A Wild Journey

[Wolftooth ] A dusty trail winds its way slowly down into the valley that borders Greenhorn Village. At first, the going is easy, a gentle downward slope across the grasslands, but upon reaching the valley's edge, the going gets much steeper as the trail switchbacks down the valley's rocky side. In certain places, you must bend low on all fours and carefully lower yourself down for a short stretch. It is quite clear now why only the more adventurous sort ever make this trek. ((Will everybody please make some Climb Checks?))

[Wolftooth ] ((Got it. Anyway, we were trying to move down a steep surface.)) Razor seems to have little difficulty with the steep and narrow trail. Ticker just flies along. Who's left?

Linsida reminds Wolf to Look at her sheet.

[Wolftooth ] ((*nods to Linsida* If you're talking about the horse, I already know. You'll need to make a hard decision, and I'm sorry.))

Linsida notes to Wolf that it's not a hard decision it's the simple fact she WILL not beable to carry anything beyond what's equtment on her, look at the load and her Str.

Razor sugests you dismount Lin and lead the horse down. it gets its own rolls and such

Linsida dislikes her horse, it's a smart ass most of the time. _

Razor is officially impressed by Lin's rolls

[Wolftooth ] ((Okay, more than one choice. Do you leave the horse behind? If so, what equipment do you leave behind with the horse, if any?)) Linsida takes her time, but manages to make it down the steeper parts with modest work. Wolftooth is right behind her, taking his time as well. Kaelie just scampers right down just like Razor.

Ticker sighs, he was so hoping for a free dinner, -_-

Razor and Kaelie make it look easy

Kaelie must be part mountain goat then :p

Linsida isn't leaveing the horse, correction, she can't leave the horse.

[Wolftooth ] ((Me slaps a couple modifiers on the horse's roll ... +3 for Str, -4 for narrow footing. So, an 18. Still a pass.)) The horse makes it down with surprising ease. Perhaps it is part mountain goat as well. And now for the bottom of the ravine ...

[Wolftooth ] Upon reaching the bottom of the valley, a wide and swift moving stream bars your way, some fourty feet across and ten feet deep at its center. Occassionally, rocks breach the surface of the stream, presenting one possible means of crossing the stream, though their surfaces are wet and slick, and the distances are great in places. Across the stream, hidden among the hundred foot high, vertical, rocky surface of the far side of the valley, you think you can make out a cave of some kind. A bit further downstream, high up in the rock wall, a small stream of water seems to shoot out from a hole, pouring down into a deep sort of pool before at last joining the rushing stream.

[Razor ] Keysln balks at the cave, asking Wolf if there is another way around. Dun being gallently enough to offer to go with her. When Keysln calls Razor to her, the feline balks at going any where near Dun let alone traveling with him for any lenght of time. Thus given instructions from Wolf, Dun pulls Keysln up behind him on his mount and the two of them ride along the embankment and out of sight.

Razor casually gets Dun and Keysln out of the picture. =)

Wolftooth , upon getting asked if there is any other way around, simply points straight up the rock face on the far side of the stream. More climbing, in other words, and plenty of it.

Kaelie shrugs at the prospect of more climbing. It was a pre-requiset for her profession after all, but she eyes some of the others speculatively.

[Wolftooth ] ((Yeah, they'll find some other way to get where they need to go ... it just won't be pretty. Thanks for that, Raz. Anyway ... there's a stream to cross.))

Razor merely waits for now. (Posting order?marching order?)

Wolftooth doesn't seem to enjoy the idea of climbing a hundred feet of nearly vertical rock. ((Good idea. I'd like a marching order for once we get into the caves. We can use that as a posting order as well.))

Wolftooth will happily take point.

Linsida mutters to herself in a half daydream sort of way about, "....fun..." and smiles at the rest of the party. She strokes the horses neck softly, giveing abit of a sigh and looking at her horse. "I suppose we have to get wet." (moveing behind Wolftooth)

Razor ventures up to the unsuspecting Kaelie, the least threatening of the group and likely most intimidated, she first rubs up against her, the saddle bags that oddly have a short sword attached to them bumps into her leg as Razor seems to be requesting some assitance in securing them around her body.

[Razor ] *note there are buckles to fasten it around her just like a horses saddle, their ends currently tucked into the closed flaps.

Ticker err's, or something, O_o

Razor wonders if Kaelie lagged out?

Kaelie flinches visibly when Razor rubs up against her, and nearly falls over from the impact. She looks down at the big cat, her eyes wide with shock for a moment before it dawns on her that Razor may need some assistance. She swallows loudly and slowly kneels down to fasten the saddle bags to her. Please don't bite me.. please don't bite me.. The quiet liteny dances in her brain as she edges back a little after securing the last strap.

[Wolftooth ] ((Kaelie's player mentioned the fact that she is very tired tonight, and it may affect her RP'ing. ... ah, good.))

[Wolftooth ] ((I take it Razor and Kaelie are taking up the middle? Razor first, and then Kaelie?))

Razor had to cover 2 shifts at work Wolf, she knows the meaning of tired as she nearlly didnt make it on as she had to find someone to split the shift with.

Kaelie follows after Razor, cautiously ;)

Ticker slowly circles around the bottem of the valley, ...flapping abit more with the lack of a strong updraft, ....he flys over the ..odd waterfall a few times, finding it rather ...interesting, He does though manage to tear himself away from everylittle thing that moves to circle the group everyonce ina while too, giving off and odd chirp as he passes over them, but not much else,

[Razor ] *Kaelie would rather not be before the teeth =P

[Wolftooth ] ((THe order stands as: Wolftooth leading, Linsida, Razor, Kaelie, and Ticker last. Let's go ahead and keep to that order for posting, starting now.))

Wolftooth looks upstream and downstream, scratching his chin and pondering the best course of action. Those with horses or wings wouldn't have a problem. He himself, however, is on foot. And then there's the cat ... as far as he can remember, cats don't like water. His eyes skim the ground at his feet, poring over the sand and stones a moment. He crouches low, placing a hand upon a certain patch of sand and gazing at it ponderously.

