OOC: OK, this is the actual RPing thread. Muse let me make it. ;) Alright...
BIC: There was a splash as Kalytra's head broke the surface. She scanned the shoreline for Riverflame, but the small ottermaid was nowhere to be seen.
Kalytra cupped both paws to her mouth. 'Hey, Riverflame, where've you gone with that net?'
Riverflame surfaced a few feet away from Kalytra. 'What? I spread the net over there like you showed me.'
She gestured with her paw, flicking water into the air.
'Good, but next time please wait for me.' Kalytra said crisply.
Flameflower walked up to them "Why hello! Who are you? And what do you want? I am the hon. Flameflower of redwall At ya service so watcha doin?" She said as she un-sholderd her pack of food.
Dragao Naraz trailed at the back of the army. He had never actually been one of Scorlath's hordebeasts, but instead, the feirce creature always lingered on the outskirts. Komodo Dragons were entirely savage and ruthless, sometimes even eating other reptiles. He snarled, baring his bloodied fangs. He had just finished eating a rattlesnake, when Scorlath had given the order to march. He moved at the back of the army, never going faster than a slow walk.
Scorlath breathed in deep. His eyes scoured over his bestial horde. Lizards, adders, foxes, and wolves stood before him. Gerbils continually poked their head out of their burrows to view the proceedings. Buzzards and crows wheeled overhead.
"Mah ssssubjects," Scorlath roared. He had a strange twist of a Northern brogue in his speech, a result of his slavery by a Northern stoat as a young one. The stoat had captured him as a babe. Four seasons later, Scorlath killed him with his own whip.
"Today we marrrch. For the Redwall placccce!" He spoke in short, halting sentences, another strange habit. "Now rrroarr! Rrrroarrr ssssso that they. Can hearrrr ye! What arrrr ye!
"Scorlath! Scorlath! Sand-horde! Sand-horde! Kill Kill Kill!" The lizards and snakes hissed, foxes yelped, wolves howled, buzzards screeched, crows croaked, and gerbils thudded the ground with their feet.
Scorlath, Scourge of the Desert and his Sand-Horde were coming!
Shinella hid in a tree, with full view of Scorlath's hoard, she bared her teeth menacingly, letting a throwing dagger drop into her hand, she twirled it expertly. Shin dropped to the ground, shaking her head ruefully, to Redwall? Why... why why why? She had tracked these vermin for over a season now, always diligent to following her master's orders. Now they were going to Redwall, she would be so far away from home then. But it didn't matter to the black hamster, for duty is as duty calls.
Loprunner bowed as the woodlanders applauded him. He left the sword of Martin stuck in the dirt and strolled over to Jolp Cellarhog. the rustic hedgehog smiled admiringly. "Lor! I never saw such mastery wi' a blade. Yew must be Redwall's greatest swordmaster!"
The hare grineed. "I jolly well try to be, my friend, wot wot!"
Flameflower soon left the otters and made her way back to redwall
Scorlath poured wine into Dragao's chalice, the vermillion stream echoing in the copper cup. He watchd the large lizard warily and posed his question.
"How would ye like teh be mah generrral?"
He leaned back on the tent's cushions and waited.
Dragao Naraz flicked his long forked tongue over the rim of the cup, then decided that he disliked the taste of the wine. Splosh! He spilled it in front of Scorlath's feet contemptuously, watching as the wine stained the sand red. He hissed, his voice sounding strange, even by lizard standards. "I take orrderrsss frrom nobeasst, norr do ayy give orrderrsss. Find ssssome otherr beassst to be yourrr general. Komodo Drragonsss live and work alone." He hissed again, then stared at Scorlath impassively, flicking his tongue out, contemplating eating the other reptile.
OOC: Don't worry, Dragao is not going to eat Scorlath! His name actually literally means "Dragon Flame."
Scorlath stood, his cloak sweeping his massive figure. He pointed Bloodhummer at Dragao. "heed mah worrrdssss, Narrazzz. Either be mah general, leave mah horrde, or die."
