Daeriin’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2013)

Daeriin’s comments from the The Labyrinth (Advanced RP, Inviting Members) group.

Good morning, or actually day already. :)

Ancient writings on the surface that has seen no mercy from time filled with dim and mysterious light and the majestic gates of the Labyrinth slowly opened for the first time since the place was abandoned by the Crimson Witch inviting Pelajos Iskilsa to come in and explore what the place had to offer.

The Gates of the Labyrinth

The entrance to the Labyrinth - a great stone gate with inscriptions in a long forgotten language - is located on the shore of a lonely island, among great grey rocks and sand.

"I wasn't planning to go away just yet." Riin replied to Iskilsa making a mental note of the fact the man could see her actions even being blinded. "But I could, just to consult some books in the Labyrinth's library on your condition. A lot of visitors did some chronicle writing back in the days... Though it's mostly just legends and rubbish."
"Oh, hello Teddy." She turned to the child.

Good night, I'm off for today.
See you tomorrow.

"Oh my. Deepest apologies for all the inconveniences you had to experience here so far."
Riin carefully stood up from the chair and stretched out bringing her body back to life after her slumber. Blood returned to her limbs and she winced feeling the invisible pins and needles prickle her skin.
Then she made a motion with her hands over the head and the big balls of light under the tent's roof went out. Instead similar but now baseball-sized lamps went on here and there among the crockery and food on the table. The light was coming through the prism of the dark blue surface of these balls making it so soft, it was practically nonexistent.
The tent sank into darkness and now it became visible that there was another source of ghostly dim glow beneath their feet. Several types of plants on the meadow had luminescent qualities to them.
"Charlie, I know I've just interrupted you eating. If you don't see a thing now, just take one of those small lamps on the table in your hand. It will respond to your needs and glow brighter, but without troubling anyone else since it's range is quite small."

"Too big of a shock indeed." Riin's facial expression quickly changed from surprised to worried. "As far as you can manage... Well, the darkest place on the island is one of the Labyrinth's realms. But I can't let you in just like that."

If you are, suppose it makes you unique in a way. So don't fret.
We definitely have more than one European here... stating so being one myself.
And don't yell... Latvia's not much better. Every time I tried to go on a holiday or at least have a summery weekend - it rained cats and dogs here. So much for summer for me.

"Erm... I have noticed, yes. But I have never met one of your kind, so I don't really know how bright is too bright for you." She gave him an apologetic smile. "My brother knows better. You see, where I grew up, we had only humans around. So I'm still learning."
She pondered. "As for your vision returning... It might have been to big of a shock, so give it time. I would move a bit further away from the tent if I were you, wait for the eyes to adjust to natural light instead of this artificial one."

"Oh, I'll keep that in mind, Iskilsa." She looked around wondering what happened to the lights in the first place. "Hmmm... when I arrived here this place was illuminated not more than it should have been. Comfortably to a human's eye, that is. Probably the island playing tricks while I wasn't watching... You know, the brighter the light, the bigger and more moths it attracts." She shivered at the thought what else could have turned up here like that. All the lights, the smells, the sounds... So inviting. And practically in the middle of nowhere.

"Pelajos? Is that you over there?" She turned to the sound of the voice and narrowed her eyes to see better. "Well, I haven't noticed you, actually." She sadly looked at the tray she apparently turned over by leaning on it in her sleep.
Then she yawned and only after a pause gathered her thoughts. "The magic here gives me a slightly better vision than humans tend to have to find my way in the darkest parts of the Labyrinth... But I seem to be still sleepy, so no, I didn't see you there."
She yawned again, politely covering her mouth with her hand. "I'm also notified by the magic if there are living beings in my vicinity... All I could see was Charlie, but I definitely sensed more than one person here..."

"Shh..." The man put a finger to his lips. "I hear footsteps and voices."
He prepared to ease back into the shadows any moment now if needed. One thing was to meet a girl in the woods and to have a chat with her. Being seen by so many at once - that was not the thing he had planned for tonight.

Hello, Christi. :)

Something clinked rather loudly and Riin opened her eyes, startled. It took her a while to focus her vision only to see the tea tray laying turned over, tea spilling on the grass, some cute porcelain cups and pots smashed to shards.
"Huh?" She still felt groggy and couldn't tell much from what she saw. In fact, she didn't see much because someone dimmed the lights. And the next thing she did was to ask exactly that thing out loud: "Who turned off the lights?"
Only then her vision refocused completely and she noticed the guests at the table.
"Sorry... I must have fallen asleep. Have you been here long?"

"Oh, chill. I've told you, I mean no harm." The man said in a calming manner. Then he moved from one branch to another to let the girl finally see his features. "See, I'm unarmed."
He was a young man, athletically built, with dark hair and witty eyes. Human apparently. His clothing was black - and that was one of the many reasons he managed to hide in the shadows so well - a form-fitting sports shirt and slightly baggy pants meant for comfort, combat boots, no weapons in sight.

First of all, a huge thanks to everyone, who joined the group up until now! It's 18 people (6 Characters and 2 Keepers active)! And you all are truly awesome! My deepest gratitude to everyone, who decided to breathe life into this group.

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Now, some things I've noticed from reading the story that is developing in the Locations - and this really is important.

Please consider that what your characters have and can reply to is only the actions (exp., verbs like 'went', 'sighed', 'smiled', 'hugged' etc.) of a character you are rp-ing with and his direct words (usually punctuated by quotation marks - "[text]").

The general narration (do not confuse with description of actions) and the thoughts (I personally use these punctuation marks '[text]' + narrative) of a character are NOT meant for other characters to reply to directly, it's for the players to better understand the psychology and background of a character.

I have noticed several cases where a character was apparently judged not by his words or actions, but by his thoughts - something other characters cannot know of (no telepathy skills were requested at the moment of character creation so far).

Character creation is also mainly meant for me as a host - to lead quests in the Labyrinth, to keep the group active in general. For everyone else - to get general knowledge of how many characters are already available, what types, what stories - to aid them in creation of their own characters or to refresh the knowledge of some facts.

The general assumption is: A character knows about the others only as much he was told or noticed through watching the actions of the concerned characters during the game. No matter what is written in the application form. Guessing is possible, but to logical extent.

And just my personal, a bit grumpy, opinion... Of course, I cannot tell you how to play your characters. But stop drawing swords at every possible occasion. Try teasing, bickering, trying to outsmart others, plotting, being naughty or wicked... Swords drawn to no apparent cause kill the inspiration. IMHO.

Starting a new topic for announcements.
I'll be posting my observations and notes, some of them to be seen as requests to active players, some will eventually turn into new rules/amendments.

When you can, I just checked it from the ipad and it didn't look good.
Off now. See you.

And could you change the dimensions of the Meadow topic picture to width="395" height="247"? It's opening freakishly from an ipad, can't see the actual text below it.

Oh, just to notify... I've found another picture for the Cliffs, more in the same digital-art-style. :) In the Locations post.
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