| In the world of Antichthon Dragons fly, and unicorns prance. It's a world of magic, fluid and vast. Counter Earth, So similar to our own...but not. Here man is uncommon and dwell together in small settlements. Here, elves, dinosaurs and myth are real, commonplace! In Antichthon, Animals talk, think, and learn together. It's no surprise, but do expect the unexpected. As mankind does on Earth, it does in the counter Earth. Animals fall to weapons of various kinds, any quadruped must be wary. Come down to a cove, not quite a Valley, at the base of the mountains. Rich and green, untainted, but for a settlement of about 50 humanoids whom live further south. A forest fire caught near them, which pushed them away, but drove out much of the larger game. Small game is abundant though, in this virgin forest, riddled with clearings. This beautiful shallow Valley is about 150 miles across. cutting a track across the western side, close to the mountains is a large river, which runs to the base like a giant tear, collecting at the base of the mountains to a lake, shining a blue wonder. The hills at the base of the mountain are large, and before the land settled itself volcanic activity caused many natural caverns to form, some of which are interconnected by tunnels. There are three tunnels that lead out away from the main collection, one only small animals, perhaps the size of a fox could get through, and another is blocked by rock fall. It leads under the river. The last, large enough for two wolves atop one another to walk, leads out to a rock formation in middle land, marked by a clearing and a young cherry tree, not yet baring fruit. The rest, not large hills, but not plains, is rolling forest covered hill. Oak, walnut, Hickory, and Maple are the main trees found there. Pine, poplar and Cherry woods intermingle, but are not as present. Where the Fire had consumed new Birch, Beech and Pines are springing up. The young trees are no more than 2 feet high right now. Ground Cover is still struggling to come up. Common ground and fruit bearing plants are wild strawberries, Queen Ann's Lace root, cattail tubers at the edges of the lake, Huckleberries in the high hills, black and raspberry, Young tart cherries and small sweet apples, a random small grove of apricot trees from birds eating fruit. This is the land Cross Roads has come to populate! Crossroads land was not always populated by wolves however. It was full of cougar, bobcat, bear, moose and game. A few wolves who had no home banded together and in their strength and will they chased away many large predators. Together they came, and though each was from another land, another life, another rule...they became one. Each of the wolves, but ten all told, expressed their tales. Two young pairs searching for a home. One young female saw how they were, and how they worked together. She confided to her mate what she believed and he addressed the older ones. "From across each track of land we've come here. From many different paths we've trod, but here together we now stand. We should call ourselves Cross Roads, and take in any, like ourselves. Everyone deserves chance, peace, and friendly faces to call home." A few older ones were not sure, and stated that there would be those who turned away, or found them fools. The younger were not disheartened, and said that each must choose how they will stride. None of the elders of that groups, which there were three of them, between the ages of 7-9 wished to rule this new land, because much still needed done to take it as their territory. The young pair who suggested it, rose to the challenge and took the older mated pair as Betas. The last young couple became Gamas. The last four were members of the pack, as they chose to be. They knew that the age old pack, across the River, would not like them there as a clan. Slowly, the young pack built it's empire and grew. A few other wolves, loners all joined the growing pack. Their Rivals did resent them, in heir newness, their naive nature, their open kindness. Sure it would break them down before long. They were strong, generations strong and valued knowledge of war and land. They would send splinters to heckle Cross Roads, but as the new pack grew the attacks became less and less. Now, as the old Alphas drew to twilight years, and were soon to pass a youth who had joined them near the beginning, named Tris, stepped into the role of Alpha Female. Together, with her Mate, Cross roads will grow and flourish, even with dangers that lurk, and enemies threaten. With the fire having chased away large game, the pack hunting together, thus some community time, was lost. This must be made up, for the pack to stay as one. Tris bows to you, bottle green eyes closing "Welcome friend! I hope you will find safety with our family, we can be odd, we have our faults, but we are one." |
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| Ancientakil | Feb 11 2011, 06:05 PM Post #1 |