Dragao Naraz gazed steadily at the Bloodhummer, seemingly unconcerned. "If ye wisssh...." He turned and started to walk slowly away. He stayed at his usual unhurried strolling pace, lashing his huge, heavy tail as he left. The tail caught Scorlath right in the throat, throwing the smaller reptile across the tent. He trundled out from the horde, then turned southwest towards the location of Redwall Abbey. Though he walked slowly, he had long strides, and quickly made a mile's distance between him and the horde. He intended to get to Redwall first.
OOC: Shinella, I kind of was wondering if your character would spot Dragao and start wondering why he had left the horde.
Kalytra beckoned to Riverflame. 'Come here,' she said. 'We have to get ready.'
The ottermaid was puzzled. 'Ready? For what?'
'We're going to Redwall Abbey,' said the other otter. 'Haven't you heard of Redwall Abbey?'
Riverflame closed her eyes for a minute, thinking. 'Oh, yes, I think I do,' she said. But it was when I was very small, so I don't remember much.'
OOC: Sure Nightfire! Twould be mah pleasure... now back to Rping? :)
Shinella peered curiously at the vermin leaving the hoarde, wondering where he was going, she took a quick peek back at the main part of the pack, none of the others seemed inclined to leave, perhaps this one was a spy? He didn't seem hurried at all. She huffed a sigh, vermin were so confusing! Deciding to follow the Dragon-like vermin, she thrust her throwing dagger into its sheath on her chest, and began swinging between the trees, careful to keep Dragao in sight.
Dragao Naraz was not in any great hurry, though he intended to find Redwall before Scorlath did. He strolled at a leisurely pace Southwest, heading straight without faltering. Komodo Dragons were always determined and never backwards in going forwards.
Scorlath, Lord of the Deserts, King of the Sands, He Whom The Sun and Sands obey, was on the hunt.
He had tracked Dragao Naraz to the fringe of the woodlands. Leaving his capable captains in charge, he went light, with three buzzards above him and a coyote and three lizards before him.
Scorlath was on the hunt.
He had shed his red cloak in favor of a more muted woodland-green one. He was armed with his teeth, claws, deadly, shrapnel-peirced tail, and Bloodhummer. Bloodhummer had been forged by Scorlath in the Northlands. One side was a wicked axe-head, serrated and curving down to loop aound his claws, making almost a protective hilt. The other side was a heavy hammerhead, huge, and with spike dotting its surface.
Scorlath was on the hunt!
He knew that Dragao would head towards Redwall, and knew that if he could find him, that he had a sufficient force oto assault Redwall.
Scorlath was on the hunt!
Janna sat miserably in the kitchens at Redwall. How tired she was of it! How she wanted to be doing something rather then working in these kitchens! Hares usually loved the kitchens, and Janna did at first. But now she longed for adventure!
Something made her walk out of the kitchens and into Great Hall. There she sat in front of Martin tapestry. And there was Martins sword. Janna remembered all the stories of Martin's sword she had learned in Abbey school. She made up her mind. Best go back to the kitchens. Adventure would find her one day.
She hoped.
OOC: Be warned, if Scorlath actually catches up with Dragao, then my character will attack. Just keep that in mind. I won't kill your character without your consent, but I will attack. BIC:
Dragao Naraz noticed the three buzzards flying in the skies far behind him. The giant flicked his long red tongue out, his bright black eyes finally showing some emotion. The Dragon hissed in anger, then turned back towards to Southwest, setting his eyes to the distance. There was a wide, deep river nearby, and he knew that once he reached the water, he could easily lose the desert warlord. Desert creatures can't swim, but Komodo Dragons can. He hissed long and low in anger once more, then took off. It is hard to believe that a creature so slow and ponderous could run as fast as a wolf, but Dragao could, and did. He soon reached the river and dove in without making a splash. He took off downriver, headed straight south swimming as gracefully and sleekly as an otter.
OOC: And yes, all of the things that Dragao is doing are things that real Komodo Dragons can do. Komodo Dragons can truly run as fast as a wolf, and they are incredible swimmers.
OOC: :D lol
BIC: Shinella growled with anger, but knew Dragao's reasons for heading downstream, boy did he go fast though! She decided to meet up with him around a curve in the stream, and set off onto a short-cut.
*while later*
Shin leaped from the tree, peering curiously at the stream, where was the big lizard? She huffed a sigh and promptly sat, dangling her foot-paws in the water to cool them.
