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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4161341" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Cut Throat's Gold - Part 5: Tribal Huts</strong></p><p></p><p>They all stood around the remnants of a tower. Though segregated from the ss’ressen, it provided a suitable resting place for Sebastian to finally meditate. The others took time to clean themselves by the river and replenish their supplies with what foodstuffs they deemed edible by non-ss’ressen.</p><p></p><p>“Did you notice?” Bijoux whispered to Ilmarė.</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” replied the elorii. “They all have sores on their bodies. Disgusting creatures.”</p><p></p><p>The ss’ressen of Cal’s village all had strange, black buboes somewhere on their hides. </p><p></p><p>Bijoux’s ears flattened. “I think they are hurt. In a way I cannot heal them.”</p><p></p><p>“That may be,” said Ilmarė. “That’s what they get for rolling around in the muck and grime all day.”</p><p></p><p>“Cal says that there is a Cancerite who has taken over the eastern end of the acropolis,” said Bijoux. “He lures people here to attack the ss’ressen, then he animates the corpses.”</p><p></p><p>“They’re strong enough to take on one Cancerite,” said Ilmarė. “Even if he has an army of undead at his disposal. Why don’t they attack them?”</p><p></p><p>“I’m not sure,” said Bijoux.</p><p></p><p>They were interrupted by a shout. A warrior ss’ressen stumbled into the camp. </p><p></p><p>“Sstresh!” shouted the warrior.</p><p></p><p>“He’s in trouble,” said Vlad. “We should help.”</p><p></p><p>“I don’t like this,” said Dril. “It could be a trap.”</p><p></p><p>Beldin grabbed his axe. “You can stay here and cower all you want. I’m going to help him.” He stumped over to the ss’ressen.</p><p></p><p>“Vethe!” shouted the chieftain from the other side of the clearing. “Yeshor kri’kla!”</p><p></p><p>“Kri’kla?” repeated Ilmarė. “That’s what Cal called the anaconda. It means ‘lurker’.”</p><p></p><p>“Beldin!” shouted Sebastian. “Step away from him!”</p><p></p><p>Beldin was too far away to understand. “What?” He was looking at the wounded ss’ressen. When the warrior turned, they could see that a massive buboe encompassed much of its head.</p><p></p><p>The ss’ressen shrieked and clutched its face. Beldin stood back, uncertain what to do. </p><p></p><p>With an ear-splitting scream, the ss’ressen’s body exploded in a shower of gore. </p><p></p><p>Beldin was spattered with black ichor. He wiped some of it off his beard.</p><p></p><p>Vlad grabbed his blade and shield. “So that’s what ss’ressen look like on the inside.”</p><p></p><p>“No it’s not.” Dril picked up his rifle.</p><p></p><p>Beldin turned to look at them. “I’m all right,” he said.</p><p></p><p>Behind him, the entrails of the ss’ressen’s corpse undulated. Intestines shot out towards the dwarf, encircling his wrists. An amalgamation of the ss’ressen’s head, one of its arms, and most of its digestive tract slurped and slithered along with an unholy life of its own.</p><p></p><p>There was a resounding BOOM! The pustule of flesh, bone, and ichor splattered across the ruins.</p><p></p><p>Dril lowered his still-smoking rifle, satisfied that he’d gotten to kill some ss’ressen after all.</p><p></p><p>“I’ve seen this magic before,” said Sebastian. “If any of them come near the Cancerite’s camp, the wounds explode with necromantic energy.”</p><p></p><p>“How do you know that?” asked Bijoux.</p><p></p><p>“Because I’m from Canceri,” Sebastian said grimly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4161341, member: 3285"] [b]Cut Throat's Gold - Part 5: Tribal Huts[/b] They all stood around the remnants of a tower. Though segregated from the ss’ressen, it provided a suitable resting place for Sebastian to finally meditate. The others took time to clean themselves by the river and replenish their supplies with what foodstuffs they deemed edible by non-ss’ressen. “Did you notice?” Bijoux whispered to Ilmarė. “Yes,” replied the elorii. “They all have sores on their bodies. Disgusting creatures.” The ss’ressen of Cal’s village all had strange, black buboes somewhere on their hides. Bijoux’s ears flattened. “I think they are hurt. In a way I cannot heal them.” “That may be,” said Ilmarė. “That’s what they get for rolling around in the muck and grime all day.” “Cal says that there is a Cancerite who has taken over the eastern end of the acropolis,” said Bijoux. “He lures people here to attack the ss’ressen, then he animates the corpses.” “They’re strong enough to take on one Cancerite,” said Ilmarė. “Even if he has an army of undead at his disposal. Why don’t they attack them?” “I’m not sure,” said Bijoux. They were interrupted by a shout. A warrior ss’ressen stumbled into the camp. “Sstresh!” shouted the warrior. “He’s in trouble,” said Vlad. “We should help.” “I don’t like this,” said Dril. “It could be a trap.” Beldin grabbed his axe. “You can stay here and cower all you want. I’m going to help him.” He stumped over to the ss’ressen. “Vethe!” shouted the chieftain from the other side of the clearing. “Yeshor kri’kla!” “Kri’kla?” repeated Ilmarė. “That’s what Cal called the anaconda. It means ‘lurker’.” “Beldin!” shouted Sebastian. “Step away from him!” Beldin was too far away to understand. “What?” He was looking at the wounded ss’ressen. When the warrior turned, they could see that a massive buboe encompassed much of its head. The ss’ressen shrieked and clutched its face. Beldin stood back, uncertain what to do. With an ear-splitting scream, the ss’ressen’s body exploded in a shower of gore. Beldin was spattered with black ichor. He wiped some of it off his beard. Vlad grabbed his blade and shield. “So that’s what ss’ressen look like on the inside.” “No it’s not.” Dril picked up his rifle. Beldin turned to look at them. “I’m all right,” he said. Behind him, the entrails of the ss’ressen’s corpse undulated. Intestines shot out towards the dwarf, encircling his wrists. An amalgamation of the ss’ressen’s head, one of its arms, and most of its digestive tract slurped and slithered along with an unholy life of its own. There was a resounding BOOM! The pustule of flesh, bone, and ichor splattered across the ruins. Dril lowered his still-smoking rifle, satisfied that he’d gotten to kill some ss’ressen after all. “I’ve seen this magic before,” said Sebastian. “If any of them come near the Cancerite’s camp, the wounds explode with necromantic energy.” “How do you know that?” asked Bijoux. “Because I’m from Canceri,” Sebastian said grimly. [/QUOTE]
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