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Post by Eveline Delamort on Jul 8, 2014 15:12:05 GMT -5
Even with her break, the mortals were getting to Eveline. She just couldn't be around so much blood and not allowed to feed. It was torture. She needed out. She needed out now. Eveline found a little corner of the cave no one else seemed interested in and rested her head on the wall. It was as cold as her own skin. Not much of a relief.
Starting to lose a grip on her disguise, Eveline made her way back toward the entrance hastily. Seeing all of these people looking for gemstones, her greed got to her. Thankfully she was able to keep her bloodlust under control. She grasped a piece of some orange stone (someone was muttering about 'carnelian' nearby) and finally left the cave. She needed to spend some time away from this place--this Hollow.
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Post by Brother Bernard on Jul 8, 2014 15:23:48 GMT -5
Bernard had been in this cave for hours. People seemed to be handling themselves well enough, so it was time to go. He was slowly making his way back toward the entrance when he ran into a fellow cleric. They were both going back to the shrine, so it would be some nice company.
The pair got to talking about the competition and what gems they had seen. Bernard's companion showed off all the jade she had found and offered a piece to Bernard. They went through the whole 'oh, but I couldn't accept something so valuable' and 'I already have so much of it' debate before Bernard finally accepted a bit of it.
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Clove
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Post by Clove on Jul 8, 2014 15:30:25 GMT -5
Clove still wasn't so sure about time, but ve was sure it took a while to find people again. Ve wasn't rushing verself, and wasn't too worried about the cave. It was a strange place, though. Nowhere ve wanted to be for too much longer. On vis way out, only one more stone interested ver. It was black, smokey. Was that topaz? Clove thought ve was getting pretty good at recognizing gemstones, but ve still wasn't sure.
A couple hours of navigating the tunnels later and Clove was safely back in the forest.
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Post by pantsgrey on Jul 8, 2014 17:44:31 GMT -5
Clove found an Okay Peridot; a Fantastic Heliodor; an Okay Diamond; and an Okay Topaz.
Klaiun found a Beautiful Citrine; a Nice Turquoise; and a Nice Quartz.
Eveline found a Nice Tourmaline; a Fantastic Jasper; and an Okay Carnelian.
Bernard found a Beautiful Zircon; a Nice Emerald; and an Okay Jade.
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Post by Aldian on Jul 8, 2014 18:18:38 GMT -5
Aldian watched as various people went in and out of the cave. He assumed that they too were looking for a precious gem to place upon the bride's ring. It was quite interesting really, to watch the different people walk in and out of the Uaimh Ceo caverns, considering how damp it was. But that probably didn't both them since there was an award involved. What kind of award it was Aldian wasn't sure, but it had to be a good one. After all, someone from one of the founding families was giving it out, so it had to be of great value, or high worth. Yawning now he stood up, he wasn't going to let everyone else get the gems! Carefully he looked about the ground with his hunched back. He probably looked like an idiot, but he was looking for something important, so it was somewhat understandable.
Carefully he scanned the ground in front of him with his not so perfect eyesight. Something had to be in here, hopefully. By now the others in search couldn't have already cleared out this part of the Caverns. Most of them were probably rushing, only looking for what was in plain sight. Believing that was it Aldian made sure to look in the darker parts of the cave, in the edges. He would stick his hand in here or there, hopefully not finding any viscous creatures. If they were hosting an even like this to find gems here there certainly wouldn't be any poisonous things. Maybe something that could bite, but those could be easily taken care of. With a few spells they would be gone, without a trace, kinda. |
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Post by pantsgrey on Jul 8, 2014 20:29:47 GMT -5
Aldian found a Nice Emerald.
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Post by Aldian on Jul 11, 2014 8:59:31 GMT -5
Aldian felt a felt something nice and cool touch his smooth finger tips. Believing he had found a gem of sorts he stretched out his hand, trying to find what had touched his fingers once more. It took a few moments to find the object that had touched his hand, but he eventually found it. What he had found was a gem, which was green in colour. It took Aldian a few moments to realize what the gem was called, but he eventually figured out it was an Emerald. It looked fairly nice, and he adored the colour, since his favourite colour was green. Turning back Aldian made sure no one was watching him, before he turned the emerald over in his hands a few times. After a minute or so had passed he opened a small pouch that hung at his belt, before carefully placing the emerald inside. Making sure that the bag was secure around his waist he headed off into the caverns once more.
