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[origamiscienceguy]

This is the story focusing around the Shokan Character. I suggest reading the OOC thread first to get acquainted with this game. (If you have not already)


Shokan are a species of giant, 8-foot tall humanoids with four arms, and three fingers on each hand. Every inch of their body is covered with thick muscles. A single Shokan is easily able to uproot a fully-grown tree by himself. The Shokan are consumed with a lust for war and fighting. The Shokan and Minotaurs often clashed in order for the men to prove their worth to a potential mate. With the Humans recently exterminating the Minotaurs, fighting the Humans was the logical next step. What the Shokan had in brute strength, they lacked in intelligence. While the Shokan were clearly sentient, able to communicate with other species and understand spoken language, they retained many traits most would consider "animalistic" There have been a few Shokan in history who persued knowledge, but they were shunned by their own community.

It was a day like any other when a large army of humans arrived. A human diplomat demanded to speak to the chief of your community. However, the Humans were clearly trespassing on your property, and almost every Shokan simultaneously grabbed whatever heavy thing they could find, and charged the army, Yourself included. The human diplomat screamed, and ran back to the army, quickly getting behind a wall of shields and pikes. A few dumber Shoken ran themselves through on the pikes, but the others were smart enough to stop, and attempt to bat their way through the wall of pikes.

A few Shokan, like you, preferred to stick back and throw large rocks at the enemy, picking up rocks from the ground using your lower arms, handing them off, and throwing them with your upper arms. That was until a volley of crossbow bolts sailed into those of you who stayed back. None of them hit you, but many of your brethren were struck with many shafts. A couple of your brethren fell over, but the rest just casually looked down at the arrow shafts protruding from their body, then simply returned to throwing their rocks. You, however, reasoned that more of the pointy things might very well come again, so you moved behind a tree to throw your rocks.

It was about this time that the humans' cavalry crested a nearby ridge, charging at you and your fellow rock-throwers. The horses moved to flank your position, then charged. They lowered their lances, intent on running your body clean through. All you had was four rocks, one in each hand.

[FallacyofUrist]

Throw all four of the rocks. Each will ricochet off a human's helmet, leading to far more downs. Grab one of the lances and throw it like a javelin at the last survivor.

[origamiscienceguy]

You had a terrible time predicting which cavalryman would be specifically going after you, so you just lobbed your rocks at the four closest ones. Your rocks hit all four men right on the side of their heads, not only knocking them stone cold, but this also caused the rocks to ricochet,  striking several horses as well. In total, four men fell from their horses, while four horses fell, tossing their riders to the ground. The surviving humans dropped their lances and drew spears in order to engage you. One of the dead humans tossed their lance up in the air as they fell from their horse, and it happened to sail over your head. You catch it with two arms, then chuck it at the four grounded humans. The lance carries the force of your entire body behind it, and it skewers all four humans straight through the abdomen. The humans stop running, and look down in shock. They remained standing as a living shish kebab. You were saved from the charge, but many of your comrades were not so lucky. You saw several of them lying still on the ground, with shattered lance tips shoved through their bodies. Others had been trampled to death. The survivors were in a brutal melee, fighting with their bare hands against soldiers with swords and axes. You had to help!

[FallacyofUrist]

Unleash a brutal shout, grab the shish kebab, and toss it into the sky. While the humans are still focused on the flying shish kabob, charge.

[origamiscienceguy]

