Welcome to the City of Artists. [OPEN]

[theshadowkissed]

Who: Greensworn and you
What: Befriending Derenaar
Where: Derenaar and surrounding areas
When: July 12-20
Warnings: bad Darnassian grammar, possible demon killings

[OOC: This post is for any and all interaction with Derenaar and the Greensworn helping the elves from scouring demons to rearranging the greenery to other daily quests up to and including showing other Dragonsworn around. Please remember to add your tag to the post.]


[When the Greensworn arrived at Derenaar, they weren't entirely sure what to expect. Were these elves going to be like the Sin'thalas elves and wish their destruction because of some grudge against the dragons? Or would they be more like the elves of Silverglen Retreat, willing to allow them access and trade but stay distant? What they hadn't expected was - after a lengthy conversation in Darnassian between Rose Hathaway and the elven leaders of Derenaar - to be welcomed in with open arms to the city.

With it being better than initially expected, the Greensworn set about proving themselves by helping out in Derenaar. It seemed a bag of demon heads and a few Kaldorei druids that still honored the Green Flight went a long way.]

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[theshadowkissed]

A: [Rose was sitting in the tavern with a plate of food and what looked like a map of sorts. It was a beautiful map, from one the Derenaar's cartographers, and covered in Darnassian script. It was about time she knew what this world looked like, though there was still a lot on this map she couldn't decipher and she'd been warned by the cartographer that it was from before the Burning Legion's arrival.

Things were bound to be out of date.]


B: [Toward the end of the week, a rumbling could be heard over in the less populated section of the elven city. Drawing close, the vibrations could be felt as well as heard as a large tree was moving, reaching higher into the sky, branches spreading out and roots pulling themselves somewhat out of the ground to create a large hollow underneath it.

Before the tree was Rose with sweat dripping down her face and a look of extreme concentration and strain upon it. Moving a tree this large wasn't hard; it was the care and detail needed to shape it into the lodge she was making it into that was the problem. The precision she was using was exhausting her and, once she was satisfied and released her power, the dhampir dropped to her knees, panting, and braced herself on the ground with her hands.

Eyes closed, she fought back the urge to throw up and willed herself not to pass out. Holy hell, she was never going to make another tree lodge again.]


C: [At various times throughout the week, Rose would patrol the woods surrounding Derenaar. In full green-tinted mail with the forest green drape down her back and a large two-handed sword, the dhampir typically chose evenings on into the night to watch for demons, trolls - she'd actually seen a small group of them once and she'd thought the night elves were weird looking - and any dragonsworn from other flights.

She wasn't expecting any problems, but she'd learned one could never be sure on Azeroth.]

B

[heartstorage]

[Sora had been wandering around the town, taking in the sights. He was glad they made so much progress in befriending these people- they seem pretty nice!]

[It's the sound of the tree limbs moving that attracts him. He heads on over and catches sight of Rose moving the branches. It's safe to say he's awed, watching with an open mouth and expressing a "Whoa".. as they move.]

[At least, until she drops to her knees. Then he snaps out of his awe and runs over here]

Rose! You okay?

[theshadowkissed]

[It took Rose a moment to realize that someone was talking to her. She managed a nod before leaning down to press her forehead to the ground as if she could gain some kind of stabilization from it.

At least that urge to throw up faded.]

Probably. If I pass out, just... just drag me into the lodge I made.

[heartstorage]

[He kneels down next to her, looking concerned]

Did you use too much magic? [Glancing at the tree. Yeah. He's pretty sure doing something like that was beyond his current power levels] And hey, don't pass out on me yet. I have some water, if you need it.

[theshadowkissed]

Way too much. This is five times worse than healing myself.

[Squeezing her eyes shut a moment long, Rose finally pushed herself up only to sit her butt on the ground. She made the most pathetic sight right then with her hair plastered to her face probably looking pretty pale. She hastened to pull her hair back.]

Water sounds wonder. Thanks.

C

[telaari]

[Toward the end of the week, Vas approaches the route Rose uses on her patrols. She's dressed herself in a simple cloth robe instead of her usual armor, and she's covered her head and most of her face with a cowled cloak, but there should be no mistaking the person under it all. Especially so since she hasn't given up her sword or her shield.]

[A master of disguise she is not, but it should not be immediately obvious to any Kaldorei in the area that she is the spitting image of an Eredar. Even under the cloak, though, there's no hiding that questioning tilt of her head, nor the curiosity in her voice.]

You had something to tell me in person, Rose?

[theshadowkissed]

[There was indeed no mistaking the draenei, but that didn't mean Rose didn't find the whole 'disguise' funny. In fact, she started laughing so much she had to lean against a nearby tree.]

What on Earth made you decide on that getup?

[telaari]

[One might interpret the sudden jerk of her head as alarm, but it's honestly hard to tell when she's so covered up.]

