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Re: Unprotected (Ranger9000)
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Leaving the cliff off of which she had lured the massive creature that threatened the village she'd been protecting, Este began heading back to her cave to take a well deserved rest. Her adrenaline faded quickly, leaving her battle pains becoming a soft, dull ache that would likely leave her with a few bruises where the massive creature had smashed her against the ground. Nothing severe had befallen her, however, and on a whim she turned towards the place where the weaker creatures that she had grown so fascinated with instead of the place she had elected to live.
The jungle soon swallowed even her massive figure, leaving her moving through the undergrowth and densely packed trees with practiced ease. The collection of false caves in which the squishy creatures lived, built of wood or stone, wasn't far, but it wasn't without dangers as yet, and unfortunately for Este the massive creature turned out to not be the only one that she would have to deal with that day.
As she stepped into a stand of particularly gnarled trees with thick trunks but narrow bows, from the numerous holes in the aged bark the sound of movement came. The creatures within emerged all too quickly, and well before Este could simply make a hasty escape; a group of wasps, each the size of a small cat and covered in a shiny emerald carapace. Their wings were already starting to flick, creating a soft buzz possessing an unnatural sense of calm, giving Este the urge to simply lie down and go to sleep. These creatures she had encountered before, however, and more insidious by far was their venom. Contained in their stingers was a powerful toxin that fogged the mind, making their prey docile. Some creatures were simply eaten, but none as large as Este; a being of her size would instead be used to incubate their eggs.... Assuming that she would sit still long enough to allow it.
The emerald wasps took off one by one, at first only four of them, though already several more were starting to crawl out of their nests. They might already be upon her, but such creatures rarely followed their prey far or fought particularly hard when prey proved able to kill them. How Este would opt to deal with the minor nuisance, however, she would quickly notice something else among the trees. One of the softer creatures was there, a female judging by the shape, and one of the purple skinned, sharp eared variety. She was lying on her back, torn or discarded clothing around her and a dazed look on her face as she laid against one of the crooked trees, her stomach bloated, distended no doubt with the eggs that the wasps had laid inside of her.
Este: HP = 105/119, PP = 43, EP = 46, Status = Lightly Injured
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Perception: 3 successes vs 1 success
Leaving the cliff off of which she had lured the massive creature that threatened the village she'd been protecting, Este began heading back to her cave to take a well deserved rest. Her adrenaline faded quickly, leaving her battle pains becoming a soft, dull ache that would likely leave her with a few bruises where the massive creature had smashed her against the ground. Nothing severe had befallen her, however, and on a whim she turned towards the place where the weaker creatures that she had grown so fascinated with instead of the place she had elected to live.
The jungle soon swallowed even her massive figure, leaving her moving through the undergrowth and densely packed trees with practiced ease. The collection of false caves in which the squishy creatures lived, built of wood or stone, wasn't far, but it wasn't without dangers as yet, and unfortunately for Este the massive creature turned out to not be the only one that she would have to deal with that day.
As she stepped into a stand of particularly gnarled trees with thick trunks but narrow bows, from the numerous holes in the aged bark the sound of movement came. The creatures within emerged all too quickly, and well before Este could simply make a hasty escape; a group of wasps, each the size of a small cat and covered in a shiny emerald carapace. Their wings were already starting to flick, creating a soft buzz possessing an unnatural sense of calm, giving Este the urge to simply lie down and go to sleep. These creatures she had encountered before, however, and more insidious by far was their venom. Contained in their stingers was a powerful toxin that fogged the mind, making their prey docile. Some creatures were simply eaten, but none as large as Este; a being of her size would instead be used to incubate their eggs.... Assuming that she would sit still long enough to allow it.
The emerald wasps took off one by one, at first only four of them, though already several more were starting to crawl out of their nests. They might already be upon her, but such creatures rarely followed their prey far or fought particularly hard when prey proved able to kill them. How Este would opt to deal with the minor nuisance, however, she would quickly notice something else among the trees. One of the softer creatures was there, a female judging by the shape, and one of the purple skinned, sharp eared variety. She was lying on her back, torn or discarded clothing around her and a dazed look on her face as she laid against one of the crooked trees, her stomach bloated, distended no doubt with the eggs that the wasps had laid inside of her.