Roleplaying

Daytime

Kipek ran, looking over his shoulder constantly. He heard another roar and leaped up into a tree, just in time as an angry grizzly lumbered past, sniffing loudly. Kipek climbed higher than ever, digging his fingernails hard into the smooth bark of the weeping willow he was climbing in. He had been trying to find a good shelter to keep his things in, when he accidently wandered into a mother grizzly's den. She had roared so loud that it made his ears hurt, then started chasing him. The worst thing was that it was right after winter, so the grizzly had just woken up from hibernation and was really hungry. Kipek had ran fast, but luckily his wolf reflexes and knowledge of this section of the forest helped him get away from the sleepy bear. The mother bear looked up and saw him, Kipek whimpered slightly, like a wolf does when it's scared, and he climbed a bit higher. The mother grizzly reared, but Kipek was just out of reach, and she was too tired to climb and needed to get back to her babies. The bear growled as a warning, scratched the willow's bark, then thundered away, huffing. Kipek sighed with great relief, seeing as he didn't want his life to end as grizzly food. After about half an hour, Kipek jumps from the tree and starts following the bear's footprints, in order to find the things he dropped while running. Soon, he found his satchel, sack, homemade bow and arrows, and his sharpened spear/knife. He trudged towards the broken meadows, always alert and looking around for more danger. Kipek soon spotted a young buck, and though skinny, Kipek knew that the large deer's meat could easily last him and his pack for at least a day. Pulling back his bow, he took aim at the deer's neck and shot. With a sharp whistle of wind and moan of pain and surprise, the deer fell to the ground, its legs sitting limply on the ground. Kipek raced to the deer's body, then carefully pulled the arrow out, then looked into the deer's large brown eyes. "Do you give me permission for your healthy meat to sustain me?" Kipek asked quietly, his voice slightly hoarse from little use. The deer's eyes fluttered, but as Kipek looked into them, he could see the deer's Dlaw, or soul, just about to depart to the animal spirit world. The Dlaw nodded, and finally the deer's last breaths of life faded, and the Dlaw flew away, as light as a feather. Kipek smiled slightly then found some vines and a good, large oak, so he tighed the deer's body around one of the strongest and thickest branches, knowing that when night fell, he and the pack would have a feast...

Jylani ducked behind a rock as a giant beast soared over head. The Broken Meadows were a dangerous place but she dare not enter the Whispering Forest. No, too much darkness and tight places. She would lose control and panic, probably resulting in her death. She peaked out to make sure it was clear before dashing to the next rock. She pressed herself against its cool surface as she caught her breath. An arrow hissed as it sped past her face, striking a deer not far off. She froze, holding her breath, she heard the hoarse voice of a boy speaking to the deer. This boy didn't sound dangerous so Jylani cautiously stepped around the rock. "Hello?" she said. 2 

Kipek yelped in wolf, the girl had appeared seemingly out of nowhere... yet, she was very short and prettly... Unusual, too... light pink hair... how hadn't he seen or smelled her? "Um, hi" he said, clearing his throat to get the hoaressness away "I'm, uh, Kipek, your name?" he said, rather politely. Kipek rubbed his chin, looking behind him, then nervously trying to pat his hair down flat. "erm, d'you want some deer?" the words burst out of his mouth before he could stop it, and he sat on a rock, still looking around constantly. The girl looked kind of timid, but she must have been brave, he thought stepping from behind that rock to say hi when an arrow just whizzed past her.. . . . . 

"Jylani," she said, holding out her hand for a handshake shyly. "If you don't mind me having some and as long we don't have to go into the forest." When she said forest and uncontrollable shutter went through her. She looked around, her wide eyes always open for things that might try to eat a small girl like herself. A shadow passed overhead and she ducked behind the rock again. "Is it gone?" she asked, peaking from behind the rock after a little bit. "It must be nice not looking like a meal to everything that goes by," she said, observing how tall he was and how strong. He probably stood a chance against a hungry beast.

