Character Kingdom discussion

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Nikolaus
Adali
Asa
Jasper
Jack
Astrid
Amber
Umber
Ember
Veraly

Asa stared at the page. The words were blending together. Again.
Why?
She shook her head, trying to wake herself up again, but couldn't.
Okay, fine.
She curled up in the grass next to the tree, trying hard to ignore the little creatures scurrying around near her.
They weren't important.
Sleep was important.
A strange rumbling noise sounded in the distance, and it struck dread into Asa's heart, but she ignored it.
Sleep.
She needed sleep.
Blackness overtook her and she was falling into a pit. Deeper... deeper... deeper.
Exhaustion pulled her down.
She was asleep.
But she was still falling.
Asa jerked awake when she slammed hard onto the ground.
Cold, rocky ground.
"Owww," she moaned.
Blood pooled in a cut on her arm, and she bit her lip. That was one way to make the sleepiness disappear - dump her into this... what was this place?
There was a long hallway. Stone floors. Torches on the walls.
She was alone.
Asa couldn't help a smile even as her bones ached and sleepiness once again began to pull at her.
She shook her head hard, fighting through the fog.
Was this a hallucination?
Because it certainly didn't feel like it.

Asa fought the sleepiness and reached inside her satchel for the cordial she had been told to use so sparingly. But if her life wasn't in danger now, someone had a very sick sense of humor.
She placed one drop on her tongue and warmth spread through her body before it turned to heat. She felt the fire on the inside and the veil of exhaustion lifted away. She felt clearer than she had in days and the hallucination lurking at the edge of her consciousness disappeared.
Thank you, Hiron.
She took a deep breath and walked down the hallway, examining faded tapestries that hung from the walls. A doorway appeared ahead of her and she walked faster.
She swept through the doorway and stopped so fast she nearly toppled over. Gems. Thousands upon thousands of gems.
She almost choked.
Then she saw the tall red-haired girl sitting in the corner and she did choke.
She tried hard not to scream.
She wanted to run, but she stayed rooted in place, speechless.

Jack followed a wolf into the woods.
"Rain where are you going?"
Jack tripped over something, his eyes opening.
"Rain?.." He'd been sleep walking and now he was lost. There was a castle in front of him, which was odd. He walked in, and looked around.

"Er.. Hello..." the girl said. Asa's heart leapt into her throat.
It talks!
Of course it talks, you daft idiot! IT'S a she!
Asa shook herself.
"Look, I'm not a thief I just, somehow, I don't know, teleported here, okay? I- er- I-I'm looking for my siblings- could you, um.. help me?" the girl muttered all in one breath.
Asa stared, breathless, trying hard to comprehend that a stranger was talking and expected her to answer. She bit her lip.
"I'm... um... lost too. I-I don't think I can help much," she managed to stammer after a moment.

The girl seemed to go into some variety of trance thing for a few seconds before her eyes popped back open and she stared straight at Asa in a gesture that sent chills of fear down her spine. "They're here," she said matter-of-factly.
Asa nodded tentatively.
She wasn't sure if she trusted this girl or not.

The girl muttered something frantically.
Then gems from the walls and floor kind of just... appeared in front of her. And then she was making a cane out of them.
She was struggling to stand.
Despite her intense fear, Asa's heart beat faster with compassion. She understood the crippling panic when you're separated from those you love.
Without a thought, she darted forward and grabbed the girl's arm.
"It's gonna be okay. I don't know how much I can help, but I'll try," she said quietly.
Maybe Hiron was right. Maybe there is some courage left in me after all.

“Th-Thank you...” the girl whispered as she tried to take a few shaky steps. "Amber Kenneth... What-what's your name?"
Asa's heart slowed when she began to realize that this girl was just as scared - if not more so - than herself.
"I'm Asa. Where do you come from?" she asked as she steadied Amber's arm.

Veraly walked in, feeling with her cane the new surroundings-- This was different, but maybe...she could figure out where she was.

Maybe there was a temple nearby, and she could ask for help from those within it-- they may know her "father" as she liked to call him, even though they were not related...He felt like a father to her.

"Greetings" she called out, "is anyone here?"

"Well, it's not here, that's for certain.. I live -lived, I guess- in a place called Faesville.. But now I have no clue where I am. And my sisters probably don't either..." Amber said, her voice trailing off.
Asa could see urgency alight in her eyes.
"What are your sister's names?" she asked, again surprising herself at her own willingness to talk to this stranger.
Amber took a few unsteady steps towards the door, and Asa followed.

