Shadow Domain [Abishia]

[OPEN] Shadow Domain [Abishia]

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Stallion :: Unicorn :: 16.1hh :: 13

Shoikan

04-24-2014, 09:21 PM

Slaiter
Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.
-H.P. Lovecraft

The ghoul is pacing.

Lately, the ghoul has been restless, in constant motion, thick tail lashing behind him in agitation. He knows he shouldn't be here, hidden away in this dark forest, when he has been taken into the ranks of the snow-beasts, the unicorn herd that resides in the northern mountains. Yet he stays away, haunting the forest, where the trees offer protection from those who may seek him out. It is not as comforting as the swamp he had lived in once-upon-a-time ago, but the swamp is gone, swallowed up by darkness, and so he was forced to adapt. He doesn't mind much, though he misses the thick curtains of moss and the stench of decay, for there are new treasures here. Gashes on trees, like the signature of some clawed monstrosity, and a crimson pool that makes him think of magic and the hoards of dragons.

Yet, despite all the wonders and mysteries of the forest, it is the solitude he prizes most, for the ghoul is not the most social of beasts. He doesn't mind the occasional visitor, but the constant presence of others that his herd promises is more than Slaiter thinks he can handle. That is why he lurks here, refusing to go to the Basin stronghold, thriving on the solitude and spookiness that settles beneath the trees. Besides, the dead do not wander open tundras, where others will see them coming.

Still, he knows that he should travel to the Basin at least once, let the herd know that he is part of them rather than a homeless wanderer.

Maybe another day.