To be honest, I don't really know what to say. I've been waiting until some action happens.
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Woodbridge. It's a town that Anima had heard of in the past, but never been to. Today, that was about to change. The short, blond halfling sat inside of her small covered wagon, a giant clay water jug on her left and a strange pink, fleshy creature to her right. The creature's head bore two large, flat eyes, and lips as large and round as a koi's. Its thin, smooth body bore no fur, only flesh, and was adorned with two large, furless bat wings. A long, simian tail sprouted from its back, and it's front legs had the hands of a monkey- opposable thumbs, five fingers, and a padded palm. It was currently receiving a much needed bath. This strage creature was Anima's best friend and familiar, Feo. With a final pour of water over the simian, Anima guided the creature to her shoulder, and slid skillfully out of her wagon to the dust covered ground. Checking to make sure that her guard dog was well fed and her ponies securely tied, Anima assured herself that she could rest at ease. It was time to enter Woodbridge. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- "Ah, your bread smells lovely here! It's stone-ground, correct?" "That's right, miss, and we bake it the day we sell it. No stale bread from this shop!" It had been a busy morning of checking the marketplace for items neccessary to continue her travels. Anima was running low on food. "I'll take a loaf, then!" She pressed a coin into the modestly dressed salesman's hand, simultaneously placing the warm bread into her backpack. Feo shifted on her shoulder, and she felt a hand sliding down her back. "Feo, we can enjoy the bread later. We only came to this town to stock up on supplies, remember." She heard a sigh from her companion (more of a gurgle, but Anima had long since figured out what the noise met), and stopped in her tracks. "It is getting close to high sun time; maybe we can have share a small slice of it..." Anima trailed off, and felt the damp, sticky touch of Feo pressing his forehead to her cheek. Pleased to see that Feo was excited for the treat, she searched for a bench or crate to sit down on while she and Feo ate. While searching, though, she heard the nervous voice of a woman calling out into the crowd. "The Army is upon us! Please, we need to start preparing now if our town is to be saved!" Curious, Anima temporarily ceased her search for a seat, and headed toward the voice, Feo acting as a sensor of sorts, his head tilting toward the piercing voice above the dull roar of the crowd. Finally, Anima stumbled upon the source of the call, a woman already being confronted by a tall male human. Anima had to tap the woman's side to get her attention, her small size making her impossible to notice among the legs of the other market-goers. "Excuse me, ma'am, why are you crying out as if a plague is about to kill us all?"
All of the stats are on this profile page! Really quickly, I wanted to clarify the trained status of the ponies. Typical ponies cost 30 gp. Combat trained ponies cost 45 gp. I payed fifteen gold pieces to get each pony combat trained, but didn't pay for the ponies themselves as we worked out that they were free. I just don't know what kind of hairy situations Anima might come across during her travels, and thought that it was probably safer to have ponies that would respond to a few commands than have ponies you were at the mercy of. Anyway, feedback is welcome!
Here she is! I wish that I could find a picture that is a halfling with the same eyes and hair, but I can't, so I guess we'll just have to exercise our imaginations a bit here. I'm going to put all of her stats on the profile; I'll make another post when the stats are up. |