Resplendence one day i'll be stronger than my own doubt Was that… jingling? Yeah, she was pretty sure that she had heard jingling. Valiance only confirmed it as he took to the skies ahead of her and began to inspect the area that was nearby. Alas, it was that turtle creature once more. She recalled the image Valiance flashed her from previous years. Still, he was a welcome sign as she had started to turn a new leaf on life. She was trying to be stronger, and she had given up on waiting for Quilyan to return. She was praying Rue was alive, but had assumed she had flown the nest and was figuring out her own life for now. For the time being, she had shed her shackles that she had placed on herself. She was finally beginning to move with more elegant grace in her step - rather than the burdened weight that caused her feet to drag just that little bit. Her eyes flickered across those which she recognized, Tembovu, Agnodice, Ciceron, Brisa, and many others. Still, she did not come in close to any of them (for the time being). She wanted to remind herself that she could stand alone - that she didn't need someone by her side to keep her strong enough to stand. "And let there be peace on Earth, even if only for the moment." It was but a whisper - but a delicate one that almost sounded like a song. So as she stood there, she allowed herself to feel the calmness that was surrounding them. And, for the first time in a long time, the glitter which was shedding from her mane and tail was illuminating itself - a vibrant glow now radiating off of the snow, making the maroon glitter look innocent. |
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12-24-2015, 09:26 PM
12-24-2015, 09:28 PM
The sun does not abandon the moon to darkness. Leaving the borders of the Edge had been a risky decision on her part but curiosity had gotten the better of her when she had heard something about a turtle. She had watched as many others hurried to go see what was going on and she had just kinda followed along. Nervous of her surroundings the filly cautiously picked her way through the crowd trying to keep her head low and stay out of the way to avoid getting in trouble for leaving Elsa. Technically she didn't have to stay with her all the time but she felt safer when she was with her. Bicoloured optics scanned the group for anyone she might know, spotting the familiar giant of Tembovu standing near the pretty tree she made a beeline towards him. She didn't like being in new places where she did not know people and at least having one person was better than having no one. Temby (what she calls Tembovu) was standing next to another strange looking stallion who bore weird red and white markings, he also smelled weird but strangely tasty. If she didn't know better she would have tried to lick him just to see if he did taste the way he smelled but she refrained instead choosing to stare at him curiously from around Temby. "Who are you?" She stated suddenly with a slight head tilt so that she could get a proper look at the coloured stallion from around Tembovu's massive body. While she awaited an answer from the strange dude she turned her head to look up at all the shiny things hanging from the branches of the tree. They were all so pretty but what did they mean? Why did this tree look so different? Why was there so many strangers here? Gazing around in a total loss for words she finally spotted the turtle who was sitting just off to her side. At first she had passed him off for a rock or something but now that she was paying attention she could see that he was definitely not no rock. Reaching out with her muzzle she wanted to poke him to see what exactly he was but soon thought better of it choosing to reach up and try and tug on a few strands of Temby's mane to get his attention. "Temby? Temby what that?" She asked trying not to sound strange for asking. Notes go here! Please Tag Me In All Threads
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12-24-2015, 09:41 PM
Silver metal glitters in the likeness of little stars fixed in black velvet, leaving a dusting of white snow on the long blades of grass below. Soft song fills the crisp autumnal air, silencing the rhythmic rustle of her long strides moving through the dying thistle and verdure. Her breath comes in long warm draws, purling through the crisp autumnal air. High above, a white raven flies, his sharp red eyes surveying the vast meadow below. Through his eyes, Lothíriel sees a multitude of Helovia's denizens congregating around a tree made of ice; a merry laughing turtle sitting before a birch-made bridge. This piques her interest—why do they gather around the benevolent reptile? Is he a god? A prophet? The tip of her tail twitches with curiosity, and she moves off at a brisk trot, hurrying towards the source of marvel before something else happens.
