Hollow House

[darkdragon]

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This is set in the White Castle, whose real name is Hallow House. It overlooks the Thunder Mines, and is dominated by the magicaster Count Relun, who has a elemental shard trade with the other kingdoms in DE. He likes the capture dragons of all sorts, the common ones slaving in his mines, the rarest of dragons kept as objects for his 'collection'. He and the other counts have them, and trade dragons for competing to get the best collection to show for the king's favor. The setting: the dank and misty woods, where the dragons are currently fleeing the Count's Hunters, armed with mages and nets, and are extremely skilled at catching dragons. You may create new characters for this roleplay.

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[Kauria]

Kana Thrica ran through the forest, narrowly avoiding the obstacles that seemed to loom out of nowhere. She was tiring; this was obvious as the constant drumming of her feet slowed. The energy dragoness' steps were growing uneven and she stumbled over the thick ground cover more than before. Kana's right leg was already bleeding from a series of cuts she had received during an unexpected detour through a bloodthorn bush, and she was growing dizzy.
But I still can't stop... she reminded herself. They're still after me. Her unnaturally bright hide made her an easy target, even in the thick fog that was beginning to gather.
Kana was rarely exhausted, and she decided that she hated it. If only I could fly! she thought longingly, galloping around a sudden curve. But these cursed branches are too close together... If I tried to get out of here that way, I'd probably just injure myself even more...
Lost in thought, Kana didn't see the slab of stone in her path until she had tripped and was flying off it. She landed at an awkward angle several feet below, sprawled over a shallow stream. The young dragoness clambered quickly to her feet, wincing as she attempted to locate her pursuers. The humans were still out of sight, but far too easily heard for comfort.
And they have those electrified spears... she thought worriedly. As if in response, real lightning stretched across the evening sky, followed almost immediately by an intense crack of thunder.
Kana hung her head as her fatigue began to catch up with her. I can't keep doing this, she admitted. I'm tired and injured and hungry. And it's getting cold.
She looked again in the direction she had come, and noticed that the stone in the path formed a natural ledge that jutted out for several feet. If she could manage to fit in there, it would be an ideal place to hide and regain her strength. Wasting no more time, Kana scrambled beneath the rocky outcropping, pressing against the rough stone. Her right foot slipped in the muddy soil and slid partially into the river, but she was too tired to care. Thick blood oozed from the wounds, seeping into the water and staining it a pale pink.
Kana held her breath as the tireless footsteps grew closer and the voices became louder. Small trails of bluish light crackled across her scales in anxiety.
This is the last time I ever take a dare like that again, she resolved, thinking back to the start of her trouble.

[Awesomoman]

Ragnor did what he always did, sit and complain about all the problems in the world. The only thing that made this day different was that today some humans came into his cave. They surrounded him and then attacked, all their weapons hit him bounced off and burst into flames. They all backed off in horror as Ragnor just sighed. "More souls lost in the pursuit of goals that mean nothing to anyone. If only you knew how worthless your efforts were." Ragnor got up. "If you were trying to kill me your wasting your time. but if you were trying to capture me then you just have to ask, i have nothing better to do. Mainly because all tasks are a waste of time, were all going to die and leave what we worked for behind anyway." The humans took a second until one of them finally realized that Ragnor wasn't going to do anything and WAS going to follow them. They led him to a cage and told him to get in, but before they opened the doors to it he melted his way through to the inside. Not one of the humans weren't looking confused.

[Kauria]

Kana pulled her limbs in even closer as the footsteps paused on the rock above her, removing her injured leg from the shallow water. The Hunters' words were muffled, but their intent was clear. One pair of feet came into her limited view, standing in front of the outcropping. Another Hunter joined the first and crouched at the edge of the stream, dipping his fingers into the water. He called to those who remained on the rock, but Kana could scarcely hear him over the beating of her own heart. As he turned to return to his examination, he paused, glimpsing Kana's white patches under the darkened overhang.
Before the energy dragon had even realized that a command had been given, several more Hunters had leapt off the rock and surrounded her. Pain shot through her tail and leg as she was dragged from her hiding spot. Succumbing to instinct, Kana let out an unearthly scream as a metal net was wrapped forcefully over her scales. It burned in the places where the crisscrossing wires touched her skin, although no such injuries were visible. A muzzle was snapped over her jaws and the entire net was thrown into a small cage.
Magesbane... she managed to think as she recognized the metal. If I try to use my powers, they'll only be amplified and turned against me. Kana turned in her bonds, wincing slightly. Heh. Figures that I got the group with equipment like this. That stuff costs a fortune...

[Zetherus]

At the top of the mountain where it snowed Pandora walked to the ledge looking down hundreds of miles away at a energy dragon being captured by humans so she walked to a nearby shadow and ported right near the dragons cage. She observed the energy dragon with complete silence as the human hunters loaded the female into the cage ,"Well well look at we have here a young energy dragon with a joyful mind, I wonder if she is happy now being stuck in that cage" She gladly bragged as she stood in the shadows watching the poor injured dragon being loaded into the cage.

