back, gesturing towards the fire. "If you'd like, you're welcome to have a seat... maybe I can tell you about the dilemma I'm having, if you'd be so kind as to consider helping a lost soul... Some very cruel people stole some family heirlooms of mine, and I've gone to great lengths to track them into Zeinav."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Oct 13, 2022 10:48:19 GMT -5
"Is that right?", Caedeas says, "Javal immediatly states, "Yes I am a great judge of character right Nadia", She says, "About 3/4 of time", Javal says, "See 3/4 is basically 4/4 so 100% character judgmenet rate". Javal's voice changes quickly into a dark and ominous tone, "All that being said I'm fine with killing people who deserve it or who are wicked but if this mission involves killing truly innocent people then I'll leave the mission immediatly". Caedes reassures him and Javal's tone changes quickly, "Alrighty sounds great". Caedes then says, "Well, brave adventurers... I am actually in need of assistance, as it turns out. If you'd like, you're welcome to have a seat... maybe I can tell you about the dilemma I'm having, if you'd be so kind as to consider helping a lost soul... Some very cruel people stole some family heirlooms of mine, and I've gone to great lengths to track them into Zeinav." Javal says, "What fiends took something of yours, stealing is wrong we will totally help you". Javal, Nadia, and Aslepmir sit down next to Caedes Javal looking very enthuastic to learn with Nadia looking ready to analyze the info they were going to be given, and Aslepmir looks like Aslepmir.
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Post by Caedes Oleander on Oct 14, 2022 17:29:47 GMT -5
Caedes looks amused at their banter; but he pats the sand next to him, inviting the two to come around the campfire. He leans forwards, resting his elbows against his crossed knees. “Have you ever heard of the Ashen Fathers of Darkveil?” he asks them, a frown on his face. “One of them comes from the Crimson Hand... They tracked down my family, killed them, and took things very precious to us...”
He leans up, tilting his head as he judges their expressions; he is not normally this honest, but to have a weepy backstory might benefit him, at this point. He needs the help to get back his things; and he’s not lying, this time. “It was a miracle that I came out of Darkveil alive… but I know what happened. I know what happened to my family, and I can’t just let them take everything that’s left of them…”
There’s a slight anger in his voice; and then he takes a breath, and calms himself down.
“...You understand, don’t you?”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Oct 15, 2022 14:01:46 GMT -5
Javal responds, "Yeah i know the Ashen fathers of Darkveil my maternal grandpa is one of them i think, my mom ran away from darkveil with my father to get away from him". Javal's face changes quickly from smiling and jovial to serious and ominous, "That is unforgivable theres not a single way in hell that I won't help you with your truly riteous mission". Nadia clamps up a bit as well and says, "I'm sorry for your loss". Aslepmir neighs sadly. Javal stands quickly and punches the air, "We will help you get your revenge and your stolen goods back". Javal says, "I can completly understood what it means to have your entire world taken from you my entire pirate crew was taken from you". "So whats next where do we go are they hiding in the sand". Javal suddenly jumps to slash at the sand."These guys are really strong it seems none of my slashes are doing anything to it he then tries to dig into the sand maybe they're hiding in here". Nadia jumps up to try to get Javal to stop, Aslpemir snorts loudly.
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Post by Caedes Oleander on Nov 1, 2022 16:38:44 GMT -5
Caedes cocks a brow when Javal leisurely reveals that his grandfather is among the Ashen Fathers of Darkveil… curious… he wonders, distantly, who he is? Has he met him? He tilts his head, maintaining a serious expression as Javal frowns, and his companions seem to grow somber with his story. “ Thank you.” he answers softly, brows furrowing slightly when Javal hops up. He seems alive with the will and adrenaline to fight, all things considered… He watches as the man slashes at the sand, and breathes a slight laugh beneath his breath; it sounds almost tired. “ Well, no— not in the sand.” he admits. The changeling slowly rises to his feet, slipping his thumbs beneath the crevice of one of his belts. “ After all that’s happened, I managed to track them here… they plan to sell off what they stole from us to a black market, heading to Sol City in the morning.” He looks out towards the shoreline, watching as the waves roll in; he breathes a sigh. “I was planning to intercept them at dawn, but… with you all here… I wonder if, perhaps, we could raid their camp before sunrise?”
He looks back to them, pale gaze questioning.
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