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  1. #11
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    Abraham Norton

    Wait, safari?

    "As Samuel said" He is going to do the fellow Fairest the courtesy of not using his True Name if there are non-Oathbound people here "it's going to be a long walk. Days, from what I hear. But, let's build with the blocks we have"

    "We're looking into a potential trade agreement with Sam's company. And we should probably move, someone can spot us here and we're burning daylight"

    Cole isn't coming, which is bad news... to some. But some ranged capability in the form of Circe will certainly go a long way.

    As long as they aren't caught by the blast.

  2. #12
    Titania's Avatar
    Pretty Princess
    Presence
    (Lovely)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Arcadian Body
    (Presence)
    Striking Looks
    (Gorgeous)
    Distinctive Voice
    (Posh Accent)
    Titania

    Telluric / Bright One

    Fairest


    Mask

    A striking brunette in her 20s with deep blue eyes, shoulder length hair and a 1000-watt smile. Her features have a radiant beauty to them. She styles herself after the latest fashions, never forgetting to add a touch of tradition to her mises.
    Titania

    Mien

    The elegant and armonious movement of the celestial spheres is reflected upon her hair, galaxies dance across the pitch black background in clockwork-like precision, delicate specks of moondust blaze down in her wake, disappearing just as they touch the floor. Her eyes, like star sapphires, shine in tandem with the globes of light that dance around her, floating like planets swept around a Sun.
    Titania

    Mantle

    A field of roses under the glistening pale moon of a star sprangled spring night. Occasionally, midnight blue roses emerge from her hair, their petals swept by a gentle breeze, just to fade into the bed of sparkling diamond moondust left in her trail by her mien, vanishing without trace soon thereafter.

    1
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    Telluric Bright One

    She greets the stranger with a polite curtsy, "Lady Titania of the Vernal Court", she says, extending her arm in a greeting.
    "Red Poppy Company?", she repeats, "No, I'm afraid I wasn't informed of the exact nature of this expedition", a look of apprehension is exchanged with Circe and Abraham, not Sonnie, the monkey was beyond helping. The name Red Poppy and its association with the Hedge conjured images of flowery fields, however the Fairest figured out it was a name more likely to belong to a joint-stock trade group like the Honourable East India Company or suitable for an association of sell-swords.
    Days? She echoed Abe's words in her thoughts. That was an unexpected surprise, had she anticipated a prolonged trip she would have certainly packed accordingly, like Sonnie had pointed out, the porters were on their way, they could have easily handled excessive luggage. Could it be that they had preceded the group, departing early to set their camp? In that case, she'd have to be profligate in her praise once they regrouped.
    New Identity ● (Eleanor Tessier)
    Fame ● (Social Media)

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  4. #13
    Circe's Avatar
    Scene Stats
    Striking Looks
    (Exotic)
    Presence
    Mantle Dry Heat
    Circe

    Merit-Striking Looks (exotic)
    Mein:

    Her skin turns a slate-blue and her hair bone white. The whites of her eyes are blood red, the irises are purple with cat-slit black pupils. The helix of her ears elongate out 2" inches ending in a tip. Her features sharpen and her figure has an unnatural, inhuman litheness that can be intellectually disturbing.
    Scenes

    IDK
    CSbb
    Mask

    Her skin brings to mind Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Asian races, though her high cheek bones and sharp facial structure don't match. Most assume she is of mixed ancestry given the pale blonde hair. Alias Mary Maniscalo.
    Circe Scenes
     
      Rage singing, no work with Ozzy, Shake the shanty
     

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Circe's jaw briefly hangs open at Titania's ignorance. She doesn't face palm simply because her hands are in fists. She shot Abraham a grimace that screamed help. Then looked down to Sonnie to whisper, "Ya know she might believe there are actual porters, right?" Because in her experience Titania could be naive. The Summer straightens up to look at Titania.

    "Titania? Ya need ta think like yer goin' on a grand adventure like uh,"
    her fingers snap, "Bilbo in the Hobbit! But we ain't got a wizard. Or horses. And more then ogres wanna eat us. Also no singing," Circe points behind her, "Ya want us ta delay while ya hit up a hardware store fer anythin'?" A shovel was better then a pair of scissors.
    Fairest: Larcenist | WYRD 2| Mantle: Dry Desert Heat |Health: 8 | Willpower: 5 | Glamour: 7

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  6. #14
    Krakenbox's Avatar


    The elven peacock eyes the massive pipe with the rusted gate, head cocking a bit out of habit. With Titania's curtsy he turns back to the group, a little thrown off with her formality after the previous welcome wagon.

