A quest (Open)

[baal]

OCC: If this is only for egg seekers let me know and I will remove it.

ICC:

Ba'al had always wanted to meet a dragon and learned one had to be careful what they wished for. As far as first impression went he no longer looked at them with a naive viewpoint as he use to. They were savage beasts. Being intelligent only made them all the more dangerous and unpredictable.

He walked beside a older heavily armored man he had come across fighting a dragon. The young adventurer assisted the best he could but in the end it was his companion that had slayed the beast. Later he learned the warrior was from an order of protectors as old as the dragon riders themselves. Ba'al had heard of them and out of curiosity went along with the man he came to call Solomon.

"So is this dragon slaying thing legal?" Ba'al asked the shifter. Solomon replied in a foreign exotic accent. "You forget we were created in the hay days of the riders to combat any that posed a threat to the people of this land. Yes it is authorized by these lands leaders. But only for those who's new found power has turned there hearts bad. Do not make the mistake of thinking we go out killing any dragon and rider we see. We have dragons and riders in our order. Humans, shifters, peasants, even elven princes are among our ranks. All brothers and sisters. We are a family. And you are more then welcome to join that family. You will find purpose in your life. Adventure and glory will be yours in its service. Though don't expect the people of this land to be very grateful. Having shifters in your ranks and calling them brothers and sisters in frowned on"

So far this order was very appealing. But still Ba'al wondered about some things and asked. "Who exactly do we work for?" This question made the older shifter stop walking and look at the young Ba'al with a look of insult. "Work for? You really don't know do you?" Seeing Ba'al shake his head Solomon resumed walking. "Then I will forgive your question and end your ignorance now. We are not slaves to politics. Our fealty is to the people of this land. Not nobles or kings. I could give a long and exhausting explanation. But the shorter answer is we are peacekeepers led by a grandmaster."

Stopping at that for an awkward pause the shifter inquired. "Still interested boy?" Ba'al found the tale of these guardians of the people to be a romantic notion. Like how children circled around village fires with fascinated eyes at old war story's. His answer was pretty clear. "Absolutely!" The shifter in full body armor chuckled. "Good, we need new bloods for the training grounds. When we get to the mountain stay out of harms way and use your ash wood bow. Your not properly equipped and don't have training. I will not have you die a foolish death. From the reports we have gotten there is a feral dragon..... a man eater making its lair there. The rising death toll of would be riders is unacceptable."

As much as he wanted to join this order. For a moment he felt trepidation. But only for a moment. If slaying a blood thirsty dragon would save lives. It was the right thing to do. The thought brought back memories of something his father use to say. "The hard right over the easy wrong"

[Merel]

After the brawl night in the tavern outside Morgana travelers had set off towards all possible destinations. Merel had chosen an interesting one: Southwards was the general area of Dragon's Peak. A young man, a blacksmith as far as she could tell, had set off that way. Merel decided it was an adventurous destination so she followed him.

By now she had her first witness of a battle. The blacksmith ran into an armed conflict of another man and a dragon, and Merel watched the fray from a distance.
The battle was over and she caught up to the two men. She found it miraculous that she had been following the blacksmith unnoticed up until now. Either that or he noticed her just didn't bother to do anything about it.
The two men were talking about some order of guardian warriors and the older man suggested the younger could join their ranks.
This sounded interesting. Maybe it was only her fantasies but she saw it as part of a divine plan. First Ravana gifted to her by a real goddess, now she finding this man recruiting others into his order, it would be her wish for adventure coming true.

"Can I join too?" She asked when the man in the armour mentioned they could use new members. She has the will for it and a sword of divine quality, she reasoned in thought, therefore any answer turning her away from this intention would be invalid.

OOC: I had a non-egg thread here, so I guess it's no problem

[baal]

The order slayer smiled and stopped his walking. "Finally decided to talk did we?" He asked and turned around. Ba'al was the only one that seemed surprised and tried to play if all off as the shifter warrior looked at him. "I, I knew she was there" The warrior in turn shook his head. "You need to work on knowing what is going on around you recruit"

Ba'al already did not like this new arrival. She had made of fool of him. "You are not seriously considering taking this GIRL along as well. Phf! She is not even a woman." The giant of a man took a knee and nodded at the girl. "We of the order take all who are willing.

Ba'al was clearly not amused by this and crossed his arms across his lightly armored chest. Whenever he passed the order training the only use he could see this girl doing was shining his armor. Still, that might prove amusing in itself as she did make a fool of him.

"I really don't think this is a good idea" Ba'al commented. "We are going to fight a dragon. Do you really think bringing a child is such a good idea?" The older shifter only chuckled. "I am bringing you aren't I?" That evidently ended the debate and Ba'al turned his head away.

What is your name young lady?" The older order warrior asked.

[Merel]

"Merel Fen" The girl answered whith a curtsy-bow-whatever she managed, lacking a proper training in court formalities.
This was promising, she had heard of this order and if she could join them, it would be a great source for adventures. Of course, she had heard of many things, having lived in inns mostly. Also, the half of those things were likely made up, given it was an inn where she heard them, but they still had some truth in them every now and then.

"Do candidates have to be women? You aint a woman either." She commented on the complaint of the young man. He had some reserve regarding the girl, therefore it would be all the more fun if they would be trained together.

[dragonlord]

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Peredur reentered the gates leading toward the peaks. For some reason the sacred area drew him forth. The new holder of an egg felt like there were people on the mountain that wanted to hurt dragons. It disturbed him, so the human warrior charged up the stairs to see if he was right. Peredur could feel the night air burning his cheeks as he ran up the slopes. The stars and moon shone down on the lone figure traveling up the cracked stone steps.
Peredur could hear many noises from the wilderness and the trees. Trees swayed and rubbed their branches together while birds flew on near-silent wings. Wolves howled and started to circle around Peredur. It was a very strange sight, the wolves and birds while a human stood in the middle.
Peredur slid the egg into his pack and shoved the flap down. The blade glimmered as Peredur drew his sword. Peredur's sight was at half its normal range, but he wouldn't give up. The warrior slipped on his helm and snarled as a wolf attacked. Peredur's blade ripped through the beast's throat and sprayed blood droplets. The birds began to dive and whirl around the human as he kicked another wolf in the head. Two wolves jumped at the same time. As Peredur dispatched one, the other wolf threw him to the ground.
Peredur watched as his sword went spinning away into the snow. With his forearm pressed into the wolf's throat, Peredur prayed that his pack would be left alone. At least the egg would survive then.