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Northlands - Thread 23 DM No.295210
I think I lost count at some point, but we should be well over 23.000
With the king returned from the Master's Altar, he sought out Manifest Destiny and confided in the old cleric's wisdom. He learned a lesson of how Manifest had come to witness the Master, and how he had learned of the Ten Aspects of Destiny.
Indeed, the two had much to talk about, and the old pony felt much more at ease now that he, at long last, could speak to somepony about the thing that had branded him from even before his birth.
And as a token of thanks, he gave the king something his father had passed to him long ago. A small pendant.
Meanwhile the others probably did horse things.
The challenge has been sent to Ebonreth of Eaglecrest.
The tournament will be in a week's time.
With the king returned from the Master's Altar, he sought out Manifest Destiny and confided in the old cleric's wisdom. He learned a lesson of how Manifest had come to witness the Master, and how he had learned of the Ten Aspects of Destiny.
Indeed, the two had much to talk about, and the old pony felt much more at ease now that he, at long last, could speak to somepony about the thing that had branded him from even before his birth.
And as a token of thanks, he gave the king something his father had passed to him long ago. A small pendant.
Meanwhile the others probably did horse things.
The challenge has been sent to Ebonreth of Eaglecrest.
The tournament will be in a week's time.
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295237
>>295234
Keep hugging him even as I speak.
"I was just so mad and dissapointed at myself and I've been in this crazy state of mind ever since I discovered all those things back in Rockeye, and when you said that I didn't change at all I just… wanted to get away. Anywhere. Then the next day it got even worse, and you said we aren't crusaders or fighters but I am and all I can do is make a mess of things and hurt other ponies and… my wings started doing that thing again, and I was just so lost again…. I still am…"
Keep hugging him even as I speak.
"I was just so mad and dissapointed at myself and I've been in this crazy state of mind ever since I discovered all those things back in Rockeye, and when you said that I didn't change at all I just… wanted to get away. Anywhere. Then the next day it got even worse, and you said we aren't crusaders or fighters but I am and all I can do is make a mess of things and hurt other ponies and… my wings started doing that thing again, and I was just so lost again…. I still am…"
>>295237
"…then we will work together to help you overcome it. To become something more than just a strong hoof and a loud voice. To aid you in finding a different kind of inner strength.
…I once met a wise pony. Far wiser than I. And he said that at the heart of every storm lies a calm eye. And those who find that tranquility will not be harmed by the storm around them, but rather protected by it's raging power.
He told me to seek the Walking Saints, the Ascendants of Hardflank, if I ever needed a guide for my path to that eye of my inner storm."
>>295238
>>295239
"…exactly."
Two of the shadows motion questioningly towards a locked chest
"…then we will work together to help you overcome it. To become something more than just a strong hoof and a loud voice. To aid you in finding a different kind of inner strength.
…I once met a wise pony. Far wiser than I. And he said that at the heart of every storm lies a calm eye. And those who find that tranquility will not be harmed by the storm around them, but rather protected by it's raging power.
He told me to seek the Walking Saints, the Ascendants of Hardflank, if I ever needed a guide for my path to that eye of my inner storm."
>>295238
>>295239
"…exactly."
Two of the shadows motion questioningly towards a locked chest
>>295241
"Hm… well last time you found aid, at least temporarily, in doing good deeds.
…or you could… dare I say, for just a while, embrace your fury. Let it drive you on in that arena. And see if letting some of it out would help bring you closer to a solution."
>>295242
"That bow has many dark memories in it.
…among the darkest is the fact that it fired the arrow that doomed Venia."
>>295244
He is recovering from his training session
"Oh… hey Venia"
"Hm… well last time you found aid, at least temporarily, in doing good deeds.
…or you could… dare I say, for just a while, embrace your fury. Let it drive you on in that arena. And see if letting some of it out would help bring you closer to a solution."
>>295242
"That bow has many dark memories in it.
…among the darkest is the fact that it fired the arrow that doomed Venia."
>>295244
He is recovering from his training session
"Oh… hey Venia"
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295277
>>295276
"Only if it's not a problem for you, my dear…. I wouldn't want my wings to burst out accidentally and spook you with it… if the hammer freaked you out, then you don't want to see those."
I sigh and turn away.
"Me at my ugliest, my black heart growing out of my back…"
"Only if it's not a problem for you, my dear…. I wouldn't want my wings to burst out accidentally and spook you with it… if the hammer freaked you out, then you don't want to see those."
I sigh and turn away.
"Me at my ugliest, my black heart growing out of my back…"
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295304
>>295296
And then all my fears got confirmed.
But Pumpkin doesn't care.
And it's all your fault.
"Right… So."
Flap my wings and hover a few inches from the ground.
Grasp the body of the bow in one hoof and the string in another, trying to pull on it.
Roll #0 6 = 6
And then all my fears got confirmed.
But Pumpkin doesn't care.
And it's all your fault.
"Right… So."
Flap my wings and hover a few inches from the ground.
Grasp the body of the bow in one hoof and the string in another, trying to pull on it.
Roll #0 6 = 6
>>295308
A shadow brings you an arrow and opens the window.
Valeriana steps up next to you and fires an arrow into the top of a tree at the edge of the castle ground
"Hit that arrow."
MIN10
>>295309
She nods sheepishly and unveils the statue
She has continued work on it. It looks a lot like Anvil. Well, a slightly more heroic and… enhanced Anvil.
Frosty looks impressed
"Quite a feat."
"T-THANK YOU!"
"Might you be interested in a job?"
'1d10'
>>295310
"Just promise me to never run away again. And that you will, from now on, seek help from others, not from solitude, ok?"
Roll #1 10 = 10
A shadow brings you an arrow and opens the window.
Valeriana steps up next to you and fires an arrow into the top of a tree at the edge of the castle ground
"Hit that arrow."
MIN10
>>295309
She nods sheepishly and unveils the statue
She has continued work on it. It looks a lot like Anvil. Well, a slightly more heroic and… enhanced Anvil.
Frosty looks impressed
"Quite a feat."
"T-THANK YOU!"
"Might you be interested in a job?"
'1d10'
>>295310
"Just promise me to never run away again. And that you will, from now on, seek help from others, not from solitude, ok?"
Roll #1 10 = 10
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295315
>>295312
"I promise I will never run from trouble like that and face them head on. With the help of my friends. And you~"
Give him another kiss, then put the tiara on the table.
"But I don't feel I deserve this yet."
Turn back to him.
"What do you say that this will symbolize my purity? That I have gotten rid of the evil inside of me again? And once that is done, I will wear it proudly, and it shall remind me not to lose faith in the future."
"I promise I will never run from trouble like that and face them head on. With the help of my friends. And you~"
Give him another kiss, then put the tiara on the table.
"But I don't feel I deserve this yet."
Turn back to him.
"What do you say that this will symbolize my purity? That I have gotten rid of the evil inside of me again? And once that is done, I will wear it proudly, and it shall remind me not to lose faith in the future."
>>295314
"I… I think so?"
"I see Embers has done a good job then?"
"Oh yes! He is a darling he is.
…I can even feel them a little now…"
>>295315
"If that is what makes you happy, my sun…"
>>295316
You let go
…of the bow
The weapon snaps back, painfully smacks you on the nose, rebounds and falls out the window.
Down below you hear a sharp yelp of pain.
"…smooth. Go get it back."
"I… I think so?"
"I see Embers has done a good job then?"
"Oh yes! He is a darling he is.
…I can even feel them a little now…"
>>295315
"If that is what makes you happy, my sun…"
>>295316
You let go
…of the bow
The weapon snaps back, painfully smacks you on the nose, rebounds and falls out the window.
Down below you hear a sharp yelp of pain.
"…smooth. Go get it back."
>>295331
"I'll give you two more chances.
You may proceed."
>>295332
You only hear parts of the conversation that leave a lot up to interpretation
>So you can feel it there?
>I'd love to feel it
>Not sure if I can help
>Can I see it
>If you want
>It seems so strong
>I have grown very proud of it
>I want it… no.. I need it
"I'll give you two more chances.
You may proceed."
>>295332
You only hear parts of the conversation that leave a lot up to interpretation
>So you can feel it there?
>I'd love to feel it
>Not sure if I can help
>Can I see it
>If you want
>It seems so strong
>I have grown very proud of it
>I want it… no.. I need it
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295340
>>295334
"Very well."
Again. In position. Keep steady…
Plant my back hooves on the ground. That should help.
Take a deep breath and hold it.
Close the gem eye, align the good one.
Arrow, Bow, Arrow.
Release it.
Roll #0 6 = 6
"Very well."
Again. In position. Keep steady…
Plant my back hooves on the ground. That should help.
Take a deep breath and hold it.
Close the gem eye, align the good one.
Arrow, Bow, Arrow.
Release it.
Roll #0 6 = 6
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295343
>>295341
Just nod.
Look at the tip of my arrow.
Look at the tree.
At Valeriana's arrow.
Close one eye.
Stand steady.
No tricks, no divine fury burning behind me, no words from the outside.
Try once more.
Roll #0 1 = 1
Just nod.
Look at the tip of my arrow.
Look at the tree.
At Valeriana's arrow.
Close one eye.
Stand steady.
No tricks, no divine fury burning behind me, no words from the outside.
Try once more.
Roll #0 1 = 1
>>295361
"…uh… I guess I'm kinda talking past my mouth here. But no. …not necessarily."
>>295363
"Good. Because no son of mine is going to grow up into a blockhead. Not take the bow and some arrows and meet me in the forest."
>>295364
You found two bakers. An upstart who opened a bakery after her son sent her some money he made by selling gems he stole from the mines he works on, and an older, rich and well known baker who is friends with the royal chef.
"…uh… I guess I'm kinda talking past my mouth here. But no. …not necessarily."
>>295363
"Good. Because no son of mine is going to grow up into a blockhead. Not take the bow and some arrows and meet me in the forest."
>>295364
You found two bakers. An upstart who opened a bakery after her son sent her some money he made by selling gems he stole from the mines he works on, and an older, rich and well known baker who is friends with the royal chef.
>>295382
I wipe my brow
"Okay, let's not discuss this then. I'll ask Frostmourn directly instead. I don't want to get you in trouble for saying too much. Why don't we get straight to practice instead? Teach you the lifesaving shield spells that have been passed on in my family for generations?"
