NationStates Jolt Archive

"Sir, we have bad news. There has been an increase in Dire Wolf population." The Captain shifted from foot to foot worriedly.

"So? Send some men to deal with it." The general said, leaning back into his bubble bath.

"And the Prince said he wants increased tourism in the region."

"Wait. I see how we can make this pan out..."

A transmission is sent to the most celebrated hunters in the world.

<Honored ones, news of your exploits has spread. Thus, we would like to inform you of the fact that open season has begun in Mt. Wolf National Park. For your convenience, a set of bounties have been put in place.

Dire Wolf: We pay you NS$50 for a corpse.

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Dire Wolves

Roania's native groundbased predator, the Dire Wolves are some of the deadliest creatures on Earth. They hunt in packs of ten or more, can destroy a tank, and require heavy weaponary to kill.

Fire Bird: We kill you on the spot.

http://images.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:8KYiO1aBPdwC:www.phoenixarises.com/phoenix2.jpg
Roanian Firebird

The royal bird, killing one is punishable by a painful and agonising death. The Roanian Firebird is one of the most beautiful creatures on the planet, and are found only on the Island.

Thunderbird: NS$200 for a corpse.

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Roanian ThunderBird

Unlike their cousins, the thunderbird is not a nice bird. Keen to prey on everything that catches their fancy, they are the masters of Mt. Wolf.

Very little research has been undertaken. Mainly because the scientists keep getting eaten.

Wendigo: NS$750 for a corpse, NS$1700 for a live one
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Roanian Wendigo
AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!

That actually sums up everything that could be said about the nigh on invincible Roanian Wendigo. Believed to be extinct after the Roanians spent 50 years hunting down and destroying every single one they could find.

On the off chance that there are any left, avoid like an angry orc that's been handed a club with a nail in it.

Roy Black, a well known hunter native to Cyberutopia, looked over the piece of paper that had arrived from Roania.

"Huh." He scoffed. "That sure isn't a lot to get paid. Oh, well, I haven't had some fun in a while, anyway."

He slipped on a black trenchcoat that contrasted sharply with his crimson hair and the flecks of gold in his pitch black irises that all of the Black family had, and walked out of the humble cottage in which he resided, slinging a small flamethrower over his shoulder and placing two compact launcher pistols into holsters under his trenchcoat. Roy jumped onto his motorcycle and roared off towards the nearest city, a cloud of dust hanging in the air behind him.

Roy's Launcher Pistol:

http://www.arniesairsoft.co.uk/reviews/m203_pistol/m203_pistol.jpg

Roy's Flamethrower:

http://redfaction.volitionwatch.com/weapons/flamethrower_lg.jpg

"Sir! Someone's coming!"

"Good. Maybe we should raise the bounty, do you think?"

"No, sir. I'm pretty sure anyone dumb enough/brave enough to go after a Dire Wolf would be more for prestige then the cash."

"Good. By the way, what's this I hear about Wendigoes?"

"Just a rumor. You know how peasants are."

David, looked around as he arrived at the airport, of Ronia. He usually did not hunt animles from the forest, he search for the ones in the city, demons. He picked up his bags, and headed for the hunting site. His thick black curlish hair, hid some of his face, and his brown eyes. Many did not know his secreat, it was an odd one for a demon hunter.

David's weapons:

G-36
http://www.airsoftnews.net/images/Articoli/g36.jpg

With an M-203
http://www.gunmanuals.ch/images/m203.jpeg

He also has a Samuri Sword

Duke Kern, a famed Teritoran Hunter known for hunting dangerious beasts such dragons, wild wyverns, hell bears and rumered to have killed a yeti, reading about the bounty chuckled. "Should be amusing. I'll do it."

Duke Kern
Age: 45
Armament:A Hunting spear, a broadsword, a heavy Teritoran Crossbow, an usually powerful crossbow made to pack enough punch stun a full grown wyvern.
Armor:Wears a suit of Plate armor, visered helmet.

A bus drove to the front of the airport. "Hunters? Please board here." A young and attractive woman said from the Driver's seat.

David steps on the bus, and sits right behind the woman.

Duke Kern nodded and boarded quickly onto the bus.

The bus drove off. A Roanian soldier stands up. "People, I need to see your weapons. Once you are in the national park, we can't help you."

He waves to a selection of heavy equipment, rpgs, shotguns, chainswords, etc. "Please take your pick if you do not feel safe with your current choice."

"A protester in front of Wolf Mountain said this today:
'Cruel, cruel people! Can't you see that these creatures, horrible and "evil" as they may seem, have every right to exist as we do? In fact, me and my followers will go on a hunger strike, lasting for as many days as the number of wolves and other creatures that you have killed. We feel it is our duty to...'
Suddenly, a Dire Wolf runs up, tackles the man, and eats him whole. The other protesters run in fear.

And that is why you have to know when the cause is just, and when it isn't. We as humans are guaranteed a right to survive too."

---Jewel Salisfeild, Speaker for the Earth Liberation Front---

"A protester in front of Wolf Mountain said this today:
'Cruel, cruel people! Can't you see that these creatures, horrible and "evil" as they may seem, have every right to exist as we do? In fact, me and my followers will go on a hunger strike, lasting for as many days as the number of wolves and other creatures that you have killed. We feel it is our duty to...'
Suddenly, a Dire Wolf runs up, tackles the man, and eats him whole. The other protesters run in fear.

And that is why you have to know when the cause is just, and when it isn't. We as humans are guaranteed a right to survive too."

---Jewel Salisfeild, Speaker for the Earth Liberation Front---

OOC: Ouch... That must have been very painful. Especially since that's only one Dire Wolf out of ten.

David shows the soldier his weapons. Then returns to his seat, qucikly. He looks up at the woman who was driving the bus, then back to his rifle, and sword.

"Very good, sir." The soldier turns to the others. The Roanian and Dwarven hunters all display their own. "Excellent. Now, how are you all for insurance?"

Duke Kern shows his weapons to the Roanian soldier.

"I don't need it."

Roy nodded to the woman and stepped onto the bus. He glanced over at the other hunters and sat back in his seat, thankful for the respite from the oppresive heat and humidity outside. He checked the weapons on his person, and satisfied, sat back down.

"Of course I'm confident with my weapons. They don't call me 'El Fuego Que Rabia' for nothing, after all." He said, more to himself than anyone else.

Duke Kern shows his weapons to the Roanian soldier.

"Thank you, sir." The bus turns down a road. Down it, the foreboding shape of Mount Wolf can be seen.

A convoy of environmental protestors can be seen running down the road in the opposite direction. :) :twisted:

Duke Kern notes the fleeing protesters. "Idots, we don't have any such people in Teritora, they mostly die horrorible deaths."

A direwolf lunges out of the bushes and brings one of the protestors down. The rest all scatter into the bushland. "Oh, these will too."

"What are you all going to do? Just watch them take out our own kind." He has not changed from the slouched position from where he leaned on his rifle. He thought to him self, "I hate both my sides......"

"You want us to shoot them, sir?" A Roanian asked. He opened fire with his standard issue rifle. The Dire Wolves turned and lunged for the bus, bullets bouncing off of them. "Ah, shit."

"You should know, that that wouldnt of worked." He sat up from his position, and he puts a granade in his M-203. He fires it at the wolves.

Duke Kern noted as it came on Before grabing his crossbow. "Like trying to gun down a Hell bear." He aims the crossbow and fires sending a bolt though one of the dire wolves throats.

Roy looked out the window and half-watched as the protestors were taken down one by one. He shrugged at one who gave him a desperate glance right before his torso was taken off by a lunging direwolf.

