A thermal hot spring surrounded by miles of open tundra and taiga. Located on a mostly barren island, the hot springs are known for their healing and magical waters. Warm geysers shoot out from cracks in the ice and rocky pools of warm water can be found here.
"Th' hell is it?" she asked, gaze swinging back and forth across the snow as she abandoned her crouch and stood up. She flared her nostrils; the scent was still there, was it the wind that was tricking her? She spun around, brow furrowing with a mixture of confusion and aggravation as she bounced between snuffling at the air and ground for any chance of something fresher. Now that she was standing above the ravine, her beady eyes caught sight of nearby churned snow that she would have missed while stalking beneath the hills. It must have heard them and took off earlier, maybe while they had been speaking.
"Shhhhit," it took a considerable amount of effort to keep her voice low, fresh anger bubbling against her throat as she stamped a heavy paw and curled her lip. A part of her--a selfish, childish part of her wanted to blame Maureen for distracting her, but it wasn't as if Ida hadn't willingly invited and participated in the conversation. It was her own damn fault, as much as it stung to admit to herself. The great dog snarled and gnashed her mandibles, but stomped forward to smash her nose into the earth again and fight to find a fresher scent on the churned snow.
From the corner of her eye she could see Maureen hesitantly following suite, but whatever has peaked her interest seemed to be on a different trail than that of the few loose moose prints Ida was desperately circling the trees to connect. Her back was turned when she heard the telltale cracking of undergrowth and a distant spray of snow, and her broad head whipped around on instinct to see the shape of something small and lean bolting away from the other dame. It wasn't the moose, but Ida bit back a groan of displeasure before setting her jaw and turning back to her own misadventure.
Moose couldn't just disappear; they weren't particularly stealthy creatures. The dog plodded heavily after the trails of churned snow, confusion bubbling into irritation as her own trail crisscrossed and intersected that of the elusive moose's and sent her tracking in winding paths around the pines. She bit back a yell, instead allowing her chest to rumble with the beginnings of a growl as she circled yet another tree where the trail seemed to end. Eventually however, Ida reached her limit and groaned, throwing her head backwards.
"Fucking god!"
It was at that moment when the tree itself seemed to jolt and shift, and Ida caught a glimpse of a frightened, hateful eye as the branches turned and revealed themselves as strange wooden antlers. The base of it rose from the snow, shedding ice and pine as it shuddered and twisted back into a shape more recognizable to her. Its camouflage had been discovered, and what seemed to be the moose brayed in cornered fury as Ida flinched and took a step backwards at the sight. It seemed to peel itself from where it pressed against the trunk, pelt rippling and shifting from the appearance of bark back into dark fur before it lunged out with a back hoof towards Ida's shoulder, snarling in a way she'd never heard a moose capable of before.
DICE ROLL: Dexterity
SUCCESS: Ida manages to duck and roll out of the way.
FAILURE: Ida is taken by surprise and hit by the moose's kick, taking 1 point of damage.
Character Diceroll 1: Success Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Dexterity.
520 was added for Level 1.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
7 was deducted for C. Vagrant Penalty.
Maureen was watching the beetle woman as she sniffed about the snow, looking for a certain smell and murmering to herself. The girl follows the beetle womans lead; but she has a tough time finding anything. The woman in front of spins looking confused and mad, Maureen tilts her head softly, releasing a thoughtful hmm sound. She must have still been looking for the moose. The woman contuines in her frustation, cursing when she spoke as she stamped around in the slushy snow. The giant woman snaps her intending mandibles. If Maureen were to guess those mandibles made great weapons. She herself didn't like fights. She preferred debates and things of that nature.
Thinking of it really made her miss the city. Idly she wonders if there were any cities around here? She thinks about asking Ida, but doesn't, assuming she probably wouldn't know anyways.
Then the crackling of trees catches Maureen's attention. There was a spray of snow; and then, out of the trees the moose comes! "watch out!" she tells at the other female, as she herself scrambled to get out of the way in time.
The moose yells out in anger at the wolves for disrupting its clever camouflage. It kicks out it's hooves aiming to hit one of them.
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DICE ROLL NPC: strength
Success: Maureen is fast enough to duck out of the way, and then turns to face the wolf ready to attack.
