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Dracorix followed Yama's lead and began asking people about their worlds and if they knew about any worlds with magic still in them. He heard some very interesting stories, such as a world filled entirely with portal-hunters, and worlds that, while destroyed and without time, still exist and are visitable with certain spells. Unfortunately, however, he heard precious little about worlds with magic in them, and what he heard were just recommendations for places to hear about worlds with magic in them, which were useless until the storm abated. Nevertheless, he remembered them for when it cleared.

((okay, see you latter))

Ivan just stayed by Anyes as they looked. He wanted to talk to the people but wolves talking usually scared people. He only knew that his planet was the only one that has friendly wolves on it. All the others planets that he had heard about said that Wolves where crazed and killed everyone and anything. He didn't want them to get scared so he just stayed quiet and looked at Anyes. "we should ask around too" he said as he looked at her with his blue eyes.

The rain poured down, completely torrential outside of the protections of the wind-breaking buildings of the city. Bennon plodded down the road, his straw cloak shedding the rain, a make-shift straw hat doing the same. His red balaclava covers his face below the eyes, leaving the only visible part of him his equipment slung on his back and his rustic leather shoes.

Drawing closer to the city, he saw the lights and sounds of life. At least this world still had the living in it. He could smell food as well, his sensitive nose twitching with anticipation of a hot meal in an inn.

Anyes nodded sullenly. She didn't enjoy talking to people, but Ivan was right. They had to figure out something about this catastrophe. Still, she didn't know if she was ready...the image of her collapsing homeland was still stuck in her mind. But maybe, just maybe, someone of her own kind got out, just like her. If she was going to find anyone from Nataulpa, she would have to start here.

But Anyes wasn't ready to start just yet. She headed to a corner, where there was a comfortable amount of shadow for her. She watched the room with observant eyes, as though she were watching the raucous jungle where she grew up. She examined every face, tuned her ears to every voice. There were accents from everywhere, and languages too ((speaking of, I realize that we all allowed them to speak english xD Yay for us and our smart characters!)). There were some humans amongst the crowd, looking a little overwhelmed but pleased. In Anyes' experience, humans were always happy when there was a crowd around to glean money from.

Anyes pulled herself out of the corner and returned to Ivan. "There are so many here! I don't think I saw two alike. What do we do? Where do we start?"

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Bennon walked into yet another inn, each one in it's turn proving to be full when visited. Perhaps this one would have an empty room, or someone willing to share. He smelled the air before entering, a precaution. The scents in this world were strange, and he couldn't rely on his nose like he used to. Easing his short, machete-like sword in it's square sheath, he entered.

His eyes took a moment to adjust to the light, and he missed the person stand and leave from the corner of the room. He smelled a wolf, and many species he didn't recognize. Funny how wolves seemed to appear on most worlds, at least the ones that Bennon had been to. Taking a seat at a table, he ordered a steak, tipping heavily. He began to eat, watching the room and it's diverse inhabitants.

Dracorix watched somebody enter the inn and order a steak. "Quite a storm out there, eh?" He asked, walking up to him. perhaps he can help us. "Do you happen to know of any worlds with magic still left in them? I'm helping a friend find her companions, but she can't find them without magic."

Ivan looked at Anyes and moved so that her hand was on his head. "how about if we start with just asking one person at a time" he said as he looked up at her. But he cought that sent of something. He didn't know what but it was the person who just came in and he wondered what he was.

As the girl left with his order of rare steak, Bennon removed his straw hat, setting it in the seat next to him, where his straw cloak was already draped to dry. His shoulder-length dark brown hair was slicked with rainwater, contrasting sharply with his fair skin. He brushed the rain-droplets off of his thin leather tunic, worn over a cream cotton shirt buckled with bracers at the forearm and a broad leather belt at the waist. A voice right next to him caused him to jump slightly.
"Quite a storm out there, eh?" Bennon turned in his chair to look at him. I hate being surprised like that. I'm losing my touch. "Do you happen to know of any worlds with magic still left in them? I'm helping a friend find her companions, but she can't find them without magic."
"I haven't found a world in quite a while with any truly stable magic. Minor spiritual magic seems to be relatively reliable here, but even with that and you can't get too complex." He looked at the strange man with reptilian wings. Almost draconic in appearance. I should watch him. And I still smell a wolf.

Yama walked over to her partner in time to catch the last part of the conversation. She stepped forward eagerly "Minor magics still work? I had been focusing more on the major ones. Perhaps I am not as helpless as I thought..." Yama trailed off as she began fiddling with the contents of her pouches, muttering to herself "Still not enough for a locating spell, not through worlds, but maybe some more mundane uses?" Appropriating one of the chairs at the table that was not being used she set a small block of wood about the size of her fist on the table and traced lines over it with her bare finger, completely lost in her work as she always was any time she began working magic.

"I'm not sure about rune-magics. I'm no magician, though I have some small skill in the magic of nature-spirits." Bennon sniffed the air again. There it was again. A wolf was in here somewhere. And if he could smell the wolf, the wolf could smell him, and Bennon didn't like being outflanked like this. There it is! It's looking at me... I wonder if it knows.
"And what is your name, winged one?" Bennon turned back to the man with the scaley bat-wings.

((OOC: Iori, I know I showed you how to edit, What was that last post?))

