On the day of my imprinting, I learned that my grove had once belonged to another and that at her imprinting, Gaia herself made an appearance. As you might imagine, I wondered if Gaia would appear at MY imprinting. Perhaps to set my mind at rest, my mentor Yae said, "Let us not dwell on the past". I pushed my secret hopes that Nature herself would appear to bless my grove from my mind as best I could and we completed the ritual. And then something amazing happened.
Gaia did not appear.
Instead, three Mhaldorians did, each stabbing my mentor in the back.
"Let us not dwell on the past". It was well said. I could aspire, one day, to kneel at the feet of Gaia Herself, and I truly hope that day comes to pass. But what I truly aspire for, what the present demands, is that I grow strong enough to protect and defend Nature and those who are Her servants. If I can do that, then I can see Her all around me, do Her honour, and worship at Her feet every day.
So.... not quite a quote but um... I was just sitting on my ship by myself, and Zsarachnor decided to pay me a visit? Though he didn't say a word, and just randomly disappeared. Could not have been an illusion as the only two people with permissions to my ship aren't around, and have no ability to illusion me. As a matter of fact, no one has a doll/puppet of me. Interesting, though!
Edit: Will try and post it in next post, for some reason it isn't working in this one!
Suspended by a long, thickly braided cable, a massive diving bell hangs here. There are 15 shipmates here. The gangplank is lowered, and you may DISEMBARK the ship from here.
You see exits leading south and in.
H: 7695 (100%), M: 6684 (100%) (+535m, 8.0%)
You have recovered balance on all limbs. (1.799s)
You may drink another health or mana elixir or tonic.
The blazing light of the sun passes briefly behind the triune rings of Achaea, speckling the sky first in obsidian, then silver, then pearly white.
Fear seems to grip your soul as Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord enters from the south.
You breathe easier as Zsarachnor, the Lord of Vampires strides away to the in.
Fear seems to grip your soul as Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord enters from south.
You breathe easier as Zsarachnor, the Lord of Vampires strides away to the in.
(The Batcave): You say, "Wtf."
who here
You see the following people here:
Kayeil
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bell100750 a diving bell
a shipmate x 15
Number of objects: 16
Fear seems to grip your soul as Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord enters from the in.
You breathe easier as Zsarachnor, the Lord of Vampires strides away to the south.
sq s
Narrowing your eyes, you squint off toward the south.
Ship bow.
A figurehead representing a ferocious black wolf rises up from the prow of the ship.
You can see no further.
sq in
Narrowing your eyes, you squint off toward the in.
Cabin (indoors).
A painting of Scarlatti and Selene hangs upon a wall. A sigil in the shape of a small, rectangular monolith is on the ground. Lying flat on the ground is a key-shaped sigil. An obsidian eye sigil is here. A chest is here.
Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord whispers softly in your ear, "I wonder if you taste as sweet as you smell..."
That's not creepy as all hell at all.
(D.M.A.): Cooper says, "Kyrra is either the most innocent person in the world, or the girl who uses the most innuendo seemingly unintentionally but really on purpose."
And I love too Be still, my indelible friend That love soon might end You are unbreaking And be known in its aching Though quaking Shown in this shaking Though crazy Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
A soft haze of crimson floats in from the west, and envelops your form, leaving you breathless and chilled to the bone before it evaporates into nothingness.
Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord whispers softly in your ear, "You taste like summer skies, dappled with billowing white clouds."
A tiny drop of scarlet falls from above, landing near the corner of your mouth. It's warmth is both revolting, and yet strangely enticing.
Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord whispers softly in your ear, "White clouds, like sweet cotton candy, floating in the endless blue..."
You ask in a silvery, elegant voice, "Lord, how would you know about cotton candy and blue skies?"
Zsarachnor, the Vampire Lord whispers softly in your ear, "Endless blue... like sugary blueberry sauce drizzled over ice cream..."
You ask in a silvery, elegant voice, "How about lemons, Lord?"
A tiny giggle can be heard from behind the blinds, not quite stifled fast enough.
You giggle happily.
You say in a silvery, elegant voice, "LADY."
Pandora appears out of thin air.
"Awwwww!" Pandora says.
You beam broadly.
Pandora, Goddess of Mischief says, "You caught Me!"
You say to Pandora in a silvery, elegant voice, "You were creeping me out!"
You attempt to stifle your amusement but cannot help laughing aloud.
You run up to Pandora and envelop Her in a massive bearhug.
Pandora, Goddess of Mischief says, "That. Was. Awesome!"
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Of course. Lady @Pandora returns in true Mischievous fashion. Well done, Lady! That was one of the most awesome, scary, and funniest things that has happened to me since I started Achaea.
I bet you she was trying to scare you off your ship. Divine hate it when people hide on their ships. Highly limited scope for interaction both ill and incredible.
Good job on spotting the cotton candy weirdness. @Pandora is so awesome.