Along the way, she registers the forms of others—the horned and hornless, the winged and those who bore both wings and those who were tigers (no, she wasn't going to think about that). She nearly passes her own brother, that handsome Machiavellian prince, but digs her hooves into the frosted grass before she does. A smile is tossed his way, cursory and familiar, before she draws beside him, opposite the pretty silver-tressed mare she identifies as Enna. "What's happening?" she whispers, watching the singing turtle with an expression vacillating between wonder and apprehension. On the fringes of the thickening congregation, Lothíriel spots the shadow that is her father, and the dark faces of her ears perk in his direction. Is he similarly captured by the events conspiring? how the rose in your heart you hold
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! :DD
12-24-2015, 09:41 PM
AARON OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL! JOYFUL AND TRIUMPANT! The jingle of the bells were caught by Alanna first, but I heard them not long after. I turned to my best friend and grinned like a young colt again. "Race you." With that we were off. Together we raced in and out of the trees and over the hills of the Falls. I began to laugh as we moved, as it was more of a dance between my bonded and I. She would surge ahead, and then I would take the lead. This continued long after we had entered the meadow. The laughter and joy was clear in the air. It just felt, right. The only thing missing from me today was Cheveyo and Brendan. Hopefully either one or both would show up here soon. As I arrived, I slipped among the crowd to stop next to Ciceron. "Hello Ciceron. Merry Christmas." I nodded to Brisa and Res and a few others that I happened to spot in the crowd. Of course, as a warrior my mind was also on making sure that everyone remained safe while we enjoyed this little bit of down time. Alanna left my side, weaving on through a few of the others to reach the center of the gathering. She bowed to the turtle, before slipping back to my side. "Merry Christmas Aaron, and here's to another year bonded to you." She looked up at me and grinned in her own way. Most would of thought it was fightening, but for me I knew otherwise. Merry Christmas Alanna. Maybe next year, we will be gathered here with our family. "Talk" "Alanna speaks" Tagging @Ciceron, @Brisa, and @Resplendence for mentions MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! ✝
In Nomine Patris Et Filii Et Spiritus Sancti ✝ Permission granted to use magic or physical force with Aaron at any time for any reason to any degree, with the exception of killing him.
12-24-2015, 09:52 PM
BRENDAN OH COME YE, OH COME YE, TO BETHLEHEM Okay, maybe I am a naughty boy. But I'm off from my Momma again. This time, i'm really not far. I'm merely wandering around the meadow when I hear the bells. I stop and listen, my ears twitching in curiosity. That's when I started seeing others. Strangers started coming though the meadow heading for something. So of course, I follow along. I bound along, that is until I hear it. Laughing. Not just any laugh, but a laugh that had to belong to a voice I know all to well. "DAD!" I squeal in delight before taking off after him. We come to a crowd of others, and I lose Dad for a while. I can't see him or Alanna anymore. But finally, I hear him. I hear him greeting someone else. I push though the crowd, which is easier for me because I am so small. The moment I reach his side I speak again. "Dad." Without hesitation I shove my face against his shoulder just glad to see him. Alanna comes over and rubs against my legs as Dad turns to look at me with a smile. "What's going on Dad? Who's that?" It's funny how good I am becoming at speaking. I'm only a few months old, but I can already speak almost perfectly.... Well, almost. "Talk"
12-24-2015, 09:54 PM
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12-24-2015, 10:03 PM
