CARAVAN IC- the stone forest

[Hazard1325]

"If start giving things out for free everyone will want one... though if you insist, is it possible to add a rune to a fabric without making it visible?" He takes his battle standard from his horse and carefully unfurls the banner, its threadbare, a black raven with golden outline on a black background. The colors are badly faded and there are numerous holes and bloodstains on the edges. "This is the last banner of Akrovia I know of, if you could do anything to make it last a few more years I would appreciate it." Ivan holds the cloth up not letting it flap naturally in the wind. As he stairs at it his happy mood turns somber, he pulls his eyes away and blinks a few times then puts on his smile. "Its just an old relic like the armor."

[KnightVanilla]

Emily takes a good look at the banner. Who ever made this must have been a fine artisan. "This is really well made..... I'll see what I can do...." She says nervously. Rummaging through her pack for a rune that would help with its durability. The only ones that fell along the line were Defensive runes made to make cloth into tough armor. However she had one long lasting one that could keep the banner for years to come. She was hesitant at first, but from the way Ivan stared at the banner it seemed to mean a lot to him. Taking her time she the rune melded with the cloth as they became one. "Okay..... it should last for years now!" She responded to him with her first smile of the day.

[Hazard1325]

He took the standard back looking it over and smiled, he began rolling it back up. "A few more years... thank you. Remind me one day and I'll tell you how it got that way." Ivan walked quietly for a while one hand on the horses reins and another carrying the standard. "Should almost be time to leave, if there's anything you want to do before the caravan rolls out, you should take care of it." Someone called him over to help with a wagon that's wheel had broke. "Hold this for a moment would you?" He gives her the banner again and goes to help lift the cart with a few other men, while another rolls the wheel into place.

[KnightVanilla]

"Oh okay....." She stood there holding the banner. She looked around and wondered else today must have in store it was so peaceful. Surely this would be a great day. Emily had been welcomed warmly in the caravan. The weather today was especially nice as the sun was warming her body right up. It was a new day for sure and a new experience all together.

[Lady Foxy]

Myu already had everything she would ever need during their trip alongside the caravan, besides Jenny of course. Reading the General's note and leaving it there somewhere back at the guard station, following her 'older sister' with a cute smile. The feeling of adventure felt like a rush of a cold breeze during winter, promising many thrills and excitement but dangers and risks as well. Everything would be alright if she remained close to Jenny, remembering how she used to tell her to hold her hand while crossing between the heavily transited streets of the city, where many carts and people on horses passed by.

Wrapping her right arm around Jenny's left, she leaned a bit against her form as the two walked towards the Caravan, probably enjoying their moment of 'heading' towards the 'great adventure'. ''~Jenny? Are we there yet?'' She asked with adorable, slightly blushing cheeks as she looked up into Jenny's eyes. In comparison, Jenny was taller than Myu by just a little, but even that was enough to make Myu look like the younger sister and Jenny like the oldest, obviously, if they were even related.

[berserkerhorn]

THE HORNS HAVE BLOWN. IT SIGNALS THE LEAVE OF THE CARAVAN
Ginglias:

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The red and yellow crystal seems to be pulsing. GeeGee feels some strange power infuse into her. It makes her feel alive, reborn, and unstoppable. The orange crystal core however made someone feel calm, relaxed, and thinks a lot. The two cores seemed to be complete opposites of each other. It felt like without one there wouldn’t be the other.

Jennifer and Myu:

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“Well lookie here! The new guards finally come. You’re late… but that’s excusable considering this city is pretty large. Get in line… we’re heading out.” Says the guy with purple armor on. He looks like a circus freak more than a guard

Garian and Aessith:

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Steve’s skull gets crushed as Garian’s boot crushes it. Jim gets stabbed through the leg. He howls in pain. “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! WE WERE ONLY TEASING BRO!” He says. He looks at Steve and realizes that Garian was something that should not have been messed with. He slowly hobbles away. He runs as fast as his crippled leg allowed him down the hill. “GUARDS! WE HAVE PHSYCOPATHS ON THE LOOSE!” It seems he was going to alert the guards. Better silence him before the caravan doesn’t head out.
In the distance blowing horns can be heard

Ivan and Emily:

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The horn blows. Ivan finishes fixing the wheel of the broken cart. Emily is stunned by the large noise of the horn.