[Kauria]

Struggling to keep from lapsing into unconsciousness, Kana thought she had glimpsed the dark form of a dragon moving among the shadows, but when she looked again, the strange being had disappeared.
Convinced that she was hallucinating from the pain, Kana turned her attention to her captors. Her cage was heaved onto a cart, which then shuddered into motion as four of the men began to tug at it. The Hunters traveled in a well-defended pack, headed by a single man with an electrified spear. Behind him, two others pulled the cart, assisted by another Hunter pushing from behind. Two men, similarly armed to the first, brought up the rear of the convoy. Since Kana was already twisted to face them, she concentrated quietly on their conversation.
"You'd better let the Count know we caught one. Other dragons are likely to come here in curiosity as well."
One of the men appeared to be fiddling with a woven cage worn like a pack over his shoulder. "Don't worry, I'll send a flit to the other outpost. They should let him know," he replied, reaching over his shoulder in an attempt to open the door on the small basket. A small reptile hopped out and perched on the man's arm, looking intently at him with golden eyes.
Kana wriggled slightly, trying to get into a more comfortable position to watch. As far as she knew, no humans had ever domesticated flits before, and the relative calmness of the little dragon intrigued her. The first man stuck out an arm, transferring the flit to his hand. He fitted a small collar around its neck, placing a miniature roll of paper inside the scroll tube. All the while, the flit remained perfectly still, taking off only when the Hunter raised his hand.
But then something appeared to go wrong. Instead of orienting itself and flying off, the flit circled just above, making loud alarm calls. Almost immediately, all the Hunters stopped, pulling out magesbane weapons in response.
So there really is someone out there, Kana marveled, squirming closer to the back of her cage.

[Zetherus]

Pandora heard the yelping creature in the air as it flew left and right signaling the hunters. Pandora saw them look at her as the Flit shot down after the shadow so she arched her neck back in an instant and vanished into the shadows and appeared near the front of the convoy then jumped high into the air and opened her four wings to suddenly swing them if front her casting a wind wave that launched several hunters from there feat, she shot at the caged dragon to try and free her.

She began to do a series of dodges to try and for once save someone else for a change instead of herself all the time but she was beginning to think that this was a stupid move to prove her power effectiveness against humans.

[Zetherus]

Pandora was so close to free the energy dragon until one of the hunters threw a chain and wrapped it around her neck then pulled her down to the ground not even five feet away from the cage. She got up and growled at the hunters in anger as the warrior mage with the lightning spear walked up from behind her and stabbed her right in the back of the neck making her fall to the ground unconscious.

As Pandora laid on the ground the guards loaded her into another cage that the steel mages have crafted but with light crystals to make it impossible for her escape into the Void.

[Awesomoman]

Another group of hunters joined the one with group the just caught 2 dragons. They came out and told the others what had happened. They didn't believe it until they showed them a dragon sitting in a cage with the same bars as the others melted straight through. "And he did this how?" the commander asked. "We dont know, we attacked and he simply deflected all our weapons then climbed into the cage by himself. And hes been ranting about all the problems in the world, it made Johnson cry."

[Morty]

((It's okay Johnson. ;-; You know he doesn't mean it. D>))

[Kauria]

The two men who had walked just behind Kana's cart sighed and began speaking in hushed tones to the Hunter who had been leading Ragnor's procession. Kana gave up after a few minutes of straining to hear them and turned her attention to the dragons beside her.
"So," she began cheerfully. "Where do you think we're headed?" The energy dragon continued to look straight ahead, directing her question at both of her new companions.
One of the Hunters beckoned to a man with a horse from the party that had encountered Ragnor, and the reins were passed to the man with the flit cage on his shoulder. The Hunter mounted the stallion and galloped off, closely followed by his diminutive messenger.
"Looks like we'll be stuck here for another half hour, at least," a man nearby muttered as he watched the rider disappear into the mist. Already, several of the Hunters had lit small fires to keep back the oppressively damp fog that swirled just above the ground.

[Zetherus]

Pandora looked at the energy dragon with a grin pretending to ignore her then she tried to reach her hand out of the cage to touch the shadows but the cage had a force field and shocked her hand ,"What, how could of they known that my power radiated threw the Void, that just proves that these humans are experienced and going to be hard to escape so I guess I'm going to have to be patient for a while until they open this cage" She said to her self in silent still looking for a mear flaw in the cage to make her escape.

Pandora didn't like how the light crystals kept a constant beam of light on her so it began to irritate her black scales and make them sour from being used to the dark so much.

[darkdragon]

Sola was perched on top of the throne when the messanger came in. The man dropped to his knees and said, "Count, we have captured three more dragons!" The Count was a younger middle aged man, with shiny brown hair and piercing blue eyes. "Are they rare?" He asked, rubbing his hands together. "Unknown, sir! Also, Count Matino wishes for you to visit. His messenger is outside." The Count dismissed the man, then turned to Solas "My pet, it seems we have to visit that dreadful Count Matino." Solas nodded, not wanting to displease the Count. The Count spoke with the messenger, and after he had left, the Cound unhooked Sola's chain from the bolt on the floor. Leading the way, the Count went, with Solas tagging behind him. "My pet, we are going to view those new dragons of mine, then go for a quick hunting trip. Afterwards we will go to that annual party of Matino's. You, my pet, are going to be on display, as you are the rarest thing I own. Come along, now." Solas broke into a trot, following steadily behind the Count. I am going on display? He thought.

[Morty]

Asmodeus drifted alongside the count happily, his bright green scales clashing with the sombreness of the throne room. "A party! How fun!" he commented. "Though that Matino fellow is quite the sour grape." He alighted alongside the tiny dragon. "How about you, Sola? This is going to be fun, no?"

((Asmodeus likes to invite himself to people's houses. ))

[darkdragon]

(Morty, fix the post. No going into people houses. Fine, i'll just do this.)
The Count calmly looked at the dragon. "Of course he is." Swiftly, he drew a ring of magesbane and placed it on the dragon. It crumpled to the ground, unconcious. Guards came in and took it away in a cage, and the Count calmly moved on. Solas, however, was shocked. How did that strang dragon know his name??