<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=329779.msg15756126#msg15756126">Quote from: ElayneTrakand on 16-02-2021, 23:50:34</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Luanne was stunned as her new master unclipped her leash and left her alone to continue on with the competition by herself, she had not expected to be shown so much trust so quickly. The thought of running away did cross her mind but was quickly dismissed as a foolish plan given the number of people pressed onto the street. She did, however, decide that if she was to be taking place in a potentially dangerous obstacle course and she was not instructed otherwise than she would change into her armour. Figuring that she couldn't exactly draw more attention to herself than her current outfit, she stripped naked and pulled out the armour that she had been sold with. It was scanty armour that questionably deserved the name, but it would serve better than potentially ruining the fine silks. Luanne hesitated before strapping the rapier around her belt, she was unsure if she was allowed to wear weapons within the city limits as a slave, but she had been given it by her master, so well... Finally she pulled out the flute and tucked it down her boot.<br/><br/>Luanne was grateful for the slight warryness that people now had around her, she was a slave, yes, but a fairly well armoured and equipped one and was pleased to find that she could walk about without the random gropes from strangers. With some trepidation at what she had gotten herself into she proceeded onto the prep room for the obstacle course, while she was not the most skilled she had a few tricks up her sleeve that could get her through the competition quite nicely depending on the format of the competition. She hoped that they would send multiple competitors at once and she could enlist, magically or otherwise, help from her fellow competitors.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>There was quite a few prep areas, the arenas were generally multi-purpose so allowed for spaces for preparations of all kinds from individual to team with various manners of preparation take into account.  A handful of slaves were about caring to the concerns of all competitors who entered the arena's preparatory area.  Many competitors had opted to stay outside lounging around, studying magics, or stretching for the obstacles to come.  In the cooler underground it was much of the same, a handful of free people were together though, conversing and ordering about slaves.  There seemed to be no leadership in the rough circle of people sitting on the floor and was a menagerie of races from across the continent.<br/><br/>The main topic of discussion at the moment for them seemed to be about what they would do on the new continent they ruled.  One particularly loud man was claiming to have seen how some farming was done in harsher climates to south.  As a result he would no doubt take as many slaves from there with him as possible, their skills at farming harsher lands and their dark skin appealed to him.  The latter brought some barks of laughter though others questioned if anyone could even know what the lands would be like.  It was a place nobody else had even heard of, it was something straight out of myth.  Even a kobold mentioned they had never seen it in the cave murals.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=329779.msg15768484#msg15768484">Quote from: Miroque on 25-02-2021, 16:05:13</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As the Minotaurs were looking her from top to bottom, she smiles and removes her robe, revealing h wings. <strong>"First and maybe foremost, I can fly, giving an edge over land dwellers. I can spot weakened opponets, and guide your ferosity to right targets and possibly let you avoid traps laid by opponents. Second, but not the least, I can call fire from the air on our opponents with marksman accuracy, striking those you deem priorized targets. And.. my most powerful trick is to make people invisible. It gives our size sizable advantage, as the ones standing at the end gain the prize. It will allow us to rest until most of our opponents have tired and wounded themselves up, before we join the frey."</strong><br/><br/>She spoke with conviction, trying to make an point, and did not use any guile to pull over their eyes. <br/><strong>"I am hard target to harm, when I am on the air, but magic can be my weakness. So if we are to team up, I would ask you to target spellcasters at the first opportunity. We cannot know what tricks they possess. Hopefully, there will not be any in the grand melee. And prize-wise, I am sure equal shares would work on our band?"</strong><br/><br/>While talking with the minotaurs, Mizerial tries to size them up, to get some idea how skillfull they might be.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Action</div><div class="spoiler_body">Insight to get the idea how powerful/skillfull the minotaurs are? Insight total: 20 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=152045)</div></div></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>The minotaurs seemed very capable, large and strong, but fit enough to stay nimble, well cared for weapons, at least conventional intelligence  There was also a sign of distrust in their stance and reactions as you spoke, Drazhoa stood firm, "I have heard many spellcasters spin tales of what they are capable of and seen petty tricks from sorcerers with a drop of draconic blood in their veins.  Teams aren't true teams in this, it's scored every man for himself, teams are just who can watch your back.  How do we know you won't use us?  How do we know you are even useful and won't dance off the ground waiting for the last second?  Trust can be a dangerous thing, these trials are too big and too open for anyone paying attention.  They are culling the herd.  If you aren't some plant here to help cull and survive today watch tomorrow, I doubt we will see have these faces try again just one day later, they will get nothing today and realize they are outmatched.  We don't plan to be among them, if you want us at your back we need to know you are willing and able to watch ours."<br/><br/>His face was hard as he spoke but a smirk did cut it's way up after a pause.  He was firm but not entirely shutting down all options, Drazhoa seemed canny and in a bit of a stance of a fierce negotiator.