Wolftooth nods. Yep. It's sand alright.

[Wolftooth ] ((*folds arms and glares* Hmph.))

Linsida mounts her horse while looking back at the large cat behind her, while doing her best to make sure the horse doesn't start trying to defend himself, "Um so are we going then, across?"

Razor brushes against Kaelie, not biting her. Her wide paws sink just a little in the sand, dislodging it. She sniffs at the water, eyes peering through its surface as though looking for a fish snack before going across.

Razor hmmm's...yep, thats water

[Wolftooth ] Razor sees ... a lot of water, but no fish.

[Wolftooth ] ((*laughs*))

Kaelie lifts a curious brown in Wolf's direction, but she witholds comment on the touching of the beach. She flinches lightly again as Razor brushes against her, expecting to be shorn in two by razor sharp claws and teeth. But, since this doesn't happen she just watches the great cat with a mildly confused expression. Kaelie shrugs slightly and turns her gaze back to Wolf and Linsida. "So, which way?"

Ticker just keeps circling ...mostly to keep what little watch he can. He about considers flying un the waterfall to see whats there, circling closer and closer each time, ...but then backs off if anyof the sprays hits him, chittering at the waterfall like it did something wrong, He still passes over the group, letting off his odd little chirp and all, ...but with the waterfall holding his interest, he isnt flying over asmuch.

Wolftooth rises, turning back to face the group, his expression set and determined. "Across the stream, a cave winds upward through the rock," Wolftooth says, pointing to the cave which is visible on the far side. "The cave leads up, out, and into the woods." No mention is made as yet how everyone will cross the stream, though. Wolftooth himself simply makes his way to the edge of the stream, hopping onto the first rock in a series of eight that seem to lead across the stream. Perhaps not the best course of action, but at the moment he sees no other alternative. As the waterfall's spray hits the flying reptile, Wolftooth glares up in the creature's direction, growling lightly to himself.

Linsida looks at Kaelie, "Well I suppose that way then." as she nudges the horse genlty along to the waters edge, following next to the set of rocks that Wolf is useing. "Comeing Sweeties?"

Razor secretly hopes the flying thing will get dizzy and crash to the ground, its chirpping noises frankly offending her ears. Weirdly enough, her head turns with each word Wolf says, first to the stream, then towards rock wall then up its heights. Lip curling up she places a paw into the water, likely as not with her longer body, she wont land directly on the rock anyway. She brings her paw out and shakes it off, moving down to the other side of Lins horse and above the rocks, putting one paw, and then another into the water with obvious signs of distaste before moving out into the water until she can just barely touch bottom.

Kaelie blanches at the prospect of crossing the raging torrent this way, but since Wolf is leading she thinks she might have some sucess in following after him. If worse comes to worse, I'll just end up flowndering in raging currents and be blugoned to death on the rocks.. Lovely She sighs in reservation and follows after, but not before giving the flying lizard a cursory glance. "Hmm.."

Ticker blinks slightly at the group crossing the stream, he starts circling the group more now, ...not that theres much he could do if one of them fell, but still, He does stop with the chirps though, since he's not really moving away from them, and he doesnt think itd help them jumping along to well either,...

[Wolftooth ] Razor moves half her speed across the stream swimming this round, making it look fairly easy despite the swift current.

Wolftooth is about to make the jump to the next rock, some five feet away, when he gets bumped into from behind. These rocks have enough room for two, but only barely. Thankfully, the 276 lbs. of Wolftooth plus gear manage to cushion Kaelie's momentum, bringing her to a stop next to him. Wolftooth simply looks over his shoulder at her. He is about to speak when he looks to the other three, noting their progress and methods. Looking to the horsewoman, an idea strikes him. "Don't follow yet," he says, turning now and leaping for the next rock.

Wolftooth makes the jump, pausing a moment to regain his balance. His 75 pound pack and chain shirt don't seem to slow him down much.

Ticker notes: its snowing so hard here he can hear it landing on the roof, over his comp&heater, O_O

Linsida blinks, she looks over to Kaelie, "Did he mean you or me?" as she continuteing to press on and getting wetter by the moment. "At least you'll be dry at the end of this."

Razor morphs from a land shark to an actualy shark. Most of the time its just her head above water, sometimes her shouldrs and a bit of back if she has to step over something in the water

[Wolftooth ] Linsida's horse brings her ... wow, all the way across the stream, actually. Like I said, no problem for the horse.

Kaelie looks to Linsida and shrugs, "Both?" She stays on the rock she's at and waits for Wolf to give her the go ahead.

[Wolftooth ] d/TO Razor ((*chuckles and shakes head at you* Raz will be just fine ... until she gets spotted, that is.))

Razor now has the feeling she's going to be eaten..

Ticker glances at the group, and Wolf, ...almost smirking, ...if thats possable for him. He shakes his head and lands on the otherside, up the shore and closer to the cave, above the entrance actually,Though he trys to stay off to oneside. ...He glances arounds and watch the group as they cross over for a sneak, before snaking his head around and over the cave, just looking for whatever might catch his eye.

Ticker blahs, for a sneak, God, *for a second -_-

Wolftooth notes that there's nowhere for Ticker to land above the cave ... the rock wall is a vertical and rough surface, with no prominent handholds or footholds.

Ticker knew he should of asked, but was taking long enuff to post, =P ...ok, he lands off to the side then, trying to stay out of veiw of the entrance for now, he'll crawl up to it later,

Wolftooth was about to shrug off his pack and dig for his rope ... but the horsewoman seems to have already crossed, foiling his plan. Another grumble is given as he looks back to Kaelie, though something catches his eye in the water ... some kind of movement. It's the cat, Razor, who seems to be almost completely submerged and nearly all the way across. Something else is different about her as well. Namely, the fact that she is no longer cat-shaped. Wolftooth lets forth a non-understanding grunt, watching the creature carefully in order to confirm what he is now seeing.

