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Juno

A rumbling cry rang out through the small, mountainside town of Charaden. The very buildings shook and the ground quaked as the sound settled in an eerie echo through the ravine beyond. A blur of black bled across an orange dusk sky as the dragon raced over the town, the booming sound of flapping wings sounding right above the human dwellings.

He heard the confused murmurings and even saw a few curious heads poking out. When their day was done and they began to gather around their tables for a meal and rest was always the perfect time to strike. They were unguarded, unaware, and deliciously lazy.

Circling around Xibalba gave another roar, this one of triumph as he opened his maw to spew a stream of bright, nearly white fire down upon the town. To his delight the sounds of confusion were quickly turning to panic as flame slowly consumed their familiar places of safety and security.

Some attempted to put out the fires he blanketed across the rooftops, but many retreated as fireball after fireball pelted the town. He was relentless, and in that moment he lived to watch their world burn. A booming, cackling laugh rang out from his mind, the sound silent to all those ignorant of the speech of a dragon.

GoblinFae

Earlier in the evening a rather unremarkable stranger had entered the town of Charaden in search of an inn to rest at for the night before picking up her traveling again in the morning. No one thought anything of her arrival and she was quickly forgotten in the tumult of another rather unwanted arrival.

While the townspeople fled from the black streak blazing across the sky, the hooded and cloaked stranger ran out to meet the beast head on. She stood her ground with a smirk on her face and her arms crossed over her chest where others shouldered their ways past her in hopes of finding a safe haven away from dancing flames and gnashing teeth.

She heard the dragon's laughter, well attuned to the language of the scaled creature wreaking havoc upon the helpless and unsuspecting town. "Mind sharing the joke with the rest of us, pal?" she called out once she was in front of the dragon's path, her lips still curled in amusement and her head cocked to the side as if such conversations were an everyday occurrence for her.
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[O.o]
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"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

The voice rising above the chaos and panic of the other humans got his attention. It was rare for someone to confront him, especially someone who might understand him. Truthfully he was usually long gone by the time word of his attacks spread to nearby settlements to rally the few brave souls willing to take him on.

Pausing his onslaught, he landed atop one of the buildings already fully engulfed in his flame. The wood creaked and groaned under his weight but managed to stand. For now. He craned his neck to peer down at the shrouded human from his perch. He couldn't see much but he certainly saw that smirk. It only made him want to wipe it off her face.

'The panic. The screams. It's just too perfect. Gets me every time,' he answered, still calming from his laughter as he took in her relatively calm form. It didn't faze him. Some humans seemed to just stand still in the face of fear and certain death. Perhaps she was one with such an odd quirk.

'I think it's time you-' He was cut off by a sharp crack that sent him plummeting through the roof, a bellow of surprise escaping him as he pawed at the remains of the structure to release himself from his temporary cage of burning walls. Somehow he had it set in his mind that she'd willed such a thing upon him.

With a growl he lunged out, jaws snapping to latch onto her shoulder. He would shake her, make her scream and beg for mercy, toy with his prey as a cat would a mouse. In his mind he was already planning it, tearing her to bits here and there to spread across the countryside and along the face of the mountain he called home.

It was only after a good deal of forceful gnashing of teeth that he realized the beginning of his plan to pick her up and leave her impaled upon his fangs and dangling by a torn arm was being delayed by something. Somehow the warm gush of blood he'd expected never came and instead his teeth wrestled with a particularly infuriating metal that served as an effective barrier.

Every snap practically bounced off and with a roar he shoved off of her to glower his best dragon glare down at her. 'What in all creation is that?' he demanded angrily.

GoblinFae

Eireann shook her head and sighed at his answer. "Now, now that's not playing very nice," she chided as if speaking to a child. Any further reply though was instantly cut off as she burst into laughter at the dragon's perch suddenly collapsing beneath the gargantuan creature. The woman actually had to hold her stomach, bending almost in two as the hilarity of the moment overcame her.

