Cannon fodder (fantasy superpower rp) (closed, started)

[Potato Dragon]

"Interesting an animancer that wasn't an animancer, much like my self in that I am blind but can still see." Dara said to the latest addition to the group.

Dara then turns to the group "Before we move out I have something to ask of you all this seems as good a time as any... Now this might sound strange but my power only allows me to use the senses of those who allow me to, and I think I can trust you with this weakness of mine now but would you please allow me into your minds" he said as a coy smile crossed his face. "sorry that came out a bit wrong but I hope you get the jist"

 

[evilengine]

Reetch eyed Dara next to him, more nervous then suspicious. >.>

"Not the mind thing again..." he thought to himself. "I still remember him asking me that the first time, 'allow me into your mind.' There is no good way of putting it, no idea how he persuaded me in the end..."

He looked up at the others surrounding where they sat, a whole multitude of different expressions crossing their faces.

 

[olza]

Ivaan pulled his pack shut and hoisted it onto his shoulders, thinking; Mind reading? Or just piggy backing a point of view? Ivaan shrugged as he began to walk away from the giant crab, "Fine by me."

Spoiler: OOC

Just a little post, because hiei82 hasn't posted yet. I'm ready for a time skip.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Rias and Karen looked at each other for a second "I will have to decline, i mean no disrespect, but we did just met and I'm not big on letting people I just met into my head"

Karen nodded in agreement with Rias's statement

Spoiler: OOC

sure, skip away

 

[Potato Dragon]

Spoiler: OOC

Time skip

 

[evilengine]

Spoiler: OOC

sure, time skip

 

[nuba km]

Near night fall the group started approaching a fishing village, the stench of rotten fish smothered the air like a thick blanket, the village was completely silent, not a single person in sight. The guard ghouls were the closest thing to a living thing in the village other then the group, and they merely stood in their spots holding their lanterns and swords in their sheaths. only the road the group came from and the road leading to the counties capital were left without blockades.

 

[hiei82]

Claire stared out at the sparsely populated town with some hesitation. Unlike the other nations, she had little in the way of knowledge of the swamp land due in part to Embla's feelings on necromancy. This would mean depending on Mr. Bom and, to some degree, Rias to relate to the people.

Hopefully they could secure safe passage through the nation; relatively speaking. Keeping an eye on the ghouls, she turned to Mr. Bom and Rias, in hopes of getting some of the knowledge of the area. "Mr. Bom, Rias: Are there any... customs we need to observe her? I'm honestly not familiar with this region, and any knowledge you have that you wish to share would be appreciated?"

 

[olza]

Ivaan scratched his chin pensively; "I heard about this whilst on the road. Apparently the people of this land have been forced to the county capital by some dark force." Ivaan held his nose and looked to the others.

 

[Lunar Templar]

"So ... the towns are empty?" Rias said looking at the undead guards "that's not good, think we're to late?" She said to William.

Karen was silent, she was more concerned with what the undead might do then where the people where

 

[maninahat]

Bom sighed happily to himself, sniffing in the familiar old stench of fish offal. His nostalgia trip was interrupted by the realisation that the village was empty.

"Well that's odd."

"Mr. Bom, Rias: Are there any... customs we need to observe here?"

He turned to the others.

"Those ghouls? They won't be trouble, as long as you don't break into places or steal or something. Of course, that might make it harder to figure out what happened here."

Bom straightened his hat, and considered the possibility of having to resort to sneakery. The group's lucky to have me.

 

[Lunar Templar]

"Those ghouls? They won't be trouble, as long as you don't break into places or steal or something. Of course, that might make it harder to figure out what happened here."

"you forget Mr Bom, the Sophronius, aren't normally hostile, and yet we where attacked by them, we should processed with caution."

 

[olza]

Ivaan nodded, mostly to himself. good. they're sensible. Ivaan thought, carefully establishing strong connections to his companions, in case any of them needed a quick infusion of energy to counter a ghoul acting out. it left him a little tired, but not so much a little energy from the surrounding swamp fauna couldn't replenish.

