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| Unwritten Sagas of Life and Death |
| The man shook his head slightly as he eyed the small band of men standing before him, arms crossing in what he hoped appeared as stubborn, unyielding resolution. "I simply cannot give out such information to your sort - the Guild would fall upon me so quickly that I wouldn't know what hit me!" He insisted, using his knee to edge the drawer before him closed once more. The man in front, clean shaven and dark as the foreboding shadows at sunset, tossed a small bag upon the counter. It jangled sharply, then silenced as its contents stilled. The merchant stiffened faintly, gaze upon the bag, although he still shook his head. "You know I cannot.." "We do not even require you say a word, Alzira. Simply turn over the file, and say that it was misplaced. I'm certain you can come up with an excuse, what with your oiled nature. And we have certainly made it worth your while." His glance indicated the bag, and the merchant sighed, dropping his hand to the drawer and retrieving the file, which he slid across the countertop. The stranger merely nodded with a smile. |
| "Nice doing business with you, Alzira. As always." The man smirked, a hand running through tousled ink locks as he and the three men with him slipped back out as ghosts in the night. The horses were heaving with exertion by the time Alec called a stop, raised hand balling into a sharp, defined fist under the fall of the three moons riding the sky. Their mounts slowed, finally stopping entirely as their riders swung down from the saddles and began pouring water from their bota bags into small, inflated troughs. Once the horses had been watered and fed, Alec was already building a small, smokeless fire to one side, against the rocks. The other men gathered quietly around him, watching eagerly as he opened the file. |
| profiling : Alae Ember Kiaska |
| Known History: Alae. "Winged." [goes by Ember or Kia when outside Randonnen] Was born to Biran and Laeyan. Raised as a healer, but trained in Abis by her stepbrother Jau. She reached a level five mastery before the family moved from Ariye to Randonnen. The Call of the Grey Ones was culminated during the late winter of her fifteenth year, with a Bonding to Grey Kael. [See Wolf Profile Attached] They have |2un together for two years. When Jau went on his Journey, Alae ran away from home, and broke trail with the Grey One for half a year before joining for another two quarters with an unknown venge. Her debt of Ride paid, she is currently somewhere south of Ariye. Exact whereabouts remain unknown. Appearance : Changes; Extremely adept Chameleon. Known to blend in under any circumstances. Has access to hair dye and continuous alterations in style and clothing. Last seen in a slave's attire. Natural look as given by birth, black hair with silver streaks in the fore, cause unknown. At birth, suspect- ed to be a sign of the Grey One's Call. Eyes are a varying shade between violet and silver, with shards of azure mixed within the pupil. Shaded with Gold when deep within the packsong. Slight weight, no more than 120 pounds, with lithe, balanced musculature and a motion of the Grey One's hunting grace. Personality : Alae is known to be flighty; fickle. Capricious. Wary of strange situations and not prone to trust. Still in only her second year |2unning with the Grey Ones, she is still without experience when it comes to separating her own emotions from those of the Wolf she |2uns with. Often times can cause her to make mistakes she would not otherwise fall privy to, but also makes her far more unpredictable. Seems to have a flirt- atious streak, but as of yet remains Untouched. Calm until angered, her bond with the Grey Ones is one of the strongest ever encountered, even for only its second year, and thus her fight and strike is backed by their speed and power. Alae has frequently been seen |2unning with the wild wolves, and thus tends toward a less human instinct than would otherwise be expected from a two year Bonding. Intelligence : Alae is extremely sharp-witted, and quick thinking upon her feet. She never seems at a loss, and escapes from both guild and raiders are amazingly creative and unique, comparable only in there fiercely unconventional methods and amazingly executed plannings. There is little evidence of any specific strategery or pre-thought; instead, most comes off as spur of the moment detailing and compulsive reactions to her specific environment at the time. Do not underestimate, and approach with caution. Alec made a quiet, thoughtful sound in the base of his throat, skipping over the next few pages of irrelevancies before procuring the smaller printout on the Grey One the girl |2an with. profiling: Grey Kael Known History: Grey Kael. "Warrior." Was the only live-born to a litter of Grey Ones based in Randonnen's valley, and was Bonded with Alae by his father, Grey Shiron. The elder male was seen depositing his only pup in the back stables where the girl worked with the equine owned by the family, and the Bonding was forged with no evidence of incontinence. Raised in the greysong of Ramaj Randonnen, he fled with Alae when she broke trail away from home, but continues to |2un with the wild pack alongside his Wolfwalker. Appearance : A fade from pale paws to an enshrouding pitch along his spine is marked, as well, by paler, tiger-like streaks of silver tones along the saddle and scruff, deeper bandings fighting with the paler slates for dominance upon his muzzle, giving Kael an extremely defined appearance. Kael stands at a good seven hands at the shoulder, a massive but lean wolf at only two years of age. He has, however, reached the extent of his growth, and is not expected to reach any larger proportions. His eyes reached from the azure of puphood to a paler green and, finally, the sharp gold of the adult hunter to date. Personality : Expected ferocity in protectiveness of his Wolfwalker. Loyal, though still in the midst of a power struggle with Alae for the dominant role in the Bonding, there is sill an uncertain grounds between the two where they have not yet been able to meet. He is as strong-willed and rebellious as his Wolfwalker tends to be, creating a friction which at times frustrates both wolf and girl. However, Kael has shown a deft atunement to Alae's emotions and impulses, and a flicker of anger alone from her can send him into action, in much the way her own calm and peace of mind radiates and bleeds the same into him. Intelligence : Grey Kael is extremely sharp and attentive, making note of some of the more ambiguous and random notations about his environment, especially in regards to the Wolfwalker. However it is that same loyalty and devotion which clouds his better judgement at times, and as confusion on either's part will seep into the other's mentality, it is not uncommon at this stage in the bond for emotions to intertwine, and both girl and wolf to react quite similarly to a situation. Kael has been seen to, upon many occasions, avoid both snare and trap, as well as other, more intuitive methods of capture. Thus, as of yet, the only known weakness is in his unbridled resonance and response to any Threat dealt to Alae, which tend to make him unpredictable and rash. Alec smirked lightly, reaching for the final packet within the rather thick folder. |
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