"I wonder if anyone else here was at the Luporum Wolf Crisis." He wondered outloud.

Two wolves die. The rest reach the bus and begin to knaw through the metal. The Roanians open heavy fire, slashing at anything that gets through.

David pulls out a flash-bang granade, and throws it out the window at the wolves. He yells at the woman driving the bus, "Drive as fast as you can!!!"

A wolf reaches Roy. He nonchalantly shoves his flamethrower into it's mouth and burns it's head off before it could bite down on his hand.

"Yeah, this was just aobut how it started." He said, taking out one of his launcher pistols.

Roy looked out the window and half-watched as the protestors were taken down one by one. He shrugged at one who gave him a desperate glance right before his torso was taken off by a lunging direwolf.

"I wonder if anyone else here was at the Luporum Wolf Crisis." He wondered outloud.

Duke Kern spoke as he reloaded and fired his crossbow again sending a bolt into the skull of a dire wolf. "I was there, there was several Teritoran Divisons with 9mm assult rifles, broadswords and tanks."

The bus hits top speed. "Damn it... we have to get to the outpost!"

OOC: I've got to go. I presume you can all manage your own hunt while I'm gone?

The flash-bangs exploid, leaving the wolves, blind. "Those will blind you perminitly unlike the normal ones."

((I've got to go too. Don't let too much happen!))

He shot a grenade out of the hole in the tank, shredding an unlucky wolf.

"Ah." He said, looking over at Kern. "Then I'm not the only one used to fighting monster wolves."

The 6 men, all Marine Force Recon soldiers on leave, can't pass up this oppurtunity. They'd like to know if they can use a helicopter (An MH-6 Little Bird, it's unarmed, only to get around, and take out those pesky birds.)
Their weapons-
WSG2000K "Slamdown" Heavy Sniper Rifle
http://www.hkpro.com/WSG2000side.jpg
CAR-1576
http://www.holfordarms.com/mod3.jpg
M-4A9 Custom 6.5mm Assault Rifles
And a mix of high-caliber revolvers and handguns, some SL8 variants, as well as a .50 BMG M88R Sniper Rifle.

Duke Kern spoke as he reloaded his crossbow. "Yep, but at least theres not tens of thousands of them coming down a mountian pass at you while you start run out of ammo after the first waves."

David sat back down, in his slouched postion, leaning on his rifle, "How I hate both sides of me....."

OOC-I hope nobody has a problem with the chopper thing. They find it easier to get to areas hard to reach more quickly.
IC-The gray Little Bird flew over the treetops, with Dominic and Mike as pilot and copilot, as the other 4 marines watched the scene through thermal scopes on their weapons.
"Hey, Dom, I got something, slow the damn thing down, will ya?"
PFC Clay Davis adjusted the scope on the SL-8SS flipped into Semi-Auto, and put his sights on the Dire Wolf. The Little Bird hovered, almost still, as the SL8SS barked a single shot.
"Damn, he ain't going down. Going for the head."
The rifle spat 2 rounds now, as the wolf went down.
"Oy, Clay, this ain't a Cover Fire excersize, wait till yer on the ground, will ya?"
"Jeezus, quit your whining, Twombly."
Twombly slapped a mag into his CAR-1576 as the Little Bird set down. and the 4 men got off the "Benches" mounted over the landing gear.
Dominic stuck his head out the window.
"Ok, I've got your GPS transmitters on. Radio in every 15 minutes, we'll be back when you call us."
The Little Bird rose up, as the 4 marines-come-hunters raise their weapons to their shoulders. Their camo and equipment laden vests and boonie hats made them look like more of an invading force than a bunch of hunters.
Rick Nelson went prone, and grabbed the McMillan 88R.
"God, a fifty BMG on a f*cking wolf?"
Nelson smiled.
"Bet ya I can take out him and the one behind him."
The .50 BMG was designed to kill LAVs, so Clay decided not to take him up on that one.

Three thunderbirds dove towards the foolish machine which had dared to enter their territory. Bright bolts of electricity flew from them.

Fortunately, military aircraft are designed to resist energy surges. Mike armed himself with a WSG2000K, and opened fire.

"Damn straight." Roy said with a wry grin.

He looked the wolves in the eyes, daring one to make a move, while drawing his second launcher pistol.

Having reloaded his crosbow, Duke Kern fired again. "I hate wolves."

A wave of gunfire cut down the wolves. The bus had reached the fortress. "Thank God. I think you now understand our situation?"
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Confused, the Thunderbirds turned and flew off. The helicopter drove on in silence for a few minutes, when a pair of red glowing birds flew overhead.

Duke Kern nodded. "Indeed. I think i better break out the wyvern venom to tip my weapons with in case I can't get them in the throat, head, lungs or heart."

"I understand the situation, now I hunt." David gets up, and off the bus. He loads a granade into the launcher, on his rifle.

"Yes, I understand." Roy told the person who talked to the group. "This is gonna be fun. Is there any other reason to stay here, or ar we free to hunt?"

"No. Just, be careful." The gates open...

Some of the Roanians and dwarves walk in, carrying the heaviest weapons they can carry.

Somewhere in the distance, a wolf howled.

Duke Kern spoke as he coated his weapons in wyvern Venom(Nasty stuff that a single stings worth from a wyvern can kill a full grown horse ten times over in under a minute and his coating his weapons in it.) "Good thing I brought the Wyvern Venom along."

OOC: Impressive. Problem is, you have to get close to a DW to kill it... and while you are doing that, you're being attacked by the others.

I saw your 'wolf war'. This is a new ball-park.

IC: One of the dwarves passed the Duke. "Argh, ladde, that wee pork-sticker gonna realy kill a wolf?"

OOC:Of course, thats why besides that unusually powerful crossbow used normally to hunt Wyverns and hell bears bolts are being posioned tipped along with the spear and the sword, a Teritoran broad sword which a nasty weapon made to kill dragons, hell bears, wyvern, men and other humanoids. What is going for him is his hunting armor and since Teritorans hunt dragons, wyverns and hell bears, you know thats some tough armor.

Duke Kern chuckled. "This spear is not a boar spear, its made for Hell Bear hunting, think something bigger than one of those wolves and a lot meaner on its own, no I will be using my sword and crossbow mainly." He pointed to the crossbow he used to kill several wolves even without the poison and the really vivious looking broadsword at his side.

OOC: Hmm... now, should a Wendigo or Lake Dweller approach, then you'd be in shit.

IC: The dwarf coughed. "Can ye knae understand plain enlish? Ah knae it's a spear! Tha's what ah said!"

Shaking his head, the dwarf walked into the undergrowth, leaving the duke alone...

OOC: The park's area is 65 kilometres. In Kern's current position are pine forests. To the east is the exit. To the west are some lakes and mountains. North is the supply centre. South is temperate rain forest

David, thinks to him self, as he walks, "There talking to loud, if a wolf hears them, we're screwed."

David, thinks to him self, as he walks, "There talking to loud, if a wolf hears them, we're screwed."

Dark blue eyes watched him as he passed...

OOC: Hmm... now, should a Wendigo or Lake Dweller approach, then you'd be in shit.

IC: The dwarf coughed. "Can ye knae understand plain enlish? Ah knae it's a spear! Tha's what ah said!"

Shaking his head, the dwarf walked into the undergrowth, leaving the duke alone...

OOC: The park's area is 65 kilometres. In Kern's current position are pine forests. To the east is the exit. To the west are some lakes and mountains. North is the supply centre. South is temperate rain forest

OOC:Hehehe, the Duke speaks engish somewhat, but Teritorans speak usually latin and Old Teritoran and yes that would be a serious problem to get out of but, is it worse than an eraged hundred to 200 foot anceint dragon? either way, your in trouble.

