The Greymane Kingdom - An Open Harem RP

[Gorbaz]

KAL

The witch nodded her head and gave a welcome smile, dismissing the gathering farmers with a wave of her hand. "It would be my pleasure to escort you to our court, Kal" she said, looking around slightly to get a sense of bearing before pointing off in one direction. "It's this way. A good two or three day journey on foot and, as the sun is going down, we had best move swiftly if we want to make the most of what light we have left". She offered her hand to Kal to take, should she wish it, aiming to lead her as swiftly as she could towards their mutual destination

GARIAN

The captain of the guard looked on, his own features not betraying any hint of emotion. "We have had many mercenaries claiming to be 'well known' in their own parts and, normally I'd turn you away with no credentials other than them, but the Queen is quite desperate that her daughter be found, so I'll take your help, stranger" he said. Standing up, he gave a few short sharp words of battle-cant, and a young Doe stepped forward. "This is Corporal Shalefoot. She will accompany you on your search to ensure that, should you find her, nothing untoward happens to the Princess. Rest assured that, should she be found by another party, we would get a message to you, via her. I trust this is acceptable?" Corporal Shalefoot walked forward gracefully, her hazel fur glinting in the light as newly-washed, select sections of her form protected by highly cared-for half plate, with a simple woolen cloak for keeping out the elements clasped about her neck. A pair of spiked bucklers hung at her waist, their edges looking wickedly barbed

YAMATO YOSHIMITSO NO GOYEN

In the gathering gloom, several figures wrapped in dark cloth leapt down from the trees and emerged from hidden spots near ground foliage. They were of varying races, some felines, canines, and rodentia, but all wore similar garb and carried assortments of sharp swords and axes. "Bandits!" Nocturne hissed as one, obviously their leader given the armour plating strapped protectively over his arms and chest. They must have seen them coming!

"Well well. A Centaur and a stranger coming blundering into our woods" the big man rumbled at them. "Bad day for you to come through here, eh? Give up your valubles and we may let you go." His eyes lingered on Nocturne for a while. "After some fun, of course".

Visibly upset at such a concept, Nocturne simply lunged forward at the man, her fist swinging through the air but instead connecting with a minion. The sheer force of her coiled muscles was enough to snap the unfortunate minion's head back and send him sprawling to the ground, laying there in a heap. At a hand signal, the rest dived to attack them both

GINO and INARA

The attack knocks the man to the ground, but he is soon back up on his feet again, shield between himself and Gino in order to protect himself from further strikes. It appeared that he was a professional soldier as he kept moving, eyes locked on Gino and with his sword low, ready to make a strike. With a curse on her lips, Vittoria sprinted away at top speed, aiming to get lost within the nearby town streets. With a prime view of everything going on, Inara is more than capable of taking the man by surprise, going after the girl, or simply just leaving them all to their scuffle

[That_One_Guy]

Garian bowed his respect, "Very well, it was a pleasure meeting you." He said and started off, sighing to himself, "That could have gone better, but it could have been a lot worse." He then turned his attention to the corporal, "Now then, what are you good at and do you know of the Princesses last known whereabouts?" he asked her behind his cloak, still not comfortable at taking it off with people around.

[That_One_Guy]

Garian bowed his respect, "Very well, it was a pleasure meeting you." He said and started off, sighing to himself, "That could have gone better, but it could have been a lot worse." He then turned his attention to the corporal, "Now then, what are you good at and do you know of the Princesses last known whereabouts?" he asked her behind his cloak, still not comfortable at taking it off with people around.

[Zender_Solarheart]

Normally, Yamato would have given these bandits a stern "stand aside or be moved aside" warning, but between their obvious ignorance, and Nocturne's decision to strike first, it seems apt to make an exception here. Letting his aura flow more freely, Yamato quickly sets his options up depending on how many are going straight for him.

(If only one dares to approach him...)

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Scoffing at the single bandit's decision to attack alone, Yamato moves to block and/or evade the incoming blow, then counters with a Ki-infused elbow jab to the gut, resounding a Bruce Lee-style "SHO!" as he does so. His other arm is kept ready to deflect and/or counter any follow-up attacks from another bandit, which is much easier with his aura flowing. As long as he keeps that flow of Ki humming along, he can easily push aside a blade by striking its flat side, leaving the wielder open to attack.

(If two or three of them approach from relatively the same side...)

