He nodded thoughtfully at Quanil ’s suggestion, giving the young Loreseeker a smile of encouragement. ”I think it’s certainly worth trying!” He used his combined earth and creation magic to create a simple length of linen, then handed both his staff and the newly-minted cloth to Quanil to prepare as they saw fit, so they could put their idea into motion.
Realizing too late that introductions hadn’t been made, he grinned sheepishly at his colleagues and nodded to Loren as the summoner introduced himself. ”Loren is a former member of the Loreseekers who is now the Grand Healer of Halo,” he explained to Quanil. ”Still a friend and ally of the guild, but he has an entire region to help care for now, and with Halo’s dangers it’s a full time job.” He gave his friend a nod of respect along with a grateful smile that the other man had been able to make it out today. ”Loren, this is Quanil. They grew up here in the Grounds, and joined us right after Flowerbirth. They bring enthusiasm and energy to the Hall, and keep things lively.” He winked at the youngest Seeker, who had a question or ten for every situation – just the way the Guild liked it.
Loren’s desire to avoid killing the Tangleweeds was met with a nod of agreement, and they started down the hill towards the rocking bundles of dried, dead-seeming sticks that were ambling across the landscape. The squirrels reached them first, the first of the rodents approaching just as an unlucky gust of wind pushed the tumbleweed out of its path, but it rolled into the second squirrel – and for a moment it seemed like it would roll right over the top of it. The sticks rattled, and as it settled back into place the squirrel was entangled in the center of the twiggy mass, pricked by sharp bark that released a clear fluid to numb and incapacitate the little beast. The third squirrel was luckier, as the bundle of sticks it approached appeared to be just a regular tumbleweed after all, rolling harmlessly over it.
Quanil was braver, (if they chose to get close enough to employ the staff they now carried) and the bundle of sticks that they approached must have been hungry indeed, for at the first poke with staff (or hand) it would lash out its limbs to wrap firmly around whatever it came in contact with, poison seeping onto and into the surface of what it had caught.
The Provost reached out with his earth magic to tug the land around them up into a shallow bowl, one the humans and companions would be able to easily climb out of, but that would hopefully contain the Tangleweed pack they’d found and prevent them from blowing away until the humans had finished their collection.
Loren’s squirrels had 1 success! But what to do now that the squirrel is wrapped up inside the Tangleweed?
Quanil was strongly successful! They have a Tangleweed at the end of their staff if they want one! But that Tangleweed doesn’t seem like it’s going to release the staff or cloth willingly…
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Realizing too late that introductions hadn’t been made, he grinned sheepishly at his colleagues and nodded to Loren as the summoner introduced himself. ”Loren is a former member of the Loreseekers who is now the Grand Healer of Halo,” he explained to Quanil. ”Still a friend and ally of the guild, but he has an entire region to help care for now, and with Halo’s dangers it’s a full time job.” He gave his friend a nod of respect along with a grateful smile that the other man had been able to make it out today. ”Loren, this is Quanil. They grew up here in the Grounds, and joined us right after Flowerbirth. They bring enthusiasm and energy to the Hall, and keep things lively.” He winked at the youngest Seeker, who had a question or ten for every situation – just the way the Guild liked it.
Loren’s desire to avoid killing the Tangleweeds was met with a nod of agreement, and they started down the hill towards the rocking bundles of dried, dead-seeming sticks that were ambling across the landscape. The squirrels reached them first, the first of the rodents approaching just as an unlucky gust of wind pushed the tumbleweed out of its path, but it rolled into the second squirrel – and for a moment it seemed like it would roll right over the top of it. The sticks rattled, and as it settled back into place the squirrel was entangled in the center of the twiggy mass, pricked by sharp bark that released a clear fluid to numb and incapacitate the little beast. The third squirrel was luckier, as the bundle of sticks it approached appeared to be just a regular tumbleweed after all, rolling harmlessly over it.
Quanil was braver, (if they chose to get close enough to employ the staff they now carried) and the bundle of sticks that they approached must have been hungry indeed, for at the first poke with staff (or hand) it would lash out its limbs to wrap firmly around whatever it came in contact with, poison seeping onto and into the surface of what it had caught.
The Provost reached out with his earth magic to tug the land around them up into a shallow bowl, one the humans and companions would be able to easily climb out of, but that would hopefully contain the Tangleweed pack they’d found and prevent them from blowing away until the humans had finished their collection.
Loren’s squirrels had 1 success! But what to do now that the squirrel is wrapped up inside the Tangleweed?
Quanil was strongly successful! They have a Tangleweed at the end of their staff if they want one! But that Tangleweed doesn’t seem like it’s going to release the staff or cloth willingly…
No posting order!