Duke Kern began his hunt heading towards the temperate rainforest to the south.

David, thinks to him self, as he walks, "There talking to loud, if a wolf hears them, we're screwed."

Dark blue eyes watched him as he passed...David turns to him, and sees him. He says "Do you need some thing?"

David turns to him, and sees him. He says "Do you need some thing?"

The creature backs away, deeper into the woods. Turning, it takes off, leaping along the ground. This would be a fine time to hunt...

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Duke Kern began his hunt heading towards the temperate rainforest to the south.

As he walks, there is a variety of hoofprints and claw marks. A lake is in front of him. Along the side, a Lake Dweller is sunning itself."A human. <sigh> I hate this season."

David, keeps walking, and loads a new clip in. "God, I hope this stuff works." He thinks, and he keeps walking into thr forest, by him self.

David, keeps walking, and loads a new clip in. "God, I hope this stuff works." He thinks, and he keeps walking into thr forest, by him self.

More eyes follow him, fading away when-ever he turns.

Duke Kern muttered. "Great, I am just glad theres no anceint Teritoran dragons, I hate fighting 200 foot or greater fire breathing beasts, its hard enough to survive the smaller ones or anceint wyverns, bloody nitemare to fight a 40 foot creature that is the most venomious creature on the planet. Sigh the duty of the noblity." He heads away from the lake and farther into the forest, he's here to hunt very large and dangerious wolves that hunt in packs.

"Damn. . . ." David mutters as he relises what is following him. He gets ready to defend him self.

Duke Kern muttered. "Great, I am just glad theres no anceint Teritoran dragons, I hate fighting 200 foot or greater fire breathing beasts, its hard enough to survive the smaller ones or anceint wyverns, bloody nitemare to fight a 40 foot creature that is the most venomious creature on the planet. Sigh the duty of the noblity." He heads away from the lake and farther into the forest, he's here to hunt very large and dangerious wolves that hunt in packs.

The lake Dweller slides after him "Pardon me, human. Are you looking for something in particular?

"Damn. . . ." David mutters as he relises what is following him. He gets ready to defend him self.

A Wendigo leaps out of the bush in front of him. It opens its mouth and screams, glaring at David with eyes full of hatred and anger.

Duke Kern spoke. "Yes I am here to cull the dire wolves numbers a bit."

David, levals his rifle, at the animle, and fires. Rounds hit it, at first seeming to do nothing then expolid, he smirks and thinks to him self, "I love expoliding rounds." He contuies to fire, then loads an M-203 and fires it into the animle.

Duke Kern spoke. "Yes I am here to cull the dire wolves numbers a bit."

"Are you? How fascinating." The serpent pointed to the south. I wouldn't head south if I was you. There are strange creatures abroad, stirring up the wolves."

It looked around. "For a moment I thought you would be hunting me. Why not step closer so I can get a good look at you?"

David, levals his rifle, at the animle, and fires. Rounds hit it, at first seeming to do nothing then expolid, he smirks and thinks to him self, "I love expoliding rounds." He contuies to fire, then loads an M-203 and fires it into the animle.

The Wendigo shook itself. Its expression became even more despondent as it lashed out with its tail.

The Wendigo was a bizarre creature. It's brain consisted mainly of stem, and it could only be killed if the neck and up were completely removed.

"Damn, what does it take?" David is skimed by the tail, but loads in a 203, levals his rifle, and shoots the granade at the animles neck.

Duke Kern spoke wisely staying were he is, saftly away from possably being draged into the water. "What are you anyway?"

"Damn, what does it take?" David is skimed by the tail, but loads in a 203, levals his rifle, and shoots the granade at the animles neck.

The head shot backwards. The creature screamed in pain, and using its last ounce of strength attacked again.

Duke Kern spoke wisely staying were he is, saftly away from possably being draged into the water. "What are you anyway?"

"I am a Lake Dweller, one of the original inhabitants of this land. My race was here even before the dwarfs. We are practicers of magic. I thought that anyone with as much magic around as you would be aware of the Serpent-kin"

The last attack left a bleeding mark on David's face, he fired a few more rounds into it to make sure it was dead.

The wendigo fell down dead. It twitched.

Around David, the forest grew very silent.

David picks up the magled body, and takes it back to the camp, to get his reward.

Duke Kern shook his head. "I am a Teritoran, I never been to this land before and the only race Teritorans deal with regularlly are dwarves which there are a lot of in Teritora which is covered in forested mountains and hills. The wizard guild would likely to know if anyone in Teritora."

The gates were sealed to all. A note had been placed down. "Sorry, please head to the supply base. This area is closed."

David, cussed under his breath, and walked to the supply base, with the bleeding carcuse.

Duke Kern shook his head. "I am a Teritoran, I never been to this land before and the only race Teritorans deal with regularlly are dwarves which there are a lot of in Teritora which is covered in forested mountains and hills. The wizard guild would likely to know if anyone in Teritora."

I see. You know, it is really quite difficult to speak to you from here. Why not step forward and let me get a good look at you?The serpent stared into Kern's eyes.

David, cussed under his breath, and walked to the supply base, with the bleeding carcuse.

Red and gold eyes watched him pass, but made no move.

David enters the supply base, and drops the carcuse.

Duke Kern shook his head. "I am a Teritoran, I never been to this land before and the only race Teritorans deal with regularlly are dwarves which there are a lot of in Teritora which is covered in forested mountains and hills. The wizard guild would likely to know if anyone in Teritora."

I see. You know, it is really quite difficult to speak to you from here. Why not step forward and let me get a good look at you?The serpent stared into Kern's eyes.

Duke Kern blinked shook his head as if to clear it and spoke. "I need to get back to the hunt, its dangerious to get distacted, expecally in unknown teritory."

David enters the supply base, and drops the carcuse.
The soldier present stared haplessly. "Oh my..." She dialed up the commander. "Sir... Wendigo! We have a Wendigo."

Turning to David, she leaned forward from her chair. "Sir, where did you see this?"

"In the forest, there are plenty of them, they've been watching me ever since I killed this one, they are just out side of the base."

Duke Kern blinked shook his head as if to clear it and spoke. "I need to get back to the hunt, its dangerious to get distacted, expecally in unknown teritory."

Oh, come now. The creature looked deep into his eyes. Waves of power came from it. Just a few steps, and I'll be able to help you... trust me...

Kern involuntarily took a step.

"In the forest, there are plenty of them, they've been watching me ever since I killed this one, they are just out side of the base."

She gave an involuntary whimper. "Damn... it's a good thing we got you hunters here." She opened up the supply bunk. "Still, I'll inform the general. Now, what will you be looking for next?"

"I'll be looking for a docter," David says "The thing got me a little in the face, and stomic."

Duke Kern suddenly began to curse as he realized what was happening and went for his armed crossbow as his viser came down unexpectly making a laud noise as he moved unwilling forward. He Aimed and fired the heavy wyvern crossbow at the creature.

"I'll be looking for a docter," David says "The thing got me a little in the face, and stomic."

"Did it?" She asked, concerned. She pulled out a first aid kit. "Well..."

Duke Kern suddenly began to curse as he realized what was happening and went for his armed crossbow as his viser came down unexpectly making a laud noise as he moved unwilling forward. He Aimed and fired the heavy wyvern crossbow at the creature.

It swung around unexpectedly. The serpent moved forward. Foolish monkey! DIE! A wave of water shot from the lake towards Kern.

"Thank you ma'ma." David says as he puts down his weapons, and sits down.

"Thank you ma'ma." David says as he puts down his weapons, and sits down.

