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Post by Gwendolyn on Jul 11, 2023 0:27:22 GMT -5
Quest Name: Hissing Around Town Participants: Two or more Location: Zeinav Desert Post Requirements: 6 post per person, 200 words per post Reward: +1 Renown, +1 Scales, +1 Venom Description: Bands of Naga have always been common out in the wilds of the desert, but over the last few weeks they are been getting closer and closer to the main road and the small settlements around them. They are getting braver, attacking travelers, small caravans and merchants. Their speed and agility in the sand makes it hard to out run them, forcing people to defend themselves against much stronger enemies. You have been hired to act as an escort for a group of travelers, regardless of their business, protecting them from any wild Naga attacks. Gwen wiped the sweat away from her brow as the sun beat down. It was almost evening, and the caravan she was to escort today was finally almost ready. A wine merchant headed from the Oasis trading post to Zeinav City, two wagons filled to the brim with barrels. The lead trader, Ali Morrisane, approached. “Comrade, the preparations are nearly complete, we await only one more of my accomplices, as well as Javal, a bit of extra security. The dunes are said to be rife with enemies these days, you will forgive my added protection I hope.” Ah yes, she had done escort duty with Javal before, and that issue in the Ash Lands had solidified him as a adept accomplice. She shrugged her shoulders. “I know of him, your journey shall be safer, and significantly more interesting. Though I must wonder, what enemies do you fear? Surely the Zeinav Corps are more than capable of ensuring the trade routes are secure at the very least.” Ali shifts under his robes uncomfortably, looking around at the people mulling in the Oasis suspiciously. Finally, he only mutters “Better safe than sorry” In reply.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 11, 2023 11:26:56 GMT -5
Javal was riding on his trusted nightmare steed racing towards the rendezvous point where he was supposed to meet his employer before escorting them through the dangerous desert. He was riding in front of his steed while his trusted retainer Nadia sat behind. They were trying to go as fast as they possibly could trying to make up for being a little late.
Javal finally saw the rendezvous point in the distance; there appeared to be a few people around the point he assumed it was his employer and perhaps another adventurer or two. He arrived at the camp only a couple of minutes late. He stopped a couple of feet away from his employer and a familiar figure.
He hopped down his horse and jogged to where Gwendolyn and his employer Ali stood, he stopped next to them and bowed his head before saying, “Hello there fellows sorry for being late Asleipmir my steed was being difficult to control this morning”.
He then stands up and faces Gwendolyn, “Hello there Gwendolyn how’re you doing? Ready for another escort mission together?”.
He then turns to face Ali, “What is the route plan we plan on taking and is there anything important we should know before we proceed?”.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Jul 13, 2023 4:30:20 GMT -5
Gwendolyn raised a hand in greeting as the devilish horse approached. “Of course. Nadia, good to see you as well.” “Worry not Javal!” Mr Morrisane bellowed as the mercenary pulled in. “We were waiting for one of my merchants as well, so please! Join us.” He said, waving his arms towards the caravan in welcome. Gwen was slightly jealous, wishing that her own steed Albus hadn't ran off recently. Having to ride on others smelly wagons and dilapidated horses would be uncomfortable at best. Ali looks around briefly to ensure that no other oasis residents are eavesdropping on their travel plans before addressing Javals line of questions. After assuring himself of safety, he spoke lowly. “We travel through the serpents pass at sunset. There is said to be snake-men dwelling around the area, but keeping a low enough profile we should sneak right on through. It would save ourselves the two day journey around it, as well as a significant bonus for early delivery.”
Gwen pipes up, standing behind Ali, “Explains the extra security. Though I must wonder about feasibly “sneaking” three caravan wagons at night through the desert.” “It would have to be done very skillfully. Silence and darkness will be our friends. Luckily, you have the most experienced Merchant on this side of the desert leading the way!” Ali says with boastful pride. Gwen could only hope that were true.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 14, 2023 14:19:33 GMT -5
Nadia smiles at Lady Gwendolyn, happy to work alongside such a dependable person, having her along would make this assignment go a lot easier.
Javal chuckles, “Thank you for understanding Mr. Morrisane, I am excited to meet the rest of our fellow travelers. I promise you that my company offers the most excellent security services and you will find that we are capable enough to keep you and your goods safe”.
Javal then nodded along listening attentively at Mr. Morrisane’s debriefing about the mission, “No problem sir we shall keep your good safe throughout the days trip and defeat any possible threats to your journey if they arise”, Javal then whispers, “I’m sure that we can avoid the snake people and make the delivery quickly however if we cannot avoid them we can surely deal with them if need be”.
