▪️In Exile▪️

-Kulani 'Iron Nomad' Thulukate- Indie DnD rp blog. 18+  Please read rules and about pages.

[cajunspoons]

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He frowned. He could sense she was upset. It didn’t seem like she belonged out here. She really must have sleep walked pretty far…

“Do you know where it was you stayed? I might know it.” He offered, picking up a stick to stoke the fire to encourage the flames to grow.

“You are welcome to stay until you can find them.”

She had to think a moment, but finally said the name of a town not too far away from the forest, but definitely farther than she could possibly have walked without noticing. She pulled her legs up to her chest, hugging them.

“Thank you. That’s very kind,” she replied. She might have suggested heading out as soon as possible, but all thoughts scattered as her stomach growled. Loudly.

“Oh!”

[stones-endurance]

He pursed his lips and stroked his beard in thought as he mentally mapped out the surrounding area, thinking of the fastest route back to said town.

"You came a long way asleep, winged lady." He humoured.

His brows rose when her stomach rumbled, and he seemed to jump in response as he remembered.

"Ah, I have food--!" He reached behind him to untie the rabbit from his belt, standing quickly to prepare a spit over the fire.

"It will be ready soon. I apologise. My mind wanders easily." He shook off the embarrassment with a laugh.

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

“No. It’s just something I enjoy doing,” Aradir took a bowl and started to put some stew for Kulani, “She was kind to me in letting me do that. Most places I go to, people think I can’t cook or are drunk,” He handed Kulani the bowl of stew, “I hope it isn’t too spicy for you, darling,” He put some for himself, looking thoughtfully into the fire.

[stones-endurance]

He glanced back over to the bartender and frowned, seating himself facing away from the bar but with his maul in full view of the other patrons.

“Yes but… People will try to take your money if you show so much.” He spoke with a low voice, glancing down at the stew and accepting the bowl while he tried to shrug off the feeling of being watched.

He began to eat the stew, his brows raised in delightful surprise at the delicious taste.

“It is good..!”

[naganye]

“They can try,” His pale eyes glowed in the firelight. Magic or no magic, Aradir was still a formidable enemy. Pleased that Kulani liked his food, he started to eat himself. He didn’t eat rabbit nearly enough; he had forgotten the taste. It would pair nicely with some sweet wine, but he had no if if the Orcish wines would be sweet. Somehow, he got the feeling that they wouldn’t be.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani frowned, clearly thinking about how the giant had pulled a bow on him earlier that day.

“I would like if we didn’t…do stupid things. I like these people.” He focused back on his stew and tipped the bowl back to drink from it. Too lazy to use cutlery.

Once he was finished, he set the bowl down and wiped his beard with a broad forearm, belching with content.

“I will get us more drinks.”

[naganye]

“Of course not,” Aradir nodded, “For you, I will honour that,” He finished his soup and set the bowl down, “Thank you, darling,” He sat back happily in his chair and sighed happily, looking forward to the drinks.

[stones-endurance]

The Nomad stepped up to the bar and got them a round of grog, smiling at the barwoman as she gave his colleague a glare.

“A room for the night will cost him double.” She warned. Kulani shrugged with a laugh, picking up the tankards and turning away.

“I think he can afford it.” He muttered before heading back to the table, placing the grog down infront of Aradir.

“They have rooms here. They are quite nice.”

[naganye]

“Good. Thank you, darling,” Aradir raised his glass to Kulani and took a sip. The burning feeling was nice, almost pleasant… But he still preferred wine. Even so, Aradir wasn’t going to complain, especially if someone else had brought it for him.

[stones-endurance]

The Goliath returned the gesture, downing a large portion of his pint to quench the burning thirst at the back of his throat.

With a sigh, he set down the grog and looked up expectantly at Aradir.

"So, when do we go to the mountains?"

[crimson-warrior]

Getting over the initial shock of the flying thief (he hadn’t seen such strength like that in the overworld), his body flinched in alarm. He had been mugged?!

“What?!” He quickly checked his pockets for anything valuable. His magic pouch was fine. Thank god. Though he would know if it had been messed with.

He checked his left pocket. Wait, where was his change? A glare cast down at the thief.

“Ah. They took some gold from me.” He turned to the Goliath and gave him a smile. “Good eye you have there. Thank you.” He moved over to the thief. “Name’s Hakuro. And you?”

