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Art and Elfquest / Re: 2020 EQ Fan Art Calendar Guidelines
« on: November 27, 2019, 02:37:41 PM »
Damn. I just found this. I was thinking about entering something this year. It's been a while.. Maybe next year.

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: January 23, 2013, 03:32:58 PM »
I have updated the info for Danen, working on putting a book together so had to change a few things.  ;D

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Holts / Re: Holt Status Survey - Active, Inactive, etc. - March 2011
« on: July 10, 2011, 07:39:48 PM »
I want to officially put Danen on Hiatus. The site will be going into Wrapstuff so work can be done on it. People of late have not been posting, not even the people that have been with me since the beginning in 2003. I hope all of the people on the site will come back and play when I open her up again. It will be starting fresh, in the future about One Year (storyline time that is). In the Rainforest especially there will be major changes and I hope my main players will join me in this...
I will also be making it so people can sign up as reader members or players, there will be monthly challenges and themes and a yearly calender. I have put a lot of time and tears into this site. I love it almost as much as Elfquest and only want to make it better. Thank you.   With Love   
                                 ~Highone/Elftanner

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: July 10, 2011, 07:38:59 PM »
I want to officially put Danen on Hiatus. The site will be going into Wrapstuff so work can be done on it. People of late have not been posting, not even the people that have been with me since the beginning in 2003. I hope all of the people on the site will come back and play when I open her up again. It will be starting fresh, in the future about One Year (storyline time that is). In the Rainforest especially there will be major changes and I hope my main players will join me in this...
I will also be making it so people can sign up as reader members or players, there will be monthly challenges and themes and a yearly calender. I have put a lot of time and tears into this site. I love it almost as much as Elfquest and only want to make it better. Thank you.   With Love   
                                 ~Highone/Elftanner

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: December 26, 2010, 09:30:42 AM »
I want to welcome all of my new players! Plus invite new ones. We are still active and excepting. We have 4 tribes excepting player created elves; Floating peak - Mountain elves, Frost Bite Lake - Snow elves, Moon Canyon - Savannah elves, and Draco Hall - Dragon bonding elves. Please feel free to check us out and ask questions.

Honorary elf of the month - This is Tale- The chief of the Deep Dwellers while Tynami was away. Will he stay chief now that she is back? Or will he step aside and let his sister take the mantel?



He doesn't have a CIS at the moment and I will let who ever adopts him create it. All I ask is that he is patient, a good leader and a story teller (hence the name). When his sister (half sister Tynami) left the tribe he took his place as chief not sure where she had gone or if she would come back. Who ever adopts him will get an email from me on the family tree between him and Tynami.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: Vote! 2011 Fan Calendar Theme
« on: May 10, 2010, 04:27:18 PM »
Hopefully people will just vote for what they want and not feel manipulated. Go with your gut guys!

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Art and Elfquest / Re: Vote! 2011 Fan Calendar Theme
« on: May 09, 2010, 10:26:30 AM »
wow, I can't believe my theme suggestion is leading... Good thing I did an entry for that one too. lol

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Art and Elfquest / Re: Vote! 2011 Fan Calendar Theme
« on: May 07, 2010, 09:26:57 AM »
I've got a choices drawing done already, but Manga wants a Rayek month... I think I can do another one with Rayek in mind. Manga bringing that up made a Rayek choice pop into my head. Rayek Choice coming up (In case that theme gets chosen that is.) Then I'll have two entries. Will we be doing poems this year too, cause I have been doing poems for my drawings as I go.

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Art and Elfquest / Re: Calendar Theme Discussion 2011
« on: May 05, 2010, 08:48:38 PM »
Wow, firsts and lasts inspired me so much I already drew a picture and inked it in. I also drew one for the theme I suggested and now I have an idea for the Contrasts theme and the Choices theme. Yikes!

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Art and Elfquest / Re: Calendar Theme Discussion 2011
« on: May 05, 2010, 01:50:25 PM »
As long as it's a canon character it should be fine right. Everyone knows the stories and in comics things get skipped. Like when Nightfall and Moonshade were pregnant, you never see Moonshade pregnant but she has a cub, and you only see Nightfall Pregnant in like one scene. So we can draw a picture of that elf pregnant or in an intimate moment while pregnant, or something like that...
Or other things, like ShenShen as a child. We know she was, but has she always been so stuck up and or protective? Maybe a scene of her playing with other children. Or we could simply take a moment from hidden years that we didn't get to see, Clearbrook growing out her hair again, Venka and Zahntee in a lovers embrace. We know it happened, we just never saw it...

