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initiates NPCs ([personal profile] initiatesnpc) wrote in [community profile] exsiliumlogs2012-10-17 05:36 pm
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MISSION: SALT THE EARTH

Date & Time: October 17 - October 23
Location: Southwest Russia, 1223 CE
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Initiative sends all of the Transports on a mission to fight troops of the Golden Horde.
Warnings: war, violence, npc death (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

It is a warm day when the Transports arrive, a breeze blowing and sparse clouds in the sky. Before them is an expanse of flat land interspersed with some short, rolling hills. There are sparse trees, but for the most part it is grassland. It would be ideal for farming, but has not been utilized as such yet. Several miles in the distance is a small town, and the troops of the Golden Horde have made their camp just outside of it. There are about a thousand soldiers present, and the mission is simple: send a message that this land cannot be claimed. They will do this by defeating these warriors who are feared throughout the medieval world. They will then punctuate this statement by ensuring that this land cannot be farmed for centuries.

It is a small expanse of land that the Initiative has their eyes on, no more than ten miles in diameter. But for some reason, they have deemed it to be of a deep strategic importance.

The Transports arrive in the early morning, escorted by several Initiative officers, whose presence is meant primarily to keep things organized while the actual battle is to be left to the Transports. Under the guidance of these Initiative officers, the first order of business for the Transports is to set up a camp of their own. The battle will commence in the late afternoon, six hours after their initial arrival.

The battle will take place halfway between each side's respective camps. Many of the Mongolians will fall in combat. On the fifth day, the remaining soldiers will retreat, surrendering the area. Once the region has been secured, the second portion of the mission will commense, in which the Initiative will oversee the dispersement of a chemical agent over the land to ensure that no crops may be grown there. It will be harmless to all humans and animal life, and some weeds may even be able to take root, but the grain farming that would have otherwise taken place on this land will not be able to be undertaken. The land outside of this ten mile radius will be unharmed, but this small region will be barren, seen as cursed when the legend of the defeat of the soldiers of the Golden Horde is passed on.

A week after the mission's commencement, the Transports will be sent back to Exsilium. Their mission will have been a success. But the fallout of it will remain to be seen...
hostage: (unimpressed ☣)

[personal profile] hostage 2012-10-22 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
As if you don't think I'm hot.
allsongs: (taken in stride)

[personal profile] allsongs 2012-10-22 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Simmaeri's head turned to follow his movement, staring steadily as he stopped. Studying. This realm, she's found, is full of many strange, new things, now words...but the manner of men has changed little. It would take time to discern this one's own character, of course, but she had nothing but.

Care, too, was taken to discerning his words. She had learned a great deal, but there was a long way to go. She wished to savor learning, though that sometimes came at the expense of others' patience. Understandable; mortals had little and less breath to spare.

"Centuries," she echoed, testing the word. "I do not know this word."
payback: (wat)

[personal profile] payback 2012-10-22 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, you're not really what I like...

[Too sad puppy.]

[personal profile] ex_bandai157 2012-10-22 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a flicker of something as Kotetsu reels, a half-second in which maybe he would've stopped or said something. But then Kotetsu's rushing him and it's gone, replaced with the analytic calm in a corner of his mind that comes with a fight, which is in any case easier to deal with.

(I was so impressed with your powers that I just had to make you a Hero.)

He catches that arm and propels himself into a flip, landing off to Kotetsu's left and kicking at his side. ]

[personal profile] treasurehunter 2012-10-22 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, everyone's supposed to fight, doesn't mean everyone will fight.]

Really, there are better things to do than to fight for someone we barely know.
payback: (sardonic | uh huh yeah)

[personal profile] payback 2012-10-22 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, sure, I just bet you would.
hostage: (mediating ☣)

[personal profile] hostage 2012-10-22 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Too mature? Oh yeah, I get that all the time. But I promise I ain't nearly that intimidating once you get to know me.

[personal profile] ex_symbioses706 2012-10-22 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ she looks up at the sky as she answers ]

You were looking at the stars, right? I wanted to do that, too. The view here is a lot nicer than in the city.

[personal profile] ex_symbioses706 2012-10-22 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
Still, she seems to like them a lot! I tried using a few of them, and it made her really happy.
Edited 2012-10-22 00:36 (UTC)
boughtabookstore: (looking down / sad)

[personal profile] boughtabookstore 2012-10-22 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ She looks up after a moment, feeling that gaze on her, and meets it steadily for a long moment before she sighs and nods at a box nearby. ]

They're surprisingly comfortable.

