The peace that formerly reigned in Terra Nova has eroded, now little more than a memory. War ravages the continent. Disputes divide kingdoms; ideals divide families. The quest for power consumes absolutely and indiscriminately. None are immune to its allure.
Who will rise and who will fall? Only time—and ambition—will tell.
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05.26.2023
2 month character creation hold for all existing members begins 6/5/2023. Ended 8/5/2023.
10.29.2023
Change in how times flows. Was 4 IC seasons, now only 2 IC seasons per 1 OOC year.
Our dearest and lovely admin welcomed her new baby boy, Jet, on Sept 7th! We're so happy for her and her family! Congratulations Mama!! Your boys are all so lucky to have such an incredible mom to love them! God bless!
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
Because they were working together, it was also expected of Ona to freshen up her combat knowledge and strategy, so she had talked to Eirwen about training together. Ona was looking forward to it. Eirwen was an odd little girl, but Ona suspected that there was more to her than the killing machine the Eldouir had turned her into.
One of her girls was looking after the Drunken Dyr while Ona was away. She entered the field that had been transformed into a place to train, near the Eldouir estate. Here, she and Obri would wait for Eirwen and Yule.
My fur still hasn't grown back. Ona looked at Obri with empathy. "I don't think it ever will", she responded. Her own brand had turned into a scar, and she didn't feel it anymore, but Obri looked sad with his lack of fur. The brand was very visible on his thigh.
Post by Eirwen & Yule on May 13, 2024 8:37:57 GMT -5
'Ona isn't like other trainees Eir, you can't kill her or beat her,' Yule reasoned with Eirwen as he sat on her shoulder. The tall girl was carrying a bundled pack of training weapons she glared at Yule, "I'm not stupid you limp cock, but she will be treated as any other if she's training with me..I won't kill her but she'll have to break."
Yule fell silent, he had to trust Eirwen.
"You're already here, good, prompt," Eirwen called out to Ona with a wicked smile and bubbly tone, "I brought these, I don't know what you prefer so you'll have your pick," she dropped the bundle, shoving Yule off her shoulder, and began to stretch.
"For the last two years I start every morning off with a hundred squats and a hundred push ups," she displayed squatting, "At noon a hundred skips and 100 sit ups," she laid down to show a sit up, "before bed a hundred more push ups and a hundred more sit ups...you should start..."
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
Eirwen yelled at her from a distance. It kept surprising her how this murder machine had such a bubbly tone to her voice. Once she was closer, Eirwen dropped a bundle of weapons on the ground. Ona looked at the collection and decided she'd use a scimitar, but didn't pick one up yet. She listened to the Eldouir-puppet speak.
"Alright", the brothel owner said, pushing up her sleeves above her elbow and starting to squat as well. She was in good shape, so it wouldn't ask a lot of her body. She was dreading squatting in silence more than the squats itself. She didn't quite know what to say to Eirwen, because she also had no idea what the girl had in mind for their training.
Post by Eirwen & Yule on Jun 2, 2024 6:42:41 GMT -5
As they stretched Eirwen just rambled, "So my training was probably rougher than what yours is gonna be, so yeah," she squatted and held the hold, "Physically and mentally. Hiram. Yeah he trained me, and the most profound lesson I learned and learned early is nothing is more important than what our dyrs are and we mean nothing," repeating the words caused two reactions; one being that her eyes misted over with perhaps tears, ones that would never fall. The other reaction was the physical stiffening of her body totally numb to it all too. She sounded sad and she sounded cold at the same time.
"We gotta be ready to die defending them, and that's what I put my focus on, meshing my combat in alignment with his element," perhaps her cold personality was aligned with Yules element too?
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
Ona found it difficult not to make a face when she heard what Eirwen said, but she succeeded. Her training might have been more intense, but the little shit had no idea what she was talking about. Judging by her youthful appearance, she must have been one of the last children to get a name and a Dyr, which meant the girl had no idea what caravan life had been like. She would have been too young to fully be functioning as a member of the group. Providing for your caravan was rough. It was intense. But worth it. She couldn't understand what about dying for the Eldouir seemed worth it to Eirwen.
"Hiram trained you?" she asked while doing her own exercises. "What is he like?" She had heard the stories, but she had never met the man herself. And Ona had more questions. "Don't take this as disrespect, but what made you want to fight for the Eldouir? Some of us needed more convincing, like me, but you've been there from day one. They must have been thankful for that, no?"
