They raise the glass high. “HAHA! Quite delicious my young friend. You simply must tell me the recipe. Extinction is only temporary, as you know.” Another, slightly madder, chuckle.
The Twin Flames, their summoned creatures, and the Risen watch until they are sure they are sure they are safe, for now, before leaving and vanishing into the slowly dissipating smoke.
“Oh but of course. It took quite a long time to perfect the recipe. It takes a lot to get it how it is now.” He chuckles softly “I would love to show you myself but not right now, I still have to defend this place while he isn’t here.”
The Ancestor smiles as they leave, the last things the Twin Flames see is his face shift to that of a disgusting flesh monster’s.
“And I would love to learn from such a young mind as yourself. I hold the knowledge of pre catastrophe, and you hold the knowledge of this post-world.”
“Oh that’s cute, you think I’m young. Well either way it took me a long time to get it perfect.” He takes another sip, his body shivering a bit.
“Heh. Everyone is young when you are the last of your generation.” Another drawn out sip. “I’m sent out for eons, for a quote on quote vile action, and when I finally return, the world isn’t different, but the people, creatures, and deities are.” A third sip. “I’d be surprised if your older then me.”
"Well it is a bit likely I'm older than you, although I don't look the part. It seems the addiction has started. It seems you'll have to visit me again, speaking of which I should build a home soon enough." He takes a long satisfied sip of his own.
“Well huzzah to the elder gods. And I’d hardly call it an addiction. I’ve only taken 3 sips after all. Though I would care for more later.” They shove the bottle into their decaying coat, followed by a short bow. “I’d check for eggs in the wine I gave you. Insects after all.” They burrow into the ground, as they appeared.
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Arsendir/Aemulus is in the city, working on pretending to improve things. Meanwhile, his crow servants are flocking across the world, ravenous for flesh, the husky sized, acid spitting birds multiply in a matter of weeks after nesting.
As they are flying, they happen to notice a patch of earth, begin to darken mysteriously, and become dusty. As your birds investigate further, they notice the dusty black earth is sand, a black, ashen sand. All creatures that traveled over the area and were touching the black sand catch on fire immediately, are burned surprisingly quickly into ash that blends in with black landscape.
After a time, your birds see something rising out of the sand, a mountain whose top is carved open and filled with a bubbling lava. A .massive volcano has risen in the center, and it's lava flows down to meet the black desert. It's lava bores into the sand, creating a gorge and valley around it that the lava eventually fills. For a times, the circular valley grows, but eventually it stops, making a lava moat around the volcano.
Curious, a flock of seven crows flies to the top, avoiding touching any of the sand or flying too low, scanning The area, cawing.
Nearing the top of volcano, you see a strange set of naturally formed stairs in the inside rim of the volcano, and as the descend in a spiral, they enter the lava, and when they reach it's bubbling surface, a huge horizontal, circular obsidian gate sits at its bottom, and writing can be seen along its circumference.
They swoop down a bit, and if it’s safe to proceed, approach the gate, in pairs, the last one staying behind. That one watches what happens.
As they near the gate, they see the writing, and it's door is merely an obsidian sewer grate like door. The writing says....
*Gtg we are home and I got stuff my family wants me to do sigh* sorry!
*Here we go.*
The writing is written a strange version of Draconic, many letters and symbols are recognizable, but a few are missing.
"S?EAK THE OLD MISSING W?RD,
WHOSE TONE ?AS ONCE HEARD
SPEAK THIS WORD OF A DRAGON LORD,
A ENTRY H?RE IS YOUR REWA?D!"
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Arsendir/Aemulus is in the city, working on pretending to improve things. Meanwhile, his crow servants are flocking across the world, ravenous for flesh, the husky sized, acid spitting birds multiply in a matter of weeks after nesting.
As they are flying, they happen to notice a patch of earth, begin to darken mysteriously, and become dusty. As your birds investigate further, they notice the dusty black earth is sand, a black, ashen sand. All creatures that traveled over the area and were touching the black sand catch on fire immediately, are burned surprisingly quickly into ash that blends in with black landscape.
