Not Your Usual Element Role Play

Marinan · 01-05-2007, 05:50 PM

You begin in a border town. A rich, succesful, but not yet major center of commerce. The area is nonetheless strategically important to the 8 Factions. Secular Shrines to all factions are in the town while the Imperial and Religious factions maintain an uneasy peace.

42PETUNIAS · 01-05-2007, 11:00 PM

Nahn drew his hood tight as he entered the town. Usually he felt uncomfortable just meeting a stranger, a town had him going into withdrawl, he could hardly think for the noise, the smells, the sights. True-Breeze, the hawk, would not enter the town and was in the surrounding forest. Nahn headed immediatly to where the temple was, staying closer to the outside, not wanting to go near the large crowds. He came to the large temple of nature, glad that it was empty. He had no experience here, preferring the solitude of nature for his faith, and the temple amazed him. He silently sat, freeing his mind of everything but peace, and he began to meditate.

dementedmongoose · 01-06-2007, 12:16 AM

Waste slipped unnoticed into the town, careful to not let anyone see his face and headed for the Black Eye Tavern immediately. When he arrived, he leaned in close to the barkeep, Tom, and said quietly "I need two shots of mead, and a flagon of whiskey." Tom, recognizing the password that would give Waste entrance into the secret shrine of Forbidden Magics, jerked his head toward the back. "The privy is down the stairs," he replied, acknowledging the code. When Waste entered the dim temple below the tavern, he was not surprised to see several small meditation circles of people in black robes with flat white masks floating several inches above the ground, some with soft auras, and some without. Donning his own mask, Waste stood at the edge of one of the circles, and pulled his feet up, magic holding his weight at the same level as the others, and for a moment, the room became dimmer as yet another practitioner began sucking magic and life from the room.

Marinan · 01-06-2007, 03:42 AM

Meanwhile, the forest seems to come alive a moment after you got there. Tree spirits sprang to life, and fairies were everywhere. Nahn immediately saw that this was somewhat of an important place for the Nature Element. You feel more whole here than at any other place at any time.

Meanwhile Waste saw a strange sight in the Forbidden temple. There were three great divisions there, and over 150 men and women, divided into one third each, had their own rooms each to themselves. An oriental looking man seemed to float over to Waste, though he did not address him alone. "Aw. May I have your attention...I see that you have come, all. I am the head of the Order of Ulyaon, the Angry god. All new members are informed of the great controversy in our struggling faith, even our internal enemies...Ulyaon has fought a battle with foreign deities and held back the advance of their invasion of the Great Wheel. All newcomers are to be informed of the new division within us that came from the great war of the gods."

"It seems a prophecy from the gods, including Ulyaon foretells of a time when Ulyaon is bound the service of a great champion. This has caused dissention amongst us for obvious reasons. Ulyaon, great master of the Great Ravine cannot be forced to obey any mortal, according to me and other followers, yet others say that Ulyaon's great anger has finally subsided. There is even talk of Ulyaon's turning to the side of Good."

"Thus the aforementioned divisions in our religion is re-emphasized. The Great Master Ulyaon is said to be a benevolent god now. Now that he has decided on a whim to shelter innocent creatures from the Angry Ones. The temple to the right is the Temple of Good. The Temple to the left is the temple of Angry Ones. The Temple in the center follow Ulyaon as the god of Passion. These worshipers believe Ulyaon to be the original creator the world."

Aerozord · 01-06-2007, 04:28 AM

As per usual Ni stuck to the back alleys. However his reasons were unique. He was hunting, and sure enough thanks to his frail appearance two 'attackers' appeared. One of them spoke up, "now what do w-" Before the man finished he was grabbed by the face. His life quickly draining out of him. Startled his partner attacked using a downward slash of his sword but Ni deflected it with his free hand. Frightened and confused he attacked again, but this time his attack him the mark. Ni smiled, "what a cheap blade, only from that small tap it has rusted that much." Sure enough the rusted edge of the sword chipped on his body.

The man was frozen in terror as he casually gripped the blade. It quickly corroded and rusted. Ni turned slowly as the man he originally grabbed turned to dust. "Take solace, for soon you shall be cleansed and know the purity of death"

Astral Harmony · 01-06-2007, 10:45 AM

"Is it just me, or is the collection plate a little light this time?"
Erika spared a glance at the money in the offering plate. "I guess it is, but we did have less worshippers come today."

