[Ratty Driftwood] OOC Discussion/Sign-Up

[shisteer of nothing much]

Nah, mate. We'll reply some more and get this show on the road, then you can come in.

[Mara the Wolf]

I'd like to join, please! I've got a wannabe-seafaring-wildcat from my oneshots/Redwall Survivor Mini-Contests, and a silver fox mercenary with his feral stoat pal (my app for this year's Redwall Survivor competition).

Also, I haven't read the story yet, so have they landed near Salamandastron or somewhere else?

[shisteer of nothing much]

Ah, you should probably read the story. We landed closish to Salamadastron, but that's not hugely important now, since we've traveled quite a way since then.

[Mara the Wolf]

Okay, all read up. Can I join?

Spoiler

Name: Maut (pronounced "Maht"; Matt, but with an "ah" in the middle)

Species: Silver Fox (That's a red fox with melanism, fyi)

Age: 28

Appearance: Maut is a fairly average fox in terms of build. He has silver fur with black ears, tail tip, and face, and golden eyes. He wears a simple light-black tunic with a belt.

Personality: Maut is typically friendly, until you give him reason to be otherwise. He's a bit confident in himself, but he ain't a braggart. He's clever, knowing many skills, as he's mercenary - he'll take almost any job that comes his way. He can be a bit of a flirt with vixens, but he knows when to back off. Maut's best friend is Veach, and threatening and/or harming Veach is a surefire way to get on Maut's bad side. He hates it when people mispronounces his name.

History: Little is known of Maut's past. This fox has been working as a mercenary since he was 14-16. He's actually got something of a reputation in his hometown as a skilled mercenary and spy. He's taken many jobs that have had him all over Mossflower, and even a few in the Northlands. While he does have a home back in his little village, Maut mainly stays there when he has no jobs; most times, once he's finished one job, he'll look for another wherever he's currently at.

Weapons: A broadsword & a bow and arrow

Skills: Maut's very good at sneaking around at night and in the shadows, thanks to his silver-and-black fur. He's also well-prepared, like remembering to bring snout-kerchiefs when traversing through Flitchaye territory. He knows most of Mossflower like the back of his paw, given he's been through most of it.

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Spoiler

Name: Veach

Species: Stoat

Age: unknown

Appearance: Veach looks like a normal stoat. He wears only red bandana around his neck and nothing else. Unlike everyone else, Veach walks on all fours and only walks on his hind legs when he's holding something.

Personality: Veach is pretty much like a dog - he's loyal to Maut. Despite being very animalistic in nature, Veach can understand what others are saying, and can even understand when someone's shortchanging or planning to betray/backstab Maut.

History: unknown

Other: Veach fights the same way a real stoat would - jumping on his victims and biting their throats.

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[Faclan]

More terrible beasties joining the trouble in the forest! Are you wanting to join with perhaps Shy Guy as a wanderer the crew stumbles on or on the crew of the big bad?

[Mara the Wolf]

Umm, I want Maut and Veach to meet up with Mhrar...I forgot how to spell his name . The Bladewave crew. No offense to Shy Guy, but I don't think my characters would join his.

Any ideas how to introduce them? I don't want it to feel too random or forced.

[shisteer of nothing much]

That would be Mharbrow.

I mean, there will be several meetings in the forest, bringing Shy's characters in and Seb's character. We could do the same with your characters or we could meet up later on, once Bladewave's crew has started moving again.

[Mara the Wolf]

I'll have them meet up in the forest.

[shisteer of nothing much]

Good idea. You could do a sort of... introduction, before we meet up, if you want, or you could just wait for us to find you.

[Mara the Wolf]

Btw, how do I get topics I posted once in to stop showing the NEW tag?

[shisteer of nothing much]

You look at them again. If it shows the new tag, it probably means somebeast posted since you posted.

[Mara the Wolf]

There's no way to unfollow the topic/thread?

[shisteer of nothing much]

No. You can follow a thread, so you get an email telling you when somebeast has posted, but, if you're not interested in a thread, just ignore it. As far as I know, there's no way to stop certain threads from showing the new tag.

But, this is slightly off topic. Probably such things should be discussed elsewhere.

[Mara the Wolf]

Just posted. Don't know how well an introduction it was, but... *shrugs*

[shisteer of nothing much]

It's good. You'll likely arrive at the camp before we start out on our foraging adventure. There isn't much for me to say at the moment, but that can change. @Firestripe could conceivably say something, maybe Belladonna.