[RP Thread] Cries of Urnung: Book of the Bladebringer

[Dragonson]

The guard that had previously pointed his spear at the group now stared at them in horror and confusion.
The other guard was now quite awake, and looked just as afraid as his companion.
Slowly, the guard with the spear handed a key to Illios.
Then, the two of them sprinted down the corridor, running as fast as they could to get away from the group.

 

[Wolfe]

Amnora smiled with pride as the orbs dispersed. She laughed mockingly and turned to the pixie. "Like a charm," she said before turning to the sky elf. "Well?"

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Meyla - who'd remained silent throughout the peculiar exchange - looked aghast.
"Impeccably well handled" she muttered sarcastically.
"Now let's move before they send something not far short of an army after us".

 

[Fussiler1]

''Well, let's go.'' he said before stepping forward and unlocking the gate.
''I will lock the gate behind us, to ensure that nobody is sent after us. Seeing as this gate is newly constructed, I'm guessing there wasn't time for a reserve key.''

 

[The World Is Flat]

Nyviara shook her head at what Meyla said. "Someone needs to keep this girl on a leash."

Illios had a little sense to say the least, more than that girl Amnora. She nodded as he spoke. "Maybe, maybe not. Let us lock it all the same."

She allowed herself forward past the gate, staying in the air at around head height.

 

[Dragonson]

The gate opened slowly, causing a long screeching noise to echo down the corridor.
It struck the group that behind the gate was no more torches.
There was only the pitch-black of the Roag ruin cities.

 

[Fussiler1]

Illios stared into the darkness and frowned, then proceeding to chuckle defiantly. He wasn't afraid of darkness, for he had darkvision. Though, the impenetrable fog the pitch-black darkness provided annoyed him, because he could only look so far. It also fascinated him as he wondered what lay hidden. He wondered what things would await them in these once-mighty cities.
He then drew his sword and pointed it towards the darkness;
''Forward, companions, and don't let the sun blind you on the way in.'' Illios shouted with a large grin on his face.

''No insult, no sarcasm?'' he thought to himself.

 

[Arcisal]

The darkness annoyed him, even made him uncomfortable as an elf. The silence only magnified it. In a second, Arcisal made a small ball of flame in the palm of his hand. Small, but enough to illuminate several meters around in them in a radius.

Staying close to Meyla, he turned to warn the others in a low alarmed voice. "Be careful on what you tread on. And think before you execute." He tried to pierce through the darkness around them, his darkvision aiding him well, to look for any signs of danger.

 

[GunSlinger]

Leo adjusted to the darkness using his darkvision to see what awaits them in the pit.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Nyviara's glowing wings gave her sight enough for her needs, and the flame in Arcisal's emitted more than enough for the whole group of them. She peered into the darkness.

 

[Dragonson]

Ahead of them was... More corridors.
It seemed to go on eternally, the darkness always covering the end no matter how far their darkness-piercing vision glared.
But there were side-paths. Thousands and Thousands of side-paths.
Tiny black holes leading away from the main corridor to the right and left, some of them reinforced gates and others simply holes in the walls.
And all around them, the group could hear... movement.
Something moving, that was for certain, but what it was and where it was could not be defined.
At times it seemed to have disappeared, but then it reappeared again.
And although none of them had expected to simply walk through the tunnels and emerge victorious unscathed, they now knew that they already had company.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Nyviara shivered, but not because of the cold, noxious, damp air. Because of the eerie resonance that these dark passages exuded. She allowed her eyes to narrow, and began to move forward slowly.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Meyla drew her sword deftly and moved to the immediate edge of their illuminated surroundings. "Be wary, if the odds prove insurmountable be ready to run, we must reach that book ....no matter the cost".

 

[Dragonson]

The group started moving down the corridor at a slow pace.
Soon they reached the first side-path, leading off into more darkness.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Meyla held up her sword hand to halt the party and took point down the path, bathing it in a deep purple hue emanating from her outstretched offhand.

 

[Dragonson]

Runes were carved into the wall.
They were quite obviously signs of a sort, a great variety of arrow-shaped runes pointing towards the possibility of them being something used to find your way.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Meyla stared at the symbols with a mixture of fascination and frustration.
"These runes" she muttered.
"I think I recognise them but.. I can't read them. They're old. Very old".

 

[Arcisal]

Arcisal inspected the text engraved upon the walls. It seemed that he too could not understand such words. "These runes are unknown to me." he said as he continued to hold up his ball of flame, illuminating their way. "Nevertheless, we should stop pondering here figuring them out and make our way through this labyrinth".

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Meyla seemed a little reluctant but nodded nevertheless.
"You are right Arcisal" she nodded as she stood and led the way once more.

 

[Dragonson]

OOC: DM REMINDER:
You arent in the tunnels yet. You have a map of the sewers and the upper levels of the ruin city.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

OOC: Player Reminder:
I'm not really sure what we're supposed to do except walk and walk some more :/

Meyla led the party on through the winding complex. After some time she came to a stop and closed her illuminated hand, extinguishing the entity light with a sigh of relief. "I need to save my strength" she explained with an idle beat of her wings. She held her sword up high - its meagre glow of some solace - and pressed on, squinting into the darkness.

 

[Wolfe]

"Weak, as always," she said, raising her hand and igniting it in brilliant violet light.

 

[Arcisal]

OOC: Are we just gonna continue posting about walking?

 

[Wolfe]

OOC: Walking is good exercise.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

"Thank you, Amnora" Meyla acknowledged without breaking her stride.

