Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312 
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on May 16, 2016 9:54:19 GMT -8
"Thank you." That was quietly offered to both Naoki and Alden at their continued praise of her cooking, and the slightly embarrassed blush to Takhana's ears lingered for quite a few moments after offering the thanks. She continued to eat in relative silence, listening to what Naoki had to say.. and Alden's response. Her head tilted in thought as she pondered this, although she did nod in agreement with Alden's suggestion.
"He makes a very excellent point, I agree wholeheartedly." She waited a few more moments before setting down her fork, dabbing at her lips with her napkin, and then putting forth her own thoughts. "It's my belief that knowledge should be readily shared. While I understand that much of the knowledge stored within the Conjunction is sensitive and should be kept to their eyes only, the betterment of our citizens and the increase of their intelligence can only benefit the city. I think perhaps the less-sensitive works should be copied and put into a facility in the city that every normal citizen can access. A public library, if you will."
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on May 16, 2016 16:44:37 GMT -8
“Mmm, you make a good point, Alden. I’ll be sure to relay that command to the new Judiciary Ryden Greyiron. He’s a very driven sort, you should get acquainted with him if you ever have the opportunity. Perhaps you, as something of an infiltration artist, could assist him in closing some of the less obvious holes in Isra’s security, as it were. I’m sure I’d feel a bit safer if even you were unable to enter Isra without attracting attention.” Madame Naoki finishes off the remainder of her vegetables as Takhana voices her idea regarding a library. Another thoughtful hum, and again, Naoki wipes her face before responding. “That’s an excellent idea. I remember- years ago at this point, when I was attempting to procure books, I had to do it from the bazaar, and purchase each book I wanted to read. I’ve managed to accrue quite the collection, and it’s handy to have the books… on hand, as it were, but not everyone can afford such expenditures. Establishing a public library would be an excellent idea. I could probably name it after someone important, too. Hm.” “I would be somewhat strained to locate staff, though… I can’t say that I’m aware of any bookish sorts who aren’t already occupied with more pressing obligations… I’ll have to look around, I suppose. Find some crotchety academics somewhere, dust them off, put them to work…” “That’ll be excellent if I can force it to fruition, though. The literacy rate is far too low for my liking, and I am personally a massive proponent of self betterment through literature; I accredit a great deal of my success to reading. With a public library established, everyone will have access to knowledge, and have the opportunity to achieve excellence themselves. For free, even. That’s an excellent idea, Takhana.” Finished stating that, Naoki opts not to lob another question straightaway, instead allowing someone else to bring a matter to the table. |
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Alden Marshal
Widely Known
Roleplay posts: 1,420 
Age: 30
Physical Description: Alden is 6 even, with shoulder length messy black hair, and several days worth of beard stubble. He is handsome, with a powerful jaw, mid set cheek bones, and a perpetual grin that makes him seem younger than he really is. His bright green eyes, constantly sparkle with barely contained mirth. He has the lithe well muscled body of a swordsmen, and he moves with considerable grace and dexterity.
If one where to take more thorough examination of Alden's eyes they may notice a further detail. Around the outside edge of his iris's there's an intricate series of minuscule grey runes.
Alden rarely removes his shirt, but should someone see him with it off, they would find his body to be covered in scar tissue. Starting from just below his neckline, there is very little space that does not sport some relic of a past injury. A particularly observant person may also note that among these scars, some are a bright scarlet. These scarlet scars form an intricate series of runes hiding among the others.
Those of a more magical bent may be able to decipher the runes in his eyes and on his skin. Identifying them as sigils more commonly found on magical items. The most obvious effect of the runes on his body, are increased speed, strength, and durability.
The runes on his eyes give him the ability to detect magical auras and residue, as well as allowing him to see through low level illusions and glamours. They also maintain his vision regardless of the current light level, and even if there is a sudden shift. His eyes are also capable of dropping into the infrared spectrum in complete darkness.