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A black pelted wolf walked calmly through a small forest. Her ears perked at every odd sound that emanated around her. She licked her lips while swaying her tail through the leaves as the various critter fled from the sight of her. It wasn't that she was scary, quite the contrary matter of fact, it was just the fact that she was the predator in this situation, and no one likes to be a snack... Suddenly she walked into a clearing that was littered with various flowers, all containing different colors that seemed to bounce the moon's light back with a spectacular gleam. She breathed in the crisp night air and her brown eyes darted to the stars that twinkled above her. "Stars... watching over us for ages and ages now... Oh how I wonder what stories you could tell us, what wonders have you seen, oh bright ones?" She asked while sitting down and continued to gaze. " Have you seen my fantastic fishing, or perhaps you have seen better? Oh, oh please tell me... I do so love story time." The wolf continued her tail wagging happily. " Maybe you will speak to me if I introduce me self? Well, if that is the case then my name is Equinox... And I am very happy to meet you." She concluded with a playful bark. |
| The meaning of life you ask? How about to survive? To find a purpose? To make others, and even more so YOURSELF happy? To me, those ARE the meanings of life... | |
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| Tris Aime | Feb 11 2011, 07:56 PM Post #2 |
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Eyes wide and glowing softly like lamp lights with shudders blink rapidly, this is followed by a rustle and tumbling. It's night time, soft sweet night time, a little to cold for him though, his fur is short...use to city life, use to buildings and rooms and stairways. His body was use to creeping in the crawl space with Thatch, hiding in the flowers that were watered daily and coming out stinking of fertilizer. Now Thatch was gone, now home was gone... This world was wide and open, there was no ceiling and the only stairs were the ones he imagined into being on the rocks or tree branches and hills. There was no 'inside room' but what he wove with branches, or found in Dens both abandoned and occupied. Since the time of his being "Freed" He'd delighted in the new playground, so alike the backyard he'd known and then so alien and shiny and new. Discoveries never ending! He blinks from where he is laying on his back looking at the stars the voice was talking to. In his head things and whirring and clicking quickly so he understood what was spoken. To him the language of the wolves was that: Language. His retention of Languages is very small compared to others. Flipped over and scuffling, the night offers advantage to his colors he creeps on all fours as though this is natural. His arms and legs are the same length, so he's a natural quadruped and Biped and uses both in even snatches. Those lamp light eyes blink at the form he sees, though he does not know what it is he smiles in sharp little needle teeth and speaks in the exact same voice that has drifted in the sky above him. He tumbles out, head over tail and stops in font of her, reaching out he touches her chest fur delighting in the feeling of it. Like a dog? Is that what she is? But she's bigger than any dog he's seen. "Well, once when I was younger I stayed out a whole night. Master said it was camping, I was snuggled in a bag with feathers all stuffed in between some of the cloth to keep it warm and saw the stars all shining. One even winked at me. It shot across the sky with flashy beauty as though to say 'hello Addle, lovely Addle I'll be your friend.' and so we were. I decided you see. I saw a bird fly across the sky and Master said it was an owl. It made no noise as it flew." A shimmer in the moonlight at his neck as he moves and talks rapidly. "I am Addle anyway, and that's a short story. Pleasen to meet you too Equinox of the stars." he says in her voice, the barks and low howls, little growls and yips. Coming from the small fuzzy face it might seem exceptionally Odd. |
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| Ancientakil | Feb 11 2011, 09:10 PM Post #3 |
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"Yes a short story indeed.." Equinox said with a smile on her muzzle as she gazed down at the tiny thing before her. She jumped only when she felt something suddenly touching her chest, but now seeing what it is, she isn't that worried. The she-wolf laid down in the grass and tilted her head slightly as she gazed at the critter. " What are you? If you don't mind my asking..." She said softly, not meaning any harm in any shape and or form. |
| The meaning of life you ask? How about to survive? To find a purpose? To make others, and even more so YOURSELF happy? To me, those ARE the meanings of life... | |
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| Tris Aime | Feb 11 2011, 09:21 PM Post #4 |
