Orchid wasn't too surprised to see that the goblins don't know how to make rope. It wasn't exactly a common skill back in her old world either, and she felt far too many people were impressed by her making flower crowns or grass shoelaces for her siblings. But as long as they're learning Orchid wasn't going to complain. The ones who don't seem to quite understand it she might have to give different tasks; she doesn't want to force the dumber ones to try and learn a skill they'll likely be bad at anyways, so better to put their focus on their talents. One of the goblins, Sqwal, didn't seem impressed and tore some creeping vine from around a tree. He thought the thing was better than Orchid's rope since it was plentiful, but little did he knew such a thing wouldn't be good enough by itself.

Orchid silently demonstrated this after she finished her first stick. She was slowly understanding that as much as these goblins might be crafty when it comes to survival they're still uneducated and slow learners. Explaining things won't work for them since they lack the basis for understanding like Orchid does. Demonstration would work better with simple explanations around two or three sentences. So first thing she did was go up to the same tree that Sqwal went to grab some of the creeping vines and she grasped one vine in between her fingers. [color=firebrick]"That's creeping vine and it's too weak."[/color] Orchid then proceeded to wrap some vine around her hand and then tear it off with a fairly low strength. She she folded the bundle in her hand into a very light figure-eight form, and she could already see it fraying throughout the vine. It would barely take Orchid more than a few twists until the vines were little more than kindling which she tossed onto the floor.

Walking back to her cordage Orchid wrapped some around her fingers and tried to tear it off, having a far more difficult time as she had to put a lot more strength to make the cordage even begin to fray. Once she finally managed to break off some of it she showed it to Sqwal so he could see that she was only able to tear a single length of cordage, as oppose to all of the vine she had pulled off the tree. [color=firebrick]"Creeping Vine's not bad, but this rope is better. Stronger too. And it'll make for a stronger weapon."[/color] To demonstrate why Orchid needed stronger materials she started working on the sharp club. She braced the smooth stick against her leg and carefully used her sharp stone and her club as a chisel and hammer, to make it easier and faster for her to carve out the notches she needed for the stones. 

Really the hard part was to not make these notches too big for the stone shards. She had plenty of them but if the holes are too big the stones would never fit. Of course she can't make them too tight either, or else the stones might just break and cause the wood to splinter. So for each notch, she picked out a stone to measure it, make sure it was a good length, and then carved a hole to fit it. Once she felt she had enough notches around the business end of the sharp club Orchid blew off any sawdust and took it to the fire to harden it. It crackled as bits of wood burned away but she made sure not to leave the club in there too long that it would start to catch on fire. Orchid felt the need to explain this for any goblin watching her. [color=firebrick]"Fire hardening. Put wood in a fire for a little bit so it doesn't bend as much. But don't put it in a fire too long or it will burn up."[/color]

Next was inserting the stones. Orchid was just going to use Clod's rocks. She picked through the shards but when she tried to use them they snapped and chipped before she even tried to put a lot of force into them. [color=firebrick]"Dammit. Guess I'll have to make it myself."[/color] Chipping stone wasn't something that Orchid was too familiar with. Sharpening rocks, sure, but to get the shards out of them she'll need to chip away. And these were not flint so she couldn't expect them to chip or hold an edge easily. First she needed to sharpen the stones down into a more workable shape. She took a few hard stones from Clod's pile as well as two from her own pack and started to work on those quickly. With six stones total, she was able to work three of them into semi-decent sharp stones. Unfortunately the other stones broke in the process of making the sharp stones.

Now Orchid needed to make the shards themselves. This required much more delicate technique since she didn't want to cause the rocks to shatter. It was a bit rocky at first but soon she was able to get about ten shards. The shards themselves weren't all that sharp or uniform; she wouldn't bother trying to use them to chisel or carve anything. But that wasn't the point. She wanted them to be a bit blunt so that they're durable since their job was to focus all the energy of a swing onto the edges. Hence why they're less swords and more literally sharp clubs. Orchid began to insert the stones into the notches, wishing she had some pine sap to glue the stones into place. That would also help keep the stones in the weapon as well as provide some cushioning, but she also knew the goblins wouldn't know what to look for if she asked them to find some. She'd have to get pine sap herself, or perhaps ask the monsters to help her.

[color=firebrick][i]"That reminds me, I should check on them later."[/i][/color] Once the club had all of it's stone in the notches, now all she needed to do was wrap it up. Fortunately she already had a length of rope that she had cut off to prove a point to Sqwal. She used it to wrap around the haft of the sharp club, holding the wood together tightly so it's less likely to warp when she strikes something. She only did this at the top, middle, and bottom of the business end, and used the rest of the cordage to wrap around the handle. It was still a bit prickly due to the fibers, but certainly better than bare unlaminated wood. She even had enough cordage left over to make a little sling that she could slip her hand through so if the weapon is ever knocked out of her hand, it won't go flying away. Once completed Orchid lifts the sharp club over her head and takes a few swings in the air to make sure the stones don't go flying if she whiffs. And once she's really confident, she'll strike it against a tree to make sure it could withstand hitting something solid.

[hider=Stats/Inventory]
Health - Full
Magic - Full
Stamina - Full

Skills -
Use Light Equipment (--)
Pacify Animal I (1.1)
Stronger I (1.4)
Crafting IV (4.1)
Material Analysis I (1.6)
Monster Analysis I (1.25)
Smash I (1.2)
Charisma I (1.05)
Taboo (1.0)
Fireball (0.5)

Inventory -
Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped)
Loincloth (Equipped)
Sharp Stone (Good) (Equipped)
Club (Good) (Equipped)
Torch (Stored)
Plant Fiber Sling (Loaded) (Stored)
Rawhide Bag (8/12) (Equipped)
[list][*]Hard Stones x2
[*]Antidote Fern
[*]Fiber Cordage (Average)
[*]Fiber Cordage (Well Made)
[*]Fiber Cordage (Above Average)
[*]Bloody Garrote[/list]
Leaf Sling Bag (1/3) (Equipped to Rawhide Bag)
[list][*]Sling Stones x4
[/list]
[/hider]