Sabre Fox's memory: Knigths of the old Sommerlund
It was mid-day, and although the sun was shining strongly in the sky, the moral among the small group of Sommerlending soldiers was quite low. They all were huddled under the shadow of a rock jutting from the closest promontory, and while the group had set an haphazard camp around the plce, it was clear that the work done for it was shoddy, not up to the standards a proper military unit would be expected to hold. In fact, there was not even a solid surveillance, except for a small group of troopers stading behind a - clearly recently and badly built - earth wall, looking with fear to a small fort that was within sight on the top of a close hill.
In fact, it was evident that the soldiers had just recently been hit by some severe attack; many were bloody, their body carrying the signs of severe wounds, certain even had casts on their legs or arms, and in a separate corner of the camp, a small group could be seen lying over stools, with closed eyes and the pale color of death on their face. In fact, all over the camp the stench of defeat was so evident it was almost a physical, tangible presence, showing on the face and attitude of the soldiers as much as in the haphazard conditions of the camp.
This was the spectacle that the group of six Kai found staring at them when they finally reached the area; they were but the scouting point for the much more massive unit - almost six hundred men strong - that was in marching to help assess the situation and, if possible, retake the fort these soldier had lost just four days ago. It was clear, however, that if any will to do so was still present among these men, it was hidden very deep, and certainly nowhere in sight.
The leader of the Kai patrol looked at everything with a skeptical yet very intense gaze, blowing his hairs - which looked blonde in the light, but were actually a light brown color - out of his face with a huff, and then commented, turning toward the two girls and three boys, all younger than him, which constituted his team:
"They don't really seem like the kind of people that would manage to last during a siege, do they?"
He sighed, turning back to the camp and added, waving toward the soldiers at the edge without moving forward:
"Let's hope they at least have some sort of command structure still in place, or it'll be a pain to make them do anything like preparing their camp for the reinforcments we're brining..."
If you want, you can post a reaction here - it'll take some posts before we reach the point where you get to disagree with Sparrow. Remember that, at this point, Sabre Fox is just an 11 year old, even if a tall and well built one, and Sparrow a teenager, so the dynamics might be slightly off from what we played them as in your other memory. Not to mention, of course, that they're not as good friends here as they were there. :)
Also, about your unit:
Green Rabbit, age 13 - along with you and Sparrow, one of Starfire's own disciples and, as such, a frequent sparring partner for both you and Sparrow. She's Weaponskilled in the Axe - she always carries two, just in case - and she's really loyal to Sparrow himself, and always follows his orders. She's still alive in the present day, also a Primate (5 disciplines), and still very loayl to Sparrow; you might remeber her fighting Starfire at the beginning of the game. She has dark brown hairs and eyes; physically, at 13, she's still a bit chubby, and also rather more endowed than any of her peers.
Grey Sword, age 14 - he's been selected for the Order by Phantom Steed but never really stabilized under anyone's tutelage, spending a bit of time with all the Starting Five but never getting any as his mentor. He trains with you occasionally, and is a good swordsman, but that's about all Sabre would know about him, except that he heavily dislikes psychics. He's a rater silent guy, who deosn't like to socialize or speaks, especially about himself. In the future, he became a Primate eventually and struck up some kind of friendship with Summer Wasp's group (of which Laughing Shark is a member) and took the distances from Starfire and Sparrow's group. As for his look at 14, he's skinny and wiry, with very light blonde hairs and grey eyes.
Sun Nightingale, age 12 - she's a jack of all trades Kai, as well as a disciple of White Mantis and this team's resident medic. She has a friendly and chatty aptitude, and was a friend of Sabre Fox - she laughed a lot at his jokes and found him funny. She died later on in the Gnaag Wars, during the naval battle against the Ironclad blockade that cemented Sparrow's leadership skills, on a ship that was sunk during the portion of battle when he'd let Sabre in command. She has very long, well cared for blonde hairs, as well as longer legs and arms than average, making her look a bit taller and more skinny than she really is.
Storm Ash, age 11 - enlisted by Lone Wolf himself and disciple of Starfire, he's a specialized tracker and a man of the wood; his archery is very good - close to Sparrow's own - but he's also competent enough in close combat. He saw Sabre Fox as a sort of rival, feeling overshadowed by him, and always tried to enter into competitions with him in an effort to prove himself better - although, at this point in time, the balance would have been a tie overall. He died eventually at the route of Shadow Pass (which was the battle where the Order faced the higher number of casualties in the whole war) in another effort to outshow Sabre Fox. Currently, he's short but muscular and well built, with blonde hairs kept in a military cut and very expressive eyes of an acid green color.
You might get up to two of these Kai to accompany you on your crazy suicide mission, if you want... we'll get to the "how" later, when the matter actually comes up in play, and depedning on who you want along, the difficulty in getting them to follow you will vary, but I thought to give you some time to thinks it over, considering their strenghts to decide if you want them, and their personlity so you can figure out the best approach to get the ones you want to come along... assuming you actually want any - you can go by yourself (well, you and some soldiers), if you want.
I hope this will be fun! ^_^
This message was last edited by the player at 18:21, Wed 15 Jan 2014.
