[hr] A hunting we go [@Cu Chulainn][@VitaVitaAR] [hr] The wolf that had been rock blasted responded with a pained yelp, its calf sliced cleanly, sending it limping back to wherever the wolves den was as Gideon set off after the other two. The thrown spear whistled through the air, sailing at a near perfect angle as it would impale itself right in the second wolves body, ending its life near instantly. The leaping, went just a bit worse though. He sailed through the air about as well as a metal ingot, unable to land completely on it his hand would just barely grasp the wolves ankle. The wolf, startled, would immediately howl and twist itself to face Gideon, its sharp teeth digging right into the Raam's neck - or at least it would have, had another Arrow not penetrated its skull mere inches from Gideons own face. “...whew.” Akando let out a breath. “That was a stunt. If you weren’t a Raam, you’d probably have had your neck ripped out.” He’d say with a small bit of levity as he’d watch their Elvish companion do her thing. Akando had let Seelay take care of the Deer, deeming himself being more of a detriment if he had tried to help. Expert precision would be loosed from her bow. The arrow sailed through the air, and seconds later, it was followed by the call of a deer, a pained call as their target would thus, fall to the ground. “Ahaha, see! We’re the best!” It was of course, about time for a certain fey to show back up. “And some human doubted us!” She’d say, standing on top of Seelay’s head with a confident smirk and a laugh. “I would never doubt one of the forest people.” Akando replied with a chuckle, helping Gideon get back to his feet. “Alright, we should get the deer and the two wolves and bring them back. Pelts could be-” Akando would cut himself off mid sentence. A silence fell over the area. A stillness. The feeling of being watched from almost all directions. From within the treeline, Seelay’s eyes would see it first, while Gideon’s foresight would indeed tell him…the Kyrnith was here. “What’s the matter, huh? Fairy tongue-tie you?” It was a deer, a large, tall one that was slowly approaching from deeper within the forest. Lanky legs with a slender body that when standing still together one could easily mistake for a tree or small shrub if one wasn’t looking closely. Its antlers easily as tall as the branches of the trees as it moved, though it seemed to have no problems moving. It looked to the deer that had been killed, then to the hunters. Akando visibly tensed, hands tightening on his weapon. Seemed he was preparing for the worst. “...what is your business in the forest, children of Dawn?” An airy, distant voice, and as it spoke the wind too, did move slowly from it. [hr] [hider=Current Happenings] [i]The moon goddess yawns and rolls over onto her back, staring up at the sky.[/i] Current location: Dawn Time: Morning [hr] Current Objective: Help the Villagers with their hunting -You’ve found some Deer. Five of them. Two seem to belong to the Kyrnith -A pack of wolves and you seem to have the same idea…perhaps you could scare them off, though they look pretty hungry… [list] [*]The forest is dangerous. Avoiding the Kyrnith is probably the best option. [*]Wolves, Pandillos, Riplings, Swordbills, and Deer are the primary sources of game in the forest. [/list] [hr] Known Animals in Kyr Forest [list] [*]Kyrnith - Highly dangerous. The local Elder Beast. Can control the winds. [*]Kyr Deer - A special kind of deer that lives in the forest. Blue furred and docile. [*]Wolves - your standard wolf. A common hunted animal for food as well as sometimes domesticated. [*]Pandillos - a dangerous and territorial herbivore. Its underside is fleshy while the rest of it is covered in tough armor. [*]Riplings - quick and agile pack animals that glide from tree to tree, attacking animals on the ground from above or from just out of sight. [*]Swordbills - Docile birds that live along the coast. Their beaks are tough as metal from the fish they dine on, and make for great daggers. They have a siren-like cry that can cause temporary deafness from its volume [*]Deer - A common sight in the forest. Docile and tasty. A staple of Dawn’s diet along with fish. [/list] [hr] Potential Events: [list] [*]Asvar has mentioned a lack of Ore and that he might know where more are. [*]Bolcha has mentioned something spooking and eating his fish [*]Bolcha has mentioned someone going into the forest and securing more wood [*]Enli mentioned not having enough coins or goods to barter with the merchant Mie, if she comes. [*]Perhaps there's something you, personally, feel that needs to be done? [/list] [/hider] [hr] The Missing huntress [@ERode][@Pyromania99] [hr] [i][color=a0410d]“Its when you beat something until they enjoy it.”