Elven Navy Delta Squad: Hunters

[perivas]

"I had believed this planet to be wholy occupied by only reptilian lifeforms. I wonder where he came from?"

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Several tense moments pass as everyone scans the trees and the sky, but there is no sign of the blue demon.

As the squad approaches, the man's eyes flicker open. "Thank the Maker. I thought you were lizardfolk coming to finish me off. Please, you've got to get me out of here. That blue monstrosity was just here, tearing from one end of the clearing to the next. It looked like it was about to strike when it vanished. I don't know where it went, but you can't leave me here."

Leopard scans the tracks in the clearing, and confirms that the creature seems to have criss-crossed the clearing several times. She moves out to inspect the perimeter of the camp.

 

[novyet]

"Why exactly were you bound in the first place?" Turning to the squad's leader, "Sir, should we cut him down?"

 

[Keia]

"I don't see why not, but everyone keep a shape eye out. Set up a perimeter on this location, make sure to look up and down, and someone cover me," Marcus replies. "I'll check this and make sure there are no obvious traps here."

Marcus will approach the man and examine the area and the ropes for a possible trap. If everything is okay, Marcus will want to make sure that the man didn't tie himself here (he could be the blue skinned demon out of armor or whatever). Regardless, Marcus doesn't trust him. But if everything checks out, he will untie the man, watching him intently.

 

[garyh]

Theryndil readies an action to fire his bow at anything that moves to threaten Marcus.

Not that anyone can see him doing it.

 

[GruTheWanderer]

Marcus examines the chain, the manacles, and the lock on the manacles. No traps are apparent, but it is possible that the man attached them himself. The lock itself is relatively simple, although it takes Marcus about thirty seconds to pick it.

The man responds to Erenal while Marcus is busy, "It was the lizardfolk. I came to their village on a normal trading journey and found them incensed over some armored demon. The druid read the spirits or something and decided that I would make excellent bait. Next thing I knew I was in chains, being led through the jungle. After a days travel east from the village, they left me here and withdrew."

"They must be nearby. Maybe the creature smelled them. That could be why it disappeared."

 

[GruTheWanderer]

I'm going to be on a business trip for a week. Updates may be irregular.

 

[Keia]

While watching the man for his reaction "Well, I guess we could leave him here and double check with the lizardfolk. I know we don't want to upset the locals while we are here," and Marcus will start to walk away.

If the man truly looks afraid of being left alone here, Marcus will turn and say, "Don't get you're pants in a bunch, I was just joking with you."

Marcus will then untie the man and help him to his feet, still being watchful of him.

 

[perivas]

Amanu watches these experiments in psychology intently, studying the curious human interactions.

 

[novyet]

"Lizardfolk, huh. They didn't try anything with us. What were you doing that ticked them off so much?"