Jinedria:

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The flame turns from a bright orange to a blue and purplish hue. The flame flickers to her left. On her left is the hill that she grew up on as a lievyr. There were two bright colors up there. One was a skyish blue hue and the other was a dark blueish hue. They reminded Jin of her parents. They seemed to be waving at you saying their goodbyes before you left forever.
The cart in front of you lurches forward and begins moving. Jin is now the cart that needs to start moving. Zephyros pulls his cart right next to yours. “We should start moving before the rest of the people get feisty.”

James:

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Amy’s body can be heard crashing in to the wave wall near the entrance. She groans and no more noises are heard from her. Felicia, however opens her mouth and starts licking. She seemed to know what to do with membranes (cocks). This time she braces her throat to be ravaged again. “P-please… d-don’t hurt m-me…” she says softly. She is shivering in fear and tears roll down her face.

Fagsag:

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Logan smiles. “A survivor after being taken to be mated by those vile creatures I see… It must’ve sucked for that silly snake. After having to stab the minotaur to death.” He laughs heartily again. “Well… she was a purple colored beauty. She snuck up on me as an assassin and we tangoed. It was more intended to be a fight but it ended up being the mating dance of the naga. She and I fell in love that night. We bred like there was no tomorrow. We fell asleep under the stars of the Sadda Vale desert. In the morning we blushed at each other. We cried, made a promise, and parted. A few years later I returned. She was sitting there. She said she was waiting. She showed me my children… It was the proudest moment in my life. All of them multi-colored and with well taught manners. Since then I’ve always wanted to go back and live with them… but that would put them in danger and I told the naga that fathered my children what would happen… she understood… She was an absolute sweetheart. Understanding, beautiful, and well disciplined. Few monsters are left with her type of care-free mind. I would do anything to see her again…” He says. A tear rolls down his face while telling his story of love, proudness, and heartbreak
The horn blows at the end. Logan gets up and onto the cart. “GET READY TO MOVE!” he shouts to the people around him.

[That_One_Guy]

Garian saw the man hobbling away and looked at Aessith, "You wanna kill him or should I finish him off?" he asked her with a smile, pulling out his sword and tapping it on the ground in a tick-tock manner, "Either way, the man'll die, Aessith." He looked at the running, screaming man, the horns hopefully muting his cries.

[SugarCookie]

Afafada wrapped an arm around his neck in a supporting embrace. Before she could say anything, the horn blew and she stood up with Logan. "Sweet! Let's go!"

As they start moving, she says to him "Call me Thaedael by the way, if you didn't already know"

Fake names ftw \^_^/

[daxtinator396]

James` cock swiftly returned to it`s full length once again under her practiced mouth and he rumbled his approval and thrust into her mouth much more gently than before,"You have given me no reason to hurt you. We`re not always bad creatures. I do this to survive and for revenge." He said as he began to grope and play with her body. She seemed quite obedient and he wondered if he should keep her. An extra mouth to feed but worth the benefits for sure. Sje certianly wouldn`t try and run and if she did oh well there was always more.

[Hazard1325]

Returning to Emily, Ivan takes the standard back and unfurls it again this time hooking it through a strap on his back. "That horn just signaled we're moving out" He puts his helmet on and takes the massive lance off, hefting it a few times. He mounts his warhorse and looks down at Emily, he was already a tall man and on horseback with a lance pointed up he towers over anyone near him. "I have to go for now Miss Vigil, I'll be at the front of the caravan most likely if you have need of me." He slides his battered helmet on and leaves.

