And now it was time to begin the attack. Rattleskull was thankfully not so thick headed as to not let Orchid and her goblins take the lead for scouting, though this was merely a pretense; she just wanted to get into the cave and find her lizard friend before the rest of the horde does. Adjusting the straps to her shield and giving a few tested thrusts with her club, Orchid leads her troops inside. But before she goes too far, she also preps her sling; she puts a stone in her sling and has it in her shield hand. This way she could easily drop her club, take out her sling, and hurl a stone if she needs to hit something far away.

When they got into the cave the first thing Orchid noticed was the smell of death. Something was killed here recently. Sure enough one of her goblins reported that one of the other goblins tried to go inside and got killed. [color=firebrick]”Must be from the monsters… No doubt they’ve set up a trap here. Move carefully.”[/color] Of course just as she says this they were attacked by a red slime. Fortunately her goblins managed to survive the initial attack, and two more stuck their spears into it to keep it in place. Orchid scanned it with her Monster Analysis ability while she moved in to attack. She had no time to waste dealing with these small fries.

[color=firebrick]”[b]SMASH[/b]!”[/color] Orchid shouted as she slammed her trench club into the slime, careful to avoid smashing her weapon against the spears of her fellow goblins, but still hitting a sizable portion of the slime. [color=firebrick]”You younglings! Smash him with you torches!”[/color] She barked orders as she looked to the goblin who was knocked off balanced. [color=firebrick]”You! Watch out for traps or ambushes. Poke the ground with your spear, make sure there’s no spikes or holes.”[/color] Orchid remembered how she managed to lure some goblins into a makeshift caltop trap the day before; she wasn’t about to fall for the same trick herself. 

[color=firebrick]”Keep your shields up! Don’t drop them or you will die!”[/color] And sure enough Orchid would show them how to do that, covering a vast majority of her body with her shield while she smashes the slime. Only her arm and weapon was exposed, and she made sure to utilize the full reach of her weapon so that even if the slime would try and lash out at her, Orchid’s arm would already retreat back behind her shield.

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Health - Mostly Full
Magic - Full
Stamina - Mostly Full

Skills -
Use Light Equipment (--)
Pacify Animal I (1.0)
Stronger I (1.4)
Crafting IV (4)
Material Analysis I (1.15)
Monster Analysis I (1.0)
Smash I (1.0)

Inventory -
Raw Dire Rat Hide (Equipped)
Loincloth (Equipped)
Stone Spiked Club (Good) (Equipped)
Wicker Shield (Well Made) (Equipped)
Plant Fiber Sling (Loaded) (Slung)
Rawhide Bag (8/12) (Equipped)
[list][*]Hard Stones x2
[*]Herbs x3
[*]Antidote Fern
[*]Fiber Cordage (Average)
[*]Bloody Garrote[/list]
Leaf Sling Bag (1/3) (Equipped to Rawhide Bag)
[list][*]Sling Stones x4
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