The Turquoise of Ultimate Power - RP

Marda looked around at her new-found team of explorers. She could tell by the look in thier eyes, that they were all very eager to begin adventuring.

One the left stood a human, Alex. He could spontaneously transform from a human to a mouse and vice-versa. He was waiting impatiently for her to begin adventuring. He might prove to be useful, though accidentally changing sizes might be disastrous. Beside him stood a kind of dog. She thought it might be a little rude to ask if he's a werewolf. She never met this type of race before. <Well, you have the chance to prove to me how useful you are> she thought. Next was a type of Human, Ryck, but she couldn't speak his language. He was noticeabally taller then all the rest, he was strong and could easily find food or water in the wild. Behind him was his little friend. They almost never left each other. She thought he was actually kind of cute, considering his soft fluffy fur, and relatively small size. He and Ryck looked like the best friends in all of Iolar. Next was a kind of elf. It was a little shy, but very athletic. <He could probably run very fast over huge distances> Marda thought. She looked at the next participant and her eyes opened very wide. It was one of her own kind! He used his powers to contribute to light magic. Though he was her own kind, she had to be careful. Many people just want the Ultimate Stone for themselves, rather then sharing. She then lifted her eyes up to a giant. Giants were very rare in Quachila, as most cant survive the harsh climates of the plains. He knew Cornio and Tulnora, the Capital of Cornio very well. She could see that Isacc, the elf, was feeling rather uncomfortable in his presence. "They'll become friends soon enough" She thought. At last she glanced to the side. On her shoulder rested a small mouse. She smiled at him. He turned his head and also kind of seemed to smile at her. She carefully took him off her shoulder and put him on the ground, finally, she spoke...

"Ok, team. If there is any other things you have to do in Port Julna, like say goodbye to your families or anything you have to buy for the trip, do so now. I will meet you all on the bank of the river Valla, beside the North Gate, tomorrow at the break of Dawn." and with that she went at a slow pace towards the royal castle in the middle of Port Julna.

(Go wild with your imaginations, and remember, whatever you do or say during this RP, always have fun )

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<That lady looked at me funny, almost suspicious, well I got a little free time left to use before we head out, this could be useful> Bruce walked off towards the market where they were selling some stuff he needed for his latest idea.

<Wow... I can't believe I was asked to go look for this Turquoise gem thing! Personally, I think an Ultimate DIAMOND would be better, but hey, beggars can't be choosers.  Now then, who should I socialize with first... hm... well, there's that one guy with a bow...>  Alex walks up to Ryck, but stops short.  <Wait a second... his friend looks a lot like... a cat?  Uh... maybe I should chat with someone else...>  Alex notices Quen wandering around.  <Oh hey, he's a mouse!  Seems like a good idea to chat with him, since we at least have that in common... sort of.>  Alex walks over to Quen and crouches down.  "Hey there."

After being placed gently on the ground, Quen gazes at Marda's retreating figure, his shoulder's slumping in disappointment. He had hoped to question her on her magical knowledge, and possibly learn new spells and her unique ability to control animals, but alas, it was not to be... at least for now.

Quen turned to instead trail behind bruce, aware he also had some experience in magic. Glancing back and raising a now glowing hand to his spine to summon his wings, he was startled and interrupted midway by a figure towering over him, speaking to him.

Recovering quickly from his surprised state, he turned slowly to look up, recognising it as Alex, who was also a mage. Quen gave a friendly smile, and with a flourish of his hand across his chest, accompanied it a small bow, keeping eye contact as he did so as best he could.

"Greetings to you sir! I'm aware that you too are indeed a mage are you not?" Quen stated up to the boy, voice slightly raised in order for him to be heard "Would you be so kind as to allow me to pick your brain for information? I'm sure we could both benefit from the exchange, and im interested to see what you specialize in." Giving a wide grin, Quen gestured with a thumb to the nearby tavern "Don't you agree? We can head in there and have a chat, you can grab some other people too if you like, I can wait"

"Oh, I wouldn't really call myself a "mage", persay. But sure, we can chat in there. I probably won't drink much though. Um... do you need any help getting there? It seems a long distance away for you."

