Updated...Changed the armor all together. Its mostly a costum makeup but hay its not the top level of said gear type but looks nice.

However, I just want to point out the very first level gives us an example of the surface; The Clockworks are still present- The same wacky structures are present, as in the easily defendable bridges and square floors- There are still rivers and plateaus, mountains and forests, and so on- In, and Out. Realistically speaking, if all the nature was on the surface, and all the clockworks were on the inside, the world would be about twice as big.
Defending from the inside is actually worse, as gremlins can come from above and below- and the only escape then would be through the gaping holes in Cradle between a few to tens of levels.
And the farther down you go...
The harder it gets.
That is, unless you're completely fine with disrespecting the sentient planet, and ripping apart a portion to make a bunker thing.

Also, while in the surface the Gremlins have an entire sky to fly their ships trough, the wildlife is surrounding us with nothing to hold them back, and during nightime our visibility goes down.

That would depend on where the location is. As it stands the surface is the safest of places, its a so-called, 'neutral' ground where the tech. is weakest and what saves you is not the power of a weapon but the brain power to use it and time it.

All in all its safer the higher you are. I am sure the spiral order has some cannons around for AA...of course thats assuming they have supplies at hand.

Also not sure where to start, trying to walk in blind and all...some one want to paraphrase a current standing?

Since Amatia wasn't really in the main line I think it would be best to have him emerge some where outside of this combat zone. Or rather just outside it in a spot where it looks as if the pod was in a situation where it could have been ignored by the little skirmish going on. That would be wise enough and slowly have the swordsmen come into the fight of his own accord/pulled in.

A warrior doesn't just willingly throw his life away unless given a good reason.

@Thin: The fact that I, out of some twisted spur of the moment, decided to look up images of necrosis last night, makes the imagery in your post all the more morbid and revolting. So GG.

Hey Spirals, you still there? Everyone's pushing the plot foward, but I kind of need you posting too so I can move on as well.

EDIT: Dark, "swordsmen" is the plural, what you want to say for your character alone is "swordsman".

Well, the scene I'm stuck in is a bit more action-y than drinking tea, ye know. And I need to know what Chael will do next.
No rush, but I dont think it will fit that much if everyone else gets to the elevators but we barely finished a fight.

@Mag

Okay, so all of Cradle is built from piecing other worlds together in strati, right? If that's the case (and it certainly does, considering that it follows what in-game lore says), I really, really don't think something like soil is gonna be something manufactured, nor the trees...or wildlife. I mean, that's kinda pushing the limits of what the Gremlins can do technologically (I'll be frank here, when I mean "kinda" I mean that's pushing the envelope really really hard. So far, they're good at architecture and weaponry, but as for biological applications, they've only been able to breed Toxoils. Making 'artificial' soil, grass, and other wildlife is like saying they made the different strati all on their own, which I don't think follows what the lore says...).

Just an afterthought. I know we're supposed to creative with the world, but I wouldn't go running off assuming that the Gremlins built the Gloaming Wildwoods as opposed to...you know, just tearing that chunk of it right off and fitting it into the Clockworks.

(But if you want to keep that line, you can say it's a mistake made by your character...)

So, I'm planning to head to the clearing within the next 10-20 hours, when I have time to write the scene down. Does this conflict with anyone's storyline?

Oh, I meant that the clearing that WILL become the Rescue Camp in-game.

Oh, ok. Another word for my mental dictionary then.

I wouldnt mind, It would be cool if we could meet up on the way tough. Maybe Aralon's depth is below Mundy's, and you show up on our level?

Wait I just had an idea. We (Chael and me) were just about to check an elevator platform, maybe you could surprise us and show up from there?
Dont try to force this in if you already structured your asccend, that was just a suggestion.

The many directions I could have Amaria go...I am thinking it would be wise to meet up with some one, however best to do it naturally.

I'm sorry I've been gone so long... I'll try and catch up on the story if I can. And is it possible for me to rejoin? I could say that Filia simply crashed farther from all the other Knights or something

A001 - ZZ999 (Map limitations.)

THREE DIMENSIONAL MAPS WOO

I've been playing a lot of 7th Dragon and Megaman ZX.
More of 7th Dragon, really.
You guys should check it out, and if you don't understand it, you could always use the english patch; which is pretty spot on.

:((((((

Thanks Dark, even though I read over my post, I still missed the one thing xD

ARMS not hands. Talk about awkward!

Its a semantic thing here. Swordsman saying it aloud doesn't quite sound as right as swordsmen, but then again swordsman is a singular tense there swordsmen is a multiple tense. I suppose I was/am using the word Swordsmen for a more flavor word then I am using it correctly. Then again this is what happens when you learn English in the Southeast USA xD (FLORIDA!!!)

ah

No sence in beating yourself up about it, just carry on and strive to be better. After all Roam wasn't built in a day.

You mean that infamous first night, Thin?

We're gonna need a lot more bodies, but sure; I'm kinda bored doing nothing but status reports.

My character (Filia's) comms are screwed up ATM, so would she have heard Skyla's announcement about the maps and such?

Also, yes, I'm still in this RP. I'm just in the Philippines right now, and my internet is complete poop.

Pardon me, but for now the next big plot is just to regroup right? Then make a camp?

Amaria is currently wondering in the direction the all the commotion that was going on early. So as far as his direction is consern thats all he can get unless via comms.