((Oooops sorry I didn't mean to post so soon!))

The pair set off down the hallway.
"Greetings! Is anyone here?" a voice called weakly.
Amber and Asa jumped in unison, and Asa felt the old fear returning.
"Um... should we answer?" she asked quietly.

Veraly bit her lip, "Of course you should! You see I am very lost...and I don't know where I am..." she exhaled, "I don't even know where my brother is...My name is Veraly by the way."

A girl appeared around the corner, feeling her way with a cane.
Asa felt guilt roil in her chest. And she'd thought the girl was dangerous. Oh well.
"Of course you should! You see I am very lost...and I don't know where I am..." she exhaled as if to calm herself, "I don't even know where my brother is...My name is Veraly by the way."
Asa sighed. "Yeah. We're lost too. I'm Asa."

Veraly nodded, good she was not only one who had lost their way, perhaps they would know where she was.
"Oh good...So I am not the only one...Do you happen to know where...a temple or monastery is?" she asked and then paused, "I am not particularly religious myself, but a...member of my family is a monk, and my brother is very religious"

"Oh..." muttered Veraly, "that isn't good..." she felt around the cane feeling the hard stones of the castle. "...Do you know if anyone lives there?"

Asa decided she was going to let Amber deal with this. The other girl seemed much more socially apt...

Veraly nodded, "I hope they're nice...Then and not hostile." Feeling around the castle once more. "I am Veraly by the way, you are?"

Veraly shook her head, "not really...I believe I just came here." She bite her lip, bother, she supposed she wouldn't get any information from a temple from any kind...Though since this was a new world, she was even starting to doubt whether anyone would know of the religions which would belong to the temples she was thinking of.

"Are you familiar with the name-- Ashalena? I don't know her personally...but she is royalty where I am from..."

"Alright." muttered Veraly. "I was just wondering...So I suppose, I am not anywhere near my home..." she groaned, "which is really quite wonderful ..."

She kept wondering how Phoenix might be reacting without her, what if he needed her? Like really needed her? She wouldn't be around to help him...Which made her stressed.

"I hope so too..." Veraly smiled, "Though I doubt my father..." she paused, he wasn't really her 'father' per say, but she didn't want to explain it further, "would be casually hanging around her...Unless...He had to come here for religious reasons or..." she paused wondering whether or not she should add that on, "He was plotting to dethrone the ruler of this place." She laughed a little nervously. "Of course he would have to have reasons for wanting to do that..."
She blushed, realizing that she had disclosed a little bit too much personal information about her family life.

"I do too." added Veraly, "and if I may ask...Are you familiar with anyone who is a member of a religious order? Of any kind? I know you don't know where temples or monasteries are, I just..." she paused placing a hand to her head, she was getting a headache from her stress, "...wondering, because I could get in contact with my father's colleagues..." wait do you call other monks colleagues? She did not have time to question this right now.

Veraly shook her head, "No I didn't-- I was just hoping, there would be at least something familiar in this world that I could latch onto to get home..." She bit her lip, and used the cane to walk closer to Amber. "But do you know of anyone? Even if you don't know who Ashalena is, you may know someone who is a religious leader of the same religion my father or brother believes."

"It's complicated to explain..." muttered Veraly, "But it believes in reincarnation, that when you die you move onto another life until you break the cycle..." she paused, "before I go on further, do you know anyone who believes in that? Or do you believe in it yourself?"

(Also out of character: sorry if I am not giving a whole lot of info on it, I am still creating the religion).

Veraly nodded, deciding not to say much. Alright, so she was completely clueless now as to how to get home-- every option she had was gone, she didn't seem to know the name, Ashalena, nor did she know anything about the religion...She was in a world of strangers.

"Well...Um, what now?" she asked. "If I may ask, since I talked so much about my country, what is yours...like?" She felt odder than usual, usually she was able to have a conversation with someone without stuttering-- now she just felt stressed.

"That sounds nice-- me and my brother lived in a city..." Veraly replied, looking off, "and was there any magic in that isle of yours? There was plenty of magic where I am from...It just depends on how...people react to it. I should say...."
She, like many people were not very happy with the way some people handled magic they had never seen before. She wished that these people shared the mindset that her "father" and brother did of peacefully handling magic.

"That sounds interesting." replied Veraly, "where I am from, we have magic that is to be taught and really magic that you're born with, though some people recently have had the fear of Shapeshifters..." she paused looking off, "spurred on mostly by rumor." She also realized this girl would have no idea what she was talking about. But she decided she could explain it further if asked.

