Chapter 1 - The Workdays Begin

_{@Eythan @Yuma @Xerxes @Aeroth @Felina @Vianne @Fortune @Morigarra @Kesil @Bremen}
This thread is also open to any prospective recruits or curious by-standers with peaceful intentions.
This thread is mandatory for members of Marrowbound Kingdom and acts as an activity check. Failure to post into this thread at any point while its open will result in removal from the group. PM Carni to be re-added with some discussion on in-character reasoning for being away in-game.

With everything going on in the caves, Carni had barely found time to sort through the mess that had become his newly budding kingdom. Flustered and frustrated, finally, the young king had found his throne and his voice at last. Hopefully everyone would come.

The hybrid cocked his head back and let loose a yowl that would echo through the cave like wildfire. Just for good measure and with the knowledge that many would be away from Canis now, the boy wrenched back his wings and willed his magic to give them a boost.

The next instant, his wings snapped together with a flash of his stone and the whole of Canis shuddered with the deafening BOOM it let off. His own ears ringing vaguely, he considered restraint the next time he tried such a thing. The sudden torrent of wind rushed around the isolated chambers like a storm and he winced at the sound of clattering bone in the back-most corners of his home. Whoops.

Still, it'd take deafness or death to miss that call. This meeting was of utmost importance after all.

Vianne had gone to Orion after a cycle had passed, and had seen the little...hybrid she had made. Whatever she had been expecting, it certainly wasn't that. A mix between a deer and a bird - a raven, perhaps? - sure was something. But she'd do her best to take care of it. And that meant bringing it to Carni, as it would surely do well with a group rather than just her taking care of it. Besides, she was a part of the group.

So when she heard the loud, deafening call coming from Canis, she knew she had to go in that direction. She and Ákos, as he had named himself, headed in that direction, and soon came upon Canis, where Carni sat upon his throne. She sat down, and the hybrid sat down beside her. She glanced back to Carni, and decided she should probably say something about Ákos.

"Carni? I've brought someone who should join the group. I was walking around in Orion a cycle ago when I found a gem. I gave life to it and, well. Here." She nudged her head in the direction of Ákos.

Ákos had been reluctant to leave with Vianne, but knew he had no choice. So he followed the deer, and now found himself in a completely new room full of bones. He pawed at a few bones as they passed them, but said nothing. When she stopped and sat down, he sat down beside her and continued looking around.

It was then that he noticed the other hybrid, though he didn't really realize it was such. Their fur was completely white, with just a splash of color on their head. He glanced down to his gem, and then to Vianne, especially as she spoke. He flicked an ear as she nudged her head in his direction, and turned back to the other.

Yuma Reddish pile, bluish pile, greenish pile, assorted pile... Yes this would do nicely. Most of his old art supplies had been successfully broken down through gnawing and impact and the gem slivers hiding within arranged put in their respective piles. Three small piles and one great big one! He'd have to come up with a better system later on, and perhaps go out and find larger gems too. None of the corpses he'd gathered beforehand had belonged to talking creatures so the gems in them were tiny in comparison. He couldn't just go out and kill the talking things though. The king-cat had said that was bad. It was a bit irrational but if he was to play the role of a subject then he might as well play by their rules. With a quick snap of the wrist the little creature snatched a grub that was crawling toward the discarded meat and bones from some of the fresher of his supplies that he'd salvaged. Just in time too! A loud crack rang through the room, a call to attention. Not wasting any time Yuma consumed his meal and started scampering away to the sound's origin. Already there was a deer and a... thing present at the gathering. For now Yuma kept silent, slinking on top of a bone pile and eying the newcomer with unblinking curiosity.

Felina was taking her intelligence-gathering position very seriously. Her small size allowed her check inside of the piles of bones without incident. She'd just emerged from a fourth pile when she heard King Carni's call.

With light pawsteps, the undersized female bobcat navigated through the bones. As she got closer to the king's location, she scented the other Clan members already gathered together. After making space between herself and the other Gembounds, she sat down and joined her Clanmates. She waited to find out what King Carni was going to say.

"Carni I'm coming just.. wait a bit!" Aeroth's voice would have sounded strained as she called from a couple bone piles away. Good thing he was calling her, she hadn't realized how much meat was on a tunnel runner when she killed the one she now dragged into the open after some time, the throat had already been eaten away but the rest of the woolly tunnel runner was in perfect condition, she beamed, proud of herself as she grinned up at Carni, blood dripping from her maw. "Everyone who wishes as much can have the rest of this."She finished dragging it into the center of the area, bowing to the king before going off to her usual place near the base of the throne.
"Speech"
"Thoughts"
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The feathers of Grim's coat blended perfectly with the dark as he flew over the congregation of gems in the bone room. He went into a dive over Carni, his flight perfectly silent as he slowed down just enough a little ways over top of him, to drop a bloodied amethyst gem in front of the large white hybrid, before flitting off quickly, without a single sound. Into the darkness again.

-The gem belonged to the Fennec, Nkosana. It has a couple ribs still binded into the stone and some dried chunks of meat attached-

Bremen A couple bones went flying overhead as a massive boom echoed through the cavern, waking Bremen up form a big long nap. The small hybrid opened one eye, then the other before stretching out his webbed feet and letting out a great big yawn, clacking his beak a couple times as sleepiness started slipping away. His sleeping spot had been really comfortable, much more comfortable than the rocks he usually had slept on. Of course this was supposed to be his "home" so it made sense that it would be a bit nicer than the rest of the cave. That didn't mean he didn't like the rest of the cave of course, no not at all! This was just a good spot for curling up next to some animal bones and getting a good night's rest. Using all four legs and both wings the hybrid scrambled up the big bone pile in front of them and saw... lots of people! A huge crowd was gathering full of new and varied faces, what joy! A few more bones clattered down as Bremen crested the top of the pile and started rolling down the other side (mostly on purpose of course). It was the start of a new day, and the start of a meeting where no doubt he'd find out more about this eclectic gathering of gembound. Thinking... thinking... thinking... "This is my voice, isn't it neat?" Tags:

Sizzle

'What was that?!'

Sizzle's head snapped up, and she began to unwind from her hiding place. She was curled up only a short distance from the Bone Room, burnt-orange scales helping her hide amongst the dead foliage. The Bush Viper's tongue flicked out, picking up the scent of many, many Gembound. What was going on?

The Bush Viper began to slither along the dirt, approaching the gathering. What was happening? She climbed some nearby bones, allowing her to see the crowd of animals, headed by a large bird of some sort. Had it made the sound?

"I'm speaking..."
'I'm thinking...'