On his way Ivan passed the footmen that would travel with the caravan and guard it should it come under attack while the horsemen charged. A few of them men nodded or called a greeting, he briefly glanced at the new arrivals Jennifer and Myu, then looked to the man in the purple armor. "I take it I'll be up front as usual?" His horse was impatient and trotted in place.

[Zender_Solarheart]

"Yes sir!" Jenny replies to the purple-armored guard...who really doesn't look that much like a legit guard, but then again, neither do her and Myu...oh well.

With that said, Jenny moves with Myu over to their assigned guarding post, eyes peeled for any signs of danger; monsters seem to prefer sacking a caravan shortly after it leaves. It's theorized that this is because they can get as many spoils as possible, without other raiders beating them to the punch...but in reality, how would anyone except another raider know?

The horns are loud, but they seem...strange to Jenny's ears, somehow. It almost sounds as if there's a male voice among them...a warning? Maybe, maybe not, but it wouldn't hurt to check. As such, Jenny surveys the surrounding area, keeping an eye open for any sights out of the ordinary...

[KnightVanilla]

Emily nodded and waved as Ivan head to the front of the caravan. Keeping close to some other merchants in the middle of the caravan she asks "May I ride in your carriage?" They seemed nice enough to let her on. Before recieving an answer she looked ahead to where Ivan was leading and the rear of the caravan. There were just so many people traveling together, Emily was a little excited for this journey to start. Maybe if the people let her sit on top of the carriage she would be able to see how far this caravan stretched.

[Taria]

There was no time to wait, Ginglias places the two gems in her pocket for now and sets her humble cart in motion so as not to get left in the back. She is lost in her own thoughs as she takes out the red crystal and examines it by itself, trying to figure out what gem it is and possibly what sort of instrument she should fit it into. A stranger detracts her from her reverie as she asks, "May I ride in your carriage?" Ginglias looks up at the girl, feeling a strange connection but remaining withdrawn. "It is not big, but you may stay if you wish." She states simply, looking ahead to check that she's on course.

[KnightVanilla]

Hearing that she had permission to ride the carriage. Emily climbs to the top to get a better view of everything. From the point she was at she could see everyone from the back to the front of the caravan. She wondered how so many people could all travel together. Looks like she was gonna find out. Turning back to the girl who had let her on the carriage. "Thanks for allowing me to ride with you...." Giving her thanks, she lays down and just stares at the clouds.

[That_One_Guy]

Garian, seeing that Aessith wasn't going to do anything, sighed and ran after the guy himself, not wanting him to alert the guards before the Caravan came out. He grabbed the man around his head, his arm covering the man's mouth so he wouldn't be heard, and stabbed his sword through his chest, twisting it for good measures.

[napsii]

Jin shivered, seeing the flame on her palm transmute from red, to blue, to purple. She was of an Iievyr of the sun's bright orange, but this color... it was the insignia of her parents. Suddenly feeling soggy with emotion, she looked to her left -- toward the grassy hill of her childhood. For years, she'd spent nights atop that knoll, overlooking this town in silence. She clenched her fist, tightly toward her chest. The twin auroras of light and color wretched a bittersweet smile from her lips. There stood the twin essences of nature... so much like her parents. The flame on her palm flickered with emotion and she pushed off from the wagon, raising her hand slowly. She waved, the flame swimming back and forth in a fiery goodbye. It had never been easy to face them... not when they had raised her and reared her. Always, she'd hoped they never resented her -- never hated her, or feared her -- for moving on from the tradition of the Iievyr.

"I'll see you again some day, I promise." she vowed quietly, letting her words carry across the wind.

The sudden lurching of a cart pulled her from her reverie. She blinked, and the twin colors were gone. Feeling a little foolish with the flame in her palm, she quenched it just as Zeph came into view. For an instant, she seemed a little dizzy with emotion, but shook her head and flashed an acknowledging smile. Her thoughts had almost drowned out the sound of the horn.

