((Wrote a bit more. Again, it's very brief, it's just my attempt at trying to keep track of my ideas. Battle Brand is currently level 11 and camped in the Hollows. It's been a smooth leveling journey and I'm thinking BS/Shield is a combo I'm going to try and take to 50.))
This new world was strange. Aud did not particularly care for it, truth be told, in fact she was scared witless, not that shed let these strange, foreign wizards and monsters see that. She would keep her little hill safe, thats all that mattered. It was high ground and easily defensible and the piked heads of several of those hideous green skinned troll-like creatures stood as a warning to the rest of their horrific kind.
The creatures piqued her curiosity, however, as they vaguely resembled the trolls from her time, the large, lanky beasts that often lived in caves and under bridges or off in the high wild country where few ventured. Except these things were neither large nor were they lanky, it was as if the trolls had begun breeding with man and these were the result.
There were mortals like herself here as well, though they used odd weapons that spit fire and hot iron; small things that could destroy a mans inside. She had been clipped twice previous, the ragged bandage wrapped securely around her upper thigh and the bloody gash on her cheek serving as a constant reminder of the strange weapons potency. And yet some of the mortals seemed to be blessed or touched by the sidhe themselves, wielding pure fire, cold, and lightning from their hands and eyes. These creatures terrified Aud the most, even more than the circle of iron and crystal castles that pierced the heavens themselves around her little patch of woodland, for blessed as her shield was by Andarta, goddess of war, it was barely enough to keep the raw elements themselves at bay from her exposed flesh.
She remembered little of the events that brought here to this place. There was a struggle a flash of magic and then nothing and even that memory was vague. It was raining outside now, her shelter doing a poor job of shielding Aud from the water, and even curled up as she was, the savage was having a hard time keeping her small, sputtering fire lit. With legs hugged to her chest, the warrioress lowered her head to her knees, closed her eyes, and dreamt of home in the soft orange glow of the fire.
Virtue:
Miserya - 50 EM/ELA Brute (Perma-shelved)
Adriana Rayne - 42 Katana/Dark Scrapper
Cyberpulse - 26 Super Strength/Willpower Brute
Steel Heart - 24 Invuln/Super Strength Tanker
(( This isn't much, but I'm coming back to both the game and roleplaying after a very long hiatus and I thought I'd get getting involved in the bigger picture a try. ))
<Cut to news anchors sitting behind a large, official desk with the rather shittastic artistic rendering of Paragon City behind them. There is, of course, a grey-haired male and a young, attractive woman behind the desk. The program appears to be in mid-broadcast>
Female Anchor, fake smile: And the Poodle was indeed a very mighty dog. Haaah. Back to you, Francis.
Male Anchor, Francis, looking bored: What a wonderful story, Miranda.
<Shuffles papers, instantly looks far more serious>
Francis:
In other news, reports have been coming in of even stranger than usual activity in The Hollows. Eye-witnesses have stated that theyve seen a crazy-eyed, blonde-haired woman of medium height and muscular build brandishing what appeared to be crude sword and spiked shield rampaging back and forth through Cherry Hills Park. Local Troll Taskforce Officials are unsure what to make of these reports as many of the eye-witnesses are also proving to be on several hallucinogenic drugs, or are simply, to quote an anonymous taskforce member, Batshit crazy.
Officer David Wincott assures the citizens of The Hollows that they have nothing to fear by this new menace as she only appears to be hunting and brutally dismembering members of the local gang known as The Trolls. Officer Wincott added that while this new threat has not proved a concern to the local, and sparsely remaining, citizenry the daily earth-quakes, floods, kidnappings, gang-warfare, and frequent falling debris should still be watched out for.
Now back to Miranda with a fascinating look at the day to day life of a cat-girl.
<The channel is changed by the store-clerk.>
Virtue:
Miserya - 50 EM/ELA Brute (Perma-shelved)
Adriana Rayne - 42 Katana/Dark Scrapper
Cyberpulse - 26 Super Strength/Willpower Brute
Steel Heart - 24 Invuln/Super Strength Tanker