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Art and Elfquest / Re: Calendar Theme Discussion 2011
« on: May 04, 2010, 10:58:32 AM »
If I had to choose from one of these I would choose -

Firsts and Lasts: Births and deaths, new ideas and discoveries, goodbyes and hellos, destruction and creation - there is much drama to be found in Beginnings and Endings.

I already have a great idea for it too. Otherwise I want to add another idea for the choosing if that's cool.

Hidden Moments - Scenes never seen

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: October 19, 2009, 10:22:18 PM »
Featured elf of the week is High-Sight of the Dragon riders.



Age: 1200                                                     
Sex: Male                                         
Soulname:                                               
Position in tribe: Guard                                     
Secondary Position:                                 

Hair: light orange and up in one pony tail with a single small braid mixed in.
Eyes: yellow-green
Skin tone: peachy
Magical abilities: none
Marks/Scars: none
Weapons: Spear

Special Possessions

Family Relations
Mother:
Father:
Sibling (If any):

Bond mate: Shadie
Love mate: Scales
Children: One from a previous Bonding. (D)

Garments and Accessories: He wear an orange long sleeve top with tassels and gold scales on the shoulders. Berry colored breaches and orange boots with buckles and gold scales.   

Abilities and Skills:
Animal bonding - *dragons*
Cooking
Combat
Direction Sense
Fishing
Hunting
Hiding/Stealth
Riding - *Dragon*
Self defense
Throwing

Bond Animal:
Name - Glowarttah (Glow)
Type of animal -  Silver Dragon
Age - ?
Sex - Female
Personality: These dragons enjoy helping the meek and the lowly. They often concern themselves with protecting the innocent and healing their injuries. They love high mountains and vast, open skies with billowing clouds. They enjoy flying and sometimes soar for hours just for the pleasure of it.
A silver dragon has a beaklike nose, a strong chin, and a pointed tongue. They are nonviolent and avoid combat whenever possible. They are the most sensitive of all dragons. Like gold dragons, these creatures are able to poly morph themselves in order to appear as an animal or human. They are 48 feet in length and are considered to have exceptional intelligence. The breath weapon of silver dragons is either a cone of frost, or a cloud of paralyzing gas. She is currently expecting.
Story of bonding

History and Personality of your Elf:
Highsight is a quiet one. He loves to spend time in the sky on his dragon and is the look out for the tribe. He is the definite lover of the tribe and spends more time with Shadie then Scales does.

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Holts / Re: River Twine Holt
« on: October 19, 2009, 10:06:19 PM »
God I wish I could get a map like that made for Danen. Pheonyx was going to make me one but I haven't heard from her in so long. I hope she's ok.

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: August 31, 2009, 11:44:30 AM »
I'm thinking about starting up and adoptions list for the Diggers. They are becoming a bit more fleshed out then I expected.

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: August 31, 2009, 11:35:40 AM »
This weeks featured elf is Sheen, the healer of the Lion Guard.

Character Name:Sheen


Age: 450                                                     
Sex: Male                                           
Soulname:                                               
Position in tribe:  Lion Guard                                     
Secondary Positio:  Healer                               

Hair: black and mid back in length. Two braids on each side of his face and loose in the back.
Eyes:  silver
Skin tone: dark tan
Magical abilities: Healing
Marks/Scars:  three dark lines under each eye
Weapons: sword and a sling shot

Special Possessions:

Family Relations: Distant relation to Xyll
Mother: ?
Father: ?
Sibling (If any):

Bond/love - mate: none
Children:

Garments and Accessories: Long red vest with embroidered short sleeves and blue/black trim and belt. Slate colored tall boots; multi colored, stripped, billowy pants tucked into the tops of the boots. Tan wrap around his head. A silver star pendant, and braided wrist guards with silver bands.

Abilities and Skills:
Acrobatics
Animal bonding: Lion
Barter/Trade
Carving - Stone
Cord/Rope making
Climbing - Rock or Tree
Combat
Direction Sense
First Aid - Elf and Animal
Healing - Herbal
Hunting
Hiding/Stealth
Running
Riding: lion
Repair: weapon
Self defense
Scouting
Stargazing

Bond Animal:
Name: Loper
Type of animal: female lion
Age: 3
Sex - Female
Personality: She loves to run and roll onto your feet
Story of bonding:

History and Personality of your Elf: Sheen is very personable. He is friendly and intelligent. He is quick to fallow orders and is never getting into trouble as he thinks before acting, always.

