EliteCommander

The Depths of Deception

I assume Telmeck is in the same suite as Rareth and Shiva.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

In a very conveniently timed response, I'll be going on the Escort quest.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I'm waiting for a response to a PM before deciding.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth made quick work of her kill, prying apart the plates with her claws to get at the meat within. A dreugh's shell could actually be boiled to make a tough, lightweight armor, not that Kaleeth was anywhere near lucid enough to think about that. Some of the leftover plates could be usable, but many had been damaged by her teeth or claws. Regardless, Kaleeth eventually regained control to the point that she was more directly in control of her own action. She finished off as much as the meat as she could pry from its shell, which did sate her beast spirit considerably. It did not take much to satisfy a werecrocodile, and while it could have more, it would live.

Now that Kaleeth was unquestionably in control, she immediately wanted to turn back, not that she actually knew how to do that. Being in this form was frightening...though there was something about it she noticed during her kill that wasn't quite so bad. She felt capable, very capable. Her jaws could bisect a crocodile and rend armor plates. Her claws were almost like shortswords in length and tough like steel, and the muscles backing them up gave her a type of strength she never thought she would be able to feel. Curiously, Kaleeth reached down and picked up one of the broken chitin plates of the ground and squeezed it as hard as she could, snapping it into two pieces. Even if it had already been broken off, that was no small feat. Nevertheless, Kaleeth's fear of her current form meant she would certainly turn back soon without input from Janius.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Kaleeth's statue-like patience and effective natural camouflage kept her completely undetected as the trio of dreugh approached. Their crustacean hunting party was a menace to the small fish and other creatures of the river, but against an apex predator, they were easily vulnerable, even through their chitinous plates. She locked her eyes on to the one nearest her and gave not a hint of movement until she judged it close enough. At one moment, it was scanning the riverbed for bottom feeders, then in the next, Kaleeth's lightning fast jaws clamped down on its mid-section.

Of course, the dreugh's first reaction was to struggle and try to swim away, which was precisely the worst thing to do while in any crocodile's grasp. With her beast spirit to guide her, Kaleeth started a deadly roll opposite the direction it was trying to swim The opposing direction of the forces caused her teeth to shred the dreugh's soft insides, as well as sheering off one of its tentacles that was caught in her jaw. Meanwhile, the other two dreugh initially reacted in the same way as they did to many threats: by swarming it. Using their pincer-like claws, they attempted to slash at her throat and head, but her thick scales proved difficult for the young creatures to cut through. At least one slash did break through the scales, but it was a shallow cut that only served to anger her. Without releasing her prey from her maw, she lashed out with her own claws at the nearest attacker. The slash wasn't specifically aimed, so it did not hit anything vital, but it did find its mark on one of the tentacles that made up the dreugh's lower body. One of her claws stabbed through the writhing appendage completely, allowing her to drag the claw through it and split it in two for almost half of its length.

With pain shooting throughout its body, and the realization of the strength of what it was facing, the dreugh quickly cut its losses and swam away, along with its other friend. Had she cared to give chase, Kaleeth likely would not have been able to catch the two dreugh, even in this form, but she had her meal, so there was no need to. By this point, the river was running red with blood, making the scene all the more menacing when Kaleeth emerged from the river to feast on her kill. While the hunt had been successful, Kaleeth's progress on controlling her beast spirit sadly was not. She had allowed her beast spirit to take over almost completely during the hunt and was only just now pushing herself back into a position of control within her own mind. Without the beast spirit guiding her, it was unlikely her ambush would have gone near as well.

The Depths of Deception

I'll be moving us along to the meeting sometime tomorrow, just to let anyone know who hasn't met up yet.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I was going to select a mission based on where others were going. If there were missions planned out ahead of time IC, Ssarak would have gone with friends.

The Depths of Deception

cqbexpt said
Also a thing: the sovereignty dosent really censor media they also make a point of not trying to control it. Granted the sov based ones are going to be favorable toward them cause you know they live there.

Honestly, that doesn't fit the image you've given to them. The Rothian government certainly controls their media, albeit subtly, given the prevalence of outside media.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

It did not take much for Kaleeth to jump into the river. With the beast urging her along, Janius' confirmation was all it took for her to dive in. She slid underneath the surface, becoming essentially undetectable from above. One immediate difference Kaleeth noticed was her waterbreathing, or rather the lackthereof. In this form, she had to hold her breath under the water, which she only did because of her beast spirit instinctively forcing her to. Of course, a werecrocodile could hold its breath for quite a long time underwater, but it still seemed like a step back from having actual gills.

Regardless, Kaleeth settled down on the riverbed and looked ahead in he direction of the prey they had caught the scent of earlier. It had been upstream, which meant it would naturally tend to go downstream, especially with the current being as strong as it was. Even Kaleeth had to dig her massive claws into the riverbed to keep herself from moving, though this form was capable of swimming against a current of this strength. With her beast spirit guiding her, she waited completely motionless while scanning the area upstream with eyes that were well-adapted to seeing underwater. From the surface, everything seemed eerily still, apart from the rain. Were it not for the fact that Janius saw her dive in, there would be no evidence that Kaleeth was even there. If the prey found itself floating too far downstream, however, it would essentially be over in an instant.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Don't worry, I'll figure something out. I have an early day tomorrow, though, so I'll be going to bed. Goodnight.