It wasn’t long before Orchid came to an unfortunate, uncomfortable realization: Wood in these caves would be harder to find than she’d expect. She found plenty of twigs but nothing of substantial use, and as she was exploring Orchid nearly got caught by a goblin patrol lead by none other than Rattleskull. Orchid hid and waited for the group to go past. She didn’t want to be around the goblin now that she intended to kill him, not to mention she had a good feeling that her sudden show of competence and resourcefulness may make her a threat to Rattleskull. If nothing else he’ll probably demand Orchid’s sword from her, and she wasn’t keen on parting with it.

Finding wood wasn’t going to be easy. Even if she had her fire sticks, without solid logs making a fire with just twigs won’t do much for crafting. That being said, she could still see the bonfire at the center of the cave. While the flame wasn’t as great as before, it was still bigger than most. It was usable. The only problem is that chances are, Crispy is there. Orchid steeled herself and patted her face. [color=firebrick]”Yosh. I’ll just have to deal with it.”[/color]

Before going to go meet with Crispy, Orchid went to the pond to drink some water and collect herbs. She didn’t take much, just a handful, but while she was at the pond she also looked for clay. Clay was a fairly common material especially around water, so she gathered as much wet clay as she could, until she had about ten pounds in a solid lump. If she could just get some heat, she could heat up the clay to make pots which she can use to boil the hides and make them stronger, or just cook food and make them better. She even thought about making armor out of clay, but thought against it. It didn’t seem like a good idea.

With the lump of clay under her arm, Orchid headed towards the bonfire. She was still careful of others threats nearby so she kept a hand on her sword, ready to fight if anyone had any funny ideas. But if she could get to Crispy safely she’ll seek him out and ask him about fire.

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Health - Mostly Full
Magic - Full
Stamina - Full

Skills -
Use Light Equipment (--)
Pacify Animal I (1.0)
Stronger I (1.4)
Crafting II (3)
Material Analysis I (1.15)
Monster Analysis I (1.0)

Inventory -
Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped)
Loincloth (Equiped)
Fanged Sword (Equiped)
Rawhide Bag (9/12) (Equiped)
[list]
[*]Sharp Stone
[*]Hard Stones x2
[*]Goblin Bones x2
[*]Herbs x4
[/list]

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[@Zeroth]