[stones-endurance]

The Goliath nodded while the human stranger checked his pockets for anything missing. He kept a keen eye on the thief to make sure he didn't bolt in the meantime.

He stepped aside to let the human reach the thief and deal with him how he saw fit. Fully expecting the thief to be reprimanded appropriately by the victim.

"I am Kulani 'Iron Nomad' Thulukate." He thumped his chest with his fist in a traditional greeting.

"I am glad you can have your stuff returned. If you would like the thief punished I will happily beat them bloody."

The dazed Half-Elf seemed to respond to that with a scared squeak.

[shysweet-hellhound]

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- Closed RP-

@shysweet-hellhound

The bitter taste of iron soured in his mouth. Each heavy step he took racking pain up through his abdomen. 

He needed a place to hide.

The wooden doors of the isolated barn cracked under the lean of his weight, swinging open with a clatter into the dusty hay bales that lined the barn’s interior.

He loomed through the doorway and crushed the exit closed behind him. His bloodied hands rested heavily against the doors as he heaved in a few sagging breaths.

This town had clearly never encountered a being like him before. Their immediate reaction being hostility.

The Goliath grunted as he took a slow step back from the door, the sounds of angered human screams fading in the distance. He had managed to lose the mob, for now.

He reached over his shoulder and gritted his teeth as he ripped one of the many jutting feathered arrows from between his shoulder blades. The tear of flesh as the arrowhead reemerged made him hiss.

He staggered around to face the interior of the barn, needing to place a hand against one of the support beams to keep himself steady. 

Then the smell hit his nose. Whispering through the aroma of his own blood.

Human. 

He wasn’t alone. 

Hermia was fuming. She muttered to herself as she sorted the hay into a semblance of bales. As if it was her fault that the horses had gotten out. As if the stable boy hadn’t been searching for a reason to cause trouble. “Aye, make yer wee self useful, why don’t ye? With yer big muscles n’ dumb brain. Because we’ll nae be punishin’ the boys what deserve this, n’–”

The doors clattered open, and in waltzed a – well. A giant. Her anger was quickly replaced with dumbfounded fear as she took in the sight of it – of….him? – ripping an arrow out of his back. For once in her life, Hermia was stunned to silence, before she regained her senses. Hermia raised the pitchfork, trying to look as threatening as she could. “What d’ye think yer doin’ here, lad? Ye dinny belong in a place like this.”

[stones-endurance]

His eyes fell upon a human woman holding a similar weapon to many of the gathering mob outside. Hell, he thought for a moment the mob had made it inside the barn already. But he began to realise that she was on her own.

A lone human? Even in this state, he could deal with her. No problem.

With a low rumble, the Goliath leaned off of the beam and took a threatening step towards her. His hand began to reach for his massive maul strapped to his back. The weapon itself as long as a human.

"Put the stick down, lowlander..." He husked, cringing at the pain his step had caused.

[aciidum]

@stones-endurance from here

oh how red her cheeks were, alight with absolute embarrassment that she quickly ducked her head to try and hide, not that it did much good. ❝ s-sorry! ❞ calianna all but squeaked, a sharp and sheepish sound before she glanced back to the very imposing figure she’d almost just burnt to a crisp. 

❝ i-it’s just that, that i — for someone very large you came out of nowhere! and i’d just been attacked earlier today, so i’ve been really, really jumpy. i didn’t mean it, honest. ❞ overall it didn’t look like too much damage had been done, to him at least. ❝ you have very good reflexes. ❞

[stones-endurance]

The Goliath watched the woman reel with embarrassment, and he pressed his lips together.

"I... I am sorry I came out of nowhere." He responded with an awkward chuckle, scratching at the back of his neck where he could feel the tingle of heat still lingering from the firebolt.

"Ah, thank you. I have had to dodge similar attacks many...many times." He glanced back to the crater of fire behind him and thanked his stars he had seen it coming.

"You were attacked today? By who?"

[cajunspoons]

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He beamed happily when she finished, giving her a round of applause as he leaned back on his log with a jolt of impressed laughter.

“Amazing! I am honored to hear such beautiful music!”

His smile faltered as she mentioned her band, and he followed her gaze out towards the forest.

“You lost them..?” He asked, with an unsure tone of voice.

“I can help you find them. I am a good tracker.”

Now she was blushing furiously, though smiling just the same. Of course, the smile didn’t last long.

“I don’t..” She took a deep breath and sat on the log next to him. “I don’t know how I got in the forest. I had been in our motel, sleeping, then all the sudden I’m in a forest and then the wolves…”

She rubbed her arms. “I’ve never sleep walked this hard.”