It was for this reason that she was unaware of the impending jaws of possible doom until a rather firm and uncomfortable pressure began to repeatedly bombard her shoulder and arm. Her amusement did not end there. Once she was free of the now incredulous dragon, Eireann tossed aside her tattered cloak, revealing the tightly-linked chainmail beneath it.

"Oh you know, just your run-of-the-mill anti-tear wear for handling teething dragons. Nothing special really. Would have been nice though if my cloak hadn't managed to end up caught in the fray but that's really my own stupidity and I'll take full blame one that one. Thanks for testing this out for me though," she called up cheekily, giving the lightweight tunic a pluck on either side to smooth it back out. "Now where were we?"
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[O.o]
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-"--"-


"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

Observing her chainmail with an incredulous snort the dragon reared his head back to spout a few more streams of fire at some of the buildings nearby that some braver souls had the galls to put out. Of course it was his job to reignite them and he had a bit of frustration to burn off. His toy was now mocking him, calling him a child of all things, too.

'It's like you planned for this. Have you been following me?' His voice drew up in a curious tick at the thought. He hadn't encountered anyone stupid enough for that in a long time. Who walked around in dragon-resistant armor anyway? But armor had weak spots.

Before even hearing an answer he stopped the fire and clamped down on her other shoulder instead to test there. Surely there must have been somewhere he could tear it!

GoblinFae

"Planned this? Hardly," she said with a bored yawn. "I was just passing through and hoping to spend the night before continuing on my way. I honestly have no idea who you are besides a rather petulant dragon. Then again I can't really fault you for your location choice for wreaking havoc. I mean seriously who names their town Charaden and not expect it to go up in flames?"

Eireann was cut off from saying more as the beast once more lunged at her and attempted to chew a hole through her other shoulder. She looked over at him in bemusement before gently raising a hand to pat his muzzle. "You know you might want to get your teeth checked out. I'm not sure this is the best way to go about sharpening them." She knew the precarious situation she was in with his head full of oh-so sharp teeth so close to her own rather bare and unprotected one, but Eireann was just one of those people that was either incredibly brave or incredibly foolish. She just happened to think it was a bit of both.
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[O.o]
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-"--"-


"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

He growled around her shoulder for the patting, determined in his goal but slowly realizing his efforts were quite futile. Of course he could have easily crushed her head in his jaws, it was certainly a tempting thought if only to silence her, but where was the fun in that?

Perhaps he was going about this all wrong. He was so accustomed to the art of destruction that he'd lost his touch with simply instilling fear. Maybe that was all she needed to remind her of the very human instinct to flee in the face of danger.

Releasing her, Xibalba gave the troublesome armor on her shoulder a firm nudge as he drew back with a screeching roar, uncaring though perhaps because he was so near to sensitive ears.

Barely closing his maw the dragon allowed a ball of swirling, coiling fire to rise up from within. It was barely caged by his mouth, lashes of flame escaping here and there to flicker out against his scales.

'If you run now I may allow you to live,' he growled, tone flat and unimpressed with her seeming stubbornness.

GoblinFae

She smiled knowingly at his nudging but that smile was quickly wiped from her face as he began to bellow fiercely in her face. Eireann winced in pain, blinking her watering eyes in disbelief. Once he finished she was too busy tugging her ears and moving her lower jaw in hopes of popping her ears to notice his threatening display. The heat on her face was certainly felt and only served to cause more tears to well up in her eyes.

"What?! I can't hear you! You say sumptin'?" the young woman shouted at the top of her lungs while still staggering from the noise bomb he had dropped next to her head. "Did you say you want a leaf?" Eireann looked from side to side before shaking her head. "I don't have any!" It was only then that she caught sight of the rather hard to miss fireball dancing in front of her. Instantly her features perked up and the broadest of smiles split her face in two. "Cool! That's brilliant!"
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[O.o]
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-"--"-


"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

Her hollering was annoying at best, despite it being his own doing. So she at least had one weakness. He didn't quite count making a girl deaf a victory, though, and it was hardly any fun when it took so much effort on his own part.