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: July 29, 2009, 10:07:00 AM »
THe holt has moved due to a deletion of the site for an unknown reason. I updated the link and it now leads to the new site. Though I really need to make a new banner.

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Chit-Chat / Looking for my players, Can you HELP
« on: July 13, 2009, 11:32:20 AM »
I haven't been able to get a hold of two of my players because of either no email adres or I can't get to my email because of computer problems. I am looking for someone by the name of Cheshirekatt and someone y the name of Huntinghorn. They were players on my Danen site, but the site was shut down without warning or reason and now I can't get a hold of them. If anyone knows who I am talking about please let them know I have a new site for Danen. I don't have the link on me, but they can find it on the Scroll of Colors in my signature. the link has been fixed to lead to the new site. Thanks for any help.
                         ~Elftanner

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: May 08, 2009, 09:53:17 AM »
The Next Fetured elf is...

Character Name: Knifethrow

Age: 1600                                                     
Sex: Male
Soulname:                                               
Position in tribe: Knife act in the show                                       
Secondary Position: thief/pickpocket                                 

Hair: blue, shaggy, mid back
Eyes: green
Skin tone: pale
Magical abilities: none
Marks/Scars:
Weapons: throwing knives

Special Possessions: his knives

Family Relations
Mother:?
Father: ?

Bond Mate:Surestep
Children: Shadowstep
Bond Mate: ? (D)
Children: Raven

Garments and Accessories:  Dark green trench coat, dark green tall boots, bracers and belt. light brown pants and neck cuff. white clothe sleeveless, open front. Two gold hoops in each ear. shirt

Abilities and Skills:
Acrobatics
Carving - Wood
Cord/Rope making
Combat
Direction Sense
First Aid - Elf
Hunting
Hiding/Stealth
Pick pocketing/ Thievery
Running
Self defense
Scouting
Tracking
Throwing

History and Personality of your Elf:

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: April 05, 2009, 09:03:19 AM »
The featured of of today is..

Character Name: Longfang

Tribe: originally of the Crescent caves
Age: 500                                                     
Sex:  Female                                           
Soulname:                                               
Position in tribe: Nurse/herbal healing                                     
Secondary Position:                                 

Hair: red orange and curly, kept lose, under a hat.
Eyes: Only one, red
Skin tone: tan
Magical abilities (If Any): shape changing
Marks/Scars: a birthmark on her right shoulder
Weapons: spear

Special Possessions: a gold necklace that her Bond Mate used to wear. and a doll her daughter used to play with that she keeps in her pack.

Family Relations
Mother: Flax
Father: ?

Brother: Dusk (D)
Brother: Damphand

Bondmate: Longtail (D)
Daughter: Gem (D)

Garments and Accessories: A blue green hat and a black one piece jumpsuit with cut outs at the waist, thighs and shoulder connected with buckles. A gold snake band on her right wrist. A gold circlet necklace, straps of leather looped through her ears as earrings and an eye patch over her right eye.

Abilities and Skills:
Acrobatics
Animal bonding
Carving - *Wood* or Stone
Cord/Rope making
Climbing - Rock or *Tree*
*First Aid* - *Elf* or Animal
Fishing
*Healing - Herbal*
Self defense
*Shape Shifting or Changing*
Weather Watcher

History and Personality of your Elf:
When her daughter was only 6 turns they were ambushed in the forest by humans. Her Bond Mate and daughter were killed, and she was left for dead. Her tribe found them after a weak sending from her and she was healed, but her eye couldn't be saved. She was born with silver eyes, but after the attack, she changed her one eye to red in anger and mourning, and later kept it that way as a reminder of her hatred of humans.

She used to be so easy going, loving, and sweet natured, She was called Carefree, but after the deaths, she became withdrawn and quick to anger. Snapping at everyone, the others started calling her Longfang. Her temper has mellowed over time, but when she gets around humans she goes into a rage. Out of despair for her lost family she could not stay in her rainforest home, and she decided to leave. Her brother Damphand followed her, to keep her safe. They headed west toward the great waters and found Icarus at the edge of the forest.

She agreed to let him travel with them, so long as he did all of the dealings with humans. When they crossed the mountain pass and into the human territories she was terrified. Not only could she not stand humans, these humans were so different from the ones she was used to. They wore clothes, lived in homes made of wood and stone! She kept her temper in check as Icarus got them passage across the Great Waters at Demon Passage.