I wipe my brow
"Okay, let's not discuss this then. I'll ask Frostmourn directly instead. I don't want to get you in trouble for saying too much. Why don't we get straight to practice instead? Teach you the lifesaving shield spells that have been passed on in my family for generations?"
>>295385
Not really.
But the mother's wording left little to the imagination. I guess she doesn't know the gems mined from there do not belong to the miners, but are property of the crown, and the miners are paid in gold.
>>295384
Yep.
She is sitting around in a small clearing.
"Good, you're here. Now leave all your stuff here. All weapons. All trinkets. Everything but the bow."
>>295387
"I'd love that.
Say, will you be coming to Eaglecrest then?"
Not really.
But the mother's wording left little to the imagination. I guess she doesn't know the gems mined from there do not belong to the miners, but are property of the crown, and the miners are paid in gold.
>>295384
Yep.
She is sitting around in a small clearing.
"Good, you're here. Now leave all your stuff here. All weapons. All trinkets. Everything but the bow."
>>295387
"I'd love that.
Say, will you be coming to Eaglecrest then?"
>>295395
"Well, I don't really know. She might just get angry at her son, or she might close shop thinking she, too, is a criminal…"
>>295396
"…you're going to fight?"
>>295398
"Good.
So the hunt begins."
She tosses three apples into the air, and three shadows rush to nab them before disappearing into the darkness
"Bring me all three, with arrows through them."
"Well, I don't really know. She might just get angry at her son, or she might close shop thinking she, too, is a criminal…"
>>295396
"…you're going to fight?"
>>295398
"Good.
So the hunt begins."
She tosses three apples into the air, and three shadows rush to nab them before disappearing into the darkness
"Bring me all three, with arrows through them."
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295412
>>295403
"No eye, right? Yeah, I can do this."
Fly up into a tree and start looking at the forest behind me.
I'm looking for her Shadows. This will be easy.
Roll #0 5 = 5
"No eye, right? Yeah, I can do this."
Fly up into a tree and start looking at the forest behind me.
I'm looking for her Shadows. This will be easy.
Roll #0 5 = 5
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295421
>>295416
Recover midair flaring my wings out, looking at the shadow that pushed me as I take out the bow.
Fly little arrow.
Roll #0 9 = 9
Recover midair flaring my wings out, looking at the shadow that pushed me as I take out the bow.
Fly little arrow.
Roll #0 9 = 9
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295441
>>295438
What a risky tactic, one shadow is holding more than one apple!
Get my bearings together after landing and run after the other shadow I saw earlier.
Stealth.
Don't wanna shout now, do I?
Roll #0 1 = 1
What a risky tactic, one shadow is holding more than one apple!
Get my bearings together after landing and run after the other shadow I saw earlier.
Stealth.
Don't wanna shout now, do I?
Roll #0 1 = 1
>>295453
Usher her along to the training grounds
"Well then, let's see if I at least taught you something!"
Put up a Protective Bubble
"Hit me with your best spell!"
Roll #0 10 = 10
Usher her along to the training grounds
"Well then, let's see if I at least taught you something!"
Put up a Protective Bubble
"Hit me with your best spell!"
Roll #0 10 = 10
>>295466
"Anything for my little dear!"
>>295468
The dummy explodes into pieces, leaving only singed straw in its wake.
Sunrise takes a step back
"Y-you're not mad at me are you?"
>>295469
Your arrow flies with remarkable accuracy, striking the apple and yanking it out of the shadow's grasp.
It lands a short way away next to a bush.
The shadow bows and skips away
"Anything for my little dear!"
>>295468
The dummy explodes into pieces, leaving only singed straw in its wake.
Sunrise takes a step back
"Y-you're not mad at me are you?"
>>295469
Your arrow flies with remarkable accuracy, striking the apple and yanking it out of the shadow's grasp.
It lands a short way away next to a bush.
The shadow bows and skips away
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295476
>>295472
Wristle a happy tune and trot towards the apple, taking the arrow with me and carefully placing it in the quiver upside down, so I won't mistake it.
Now, start scanning the underbushes for the last two shadows.
Roll #0 8 = 8
Wristle a happy tune and trot towards the apple, taking the arrow with me and carefully placing it in the quiver upside down, so I won't mistake it.
Now, start scanning the underbushes for the last two shadows.
Roll #0 8 = 8
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295479
>>295477
Remain stealthed and keep looking. She has only fifty or so shadows, can't take me more than a week!
Roll #0 6 = 6
Remain stealthed and keep looking. She has only fifty or so shadows, can't take me more than a week!
Roll #0 6 = 6
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295480
>>295477
"You should tell the needy that here they can get enough for their families to eat. Don't let them abuse your kindness though, everypony should get only the amount that they truly need not more. As for that… I can give you money. But only if you promise that you not only help distributing the food, but talk with your son about what he did and that he should never do it again."
"You should tell the needy that here they can get enough for their families to eat. Don't let them abuse your kindness though, everypony should get only the amount that they truly need not more. As for that… I can give you money. But only if you promise that you not only help distributing the food, but talk with your son about what he did and that he should never do it again."
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295483
>>295482
Strike for the red. Mine.
Be fast and steady, pull on the string and fly the arrow.
Roll #0 10 = 10
Strike for the red. Mine.
Be fast and steady, pull on the string and fly the arrow.
Roll #0 10 = 10
>>295482
"Try another, why don't you? The good thing about these shields is that you can also cast them on a different person, granting him or her protection. That's why the Royal guard of Rockeye were all trained to use this spell, so they could protect the king with it."
Once again, I try to help fuel her next spell '1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
"Try another, why don't you? The good thing about these shields is that you can also cast them on a different person, granting him or her protection. That's why the Royal guard of Rockeye were all trained to use this spell, so they could protect the king with it."
Once again, I try to help fuel her next spell '1d10'
Roll #1 6 = 6
>>295483
Be the arrow.
As your mother would.
Feel the string tighten. It whispers. No. It speaks. No.
…it sings. Sings to you the song of its intentions. Of how it will carry you to victory and beyond. How it exists to serve you and you alone. Take it's hoof, dear arrow, and entrust yourself to it, so it may send you onwards to glory.
Be the arrow.
Feel the string.
The apple neatly plops down into your hooves, arrow through it.
One to go.
>>295484
"Okay! Here goes!
'1d10+1'
>>295485
"W-well if you say so…"
She heads to the back to write a letter.
Roll #1 5 + 1 = 6
Be the arrow.
As your mother would.
Feel the string tighten. It whispers. No. It speaks. No.
…it sings. Sings to you the song of its intentions. Of how it will carry you to victory and beyond. How it exists to serve you and you alone. Take it's hoof, dear arrow, and entrust yourself to it, so it may send you onwards to glory.
Be the arrow.
Feel the string.
The apple neatly plops down into your hooves, arrow through it.
One to go.
>>295484
"Okay! Here goes!
'1d10+1'
>>295485
"W-well if you say so…"
She heads to the back to write a letter.
Roll #1 5 + 1 = 6
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295488
>>295486
With a more than satisfied smirk on my face, carefully place the arrow and apple together with the other.
Stealth.
I'm the predator tonight.
The forest, it's mine.
I grew up here, I found a family here, not once, not twice, but three times. Be it by magic, by training or by blade, the forest was always my home. Find the last apple.
Roll #0 6 = 6
With a more than satisfied smirk on my face, carefully place the arrow and apple together with the other.
Stealth.
I'm the predator tonight.
The forest, it's mine.
I grew up here, I found a family here, not once, not twice, but three times. Be it by magic, by training or by blade, the forest was always my home. Find the last apple.
Roll #0 6 = 6
>>295486
"A little weaker, but a good attempt nonetheless."
Drop the shield
"Now, you've seen what they can do. Let's see if you can learn how to cast it yourself. Concentrate your magic on forming a barrier. Turn that energy into something structured around you! Instead of focusing your magic on creating something that destroys, create something that protects!"
"A little weaker, but a good attempt nonetheless."
Drop the shield
"Now, you've seen what they can do. Let's see if you can learn how to cast it yourself. Concentrate your magic on forming a barrier. Turn that energy into something structured around you! Instead of focusing your magic on creating something that destroys, create something that protects!"
>>295487
She eventually returns with a closed letter
"Okay… his name is Butterside. He works in the Deep Roads mine…
…so what will you have me do now?"
>>295488
You catch a glimpse of a shadow near a cliff
It is holding the final apple
On a stick
Over the cliff
>>295489
"Uhm… …oh crud. Well, here goes!
…Frosty is so much better at this than me…"
'1d10-1'
Roll #1 4 + 1 = 5
She eventually returns with a closed letter
"Okay… his name is Butterside. He works in the Deep Roads mine…
…so what will you have me do now?"
>>295488
You catch a glimpse of a shadow near a cliff
It is holding the final apple
On a stick
Over the cliff
>>295489
"Uhm… …oh crud. Well, here goes!
…Frosty is so much better at this than me…"
'1d10-1'
Roll #1 4 + 1 = 5
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295509
>>295500
I shake my head.
"Not leftovers. You are going to bake whole bread and give it away. I can help you with some money so you won't have to close up shop, but I can't guarantee you will get rich. This sacrifice is not too much to atone the crimes of your son and to help other ponies, is it?"
I shake my head.
"Not leftovers. You are going to bake whole bread and give it away. I can help you with some money so you won't have to close up shop, but I can't guarantee you will get rich. This sacrifice is not too much to atone the crimes of your son and to help other ponies, is it?"
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295515
>>295512
"It's on."
Vanish and appear behind the shadow, with my bow ready to fire.
Try to pierce through both the apple and Valeriana in one shot.
Roll #0 7 = 7
"It's on."
Vanish and appear behind the shadow, with my bow ready to fire.
Try to pierce through both the apple and Valeriana in one shot.
Roll #0 7 = 7
>>295522
"Well… I was just afraid it would drive me out of business. As said, I don't get too many customers, and well… I can't exactly hire assistants to help me around either."
>>295515
Your shot hits the apple, and the shadow shrugs, then drops it off the cliff.
Moments later it reappears, carried by an arrow shot from below.
It lands in the hooves of a shadow.
Another shadow next to it points another arrow at you
>>295514
She breathes out
"Ok, last try!"
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5
"Well… I was just afraid it would drive me out of business. As said, I don't get too many customers, and well… I can't exactly hire assistants to help me around either."
