Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 13, 2020 17:04:05 GMT -8
"Better not to check." He informs her. He was wearing his own cloth this time, he was hardy but he wasn't immune to poison. "More often than not some of the more patient creatures crawl into holes like that." Opening it was just asking for trouble, as much as he wanted to as well. Being surrounded by the ruins of his people's past glory always filled him with a sense of ennui. But there was nothing he could do beyond pay his respects to the stones.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 13, 2020 17:17:13 GMT -8
"Alright," she said with a muffled sigh, not of disappointment but weariness. "It's beautiful in here," she went on, and that was it. Indeed, the magnificence was almost breathtaking. She seemed to be lost in awe for a moment but would catch up with him in a few quick strides. The next turn would have them facing a spring-fed spring that was loud enough to cover the sounds they made. Sunlight shone through an opening toward the top of the cavern, motes of dust danced in the air and caught the light to sparkle. It was a beautiful scene. And then there it was, an exit from the underbelly... but there was a rather large spider and several smaller ones, along with the web, between them and the exit. They did not notice the two just yet.
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Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 13, 2020 17:40:07 GMT -8
Like an unerring arrow, he leads them straight to the exit but, of course, they could not keep up their level of luck. "The spiders are aggressive but lazy." He explains to her as he gets ready for a fight. "Aim for the joints and limbs, iffin ya can sever one it will flee." He pulls out a hand ax and takes aim. "Iffin ya have a ranged attack than get er ready and launch on my mark." That was all there was too it.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 13, 2020 18:07:29 GMT -8
Of course, there was something in the way, she thought. They couldn't get out of the cave without something happening. The sight of the spiders didn't really scare her much because of what Duen said, but at the same time... that was how Feruzia had died was being bitten by one of those things. She pulled her bow and notched an arrow. "Ready when you are," she said as she aimed. She would honor the dead woman by either killing or by maiming said beasts. "This is for Feruzia," she whispered. Whenever he gave the signal, she would let the arrow fly.
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Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 13, 2020 18:15:43 GMT -8
Düen sighted on the largest of the giant vermin and then once he sees she has her shot lined up he shouts. "Now!" He whips his ax through the air and it lands with a solid thunk into the right limb of the largest spider, the one closest to its mandibles. The creature screams in pain as he draws his axe and charges. He was not immune to poison but he was resistant and he would take the front line risking spider bites as he was more likely to survive long enough to take his anti-venom.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 13, 2020 18:39:51 GMT -8
The arrow would fly right into the limb of one arachnid. She notched another arrow and let it fly toward the next beast, the arrow stuck into its eye, not quite where she was aiming but it would do, right? The fatigue of the last few days was getting to her but he wasn't one to back down from a fight if she could help it. The girl notched the third arrow and let it fly.
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Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 14, 2020 14:43:59 GMT -8
The spiders were enraged by the pain they'd been dealt. They would not falter with this paltry sum of damage. The shapes descending from their web and landing on the ground of the cavern. Düen launches himself into the air and buries his ax into the nearest spiders' face before it can react the creature sending out a stream of ichor as it wailed and thrashed. The largest of the spiders swiping at him with a leg battering the dwarf and sending him flying.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 15, 2020 14:20:56 GMT -8
Varia notched three arrows at once when afforded a clear enough shot, let them fly toward the spiders. "Fffffffffffthfttthfthhh" could be heard just before three thuds of impact. Upon seeing Duen thrown in the air, her first instinct was to go help him... but then she knew he would probably yell at her to get back, so she instead aimed for the spider that tossed the dwarf around and the next thud could be heard.
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Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 15, 2020 14:54:37 GMT -8
The arrows were hurting the beasts, that much was clear. One of them even turning tail to flee deeper into the cave. But the biggest spider was barely bothered by the little pinpricks and it charges at Varia. However, with a roar, Duen intercepts barreling into its side with every ounce of power in his stocky dwarven frame. The thing outweighed him by quite a bit but he had the element of surprise and managed to knock it off course. Leaving Varia to deal just with the one, relatively, smaller spider.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 15, 2020 15:17:40 GMT -8
She pulled another arrow and aimed for the most vulnerable part of the smaller spider that she could and let it fly. That spider retreated as well and she was left panting with exertion. There was not much she could do about the bigger spider because it didn't seem to be affected by her arrows, she wouldn't just stand there and watch though. She dropped her pack and pulled out a blade to slice away the sticky web that stood between them and the doorway, checking over her shoulder to make sure her companion was still alright.
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Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 15, 2020 15:40:31 GMT -8
The answer to her question was to see Düen smacking a spider in the thorax sending it scuttling away. It was followed by the little spider she had just shot who had also decided it had, had enough. It was a good thing that the monsters weren't trained, to fight them to the death would have likely seen on or both of them as food. But with predators in the wild you merely needed to show that you were not worth the effort.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 15, 2020 16:11:41 GMT -8
She made short work of the spider silk and then sheathed her blade. After shoe gathered up the few unbroken arrows she could, she gathered her belongings and said, "Thank you... for saving me back there." When at last, they could leave the dank underbelly, she would peek outside and find that they were in for a descent down the mountainside. She touched the amulet... "Antaroo, Glearsaby... come..." she whispered.
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Düen Mossbeard
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Roleplay posts: 35
Registered: Sept 2, 2019 8:06:23 GMT -8
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Post by Düen Mossbeard on Mar 15, 2020 16:31:49 GMT -8
"It's what ya paid for." Düen say gruffly as they finally step outside. The dwindling sunshine of the late afternoon beams down upon them and he walks over to a nearby rock. The stocky dwarf seeming to deflate now that they were out of danger. He plops down against a boulder and before she can say a word he is snoring soundly. His near thirty hours of no sleep finally catching up to him.
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Varia
Committed
Roleplay posts: 61
Age: 23
Physical Description: Race: Mostly Human
Class: Beast Master
Age: 23
Female
Brown Hair
Brown Eyes
Fair-Olive Skin
Average of Height and slightly athletic in build
Clothes and Equipment: Bracelets of black leather, one bejeweled and bangled.
Head dress of feathers and braided leather.
Leather Armor (not depicted) in the form of: Corset, bracers, Hyde helmet, Hyde Boots
At Her Belt:
Short Sword (Left side of belt)
Pouch of Gold (Right)
Map and Compass
Pouch of Medicinals (Right)
5 ft Cord (back)
Flint and Steel (Left)
At Her Back:
Basic Bow
Quiver full of Arrows
1 large sack containing:
A change of normal clothing and underthings
2 Changes warm clothing
Winter Cloak or Summer
Dishes both for cooking and for eating
Protective cloth covered crystals of various colors
50 ft of rope, coiled (Hanging from Right)
Grappling Hook, 2 Torches (Hooked to left side of pack)
Sack of Food, Water Skin, Wine Skin(Right Side)
Bed Roll (On top)
Registered: Jul 25, 2019 14:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by Varia on Mar 15, 2020 17:10:49 GMT -8
"Yeah, yeah," she muttered tiredly, setting her stuff on the ground and shaking her head as she watched him flop down and start snoring. She couldn't blame him though, she was exhausted too. By the time her animals showed up, she had a small campfire going to ward off the chill in the air. She was just about to fall asleep when she heard the forest announcing the choice of the new leader. She smiled at her cousin's name being whispered about, and drifted off to sleep with Glearsaby keeping watch.
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