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(Markus) Traveling for their destinations, two Sergeants cross paths and share camping grounds for the evening.

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While Sylira is by far the most civilized region of Mizahar, countless surprises and encounters await the traveler in its rural wilderness. Called the Wildlands, Syliran's wilderness is comprised of gradual rolling hills in the south that become deep wilderness in the north. Ruins abound throughout the wildlands, and only the well-marked roads are safe.

On the Road

Postby Ricky Maze on May 14th, 2014, 7:52 pm

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On the Road
Spring 91st 514 AV, 19th Bell
Location: South Kabrin Road

Syna had nearly fallen below the horizon now as the caravan that the trio traveled with reached its stop for the day, their haul a long and tiresome one as they worked to move further and further along the Kabrin Road to reach the only place that offered what could only be Ricky's hope for survival. Lately he had been dealing with things he would rather not talk about, hallucinations of dead people he didn't want to see again as well as... well whatever it was that occurred several nights ago. At any given rate he was definitely struggling to cope with this illness he had as it slowly whittled his life away, the willpower to persevere like he normally did finally started to dwindle just a little as he had but... Gods knew how many days were left before they would reach Syliras. They had to hurry though, they were pressed for time and sure enough the peddler they'd been traveling with did his best to speed things along.

Yet even so... there was still the long dreary part of the day that involved walking, riding the wagon, walking some more, momentarily stopping for a break or two, more walking or riding. It was the same schedule everyday and it led Ricky to further hate the idea of traveling even more, enough to the point where he would never want to travel anywhere again. Ever. Yet when they reached the stop for the night and were given the instructions, Ricky was to collect firewood from a nearby grove so they could light a fire for the evening. Thus he and Telion were out together collecting firewood, Telion of course along to make sure he wouldn't fall over or hurt himself in the process, Gods already knew he was wearing himself out faster by trying to overdo things half the time.

"Please be careful Ricky!" Telion pleaded a time or two when Ricky seemed to take a moment to pull a heavy branch onto his shoulder. He muttered a silent curse towards himself as he felt yet another pathetic nosebleed come afterwards, in turn leading him to allow Telion to have the satisfaction of lecturing him while she used the same old rag that had now been moderately covered in dried blood from earlier nosebleeds on this trip. He didn't care much anymore, he just wanted all this to be done and over with. Soon.
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Postby Markus Andres on May 14th, 2014, 7:56 pm

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Again the knight lamented the fact that they had not chosen the previous cabin as their place for the night as Syna vanished entirely behind them in the forest. At this rate they would be forced to setting up a camp outside the cabins, which made for more work than he'd like. He was beginning to feel the strain of travel. He was weary every morning to get up and pack everything only to ride on. At the same time, he loved the sense of freedom. The fresh air and his companions impeccable good mood and her great looks helped to make the day pass quickly and their evening activities helped alleviate the worst of the weariness. Still. He wished their travels would be over soon, but he knew they were only roughly halfway to Zeltiva. Another fifteen days before they'd be there. Markus' eyes strained in the darkness as he withdrew the shield from his back. Right hand rested upon the Peacekeeper. The darkness held much terror, Zith, Bandits, monsters. He did not want to be ambushed. Did not want to lose either himself and especially not the Konti traveller with him.

Markus heard it first. The sounds of people talking together. Work being done. Things being shifted around in the darkness. He held his breath as he scouted for a campfire. Markus didn't see any and he raised his right hand from the weapon and signalled to his Konti lover to stop. It was a universal sign, but he knew he had to start teaching her some of the basic signals if they were to travel together. Markus rode on as he saw the outline of people moving about. He took a deep breath to steel his nerves and then rode up to the group. Feeling the confidence rise as he noticed several merchant qualities with the group. A wagon. It was also rare that bandits set up camp directly by the road. They'd be come across often by patrolling knights. Maybe they were desperate enough to risk that chance?

"Well met strangers, I am Markus Andres, Syliran Sergeant Knight." Quick to drop both his name and rank so that he might avoid any unnecessary fighting if these men were not criminals, if they were criminals, he hoped dropping his rank and affiliation would get them to fidget enough that he'd have a couple of ticks warning before the first bolt was loosened. "Who is in charge of this camp?" He kept his tone polite and friendly, but anyone listening well enough would hear the edge underneath.
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Postby Ricky Maze on November 4th, 2014, 5:53 am

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oocMy sincerest apologies for losing this thread! Q.Q Now that I've posted though I'll be keeping better track of this thread.

As they continued to collect more wood for the camp the sound of hooves started to drum from a distance, a continuous growth in their resounding pounds as the noise reached a breaking point where it became incredibly close. Ricky practically dropped all the wood he had as he herded Telion behind him, immediate caution in his posture as the appearance of men on horseback alerted him. Almost immediately as soon as he rode in with an appearance the man came to a stop with intent to question the lot, a given name and rank provided as to probably avoid chances of conflict before misconception took place. It turned out to be a rather big relief for them and the others that were back towards the wagon, as everyone basically came to hold in their drawn breath with hopes that no bandit or slaver might've came, because Eyris knows only what they'd intend to do when they stumbled upon a merchant caravan here.

"Well met t' ye," Ricky said as he released the grip he had on the hilt of his sword, "gave us as roi good scare ye did ser knight. None o' us 're really in charge 'ere, we're just simpletons hopin' t' make our way t' Syliras. If ye want t' speak t' de one whose keepin' dis caravan safe t'ough, den ye've already started addressed him yet." He pointed out with a slight smirk on his face as he spoke in a humble tone, curious to know why a lone knight happened to decide to travel so far out here in the wilds. "Tis a pleasure t' make yer acquaintance Ser Markus, Oi'm Ricky Maze o' de Wave Guard. We hail from Zeltiva with full earnest, as we seek de aid o' a healer in Syliras." He stated as he figured that might've been an important thing to mention, granted this was in fact an actual knight of Sylira he'd managed to talk with.

"Dis is me wife Telion," He nodded to the blonde behind him as she gave a respectful bow, "Over t'ere by de wagon is our travel companions. Hannah is de red head an' de shorter fellow be Rinaldo, he's been servin' as a guide an' escort t' yer fair city." At the end of that the two near the wagon in turn gave their respects to the good knight, quick to return to the task they had on hand as Telion brought the wood she collected in a small pile. Ricky wound up recollecting the wood he dropped and in turn did the same, a quick invitation extended out to Markus as he moved along to dump his recollected wood onto the pile. "Yer welcome t' join us Ser knight, de fire'll hopefully keep creatures o' de night at bay once we get it ablaze." At least he genuinely hoped that would be the case, granted almost anything could easily lurk out in the dark.
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Postby Net on September 5th, 2016, 3:54 pm

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Ricky – Please go through your Character Sheet and address the following issue:
Most people list it in their thread list like so:

Fall 515AV Threads
15th - Observing The Trees! - 5 xp Observation, Lores: Trees: How to Identify them, Tree Species: Oak, Elm, Hemlock traits.
30th - People Watching - 5 xp Observation, Lores: (list of lores here)
45th - Searching For A Cure - 2 xp Observation, +5 Medicine. Lores: (insert lores here)
60th - Socializing In The Park - 4 xp Socialization (list of lores here)

We've always required this to be TRACKED in your CS. If you aren't tracking this in your CS, then you need to go back through ALL YOUR THREAD AWARDS and backtrack and track it from the beginning.


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