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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jon Potter" data-source="post: 1466389" data-attributes="member: 2323">[PLAIN][Realms #263a] Come into my Parlor...[/PLAIN]"My flesh is niether tender nor succulent, great beast," Feln told the creature as he struggled to reach the flask of bladefire Vade had bought for him in Hillville Junction. If he could set the web on fire, he surmised, he might have a chance. "I have lean muscles because of my martial training. I could help you gather some food in exchange for information or company."A blob of venom splatted down on the half-orc's shoulder as the spider-thing rubbed its mandibles together and chuckled to itself. "Food gathersss food," it laughed, rubbing its claws together. The sinister noise sent a shiver up Feln's spine despite the balmy evening.  "Sssso hungry," it added and made a smacking sound."My name is not food. It is Feln," the martial artist replied. His fingers worked around toward his pack, and he heard a tearing sound as the web - or maybe his jerkin - gave a little under the strain. "And what is your name, great beast?""Namesss. Namesss. All the sssamesss to me," it reflected. It plucked at the edge of the web above, testing its strength and sending vibrations through the half orc's body in the process. "Food you are, Hungry I am.""This is a magnificent web," Feln flattered, the words sounding hollow to his own ears. "Did your mother teach you to do this?"The spider-thing made a chittering sound that might have been more laughter or a sigh. It was difficult to tell. But it gave no answer to Feln's inquiry."No?" the half-orc asked as he felt the web give again the tiniest bit. "Where you not born a spider?""Noisssy food. Alwaysss yapping. Like goblinssss," the spider-thing hissed. "Noisssy food triesss to essscape. No essscape from my larder." And then it lunged downward toward Feln, its mandibles snapping at the half-orc as it came.But Feln reacted a fraction quicker and gave a lunge of his own. One of the clasps keeping his jacket closed popped free and he rolled forward, leaving his jerkin, his hat of disguise and more than a few strands of his own hair fluttering in the webbing. With practiced ease, he tumbled forward along the trail and came up in a fighting stance with his staff held ready."My food!!!" the spider-thing wailed from its perch in the middle of the all-but-invisible web. Even knowing where it was, Feln could barely make out the sticky strands and it gave the creature the appearance of floating in mid-air."You should have taken my offer to talk," the martial artist grunted. "Once I have defeated you, how do I get out of these woods?"The spider-thing hissed in reply and thrust its hips in Feln's direction and released an expanding ball of webbing from the spinnerets in its crotch. The half-orc was able to easily avoid the attack, and whirled forward with a strike of his own. The leading end of his staff struck a glancing blow to the monster's head.It shrieked in pain and indignation a moment before it exploded in a flurry of slashing claws and snapping mandibles. Feln's body moved sinuously to avoid the attacks, and only one claw managed to connect. A bloody line appeared across the half-orc's right knee. Feln grunted and smacked the creature in the side of the head a second with his staff. Hissing, the spider-thing scampered up its web, disappearing into the branches overhead before the martial artist could react to strike it again.He could hear it moving around overhead, but lost sight of the creature immediately as the foliage seemed to swallow it.</blockquote>

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