( closed ) many seasons have passed me by

[dashing]

WHO: Herian, and the esteemed fighting force of Bronach, Fingon, Helena, Lakshmi, Six & Wren.
WHAT: The Flying Countdown; a diplomatic mission to the Qunari feat. a dragon fight
WHEN: after the Tevinter rescues, slightly vague for flexibility
WHERE: an island in the Boeric Ocean
NOTES: ooc post; content warning for violence and potentially other stuff to be added.

There will be an open toplevel with Herian, then the dragon fight thread for all the combatants that I will GM, and players are also totally welcome to make open top levels for travel to and from the island or any other general RP you’d like to do.

Dragons are especially significant in Qunari culture; although they are not revered in a religious sense, exactly, they represent extraordinary strength. Their death is necessary in order to establish society. High dragons are referred to as "Ataashi," or "glorious ones" in Qunlat.

The Inquisition is known for having successfully felled a number of high dragons over the past few years. The Arishok would like to see them kill a high dragon on an island in the Boeric Ocean that has the potential to be a lucrative source for metal ore and some elements necessary for the production of gaatlok, and peaceful meeting place for the Inquisition and Qunari to develop a rapport, discuss terms of alliance (or at least not outright hostility) and perhaps even an opportunity for an eventual Inquisition outpost.

... They just have to prove they really can kill a high dragon, first.

Some things will have been made very clear: under no circumstances is magic to be used outside of combat with the dragon, and under no circumstances are they to antagonise the Qunari or stir up tension. This is important, especially in the wake of Tevinter. And probably wearing gloves would be wise, too.

Comments

[strangel]

Helena is hanging from a dragon, and honestly having the best time. As it lunges and strikes at the others, she should probably reflect that she's lucky to be alive, and that she's lucky the others are hurting it so much that it is focusing on them and not her.

She doesn't, but she should.

Scrambling up, there are two times she almost falls and just barely stays on. She manages to get a seat where neck connects shoulders, and begins the job of trying to get the rope around its neck. Difficult, with how it snaps at Coupe and twists to slam Fingon with its tail, but she just about manages a loop around the neck, doubled up rope. It gives her a chance to use something to hold onto, so here she is, sitting on a dragon, one hand anchored at the rope, and the dagger that was between her teeth now in her hand.