The rune work on his body enhances his natural strength, speed, endurance, durability, and reflexes to almost super human levels. The effects make him a formidable opponent for most magical creatures though only because they are supplemented by exceptional skill.
This means that all though he is almost super human in a straight contest of strength or speed he would most likely loose to most other magically enhanced humanoids such as vampires or were wolves.
Alden's runes also greatly increase his healing rate allowing him to recover from injuries that would normally take a few months for a person to recover from in a few short weeks. Not only do Alden's runes accelerate healing they also enhance it. A normal persons body will repair itself until it is functioning again then stop, thanks to the runes Alden's body will continues to fix itself until it is in near perfect condition. His healing abilities enhance his already prodigious stamina as it repairs muscle damage and lactic build up and it also increases longevity as he does not accumulate long term damage as most people do.
Finally his body runes provide protection from people attempts to find him magically. Detection spells will be obfuscated their readings on his location being off by about 20 meters. Long distance scrying and tracking spells are only able to narrow down his area to somewhere within a mile radius. It should be noted that these protections can be overcome by someone with sufficient power or ingenuity.
His runes cannot be removed unless they are cut off of his body using an appropriate ritual knife and magic. If the runes are disrupted in any other way they will simply grow back in a few weeks time.
The final thing that only someone versed in rune craft and enchanting would be able to tell is this: The process of these runes being carved into his bodies would have been unbelievably painful. A normal person would have been driven insane or to suicide if they had this happen to them. During the carving process un-directed magical energies would begin to take hold and tear apart your soul. The pain this would not cease until the rune pattern was completed. This means the pain caused would be on a spiritual and physical level of incredible magnitude.
Clothes and Equipment: Read this post for equipment update: http://thefantasysandbox.boards.net/post/27933
A re-paired and enchanted grey cloak, leather armor, twin short swords, bag of candy, full water skin, a few days worth of travel rations, enchanted leather boots, and a brace of throwing knives.
Player's online availability : On and off during the day, more active during evenings (EST)
Registered: Oct 30, 2015 14:59:43 GMT -8
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Post by Alden Marshal on May 16, 2016 17:10:47 GMT -8
"I don't think anyone would want to live here if we went that far, but I can certainly give him some pointers."
Alden's response has the structure of a joke, but is delivered with absolute seriousness. It was true, well it was certainly possible to make things more difficult absolute security often made people uncomfortable. It would involve measures such as quadrupling the guard force, raising the walls, regular raids of private residences in key locations. Even if all that was done there was no guarantee it would work. There is almost always a way through every security system. He also pushes his meal away and nods at Takhana's suggestion. A public library would be nice. His children would get an education, but that was a privilege denied many. A library anyone could visit would go a long way to helping with that.
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on May 16, 2016 17:18:05 GMT -8
Seeing as everyone polished off their dinners, she collected the plates and instead withdrew the final course from the basket: Dessert. Little bowls filled with small chocolate cakes, topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with fudge sauce. These were placed before the others and finally the last one for herself, and Takhana scooped up a bite onto her spoon before she spoke, idly gesturing toward Naoki as she did so.
"My companion, Zaor, is quite the intellectual. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to be involved in any library project. I'll broach the subject with him tonight upon my return, although I don't doubt he'll be interested. Whenever you'd like to speak with him, just let me know, and I'll see to it." She nodded firmly and then proceeded to dig in to her dessert. Gods above, but she loved chocolate and ice cream. Two of the best things in existence, in her opinion.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on May 17, 2016 11:39:53 GMT -8
“Hm. Alright, excellent. I’m probably going to wait to speak with him in an official capacity until after construction is well underway, but perhaps at the next one of these little dinner-meetings, he be present. Even though you’ve been quite tight-lipped in speaking about him, I would presume that he’s quite the character, by combination of the circumstances that brought him to Isra, how he’s been able to earn the title of ‘companion’ with you, and simply by virtue of being something of an intellectual. I’ll look forward to meeting him, regardless.”