>>295515
Your shot hits the apple, and the shadow shrugs, then drops it off the cliff.
Moments later it reappears, carried by an arrow shot from below.
It lands in the hooves of a shadow.
Another shadow next to it points another arrow at you
>>295514
She breathes out
"Ok, last try!"
'1d10'
Roll #1 5 = 5
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295534
>>295532
I have to take that apple.
Fly an arrow at the shadow aiming at me, then charge towards it and take the apple.
Can I fly with an arrow in my wing?
Roll #0 1 = 1
I have to take that apple.
Fly an arrow at the shadow aiming at me, then charge towards it and take the apple.
Can I fly with an arrow in my wing?
Roll #0 1 = 1
>>295534
No.
Especially not with one in each wing.
The shadows look at each other, split the apple in half and flee in different directions.
>>295533
"…bless your heart.
How long do you wish me to give out the bread?"
>>295535
"It really is a hard spell to cast… at least for me.
…am I just dumb because I'm an earth pony?"
No.
Especially not with one in each wing.
The shadows look at each other, split the apple in half and flee in different directions.
>>295533
"…bless your heart.
How long do you wish me to give out the bread?"
>>295535
"It really is a hard spell to cast… at least for me.
…am I just dumb because I'm an earth pony?"
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295539
>>295538
Who the fuck needs that.
Earth ponies don't have flight, they can pull it.
Fling an arrow at one shadow, at least try to slow it, then chase the other.
Roll #0 2 = 2
Who the fuck needs that.
Earth ponies don't have flight, they can pull it.
Fling an arrow at one shadow, at least try to slow it, then chase the other.
Roll #0 2 = 2
>>295539
You throw your quiver.
You no longer have arrows on you, unless you waste time gathering them from the bushes.
>>295540
"…very well.
Was that everything then? I'll begin the handouts tomorrow."
>>295544
"Well sometimes I just feel dumb. Like… well, maybe Frosty is just so smart I feel left behind."
You throw your quiver.
You no longer have arrows on you, unless you waste time gathering them from the bushes.
>>295540
"…very well.
Was that everything then? I'll begin the handouts tomorrow."
>>295544
"Well sometimes I just feel dumb. Like… well, maybe Frosty is just so smart I feel left behind."
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295550
>>295548
No matter. As long as I have the other two apples, I can do this.
Vanish.
Appear in front of one of the two shadows and trip it with the bow!
Roll #0 5 = 5
No matter. As long as I have the other two apples, I can do this.
Vanish.
Appear in front of one of the two shadows and trip it with the bow!
Roll #0 5 = 5
>>295548
"Awww…"
I give her a hug
"You're not dumb sweetie, not at all. Frostmourn is a very good strategist and is dedicated enough to make complex plans. Not everypony is like that. Heck, I'm not like that either! I just follow my heart and try to contribute as much as I can to ponykind."
"Awww…"
I give her a hug
"You're not dumb sweetie, not at all. Frostmourn is a very good strategist and is dedicated enough to make complex plans. Not everypony is like that. Heck, I'm not like that either! I just follow my heart and try to contribute as much as I can to ponykind."
>>295555
>>295556
You now possess two and a half apples
You finally reach the clearing again, with Valeriana standing at the top of a tree.
She has the last half on top of her head, and is aiming the whitewood bow at you.
"Think you can hit the apple before I can hit you?"
>>295554
"Okay…
…so about the stories?"
>>295556
You now possess two and a half apples
You finally reach the clearing again, with Valeriana standing at the top of a tree.
She has the last half on top of her head, and is aiming the whitewood bow at you.
"Think you can hit the apple before I can hit you?"
>>295554
"Okay…
…so about the stories?"
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295560
>>295557
"Sure as the moon in the sky I will try."
If I have an arrow.
I do have at least one arrow ready, right?
Wait, I have better.
Fervor.
Use the arrow with one haf of the apple on it to hit the other half.
And might RNG have mercy of my soul.
Roll #0 6 = 6
"Sure as the moon in the sky I will try."
If I have an arrow.
I do have at least one arrow ready, right?
Wait, I have better.
Fervor.
Use the arrow with one haf of the apple on it to hit the other half.
And might RNG have mercy of my soul.
Roll #0 6 = 6
>>295557
"Mmmm… right."
Find us a nice, comfy place to sit down at.
"I'll just start with how I ended up here in Wintergrasp then. That was about twenty years ago… I'm not sure if anypony ever told you, but I'm not originally from the North. I was born somewhere in an inn in current day Equestria."
"Mmmm… right."
Find us a nice, comfy place to sit down at.
"I'll just start with how I ended up here in Wintergrasp then. That was about twenty years ago… I'm not sure if anypony ever told you, but I'm not originally from the North. I was born somewhere in an inn in current day Equestria."
>>295560
You fire your arrow and immediately recoil back to avoid the arrow that strikes very precisely where you stood just a moment ago.
You hear a short thump.
Behind the tree is an arrow
With a whole apple on it.
"Good shot."
>>295566
It smells really nice in here
A jolly looking baker greets you
"Welcome friends!"
You fire your arrow and immediately recoil back to avoid the arrow that strikes very precisely where you stood just a moment ago.
You hear a short thump.
Behind the tree is an arrow
With a whole apple on it.
"Good shot."
>>295566
It smells really nice in here
A jolly looking baker greets you
"Welcome friends!"
>>295564
"Mind you, my parents never actually settled down anywhere. We traveled around from town to town, from city to city and from country to country. I grew up trudging through swamps and venturing into caves. Not a comfortable life, true, but an exciting one nonethless. I saw the Neighara Falls, Everfree Forest, the Badlands and even Canterlot! Though we never actually got close to Canterlot, we just observed it from a distance."
"Mind you, my parents never actually settled down anywhere. We traveled around from town to town, from city to city and from country to country. I grew up trudging through swamps and venturing into caves. Not a comfortable life, true, but an exciting one nonethless. I saw the Neighara Falls, Everfree Forest, the Badlands and even Canterlot! Though we never actually got close to Canterlot, we just observed it from a distance."
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295578
>>295574
"No. I ask you to… do charity. Give away food for ponies who need it. I cannot offer you anything since I gave all my had to another bakery, and it will give free bread for the poor. So I came here only with words, to ask you that you find the Generosity in your heart to do good. It doesn't have to be too much, just a bit of free food for those who really desperately need it every day."
"No. I ask you to… do charity. Give away food for ponies who need it. I cannot offer you anything since I gave all my had to another bakery, and it will give free bread for the poor. So I came here only with words, to ask you that you find the Generosity in your heart to do good. It doesn't have to be too much, just a bit of free food for those who really desperately need it every day."
>>295574
"It looked impressive, I can tell you that much! But anyway, we're getting off-track here…"
Start telling her about /arc/q/raw/dm/northlands_1/69562.html and of course
/arc/q/raw/dm/northlands_1/74497.html as well.
"It looked impressive, I can tell you that much! But anyway, we're getting off-track here…"
Start telling her about /arc/q/raw/dm/northlands_1/69562.html and of course
/arc/q/raw/dm/northlands_1/74497.html as well.
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295586
>>295583
Well fuck. Can I just Vanish and avoid the arrows like when I took the book to her?
And then, Counterattack with my own bow!
Roll #0 8 = 8
Well fuck. Can I just Vanish and avoid the arrows like when I took the book to her?
And then, Counterattack with my own bow!
Roll #0 8 = 8
>>295587
"Well I suppose I could, but then ponies would just hoard it all. Most of those who boy the old bread are students and the poor anyway."
>>295586
You avoid the arrow with just a cut on your flank
You reappear on a nearby tree and fire
She turns to avoid it
'1d10'
>>295590
"Guess that's common in young ponies"
Roll #1 10 = 10
"Well I suppose I could, but then ponies would just hoard it all. Most of those who boy the old bread are students and the poor anyway."
>>295586
You avoid the arrow with just a cut on your flank
You reappear on a nearby tree and fire
She turns to avoid it
'1d10'
>>295590
"Guess that's common in young ponies"
Roll #1 10 = 10
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295612
>>295607
That's one hell of a bow.
Let's get creative.
Vanish to avoid that arrow, appear on a far off tree brench.
Fervor.
Shoot a barrage of arrows at her, it doesn't matter if they hit.
I just have to Blind her.
Roll #0 6 = 6
That's one hell of a bow.
Let's get creative.
Vanish to avoid that arrow, appear on a far off tree brench.
Fervor.
Shoot a barrage of arrows at her, it doesn't matter if they hit.
I just have to Blind her.
Roll #0 6 = 6
>>295607
"I learned a few things about why she was the way she was. Talked to her a bunch and saw a pony behind that shell of hers. I just slowly warmed up to her, started respecting who she was and what she had done for us. Then we got really drunk together a few times and opened up even more to each other. These days, she's one of the most important ponies in my life without doubt."
"I learned a few things about why she was the way she was. Talked to her a bunch and saw a pony behind that shell of hers. I just slowly warmed up to her, started respecting who she was and what she had done for us. Then we got really drunk together a few times and opened up even more to each other. These days, she's one of the most important ponies in my life without doubt."
>>295612
"Foolish little boy… you need to know when to give up."
She prepares a blunt knockout arrow, drops backwards off her tree aid fires it in a high arc at you
'1d10+6'
>>295614
"Whoa. That's… that's quite a story!"
>>295615
"Yes, I am a genius, I know. I need to contact my good friends at the palace right away!"
Roll #1 2 + 6 = 8
"Foolish little boy… you need to know when to give up."
She prepares a blunt knockout arrow, drops backwards off her tree aid fires it in a high arc at you
'1d10+6'
>>295614
"Whoa. That's… that's quite a story!"
>>295615
"Yes, I am a genius, I know. I need to contact my good friends at the palace right away!"
Roll #1 2 + 6 = 8
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.295631
>>295625
"I'm a Swansong. I don't give up!"
Finish this. Hit her with one arrow.
Fervor still up!
Roll #0 3 + 2 = 5
"I'm a Swansong. I don't give up!"
Finish this. Hit her with one arrow.
Fervor still up!
Roll #0 3 + 2 = 5
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.295649
>>295645
"I do. I think we did good today. For a lot of ponies… but… please don't hate me if it didn't work yet, okay? And… brace yourself for the worst."
Summon my Wings.
Hopefully they will come out painlessly and will be made out of Light and won't look absolutely terrifying.
