In the swamp north of Paludan...
Joe wasted no time running over to the capybara he had just batted away and striking it with his shield as it tried to reorient itself. He underestimated his own strength however, and a sickening
crunch was heard as bones shattered and the shield dented. What had been a dire capybara became a lifeless projectile, which hurtled towards Alice. Luckily, she was quick enough to duck away from the flying bag of shattered bones.
Unfortunately, Joe was not the only member of the group to be overzealous in his reaction to the large rodents.
Kyle quickly drew an arrow to his bow and loosed it at the capybara which had been the aggressor moment before. The shot tore through the animal, leaving a bloodied corpse as the arrow continued on its trajectory towards Alice. Having just jumped out of the way of a furrier projectile, she was unable to dodge this new threat effectively, resulting in a cut along her thigh, also tearing her robe.
Meanwhile,
Will struggled to dislodge the foul animal, only just barely throwing it off of himself before rolling away into something almost resembling a crouch.
Cromwell wrenched his blade from the newly scarred tree, and continued the motion into a sweeping attack in the final capybara’s direction. At first it looked like the blow must have struck, there was clearly
blood running in rivulets down the blade. However, it was immediately clear that the adroit animal readily dodged the wild swing, and escaped unharmed. It’s evasive actions took it into the path of
Clair, who struck it with a slightly off balance blow that still managed to cut a deep gash in the side of the capybara. The injured animal did it’s best to run away, seeing the fate of it’s companions and having a good sense for what would happen to it if it stayed. However, it wasn’t able to lope off very quickly, and remained within sight of the party.
Joe Bridger:
SHIELD BASH! -->
Shattered Capybara,
Small dent in the shieldKyle Jonson:
BOWSERKER ATTACK THE ONE THAT DARED BITE ME!. -->
Bloodied Corpse,
Grazed Alice,
small loss in bow durabilityWill Smyt:
Throw the thing off and get up to a crouch ready to dodge -->
Almost readyCromwell Jackson:
Pull my sword out of the tree, and atack the one on Playergamer, after he throws it off of him! -->
Sword FreedClair Freeman:
Swing at the one attacking Will -->
Deep Gash,
small loss in durabilityLast Dire Capybara:
Run away -->
Nearly Escaped - Strength= 8
- Agility= 10
- Intuition= 2
Skills/Abilities:
Description:
While the dire in their name might suggest these giant rodents are fearsome killers, they are actually far less dangerous than their cousins, such as the dire beavers and dire porcupines. They are very quick to avoid being struck, but do not exhibit above average speed when it comes to striking a target. They are not built for killing, being herbivores, but can get highly territorial for little apparent reason. They are a breeding ground for all variety of diseases, and should be avoided primarily for this reason.