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 Oct 26, 2017 17:10:14 GMT -8
As the Sentinels pop into being one by one, Empress Naoki is immediately aware of their arrival, spotting the shadows cast by their presence. Due to the shining pillar of light being the only source of light, everything casts a long shadow. This, she thinks, makes a high vantage such as hers all the more advantageous. In addition to making it easier to see the visible, the effect ought to do well to reveal the invisible she thinks, as well those things that would take the form of dark clouds or mist. Craning her neck, Lady Naoki is even able to make out the shape of Grandma, wispy and immaterial as though she is. Convenient, The Empress thinks. Occupied overseeing the arrival of her forces, she remains as of yet unaware of any guests. Were it not covered by her helmet, Lady Naoki’s earring would glow marvelously in spite of the pillar as she continues issuing orders. First, she reaches out to Knight-Captain Calgary, speaking to him through the telepathic abilities bestowed by their accessories. “ Exactly three things have my permission to be in the sky this evening, Commodore. Your company, the dark figure high above, and this very soft cat I am presently riding. All else - be it a bird, a bat, or a leaf floating lazily on the wind, is to be treated as an enemy and Destroyed.” While it isn’t clear if The Empress would truly have the Dawn Riders flying about swinging at leaves, he may get the impression that she was exceedingly conscious of her choice in words. She did not say ‘ grounded.'’ Not ‘ killed,’ or ‘ eliminated,’ but Destroyed, with a capital D. “ Ensure that the air is clear,” she commands. Though she doesn’t show it, Lady Naoki remains tense during these first, uncertain stages of the plan. Not everything is in place, and that leaves room for attack. Raising one arm, she is pleased to see that the yellow gemstones embedded into her gauntlet are now shining brightly. Though this may make her quite visible, Lady Naoki finds comfort in this knowledge, and next begins to focus her attention on her staff as she continues issuing orders. “ Commander.” The Empress addresses Torrin Delmirev from high above. “ The ground on which you stand is now our position. Hold it, and consider all who approach as hostile. Remain alert; further instructions will follow.” Then, with her officers taken care of, Naoki reaches to the mind of Lamina Manira. “ Welcome to the show,” she says, with a touch of attempted humor in her commanding tone. A few moments pass. “ ... I don’t see you. Stay alert; the area is unsecured. Get to safety immediately, come to the light. If you make your location known, you could catch a ride.” One eye peeled for any Lamina-sized movement out in the dark, Empress Naoki continues to oversee the deployment of her forces from the safety of Haru as he flies around the beam of light. |
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Grandma
Widely Known
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 Oct 27, 2017 16:00:40 GMT -8
Grandma watches as the additional forces arrive. As expected, they had been on standby and the window in which it had been just the two of them was negligible. Naoki was giving out orders to everyone, efficiently handing out the various task that needed doing.
This whole event here was the culmination of months of planning and setup that Naoki had orchestrated. Even though Grandma had witnessed Naoki’s plans come to fruition numerous times in the past, she was still impressed each time Naoki pulled off the impossible. Although things weren’t wrapped up quite yet with this one, the conclusion was almost forgone at this point.
“Now that the others have arrived, I shall spend all my efforts on preparing myself should any troublemakers show up. I won’t be paying attention to our surroundings anymore, but I’m sure the Dawn Riders and others you’re bringing here can do that adequately enough, especially with Reese. For now, I rest.”
The old woman’s words rang clearly in Naoki’s mind, the sharpness of them tapering off as Grandma finished speaking. Even as the last of her words faded from Naoki’s thoughts, a change was taking place in the sky high above. The smokey form of the figure was receding, a sphere of black materializing around the shrinking smoke. After a few moments, the sphere had finished forming, it was perhaps forty feet in diameter and composed of a glossy black substance. For the moment, no further movements or sounds of any kind came from the newly formed object, it simply levitated in the sky, the light from the ritual reflecting off its perfectly smooth surface.
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Lamina Manira
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 504
Age: 14
Physical Description: Complexion: Fair.
Build: Petite
Eyes: Emerald green.
Hair: Dark brown, just past shoulder length, choppy with a small sidelong left tie of hair, similar to ponytail or topknot, tied from the left side of her head.
Distinguishable markings: Horizontal scar, left shoulder.
Clothes and Equipment: - Knee-length, sleeveless black dress of a slightly thick, padded fabric.
- Black leggings for lightweight and modest cover.
- Leather belts around waist and chest for tying clothing and hoisting weaponry.
- Black leather boots that guard just past the ankles and protected at the toe by exterior metallic steel plating.
- Varied colored bangles of metal, 3 on the right forearm and 4 on the left.
