Post by: Berit on December 30, 2019, 12:19:18 PM
RULES
dice rolling is optional, your character will simply not get any boon from events if he/she doesn't roll... that means no extra items or extra food, you'r character will simply survive the event. but if you roll die then you might find stuff like materials and new locations, but be vary! if you roll 1 you will fail! (no one dies, since this is for first timers, but injury or embarrassment may occur)
MAKING A CHARACTER
anyone can join but please refrain from making too annoying characters, this is supposed to be fun fro everyone. also, do not make a character that is good in everything. add some flaws and things they are not good at to make them more interesting!... also, if you don't use a die, it would be fun to see your character fail at times, because no one of us is perfect all the time!
So there is that! ask me about anything if something puzzles you! also, you can roll dice here https://www.random.org/dice/ (https://www.random.org/dice/), (just set it so that you are rolling 1 die) sure you can cheat and make up a number, but if you go that far you are actually just spoiling the fun from yourself, no one else is affected by it... So onward to adventure!...
Character sheet you can fill http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?topic=455.msg8084#msg8084 (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?topic=455.msg8084#msg8084)
If you are uneasy about some subjects with your characters you can choose things that can/ cannot happen to them here: http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?topic=456.0 (http://www.elfquestfanart.com/index.php?topic=456.0)
Post by: Berit on December 30, 2019, 12:34:45 PM
(please describe what your character looks like and his/her actions!)
Post by: Berit on December 30, 2019, 12:48:45 PM
Post by: Jeb on January 01, 2020, 10:20:07 AM
Her eye catches on something in the distance. She is wary of getting closer. There is no hiding out here, no way to cover her approach to observe what it is before whoever is there sees her. But there is nothing else here, so she begins to walk towards it.
Post by: Berit on January 01, 2020, 12:17:45 PM
As Moondrop approaches the thing in the distance, it seems to be some sort of old abandoned human building left to decay for hundred of years, a single tree stands decorating the landscape...
Post by: Yavia on January 01, 2020, 05:30:19 PM
She has no clue how she gets here, she was looking for her tribe for days, lost them somehow in a sandstorm and than she was here. Not the best place for someone wearing a thin, long white cloak, now soaked from the snow, made to protect against hot sun, not icy winds. Underneath she was wearing sandcolored trousers to the knees and a closed vest of dark red that not even reaching her navel. Luckily her shoes where made of thick leather. Freezing she needs to find a warmer place or at least something warmer to cloth her. Could there be anything good in this long forgotten ruin? Could she go inside, unharmed? It seems to be empty but she can't tell for sure. Better to watch it a little bit longer. Even if she was nearly frozen to death by now.
But wait! There was a dark dot in a long distance. Perfect to spot in this glaring white. A figure was approaching. It was a woman dressed in dark colors and a rust colored cape. Antaka grabs her spear tight. Does this woman lives here? Is she a friend? Please let it be a friend.
***
I must have gone crazy to join in. I barley have time and I never have written a prose text in English. But something on this setting catches me and I just saw Antaka there, watching, freezing.
Post by: Berit on January 02, 2020, 05:54:47 AM
Antaka and Moondrop both see each other, standing in the blinding white, it makes their shapes look unrecognizable at first but both soon understand that they are looking at another elf! one that seems to be just as lost as they are!...
Post by: Jeb on January 02, 2020, 07:38:28 AM
Moondrop slows as she spies a figure between her and the ruins. Her normal instinct would be to hide or flee, but it is obviously too late to not be seen, and there really is no where else to go. She could walk in any direction, hope to find some animals to trap for food and eventually a warm place to rest, but she is curious about the ruins.
As she walks closer she can make out the other figure is an elf, like she is, although her skin is dark like tanned leather, where Moondrop's is almost as pale as the snow around them. Moondrop pauses as she notices the spear the other elf carries, then looks beyond it to the thin fabric she wears. She is even more ill-prepared for this weather than Moondrop is.
Moondrop glances at the structure and sees no smoke or sign that the building might be the other elf's home. Could she have found herself here as strangely as Moondrop did?
Eying the spear, Moondrop stops just in speaking distance. "You look cold." She edges around out of spear reach and continues on toward the ruin. "Maybe there's something here we can use to keep warm."
Moondrop cautiously approaches the doorway to peek inside.
Post by: Berit on January 02, 2020, 09:38:34 AM
Post by: Czarine on January 02, 2020, 11:35:07 AM
Laluna wakes up when a snowflake tickles her nose.
"ACHOOO!!" she sneezes loudly and sits up abruptly.
The surrounding whiteness perplexes her. She had just been in a lush, green forest, looking for berries to pick, but she can't remember much else... Did she happen on a dreamberry bush and pass out?
Laluna stands up and wipes the snow off her blue hair and soft, purple colored leathers. Then she shudders violently because the garments are ill-suited for white cold. She takes a quick look around, seeing only white, untile she spots a vague, large shape of some... structure, maybe?
She decides it's too cold to stay put anyway, so she trudges towards the shape.
Post by: Berit on January 02, 2020, 11:42:18 AM
(haha! nice pic!)
Post by: Yavia on January 02, 2020, 11:42:56 AM
Post by: Czarine on January 02, 2020, 12:01:10 PM
Her thoughts are interrupted when she finally arrives at a tower of sorts and spots two elves near it! She opens her mouth to greet them, but they vanish inside the strange tower.
Timidly, she decides to go to the tower's doorway and hopes that the elves are friendly.
"H-Hello..?" she calls out cautiously.
(Question! Do the characters from the previous RPG know each other or are we "resetting" the game, so no-one knows each other?)
Post by: Berit on January 02, 2020, 12:12:34 PM
Antaka sees that the Tower is made of cobblestone but the floor is interesting cream colored smooth stone, there is also a trapdoor down and from it's cracks shines some light! soft coughing sounds can be heard, as if someone very ill is somewhere behind the trapdoor, there is also warmth inside the tower, there must a a heat source under the floor...
Post by: Yavia on January 02, 2020, 12:16:40 PM
Also good to have someone more by her side to investegate this door. She wants to mention it, as soon as everyone was here.
Post by: Jeb on January 02, 2020, 06:07:10 PM
Post by: Yavia on January 03, 2020, 02:18:55 AM
Post by: Berit on January 03, 2020, 05:57:55 AM
"is... is someone there?..."
His voice is soft but deep, but he seems to be an elf, he seems more worried than hostile...
Post by: Yavia on January 03, 2020, 06:26:10 AM
Post by: Czarine on January 03, 2020, 02:06:00 PM
"Hi, I'm Laluna." she introduces herself.
Then she notices the other elf, who seems startled. There's something familiar about her.
"...Have we met before?" Laluna asks, trying to remember where she's seen the alert, grey-haired elf before.
Suddenly Laluna hears a coughing sound from below, and shortly after, a weak voice speaks. Her healer's instincts kick in, and she joins the dark-skinned elf towards the trapdoor. If there's somebody in need of help, Laluna will do her best to aid. She feels frustrated for not having any tools or herbs with her.
Post by: Jeb on January 03, 2020, 04:29:58 PM
Post by: Berit on January 03, 2020, 04:42:05 PM
On the throne sits an elf whose skin is literally white as snow! even as they stand in front of him he asks with a surprisingly deep voice, what seems to contrast his soft face...
"Who? what are you?..."
it appears his eyes might be partly blind... he looks at them a moment until he says...
"Elves... other Elves... here I thought I was the only one left... My name is Wander... who might you be?..."
Post by: Yavia on January 03, 2020, 05:03:42 PM
Post by: Berit on January 03, 2020, 06:07:04 PM
Wander says softly with his deep voice...
"Careful... that is a heat stone, a thing from deep under the earth... it will burn if you touch it..."
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 01:41:27 AM
Post by: Jeb on January 04, 2020, 07:33:25 AM
"Don't you ever go outside?"
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 10:57:01 AM
"Do get yourself warm and dry... it is not good to moke outside in wet clothes.."
Wander looks at Moondrop and says...
"Rarely... I am... pretty much stranded here... I haven't been... Well enough, to do tasks outside... and now, I'm almost out of food..."
Her Coughs a little on his sleeve and breathes heavily for a moment then says...
"but you are welcome to take shelter here... and knowing you have places to be and you all seem strangely ill prepared for the weather... here... use these... it's not much but you can make something to fit the weather better, so you can cross the fields... And leave as you wish..."
Wander weakly pulls a sack to his pale hands and tosses it to them... it is filled with materials for warmer clothes, few silk ribbons and few furs... one of the is a bizarre blue with white star like spots, shiny fabric but very thick...
Post by: Jeb on January 04, 2020, 11:03:26 AM
She brightens. "I could get you more food!"
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 11:16:41 AM
Wander smiles slightly, then looks very surprised...
"and you would share it? with me?... I.. Thank you.. but... why would your risk yourself helping someone who is almost at death's door?... I.. I suppose it's rude to ask when you are gifted something... I do apologize... no other elf stopped to help... they left me when I could not keep up... and they all died... something in the mountains killed them... don't go there... please... please don't..."
Wander's words turn into a whisper, he does not want to see other elves die... even after they were the ones that abandoned him...
Post by: Jeb on January 04, 2020, 12:15:00 PM
She feels sympathy for Wander. Except for the brief adventure with the Blue-haired Laluna and the others, she has vague memories of other elves before them. She supposes she was abandoned, too.
But she's been able to survive alone by being practical and focusing on what's in front of her. However they ended up here, they would all be hungry soon.
Since she is the best dressed for the weather, she leaves the scraps for the others to find what they need.
"I will go see if I can find some places to set traps. Then we will all be able to eat."
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 12:23:33 PM
"Thank you... I know there are some horned creatures that taste fine in the direction of the dead tree, at the base of the mountain, they seem to be herding there... there is also some flightless birds near by, but I never managed to capture one... I suppose they are edible as well... might be something else out there too... but be careful, there might be ravines under the snow... please... please come back alive..."
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 03:28:35 PM
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 03:47:52 PM
"You're clothes might be too cold for a trip in the snowy fields... but I actually could use your help in one matter, if I may be bold enough to ask your help... I feel like it would be best for you all to settle here for a while, but I do not have enough beddings for you all to sleep in... and the stone floor is cold... could you gather hay from the field near by?... there also might be small animals to hunt there, long ears, mice, burrowers... what say you?..."
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 04:05:30 PM
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 04:11:40 PM
"I meant no offence... the field is closer than the grounds with the horned animals... I simply worried you would get too cold... I am not trying to stop you from doing teamwork... I just though this grey haired elf seemed a bit of an loner..."
the he leans back and lets them settle the matter...
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 04:31:49 PM
Than she turns back to Wander. "In which direction lays the field? Where do I have to dig?"
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 04:39:53 PM
Wander says with a little polite smile, but then seems a bit powerless for a moment... and coughs to his sleeve, partly gasping for air as if he was suffocating... then starts to breathe better again, then just sits, breathing heavily and keeping his eyes shut and head leaned against his throne...
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 04:55:14 PM
***
FYI: I assume we all know each others names by now. If not, Antaka will use an attribute like the color of hair to name you all :D
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 05:06:09 PM
The Heat stone makes Antaka feel like she is in the sun again, reminds her of desert... but really, where inside the earth was it found, and how did it get here?... Wander looks at the stone and tells them... there are also smaller stones like this one... but I had no use for them so I left them in the earth... if you happen to need one for something, I will do my best to bring one out from the soil...
So Wander is a rock-shaper! He can use magic that is mostly forgotten!..
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 05:34:18 PM
(Yavia: coooool, a rock-shaper!)
Post by: Jeb on January 04, 2020, 06:10:24 PM
"I want to go out and see how high the sun is. If it will soon be night, we can gather some hay and firewood. I would prefer to stay outside, if I can stay warm. If the sun is still high, we can go farther out for the bigger game."
She asks Wander, "Are those stones hot enough to start a fire?"
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 06:17:43 PM
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 06:22:44 PM
Wander says and leans a bit forward, curiously wondering what they are up to... he says...
"I think it is mid day, there are hours left till dark..."
Post by: Yavia on January 04, 2020, 06:34:14 PM
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 06:54:30 PM
"hmmmh? maybe some quartz would resist their heat best... what color, my friends? white, black or gray?..."
Post by: Jeb on January 04, 2020, 07:27:49 PM
Will they even be able to find their way back?
Moondrop experiments with an open sending. *Black.*
Post by: Berit on January 04, 2020, 07:45:55 PM
"I made it as light as I could, while still keeping its durability and heat resistance..."
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 02:34:37 AM
She had heard the sending and was kind of confirmed Moondrop might be a loner. Antakas tribe uses sending not in a group of friends. May she call them friends? Yeah, they are friendly so why not?
If it was mid day they could start going on an adventure!
Post by: Czarine on January 05, 2020, 03:34:39 AM
When Wander gives them fabrics, Laluna is pleasantly surprised.
"If you will go outside, I can stay here and try to make something out of these. We're going to need warmer clothes if we're to explore further in the snow." she says to Antaka and Moondrop.
Laluna is still a bit baffled how she has ended up in a strange place, and with Moondrop in the same place. She wonders if others from that misty place have ended up somewhere here too. It makes her worried because it's so cold outside. What if they're somewhere further, where there's no shelter?
Her thoughts are interrupted when Wander displays his powers. She's never met a rock-shaper before! She watches in fascination when the elf shapes a pitch-black box out of stone.
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 03:51:14 AM
Wander looks at Laluna...
"I think it would be good if you all had more clothing just in case... it is very dangerous to move around with wet clothes if someone falls through the ice pr similar bad luck happens..."
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 04:58:38 AM
"It would be absolutly brilliant if you could make some clothes out of these materials! I'm a bit clumsy with my sewing. But did something worries you? You seemed worried to me a second ago."
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 06:11:38 AM
Not knowing anything about making clothing, she's always scavenged what she needed, she cuts a slit in the leftover piece of fur for a head-hole, and puts it on under her shirt and cape.
She is anxious to see more than this underground room and concerned about getting started before it gets too late.
"Antaka, do you want to come with me? I will look around outside while you get better clothes." She has no idea how long that will take, but she can set some traps while she explores.
"Or if you want to stay here, I will go."
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 06:29:53 AM
If it burns?
bruhahaha, I dice a 1! I think it will be to hot for her (allthrough she lives in a very hot area, but never mind). She wiggles it out of her clothes with silent "ow, ow, ow" sounds and let it plump on the floor. Better to keep it in a bag like the one Moondrop had made.
Post by: Czarine on January 05, 2020, 07:19:08 AM
"It's just... last time I found myself in a strange place like this, I found that there were others, too. I'm worried that there are others out there, without shelter or warmth. Please, keep your eyes open and help them, if you see anyone." she pleads from Antaka and Moondrop.
"And be careful." she nods at them before they leave. She knows Moondrop can handle herself, and Antaka seems prepared too, but the environment is so strange that one can't be too careful.
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 09:12:45 AM
Dice 4 , fo(u)r whatever may come ;)
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 10:22:19 AM
"Wander, how do you know the others are dead?"
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 10:40:59 AM
"Oh dear... I must have made it a bit too thin! my apologizes!..."
Wander looks at Laluna...
"Is there something you need that I could help you with?..."
Moondrop and Antaka head out, the cold air rushes over them and makes their breathing steam...
Antaka's second dice roll... As soon as they are out, Antaka spots something shiny hanging from the dead tree! it's a small thing, a necklace of some sort? what on earth its doing there?...
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 10:42:22 AM
"Because I found pieces of their bodies all over the fields... it was... horrible..."
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 11:08:18 AM
"Moondrop, are you still sure to head in that direction?" Antaka asks nervously.
***Is it a firefly pendant from the game the last of us? Why are they always hanging from trees? :lol
"Look, there is something shiny! Can I reach it? If not, with some teamwork we could fetch that necklace over there. You're small and slim I lift you up, okay?" Antaka said with confidence and was in no doubt to be strong enough. She had lifted elves larger than Moondrop. She could not climb by herself all grounds higher than herself frightens her.
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 11:14:16 AM
The notion that there were pieces of elves thrown around the fields seems horrifying, it does not sound like it was animal that did it...
The pendent hangs just out of reach of just one elf, they would indeed have to use teamwork!...
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 11:28:13 AM
She nods in answer to Antaka's question if she still wants to go.
When Antaka spots the shiny thing in the tree, she accepts the boost and scrambles up, throwing the necklace down to her.
Moondrop takes advantage of her high spot to look over the land.
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 11:34:47 AM
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 11:36:30 AM
Because the parts are not eaten it might indeed be no animal. Antaka did never see such behavior on an animal, but also never on her tribe. All was used. That bewildered her.
Antaka examine the necklace. Is there an name, a hint who it belongs to? Or is blood on it?
dice was 5
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 11:44:12 AM
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 11:54:12 AM
"Wander said there were horned-beasts by the mountain. If they are like what I call branch-horns, they may be too big for just the two of us to kill, and we wouldn't be able to bring back much. Most of the meat would be wasted. He also seems to think there is danger in the mountains."
"I just saw a good-sized animal not far away, and a lake, too. Maybe it would be good to get water? I could lay some snares and we could go to the lake."
"What do you think? Mountains or lake?"
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 12:16:29 PM
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 12:22:32 PM
Fresh air blows over then, something feels like there might be a storm coming during night time... they look towards the lake and Antaka also sees a glimpse of a round looking animal with tiny head, it seems to walk on two feet, and a dash of blue can be spotted too then and again when it turns... it has something blue on its butt...
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 12:31:48 PM
Moondrop heads in the direction of the lake, testing how difficult it is to move through the snow as they move away from the shelter of the building. She hopes the snow will have a strong enough crust to support them. They will tire quickly if they have to break a trail.
She scans the area for good places to try to snare the blue and white creature.
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 12:36:52 PM
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 12:39:08 PM
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 12:50:41 PM
Antaka gets her Spear ready to drop from above down on the bird and nail it onto the ground, or just bury it with her weight. She sends it to Moondrop and if she don't have another idea she will make it so. Buuuut, is it high above?
I diced a 2 btw :lol
I think her fear of heights will trigger her to stay moveless on the hill till she slowly crouch back the way she came from
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 12:57:51 PM
She turns to Antaka to ask whether they should try to catch the bird or look for smaller game on the way to the lake, but sees that Antaka already has her spear ready.
Moondrop shrugs, pulls out her knife and prepares for whatever will happen.
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 01:05:56 PM
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 01:10:35 PM
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 01:13:37 PM
(You've been faster to answer, so sorry for the same action from my side)
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 01:17:46 PM
Post by: Yavia on January 05, 2020, 01:44:17 PM
Dice 4
Post by: Berit on January 05, 2020, 01:47:19 PM
Post by: Jeb on January 05, 2020, 04:42:37 PM
"Well, I guess we better get this back to the others. Good thing we didn't get too far away. Each take a leg and drag it?"
She looks at the blood on the snow, hopeful it won't draw other, bigger, predators, and anxious to be gone in case it does.
Post by: Yavia on January 06, 2020, 02:54:50 AM
( the spellcheck don't work for me on the mobile. Hope I find all wrong words by rereading)
Post by: Berit on January 06, 2020, 08:11:10 AM
Post by: Czarine on January 06, 2020, 08:21:30 AM
She looks at Wander, and ponders what ails him. He clearly isn't all healthy.
"I hope you don't mind, but I couldn't help but see that you aren't in full health. Do you have a cold?" she asks him.
Post by: Jeb on January 06, 2020, 09:55:34 AM
She also decides that once the storm blows over, and she's eaten and rested, it'd be best to high-tail it away from the mountain as quick as possible.
She glances between the Elk head and the building in the distance and wonders if the tower really offers any protection from something that can do this.
Feeling more exposed than ever, she speeds up her effort to get the bird back.
Post by: Berit on January 06, 2020, 10:08:30 AM
"I have been sickly for many moons now... I do not know what ails me... our last healer could not help me that is when they all decided they would leave me behind... I don't... blame them... I would have been a burden to them... but do tell me, I have never seen hair like your's... is it natural? or have you colored it somehow?..."
Meanwhile Moondrop and Antaka notice that the open wold on the head still steams... it is still warm, the death was very recent... then suddenly a voice sends to them, male voice but it's words are weird...
"You, safe here... mountain, danger in mountain.. no go there..."
Then they notice a grey wolf looking at them from the distance... it sends? the wolf seems too timid to approach them and runs away...
Post by: Jeb on January 06, 2020, 12:42:50 PM
Post by: Berit on January 06, 2020, 01:08:18 PM
"No help... you no family of mine... I help when you family..."
It seems they have to do something to gain it's trust before he let's them anywhere near... it is clear that he too, is scared because of the thing in the mountain, so scared it fears them too...
Post by: Czarine on January 07, 2020, 05:09:14 AM
"Do you have an idea of how it might've started? I have some healing abilities myself, though I'm not that familiar with illnesses. I could try to help you if you let me examine you." she suggests.
Laluna touches her blue curls when Wander asks about them.
"I'm not actually sure why they are blue. They've always been that way." she smiles apologetically since she can't give a better answer.
Post by: Jeb on January 07, 2020, 05:09:44 AM
Post by: Yavia on January 07, 2020, 12:17:59 PM
Post by: Berit on January 07, 2020, 12:22:00 PM
"I... actually don't know... suddenly I just began getting weaker and weaker... I do not recall anything of interest happening before... we were crossing the snow fields and I struggled to keep up. I found myself passing out often... no one else was infected so I think this is something I was born with..."
Wander lowers his head a little, then looks at her hair again, clearly wondering if there is a tribe of elves with strange hair colors...
-------------------------
When Moondrop send to the wolf it hesitates, looks at them from the distance, but seems to be interested of the food... it decides to follow them from afar... Wander sends back to Moondrop...
"You caught something? good job! also, how is the weather looking... my spine tells me it's going to be a harsh night..."
The wolf keeps looking at Moondrop and Antaka from the distance, it is keen on looking at them with it's sharp eyes and it's fur moves in a slight wind...
Post by: Jeb on January 07, 2020, 12:50:44 PM
"However it happened, he gave us the same warning Wander did. He seems to be trying to help us. I'm not about to turn away a potential ally, not until I have reason to."
She sends to Wander "Storm's coming."
To Antaka, "I think we should bring this into the first room of the tower for butchering."
(Schakalish? What does that mean?)
Post by: Yavia on January 07, 2020, 01:43:27 PM
(Schakal=Jackal. Didn't noticed that was spelled totally wrong, sorry. Antaka don't know wolves, just Jackals. )
Post by: Berit on January 07, 2020, 05:46:38 PM
"A storm... I feared as much... let us hope it passes during the night... so we don't have to spend many days in..."
The wolf outside is also restless, it's instincts of seeking shelter are kicking in...it looks at them, then into the distance, trying to choose between food and shelter...
Post by: Czarine on January 08, 2020, 12:36:49 AM
Moondrop's sending interrupts Laluna's thoughts, and she smiles.
"Seems like they've caught something."
She hopes the bird will give more material to make clothes with.
Laluna approaches Wander and stops just in front of him.
"May I listen to your breathing?" she asks, gesturing his chest. She has heard him cough before, so maybe there's something in his lungs. She isn't sure if Wander will let Laluna that close to him.
(Laluna's roll: 4)
Post by: Berit on January 08, 2020, 02:37:41 PM
Post by: Jeb on January 08, 2020, 05:24:24 PM
She notices the wolf's hesitation and sends to him of the nice, warm shelter they have to share. She sends to him "Do you have others out in the cold? Family?"
Post by: Berit on January 08, 2020, 08:23:43 PM
"No family... family gone now... alone... had den in the mountain... puppies... it came... no more family..."
the wolf hangs it's head and looks at the snow...
"miss family... miss very much..."
Post by: Jeb on January 09, 2020, 05:03:19 AM
She leaves him to decide while she helps Antaka butcher the bird. They carefully set aside the feathers, bones and other usable parts and cut the meat into small portions.
But what to do with it. Outside, it will freeze and be preserved, but also open to scavengers. It would be hard to smoke in the storm or inside where they are.
She decides to go down to ask Wander about where he stores his food.
Post by: Berit on January 09, 2020, 02:00:43 PM
"Welcome back, huntress..."
Post by: Yavia on January 09, 2020, 04:39:34 PM
"We promised to share. It's okay. It's much warmer here inside, no one will harm you here. I promise. Just take shelter till the storm is over. Or stay longer. Nothing to fear. I'll leave he door open, if you like. Nothing to be afraid in here. I've lost my family too. I've lost them in a storm of sand. I don't want to lose you the same way."
Dice 4
Post by: Berit on January 09, 2020, 04:56:35 PM
"I... trust more... we friend, but no family yet..."
Post by: Yavia on January 09, 2020, 05:16:39 PM
"I am happy to call you a friend. You are wellcome. My name is Antaka. Do you have a name?"
(Two or three elves - holy molly! This wolf is huge! Did he even fits trough the entrance? Or the trapdoor? Is it a direwolf from Game of Thrones? O.O)
Post by: Berit on January 09, 2020, 05:33:08 PM
the Wolf wonder's, the concept is foreign to him but something he might learn...
"What is name?..."
The wolf sends and tilts his head, his underfur looks softer than that of a jackal, but his outer fur on the back is clearly of harsher texture...
(the wolf is only a tad bit bigger than the normal wolves we see in the comics, because he is more of an arctic wolf) http://elfquest.com/read/index.php?s=OQ/OQ01&p=6 (http://elfquest.com/read/index.php?s=OQ/OQ01&p=6)
Post by: Yavia on January 09, 2020, 06:09:59 PM
"We are given names by our parents or tribemates to differ us. It is very practical in a group while talking. It is short to just say Antaka to me and not 'the older girl with the slightly dark red hair that smells like' - I don't know what I smell off, but just as an example and we have three more with reddish hair. With a name you allways know that you are meant if someone calls you. Also every other tribemember around will know too that you are talked to or named. And in the far, if you can't see each other, everyone will know who is called and who it is. That must sound useless for you. You have other methodes to call your tribe, I think."
After she finished she thinks that must have been the badest description of a name use anytime. She smiles with her mouth closed, anxious not to show her teeth and make him angry.
Post by: Berit on January 09, 2020, 06:19:14 PM
"Oh I understand! the calling! it is calling! thing that mother father call us in litter! so that is name! I understand now!..."
the wolf wags it's tail... but stops...
"I think the thing mother father call me not possible by you... you give me another name... mother call me..."
then the Wolf lets out a little ruff and moaning sound, that was what it was called by it's parents, it's true that it might be difficult for elves to cala it that... the Wolf by Sending to Antaka...
"So you name Antaka?... Antaka! like antler!.. and Antaka knows not what it smell like?.. Antaka smells nice, like sun light and sand and Antaka smells like friend!..."
Post by: Berit on January 09, 2020, 09:27:08 PM
Post by: Czarine on January 10, 2020, 01:59:42 AM
Laluna is a bit puzzled when Wander seems to shiver even in the warmth of the magic stone. She's shocked when she touches his skin.
"Your skin... it's so cold!" she exclaims. What could make him so cold, even in this warmth??
She carefully leans her head on his chest and listens to his breathing. She frowns when she hears that his other lung doesn't seem to work properly.
"I wish there were hot springs here... Steam might ease your cough."
She tries to listen to his pulse as well, to find out if his heart is healthy.
When Moondrop enters, she turns her head and smiles at her.
"You were fast! How fortunate that you found prey so close to the holt."
Post by: Jeb on January 10, 2020, 05:25:59 AM
Remembering the way they literally stumbled upon the prey she tells Laluna "Yes, we were very fortunate."
She is very curious to see what Laluna is doing, so moves over to warm her hands by the sun-stone to watch.
Post by: Berit on January 10, 2020, 04:00:55 PM
"Hot spring? there might be one, I sometimes see steam rise in the distance... now I've only cleaned myself with snow I melted in the heat of the stone..."
Wander also looks at Moondrop, focusing his eyes on a while to see if she is truly alright, Moondrop has few peck marks but nothing serious... the stone emits calming warmth, it reminds Moondrop of summer days... and something about it suddenly jars something in Moondrop's memory, something about her own childhood, and the hands of an adult that took care of her... but she remember's nothing more...
Post by: Czarine on January 11, 2020, 01:39:53 AM
"Do you have pains?" she asks Wander.
Laluna hopes that he's just malnourished and that with food he will turn for the better. She's very glad that Moondrop and Antaka found food so quickly. Laluna will have to try to go outside and find something to use as medicine for Wander. It just might be difficult with all the snow...
"When you go hunting again, you could try to look for the hot spring as well." she says to Moondrop.
Post by: Jeb on January 11, 2020, 06:28:49 AM
"What?" She looks at Laluna as the words make sense. "Oh. Yes. Why?"
She remembers why she came down here. "I think the meat we have will feed all of us. There might be more than we need. I hate to have it go to waste. I know frozen meat lasts longer, so we could leave it outside, but something else may eat it. Which is fine, if we don't need it."
"Sometimes I dry small pieces in the sun or over a fire. Then I can carry it with me. Maybe we could use your stone for that?"
"You said you have some food. Where do you keep it?"
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 07:01:46 AM
"I store it inside a stone outside... so nothing can get to it and it stays cold... I,,, I'll show you..."
Wander says and takes some time trying to get up... puts his clothes back in order and slowly heads upstairs... Moondrop's mind still rethinks the memory... oddest part of it is that she remembers an odd detail... the hands taking care of her had five fingers... yet they were not human hands... maybe it is just something her mind made up? but something tells her it isn't so... Wander climbs the stairs up and is startled by the wolf...
"B-beast! huge beast!..."
Post by: Czarine on January 11, 2020, 07:07:04 AM
"The warm water and steam could help Wander's lungs... and it would also give us a nice place to wash."
Laluna steps aside when Wander gets up. She's worried to see him move so slowly. He doesn't seem to be much in pain, but something makes him weak.
Laluna follows him, just to make sure that he won't trip. She's startled by Wander's exclamation but peeks curiously past him to get a glimpse of the wolf. It's not normal that a wolf would wander in this kind of a place. Maybe it smelled the food? But then again, Antaka should be there too..?
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 07:11:27 AM
"Hello, more friends things... I am now friend, but not yet family..."
Wander steps back and almost falls down the stairs...
"Wolf that sends? wha- what?..."
(ugly drawing of the wolf, sorry!)
Post by: Jeb on January 11, 2020, 08:24:25 AM
"Oh! I forgot we brought back more than food! He also knows about the danger in the mountain. We invited him to join us here."
She looks at Wander uncertainly, suddenly realizing they are in his home and he might be upset with the wolf there.
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 08:29:52 AM
"
y-yes--- the stone... right..."
He shows them a stone not far from the door, opens it with his powers and the stone is hollow! inside it is some scraps of dried meat, some sorry looking mushrooms and a small pouch of some dried leaves..."
"his is all I have... the stone prevents scavengers from getting the food..."
Post by: Czarine on January 11, 2020, 11:44:39 AM
Laluna too stands by ready when Wander staggers. She hopes that the excitement won't be too much for his heart. He needs mending, but he doesn't seem broken. She has to find a way to help him...
Laluna looks at the wolf curiously and approaches it a bit, stopping a few paces away from it.
"Hello.." she greets it with a gentle smile. She's sorry that she cannot answer the wolf's sending.
Post by: Jeb on January 11, 2020, 12:04:29 PM
"You come out here whenever you need food? Who fills it? Do you hunt and forage? Or is this all that's left from when you were left here?"
Post by: Yavia on January 11, 2020, 01:22:43 PM
"I asked the wolfs name, but we can't pronounce it - so he asked me to give him one. Any ideas?" Antaka asks to anyone.
Standing beside the stone Antaka just looks at it, impressed. But how did he get up here and bury it out of the sticky sand. After a storm it will be covert in that white mess, wouldn't it? It can't be the first storm that will come here tonight. But she listen to the answer to Moondrops questions while inspecting her hands. She needs to wash herself and clean the peck marks.
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 01:29:06 PM
Wolf Sends to Laluna and let's out a strange yawning happy growl, it wags it tail happily, they are all friendly, the wolf suddenly licks antaka softly when she comes close to him... his tongue is so soft and warm!... Wander looks at Moondrop...
"I... hunt what I can, but trapping... but I cannot go far... this is what I foraged under the snow... these mushrooms are edible... but they are not pleasant, the taste is... well... bad..."
Wander picks up the pouch with the leaves...
"but this is nice to drink when added to hot water..."
then Wander looks at Antaka when she mentions naming the wolf...
"Uh... well... Stormsong?... it is stormy and wolves like to sing..."
the he looks at others, waiting for their answers...
Post by: Jeb on January 11, 2020, 01:55:24 PM
She sniffs the pouch and finds the aroma pleasant.
She notes again Wander's pale skin and labored breathing and sniffs the mushroom dubiously, hoping they aren't the kind to hurt the stomach or the mind.
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 02:15:58 PM
"I am sorry... I didn't mean to offend..."
He says to Moondrop then looks at the snow sadly... He just couldn't help himself for a moment...
Post by: Yavia on January 11, 2020, 02:31:09 PM
"Do you like stormsong?", Antaka asks the wolf friendly. "sounds furious and joyfull in one, I like it." With a little fear she holds her hand to him to let him sniff and touches his head to stroke him. His ear could like a little cuddling she thinks.
"I will put the meat inside and try to wash me afterwarts. I think this white sticky sand will be become water. For it is cold I will give it a try to get rid of the bloodstains."
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 02:53:54 PM
The wolf says, and gets alert when Antaka reaches her hand, the wolf is soft, especially it's ears, far softer then a jackal! Stormsong closes it's eyes and really enjoys the ear scratch, it like it so much it leans a bit forward, almost losing it's balance!... Wander asks...
"Sand? oh! oh no my friend! it is called snow... and it will melt! also... we can warm the snow over the heat stone to get warm water for you to bathe in!... and... I'm happy to see you back safe and sound... welcome back..."
Wander looks at her for a moment focusing his eyes, he wants to see that antaka is alright after the hunt...
Post by: Yavia on January 11, 2020, 03:42:50 PM
She will lay the sun stone on the snow, not to heat but to melt it and rub the stains out of her clothes. None melted snow will make the rubbing more easy because it was more like sand. Afterward she will search for the warmth inside to finally get dry.
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 03:55:22 PM
Antaka Washes the blood and grease off herself and Stormsong decides to help by licking at Antaka's hands and clothes, He seems happy and sends...
"I have friends!... Stormsong alone no more!..."
Then he starts playing with the falling snow, clearly all the tension has melted off, exposing one happy Wolf!... Wander looks at the stone that is now filled with meat!...
"We are going to need a bigger stone! such good hunters!..."
at the distance as the blizzard is already hitting the mountain, a strange phenomenon can be seen, for a moment, at a certain part of the mountain snow and wind reveal a strange heart shaped black spot on the mountain... Wander says...
"ah, yes, heart of the mountain, it is sometimes visible when winds blows the snow out of the way, it is a big cave in the mountain side..."
Post by: Jeb on January 11, 2020, 04:34:34 PM
At Wander's words, she looks up at the mountain to see the heart.
"Have you been there?" She asks him.
Post by: Berit on January 11, 2020, 04:41:53 PM
"no, but before my tribe went to those mountains a scout was sent there and he told me it was a huge cave... it is interesting to look at, is it not? I wonder what is in there..."
Stormsong gently licks Moondrop's fingers too, his tongue is very warm and he is so careful not to bother her... Wander's cloudy eyes turn to Moondrop, he suddenly smiles...
"finally you are close enough for me to see your eyes... I wondered what color they were..."
Post by: Jeb on January 12, 2020, 06:26:24 AM
She stares at Wander, feeling bad about his poor eyesight and health, and here they have him climbing stairs and standing in the snow.
"We should go inside before the storm gets here."
Post by: Yavia on January 12, 2020, 01:17:01 PM
Antaka wasn't wondering anymore what was inside the cave. Surely the big bad Monster that killed his tribe. Stormsong has given them the warning of that monster too. Where else should it be?
She shivers in the cold and looks at Moondrop talking through clenched teeth.
"very good idea to get inside, I'm totally frozen now and hungry."
Post by: Czarine on January 12, 2020, 01:32:41 PM
Laluna turns his gaze on Wander when she hears his words about getting a bigger stone for preserving food. Laluna doesn't like the idea of him spending more energy on magic when he's in such a bad state, but she can't really tell him no either since it's his home, his rules.
The heart-shaped cave makes Laluna curious, but she knows she won't be wandering too far from the holt with the clothes she has. Besides, she has to find a way to help Wander get better.
Remembering her task with making new clothing, she walks over to the big bird Antaka and Moondrop had caught and examines it. Maybe it has bones that could be used as needles or an awl.
Post by: Berit on January 12, 2020, 01:58:44 PM
"We don't have quite enough bedding, but let us hope it is enough for all of us to sleep comfortably..."
(YAY! Thanks for adding your art, Yavia!)
Post by: Jeb on January 13, 2020, 04:58:27 AM
Her cloak is warm from the sun-stone and when she wraps it around herself she finds herself in a pleasant cocoon of warmth. The lingering chill from being outside slowly fades away, and she finds her eyes slowly closing.
However, as she turns to get more comfortable, something digs into her side. She thinks maybe there is a rock on the floor she didn't see before, but when she gets up to check, there's nothing there.
It takes her a minute before her hand passes over a lump in her cloak and she remembers the strange cube she found before.
She takes it out to examine in the light of the sun-stone but doesn't see anything more than she did before.
She found it outside the tower, and Wander lives here, so maybe it's his.
She approachs him. "Is this yours?"
Post by: Berit on January 13, 2020, 05:22:59 AM
"No... it is not?... it... feels like elven magic... but the craftsmanship seems to be made by trolls..."
Wander looks puzzled as he gently caresses the eye symbols and the button...
"Some sort of troll secret... I think it is actually a key..."
Post by: Czarine on January 13, 2020, 05:49:55 AM
She walks over to Wander with the pieces of bird meat and bones in her hands.
"Do you mind if I borrow your pot? I'd like to separate these bones."
Laluna looks curiously at the strange cube Moondrop has presented to Wander. She's never seen anything like that before.
Post by: Berit on January 13, 2020, 05:57:52 AM
"Go ahead... my home is your home..."
Absent minded Wander suddenly brushes gently Moondrop's hair, then caches himself doing so... looks apologetic...
"sorry... did not mean to intrude..."
Laluna uses the banged up old pot to built the sinew and fat off the bone, it also makes the bone harder and stronger... and the whole room smells like tea and chicken soup because things were boiled in the pot...
Post by: Jeb on January 13, 2020, 06:09:01 AM
She looks at the cube again. Wander's words stir something in her memory. "A key?"
She remembers humans sometimes having keys. They opened boxes or buildings where they kept things they didn't want others to have. But those were strange stick-like things, not rocks like this.
She also remembers hearing the word troll in the stories the humans sometimes told around their fires. Some kind of beasts that lived near rivers and...ate goats?
"Trolls aren't real."
Post by: Berit on January 13, 2020, 09:54:40 AM
"oh, but they are... I've seen few... they live deep underground... some of them are nice, some... not so..."
Wander looks at the cube and says...
"I once saw one using a thing similar to that... the pictures are a code, the right code in right place where the cube fits... it should open something..."
Wander's cloudy eyes look at Moondrops eyes for a moment, he seems to like her eyes, maybe they remind his of something, not a person but a place... He turns away so Moondrop would not be bothered by him staring too long...