After a time, your birds see something rising out of the sand, a mountain whose top is carved open and filled with a bubbling lava. A .massive volcano has risen in the center, and it's lava flows down to meet the black desert. It's lava bores into the sand, creating a gorge and valley around it that the lava eventually fills. For a times, the circular valley grows, but eventually it stops, making a lava moat around the volcano.
Curious, a flock of seven crows flies to the top, avoiding touching any of the sand or flying too low, scanning The area, cawing.
Nearing the top of volcano, you see a strange set of naturally formed stairs in the inside rim of the volcano, and as the descend in a spiral, they enter the lava, and when they reach it's bubbling surface, a huge horizontal, circular obsidian gate sits at its bottom, and writing can be seen along its circumference.
They swoop down a bit, and if it’s safe to proceed, approach the gate, in pairs, the last one staying behind. That one watches what happens.
As they near the gate, they see the writing, and it's door is merely an obsidian sewer grate like door. The writing says....
*Gtg we are home and I got stuff my family wants me to do sigh* sorry!
*Here we go.*
The writing is written a strange version of Draconic, many letters and symbols are recognizable, but a few are missing.
"S?EAK THE OLD MISSING W?RD,
WHOSE TONE ?AS ONCE HEARD
SPEAK THIS WORD OF A DRAGON LORD,
A ENTRY H?RE IS YOUR REWA?D!"
They squawk to each other, confused. One tries pecking at the door with a razor sharp beak, others back away a bit.
As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
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As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
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As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
They swoop down to get a closer look, far enough not to be scorched though. One of the birds is changing color, it’s feathers, instead of a green tint, Is developing this orangish grey tint.
As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
They swoop down to get a closer look, far enough not to be scorched though. One of the birds is changing color, it’s feathers, instead of a green tint, Is developing this orangish grey tint.
The lava continues to rise and fall rhythmically, it's heat almost unbearable if you got any closer. Small combustions in the lava send a few drops flying through the air, and you have to wheel about to dodge them.
After a while of watching it becomes clear this is the nature of this Volcano, and the only thing that happened, was a small temporary reaction to the ringing sound, as if it was close to a command word of some kind...
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As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
They swoop down to get a closer look, far enough not to be scorched though. One of the birds is changing color, it’s feathers, instead of a green tint, Is developing this orangish grey tint.
The lava continues to rise and fall rhythmically, it's heat almost unbearable if you got any closer. Small combustions in the lava send a few drops flying through the air, and you have to wheel about to dodge them.
After a while of watching it becomes clear this is the nature of this Volcano, and the only thing that happened, was a small temporary reaction to the ringing sound, as if it was close to a command word of some kind...
Realizing this, a crow goes back to peck the door, trying different spots to see if that does anything.
(did ya see the subclasses in the private message I sent?)
As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
They swoop down to get a closer look, far enough not to be scorched though. One of the birds is changing color, it’s feathers, instead of a green tint, Is developing this orangish grey tint.
The lava continues to rise and fall rhythmically, it's heat almost unbearable if you got any closer. Small combustions in the lava send a few drops flying through the air, and you have to wheel about to dodge them.
After a while of watching it becomes clear this is the nature of this Volcano, and the only thing that happened, was a small temporary reaction to the ringing sound, as if it was close to a command word of some kind...
Realizing this, a crow goes back to peck the door, trying different spots to see if that does anything.
(did ya see the subclasses in the private message I sent?)
*Yes and I thought they were pretty cool! I added them to my collection.*
With evey peck, the tone emanates again, every one the same. With each sounding, the volcano rumbles and the lava once again begins to violently splurt and boil. After 3 pecks, the lava has become so violent that it rises up higher than normal and overflows a minor amount onto the door, and lava seeps into the dark tunnel beneath the obaidian sewer grate! It lights up the passage below, revealing a long spiraling tunnel that descends deeper into the volcano. It doesn't seem to melt any of the walls of the tunnel, and this reveals they are also made of obsidian.
After this, the lava returns to its normal state, and the door remains closed. The sounds of PUWWWWER echo back and forth across the desert land, and it's sounds seem to cause the door to creak and shift, but never does it open.