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Holts / Re: World of Danen
« on: March 21, 2009, 09:43:51 PM »
This weeks featured elf is Wink. He is a wise and tough leader of the gypsies. This is a clan of only male leaders and his son, though the second born of his children, will someday take over for him.



Character name: Wink
Soul Name: Unknown
Gender: Male
Age: 1000+
Tribe Position: Chief
Magical Abilities:  Has a magic pendant that can control fog and mist
 
Eyes: Yellow
Hair: Blue with two front braids tied with raspberry colored leather. The rest is loose.
Skin tone: Pale
Height: 5'4''
Marks/Scars: The tip of his ear is chipped off.

Relationships
Father: Walker
Mother: ?

Bond mate: Tishka
Son: Ayolas
Daughter: Odrian(eldest)
Son: Light

Weapons:
He uses two bright metal swords

Special Possessions: His magic pendant

Garments and Accessories:
 
Abilities and Skills:
Bartering/Trading: with humans
Combat
Direction Sense
First Aid: Elf 
Hiding/Stealth 
Hunting   
Lore: elf
Musician: guitar
Prankster
Ride: horses
Scouting
Self-Defense
Storytelling
Teaching
Throwing
Tracking   

Pets: Never goes anywhere without his three dogs - Kahyl, Mitzel, and Toothless
 
History and Personality:
Wink is the leader of the Gypsy elves, and the holder of the Magic Mist Amulet. The Amulet gives the wearer the ability to control the fog, mist, clouds, anything of cloudy substance really, and is the reason for the name of their tribe - Mist Walkers. He is a very strict leader of his people and does not put up with disobedience. Yet he is forgiving. He is a strong leader and is training his son, Ayolas, to be the next leader of the Mist Walkers always having him at his side.
  He got his name wink because his men know that when he wants something done all he has to do is wink at them. It's like his secret code for "take care of it".  He lost the tip of his ear as a child. He got caught stealing from a human and almost didn't  get away. The human chopped at him, but only got his ear.

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Holts / World of Danen
« on: March 21, 2009, 09:32:41 PM »


History of Danen

The elves originated in the world of Magic. A separate dimension from the three mooned world of the humans. In time, much to the chagrin of the elders, the Magic started to die. The elders couldn't figure out why it was dieing or how to restore it and they had to make plans of escape, for if they were caught in the Magic when it died, being a magical race they would die too . The elders took what they could of the Magic and put it into crystals taken from the Royal's palace walls and opened the door to the dimension of the humans emerging into a valley deep in the mountains. These Elves, using the Magic of the crystals to supplement their own magic shaped the rocks of the mountains into a temporary home for themselves and named it Landing. Deciding there had to be a better place to live they sent groups of elves, designated the Honored Ones, out into the world to interact with the humans and find a better place to live. Again, using the Magic, they picked different parts of the world and sent the Honored Ones there.

Each group was designated a different terrain and area of the globe to study and learn about, with everything they would need including Honored Ones with abilities suited for that particular terrain, A Rock shaper or tree shaper, a Healer, an astronomer to lead the way and a history keeper to keep records of their travels...

The largest group stayed at Landing to wait for information from the others. One went to the Savannah to learn about the land and it's inhabitants; one to the woodlands to learn of it's trees and seasons; one to the ocean to live on the beaches and learn about the waters of this world; a couple of different groups went to two different mountain ranges thinking they would find a large enough place to house all of the elves; one group to the plains to learn of the animals inhabiting the tall grasses and open places; One to the frozen realm to see if it was possible to live in the frigged snows; one group to the Jungle to learn of it's plants and layers; and one group was to be travelers, traveling between all of the tribes and delivering news and information to each other and Landing. All elves on this world are full blooded and immortal, with exception to a choice few in the Woodlands and Plains. (But that's another story.)

Through time, some tribes disappeared due to humans or dangerous living situations and the Travelers eventually lost track of them all, and eventually ,through generations, forgot their duties. All tribes came to believe the "other tribes" were just stories told by their Honored Ones. The traveling elves still traveled the world of Danen but split into two groups. One was called the Star people, all of which disappeared leaving no real trace of themselves. The others learned to live amongst the humans as a group of gypsies and tinkers, living from human town to town, and putting on acts for the gullible humans, who on this world were easy to get along with but not all excepting.

This is my world, I hope you like it. There are many tribes with different ways of life to chose from. Maybe someday they will all be reunited again?