She removed his shirt and patted some anti-septic on him. "You were lucky, David."

Duke Kern dropped to the ground and rolled to the side as the blast came, he then reloaded his crossbow and fired again at the creature. "You first, I am Duke Kern Tor Hern and I will not die by some stupid under devoloped lizard."

The anti-septic stung a bit, and he twiches a bit. "How am I lucky, I've killed worse."

Duke Kern dropped to the ground and rolled to the side as the blast came, he then reloaded his crossbow and fired again at the creature. "You first, I am Duke Kern Tor Hern and I will not die by some stupid under devoloped lizard."

The Lake Dweller lunged forward. I was old when your parents were born. I shall not die to a monkey that's been shaved in a few places!

The anti-septic stung a bit, and he twiches a bit. "How am I lucky, I've killed worse."

She looked him squarely in the eyes. "Because it didn't inject any poison."

"I would have survived, it if I did get injected with posion." David says, "Poisen doesnt affect my kind."

Duke Kern. "And I killed dragons and wyverns that were old when my Great great great great grandparents were born. I will not die here." He reloaded and fired again, right into the creatures midsection.

Fugore prepared his tradtional hunting weapons as he waited for the portal to be opened.

As soon as he arrived home he was told about the hunters gathering in Roania. He could not give up the chance to hunt such challenging creatures.

Fugore was one of the most competent Spartens in Storm Giant for his breed. He was an excellent hunter and warrior and a competent spell caster. Although he prefered to do things the warrior way.

He packed his crystal broad sword along with an asortment of smaller daggers and blades. A crossbow was slung over his shoulder. He packed an asortment of other modified weapons and assorted items he would find useful..

Many thought these weapons would not be enough to stop the beasts of Roania, but Fugore knew they were as lethal as any gun in the right hands.
Once fully equipped, Fugore made his way toward the alter, just as the portal exploded open.

Fugore looked back once, then passed through the portal. Within seconds he landed on the ground within the capital city of Roania.

"I would have survived, it if I did get injected with posion." David says, "Poisen doesnt affect my kind."

"Your kind, sir?"

Duke Kern. "And I killed dragons and wyverns that were old when my Great great great great grandparents were born. I will not die here." He reloaded and fired again, right into the creatures midsection.

The bolt hit the serpent. It screamed in agony. NO!

Fugore prepared his tradtional hunting weapons as he waited for the portal to be opened.

As soon as he arrived home he was told about the hunters gathering in Roania. He could not give up the chance to hunt such challenging creatures.

Fugore was one of the most competent Spartens in Storm Giant for his breed. He was an excellent hunter and warrior and a competent spell caster. Although he prefered to do things the warrior way.

He packed his crystal broad sword along with an asortment of smaller daggers and blades. A crossbow was slung over his shoulder. He packed an asortment of other modified weapons and assorted items he would find useful..

Many thought these weapons would not be enough to stop the beasts of Roania, but Fugore knew they were as lethal as any gun in the right hands.
Once fully equipped, Fugore made his way toward the alter, just as the portal exploded open.

Fugore looked back once, then passed through the portal. Within seconds he landed on the ground within the capital city of Roania.

The Inquisitors felt a magical shockwave occur in Roan.

"I really shouldn't be telling you this, because it could ruin my cararee as a Demon hunter, but, I'm Half-Demon. That's probably how I survived it."

Duke Kern reloaded and fired another shot at the creature's midsection then Duke Kern rose muttering some curses in old Teritoran.

Fugore looked around him. The city looked peaceful enough, the people were going about their business. Some had stopped to pay him attention but most were not concerned.

Now where are the other hunters?

Fugore begins to wander the city, in search of the other hunters or someone that can tell him where to hunt.

"I really shouldn't be telling you this, because it could ruin my cararee as a Demon hunter, but, I'm Half-Demon. That's probably how I survived it."

The woman backed away cautiously. "I see..." She said, pondering her options.

"I'm sorry, I shouldnt have told you, but I don't hunt humans, I hunt demons," David says, "And I wouldn't hurt some one who just helped me.

Duke Kern reloaded and fired another shot at the creature's midsection then Duke Kern rose muttering some curses in old Teritoran.

The creature fell down, dead. A sapphire rolled from above its eyes.

Fugore looked around him. The city looked peaceful enough, the people were going about their business. Some had stopped to pay him attention but most were not concerned.

Now where are the other hunters?

Fugore begins to wander the city, in search of the other hunters or someone that can tell him where to hunt.

Some Polizei walked determinedly towards him. "Stop, citizen!"

"I'm sorry, I shouldnt have told you, but I don't hunt humans, I hunt demons," David says, "And I wouldn't hurt some one who just helped me.

"You should keep quiet about that here, David."

"Why? What have Half-Demons done?"

Fugore raised his head, looking down at the Polizei. The most distinguishing attribute about Fugore was his height. He was 7 feet tall.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"Why? What have Half-Demons done?"

"Well, I'm sure you aren't dangerous, but the Inquisition comes down on demons very heavily."

Fugore raised his head, looking down at the Polizei. The most distinguishing attribute about Fugore was his height. He was 7 feet tall.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"Sir, I demand to know your purpose in Roania." The polizei stood together out of fear.

Duke Kern was cautious he decided to behead the beast to make certian and take the sapphire and the head back to the supply station, he was careful not touch either the head or the sapphire, using a cloth and his gaunlets to place them in a bag and then he headed to the Supply station after recovering what bolts he could.

"I see," David says, "I never got your name, what is it?"

Although Fugore looked menacing, he was kind in nature. He flashed a friendly smile towards the polizei.

"I mean none harm but the animals with a bounty. I am here to hunt."

Although Fugore looked menacing, he was kind in nature. He flashed a friendly smile towards the polizei.

"I mean none harm but the animals with a bounty. I am here to hunt."

"Hunt? The reserve is miles to the north!"

Duke Kern was cautious he decided to behead the beast to make certian and take the sapphire and the head back to the supply station, he was careful not touch either the head or the sapphire, using a cloth and his gaunlets to place them in a bag and then he headed to the Supply station after recovering what bolts he could.

The body slid back into the water slowly.

"I see," David says, "I never got your name, what is it?"

"Joan, sir. Now, you're all healed."

Afterwards Duke Kern headed to the supply station, he had a few questions to ask and he wanted answers.

"Thank you Joan," David says, "How about dinner and a movie after this?" He smirks.

((I'm going to bed, see ya all later))

"Thank you Joan," David says, "How about dinner and a movie after this?" He smirks.

((I'm going to bed, see ya all later))
((C'ya))

Joan blushed.

Afterwards Duke Kern headed to the supply station, he had a few questions to ask and he wanted answers.

"Ach, is somethin wrong ye lily-livered human?"

"Well is that a yes, or a no?" David says, still smirking.

((I'm going to hang around for a little while longer))

"Well is that a yes, or a no?" David says, still smirking.

((I'm going to hang around for a little while longer))

She laughed. "It's a, 'talk to me after you go and bring us back more animals'."

Duke Kern showed the head in the sack. "What in heavens name is this that tried to kill me? Blasted thing delayed my hunt, even if it did tell me that something strange stiring up the wolves to the south, well before it attempted to kill me that is."

"Ahh, I see, the more I kill, the better our date goes," David says as he stands, "Then this will be a pretty good date." He picks up his weapons, and begains to walk out, yelling back to Joan, "Go ahead and pick out your dress, ohh, and I recogmend you stay inside."

((Now I'm getting off, bye all))

"Hunt? The reserve is miles to the north!"

Fugore blushed.

"I see. Is there anyway for me to get there quickly?"

