SCRIPT: Chapter 1 (Part 1) Revan

*Opens in Revans horseless carriage home*  Sunday, December 31st, Year 99

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*Overhead view

Revan in a deep sleep, flat on his back. It's quiet.

His red eyes open sharply just before a number of small items fall from an unseen space above. He looks to the door and less than a moment later, it is opened.
A mature lioness enters.

Revan/R: *Rises* "Kiera.. Zero-six already?"

Kiera: "Yes, Master."

*She moves to the bed*

R: "Stealing days again, are we? Nessa will be upset."

Kiera: "Punishment for being late."

R: *Gearing up* "Not being early is not being late."

Kiera: *Straps on his leather pauldron* "It should be."

R: "In any case, I am glad you're here. I have a deal for you.."

*Outside is a cheerful cheetah, happily humming to herself while she approaches the door*

Cheetah: *knocks* "Ohh, Meeasterrrr~"

Kiera: "This deal is satisfactory."

*She leads the way to the door*

R: "Good."

*Before opening he stops her* 

"And stop calling me master.."

Kiera: *Looking back to him* "Out of the question, Master."

R: "Yeah. Worth a shot.."



*The door opens and the cheetah is greeted by Kiera*



Kiera: "Oh, good morning, Nessa."

Cheetah/Nessa: *shocked* “Kiera?! What are you doing here! You know that Tuesdays are MY days to wake Master up!!” *she says genuinely offended/hurt*

Kiera: *With a dirty grin* ”Oh? But today is Sunday dear Nessa~”

Nessa: “YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE!! WE ALL HAVE ACCURATE CAL-“

*Kiera cuts her off with a deep kiss*

*Nessa at first is caught off guard but slowly sinks into it.

The kiss breaks, a string of saliva still linking the two of them. Kiera finishes her apology with a caring lick to her cheek*

Nessa: "Okay, I forgive you.. But I'm taking over from here!"

*She says moving by her toward the doorway only to be met with a fully geared Revan walking out*

"W-wha??"

R: "Sorry, Nessa, time to head out. I set up an early meeting with Elise."

Nessa: "M-master no! Please go back to sleep, I need to wake you up still!"

R: "I'll be back." *Begins walking off*

Nessa: "But.. It was my day.." *With a sad and teary face*

Kiera: *Puts a hand on her head* "Come, Master requested he travel alone today."

Nessa: "What! And you agreed to that!?" *Looking toward the departing fox*

Kiera: "Just this once.. He offered me something to help pass the time until he returns."

Nessa: "Oh? What is it??" *She asks with genuine curiosity and a tilted head*

Kiera: *Leans in close and whispers in her ear* "You~"

Nessa: *blushes* "Oh my.." *gets dragged inside*



*Cut to Revan bumping into Kace, Vivian and Oferrah at the edge of camp*



Kace: "Your coffee, Master." *Carefully passing it over*

R: "Thank you, Kace." 

Vivian & Oferrah: "Good morning, Master!" *In sync but Viv a tad more professional with it*

R: "Good morning, girls, I hope you all slept well. Your schedule is free, the day is yours until I return." *Begins walking on*

Vivian: "Is Kiera not going with you, Master?"

R: "She'll be enjoying her time off as well."

Vivian: "I'll go in her stead then." *Preps rifle*

R: "Don't worry, I'm not going far today."

Vivian: "Master I-" *Cut off*

R: "Enough, enjoy the peace. I'll be back before you know it."

Vivian: "..We'll try, Master."

*He leaves*



*Wide shot of him departing the village down to the forest* 



*Roughly two hours pass and Revan is now at bottom of the mountain and in Feral Forest. Distant glimpse of a feral canine waiting for him*

R: (TO SELF/VIEWER) 

"Elise.."

*Shot of them greeting each other*

"Occasionally she'll go up into the mountains to meet with me but she tries to avoid it if she can. She's not a fan of the cold like I am. She is a messenger dog"

*Close up of her*

"Her species is known as Faer. They're gifted with the ability and intelligence to speak the same as most people. Another freak in the eyes of Abalothe. 