For a moment, I was thinking you were lucky to be on your ship. I remember when Z came for a date at Sahart's after I sent him a bad, bad tell, and an admin heard it. Let's just say that jerk didn't understand that at restaurants, the hunting is made for you. The corpses of fear-stricken Shallamese defenders were hardly whetting my appetite.
I've generally had a not-so-great impression of Pandora, but that was a pretty good one that even had me going.
Well done Pandora. Hope the trend continues!
And I love too Be still, my indelible friend That love soon might end You are unbreaking And be known in its aching Though quaking Shown in this shaking Though crazy Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
Lightning-quick, you jab Lieutenant Serentesh with a lithe rapier engraved with elemental symbols. Lightning-quick, you jab Lieutenant Serentesh with a lithe rapier engraved with elemental symbols. You have scored an ANNIHILATINGLY POWERFUL CRITICAL hit! 6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- Your fingers glide over the face of an Ace of Spades and it glows brightly, the outline of the Ace highlighted with a gold light. 6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- The immense body of Agathon emerges from the west, iron-hard scales gleaming brightly. [here - Agathon (1)] 6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- Agathon rips into Lieutenant Serentesh with his massive, deadly claws. 6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- Lieutenant Serentesh hisses at you. 6963h, 4116m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- Agathon has to steady himself as Lieutenant Serentesh smashes him with a bone-crunching blow. 6963h, 4116m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- You may drink another health or mana elixir or tonic. 6963h, 4116m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- (sip mana) You take a drink from a zebrawood vial. Your mind feels stronger and more alert. 6963h, 5051m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- (+935m, 18.1%) Agathon takes a drink from a soaring eagle vial. 6963h, 5051m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- You have recovered balance on all limbs. (2.046s) 6963h, 5036m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 exb|- (-15m, 0.3%) You viciously jab a lithe rapier engraved with elemental symbols into Lieutenant Serentesh. You have scored an OBLITERATING CRITICAL hit! Lightning-quick, you jab Lieutenant Serentesh with a lithe rapier engraved with elemental symbols. 6963h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- You almost collapse in pain as Lieutenant Serentesh smashes you with a bone crunching blow. 5576h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- (-1387h, 19.9%) Your words quietly thrum through the air as you say, "Miiiine." 5576h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
keneanung: Priority list changed to: Agathon rips into Lieutenant Serentesh with his massive, deadly claws. Agathon has scored an OBLITERATING CRITICAL hit! Lieutenant Serentesh has been slain by Agathon. Numerous golden sovereigns spill from the corpse. 5576h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- You bleed 63 health. 5513h, 5036m, 30575e, 19456w 19.2 eb|- [bld(63)](-63h, 0.9%) You have recovered balance on all limbs. (2.185s) 5513h, 4856m, 30575e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- You may drink another health or mana elixir or tonic. 5513h, 4856m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- (sip health) You take a drink from an elegant diamond vial. The elixir heals and soothes you. 6817h, 4856m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- (+1304h, 18.7%) Agathon Corten says, "Shit sorry." 6817h, 4856m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- Your words quietly thrum through the air as you say, "Youuuurrsss." 6972h, 4944m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- (+155h, 2.2%, +88m, 1.7%)
Meditating at Guardhouse when suddenly, I get spammed with messages and tells from Mistral. Started off well enough, then..
Message #8396 Sent by Mistral 4/29/15:31 You know Yig and I were the two who worked so hard at Mhaldor's subdivision, right? Oh. How time flies...
Message #8399 Sent by Mistral 4/29/15:38 I don't know you, so you have no right to enemy or punish me. We never had any history. I was away from this game for about a decade real life, Sheesh. How long have you been Tyrannus? I became Tyrannus also, so did many of my peers... Which Sartan is this? Is he around at all? Stop pretending. -- Check charge list: 10 May 648, Mistral for Oathbreaking
Mistral tells you, "Are you male or female?"
Mistral tells you, "I know them from a decade ago. No idea who afterwards though. Talked to them off game also, okay."#insert a what face here because I got bored of the image.
.. She keeps going on with the IC/OOC blend of memories and info, and I'm just sitting here staring at my screen. Stahp, plz.
"Mummy, I'm hungry, but there's no one to eat! :C"
And I love too Be still, my indelible friend That love soon might end You are unbreaking And be known in its aching Though quaking Shown in this shaking Though crazy Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
@Ruth, she sends me tells too and I'm pretty sure I never spoke to her prior to my dormancy.
(D.M.A.): Cooper says, "Kyrra is either the most innocent person in the world, or the girl who uses the most innuendo seemingly unintentionally but really on purpose."
She started off via messages, for us old folks that played before clans, its been an OOC mechanism for years, private tells were also used for OOC communication. Clearly she doesn't know about the // to signify the OOC immersion.
If you helped found Mhaldor and it's orgs... Shouldn't you know and expect more than anyone that you will be very, very enemied for abandoning Mhaldor, Sartan and the Truths? Condemning values like forgiveness should make that notion easy to see coming.
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Gaia did not appear.
