Dawn of the bandits part one - RPLOG
From Rusted Promises
Participants
Date
4/4/476
Log
There is chaos around the freeswords as many folk are gearing up to face the challenges that will be coming their way as the mission drops for all avalible freewords to gear up an make aid the town. There is a scout in the center of the chaos, "Alright the first group please step up to me. You'll have the most important role. We need you to set the ground work, we will be traveling faster than any airship. Come to me when your ready."
Ictus checks and double checks his gear before he nods to the scout, "Ictus Solacious, reporting for duty." he looks a little tense from the suituation as he hasn't been in a skirmish for quite a while
Ixitixl steps up next to Ictus, his priestly vestments freshly laundered and plate armor polished to a shine. It's be an inspiring sight, if the little lizard inside the hulking metal suit didn't look so nervous. "Ixi...Ixitixl Freeland, report... um, reporting."
The scout nods, "This is going to be the most risky process we are going to be aided by the black backs. We will be dropping freeswords into different areas of the town, I'm not going to tell you how to do your jobs, when you land do what you do best. Medical specialist report to the wounded, fighting report to your enemies throats, most of all protect the town and show them that sweetwater will not be pushed to the side. Please come with me to the back, we have our first ship ready." He steps outside and there is a large dragon looking at the group with a strange cart on her back. "Get in and lets do this." She flexes her hample arms
Ictus nods to the scout and hmms, "Will do." he heads towards the dragon with a quirk of his brow, "Interesting..." as he climbs up onto the cart, he looks down at her, "I hope you've done this before." he chuckles grimly
Ixitixl follows alongside the noble vulpine, though he hesitates to board the cart, eyeballing it and the dragoness prepped to pull it warily. "A-are you sure you'll be, um, alright to... to do this?" He jolts upright and quickly waves both hands back and forth in front of himself, hastening to add, "Not that... not that I, um... I mean, no disrepect to your abilities, of course, I'm just... um... I'm just..." He lapses into silence briefly, then hangs his head as he slinks aboard, finding something sturdy-looking to hold onto. "...heavy."
The dragons smiles, "Nope I've never done this but the worse that can happen is you all fall. I'll still land safety and maybe catch one of you." The group around them look nervous but still climb aboard. "Alright everyone hold on to the. I'm May and I'm going to try to get you there fast. Let go!" Beneath the dragon math tattooed in her skin starts to activate before she is launched hundreds of fee in the air in a few seconds. "EVERYONE LETSS GO!" She lets out a scream before the math sends her rocking to the west at unreal speeds the entire crew inside of the area being tossed around like ragdoll before she starts to slow to normal speed and the thud before she starts yelling , "Alright we are over the drop site.... Happy falls..." She twists her body dropping the cart to the ground as wind math slow there decent.
Ictus blinks at the dragon as she says that and shakes his head mumbling something about worse ways to die, he grabs a hold of something sturdy just before the dragon launches herself into the air. He grunts at the g-forces and shakes his head with a chuckle, "Interesting..." as he watches their approach he nods to the dragon as they are 'dropped' and servays the scene as much as he can before they land
That is not the reassurance Ixitixl was looking for. That is not the reassurance Ixitixl was looking for at all. All the iguana can do is swallow with an audible gulp as they prepare to launch, and do his utmost to brace himself. What happens after the math activates is a bit of a blur to him, but by the time their transport slows to a more natural speed his throat is quite sore, so he assumes it involved a fair deal of screaming. "Happy... wh-what?" Tilt, plummet, yelp!
Just moments before they hit the ground a blast of wind math stops the dencent cold before droping to the ground safely. A scan of the skys shows that the math power dragon has already headed back, There are serveral groups doing different things, some mages are preparting longs lines of math, while some medics are working on different brews. There are various warriors with dangerious looking weapons. Each of these groups looks like they could use some help, each of them are preparin for the horror to come..
Ictus looks over at the screamers and yelpers at the drop, "I do hope you can help ladies." he says in his best commanding voice, in an attempt to inspire and encourage. he looks at the groups and looks to the others, "I'm headed for the fights, those coming can follow me!" he grips his weapons grimly as he marches towards the fighters
Ixitixl takes a moment to swallow his heart once the cart has settled. His legs are shaking when he takes his first steps down onto solid ground, making the plates of his armor rattle as they knock together. He keeps his head low, attempting to conceal his shame as Ictus gives them the tough love treatment, but in the end he does suck it up and stand as tall as he falls in behind the fox, sword and shield at the ready. "I, um, I'm sure we'll all be better for the... for the benefit of your ex-experience, Lord Solacious."
The group of freeswords bore holds in his back with their glares, "You must be oh so tough, Hope you don't catch an axe in the head. If you don't watch yourself it might be the back of the head." Someone grumbles loudly in the group before they all go to their disignated points. The fighters look to him with a smile, A large polar bear with an eye path greet him, "By my sword-sister dirty undergarmets a real life solacious. Hey are you hear to help or is there something else that bring noblitiy here?"
Ictus rolls his eyes with the other freeswords behind his back and looks to Ixi with a chuckle, "I'll let that pass since we're on the field of battle." before he looks to polar bear and chuckles at the phrase, "I'm here to help, I should hope not to be the only Solacious on the battle field today." he sighs a bit at that but then shakes his head as he readies his weapons, "So, how far away are they?"
Ixitixl peeks over his shoulder at the back-talkin' rabble, brows knitted, but turns his attention forward again and keeps his voice low as he murmurs, "Surely they real...realize we're, um, all on the same s-side." He offers the polar bear a partial bow in greeting, and on the way up has to bring a hand to cover his lips, the corners of his mouth peeking past his fingers, curled up in amusement at the ursine's colourful choice of words.
"They are about twenty hours walking but once they hit the trap I would say we have atleast a day to prepare. Those fools aren't going to have mercy on us and just pass. If you wanting to help, I ain't fool enough to refuse you. We need strong folk to swing hammers, this village ain't been in a proper fight in year and these weapons could use some reforging because they are wearker than the old pokin pole of me old man when he became older than dirt." THe bear smiles and takes them to one of the largest forgest in the small town, "This was a home but it was the only house that had fire math to keep it warm now it makes a fine forge." He gestures to the rusty blades, "Take any one of them and fix them up, I'll be right here doing the same. we should finish this set in about eight or so hours. You still ok with helping then grab a blade or a shield, each one should help save my friends and brothers."