She was the only one in the entire region who was willing to deliver messages from me and allowed me to stay in contact with the rest of my tribe. As gratitude I taught her how to read, write and speak more fluently. 

She's smart. Incredibly so.
Caught on faster than I could have ever imagined. Her kind is so fascinating.
Today was different though. We weren't meeting for deliveries or teachings. She just wanted to spend the day together. And we did just that."

*Meanwhile the day is passing by and they are shown doing several activities. Such as playing in a stream or lying around and sharing stories*

*Sun setting*

Elise: "- And that's how I got out of the cave!!" *Looking up at Revan with the biggest smile*

R: "Hah! That's pretty impressive! I'm also impressed on how far you've come with your speech. No pauses or stutters, and you even took on some of my slang!
Which, probably isn't good for you, but congrats all the same." 

*Looking down to her with a genuine smile*

Elise: "Well I did have a pretty great teacher." *smirks*

R: "Yes I suppose you did didn't you? Heh." *Looks up to the sky* "It's getting dark, you should probably get going before the Ferals start coming out."

Elise: "Aw, already?"

R: " 'Fraid so." *Kneels* "But tell you what, on your next run we can get together and do this again."

Elise: "Really, you mean it!"

R: *Smirks* "I do." *Ruffling her fur*

Elise: *soft pouts* "I will never understand why people do this.."

R: "It is how we show affection to our pets."

Elise: *She puts a paw to his chest and pushes back teasingly*
"Oh, so I'm your 'pet' now?" xp

R: *grins slyly*
"You saying you're not?? Honestly at this point.."
*He jokes*

Elise: *caught off guard a second and blushes, wide eyed. She catches he composure fairly quick again and lightly kicks off of him in the other direction. Starting the walk again*

"Heh, pff! I-in your dreams! Like anyone could tame ME!" *bleps*

*Her tail and posture held high in a playful display*

R: *Knowing*
"Hm, right, silly me. The MIGHTY Elise, epic adventurer, SLAYER of men and beasts!
*narrows eyes briefly*
and my private jerky stashes.."-

Elise: *Whistles playfully like she isn't guilty*

R: *Continues sarcastically* - Gone domestic?! Hah! What a tale!"

Elise: "See! Now you're gettin' it!" ^^

*He chuckles*

*They reach the end of their road. A post stands before them with multiple engraved arrows pointing off in several directions*

R: "Far as I can go, pup. You should run now while it's safe."

Elise: "Oh! W-well.. I'll see you in a couple of days then.." *Starts off into the forest*

R: "Always." *Waves as she departs.
When she is far enough away* "See you tomorrow."

*Shouting nearby
Revan turns his attention and carefully approaches the scene from behind a bush. It's the village he visited earlier but a group of Kold knights are terrorizing the people*

R: "Almost forgot about this.. I'm usually back before sunset."

*The group of soldiers consist of a huge helmless commander (wielding a massive cleaver-like sword that could very well be bigger than him),
a captain with a crossbow
and 5 low tier knights with almost no armor. They carry only basic swords and small clubs*

Kold Commander: "This is unacceptable! How do you expect my men to protect your village from Ferals if you do not pay the protection fee?!" *Stabs weapon into the ground and leaves it standing*

Male Villager: "Please, Sir Jarvik! We simply do not have enough resources to keep meeting the price you ask for!"

Kold Commander/Jarvik: "Are you saying I am unreasonable now?! The price I demand is more than fair considering we are risking our lives to fight off the beasts!"

Male: "I beg your forgiveness, sir. We will find a way to get you the money, we just need time.."

???: "I see this everywhere I go in the kingdom.."
*A sudden voice says from below Revan*

*R looks down to reveal Elise, who also heard the noise and investigated* 

Elise: "They extort their own people. Say it's for "Protection". But only the wealthy are truly protected, right? Why?"

R: "Greed. Maybe the most iconic human trait there is. It can't be helped."

*Jarvik still harassing the villagers. The archer captain next to him looks up and spots the off guard Revan*

Kold Captain: "FERAL!!" 