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With multiple foes closing in on one flank, Yamato determines that a simple jab or hook won't be enough. Instead, he infuses a roundhouse kick with the Ki of his aura, aiming to launch the bandit on one side into the other(s) that approach him. Aside from the Ki-infusion, the move itself is rather basic; the Ougis (translation: "secret techniques") of his art are to be reserved for more dire situations, such as being surrounded, or when facing a more formidable singular adversary.

(If they choose to surround him...)

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For bandits, they seem to know that Yamato won't go down easily. The fact that they chose to surround and gang-tackle him is evidence enough of that. This situation calls for something a little special...

"HOOOOOOOO...WAH-TAAAAAAAAAA!!"

Letting out a shout of exertion, Yamato charges his right fist with a substantial helping of Ki, then sends it rocketing towards the ground, stopping just about an inch short of it. At the same time, the Ki he charged up in that fist is unleashed in a radial shockwave, obviously with the intent of blasting away the bandits encroaching on him from all directions. It is one of the Ougis - the secret techniques - of Musou Ryuken, something he normally reserves for the most trying of combat situations. Its name is...

Hayate no Ken
疾風の拳
Fist of Gales

After warding off whatever attackers are sent his way, Yamato then moves in to support Nocturne. She is certainly no pushover, as that opening punch implied. However, she cannot fend off these bandits without his aid, of that much he is certain. Even if she could, he would provide support regardless; no man should ever abandon a lady to the hands of these savages.

[Goryokaku]

Kal took the hand of the witch and allowed her to lead her she let her own magic blend over her somewhat and she slowly began to appear like a human child walking together with what one would assume to be her grandmother. So the journey was going to take two to three days, Kal wondered if she should play around with the journey and speed it up but it wasn't necessary at the moment a simple stroll would do for now she could make adjustments later on.

[[Brand_Name]]

"Fuck!" Falor thought to herself, barely containing the curse in her mind. With her hands, her only effective weapons, held together by the massive orc, the only thing she could think to do was kick him below the belt. Hopefully he would release his grasp on her, allowing an easy silent kill.

[Gorbaz]

GARIAN

Deidre gives a nod, wrapping her arms around herself. There was something that she didn't like about the Royal Guard, probably to do with them all being of the same species. "Well, at least we've got the commission, right?" she said with a small smile. As the questioning turned her way, Shalefoot gave a wink to Garian. "Why, ah'm a bona-fide soldier, sirrah!" she said with a grin. ""Ah'm good with all kindsa gear, but mostly with mah bucklers heah. Plus, ah'm a gosh-darn good scout, too". She pussed out her chest as if to make herself seem more impressive and imposing than before. "Oh, ah'm sure ya'll know that th' last place she was seen was th' castle, but she gone vanished, so that's why all y'all bein' asked to help find her. But, if ah'd have to narrow it down, ah'd say she'd be somewhere remote. Th' princess has a recognisable face"

YAMATO

With a group of three attacking, your swift Ki attack sends the first sprawling, colliding with a second, but the third dodges out of the way and charges in, his knife aimed low for a close gut-stab. The others seem content to stand back and watch, either in fear or because they were studying you. In the meantime, Nocturne manages to strike out at another bandit, sending him crashing to the ground, but it's apparent that her combat skills are far less than you own, as she is unable to prevent a knife sliding into her horse-flank, letting out a cry of pain in response and staggering to the side

KAL

The witch led Kal away from te farm and across open fields, guided by the growing starlight in the sky, stopping every now and then to read the consteallations as an aid to travel. She seemed to know the most direct path and, as they walked they soon came to the edge of a town, the hustle of the day having died down to just those few who were out for their own reasons at night. Without fear, she led Kal into the town proper before whispering down to her "Please be watchful. While the towns are normally quiet this time of night, there have been incidents of drunken men forcing themselves on whoever might be nearby"

[That_One_Guy]

Garian sighed and put his gloved hand on his forehead, groaning at the fact that the princess could be anywhere. "Alright, Let's head out then in hopes that we'd find her or at least tracks that may lead us to her." He said and started off away from town without another word. When they were a considerable distance from town, he took off his cloak, leaving him in his long coat and clothes, handing the cloak to Deidre, "Here, wear it or hold onto it for me, I don't need it outside of town." He said and looked around, "It'd hinder me anyways." He then looked over at Shalefoot, "Were going to go around the Castle and look for tracks that not only don't match any of you soldiers, but also ones that lead off the track, we find those, we find our culprit, we subdue the culprit, take the girl." He said and started off without another work, only occasionally moving a hand to the sword that rested on his back to make sure it hadn't loosened.

