Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]


Multiqoute Multiqoute
Add Reply
Shadows in the ruins
Topic Started: Apr 6 2017, 05:45 PM (446 Views)
Captaintoma
Member Avatar
The Captain
[ *  *  * ]
¬Instinto/Misutikku north east border, south west of the city of Ihan.¬

Close to where the three kingdoms meet is a single great road, a road that has been fought over during the wars. Now it is the main route of trade for all three kingdoms, only it is hardly well protected. To the south it's patrolled, to the north and to the west, but here? Here on the border, no kingdom takes responsibility, or at least do not wish to anger to other with action. So when bandits started raiding caravans from the ruins, well, who was going to sort it?




Abe Caldwell set up a small camp to the side of the main road. With no affiliation to any of the kingdoms, this man sets him and his small group of men up at the border to beat back the bandits. Not only beat them back, but he's sent out a bounty too all three kingdoms and their settlements. To hunt down the bandits and capture their leader, a simple enough request, requiring individuals of at least a modest amount of skill.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Replies:
Infichi
Ghost
[ * ]
[result]7&4:3,2d6,0,7&2d6[/result] (pokeknowledge roll woo!)


Toru stood there as he was told his job was to defeat bandits... That was an ideal mission for him. A chance to show off his combat potential! And for Pandi to get a little stronger. He looked down at the Pancham and thought to himself, "He did fail pretty hard at lifting that boulder."
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Captaintoma
Member Avatar
The Captain
[ *  *  * ]
DC 3


DC 7


Abe's attention focus' on Blake as he talks, seeming to respect how he comes off. "We've confirmed at least a dozen individuals, there could be more. Pokemon wise is better news, none seem to be experts with them. There is a commander of sorts who rides a Ponyta. Rest have a mix of the usual common types or none at all."
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
SirHootsalot
Member Avatar
Resident Owl
[ *  *  * ]
Keitaro eyes descended upon the boar not entirely uncertain what to make of the creature, it was a fighting type that much he knew for certain as was all to common all martial artists whether they be Pokemon or Human shared a common drive, there was a rawness about them that he always found himself somehow attuned to and he understood this to be common amongst all Aura Guardians, one of the many reasons Lucario had become a symbol of their order and yet here he was with an equal not so potent. Indeed his connection to April had always been a enigma to his teachers through the years, it wasn't unheard of but rare enough that it brought unwanted attention within the Temple, and while he might not admit it that was part of the reason he had departed the Order's Sacred grounds, many believed him to somehow be the Grand Masters 'favourite' given the old man's companion was a Noctowl named Noctis whom he knew April to also be fond.

As his would be companion took hold of the conversation he looked away for a moment scanning over the others beneath the brightly coloured tents tapestry, what looked to be a fellow Martial Artist but far as he could see no weapon to speak of, perhaps he fought with Kung Fu or some other unarmed martial art. His companion was a peculiar fellow but again that feeling of similarity between them confirmed his beliefs, speaking of weapons he cautiously pushed his out of sight realising the Commander might well have recognised it otherwise.

Second was the younger individual besides him, his complexion and overall attire betraying him to hail from the house of wine, he stood out like a sore thumb amongst the group who seemed to be wearing more traditional clothing. That being said he took command of the situation with some great eagerness, and that was worthy of respect he much preferred people willing to put themselves forward while he might rarely have done so himself in recent months. His companion some sort of cat?

