Wars of the races

"When do we leave?" ALexynia asked enthusiastically. She was bored with life, and needed something to do.

"Dawn, tomorrow. I need sometime to get supplies, and you'll most liekly want to pack," Arias answered.

"But don't bring too much," Tera noted, having experience in these things. "Shall we meet back here in the morning?"

"Sounds good to me."

Ariana walked back to her temporairy "home". It was just the place she slept this week. All her stuff was already packed, just some crystals, a brush, another gown, and a pair of shoes. All her other weaponry was always right on hand. She flung open her windows so the light would poor in just before dawn and went to sleep.

Alexynia walked down the dark alleyway and turned the corner once seh was sure no one was watching. There was a small whole in the wall, just large enough for her to fit through.

"Alex, is that you?" a small voice asked.

"Yeah Marrie, it's me."

"what're you doing?"

"Getting ready to leave. I won't be back for a while, ok?"

"Where are you going?" Marrie looked unbelievably sad. She was one of hte orphans that lived together in the abandoned building, and the only thing that kept Alexynia and her from being sisters was the blood.

"No where important. I promise I'll be back soon though, ok?"

"Yes."

(if your making a new or minor character then give a small profile)


Arias walked back to the camp and started packing.
"Where do you think your going?" asked a soldier coming into the tent "you know its forbidden to go anywhere now"
"I hate to do this, but" said Arias and stabbed the soldier with his knife.
"Help!!!" the soldier screamed before he collapsed.
"Great just what i need" muttered Arias as the alarm sounded
Arias ran out of the tent cursing himself why he had not killed the soldier.

Arias entered the the back room and waited there until the others come. maybe hours later. he fell asleep, but could hear everything that was going around.

ooo, mind if i join? looks promising!

Name: Kathleen
Nickname: Kate
Age: 24
Race: Mage and Slight Shapeshifter (can only transform into five things)
Gender: Female
Forms: Elf, dragon, horse, poisonous spider, and wolf
Default form: Elf
Appearances: Elf- Has golden hair and crystal clear, cold blue eyes. Wears a light green shirt and a dark green skirt slit on the side for free movement. Wears a small jade necklace. Is small in build and doesnt look strong. Dragon: A golden scaled, smaller dragon with cold blue eyes and black spikes agong her neck and back. Horse: A black horse with a black and gold mane and tail. Stands about 16.3 hands (6' 7" if my math is rite) Has the same eyes. Spider: A small black spider with a golden streak down her back. Wolf- A jer black wolf with white paws and a golden tipped tail and ears. Has the same eyes. Is smaller than most wolves.

Personality: Is sarcastic, mischievous, and sly, especially around her friends. To strangers, she's usually kinda rude. Is selective about her friends and is not the most trustworthy person in the world. Doesnt really like men, especially human men. Has a unusual knack for staying alive and out of trouble. She will not run from a fight, tho.

Abilities: Elf- Good with a bow and can work only nature based magic (communicate with trees and animals) Dragon- Fast flyer and can work only elemental magic (fire, water, ice, air, lightning, and earth). Horse: A strong runner and can only work warfare and defense magics (Make armor and shields stronger, add to the ammount to damage a sword can do. stuff like that) Spider: Can deliver a highly vemomous bite that kills almost instantly. (hates the taste of flesh, so doesnt use this much) can work only rouge magic (adds poison damage to weapons and casts a smoke and flash spell that blinds and confuses enemies. stuff like that) Wolf- expert at stealth. can only work spirit magic (boost morale, summon spirit, the likes)

Other: Can only work one kind of magic with each form. (Elf=nature, dragon=elemental, horse=war/defense, spider=rouge, and wolf=spirit.)

Weapons: Elf- carries a bow and two daggers strapped to her leg and in her boot. Also has a shortsword. Dragon: teeth and claws. Horse: Hooves. Spider: A mini bow (sorry, couldnt resist) with poison tipped arrows. Wolf: Teeth and claws.

Currently: In default form and standing outside the tavern.

sorry if i went kinda overboard.

Your in. Your character profile seems a litte long, but who cares.

This is all i could think of for now.


Arias woke with a sudden jolt. he felt magic near the tavern. Not very strong and not very weak.

When dawn came Ariana was awake fast. She grabbed her bag and weaponry and headed straight to the tavern. Her crystals, fully charged, gave off a small amount of magic, but she could still sense a lot coming from inside the tavern.

Lilly

I informed the inn keeper that I was resigning and he muttered a few loud curses but agreed that he had no choice in the matter and was kind enough to let me spend a final night at the Tavern. Three AM passed and I chased the last of the drinkers out, informing them that they had to pay for a room if they wanted to stay longer. Outside, in the cold, morning air, an Elf hung back in the shadows.
"Hello there, I'm looking for a man called Arias." I nodded to her and headed back in.

The elf waited as I cleaned a few tables and then followed me into the back room. There, I found Arias asleep. The girl moved to wake him but I held out a restraining arm.
"It seems he has a long day tomorrow and will need his rest. Take room eight and you may speak with him when he wakes," I suggested firmly. The elf shrugged and then nodded her agreement, heading back to the stairs. Before I followed her, I draped a blanket around my guest's shoulders.

Kate stood looking up at the tavern door. She was going to miss this place. Even though she had only been here a few times, she had grown to like it. She still didnt know anyone in the town, even after living here for two months. The tavern was quiet, most of the time, and comfortable. It reminded her of home.

The was was getting too close for comfort. She was going far away to wait it out. She wanted no part in it, and she knew if she hung around, she was going to get pulled in and be forced to fight. Thats just how things worked.

Kate turned to go, then a thought crossed her mind.
"Ah, why not have one more mug of ale." she figured. A voice inside her head told her no, but another voice, a stronger voice, told her yes, and in the end the louder voice drowned out the quieter one.