Duke Kern showed the head in the sack. "What in heavens name is this that tried to kill me? Blasted thing delayed my hunt, even if it did tell me that something strange stiring up the wolves to the south, well before it attempted to kill me that is."

The dwarf looked at it. "Ach, tis but a wee loch dweller. Best not to let the serpent look you in the eyes, it is. Very common, they are."

"Ahh, I see, the more I kill, the better our date goes," David says as he stands, "Then this will be a pretty good date." He picks up his weapons, and begains to walk out, yelling back to Joan, "Go ahead and pick out your dress, ohh, and I recogmend you stay inside."

Joan blushed a dark red. "Heh..."

Fugore blushed.

"I see. Is there anyway for me to get there quickly?"

"If you can fly, sure."

Duke Kern nodded. "So its a sea dragon wantabe with a ego problem. I better go find out whats stirring up the wolves to the south. If anything else I'll bag me some wolves."

Duke Kern nodded. "So its a sea dragon wantabe with a ego problem. I better go find out whats stirring up the wolves to the south. If anything else I'll bag me some wolves."

"Tis a bit of an understatement, but good luck to ye. By the way, did a wee stone fall from its head?"

"If you can fly, sure."

Fugore's blush deepened.

"Well. It seems I have a problem then. Any fast transportation?"

"If you can fly, sure."

Fugore's blush deepened.

"Well. It seems I have a problem then. Any fast transportation?"

"A military convoy is heading that way. It will take a few hours, but that's all."

Fugore was disappointed that it would take so long to get there, but he figured he should of made sure he had the location right.

"I see. If you could direct me to where I could find the people I need to talk to about this, I would be much obliged."

David walks back out to the forest, loads another clip of explosive rounds, then an M-203 round in the M-203 launcher. He looks for the eyes he saw before.

Duke Kern nodded. "So its a sea dragon wantabe with a ego problem. I better go find out whats stirring up the wolves to the south. If anything else I'll bag me some wolves."

"Tis a bit of an understatement, but good luck to ye. By the way, did a wee stone fall from its head?"

Duke Kern nodded. "Yes it did."

David walks back out to the forest, loads another clip of explosive rounds, then an M-203 round in the M-203 launcher. He looks for the eyes he saw before.

The sound of paws running towards the mountains disturbed him.

Duke Kern nodded. "Yes it did."

"Ach, then ye have already made as much money as if you had killed a pair of those Wendigo beasts, aye? The mages will pay good money for one of them things."

Fugore was disappointed that it would take so long to get there, but he figured he should of made sure he had the location right.

"I see. If you could direct me to where I could find the people I need to talk to about this, I would be much obliged."

"North gate, civilian. 5 minutes walk along Prince Street"

"They're, making this way to easy. They come to me." David gets a desives postion, with his rilfe leveled to his shoulder.

Roy watched silently from a patch of dense foilage as Kern slayed the strange watery beast.

'Something stirring up the wolves? I'd better go check it out, the best hunting is bound to be there.' He thought to himself.

As the Duke finished off the beast and left the area, Roy trekked in the opposite direction of Kern, heading deep into the southern rainforests. He unholstered one of the grenade pistols and held it close as he made his way slowly through the heavy undergrowth.

OOC: They're not going towards him, they are running towards the mountains.

OOC: They're not going towards him, they are running towards the mountains.(( :oops: ))

David walks to the sound, keeping as quiet as he can. He levels his rifle, at this shoulder, as he wallks, even though they may be a distance away, he doesn't want to take chances.

He steps into a grove. In front of him, 10 Dire Wolves are tugging at a carcass.

Roy watched silently from a patch of dense foilage as Kern slayed the strange watery beast.

'Something stirring up the wolves? I'd better go check it out, the best hunting is bound to be there.' He thought to himself.

As the Duke finished off the beast and left the area, Roy trekked in the opposite direction of Kern, heading deep into the southern rainforests. He unholstered one of the grenade pistols and held it close as he made his way slowly through the heavy undergrowth.

A loud cawing noise rang out through the trees. Ravens were flying around him, over him. There was a palpable feeling of evil.

David counts only 8 of them, missing two. He gets up the site of his rifle, and fires, as the explosive rounds hit the animles, and the weapon, firing untill Click, Click.

David counts only 8 of them, missing two. He gets up the site of his rifle, and fires, as the explosive rounds hit the animles, and the weapon, firing untill Click, Click.

The wolves look up, angrily. One of them is dead, the grenade rounds bounced off the rest of them. Behind David, he hears two growls.

"Ooh damn. . . ." David drops the rifle, then draws his sword. He gets into a defencive postion.

Roy mutters several curses as the ravens swarm around him. Braving the birds, he pushes through to the source of the chaos. Deciding a grenade pistol wouldn't be the best weapon for these close quarters, he unslings his flamethrower from his back and holds it before him, ready for anything.

Roy mutters several curses as the ravens swarm around him. Braving the birds, he pushes through to the source of the chaos. Deciding a grenade pistol wouldn't be the best weapon for these close quarters, he unslings his flamethrower from his back and holds it before him, ready for anything.

"Ooh damn. . . ." David drops the rifle, then draws his sword. He gets into a defencive postion.

They snap at him. A keen intelligence is visible in their eyes.

Roy mutters several curses as the ravens swarm around him. Braving the birds, he pushes through to the source of the chaos. Deciding a grenade pistol wouldn't be the best weapon for these close quarters, he unslings his flamethrower from his back and holds it before him, ready for anything.

A voice is heard through out the forest. Hello, human. Can I... help you?

"So their smart. . . ." David drops a granade right where he stands, it's pin has been pulled, he jumps away, hoping it'll do as much damage as it can, and that he wouln't be hit, by it's shapanel.

"So their smart. . . ." David drops a granade right where he stands, it's pin has been pulled, he jumps away, hoping it'll do as much damage as it can, and that he wouln't be hit, by it's shapanel.

The wolves howl in pain as it explodes. They turn and begin to move menacingly towards David.

All of a sudden, an RPG smacks the Alpha wolf.

"Quickly! This way!"

"What the hell was that?" David says as he looks into the direction of where it came from.

One of the pith-hatted Roanian hunters peeked his head out. "Hurry up! You thick or something?"

"I'll be fine,: David shouts, he picks up the rifle, and loads another granade in the M-203. He fires at the left over wolves.

They all leap as one.

David is pulled back by the hunter. 7 diamond sharp jaws miss him by an inch.

David loses him self. . . . .He lets the demon side come out of him. His eyes turn red, and in his hands, a small fireball is growing in his hand. But he is still pulled back by the hunter.

"What the hell is wrong with you, man?" The hunter shakes him. "Those things can take down a tank! Stealth, that's the ticket."

David stands up, and throws the fire ball.

((I have to go, be back in an hour))

The sound of paws running towards the mountains disturbed him.

Duke Kern nodded. "Yes it did."

"Ach, then ye have already made as much money as if you had killed a pair of those Wendigo beasts, aye? The mages will pay good money for one of them things."



Duke Kern nodded. "That good to know, I better head back south then, if something stiring up the wolves on purpice, its nothing good."

((I'm back, it didn't take me as long as I suspected it would))

"North gate, civilian. 5 minutes walk along Prince Street"

"Thankyou."

Fugore departed, heading towards the North Gate.

"Yes, you can tell me who you are." Roy answers, not rising from his ready position and subtly shifting the flamethrower's nozzle towards the source of the voice.

David stands up, and throws the fire ball.

((I have to go, be back in an hour))

The hunter leaps back with an oath. "Demon!"

"Thankyou."

Fugore departed, heading towards the North Gate.

