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ShadowWolf: remove the comments tag and move the one comment to the Talk: page

2009-05-26T02:51:59Z

remove the comments tag and move the one comment to the Talk: page

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	~~Outstanding story. Well written and compelling.~~
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128.54.204.155 at 20:53, 25 May 2009

2009-05-25T20:53:16Z

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			Outstanding story. Well written and compelling.
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	[[Category:Bryan]]		[[Category:Bryan]]
	[[Category:Mythical]]		[[Category:Mythical]]
	[[Category:Animal]][[Category:Wisp-touched]]		[[Category:Animal]][[Category:Wisp-touched]]

ShadowWolf: change to using {{byline}}

2009-02-16T00:33:48Z

change to using {{byline}}

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	~~By [[User:~~Bryan\|Bryan]]		{{byline\|user=Bryan\|author=Bryan}}
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	The sky over the rolling desert mountains was filled with wisps. Terry was the only one of her small group of companions who could see them and ironically enough she was the only one to whom they posed no threat. The other three members of the party - Dalton, Kreg and James - saw only a clear, cloudless blue. It gave them no indication of the risk they were taking by traveling there. There were plenty of dangers lurking around them in the Ethiopian wilderness other than wisps; this was prime basilisk country, there was a band of locustmen passing through the area somewhere, and the rumors of a dragon living in these hills were too common to be completely without substance. But those dangers were all tangible things that would either kill or be killed in a mundane and understandable way. Wisps were something else, wild magic beyond control or even comprehension.		The sky over the rolling desert mountains was filled with wisps. Terry was the only one of her small group of companions who could see them and ironically enough she was the only one to whom they posed no threat. The other three members of the party - Dalton, Kreg and James - saw only a clear, cloudless blue. It gave them no indication of the risk they were taking by traveling there. There were plenty of dangers lurking around them in the Ethiopian wilderness other than wisps; this was prime basilisk country, there was a band of locustmen passing through the area somewhere, and the rumors of a dragon living in these hills were too common to be completely without substance. But those dangers were all tangible things that would either kill or be killed in a mundane and understandable way. Wisps were something else, wild magic beyond control or even comprehension.

ShadowWolf: add {{universe}}

2009-02-14T20:39:11Z

add {{universe}}

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	By [[User:Bryan\|Bryan]]		By [[User:Bryan\|Bryan]]
			{{universe\|Wisp-touched}}
	The sky over the rolling desert mountains was filled with wisps. Terry was the only one of her small group of companions who could see them and ironically enough she was the only one to whom they posed no threat. The other three members of the party - Dalton, Kreg and James - saw only a clear, cloudless blue. It gave them no indication of the risk they were taking by traveling there. There were plenty of dangers lurking around them in the Ethiopian wilderness other than wisps; this was prime basilisk country, there was a band of locustmen passing through the area somewhere, and the rumors of a dragon living in these hills were too common to be completely without substance. But those dangers were all tangible things that would either kill or be killed in a mundane and understandable way. Wisps were something else, wild magic beyond control or even comprehension.		The sky over the rolling desert mountains was filled with wisps. Terry was the only one of her small group of companions who could see them and ironically enough she was the only one to whom they posed no threat. The other three members of the party - Dalton, Kreg and James - saw only a clear, cloudless blue. It gave them no indication of the risk they were taking by traveling there. There were plenty of dangers lurking around them in the Ethiopian wilderness other than wisps; this was prime basilisk country, there was a band of locustmen passing through the area somewhere, and the rumors of a dragon living in these hills were too common to be completely without substance. But those dangers were all tangible things that would either kill or be killed in a mundane and understandable way. Wisps were something else, wild magic beyond control or even comprehension.

Bryan: Category:Wisp-touched

2007-08-11T00:53:56Z

Category:Wisp-touched

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Bryan at 04:21, 7 August 2007

2007-08-07T04:21:10Z

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Bryan at 02:46, 30 July 2007

2007-07-30T02:46:21Z

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	By [[User:Bryan\|Bryan ~~Derksen~~]]		By [[User:Bryan\|Bryan]]

	The sky over the rolling desert mountains was filled with wisps. Terry was the only one of her small group of companions who could see them and ironically enough she was the only one to whom they posed no threat. The other three members of the party - Dalton, Kreg and James - saw only a clear, cloudless blue. It gave them no indication of the risk they were taking by traveling there. There were plenty of dangers lurking around them in the Ethiopian wilderness other than wisps; this was prime basilisk country, there was a band of locustmen passing through the area somewhere, and the rumors of a dragon living in these hills were too common to be completely without substance. But those dangers were all tangible things that would either kill or be killed in a mundane and understandable way. Wisps were something else, wild magic beyond control or even comprehension.		The sky over the rolling desert mountains was filled with wisps. Terry was the only one of her small group of companions who could see them and ironically enough she was the only one to whom they posed no threat. The other three members of the party - Dalton, Kreg and James - saw only a clear, cloudless blue. It gave them no indication of the risk they were taking by traveling there. There were plenty of dangers lurking around them in the Ethiopian wilderness other than wisps; this was prime basilisk country, there was a band of locustmen passing through the area somewhere, and the rumors of a dragon living in these hills were too common to be completely without substance. But those dangers were all tangible things that would either kill or be killed in a mundane and understandable way. Wisps were something else, wild magic beyond control or even comprehension.
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Bryan: dingbats