[/color] The demon laughed in a taunting tone. [color=a0410d]“I can show you if you want, just lemme take a crack at these little beasties. Oh, and that thick slab of sexy woman in front of you, too. I’m sure we’d both like that. Come ooon, you don’t let me have any fun at all these days~”[/color] [/i] The beast attacking Atzi hissed, growling shrilly as its throat was grabbed. Sharp claws dug into the muscular woman's arms, tearing her flesh. A small mercy was that no blood poured from the wounds, though that was merely because the wounds would freeze near-instantly, leaving a dull freezing ache upon Atzi’s skin as her blood would start freezing in the affected area. But she would at least, be able to finish the beast off. The ethereal beast would be slammed to the floor with a crunch, its translucent flesh cracking like glass. It struggled more, though its dazed struggles barely amounted to much as the womans club would then come down upon its neck. There was no blood, only the beast falling limp, its flesh cracked along where it had been cut, head severed. Vammy would in turn seem to do as the demon had suggested and get ‘deliciously physical’ with the second Rimebeast. Hands alight with crimson flame, she’d deflect the shards of ice, breaking them into inconsequential shards as they’d miss their targets. As she ripped the beast from the counter she didn’t know it, but a smile would be plastered on her face as her hands would rip into the beast. Crimson flame bled from the beasts, the fire taking the form of claws at the ends of her fingertips as she tore into the beast that was now whimpering under her until it ceased, its chest cavity having been completely tore open, ribs and all burned and still bleeding fire just slightly. Vammy might not have wanted to admit it, but she would feel some creeping sense of enjoyment from absolutely beating the shit out of this beast…well, perhaps she wasn’t, but considering her body was being shared, they might as well be her own at this point. [color=a0410d][i]“See? Now wasn’t that fun. Come on, admit it, ripping out its guts was so veeeery, veeeery, enjoyable.”[/i][/color] The demon chuckled in Vammy’s head as the bleeding flames would slowly dwindle, leaving only a burned corpse behind. They had dealt with the beasts, and the area was probably safe now. Just left them to figure out what they were doing next. Atzi’s arm was properly bloodied, and it was definitely going to get frostbitten unless she could have a certain demon warm her up, but even then she’d likely need to bandage it. From the kitchen’s doorway, a small trail of blood could be seen coming from what was Maira’s room…it seemed dried. It was probably nothing. The longer they took here, the longer Maira could potentially be in danger. Poking her head into the room, Atzi would be greeted with both a disheartening and grizzly sight. Against the far wall next to a bed, was a frozen corpse. Much of its chest cavity had been eaten out - the Rimebeasts had apparently just been lazily snacking on it since they had gotten here it seemed...yet they were obviously not the cause of death. No, that was saved for an Arrow that had been shoved in the corpse skull. The only blessing perhaps, is that it wasn't Maira. No, a quick look would show whoever it was, was male, and they were wearing clothing traditionally worn by the village hunters. The face was too frostbitten and the rest of the body was too mangled to make a clear identification, though. [hider=Current Happenings] [i]The goddess had created a fire and a spit, impaling a rimebeast on it and was slowly roasting it over the fire.