The Branding: Squanto 07/30/2017 02:45 PM CDT
Arpia asks Squanto, "Are you ready to go next?"
Arpia cocks her head at Squanto.
Squanto nods.
Arpia takes a seat near a hot burning fire contained by a strange metal contraption.
Squanto leaps to his feet!
Squanto darkly says, "Many many moons ago, I began dancing the dance of the dragon."
Squanto powerfully says, "I have become the dragon. This mark will forever burn my ascension into my flesh. And I am owed awe."
Squanto gets a pink-label glass growler of Squanto's stout from inside his oilcloth rucksack.
Grinning, Squanto pulls a swig from a pink-label glass growler of Squanto's stout.
Squanto puts his stout in his oilcloth rucksack.
Squanto stands near Arpia.
Squanto nods to Arpia.
Squanto works his way out of a tyrium dragon torso accentuated by Gemfire rubies and a heart-centered cold grey dawgolite.
Squanto puts his torso in his silverweave lootsack.
Squanto slips out of an enormous soot-stained cotton shirt smeared with an unidentifiable pink substance.
Squanto puts his shirt in his oilcloth rucksack.
Squanto puffs out his chest, grunting and screaming, his veins sticking out distinctly across taut sinew and bulging muscle!
Arpia chuckles at Squanto.
Arpia stands up.
Hammerfist says to Squanto, "You have come a long way since we walked inthe this land together."
Squanto grabs Hammerfist's forearm in a vise-like grip and shakes him violently, greeting him like a long-lost Barbarian sibling.
Arpia replaces the slender rod and draws a slightly larger one from the fire. Its tip sharp.
Squanto says, "Bring on the toast."
Caraamon loudly says, "Here, dis was passed on ta me by a great Barbarian."
Caraamon offers Squanto a chicken bone.
Squanto accepts Caraamon's chicken bone.
Squanto snickers.
Squanto gnaws on a chicken bone.

