Maea's focus on the task and her frenetic energy was impressive. She moved among the lava flows, sure-footed and sharp-eyed as she located larger stones that could be easily shaped and worked to fit into the fountain. She was finding twice as many stones as most of the others, and had managed to reach her quota much more quickly than almost anyone else.
The only one who was faster was Thalassa. The cloaked Ancient might have been averse to manual labor, but that just meant that she worked smarter, not harder. Her wits and keen senses helped her pick out the perfect stone every time and soon her bag was filled with high-quality pumice and scoria that would make a fine, strong black concrete with chips of quartz to catch the light.
Hadama had the least luck of the group as he took the middle ground between the coast and slopes. He had been hunting for larger rocks but most of those he found were flawed in serious ways with cracks or twisted shapes that made them unsuitable for building with. If he was frustrated he did not show it, continuing his slow search of the area until--
"AHHHH!"
The scream came from one of the townsfolk nearby as a small void-touched Shadow Serpent lunged out of hiding to wrap around the young man's leg and sink envenomed fangs into his hip!
Great job collecting the rocks that we need, but one of the townsfolk is under attack from a void-infected rock slider! Quick, save him!
Hadama 200/200
Maea 144/144
Thalassa 15/15
Juvenile Rock Slider 100/100
Shadow Serpent (uncommon): Once a Rock Slider (an enormous, toothless serpent no less than three full-sized humans in length, with small, flightless-wings where one would presume its ears to be), the Shadow Serpent now moves with an eerie grace, its scales tainted by void energy. It lurks in the shadows, ambushing prey with a venom that induces hallucinations and despair.
The only one who was faster was Thalassa. The cloaked Ancient might have been averse to manual labor, but that just meant that she worked smarter, not harder. Her wits and keen senses helped her pick out the perfect stone every time and soon her bag was filled with high-quality pumice and scoria that would make a fine, strong black concrete with chips of quartz to catch the light.
Hadama had the least luck of the group as he took the middle ground between the coast and slopes. He had been hunting for larger rocks but most of those he found were flawed in serious ways with cracks or twisted shapes that made them unsuitable for building with. If he was frustrated he did not show it, continuing his slow search of the area until--
"AHHHH!"
The scream came from one of the townsfolk nearby as a small void-touched Shadow Serpent lunged out of hiding to wrap around the young man's leg and sink envenomed fangs into his hip!
Great job collecting the rocks that we need, but one of the townsfolk is under attack from a void-infected rock slider! Quick, save him!
Hadama 200/200
Maea 144/144
Thalassa 15/15
Juvenile Rock Slider 100/100
Shadow Serpent (uncommon): Once a Rock Slider (an enormous, toothless serpent no less than three full-sized humans in length, with small, flightless-wings where one would presume its ears to be), the Shadow Serpent now moves with an eerie grace, its scales tainted by void energy. It lurks in the shadows, ambushing prey with a venom that induces hallucinations and despair.
