Roleplaying

Tambia’s ears popped forward into a relaxed upright position. Just what was this guy’s game anyway? Maybe he wasn’t there to kill her; at least that’s what she wanted to believe. “Stop calling me princess” she growled, that really grinded at her nerves, enough even to cause he to abandon good sense “I told you my name—now use it!” she demanded boldly, seemingly forgetting the gravity of the situation.

Hearing his next word confused her, causing her to tilt her head slightly. Anthanaisa? Shards? Shards of what? Porthole jumpers? “What are you talking about? She affirmed bewilderedly “Anthanaisa? I don’t even know who that is” she snorted “and shards? Why would I care about some broken glass? Clearly you have me confused with someone else” she was getting annoyed, and nervous, eyeing the jungle beyond this brute urgently.

He moved closer just then, and she backed away, staying clear of his weapons. “You’re nuts” she breathed, as she listened to his offer to join them, whoever ‘they’ were. “I’ll pass” she added dismissively, there was no way she was joining him, she could tell just by him that they were all up to no good, and wanted no part of it. “I’m more of a solo act you see—you understand how that is… just can’t do the whole team thing. I like to be free to just do what I want on my own terms. If that’s all you wanted then you have your answer, and you may leave” she indicated the direction he had emerged from. She didn’t actually expect him to just leave, but wishful thinking compelled her to try that angle anyway. She realized that refusing someone like him was unwise, but at the same time she felt like surrendering her integrity out of fear of death would be even worse.

Sola's wings were sore by the time she reached the cliff. The thermal currents had not only worked against her, but so had the wind. Her earlier dislocation didn't exactly aid in easing the pain either.

As she approched the cliff, she saw Tambia in beast form talking to a very large drake. Sola cursed under her breath and quickly scanned for Qeo before seeing him hidden in the brush.

Dropping her kill on the ground, Sola opened her wings wide as she landed gracfully just behind and to the side of Tambia. Shaking her coat, Sola's eyes narrowed at the new commer and Tambia's skiddish attitude. Foe it is.

But Sola wasn't one to outright attack, she wanted to know what was going on here. "Tambia?" She said approaching the two as Sola kept her eyes locked on the new dragon. "Is there trouble? And who is this?"

Darik snorted in rage. "Don't pretend you don't know princess. I was born at night, not last night." His eyes narrowed. "And by the way, its the solo act that always attracts the wrong attention."

Just then, a creature approached. Darik watched as the demon landed, pausing to flap its wing excessivly in a display of power. Darik wasn't scared of demons, there were several back at shard head-quarters, but he also knew that demons came well equiped. He didn't doubt he could take the demon, but the serpent on her tail concerned him. Without knowing what toxin it held, he was unwilling to risk engaging the creature.

"The names Darik; and no, there's no trouble; right princess?" Darik directed at Tambia.

Tambia flattened her ears to her head growling “clean out your ears—I said I don’t know what you’re talking about! Are you calling me a liar?” she hissed agitatedly “and if it attracts your type then that’s no joke” she commented offhandedly snorting and pawing at the ground. She was getting aggravated, and didn’t like being jerked around. She just wanted him to reveal his intentions already.

Just then she heard Sola’s voice and felt relief wash over her as the demon entered her field of vision from the side. The cat would make a perfect distraction for this guy, her arrival boosted Tambia’s confidence a bit, enough to perpetuate her charade of disregard. “Not really” she answered dishonestly “this jerk just decided to bust in here and harass me—don’t know what he wants either… some nonsense about shards” she downplayed the gravity of the situation, like the fact that he had threatened to kill her and had the power to do so. She felt like if he had really wanted to kill her, he would have done it already, but at the same time she kept a safe distance just to be sure.

She listened to the fiend introduce himself, smirking when he said his name was Darik; she found that amusing as it didn’t sound the slightest bit intimidating, but she managed to keep her mouth closed, that is until he called her princess again. She growled, showing her fangs, ears laid back “there will be if you call me princess again” she snapped “My name is Tambia! You got that?! Not princess—Tambia!” she stomped at the ground childishly, oblivious to the fact the he was purposely pushing her buttons and she was reacting in exactly the manner to it that his type desired; a provoked manner. Had her mind been clearer it wouldn’t have happened.

The setting is flexible, and will change as the characters move from world to world.

 

Currently, the portals are leaving people in the middle of wild, untamed jungle. The forest around you is so thick, any sunlight that filters through is a dark, shadowy green. The weather here is unpredictable, raining one minuet and crushing its inhabitants with heat the next. To add to the treachery of the landscape, you are perched on the side of a mountain, challenging every step you make with crumbling stones and jutting cliffs. Beware of your surroundings, The Order of the Shard are not your only enemies here. This planet is inhabited by dinosaurs, as it seems the portals have dumped you into some sort of prehistoric earth.

 

Now, you have one decision; up, or down?

 

The space and time continuum has been thrown wildly out of order, causing portals from across the universe to rip open at seeming random times. These portals cause a violent reaction in the area around them, sucking in all near by beings through and dumping them into a new world, in a new time. It is up to you to figure out what is going on, and how to survive in this uninhabited and hostile world. However, you are not the only one in this journey. Creatures from all sorts of other worlds, some which you could not imagine, have been pulled to this planet as well.

 

The reasons for the disturbances are not as random as you may think. An organization, know as The Order of the Shards, or Shard for short, also inhabits this planet. They are led by a woman who goes by the name of Anthanaisia, who believes that her cause is the only way to save the universe. She is seeking out the seven split pieces of the Great Crystal, and with its power she plans to destroy all the current worlds and create a new, perfect one.

 

But the shards are well protected. It is up to you and the friends you make to find the even crystal shards. The Shard of Bravery, The Shard of Faith, The Shard of Sacrifice, The Shard of Will, The Shard of Passion, The Shard of Vitality, and The Shard of Hope. With these shards, you can restore the Great Crystal. With its power, you can stop Shard and return everybody to their proper times and dimensions.

 

But it is not as easy as collecting the pieces. You will be racing against time itself to find the shards before Anthanasia, or perhaps racing to gather them for her. These shards will test you in trails to prove you are truly worth the honor of possessing them. Will you be able to pass the ultimate tests of character?