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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MacConnell" data-source="post: 8126501" data-attributes="member: 6855223">The previous bump on the head left Cormorant none the worse for wear. Fortune has shined upon the catch of the day; for his first snare, he has captured a good sized marsh rat. Taking his skiff pole, he clubs it on the head and then guts it with his newly acquired carving knife. Saving the vital organs, he stuffs them into the animal's own reclaimed stomach, after emptying and washing it of its original contents.The second snare could have been a lucky payout as well but not with the equipment currently available. The snare is missing, and bits of rat indicate that it had game. Examining the area reveals prints of a fairly large lizard of some kind that must have made off with the snare and the rat. Lacking a javelin or anything that could effectively be used as a weapon against a lizard, that type of hunt will have to wait for a later date.When Antapkos collects the fish trap, he is pleased to find a palm sized piggy perch, so named for its ability to grunt like a pig. While the size does not provide much for meat, the fish is very good to eat. Additional fortune shines on him again as one of the snares produces a fat marsh hen. The bird is a fairly uncommon sight and even more scarce to catch. The bird cannot really harm a person and does not warrant much for caution. Antapkos dispatches it by hand.[ATTACH]128562[/ATTACH]Poling back to the Pavilion area, the two men finish cleaning their catches. Cormorant feels compelled to keep the front feet and skull of his rat, while Antapkos feels compelled to keep the skull, feet, and tail feathers of his marsh hen. Each having a game animal, the piggy perch is traded for two bowls of rice, instead of having to pay coin. The hide of the rat is exchanged for 2 clams, the name of the local currency, even though it is minted in Boga City. The hide amounts to the value of a day's wage for both young men.[gm]With such a productive morning, the two can forgo the day's labor in favor of further expedition or follow through with the usual routine anyway, to begin working on a surplus. With the newly acquired carving knife, careful use will allow for the manufacture of fishing javelins from the native reed cane. The sharpened reed will not hurt a gar or lizard, but it opens greater fishing possibilities, including poling into the shallows of the ocean in search of weed mats. The floating grass mats that regularly drift on the currents from farther East, often hols fish in their shadow. Night fishing in the mud flats usually only draws gar; but sometimes, flat fish can be located, weird fish with both eyes on the same side of its body but excellent eating.[/gm][ooc]Each character receives 5 DP.[/ooc]</blockquote>

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