If any of these tribes sound interesting feel free to visit my site. We have plenty of tribes and elves to be adopted. Every so often I will highlight an elf of the week here that is up for adoption so check back.

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Writers' Gallery / Re: Character limit
« on: March 16, 2009, 10:47:13 AM »
I am too. I had to split one of my stories into three parts to fit it all in there. :)

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Writers' Gallery / Re: Elftanner's writings
« on: March 16, 2009, 10:46:17 AM »
Thank you multimedia. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Writers' Gallery / Re: Elftanner's writings
« on: March 10, 2009, 12:18:56 PM »
                        Three's a crowd continued - Again


Nightfall heard rustling on the ground. She opened her eyes and saw it was Cutter, he was sharpening his spear. She smiled and stretched her limbs. As she jumped out of the tree Woodshaver came up to her and sent images of the blacknecks into her head. He was anxious to bring down more deer.

?Patience friend. All in good time.?

She turned to look for her bow and arrows, picking them up and checked the leather straps on each arrow to make sure they were sturdy. Then she checked her bowstring. Strongbow would be very disappointed in her if she had neglected to take care of her bow and arrows on this journey. When she was satisfied, she tied her knife to the outside of her tunic were she would be able to get to it easily. When she was ready, she looked up to see Cutter looking at her with his hand on his wolf.

?It?s time.?

He said. He had a stance about him that she had never seen before. He was growing up, turning into the leader she knew he would be. She nodded and they mounted their wolves.

**There are a lot of deer out there. Most of them are not worth eating. We should go for the fattest buck we can find and one of the does. Lets link minds in sending, and fallow our wolf?s lead.**

Nightfall nodded again, the adrenaline starting to pump in her veins. She could feel the wolf inside her like never before. Nightrunner being slightly higher ranking to Woodshaver went first. They crept into the shadows and silently closer to the herd of deer. A few started to get jittery, some looked in their direction, but none moved until Nightrunner lurched forward.

**Nightrunner, you oaf! Not that one.**

But it was too late. The herd had started moving. Cutter held on as Nightrunner ran next to one of the older bucks.

?Nightrunner!!?

The wolf jumped and caught the buck in the haunches. Cutter growled and had no choice but to use his spear and deal the deathblow.  He put the spear through the buck?s neck and watched it die. He looked up as other bucks ran past him. It wasn?t the buck he wanted, but it would do for the first kill. He looked closely at the herd as it went by him, and there it was. The buck he wanted, with a rack on it?s head bigger then Cutter. Cutter picked up his spear and ran after the buck. Nightrunner came up next to him and Cutter jumped on his back mid-stride. They fallowed the buck, ushering it into a dead end. When they did the buck became furious. He raised his hooves and shook it?s rack at the elf and wolf that were standing in its way. Cutter got off of Nightrunner and circled to the left, Nightrunner going right. Thinking it had more to worry about in the wolf, it inched closer to Cutter, but when it saw danger there, it shook its antlers again. Cutter couldn?t get out of the way quick enough. He thrust his spear in but it got caught in the antlers and thrown out of his hands. The buck charged him, and got him in the ribs. Cutter let out a loud scream as he was thrown aside.

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Nightfall saw Nightrunner jump at the old buck out of the corner of her eye. She herself was heading for a doe that had some good meat on her. Woodshaver ran right beside the doe so Nightfall could get a good shot. She raised her bow, and let fly. Twaang! It missed. She growled and pulled another arrow. Twang! This on hit but wasn?t fatal; it got the doe in the shoulder.

?Not a clean kill.?

She was upset with herself as she pulled one more arrow.

**Steady friend. **

She slowly notched and pulled back, closing her mind to everything else around her. Twang! The doe dropped hard. She had gotten her kill shot. Woodshaver slowed and walked back to the dead doe. Nightfall wasn?t happy with herself. Strongbow had taught her better then this. Redmark wouldn?t be happy either. The doe had suffered. She knelt next to it to make sure it was dead. She pulled out her knife and as she slit it?s throat said.

?Thank you friend for the meat you will provide. Go back to the land from which you came.?

She cleaned off her knife on the skin of the doe and looked around. Where was Cutter?

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Cutter was dazed but not dead. He got up with the help of Nightrunner and looked around. He spotted tracks and fallowed them. He noticed blood. Nightrunner must have bitten the buck to get him away from Cutter. As he fallowed the tracks he held his ribs.

