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Post by Sands Mirage on Nov 25, 2009 17:19:23 GMT -5
Descending Wood, 15
*As they emerged from amongst the trees the three riders were confronted my an immense edifice stretching far into the distance in both directions. The dark swathed lead rider paused staring at the obstacle ahead of them before gesturing off to the right.* "It would seem either way will do" *Spoke a mans voice from the robes as his mount started following the wall to the right*
*The day was fading to twilight when the travelers finally came upon a passage in the wall. Once more the lead rider paused considering what was before him, before cautiously approaching the way ahead.*
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Post by Ress on Nov 26, 2009 4:38:22 GMT -5
Descending wood 15,
* Two rider followed behind the southern man, both rideing Camels and wearing embroidered veild over their faces. They both stopped just behind the horse rider
One rider with corn rolls and wearing gold and silver jewelry spoke up, looking on at the walls that seemed to span as far as the eye could see. When he spoke, it was in Flame tongue*
" <Flametongue> I have heard of this thing.. they say an Anathe-... I mean, Solar Exalt... had erected this place so he could protect himself while oppressing his people and plotting the downfall of the other Ana-.... Solars"
* The other camel rider wore more simple southern clothing, long dark hair and herding a drove of goats, horses and other hoofed animals with their nimble mounts. This Rider also spoke up in Flame tongue, as it seemed to be their home language*
" <Flametongue>We have heard a lot of stories, Glass. That doesn't make them true. This is the best place to hide from the Wyld hunts. There is no bravery in suicide after all"
* the voice coming from this rider was... oddly feminine
* And shattering the silence with clamor, a crackle of essence shot from the nearby manse and appeared before the three, scaring the heard a little, but not causing a stampede.
That essence solidified into the form of a tall Aztec looking man who wore robes of a diplomat and a smile to match. the golden glowing figure bowed his head to them then spoke in the language they were most accustomed*
" <Flametongue> Welcome Travelers, to the Mighty Empire of Imperveress! If it is safety you seek, travelers, this is the place you should be. There is no force in creation foolish enough to try to pass through the impenetrable outer walls... and if they did... they would have a cadre of Exalts waiting to defend.
If it is a new life you seek, the empire is a still growing place with opportunity for all who might seek it. Whatever it is you might seek, simply speak your names, who you are and what it is you seek... and I will lower the defenses. I am Sentinel, and you all would be?"
* Sentinel held his hand out to the travelers, as if waiting for the to place their names in his hand, but of course, this would be recognized as an introductory stance (by anyone with socialize 2+)*
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Post by Sands Mirage on Nov 27, 2009 6:23:10 GMT -5
* With a casual movement the horses rider dismounted and turned before taking a step forward towards the glowing figure. Throwing back the hood of his robes, revealed a young man with well tanned skin and dark shoulder length hair held back by a leather throng and strange eyes with dark iridescent rings where his pupils should have been. He smiled giving a short bow his eyes ever leaving the one in front of him.*
"<Flametongue> I am called Sands Mirage and these are my companions Grand Bright and Glass ." *He gestured first to the man in cornrows then to the other.* "We have been seeking a place of safety and have heard tell of this Imperveress. And it is my belief that we may be of assistance to each other." *He grinned as a dagger dropped into his hand to be presented hilt first to Sentinel as he caused his Night caste mark to flare briefly.*
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Post by Ress on Nov 30, 2009 15:40:33 GMT -5
Descending wood, 15
* Sentinel nodded, looking between the three and their convoy of goods, then stepped to the side, allowing them entry beyond the ageless walls of Imperveress*
"<Flametongue> Very well, Solar. Continue straight on until you arrive at a Golden Manse. Both myself and the Emperor will be waiting for you there. we will then talk over our future courses of action. Welcome to The Mighty Empire, Imperveress."
* Both Bright and Glass were silent, not sure how to size up the golden figure before them, but knew this was one place theWyld hunt could not reach them.*
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Post by Sands Mirage on Dec 26, 2009 0:51:13 GMT -5
Descending Wood, 15
* The three riders descended into the passage, the animals having some difficulty with the moving stairway. As they emerged into the underground the horseman paused momentarily stunned by the sight of a glowing river. <Flametongue> " Impressive," he said, " It looks as if that vessel would suffice." * The task of loading the many beasts onto the large dragon ship was soon completed with out any mishaps. Once the 'cargo' was aboard Sand proceeded to the helm, and following Sentinels directions, he soon had the craft on its way down the canals. *
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Post by Ress on Jan 1, 2010 20:27:41 GMT -5
descending wood, 15
* The dragon boat floated swiftly down the canal, as if lead by an inner conciseness. All along the walls crawled large, fuzzy, beaked spiders which spun webs and stuck up cocoons to the wall.
The Dragon boat began increasing its speed steadily, until the tunnel around them became a multicolor blur.
It took the better part of an hour, but the dragon boat slowed down and came to a stop at the sandy "shore" of a great stocky manse made of enchanted granite, which caused its impurities to sparkle and shine with multicolored light under the surface of the stone.
