Wildwood Red in Tooth and Claw II [IC]
- Thread starter Voadam
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Voadam
Legend
You continue on with the scout warzoder taking the lead. Another hour of walking and the sparse reed-tree forest takes on a different character. The once-vibrant land here is in shambles. Razed and burned-out wooden structures dot the land. Closer inspection reveals these structures were composed of living plants that seemed to have shaped and twisted into various forms. The signs of struggle are everywhere – and it is clear the invaders swept through with little resistance. The stench of rotting plant matter mixes with the decay from the dead bodies of animals killed during the raid. Countless rats litter the area. Everywhere you look, you see the filthy vermin rifling through the ruined plant growth and downed trees. Crows and buzzards fly lazy circles overhead, seeking their next meal. Carrion is plentiful. The corpses of more six-legged lizards, the straight antlered deer (some with what looks like saber-teeth fangs), and other animals lie scattered about showing burns, arrow wounds and large hunks of flesh stripped off as if torn away by savage jaws.
The crow you’ve been following flies on and alights on the remains of a large structure. It is partially collapsed, and the large wooden living plant doors hang awkwardly open. Near the entrance lies a half dozen bodies of dead beasts, as well as two bodies of goblin raiders dressed in black and red leather armor. The bodies of animals and raiders alike show numerous small cuts and scratches. Outside of structure five large standing stones can be seen forming a ring pattern. You can see runes on the surfaces of the two boulders on your side of the structure, though they are obscured by growths of vines that cover them.
The crow you’ve been following flies on and alights on the remains of a large structure. It is partially collapsed, and the large wooden living plant doors hang awkwardly open. Near the entrance lies a half dozen bodies of dead beasts, as well as two bodies of goblin raiders dressed in black and red leather armor. The bodies of animals and raiders alike show numerous small cuts and scratches. Outside of structure five large standing stones can be seen forming a ring pattern. You can see runes on the surfaces of the two boulders on your side of the structure, though they are obscured by growths of vines that cover them.
It strikes Inamar that in all this time, this is the first time she's seen any bodies of the presumed attackers. A sobering thought.
"Goblins did this?" she asks, awestruck. "Where I come from goblins are like...roaches. They live in the sewers and steal cats and dogs if you're not careful. How could goblins possibly get something like NZ to help them? What could they OFFER it?"
She cautiously follows the crow towards the ruined building...intent both on peeking inside, and on looking more closely at the bodies of the goblins.
"Goblins did this?" she asks, awestruck. "Where I come from goblins are like...roaches. They live in the sewers and steal cats and dogs if you're not careful. How could goblins possibly get something like NZ to help them? What could they OFFER it?"
She cautiously follows the crow towards the ruined building...intent both on peeking inside, and on looking more closely at the bodies of the goblins.
Voadam
Legend
The orange and yellow skinned raiders have been picked over by buzzards, rats, and insects. There are great tearing wounds upon them and it appears they died by violent means. Little more than three feet high, they are ugly creatures, their looks not improved by the attentions of beasts and scavengers.
Their hardened leathers are an almost black material, with red stain adding color to them. No weapons or equipment seem apparent on them.
Peeking into the structure doors on its east end sunlight floods in from a great opening in the center as well as from gaps in the fallen surrounding roof along the edges. Overall it stretches 60 feet long east to west and stands 30 feet wide. Mostly empty chambers line the north and south walls. The center is open air while the chambers are covered by plants that seem to have grown into the shape of the building including a roof that, in the intact portions, would have kept out the elements. A loft built halfway up the 20-foot-high ceiling precariously teeters as it covers the western half of the building. Vines litter the floor of the building, and several collapsed timbers from the ceiling criss-cross the room.
The bodies of three more black and white bears and two more leather-clad raiders lie near one of the chambers to the south.
Far in the southwest corner, more timbers and broken earth surround a large hole in the ground. It appears as though the collapse is centered near this sunken portion. The hole is roughly 10 feet wide, cutting a crude half-circle in the floor in the back corner. A rat scurries away from the bodies towards the hole.
Their hardened leathers are an almost black material, with red stain adding color to them. No weapons or equipment seem apparent on them.
Peeking into the structure doors on its east end sunlight floods in from a great opening in the center as well as from gaps in the fallen surrounding roof along the edges. Overall it stretches 60 feet long east to west and stands 30 feet wide. Mostly empty chambers line the north and south walls. The center is open air while the chambers are covered by plants that seem to have grown into the shape of the building including a roof that, in the intact portions, would have kept out the elements. A loft built halfway up the 20-foot-high ceiling precariously teeters as it covers the western half of the building. Vines litter the floor of the building, and several collapsed timbers from the ceiling criss-cross the room.
The bodies of three more black and white bears and two more leather-clad raiders lie near one of the chambers to the south.
Far in the southwest corner, more timbers and broken earth surround a large hole in the ground. It appears as though the collapse is centered near this sunken portion. The hole is roughly 10 feet wide, cutting a crude half-circle in the floor in the back corner. A rat scurries away from the bodies towards the hole.
