<div class="floatright">(http://d.facdn.net/art/lokiaesir/1368931391/1368931391.lokiaesir_passion_love.png)</div><strong>Name: </strong>Tavah (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=246922.msg12211950#msg12211950)<br/><strong>Role:</strong>Warrior, 1st Year<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Assembly Hall > Slums<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Minxi, Roshario, Open<br/><hr/><br/>With an exceptional amount of casualty considering he had a woman he had just met sitting upon his shoulders, Tavah listened as Professor Knight gave them their orientation that quickly became instructions of their first test.  It was the sort of trial that struck close to home with the traditions of his people and ones he had undergone himself.  While nowhere near the sort of wilderness he was accustomed to, the sight of lush greenery of the overgrown ruins likewise comforted him with this upcoming trial.  He wouldn’t be much out of his element; it certainly seemed more familiar than anything he had seen over the past week of acclimation and travel.<br/><br/>The means of their arrival to the site gave him pause as he recalled the flight and wondered exactly how high up they were to be dropped.  That apprehension seemed to be a common thing among several of the students’ expressions while others seemed to take little concern to that twist.  Tavah’s ears flicked in Roshario’s direction as she spoke her well-wishes before looking aside at her with a reciprocating nod.  ”Bensvelk maulkir vur seltur wielgir.  Err…”  While the phrase was often uttered for luck to the hunting parties, it took him a moment to think of its closest translation.  ”Good hunting and soft landings, friend.”<br/><br/>Tavah waded his way through the more timid students towards the portal just as Roshario had done the same.  It was a simple enough matter as the students who turned to face him either seemed to have been intimidated by his appearance or thrown off by Minxi mounted upon his shoulders. Whichever the reason, the crowed seemed to offer little resistance as they parted around him with various expressions that he paid little mind to as his eyes were fixated upon the portal.  Once his turn was nearly at hand, he stood fascinated by the mesmerizing swirls of light and color for a moment before snapping himself out of the trance.  ”It would seem this is where we part ways.”  Tavah said to his passenger before crouching to allow her to slide off.  Once he felt her weight slide to the ground, he stood and made sure his belongings were secured for the freefall.  ”I hope our paths cross again soon.”<br/><br/>With his farewell said to Minxi, Tavah turned and stepped into the whirling void only to feel his stomach rise to his chest and the wind rushing through his fur at increasing speed as he fell.  Adrenaline coursed through his body, slowing his perception of time while he took stock of his surroundings.  He was a fair way up to be sure, but it was more on par with falling from the tallest trees of his jungle rather than from the height the airplane soared.  He found himself falling towards what appeared to be a bunch of closely spaced decaying wooden structures.  Seeing no other way around it, Tavah flattened himself out to slow his fall as much as possible hoping that the shabby buildings were as decayed as they looked.  An instant before impacting an overgrown roof, he gritted his teeth and tucked himself into a tight ball.<br/><br/><strong><em>CRASH</em></strong><br/><br/>Tavah hit the wooden structure like a cannonball, breaking through the rotten wood with his arms, shins, and tail leading the charge.  A pained snarl escaped his muzzle as he felt the heavy impact, his velocity slowing considerably, but with enough left over to continue through the dilapidated wooden second floor with another cacophony of splintering waterlogged wood.  Mercifully, the floor of the ground level had been bare earth with the consistency just this side of mud rather than stone that helped to substantially pad his landing.  Even still, Tavah growled in frustrated discomfort as his limbs ached with a bone-deep tingling sensation that took several moments to subside enough for him to feel motivated to step out of the divot he left behind in the earth.  The next few minutes he walked out of the shabby building and into the weathered street, brushing the slivers of soggy wood and making an effort to work out the tenderness that lingered in his muscles.  Tavah was thankful that his progeny had taken to the trees for shelter and likewise adapted the bone density to endure such falls, granted this particular example had been pushing the limits and fortune had saw it fit to provide him an accommodating crash site.