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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 21, 2017 19:05:02 GMT -8
The Curious Incident at BuckleIn all its years of existence, Buckle has been a perfectly ordinary and uneventful town. The year is punctuated with a harvest festival and a marmot-catching contest, which break the dreary fog of monotony for the citizens. Besides these annual festivities, however, the town remains rather dull and uninteresting. However, this changed recently. Two weeks ago, a large hole appeared in the middle of the town square overnight. It appears to be some manner of well, as the sides are built up with brick. Even stranger, the hole appears to be bottomless. Since the appearance, Buckle has gotten an influx of visitors and researchers, all trying to figure out how it could have appeared and what could possibly be at the bottom. So far, however, none have had any luck.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 21, 2017 23:56:49 GMT -8
Nel arrived in town with the goal of selling a few pelts pilfered from game over the past several days. Fox, deer, and wolf hides lay across her left shoulder. Much to her dismay, what should have been a sleepy town devoid of crowds and noise was a mad house of comings and goings. She frowned deeply and observed the crowd, preparing herself to delve into the crowd and find a buyer. She sighed, "What in the world brought these people here?" She looked up, "Was it just to smite me?"
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 7:28:02 GMT -8
Almost as soon as Nel set foot in town, she was accosted by a man carrying a bundle of books with red covers. He grinned at her, holding up one of the books. The title read "An account of the Succubus Pits at the Bottom of the Mysterious Hole in Buckle, In Graphic Detail and Illustrations".
"I wrote these myself, after scrying the bottom of the hole! Would you like to purchase a copy? Only six silver coins per copy! I'm in the middle of writing a second volume, right now, with full-color pictures. Want me to put you on the list to buy one as soon as they're done?"
He grinned enthusiastically. However, a larger, bearded man shoved him aside.
"Don't listen to him, Miss. He's just making things up. I tell you, this is a sign of the end times, and I welcome them completely."
He fell to his knees, hands clasped in prayer.
"The voids in the earth shall appear, slowly but steadily. Only those who truly believe can survive, and shall live in the paradise of dairy when the world finally turns to cheese. All hail."
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 8:55:54 GMT -8
Nel's hand went to her dagger when the first man suddenly approached her. The look on her face, one eyebrow raised with the other lowered and her eyes wide and frightful, was clearly one of nervous confusion. The look changed when the other man came up spouting religious nonsense she furrowed her brow as the man went on and when he finished Nel spoke quietly, "So this is just to smite me." She spoke up and looked at the men, "What are you two going on about?" Nel Wasn't sure why she just asked the question, all she wanted to do was sell her furs and get out of Dodge.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 9:09:04 GMT -8
The book-seller's eyes widened as he realized Nel had no idea what he was talking about. Pushing the praying man aside, he headed into the crowd and beckoned for Nel to follow.
"You mean you don't know? I'm talking about the pit, the hole, the well...whatever you want to call it. A hole appeared in the town square a couple of weeks ago, a bottomless hole. Everybody's coming to look at it, but nobody knows what's down there. Nobody but me, that is. Which is why I'm selling these books so that people can satisfy their curiosity!"
He pushed through the crowd, leading Nel to the middle of the town square. There, a massive hole sat in the pavement, almost thirty feet across. The bottom was too far down to see, shrouded in darkness and shadows. The sides of the hole were built up with bricks, almost like a well. A rudimentary fence had been built around the hole, and guards stood around it, pushing people back from the edge. The book-seller gestured excitedly, tugging Nel's arm.
"See that? Right there, I've never seen anything like it! It just appeared overnight. Someone tried to climb down the side, but their torch went out and the line went slack. When we pulled it up again, the rope had been cut! The mayor has no idea what to do. He wants people to look down there, but doesn't want everyone falling in. I know what's down there, though! Want to read about it? I'll give you two copies for ten silver pieces!"
He held out the books excitedly.
"They have pictures!"
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 10:54:16 GMT -8
Nel ignored the man's bid to sell his smut and instead looked down the whole, "So you all are leaving a possibly wounded man in a pit of succubi? No plan of rescue at all? None of you are brave enough to go after him?" She was thinking of doing so, a dark bottomless pit filled with demonic sex addicts would be a considerable improvement over these crowds and weirdos. The last word brought the cheese prophet to mind, who can believe such non-sense? She looked at the pervert, who can believe that non-sense?
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 11:14:30 GMT -8
The book-seller shrugged, stuffing his books back into his bag. He pulled out a notebook and began writing in it, pausing every few moments to erase and rewrite a few sentences.
"Hmm...I dunno. I'm sure the man is fine down there. If he isn't, there's no way he could have survived the drop. Besides, uh...succubi are pretty soft, and I'm sure landing on them isn't too bad. If he ever did end up landing, that is. Say, what sounds better? Luscious bosom or bountiful bosom? I'd prefer luscious, but I used it three times in this paragraph already."