[/i] Current location: Maira’s house (She has drawn a village with a sun rising over it here. A small ‘X’ where Maira’s cabin was has been marked) Time: Morning [hr] Current Objective: Find Maira (She has drawn a picture of Maira’s face here) [list] [*] She’s not at home. (The goddess has made a cutesy drawing of a cabin and Maira’s face, with a big red X over Maira’s face.) [*] It’s awfully cold here. (The goddess has made a rather cutesy looking drawing of Atzi freezing to death, followed by one of her and Vammy hugging…rather…intimately…) [/list] [hr] Potential Events: [list] [*]Asvar has mentioned a lack of Ore and that he might know where more are. (A small chunk of ore is drawn here) [*]Bolcha has mentioned something spooking and eating his fish (Fish bones have been drawn here) [*]Bolcha has mentioned someone going into the forest and securing more wood (A pile of logs have been drawn here) [*]Enli mentioned not having enough coins or goods to barter with the merchant Mie, if she comes. (A fox wearing something black over her eyes and what seems to be rolls of marked paper held up in a very serious fashion has been drawn here. Words that spelled ‘capitalism ho!’ were also drawn here above the foxes head…whatever that meant.) [*]Perhaps there's something you, personally, feel that needs to be done? (The goddess has drawn herself shrugging and looking confused) [/list] [/hider] [hr] An eight legged herbalist [@Click This][@Crusader Lord] [hr] As the two came to the conclusion that should it be a predator, it wasn’t worth their life, the deer’s cries would be abruptly cut short. The wind in the area would similarly die down, a somber and somewhat eerie quiet falling over the river area, only the wind leaves above catching any hint of the cold wind. … After collecting the Wind Leaf, the two would begin the trek back to the village. Thankfully it would be just as an uneventful trip back as it had been there, at least for the initial trek. Once the pair had gotten some distance back towards the village, just on the treeline they would find something that was equally as welcoming as it was concerning. [url=https://i.imgur.com/OfuisyA.jpg] A horned woman was bracing herself against a tree, dressed in foreign clothing.[/url] Unsteady on her feet, and one of her arms looked painfully twisted in an unnatural way, no doubt broken. There were several old wounds on her body that looked like they had both been bandaged and then re-bandaged later after reopening them. It was a face, at least familiar to Nylah. Haruno - an Oni that was Mie’s personal guard. The black, demonic mask would turn towards them. “...You…are Nylah?” Haruno made an attempt to step towards them, but her feet failed her. Judging from the amount of blood on her own clothing and the small trail that was behind her, she had lost quite a bit, and it was clear she was not doing well. In fact, if she didn’t receive some form of immediate medical attention she might not even live long enough to make it back to the village. [hider=Current Happenings] [i]The moon goddess had woken, yawning and making a bit of a show of stretching in just a fashion that showed a flash of her undergarments. She’d look to Nyla and Lissa before pulling out a book and twirling her trident-brush in the other hand.[/i] Current location: Dawn Time: Morning [hr] Current Objective: Calra has said the following is what she is in need of. Kyr Reed - A bundle of six Kyr Reed plants have been obtained. Should be plenty to help the village for a while. Wind Leaf - A bundle of three Wind Leaf stalks and leaves. Sea-slug Mucus - small slugs that live on the shoreline in shallow waters. Their mucus carries surprisingly potent healing properties and can be used as a base in a lot of healing salves. Coral moss - brightly colored moss that grows in damp sea caves. Somehow heats itself when exposed to certain other materials, making for good bandages and to slowly warm frostbite. You could investigate that deer call…though you got what you came for. Might be best to leave well enough alone. [list] [*] If there’s a shortage of herbs, that likely means finding some in the forest. [*] Maybe magic could also be used. [/list] [hr] Potential Events: [list] [*]Asvar has mentioned a lack of Ore and that he might know where more are. [*]Bolcha has mentioned something spooking and eating his fish [*]Bolcha has mentioned someone going into the forest and securing more wood [*]Enli mentioned not having enough coins or goods to barter with the merchant Mie, if she comes. [*] Now where could Lazhira have run off too…? [*]Perhaps there's something you, personally, feel that needs to be done? [/list] [/hider]