[stones-endurance]

He frowned. He could sense she was upset. It didn't seem like she belonged out here. She really must have sleep walked pretty far...

"Do you know where it was you stayed? I might know it." He offered, picking up a stick to stoke the fire to encourage the flames to grow.

"You are welcome to stay until you can find them."

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

“No. It’s just something I enjoy doing,” Aradir took a bowl and started to put some stew for Kulani, “She was kind to me in letting me do that. Most places I go to, people think I can’t cook or are drunk,” He handed Kulani the bowl of stew, “I hope it isn’t too spicy for you, darling,” He put some for himself, looking thoughtfully into the fire.

[stones-endurance]

He glanced back over to the bartender and frowned, seating himself facing away from the bar but with his maul in full view of the other patrons.

“Yes but… People will try to take your money if you show so much.” He spoke with a low voice, glancing down at the stew and accepting the bowl while he tried to shrug off the feeling of being watched.

He began to eat the stew, his brows raised in delightful surprise at the delicious taste.

“It is good..!”

[naganye]

“They can try,” His pale eyes glowed in the firelight. Magic or no magic, Aradir was still a formidable enemy. Pleased that Kulani liked his food, he started to eat himself. He didn’t eat rabbit nearly enough; he had forgotten the taste. It would pair nicely with some sweet wine, but he had no if if the Orcish wines would be sweet. Somehow, he got the feeling that they wouldn’t be.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani frowned, clearly thinking about how the giant had pulled a bow on him earlier that day.

“I would like if we didn’t…do stupid things. I like these people.” He focused back on his stew and tipped the bowl back to drink from it. Too lazy to use cutlery.

Once he was finished, he set the bowl down and wiped his beard with a broad forearm, belching with content.

“I will get us more drinks.”

[naganye]

“Of course not,” Aradir nodded, “For you, I will honour that,” He finished his soup and set the bowl down, “Thank you, darling,” He sat back happily in his chair and sighed happily, looking forward to the drinks.

[stones-endurance]

The Nomad stepped up to the bar and got them a round of grog, smiling at the barwoman as she gave his colleague a glare.

"A room for the night will cost him double." She warned. Kulani shrugged with a laugh, picking up the tankards and turning away.

"I think he can afford it." He muttered before heading back to the table, placing the grog down infront of Aradir.

"They have rooms here. They are quite nice."

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

“No. It’s just something I enjoy doing,” Aradir took a bowl and started to put some stew for Kulani, “She was kind to me in letting me do that. Most places I go to, people think I can’t cook or are drunk,” He handed Kulani the bowl of stew, “I hope it isn’t too spicy for you, darling,” He put some for himself, looking thoughtfully into the fire.

[stones-endurance]

He glanced back over to the bartender and frowned, seating himself facing away from the bar but with his maul in full view of the other patrons.

“Yes but… People will try to take your money if you show so much.” He spoke with a low voice, glancing down at the stew and accepting the bowl while he tried to shrug off the feeling of being watched.

He began to eat the stew, his brows raised in delightful surprise at the delicious taste.

“It is good..!”

[naganye]

“They can try,” His pale eyes glowed in the firelight. Magic or no magic, Aradir was still a formidable enemy. Pleased that Kulani liked his food, he started to eat himself. He didn’t eat rabbit nearly enough; he had forgotten the taste. It would pair nicely with some sweet wine, but he had no if if the Orcish wines would be sweet. Somehow, he got the feeling that they wouldn’t be.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani frowned, clearly thinking about how the giant had pulled a bow on him earlier that day.

"I would like if we didn't...do stupid things. I like these people." He focused back on his stew and tipped the bowl back to drink from it. Too lazy to use cutlery.

Once he was finished, he set the bowl down and wiped his beard with a broad forearm, belching with content.

"I will get us more drinks."

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

“No. It’s just something I enjoy doing,” Aradir took a bowl and started to put some stew for Kulani, “She was kind to me in letting me do that. Most places I go to, people think I can’t cook or are drunk,” He handed Kulani the bowl of stew, “I hope it isn’t too spicy for you, darling,” He put some for himself, looking thoughtfully into the fire.

[stones-endurance]

He glanced back over to the bartender and frowned, seating himself facing away from the bar but with his maul in full view of the other patrons.