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As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
They swoop down to get a closer look, far enough not to be scorched though. One of the birds is changing color, it’s feathers, instead of a green tint, Is developing this orangish grey tint.
The lava continues to rise and fall rhythmically, it's heat almost unbearable if you got any closer. Small combustions in the lava send a few drops flying through the air, and you have to wheel about to dodge them.
After a while of watching it becomes clear this is the nature of this Volcano, and the only thing that happened, was a small temporary reaction to the ringing sound, as if it was close to a command word of some kind...
Realizing this, a crow goes back to peck the door, trying different spots to see if that does anything.
(did ya see the subclasses in the private message I sent?)
*Yes and I thought they were pretty cool! I added them to my collection.*
With evey peck, the tone emanates again, every one the same. With each sounding, the volcano rumbles and the lava once again begins to violently splurt and boil. After 3 pecks, the lava has become so violent that it rises up higher than normal and overflows a minor amount onto the door, and lava seeps into the dark tunnel beneath the obaidian sewer grate! It lights up the passage below, revealing a long spiraling tunnel that descends deeper into the volcano. It doesn't seem to melt any of the walls of the tunnel, and this reveals they are also made of obsidian.
After this, the lava returns to its normal state, and the door remains closed. The sounds of PUWWWWER echo back and forth across the desert land, and it's sounds seem to cause the door to creak and shift, but never does it open.
It retreats back to the rest of the crows, and the orange and grey one has finished changing color. A layer of ash coats its feathers, and instead of acid its spittle runs with liquid fire. It nears the lava, unaffected by its heat. This is the first of a new strain of crow, the ashen crow. It gets close enough to touch the lava, seeing if it senses anything beneath.
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*How do you imagine your wills sound.? For me, Mushisama always sounds sarcastic, with the humming of their insect body always present. The Twin Flames, one voice is wafty and quiet, while the other is loud and authoritative.*
*Crotalus’s voice is desert dry and it sounds like he speaks with a rattlesnake, scorpion, or buzzard for a tongue. His words are strengthened by a Texan accent.*
*I NEED Crotalus to say Howdy right this instant. My health will decline if I don't see it happen.*
*I reckon I could provide a brief bit of lore. For your health of course. I can't stay and role-play though unfortunately.*
The sky is painted blazing blood above the red stone monolith that is the Holy Mesa. Crotalus strides across the table flat surface towards a stone. Atop the stone grows an angle branched shrub with fang sharp needles protruding from drought hardened leaves. Crotalus stops before the bush and looks it over with his hollow socket gaze.
"My king," whispers a voice from the thorny branches. "You have returned."
"Howdy," Crotalus nods towards the bush. "You still have what I gave you, Chelicerael?"
"I've kept it under my armed branches ever since. It ain't left my claws once since you've been gone." responds the shrub. In an instant, the bush rises from the rock. Every leaf bursts into a feather, every branch into a wing, every thorn becomes a scorpions tail. The wings and stingers fold and unfold in countless geometrically impossible movements and occasionally a tendril of black smoke slithers out of the shifting feathers. The wings open somewhere in the center of this desert angel, sending a swarm of embers buzzing into the desert air, and two scorpion claws reach out. A cowboy hat is held between the pinchers.
"I thank you kindly, Chelicerael. You have guarded it well." He takes the hat in his hand and runs his skeletal finger across the leather brim. "Oh I've missed you. You ain't gonna whisper murder and hatred in my ear all the night long." He raises it up and fits the hat firmly between his wide stretching horns. Right over the deep scars left by the Crown's thorns.
"you are resolute on this."
hi
mourn the flumph. enter the galaxy, join the planetscape! yep. do you like ravenloft?
new thread coming eventually.
bye
“Well huzzah to the elder gods. And I’d hardly call it an addiction. I’ve only taken 3 sips after all. Though I would care for more later.” They shove the bottle into their decaying coat, followed by a short bow. “I’d check for eggs in the wine I gave you. Insects after all.” They burrow into the ground, as they appeared.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
“Yes. I will die, I am fine with that.”
*Hey guys! I have a minute or 10. Arch, wanna continue the acid birds discovery of the volcano?*
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*Here we go.*
The writing is written a strange version of Draconic, many letters and symbols are recognizable, but a few are missing.