VITANI COME AND BEHOLD HIM, BORN THE KING OF ANGELS! No idea what is going on, but Sarabi claims she heard bells. So of course, off we go to find out whats going on. I see others from the Falls heading the same way, and get nervous that we are missing out on something. Follow those bells Sarabi! I exclaim though our bond. We pick up the pace, and race down over the hills and away from the Falls. I wonder what all the fuss is about. Sarabi's excitement builds as we get closer. She sees other hellhounds, as well as tons of others from all herds. Obviously something big is going on. Is it something big like the God battles? I hope we don't have to fight anything... No fight. They saying, Christ-mas. What Christ-mas? I have no answer for her, as i've never had a Christmas either. I stay to the outside, as Sarabi goes in to see what everyone is gathered around. Big turtle, with bells. Everyone keeps telling him and others Merry Christ-mas... Ask what going on? I will, once we are home or the next time I am on patrol. She sighs, but stays up to the front to see what happens. We both I have to admit, are curious as to what all this is about. "Talk" Sarabi Talks
12-24-2015, 10:03 PM
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merry christmas from my problem child --
I strayed, through relentless bitterness and harsh terrain, I pushed and walked where I'd never walked before. I cried, my tears fell like raindrops upon the earth, enough to fill an ocean and more with the way I had belted my emotions. If a passing stranger and witness it, they probably would have hurried along and assumed I was some insane child their parent booted to the curb because of my emotional instability. And perhaps there was some truth in that, mama had been subtly pushing me farther and farther the older I got. She assumed now that I knew where to find food, that I just know where it was when I needed it, like I had some sixth (or fifth sense, because my sight...). I have no guide in this earth, Yseult cannot voice to me anything, I just pray I interpret her chirps and trills and coos in the right ways, I have no one to teach me what is safe to do and proper etiquette. Mama has given up hope on making me understand the world, she does not provide me with the knowledge that I so hungrily seek. So I walked away, I took my leave (only for a short while), and marched off. Maybe I wanted to find Aurelia, maybe Alala, perhaps I had no purpose at all but to escape the confines of my mother's misery. Whatever the case, I could only hope that I find something to ease my curiosity and need to learn, which began as a minor itch but has become an intense irritation in the back of my mind as my questions grow rapidly. I had to learn more about the earth I walked on, the dirt my hooves kissed with each step and the wind that furled my feathered tail and swept through my short tresses. I want to find answers, stories, I wanted to hear what these lands had to give and what its residents had done to earn trust and plentiful food from the beings that ruled over this world. Yseult has flown ahead, relying on my to follow her occasional call so that I may head in the right direction. I am not elegant or graceful with my steps, I still cannot carry myself with confidence or understanding of my own being, my legs are too long and my steps too uneven. My hooves catch on stone and roots, almost attracted to whatever will trip me up and make me stumble uneasily. I take another step, gasping because there's something odd about the ground beneath me, it has changed into something I have never encountered. It was powdery, a little cold, and it crunched beneath my hooves. Not like a rock or a bone, but something soft yet still solid. I put my other hoof into the material, furrowing my brows as I walk along, feeling my weight crush the stuff beneath me. Suddenly I take off, with the sound of jingling bells but a background melody to my playful bounding, leaps and kicks and for the first time, giggles. I stop when I crash into a tree, yelping at the stuff that falls from it and onto my back. I bolt, Yseult diving down when she takes notice of my panic and slowly growing anxieties. My eyes are wide with shock, the cold running up my spine and the sound of harmonious bells finally reaching my ears, catching my attention and curiosity. I let Yseult direct me to it, feeling her tug against my hair like reins until we pull up to a chattering mass, I can feel the heat of the bodies all clumped together. There's so many, I can feel the terrifying number and their eyes, searching the crowd and skimming over my useless body like I was shit on the ground. I hear the shrill voices of children and the greetings of adults, but I stay planted firmly where I am. I do not want to risk getting trampled. “talk talk talk.” -- table by velvette --
and this is the world as i see it now,
turns out nothing is fair
12-24-2015, 10:04 PM
Thank you admins! Happy holidays to all!