Instead, three Mhaldorians did, each stabbing my mentor in the back.
"Let us not dwell on the past". It was well said. I could aspire, one day, to kneel at the feet of Gaia Herself, and I truly hope that day comes to pass. But what I truly aspire for, what the present demands, is that I grow strong enough to protect and defend Nature and those who are Her servants. If I can do that, then I can see Her all around me, do Her honour, and worship at Her feet every day.
Do not DM on forums unless you're ok with waiting a couple months!
i'm a rebel
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
- 2014/05/13 03:37:22 - Jhui dies gasping for breath, asphyxiated by the power of Hanley Silverstorm's kai.
SerpentKai Go!
- 2014/05/13 03:37:22 - Jhui dies gasping for breath, asphyxiated by the power of Hanley Silverstorm's kai.
SerpentKai Go!
Well done Pandora. Hope the trend continues!
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
symbols.
Lightning-quick, you jab Lieutenant Serentesh with a lithe rapier engraved with elemental
symbols.
You have scored an ANNIHILATINGLY POWERFUL CRITICAL hit!
6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
Your fingers glide over the face of an Ace of Spades and it glows brightly, the outline of the
Ace highlighted with a gold light.
6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
The immense body of Agathon emerges from the west, iron-hard scales gleaming brightly.
[here - Agathon (1)]
6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
Agathon rips into Lieutenant Serentesh with his massive, deadly claws.
6963h, 4116m, 30573e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
Lieutenant Serentesh hisses at you.
6963h, 4116m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
Agathon has to steady himself as Lieutenant Serentesh smashes him with a bone-crunching blow.
6963h, 4116m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
You may drink another health or mana elixir or tonic.
6963h, 4116m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- (sip mana)
You take a drink from a zebrawood vial.
Your mind feels stronger and more alert.
6963h, 5051m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- (+935m, 18.1%)
Agathon takes a drink from a soaring eagle vial.
6963h, 5051m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
You have recovered balance on all limbs. (2.046s)
6963h, 5036m, 30595e, 19444w 19.2 exb|- (-15m, 0.3%)
You viciously jab a lithe rapier engraved with elemental symbols into Lieutenant Serentesh.
You have scored an OBLITERATING CRITICAL hit!
Lightning-quick, you jab Lieutenant Serentesh with a lithe rapier engraved with elemental
symbols.
6963h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
You almost collapse in pain as Lieutenant Serentesh smashes you with a bone crunching blow.
5576h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|- (-1387h, 19.9%)
Your words quietly thrum through the air as you say, "Miiiine."
5576h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
keneanung: Priority list changed to:
Agathon rips into Lieutenant Serentesh with his massive, deadly claws.
Agathon has scored an OBLITERATING CRITICAL hit!
Lieutenant Serentesh has been slain by Agathon.
Numerous golden sovereigns spill from the corpse.
5576h, 5036m, 30575e, 19444w 19.2 eb|-
You bleed 63 health.
5513h, 5036m, 30575e, 19456w 19.2 eb|- [bld(63)](-63h, 0.9%)
You have recovered balance on all limbs. (2.185s)
5513h, 4856m, 30575e, 19420w 19.2 exb|-
You may drink another health or mana elixir or tonic.
5513h, 4856m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- (sip health)
You take a drink from an elegant diamond vial.
The elixir heals and soothes you.
6817h, 4856m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- (+1304h, 18.7%)
Agathon Corten says, "Shit sorry."
6817h, 4856m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|-
Your words quietly thrum through the air as you say, "Youuuurrsss."
6972h, 4944m, 30595e, 19420w 19.2 exb|- (+155h, 2.2%, +88m, 1.7%)
Message #8396 Sent by Mistral
4/29/15:31 You know Yig and I were the two who worked so hard at Mhaldor's subdivision, right? Oh.
How time flies...
Message #8399 Sent by Mistral
4/29/15:38 I don't know you, so you have no right to enemy or punish me. We never had any history. I
was away from this game for about a decade real life, Sheesh. How long have you been Tyrannus? I
became Tyrannus also, so did many of my peers... Which Sartan is this? Is he around at all? Stop
pretending. -- Check charge list: 10 May 648, Mistral for Oathbreaking
Mistral tells you, "Are you male or female?"
Mistral tells you, "I know them from a decade ago. No idea who afterwards though. Talked to them off
game also, okay."#insert a what face here because I got bored of the image.
.. She keeps going on with the IC/OOC blend of memories and info, and I'm just sitting here staring at my screen. Stahp, plz.
That love soon might end You are unbreaking
And be known in its aching Though quaking
Shown in this shaking Though crazy
Lately of my wasteland, baby That's just wasteland, baby
- 2014/05/13 03:37:22 - Jhui dies gasping for breath, asphyxiated by the power of Hanley Silverstorm's kai.
SerpentKai Go!
(Party): Marcalo says, "You will want hypno in place."
(Party): Marcalo says, "When you attempt this lock."
(Party): Marcalo says, "So as to make it roughsex."