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He blinks, his tail wagging, the longer silky hair swishing over the dark grasses. "I'm a Addle, CopyCat." he says this with pleasure knowing what he is and touches her nose and the short whiskers of her muzzle, his angular face is cast in delight, whiskers pointed forward. "What are Youuuu." his voice shifts, sounding more like a young male but twists back into her tones. He's altering his vocal chords in scales like a bird does. Those head lamps called eyes in his face blink several times, long lashes hiding them from view only to reveal them once more. "You live here? This is your home?" He's poking at her ear as best he can from where he is seated. "You like to talk to the stars do they talk back too?" He's all questions and comments, flinging from one thing to the next that enters his head. Though he's an adult at the peak of life in his species so many think he's still young. |
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| Ancientakil | Feb 11 2011, 09:28 PM Post #5 |
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Equinox chuckled and watched Addle. " I'M a wolf, Yes I live around here, and No, unfortunately the stars don't talk back." She said, answering all his questions in turn. Equinox rolled onto her back and gazed at the stars. " They are pretty to look at through..." She added. Her tail swished as her eyes flicked from the stars to Addle. " So, do you live here as well?" She asked him while still watching the stars. |
| The meaning of life you ask? How about to survive? To find a purpose? To make others, and even more so YOURSELF happy? To me, those ARE the meanings of life... | |
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| Tris Aime | Feb 12 2011, 01:28 AM Post #6 |
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Here his little bushy brows wrinkle while he sits back on his back legs to think about it. The collection of whiskers flick back and one huge black rimmed ear tips down the long hair blowing in a slight breeze. "I guess I do don't I? I'm here, I was sleeping over there. I do live here. What a lovely home." His words though are followed with hand gestures, flicking over and over again to his throat, over the long fur at his knees, to Equinox's cheek. He does not keep still, even bouncing slightly in place on the balls of his feet. Queer little guy. Finally his voice settles in something like hers, all the tone patterns, if sped up are the same. He clicks his tongue, making a sound like a zipper while he looks at her. "You're three, only three?" He seems baffled and quickly flicks over his fingers, while Equinox may not understand what hes doing he's trying to count. Aside from the copying, Copycats have the odd ability to 'guess' names and roughly 'guess' ages, however guessing ages is harder. It's part of "taking on the aspects" of whoever they are copying from. |
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| drakonianwarriorz | Feb 14 2011, 11:22 PM Post #7 |
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Slim and sleek, deadly and vile, that is the way she is. Lust, the deadliest of the Deadly Seven Sins, other than Wrath. Her bites are harsh while her words are deadly. The power of Charm Speak over comes many when she decides to use it, but she does not use it too often as most sins would use their abilities. The feline, full of multi-colored browns and yellows with many black spots, was merely sitting, staring at the stars. Who was she in the past? What did she do? How did she become who she was? Shaking her head, the feline raised her paw and examined it, watching her black claws. These thoughts have driven the Sin mad at some points. Why did she care who these cheetah was before? She was not even the Cheetah itself, but a spirit possessing a body. With another disapproving shake of her head, Lust stood from her position and yawned, revealing the large canines within her mouth. Her black nose was now in the air for the unfamiliar scent of animals filled her nostrils. With a growl the feline crouches low and slowly stalked towards the scent, voices now becoming clear, giving her a good indication of where the animals where. Through a bush, Lust stared at what appeared to be a wolf and a..a what? Bored and curious, Lust disengaged from her crouching position and walked up to the other animals, her tongue lasping over her nose to re-moisten it. With a curious glance, Lust sat once more and began to clean her paw, her yellow eyes glancing every few moments at the two. "So, obviously you," her eyes looked towards Equinox. "are a wolf. And you," her eyes were now towards Addle. "What are you?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blending in with the night sky, a shadow swept through the forest. Legs powerful and strong, eyes determined and confidant. The pitch black wolf known as Shadow of the Night, or more commonly known as Gale, ran with speed and pride. His luscious free eyes were staring towards the bright and shining stars, for he wondered, what could possibly out there past the sky. Not paying any attention, the black wolf's perfect movements soon proved false when his hind leg crossed over his front leg, tripping the wolf. Tumbling head over heels, Gale grunted and stood up, shaking his body and head to relieve his pelt of the grim that had infested it. Looking around his surroundings, the wolf grew tense as he noticed he had fallen into Equinox and Addle's conversation. Edited by drakonianwarriorz, Feb 15 2011, 02:08 AM.