<Ok.. I just hate it when people stare at me, even though I have pointy ears, doesn't mean they get to stare at them. It's just, awkward. Or maybe it's my gear, or swords?>

Isacc puts all his thoughts to the side and is very eager to go adventuring. He puts his blades on his sword hilts and goes into a stance. "Ok! I'm ready!"

Raddaman8000 wrote:"Oh, I wouldn't really call myself a "mage", persay.  But sure, we can chat in there.  I probably won't drink much though.  Um... do you need any help getting there?  It seems a long distance away for you."

Opening his mouth to protest, knowing full well he could summon his wings to travel as fast as any human, he quickly shut it, as a new thought flooded his mind. "Actually yes, if you would be so kind. These legs are only little, and it would be very helpful if you could get me there"

Quen smiled sweetly as he said this, nodding a little. <If I make him think that he's helpful and bond with him a bit, I might be able to use him for something later...> Quen's snout twitched at the thought, staring blankly past Alex, then shook himself out of it to look at him again, waiting for a response.

((For language purposes, whenever I [use these], Fezzi and/or Ryck are talking in Svennish. Think of it as a loud private conversation where nothing said is understood.))

Ryck stood still for a moment, looking at the group the witch had gathered. He still wasn't 100% sure why he had come along, but his friend Fezzi had managed to convince him to. He looked up at Marda as she talked, waiting for Fezzi to translate. Sometimes, the little cat translated as people talked, but other times he waited until the whole message was complete. Most likely a language thing. He thought.

Once Marda finished talking, Fezzi began. "[She says we should make our final preparations before meeting her tomorrow at dawn,]" Fezzi said in Svennish. "[Perhaps we could stock up on supplies or meet some of our new group members?]"

"[What good would talking to a bunch of kids do us? We're already risking our lives traveling with these whelps.]" Ryck replied.

Fezzi flicked his tail but said nothing. It was true, age diversity was a slight issue, but as long as people knew what they were doing, age shouldn't matter. He jumped up and began hovering just below Ryck's chest, getting a good look at the crew. It was a good thing he didn't mind dogs: a humanoid canine seemed to be part of the group. Another thing he noticed were the hamster and the mouse. While he believed they were cute, Fezzi was afraid to go greet them. He was worried that they'd get off on the wrong foot when they saw his cat-like appearance. He decided to go back to talking to Ryck. When Fezzi turned around, however, Ryck was gone. Instead, the Svenni was standing in front of the giant, yelling at him.

"[So, It seems you're the big man of this group! Careful you don't step on anyone, or I'll make sure it'll be your last!]" Fezzi rushed over to the two, quickly thinking up some words to protect Ryck.

"Greetings!" he began, flying up to the giant's ear to be better heard. "I'm Fezzi, and down there is my companion, Ryck..."

ShadowScale wrote:Opening his mouth to protest, knowing full well he could summon his wings to travel as fast as any human, he quickly shut it, as a new thought flooded his mind. "Actually yes, if you would be so kind. These legs are only little, and it would be very helpful if you could get me there"

Quen smiled sweetly as he said this, nodding a little. <If I make him think that he's helpful and bond with him a bit, I might be able to use him for something later...> Quen's snout twitched at the thought, staring blankly past Alex, then shook himself out of it to look at him again, waiting for a response.

<Hm... he was looking at me funny for a second... it was probably nothing.>  Alex gently picks up the small mouse and puts him on his shoulder, and starts walking towards the tavern.  "By the way, what's your name?  I'm Alexander Gvamni, but everyone just calls me Alex."

Raddaman8000 wrote:

ShadowScale wrote:Opening his mouth to protest, knowing full well he could summon his wings to travel as fast as any human, he quickly shut it, as a new thought flooded his mind. "Actually yes, if you would be so kind. These legs are only little, and it would be very helpful if you could get me there"

Quen smiled sweetly as he said this, nodding a little. <If I make him think that he's helpful and bond with him a bit, I might be able to use him for something later...> Quen's snout twitched at the thought, staring blankly past Alex, then shook himself out of it to look at him again, waiting for a response.

