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[AW] The burned hand teaches best IC Date: 08/09/2026 Aralon — Arctic Shore
![]() [p] the night calls IC Date: 07/02/2026 Solmere — Toadstool Hollow
[Meeting] Witch Call IC Date: 07/25/2026 Corvane — Dark Forest
"Good," Patlin said. They very much wanted to lie down where they stood, and concentrated hard on hiding the tremor that threatened their front legs as their battle-focus faded and their surroundings came back to them. The hot, still night and the songs of the crickets and the eyes of the Duskborn. They closed their own eyes for a moment.
Leading was...not something they wanted to do. They did enjoy acting as they wished, without limitation or consequence, but tying the fates of others to their decisions was entirely too much attention upon them. They enjoyed being the smile in the shadow, the harmless elder on the sidelines. Just Patlin.
No one else here, though, had earned the right by blood.
Patlin had hoped that Rajani might prove worthy of the Crown, had pushed for her to reveal the extent of her abilities in the challenge, but the gods had seen fit to ensure she hadn't laid a scratch on them. It was almost enough to make one believe in fate. Tsillah's will was clear here, even if her goals were shrouded.
"I name myself the new Hollow Crown of the Duskborn."
[P] Show Me The Ropes IC Date: 07/21/2026 Vastren — Sunlit Savanna
Oh! No, no no, fission's, like, what that goo does, Avia replied with a laugh, finding it so funny. Though, it's not goo, it's, like, metal... She then realized that trying to explain fission and nuclear bombs to Chevron may be perhaps a little bit too much; they could be there all night, and frankly, Avia wasn't sure how reliable of a teacher she could be. She did not have Yarpanet access to verify anything, after all. Yet, she still couldn't help but correct him. It was just in her nature. The more Chevron described his world, the worse of a place it sounded. Even water, or at least fresh water, was scarce, was worth killing over. An irradiated desert planet once inhabited by naked chickens sounded absolutely terrible. Avia knew that in her world, people were suffering, people were scared. But they had water, at least. Yeah, I guess, she confirmed. I dunno who else could call the shots. Though, aren't the humans gone? Who's in charge now? Are they not coyotes and wolves and all? She hoped talking even more about Earth wouldn't upset him, but at the same time, she was too curious. He seemed... fine, at least, talking about it. Perhaps he was happy because he knew he was somewhere better now... Avia gazed between the bowls as Chevron cheered. She was unfamiliar with the custom, so she just gave a little laugh and raised her free paw as if she were about to participate in whatever was happening. She was deep in thought about Fangwilds. Avia still wanted to go home. But if her going home meant Chevron too had to, she wasn't sure. She would, however, gladly take Chevron to her own world! Her tail swayed a little at the thought while the coyote lapped his water. She knew he would love it there despite everything going on there. She could show him trains and cars! She could show him fairs and theme parks and computers and theaters! She could even teach him to fly! If she found a way home, she would have to bring Chevron along. But... would she be putting Chevron at risk...? She spoke with him about ships and carts, of pirates and plans. Wait, they might actually be dangerous? Avia asked naively. I hope they don't rob us or anything! Like, I know we got guards and all but like... She shook her head, realizing she was worrying again. She was so good at worrying. I'm sure it will grow great, yeah. Clover seems competent, to say the least, hahah... She learned that the folk do make their own carts, as a community. How wholesome! Though, Avia knew she already felt too guilty to ask for that kind of help, especially as somebody new to the faction, somebody without a trade to speak of. Plus, she had no idea how to manage draft animals, and she certainly wasn't strong enough to pull a cart herself. She realized that, for her, having a cart was perhaps unnecessary. But, at the same time, having a cart seemed fun and cool. But, that's the thing, Avia said with a sigh as she gazed into her bowl, as though scrying for answers. I don't know what I'd even use the cart for. I don't have a, I dunno, trade? She held her plush closer, if that were still possible. Everything I'm good at, it's, uh, it requires stuff from Luxtia. It needs Luxtian tools and stuff that I just don't know how to make here at all. I don't think anyone here can make them. And the things I'd make would be for nobody, if nobody else used those tools too. She realized she was just talking more about the skills she had used for her job, so she added, as though nervous Chevron would somehow pick up on that, And, like, the other stuff I like to do aren't marketable or anything, I don't think. Like, I like looking at the clouds and predicting the weather and stuff, and I kinda like exploring around like we do, but I can't exactly sell any of that. ![]() [Meeting] Witch Call IC Date: 07/25/2026 Corvane — Dark Forest
[Meeting] Witch Call IC Date: 07/25/2026 Corvane — Dark Forest
Patlin landed on Rajani with a force that slammed her to the ground. They leapt off and stumbled out of the way of the skeletal beasts starting to rise from the earth before the magic supporting the constructs trembled and failed. The elderly aardwolf held their body low, tensed to spring, breathing hard...but their opponent was slow to rise again.
