[Flight] Bad Moon Rising - Therianth's Maiden Flight

[Uta]

NPC R'lon of brown Hiatanth

Hiatnath paid no heed to the roaring, snarling brown. Even as the dragon seemed to try to lash out at him, the other wound up avoiding his claws. In fact, he almost seemed to laugh at the others feeble attempt. Claws do no one any good if you can't land your mark. Better luck next time, hatchling, if you can keep up. It was laced with arrogance and confidence.

He was no young thing. This wasn't his first rodeo, and he certainly knew how to handle his own. He didn't even bother counter-striking; Hessianth, as far as Hiatanth was concerned, wasn't worth his time or energy. No, right now he had his thoughts focused on a lithe green...

And there were other greens out there, too. Maybe if he did not pluck this one from the sky, he could one of them. There was ample company to be had tonight, as far as Hiatanth was concerned.

Following the green as she dove through and around the buildings, the brown dragon kept pace. Any attempt at throwing him off did not work, as he deftly maneuvered himself. You've got to do better than that, lovely. I thought you promised ichor? It was a taunt, but lust filled his words. He was not put off by her bloodlust.

1. Speed + strength =25 / 18 [+7 yards]
2. Dexterity + wits = 24 / 20 [+4 yards from Hessianth / 12 yards]
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Current Yards: 23 yards

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Hiatanth Stats
Brown: 40 points
Fit & Motivated: +8
Dragon Doesn't Mind Pain: +5
Rider Doesn't Mind Pain: +3

Total Points: 56

Strength: 14
Speed: 11
Dexterity: 14
Stamina: 7
Wits: 10

Health & Defense
Between 6-20 Turns: 4
Size: Average: 2
Physical Condition/Fit & Motivated: 3

Health Factor = 9
Health = 14 + 9 = 23

Defense Factor:
Between 6-20 Turns: 2
Size/Average: 2
Physical Condition/Fit: 3

DefenseFactor = 6

Defense = 10 + 6 = 16

Brown: Strength + Speed = Attack = 14 + 11 = 25

 

[Prism Shine]

Muerth is attacking Micheth

The bloodlust sang in her body, and with a low hiss she turned her head, whipping to see who might be near her. The young blue stood out to her, closest than even the vile bronze to her. Therianth was a delight, and a lovely dragon in the night sky, yet she needed to blood her claws. With a sharp turn, Muerth bellowed, claws outstretched--

Yet her claws never grasped blue hide, shuffling through the air as suddenly the ground came within too-close distance. The green near screeched as suddenly her body bounced against the ground- pain exploding into her chest as she skipped against the ground. A moment, two--three-----

With a sharp hiss, the green snapped up, tail lashing into the ground. Her eyes whirled a sharp red as she kicked off, wings pumping into the air as she re-entered the flight--even if she held her front legs closer to her chest briefly.

In his weyr, Rey'brie staggered from the impact, nearly knocked over in the wake of pain that radiated through their bond. Not claws, no. But he cast a worried look back to the mouth of Muerth's ledge. She needed no distractions, but if she was being erratic...

NPC Green Muerth's Stats

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Strength: 18
Speed: 16
Dexterity: 10
Stamina: 10
Wits: 12

Health and Defense
Health: 25
Defense: 20

[Strength + Dexterity = 28
Micheth Defense = 18 19
Result: MISSED SO HARD

Thaliawen

Gain 4 yards, -1 Defense

 

[Thaliawen]

What? When Muerth flew towards him, Micheth was baffled, and a bit offended. Had she been targeting him? Why? She ought to have been chasing Therianth; but maybe it was a honest mistake, he considered, reasonably. Maybe she hadn't intended to come his way at all, one had to consider all possible outcomes. Please be careful! he called.

He hoped she wasn't injured.


Micheth had never been good at what Therianth and others called play. Maybe he could impress the green with some fancy flying? Maybe?  

[faesinger]

Therianth hummed. Did I promise ichor? Are you sure? She teased Hiatnath. Therianth flipped over and began heading for over the bowl again, climbing over the weyrs this time. Are you going to chase me or are you going to just let them win? She call to the rest of her suitors lagging so far behind. She began flying hard up, Up, UP! This was not a flight to laze about it. They had to work for it! Reaching the top above the caldera she flipped around again diving on Hiatnath. You’re right! I did promise. She aimed to hit him hard.

