[1st blade:] The swordsman merc

[stoicangel]

[Kratos is not... a wordy or expressive man. When he arrived at the Bay, he quietly listened to the instructions of the hologram with grim acceptance, and wandered all the over city, looking for a place to stay because it's winter in Genessia. He found the map from a few magazines to find his way around.

Truth to be told, he sort of marveled at the sights and sounds and life of the city, compared to his world of Derris-Kharlan where he foresee his people of lifeless beings under his care after Mithos is gone. The technology is different than the magi-technology, he observed.

After a few days, he settled in an inn in Fayren. His lifeless world, the floating planet in space was left behind...for the time being. Still, the mana he sense here on this world is stable as he can use most of his spells while practicing in the woods of the forest.

Ah, it didn't dawn upon him to use the device to communicate to the Network. So speaking into it with a very mild:]

"... ... ...hello."

[Yup. Pause. Not a wordy man. He's one of those strong silent types.]

"Greetings. I'm Kratos Aurion. I'm a swordsman and a mercernary. How do you do?"

[Good start. There we go.]

"Is there is anyone who is a swordsmans around here too? I think I'm rather out of place in this city."

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[youfool]

[Hey, he knows that name! Or at least the meaning.]

"Hello, Mr. Aurion! Welcome to Genessia. I'm Ted. Yes, I do my fair share of fencing, and I'm far from the only one. You'll likely be right at home."

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[stoicangel]

[He nods at this stranger in the video. Where he is, he sat cross-legged, feeling warm and comfortable in an inn.]

"At home? How so?"

[Not a wordy man.]

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[youfool]

"Oh, just that you'll find many much like yourself. Men of the blade. I've had a few good spars with some myself."

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[stoicangel]

"...fencing. So do you use a rapier type of sword? You have to be quick when you thrusts your blade."

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[inquisitor_lavellan]

[Have a hatchet-faced elf with a nose that looks like it's lost a few fights with a wall.]

I'm more of a mace gal, these days, but I've used plenty of swords.

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[stoicangel]

[Oh. An elf! Elves are very particular in his world. In fact, if you're half elf, you are the lowest race of the population. That's why, from his usual stoic expression, he shows an interest of curiosity.]

Hello. Are you an elf? Are you familiar with the worlds Tethe'alla and Sylverant?

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[inquisitor_lavellan]

[Anyone with elven blood is treated as shit on Thedas. 'Knife-ear' is a very popular thing to hear coming out of human mouths. Shockingly, that didn't stop them from raising Alley up as a leader of their stupid human religion, whether she wanted to be or not.]

Oh, did the ears give me away?

Never heard of either place, I'm from Thedas. Ferelden originally, then the Free Marches. Then...

[Well, the Inquisition had practically become its own country for a while there, perched in the high mountains between Ferelden and Orlais. The Inquisitor herself gives a shrug.]

[akito]

I'm not really a swordsman, but I've been training with blades for the past year. I think I'm good enough now to not die right away in a sword fight.

[stoicangel]

[Here's a curious youngster. Almost the same age or perhaps close to it, to his son's friends back home.]

"Hello. I see. It's good to train and practice to build up your skill. And what kind of blades do you use, if you must fight?"

[akito]

I use a ko-wakizashi and a katana I made. Leviathan's Fang and Wild Fire.

[ both of which he spent months learning how to smith properly after creating an alloy from primarily vibranium and mythril - courtesy of a keen interested in fiction and staying in a pseudo-magical world. ]

Which type of blades do you tend to use, mister Aurion?

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[oniwabanokashira]

[Howdy, stranger. Your Strong, Silent temperament is not that far from Gloom Incarnate's here. He's responding from a busy sidewalk in Genessia City, groceries in one hand... and what looks like a sheathed long sword in the other.]

You'll find many men, women, and beings of the blade among us pendant wearers.

[stoicangel]

[With a nod, understanding. Kratos don't ask questions about how he got here or why he's here, as he already searched the network and read as much as he could.]