The third appeared to be a Monk of some nature, from what order or temple he couldn't care to know but given the similarities between the Aura Guardians and other Temples he could only hold the highest of expectations of this one, especially as they seemed more similarly aged hopefully the others would prove equally mature given the fact they had been hired to effectively kill and slaughter 'bandits'. Aura Guardians dedicated themselves to keeping the peace not only between Pokemon and Humanity but humanity itself, ultimately war resulted in the devastation of once fertile land and forests might be torn asunder for the sake of war machines, hopefully he too was a man of 'peace'. His pokemon once more a Engima, a strange sightless creature that made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

And finally there was the man similarly dressed to the assumed Martial Artist, this individual was perhaps the most mysterious of all with his Vulpix and given legend perhaps this was most fitting of all. He considered perhaps attempting to scry out each individuals Aura, but that seemed almost too easy and frankly he didn't wish to intrude, looking at someone's aura was akin to breaking into their home and stealing their identity papers, you learned so much about them but that he and his fellow students were told to use this power sparringly as it had already planted the seeds of distrust amongst the general populace although he had no idea why. Indeed there was once a Aura Guardian who aided the Emperor's Court on all matters of Diplomacy and Negotiation but now..?

"Ow" His thought was broken as he reached for his ear gently coaxing April to let go before apologising, "Sorry, she does like to do that sometimes. These bandits have been raiding the road for sometime it seems, what caravans have they been raiding exactly.... Do they attack a particular banner or is it without prejudice?"
Edited by SirHootsalot, Apr 10 2017, 08:26 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Captaintoma
Member Avatar
The Captain
[ *  *  * ]
"Red's, Yellows's, Blue's, they don't care what banner you are flying, they'll come for you if you come close. Unless the caravan has a military escort, which around here..." He shakes his head with a tut. "No one around here likes seeing troops flying a banner, makes them think a war is going to start." Abe will respond as he reaches a hand down to pet the boar at his side, getting snorts of appreciation.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Savaxis
Member Avatar
Urban dragon
[ * ]
He gave a nod as more information was compiled, giving A side glance at each of the his new temporary 'pride' as Simba put it. Each was interesting in their own way due to the variety of there dress and the partners that stood near them.
Still...it would be time to introduce each other later, after he'd gotten all the information he needed and hopefully before they ventured forth together, knowledge of an allies skills was one of the fundamentals of battling together after all.

"Have any of you men partnered with a bird that could be used for scouting purposes? While I assume you would have already tried all the options available, being left blinds sighted because simply because questions wasn't asked is unforgivable."
taking a quick breath he shifted into a thinking pose, right had convering his mouth slightly while his left supported the rights weight.

"Beyond that, simply getting to know the resources we have to work with would be a boon, A quick rundown of each of this groups members strengths and weaknesses would be invaluable, ....hmmm....Are we waiting on any other members or is this sufficient for your needs?"


pokemon chat

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Kit
Member Avatar
G.M. Punching Bag
[ *  * ]
(Savaxis) "Have any of you men partnered with a bird that could be used for scouting purposes?"

Tenchi shook his head, "Not I. Pudding here is my only travelling companion. We are both of the same holy order."

(Savaxis) "A quick rundown of each of this groups members strengths and weaknesses would be invaluable"

Tenchi beamed, happy to show off his incredible talents. "As you may be able to tell from our mode of dress, my companion and I are members of the famous Brotherhood of the Open Eye. Through constant discipline and challenging ourselves, our order cultivates phenomenal psychic power in our quest to ascend from our mortal forms and become one with the cosmos."

The cocky monk demonstrates by levitating a few nearby rocks- a feat of at least some psychic skill, although the ralts at his side seems distinctly unimpressed by Tenchi's effort. "This is a good thing for you all, of course, for this operation sounds like a challenge indeed. With the grace of the All-Mother, it should push even my limits."

pokemon chat
Edited by Kit, Apr 11 2017, 11:36 AM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
SirHootsalot
Member Avatar
Resident Owl
[ *  *  * ]
"I see, well I shall wait for you all outside." Keitaro bowed slightly before leaving once more concealing his nature as best he could within the encampment, he felt far more comfortable discussing it with strangers than potential dangers. He simply couldn't bring himself to trust Abe, not in this moment their agreement was purely for the necessity of finances but through his travels he learned that such things were never quite so simple and often one thing led to another.