?Owl pellets. One of them is broken.?

He hissed as he raised his spear to see if he could still throw it. It would hurt, but he could do it. He kept going and soon found the deer. Nightrunner had gotten it all right. Cutter didn?t want to get to close this time; he found a good spot and gauged the distance. As he pulled his arm back to throw he let out a hiss, alerting the buck to his presence. Cutter cursed himself and threw the spear with all his strength. It hit the buck right behind the shoulder, and threw the heart. It dropped like a bag of rocks and didn?t even twitch.
Cutter leaned on his wolf friend and tried to breath deep. He was bleeding, but not to badly, mostly scratches. He looked around, he would need some good branches to make a carrier for his kill. He worked slowly, but finally finished one. Nightrunner helped him to get it on the carrier with a bit of scolding. The great wolf wanted to eat some of it.

?Not yet Nightrunner. We have to get back to Nightfall first.?

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Nightfall was cleaning her kill when Cutter finally showed up.

?Cutter!! What happened to you??

She ran over to him. He was doubled over holding onto his ribs.

?I?m fine Nightfall.?

He tried to sit upright and winced.

?Only broke maybe one.?

Nightfall shook her finger at him.

?You should have called for me. You could have been killed.?

She helped him off of his wolf and sat him down under a tree, then proceeded to rip her leather cloak into strips.

?We need to wrap your chest. Sit up.?

Cutter did as he was told. Soon she was finished and asked him what happened. He told her about his buck. How they had it cornered and it threw him. Then he tracked it down and killed.

?Your lucky it didn?t kill you. Are you going to be able to help me clean these??

Cutter nodded his head. He wouldn?t make her do it by herself. He slowly got up and walked to the first buck he and Nightrunner downed. Pulling his knife he cut a hole from its neck to its genitals. He pulled out the heart, the lungs, the liver and all of the other intestines putting them aside. He threw one of the lungs to Nightrunner.

?Here you go friend.?

When he was done with the gutting, he cut the small antlers off and set them aside. Then he proceeded to skin it. He looked around for a stream or some kind of running water. He found some not to far away and cleaned the hide there. He also cleaned the insides of the buck and wrapped them in the skin nice and tight. He cut the meat from the buck in long strips. It was kind of tough; he would smoke it and take it home dry. When he was finished cleaning the buck he looked over to Nightfall, she was just about finished with her kill as well. He threw one of the bones to Nightrunner and walked over to the other buck. This one had more meat on it. He started on it just like he did the other one. When he had pulled all of the guts from the inside Nightfall came over to help. They took off the antlers and set them aside, they would make great knives or decorations. They skinned it and cut the meat off. With this one they also saved the tendons for bowstrings, and the bladder for a water pouch.

?How are we going to get all of this back to the holt??

Nightfall was standing looking at all the meat and innards they had just cleaned.

?Well, We are going to have to dry it I guess. Or we can wrap it in the skins. The weather is cold enough that it shouldn?t go bad. I should make it to the holt okay.?

Nightfall nodded, she wasn?t sure about taking raw meat all the way back.

?We should dry it. At least we know it won?t go bad that way. And I am sure everyone will be just as glad to have the meat even if it isn?t fresh.?

They started a fire and proceeded to dry the meat. The innards they ate that night. It was quite a feast for both the elves and the wolves. As the sun came up they hadn?t smoked all of the meat yet. They decided to take turns sleeping until it was done. Cutter slept first at Nightfall?s insistence. After a day and a half the meat was dried enough to make the journey home and it and the extra stuff was bundled and kept safe in the skins.
The tendons were used as rope to secure it to the wolves as they rode back. It wasn?t as long a journey home as it was leaving. They made it back in much better time. When they got there the other hunters had already gotten home with their kills. Everyone rejoiced in the tribe being together again, and in Nightfall?s and Cutter?s new found adult hood. There was quite the howl, and feast, and storytelling that night. As the greetings calmed down Nightfall was lead away by Redmark. Cutter smiled at them as they walked by. Bearclaw came up to Cutter.

?I am proud of you son.?

He motioned for Rain to come over and heal his son?s ribs. They were still sore and the long ride didn?t help any.

?You did well.?

He squeezed Cutter?s shoulder and walked away to the circle of Wolfriders eating their fill. As Rain finished healing Cutter looked around for Skywise. He was missing again.

?Rain, have you seen Skywise?? 