You see Inner Fire Legend Squanto Longstalk, Melee Weapon Legend, a Kaldaran Barbarian.
Squanto has crystal blue eyes. His platinum hair is shoulder length and thick, and is worn arranged in a mohawk. He has copper skin and a burly build.
He is a bit over average height for a Kaldar.
Some glittery carved dragons float lazily around his head, glowing with a lustrous sheen against his skin.
He appears to be in his prime.
He has a bushy mustache and a tangled waist-length beard. Three dragons are stuck randomly into the wild mass, the scaled beasts wrought from verdant moonsilver with artfully detailed wings banded in crimson, lilac and blued moonsilver.
He is in good shape.
He is holding a chicken bone in his right hand.
He is wearing a dragon's head audrualm balaclava with Hav'roth's ambrosia fangs, a pair of dragon claw audrualm gloves with Hav'roth's ambrosia talons, a diamond-hide shield resembling a snarling dragon's maw, a simple steel parry stick, some steel spiked knuckles, a tight bundle, some supple wyvern hide thigh boots side-laced through burnished palladium eyelets, a dainty icesteel rat pin curled into a protective ball, a silver jadeite gwethdesuan, a tiny pearly white pouch with emerald green embroidery, an elaborate platinum hair-tie dangling a silver dagger-shaped pendant, a circlet wound with pink-tipped silver roses and dangling pink ribbons, some onyx-rimmed sun goggles with pink lenses accented by diamond chips, a barbarian's black eyepatch covered in vulture feathers to simulate a bird of prey, a sinuous dragon earcuff carved from a single haze sapphire, a sinuous dragon earcuff carved from a single faceted inferno's heart, a long pair of sunrise-pink diamond earrings, a blackened moonsilver dragon skull amulet cradling a pink-tinted chakrel eye, a simple wooden medallion, a lapis-colored crystal medallion veined with tyrium, a pair of pink-tipped silveress wings ornamented with pink star sapphires, an ornate platinum brooch set with an orichalcum icosahedron, a ruby nose-stud carved to resemble a drop of blood, a halmik wood brooch inlaid with pearls in the pattern of a flame, a red silk rose sprinkled with crushed crystals, a spider-shaped silver charm, a witch ball, a witch ball, a silver keg-shaped badge stamped "Neck Snapper", a witch ball, a Barbarian Guild boutonniere displaying a Crimson Massacre carnation, a pink orchid boutonniere tied with a velvet ribbon, a tiny oval-shaped crystal embedded with a miniature ruby dragon, a pale pink peony boutonniere edged with silvery crushed diamonds, a sinuous fire-breathing gold dragon pin, a pair of misty pink elbaite toe-rings, an exquisitely crafted platinum cloak pin, a clockwork ivory skeleton pin with fingers splayed over its ear holes, a brilliant pink orchid accented with glittering amethyst iris blossoms, an Elanthic gold medal for Melee, a clockwork spider, a small white crystal strung on a thin leather strap, a sleek blued moonsilver pivuh with luminous feathered wings, some pink knee-high socks printed with an argyle pattern, a bronze wyvern medal, a dark silverweave lootsack, a belted kidskin baldric tooled with sinuous maiden's tress vines, a dusty oilcloth rucksack with rough leather straps, a vibrant pink crushed velvet robe elaborately stitched with a romantic Kaldaran scene, a thick armband formed by joined segments of blackened carapace, a hammered silver epaulet chased with the crest of the Barbarian's Guild, some engraved elbow spikes, a barbarian's wristlet made of cured kelpie leather and interlaced goblin bones, a simple wooden wristcuff, a wide gold ring with an inlaid glaes Estate Holder's crest, a gold ring bearing the crest of the Barbarian's Guild, a platinum ring set with the Barbarians' Guild crest, a sandstone lockpick ring, an engraved silver censer suspended from a sturdy chain, a pair of skinny red suspenders with gold clasps, a blood red linen hip pouch woven in black with dancing barbarians, a damascened steel belt knife resembling a dragon's claw with a sana'ati handgrip, a branded leather loincloth fringed in bone beads, a pink leather thigh quiver embossed with white roses, a leather thigh bag reinforced with metal strips, some iron knee spikes, an elaborate platinum anklet dangling a silver dagger-shaped pendant, a salmon glass dragon gracing a sinuous mistglass chain, some pale pink leather footwraps with gold-plated toe caps and some black socks studded with bone fragments forming a skull and crossbones.

Arpia asks Squanto, "You are ready?"
Squanto says, "I was born ready."
Squanto nods to Arpia.
Squanto takes a seat near a hot burning fire contained by a strange metal contraption.
Arpia moves to stand behind Squanto.
Arpia pushes the tip against Squanto's back, each movement causing an almost silent sizzling sound as she moves the almost molten hot rod.
A stunned Squanto slowly tips over, falling on his face!
Squanto shakes off the stun.
Squanto says, "Gods yes."
Squanto sits up.
Arpia's eyes follow the movement of the rod as it scars Squanto's back to create the design.
Squanto yells, "Yes."
The scent of burnt flesh fills the air.
As Arpia finishes the design created on Squanto's flesh, their eyes roll back in their heads and they slump to the ground unconscious.
Squanto's muscles ripple and his veins begin to stick out as he tightens his grip on his chicken bone.
Squanto stands up.
Squanto grabs Arpia's forearm in a vise-like grip and shakes her violently, greeting her like a long-lost Barbarian sibling.
Squanto's eyes slowly open.

You see Inner Fire Legend Squanto Longstalk, Melee Weapon Legend, a Kaldaran Barbarian.
Squanto has crystal blue eyes. His platinum hair is shoulder length and thick, and is worn arranged in a mohawk. He has copper skin and a burly build.
He is a bit over average height for a Kaldar.
Some glittery carved dragons float lazily around his head, glowing with a lustrous sheen against his skin.
He appears to be in his prime.
He has a bushy mustache and a tangled waist-length beard. Three dragons are stuck randomly into the wild mass, the scaled beasts wrought from verdant moonsilver with artfully detailed wings banded in crimson, lilac and blued moonsilver.
A massive dragon is branded on his back. The arched outstretched wings of the beast span from shoulder to shoulder and are comprised of the black and white scar tissue of branded flesh. A multitude of small precise incisions are carved into the skin to leave a raised pattern of overlapping scales across its body. A torrent of flame is projected from the dragon's open maw, leaving a cone-shaped trail of red blistering flesh across his upper back and over his neck.
He is in good shape.

