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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:35 am
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QUESTLINE: Planting the trees As you walk around the reservation, you notice a few former War clan members squabbling amongst themselves. They seem to have dug several rather large, impressive holes.
"Did you bring any seeds?" The female clansmember seems extremely agitated, literally harping on the male. He in return, says nothing. "We need seeds of strong saplings, nothing else will support our huts."
She suddenly spots you. "'You there! Come here." She points the ground, where a few small seeds are buried." I need you to go to the Weeping Forest and find tree seeds exactly like these ones. We need to grow the strongest trees."
Before you can argue she points you in the direction of the Weeping Forest. Oh well, better get startedOOC - Roll a 100-sided dice and match your dice roll to the results below. Keep on rolling until you obtain at least 2 perfect seeds. You have completed the RP once you have fulfilled this requirement. - 1-20: The tree you manage to find and scale is weak and sickly. It does not seem like it will be suitable - 21 - 40: You find a particularly large tree, and rather nasty too, as it swings its branches, nearly disemboweling you on the spot. You manage to snag one seed from its branches before you have to flee away from it. +1 seed- 41 - 60: The tree seems to be very promising, but it seems to only be budding at the very very top. The branches are too dense to fly, so you take the dangerous trek of climbing up, but can only reach one seed before you fall back down. +1 seed-61 - 80: You look around, trying to find your way... you could have sworn you took this path before. You feel a little lost.... - 81 - 100: You see a suitable tree, but before you can grab at it, a minipet runs away with your find. Maybe you should find that minipet and skin it...
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JetAlmeara rolled 1 100-sided dice:
19
Total: 19 (1-100)
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:40 am
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
61
Total: 61 (1-100)
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 6:14 pm
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JetAlmeara rolled 1 100-sided dice:
90
Total: 90 (1-100)
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Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 1:05 pm
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fenshae rolled 1 100-sided dice:
40
Total: 40 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:45 am
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Two things dueled for space in Griselda's thoughts.
First: Why weren't they making Famine do this? Plants and seeds and harvesting and growing things...those were all Famine activities. Warriors were support to...well...make war. Not play at gardening. Wasn't that the point of all this "integration", anyway? To have all of the clans combine their strengths toward the good of everyone?
Second: If she ever wanted to see anything resembling a normal life again, she'd best do what she was told, plants or not. She longed for her old home with a fierceness and intensity that caused a literal ache inside of her, and since going home was impossible, she had to do whatever it took to make this pale echo of the island feel like home.
In the end, her sense of duty won out, but it put her in a foul mood. Then again, more often than not these long, hard weeks, she was usually in a foul mood.
"Shikoba, Molpadia," she said, formally, granting a nod toward each as she approached. She regretted the formality immediately. Now they would probably respond in turn, and being called Griselda would be one more thing to add to her unpleasant day. Still, the sense of formality seemed necessary, and she had a hard time resisting it. Though they may not technically be her superiors, they were older than her, and more experienced, and she felt it necessary to defer to them.
It was also necessary to prove herself to them. Without a further word, she settled onto the task at hand.
She took a deep, steadying breath as she approached the tree. It looked innocuous enough, but she knew better than to trust anything by appearance alone.
And, as it turns out, she was right. No sooner had she come within an arm's reach than the tree lashed out, its branch arcing through the air like a whip, tearing at her skin. It came suddenly, but not wholly unexpectedly, and she jerked back with the well-honed reflexes of a warrior. A second branch whistled just inches over her head. She was not so lucky the third time; the initial branch snapped back in place, catching her arm, and she grimaced, wrapping her hand about the seed even as the sharp wood tore at her.
One lip curled, the warrior stumbled free of the plant's reach, the single seed held clenched in her fist. She bled, but only slightly, and ignored the sting of the fresh wound.
This was not improving her mood -- but at least she hadn't come away empty handed. She glanced back at the others, curious at their progress.
((+1))
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
96
Total: 96 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 12:07 pm
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"I'm well aware the forest isn't as we'd like, but there are some comforts to it." Two fights with tree-like mini pets who nearly gored him and his companion to death? It was almost like home. "And what little those are, we may add to them yet."
And as he turned to try a different tree, lo and behold he saw a patch of gray heading their way. In spite of Zelda's visibly foul mood, Shik couldn't help but smile a bit; familiarity had its comforts in this strange world, and to know more of his friends had made it gave him a bit of hope. "Ho, and the gray one has found us," he announced to Molpadia as he reached the tree. The plant that attacked Zelda reminded him of the tall sentient grass he had found before; this forest, for all its occupying dead trees, was very much alive. "I see we've all been sent out for seeds then," he observed, spotting one for the taking - and then watched it get snatched away by a minipet.
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JetAlmeara rolled 1 100-sided dice:
27
Total: 27 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 1:02 pm
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fenshae rolled 1 100-sided dice:
98
Total: 98 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:02 pm
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
79
Total: 79 (1-100)
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 11:31 pm
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JetAlmeara rolled 1 100-sided dice:
99
Total: 99 (1-100)
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 6:50 am
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fenshae rolled 1 100-sided dice:
11
Total: 11 (1-100)
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 8:47 pm
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
91
Total: 91 (1-100)
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:23 pm
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JetAlmeara rolled 1 100-sided dice:
86
Total: 86 (1-100)
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 1:58 pm
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fenshae rolled 1 100-sided dice:
70
Total: 70 (1-100)
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 1:47 pm
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"No..." she said, in response to Shik's question. She started to say more, but allowed the thought to die before it hit her voice. She didn't want to expose her loneliness.
Trailblazing seemed like a good plan to Zelda. It couldn't go much worse, anyway, and besides it felt like they were getting something good done. Or trying, anyway.
The small-statured warrior slid into the trees, keeping a sharp eye out for potential seeds. Grey eyes flicked from one tree to the next, trying to decide which was appropriate. "This one looks promising," she said, nodding toward a tree that rose before her in an impressive spread of tangled branches. "....Guys?"
Oh, great. Where was everybody?
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medigel rolled 1 100-sided dice:
98
Total: 98 (1-100)
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:05 am
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