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| Tris Aime | Feb 14 2011, 11:43 PM Post #8 |
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The new faces seem only to delight Addle, and if there is a tone he does not catch it in Lust's voice, to him there are two types of vocal sets, Angry and Happy. It's his limitation as a "smart Pet" amid other things. His large almond eyes dart from the shadow wolf-doggy back to the big cat, since the feline had spoken and his mind already whir clicked away into her vocal chords. She's not like Jaguar or the real Jaguar, no, this one is long legged. As he conducts a conversation in his head with Jaguar it goes something like this... "Jaguar! There is a rather long leg cat, got spots, what cat got spots and long legs? Notta Leopard." "Me, Addle Brain." Addle thinks in Jaguar's voice, his face taking a serious mask, back and forth comes banter, Jaguar is neither friendly or engaging, but rather sullen and closed, his silver tail, Addle can see, will flick, while the real cat beside him only seems amused. Thatch is hidden in case she wants to eat him. This mental exchange and face expressions whips by quickly. He does an odd hop forward, reaches his long fuzzy fingers out and pokes Lust. Right. In. The. Chest. Rather harder than he meant to actually. "Cheetah cat, yelloweee with spots not rings." He announces in the exact repetition of her voice, key notes all in line. His brow furrows "Your name is funny." He won't be able to riddle it out properly because she's the first he's met like this, any older of his species would understand. Aside from the Master, Jesiri, Jaguar and real Jaguar and occasionally a hybrid pet He's recluse of meeting others. So he cocks his head trying to par out between Lust and who the Cheetah once had been. It scrambles him up a little and he chuckles as he reels backwards. |
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| Ancientakil | Feb 16 2011, 10:56 PM Post #9 |
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" Yes I'm three." She said simply before turning to the Large cat that had walked into the area. " Yes I am a wolf... and you are?" She asked without getting off her back and eyeing the cat carefully. She flicked her tail casually before rolling over and looking at the two. What an odd collection of creatures in such a small area, and to think Equinox was alll alone just a few minutes ago. |
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| drakonianwarriorz | Feb 18 2011, 07:09 PM Post #10 |
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Lust cocked her head to the side, not expecting her voice to come from the creature. Realizing what he was, she chuckled to herself for being somewhat foolish. "Ah you are a Copycat. I have seen very few of you so forgive me for not recognizing." Lust saw no reason...yet...to be rude to these creatures. Head now vertical to the ground, Lust's yellow eyes dashed to Equinox. "I am a feline, yet I am not. I am merely a spirit within the body of a feline. To be more specific, a Cheetah. I myself am one of the Deadly Sins, Lust." ----------------------------------------- Realizing that there was no immediate danger, Gale relaxed slightly and hesitantly walked up to the odd group of animals. Cocking his head, he was rather relieved that there was at least one wolf here. "Sorry to intrude, but I had a small...accident. My name is Gale by the way." His tail lowered and his head rose a little higher from his defensive position. |
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| Tris Aime | Feb 19 2011, 11:06 PM Post #11 |
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He blinks those huge yellow eyes and smiles. New friends are a delightful thing! Three new friends for him to play with! The butterfly from earlier in the day flew away and left him all alone. Addle had decided he'd not talk to the Butterfly if it came back. The Ladybug was not very friendly, nor did it taste good. He decided that Ladybugs were the same as back home. The mention of Copycats catches his attention enough to make him stop gnawing on the longer hair of his head to inquire in Gale's voice "You've seen other Copies? near here??" his tone is excited, more perhaps what Gale would have sounded like as a pup, is what Addle is producing. Since Lust had provided the answer to Equinox's question he simply repeated the answer in a flicker of topics, now displaying his talent. "A copycat is born for words, Voices lilted like the birds! We're repeat back with no note to wrong any word, lyric or song! So if rich you are in Service or Wealth, you may own me your good self!" This lyrical little tune was taught to the young copy cats in their pens which were open roofed with only tarps for cover so they could hear the voices of the humanoids and beasts around them. Downfall...a lot of sick copycats from the lack of proper protection. Tarps only can do so much in an Exotics mill. ((by the by, unless someone else is willing to play a Copycat there probably are none near here. They are largely from jungle climates. So, the same instance of Addle being "Freed" would have happened to another. )) |