With that said, Naoki wastes no more time with words, and sets about devouring dessert. Silently, she muses, if it’s so difficult for Takhana to cook, how did she manage to make ice cream? Unless Naoki’s culinary knowledge is completely off-track, ice cream is a fairly involved dish to make. As is cake. And fudge. Takhana must have been working for hours to create just these relatively small bowls of deliciousness.
Or perhaps Zaor helped. Hm. Yes. He probably did, Naoki resolves. Living in the same house and having two functional eyeballs and all that. Regardless, the ensemble tastes excellent. Cake paired with something-not-cake always makes for an interesting juxtaposition of textures.
“Is there anything else we’d like to touch on, here? It’s been a little while since we’ve spoken thoroughly, and we have some time, here.”
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Alden Marshal
Widely Known
Roleplay posts: 1,420
Age: 30
Physical Description: Alden is 6 even, with shoulder length messy black hair, and several days worth of beard stubble. He is handsome, with a powerful jaw, mid set cheek bones, and a perpetual grin that makes him seem younger than he really is. His bright green eyes, constantly sparkle with barely contained mirth. He has the lithe well muscled body of a swordsmen, and he moves with considerable grace and dexterity.
If one where to take more thorough examination of Alden's eyes they may notice a further detail. Around the outside edge of his iris's there's an intricate series of minuscule grey runes.
Alden rarely removes his shirt, but should someone see him with it off, they would find his body to be covered in scar tissue. Starting from just below his neckline, there is very little space that does not sport some relic of a past injury. A particularly observant person may also note that among these scars, some are a bright scarlet. These scarlet scars form an intricate series of runes hiding among the others.
Those of a more magical bent may be able to decipher the runes in his eyes and on his skin. Identifying them as sigils more commonly found on magical items. The most obvious effect of the runes on his body, are increased speed, strength, and durability.
The runes on his eyes give him the ability to detect magical auras and residue, as well as allowing him to see through low level illusions and glamours. They also maintain his vision regardless of the current light level, and even if there is a sudden shift. His eyes are also capable of dropping into the infrared spectrum in complete darkness.
The rune work on his body enhances his natural strength, speed, endurance, durability, and reflexes to almost super human levels. The effects make him a formidable opponent for most magical creatures though only because they are supplemented by exceptional skill.
This means that all though he is almost super human in a straight contest of strength or speed he would most likely loose to most other magically enhanced humanoids such as vampires or were wolves.
Alden's runes also greatly increase his healing rate allowing him to recover from injuries that would normally take a few months for a person to recover from in a few short weeks. Not only do Alden's runes accelerate healing they also enhance it. A normal persons body will repair itself until it is functioning again then stop, thanks to the runes Alden's body will continues to fix itself until it is in near perfect condition. His healing abilities enhance his already prodigious stamina as it repairs muscle damage and lactic build up and it also increases longevity as he does not accumulate long term damage as most people do.
Finally his body runes provide protection from people attempts to find him magically. Detection spells will be obfuscated their readings on his location being off by about 20 meters. Long distance scrying and tracking spells are only able to narrow down his area to somewhere within a mile radius. It should be noted that these protections can be overcome by someone with sufficient power or ingenuity.
His runes cannot be removed unless they are cut off of his body using an appropriate ritual knife and magic. If the runes are disrupted in any other way they will simply grow back in a few weeks time.
The final thing that only someone versed in rune craft and enchanting would be able to tell is this: The process of these runes being carved into his bodies would have been unbelievably painful. A normal person would have been driven insane or to suicide if they had this happen to them. During the carving process un-directed magical energies would begin to take hold and tear apart your soul. The pain this would not cease until the rune pattern was completed. This means the pain caused would be on a spiritual and physical level of incredible magnitude.
Clothes and Equipment: Read this post for equipment update: http://thefantasysandbox.boards.net/post/27933
A re-paired and enchanted grey cloak, leather armor, twin short swords, bag of candy, full water skin, a few days worth of travel rations, enchanted leather boots, and a brace of throwing knives.