<4 hours later>

"Here you are, sir. The reserve is through that gate."

Duke Kern nodded. "That good to know, I better head back south then, if something stiring up the wolves on purpice, its nothing good."

"Aye, so ah thought laddy. Ah'll go with ye. This is a dangerous place."

"Yes, you can tell me who you are." Roy answers, not rising from his ready position and subtly shifting the flamethrower's nozzle towards the source of the voice.

The voice came from all around. I am the dark reaches of the woods. I am the watcher in the trees.

David's human side takes back over, "Ohh damn. . . ." He mummers, as he starts to run knowing what will happen, after what Joan, told him.

"Stand still, beast!" The hunter pointed his weapon at David. "This will get me a mighty bounty!"

Duke Kern nodded. "If you wish, you are welcome to."

"Shut your damn mouth!" David shouts as he pulls a flash-bang out of his jacket and throws it behing him as he runs.

Duke Kern nodded. "If you wish, you are welcome to."

"Then let's go!" The dwarf pulled his axe out of his pack.

"Shut your damn mouth!" David shouts as he pulls a flash-bang out of his jacket and throws it behing him as he runs.

The light temporarily blinded the hunter. "I'll get you, demon!"

Roy looked around cautiously.

"So you are. I shall not question your existiance, that would be a waste of my time to gain knowledge I would not understand. Tell me, what is stirring the wolves up?" He asked, the gold in his eyes flashing dangerously.

'Perhaps this is the thing that the watery beast spoke of...' He mused in his mind.

David ran, back toward the supply base, hoping that there is some where he can hid.

Duke Kern nodded. "Yes lets." He heads south towards the forest.

<4 hours later>

"Here you are, sir. The reserve is through that gate."

Fugore nodded.

"Thankyou."

He headed through the gate, in search of others gathered for the same occassion.

Roy looked around cautiously.

"So you are. I shall not question your existiance, that would be a waste of my time to gain knowledge I would not understand. Tell me, what is stirring the wolves up?" He asked, the gold in his eyes flashing dangerously.

'Perhaps this is the thing that the watery beast spoke of...' He mused in his mind.

It is I! The ravens began to fly towards one another, circling around a central point. I, once and future master of this island, and soon the world!

David ran, back toward the supply base, hoping that there is some where he can hid.

"I'll get you, demon!" There was shouting.

One of the other hunters walked past, carrying a thunderbird. "What's got Roald all riled up?"

Duke Kern nodded. "Yes lets." He heads south towards the forest.

"Aye." The dwarf followed. "Ah nae think we've been properly introduced. M'name's Krendall, cousin of Low King Durin VIIII of Khazad-Zar."

Fugore nodded.

"Thankyou."

He headed through the gate, in search of others gathered for the same occassion.

As he stepped through, a pair of hunters were leaving. "It's no good, Donald. The mountain is being blocked by some force. Magical, no doubt."

David tries to play stpuid with the hunter, "I don't know, must be seeing things." David goes on, looking for Joan, thinking, "Mabye she can help me."

David tries to play stpuid with the hunter, "I don't know, must be seeing things." David goes on, looking for Joan, thinking, "Mabye she can help me."

Joan was putting a bandage on another hunter. "I don't know, you men and your foolishness."

David sees Joan, runs up to her and says, "Can I talk to you?"

As he stepped through, a pair of hunters were leaving. "It's no good, Donald. The mountain is being blocked by some force. Magical, no doubt."

Fugore couldn't help but overhear the conversation with his sensitive feline ears.

"Excuse me. What seems to be the problem with the mountain?"

David sees Joan, runs up to her and says, "Can I talk to you?"

"What happened?" Joan asked.

Fugore couldn't help but overhear the conversation with his sensitive feline ears.

"Excuse me. What seems to be the problem with the mountain?"

"We can't get to it, is the problem. We can see it, but you can't get closer than a mile from it."

"It's magical!" The fat one said.

"Yeah. Magic. We don't mess with magic."

"It's personal, we need to talk in privet."

Duke Kern smiled and replied. "And I am Kern Tor Hern, a duke of Hern and brother to High Duke Gerki of Gernix."

"It's personal, we need to talk in privet."

Joan stood up and walked over to an office. "This is as private as it will get."

Roald, meanwhile, was getting closer to the camp.

Duke Kern smiled and replied. "And I am Kern Tor Hern, a duke of Hern and brother to High Duke Gerki of Gernix."

"Be pleased to meet ye." The dwarf said, looking up. "Tell me, your dukeyness, what thinks ye of that yellow bird?"

"Ok, some one knows I'm Half-Demon, but I think he thinks I'm a full Demon. And with all the people here, I'll get slaughterd no mater how strong I am, please hid me." David begs.

"Ok, some one knows I'm Half-Demon, but I think he thinks I'm a full Demon. And with all the people here, I'll get slaughterd no mater how strong I am, please hid me." David begs.

Joan smiles and pats him on the head. "I like having a man begging me for help. I'll see what I can do. Stay in here."

Duke Kern frowned as he looked. "I am not sure but is that one of those thunderbirds I been hearing about? Because I think the Roanian firebird is red, if not I don't know what it is."

David waits, and loads another clip in his rilfe, just in case.

Duke Kern frowned as he looked. "I am not sure but is that one of those thunderbirds I been hearing about? Because I think the Roanian firebird is red, if not I don't know what it is."

"Aye, I agree with ye, lad. We should be runnin noo." The bird turned and began to bear down on them.

David waits, and loads another clip in his rilfe, just in case.

There was the sound of a slap. "Out of my way, bitch! I know that beast is in there!"

There is the sound of shocked soldiers and hunters loading their rifles.

"Damn. . . ." David aims his rilfe to the door, and takes out a few flash-bangs for when they come in.

Roald forced open the door. "AH HA! Here... y" He fell forward. A dozen rifle bullets had gone directly through him.

One of the soldiers spat. "No-one attacks one of our boys and gets away with it. Or, one of our girls."

"Damn, I was thinking I was going to have to kill every one in the whole buliding." David says as he puts up his rifle.

"Damn, I was thinking I was going to have to kill every one in the whole buliding." David says as he puts up his rifle.

"Nah. Now, go out there and hunt."

Joan tried to stand up. "What hit me?"

David goes, and helps Joan, up. "Thanks." He says to her, with a semi smile.

Roy pondered for a moment. This thing, whatever it may be, was obviously magical. None of the weapons he had would so much as dent the thing he was conversing with. The other man had undoubtly told others about the rumored disturbance, and they would be making their way here. Roy decided to find out as much about the thing as he could.

"So, let me guess, you've incited the wolves in order to exterminate, or at least drive out, the human presence on the island. Surely you realize that the wolves will not accompish such a goal on their own." He said, looking at the focal point of the raven swarm.

"We can't get to it, is the problem. We can see it, but you can't get closer than a mile from it."

"It's magical!" The fat one said.

"Yeah. Magic. We don't mess with magic."

"I see. I am competent in some basic magiks. I'll go check it out. Are there any other hunters here?"

Duke Kern Cursed fired his crossbow at the birds midsection hoping it was in range and spoke as he folllowed Krendall. "Is that an Ironwood Tree over there, if we can get near it, any electic attack, will be drawn to the tree instead."

David goes, and helps Joan, up. "Thanks." He says to her, with a semi smile.

Joan leaned up and kissed him. "Don't thank me."

Roy pondered for a moment. This thing, whatever it may be, was obviously magical. None of the weapons he had would so much as dent the thing he was conversing with. The other man had undoubtly told others about the rumored disturbance, and they would be making their way here. Roy decided to find out as much about the thing as he could.