Veraly looked around having had heard the scream and the girl she had been talking leaving, she couldn't figure out where she went.

So she began looking around for the other girl (Asa) and calling "is anyone here?" she asked, feeling more scared than she was willing to show.

Veraly turned around, "Oh good! I was worried I had lost you. What happened?"

"I'm fine, I just can't see..." Veraly muttered, "so I must admit, I was a bit terrified to be left alone in a strange land..."

Veraly nodded and sat down, she was a bit overwhelmed. She didn't know where she was, and that was frightening to her.

But she decided she would remain calm, and breathe, and perhaps pretend she was someone else. Someone who knew exactly where they were going, someone who had intended to come here.

"I don't know where Asa is..." she replied softly.

(Oops, typo, sorry, Veraly mean't to say "I don't know" instead of "I know")

(Thank you :D )

Veraly nodded, she tried to think of what to do. Was there a way to write home? Surely there was? There had to be...There just had to be a way to write back.

"Do you know if there is a town nearby perhaps?" she asked, trying to get the other girls's attention. "Or a messenger of sorts to deliver letters with?"

(oh that's so mean of you. Well, Veraly has powers too, but I am not going to reveal them now either. (view spoiler)[ That is very mean of me (hide spoiler)])

"Wonderful." Veraly muttered, tugging on her black hair. "Well, maybe there will be shapeshifters in the forest? If they even exist in this world, or maybe there is a dragon nearby..." she began rattling off ideas of what she thought could help her, "who knows this place or..."

"Thank you..." Veraly muttered, trying to keep her mind off her fears once more. "I just, am a bit scared and homesick."
She tried to think about her times with Phoenix and other events in her life, to comfort her. She remembered telling stories and reading stories to him when he had was sick. She remembered, her first performance on stage. The energy the sound of laughter and clapping-- it was wonderful.

"Maybe." she said, "I should look to the further past to figure out...What to do..."

"I know...I am calming myself actually." replied Veraly, "Now I wish I knew where my scroll was..." she wasn't even sure if she had taken it with her-- if anything she had probably left it at home...Great.

"It's complicated, I got it when I was twenty like everyone else..." she replied, "But, it...is cold to the touch?" She realized that was probably very unhelpful information.

"I know exactly what it said, but the info, is something very personal..." replied Veraly.

(She's twenty-one)

Veraly, "Maybe once I knew whether it is in my bag or not..." She took her bag and began searching through it, maybe it had been put in there...Finally she found it. "Yes!"

(Yeah weirdly my older characters keep accidentally being in RPs with younger ones. I don't know why that happens. XD)

Veraly opened it and began reading, perhaps there was something in here that could trigger a memory for her. Perhaps there was something of use...

Veraly put the scroll down and put it back into her bag-- she had found something at least but she wasn't sure if it was of use.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Veraly asked the two sisters.

(Don't worry, I have a character named Phoenix and another one named Felix, so names sounding similar doesn't confuse me. :) )

Veraly shook her head, "I don't think I could...sorry." She looked over to one side, and sighed. She wished she could hug Phoenix right now.

( I saw :D )

"Of course." said Veraly, using her cane to help herself stand up. "Do you know where she was last?"

"Understood." replied Veraly, and then paused for a moment and then said suddenly, "supposing my brother, is around here, which I doubt he is...But I may as well tell you just in case." she paused and then added "Can I describe what he looks like? From what I've been told, he is very thin, pale, has freckles, and black hair which is usually messy, and has blue eyes..."

"Thank you" smiled Veraly, "I hope he's alright...Wherever he is..." she tapped the ground with her cane and tried not to think about it too much. He was probably just home and she was the one who was missing...But at the same time, something in the back of her mind made her think that something had happened to him too.

Veraly nodded and followed them down the hallway, using her cane to help her figure out where she was.

Veraly followed, she was glad that she did not feel alone anymore. There was someone there helping here, and maybe would help her find her brother...She hoped he was alright...She supposed her mind kept coming back to him because she was his older sister.

And as a sister, it was hard not to worry...Though she would like her mind to stop moving. So she tried to focus, focus on her breathing as she walked. And soon her mind became quiet, and she felt calmer.

Quinley wrote: "Veraly, "Maybe once I knew whether it is in my bag or not..." She took her bag and began searching through it, maybe it had been put in there...Finally she found it. "Yes!"

(Yeah weirdly my older ..."

((Haha yeah. In my group I have a 21 year old and a 22 year old with 15,16, and 17 year olds XD)