Player's online availability : On and off during the day, more active during evenings (EST)
Registered: Oct 30, 2015 14:59:43 GMT -8
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Post by Alden Marshal on May 17, 2016 12:38:20 GMT -8
Alden bit into the dessert and mmmm'd in enthusiastic approval. He had a sweet tooth and this definitly satisfied that craving. He let Takhana know as much as he demolished the food in rapid efficient bites. When he was finished he wiped his mouth with his napkin and grinned at his two companions.
"Nothing I need to touch on beyond an open invitation to both of you. Stop by and see the babies I understand they are quite cute. Speaking of my kids though I should get going, with your permission boss."
Alden would wait for Naoki to deliver any last comments or orders. Once she said anything she had left to say and gave him the go ahead he would depart. It was time for him to get home, put his children to bed and then figure out how to find Moon.
<Exit to 13 Riverside Dr.>
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on May 17, 2016 12:46:39 GMT -8
The thought of sitting down to dinner with not only Naoki, Alden, and Artemis, but Zaor as well, made the blind woman chuckle. Oh, that would be an interesting evening, she was sure. "Excellent idea. I look forward to it." She continued to eat her dessert in measured bites, clearly enjoying every one of them. It didn't surprise her that Alden was quick to depart, however, and she nodded a farewell to the man before he was out the door. She turned back to her own bowl of chocolate-and-vanilla goodness, quick to finish it, whereupon she sighed contentedly. Then she began gathering the dishes.
"Much as I'd like to stay, between starting on the headquarters tomorrow and talking with Zaor about the library idea tonight, I should probably get going myself.. not to mention, Alden was quite worried about the absence of Miss Two-Winds. I should probably attempt to scry for her, if only to alleviate his concern, if I can. Is there anything else you'd like for me to do?" Once her own dishes and Alden's were back in the basket, she'd return to her cushion and sip at the remainder of her wine, waiting for Naoki and Artemis to also be finished with their dessert.
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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.
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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 May 17, 2016 16:25:12 GMT -8
Skarlet starts her shift at the Midnight Sun, wearing her sexy Bunny Suit as usual. She took her station behind her podium and would greet customers that enter and guide them to their tables or help with anything else they need. If they were looking for a room to stay she'd direct them to Cecil.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on May 17, 2016 17:03:22 GMT -8
Madame Naoki doesn’t have many parting words for Alden besides a polite farewell, a thanks for the invitation, and the best wishes for the rest of his day. She continues to consume her dessert at a standard pace, and pauses to respond to Takhana’s inquiry.
“Mm. Fair enough. I don’t think I have any tasks in particular for you… Not at present. I do have a few questions, though, that you may or may not be able to answer. I apologize, as these are somewhat personal, but are also necessary. First one, how much scrying are you capable of, volumetrically speaking? If I said, purely hypothetically, “Observe and create a record of every action taken within X area”, wherein X is an amount of area in an urban setting, such as a city block in Isra, for example, how large of an area could X be, with you able to feasibly accomplish such a task without running yourself into the ground?”
“I’m not particularly well versed on the mechanical specifics of scrying, or how you specifically do it, but foresee needing to keep tabs on large areas in the near future. What would you need to do that?”
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on May 17, 2016 17:38:37 GMT -8
Takhana's ears twitched in surprise at hearing the questions Naoki posed to her. Well, that was.. certainly interesting. Pouring a bit more wine into her glass, she settled in for a round of answering, and as she swirled the liquid thoughtfully in her glass, she tilted her head, trying to think of how best to respond.
"Broad, vague sweeps are easy enough with the equipment I have now, but doing anything focused on a remotely similar scale would require a very large focusing device. Preferably some kind of large multi-faceted crystal. The one I use now is about the size of my hand, from the tip of my middle finger to the lowest point of my palm, and I can see all of Isra vaguely.. but if I really needed to focus in on a particular area and see everything, I could do.." She muttered to herself, trying to do the math, then nodded decisively.