She was just stupid and naive, she thought. Eirwen thought helping the Eldouir would save her, but she had no idea what she was doing.
Ona raised an eyebrow when Eirwen asked if she had ever been punched in the mouth. "As a matter of fact, I have", she said dryly. "You aren't a member of the Adoi, or a brothel owner, without having been punched in the mouth."
Post by Eirwen & Yule on Jun 8, 2024 17:45:27 GMT -5
Eirwen stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Ona, her face twisted in a confused yet angry and childlike one. She'd never really thought about it and being confronted with it she heard or thought about nothing else.
'eirwen?' Yule filled her twisted head.
Eirwen glared at the black rooster, "yule."
'She ask-,'' Yule began but Eirwen cut him off, "I heard her!"
She kicked dirt at him and he retreated with flapping wings as Eirwen looked back at Ona, "I was one of the last few that got a dyr..before everything changed...but I also saw the slaughter brought to us by the brutes in Coheed, despite how we fought and how trained our caravan of warriors were they beat us mentally...we lost so many. I lost a weak Mom and a weak Father. We had no fight. No purpose after either," she wiped tears off of her face and she wasn't sure why she was crying, "They gave me my purpose, I have direction. They make up for a family that never cared about me, do they give me tough love? Have they beat me and broke bits and pieces on me? Absolutely, but it is something. They see value in me, what little value that is, I'll take it," she shrugged, "Part of its fear too...do you honestly think we could have beat back the Eldouir? Honestly. Without help? No ones coming to rescue us."
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
The change in the girl was unexpected, but Ona managed not to look too surprised, although she really was. She had not expected to see Eirwen cry. In silence, she watched the young woman.
"Believe it or not, we used to be strong", she said then. "Before you got your name. In the prime of the caravans. But you're right, Coheed got the better of us, and the Eldouir found us at the right time."
She said 'right time', which she didn't mean as in 'the right time for Dresmond' but as 'the right time for the Eldouir'. They took a weak and hurt kingdom by force. Yet, phrasing it like this made it seem like Ona was on the Eldouir's side. Paying attention to words had gotten even more important since she talked to Eirwen more.
And so there it was. Eirwen was also scared. And nobody was coming to rescue them. She wished she could tell Eirwen about Regan, but she didn't trust Eirwen enough for that. She was unpredictable and followed the loudest voice. "For what it's worth, I see your value. As a person. As your own individual." She smiled softly, but didn't want to become too sentimental. "You're a strong Eldouir warrior, but when I look at you, I can also see how well you would have done during the prime time of the caravans. It's a compliment, you know. I don't like the weak ones."
Post by Eirwen & Yule on Jun 10, 2024 19:33:17 GMT -5
'"For what it's worth, I see your value. As a person. As your own individual."'
That's all Eirwen heard and she seemed melt, relaxed a little something in her chest she assumed her heart beat a little funny. She even rubbed the spot where it happened.
"Do you mean that?" she simply asked.
Yule spoke to Obri, "I think your human broke mine...she's sharing an emotion I've never felt her have..."
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
Obri was about to warn Ona, about to tell her to think before she spoke because this could be a one in a lifetime moment. This was the softest they had ever seen Eirwen. But before he could, Yule spoke to him.
Now he had to be careful about what he responded. I apologise for breaking her on behalf of Ona. She didn't mean to-
Ona interrupted Obri's sentence by replying to Eirwen. "Of course. Are you kidding me? You're physically and mentally strong. I wasn't as tough as you when I was your age." Ona chuckled softly. While she was purposefully flattering Eirwen, she actually meant it. "You saw change was needed and grabbed the bull by the horns. You're impressive, Eirwen."
Post by Eirwen & Yule on Jun 11, 2024 20:48:17 GMT -5
Eirwen smiled and for once it wasn't a psychotic psychopathic smile, it looked innocent as ever. She scratched her arm and her mind went back to that night at the bar where her and Ona had shared a bed and suddenly Eirwen felt feelings for...Ona...for another Dresmondi.
'No don't like apologize! She's conflicted and for to long she's been...twisted,' Yule explained to just Obri, frantic a little, '...she's feeling something for Ona.'
"You're impressive Ona," she mumbled and she looked bashful, "I think I like you..."
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
If you had never met Eirwen before, and this smile was the first you ever saw of her, you'd think she was the nicest young woman you would ever meet.