'1d10'
Roll #1 7 = 7
"I do. I think we did good today. For a lot of ponies… but… please don't hate me if it didn't work yet, okay? And… brace yourself for the worst."
Summon my Wings.
Hopefully they will come out painlessly and will be made out of Light and won't look absolutely terrifying.
'1d10'
Roll #1 7 = 7
>>295646
Fervor ended last turn buddy.
But before you do pass out, you notice a visible cut on Valeriana's cheek.
"…that's my boy."
>>295647
"Oh he got it alright. Now I just hope he never asks for it again…"
>>295649
Painless, yes.
Terrifying… less so.
They aren't as clearly evil any more, but still a long call from their former incandescent glory.
Fervor ended last turn buddy.
But before you do pass out, you notice a visible cut on Valeriana's cheek.
"…that's my boy."
>>295647
"Oh he got it alright. Now I just hope he never asks for it again…"
>>295649
Painless, yes.
Terrifying… less so.
They aren't as clearly evil any more, but still a long call from their former incandescent glory.
>>295665
"He'd better… I'm still a little sore."
>>295670
"I… …my sun… what has become of my sun…"
He draws in for a soft hug as your wings vanish
'1d10'
>>295663
"Good night dear… one day you'll be a fine shot."
NEXT TIME ON THREE PLAYERS
FINAL PREPARATIONS
PREPARATION H
AND NO PLOT ADVANCEMENT AT ALL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mHGq-SWqjg
Roll #1 3 = 3
"He'd better… I'm still a little sore."
>>295670
"I… …my sun… what has become of my sun…"
He draws in for a soft hug as your wings vanish
'1d10'
>>295663
"Good night dear… one day you'll be a fine shot."
NEXT TIME ON THREE PLAYERS
FINAL PREPARATIONS
PREPARATION H
AND NO PLOT ADVANCEMENT AT ALL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mHGq-SWqjg
Roll #1 3 = 3
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.296516
>>296513
I should decide if Escape Artist up or not.
What would she want?
I'm no kid thou.
1 - EA
2 - nope
Roll #0 4 = 4
I should decide if Escape Artist up or not.
What would she want?
I'm no kid thou.
1 - EA
2 - nope
Roll #0 4 = 4
>>296538
It is… incredibly quiet here.
Most of houses are unlocked and empty
Indeed it seems not many ponies live here any more. Not after the Deep Roads offered them a new home.
>>296542
"Not particularly, no. Why?"
>>296543
"That depends. How well versed are you in Dark Tongue?"
I'm glad you think that way
It is… incredibly quiet here.
Most of houses are unlocked and empty
Indeed it seems not many ponies live here any more. Not after the Deep Roads offered them a new home.
>>296542
"Not particularly, no. Why?"
>>296543
"That depends. How well versed are you in Dark Tongue?"
I'm glad you think that way
>>296552
"Or years and years of reading rare texts. Like me."
>>296554
"…are you sure of that? Because I fear it may be a manifestation of your inner… rage."
>>296555
Well you find the charred remains of a dozen or so kids.
Three of them in the remains of a closet.
There is a chair leg near the closet too.
A scrap of paper is poking out from behind a bed's back. Under the bed are two more bodies.
"Or years and years of reading rare texts. Like me."
>>296554
"…are you sure of that? Because I fear it may be a manifestation of your inner… rage."
>>296555
Well you find the charred remains of a dozen or so kids.
Three of them in the remains of a closet.
There is a chair leg near the closet too.
A scrap of paper is poking out from behind a bed's back. Under the bed are two more bodies.
Kilana [deathsinger] No.296578
>>296568
My eyes brighten. "Amazing! So, that's what you were doing all those years. ..you know.. I was a bit consumed in my own studies at the time.. and its finally starting to pay off for me as well. If we can convince rockeye students to come here, we'll have our own dark academy. Just imagine how much more productive we'll be if we can do that."
My eyes brighten. "Amazing! So, that's what you were doing all those years. ..you know.. I was a bit consumed in my own studies at the time.. and its finally starting to pay off for me as well. If we can convince rockeye students to come here, we'll have our own dark academy. Just imagine how much more productive we'll be if we can do that."
>>296574
It's a drawing.
From the look of the paper it's old. Probably at least ten years old.
In the drawing is a blue pegasus standing in front of the moon, and a red heart around him.
It is signed
[Peeches<3Punkin]
>>296571
He is caught off guard but tries to defend himself
'1d10'
>>296573
"I certainly do hope so. But it is often hard to tell what lies buried in the depths of the heart.
…I sure found out the hard way."
>>296578
"Indeed. No more reading in candlelight after dark. No more hiding…"
Roll #1 9 = 9
It's a drawing.
From the look of the paper it's old. Probably at least ten years old.
In the drawing is a blue pegasus standing in front of the moon, and a red heart around him.
It is signed
[Peeches<3Punkin]
>>296571
He is caught off guard but tries to defend himself
'1d10'
>>296573
"I certainly do hope so. But it is often hard to tell what lies buried in the depths of the heart.
…I sure found out the hard way."
>>296578
"Indeed. No more reading in candlelight after dark. No more hiding…"
Roll #1 9 = 9
>>296594
"Tell me, Goldentail, how would you describe me?"
>>296598
>>296599
>>296601
Last time I let you reroll anything. Try it again and you can reroll your character as a Trickster.
There is a body in bed
Another wedged in the remains of a collapsed window
One under a fallen support beam
Two in a tub, their bones boiled clean and white
And under the floorboards, four more. With a tinderbox.
…the boys must have been playing with fire.
The front door's lock still remains. It is bent out of shape, and the key is partially inside, almost undamaged.
There are no adult bodies.
>>296603
"I may be getting old but I am not that weak!"
'1d10'
>>296605
"Planning the culmination of my studies. An attempt at the most advanced spell I could find."
Roll #1 10 = 10
"Tell me, Goldentail, how would you describe me?"
>>296598
>>296599
>>296601
Last time I let you reroll anything. Try it again and you can reroll your character as a Trickster.
There is a body in bed
Another wedged in the remains of a collapsed window
One under a fallen support beam
Two in a tub, their bones boiled clean and white
And under the floorboards, four more. With a tinderbox.
…the boys must have been playing with fire.
The front door's lock still remains. It is bent out of shape, and the key is partially inside, almost undamaged.
There are no adult bodies.
>>296603
"I may be getting old but I am not that weak!"
'1d10'
>>296605
"Planning the culmination of my studies. An attempt at the most advanced spell I could find."
Roll #1 10 = 10
>>296618
"Ough… You're right about that…"
Shakily get back up. Allow myself to recover and then charge in again
Roll #0 7 = 7
"Ough… You're right about that…"
Shakily get back up. Allow myself to recover and then charge in again
Roll #0 7 = 7
>>296622
The last entry in the matron's notebook is "going out shopping" and a list of things.
It seems Parsnip was left in charge while she was gone.
A quick search of the registry tells you Parsnip was a lad of thirteen, authoritative but obedient. He had a way of making the younger kids shut up but was never a bully.
Returning to the crawlspace under the floor, you take a closer look. There are all kinds of things here. Pillows. Books. Bottles.
Obviously stolen stuff.
The crawlspace had been dug out to be more spacious, and you can tell this was some kind of secret base.
Looking over the bodies again, you can tell three were girls. The last could well have been Parsnip if his size is any indication.
…maybe he had tried to impress the girls with whatever stupid idea his adolescent mind came up with…
And it came up with fire.
>>296623
"Oh yes. I am just double checking the initial preparations here. So far so good. Nylis has been a big help too~"
>>296624
He stands his ground and headbutts you
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
The last entry in the matron's notebook is "going out shopping" and a list of things.
It seems Parsnip was left in charge while she was gone.
A quick search of the registry tells you Parsnip was a lad of thirteen, authoritative but obedient. He had a way of making the younger kids shut up but was never a bully.
Returning to the crawlspace under the floor, you take a closer look. There are all kinds of things here. Pillows. Books. Bottles.
Obviously stolen stuff.
The crawlspace had been dug out to be more spacious, and you can tell this was some kind of secret base.
Looking over the bodies again, you can tell three were girls. The last could well have been Parsnip if his size is any indication.
…maybe he had tried to impress the girls with whatever stupid idea his adolescent mind came up with…
And it came up with fire.
>>296623
"Oh yes. I am just double checking the initial preparations here. So far so good. Nylis has been a big help too~"
>>296624
He stands his ground and headbutts you
'1d10'
Roll #1 8 = 8
>>296643
The entry is a few days old
You can ask the guards where she lives, or the archivists, or record keepers, or Unyielding.
>>296645
"I may be a little on the rotund side, but I used to kill wild animals for fun. That never really leaves a pony."
>>296646
"Hm? On yes those. I think they should arrive any day now."
She puts the list down
"So what have you been up to?"
>>296650
"Yes. Yes I did. One of them was trying out some moves and ended up slashing me in the neck. I don't know if the words he tried to get out were insults or apologies. I had no ears. No eyes. Only fury. I felt betrayed. So betrayed. So alone and lost and against the world.
He barely made it away alive."
The entry is a few days old
You can ask the guards where she lives, or the archivists, or record keepers, or Unyielding.
>>296645
"I may be a little on the rotund side, but I used to kill wild animals for fun. That never really leaves a pony."
>>296646
"Hm? On yes those. I think they should arrive any day now."
She puts the list down
"So what have you been up to?"
>>296650
"Yes. Yes I did. One of them was trying out some moves and ended up slashing me in the neck. I don't know if the words he tried to get out were insults or apologies. I had no ears. No eyes. Only fury. I felt betrayed. So betrayed. So alone and lost and against the world.
He barely made it away alive."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.296684
>>296661
"If you mean my research, I'm currently studying nercomatic construction, its tricky stuff." I pause a bit remembering about those zebras.. "Thou, I haven't seen him for a while, I'm engaged to nice stallion. He aims to be arch mage someday. Otherwise, I've just been reminiscing about the past, sometimes a girl just needs a walk down her old school hall to remember how far she's come."
"If you mean my research, I'm currently studying nercomatic construction, its tricky stuff." I pause a bit remembering about those zebras.. "Thou, I haven't seen him for a while, I'm engaged to nice stallion. He aims to be arch mage someday. Otherwise, I've just been reminiscing about the past, sometimes a girl just needs a walk down her old school hall to remember how far she's come."