- Long red ribbon tied around left elbow to hang freely. Has sentimental value.
- Thread of assorted beads that tie hair. Has sentimental value.
- Red feather worn with tied hair. Has sentimental value.
- Sometimes a mortuary sword, sheathed at her left hip.
Player's online availability : Usually evenings.
Registered: Apr 30, 2015 7:48:47 GMT -8
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Post by Lamina Manira on Nov 2, 2017 14:45:20 GMT -8
A small pinprick of light, like the flame of a candle, flashed for a moment off in the distance as Naoki messaged her. Lamina picked up the pace, stepping as quickly through the grasslands in the dark as she was comfortable with. Hopefully, someone or something would come to pick her up, but if not, she knew where she had to be.. and quickly.
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Knight-Captain Calgary
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 138 
Age: 24
Physical Description: A fitting description is tall, dark, and handsome. He is tall, coming in at about 6'4" and weighing 225lbs, he is one if the largest Dawn Riders. He has brown eyes, and keeps his black hair close to his scalp.
Clothes and Equipment: He wears a full set of heavy plate armor, as does his Griffin. He wields a large shield and a larger maul. No ranged weapons of any sort, though he does have an Isran banner flying off the back of his Griffin
Registered: May 12, 2016 9:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by Knight-Captain Calgary on Nov 3, 2017 16:26:22 GMT -8
Commodore Sterling Calgary grinned at the simplicity of the commands. Very clear direction, with a clear goal that should be more than easy to accomplish.
"Yes Empress, we hear that, loud and clear."
He repeated the order to the Riders flanking him, a bristle of excitement passing through their ranks. Since Goraia their actual combat ability had not been tested, and even that had been the sort of middling test easily passed by all the Riders. They immediately began to expand their perimeter, the riders diving in across the circle as they mercilessly cull the birds they encounter.
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Torrin Delmirev
Established
Roleplay posts: 21
Age: 31
Physical Description: This silvery dragonborn is truly massive to behold, at nearly eight feet tall with bulging muscles and some well-groomed scales. He keeps his teeth shiny white, and polishes his scales regularly. He usually smells of mint, and is completely cold to the touch.
Clothes and Equipment: Torrin keeps his armor as clean as his scales, and it is even a matching grey color. His armor is thick and heavy, limiting his speed in running, but making him all but impervious to most weaponry. He wields a fairly wicked looking sword, both ceremonial and functional amongst his people, as well as shield emblazoned with a silver dragon on it in honor of his ancestors.
Registered: Feb 17, 2017 16:12:58 GMT -8
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Post by Torrin Delmirev on Nov 3, 2017 18:34:13 GMT -8
"Nothing will remove us from this hill." He says, in affirmation of her orders.
The Sentinels with him form a loose shield wall at the peak of the hill, each one already trusting the others to have their back. Anything that approach would meet a sudden and violent end at the end of the variety of weaponry possessed by the elite warriors who protected the Empress.
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Megan Zachurr
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 131
Registered: Oct 14, 2015 14:19:14 GMT -8
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Post by Megan Zachurr on Nov 4, 2017 10:50:28 GMT -8
Megan tries to keep control of her divining staff, but Eulux is so eager to locate whatever it was pulling the mage toward. As they got closer Eulux yanked harder until it was dragging Megan.
"OOF! EULUX! Slow down!" Megan was annoyed and concerned, not sure exactly how much trouble she might get in. However, she was a certified member of the Heroes' Guild, identified by her orange cape with the guild's logo on the back. Hopefully, if she was discovered she would be recognized and not be killed on sight, she still didn't know who else was in the area yet.
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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 Nov 8, 2017 15:26:38 GMT -8
Tentatively pleased with developments so far, Lady Naoki nods to herself. Given the apparent lack of resistance, she decides to accelerate her plans. Better to have this over with quickly than to draw it out. To this end, her next goal is to pick up Lamina. From there, all will be in order to proceed to the next part of her plan. Leaning forward, Naoki whispers in Haru 's ear, asking him to deviate from their course. Haru ought to be able to spot Lamina in the dark, she figures. By asking him to, that gives her time to shift slightly in her seat and channel a bit more power into the staff, preparing. |
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Haru
Established
Roleplay posts: 25
Age: 26
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Body is about nine feet long while the tail adds about another nine feet to the length. The fur on top of him is a charcoal black, while on his belly he has bronze colored fur. The tail is entirely bronze colored. Eyes are a deep amber color.
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Clothes and Equipment: Wears a saddle when someone is riding him.