 

[The World Is Flat]

OOC: Player Reminder:
I'm not really sure what we're supposed to do except walk and walk some more :/

IC: Nyviara fluttered above them with mild irritation. "Girl, respect your superiors, or we are going to have to do something about you." Her voice was cold and laced with venom.

 

[Wolfe]

Amnora ignored the comment. The flying gnomess continued to think she was the boss. Of course, she failed to remember where she was and who she was with. She was a small little git and if she had her way she would have bathed the tiny thing with fire.

Remember what you came back for... but as she tried too, she couldn't. She couldn't remember much, just scraps. Useless scraps.

 

[Fussiler1]

Illios walked. And walked. And then walked. These corridor seemed to be fairly long to him and he heard only the footsteps of his companions, while he placed a hand on the wall and dragged it along, absent-minded. He had traversed through a similiar corridor, yet without the runes a long time ago. It reminded him of better days, greater deeds. And of other people. At that thought, he closed his eyes and sighed deeply before withdrawing his hand from the wall. When he opened his eyes Illios saw the smile of a man long gone. Devillish and familiar. As soon as he saw it, it vanished into thin air. Illusions and shades...

''Why?'' he thought with a sad smile.

 

[Dragonson]

OOC: Well, tbh i'd expect some of you to...
Nevermind. Actually, i think it'l work better this way.

IC:
After having walked down the corridor for a now substantial amount of time the group saw light ahead of them.
It was only a faint glimmer, but even at this distance the light of an oil lamp was unmistakable.
It was standing wierdly still, though.

 

[Fussiler1]

Illios approached it with mild curiosity about the state of the flame. He loosened his grip on his sword, for what could light do? He was sure that the light marked some kind of new entrance.. why would they have suddenly put an oil lamp after all this time for an other reason?

 

[Arcisal]

Arcisal followed right behind Illios' heels, with his staff gripped slightly firmer and a stunning spell already forming in his mind in case any hostilities await.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Meyla kept pace with Illios, creeping forwards, blade to the ready.

 

[Phoonix]

OOC: me & bladey have been playing so much LoL together. we almost forgot about this. oO I'm sure he'll post today. xD

IC: Ekrion followed behind Meyla, guarding the groups back from anything that might attack them.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Nyviara was hovering, quietly, and she followed a small distance behind.

 

[Dragonson]

OOC: Myeah... Sorry guys, I've really not been feeling like doing anything on the hive. I'm really sorry, but for once it seems that it's me that doesn't know what to post.
Dont get me wrong, i've got an insanely huge dungeon crawl planned for you people, but...
Myeah, school's been taking bigger and bigger chunks of my time (as to be expected) and i've spent my spare time exercising, writing and playing LoL (what that game compells me so is truly a mystery...).
My huge apologies to those of you that just finally got into the RP, as i honestly feel like a huge dick pulling a dick move, but i'm also running dangerously low on inspiration for this RP as i'm doing A LOT of writing in the Five Planes universe right now.
I'l try to get myself to make a decent post sometime tomorrow. Sorry again. :S

 

[Grey Nightmare]

OOC: That'll probably make or break it for me, I'm on the verge of leaving hive anyways bar WCAND advertising/updating and yeah... A little disheartened by this rp as of late :-/

 

[Grey Nightmare]

04/02/12 - ...No post? <_<
I restah' meh case-uh! - B.U.M.P

IC:

"I'm not taking any chances, so let's be careful," Meyla muttered as she breasted through the group, retaking the fore.

"Na ylemitnu dna llew devresed htaed yam uoy reffus, mine hidden foe!"

She cried raising both palms toward the hidden light and pushing out, as if to strike it from afar. She didn't.

She just disappeared, gone as surely as the sun on a deep, dark night.

 

[Arcisal]

OOC: BUMP. Gosh, is everyone inactive or just Drag?

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Everyone is inactive because drag is inactive, I would presume..

 

[-Peper-]

OOC: He'll make decent post sometime in the tomorrow.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

OOC: ...uh.. Huh? :/

 

[Arcisal]

OOC: I wonder if the rest of the party is still checking on this thread. DRAG!

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Onson!

 

[Phoonix]

i don't expect him to come back anytime soon... I've had contact with him often lately and hes still busy inside the Rafia world but...
he is more interesting in writing than actually role-playing right now.

I'm kinda annoyed at him for it (just as you guys probably) but meh. you can't stay mad at him.

I will try to force him on posting seeing as I to just want to continue this RP.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Actually, I can stay mad at him. But that's besides the point.

To be perfectly honest the amount of dis-ingenuousness is astounding. Dragonson needs to get his ass back here and explain himself. In stead of just leaving us hanging he needs to write a serious post explaining himself and saying if he is going to DM this thing or not. I've no interest in waiting for him to get his ass in gear.

 

[Wolfe]

OOC: tbh I'm otherwise occupied so take your time Draggy.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Too long of a pause and left too unexplained for my liking, sure if you got other things to do np. But an explanatory post doesn't take five mins.. I'm out, I'm not going to waste my time checking for signs of activity if time to explain its lack isn't offered in return.

If anyone else starts an active roleplay, please throw me a PM :/

 

[Arcisal]

Still holding on. WHERE ARE YOU DRAGONSON?

 

[Wolfe]

Keeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep hooooooooooooldiiiiiiiiiing oooooooon cause we're gonna make it through, make it throughhhh staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaandiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing stroooooooooooooooooooooooooooong cause baby i'm here for you here for youuuuuuuuuu

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Avril Lavigne?

EDIT: Can weez jus performz zeh mutiny? o.o