"S?EAK THE OLD MISSING W?RD,
WHOSE TONE ?AS ONCE HEARD
SPEAK THIS WORD OF A DRAGON LORD,
A ENTRY H?RE IS YOUR REWA?D!"
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They squawk to each other, confused. One tries pecking at the door with a razor sharp beak, others back away a bit.
*cut with Arch*
As the ones razor sharp beak strikes the obsidian gate, a single deep tone emanates from it and echoes across the desert, "PUWWWWER"
As the sound reverberate of the Volcano, a small rumbling begins, as if from deep within the earth, and the lava in the volcano becomes more bubbly and violent for a brief moment.
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They screech and the crows flee to outside the volcano. They begin circling it for a while, seeing if anything will happen to it.
As they circle for a long while they begin to notice something strange, the volcanoes lava seems to be rising, and falling, like the breathing of a slumbering creature.
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They swoop down to get a closer look, far enough not to be scorched though. One of the birds is changing color, it’s feathers, instead of a green tint, Is developing this orangish grey tint.
The lava continues to rise and fall rhythmically, it's heat almost unbearable if you got any closer. Small combustions in the lava send a few drops flying through the air, and you have to wheel about to dodge them.
After a while of watching it becomes clear this is the nature of this Volcano, and the only thing that happened, was a small temporary reaction to the ringing sound, as if it was close to a command word of some kind...
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Also I have a fun thread that explores an idea about dreams based off the movie Inception. I still need to add the link but stay tuned.
Realizing this, a crow goes back to peck the door, trying different spots to see if that does anything.
(did ya see the subclasses in the private message I sent?)
*Yes and I thought they were pretty cool! I added them to my collection.*
With evey peck, the tone emanates again, every one the same. With each sounding, the volcano rumbles and the lava once again begins to violently splurt and boil. After 3 pecks, the lava has become so violent that it rises up higher than normal and overflows a minor amount onto the door, and lava seeps into the dark tunnel beneath the obaidian sewer grate! It lights up the passage below, revealing a long spiraling tunnel that descends deeper into the volcano. It doesn't seem to melt any of the walls of the tunnel, and this reveals they are also made of obsidian.
After this, the lava returns to its normal state, and the door remains closed. The sounds of PUWWWWER echo back and forth across the desert land, and it's sounds seem to cause the door to creak and shift, but never does it open.
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It retreats back to the rest of the crows, and the orange and grey one has finished changing color. A layer of ash coats its feathers, and instead of acid its spittle runs with liquid fire. It nears the lava, unaffected by its heat. This is the first of a new strain of crow, the ashen crow. It gets close enough to touch the lava, seeing if it senses anything beneath.
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*Anybody wanna rp.*
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*I reckon I could provide a brief bit of lore. For your health of course. I can't stay and role-play though unfortunately.*
The sky is painted blazing blood above the red stone monolith that is the Holy Mesa. Crotalus strides across the table flat surface towards a stone. Atop the stone grows an angle branched shrub with fang sharp needles protruding from drought hardened leaves. Crotalus stops before the bush and looks it over with his hollow socket gaze.
"My king," whispers a voice from the thorny branches. "You have returned."
"Howdy," Crotalus nods towards the bush. "You still have what I gave you, Chelicerael?"
"I've kept it under my armed branches ever since. It ain't left my claws once since you've been gone." responds the shrub. In an instant, the bush rises from the rock. Every leaf bursts into a feather, every branch into a wing, every thorn becomes a scorpions tail. The wings and stingers fold and unfold in countless geometrically impossible movements and occasionally a tendril of black smoke slithers out of the shifting feathers. The wings open somewhere in the center of this desert angel, sending a swarm of embers buzzing into the desert air, and two scorpion claws reach out. A cowboy hat is held between the pinchers.
"I thank you kindly, Chelicerael. You have guarded it well." He takes the hat in his hand and runs his skeletal finger across the leather brim. "Oh I've missed you. You ain't gonna whisper murder and hatred in my ear all the night long." He raises it up and fits the hat firmly between his wide stretching horns. Right over the deep scars left by the Crown's thorns.