Obri was amused and chuckled mentally. We're glad to be of service then, he told Yule. He had thought that Yule was just as twisted and weird as Eirwen, but it seemed like the rooster was actually glad that Ona had managed to break through Eirwen's defences. She's an interesting one, that's for sure.
Ona smiled at Eirwen, and winked. "I like you too", she responded, and had to admit to herself that she actually meant it. Not a romantic feeling, but Eirwen was interesting and Ona sensed so much potential behind her Eldouir beliefs. If she could get the girl in her side... She felt like they would make a very strong team. "I was scared of you at first, and I still am," Ona said, laughing, "but as I get to know you, I start to admire you more and more." And it again wasn't a lie. She was also starting to understand why Eirwen had sided with the Eldouir. Maybe her erratic and psychotic behaviour was a way to convince herself she was on the right side of the cause, but the self-preservation of it all made a lot of sense.
Post by Eirwen & Yule on Jun 15, 2024 8:06:47 GMT -5
'Then help me protect her,' Yule pleaded, 'I want to believe she isn't completely fucked in the head...I want to know that if she goes to far or fails the red heads you and Ona can do what's right...for her...'
Eirwen stepped closer to Ona and would attempt to take the woman's hand and shyly tried to actually look in the woman's eyes, "You do?" her voice was barely above a whisper, "...you mean it? No one has ever said it...no one's ever wanted to be my friend and I think I could be a good one, I could be a consistent," she hooked a finger in the waist line of Ona's pants tugging at them, "lover...and trainer...fucking and fighting it's all the same..."
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
Post by Ona & Obri on Jun 15, 2024 10:30:12 GMT -5
Dyr's telepathic gifts were sometimes difficult, because while what was being said from person to dyr was secret, dyr could hear each other reply, no matter if they want to talk in secret or not. It was like hearing someone take a call. You couldn't hear the other end of the phone, but you could hear the dyr respond. For that reason, Obri couldn't tell Ona everything Yule was saying, because he wasn't sure whether Yule would appreciate Obri telling Ona "even her dyr thinks she's a bit insane". So, he didn't tell Ona exactly what Yule said, but he did paraphrase: Yule likes this side of Eirwen. He's asking to help her.
Ona didn't look at him, but did respond telepathically. "Tell him I'll try my best, and that I'd appreciate it if he helped, if he feels that Eirwen is pulling her walls back up", she said, which Obri would then relay to Yule.
The older woman squeezed Eirwen's hand and nodded. "I do mean that." She hesitate a bit when Eirwen hooked a finger in the waistline of her pants. She put her second hand over the hand near her pants. "Do you know that friends don't... don't have to have sex, in order to be friends, Eirwen?" she asked carefully. She had a feeling that somehow Eirwen had this idea that all friends were supposed to be friends with benefits. "I'm a prostitute, I don't mind sleeping with anyone, but we don't need to do that in order to be friends." Everything she said sounded gentle and kind, trying not to anger the younger woman. She didn't want to provoke her in any way.
Post by Eirwen & Yule on Jun 16, 2024 17:33:58 GMT -5
Eirwen stared for the longest time at Ona and was totally lost with what the woman was saying...her confusion and thoughts were written on her face as clear as day. When her mouth dropped open words still failed to come out but she slowly removed her hand from the woman's waist line, "Yeva said...she said that's only how friends are...it's the only way to show it..I...I...I didn't know..."
Obri — tiger quoll — element: ELECTRIC
The ability to manipulate electric charges. Uses include: controlling the lightning in a storm, electrocuting people or objects, manipulating static, and more.
Ona worried that she had said something that would make Eirwen snap back into the persona she normally was. She made sure to keep a kind expression on her face while the young woman looked at her. Yeva. The name rang a bell. It was one of those Eldouir kids. Eirwen removed her hand, but Ona made sure to gently take it in hers so keep a connection to the girl. Her words sounded so lost, so small.
Ona pushed a strand of hair behind Eirwen's ear and gently took her face in her hands. "Yeva wasn't honest with you, then. Some friends do that, but it's not required." She smiled. "Friendship is based on trusting each other and wanting what's best for one another." She let go of her face, because she didn't want to make Eirwen feel restricted in her movement. "We can be whatever kind of friends you want to be, but you deserved the truth about friendship. There's no need for sex to make a friendship work."