Saol's notes led the group of bounty hunters into lower ground in the forest, a gentle slope pushing down as they headed away from the coast and towards the location of Rhea's set up. They could tell they were heading in the right direction when they started coming across trees dripping with grey fungus.
After a few minutes of burrowing Adjack returned to the surface and spasmed, coughing up a slick black substance that looked a lot like the fungus oozing out of the trees.
Bind- I think that confirms that she's using some sort of poison or plague. Is your beast alright, Yack?
Cassie - "Adjack can't eat it? But he can eat poison! Right papa?"
**Yack stares at Adjack, and then at what is coming out of the landshark's body. Mental communication occurs, a simple exchange of information with little emotion.**
Yack - "Ill. Earth... sticky. Pressing."
Cassie - "Like mud?"
**Yack summons a coatl and has it fly near, but not quite touching, the fungi in the trees. If that does nothing the flying snake brushes the tip of its wing against the fungi**
The club in Saol's hand transformed into a very large leech.
Saol - Yack, I'm not sure how well this will work to help Adjack, but it's supposed to be able to drain toxins from the blood of whoever it's applied to.
The fungus did indeed seem to be more concentrated in some areas than others, but after a few minutes of progress they found traveling by scent more effective. The smell of boiling tar, rotting fowl and something sharp met their noses as they headed forwards.
The result of the meld was a pair of creatures who looked a little like wild boars... They were about the right size, they were covered in coarse fur, they had a pair of boney tusks... They also had six elephantine legs and ears that stretched as far as their mid-sections. The beetle-like face that held the tusk in place was also secreting a lot of sticky liquid which coated the tusks. Just when they were in danger of looking useless, the liquid ignited, wreathing the tusks in orange flame.
Bind- Not as good as he was a gymnast. That is an impressive pair of beasts.
The sound of growling soon reached the group from ahead, according to Saol's map they were a few hundred yards from where Rhea was supposed to be camped.
Omni landed on the ground and grew to be the size of a wolf when he heard the sound. Saol grabbed his jade longsword from his side. The two slowly crept towards the sound.
The bushes rustled ahead and a moment later a dozen wolves burst from within them. They looked maddened, their eyes a glassy red colour. Half of the beasts rushed towards Yack and his summons, the other six moving towards Omni and Saol.
A second sword appeared in Saol's other hand as Omni quickly became covered in large stone spikes. From the back of Saol's hands burst two Fionnachrith that ran the wolves.
**Yack re-creates the galothian fireswine, the beasts rushing out to gore the wolves. He summons an additional Galoth as well, the beast hanging back to fend off the coming hoard. The sentinel lets go of Cassie as well, the harpy girl flying onto the back of the galoth before beginning her song.
Adjack, unable to safely burrow in these woods, moved into a defensive position in front of Yack.**
The fireswine barreled forward, clashing head on with three of the wolves by staying close together. Cassie's song didn't seem to be slowing the wolves down as the remaining three shot towards the galoth and the landshark.
As half of the wolves peeled off towards Saol, Tobin watched them charge by. Despite their enraged state they didn't seem to register him as an invader or foe. As the final wolf of the group was passing him, Tobin launched sticky webbing at its muzzle and swung hard with his crook, knocking it over.
Two wolves headed for omni, apparently the spike-covered beetle seemed a threat. The fionnachrith didn't have any trouble climbing on to a pair of wolves despite their speed. This left one wolf headed for Saol.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Cassie - "Poison, Papa?"
Yack - "Unknown."
Cassie - "Unknown!!?"
**Yack turns to stare at the child.**
Cassie - "...ok papa." "
**Adjack burrows into the ground, keeping slightly ahead of Yack and the disappointed harpy.**
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Bind- I think that confirms that she's using some sort of poison or plague. Is your beast alright, Yack?
Saol grabbed the club that he had recently obtained from Milo.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Cassie - "Adjack can't eat it? But he can eat poison! Right papa?"
**Yack stares at Adjack, and then at what is coming out of the landshark's body. Mental communication occurs, a simple exchange of information with little emotion.**
Yack - "Ill. Earth... sticky. Pressing."
Cassie - "Like mud?"
**Yack summons a coatl and has it fly near, but not quite touching, the fungi in the trees. If that does nothing the flying snake brushes the tip of its wing against the fungi**
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Eizen - Collected
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Saol - Yack, I'm not sure how well this will work to help Adjack, but it's supposed to be able to drain toxins from the blood of whoever it's applied to.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
**Yack summons a Galoth and a trio of Gorion beetles.**
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Eizen - Collected
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Bind- He's looking better, he's reddening again.
Saol removed the leech and had it return to being a club. He looked around for the largest cluster of the fungus he could see.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Bind- Ugh. Smell's like my grandfather's goulash.
Cassie - "Cheese-bird?"
Yack - "Unknown."
**Yack melds the Galoth with the Gorion beetles**
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Eizen - Collected
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Omni chittered and glided around Saol as he walked toward the offensive smell.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Bind- Not as good as he was a gymnast. That is an impressive pair of beasts.
Saol continued walking.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
**Yack dismisses the galothian fireswine for the time being and resummons the galoth and the gorions. Adjack climbs back onto the larger beast.
They move onward.**
Yack - "Unknown."
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Adjack, unable to safely burrow in these woods, moved into a defensive position in front of Yack.**
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
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As half of the wolves peeled off towards Saol, Tobin watched them charge by. Despite their enraged state they didn't seem to register him as an invader or foe. As the final wolf of the group was passing him, Tobin launched sticky webbing at its muzzle and swung hard with his crook, knocking it over.
Two wolves headed for omni, apparently the spike-covered beetle seemed a threat. The fionnachrith didn't have any trouble climbing on to a pair of wolves despite their speed. This left one wolf headed for Saol.