((For everyone's use.))<br/><br/><strong>Name;</strong><br/><strong>Location;</strong><br/><strong>Tagged;</strong><br/><br/><div class="codeheader">Code: <a class="codeoperation" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[b]Name;[/b]<br/>[b]Location;[/b]<br/>[b]Tagged;[/b]</code></pre><br/><em>Upon first setting foot upon the radiant shores of Everesta, the first thing one cannot hope to miss is the sheer size of the trade city.  Out of all of the four kingdoms that share almost equal footing with each other in some form or fashion, whether it be naval power, airship production and innovation, mineral resource, or military might, it is Everesta that everyone comes to for fame and fortune.  Everything is here and is in opulent abundance, and really why wouldn't it be?  It is the heart of Eden that pumps life blood to all the land due to its well protected trade caravans, both on the ground and in the air as well as the sea.  Without Everesta, there would be no Eden.  If you can't find it here, you can't find it anywhere, a rule that has held true for many years and I am sure it will continue to be true for as long as Everesta exists.  Every service can be found here, both of good standing with the people and those businesses that we could do without.  Despite the city's guards best efforts which include every race across the land as well as every gender in equal share, there is still slave trading in underground dens, drug deals, illegal black market weaponry, and even more that I needn't go into here.  Even so, there is plenty of open business centers that trade in everything under the sun, you just have to know where to look and keep your wits about you.  Regardless of your preference and personal tastes, there is something for everyone in Everesta.<br/><br/>Excerpt from an opinion poll taken at the behest of the Council of Elders.  This particular one was given by a dark elf/light elf hybrid by the name of Giselle Do'Urden, ranger, rogue, mage, and warrior of countless battles as she told us before disappearing from public record.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://www.socwall.com/images/wallpapers/27068-1920x1200.jpg)</div></div><br/>Airship docks on the northern mountain heights of Everesta, to docks situated on the south western edge of the city, to open road caravans that spill forth to the eastern directions of the compass, no matter your route in or out of the city, there is always a constant flow of people coming and going.  For new arrivals, the method of choice is by sea, but others that aren't afraid of flying also log into Eden for the first time upon the steam empowered airships that rule the airways of the massively populated world.  To hear one's tale of their first time viewing the city from the sky, is to look upon the face of sheer wonderment given how powerful the game world's AI and the graphics core is since not a single detail has ever been cheated upon or left unfinished.  Everything is given its due, and the players keep on coming back for more as more lore, history of Eden, and new adventures are constantly added into the world that is our marvelous Eden.  While the trade city is relatively clean, it still bears that big city smell that you get with many places in reality.  Despite this, that is where the similarities end and the contrasts begin as you first set your feet upon the cobblestone streets, gazing upon the countless races that populate the city alone.  Knife eared light elves of extraordinary beauty and grace, dark skinned elves of equal if more sinister beauty and animal like grace, magical fae folk that flit about with gossamer wings that beat almost as fast as a hummingbird's, animal human hybrids ranging from centaurs to nagas, barbarians, gnomes, dwarves, halfings, and so many more are clear as day before you.  Even your own avatar might be something other than simply human.  For some, this is just a game to be enjoyed at one's leisure, but to others, it's a world apart from their own that some wish could be lived in forever.  How you view the world that is Eden is your personal choice, but just like any online game, respect has and always will make the world go round, as well as a fair bit of coin.  For beginning players, earning both is as easy as accepting a job from the countless contractors, holy churches, guilds, and even the common folk that dot the cityscape.<br/><br/>Today was just another day in the city for the elven monk, Eldrith Lightstone as she made her way through the city, a blessed quarterstaff and a heavy pack resting upon her slender shoulders.  With a song on her fair lips and a smile on her beautiful face, people on either side of the road she was upon had a friendly word or gesture to share with her considering her reputation as being a defender of anyone regardless of where they stood in society, as long as it was a mission that was for the betterment of Eden as a whole.  That covered a long range perhaps, but the light elf had a personal code of honor of what she accepted and what she did not.  