*He shouts as he points then readies his crossbow*

*All knights are now alert and stance up. Revan looks up to them. Not caring that he has been caught for the first time*

Jarvik: "Hold! This one is different.. It is a Therian!!
Come out now, you are outnumbered!"

*R whispers to Elise to stay hidden and steps out into view*

*All gasp in amazement. It is rare for anyone to see any other species other than human. Let alone one like him*

Jarvik: "Well well. It understands us. Even wears clothes. It thinks it is people! Hah!"

*Elise quietly watches with worry*

Jarvik: "Just look at this one. Never before has anyone seen a beast like this.
Black fur.. And those eyes!
Such a legendary find! Our king will reward us well for such a gift!

*Looks to villagers* 

"And I suppose we have you to thank, consider your debt paid!"

Male: "T-thank you, sir! We are most grateful!" *still on knees*

Jarvik: *Looks back to Revan* 

"Bind it!" 

*Knights move in with cuffs* 

"I may actually be doing you a favor, Beast. I hear his majesty takes great care of his pets. Surely a better life than surviving off of scraps out here." 

*Starts moving away to leave*

R: "I'm no-ones PET." *spoken firm with narrowed eyes*

*Troops stop*

Jarvik: *Turns around curiously* 

"What? It speaks too? And so defiantly! You would do well to watch that tongue. Talk such as that could get you in a lot of trouble around here."

R: "Fuck. Off."

Jarvik: "Agh!! Insolence! None talk to the kings knights like that! It is clear to me that we must Beat some manners into you before sending you off. Rough him up!*

*Knights draw clubs and approach Revan slowly* *Elise now with a look of panic*

R: *Crosses his arms and thinks to himself*

"Any moment now.."

Knight(4): "Watch those claws!" *Now within combat range*

*A knight(1) lunges forward with the first swing but his attack is stopped when Elise from behind latches her jaw onto his arm. he drops the weapon. She lets go and lands in front of her friend in a defensive stance and yells*

Elise: "Stay away from him!!" *Growls and bares her teeth*

*R's expression changes slightly. Clearly she wasn't was he was expecting*

Jarvik: "Another abomination?! 

*Notices messenger harness* 

One of our own mutts! It is our lucky day, Men! Capture them!"

*Villagers dispersed, knights now surround R and Elise*

*Revan Hears a branch crack further out and turns to her* 

R: "Let's go, Elise. We're done here."

Kold Captain: "Go?! Do not mock us, Monster! You are lucky we do not slay you where you stand!"

Elise: "He's right, we should be happy they are giving us a chance.. We should just let them take us.."

R: "Follow me."

*He walks off and Elise (being put on the spot) nervously follows close behind her friend. Clearly scared*

Kold Captain: "How Dare you.. ATTACK!!"

*Kiera Launches out of a near bush claws first with the face of a killer predator and tackling the nearest soldier(2). Mauling him and entering an aggressive fighting stance
All others take a step back*

Jarvik: *Wide eyed and maybe fearful* "Wha! What is this! Another one!?" 

*Steps back* 

"Take no chances! K-kill them!!"

*All knights drop the clubs and draw swords. The captain takes aim and is the first to attack Kiera. The shot is dodged and he begins the reload process*

COMBAT:*The closest knight(3) behind Revan raises his sword and slashes down upon him but is interrupted just in time by a shoulder rush from Kiera. Sending the knight(3) flying.
His sword just barely missing its target. 

Elise, ready to join the action leaps at the knight(4) in front of her with bared teeth but is snatched mid-air by Revan and is pulled back as he carries her into a casual retreat back to the forest now that no enemies remain behind them. 

The knight(4) in front moves to engage them but quickly changes targets as Kiera closed in on him. He swings hard but his slow attack is easily avoided. She counters with a disabling open-palm attack to his stomach, knocking the wind out of him, picks him up and throws him into the knight(1) earlier wounded by Elise. 

The first two (2 & 3) now recovering from the initial attacks get back into the fight. (3) with a picked up club. (3) swings his club but is met with a fierce strike the shatters it in a single blow.
A look of fear on his face before he gets sent by a follow up strike with both palms to his chest. 

