As Alex:
"Apprentice eh? I don't recall agreeing to taking on any apprentices right now, but hey, I could use some company."
I go sit down at the table put my feet up & start guzzling the bottle of rum.
"Ok, show me what you can do."

As Shawn:
Me, Shadow, & our "companion" all walk outside of the citadel. I can't stand this! How dare they order me to around?! What makes them think that I need help, & what the fuck is a Wereliverwort anyways?! Whatever! I'm going this solo whether they like it or not! "Shadow we need to talk *looks at liverwort* alone".
I take off the liverwort & place "her" in a bush for a minute.
Shawn: "I'm going it alone."
Shadow: "No, your not--"
Shawn: "--It's not up for discussion!"
Shadow: *looks shocked* "But, but..."
Shawn: "Listen, I know that we are now engaged, but I need to do a few things before I go confront the shades. *rubs the crucifix* This cursed thing needs to be removed somehow & the road I must take in order to do so you can't follow. Do you understand?"
Shadow: *timidly* "Y-yes. But, I worry about you."
Shawn: "I know honey. Trust me, I'll be ok. I need you to go to your mansion in St. Louis & wait for me. *picks up liverwort* & take Frank & "her" with you *hands liverwort to Shadow* Goodbye".
We kiss for a few minutes. I transform & run off. She lets out a tear.

*reenters the castle after a few minutes, and sees three people walking toward her. one, a woman, had fangs, another, a man holding her hand, was wearing a silver chain around his waist. The third, another woman, had green skin and a bow and quiver of arrows*

"can you help me? I'm lost, and I have no idea where this is. what is this place?"

*in character*
Aya turns to look out the door, but the landscape is no longer that of the Sonoran desert... It is now the quintessential mideval castle, complete with a forest, plains, gardens, and everything. She runs outside, and to her delight, the image did not fade when she went through the portcullis

*out of character* i forgot to mention that Aya learned that she was an elf, not a human with magic powers, when her foster parents died when an assassin attacked their home intent on killing Aya. Aya was at school at the time, and when she got home...

Aya, bewildered, walks into a large castle that she had never seen before, but felt compelled to enter
"wow. this doesn't look like it has air conditioning... How do these people survive? it's friggin hot in Tucson! what am I doing here, anyway?"
*looks around the room*
"where did all these people come from? And who's that bald guy checking me out?"

Gaius: you know Alex I still wonder why the hell you call me Uncle, though I do suppose it is shorter than saying great-great grandfather all the time ah whatever rums on the table for you, I'd also ask you to refrain from hitting on the young lady here, masters should not attempt to seduce those who would be their apprentices, though I must say she would be a better choice then half the tramps I've seen you with previously
Malus: Gaius I hate to interrupt this little family reunion but we need to deploy Shawn and Shadow on their mission with Rhizod here
Gaius: quite right old friend, Rhizod is it? come along and we shall introduce you to the rest of your team
*all three exit*
*gaius pokes his head back in*
Gaius: you two should just get to know each other than
*leaves again*

*several rooms and few corridors down*
Gaius(on entry): Shawn, Shadow I...good heavens what the hell happened to you two!?
*shawn and shadow are cut and bit up and bleeding from several places*
Shadow(looking bashful): uh..I that is to say we *blushes*
Gaius: say no more I don't want to know (*mumbling* I've heard about rough sex but that is just ridiculus) any way this is Rhizod a were-liverwort
Shadow: a what?
Gaius: were-liverwort, Rhizod can become a liverwort
*Rhizod demonstrates*
Gaius: anyway we are going to conceal rhizod on one of you *eyes shadows tight clothes* we are going to conceal rhizod on shawn to provide back-up on your mission to infiltrate that shades
Shawn: we don't need help
Gaius: you do if I say you do shawn besides nothing like a stacked deck to make sure that you and your blushing bride here come out alive
Shawn: how did you know I proposed?
Gaius: that ring on her finger contains one of the largest diamonds I have seen to date and I haven't seen her with such a ring before therefore you her only know lover since you killed your rival for her affections must have given it to her, elementary my dear croft.
Malus: I hate to nterrupt again but you three need to leave quickly
*Shawn, Shadow and Rhizod all exit*
Gaius: why do I feel like I have just sent them to their deaths?
Malus: Old Friend this is the first time you've had to sit on the side lines and command, take it from an old hand at this general stuff it all ways feels like this even when victory is assured, just ask Claw he's been doing it for millenia before my humble birth
Gaius: true my old friend, would you take evening meal with me and claw up in the hold, we've been rather at a loss for company up there and have taken to havin whatever servant brings the food up dine with us and I must compliment you and the beauty of your maids and cooks as a whole gorgeus creatures
Malus: just don't try to steal any away from the castle
Gaius: done my friend
*they walk off towards the dragonhold to eat dinner*

Out of Char:
More Stats!

Malus:
Sex: male
Age: 1125
Eyes: Coal Black
Hair: Black though it is silvering with age
Height: 6'
Weight: 175
Skin: white on the pale side
Body: slim but musculer
Clothing: black leather everything
Favorite line: that asshole vlad is the whole reason we have to hide from the humans I'm ashamed to call that moron my cousin
Lives: Vampiric citadel

* looks up at Malus, still twisting arrow in fingers *

Oh yeah. It's fine.

* runs a thumb over bodkin point arrowhead *

And I'm good for more than concealment.