"Yes but... People will try to take your money if you show so much." He spoke with a low voice, glancing down at the stew and accepting the bowl while he tried to shrug off the feeling of being watched.

He began to eat the stew, his brows raised in delightful surprise at the delicious taste.

"It is good..!"

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

He decided to braise the boar and make a stew with the rabbit. He asked for all the relevant items and produced spices from his bag as well. Aradir clearly knew what he was doing and sure enough the food was ready. He had asked for some vegetables and potatoes for the stew as well, and had glazed the boar with some honey he had picked up back in Haedyo. He announced it ready and sat down on the nearest chair with a small sigh of contentment.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani sat by the counter and watched the blue man working away between the fire and the stove behind the counter. The bartender stood and watched with Kulani with a fairly confused expression. The Goliath wasn't able to explain.

When the stranger seemed to be ready with his food, Kulani took another sip of his grog and stepped away from the counter, nodding at the Orc.

"You uh... work as a cook?" He asked as he sat down by Aradir. He scratched the back of his neck awkwardly as he glanced around the tavern. They were definitely getting odd stares.

"Where... Why do you have so much money?" He pointed back to the bar.

"You gave her enough to buy a horse.."

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

Aradir was reminded of the Shurya. They lived in Yovain, with all their important positions filled by women. Men were used as slave labour. Shurya also had grey scaly skin and four arms, but an old would twinged suddenly and he took a moment to reply.

“What do you have?” He asked, resting his hip against the counter.

[stones-endurance]

The woman scoffed at the question and glanced at Kulani.

“We have rabbit.” She was silent for a moment before she snorted with laughter and slapped the counter. Kulani snickered, elbowing his new companion.

“We got roasted boar or rabbit. Mammoth cheese. Good West Orc wine. And grog.” She rose a brow over to Kulani.

“Same as usual for you, then?”

The Goliath nodded.

[naganye]

In fairness, in the taverns he usually went to, each one had their own specialty. The people here were just different.

“Everything,” He reached into his bag and pulled out some coins, “I’ll pay more if you let me cook as well,” Aradir put them down on the counter.

[stones-endurance]

The Orcish woman raised her brows in surprise as he produced the coins, and she glanced over to the Goliath who looked just as perplexed as her.

"... Sure, knock yourself out, stranger." She pocketed the money with a toothy grin, before she turned and pulled a fresh rabbit from the sack Kulani had produced and a raw leg of boar.

She yelled something in Orcish over to another Orc who was turning the spit by the fire, and the chef looked a little perplexed before he stepped away from his duty.

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

Aradir was reminded of the Shurya. They lived in Yovain, with all their important positions filled by women. Men were used as slave labour. Shurya also had grey scaly skin and four arms, but an old would twinged suddenly and he took a moment to reply.

“What do you have?” He asked, resting his hip against the counter.

[stones-endurance]

The woman scoffed at the question and glanced at Kulani.

"We have rabbit." She was silent for a moment before she snorted with laughter and slapped the counter. Kulani snickered, elbowing his new companion.

"We got roasted boar or rabbit. Mammoth cheese. Good West Orc wine. And grog." She rose a brow over to Kulani.

"Same as usual for you, then?"

The Goliath nodded.

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

Aradir knew what it was like to look so different to everyone else and wondered if Kulani felt the same loneliness that he did. Still, there was no time to dwell on it right now. He had never seen this style of building before, nor had he seen people with tusks before. He stayed silent, though, not wanting to say anything until they had some privacy.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani stepped out onto the road and gestured for his new companion to follow. The animal pens that lined the road contained all sorts of unique creatures. Ranging from winged boars to snow bears and towering mammoths. The Orc’s gave Kulani little to no notice, but the slender blue man was definitely getting a few quizzical looks.

He stepped up to the gate and waved down a rather rotund green Orc that was dressed in mammoth bone armor. The Orc looked up at him and snorted from her nose, giving Kulani’s companion a raised brow before she shrugged and nodded them inside.

“No magic.” She warned as they walked by, and Nomad glanced over his shoulder at Aradir, giving him a shrug.

[naganye]

He was used to outlandish creatures and gave them no mind and bit back something as he was told not to use magic. Muttering something about how he would try his best, he followed his companion into the village.

“These people remind me of Vyans. But more polite,”

[stones-endurance]

They began to pass by the rounded houses they could see from the road earlier on. The doorways were wide and lined with similar decorative tusks. Orcs moved in and out of market stalls lining the mud road. The occasional armored soldier was stationed armed with maces and war axes.

