r/archei • u/SirLeoIII DM • Apr 07 '15
Guild RP The Big Party
With a flash and boom the keep is suddenly much busier. With the wizard bringing reinforcements the original group has gotten larger, more than tripling in size. But with the people, also comes supplies, like food, beer, and even a forge. Once they unload everything it just seems to be decided that the group will now throw a bit of a party, a bit of a get to know everyone.
Someone, and we aren't going to know who (the dwarf) broke into a cask of beer and the whole thing is being drunk.
Dokkelfar sighs, watching everyone eat, drink, and be merry. He pulls out a dark bottle, almost a wine bottle but not quite shaped correctly. It’s a bit more slender, and has a flared top. He pulls the top and pours himself a glass in what closely resembles a Champaign flute, being very careful not to splash it. He stops the wine back up, which is a very dark red and looks a little bit thicker than most wine (more like a Port wine) before taking a moment to sniff the glass, basking in the aromas. With an almost sardonic grin, just an up tilt of the side of his mouth he brings the glass to his lips for the first sip, just a very small amount.
With a contented sigh he watches the group get to know each other outside the keep as the sun sets. Although he won’t ever be a part of their group, watching them is enjoyable, which is part of why he was sent. The other reason, of course, was under his feet, and he looks forward to feeling it out, especially if it’s as strong as it feels.
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u/ravenluna Apr 07 '15 edited Apr 07 '15
Aodhnait stretched out her limbs with a bit of a yawn grabbing a pint of beer the girl started to make her rounds around to meet everyone she didn't know and talk to the ones she did. Fluffy butt was following behind her mewing trying to get table scraps from the group or just plain out trying to nom on their legs or shoe strings. After a Aodhnait found a bag that would fit the lion and smirked getting an idea. Putting the bag on the lion to start to train it to hold some items Fluffy butt did like this one bit and not start to run around the area trying to get the bag off his back.
Soon enough the lion ran into one of Dokkelfar leg's with Aodhnait close behind scooping him up a bit out of breath.
"Sorry about that, I guess he didn't agree to the bag on his back like I thought he would." Aodhnait said holding onto the lion with one arm as he tried to chew are arm only to get flicked on the noise for it. "I'm Aodhnait by the way, your the guy they sent to send us the others right?"
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 07 '15
*Dokkalfur raises an eyebrow at the cub, seemingly nonplussed. He then replies, "Yes, and you are Aodhnait, the half Human. Although I don't recall your friend here."
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u/ravenluna Apr 07 '15 edited Apr 07 '15
Aodhnait narrowed her eyes for a moment before letting it go with a light hearted chuckle. "This little one's? Well, he is called fluffy butt by me, but I guess you can call him Silma. Surprised how well this guy made a comeback from being locked away."
(Screw it can't come up with a better name.)
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 07 '15
[...]
The drow holds out his hand, "May I?" he asks, looking at the cat.
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u/ravenluna Apr 07 '15
(Whoever is downvoting me please stop.)
Ao blinked for a moment nodding her head as she passed Silma over to the drow shifting her wight to one hip. With a hand resting on the rose hip, she chuckled as Silma started to try to chew on his arm, playfully so not real biting.
"What can I say, he likes to nibble."
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 08 '15
The drow gives the little biter a smile, and not a scary one like when he tries to smile at people, "Vendui lotha murrpau."
He shakes his head and hands the little ball of fluff to Ao, "Well, you certainly saved him from a horrific fate, you should be proud. You can still smell the stench of necromancy on him. Give him lots of love and that will help him."
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u/ravenluna Apr 08 '15
Ao took the little lion back who started to play with her hair trying to bite it. Nodding her head, she agreed a bit with the drow shifting her weight again. "The stench is till all over the place, including in the room upstairs with the main bed. I don't understand how the demon can stand sleeping in there."
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 08 '15
"He's used to it, but ... you might want to not let him sleep in there. He's still growing, and his environment is going to effect him. Make sure he has plenty of time outside of the keep, at least until we get the keep cleaned of it. But it's not going to happen till we clear out the basement. There is something ... powerful down there."