2007-07-25T03:16:07Z

dingbats

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	Perhaps tomorrow. It couldn't be far now.		Perhaps tomorrow. It couldn't be far now.

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	When Terry woke up the next morning she found James annoyed; his watch shift had been last so he's wound up the last to hear about the dragon sighting. Terry quickly became annoyed too as she was dragged into defending her choice not to wake him out of turn.		When Terry woke up the next morning she found James annoyed; his watch shift had been last so he's wound up the last to hear about the dragon sighting. Terry quickly became annoyed too as she was dragged into defending her choice not to wake him out of turn.
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	They also had more important things to focus on at the moment. Between herself and Dalton they'd had many theories on what exactly the source of magic was and none of those theories had included anything that caused magesight-blindness. It was time to revise some of them.		They also had more important things to focus on at the moment. Between herself and Dalton they'd had many theories on what exactly the source of magic was and none of those theories had included anything that caused magesight-blindness. It was time to revise some of them.

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	Kreg sat in the shade with the donkeys just outside of the wisp-wards, looking silently in as the others started into a midday meal and a discussion of their theories about what they might be approaching.		Kreg sat in the shade with the donkeys just outside of the wisp-wards, looking silently in as the others started into a midday meal and a discussion of their theories about what they might be approaching.
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	Kreg turned away from the mountains and started to hunt.		Kreg turned away from the mountains and started to hunt.

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	Terry and James spotted the approaching griffin almost simultaneously. James raised his gun but Terry recognized the aura of her telepathy spell still clinging to him. "Wait, it's Kreg!" James held his fire and the trio halted while Kreg circled down to land a short distance away. He walked over from his landing point to rejoin them and Terry could see that his bearing was both more confident and wearier than it had been when he'd left just hours earlier.		Terry and James spotted the approaching griffin almost simultaneously. James raised his gun but Terry recognized the aura of her telepathy spell still clinging to him. "Wait, it's Kreg!" James held his fire and the trio halted while Kreg circled down to land a short distance away. He walked over from his landing point to rejoin them and Terry could see that his bearing was both more confident and wearier than it had been when he'd left just hours earlier.
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	Her legs tangled and she collapsed heavily to the floor again before she'd managed her first step. "Okay, okay... damn. First, learn to ''walk''." Terry smiled grimly as a muffled thud filtered through the vault door and another string twanged away from the rope holding it shut. She'd have to learn quickly.		Her legs tangled and she collapsed heavily to the floor again before she'd managed her first step. "Okay, okay... damn. First, learn to ''walk''." Terry smiled grimly as a muffled thud filtered through the vault door and another string twanged away from the rope holding it shut. She'd have to learn quickly.

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	James had remained awake through the darkest part of the night, keeping watch with one hand resting on his rifle. His solitary journey had been more than a little nerve-wracking even though the trail they'd blazed on the way out was still quite obvious and fresh. Wisps did move slowly about, after all, and there were a lot of them around here.		James had remained awake through the darkest part of the night, keeping watch with one hand resting on his rifle. His solitary journey had been more than a little nerve-wracking even though the trail they'd blazed on the way out was still quite obvious and fresh. Wisps did move slowly about, after all, and there were a lot of them around here.
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	James ran, his small canine form quickly lost on the dark plains.		James ran, his small canine form quickly lost on the dark plains.

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	Terry allowed the rope to give way six hours later, frayed down to the diameter of twine before finally snapping. She could have continued to reinforce it, adding to the mesh of webs she'd woven over it as fast as they'd failed, but she felt she'd reached the point of diminishing returns in her preparations. There were only so may tricks to set up and despite the energizing atmosphere inside the vault keeping her aura charged having magical strength wasn't everything; she was running almost entirely on wake-up spells by now. She wasn't sure but she thought whatever glands were involved in producing silk back there were starting to run dry, too. It was time to fight the dragon before she hit her physical limits.		Terry allowed the rope to give way six hours later, frayed down to the diameter of twine before finally snapping. She could have continued to reinforce it, adding to the mesh of webs she'd woven over it as fast as they'd failed, but she felt she'd reached the point of diminishing returns in her preparations. There were only so may tricks to set up and despite the energizing atmosphere inside the vault keeping her aura charged having magical strength wasn't everything; she was running almost entirely on wake-up spells by now. She wasn't sure but she thought whatever glands were involved in producing silk back there were starting to run dry, too. It was time to fight the dragon before she hit her physical limits.
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	The last of her counterspells failed as she hurled her attack.		The last of her counterspells failed as she hurled her attack.

