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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MacConnell" data-source="post: 9261795" data-attributes="member: 6855223">Cycle: 497. Season: Rebirth. Day: 16[spoiler=Explore]Ceo: 12(observe) + 53, 65(d100) = 65, 77Falk: 12 + 53, 65 = 65, 77Jei: 15 + 53, 65 = 68, 80Jade: 10 + 53, 65 = 63, 75 [/spoiler]Reaching the southern shore of the island and beginning to move inland, the party almost immediately come upon an area commandeered as an aviary by all of the local species of dancing birds. During the mating period, these birds tend to congregate together sharing the same nesting area. The largest of the birds nest highest in the trees and the smaller ones move downward. At this time of the Cycle, dancing birds are just beginning to sit their nests. The area is very noisy and stinks tremendously due to the fact that dancing birds eat fish and crustaceans, and everything is covered in their acrid droppings.The largest species are normally found in grasslands, especially marshes. Only medium to smaller varieties are found around lakes, especially at this elevation. They are so named, dancing, because of their particularly fanciful mating rituals that look like complicated dances. Functionally, their long legs and lithe, long, snake-like necks and sharp beaks facilitate their behavior of stalking small fish and crustaceans for consumption. They will fly from danger if approached or spooked, unless nesting. Many dancing birds are all white or a bluish gray, but others are a mix of white, blue, gray, black, brown, and green. With the fanciful ritual of the mating selection, feathers litter the area and the youth finds themselves compelled to collect some.Outside of this aviary, the remainder of the island is densely populated with a variety of songbirds, most only the size of a person’s fist, not considering wingspan. It is the nesting time for all birds, and the smallest species have finished laying and are already incubating their nests. Though not specifically concentrated like dancing birds, everyone is also able to find several songbirds feathers. These are brightly colored with yellows, reds, and orange.In addition to these arboreal nesting birds, the party also discovers the unfamiliar ground nests of thrushes. Thrushes are so named because they till and scratch through leaf litter and debris looking for insects to eat, Unlike running birds, thrushes fly very well and will fly away if disturbed, though they are quite vociferous when their nests are approached. Most are not yet finished, but all have begun laying eggs. With the absence of terrestrial predators, the population is dense, and the insects that inhabit the island provide food but are not a threat to the nests.In the same area of the island where the thrushes are found, the natural leaf litter and debris are a prime habitat for shellacked beetles, and most especially when a strange squeaking sound draws the party to a fallen tree and many of the small critters are feasting upon the rotting pulp.[spoiler=Character data]Ceo: full wellnessFalk: full wellnessJei: full wellnessJade: full wellness [/spoiler][ooc]Each character receives 5 DP. State nominal actions and intentions. Provide 2 random rolls.[/ooc]</blockquote>

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