Raindrop Valkyrie

She didn't vote for a reason, she is more or less a very quiet individual so she rarely votes at meetings.

(( Key: Colours that correspond to who is talking, as there will be a lot of Wizards yammering on here. Duncan Glicks Bane Morlak Ilifarian Eileen Slystina Sapphire THe colour of their name is what they will be using in the conversations if they come up.)) Bane chuckled at the mention of the Plate of Hatred, while the rest of the group looked around in shock. Most of their gazes after a time came to rest on Duncan. "I assume this is why you called us here Duncan, to see if we would be willing to give away secrets that are meant to be buried." Morlak said, in a thundering tone. "Aye, it is Morlak. I have called us all together to make sure we are willing to give the information to these heros, regarding the Plate of Hatred, and the other 9 shards of the Ten Divines (( this will be strange to hear for the Heros, as the Pantheon is normally called, the Nine Divines. All of you would be puzzled by it.))." Duncan said, looking to the others. "I say we give it to them, but we have to start from the beginning, otherwise they will not understand." said Slystina. "Meesa Agree with Slystina." Glicks added. "Is it wise to give them this information? The very fate of the world hangs in the balance if what they say is true, we must not take this matter lightly. I simply don't trust them." Morlak said. "Oh hush Morlak....you are always so harsh to people you first meet. I say we give it to them, if they die which they most certainly will if they aren't the right people, we got nothing to worry about." said Ilifaren, the strange Elf man. "I say yes, but I still don't trust em." said Eileen. "Your such a weird woman Eileen. I say no. I have no need to divulge my reasons." said Bane. "That settles it then, there are more votes yes, so we shall proceed." said Duncan. He looked towards the Heros now. "Have any of you heard of the tale of Arcano?"

I think they should be a hella Warrior society for sure, it would be a super interesting contrast in a very magical world. I think they should be somewhat Tribal, having a Chieftain for their leader, who is elected by thier strength and Prowess in battle. They either take the spot from the previous Chief, or if the Chief dies but nobody lays claim to the throne so to say, all the worthy candidates in the tribe fight for it. For the most part, everything is decided via power. So women will technically be equal, so long as they are strong. Shamans, Healers, merchants etc, are usually jobs held by the weaker ones in society, where are Warriors are regarded highly. More physical jobs are considered more respectable. ((like a Blacksmith is more respected than a Teacher, or something that doesn't do something related to strength of body.)) on the second question, I think the kids would probably be expected to grow on their own. They have to learn to be strong, not taught to be. I think it fits better with the Society I enlisted, because they are not militaristic even if they are a warrior society. Those are my ideas anyway XD.

"Armour that is half a visage of an angel....and half a demon.....this is a bad omen." Duncan said. a grim look came over his face, one that said even more than what he had already said. "I know not of the Gentleman, but I know of that armour, or the Plate of Hatred as it is called. It was forged long ago from the very essence of a god." Duncan looked around. "This is not the place to talk of such things, we should go to either my office or the Hall of Meetings. I should call together the other Headmasters as well. This is a powerful evil you speak of, if it has lain claim to the Plate of Hatred." ((After a long walk and a somewhat old man gathered a ton of Wizards together......)) The Hall of Meetings was huge. In it's center was a table with at least 40 to 50 chairs placed around it. They were a Fine Black Marble, fitted with cushions of a rich Purple Velvet. The table matched, being the same black Marble with a violet cloth draped over it. At the front half of the table was seated the whole of the Headmasters here at the Raven's Spiral. Duncan, Headmaster of the School, and Master Evoker, sat at the head of the table. Next to him on the Left sat Glicks, the Grumman's Kobold the group met earlier. He was the Master Illusionist. On Duncan's right across from Glicks was a Huge Half Orc, by the name of Morlak Bonecrusher. He was apparently the Master Conjurer. He wore a strange robe made of Wolf pelts. Next to him sat a Beautiful Elf Male, with wild purple hair. He wore robes of a pale blue that matched his eyes. He was Ilifaren Summerswalt, he was the Master of Enchantment and Charm magics. ((these are considered the same schools, as charms are basically enchantments on people, rather than objects.)). Next to Glicks sat a Victonarian Woman with Sapphire Blue scales. Her name was simply Sapphire. She was the Master of Abjuration. Next to Sapphire sat a very pale, almost....dead looking Human. It was rather hard to tell their gender, though it seemed the others referred to him as a Male. His name was Bane, and was the Master of Necromancy. Next to Ilifaren, sat a an Odd looking Female Woman. Her name was Eileen Turncoat, the Master of Alteration magics. and lastly next to Bane sat a Wistful, white haired Elf Woman. Her name was Slystina Wildmoon, the master of Divination magics. The heros were all seated towards the middle of the table ((I will let you guys figure out how you are seated.)). "I call this meeting now open, Now would our guests like to restate the reason we are all gathered here today?" Duncan said, he looked towards the heros waiting for them to answer.

