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  1. Grantaire
    As you can see from the title, I finally read Halt's Peril. I must say, John Flanagan writes suspense very well.
     
    On top of that, changed my name again.
     
    Also, working on my first CoT story The Quagmire!
     
    -Zar-
  2. Grantaire

    Name Change?

    By Grantaire,

    Who here thinks I should change my name to Zarayna - Cyber Prankster?
     
    Let's just say that a few people from the MNI site will know why. *stifles cackling*
     
    -Zar-
  3. Grantaire

    Idle Thought

    By Grantaire,

    How much would it hurt if someone smashed you over the head with a stabilizer?
     
    On a related note, my archery team had another match, and we finally got our team shirts, so we weren't QUITE so mismatched.
     
    I dunno who won yet, but judging from my shooting, my team lost.
     
    I do have an excuse; using a new string threw my sight off and I had to adjust it DURING the regular rounds - a got there a tad late, and my archery instructor had to give me my string, so I missed the practice rounds.
     
    EDIT: A stabilizer, for those of you who don't know, is a metal pole about two-two and a half feet long with is screwed into a bow; it basically stops you arm that's holding the bow from shaking like crazy at full draw.
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    Rpg Inactivity?

    By Grantaire,

    Yeah, exactly what the title says. I'm going to be pretty inactive for a bit in RPGs. Too much going on in my life, and I just don't have much oomph to RP. Expect to see some nice, depressing works by me out soon though.
     
    So yeah, War Zone is going to experience a bit of a lull in GMing by me (Not that there's much activity in it these days anyways.), and I'm probably going to make Amorian tag along with Kellin and co in the BZPRPG.
     
    I'm probably going to be on some chatsites more often (AIM, Skype, etc), so it's not like I'm disappearing or anything.
     
    -Zar-
  5. Grantaire
    Alright, for those of you who don't know, I'm back into making RPGs after a long break (Ever since I gave up on Early Years). However, I need some help, mainly in the form of recoloring. I'm planning on having the player able to choose from a large selection of different Kanohi, elements, and armor colors. However, I frankly don't have the time to spend doing this.
     
    So what I need is a few people who know how to recolor sprites - Rayg, and some Matoran gamesprites FYI.
     
    If you're interested, either say so in this entry, or send me a PM.
     
    Thanks
    -Zar-
  9. Grantaire

    Cyroshell

    By Grantaire,

    Yeah, Aderia got me to listen to it yesterday, and i have only one word for it: Meh.
     
    I mean, it's a good band, but I don't like them. Just not my style of music... I listened to Come to My Heaven, and N0o More Words, then I opened windows media and started listening to Imaginary by Evanescence instead.
     
    And on a somewhat related note: Adders also got me to listen to Evanescence. Overall, I like some of them, but I find most overly depressing. And the Latin chanting in Whispers weirded me out. Imaginary, Tourniquet, and a few others are good.
     
    Dwah, the BZPRPG reboot is up, and it annoys me. Yeah, it's awesome. But it's so fast. I can't keep on top of anything, let alone trying to RP in WZ as well....
     
    But i still advise people to join it, and make sure you don't play too many RPGs at a time. (WZ needs some new members!)
     
    -Zar-
  10. Grantaire

    Archery Meet

    By Grantaire,

    Yeah, the boys and girls club had a meet against the Cheshire team. It was my first time, and much different than whaty I was used to. We lost, although it was close.
     
    I did rank in the top five scores though. Only two people on the opposing team had scores better then me!
     
    I was surprised to do that good, after going three weeks without shooting.
     
    Afterwards, Element Lord of Shadow's dad took me, ELoS, and a friend out to eat, and their insanity made ME look normal (Yesh, you have a right to be scared.
     
    So yeah, I had my reasons for not being online all day.
     
    -Zar-
  11. Grantaire

    Kikinalo Attack!

    By Grantaire,

    You see, this is how it all happened.
     
    It was early morning on the site of BZPower, and not a single staff member was online. Kiki, leader of a herd of Kikinalos had waited long for this time. With a bellow, he and his herd charged out of hiding, smashing through topics, eating posts, drinking proto energy. Members fled in panic, cought totally unawares by this new attack.
     
    But not all, a small band of members grouped together, and after a ong battle, defeated the evil Kikinalo.
     
    In a desperate attack, Kiki used a mask of fusion to fuse himself with a nearby member.
     
    For thirty days, the Zarnalo will roam the streets of BZPower. Let no one anger them.
     
