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[Elina Fenicha]

Distractions
10th of Summer 514 AV

All along the forge the sign of a hard day work was present. Many of the other smiths had sweat dripping down there faces, Elina being no different. For such a cool day earlier the woman had assumed maybe inside the forge a bit of breeze for once. Sadly she was wrong. All over her body the signs of work littered her outside. From black marks on her face to a sore hand from swinging hammers all day. Looking down at her work she felt a small sense of accomplishment, even if her entire job right now was simply lengthening out metal to be given to the next man.

After her job was done, the next man would take the metal and punch into it, digging in the carvings that was required of the weaponry. Simple decorations, nothing to much to take out any of the strength of the blade. Seven pieces of metal were ready to be worked on again tomorrow. On the next day the smiths would begin adding the actual shape of the blade, sharpness as well as welding the other bits of iron left out. If the team work quick some of the finishing touches could also begin getting done to the blades. Such as grinding and brushing the surfaces of the swords.

Elina walked to the room adjacent to the forge. Here she deposited her working gloves as well as apron. She felt so relieved to finally take of the thick leather gloves that swallowed her hands. No matter how much the woman enjoyed the work, there was still a deep pleasure in actually taking off such items. On the other side of the rather small room was the workers things, Elina had placed her backpack here when she arrived. She removed her work shirt as quickly as possible, most of the other smiths already leave by now. It seemed she was the only one unable to stand wearing such dirty clothing. Quickly she placed the dirty shirt inside and pulled out her brown tunic. After adjusting the shirt to her liking and fixing her hair into a more comfortable position, Elina was ready to finally leave.

Walking back through the forge the Master Smith was speaking to one of the other workers, it seemed to be a younger kid. Most likely an apprentice. Elina gave a small wave goodbye to the smith and he return with a gentle nod back. As was common Elina remained on the edges of the Vitrax grounds, wishing to avoid any of the soldiers sparring. When she arrived at the gate the guard checked her bag for anything and opened the gate for her to pass. Elina tried to engage in conversation but the guard on duty today wouldn't say a word. Upon leaving both the Vitrax as well as the temple she quickly got a ride from a boatman. No others needed a ride so the boat was all to herself. As the boat left the temple Elina couldn't help but look back and marvel at the sheer size of such a thing. Her attention then turned back to the boatman, she would need to find a way to actually get from her home to work someway that didn't require payment she thought to herself. Maybe tomorrow she could think on that, but right now. It was time to enjoy the ride.

[Redd]

It was just another day to Redd, another day within Ravok, making her way around it's streets. Some streets were far more busy than other streets. The empty streets with the occasional person walking down it, was probably empty only because of the simple fact that there were no shops and taverns within them and only houses. The busy streets were only busy because they had shops and taverns, it was where people went to go and spend money on food that was overall horrible and items that Redd just didn't really understand the point of buying. If you had the necessities, then why was there a need to buy lavish things? Redd honestly didn't fully understand why women wore such strange things upon their heads, although she found out that they were called hats and that it was a fashion statement.

Fashion, that was another thing that really puzzled Redd, why were they so caught up in fashion? For the ones like herself, survival was more important, but people had the time and money to spend on what Redd considered, a useless and a pointless endeavour. She was beginning to think that the wild made much more sense than that of the city, people were just... Bazaar. Humans were just so... Unpredictable. You put a collar around a kelvic's neck and a tattoo upon the back of their hand and they stop fretting. A kelvic minus a tattoo and collar and they all freak out. A sigh settled upon her lips as she made her way towards the Merchants Ring, a sector of Ravok where merchants tend to go, or so she had gathered, seeing as you would see someone for a period of time before they disappear for another period of time. Then, they would come back and start the cycle all over again.

Today, Redd was dressed in her usual black outfit, a shirt, a pair of pants, her cloak and of course her red scarf that her master had given her to hide the leather collar that was wrapped around her neck. It still bothered her that she had to wear the collar, but her master wanted her to, so she would, even going as far as to put the damn thing on herself just to try and prove to him that she was loyal to him and only him. She lifted a hand to brush back her brindled red hair, her hazel hues catching sight of a boat, or as it was more commonly known as a ravosala. Inside the ravosala was a woman with light brown hair, there was nothing unusual about the woman, just the fact that she was game enough to travel along the canals, It was a known fact that there was a water monster within its depths and Redd had heard whispers upon this day that a ferry was nearly overturned on its way back to shore.

[Elina Fenicha]

After the Ravosala finally stopped Elina paid for the ride. The act was becoming common to her now. Originaly she had told herself that walking would be the best way to get around, she would use her athletic skills and move around better than anyone else. Ideas like that didn't last too long and she soon learned why everyone sticks to ravosala's. Stepping off she turned back to the boatman to say goodbye, "Thanks for th-"He was already moving away by the time Elina had turned around. "The ride...". She gave a small sigh and wondered what the point of talking so much when everyone just went on walking. No matter, she was at the merchants ring and that meant only one thing, tea.

Ever since she found out about the cafe Elina had been going every other day. It was worth going to the Cafe Fleurs if only to smell the amazing essence that was around every corner. As usual Elina walked into the Cafe to purchase her tea. Fireweed Tea, the name alone enticed the smith when she first heard it. After the first sip, she couldn't get enough. "This, this right here is what makes all that hard work worth it." Elina thought to herself, referring to her tea.