Sinbad sprung quickly into action, though....the others were not exactly sure where he came from. Even still he went to try and save Zol if he could. "Everyone, we need to loosen the debris, we can't leave this man!" Sinbad shouted as he started moving what he could to get to Zol. He dug like a mad man as he still had the most energy in him. He might not have fought in that battle, but he sure as hell wasn't going to let one of his men die because a house fell over on him. "Quickly, we still have time!"

((yes this is a double post....this is also my RP so Imma double post if I wanna.....)) "Alright, I will take you up now." the Illithid remarked as he came back to the group. "Come along we have a long trip, we are headed to the 17th floor, or the Hall of Evocation." Inside the Raven's Spiral felt completely different. While the outside was oppressive and didn't feel welcoming at all, inside it did. It was bright, cheery and all around inviting. The walls were a strange Black with warm yellow engraving of strange symbols and motifs. The Whole place smelled of books and parchment, and of magical energies. There were not many people in the halls at the moment, mostly do to classes being held currently. It made the Grand hall feel even more enormous though. In the Center you could see a giant Spiral Staircase that seemed to go up forever. The Illithid had mentioned that there were 24 floors in total, some taking up room for classrooms, and others for living quarters. There was even 3 entire floors just for libraries and studyrooms. "And here is where we will be going up." the Illithid said, as they walked over to a golden plate on the ground. it was in a small alcove in onside of the staircase. As all the group members clambered on to it, the Illithid snapped his fingers and the floor began to glow with a white light. "As I assume you are somewhat important guests, and to keep you from having to walk up a Spiral staircase for 17 floors, we will be using this Tenser Lift. This is a device that allows us to get from one floor from the other quickly. As I have the necessary permission to use it, so do those that I show around the Spiral." They had now arrived on the 17th floor, and it felt much different then the ground floor. All over the walls were murals of Great Wizards fighting an array of magical beasts. The smell of Brimstone was in the air, along with the overwhelming smell of blueberries for some reason. ((talk about a combo!!!)) The group was walked to a large lecture hall were a man probably around 60 years old was teaching a class. He had a very honest face, and a short well-trimmed beard. His hair was mostly brown, but it was starting to grey from his age. "Class, today's lecture is over, please read the chapter on Force Magic before tomorrow, and remember that Research paper on the Bigby's Hand Spells is due tomorrow. That is all for today." he said as he shut the book on his podium. as the students filed out he walked over, to the group of heros, probably having been informed of their coming. "Thank you for bringing them to me Blue." He said, a Warm smile on his face. "No problem Duncan." The Illithid replied. As he approached Dru could feel latent magic energy within this man. It felt familiar to him, like when he manipulated the Earth, but yet it felt foreign as well. Marcus, Xavier and Sigurd could all also feel this energy from him, but to a much lesser extent. "Long time no see you Magical bastard." Bjorn said as he walked forward. "Same to you ya muscle-bound Fishhead." Duncan said, a playful grin on his face. "What brings you here to the Spiral?" "It think it best they tell ye, I wasn't there for what they need to know." Bjorn said. "Well, I am all ears, what brings you lot to the Raven's Spiral? It isn't everyday a group like you visits." Duncan said.