"na," said Kipek. "y'know a grizzly bear just tried to make a meal out a me. will you please come with me? I've needed company for little while. I'll protect you." Kipek went on, sadly noticing how the girl would be easy prey if she wasn't careful. Another shadow slunk out of the trees, just about to leap on Kipek until he shot it straight through the beast's heart. "It'll be OK, I know these woods very well and I'm afraid to shoot a beast." Kipek added over his shoulder while walking towards the forest as she looked reluctant. He climbed up the oak again and grabbed the deer soon they had made a roaring which the Deer's legs were now cooking on. "here, try some" Kipek said to Jylani call Ma handing her a large quantity of meat. He smiled to her reasurringly.

Jylani came over and sat on a rock next to the fire. She took the meat gladly. It's not the beasts I'm scared of....... it's the dark and all those trees so close to me....... touching me......." she said and shuttered, her eyes losing focus for a second. She shook her head and recovered. "Sorry, I'm extremely claustrophobic, maybe if you lead the way I could manage......" She lifted her head up as the last dying rays of sunlight spread across her nose. "Oh! It's almost night!" she exclaimed in fright. "You want to say back," she said scrambling backwards.  "I'm not known to be the nicest or the coolest in my creature form."

(Your post to this one will be nighttime so please put that at the top to keep things in order!)

Nighttime

Kipek runs to meet his back, his legs blurring fast beneath him. He howls to alert the pack, and they howl back. He pulls the rest of the deer's remains and drags them towards the pack camp, licking his lips with the tasty feeling of warm blood on his tongue, then... sinking his teeth into warm, fresh meat and flesh. He just then notices a beautiful.. yet deadly and eerie-looking glow behind him. He saw a beautiful, pinkish phoenix and decided not to stick around; this one looked strong- and dangerous. He races into the forest, dropping tiny bits of meat along the way. The pack is happy with the next day's haul he's brought in. They prance around him, yelping with pleasure as the omegas dart timidly out of the trees, trying to collect and eat at least a reasonable amount of the dropped meat. "Scavengers!" snarls Kipek at a particullary close one, it backs away, its tail lowered in fright and humiliation. The pack is nocturnal, so they run out for a night's hunting, their eyes gleaming in the moonlight. The pack stops at the creek for a drink, when they see a grizzly cave. They run the opposite direction and find themsleves on the side of Broken Meadows in front of a human shelter. The rest of the pack leaves, but Kipek stays, meories rushing and weaving in and out of him and his head, but yet, too much...Was there a small girl named Jyalni? ...hadn't he hunted that deer with human tools- a bow and arrow, they were called?....Had he and Jylani sat in front of the fire, warming their hands and eating pieces of cooked deer? Didn't Jylani mention her night creature was very hot...? A Phoenix! that's what the glow had been, why it wasn't the coolest animal or freindliest! The memories came rushing back so quickly that Kipek almost stumbled. Looking for the source of the softly glowing light, he saw the beautiful fire bird located high up in a tree... "Jylani?" he called softly, but the bird showed no sign of reconition, just a little look of... was it fear? in her eyes. Slightly hurt, Kipek lay down in a waiting and submissive yet protective postion, hoping that Jylani would agree on his request for a truce of peace.

1.

Jylani perched high within an oak tree. Tears sizzled down her face, turning to steam before they ever fell to the ground. Small branches close to her cracked and snapped, burned by her feathers. She heard her name and jumped, looking about. A wolf stood at the base of the tree looking up at her and clearly he had been the one to speak. "I don't want to hurt you, wolf!" she cried but the wolf didn't seem to understand. "Stay away! It's not safe to be near me!" Suddenly something struck her. Those eyes, hadn't she seem them before? "Kipek!" she exclaimed, the memory of the boy she had met as a human not long ago flooded back into her mind. "Kipek? Is that you?" 2

Kipek saw the pretty bird screech with delight, and he sighed with relief but why couldn't he understand her?! Kipek also saw tears falling from Jylani's small face. He did what he thought would be a hopefully freindly bark, then turned his back towards her while looking over his shoulder, clearly indicating for the phoenix for a fun little ride on his back. He stepped his paw in the still slightly hot fire coals, hopefully showing her he was not afraid of fire and that he trusted her. He looked pleadingly up at her, clearly saying his thoughts: he got lonely with a pack of normal wolves, none were like him, yet if they stayed together for the night, A: they wouldn't get lost, and B: Kipek would appear morre frightening to night predators and they wouldn't get lonely or feel hurt. Please, he begged with his eyes, looking straight into her's. He did a hopeful smile that read, please.