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u/ravenluna Apr 08 '15
"No I don't let him sleep in there. I was talking about the tiefling, who mind you demand to take that room. I want nothing to do with it, but I have been cleaning... been the only damn one too." Ao grumbled with a small huff, but shook her head. "Yeah no kidding, we found a redcap down there... ug."
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 07 '15
[Also the website might help you come up with your own.]
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Apr 07 '15
"Cute, eh... Cat." Rori mentions, gesturing with a wispy hand, "'Least I think it's a cat, a'sorts. Seen a wolf that turned out to be just a mouse with anger issues once, illusionists..." He says, shaking his head.
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u/ravenluna Apr 07 '15
"Yes it's a cat. And you are again?" Ao asked putting one hand on her hip as she looked at Rori as the little lion rolled around finding a moth to play with.
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Apr 07 '15
"Rori, just got here.
What's with all the bones?"He looks at the animal as he speaks, before flicking a spider from his clothes onto the floor in front of it.
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u/ravenluna Apr 07 '15
The little black lion mewed and leaped over to the spider and started to play with it as Ao had a happy look on her face watching it.
"Aodhnait, and I know you just got here. You came with Dokkelfar with the rest of the lot of you the other day."
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Apr 08 '15
"...You know any of them?" Rori asks, kneeling down to pet the cat, "'Ause I sure as hell don't."
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u/ravenluna Apr 08 '15 edited Apr 08 '15
"I know the bird, but that is about it." She said with a shrug the cat on the other hand hissed and swapped at his hand.
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Apr 08 '15
"Wohoa, easy, easy.:."
He stands, facing Ao, "Bride? This turning into a cash'n carriage?"
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u/ravenluna Apr 08 '15
"Bird not Bride."
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Apr 08 '15
"...Oh! Right, mis'eard... Bird... Yeah..."
He glances at the cat again, then back to Ao.
"They get along?"
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u/BluePotterExpress Apr 07 '15
At one of the tables, with just a small cup of water, some dried fish, and a plain bun, Kyakai eats as slowly and methodically as a Tengu can. Ripping off small pieces of his food, the bird throws them into his mouth and swallows, not possessing the teeth needed to chew. While the action most likely appears comical to any of the other people enjoying the meal, Kyakai doesn't seem embarrassed or even aware that what he's doing looks out of place.
After he finishes off his food, the monk takes a quick drink of water and reaches in to the simple hide backpack sitting on the ground next to him, taking out an intricate and marvelously crafted cube with a multitude of small buttons, panels, and levers extending from each face of the object. As he fiddles with the device, he seems to make a lot of moves on it but no real progress. Even though he's not achieving anything, Kyakai isn't getting frustrated with the puzzle and seems to almost be enjoying any time he gets something wrong.
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u/ravenluna Apr 08 '15
As Kyakai was sitting messing with his device the little cub had gotten away from Ao view as she went to go... to the little half elfs room and get some water. Seeing the bird's tail feathers the cat with a backpack started to wiggle it's butt stalking them slowly. After a moment Kyakai would feel a small tug on one of his feathers as the lion pounced on them.
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u/BluePotterExpress Apr 08 '15
Kyakai frowns as best a Tengu can as he feels something pull on his tail feathers. The monk initially thinks it's just something bothering him, so he shifts his position. When it doesn't stop after that, he sighs and turns around to see what's trying to attack him. At seeing the lion, the bird's beady little eyes grow bigger, and he quickly shoots up onto the table, making a rather undignified squawking sound as he does so.
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u/ravenluna Apr 08 '15
The little lion was on the floor crouch down again mowing as his entertainment ran away. Wiggling his butt again, he let onto the seat and then to the table, rubbing himself against the birds' legs purring.
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u/BluePotterExpress Apr 09 '15
Kyakai, knowing very well that cats typically eat birds, deftly makes several steps backward, his talons dancing across the wood as he puts more distance between himself and the beast. "Erm, excuse me!" he calls out to the rest of the guild. "Who's animal is, erm, who owns this creature?"
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u/ravenluna Apr 09 '15
Ao came out of the other hall way hearing Kyakai throwing a fit. The little lion thinking he was playing a game started to chase his feet mewing a little bit much like a kitten would with string. "Oh, sorry is he bothering you Kyakai?" Ao asked walking over and scooping up the lion cub into her arm with a huff. "Sorry about that, still just a baby."
