Taking a look around at the others, finally at the priestess offering in hand and whispers: "May the Inheritor have mercy for my foolishness" Then smiling and taking a bite from the organ.
Im Guessing there is a fort save for this... if so just to speed things up.
Fort:
And does his best to keep the "food" down.
Sparing a glance towards the others, Shisa hides a grin as she watches Aerodus partake in the raw meat. Moving slowly, she reaches up to scratch at her rash covered arm as she turns her attention back to the jungle.
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How big IS this heart?
Taking a bite of raw lizard heart, Aerodus puts a brave face on it as he chews and swallows, warm blood oozing down his chin, and dripping through his fingers...
Grinning, Taki returns to the 'kill' to remove more parts, offering the thing's long forked tongue to Marik, its eyes to Shisa, and... something from its groinal area... to Tony...
... explains Taki, gesturing to Tony's weapon...
Wiping the blood from his face, and coughing a few times, Aerodus manages to keep the heart down. "That, was terrible."
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If so, would like to work on at least getting some of the lizard available for cooking.
Her attention is fixed on her surroundings, eyes constantly roving the thick foliage looking for anything moving towards the party when she hears a rustling of leaves behind her. She turns, bow half drawn and spots Taki approaching her with something in her hand. Shisa relaxes the bowstring as the young native girl approaches and offers up the two bloody orbs she holds.
"The key to it,simply swallow and don't chew. That way you don't taste it," she thinks as she remembers the words of Kela, one of the childhood hunters she used to listen to.
Shisa reaches out and takes both orbs in her hand, pops them into her mouth with a quick motion then swallows quickly before the coppery taste of blood can linger for long on her tongue. Taking Taki's blooded hand in her own, Shisa runs her finger through the thick, drying liquid and traces a single straight line under her own eyes across the cheekbone and smiles.
"Thank you," she tells the younger woman and turns her attention back to the surrounding area.
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Tony's grin fades as she gives him... whatever it is.
"Oh my good lord. What did she just give me?"
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Taki grins as Shisa swallows the proffered delicacies, then glances at Tony,
'Eat!' she encourages, miming putting food in her mouth, then adding...
... she emphasizes the point by gesturing towards Tony's... ahem... 'private area'... then pantomiming having a big belly... then smiles...
'Eat!'
Kneeling back by the dead reptile, Taki resumes her work, quickly and expertly dressing the kill, seeming to leave no part of it unused.
Tony grins and quickly wolfs it down. Don't taste it, don't taste it...
Going back over to the others, she looks at Aerodus and says, "We should get a move on. We still have a ways to go and we're burning daylight."
Glancing at Tony, she quirks an eyebrow at the strange look on his face and shrugs. Turning, she begins to move off into the jungle, once again taking on the role of scout.
stealth
Her head and eyes are constantly moving, scanning her surroundings as she moves. All is well until she feels the gossamer pull of a huge spider web, strung between two trees, brushing across her face as her eyes come back to the front. "UGH! she says a bit louder than intended and spends the next few seconds trying to brush the sticky strands from her hair and skin. "I hate freakin' spiders!" she mutters. Her outburst is followed by a long string of expletives in every language she knows.
perception
Aerodus will nod and follow behind, at a much slower pace (as he is almost at heavy encumbrance with all the gear).
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Fuelled by delightful raw lizard bits, the scouting party press onwards...
It's a half hour or so later when Shisa, at the head of the group, is the first to spot a snake, wrapped aroud a tree branch just ahead. The serpent looks to be maybe four to five feet long, with a slender head, a tail tapering to a thin point, and is striped with wide alternating black and blue bands...
Survival (Untrained / wis):
Shisa eyes the snake for a bit, unable to determine whether it is poisonous or not. Given her last encounter with snakes on the island, she decides discretion is the best part of valor and gives the snake a wide berth.
Aerodus will follow the path of the scout (if visible) else will prepare for battle by drawing sword and shield.
Follow scout... avoid snake...
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As Marik indentifies the snake in question he says "The snake is known as a Krait, very deadly. But what on this island isn't? We could go around and avoid it, but if this is it's home we may have a problem with it later. I for one wouldn't want to end up sharing my sleeping bag with it."