    "Lovely to meet you." Samuel offers a pained smile, "The quicker the better? The longer we spend out here the more unstable the trail can get. I'm sure most of you can handle such things," he gives a wink to Sonnie before approaching the tunnel at Abraham's sign of impatience.

    The Lost peers into the darkness with some airs of caution, before passing through the bars as if they are non-existent. The gate has an obvious padlock, but he seems to pay no mind, the stream of water not reacting to his silken wrapped footfalls as if he were a spirit.

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  8. #15
    Sonnie Wu's Avatar
    Sonja "Sonnie" Wu
    Striking Looks
    (Playful)
    Presence
    (Mischievous)
    Dexterity
    (Nimble)
    New Identity
    (Sonja Wu)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Mask:

    An alluring young beauty, Sonnie Wu is 5'2" and lean-bodied, with a light, nimble step and eyes that seem to say "Hey, you know what would be fun?" Her reddish-brown hair often seems slightly unkempt, and an amused smile regularly plays on her lips. Sonnie is usually dressed casually or for outdoor activity. She almost always wears a pair of red leather tabi boots.
    Mien:

    To the eyes of Fae, Sonnie's feet are like those of a monkey: Toes as long as fingers, with one on each foot being opposable like a thumb. A long monkey tail protrudes from the base of Sonnie's spine, covered in hair the same shade as her head. It appears to be prehensile, and often moves to react to her mood and dances about when she speaks, like people who "talk with their hands." Finally, her brown eyes turn golden.
    Mundane Equipment:

    Smart phone, messenger bag, quarterstaff, 2 throwing knifes (concealed), 3 goblin fruit (changes by season), mountain bike.
    Hedgespun

    Cloud-Stepping Shoes
    Hedgespun ● +2 Speed

    Riyu Jingu Bang (Staff)
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Damage

    Coin of the Lucky Monkey
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Defense
    Sonnie Wu Scenes
     
      Dreaming, Cloak of the Elements

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Wyrd
    ••••
    Steepscrambler

    Sonnie gave Circe a shrug and Samuel a smile before she turned to Titania to give the Bright One a quick explanation.

    "Okay, Starlight, so it's like this. Sam here represents the Red Poppy Company. They're a goblin market that is looking to set up shop around here, and want to make a deal with our freehold. We're going to go inspect their stuff and make sure there's no nasty surprises, like a slave trade, before we take all the info to the Director. Sam's assured us they've got nothing horrible like that, but we'd be... is remiss the right word? Yeah, remiss if we didn't check out first. It's gonna take a few days of hiking through the Hedge, and Sera suggested you'd be more useful than she would be. Is she right?" Yeah, she was playing to Titania's ego a little at the end, but Sonnie figured buttering up the Fairest girl wouldn't hurt.

    "So, like Sam says, we should get moving now. Just stick close and stay on the path, everyone!"

    The Steepscrambler blinked in amazement as her fellow Beast just seemed to phase through the locked gate and, eager to try it, moved to follow him.
    Spring Mantle (Scent of Flowers and Fruit)

  9. #16
    A
    Abraham Norton

    "Don't bother" He says to Sonnie as she tries to mimic Sam's trick "That one is separated from the lock" He nods in the peacock's direction.

    The Contract is, for the moment, out of Abe's reach as well, so he looks to Circe expectantly.

    This is her network of stashes, after all.

  10. #17
    Titania's Avatar
    Pretty Princess
    Presence
    (Lovely)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Arcadian Body
    (Presence)
    Striking Looks
    (Gorgeous)
    Distinctive Voice
    (Posh Accent)
    Titania

    Telluric / Bright One

    Fairest


    Mask

    A striking brunette in her 20s with deep blue eyes, shoulder length hair and a 1000-watt smile. Her features have a radiant beauty to them. She styles herself after the latest fashions, never forgetting to add a touch of tradition to her mises.
    Titania

    Mien

    The elegant and armonious movement of the celestial spheres is reflected upon her hair, galaxies dance across the pitch black background in clockwork-like precision, delicate specks of moondust blaze down in her wake, disappearing just as they touch the floor. Her eyes, like star sapphires, shine in tandem with the globes of light that dance around her, floating like planets swept around a Sun.
    Titania

    Mantle

    A field of roses under the glistening pale moon of a star sprangled spring night. Occasionally, midnight blue roses emerge from her hair, their petals swept by a gentle breeze, just to fade into the bed of sparkling diamond moondust left in her trail by her mien, vanishing without trace soon thereafter.