He is holding a chicken bone in his right hand.
He is wearing a dragon's head audrualm balaclava with Hav'roth's ambrosia fangs, a pair of dragon claw audrualm gloves with Hav'roth's ambrosia talons, a diamond-hide shield resembling a snarling dragon's maw, a simple steel parry stick, some steel spiked knuckles, a tight bundle, some supple wyvern hide thigh boots side-laced through burnished palladium eyelets, a dainty icesteel rat pin curled into a protective ball, a silver jadeite gwethdesuan, a tiny pearly white pouch with emerald green embroidery, an elaborate platinum hair-tie dangling a silver dagger-shaped pendant, a circlet wound with pink-tipped silver roses and dangling pink ribbons, some onyx-rimmed sun goggles with pink lenses accented by diamond chips, a barbarian's black eyepatch covered in vulture feathers to simulate a bird of prey, a sinuous dragon earcuff carved from a single haze sapphire, a sinuous dragon earcuff carved from a single faceted inferno's heart, a long pair of sunrise-pink diamond earrings, a blackened moonsilver dragon skull amulet cradling a pink-tinted chakrel eye, a simple wooden medallion, a lapis-colored crystal medallion veined with tyrium, a pair of pink-tipped silveress wings ornamented with pink star sapphires, an ornate platinum brooch set with an orichalcum icosahedron, a ruby nose-stud carved to resemble a drop of blood, a halmik wood brooch inlaid with pearls in the pattern of a flame, a red silk rose sprinkled with crushed crystals, a spider-shaped silver charm, a witch ball, a witch ball, a silver keg-shaped badge stamped "Neck Snapper", a witch ball, a Barbarian Guild boutonniere displaying a Crimson Massacre carnation, a pink orchid boutonniere tied with a velvet ribbon, a tiny oval-shaped crystal embedded with a miniature ruby dragon, a pale pink peony boutonniere edged with silvery crushed diamonds, a sinuous fire-breathing gold dragon pin, a pair of misty pink elbaite toe-rings, an exquisitely crafted platinum cloak pin, a clockwork ivory skeleton pin with fingers splayed over its ear holes, a brilliant pink orchid accented with glittering amethyst iris blossoms, an Elanthic gold medal for Melee, a clockwork spider, a small white crystal strung on a thin leather strap, a sleek blued moonsilver pivuh with luminous feathered wings, some pink knee-high socks printed with an argyle pattern, a bronze wyvern medal, a dark silverweave lootsack, a belted kidskin baldric tooled with sinuous maiden's tress vines, a dusty oilcloth rucksack with rough leather straps, a vibrant pink crushed velvet robe elaborately stitched with a romantic Kaldaran scene, a thick armband formed by joined segments of blackened carapace, a hammered silver epaulet chased with the crest of the Barbarian's Guild, some engraved elbow spikes, a barbarian's wristlet made of cured kelpie leather and interlaced goblin bones, a simple wooden wristcuff, a wide gold ring with an inlaid glaes Estate Holder's crest, a gold ring bearing the crest of the Barbarian's Guild, a platinum ring set with the Barbarians' Guild crest, a sandstone lockpick ring, an engraved silver censer suspended from a sturdy chain, a pair of skinny red suspenders with gold clasps, a blood red linen hip pouch woven in black with dancing barbarians, a damascened steel belt knife resembling a dragon's claw with a sana'ati handgrip, a branded leather loincloth fringed in bone beads, a pink leather thigh quiver embossed with white roses, a leather thigh bag reinforced with metal strips, some iron knee spikes, an elaborate platinum anklet dangling a silver dagger-shaped pendant, a salmon glass dragon gracing a sinuous mistglass chain, some pale pink leather footwraps with gold-plated toe caps and some black socks studded with bone fragments forming a skull and crossbones.

Squanto gives Arpia some coins.
Arpia nods to Squanto.
Squanto says to Arpia, "I greatly appreciate your masterful work."
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