[ Mild and relaxed. It's as close to an invitation as she gives, and she's seen that spread of decay now, wonders but isn't sure what she would even say about that. She'd rather just sit with a friend, right now. ]
deadelfwalking: and i'm bout to punch your lights out (oh no a fight's out)

[personal profile] deadelfwalking 2012-10-22 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
"But I do not," Koltira says. "Not when I'm out there." He gestures to the battlefield, his voice tight. "Not when I am gripped by madness."

The heat suffuses him, and he closes his eyes, shuddering. He's accustomed to endless winter in his bones, and heat is one of the most difficult sensations for his body to retain. But this is no natural, feeble summer's day, and it stays with him, sinks beyond the ice that permanently chills his skin. He blinks, hard, as old images begin to rise to the surface of his mind. "What is this--?"
caligulas_aquarium: (pic#4628545)

[personal profile] caligulas_aquarium 2012-10-22 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
I would!

Seriously, what the fuck is up with you. Do you just doubt ewerything ewer to be a pain in the ass or somethin'.
hornedomen: (Default)

[personal profile] hornedomen 2012-10-22 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[The way he looked at her was not to challenge her. Instead, he was searching for signs about her personality. Perhaps he would not find any clues from her eyes alone, but through her brow or the way her lips turned.]

Then let me take care of it, please. Don’t kill it.
gamora: ( guardians of the galaxy ) (Default)

[personal profile] gamora 2012-10-22 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ Psychopathic bitch is pretty much the going descriptor, when boiled down. Also green 'n mean for something more catchy. ]

Quill would never let me hear the end of it if I did. [ A wave of her hand. ] You want it? It's yours.
mentore: (suspicious)

[personal profile] mentore 2012-10-22 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Ezio narrows his eyes. Any Templar he knew wouldn't outright admit that they are one unless he was already onto them and they had no choice but to say it.

For now, he feigns ignorance, even though he's never heard of the Chantry.]


I see. My world does not have this 'Chantry.'

[personal profile] ex_symbioses706 2012-10-22 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
So there are plants that can live in it?

[personal profile] ex_symbioses706 2012-10-22 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ WHOA ]

Really? ....that's pretty strange to think about.
mentore: (attack 3 sword)

[personal profile] mentore 2012-10-22 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[So that was interesting, at least how quickly she jumped onto the horse.]

I hope you know how to fight on horseback.

[Because while he can fight with riding easily, he's not so sure he could pull that off while someone's riding with him.

With a hard kick, they set off, breaking through lines and trampling soldiers. If they could get to the heart of the army, find those in command, they'll make much better progress.]

[personal profile] ex_symbioses706 2012-10-22 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ she nods, squeezes his hand for a moment before feeling the heat rise in her face at all this. ]

Um - oh, right, I'm sorry, your hand might be hurting by now or....um. [ loosening her grip in case he wants to let go of her hand how could she assuuuume ]
mentore: (linefacing)

[personal profile] mentore 2012-10-22 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't exactly care.]

I don't know anyone named Hope.
strategic_guile: (Yeah; and so he was like...)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-22 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Short laugh] It's strange to think you're traveling around the entire galaxy.
mentore: (back)

[personal profile] mentore 2012-10-22 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Ezio shrugs a little. War is war, it's never easy, it's never friendly, it's never just.]

I have no opinion on this, if only because it does not matter to those who brought us here.

[He gives the young man a once over. That stance is all too familiar to him.]

Fighting your own will get you nowhere.
strategic_guile: (Wistful looks into the past)

[personal profile] strategic_guile 2012-10-22 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Blaine was aware that she was staring at him. She blinked, at least, but she wasn't exactly looking at him like a human would. This place was full of weird... people. Things? She wasn't outwardly aggressive, and he hadn't met any of the other Transports who wanted to hurt him. Well, that one guy aside who just wanted to fight people. This woman's face was impossible for him to get anything from, so he stopped trying.

He gave her a small smile. "Centuries means hundreds of years. How long have you been learning English?"
goneonenight: (have a chuckle)

[personal profile] goneonenight 2012-10-22 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
I have often wondered how some waitresses don't just snap and punch people out. But I tend to be polite to the people handling my food.

[Because they could be doing ANYTHING back there srsly]
hornedomen: (smile)

[personal profile] hornedomen 2012-10-22 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[His perception of her was not that critical. At least she did not seem malicious. Ico smiled.]

Thank you. I’ll take good care of it.

[He was eager to see the horse, as it would likely be the only chance he would have before everyone is sent back. However, he did not leave immediately because that would be rude.]

I’m Ico, by the way. What’s your name?