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A Day In Paradise; Open
Topic Started: May 15 2014, 11:14 PM (2,359 Views)
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Feoras is a land of great beauty and great sorrow. In ancient times, the isolated island was its own world, warring, celebrating, and living by its own rules. Its first contact with the outside world was violent, but it resulted in the assimilation of the invader culture into its own. However, this would not be the trend and the next encounter ended with Feoras being the assimilated party. For centuries, it was subjugated by Demonessian masters until the modern age brought with it change: enormous destruction, followed by brief freedom and then patronizing stewardship.

The island suffered from poverty, but there was still beauty to be found. While its five remaining ethnicities live in an enforced peace, the tourist areas benefit from the economic boon and generate a false sense of wealth. Tourists are attracted by Mauna Inaka, the volcanic center of the island, and the black sand beaches she generated. The gentle slope of the continental shelf allows swimmers to wade into a seemingly endless sea and walk up to boats parked in the shallows. Its coral reefs are untouched in certain parts of the island and the fauna found there are unmatched.

With the economy centered around the tourism trade, it is hard to leave the main areas. However, the adventurous tourist may find other ways to pass the time. The Genfiotes in the south control the tourism areas, making sure they are clean and presentable, as do their neighbors in Ahi'iana. The Genfiotes, however, present a curiosity: their religious leaders, known as the Undying. These leaders dress entirely in grey and cover their faces with a mask and veil. When they speak, they speak as if they are not an individual; they speak as if they are from a collective consciousness, which can be unnerving for some. In Fuwoku, one can find the farmers, who toil away in the dirt and respect animals as much as humans. For the adventurous, there is Kain, a land of warriors where the leader is determined through battle prowess. While Mpali represents the industrialized portion of the island, Isis certainly fairs the best as the seat of the former colonial masters.

Humanitarians may seek to provide relief from poverty and criminals may find a new foothold, but tourists, explorers, and travelers may find adventure.
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Liko's head hit the dirt hard enough to see stars and knock the breath out of him. He was momentarily disabled.
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Andrei took no time in pushing the advantage over Liko, as he laid sprawled on his back on the street. Letting go with one hand, he brought his fist down onto Liko's gut repeatedly before standing up and slamming his foot down onto Liko's chest. "Do you want to keep going?" he asked, "Because a smart man would choose life."
Edited by Cetatsenia, Oct 30 2014, 08:52 PM.
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Liko nodded slowly. There was only so much he could take.
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Andrei nodded his head as well, and let up off the man. He stopped to pick up Liko's knife from where it was lying on the ground, then sat down on the street next to him. He rubbed his face where he'd been punched, before looking down at Liko's prone form. "You are stronger zan you might look you know," he said, "Zis is going to bruise over."
Edited by Cetatsenia, Oct 31 2014, 07:17 PM.
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Liko was unsure how to take the sudden change in attitude and did not know how to respond. He sat up but declined to rub any of the sore spots lest he reveal where Andrei had truly hurt him.
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Andrei noticed Liko's lack of reaction and sighed. "I did not want to hurt you, you know. You drew ze knife on me first," he said, "But I did not exactly want to be left standing around here like an idiot."
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Liko certainly did not trust Andrei's new approach or that he didn't want to hurt him; he'd been pretty forceful about not letting Liko stay. In normal gang warfare, he'd have been killed or left for dead after the fight was over. His instincts told him to run now, but he thought better of it and believed it would be better to wait until he had backup. "Not my problem," he replied, hoping it wouldn't anger him; the language barrier was a problem.
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"Personally, I do not give a damn whezer or not it is your problem," Andrei said with a shrug, "I did not want you to leave in case zis Luana did not show up. I was not lying when I said zat I needed to find ze woman who betrayed you."
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Liko sighed. "Luana may come when I say where Polunu is," he replied. He didn't presume to know Luana's plans. He was supposed to kill Polunu when he found him, but since he was in Amu's care he wouldn't be able to leave until he paid her and he very much doubted Luana would pay to have him back and he didn't know if Polunu had money to pay his tab. While he knew the Coalition's policies on paying Amu were strict, he didn't actually know what the consequences were if she were not paid.
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Andrei sighed and shook his head, irritation evident in his tone, "You could have mentioned zat before, you know. It could have kept zings much more civil."
Edited by Cetatsenia, Nov 3 2014, 12:57 AM.
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