Aerodus will nod his head at the points that Marik makes, while slowly watching the young girl start extend her hand towards the snake, then will grab her hand and pull her away while shaking his head at her. "That thing will kill you!" He exclaims, while slowly drawing his sword.
Str check if needed.
Sparing a glance over her shoulder to ensure that the others have followed her detour around the snake, she sees the native girl begin walking toward the slithering reptile with her hand outstretched.
"Oh great, that girl's going to get bit. Hope it's not poisonous," she thinks as Aerodus moves to grab her arm. The distance is just far enough that she cannot make out what is being said.
"At least someone has some sense." With a shrug, she turns her attention back to the jungle, letting the others sort things out. She turns to look back from time to time to see if they started to follow once again.
Apprehensive, Tony jolts to a stop. Watching the girl reach for the snake, he grips his sword hilt tightly.
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Seemingly shocked out of her trance-like state by Aerodus's grabbing of her wrist, Taki insinctively squirms and tries to pull away, yelling,
As Marik steps in to stay the paladin's sword and talks to him, the point-toothed girl ceases squirming in Aerodus's grasp, and instead pleads with Marik...
... With a look of desperation she peers towards the blue and black snake, reaching out with her free hand... but the creature, with a sibilate flick of its forked tongue, and a look which, if one didn't know better, could be considered imperious, slinks off into the undergrowth, its length slowly uncoiling from the branch as it leaves...
Distrought, Taki lets out a wail and sinks to her knees, seeming to either not care or not notice that her wrist is still held by Aerodus, her head bowed as she begins to sob and sob...
Hearing Taki's wail, Shisa turns to the others, eyebrow raised, to see the young girl collapse to her knees and Aerodus still holding on to her wrist.
"Good job Aero. Way to win hearts and minds. Broken hearts that is. At least the girl didn't get bit and possibly poisoned as we have no healer," she thinks to herself, shaking her head slightly.
"Now if she'd only quit that infernal sobbing before she draws undue attention our way.."
Putting an arrow to her bow, she focuses her attention to the jungle around her.
perception
Aerodus, still holding onto Taki's wrist; is taken aback by the young girl's sudden break down. Looking at the other party members in a silent plea for help, before trying to calm her.
"There priestess, you are safe now. But now is not the time for tears, we need to get to camp before nightfall."
Diplomacy:
Tony's eye arched at the scene.
"She seems strangely bereft at being saved from that snake. Marik? Can you understand what she is so overwrought about?"
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"There priestess, you are safe now. But now is not the time for tears, we need to get to camp before nightfall."
Neither the paladin's words, nor his tone, (nor, for that matter, his grip on her wrist...) seem to do anything to comfort the point-toothed tribal girl...
Here is a bit of an odd question, is it viable to take 10 on diplomacy checks? For some reason it just doesn't sit right with me.
Wisdom check to associate the behavior:
Standing quietly, she walks over to the others and without a word to the others, she squats down before Taki and points to her eyes, and makes a waving motion with her hand. She stands and holds her hand out to the other girl, sparing a quick look at the others, she raises a finger to her lips and beckons the girl to follow.
Aerodus will release the priestess's hand as Shisa approaches, retreating towards the other members of the party while keeping an eye on the tree/jungle line for more creatures. As she does her odd silent ritual, will nudge Tony/Marik and incline his head in their direction whispering: "You have any idea what is wrong with her? Or what the Songstress is doing?"
With a quick whispered prayer, "Those in need of salvation, are oft those that do not want to be saved." Aerodus rearranges his backpack (and Shisa's!) before he leans down and moves to scoop the sobbing girl up in his arms, and motions with his head towards the jungle. "Let us continue on, she is in no condition to move on her own, Songstress lead the way."
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Diplomacy:
Edited: Tried to clean up grammar. Tweaked spoiler a bit to not interfere with other char actions.
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Marik looks at Aerodus and says "The young girl is distraught. She believes that the snake is her spirit animal which she needs to become a witch." Watching Shisa pantomime to Taki, he continues "I believe Shisa has seen where the snake has gone and wants Taki to follow her"
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Her sobbing slowly ceasing at Marik's words, Taki wipes her eyes, then nods to Shisa, clambers to her feet, and takes her hand...
