LEGENDS OF HAWAIKI - Prologue

[Guest 11456]

The large O'Punga nods and then continues.

"Him eyes glow yellow before him try leave. Tattoo have shape of jellyfish and it went up my arm. When I try grab, it feel wet and flat. When me grab it, dat when I can't breath."

Tu-Ru, done with telling his tale, sits down indian style and waits.

 

[Seonaid]

Lani looks toward Tu-Ru in concern. She hadn't noticed any of that. "I wonder if that had something to do with the whirlpool. Could you tell if your attacker was concentrating only on you?" Her brows furrow, magic and summoning not her strong point.

 

[Mirth]

"Tu-ru, is it?" Puna Tani says as he approaches the O'Punga, "Would you mind if I examined your arm? I'm not sure if I can tell anything from the marks, but it won't hurt to look ... anymore than it has already." The shaman extends his hand in deference to the large islander.

 

[Tonguez]

The large O'Punga nods and then continues.

"Him eyes glow yellow before him try leave. Tattoo have shape of jellyfish and it went up my arm. When I try grab, it feel wet and flat. When me grab it, dat when I can't breath."

Tu-Ru, done with telling his tale, sits down indian style and waits.

"Yellow eyes?!" the Menehune begins to hum and you can see that his mind is racing as he gathers peices of memory, legend and song to find answers to what it might be

"Jellyfish wet and flat on your arm? Hmm not magic" he muses "the opening blessing would not allow magic - something else, something else!"

As the Menehune continues his humming and pondering the Hiva prisoners are ushered into the gathering and made to sit down before you all. They are strong young men, bodies marked with various tattoo motiff and each with the savage look of the Hiva people. As they are shepherded in they keep their eyes fixed on the ground before them and you can see that they are most indignant about the treatment they are currently recieving.

Puna Tani
Pending Tu-Ru' s reaction to you approach you see that the O'Pungas arm is bruised and reddened, though you can not yet see the extent of the injury.

 

[Argent Silvermage]

Tatiki will take it upon himself to start the mystical sensing. He casts detect magic as the Hiva people are brought past and looks for more of these "magical Tattoos" He is trying to be unobtrusive and so will not examine any one person in great detail unless he sees something first and then he will alert the Wise One.

 

[Seonaid]

Lani eyes the Hiva curiously.

 

[Guest 11456]

Tu-Ru nods to Puna Tani and extends his large arm to the shaman.

The large O'Punga turns to Lani, "Me not know."

Then he turns to the Menehune to see what he might be doing.

 

[Seonaid]

Lani smiles at Tu-Ru. "I didn't think you would notice with everything going on." She shrugs.

 

[Tonguez]

Puna Tani & Tu-Ru
Examining the arm in more detail you notice that he wound is red and scar tissue has already started to form. The shape is typical of a jellyfish sting but that it also seems that the damage is beneath the top layers of skin. Where the creature was finally squeezed from the arm the skin is ripped and seeping blood a few dregs of black also cling to that rip...

Tatiki
You sense naught but the standard dim glow of the wards and charms to be expected of any 'normal' person. Your eyes do not help either as many of the Hiva are covered in intricate tattoo motif.

As you are examining the group, Lord Makea and the Wise One begin to interogate the Hiva.

The Hiva of course protest their innocence in the matter and profess no knowledge of the spirit or the creeping tattoo that attacked Tu-Ru. You learn that the Hiva Swimming Champion was Lord Haumea son of their Chief and that noone has seen him sense the attack nor do they know where he might be...

(OOC You too may chime in with questions for the Hiva)

Elsewhere
Tamumu came buzzing out of the forest canopy. Glistening black, the diminutive creature zigged and zagged through the air checking for whatever signs were pertinent at this time. With his manyfaceted eyes Tamumu is a finder and keeper of secrets and today his keen senses were already tasting the droplets of stench wafting up from the cove...

 

[Seonaid]

Lani sits back, unsettled. She leaves the questioning to the elders, not knowing enough of the situation or of magic to be of any use. This is not good, she thinks, and sends a prayer to Rongo for protection.