<Hm... he was looking at me funny for a second... it was probably nothing.>  Alex gently picks up the small mouse and puts him on his shoulder, and starts walking towards the tavern.  "By the way, what's your name?  I'm Alexander Gvamni, but everyone just calls me Alex."

"It is good to know you Alex, you may know me as Quen Tayrn, one of King Graham sons hailing from Kiruna." Quen gave a smug smile, feeling as though he was looking down at Alex, even though he had to glance up to see his face. "That's right, you're speaking with royalty right now my boy!"

As we enter the tavern, Quen taps under the barrel on his back with a glowing hand, and 4 dragonfly wings sprout outwards in a bright glow, all of them semi-transparent with a light blue hue. He then flutters down gently to a table, and they vanish just as quickly as they appeared. "My gratitude for the ride my friend. I would have flown here, but it was nice to save energy for once, I'm sure you understand" Quen claps his hands together and rubs them, looking up at you from the tabletop "Now then! Let's get right to it! What magic are you most familiar with? What makes you useful?"

Korro Alghast found himself sitting amidst a lot of smaller people… as usual. He hadn’t met many other giants on his travels, for whatever reason, and he was starting to wonder if the world had been built for smaller races than he. A little part of him found comfort in being the biggest member of the group, though. At least few had the tenacity to pick a fight with someone roughly ten times their height. Of course, there was always the exception (like that elf, who seemed extremely uncomfortable around him… in a hostile way), but it was better than everyone else being able to pick on the huge loner. As he was lost in his thoughts, Korro almost missed their leader’s brief briefing.

"Ok, team. If there is any other things you have to do in Port Julna, like say goodbye to your families or anything you have to buy for the trip, do so now. I will meet you all on the bank of the river Valla, beside the North Gate, tomorrow at the break of Dawn." The witch said, before heading off.

Alghast blinked at that, and almost immediately wondered about where he was going to go to sleep during the night. He doubted the city’s watch would appreciate a fifty foot-tall giant trying to get some shut-eye in one of Port Julna’s parks. He chewed his lip as he tried to remember what the area outside the port looked like, or if he’d seen any inns able to accommodate him, when… he heard an angry person ranting at him from below. Korro glanced down, and recognized one of the humans of the party; the largest one, by far. He seemed extremely upset about something, but for the life of him, the giant couldn’t understand what was being said, exactly. He shied away a bit, though, trying to think of what he might have done wrong. All these smaller folk had so many little laws, and Alghast constantly found himself getting into trouble.

He was so preoccupied by Ryck, for that matter, that he completely failed to notice Fezzi fly up beside his ear. When the feline being spoke, it got Korro to jump very slightly… though it was enough to cause a slight tremor in the ground.

"Greetings!" The little thing began. "I'm Fezzi, and down there is my companion, Ryck..."

The frost giant carefully moved his head to look at ‘Fezzi’, offering him a weak smile. “Hi…” He said, his deep voice adding onto his physical appearance to make him seem older than he really was. He winced a little as he cleared his throat. “I’m Korro…” He added, after a moment. “Should I… uh, I mean, does ‘Ryck’ get upset at people often?” He asked, meekly. He glanced down at the angry, tiny man by his feet.

“Not that I don’t upset people, from time to time…” Alghast went on, sheepishly, as he looked back at Fezzi. “I just… well, I don’t think I’ve broken any laws, this time…”

Fezzi looked at 'Korro', stunned by the giant's response. He had expected a more rigid reply from something so fierce looking, but he remembered looks could be deceiving. Fezzi offered a small giggle to hopefully relieve tension. "Oh, my apologies! Ryck here may seem like a harsh one, but he means well. You see, I'm Ryck's translator; he can't speak the same language we can. His speech is formed by rough consonants and vowels, so everything he says sounds like he's angered." He looked down at Ryck, who had finished yelling and was waiting rather impatiently for Fezzi to come down and tell him what the giant had said.