Linsida sighs as she slowly gets off the horse and looks back at the others in the river and looks thought the bags. "I wonder if rope could help at this point?" as she looks over at Wolftooth, she chuckles softly and looks over at Kaelie. "Would you like a rope dear, just incase something happens?" as she gets out a pair of cold weather boots to replace her wet ones.

Razor continues to glide through the water until her paws reach some footing in the sand on the other side. Her dark coat is nearly blue black, the small colorations on her coat obliterated by being wet. She noses at the water again in hopes of a quick snack

Wolftooth apparently was seeing things ... it's just the cat after all.

Kaelie peers around Wolftooth to Linsida, "That'd be much appriciated."

Ticker after (*ahem*) landing off to the side of the cave, gets down on all fours and starts to crawl up to the cave enterance. Caves ...not normaly being a good thing with him. He glances around, snaping his head back and forth at the slightlest thing, ...looking ready to be in full flighlt the second he things he's in trouble, ....though he's yet to actually Get To the enterance.

Wolftooth shakes his head quickly, realizing he's holding up the rest of the group. And so, he proceeds to move the rest of the way across the stream. Only six more leaps to go ...

[Wolftooth ] ((Wolftooth is just going to take 10 on the remaining Jump checks. There is, however, one particularly slippery rock ...))

Wolftooth is surprised by the fifth rock, his feet slipping and sliding a little before he at last spreads his arms and manages to steady himself. After that, he quickly leaps from the slick rock to the next, and the next, and finally the opposite embankment, eyes rather wide and panting. He hadn't expected that ...

Linsida sighs and watches Wolf hop skip and jump his way across before shakeing her head, and looking at Kaelie,"Would you mind my horse picking up, lovely? I'm sure he can manage." as she pulls off the wet boots and sighs. "A nice pair now water logged, tis a pity." as she slips the dry pair on and gently ushers the horse to the edge waiting for Kaelie's reply.

Razor suddenly starts attacking the water, looking much like she's going bonkers as she pounces the rolling water repeatedly, sending up alot of spray in the process. She dunks her head a few times to, going back to bouncing around in the shallows as though attacking something, but all she gets is increasingly wet..and anyone else who happens to be near.

Kaelie watches Wolftooth cross with a careful eye. She quietly hopes she doesn't find the way across as challenging, but she finds repreive from the task with Linsida's generous offer. "I think I'd like that," she smiles hesitantly. "I don't think I'd have as much sucess across the rocks as our friend here."

Linsida smiles and nods to Kaelie as gets little more wet thanks to one large oversized kitten, she just rolls her eyes as she motions for the horse to go to Kaelie. "Go Alfred."

Razor realizes belatedly that no one introduced themselves to anyone else o.O

Linsida apologizes, she did it again. -_-

Razor thinks it works Lin as it keeps us moving right along

Linsida kinda figured that out last game session.

Kaelie notes that she introduced herself to the elven knight openly in the pub, so at least Wolf should know her name considering how close she'd sat next to him. :p

Wolftooth sends a disapproving look to Linsida. He had recieved no such offer of assistance. And then, he gets a free shower. A low groan is given as the woodsman rolls his eyes, walking upstream towards the cave entrance and muttering something low and incomprehensible ... unless anyone happens to speak orcish.

Ticker glances around, ....again, ....and agian, moving closer up to the entrance. When he gets there he slowly snakes his head around and slightly into the cave, looking around for ...anything that might be in there, he sighs slightly and almost starts to move forward before he catchs an odd smell on the air,.... He hisses though very quietly, but stays where he is, glancing around trying to see anything, ...at all,

[Wolftooth ] ((Got ahead of Ticker, there. Oh well.))

[Linsida ] >. damn horse....

[Wolftooth ] Little more than a wide sort of crack in the hillside, this cave appears to lead far into the valley wall. Its inner walls are lined with jagged rock, and the floor inside is dusty. A gentle passage inside slowly winds its way upward.

Ticker notes he's not really the type to 'introduce' himself to ppl, ;)

Wolftooth agrees with Ticker.

Kaelie might have to try jumping after all.. O.o

Linsida points up to the all too soon post.

Linsida then points to her die roll.

Razor continues to attack the water until Wolf passes before her along the bank. She bounds up it, now flingng sand until she's past the bank. once there she spreds her legs out, then shakes her body off from head to shoulders to back to rump, leavnig her black fur standing on end.

Linsida thinks Wolf is a bit slacking. :P

[Wolftooth ] ((Okay, go Razor? Somebody go, anyway.))

Razor 'll just go so Kaelie can go then ticker ..she thought it was wolfs post 0,O

[Razor ] Go go Gadget slippers!

[Kaelie ] (( I take it the Alfred is unwilling to brave the water again then?))

[Kaelie ] *that not the.. gah.. >.

Razor thinks its more likely she spooked Alfred by attacking the water

Linsida doesn't know the modifiers.

Wolftooth notes that Alfred is a war trained horse, and is probably just fine and being stubborn, that's all. Now I believe it was Kaelie's post?

[Wolftooth ] ((Again: Wolftooth, Linsida, Razor, Kaelie, Ticker.))

Kaelie grumbles a curse in a language that seems out of place coming from someone as slight as her, but it's her philosophy that if you're going to curse you may as well do it in dwarven since it has all those lovely suggestive syllables. She takes a deep breath and attempts to jump to the next rock.

[Wolftooth ] ((Ranks? Strength modifier? Anything?))

Kaelie must have some sort of death wish.. >.

[Kaelie ] ((I've got nothing for Jump.. No strength modifiers, and unless you want to key in my dextarity I'm pretty sure that roll's all I'm gonna get))

[Wolftooth ] ((Reflex save, Kaelie.))

Wolftooth knew this little river crossing shouldn't have been that easy ...

Ticker glances around the cave entrance again, ...and then crawls up just slightly where he can atleast snake his head around to see the whole opening, ....He then ...pins himself to the ground. ...dropping to his stomach, he just lays there, watching, waiting, ....for anything, ...sniffing the air every now and again, but otherwise not moving or making a sound.

