Goldfish and Mushrooms - RPLOG
Participants
Date
13/6/477
Log
At the entrance to the deep quarry, a lone man, a goldfish of a man stands, proud stance and wide shoulders on this heavy clanner make him quite fearsome, as do a strangely edged sword at his side as he gazes about for rock spiders or something coming from deeper in the tunnel. His wide lips in a scowl as he waits for his aid, where could they be?
Bambsi humms gently as she marches her way through the quarry, spear in hand along with a backpack with a healer's insiginia upon it on her back, a satchel of herbs at her hip, and small pouches fitted all along the length of her belt with what could be assumed to be more medical supplies. The Gazelle's hood pulled up slightly to cause her face to be slightly shadowed, and as she approaches, she bows gently to the employer. "Good fortune sir!"
Pyra makes her way through the quarry, a frown on her face as she comes to the agreed upon spot. A goldfish and a lot of rocks. She was tempted to just leave again, but he was paying. If this was worth it then who cares what he is. Could be a rainbow colored platypus for all she cared. "So what the hell does a fish want with a rock pile?" She says a hand on her sword. The fire skink standing in the sun, yet it still looked like she was staying in the shadows with the mist surrounding her.
Cassidy shuffles up towards the entrance to the tunnel with the others heeding the call, hood drawn and mask on, as per usual. She brushes her gloved hands down her scaled robe before folding them behind her back. "What seems to be the problem today?"
Fenris saunters through the quarry with his hands in the pockets of his long, dark coat. He seems to have acquired a new spear somewhere, which he is currently using as a walking stick. Alongside him shambles one of his golems, this one a large bronze hedgehog he has affectionately named Speedy McShieldman. They can't all be gems.
He gives a casual salute to the goldfish as he joins the others. "Fenris," he introduces himself, "Here to help if I can." The tiger nods to his fellow freeswords, and salutes his superior officer, though there doesn't seem to be anything especially formal in it.
As a rock spider approaches the goldfish he shows his sword and physical prowess off, by cleaving it once, the creature near death after a single blow, he then nudges it aside. "Hello! I trust you have brought your highest game? This place is new and dangerous, mushrooms! The mushrooms. I've been sent to take a documented description of all the area and report back to my superiors, BUT, something odd occured when I was poking. I feel like I'm being watched, and it's not the fauna, I swear it. It was all distorted... I'm not helping myself am I? I feel I need a little extra help and some eyes to complete my job, so I've asked you all here! Aren't we grand? So, are you all in on this venture?"
Bambsi blinks gently as she tilts her head while looking over the group, quite diverse indeed! All the same she smiles to each individual before looking to the Goldfish, her spear being tapped once on the ground as she nods. "I will most certainly join you! To leave you to face such a situation alone would be rather terrible of me... But, you did say Mushrooms correct? I've not heard much of dangerous mushrooms less one attempt to consume one!" The Gazelle snickering slightly as she peers at the rock spider.
Pyra shrugs rather unimpressed. "So there are some weird mushrooms in a cave underneath a pit full of living rocks and stony arachnids. Why can't you go in and just look around. S'not like mushrooms are gonna rear up and try to bite you." She shakes her head, moving to a more shadowy spot so she didn't look like some kind of demented painting. "You want something done, your paying, lets get this over with hmm? delaying isn't gonna help."
Cassidy peers at Pyra for a moment, wrinkling her nose underneath her mask. "The flora in here can be... Rather dangerous, I've noticed, the few times I've been out this way. It's not a friendly place. But I am bored, so why not! If I didn't want to go I wouldn't have arrived, hmm?"
Fenris raises an eyebrow as the fish man casually dispatches the rock spider. Why should someone like that need backup? Still, the tiger grins, eyes sparkling. "I'm always up for a bit of exploring," he says, "And if it is something strange you have to deal with, well, strange is what I do best!" The tiger pats his lumbering golem on the head. "And Speedy here is always a big help," he offers.
Bite gives Pyra a look and shakes his head. "You must not be familiar with the fungus, or you'd be shaking in your boots to know what it could do to you in a bad situation. It can really kill you, the mushrooms alone, the moss will irritate and hurt you, worse if you've got open wounds, and then the mushrooms and the gops have a pretty strange thing going on, it's like they found some miracle tonic. They're stronger than ever. They hold me back from easy searching but what I really need is more eyes, I just can't find whatever is watching me. It's more frequent when I'm taking a breather from all of the earthy scents and... other things getting to me. Forbid I get close to passing out, it jolts me awake to know something is watching me, I'd rather sleep in the deepest reaches of our average quarry. So, shall we go?" he says with a bit of a long winded qualitiy, leading on into the tunnel. As he proceeds the fungus picks up heavily, irritations when touched or disturbed are the least of the parties worries. "It happens most up there." he says as he points towards a destination point.
Bambsi reaches into her bag to withdraw a brass muzzle cover with cloth airholes, slipping it on quickly then as she nods and pats her bags. "I have brought plenty of disinfectant, and should hopefully be able to help any whom have wounds." The Gazelle following with dutifully as she holds her spear in a ready grip, gaze flicking around eagerly to take in the new sights, and more importantly check for familiar looking fungus!
Pyra hrmphs. "Its fungus..." She shakes her head following after the others. She should be alright... The divine healers still had her on some serious herbs. Still she uses her collar to keep most of the dust out of her snout.
Cassidy tugs her dagger from its scabbard on her back hip, flipping it around to hold in a reverse grip, just in case. She doesn't do much else, though, following quietly along, bobbing her head softly as if to some unheard rhythm.
Fenris produces a large, white handkerchief from a pocket within his coat and ties it carefully around his face. It wouldn't keep everything out, but it would keep the larger particles away from his windpipe! He follows cautiously, alert for anything out of the ordinary. Well. More out of the ordinary than giant mushrooms, at least. His spear is loose in his hand, ready for action should it be needed.
The party ventures deeper into the quarry, the occasional gang of gop being narrowly avoided, the caps and the moss tred by but not disturbed by outside influence. Soon the party approaches a group of yellow mushrooms, which get a passing glance from the goldfish. He taps his sword and points to the area around him. "This seemed the heaviest, I did find a strange deep pool somewhere in but that wasn't near as unnerving. Keep an eye out, I'm going to re-document the area." he says as he starts surveyin.
Bambsi blinks as they come to the spot, the Gazelle looking around for a moment before she catches the Goldfish's gaze to the yellow mushrooms. Slowly walking over to them as she peers at them for a moment before crouching some. "Alright sir, hopefully it is nothing indeed..." Her gaze turning to the mushrooms as she tries to look one over without touching it at first.