Still wary of any trick, Patlin called to her, "Do you yield?" They took a deep breath of the steaming air and gathered up strength in their old bones again, just in case. They sent a questing vibration through the web of magic that now clotted the clearing, and slowly reached to gather the threads that puppeted the bones.
Rolling CHA to take control of the bone constructs. - Success: Patlin gains control over the skeletons, which simply stand at attention. - Failure: Patlin's too tired to assert control; the skeletons simply collapse where they are. [Meeting] Witch Call IC Date: 07/25/2026 Corvane — Dark Forest
HP: 1/2 Dice roll 1 - Speed: Lurched to the side [P] Aftermath IC Date: 06/27/2026 Corvane — Dark Forest
Uno nodded, though her own story was nothing exciting, really. Just more of tree-monsters eating people; perhaps she could ask some of the elder kin if they knew anything else of them? Bashfully she kept her eyes firmly settled on her tea, ears heating at Yanna's praise as she fought back the smile threatening to curl her muzzle. It was admittedly nice to hear she was believed in by someone other than her mother and little sister. She appreciated them, of course, but having a peer, a friend say it to her was...nice.
Uno had never really had friends.
"I'd like to see that sometime. When you feel better," she said earnestly, "I've never seen a spell that can do that. I suppose shapeshifting is close...maybe they're related?"
She took another sip of tea, chasing down Yanna's musings with bitter licorice. Yes, out of necessity. Though, no offense to Yanna, Uno couldn't imagine her hurting anyone. Perhaps it was her big sad eyes?
"You could always be a healer," she offered, "or just scare people. If they run, you don't have to hurt them."
Of course, that was what she'd first tried to do with Scylla, and look where that had gotten her. Ivory teeth flashed against the back of her eyes as she blinked, and she shuddered at the ghost of hot, fishy breath suggesting jaws about to clamp around her skull. Patlin was a welcome distraction from that thought, even if, from what she'd smelled, their breath was just as sour.
"I hope they're okay. I saw them earlier," about to fight.
Uno's gaze wandered out behind Yanna and towards the exit of the den; her mother was out there somewhere, though the distant howls and barks of warring wolves had since faded. Would she too be alright? Would she be able to save anyone that wasn't? She looked back towards Yanna as she spoke again, gaze minutely softening at the mention of her homeworld and how she curled into herself as she spoke of being Chosen. Uno opened and shut her jaws, pitying the other girl, but unsure of how to console her without sounding patronizing or robotic. At least you don't have to worry about that anymore, she nearly said.
"...I'm sorry, Yanna," she finally decided; both for the circumstance of her world and in how she'd had to leave it. She stared back down into her tea, meeting the gaze of the sooty, tired fox staring back at her.
A yawn suddenly split her muzzle, and she realized then how exhausted she felt after such chaos.
"--s'cuse me," Uno muttered, wiping a paw across her eyes and leaving a smear of soot. She grimaced at the realization, but...that could wait, she supposed. She was tired and aching, she may as well be dirty too. Her whiskers twitched with mischief at Yanna's question, narrowing her eyes in a rare, tired amusement.