[Ticker ] (its the Dino-rock key holder! get one for your cave today! ;) )

[Wolftooth ] Kaelie lands just two feet short of the second rock, and doesn't manage to grab on ... she's in the water, now, and moving downstream at a steady pace of ten feet per round.

Razor wants to know if she can just post Wolf?

[Wolftooth ] ((If you aren't planning on dealing with Kaelie in the water, then just go ahead and post. The group seems kinda split at the moment.))

Ticker got bored watching everyone play in the water so he went to find something else to do, geez, ;)

Razor was going to go after her Wolf as she was right on the bank stillblow drying her hair

Wolftooth hears a loud splash, his head whipping in the direction of the water. He starts shrugging his arms out of his pack, tossing it quickly to the ground and sprinting back to the water's edge.

Linsida frowns at the horse and looks him good in the eye and walks over to one of his ears and starts whispering alittle angryly, then stamps her foot and points to the water. "And I mean it Alfred, you go to that girl and get her." She blinks as she hears a splash and gets on the horse and starts quickly moveing out to get the Kaelie out of the water.

Razor turns on the splash, ears up as her head comes swinging around. She runs down the embankment with ground eating lunges before going into the water just a head of Kaelie (she does a nice exicuted belly flop)

Kaelie is floundering in the water trying to keep herself afloat. She's not a very strong swimmer, and getting a little paniced by the current.

Ticker thinks the horse is turning into mobile trailrations, ;)

[Razor ] -do you want a swim and attack to get her and grab her and likely scare the everloving shit ourt of her?

[Wolftooth ] ((Okay ... Kaelie, you'll need to make a DC 10 swim check each round to keep your head above the water's surface. Anyone making their way out to her will of course need to make swim checks. An attack roll to grab her will only be necessary if Kaelie resists the attempt.))

Ticker goes on playing Dino-Rock, just fyi for my post, not much to add, ;)

[Kaelie ] ((I have to go afk for a bit.. I think I'm running a fever.. O.O))

Wolftooth sees the feline preparing to go after the woman ... strange behavior for an animal, he thinks, before diving into the water himself, and swimming after Kaelie.

Ticker awws and sends Kae hugs,....

Wolftooth makes that sinking after Kaelie. >_

[Ticker ] (great, your all going to drown and we're barely out of town, ;) )

[Linsida ] "I'm not jokeing Alfred, I will cut them off if you don't move it!" as she urges the horse one more time.

Razor rolls her eyes at Wolfs player.

[Wolftooth ] ((Eep! It's Hazy!))

[Razor ] swim then lunge!

[Wolftooth ] Razor swims 20 feet along, and is now 10 feet from Kaelie.

Razor plunges into the water with a splash, moving quickly through the rumbling water to Kaelie who unfortunately for her sees a mouth full of teeth as Razor opens her mouth to grab at the pack on her back as Kaelie is brought along by the water to her.

Razor thought you wanted a swim then an attack to get a hold of her? or was she wrong?

Razor ooohs she didnt get that post Lin from Wolf cause her comp died and he didnt even realize she was in the room

[Wolftooth ] ((You must have rebooted right before I clarified ... swim checks to move through the water at one quarter speed. No attack roll is needed unless Kaelie tries to resist. And I don't think you've reached Kaelie yet ... she only made it 10 feet of the way across the 40 foot wide stream ... Razor's pretty close, though.))

[Razor ] I think that Kaelie will resist a mouth full of teeth comming at her

Razor got a head of herself o.O

Razor thought she moved at 1/2 if she got over 20?

Razor smacks herself, shes too use to being in charge.

[Wolftooth ] ((Nope. Only if you beat the DC by 10 or more, which you just barely didn't. *prods the AFK Kaelie* Perhaps we should skip her for now?))

[Wolftooth ] ((DC is 15 to move 1/4 your speed in one round. DC 25 to move at half speed in one round.))

[Wolftooth ] ((Woot, a natural 20!!)) With an amazing surge of strength, Wolftooth manages to surge his way to the surface, bursting back above water in a big splash and swimming towards the drifting Kaelie, making it an impressive 30 feet to reach her side. Not enough time to grab hold this round, however.

Linsida slowly stops as she sees the other two going out to get her and goes back to the bank and starts to pull out the blankets and bit of alcohol she has.

[Wolftooth ] ((What's that roll for?))

Razor has to do another swim check or aother attack roll? like i said, Kaelie would likely resist a mouth full of teeth comming at her.

Razor would rather keep her other roll though, it was damn good =P

Linsida has to get back doesn't she?

[Wolftooth ] ((For speed's sake, just keep the attack roll you made earlier, and assume Razor gets a mouthful of her pack.))

[Wolftooth ] ((Pack strap, that is.))

Wolftooth didn't think Linsida had gone back into the water, seeing as her horse was being so uncooperative.

[Razor ] you want a swim w/o the bonus for the extra weight?

[Wolftooth ] ((Make a swim check as normal, and add a -3 penalty for encumbrance.))

[Wolftooth ] Razor seems to have difficulty swimming with the extra weight, and makes no progress. Wolftooth is nearby, however, and he works to grab hold and push from behind.

Wolftooth goes under. Darnit.

[Razor ] Wolf drowns?

[Kaelie ] ((Well, I guessed right.. now lets hope I can manage to keep my tylonal down long enough for it to work))

Ticker notes if someone would yell 'help' or something, he'd prolly hear it, and he CAN FLY a ROPE out to you ppl, just, you know, if your interested, ;)

Razor moves forward with a mouth full of Kaelies pack, the little extra wave from Wolf going under helping to propell her and Kaelie forward =)

[Wolftooth ] ((Yay! Kaelie's back!)) Razor's chomped onto your bag and is trying to tow you to safety. With that last check, she is succeeding, having pulled you to halfway across the stream, 20 feet from safety.

Razor came at you with teeth Kaelie =P was going for your pack though, not you, course you didnt know that

[Wolftooth ] ((Your turn to post, Kaelie.))

Wolftooth would not call for help even if his head were above the water currently, Ticker.