Kipek seemed to be indicating that she should ride on his back. She spread her wings, fire crackled in wind, sending little pink sparks flashing into the night. She gently dropped from the tree and swooped low, softly landing on Kipek's shoulders. She held her wings high up against her body to prevent the licking flames from touching his fur. She cocked her head at him, asking what they were going to do. She looked at the silver-white fur between her toes. It was similar to his hair as a human. She could light from her own glowing form on the ground, replacing every shadow.

Kipek smiled inside, enjoying the pleasent and cheery warmth coming from the sof glow on his shoulder that was Jylani in the chilly night. He trotted forth in the night, the cool wind blasting in his face and gently tousling his fur. Kipek knew just where he was going to show Jylani, and he kept at a trot until he reached the shimmering creek that glowed brightly under the light of the full moon. He pulled back his head into an eerie howl then walked to the edge of the water, smiling while looking into its mysterious depths. He hoped Jylani enjoyed it, too.

(good night for now!)

5.

Jylani enjoyed being shown around and she took in all the things she saw. The sun began to rise and she began to feel very tired. She hopped gracefully off of Kipek's back and lay down in the soft grasses near a river. The grasses were fresh and moist enough that they don't burn with her touch. She tucked her head under her wing and her eyes closed almost instantly. She heard something that sounded like Kipek laying down somewhere close by. She began drifting off to sleep, the sun's morning rays starting to shine on her. The light caused a shimmer to spread across her body and her human form began to take shape.

Daytime

It had been a very peacful and cozy night; curled up against the soft warmth of Jylani. Kipek opened his eyes to know that he was human again, as nothing was black and white. He yawned and stretched his arms, feeling more tired than ever. He could here the quiet snores of Jylani, and not wanting to rouse her, he gently stood up and smiled at Jylani. It was very cute the way she sleeped, with a tiny intake of breathe, than a small puff of air. He kneeled down, and though it was early and he knew that Kipek should let her sleep, Kipek bent down and gently shook her shoulder, while whispering "Get up sleepyhead, I know you're probably tired, but we need to get moving; I don't want beasts to find us." He gave her an encouraging smile, then dragged the rest of the cooked deer that was left and shared it with Jylani. Just then, he heard a familiar noise-huffing? The grizzly was back! "We need to get out of here!" said Kipek, swiftly pulling her up and looking for where the source of the sound was. He saw the a charging shadow across the creek, and though far away- coming closer by the second. "RUN!" Kipek yelled as the grizzly burst from the trees, stomping over the creek and trampling shrubs and bushes with every thwump of her paw. "Get in the highest and thinest tree you can!" Kipek yelled, looking for a willow that he could maybe lift Jylani into...

Jylani got a sudden and rude awakening to her morning as a mother grizzly came charging across the stream at her. Kipek pulled her to her feet before she really even had a chance to react. He yelled run and gave her a push in the opposite direction of the grizzly. Jylani was shocked for a moment and just stood there, then her brain realized her life was in danger and she took off running. She had no idea where she was running to. Branches whipped at her face, causing her to stumble blindly. She hoped Kipek was at her side but she couldn't tell. A really tall tree came up ahead so she raced to it and tried frantically to climb it. She had never climbed a tree before though so it wasn't going well. 