    Err, we mean, we have changed our name to The Zarnalo. We hope you enjoy it.
  12. Grantaire

    So Quotes

    By Grantaire,

    As you can see, I added my quote block, again. currently in it are only two quotes, and one will be soon moved into another upcoming content block.
     
    So yeah, now to stalk people search for awesome quotes. XD
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    Name Change

    By Grantaire,

    Yeah, trying to decide on what to change my name to.
     
    Zarayna: Noob wrangler (My favorite, although it could be offensive to some people.)
    Zarayna - Power of Sonics (My perma name}
    IC - Zarayna - BZPower: (Let's face it, RPing is taking my life over. )
    The Kikinalo Causes Chaos! (Don't ask. Was originally going to be The kikinalo Kauses Kauos, until I realized what it spelled. )
    The Zarman
    Zarayna Sigur Foireann (AKA not change it)
     
    So yeah, thoughts?
  14. Grantaire
    Yep, my cat batted an ornament, it fell down. I brushed against it, the tree fell down. I swear, it was staying up by some miracle, that's how badly we had set the base.
     
     
    On another note, don't expect any MOCs from me for a very long time. You see, I still haven't been able to even upload the pics of my Brickcon MOCs. We lost our camera cord.
     
    -Zar-
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    My Personal Notepad

    By Grantaire,

    Is a mess, a total mess. I mean it. RPG profiles, unfinished stories and RPG ideas, invisible dots, random quotes I need to add to a favorite quote block. A MESS.
     

    » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... «
    -Zarayna
    inquisition
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    Member Name: War Zone Disciplinary report:
    Offending Character:
    Offense:
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    Zarayna Sigur Foireann
     
    Name: Grothak
    Gender: Male
    Species: Skakdi
    Alignment: Evil
    Appearance: Grothak stood to his formidable eight feet of height, his mottled brown and green armor seeming to shimmer in the evening sun. His small, close-growing spine and small grin making him look almost unlike a Skakdi.
    Grothak is a slightly mutated Skakdi, his spine is part of his body itself, with spikes jutting out of his armor at places all over his body. His face is quite different then a Skakdi's, for the huge grin is far smaller.
    Powers: Grothak's eyebeams cause an extremely painful headache for a short period (perhaps a half hour at the very most), His fire power is channeled through his arrows, making them quite deadly when he wishes them to be. Also, he can shield himself from all forms of detection for a short period (Perhaps ten minutes).
    Abilities: Grothak is an expert at stealth, as well as being a skilled warrior. However, he is not the typical brute.
    Weapons & Equipment: A recurve bow, Grothak's fire power is channeled through it.
    Personality: Grothak is cold, rather heartless, and quite cunning. However, he sometimes like to play at being the typical Skakdi madman, just to fool his enemies.
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    Where there is anger and war, we will bring peace and justice.
    Where there is sadness and despair, we will bring joy and hope.
    Where there is darkness, we will bring light.
    Where there is death, we will spare life.
    Where there is pride and selfishness, we will bring humility and selflessness.
     
    The internet. Yeah, just a bunch of pixels on a flat screen. But, did you ever wish that it was more then that? I know I did. Hehy, that was all the way back in 2010, back when the internet was just like I described. But now. Ah, it's so much more.
     
    let me put it this way. Ever heard of virtual reality?
     
    Well, that's what happened. those two got blended.
     
    Welcome to the world of the internet, my friend. It's changed. No more do you sit at a computer, with your mind in the real world. Now you're body's in the real world, and your mind is in the virtual one.
     
    So welcome to this small corner of the web. And I gotta tell you, BZPower aint the safest place.
     
     
    BZPower (Powered by Invision Power Board)
    Death from inside?
     
    Welcome to the world of BZPower forums, the online fan-forum of Bionicle. It's a lot different then the 'veterans' remember it. After all, a forum you actually live in almost, is a lot different then just a website, isn't it?
     
    But of course, it wasn't the safest place. Because, just like in the old internet, you have hackers, spammers, trollers, and all that bad stuff. And here, they were a lot worse. For as the internet felt like real life, then you could feel pain. And hackers, flamers, trolls, and all those unsavory kinds did all they could to inflict harm to the members. But the staff repulsed them ease. Indeed, BZPower was safe from all harm from outside forces.
     
    Little did they know, but their worse attackers would be from the inside.
     
    It started so small, just as almost every major conflict did.
     
    Bionicle ended.
     
    That was it, that was all. The Bionicle toyline ended.
     
    But the discussion over it was heated, some people angry over its ending, and hating the new theme that came out, Hero Factory. Others were more in a 'oh well, it's over. Hey, this new theme looks interesting'. And there were even people who were glad Bionicle ended.
     