"..about three square blocks. Bigger areas require a bigger focus. If you needed me to see in detail, for example, every little thing happening within the Citadel, I would need a crystal about as long as my torso and nearly as big around. As for recording everything I see, that would take a little bit of assistance from an artificer. Gems can be enchanted with the ability to store memory and images, as I'm sure you know.. it would just be a matter of acquiring some that are reusable, recording what I'm seeing in them via a small application of mana while scrying. More sensitive items could be kept stored within the gems and only given to you. But for less important things, there's always transcribing them - which would be far faster, and easier, with a quill or paper enchanted to write down whatever it is I verbally relate." She ticked off these points on her fingers as she made them, then raised her glass and took a sip of her wine.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on May 17, 2016 20:28:42 GMT -8
“Hmm. So the limiting factor is the size of your focusing crystal, not so much any mental factor. That’s good. I was worried there would be some limiting factor inherent to how much you’re able to focus on at a time. We can get larger crystals easily enough, if you could start looking into that, checking your notes and keeping an eye out for large crystals that might be suitable, we can send someone to obtain them. That’s secondary to establishing the Sun Marshals, of course, but if you find yourself with some free time… you know. Have a look.”
Having finished with her bowl, Naoki wipes her face, places her spoon in the bowl, and slides it forward slightly to indicate that she is finished, nodding again in Takhana’s direction to indicate her appreciation. However, she does not rise from her cushion, indicating that the discussion isn’t yet complete.
“Next question. As I understand, you have ‘The Gift of Prophecy’, which is, again, as far as I’m aware so far, a sort of future-sight. I’d like to inquire as to its potential uses. I wouldn’t like to push you into using your abilities in ways you wouldn’t prefer to, but I also wouldn’t like to allow such a significant portion of your capabilities to go to waste. If there’s some way in which you think you could be doing good with your gift, I’d like to hear about it, so that I might provide you the ability to use it as such. I’d suggest something myself, but I obviously have no idea how it might be applied. If nothing immediately comes to mind, or if you’d rather not, that’s fine, but you haven’t really made much use of it yet, to my knowledge, so I’d like to offer you the opportunity to.”
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on May 17, 2016 20:43:53 GMT -8
"But of course. I'll be sure to make some time for it as soon as possible. Something that large might need to be magically manufactured, unless I can manage to find a giant underground geode somewhere." That was actually an interesting thought, and one she'd have to look into. Once Naoki had pushed her bowl away, Takhana reached out and picked it up, sliding it back into the basket with all the other items. The Seer resumed her lounging, then, sipping at her wine as she listened to the Lady of Isra speaking again. The subject of her Prophecy drew a tiny frown to her lips, and as she pondered her reply, she idly ran the tip of her index finger around the rim of her wineglass.
"The problem with Prophecy is that stimulating it is very difficult. I have no way of knowing what will trigger a vision of the future - it could be physical contact, a sound, a smell, an aura, something happening in a far-off land that I don't even know about... For example, earlier, when you spoke of my heading the construction of the headquarters, I got a very clear vision of what the building will look like, but that was the first vision I'd had in weeks. The last one before that was of a creature made of mist and black bones leaving a swath of dead landscape in its wake as it clawed its way toward a tall tower in a lush valley, and I still have no idea what that one is about or what the location was." It pained Takhana to admit that she didn't know what a vision meant, but she had a simple policy: Always be honest, and never hold back information that might be important. Taking another sip of her wine, she continued.
"That being said, I'll look into it. If there's some way I can learn to stimulate my Prophecy, I'll absolutely be trying to make use of it. There are so many opportunities for Prophecy to do good.. warning against calamities, discerning the true intentions of others, seeing when there is going to be a drought or a flood.. the possibilities are veritably endless." It honestly frustrated her that she'd never been able to induce visions at a whim, but that was another thing she was determined to change.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on May 17, 2016 21:24:39 GMT -8
“Hmmh.”