Kipek saw a tall tree, and luckily Jylani started climbing it. The bad thing was she seemed to have trouble climbing, and Kipek realized that she probably had hardly climbed before. Kipek gave her a push towards the nearest branch, then scrambled up like a squirell. Kipek grabbed Jylani's hand and somewhat dragged her up the tree, the good thing was that he was strong and she was light. The mother grizzly caught up with them in seconds, and before Kipek could get out of her reach, she reared and tried to pull him down with her teeth and claws by the leg. Kipek cried out in pain, grabbing blindly for a solid branch. He found one, but the grizzly still had his leg as he held onto the branch, then kicked as hard as he could near where he felt the bear's jaws locked on his leg, though he couldn't see where he was kicking. Luckily, the hit got its target and the grizzly now cried out in pain as its soft nose made contact with a hard kicking boot. Shivering and pain and fear, Kipek tried to ignore the pain as he climbed as fast as he could on the branch with Jylani, hoping his leg wasn't going to fall off. It hurt a lot, and when Kipek looked at his shins, he realized soon after that it was a mistake when he threw up the little food that was in his stomach; his leg was bloody and mangled and looked more like a cut open, trapped marmot than anything else. The contents of his stomach fell on the grizzly, and it did a roar of rage that shook the whole forest. It gave Kipek a look of scary, purest loathing, then stormed away with a yellow patch now on its back, snarling.

3. (I don't know why, but for some reason my computer copied the same post I was doing and doubled it, so it's number three, not number 4.)

Whisper Forest

This forest is of huge trees with long hanging branches. The ground is very moist and soft, filling the air with its fresh scent. Many crystal clear waterfalls and pools are hidden among the trees, creating sounds as if spirits are whispering in your ears. The water is said to be magic and some come to them, seeking healing and blessings. However danger lurks in every shadowed corner.


Broken Meadows

Grass and wild-flowers cover the many gentle hills of the meadows, broken by sharp rocks. This place is very open to threat and danger.

Ghost's Gorge

Barren and covered with volcanoes. The air is hot and dry here and the sky covered by grey clouds. There is nothing living or beautiful here. It is an evil place and rumored to be where the key to breaking the spell resides. Chances of surviving this place are slim.

Note: Characters may start in any place you choose except for Ghost's Gorge. There are many other places to go but I only described the main ones.

This role play will follow the lives of humans who reside in the land of Zaiean. This land has a spell cast over it which causes everyone to change into a creature either all day or all night. What creature they morph into depends on what season of the year they are born in. This group is seeking to find out what is causing their sudden morphs so it can be stopped.

This RP with run on a day/night rotation. In order for this to work there are some rules.

I will start the very first RP post as day. Day will be put in bold letters at the top of the post. At the bottom of the post after all action from my character I will put a number 1. The next 5 people to post will put numbers 2-6 at the bottom. When it gets to the 7th poster they will put night in bold letters. They will put a 1 at the bottom. The next 5 posts will be numbered 2-6. At this point the 7th will post 1 and day in bold letters and the rotation continues this way. Please remember if it is day or night and keep your posts in accordance.

 

Edit: Rotation has been changed to 8 posts.

There are 4 seasons your character can be born in, spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Spring: March-May

Day creature: Chickadee


Night creature: Phoenix

 

Summer: June-August


Day creature: Gryphon

Night creature: Bat

Fall: October-December

Day creature: Snake

Night creature: Wolf

Winter: January-February

Day creature: Frost Dragon

Night creature: Snowy Owl

The unfortunate thing about being a creature is they can't talk except to others of the same type.

Many generations ago, a spell was cast on the land which makes everyone change into a creature every day or night. This new generation seeks to discover the secrets on how to remove this spell and set themselves free.

All standard EX RP rules apply!

Please keep all romance and violence at bare minimum! (hugging and kissing only and no gory descriptions)

Keep all RP posts in 3rd. person to keep it neat and non-confusing.

No swearing! Please refrain from having your character spout something when they are angry.

Please use the following form for describing your character to keep descriptions clear to understand.

Birthday:

Season:

Day or Night:

Human Description:

Creature Description:

Note: The creature doesn't have to be normal colors.