"Ryck was merely commenting on your size: he had only worked with giants once before, and they proved quite skilled!" This wasn't a lie: Ryck and Fezzi had come into contact with giants before. He'd been the one to flit back and forth between Ryck and the giants, but on rather tense terms. The two groups had an argument over some beast that Ryck had hunted, which happened to be one of the livestock of the giants. Needless to say, they survived, but only after some harsh words (and projectiles) were thrown by both parties.

"I can assure you that Ryck won't harm you intentionally, but I must warn you that he prefers his space while he works. For the safety of others, of course." Fezzi gave Korro a nice, relaxed smile. Negotiation skills were his forte, as life with Ryck required it. Hopefully this was enough to form a nice relationship with the giant; neutrality was acceptable over hostility.

Alex feels the slight tremor, but doesn't take too much notice, sits down, and continues talking to Quen, slightly astonished. "Well... eh... it's pretty rudimentary magic, but I've gotten really good at it with practice. I can change my own size at will just by thinking of a creature of equivalent size. So, if I think about, say, a mouse..." Alex shrinks to the same size as Quen and climbs onto the table. "I think it's pretty useful. I could probably even get to the same size as that frost giant outside if I really wanted to."

Alex starts pondering to himself. <Hm... he said he was a descendant of King Graham himself... but he's human, while this 'person' is a mouse...> He snaps back to attention, trying to make a good image. "You know, it might not look like it, but I'm actually a tiny part mouse. I have no idea how far back it is in my bloodline, but it's there."

<Ugh... when are we ever gonna go adventuring?...>

Isacc stares off into the distance due to boredom.

As he arrives at the market, he notices a stand selling some fine weaponry. <Hmm, I could get some of these for the group considering that I really don't have much use for them> He had been practicing summoning a sword to fight with for weeks and almost had it down, although it was quite a dull sword. <Yeah, I think getting them some equipment should help build up some trust with the other crew members>

Bruce pulls out some coins from his robes and buys some swords and a bow that grabbed his attention, although he wasn't very good with those, he bought it for himself. <Now, if I can just find someone from our group> Noticing a tavern, he decides to go there just in case anyone had gone there to chat.

Raddaman8000 wrote:Alex feels the slight tremor, but doesn't take too much notice, sits down, and continues talking to Quen, slightly astonished.  "Well... eh... it's pretty rudimentary magic, but I've gotten really good at it with practice.  I can change my own size at will just by thinking of a creature of equivalent size.  So, if I think about, say, a mouse..."  Alex shrinks to the same size as Quen and climbs onto the table.  "I think it's pretty useful.  I could probably even get to the same size as that frost giant outside if I really wanted to."

Alex starts pondering to himself.  <Hm... he said he was a descendant of King Graham himself... but he's human, while this 'person' is a mouse...>  He snaps back to attention, trying to make a good image.  "You know, it might not look like it, but I'm actually a tiny part mouse.  I have no idea how far back it is in my bloodline, but it's there."

Quen stumbles a bit on the table, almost falling falt on his face, from the slight earthquake that rippled through the tavern, causing the clinking of drinks being shifted to fill the air. A confused look fills my features as I glance back at the entrance <Whats going on out there?>

Snapping his head back, he listens intently to Alex, and as he talks of size changing through just magic, his smile slowly drops into a look of curiosity. Seeing Alex change into the size of a mouse pulls his jaw wide open, and his excitement is plain to see, as he stares in awe at the display, the rest of Alex's words about becoming a giant fading as his thoughts cloud his mind.

Quen snaps out of it just in time to hear about Alex's mouse bloodline. A wide grin fills his features "C..can this spell be taught?" realising he was almost pleading, Quen forced himself to calm down "What I mean to say is, is it a part of your bloodline? This ability?"

"Eheh... well... that's a bit tricky to explain... you see, when I first learned how to do this, it was entirely on accident. It might have something to do with my bloodline, who knows. But I can't really teach it, since all I do is think really hard about being a certain creature." Alex nervously smiles.

"Oh, by the way, I was wondering, how can you be a descendant of King Graham if he's a human and you're a mouse? It just seems really odd..."

"Oh, my apologies! Ryck here may seem like a harsh one, but he means well. You see, I'm Ryck's translator; he can't speak the same language we can. His speech is formed by rough consonants and vowels, so everything he says sounds like he's angered." He looked down at Ryck, and Korro followed his gaze.