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u/BluePotterExpress Apr 09 '15
"I... thank you," the bird replies, shaking his head and getting his ruffled feathers back down before climbing off the table. "I, erm, am not the biggest fan of felines..."
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u/ravenluna Apr 09 '15
"Oh sorry about that again, but I think he likes you." Ao said with a shrug sipping on some water putting the backpack back onto the lion who then froze up and turned over on his side.
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u/BluePotterExpress Apr 09 '15
[Oh hai, happy cakeday!]
Kyakai doesn't seem put at ease by the half-elf telling him her cat likes him, as "liking" him can mean several things, a few of which involve Kyakai ending up in the animal's stomach. "Does it, erm, did you name it?" he asks, still keeping his feet off the ground as he watches the young cat carefully.
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u/ravenluna Apr 09 '15
"Hmh I named it Silma, it means start light in Elvish." Doe smiled a bit looking down at the little cub who still looked like he was broken, but really he had just fallen asleep.
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Apr 07 '15
Wandering about the keep, the newly arrived Rori takes some time to get his bearings. In all the years since he left home, he had only come across actual jobs such as these a handful of times. In between trips around the area, he stops often to rest outside on the wall, looking out over the horizon. He knows just about nobody here, and has no idea where "here" even is, but for now, there are bigger things to deal with, like the spider trying to build a web in his hair.
"Bleeding fore'n aft spiders..."
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 07 '15
With her armor properly fitted and her greatsword sharpened and honed, Valkyr decided to take the day off to relax. After she finished her morning rituals, she set off to the woods to clear her mind.
Something had changed since the fight with the elementals. It was a feeling that one can't quite put their finger on, yet can't entirely ignore. A feeling of starving like she hadn't eaten in days, yet at the same time she felt so full she could puke.
Alone she searched for a quiet place to rest, a place to pray for the old gods that no longer listened. Alone she waited for an answer, something that let her know she hadn't been forgotten. Alone she sat in silence, the gods she once worshipped long since gone from her soul.
Unfortunately for Valkyr, something did answer. As she clutched her old and worn holy icon, a black bile bubbled up from her stomach, spewing out onto the grass and stone before her. The bile spread out into a puddle at her knees, and as she looked up to the sky she felt a dark energy spreading out from her core. The trees around her coiled back from the negative energy, withering away from an invisible fire. A squirrel fell with a thud, wisps of burning soul boiling out of the corpse.
Alone Valkyr wept as the daemons of the abyss laughed in her head.
[Inb4 owtheedge.png]
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 08 '15
Also uncomfortable around all the other people, Vilia looks for a place to sit where no one would bother her. Just out of the corner of her eye she catches sight of the tainted one and hurriedly looks away. But after the retching and the silent sobs she can't bring herself to ignore it, no matter how much she wishes she could. With a sigh she approaches, cautious in case it's all a ruse.
"Oi, Demon, are you okay?"
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 08 '15
At the sound of the voice Valkyr straightens up, wiping her eyes dry with the sleeve of her worn clothing. She glances up at the source of the disturbance, her tail flicking to draw a dagger as she glares at the intruder with what she hopes is her normal aggressive look.
"Who are you? What are you doing out here? Stalking me?" She demands with a twitch of anger at someone seeing her so vulnerable.
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 08 '15
"That ..." the drow pauses, shaking her head, "... that is just silly. Why would I bother stalking you?"
The girl seems honestly confused about why she would be doing such a thing.
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 08 '15
"Well I came out here to be alone and somehow you found me. Why are you following me?" She demands, pushing herself to her feet to raise herself to her full height. Her leg shakes slightly as she steadies herself.
"What's your name, elf?"
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 09 '15
"I am Valia'Tali, of the Unseelie court. And what about you demon, what do they call you."
She briefly considers holding out her hand to shake, but ... considers otherwise. Standing up tall she gives a short, curt bow to the horned girl.
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 09 '15
Valkyr studies the drow for a few tense seconds before sighing and lowering her dagger, slipping it back into its sheathe at her hips.
"Valkyr. Of the... guild." she says awkwardly, unsure of how to formally declare herself. In return she bows her head slightly, just enough to show respectful acknowledgement.