“They are Orcish.” Kulani replied as he turned down a street to head towards a large square building lined with tables out the front. The roar of the tavern could be heard already from so far away.

“Some Orcish can be hostile. This village is friendly. Towards…taller races, mainly. I would not come here if I were a Dwarf.”

[naganye]

He hadn’t heard of that race before and his curiosity was roused.

“Was there some battle between them?” Aradir asked, moving out of the way of a large cart, “That is often the cause of animosity between peoples. Or perhaps a misunderstanding?”

[stones-endurance]

“A battle?” He glanced around and noticed the warriors, waving a hand in dismissal at the question.

“Not recently. They protect their wares from raids. Raids happen often. It is far from the Stronghold so thieves try to take what they can.”

He shook his head with a laugh as they reached the tavern and he pushed open the door.

“No, no… They have no ill will towards them. But Dwarves and Gnomes would be stepped on, here!” He humoured as he bent slightly to step into the bustling tavern.

[naganye]

“Oh, I see,” He ducked his head under the doorframe and was immediately overwhelmed by the smell of cooking food and the roar of the fire, “I… I see your point, darling,”

Given that Aradir travelled around so much, he would have had to carry around many different currencies. As it was, he used a spell to just produce the right one when needed, and if it was too much, it simply vanished. It was a good system. And the spell happened in his bag, so nobody would notice.

[stones-endurance]

The tavern was crowded with Orc merchants and barbarians seated at tables and drinking grog by the bar, chatting loudly in both common tongue and Orcish. There were a few other races there too, namely Half-Orcs and Scaly Lizard-like men chatting amongst themselves.

One particular table of Orcs gave the Goliath dirty looks, but the Nomad did not seem to notice as he approached the bar. He pushed an Orc aside to gain access to the counter, the recipient scowling at him before continuing their drink.

He flagged down the bartender and a stocky green female Orc with her black hair tied back into a bun approached them both, boasting a significant foot of extra height over many other Orcs in the place.

"I brought you rabbit, Goliaths Bane." He grinned at her as he slung his backpack off of his back and dumped it on the counter. The woman rolled her eyes and nodded, sliding the backpack off of the bar and underneath the counter.

"You've brought me a new customer too?" She grunted, her accent heavy and her voice low and gravelly.

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

Aradir knew what it was like to look so different to everyone else and wondered if Kulani felt the same loneliness that he did. Still, there was no time to dwell on it right now. He had never seen this style of building before, nor had he seen people with tusks before. He stayed silent, though, not wanting to say anything until they had some privacy.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani stepped out onto the road and gestured for his new companion to follow. The animal pens that lined the road contained all sorts of unique creatures. Ranging from winged boars to snow bears and towering mammoths. The Orc’s gave Kulani little to no notice, but the slender blue man was definitely getting a few quizzical looks.

He stepped up to the gate and waved down a rather rotund green Orc that was dressed in mammoth bone armor. The Orc looked up at him and snorted from her nose, giving Kulani’s companion a raised brow before she shrugged and nodded them inside.

“No magic.” She warned as they walked by, and Nomad glanced over his shoulder at Aradir, giving him a shrug.

[naganye]

He was used to outlandish creatures and gave them no mind and bit back something as he was told not to use magic. Muttering something about how he would try his best, he followed his companion into the village.

“These people remind me of Vyans. But more polite,”

[stones-endurance]

They began to pass by the rounded houses they could see from the road earlier on. The doorways were wide and lined with similar decorative tusks. Orcs moved in and out of market stalls lining the mud road. The occasional armored soldier was stationed armed with maces and war axes.

“They are Orcish.” Kulani replied as he turned down a street to head towards a large square building lined with tables out the front. The roar of the tavern could be heard already from so far away.

“Some Orcish can be hostile. This village is friendly. Towards…taller races, mainly. I would not come here if I were a Dwarf.”

[naganye]

He hadn’t heard of that race before and his curiosity was roused.

“Was there some battle between them?” Aradir asked, moving out of the way of a large cart, “That is often the cause of animosity between peoples. Or perhaps a misunderstanding?”

[stones-endurance]

"A battle?" He glanced around and noticed the warriors, waving a hand in dismissal at the question.

"Not recently. They protect their wares from raids. Raids happen often. It is far from the Stronghold so thieves try to take what they can."

He shook his head with a laugh as they reached the tavern and he pushed open the door.