Keitaro pondered a moment, as he could not help but notice that it seemed strange that if this had indeed been going on for so long that they would take any great amount of interest now. True enough this Abe had put out a notice and now warrant for these individuals perhaps he was simply trying to be a good Samaritan but he seemed capable enough, maybe he had greater appointments and issues to resolve and simply delegated the task. He was over thinking it and ultimately it was none of his business, so long as he got paid by the end of it and they move on. "I'm a pilgrim of sorts from the White Lotus temple, so my abilities are tied to the Aura that binds both human and Pokemon. As my life pertains itself to travelling long distances, sometimes without shelter I am a competent chef, obviously catering to Pokemon too... April is picky, if it matters. As for the matter of Bird pokemon, I have April already and you'd struggle to find many bird pokemon quite so capable at stealth as her... when she wants to."

Pokemon Chat
Edited by SirHootsalot, Apr 11 2017, 04:38 PM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Infichi
Ghost
[ * ]
Toru had stood there, but was barely taking in all the information being spouted out, He blinked for a while while the others spoke. He figured he had the gist of it all down, bandits, attack, hurt people... they do it without care for who or what you are. Yeah that seemed to be all he needed to know, After all, It was his powerful fists that would do the talking... But he had noticed everyone introducing themselves. THWACK! He felt a small hand punch him in the thigh. "OH! Right! Hello there everyone! I am Toru! This is my master and partner, Pandi." Toru and Pandi both bowed. "I am a martial artist! I excel at the use of my fists and feet. So don't worry about those bandits too much! I'll show them the fury of my Iron fist!" Toru punch up into the air with his right hand, using his left hand to stop his arm at about shoulder height.

pokemon chat


Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Skydragon
Ghost
[ * ]
Miyatso seemed to come out of a small trance when kotatsu nudged his leg sighing tiredly he started “Hello i am Miyatso it is an honour to meet you all" he said bowing "and this little lady is kotatsu the cold fire" Seeing a few questioning looks he replied, "please do not ask about the name there was a lot of unfortunate accidents that happened to me involving ice before i came to an agreeable name for her" If anyone where to look at the ice fox they would find her smiling innocently at the white eyed man, he then continued after the looks mostly subsided "we should not have any problems with fighting bandits.” He looked at the others in the vicinity "I can see that you will have no problems with bandits either however i do think that this is gonna be a most interesting venture." he said acknowledging the strengths of the others in the party. "Personally i'm of the mind that once we stop these bandits then i shall be departing for an environment further north but until these raiders are wiped out consider myself and Kotatsu at your service" he finished bowing once again to the others.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
SirHootsalot
Member Avatar
Resident Owl
[ *  *  * ]
Keitaro smiled a sense of relief washed over him as the pieces had begun to fall into place, he honestly wished he could engage himself more directly with his company but he wished to leave this camp as quickly as he had arrived. Sure they weren't exactly looking out for him, and he doubted they would even care but it was a risk he still could not quite ignore and so he decided to keep his name off limits until they had cleared the encampment. "It's a pleasure to see such diversity, particularly amongst our Partners they seem to have a peculiar attitude towards one another."

While not yet able to understand them entirely April's own comments was some level of insight into the matter and their Aura's helped better define them, although he always found Aura to be more fluid with emotion and without properly attuning himself to them it was extremely limited, for the moment at least perhaps at a later time he might understand them as he did April.

"I must confess my own intentions to break free of this contract, I obligations to fulfil but having said that it is nice to see new faces, particularly those of fellow travellers I'm sure we will have plenty of tales to share before the day is done." He was hopeful, idealistic maybe, the difficulty of Teams and Leadership was finding a way to bring people of varying backgrounds and personalities together and he wasn't particularly great at that, you'd think seeing everyone's Aura would make it easy but it just made things harder.

Pokemon Chat
Edited by SirHootsalot, Apr 14 2017, 12:05 AM.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
ZetaBoards - Free Forum Hosting
Fully Featured & Customizable Free Forums
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · Roleplay · Next Topic »
Add Reply