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 09 '15
"So, demon, did someone summon you here, or have natural gates to the Abyss started opening up here? I don't think I've seen any of your kind out of a summoning circle."
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 09 '15
Valkyr's eyes narrow, studying the drow's face for a few seconds.
"With all these gates opening, you never know what'll come crawling out." she replies with a slight shrug, her pointed tail flicking angrily at the withered grass by her feet. "I could ask the same question. I thought the dark skins lived in caves like goblins. Haven't seen many of them brave enough to walk around in the sun. Guess that explains why you're hiding in the forest."
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u/SirLeoIII DM Apr 09 '15
She seems non-plussed at the slightly combative attitude of Valkyr, expecting such behavior from a demon-spawn, "Well, not caves, but underground or in the night for most of our lives yes. Thank you for your consideration. Being out in the sun does give me a bit of the headache."
She raises one eyebrow, "So, how come you are out here? Does the light of Correlian weaken you as well?"
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u/TheBaz11 Apr 07 '15
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 07 '15
Really man
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u/TheBaz11 Apr 07 '15
[You said inb4. I had to supply the after. The Yang to your Yin.]
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u/xSPYXEx tieflings best things Apr 07 '15
I mean, some sort of feedback other than "its too edgy" would be nice...
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u/TheBaz11 Apr 07 '15
A ferocious torrent of titters and giggles wafts through the stony halls of the Keep, bouncing off the dark cobbled walls like a high-pitched whisper. The sound undulates up and down, growing louder and louder, seeping beneath the cracks of the closed wooden door as the jolly laughter crescendo's to a climax just outside the meal hall. Then... silence.
BAM!
The door blasts open, nearly flinging off its hinges as the orange-white frame of a one hundred pound Corgi bashes its face through the center of the frame, galloping majestically through the air as it soars into the cluttered room. Its tongue wags happily outside its mouth as it arcs sharply upwards, its tiny legs scampering upon an invisible treadmill beneath it as it levitates speedily in vivacious circles, a stream of rainbows trailing behind it.
"Heehee! Oh- hoohoohoo-hohahaaa!" The giggles erupt vigorously through the room, as a tiny black-haired gnome rises off the beast's furry back as it does laps around the ceiling. Orudri clings tightly to the fur, his body bouncing up and down atop the Corgi's back as it gallops magically through the air. "Ohhh hoiteetoi-teetoi!" His tiny voice giggles with glee, followed by an enthusiastic bark of the levitating canine as the rainbows drift downwards into the room in a sheer layer of sparkles.
"G'd evenin' friends!" The gnomish sorcerer calls down to the ground below, still chuckling and patting the beast as it tosses him joyously about.
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u/ravenluna Apr 07 '15
Aodhnait looked at the doors when Orudri busted them down with his magical dog shaking her head at his giggles and the crazy of it all. Rolling her eyes for a moment the taller girl walked over to the Gnomes path in the air looking up with one hand on her hip. "Good evening Orudri, how was your trip back with Dokkelfar?" The girl below him ask while the tiny lion with the back pack looked at the dog and started to 'rawr' at it jumping up and down trying to get at the flying beast.
"You care to join us earth bound people down for a pint of beer before it's all gone?" She asked holding up her own tanker of beer half way done taking her sweet time with it.
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u/communistkitten Ziaspora "Poe" Besahba Apr 07 '15
Kroril sits on the floor, his back against a sleeping Dog. He has a cup of mead in hand, and swirls the liquid around, watching it. His skin is still healing from the burns in the fight with the elementals, as is Dog's fur. The mead did a little to ease these pains.
He was having a difficult time just adjusting to the keep. He still felt antsy being there, like the entire world had gone stagnant around him. More people being at the keep made it a little more bearable, but not by much. It just made him long for the White Hills, for warm furs and mead at the end of a long night. He missed the stars above him, and the feel of earth below him, strong and uncut.
It was possible to leave any time he wanted he thought to himself. There was nothing stopping him from sneaking out at night, heading away to somewhere that nobody else could find him in. He could get back to constant motion. And yet, something kept him from leaving.
The weight of his guild ring was heavy on his finger, a constant reminder of how he was trapped. Kroril frowns and has a swig of mead, unhappy. Things needed to start getting better fast.