Revan with the carried Elise watch the fight from safely behind some bushes in the forest. This fight is between only Kiera and the group of knights.

Elise: *Looking up to Revan* "We have to help her!"

R: "You should be more worried for them.." *Watching the battle carefully*

COMBAT CONTINUES: The captain, now reloaded, takes aim to fire another shot. Jarvik yells for him to shoot. Kiera hears this and prepares for it by using the Elise-injured soldier(1) as a shield. 

Too late to stop it, the arrow is released and it hits the knight(1) in his good arm. He shouts in pain and is dropped to the ground and she rushes the next target(2).

Elise: "She always scared me.."

R: "Heh, *Whispers* me too. 

You know, before me, she was part of a fierce warrior tribe.
The greatest in the region.
She may have even been better than her war-chieftess of the time."

*Cuts to the battle from their perspective*

Elise: "Woah.. how did you two meet??"

R: "I was their prisoner.."

Elise: "Huh!? What happened!!?"

R: "A story for another time. The fight is almost over."

Back to battle: Jarvik draws his massive sword and slowly draws near as she continues to throw his men around.

He is furious.

He spins into a swing to give his weapon momentum for his attack and SLAMS down on her.
The ground-breaking strike is only narrowly avoided but through the dust he is surprisingly quick with a second attack and uses the handle of his blade to give her a brutal hit across the face.
Blood flies from her mouth but she recovers quickly. 

One of the remaining knights(1) behind her uses that moment to try to grapple her.
Her combat adrenaline has peaked.
He moves in and fails when she spins around and delivers a fatal slash across his neck..

Kiera is instantly filled with regret but Revan grins in satisfaction.

She didn't mean to but it is too late.. The damage is done and the soldier(1) falls to the ground..
Gurgling..

All stand in shock as Kiera’s victim bleeds out. The knight(1) soon stops moving*

Before any other actions were taken, the ground rumbles violently and shakes the entire forest.
Everyone stumbles and tries to keep their balance.
All but Jarvik who is steadied by his sword in the ground and only watches his fallen soldier with pain/anger.
Then looks to his enemy with fury in his eyes*

R: *Done with the battle, he finally gives the command* “Fall back.”

*Kiera immediately obeys and high-tails it over the bushes and away from the scene as fast as possible.*

R: *Drops Elise* "Follow her. She knows what to do."

*Elise doesn't argue when she sees the serious look on his face and runs after Kiera.
The two run back to the mountain but in a different direction to not let their pursuers know their destination*

The captain takes a final shot at the group and pierces Revan‘s shoulder as he flees opposite of Kiera and Elise.
The surviving knights recuperate and begin chase*

Jarvik: “No! It could be a trap.“ 

*gestures the fallen soldier* 

”Pick him up, We will call for reinforcements and come back for them. We may have just discovered the beginnings of a Therian invasion..”

*The pair run without stopping back to the top of the mountain.*

Elise: "What about him!?"

Kiera: "He will be okay.." *She yells between tired breaths*

*It's dark when they reach the top of the mountain and enter the camp. Revan walks up as they arrive.

Kiera falls to her knees, panting hard.
Even Elise, a species designed for such things, is tired.
But Revan, who was walking casually, is in good health. (Even the crossbow bolt in his shoulder was removed)

He approaches them*

Kiera: *Looks up to him shamefully and out of breath* "I..*huff* I am sorry, Master.. I don't know what came over me, I.."

*Interrupted*

R: "It's fine, Kiera.. I'd rather it play out this way than risk them getting lucky."

Kiera: "I can not be defeated by such weak warriors, I should have had more control over myself!"

R: *Kneels and puts his hand on her shoulder* "That commander wasn't your normal combatant.
He fights well.

*moves his hand under her chin to lift her head and inspect her bloodies jaw*

We got too comfortable and when a real opponent finally came along, we were caught off guard.

.. Have Oferrah clean this up.." 

*Stands up*

Kiera: "He just got lucky.."

R: "Enough 

*Extends a hand to help her up*

Let's worry about that quake."

Kiera: "Yes, Master.. And I... I don't really scare you, right?"