?He disappeared soon after you did. We all figured he had fallowed you. Almost two eights of nights went by before he returned. Bearclaw gave him quite the scolding for going out alone. He was here not to long ago. Maybe he is waiting for you to find him.?

Rain smiled a small smile and walked away. Cutter knew where to find the stargazer. He walked to the clearing that wasn?t to far away and there he was. Sitting on the hill all by himself looking at the stars.

?I?ll never understand what you see up there brother.?

Skywise didn?t look away from his beloved sky.

?That?s because your head is full of dirt.?

Cutter threw a piece of meat at Skywise and they both laughed.

?Cutter, I didn?t mean to make you so mad out there. I was just worried about you.?

Cutter nodded his head.

?I know. But you had to let me deal with what was going to happen. I needed to do it alone.?

?And you did.?

?Yes I did.?

Cutter handed Skywise more meat. As they chewed Nightfall came into the open. She sat next to Cutter and smiled at them. No words needed to be said. They just laid back and looked at the stars, until Cutter couldn?t stand it anymore?

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Writers' Gallery / Re: Elftanner's writings
« on: March 10, 2009, 12:16:34 PM »
                  Three's a Crowd continued

After that day Cutter could swear he felt Skywise nearby. He tried to ignore the feeling; Skywise was back at the holt. Or was he?

?Skywise would fallow me like that. He doesn?t trust me to do anything right.?

He put the thoughts out of his mind best he could so he could focus on his travels. He and Nightfall ran side by side every night without incident until one night they finally came upon tracks.

?Look Cutter, tracks. Finally tracks. Do you think we are close??

Nightfall jumped off of Woodshaver and knelt down to take a closer look. Cutter shook his head.

?Those are old. The frozen ground kept them in place. But we now know we are going in the right direction.?

He turned to mount Nightrunner again when he noticed his wolf friend?s ears were up and he was sniffing the air. Cutter motioned for Nightfall to be quiet. She mounted her wolf friend slowly, ready to run if she needed to. Cutter sniffed the air, faintly he smelled ?

?Skywise. I knew it.?

Cutter became red in the face. Nightfall asked what was wrong.

**That good for nothing stargazer is fallowing us. I thought I caught his scent a few days back but didn?t see him. Now Nightrunner can smell him too. He?s here somewhere.**

Cutter looked around, squinting into the darkness. He still couldn?t see him. He decided to let Skywise think he wasn?t caught.

**Lets let him think he isn?t caught. I want to surprise him when he isn?t paying attention. So don?t let on that we know he?s here.**

Nightfall agreed. It upset her that Skywise would fallow them like that, but she trusted Cutter to know what he was doing. If it were up to her she would call him out right now and confront him. Cutter mounted Nightrunner and urged him forward.
They fallowed the tracks until the trees became sparse, and the ground started to become soft. Nearly a full moon had gone by since they left home. Now that Cutter knew he was there he caught Skywise's scent more often. On the last day before they headed out into the marshes they spotted dear. Great black necks. The deer were thin from not eating enough, but were a sight to the elves that had not eaten a decent meal in a long while. Cutter and Nightfall let their wolves take down a small one so they could eat and have some strength for the big hunt the next day, and when finally, they were climbing into their tree to rest before they headed out into the open, he told Nightfall his plan.

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Skywise thought he had been caught, again, but to his surprise Cutter just turned around and mounted Nightrunner. When he and Nightfall started off Skywise thought to himself,

?Boy Cutter, I?m glad you don?t trust your nose.?

Thinking he had gotten away with it again he waited in the tree for a bit then climbed down to fallow the young hunters.

When the trees started to become thinner he found he had to stay farther back so as to not be noticed. On the last day before they entered the open marshes Nightfall, Cutter and their wolf friends rested most of the day after taking down a small deer for food. Skywise?s belly growled at the sight of all that meat walking around out there. It took a lot of will power to keep Starjumper from going after it. It was hard to explain to the wolf that they were hiding from their friends. The wolf just wanted to eat. When he finally got the wolf to understand, for the most part, Skywise found a tree that was just within sight of them and planted his rump in its branches.

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As the sun rose higher Skywise let himself fall into an uncomfortable sleep. Cutter and Nightfall tracked down the tree he slept in and when they found it, they crept up to it. Cutter had to send to Starjumper to be quiet. It took some doing but he got the wolf to let him come close without pouncing on him. When they were sure Skywise was asleep, they both slowly climbed into the tree and right up next to him. It was all Cutter could do to keep from just pushing the stargazer out of the tree. He was so mad to see him here. Nightfall was stiffeling a giggle as Cutter razed a piece of grass to Skywise?s nose.

