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March Event Log A
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| 🜙 Mod Note | |
| The Einjar Excursion is going up as a separate log due to the size of the excursion log. | |
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| 🜙 The Thaw | |
| Thaw is well underway and the evidence of it is everywhere. Snowmelt floods the rivers, strengthening the currents and broadening the width and depth of major and minor rivers alike. Patches of fresh greens are appearing across the land, and the wildlife has begun to emerge in greater and greater numbers. With the thaw comes the emergence of new threats. Dire beasts, coyotes, ogres, trolls, cave spiders, manticores and cave spindles begin to emerge from the deep mountains and forests in search of food, the risk of mudslides increase in the mountains, and the cliff hawks take to the warming skies. Farmers in the area around the City of the Free Peoples hire guards to protect their farm animals, and Krimnos and Didymos hold competitions to find new knights to add to their ranks. Despite their awareness of the mess of conflict consuming the City of the Free Peoples, neither Queen Adira nor King Sitka seem willing to get involved in solving the issues present there. Their focus is primarily on their own people. Krimnos and Didymos have both finished repairs to their cities following the events of the past two months, but the people are still frightened and confused. Rumors from Didymos about a dragon emerging from the sea have spread and Krimnos must now deal with the emerging threats of hungry cave creatures and potential mudslides on top of their usual worries. | |
| 🜙 Beyond the Reef: Didymos, March 8th | |
| In Didymos several ships remain out on the bay day and night as Queen Adira's knights search for any signs or clues as to what caused the draining of the bay and the sudden stark absence of sea life from Logistykon's Reef and the majority of the bay. Fishing nets continue to come up with little more than drifting kelp and have to venture further and further out into the Glass Sea to bring back any worthwhile catch. The last of the debris from the ocean flooding back into the bay is still washing onto the shore and the waters have regained their clarity, with no sign of the sunken ships, sun-bleached skeletons, or the pit. The waves seem to have washed everything back to sea. Only Logistykon's Reef remains. The docks are constantly in search of people willing to risk the voyage out beyond the reef to find waters that still hold enough life to sustain the city, or at least find the source of the scarcity within the bay. Out there the ships risk attack from sea carnos, war sharks, and flying fish that hunt the deeper waters of the Glass Sea. Those looking to join the Didymos Knights can take part in a variety of competitions throughout the month that focus on testing swordsmanship, sailing skills, charting stars, and magic-focused battles against clay and elemental golems created to fight would-be knights and test their skill. The demand to increase their forces has increased since the attacks and disappearances in February. | |
| 🜙 A City Divided: Didymos & the City of the Free Peoples, March 8th | |
| King Ardis, in a moment of rash determination, sets out on horseback for the City of the Free Peoples with a small number of trusted knights, intent on setting things right before the chaos threatening to fully consume the less stable city causes it to collapse on itself. It is rumored he has other motives as well, regarding a search for answers to the origin of the masked cult that attacked all three cities in January. It's possible his company would be willing to accept the aid of others in these pursuits. In the City of the Free Peoples, the disappearance of Captain Lykos remains a source of confusion and contention and the militant force of the Defenders are still attempting to take control of the city by force. The rebels continue to run up against the issue of numbers, with the force and resources of the Defenders far too great and far-reaching in the city. Rebel numbers decline as uneasy and conflicted citizens in the city turn their neighbors and friends in because they are frightened of the mounting confusion in the world around them and fearful of losing the protective guard that defends the city, especially at a point in the year when they will be most needed. The Defenders themselves have grown uneasy under acting Captain Koroc's leadership, but most continue to remain steadfast, their loyalty cemented with the perceived truth that the rebels have either killed Captain Lykos or taken him hostage. The red orc captain acting as commander in his absence has grown increasingly aggressive and erratic. His right arm is often hidden and severely scarred. According to his claims, an attack from a rebel assassin in early January was the cause. Both the Defenders and the Rebels seem to be interested in recruiting new members to bolster their numbers. Meanwhile, farmers in the outskirts continue to spread tales of the drastic rise in werewolf attacks and destruction during February's full moon, and look for guards to hire to protect their farms from the increasing predatory threats. | |
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| 🜙 On the Precipice: Krimnos, March 8th | |
| With the thaw, the airship Zenith begins its route once more, ferrying people from Krimnos to the Northern outpost of Preciposte in the mountains. The two hour flight to Preciposte is a dangerous one. An armed escort of archers is always present to protect the airship from attack by the many aerial threats living in the mountains. The Northern outpost between Krimnos and Einjar serves as a resting point for travelers between the ancient dwarven city and the cliff city. Preciposte is a small outpost rich in metal and gem trade as well as a popular residence for more reckless and fearless hunters of the dangerous creatures of the mountains. The altitude of Preciposte causes many unacclimated to suffer loss of breath, lightheadedness, and a somewhat giddy recklessness. The outpost is built near a natural hot spring and the hot springs are a favored escape for those willing to take the risky trip to get to them. With the route to Preciposte both on foot and by air open once more concerning news reaches Krimnos. Communication with the remaining residents of Einjar has been silent for months, since late December. The population of Preciposte, predominately tiefling and dwarf residents, are preparing for a major excursion on foot through the mountains to Einjar. The trip is far too dangerous in both altitude, creature threats, and proximity of the craggy cliffs to make via airship so the four-six day trek will be a difficult and harrowing journey. | |
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We've been together about half a year, but it feels like forever. [There's a fondness in his tone, and weird though it may be to mentally refer to the canine as his 'son' he feels that level of protective of the creature. Bey might be an external part of him but the canine also had his own quirks and Poe couldn't imagine them not being together anymore.]
