This was getting so tiresome. [color=firebrick]"Dammit, what the hell causes flames like this?"[/color] Orchid just wanted to survive. This was suppose to be some sort of second chance. Or maybe... This was her punishment? [color=firebrick]"Fire's out, everyone we should-"[/color] [b]"LOOK! DAT ONE ALMOST DEAD!" [/b] In her past life Orchid did nothing but give everything she had. Her time. Her patience. Even her life. One would think, with a fair and just god, she should be allowed into heaven. But no... Instead she's here. A dirty goblin, scrounging for survival. Scared, desperate. Everyone is so violent too. Orchid wished she could say she was better. But no... She had already killed and eaten other goblins. How quickly she fell. Orchid hated it. Always with the killing. Seemed like almost everyday there was nothing but killing. She thought she'd get used to it by now. But now... It just made her mad. She couldn't even go one morning without some sort of massive event going on causing craziness. She just wanted to make some equipment. Maybe hunt a little. Make a home. Possibly even return to a life of farming. It was a simpler life. She just wanted to [i]live[/i]. Was that so much to ask for? [color=red][b]"You really don't want to try me right now. But if you really want to test your luck, feel free. I could use a hearty breakfast, and you all look absolutely delicious."[/b][/color] [color=598527]"...I'm not sure about delicious, Mourn. But perhaps I can grind that halfwit's bones into seasoning. I heard goblin eyes are quite useful in Alchemy. Maybe I should confirm that theory."[/color] These people. Orchid wanted to hate them. In a way, she did. Orchid hoped maybe among these monsters was someone who was kind and human. Someone who would show her mercy and have helped her live a peaceful life despite the situation she was in. But no, that couldn't happen. Orchid threw that chance away a long time ago. Now she was just praying for something that will never happen. Despite being in a world with magic and monsters the fantasy of living a normal life was never an option for Orchid. If this was her afterlife, it wasn't a heaven. It was hell. A place where Orchid would be tortured for her sins no matter how much she begged, prayed, and groveled. Crispy was right about one thing. Kindness was a weakness. She had been too kind for too long. She had hoped for too much and now she had to pay the price for it. Her kindness in life killed her, and her kindness in life brought her here. More kindness would just mean that Orchid would have to constantly pick up after the messes of others, until it'll finally kill her. Again. In the end it was just like her old life. Nothing had changed. She may be a goblin now but she was as much of a tool and a fool as she was when she was human. [color=firebrick][i]"Is taboo a skill? Is it something I could activate? Time to see for myself."[/i][/color] Droping her sharp club for a moment, Orchid slung a stone towards the knife-wielding goblin without warning. She wasn't going to bother trying to disarm him; she aimed straight for his stupid head. [color=firebrick]"ENOUGH."[/color] Orchid's voice rang out as she activated her Charisma skill. She stood before the goblins facing them, her back towards the monsters. She made it clear where her alliance was, but this was going to be her final mercy. She'd have to keep this simple for these halfwits. No more vague nonsense, no more sophistry. [color=firebrick]"Goddamn tired of you and your stupid face. You're a shit boss! You're going to get everyone killed because you're weak and stupid! So I'm taking over."[/color] Orchid cracked her neck and looked at each and every goblin. She growled and gritted her teeth as she wrapped her sling around her dominate arm, binding it so that even should she end up getting cut and bled, it won't hurt as much. It was something her grandfather told her to do if she ever gets a deep cut. Then she picked up raised her sharpclub towards Crispy. [color=firebrick]"Crispy! I challenge you to being the boss of the goblins! Just you and me, whoever wins leads the goblins! And if anyone else wants to get involved, than we can all fight. You will [i]all[/i] die. So stay out of it... This is between me and him."[/color] [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 (2.0) 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 Club (Well-Made) (Equipped) Wicker Shield (Well Made) (Current given to Jezee) Club (Good) (Stored) Torch (Stored) Plant Fiber Sling (Equipped) Rawhide Bag (8/12) (Equipped) [list][*]Antidote Fern [*]Fiber Cordage (Above Average) [*]Bloody Garrote[/list] Leaf Sling Bag (1/3) (Equipped to Rawhide Bag) [list][*]Sling Stones x4 [/list] [/hider]