Skywise nearly fell out of the tree as something tickled his nose and he jumped. He squealed as he caught himself, then he realized he wasn?t alone. He slowly turned to see Nightfall and Cutter standing over him in the tree. All he could do was smile at them.

?Now Cutter. Don?t be mad, I only fallowed you to??

Cutter punched him in the face. Skywise fell out of the tree and landed with a thump on the hard ground. Nightfall caught her breath, but she didn?t feel to bad for Skywise. She was pretty mad herself.
Cutter jumped out of the tree and onto Skywise fists flailing. He was so mad he couldn?t speak.

**You have no right to be here!! This is our hunt not yours!**

Skywise tried to get Cutter off of him. The young elf?s rage surprised him. Finally Nightfall was there pulling Cutter off.

?Stop it Cutter! That?s enough!?

Cutter struggled only a little as Nightfall pulled him off of Skywise. Skywise dragged himself back a little and looked at Cutter.

**I was? I didn?t mean to?**

Nightfall was still holding Cutter when she spoke to Skywise.

?What are you doing here Skywise? This hunt was not meant for you.?

Skywise pulled himself up and leaned against Starjumper. He could see anger in Nightfall?s eyes too. He didn?t mean to make his friends so mad. He looked at his feet as he spoke.

?I? I just wanted to keep an eye on you two. It?s? well? It?s a hard journey and I wasn?t sure Cutter could make it without me??

With that Cutter started to shake but Nightfall held her ground and held him firm.

?This journey was to prove we could both do this on our own. You had yours and Cutter didn?t interfere, why would you do that to him? Or to me? Do you not trust us enough to let us, let Cutter, make his own mistakes if he was to make them??

Nightfall stood there with her hand on Cutter?s chest, not letting him attack the silver haired elf again. Skywise shook his head.

?I wasn?t going to interfere, just watch. I didn?t want anyone to get hurt. This time of year is dangerous for the elders who know what they are doing, let alone those who have never done this. I was just going to watch.?

?If Bearclaw can trust Cutter and me enough to send us out here on our own, you should have been able to. Bearclaw has more to lose in Cutter then you do.?

With that she let her hand fall from Cutter?s chest. He was still shaking, though not as badly. Skywise and Cutter were looking into each others eyes with a knowing look. Sharing something only they knew, and Nightfall wouldn?t understand. A season or two ago, they had shared a part of themselves with each other that they didn?t mean to share. In the midst of another fight. Cutter let his fists relax. He knew now why the stargazer had fallowed, but he was still mad at him. He walked over to Skywise and put his hand on his shoulder.

**Soulbrother, I want you to go home. Leave now and I will forgive you. This is my hunt, not yours, I need to learn to do this on my own.**

With that Cutter mounted Nightrunner and headed back to the tree he and Nightfall were sharing. He hoped he had made himself clear to his friend. He didn?t always need him. Nightfall watched as Cutter had silent words with Skywise. She knew not of what they shared, but she could see the connection between them. She was relieved to see Cutter just turn around and leave without anymore confrontation, but was saddened by the look on Skywises face as Cutter left. Skywise climbed up onto Starjumper and started to leave.

?Wait, Skywise, here.?

Nightfall pulled out some leftover meat from a pouch on her hip. It wasn?t a lot, but it would put food in his belly.

?We will have plenty more tomorrow. Safe journey home.?

Skywise took the meat gladly, then turned and headed home.

Nightfall walked back to her tree and climbed up to sit next to Cutter. He had fallen asleep already, so she made herself comfortable. She didn?t fall asleep right away, instead she thought of Redmark. He had trained her in the ways of tracking and taught her the ways of love. She was a young elf, he is much older then her, but she found herself drawn to his gentile ways. She thought it was sweet how he avoided death, preferring to work on his sleeping magic talent of stirring the life in plants.

?He will be a great tree shaper someday.?

She thought to herself with a smile. She looked at her sleeping friend. She and Cutter had played at love as well. Him being a young elf and new to it all, he wasn?t as gentile as Redmark. He had a rougher edge about him. They were good friends, and she found herself vowing to always be loyal to him, to trust in his judgment and to lead him in the right direction when he needed it. She liked that she was able to do this hunt with him. He would be the next chief and this is a big step toward that goal. She put her head on his shoulder and fell to sleep. Tonight would be a big night.

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