Post by: Czarine on January 13, 2020, 11:57:07 AM
Post by: Yavia on January 13, 2020, 01:29:00 PM
And will wake a while later cause of the hard floor :D
Post by: Jeb on January 13, 2020, 02:04:11 PM
She shakes her head when Antaka asks about the fabric. She watches Laluna work at the sun-stone and Antaka prepare her sleeping space.
She is about to go back to her own little space when something suddenly occurs to her. She found the troll key right outside. And Wander said the trolls live underground, just like they are now!
Her hand moves to her knife as she looks frantically at the stone walls.
"Are there trolls here?!"
Post by: Yavia on January 13, 2020, 03:02:40 PM
"Trolls?!" She asks, looks around. "What are trolls?"
Post by: Berit on January 13, 2020, 10:01:42 PM
"... now that you mentioned it, I have been sensing some movement though the stone very near here!... it... I suppose it could be trolls!... I... really hope they are not.. the bad kind of trolls..."
everyone is silent for a moment, there might be an attack coming from underground... Wander looks at them for a moment and asks...
"should I... open the ground?... If I do I need you to be my eyes, I cannot see in the dark as well as you do..."
Post by: Czarine on January 14, 2020, 01:03:58 AM
"Sure, use any you want." she smiles. She hopes they could catch a bigger animal to get more sleeping furs, but it might be too difficult in the snow.
Laluna is so focused on picking out the bones from the broth, that she gets startled when Moondrop alarms them all.
"Trolls? Where??" she turns her head from side to side, trying to find the threat. She looks at Wander, when he tells them about his observations.
"A-Are we sure we want to look for them? What if they're many and armed?" she asks, worried. Laluna doesn't have any weapons, and they are so few... even one troll could be a threat. But somehow they need to find out who it is that has been moving around....
Post by: Yavia on January 14, 2020, 03:26:24 AM
" but they can be dangerous? Best we don' t go looking for them. But if we, you have my spear and it might be a good idea to ask Stormsong for help and make a ramp and bigger entrance to get him down here. I do disagree on searching for trolls."
Post by: Berit on January 14, 2020, 03:46:29 AM
"But if they are planning for a surprise attack, this would be the way to know... and maybe we could protect ourselves better or you could flee..."
Wander's is stressed so he starts coughing, then breathes heavily... trying to stay calm... Wander says...
"if something happens... promise me you will run..."
Post by: Yavia on January 14, 2020, 05:01:14 AM
She looks around for opinions to that matter. She was feeling tired and exhausted because of the harsh cold she was in and the action she has made. But that was forgotten now. She will be awake as long as it has to be to make the tribe safe. Her new tribe. She don't want to loose them so soon. She don't want to be alone anymore.
Post by: Jeb on January 14, 2020, 07:14:52 AM
There's no reason to think the trolls are looking specifically for them, just that they might randomly come across their little den here. But what Wander said still makes her nervous. She no longer feels safe and comfortable.
She asks Wander. "Are you aware of what's happening all the time? Or do you have to be...uh...listening?" She doesn't know how his abilities work. "Could you sense if someone was trying to get through the walls, or was close?"
Post by: Berit on January 14, 2020, 07:38:25 AM
"I have to be... listening... feeling... I have to be touching the stone... to feel someone touching it..."
Wander looks at them extremely tired...
"is it... is it safe... to rest?... but really... promise me that you will run if something happens... I would... only slow you down..."
He looks at Antaka and smiles... He would not hold a grudge if the left him, he is already at deaths door, to him, their life matters more than his own... suddenly the trapdoor falls down with a bang! Stormsong shoves his head through the hole in the ceiling and whines, send to them...
"Are friend alright? hear lots scare! becomes scared! friends alright?..."
Post by: Czarine on January 14, 2020, 07:48:45 AM
"You need rest... I'm sure we can keep watch while you sleep."
Laluna doesn't want to put Wander's health in jeopardy, even if his abilities are very useful... She feels a pang of sorrow hit her, when she understands that Wander would willingly stay behind if they were attacked... Laluna doesn't want things to go to that.
Laluna jumps when suddenly the trapdoor falls down, but calms down when she sees Stormsong. She can't help but laugh out of relief.
"We are alright! We just think there might be enemies behind the stone walls." she says, trying to keep her voice calm.
Post by: Jeb on January 14, 2020, 04:21:49 PM
Moondrop is sorry that she got everyone else so alarmed and caused so much distress to Wander. All the talk of danger and being with strangers in a strange place leaves her feeling very unsettled.
She decides to let them all rest and goes upstairs to check on the storm.
Post by: Berit on January 14, 2020, 09:03:52 PM
"I am alright..."
But his voice is weak and breathy... Moondrop goes upstairs and Stormsong excitedly welcomes her by licking her face!...
"Friend! Me is happy friend is good!..."
He sends, and bounces a little back and forth, he reaches his big paw towards Moondrop but doesn't quite dare touch her with it because he knows he is bigger, so he just clumsily slaps his paw tot the ground in front of her.
Moondrop opens the door a little bit to see outside, it is very dark and spots of white fly quickly by in the wind, but she sees something! Her eyes spot someone standing there in the distance!...
Post by: Jeb on January 15, 2020, 05:11:57 AM
Post by: Berit on January 15, 2020, 05:37:36 AM
Post by: Jeb on January 15, 2020, 06:13:44 AM
She walks to where she thought the intruder was and pulls the little sun-stone out of her pocket. Maybe it will provide enough light to make out some footprints.
Post by: Berit on January 15, 2020, 06:44:05 AM
"Intruder? in friend territory?... Stormsong not like!..."
his ears lower and Stormsong's tail stands up, His eyes stop being gentle and warm. he looks ready to attack the intruder if Moondrop asks him to...
Post by: Jeb on January 15, 2020, 08:34:31 AM
"You should be with the others." She scolds, sending an image of a strong pack together in her sending. She reaches up to smooth his ruff to calm him and assure that her scold is not meant harshly.
But since he's there..."Can you get a scent from these footprints? Anything you've smelt before?"
She's afraid there won't be much in this cold.
Post by: Berit on January 17, 2020, 01:24:35 PM
"Elf... male... blood... meat... hunter... fox... elf male with fox carcass..."
He then looks at Moondrop with his golden orange eyes...
"Stormsong has not smelled him before..."
His ears point up and he clearly hopes he is being useful...
(Sorry for the delay in comments at my part, Czarine attacked my place and we are at the same location!)
Post by: Maggie on January 17, 2020, 03:42:16 PM
Nightwood has been watching and waiting for some time now. "Maybe, it is time to come in from the cold" she whispers to herself.
Post by: Jeb on January 18, 2020, 04:21:16 AM
She looks out in the storm, wishing she could invite the mysterious fox hunter in to share their warm shelter.
Then again, maybe he has his own home around here and could say more about the mysterious danger in the mountain.
Moondrop curses the storm that keeps her from following the tracks.
Post by: Yavia on January 18, 2020, 05:49:40 AM
Post by: Berit on January 18, 2020, 06:10:39 AM
(Yavia: it was not an open sending and Laluna, Antaka and Wander are downstairs so they don't know, but you character can in situations like these just happen to to go in the place where stuff is happening, if you don't want to miss the action)
Stormsong smells the air a bit and looks around, it must have caught the scent of Nightwood, but it is unsure... soon he relaxes again and looks at Moondrop, he wags his tail a bit, but more of excitement than playfulness... he sends to Moondrop...
"We hunt fox hunter in morning?... Stormsong can track! smell steps under snow..."
---
Inside Wander is already asleep and breathes softly, Antaka sleeps and has a strange dream... like it has some hidden meaning... in the dream she sees the vast fields of snow like she watches it all from above, in the mountain, but the snow is all red as blood and strange hunger drives her! she must kill she must feed! strange fear of everything dwells in her mind! Antaka is mad with pain and loneliness, but cannot stop killing and eating. for a moment, Antaka sees the world through the eyes of the horror of the mountains... the dream scares her wide awake...
Post by: Yavia on January 18, 2020, 09:44:40 AM
Panting Antaka watches her surroundings. What a bizarre dream! What incoherently what inconsistently... She has had fear of everything but wants to kill in a mad hunger. She don't understands what the look of the mountain was. Was she a mountain? Why? That dream was stupid like all the other nightmares she seldom have. Must be. Yes, must be a stupid dream because she ate the first time since a long time. Yeah... that's it. She robs her face to get rid of this dream. But it lingers. She don't want to wake Wander and sends to Laluna to get upstairs for a short while, to get herself sorted. Planing on bury her face in Stormsongs fur to get comfort she climes the ladder.
Upstairs she uncovers Stormsong and Moondrop standing outside and in wonder she walks to them, holds her dried coat closed with one hand, her spear in the other. What are they doing there?
Post by: Berit on January 18, 2020, 11:08:38 AM
"Dark friend come too! Stormsong happy!..."
He licks her face and wags his tail... but then stops, his orange eyes look at her worried, he sensed her being uneasy about something and Stormsong got worried...
"Dark friend worry?... we hunt together to make dark friend happy!..."
Post by: Czarine on January 18, 2020, 01:40:53 PM
She keeps on working with the fabrics, listening to Wander's breathing. She wonders if she could try to heal him with magic, but it's hard not knowing what the problem with him is... at least she could try to help with his damaged lung. But for now, it's better that he sleeps.
The warmth of the heatstone makes Laluna drowsy. She decides to drink some of the bone broth she made earlier, in hope of staying awake better.
(Laluna's roll:4)
Post by: Yavia on January 18, 2020, 02:06:51 PM
Antaka pets the cheek of Stormsong and leans her face in his fur. "Thank you, I've had just a bad dream. But I'm happy now by your comfort, happy seeing you and Moondrop. What are you two doing here outside? Going for a hunt in a storm? You are a funny bunch!"
Antaka will inform Laluna, if she gets knowledge of the male fox hunter.
Post by: Jeb on January 18, 2020, 02:57:26 PM
But Stormsong's attention goes back to the fox hunter, so Moondrop figures it was just her imagination.
She smiles at Stormsong's excitement to go hunting for the mysterious stranger. She is feeling a little trapped as well and looking forward to getting out to explore this new area too.
The icy wind has seeped into the holes in her cloak, overpowering the little warmth the sun-stone can provide. She is just about to suggest to Stormsong that they head back to warm up when she see Antaka coming towards them. Moondrop's attempt at some time alone has become a gathering!
"I didn't intend a hunt," Moondrop replies to Antaka's questions. "Just wanted to clear my head."
She shares with Antaka what she and Stormsong have discovered.
Post by: Yavia on January 18, 2020, 03:15:09 PM
"We will look for the trace at sunlight, what do you think?" she was looking at both of them. Stormsong will be able to get a scent in dark night or daylight. But it would be better to be able to see something. She can't really see much. "Did you have a nightmare too? I did, I came out to clear my head because of that." she asks Moondrop in lock send. She was a kind of suspicious if the place might be the reason for bad dreams. She don't have a lot of nightmares normally. She looks up to the mountain.
Post by: Jeb on January 18, 2020, 04:24:52 PM
"Or maybe lost." Moondrop blows on her hands to warm them and looks around, glad to find the tower still visible through the flurry.
She looks at Antaka and Stormsong. "Let's get back to the shelter."
Privately she sends to Antaka, "Will you tell me your nightmare?"
Post by: Berit on January 18, 2020, 04:30:20 PM
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Stormsong looks at the both of them, and starts following them inside, but at times he looks in the direction of the fox hunter and sniffs the air, then sneezes loud! some snot dripping from his nose, he sends...
"Nose icky... feels stuffed..."
and happily licks all the snot off his nose and eats it... it's very dark out and they cannot see far in
the storm, not even moonlight get's past it...
Post by: Jeb on January 18, 2020, 04:49:03 PM
She wonders if it's just the cold, or did the stranger leave something behind to somehow cause Stormsong's sneezing? "Won't be trracking with a nose-blind wolf," she grumbles to herself.
Post by: Yavia on January 19, 2020, 04:38:21 AM
She tucked the unused cloth away and lock sends her nightmare as correct as she remembers to Moondrop. She ended with: "But I can't be a mountain, can I? Or is the mountain the horror? I seldom have dreams like this. Did you have had a nightmare too? Does it have something to do with this place as well?"
She randomly touches the necklace she picked up from the tree and looks at it. Is this cursed?
Post by: Berit on January 19, 2020, 06:56:17 AM
"No Stormsong fault! funny smell make nose itchy..."
they cannot smell it, but apparently Stormsong smelled something that made his nose useless for a while, Moondrop's suspicion seems to be true, the fox hunter is at fault, he knew they could track him... as antaka sends the horrid visions to Moondrop, she too sees the crimson snow and feels the gut wrenching madness and hunger, and the sorrow of loneliness...
Post by: Jeb on January 19, 2020, 07:05:00 AM
"No, no nightmares. But I haven't slept since I found myself here." She's not sure if she's more scared to sleep now, or curious to find out what happens when she does.
"Dreams are strange. You're probably just thinking about Wander's story." She tells Antaka to reassure her.
Post by: Yavia on January 19, 2020, 08:29:09 AM
If there is something that blocks Stormsongs nose, the foxhunter is a clever one. He knows ways for not to be found. At least not in a storm. Antaka is not sure, if he might be a threat or just a shy hunter who wants to be alone.
She asks the two of them if it's a good idea to go looking for him, if he does something for not to be found. "It could be a loner. Or someone out of Wanders tribe who survived the attacks and don't want to be in a group again. Not the best guesses I assume." She gave it a little laugh.
Post by: Berit on January 19, 2020, 08:46:33 AM
"dark friend might be right, it might be sick ones family..."
The could wind suddenly blows very sharply and so sharp that Moondrop, being the smallest of them has to take a side step so she wouldn't fall over... Antaka also feels it, the cold is so intense it almost burns the flesh of her ears, the feeling is new to her, who would have known cold can feel like burning at times?...
Post by: Czarine on January 19, 2020, 10:09:50 AM
She's surprised to learn from Antaka's sending what Moondrop and Stormsong have found out. Another elf in the storm? How can he survive in that weather? Judging from his will to avoid the elves at the tower, he might be a local who's suspicious of the newcomers. She wonders if Wander might know this mysterious fox hunter.
Laluna decides to hasten her work with the new clothes, in case the others will go out to look for the stranger when the morning comes.
Post by: Jeb on January 19, 2020, 04:54:54 PM
Eyes tearing from the cold, she looks around.
Post by: Berit on January 19, 2020, 09:36:44 PM
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It is so dark and the wind and snow makes it hard to see in the worsening blizzard, they happen by the dead tree so they are close to the tower. already snow and frost has started to gather on their clothes and their limbs are getting numb and heavy... but faintly the warm glow of light from the cracks of the tower lead them on... Stormsong starts to walk between them and the wind to shield them from it...
Post by: Jeb on January 20, 2020, 07:28:53 PM
After she brushes the snow off herself, she offers to help Stormsong remove the snow from his coat. She thinks she could use her little sun-stone to help dry and warm his fur to chase away the chill.
Post by: Berit on January 21, 2020, 07:59:45 AM
"Stormsong good, friend could, friend go where warm..."
Post by: Yavia on January 21, 2020, 08:03:13 AM
Post by: Berit on January 21, 2020, 08:45:27 AM
"Two little suns! Stormsong happy!..."
Stormsong sends to them and wags his tail! underground Antaka feels the heat so much better! it flows over her in welcoming matter, the smell of Laluna's broth is in the air and Wander seems to be waking up...
Post by: Jeb on January 21, 2020, 04:51:37 PM
Reluctantly, she follows Antaka down and almost immediately gets absorbed in watching what Laluna is doing.
Post by: Czarine on January 22, 2020, 08:49:10 AM
She looks up when Antaka and Moondrop come in. Since they're alone, she assumes that they didn't find the fox hunter.
"Take some broth. It should help you warm up." she suggests with a quiet voice because she doesn't want to disturb Wander's sleep.
"I made some clothes that should keep you a little bit warmer outside. Pick what you want, I'm going to make more later." she points at a pile of clothing she's sewn. They don't differ much since they don't have that many materials, but at least they seem warm.
Since Moondrop and Antaka are the ones doing the hunting and scouting, they need to get better clothing first. Laluna thinks she'll have time to make some for herself and Wander the next day.
Post by: Yavia on January 22, 2020, 01:49:47 PM
Post by: Berit on January 22, 2020, 02:19:55 PM
"By High-ones! you have made lots of things!..."
Wander's deep voice speaks out... He smiles, the material truly was useful to all of them... He looks at Antaka and Moondrop as well, and notices their clothing is wet...
"You were out in a storm? why?..."
Post by: Jeb on January 23, 2020, 07:34:58 AM
In answer to Wander's question she sends a recounting of the events of the night and asks Wander if he knows of the elusive fox hunter and whether he might be another survivor of Wander's tribe.
Post by: Berit on January 23, 2020, 08:19:00 AM
"I am afraid I do not know of him... a pity he decided to run away from you, there is enough room for a s all and I can create more room if it is needed..."
Wander sits more upwards and suddenly reaches his hand for Moondrop and smiles warmly...
"come near, I want to see your eyes again... they remind me of the greens of my home forest..."
Post by: Jeb on January 23, 2020, 09:47:42 AM
"You came from the forest?" He must not have woken up here as she did.
Post by: Berit on January 23, 2020, 12:56:57 PM
"Yes... I come from a wonderful lush forest, filled with green as far as the eye can see... it was on top of a mountain..."
Wander smiles but his smile fades and he lowers his hand from Moondrop's cheek...
"but then... out chief... she went mad... she... forced us to leave our paradise... in a mad attempt to find the place of the high ones... we never found it... and now... I'm the only one left..."
Wander closes his eyes for a moment... then he looks at moondrop, it is clear that he so wishes he could call them his tribe... but he fears that in the end they will shun him as well...
Post by: Jeb on January 23, 2020, 04:51:18 PM
She looks at Laluna and lock-sends. "You know some healing? Is there anything to help him?"
She suddenly thinks of the lake she saw before. She continues the private sending. "The humans had a root they would use to help breathing. It grew in marshy areas. Do you know of it?"
In the morning she can go to the lake to find the root, and look for signs of the fox hunter on the way.
Post by: Berit on January 23, 2020, 05:33:15 PM
Wander says, Moondrop feels his shoulder under the fur, it is clear he once was physically stronger, some of his muscle is still there, but they have no strength to them as his illness is slowly eating it away...
Post by: Czarine on January 24, 2020, 03:27:12 PM
"Choose whichever you want! I will make duplicates, so everyone will have their own set. Unfortunately, there aren't many colors to choose from, but at least they should keep us warm. I tried to make them so that they'd fit most of us."
Laluna continues making more clothes and listens with curiosity as Moondrop talks with Wander. She's sad to hear that his tribe has vanished, probably for good...
Laluna turns her eyes at Moondrop, when she lock-sends. She answers by voice since she can't send back.
"I could try something, yes." she nods. If there's an injury in Wander's other lung, she might be able to heal it.
"I do not know of such a root, but if you find some, I'd be happy to try it out. Keep an eye out for cattails and willows, too."
Laluna thinks she needs to get out soon too to gather herbs. It might be difficult during winter... but there's always something.
She decides to make two sacks out of spare fabric, in case they need to gather a lot of stuff.
Post by: Jeb on January 25, 2020, 07:22:41 AM
The feel of Wander's wasting bothers Moondrop. Is that what will happen to them all if they stay here?
Moondrop lies down for some rest, more determined than ever to leave as soon as the storm calms.
Post by: Yavia on January 25, 2020, 01:17:19 PM
The Perls are made off purple glass. (But not so high quality, as they don't have a melting furnace invented jet xD)
Very happy Antaka took on a long tunic and wraps her uncovered arms. The chausses (Chaps? Chaparajos?) are perfect to cover her uncovered legs and fits over her shorts. She wraps some spare Wrappings around her legs to close the spare gab so no Sand can come in. No, it's called snow, she corrects herself unspoken. Closed Mitts for her fingers and a hood for her head are perfect too. All her bushy hair will warm her under the fabric. Maybe this one Wrapping can be used as scarf. She shuffles herself in a comfy sitting position. "Much better!" she mumbled. And laughed at Lalunas smile.
Anaka looks at Wander. "This forest thing... is it far away? How long did it take you to come here? I like the idea to go back there. Back to where you came from. We can carry you, maybe Stormsong can carry you? What is a forest, some kind of oasis? Like with much more trees?" she spoke and looks around. Moondrop seems to do the right thing. "I should sleep too. Sorry for keeping you all up. I'm kind of chatty like a colorfull bird, my father always said."
She didn't see him or anyone of her tribe since she got separated. Is he okay? She turns away to make her resting place anew and to hide her sadness, that struck her suddenly like a bolt.
Post by: Berit on January 25, 2020, 03:44:26 PM
Wander is surpised by Antaka's question, but starts to smile very warmly, he is moved that they care about his forest... Wander tells them...
"it is far... we had to walk for many nights and many days... but... I suppose it wouldn't be impossible to go back... not for you... but I... know I will perish on such a long journey... but if you want to go, I won't stop you... yes, there are many trees, so tall they dwarf the biggest of bears... lots of flowers and plants, the fragrance is always fresh... beautiful lakes too... and the berries, oh! how I miss those! the make your head spin but leave you very happy..."
Wander sighs, thinkind of the berries... and suddenly pats Antaka's head too...
"their juice is almost as red as your curls, my good friend..."
then he twitches, again he touched someone, it seems he cannot quite help himself about that matter. they all set to sleep and Wander seems to drift to sleep happy, his memories of the forest give him comfort...
Post by: Jeb on January 26, 2020, 05:58:45 PM
Moondrop gathers a pile of feathers to lie down on, wrapped in her cloak. Wander and Antaka's chatter lulls her as she starts to drift to sleep.
Post by: Berit on January 26, 2020, 06:32:10 PM
Moondrop goes to sleep, but everything feels wrong, the floor has a bump where she tries to lie, then there is some scratchy part in the bedding, Just when Moondrop is about to fall asleep her nose itches, then after everything she cannot relax anymore, she if far too annoyed by every little thing... but she finds out something... she suddenly smells ferns and grass! there is a tiny crack on the floor, the scent seeps from there... scents of summer nature...
Post by: Czarine on January 27, 2020, 02:40:01 AM
Laluna looks at Antaka surprised when she mentions her eyes and gives her three beautiful pearls.
"Oh! They're beautiful! Thank you!" she smiles warmly and accepts them with glee. She examines them closely, wondering how they've been made.
"These will make a lovely decoration." she says, and puts them carefully on a spot where she'll find them easily.
When she sees Antaka with a layer upon a layer of protection for the weather, she can't but laugh.
"If that doesn't keep you warm outside, nothing will!" she chuckles. Laluna seems glad that her clothes are of use.
All the work with the fabrics has made Laluna's eyes tired. She decides to find herself a spot to sleep on and fills a sack with some of the feathers to make a softer sleeping mat. She curls there, hoping to wake up well-rested.
(Laluna's roll: 4)
Post by: Berit on January 27, 2020, 04:54:52 AM
Laluna falls asleep well enough but her dream is twisted into a nightmare... She sees evil bubbling in the mountain, something boiling and that is rotten and evil, human hands worshiping it as it was a god. it accepts their sacrifices with a twisted glee, eating and ripping up sacrificial flesh but never satisfied... the evil grows and like roots of a tree it spreads farther underground, Laluna sees the roots slowly make their way to their tower, touching it... Laluna bolts awake, feeling strange horror for a moment, it fades but the memories of the nightmare persist...
Post by: Jeb on January 27, 2020, 08:03:45 PM
Post by: Berit on January 28, 2020, 12:05:51 AM
Post by: Berit on January 28, 2020, 09:31:29 AM
Post by: Berit on February 01, 2020, 10:29:23 AM
Post by: Czarine on February 01, 2020, 03:25:03 PM
Laluna sleeps restlessly and wakes up with a gasp. She sits up and looks around startled, but calms a bit when she sees that there aren't any malicious roots there to strangle them.
She rubs her face, tired. She hasn't had much sleep since she arrived at the tower, but the terrifying images of the mountain and the evil there keep lingering in Laluna's mind.
She turns her head when she hears a scratching sound, afraid of seeing the roots crawl in their den. She squints when she sees that the sound is coming from Moondrop.
"What are you doing?" she asks half frustrated from lack of sleep, half curious. She knows the nightmare isn't Moondrop's fault, but the sound gets on her nerves after such horrid visions.
Post by: Jeb on February 01, 2020, 04:10:01 PM
Her send to Wander is half question, half accusation. "What is below us?!"
Post by: Berit on February 01, 2020, 04:25:48 PM
"what... what do you mean?... I sometimes feel something move... I'm not sure if there are animals or something else... I also sense roots... but... nothing more... why do you ask?..."
Wander looks at Laluna and Moondrop with a puzzled look...
Post by: Jeb on February 02, 2020, 12:28:11 PM
She turns and sends to Laluna, "There is something moving beneath us." She gestures to the crack she's covering. "There's a forest, and light, and something down there!"
She stands and glares at Wander. "Either you are not as good at listening like you said, or you are lying to us."
She takes a step toward the exit, no longer trusting the warmth of this shelter. Maybe the talk of monsters and nightmares has her too unsettled, but right now she would rather take her chances with the weather than be trapped here, waiting for whatever's under the floor to reveal itself. She pauses, waiting on Wander's reply.
Post by: Czarine on February 02, 2020, 01:19:40 PM
"Roots?!" she gasps when she hears the words.
"I don't like this. I-- I just had a nightmare about something evil living in the mountain. It was headed here, crawling like... roots." she whispers in a quiet and alarmed voice, recounting the events of her dream.
Laluna feels worried when she sees Moondrop's trust in Wander falter. Laluna doesn't like the idea that there's something below, especially after such a dream, but she can't believe that Wander would be willing to harm them in any way.
"Wander isn't in good health... it's not strange that something like this would go unnoticed by him in his state." she whispers in his defense, trying to find reason in the situation.
"At any rate, I fear we must find out what it is that's below us... before it finds us."
Post by: Berit on February 02, 2020, 04:30:48 PM
"I... I honestly don't know what you want me to say... yes... roots... is that a... bad thing? roots are everywhere underground, no matter where we are... I do not understand this anger aimed at me... if.. if I have failed you somehow... I'm sorry..."
Wander seems saddened...
"... I... am sorry I am of no use to anyone... I never... meant no harm..."
after his sending he falls quiet... and slowly wraps himself better in his clothes... Wander whispers...
"Maybe... it was best that you all just left... after the storm... you... have better chances among yourselves... than with one like me... slowing you down..."
He tries to hide it by pretending he is tiredly rubbing his face, but it is clear that he silently cries... as he feels his pretending failing, Wander turns sideways and hides himself in his clothes, it is obvious he is emotionally sensitive... it takes a moment for him to come to... Wander catches his breath and says more angrily...
"... Go... all of you.... I rather be the one who abandons others than the other way around this time... you may sleep upstairs... but after that... GO!.. leave me rot in peace!!.."
His words hissed at the end...
Post by: Jeb on February 03, 2020, 06:41:44 PM
She begins to calm down listening to Laluna, her mind turning between the danger of the storm and the danger that might be below.
However, all calm leaves her as Wander speaks, her patience with the situation quickly running out. "Oh, I can sleep upstairs? Then I have to go?" She stares Wander in the eye. "And what if I don't? What will you do?"
Post by: Berit on February 03, 2020, 07:11:26 PM
"Well you made it VERY clear you never wanted to be here! So go! find whatever hole you would prefer more!!..."
It is clear that Wander could physically not do anything to Moondrop, but with his powers, maybe... but then again, it is very clear that he would not do anything to them even if they lingered at his tower, he does not have the will to hurt anyone... Wander looks at Moondrop very angrily, but slowly his anger fades, he looks sad... he almost whispers his words...
"I'm... I'm sorry... I... I got too heated up... I... I... ... please... stay... I do not want you to go..."
He sadly looks Moondrop in the eyes, and is getting misty eyed again...
"I'm sorry... I just... heard too many times... of how useless I was... from my tribe..... I should not have taken it out on you... ... will you... forgive me?..."
Post by: Czarine on February 04, 2020, 02:04:57 AM
"Friends, we're all tired, and I'm scared of what might be below us... Let's try to get along, at least until we can be sure there's no threat below." she speaks, trying to calm them both and herself. She's relieved to see that even if Wander's temper flames quickly, he seems to calm down pretty quickly too.
Laluna glances at Moondrop, waiting to see if she'll accept Wander's apology. Laluna fears Moondrop's trust in Wander has suffered because of the argument.
Post by: Jeb on February 04, 2020, 03:14:26 PM
She paces a few steps, arms wrapped tight around herself. "I'm sorry. It's just so strange here."
She halts near the crack in the floor. "So, what should we do?"
Post by: Berit on February 05, 2020, 07:15:23 AM
"So you saw something there?... I still wonder if we should open the floor a tiny bit... or... if it would be a terrible mistake to do so..."
Wander seems a bit exhausted again after his outburst but is too alarmed by everything to sleep, suddenly Stormsong peeks from the trapdoor and sends to them...
"friends! something move outside! it climb on top of place! Stormsong very alarmed!..."
Wander looks at them, worried by the fact that there might be danger below them and above them at the same time...
Post by: Jeb on February 05, 2020, 03:47:29 PM
Post by: Yavia on February 05, 2020, 05:17:01 PM
Is Wander to be trusted? What was that hissing sound he made in anger? Was that hissing also in her dream as she was killing and eating in a hunger? She can't remember. If there is a forest under them, Wander must have sensed that, didn't he? That can't be missed! It's the second time he wants to open the floor. He seemed eager to get his end! If not roots are there, Trolls will be.
She was scared that Laluna would be in danger, for now it seemed unsure if Wander is evil or not. She stays, alarmed, taking a closer look at the crack from where she stands.
Something in her dream came back in her head, it was the bloody snow. The snow would not be bloody if they get killed down here below. She lock sends to Laluna.
"I dreamed of bloody snow and I'm scared Moondrop could be hurt outside. I need your help as a healer."
It was leaving the maybe untrustworthy Wander behind and survive as a pack. She don't want to lose anyone to the monster, but as Wander said now and before, leave me behind if you have to flee.
Post by: Berit on February 05, 2020, 10:25:13 PM
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Antaka sees dim light and green color from the crack in the floor and her desert surviving nose also smells fresh water emanating from it... there truly is something down there, something that feels of life, like an oasis... But fearing for a pack mate, Antaka also rushes to the room above and Stormsong looks at her...
"We pack! we strong together! We look what outside! Stormsong not like outsider in out territory!..."
Post by: Czarine on February 06, 2020, 12:21:17 AM
She hesitates to follow Moondrop, but her attention turns to Antaka's lock sending. She looks worried when she hears that Antaka too has had a strange dream. Laluna tries to keep herself calm.
"I will be ready." she reassures Antaka with a nod and follows her upstairs.
Post by: Yavia on February 06, 2020, 05:58:40 AM
She shakes her head violently to get the thoughts out of her mind. No one was a monster here. And if, she was, because in her dream was no root and she was eating and killing like mad, seeing from above - like the monster in the heartshaped cave.
(For any kind of fight outside: dice 5 -man, this Random.org dice roller really likes me ;D)
Post by: Jeb on February 06, 2020, 03:41:58 PM
Post by: Berit on February 06, 2020, 09:17:30 PM
"Oh! it seems I alarmed your great beast! It was not my intention!..."
The person jumps down the tower near them, he is clearly taller than them... he is covered in furs and clothes...
"I apologize! I meant no to bother your night! I am Toad... sir Toad to some..."
Post by: Jeb on February 08, 2020, 04:07:36 PM
Her stunned mind finally starts working. "How did you get here?!"
Post by: Berit on February 08, 2020, 08:48:28 PM
"well, dear Swift. I was keeping an eye on a human settlement at the root of the mountain, they are a peculiar bunch, worshiping the mountain itself by sacrificing animals and their own folk to it, t'was bizarre..."
Suddenly a strange raging grunting echoes In the blizzard! Toad says.
"Oh dung! It seems it followed me here! Ladies, if you do not wish to fight, head back inside in a hasty manner!.."
Post by: Yavia on February 09, 2020, 04:42:10 AM
"If you were watching a human settlement by the mountain, why have you come here - being followed by It like a bleating goat? Or a ribbiting Toad? Can you handle It by yourself or could you use some backup?"
Antaka thinks he was talking about the monster but wasn't sure what it means. Also she was not so sure to get back inside. She might be trapped in there. But she will do, as the other two decide. This all was to much danger popping out of nowhere suddenly. Wander might have roots or Trolls underneath him, this Sir Toad might be the leader of a tribe that is coming for them. Or he lured the monster or the humans this way to let them do the dirty work and get rid of her and her friends. Is he the foxhunter? So he have known someone is here. Antaka sends to Stormsong if he can identify the smell.
Post by: Berit on February 09, 2020, 05:55:24 AM
"I noticed elven tracks in the snow, so my good Rose Thrush, I was not the only elf around! and for that, I am glad..."
He turns to look into the direction where they heard the grunting, steps in the snow can be heard, IT is something with four legs!... Stormsong receives Antaka's sending and sends back only to Antaka...
"He not Foxhunter, he smell funny, like a flower and... like metal! but not like a hunter or a fox!..."
Post by: Yavia on February 09, 2020, 07:25:35 AM
He is not the Foxhunter, she wasn't sure if that's good or bad. Then another elf must be around. So many elves, will she meet as many as there are in her tribe finally? Much more to go, but hey, getting there...
But here it comes. She wants to see the monster till she heard of it. Not to fight it, not really, but here she have it, and - she might be a monster too. If it is killed, maybe she will be the next monster, killing and eating. Or the dreams will just fade away. Or - whatever - it's battletime!
Post by: Jeb on February 09, 2020, 09:08:55 AM
(Moondrop rolls a 2!)
Post by: Berit on February 09, 2020, 01:39:58 PM
(Choosing roll, Beast rolls 5! it attacks Antaka! and it rolls 3 to attack! but antakas previous roll of 5 is bigger, so beast fails to to damage)
Drool flies through the air as the beast Lunges with its long neck towards Antaka! but Antaka was so prepared that she manages to slice open the beasts cheek with her spear! the beast screams in pain!...
(Sir Toad rolls 4, also bigger than the beasts roll)
Toad rushes his blade into the beasts exposed neck but fails to slice open an artery! but makes a deep cut!...
(Stormsong rolls 3, same as the beast, failing to overcome the beasts though skin)
Stormsong sinks its teeth to the Beasts skin! but only manages to hold on! doing no injury to the beast!...
Post by: Yavia on February 09, 2020, 03:16:37 PM
(dice 6 - do I have to take a picture? I really diced a 6! Man, this random.org must come with me in the casino.
For dramatic effects, Antaka can fall down afterwards, cause the ground is slippery or lose her spear in the wound. Totally okay for me. Don't let me kill this beast alone! I'm sure this boss had 16 000 HP)
Post by: Jeb on February 09, 2020, 03:57:16 PM
Post by: Czarine on February 10, 2020, 06:59:31 AM
Laluna is worried when she hears that Toad has seen humans near the mountain, doing the very same things that Laluna saw in her dream. She's about to ask him about it, when suddenly they hear grunting sounds approaching. Laluna's face turns all white when she sees the monster. The feeling it makes is exactly like in her dream!
When the others prepare to fight, Laluna hesitates, but remembers her promise to Antaka to stay close, in case her healer's skills are needed. She decides to run near the tree, in hope of finding an old branch she could use as an improvised weapon to attack the beast.
(Laluna's roll: 2)
Post by: Berit on February 10, 2020, 07:34:07 AM
Antaka's weapon sinks deep in the flesh of the beast and suddenly it hits bone! the beast has bone in places where there normally is none! Antaka jumps backwards and has managed to make a wound that bleeds heavily! the beast falls down for a moment and trashes around wildly! blood coloring the white snow red...
Moondrop throws her dagger and hits the monster in it's leg...
Laluna finds a sturdy looking branch it is a little short but should make a good weapon...
(sir toad rolls 3, one bigger than the beast)
Toad tries to slash the beasts wrist but fails, but manages to give a wound to the beasts fore paw!...
(DAMMIT STORMSONG! stop sucking in dice throws! he threw 1 so automatically he fails!)
Stormsong tries to grab the monster but gets whacked by the monsters flailing limb! with a loud yelp Stormsong in knocked into the air and lands in the snow, blood pours from his nose!...
(You don't need to post screenshot! I'll only start getting suspicious if there is only big success and no fails, so basically one can cheat, but one basically spoils their own fun while doing so!)
Post by: Czarine on February 10, 2020, 07:39:48 AM
She starts running toward the beast, when she sees Stormsong getting badly hit. Laluna sees that the others have damaged the beast already greatly, so she takes a risk and runs to see how badly Stormsong is hurt, kneeling beside him.
She tries her best to keep an eye on the beast while examining Stormsong.
(Laluna's roll: 5)
Post by: Jeb on February 10, 2020, 11:29:08 AM
Roll = 2
Post by: Berit on February 12, 2020, 06:28:45 AM
Stormsong pants heavily and his nose bleeds, He sends to Laluna...
"Stormsong sorry, Stormsong not know how to fight as part of the team yet! you forgive Stormsong?..."
Laluna is able to stop the bleeding, it luckily only needed some snow put in the nostril for a few minutes to stop. Stormsong's ears shoot up and he sends...
"You have magic?? friend is magic!..."
(Moondrop suffers the curse of two! so nothing special happens at the task of retrieving her blade)
Moondrop grabs his blade after searching it for a while from the snow, suddenly Toad yells...
(sir Toad throws 6! he uses his throw to aid a comrade! Moondrop automatically gains the item without the risk of dropping it)
"My good Swift! use this as well with your deadly arms!..."
He throws his sheathed dagger to her to use as an extra weapon, as he still has his sword...
(The Beast rolls 4! roll 4 or more or the beast hits!)
The beast roars and finally gets up! it is ready to strike again! but he is bleeding very heavily! it cannot take much longer till it dies!...
Post by: Czarine on February 12, 2020, 07:24:54 AM
"Handy in a battle!"
She turns her attention to the beast when it roars and is ready to strike! Laluna takes the branch in her hands, ready to defend herself and Stormsong!
(Laluna's roll: 1. Of course! :'D)
Post by: Jeb on February 12, 2020, 04:35:32 PM
Moondrop rolls a 6! Yay!
Post by: Berit on February 13, 2020, 10:35:58 AM
the beast rushes straight at Laluna with the fury of a monster! his eyes blazing orange like fire in the dark! and Laluna suddenly slips and almost gets ran over by the massive beast! but all of sudden Moondrop slides by and manages to grab Laluna out of the way and she hits the beast in the chest while doing so!... the beast collapses from pain after he has suffered so much blood loss and cuts!... Toad sends to them...
"May sky have mercy! Swift! is miss Blue jay alright?..."
Laluna is completely fine!... in the background the beasts roars once more, then it falls down in the snow with a thud!... they have defeated the beast!...
Post by: Yavia on February 13, 2020, 03:27:22 PM
"By the high ones! I was scared to saw you flying." she ruffles his fur and looks thankfull to Laluna. She was scared something would happen to her, unarmed and small that she ist. Better the healer would stay in the background to patch someone up, if a fight might happen again.
Then she walkes to the beast to watch it from a little closer. What kind of creature is it? She never have seen such a monster.
