ROLEPLAY

chapter 15

homins of atys:
time has passed so much on our long journey to this point we now find ourselves at that it's not worthy of mention. for the last few days this team has been camped awaiting the other teams to also reach similar sites. we received the final teams message that they too have reached our most recent goal on our long travels. something we've been pursuing since first reaching the upper point of the long gentle rise we all traveled on.
we are now at the point where the upper branch does indeed reach down to the surface. here we have all, in each teams reports, found a large camp site. these sites suggests a much longer stay then any of the previous sites we've found based on the trained sites of the teams members. it was agreed that we would all investigate the sites to the most of our abilities for any possible clues that might be left behind. we have found tools, grave sites, and semipermanent structures, there is also the remnants of a wall like structure around the site it's self. our efforts then turned to looking inside this wall like structure for any clues we may find.
after long observations at everything above the surface at these sites we have come to conclude that we must look where all the other clues the teams have found thus far and that has been below the surface buried in chests. after several correspondents between the teams it was the matis members in the teams that suggested the method to make a complete search of the sites. their plan is to use a system of grids marking the area, then to dig down a meter or so one grid at a time. while our previous investigations did not employ this through method we now plan to use, they did luckily yield some results in our favor (who says that randomly attacking the ground doesn't work, after all, that's basically how the three previously found chests were discovered).
there are no doubts in any of the teams that this work will take some time. but with the placement of these campsites and the more permanent nature of them we feel it best to take the time to give these sites the most in-depth search we've made to date.
while that work is now only begging as we send this message home it's our collective thinking that this effort may yield something of value to our greater mission at hand. until there is more for us to report we shall continue our work here while keeping the single overall goal first in our minds.


chapter 7 those against the great explorers

chapter 16

homins of atys:
this report will be short due to lack of new information at this time. the first of the teams has completed the investigation of their campsite at the base of the upper branch. the lakes team now plan to begin scouting the route up the upper branch. they do not intend to travel as a whole but a small group of the whole will attempt to climb the path to determine how difficult the climb will be. all teams have been informed of this plan and we all agree that it would be the best course of action for all teams as each team completes it's efforts to inspect the sites. the other teams will continue their work and we will send home another short report as soon as there are some results to report.

chapter 17

homins of atys:
first off the forest team has now completed it's inspection of the camp site at the base of their upper branch. to our dismay no clues were discovered at this site either. they now plan to begin sending their small team on the path of their upper branch to investigate it's difficulty to traverse.
the lakes team has reported that the climb is very difficult and dangers but not impassable. the team they sent out has not attempted to reach the top yet, they've been trying to find the safest route with the least difficulty. they report that there are many routes around obstacles to contend with.
with two team now exploring the routes up the efforts of the remaining two teams have now become hastened in their efforts to finish the inspection of the sites and start to explore their own paths up. we will report home again as soon as there is news of any kind.

chapter 18

homins of atys:
the desert team has now completed the inspection of their site and like the previous two teams we are sad to report there are no results at this site either. they too are going to start sending a small group up the upper branch for travel assessments and route mapping.
much like the lakes team the forest team is reporting similar terrain on the upper branch path. the lakes team reports that they have about half the branch mapped out for their travel up. it's been agreed between the teams that until the final team has completed the inspection of their site all other teams will wait to start moving up the branches.
the progress of the final teams inspection is nearly complete, our next report will come once that work is finished. we will also include the efforts of the other three teams work mapping the best routes up the branch at their respective locations.

chapter 19

homins of atys:
the jungle team was nearing completion of their inspection of the camp at the base of the upper branch when their efforts finally paid off. a large chest was discovered in one of the few remaining grid squares. this new discovery was something to be marveled over, like the other chests found by other teams at various sites this chest also had scrolls and items in it.
the scrolls in this chest were a brief history of the lands the homins that created this site had recorded about recent events in their land above. the tale tells of serious dangers from not only creatures but also bandits. they go on to tell of their escape to the surface.
the items that were found in this check are incredible and hard to describe beyond saying they are most unique compared to anything in the known homin lands. the items are as follows: a set of light armor, magical amplifiers, jewels, and a dagger and axe set. the one thing that stands out more then anything else in all these amazing items is it's clear that the dagger and the axe are meant to be used together, a concept unheard of in our known lands.
we now intend to send messages to the other teams to begin the climb to the top of the upper branches. it's unknown weather or not the trained izams we use to carry messages back and forth will be able to find their way up and down the branches. if they can not it will be some time before another message is received between the teams or to you at home. in the even that this happens the teams have made plans to explore what is above and then return in a set time to send a message to each other and then back to you at home.
regardless of what may come, our efforts will continue to go on as they have all along, still with a single goal in mind.

those against the great explorers chapter 8

chapter 20

it has been two full years have passed since the last message was sent home from the great explorers. in their last message they stated that they were not sure if they would be able to send messages home after they made the upward climb. after so long we can only assume that their worry about sending messages home was correct. in the end only time will tell...

chapter 21

homins of atys:
we realize that it's been over three years now since you had any messages from us. we know this because after a week in the lands above we sent a message to the other teams about an update so that we could put together a message home, the day after we released the izam it had returned with the same message we sent out. that made it clear to us that as long as we were in the lands above no messages could be sent out. thanks to planning ahead between the teams prior to going up the branches it was agreed that if this happened we would spend no longer then 3 years searching the lands above, and would return to the base of the upper branch to make contact with our findings and compile a message home with our various results. this is that message.
all four teams took the full three years time to explore the upper lands. what each team found is exactly like the rumors said as far as being other lands, complete with cities. there is things to note about the lands above that everyone should know now.
first the cities are indeed there, and it would seam that they are full of bandits. each team sent in various homins from different backgrounds to try to make contact, each homin was attacked and chased for a short while. this would lead us to our conclusion that they are bandits because they would not allow anyone to enter the cities. as a result of these attacks we have little information on the cities themselves.
the creatures in the lands above are much stronger then those on the surface, there are breeds that normally don't grow so strong on the surface that can be found here. some seam to roam in strange patterns thought out the lands above, and every season seams to favor movement of different creatures. there is much to learn about these stronger creatures, the one's that we encountered that were stronger then their surface counterparts are as follows: clopper, cray, goari, igara, izam, javing, yber, ragus, bawaab, bodoc, capryni, frippo, gnoof, lumper, messab, raspal, and rendor. you can also find all of the other creatures found on the surface in the most dangerous regions of the homin lands. it's our belief that because of so many dangerous creatures these are forced to grow stronger in order to survive. perhaps these are closely related to those on the surface, but of a more robust line of breeding then the surface creatures.
we're all on our way home from the base of the upper branches following the sending of this message, when we reach home we intend to share the recovered scrolls found on our journeys for all to see and read themselves. we also intend to meet with those of us at home that first started the great quest's work of the scrolls, and to decide how to proceed on finding a way to share with others a chance to see the lands above.

chapter 9 of those against the great explorers