This opponent is difficult solo, and pairs are suggested!
You venture a bit out into the swamplands, following a strange sound in the distance -- and before you can get too far, you spot a very large-sized animal, floundering around a bit among the trees. As you approach, you notice something strange: some shredded fabric still clinging around one foot, or around its neck, like the remnants of some long-destroyed clothing.
At this point, it occurs to you that this might be a transformed human being. Maybe it's even one of you. And you must capture it.
Except it doesn't seem to want to be captured. Your approach spooks it, and it attacks you in blind fear.
Hit Points: 60 HP Damage: 5 HP each time you attack
If you bring this monster down to 5HP or below, it is injured and can be captured and brought back to the campsite for safe keeping until you can figure out what to do. However, if you drop it below 0HP, you kill it.
Either outcome, once finished with 500 words each party involved in the battle gets 15XP and rolls 1d100 to collect loot according to the following:
1-5: You are bitten during the attack, and are turned into an animal! Size is determined by your weapon: agile weapons become small animals, balanced become medium sized, and heavy become large. 6-25: You gain nothing but the victory of having beaten this opponent. 26-95: Moly Flower: a small white flower with a dark root. You're not quite sure what it's for, but decide to keep it. 96-100: Fine Wine: Why would an animal have a bottle of wine? Considering all that's going on, we strongly suggest you don't drink. If you act rashly and do, though, please PM and be blue for consequences.
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4Total: 4 (1-6)
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:36 pm
Zebulon was, for the most part, attempting to avoid going back into the bayou. Not only was he growing tired of being in the bayou, he was also growing tired of the things he was quickly beginning to associate with the bayou.
Some successes with others bringing their fellow Chosen back had been a bit of a relief, and Zebulon was admittedly glad to see that they could be brought back to normal--as in, no longer personimals. He wouldn't let the implications of that get into his head. He couldn't. The best he could do was pursue the ruffling he was hearing nearby and make sure it wasn't anything that was an actual danger.
That was how he found himself wide-eyed and wondering how a seal had ended up in the bayou.
A seal.
He felt bad trying to bash it out of the way, honestly. It was a seal.
HP: 51/56 Damage: 6 Monster HP: 54/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
Deity: Athena Weapon: Shield HP: 56 Minicert: n/a
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:47 pm
Diryas wasn't sure what to think about a seal being out there. This was surely not the native habitat for a seal. That meant this had to be a Chosen. There was no other way a seal would be out here, right? Seals were at the poles, not in the Louisiana swampland. Their previous failure in mind, he pulled his whip back for a strike. Maybe it was nerves or the mosquitoes, but he didn't think the strike did more than annoy the seal. Either way, it retaliated and he bit back a very foul string of words.
Health: 42/47 DMG: 2 pts Monster HP: 52/60
Character Name:Diryas al-Baksh Brief description of character: seemingly the dictionary definition of "quiet loner type" who doesn't tend to speak much unless spoken to, unless it's about chemistry (having a phD in it requires passion, after all); petit in build and not the most athletic but willing to work around it.
Zebulon noticed that Diryas had followed him and offered a bit of a wave.
This, of course, distracted him just long enough to get headbutted by the seal. Zebulon grunted, turning his attention back to the animal in front of him. This had to be a personimal, right? Why would there be a seal inside the bayou otherwise? This certainly wasn't the place for something so ... well, not suited for the warm weather.
The next bash with his shield was a little whiffed, but it at least seemed to knock the seal back a tad.
HP: 46/56 Damage: 3 Monster HP: 49/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:57 pm
He waved back, despite himself, despite the fact that it would have been weird for him not to follow his husband into the trees. He waited for Zebulon to finish shield-bashing the seal, and then he let fly with his whip a second time. This was a little harder than the first, and the seal's retaliation didn't sting any less. However, Diryas was determined not to kill this one, especially with as sure as he was that this had to be a fellow Chosen. He was not going to fail a second time.