Tiffania made preparations for a light meal while Erika retreated to her room and dressed out of her robes and hat, slipping into something comfortable. It wasn't that the robes didn't feel good to wear, but after the songs and sermon and everything, they tended to feel somewhat heavier than they really were. "Great job today, by the way." Tiffania said when Erika reentered the chapel. "I don't know why they are preparing to replace you in a few days."
Erika nearly drained the full glass of water. "If there is a reason, it's most likely that they need me elsewhere." she sighed. "Well, I did tell them I would be readily available to transfer if they ever required me."

Erika finished quickly and got ready to leave. Tiffania worked quickly and came up with a small pouch which she turned over to Erika. "We always have enough to keep going, but when the offerings are light, we can't really help the homeless that much."
Erika refused the bag. "Save it for tomorrow. The inspector isn't here to have a look at the chapel and see if any repairs are needed. Anyways, I'm off to go and see if I can help the suffering in some other way."
"Take care, Erika."

Erika left the chapel and embraced the sun for the second time today. "I suppose I'll start at the orphanage first. I'm sure a few of them have scraped knees from all the roughhousing they do."

Marinan · 01-06-2007, 01:11 PM

At the temple of Life, Erika soon saw an odd sight. One of the oddest things that most people would see. A drakeman came into the temple carrying his staff, apparently in peace. "I've come to make a donation to the temple of Life." He grants the staff to Erika. "Please give this to the high priest."

"Nice work." A voice said somewhere. "Would you be interested in some, company?" The man was short, around five foot and seven inches. He had the look of an oriental man, in a blue robe. His swords were in his scabbards, and he had the look of being at ease. "I can promise interesting work for you." ::He had a scroll in his hands.

42PETUNIAS · 01-06-2007, 01:30 PM

Nahn relaxed, letting harmony flow through him. Despite the urban surroundings this was closer to nature than he had ever been before. He called out to True-Breeze, trying to get him to join him in this wondrous temple. As he hoped that the hawk would join him, he slipped into the powerful peace that his nature. He felt the quiet power of the trees, the innocent beauty of the flower, the noble strength of the bear, and a million other wonders of nature merged into one state of mind.

Astral Harmony · 01-06-2007, 01:51 PM

Erika accepted the staff with a respectful bow to the drakeman, then cast a questioning expression at Tiffania.
"You're the acting High Priest until my father...I mean, High Priest Kane returns a few days from now." Tiffania shrugged.
"I guess I just give this to him when he returns, then." Erika said, then bowed again. "Thank you very much. The temple deeply appreciates your generous donation."

Erika stepped back inside and out of earshot of the drakeman. "Although I'm not entirely sure what to make of this." She observed, raising the staff to look it over speculatively. "I've never seen a staff like this before. I wonder where he got it?"
Tiffania chuckled. "Don't say that. It sounds ungrateful."
"Well, I'm sure High Priest Kane would know what to do with this." Erika said, lowering the staff and then swinging it with gripping the neck and striking with the back end. "I'll bet anyone struck with this definitely won't forget it. Think that man intended for me to use it as a weapon?"
"If you're going to go clubbing people with that, make sure that man doesn't see you do it. He might decide to take back his generous donation."

Marinan · 01-06-2007, 02:12 PM

"I can hear you." The Drakman smiled. "I, Jatok have come 5,000 miles to bring this gift to you. It belonged to the great Pharoah Osiris, may he rest in peace. This staff is a powerful one. It grants the carrier of it the power of their magic in every swing. It also has the ability to do greater things, but Osiris never said what, and only used it in combat."

"There is also a matter that the High Priest of the Empire has asked me to find you,and more would be here in the Empire to champion the causes of the 8 Elements. The Champions are called by the gods to find them, and- he gulped. "Take them into their service."

01-05-2007, 05:50 PM	#1
Marinan Bullet Bill Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 290	Not Your Usual Element Role Play You begin in a border town. A rich, succesful, but not yet major center of commerce. The area is nonetheless strategically important to the 8 Factions. Secular Shrines to all factions are in the town while the Imperial and Religious factions maintain an uneasy peace.