Javal then says “Alright well what can we do until the other merchant arrives?”.
Javal then goes up to Gwen with a smile and says, “Hey there Lady Gwendolyn it has been a bit since we last worked together hasn’t it how’re you doing? Have you gotten stronger? Have any more interrogations? What happened to your reindeer?”.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Jul 18, 2023 6:12:59 GMT -5
Gwen deflates a bit at the barrage of questions. Certainly, this was far more effective than her own interrogation techniques, because it was making her wish to give up. Steeling her resolve, she took a second to gether her responses in as concise an order as possible. “Yes it has, well, not really, yes but don’t worry about it, he flew away with my maid when she was mind controlled. How are you, and did you mention a company?” There, all settled. Conversation won in her mind. The adversarial view of conversation wasn’t beneficial to most, but to a seasoned courtier like herself it was necessary to navigate them with precision. Regardless, the sun was almost gone, the time to depart was at hand and they were still waiting on… who is this? A young woman clad in elegant silks of blue and tan approached with a slight jog, waving at Ali. “Hadiyya, how pleasant of you to join us.” He tutted loudly, before smiling wide and spreading his arms in welcome. “Forgive my impertinance, Ali, there was business to be taken care of. It is done. Are these the mercenaries? They look… Rather tame.”
Gwendolyn took that well to be perfectly honest. First impressions of a lady should not be grizzly or fearful, rather accepting and meek. That way, if anyone ever crosses her she also gets the element of suprise in ability as well as attack. She smiles softly, offering a small curtsy to the merchantwoman. “Lady Gwendolyn, a pleasure I’m sure.”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 18, 2023 14:17:24 GMT -5
Javal waited patiently to hear all of Gwendolyn's responses to his barrage of questions, “That’s all great to hear well except that last part I hope your pet can come back from wherever they are. And to your question, yeah my security company is doing pretty well nowadays I’ve even had more people working alongside myself to protect people”.
Javal then waited for the missing part of the expedition on a rock wondering when they’d come and trying to cure his boredom by drawing in the sand.
He drew a very elegant and well-detailed picture of a camel he chuckled as he finished and turned to face the new person.
He goes up to the newcomer and bows then waves, “Hello there madam my name is Javal I have been hired to work security here rest assured me and my friend Gwendolyn here will make sure that this expedition goes smoothly and well".
“Well now that our missing piece is here let us get a move on”, says Ali as he gets everything ready to depart.
The newcomer lady walks over to Ali and whispers something in his ear and the two move Gwendolyn and Javal to walk over and ready to leave.
Javal sadly says goodbye to his sand painting, “May we see each other again my friend” and jogs to catch up to Ali and the mystery woman.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Jul 19, 2023 20:27:24 GMT -5
The sun dipped below the dunes as they started their journey. Cool winds blew specks of sand as Gwendolyn trudged idly near the front of the caravan. The lanterns swung from the front of each of the three carriages, illuminating the roughly nine traders and merchants. Ali was at the front, looking at maps as his driver guided the reins on the camel that looked suspiciously like something Gwen had seen floating on a piece of paper recently. It was getting harder to see the path, the evershifting sands obscuring the tracks of even the most recent caravan to pass through. Eventually, Gwen reached into her pack and withdrew a sinister looking helmet. Once she donned it, the eyes flared a deep crimson, and illuminated the surroundings for her. She could see Javal and Nadia. Closer to the rear, she saw the tardy merchant Hadiyya looking through some sort of metal tube fitted with glass at the front. She swept it back and forth, looking through it like some sort of device diviners use to see the future. Gwen shrugged it off as some sort of toy, though when the tube was swept her direction, she could see a sort of giant eye on the end. At that moment, Hadiyya leapt in surprise, only to put the tube back in a hurry. “Lanterns off!” Ali ordered “Were about to enter the Serpents Pass”
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 20, 2023 11:32:02 GMT -5
Javal walked behind the last caravan keeping guard of the group’s rear in case of an ambush attack from the back. Nadia rode Asleipmir while keeping the right side of the caravan clear of threats, shifting her focus from the first, second, and third periodically. Everything seemed fine so far besides the far-flung wind and increasing sandstorm they were making decent progress in their journey through the desert.