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    DV
    5
    PRE

    Telluric Bright One

    "Oh, Lady Circe", she waved off her hands dismissively, "we're going to the Hedge. What's this nonsense about hobbits and horses, of course there won't be any. You're such a jester sometimes. Unicorns maybe, griffons perhaps, but certainly not horses".
    "Ohh, of course I can help", the Fairest beamed, swelling at her ego being stroked in such a manifest manner and totally oblivious to the manipulation. The preoccupation about the days long hike ahead was already an afterthought. The Telluric however, could be quite witty on her own, ​"Say, since we're trying to appraise the goodwill of this company", she looked at the rest of the group, "then it certainly means we haven't ascertained their true motivations yet", a pause,
    "let's assume the worst", she gave the elf an apologetic look, "Couldn't it be that we're willingly stepping inside the base of a group of slavers, just to be enslaved ourselves?", she asked.
    "Not to demean our honored guest", again, she shared an apologetic look, "As I'm not privy to any of your previous arrangements with him, but I'd like to hear more about his role in this company. His companions' intentions might be less than forthcoming than we originally thought, they are strangers, after all", she ended with a smile.








    New Identity ● (Eleanor Tessier)
    Fame ● (Social Media)

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  12. #18
    Circe's Avatar
    Scene Stats
    Striking Looks
    (Exotic)
    Presence
    Mantle Dry Heat
    Circe

    Merit-Striking Looks (exotic)
    Mein:

    Her skin turns a slate-blue and her hair bone white. The whites of her eyes are blood red, the irises are purple with cat-slit black pupils. The helix of her ears elongate out 2" inches ending in a tip. Her features sharpen and her figure has an unnatural, inhuman litheness that can be intellectually disturbing.
    Scenes

    IDK
    CSbb
    Mask

    Her skin brings to mind Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Asian races, though her high cheek bones and sharp facial structure don't match. Most assume she is of mixed ancestry given the pale blonde hair. Alias Mary Maniscalo.
    Circe Scenes
     
      Rage singing, no work with Ozzy, Shake the shanty
     

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Given the Hedge's nature, Titania's words left some bad images. "Horses that can ram us with a pointy horn, flying eagle lions looking ta eat us, and slaver nest. Great images. Makes me wish fer Cole's chainsaw robot," sarcasm was physically present in her words. "Though the solution ta them bein' flesh traders lookin' ta harvest us Titania is ta disagree. With great noise and violence." A very Summer answer. She then points to Titania, "Remind me ta carve ya a poking stick if I have the chance while we walk."

    Circe watches the others in amusement before she pulls out and starts twirling a key with her left index finger. "I have the key ta our problem," and walks up to try it on the padlock. It clicks too large for the lock. Several times, "Che cosa? Che cazzo? Scopami una nuova serratura." is growled out by the Fairest as she pockets the key as she throws her hands up into the air, "Some fucker replaced the lock!"

    Dropping the duffel bag to the ground Circe joins it to open it. Pulling out a pump action shotgun. Followed by a small leather case and the shotgun is restored to the duffel bag. The elven Fairest sighs as the examines the padlock whilst pulling out a jacknife lockpick set from the leather case. "Okay. Quiet, this'll take a minute. Loud," she nods to the right with her head, "Somebody go buy bolt cutters. I ain't wastin' a shell on this."

    Her blue fingers go to work on the lock. Circe's hands are quiet, her mouth not so much, "Pezzo di merda che spende soldi, la merda di un tunnel ha bisogno di mangiare merda e morire."

      2 successes
    Date Action Roll Result
    2019-05-10 20:33:58 Circe rolls 7 to Lockpicking (9 Again) 4, 9, 2, 5, 1, 10, 2, 1, 4 2 successes
    Fairest: Larcenist | WYRD 2| Mantle: Dry Desert Heat |Health: 8 | Willpower: 5 | Glamour: 7

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  14. #19
    Krakenbox's Avatar


    The padlock releases with a loud pop, dropping with the chain after the Larcenist's deft handling next to the gathered Lost. Samuel politely waits, watching their breach of a barrier he had not registered until the lack of footfalls behind him signaled as much.

    The water is rushing at a manageable rate, splashing halfway below the knees with a mix of unknown debris from the city that failed to catch in filtration. The Lost from the Hedge quickly dissolves into darkness at the lack of light source, the thunder of the basin filling a tunnel that consumed the light from the outside world as the group advances.