01-05-2007, 11:00 PM	#2
42PETUNIAS helloooo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Court Posts: 2,816	Nahn drew his hood tight as he entered the town. Usually he felt uncomfortable just meeting a stranger, a town had him going into withdrawl, he could hardly think for the noise, the smells, the sights. True-Breeze, the hawk, would not enter the town and was in the surrounding forest. Nahn headed immediatly to where the temple was, staying closer to the outside, not wanting to go near the large crowds. He came to the large temple of nature, glad that it was empty. He had no experience here, preferring the solitude of nature for his faith, and the temple amazed him. He silently sat, freeing his mind of everything but peace, and he began to meditate. __________________ noooo! why are you doing that?!

01-06-2007, 12:16 AM	#3
dementedmongoose Mangoose! Join Date: May 2004 Location: IN TEH NAVYS! SINKIN UR SHIPS! Posts: 655	Waste slipped unnoticed into the town, careful to not let anyone see his face and headed for the Black Eye Tavern immediately. When he arrived, he leaned in close to the barkeep, Tom, and said quietly "I need two shots of mead, and a flagon of whiskey." Tom, recognizing the password that would give Waste entrance into the secret shrine of Forbidden Magics, jerked his head toward the back. "The privy is down the stairs," he replied, acknowledging the code. When Waste entered the dim temple below the tavern, he was not surprised to see several small meditation circles of people in black robes with flat white masks floating several inches above the ground, some with soft auras, and some without. Donning his own mask, Waste stood at the edge of one of the circles, and pulled his feet up, magic holding his weight at the same level as the others, and for a moment, the room became dimmer as yet another practitioner began sucking magic and life from the room. __________________ I was nothing but a lonely all American boy, Looking out for something to do. And you were nothing but a lonely all American girl, But you were something like a dream come true.

01-06-2007, 04:28 AM	#5
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	As per usual Ni stuck to the back alleys. However his reasons were unique. He was hunting, and sure enough thanks to his frail appearance two 'attackers' appeared. One of them spoke up, "now what do w-" Before the man finished he was grabbed by the face. His life quickly draining out of him. Startled his partner attacked using a downward slash of his sword but Ni deflected it with his free hand. Frightened and confused he attacked again, but this time his attack him the mark. Ni smiled, "what a cheap blade, only from that small tap it has rusted that much." Sure enough the rusted edge of the sword chipped on his body. The man was frozen in terror as he casually gripped the blade. It quickly corroded and rusted. Ni turned slowly as the man he originally grabbed turned to dust. "Take solace, for soon you shall be cleansed and know the purity of death" __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

01-06-2007, 01:30 PM	#8
42PETUNIAS helloooo! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Court Posts: 2,816	Nahn relaxed, letting harmony flow through him. Despite the urban surroundings this was closer to nature than he had ever been before. He called out to True-Breeze, trying to get him to join him in this wondrous temple. As he hoped that the hawk would join him, he slipped into the powerful peace that his nature. He felt the quiet power of the trees, the innocent beauty of the flower, the noble strength of the bear, and a million other wonders of nature merged into one state of mind. __________________ noooo! why are you doing that?!

01-06-2007, 03:42 AM	#4
Marinan Bullet Bill Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 290	Meanwhile, the forest seems to come alive a moment after you got there. Tree spirits sprang to life, and fairies were everywhere. Nahn immediately saw that this was somewhat of an important place for the Nature Element. You feel more whole here than at any other place at any time. Meanwhile Waste saw a strange sight in the Forbidden temple. There were three great divisions there, and over 150 men and women, divided into one third each, had their own rooms each to themselves. An oriental looking man seemed to float over to Waste, though he did not address him alone. "Aw. May I have your attention...I see that you have come, all. I am the head of the Order of Ulyaon, the Angry god. All new members are informed of the great controversy in our struggling faith, even our internal enemies...Ulyaon has fought a battle with foreign deities and held back the advance of their invasion of the Great Wheel. All newcomers are to be informed of the new division within us that came from the great war of the gods." "It seems a prophecy from the gods, including Ulyaon foretells of a time when Ulyaon is bound the service of a great champion. This has caused dissention amongst us for obvious reasons. Ulyaon, great master of the Great Ravine cannot be forced to obey any mortal, according to me and other followers, yet others say that Ulyaon's great anger has finally subsided. There is even talk of Ulyaon's turning to the side of Good." "Thus the aforementioned divisions in our religion is re-emphasized. The Great Master Ulyaon is said to be a benevolent god now. Now that he has decided on a whim to shelter innocent creatures from the Angry Ones. The temple to the right is the Temple of Good. The Temple to the left is the temple of Angry Ones. The Temple in the center follow Ulyaon as the god of Passion. These worshipers believe Ulyaon to be the original creator the world."