    Needless to say, the discussion kept on going almost to the point of borderline flaming.
     
    And then it happened.
     
    Some hackers joined the site, hearing about this conflict, trying to bring down BZPower from the inside.
     
    They worked small at first, posing as members, even creating accounts. And they began to stir up anger among the members themselves. And biding their time, waiting for the right time to strike.
     
    And they had not long to wait.
     
    Flame wars were running rampant,
     
     
    It was a windswept field, next to a ruined village, long abandoned. There had once been a battle there, for here and there you could see the gleam of a blade, long abandoned. A figure stood at the edge of it, his silver and green body shaking. His eyes were filled with guilt behind a tear-streaked Faxon.
    He was Toa Lessovikk, and he was viewing the field of his greatest failure. He could have, he should have. He knew he could have saved them. Yet, yet he had chosen to save himself over his comrades.
    **** it. I am such a Piraka. I could have saved my team from those ****ed Zyglak, yet I couldn't, I didn't. All I needed to do was create a bit of wind.
    But I thought my team might have been hit by it! It was too risky!
    Risky? They were going to die anyways
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    .....200 years ago.
     
     
    .....Our last communication has been cut off. Curse this valley! Alas, we should have sensed the danger, but it is too late.
    .....We are cut off from the rest of Spherus Magna, in a valley surrounded by living mountains, mountains that eat anything that tries to cross it.Even the ground we walk, the water we drink, the trees we see, that all want our lives. What have we ever done to deserve this?
     
     
    The Forbidden Valley
    Our own folly unleashed upon us.
     
     
    .....The great planet of Spherus Magna was fused together again, the evil Makuta defeated and slain. Peace reigned.
    .....But as many found, during peace, the greatest danger is from within, and so it was. The dwellers of bara magna looked down upon the Matoran and Toa as machines, and of course, this did not make the members of the Matoran Universe very friendly towards them, as you might imagine. The friction lasted for years, until a large group of Skakdi, Vortixx, Matoran, Toa, and many other Matoran Universe species just left, seeking a new life on some unsettled part of the planet.
    .....At last they came across a perfect place, a huge valley, untouched by anything. it was rich in minerals, to the delight of the Onu-Matoran, and provided a wide variety of clients. They settled down there.
    .....But their happiness was not to last, for they quickly learned something. This valley, it was alive. And it was becoming aware of their presence. Settlers were swallowed up by the ground, ground that would not answer to the power of any earth Toa. They quickly found that the only thing not hostile was the air itself.
     
    .....Now, fully two hundred years later, massive cities have been built in the sky itself, utilizing the levitation/gravity disk system used in Metru Nui airships. The city is perfect, untouched by any outside force. As you could imagine, boredom and frustration over the lack of activity built up. To relieve the tension, the leaders of the cities came up with an arena system (Insert Mang's system here)
     
     
     
    Authors notes.
     
    -Technology-
    By: Zarayna
     
    This is something I've been seeing in Bionicle RPGs here. It's always modern tech, sometimes even so bad that people forget that they're in a Bionicle RPG.
    No, I'm not going to make a ban or anything, but I would most likely shoot down someone who makes their chara have nothing but our world tech.
     
    Guns? Grenades? Cell phones? Toasters? Ipods? No, just no.
     
    So for tech, look at the Xian weapons, and other Bionicle weaponry, that's what I'm looking for in this RPG.
     
     
    Tahu looked around nervously, adjusting a piece of white or gray armor here and there.
     
    Karz, why did I choose to go as Kopaka, now I'll have to go to Ko-Metru. Sheesh, I could have just gone as Jaller, I could have stayed in Ta-Metru, No one would guess I wasn't Jaller. But what if there's a Rahi attack and I have to use my powers? It'd be over! he thought wildly, sweating more then a little as he got off his Ussal, realizing with a start that he had been sitting there for several long minutes. He got to his feet, prepping himself to act like Kopaka for the next few hours. After all, it would be humiliating to be discovered at the masquerade party itself.
     
     
    Target, Turaga Goran, a Turaga of iron. Mission: Retrieve his staff and pack, no questions asked. Eliminate if necessary. Price for failure: Painful dismemberment.
     
    Fiera smirked as she mentally reviewed the details of her latest job. Little room for error, large payment, this was her type of job. And in this small Matoran village on the Southern continent, the job should be painfully easy.
     
    Unless I'm not the only one after this Turaga. That Steltian looked a little nervous.
     