for the previous votes, I say no to Shardminds being playable. They are much to different for most players to realistically play them. My rule typically is it must be humanoid, and a "living" thing in a fantasy setting. Golems or similar entities tend to be too odd or strange for a person to play one as a character. they are nothing like us, as they don't typically understand the concepts of death, eating, etc. Basically, it is hard to pal something that is very different from you, and when there are plenty of options already it is not nessacery that they be added as one. On the Warforged point, the Warforged are EXTREMELY different from Golems. Golems are rarely sentient. I believe they should be added if we really want to sell these 2 Nations really hating each other. Perhaps there was a Great War in the past, and the Shardminds were convinced to by the Mages to join their side. Our Artificer friends would see this and think they need something to match, and viola Warforged. Perhaps, the Warforged have to discover their new purpose in this world, since that old war is long over, and I think that would be something interesting in the world. The other questions. Gnomes and Dwarves commonly get along ((though Dwarves still find Gnomes annoying as hell, like most races.)), both usually coming from the earth itself and more importantly they tend to live in the same cities. Most other things depend on past wars and politics of the world Quick note, High Elves tend to be haughty, or think they are better than everybody else, so even races they get along with...it is usually in a patronizing way. And Gruul I think need to be worked on first. Right now we really don't know a lot about them, and I think it will hold the keys to making them an interesting race if we hash them out, more so than any of the others.

So, for the duration of this project I will be posting an resource link thread to pin at the top of the forum, that way something of it can be seen for now. ((you can write it up if you want Miss Acquie, just point me to it then so I can pin it to the top.))

<- Is Hukuna Sensei, Hiyas! Do feel free to come visit the RP sub-forum if you do get the chance. We would be happy to have you, even if just to read along with our stories etc. As the others said feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any questions about it. anyways, Hukuna Sensai out~

Neeeed Blues.....anyways hit cap so I am probably going to be spamming Strikes for gear soon, cause mine is pretty butt right now.

Yea, sadly that is Blizz in a nutshell, they tend to overnerf rather than fix something. I am still of the mindset Buzzard should be a 3/1 for 3, though yours sounds alright as well. Never has a card been nerfed by 3 mana before. ((Also, I don't mind the Leeroy one that much, It really only hurts Miracle Rogue. Though the Malygos version will probably make a comeback now, since the meta is still slow enough it is still a strong deck. Handlock may still use it possibly.....but you can;t use the Power overwhelming Faceless combo with it any more either.))

The Illithid "spoke" once more. "It is no problem, what are you looking for exactly? If it is magic related I can take you to Duncan, he is the headmaster and Master of Evocation here. I am sure he can help you." "Aye, turns out that is who we are here to meet, he is an old friend of mine I am sure he will be happy to see me again." Bjorn said. "That or he was happy you haven't bothered him in about 20 years...." Chauff added in his usual dry tone. Bjorn shot him a rather unpleasant look. "I should note, Duncan may be teaching a class right now, so I will go inform him of the situation." the Illithid "said". His tone of voice sounded rather happy, he must of enjoyed his time here as what seemed to be some kind of guard for the school. He twirled the staff in his hand as he made an about face and went off into the building. He stopped and talked to another man at the entrance, this one a Human in robes. It was probably to inform him of the huge group that was incoming.

Hold on, I need to go see if I can find the scientific equation my friend wrote up for it. ((deadly serious.....))