Health: 37/47 DMG: 4 pts Monster HP: 45/60
Character Name:Diryas al-Baksh Brief description of character: seemingly the dictionary definition of "quiet loner type" who doesn't tend to speak much unless spoken to, unless it's about chemistry (having a phD in it requires passion, after all); petit in build and not the most athletic but willing to work around it.
Zebulon was choosing to keep the belief that the bear they had, uh, attacked, was definitely not a former person of any sort.
Definitely not.
That wasn't stopping his determination now, though, to perhaps bring this one back to the odd selection of animals they had formed at the camp. Considering there seemed to be a way to cure them, now, perhaps they could get them all back to their normal lives once they dealt with this Queen Witch.
Diryas was holding back a bit, but Zebulon didn't really understand his own strength with this shield yet, so even if he was trying to hold back, he probably wouldn't. That was probably why he smacked the seal in the face with this shield rather harshly when it attempted to bump him again.
HP: 41/56 Damage: 12 Monster HP: 33/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:16 pm
Zebulon's shield bash on the seal made Diryas' gut wrench again, though it didn't kill the seal. That was good. That was very good. Diryas grit his teeth and lashed out with his whip, again, trying to do what damage he could. He knew he was holding back and, objectively, knew that wouldn't do them any favours against a Chosen who didn't recognise themselves, much less either of the two human Chosen standing in front of them. Especially when those human Chosen were hitting them over and over and doing a not-insignificant amount of damage in the process. He grunted when the seal struck back, but he wasn't nearly ready to give up on it.
Health: 32/47 DMG: 4 pts Monster HP: 29/60
Character Name:Diryas al-Baksh Brief description of character: seemingly the dictionary definition of "quiet loner type" who doesn't tend to speak much unless spoken to, unless it's about chemistry (having a phD in it requires passion, after all); petit in build and not the most athletic but willing to work around it.
Zebulon caught the way Diryas' face contorted, subtly as was the way of his husband, and cringed. Perhaps he shouldn't have done that...
Was the seal really conscious of what they were doing? He hoped not. He didn't really want that kind of trouble following him later on. Well, and he also didn't want the seal to remember this kind of physical trauma, he supposed, but the seal was also attacking them...
He countered another headbutt with a smack of the shield, though he tried to hold back just a bit this time.
HP: 36/56 Damage: 3 Monster HP: 26/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:27 pm
Diryas was honestly torn. He knew it would end in disaster for the fight to go on for too long, because there was no way he and Zebulon could hold out for that long. They would inevitably fade before the seal did. That did not make it any easier to hear the sound it made for Zebulon's shield to hit the seal that hard. He also knew he was going to have to hit harder than he was if he expected to actually succeed in subduing the seal.
That being said, he didn't make any effort to hit any harder, delivering the exact same strike as the last attempt, swallowing the sound of pain when the seal let him know exactly what they thought of it.
Health: 27/47 DMG: 4 pts Monster HP: 22/60
Character Name:Diryas al-Baksh Brief description of character: seemingly the dictionary definition of "quiet loner type" who doesn't tend to speak much unless spoken to, unless it's about chemistry (having a phD in it requires passion, after all); petit in build and not the most athletic but willing to work around it.
He knew his partner wasn't necessarily built for all of this physical exertion--honestly, he wasn't sure how much he was, either--but the emotional impact this was having on him was also a concern for Zebulon. He had picked up on the fact that Diryas had seemed even quieter than he usually did after their last ... venture out into the bayou.
He was hurt, and Zebulon had no interest in bruising his emotions worse.
Zebulon swung. Hopefully this seal would cooperate soon.
