Cloaked Mystery

@ellette-giselle @rae @raxforge @whalekeeper @grcr @hybridlore @loopylin

(Seeing how long these group names are getting, I’m just going to start calling this group “group one”.)

Ellis — Elderstrand (Group 1)

Ellis turned and was surprised to find another group of people. Marcel was talking to one of the strangers, who it appeared were just as…[Read more]

@beth-torres @highscribeofaetherium

Ilahna ——— Elderstrand (w/ Klethen & Everett)

Ilahna screeched to a halt, as she suddenly found a river barring their way. Her feet skidded on the wet ground, and she narrowly saved herself from falling in by humming a quick series of notes to push herself back.

She looked over her shoulder and saw the facel…[Read more]

@grcr

lol.

A lot of people were doing that. Even I did at least once, even though I was the one who named it in the first place!

@the_lost-journal

Rina —— Elderstrand (river) (w/Jirah & Rosemary)

At that moment, an arrow whizzed by Rina’s head. She spun and saw a group of guards on the opposite bank with bows trained on the floating platform [btw, I should have clarified earlier that this is a ship rather than a raft. Rina simply has no experience with either].

Rina…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

I had mentioned combining Ilahna, Klethen, and Everett’s group with ours. I think the other two groups are a bit further away (although all the groups will meet up at some point.)

@hybridlore

We were talking about joining our group with @rae @raxforge @grcr and @ellette-giselle‘s group (Baron, Ben, Flare, Marcellus, Julian, and Leon.) That’s kind of a lot, but I don’t expect this section of the RP to be all that much longer anyway.

@the_lost-journal

Rina —— Elderstrand (river)

The group came to a halt at the edge of a flowing body of water. It was a few hundred feet to the buildings on the opposite side. “This way!” Fleet shouted, running along the river to the right. “The dock is this way!”

They continued to run. Rina could no longer hear the Ironwalkers, but the…[Read more]

@highscribeofaetherium @beth-torres

Ilahna —— Elderstrand (w/ Klethen and Everett)

Ilahna ran blindly, following Klethen’s form in the dark ahead. She couldn’t manage a song while running, so she had no way to sense if anyone was nearby.

She could tell by sound, however, that the armored creatures were still behind…[Read more]

@the_lost-journal

(I wasn’t sure if your characters ended up following or not, so I just avoided mentioning it either way.)

Rina —— Elderstrand

“Where…are we going?” Rina panted as the group ran on.

“The city is being locked down,” Fleet responded. “We won’t be able to get through any of the gates. So, we’re heading for the river. We…[Read more]

@whalekeeper @loopylin @hybridlore

Ellis —— Elderstrand (w/ Marcel, Felicity, Sara)

Ellis nodded. “Let’s go. Quick!”

The group slipped into the alley and waited in silence as the soldiers neared the street.

“Spread out!” someone shouted. “They must be here somewhere.”

Ellis gripped his sword tight, prepared to silence the first person who…[Read more]

and @grcr, oops!

@whalekeeper @loopylin @hybridlore

Ellis —— Elderstrand (w/ Marcel, Felicity, and Sara)

“I don’t like this place,” Ellis muttered. “Where do we go now?”

Just then, there was a sound of shouting. Ellis turned and saw soldiers scurrying along the wall above. They were trapped.

There was the sound of a patrol coming down a street to the…[Read more]

@whalekeeper @loopylin @hybridlore

Ellis ——— Elderstrand (outside)

As Marcel spoke, there was a crashbof thunder, and water came pouring down.

”I don’t,” said Ellis. “But I think we’ll be better off inside anyway.”

@whalekeeper

Sure thing. Gimme a minute.

@the_lost-journal

Rina ——— Elderstrand (w/ Jirah and Rosemary)

”Call me Fleet,” said the leader of the group. “There’s no time to expkain everything, but we are here to help you. If you stay, they will kill you. We need to leave. Now.”

Fleet turned and started down the alley, beckoning them on. The others followed. Rina glanced at Jirah and Ro…[Read more]

It should start storming, too. So not only will our characters be confused, afraid, and fighting for their lives, they’ll be soaked! Doesn’t that sound delightful?

Yes.

@beth-torres @highscribeofaetherium

Ilahna

Ilahna hesitated, her instincts were telling her to run, but where would they go? Fighting might be their best option.

Mustering her strength of will, she selected one of the warriors, and slammed her Strings into its mind with all her might. A beam of colors flowed from her mouth to its…[Read more]

@ellette-giselle @rae @raxforge @grcr

So, your characters are inside the city? Within the wall? Well, I’m thinking of having the city go on lockdown, which may provide some lovely drama. That would also be a good opportunity to send in the NPCs if you’re ready.

@highscribeofaetherium @beth-torres

Ilahna —— Elderstrand (w/ Klethen and Everett)

Ilahna’s heart raced, and she didn’t drop her defenses. Suddenly, she could sense more than two minds around her. There was another group, moving closer. Four of them.

Finally, she dropped one of her Strings, allowing her to speak.

“We’re not alone.”

She…[Read more]

@rae @raxforge @ellette-giselle @grcr

Just let me know when you’re ready, and I can send another group of NPCs to meet your characters. No rush. If there’s anything you want to have happen first, you can do that.