OOC: What kind of creature is Shinella? A mouse or squirrel?
Dragao swam underneath the water's surface, the tip of his muzzle just barely out of the water to allow him to breathe. The Dragon saw a pair of footpaws sticking into the water, and he decided to come up. Whoosh! The gigantic lizard angled his body and leapt out from the water, landing neatly on the bank and staring impassively at the creature standing before him. "Whyy do ye trrack me?" he hissed.
OOC i think a black hamster
BIC Flameflower had waited for the two otters when she saw them she tried to look surprised
"Well what are you doing here?" she said in a unbelieving voice.
'We're headin' for Redwall Abbey.' replied Kalytra. She did not tell the real reason they were going there, that Riverflame needed a proper bringing up, because the ottermaid would be furious if she knew.
Dragao sat impassively on the bank, swishing his thick tail back and forth lazily as he stared at the black hamster. "Sspeak." he hissed. "Ansswerr my quesstion."
"Well come along i have been waiting you can not wait to taste the scoff and drinks" she said as she started walking
Scorlath knelt and examined the tracks in the riverbed. He stood and shook his great scaly head. "We go teh Rrrrredwall. Sssssummon the horrrrde." A buzzard nodded and took off.
Gil'gann sat at a fire with several other beasts, and although the fox next to him had seen more sunsets than he had, he still came up to the fox's height.
OOC: Did Scorlath give up? :D I'm still waiting for Shinella to respond to Dragao.
Yes and know. Scorlath is going to focus on attacking the abbey. However..... you'll see right now.
Scorlath ran his eyes up and down the ten coyotes before him They were the Deathkin, an elite assasin corp in Scorlath's army. He sent the of with a nod, and the huge coyotes loped off in search of Dragao Naraz.
OOC: as ye saw, she was a hamster.. athletic little thing.. climbing trees and such.. ^.^
BIC: Shinella blinked. She finally smiled brightly, "Why.. hello thar, sah! Whoever said I was darned well trackin' ye? Twas jist taken a dip in yon pool, y'see..." Shin gulped, hoping she wouldn't offend the great giant.
OOC: Muse, could I ask that you use the initials 'OOC' and 'BIC' so that we know when you're posting outside the story. One question: Since when are coyotes good swimmers? BIC:
Dragao Naraz flicked his tongue at her. "Wherre be youu going?"
OOC: Hey, Shinalla! Just a question...would you want to travel with him for a bit? He may be a scary dragon, but he's kind of a good guy/neutral type of person. You never know with him, but he hates Scorlath, so... :)
OOC: surezzz!!! lollz and.. Coyotes? what about them being good swimmers? xD
BIC: Shinella blinked again, where was she going? she didn't even know this country! "Urrmm... I dunno...." she shrugged, squirming under his stare, almost reaching for a dagger, but deciding otherwise.
Dragao suddenly realized that he was intimidating her, so he closed his eyes halfway, bending his legs slightly so that he was more level with her. "I am Dragao Narazzz, and I am going to Rredwall Abbey. Youu mayy come if youu wissh."
The coyotes bayed to the wind as their huge bodies rippled through the woods like a river, their spears and bows strapped to their backs as the loped on all fours, hunting Dragao Naraz.
Shinella gulped again, "Um.. err.. sure, sah." she saluted, then cocked an ear to the unusual sounds coming from upstream, "Jolly vermin headed this way.. spose we should move out, eh?" She hoped that this certain creature wasn't headed towards Redwall to destroy, she opened her mouth to ask, but closed it again and inched towards the river at the sound of the hunting wolves.
Drgao hissed when he heard the baying coyotes. "Come, followw mee." he dove into the river and began swimming southward towards Redwall Abbey.
The coyotes sniffed the bank and loped down the river, after Naraz.
Shin dove in after him, whatever he was after, she was with him, a small glimpse of the coyotes through the trees had affirmed that.
The hunters began to howl when they saw their quarry. They split up, five on each bank, and strung their bows while running after the lizard and his new companion.