    Eventually the stream turns icy, metal and silt shifting to the rolling and uneven crunch of river rocks. Light breaches the craggy entrance of a low hanging cave that emerges into a shallow part of a mountain river. The current swirls around the plateau of clay, giving way to rising slate and sprouting ferns to a coniferous forest. Still so close to reality, a relatively modern cabin is tucked away to a fenced trail carved out from blackberry brambles and poison ivy. A thundering waterfall can be heard further upriver, with the land appearing muted in colour, shrouded in a very frail mist that slowly sapped the heat of Spring.

    Circe is somewhat familiar with the cabin, knowing once in a while it has served as a way point for her exchanges with her business partners. The interior has been different every time, however, and the outside from inside isn't always accurate. A hard lesson when large swaths of time was wasted in the comfortable shelter.

    Samuel takes the scene in with quiet assessment, head cocked to the muffled sound for any inconsistencies. As the group from Sacramento breaches the entrance, the cave sprouts with fresh yellow flowers along the moss. The ferns unfurl in new shoots as time warps around the Spring Mantles, the clay sucking a splash of red with a clear warm day outside the mist, and silver streaks of minnows ready for spawning flicker in and out of existence.

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  16. #20
    Sonnie Wu's Avatar
    Sonja "Sonnie" Wu
    Striking Looks
    (Playful)
    Presence
    (Mischievous)
    Dexterity
    (Nimble)
    New Identity
    (Sonja Wu)
    Mantle
    (Spring)
    Mask:

    An alluring young beauty, Sonnie Wu is 5'2" and lean-bodied, with a light, nimble step and eyes that seem to say "Hey, you know what would be fun?" Her reddish-brown hair often seems slightly unkempt, and an amused smile regularly plays on her lips. Sonnie is usually dressed casually or for outdoor activity. She almost always wears a pair of red leather tabi boots.
    Mien:

    To the eyes of Fae, Sonnie's feet are like those of a monkey: Toes as long as fingers, with one on each foot being opposable like a thumb. A long monkey tail protrudes from the base of Sonnie's spine, covered in hair the same shade as her head. It appears to be prehensile, and often moves to react to her mood and dances about when she speaks, like people who "talk with their hands." Finally, her brown eyes turn golden.
    Mundane Equipment:

    Smart phone, messenger bag, quarterstaff, 2 throwing knifes (concealed), 3 goblin fruit (changes by season), mountain bike.
    Hedgespun

    Cloud-Stepping Shoes
    Hedgespun ● +2 Speed

    Riyu Jingu Bang (Staff)
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Damage

    Coin of the Lucky Monkey
    Hedgespun ●● +2 Defense
    Sonnie Wu Scenes
     
      Dreaming, Cloak of the Elements

    +1
    SL
    3
    PRE

    Wyrd
    ••••
    Steepscrambler

    Sonnie had paused at the gate and, despite what one might expect, did not walk face first into the bars. Instead, she reached out and touched them, a look of disappointment on her face as she found them solid. "Awww, man..."

    She stood back and let Circe go to work on the padlock, watching curiously, having never seen anyone actually pick a lock before. "Well, we know who the party Rogue is," she giggled.

    Once the way was open, Sonnie moved in with the others. The flow of garbage water didn't bother her much, as she simply waded through without complaint. As the terrain beneath the water transformed, she used her staff to poke and prod the way forward, both wary of pitfalls and to use it as support on the wet rocks in the dark. Her weapon was nicely multipurpose.

    Their arrival in the beautiful Hedgescape brought an expression of joy to her face, in spite of the somewhat eerie nature of the location.

    Her Mantle, the faint scent of a spring breeze, felt more pronounced here, and her Hedgespun boots lit up as they automatically activated upon entry to the Hedge. Engravings in the red leather, stylized wind icons, glowed with a soft golden light, even under the river water

    Resting her staff on her shoulder, Sonnie kept a careful eye on their surroundings. The animalistic part of her nature was already on watch for threats.

    "So," she spoke quietly, not wanting to attract too much attention to the group, "Maybe we should get out of the water before we all catch cold?"

      1 success
    Date Action Roll Result
    2019-05-12 07:49:34 Sonnie Wu rolls 5 to Perception: Wits 3 + Comp 2 (10 Again) 1, 4, 3, 7, 8 1 success
    Spring Mantle (Scent of Flowers and Fruit)

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