01-06-2007, 10:45 AM	#6
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	"Is it just me, or is the collection plate a little light this time?" Erika spared a glance at the money in the offering plate. "I guess it is, but we did have less worshippers come today." Tiffania made preparations for a light meal while Erika retreated to her room and dressed out of her robes and hat, slipping into something comfortable. It wasn't that the robes didn't feel good to wear, but after the songs and sermon and everything, they tended to feel somewhat heavier than they really were. "Great job today, by the way." Tiffania said when Erika reentered the chapel. "I don't know why they are preparing to replace you in a few days." Erika nearly drained the full glass of water. "If there is a reason, it's most likely that they need me elsewhere." she sighed. "Well, I did tell them I would be readily available to transfer if they ever required me." Erika finished quickly and got ready to leave. Tiffania worked quickly and came up with a small pouch which she turned over to Erika. "We always have enough to keep going, but when the offerings are light, we can't really help the homeless that much." Erika refused the bag. "Save it for tomorrow. The inspector isn't here to have a look at the chapel and see if any repairs are needed. Anyways, I'm off to go and see if I can help the suffering in some other way." "Take care, Erika." Erika left the chapel and embraced the sun for the second time today. "I suppose I'll start at the orphanage first. I'm sure a few of them have scraped knees from all the roughhousing they do."

01-06-2007, 01:11 PM	#7
Marinan Bullet Bill Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 290	At the temple of Life, Erika soon saw an odd sight. One of the oddest things that most people would see. A drakeman came into the temple carrying his staff, apparently in peace. "I've come to make a donation to the temple of Life." He grants the staff to Erika. "Please give this to the high priest." "Nice work." A voice said somewhere. "Would you be interested in some, company?" The man was short, around five foot and seven inches. He had the look of an oriental man, in a blue robe. His swords were in his scabbards, and he had the look of being at ease. "I can promise interesting work for you." ::He had a scroll in his hands.

01-06-2007, 01:51 PM	#9
Astral Harmony Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Moe Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Harmonial Sanctum Posts: 6,798	Erika accepted the staff with a respectful bow to the drakeman, then cast a questioning expression at Tiffania. "You're the acting High Priest until my father...I mean, High Priest Kane returns a few days from now." Tiffania shrugged. "I guess I just give this to him when he returns, then." Erika said, then bowed again. "Thank you very much. The temple deeply appreciates your generous donation." Erika stepped back inside and out of earshot of the drakeman. "Although I'm not entirely sure what to make of this." She observed, raising the staff to look it over speculatively. "I've never seen a staff like this before. I wonder where he got it?" Tiffania chuckled. "Don't say that. It sounds ungrateful." "Well, I'm sure High Priest Kane would know what to do with this." Erika said, lowering the staff and then swinging it with gripping the neck and striking with the back end. "I'll bet anyone struck with this definitely won't forget it. Think that man intended for me to use it as a weapon?" "If you're going to go clubbing people with that, make sure that man doesn't see you do it. He might decide to take back his generous donation."

01-06-2007, 02:12 PM	#10
Marinan Bullet Bill Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 290	"I can hear you." The Drakman smiled. "I, Jatok have come 5,000 miles to bring this gift to you. It belonged to the great Pharoah Osiris, may he rest in peace. This staff is a powerful one. It grants the carrier of it the power of their magic in every swing. It also has the ability to do greater things, but Osiris never said what, and only used it in combat." "There is also a matter that the High Priest of the Empire has asked me to find you,and more would be here in the Empire to champion the causes of the 8 Elements. The Champions are called by the gods to find them, and- he gulped. "Take them into their service."