Post by: Berit on February 13, 2020, 08:13:52 PM
Sir Toad catches his breath for a moment, then also walks to the monster... he says...
"By the skies! this is not the thing I thought was following me!... I was talking about a boar!... this... this has tusks alright... but this is clearly no boar... what... is it?..."
suddenly the door opens and Wander walks out in the storm, clearly scared and searching for them, He heard the battle clearly... the blizzard seems to start clearing now that the monster has died... was it causing the blizzard?... Wander sees the monster and freezes for a moment... then gasps for air and just stands there looking... terrified by the beast but in awe of their accomplishment...
Post by: Czarine on February 14, 2020, 02:46:32 PM
Laluna is startled but very happy to see Moondrop there, and the beast dying.
"Thank goodness! I thought I was a goner. Without you, I would've been crushed... thank you." she says to Moondrop. Laluna still can't believe she came out of the fight without a scratch.
Now that the beast was down, she took a better look at it. It didn't look like anything she'd seen before. She remembered her weird dream and hoped, that there wouldn't be any more visitors like this one to their holt. She turned her eyes towards Toad. He was taller than them, but he seemed to be an elf - at least he had said so himself.
She turned her attention to Wander, when she heard him open the door. She was surprised to see him outside, especially in his state. Was he really so worried about them that he would risk himself to see what was going on?
"Ah! It's not good for you to be outside!" she realized out loud.
"We should get back inside, so we can all warm up... and uh, maybe you can join us too..?" she said to Toad, though she took a glance at the others for approval.
Post by: Berit on February 14, 2020, 03:54:19 PM
"w-well sweet Blue Jay... I would be honored... but I wonder if it might be rude for me to do so after bothering you in such an late hour..."
Wander doesn't even ask who Toad is nor why he is there, he points at the tower...
"Please, do come in! it's too cold out here still, even if the blizzard is ending..."
Toad seems hesitant again, like he actually doesn't like insides that much but he nods...
"thank you for your hospitality..."
Toad looks at Antaka and Moondrop...
"Fellow warriors! I would be more than happy to get to know the ones who fought beside me... so, Miss Rose Thrush, lady Swift, would you accompany me inside?..."
Post by: Jeb on February 14, 2020, 05:13:38 PM
It takes her a minute to realize that Toad is addressing her. With shaking hands, she retrieves the dagger and returns it to him.
Post by: Berit on February 14, 2020, 10:00:51 PM
"My good Swift, please... do keep it... I see it doing more good in your hands than in mine... I saw a glimpse of an excellent warrior peeking through... you might need another dagger in the future in this weird place... and I would be heart-broken if my lady Swift would end up dead... keep it..."
with that, Toad makes another flamboyant bow, then rises up a sense of strange bride and happiness is seen in his blue eyes...
"It seems I've landed in great company... I am glad!..."
Stormsong sniff the beast carefully in the distance, wondering what it is... he seems scared by it's scent... suddenly Toad claims excitedly, scaring accidentally Stormsong off who immediately runs back inside...
"I know! we should make a great trophy of the beast we have slain! we could use it's hard bones as armor! Come, comrades! let us discuss the matter inside!..."
Toad grabs Moondrop by the shoulders and shakes her a bit in his excitement and start walking in with her...
Post by: Jeb on February 15, 2020, 09:00:38 PM
Now that the blizzard is calming, Moondrop thinks that in addition to the herbs to help Wander, she also needs to find some wood to fashion a bow and some arrows. She is thankful for the dagger, and while she dreads the thought of another meeting with a beast where she might need it, she'd really prefer a weapon that would allow her to keep her distance from claws and teeth. Her scars prickle with pain at the memory of the closeness of the beast's fangs.
Post by: Berit on February 16, 2020, 09:58:36 AM
"Did you too find yourself Lost here like the others?..."
Toad nods...
"I have no recollection of how I got here, but I have been spying on the local human populous, I am afraid they don't seem too friendly..."
Moondrop sees that the dagger looks strange as it has bigger pommel and crossguard than daggers normally do, the sheath is black and metal fittings are golden, the blade itself is bright and straight edged...
Post by: Czarine on February 17, 2020, 04:28:51 AM
Laluna follows the others inside. She notices that Stormsong is still a bit jumpy of the monster, so she scratches his neck to calm him. Her attention is turned back to the newcomer when they mention humans.
"Are there many of them?" she asks apprehensively. She's worried, that they're the same as in her dream...
Post by: Berit on February 17, 2020, 07:27:46 AM
"Quite a lo lot, I'm afraid... T'will be hard to take all of them on if it ever comes to that... We should use caution... but I do Worry about their cubs and women, they seem to treat them badly..."
Toad looks sad about the notion, it really burdens his mind that females are treated badly, no matter the race... He nods...
"Sorry... I know, they are the enemy... I should not... pity them..."
Post by: Jeb on February 17, 2020, 04:40:47 PM
She is intrigued by what Toad says.
"I never thought of the humans as enemies. As long as I can remember, I have spent my time following one group or another. I've never really had to worry about making or carrying anything, the humans have such useful things, I could always find what I needed in their camps."
She holds the dagger up. "What am I to do with this? It is useful, I suppose I may need it. But how am I to carry it?"
Post by: Berit on February 18, 2020, 02:55:38 AM
"Do be careful with these humans, they are clearly out for bloof.. Humh? The dagger? I suppose you can carry it at you waist, thigh, arm or over your shoulder... Or at your chest, how ever you prefer, here is the band I used it with.. Shall I assist you with the fastening the band, my good Swift?.. Also we need to create a new crossguard for it, as the old one might make it fly badly if you were to throw it... "
Post by: Jeb on February 18, 2020, 06:19:59 PM
But she does like the idea. Anything to protect them while keeping herself out of the maws of beasts like they just fought.
She thinks of the dead tree outside. Might be good for some target practice now that the storm is calming.
But first, "A new...crossguard? How would I make that?"
Post by: Berit on February 18, 2020, 06:38:19 PM
"Yes, the crossguard needs to be replaced, it is memento of the time when that dagger was actually a sword... sadly the blade broke in a battle, and was not salvageable... so I sharpened the rest and modified it into a dagger... hmmh... We can make one more suited for you from hard wood, bone or metal... Oh, and what ever you do, do not try to knock someone senseless with the pommel... the ball at the end, that is a pommel... it is made to crack skulls rather that make someone unconscious..."
Toad speaks of cracking skulls while clearly deep on thought about the hand guard... then he looks at Moondrop...
"Oh! I know! we could use part of the beasts bone! it seemed hard enough... would that be alright with you, my good Swift?..."
Toads light blue eyes look at her, he has quite long eyelashes... there is experience in his eyes... Moondrop is young but Toad has seen a lot about the world and lived longer than Wander, or perhaps any of them in this tower... Toad suddenly says jokingly...
"Now now lady! you are making me blush!"
Moondrop might have looked him longer than intended!...
Post by: Jeb on February 19, 2020, 03:20:04 PM
However, as they walk into the tower and her gaze falls on the trap-door, something comes rushing back.
"Wait!" She turns to the others. "We can't go back down! What about the thing under the ground?"
Post by: Czarine on February 20, 2020, 12:49:41 AM
Laluna ruffles Stormsong's fur while Moondrop and Toad discuss the blade. She's glad that they seem to get along well.
"Maybe we can take a walk around the surroundings later, now that the storm has subsided..?" she suggests to Stormsong, smiling.
Laluna is eager to get out of the tower. She feels she's been holed up there for too long, and she wants to see if there are any medicinal plant matter she could use to help her new tribe. But first, she wants to warm up and learn more about the newcomer.
She's also about to go in when Moondrop alerts them about the possible threat below. In all the excitement from the battle, she had forgotten about their problem.
"You're right! We need to find out what it is that's down there. But how?" she asks. She's reluctant to ask Wander to shape a way down, but if they try to force their way by hand, it might make too much noise...
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 04:41:06 AM
"Danger below... what danger are you ladies talking about?..."
he draws his blade again just to be sure... Wander shivers and hugs himself to keep warmer and asks...
"s-should I open the floor a little bit? just enough so that we could see..."
Toad tells them...
"I also have a hideout in a cave nearby... and... oh dung... I forgot about HIM..."
toad lets out a heavy sigh, then continues...
"I found another elf who is at the hideout... but he is a handful... I admit, he is one of the reasons I braved the storm rather than sat it out to meet you..."
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 02:40:07 PM
"It's a forest down below maybe with another monster inside," she said and looks at Toad. "Who's him? Is he injured that he can't come with you? I don't understand why you seek us to meet us. What has that to do with him?"
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 02:55:06 PM
Toad ask in amazement, then his amazement fades as he was asked about HIM...
"Oh... yes... well, he is not wounded, but not really pleasant company... I was just relieved to see other elves here... and... I should not have forgot about him, despite his behavior... not very noble of me..."
toad looks down for a moment, clearly he did not intend to forgot the other elf, it just happened...
"I'm... sure he would love to meet you... but he is not capable of anything... a leech, if you will... I have hard time keeping myself and him alive..."
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 03:25:28 PM
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 03:36:12 PM
"My good Rose thrush... if he was just grumpy I would not yearn time away from him so much, but he is, without a doubt, the most annoying person I've ever met..."
Toad gently picks Antaka's hand to his hand... slightly rubs her knuckles...
"Oh lady... I should not have spoken of such trivial problem, your hands tell me that you have had it rough too..."
Toad gently studies all the little scratches Antaka's hand has from herding and fighting...
"You skin... it is lovely..."
Toad says and bows, then let's go of her hand...
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 03:56:57 PM
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 04:07:27 PM
"Oh lady! what words! fiery in temperament I see!... do accept my apologies, I meant no harm!... "
Toad bows deeply but seems happy about the situation... he stands up...
"I believe he will survive till morning, my dearest... and I accept my given nickname from you with utmost glee..."
Toad nods again happily but then asks more seriously...
"but why so fiery, my Good Rose Thrush? have I offended thee?... know that never meant to offend..."
toads blue eyes look at Antaka and age and experience can clearly be seen in them, the part of his nose bridge that is visible hints that he may have quite a large nose...
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 04:37:10 PM
She marches to the farest place away from him and just falls down in a sitting position. She pulls the little Sunstone to her (still lying on the floor), pulls the hood over her head and folded her arms around her. She tries hard not to cry by the memory of her father. He always named her, chatty like a colorfull bird.
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 04:45:52 PM
"... It will be alright Antaka... I promise you..."
Wander looks at her for a moment and then leaves her to settle her thoughts...
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 04:59:20 PM
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 05:11:40 PM
"I made her upset, it seems... why does she think lady is a bad thing?.. where I come from there are many ladies that are warriors... hmh..."
Wander says...
"I don't know but maybe she has had bad experiences with something like that?..."
Toad says...
"perhaps... but I find her to be a lady, a woman that demands respect... oh... how shall I fix this?... it is not polite to speak to a lady with her true name... it makes things too... intimate..."
This seems to set Wander off into a bit of a laughing fit...
"How can a name be too intimate?? you come from a weird place!..."
Toad seems to be silent about the matter, for him it is too personal to speak to women with their real names apparently...
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 05:49:09 PM
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 06:06:30 PM
"Oh my dear, I do not understand why is such a person called lady?... but know that I called you a lady out of respect... dear... umh... dear girl..."
Toad doesn't know what to call her anymore... but seems to shiver as he called her a girl, it rubs him the wrong way... Toad asks then...
"what... what should I call you then, my good desert warrior, huntress of the dunes?.. your people find much offence in things I say out of respect... please, tell me..."
Toad approaches but carefully, he truly seems to want to find a word to call her... Toad whispers softly...
"I feel... uneasy saying woman's name, I feel as if I am invading her privacy... I am sorry... I cannot do so to ones I do not know well..."
Stormsong wags his tail and looks at Antaka and send back...
"Stormsong always friend to friend! Stormsong stay watch when friend sleep and rest... always..."
Post by: Yavia on February 20, 2020, 06:36:55 PM
She never thought of given herself a name. She did have one. Boah, that's stupid!
"I don't know, you know. I do have a name, it's Antaka and I don't see any intimate in using it. Rose Thrush,.. " She grit her teeth and bristle with little anger. "I don't like that name. Not one bit, Sir Ribbit. Maybe call me Norah huntress, Norah is my tribes name."
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 06:47:30 PM
"... such a distant name you give, my dear... I understand... Norah Huntress... and I let you be... I only wished for friendship... but do know I will not force it upon you... I am... sorry for bothering you... and I accept your declining my friendship..."
For a moment he looks at Antaka and then bows and leaves her be... Toad walks to the others and starts pondering about the problem under the floor...
Post by: Jeb on February 20, 2020, 07:00:33 PM
She is still not used to being around so many others, and so much talking! She finds she is still too unsettled by everything that has happened to rest. What she really needs is time alone. She decides to go back outside to have a look around.
Post by: Berit on February 20, 2020, 07:06:56 PM
Post by: Czarine on February 21, 2020, 01:00:16 PM
Her thoughts of finding a way to the underground forest are interrupted with Toad and Antaka's disagreement. She feels worried, though she knows that not everyone must be friends in their holt. She fears that the space might be too small for them, especially if there's to be one more elf among them. She isn't too happy about the fact that Toad described the unknown elf as "a leech". In this situation, all help is needed... but maybe she judges the elf too soon.
"We should find out if the underground forest is safe. Otherwise, we might have to abandon this tower..." she ponders. She doubts that Toad's place will be big enough for all of them.
"If only we could find another way down in the forest. Stormsong, have you smelled anything weird, like summer around the tower?" she asks.
Post by: Berit on February 21, 2020, 01:25:56 PM
"Stormsong only smell summer inside tower, down where all friend stay where Stormsong not fit..."
Wander looks at the and starts feeling tired after he had been standing for so long....
"so what shall we do?..."
Toad says...
"if there is a way down, I can go first if it happen to be some thing we need to battle... But, I welcome company by my side if someone wishes to join me... But my magnificent Blue Jay, I do ask you to stand further back, it would do us no good to lose a healer..."
Post by: Jeb on February 21, 2020, 07:29:22 PM
But first, she decides to try throwing her new dagger just to see what it feels like.
The first couple of throws don't go far and her hands quickly cool from retriving the weapon from the snow. Her arms begin to burn from the unaccustomed weight, but eventually she is rewarded when the blade sinks into the dead wood.
Post by: Berit on February 22, 2020, 12:03:28 AM
Post by: Jeb on February 22, 2020, 08:04:30 AM
She walks over to see where the birds are digging. Maybe there are some seeds or dried berries that she could eat as well.
Post by: Berit on February 22, 2020, 09:21:53 AM
Post by: Jeb on February 22, 2020, 03:50:31 PM
Post by: Berit on February 22, 2020, 04:15:52 PM
Post by: Yavia on February 22, 2020, 04:25:28 PM
Mumbling annoyed Antaka stands up.
"All right, I'm coming with you, Toad. I will come with you and fight whatever beast there dwell. You have my spear. So down we go to make things safe here or leave this place." She looks at Laluna and Wander. "Watch yourself and keep safe, both of you" She grabs her spear and gets ready to follow Toad down in the forest. She admits to feel a bit curious, what a forest will look like.
Diced 5
(Wow, that Spring's coming fast - did we kill winter?)
Post by: Berit on February 22, 2020, 04:54:53 PM
"thank you for your assistance, Norah huntress..."
Yet he shows no real signs of closer friendship... Wander looks at them...
"if... you are sure?... all right... here goes..."
Wander moves his hands and the floor to the lower room moves and a hole forms... there really is lush greenery inside! Toad rubs his Chin...
"My word, what a curious forest..."
Toad slowly heads inside in steels himself for combat... it's very lush and a bit dark below the floor, and there seems to be tunnel heading somewhere... warm little droplets of dew shine on the plants near them...
(Toad throws 4, both are ready if something pops up! and the beast they killed was linked to the weather, it's warmer now that it's gone)
Post by: Yavia on February 22, 2020, 05:20:47 PM
Carefully she touches the leafs. She knows there can be water on plants in the early morning, but she never seen such plants. What is this forest for a strange thing. Growing in the shadow, in deep earth, away from the sun? Where did the tunnel lead she wonders.
(That is a nice idea with "killing the winter" Like it!)
Post by: Berit on February 22, 2020, 05:52:43 PM
"Common green moss. beard lichen and ferns, but how do they survive here?... very odd..."
the ground in soft, there is some water below the moss that pools up from it when the moss is stepped on... they also find tiny little mushrooms.. soon they stand near a bigger opening to the cave, they have not seen animals or anything like that just yet... as they peek through the opening they find ma massive cavern that is fully green! there is even a waterfall and a small lake... only thing giving light to the place is a big heatstone that is in the roof of the cavern... small droplets of rain drop on them even as they are inside...
"What on earth is this place? I have never seen a place like this..."
Toad sends about their find to the others...
Post by: Yavia on February 23, 2020, 05:24:04 AM
Post by: Berit on February 23, 2020, 07:12:24 AM
"I do feel we are not the Best at sneaking In a terrain as this, you are from the deserts and I am from wintery wastelands... So noise it is, my good Norah Huntress..."
With that, Toad clears his throat and suddenly starts to sing loud enough for anything In the cavern to hear...
"At the time of the pollen
With gifts spring brought
O Comrades Who've fallen
Comrades Who fought
News so sullen
Make your lady distraught
For you Comrades befallen
I help your lady aloft"
Then he stops singing and listens to the surroundings, nothing, not a sound apart from the softa roar of the waterfall...
Post by: Czarine on February 23, 2020, 07:33:52 AM
"I hope they will be alright..." she says to Wander.
To make herself calm down, she decides to warm up some of the broth she made earlier. Keeping her hands busy has always helped her cope with stress.
"Are you hungry? There's plenty of broth if you want some." she looks at Wander.
Post by: Berit on February 23, 2020, 08:07:33 AM
"I Hope they Will be alright and that they get along..."
Wander lets out a tired sigh, then he looks at Laluna...
"Yes, thank you..."
Wander walks to Laluna and stands near her, he the gets amazed by what Toad send...
"A fully lush cavern below the tower??... How haven't I sensed something like that?..."
Post by: Yavia on February 23, 2020, 08:44:45 AM
"Good boy you can sing!" she praises, still giggling. "Nice voice, Sir Toad!" She went a bit to the side to take another angle to look at the green before and around them. Scans the surrounding for something wired or some movement.
(I just assume he has a good singing voice)
Post by: Jeb on February 23, 2020, 09:02:53 AM
She gets up and makes her way around the lake, pausing occasionally to add useful plants she recognizes to her pouch.
Post by: Berit on February 23, 2020, 09:28:09 AM
"Are we certain there is something here? Nothing has appeared to threaten us yet..."
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Moondrop walks by the side off the lake, untill She finds herself near a tall, old pine forest... Squirrels have awaken and climb all over the trees, some bark and pines drop silently to the snow near Moondrop, it is so peaceful and quiet...
Post by: Czarine on February 23, 2020, 10:18:57 AM
"Seems like a wonderful place! Now I really hope that it will be safe... it would be easier to find herbs, too."
She then gives some steaming broth to Wander.
"It's curious how you haven't sensed that place before. Maybe it's hidden with magic somehow?" she wonders.
Post by: Berit on February 23, 2020, 11:02:16 AM
Wander states and takes the broth bowl from Laluna... Then he looks at Laluna with his milky eyes...
"thank you... You... Do you also think I'm am hiding something from you?.. I am not... But I doubt I can make you believe me In that..."
Wander gently touches Laluna's arm...
"thank you... For helping me..."
Wander walks slowly to his throne and sits down exhausted...
Post by: Yavia on February 23, 2020, 12:16:00 PM
She parts the fern with her spear and looks at the ground for holes or signs of a hiding place. "Better safe than sorry." She adds and bows down to the moss and touches it. It's wet and soft. Strange grass she thinks. She don't know any of the plants. Some seem similar to ones she knows but she was not even able to guess if they are eatable.
Post by: Berit on February 23, 2020, 03:10:04 PM
"damn this humid air... making me sweat..."
He starts taking off his winter clothes, revealing his blonde straight cut hair, and nose that is majestically funny looking, there is something similarity in it's build with lions nose, he also is clearly older than the others, having wrinkles that many of them do not have... his lips are also a bit more on the puffier side...
"much better..."
He neatly packs his winter clothes over his arm... looks at Antaka...
"should we head back, Norah Huntress? or is there something you'd would like to check still?..."
Post by: Jeb on February 24, 2020, 04:19:47 PM
Post by: Berit on February 24, 2020, 07:51:50 PM
"Oh?... well met... lot's of game here... good, isn't it?..."
His eyes are strangely sharp, but it seems it is because he is simply so lost to the hunt... he must be here simply waiting to surprise a larger prey...
Post by: Jeb on February 25, 2020, 07:52:01 AM
She looks around. "And the others? Are they here as well?"
Post by: Czarine on February 25, 2020, 08:10:13 AM
"Everyone has things that they hide from others... but I don't think you would hide something that could endanger us." she answers, smiling in a friendly manner.
She watches Wander for a while, thinking that all the recent events must've taken a toll on him.
Laluna checks if there are any leftovers from the big bird she could take upstairs to Stormsong.
Post by: Berit on February 25, 2020, 08:24:07 AM
"Others?...."
he has to think for a while... then says...
"there are no others... I'm alone here..."
He seems to be in a daze of some sort, like an animal too keen on hunting... then suddenly Marut draws his bow and shoots!
(Marut rolls 6! BOOYAH! ATTA BOY!)
The arrows flies through the air and hits something just behind ta hill! lots of four legged running can be heard!... Marut walks towards the hill and asks Moondrop...
"You hungry?..."
On the other side of the hill a reindeer lies on the ground, with arrow sticking fron the back of it's neck... Marut pulls the arrow out and cuts the animals neck to make sure it's dead...
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Wander looks at Laluna, for a moment their eyes lock in a strange way, way that seems to scare both of them, Wander steps back a bit... the feeling is suddenly odd and something Laluna has not felt before... Wander seems to purposefully look away... everything they were doing seems to have gone in a halt... Wander looks to the side...
"what... what was that?..."
(Damn! we almost had a recognition there! I rolled 40 sided die for wander and for Laluna, Wander got 20 and Laluna got 19, if the rolls match it's a recognition!)
Post by: Jeb on February 25, 2020, 08:48:53 AM
Post by: Czarine on February 25, 2020, 08:58:29 AM
Laluna looks confused when her gaze locks with Wander. She can't really describe the passing, strange feeling... but it leaves her a bit shaken.
"I-I don't know..." she answers, still confused. She looks around, scared if something evil is trying to enter their holt again, but she can't pinpoint the odd feeling elsewhere but in Wander.
She looks at him uncertainly, trying to figure out if he really is hiding something... but he himself seems confused about the situation. What just happened?
Post by: Berit on February 25, 2020, 09:01:03 AM
"Do you eat raw or do you cook it first?..."
While he is asking he puts a piece of bloody meat to hi mouth and eats it... there are some bloodstains on his silvery beard... Moondrop feels how warm the reindeer still is at it is a fresh kill... the meat is beautifully red... her new knife cuts the meat very well... Marut asks...
"So... do you have a hideout here?... I have one... on a big tree..."
as they are cutting the meat Moondrop suddenly realizes Marut's hands... five fingers! seeing it instantly makes the flashback return to her mind... someone with five finger caring for her that was not human...
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Wander quickly glances at Laluna and feels relieved that the strange feeling is passing..
"What ever it was it was strange... well... it is gone now... the feeling..."
Laluna also finds that there is still a very tiny bit of the bird left... their food situation is bad again...
Post by: Jeb on February 25, 2020, 03:01:57 PM
She chews her meat silently for a awhile, thinking about the memory and what it might mean. Everything has been so strange and dream-like, she's not sure whether she can trust the memory, or whether it is something born in this snowy world, like the tower and beast.
She gazes at Marut's hands again, hoping more of the memory might come. "It's strange to have five fingers, isn't it?"
Post by: Berit on February 25, 2020, 03:25:12 PM
"Yes..."
then focuses on cutting the meat again... the more Moondrop looks at his hands the more she feels she has seen them somewhere before, not the misty world but somewhere even before that... why would an elf even have five fingers?... Marut's gaze turn to her...
"there are plenty of places to den here... little caves... and the big trees... there is even a little human shed... abandoned, but there..."
Marut doesn't seem so friendly as he was before, he is not unwelcoming or rude but... different... like he really has lost part of himself to the hunt... Marut starts skinning the carcass...
"good pelt... better take it with us... you... you are coming to see my den?..."
Post by: Jeb on February 25, 2020, 07:30:33 PM
"Yes." She answers. "Do you need help?"
Post by: Berit on February 25, 2020, 08:00:06 PM
Marut asks and turns the reindeer carcass into a backpack, carrying most of it, but carves out some meat and puts it into a sack for Moondrop to carry... just as they are starting to walk, suddenly yet another elf appears! just as white skinned as Wander!... he looks at them and asks them, looking very serious... his voice is calm, but there is something sinister about it...
"... Hey... have you seen an elf with black hair and white skin?... goes by the name of Wander..."
He stares at them with his light pink eyes. almost everything in him is white, and he dresses in pinkish and green clothes... in his hand he has a cane that is ominously sharp in the end... as well as his white skin, there is strange beauty about him, same as with Wander... could he be from Wander's tribe? the ones who abandoned him to die alone... Marut doesn't know about Wander but the guy has made him alarmed, Marut says...
"Who is asking?..."
the elf replies...
"My name is Yare... please, if you meet this Wander... stay away from him, he is a dangerous man..."
Post by: Czarine on February 26, 2020, 03:08:57 AM
"...I will go check on Stormsong." she says awkwardly, and heads up the stairs. She needs a bit of fresh air to clear her mind of the strange feeling, and she wishes to talk to Stormsong about their food situation, if the great wolf even is there.
Post by: Yavia on February 26, 2020, 05:40:00 AM
Antaka looks at Sir Toad and sees his nose. It looks like a Sandcats one, how interesting. But she isn't afraid not even in wonder why that might be. It's just how he looks like. Interesting.
She looks a last time around and says "Nothing evil here, no monster or vines. Let's get out of here."
She was sure she don't like the forest at all.
Post by: Jeb on February 26, 2020, 06:01:41 AM
Post by: Berit on February 26, 2020, 06:18:52 AM
"Friend! friend came! friend! ArooooOOOOOoooo!!..."
His tail wags furiously and he licks Laluna's face!...
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Toad nods at Antaka and starts heading back with her, they come to the smaller cave that connects the cavern and the tower... Toad look at Antaka and says...
"I hope you don't mind me saying, but your hair and skin are very beautiful... please, do not get offended, I just wanted to state a fact..."
he nods politely, but doesn't really wait for her to say her mind and heads up the hole... then mentions...
"of rats... the leech! I almost forgot again! I better go get him before I truly forgot him for good..."
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Yare looks at Moondrop, a bit hesitant if he should tell her anything...
"I... would not wish to share metters of my tribe with strangers... we don't trust outsiders... but... it might save your life...."
He closes his odd eyes for a moment then sighs quite painfully...
"Wander used to be... our Chief..."
Yare looks as if a bad taste arose to his mouth by calling Wander Chief, but he continues...
"He... Wanted us to scout ahead, in the mountains... even though one of us had already perished... He KNEW there was danger in the mountain, he found a safe hole for himself somewhere... while all the others were slaughtered... I... I.... I will... avenge my tribe... Wander must pay... he sent us to die!..."
Yare's calmness cracks a bit, he shivers in anger...
"I will... make him pay..."
Post by: Yavia on February 26, 2020, 06:48:10 AM
"I don't mind, Thank you sir Toad" she sends after him and stops herself. A short time she wonders if she like to accompany him to see the leech witch is more annoying than him. But she don't want to push her luck. She don't want to be rude again for missunderstandings. But she had to admit, she don't like the forest and wants to get far away from it. And she always likes Sandcats a lot. But she can't just say, she does like his nose, can she?
She gets also outside. Maybe Laluna has something to execute outside this tower and forest Antaka can help her with?
Post by: Berit on February 26, 2020, 07:21:39 AM
"No dangers down there?... what a relief... good to see you safe and sound..."
Toad nods and says...
"good Norah Huntress acted very bravely, even if there was no danger... she is a great ally..."
Toad says this all and keeps his fist at his chest as if he was proud... then he lowers his hand...
"but do excuse me, I have a matter I have to attend to... I need to bring someone here I cannot keep alive alone... hope you do not mind, mister Wander..."
Wander nods slightly, Toads way of speaking made him a bit confused... Toad bows deep, and then sets off... Wander says to Antaka...
"He sure is strange... I wonder if speaking like that is common from where he is from... but are you alright?..."
Wander looks at Antaka with his milky eyes, he is clearly preferring to Toad's and Antaka's fight earlier...
Post by: Yavia on February 26, 2020, 09:22:25 AM
"I wanted to ask that all the time. This throne you're sitting on, was it in here or did you make it with your rock shaping ability? Why a throne and not a bed to lay in? What does the birdlike ornament stand for?"
Post by: Berit on February 26, 2020, 12:02:17 PM
"Antaka...."
His sickly voice calls softly, he wants her to Come closer... But listens to her guestion while his cloudy eyes try to make out details of her face...
"I made the throne... I figured it woul do no harm to pretend to be the King of this... Tomb... I live In... And besides, being on a bed makes me worse... Something about laying down seems to fill my lungs with water..."
Wander looks behind him at the bird ornament...
" That? It is a memento of the tribe I Lost... The Golden Falcon was the name of my tribe..."
Post by: Jeb on February 26, 2020, 12:40:59 PM
Post by: Berit on February 26, 2020, 05:06:42 PM
"Yet, that is exactly what he Did!... He killed all the others just for thinking about choosing a other chief... After he himself brought us to this frozen wastelands..."
For a moment Yare grits his teeth... But slowly calms down again...
"... So if you see him... Tell me where he is so I can avenge my family and friends..."
Post by: Jeb on February 26, 2020, 05:49:37 PM
Post by: Berit on February 26, 2020, 10:00:42 PM
"There... My hideout is there... Please... Help me find peace... By letting me have revenge... That is the only thing I have left..."
For a moment there is heavy, all swallowing sadness In Yare's eyes...
Post by: Jeb on February 27, 2020, 11:49:59 AM
This place just keeps getting odder, she thinks. First, there seems to be an elf behind every tree. Second, that Yare and Wander could be so close to each other without Yare knowing. How could he miss such a large shelter out in the middle of nothing, less than a day's walk away?
Also to think about is the two different stories from Wander and Yare. She is glad that she doesn't have to determine the validity of either story.
She thinks about offering Yare some meat, but it is not her kill to offer.
She sighs and turns to Marut, wondering what his response will be to all of this.
Post by: Berit on February 27, 2020, 08:47:05 PM
"Here... We have More than we need..."
Yare seems to be surprised by their offering, he stares at the Meat, clearly hungrily,... It might be that he isn't a Hunter and has not had a decent meal for a couple of Days, he clearly salivates a little, then quickly wipes his mouth and asks...
" Are you... Are you sure?..."
He looks at the both of them, clearly wanting the Meat but is unable to take it without both of them telling that he can... Marut looks at Moondrop, as if asking her what are they going to do about the clearly starving non Hunter...
Post by: Jeb on February 28, 2020, 06:12:56 AM
"Or, if you don't wish to talk, still take what you need and we'll wish you safe travels until we may meet again."
Post by: Berit on February 28, 2020, 09:17:43 AM
Post by: Czarine on February 28, 2020, 09:30:33 AM
Her thoughts are soon interrupted when Stormsong's large, wet tongue covers most of Laluna's face. She giggles and tries to push the big wolf back in vain.
"I'm glad to see you too!" she laughs. Stormsong's happy manners seem to cheer up Laluna.
"Do you know if there's any bigger prey around here?" she asks him, wiping the drool off her face.
"We are going to need more food soon."
Post by: Jeb on February 29, 2020, 09:34:19 AM
Moondrop fidgets in the uncomfortable silence.
Post by: Berit on February 29, 2020, 03:31:24 PM
"Yes! larger prey! will go hunt! Stormsong show friend where white horn things are!..."
He is so excited that he walks in circles near the tower door...
"Come! come friend! we hunt! ARRrrooororoor!..."
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Marut looks Yare also surprised by his reaction, but the starts walking, waving them to follow him... they walk through the calm forest, Yare occasionally glances at Moondrop, like he would like to say something but somehow feels too shy to do so...
Post by: Jeb on March 01, 2020, 11:28:48 AM
Although he didn't seem to want to share before, she decides to risk a question. "How did your tribe get to be here?"
Post by: Berit on March 01, 2020, 11:57:31 AM
"Oh... Wander made up leave our home forest... in pursuit of some hidden treasure... ... we traveled so far... so very far... and we never found that cursed treasure he wanted... all we gained was suffering..."
Yare looks at the ground and seems depressed... He looks at Moondrop...
"How about you? are you... born to this hostile land?...w-what tribe are you from? are there more of your tribe??..."
Marut stops and lowers the reindeer from his back, they have arrived to a ancient looking birch tree... near the top of it there is a hole that is covered by furs... Marut says...
"My den... Welcome, you two..."
Post by: Czarine on March 02, 2020, 10:38:57 AM
"I don't think I should go far from our pack! They might need me." she says, though she hopes that her skills won't be needed.
"But I'd like a quick stroll around, to get some fresh air." she smiles.
"Will you join me?"
Post by: Berit on March 02, 2020, 04:55:29 PM
"Will join friend! Stormsong loves friend!..."
He rushes to the door and starts scratching it with his huge paw...
"Wall not open fast enough!..."
then suddenly the door opens, Toad is already back! and there is a shivering beautiful redhead with him that is covered in furs!... as the Redhead lifts his head, Laluna notices it it Mehadrin!... Toad is carrying a big pile of leathers with him, he says...
"Ah! my magnificent Blue Jay... how do you do?..."
Post by: Jeb on March 02, 2020, 05:48:33 PM
"I don't belong to any tribe that I know of. I've been alone as long as I can remember. Except when I met Marut before." Her voice trails off as she glances at Marut's hands, thinking again about her fleeting memories and feeling a little disappointed that Yare showed up so she hasn't been able to talk to Marut as she had hoped to.
She looks up at the den when they get to the tree. "Looks like you've made yourself a snug home. Have you been here awhile then?"
Post by: Berit on March 02, 2020, 07:54:48 PM
Yare whispers and looks after Moondrop, he cannot imagine the hardships having to live without one... Marut looks at the hole in the tree...
"I have been here a little while... hunting... just living..."
Marut says, as he cannot quite remember how long it has been... he is good at surviving alone it seems... he starts cutting the meat for smaller sections and skinning the pelt off the carcass... his hands are larger and rougher than hands of typical elves... and they feel so strangely familiar to Moondrop... like she can remember holding hands like his when she was little, she can already tell how the skin on them feels like... Yare asks Marut...
"How about you? any tribe?..."
Marut shakes his head...
"No... or I cannot remember if I had one in the past..."
Post by: Czarine on March 03, 2020, 01:28:44 PM
"Ah, hello Toad!... and Mehadrin?" she voices her surprise when she recognizes the red-head.
"I never imagined you would be here too." she says. She wonders if he will be as much of a handful as last time...
"You must be freezing. It's warmer downstairs." she gestures towards the trapdoor. She isn't very eager to introduce the place to him when she was just about to go out to clear her head.
Post by: Jeb on March 03, 2020, 05:42:13 PM
She tells Marut "Thank you for sharing your food, but I think I will go now."
She turns to Yare. "Past the lake there is a tall shelter. Wander is there."
She starts to walk away, but turns back to Marut as a thought hits her. "If you remember Laluna, she is there, too."
Post by: Berit on March 04, 2020, 04:18:04 AM
"Stupid Toad, making me walk all the way here..."
Toad just rolls his eyes slightly, it wasn't a long trip... Mehadrin looks at everything around him...
"well, this is better than a hole in the ground..."
Toad calmly explains...
"I do apologize for not having a better shelter, but you insisted on staying with me..."
Mehadrin just marches downstairs, Toad looks at Laluna for a moment...
"Are you heading outside, my good lady?... do you wish someone to accompany you, or do you want to be alone?..."
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Marut nods at Moondrop...
"Sure, but you are welcome back whenever... take some meat with you..."
Yare jumps up, seems instantly angry, and ready to attack...
"Wander is there?!? in that case I will end his life this instant!..."
Yare turns and rushes to the direction of the lake, keeping firm hold of his weapon... Marut rises ready to stop him as he doesn't know what is going on as he has not met Wander... but stops and looks at Moondrop...
"Oh... I see..."
but he doesn't seem to be interested in going...
Post by: Czarine on March 04, 2020, 07:45:36 AM
She turns her attention to Toad when he asks to accompany her. She looks a bit uncertain and glances at the trapdoor.
"I was thinking of heading outside for a while to take a breath of fresh air, but I don't know now that Mehadrin is here..."
Laluna is worried that Mehadrin will be too much for Wander and Toad to handle by themselves. She might have to sacrifice her own comfort to keep things somewhat peaceful.
"But Stormsong should be let out. He's been cooped up here for too long. Right?" she glances at Stormsong, smiling.
Post by: Berit on March 04, 2020, 08:49:12 AM
"Oh, do take the time you need, my dear!... I will make sure the leech will not bother Wander too much... but... I do have a request for you... miss Blue Jay... once you have time, could you help me making a big tent out of these leathers? I'm afraid my skills at leather working are not the finest..."
Toad looks at the leathers he is holding, maybe he wants a tent where he can be out of Antaka's way and to have some space from Mehadrin...
"But do enjoy your time for now..."
Toads bows deep... Stormsong pants impatiently and scratches the door frame again then looks at Laluna! he wants to go and wants her with him!...
Post by: Yavia on March 04, 2020, 12:46:17 PM
"Who are you?" she asks before she could reason that this must be the leech toad has spoken of.
Post by: Berit on March 04, 2020, 01:42:52 PM
"I am Mehadrin, the beautiful rose of Aman... Who might you be? and... who is the leader here?..."
Wander snorts in the background, amused by Mehadrin's dramatic greeting...
Post by: Jeb on March 04, 2020, 05:44:17 PM
Then, too, Tare appeared to be starving. What would happen when these two helpless creatures meet for Yare's revenge?
She decides that it may be interesting to return to the shelter to see how the meeting plays out. But she also feels the pull of Yare's tree rising above her.
Maybe a quick look there first?
Post by: Berit on March 04, 2020, 09:10:53 PM
Post by: Czarine on March 05, 2020, 06:06:57 AM
"Oh? I'd be glad to help you with leatherwork." she smiles. She's not entirely sure what a 'tent' is, but she decides to ask about it later.
She seems amused by Toad's chivalrous bow, but she heads for the door when she sees how anxious Stormsong is to get out.
"I'll see you later. I won't go too far." she nods a farewell to Toad before she opens the door for Stormsong. She takes a quick detour to fetch some warm clothes and a sack for herself before she heads out as well.
Post by: Berit on March 05, 2020, 06:52:29 AM
Post by: Jeb on March 05, 2020, 08:50:14 AM
Post by: Berit on March 05, 2020, 10:45:00 AM
(Hahaha! if this game had Achievements, Moondrop would definitely have achieved "the Explorer" achievement!)
Post by: Jeb on March 05, 2020, 04:06:50 PM
(Just for kicks, we'll do a die roll. Moondrop gets a 5.)
