Sorry for the delayed update everyone, (especially right after the start) I just had to ace a few midterms and whatnot.
*Be forewarned, more midterms are approaching!
A stroke of inspiration hits comes to you, and you realise that the still congealing crystal slime could be used as an adhesive. You take your stick over to the the stump and manage to cover the last couple of inches in a thick coat of the stuff. With the substance hardening quickly you grab the nearest shard and fix it to the tip, holding it there until the substance hardens to a glossy clear enamel. The stump of crystal has also hardened over, you can no longer acquire crystal goo from it. You now have a "Crystal Tipped Stick!" You run out to the mouth of your cave and scream your victory to the world, your voice echoing back across the landscape. It reminds you quite clearly that you are, in fact, a girl now. This might take some getting used to.
Going back into the cave you decide to gather up the remaining shards and put them in a pile, and in doing so you take note of some peculiar properties in each of the shards. The red shards are slightly warm to the touch, the green shards are unusually heavy for thier size, the blue shards are almost pliable and squishy, and the yellow shards weigh almost nothing. You find this odd as the large crystals they came from exhibit none of these properties, though now that it is getting darker you notice that they have a faint luminescence. Odd.
You head back outside armed with your crystal stick, which you had attached a red crystal to in your haste. "What a brilliant thing" you think to yourself. "A weapon composed of two parts, the stability of wood and the sharpness of crystal, you truly are a genius" For a moment you almost wish you were back with your village so you could share this with them. This thought makes you sad.
Foraging among the underbrush you manage to find a bush with some large black berries on it. Recognising them as the same kind you used to eat in the village, you wolf them down and strip the bush without a second thought. Mmm... Delicious. You've quieted your stomach for now, but you still feel hungry. You're beginning to get the feeling that you were out for quite a while. Rooting around you also manage to find the burrow of some sort of rodent. You try ramming your makeshift weapon down the hole, but to no avail. You make a mental note of its location for later.
You walk back to the entrance of your cave and sit, staring out over the landscape. Your cave is situated halfway up a hill, the only large hill in sight. No trees grow on this hill. In front of the hill is a large forest, composed of a variety of different trees. The forest does not have many hills hidden in it, but it is by no means flat. It's own gentle slopes and sudden gullies cut through the trees. Near the border of your hill and the forest, short and sturdy trees reminiscent of oak grow along with thick bushes and underbrush. Past this barrier the forest gives way to pines and other large gymnosperms. The underbrush thins out to large ferns, and the forest floor is well shaded. The soil is a thick, moist, loam. A few truly massive trees are scattered throughout the forest, larger than any tree you have ever seen before. These trees are about 7 or 8 times the size of those around them. Far away and to the right you can see a glint of water through the trees. The sun is setting over all of this, leaving brilliant orange and gold streaks in the sky. There is a cool breeze blowing, and you would hate to get caught in the cold tonight.
Sitting in this place as the sun sets you can feel a strange energy about it. Your mind is abuzz with it, like a background noise, yet you cannot place it into any of your traditional senses. None the less, you are sure it is there. A steady presence, you find it comforting, and you stifle a yawn.
What do you do now?
Items Gained
Crystal tipped stick (red)
Items lost
1 "Short wood" rod
1 Red shards
Hunting (armed) - 2
Tracking - 2
Foraging - 1
Strength - 5
Perception - 6
Intellect - 6
Reflexes - 5
Tenacity - 5
Affinity - 4
-Cold
-Naked ( this one is more an observation than an outright problem)
Crystal tipped stick (red)
2 Large rocks
1 Small rock
3 Red shards
2 Blue shards
3 Green shards
3 Yellow shards
A shallow cave.
It extends about 30 ft back before turning off to the side for another 10 ft.
This last turn is out of sight from the mouth of the cave.
3 crystal structures sit near the mouth of the cave, but one of them looks rather damaged.
another 2 structures are spaced out in the rest of the cave, and the final chamber off to the side houses a whopping 5 Crystals covering the floor, walls, and ceiling.
This is a cancerous top down view of you cave. The purple things are crystals.
I promise to work on my drawing ability.
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Topic: The Birth of Magic (Read 2353 times)