Lotus and the Cobra [IC]

[Robbert Raets]

Adus ponders the tactical advantage of flying as he inspects the print found by Zhangyong and waits for the Vanara's return.

 

[Yellow Sign]

Mira, Ayjay, Jval, and Shava

As Mira and Ayjay move up to the hut's entrance their eyes start to adjust to the darkness inside the hut. Laying on the ground just inside is a body of a older man. A cloud of flys hover overhead. The body is covered in wounds and his simple white robe is tattered and blood soaked. Sitting around the body are several large male baboons. Their fur is blood splattered and they seem to be eating. Mira's stomach rolls as she sees that the baboons hold pieces of bloody flesh in their hands and mouths.
Almost at once the baboons turn their heads to stare at you. A reddish light seems to grow in their eyes. The sounds of the baboons outside also stops and you can see that they all are staring at you with that same hellish red light in their eyes.

 

[Yellow Sign]

Zhangyong, Adus, Yudhistra, and Gutpa

As Zhangyong rises into the air, he looks about. Off to the east a mile or two he sees several vultures circling what looks to be a hut.

 

[Yellow Sign]

Sanjit

When Sanjit woke this morning the foul smell of corruption assailed his sensive nose. Walking out the front of his hut he is shocked to see a dead elephant not 30 feet from his door. It's bloated corpse would seem to indicate that it has been dead for a while but it was not there last night.

 

[Byrons_Ghost]

Yudhistra says, "We should probably not hunt the creature until the rest of the group return. Zhangyong, can you see if the boy left any tracks?"

 

[Tonguez]

"These are not natural creatures" Arjay hisses as he sees the Baboons turn

"everyone" he quickly glances back at the others in the group "get ready to defend yourselves and then retreat when you see Mira and I coming"


"I'm going in to the get the body" he says to Mira calmly as he makes ready to move in "Cover me"

Then as his Mind becomes focussed he can feel his muscles tense and with the speed of thought he rushes in to pull the body out and escape the Baboons...

(Base Speed 40+Speed of Thought =Spd 50 + Hustle (extral partial action in next round - use to pick up the body?)

 

[Mirth]

Yudhistra says, "We should probably not hunt the creature until the rest of the group return. Zhangyong, can you see if the boy left any tracks?"

"I reluctantly agree with you," Zhangyong says in reply. The brahmin paces back and forth, holding the end of his tail in one hand and letting it curl around his fingers. "My need to prevent any further death makes me want to investigate the hut I spotted further on, but the vultures hovering there tell me that death has beaten us yet again. I do not like this feeling of helplessness." The vanara's wide eyes look up, brimming with tears. He quickly looks down again and wipes his eyes clean, regaining his composure. "I will look for signs of the boy. Yes, that is what I should do."

 

[Hob Marshmallowfoot]

(in his natural hybrid form)

Sanjit wrinkles his muzzle in aversion, A many-day dead elephant in front of Sanjit's humble home? Surely this is a cruel prank by some jealous devata at poor Sanjit's expense...
Reaching inside the doorway to his hut, he will grab his nearby crossbow off the wall and nocks a silvered quarrel. Sanjit approaches the elephant corpse cautiously, examining it for cause of death or direction of travel while exclaiming to the trees, beady eyes wide:
"Mischevious Devata of the forest, leave kind Sanjit in peace to create his humble idols; he is but a lowly spirit of the least import, oh great, horrible Devata!"

 

[National Acrobat]

Mira prepares for combat, allowing for Arjay to retrieve the body, but waiting to strike should he need assistance.

 

[Robbert Raets]

"You speak of a hut. I can investigate it by myself, if that would put you at ease." Adus prepares his weapons and Chameleon Skin.