Post by: Yavia on March 06, 2020, 03:09:34 AM
She wonders about the golden rings on his wrists and ankles. In her tribes oral traditions a djinni is often bonded with gold chains and do not wear much. But shes from the desert - here ... She has seen naked men before but in this climate this is stupid.
She breathes a few short times to catch herself.
"Sorry" she bows her head shortly in apologies "Welcome. I'm Antaka. We don't have or need a leader so far. If you want to stay here you have to talk to Wander. He kinda owns this place." She gestured slack with her hand to the sitting Wander.
She sends to Wander: "I hope that was okay, because you took us in, you do decide. I do like him, he's funny..."
(I think I work on the Achievement: "Offending". :lol But seriously: Mehadirn has had an awesome entrance! This overacting - She just can't stand it. Nor do I - gorgeous! ;D)
Post by: Czarine on March 06, 2020, 03:35:21 AM
She turns her attention to Stormsong, who's clearly up for play! She lets out a chuckle and decides to lunge at the beast, ready to wrestle him, even though he's way bigger than Laluna.
(Laluna's roll:4. Mehadrin must have the achievement "Grand Entrance"! :D )
Post by: Berit on March 06, 2020, 04:48:09 AM
Moondrop steps inside a small cold little cave under the tree, Yare must have been freezing here... there is some grass on the floor for a bedding and a rag that looks like flags on Wander's wall has been used as a cover for the entrance to keep the cold out... the mood is surprisingly sad and lonely here, it can be sensed that someone struggling to survive has lived here while trying to live with the fact that all he loves is gone...
(Dice roll, she discovers something else than a physical object!)
Suddenly Moondrop's head hurts a little, then she recalls being lonely and afraid, she is tiny and no one cares for her, alone in the dangerous wilderness, she feels it so clearly how unequipped she is to survive... but then, a vision comes to her of someones warming hug and furs... she can clear as day remember Marut holding her hand and smiling gently at her... then, something happens, earth shakes... they are thrown into different directions... and haven't seen each other since... only now they have been reunited, they really DID live together for a while!...
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Mehadrin stomps his foot on the ground angrily after being laughed at, her lower lip is more stuck out from his face than anything! a pouting little princess! Toad happens to come down also and says...
"Do not pout, this is an improvement, is it not?..."
Mehadrin turns to look at him ans suddenly slaps him like a little diva... Toad stands there for a moment... Mehadrin says...
"Improvement to YOUR place... but still not worthy of me..."
Toad says...
"well, now you can find your own place..."
Mehadrin looks at him and says...
"what? little while ago you accepted my warmth with open arms..."
Toad states...
"Yes... a thing I deeply regret, then I had no knowledge of what kind of person you really are... now, I will not care of you any longer... good day..."
He bows and decides to go back up, not wishing to stay with them... Mehadrin lifts his nose and says...
"Well who needs YOU anyway..."
then he looks at Antaka...
"So... another redhead in MY territory... beware, darling, I am more fiery than you..."
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Laluna lunges at Stomsong who acts as it cannot get out from under her and slightly bites Laluna's clothes while tossing and turning on his back he lets a playful growl!...then suddenly Laluna sees something in the distance looking at them! a some kind of small goat like animal with while fur!... it does not flee... it seems like it might be a pet of the humans... it starts quickly walking towards them and baaing! as if it feels it has been saved from the wilderness!---
Post by: Yavia on March 06, 2020, 07:29:48 AM
slightly bewildered what just happend Antaka stares at Mehadrin. Why did he slap Toad? That was absolutely unnecessary. No wonder Toad broke up with him. She would have done the same. (by what she saw she thinks they had been a couple but ended in great dislike. Being gay is normal to her and her tribe)
"I do not doubt your fiery as I witnessed your temper, as you might have noticed I am standing right here. I would like your further Argumentation being without the use of hitting people, if you don' t mind." She smirks shortly. "Oh! We do have a nice warm forest downstairs, maybe that fits your wishes?"
She was tempted to send to Wander to just shut the floor if Mehadrin was downstairs. But that was mean and just a very short thought. She had been mean enough lately, maybe she has become the monster of her dream? Not bloody but vicious. She needs to get back to her tribe away from this foreign people with foreign habbits she dislikes. Or she just needs to clear her head...
Post by: Berit on March 06, 2020, 07:51:42 AM
"Forest? what would I want from a nasty old forest?... No... I will stay right here... so that Wander there... that sick blind guy? he is the leader?..."
Wander looks a bit offended as Mehadrin just said he was sick and blind, but then Mehadrin bounces up and surprisingly seductively walks to Wander, and sits on his lap! Wander looks totally baffled and worried of the sudden contact!... Meharing looks at Wander's face...
"hmmmh... but there is something there... you are quite the looker... at least you don't have an ugly nose and haircut as Toad has... so... how big is this... territory of your... oh leader..."
Wander looks surprisingly angry...
"Excuse me??..."
Mehadrin slightly strokes his chest...
"there now, don't be angry... I'm just... afraid... alone... Toad left me to the mercy of starvation... but... you look... kinder..."
Wander looks at Mehadrin and doesn't like his approach, he doesn't know him and he sits on his lap!... Wander's eyes seek out for Antaka, so he knows he is not alone with Mehadrin... Wander says angrily...
"please, sit somewhere else... my legs are getting tired..."
But Mehadrin doesn't listen and strokes his chest again, Wander pushes him off his lap and surprisingly seems more chief material than usually when he says...
"I told you not to sit there! know your place and don't touch me ever again!..."
Mehadrin rubs his butt on the ground...
"Owie!... you are mean!... I must be treated like a flower!..."
Wander looks at Antaka... he seems worried that Mehadrin said something mean to Antaka before...
Post by: Yavia on March 06, 2020, 01:31:09 PM
Antaka gets between both of them to step in if something will happen. "Flowers don't get hurt when tossed on the floor. They don't get broke, they just regrow. They can be cut and just regrow. Do you want be handled like this? Okay. If you don't accept peoples wishes I will plant you outside next to the dead monster. So sow yourself on a fluffy fur and lets have a nice little chat. Where do you come from and how did you ended up here? And why you want so desperately talk to a leader?" she wasn't sure what will happen next but she was sure to aid Wander because he is sick. Or kind of. What a successful push that have been...
(Antaka will interfere if Mehadrin tries to touch Wander again. She will grab him or shove him back again. But without much force. Dice 2)
Post by: Berit on March 06, 2020, 02:09:58 PM
Mehadrin pouts and sits on the floor and angrily says to Antaka...
"I was talking an´bout a delicate and beautiful flower, not about a WEED like you!..."
Wander looks at Mehadrin and booms...
"DO NOT insult her like that!! Antaka is not a Weed!... I'm beginning to realize why Toad wished to forget everything about you!..."
Mehadrin looks in the other direction like his bored, not caring if someone shouts at him or threatens him, he explains to Antaka...
"I am from a beautiful place called Aman... it is surely something far better than what ever hole you crawled from... There I did what I do best... was beautiful and charmed anyone who could promise me a better life... I started way down... but in the end I was at the top... and my beauty finally bought me what I sought after most... freedom... my beauty alone saved me from slavery.... years and years of slavery... and..."
He looks with this sharp green eyes at Antaka...
"I have no plan of being at the bottom again... I have no plan of talked to like dirt... I am better... I NEED better..."
Slowly he rises, looking almost angry in his passion to be in the top...
"I DESERVE better!... I am beauty incarnate!..."
Wanders anger towards Mehadrin fades a little when he heard Mehadrin was a slave... Mehadrin might be very broken from the inside because of his place of origin... Wander gently touches Antaka's arm, as if the ask her not to lose her temper towards the red headed princess...
Post by: Yavia on March 06, 2020, 02:56:25 PM
"How did you end up here, if you earned your freedom and your place on the top in this beautiful place called Aman? Did you leave Aman willingly or have you been ripped out and tossed to this place like a common weed?"
Post by: Berit on March 06, 2020, 03:08:48 PM
"I am no common weed, don't mix me up with you..."
Mehadrin says,then looks away..
"I had to leave Aman, As the one who was giving me the sweetest of life full of luxuries was suddenly assassinated... I might have been recaptured as a slave... so I ran... lived a couple of years with whoever could afford me... but then... I got pulled to this, horrid place!.."
Mehadrin lifts his arm to his forehead very dramatically!...
"It is so cold here! nothing beautiful anywhere! I almost STARVED!... and then, I met Toad..."
Mehadrin calms down...
"He helped me to stay alive, and I figured he had the most so I seduced him... with face like he has, he was so desperate for someone to love him, what a fool... no one will love someone so ugly... and to even believe that a thing like love exists! what a joke! Well with him I pretended... until he couldn't give me more... he was a waste of my time... but here, I might find someone to take care of me..."
Mehadrin hugs himself... then looks at Antaka with his sparkling eyes...
"So... I wonder who will have me... maybe you could keep me warm, hmh?..."
Post by: Yavia on March 06, 2020, 04:09:18 PM
"Keep you warm..?" Antaka accented every word. His overacting was still a laughing bit but she was angry in an instand how he speaks about Toad. Only because of his appearance! This little stripe of hair at Mehadrins chin don't look sexy at all! "I don't get the concept of your way to the top. Aman must be populated with stupidity. What should I give you if I'm just a weed? Do you even listen to yourself? So you get out of slavery and now let others be your slaves? You need help to stay alive? Can you do anything by yourself? Do you need assistance to have a dump, like an old man?" she turns to Wander. "Please let me plant it outside, please."
Post by: Berit on March 06, 2020, 04:18:11 PM
Mehadrin looks at her again brushing her anger off like it's nothing...
"Darling... You do have more than me... you have a role here... you have beads, you have a weapon... you have lots of clothes..."
Mehadrin leans towards her, slightly touching her with his shoulder, he is obnoxious but there is something surprisingly pleasant about his scent... He looks Antaka deep in her eyes...
"and you look warm... and its very cold here... hold me..."
Wander looks at Antaka and tries to calm her down...
"Maybe he has had a rough night when Toad wasn't around? maybe he is mean because of hunger?..."
Mehadrin just leans on Antaka and looks her in the eyes...
"My pretty warrior... do you not like what you see?..."
Post by: Yavia on March 06, 2020, 05:34:46 PM
"Maybe he can go for a hunt if he is hungry", Antaka snarled to no one in particular and moves away from him in hope he might fall off the seat. "Maybe he learns not to insult the ones he begs for help later on." She looks at Wander. He makes her wonder. He definitely has a softspot but his words spoken in anger have been strong and mighty. She looks back at Mehadrin. "Do you wear clothes as one give you some? You brushed the furs away like you never wanna see them again. Nearly naked seems to be the only thing you can get anything. But nah, not my type. A pity I don't like a lot of you. The thing I like is that you're funny. You talk without any common sense, you act weird and you don't listen. Really I can't take you seriously." she bows slightly in his direction. "Not a good start to convince me to do anything, thistle" She pushes him away if he gets to close. This scent makes her uneasy. There was something going on, maybe this was the reason the people did what he wanted?
Post by: Berit on March 06, 2020, 11:18:04 PM
"Look... we both know it... we know how the world works... others are with you just because they want something from you, and it is not your personality... a lesson I learned young... and the thing everyone wants is my body... that is a thing I can give you if you give me something back..."
He seems so sure of his words, it is surprisingly sad that he really thinks that is the way the world works.. Mehadrin stretching says...
"Like my parents, they gave me up to be a slave for wealth..."
Toad happens to come back down, looks at them but doesn't want t strike a conversation with them, he goes to Wander...
"my Good man, I would like to ask of a favor... could you assist me on obtaining few of these heatstones? amount that fit's a bucket would do well..."
Wander nods and focuses... soon the stone floor moves and heatstones rise from the ground, Mehadrin SCREAMS like a woman in horror movie and immediately hugs Antaka to feel safer!...
"Wha-What just happened?? what was that!?! i-is it dangerous?? am I safe??..."
Post by: Jeb on March 07, 2020, 07:53:04 AM
Could she really have known Marut before? In all of her memory, she can't ever recall meeting another elf before. Now, to have run into Marut twice in a hand-span of seasons seems incredible. Still, someone must have taught her to speak and hunt. And the fact that she has suddenly been placed near him makes it reasonable to think that it has happened before. It could have happened many times, too long ago for her to remember. Maybe there is some connection drawing them together.
She thinks of the nightmares that Antaka and Laluna had, seemingly related to this "danger in the mountain." Could it somehow be bringing her these memories as well?
Marut said he had no memories of being in a tribe, but she decides to go talk to him again.
Post by: Berit on March 07, 2020, 08:03:41 AM
"Still hungry?..."
He asks while making room for her to sit...
Post by: Jeb on March 07, 2020, 08:50:11 AM
"The strangest thing just happened. I went to Yare's cave, and suddenly had a memory of being abandoned. I was young, but you found me, and cared for me. Then the earth rumbled and cracked and we were torn apart."
She looks at him intently to see his reaction. "Could that have happened?"
Post by: Berit on March 07, 2020, 10:03:18 AM
"If I Lost you... That means I never was that good of a father to you... I'm sorry..."
Post by: Jeb on March 07, 2020, 12:30:02 PM
He is so obviously in the hunt that she doubts he'll know any more information about her history, but there is something he might know.
"Have you seen any strange animals about?"
Post by: Berit on March 07, 2020, 02:37:25 PM
Marut asks and looks at her eyes again, clearly trying to remember the past... and looking sad as he doesn't remember such an important event... but suddenly Marut asks...
"You think we could be related?.... I don't know why I feel that way... but I remember holding a baby for... someone... blood related... faces are long since lost to me... but that baby... kinda looked like you..."
Marut looks at his hand, he has five fingers and she has four, Marut doesn't know how it could be...
Post by: Jeb on March 07, 2020, 05:33:55 PM
Her expression turns wistful. "Alone, hunting, foraging...it's easy to forget that time is passing. Snow falls, the world turns green, then dies again. You don't know how many times."
She is quiet for a time, then snaps back from wherever her mind was. "But something is bringing back these memories. Why now?"
Post by: Berit on March 08, 2020, 12:59:58 AM
Marut says when Moondrop mentions how easy it is to forget when living the life of a lone forager in the woods... He looks back at her...
"I'm sorry I forgot..."
But then when She mentions the sudden memories, Marut nods...
"I have noticed that too, I've been remembering things from the past... like something is knocking on the doors of my mind here... but... I do not know what it is... I've also seen... ummh... vision... of sorts? dreams?... like the mountain over there is... evil somehow?... that is why I don't want to go near it... and sometimes at nights I've heard... strange screams from the darkness..."
Post by: Czarine on March 08, 2020, 05:37:32 AM
She suddenly halts when she sees a white, fluffy creature a few paces away from them. She's even more curious when it baa's and approaches them.
"Well this is something! Are you lost, little one?" she speaks to the creature, even if she knows it doesn't understand. She's surprised that it doesn't seem to be scared of Stormsong.
Post by: Berit on March 08, 2020, 05:45:41 AM
Post by: Czarine on March 08, 2020, 06:15:34 AM
Laluna notices Stormsong's pose just as the goat's getting near them. Laluna pounces on top of Stormsong's face, holding his snout.
"Stormsong, wait! This one is not food!" she exclaims.
(Laluna's roll: 5)
Post by: Berit on March 08, 2020, 07:02:35 AM
Laluna Jumps on top of his face and manages to keep him under control, Stormsng tries to get away from Laluna's grasp but soon both hear licking... the Goat gently licks Stormsong! Stormsong is so surprised that it snarls at the goat... the Goat slightly moves it's tiny Goat tail and comes closer to get warm near Stormsongs big body, Stormsong jumps and backs away, the goat follows, suddenly Stormsong loses his shit because the animal keeps following! He runs away while leaving a yellow piss stream on the snow! he got scared because the animal kept coming at him!... the Goat baas longingly after him but quickly turns to Laluna for warmth...
Post by: Czarine on March 08, 2020, 07:28:46 AM
Laluna struggles to keep the big wolf at bay, but to her and Stormsong's surprise the goat seems totally fearless of Stormsong! Laluna stares at it incredulously when it licks Stormsong, and forgets to hold Stormsong back... She's even more surprised at Stormsong's reaction, and cannot but laugh when he runs away from the tiny goat!
She looks at the goat smiling and curious, when it finally gives up on following Stormsong and comes back to Laluna.
"Now, what are you to be called? Wolfsbane?" she laughs.
Post by: Berit on March 08, 2020, 12:13:56 PM
"Baaa-aaa!..."
and shakes its tiny tail again... Laluna notices that there is a bit of rope amidst the Goats woolly fur... it is too thick to be an elven rope and it smells of humans!... the Goat really has been a pet for the humans, maybe it was even intended to be a sacrifice for the mountain but it escaped... the Goat rubs it's head on Laluna... it likes her... the Goat Baas again, clearly asking for food...
Post by: Jeb on March 08, 2020, 04:41:30 PM
She asks Marut, "Why do you stay here?"
Post by: Yavia on March 08, 2020, 06:07:23 PM
(But she diced a 1 - oh, man, so she's stuck with him :lol)
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 01:50:02 AM
"Because this if where I happened to stop..."
He has no greater explanation...
"I will move on when the feeling strikes me..."
He apparently stops and moves depending on his mood... Marut looks at her...
"And I kind of want to know what the screaming thing is, maybe something new I can hunt down?... You do not seem to want to be here... where do you want to go?..."
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Antaka tries to get Mehadrin off her but somehow can't seem to do it! maybe she is under his spell already!?! Mehadrin looks horrified of what happened, he has not seen magic before and it really scared him!...
"Warrior! Keep me safe!!..."
he begs of her, Toad looks at Mehadrin and shakes his head, he rolls the heatstones into a wet pelt and starts to carry them outside.. thanking Wander of his help... Wander just stares puzzled at Antaka and Mehadrin...
Post by: Czarine on March 09, 2020, 02:01:22 AM
"Let's take you inside, it's a bit warmer there." she talks to the goat and gently guides it by the leash inside the tower. It probably doesn't need that much warmth, but the tower should provide security from other predators. Laluna smiles when she thinks that Stormsong might have to adjust to their new friend for a while...
When they get inside, Laluna tries to remove the rope from the goat's neck. She doesn't want it to feel like a prisoner anymore.
(Laluna's roll: 6!)
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 02:19:11 AM
Post by: Czarine on March 09, 2020, 02:34:24 AM
She gently removes some clumps of snow from the goat's fur, when she notices her full udders.
"Oh, you're a girl! Have you lost your little ones..?" she asks it. Laluna didn't see any kids outside, only this goat... She needs to help the goat and milk her, but she doesn't know where to put the milk.
As she's just getting up to go downstairs to look for a vessel, she is startled when an unknown elf steps in through the door! She stares at him, frozen when he seems so serious. When she sees him head downstairs, she gets worried.
"H-Hey? Wait!" she heads after him.
Post by: Yavia on March 09, 2020, 02:47:03 AM
"Get off me! Please leave me alone!" Antaka screamed panicing. She don't want to be a Lovemate to someone she dislikes so far just because of his poisoners scent. Her head just spins and she forced herself with great effort to think. She don't get what just happend, why Mehadrin just freaked out or what anyone in the cave is doing or saying. She need to get rid of him. But how? "I can't protect you if you clutch me so tight! Leave me! Go away!"
Her pondering heart rushes in her ears. She starts to tremble in fear and a disgusting though with a tempting voice creeps in her mind. 'Just stab him, stab him to get free.'
"Noooooo!", she screams and pull all the effort in pushing him away.
(This time I diced a 6. Maybe the dice sensed her panic. If she manage to push him away- or they just part - she will get away from him as far as possible. Near Wander for a kind of solidarity. She will rise her spear to threaten Mehadrin not to come near again. Without intention to really use it)
Edit: maybe she have to use it in another situation. Yare comes in... dun-dun-duuuuunn :shocker
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 02:58:34 AM
"... Yare?... Yare! you are alive! Oh I'm so glad to see you!..."
Wander opens his arms as they both head towards one another, but Yare does not accept his hug, he pierces Wander with his sharp cane!... then pulls the stick out, blood starts pouring between Wander's legs on to the floor... Wander asks quietly...
"... why?..."
Toad immediately attacks Yare to get the weapon away from him! Yare doesn't resist and lets the cane get knocked off his hand... Wander slowly collapses to the floor... Mehadrin screams again and backs to to a wall!...
Post by: Czarine on March 09, 2020, 03:12:32 AM
When Toad disarms the assailant, Laluna gets a hold of herself and rushes to Wander's side. She removes his clothing as fast as she can to get to the wound. She needs to heal him fast, and even then, she's not sure that the sick elf can survive this...
(Laluna's roll: 5)
Post by: Yavia on March 09, 2020, 03:50:41 AM
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 04:08:42 AM
Wander breathes very lightly and look at them, it is clear that he does not know why his tribemate attacked him... HE looks slowly at them working so Hard to save his life... Wander gently smiles at them... He whispers...
"... It is okay... It is okay... I was... Dying already..."
He gently tries to comfort them... Laluna notices that by some strange luck, the cane had missed all the wital organs, but he is still bleeding bad...
Post by: Czarine on March 09, 2020, 04:34:19 AM
She breathes out, focusing on the healing and lays her hands on his wounds, starting to mend the broken veins with magic.
(Laluna's roll: 1! Nnnnoooo!!!)
Post by: Yavia on March 09, 2020, 04:41:42 AM
Antaka holds him tight, looks at Toad and his secured prisoner.
"Why did he do that? Who is he? Ask him!" She bids Toad and looks to Laluna. She don't want to distract her but she is eager to ask, if she can help her somhow. So she holds Wander. "It will be allright, stay with me"
Edit; Laluna, nooooooo.
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 07:05:08 AM
"thank you... .... for trying...."
a little gasp escapes his pale lips and he falls unconscious... Antaka feels him getting limb in her grasp, he stops responding to them... both Antaka's and Laluna's hands are covered in his blood... Yare looks at Wander slipping but feels no remorse at all...
(I threw three times, none of them one so he is still alive but worsening by the second!)
Post by: Czarine on March 09, 2020, 07:30:22 AM
(Laluna's roll: 5! Maybe there's hope!!)
Post by: Yavia on March 09, 2020, 08:43:53 AM
She bows down to control his breathing and in her helplesness she talks to him with silent words. "Listen to my words, Wander let them guide you. Stay with us. I will tell you the tale of Odmar the halfmanfish. Grab on the words, don't get lost. You can't go till the story is over" Eyeing him and Laluna she starts to tell the tale in a silent tone.
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 10:36:27 AM
"Y-YOU!! what have you done!?! he should DIE! He MUST die for all the things he has done! he is monster, not an elf!! let go of me! LET GO!!"
Toad doesn't let him up, just looks at him with a very judging look...
Post by: Czarine on March 09, 2020, 12:30:29 PM
"W-We need to carry her closer to the heatstone... He needs to stay warm." she says, rising on her wobbly feet. The healing has taken her strength away, but she seems calmer now that Wander is somehow stable.
"Thank you..." she says to Antaka, touching weakly her shoulder. Laluna's not sure she could've kept going without her words.
When the unknown elf starts yelling at them, Laluna turns her eyes toward him.
"...Why..?" she repeats Wander's words to him.
Post by: Yavia on March 09, 2020, 01:05:19 PM
"You bastard! You don't have the right to demand anything! Why did you do that?! Who are you? Answer!"
(Dice 4 to be threatening)
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 01:54:45 PM
Yare's pinkish eyes turn to Antaka...
"I am Yare... once I was his right hand... Trust me! He will betray you the same way he betrayed his own tribe... that's why!... the dead... my tribemates... they want revenge!..."
Yare's eyes turn towards Wander with burning hatred...
"He was our chief... our leader... he brought us to this frozen wasteland... seeking for some treasure... he didn't find it... and when his place as a chief was threatened... he sent us all to a suicide mission! he KNEW there was something deadly in the mountain! our scouts did not return!... still he sent us there... while he holed up here like a coward..."
wrinkles rise to the side of Yare's nose in disgust when he thinks about it all... then Yare's expression turns to angry but saddened...
"I bet he has already fed you lies... to cover up for himself... ... please... do not let him live... not after what he has done... please..."
Yare slowly lowers his head, his white hair hanging over his face...
"I do not care what you do to me.... just... don't let him live..."
Post by: Yavia on March 09, 2020, 02:56:13 PM
She hasn't trusted all he told them, but if she thinks back she can't hardly remember all. He wanted to open a hole to look for trolls. There are no Trolls beneath them, but they could have been. He told his tribe was killed and he found their parts. He told a scout came back, told him of this cave. His tribe leaved him here to die. He had made his throne down here and he has the voice of a chief as he shouted at Mehadrin. The dreams they had... Do they come from him? To lure them up there. It seems they are a better use to keep them away from there. He can't planed to send them there, he said to stay away from it.
"I can't cramp that all together", she whispered and walks up and down to get her head clear. Anger still pulsing through her veins.
"Are you the only one, who survived? How?" she asks. "What is in the cave? A monster? The monster that lay dead outside and rot?"
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 03:38:24 PM
Yare says and slowly lifts his tormented sad eyes to Antaka's gaze..
"It... it happened so fast... I... I was with them... We never reached the cave... it suddenly got dark... even if it wasn't night... light just... left the place... then a horrible blizzard... one... one of us... slipped and fell down the mountain... he was dead when he hit the ground... the sound... sound of his bones cracking... was clear..."
Yare takes a long pause, haunted by the sound of someone he knew dying in such a way, he tries to push it back, he doesn't want to remember it all over again...
"We... thought it was too dangerous... but then... something came... a creature with the head of an elk! it... it struck others down so fast! death followed its every blow! we could not escape!... so... so much blood... so... so much..."
Yare suddenly seems even paler than before, and suddenly vomits just from the memory of it all!.. he shivers... his breathing is fast and tears start running down, a look of total despair is clearly on his face... he tries to calm himself but has hard time continuing his story...
Post by: Jeb on March 09, 2020, 05:02:53 PM
"You want to know what the screaming thing is?" She shakes her head as if to knock out the madness she's hearing. "Then you are a rabbit running into the wolf's jaws instead of away."
"Ever since I've found myself here, all I've heard are warnings of danger. It'd be foolish not to listen."
"Just because I ended up here doesn't mean I have to stay. I have nothing keeping here, and enough mind of my own skin to move on someplace safe."
Post by: Berit on March 09, 2020, 05:20:08 PM
"But sometimes safe is not the place to be... not if it means leaving others to danger... and I have a feeling there are others needing help..."
Marut looks at the carcass on the ground... it is nearly all skinned and the meat stripped from the bones...
"Where ever you plan to travel, I wish you well... I... would have wanted to get to know you... but I will not stop you from leaving... our ways are our own, after all..."
Post by: Czarine on March 10, 2020, 02:09:25 AM
Laluna can't make anything of the situation. She carefully wraps the furs around Wander's unconscious body and watches his face in silence. Who are they to believe?
She decides that they can't know for sure when Wander cannot defend himself from the accusations. Laluna rises back on her feet and fetches the last bit of broth, taking it to Yare.
"It's cold... but it should make you feel better." she says with a weakened voice, handing the bowl to him. Laluna can see that he hasn't been eating properly... and she can't bring herself to blame Yare before they know more about the situation.
Post by: Yavia on March 10, 2020, 05:59:24 AM
"Can he mean the monster we killed? What do an elk look like?"
She took a step back as he vomits on the floor. "Or dear" she mourn. She can no longer be mad enough to kill him. He does look underfeat and pale like a ghost. And his story is shockingly horrible.
She looks at his from her hit very red ear and moans, gives Laluna space to reach him.
She does stay alarmed to protect her. And Toad still holds him secure. So, if anything happen she will interfere.
(I absolutely adore Lalunas character. She is a real person I would like a lot. Diced a 5 to protect her from harm - I don't think Yare would do harm to her, but who knows? She healed Wander...)
Post by: Jeb on March 10, 2020, 06:18:18 AM
Somehow she had thought of the danger being connected to the place where the others are and being away was safe, but it might be safer if they are all together.
"You said you thought there were others that may need help, and there are. Why didn't you go with Yare to them?"
Post by: Berit on March 10, 2020, 06:29:47 AM
"I do not know what to make of this, but his anger and shock are no lie... something has happened to him... Yet... Wander did not understand why he was attacked... something is missing here..."
Yare shivers a bit when Laluna offers him broth, he knows what he had done and doesn't know if he should accept... in the end he does, tears fall from his face as he drinks the broth.. suddenly sound of little hooves is heard, the Goat also walks downstairs to meet all of them... and because Toad is bend over, the most, she happily jumps on his back and just stands there... Toad looks very confused...
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Marut looks at Moondrop, despite harshness he has experienced surviving alone, his silver eyes are surprisingly kind...
"Because I think you need more help... yes he is not a survivor like we are... but we can easily track where he went later on... but you look so... lost... so I wanted to be here for you..."
Marut's bearded face turns to a little smile...
"what ever bothers you, I will always listen... and help you... like I should have done long ago..."
then suddenly a strange scream can be heard! it is... like a fox but not... there is a strange wooden sound to it as well... Marut says...
"there it is again! you see what I meant by it? I want to find out what is making that sound..."
Post by: Jeb on March 10, 2020, 06:38:27 AM
She decides that she will stay with Marut and help him find the source of the scream. "How do we do that?"
Post by: Berit on March 10, 2020, 06:57:14 AM
Marut says and he lifts his bow... he clearly doesn't want to attack the "prey" if it is something dangerous or completely harmless, he just wants to hunt it down simply to see what it is... the scream can he heard again and with it the strange wooden sound... it sort of sounds like a fox mating call but it is different...
Post by: Jeb on March 10, 2020, 09:29:29 AM
Post by: Berit on March 10, 2020, 10:26:05 AM
Post by: Czarine on March 10, 2020, 12:02:22 PM
Laluna turns her attention to the hatch when she hears the hooves. She had already forgotten the little goat! She chuckles when it jumps on top of Toad.
"Oh, right! This is Wolfsbane, our new "tribemate"..." she smiles.
(Aww, I'm so glad to hear you like Laluna, Yavia! She's not the strongest nor a very skilled character, but she tries her best to be kind to everyone. :) )
Post by: Yavia on March 10, 2020, 05:22:05 PM
(I don't meant Antaka injured Yare's ear - I meant it will be like if you take a hit or fold your ear hard, it throb and be hot and uncomfortable, - but not wounded. Antaka don't pierce a hole in it. No need to be healed.)
Antaka looks at the goat and gets it from Toads back. "That's no place to be, little one" (I personally don't know how to deal with goats. Maybe she pulls it by the horns? Or lift's it up and away? Lifting seems more caring for her with goats.) She lifts it from his back and gets it back on the ground a few steps away. "Stay", she said. The goat looks at her. She pulls out the last few droplets of dried and crumb brisket's she feeds her goats as reward from her pocket. She looks the goat up and finds it in good health but hungry and full of milk. She will need a bucket so much milk there was.
"Wolfsbane?", she wonders about the name. Her eyes watch Yare again, but he seems peaceful. She stroke the goat. "Is the broth empty? I need a vessel to milk her. It can hurt her if the udder is that full."Again she looks at Yare. Still drinking and peaceful.
"Can there be two Wanders? The one we meet and the one Yare is talking off? That can't be the same person. He reacts not like one who doomed his tribe and one of them comes back." She was very interested to hear how Yare escaped, but how could she ask him to go on with his story if it stresses him so much?
Post by: Jeb on March 10, 2020, 05:57:31 PM
(Roll of 6 if she should need it.)
Post by: Czarine on March 11, 2020, 01:27:45 AM
Laluna watches with curiosity how Antaka picks up the little goat. She seems to know a thing or two about them and Laluna decides that she must learn from her when she has time.
"Ah, her name... She earned it when she tried to make friends with Stormsong, and he got so scared that he ran away." Laluna smiles, amused. She wonders if the big wolf has got the courage to return...
Laluna looks around the place to see if there's another vessel for the milk. She wonders about Antaka's words of there being two Wanders. Could that somehow be true?
"The Wander we know seems very different from yours." she looks at Yare.
"He seemed heartbroken that many of your tribe had died... and left him here to die alone." she wonders aloud.
"When we came here, he was very worried that anything should happen to us, even so much to come out and seek us in his weak condition, when the tower was attacked." she looks at Yare, studying his expressions.
"So far we know that there's bad magic in the mountain, which affects even the weather here... maybe it can also affect our hearts? Has Wander always been as you describe him?" she asks Yare.
Post by: Berit on March 11, 2020, 02:23:56 AM
"No... he was a good but little too soft chief... then he got obsessed with some treasure and it all went horribly downhill from there! he became pushing us, harder and harder, forcing us to leave out home by lying that there was some disease spreading... all the exhausting, sorrow... death... he is the cause of it!..."
Yare shivers in anger... Toad says...
"indeed, it seems like a very different person than the Wander we know... but no one kills anyone while I'm here... we shall speak once Wander can do so..."
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Moondrop manages to sneak behind a snowy stump and happens close to the prey, and she sees it! it is the Foxhunter! the blood chilling scream can be head again as he blows into a whistle that is made to mimic fox calls... Moondrop managed to get right behind him and he has no clue she is there... he will most likely run away like last time if they try to talk to him... he has a little decorative ball made of fur in his clothes that has Stormsong's scent on it! he has been so close to the tower that he has collected his fur!...
Post by: Yavia on March 11, 2020, 04:20:54 AM
"What kind of disease? First time I hear that. Wasn't it treasure he was after? Sounds to me Wander just snapped. But he don't seem to remember his horrible behaviour. He greeted you like a lost friend happy to see you again, Yare." when she has finished she offers the milk to anyone even Yare. He seems much hungry. "Did you see the death monster outside? Was it the one who killed your tribe?" She ask as soft as possible. She don't want him to vomit again that leads nowhere.
Post by: Berit on March 11, 2020, 05:38:03 AM
Yare seems hesitant to drink the milk at first and looks Antaka with his pinkish eyes, even his eyelashes are pure white... But slowly he accepts and takes a sip... He seems surprised of the it, he clearly isn't used to it bu doesn't hate the taste... The he talks..
"Yes, he convinced us that there was a terrible disease spreading, shoewed us animals that were killed by it... But now when I think about it, it all was suspicious... That the disease appeared out of no where when half of the tribe Did not want to go on Wander's crazy treasure hunt..."
Then Yare looks confused and asks...
" What dead monster outside? I saw no such thing near your tower..."
Post by: Yavia on March 11, 2020, 06:33:52 AM
Something on this place was terrible wrong...
she eager to run outside and check if the dead body was still there. To check on herself if she dreamed the encounter or be hexed like Wander must have been.
"Should we go outside and check it?" She asks no one in particular but her look comes to a rest on Toad. "Should we took Yare with us? It can't hurt he gets some space between him and Wander and some fresh air."
Post by: Czarine on March 11, 2020, 06:51:37 AM
Laluna looks puzzled when Yare speaks of no monster outside.
"But... surely you saw the great beast we killed? It looked a bit like a boar..." she asked, confused.
She looked at Antaka and Toad too. A carcass that large can't go unseen.
"It won't hurt to check. I will stay and watch over Wander." she nodded to Antaka.
Post by: Berit on March 11, 2020, 09:24:30 AM
"Take good care of mister Wander, my magnificent Blue Jay..."
Wander says and bows a little to Laluna... Antaka and Toad drag Yare outside and as they arrive to the field where they fought the beast, only a carcass of a big boar is found laying there!... Toad jumps from the surprise...
"A-a boar!? But... But how??.."
Post by: Jeb on March 11, 2020, 04:51:21 PM
She looks around to see what Marut is doing and sends to him "What now? We won't get any answers if he sees us and runs."
She prepares to follow him as carefully as she can in hopes she won't be seen.
Post by: Berit on March 12, 2020, 04:45:50 AM
"We... surprise attack... try to... get him down.... not... hurt him... just stop him... I lay in wait.... if he escapes.... you...."
He cannot send that well! it might have something to do with him being weirdly five fingered... the Fox hunter blows into his whistle again and looks around him... then he spots a little white fox, the fox hunter slowly bulls out his small bow...
Post by: Jeb on March 12, 2020, 06:54:16 AM
Dice roll = 5
Post by: Czarine on March 12, 2020, 07:31:39 AM
Laluna goes to sit beside Wander. She's still feeling weak from the healing, but it's passing already.
She looks at his face in silence, thinking about the whole situation. Could Wander really have caused so much grief to Yare? She finds it hard to imagine.
Laluna decides to check if there's any milk left in the bowl. She wants to try if she could feed some of it to Wander, by dipping a piece of cloth into the milk that he could suck on if he cannot drink it. It just might be difficult when he's still unconscious.
(Laluna's roll: 5)
Post by: Berit on March 12, 2020, 07:39:51 AM
"alright, Alright! you caught me!... hahaha! I thought you could not do it!..."
He looks at them with his dark eyes but smiles...
"well, now that we met, have you seen my brother? red haired, mostly nude, obnoxious... stupid beard..."
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Laluna sits beside Wander, he looks even paler than normally now that he has lost blood, his face is still beautiful but illness has left it's marks... Laluna dips the cloth and tries to get wander to drink, his swallowing reflex seems to be working luckily so Laluna gets some milk down... Wolfsbane lays down nest to Laluna and puts her head on Laluna's lap...
Post by: Czarine on March 12, 2020, 08:17:48 AM
Laluna is relieved when she finds that Wander swallows some milk from the cloth. She decides to give him as much milk as there's left on the bowl.
Laluna smiles when Wolfsbane joins Laluna in the task.
"Looks like you might be vital at getting Wander's strength back." she says to her and scratches her behind the ear.
Post by: Berit on March 12, 2020, 09:24:01 AM
Wolfsbane keeps her hear in Laluna's lap and clearly has a goatly smile when she receives ear scratches... she baas and wags her little tail, she has no idea what she is saying but wants to be part of the conversation... Wander suddenly lets out a moan... then he slightly opens his eyes and looks around, he looks at Laluna... and weakly touches her leg to really understand that she is there... he asks...
"Y-Yare?..."
Post by: Jeb on March 12, 2020, 12:32:34 PM
She points to the ball of fur he wears. "That's Stormsong's fur. Were you the one out in the terrible blizzard? What were you doing? Did you see us there? Why did you run away?"
Post by: Berit on March 12, 2020, 12:51:16 PM
"Yeah! that was me! and of course I ran away! lots of weird elves came after me like they had piss in their veins! Hahaha! You would've ran as well!... I'm just... not so fond of big groups... I feel nervous in them..."
His dark eyes look at Moondrop and he suddenly smiles, jokingly with a flirty expression...
"Well, you going to get off me or confess your love to me?..."
the hunter shakes his eyebrows...
Post by: Czarine on March 12, 2020, 03:05:24 PM
Laluna is startled when Wander suddenly lets out a moan! She's surprised to see him awake so soon, and it gives her hope of his quick recovery.
"He is alright... the others took him outside to cool off." she answers Wander's question and touches his arm to calm him down.
"You should rest now. You took quite a hit." she speaks to him in a calm way.
Laluna is curious to know Wander's side of the story, but he seems too weak to really talk...
Post by: Jeb on March 12, 2020, 03:24:29 PM
She turns to Marut. "We've found your noise-maker. Do we let him go?"
Post by: Berit on March 12, 2020, 04:04:23 PM
"I... I need to sit... my lungs..."
he says between gasps... forces himself into sitting position as a little gurgling sound can be heard... he coughs out some fluid... then seems to breathe better but looks exhausted and accidentaly collapses to lean on Laluna, he looks at her...
