Skarlet
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Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 1, 2017 17:45:03 GMT -8
Skarlet made her way north by sea to find Darkhive again, she had learned how to find the place again, remembering the major landmarks that were closeby. Leaving anyone accompanying her back in Derith, she continued alone to the Castle Darkhive.
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Leviath Bahat
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 1, 2017 18:52:13 GMT -8
The long, narrow and winding path up to the gates of Darkhive would be familiar to Skarlet. So would the endless darkness, the rain blowing almost horizontally from the force of the freezing northern winds. The western edge of the path overlooked a drop of hundreds of feet, where the rocky crags and fierce ocean looked starving enough to swallow anything that fell. The eastern edge had a similar drop, but this time it fell upon a seemingly endless maze of sharp rocks and the occasional beast whose eyes could be seen moving in the dark.
As she progressed she would notice the creatures flying around her. Too far away and too well hidden in the night to be clearly seen, but from this distance they swarmed and followed her to her destination: the citadel gates, which stood foreboding and shut in order to block the progression of trespassers to Leviath's island castle.
For Skarlet the gates would open, as if by themselves, giving her access to the eerie courtyards and gothic spires within.
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Skarlet
Widely Known
Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 1, 2017 19:35:42 GMT -8
Skarlet felt no fear coming here even with the danger, but kept herself alert and on guard, as she had been ambushed outside of the castle before. She passed through the gates, passing the same suits of armor she'd seen just over 2 years ago. Now she would seek out the master of the domain, Leviath Bahat. Skarlet had great respect for the master revenant, for without him Skarlet would not exist.
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Leviath Bahat
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Roleplay posts: 67
Registered: Apr 4, 2015 17:54:27 GMT -8
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 1, 2017 21:01:41 GMT -8
Skarlet would find him in the great hall, a great room that was empty except for a stone throne and pillars to hold up the ceiling. Windows allowed moonlight to bathe the walls and floors, yet from the outside no such windows seem to exist. Indeed the room itself was in no obvious place in the architecture of Darkhive, taking no spot on its blueprints or comfortable position within the realm of common sense.
To reach it a labyrinthine maze would have to be followed, where doors that led into walls and stairways that turned back on themselves in true penrose fashion left one on a different floor, in a different part of the citadel, to the place they should have expected to be. Every dark corridor and brick in that place seemed to hold it's own secret, whether it be candlesticks that opened passages to paintings that moved and followed beyond their frames; as much as the very walls and rooms seemed to move as dictated by their aberrant desires. Every so often a living (or perhaps unliving) thing would stalk the hallways, looking for intruders or moving on to a different purpose decreed by their bestial nature, yet Skarlet wouldn't be bothered by those things.
When finally the throne room was reached, Leviath sat alone upon it as he was want to do. None of the other revenants were present, presumably having other tasks or needs to attend to. Opening his eyes, the revenant lord looked upon Skarlet and spoke with a deep voice that rumbled like a calm storm. "Greetings, Skarlet. What is it you seek?"
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Skarlet
Widely Known
Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 2, 2017 7:42:31 GMT -8
Finished navigating the confusing design of the castle she finds Leviath and bows respectfully. "It has been a while, lord. In my travels I've found another land, an island, that seems to always be dark. I was attracted there when I believe I felt your presence actually. I was not aware before that more of our kind were residing in another location. I didn't stay long though as I was to travel elsewhere for a diplomatic mission. Is something going on?"
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Leviath Bahat
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 2, 2017 14:38:51 GMT -8
"They are just renegades and children. They do not seem to be any kind of significant threat to the outside world, nor is there any point concerning yourself with them. I may take a passive interest in watching their affairs but for now I have no desire to take an action," he calmly explained. "Is there anything else?"
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Skarlet
Widely Known
Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 3, 2017 15:26:06 GMT -8
"Hmm, I see then. Master, I've learned much in my time with the mortals, I understand many aspects of society now, but there is more I want to know. I need guidance from another immortal on the world outside of the mortals' political interests. Would you teach me?"
