[@Lucius Cypher][@Unkown58]
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Gren managed to dodge out of the way of the Tatzelwurm's venemous phlegm, and jumped up onto one of the lower branches to try and wrestle the monster free from the trunk! The Tatzelwurm tried to find a higher perch---but the branches past that point proved too thin to support its weight! Gren's big hand reached out to try and grab it behind the head.

But in doing so, the Runt might've overlooked one thing: This was not just a monstrous [i]snake[/i].

The Taztelwurm's [b]catlike[/b] claws began raking Gren's hand and arm even though it couldn't quite turn its head to sink its fangs into his flesh. The beasty's talons were far sharper than they appeared---painful red rips opened all along the back of Gren's palm and along the sides of his forearm, wherever the monster could find purchase! What's more, as he jumped out of the tree, the Tatzelwurm's coiled tail lashed out to slap him, hard, in the face---it was like getting hit with a leather riding crop, and drew another bloody line across his cheek!

But with the Runt's much greater weight and the force of gravity behind his slam, the Tatzelwurm's snarling face distorted as they slammed into the earth---and a second blow, accompanied by a strange red, crackling glow that surged up Gren's outstretched arm as he raised the monster's body high, triggered the Runt's [Breakthrough]!

The Tatzelwurm's body let out a sickening, meaty crunch as it hit the ground a second time, digging into the earth like a plough head. Its body twisted and writhed, its claws dragging across Gren's arm one last time as its movements slowed...

[quote=SYSTEM: Gren]
[b]The enemy was vanquished![/b]

Loot:[list]
[*]Mangled Tatzelwurm[/list]

You are [b][color=red]bleeding badly![/color][/b] HP will slowly decrease in small amounts over time.[/quote]
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[@Crusader Lord]
[hider=Short Response: Lazash]
As Lazash sipped the fresh Elwet blood, she would find it none too pleasant. Metallic on her tongue, bitter on the way down, and overall possessing a pungent smell and a strange black-pepper taste that burned the sinuses, it was also warm and thick without a living heart to keep it flowing. However, it did cause a rather interesting urge to bubble up deep in her guts...

[quote=SYSTEM]
Activate [Ingestion: Elwet] (Y/N)? Approximate Ingestion: 0 > 1%
Current Ingestion: Elwet - 0%
Ingested Skill(s): Elwet - [Skill(s) Unknown]. Further progress required.
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While she thought about this decision, the smell of smoke reached her nostrils---the dry stick she'd been using as a drill on the fire plow had produced a thick sprinkling of black ash by this point, and a single glowing ember was producing a thin, curling trail of vapor even as she stopped moving the drill. With some tinder and a few careful breaths, a small fire was soon born!

As she and Grunthor moved to carefully add fuel to the flickering sparks, she used her [Creature Analysis] on her ally and their fallen prey...

[quote=SYSTEM]
Analyzing Creatures...
[code]Orc Runt (Grunthor) - Orc newborns mature quite quickly. A baby orc will generally begin crawling after about 10 weeks, and within four months are fully mobile. By the time human infants are just learning to toddle, Orc Runts are capable of beginning to train and hunt. FAMILIARITY BOOST: Grunthor is small, stringy, and seems grumpy. He's currently injured but seems to be toughing it out.

Elwet (Dead, x3) - A chicken-like creature with antlers. It also has scales instead of feathers. However, it is said that their wings are of little use. Their breast meat is quite fatty, and their eggs have incredibly hard shells. REPEAT BOOST (x2): Elwets can breathe fire using a low-rank elemental skill. They keep their eggs warm by setting fires beneath their nests. Males of this species have more pronounced draconic features and longer tails, though their antlers are somewhat smaller than those of females. They fiercely maintain their territorial boundaries by driving out other small predators, and will expand it by acquiring a harem.[/code][/quote][/hider]