There was a small little sliver of prideful happiness that weaseled its way into his heart to hear how impressed she was. Her genuine, appreciative awe was not something he'd heard very often before. She was like a child seeing something amazing for the first time.

Tilting his head, he finally released the fire to shoot off to into a nearby building. The town was relatively clear now, its residents huddled and wailing their dismay from a safe distance to watch their homes burn. The dragon was puzzled by this strange human, though, and quite irritated that she was evading all of his attempts at toying with her.

In a split second decision he lunged forward yet again to bite at her belly, the soft and vulnerable spot something he was quite used to being able to break through. Meeting her armor yet again, though, and finding no resistance in it Xibalba gave a growl of frustration. 'You will be sorry when I break this,' he hissed in warning.

GoblinFae

Eireann grunted in surprise, practically doubling in half over the dragon's skull from the force of his bite and attack on her torso. The air left her lungs in a pained whoosh as she struggled to take small, calm breaths so as to not aggravate her already tender midsection. The dragon's actions did nothing to deter her pleasant mood though as she as gently and respectfully as possible stroked the scales of the black beast's forehead.

"Of course I'll be upset," she agreed, "my father and dragonmother made this for me. It is one of my most prized possessions." There was pride and joy in her voice as she informed him while meeting his great green eye with her own gaze. "So what brings you to Charaden these days?"
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[O.o]
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-"--"-


"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

Dragonmother?

His attack came to an abrupt halt at that and he reared back to stare accusingly at the little human, or she was an assumed human before that statement. It was all coming together now for him, his misunderstanding of her use of the word leading him to assume that she was a halfling of some sort.

It made sense then that she'd had no fear of him, that she even had such wretched, fun-ruining armor. She was used to living among dragons, he assumed, and knew their propensity for a nibble here and there.

'I was getting tired of it ruining the view from the mountain,' he stated plainly even as his eyes continued to survey her. It was odd that she showed no signs of her assumed lineage, though he supposed the color of her hair could have served as an indicator.

Suddenly he leaned in close to press his muzzle up against her chest with little huffing sniffs. He scented nothing, though, and grumbled his frustration as he tried to figure out exactly what she was. Someone so stupidly comfortable with him couldn't possibly be just anyone.

'What kind of dragon? Where did she come from?' he asked stubbornly, thinking it entirely possible she was related to some variety he was unfamiliar with.

GoblinFae

She looked out towards the mountains as if expecting to see the dragon's den all the way from where she stood before shrugging in understanding. "Fair enough I suppose. Not exactly the best way to go about these things but to each their own." Eireann was surprised though by his interest in sniffing her but remained as still as possible to allow him to do as he pleased. She could not help her slight squirming and giggling though as his puffing breaths tickled her.

"She?" she repeated in confusion. "Oh Lyrsa! Well I don't know where she's from exactly. I don't think I ever really asked. But she's a Blue Dwarf Spiny Spinecrest." Eireann chuckled as she added an addition to the dragon species name as it suited her dragonmother perfectly. Spinecrests, even those of the dwarf species, were known not only for the jewel coloring and heavily spined-armor but also for their fierce aggression when cornered and threatened. Just as a simple sparrow could chase off a great eagle so too could a Dwarf Spinecrest deter dragons three or four times their size from causing them any trouble.

"I don't know if you'd still be able to smell home on me though. It's been a long while since I've been back and with all my traveling I wouldn't be surprised if all you smelled was human and earth. Why the interest though? Have a bone to pick with her?"
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[O.o]
/)__)
-"--"-


"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

He could only snort and glare, huffing smoke as he paced to circle around her. The fires were quickly consuming what was left standing of the town and in the distance he could hear crumbling and creaking as wood split and the buildings gradually collapsed in on themselves. It was no place to hold a conversation, really. Even he could feel the heat of the flames licking out towards the road just searching for anything else to consume.

