The Nexus

[Hunting] The maiden made a ladder from the ghost’s bones, but it only pointed downward. “Why go on?” her shadow asked. “I can’t quit now,” said she. As Nathair approaches, Hiep backs away and is suddenly... further away than she was a moment ago. It's like a glitch in reality occurred, or some uns...

[On the Dragons' Trail] "It does, yes." Shayna sighs. "He's a cliff-folk sorcerer, they tend to get a bit spacey in their old age. One of my jobs is to track him down now and then. It'll be easier if he used any sorcery out there. Let me just get my coat." Shayna will step insid...

[On the phone]

"I should probably be there when you see it. Call me when you arrive and I'll get there soon." Or as soon as his leg allows. But he'll do his best.

[Hunting] The maiden caught her shadow in a deep cave full of ghosts. It turned into a ball of thorns that wrapped around her. When the ghosts pricked their fingers on the thorns, they came to life. This didn’t make anyone very happy. The drill does rake across Hiep's arm, drawing blood. It doesn't...

[Trip with a Raptor] "That I could. And maybe I will, someday." He has ambivalent feelings about the concept of marriage. He wouldn't be opposed, but... he and Cassandra both have a decidedly irreverent approach to formal institutions. "That would make me Wenomir Lee. Wenomir Chociem...

[Seminar Room] "It is just one member, who spoke to me in confidence." Calm Reed becomes dimly aware this could end poorly. Usually she's the reason things end poorly for others. "It is not something we need to trouble the commanders with yet, I think." [A Meeting of Minds] &quo...

[On the phone]

"This has nothin' to do with my official duties," Michalson clarifies. "But I do want to keep this between as few people as possible. I want you to see the photo of the body Bunny inhabited when I met her. She has reasons to believe it might jog your memory."

[On the Dragons' Trail] "Shayna Gleeveck," is the dwarf's reply as she leads Ambrosia upstairs. This building is definitely made with dwarves in mind, but it shouldn't trouble Ambrosia too much. Once upstairs, she knocks on a door in the middle of the hallway, but there's no response. The...

[Ruins] Is Atreyu flirting with her? Thariza has almost forgot what it's like. Granted, she was never one for subtle hints, even compared to other Charr. But no one has expressed this kind of interest in her since she ended up here. "Impressive, huh? That's a new one. Not many people around he...

[On the Dragons' Trail]

"Hmm. Well, we can go ask him. I should check on him anyway." The dwarf woman gets off her chair. "Follow me, Mrs...?"

[Hoshiki's home]

Finally. Michalson was getting antsy waiting.

"Aye. There's somethin' I have that you need to see. Somethin' that I believe ties back to the life you had and can't remember."

[Hiep's Cove] Hiep blushes, grateful that Verity probably can't see it. She's normally very difficult to fluster, yet here she is. "...thank you. I'm called hot pretty often, but rarely beautiful. And most people can't look straight into my soul. I don't really know how Exaltation works. Few p...

[Ruins] "Hmm. I think I prefer the big wolf-man shape." Thariza flashes Atreyu a slightly toothy smile. "And I won't say no to help. As for Charr... well, we're just born this way. We all have the horns, the tails, the claws and the two pairs of ears. They make me stand out around he...

[Cry Havoc]

Wenomir sighs. He's got a way of meeting people like Raheeda.

"We don't have a map, but I can give you directions. Bring your friend if you want, we'll just have to vet them at the entrance."

[Hiep's Cove] "I've heard it described as a divine mantle. But mostly we call it Exaltation. And... yes, there's really nothing else like it." Hiep touches her chest where Verity is looking at it. [Hunting] She chased her shadow to a monster’s mouth. It went right in. It didn’t know how t...

[On the Dragons' Trail] The woman looks up at Ambrosia. She's short, a rare person shorter than her human body that she gets to meet. She has odd eyes, with brown irises but deep blue sclera, flitting this way and that frequently. Her features are angular and her skin has a strangely earthen textur...

[Hunting] Dammit, that usually works. Whoever this guy is, he means business. Instead of risking another direct clash, Hiep retreats, leaping back to get some distance and figure out her next move. Once, there was a maiden... ...whose shadow fled from her. She chased it over fire and stone. When sh...

[Ruins] Thariza's nose twitches as the scent reaches her. Her mood lifts for reasons she can't place. In fact she doesn't even really consciously notice it. "If you're here to collect plants and I'm here to collect..." She pulls a list out of her pocket and consults it. "Pottery and ...

[Hunting] Hiep seems to realize that she can't avoid attacks from both directions simultaneously, which is why she... doesn't? She blocks a few strikes from one side, but she leaves herself open to the other one. At which point Nathair will find that her skin is hard as iron and what wounds he infl...

[Seminar Room] "Another Vigil member voiced their suspicions," Calm Reed says. "I decided that, as an Exalted monk, I am well-equipped to investigate." [A Meeting of Minds] " Fascinating ." Dorota is looking quite enthralled by the drone. "What kind of shapes can ...

[Hunting] "Want my shoes?" Hiep smiles and raises her eyebrows. "That's not what I was expecting." Then she's out of the saddle, leaping through the air and trying to land on Nathair's face with a downwards kick. Two things become apparent - Hiep is extremely strong and the sand...

[Cry Havoc]

Does he see through those zombies? Useful, but inconvenient when he has to separate from them. Wenomir walks up and places a hand on his shoulder.

"Our airship will be here shortly. I'll lead you there. Our people will take your sister."

[On the Dragons' Trail] Finding information about the wood-dragons has proven surprisingly difficult. They're either elusive or no one has taken the time to study them in-depth. The danger they present might have been a factor. However, Ambrosia does eventually get a name: one magister Esterchaze P...

[The Mound]

"We didn't really have a choice, did we?" Iknika sounds like she's trying to convince herself as much as the others. She holds onto Jig's saddle to steady herself. "We saw what he did. What he was trying to do."

[Hunting]

Shit. The famed paranoia of the Sidereal Exalted failed Hiep. This guy is anyone but a lost traveler.

"...I don't know who told you that, but she wasn't there. And you really don't know who you're threatening right now."

[Ruins]

"Can't say I have. Back home there's a race of people who look like really big humans and can turn part animal. But they do it voluntarily." Thariza looks between Atreyu's tail and the cigarette. "Don't mind me, but what are you taking a break from exactly?"

[Hunting] The green-haired woman appears human in every respect, but there's an undeniable power to her. Dormant, for now, but ready to be brought forth when she wants. It permeates her every aspect. Her mount is bound to her in some way, but otherwise mostly mundane. Her sandals might draw Nathair...

[Hunting] Ah, crap. Another one? Someone who got winged by the anomaly but didn't return to where he came. Or maybe he's just plain lost the usual way. In any case, best help him get out of here. "Maybe I can. Do you need directions to the nearest road? It's an easy place to get lost in."

[Ruins]

"My name's Thariza and I'm a Charr. The only one around, as far as I can tell." Her tail swishes behind her. She really wouldn't mind meeting another Charr one of these days. "Don't know what werefolk are but I'm pretty sure we're not them."

[Hunting] The first thing Nathair might notice isn't any kind of human, but a strange effect blanketing a part of the coast. It clouds minds and senses, making people turn around and forget where they were going. But his quarry doesn't seem to be there. He does, however, see someone head in that di...