"No, no... They have no ill will towards them. But Dwarves and Gnomes would be stepped on, here!" He humoured as he bent slightly to step into the bustling tavern.

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

Aradir knew what it was like to look so different to everyone else and wondered if Kulani felt the same loneliness that he did. Still, there was no time to dwell on it right now. He had never seen this style of building before, nor had he seen people with tusks before. He stayed silent, though, not wanting to say anything until they had some privacy.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani stepped out onto the road and gestured for his new companion to follow. The animal pens that lined the road contained all sorts of unique creatures. Ranging from winged boars to snow bears and towering mammoths. The Orc’s gave Kulani little to no notice, but the slender blue man was definitely getting a few quizzical looks.

He stepped up to the gate and waved down a rather rotund green Orc that was dressed in mammoth bone armor. The Orc looked up at him and snorted from her nose, giving Kulani’s companion a raised brow before she shrugged and nodded them inside.

“No magic.” She warned as they walked by, and Nomad glanced over his shoulder at Aradir, giving him a shrug.

[naganye]

He was used to outlandish creatures and gave them no mind and bit back something as he was told not to use magic. Muttering something about how he would try his best, he followed his companion into the village.

“These people remind me of Vyans. But more polite,”

[stones-endurance]

They began to pass by the rounded houses they could see from the road earlier on. The doorways were wide and lined with similar decorative tusks. Orcs moved in and out of market stalls lining the mud road. The occasional armored soldier was stationed armed with maces and war axes.

"They are Orcish." Kulani replied as he turned down a street to head towards a large square building lined with tables out the front. The roar of the tavern could be heard already from so far away.

"Some Orcish can be hostile. This village is friendly. Towards...taller races, mainly. I would not come here if I were a Dwarf."

[stones-endurance]

(naganye) “Is there a reason you’ve been following me for an hour?”

The question directed towards him made the Goliath freeze. 

Crap, he had been seen?

Well, stealth was not one of his strong suits. He wasn’t exactly built to tip toe around in the dark.

He pressed his lips together before he stepped out from the bushes, awkwardly scratching the back of his neck as an uncomfortable laugh escaped him.

“I am sorry, strange blue man… You are very…very tall. It made me curious. I have never seen a giant so large.”

@naganye

[naganye]

Aradir knew what it was like to look so different to everyone else and wondered if Kulani felt the same loneliness that he did. Still, there was no time to dwell on it right now. He had never seen this style of building before, nor had he seen people with tusks before. He stayed silent, though, not wanting to say anything until they had some privacy.

[stones-endurance]

Kulani stepped out onto the road and gestured for his new companion to follow. The animal pens that lined the road contained all sorts of unique creatures. Ranging from winged boars to snow bears and towering mammoths. The Orc's gave Kulani little to no notice, but the slender blue man was definitely getting a few quizzical looks.

He stepped up to the gate and waved down a rather rotund green Orc that was dressed in mammoth bone armor. The Orc looked up at him and snorted from her nose, giving Kulani's companion a raised brow before she shrugged and nodded them inside.

"No magic." She warned as they walked by, and Nomad glanced over his shoulder at Aradir, giving him a shrug.

[cajunspoons]

stones-endurance‌:

The Goliath listened. Completely unmoving as the angel began to sing. Her voice was beautiful. Clear like a gem. He had never heard a Goliath achieve anything similar, even his tribes most revered preformers.

He jumped with a slight startle when she hit the high note, his brows raised in amazement and mouth agape. Not even tavern music that he so enjoyed could match this.

He was enthralled. As if her voice was laced with magic to create a performance so breathtaking he couldn’t look away if he tried.

When she was finished, she dipped a little bow and then covered her face partially as she let out a laugh. She was embarrassed and flattered just by Nomad’s expression.

“Yeah, so,” she said awkwardly. “That’s what I do. I usually travel with mah band. They’ve gotta be worried sick right now.”

The smile faded from her lips and she gazed off in the direction they had originally traveled, her brows pinched together.

“Mah cousin, Samson. He’d like it out here. Totally peaceful.”

[stones-endurance]

He beamed happily when she finished, giving her a round of applause as he leaned back on his log with a jolt of impressed laughter.

"Amazing! I am honored to hear such beautiful music!"

His smile faltered as she mentioned her band, and he followed her gaze out towards the forest.

"You lost them..?" He asked, with an unsure tone of voice.

"I can help you find them. I am a good tracker."