Meanwhile, one of the guards lit a torch and tossed it into the hole. It fell, growing smaller and smaller until the light vanished entirely. A man in the crowd screamed, and shoved his way through. Running past the guards, he hurdled over the fence and threw himself into the pit, laughing maniacally all the way down. The guards simply grumbled, pushing the rest of the crowds back.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 11:28:05 GMT -8
Nel was peering down the pit, "Uh, how about succulent?" She watched the torch disappear into the darkness and she raised an eyebrow. Suddenly a curious voice whispered in her mind and she voiced it aloud habitually, "Whats down there?"
Then came yet another wack job, the guy nearly took off her head as he barreled down into the pit. "What the hell was that about?"
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 11:35:50 GMT -8
The book-seller's eyes widened, and he scribbled furiously. A curious nun who happened to be passing by peeked over his shoulder, and fainted. The man paid her no heed, and continued to write.
"Ooh, succulent! That's a good one, perfectly describes it! Now, to describe the taste of-"
Nel's question cut him off, and he stopped. He stared at her, blinking.
"What's down there? It's obviously succubus pits. The other so-called experts don't believe me, though. They say it's bottomless, or that it's not for us to know."
When the man jumped, he sighed.
"It's the excitement. These villagers have lived their whole lives in dull monotony, and can't handle all the commotion. This is probably the first interesting thing that's ever happened to them, and they can't deal with it. Some of them lock themselves in their homes, others try to be a part of history join in. Others just go crazy, like that guy. He's not the first one this week. Me? This is my opportunity to make it as a writer! I've always wanted to write books for a living, but my parents wanted me to become a turnip farmer."
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 11:42:43 GMT -8
She crossed her arms and took a hard look at the man, "Willing to pay someone to find out for sure?"
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 11:47:41 GMT -8
The man paused, glancing down at his notebook. He looked back up at Nel, and nodded slowly.
"You know...these books have been selling well enough, but nobody really believes them. However, if I had an actual account of what's at the bottom, one that didn't offend sensibilities...I'd be famous! That would be amazing! Yes, I'd pay you to go down there and tell me what you see. The books would sell like hotcakes! Right now, they're just selling like...slightly sticky hotcakes."
He held out his hand, shoving the notebook back into his bag.
"I'm Ollie Anders, nice to meet you. What's your name, miss? And how do you plan to get down there?"
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Mordane
Committed
Roleplay posts: 66
Age: 22
Physical Description: Stands at 6 feet and 4 inches tall
Green eyes pale skin and his hair is a dark shade of red, which eventually earned him a few nicknames as it beared slight resemblance to the blood he spilled.
Clothes and Equipment: Mordane is most commonly dressed in full plate adorned with only blue cloth. On occasions where he is not in his armor he wears simple clothes, brown pants and a white shirt with a splash of blue along the collar.
A pack with all of the traveling necessities is tied to his back along with his weapon, a plain steel claymore, weathered over years of use but maintained exceptionally well.
Player's online availability : Often
Registered: Jun 20, 2017 19:48:43 GMT -8
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Post by Mordane on Jul 22, 2017 11:59:12 GMT -8
Mordane came into town hoping to find something to eat better than the food he kept in his pack. Taking notice of Nell and the man conversing he approached them hoping to get directions or something of the sort. "Hello there, you wouldn't happen to know if there's somewhere here I could perhaps get some food?" He could hear the mans excited ramblings but couldn't make anything out for certain, the woman next to him seemed much more reasonable.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 11:59:29 GMT -8
She looked slightly disgusted but shook his hand none-the less, "Call me Nel." She thought for a moment then spoke in a matter of fact way, "Its pretty simple, your going to buy me several lengths of this rope." She showed the man the strong thin rope hanging off her hip to him, "That's all I need for now. I have arrows that can bite into the rock and tether me during descent. If my rope breaks," her tone changed to a suspicious one for a moment, "or someone cuts my line, I'll set a new arrow before I fall too far." She frowned, "Getting back up may be a bit of challenge but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it."
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 12:04:47 GMT -8
Ollie nodded, looking closely at the rope. He seemed hesitant, but didn't complain. "I'll get you your rope, Nel. They sell it at the general store, I believe. Just be careful, ok? Pretty sure whatever's down there won't be quite as, uh, succulent as what I'm writing about." When Mordane approached, his tone changed completely. He beamed at the man, whipping out a copy of "An account of the Succubus Pits at the Bottom of the Mysterious Hole in Buckle, In Graphic Detail and Illustrations". "Hello there, sir! Would you like to know what's at the bottom of those pits? Read all about the...um...succulent demons down there! It goes into quite a bit of detail, and there are pictures! Also, I'll throw in a free turnip if you buy the book. Six silver pieces."
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 12:20:08 GMT -8
Nel would wait for the pervert to return with her rope. Rope that was hopefully not sticky. In the meantime she would stare down the hole, if the guards didn't stop her, and inspected what she could for good anchor points.