You suck air into your massive lungs, and unleash a furious roar at the sight of your dead friends. You grab the lance right in the middle of the four soldiers, and lift them all up effortlessly with one arm. The combined humans begin screaming in agony with a volume that nearly matches your own. You toss the lance into the air, watching it rise above the treetops, spinning slowly as it reached peak altitude. The humans shouted in terror as they soared through the air, tethered to each other by the lance. The nearby humans looked up instinctively when they heard the sound of screams above them, giving your comrades time and opportunity to recover from the devastating charge. You also took this opportunity to run over to the main bulk of the cavalry, and you ram your heavy body through the sides of several horsemen. The horses and humans were tossed aside as if they weighed nothing. You hear bones shattering inside both the men and horses as your momentum launches them to the side. One unfortunate man was tossed right into the landing zone of the shish kebab. He managed to stand up despite several broken ribs, only to have the lance skewer him tip-first, entering through the top of his helmet, and exiting through his groin. The Lance stuck through the man by nearly a foot, wedging itself into the hard earth below. The four men were shoved to the handle of the Lance by the head of the man, all while still being alive. The five men created a grotesque monument that your village would no doubt consecrate if this battle was won. You entered the thick of the fighting, but another volley of crossbow bolts came from the main body of the human army, headed towards the large mass of you and your fellow Shokan. The human cavalrymen had disengaged, and were preparing for another charge while the bolts came towards you.

[germanyfrance]

Spread out all 4 of your arms, and flex all the muscles in your body. Catch all the arrows in your body, positioning yourself perfectly such that none of them strike your vital organs. Proceed to not give a fuck and smash the heads of the first two cavalrymen into eachother, flat as a pankake.

[origamiscienceguy]

You had always considered yourself smarter than most of your peers, but never bragged or gloated, since intelligence was seen as somewhat of a defect in your community. However, it was clear to you that most of your peers were too stupid to notice the hail of arrows flying towards you, despite the fact that a similar volley came just moments before. Most of the Shokan yelled insults at the retreating cavalry, completely oblivious to their surroundings. You step in front of the most dense area of fire, and spread out your arms. Your friends look at you, and start muttering about how you were facing the wrong way. But when the arrows finally came, they all stopped harassing you, and tried to locate more arrows. You had taken a dozen bolts in your chest, but your hard, flexed muscles stopped every single one before it could reach your vital organs. You also caught an extra two dozen bolts in your arms, and you violently clapped your arms together, shattering the shafts. There was quite a lot of pain in your body, but in order to look strong to the other Shokan, and to strike fear in the enemy, you pretended like you didn't care at all.

The cavalry charged once again, and you leap in their way. Two come charging at you, recognizing you as wounded, but you sidestepped their attempted lance strike, and ended up between the two of them. You grab each horse's head in one hand, and the humans' head in your other two hands. With one motion, you smash the four heads together. The horses and human bodies continued to travel forward, twisting violently as you stopped their heads clean in their path. The horses were relatively unharmed due to the awkward angle you grabbed them at, but the humans were a different story. You slam both of their heads into each other, crushing their skulls against one another. They died instantly. Blood was flowing out of the dozens of wounds in your body, but none of them were threatening, if anything, it made you more terrifying. While you were dealing with the horsemen, your comrades were suffering from another charge. They had not grasped a way to deal with the lances, and several more were lying dead on the ground. However, the number of surviving cavalrymen had dwindled significantly. Only a dozen or so remained, and they were trying to disengage in order to let the crossbowmen launch another volley.

[FallacyofUrist]

Grab some removed human heads and lob them at the crossbowmen. Watch as they start screaming, then throw in a horse.

[origamiscienceguy]

At the moment, there were no decapitated heads to be had, the closest thing was the two bloody pancakes you held in your hands. You catch one of the retreating horsemen by his foot, and yank him off of his horse. The horse continues for a few steps before stopping confusedly. The man lets out a shriek of horror as you grab him by the torso with two arms, then you grab his head with the other two.You start pulling him apart. His scream rises in pitch and volume until your arms snap the man's head clean off his shoulders. You lob the head over the main human army, into the midst of the archers. It didn't do much fatal damage, as a head was not as heavy as a rock, but the psychological damage was quite high. You leap in front of another horsemen, and repeat the process. The crossbowmen had failed to launch an effective volley this time, as they were fearful of another severed head coming their way. The rest of the cavalrymen had retreated, but there was still a stupid horse standing around. You grabbed the horse by its neck and rump, and heaved it over your head. It was quite the heavy animal, and you didn't think you would be able to throw it far enough, but one of your friends, a Shokan named Orog, came by to help you. He had seen how your previous actions had stopped another volley of arrows, and decided to help you out.