Shahera was frustrated. No one was coming. They should be coming. She stowed her knife and hopped over the edge of the building, grabbing a beam on the way down to slow her decent. Once on the ground she set off running. They would just have to chase her too. If they ever showed up. And when they did they would likely get a knife in the face at this point.

Roll Strength plus Stamina

General Grid:

20+ Wooooooo. You caught a wind that lifted you up and eased your way. +15 yards
16-19 Those wing muscles are bulging spectacularly +12 yards
11-15 Look at you go! +9 yards
6-10 This is hard. +5 yards
1-5 Flap Flap you go but get nowhere. +2 yards

Hiatnath Grid:

20+ Fly so high, die so well. You collide with Therinath and she is out for ichor +15 yards, -9 health
16-19 Therianth hits you hard and bites your neck +12 yards, -7 health
11-15 Purhaps we found some common ground. Distance and pain together. +9 yards, -5 health
6-10 This flying thing is getting tiring. Ouch that hurt. +5 yards, -3 health
1-5 It is like ships in the night +2 yards, -0 health

Ranking:

Hiatanth: 23 yards
Micheth: 19 yards
Hessianth: 1 yards
Muerth: 0 yards
Moarteth: 0 yards
Rexeth: 0 yards

Round 4 will be rolled Sunday 9/30 around 8PM Pacific time

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Therianth’s Stats:
Green: 50
Fit and Motivated: +8
Angry and vicious: +5
First flight: -2
Does not care if she is hurt: +5
Total: 66

Strength: 13
Speed: 12
Dexterity: 15
Stamina: 15
Wits: 13
Health: Will not diminish

Aukai Oceansoul

There is still time to roll and be in the running! If you don't want to join in now that is fine too.

Shaddaling

There is still time to roll and be in the running! If you don't want to join in now that is fine too.

 

[demon_pachabel]

Hessianth was rumbling with dissatisfaction, snarling after even Micheth as the blue went past him. How dare he!? But he knew he was flying like a fool - and he was no fool. He could tear nobody from the sky if he lagged behind, and it took little urging from Therianth to send him surging forward with low snarls, his own want and the confused mess that was L'nik turning into an echo chamber of vicious desire.

If her claws found him again, he wasn't worried. What he needed to do was come to the front of the throng and show these other suitors he wouldn't let them pass. Though perhaps that would require a clearer mind than he was allowing himself then.

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L'nik was going to get a knife to the face.

If there had been an idea in his heart - or any sort of assistance from Hessianth, who was riled and angry and making him feel all sorts of things he hadn't been ready for - as to where Shahera had been at the beginning, he wouldn't have been half as frustrated in his search as he was.

He wasn't sure if it was luck or her movement, but he could see someone on the run below now, and there was no questioning it now. Down he went, knowing that Shahera was likely as ready to draw his blood from his body as Therianth was up in the sky ready to shred those who chased her. If he had to chase where he'd last seen her once he was back on level ground, though, he would.

And he hoped, as he broke out in a sprint after that familiar figure, that he would find nobody else he needed to tear down.


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Hessianth's Stats:

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Brown: 40 points
Motivated: 8 points
Is Hessianth: +5
Is not afraid of Pain: +5
L'nik is not afraid of Pain: +3
61 Points

Strength: 17
Speed: 8
Dexterity: 8
Stamina: 16
Wits: 12

Health:
Age: Less than 1 turn: 3 points
Size: Large for a brown: 3 points
Physical Condition: A beefy boy: 3 points
9 points
Strength (17) + 9 = 22/26

Defense:
Age: 1 point
Size: 1 point
Physical Condition: 3 points
5 points
Wits + 5 = 17/17

[Strength + Stamina = 33]
Current Yardage: 1 + 12 = 13  

[Uta]

NPC R'lon of brown Hiatanth

The brown dragon continued on with the case. The green dragon still had her choice of suitors; a brown, a green, a blue, but none of them seemed to hold a candle to what he could do. He had stamina for days, and wasn't ready to turn in or be intimidated by the green.

It's hard to fight when you're in the lead with no competition nearby. He mused aloud, taunting the other dragons who were struggling to keep up with Therianth.

Still, when the green whirled and flew at him, Hiatanth was read. His own eyes flashed red, and he had no trouble giving a snap back at the green as she made her attack. She caught him with her claws, but the wound wasn't nearly as devestating as he would have thought.