The doors to the manse opened as the sound of Sentinel's voice could be heard coming from the very air itself*
" Welcome Solar and vassals. Please enter the manse and follow the Jade tile to the lift platform. It will take you to The Emperor. Leave your mounts and livestock behind please, they will be taken care of until you return."
* The long haired camel rider jumped off its mount and onto the sandy ground, letting out a growl* " Vassals?! Who does he think he is calling me that?! And too cowardice to show himself and say it to my face?"
* The Corn roll wearing southerner sighed as he hopped off hi mound and gave its nose a rub* " They don't know us around here.. don't take it personally, Bright. Besides, I would rather stay under the notice for as long as I can. These are uncharted lands after all"
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Post by Sands Mirage on Jan 12, 2010 2:41:48 GMT -5
Descending Wood, 15
* As Sand dismounted he couldn't help but grin at the banter* " We are a long way from the south and many things will be different. Besides Bright, to me, you are my brothers and nothing can change that. Well come on you two we shouldnt keep an Emperor waiting"
* With a passing pet to his horses neck he strode forward into the manse along the Jade *
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Post by Ress on Jan 12, 2010 3:11:33 GMT -5
Descending wood, 15
* Glass and Bright followed Sand into the manse and onto the platform, which quickly lept to life and lifted the three up out of this manse and up into the upper levels of the manse above.
The Platform soon came to a stop in a room that seemed to pulse with immense magical power. Before them was a highly technologically advanced control room, complete with blinking lights, buttons and levers... but most of all, a large screen made of light with the image of a martial arts arena being sprayed with water while many men performed drills and exercises behind a tall bald westerner wearing a suit of plain white silks.
A person stood in front of the glowing image, undoubtedly the same Emperor who Sentinel had spoken about.
He was obviously a northerner, what with the white hair and slimmer build. Unlike the man in the hologram, Ress wore silks fit for an Emperor, purple, green and white in color and embroidered with gems around the collar and alternating gems and quail egg sized beads of Orichalcum down the seams, and atop his head, an ornat crown which seemed to catch the eye at no matter what angle one looked upon it at.*
"Thank you Admiral. Please send me a report when you are finished. good luck, but I am sure you will not need it.. Goodbye for now"
* The screen dissipated into nothingness once Ress was finished speaking. he nodded to himself for a moment, then turned around. Giving a bow in greeting to the three*
" Well hello ad welcome to Imperveress. I am Ress, The Emperor of these lands. I hear one of you is a Solar, not unlike myself. now tell me... have you three come to stay?"
* All who were familiar would feel the air of irritation coming from Bright, unhappy to be spoken about and not to, but had to accept that they were strangers to these lands and needed to show respect to the ruling Solar.
Glass on the other hand, felt right at home here and began fiddling with his saphire andblue jade necklace while he listened*
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Post by Sands Mirage on Jan 12, 2010 4:16:12 GMT -5
* Once more impressed by what he saw before him, Sand took a half step forward before returning the Emperor's bow, his robes dark robes making only the faintest of whispers *
" Indeed with your permission we would like to stay in this Imperveress you've created. We;ve had a rather long journey to reach your lands in the hope of finding a place free of the wyld hunts. " * His voice becoming slightly wistful before he could catch him self *
" Where is my mind today, ah yes, Introductions. These are my comrades and.. brothers, Bright and Glass" *He said with a smile and a nod to each of them* "And I, am Sand." * With a thought his Caste mark flared for a moment, causing his odd eyes to seem to shimmer *
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Post by Ress on Jan 12, 2010 4:54:38 GMT -5
Descending wood, 15
* Ress nodded and began to clap upon seeing Sand's caste mark flare*
"An marvelous! Yes, you have come to the right place, Mr.Sand.. and your.. erm... Brothers... Welcome Bright and Glass"
* Ress shot a quick puzzled look at the strangely feminine looking man, Bright... but caught himself and moved right on.*
* Bright however, saw the look Ress had given him and walked half way between Ress and the group of southerners*
" Something wrong city boy?"
* As he stepped forward, he put his had on the hilt of the slashing sword, held up at his hip by a grey cloth sash*
*Ress was stunned for a split second, not believing this person was calling him out in his own home, but with a smirk and a glimmer of the caste mark on his brow, Ress spoke calmly*
" Calm down... step back... and leave your weapon where it is"
* Bight's eyes became wide, his pupil's growing smaller a his hands slowly moved to his side and he stepped back to his place between Sand and Glass*
* Glass looked shocked through the whole ordeal.. one from seeing Bright stare down an Anathema... then once more from seeing the Anathema now cow Bright.. but completely bend him to his will. Glass said a silent prayer to Tamas Khan for protection... with any luck, the stories about crazed golden demons were just that and little more*
" Yes.. I am Sorry Emperor Ress"
* Ress nodded, his smile becoming a little wider*
" Thank you... Mr.Bright." * Ress heaved a sigh, then continued from where he left off*
" Now then... if you don't mind my saying, you re obviously from the south.. but where in the South? You see, I am always looking for Exalted facilitators in my Empire.. and their companions are welcome as well, so I would like to offer to you a place of prestige in Imperveress...Also, what is it that you would like in return? And Who exactly are you all?"
