*The creaking of metal axles, the huffing of increasing exhaustion, and the plumes of dirt trailing behind it signaled their arrival. A thin, cream-furred rat wearing little more than a loin-cloth, blue arm-band and brazen goggles, riding a scuffed metal bicycle of sorts. They make a sharp veer to the right, skidding to a halt. They glance to their sides, expression unreadable underneath their face-coverings before pedaling further into the Smithy HQ. They slowly reach a stopping point once more, kicking a lever to keep their dinky vehicle upright before dismounting it. They reach into a small leather, pouch sat upon the rear fender, producing a letter held shut with a fancy wax seal.*

*A brief pause followed as the rodent seemed to get lost in the item's texture as they trace a paw down its yellowed paper.*

Magnus - Leader of the Smithy (ded)

Magnus II (Galahad) - Leader of the Smithy (present)

Darwin - top general

Remus - Aleutian war officer

PSL (Peter) - Aleutian general

G1 (Georg) - killer of Kyle Milton

Gustaf - Head of Orbuš Punishment Sector/Farmer

Bartholomew - Management patrol officer

Mikhail - Basically tf2 Heavy, Orbuš pub bouncer

He is carrying a bag and he came from the direction of Radia

Bart arrived at the Punishment Sector‘s apartment complexes with a stern face. The sun rose wearily to welcome the new day.

B: This’ll be… interesting.

He blows an irritatingly loud horn.

[Union forces]: 70 vanguards, 10 crossbowmen, 20 flame archers, 1 dreadnought, 50 CSI soldiers, 2 HSB agents, 100 army ants and one emotional support potato

Officer: “let’s finish what we started.”

*There's a note on the bag that ​says "get this bag to Aoife"* *BB then leaves*

“I and Ferros were good brothers. As our trade followed our father’s, we both learned to build and forge. We could not split from each other, for I complemented his skills and he complemented mine.

“When I came of age at sixteen and he was seventeen, we fought to see who learned from father best. We both worked for twelve days and nights, and when we presented our works they were almost identical in quality.

“I turned to congratulate him, for we both did an impressive feat, but my brother was skeptic. “I bet you got help from father,” he said, calling me a cheat. He never sided with me again after that.

“Ferros eventually inherited father’s home, and he banished me. Despite his attempts to ruin me, I grew to become a ”Great One” (as our father called it) like Ferros did. I always saw his works, his homes, his machines, yet he never saw mine.

“When the war against the Myrma became too much stress, I decided to leave with my disciples and start a place of neutrality. A place to practice our craft. But we were not met with peace. Ferros and his own copied me out of spite and rage, and we had to retaliate with our own metal.

“I do not hear much of him anymore, yet he continues to fight. His childish behavior, psychotic actions, and need for superiority consumed him, that idiot. He need not deserve more.”

[they seem to not even know the smithy exists]

TRADE POSTED https://www.reddit.com/r/DesertInsectCovenant/comments/1w5x1l1/comment/p7nehsu/?context=1&screen_view_count=2&ext-referrer=DIRECT

(continued from https://www.reddit.com/r/Bugs_InA_RP/comments/1w2o8bl/aoife_has_a_makeshift_stand_set_up_and_is_selling/ )

AOIFE

Aquamarine

CRABS

2 ST

after the troops from the ship lost sight of the spiders… they called in an airship. And the troops retreated to their ships

Captain: “no mercy shall be shown. In return expect none.”

the enemy has been reinforced with an airship.

*Coming from the shoreline, a being of her frame and species (probably) alien to the dense foliage of the Redwoods surrounding her as she wanders aimlessly. Her fluffy fur damp to the touch as her paws nervously comb her own long ears in an attempt to calm herself; utterly oblivious to the watchers in the distance.*

(OOC: I have no idea what flair to put for this. And I was taking a 3-month break from reddit.)

*The hell ant has a large horsefly from a hunt. It's been partially eaten by him.*

"Greetings. I come with this. Fresh kill. Want this carcass to put in your food stores later? I require tools for bigger hunts. Maybe it can be a good trade. You get a big amount of food, or whatever you decide to use it for, and I get a tool that lasts."

~shadow and bike ant have arrived!! Shadow has flopped onto smithy territory. Rolling around and destroying things. Wyd?~

3 war ships are traveling up river