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	The thin rays of morning sunlight seeped under the edge of the short wind-carved stone overhang, falling on James' curled form and gently warming his bare skin. He smiled slightly, half-waking at the pleasant sensation and stretching his stiff muscles. He was still aching and sore from all the running he had done...		The thin rays of morning sunlight seeped under the edge of the short wind-carved stone overhang, falling on James' curled form and gently warming his bare skin. He smiled slightly, half-waking at the pleasant sensation and stretching his stiff muscles. He was still aching and sore from all the running he had done...
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	James fought down the urge to transform and flee, regaining his composure in the process. Kreg was actually more unnerved than James, with claustrophobia and the memory of his previous encounter with the dragon adding to his anxiety. But as Terry recounted the things she'd seen and done here their interest in the discovery slowly overcame all of that.		James fought down the urge to transform and flee, regaining his composure in the process. Kreg was actually more unnerved than James, with claustrophobia and the memory of his previous encounter with the dragon adding to his anxiety. But as Terry recounted the things she'd seen and done here their interest in the discovery slowly overcame all of that.

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	The cavern was filled with wisps, almost edge-to-edge and jostling against each other as they leaked out of the vault. Terry had closed the door hours ago, even webbed a few wisp wards over it, but the residual pressure of the magic she'd released inside was still strong enough to squeeze them out through the seams.		The cavern was filled with wisps, almost edge-to-edge and jostling against each other as they leaked out of the vault. Terry had closed the door hours ago, even webbed a few wisp wards over it, but the residual pressure of the magic she'd released inside was still strong enough to squeeze them out through the seams.
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	With all three of the researchers now staying behind for the immediate future, there was ample traveling equipment available for James to borrow. It'd be a long trip on his own that had probably been made even longer by the devastation wrought by the new wisp storms. But that was okay, he could use the time to learn how to handle his lycanthropy and keep it well hidden. Bidding the spider and the griffin farewell, James set off for home.		With all three of the researchers now staying behind for the immediate future, there was ample traveling equipment available for James to borrow. It'd be a long trip on his own that had probably been made even longer by the devastation wrought by the new wisp storms. But that was okay, he could use the time to learn how to handle his lycanthropy and keep it well hidden. Bidding the spider and the griffin farewell, James set off for home.

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Bryan: fix an incorrect tense

2007-07-20T02:27:57Z

fix an incorrect tense

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	Flight was a very rapid means of travel and within only minutes Kreg had reached the first sizeable mountain along their path. It was not very tall, none of them around here were, but it had plenty of shadowy crevices and ledges with potential to serve as temporary roosts. It even looked like there were a few deep caves. Kreg moved slowly, looking for a good one; once he set down he didn't plan to move again for a while.		Flight was a very rapid means of travel and within only minutes Kreg had reached the first sizeable mountain along their path. It was not very tall, none of them around here were, but it had plenty of shadowy crevices and ledges with potential to serve as temporary roosts. It even looked like there were a few deep caves. Kreg moved slowly, looking for a good one; once he set down he didn't plan to move again for a while.

	There was a large opening at the base of a low cliff, lower down than he'd hoped for but very spacious-looking. He circled downward to glance inside before landing... and then, with a terrified yelp, started pumping his wings hard to gain altitude again. His lethargy was instantly dissipated by the surge of griffin adrenaline the black-scaled dragon emerging from the cave behind him ~~send~~ coursing through his blood.		There was a large opening at the base of a low cliff, lower down than he'd hoped for but very spacious-looking. He circled downward to glance inside before landing... and then, with a terrified yelp, started pumping his wings hard to gain altitude again. His lethargy was instantly dissipated by the surge of griffin adrenaline that the black-scaled dragon emerging from the cave behind him sent coursing through his blood.

	There was no way he could outrun the thing. Thinking fast, Kreg zeroed in on one of the smaller cave openings in the mountainside; the dragon just barely fit the big one it was coming out of, surely it wouldn't fit into there. As he dove for cover, Kreg just hoped that it would be a deep enough hole to hide in.		There was no way he could outrun the thing. Thinking fast, Kreg zeroed in on one of the smaller cave openings in the mountainside; the dragon just barely fit the big one it was coming out of, surely it wouldn't fit into there. As he dove for cover, Kreg just hoped that it would be a deep enough hole to hide in.

Bryan: Upload another old story, longer this time

2007-07-20T01:28:05Z

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