12-24-2015, 10:17 PM
@Murtagh @Erthë
12-24-2015, 10:19 PM
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HOW I AM ROLLING
I have a list of prizes and I am refreshing the list for each player; the first item on the list is the prize you receive! Due to the volume of prizes, I can't really screenie each one, but I will put up a JM if you want to see me roll the items as I am going! I will link in the cbox and put one here. I'll start up the JM periodically until 3am. Don't go to the link if you want to be surprised! https://picarto.tv/Schwartze (sidenote, I am not participating in this event)
12-24-2015, 10:36 PM
AMANI OH COME LET US ADORE HIM! The bells caught my attention first, followed quickly by the flurry of moment of some of the residents of the Throat. I take to the skies, a whinny of joy escaping me. The bells, oh those blessed bells. They could only mean one thing and one thing only. The turtle was back! If he was back, then it meant that Christmas had arrived! Mother had long told me about the bells and about Christmas. She remembered both very well. I wonder, if now would be the chance to find my uncle. Would he be here too? After all, it had been because of him that my mother knew of the bells. With this in mind, I raced for the bells. Today could be the day that I meet my family. That I find the last part of my living family. I squeal like a child. It seems like I cover the space between the Throat to the giving tree in no time at all. Many have already gathered, as I dive down. A few from my home stick out, but it is not them I greet. A painted frame, slightly larger than my mother had been. He matched what mother had always descibed him as... With a few more scars, and a child next to him. Could it be? What if I am wrong and it is a mare and not related to me at all? I have to try. I land as the back of the crowd, tucking my wings in tight. I move though, until I am near the painted frame. "Uncle Aaron?" I wait, almost holding my breath to see if he would turn around. "speech" Yep, totally was using my guys tables to sing a Christmas carol :P Not to mention I just had Amani find Aaron! YAY FOR DRAMA! Please Tag Amani in All Posts Permission granted to use magic or physical force with Amani at any time for any reason to any degree, with the exception of killing her.
12-24-2015, 10:39 PM
mentioned @Resplendence
12-24-2015, 10:41 PM
Here they were again. Outside of the Basin. This time it was by the dark stag’s insistence. As he trotted happily ahead of the gold his heart soared lighter. So dark had been the times of late, and the spar with the Haruspex so unnerving that the deer insisted they go out, if only for the shortest trek. Thoughts nagged him that he was giving in to something terrible, but oh he couldn’t have stayed. He pushed hose thoughts away, saying it was only for himself, not at all for the feelings of the gold. (You see he was still bitter about the gold’s reactions to him in that spat.) So he can trot happily and carefree ahead of gold. Though the fold was not as dark and gray as usual either. He of course had been happy for an excuse to the leave the Basin. The battle with the Haruspex he did not exactly feel was his best moment, though he’d never admit it. To leave it all behind was a welcome thought, if only for a moment. So though he trailed behind, his step was lighter than usual and head swung around with easy. Being in front it was Haldir who saw it first. He calls back in a buggle to the gold and dashes forward. That tree! He remembered that tree! Oh how little he had been, but the stag remembered that bright happy moment. His light limbs kick up the snow and dash forward. The gold sees the commotion and feeling the great rush of Haldir’s joy, and being free from his own prison from the moment, joins him in the dash. The two kicking up their heels come close and Haldir, most excited by this action of the gold stops and waits for him. The two walk closer together. The gold stops though on the outskirts, Haldir looks back miffed, but continues on till he comes right up to the tree. OOC:: Haldir rushes forward but Thranduil hangs to the outside trying not to be noticed. "Talk?" we live like thieves kings among men Feel free to use any force/magic on Thranduil, short of killing him. Please tag in every post. Ask Thranduil any question in the world, he'll be forced to answer on his profile. PM with your question.
12-24-2015, 10:53 PM
12-24-2015, 10:54 PM
Elsa I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps, and it stays in my spine the rest of my life.
Days have certainly been better. Since her fight with Tembovu she’s avoided him and pretty much everything else. She still hadn’t gotten over her emotional breakdown that occurred mid fight, and she was embarrassed to reveal such a huge internal conflict. It made her seem weak, like she was incapable of doing anything to her utmost ability. The weakness could easily be controlled, and in the hands of those who were not exactly nice, it could absolutely destroy her.