Ticker phhht, wouldnt call for help, or wouldnt call for help from HIM? ;)

Ticker notes, for Kae, the he's up by the cave playing a 'Dino-Rock keyholder' while you all are drowning, ;)

Wolftooth is macho. Wouldn't call for help, end of story. Post, Kaelie, please?

Kaelie , more than a little disoriented by this trip in the river, completely panics the moment Razor latches on to her. Gods.. I'm going to die.. She thrashes wildly trying to get away from the cat.

[Wolftooth ] ((I'm not sure whether to have Kaelie make a swim check or a grapple check ... o.O))

[Razor ] -well i think her side is against mine, her head about were my shoulders are

Wolftooth again manages to pop up above the surface, swimming over and catching up to the other pair. Perhaps his swimming would have been easier had he removed his armor first ... oh well. He's ready to give the other two a push if need be.

[Razor ] -have her do something so that i know what to do =P

[Wolftooth ] ((Got it, Raz.))

[Wolftooth ] ((Anytime, Kaelie. Don't make me do the check for you ...))

Razor flounders, Kaelies struggles just enough to slow her down to keep her tredding water more or less just to keep even, her head repeatedly dipping below the water in an effort to get to shore

[Wolftooth ] Kaelie ain't goin' nowhere . In fact, in her struggling, she seems to have entangled herself in the straps of her own pack, which are now holding her arms immobile quite uncomfortably.

[Razor ] Kaelies into bondaage..whoah

Ticker sighs and checks something,

[Wolftooth ] Luck smiles upon Wolftooth for the second time in this endeavor. What Razor doesn't accomplish, Wolftooth's assistance makes up for as he pushes the pair another fifteen feet toward shore, thanks to his and Razor's combined efforts. They are now close enough to shore that the taller ones' feet may touch bottom.

[Wolftooth ] ((That's two natural 20's in the last hour. Why can't I save those for combat? *sigh*))

Linsida is on shore and waiting for people to need to be warmed.

Razor fumbles and bobs, Wolfs push on them surging them foreward, also shoving water up her nose. She snorts it out, moving slooooowly forward until Kaelie gets her feet under her, then merely releasing the pack that is now graced with several holes from her incisers, moving slowly through the shallows to merely uncerimoniously flop down in them.

Kaelie stumbles forward out of the water onto the beach while coughing retchedly.

Wolftooth notes that Kaelie's arms are still entangled in her own pack. She can feel her fingertips starting to go numb from cold stream water and lack of blood flow ...

Linsida shakes her head and walks over to Kaelie to undo the pack, while getting a blanket around her, she frowns at little at the man, "You have a blanket that I can get for you sweetie?"

Razor just lays there in the shallows, her hind end still in the water watching Kaelie with rather melicious intent. Her tail periodicly moves in the water

Kaelie shudders as Linsida untangles her arms from the pack. Hysteric tears start streaming down her face as she pushes herself away from the healer and promptly empties the contense of her stomic.

Wolftooth also continues to trudge his soggy self up onto the embankment, glancing down now to Kaelie and seeing her arms bound by her own pack, frowning in mild concern, his mouth hanging open in ragged panting. Also, amidst all the confusion, his hood seems to have at last fallen back, soaked as it now is, revealing his untidy mop of hair. Also, his teeth aren't quite properly straight, and some are a bit longer and sharper than perhaps a normal human's would be ... perhaps some clues as to Wolftooth's true heritage finally showing?

Wolftooth looks to Linsida, shaking his head.

[Wolftooth ] ((Hey, Ticker ... is your lizard deaf, or might he have heard all of that frantic splashing?))

[Ticker ] (when he Left you guy, the cat WAS playing in the water, along iwth a horse, =P)

Linsida nods and walks over to her bed roll and gets it out to rap him up in it, then gives them both healthy doses of the nice wine she had saved up for a bad day.

Ticker 's also stilling playing Dino-rock, according to his roll there,

Razor creeps forward, down just a little from them. One good thing about being soaking wringing wet is that the latched saddle bags have slid back from her shoulders to mid point on her back. She flops down heavily then rolls to her side, scooting along the grass (?) to wiggle it down further as though trying to get it off

[Wolftooth ] ((Fine, Ticker. Rock and roll all you want.))

Kaelie clings to the blanket wrapped around her, and absent mindedly wipes the vomit from her mouth before accepting Linsida's wine.

Ticker notes, he said before, if someone would have called for help, he would have came, but with a cat playing in the water and a bunch of humans doing whatever, he's not likely to care much unless theres alot of clangs and screaming,......

Wolftooth pushes away the bedroll, shaking his head. "No," he says gruffly, still a bit out of breath. Out of the corner of his eye, he can see Razor's wriggling and immediately understands, moving to the creature's side and reaching for the straps to undo the saddle. "Keep your bedroll. I have my own." Indeed, Wolftooth's pack is still on the bank nearby, completely dry. Then, to Kaelie, "You alright?"

Ticker 's about ready to do something really stupid anyways, =P ...mebey,

[Kaelie ] "I think so..." shes coughs and shudders slightly. "We're not going to have to cross anymore rivers are we?"

Linsida frowns at Wolf and sighs. "Some men." as she looks over at the large cat and sighing as there isn't much she can do for the kitty. "Tsk, I think we need to know plans before we try that again."

Ticker getting rather bored with watching the cave and not seeing anything or catching any new sents, ....slowly starts to creep inside, still keeping low to the ground and still looking like he's about ready to bolt, but, slowly, moving forward,......

Razor glares at Wolf as he undoes the buckles and frees her, instantly slithering forward to get to her feet and shake violently before pading back to the saddlebags that lay wet in the grass. She starts nudgeing at them, catching the flap with her teeth and tugging until the loose wet ties give way and one side opens, then the other meets the same fate. She starts pawing the contents out of it, everything wet with a good couple inches of water inside the bags. Her behavior's kind of funny as she picks them up and shakes them with her head before dropping them. Scattered on the ground are a pair of boots, though the same size are different in color, both ankle height, some leggings, a shirt a pouches and a silver circulet.