"So, let me guess, you've incited the wolves in order to exterminate, or at least drive out, the human presence on the island. Surely you realize that the wolves will not accompish such a goal on their own." He said, looking at the focal point of the raven swarm.

A tall man appeared in the centre. All the ravens, bar one, had disapeared. "I am Raven. And nature obeys me. For, I am nature."

"I see. I am competent in some basic magiks. I'll go check it out. Are there any other hunters here?"

"Oh, yeah. All over the place."

Duke Kern Cursed fired his crossbow at the birds midsection hoping it was in range and spoke as he folllowed Krendall. "Is that an Ironwood Tree over there, if we can get near it, any electic attack, will be drawn to the tree instead."

"Way ahead of ye, laddy." The dwarf's short legs pumped as the bird shot forth bolts of lightning, which went angling towards the tree.

David, was momentarly shocked, but said, "You basicly saved me, so I should thank you."

David, was momentarly shocked, but said, "You basicly saved me, so I should thank you."

"You can thank me by going out there and stopping whatever is causing these attacks!"

Duke Kern spoke as he ran and reloaded his crossbow. "This is the second time something attacked me heading south, I would almost say something doesn't want anyone looking down there."

David, was momentarly shocked, but said, "You basicly saved me, so I should thank you."

"You can thank me by going out there and stopping whatever is causing these attacks!""I see, then you can thank me by our date." He picks up his weapons and starts to head out for a second time.

"I see. You wield a potent power, Raven. What do you seek to accomplish?" He asked, looking at the man intently.

Duke Kern spoke as he ran and reloaded his crossbow. "This is the second time something attacked me heading south, I would almost say something doesn't want anyone looking down there."

Krendall leapt back. "Here it comes!"

The bird swooped closer, thunderbolts flying out.

"I see, then you can thank me by our date." He picks up his weapons and starts to head out for a second time.

"Okay, David."

"I see. You wield a potent power, Raven. What do you seek to accomplish?" He asked, looking at the man intently.

"The return of the entire planet to nature." Raven said. The bird on his shoulder regard Roy keenly.

David walks out of the base, this time with new ammo.

Duke Kern followed suit then aiming and fired the crossbow at the Thunderbird, counting on the Ironwood to attract the lighting away from himself and Krendall.

Duke Kern followed suit then aiming and fired the crossbow at the Thunderbird, counting on the Ironwood to attract the lighting away from himself and Krendall.

The bird cawed, angrily. More thunder came, and it kept being earthed. Finally, the bird flew away to the north.

David walks in the forest, woundering if all the pray has been scared away now, that the other hunters have been there.

Duke Kern spoke. "Well at least we won't get fired. Agile and tempermental bird though." He chuckled.

"Is Man not part of nature?" Roy retorted.

'I hope the others will get here soon...'

David walks in the forest, woundering if all the pray has been scared away now, that the other hunters have been there.

Little did he know he was being lured into a trap...

Duke Kern spoke. "Well at least we won't get fired. Agile and tempermental bird though." He chuckled.

"Aye, laddy." The dwarf scanned the skies. "Look!" A majestic red bird was flying overhead.

David keeps walking, looking for any movment of an animle.

"Oh, yeah. All over the place."

"Thanks."

Fugore unslings his crossbow and makes his way toward the base of the mountain.

Duke Kern looked up. "A Fire Bird, what majestic creature."

David keeps walking, looking for any movment of an animle.

There was a rustling. All of a sudden, hundreds of ravens began to attack him.

"Thanks."

Fugore unslings his crossbow and makes his way toward the base of the mountain.

Or tries to. No matter how far he walks, the mountain remains the same distance away.

Duke Kern looked up. "A Fire Bird, what majestic creature."

"Put the bow down, ye fool! Do you want the soldiers to shoot us?"

David fires wildly into the birds with the expoding rounds hitting them.

Duke Kern nodded and sling his crossbow onto his back.

David fires wildly into the birds with the expoding rounds hitting them.

Dozens died, but more were still around, pecking at him.

Duke Kern nodded and sling his crossbow onto his back.

"It's amazing how uptight the Roanians get about anyone harming those birds."

David's demon side once again takes contoll. A large fire ball appresse in his hand.

"Is Man not part of nature?" Roy retorted.

'I hope the others will get here soon...'

"I gathered that. well theres people like that and it could be a worse creature. I was in this one land that they concidered dragons sacred animals. Unpleasant place to live much less visit and no dwarves. Well we better get moving before something else tries to stop us."

David's demon side once again takes contoll. A large fire ball appresse in his hand.

The birds suddenly turn and fly off, as fast as they had appeared.

"Is Man not part of nature?" Roy retorted.

'I hope the others will get here soon...'

"And if you and all those other hairless monkeys would go back to living in caves..."

"I gathered that. well theres people like that and it could be a worse creature. I was in this one land that they concidered dragons sacred animals. Unpleasant place to live much less visit and no dwarves."

"Would ye live in a land where you" He paused. "Shh..."

Duke Kern quieted quickly, glanced around, and readed a weapon.

David sits down on a rock, and takes deep breaths trying to calm him self. He eyes go back to their normal color, and he returns to normal. "What was that all about?" He asks him self.

Duke Kern quieted quickly, glanced around, and readed a weapon.

A sound much like the beating of leathery wings, and the hopping of a kangaroo filled the air.

David sits down on a rock, and takes deep breaths trying to calm him self. He eyes go back to their normal color, and he returns to normal. "What was that all about?" He asks him self.

"We've been trying to figure that our for ages, David." Joan stepped out from behind a tree, hands up. "Sorry. I was worried about you."

Or tries to. No matter how far he walks, the mountain remains the same distance away.

After a few minutes Fugore noticed he wasn't getting anywhere.

I see.

He summoned his magical training, allowing him to see the weavings of the spell.

OOC: Is there anything special about the barrier or can a basic trained mage get through it?

OOC: No, not really. Should be easy to deal with.

"Joan," David said surpised, as he stood up, and walks over to her, "You shouldn't be here, you could get hurt, you don't even have a weapon."

Joan smiled. "I have you... and I have a horde of angry soldiers who'd rip to pieces anything that attacks me."

Fugore focused for a few minutes, recalling his training back in the forests of his homeland. He opened his eyes to see the weaving of the barrier spell.

After close examination, he began to unwind the magiks. Thread by thread he undid the barrier until there was a gap wide enough for him to pass through. He figured someone must have put it there for a reason, so he would leave the rest of the spell alone.

Fugore passed through the barrier and headed towards the mountain.

A powerful energy emanated from high up in the mountain. Fugore could see the distant outline of a dark tower.

Fugore studied the tower for a few moments before continuing on his path.
He did not intend to get sidetracked from his hunting.

Fugore notched a bolt and began looking for signs of prey.

The sundering of a portion of the shield caused massive energy rebounds to occur throughout the reserve. Many creatures began to move towards Fugore...

Fugore could easily pick up the approaching creatures with his hightened feline senses. He pulled out his sword and lay in next to him whilst he awaited to unleash his first bolt.

His elongated fangs sat over his bottom lip in anticipation.

He didn't have to wait long. A Wendigo bounced through the wilderness, bearing down on him.

OOC: Can you get on MSN? We need to speak, RE: Christoniac.

Fugore dropped his crossbow and grabbed his sword just in time to impale the wendigo through the chest.

It took several minutes for the creature to die, in which Fugore had to avoid the razor sharp teeth and claws of the creature skewered on his sword.

OOC: Ouch. What is that sword made of?

Joan smiled. "I have you... and I have a horde of angry soldiers who'd rip to pieces anything that attacks me."David smiled at her coment, "But they can't protects you from every thing, they need the equpiment, I can defend you, and I have it."