OOC: Muse, if they kill Dragao, you're in trouble. ;) And Shinella, I'm not quite sure if this counts as Godmoding your character, so please let me know. BIC:
Dragao Naraz hissed again, then flipped midstroke in the water and grabbed Shinella in his massive jaws, swinging her up onto his back. "Holde onn!" he began weaving from side to side. The Dragon roared in pain as one of the coyote's arrows peirced his leg. He flipped around and bit it's paw; the coyote yelped in pain and collapsed as bone shattered. Dragao kept swimming,until he reached a ford. The Dragon leapt out of the river, running as fast as a wolf across the forest.
OOC: nope! Not in my terms, atleast!
BIC: Shinella let out a whoop, she grabbed a broken branch that they passed, she watched. There came a point where they passed between two trees that were close together, Shin stuck the branch between them at about waist height, when the hunters came across it, they crashed into it. Shin smiled grimly.
OOC- Nightfire, I wouldn't dare. ;D
The coyotes whimpered as a heavy branch thudded into their chests. Three went down, joining the other, whimpering and clutching his maimed pay. The others drew their spears abd continued the chase.
Dragao ran, seeing a clearing on the trees. He burst into an open quarry, and he didn't hesitate. The Dragon plunged into the nearest cave.
OOC so many bad guys it seems like i am the only good guy?
OOC: Hey, Dragao isn't a bad guy!!! He's neutral!! BIC:
Drgao Naraz knew instantly that the cave was inhabited. A loud hissing surrounded them, and five adders slithered out of the darkness. The Dragon motioned for Shinella to stay on his back. The lead adder came up. "Who are you? Why do you tressssspasssssss?"
The Dragon bowed his head. "I amm Drragao Narrazzz of thee Weserrn Desserrtss. I ssseek sshelterr herre frrom enemiess."
The lead snake hissed. "I am called Sinisstra. Tarry here while I and my brood dissssposssse of your foessss and acquire our dinner." She flicked her tongue, and the adders slithered out of the cave. Shortly after, there was a loud yelp from the coyotes.
Flameflower had not meant to, but she lost the otters not even realizing. It she went and looked for shelter finding a cave she called behind her
"come on girls there is a cave here um a little help Wot!" she squeaked when she came face to face with a komodo dragon
Kalytra grabbed Riverflame's paw, and hissed. 'Stay here!' Then she cautiously entered the cave, and got the surprise of her life. She was standing smack bang in the face of a komodo dragon.
Shinella, hiding behind the kamodo dragon, smirked, "S'alright, chaps, he's a good fellow." she appeared beside Dragao, trying not to laugh.
OOC: Shin's a... neutral/good one!
"A good fellow? Why does the place reek of adders? is this a trick?" Flameflower had the sad power to only ask Questions when around strangers she thought were bad
OOC: Warning, the next part is a little gross.
Dragao swished his long, thick tail slowly. "I am Drragao Narrazz, Kommodo Drraagon of thee Westerrn Desserrtss. It iss alrright, I am an ally." He slumped down and yanked the arrow out of his leg. He hissed angrily when he saw the damage, knowing that he would forever limp. The Dragon braced himself, then ripped off his injured leg, roaring loudly in pain.
OOC A little gross eeww
BIC "What the heck you just you just!" Flameflower was almost speechless at the disgusting seen but being a nurse as well as a warrior she had seen other peoples legs come off but not by there own mouth she went looking around as his leg started bleeding even more
"Here! It is a mixture of herbs, and leaves, and water, it will help with the bleeding and pain!" she handed it to him and looked away
Drgao ate the herbs, then spat them back out. "I need no herrbss. Rreptiless heall rrapidlyy." Sure enough, his limb had already stopped bleeding. "I will grrow a neww limmb by thee end of thee week."
"very well then i will just look the other way until then" sh said shaking her head with disgust "You never answered my Question why does this place smell like adders
"Cause we live here!" Flameflower turned to see the big adder looming over her ready to strike with it's deadly fangs.
The coyotes' yelps reached Scorlath's ears. He leapt through the underbrush and joined with the 4 other hunters. The entered the clearing to see two coyotes dead, and another one staggering about, his neck pierced by the poison teeth. Scorlath growled and cannonballed into the nearest adder, breaking its neck instantly. He brained another with Bloodhummer, tore into the next's throat with his claws, and bashed the last with his mighty tail. Fifteen seconds, four dead adders.
