Neltji arrives at the camp with a sigh. It was a sigh of both relief and depression as they were ‘home’ but is this ‘home’ really a positive? At least there was cooked rabbit this time and shelter. It was better than what it was originally. That rabbit smells wonderful Gelik. Thanks for the warm welcome!
When Sasha runs over to see the dinosaur Neltji steps far enough away to make sure it can’t escape and run her over. Upon it being named Blade Neltji just swallows hard and mumbles Grrreat name...yeah really fits...yeah on the offer of martial training she politely declines but does watch the others as there is nothing else to do at the moment.
Caine gives Sasha's offer some thought. He's more of an archer than a hunter, but curiosity wins out and Caine checks out what Sasha has to offer.
"Wow, thanks, Sasha. That was really helpful." Mischa remarks with mild surprise. "Just don't let Blade poison anyone in camp, alright?"
"Thank you Sasha." Rii-Chi offers, his furry tail curling around Sasha's hand and shaking it gently. "This is very helpful. Can you teach me other tricks? Like how to walk silently, or cook good human food."
Sasha laughs manically as she shakes Rii-Chi's tail. I'm afraid Ma didn't teach me how to walk silently. As far as cooking the only thing Ma could cook well was poison!
Gelik sighs. At this point, I'd take the poison and be put out of this misery!
Thorion stood quietly and took in the instruction with little reaction to the Sasha's comments about her mother. Once the instruction was complete, Thorion simply turned and walked away.
"Happy to oblige, Gelik." Munkustrap quips as he sits back down by the fire, a fine glisten of perspiration covers his coat. "What news since we have been gone?" Munkustrap asks the campers.
After taking a short moment to contemplate Sasha's instruction, Thorion broke off from the group and began a moderately long meditation process. Quietly he reflected on the day's past events and its conclusion. After completing his meditation, he decided to bed down for a night's sleep.
Neltji watched passively but didn't seem to get much entertainment from the experience. After a while she decided to commune with Anthony for a while. Hopefully in the morning they would all be rested, Blade would start being a bit tamer, and they could continue exploring the island to improve their home.
Rii-Chim with his boundless stores of energy, seems to enjoy the training immensely. He is still gamboling around when the others settle down to sleep and takes first watch almost by default, or accident.
The rest of the night he spends curled up in the branches of a nearby tree, rocked by the swaying branches.
Munkustrap rises from the dinner prepared over the fire. He thanks the others for their hard work keeping their base camp up in working order. He takes a quick circuit to make sure that all the traps are in place and in working order before joining Rii-Chi in the trees. He turns to the vanaran, "So realistically, what do you think our chances are of getting off this cursed island?" He turns on his back to face the stars, praying that Desna saves them somehow, someway.
After eating, Mischa heads off to bed for the night, completely at peace sleeping under the stars.
"We are not fish... maybe not good." Rii-Chi answers, uncharacteristically solemn. "Until we find out why the ship came here getting off again will be difficult. We need luck, strong wood and tools."
He stares across the dark sea for a while. "Realistically - maybe 50-50.
The others at camp seemed to have developed a routine while you were gone and dinner is cooked, the salvaged plates and utensils are cleaned, and firewood gathered. That night, Gelik sings a couple of songs and despite his abrasive personality, the gnome has a really good singing voice.
Weary from the trek and capture of the dinosaur, Caine settles in a little early. If the camp were well-supplied and they were here voluntarily, this island could be an exciting place to explore and face new challenges - a place to really enjoy. But the nature of their arrival and precarious position undermined all of that. There were too many questions. Too many.
But answering any more of them would have to wait until morning.
I can live with those odds thinks Munkustrap to himself.
"Gelik, you have the voice of a nightingale. Well sung indeed." Munkustrap drifts off to sleep hoping he doesn't dream of serpents any more.
In the morning, he hops down from the tree. Stretching to his full height he smiles as his back cracks and pop. He makes a circuit seeing if anything was near their camp the night before.