Duke Kern whispered at the sound. "What in the name of the saints is that?"

"I didn't come here to discuss things that cannot be. Why did you choose the raven to symbolize yourself? If anything, it is an outcast of nature." Roy said, sensing that this thing posed a serious threat.

Joan smiled. "I have you... and I have a horde of angry soldiers who'd rip to pieces anything that attacks me."David smiled at her coment, "But they can't protects you from every thing, they need the equpiment, I can defend you, and I have it."

Joan smiled. "Well, David..." She reached behind her and pulled out an RA-87, "You can protect me, and I'll protect you."

Duke Kern whispered at the sound. "What in the name of the saints is that?"

"Ach, tis a Wendigo!" He listened closely. "Nae, more than one! We must run!"

"I didn't come here to discuss things that cannot be. Why did you choose the raven to symbolize yourself? If anything, it is an outcast of nature." Roy said, sensing that this thing posed a serious threat.

"Because you humans have made nature into an outcast itself! With your buildings and motors and engines. Disgusting!"

OOC: It's made of the hardest material found in Storm Giant. Callousite. It is a crystal like material fused with carbon and other metals.

This particular sword is also enchanted. And it's really sharp.

OOC: Ah. I must say, I've always gone for the neck severing, but if it's really sharp, it might work.

IC: The Wendigo collapsed. With its last gasp of strength, it bought its whip tail around towards Fugore.

"A wolf hunt, is it? It's a long time since I've been hunting- this could be fun."
Veskyr set aside the paper and buckled his sword belt over his hooded, gray robe, and put on gloves. Then, gesturing with one hand, he opened a Portal and stepped into the Roanian Capital.
OOC:
(Veskyr looks basically human... except for slit-pupiled eyes that glow slightly (purple), a lack of visible ears, purple and black scales, and teeth resembling diamonds. This is why he wears a hooded robe most of the time. He also has retractable claws.)

OOC: Why does everyone go to my capital? The hunt is to the far north of my capital!

Duke Kern nodded. "If we can yes, these things are poisonious so it will be rather like fighting a wyvern only you have a little longer to live before dying if poisoned and its most likely extremely strong."

"Nice gun, Joan." David says, smiling at her. "Now, mabye we should go and start to hunt again."

OOC: Veskyr doesn't know exactly where the hunt is. Remember, you provided transportation for the earlier hunters. (If you said where the preserve is in the first message and I forgot, sorrry). He can travel very quickly, so he went to the Capitol to get directions.

IC: Veskyr strode swiftly through the streets, looking for an official who could tell him where to go for the hunt.

Duke Kern nodded. "If we can yes, these things are poisonious so it will be rather like fighting a wyvern only you have a little longer to live before dying if poisoned and its most likely extremely strong."

"Argh, don't be tellin me ma business. Just run like Hell!"

Veskyr strode swiftly through the streets, looking for an official who could tell him where to go for the hunt.

A rather pompous Burgher walked out of a tavern. He shouted over his shoulder, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I go in your tavern again!"

"Nice gun, Joan." David says, smiling at her. "Now, mabye we should go and start to hunt again."

"Thanks, David." She said, batting eyelashes at him. They turn and begin to head towards their destination.

Duke Kern nodded. "Lets." He gets moving.

"Ye would nae be having some magic that could save our lives, eh ladde?"

Duke Kern spoke. "Two amulets of protection agaist poison... a holy hand gerenade... a blessed sword... several potions of healing, a cross, some wooden stakes, and several bottles of holy water. Well we can avoid being posioned anyway."

"Ah, best be using them,then!"

The sound was getting closer. It seemed as if the woods were alive...

Duke Kern put on a amulet of protection agaist poison and handed the other one to Krendall.

The dwarf put it around his neck. "Ach... here they come!"

The Wendigoes barged into the clearing. 5 of them, they barely noticed the human and dwarf, instead running on. On their frighteningly human faces, an expression of terror could be seen.

When they were all gone, Krendall looked around. "Uh, oh. I can nae ken wha they would act in such a manner, your dukeyness."

Fugore attempted to dodge the tail of the Wendigo but was not quick enough. The tail grazed his left arm causing a dark trickle of blood to flow down his wounded arm.

OOC: Anything special about this tail I should know about?

OOC: It's poisonous, for a start.

IC: After that final action, the wendigo fell down dead.

Fugore heaved the huge beast off his self. He quickly looked at the wound and cursed. Immediately he applied potions and salves that he had brought with him and cast a few basic healing spells.

Fugore could only hope it was enough to stop the poision. Looking down at the slain beast, he cast a levitation spell. The lifeless body ascended into the air and stopped at about Fugore's waist. He then proceeded to attatch a rope around the head of the creature.

Fugore's head began to swim a little. He decided to make his way to wherever he could collect a bounty. And recieve medical attention.

David checks his weapon, then lokc back up at Joan, "It's jammed, and I need more ammunition".

The dwarf put it around his neck. "Ach... here they come!"

The Wendigoes barged into the clearing. 5 of them, they barely noticed the human and dwarf, instead running on. On their frighteningly human faces, an expression of terror could be seen.

When they were all gone, Krendall looked around. "Uh, oh. I can nae ken wha they would act in such a manner, your dukeyness."

Duke Kern spoke. "Something scared them badly, very badly."

Veskyr strode swiftly through the streets, looking for an official who could tell him where to go for the hunt.

A rather pompous Burgher walked out of a tavern. He shouted over his shoulder, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I go in your tavern again!"


'He looks like he might have the information I need; he certainly seems to think he's important.' thought Veskyr.
"You there! I recieved notice that there's a dire wolf hunt going on. Can you tell me where that is?"

Fugore heaved the huge beast off his self. He quickly looked at the wound and cursed. Immediately he applied potions and salves that he had brought with him and cast a few basic healing spells.

Fugore could only hope it was enough to stop the poision. Looking down at the slain beast, he cast a levitation spell. The lifeless body ascended into the air and stopped at about Fugore's waist. He then proceeded to attatch a rope around the head of the creature.

Fugore's head began to swim a little. He decided to make his way to wherever he could collect a bounty. And recieve medical attention.

His confused wanderings began to tire him, as the fast acting poison began to take effect. While it was no longer spreading, it was still in his system. He collapsed.

His last concious vision was of a cloaked figure appearing over him, tsking softly. "This will never do."

OOC: If this is wrong, then I'll change it.

David checks his weapon, then lokc back up at Joan, "It's jammed, and I need more ammunition".

"I don't think we use those weapons, sorry David."

Duke Kern spoke. "Something scared them badly, very badly."

"Aye, that'd be right. And whatever it is, it be most likely to the south."

OOC:Why do dwarves speak in a Scottish accent?

'He looks like he might have the information I need; he certainly seems to think he's important.' thought Veskyr.
"You there! I recieved notice that there's a dire wolf hunt going on. Can you tell me where that is?"

The merchant shook himself, and struck a pose. "I, Darryl Waters, know of all that happens in these isles! A hunter, are you? Well, in that case you'd be wanting transport and weapons to the preserve up north."

"Damn, well untill then, I can just use the granades, and my demon powers, if I need it."

"Damn, well untill then, I can just use the granades, and my demon powers, if I need it."

"I could lend you my weapon, if you want."

"No, I need special expoliding ammo, and way, and I want you to have some defence besides me"

"No, I need special expoliding ammo, and way, and I want you to have some defence besides me"

Joan rubbed his hair. "You're sweet. Okay."

David slightly surpised at Joans, show of affection smiles, and blushes, at her, "Thanks." He says as he turns back, and keeps walking.