>>296708
"Had it only been that easy.
I did tell of the wise pony I met. He told me ways to work with my anger. To deal with grief and to see hope instead of despair.
…and a part of that was letting the anger out."
>>296710
Your front hoof slips on some snow and you end up prone, butt in the air
"Well well, is this an invitation?"
>>296712
"I think I heard about that. Indeed it's why I patrol here now. They had to give the old guy a month off to deal with what he had to see…"
>>296721
"He is a seeker of knowledge at heart. I hear he got along well with the remarkable Arsenalis Longshanks himself, finding a kindred spirit of sorts.
And while he does not wield necromancy, he does seem interested in its fringe uses beyond corpse puppetry."
"Had it only been that easy.
I did tell of the wise pony I met. He told me ways to work with my anger. To deal with grief and to see hope instead of despair.
…and a part of that was letting the anger out."
>>296710
Your front hoof slips on some snow and you end up prone, butt in the air
"Well well, is this an invitation?"
>>296712
"I think I heard about that. Indeed it's why I patrol here now. They had to give the old guy a month off to deal with what he had to see…"
>>296721
"He is a seeker of knowledge at heart. I hear he got along well with the remarkable Arsenalis Longshanks himself, finding a kindred spirit of sorts.
And while he does not wield necromancy, he does seem interested in its fringe uses beyond corpse puppetry."
>>296735
"Look kid. We did all we could. But seeing that place made two of our guards quit the job. Nobody is going in there…"
>>296736
"It is how I found release. That is why I suggest it.
Though I heard a tale once. From a mask merchant. If you care for it?"
>>296737
"Aww, don't feel bad. Look, how about… one more pushup challenge? And I'll just use one hoof."
"Look kid. We did all we could. But seeing that place made two of our guards quit the job. Nobody is going in there…"
>>296736
"It is how I found release. That is why I suggest it.
Though I heard a tale once. From a mask merchant. If you care for it?"
>>296737
"Aww, don't feel bad. Look, how about… one more pushup challenge? And I'll just use one hoof."
>>296750
"She told me the tale of a warrior, who sought love from a gentle and kind mare. But she refused, stating she could never love one as angry and short tempered as him.
But he then met a starving creature. A demon of Tartarus, who asked only for some emotion to feed on, and it would bother nopony.
So the warrior agreed to let it eat his rage, so he could at last be calm and free to marry his beloved.
And marry they did. What came of the demon, the story does not tell. But the warrior died years later in battle, failing to call upon strength he once had in his anger. But he died happy, knowing he had at least been able to love his beloved."
>>296758
He tries to avoid it and throw one at you
'2d10'
>>296760
She opens her eyes
"Nhm… what's up?"
Roll #1 4, 7 = 11
"She told me the tale of a warrior, who sought love from a gentle and kind mare. But she refused, stating she could never love one as angry and short tempered as him.
But he then met a starving creature. A demon of Tartarus, who asked only for some emotion to feed on, and it would bother nopony.
So the warrior agreed to let it eat his rage, so he could at last be calm and free to marry his beloved.
And marry they did. What came of the demon, the story does not tell. But the warrior died years later in battle, failing to call upon strength he once had in his anger. But he died happy, knowing he had at least been able to love his beloved."
>>296758
He tries to avoid it and throw one at you
'2d10'
>>296760
She opens her eyes
"Nhm… what's up?"
Roll #1 4, 7 = 11
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.296792
>>296788
Them too? Oh fuckdamnit.
"Looks like it's only the two of us.
Anypony of the orphanage you were still in touch with and might want to call?"
Well we are at the city graveyard, right? Start digging.
"And if you don't want to help once you hear what it is, I can understand you."
Them too? Oh fuckdamnit.
"Looks like it's only the two of us.
Anypony of the orphanage you were still in touch with and might want to call?"
Well we are at the city graveyard, right? Start digging.
"And if you don't want to help once you hear what it is, I can understand you."
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.296854
>>296843
"A kid. Was playing around with stuff.
But he did not do it on purpouse.
They were alone. The matron locked them inside, went out minding her own business."
Keep digging. Don't think about them.
Roll #0 9 = 9
"A kid. Was playing around with stuff.
But he did not do it on purpouse.
They were alone. The matron locked them inside, went out minding her own business."
Keep digging. Don't think about them.
Roll #0 9 = 9
>>296921
"Right, there's been talking going on lately about Equestria and the future conflict they might cause… I've been asking around several ponies and… I'm toying with the idea of going to Equestria somewhere in the future. On a diplomatic mission. Now before you start panicking, this isn't something set in stone. I've just been thinking about it…"
"Right, there's been talking going on lately about Equestria and the future conflict they might cause… I've been asking around several ponies and… I'm toying with the idea of going to Equestria somewhere in the future. On a diplomatic mission. Now before you start panicking, this isn't something set in stone. I've just been thinking about it…"
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.296950
>>296944
It'll eventually be time for us all, won't it?
Sing them the shadow song.
Sing it more for me than for them.
Roll #0 10 = 10
It'll eventually be time for us all, won't it?
Sing them the shadow song.
Sing it more for me than for them.
Roll #0 10 = 10
>>296946
"You'd best… just follow"
She takes you to the graveyard
>>296948
"…Still. This is something I know you feel is important. So in the name of our love… I will not stop you."
>>296950
Yes.
Death comes for all.
It came for Valeriana's mother
It will come for her
It will come for you
Best accept it. For it could all be over in the flick of a little tinderbox.
"You'd best… just follow"
She takes you to the graveyard
>>296948
"…Still. This is something I know you feel is important. So in the name of our love… I will not stop you."
>>296950
Yes.
Death comes for all.
It came for Valeriana's mother
It will come for her
It will come for you
Best accept it. For it could all be over in the flick of a little tinderbox.
>>296996
"Good…
…I'll be waiting~"
NEXT TIME ON BURNING CHILDREN
REVELATIONS
RESOLUTIONS
AND RE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEy6WPB_txw
"Good…
…I'll be waiting~"
NEXT TIME ON BURNING CHILDREN
REVELATIONS
RESOLUTIONS
AND RE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEy6WPB_txw
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298268
>>298255
Easy doesn't win you an academy does it? I'll need to go hunt some wolves then, archery is best for that.. do I even know how to shoot a bow? Maybe I should just hire someone.
Roll #0 5 = 5
Easy doesn't win you an academy does it? I'll need to go hunt some wolves then, archery is best for that.. do I even know how to shoot a bow? Maybe I should just hire someone.
Roll #0 5 = 5
>>298264
"He showed me many things. Many paths. Many ends. And he said that of those paths I cannot pick mine. Only my friends can.
I confided with Manifest, and he assured me the Master is not malevolent. Merely… capricious. A prophet more than a god in his own right. A prophet to a mindless being represented by the Ten Truths…
…that little trinket on my clothes there."
>>298268
You're a wizard, not a hunter.
King Unyielding used to be a hunter though. And Valeriana is a great shooter.
"He showed me many things. Many paths. Many ends. And he said that of those paths I cannot pick mine. Only my friends can.
I confided with Manifest, and he assured me the Master is not malevolent. Merely… capricious. A prophet more than a god in his own right. A prophet to a mindless being represented by the Ten Truths…
…that little trinket on my clothes there."
>>298268
You're a wizard, not a hunter.
King Unyielding used to be a hunter though. And Valeriana is a great shooter.
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298277
>>298273
"Seriously? You think ponies this cruel exist?
No, she locked them in to go buy something.
I don't know what.
Then, while she was gone, the kid she had left in charge did what he did and the fire happened.
And as for her whereabouts, I still don't know.
But if she's really responsable the moon will guide me to her."
"Seriously? You think ponies this cruel exist?
No, she locked them in to go buy something.
I don't know what.
Then, while she was gone, the kid she had left in charge did what he did and the fire happened.
And as for her whereabouts, I still don't know.
But if she's really responsable the moon will guide me to her."
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298298
>>298293
"Don't be a fool, I'm a Northblade. I don't feel a thing. Not until I take the mask off.
It's not about feeling better. Is about punishing the guilty.
Taking retribution is not something we decide to do, if she is guilty she has to pay.
And I can tell a lie from a truth with a lone glance.
So yes Radiant, it is for me to decide."
"Don't be a fool, I'm a Northblade. I don't feel a thing. Not until I take the mask off.
It's not about feeling better. Is about punishing the guilty.
Taking retribution is not something we decide to do, if she is guilty she has to pay.
And I can tell a lie from a truth with a lone glance.
So yes Radiant, it is for me to decide."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298312
>>298308
I nod. "That's the general idea. Anyone could probably raise an already made death guard, but making your own is more impressive. Plus, making it out of a wild beast will be more suited to the direction we want to research I think. Don't want them to think we do that to sentient creatures right? "
I nod. "That's the general idea. Anyone could probably raise an already made death guard, but making your own is more impressive. Plus, making it out of a wild beast will be more suited to the direction we want to research I think. Don't want them to think we do that to sentient creatures right? "
>>298311
"Venia, in case you haven't noticed, I am not too deeply religious a pony. My armour is decorated only with the symbols of my kingdom. My power drawn from spells of my own learning and creation.
…I thought that would have made you proud."
>>298312
"Well, I'd be glad to help. Meet me at the edge of the woods with everything you need."
"Venia, in case you haven't noticed, I am not too deeply religious a pony. My armour is decorated only with the symbols of my kingdom. My power drawn from spells of my own learning and creation.
…I thought that would have made you proud."
>>298312
"Well, I'd be glad to help. Meet me at the edge of the woods with everything you need."
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298320
>>298318
Chuckle a bit.
"I'd love to see you trying. We haven't had a serious spar in quite a while."
Give her a serious look.
"I'm not going to kill her. But I'm not leading her to that pony either. I need to talk with her first. And I need to do it before anyone warns her.
Without looking like a guard.
I need to bring forth in her all the deepest fears she has in the night, I want to see her as scared as those poor kids who hid in a closet to escape the fire.
Those kids she should have looked after."
Chuckle a bit.
"I'd love to see you trying. We haven't had a serious spar in quite a while."
Give her a serious look.
"I'm not going to kill her. But I'm not leading her to that pony either. I need to talk with her first. And I need to do it before anyone warns her.
Without looking like a guard.
I need to bring forth in her all the deepest fears she has in the night, I want to see her as scared as those poor kids who hid in a closet to escape the fire.