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Leviath Bahat
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Roleplay posts: 67
Registered: Apr 4, 2015 17:54:27 GMT -8
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 3, 2017 16:37:33 GMT -8
"You wish to learn how to manipulate them?" Leviath asked, now rather curious and leaning forwards on his throne. "What exactly is it you wish for? Do you want to topple an empire from within, or perhaps build one? Or are you seeking to simply increase your influence among the notable names and families of the world?"
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Skarlet
Widely Known
Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 4, 2017 10:47:16 GMT -8
"No that's not it, not quite, would be useful to know down the line though. I'm curious more about what the mortals don't see. I want to know about the more powerful beings, I'm also curious about the barrier that you guard, what's beyond it? Is it a threat to our world?" She'd wanted to know what Leviath was guarding since she first learned of it. What would happen if Leviath weren't around to watch over Darkhive?
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Leviath Bahat
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Roleplay posts: 67
Registered: Apr 4, 2015 17:54:27 GMT -8
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 4, 2017 16:43:16 GMT -8
Leviath went silent for a moment at Skarlet's questions, slowly bringing his hand up towards his face to rest his cheek against his palm. "Do not worry about the barrier, or what's beyond it. Take such thoughts and discard them, do not sully your mind with worry of such things," he warned. "All I will tell you about the barrier is that you cannot cross it. And if you found a way to do so, your life would be forfeit."
He sat up straight a little more and glanced towards one of the large windows as the shadow of a creature passed it, though he didn't seem concerned. "Why do you want to know of powerful beings? There are few who can be called truly powerful and all of them are dangerous."
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Skarlet
Widely Known
Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 4, 2017 22:53:24 GMT -8
"Are you more powerful than them? I have a feeling you're one of the strongest beings in the world. I just want to know about those I may encounter in the future. I want to be able to survive as long as I can." Skarlet huffed, there were a lot of things she wanted but she wasn't sure how to ask for them. "If you don't want to teach me anything, could you give me a task maybe? I feel I need to prove myself or grow more."
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Leviath Bahat
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Roleplay posts: 67
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 5, 2017 13:24:59 GMT -8
"Who knows? Power is not a linear, singular measurement; it is the combination of a hundred different things. It is true that I have my own certain skills and advantages, but I also have my weaknesses like any other," he replied. "I think you focus too much on it, for your very nature you offers you a predatory advantage over mortal men. You already have power, you simply need to recognise and use it. If you want to learn how to fight, then go out and fight. There's no better teacher than experience."
"But.. If you were to ask me what the greatest strength of the revenant is then I would say it's our ability to be secret, to move silently and infiltrate the herds of our prey. If you want a true task, then go into these mortal kingdoms and conspire within them - recruit, grow and gain influence all behind a strict veil of concealment."
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Skarlet
Widely Known
Princess Skarlet
Roleplay posts: 1,035
Age: 26 (7 as Skarlet)
Physical Description: Short, dark brown hair parted to the right with a dark red streak.
Red eyes.
Pale skin.
5'10" height.
Hourglass body shape.
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She is a vampire
Clothes and Equipment: A short, red dress with a bustier to match, lace filigree up the sides. Black trousers were paired beneath it with black boots that rose to the knee. Black, elbow-length gloves paired to match the boots.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fc/1f/57/fc1f579fbc12ece8a7cf0af63c6945e9.jpg
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Player's online availability : Every Day, wakes up around noon and stays up until dawn.
Registered: May 29, 2015 14:10:30 GMT -8
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Post by Skarlet on Aug 6, 2017 19:46:42 GMT -8
"Very well, master. I'll come back some time. If you ever need me, you could always send for me." Skarlet backs away and prepared to leave and return to her escort.
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Leviath Bahat
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Registered: Apr 4, 2015 17:54:27 GMT -8
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 6, 2017 20:24:58 GMT -8
"Goodbye and good luck, Skarlet," Leviath replied to her. "If you do what I suggest, you will not only grow your own influence, but mine too."
With little more to say, the revenant lord went back to lounging on his throne and watched her leave.