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Registered: Dec 7, 2016 20:43:43 GMT -8
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Post by Haru on Dec 3, 2017 10:27:36 GMT -8
Haru heard his master’s words, she wanted him to land by the girl on the ground, the darkness proving little trouble for Haru’s vision to pierce. Flying downwards at an almost lazy pace, Haru circled several times around Lamina before landing and trotting up to her. Opening up his mouth to yawn, Haru sniffed at the girl inquisitively, his head tilting to the side slightly at he did so.
Was this one of masters subjects, one of her friends? Would they perhaps be joining master on Haru’s back? At least they didn’t look like they’d be particularly heavy to carry.
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Knight-Captain Calgary
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 138
Age: 24
Physical Description: A fitting description is tall, dark, and handsome. He is tall, coming in at about 6'4" and weighing 225lbs, he is one if the largest Dawn Riders. He has brown eyes, and keeps his black hair close to his scalp.
Clothes and Equipment: He wears a full set of heavy plate armor, as does his Griffin. He wields a large shield and a larger maul. No ranged weapons of any sort, though he does have an Isran banner flying off the back of his Griffin
Registered: May 12, 2016 9:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by Knight-Captain Calgary on Dec 6, 2017 16:04:27 GMT -8
"Empress Naoki? Got a figure approaching with some sort of staff extended. Moving to intercept." Five large griffons, bigger than the others, with riders matching their size, heavily armed and armored, landed with a loud thud right in front of Megan Zachurr , weapons at the ready as the lead rider dismounted. "You are interfering with official Isran business. Continuing to proceed forward will only result in your demise. State your intents." |
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Megan Zachurr
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 131
Registered: Oct 14, 2015 14:19:14 GMT -8
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Post by Megan Zachurr on Dec 17, 2017 8:31:34 GMT -8
Megan squeaked in surprise when the Dawn Riders arrived, but Eulux still continued to pull her towards the artifact. She tries to stop and lean back but the staff is still dragging her, making her feet disturb the soil. "AHHH!" She screamed and looked over her shoulder at the Knight-Captain Calgary, Eulux tugged like a big dog trying to take off after something."Hey! I'm sorry! I'm on a quest to find an evil cup and my staff seems to think it's nearby! Or something is here...OOF! EULUX! RRRRRRRRRGH!" The Dawn Riders may notice Megan's orange cape that labelled her as a Hero from the Heroes' Guild, or maybe not, or maybe they don't care. "My name is Megan Zachurr, from Aaedan. I don't want to fight!" Her staff finally overpowers her and take off like a racing horse out of the gates, Megan is no longer on her feet and is being dragged through the dirt coughing and spitting out debris. With Megan no longer adding so much resistance Eulux could go much faster. Megan dreaded what might happen next, she knew how formidable the Isran military was, they might try to kill her now. She begin to build up her mana so that she can cast a defensive spell when she needs it. |
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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 Jan 14, 2018 18:07:22 GMT -8
“Move away from them.” From her position upon Haru’s back, The Empress channels the power of the staff.
The ground trembles just slightly. A mere hiccup before it begins to truly shake, rumbling silently. After a moment of quaking, the earth rips, and a huge, squarish portion of soil and rock begins to inexplicably rise just ahead of Megan. It breaks somewhat cleanly, such so that if Megan continues on her current course for just a bit longer, she’ll find a towering rock face directly before her, stretching tens of meters in every direction.
Once she sees it’s tall enough, Lady Naoki abruptly stops the spell. This causes significantly more quaking than absolutely necessary, which anyone on the ground would likely feel.
Though, Naoki pumps her fist, pleased. She did what she intended to, and that’s really all she was hoping for.
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Knight-Captain Calgary
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 138
Age: 24
Physical Description: A fitting description is tall, dark, and handsome. He is tall, coming in at about 6'4" and weighing 225lbs, he is one if the largest Dawn Riders. He has brown eyes, and keeps his black hair close to his scalp.
Clothes and Equipment: He wears a full set of heavy plate armor, as does his Griffin. He wields a large shield and a larger maul. No ranged weapons of any sort, though he does have an Isran banner flying off the back of his Griffin
Registered: May 12, 2016 9:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by Knight-Captain Calgary on Jan 17, 2018 15:30:22 GMT -8
The griffins sprang forward as she did, Calgary using his officer-given right to exercise restraint, the griffins merely sought to pin the mage to the ground, preventing her from moving, as well as stripping the staff from her grip.
"Let go of the staff!" He shouts at the mage, as she is yanked towards the epicenter of the magic. Between the Empress and the mage he saw the Empress' personal guard moving to interpose themselves, they would be a lot less friendly than he was...