I'd say he's like my own shadow, but most of the time it feels like I'm his. [His focus drifts to Caelum again after a moment and he smiles again.]
Bey might be able to help with that. We used hide and seek at first and he picked up the basic idea pretty quickly from there. It's probably already in their nature for both of them.
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[The explanation over his bond with his dog was more than enough to draw Nike in. For a moment, she couldn't help feel a little bit of envy because she was still uncertain over the best way to describe her own relationship with Caelum. A lot of what he mentioned sounds similar while all at once -- did she consider her pup as someone who has been there with her since forever?
A smile will grow, realizing.] You two are in the same wavelength! [Something she sometimes felt her and Caelum lacked...] That's really lucky. It's hard to find a partner like that. Has it always been that way for you two or was it awkward in the beginning?
[The idea of playing hide and seek sounded like a good one. Better than just pretending to give their enemies a surprise
birthday partyattack. It was enough to make her chuckle as she watches the two canines play together.]Do you mind showing me a bit on how you trained Bey? I could use some good ideas. As far as I know, Caelum seems to understands simple commands as long as there is pointing involve because otherwise he does his own thing... [Which can be hard to predict on the way he'll react in certain situations.]
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[ Poe doesn't realize just how much it says about him, that when he first found Bey in the marshes where he had risen from the dead the pup was fearless, reckless, and brazenly empathetic toward the needs of others. They've both calmed down since the raw confusion and mild fear of being in a world Poe didn't recognize and Bey had been unceremoniously dropped into. ]
We had to learn how to communicate with one another, and how to react to each other a little less- impulsively. [ He chuckles at the word and rubs at his chin, rough with overgrown stubble. ]
I'd be happy to help. It was a stumbling process for us, honestly. We had to help each other figure it out, but if we can help we will. [ Bey is already working on it slightly, running Caelum in circles around the opening before disappearing into the underbrush. Poe knows Bey well enough now to know he's tucking himself under bushes, trying to teach Caelum to follow his scent trails by playing tag with the smaller canine. ]
He looks like he's still young, it might take him a while to grow out of his puppy tendencies.
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Bey is a really boy!
[A dog that felt such overwhelming concern for their partner was a very rare treat to find, even if it may get them into danger for it. She couldn't help admire those qualities. Not many have them, so she found them important to have in any individual -- animal and otherwise.]
It's no wonder I liked him at first sight. Grandmother did once mention to always take pride in whatever you do because those will be the things that will give color and truth to ourselves. [Her grandmother admired individuality as much as those dependent on their communities. Actually, her grandmother found the former to be needed more so than the latter whenever it comes to survival, leadership, and creating connections.
Just like now. It seemed like Poe was on board in wanting to help them out. She'll turn to the canine duo for a bit. Only to find Bey disappearing at some point. Oh, he was a clever boy. Her attention will be on Caelum as he comes to realize his playmate had disappeared from his sight. The younger wolf won't exactly understand their intentions other than they were clearly playing a new game with them. The younger pup will begin to offer a low howl, almost as if signalling their motivation on finding them. Nike may just come to realize as she chuckles awkwardly.]
I hope so. Sometimes it's a little odd to find him reacting in ways a more mature wolf wouldn't. [Like instead of using his keen sense of smell to search, he rather howl every so often and use his hearing to search the area before moving on. Nike had a feeling he may have picked it up from her since she was a singer and happen to more or less do the same whenever acting as bait.] Hey, thanks for the helping hand. I can see where Bey picked up his own personality traits from. With the saying about animals reflecting their owners and all. [Even if he didn't start singing and dancing like Bey did, it was noteworthy enough to have him deciding to listen to her singing by literally sitting down instead of trying to command their dog to stop or scolding them later on. Now he was helping her out in training Caelum to become a better hunter. Which he may need all the help he can get as the pup continue to move through the area by leaning as low as he can whenever there was enough tall grass to hide him while sneaking area, searching for his playmate. There may be a variety of howling sounds every so often in different areas before a long string of silence while he is searching for any movement with his ears.]
How long have you two been out in the woods for? It seems like you two have been camping out for a while.
[By which she'll notice the stubble on his chin and the way his quiver seemed to be carrying some noticeable weight. Was he hiding food in there to keep Bey away from or had an overabundance of arrows?]
I'm so sorry. I had to move. Do you want to wrap this up and start something new in Einjar?
We do a lot of traveling. I used to be a knight, but I haven't gotten back into it recently, so I am just doing what I can to make sure people aren't getting lost and hunted out here in the wilds. [That and Poe had been avoiding the cities while trying to keep the egg safe and well hidden.]
I never have been good at staying in one place. We both get restless.