R: "Heh, of course not, Kiera"

*Grabs the back of her neck and presses their heads together*

*Her smile returns*

Blood Tribe: "MASTER!!" *They yell as they all run up to them*

Kace: "Master! Something's happened!
A massive earthquake shook the entire mountain not long ago and the people were suffering from severe headaches!"

Nessa: "We weren't even interacting with anyone, I think the loop was somehow disrupted!" 

*Notices her friends bloodied jaw*

*Gasps* "Kiera!!"

*Rushes over to her and caringly/worryingly looks her over to find any more possible injuries*

Oferrah: *Casually walking over to Kiera to check her out*

"I tried to give them some of our medicines but even our strongest did nothing for them.
Eventually all the pain stopped simultaneously on it's own in all affected individuals"

Vivian: *Still armed with her rifle*
"What could this mean? Did the curse finally just.. End?"

R: "I'm not sure. But I feel it's safe to guess that the events that occurred were directly linked to our encounter with Kold's knights down in the forest.
I'm also gonna guess that it shook not just the forest and mountain, but the entire kingdom."

Elise: "S-sorry but I don't quite follow. A curse?? What curse?" *Tilts her head*

R: "Hm, a good question. But I think we should focus on finding you a new home.."

Elise: "New home?! What do you mean!"

R: "They heard you speak. It's only a matter of time before they start trying to weed out your kind from their ranks. We're leaving too."

Blood Tribe: "WHAT?!"

R: "One of theirs died today..
Even if the curse isn't broken, it will still most definitely change things. They'll return to avenge their fallen soldier..

We leave and hopefully lead them away from here.
If the stories of the king are true, he may just burn down the whole forest and all that inhabit it just to get us. We can't put others at risk, so we go and wait it out.
With luck, they may start a new loop and we can go back to normal.."

Kace: “I don’t think it’ll work like that this time, Master..”

R: “Neither do I..
Everyone start packing, when you’re ready meet me at A-1.
Dismissed."

Blood Tribe: *bows* “Master.” 

*separate*

R: “Come, Elise. I’m sure the dwellers will take you in. I know you hate the cold but it’s the safest place for non-humans.”

*begins walking toward the inner camp*

Elise: “What? No! I want to go with you!“

R: “The people are nice here and-“

Elise: “You owe me!!”

R: *halts abruptly and turns around* “Excuse me?”

Elise: “The only reason I can’t go back home is because you were a dummy and got yourself caught!”

R: “Did.. Did you just Guilt trip me!?”

Elise: *smirks* “I learned from the best!”

R: “Nessa?”

Elise: “Nessa.” xp

R: “I knew she was a bad influence on you.. It’ll be dangerous you know.”

Elise: “More dangerous than what I already did?”

R: “Fair point. Actually if anything you'd be safer.”

Elise: “Great! It’s settled then! Shall we go to this A-1?”

*wags tail nd kinda happy trots passed*

R: “Hm, yeh I guess we should”

*both head out. Revan grabs a torch on the way*

*bout 45 minutes pass. The moonlight does little to illuminate the dark trail they follow*

*They stop near the bottom part of the snowy mountain that connects to the ocean*

Elise: *finally feeling the effects of the weather and shivering*
"I hate the cold, I hate the cold, I hate the cold..."

R: *holds his arm out, presenting a seemingly unremarkable part of the snow covered surface*
”Here we are. A-1.”

Elise: *confused* “oh um.. wow?”

R: *smiles* “An understandable reaction. But let’s try again.”
*opens a disguised curtain-like path to reveal a hidden cave.

He holds his torch out to ignite an unseen light source on the nearest wall and a fire quickly spreads through a trench type shelf that stretched around the secret room.
Now we have a very well lit area and see a lone, large and sturdily built custom carriage*

Elise: *eyes widen in awe at the magical illusion* “Oh! Wow!”

R: “There we go. This will act as our mobile base as we travel”

*Closes the curtain behind them*

Elise: ”waaarrmmm..." 