Those kids she should have looked after."
>>298317
"I'm not deeply religious either! It's just… strange… Makes me wonder if I should have spend more time teaching you about divinity…"
I shake my head and give him a warm and sincere smile
"But yes, I am proud at how hard you've worked. You've already achieved more than most ponies ever do in their entire lives."
"I'm not deeply religious either! It's just… strange… Makes me wonder if I should have spend more time teaching you about divinity…"
I shake my head and give him a warm and sincere smile
"But yes, I am proud at how hard you've worked. You've already achieved more than most ponies ever do in their entire lives."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298322
>>298317
"Alright. See you there." Now to gather everything in a satchel.. I need rune engraving tools, my notes for reference, a few drawing of what the Cerberus should look like, and where I'm putting these runes. The scythe is with me of course, a few daggers in case the wolves reach me, a bit of rope is always good to have. I can probably skin the beasts with my knife.. That should be everything.
Roll #0 1 = 1
"Alright. See you there." Now to gather everything in a satchel.. I need rune engraving tools, my notes for reference, a few drawing of what the Cerberus should look like, and where I'm putting these runes. The scythe is with me of course, a few daggers in case the wolves reach me, a bit of rope is always good to have. I can probably skin the beasts with my knife.. That should be everything.
Roll #0 1 = 1
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298328
>>298327
Well, that was silly.. but at least I'm prepared right? I brought the stuff I listed too?
Roll #0 7 = 7
Well, that was silly.. but at least I'm prepared right? I brought the stuff I listed too?
Roll #0 7 = 7
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298344
>>298341
"excellent!" leave all the heavy stuff here, and stealth so I don't spook the prey. "You know, I've never really hunted before."
Roll #0 5 = 5
"excellent!" leave all the heavy stuff here, and stealth so I don't spook the prey. "You know, I've never really hunted before."
Roll #0 5 = 5
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298358
>>298352
"No. This has nothing to do with you. Do you even realize how much this touches me? How personal it is for both me and Peach?
That was the place we grew up in. The place we both loathe more in the world.
And it was filled with ponies just like me and her. All dead because a shithead left them alone!
You have no right to sindacate on this, not with this pony, not this time!"
"No. This has nothing to do with you. Do you even realize how much this touches me? How personal it is for both me and Peach?
That was the place we grew up in. The place we both loathe more in the world.
And it was filled with ponies just like me and her. All dead because a shithead left them alone!
You have no right to sindacate on this, not with this pony, not this time!"
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298367
>>298359
"Ha, are they always this hard to follow? Say.. how has the magical communication been going? Any romance on the horizon?" Look around for and entrance or some furred animals.
Roll #0 8 + 1 = 9
"Ha, are they always this hard to follow? Say.. how has the magical communication been going? Any romance on the horizon?" Look around for and entrance or some furred animals.
Roll #0 8 + 1 = 9
>>298363
>>298366
The light is dull and flickering, and the tendrils themselves twitch and lash out on occasion, flashing dark as they do.
>>298367
"It has been… experimental, shall we say."
You can see a tail poking out of a cave entrance
>>298368
He is visiting Doc Doc.
…looks like he has had all his legs replaced, and has some sort of pump apparatus grafted to his back, with tubes going to his chest
>>298366
The light is dull and flickering, and the tendrils themselves twitch and lash out on occasion, flashing dark as they do.
>>298367
"It has been… experimental, shall we say."
You can see a tail poking out of a cave entrance
>>298368
He is visiting Doc Doc.
…looks like he has had all his legs replaced, and has some sort of pump apparatus grafted to his back, with tubes going to his chest
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.298383
>>298376
I nod.
"Yes, because… this, this is pent up anger and violance I try so hard to contain. Every now and then, it manifests like this. I think it might have to do something with the curse, but I am not sure…. but do you see now? See where anger and a vision of red leads you?"
Try to draw them back.
'1d10'
Roll #1 2 = 2
I nod.
"Yes, because… this, this is pent up anger and violance I try so hard to contain. Every now and then, it manifests like this. I think it might have to do something with the curse, but I am not sure…. but do you see now? See where anger and a vision of red leads you?"
Try to draw them back.
'1d10'
Roll #1 2 = 2
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298394
>>298383
"I think you are misunderstanding me. I'm a Northblade. I have no emotions while working. And this is just another job.
A job that means a lot to the pony part of me, but a job I'll carry out regardless.
There is nothing frong in showing the wicked some fear, making them pay for what they have done."
>>298389
"I think you should have shown them to me sooner.
You were the one who taught me about honor and devotion in the first place.
You are the first pony I go to when I need a spiritual guidance, even before Manifest.
So if your beautiful wings have changed, talk to me. Don't classify me just as some other kid."
"I think you are misunderstanding me. I'm a Northblade. I have no emotions while working. And this is just another job.
A job that means a lot to the pony part of me, but a job I'll carry out regardless.
There is nothing frong in showing the wicked some fear, making them pay for what they have done."
>>298389
"I think you should have shown them to me sooner.
You were the one who taught me about honor and devotion in the first place.
You are the first pony I go to when I need a spiritual guidance, even before Manifest.
So if your beautiful wings have changed, talk to me. Don't classify me just as some other kid."
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.298402
>>298394
"I know. When this all happened, I tried to fix it alone. I needed Southern Cross and Celaire to show me it is easier with friends. And thank you for your trust. Still, I am asking you… no, I am begging you, please, don't do anything like that. You are a good pony, Pumpkin, you don't have to be like that! I know that you think you should, but you shouldn't!"
"I know. When this all happened, I tried to fix it alone. I needed Southern Cross and Celaire to show me it is easier with friends. And thank you for your trust. Still, I am asking you… no, I am begging you, please, don't do anything like that. You are a good pony, Pumpkin, you don't have to be like that! I know that you think you should, but you shouldn't!"
>>298407
Looks like four more wolves are sleeping in the cave.
>>298409
"Well you'd best look in the orphanage registry for those.
As for the matron, lets head to the records."
he leads you to a large archive, sends the archivist off and pulls out a large tome
"Should be in here."
>>298411
"All I have left is my service to the king. What else could I do? Go die of loneliness in some old house, crying over lost glory?"
Looks like four more wolves are sleeping in the cave.
>>298409
"Well you'd best look in the orphanage registry for those.
As for the matron, lets head to the records."
he leads you to a large archive, sends the archivist off and pulls out a large tome
"Should be in here."
>>298411
"All I have left is my service to the king. What else could I do? Go die of loneliness in some old house, crying over lost glory?"
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298423
>>298414
four more.. I motion to shadow to that there's four, well, she already knows that, but its good practice. Maybe I'm skilled enough to hurt one with a knife. toss a knife at a sleeping wolf.
Roll #0 5 = 5
four more.. I motion to shadow to that there's four, well, she already knows that, but its good practice. Maybe I'm skilled enough to hurt one with a knife. toss a knife at a sleeping wolf.
Roll #0 5 = 5
>>298442
After a lot of flipping though pages you do find the name and address, and move on to find her
>>298445
You can pick one if you want, or I can.
>>298443
"You cannot be everywhere at once Venia. And being there for those you love means more than just being there in person. She died in peace, in her sleep."
>>298444
Another wolf slaps your hoof away, leaving deep cuts on it
After a lot of flipping though pages you do find the name and address, and move on to find her
>>298445
You can pick one if you want, or I can.
>>298443
"You cannot be everywhere at once Venia. And being there for those you love means more than just being there in person. She died in peace, in her sleep."
>>298444
Another wolf slaps your hoof away, leaving deep cuts on it
>>298461
"I know but… still. I can't help but feel that I failed her as a daughter sometimes."
I sigh and look back at him
"It's to late to feel sorry now though. I'll… I'll make her proud. One way or the other I'll do something that would have put an approving smile on her lips."
"I know but… still. I can't help but feel that I failed her as a daughter sometimes."
I sigh and look back at him
"It's to late to feel sorry now though. I'll… I'll make her proud. One way or the other I'll do something that would have put an approving smile on her lips."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298479
>>298475
So, she's still watching my back. "Yeah, I could use a hoof." stab the aged wolf, should be a fast kill.
Roll #0 4 = 4
So, she's still watching my back. "Yeah, I could use a hoof." stab the aged wolf, should be a fast kill.
Roll #0 4 = 4
>>298484
how about the DC is 6 like for a real mage for 8 like if you actually learned it from a book?
Locked.
But weak. Easy to pick, easy to break.
>>298483
"I did my best to be a good stallion to her. But in the end, I think she knew my heart yearned for battle, not settling down…"
>>298487
You kill the wolf and take up better positions.
Two remain.
how about the DC is 6 like for a real mage for 8 like if you actually learned it from a book?
Locked.
But weak. Easy to pick, easy to break.
>>298483
"I did my best to be a good stallion to her. But in the end, I think she knew my heart yearned for battle, not settling down…"
>>298487
You kill the wolf and take up better positions.
Two remain.
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298492
>>298489
Better positions? Good.. I should be able to get another wolf alone. Try again with a knife.
Roll #0 9 = 9
Better positions? Good.. I should be able to get another wolf alone. Try again with a knife.
Roll #0 9 = 9
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298517
>>298511
"No, we're here together. Take a shot when you see one." Perhaps I can bait the last wolf to be vulnerable again.
Roll #0 4 = 4
"No, we're here together. Take a shot when you see one." Perhaps I can bait the last wolf to be vulnerable again.
Roll #0 4 = 4
>>298534
"Wait… I think… I might even remember you. You were a runaway right? …what was your name?"
>>298535
You slam your hoof into the wolf's chest, causing its hear to grow weak and stop.
It flops limply on top of you
>>298537
There is a shadow in her tower
"I'm out hunting with Kilana. What's up?"
>>298538
"I am not sure. Would you think I'm ready for it so soon after the operation?"
"Wait… I think… I might even remember you. You were a runaway right? …what was your name?"
>>298535
You slam your hoof into the wolf's chest, causing its hear to grow weak and stop.
It flops limply on top of you
>>298537
There is a shadow in her tower
"I'm out hunting with Kilana. What's up?"
>>298538
"I am not sure. Would you think I'm ready for it so soon after the operation?"
>>298560
"Still a week to go before we leave. You've got time to decide. Just don't do anything crazy if you're not sure you can handle it yet."
>Tower
"Talk to the shadow about this?"