Fail: Maureen is not fast enough to escape the moose's anger and gets hit in the shoulder and knocked to the ground. -1hp
NPC Diceroll 1: Fail Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
469 was added for Level 1.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
Ida only caught a flash of black fur coming towards her before she threw herself down and rolled, feeling the rush of cold air billowing along her flank as she dodged the moose's kick. A familiar fire ignited through her bloodstream, heartbeat thumping heavy in her ears as her aggravation pivoted sharply into excitement and she stumbled to her paws with a spray of snow. She snarled, hackles bristling and elytra shuddering as she squared her shoulders and affixed her beady eyes to the alien creature, who fully peeled itself away from its tree and roared again with a billowing cloud of steam.
It was a moose, but unlike one Ida had ever seen. Its pelt shifted and shuddered between the appearance of flesh and vegetation, and the visceral hate that twisted its wide muzzle and curled upwards to reveal its blocky teeth sent a stab of anxiety through the great dog's chest. Ida was unaccustomed to feeling fear from prey of all things, and defiantly her snarl rose in volume as she gnashed her fangs and reared her mandibles at the heinous thing to dare it to run as prey should from her. Ida did not cower, despite the mounting realization that this animal, this thing, was much stranger than she'd initially expected it; but neither did her opponent.
Instead of running from the sight of two predators, it spun and lashed out again; this time it collided with Maureen, knocking the smaller wolf down with a vindictive kick from its sharp hooves as it brayed and spat and snarled in a wild circle between the two. Ida instinctually scrambled backwards, spitting out expletives as snow and dirt sprayed across her matted pelt from the creature's frantic rampage. She risked a glance towards Maureen, hoping the girl wasn't as fragile as she looked before once again she set her sights on the advancing moose.
She gave a roar of her own and kicked off the snow, barreling towards the undulate with both sets of jaws gnashing in anticipation to tear and rip into its alien flesh while it raged.
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IDA'S HP: 8
DICE ROLL: Constitution
SUCCEED: Ida fortifies her skull and mandibles with Callous, and adds 1 additional damage to her attack if she hits the moose. If she does not hit, she defends from the moose's return attack.
FAIL: Ida cannot concentrate while attacking and she gains no buffs.
DICE ROLL: Strength
SUCCEED: Ida collides with the moose and begins to tear at its side, dealing 1 base damage and 1 additional damage if her Callous spell succeeds.
FAIL: The moose evades Ida and she runs past, voiding her attack for that turn.
DICE ROLL: Strength
SUCCEED: The moose attempts to knock Ida over with its antlers, dealing 1 point of damage.
FAIL: The moose misses Ida and lurches awkwardly into empty space, giving Maureen an opening to attack.
Character Diceroll 1: Success Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Constitution.
557 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
3 was deducted for C. Vagrant Penalty.
Character Diceroll 2: Fail Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
495 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
6 was deducted for C. Vagrant Penalty.
NPC Diceroll 1: Success Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
501 was added for Level 4.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
Just like that the fight was going. While Ida was able to avoid the moose's original attack, Maureen had not been so lucky. It's monstrous hooves connected with her shoulder, hard, knocking her to the ground. Maureen winces as she hit the ground, but is quick to stand back up, shaking out her coat with a loud snarl. She was angry! How dare that monster touch her!
The moose was like nothing she has ever seen. It seemed to be a mix of flesh and vegetation. Its blocky teeth were very much visible; and it is angry. Growling and snarling at the wolves instead of being afraid.
Ida's irritation only appears to grow, snapping her strong mandibles at the beast. Then she charges it; returning a strong attack to the moose. While Ida's first attack was successful her second wasn't so lucky. The beast smacked the beetle with its antlers knocking Ida to the earth.
With a roar, Maureen follows Ida's lead in a charge of her own, attempting to clamp down on one of the mooses hind legs. This thing could not be allowed to live.
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Sorry if this is short I'm doing mobile posts. I'm unsure what the mooses statsare so I'll let you add that slime!
Success= Maureen is able to bite down on the mooses hind leg, twisting and bending the flesh, attempting to rip the tendon in the leg. (-1hp for the moose)
Fail= The moose avoids her attack. Maureen goes sliding behind the monsterous moose.
NPC Diceroll 1: Success Diceroll must be above 500 to be successful.
0 was added for Strength.
505 was added for Level 1.
0 was added for A. No Enchantment.
0 was added for A. No Buff / Penalty.