“That must be pretty off-putting, to know, but to not know in that way. I wouldn’t be able to take you to a battlefield and have you advise a general on which moves to make to secure victory, or have you shake hands with someone casually, and inform me as to which actions they would take in the next hour. Fair enough. Even so, if you wouldn’t mind, I would appreciate being kept up to date with any visions you see of any particular consequence. That mist monster, for example. Even though I share almost all of the information I receive with you, having some idea, even just a vague one, as to what may happen would probably be helpful in my administration. At least as far as potential threats to Isra might go.”
For a moment, Naoki simply sits, examining a particular bit of patterning on the table between them. When she speaks, she does so in a softer, yet somehow more serious tone, fixing Takhana with an expression to match.
“That really is quite disturbing. … Secondary question. Do your visions always come true? Or is it a potential future sort of thing, that can in some cases be altered? I apologize- that’s sort of a very specific question, and you may not know the answer… but this mist monster has me concerned. Perhaps unrightfully so, but I’m beginning to get that feeling of ‘suddenly I’m responsible for the lives of thousands’ bit. Things that I would not have thought to be a threat before, because I could personally evade them, and protect those important to me on a scale of tens… suddenly seem much more serious because Isra has no feet, and Artemis cannot defend the entire city against monstrous mist abominations.”
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Takhana Veil
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 312
Age: 68
Physical Description: Takhana is an undeniably memorable figure. At a full 6' in height, she is graceful and willowy, with a woman's full figure. She has skin that is a dark greyish color, lightly tinted with silver that very nearly sparkles when the light hits it at certain angles. She has the beautifully formed, delicate features, pointed ears, and inherently graceful movements that identify her as one of the Elven folk.Her hair is long, naturally falling to her hips in straight lengths, and is a shining white threaded with silver, although she normally wears it pinned up elaborately with a set of wooden hair sticks that bear jingling silver charms. She has no eyes, and instead wears a blindfold of soft black leather that criss-crosses her empty eye sockets, for the benefit of the others. Tattooed upon her brow and her back are two strange crests, their origin mysterious.
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Clothes and Equipment: Typically, she wears an elaborate dress of black leather that both reveals her body and conceals it, adorned with straps and seemingly random silver buckles. This is paired with a set of leather-and-metal boots with pointed toes that come to her knees, enhancing the shape of her mostly-visible legs. Aside from her blindfold and ornamental hair sticks, she has a number of accessories that she habitually wears, such as a large pair of silver hoop earrings and numerous silver rings on each hand - one of which, a silvery band set with a violet stone, she wears on her right hand's index finger: This is her official communications accessory for The Midnight Sun, her employer. The enchanted gem is socketed so that it touches her skin at all times, thus allowing her constant access to the telepathic communications network shared by all employees of TMS, simply by virtue of being in uninterrupted physical contact. She uses no weapons, being a peaceable individual.. not to mention the whole blindness thing. She also has a white-and-black, stocky mare named Irabelle, and a fluffy long-haired cat named Jean-Claude.
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Player's online availability : Evenings. (EST)
Registered: Feb 12, 2016 21:50:28 GMT -8
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Post by Takhana Veil on May 17, 2016 21:43:41 GMT -8
"The tower it was approaching wasn't the Black Tower here in Isra, of that much I can assure you. That thing is so blinding in my Sight I'd know it anywhere, and that definitely wasn't it. I'm not at all sure where it was, in truth.. all I saw was a valley, green with an abundance of plant life, and a winding river. It seemed familiar, but I couldn't place it, exactly." This was followed by a thoughtful hum, and then she sipped at her wine once more, before continuing.