"
... Hi...."
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the Fox hunter smiles at his own stupid joke, Marut thinks...
"hmmh... I see no reason to keep him pinned... but... he does seem a bit of a rascal... I have a feeling that he will bother us after this..."
the fox hunter says...
"Oh no! you've seen in my soul! is this, is this recognition??..."
he looks at Marut with the best in love face he can muster, Marut slightly kicks snow to his face!...
"stop that!... I don't want to hear any jokes about that awful thing!... who would want to recognize anyone??.."
Marut gets chills down his spine...
Post by: Czarine on March 13, 2020, 03:31:11 AM
She helps him to sit up and watches him, examining his cough, especially when she sees some fluid come out. She decides that she must try to find out what's wrong with his lungs.
Laluna is startled when Wander suddenly collapses, fearing that he lost his consciousness, but she's relieved to see he's alright. His close presence reminds her of the strange and scary moment between them a while ago and it makes her feel awkward.
"Y-You've lost a lot of blood... so be careful if you try to get up." she says, and tries to help him sit up properly. She feels irritated towards herself for being so skittish when near Wander. She should be helping him, not fear him.
"May I examine your chest again? I'd like to try to find out what's wrong." she asks. Maybe she could better understand his condition with touch and magic.
(Laluna's roll: 2. :P )
Post by: Berit on March 13, 2020, 07:25:16 AM
Post by: Czarine on March 13, 2020, 08:42:55 AM
She notices that the blood is starting to dry on both of them. She makes a mental note of fetching some snow to clean up when she's startled by Wander's touch.
Laluna's cheek is partly smeared with blood when she lifts her gaze to his, confused.
"...Is everything alright?"
Post by: Jeb on March 13, 2020, 09:32:01 AM
"Well, there's that mystery solved. If the danger everyone is talking about turns out to be this harmless, then this area might be a good place to settle for a while. Close to water...lots of game..."
She pauses, thinking of the area she's been through and where she might like to den. Then she turns back to the fox hunter.
"You didn't answer my question. Why were you out in that terrible blizzard?"
Post by: Berit on March 13, 2020, 04:54:33 PM
"Yes... everything is alright... I just.... I am thankful... for everything..."
Blood on Wander's pale white skin looks so odd in it's contrast, like blood mixed with snow...Wander ponders about something and then looks a little sad all of sudden... he takes his hand off Laluna's head...
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The Fox hunter sighs...
"Ah! I hoped you would forget... well... fine... I have a hideout of my own... and I'm no stranger in hunting in blizzards and awful weathers... those are the times when my true prey shows itself... a fox with completely silver fur!... I am going to catch that fox!..."
Marut looks at the hunter for a moment but turns to look at Moondrop, the fox hunter immediately asks...
"So? are you lovemates?..."
Marut looks immediately anxious and then frustrated...
"No... no we are not..."
Post by: Czarine on March 14, 2020, 01:39:03 AM
"I can see that something saddens you..." she says timidly. She looks at the drying blotches of blood on his white skin and worries how much paler he's become of the blood loss...
Post by: Jeb on March 14, 2020, 08:38:42 AM
"Is this your home?" She asks. "Do you have a tribe?"
Post by: Berit on March 14, 2020, 04:56:02 PM
"I am sorry.... I... should not... try to be so close... I am sorry if I made you feel... uneasy..."
for a moment it is clear, Wander might want to feel even closer to others than he is... but he knows that others feel that he is too suspicious, for a moment he closes his eyes, like he feels that there is no way to climb over that wall and he is stuck on the other side of it... alone... Wander shakes from exhaustion... but suddenly forces himself up... he walks to his chair like it is the only companion he will ever know... he weakly says to Laluna...
"Thank you... please... go... have fun with the others... I will be fine... here..."
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The fox hunter shakes his head and smiles warmly...
"Nah... I don't have a home!... I left my tribe long ago... I never felt I was wanted there so I left... didn't say a word to anyone... and I partly feel that no one even noticed I am gone... or that they are happy about it..."
happiness in his eyes fade a bit even if he keeps smiling... but then his smile fades too... he tells them...
".... okay... the real reason I left... is when I found out what they did to my brother... ... they sold him him as a slave... to raise me... I... I could not... look them in the eyes anymore... and honestly... I don't know how I will ever make it up to my brother... all he had to endure... because of me..."
the fox hunter seems very sad, but then smiles and bounces up...
"but! it's none of your concern... sorry... shouldn't have said anything..."
Post by: Czarine on March 15, 2020, 04:37:01 AM
"You know I cannot do that." she looks at him in the eyes and continues with calm words.
"I'm a healer. I cannot rest or enjoy myself when someone is still... broken." she pauses for a moment. Laluna feels tired, but the worry and need to heal Wander is stronger. She feels a bit embarrassed all of a sudden.
"...I know I might feel distant to you, but I assure you, it's not... it's not you. I feel afraid, but I cannot really tell what it is that I'm afraid of..." she speaks timidly.
"But it shouldn't stop me from helping you... or you from being close to me. That itself is a form of healing."
Post by: Berit on March 15, 2020, 06:39:42 AM
".... Maybe you all should leave me... it cannot be coincidence that you all find me suspicious... Yare... ... Yare would not have attacked me... without a cause... ... what is happening to me?... something... ails my body... and my spirit... I feel it... I... I am so happy... that you tried to help me... I truly am..."
Wander says and gently pets Laluna's hands...
"but please.... please go..... don't sink with me... to where ever I'm going... live... be happy.... take care of the others...."
Wander looks very tired and sad... and loses consciousness again...
Post by: Jeb on March 15, 2020, 09:41:44 AM
Some of the human groups she had followed had kept slaves, either of their enemies, or in some cases for reasons she didn't understand some were just born as slaves. From what she had seen it was usually a miserable life.
"Is your tribe nearby?" Moondrop doesn't want to come across his tribe. If they could treat one of their own that way, she worries what they would do to her.
But there is a tribe she knows was nearby. "Are you part of Wander and Yare's tribe? Did you come looking for treasure?"
Post by: Berit on March 15, 2020, 04:51:40 PM
"No... they are not near by... if we don't count my brother... I left them long ago and who knows how much distance I have put in between me and the tribe since then... I... honestly don't know what they gained... but they said they could not have afforded to keep me alive any other way... but I don't believe them......"
The fox hunter raises his dark eyes to Moondrop's...
"And I don't know this Yare of Wander... only that Wander is some sickly elf in the tower..."
Post by: Jeb on March 16, 2020, 09:03:09 AM
Moondrop's curious mind is full of questions.
Post by: Czarine on March 16, 2020, 09:40:46 AM
"We won't leave you..." she tries to reply to him but sees that he loses consciousness again. She thinks it might be because he's sitting upright, the blood left in him can't reach his head that well.
She decides to try to move the heatstone closer to his throne and collects the pillows she made earlier close to his throne. Then she carefully pulls Wander down from his throne on the pillows, propping him in a half-sitting position against the throne's base. That way the blood might circulate easier, and his breathing wouldn't be as difficult... she hopes. At least the heatstone should keep him warm.
She monitors his vitals for a while before she decides to take a vessel to bring in some snow and melt it, so she can wash them both from the dried blood.
"Take good care of Wander, would you?" she smiles at Wolfsbane before leaving.
Post by: Berit on March 16, 2020, 03:04:30 PM
the Fox hunter says and rubs his neck...
"But monster's... I haven't seen any monsters around... what... kind of monsters?..."
the hunter starts to look worried... Marut looks around him, also wondering what are the monsters Moondrop keeps talking about, he takes the subject very seriously...
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Laluna goes outside to fetch water, Toad and the others are still standing there and they clearly don't believe their eyes, Laluna also sees that the corpse of the monster is gone! in it's place there is a carcass of a wild boar!... Toad talks to Yare...
"I swear there was a great winged beast here! we slew it ourselves!..."
Yare doesn't look convinced at all...
Post by: Jeb on March 16, 2020, 06:37:15 PM
"Then a horrid snarling beast attacked us from out of the snow." Moondrop's hand touches the hilt of her new dagger as if for reassurance that it is still there.
"Tell us more about this door. Where is it?"
Post by: Berit on March 17, 2020, 12:41:07 AM
"R-Really?..... something... like that? here??..."
He clearly feels more unsafe now... He thinks for a moment then says...
"The... The door?... oh! yes!... why don't I show it to you instead of telling you where it is? that way you cannot miss it!..."
Post by: Czarine on March 17, 2020, 02:12:45 AM
"W-What is this? Where's the monster? It can't be that!" she exclaims.
Post by: Berit on March 17, 2020, 08:04:34 AM
"well... it is a pretty big boar... maybe in the dark it looked more monstrous?..."
Toad shakes his head, then looks at Laluna...
"My dear Blue Jay... I am not going mad am I?.. you saw a monster too?.. a big, winged one at that.."
Toad's shiny blue eyes are full of confusion, then he looks at Yare, wondering what they should do with him now...
"I think we should tie you up... until the situation cams down, terribly sorry about that, my good man..."
Post by: Jeb on March 17, 2020, 03:02:29 PM
She sends to him, "What do you think? Do you want to find out more about this door? Or is your curiosity satisfied now?"
Post by: Berit on March 17, 2020, 03:48:52 PM
"Door... might be...... good.... good.... to know... what..... ... what.... is there..."
Marut lets out a heavy sigh then straight up says...
"Lets just go to the darned door..."
He seems very frustrated, not at Moondrop but to his strange hardship at sending, he kind of looks disappointed in himself for not being able to do it well and slightly just rolls the belt of his arrow quiver in his hands... he doesn't want to look at Moondrop in the eyes after that... Fox hunter looks at them puzzled, he doesn't know why Marut suddenly seems to be disheartened by something...
Post by: Jeb on March 17, 2020, 08:04:41 PM
She doesn't want to draw attention to what happened, so she smiles at Marut and the hunter. "You heard him. Where's the door?"
Post by: Berit on March 17, 2020, 08:36:49 PM
the Fox hunter says and starts marching full of energy, Marut still seems a bit embarrassed by his sending problem... they walk near Yare's den and past it, and the Fox hunter keeps showing the way and says happily...
"Do you what the door might be? or where it leads?... is it a secret behind it? or an adventure??... come on! tell me! you know something!..."
he continues leading them by jumping backwards as he wants to face them but is leading them, Marut looks at the hunter with his eyebrows raised in amazement of the hunter's energy... then the hunter asks...
"By the way, are you siblings?... you both have that cool silver hair and that always curious expression on your faces..."
Marut looks at Moondrop for a moment, as to ask if he really has a strange expression on his face...
Post by: Czarine on March 18, 2020, 01:11:17 AM
"How can this be? It was a monster, with a tail like a snake, and wings..." she shakes her head in disbelief.
She shivers a bit out in the cold, but it's hard to say if it's because of the cold or the creepy situation... The blood has almost dried on her, and it's making her feel stiff.
"Maybe this place really does twist what we see and hear? Wander seemed distraught of his own actions and unsure what he has done, or what's becoming of him. But that we all saw the monster and now it's just a boar... there must be something wrong in this place since it can affect all of us." she says, worried.
She remembers the nightmare she had and turns her gaze toward the mountain. She wonders if the cave with bad magic could influence them all from so far away...
Post by: Yavia on March 18, 2020, 03:46:34 PM
Post by: Jeb on March 18, 2020, 04:00:56 PM
Although now that she thinks about it, they do have similar looks as well as the re-surfaced memories they seem to share. Her gaze on Marut turns thoughtful.
"We could be related, somehow. We don't really know."
She turns back to the hunter, watching as he scrambles backward to talk to them.
"We don't know anything about the door, either. All I know is that I am here, somehow, and there seems to be something strange going on. I thought to run away from it, but Marut convinced me that it might be better to help fix it, if I can."
The hunter makes her nervous with all his jumping around. "I don't think you ever told us your name."
Post by: Berit on March 18, 2020, 07:34:24 PM
"
Oh! such bravery! I do indeed think that we should either leave here or find out what is causing all this nonsense... but... I can show you where the boar started chasing me... before that we have to find a way to safely tie this fellow down..."
Yare looks at them with horror...
"Don't go to the cave!... I... I don't want anyone to die like my tribe! please! don't go there!..."
it takes a moment for him to calm down... he speaks weakly as all the memories torment him...
"No... we never... got near the cave..."
Mehadrin walks outside and starts pouting standing barefoot in the snow...
"so COLD! I need help! someone carry me! I want to know what you are talking about but I don't want my feet to freeze!..."
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the Hunter stops for a while...
"Oh... yeah... sorry... My name is Woodfox..."
He looks at Moondrop, Woodfox is tallest of their group but no giant like Toad... he suddenly says...
"you know... you are pretty cute... n-not that I'm trying anything but you are..."
then he starts marching forward in a haste... Marut looks at Moondrop, what was all that about... but then he smiles warmly, almost a bit fatherly...
"he is right you know... you are cute..."
Post by: Jeb on March 19, 2020, 11:28:13 AM
She tells Marut, "Then I guess you are, too, as it seems we look similar."
Post by: Czarine on March 20, 2020, 05:38:30 AM
"I think it would be a good idea to check the place where Toad met the boar the first time. Maybe there's a clue for what's going on?" she suggests.
She thinks a moment about the problem they have with Yare.
"Either we bind him with rope inside where it's warm, or you take him with you. I'm not sure if he'll stay calm in the same space as Wander. In any case, I will stay here to look after Wander."
Laluna decides to collect as much snow as she can in a sack she brought and takes it back inside. She's surprised to meet Mehadrin at the door.
"Maybe you'd like a pair of shoes? I made some winter clothes earlier for those who don't have enough warm... clothes..." she says, thinking that Mehadrin doesn't really have clothes, to begin with...
Post by: Yavia on March 20, 2020, 07:56:14 AM
"We will not go to the cave, Yare. But I want you to come with us to the place where Toad sees the last time a boar instead of a monster." She looks at Toad. "if that's okay with you."
She looks at Mehadrin. "Such a Lady", she snorted and smiles soon after. "I do understand our missunderstanding now, Toad. As that..." she pauses to watch Mehadrin "... my tribe call a Lady. I'm sorry for shouting at you." She stops herself. There was more reason why she was so upset so quickly. Her lost father and her tribe it was... But she don't feel like sharing that now.
Post by: Berit on March 20, 2020, 12:28:37 PM
"Well you are cuter, you don't have a massive beak for a nose!..."
The hunter then heads into a small cave in a hill, and as they arrive too, it feels that they have discovered an ancient secret... a massive stone door stands before them, covered in dust...
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Toad nods and says...
"It will be for the best to take this fellow with us... I only worry that if we battle something that he flees and comes back here to finish the task with Wander..."
Yare looks at Toad for a moment but the just stares somewhere in the distance... Mehadrin looks at Laluna...
"Shoes??... you can... you can make things? really?... show me!... make me something gorgeous!..."
Toad nods to Antaka...
"t'will be fine lady--uh! Huntress! Huntress!!... my apologies... old habits die hard..."
Toad says and looks at Antaka clearly apologetically, worried about another outburst from her part... but as he hears Antaka telling Toad nods... he says, while looking antaka with his bright blue eyes...
"Ah, I see, for us Lady is a words of utter respect, same as with the word "sir"... and... I do see you as a lady... and it is not a slander... believe me in that... you are a fine lady to me..."
there was something in Toads tone of voice that seemed a bit... flirty even?... but then he looks at Yare and says...
"come now, let as venture to the place of the boar!..."
Post by: Yavia on March 20, 2020, 02:28:37 PM
She chuckles about Mehadrins fuss and lays her spear at rest on her shoulder.
"So, Sir is a kind of respect. I have asked myself if that's part of your name. You earned that Sir? I earned nothing so far I'm just a huntress. I'm to young for any titles." She looks at Toad, after he stumbles with words with a sympathetic smile. "My dear Sir Toad, I understand now how you mean it if you call me lady. It's okay for me we cleared that. You can call me that." She gets lost in his blue eyes for a second, than looks away. Something in his voice and his eyes was charming. She likes being ensnared now she finally knows how he meant the word Lady. And she do like his nose. Maybe they will know each other better if both of them are travelling together - with that assassin. No time for another singing she sighs.
She starts to move after Toad starts their quest.
Post by: Jeb on March 20, 2020, 02:51:38 PM
As she moves closer she gets the odd feeling that something is watching her. It is only when she is almost to the door that she realizes that the door is watching her. A large open eye on top. And what she thought was a cloud and rain or partial sun is actually a closed eye.
She stands and stares at it for a moment. It seems to be tickling something in her brain. Gathering her courage and looking around carefully, she cautiously touches the closed eye.
(Moondrop rolls a 3 to see if the door is safe. How big is the door? Can Moondrop reach the eye in the lintel?)
Post by: Berit on March 20, 2020, 05:08:08 PM
"Of, Yes, I indeed did earn the name sir... but boasting about ones deeds is a bit... vain... So I leave it that, but I carry that name proudly... my Sweet Lady..."
his expression softens again for a moment... but then he turns to focus on the task... Yare looks at Antaka, thinking about her words but his expression is SOUR, just the word Wander makes her look kind off murderous... they start heading in a certain direction... as they walk, they go toward the mountain... something about the very sight is sinister, wrong... what could have made the mountain feel so unnatural is lost to them... Toad says...
"Not much further, the Boar attacked me as I was hunting for food for Mr Leech..."
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Moondrop walks closer to the door, she sees no traps or anything that could harm them... not the tiniest bit of snow is in the cave where the door is. the big golden eyes has Moondrop's reflection, like it was really watching her, it gives her an eerie feeling, but not like she is threatened... Moondrop can easily reach the hole in the door, it is missing something, on the back of the hole there is a symbol of a closed eye... Moondrop looks at the big carving of the closed eye and touches it... on an instant she is lost in brightest light she has ever seen! Moondrop finds herself standing on a hill, like she is there but... she is not, she is like a spirit... and she sees... herself! a small cub running near the trees, playing... and Marut walks next to little Moondrop and crouches next to her, caring for her like she was his real daughter... and as she sees them both, they have similar hair... she easily could be his real child...
Post by: Yavia on March 21, 2020, 05:02:56 AM
SOUR = He is really angry with no hint of "I'm thinking it over?")
Antaka smiles about his sweet Lady. But with strengthen herself up she gets back to the functional mode. She has to watch the environment to guide them safety and watch a little bit this Yare. Toad will do the same, so no time for flattering words. Business now. She stops them and crouch at some noises from animals and continue going if they passed or smells them and run away. She don't want to fight a boar again looking like a creepy monster. She was thinking back on the fight and remembered the bone in the neck where non should be. Maybe because it was not a monster but a boar? Maybe she hit the boars spine underneath the illusion.
Her look often falls to the mountain, but she can not pinpoint what was wrong with it. It makes her uneasy and she was happy to hear the words - not much further. The nearer they get to the mountain the more she was torn in half. She wants to know, but she fears it somehow.
(Diced 4 for scouting, be on a lookout but moving, don't know if there is special word for check the environment for foes and find a secure route. In games its called escort mission and Yavia suck at them :lol Hopefully Antaka won't)
Post by: Jeb on March 21, 2020, 07:09:56 AM
Post by: Czarine on March 21, 2020, 07:13:14 AM
"I can show you, but first I need to wash Wander and myself. I'm not sure we have materials to make something 'gorgeous', but I can show you what we do have."
She carries the sack of snow inside and downstairs and looks for a vessel to melt it in.
Post by: Berit on March 21, 2020, 08:07:51 AM
Antaka moves silently and suddenly spots movement! something is there! but as she looks in the direction, it's a small eared bunny! it looks weird to Antaka who is used to big eared desert rabbits... Toad sneaks closer too to see what antaka is looking at..
"Ah, a rabbit, there is more of them for us to hunt later..."
Toad sens to antaka, Yare also is trying to see what they are looking, but cannot make the animal out from the snow as they are both white... he isn't a hunter, and it might be that like Wander, he has some trouble with his eyes...
Moondrop looks at everything and the sight fills her with a strange feeling, a longing for the moment, she knows these woods, she knows she has someone who cares for her... Marut looks warmer and friendlier here... everything seems to happy and safe as they are able to play near a field without a care int he world... but she sees no one else... it is unclear if they are related or not... then the warmness ends and Moondrop finds herself looking at the door again... Marut also walks next to the door, it feels weird seeing him with the beard now, as he didn't have one in the vision...
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Laluna walks inside and Mehadrin follows her, they walk to Wander who is still unconscious... Mehadrin asks...
"So? what are you doing with all that snow?... and... how good are you at making things, actually?..."
Mehadrin leans to the base of the throne, clearly knowing what is his good side... his piercing green eyes look at Laluna as he strokes his flaming red hair... then Wolfsbane comes near and Mehadrin looks at it as something slightly scary and a whole lot filthy!...
Post by: Yavia on March 21, 2020, 10:00:17 AM
Antaka looks at Toad. That will be a lot of rabbits they have to hunt for all of them. if Moondrop will come back, or Stormsong... She was still unsure what to make with Yare. He doesn't seems to be good with Wander. What shall they do, if he escapes and goes for Wander? Can she kill him on his flight? She doubt it. She eyes him alert but he is interested in their doing. He has problems to see the animal. That might be the reason he is so thin. No hunter she thinks.
She sends to Toad. "We do need some more of them to feed us all. What shall we do with Yare later? We both can hunt alone, I'm totally sure off, the other one watches over him? He's like having an unwilling goat in an stock of peacefull ones. Bumbs the horns at everyone."
Post by: Jeb on March 21, 2020, 11:20:26 AM
She turns back to Marut, her eyes searching his face as she compares how he looks now to the vision. "I saw you and I, in a forest. It was familiar, and...comforting."
She stretches her hand out briefly, as if to touch him, before pulling back again. "It was so strange."
Embarrased, she turns her attention back to the door and the golden eye that holds distorted reflections of all of them. She reaches tentatively to touch it again, apprehensive about what will happen. When nothing does, she runs her hand down over the closed eye symbol to the opening below. She crouches to look into the hole and sees another eye symbol at the back. Looking at it eye level brings back the memory of the little cube she found before.
"Oh!" She exclaims and turns to the others, excited. "I've seen these symbols before! I think I have the piece that fits here!"
Suddenly her face falls. The last she can think of the little cube was handing it to Wander. Did he give it back? She begins to look through the pockets in her cloak.
(Rolls a 2 for looking for the cube. Oh no! Will they have to go back to the tower?!)
Post by: Berit on March 21, 2020, 03:30:28 PM
"I do not know, but something must be done with him, we cannot keep him restrained all the time... not just for Wander's safety, but it seems wrong to take one's freedom for an extended period of time..."
His Blue eyes look at her again, they are one of the bluest eyes she has ever seen, and for a moment Toad gets lost in her eyes too, but looks away after catching himself staring...
"I could set some traps to get food for us..."
Yare looks at them and suddenly sends...
"I do not know what you are sending to each other, but choose already... either set me free or kill me..."
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Marut is surprised by Moondrop talking about a vision and when she almost touches him, He looks somehow more tired than in Moondrop's vision, more alert, more lost in his hunt... Woodfox also walks next to them and looks at the door...
"You have... a piece that belongs here? where is it? can I see it?..."
And to Moondrops disappointment she cannot find the stupid cube! She must have left it with Wander! all of sudden they hear sounds form the cave opening! and Stormsong looks at them! his tail begins to wag and he sends to Moondrop...
"Found lost friend! Stormsong happy! very! happy! Stormsong afraid friend lost forever!! but friend found!..."
He rushes in and knocks Moondrop to the ground and starts licking him and whining while furiously wagging his tail!...
Post by: Jeb on March 21, 2020, 05:07:26 PM
"Yes, yes, you found me." She gently scratches through the thick fur behind his ears. "I'm sure it was easy to follow my scent here. I didn't try to hide it."
She turns her attention back to Foxwood and says guiltily, "I can't show it to you. I think it's back at the tower."
Her gaze switches back and forth between the door and her companions, torn between curiosity of what's behind the door and breaking up from this new sense of family she's found. She knows that neither Foxwood or Marut will be comfortable returning to the tower and the larger group that is there, and she doubts that they feel the same way about her enough to want to go with her.
Finally, she decides. "I am going back to the tower to see if I can find it." She glances at Foxwood, then a little longer at Marut before looking shyly away. "You all can come with me, if you want."
Post by: Berit on March 21, 2020, 07:38:30 PM
"Oh... a shame..."
but once she mentions she knows where to get it Woodfox jumps joyfully...
"Alright! let's go get the cube thing!... from the tower place... am I... am I welcome there? like... I kind of alarmed you all off in the past..."
he looks at moondrop, Marut smiles and warmly but slightly touches Moondrop's arm...
"... I don't want to lose you again..."
Post by: Yavia on March 22, 2020, 04:01:40 AM
Antaka have to do not so funny things :-[)
"Did he catch our sending out off the air?", Antaka asks Toad in a hushed whisper. She turns to Yare.
"In my tribe people get shunned. No contact to anyone, no one talks with them or help them. Its not easy to survive in the desert alone, but manageable. Most of them die. If they come back they get killed instantly. We can't shun you, because you will allways come back to forfill your...task... " she looks at Toad for some moral support and sighs.
"I don't want to kill you, because I think you follow a wrong path. You are hoodwinged by some magic. I understand your hate, but it can't be real that Wander did this on purpose. Why would he if he is the person you told off? You would die for a crime you would normally not have done. If you get the knowledge you tried to kill Wander on a wrong cause, would you really want to die for it? This magic kills your tribe, not Wander. You both are the only survivors of your tribe - maybe there are some more? Don't you want to search for them and rather die on the spot?" She takes a deep breath and smiles faintly. "Sorry, I'm chatty."
Her expression gets stern. "In short. Wander is the wrong suspect. This magic is the one, that kills your tribe. I want you to help us to get rid of it once and for all and revenge your tribe! So I will set you free, but if you run back, I will trow my spear in your back and leave you to die. That's my opinion to that matter."
She looks at Toad. "Do you have another idea? If so, spill it out."
Post by: Berit on March 22, 2020, 08:17:14 AM
Yare says and looks Antaka, still the certain fire burning in his pink eyes... it is clear he will not let Wander be if they free him... He will risk getting impaled by Antaka's spear just to get to Wander... Toad sighs...
"No... we do not set him free... he hates too much to care about his own life... and... I think he... might want to die, to be with his tribe... sometimes the burden of surviving is greater than the simplicity of death..."
Toad looks sorrowful, like he knows the feeling but brushes it off... he looks at a fallen tree with a lot of Boar foot prints and tossed snow, and a tiny bit of frozen blood... Toad says...
"Ah! here we are! this is the place where the boar attacked me... and kept coming after me..."
Toad slightly glances at Antaka, for a minute it feels that he would have wanted to stare at her for longer, but he turns his gaze to the surroundings...
Post by: Jeb on March 22, 2020, 10:32:33 AM
She scratches at the thick fur of Stormsong's ruff. "Stormsong was there in the storm. He's not alarmed by you now."
"Stormsong, this is Foxwood, and this is Marut." Moondrop says, indicating each with a wave. "Now, shall we go?"
Post by: Yavia on March 22, 2020, 10:45:37 AM
(Diced 3 for looking for clues.)
Post by: Czarine on March 22, 2020, 01:24:54 PM
"First, I'm going to melt this snow and use the water to wash Wander and myself." she explains to Mehadrin while working.
"I don't know how to make as fine garments as, uh... yours are, but I can make clothes to stay warm... We just don't have that much material. There are some clothes I made over there if you're cold." she gestures at a pile of winter clothes she made earlier.
She looks at Mehadrin curiously, when he poses near the throne, even if there's only Laluna there to "admire" him. She chuckles when Wolfsbane goes over to visit Mehadrin.
"Ah, that is Wolfsbane. She won't harm you! I bet she just wants you to pet her." she smiles.
Post by: Berit on March 22, 2020, 06:25:04 PM
"quite the steed you have there!... "
Woodfox looks curiously at the Wolf...
"Never thought you could ride one!..."
they start to head for the tower, Woodfox asks impatiently...
"But really, what could be behind that door?? I'm really curious!... the thing cannot be bid as the hill isn't wide enough for something enormous... or, or maybe it leads deeper underground! there could be a bigger place there! Ah! I can't wait!..."
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Antaka and Toad walk closer to the fallen tree, Yare doesn't say anything to antaka's insult and just looks around... Antaka only finds tracks made by Boar and Toad, but then suddenly spots footprints on a near by hill!... someone might have been watching when the boar "transformed" into a beast!... the tracks seem heavier, kinda like Toad's footprints... Yare looks at them and starts to look exhausted, he is still in a bad shape... Toad sends Antaka...
"I wonder if I should carry him... though... I must admit I would rather hold you, my good huntress..."
Toad smiles a bit, and looks how Antaka reacts to such a bold flirt...
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Laluna starts cleaning Wander, and Mehadrin looks at Wolfsbane with an absolutely disgusted face...
"Pet??... I am to touch an... animal! UGH! no way! I am far too pure to touch flea infested creatures!!..."
He sulks and lifts his nose again, making it clear he is offended at the mere suggestion!... Blood washes off Wander's white skin little by little... then Wander opens his eyes... an looks at Laluna... suddenly asks...
"Who are you?...."
his voice is not friendly, and he starts to sit up... then demands...
"Tell me who you are... now..."
Post by: Yavia on March 23, 2020, 06:04:11 AM
(Antaka means not to insult him on purpose, that's what she thinks of him - navigated by a nonlogical desire. Or guided by a stupid Idea and... deathseeking = a lemming.)
"I don't think he would like to be carried" Antaka considers lout looking at Yare. "He could try to hit you or even bite you. We can get some food, I don't have any. There is something back at the Tower, but no chance to get it because it's inside a stone only Wander can open. Or Yare himself is a rock-shaper too... Maybe he will also be lesser aggressive if he had eaten something?"
She is aware of the fact that she is talking about him in his present, but don't mind it. She did recognise the flick of hatred as she mentioned Wanders name. Yare was not all by himself she thinks.
To be carried herself - her first impulse was to knock it off but love can do funny things. She would like that... But wait a moment...! Was that love that's blooming? She feels so flattered and Toads words and looks are saying the same. If she don't misinterpret that like his words before...
Post by: Czarine on March 23, 2020, 03:53:44 PM
Laluna smiles at Mehadrin's prejudiced opinions.
"Why don't you try? You might be pleasantly surprised. Her fur is very soft and fluffy."
Laluna continues to wash Wander, trying to be careful not to get too much water on his bedding. She smiles when she sees him open his eyes, but is confused when he looks at her with such stern eyes. She's even more confused when he doesn't recognize Laluna.
"...It's me, Laluna. Are you... are you alright?" she asks, worried.
Post by: Berit on March 23, 2020, 11:56:26 PM
"Did we really just... see things? the board as monster... what is going on here?..."
Yare looks at the mountain silently, his eyes slowly fill with sadness... he probably wonders if the corpses of his tribe still are in the mountain somewhere...
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Wander grabs her hand tightly and slowly sits up, he looks suddenly intimidating.... his hold on Laluna's hand tightens so that it is starting to cause pain...
"... I have never met you in my life...."
He keeps hold and starts standing...
"How dare you lay your filthy hand on a chief!..."
Post by: Yavia on March 24, 2020, 04:31:05 AM
She looks at Yare. "Do we hunt something and eat before we continue? I don't want him to starve. Also I'm not sure, how to continue..." she stops. Somehow she don't know how to go on.
What should they do now outside the parameter of things that become unreal? Look for a hideout was a good idea to start. But how do they get Wander out even this far? If she wants to go on the mountain there will still be Yare who never gonna follow them. Also she wasn't so sure to get there herself anymore. The sinister mountain don't feel so welcoming like from the distance...
"We could look around if here is a place to dwell somewhere. And we could eat something."
Post by: Jeb on March 24, 2020, 01:33:01 PM
"Aaahhh!" Moondrop shrieks. At first she clutches Stormsong's fur tightly, not quite trusting Stormsong and feeling a little insecure at being so high up on something that is moving, but as she gets used to the rhythm of his gait she starts to feel more at ease and even enjoying it.
"You trouble-maker!" She says affectionately as she scratches behind his ears again. "Fine, you can carry me if you want. You can tire yourself out while I stay rested up here."
To Woodfox's impatient questions she answers "I've heard so much talk about the danger around here, I'm afraid that we won't like what we find behind that door. But," she says with determination, "if we're going to make a home here, we need to find out what's there."
Post by: Berit on March 24, 2020, 04:19:04 PM
"shall I go hunting? or shall I keep Yare secured and wait for thee to hunt some game for us, my good huntress?.."
He seems calm and looks at them, he is so tall the it always feels a little strange to look directly at him... and his blonde hair has that weir cut even if it's clearly well kept... Yare just looks tired, he is so hungry he is starting to look very sad...
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(so she became a wolfrider then!)
Moondrop and the others walk forward, Marut also nods...
"I'd also like to make this place better suited for us... especially now that white-cold is passing and plants start to grow greens again..."
Woodfox walks with long stride to his steps next to Moondrop, he seems happy and energetic!... he looks at her cheerfully...
"I also want to find out what is in there! and... about all the weird things you told me!... we can solve the mystery together!..."
Post by: Czarine on March 25, 2020, 02:21:27 PM
"But we've stayed here with you for a while already..." she tries to say when Wander grabs Laluna' s hand.
She looks at him a bit scared when he stands up. She winces when his grip tightens.
"Y-You're hurting me..." she says shakily, slightly pulling her hand in his grip.
Post by: Berit on March 25, 2020, 04:50:13 PM
"This is hurting you?.... good.... learn to keep your distance from your chief.... you are below me.... only come when you are called...."
Wander's eyes look emotionless... he calmly let's go of Laluna's hand... and then suddenly hits her with the back of his hand, making her fall down! Mehadrin jumps and looks scared, glances at Laluna to see if she is alright... Wander touches his throne... and slowly pulls out stone from it, creating a curved stone sword!... Wander says to Laluna...
"Now... bow down to me.... as I am the one you shall call chief..."
Post by: Jeb on March 26, 2020, 04:39:03 AM
Moondrop can only manage a weak smile in answer to Woodfox's excitement. Finding someone she might belong with had made her so happy, but now she was beginning to think about the other side. She might be leading them into harm's way.
It was their choice to come with her, but if any of them got injured it would be because of her. It was almost enough to make her want to take off on her own again. It was so much simpler to only be responsible for herself.
She tries to shake off her worry. She asks Foxwood. "Tell me more about the silver fox."
Post by: Czarine on March 26, 2020, 05:51:39 AM
Wander's blow hits Laluna full on because she didn't anticipate it at all. She turns her startled gaze at him, holding her sore cheek in disbelief. It's as if all emotion had left Wander's eyes...
Her gaze turns into horror when she sees how Wander shapes a sword out of his throne! She wants to scream and flee, but she fears for Mehadrin and anyone who might return unaware of the situation. Besides, she's sure she cannot escape him, even if they're both in a weak state. Though Wander somehow doesn't seem that weak anymore...
Shaking, she crawls on her knees and bows down her head.
"M-My chief..."
She must find a way to warn others somehow.
Post by: Berit on March 26, 2020, 04:55:03 PM
Woodfox asks full of excitement... he tells them...
"It truly is a sight to be hold! I have never seen a pelt as beautiful as the one he has! so fluffy and shiny! no matter what weather his pelt remains as silver as the light of the full moon! the time I first saw him I thought he was a dream, but he was not! he was very real! I've tried to capture him ever since!..."
He is so happy just about the thought of the fox that he shakes, Marut looks at him a tad worried, it's rare to see such excitement... Maut looks at the forest and it's true, some branches already have hints of leaves starting to grow...
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Wander looks at Laluna, then turns his emotionally dead gaze to Mehadrin, Mehadrin's legs shake, he seems very afraid, not death but being a slave once more... He knows he cannot survive outside by himself... Mehadrin gasps and quickly gets on his knees and bows... Wander looks at both, seeming calmer... he sits down on his throne like a grand but ruthless king... he looks at Laluna...
"You... woman... tend to my wounds..."
Post by: Jeb on March 27, 2020, 10:17:18 AM
"Some human tribes get very excited when they find an animal with all white fur. Sometimes they will worship it as one of their gods, or think that it is not alive, only a spirit walking about."
It always puzzled her, making such a fuss over fur color. Some animals were lots of different colors, why not white?
"I hope you catch it some day."
Post by: Berit on March 28, 2020, 12:10:46 AM
"but a fox with all silver fur? no other colors! in all my years I have never seen something like that!..."
They are nearing the edge of the forest, and some green plants have started to poke through the snow. woodfox smiles...
"When it gets green, the fox will be easier to spot! I can hardly wait!..."
Marut scratches his beard as it it starting to get very itchy now that weather is warming, like the winter fur on some animals... Marut looks at Moondrop for a moment, his sharp eyes have started to soften... Marut smiles and looks at her a bit more fatherly than he meant to... he does remember something...
Post by: Czarine on March 28, 2020, 12:41:27 AM
Laluna gets startled when Wander addresses her in such a cold way. She isn't sure what she can do to tend to Wander's inner damage, as his wounds are already healed, but she could finish washing him.
She takes the water and a piece of cloth and approaches Wander tensely. The blood has dried all over her clothes and skin, making them stiff. She continues washing Wander, but she's tense; she fears he will strike her again...
Post by: Berit on March 28, 2020, 05:07:10 AM
"sit on my lap...."
Post by: Jeb on March 29, 2020, 10:55:47 AM
"Or maybe the fox will lose his silver hair and turn red again with the new season." Moondrop muses.
As she looks around she notices Marut's smile and shifts uncomfortably. "What?"
Post by: Berit on March 29, 2020, 10:38:34 PM
Marut says but smiles wider.... he looks at her wondering if he should tell, but feels slightly awkward about it, finally he says...
"I just... remembered something... what it was like holding you... when you were little... I know, it is weird and everything... but I do remember... it felt... warm..."
Marut watches at his own feet while walking through the snow... Woodfox points...
"I can see the tower already!... Gosh, I wonder how they will react when they see me..."
Post by: Czarine on March 30, 2020, 12:45:05 AM
Laluna is afraid to look at Wander's eyes. She can't comprehend how he could change like this. Is it the bad magic from the mountain at work again?
She looks hesitant when Wander demands her to sit on his lap.
"My chief...?" she glances at him. She doesn't want to, but she's afraid...
Post by: Berit on March 30, 2020, 01:33:57 AM
".... Are you an imbecile of deaf?... I gave you and order... and when I give an order, you obey..."
For a moment his Grips Laluna's face so hard she fears her jaw might dislocate itself from her skull! Mehadrin sees her blight and quickly says...
"m-my chief... let me... take care of all that blood for you..."
He gently sits on Wander's feet, taking water and the cloth and starts washing him gently, even a bit seductively... he whispers to Wander...
"I have always liked a man who knows what he wants..."
Wander's grip on Laluna's face loosens and he starts to look Mehadrin angrily... Mehadrin looks at Laluna, his eyes tell her to run while he keeps Wander distracted...
Post by: Czarine on March 30, 2020, 05:20:33 AM
She's terrified when she hears Mehadrin's words... they will anger Wander for sure. Even though she understands Mehadrin's plan, she fears for his life! This Wander seems too unpredictable, he might just kill Mehadrin in his rage... She needs to find a chance for them both to escape!