"Kate entered the tavern. Even though it was early morning the place was almost packed. She saw a waitress bustling around the room and walked over to her.

"An ale for me. I'll be sitting in there." Kate said, gesturing towards the back room. The waitress nodded to show she understood and trotted into the kitchen where fragrant armoas were flowing into the common room.

Kate began manuvering her way around the tavern and stepping passed out drunks that littered the floor from the night before. She was just about to turn the handle to the door when a man approached her from behind.

She turned to him. He leered down at her, his rank and beer tainted breath filling her nose. She coughed involuntairly.
"What?" she asked irritably.

"You know what i want." the drunk said. His arms suddenly wrapped around her and he grabbed her bottom, drawing her closer.

Kate drew the dagger from its strap and held it inches from his throat.
"You wana think about what you REALLY want?" she asked threatenly.

The man gulped but did not release his grip. Kate pressed the dagger to his throat, just nicking his skin. A small drop of blood appeared, landing on Kate's hand. Soon another appeared, followed by a slow trickle of blood that dropped on Kate's hand, staining it red.

Tha man released his grip and ran to the restroom. Kate could hear him splashing around in the barrel used for washing. She smiled.

Kate glanced around the quiet room. All eyes on her.
"Anyone else wana try their luck?" she asked, just as threatengly. All eyes went to their drinks and food in front of them. Kate smiled again.

She turned back to the door and turned the handle. She slipped inside the back room and sighed. Luckily, no one would be here, most likely.

She turned around and saw, to her astonishment, three people sitting at a table. They were all looking at her, one with more intrest. She took it as a sign of telepathy and cast a simple shield around her so no one could get in her mind.

"Great, more people." she thought bitterly.

She casually walked over to the darkest corner of the room and sat down in a chair. She folder her arms and lowered her head to her chest, seemingly lost in thought. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the elf woman, the one with telepathy, frown in disappointment and frustration. Kate smiled.

All of the sudden the waitress walked in carrying her ale.
"Here ya go, miss." she said, setting the ale down on the table. Kate smiled gratefully and flipped the girl a coin. The waitress bustled out the door.

Kate observed the group. The elf woman was sitting next to a man, no, a elf. Next to him was another shapeshifter. They were talking in low voices, occasionally glancing over in her direction. Obviously they were waiting for someone.

"Probably another one of those "stop the war" or "find the allies" group." she thought. Sure, finding allies would be a big help. Getting them to fight with us would be hard. The elves were already helping, but their numbers were so few that they could only spare so many soldiers. The dragons wouldnt help, being the stubborn creatures they are. Dwarves were out of the question, being more stubborn than dragons. The centuars and othershapeshifters couldnt help, their numbers were too slim, same as all the other races.

Stopping the war was plain impossible unless you got a whole army to back you up. Kate hadn't seen many of those.

Kate was reminded of how close she was to the war and how easily she could be thrown smack dab in the middle of it. She quickly finished her ale and got up, walking back towards the door. But she was stopped by the elf woman calling out, 'Wait, i want to have a word with you."

"What?" Kate asked bitterly, not turning around, her hand on the handle.

(who is this elf anyway)



"it seems that there is more help than we thought" said Arias nodding at the stranger that had come into the back room. "call her" said Arias to Lilly (i think).
"wait i want a word with you" called Lilly before the stranger went out.
"What ?" she asked walking near the table
"your right we are another one of those "stop the war" or "find the allies" groups." Arias said
"how did you..." said the stranger
"introduce yourself" commanded the elf
"Kate" Kate simply replied then added "what make you think you'll succeed where others failed?"
"The only reason is we have you, me, Lily, Tara,Alex and Ariana." replied Arias
Kate just stood there.
"sit down we'll explain" Lilly said

*What elf?*


"Why should i?" Kate asked suspiciously. "And techniqually (sp?) you dont have me in your little group."

"Will ya just sit and listen?" the elf asked.

"No."

"Why?"

"Because i feel more comfortable standing." Kate said.

"Fine, stand if you wish."

"Ok, thanks, i will." Kate said. She was growing impatient. "So why do YOU think you have a chance?"

"Because I am a human, I have more hold in the mortal world than everyone else, there's a better chance they'll listen to him," she pointed at Arias as she spoke, "with me around."

"Or they'll kill me," he said.

"And then we kill them and try again, we're not giving up."

*Eh? *Is confused**

*Oh! nevermind, its all good now!*

*I think I was the elf...I'm still slightly confused on what's going on here. Also, Firestalker, that character was just there to add a little bit of background to my character, so there's no point in making a bio.*

Alexynia got up extra early, before any of the other orphans could see her leave. She slipped through the hole quietly and made her way to the tavern.

The door was locked, but Lilly was waiting for her. She let Alex in and took her to the back room, where Arias was still sleeping. Alex sat in the far corner, against the wall, and accidently drifted back to sleep.

(I have no idea whats going on above . First my character is sleeping then he's not then he's sleeping again then he's not)
(lets just get on with it)

The others who were hiding came out since it was Alex who had come in.
"come on lets go" said Arias waking Alex and walking out of the back room.
The others followed not scared a bit.
As Arias walked out of the tavern a man in armor shouted "Stop right there!"
"Run!" shouted Arias.
The others ran puzzled. "behind you" shouted Arias.
The others looked behind them and saw exactly why Arias had shouted "run". The small army was chasing them, but since they wore armor Arias and the others escaped.
"Why are you being followed by your people" asked Alex
"One they aren't my people. two i stabbed one of their best men" replied Arias
"Oh lets go then" said Alex not surprised.
"Oh you joined us?" said Lilly
"I had no choice. so i might as well accompany you" said Kate.
After stealing some horses from the stabled they galloped out of the city.