"For the most part, my visions usually come to pass. Although I do sometimes receive visions that are.. hm.. how to describe this..." She set her wineglass down and straightened, holding her hands before her, roughly shoulder-width apart, with palms turned at about a forty-five degree angle toward the ceiling, fingers slightly spread. "Imagine you're standing in a void, and a scene plays before you. And then suddenly, something is done, and that scene.. splits. Now there are two, or three, or ten, all different in their own small ways. These are the visions which can be changed, their outcome variable dependent on different factors. There is rarely a clear indication of what, precisely, those factors are, but it can't be denied they exist." She returned to her half-lounging posture, and again plucked up her wineglass, idly stroking the smooth surface with her fingertips.
"I've received only one vision of this nature since my arrival in Isra, and I chose to keep that one to myself, because I didn't want to create an.. issue, if the outcome were unfavorable.. But I was quite pleased when your ascension to Lady of Isra was confirmed." She'd seen quite a few different futures for that one, and had secretly been hoping that Naoki would prove victorious. Really, there shouldn't have been any other option, she mused with a small smile. The woman would do great things for this city, of that she had no doubt.
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Antonio Stark
Established
Roleplay posts: 20
Age: 29
Physical Description: Tall, keeps in-shape but not to the same extent as well-travelled adventurers or soldiers. The picture is an apt description.
Clothes and Equipment: He tends to dress fairly nicely, unless he is working, then it is whatever is required to do the necessary work.
Registered: May 15, 2016 14:31:50 GMT -8
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Post by Antonio Stark on May 19, 2016 12:23:04 GMT -8
In through the door strode a well-dressed man, armed with his wit and armored with an impressive goatee. He moved with a purpose, shamelessly winking at the cute waitress he almost ran into before making it to the bar. He took a seat, set his coat on the one next to him, and produced a small pouch laden with about 100 Suns.
"You there! Bartender! This is my tab for the evening. When that runs out let me know. I will add more to it! Haha."
He hoped this meeting was worth it. The Admiral was an old friend of his and knew not to use the phrase 'lucrative business opportunity' lightly. He had already made his fortune, designing fishing vessels and merchant ships in use by fully half of Isra's merchant and fisher fleets. This had to be good.
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The Midnight Sun
Committed
Pics and bios of the four bartenders: http://thefantasysandbox.boards.net/post/50519/thread
Roleplay posts: 78
Physical Description: This account represents the non player characters and establishments of The Midnight Sun, all of its subsidiaries, child companies and partner organizations.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 15:24:45 GMT -8
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Post by The Midnight Sun on May 19, 2016 17:19:59 GMT -8
Alan the barkeep picks up the gold, nodding appreciatively. "Yes sir, right away. What would you like to begin with? We have many delicious and exotic drinks. Imported wine, domestic ale, house specials, and everything in between. We even stock fresh milk, if you're into that kind of thing." He handed Antonio Stark a long menu with all the drinks the Midnight Sun offered. "We also have food, if you'd like that. Our chefs are world class...some would even say otherworldly in their skills. Hehehe." |
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Gragnark
Established
Slaying Orc Hunters
Roleplay posts: 24
Age: 43
Physical Description:
Gragnark is a 10'2" beast of an Orc. His muscles bulge out from under his armor which seems to be custom made.
His face is usually in a scowl and is adorned with scars. The main scar goes down his left eye, through his left lip and down a little lower, his left fang also chipped in half. His eyes are a deep green much like his skin and his hair is pure white which is pulled back into a pony tail.
His body is very well built and under his armor is a hairy chest complete with its own battle scars, pink marks scathing his body.
Clothes and Equipment:
His armor seems to be custom made and not made of your usual metal. It seems to be quite protective but also agile offering both defense and mobility. He wears a loincloth covering his crotch and legplates covering his bare legs. His weapon is a large greataxe with a decorated pole, however the head of the axe is something strange, it gives the impressions that you're being watched, probably from the red eye on the weapon.
Registered: May 16, 2016 1:59:42 GMT -8
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Post by Gragnark on May 20, 2016 1:28:19 GMT -8
Gragnark made his way towards The Free City after passing the border, the Orc reached the city after a long walk and entered, looking around at the vast area and wondering where the hell to go. The Orc simply walked forward, turning into alleyways and following roads, not knowing where they would lead him. In the end, like many travellers, he reached the Nexus and took an interest in the building in the middle.