Upon leaving the Cafe after paying her two silver she was curious about were to go next? Maybe a quick look at some of the dresses, or jewlery. It seemed like a good enough plan to Elina. Taking another sip she started walking back to the center of the Ring. Shop's lined every corner, with people crowding the already crowded streets. Oftentimes Elina didn't buy anything, nothing here she desperately wanted or needed. It was still fun to look at all the fancy clothing and jewelry that sat along the windows. A dark red ring caught her eye. It was engraved in elegant jewels as well as a large stone rested on top to show the owner had money to afford such a thing. From starring at this piece Elina didn't notice the woman walking directly into her.

Elina let out a quick gasp as her body jolted to the right. Her left shoulder had come into contact first and along with being completely unprepared Elina lost her balance. Elina's tea slipped right out of her hand and poured all along the ground, just before Elina landed right into the new puddle. A few bystanders chuckled, some outright laughed yet none lingered on and they simply kept walking. Looking up the smith saw who she had ran into. A young looking woman with Red hair and a red scarf, the only color other than black on her entire body. Looking down at her wet pants as well as the ruined cup the woman sighed. "That was some damn good tea..."

[Redd]

After the woman with the light brown hair had stepped out of the ravosala, Redd's gaze followed the woman through the crowd and into the Fleurs Cafe and it was then that her line of sight of the woman, broke off. Often the young wolf had observed people going in there and she wondered what exactly was in there to make it so appealing to the people of Ravok. There were many different smells about it, even a hint of something like meat and maybe one day, she would enter to find out why it was so popular in the Merchants Ring. Why not? She had all the time in the world until her master wanted her for something that needed his or their attention. So far, he was just content on allowing her to wander the streets of Ravok, so long as she didn't cause any trouble that would reflect badly upon him. So, for now, the young wolf had simply contented herself with standing upon the street with her back to a wall so then no one could sneak up on her. She still wasn't convinced that humans would just simply let the fact go, that she was a kelvic, especially a wolf kelvic, if they ever found out. Humans and her other form did not mix very well, or so she had found out. Indeed, she was just standing there watching human activities, for her master wanted her to blend in with them a lot better. In her experience from her time with the wolves, it was easier to learn if you observed. So, she needed to blend in with the humans better, which meant observing their behaviour.

So far, or so she had noted, was that people only seemed to speak with those that they were familiar with. A smile and even laughter would be exchanged. Friendly actions. If they were not so familiar with someone and they needed to speak to each other, a force smile or two would be exchanged and then they would talk, but not as freely. She did note that when strangers exchanged forced smiles, it never reached their eyes. Eyes... Redd thought was the key to know what was going on within a person. Within a wolf pack, eyes spoke really loud to each other, she didn't know how. Like if one was happy, a sparkle would been seen within the golden depths, if one was angry, it looked as if their was a fire burning within as the snarls would reach sensitive ears. If a wolf was sad, it looked like endless darkness within their golden pools and a brother or sister wolf would automatically try and cheer the fellow wolf up with a cheerful nip and a playful wag of their tails. Indeed, wolves looked out for each other, provided that you did not betray the pack. Something that she had done, all for a human no less. A sigh settled upon her lips as continued to looked over the surrounding people, half the time they did not...

It was then that the young wolf was thrown off balance as a human bumped into her and Redd staggered a couple of steps to the side, away from the falling woman. Once she had regained her balance, she turned to view the woman upon the ground lying in a puddle as Redd listened to the people chuckling and others outright laughing. Humans... If they cared for their own kind, they showed it in the most unkind ways, Redd thought to herself as she caught the strange woman's words. "That was some damn good tea..." Tea? She blinked as she dragged her gaze over the woman's figure. Wait, she knew this woman, the young wolf thought as she finally recognized the woman. It was that brave woman that traveled down the canal, even when people were talking about that people eating fish. She wasn't exactly sure what she should do as she stared down at the woman with wide hazel eyes. If she was in her old wolf pack and this was another fellow wolf, Redd would help her, it was what wolves did for each other, provided that there was no danger present. It was then that she remember her master's words, 'Think of Ravok as you would the wilds...' Angling her head she took in the wet pants of the woman and she shook her head. How people found this funny was beyond the young woman and she held her left hand out to the woman, the tattooed half black sun clear against her pale skin.

"Here, let me help you up. I'm not exactly sure whether that was supposed to be hot, but I'm fairly certain that it cannot be doing you any good lying in it." A friendly smile broke out across her lips then, "Even though I don't know what tea is, I'm sure it was pretty good until it spilled onto the ground." Not that it would have stopped the young wolf from drinking it, for she was used to drinking water out nothing but little pools that tasted more like dirt then actual water. At some stage, she had even drank the water from the lake that Ravok was situated upon because she used to lived outside of Ravok's walls. However, apparently that was reserved for animals and that being in human form meant that she had to drink it out of something called a cup. Occasionally, Redd had the urge to drink the water from the lake still, but if she did that, she knew that her master would be very disappointed in her, something that as a whole, she was trying to avoid doing. Ever since her master had given her, her first lesson in reading, she aimed to be a better kelvic. To be a better kelvic for her master, so every day, she went out to try and become more human for him, to spend more time in her human form. Not that she really had a choice seeing as the collar around her throat prevented her from shifting. This said collar was covered by her red scarf.

[Nemesis]

Elina Fenicha

Knowledge :

Skills

Skill	XP
Skill ?	+??
Skill ?	+??

Lores

*??
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*??

Micellaneous :

Injuries

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Loot/Expenses

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Redd

Knowledge :

Skills

Skill	XP
Observation	+1
Socialisation	+2

Lores

*Socialisation: Familiarity

Micellaneous :

Injuries

*None

Loot/Expenses

*None

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Notes

*Not much to give, but gave you what I could - two points in Socialisation first for thinking about it, then actually doing liked it.
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