*expressing relief for a moment before asking*

"Well what is it! Wait no, let me guess!
An armory full of high tier weapons and armor!
NO, a prison to torture the bad people to tell us secrets that can lead us to piles of gold!
Wait wait! A super scary death machine to chase the bad guys away!!!”

*Tail wagging vigorously while she thinks of all the possibilities*

R: “A kitchen.”

Elise: *tail stops* “a.. kitchen?”

R: “Yup.”

Elise: *expression goes flat*
“oh..” 

*obviously not expecting sumthing so boring and plain*

R: “Yeah, just a simple kitchen and a bed.
Trust me, you’ll appreciate this much more than a ‘super scary death machine’ when you’re traveling for so long”

Elise: *mumble pouts* “wouldn’t have to travel anywhere if you had a super scary death machine..” *grumble grumble*

R: *laughs*
“I think we need to lay off the war stories for a while.”

*blood tribe arrives, all are completely geared up with a very custom unique look to each of them. inspecting themselves and chattering.*

R: *looks down to his friend* “You should gear up too, Elise.”

Elise: *confused* “But this mail harness is all I have”

R: “Not quite, this cart comes with gifts.”

*package tossed to him by Kace*

R: “I made this for you a while back.” 

*Opens*

"Though I never really expected I'd need to give it to you"

*Presents a custom leather canine harness/vest. It has her normal standard messenger slots with the addition of actual pouches and a small backpack*

R: "Designed for adventuring and provides better protection than most armors."

Elise: "Th.. This is.. for me??" *she asks almost in disbelief*

R: "Of course. If you're gonna be an adventurer now then you gotta be geared like one, right?"
*Kneels to help her strap up*

Elise: *Tears up a little*
"Right"
*the first time in her life she feels like a part of a family*

"Thank you, Mas-"

*She stops the moment she realizes what she was about to say and blushes hard through her fur and turns away*

"M-mas.. mas.. massss-sSIVE! Right! Massive.. WEIGHT! To this harness.. c-compared to my old one! Heh"

R: "hah, yeh. I was sure to use the good stuff when making this. Orooh leather, from our biggest hunt together."

Elise: *Gasp!* "You used THAT! It took us forever to take that thing down!
I must be invincible in this!!"

R: "Close enough. Though I wouldn't be going and taking on a group of knights all at once."

Elise: "Psh, try and stop me!" *Confidence levels through the roof!*

R: *smiles and playfully scruffs her head*

Elise: *grumbles* “There’s that petting thing again..”

R: “Would you like me to stop?”

Elise: *turns away nd turns a little red again*
”.. no..” 

R: “Thought so.” xp
*pats her one more time before standing but this time she pushes lightly into it and softly wags her tail*

*A moment passes*

R: "There we go, perfect fit." *She is not seen*

*He stands and moves to an open space in front of his tribe, who all wait in a uniform resting position*

R: ”Blood Tribe!”

*all pop to attention in front of him with military bearing*

Tribe: “MASTER!”

*Elise steps out from behind the cart curiously and her new look is revealed*

R: “Listen up!”

Elise: *At the end of the line she still doesn't understand the event but tries her best to mimic them and be a part of it. She takes her place in the line and sits upright with an attempted serious expression*
"Hm!"

R: "Today is a special day.
For it may have just been the end of the curse that plagued this realm."

*starts pacing* 

R: "We may have FINALLY achieved what we set out to do those many years ago.
But..
We've quite possibly doomed this world instead of saving it."

*Tribe looking a bit confused. Unsure of how they've done this*

R: "IF the loop is broken, Kold will resume to gain power by taking more land and expanding his empire until not even the rest of the realm combined can stop him.

We see how he treats his own kind. I can't imagine what he'll do to all others after conquering their lands.

So I've made a decision. We assume the worst and we strike first.."

This will be your greatest challenge, I’ll make sure of it. But if you overcome it, it will be the official completion of your training.
You'll finally earn your mark..

*Shows a tattoo of his symbol*

Additionally, I shall personally grant all victors any one thing their heart desires.
And of course any of you may opt out at any given time.

Do you accept?”

Tribe: *All grunt excitedly in unison. Clearly happy with the idea of action and adventure*

R: "Good. Now strip."

