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A city floating in the center of a lake, Ravok is a place of dark beauty, romance and culture. Behind it all though is the presence of Rhysol, God of Evil and Betrayal. The city is controlled by The Black Sun, a religious organization devoted to Rhysol. [Lore]

In the Dark of the Night (Quest Participants Only)

Postby Nex Paciscor on May 12th, 2011, 3:13 pm

On Harrol's word, Nex shifted into his wolf form, the large black wolf prowling to the head of the party. He knew as well as anyone else the need for secrecy, and speed, but he also realized the worth of the people. Nex would make sure he kept a reasonable pace through the forest. The markers on the trees where easy to distinguish with his keen eyesight, and despite the man's foreboding tone he thought that this night may go uneventful with the safe passage of these slaves to the camp. With a friendly nod to his counterpart Ren, he looked around to see if the rest of the troop was readily. As ready as he ever would be, he set of down the trail as soon as he felt the tight grip of one of the slaves on his fur, loping off at a leisurely pace at first, but gradually increasing it to a more suitable one as he felt more confident in the man's grip. His keen eyes focused on every marker, making turns where suitable, and taking short cuts when he saw a marker off in the distance.

The woods around them seemed to quiet to be natural, it seemed as the whole forest in itself was anticipating something that was supposed to happen, but Nex couldn't help but wonder what it expected. His keen hearing didn't pick up anything at the moment, besides the steady breathing of the men following him, and their footsteps. Nex's smell also checked out ok, but still there was a nagging feeling in his mind that tonight would not go the same as all the others had, and the thought worried him more than a little bit. Still trusting in Harrol's judgment that he should lead with Ren, he made his way through the forest. They were about half way along the trail by his estimation, but anything could happen on the other half of the trip, he would just have to use his instincts and remain wary if he was to survive this night.
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Postby Dervish on May 14th, 2011, 10:16 am

As they grinded to a halt Dervish steadied himself with a deep breath, and looked at the gray outline of the boat in the darkness. It seemed familiar enough, he'd seen several of them with and without slaves being sailed through the canals in the city. Almost all of those in chains had seemed lost, with that "slave-look" of self-denial and servitude. Apparently, not all of them felt the way they looked.

Dervish took a few steps up to the boat when the captain ordered it and grabbed a hold of one side, helping any of the others joining to heave the boat further on land. He felt more calm closer to the lake, but he could tell that the leader of the party expected to draw blood tonight. It couldn't be worse than walking through this damned forest... He thought to himself, and walked back up onto the path, throwing suspicious glances at everything and nothing.
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Postby Seth on May 21st, 2011, 3:51 am

After a quick check of the abandoned boat, in which it was obvious that there was nothing left within it, the scouting group moved on. The captain set the new pace, which turned into something of a brisk walk, almost a steady jog. They kept their feet to the edge of the lake, sloshing through mud and water at times. It was a quick and quiet pace, but the sense of urgency was in the air. The captain had perhaps taken the boat as a sign of things that were soon to happen. Perhaps the rest would too. They could taste immenient action in the air.

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The giant Akalak hurriedly arranged his cohorts, as well as the slaves, and equally distributed them between the two Kelvics. They formed a chain of bodies, the first in line taking a soft hold on Kelvic fur, then linking hands with those behind him. A soft whisper would signal the Kelvics to move, and then, they would be making their way into the dark forest. Both Ren and Nex would find that they would have to adjust their paces to a bit of a slower one. The slaves were awkward with all of their movements, and had to move at a snail's pace in the darkness, constantly tripping and stumbling over the rough forest terrain. In the end, they would be reduced to a slightly-hurried walk.

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Within a couple of minutes, the Patrol came to a new boat. It was the new boat, the one that the slaves had left just minutes before. Not that they would know. But the fact that fresh footprints led into the forest... the fact that shackles had been unlocked, and had just been flung carelessly on the shore...

"Weapons out."

Instantly, the guards drew their swords, and hopefully, the hired mercs would draw theirs too. With a few quick hand signals, the Captain seperated them into groups. All of the city guards would be in one, while the Captain and the Merc would be in another. "You will follow me. We will make haste through the forest. I know these woods like the back of my hand, so I should be able to make my way through it. They have been marking trees, recently... and not hiding it. They are getting careless. I knew it would get the best of them."

He smirked as he stepped toward a tree, pointing out a clear mark on it. "See?"

He turned, motioning to the second group. "You will follow us, but without a light. You will be a back-up surprise, if we do manage to catch up. Your noise will be masked by ours."

Like that, the groups were off. The Captain took the torch, and led his group into the forest at a run. The other group waited for a moment, then followed, matching their pace.

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Soon, the escaping slaves and their saviors would be alerted to the danger. Behind them, the sound of men crashing through the forest would reach their ears, and then as they turned, the sight of torchlight would make itself clear far in the distance. "Halt!" The Akalak harshly whispered the phrase, his hand clenching onto Ren's mane. "We need to hide! We can't run, or it will just be one long-chase, and the slaves will get left behind! We need to hide, and ambush them as they come up on us!"

The two Kelvics would have a choice. Halt, or bolt at the sign of danger, or offer up advice of their own.
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Postby Ren Tanor on May 21st, 2011, 5:28 pm

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Ren felt a slight tug on his soft mane, followed by Harrol telling them to halt. As Ren turned his head around he saw a torch light up the darkness back down the path, a short distance from to there current position. The flame bobbed up and down acompanied by the slight clanking of armor that became louder every few seconds."We need to hide! We can't run, or it will just be one long-chase, and the slaves will get left behind! We need to hide, and ambush them as they come up on us!" Harold said.

