The Romance of the River Kingdoms

[Dr Simon]

Ape tries again with his method of communicating with wild creatures. With non-threatening body language, soothing vocalisations and a bit of dried fish from his rations, the baboon-man manages to calm the wild girl and she lets him approach her and her twisted sibling.

Whimpering slightly, the feral girl holds up the wounded arm of her white sibling and puts it down again, then holds it up, whimpers plaintively at Ape and offers the arm to him. She then grabs the dried fish and eats it hungrily.

At the mouth of the cave, Mystal Mar concentrates on his maneuvres, but first he peeks inside. It is a shallow cave with a large nest of what looks like hair, leaves and branches, webbing, feathers and assorted other random items woven together. At the back of the cave there seems to be a door carved into the stone.

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Giving a bit of a nudge as I don't want the game to bog down too much. It's up to you what you do with the feral girl and her wierd sister but for the moment the normal child is friendly towards Ape. Not sure if Winter has any means to communicate, nor if Silveryfox is still with us.

Checks rolled: Wild Empathy for Ape, Spot for Mystal Mar.
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[Neurotic]

Mystal crawls along the nets above the heads of his companions, still on the lookout for spider shaman. As he reaches them, he just pokes his head down, trying not to spook pale girl too much with his sudden appearance. She is much as he is. after all.

"There are doors in their cave. Judging by the refuse they accumulated, they live here quite some time. My guess would be that as spiders grew and the place got it's reputation as haunted, they overhunted the area and had to go out for food. Can you talk to them? Ask them about the doors?"

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 29/39, F +5,R+3,W+6 (Spells: 0:4/5, 1:3/4, 2:2/3)
Ape Form (AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13)

Knowing that he is no good healer, Ape nonetheless tries to do his best to bring the situation to a peaceful end. With a short prayer, his hand takes a slightly green glow. He touches the wounded arm, bestowing minor healing.

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Casting cure minor wounds

Spells (CL: 3, DC: 13+spell level)
5/Day Level 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
4/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Summon Nature's Ally I.
3/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II

Baboon Traits:
AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13
Fort: +6
Refl: +5
Will: +6
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Listen/Spot: +9
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[Dr Simon]

The girls startles when Mystal Mar speaks but, as Ape casts his spell and the wound clots, she looks at the baboon and then gently bunts him with her head.

OOC: It wouldn't be possible (or at least, would be very difficult) to ask about such things as doors using Wild Empathy. You'd need some other means of communication, assuming that the girls even knows what a "door" is.

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 29/39, F +5,R+3,W+6 (Spells: 0:4/5, 1:3/4, 2:2/3)
Ape Form (AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13)

Ape looks around for a free spot on the ground and a suitable stick to draw some pictures to communicate with the 'girls'.
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Spells (CL: 3, DC: 13+spell level)
5/Day Level 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
4/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Summon Nature's Ally I.
3/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II

Baboon Traits:
AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13
Fort: +6
Refl: +5
Will: +6
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Listen/Spot: +9
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[Theroc]

Shakou lays down quietly, trying to rest off the effects of the wound the girl gave her.

 

[Dr Simon]

OOC: Looking for a stick? Ape carries a quarterstaff! However, if he doesn't want to use it for drawing...

Ape looks around and finds a piece of bamboo cane suitable for his needs. The ground here is covered with a layer of mossy bones, (mostly from small animals, a few might be humanoid) but pushing them aside he finds a patch of bare earth, plus some filthy yen coins buried amongst the bones.

Attempting to communicate with the feral girl using pictures turns out to be a futile endeavour, however. She watches intently as Ape inscribes a diagram on the ground, but doesn't seem to comprehend. She quickly becomes bored with the moving stick and watches Ape's face instead, then touches his fur, picks up the stick to look at it, even traces the images Ape has drawn but all without any indication that she understands what he's trying to do. He seems to have her enthralled by the strange action, however.

"Buh!" she says.

Meanwhile, her warped sister stirs. She may be about to come around from her unconsciousness.

Scouting the area above, Mystal Mar finds no sign of the shaman spider, at least no longer in the canyon.

 

[Walking Dad]

AC 15 (T15, FF13), HP 29/39, F +5,R+3,W+6 (Spells: 0:4/5, 1:3/4, 2:2/3)
Ape Form (AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13)

Ape smiles at the girls and asks the others: "Any other ideas? The hands of many construct a building."

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Spells (CL: 3, DC: 13+spell level)
5/Day Level 0: Cure Minor Wounds, Detect Magic, Light, Purify Food and Drink, Read Magic
4/Day Level 1: Produce Lightning, Shillelagh, Summon Nature's Ally I.
3/Day Level 2: Summon Nature's Ally II

Baboon Traits:
AC: 17, Touch: 17, Flat Footed: 13
Fort: +6
Refl: +5
Will: +6
Move: 40', cimb 40'
Init: +4
Listen/Spot: +9
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[Neurotic]

"Yes. Let's do away with them and explore the door. I would not kill them unneccessary, but if she comes to and attacks I don't think we have a choice. Let's give them some space so normal one can 'explain' it to the other.

Oh, and that caster spider is nowhere to be seen. I'll go toward the cave again as soon as we see what feral girl does."

With that, Mystal retreats back on upper level and all but dissapears in whiteness of spider webs.

OOC: Hide above, wait for the girl action, go toward the cave or kill the girl as needed.

 

[Shayuri]

"I think we should bring them to the Vashti," Annika says as she studies the girls. "Maybe she can teach them to be human beings. That would solve the goose problem too."