I bite my lower lip
"Well okay… I was just thinking about Pumpkin. About how he reacted to us. I don't think he likes this, Valeriana. I don't think he likes it at all."
"Still a week to go before we leave. You've got time to decide. Just don't do anything crazy if you're not sure you can handle it yet."
>Tower
"Talk to the shadow about this?"
I bite my lower lip
"Well okay… I was just thinking about Pumpkin. About how he reacted to us. I don't think he likes this, Valeriana. I don't think he likes it at all."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298579
>>298575
"We'll have to do something about that. Meet up when there isn't a crisis on hoof." I take a deep breath. No need to drag these corpses alone when they can walk. raise dead on one of the wolves.
Roll #0 2 = 2
"We'll have to do something about that. Meet up when there isn't a crisis on hoof." I take a deep breath. No need to drag these corpses alone when they can walk. raise dead on one of the wolves.
Roll #0 2 = 2
>>298577
"I tried to save them. I tried to open the door. But the lock was melted. The windows had collapsed.
…all I could do was try to get help. But it was all too late.
…their screams have not left me. They never will."
She glances at the noose
>>298579
The corpse flails a little, then rapidly decomposes into goop.
>>298580
"I think the boy needs to accept it."
"I tried to save them. I tried to open the door. But the lock was melted. The windows had collapsed.
…all I could do was try to get help. But it was all too late.
…their screams have not left me. They never will."
She glances at the noose
>>298579
The corpse flails a little, then rapidly decomposes into goop.
>>298580
"I think the boy needs to accept it."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298607
>>298597
Damn, that sounds really cool.
Build the body first. Start with the middle and branch out from there. It will need a big torso, enough to support the multiple heads. Slow and steady is better here.
Roll #0 9 = 9
Damn, that sounds really cool.
Build the body first. Start with the middle and branch out from there. It will need a big torso, enough to support the multiple heads. Slow and steady is better here.
Roll #0 9 = 9
>>298603
She just silently stares at the floor
"…there was nothing I could do."
>>298606
"Venia, that is a very difficult subject for me. He was special. Pumpkin… reminds me so much of him. But I'm hoping I could leave that all behind now that I have you and Highhorn at my side…
…I just fear it may cost me my son"
>>298607
The Deathguard's hefty torso, along with the extra bodies of the wolves, builds a formidable main body
She just silently stares at the floor
"…there was nothing I could do."
>>298606
"Venia, that is a very difficult subject for me. He was special. Pumpkin… reminds me so much of him. But I'm hoping I could leave that all behind now that I have you and Highhorn at my side…
…I just fear it may cost me my son"
>>298607
The Deathguard's hefty torso, along with the extra bodies of the wolves, builds a formidable main body
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298616
>>298610
"You could not leave them, for one."
Give her my back.
"I'm not here to judge. If I were, I would have killed you already.
I'm not here looking for answers, either. Nothing can bring all those kids back.
Radiant, she's in your hooves."
Turn my head to look at Radiant.
"You could not leave them, for one."
Give her my back.
"I'm not here to judge. If I were, I would have killed you already.
I'm not here looking for answers, either. Nothing can bring all those kids back.
Radiant, she's in your hooves."
Turn my head to look at Radiant.
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298618
>>298610
Off to a great start! Now the legs. Got to make them thick. and those wolf claws will be a great addition to its offensive. One by one..
Roll #0 9 = 9
Off to a great start! Now the legs. Got to make them thick. and those wolf claws will be a great addition to its offensive. One by one..
Roll #0 9 = 9
Radiant Dawn [Celestial] No.298619
>>298616
I nod at Pumpkin, then look at her.
"I am sorry, but as the matron of the orphanage, keeping them safe and sound was your responsibility, which you have failed, and foals paid the price with their lives. I am afraid that I will have to take you to the dungeons."
I nod at Pumpkin, then look at her.
"I am sorry, but as the matron of the orphanage, keeping them safe and sound was your responsibility, which you have failed, and foals paid the price with their lives. I am afraid that I will have to take you to the dungeons."
>>298616
"I held Apricot's hoof until it was cold. I told her the pain would go away. That she'd find a better place."
>>298618
An arrangement of leg bones from all sources make for a strong structure of a leg.
Long, deadly claws on each leg help emphasize it's power.
>>298619
"…I could not stay there. I could not bury the children I was tasked to raise and protect…
I want to be with them again."
>>298620
"And how I betrayed my vows to him.
Venia… talking about this won't make my feelings go away…"
"I held Apricot's hoof until it was cold. I told her the pain would go away. That she'd find a better place."
>>298618
An arrangement of leg bones from all sources make for a strong structure of a leg.
Long, deadly claws on each leg help emphasize it's power.
>>298619
"…I could not stay there. I could not bury the children I was tasked to raise and protect…
I want to be with them again."
>>298620
"And how I betrayed my vows to him.
Venia… talking about this won't make my feelings go away…"
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298634
>>298621
Beautiful. Now the heads.. can I combine the wolf jaws/teeth with the death guard heads?
Roll #0 8 = 8
Beautiful. Now the heads.. can I combine the wolf jaws/teeth with the death guard heads?
Roll #0 8 = 8
>>298647
Te breaks the chair on your with no visible damage
>>298648
Pumpkin then kicks her legs out and pins her down
"Just… let… me… die."
>>298645
"Venia… you are bringing back some very bad memories…"
>>298651
You straighten the spine a little, set the shoulders into a good pose and smile.
That looks like a cerberus.
Te breaks the chair on your with no visible damage
>>298648
Pumpkin then kicks her legs out and pins her down
"Just… let… me… die."
>>298645
"Venia… you are bringing back some very bad memories…"
>>298651
You straighten the spine a little, set the shoulders into a good pose and smile.
That looks like a cerberus.
>>298657
"You'd better be. I would not be here without him. He may not have been perfect, but he was still better to me than almost anyone I ever met before or since."
>>298658
>>298659
She just looks at you with tired eyes
"I've lost everything. I have no desire to go on.
…please make their screams stop."
>>298660
We had names… once. Long ago. But those names have not mattered in centuries.
"You'd better be. I would not be here without him. He may not have been perfect, but he was still better to me than almost anyone I ever met before or since."
>>298658
>>298659
She just looks at you with tired eyes
"I've lost everything. I have no desire to go on.
…please make their screams stop."
>>298660
We had names… once. Long ago. But those names have not mattered in centuries.
>>298676
"B-but I left… Parsnip… in charge."
>>298680
"Yes… Parsnip was always a good boy. Never got into trouble. Always has a way with dealing the smaller kids…"
She sobs a little
"…I miss him…"
>>298677
She eventually shows up in person
"Still here I see."
>>298678
In life… we strode alongside the king, Perce. We helped him seek a new home for our clan in the North. We and the other Deathguard. In death… we kept him safe.
"B-but I left… Parsnip… in charge."
>>298680
"Yes… Parsnip was always a good boy. Never got into trouble. Always has a way with dealing the smaller kids…"
She sobs a little
"…I miss him…"
>>298677
She eventually shows up in person
"Still here I see."
>>298678
In life… we strode alongside the king, Perce. We helped him seek a new home for our clan in the North. We and the other Deathguard. In death… we kept him safe.
>>298687
She smacks you
"AIN'T THAT A TRUTH AND A HALF!? HOW DARE YOU USE THAT KIND OF TONE ABOUT HIM! ABOUT MY MARRIAGE! I KNOW I MADE SOME DAMN MISTAKES IN MY DAYS BUT I DON'T THINK I'D GO AROUND CALLING YOUR THING WITH UNYIELDING 'SOME PIECE OF PAPER' EITHER!"
…she really took it poorly
>>298692
"…I hope your new mommy is a good mare…"
>>298691
We had no place in the south. Equestrians do not like us. We do not like them. We thought we could be safe here.
She smacks you
"AIN'T THAT A TRUTH AND A HALF!? HOW DARE YOU USE THAT KIND OF TONE ABOUT HIM! ABOUT MY MARRIAGE! I KNOW I MADE SOME DAMN MISTAKES IN MY DAYS BUT I DON'T THINK I'D GO AROUND CALLING YOUR THING WITH UNYIELDING 'SOME PIECE OF PAPER' EITHER!"
…she really took it poorly
>>298692
"…I hope your new mommy is a good mare…"
>>298691
We had no place in the south. Equestrians do not like us. We do not like them. We thought we could be safe here.
>>298699
"THAT YOU DID! IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF? 'sorry, I messed up'? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT AMOUNT OF OLD WOUNDS YOU OPENED!?"
>>298700
"I want to die. I have no more children. I have no home. I have no future…"
>>298701
It is in our nature to hoard gems. Often we ended up undermining their cities, or raiding their vaults. Well… not we. But our kind.
"THAT YOU DID! IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF? 'sorry, I messed up'? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT AMOUNT OF OLD WOUNDS YOU OPENED!?"
>>298700
"I want to die. I have no more children. I have no home. I have no future…"
>>298701
It is in our nature to hoard gems. Often we ended up undermining their cities, or raiding their vaults. Well… not we. But our kind.
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298722
>>298715
"Necromancy is something beautiful. I would not be here if it wasn't for it.
It's silly to fear the magic, you should fear when fools that try to wield it."
Sit silent for a second.
"Why do I even bother explaining this. Why do I even care. You were shit to me, should have been shit to the other kids too."
>>298717
"You are right. Maybe they should."
"Necromancy is something beautiful. I would not be here if it wasn't for it.
It's silly to fear the magic, you should fear when fools that try to wield it."
Sit silent for a second.
"Why do I even bother explaining this. Why do I even care. You were shit to me, should have been shit to the other kids too."
>>298717
"You are right. Maybe they should."
>>298719
She lowers her hoof
"Good. Now if you don't think you have some way to at least try and help the situation, get out of my sight."
>>298721
Of many races. Our kind was desired, for we were strong, nimble, and able to do things many other races cannot.
>>298722
"Then let me rest with then… let the story of this failed matron end at last…"
She lowers her hoof
"Good. Now if you don't think you have some way to at least try and help the situation, get out of my sight."
>>298721
Of many races. Our kind was desired, for we were strong, nimble, and able to do things many other races cannot.
>>298722
"Then let me rest with then… let the story of this failed matron end at last…"
>>298731
>>298732
>>298734
"I just want to find a way out. I cannot go back to what I was. I…
…as Pumpkin said. I was shit. To the kinds I was tasked with protecting.