Ren shifted into his human form and followed Harold into hiding "I smell them, there are more than that group, we would lose if we tried to fight them like this, me and Nex could distract them and you could take the slaves. When you and the slaves have gotten far enough away me and Nex can try and escape and wolf form. They would never guess that."
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Postby Nex Paciscor on May 22nd, 2011, 3:25 am

Nex stopped in place when he felt a similar tug on his fur, and he looked around sniffing, his keen eyes tracing the faint glimmers of light against the side of tree trunks in the distance, and he felt that for a second he could actually see and smell the flames licking off of the torch in the distance. He snarled softly, smelling their filthy stink even from this distance and hate darkening his eyes.

He noted Ren's words carefully as he spoke to them and when he was sure he had finished he offered up his own idea. With a blur of motion he switched into his human form and cleared his throat. " A fine idea Ren, but might I offer up a second part of that plan. Since it is obvious that there are quite a few with this group after us it is logical to think that not all of the group would split off to follow us, so while you go over to distract them, I will carve out a fake path for any who branch off, and further divide any group that continues the pursuit, enough perhaps for Harold and his men to handle, while me and you get the rest deep into the woods and safely lost for a while with any luck " he said keeping his voice low, even more wary of their surroundings even more than ever now.
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Postby Nyahna Sasin on June 4th, 2011, 8:11 am

Leaving the boat behind, Sasin easily stayed at the front of the group as it sped up. Within minutes, they came across another boat. This one was fresh, and only a blind man would miss the tracks leading into the forest. He grinned, showing rows of sharp teeth. Finally!

Ignoring the guard captain, he approached the boat, examining it. It was very much the same as the last one, but was definitely new. He checked the inside, making sure that there was nothing of not inside.

He turned back to the guard captain in time to see him point to the mark on the tree. Ah, fun. Not waiting for the others, he sped through the trees. He didn't have the torch, but his eyesight was as good as any humans, and he kept himself on track with their scent.

He pressed forward, sneering softly to himself at the humans behind him. Sweet siku, they were noisy. He was not the sneakiest of people, but at least he didn't clatter like someone had stuck buckets all over him.

There. A bundle of heat, no doubt the escaped slaves and rescuers. He could just barely make out a Akalak, or a tall human, at this distance, but it didn't matter. He slithered to the side, keeping them in his sights. He was prepared to catch anyone who tried to run.

He grinned again in anticipation, easing his dagger from it's sheath.
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Postby Ren Tanor on June 4th, 2011, 2:46 pm

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Ren sat crouched between Harrol and Nex, leaning within a short distance from Harrol's ear Ren began to speak in the softest of voice.

"Harrol take the slaves and go, I smell a man....no scratch that, a Dhani not to far up the path from us, he must've sneaked off from his group to catch us by suprise."

Leaning over torwards Nex's ear Ren cotinued in his soft voice.

"We don't have any time we have to attack now or else we will be overrun"

at that Ren shifted into his wolf form and quietly stalked over to the other side of the path.
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Postby Dervish on June 8th, 2011, 10:50 pm

Dervish carefully slid out his two broad-bladed daggers and followed suit behind and to the side of the captain. He held his right hand in front of him, with the left drawn back ready to make a fatal stab... The first strike was always the most important.

The sparse moonlight through the branches gave weird and sporadic lightning, but despite his best efforts to remain silent by spreading his weight onto the entire foot before taking the next step and avoiding shrubs, the armoured guards made plenty of noise. They definetely wouldn't surprise anyone ahead, but they might still shock them. He picked up his pace, and felt the familiar fear and tension that always rose before a fight. He forced himself to grin a wicked smile; going into a fight afraid meant losing it before it even started.
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Postby Nex Paciscor on July 8th, 2011, 5:53 pm

His eyes flickered from Harrol, and Ren as he took a deep breath. Besides the slaves Harrol, Ren, and himself he could smell a different scent hanging over the area, a scent he didn't recognize. Ren's words spoke of it being a Dhani, a race he had yet to ever encounter or much less hear off, but he suspected that it might be a dangerous predator, and the muscles in is back arched as he brought strength into his forearms. The time for running was over now it seemed, at the time had come to actually prove his loyalty to Harrol, and he would risk his life to do so. His muscles tingled up and down his body as he stretched his neck side to side, and pulled his legs back limbering up. Out of the corner of his eye he saw his friend Ren transforming into wolf form, and he was followed suit wordlessly. In a blink he was in his natural form once more, a black wolf, with curious golden eyes, and he began to lope after Ren, his eyes keeping watch for any potential ambushers on the sides of them.

The scent was close by, and got stronger as they approached the Dhani, Nex following Ren silently as his padded paws would allow, dodging dead leaves left over from the winter as he continued on. His heart rate quickened at the prospect of the hunt, and should they come across their prey he would shift into his human form almost instantly, and set himself in a combat pose with his arms crossed before him. Nex's strength lie in his human form because of his master's idea for the ideal bodyguard, and he hadn't had much of a chance to be much of a wolf being confined in the almost sleepy wall of Lhavit. His fists would tighten as he stared at his foe prepared to counter any move from the man with his hands or forearm's or if possible dodge. If the man stabbed at him he would skirt the blow from the opposite side, and drawing a hidden power into the arm farthest from the strike, he would shoot out his hand to strike the dhani's extended arm, hopefully disarming him and breaking a bone or two in the process. If the man slashed at him he would suck in his gut, and hop backwards to avoid the blow, before dashing back inside the man’s reach in the wake of the attack, launching a low attack from his left fist into the man's kidney, adding a little bit of power to it with the use of his flux ability. If he tried to run, Nex would transform into his wolf form and corral the man with the aid of Ren, hopefully taking care of the enemy so they could get back to the group and help further.
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