Tribe: *All look confused and hesitant*

Kiera: "..Master?"

R: "You heard me. Armor, weapons, coin, drop 'em."

Nessa: *already fully bare*
"Woo! Pre-mission motivation!!" *Cheering*

R: *Almost a facepalm like reaction with a bit of a sigh*
"Nessa, no. Cloth stays on.."

Nessa: "..oh"

*she stands plainly. still not redressing*

R: "That means you can put them back on.."

Nessa: "..Right.."

*She looks disappointed before a grin forms and she looks back to him*

"Are you suuure that's what you really want, Measter??~"

*Trying to be seductive*

R: *Throws plain clothes at her face and continues*

"You can earn them back or purchase them from me if you have enough at any point.
Now, clearly you will need something to defend yourselves with."

*Kicks open a rolled up rug to reveal an old musket rifle, a worn spear, and a few poorly-made swords and daggers*

Viv: "Oh. Wow. You shouldn't have, Master.. Like seriously. We might die trying to use these.."

R: "Hey! .. probably.. It'll be fine I'm sure.."

Nessa: *Picks up a sword and the blade falls off the hilt*
" . . . "

R: "Just your imagination!

Ready to hear your mission?"

*Nessa still looking quietly at the broken sword*

R: "Take Abalothe.."

*A mix of reactions from widened eyes of shock to looks of excitement. Save for Nessa who is still absent-minded with the broken blade*

R: "Kold has an army.
You’ll need one too.  

Find allies, build your arsenal. I’ll be here to guide you and forge whatever you need if you have the materials but remember that this is YOUR mission.
All decisions are yours to make and each one will come with its own set of consequences so think carefully and use all resources available to you."

Elise: *Stands up and takes a step forward*

"Hey, um, if you're looking for friends, I may know a good place to start."

R: "Oh?"

Elise: "In the plains, there is a small town with a temple. The priestess there is a healer."

Oferrah: "Sorry, luv. We already have a healer" *gestures herself*

Nessa: "The best in the land!"

*Oferrah clearly loving the compliment*

Elise: "Yeh but she uses Magic!"

Tribe: *All gasp and comment enthusiastically*

"Magic?!
Woah!
No way!"

*Oferrah crossing her arms nd turns her head away, pouty about being outshined*

Elise: "It's true! People from all over come to her in secret for her help! I deliver to her all the time and I'm sure she'd assist us."

Kace: "This would be a huge start for us! We just need a place to get enough supplies to support all of us and we're golden"

Elise: "Oh, I know a place for that too! Not too far from that town is a tavern run by a man who serves all kinds! He has all the supplies you could ever ask for! Er.. if you have the coin of course."

R: "It seems I've underestimated you, Elise. Your knowledge and experience in this land may turn out to be our greatest asset"

Elise: *Perks up* "I knew I'd be able to help" ^^

Kace: "You know, I bet we could find a way to use those dragons to our advantage as well. We'll have to make time to hunt them at some point during our travels after we’ve upgraded our gear. We‘ll also probably need a special contraption or two. Even managing to capture just one could instantly turn the tides to our favor."

Elise: “Oh! And a horse! Or two!!
I noticed you don’t actually have any to pull your Not death machine”

Oferrah: “That would be pretty nice.”

*The tribe has completely stripped themselves of all their fancy gear and placed it neatly in front of them*

R: “Alright, everything in the pile?”

Kace: “Only thing left is Kiera’s dagger, Master.”

R: “That blade represents her birth tribe, You try taking that from her.”

Kace: “Challenge accepted, Mas-“

*He is cut off by an early blow from Kiera that sends him trenching through the dirt, scorpion position* 

Kace: *He comes to a stop but is still folded up. He manages to groan out*
”That blade represents her birth tribe.. it would be rude to take it from her…”

R: “Already one of us dead huh? I suppose the plan can still work with just the five of us..”

Kace: “Tell my tribe.. I fought well..”

R: “He fought well, Tribe..

