The journey begins.

[Calamity Jane]

Rhia:

Rhia reached for her knife and spun around. The woods were silent. There was no one there. 'Gods, I need to get a grip on myself!'

Sheathing her knife, she walked farther into the woods, and stopped when she could hear the noise from town. Pondfell. A worthless burg in the middle of nowhere.

She watched the caravan roll into town, and started toward them. She'd put her horse up in the livery, and then come back to the woods for the night.

 

[Lady_Siren]

Shakira felt her spirits fall slightly when she heard he was to be married soon. She really was a romantic to believe that after only one dance he would be interested in her. Oh well like her mother always said "Love them and leave them it's the only way" oh how she wished that she were here. Pushing her sadness to the side she contemplated Tristin's offer then nodded "Ok why not" dancing always did cheer her up.

 

[poohlive]

An hour later, their pockets bulging, Tristan bought a round for the three of them.
"Oh, who knew a woman dancing would bring in so much money?" He ribbed Ravish in the elbows, who merely grunted. His face seemed just happy enough to get out of the suit.
Tristan's smile said it all though, "With your dancing, and our talent, we could make piles of gold. Piles and piles."
The ale was set down for each of them. Ravish took his, sipping on it solemnly, while Tristan drowned it in huge gulps. The only thing on his mind were getting drunk and then getting to bed.
If someone else happened to be there, the better for him.
"How attached are you to that group? Cause, if there is any way we could steal you away from them, it would be more than worth your while, believe me."

 

[Lady_Siren]

Shakira studdied Tristan for a moment. She wanted to travel with him but what would happen when he got married? And yet even with her doubts she knew she couldn't say no "I'm not really attached to the group and I think we could definitly make a good team"

 

[poohlive]

Tristan nodded, happy with her choice, "Great, just great."
He went back to counting his gold. All of them shiny and perfect, little mountinas of power for himself and Ravish.
Then, something caught his eye. It was a gold piece, but something of a different kind. It was slightly bigger than the rest, and duller as well. The other ones shined in the light, but this one did not.
He examined it closely, not a fake gold piece. This was true gold, pure gold. It ws heavy in his hand. The sign of a huge lion was on the front, a lion with wings.
His eyes stared in amazement.
On the back was a small mountain, no words were on it, but he knew which mountain it was. This was proff that the tales were all true, they were all true.
He quickly pocketed the rest of his gold, holding it out to the others.
"Look, just look at this."
Ravish, recognized it first, his eyes glowing brightly. Even mountain men knew of the legend.
"Is this?"
He nodded, "It is. The golden coin, do you remember who gave it to us?"
Ravish checked his stash, seeing he held one as well, "Yes, I do remember. That old man, he threw that small pouch of coins in, then he left."
Tristan didn't wait for anything, he simply bounded off, Ravish wasn't far behind.

(Siren, you had the idea of seeking paradise, or something? Well, make it into a plot, I've given you a good enough opening, just go for it. I want to see what you can do...
speaking of which, anyone else still in this? I assumed since no one else has responded in a while that Siren and I are the sole survivors)

 

[Kaos_Star]

Kaos

Kaos continued into town and tied Midnight at the entrance to the tavern. He then went inside and got a rather large glass of ale and came back out and sat next to his horse. He had decided that he was not going to bother to get to know the locals just yet and wanted to be outside in the fresh air anyway.



OOC: i am still here, my comp was messing up and i couldn't post. I think siren had a good idea. you should build on it Siren.

 

[Calamity Jane]

OOC: Still here... waiting for the story to develop, i guess. Go for it siren... lead us on outta here

 

[Guest]

OOC: Ok I'll do what I can!

IC: Shakira had sat there staring at the coin, staring at something she thought she would never see again. She didn't pay attention when Tristan bounded off or when Ravish followed him she just sat there staring at the coin remembering...

She was only six when they had first entered the paradise. Thats what she called it because it was paradise. Lush green hills, glittering water falls and wealth beyond measure. Her mother had started searching for this place when Shakira's father had kicked her out for getting pregnant. She wanted what was best for her child so she had read everything she could and talked to every traveler and finally she had found it. At first they just stood there staring at the beauty then they had been approached by gaurds dressed in golden armor "you have entered Altania, state your name, and your purpose" her mother had just stared for a long while at their glittering armor before sputtering an answer "My name is Melinda this is my child Shakira. We are homeless and I seek what is best for her" the gaurds eyes softened somewhat "How did you learn of this place? It is secret no one knows of here" Her mother had gazed around before answering "I can understand why, it is so beautiful. If people were to know about it then it would be destroyed. Such is life" She looked at the gaurds "I learned only from legends and used only my hope that there is still a place of beauty left on this godforsaken planet. Please allow my daughter and I to live here! We have no where else to go" The gaurds had looked at one another and nodded. Thus their life in Altania began. She was happy there, everyone was happy there, but a sickness filled the land and many people died her mother included. Afterwards people began arguing. People were mean to each other and no one smiled any more. Shakira began to realize that it was just a sickness it was something else... The Elders had summoned her and blamed her the outsider for causing it. They banished her from Altania never to return...

Now she knew what she must do. She had to help the people of Altania. It was the least they could do, they had given her mother and her shelter and a place to call home. Tristan would help her he had to. Now with this idea in her head she stood up and took off out the door to find Tristan.

 

[Lady_Siren]

Sorry , the above post is me!

 

[Kaos_Star]

Kaos

Kaos notices Shakira and Tristans conversation and walks over to where Shakira is sitting

"Hey, Shakira, are you okay. You seem to be remembering something bad, something that do to with that coin. What does that coin mean to you?? It means quite a bit to me, but I didn't know how many others knew of that place. That is where i am heading Shakira. I will help you bring back the peace to Paradise,
if you will accept my help."