Such a tease! He purred. It had hurt, and would sting, but it wasn't something that was going to cause him to limp. Besides, he still felt as if he was well in the lead, and able to be confident. Whether he won her not, Hiatanth was glad to have an opportunity to fly wild.

As for his own rider, R'lon struggled to make sense of where he was, or who he was near. Hiatanth's thoughts were on Therianth.... but it didn't help him suss out who he should go after. Thankfully, he caught sight of someone, or some others, sprinting. Was that them? Either way, with Hiatanth so intent on the chase, the brown rider felt his own body respond. Maybe it was time to hunt instead.

1. Speed + strength =25 / 18 [+7 yards]
2. Dexterity + wits = 24 / 20 [+4 yards from Hessianth / 12 yards]
3. Strength + Stamina = 21 / 8 [+5 yards / - 3 HP]
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Current Yards: 23 yards
Health: 23 - 3 = 20 HP
Defense: 15

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Hiatanth Stats
Brown: 40 points
Fit & Motivated: +8
Dragon Doesn't Mind Pain: +5
Rider Doesn't Mind Pain: +3

Total Points: 56

Strength: 14
Speed: 11
Dexterity: 14
Stamina: 7
Wits: 10

Health & Defense
Between 6-20 Turns: 4
Size: Average: 2
Physical Condition/Fit & Motivated: 3

Health Factor = 9
Health = 14 + 9 = 23

Defense Factor:
Between 6-20 Turns: 2
Size/Average: 2
Physical Condition/Fit: 3

DefenseFactor = 6

Defense = 10 + 6 = 16

Brown: Strength + Speed = Attack = 14 + 11 = 25

 

[Prism Shine]

Rey’brie’s urging for her to fly over fight was met with some resistance. She wanted to tear these other boys from the sky, not allow them to get closer to the rising Therianth. Her pride, however, wanted to rend them all from the sky at having been wounded, having slammed in the ground from missing that insipid blue. Yet he’s firm on her to rise up, gain some distance--and she does.

Muerth’s wings spread wide, and she’s pleasantly surprised as she harnesses a small breeze-lifting her up and closer--and closer to the brown up front that was too close to Therianth. Not even the younger brown so driven to chase, no, she passed him and the bronze with a vague sense of smugness.

Let them try. Didn’t large, hulking males know that speedy, sharp flights were made for greens?

+15 Yards

NPC Green Muerth's Stats

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Strength: 18
Speed: 16
Dexterity: 10
Stamina: 10
Wits: 12

Health and Defense
Health: 25
Defense: 20

 

[Aukai Oceansoul]

Rexeth  

[Shaddaling]

Moarteth stretched and lifted up, wings unfurling as she caught air and pushed upwards. She rumbled, following up and forward, enjoying the stretch and smell of ichor. Fights up ahead and it stirred her blood.

So lovely, this little green was running a proper flight.


Yards +15  

[Thaliawen]

Well, it seemed like no one was attacking him this time. Good. Things were better when dragons' emotions were in check. He was glad for it, as he sped forward. Would Therianth be impressed? Would he fail to match her in speed?  

[faesinger]

Round 4

What would be the point in catching me if I gave it all to you right now? Therianth purred to Hiatanth in response to his teasing. She pulled up abruptly began a climb similar to the one that had started this flight. She was going up again, as high as she could, straight up. It was not easy and she was getting tired. It wouldn’t be too long now before she had to make her choice. It was very much uncertain still what would be that choice.

She kept climbing, well past the point where it would have made sense to stop, and still she went up. As she began to slow she called to her pursuers Oh yes, you might want to take cover!

Shahera heard footsteps behind her. It was about sharding time, she thought angrily. She stopped, turned, and dropped into a crouch with a knife in her right hand and the need to punch something in her left. “Well?” She asked.

Roll Strength plus Stamina

General Grid:

12+ Look at you go! That last climb clearly didn’t tire you out. +15 yards
9-11 Up, UP! You are on your way. +10 yards
5-8 Climbing straight up can be hard, but you are doing well. +7 yards
2-4 Are you getting a little tired yourself? +5 yards
1 Climbing straight up doesn’t seem to be your thing. +2 yards

Ranking:

Hiatanth: 28 yards
Micheth: 28 yards
Muerth: 15 yards
Moarteth: 15 yards
Hessianth: 13 yards
Rexeth: 9 yards

Round 5 will be rolled Monday 10/01 around 8PM Pacific time

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Therianth’s Stats:
Green: 50
Fit and Motivated: +8
Angry and vicious: +5
First flight: -2
Does not care if she is hurt: +5
Total: 66

Strength: 13
Speed: 12
Dexterity: 15
Stamina: 15
Wits: 13
Health: Will not diminish

 

[demon_pachabel]

Up, up and up! Hessianth had no problem pushing his boundless stamina to follow up after Therianth, holding in his need to rumble and posture at her other suitors for now. There was no point to fight it all if he didn't win her eye, even if it meant more claws and more blood. Though his rage did flash briefly towards some who should have known better than to step up when he was on the pursuit.