Javal went on high alert as Ali called that they were going through the serpent’s pass, he pulled his blade out of its sheath and prepared himself for any signs of combat. The caravan was dead silent, not even a single sound was here even the wagons were moving slowly to not alert anyone of their presence.
Javal then raised his blade readying himself for combat as Ali called that they were going through the Serpent’s pass. The caravan was dead, quite not a single sound even the caravans themselves were going slow to not alert anyone of their presence.
Javal kept his guard up trying his best to get a visual around him but the sand storm that raged on was too much for his eyes so he couldn’t see very well. After a few minutes, it seemed there was no one coming to fight them, that was until the group heard a loud hissing shriek.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Jul 20, 2023 19:08:19 GMT -5
The serpents leapt from the sand around them, apparently waiting in ambush just for them. It was foolish to presume that Naga would be so unprepared as to scout caravans passing near their territory, and yet here we were. Gwen could barely summon her weapon before being swiped into the dune by a powerful tail swipe from the nearest one. She coughs, having gotten sand all stuck to her perfumed veil and in her mouth, before orienting herself for the fight. There were four of them that leapt from the sand that she could see, as well as one that sent out the signal coming from the opposite direction. Ali yelped in suprise as he became wrapped in the apparent leaders powerful grip, squeezing him tightly enought that he couldn’t reach his sabre. Gwen grit her teeth, summoning Enlightened Redolence, her fuming maul, and charging into the fray. The various merchants accompanying Ali scrambled to hide in their caravans, and the camels that drug them each bellowed out in fear. Hadiyya lept from her position in the drivers seat of the last caravan, whipping out a hidden blade and swiping out at one of the Naga attacking the middle. Chaotic would be the only way to describe the scene in totality.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 22, 2023 21:39:30 GMT -5
Although Javal thought he was doing a good enough job by staying vigilant and watching the group’s back as they passed it seems that it wasn’t enough to stop them from getting ambushed. Even if they got caught in the group Javal was confident that he could take the brunt of the naga’s attacks but he was quickly proven wrong.
Two of the four nagas quickly charge at Javal and are able to wrap their tails over his arms, binding him to the floor and not being able to move. They speak to each other laughing, pointing and laughing, and taunt Javal by hissing in his face
Nadia and Asleipmir attempt to try to help their liege out of their grasp but find themselves thrown into a dune by a quick and stealthy naga that ambushes them.
Javal seeing this gets absolutely enraged he couldn’t believe that he had let all of this happen. He promised Ali and his men that he’d be able to protect them but here he was grappled and held back watching them getting beat up.
He grits his teeth and slowly but surely gets back into a standing position he then lifts his arms into the air and begins spinning and spinning around still holding the naga’s tails and then throws them both at the leader.
Nadia and Asleipmir then are able to escape from the dune and rush to keep guard the merchants from any other incoming attacks.
A naga charges and quickly attempts to strike Gwendolyn hard with its lance.
Another nearby Naga attempts to ensnare Haddiya in a sand tomb in order to get rid of her quickly.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Jul 24, 2023 20:38:55 GMT -5
Gwendolyn grits her teeth as the lance pierces her armour during her charge. The sand was unideal for quick footed dodges, especially in heavy armour. Her face turns to meet the Nagas, and she grins. The snakemens face goes from assured and confident to confused, before he looks up. The Fume Maul Enlightened Redolence floated above his head, about twenty feet. He startled, making the move to get out of the way but it was too late. The maul descended far faster than just dropping, impacting the snake man and crushing its midsection almost completely. Gwen pulled the lance out of its place in the crack of her cuirass, and telepathically summoned her maul back to her hand, ready. Hadiyya almost stumbles as the sand below her feet starts to pull her down. A quick twist of her foot solidified the sand, turning it into a stable platform from which she could launch at the closest naga. Her wrist blade extended, she leapt forth like a spider monkey, reaching out and plunging the blade directly into the nagas throat. Unfortunately, the snake-mans last move was to take it’s personal knife and slide it past Hadiyyas defences, right into her abdomen. Momentous Cleave Born from the Desert
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Jul 25, 2023 14:22:00 GMT -5
Javal walks over to the Naga that was trapped Nadia and Asleipmir a couple of minutes earlier. He was now threatening to kill Nadia, Asleipmir, and the helpless merchants with his spear; it appears that this naga was especially cruel and malicious. Javal then sprints and charges at him with his sword. The naga tries its best to push Javal back with his spear but Javal is simply too strong (1) he breaks the naga’s spear in two easily and slashes the naga across the chest knocking the naga out and watching it fall to the floor in agony.