    Shrugging off those thought, the Vortixx stepped into the shadows as a Matoran guard marched by. Her eyebrows raised. Usually Matoran were wimps who couldn't survive without a Toa. Perhaps this might make her mission a little more difficult...
     
    But those thought could wait until a later time, for up ahead was the Turaga's dwelling, a larger, two story building. She took every detail into account. Two Matoran guards, looking wide awake and alert, another odd thing, usually Matoran would be half asleep by now. This definitely would make thing hard.
     

    Chapter Four Naming Day
     
     

    -Ga Metru- 
     

    * * * 
     
    .....Ha'naz was finally in his element. Not in a court, not in an office, not listening to a speech he had heard for the past fifty years, no. He was standing in the weaponry part of the training school, helping his new students pick out their weapons. In front of him was the first of them, a light blue and green armored Matoran. Ha'naz instantly recognized her as one of the Matoran in the brawl during Alhast's opening speech. She had guts, he had to admit, and a lot of skill in combat, mostly due to how she had beaten a Ta-Matoran twice her strength with ease. Granted, she would need to learn a little discipline, but she would probably be better than most of this batch, at least in fighting.
    .....Now, however, her gaze was riveted to the long rows of weaponry. He instantly checked her blind rush at it.
     
    "Whoa, slow down, the weapon you pick is going to determine how you fight, and it'll have to last you a long while." She stopped at his words, and began prowling the rows, looking at each weapon twice. At last she stopped, giving a sigh. Ha'naz had heard it many times. it was the 'what weapon do I choose?' sigh. He walked over, snatching a pair of Protosteel shocking claws off as he passed. Neria looked up as he approached, and he held them out.
     
    "Here, I suggest these, I saw the way you fight, melee's probably your best style." She took them, thanking him timidly. Evidently she held him in some awe, most newer members did.
     
     

    * * * 
     
    .....The new members were done there, Kalon taking a pair of small maces, Zernax took a sword and shield, and Valhast chose a iron studded staff. Now they were in the sparring area, facing Ha'naz, learning how to use those weapons, and getting whipped in the practice duels with wooden forms of their weaponry. Valhast was the only one who came even close to defeating Ha'naz, landing a lucky blow that sent the Toa's Kanohi flying. But they were learning how to fight at least.
     
     

    * * * 
     
     
    .....At last everything was done, and they collapse in their room, rubbing their sore muscles, straightening their armor and masks, or simply collapsing on their beds.
    ....."So how many times did he crack you on that Kanohi?" Valhast asked Kalon, shaking his head as he began repairing the damage to the Ko-Matoran's great-shaped Huna.
    "About a dozen times, maybe more. But how about the time he sent both your Kanohi and shoulder armor into the wall," Kalon shot back quickly from where he lay on his bunk. Valhast rolled his eyes.
    ....."I never knew that you took such an interest in how many times Ha'naz beat us to a pulp?"
    ....."Nah, I think you'd be the one, you're the scholar person, yaknow?"
    ....."Guys, why are you arguing?" Zernax cut in.
    ....."Oh come on, since when were we arguing?"
    ....."Oh, since about since this conversation started," Valhast replied, turning back to his work with a snort. Kalon rolled his eyes and walked away.
     
     
    .....Days passed by quickly, until the four Matoran were some of the few people left in the school. Naming Day was the next day, and most Matoran had left to spend the holiday with their family and friends. As several of them had neither, they had decided to spend it together.
    .....Valhast had gone off to the library again, Zernax was getting some extra weapon practice in, Kalon had disappeared into thin air, and Neria was lying on her bed, petting a small, gray Muaka kitten Kalon had given her. As she stroked it, a bit of green caught her attention. Alarm bells ringing in her head, she looked over at it, her half smile turning into a frown. Angrily she got to her feet, walking over to tear down the sprig of mistletoe.with a half snarl of anger, she sent it flying at Kalon's bed. She was going to kill him.
    .....It was a full quarter of an hour before Kalon returned, glancing over where Neria was curled up, imitating her kitten. He grinned and turned his back on her, walking over to his bed.
    .....A moment later Neria slammed into his back, sending him to the ground with a gasp.
    ....."Neria, what?-"
    ....."Don't. Ever. Do. That. Again," the Le-Matoran hissed, her eyes angry slits. Than she got to her feet and stalked out of the room, leaving a very confused Kalon behind.
     
     

    * * * 
     
     
    .....It was just Zernax's bad luck that he ran into Neria on his way back.
    ....."Hey, Neria, what's up?" he asked, wondering why she seemed so uptight. The only reply he got was Neria growling and pushing past him.
     
    Were your eyes blasted out by that? THAT'S what I mean by mess.
     