With his help, your eight combined arms throw the screaming horse through the air, over the army, and onto several crossbowmen. The horse crushed two of the men, killing them instantly, and it pinned down another 2. The horse, of course, did not survive the landing. It's neck snapped when it landed. The remaining crossbowmen were scattered in fear, abandoning the back of the army and retreating far behind, where they hoped they were out of range of your organic missiles. The 10 remaining cavalrymen waited patiently for the volley of crossbow bolts to strike the disorganized Shokan, but when none came, the commander of the group ordered another charge. Some of the Horsemen still had lances, but most had theirs shattered by this point, and they wielded spears instead.

[Puppyguard]

The crossbowmen have been dealt with, keep your distance by throwing rocks at the lancers. Instead of aiming for headshots, aim the rocks at the horses feet, causing them to trip and crush their riders, and hopefully stopping the rest of the charge as well.

[origamiscienceguy]

You pick up two rocks once again, but this time, much larger boulders. You use two arms each to throw them at the ground, rolling them under the incoming horses' feet. The front riders attempt to steer their horses away from the danger. This causes the riders in the back to veer away from their front runners, and run directly into the rolling boulders. The boulder takes out the horses' legs and cause them to front flip, damaging their necks. The riders became pinned under the weight of their mounts, and as a side-effect, the momentum of the charge was completely halted. Only eight viable horsemen, including the commander, were left to take care of. The numbers on this side of the battlefield had suddenly became even. Your friends and comrades began advancing at the confused horsemen. You advance as well. The commander orders his men to draw swords, realizing that no momentum remained for a deadly lance charge.

[Puppyguard]

Grab four sharp objects(fallen spear/lance) and hurl them at the men. When you run out of ammunition proceed to throw bodies.

[origamiscienceguy]

On the ground were several discarded and abandoned human weapons. You pick up a weapon in each hand. A broken lance tip, a spear, a sword, and a missed crossbow bolt. You throw each one individually at the stalled horsemen. The broken lance tip buries itself completely inside a man's skull. The spear skewers a different man, and tosses him out of his saddle. Just beyond the man was a thick tree, and the spear sticks into the tree, pinning the human into the tree. The sword spins through the air horizontally, and strikes the neck of the target at maximum speed. The sword completely decapitates the man. The crossbow bolt struck the commander's horse right in the shoulder. The horse yells in pain as the bolt digs 2 inches deep, but it doesn't fall or toss its rider. It started to flee, limping on its injured leg. The commander looked frustrated, but after looking around, he decided that running was probably the best option. Your comrades begin throwing rocks, and some of them start throwing body parts, ripping arms and legs off of your shish kebab monument. You join in, throwing the head of the man that was decapitated by your sword. All the remaining cavalrymen were killed or knocked out by the unending volley of sharp, heavy, and demoralizing projectiles. Only the commander on his slow, injured, retreating horse remained.

[germanyfrance]

uproot one of the smaller trees, and swing it around, whacking the commander and his horse with the very tip of the tree.

[origamiscienceguy]

Even with the commander's horse injured, he could still move faster than you. You make your way to one of the younger trees near you. It had a thin trunk, but it still grew to a substantial height. All four of your arms strain to pull the tree out of the ground, your muscles burn from all the bolts still stuck inside your arms, but through sheer willpower, you ignore all the pain, and with a satisfying series of cracks, the tree breaks free of the ground. You run towards the commander, while holding the tree in an upright position, before letting it fall straight down. The tree branches completely surround the commander, giving him no escape, while the thicker part of the trunk comes down straight on top of his skull. The trunk continues to fall, crushing both man and horse underneath it. With that, the last of the cavalry were defeated. But the main part of the human army was still fighting, and demolishing your brethren who decided to engage in the melee. The armor and iron weapons the humans possessed was wreaking havoc on the Shokan who wielded nothing fancier than rocks and large sticks. You feel frustrated by your fellow Shokan being too stupid to grab weapons from the defeated humans. You had to help, but it would have to be smarter than the others.