Blanche|Aluvar

[Kender Bard]

Young Blanche, the turtle-affinity wannabe, rest belly down on the sand, watching the waves and savoring when one managed to reach where she was and break over her. Unlike many in the clan, she was not a Beast. Her mother was, but she had been born only with a Water sign. Watching the waves roll along, she was at the moment contemplating when or if the people here would be asking her to leave.

I've long gone past the point of adulthood, she mused. I don't want to be a burden either... She needed to swim to clear her mind. Getting up she tred into the water before diving in and swimming around a bit, eventually just floating. The waves carried her far from land but she wasn't concerned. Eventually she started to doze, resting on the water, and didn't notice ridge of spines poking out of the water that signaled the approach of some sea creature coming to her...

[Devon]

Nin floats on the poor looking raft he had built some months ago to aid in his random wanderings through the Beastlands. Quietly drifting the monkey-affinity passes his hand along the surface of the water. Spotting the girl swimming he perks up, glancing around her to see the spines he becomes frantics. "Ooh! Oooh! Hey hey get up!!"

[Kender Bard]

"Huh?" Blanche sat up and glanced around to find the voice, but she saw the spines first. With a shriek, she tried to swim back to shore as fast as she could - which was fast - but the sea creature seemed to be gaining on her.

[Devon]

Nin touched his Storm sign and looked ahead at the spine creature. Aiming it for the top of the spine he threw a bolt at the sea creature. Hopefully his attack wouldn't harm the girl swimming away to safety.

[Kender Bard]

The attack hit dead on and the creature writhed, screaming and screeching a moment allowing Blanche to get to the safety of the beach. The creature decided the meal wasn't worth the pain and swam off.

Blanche turned and cupped her hands around her mouth, shouting at Nin, "Thank you!"

[Devon]

Nin rides his rickety raft all the way to shore and hops off before replying to Blanche. "Ya welcome. Were ya sleeping in the water?"

[Kender Bard]

Blanche nods. "Uh huh, it's very soothing though not very safe in hindsight," she murmurs. "My name's Blanche." She extended a hand. "What's your name, stranger?"

[Devon]

Nin looks at her hand with an odd expression for a moment. He was used to be around a lot of rude beast types. Sticking his hand out he shook hers for a moment. "Nin is Nin," he says pointing to himself.

[Kender Bard]

"I'm surprised to see you," Blanche went on, letting go of his hand after shaking it. "Aluvar is so secluded. About the only people that come visiting are the Ronduin merchants who our people trust enough to divulge our island's location to."

[Devon]

"I heard of Aluvar, so I tried to find it," Nin said. Taking a step around Blanche he takes a good look at the island. "Nin likes Aluvar so far. What is here?"

[Kender Bard]

"Mostly water-beasts," Blanche explained. "Some water-only." She motioned to herself. "Like me." Walking along, she added, "You know I don't know how the others are going to feel about you. But you saved my life, so showing you around is the least I could do."

[Devon]

"Nin is likeable," the chimp-affinity replies. Following a step behind Blanche he kept talking. "I didn't save your life, you did the swimming. Nin just woke you up."

[Kender Bard]

"But if you hadn't woken me up, I'd be fish food," Blanche pointed out. As she drew near the small fisherman-style village, people and began to peer out curiously. The shoreline, never out of sight, showed the indistinct shape of things surfacing, and a few of the beasts able to safely walk on land also were coming to investigate.

[Devon]

Nin nods slowly and peers around to see all the others staring at him. "Nin must be strange to the people of Aluvar. Maybe I should introduce myself?"

[Kender Bard]

"If you like," Blanche said, but there was a sense of nervousness about her as a few of the older Beast types began to stride forward, looking grumpy.