    Must. Clean. Now. >.<
     
    -Zar-
  16. Grantaire
    What's there too be new about? Just more of the usual dulldrum of every year!
     
    Okay, Scrooge quotes aside, that's a lot how I feel right now.
     
    Christmas was okay, although, as usual, my family always fights the most on holidays, making my Christmas not the most enjoyable.
     
    My family never maes a big deal out of new year, so nothing to say about that.
     
    So yeah, inactivity in WZ and the BZPRPG is too be expected.
     
    Anyways, going to be getting Stormer and Evo 2.00 soon as a belated Christmas gift. hopefully they'll be good sets.
     
    -Zar-
     
  17. Grantaire

    Toy Story 3

    By Grantaire,

    I swear, that movie made me closer to tears than any other movie/book I've read/seen in a looong time.
     
    It was awesome seeing TS again, and I liked Andy going to collage. I also knew that Lotso was the villain pretty much the second I saw him.
     
    I don't understand how he got his hands on security cameras though....
     
    -Zar-
  18. Grantaire

    Rise Against

    By Grantaire,

    Is the most relaxing band ever IMO. I was a little upset just a little ago, so I started listening to Elective Amnesia, halfway through the song, I'm perfectly relaxed.
     
    It's definitely one of my favorite bands out there, like it even better then Skillet or Linkin Park.
     
    If there's one band that isn't 'candy', it's Rise Against, IMO.
     
    -Zarayna
  19. Grantaire

    What. A. Day.

    By Grantaire,

    So, yesterday, it was pouring rain with high winds. And I had to go into a swamp to pick some winterbarry, which my brothers sell to florists - I'm kinda taking over the business after they moved out - and when I got home, I found out that i didn't even have to pick it, so I was soaked to the skin and a bundle over what I needed.
     
    Then about ten seconds after I got back from delivering it, the power goes off. >.<
     
    So yeah, what a day...
     
    -Zarayna
  20. Grantaire
    Okay, if you're
     
    Aderia
    Zarayna - Assassin Archer
    Toa Spirit
     
    Then stay, 'cause this is our discussion topic.
     
    Just a note, I'm gonna gone 'til Thursday, so no comments show 'til then, unless I get on the library.
     
    Scratch that, I'm back.
     
    -Zarayna
  21. Grantaire

    Short Stories

    By Grantaire,

    This is an in depth description of the forum Short stories in War Zone.
     
    -General info-
     
    Name: Short Stories
    Forum ID: 26
    Population: about a thousand Matoran and Toa, as well as over three hundred Mages.
    Important locations:
     

     
    -Elemental wall (Outer wall defenses)-
     
    The Elemental wall is a series of forty or so foot tall pillars ringing the forum. Each pillar is charged with elemental power, creating a practically impassably wall, even for aircraft. Behind the walls is a long walkway, where many of the imported technology from Artworks II is placed, ranging from machine gun turrets - the bullets modified to be elementally charged - to missile launchers, to other weaponry, a lot of it styled after Xian weaponry.
     
    There is a gate in the wall, where alone there is no elemental charge regularly, although it is designed to guard any aircraft from breaching. A psionics and Rode checkpoint is placed here as well as the regular.
     
    I'll be adding more as I go along (And editing as well. ) but for now, read this.
     
    -Zarayna
  22. Grantaire
    So I'm trying to get to sleep, and my mind refuses to cooperate. And next thing you know, it's wandering off onto the similarities between the plots of Eregon and Star Wars Episode four...
     

     
    I think that pretty much is a basic outline of both movies.
  23. Grantaire
    Amid the falling snow...
     
    Anyways, Enya quote aside, I woke up yesterday to snow!
     
    Yeah, it took me that long to blog about it.
     
    *Sigh* snow.. Winter... I just can't wait!
     
    And a question. What is your favorite part of snow? For me, it's just sitting there at night, with snow falling, and it's deathly quiet...
     
     
    *continuers to sit there, staring into nothing.*
  24. Grantaire
    Have you ever noticed in Redwall, the usual plot.
     
    bad dude wrongs hero. Hero goes on a revenge streak, killing bad dude.
     
    Seriously. There are so many times in Redwall, when the villain is unarmed, defeated, and begging for mercy. Then the good character kills him in cold blood.
     
    And it's portrayed as a good thing. Which really bugs me.
     
    Another thing that's also portrayed as good, is gluttony. Seriously, if you look at the average hero (Especially hares ) they are total gluttons. It just annoys me.
     
    *Gasps for breath*
     
    There, rant done.
     
    -Zarayna
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