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Grandma
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Imperial Vizier of Isra
Roleplay posts: 1,017
Age: 90
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An elderly and frail looking woman with white wispy hair. However, despite being old, her back is not bent by age nor are her eyes clouded by it.
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She wears a deep purple robe that has sleeves that extend far beyond her hands. Her hands are covered with fine gloves of black silk and she wears one ring on each, one having a purple stone set in it and the other a piece of onyx. Carrying an ornate cane of orellium, Grandma can use it to increase her magical channeling as well as assist in deflecting others spells with it. The cane itself is black and covered in numerous ornate, but tiny runes. The cap on the cane is a purplish colored gem. On her wrist is a silver bracelet with a ruby in it that Grandma uses for telepathic communication with others in its network.
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Registered: Sept 12, 2015 8:27:42 GMT -8
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Post by Grandma on Aug 25, 2017 17:07:14 GMT -8
Grandma let out a slightly irritated sigh as the trembling donkey she rode came to a complete halt. She could hear its heavy breathing and sense its terror as the pair of them moved closer and closer to the ominous looking tower. Well, she couldn’t really blame the creature, it had done well enough to bring her this far. Climbing off its back, the old woman slapped the donkey’s rear twice with her cane, sending it scurrying off down the path and away from the Darkhive.
She’d simply make the rest of the trek on foot. It was also rather hard to see, considering how dark it was, but she could make do. There was a brief series of motions under her robes, followed by several popping sounds. After a couple of experimental stretches of her arms, Grandma nodded in satisfaction and began strolling, a bit stiffly, up the hazardous path and towards her destination. She had heard about this place from Roy Fletcher and the few things he had said about it had served to peak her interest enough to come get a look at it in person. Although Roy might be a rather disappointing vampire, perhaps she’d meet some proper ones here...
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Leviath Bahat
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Registered: Apr 4, 2015 17:54:27 GMT -8
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 25, 2017 17:27:15 GMT -8
As Grandma began to walk along the path, she might feel the unease of something watching her in the dark. A chill, a creeping sensation that told of dangers and horror lying in the citadel ahead of her. Yet perhaps these feelings were familiar to her? Perhaps in her age and wisdom she had grown accustomed to the lifeless places of the world, where neither sunlight nor hope could be found in any sort of abundance. Yet if one thing was for sure, it was that Grandma was unknown to whatever it was that stalked her; she lacked the familiar scent of Skarlet or Roy, a fact that could easily place her on something's dinner menu. As the moon shone down on the path ahead, the wisps of cloud that covered it began to clear and leave the stars in full view. Every so often, a bat would fly to somewhere, or a crow would caw in the distance. Up ahead the gates of Darkhive remained barred shut, with the flanking gate towers home to gothic spires and depictions of monstrous gargoyles in stone.
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Grandma
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Imperial Vizier of Isra
Roleplay posts: 1,017
Age: 90
Physical Description: ---------------------------------------------------------
An elderly and frail looking woman with white wispy hair. However, despite being old, her back is not bent by age nor are her eyes clouded by it.
Clothes and Equipment: ---------------------------------------------------------
She wears a deep purple robe that has sleeves that extend far beyond her hands. Her hands are covered with fine gloves of black silk and she wears one ring on each, one having a purple stone set in it and the other a piece of onyx. Carrying an ornate cane of orellium, Grandma can use it to increase her magical channeling as well as assist in deflecting others spells with it. The cane itself is black and covered in numerous ornate, but tiny runes. The cap on the cane is a purplish colored gem. On her wrist is a silver bracelet with a ruby in it that Grandma uses for telepathic communication with others in its network.
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Registered: Sept 12, 2015 8:27:42 GMT -8
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Post by Grandma on Aug 25, 2017 17:49:20 GMT -8
The feeling of the Darkhive wasn’t completely alien to Grandma as it might be to some visitors, but like all places, it had its own unique feeling to it that set it apart from the others she had visited. The presence of something stalking her wasn’t entirely missed by the old woman, but she made no outwards signs of noticing it. Neither did she attempt to locate it like some might, instead simply continuing on her way towards the gate.