Even if she deserved all eyes on her. She was his, and he? He had always been hers.

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There was another on the chase, and L'nik looked away from Shahera for only a moment before the lure of his dragon reminded him that he didn't want to lose this chase because he got distracted. Hessianth had made that mistake. He would not repeat it. The knife was registered enough to be seen for what it was, but it wasn't fear he felt for it.

Therianth was making her suitors prove themselves. So L'nik was aware he too needed to prove himself: "Do it," it was more growled, than spoken, but there was no threat in his posture. "Spill my blood if that's your thirst," maybe it was Hessianth giving him that courage. Maybe, the mixed lust did it. But right then? He was not afraid.

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Hessianth's Stats:

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Brown: 40 points
Motivated: 8 points
Is Hessianth: +5
Is not afraid of Pain: +5
L'nik is not afraid of Pain: +3
61 Points

Strength: 17
Speed: 8
Dexterity: 8
Stamina: 16
Wits: 12

Health:
Age: Less than 1 turn: 3 points
Size: Large for a brown: 3 points
Physical Condition: A beefy boy: 3 points
9 points
Strength (17) + 9 = 22/26

Defense:
Age: 1 point
Size: 1 point
Physical Condition: 3 points
5 points
Wits + 5 = 17/17

[Strength + Stamina = 33]
Current Yardage: 13 + 15 = 28  

[Prism Shine]

As Therianth dove up once more, Muerth swerved to chase after her. Yet the angle is sharp, and even for her large size, her point of collision had hurt her more than she'd wanted to think about. Her wings labored, yet she would climb--climb for this newly minted sky fighter, for her own desire to chase and earn a spot to fly with such a fearsome lady.

Yet barring that, close enough to at least sharpen her talons.

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NPC Green Muerth's Stats

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Strength: 18
Speed: 16
Dexterity: 10
Stamina: 10
Wits: 12

Health and Defense
Health: 25
Defense: 20

 

[Shaddaling]

Climb, she certainly can climb. She spread her wings wide, wind filling them, and fought her way up, heaving her heavy bulk. Moarteth was large and she was no where near the end of her stamina her strength. She dug in deep and clambered up. She knew what she wanted... now she just had to reach.

+15 yard = total of 30  

[Uta]

NPC R'lon of brown Hiatanth

The brown dragon ignored the blue dragon that was gaining on him. He'd deal with him later. For now, he was focused on Therianth as she went up, up, up.

The sooner you're wrapped up in someone's claws, the sooner you get what you really want. The end game of this isn't throwing dragons form the sky, but getting ensnared, and falling together with your prey. Or maybe, just maybe, you want to be the one hunted. Though he debated taking a snap at Micheth, he held back--for now.

There was time yet to let his claws rake another's flesh.

1. Speed + strength =25 / 18 [+7 yards]
2. Dexterity + wits = 24 / 20 [+4 yards from Hessianth / 12 yards]
3. Strength + Stamina = 21 / 8 [+5 yards / - 3 HP]
4. Strength + Stamina = 21 / 15 [+15 yards]
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Current Yards: 43 yards
Health: 23 - 3 = 20 HP
Defense: 15

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Hiatanth Stats
Brown: 40 points
Fit & Motivated: +8
Dragon Doesn't Mind Pain: +5
Rider Doesn't Mind Pain: +3

Total Points: 56

Strength: 14
Speed: 11
Dexterity: 14
Stamina: 7
Wits: 10

Health & Defense
Between 6-20 Turns: 4
Size: Average: 2
Physical Condition/Fit & Motivated: 3

Health Factor = 9
Health = 14 + 9 = 23

Defense Factor:
Between 6-20 Turns: 2
Size/Average: 2
Physical Condition/Fit: 3

DefenseFactor = 6

Defense = 10 + 6 = 16

Brown: Strength + Speed = Attack = 14 + 11 = 25