[Razor ] *a couple of pouches

Wolftooth continues to watch the creature's movements, beginning to realize that she is certainly more than he originally gave her credit for. Looking around, he manages to spot a couple of bushes nearby. He moves to grab a few of Razor's soaked garments, throwing them up and over the short bushes so that they might dry a bit faster. "Get Kaelie out of her wet clothes," he calls to the other pair commandingly. "Then try to keep her as warm as possible." In truth, the water wasn't cold enough for hypothermia or anything severe, but wet clothing was never comfortable nor healthy. "Perhaps we should camp here."

Wolftooth also throws off his own wet cloak, throwing it over a bush to dry.

Linsida simply raises an eye brow at Wolftooth. "I'd like to but a certain someone seems to enjoy watching females undress." as she glares at him, while going over and geting out her tent. She lightly talks to herself and starts setting up the tent and then gets one of her dry outfits for Kaelie to wear.

Razor eyes Wolf suspiciously almost as he scoops up the clothes that are in there and hangs them over the shrubbery, going so far as to curl her lip up in a near snarl though she doesnt growl at him. She drags the other things over to where he draped the things, one at a time, dropping them and going back for another and so forth until everything is over there, including the sword that came out that was tucked halfway inside the bags. She flops down near them as though protecthing them, then proceeds to groom herself.

Kaelie watches Razor empty the saddlebags with a mild curiosity, but mostly she just watches her. She does, however, spare a glance for Linsida and Wolftooth. Something about his appearnce seems odd to her, but she's too mentally numb to place a finger on it at the moment. With a little wobbling, she pushes herself up and goes to help Linsida as best she can.

Ticker keeps crawling into the cave, just alittle bit at time, trying to stick to walls and hopefully out of sight of anything in here, ....he doesnt go past where he can see from the light coming in though, ....he waits, again,

Wolftooth shoots a glare in Linsida's direction, turning back to Razor's things and hanging what else he can up to dry, taking care not to overstep his bounds and touch anything that Razor would not have him touch. As he does so, his face is turned away from the other two women, and he silently mocks Linsida's accusation. "Ehd lehk teh beh meh meh meh meh femehls endress!" After all that, he snorts indignantly, reaching up with both hands and leaning forward to get out of his finely made chain shirt, pulling it loose and over his head to throw on the pile nearby.

Linsida stops Kaelie and she shakes her head. "No no, you rest and relax and get ready to change into something dry." as she continues and ushers Kaelie into the tent with dry clothing. "Act like a child all you want, but it won't help her get dressed any sooner." as she walks over to the panther with her spare bedroll and opens it slightly to cover the panther halfway so that way it can get warm to since Wolf is being argogent.

Razor continues to lick her paws and the rest of herself, taking off the excess moisture from her coat as she keeps an eye on Wolf and his actions. Her ears twich forward at his words mocking Linsida's that she had gave him.She gets a free show of all Wolfs actions. Linsida's actions how ever surprise her, leaving her surprised to find herself half blanketed under a bedroll. She turns her head, sniffing at it, then twists around to scoot under it to become a shifting lump of bedroll as she turns around completely under it, her head tenting the one end for the tip of her nose and the rather errie glow of her eyes to be seen.

Kaelie takes the dry clothing into the tent with her. She strips off her sopping armor with a disheartened sigh and hopes the leather isn't ruined. She changes into the dry clothing as quickly as she can manage, and scoops up her wet gear before hesitantly stepping out of the tent.

Ticker glances around the cave wall, looking for a nice rock he can hide againest while he's there, he glances around every now and then, ...not catch anything out of place, but still alittle on guard, ...just laying there, waiting, ....again,

Wolftooth just didn't see any reason to get a perfectly good bedroll wet, that's all. Not while he has his own set of spare clothing and a winter blanket of his own. He's fallen into his own share of streams before, and has learned to prepare for such unfortunate times. "I won't watch if you don't," he jokes. Next would come Wolftooth's shirt ... and if the hair and teeth weren't a clue before, the sight of his bare chest is a dead giveaway. Patches of hair, brown and thick, cover his chest. Scars, too numerous to count, of every kind, size, and shape cover his muscular physique. Clearly this man has some brutal humanoid's blood in his lineage, to look as he does. He watches the feline's actions, catching sight of the bedroll that he had earlier refused and scowling. But at the glowing eyes of the creature, he actually begins to show a hint of fear, the hairs on back of his neck standing up as he takes a step or two away.

[Wolftooth ] ((Just thought of a new Keep motto ... Abandon sleep, all ye who enter here.))

Ticker was up at 8am to RP in Lorr's game this morning man, he dont know what this 'sleep' thing your talking about is, ;)

Linsida smiles and nods to Kaelie, "Very nice dear, suits you, it was that or my court clothing which I don't is quiet up to traveling around in the wilds, " as she smiles and nods Kaelie in her cold weather outfit. "Should keep you warm for some time," as she turns her back. "I don't peep."

Razor doesnt realize just how much the light from outside is reflected in her eyes and amplified.she looks rather demonic hiding under the bedroll. When Wolf backs up a step or two, she creeps foward a step or two with the bedroll on her back as though with it there, no one can really see her moving across the ground. Either she's hungry or she has a really perverse sense of humor.

Razor 's having a good time which is why she's still on Wolf =)

[Wolftooth ] ((Glad to hear it, Raz. Me too. ^_^))

Wolftooth keeps his wide eyes on the ghost of the bedroll, taking another step back and jumping slightly as he bumps into something ... his pack. Realizing it's there, he quickly tugs open one of the side pockets, fishing for something which he eventually pulls out and holds out in front of him, as if for protection. It's a small strip of venison, smoked and preserved. Wolftooth hopes and wonders if the meat will somehow buy him some kind of reprieve from the bright eyed monster before him.

Kaelie nods and returns Linsida's smile with a weak one of her own. "Thanks.."

[Kaelie ] ((My vision is starting to blurr.. -_-))

Ticker calms down alittle and lays againest the rock, ...watching, listening, sniffing, ....anything to keep aware of changes in the cave, ...he glances at the entrances a few times though while hes there,

[Wolftooth ] Ticker thinks he sees something move slightly at the rear of the cave, just at the border where daylight refuses to reach any further ...