12-24-2015, 10:58 PM
Look at the stars, see how they shine for you She was lost, so incredibly lost, stars twinkling both in the sky and on her both dark and light coat. Lightning arced periodically throughout her fine hairs as she pressed forward. It was dark out by then, but she shone brightly and lit the world like the flame she was, her embers burning hot in her heart and body contending with the small lights in the sky. She was brilliant that night, as she was every other, and little did she realize then that the event taking place would be so too. Still a ways off though she was, stuck walking a path she didn't know the location of. It was the chiming, soft as a whisper yet very real, that caught at the fringes of her ears and snatched her attention. A curious thing, if she were honest, for though she had experienced much she had yet to encounter something as all-encompassing as that sound seemed to be. It wasn't just coming from somewhere, it was resounding everywhere and filled the entire atmosphere with its delicate ringing. She did not pause, not even hesitate; she faced the direction it pulled her toward and began the wandering to its destination. Though she could not recall any of the time spent in Helovia before the storm, something deep inside her knew not to question the mysterious push. Her mind could not remember any of her experiences there, but it seemed her body did as she obeyed without much thought. Skepticism had no place there, on that night. Dark hooves passed over the make-shift bridge which she didn't know didn't belong, spying a gathering on the other side. There, everything was as lit as she. She didn't understand what was happening, but she knew, somehow, that she was supposed to be part of it too. Approaching, she tried to not catch the eye of anyone near enough to do so, still unsure of who she 'knew' and who she didn't. She hadn't spotted Elsa amid the crowd, so instead she turned to face the tree and a smile crossed her lips at the sight of the turtle. What a wonderous sight. STARS FADING BUT I LINGER ON DEAR STILL CRAVING YOUR KISS (Please tag me in every post)
12-24-2015, 11:02 PM
12-24-2015, 11:09 PM
The Giving Tree Results
The Earth Turtle looks upon the majesty of the tree, watching as the boughs begin to shake with glee. Here upon this night gifts are bestowed, to young and old. This is the evening of a single star, shining above for those near and far. Though darkness looms and violence creeps, this night is protected by the one who keeps. The God of the Earth... (Does not qualify with post count, giving tree post doesn't count: Aeolus, Lothiriel, Amani) VOLTERRA :: Circlet of Earth (crown of gold leaf and green stones) LENA :: amulet AURIEL :: Passive magic MAUJA :: amulet ZEKLE :: Light of the Turtle (small glowing green orb charm) NYX :: Custom Item JOHNNY :: amulet DEIMOS :: Companion with 2 magic mutation AGNODICE :: mythical companion NS (common) EREBOS :: Foal stats with magic ERTHE :: Medium mutation (altered hooves, feathered body, 50% coverage) FROST FYRE :: VOTG pass BADGER :: amulet MESEC :: Custom Item TEMBOVU :: Foal stats AMARA :: VOTG pass TANDAVI :: amulet TINGAL :: small item ISOPIA :: Small Glowing Marking (any color) GAUCHO :: Magic (any kind) REXANNA :: amulet MAREN :: Custom Item TAE :: Medium mutation (altered hooves, feathered body, 50% coverage) CANEO :: medium item ALUNE :: VOTG pass CERA :: VOTG pass ENNA :: Light of the Turtle (small glowing green orb charm) COLT :: Foal stats with magic ELDALA :: amulet CICERON :: Companion with 2 magic mutation AMARIS :: mythical companion SS (royal) GRIMALKIN :: medium item BRISA :: small item ASHAMIN :: amulet IVEZHO :: Circlet of Earth (crown of gold leaf and green stones) AHVELYN :: Small Glowing Marking (any color) CIRRUS :: Small Glowing Marking (any color) MURTAGH :: Medium mutation (altered hooves, feathered body, 50% coverage) RESPLENDENCE :: Magic (any kind) DRAEVO :: Small Glowing Marking (any color) HERA :: passive magic AARON :: passive magic BRENDAN :: Foal stats with magic KALONA :: Normal companion VITANI :: Magic (any kind) SHAHROKH :: Custom Item with 2 upgrades KNOX :: Hybrid foal stats MILO :: medium item ALYSANNE :: amulet THRANDUIL :: Circlet of Earth (crown of gold leaf and green stones) SHIDA :: Companion with 2 magic mutation ELSA :: Light of the Turtle (small glowing green orb charm) SERENITY :: passive magic RHOA :: 2 companion mutation to be continued.... These will be applied to your OOC prize record when this is over, so only post to record updates if you will be using a prize! Trading can occur like normal - if you trade, both people need to post in the record updates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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