Knowing what her "dragonmother" was didn't help him, though the information did give him pause. How did such a small breed manage a human avatar? The magic was certainly easier for himself and his larger brethren to manage, but he couldn't personally recall seeing such a thing from something so...well, tiny. He'd always assumed they were too dull, not enough headspace to be anything but a feral, snapping annoyance.

What bothered him the most was that she simply didn't smell of dragon to him. She was right: human, earth, and a little bit of that accursed metal. He had no obligation to answer her questions, though.

Even being strange he was still determined to keep her as a new toy. Perhaps he needed a break from maiming after all and a decent chew toy would entertain him well enough. 'We're flying,' was his only warning before he launched himself back up into the air.

Great paws reached out to grab hold of her as wings flapped back against the hot air rising above the town. Spotting the people still huddled in the distance, he gave a mighty roar and turned sharply to spiral up towards the mountains.

GoblinFae

Eireann did not have much time to react before she was suddenly being scooped up about the waist and launched into the sky. All of it was incredibly thrilling for her and for the barest of moments she was completely speechless as she fought to drag air back into her awed lungs. Seconds later she was screaming, hooting and hollering, at the top of her lungs with enthusiasm. Her arms were flung up into the air as she wiggled about with glee. The fact that she was leaving a burning town of cowering villagers behind was completely forgotten in lieu of the excitement of being airborne in the claws of a massive dragon. "This is awesome!" she shouted up to him, nearly bouncing herself right out of his grasp.
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[O.o]
/)__)
-"--"-


"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

Well at least he'd finally made her scream, a reward that fluffed his ego quite nicely. Only...there was something off about it. He gave a heavy, agitated sigh once he realized she was not screaming in fear but in joy. What kind of crazy woman had he chosen today?

'Awesome?' The dragon growled, bellowing a roar of frustration as he gripped her as tightly as he dared to keep her from squirming away without crushing his new toy. 'Shut up. It's just flying.'

As if to prove she should be afraid he folded his wings sharply once they were high above the lowest range of the mountains, angling to glide at a dangerously fast tilt before he completely snapped them back out to ride a gust of air even higher towards his den shadowed on the southern face.

GoblinFae

"But it's my first time flying," she squealed as they barreled into a dive. Eireann's arms instinctively lowered to wrap comfortably around the clawed digits holding her securely in place. She was unafraid even as the wind whistled and blared in her ears and the air was nearly squeezed from her lungs, forcing her to be silent just so she could continue to breathe. The smile on her face though was unmatched and unable to be wiped from her face no matter how hard the dragon tried to make her sick.
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"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

Now how could that be? Surely a halfling could manage to fly! Perhaps this "spiny dwarf" thing she'd told him about was some wretched flightless dragon. It certainly didn't sound healthy or normal to be both dwarf and spiny.

'Then this is the last time you will ever have fun in your life,' he told her decisively, plans already set in his mind for how he would unravel the troublesome armor and melt it for a trophy. Then she would be without such protection and he would be free to tear her to pieces as he'd intended. What fine afternoon plans.

GoblinFae

Eireann snorted in a very unladylike fashion and rolled her eyes at the dragon's melodramatic and supposedly ominous uttering. "You'll forgive me if I don't believe you then. Fun is of my own making and I'd love to see you try and stop me! No one else ever has," she declared proudly with a hint of defying challenge in her tone. She was with a massive dragon, it was as if all her dreams were coming true and she was not about to let a stubborn sky lizard keep her from her fun.
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[O.o]
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"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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Juno

He could only assume she was both incredibly stupid and bluffing. He'd carried hundreds if not thousands of humans away to their deaths and he saw no reason for her to be an exception to that. Sure the idea of a halfling gave him pause, but a halfling that had never had the privilege to fly surely couldn't be of any worthwhile blood.