Ivaan walked into the village and looked around, he approached a food stall, and found the source of some, at least, of the fishy smell. Scrunching up his nose, the bear turned away.
A ghoul stood less than a couple of meters away. Ivaan felt the fur on the back of his neck stand on end. It doesn't take a shaman to know something here is very wrong. Family homes left silent. A bustling fishing village now left to rot like the produce it once sold.


Something occurred to Ivaan that he felt was important enough to express; "Curious, that both the people of this land and the dark forces attacking them are both using some form of undead to do their dirty work." From his pack, The bear took out a leather clad tome, large and thick, but in proportion to his large paws, and opened it. Sown onto the thick leather cover in careful calligraphy, on the face and the spine, were the words: Exile Memoir
Ivaan jotted down a few notes on the circumstances, drew a sketch of the ghoul, and put it away.

 

[evilengine]

Pricking his ears, Reetch listened to the dead silence, trying to discern something, anything. He tried to sniff the air too, but his keen nose was overwhelmed with the pungent odor linger in the air, he could practically taste it.

"Urgh!" he spat, sticking out his tongue, desperate to get rid of the taste in his mouth. "I sense nothing, this place is a ghost town. Though I'm not sure if we ought to investigate the source of that terrible stench. Or is it better we don't find out?"

 

[olza]

Ivaan approached a ghoul, clearing his throat
"Does anyone know how these things work? We could ask it some questions."

 

[Lunar Templar]

Karen walked up beside Ivaan "Hey! anybody home in there?" he said waving a hand in front of the ghouls face, again falling back on her usual subtlety. the ghoul not responding at all. Karen frowned "their like those guards in the fuzzy hats ..."

Rias stayed back with Clair and the others, watching the situation "might as well go in i guess, at the very least we can sleep in doors tonight"

 

[maninahat]

"Does anyone know how these things work? We could ask it some questions."

Bom frowned.

"I haven't a clue how they 'work'. How do people work? For all I know, it's the same thing."

Bom started looking around for anything that might explain what is going on - signs of a commotion, abandoned belongings - he even dipped his head into the swamps, to see if there was anything beneath the water.

 

[Potato Dragon]

Whilst walking through the swamp Dara believed he had finally growing accustomed to the... unique fragrance, but this place was on a whole other level. It was as if everything that was rotting in the swamp had been gathered and placed in one convenient stink trap. "What is it with this place and foul stenches, I mean can they not smell it or something?"

"Does anyone know how these things work? We could ask it some questions."

"not sure how it works but I can tell you its at least partly conscious, and that I doubt it can smell"

 

[hiei82]

"Might as well go in I guess, at the very least we can sleep in doors tonight" Rias said; a feeling Claire couldn't disagree with. faced with the option of resting in a village - even if it had been abandoned - or defenseless in a swamp; the choice was obvious.

"Seconded" Claire responded without further thought, guiding her horse toward the town; keeping as far away from the ghouls as possible.

 

[Floris2123]

William had been silent for a while, it had been hard for him to hide his disgust at his new companion. Even though they needed a healer like him, William had been less then pleased. And the news that he had been stalking them for a while, didn't make him feel any better. He spotted the empty town, and the ghouls defending it. "I heard about this whilst on the road. Apparently the people of this land have been forced to the county capital by some dark force." Said Ivaan. William was worried by this news. "So ... the towns are empty?" Rias said looking at the undead guards "that's not good, think we're to late?" William thought about it. "I don't think we are too late, as long as the people of this land still live there is time."

Ivaan walked towards one of the ghouls. "Does anyone know how these things work? We could ask it some questions." William looked at Bom. He might have an idea of how they worked. "I haven't a clue how they 'work'. How do people work? For all I know, it's the same thing." Bom said. William was disappointed though not very surprised. Karen walked up beside Ivaan "Hey! anybody home in there? Their like those guards in the fuzzy hats ..."

Rias then spoke "might as well go in i guess, at the very least we can sleep in doors tonight" William nodded sleeping inside sounded good. He didn't mind sleeping outside, but in this god forsaken land who knew what was prowling in the night aiming to kill you. "Seconded" Cliare said as she began to walk into the town. William nodded "Let's get inside everyone and look out for those ghouls. Be ready for them to attack you." William began to guide his pony towards the village keeping a hand on his short sword.