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 Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:45 am
Arcturus has set up a camp deep in the forest in order research the local creatures. She is eager for help, and would gladly swap stories with anyone who stops by. Who knows? She may even have something useful to say.
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:46 am
Arcturus smiled happily as another crow flew overhead. Her Murder and Unkindness had already taken air superiority. A hacking ravens call up ahead told her that a likely target had been sighted. As she approached a clearing Hallow, the largest and oldest of her ravens winged down and landed on a branch above her.
"Bad things ahead. Unnatural."
Arcturus looked up at Hallow.
"Unnatural is my specialty."
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:35 am
Arcturus stepped into the clearing, her feet as light as air. Before her a large beast stood at a carcass, taking slow, purposeful bites.
It was a dull gray in color, similar to that of an old wolf, but a look at its head dispelled all similarity. It had no eyes, and no visible separation between the jaw and the rest of its head. It had claws front claws like that of an eagle, but its rear legs looked almost insectoid. A noise in the forest caused it to start, and previously hidden wings flared on its back. Continued silence relaxed it, and it resumed eating.
Arcturus made notes on a small piece of paper.
-Large Claws and Teeth, clearly carnivorous
-Bird-like fore claws, insectoid rear legs and wings, possible griffon mutation?
-Blind, possibility of reptillain motion detection
Arcturus looked back at the beast, through a basic mage sight, and added one last word to the notes; Created.
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:58 pm
A blinding light flashed off to the right of the clearing, scaring the bug beast back into the woods. Arcturus slowly stood from her hiding spot in the bushes, and went over to investigate. A crow flew over her, screaming a warning.
"Badness! Stay away!"
Arcturus stopped, and peered into the light.
A bolt of greenish lightning bounced among the trees, causing a flash every time it struck the ground. Arcturus used her mage sight to examine the strange phenomenon. It appeared to be part of a very old curse, one designed to kill the land it was placed on. But something had messed it up. Whether it had simply changed in the years since it had been cast, or if someone had deliberately modified it was unclear, but it was obviously part of the contamination in the forest.
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