The Six Crucibles

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The upside of using older technology was that it was simple to repair, and often cheaper than buying brand now. The downside… well, the downside was that it had a tendency to break down more often than newer equipment, as Bloodstone, Noodle, and Splash had just discovered the hard way. The flyer, on its way from Rekes to Mireh to do some trading, had jolted suddenly mid-flight, alarms blaring. The trio had wasted no time donning the emergency parachutes and abandoning ship, even though the ...

[INT] Technological Difficulties

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

The sandstorm that had nearly overtaken Ballor had only worsened after they had reached the shelter of Boti's tribe's ravines, the wind screaming outside like a vengeful spirit. Depths and Nova had been here helping the tribe with some mining, and had stopped by to say hello to Ambergris. "Like the weather?" Nova asked cheerfully, and Ambergris snorted, brushing sand out of aer fur. "I think I like the air a little better when it's not solid, y'know?" Nova ...

[STR] Shoveling Sand

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

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Quirk, a tark'ee the color of matcha with a pelt vibrantly spotted with koi, hopped up onto the smooth boulders. A dark bracelet curled around one of her front wrists, obsidian-black with a stripe of blue upon the stomach. "Ahem," she coughed to clear her throat, and absent-mindedly twisted the bracelet around her fingers–revealing that it was not a piece of jewerly, but a newborn creature: A draconic tark'ee, by any means not much larger than a garden snake. "Hear ye, here ye!" She called,...

Serpentine Celebration

By Sea-Cucumbers ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

Noodle, Ambergris, and Bloodstone were in Issiq, helping Boti out, when the sandstorm warning sirens began to wail, and their wristbands beeped to life with the weather alert. All four of them paused in their retrofitting of one of the air conditioners, and Boti made a disgruntled noise. "That storm wasn't supposed to hit until tomorrow -!" Their feathers rose and fell in agitation, and Bloodstone cocked her head. "Is there anything we can do to help prepare?" "No - ...

[CON] Sandstorm Guidance

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

A bell is heard in the early morning, Kitty is pulling on its chain to wake everyone up for the day. Some of the residents are yawning joyfully, fully prepared for a brand new day, and some of them are groggily getting out of their tents, very much not excited to be woken up early. Everyone goes about their day as usual, whether they have a job or not. Lumme is slumped against a boulder, thinking of lyrics for a new song and singing them out lou...

Getting more wise

By CinnamonGrove ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

The upside of spring in the mountains was that the snow started to melt, making land travel easier. The downside was that the snow started to melt, turning into water and swelling the little creeks into rushing waterways. Seafoam, Ambergris and Bloodstone were doing a quick walkthrough of the forest to check on how things that had been covered by snow over the winter were doing. Sky had wanted to come along, and was darting through the tree branches above, occasionally dropping melte...

[DEX] River Fording

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

((The air was thick and heavy with the scent of smoke, vapors, and far too many bodies in close quarters. A dimly lit room, though large in and of itself, was packed seemingly wall to wall with those dancing, partying, drinking, and all around having a good time. The occasional colored strobe light illuminated club-goers at random. The room was alive with the thumping bass of loud speakers, energetic music streaming out from them. On two opposite sides of the room huge illuminated words procl...

Give me a Deception check- with confidence

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

Literature

The three Tark'ee nosed their way across the hot sand. ((The air gifted them with a cool ocean breeze and the sound of soft waves lapping against the sand beneath their feat called softly from the water. All around golden sands stretched out meeting the ocean itself on one side and towering grey and brown cliffs on the other. Few plants grew this close to the ocean's salty waves, but a couple specs of green could be made out higher up among the cracks of the cliffs. The sun shone high in the ...

Tricky tracking

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

Race rematch

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

We need to get that off you - now.

By Xione ・ 0 ・ 0

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"Berries? How hard could those be to get?" Splash asked curiously, his tail flicking as he tilted his head at Boti. Boti's head feathers flattened down. "Have you ever seen a Basaraytz?" "...no?" Bloodstone winced. "It's a giant carnivorous plant." "...oh." Boti snorted and fluffed out her head feathers again. "You see? I would go myself but," they gestured at the people bustling around them. "So much to do, so much to do!" Bloodstone nodd...

[DEX] The Hungry Mountain-Plant

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

I don't want your clothes-

By Xione ・ 1 ・ 0

Canyon Tour

By Gaeron Pass ・ 0 ・ 0

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Far'lan and Horro had been visiting from Or'sol on official business when Bridled King got called out to deal with a… situation. Apparently, one of the aerobics called Boti had gotten into a territorial squabble with the native Kinswe, and it was now affecting Hakira's trade route with a colony in Mireh. "I'm sorry about this," Bridled King said as Far'lan and Horro followed him out into the desert. "I'm the closest thing we have to a pack patriarch around here, so it's my responsibi...

[Trade] mediator

By Hakira ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] [FEB] Crucible of Intelligence

By Prism's Shard ・ 1 ・ 0

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Bloodstone was bringing Bacuda and Veldet to meet Boti and their tribe in Issiq. Boti had mentioned that this time of year was a festival for their tribe, and it was traditional to bring or make food to share with everyone. Bloodstone had a dish in mind to make, but it was a little delicate, so she wanted to go to Boti's tribe a few days earlier and make it there. The desert heat would be a welcome relief from the all-encompassing cold of the mountains… Gru, Splash, and Pepper were c...

[Trade] Baking Chaos

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] don't trust the faery food...

By Hakira ・ 1 ・ 0

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Noodle was accompanying some colonists from a neighboring colony into the ocean waters nearby Rekes' shore. They were hoping to do some fishing in the scattered islands between their home and Issiq where the water was shallow. They were bringing a few youngsters along to gain swimming experience, and Sapient had agreed to guide them so they wouldn't get lost. Being a denizen of the ocean, they knew its currents and landscape far better than those on the surface did. They were waiting i...

[Trade] The Beasts of the Reef

By Skyward ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] The strongest racers

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0

[Trade] Suspect soup

By Tsidal ・ 0 ・ 0