Nel wouldn't spot the new arrival through the crowd. It didn't help that she was trying to pretend the crowd didn't exist at the moment.
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Mordane
Committed
Roleplay posts: 66
Age: 22
Physical Description: Stands at 6 feet and 4 inches tall
Green eyes pale skin and his hair is a dark shade of red, which eventually earned him a few nicknames as it beared slight resemblance to the blood he spilled.
Clothes and Equipment: Mordane is most commonly dressed in full plate adorned with only blue cloth. On occasions where he is not in his armor he wears simple clothes, brown pants and a white shirt with a splash of blue along the collar.
A pack with all of the traveling necessities is tied to his back along with his weapon, a plain steel claymore, weathered over years of use but maintained exceptionally well.
Player's online availability : Often
Registered: Jun 20, 2017 19:48:43 GMT -8
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Post by Mordane on Jul 22, 2017 13:01:52 GMT -8
"No thank you not interested," Mordane shoved the mans offering hand aside with his hand and asked a different question "Whats all the commotion about around here?" There was definitely something off about this place and the weird obsession with the hole in the middle of town seemed to be the culprit, frankly he didn't care about it that much but he was a tad bit curious.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 13:23:13 GMT -8
Ollie the book-seller looked a bit crestfallen when Mordane waved the book aside, but put it away nonetheless. "You sure? It's quite popular, and there's a sequel coming soon! All the commotion is about the hole, of course. Far more interesting than marmots, that's for sure. What's even more interesting, however, is that that young lady over there is about to climb down it! I gotta go get her some rope. I'll be right back!" He pointed towards Nel, then hurried off to go purchase some rope.
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Nel
Committed
Climbing a grand tower.
Roleplay posts: 78
Age: 17
Physical Description: =====
A tall and slender maiden with brilliant green eyes and straight black hair. The hair hides many of her features but reveals an soft angular jawline, a small delicate nose.
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Clothes and Equipment: http://i.imgur.com/54Equdc.jpg
The picture shows her equipment well, however lacks her hunting dagger, a length of thin but strong rope, her "junk sack," and herb pouch.
Her quiver contains a number of different arrows with different purposes including armor piercing, grappling, fire arrows, and a limited supply of an enchanted variety.
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Player's online availability : Erratically, though at least daily
Registered: Jul 10, 2017 2:33:53 GMT -8
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Post by Nel on Jul 22, 2017 16:07:08 GMT -8
Nel was busy preparing an arrow by now. Securing her rope to her hefty barbed arrow and seeing how the weight would be affecting her bow's handling. She wondered why she was bothering. Curiosity? She certainly risked her life over it before at least if she survives there will be some coin in it for her. Suddenly she remembered her pelts, the entire reason she came to town, "Maybe they can be of use somehow." She secured them so they wouldn't hinder her movements in anyway, a colorful stretch of fur from her shoulder to her belt.
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Mordane
Committed
Roleplay posts: 66
Age: 22
Physical Description: Stands at 6 feet and 4 inches tall
Green eyes pale skin and his hair is a dark shade of red, which eventually earned him a few nicknames as it beared slight resemblance to the blood he spilled.
Clothes and Equipment: Mordane is most commonly dressed in full plate adorned with only blue cloth. On occasions where he is not in his armor he wears simple clothes, brown pants and a white shirt with a splash of blue along the collar.
A pack with all of the traveling necessities is tied to his back along with his weapon, a plain steel claymore, weathered over years of use but maintained exceptionally well.
Player's online availability : Often
Registered: Jun 20, 2017 19:48:43 GMT -8
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Post by Mordane on Jul 22, 2017 18:19:59 GMT -8
Mordane approached Nel as she prepared to dive into the hole noticing her mumbling to herself as he did. He of course came upon her from the front so as to not surprise her, "Hello there, need any help with that?" He pointed towards the rope and makeshift harness she had created for herself.
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Post by Strangers and Travelers on Jul 22, 2017 18:37:59 GMT -8
Ollie the smut-seller returned surprisingly quickly, bearing several bundles of rope. He ran over and handed them to Nel, who would thankfully find them to be clean and non-sticky. He looked over the harness that Nel had rigged carefully, pulling out his notebook and taking a quick sketch. As he drew, a piece of paper fell out of the notebook and fell to the ground, unnoticed. A young man picked it up and glanced at it, curiously. His eyebrows flew up in surprise, and he surreptitiously pocketed it. Ollie was completely ignorant of the loss, however, and was focused on Nel. "So, what are you going to do when you reach the bottom? Do you have a torch or a lantern? What if there isn't a bottom, huh? What then? What if the rope isn't long enough, are you just going to climb back up?" Turning to Mordane, he added: "Are you joining in on this? Or did you change your mind about the book? You can get two copies for ten silver pieces, you know! Gift one to friends and family!"
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