Slowing to a halt as she reached the entrance, Grandma took a moment to admire the gargoyle statues, looking them up and down before turning her attention back to the gate. This was certainly a more than suitable home for a vampire, both the tower itself and how far north it was. Raising her cane, Grandma rapped it three times on the currently closed gates, slowly lowering it back to the ground to lean on once she finished announcing her presence. The old woman clutched at her robe of deep purple as she waited, each breath she exhaled briefly visible in the cold air.
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Leviath Bahat
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 25, 2017 18:24:20 GMT -8
"Yeee-eeehs?" Came a wheezing voice, a weak voice, that belonged to a strange pale man who now stood at the top of Darkhive's walls. He peered over the battlements and down at the figure below him, with sunken eyes and ill features. He seemed middle-aged, with hair that was receding and a skinny body barely hidden by his brown coat. "What do you want?" He asked, ending his question with a cough and a hack.
"The masters don't like strangers who don't have business!"
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Grandma
Widely Known
Imperial Vizier of Isra
Roleplay posts: 1,017
Age: 90
Physical Description: ---------------------------------------------------------
An elderly and frail looking woman with white wispy hair. However, despite being old, her back is not bent by age nor are her eyes clouded by it.
Clothes and Equipment: ---------------------------------------------------------
She wears a deep purple robe that has sleeves that extend far beyond her hands. Her hands are covered with fine gloves of black silk and she wears one ring on each, one having a purple stone set in it and the other a piece of onyx. Carrying an ornate cane of orellium, Grandma can use it to increase her magical channeling as well as assist in deflecting others spells with it. The cane itself is black and covered in numerous ornate, but tiny runes. The cap on the cane is a purplish colored gem. On her wrist is a silver bracelet with a ruby in it that Grandma uses for telepathic communication with others in its network.
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Registered: Sept 12, 2015 8:27:42 GMT -8
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Post by Grandma on Aug 25, 2017 18:49:06 GMT -8
Grandma turned her gaze upwards as she regarded the strange man who had greeted her. He didn’t look or sound particularly healthy, but that wasn’t very surprising considering the location they were in. This environment couldn’t be very healthy for the typical human.
“I’m here to request a meeting with your masters. I’ve heard rumors of this place and desire to learn more about it first hand. I figure the best way to do that would be to seek out whoever is the master of this place. Perhaps the name Roy Fletcher rings a bell? It might not, but that is the name of the vampire who I heard of this place from.”
Continuing to lean on her cane, Grandma takes a brief moment to pull a pair of thin black gloves out of her robe, pulling them over her wizened hands. They weren’t much protection from the cold, but they were better than nothing.
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Leviath Bahat
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Post by Leviath Bahat on Aug 26, 2017 10:14:41 GMT -8
The wiry-haired man's eyes squinted at Grandma, then he scoffed. "No vampires here, old woman! Revenants only; stronger than vampires they are, better. Do not call the masters by this 'vampires' name, or insult shall be taken by them," he explained to her, then disappeared down behind the battlements of the wall and scuttled off somewhere like the rat that he increasingly resembled. A minute or so later, the gates began to creak against their frames and open as though some unfortunate soul was struggling to pull it from the inside (though no such souls were present). When it was open just enough for someone to walk through, the strange man would tap on Grandma's shoulder from behind. "You may enter," he spoke, a little more refined this time. "What is your name, so that you may be greeted properly when the time comes?" He would walk before her, then enter the opening of the gate himself into the courtyard beyond. It was a dilapidated place, with run down stone tiles and dead trees dotting a location that seemed larger and more open on that side of the wall than it had from the outside. The castle that sat in it was comprised of many different buildings; some large and some small, most connected by some form of walkway or passage and topped by great spires upon which winged creatures occasionally sat. The moon was large and beamed brightly behind them, yet below it's calm beauty lay a north horizon of pure, unnatural blackness that ruined the view like a thick smog.
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