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Bal'kafaz sighed in annoyance. She felt sticky and smelly and itchy; blood from the arena still clung to her clothes. "My armor is out with the animals," she grumbled, leaning back against the wall with her scarred arms crossed over her...
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Out on the main staircase, the gladiator put her face in her hands and rubbed her temples. This was not her place. She was so far from everything she knew, with people she knew nothing about, in a ruin she had never heard of...
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Her light sweeping took Bal'kafaz down a corridor to the right of the overgrown main hall. The hallway was spotted with wooden doors, each at varying stages of decay; the hinges screeched in protest as she pushed one open, and...
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When Khadija erupted into more Orcish, Bal'kafaz sighed quietly and simply waited for her to finish her tirade, not bothering to try to pick out words. She spoke too fast, and, frankly, she was exhausted. Finally, when the bard finished, Bal'...
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"-I... very little; no... Axasterke... They left the... many..." Bal'kafaz squinted at the ground, trying to translate what little she could of Khadija's words. "They were... and I... that has... I... we... trust them." The bard spoke...
The slightest twist of a smirk twisted one corner of Bal's lips upward; the mental image of Khadija trying to carry her was comical. "Seems more likely I'd be carrying you," she teased, eyeing the bard's unsteady gait. But she walked with the other half-orc nonetheless, thankful to be nearing...
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When it became clear that their group was stopping for a break, Bal'kafaz sat herself upon a rock to rest and catch her breath. She knew if she sprawled on the ground like Khadija, she would likely never rise. The gladiator peered...
...had seen a few mountain goats on the way up, when she wasn't taking a turn pushing the back of the wagon. It was all she could think about when she *was* pushing. Her wounds from the sand hydra's bite had, at the very least, scabbed over, but the sand and dust made them itch. Bruises from...
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Bal'kafaz held her annoyance from her expression as best she could; showing anger outside of the arena only led to pain and suffering. This foreigner clearly had no awareness of their cultural differences, despite their shared...
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Bal's face scrunched in confusion at the other half-orc's absurity. She rubbed her temples, then the back of her neck. Gods, she was tired. The large half-elf held her tongue, having learned from a young age to do so. Though...
Her brows furrowed. "My fever? What-" Bal'kafaz opened her eyes again to find Khadija doting on her, the other half-orc awfully close. "I'm.. I'm fine," she huffed, swatting the bard's hand away. It was a lie, of course; she was far from fine. Nothing seemed broken, at least, but everything...
"-orderofseekers?"
Everything hurt. Bal'kafaz awoke to unfamiliar voices, the rumble of a cart pulling her along, and the dry, gritty feeling of sand mixed in with blood all over. The warmth of the desert sun was missing, and as she lifted her eyelids, gentle starlight twinkled overhead. The...
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PREVIOUSLY:
The heavy scent of moist salt permeated the arena in Kiledo, the hot desert sun assaulting the blood-soaked sand. Bal'kafaz could barely hear the thundering roars of the crowd that surrounded her; the dull thrum of her heartbeat...
FOREVER A WIP
Role: Criminal
Race: Half elf/half orc
Name: Bal'kafaz (translates loosely to "cage of fire")
Age: About 23-28
Pronouns: She/her
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Who even could know? (Lezbehonest)
Alignment: Probably good.
Personality/Backstory:
Born to an orcish slave woman in...