For now the weather was a little warm for her tastes perhaps, but her voluminous robes she wore, enchanted heavily as they were, blew softly about in the wind behind her as she lightly stepped and wriggled her way through the beautiful place.  She was simply enjoying the sights and sounds of the city, having no particular place in mind as her sparkling green eyes took in everything around her.  With the sun just starting to reach high noon, the monk felt her stomach growl and had to chuckle, having forgotten to eat in her excitement for the new day.  She hadn't been back in Everesta long after a month long journey back to Osynder, where she had learned and trained under her mentor for several 'years' in the monk ways she now favored, grasping the crescent moon pendant she kept around her neck on a silver chain.  It was decorative only, but it still reminded her of her former home all the same as she sought out a tavern or an inn of some reputable quality, not about to take a chance with some of the poorer parts of the city.  Finding a place that suited her appetites, Eldrith nodded her approval before gently pushing her way through the crowd and across the street from her current position to a nice little tavern and inn called the Prancing Pony.  Now where had she heard that name before?<br/><br/>It mattered little as the wooden door swung inward at her touch with an audible creak of hinges that needed a good oiling, but she smiled all the same since it was just as real as the real thing, unable to help but be amazed at even the little details such as that.  She didn't stay in the doorway though and made her way across the stone floor to the bar, waving a portly kind looking woman to her.  "What will you have fair eyes?"  The human woman asked, making Eldrith smile at the compliment.  "Some freshly squeezed orange juice if you have it, and a salad and some mashed potatoes, hold any dressings please my good friend."  The woman smiled this time and went back to prepare the monk's order as she took a seat away from fireplace which contained a hearty little warm blaze within and instead sat in the center of the room, surrounded by friendly company and cheerful chatter all around.  Yes, today was a good day indeed to be in Eden.  However, her mood soured a little when she saw a dark elf in one corner of the tavern's main hall, and felt even from here a dark presence in the heavily armed hunter, twin repeater crossbows apparent on his back.  Putting a hand to her other necklace, a dragon eye talisman, Eldrith's eyes changed to dragon orbs as her vision sharpened considerably, given her far more detail of the man she was looking at.<em>Demon hunter?  Here?  Why?</em>It was his coal burning eyes that gave him away as to what he was since even this far to the west, stories of the legendary hunters reached the other end of the world where they fought a never ending war against the demons that made their main home in the Shadowed Lands which were thankfully land locked by mountains on three sides, with the nearly invincible Province of Ghon Xi protecting the only pass in or out of that cursed land.  He turned his own gaze, his face concealed for the most part by his hood, and nodded towards the monk, making her blush and turn away.  She knew who it was but it was hard not to stare all the same.  Zachariah chuckled before getting up from his table and making his way to Eldrith's own, having not expected to see her back in town today.<br/><br/><strong>"Is this seat taken M'lady Lightstone?"</strong>Eldrith chuckled softly and shook her head, motioning for the demon hunter to sit with her.<strong>"I thank you.  It's been some time since you've been here.  I just arrived as well, and already I have a job to hunt down and destroy a den of the beasts I specialize in.  I plan however to enjoy a good meal before I go walking into such a place."</strong>Eldrith let go of her dragon eye talisman and chuckled, shaking her head in amusement before replying to her friend's words.  "I am here and I am well, thank you, and it is good to see you are well Lord Zachariah, He Who Hunts the Night.  You've earned that name well since your change of heart from ranger to demon hunter all that time ago.  I've only been here a few minutes myself and I have nothing on my plate besides to get some food in my stomach as well.  I'd be honored to join you however if you wish."  Zachariah smiled and pulled his hood back, wishing to gaze upon his light counterpart without his cloak's hood getting in the way just as their orders arrived.  He nodded and the two old friends tucked in, sharing small talk and past adventures since they had gone their different paths some time ago before meeting up once again.  Now if only Evelyn Shade or Erin Angelheart was around, it'd be just like old times.<br/><br/><strong>Name;</strong>Eldrith Lightstone, Zachariah<br/><strong>Location;</strong>The Prancing Pony in Everesta<br/><strong>Tagged;</strong>None yet.