Face lighting up with joy as Shisa points out the serpent's lair, Taki throws her arms around the half-elf, hugging her for a moment, before settling down to sit cross-legged in front of the hollow...
... After a while, it seems likely that Taki isn't looking to leave any time soon...
Shisa's eyes widen a bit as the young native girls arms wrap around her. She watches in silence as Taki sits down facing the hole at the foot of the tree and looks around at the others.
She casts a questioning glance over at Marik. "Um, I hope this isn't going to take long. I was just trying to get her to quiet down before she drew attention to us," she says with a sigh.
She grabs her bow, throwing a look over at Aerodus. "Had to make her cry, eh?" she says flatly, making it difficult to tell whether she's kidding or not. Turning, she wanders a few yards away to resume her vigil while waiting on the others.
At Shisa's accusation, Aerodus will rebut: "I would rather have her in tears, than tending to her corpse. I am..... unfamiliar with these arcane... rituals" as he slowly grasps for words.
While giving the priestess a wide berth, Aerodus tries to asses the upcoming weather.
Survival Check for weather (DC 15):
After Marik's quote, Aerodus will scratch his growing beard. "I will stay behind and stand guard, if you want to scout ahead."
Hearing Marik's reply, Shisa stops in her tracks and turns back to the others. "Great. We're wasting time. I guess I have only myself to blame for showing her the stupid thing's lair," she says quietly.
She looks over at Aerodus and continues, "You are right, of course. Better to be in tears than possibly dead, but what was such a big deal about a snake that she'd carry on like a banshee?"
Sitting down, she lets out a long sigh and begins vigorously scratching the rash along her arms and rubbing her face harshly to try and quell the itch. "No sense splitting up. No telling what we'd run into and this place has already tried several times to kill us all. If this is going to take hours, perhaps we should get what little rest we can."
Given his weakened and sickend state, Tony will take the opportunity to sit/lie down.
"Oh well, if we have to wait..."
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Settling down to rest and wait for Taki to... do whatever it is she's doing... you get some sleep, taking turns to watch, and eat some provisions... while Taki seems to just sit there...
As the hours tick past, those observing note that the serpent slow emerges from its lair, slithering over to the waiting girl, and eventually coiling itself round her, while all the time she sits, almost as if she's in some sort of a trance...
While you wait the sun eventually sets, the harsh heat of the day giving way to the milder warmth of the night air...
Is it still night?
Tony feels some relief as night falls; the sickening feeling and rash from the nettles goes away
Fort save vs DC15:
Strength damage: points.
OK, at Strength 3 now. Not sure I can stand up again.
fort save (plus morning berries)
Shisa rests as best she can given the rash that keeps itching. "At least it hasn't spread over the last several hours," she says quietly as she stands to stretch, giving her eyes a chance to adjust to the darkness.
She looks over at Taki and sees the snake wrapped around her. "Um, Marik, is it supposed to do that?" An involuntary shudder runs down her spine at the thought.
"We continuing in darkness or are we going to hold up here until morning?"
As night descends upon the group, Aerodus will once again search for his Ioun Torch from his bag to provide illumination. "If the Scholar's map is correct, we can still continue on. I would rather not be caught trekking through the jungle if the ghost Captain comes back, however."
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Happy new year to all as well! And to celebrate we are all level two yes?
It's well into the night, with Shisa taking a turn on watch and the rest asleep, when...
Forgoing quiet, she yells over, "Hey now! If you want to bed him, do so, but no magic! Unless it's of your own two's making."
Tony smacks his lips in his dreams, then wakes up with a shout as he bites down on his tongue. He tries to sit up, but feels too weak.
Quickly he feels around his mouth with his hands; then he relaxes with a sigh. Good; no snake.
Shisa watches for a brief moment until Taki begins wrapping her arms around Aerodus and kissing him. She replaces the arrow into her quiver and with a shrug, and with another glance at the snake, turns to maintain her vigil. "Probably some spell to make it last longer or something," she thinks, quickly forcing the thought from her mind. "As long as Aero's in no danger, may as well let them have their fun."