[AU] Stone Bones

[manifold]

"I ain't takin' it lightly" Dak says softly. "I don't want some dang ol' ooze to eat me up before I can set these Bones of the Earth a-right. If I got to choose between hep'in the Green and rousing up a few of them grey folks to get me there, then I say 'Wake up, Grey Folks!""

He holds Atlas' gaze for a few seconds before it sinks in that he is looking up nine feet into the eyes of a giant, a friend of the Green and a champion of Life. Shame begins to eat away at his pride. The defiance drains out of his posture, replaced by humiliy. His gaze softens.

"It don't mean no disrespec', Mr. Gi'nt ...I jess...I jess want to do the right thing. And I don't want to get et up by no ooze." He shudders. Clearly, thoughts of oozes unsettle him.

 

[rangerjohn]

Atlas

"You missed the first part of my statement in your concern for the last my friend. It would take the bones to perform the ceremony. In order to get the bones, someone would have to enter the ooze. In order to ask the grey folk what happened to them, we would have to experience it ourselves." Atlas returns gently.

 

[dead_radish]

*Kelthet shrugs.* "Then we would know what had happened...." *He seems to be growing agitated, and is fingering something in his witchbag.*

 

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

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[OOC - M stands for mushroom. The pool is the blue spot in the center. You can't see the exit from where you are at the bottom of this map.]

 

[dead_radish]

OOC: Wow. Nice map.

IC: *Kelthet pulls a small ball of mud and clay from his bag, and holds it up to his mouth.* "Anyone have a better idea than testing the waters?"

 

[manifold]

Dak

"Go 'head, 'fer me. I reckon I could use my rang to find out what did in them grey folks, if'n somebody could git 'em over here...maybe Mr. Spryte could float 'em over, like he did Mr. Gi'nt and the mule."

*Dak shifts from foot to foot. He wants to move on, but he is afraid and confused by the threat of dangers he can't see. He is also frustrated because he didn't prepare levitate.

[ooc: does nature sense have a range? what did Dak find out about the 'shrooms? Water?

Nice map indeed.]

 

[rangerjohn]

OOC: On seeing the map, it appears we must brave the pool.

*Atlas brings an end to the discussion by following the most direct path to the pool.*

OOC:Unless he is interupted.

 

[Rybaer]

Leesea sighs and gives a slight shrug as Atlas heads off through the mushrooms.

"Keep a handle on things, okay," she says in general to the rest. "I'm going to do just a little reconnoitering."

Leesea will move stealthily through the mushrooms, approximately paralleling Atlas' path. She'll be keeping a particularly close eye out for anything that might be taking an interest in her large companion.

(Sneak +19)

 

[manifold]

Dak

*Dak catches Wil and Kelthet's eyes, and whispers:*

"I thought gi'nts were supposed to be wise! You reckon they call him "Hatless" because he's been out in the sun too long?""

*He looks back toward the giant's broad back, craning his spindly neck to try and see what might be sneaking up on his massive friend. Whispering to spirits of bone and sinew, of the elements that compose the form of men, he beseeches them to grant Atlas thier strength.*

[ooc: casting heightended ability boost, lesser. +4 enhancement bonus to highest un-modified stat for 50 minutes.]

 

[Jaws]

*Dak catches Wil and Kelthet's eyes, and whispers:*

"I thought gi'nts were supposed to be wise! You reckon they call him "Hatless" because he's been out in the sun too long?""

*Snicker*

"Dak. It is Atlas. With an 'A' at the beginning. Which means: a person who supports a great burden."