She knows Wander has trouble breathing, and she has only one hand free... She decides to take a risk and hit Wander on his throat as hard as she can! Maybe then they could run for it..!
(Laluna's roll: 4. This is getting intense!)
Post by: Berit on March 30, 2020, 09:36:58 PM
Laluna's sudden punch hits Wander In the throat! He immediately lets go of her as he leans forward and gadps for air. Mehadrin grabs Laluna and they both make a run for it! Wolfsbane doesn't know what is going on but senses their worry so She rubs after them. Wander's words hiss behind them...
"you.... Shall die..."
The stairs below their feel start to twist and change form! But they manage to get to the upper floor, Mehadrin screams the whole way to the door! He is both scared of Wander and Magic!..
Post by: Jeb on March 31, 2020, 09:50:43 AM
"I think everyone will be happy to meet you. Wander was so welcoming to share his home, and we've all gotten along well." Her brow wrinkles as she thinks of the friction between Antaka and Toad, as well as her own argument with Wander. "Well, mostly."
Post by: Berit on March 31, 2020, 10:28:29 PM
"that... that is my brother!..."
The elf he is looking at is has fiery red hair and sparkly cloth that doesn't hide anything about his body... Marut says alarmed...
"but what are they running from??,,, they might be in trouble!..."
Stormsong suddenly refuses to move and looks terrified! he cannot take his eyes off the small goat!...
Post by: Czarine on March 31, 2020, 11:43:49 PM
Laluna doesn't stop running until they've reached the snow. Only then she takes a scared glance behind to see if Wander follows them. Laluna feels her bloody clothes stiffen in the cold air outside and she's worried that Mehadrin won't survive the weather either... but they cannot go back in to get warmer clothes. She can still feel where Wander gripped her face, and her cheek has started to swell from the hit earlier. But there's no time for healing.
"W-We must keep moving..." she tells Mehadrin when she turns her eyes and spots elves nearby. She recognizes Moondrop and Stormsong, but there's a young elf she hasn't met. And...
"...Marut..?" she says aloud, surprised. His beard confused Laluna for a moment, but the nose and hair are unmistakeably Marut's. She takes Mehadrin's hand and hurries towards the familiar faces.
Post by: Jeb on April 01, 2020, 09:16:10 AM
As Laluna and the red-haired elf get closer, memories flash in Moondrop's mind of meeting Mehadrin before and his utterly asinine behavior. Based on his clothing, he hasn't gained any more common sense since they last met. "You?!"
She turns to Foxwood in disbelief. "This is your brother?!"
Post by: Berit on April 02, 2020, 06:13:07 AM
"Help! HELP!! he went insane!!..."
Woodfox nods...
"Yeah, he is my brother!... I wonder what bugs him this time?..."
he doesn't take his blight seriously, but Marut does, he rushes forward and graps Laluna's arms...
"What happened?? what is going on here?..."
Stormsong suddenly starts backing off when the Goat approaches! Stormsong almost takes Moondrop with him!...
Post by: Czarine on April 02, 2020, 07:12:37 AM
"T-There's an elf in the tower... Wander... We've stayed with him for a while now, and he used to be kind... but for some reason, when he woke up he didn't remember me, and behaved like a totally different person..!" she tries to stay calm and explain.
"I worry about him... He's not well! But I don't know when -- if he's going to change back to the kind Wander..." she takes an anxious look at the tower.
"But he's dangerous now because he's a rock-shaper and he's angry that I... hit him." she turns quiet. Laluna doesn't like to use violence and hitting Wander just after she had healed him felt painfully wrong to her.
Post by: Jeb on April 02, 2020, 10:25:42 AM
Her eyes fall on the swelling on Laluna's face. "He did this to you!?"
Her hand falls to her knife as she looks around. "Where is he? Where is everyone else?"
Post by: Czarine on April 02, 2020, 12:15:01 PM
"H-He did hit me... but I was just too close. I was washing him when he suddenly woke up. He didn't like anyone near him..." she says, trailing off. She remembers his last demand but decides to leave it unmentioned. She doesn't want the others to hate Wander for what he did.
"The others went to see where the boar was, the one that Toad saw... For some reason, the monster we killed is... a boar." she tells them, still confused how it could happen.
"But Wander is still there... inside." she looks at the tower, falling quiet.
Post by: Jeb on April 02, 2020, 02:11:29 PM
She looks around at their little group, trying to decide what to believe. Could things have changed so much in the short time she's been gone?
Having no idea where the boar came from and the others have gone, checking on Wander seems the most logical thing to do. They came back to find him and the little cube anyway.
She had jumped off Stormsong when he reared back from the goat, but as she turns to ask the others what they think, she notes the goat and the wolf's strange behavior again. "And what's going on here?"
Post by: Berit on April 03, 2020, 06:36:43 AM
"Brother!..."
Mehadrin turns and as he sees him, he looks angry...
"... you are no brother of mine..."
He glances at him coldly and walks to company the rest of them, Woodfox looks hurt and stares sadly at Mehadrin... Marut suddenly asks...
"is that person there... this Wander..."
indeed! Wander has stepped outside the tower, looking directly at them and holding his stony blade...
Post by: Amberfox on April 03, 2020, 12:52:15 PM
Stormvex clutched tightly to the seam of his jacket, tucking his head into its warmth. The cold and snow were bad enough, but the winds felt like daggers piercing his flesh. ‘This sucks,’ he thought before sending to his less suffering companion. **It’s freezing!**
**Oh, quit your complaining,** came a prompt reply. **It’s not that bad.**
**Not that bad? I’m turning blue!**
**Aw,** his companion leaned into him with a broad grin. **But blue becomes you, brings out your eyes.**
A quick glare ended it.
**Besides, it’s just part of the adventure! We got to travel, see the sights, meet new elves, fight those trolls, got these warm outfits,** Runedance stated with a wide, dramatic sweeping gesture with his arms, his enthusiasm obvious.
**Freeze to death…**
**Whine, whine, whine,** Runedance grinned. This was fun; he’d never seen Stormvex is such a state. He reached forward and gave his snowy bond a scratch on the head. **Even Stormhunt is having fun.**
**Stormhunt is a snow leopard,** Stormvex stated, why wouldn’t she be enjoying herself for a change? **Next adventure remains in the jungle.**
**Fine,** Runedance chuckled. **You know, Solstice is managing.**
Stormvex rubbed his bond wolf’s scruff, knowing full well she wasn’t having a good time in the white death. **You wish. You know, I’m surprised your mother let you go on this adventure.**
**And I’m surprised your mother hasn’t tried to kill you yet.**
**Fair point.** A moment passed in silence before the two broke out in laughter. The two continued to playfully harass each other before finally, **Sun’s starting to rise, best find some shelter.**
Runedance turned his eyes upward and studied the sky before yawning. **Might as well, besides, I’m getting sleepy. How long has it been since we got a decent day’s sleep?**
**Too long.** Stormvex looked around. The trees weren’t sufficient enough to rest in, and he was no plantshaper. Not too far there were shallow caverns. That would work well for the four of them, but there was that nagging feeling. Something seemed to lure them here, something he couldn’t quite make sense of. He glanced about nervously, trying to figure it out, but there was nothing but snow and gnarled trees. He silently swore he’d never venture this north again.
**Still got that feeling?** Runedance asked, noting his friend’s caution.
**Yeah, but maybe things will be better at moonsrise,** he hoped. **Over there, we can grab a quick nap before heading out.**
The four headed over to the closest shallow cavern and settled in. Much like their bonds, the elves did a few quick circles before lying down, each making contact with the others: a puppy pile. It wasn’t long before they were all fast asleep.
Two noses stretched out before them, testing the scents on the warming air. It had stopped snowing, the wind had died down, but now there was something else. Snow leopard and wolf sent warnings to their bonds.
Stormvex woke quickly to their warnings, scanning the immediate area, his hand instantly grabbing his sword. He could hear it, voices just beyond the cavern. He listened closely as the voices carried in the slight, warming breeze. Yes, he was certain those were elves, at least two, likely more.
**Runedance, get up,** he summoned his friend, still slumbering peacefully.
**Hmph, go away.**
**Get up, stupid, we’re not alone.**
**So what,** Runedance grumbled with annoyance.
**Get up, there are voices, elves,** Stormvex urged.
**So, tell them I said ‘hi.’**
**Damn it, Runedance, get up-** Stormvex became frustrated before realizing he was approaching this all wrong. Sitting upright, he smirked. **Yeah, elves, and they could be dangerous, there could be a fight…**
Runedance’s eyes snapped open. **A fight? Okay, I’m up.**
The elves gathered their weapons and made their way out of the cavern, carefully crouching toward the voices making sure to stay low and quiet. The bond beasts worked their way around the new elves, moving like brief shadows cast by the barren trees. All waited, watching to determine what to do next.
Post by: Jeb on April 03, 2020, 02:08:34 PM
Moondrop watches the reunion of the two brothers with interest, her heart going out to Foxwood at his hurt look. After what he's said, she knows he's been anxious to find his brother again, although having dealt with Mehadrin, she's not sure why.
She wonders why Mehadrin is so angry until Marut's question brings her attention back to the tower and Wander standing outside. Her gaze drops down to the sword in his hand. It's strange to see, but makes Yare's story not so unbelievable now.
"Did he make that sword?" Moondrop wonders aloud. He had seemed so defenseless when she had challenged him, but now she recalled how easily he had pulled the heat stones through the floor and fashioned the little boxes.
She sends the memory of the floating stones to the others. "If he can make blades out of rocks, maybe he can fling them like arrows."
Post by: Czarine on April 03, 2020, 02:11:42 PM
Laluna is a bit confused when the other elf calls Mehadrin his brother. Now that she looks at them, they have similar features... though the other one doesn't share Mehadrin's taste in clothing (or rather the lack of it).
She turns her attention briefly at Stormsong's agitation. She's amused to see that the goat still doesn't fear him.
"Ah, this is Wolfsbane. She came to the tower, seeking shelter, and Stormsong here seems to be afraid of her for some reason." Laluna smiles.
Her smile fades when she hears Marut's words and she sees Wander standing outside with his sword.
She nods in answer to Moondrop's question, keeping her worried gaze on Wander. She's afraid of what he'll do, and what they will have to do to him to stop this madness.
Post by: Berit on April 04, 2020, 05:18:01 AM
Stormvex, Runnedance and their companions suddenly notice a group of elves, one of them wears super shiny clothing that stands out like a sore thumb from the nature around him. they are clearly worried about something, all looking towards a strange stone structure and a white skinned elf! the elf has a weapon draw... the wolf from the group notices them and howls out to their wolf to learn what that wolf is doing at it's territory... but he doesn't seem unwelcoming, just making sure that he will defend the territory if the other wolf tries to steal it!.. it is one big wolf, but it slightly wags its tail, hoping to make friends... some of the elves look towards them, one having the biggest nose they have ever seen!... and suddenly one of them sends...
"Hey!... ummm, are you friendly or not?... We don't want trouble!..."
He seems intimidated by new elves, the sending comes from a pretty faced hunter... Mehadrin notices them and screams so that the wholöe filed echoes and shouts...
"Oh no!! Wander has evil friends! SAVE ME!..."
Mehadrin hugs Moondrop making it hard for her to reach her weapons!... Marut tries to get him off Moondrop whie looking at Wander... Wander sends to all of them, causing major headache!...
"You all DARE to defy me!?! I am a GOD!!..."
Post by: Amberfox on April 04, 2020, 07:46:53 AM
Stormhunt (Runedance's snow leopard) snarls and reveals herself as well, her hackles slightly raised. She generally didn't like crowds, and even tended to hang out on the edge of the home holt, mingling with a few select elves and bonds. She wanted this crowd to know she meant business. Her tail twitched anxiously.
Runedance quickly clamped his hands over Stormvex's mouth when Stormsong howled. He knew all wolves and wolf bloods could not resist a responding howl, and he wasn't ready to pop out of the shadows just yet.
**Knock it off, ** Stormvex grumbled as he smacked Runedance's hand away from his face. **Their wolf gave us away; they know we're here.**
Runedance rocked back on his heels. **Figures it would be a wolf.**
**Well, come on, let's go meet these elves.** With that, the duo left the shadows and started toward the others when they heard the pale one issue forth his ultimatum. Their focus turned to him, although Stormvex took notice of the others' reaction and overall behavior.
Runedance shrugged and readied to grab his sword. **Not much of a challenge, but let's have some fun.** This elf looked too weak to be much of a threat, but a fight was a fight.
Stormvex thrust his arm in front of him, blocking him from advancing. **Hold on, we don't know what's going on and who's at fault. There's obviously something going on here that we just stumbled into.**
**Who cares? Let's put a stop to it and see who's left.**
Stormvex didn't release his eager friend, but turned his gaze to the others and lock sent to them (excluding the weapon brandishing one). **What's going on?** was all he could manage. He knew time was of the essence.
Sadly, Stormvex couldn't block Runedance's sending. **Yeah? Well, you're not MY god,** he responded openly before turning to Stormvex. **What's a god?**
Post by: Yavia on April 04, 2020, 10:56:26 AM
(Wow, I was so scared about Laluna! Mehadrin was so heroic. This Wander is creepy!!! Welcome Amberfox!)
So meanwhile Antaka was thinking. She have seen footprints that do not belong to Toad, she has Yare with them who will never go to the cave and she herself isn't sure to go there either. But what is going on here? If someone watched the boar transformed he could also be the reason the boar transformed in the first place. Maybe a tall elf did all this. Or maybe a human? She don't know much about humans. They are merchants and move from oasis to oasis. Non of them can do any magic. But this was not her home here. And everything was different here.
So many different people she was not even sure they all want to be one tribe and this flirt came out of nowhere. Too much things she don't understand. She needs something to focus on, something to get her head clear. She has no idea how to solve this riddle, but the tribe do have a hunter, two if Moondrop will come back, and trappers. They have a warrior, a tall one and a healer and a tanner. They have a rockshaper, a lady and a wolf. They don't need her they can spare her. Maybe she can solve this riddle for them? Maybe the cave will have the answers. The cave no one wants to go to. She can't take Toad with her, because Yare will not come with them. And she can't leave Yare behind, he may free himself and kill Wander or Laluna - or be killed as he was helplessly tied on a tree. She wants to know what is up there. Or who left the trails of footprints to begin with.
"Better you set some traps while I go hunting. I... " she hesitated "... could be missing the game. I think you are in a better shape to watch over Yare. I could not stop him from running. I just could kill him." She looks at Toad and shuts her mouth. In the first time in her life she does not think for the tribe, for the group. She had told them everything she knows and was thinking off, but this time she said nothing. What for? They can't murder Yare to get up there together. She smiles at Toad sure to send to him, if she was far enough away, that she would not come back soon. Or ever. And that he should go back. Maybe Wander was awake and he and Yare could talk.
And set off to follow the footprints, alone and free of misunderstandings at last. Eager to solve the mystery about the boar or what had brought her here. And maybe she finds a way back to the place she knows and wants to be and belongs to. Home.
(Diced 3 to follow the large footprints. I have no clue what Antaka might find. I'm on a total loss with this mystery. How it works.)
Post by: Berit on April 04, 2020, 01:10:56 PM
"... not your god?.... ..."
He stares at Rundance... then sends
"then die...."
(Runedance has to roll a dice! and a get a number over 3!)
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Toad looks at Antaka and nods, not knowing what she is doing but suspecting something is up...
"I will be here... ... and Huntress... if something happens... send for me..."
something about his voice sounds sorrowful, but he turns to Yare to think what to do with him... Antaka follows the footprints... they are not those of a human, for that they are too small, but the one walking is heavy... Antaka also smells something, some kind of fragrance? perfume? something that some ladies in the desert use...
Post by: Amberfox on April 04, 2020, 01:47:48 PM
(Jeb, yes, I'm working on illos of the duo, just need to ink them. In the meantime, I've posted their CIS synopsis)
I couldn't find my dice, but I tossed my throw sticks from my ancient Egyptian board game, Senet. This should count, especially since I took the chance: five can never be tossed by the sticks, only 1-4 and 6, and I usually get ones and twos. Let me know if it counts, and I'll see if I can find my dice in the meantime.
I tossed: 6! Woo-hoo! That almost never happens!
Post by: Czarine on April 04, 2020, 01:54:04 PM
She cannot keep her attention at the newcomers for long because she knows Wander is a serious threat to them with his abilities. She receives their sending asking about the situation, but she cannot send an answer back... She wishes she could.
Laluna looks horrified when she hears Wander's death threat! She takes a few steps toward Wander, hoping to get his attention.
"No!! Your anger is my doing... I'm sorry I hurt you. Please, don't hurt anyone..." she pleads. She doesn't want Wander to kill anyone in his anger.
(Laluna's roll: 6 as well! Amberfox, if you need to roll a die, you can use this site: https://www.random.org/dice/?num=1 (https://www.random.org/dice/?num=1) )
Post by: Jeb on April 04, 2020, 02:07:23 PM
She had been wondering what to do about Wander. She listens to Laluna's plea, but knows that if she couldn't make him see reason before, it was too late now. So that left some more physical option. Running or fighting hadn't seemed possible against someone who could turn the very stones from the ground to shards to hurl at them. Wander hadn't had much energy before, it was possible that he would tire soon, but this wasn't the Wander from before.
She's shocked still for a moment when more elves and beasts emerge from the forest, but as one challenges Wander, she sends to the rest "Quick, while this fool's got him distracted, knock him out!"
(Moondrop rolls a 2 - I guess just to get away from Mehadrin. ::) )
Post by: Yavia on April 04, 2020, 02:45:26 PM
Antaka is confused. She did expect the heavy footing was made by a man. Why was there the scent of a parfume used by woman? She guess it will be used by woman... but otherwise she could imagine the flowery Mehadrin could use similar smells. She speed up a bit, not so cautious anymore. If it's a lady she is not afraid of her.
Shortly she looks back, she has not come far enough to send to Toad. She hopes Toad will catch some food and eat with Yare. Her heart aches as she thinks of her betrayal. But maybe she will be back with the culprit of this evil magic.
Post by: Berit on April 05, 2020, 06:01:32 AM
Moondrop gets Mehadrin off and everyone is ready to act!...
Laluna's voice get's Wander's attention and he sends to her in steel cold anger that doesn't reach his face...
"Why did you betray me?? you should be glad I chose you to be my partner.... What MORE could you want??..."
(Wander rolls 1)
Wander suddenly looks at his hand, it starts to twitch and lets go of the sword... Wander then firmly grips his head and lets out a pain filled cry, drops to his knees and suddenly loses consciousness and falls to the snow...
Marut, Mehadrin and Woodfox stare at Wander in silence... Mehadrin grabs Moondrop's hand and asks...
"is it... is it over?...."
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Antaka walks in the snow and feels down and sad, but determined to find out something... she follows the scent and the footprints till she reaches the root of the mountain, the way is all up hill from here... the foot prints go up and behind a large boulder... and suddenly, the scent of flowers grows clearer, and a figure stands out! someone glad in full armor and has a red cape flaring in the wind! the armor is worn and has numerous marks of battle on it... but remarkably, the person doesn't seem to notice her... not until they turn their head completely towards Antaka... only green eye peers sharply at her from the shades of the helmet... and a soft voice speaks out that is filled with authority...
".... I am lady Ironglory.... I ask of you to turn back the way you came... Danger lurks here..."
Post by: Yavia on April 05, 2020, 06:38:12 AM
(Ehm, did Antaka cross paths with Dark Souls? Irks!)
Antaka froze while looking at the mighty iron knight. All the marks of battle...and did the knight miss an ear? She was scared, but this knight spoke first. Not draw a weapon and splint her in half.
"I...", she stutters. "I want... to know ...what it's up there. I know danger lurks there, I want to make it stop!" She drew breath, the more she spoke the more secure her voice gets. "I am teased by illusions, Monsters become boars, did you watch that downhills? Icy Storm stops after killing this boar and spring is at hand. People behave different in times and forests are moving underground. Do you know what is happening here? Do you know who is causing this?"
She braced herself. She don't know who this knight is. It is possible, that he (What do I say he or she? for it's a knight but a woman? It?) is the reason of all this and that he will attack now. Antaka, she told herself, be ready for a hard fight...
(Dice for a maybe fight... 2 ... fits perfectly! - like Yavia plays Dark Souls :lol )
Post by: Amberfox on April 05, 2020, 07:44:34 AM
Stormvex quickly explains what a god is to Runedance, but it has little effect on him. Obviously, this was no god, just a useless elf. As the ground shakes and rises as a spike where Runedance once stood, he bounces backward and lets out a startled, **Whoa!** before regaining his senses. **Okay, I'm guessing this one's a rockshaper.** Grinning at Stormvex, he casually remarks, **Watch your step.**
Stormex turns his full attention to the rockshaper wielding the sword. Claiming to be a god and threatening everyone in sight, his assumption was this one was the problem and dangerous to all, including himself. He clasped his polearm and started toward the elf, eyes narrowed, teeth bared. He sent to the angry, snarling bonds to close in and pounce. His goal was to hold, not kill. The others weren't willing to take him out, so there must be something more. Still, this one was dangerous and needed to be stopped.
Runedance debates using a sword and taking Wander's head or just getting it over with quickly by using his bow. **Don't chew on this one, Stormhunt,** he sent to his snow leopard. **He's likely not good eats; tainted meat.** He finally decided on his bow, knocking an arrow and moving aside to not hit anyone else but the high and mighty "god."
When Wander suddenly collapses, Stormvex hesitates. He's known of something like this before. Or at least two possible scenarios. Could he be possessed by another's restless soul or one of those split personalities? He drew in a quick breath hoping it wasn't the latter; those things were so confusing. **Solstice, Stormhunt, pin him but don't kill him!** he called and continued toward Wander, but allowed any others in this group to get in front of him. He still didn't understand what was going on, and he wondered why none responded to him. Perhaps he and Runedance weren't welcomed in this strange conflict, but he wasn't going to get spiked in the meantime. Once the danger was removed, he would leave if requested, taking his friend with him.
Stormvex: 6 Runedance: 3
Post by: Jeb on April 05, 2020, 09:53:09 AM
She looks at the newcomers, wanting to find out more about them, but needs to deal with Wander first. Is he really out? Or could he be luring them closer?
She cautiously approaches him, pulling some scraps from her cloak to blindfold him and bind his hands.
Post by: Czarine on April 06, 2020, 01:04:30 AM
She doesn't get a chance to answer him when he suddenly collapses. She hesitates to go to him, but when Moondrop does, she follows her. She's jumpy when she sees the newcomers' bond beasts approach them, but she cannot step aside before she knows that Wander is all right.
She crouches next to him, carefully examining his pulse and breathing. Maybe he had a seizure of some sort? She tries to feel with her magic if there's any damage in his head since he held his head before collapsing.
(Laluna's roll: 1! Whyyyy... -_- it's like me trying to play Dark Souls!)
Post by: Berit on April 06, 2020, 06:59:59 AM
The knight looks at Antaka, but doesn't seem hostile... her manner is calm but alert..
"Good lady.... are you certain you would want to face what is above us?..."
her green eye studies Antaka, she must be one of those from Toad's tribe!... but Toad doesn't seem as battle hardened as this one... it is a weird mixture smelling gentle perfume of blooming flowers and seeing a warrior in full armor... the more Antaka looks at her, the clearer it becomes that she is missing an eye and an ear on the same side... so it's not just her armor that has been marked by battle... her voice softly speaks out again...
"I have seen things on this mountain... some sort of... elk monster... I know not how to describe it by other words... and the boar, I saw familiar footprints that were chased by a boar, but heard a scream from this mountain, so I came to find out is someone is in trouble..."
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The bond beasts of Stormvex and Rundance pile on Wander but Wander isn't moving, he simply groans a little as air ascapes his lungs under the weight of the beasts... All is quiet, Moondrop and Laluna also soon realize that Wander really is out cold so Moondrop can easily tie him up... Mehadrin looks the new elves, and starts lifting his bare feet from the snow because they are freezing!.. Woodfox has moved a bit further from the whole group, clearly not feeling happy in a group... Marut also walks to look at Wander but keeps an close eye on the snow leopard, clearly knows it is not a beast to be trusted...
"So... what is... what is going on here?..."
Laluna doesn't find anything wrong in Wander's head, it is like he had a massive migraine and collapsed...
Post by: Yavia on April 06, 2020, 08:39:19 AM
Antaka opens her mouth. Familiar footprints? Lady Ironglory could have been from his tribe, or they both meet. They do have some similarities like the color of eyes, the armor parts, the way of talking. (The height?)
she burst out: "Do you know Sir Toad?"
Then takes a deep breath. "Did you see the boar transform? Was anyone near it too? I have seen the head of an elk falling down into the valley from a far distance. It could have come from the cave. May I accompany you to find out if someone is in trouble? And we do miss ehm, a whole tribe, presumably dead."
She thinks that must sound silly and added: "I'm not afraid to go up there."
Just a short brief moment there was fear, but she wants to know. And with a warrior like this on her side, she might have a chance to at least take a look inside the cave. But she was cautious. This woman can still be the reason for all of this and just lie to her. It seems unlikely by her words, but Antaka don't know for sure. But she remembers the honor Toad have spoken off. A knight will be hornest she assumes.
Post by: Amberfox on April 06, 2020, 10:06:04 AM
**Runedance, put the bow down,** he locksent to his friend. **You might hit someone...more importantly, one of our bonds. I promise you'll get to whack something later.** He knew Runedance wasn't concerned with these elves, not knowing them, but the warning about the bonds made him lower his bow.
**If he starts up again, I'll put this arrow between his eyes or straight into his heart.** Runedance made his way toward the elf with the others, but certainly was in no hurry. Suddenly, things felt boring.
Post by: Jeb on April 06, 2020, 12:38:26 PM
Once Wander is bound, Moondrop shies back away from the large animals.
At Marut's question, Moondrop's gaze flicks to Laluna and Mahadrin. "Wander seemed gentle and weak when he offered to share his shelter with us, but it appears Yare may have been right about him after all."
She looks at the new elves with curiosity. They didn't seem to know about Wander's power, so couldn't be part of his tribe. They also looked like they knew how to take care of them selves, despite running unprovoked into danger.
"Thank you for your help." She looks to the forest where they appeared. "Are you alone?"
Post by: Amberfox on April 06, 2020, 03:38:22 PM
He leaned slightly, casually against his polearm. **We were traveling back home when we wound up here,** Stormvex wasn't quite prepared to go into detail. He still wasn't certain how well he could trust any of these new elves. They didn't seem threatening, but then, neither did this "Wander." **I am Stormvex, my tactless friend here is Runedance,** he gestured slightly toward the other elf as he strolled up to them. **These are our bonds, Solstice, my wolf, and Stormhunt, his snow leopard. Are you from a nearby holt?**
Post by: Berit on April 07, 2020, 02:12:09 AM
Lady Ironglory is not nearly as tall as Toad, she is about the same height as antaka herself, so Toad might be ecxeptionally tall even in his own tribe... Ironglory nods and studies Antaka's weapon with her gaze...
"Yes, Sir Toad is one of my men... I am surprised to hear that he is in this weird land also..."
But then she pauses and looks slightly confused...
"Transforming Boar? Nay... I only saw a big hog... but no transforming..."
She walks towards her but keeps her weapons sheathed, there is a spear in a holster at her back and she has a short sword... she bows...
"If there might be survivors to this tribe... I will accompany you, good lady, to rescue possible survivors... will you accept my offer of friendship?..."
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Marut also looks at the new comers and looks a bit puzzled, but tells Runedance...
"Don't be in such en eager to kill another elf... you will taint your spirit..."
but after that his expression lightens up more, he doesn't want bad blood between anything, but doesn't like unnecessary killing... Marut also looks at Moondrop and is amazed that this mad elf called Wander was frail and kind at first... Woodfox tries to make friends with Runedance and waves at him...
"Hi! I'm Woodfox!... let's be friends!..."
Mehadrin suddenly cries out...
"My feet are cold! someone help me! I don't know if it's safe to go back inside!!..."
he shivers in the cold and again, huddles to Moondrop's side...
"Honey... keep me warm..."
He also glances at Stormvex with his beautiful shimmering eyes...
"... Hope a brute like you or your friend are not here to steal me away because of my beauty..."
Marut looks very confused and slowly looks at Mehadrin... why would Mehadrin immediately think they were going to snatch him?...
Post by: Yavia on April 07, 2020, 03:35:37 AM
Antaka let her jaw drop. They know each other! She looks back and sends to Toad. She is not sure, if she reaches him, but she give all her effort in it. (diced 4)
"I found Lady Ironglory and we both want to look for survivors from Wanders tribe in the cave. She heard a scream from there. Best bring Yare back, if Wander is awake they can talk. Also Wander might be more on a watch, after what happend. He is a rockshaper, he could manage to protect himself, I think... But maybe, Yare likes to rescure some of his tribesman out of the cave?"
Antaka looks back and is unsure, how to act. She falls down to one knee and bows to Lady Ironglory. "I will be honored to walk by your side, Lady Ironglory, to face the evil and rescure possible survivors. And I'm very honored to call you a friend and will accept that offer. I am Antaka, named after my mother, huntress and goat Sheppard of the Norah tribe in the dessert, my friends call me Antaka. If there are issues in naming me by my name, please don't take a bird name..." she looks up and giggles a bit. "Sir Toad did and I just don't like it. Oh, and he is at the foot of the mountain watching a prisoner."
She stands and thinks, that she is kind of a bad person, to leave Toad just like that in the first place. But she don't know what to do with Yare. In her tribe situations like that never happend. All the outcasts accepted their fate and left the tribe. But also, non of them ever attacked another one like that. And no one wants to do it again so desperately like Yare. Maybe they have to kill him?
Post by: Berit on April 07, 2020, 03:11:42 PM
"L-Lady Ironglory is here too? I am most shocked and overjoyed!... I shall make haste to come to you... but I might have to speak with this Yare fellow on the way... He might be too scared to return to the mountain... please, my good huntress... please wait for me!..."
Lady Ironglory also bows down in a respecting manner at Antaka... it is hard to see how much she has suffered injuries but they are a lot, still she has the will to fight to protect... Antaka clearly sees it now, these elves truly are hardened by battle to protect others...
"I Ironglory knowledge your wish to not be named after a bird, worry not, that is something Toad like to do... may I call you Norah Warrior? for speaking strangers name feels a tad over friendly for me... I shall learn to call you by your real name after our bond grows stronger..."
She lifts her head and ask her...
"Is this prisoner a lot of trouble?.. will my good Toad be fine?..."
Post by: Amberfox on April 07, 2020, 04:11:02 PM
But then he took note of Marut's hair, his eyes widened. **Wow,** he remarked. **How does it do that?** He began batting at the gravity defying hair like a kitten. **Hey, Stormvex! Check out this hair!**
Stormvex shot a quick warning glance from the corner of his eye. **Runedance! Don't taunt the locals!** With a sigh, he locksent to Marut, **I'm sorry. Just ignore him and walk away.** He flooded his send with sincerity, hoping Marut would not assume they were both so rude.
Runedance noticed Woodfox's wave and offer. He tilted his head in momentary confusion. Woodfox...foxes that he knew were a lot of fun and eager to find trouble, but he wasn't sure what to make of this one. He managed to offer a nod before summoning Stormhunt over to him and walking up to Stormvex. It was then he got a good look at Mehadrin.
**Oh, shit,** he locksent to Stormvex, stunned. **When did Harvesttoad get here?**
**And when did he go red?** Stormvex replied. Harvesttoad was a holtmate from their home holt, and was very similar in displayed personality. If it weren't for appearances, he would swear they were one in the same. He noted he was staring and quickly cleared his throat, open sending, **Uh...no. Our purpose here does not involve you.** Was this elf as shallow and stupid as Harvesttoad or was there something he should be aware of? Stormvex forced a slight smile and took a slight step back to try and not make himself appear intimidating with his close proximity.
**What is it, oh mighty brute?** Runedance locksent to Stormvex, gesturing at Mehadrin.
**Just stay quiet,** he replied. **I think you've done enough to endear yourself to these elves.** He then looked at Moondrop and Marut, then at Wander. Since no one had replied earlier, now seemed a good time to get answers and distract from the social awkwardness Runedance had caused. **What exactly has happened? Should we be concerned about Wander?**
Post by: Czarine on April 08, 2020, 05:57:34 AM
Laluna studies the new elves and their mounts more carefully now that they're all safe. She figures one of them is a bit more rash than the other, but they seem friendly. Mehadrin's worry -- or wish-- of them carrying him away makes her smile a bit.
"I'm Laluna." she introduces herself aloud, curious about their habit of sending most of the time.
"It is true that Wander has been kind and caring so far. He let us in this tower when the weather was bad earlier. An elf from Wander's tribe came and tried to kill Wander, warning us of him being a cruel one. We didn't believe him, so we restrained him. We knew there's some bad magic up at the mountain," she nodded at the distance, "and some of us went to see what's it all about. I stayed here, tending to Wander's wounds with Mehadrin." she glances at the half-naked redhead. Her expression turns sad when she recounts the events.
"Suddenly, Wander woke up and he didn't remember ever seeing us. He demanded we bow down to him as our chief and he threatened both of us. I angered him when I would not... obey him. Mehadrin helped me, but I was afraid that he'd kill one of us... so I hit him and we escaped." she ends, taking a worried glance at unconscious Wander.
"I don't know what's wrong with him, but I want to help him... I just don't know how."
Post by: Berit on April 08, 2020, 11:16:52 AM
"Yeah, fun is alright, but no unnecessary killing, alright?..."
He looks a bit like he has a headache when Stormvex sends to him, then smiles...
"Sorry... I'm bad at sending... I understand you alright but... can't send back... and I wish no bad blood between any of us... I just hold life precious... seen too many humans killing everything in sight... I don't like that..."
Marut looks at their bond beasts and smiles... Stormsong stares at solstice from afar and wags his tail... Marut says...
"well, the wolves are beginning to get friendly!... let's hope they play nice..."
then Marut notices Laluna covering her cheek...
"
W-what happened to you?? are you alright! here, let me help..."
Woodfox follows Runedance with a stupid smile... he finds him interesting...
Post by: Jeb on April 08, 2020, 12:26:17 PM
"Wander's out here. Why wouldn't the tower be safe? Did something else happen?"
Now that the animals have moved off, she approaches Wander again, searching through his clothing. "We should probably get him inside, too. Assuming we don't want him to freeze to death."
Although it wasn't really a question, she glances at Laluna as if for confirmation that they do want to keep him alive.
(Moondrop rolls a six for searching for the little cube in Wander's clothes.)
Post by: Berit on April 08, 2020, 01:31:24 PM
"c-could you... go check if it's safe inside?... I-I don't know if there is something dangerous... I don't want to be in danger!... you are braver so you do it!..."
Post by: Amberfox on April 08, 2020, 04:17:00 PM
**Depends on what you mean by "unnecessary,** Runedance grinned, leaning into him.
**Oh,** Stormvex mutters slightly stunned. He harshly clears his throat before replying, "You know, I really should get back my singing voice. It's been too long. Yes, there is no need for unnecessary violence. I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't happen from our perspective." His sending voice was smooth and masculine, almost melodic; his speaking voice obviously hasn't been used for a lengthy time, sounding quite rough and scratchy. Stormvex looks a little apologetic and embarrassed.
Stormvex looks over at Solstice and then Stormsong (lots of storms around here, hm?), nodding. "We may have a pack forming shortly."
Solstice had noticed Stormsong after releasing the now unconscious one. Her nose had been twitching in his direction, her tail cautiously, slightly wagging. **Good? Play?** she sent to Stormvex.
Stormvex nodded. **Go on, I'll call if you're needed. Be nice.**
Solstice hruphed and slowly trodded off to meet this new wolf. He certainly had an enticing scent. She kept her tail just above her topline and wagging slightly. She was enthusiastic but cautious.
Snowhunt growled at it all before Runedance began scratching her thick ruff and under her chin. The large spotted feline began to purr with delight and brush against her elf. **Hunt! Hunt!**
Runedance notices Woodfox and keeps an eye on him, not sure what to make of him, but continues to roll and play with is bond. His interest has waned with these new elves.
Stormvex carefully listens to Laluna and regards Moondrop going through Wander's clothing. "I am Stormvex, and the inconsiderate one is Runedance," he offers in case she had not heard. Perhaps she had issues with sending as well. He contemplated her words. "I agree we should get Wander inside and try to determine what has happened to him. You said you tended to him, are you a healer? Are any of you healers? Perhaps we can search his mind and see if perhaps he is under the control of another. This elf from Wander's tribe, where is he now? Perhaps he knows more than he's offered that might be of use to figure this out. First, let's get him out of the cold."
He clips his polearm awkwardly to his back and gingerly steps to Wander, maintaining a close watch on the elf. Should he become a threat again, he would be quick to respond in defense. He takes note of Moondrop's acquirement. **Yours or his?** he locksends.
Post by: Jeb on April 08, 2020, 06:00:33 PM
**Mine.** She sends back. It's not really a lie. She's the one who found it. They don't know who it belongs to, and although she didn't care what happened to it when it was just a thing, she doesn't want to give it up now that it has a purpose.
Rising, she slips the cube into her cloak and nods toward Laluna. "She's the one with healing abilities."
Moondrop looks around, the absence of the other elves just registering.
She asks Laluna, "So Yare did find his way here." She's almost surprised he managed it without ending up in the lake. It's more surprising that anyone would go to the mountain with all they had heard about it. "They went to the mountain? With Yare? Didn't think he would do that without kicking and screaming."
Post by: Czarine on April 09, 2020, 01:17:04 AM
"It's just a bruise... I didn't expect him to hit me." she says shyly, while still holding the snow-stuffed sleeve against her cheek.
Laluna glances at Stormvex curiously when she hears his voice. It seems so different from his sending voice, it makes her think he must've stayed silent for a long time.
"Nice to meet you. I'm sorry, I have never learned to send..." she smiled apologetically to Stormvex.
"And yes, we should take Wander inside. His condition wasn't great to begin with." she glances at Wander's sleeping figure.
"I am a healer, but not a very skilled one. I've tried to find out what ails him, but I haven't been successful so far..." she sighs. Her eyes look tired from the strain and stress, but she does her best to help the others to carry Wander inside.
Post by: Yavia on April 09, 2020, 04:49:46 AM
"Norah Warrior sounds fine to me. If you make it short, if danger approaches, you can call me Norah. I'm totally not offended called that way and I do not think any other Norah will be here that there will be any confusion." Antaka stops and lifts her hand at her chin, absorbed in thought she talks quietly to herself. "Maybe there will... if Laluna and Moondrop knows each other and Lady Ironglory and Sir Toad knows each other there might be one of my tribe here too. I wonder who it will be..." she smiles and restrained herself, looks back at Lady Ironglory.
"Your good Toad is on his way up here. I don't think the prisoner will be any trouble to him as strong and tall as he is..." Antaka felt silent. This was dreamy and unnecessary. She have to admit that she likes him... But what did Toad mean with he might have to speak to Yare on his way up? Didn't Yare want to rescure some of his tribe instead of murdering Wander? She sends to Toad: "There might be survivors in the cave, can't that convince Yare?"
She desperately hopes so.
Post by: Berit on April 09, 2020, 06:59:49 AM
Marut looks surprised at Stormvex when he speaks, then Marut says...
"Oh, you can send if talking feels too weird... I'll just answer by talking... sorry for this thing!..."