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| drakonianwarriorz | Feb 20 2011, 05:38 PM Post #12 |
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Lust chuckled out of amusement at how excited the feline sounded. Looking forward to making her disappointed, she shook her head. "Nay, there are none here, or at least none that I've seen. I merely mean in my travels from body to body I have seen a few. In this particular body I have seen none till now." Her cold eyes turned to Gale who seemed to be confused at the Addle's change of voice. How amusing this is. I am glad to have stumbled upon these insignificant beings today. T'was not as boring as I'd thought it'd be, she thought to herself. With a yawn the feline laid onto the ground, her paws crossed over each other and her head still held up high. With interest, Lust awaited for any sort of response. --------------------------------------------- Hearing no response to him, Gale felt sort-of annoyed at how he was being ignored. As his large-dark grey ear were pulling back, they shot back up at the sound of Addle's voice...or rather his. His head cocked to the side in wonder and his body tensed, now completely unsure if whether the feline was a threat or not. "How can you do that? Change your voice? Do you not have an actual voice yourself?" So many questions pondered through Gale's mind as his dark green eyes were stuck on Addle. He had never seen, nor ever heard of an animal that could change its voice. To him, it was completely unnatural and alien. |
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| Tris Aime | Feb 22 2011, 09:23 PM Post #13 |
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Addle's huge tufted, black rimmed ears sank but a moment, his wide array of whiskers drooping on his human-ish shaped face. "Ah the weeel, I'll meet more I am sure it's so as I am what I am." His voice had flickered like a dying ember between something almost Scottish and sounding like a small child. Springing backwards over Equinox, since he'd been standing by her in the first place when Lust came he flings hand-paws to foot-paws until he sticks a land and turns with a flourish and something that sounds like 'tada!' Addle stands on all fours now his stiff tail waving. "I do, Gale." He says in Gale's voice first. This next part is a new one, "But it's only my nature after all." This voice is small and falls light on the ears but almost sounds melancholy. A depth of hidden tones is in this voice which is rarely used but around his own species. When speaking in their own true vocals Copycats are not as childlike as they look and act. They do, after all, grow into adulthood. Addle is. "I'm as natural as you all are, after the third war o'course. Can't say a'fore that though." His brow furrows "But none o us-ed know what happened before then, so long ago it was who's to count?" He's speaking in his own voice the whole time, it's melancholy lace twisting each word that it seems he speaks of knowledge won in a hard way even though the topic is in no way fitting. |
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| Ancientakil | Feb 22 2011, 09:31 PM Post #14 |
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Equinox had been laying there silently the entire time. She only moved to roll over and face the group, her eyes now watching Gale, whom she had so rudely not noticed this entire time. Perhaps it was because of the large cat, or maybe the creature that had just bounded over her, but it was un-excusable nonetheless. But she just smiled and nodded not knowing what to say to the group considering she was not directly talked to in any manner. |
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| drakonianwarriorz | Feb 24 2011, 10:12 PM Post #15 |
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Stunned by hearing his own voice in another body again, Gale shook his head and pulled his large grey ears to his head. His green gaze turned to Equinox and one ear raised up. "Where are you from? Are you a part of some unknown pack or are you a loner like so many others these days?" Gale wanted to make conversation with the wolf who he noticed seemed to feel left out. He would approach her but Gale needed to keep his eyes on the Deadly Sin. There was no knowing whether or not she would kill them....or attempt to. ---------------------------- With intense boredom, Lust yawned at Addle's words. Her attention turned however to Gale who seemed to be tense and keeping an eye on her. How interesting, she thought. For him to be weary and tense around me. Perhaps he has meet one of the other seven? Or maybe he is merely a complete buffoon of a coward that thinks I'm just a dangerous feline. Not that I am not, but still. Stretching her front paws out, Lust's eyes darted to the sky, then back to Addle. "So why are you here Copy Cat? Are you simply a wanderer or an intruder in theses forests?" |
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