[Zender_Solarheart]

Perhaps Yamato should've expected that third bandit dodging his maneuver. Even with the reflexes of Musou Ryuken, such a usage of dead weight is rather easy to see coming. Actually avoiding it is obviously a little trickier, but any street brawler with average skill can duck around a flying body. The bandit's choice of a point-blank stab in the gut may seem wise to a novice, yes...but against an expert hand-to-hand combatant, it's fairly easy to see coming, and counter appropriately.

Acting on the reflexes honed in his years of training, Yamato weaves around the knife, but actually closer to the bandit, as opposed to trying to evade him altogether. The latter maneuver would've left him open to a follow-up spinning slash from the knife, while the one he actually went with provides a clear, unobstructed shot at the bandit's torso region. More specifically, Yamato aims his counter-attack punch at the stomach, using only enough Ki to breach any defenses that may stand in his fist's way. The combination of his own physical force and the opponent's momentum should take care of the rest.

While doing this, however, Yamato hears Nocturne crying out in pain, as one of the bandits gets a stab off on her. In response, he intends to quickly kick-jump off of the bandit his punch is aimed at, using the increase in momentum to help drive him forward, and intercept the nearest attacker aiming at the centauress with a swift lunging roundhouse to the head. That particular attack will have little to no Ki-infusion, however, as Yamato is aiming to conserve what energy he can.

[daxtinator396]

Gino growled at the man as he circled him,"Move. Or die. I don't think that woman is worth your life is she? Because I need her. She lied to me." He said with a deep growl. He needed to get to her quick before she was gone. That traitorous bitch was going to learn not to cross him.

Falor
Your kick hit the inside of his leg missing his privates and pissing him off very much. He transfered his grip of your hands to just one of his in his big meaty fist. He then pushed you to the ground ripping off your shirt with a devious grin,"Mmm.... yummy elf."
(Falor rolled 2 Orc rolled 4)
Candy
You head left into the foggy maze and are greeted with a growl as a feral wolf man leapt out at her wearing nothing at all besides a loincloth that hid not enough. Best be quick or else you may be his newest bitch!

Zelash

You would see several goblin totems by beds and a few personal crude items to match them. Seems this place has a lot of gobs! You count 8 beds. If you dispatched one that leaves 7. Unless more beds lay deeper inside. Heading forward presents you with a split in the path. Right or left. To the left it was silent or so it appeared and to the left some clanking could be heard. The pounding of metal. A forge perhaps?

[Hazard1325]

Zelash listens to the sounds of clanking from further down a passage and decides to cautiously approach, curious as to what the goblins might be doing down here. She keeps one hand on her sword at all times ready to draw should an unlucky goblin cross her path.

[Goryokaku]

Kal looked at the Witch, "They would be foolish to attempt, such things with me and they wouldn't survive the process at least not as they originally were," Kal sounded pretty serious as she said the last part, her magic could do almost anything but she choose not to use it if she could but she wasn't above teaching a rapist or three a lesson on why the cute looking child should be left well alone. "How long till we can get to the castle and see this queen?" Kal wasn't trying to speed things along she just didn't want to force her self to make an example of some one just yet.

[Kuragari]

Candy yelped as the wolf-man appeared out of nowhere, her fists rising up on instinct as she slipped into a fighting stance. However, her eyes did take note of the fact that his long, hard shaft was visible for all the world to see, and she could feel her lower lips growing wet in excitement as her breath became a bit shorter.

But this wasn't a time for sex. At least not with this thing. This wasn't some normal wolf-man who would just screw her and then maybe let her be on her way. The feral look in his eyes told her that if she did get snagged by this thing, he'd turn her into a breeding bitch who worked only on animal instinct to fuck and breed. She decided for the moment to remain on the defensive, let the wolf make the first move and then take the fight to him. She just hoped the beast wasn't faster than her...

[[Brand_Name]]

Falor couldn't help but to let out a shriek of fear as the beast toppled on top of her. Only a fraction of his weight, her only hope was to obtain her dagger, which was attached to her left boot. In her current position she couldn't get to it, so she tried to head-butt him and hope that he would allow her a moment of reprieve to get to her weapon.

[Gorbaz]

GARIAN:

Diedre took Garian's cloak and neatly folded it up, placing it under one arm with a smile, following dutifully after him. Shalefoot gave a grin at his words, trotting up next to him. "Oh, we diat that already" she said with a wink. "Alls we found were footprints belongin' to ourselves, an' to the Royal family. But if y'all want ta stick ya nose in th' mud suah, be mah guest". She happily strides on ahead on the main road leading to the castle.