OOC um one of them is still at the cave
Dragao hissed as the adder. "Doo not kill thesse beasstss, Ssinisstrra, theyy arre alliess."
The adder bowed her head and withdrew. "The lizardbeasst hass killed my brood, Dragon. I expect revenge."
OOC: Sinisstra is a freeplay character who want revenge on Scorlath now. She can either be killed or get her revenge.
"Oh good day ma'am sorry for the intrusion i did not think adders lived here or at least big ones such as yourself!" she said trying to get the big adder away from her
"Oh yes with your big fangs and slithery voice!" she said it was obvious that the big adder liked it for she was nodding her head to every compliment as flameflower backed away.
Dragao swished his massive tail back and forth. "Yee all cann sstayy herre if yee wissh, but I amm headinng out forr Rredwall Abbeyy." The Dragon turned and trudged out from the cave, walking on three legs and using his tail to balance.
"What do you want with redwall?" Flame asked "Being a warrior of redwall i need to know!" she said drawing her poison dagger
"That is made with Adder Poison? very wise" the big snake said looking at it closely.
Shin pointed to Dragao as she backed from the cave after him, "Ask him, mate! Ah'm merely a follower!" she then dashed off and walked beside him, a throwing dagger in each paw, "Ah mean no harm, friend, merely need some practice." she squinted and eyed along the length of her arm and the keen blade, swinging it over her shoulder, she shot it back up. "THUD!" it embedded into an oak tree, pieces of old bark falling off from where it had landed. Shin sprinted ahead to retrieve it with a wolfish smile. And so her practice began.
OOC i was asking whatever his name is Nightfire why such a weird name?
OOC: His name, Dragao Naraz, means Dragon Flame in another language. It's only weird if your English. ;) BIC:
Dragao glanced over his shoulder at Shin. "I am not sseeking to harrm Rredwall. Do not fearr of that." He continued, making slower progress than before, but his wound had already closed up, so he was in no danger of infection.
Quote from: Nightfire on September 29, 2011, 03:40:49 PM
OOC: His name, Dragao Naraz, means Dragon Flame in another language. It's only weird if your English.
Excuse me i am ten different things mostly German and Norwegian
OOC: Ha, but it's two languages combined. The first name, Dragao, is Brazilian Portugese. The second part, Naraz, is a word in a language that I invented myself. Didn't mean any disrespect. ;) BIC:
Dragao kept walking, until he glimpsed the tall spire of the abbey weathervane. He veered towards it, then kept walking for an hour until he stood directly outside of the abbey walls. He stood there, motionless, just outside the main gate. Dragons never knocked, they always waited, so he stood there and waited for an abbeydweller to notice him standing there.
Flameflower walked up
"Hey formole come and open this gate I"m back!" she yelled soon the old kind mole appeared and stood stiff with fright
"It'ns a Komotadrogano whatevr shall us'ns mole folker do burrhurr?" he wailed
"Gosh Formole he is a friend we don't need you blubbering like a baby Wot wot wot wot wot wotbwaaahaa" Flameflower said pretending to cry
"It'ns not my foulter yah scared me to deather Miz Flame burrhur no oindeed" he said shacking his head at her
OOC ok i made him up anyone can be him and you can think up a name Muse sorry i can not do mole speech very well
OOC: How about Urthflyer? BIC:
Dragao stared at the mole, then looked questioningly at Flameflower. "Arre all of hiss kind sso diffucullt to underrsstand?"
Shin grinned, "Ach, ye'll get used to et, matey!" she offered her hand toward the hare, "Ah'm Shinella, dearie, and who art though?" she asked politely with a bow.
"Oi be Formoler Urthflyer who be'es you'm?" he asked
"Herr name iss Sshinellaa" Dragao hissed, flicking out his forked tongue.
Loprunner, the Warrior of Redwall Abbey, crossed the front lawn to the newcomers. He eyed the lizard curiously. "Wot ho, chaps, name's Fleetrunner. "And ye are...?"
OOC-Mad Maudie, can you make your posts a little more understandable, please? Thanks.