"You mean Ridley?" she let the joke hang before her expression fell again into tired ease, "honestly, I haven't been far enough in to see the big things. I don't think even Nōtt could fight them, whatever they are. Sometimes I see things when I'm up in the trees; like big, black centipedes--or things that run so fast I can't tell what they are, really. I wouldn't fight them."
Uno tilted her bowl back and drained the rest of her own tea, sighing and slouching forward as a comfortable warmth buzzed through her belly and down her aching legs. She was tempted to just fall asleep then and there on the floor, but instead pushed herself up with a grunt and gathered their bowls to set back by the extinguished fire. She could wash them later--giving a halfhearted tidy to whatever herb bundles were still strewn about as she tossed her gaze back to Yanna.
"...would you want to sleep here tonight?"
[P] Show Me The Ropes IC Date: 07/21/2026 Vastren — Sunlit Savanna
Fission?
"That what th' goo's called?" Chevron brightened at the realization and committed it to memory; who knew Luxtia had so much in common with Old Earth! "So Luxtia--it was like if we were callin' the shots instead of humans? Wow--ya people must be real nice then--or maybe us Earthlings are all bastards--I know I wouldn't trust the guys back home with cars or fissions, they killed each other all the time without 'em! 'nother perk of livin here: this," he sloshed his bowl of water around, "is everywhere! No one's gonna gut ya and put your head on a stick for it."
With a merriment far unsuited for that memory, he hummed and poured more water into the two of their bowls with clumsy paws. With a bark of "cheers!" he pushed his own forward to clink against Avia's, and dragged it back to savor what was once gold to him.
Hmm, if they were back on Earth, good water could trade for anything! He nodded eagerly to Avia's musing, practically vibrating at the realization that he might be able to ride a real ship.
"They gotta, ya ain't a pirate without a ship. Unless you're like a land pirate, but Clover's said these are like actual, ocean pirates. He's kinda nervous about it, ya missed the whole talk he gave about takin' the guards and sendin' envoys few days back. Prolly be fine though, we gotta lot of us n' 'pparently these guys set up pretty recent. Worst case we just gotta book it and leave a couple wagons."
Speaking of...
"They actually ain't too hard to make--uh, according to the guys that make 'em. I'm not great at it, personally, but usually a whole buncha Folk just chip in 'n get it done. We got the parts made for spares in case we gotta fix 'em, but hey, after this trip you can prolly just ask 'em to whip ya up one dependin' on what you wanna sell or make or whatever. Or ya can take an old one. You gotta trade you're inta?"
[AW] The burned hand teaches best IC Date: 08/09/2026 Aralon — Arctic Shore
Illuna's claws against the ice told Crescent that she was ready to go. And as they started, she happily led. But when he asked of whether she worked alone, she slowed to a stop by the edge of that ice floe. She paused, contemplating. Of course, the obvious answer was no; she worked with Mother. But he was not ready for that... and she knew that he did not ask that. She knew what he meant. She thought of her clan, her family, way back at home, so far away. She missed them. She missed them so very much. She felt anger in her. Such anger. That anger made her warm in the face. That warmth told her she was still right. ...I am, for now, without a friend, the fox admitted in a small, quiet, shaky voice. My family... they didn't want to come so far south. They feared the cold, the ones in need. She started to walk again, leaping over a gap small enough for Crescent to step over. She wasn't trying anymore to be stealthy or to test Crescent; he had succeeded to get her to talk, to open up a little. I... I know not why. I deny that they hold only fear. But, you, Crescent, she then said abruptly, her voice back to its normal volume, you are not like those who I have helped. She seemed to take his comment about cold souls sincerely; it was unclear whether she missed that he was just making conversations, or if she intentionally disregarded it. I know you are exceptional. You carry much cold already, yet you have much capacity for warmth. The fox walked lightly across a smaller block of ice, her tiny size not even tipping it. Any soul, sufficiently loved, stays warm even in the frozen sea. You still have cold in you, yet you stayed warm in the water. She stopped for a moment to look back at him, determination in her voice; she wanted to make sure he understood her. You, your soul, if loved... you could outshine the Sun. |







