12 - Plentiful Meadow

Upon exiting the elevator it appears an easygoer's paradise. A lush, life-rich meadow with high grass and herb patches scattered is what you see. Trees are scattered every hundred feet or so, all different kinds. Maple trees, pine, birch, red fir, and much more. There is no seen roof, as it appears as a slightly cloudy day. The sun is always in the position of about 6:00PM.



Hade smiled as he walked out of the elevator to a new floor. He stared around at his surroundings, even though he already knew every inch from his imagination. The stone sword he brought with him was resting neatly in his beltloop, and the gathering axe was held in his left hand. He stared off at all the trees, walking through the lush plain, eyeing them one by one. It was after a few minutes of walking that he settled on a sturdy, think-trunked Oak tree. He quickly began gathering wood using the stone axe.

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'Encounter S2' : 4

Hade quickly and efficiently chopped the wood. After a while of gathering, feeling tired, Hade stopped. He smiled to himself and his work. "Perfect!" He thought to himself. Still holding the axe in hand, he walked away from the tree he'd gathered from and walked to a fairly large Red fir tree. The tree was fully grown and was a perfect spot for shade. Hade rested in the shadow of the Fir, pleased with the axe he'd made still.

After what seemed about an hour of relaxation, Hade decided it was time to leave the Tower's floor. He stood up, stretching his arms above his head, and walked to the elevator. He walked in, pressed the lobby button, and left the floor for the time being.

*As you enter the floor you see a tall, heavily muscled bear-man covered in scars,wearing nothing but ragged pants yelling at a nearby tree*

"Get your cowardly ass back down here and fight you limp-brained kamp-smette unna! I'm not finished with you yet!"

*At this point you've established that either this man has lost it, or... actually that''s the only thing you can think of.*

Mari: *walks out of the elevator looking at him like "what the hell is wrong with you"* Uh....are you alright?

Hade, following Tiwaz in the hopes to get him to help gather wood, took the next elevator ride to the twelfth floor. As he exited the elevator, Mari at his side, he stopped, watching Tiwaz yell at the tree. Hade assumed that when he said "Get back here", he was talking to some form of Upset... But what didn't register was that he hadn't encountered an Upset that would flee.

*Tiwaz looks at Mari like SHE's the crazy one and gestures at the tree while explaining*

" I was looking around the trees here trying to find the crossbowman when I was attack by a...a something I guess. I have no weapons however so I had to club it down with my fists, but when I ripped off one of it's arms to beat it with *Here he gestures to the de-attached limb in his arm that was unnoticeable until now* It ran off like the coward it was until I cornered it in this tree."

*He resumes his calls of debasing the creatures, character, lineage, parents, choice of appearance and general intelligence*

Hade rolled his eyes, smiling to himself that he'd come prepared for this. "I'd like to know your name before I allow you to have this, though." He commented, holding out a metal sword. He hadn't the chance to fashion titanium swords yet, so metal was the best he had to offer. His own Casinner was hung neatly in his back beltloop--adjusted to fit the sword's size. "And what you saw, by the way, was most likely an Upset. They are creatures that are born from, and feed off of, hatred, anger, and sadness. Basically, they're monsters."

Mari: Yeah what he said... *stands back, still kinda stunned at what he's seeing*

The man doesn't take his eyes off the tree but refuses the weapon all the same*

"Dun need it. I've never had much use fer swords, always uses something heavier. Name's Tiwaz. Now do me a favor, now that you lot are here don't let this...Upset back down. I'll be back shortly"

*Here Tiwaz clamps the limb between his teeth and proceeds to climb the tree, all the while calling out muted challenges and insults*

*Shortly there begins a commotion within the tree, the foliage doesn't allow much to be seen but the sound regular thuds is heard, followed by a few meaty squelches and finally a sickening snap before a thump and another louder squishier thump is heard on the other side of the tree and Tiwaz walks around the tree into eye-sight again. Sans the severed arm.*

"Well, that wasn't as hard as I thought it'd be."

*Tiwaz's hands and legs are covered in blood as well as a few smaller splashes on his chest but other wise he has emerged without a scratch on him.*

"I had to land on the thing on the way down though, blasted monster thought it could get away. HA! Let's see how it likes my feet through it's spine! HAHAHA!

Mari: Jeez- What did you do?! ....wait, was that even an upset? I don't remember upsets spilling blood.... *kinda grimaces at the thought of some kind of poor unknown and defenseless creature that just got ripped to pieces* Eeck...on second though, I'd rather not know.

"I can't recognize what it was to begin with, I doubt it really matters anyway. I think I'm going to keep that limb though; makes for a good weapon."

Hade's ears flattened when he heard Tiwaz mention the arm being a weapon. He understood different people with different backgrounds, but the thought was still unnerving. "So," He began, in response to his mention of heavier weapons, "You're saying you'd rather a hammer of some sort? I could make you one."

*Tiwaz contemplates this for a momment.*

"I used a larger double axe back....back when I lived yet. "

*He goes silent for some time before suddenly getting struck by inspiration*

"Do you think you could make this into a more durable weapon? *He gestures the limb towards you, where the fingers on the hand end up pointing at you*

Mari: While you guys are at that, I think I'll just mind my own business and....*takes an axe and goes for a tree quite a distance away*

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'Encounter S2' : 4

Hade shook his head, his ears laying back. The thought of a bone weapon intrigued him, but it was unconventional. "If you're hoping for some sort of axe or hammer out of it, I'm afraid not." He took a step towards Tiwaz, planting the metal sword he held into the ground. He pointed up and down the limb, and then around it in diameter. "It's far too thin for what you would want."

"Nah, an axe would work as my main, the one I use to slash through hordes. The Iron Arm would be used If I ever needed to attack quickly and precisely. I'd like to keep the hand mobile too. I'm sure one of you fortryllelse-types could do it."

Mari: Well all we have at the moment are gathering axes so we could probably come up with something later, just ask the best smither in town to make one for you or something. *sticks an axe in the tree he was chopping at and sits down for a bit*

"Here, Lemee take care of that fer you."

*Tiwaz takes up the axe and starts chopping.*

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'Encounter S2' : 3

Mari: Oh, thank you for the help, we could always use an extra hand with gathering~ We can never get enough wood, sadly.

Hade: *Chops away at the trees aw well, gathering wood*

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AND ON ANOTHER DAY...

Hade: *Walks out of the elevator with Raal* Good day to gather...

Raal comes up the elevator and walks out looking across the land, looking from some good plants to gather "indeed"

Hade: *Follows Raal around, wondering what herbs/plants they'll be gathering, but mostly enjoying the time of day in the room* =w=