Shinella bowed fluently, "Ah'm Shinella, dear chap, and mah bonnae companion here es Dragao, pleased t'meetcha ah'm sure!"
When Kalytra the Crimson and Riverflame came into sight of Redwall, Kalytra saw the others already at the gate. She beckoned to Riverflame. 'Come on, 'Flame, we're nearly there.'
The two otters started running in the direction of Redwall Abbey.
Loprunner made an elegant leg and beckoned the newcomers in. But before the lizard could enter, Loprunner and his cellarhog friend had barred the way. "Just a tick, old chap. Any weapons on ye?"
Could someone be an abbot/abbess?
OOC i was being a mole cant you read molespeach???????????????? and you can make the abbess anyone make her a free character
Dragao swished his tail in annoyance. "No, Komodo Drragonss do not usse weaponss that can be held. My tail, my clawss, and my jawss are my weaponss, and I cannot rremove them frrom mysself." He stared levelly at Loprunner, his solid black eyes unblinking.
"What ho old chap he is a friend i met him and shin at a cave said they was comin to redwall wot wot wot" she said looking at her commander strait in the eye
Dragao swished his tail, then brushed past the commander, going straigh to the abbey pond and gulping down enourmous amounts of water.
Shin passed with him, protective hands placed over the handles of her throwing daggers, she looked Loprunner in the eye, "They stay with me, and they won't be taken off.. not for the world." she continued with Dragao, taking in her own gulps of the refreshing liquid while casting curious glances around, ~Why has he come here?~ She wondered to herself.
"Hey sah Loperunner they are friends of mine ye are naught Te touch them or i shall leave thy ranks even though i was supposed Te be promoted soon ye ken??" she said looking him strait in the eye her father was higher than him in ranks so she felt not so intimidated by him
OOC i am trying to get her accent right :-[ :-[ :-[ :-X :-X :-\ :-\
Dragao stopped drinking, and he walked over on his three remaining legs to stare at Shinella. "Fearr not. I amm not herre to kill anybeasst, norr attack thiss abbey of Rredwall."
"Ah told ye so sirrah!" she said unhappy at not being trusted about people who stopped an adder from killing her.
Dragao rolled his eyes. "I have imporrtant newss for thee abbot orr abbessss of Rredwall Abbeyy. It isss urrgent!"
"Where is Te abbett er abbess?" Flame asked Loperunner
I did not know weather to put boy or girl
Dragao watched impatiently. "It iss verry urrgent. Find thee leaderr of thiss abbeyy soon, orr ye mayy rregrrt itt."
The abbess is Abbess Wurthp, a mole! Woohoo! Moles rule! Moles are dominant! I love Moles! A-hem.
OOC: Okay, have the darn mole come out and talk to Dragao. Please.
Flame saluted and ran into the abbey she soon came out with a middle aged little mole clad in a green tunic with a rope going around her waist
"Hello i am abbess Wurthp! who might you be?" she asked politely
Shin pushed Dragao in a friendly manner, "He's Dragao, marm, and ah'm Shin." she replied promptly.
Kalytra the Crimson took Riverflame's paw. 'Come on, young 'un, looks like we're not welcome 'ere.'
Abbess Wurthp spread her arms, her tiny face crinkled happily. "Ho urr! It be's mighty good to see e, if'n e don't moind me sayin, zurr. Oi've never seen a gurt lizzerd in moi abbey afore now, ho ur!"
'Yes, yes," Loprunner said, glaring at his daughter. "Very nice, wot? But now, abbess me marm, we must attend to the jolly old vermin outside our bally gates! If ye pardon me sayin' so."
The mole patted Loprunner's paw soothingly. "Oh ur, it be's quoite alrioght, Looprunner. Oi trust that e can keep us'ns safe, burr oi!"
"Bally good of you, marm," he said. Then he pointed his sword at the lizard. "You! Rustgut! Can ye fight with a missin' grubgrabber?" (I made that up, who likes it? Grubgrabber, sounds very harey.) "If so, then get yer bally carcasse up to those walls." he directed the lizards attention the the wall overlooking the western flatlands. Moles, mice, squirrels, hedgehogs, and otters were trying their best to damage Scorlath's horde.
