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  1. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Gretda shakes her head. “My friends, you are looking into the wrong thing. Terry, your talent is like mine where we affect other things. Coldtree, you mostly affect yourself.” She takes one coin from each of the bowls then tosses them back in. “Metal can enhance bending, but it is destroyed in...
  2. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    During his time exploring the area, Eitleog, because of his affinity for them, would have acquired any feathers, from the breeding birds, that might have attracted his attention. “Forest may be onto something. This looks like it was perhaps a temple. I think these two statues were for offering...
  3. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. As they already knew would happen, Jay and Jade were quickly subdued, having no chance, being two against ten. While the malevolence of Deviards was well-known by the general populace, they were not psychotic. Jade woke to find herself bound and sore but...
  4. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Incinerating the bats happens to be a simple matter. Guano is extremely flammable, so much so that it is sought as a fuel source by smaller communities. Once Whisper gets the fire going, it accelerates rapidly, making a thick column of black smoke rise into...
  5. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. As the opposing sides close to or are forced into melee, Jay proves to be the fastest and manages to strike his opponent almost as he intended, though not nearly as effectively as he would have liked, and his hand does not flash like it should have...
  6. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Gretda thanks Astarte for the dart, putting them away in a pouch. “I am going to set a few small campfires around where we want to sleep tonight. I suspect that we are all wary enough even while sleeping, but the fires should keep natural predators at bay. If I build them right, the light should...
  7. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog waves his left hand around in a circle above his head, indicating the area. “Looks like we have found ourselves some shelter without having to manufacture it ourselves. It may be we can all have our own, too, but that may not be in our best interest until we know more about what dangers...
  8. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Kite elects to keep one of the Crane talismans and one of the Magpie talismans, tying them to the ends of his own long hair. He will also make use of some of the extra mundane gear that the archers were carrying, like a baldric and pouches. He will stow the extra satchels that will be too much...
  9. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog shrugs his shoulders at the exclamation from Forest. “I have heard of Hvithakarl, but I thought the beast was a myth. I guess we all hear a lot of things moving from boat to boat and island to island. I never really formed my own opinion.” Being often drawn to feathers by some little...
  10. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Though neither youth is particularly suited to a necromantic talent, it is till fairly simple to leach life from an unconscious or incapacitated foe; and in a matter of seconds, Whisper finds himself as well as Jaguar. While the two begin to consume some of...
  11. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Everyone should now have access to the Exceptional Character Development document. If there are any questions, message me.Knowing his opponent is dying, Eitleog reaches down, retrieves his severed hand and unceremoniously throws it out into the water. He then cuts off the head of that archer...
  12. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Still slightly faster than the enemies, when Whisper runs near the two by Jaguar, he promptly smacks one in the head, very hard, with a stone. The flash adds insult to injury and the cannibal falls across the fallen form of Jaguar, who promptly leaches...
  13. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog fully expects to be faster than any opponent that he faces; although at medium bow range, he knows that his enemy will be able to get off a shot before he reaches him but only the one. He breaks from the palms, running hard at the archer farthest to the party’s right. He laughs as his...
  14. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog looks out acros the beach, seeing a group of people who look like they should be his kin but knows that they are not and can also hear that they are not friendly. “Having a sailing boat should be nice,” he says aloud but mostly to himself. Also wanting to face the enemy up close and...
  15. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. The Deviards do not completely close the distance but stop short and throw rocks at each of the party members, receiving the first volley of projectiles simultaneously. Jay and Jade continue to move forward not slinging stones or firing arrows of their...
  16. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Gretda completely agrees with the suggestion from Coldtree. Gesturing that it is a wise deduction. She has no trust for the elitist officials. She refreshes her water and makes a cookfire, indicating that she will set some snares. Eitleog thinks for a moment, rubbing his left thumb against his...
  17. MacConnell

    The Mystery in Bridgetown

    Cycle: 498: Day: 80. Season: Stasis. Choosing to reload his blowgun as he moves, since it is proving to be a more effective mode of attack at this juncture, Jaguar fires a stone dart as he tries to avoid being stabbed with a javelin. The stone dart emits a puff of orange smoke as it stabs...
  18. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. Parakeet easily recognizes the warning from River and signals back before moving to get the others. It takes about 15 minutes for everyone to gather and find River, who has moved to keep a watch on the Deviards. Not able to be the kind of malevolent...
  19. MacConnell

    Short Straws

    Eitleog signals to the others. “I guess the first thing we need to find on this island is fresh water. From what we can see I think that should be routine. The beach would probably be the easiest place to go in and make a camp. What say all of you?” He looks around the ship. “This monster of a...
  20. MacConnell

    The Lunaedriac

    Cycle: 497. Day: 128. Season: Harvest. Four and a half days of straight sailing are needed to travel along the western bank of the Lunaedriac from Bird Island to Bergbaulager, resulting in a total of nine days time to include each shore excursion which carries the Cycle into the Harvest Season...
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