Razor moves forward several steps rather quickly as though preparing to pounce and just getting into a better position to do so. Her nostrals flare as either she can smell the venison or the fear on him. The part of her muzzle that is visable moves, her mouth opening to reveal the sharp incisers that frankly put his sharp teeth to shame. A low rumbing sound comes out of it as the bedroll wiggles as though shaking quickly from side to side, her body beneeath coiling with tension as her front lowers just a fraction and her hind end comes up to prepare to spring forward.

Linsida smiles and nods, fishing out some of her raitions from the saddle bage and sits down inside the tent. "You're Quite welcome there, we never did learn each others names, I'm Linsida, Cromwell, and you are?"

Razor acks at Wolf "CHEAT!!! thats another natural 20!"

Kaelie slides down next to Linsida after depositing her things in a wet pile. "I'm Kaelie," she smiles lightly.

Ticker glances at the movement and plants himself to the ground, literally trying to blend in and not be seen, ....he pushs himself againest the rocks he's by as much as he can, with only his head out to tell him whats going on,

Razor has this weird suspicioun that they are establishing dominance here...

[Ticker ] ((omfg, its Ritter all over again! -_-))

Wolftooth suddenly seems to stiffen his resolve, cocking his head slightly to one side and glaring at Razor, giving her the lazy eye. His body seems to drop slightly, ready to move quickly should she try anything. "Come on," he mutters under his breath, gritting his teeth and holding the venison out further in front of him. "Come on ..." ((*eeeps at his third critical check tonight* Good god!))

Wolftooth agrees, Raz. *laughs*

[Linsida ] "Nice to meet you Kaelie, would you like some of my dried food stuffs, seeing as most of your stuff is well, soaked." as she hands over a bag to Kaelie.

[Razor ] is it dark out?

[Razor ] -or getting there?

[Wolftooth ] ((It's probably heading into late afternoon, and a fine sunset. But still light out.))

[Razor ] -Shadows present?

[Wolftooth ] ((Some, yes. Cast by the large rocks present at the bottom of the ravine, as well as some other shrubs.))

Razor with draws her head just a little at Wolf suddenly developing a backbone right before her eyes. Her nose that was peeking out retreats until she's fully under the bedroll. Seconds tick by and she doest move at all. Slowly the lump beneath the covering starts to collapse.

Kaelie accepts the bag convivially, "You've my thanks again, Linsida." Another small smiles slips over her features as she helps herself to some of the trail rations.

Wolftooth continues to stare down the bedroll ... until it begins to deflate? His left eye twitches once or twice, unable to make sense of what is happening ... but wait! He shakes his head, turning to look all around him now, turning this way and that, thinking this to be some kind of trick. Just like what he had seen in the water earlier. No way is he going to let this strange creature get the drop on him. "What?" he calls out, grinning slightly. "Don't like deer meat?" At this, he brings the small strip up to his mouth, taking a large, tasty bite. "Mmmmm," he says, chewing happily in an almost mocking fashion.

Ticker glances around, sliughtly, ....not catching anything else, he crawls along the wall, slowly, ....trying to see if he can catch a glimpse of whatever that was, ....he sneaks along the wall trying to stay as quiet and out of sight as he can,

Ticker wonders if anyone can tell where all his skill points went? ;)

Linsida nods and smiles. "Not a problem, What do you think they're doing out there, a game of cat and mouse?" as she looks outside and shakes her head alittle. "They seem to know each other."

[Wolftooth ] As Ticker comes a bit closer, he hears a loud squeak ! The movement is seen again ... something small and furry quickly darts back into a hole in the rock wall nearby, out of sight.

Razor slowly opens her eyes to peer down at Wolf from her vantage point on top of one of the large rocks, having emerged from the shadow on it that is produced by the one above it. Her ears twich forward at his words and actions.

Ticker Grumbles as the thing gets away, ....he sighs slightly and shakes his head, ....though its hard to say if he's upset because it wasnt something important, .....or he just missed dinner. He sighs and starts to head out to find the group,.... He goes abit slowly though, checking what he can see of the cave one last time before he heads out,

Kaelie nods slightly, "Mmm-hmm.."

Ticker grumbles, he needs those damn +10's on THAT kind of roll, -_-

Wolftooth continues to chew in silence, eyes moving all around him, yet not catching sight of Razor at her new perch. Seconds pass, and Wolftooth begins to become slightly unnerved, his taunting apparently having little effect.

Razor waits a few moments, then drops unexpectedly off the boulder at Wolf, a plumetting 125lb furball. Her claws are not out though, nore is her mouth open to bite him.

Razor doesnt know your AC currently Wolf so she doesnt know if she hits or not, plus she has surprise on her side =)

Ticker glances around and almost stuides the ground for a sec before skittering off and out of the cave, still staying close to the wall though, ....when he gets outside, he doesnt bother taking to the air, ...he just heads for the stream,

Ticker then hits the enterkey out of habbit, ....oppp....s -_-

[Kaelie ] ((I hate to leave this fun behind, but I'm starting to nod off at the keyboard here..))

Wolftooth hears movement upon the stone just a moment too late, whirling to look behind him and up at the pouncing feline. His mouth opens wide as he starts to let out a terrified yell, one that is quickly stifled as the cat promptly tackles him to the soft and sandy ground, dropping the remaining venison to the ground in the process. But it's not over, oh no. Wolftooth's survival instincts quickly kick in, as he attempts to wrestle the cat into submission. ((Grapple check, Razor.))

Linsida just shakes her head. "Here I thought we need to find an exliar to save a lady." as she nibbles her food. "So Kaelie, feeling warm again."

[Wolftooth ] ((If you need to go, go ahead, Kaelie. We won't be making any further plot advancement for the night, just having fun at this point. *grin*))

[Wolftooth ] ((Still think I'm cheating? >_))

[Ticker ] (or i slipped you my dice ;))

[Kaelie ] (('kay.. G'night all ))

Linsida waves night to Kaelie.