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Scorlath dodged a badly slung stone and whirred his modified Bloodhummer over his head. He had attached a long chain to the handle, making it now as deadly at long range as at short. He ran forward and let it whirl through the air, slicing a mouse on his chest. The victim dropped over the side, and Scorlath reeled in his weapon. A panting gerbil came running up to him. "Cheeeee! Lord Scorlath! My people are not meant for combat like this, we are dying!" It was true. Coyotes, wolves, ferrets, foxes, rats, stoats, weasels, and wildcats were all making good account for themselves. But the buzzards, gerbils, and adders were huddled together in the nearby copse of ash and willow trees. Scorlath nodded and stalked over to them. An adder slithered up to him. "Massster. We do not sssling, and shoot arrowssss or throw sssspears. What can we do?"
Scorlath sneered at them. "Prrrreparrre the Rrriderrrrsss!"
Dragao hissed at the hare. "I did not expect himm to rreach herre sso fasst. Yess, I can fight, but not frrom the wallss. I do not usse arrtificial weaponss,"
"Well that's a bally shame, ain't it old lad, wot wot?" he said. "Not gonna let any friend of Redwall charge the bally horde, eh?"
Dragao rolled his eyes. "I ssuposse. But when thee horrde iss eventually defeated, rrememberr: Sscorrlath iss mine!"
Janna sat out on the battlements. She had not been asked to, but she dreaded staying in the hot kitchens during a battle. Her perilous hare nature took over her. She slung her stones over the wall with great enthusiasm.
Shin grinned cheerfully, "Ah, a jollae fight, eh? Well.. let me at 'em!!!" She bounded off to the battlements, unsheathing her daggers with deliberate grace.
OOC: Dragao Naraz is just going to sit on the battlements until he's allowed to kill something with his fangs and claws.
ooh sounds fun. ;)
Loprunner watched the large dragon amble off the the battlements. "Good greif, m'lady, he's a bally giant!" Suddenly, the squirrelbabe Flit and his Dibbun crew appeared, cavorting about the elders' feet. "Goo grf, m'lady, e's a bally giant!"
"Goo' grief, m'lady, ee be's a boilly goint, hurr oi!"
Dragao looked back over his shoulder at the prancing Dibbuns and hissed. A passing otter stared at him for a long time before realizing that the dragon was laughing. The otter shook his head and went on. Naraz curled up next the the wallstairs, waiting for the time when he would be allowed to kill something. More importantly, the time when he would be able to kill Scorlath...
OOC: Muse, if you haven't figured this out by now, Dragao wants to kill Scorlath. :D
ooooooh really? ;D jk
Scorlath grimaced at the sight of his deserter, standing on the battlements.
Dragao saw Scorlath standing down there, and he opened his massive jaws and let out an unearthly roar. The sound echoed and shook the trees, and the dragon glared disdainfully.
(Dragao's awfully strong. Maybe just a little less, just to give Scorlath a fighting chance?)
Scorlath waved Bloodhummer in a keening arc, it shooting out on the chain left, right, left again! Three Redwallers tumbled down, never to rise again. He smirked at Dragao. "Come and get me, "drrrragon"" he said derisively.
OOC: Don't worry, Dragao won't get to kill Scorlath with his bare fangs. like he wants to. Is Scorlath a lizard or a newt? BIC:
Dragao Naraz hisses derisively, then turns away and goes back down to the abbey grounds. "How I would love to eat that one," he muttered.
HES A GILA MONSTER :o :o :o :o :o
A..NEWWWTTTTT!!!!!????
Okay, Im good. ;)
OOC: Gila monsters are venomous, ya know. ;) BIC:
Dragao paced back and forth next to the abbey pond, then dove in and caught a fish. He began ripping at it violently in his frustration, then swallowed it whole.
loprunner watched the savage beast amd shuddered.
Dragao noticed Loprunner, but didn't bother ackknowledging him. He growled, then curled up next to the wall and closed his beady eyes.
OOC: Can we get this thing moving a bit?
Riverflame thought she heard a sibilant hissing noise as they left the Abbey. She edged away from it. 'Uh...Kalytra?'
Both otters watched as a sand lizard showed herself. She slid out from behind the bushes, whispering softly. 'Kemau Ssssatarrr. Nobeasssst esssscapessss from me!'