He then runs over to where he throws the two Naga’s at the leader who was holding Ali’s direction sprinting to gain momentum and tackling the Naga leader down to the floor.
He yells out, “Ali head back with the other merchants, I’ll hold these guys off” The leader lets out a loud hiss and smacks Javal in the head with his large tail to get Javal off of him. This works and the two hurriedly get up and begin fighting Javal trying to slash him with his katana and the leader trying to cut Javal with his two scimitars.
It appears Javal is surrounded by the naga leader and face down he sees the two nagas he threw earlier slowly crowd him.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 4, 2023 8:03:04 GMT -5
The scene descended into chaos, Nagas were being thrown too and fro, the merchant woman that Ali was friends with was injured fairly severely, and Javal was almost surrounded by the leader and friends. Ali Morrisane was currently running towards the rear of the caravan, seeking shelter in the area most recently cleared of enemies. Gwendolyn prioritized, Igniting a wall of light between the two Naga approaching Javals rear, leaving the leader to him. (1) She raised her maul, closed her eyes, and felt the adrenaline surge take over her body. (2) Her legs braced, and she dashed forward with maul raised, smacking the first snakeman in the jaw with 200 pounds of metal and flame. The other only just turned to see his friend get knocked out, raising his spear in defense as Gwendolyn rapidly approached. It lodged in her Cuirass, letting the padding beneath take the blade, and protecting her from serious harm. One more swift swing sent the second one unconscious. The woman lay on the desert sand, cold and lifeless. The priority that Gwen laid could only save so many, and so the woman was sacrificed for the good of the many. Hopefully she wouldn’t take it too personally.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Aug 5, 2023 0:24:59 GMT -5
Javal grinned widely as he saw that he had been surrounded by the two Naga goons from earlier and their leader.
“Better get ready because here I come”, he shouts as he was able to charge at the leader hoping to be able to distract the two once he got their boss out of the way first.
He hears a loud thud and is surprised to not feel the two nagas begin to attack his back. He wanted to turn back to see what was going on but the Naga Leader did not look like he would give him that chance. Javal instead placed his focus and what he was facing in front of him the naga leader was slithering and weaving throughout the area around him. Javal was barely able to dodge the leader’s scimitar attacks, getting several cuts around his body throughout the process. Javal stood only defending himself with his blade closing his eyes trying to focus during this moment finding the perfect minute to strike.
The leader only laughed as the fellblood stood there saying in broken common, “Oh is the little fellblood scared now” and went in for a fatal scimitar slash through the head.
Javal smiled and opened his eyes, slashing upwards as the scimitar was only centimeters away from his forehead the Naga leader shrieked in pain and burrowed into the ground.
The fellblood laughed and then stood around patiently waiting for another surprise attack which came quickly as the naga leader jumped from the ground and attempted to wrap its tail around Javal’s body only to find itself getting caught and throw in the air where Javal slashed a large chunk of its tail off and kicked it over to where he saw Gwendolyn.
He yelled, “Catch Lady Gwendolyn I’ll let you finish off this foul fiend”.
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Post by Gwendolyn on Aug 13, 2023 20:19:18 GMT -5
Gwen looked up as he called out, seeing a hunk of tail reeling towards her. Why….why did he want her to catch something like that she wondered, before stepping lithely to the side as the hunk of meat impacted behind herself. The naga writhed in pain on the ground, reeling at the loss of his tail. It was almost pathetic as it slashed out with it’s side knife in rage. Gwendolyn looked at the pitiful creature, kicking up sand and hissing threats in an unknown language. It would be shameful to kill like this, she thought, opening the hatch in her maul to retrieve a small vial of poison. She opened the stopper, and simply splashed it on the snakes open wound. Slowly, but surely, the snake-man lost energy, and succumbed to sweet slumber. “There we go. His hunting party decimated, when he wakes there will be second thoughts about attacking caravans on this route once more. I pray he tells his tribe what happened here today. Ali, let’s get moving.” “Hadiyya, Hadiyya! Please come back to me Hadiyya!” He cried, knelt in the sand, and clutching the merchant womans wound. She was long gone, only magic could bring her back now. Father had always warned her of using such magic publicly, that the masses knew not what wrenching a person from timely death truly meant, so she hesitated. A look of pity, or concern crossed her as she turned back to Javal. “Sorry, we should allow them to grieve. Good work as always” She said, solemnly going to the front car to sit down as Ali wailed into the night. Sleep poison
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