"Oh, yeah. You're right." agreed Jin, quickly navigating toward the front end of her wagon. With surprising nimbleness, she leapt to the seat, drawing a whinny from the horse. This was not her wagon, but she'd agreed to tend to it for the journey, in exchange for some space on it. She pulled the reins into her hands, seeing the carts again begin to roll forward systematically. She gave the reins a little toss, and the horse began to trot forward. The cart lurched again, and began to roll onward...

[berserkerhorn]

The caravan passes under the large double gated wall of Doverum, Its shadow blocking out the sun for a good minute due to its sheer size. Once outside the gate closes. The adventure begins (Will post a generalization of the map later)

James

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Felicia looks at you. “Revenge for what? We’ve never done anything to you!” Felicia says. The elongating cock tip is in her mouth once again. Her eyes grow wide at how the boner gets her straight in her open mouth. She sucks a bit while she breathes in a bit of panic. Amy moves over to James. “YOU FUCKING BITCH!” she says. She uses her nails and uses her good arm to scratch at James on his sensitive snout. Cum still flows from her abused pussy like a fountain.
( you get the girl juggernaut)

Fagsag:

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Logan looks down. “For a girl… your name sounds like a man’s.” he says. He laughs again and Fagsag’s cart starts moving.

Emily and GeeGee

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Emily looks up and manages to catch a glimpse of a griffon in the air. The large peaceful eagle-lion beasts were a rare eye treat nowadays. Their large warm pelts and feathers were highly sought after amongst the nobles.
GeeGee manages to see the miner family hitchhiking on the back of the wagon in front of her. “HI STRANGE JEWEL LADY!” Julia says with her child-like voice. Calvin looks down and nuzzles Julia on the head.

Ivan

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“You’ve been here long enough… you should know your post amongst the caravan.” The leader of the guards says. He passes a warhorn to Ivan. “If you see anything suspicious blow the horn. It’ll stop the caravan. If you feel like the caravan should take a break blow the horn too.”

Jennifer and Myu:

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There are also two brightly colored things that were both bluish in color (Jinedria’s parents). They disappeared right before her eyes. Jennifer DOES NOT see Garian and Aessith. They are on the hill opposite of where Jennifer is looking.
Myu is assigned the same position as Jennifer

Garian and Aessith:

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The lumberjack manages to elbow Garian in the stomach during his struggle to escape. After the stab however he makes muffled moans of pain and terror while the blade is twisted inside him. He falls to his knees clutching the stab wound. “Damned bastard…. The lord shall avenge me.” He says before falling face down dead. They both see the caravan heading outside the gate. It’s time to assault that caravan

Jinedria:

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Zephyros stays next to her cart when the caravan travels beneath the large gate. “It’s a wonder how this was built…” Zephyros seemed to be the type of person that takes everything in life as a treasure.

A voice emanates from Jin’s head. It sounds like her father. “Jin… we’ve been watching you ever since you left us to start your own life. You chose the humans over us. We decided to let you go to continue your passion of living like a human. Just so you know, we’re both very proud of you. Should you ever need us, just speak to Mother Nature itself. The wind lievyr shall pass on your message to us just like it passed this to you.” The voice fades.

[That_One_Guy]

Garian looked up and smiled as he cleaned his blade off the dead body and then threw said body somewhere where it couldn't be found, "Better find a good vantage point to see who they have guarding it." He said and moved to the higher slope to see what they had in store for him.

[KnightVanilla]

Astonished about seeing the griffons she wanted to connect with them for just a moment. Emily sits up holding onto her staff to concentrating on the griffons hoping to see what they think and feel. She kept focusing her staff so it would allow the connection. She had to wonder what they were thinking what was going on in these creatures heads. There had always been the mishap of viewing into someone else's thoughts and feelings, but it rarely happened.

[SugarCookie]

Afafada blushes a bit, then says (in a classic overused anime style if you will), "Gah! Thaedael is totally a feminine name! You wanna know what's manly? Logan, that's the manliest name ev- oh wait..."