The dragon was silent the rest of the way up the spiral he took around the mountains. When at last the mouth of his den came into view he angled towards it eagerly and set her down upon the ledge, giving her a gentle shove with his muzzle to ensure she didn't just fall off.

With his landing space severely impeded he simply folded his wings and clambered up beside her, rumbling and shaking out his wings as he stepped further into the place he currently called home. It was bare of adornments and merely contained his nest as its centerpiece and assorted bones -both animal and human- tossed haphazardly around the edges of the single, open room.

'You are my toy now,' he declared. 'Entertain me or die.' Of course he expected her to die very, very soon either way. There was hardly anything new to him left in the world.

GoblinFae

She was in complete awe to be brought into the dragon's lair and to see his nest. It was a good thing he nudged her further though as she just stood and stared in wonder before he was moving her long. With the reminder that he was behind her, she scuttled further into the den so that she could make way for him.

His declaration just made her giggle and shake her head at the supposed joke. Her mirth was very short lived though as she stood straight to attention before bowing at the waist into a rather awkward imitation of dragon's bow at the neck in deep thanks.

"Thank you oh impressive and gracious host for the honor of your flight and the sight of your den. I am humbled by your generosity and your favor," she intoned with the greatest sincerity. The pose was not held long before she was springing herself at him, her arms struggling to wrap around one of his forelegs in a firm embrace. "Truly thank you! It's amazing!"
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[O.o]
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"No Pride For Some of Us Without Liberation For All of Us"
~ Micah Bazant ~

Spoiler
Leaderships
Tirial Province (Serendipity)

Talu Territory (Adela)

Ninja Flamingos

Guilds - Under Construction and Revamping
Blood of Ash || Cleara Verdad || The Creoptera || The Reaper's Chalice || The Runner's Society || Vigilant Shadows

Characters
Agapito Perlaceo Calogero-Marcello da Lume || Ainsley Muir || Alanna Mercer "The Lioness" || Amleah Dvorak || Ariel "Owlet" Sowa || Artorius Winterbottom || Aurora "Makani'kai" Wiater || Autumn Laurel || The Bad Barkers || Benjamin Hase || Cally Foster || Cornelia Grey || Dagrun Baarda || Derrick Elthif || Donovan Cabello || Eireann Lehr || Elmira Sassafrass || Emma Fiore || Emyr Kasabian || Ferra Bestley || Fintan Kfir || Gilroy Bleddyn || Hanalei Keets || Hilarius Winterbottom || Imogene Khale || Incana Winged Blaze || Inteus Wapapow || Iorwerth/Ylli || Ithel Conlaoch || Justina Allons || Jypsei Danzer || Kailee Glint || Kaliko || Keegan Phillips || Kendall Wendle || Kenneth Kent || Kesrel Torv || Kharn Segal || Kirsikka Solvi || Ladybird "Petal" Hornwort || Lassassasya Ashaugh Seocss || Logan "Kotori" || Lorcan Dempsey || Malakai || Margot Lemaire || Maverick Alinari || Morgan Loone || Naomi Kita || Navarre Esken || Ocarern Farwind || Oddmund Greatdrool || Oliver Cabello || Pannoowau || Peregrine Liebling || Primrose Dragoslav || Pyske Daas || Qaletaqa || Quilla Anobe || Rene Zephra || Riley "Minnow" Bellerose || Ro'or Dvorak || Rosie || Rowan Alvar || Rylan Silvanus || Segari "Errum" Ggorf || Shamira Kashi || Solanacae || Sor Avi || Squeaker || Starbright Skye ||  Tiraris Silverd'art || Tighearnán High Eoforwine || Theodore Archer || Tyler Brice || Una Ornell || Vanora Partholon || Waman Pertinacity Sewati || Weilen Brunbek || Wilbur "Wilby" Smalls || Yalwa al-Kahinah || Yasmine Fairchild || Yura Elek || Zhirai Ver || Zurna Nali
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