Loprunner watched as the seething horde moved in, Scorlath at the head. As Abbeybeasts slung and shot down at the enemy, Loprunner turned to Dragao. "Well, ol' lad, its time to jolly well face the bally verming, wot wot?He motioned at the motley collection of woodlanders standing beside the gates. He nodded at the Abbess, who raised her velvety paws mournfully. "Good luck to ee, zurr. Oi thank ee all koindly fer foightin for our dear Abbey, ho ur!"
The Dragon hissed. "At lasst!!!" He went with the Redwallers, flicking out his long, forked tongue in anticipation.
OOC: Uh, hello? Am I still here? (sorry if I'm bugging you.)
Yeah you're still here.
OOC: Can I kill something now? :D
Yep. Have fun.
OOC: Use 'OOC' please. ;) BIC:
Kalytra and Riverflame backed away nervously. Kalytra mumbled out of the side of her mouth, 'I 'ope that little devil don't throw that blade.'
But that was exactly what Kemau Satar did.
The small knife whizzed through the air, neatly taking off Riverflame's ear. The ottermaid screamed aloud and clapped a paw to the side of her head.
Scorlath slammed Bloodhummer into a mouse's chest, and then turned and took off a nearby mole's head with the axe-blade. he held Bloodhummer highh and bellowed:
"Teh meeeeeeee! Teh Rrrrrrredwall!" The horde thundered into the small collection f defenders. Buzzards swooped low and picked off more than a few. Loprunner blocked a ferret's cutlass and cut him down. Then he saw Naraz.
(OOC: Nightfire, can Naraz attack Scorlath head-on, then he hurts Scorlath, but Scorlath cuts him down? he won't be dead, just badly injured. Then Loprunner will barely hold Scorlath off and they all escape back into the Abbey.)
OOC: I'm not sure. How can a Gila Monster badly wound a Komodo Dragon?
OOC Oh dont worry Narazll inflict a great deal of damage but he is venemous and has a devastating axe/hammer.
OOC: Ahhh..... In that case...BIC:
Dragao Naraz spotted his enemy. He gave a great roar and charged, bulling through many reptiles to get to Scorlath.
OOC: I won't be on for a while.
Scorlath grinned when he saw Naraz bulling towards him, raised his hammer...and he hit him like a thunderbolt, claws ripping and tearing at the Gila's flesh. Scorlath flailed wildly with Bloodhummer, and a lucky blow hit Naraz at the side of the head. The larger Komodo went down, and Scorlath wasted no time. A claw drpping with venom was thrust at Dragao's face, He twisted, dodging most of the blow, but the claw grazed his cheek. Pain immediately welled up in the spot, then it wa put aside as the hammer thudded, once, twice, thrice, into Naraz's stomach.
"Leave off, wot wot?" Scorlath turned, chest heaving, in time to see two hare paws hit him in the face. The sword of Martin knocked aside Bloodhummer and then darted like a serpent, biting into Scorlath's arm. He bellowed and clutched the bleeding limb.
OOC: By the way, only the Gila's jaws are venomous. Not their claws. ;D BIC:
Naraz was unconscious.
Woodlanders lifted Naraz into the Abbey, and the others ran in too.
Can I join? Is everyone okay with monkeys?
OOC: I'm not OK with monkeys.
OOC: is et tae late tae join in. :) :-[ :-X
BIC: An mysterious creature was watching the battle wage. And ever so quietly it disappeared. The Mask had Come to Mossflower.
OOC: The mask is a Netral/Good/Bad beastie
Everyone, come! This is the final battle!
OOC: Final battle? Did I miss something?
OOC:ah know
Quote from: Muse on November 15, 2011, 11:21:04 PM
Everyone, come! This is the final battle!
Everyone? :-\
Yes, everyone. Its coming, be ready!
OOC: Ummm.....people, just so you know, I've got a lot on my plate right now, and I can only keep up with so many RPG characters. From now on, Dragao Naraz, the Komodo Dragon, is a FREEPLAY CHARACTER! That means anyone can wield him. Just remember, Komodo Dragons can run as fast as a wolf, and swim as well as an otter. That's no joke.
Ooc:.. ah'm back