Just… make it as fast as you think I deserve."
She kneels down by the graves
"I'm so sorry… children…"
>>298733
She glares at you
"One more word of him though in that insolent tone and you won't have a mouth to speak with."
She then walks to her bed and lets a shadow put a pillow under her face
>>298735
The ponies? We do not know. We lived in the northern borderlands. No real cities. Only outposts. And we kept moving north after every battle…
>>298732
>>298734
"I just want to find a way out. I cannot go back to what I was. I…
…as Pumpkin said. I was shit. To the kinds I was tasked with protecting.
Just… make it as fast as you think I deserve."
She kneels down by the graves
"I'm so sorry… children…"
>>298733
She glares at you
"One more word of him though in that insolent tone and you won't have a mouth to speak with."
She then walks to her bed and lets a shadow put a pillow under her face
>>298735
The ponies? We do not know. We lived in the northern borderlands. No real cities. Only outposts. And we kept moving north after every battle…
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298742
>>298737
>>298738
Stand unmovable besides her.
I've never killed anyone, not without an order.
She cared for me. She named me. Now she cannot live with the pain and I can't help her.
"I should have been a singer."
This is not a mission, right?
I can shed a tear.
What's the most painless and fast way to kill I know?
>>298738
Stand unmovable besides her.
I've never killed anyone, not without an order.
She cared for me. She named me. Now she cannot live with the pain and I can't help her.
"I should have been a singer."
This is not a mission, right?
I can shed a tear.
What's the most painless and fast way to kill I know?
>>298740
A sad turn of events, indeed.
How long can you last like this?
>>298741
Worried.
You really pushed the exact wrong buttons…
>>298742
Your mother taught it to you long ago.
A single stab to the throat.
"…no. You should have become somepony others would look up to. Somepony proper. Not a skulking thief. You had potential for more…
…I'm sorry I failed you."
>>298743
Our king had many secrets. From his old age to his skills in creating… well.. us. He had a vault, hidden deep beneath the caves, where he kept his greatest secrets.
A sad turn of events, indeed.
How long can you last like this?
>>298741
Worried.
You really pushed the exact wrong buttons…
>>298742
Your mother taught it to you long ago.
A single stab to the throat.
"…no. You should have become somepony others would look up to. Somepony proper. Not a skulking thief. You had potential for more…
…I'm sorry I failed you."
>>298743
Our king had many secrets. From his old age to his skills in creating… well.. us. He had a vault, hidden deep beneath the caves, where he kept his greatest secrets.
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298755
>>298746
Right. We did it the first time we trained, when I tortured that ponnequin.
That was the first time she looked impressed.
"You did not fail me. I've a family now. A wife, a partner, a mother.
More ponies that you could ever imagine count on me, even if they don't know it.
I've cleaned the streets of the slums, found a job for everyone in the mines.
I'm helping the king build a better north and so is Peach.
You did not fail the two of us."
Right. We did it the first time we trained, when I tortured that ponnequin.
That was the first time she looked impressed.
"You did not fail me. I've a family now. A wife, a partner, a mother.
More ponies that you could ever imagine count on me, even if they don't know it.
I've cleaned the streets of the slums, found a job for everyone in the mines.
I'm helping the king build a better north and so is Peach.
You did not fail the two of us."
>>298751
Valeriana slowly breathes into her pillow, then pats the bed
"…I don't want to be alone right now."
>>298752
What peace can there be? Even if you can last like this for the rest of your life, are you even yourself any more? Or are you just some bloodthirsting demon-spawn? You know damn well he will kill that old mare. You left her to die. You are every bit as responsible for killing her as if she were dangling off a bridge and you walked away to let her fall.
>>298753
Below the throne… and dragon… to open it, the scythe is needed.
>>298755
"But I failed all of them…"
She looks at the graves
"…why do you torment me more? Why, Pumpkin?"
Valeriana slowly breathes into her pillow, then pats the bed
"…I don't want to be alone right now."
>>298752
What peace can there be? Even if you can last like this for the rest of your life, are you even yourself any more? Or are you just some bloodthirsting demon-spawn? You know damn well he will kill that old mare. You left her to die. You are every bit as responsible for killing her as if she were dangling off a bridge and you walked away to let her fall.
>>298753
Below the throne… and dragon… to open it, the scythe is needed.
>>298755
"But I failed all of them…"
She looks at the graves
"…why do you torment me more? Why, Pumpkin?"
Pumpkin Swansong [Northblade] No.298774
>>298770
Sheate the blade. Stand up.
"Go away. Somewhere. Run. I don't fucking care. Do some good. Use the last few years you have left to help ponies. And when you do, tell them that Parsnip, that Apricot or some other one of those kids did it."
Turn around.
"Your life is not yours anymore, it belongs to them. So I cannot take it and neither can you."
Sheate the blade. Stand up.
"Go away. Somewhere. Run. I don't fucking care. Do some good. Use the last few years you have left to help ponies. And when you do, tell them that Parsnip, that Apricot or some other one of those kids did it."
Turn around.
"Your life is not yours anymore, it belongs to them. So I cannot take it and neither can you."
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298775
>>298770
"A purpose? How about getting revenge on the Equestrians? They now threaten our homes and lives. They have us cornered and we don't intend to let them win so easily. Serve me as your master and help me further the strength of the north. I will form a dark academy to teach dark magic to our ponies, and we will safe guard that knowledge and study for the betterment of our future. How is that for a purpose? "
"A purpose? How about getting revenge on the Equestrians? They now threaten our homes and lives. They have us cornered and we don't intend to let them win so easily. Serve me as your master and help me further the strength of the north. I will form a dark academy to teach dark magic to our ponies, and we will safe guard that knowledge and study for the betterment of our future. How is that for a purpose? "
Kilana [deathsinger] No.298787
>>298778
"Good, then I will have you guard me and later on the dark academy. You're well equipped for this Codar. I'm sure you won't let me down." I smile proudly at him. Now.. I would normally show my teacher.. and I don't know what's going on up there.. so I'll just head up and see the door closed and maybe knock.
"Good, then I will have you guard me and later on the dark academy. You're well equipped for this Codar. I'm sure you won't let me down." I smile proudly at him. Now.. I would normally show my teacher.. and I don't know what's going on up there.. so I'll just head up and see the door closed and maybe knock.
>>298780
"Pumpkin…
I… I really.. don't know.
…Is this what your days are like as a blade?"
>>298781
She calms down a little as you ease her muscles
"I went out training with Pumpkin the other night you know. He wanted to learn archery…"
>>298782
"Don't say that. If you do, you might just end up believing it, and making it true."
>>298787
We will remain here until you ask us to go elsewhere.
"Pumpkin…
I… I really.. don't know.
…Is this what your days are like as a blade?"
>>298781
She calms down a little as you ease her muscles
"I went out training with Pumpkin the other night you know. He wanted to learn archery…"
>>298782
"Don't say that. If you do, you might just end up believing it, and making it true."
>>298787
We will remain here until you ask us to go elsewhere.
>>298801
"…I don't ever want to face a question like that on my own…"
>>298802
"He did good after a while. He needs a certain kind of atmosphere to truly shine. So I shot both his wings. That really did bring out his will to win…"
She touches the cut on her cheek
>>298803
She gave you some privacy. The closest shadow is hanging from a rafter outside the basement door
>>298805
"I fear anything I say at this point will sound hollow and pointless.
But all I can suggest is that you truly ask yourself, what is it your heart desires, and do it."
"…I don't ever want to face a question like that on my own…"
>>298802
"He did good after a while. He needs a certain kind of atmosphere to truly shine. So I shot both his wings. That really did bring out his will to win…"
She touches the cut on her cheek
>>298803
She gave you some privacy. The closest shadow is hanging from a rafter outside the basement door
>>298805
"I fear anything I say at this point will sound hollow and pointless.
But all I can suggest is that you truly ask yourself, what is it your heart desires, and do it."
>>298810
You may take 10 to remember a clue about a thing of your choice if you think you've suffered enough for now.
Or I can go with that 2
>>298813
"…I think she should have been allowed to die."
>>298814
"The damage isn't permanent. I wouldn't dream of ruining him.
…do you want to talk about your problem?"
>>298817
"Feel free. The cellar is off limits to the everypony anyway. He will be safe."
You may take 10 to remember a clue about a thing of your choice if you think you've suffered enough for now.
Or I can go with that 2
>>298813
"…I think she should have been allowed to die."
>>298814
"The damage isn't permanent. I wouldn't dream of ruining him.
…do you want to talk about your problem?"
>>298817
"Feel free. The cellar is off limits to the everypony anyway. He will be safe."
>>298818
"I'll cope with it. Maybe the tournament will calm me down. Or maybe I should just get a couple of bottles of wine and get criminally drunk…"
I pause
"I wonder what it must be like… having wings I mean. Actual wings of flesh and bones. Being able to fly and feel the wind ruffling your feathers… a feeling of pure, unrestrained freedom. It must be really nice…"
"I'll cope with it. Maybe the tournament will calm me down. Or maybe I should just get a couple of bottles of wine and get criminally drunk…"
I pause
"I wonder what it must be like… having wings I mean. Actual wings of flesh and bones. Being able to fly and feel the wind ruffling your feathers… a feeling of pure, unrestrained freedom. It must be really nice…"
>>298831
"And many other things.
So I suppose you are right. Flight is a rather magical thing."
>>298832
"…didn't you kill someone back when the spies turned on us?"
>>298834
A dangerous memory. But if you so wish.
You get a flashback
A heavenly smile, upon the face of a white goddess, beaming down upon you
And your heart, aflutter with joy.
"And many other things.
So I suppose you are right. Flight is a rather magical thing."
>>298832
"…didn't you kill someone back when the spies turned on us?"
>>298834
A dangerous memory. But if you so wish.
You get a flashback
A heavenly smile, upon the face of a white goddess, beaming down upon you
And your heart, aflutter with joy.
NEXT TIME ON DM NEVER SLEEPS AND RUNNING THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO GIVE HIM A MEDICAL PROBLEM
FINISHING UP WHAT WE DID TODAY
GOING TO EAGLECREST
MAYBE A BATTLE EVEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGHA9oO1Ybg
FINISHING UP WHAT WE DID TODAY
GOING TO EAGLECREST
MAYBE A BATTLE EVEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGHA9oO1Ybg