She seems fully human, with human emotions and reactions. And anatomy. Just big. And naked.
You've gained a lot of information about the woman and incidentally about the island. The woman is calm and ready to cooperate as best she can, absent a common language. Success.
Complexity 2, Level 8 = 2 * 350xp = 700xp. 700/5 = 140xp. Grand total: 8090/10000.
The woman shakes her head at Elohir, then nods to Hasnett and turns and walks back the way she came.
She is, in fact, wearing heavy sandals (though nothing else). You notice that, perhaps remarkably, her skin shows no sign of abrasions or scratches from the foliage.
After a few hundred yards through dense undergrowth, you come across another trail. The woman points out three large baskets on the ground with fruit spilled around them. As you look about, it is evident that (people?) were picking fruit from the bushes around here.
She stoops to pick up a large stick; the size of a quarterstaff for her.
Cautiously staying a good distance from the stick, Hasnett looks for signs of sudden flight. If she doesn't spot any, she'll try and ask (by gesture?) if the fruit is good to eat.
Elohir nods along with the comments of the other men but doesn't really seem to get the humor. Seemingly, the giant's nudity has little effect on the half-elf.
At the fruit basket, Elohir will tentatively grab a piece from the basket and inspect what kind of fruit it is and whether it is likely safe for him to eat before taking a small bite.
Hasnett also picks a piece of fruit and examines it. "Ryne, you should take a note of this. The seeds would be worth collecting." Is the fruit remotely identifiable?
Hasnett reckons the worst that might happen is she'll grow a lot and that isn't likely to be immediate. Looking at her companions, she can see a lot of advantages to being eight feet tall.
Aden places his palm a on his head as Irawaru makes his jesture. He sighs, "Well atleast I'll be entertained with these people", he thinks to himself. A smile appears on his face.
The woman laughs (a beautiful sound, actually), then, when the baskets are filled, gestures with the stick for you to follow her down the path (inland).
Depending on the weight, Elohir begins pulling the basket behind himself or else carrying it tentatively with both arms. The lifting is tough, but he never breaks a sweat.
As you follow the woman along the path, she suddenly stops and signals that you do the same.
Hasnett:
Spoiler:
Another pack of beasts, smaller ones than you fought before, moving quietly through the brush in the distance. You did not pick up on them before the stop.
The woman then lifts her head and lets out a high, loud ululation for about a quarter of a minute, then returns to silent and still.
Hasnett:
Spoiler:
More movement, from other directions, coming toward you. The reptiles are still.
The woman makes a sudden slashing gesture with her free hand, clearly signalling for silence.
Soon the others detect what Hasnett has -- more figures, five or six, converging on the group. They seem to be humanoid, but they are difficult to see in detail yet.
Elohir stares unblinking at the woman, his eyes have turned black as midnight once more. Other than that, he simply waits to see where she thinks she's going with this.
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