HP: 31/56 Damage: 6 Monster HP: 16/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:37 pm
He saw the way the seal moved immediately, knowing that they couldn't get it too low or else they'd kill this Chosen, like they had the other one. So, Diryas deliberately pulled his strike, only dealing a small amount of damage and not hitting as hard he otherwise might have. Part of him rankled, wanting to make sure that he took them down, but he was not going to kill another Chosen. It wasn't worth the risk. They were not in their own mind. He was certain that whomever this was would not be trying to harm them if they were cognizant of their actions. It simply would not make sense, otherwise.
The blow in response made him back up a bit, holding a cut on his dominant arm from where the seal's teeth had caught him in the scuffle. Honestly, as long as he didn't end up under a several hundred pound mass, he was considering himself ahead of the game. This would heal.
Health: 22/47 DMG: 2 pts Monster HP: 14/60
Character Name:Diryas al-Baksh Brief description of character: seemingly the dictionary definition of "quiet loner type" who doesn't tend to speak much unless spoken to, unless it's about chemistry (having a phD in it requires passion, after all); petit in build and not the most athletic but willing to work around it.
Zebulon's eyes widened when he noticed Diryas fall back, arm cut and red, but he had to remember: they would be fine. As long as Diryas didn't end up on the ground again or in the infirmary, they would be fine.
One of the nice things they had been granted from the gods was this kind of healing.
Zebulon wanted to cut off any further pain to Diryas, though, emotional, physical, or otherwise, so he attempted another hit. Too bad it didn't seem to actually do all that much but agitate the seal, as it slapped him with one of its flippers.
HP: 26/56 Damage: 3 Monster HP: 11/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:44 pm
Diryas grit his teeth and switched hands for the next attack. It wasn't a surprising result when his strike went wide and only lightly tapped the seal. It did some damage, but only a very small amount. It would have to do, however. He wasn't going to give up. They were very close. If only they could keep from killing this Chosen, too...
Health: 17/47 DMG: 2 pts Monster HP: 09/60
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3Total: 3 (1-4)
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:47 pm
Zebulon noticed the way Diryas was gritting his teeth and changing the way he was positioning himself. He was definitely getting hurt, now.
And the seal's attacks were also slower, now, and perhaps a little more desperate. The seal was wearing down. He wasn't sure if Diryas would be able to bear it if Zebulon accidentally managed to, ah, knock out this one as well.
Deciding to mind his own strength, for both the seal's sake and mostly for his husband's, Zebulon instead moved to stand in front of Diryas with his shield up to block the next attack.
HP: 26/56 Defending: Diryas for Full Damage Monster HP: 9/60
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Character Name:Zebulon Castaneda Brief description of character: Zebulon accompanies his even temper and clear mind with an oft-frustrating tendency to be snarky even in the most serious moments, needling people far past the point he should. Tagging along is a need for control, tempered by the fact that he does usually know what he's talking about. His normal ease seems lessened at current, though his control over himself is back now that he's removed enough from the conflict with the metal vulture.
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Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:49 pm
Diryas decided that he had to give this one his best shot. He wasn't sure that anything less than would keep the seal down where they could safely deal with them. He seemed much less concerned with his health than Zebulon was. While he acknowledged the need for, and appreciated, Zebulon defending him, he was still more than ready to step out from behind Zebulon once the seal was back to regather. This was the opening he needed, and he sailed his whip and a silent prayer through the air.
The volume of the crack made his gut sink again, but--much to his relief--the seal stayed up. And, remarkably, dropped back from an aggressive posture. He hesitated a second before daring to exhale. The seal looked worse for the wear, but they were alive, and that was what mattered to him. The adrenaline rushed out of him all at once, and he felt lightheaded.
Alright. Time to get the seal back to camp. Somehow.
Health: 17/47 DMG: 8 pts Monster HP: 01/60
Character Name:Diryas al-Baksh Brief description of character: seemingly the dictionary definition of "quiet loner type" who doesn't tend to speak much unless spoken to, unless it's about chemistry (having a phD in it requires passion, after all); petit in build and not the most athletic but willing to work around it.