Alex: I walk into the room where Rhizoid, Gaius, Claw, Malus, & Liz all are. I pan over the lot of them for a second. I've definately seen a stranger group before.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't uncle Gaius! Long time no see. Nice outfit by the way."
I turn to look at Liz.
"And, who might you be young sorceress?"

"2000, huh..."
I sit and think over that for a few seconds. With a start I realize that He just said Were-liverwort. I shake my head and merely except it.

Gaius: I take it your the only one who hasn't picked up on the fact that I'm over 2000 years old?

switching scenes and characters at the speed of light*

*Malus stalks in to the room*

Malus: so you would be the the were-vegtable that can become liverwort? Well that's excellent I need to give one of my operatives, shadow who you will meet shortly and her toy...I mean boyfriend shawn some backup on deep cover mission, since you can become liverwort we can conceal you on one of their person's thus giving them back-up and letting you spy on the enemy with out them knowing!

eh

you are okay with this right?

* is led into a dank stone room, empty save for a lamp and a plain wooden bench *
Claw: Wait here.

I walk over to the lamp and inspect it. It consists of a hollowed out chunk of stone, filled with some sort of animal fat that I cannot identify and wicked with a twisted piece of moss. After drizzling the wick with a few drops of wine, I pull out a flint and a ball of lint from my tunic and unsheath the small steel dagger from my belt. Striking the dagger against the flint, I light the lint and then the lamp. I blow gently on the flame until it alights and, carrying the lamp with me, walk over to the bench. I wait for about 20 minutes, twisting an arrow between my thumb and forefinger, inspecting the fletching.

quote:

Originally posted by Capricorn_09:
Ok, for the record, I've stopped posting here. Too complicated, plus I've lost track of where everyone's going and doing and what not. I basically stopped posting when Shawn and Gaius went off and left us whereever we were, I think it was a motel or something. And that's because the girls weren't doing anything but sitting in the motel.

Out of Character: I don't think she got the whole concept...

And Lets, Start telling us who you are at the beginning of your post, would you. After reading the last one I was trying to figure out why on earth Shawn was looking for rum... But then again that might just be me...

From this point on I will be called Liz. Elizabeth is to long to type


In Charater:
Liz: Hmmm, Taking magic lessons from an outlaw, not in Kansas anymore, huh?
Liz: Wait, did you say great- great grandson. Honestly, I don't think I'm that surprized. Around here, that might be almost normal...

* Follows Claw, taking a swig from the bottle of wine *

Claw: well we can always...did you say that you turn in to liverwort? ah hell I'm sure we can use that somehow, come along then we better find malus so we can figure out what the kell to do with you

* materializes from liverwort form, skin maintaining a greenish leatherlike quality *

Greetings. I am Rhizoid, one of the few werebeings who, by strange occurances, can change into a plant. Useless in battle, granted, but excellent in subterfuge. I just came out of a long vow of silence in the woods, and have been feeling far too idle, should you or your comrades have need of me.

Claw: I smell your wine small one, you cannot hide from one as old as I, now come out and introduce yourself before I roast and eat you as a spy

oh and just to keep kosher

Name: Claw
Postion: High Fang of Dragons
Rider: Gaius Longevus
Clan: Sss'l'th'cal (Long Fangs)
Age: 3000
Height: depends
Weight: cannot be weighed, last known weight was 1000 tons at age 500
Eyes: redish-bronze
Coloration: because of his age and postion in dragon society claw has gold colored scales and armor
Fang Length: you wanna know you measure them!
Claw Length: " ditto "
Flame Duration: Up to 52 hours straight on
Longest Flame produced: 2 miles
Lives: Dragon Hold of the Citadel of the Vampires as current, High Den at the Dragon Mount when not here

I run up to the citadel dressed in chain maille over a gray tunic and carrying a longbow with a quiver of heron-fletched arrows and a bottle of yellowtail Merlot. Sensing someone coming, I lean hard against the stone wall, and seemingly melt into it.

I ignore elizabeth listening intently to claw
Gaius: surely claw you can't be serious, I know she needs a master and the magi are unlikely to take her but really alex? I know he's my great-great-grandson but he's a wanted fuigtive from every magical authority the magi have he's the first man to break level 80 on his wanted papers since me! well yes I suppose I should be proud that he's carrying on a family tradition, alright claw you win I shall ask him if he'll take an apprentice,
Elizabeth..can I call you liz? my great-great grandson is a powerful magi user of the highest class and is an outlaw from most of the magi world, how ever he is the only master likely to take because of your age...so if he wants to take an apprentice will you have him be your master even though you to will likely become an outlaw?
Elizabeth: I'll risk it, what do we need to meet him?
Gaius: well I happen to have a bottle of good rum here and since he's looking for me and rum, not ness in that order he will come here eventually

Ok, for the record, I've stopped posting here. Too complicated, plus I've lost track of where everyone's going and doing and what not. I basically stopped posting when Shawn and Gaius went off and left us whereever we were, I think it was a motel or something. And that's because the girls weren't doing anything but sitting in the motel.

I decide to go looking around through the citadel. Still no sign of any rum. Oh well. Maybe I can find a fellow magic user that doesn't want my head. Oh look, a beautiful blonde Elven girl. Wait. There are many young sorceresses here. This could prove to be very interesting. But later. For now I must go find Gaius.