“Oh… well, that makes sense…”

"Ryck was merely commenting on your size: he had only worked with giants once before, and they proved quite skilled!"

The frost giant looked rather sheepish at that compliment. “Well, not everyone’s the same…” He began to say, before Fezzi went on. Alghast only seemed thankful for the slight interruption, though.

"I can assure you that Ryck won't harm you intentionally, but I must warn you that he prefers his space while he works. For the safety of others, of course."

“Of course.” Korro agreed, shifting slightly - and, naturally, carefully - as he glanced between the small creature by his ear and the human by his feet. “I’ll… do my best. I haven’t traveled with little people much, though, so… I’ll try not to fall too far behind.” He finally said, hoping that got his point across. He would rather give the others too much space, rather than too little.

“Though, uh…” He chewed his lip. “Have you tried teaching your friend a more common language?”

"Oh, trust me, I have..." Fezzi responded to the giant's question. "Unfortunately, each time I've tried, his accent is nearly unintelligible..." Another stretch of the truth: Ryck absolutely refused to learn any other language: "[A language used by cowards to express their cowardice.]" was Ryck's response to Fezzi's offer. "We both believe it's for the best that there's an interpreter for him to keep misunderstandings at a minimum..." A flat-out lie now. Ryck had no mercy when he criticized others, so the language barrier created allowed Fezzi to improvise. 'Misunderstandings' now were only Fezzi's screw-ups, not Ryck's.

"If there's anything you wish to say to him, I'll be happy to tell him!" Fezzi added cheerfully. "And don't worry about traveling with those smaller than yourself. Ryck was worried about not being careful enough when we met," Lie. "But look at us now! We travel everywhere together without a single worry!" Truth, in a sense. "I'm sure you'll fit right in!"

When he walked into the tavern, he looked around for any of his fellow adventurers. He wandered around until on one table he noticed to figures. One was the mouse fellow Quen, the other was what seemed to be Alex. <That's impossible, there is no way he could have shrunk that much, although shrinking is possible, he must have it mastered. Possibly I could learn from him> He walked up to the table "Hello"

Raddaman8000 wrote:"Eheh... well... that's a bit tricky to explain... you see, when I first learned how to do this, it was entirely on accident.  It might have something to do with my bloodline, who knows.  But I can't really teach it, since all I do is think really hard about being a certain creature."  Alex nervously smiles.

Quen's shoulders slumped at this news, his smile sinking back down. <Damn... well there goes my ticket out of this mess I'm in, I suppose it would be too easy>

Raddaman8000 wrote:
"Oh, by the way, I was wondering, how can you be a descendant of King Graham if he's a human and you're a mouse?  It just seems really odd..."

Quen turned to look up at Alex, his face passive again "Ah... well... I was not always a mouse you know..." He turned his head, sheepishly away, rubbing the fur on the back of his neck "Well... I.. did this to myself actually, not intentionally of course. Let's just say that alcohol and spells do not mix well with each other"

Quen gave a nervous smile at this "That being the case, I found alcohol boosted my spells potency, and I am quite formidable you know, despite my size, while a bit tipsy, just uh... be cautious, I'm quick to anger when the drink is in me"

Glancing over at the entrance Quen sees bruce entering the tavern. Closing his eyes and flicking his wrist now glowing with energy, he sends a tiny ball of light in front of his eyes, and pulls it back towards the table, trying to get his attention over here.

(Damn it bry xP now I gotta wait till tommorow to answer you)

"Oh, trust me, I have..." Fezzi responded to the giant's question. "Unfortunately, each time I've tried, his accent is nearly unintelligible… we both believe it's for the best that there's an interpreter for him to keep misunderstandings at a minimum..."

“Ah…” Korro nodded, looking sheepish. “I was like that, once. When I first tried learning this… common tongue.” He admitted.

"If there's anything you wish to say to him, I'll be happy to tell him!" Fezzi added cheerfully. "And don't worry about traveling with those smaller than yourself. Ryck was worried about not being careful enough when we met, but look at us now! We travel everywhere together without a single worry! I'm sure you'll fit right in!"