Oferrah, please ensure he receives a proper burial.“

Oferrah: *kicks sum dirt on him* 

*Elise giggles at the ’hopefully’ clear joking*

R: “Very good. Now, submit your inventory.“

*Kace weakly recovers and all tribe members stand over their stripped equipment. They place a hand over it and a glowing yellow energy slowly consumes it.
Not long after, all gear has completely vanished* 

Elise: *eyes grow wide with wonder*
”Wooooahh.. What was that!”

Viv: “It’s our magic.
Nothing like the kind you’ll find in Abalothe.
However ours only has limited uses..

What you just witnessed is one of just a few tricks we can perform. We sent our stuff to a void of sorts.” 

Elise: “A void?! Why would you do that?? How do you get them back?!!”

R: “Through me..” 

*All turn their attention to Revan as he summons Kiera's chest piece into his hand.
But when he uses the magic, it is a deep black mysterious smoke that envelopes the armor until it is fully formed, Then the shadows slowly disperse*

Elise: ”You have magic too!?.. W.. why is it so scary when you use it..?”

R: ”This is their magic. It does not belong to me and I can not use it. Not without a tribe member near me to lend it."

Elise: "Oh! Does that mean you guys can give ME magic too!!"

Kace: "Heh, It's quite the complicated process, but the short answer is no. As far as we know, Master is the only one who can link with the tribes' magic." 

Elise: "Oh.. And you can all use it?"

Oferrah: "All nine members of Blood Tribe, yes."

Elise: "Wait, there's NINE of you?!"

Nessa: "Yup yup! ^^ The ones you deliver our messages to would be the rest of us!"

Elise: "I've only ever seen the one who receives and sends the messages there. A huge scary wolf type. I had no idea there were more with him.."

Nessa: "Oh that's Amadeus! Our big big softy. Aside from him there are the remaining three. I'll let you get to know them yourself when we meet them later!"

Elise: *Tail wagging* "I can't wait!! I also guess that adding you *Rev* would make it a full ten members!”

R: “Actually, Elise. I am not a member of Blood Tribe..“

Elise: “What?? But.. they call you Master..
Are you not the leader?”

R: “Not technically. You‘ll meet him when we regroup with the rest of the tribe later.

We‘ll have plenty of time to explain during our travels, you just have to be a bit patient.”

Elise: “hmm.. I guess this adventure will be a great chance to get to know you all better. I’m only just realizing that you know everything about me but I know so little about you. I feel like a bad friend.”

Kace: “It‘s fine, Elise. Like you said, this’ll be a great chance for us.

So, everybody! Where are we off to first?? We could-

TRIBE MAIN MISSIONS

-Collect the rest of the tribe in Vire swamp, (The tank, the leader, the assassin and the rider)

-Find the magic user in the plains,

-Supply up at the tavern?

TRIBE SIDE MISSIONS

-Find ways to earn some coin for better gear,

-Get some horses to pull the cart,

-etc.. (Custom ideas that would benefit the tribe on their adventures)
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R: Oh, and I'd like you to take turns leading as well. I know you all have your own style and I look forward to seeing how each of you operate under pressure."

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CHOOSING LEADERSHIP
After each successful mission, you may choose a new squad leader for Blood Tribe. Know that each character has a different leadership style and it WILL affect how they go about their current mission. Once chosen, you can NOT choose that character again so choose wisely and plan ahead of time!

Kiera- Aggressive- "Actions speak louder than words.."

Kace- Careful- "Slow and steady wins the race. But have a backup plan just in case.."

Nessa- Peaceful- "No one needs to get hurt. You can always talk it out."

Vivian- Tactical- "Planning is a must. Teamwork is key"

Offerah- Logical- "There's just something so satisfying about outsmarting your enemy."

Revan- UNAVAILABLE

POLL HAS ENDED!
Kiera wins! As well as a tie between the mage and the supply run so the tribe will be split up to accomplish both!
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Revan: "Good. Now..

*Shadowy mist consumes him and reveals a new look, ready for combat*

Let's go start our war.."

(End Part 1)

ALL SCRIPTS MY CHANGE SLIGHTLY OVER TIME BEFORE OFFICIAL RELEASE IN COMIC FORM