YAMATO:

The bandit, taken by surprise by Yamato's counter attack, is sent staggering back and clutching at his gut, before falling to the ground. He was clearly out of the fight, and likely to loose his lunch. Leaping off of the bandit, the spinning roundhouse kick connects squarely with one of the attackers, snapping his neck. Collapsing down on her knees in pain, Nocturne manages to aim her fall, trapping one more bandit's leg, leaving only two left facing off against Yamato, the bandit leader turning to flee with a few of his men

GINO:

Vittoria started to vanish into the distance, the remaining man standing his ground with shield at the ready. "I will not move, beast" he growls back at the Wolfen. His muscles tense up, obviously getting ready to launch into a counter attack should one come his way. The chances of getting through his defences and striking a killing blow with a knife without taking a serious wound in return seemed low

[That_One_Guy]

Garian smiled at this and looked at Shalefoot as he walked towards the Castle, "Maybe that's exactly what we're looking for, my dear Shale. Maybe we're looking for Royal Footprints, ones that belong to the Princess." He said and started off, "People who are forbidden from one thing or another tend to want to go on an adventure to discover it. It's called curiousity, and curiosity can lead people to do stupid things. So we find the princess' footprints, follow them and see where they lead....or don't lead." He said and started off faster now.

[Gorbaz]

.... Time passed for the adventurers, and before long their quests led them far and wide across the land. The world continued to spin and time passed as it had for countless years before and, as ever, change came to each individual after their time in the Kingdom of Greymane.

GARIAN

Always on the train of the missing Princess, Garian and his two companions travelled to the Castle and, from there, followed the clues that they could find, eventually coming into contact with the woman Vittoria. It was she who, after some gloating followed by intimidation of her self, pointed the trio in the direction of the Darkvale woods, and an old house. Within the house there were signs of recent habitation, and a mineworks and prison below. Within those walls were a number of Orcish corpses along with that of a Troll. If the Princess had been held there, she was gone now as it seemed someone else had gotten to her first. The house itself had been lived in for some time, but all evidence suggested that it's inhabitants had left in a hurry. Leaving to pick up the trail, they were found by a messenger from the Queen who informed them that the Princess had been returned. Garian's company split at that point, the Royal Guard returning to her posting, while Deidre remaining with him as they moved into the future

YAMATO
Having trouble with bandits delaying them, and his own quest the centre of his attention, the Ki master and the Centauress continues to search through the southern lands in search of his kin. Nocturne's skill at finding him proving to be somewhat less than promised, but not entirely useless as she would lead them both on direct paths from one Human to another, all the while stating that she was certain that they were closing in. It was notable, however, that never once did they fail to find a Human on the path their trod. Also, each night that they rested, Yamato was visited in his dreams by a beautiful young woman with flowing purple hair and deapthless eyes, and awake each morning with the Centauress curles up around him

KAL

The old sprite and her guide made their way to Castle Greymane and delivered their message of warning to the Queen. With her current mental state, she payed little attention and dismissed the pair. Left to their own devices, they were able to infiltrate the castle dungeons, whereupon they came across a number of Elvish women held captive in separate cells, the very lowest levels of the dungeons reserved for them. There were no guards, but given that most of them were in various stages of pregnancy, it was clear that they were not able to escape and, more importantly, has any sense of being able to attain freedom banished from them after hundreds of years of confinement. One had a pair of newborns with her, making it clear to the duo that there was a reason that the Royal Guard all looked similar - they were being specifically bread in this place. While the pair could release them, it would raise far too much alarm, and thus they left to plan their next moves, the witch staying with Kal in the role of guide.

GINO
Unable to capture Vittoria due to the distraction provided by her comrades enabling her to escape, Gino returned to his personal harem and swiftly gathered them all together, leaving their temporary home and making their way to Castle Greymane. Apon arrival, the Queen was so overjoyed that the Princess had been returned that she gladly granted the companions their own quarters within the castle barracks, and granted them all the positions of Royal Guard, specifically tasked with the guardianship of the Princess. While it meant that he could not leave to hunt down Vittoria for many months, Gino was regularly visited by the Princess for "lessons". No-one questioned when she confined herself to her room for two months, only accepting visits from one of the companions. Similarly, none questioned the increasing number of puppies that Gino was seen walking the grounds with