He approached and entered the building, opening the doors and being bombarded with cheering, music and lots of chatter, he didn't expect it to be so full. Gragnark moved towards the counter, the 10'2" Orc nudging and pushing a few people along the way.
As he waited on a bartender, he picked up a handwritten menu and browsed it.
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Antonio Stark
Established
Roleplay posts: 20
Age: 29
Physical Description: Tall, keeps in-shape but not to the same extent as well-travelled adventurers or soldiers. The picture is an apt description.
Clothes and Equipment: He tends to dress fairly nicely, unless he is working, then it is whatever is required to do the necessary work.
Registered: May 15, 2016 14:31:50 GMT -8
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Post by Antonio Stark on May 20, 2016 3:34:07 GMT -8
He doesn't even look at the menu. He came in here well-prepared and knows exactly what he wants.
"A shot of Nightfyre, mixed in with lemon juice and fizzy water please."
It was about the only way he liked to drink in public. He really ought to contact the Red Sisters and see about opening his own distillery. But, such things could wait until after this meeting with the Admiral. Who should be here any minute now.
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The Midnight Sun
Committed
Pics and bios of the four bartenders: http://thefantasysandbox.boards.net/post/50519/thread
Roleplay posts: 78
Physical Description: This account represents the non player characters and establishments of The Midnight Sun, all of its subsidiaries, child companies and partner organizations.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 15:24:45 GMT -8
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Post by The Midnight Sun on May 20, 2016 11:22:50 GMT -8
Gragnark made his way towards The Free City after passing the border, the Orc reached the city after a long walk and entered, looking around at the vast area and wondering where the hell to go. The Orc simply walked forward, turning into alleyways and following roads, not knowing where they would lead him. In the end, like many travellers, he reached the Nexus and took an interest in the building in the middle. He approached and entered the building, opening the doors and being bombarded with cheering, music and lots of chatter, he didn't expect it to be so full. Gragnark moved towards the counter, the 10'2" Orc nudging and pushing a few people along the way. As he waited on a bartender, he picked up a handwritten menu and browsed it. Gragnark would not have to wait long before Ellen the bartender bounced over, straining her neck to look up at the huge orc. "Welcome to the Midnight Sun, sir! Can I get you anything? As you can see, we've got quite the selection of drinks. Have you been here before, or is this your first time?" She smiled brightly at him, trying to ignore the growing crick in her neck. Why did she have to always serve the tall ones? The orc was literally twice her height. |
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The Midnight Sun
Committed
Pics and bios of the four bartenders: http://thefantasysandbox.boards.net/post/50519/thread
Roleplay posts: 78
Physical Description: This account represents the non player characters and establishments of The Midnight Sun, all of its subsidiaries, child companies and partner organizations.
Registered: Apr 27, 2016 15:24:45 GMT -8
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Post by The Midnight Sun on May 20, 2016 11:27:00 GMT -8
He doesn't even look at the menu. He came in here well-prepared and knows exactly what he wants. "A shot of Nightfyre, mixed in with lemon juice and fizzy water please." It was about the only way he liked to drink in public. He really ought to contact the Red Sisters and see about opening his own distillery. But, such things could wait until after this meeting with the Admiral. Who should be here any minute now. "Right away, sir." Alan the bartender whirled away to begin mixing Mr. Stark's drink. It seemed that the man had been here before, perhaps multiple times. Was he a regular? That would be odd, as Alan recognized most regulars. Perhaps he was usually served by Allen, or Ellen. He chuckled as he looked across the bar at tiny little Ellen trying to look up at a towering orc. Poor girl. A few short moments later, the drink was ready, and was placed in front of Antonio. "There you go, sir. Enjoy, and don't hesitate to let us know when you're ready for a refill." |
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