[Wolftooth ] ((G'night! Thanks for falling into the stream! ^_^))

Razor ends up on top. She's smaller then he is, her body length being only around 5ft..and she weights less but she's agile as hell. Her body lays on the lengh of his. her paws on either side of his thighs and on his chest as she seems to grin evilly down at him, her lip curled up just to show the edges of her teeth.

[Ticker ] (Night Kae *sends hugs* get better, )

Wolftooth 's breathing quickens, pinned beneath the feline, arms held, eyes wide and staring in fright. Eventually he manages to muster the courage to speak. "Nice ... kit-ty ..."

Razor has visions of The Lion King "Pinned ya!"

Linsida thinks Wolf needs to be a man and take ahold of the pussy on him. ;)

Wolftooth already tried. Apparently, he's been pussy whipped. ~_0

Ticker makes it back to camp in time to see Wolf get eaten? ....He smirks slightly and climbs up on a nearby pertch to watch,

[Wolftooth ] ((Wow ... perhaps it's time to call it a night? Such a lovely image to leave with ...))

Linsida notes Wolftooth used to be the bossy one too.

[Wolftooth ] ((hello?))

[Wolftooth ] ((We lost the kitty. *sigh* Time for bed, then. See you guys next week, if not sooner!))

[Ticker ] Laters man, nice game, =P

[Wolftooth ] ((By the way, Linsida ... no offense meant earlier. But did you honestly expect your character and mine to hit it off well on first meeting?))

[Razor ] your going?

Razor tried to bite Wolf when she more or less first met him =P

Razor forgets what her last post and his were. =(

[Wolftooth ] ((I was thinking of calling it a night ... it is 6 am for me, and I have to work tomorrow. Unless there was something more you wanted to do between Wolfie and Kitty?))

[Razor ] have to go in 30 min so you want to give it until then?

[Wolftooth ] ((*grins* You talked me into it.))

[Linsida ] No I didn't but rude isn't something you do when you're saveing someone.

Razor growls at him, eyes narrowing into small slits as her ears lay back against her skull. Either she didnt appreciate his taunting or she just doesnt like him. Her mouth opens marginally and then closes again as though she cant decide just where to bite him.

Wolftooth simply lays there uncertainly with a large cat laying across him. One wrong move on his part could spell disaster at this point, that much is clear. His mind races to find some way out of his predicament, eventually settling on the only avenue he can think of. "Uhh ... I have more food?" The lopsided grin upon his face is quite comical, conveying a look of strained hope.

Razor slides her claws out just a fraction, enough for him to feel the small pinpricks on his skin but not far enough to break it. She growls again at him, her head lowering until her nose is nearly touching his. She sniffs at him then, sucking in air and blowing it out once more in quick succession. Her upper lip twitches each time she does it as though wanting to go up for her mouth to open and just sink her teeth into him.

Wolftooth visibly and audibly swallows, turning his head away as the creature takes in his scent, his head leaning forward instincively to try and protect his exposed neck. Shutting his eyes, his teeth clench as he e expects the worse. Perhaps he would be lucky and come out of this with another scar. It would make a good story, after all. 'Yeah, I got this one from somebody's pet cat after teasing it with food.' Maybe not.

Razor would laugh at his thoughts if she could read them and was capable of laughter. Her claws retract as abrubtly as they came out. A moment later her weight shifts on him and she steps off, litterly, her back feet pushing down hard on his stomach before her entire weight is removed. Her demeanor is almost like she was testing him and what she found was not to her liking.She moves to the bedroll that Linsida had placed on her, grasping the edge in her teeth before dragging it the last few feet to where his pack rests. Once releaseing it she pades back to where her things were hung up, sliding to lay partly under the edge of the bush.

[Wolftooth ] "OOufh!" Wolftooth launches up from the ground, curling into a ball and wrapping his arms about his stomach. One eye is half shut as he grimaces, rolling onto his side to watch the feline as she drags the slightly damp bedroll over to his pack and goes to lay beneath the bush. For a while, Wolftooth seems to be confused and unable to make sense of the cat's actions. But eventually, a small grin of satisfaction would come to his face. Apparently he thinks he has earned the creature's acceptance in some way. He squirms up slowly to a sitting position, his stomach still causing him discomfort, still bare-chested and still wearing the same pair of waterlogged pants.

Razor 's actually a little disapointed that he didnt put up more of a fight. He's larger then her and likely his strength is equal to if not more then. She crosses one forepaw over the other, her eyes closeing as her mouth opens into a full yawn. Licking her muzzle she lays her head down, watching him still through narrowed eyes. His grin has one 'brow' going up a fraction as though questioing the reason for it, but thats not possible...

Wolftooth slides his way across the ground, making for his pack and glancing to Razor from time to time, opening the top flap and pulling forth his own beddings. He spreads out his own bedroll and a fresh winter blanket, too lazy and tired to put his own tent up for the night. Using the wet bedroll, he changes into a spare pair of pants, using his winter blanket for cover and modesty. Shortly after, he curls up on his dry bed for the night. His glances to the cat now are smug and confident. Perhaps she had gotten him this time. But next time, he would not go down again without more of a fight.

Razor continues to watch for a while but one time when he glaces towards where she lay..she's no longer there any more, having left with out a sound to scavange the surrounding area for her own meal -(she's gone hunting rather, imagine there is some game around of some sort or another =P so we'll finsih here I think hun . dont forget, next weekend is christmas. find out who can make it and email my work email and let me kmow if there are enough of us going to show for a game oks? my other ones canceled for the next two weeks because i have to work friday into saturday)

Razor continues to watch for a while but one time when he glaces towards where she lay..she's no longer there any more, having left with out a sound to scavange the surrounding area for her own meal -(she's gone hunting rather, imagine there is some game around of some sort or another =P so we'll finsih here I think hun . dont forget, next weekend is christmas. find out who can make it and email my work email and let me kmow if there are enough of us going to show for a game oks? my other ones canceled for the next two weeks because i have to work friday into saturday)