The frost giant smiled, slightly, though more out of politeness than genuine happiness or amusement. “Your difference isn’t quite as…” He paused, smirking ever-so-slightly at the impending, unintended pun. “Big as mine is, with everyone else.” He shifted a bit. “But this isn’t the first time I’ve worked with people your size. I’ll… do well enough.” He said.

Almost as soon as he was done talking, though, he noticed the bored-looking Isaac posing nearby. “...I’ve noticed he doesn’t seem to like me, though.” Korro pointed out, frowning slightly. “I’m not sure why, but I don’t think me asking him would help…” He glanced at Fezzi, rather sheepishly. “I’d appreciate it if… well, you could help me clarify things…”

All this time Cabone was busy improving his bow instead of talking to his fellow adventures until the thought of meeting the other adventurers came up. <Okay this bow is done for now... I think I should finally start meeting some people> He jumped up from where he was sitting and looked everywhere but he couldn't find the others!

<They must be somewhere else! Maybe they are getting supplies...> Cabone was about to head to the market until he saw Korro towering in the distance <That must be the giant! Maybe the others are there!> Cabone decided to go to Korro hoping the others were there.

ShadowScale wrote:Quen's shoulders slumped at this news, his smile sinking back down. <Damn... well there goes my ticket out of this mess I'm in, I suppose it would be too easy>

Quen turned to look up at Alex, his face passive again "Ah... well... I was not always a mouse you know..." He turned his head, sheepishly away, rubbing the fur on the back of his neck "Well... I.. did this to myself actually, not intentionally of course. Let's just say that alcohol and spells do not mix well with each other"

Quen gave a nervous smile at this "That being the case, I found alcohol boosted my spells potency, and I am quite formidable you know, despite my size, while a bit tipsy, just uh... be cautious, I'm quick to anger when the drink is in me"

Alex nods in acknowledgement. "Ah, I see. That explains why you wanted to learn my magic. Besides, if I COULD teach you, it wouldn't necessarily turn you back to a human... you'd just turn into a giant mouse. I'm not sure how people would react to that."

Alex notices Bruce walking up to the table. "Huh? Oh, hey there. Are you one of the other adventurers that are coming with us?" Alex jumps off the table and grows back to normal size.

Raddaman8000 wrote:

ShadowScale wrote:Quen's shoulders slumped at this news, his smile sinking back down. <Damn... well there goes my ticket out of this mess I'm in, I suppose it would be too easy>

Quen turned to look up at Alex, his face passive again "Ah... well... I was not always a mouse you know..." He turned his head, sheepishly away, rubbing the fur on the back of his neck "Well... I.. did this to myself actually, not intentionally of course. Let's just say that alcohol and spells do not mix well with each other"

Quen gave a nervous smile at this "That being the case, I found alcohol boosted my spells potency, and I am quite formidable you know, despite my size, while a bit tipsy, just uh... be cautious, I'm quick to anger when the drink is in me"

Alex nods in acknowledgement.  "Ah, I see.  That explains why you wanted to learn my magic.  Besides, if I COULD teach you, it wouldn't necessarily turn you back to a human... you'd just turn into a giant mouse.  I'm not sure how people would react to that."

"Well its mainly my size restricting my sp..." Quen is interrupted mid-sentence Seeing bruce walk up to the table.

bryceio wrote:When he walked into the tavern, he looked around for any of his fellow adventurers. He wandered around until on one table he noticed to figures. One was the mouse fellow Quen, the other was what seemed to be Alex. <That's impossible, there is no way he could have shrunk that much, although shrinking is possible, he must have it mastered. Possibly I could learn from him> He walked up to the table "Hello"

Raddaman8000 wrote:Alex notices Bruce walking up to the table.  "Huh?  Oh, hey there.  Are you one of the other adventurers that are coming with us?"  Alex jumps off the table and grows back to normal size.

"Ah! Greetings to you! I actually wanted to talk to you about spells and whatnot, your robes give you away as a mage, are you not?" Quen gestures to the robes, pointing with a clawed finger curiously "Perhaps we could both benefit?"