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Megan Zachurr
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 131
Registered: Oct 14, 2015 14:19:14 GMT -8
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Post by Megan Zachurr on Jan 17, 2018 15:47:10 GMT -8
Megan is pinned by a gryphon and lets go of Eulux, which then zips forward faster than before now that Megan isn't weighing it down. When the rock comes out of the ground it blocks Eulux from taking the quickest path to the artefact and the staff stops right in front of the new wall. The staff was now confused like an ant that's been separated from its fellows, it seems to sniff the wall while Megan is laying down groaning. She was pretty beat up now, but she was no longer being dragged through the dirt.
"Thank ya... Owww..."
The staff of would find it's way around the barrier in time and try to continue on its path and might be hard to catch. Eulux was very predictable though since it always took the shortest path, only changing direction if something was in the way. So Eulux will just be going straight if it can.
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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 Jan 20, 2018 1:56:14 GMT -8
For the space of a few moments Lady Naoki wonders which she would choose, between getting tackled by a griffin and slamming into a rock wall. The wall isn’t sharp, at least.
However, the staff draws her attention. It’s going somewhere as if it has a destination in mind. The only explanation that comes readily to mind is such that it's being drawn to the gem. Though, the gem must be underground. How will the staff proceed from that point? Naoki is unsure she’d like to know, but if it will lead her to the gem, that would be terribly convenient.
Lady Naoki murmurs to Haru, requesting that follow the staff at a safe distance. She’ll leave Calgary to deal with the interloper.
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Knight-Captain Calgary
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 138
Age: 24
Physical Description: A fitting description is tall, dark, and handsome. He is tall, coming in at about 6'4" and weighing 225lbs, he is one if the largest Dawn Riders. He has brown eyes, and keeps his black hair close to his scalp.
Clothes and Equipment: He wears a full set of heavy plate armor, as does his Griffin. He wields a large shield and a larger maul. No ranged weapons of any sort, though he does have an Isran banner flying off the back of his Griffin
Registered: May 12, 2016 9:42:25 GMT -8
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Post by Knight-Captain Calgary on Jan 20, 2018 10:45:50 GMT -8
Megan is pinned by a gryphon and lets go of Eulux, which then zips forward faster than before now that Megan isn't weighing it down. When the rock comes out of the ground it blocks Eulux from taking the quickest path to the artefact and the staff stops right in front of the new wall. The staff was now confused like an ant that's been separated from its fellows, it seems to sniff the wall while Megan is laying down groaning. She was pretty beat up now, but she was no longer being dragged through the dirt. "Thank ya... Owww..." The staff of would find it's way around the barrier in time and try to continue on its path and might be hard to catch. Eulux was very predictable though since it always took the shortest path, only changing direction if something was in the way. So Eulux will just be going straight if it can. The Griffin continued to keep the woman pinned to the ground, sharp claws just short of piercing her skin. "You are under arrest for interfering with the operations of the Isran Government. Your fate will be decided by military tribunal should the Empress not wish to make the decision herself. Resistance of any form will be met with lethal response. Any questions?" Calgary rattled it off rather quickly as his Griffin came to a stop next to the one that had pinned Megan. |
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Torrin Delmirev
Established
Roleplay posts: 21
Age: 31
Physical Description: This silvery dragonborn is truly massive to behold, at nearly eight feet tall with bulging muscles and some well-groomed scales. He keeps his teeth shiny white, and polishes his scales regularly. He usually smells of mint, and is completely cold to the touch.
Clothes and Equipment: Torrin keeps his armor as clean as his scales, and it is even a matching grey color. His armor is thick and heavy, limiting his speed in running, but making him all but impervious to most weaponry. He wields a fairly wicked looking sword, both ceremonial and functional amongst his people, as well as shield emblazoned with a silver dragon on it in honor of his ancestors.
Registered: Feb 17, 2017 16:12:58 GMT -8
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Post by Torrin Delmirev on Jan 21, 2018 10:21:39 GMT -8
Torrin watched impassively as the Dawn Riders intervened with the interloper.
"Leave the staff alone for now, it may be leading to our objective." Two of his warriors had positioned themselves between the stone and the mage, one having to duck as the staff flew by.
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Megan Zachurr
Dedicated
Roleplay posts: 131
Registered: Oct 14, 2015 14:19:14 GMT -8
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Post by Megan Zachurr on Jan 29, 2018 16:53:11 GMT -8
"What? Isra? What is Isra doing here?" Last Megan checked, she was searching outside of the Empire's territory. She didn't know what the Empress had planned, but she had a feeling it had something to do with the artefact Eulux is attracted to.
The Staff sniffed at the ground for a few seconds, determining that what it was searching for is underground it turns around and starts jabbing its other end into the ground. Was there another way to it? Or was Eulux at the end of the line? If there was another way Eulux would try to find it, but right now there were too many obstructions.
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