Snow fell all around on the day the heros traveled to the Raven's Spiral. Abraham led them along with Bjorn, as they talked endlessly about details of the city. The 2 hit it off pretty well. Upon seeing the rest of the Ash District the others started to realize why it was named so. Soot and Ash settled everywhere, coming from a nearby District, probably one that handled manufacturing of some sort. It fell amongst the Snow flakes, in a strange cascade of beautiful white crystals, and vile black specks. The Snow on the ground was a strange off white colour do to the ash being mixed in, and the tops of nearby residences were covered in soot and snow. For whatever reason the place smelled strangely like an Old Boot, with undertones of Ash and burning rubber. Up towards the front were Abraham's Inn was was alright, but it was clear this was the slums of the city, or the poorest district. Abraham was lucky to have a nice spot out were the Ash didn't reach. They then walked through The Black Ward. This was where most of the arcane goings on of the city took place. It had Streets paved in an Obsidian Black along with it's walls. It gave the place a intimidating air, as if walking into a prison or somewhere that was shunned. The Air here smelled of arcane energy, most notably, Oxidized Metal. This didn't help the mood much, as it made it seem even less inviting, well at least to the non-magic users. Many Black buildings stood silently lining the streets. Some Ruins of buildings did too. The obliviously charred wood wasn't a mistake either. It was easy to tell, Nevermore didn't appropriate the Mages here, and that if they stepped out of line, there would be.....complications. However, eventually they came upon the building they were looking for, it was on the far end of the District, close to what they were told was the Noble District. A mighty black tower stood defiant of anything else, higher than anything else. It was lined with effigies of Ravens and various other Blackbirds, rather than Gargoyles or other grotesques many similar towers would have upon them. The Gates, a vibrant Oak, seemed to welcome them in, as if they wanted to be opened. Behind them stood the most prestigious school in the world for magic users of all types, creeds and backgrounds. It was a place of higher learning, and that could be felt in the air around it. A strange looking man approached the group, well, they thought he a man at first. It was clear once he walked closer he was an Illithid, probably the one Abraham spoke of before that was visiting the Spiral. He wore Blue Robes, with a simple Plates of armour sown into them, making a strange looking piece of attire. He wore on his head a beast of a helmet, that mostly concealed what he was, other than a few tentacles sticking out the sides. He walked towards the group, not seeming to have any weapons. "What is it you visit us today for? You are the biggest group I have ever seen here, do you have business?" It seemed to say. The Illithid used a form of limited telepathy to talk to those around them, their mouths not being well equipped to speak common without heavily butchering it. ((For Helze only....this is indeed Blue. Other notes, You guys can just answer him by talking to him. Illithids don't "speak" common but they understand it. However the telepathy they have to use to "talk" since their vocal chords and mouths are not made to do so. Basically, he is projecting his thoughts and you can hear them. it is well known that Illithids communicate with those not of their race in this manner, so nobody should be surprised by it. However, that said it may feel weird having it happen to them in the flesh for the first time. [mostly since I doubt they have talked to many Illithids before.]))

"Stratos, when you awoke.....were you entrapped in that crystal?" Sinbad asked the man as he pointed it out. "Were you sealed there? Perhaps that is how you are alive after all this time and maybe, just maybe, you didn't travel trough time, but merely lived through it, in that crystal. But you weren't released until now. Do you remember anything?"

Hilda and Val.....it is Hukuna....not Hakuna. Can't be sending them to the wrong place now! Anyway, welcome to Reborn, feel free to pm me if you have any questions regarding the RP forum. ((I don't bite, mostly because Crunch has higher base power.))

"I have a feeling it isn't that Simple, Sir Zol. It can't be that cut and dry." Sinbad said. "But I recommend we don't act rashly. If we do something stupid now we may not have a chance to repair it later. We need to figure out exactly what we are dealing with, before we do anything with this here Stratos or any Stratos for that matter. Oh and what light?" SInbad continued. He placed his hand to his brow as he scanned around for the light Zol was talking about. He saw it, and he squinted to get a good look at it. Hopefully his sharp eyes could detect something the others couldn't.

Yea, Dark Moor is very good. Thing is with my music recently I listen to a lot of Power Metal, and Cheesy Love songs, and uh......Cheesy Love songs aren't the best for character's themes lol.

R.I.P Hunters. Starving Buzzard is being nerfed to cost 5 mana and have a statline 3/2. Now the UTH combo with it is turn 8 to be used. ((funnily enough it is easier to combo it with Cult Master now.)) Basically, Buzzard is really bad now.....like geez.

so 10 at current count.

Any horrible pun I can think of.....or References to stuff. Like I always call my Feralgatrs Jabberjaws after an old cartoon Shark of the same name. ((I also call my Sharpedos that too, but I rarely use Sharpedo.)) Also, I always call pokemon that I think look weird for their Gender (like Female Machamp.....*shudders*) Dudelady or Ladydude.

I second the medal.....that conspiracy chain too good.

And how about I leave you guys with a little something. This is Abraham's Theme. Yes....I am using a bit much Dark Moor....but uh....my RP, I chose the themes....XD