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Post by Sands Mirage on Jan 16, 2010 4:27:26 GMT -5
* With a slight grimace Sand quickly stepped infront of Bright blocking him from the Emperor's sight. Folding his arms into the volumious sleeves of his robes he looked up at the Solar before him, and with a tilt of his head he spoke. *
" I am Bey of the Dhelzan of the southern city of Chiaroscuro. As I said before we are seeking a haven from the wyld hunts, however we are also looking to gather allies. "
* As he spoke his eyes became hard like steel * " Sondok. * He stated, * " I want to rid creation of her and that cursed blight, her cults. I want to see her head on a pike. "
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Post by Ress on Jan 22, 2010 4:32:28 GMT -5
Descending wood, 15
* Ress took a step back, looking stunned before speaking up to the veiled southerner* " Sondok you say?.. The Warden Soul of Liger? Well, that is very interesting. So you hate demons do you? I too hate demons. and you have to ability to not only out run them, but can sneak out from under their noses? Now that is a skill that is not yet present in this empire. I know exactly the position for you!
* Ress turned his back to the group and began rummaging through a large chest just under the command console of the control deck*
* While Ress was pre-occupied, Glass turned and whispered to sand, careful not to let the Emperor hear*
" Are you sure about this?... I have to admit I am a little nervous about what we are getting into."
* Bright abruptly put his hand on Glass' shoulder, giving him a shake of his head when he looked to see what the matter was*
* Soon, Ress was back with a hand held magi-tech device made from a composite of white Jade, Orichalcum and a little Moonsilver ( it looks like a flip phone). He held out the device in the palm of his hand, cupped as if extending it like a tip nobody was suppose to see*
" There... its an Ascending Presence Transmitter and Receiver... in short, its a communicator that can get in contact with me, the other Exalts that work for me, and the defense systems within Imperveress. This will help you in the position I have for you.
I want you to be my Herald. My eyes and ears about the empire. Expenses you accrue in my service will be compensated by myself and you will have the power to perform arrests and act under my authority... but of course, I will be trusting you to weed out crime, danger and mutiny without abusing that power. In addition, there will always be an open room in every manse in the empire for you and your... partners.... as I am expecting you all to be mobile. I would say its fitting to your nomadic tendencies... I have no right to infringe upon your lifestyle and tradition after all, right? Additional facets to your position can be negotiated out later as necessary... but in return for loyalty, you will have the safety of my empire and the loyalty of all those who help keep it growing. Now then... accepting this device will be accepting to the terms and agreements stated. Loyalty and Responsibility with your power... now then, do we have a deal?"
* Upon Ress' brow, a glowing disk surrounded by a golden circle appeared,signifying that the emperor was about to once more demonstrate his power with the accepting of this deal*
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Post by Sands Mirage on Jan 25, 2010 3:37:02 GMT -5
Descending Wood, 15
" A Herald..." * Sand murmured with a smile as if tasting the word and finding it agreeable, like a sweet dream or a favored old book * " I like the sound of that. "
* He unfolded his arms as he took a step forward toward the Emperor. Reaching out, he took the device, accepting it and all that it entailed with a smile and a feeling that he would not come to regret this moment. * " I look forward to working with you and the others. Speaking of whom, when will we have a chance to meet the Exalted living here? "
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Post by Ress on Jan 25, 2010 4:16:31 GMT -5
Descending wood, 15
" Glad to hear it" * Golden light shot out from around them, solidifying into what could only be their oath in old realm, but as quickly as it arrived, it fluttered out into nothingness.
When the show was done, Ress' caste mark faded away and he let go of the magitech device, letting it stay in Sand's hand. With a sigh, he turned around, looking back to where the holographic screen had been.. somehow causing it to show back up. The device in Sand's hand shook three times, then transmitted a 3d holographic image out from where one would think to put their ear.
The little golden image of The Emperor smiled up at and, then gave a laugh, the real Ress' laugh joining it in stereo*
" That is the beauty of this, Sand! You can talk to them anytime you like, anywhere you like! If you want, you can call up Lirimana in Ramoth... or Me from Bezair... or, if you would rather meet them in person, you can do that as well! It is in you I entrust the civil well-being of this empire. The others will take charge of armies, schools and luxuries... although I wouldn't stop you from doing any of those... but what I charge you with is weeding out spies, Infernalists like those Sondok cultists, criminals and traitors, as well as aiding the protection and advancement of Imperveress... My Herald Inquisitor.... yes, that is a fine title! But of course, you can negotiate the title of your associates with them... and don't forget.. loyalty is rewarded around here."
* Glass quickly became placid... unknowingly falling under the calming effect of Ress' charms. He fixed his necklace, adjusted his large ruby pinkey ring, then patted both Sand and Bright on their shoulders*
" Well then! Looks like we have a new home! Let go make ourselves comfortable"
* Bright, no longer looking bewitched, gave a strangely feminine giggle, then slapped Glass on his back*
" Wherever I lay my head is home, Glass... you should know that and feel the same.. or are you getting soft, city boy?"
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