<div class="floatright">(http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g393/theredfear/MaleCharPics/The-vampire-diaries-2x14-crying-wolf-tyler-lockwood-cap_mid.jpg)<br/><strong>Name:</strong> River<br/><strong>Species:</strong> Primal - Totemic<br/><strong>Location:</strong> Redemption<br/><strong>Summary:</strong> Laying out the Heist<br/><strong>Tagged</strong> Abigail, Rae, Anyala, Amilcar </div><br/>He shrugged when Abigail asked about the 'Slayer'. "I dunno. Anything like The Primal? " He shrugged again, and then turned his attention to the others who'd joined them. Including the strange pale man who...now that he was closer to the man...River noted smelled more than a little dead. Even moreso than Vampires strangely enough. Judging from his question though he seemed interested in joining, and that just might give the extra bit of muscle they needed.<br/><br/>Well since the two he most needed seemed to be on board whatever the cause, he decided to be a bit more forthcoming. "Well...you all probably know about the Al'Mar, right? That old world supply depot?   " The Al'mar was in fact an old Pal-Mart superstore. But the P, the dash, and the T had collapsed back during the onset of the Apocalypse when a stray airstrike meant for a giant snake demon put a crater in the parking lot.<br/><br/>The "Al'Mar" was now home of a massive Suvolte hive. The vicious demons had only animal-level intellect but their breeding rate was off the charts. The only reason they hadn't bred fast enough to overwhelm the entire region was the lack of sufficient prey to sustain their population past a certain point. And they were brutishly strong and vicious predators. Nobody had ever bothered making a serious effort to dislodge the Suvolte from the area because the Pal-Mart had been picked clean of everything of real value over a decade ago. Food, building supplies, weapons, medicines. Everything with an ounce of survival value...which nowadays was the only thing of value...was all long gone before the Suvolte even moved in and took over the territory from a small group of humans who'd tried to fortify it.<br/><br/>"There was this old Ranger...died last year. But he said a Suvolte hunter-beast captured him years ago. Brought him back to the hive alive to feed to the hatchlings. The nest was still relatively small back then so with a little Suvolte musk and alot of luck, he managed to sneak out before the young hatched. While he was sneaking out, he said he came across the greatest treasure he'd ever seen since the Fall. He said it was a peice of ancient technology with the power to make men forget their pains and woes, and push them to heights of passion and ferocity the likes of which nobody in this world can even imagine. But no matter how hard he tried he couldn't convince the Enclave or any other Rangers that it was worth the risk of going after it. Nowadays if you can't use it to fill your stomach or gut someone else's nobody seems to care about it all that much. But...I see Rangers every day walk out of the barrier and I can tell from the look in their eyes they have either no intention or no hope of coming back alive. If this treasure can do what he claims it can...I say we need it.  " He paused, and looked around. Mainly at Rae, who seemed determined to try and detour this adventure before it even began. How could he make something without a soul understand the need to uplift the souls of those who were about ready to give up on everything?<br/><br/>OOC: Couldn't figure out how to hyperlink this into the word "Suvolte" so here's a description of the Suvolte. http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Suvolte_Demon (http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Suvolte_Demon) Most Holdouts consider the Suvolte Hive off-limits. Too dangerous and nothing worth the risk of going into that territory for. The Demon Strongholds occasionally raid the Suvolte for sport, or for shock troops but even they generally steer clear for fear of provoking the entire hive.