It was chilly, though there wasn't a single wind brushing through the air.
The flower field shone as it was bathed with the silvery starry sky light, allowing it to sparkle gently as a woman and a girl walked through those fields, soon to approach a large tree by the end of the uphill.
The girl didn't waste time-
"Auntie, auntie! Look!" The girl called.
"Hmm..?" The woman peered over.
"I am a flower fairy!" The girl chirped, with her hair and horns covered by flower petals, as if she has just been showered by them.
A faint smile crossed her lips, and the woman turned to the girl. "A flower fairy." She muttered. "I hope this flower fairy didn't pluck those petals out of the flowers, but just picked up the ones that had fallen beneath them."
The girl averted her eyes.
"I figured..." She sighed.
"They uh... They didn't complain though! They said I could pick these up!" The girl defended herself.
"Oh, you spoke with the flowers? What a lovely story, maybe you should start telling stories from now and on." She shrugged.
"Eh?! Wait, no! You promised you would tell one when we got in here!" The girl panicked.
"I am just joking." She chuckled, kneeling on the flower bed and patting next to her. "Come."
"Auntie!" The panic disappeared just as abruptly as it occurred, and the pouty girl quickly rushed to sit next to her aunt.
Another fit of chuckles escaped from the woman's lips, and as soon as her niece was ready, she began: "In a beautiful land... Surrounded by wonders and ferocious beasts... A group of Starcalled had joined to go through its lands, to seek a very precious stone..."
The meeting spot was set in a particular Explorer Camp by the Valley of the Sun, a bit far from the usual core of the Sun Claw territory. There, the caenis figure that was patiently waiting for the group, swaying his double-tails while he fidgeted with some contraptions and adjusting some of his gear, sitting by a large rock.
His sensible ears, however, soon caught the sound of approaching footsteps, and he leaped out of the large rock he was sitting on, beaming a wide smile at each of you.
@Fiora Di Angelo
"You know, I've heard from some landers about this scary green-haired knife-eared Starcalled, that keep going around saving and escorting them to safety... Something like... 'The Green Devil', or something."
He squinted a bit, rubbing his chin as he feigned to be skeptical, soon letting out a laughter.
"Well, I do hope we have this guardian angel that is ironically called a 'devil' to be there for us whenever we need."
A grin was followed by a thumb up.
@Lune
"Hey there- Wait, you are that girl that likes rocks, right? Right?!"
He perked up, with ears raising and double-tails tails wagging like an excited canine.
"Aw man, you will love the moonstones we will get. I only saw a few from other Red Whistles that were making them in the Embertorch, and gosh, how pretty they look! But not only pretty, they are very very interesting-
You see, they have great importance in a lot of rituals and cultures, on top of having deep meanings such as insight clarity and change, linked to new starts and all, it is so meaningful, I love it so much!
It is also a symbol of hope, and metaphysically speaking it-"
You see, they have great importance in a lot of rituals and cultures, on top of having deep meanings such as insight clarity and change, linked to new starts and all, it is so meaningful, I love it so much!
It is also a symbol of hope, and metaphysically speaking it-"
And he never really stopped talking until he was called to do something else.
@Ueno Mizuki
"Mizuki, right? Gosh, you look like a Moon Fang... I wonder if it will be alright to traverse the Valley of the Sun... hmmm..."
He pondered, but then shrugged.
"But I figure you will be our main escort. I know what you did back there, with the magia chaos and that big mama-bot. Those attacks were scary! Hehe!""
Despite saying it was scary, he was excited when speaking about, opening his arms widely.
"Remind me to not get on your bad side, right?"
He winked.
@Luthien
"Ah! Luthien! Heeeello! ahem, I mean, Per aspera!"
Diego chirped with a salute to the fellow Red Whistle.
"Can you believe we will finally get our moonstones? I'm so excited! We will finally be Violet Whistles, gosh gosh! It took so long-"
He shook his head, hating that.
"But finally, we are here... And expect a long travel, I've heard from other Whistles that the Violet Whistle is where things start getting really serious."