Marut smiles a bit embarrassed for his strange limitation with sending... but then picks Wander up so other's don't have to burden themselves and the way he picks him tells instantly that Marut is surprisingly strong for one who isn't happy with needless fighting... Woodfox suddenly throws a snowball at Runedance and let's out a weird chuckle and runs away like a squirrel that annoyed a cat on purpose!...
Mehadrin follows Marut inside but is scared of the inside and Marut because he looks weird... he looks at others to follow like he was worried that Marut would eat him!... Mehadrin says to Moondrop...
"Are you coming, honey? and Yes, Toad and Antaka took that... Yare person... to the mountains... Ihope they bring something pretty back whan they return!..."
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Ironglory seems to look at Antaka a bit surprised when she spoke of Toad in a special way, Ironglory's eye curves a bit, she seems to be smiling...
"Ah... I see.... has sir Toad been kind to you?..."
But then She nods...
"I do hope you find others of this tribe of yours... I shall help you with that task if you would like me to do so..."
She heard her silent whispering!... but understands now why she seems worried.. Toad sends to Antaka...
**This Yare fellow is very scared of the mountain, he wants to save his comrades, but is almost frozen in place when he tries to move... fret no, my good Huntress... I shall be with you shortly...**
Post by: Yavia on April 09, 2020, 10:10:30 AM
With a startle she gets Toads sending and drops sad. Yare, what a poor fella. She can understand that he is frightened, she herself is somehow scared of the mountain, but if he just swear to leave Wander alone he could just run away. She then let slip a smile. fret no, my good Huntress, I shall be with you shortly was very kind.
"I don't know how long it would take to Toad to get here. This prisoner is very scared of the mountain and won't come with him so easily. We can't set him free either. If so he will murder a fragile man, germ ridden and very ill who may not be in a state to protect himself. And has not company who can protect him" She thinks of Laluna and Mehadrin, both are surely not the best warriors. Some time has past since they leave, maybe Moondrop was back, or Wander is awake and can build a stonewall to protect himself or he just died. She don't know. But she don't want to put Laluna in danger. If she tries to stop Yare and be killed on that attempt, Antaka will regret it forever. Or even Mehadrin. Not worth it.
Post by: Berit on April 09, 2020, 04:13:41 PM
"If sir Toad has wronged you, I shall punish him for it... rudeness is not tolerated from my men..."
She really seems like she would punish Toad badly if he has done something wrong!... Antaka finally sees Toad, he is still far but approaching with Yare who at times stops and just stares at the mountain, cowering in fear... Toad clearly speaks to him... and doesn't keep him in his grasp anymore, Yare has decided to help them on his own it seems...
Post by: Yavia on April 10, 2020, 05:53:21 AM
"No, no, it was just a misunderstanding. I don't have known how he meant his words, I... use them in another way. He wasn't rude, on his behalf, I was just not used in the way he talks. Please don't punish him, he couldn't know." Antaka starres at her, horrified. Now that they finally get along with each other she don't want that to break again. "He was nice, but I don't feel it that way, because I do come from a total different way of living."
She looks at her a little uneasy how to look her in the eyes because it's only one... "It's the thing with the names. I just don't get it. So we got into some scuffle about how he named me. As far as I understand your tribe by now, you don't name people by their names and he did nothing wrong in that. And I'm over with it. Please let it rest."
Antaka smiled as she sees Toad and Yare approaching. Yare's trying makes her feel happy. Finally he gets to his senses.
Post by: Jeb on April 10, 2020, 07:13:54 AM
She rolls her eyes at Mahadrin's shallow desires. "Alright, pet. Let's get those precious toes warm."
Post by: Berit on April 10, 2020, 05:52:35 PM
"We feel as if we have to earn the right to use the real name of a person... it feels overly friendly, even cocky to speak one's true name, we know others do not feel this way so we are not bothered when someone does it to us... I do know it sounds weird... and if one speaks of the other gender it feels especially intimate to speak their true name... thus Toad speaks to men with their real name, but with women he tends to give nicknames... I am sorry if he came up with a nickname that offended you..."
Ironglory nods deep... Toad is close enough the see them so he waves at them a bit... Yare looks at them stiffly as they walk closer...
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Moondrop remeber's Marut being able to lift a whole reindeer carcass, so carrying Wander isn't that big of a deal for him... Mehadrin gleefully walks further inside when Moondrop talks about his "precious toes" he feels as if someone finally noticed how pretty his toes are and appreciates them... They come inside the Tower... Marut looks around wondering where he should put Wander...
Post by: Czarine on April 11, 2020, 03:31:31 AM
When Laluna sees Marut's hesitation, she guides him downstairs.
"It's warmer down here."
She walks over to Wander's throne and fixes the bedding she made for him earlier. The memory of the recent violent events still lingers in her mind. Despite the warmth from the heatstone, the place feels colder to her somehow.
When she's sure that no-one needs her help, she takes the water vessel and steps a few paces away from the others and starts to remove her blood-ruined leathers. Laluna scrubs the dried blood off her skin as best she can. She'll have to make some new clothes for herself, maybe by modifying the winter clothes she made earlier.
Post by: Yavia on April 11, 2020, 10:20:53 AM
As Toad and Yare approach she waves to them a little and greets Yare.
"I am so proud you came up here. " she points out to Lady Ironglory "This is Lady Ironglory and she have heard some scream from above. It could mean someone is in need for help. I assume it could be one of your tribe and we want to go to rescure him or them if there are more survivors. I hoped you would join us to take revenge on the one that actually kill your tribesmates. Not only send them there. We are in good company. We can make it!"
As she spoke she feels herself more secure then before. She looks at Toad and smiles. She has no clue how much time has passed since she left him, but it seems longer then she thinks. Then she looks at shivering Yare. "Did you eat?" she asks.
Post by: Berit on April 11, 2020, 03:52:45 PM
"I just hunted a deer... would you wank the fur and the leathers?... I can also make something for you if you want..."
Marut looks at her very caring, some would say he might care a bit too much, but it seems to be in his nature... then he suddenly smiles...
"Oh!... and Moondrop and I found out we are from the same tribe... sort of... and we might even be family..."
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Antaka feels that it is very possible that their strange habit of naming others might come from soul names... yet they have names like Toad and Ironglory, that are not soul names themselves... Then Toad and Yare arrive, Toad immediately bows deep to Ironglory, almost tearing at the same time, he is full of emotions...
"Oh! Lady! I've missed you so!... I almost thought I would never see you again! you'r wounds? are they alright??..."
Ironglory gently lifts her armored finger to Toads lips...
"Shhh... all is well, brave knight... my wounds may ache in the cold, but I am used to the pain by now..."
Toad nods... Yare looks at Antaka and shivers, not from cold but he is afraid, his pin eyes are filled with past terrors...
"eat?... I could not eat... not here... I feel like I am choking.... do you... do you believe someone is alive?... someone from my tribe??... I... I... if that is so, we must help!..."
Post by: Amberfox on April 13, 2020, 12:39:11 AM
Stormvex hesitated inside the tower. He felt uncomfortable. He wasn't certain if it was because he disliked enclosed, confined spaces or if it was that strange feeling he had been feeling for several nights. **Moondrop,** he locksent to the grey haired female. **Are you comfortable sending?**
Runedance was momentarily startled by getting smacked by a snowball from a stranger. He hesitated, wondering if he should ignore the icy assault, get angry, or...grinning like an idiot, Runedance charged after Woodfox. He wasn't sure where this would lead, but who cares? The hunt was on! Stormhunt snarled and quickly was at her bond's heels.
Post by: Jeb on April 13, 2020, 10:32:13 AM
As Stormvex's sending pulled her out of her musings, she gave a mental shrug. Probably just how they were.
**Yes.** She replied.
Post by: Amberfox on April 13, 2020, 03:48:38 PM
Post by: Jeb on April 13, 2020, 04:57:07 PM
She frowns. **I am not even sure I can do what you ask.**
She tries to open her mind to him, recalling how she ended up here, meeting Antaka, Laluna, and Wander. Wander's story of his tribe and the evil in the mountain. The hunt with Antaka and seeing the flung Elk carcass. The crevice in the floor and the fight with Wander. Finally, Toad's arrival and slaying the monstrous beast.
She stops before getting to her journey that lead to meeting Marut and Woodfox, not sure if she's ready to share the new door mystery with anyone else yet.
She looks at Stormvex to see if he's been able to share in the memories or has any questions.
Post by: Berit on April 13, 2020, 06:35:06 PM
(Woodfox rolls 1! goddammit!)
He misses the bark of the tree bark he tried to jump to and smacks his face on the tree, slides along the tree with his fave and gets his lips stuck on a crack in the bark!... he sends...
**I'm stuck!! Help!! someone help! it hurts!!!**
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Inside, Marut looks at Stormvex, Moondrop, Wander and Laluna... he smiles to Stormvex sorrily...
"Really, you don't have to strain yourself... it's alright to send..."
Wander quietly moans on the floor... he might come to soon... Stormvex sees all kinds of things from Moondrop's sending, the even colder weather, the terrifying monster, he feels the confusion they have had, it tells him that this place is truly is odd... but behind the horrible things there could be something positive as well, magic that could keep this place alive even in the most bitter cold... Wander truly was different before this encounter... kind, gentle and lonely...
(Sorry it takes a bit longer for me to answer, I have a sick relative currently, Yup, it's the Corona virus... but I will post as often as I can!)
Post by: Amberfox on April 14, 2020, 06:39:47 AM
Runedance slows and rolls his eyes. Well, so much for the fun. **Hold still,** he mutters in a locksend as he tries to pry him free with as little damage as possible. He wasn't too worried about pain, but infection out here wouldn't help anyone. Stormhunt calmly sits beside him and eyes the situation with only a mild interest before preening herself. **Wimps,** she observes in a locksend to Runedance.
Rundance rolls: 3 (well, maybe painful with some damage...at least he tried)
Stormvex considers all he has seen and thanks Moondrop for sharing her experience with him. "Until we clearly understand what is going on with this one, we'd best maintain a guard on him," he quietly states to the others, trying not to include Wander. "Let's keep him comfortable but never turn our backs on him. Has anyone sent to the others that traveled toward the mountains since they left?"
Post by: Czarine on April 15, 2020, 01:53:56 AM
"Some new leathers would be great. Wander gave us some scrap fabrics, but there's not much left."
Her eyes widen when she hears that Marut and Moondrop may be related.
"Oh, what great news! Now that you mentioned, you two have similarities." she smiles, delighted. Not only their hair, but they both are private persons in a way. She wonders how closely they might be related.
After washing herself, she decides to put on some of the scrap fabric clothes she made earlier, though she makes a mental note to adjust their fit later.
She turns her attention to Stormvex when he asks about her healing abilities.
"I'm not sure... but I could try? I haven't tried to strengthen my magic with another's before."
She wonders if it could work on Wander. It might help to fix his lungs.
Her eyes turn to Wander when she hears him moan. She feels agitated because she doesn't know if the Wander who's waking up is the kind one, or... Nevertheless, she decides to stay nearby, watching him.
Post by: Berit on April 16, 2020, 05:26:29 PM
Woodfox looks horrified and in pain! his lips are stuck on the tree really tightly!, he gets few cuts but finally Runedance gets him out! Woodfox's lips start immediately swelling! soon he has very big painful looking lips! he touches them gently...
"That reavvy huvt! ouch!!... but thanks..."
he picks some snow and cools his lips down with it...
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Marut also looks at others when Stormvex asks about the others that went towards the mountain... but then smiles at Laluna happily when they talk about Moondrop, Marut nods...
"I'll go get us some meat... can you manage till I return? it won't take long?..."
Marut also looks at Stormvex,,...
"Stay and eat with us, there is enough meat for us all... and... I hope I didn't make your friend feel bad earlier..."
Wander moves a bit and slightly opens his cloudy eyes...
"Uuuuuh.... .... I.... what happened?... I feel so.... tired... worn out... oh... oh... yes... Yare... attacked... that happened... where is Yare now?..."
Post by: Yavia on April 17, 2020, 02:34:37 AM
Antaka smiled happily and touched by the sweet greeting Toad and Ironglory have. So nice to see them happy.
She looks up to the mountain and then speaks to Yare.
"I do believe someone is alive! Till it's proven otherwise I am absolutely sure of it." She lays her hand to her heart. "I believe in it with all my my soul. I do believe that we can save them. We have to go and look for them!" She lays her hand on his shoulder and looks at him. "We have two skilled soldiers on our side and I am a good warrior too. We can make it!"
She drinks the last slip from her water - the thin sweet date taste reminds her of home. She like to find also one of her tribe. She smiled in thoughts. Just to see one of them, no matter who will be would be so nice. Then she fills snow in the waterskin. It will melt and become water on their way up. There maybe sand and stones in it, but she is used in drinking unclean water. In the desert are not much opportunities to get some really clean water. Take what you get that don't make you ill. That snow water sure won't.
Watching the greeting ceremony she waits a while till she open a briefing.
"I throw in my thoughts. Does anyone know how the location is up there? As I am the smallest -" she looks sideways at Yare, but even if he is smaller he could not do it. "-I could work as a scout. As time is short as I assume it may be good to sneak up there together and make a plan on the spot. That means unknown environment but we are all up there and can act at once." she looks at Ironglory then up at Toad. Are they good in sneaking she asks herself. One tall as a palm the other with a skin of metal. Toad has been silent but if there was no hiding possible he will be seen...
"Any thoughts?"
Post by: Amberfox on April 17, 2020, 05:01:40 AM
Stormvex closely observes the elves as they interact. Initially, he assumed they were members of the same holt, but it seems that may not be true. Obviously, they had been traveling together for some time as they were comfortable with each other, but it reminded him much of his home holt: wanderers banding together. He thanks Marut graciously at the offer of sharing a meal. He considers offering to hunt with the grey haired male, but it seems Marut might prefer to do so alone.
"Runedance? No," he answers casually. "I'm sorry he might have been too forward and insensitive towards you. Offending him is pretty hard to do; he has the attention span of a salted slug." Stormvex was in no mood to cause any discern among these elves. Whatever he felt making him uneasy in this valley might be having the same impact on them. In that case, they would likely need to work together to survive.
The mention of Runedance causes Stromvex to look around. 'Now where did that fluffbunny run off to? I swear it's like cubsitting with that one.' Locksending, he turns his attentions to his friend. **Runedance, are you harassing the others again?**
Runedance rolls his eyes again at Woodfox in annoyance. What was he thinking to get his lips ripped on a tree? Could this one even CLIMB a tree? He heaved a sigh. It was likely this one would need help; not much of a survivalist. How had he managed to live this long? **Come on,** he grumbled. **Let's get you back to the others.** Taking his blade, he slices a strip of leather from his pants and hands it to Woodfox. **Here, press this hard against your lips and try not to blab, you'll only make it bleed more.**
Upon hearing his friend, he tilts his head toward the tower. **No, I'm patching one up. AND IT WASN'T MY FAULT! We're headed back. I think this one needs help. Soft, this lot.** Runedance was so used to a rough and tumble life that he often forgot others did not grow up or experience life as he had. A wound like this would be more of an embarrassment than painful.
Stormvex turns to Laluna. "I think one of your own will be needing help. Runedance is on his way back here with him." He tilts his head when she mentions she has never tried to merge her abilities with another to strengthen them. "We can try to merge when things are quiet enough, perhaps momentarily?"
At that moment, Wander stammers awake and Stormvex devotes his attention to him, studying him very closely. Friend or foe? He backs up slightly, assuming Wander might be triggered into some sort of fight or flight with a stranger looming over him. He locksends to the those with him (Moondrop, Marut, Laluna, Mehadrin), **Nod your agreement; allow him to come around? Shake your head if we should knock him out until we sort this out. I will abide by your decision.**
Post by: Jeb on April 17, 2020, 07:40:54 AM
**I say let's keep him out. At least for now. From what Yare said, Wander killed his whole tribe. Granted, based on the two of them, they weren't a strong lot, and he may not have done it directly, but we have seen what he is capable of.**
**Now that you have arrived, I think we have enough in our group to keep Wander under control, but that is assuming that you are planning on staying with us. If you are, then I think we need time to decide what we want to do.**
**Marut should go on his hunt, then we can eat and see that Laluna and Mehadrin are outfitted properly. You and Laluna could use the time to see if you can heal Wander, although I worry that healing him will return him to his true self, which may be the violent one we've just seen. But with you and your friend here, we may be able to subdue him if that is the case.**
Post by: Amberfox on April 17, 2020, 08:38:59 AM
Stormvex also looks to the ground. **We also best be cautious of the floor. If there is some underground dwelling, there is no telling what might be lurking there. Anyone other than that one a rockshaper?** He then turns slightly in the direction of the door. **Solstice, return as fast as you can. We're going to need your help. And yes, you can bring your new friend with you. Two sensitive noses and four ears are better than one.** He then locksends to Runedance. **Hurry back, there may be a fight in a very short moment.**
Runedance lights up with excitement. **Here,** he sends quickly to Woodfox before grabbing and slapping him atop Stormhunt's back. **We're in a hurry. SIT!** Both speed as fast as their legs can carry them. **Stormhunt, this may turn out to be fun after all!** The silvery white feline snorts with a bit of excitement and races ahead of him.
Solstice immediately whips her head in the direction of her elf friend. **I come.** She turns but then looks back at Stormsong. **Friend calls, needs us. Come with!** she sends along with images, scents, and the urgency she felt from Stormvex before charging toward the tower.
Post by: Czarine on April 17, 2020, 11:53:01 AM
"I'm willing to try. Maybe that way I can learn to control my own magic better, too." Laluna is glad to get to know more elves with magic.
Laluna turns her gaze momentarily towards Wander when he starts to come to. When she receives Stormvex's sending, she decides to nod in answer. She has seen Wander change once before, and he was unconscious before it happened. This Wander seems to be the gentle one.
"Don't worry, Yare is alright... You should rest." she speaks calmingly to Wander. She doesn't know what decision the others would arrive at, but in any case, it would be easier to keep him calm.
Post by: Berit on April 19, 2020, 11:10:33 PM
Yare seems a bit weirded out by Antaka's touch, but not in a bad way... he seems a bitcautious about letting anyone near, but it seems he is starting to feel the touch is not such a bad feeling... Toad looks at antaka...
"but my lady... would it be safe for you to scout ahead?... I say this as I do not doubt you skills, but this mountain is... off... somehow... "
Ironglory nods...
"I would appreciate someone scouting, for it is true that Toad and I are easily spotted... so warrior of the desert sun, we will not be far back is anything goes wrong... and we will protect the pale one..."
Yare seems a bit bothered about getting called the pale one but thinks about it all, steels his mind and finally nods to Antaka and the others...
"I will find something to use as a weapon... thank you... for helping my tribe..."
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Woodfox is surprised by Runedance offering him a bit of this clothes to patch his bleeding lips, he sends, smiling with is swollen lips...
**... Aww thank you, you big softy!...**
But he jumps out of Fright when Runedance suddenly grabs him and sits him on one of the animals! Stormsong follows Solstice inside but can't fit trough the trap door due to his size... Inside, Marut was about to leave to get some meat until Wander wakes up but feels that it isn't safe to leave the others now that the previous threat is back, he looks at Laluna and Moondrop to see what they decide since he doesn't know Wander too well... Wander looks at Stormvex, wondering who he is...
"Oh... we have new friends?.... I am sorry that you met me like this... I am not in the best of health..."
his cloudy gaze turns to Laluna and Wander looks concerned... he gently lifts his arm and touches Laluna's cheek...
"you are hurt... what happened to your face?..."
Mehadrin looks worried and again slowly attaches himself to Moondrop like a leech! he sends to others but not Wander...
*He is a monster! we should keep him locked up somewhere!... he really tried to kill me DESPITE seeing my beauty! no normal being could so such a thing! Honey! hold me!..."
Post by: Czarine on April 22, 2020, 12:55:44 AM
"It's nothing serious... We have a lot of new faces here now, I hope you don't mind them staying around." she changes the subject, taking a glance at the others. She doesn't know what the others think of Wander, especially since many of them only saw his violent side until now...
Post by: Jeb on April 22, 2020, 01:14:17 PM
"Don't touch her." She growls at Wander, still agitated by his violent attack earlier. "You did this to her!"
"But you probably don't remember that." She glares at him suspiciously. "Or do you?"
Moondrop looks around at the stone walls of the tower, suddenly feeling claustrophobic as she thinks of Wander's power. "If he can't control himself, then we need to find some way to control him. But I am not staying in this deathtrap with him."
Moondrop heads outside while the others decide what to do.
Post by: Yavia on April 23, 2020, 10:56:41 AM
Strengthen by the nod of Yare and the words of Ironglory, Antaka looks at Toad. She feels touched and a strange fear of losing all this creeps into her mind. A fear of dying and don't be with him or even her tribe again.
"I know, this mountain is foul, but it's the best way. You three do follow me slowly behind and I will send back to you every time I do see an issue to hear your opinions. I am not sure what to find up there and absolutely not sure what evil lingers there. I will try my best not to be spotted. That will work I'm sure for here is more to hide behind than I am used to from my desert."
She don't have a spare weapon for Yare but feels proud of him. Taking a deep breath she looks at everyone to encourage herself and starts her silent run up to the mountain.
(And diced 2. ::) Nah, off course I did... :lol)
Post by: Amberfox on April 24, 2020, 02:06:21 AM
Stormvex briefly glanced at Moondrop as she left. He certainly couldn't disagree with her; he felt a foreboding sense in this place and the strange elf was dangerous no matter if he was possessed or had moments where he was a different person. Then there was the equally strange forest underneath this walled trap...there was nothing in this "adventure" that seemed to offer a positive outcome.
He very quickly turned to Wander and carefully observed every movement, every twitch, every expression on the pale elf's face. How would he react to Moondrop's accusations and Laluna's behavior? **Are you able to put him to sleep should we need to?** he locksent to Laluna. **Nod if yes.**
Runedance rushes up to the tower and encounters Moondrop and slows slightly. Her expression reminded him of being denied a good fight. **Is it over already?** he sent almost nervously. Stormhunt paused in the doorway and watched the elves, her muscles down her back twitching. The elf on her obviously had no clue how to behave or ride and she was ready to throw him. Maybe she could make a meal of him...nah, his scent was too sickeningly sweet.
Solstice ran up to the group outside the tower and debated what to do next. Why were they just standing there? Shouldn't they be with her friend? Eventually, she worked her way passed them to be by Stormvex's side.
Post by: Jeb on April 24, 2020, 08:13:50 AM
She pulls her cloak around her in the cooler outside air and her hand brushes against the cube she took off Wander earlier. She thinks about going back to the door, but hesitates at the idea of leaving Marut behind. She feels an obligation to stay with him now, but it's running against her habit of being on her own and making her irritable.
She looks up at Woodfox meaning to ask his opinion when she notices his swollen lip. Eyes wide, she glances between the two elves.
"What happened here?" Amusement leaks through the irritation as she tells Runedance, "if you want to hit someone in the mouth, you might want to save it for his annoying brother."
Post by: Amberfox on April 24, 2020, 08:49:59 AM
**Pretty boy in the sheer poncho? I think a hard stare would cause him harm, although using him as a punching bag would at least make him useful,** he replied before glancing at Woodfox. **This one isn't much better. I wish I had done this, it'd be less humiliating. The idiot thought he could climb a tree and the tree caught his lip. At least the pale loser put up some sort of a fight. Well, should I just put the pale one out of our misery?** Runedance's lips curled slightly into a grin as his hand curled around the hilt of his sword. He didn't understand any of this; if the guy was a threat, just get rid of him and move on to the next life challenge.
Stormhunt had enough and plopped down, sending Woodfox crashing onto his butt. Moondrop could swear there was a snicker coming from the furball.
Post by: Jeb on April 24, 2020, 11:36:50 AM
She stares thoughtfully at the tower where the others are, considering Runedance's offer. She would be the first to admit to being scared at the show of Wander's power when used as a weapon and not sure how they could control him if he really wanted to hurt them, especially if Laluna and Stormvex are successful at healing him and he gains strength from it.
But since meeting Marut and having memories return, she's also been curious what it would be like to have a group to belong to, and she can't walk away until she knows if it's what she wants. And if this group turns out to be her new tribe, Wander would be a valuable member, both as a weapon and a help.
She shakes her head. One of the appeals of a tribe is that she would not be alone in making decisions such as this. **He opened his home to us during the storm. Seems a poor way to repay him.**
Post by: Berit on April 25, 2020, 12:37:17 AM
"Did someone hurt you?..."
Then he looks even more surprised when Moondrop tells him he did this to Laluna... his eyes widen...
"what... what do you mean? I could never..."
but he looks around him and the glances he sees tell him otherwise, Wander seems shocked... he jut silently looks at Laluna...
"D-did I.... really do it?..."
Wander looks lost, he doesn't understand anything that has happened but sees that others are alert in his presence...
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He looks at Moondrop with his bloody swollen lips... he sends...
*I'm coming with you! there is no way I'm staying with these strange elves! and..... my brother....*
he looks very sad at the moment he mentioned his brother, all the cheer and happiness fall out of him and he looks hollow... but then shakes his head to hide it and walks to Moondrop... smiles but there is hurt in his eyes... then he remembers his lips and sends...
*I messed up, that is all!...*
He purposely lets go of the animal when he slides off to the ground and lands surprisingly softly... then he looks at Runedance...
*I CAN climb a tree far better than YOU! I just slipped!... and... got too excited... I'm not used to big groups and wanted to befriend the one who felt least threatening...*
He doesn't mean to sound insulting but apparently, he doesn't see Runedance as a threat at all... he sends...
*Sorry I messed up... I also wanted to... get my mind off things...**
He just sits in the snow and looks at the both of them...
*So, are we going to leave or stay? should I get than Marut to come too?...*
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Ironglory, Toad and Yare start to follow Antaka who starts heading up the mountain, and not a moment after Antaka starts moving, she suddenly steps on something that cracks under her weight and she almost falls to her side... when she looks back at what she stepped on... she sees bones uncovered by the snow! ELF bones!... a skull and ribs lay there, and stuck to the ribs she finds a crude stone dagger... human has killed this elf!...
Post by: Yavia on April 25, 2020, 06:00:27 AM
Suddenly the thought stuck her. What if this found was a manipulation from the monster because it knows that elves fear humans? What if what she sees wasn't true? She softly taste, bites on the dagger. Not to break her teeth on it but to ensure it is made off stone.
(This time diced a 4)
Post by: Czarine on April 26, 2020, 12:09:36 AM
Laluna's gaze turns briefly to Stormvex, when she receives his sending. Her expression is regretful, and she doesn't nod. She doesn't know how to put anyone to sleep unless hitting them and she wasn't ready to hit Wander again.
She turns her eyes sheepishly towards Wander. His eyes look so different now compared to the violent and cold Wander earlier. She wonders how could he change like that so suddenly?
"It's true..." she replies, lowering her gaze.
"...but at the same time, it was not you. Somehow, you woke up as a stranger. You became this... cold Wander, and you had no memory of ever meeting us."
Laluna studied Wander's expression to see if he knew about this change in him.
Post by: Jeb on April 26, 2020, 06:57:04 PM
But what will be the solution? Will they all go? Will they leave Wander here, on his own?
The only answer would be to go back in and ask the others what they want to do, but Moondrop just doesn't feel up to it at the moment. And there are these new elves to consider.
"Is this your home?" She asks Runedance.
Post by: Amberfox on April 27, 2020, 05:33:20 AM
Solstice enters after making her way through the door and settles next to Stormvex. She sees Wander awake and moving about, a snarl comes over her. **Threat!** she sends to Stormvex. **Attack?**
**Hold,** he replies directly. **He may not be the same now as he was. Wait.** Both elf and wolf pause.
**Have you seen me climb a tree?** Runedance challenges Woodfox. He gives a wave of dismissal. **You said it, Moondrop: yap, yap, yap.** His hand slides away from his sword and briefly pets his leopard. **Come on, furball,** he encourages, **Let's see if Stormvex has stirred up something interesting.**
At Moondrop's question, he pauses and turns to her. **Far from it,** he answers, a bit confused. **'Thought this was yours! You're not from here, either?** A gleam flashes in his eyes. **Seeking adventure as well?**
Post by: Jeb on April 29, 2020, 07:25:56 AM
**Yes, I guess I am.**
But first, they need to find out how to move forward. She won't leave Laluna behind with Wander, now that he has shown himself to not be the kind host she thought of him. And she doesn't know the intentions of their two new companions.
It was time to stop harrying and move in for the throat.
She open sends to the whole group. **When I went to scout out the lake and forest earlier, I met Marut and Woodfox. We also found a cave with what looks like a door. I believe I have the key.**
**I know Woodfox and I would like to return to the cave. Is there anyone who would want to go with us?**
Post by: Amberfox on April 29, 2020, 12:36:50 PM
Stormvex hesitated. Sounded like a most entertaining offer, but he was worried about the healer and this strange sickly god. He worried leaving Laluna on her own with Wander, considering the last time she was in that situation. He also was concerned if Wander was a powerful rockshaper with this strong an instability, he would be capable of almost anything, including collapsing the cave while they were there. He debated turning Runedance loose on him, but thought the better of it. Scratching Solstice at the ruff, he sent to Laluna and Wander. **Can this one be moved?** Maybe having him ride Solstice or Stormhunt to have him accompany them; better to have your enemies out where you can see them. And wasn't so sure if Wander was friend or foe, since his own experiences were quite negative.
Post by: Berit on May 02, 2020, 04:57:33 AM
As Antaka bites the stone blade, it feels stony at first but just as she is about to take the blade out she feels it crack and there is a strange softer material too... as she pulls it away from her mouth she sees that it's not just stone, the dagger is made from a rock with gold veins in it... humans could not figure out how to separate the gold from the stone so they made a dagger like that... maybe gold is holy for them?... however, this means their weapons are more brittle than most human weapons!... suddenly, antaka sees herself from the sky! through the eyes of a bird! then the vision fades... there is a big blueish bird circling them above... it doesn't seem to be attacking now... but who knows later...
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Wander is shocked at everything he hears... Wander seems to fall into depression, he quietly asks...
"...I... need to go... I... Ill take my chances in the wilderness... rather than hurt anyone of you..."
Wander battles his way up and standing... and sends to all...
**I'm sorry.... live well...**
and he slowly walks towards the trapdoor....
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Woodfox giggles like a girl as he annoyed Runedance a bit and says...
"my tribe was a warrior tribe as well... I know how you do things... angry on the outside, a big cuddly-wuddly on the inside!..."
He smiles happily, when thinking at him and Mehadrin it is weird to think that they come from a warrior tribe!... Woodfox's body type is more lean and good for hunting than in battle... and Mehadrin... well... it's Mehadrin... Woodfox looks at the tower when he received Wander's apology...
Post by: Czarine on May 02, 2020, 09:35:55 AM
Laluna studies Wander's expression, wondering how he will take all the news. She would like to ask him if he has any idea of his sudden change in character but now is probably not the right time.
Her thoughts are interrupted by Moondrop's open sending.
"A cave..?" she wonders aloud. She can't help but smile when she thinks how efficient Moondrop has been in exploring the surroundings. Maybe the cave could give some answers to the weird happenings?
She turns her attention towards Stormvex, when he asks if they could move Wander. She hesitates. Wander's constitution just isn't good for traveling, considering he was stabbed just recently. But the tower with all the rock around them isn't safe if Wander turns again... maybe with Stormvex's bond beast it could be possible to move him?
She's about to answer Stormvex's question, when Wander suddenly struggles to stand up and heads for the door. She can hear the pain in his voice and remembers him speaking of being a burden earlier, 'whom they should just leave behind'. Laluna stands up and takes a few steps after Wander, reaching for his arm to stop him.
"You will die if you go out alone! I know you must feel guilty about what has happened, but maybe we can try to figure out what's behind it. I still feel there's something strange in this place... Maybe the cave that Moondrop found has clues to what's going on? And there are more of us who can try to help now." she reasons. She hopes with Stormvex's help they could finally heal Wander's body, at least...
"If you feel it's too... dangerous to stay here, then we should all go. I'm not sure this place does good to anyone, considering we thought we battled monsters when they turned out to be ordinary beasts instead..."
Post by: Yavia on May 03, 2020, 09:59:34 AM
"Toad, do you know that kind of bird up there? I do feel like it..." She stops sending. She feels afraid to say she was seeing from the bird's view. Maybe it was a sign of losing her mind, or a sign of being a monster or it was just a vision? Does it watches them or just her alone? "I have seen myself from his eyes, from above. Does anyone have seen this kind of bird before? Yare, you?"
She gets back up on her feet. Why dose she saw herself from his view? It could mean stealth was not an option anymore. If the bird has spotted her there was no need in staying low, wasn't there? But if there are no connections between the bird and the humans on the mountain she better stay low. She waits for an answer before continuing silently. If the bird blows their cover or attack them she could change plan.
(Diced 5)
Post by: Amberfox on May 04, 2020, 05:13:34 AM
Stormvex focuses on Wander. **It's true you changed and attacked us, but considering what you are capable of and you were a chieftain, what would you consider if you were in our position? A powerful rockshaper bent on domination in an environment with nothing but rocks and random stragglers, would you leave this person and turn your back on him? It wouldn't be out of the question that person could turn and attack when the rest weren't aware of his presence. Think as a chieftain; what would you do?** He wasn't fond of the idea of taking Wander with them, but turning their backs on him sounded even worse. Laluna couldn't stay alone with him, that didn't end well, he sure as hell wasn't going to stay behind, and Mehadrin wasn't even worth considering.
Runedance's grin turns to a dark sneer as he regards Woodfox briefly, his hand on his sword. **Keep being useless and you'll learn how I do things...and just how "cuddly-wuddly I am.** Quickly he returns his attention to Moondrop and open sends, **Come on, let's go caving!**
Post by: Berit on May 05, 2020, 08:32:53 AM
**My wondrous warrior, I do not recognize that bird, but it is a bird of prey... it moves like one and the shape of his wings tell as much... and he is clearly watching us... thread carefully dear one...**
Ironglory also looks at the bird... ready to strike if the bird tries to capture one of them... she sends...
**Norah hunter, you said you saw from it's eyes? how is such a thing possible, I have never heard of a thing like that happening... but I do believe your words... you have a connection to the bird? has similar things happened to you before?...**
As Antaka is about to answer she suddenly sees the reason why the bird is circling them! just around the stony cliff she spots a big nest! it has light blue eggs in it! if they approach it the bird will attack!... the eggs are big! and they slightly move...
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Wander does not look at them and answers Stormvex's sending...
**I do understand... As a chieftain I have to consider the best option to keep others safe... that is why it is best that I go... **
He sends nothing more and seems saddened by Laluna's words... but walks outside.... Marut looks at them...
"Should I stop him?..."
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Woodfox smiles happily at being threatened! he really is used to it!... he also looks at Moondrop...
**Yes! let's go! let's go!... and by the way, why did my brother call you honey?...**
Post by: Amberfox on May 12, 2020, 11:11:41 AM
Solstice growls lowly as Wander moves past. She remembers what he did, although is scent is different. She can feel the tension among the elves and is on edge as a result.
Runedance whirls toward the caves but pauses. **What's going on in there? Wanna go caving or just hang around with this lot? Come on, let's have some fun!** he locksends to Stormvex.
Stormvex sends what has transpired so far with him and tells him if he sees Wander to not attack him. A decision must be made. Runedance is all for just putting Wander out of everyone's misery. There, problem solved. Still, he relents...barely. **Fine,** he sighs. **But if the little god so much as raises his arm, I'm going for it.**
Stormhunt appears restless and glares at Woodfox. She considers a quick snack, but maybe hunting around the caves would prove more entertaining...and less annoying.
Post by: Czarine on May 14, 2020, 07:56:12 AM
"No killing! I know he's dangerous, but he is kind, too. I'd like to try to heal him with you." she looks at Stormvex, pleading. "At least then he could travel with or without us... Maybe there's something in the mountain that causes his condition. I'm also worried about two of our friends who went tracking with a prisoner but have not returned..." she thinks of Toad and Antaka and hopes that Yare hasn't somehow attacked them too, though it's unlikely. Both Toad and Antaka seemed able to take on Yare. Laluna is agitated when she thinks that they might've crossed paths with another monster, instead...
Post by: Amberfox on May 14, 2020, 10:11:36 AM
Post by: Yavia on May 15, 2020, 02:12:09 PM
Antaka was not sure how to answer. She was afraid to be cast out, if she tells the truth. The one that sees things without being a Seer. The Stupid Seer. But this is not her tribe, they might decide different and have seen such miracle things like the boar. Lying don't get her anywhere before. She sends:
"I do have had visions, seeing from above, seeing ... from the mountain top, seeing snowfields of blood. From someones eyes. From the monsters eyes." She watches the moving eggs. "But I do think, the bird protects it's eggs, in the nest just around the stony cliffs. The unborn children are about to hatch. We better get a move on."
(Diced 6 to pass the nest. )
Post by: Jeb on May 15, 2020, 03:01:56 PM
Moondrop is glad that both Woodfox and Runedance want to go to the caves. She's anxious to go, too. Especially to get away from the tower and Wander. But then she remembers Marut. It annoys her to wait, but it doesn't feel right to go without him. She sends to him, **The two out here want to return to the door. Are you coming?**
Just then she catches sight of Wander coming out. She flees toward the nearest tree.
(Dice roll 6 for her attempt to get away from Wander. The dice fates smile on us today. :) )
Post by: Berit on May 17, 2020, 01:37:13 AM
"Yes, no killing... the death of one shall weigh heavy on ones soul... even if they do not see it themself... and in this place I'd hate to do anything that might bring something... bad... I have a feeling that negative things only bring forth something... well... not good... sorry... I'm not good at words!... but I think you know what I mean..."
Marut looks at Laluna and smiles happily when they agree on the part about not killing... he looks like he wants to hug Laluna for it but doesn't do so right now so she gently pats laluna's back a bit awkwardly...
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Antaka slips masterfully past the nest, the mother calls out few times, worried for her nest but seems relieved when antaka clearly doesn't want to disturb her babies, she flies down and sits on a cliff and seems to look at Antaka in a more friendly manner... friends are rare here and she would rather have them more than foes!... Ironglory and Toad also look at the nest surprised by the big eggs... Ironglory sends...
**Sir Toad, we must take the utmost care not to touch the nest...**
Toad nods and goes first, but stops for a second to admire the bird and the eggs...
"What a beautiful creature... I am blessed to be in the presence of three beautiful ladies..."
Ironglory pokes Toad with the back of her spear a bit annoyed, this is not the place for such things!... Toad hurries on!...
(Toad rolls 2! goddammit!)
Toad slips and falls arms first into the nest and the eggs topple all over him! the mother bird takes flights and screams at tem angrily!...
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Moondrop hides succesfully behind the nearest tree! Wander does not notice her at all and simply keeps walking past the tree with a sad expression... he doesn't stop and just keeps walking away from the place, and holds himself at times... his injuries must still be hurting... Marut tries to send back in his gargled manner...
**I... coming! wait! I soon.... ... there!..."
Woodfox ponders his sending...
".... Man... he kinda sucks at that, doesn't he?..."
Post by: Czarine on May 17, 2020, 02:02:50 AM
She looks at Marut and smiles back at him, touching his arm despite the awkwardness. She finds his words encouraging and she's glad he's there.
Laluna grabs one of the winter cloaks and heads outside, trying to find Wander before he goes too far.