I-is that so funny? I didn't want to compromise your efforts here.

[theshadowkissed]

[After a moment of holding her hand up to stall Vastania's next words, Rose managed to get her laughter under control.]

No, no, I get that and appreciate it, but if you're going to go around looking like some tall mystic, you might want to put aside the sword and shield. A staff wouldn't look out of place.

C

[hectorcantgofast]

Hold up for a moment.

[Lyn was working to catch up. She honestly didn't do too well in forests and had to pick her way through the brush so she didn't get caught up on something. Her pet fared a lot better, braving its way through branches without any help.]

You shouldn't be going out alone.

[theshadowkissed]

[Rose waited for Lyn to catch up.]

This is just normal patrols. I'll be fine, but you look like you're having a bit of trouble. Might me what you're wearing.

[hectorcantgofast]

Contrary to popular belief, walking in the woods is a learned skill.

[But she still managed. Being graceful had its benefits.]

Where I come from, there wasn't a single tree in sight.

[theshadowkissed]

It is? [Says the dhampir that mostly grew up in Montana.]

I don't think I could stand places without trees.

C

[seesbosscrotch]

Call this a crazy question, but...

[Up walks the paladin, as unsubtle as ever in his own personal choice of plate mail, one hand lifted in the greeting he hadn't offered verbally.]

...are you out here prepared to engage demons entirely on your own, without your entire flight showing up to yell at you over it?

[theshadowkissed]

That is a weird question. [Rose turned toward Maridian and rest her sword casually on her shoulder.]

My entire flight generally doesn't yell at me about anything, but I think that's mostly because they know I'm both capable and our leader. But reality is that I'm on patrol, have a couple flightmates within distance to aid me should demons come this way, and there aren't many demon incursions this far south anyways.

Also, this is Derenaar. [She jerked her thumb back toward the elven city.] The Greensworn support it. Hence the patrols, though we're more worried about trolls than demons right now. We already cleared the two demon scouting parties out a few days ago.

[seesbosscrotch]

Ah, well. [He chuckles, shaking his head.] No point in trying to transfer, then, not yet anyway. I'm glad to hear you all have it together, though. Not surprising, and something I'd expect of the Emerald Flight.

[Of the Aspects, Ysera is the only other one he trusts besides Alexstraza, since those are the only two he hasn't personally put to the sword in one form or another...]

[theshadowkissed]

Yeah, I've gathered that my flight seems to be the only one that has our shit together. Shame, too, since until the rest of you do, I can't do much about getting us all on the same page for effective strikes against the Burning Legion. It also makes it more difficult to move forward with my plans here, but both me and my flight is adaptable.

[She titled her head.] But what did you mean 'trying to transfer'?

C - sure am gonna bother you with two chars yep yep

[wilder]

[It was pretty normal for Zelos to travel the woods alone. It was pretty easy to stay away from danger when your hearing was as good as his. And even the smaller demon groups he had little trouble handling on his own.]

[Plus frankly, he wasn't all that fond of people.]

[Still, when he hears Rose heading his way, he decides to not to veer off and wait for her. Since hey, haven't seen her in awhile.]

What do you know, it's a small forest after all.

the more the merrier

[theshadowkissed]

Long time, no see, Kane. And yeah, that's what I'm going to call you because Kaneis feels weird in my mouth.

[Rose leaned against a tree.] Seriously, what kind of name is that?

[wilder]

[He snorts and shrugs]

Kaneis? [He shrugs. It's not that weird a name in fake greek land Meltokio, though it's not like he's that fond of it] I dunno, what kind of name is Rose?

[theshadowkissed]

A beautiful flower that represents love and affection. Just watch out for the thorns. [a beat] And it's a nickname. My full name is Rosemarie. You can see why I shortened it.

C

[trampledintheprocess]

Washington is out in the woods around the city, but it's not for anything too ominous. Just hunting and working with his blue raptor pet. Today, he'd lost track of time a bit, and he suspects he might be lost with the oncoming dark.

Typical Wash.

[theshadowkissed]

After a while, he started to see the traces of an elven city and a voice called down to him from one of the large trees nearby.

"Seen any demons while out today?"

A glance up will show Rose in her mail, sitting in the crook of a sturdy branch with her sword resting across her lap.

[trampledintheprocess]

The blue raptor looks up, letting out a cry of warning to his partner. Potential threat.

However, Washington is calmer. "Settle down, raptor. If they were a threat, I suspect that wouldn't have called out to us." He pauses, thinking the question of. "I haven't seen any. And no tracks I could identify as such for sure. I don't know every local species, even if I've got some ability at tracking since arrival."

[theshadowkissed]

"The demons tend to make their presence pretty well known except those felbeasts." And Rose suspected if he'd come across one of them, he wouldn't have been there talking to her.

"But good to hear. Sometimes boring watch is better than interesting watch. So what brings you this way? You're kinda close to Derenaar."