A cold sweat ran down his forehead.
@Yugam
"Per Aspera, sir!"
He saluted for a moment, pausing and then giving in to the joy.
"I can't believe a Black Whistle will be guiding us, oh my, that's a lot of pressure, man man man!"
He fidgeted a bit, holding his cheeks.
"Ah man, but it is a Black Whistle, grrr- I'm so jealous, I want it I want it I want iiiit!"
He stomped the ground a couple times, and then looked at the man.
"Just you wait, this whistle will be mine very soon, sir!"
He huffed, determined.
After everyone finally arrived, and as soon as they were ready, the prodigy would gather everyone at the border of the Explorer Camp, offering a grin.
"Alright guys, just as a small introduction, as for... Uh... Explorers formalities-"
He glanced at Yugam, knowing he couldn't skip the boring part.
"This Expedition isn't a drill, but rather an official exploration to seek for moonstones, for the Red Whistles: Diego and Luthien, to craft their new whistles and conclude the rite of passage from Red to Violet Whistle."
He explained, gesturing for Luthien to introduce herself.
"For that, we will have the supervision of the Black Whistle: Yugam. And the unaffiliated witnesses: Fiora, Lune and Mizuki!"
He added, looking at the three of them, then saluting.
"Thank you very much for coming, and... The expedition is officially starting... Per Aspera!"
With the introduction being delivered, the group finally parted off to the depths of the Valley of the Sun. For starters, they would go take the easier travel, going on horseback all the way to a docile Sun Claw village near the Hyland Ascent, where they would need to rest their horses and proceed with the Expedition on foot.
Cycle 0 - Through the Valley
Use your Awareness to track any potential threats that could be on your way before they actually come to you. Your Knack to silently move ahead without being noticed by threats, and to find better paths for the rest of the group to follow. Your Fitness to open the path for your allies that are coming from the Rearguard, that may be blocked by any obstacle.
With a Bonus Action, you may add one of your Mastery Ranks to the roll.
With a Free Action, you may add 1d20 bonus using a Trait that may help you in this task.
Use your Knowledge to follow the map correctly and to recall geographical information you may have about Hylands. Your Presence to manage and lead the group correctly, and be able to maintain communication and properly guide the scouting vanguard.
With a Bonus Action, you may add one of your Mastery Ranks to the roll.
With a Free Action, you may add 1d20 bonus using a Trait that may help you in this task.
Use any Action, Bonus Action, Free Action, and Passive you desire. Be it healing, overhealing, or anything of the sorts. If you use Preparation, you must make your Build Sheet.
Remember, you won't be able to change your Build Sheet after it is created, only through Knowledge Signature Ability.
It takes a Main Action to fill the Scouting Ahead and Leading the Way pools. The current values are going to be tracked through the whole Expedition, and it will affect specific Checkpoints, and you may even spend some of the value acquired in specific occasions that will show up during the Challenge. Use it wisely.
Cycle 0 Rules
- No word limits for this Cycle.
- You may post twice this cycle, but you shall not double post. You can only do actions in one of the two posts, however.
- You do not need to set up a Build Sheet right now, you may set it up whenever you use any of its elements.
- There is no set time for the next Cycle update. However, this won't be reccurring, and it will only apply for this Cycle.
- Communication Thread can be used to communicate in more depth.
- @Fiora Di Angelo @Lune @Luthien @Ueno Mizuki @Yugam
Code:
[hp=100]100[/hp]
[status]Scouting Ahead/Leading the Way/Preparing
[/status]
Post goes here
[action]
Rolls and actions go here
[/action]
Cycle's Contribution: +00 (Scouting Ahead/Leading the Way)
(For the rest below, only worry about it whenenever you create your Build Sheet)
Build Sheet
Signature Save: (1 signature)
Signature Expertise: (1 signature)
Signature Mastery: (1 signature)
Tags: (2 of them for Weapon and Armor each - Max of 4 on total)
Title: (1 of them max)
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