((OOC: All fixed! :D))

Ivan couldn't stand it anymore, the sent was very strong. "I will be right back" he said to Anyes and walked forward letting her hand go down his back as he did. He didn't remember what the smell was but he knew he had to find out the owner of the sent. He walked towards the person that Dracorix was talking to. He growled slightly and continued to look at the man.

"Dracorix of Aviatis," Dracorix said. "and yours?" Dracorix looked at Ivan as he started to growl. "What is it?" He asked, confused. He must smell something on this man, he thought.

Yama smiled as the wood began to peel off in strips, slowly forming a shape as she traced. She was almost done when she heard a wolf growl and started violently, the sculpture she was making taking a deep cut across the center that nearly sliced it in half. She examined the damage sadly before growling at Ivan "Don't do that while I'm concentrating." She sighed and went back to examining her ruined figure.

"sorry but this guy dosen't smell right to me. But I can put my finger on it what the smell is" he said as he continued to look at the man. His hair was up and he continued to growl more. He wanted to keep a eye on the man till he knew what he was and he knew that the man had also smelled him.

Bennon looked at the wolf, slowly releasing his grip on the curved hunting knife buckled across his chest. The wolf had just spoken, confirming more than one suspicion.
"It is good to meet you, Dracorix of Aviatis. I am called Bennon Fenris." He glanced over at the wolf. He can smell the wolf in me, thought Bennon. I wonder if he even knows what he is smelling.
Looking into the eyes of the staring wolf, he let his eyes fade to gleaming gold for a second, and then retreat back to his normal forest green. He decided to remain subtle for the moment.
"Am I not welcome here, friend?" his question directed at the wolf, raising his empty hands to indicate friendly intentions. "I will leave if I have made you uncomfortable with my presence." Turning back to Yama, Bennon ran his hand across the table, trying to gather the faded essence of the wood spirits left dormant in the worked wood. Pressing his palm to the slashed carving, he frowned when the only result was a slight lessening of the cut. "Even the spirit magics are weakening..."

Ivan stoped growling when he remembered the sent, he couldn't beleve that he had forgotten the sent of other wolves. He smiled at Bennon and said "sorry, you are more then welcome here. But I just forgot the sent of other wolves since I haven't smelt one in so long" he said as he looked at Bennon and let his tail wag a little bit. He had missed being with other wolves and was glad to be near one now. But his tail stoped wagging soon and his ears droped down. "yes everything is weakening here, my wolf brother, that is why me and my friends want to go to another world." he said as he looked at Bennon

"I am sorry to say that I am not fully a wolf, but that is another story, and a long one at that, so perhaps another time. But regardless, it is a pleasure to meet you. I have been to many worlds over the past months, but I have found only sporadic magic, and any realm with magic still working well is a realm of war and fire, spellcasters gathering and killing each other with magic, fighting to be the sole rulers of such rare and priceless territory. I barely escaped the last such area, and had to kill the warlocks as soon as we passed through the portal. So determined to keep their secret... It is saddening." These three, they are unprepared for this. When the reality of what they seek sinks in, it's going to break them. Is it my problem?
"Hmm. This conversation should be held when the sun is high, and wits are sharp. Do you know if this inn has rooms available? And if it is safe to stay in? I've had to climb out the windows of a rented room in the middle of the night, just to save my skin, to risk sleeping just anywhere."

Yama groaned and placed her hands over her face "I'm surrounded by wolves in a place where magic is failing, and yet I live. No one will ever believe me." with a sigh she let her hands fall and schooled her features to that of the intense concentration she usually reserved for spellcasting. "Bennon, you know of worlds with magic. Personally I am willing to take the risk, but the decisions of everyone must be their own. However I am the one paying for rooms tonight, so I offer you shelter and frinedship in exchange for this information. Is that acceptable?"

"Do you know what you are asking about? These places, where magic remains strong and reliable, they are waking hells." he breathed outward staring at the ceiling for a moment, searching for the right words. "To be within them is not simply dangerous. In these places, mages of -all- moralities gather. And morality does not determine survival. There are more of the bloodthirsty killers left than of the righteous, as the dark ones lie, steal, and stab in the back to get more power. You are willing to risk life, I can see, and pain, but your soul? The oppression of traveling a realm where the only innocents are children, who either learn to kill and steal, or die?" He waited for a moment for the concept to sink in. He would help these people, he decided, but only if they knew exactly what they were getting themselves into. He would not lead lambs to the slaughter.

"I understand this, I do. I have seen mages go mad before, a world of that would be terrifying indeed, but I will not abandon my friends. I wish to stand by them as the worlds crumble around us, but this is my decision, I will drag no one else into it." She sighed and began to peel away at her sculpture again, trying to salvage it by making it smaller.

Ivan sighed and looked at Yama. "I will go with you to help you look for your friends." he said softly and you could tell he ment it. "All of my wolf brothers and friends are dead and if one of them where still Alive I would want to find them. So I am going to help you" he said as he looked at her.

Yama nodded at him in gratitude "Thank you Ivan. Perhaps once I have magic again I can help you. Actually magic itself may help you. But until we find that world I can make enough with my sculpture to get us by." She sliced off another bit and frowned "Though perhaps not with this one. What of Anyes? Did you just leave her by herself?"

Ivan then remembered her "I told her to wait over there when I thought Bennon was some kind of threat. I will bring her over here now" he said and walked over to Anyes "everything is okay and we might have found someone who can help us" he siad and gently took her hand in his mouth and gently tugged her over to the others.