Post by: Yavia on May 17, 2020, 04:47:11 AM
In an instand she turns around and head back, looks up to the bird. She would join to fight - but maybe there is no need to fight?! It seems no egg was broken so far.
"Mother Bird!" she sends aloud. If she can see from the birds eyes - and she meet Stormsong who can - the bird must hear her. "Please don't attack, it was an accident! We do mean you and your children no harm! Please leave him be. He is just totally in love with birds. He was attracted to look at your majestic family because your kind is beautiful. And in adoration of beauty he can be clumsy. Please don't be angry."
If the Bird don't reacts to her open sending she will shout the same message, totally aware that it might attract foes. If this bird become a foe it will be a hart time fighting because non of them has a weapon of long reach.
As she reaches the nest again with widened arms to protect the group behind her, she will become aware, what she said about Toad and it will shame her. Why can't she just shut her mouth? The first half of the message stated enough of her reasons. She don't have to point out what a birdloving fool he can be. And he is not clumsy... normally.
"Please don't do them any harm" she says looking up to the bird.
(Diced 3 for persuading)
Post by: Amberfox on May 20, 2020, 01:13:18 PM
Stormvex positioned himself between the two before Wander had much of a chance to do anything, even if he had wanted to. Stormvex could see the sickly elf was more lost in his own thoughts than the world around him. Whew. **I said no,** he warned Runedance in a locksend. **This isn't our battle, and it isn't up to us to finish it. If he should attack, fine, but no provoking!**
Runedance growled and glanced at Woodfox. **Like most of them. Look, if there's no fun to be had, let's find some. I'm getting bored.**
Stormvex sighed and looked at Woodfox. **You okay?** He then notices Moondrop. **And you? You okay?**
Post by: Berit on May 23, 2020, 08:50:18 AM
Laluna and Stormvex easily catch up with Wander who just carries on with his walk, he is clearly depressed and disgusted by the mere fact that he had hurt others... he looks even more down when he notices that he is being followed, he sends to them...
"please... form your own tribe... take care of each other... there is no need for me here..."
Woodfox looks at the whole situation...
"Well, I don't know yet if it is boring... I'm still tense because there are so many elves here... but sure! let's go! though are we going to take that Marut guy along? I bet that having both of you on same team would just bring trouble!..."
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The bird screeches at Antaka and sweeps down near them a couple of times but hasn't attacked yet! she is clearly trying to drive them off her nest! Toad protects his head a couple of times and hurries off the nest, carefully pushing the eggs off of himself! the bird strangely seems to hear antaka's sending but is unable to respond... it is more than just an animal!... Ironglory helps Toad out of the nest!.. the bird seems calmer but still agitated about the whole thing and has lost some of it's trust for them... she looks Antaka's eyes with it's purple eyes... she is one angry mother now!... but she might forgive them in time, once she sees her babies are alright... suddenly, a slight cracking sound can be heard, one of the eggs starts to hatch!...
Post by: Yavia on May 24, 2020, 01:22:15 AM
"We better move!" she suggest to the others and urge them to quickly move in the direction they wanted to go further on. Away from the eggs. But she often turns around, just to look in amazement how the little one picks his way into live. She would love to take a look but better from the distance. From a far distance... She looks up to the mother bird.
"Thank you for sparing me and my tribe" she sends.
Post by: Jeb on May 24, 2020, 08:18:23 PM
She tries to brush him from her thoughts and be encouraged that at least now Stormvex and Laluna are out of the tower. The whole experience has been as frustrating as watching a hare at the trap, hopping this way and that, never quite setting a foot to the snare. Maybe now they can move along.
"Now, can we go?" She asks impatiently. "Wait, where's Marut?"
Post by: Czarine on May 25, 2020, 12:42:01 AM
Laluna hurries after Wander, only briefly glancing at the other elves outside. She's not sure if she'll be able to convince Wander of anything...
Despite his sending, she catches up to him.
"A tribe does not have members based on need, but friendship. Let us help you, friend." she says, slightly touching Wander's arm.
"If you don't want to stay with us, at least let us try to heal you before you go." she pleads.
(Laluna's persuasion roll: 2. Not very convincing! :-\)
Post by: Amberfox on May 27, 2020, 07:53:58 AM
Stormvex watches Laluna and her progress with Wander. Perhaps Wander would listen more to Laluna in a more intimate setting rather than in the company of unknowns. He remains unconvinced of any progress with them, but all he could do is watch.
**Well?** Runedance poses open to those closest to him. **Are we going or what? If this isn't our fight, let's go find one of our own.**
Stormvex doesn't take his eyes of the events unfolding between the healer and Wander. **It may become our fight should he disappear now but resurface again when our backs are turned. You want to go up against a powerful, unstable rockshaper surrounded by rocks?**
Runedance shrugs. **Then you distract the others and I'll take him out.**
Stormvex ignores Runedance's comments. He open sends to those around him, **Let's see how this plays out and then we head to the mountain. If he refuses anything and keeps walking away, we better make it up that mountain and find out what's going on before he flips and attacks. Keep watching your back, and the others' as well.**
The bonds also seem attentive to the scene before them but make no attempt to interfere. Stormhunt growls. **Elf talk and talk. We go; hunt.**
Runedance grins broadly. **Finally, someone that makes sense.** He reaches over and scratches her ruff. **Come on, we can hunt while we head for the mountain, find what the problem is, and deal with it.**
Post by: Berit on May 30, 2020, 09:26:03 AM
"By the High ones... my carelessness almost caused us harm and made the poor bird uncomfortable... I am so sorry for being so clumsy..."
Ironglory looks at him...
"'Twas an accident, My good friend... I am glad we are all alright... and Norah Warrior here clearly knows more of animals than I do... That is a good thing..."
They happen upon a cliff where they have a great view straight to the tower... and there is a strange pole there, it is coated with stretched skins and pieces of carcasses... and weirdly, no animal has dared to eat any of the rotting meat, Toad holds his nose...
"This thing reeks to high heavens! what is it? seems like... human creation..."
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(Marut follows others outside, so he it there with them)
Wander looks at Laluna and says...
"Would you rather have me dead as well... look around you... everyone here clearly wants me dead so I won't be a threat... there are no friends for me here anymore... they clearly wound not wish me to walk away alive.... it is stretching it to ask me to stay for a moment longer... I just want you to know... I would not have driven any of you away... please be safe and may my home provide you shelter..."
Then Wander turns around and continues his walk, he sends to all...
"May weather be good and food plenty..."
Marut sighs, Then walks suddenly past everyone, he is going to get the meat, he pauses near Moondrop and the others...
"you go on without me... I'm sorry but I'm not one to leave someone to die just to save my own hide... I'll fetch food and supplies and leave them here for you... then I'll go after Wander... also, you can use my den if you feel like it..."
Marut starts walking back to his den, he clearly isn't one who fears for his own safety, even if he should...
Woodfox says...
"Okay then... well... that settles the thing with Runedance and him not probably getting along! so come on! let's go! I want to see what is behind the door!... and I can hunt better that old gruff here!..."
He teases Stormhunt but doesn't dare to go anywhere near it!...
Post by: Yavia on June 02, 2020, 11:34:26 AM
Antaka looks for any sign of nearby foes or locals than sends
"Toad, you told about humans on the foot of the mountain you watched. Have you seen anything like this there? Yare, have you seen anything like this ob your previous way up here? What's it for? Is it to scare people off? Shall I take a look around to find the makers of this and send message who they are? Or do we just ignore that ... warning... and keep on going?" She looks around again. "I'm for the latter one..."
Post by: Amberfox on June 03, 2020, 09:54:27 AM
He quickly locksends to Marut, **I'm not doing anything to save my own hide, but trying to convince him he needs help. He attacked us under influence, what if he attacks others? He attacked his own holt, he could do so again to another holt. He doesn't seem to do or want to do it himself, so maybe the answers lie in the mountain or perhaps we can try again to help him. If he leaves now, nothing is changed, nothing is solved, no one is safe.**
Runedance shrugs. **Sounds good to me,** he casually open sends. **Come on, let's go check out this creepy mountain and get in some hunting.** He raises an eyebrow in amusement at Woodfox and Stormhunt. **Careful, ol' Gruff wouldn't hesitate to make a meal of you. It's not like you can climb a tree to get away from her.** He then shifts his weapons and starts off. **I'm off; come on, Stormhunt.**
Stormhunt snorts at Woodfox and brushes happily against her elf friend as the pair start toward the mountain. Runedance glances back. **Coming, Moondrop, or do you want to bother with these yappy elves? Stormvex, catch up when you're bored with this lot.**
Post by: Czarine on June 04, 2020, 03:18:17 AM
"Do you have a place to go to..? I think it would be better if you stayed and we searched for another holt. After all, it is your home... and we are in better health to search for a new home than you. The others seem to be thinking of exploring the surroundings anyway."
Laluna knows that Wander won't survive outside for long. She hopes that by convincing him to stay at the tower, she might have a chance to heal him with Stormvex.
(Laluna's persuasion roll: 5!)
Post by: Jeb on June 04, 2020, 05:07:52 AM
**Yes,** She answers Runedance as she joins him. **Let's go.**
Post by: Berit on June 04, 2020, 07:40:50 PM
Toad rubs his shin...
"They did gather bones and skins and they took them to this tent they had.. but I am not sure why... the skins often belonged to their own tribesmen who had wronged them in some strange way... or to those who tried to get away from the tribe..."
Yare suddenly vomits aggressively and holds his head, starts to sweat...
"T-That... that thing... t-that pole! it's... it's driving me mad! my head hurts!!..."
Yare let's own a scream and falls to the ground, he whispers...
"S-Something... i-is telling me to... kill you!! m-make it stop!...."
Ironglory knees down next to Yare and tries to get a hold of him! the pole somehow is doing something to Yare, and then suddenly, Antaka sees the snow turning red as blood! and something whispers to her...
"kill kill kill KILL KILL KILL!!..."
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Wander looks at Stormvex and sends openly...
**but... near you... I'll be more capable of hurting you... even if you tied me up, I can still shape the stone... I... I don't know... what to do...**
Wander also looks at Laluna... for a moment he looks so lost, hurt and clearly hates himself... he reaches his hand to touch her but pulls away... fearing he will harm her again somehow... but then slightly nodding to Laluna...
Marut stops for a moment and looks at the all of them...
"Well... I can stay here with him... someone has to keep an eye out... and besides... he needs someone to help him... so you can all go..."
Marut seems eager to leave the group for a bit, he is a loner and all the social interaction clearly makes him wary and cranky... he notices this himself too... Marut looks at Stormvex and everyne...
"sorry... there are so many new faces... and I'm too used to living on my own... I didn't mean to offend you... I just.... think I'm coming a bit old..."
Marut scratches his beard...
"I just want what is good for everyone..."
Wood fox jabs...
"Well, OLD MAN! I bet it's best for us young and fresh individuals to go and do stuff! you sit your old butt here!..."
Marut smiles and nods... then says...
"... really... I'm sorry... may I have your forgiveness?..."
He looks at everyone in the eyes... it's clear that he means what he says... Mehadrin suddenly screams so that the whole opening echoes!...
"L-Look! there is something headed straight for us!... and everyone feels that they are losing their mins! it is a snow rabbit bigger than a bear!! it is clearly rushing in for an attack!..."
Marut stares at ti for a moment, that is not normal at all!...
Wood fox whispers...
"What in the knot is going on!?!..."
Post by: Amberfox on June 08, 2020, 05:19:15 AM
Solstice howls eagerly but not so sure about this thing. But, food was food. Briefly she wondered if Stormsong would be joining in. She races to inspect for any and all weaknesses, and to possibly run it to exhaustion if need be.
Runedance is equally startled. He was ready and eager to hunt, and now dinner serves itself! **Woo-hoo!** he open sends as he charges with Stormhunt at his side, his sword firmly gripped in his hand. A bow would work better, but not on such a large animal. He needed something he could control more effectively...and it would be more fun this way, anyway. **Food for all!** Stormhunt sends, nearly drooling at the thought of so much meat. She wasn't concerned in the least where it came from or why it was so large (or fierce), but much like her bond elf, food was food!
Okay, not joking here, I rolled for each four: Stormvex (6), Solstice (4), Runedance (4), Stormhunt (6). How weird is that? LUCKY, but odd.
Post by: Yavia on June 09, 2020, 10:11:17 AM
Antaka looks at Yare in surprise. That pole did send him a message?
And there it was again, that bloody snowfield. And the urge to kill. She did have seen that before. She may be the only one before having dreams of the monster. Now Yare could see the same?
First she had that dream with the bloody snow. And she constantly seeing things from the eyes of another. Since she found that necklace! Like it connects her to another mind! The mountain, the horn's of some elk-deer and the heartshaped cave! All three things are embedded to the necklace and are connected to the monster! And now that pole is sending messages to others! Others that are not wearing that thing!
She shakes her head to silent that voice. With a firm grip she ribs that necklace from her neck and throws it away.
"I will not follow your orders!" she shouts. "Stop sending me visions! Get out of my head! If I should kill, I do kill you, you monster! Or one of your speakman if you don't dare to show yourself!"
She runs to the pole. Are there ropes that keep that thing in place she cuts them to get it lose. She tries to kick it over, to knock it down, push it aside, make it fall to the ground. Tries to make it stop sending messages to Yare and her in rolling it off the mountain or make it fall for a start.
(diced 6 - Pole..., you ask for it!)
Post by: Berit on June 16, 2020, 05:37:58 AM
Post by: Yavia on June 16, 2020, 07:41:45 AM
Post by: Amberfox on June 16, 2020, 07:46:22 AM
Post by: Czarine on June 16, 2020, 09:43:55 AM
For a moment Laluna is afraid that Wander decides to walk away again, but his hesitant attempt to touch her makes her more confident. He clearly doesn't want to be alone, and she's going to try to help him the best she can. She smiles a little, relieved, when he nods at Laluna.
"Come, let's return to--" she starts, when suddenly a giant snow rabbit appears out of nowhere!
"W-What is that??!" Laluna utters, but snaps out of confusion when she sees that the rabbit is going to attack! Immediately she looks around her, trying to find anything that she could use as an improvised weapon to defend herself and Wander.
(Laluna's roll: 4)
Post by: Berit on June 18, 2020, 08:29:44 AM
The rabbit let's out an roar that makes the earth tremble and snow fall off of trees!...
Wander stares at them all and asks...
"
What? what is going on? what are you all doing?..."
Marut cocks a arrow in his bow and takes a better stance to shoot at the beast! Mehadrin screams and runs behind everyone else...
"SAVE me same ME!!..."
The rabbit jumps and ends up high in the air and lands on top of the tower with a huge thud and breaks off parts of the stones just by it's sheer mass!... then launches itself towards them mouth full of deadly sharp teeth!... Marut releases his arrow (marut rolled 4)
he misses the bests mouth but hits it square on the nose! the rabbit rises to it's hind legs like a bear and roars from anger and pain!... Stormvex manages to hit the rabbit straight in it's stomach! a deadly spot for bears! the halbert sinks in deep, cutting muscle, fat and sinew... Solstice bites the beast's heel, stopping it from moving so fast and Stormhut is able to attack the neck of the bunny! biting down deep! blood sprays out of the bunny, coloring them both red!... rune dance slices the side of the beast open, but like marut, didn't hit anything vital..
Woodfox shoots with his bow (he rolled 3!) and hits one of the rabbits flailing ears but doesn't do anything much in his panic!... Wolfbane attacks ready to headbutt the leg of the beast (and rolls 1! oh no!) but slips and the bunny steps on her! Wolfbane baas in pain! Stormsong follows Soltice's lead! (he rolls 5!) and bites his teeth deep on the inner thigh of the bunny!...
Wader looks at them all in confusion, especially when Laluna also acts like there is danger... Laluna pick up a branch from the ground, the branch is slightly pointed at the end but not the sharpest thing to be used as a weapon Wander asks...
"W-What is going on here!?"
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Antaka Attacks the pole with all her might! the ropes snap and she kicks the thing off the mountain! it falls down, hitting every stone on the way and antaka hears it in her mind a chilling screams of many things that fade away as the pole drops into ravine... strange relief washes over them all, serenity after a madness the pole was causing... Yare catches his breath and is on his knees... he asks...
"What.... was happening? what was that pole!... th-the madness! it almost got hold of me!.... thank you...."
Toads rubs his own face and seems deeply disturbed by what happened...
"it screamed... the pole... screamed...b-but... it was made of dead things!... not things that live!... by the high ones..."
Ironglory leans on her spear... then looks at Antaka...
"Warrior... are you alright?... you touched it... are you alright?..."
Antaka feels that she is alright, just relieved that the pole is gone... and strangely, she feels as if something that was limiting the range of their sending has also subsided a little... but she also feels it... something still blocks some of the sending... there must be another poles like the one she just destroyed...
Post by: Amberfox on June 18, 2020, 12:56:48 PM
Solstice attempts to hamstring the other leg to prevent it from kicking or clawing. She still wasn't sure of this strange beast, but it certainly seemed like a bunny. And bunnies made good eats. Solstice's tail seemed to stand straight and wag slightly with delight. She too felt the wildness of the hunt. Swiftly, she reaches up and grabs at the haunch, yanking at the white fluff to get to the meat below.
As far as Stormvex is concerned, it was time to end this. Even strange, mutant animals deserved better. Knowing where the heart would be on a normal hare, he aims for the same area, avoiding the bonds and other elves.
Runedance grins widely and manically. **Finally!** he locksends to Stormvex and the bonds. **Something other than blabbing!** Grasping his sword, he launches for the bunny's back to slice the spinal cord.
(Looks like bunny's done for: Stormvex (6), Solstice (5), Runedance (6), Stormhunt (4) - the die gods smile upon me!)
Post by: Yavia on June 19, 2020, 02:34:39 PM
Antaka wakes from her rage. heavily breathing she realise what just happend. She was wondering the same question Toad asked. It was made of dead things, how can they send and how can they scream? She has come up here to solve mystery's but this one, this pole was now shattered on the ground. There are more of them. Endanger her free will.
she watches her hands and starts rubbing them at the snow to get them clean. Pondering on Ironglorys words - you touched it. touched that disgusting manipulating thing! Fear creeps under her skin, fear of being a puppet, being out of her own control.
After feeling more clean she looks at everyone.
"Sorry, for this rampage, I just don't want to kill any of you and don't want taken orders from a monster. I have no idea how this foul magic works, why dead things can send or scream, but I do think it has all to do with the monster in the cave. We do have visions, so why not hear voices from a pole with dead meat?"
She looks at Ironglory. "I have had dreams about a monster high above looking down at bloody snow and the instinct to kill, a hunger infested me. Like they are my own feelings, but they are not. I view from up high through the mother birds eyes. It feels so real and I fear to not see the difference if it's a vision or reality. Maybe I'm infected, I touched the pole, I touched the dead boar in his monster form. Those visions they feel so real. Maybe I am affected easily by this visions? I didn't completely notice what I've just done. I only wanted it to stop giving me orders and I don't want to kill any of you. You are my tribe." Her eyes looks at everyone. She was dangerous in this state. What if she attacks one of them for real? The knights can defend themselves, but Yare? Her eyes lingers on Toad but she said to all.
"I am not sure what I will do, if another vision gets me. If you think I become a threat you have to shun me."
Post by: Czarine on June 22, 2020, 07:05:50 AM
Laluna grabs the nearest sturdy branch she can find. It's not the best weapon, but at least it's better than nothing. She gasps when she sees Wolfsbane get trampled under the beast! She needs help, fast! But when Laluna is about to go, she hears Wander's words and gets confused herself.
"Can you not see the... the beast? The beast that looks like a giant rabbit?" she asks confused.
Laluna is starting to think that Wander's eyesight must be worse than she thought...
"Please, hide behind the tree! This spot is too open and dangerous." She gestures towards the great tree that stood next to the tower. She doesn't think Wander is in any shape to help in the battle, especially if he can't see the foe. She decides to wait and see how the battle goes, before she can go to Wolfsbane. The newcomers seem like seasoned warriors to her, and she doesn't want to get in their way with her measly stick.
Post by: Berit on June 22, 2020, 10:21:29 PM
Solstice bites down and feels her teeth sink in! a little too much actually, and her instincts kick in and she knows something is badly wrong! a pungent smell of rot pours from the wound! her instincts save her from getting rot on her mouth!...
Stormvex feels his weapon sink all too deep, like he is stabbing a large water skin and then he too feels the smell of rot permeating the air and sees corpse maggots falling from the bunny's mouth! He manages to pull bad before he gets any of them on himself!...
Rune Dance strikes his weapon straight to the spine and feels it snap but puss starts spraying from the would all over, coloring the snow putrid grey and yellowish brown! He manages to avoid it and then the horrid smell hits him too! the thing they are battling has been dead for long already!...
Stormsong bites down! (he rolls 2! noo!)
Stormsong dosn't sense the danger in time and the rot pours from the bearbunny's wound into his mouth, he immediately backs down when he tastes it and vomits violently and suddenly loses his ability to move and just shivers in the ground...
(Marut throws 5)
Marut shoots the bunny in the eye but also sees the maggots that pour from the creatures mouth!... mortified he stares at the thing, now it is clear that the beasts only eye never even looked straight at them, it stares emptily in the direction it was when the beast originally died...
Woodfox loses his cool and takes more distance, covering Laluna, Wander and Mehadrin instead of fighting... Mehadrin passes out and drops to the snow...Wander looks at Laluna...
"What? what beast?? rabbit?? what are you talking about? I see nothing there!.."
But he listens and takes shelter behind the tree, while trying to understand what is going on...
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Toad listens to Antaka and then walks closer, his steps hesitate but only a little... He heavily but warmly grabs Antaka's shoulder...
"Nay! you shall not falter My good warrior! I have seen your will power... the fact that you even came to this place tells greatly of your inner steel... my fine lady... your will, is stronger than mine..."
Toad bows down deep, full of respect... but then bounces up and suddenly wraps his long arms around Antaka! hugging her cheerfully...
"And if it were to happen that you fell to this curse... I will personally promise you that I shall protect others from your burning fury!..."
Toad seems very happy... Yare looks at them and sighs...
"W-well... what ever that was, I'm glad it's gone!... but since when did humans have the power to do magic??... they cannot handle it, can they? I really though it was impossible for them..."
Ironglory seems deep in thought... then says...
"I fear there might be one of us helping them... one who has harnessed to gift to use... rotten magic... the very thing that was left to the ground by high-ones... what else could it be?..."
Post by: Yavia on June 26, 2020, 01:33:24 PM
Bad stuff destroyer Antaka, jay!)
Relieved that someone will stop her if she goes mad Antaka sighs. The hug was so cheerfull and right what she needed after that horrors. She blushes slightly about his words and the contact and says: "Thank you, Sir Toad. I am gladfull you keep trust in me and I hope I can maintain my willpower."
She looks at Yare than at Ironglory.
"I'm not sure what you mean, Lady Ironglory. Some magic of the high ones lingers here and make us think wired things? Can that magic create a monster? That monster in the cave perhaps? Or do you mean one of us is channeling the rotten magic to us, to this pole? Some of us makes the pole use magic on us? Send visions like enchanted boars or bloody snow, can it send me visions? It could be another elf I think, because of the magic. I do feel my sending ability has approved since that pole is out off the way. Like a blockade is lifted. If I come across another pole I will destroy it as well, I think it's blocking our sending ability."
Post by: Amberfox on June 29, 2020, 08:56:51 AM
Solstice immediately releases this nasty thing and spits out whatever is in her mouth. To further get rid of the rot, she paws at her jaws before using whatever snow or water that may be present to clear out her mouth. **Yech!** she open sends. **Bad! Rotten meat!** Once she has cleared the rancid flavor from her mouth, she moves to Stormsong's side. **Help?** she offers, sniffing at him. **Hurt?** She is not sure what has happened with him, but checks for injuries. The stench coming off of him is worse than anything she's scented before, but death and decay is something she has experienced before. She tries to send reassurance.
Stormvex snarls with disgust at this thing. His mind reels with the thoughts and images Moondrop had sent to him earlier about another strange beast that wasn't what it appeared at first. Clearly, whatever the "bad thing" is was still around. Was it even there? Had their minds been tricked and deceived so badly? He steps back and quickly considers his next move. **Runedance,** he locksends to his friend, **take this thing out, if it really exists, and let's put an end to this!**
Runedance shakes off the goo he had been sprayed with, mildly annoyed. He could swear Stormhunt had rolled in something just as stinky before...at least once. **I'm on it,** he replies before nocking an arrow. How could he suggest this thing wasn't there? Clearly it was, and he smelled enough to remind everyone it was. He launches arrows into the beast, focusing on lethal points, until it stops.
Okay, I don't think Stormvex needs a roll here, so: Runedance (6), Stormhunt (3 - uh-oh), Solstice (6). Why can't I get these sixes any other time?!
Post by: Czarine on July 02, 2020, 10:37:43 AM
Laluna turns to keep an eye on the monster, but sees that Woodfox has come to their aid. Since she feels more secure, she decides to try and go help Wolfsbane out of the battlefield, carefully trying to avoid going too close to the fighting.
(Laluna's roll: 1. Ohhhh boy...)
Post by: Berit on July 03, 2020, 07:46:21 AM
Toad looks Antaka with his blue eyes and smiles warmly, but steps back so Antaka would not get frustrated with too much hugging... Ironglory looks at Antaka, and Antaka sees that some blood drips from under Ironglory's helmet!... she might be wounded somehow!... Ironglory nods and says...
"I too am not sure how this magic works, but what I've seen of ancient magic, it is capable of both wondrous and horrid things... it must be an elf to controll if... one of your friends... or someone we don't know..."
Yare looks at them all with his evening sky pink eyes... Yare asks...
"is anything we see... real?... is it a hallucination?... that cannot be... we still get wounds and... die... when these monsters attack..."
Yare gets very frustrated and angry...
"What ever this is I want it to stop! and I will do my best to make it stop!..."
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Laluna tries to save Wolfsbane and reaches for her! but the beasts trashing makes the ground shake! Laluna loses balance and then the beast steps on her as well! Laluna hears her ribs crack apart and instantly blood gushes to her mouth! something, an organ was crushed and punctured!...
Stormsong lays on the ground panting, his vision gets blurry... he sends, weakly...
"...pack.... family... came back.... they call.... Stormsong... they call Stormsong to... follow..."
Stormsong takes a deep breath and falls completely silent.... but solstice's presence somehow makes him still linger, unsure if he should follow his past family or stay here with his new friends... He is at death's door... Solstice is the only one keeping him here... and solstice smells it clear as day! poison in the rot! poison and tainted magic!... someone might be able to do something still is solstice finds help fast!...
Stormhunt tries to bite the thing but gets some of the goo in his eyes while ripping the beast! it immediately burns and blurs his vision! strange fear fills his mind and makes him suddenly unsure who is an enemy and who is friend! he might still be able to snap out of it! but it is hard! (must roll 4 or bigger to not attack friends!)...
Runedance attacks and shoots an arrow, it flies through the beasts nostril, piercing everything inside it's head and then exits' from the back of it's neck! the best, let's out a weak groan... and leans forward... crashes down in front of them... it starts to decay on alarming rate, coloring the snow orange from puss around it!... a strange feeling washes over them, odd relief... like the thing was sapping their minds while it was here, they just didn't realize it before... Marut sighs in relief... but then walks to Stormvex, Marut looks at the monster and asks...
"What is that thing??.... what do you think might cause something like that?..."
Then Marut noticed Laluna and Wolsbane broken on the ground!...
"LOOK!! We must help!! Hold on! I'm coming!..."
Marut rushes to them and is horrified seeing blood on the ground that's from Laluna's mouth...
"HEALER! QUICK!! We need a healer!!..."
Woodfox also runs to the horrified and starts pulling out herbs from a small pouch...
"These will dull the pain! she might die from pain alone!! someone with a knife! I need a knife!!..."
Post by: Yavia on July 05, 2020, 07:43:38 AM
BTW That Bunny is really disgusting - Irgs!)
Yares words makes Antaka proud in some way. She didn't know him a lot, but his decision to make a difference against his fear at the start by going up that mountain fills her with relieve. They will stop it, together!
"It must be an elf. It can be one of my friends," Antaka thinks aloud. "It can't be Laluna, or Mehadrin. No they can't... or Moondrop... oh, no, I absolutely don't think that. Leaves Wander who is indeed a suspicious person." she looks around and fixes Lady Ironglory as she was just reminded on something.
"You are hurt, Lady Ironglory! What happend, when did it happen? Let us help you."
She rushed forward and lifts her hands in an attempt to get that helmet off to see what the injury looks like underneath. (To Attend to Lady Ironglory, take care off - I do not know if there is a special idiom for cleaning, examine, to dress a wound.)
Post by: Czarine on July 08, 2020, 05:55:33 AM
Laluna sneaks as close to Wolfsbane as she can, trying to keep an eye on the undead beast. She closes in next to Wolfsbane when she thinks it's safe, but the giant beasts trashing sends Laluna off her feet and she falls to the ground! She instantly regrets her decision to get so close to the monster, when the beast tramples Laluna and she hears the sickening crack from her ribs. She feels the blood gush into her mouth, and she has to cough, though it sends waves of pain through her chest.
Laluna tries to drag herself away from the beast, stopping somewhere near Wolfsbane, because the pain is too much. She hears Marut's voice near her calling for a healer, and it makes her feel guilty for being so reckless.
"I'm sorry..." she says weakly.
Post by: Berit on July 09, 2020, 03:17:35 PM
"I am fine!... no need to take off my helmet... "
She seems quite unwilling to show her face, but calms down...
"'Tis just my old wounds... some of them do bleed slightly... when snow starts to fall... I think the next night might be snowing... we should seek shelter before dark falls..."
Yare seems suspicious the moment when Ironglory doesn't want them to see her face... when Ironglory walks a bit further, Yare locksends to Antaka...
**What was that all about? what is she hiding??..**
Toad sighs and suddenly a dead fox drops between all of them! after it a screech form the skies catches their attention... it is the big blue bird... she looks at them for a moment before flying off... the fox is a gift from her to them!...
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Marut gently lifts Laluna's head when Woodfox pushes a piece of leather under it. Woodfow puts a stick in Laluna's mouth and says...
"bite into it. I am going to set your ribs in place!..."
without saying anything more. he pushes her side and the ribs crack back into pain! a huge wave of pain flushes over Laluna!... Marut looks at her teary eyed...
"Don't die... please... you will make it!..."
Woodfox looks at Laluna and wraps clothes and sticks around her rib case to keep everything it place, it makes breathing harder but the pain subsides a little... Woodfox says...
"Next we have to fix what is broken inside... I will do my best... but... herbs can only go so far..."
Woodfox starts grounding very bitter smelling herds ans moss into a paste... Marut gently caresses Laluna's forehead...
"Hey... ... I think you are going to make it... and when you do I will dig for the prettiest of flowers for you from under the snow... so you can smell the spring sooner than the rest of us..."
Post by: Yavia on July 12, 2020, 03:56:39 AM
She looksends back to Yare. "I'm not sure if it's hiding something bad. Both of them don't wanted to show their faces at first. Maybe she has a nose like Toad and is ashamed of it? Or maybe it's the showing in front of men the reason for that behavior."
She says aloud: "It's stupid to die on an infection. Take care of the bleeding yourself or let me help you with it. Old wounds can hurt, but not bleed. If a wound won't close it might be in a bad shape." She close her mouth and ended her sentence in her head: "Or in influence of bad magic..."
She looksends to Toad: "What is with Ironglorys face? Why does she hide it?"
She jumps as the fox drops down between them and looks astonished up to the bird.
"Thank you, Mother bird" she sends to the skies. "Your gift is most welcome." She was a little hungry by now.
If Ironglory was right they could search for shelter. She has no need to be in a show storm again. At least to eat something. And maybe to look up this suspicious wound.
"I do think we make a short rest getting back to strength with eating something. Maybe there is a small cave we can seek shelter."
Post by: Jeb on July 12, 2020, 09:58:58 AM
I've enjoyed being part of this, and maybe will be again, so I don't want to kill off Moondrop. I guess she got freaked out by the bunny battle and ran off?)
Post by: Amberfox on July 13, 2020, 01:04:39 PM
Solstice whines and nudges Stormsong. She can feel him slipping away and isn't sure if she should call him back. It is "The Way" to surrender and let go under the right circumstances, but is this circumstance the right one? She sends to him, calling, but not demanding him to answer or return. The choice is his, and she will respect it.
Stormhunt snarls with annoyance and finally releases the vile prey. She rubs her eyes and face in the ground, water, snow, or not. She growls and paws at her mouth to remove some of the rotten taste. She briefly thinks anything large and strange must not be good eats around these parts. She suddenly felt homesick for the dense, hot jungle. She'd rather be shedding and panting than sick.
Stormvex is about to answer Marut when he calls out for help for Laluna. He hesitates when he receives a send from Solstice and notices her hovering sadly over Stormsong. He looks back at the elves surrounding the blue haired healer and takes a deep breath. He rushes to the wolves, since no one was checking on them. Perhaps he could help them and then race to Laluna's side. **Marut, the wolves need tending; I'll be there in a moment. I can only herbal heal but I might have something that can help,** he quickly sends to the grey haired male.
Solstice licks her bond's hand. **Help? His pack calls but he not decided.** Stormvex understood and reaches for his own pack of personal items. He pulls some herbs and healing liquids Sona had given him. He tried to remember which was which and what did what. He mixes a few to make a compound to combat what might be the poison(s) and pours it carefully down Stormsong's throat so he won't choke on it. **Carefully, friend,** he encourages. **I am Stormvex, Solstice's bond elf. This may help. Rest. We will wait for you.**
Runedance rolls on the ground away from the goo left by the strange beast to clean himself a bit. He grins, feeling the joy of the simple pleasure. He hears the commotion of the others and stops long enough to assess if he's interested or not. He certainly was no healer, and there were several elves attending the fallen. He takes note of his friend and their bonds. Rising, he goes over to them. He is about to suggest something when he sees Stormhunt. He walks to her, grinning. **Just didn't know when to give up, eh, puffball? Hang on, I gotcha,** he grabs his own pack and returns with a flask. **Drink it; it'll help.**
Mixed results. Solstice (2...well, shit), Stormhunt (6 - hurray!), Stormvex (5 - well, maybe Stormsong has a chance!), Runedance (5 - suck it, evil thing)
Post by: Czarine on July 14, 2020, 05:40:02 AM
Laluna bites into the stick Woodfox gave her and lets out a muffled scream when he cracks her ribs back in place. The pain is almost enough to make her pass out.
Laluna doesn't really focus on Marut's gaze, her eyes just stare out filled with pain. Her expression relaxes a little when Woodfox has finished the bindings, and her eyes turn towards Marut's but she's too weak to say anything to him.
She tries her best to stay still and conscious.
(Laluna's roll: 6! And go Stormvex! Let's keep the pack alive!)
Post by: Berit on July 14, 2020, 04:50:31 PM
Ironglory looks at Antaka for a moment in silence, then says in a certain sadness to her voice...
"I... apologize... but this is something I best do alone.... ... I wish not to... scare others...... so let us find a small shelter..."
She turns around, and seems a bit mournful... Toad locksends back to Antaka...
**She is... badly disfigured... from all the battles she has fought... worst ones she gained when she was not yet a warrior... still she took a weapon and did what she could so others would live... ... she was badly wounded in battle and... tortured by the enemy... other elves tend to avoid her after seeing her face...**
Toad looks after Ironglory for a moment an respectful silence... then toad sends to Antaka...
**Once she was a mere village maiden... but now... she is a true warrior and a leader like none other.. she is a lady....**
Toads words carry a lot of admiration towards Ironglory, he is not romantically interested clearly, but would follow his leader to the ends of the earth... Yare looks a bit suspiciously at them all, but starts picking sticks for a small fire...
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Solstice sends but Stormsong does not respond, he is alive, still battling the call of his fallen family... his eye are blurry and stare into nothing... when Stormvex arrives he does not respond, but clearly has fight left in him, he feels the new family needing him still... his wet nose twitches a little by the new smell... Marut calls back...
"Okay! We'll try our best here and will help you when we can... and thank you!..."
Stormhunt recovers slowly from the weird need to blindly attack anything living... it makes her feel like a betrayer for a moment, but that feeling quickly fades, it was the filth that made her almost flip, and was not her fault... she also feels like the gunk somehow... changed her a little... like she could now smell the creatures that carry the filth from a distance!... (Yay! she gained a skill!) Runedance's drink makes Stormhunt feel a lot better! it takes the rotten taste away from her mouth!..
Marut gently rubs Laluna's shoulders and looks at her, he sighs a little when Laluna looks more stable now... Woodfox gently takes the stick out and feeds her some dried herb balls, they make her feel a little better and numbs the pain, but they also numb parts of her face and fingers... And suddenly, Laluna's own magic reacts with the herbs, making her heal faster!... Wander just looks everyone at a moment and them slowly walks to them, not believing what he saw... they really battled something... he asks from everyone...
"C-Can I help? what happened here? you all just... fought... something I couldn't see... got wounded by it.... I... Please... tell me how I can help..."
Post by: Yavia on July 17, 2020, 03:57:59 PM
Antaka still wonders why that wound is bleeding - after Toads sending it must be years since then. But, if Ironglory will deal alone with it, so be it.
She takes the fox and starts looking for a shelter for them all to fit in. (I don't know what it looks like there so Berit decides what I (or Ironglory) might find - a cave, a hut, a tower, a castle ..)
(dice 4)
Post by: Amberfox on July 30, 2020, 07:52:24 AM
Stormhunt and Runedance collapse into the unaffected ground and enjoy a good thorough roll, partly to remove the stench, partly just for the sheer pleasure of it. Also might help to mask their own scents to navigate the strange land more concealed. After a few moments, Runedance decides to rise and check out the others. Stormhunt shakes the dirt and debris vigorously before joining her wolf friend Solstice beside the others. The two bonds share the events directly with each other and await the next challenge.
Stormvex sends calm and soothing emotions to Stormsong (argh! All these Storms! Wait, I love storms...), but does not interfere with his choice. He continues to gently and carefully pour his concoction into the wolf hoping it will help him. He briefly glances at Runedance and updates him before sending to Marut to do the same and ask about Laluna. **I can send Runedance over to see if he can help, but I doubt he could offer much other than standing around,** he adds.
Post by: Jeb on August 04, 2020, 09:34:13 AM
Moondrop was already feeling uncomfortable being around Wander, and when the huge beast appears, her well-ingrained instinct for self-preservation takes over. She runs as fast as she can away from the noise of the others and a sickening scent that rises in the air. She runs until her heart pounds and her breath runs ragged, until she realizes that she can no longer hear the fight. She slows and starts to feel ashamed that she left the others to their fate so quickly. She stops to catch her breath and look around at where she is, wondering if she should go back.
(Dice roll of 4, not sure what for? Whether she can find her way back?)
Post by: Amberfox on August 04, 2020, 12:08:34 PM
Post by: Yavia on August 12, 2020, 02:08:06 AM
Post by: Czarine on August 15, 2020, 11:42:04 AM
Laluna looks tired when Marut rubs her shoulders, but she seems more relaxed now when the worst part is over. She slowly munches on the herb balls Woodfox gave her, and notices how they make her numb, but doesn't care. She gasps when she feels her own magic kick in, surprised of the sudden boost in healing. She lays still, glancing at Marut, as if telling him everything will be alright.