"Ah. So it is. And you yourself too?"

[oniwabanokashira]

Occasionally.

[Outwardly terse and a little blunt, but someone with trained eyes like Kratos should know when someone's being modest.]

I prefer blades in either hand. They grant an exceptional mix of offense and defense, if you train right.

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[shy_mage]

[Bracken checked the network every now and then and tried to greet some new people, as well as he could. But, when he saw video of Kratos, something seemed very familiar about the background.

He thought about it... and thought about it. Then, he walked over to his window and checked out of it into the woods. His house was up high in the trees, formed as part of series of trees, and even had a natural platform spiraling around a tree and leading up to it. But, if someone wasn't expecting it, it could easily be considered some odd plant growth. They would have to look above to see bridges and other things leading from one tree to another.

Opening the window, he looked down at the forest below, calling out a bit hesitantly since he wasn't use to being loud.]

H-Hello?

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[stoicangel]

[Kratos is in the forest that morning, sitting on a stump, resting from his morning meditating on honing his sword skills. A few friendly people send messages to his communication device, so he took a pause to answer a few, and withdraw his broadsword back in it's sheathe.

When he was addressed, he looked up. It was a faint voice as Bracken is high up above.]

"...hm? Hello?"

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[shy_mage]

[He did like heights. It made him feel out of harm's way. He didn't have a mountain to live on, so he settled for this. Besides, it was close to work.

Or, it was where he worked, since he gathered stuff from the forest. But he rarely saw anyone else out there besides his boyfriend, and that was because they lived together.

He disappeared from the window and came out of his home onto the spiraling platform, trotting round and round the tree to get to the bottom. It... was a decent walk down. Like going down several flights of stairs. When he reached the bottom he was a bit winded from rushing, but kind of excited to see a stranger there.]

Y-You're...

[He held up his device, then paused to look at it and check the person who had posted versus the man standing in front of himself. Finally, he pointed to it.]

Y-You're him.

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[in_a_barrel]

[The guild leader is here too? It's comforting to know, but now she wonders if the branch leaders from Doplund and Gravada are here too.]

"Kratos! It's good to see you again. How have you been?"

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[stoicangel]

[The same Kratos, but not the guild leader as this one comes from his original universe.

At first, he thought he's Presea, one of Lloyd's friends, as she carried a resemblance.]

"...hm. Hello. And who are you? Are you related to Presea?"

[His question suggested a lack of recognition, as in, he never seen her before.]

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[in_a_barrel]

"Eh?"

[Presea? The name seems vaguely familiar, but she doesn't know anyone like that. Is Kratos stricken with amnesia too?]

"You don't recognize me? Do you remember Ailily? Or the guild, Ad Libitum? Or better yet... What do you remember?"

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[filchedfruit]

There's plenty of folk who can use swords. Even I'm okay with one, though I'm more of an archer.

Fayren isn't as high tech as the other places. If you're used to magic, you won't feel out of place.

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[stoicangel]

Hello. That's why I choose to come to Fayren for it's mountains and forest. So it seems to be quite a number.

Archer, hm? So are you more accustomed to using the bows and arrows?

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[filchedfruit]

Yeah. I'm used to bows and arrows. Mostly for hunting.
It's something everyone in my clan learns.

[replicascion]

[Luke had been surprisingly staying out of trouble, then again he was being watched over by Jade who made sure of that.

When his device lit up he was surprised by the newcomer and what he said definitely caught his attention]

"A swordsman. I'm one as well. My name is Luke Von Fabre. I'm guessing you are new here."

[stoicangel]

[My oh my, his phone just keep on ringing with newcomers prodding him over the subject of swords.]

"Yes, I'm new. Hello there. It's nice to meet you Luke. So, if you use the sword, what kind of sword do you use?"

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[replicascion]

[Luke set his device down so he could probably unsheath his sword and show to it Kratos. It was an odd shape and length but would fit more in the category of a broadsword]

Two handed broadsword.

[He looked a bit proud of the fact that yes he could wield a sword]