With a slight groan Aldian straightened his back, for it was starting to somewhat, hurt. "This far in and only one gem. . . ." He said, trying to look about in the cavern. It was almost pitch black, which probably meant it was a good sign to head back the way he came. Aldian took the warning that the darkness gave off, however he stretched for a few minutes. First he stretched his left arm, than his right arm, then his left leg, and so on and so forth. Nothing appeared to come out of the darkness, which was a blessing in his eyes. If he couldn't see what he was fighting he would be hopeless, considering how most of his magic simply goes in one direction.
Returning to his search for varying gems Aldian decided it would be best to get as down low as possible. Which, sadly, meant he was on his hands and knees searching. Moving his hands this way and that the only thing he ever found was rocks, rocks, and more rocks. And most of the time he would find those rocks by slamming his hand down upon them, which of course, was painful. If anyone else was in this part of the caverns they could hear the occasional yell of pain coming from his direction. It wasn't fun, searching for gems on his hand and feet, but he was determined to win a reward from the founding families. They might hand him out some grand job, a large sum of money, or some rare item or creature of sorts.
Slowly Aldian thought more and more about what rewards he might acquire for finding some priceless gems. This was slightly beneficial for his current situation, since it distracted him from the pain. However at the same time it was, not beneficial, since it could distract him from finding gems. These thoughts lasted for some time, although they ended when he felt something, strange, beneath his hands. It wasn't strange in the sense that it was slimy, it was strange in the sense that he was expecting it. Along with all him having felt for hours was dust, grime, and rocks. However what he felt was something, somewhat smooth, but rough. Looking very, very, very closely he noticed it wasn't a rock, but a gem of sorts. He couldn't quite identify what gem it was at the time, but that didn't matter too much, for he could figure it out later. Around this gem he felt two more precious gems that had a similar feeling, and a different colour. It was quite odd to find this many gems this close together, however he soon found the reason for their placing.
A little ways away from the precious stones was a cut pouch, and it was soaked. There was also some liquid spread about the floor near it. Not very fond with the scene at hand Aldian hastily got up before clutching the small pouch where he stored the precious gems he had found. With the pouch clutched in hand he began to sprint down the Caverns at a somewhat fast pace. With all the sound he was making it would be fairly obvious to anything around of his location. However he wasn't thinking about that at the time, he was simply thinking about getting out of the blasted caverns. The hasty goodbye to the caverns was caused by his belief that the owner of the pouch down there got mugged, or attacked. Whatever happened he didn't want to find out though, so he made like a fool and ran with all his might out of there.
Once at the entrance of the caverns Aldian stopped, and almost collapsed when he tried to sit down. With heavy breathing and sweat running down his face he had made it out of the Cavern. Although now he was getting some strange looks from people going in and out of the Caverns. It didn't bother him too much, what they thought of him, since he had gotten out of there alive, and with what he had looked for. After resting for a few minutes he opened the bag that he had clutched in his hand. The contents within, excluding the Emerald, looked rather strange, and unknown to him. One experienced with precious stones would be able to identify the stones in his bag in a heart beat however. There was Emerald, Amethyst, Topaz, and a Sapphire. |
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Post by pantsgrey on Jul 11, 2014 12:12:01 GMT -5
Aldian found a Beautiful Amethyst; an Okay Topaz; and a Nice Sapphire.
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Post by pantsgrey on Jul 11, 2014 23:42:35 GMT -5
Of all the gems you’ve collected you may only pick one to present to the bride and groom. However, those extras won’t be for nothing, thanks to the mysterious appraiser in town. Not only will the appraiser give your selected gem a score out of 100, but he will also take your spares for Essence. You have 48 hours to see him. |
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