So. Sorry I didn't/"couldn't" update for a bit there, festivities, internet, long walks, all that. Back to normal. Also figured out the combat system a bit better, people will die and kill a bit faster, hopefully. Anyway, on with the show.
"Interesting..."
Examine the coin.
Probably silver, though the material is a little off. It shows nothing but the leopard's head on one side, the writing on the edge, and a complex twining pattern on the back. It is however, fairly unostentatious, seeming more involved in
being than representing anything. You get the sense that the coin could be used in a very literal exchange for power of one kind or another. It also seems to want to stay in your "pocket" the one you can always put your hand in but can't quite locate.
"Yes! Now to see what it's made of!"
Dissect, see if the thing was weird in any way. Remove a few claws and teeth as trophies.
You slice the leopard down the middle, across the belly and though the neck for good measure. The thing has a lot of mud in its throat, and a few very sharp, small incisions in the legs which you're pretty sure you didn't make. You get some claws and teeth alright.
"Ugh... So disgusting..."
Clean off the saliva and blood, and check to see if Steve is O.K. Then, assist with the looting and pocket the leopard's incisors. Inspect the coin, if I'm allowed, and touch it to the orb.
Steve is perky as ever, and vigilant scrubbing replaces any leopard blood splatters with healthy mud.
Touching the coin to the orb... well, you can't really touch the coin. You can shove it about on Kahn's hand with your fingers, but any attempts to take it from him either fail or end with it back in his pocket, even if he tries to put it in your hand. The hard-to-grasp (to you) nature of the object suggests that it may be composed of something other than the directly physical. It
feels fairly important, though.
Touching the orb to the coin makes Kahn shiver with an almost imperceptible, tiny shock, but does nothing else.
Three figures are approaching, looking for the source of the ripples, walking towards you from the hill or barrow which, circled by trees, seemingly sits in the centre of the bog. There is ample cover of gorse, muddy ditches, and water to evade them, hide, or prepare an ambush. Sam claims that they feel they've nothing to hide, but notes that they think violent thoughts - military men, used to and prepared for battle, most likely.
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