He heads to the embers to try and blow some tinder into flame.
Best head out exploring once again he muses as he waits for the others to wake.
It takes you two days of exploring to reach a small hole between some rocks.
You found a nest like you saw with the dimorphodons like you discovered before.
"Appears that something heavy moved in and out, see those deep ruts." Munkustrap announces to the group. "And look at these." he holds up some shedded snake skins. "Hope they aren't poisonous."
Their search westward proving futile, Munkustrap suggests that they continue their search eastward in search of higher ground to build a signal fire.
Caine looks over the snake skins.
"Hmmm... I wonder if this sort of thing is the reason so many of us dreamed of snakes. If this island has many of them, we may be picking up on their scent in a way that we don't recognize in our waking hours, but as our minds wander in sleep."
"Looks like whatever made the ruts hasn't been around in a few days."
Looking at Caine she remarks, "Huh. Interesting theory."
"It's another dimorphodon nest... Looks like this one hasn't been used in a few weeks."
After looking around for a while, she remarks, "Why don't we follow the coast south for a while? We should be able to get a look around the cove from up there."
This looks like another abandoned dimorphodon nest.
Two dimorphodons are sunning themselves on rocks when you approach. They quickly stand and make angry noises.
'Damn, not these things again!' curses Munkustrap to himself.
With a flick of the wrist, his new, shiny dagger appears in his hand. Pulling the dagger backwards, Munkustrap thrusts his arm forward and spays his fingers on the follow through as the dagger screams through the air towards the dimorphodon.
The catfolk quickly retreats behind the sturdier members of the scouting party.
Neltji likewise follows Munks idea of making sure Caine and Thorion are in of her with some space. She steps back a 5 ft step. As she does so she targets the critter on the right with a misfortune hex.
standard misfortune will save DC 14
move action cackle
The days of searching had been difficult on Thorion. The choice to remain in cumbersome armor had taken a toll on the priests endurance, yet he burdened the choice without complaint. Faced now with another confrontation of venomous creatures he realized that he made the right choice. Shortly after watching two of his group scale back to a more comfortable distance, Thorion invoked a protective spell and then prepared himself for what he felt was an unavoidable fight.
"Lots of these things, aren't there?" Rii-Chi asks conversationally as springs into position.
Thorion casts a protective spell on himself and begins to study one of the creatures.
Neltji casts misfortune on one of the dimorphodons.
Munkustrap grievously wounds one of the dimorphodons.
The first one, going on adrenaline, rushes forward and tries to attack Caine.
The second one will come up and try to bite Rii-Chi.
Mischa draws her scimitar, steps forward so she stands beside Rii-Chi, and swings at the dimorphodon (D2).
Mischa wounds the dinosaur right in front of her.
Distracted by the creatures bite Rii-Chi throws out blows almost at random.
Rii-Chi, with the poison coursing through his veins, misses the dimorphodon.
Since Rii-Chi seems the hardest pressed, Caine strikes at the dimorphodon bedeviling him. "Keep back, beasts!" he grunts as his sword slashes.
Caine puts down Rii-Chi's foe.
Neltji continue s to cackle madly affecting the dimorphodon with her misfortune as she tries to stabilize the other with a spell.
Move cackle
Standard cast stabilize.
Producing another dagger, Munkustrap hurls another dagger towards the remaining dimorphodon.
With the clearing of one of the creatures, Thorion took advantage of the opening and moved up and then prepared to strike the remaining beast.
Thorion moves into position, While Neltji begins to cackle. Munkustrap just misses with a dagger.
The dimorphodon attempts to bite Caine and misses.
Mischa circles around Thorion, until she's behind the dimorphodon. Then she slashes at it with her scimitar.
Not out of action yet, Rii-Chi attempts to beat the dimorphadon down.
To little effect...
Mischa and Rii-Chi both put the dimorphodon down.