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crqstalite · 9 months

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now tell me some about your bg3 blorbo kallista!! 👀👀

oooo thank you!! similar warnings for minor (act 1?) spoilers below :) im not actually super well-versed in baldur's gate lore, so some of its vague for the sole reason i have zero idea what i'm talking about lmao

her full name is kallista fortuna raeburn. she prefers the name kalli though usually. or 'the caster'. or 'the artisan'. or 'that tiefling down the road with the weird magical abilities'

she's about 27, turning 28 mid-campaign. 5'6", asmodeous tiefling sorc with a penchant for electricity and of course -- fire <3

( the wild magic bit doesn't help much )

grew up in a semi-major town outside baldur's gate. she worked primarily as an artisan at the request of her house mother after leaving the orphanage she grew up in. she loves to make things with her hands.

on that thought, she ended up in an orphanage shortly after her parents disappeared. kallista has never found out what happened to them, but it is part of her sub-story. her parents were adventurers, not unlike who she'd eventually become, and often took off on long trips. however it was unusual when her father didn't return after a particular excursion, and her mother went after him -- never to return again. kallista believes them dead, but has never really stopped looking. they left her with a pendant that would direct her back to the matching one her father wore, but finding it crushed and buried at seventeen certainly didn't help matters. her mother's is still out there, keeping the pendant warm, but she's never had the means to find it when it lead out to open ocean.

her father was a seldarine drow while her mother was a tiefling.

with the others often not-so-well-veiled distrust of her because of her tiefling background, kallista became a bit of a wily one early on. she's a little too dexterous for her own good (her claws allow her to attempt lock picking), and a bit of a charismatic smooth talker. it allowed her to sneak in and out of the orphanage, lie and often persuade others to give her what she wanted. usually she was rather benevolent, it just could get destructive if she forgot details (like what she told whom or how she had gotten in/left the night prior). high dex/charisma score v. low wisdom/int score troubles

very much a 'react first, ask questions later' person. easily spooked. not a good idea to sneak up on her. however not so easily grossed out (collects specimen off battlefields like it's nothing. likely is always covered in...someone's blood. not always her's.)

she's actually incredibly smart in the arcana, even with her avg. intelligence score. she has a crazy photographic memory, and if she's experienced the spell firsthand, it's way easier to remember the history attached to it and the grimoire it was in.

very chaotic good! she's always down to help someone...but that doesn't mean she'll do it right. or legally. but you lived right? stop getting bogged down in the details.

her closest party members are likely halsin (her RO), lae'zel (she has a weird amount of respect for her...and is terrified of her), shadowheart (similar reasons), karlach (she had a major crush on her early on before it waned into 'no, i just really respect and like you around' ) and astarion (the only person she organically got to know without being scared of him)

not so much a fan of gale, and largely academically curious about wyll. of course, he's her friend, but she's never met a warlock prior to him. she likes to learn, even if she's a little nosy. actually, yeah, she's similarly academically fascinated by gale and his problems with mystra. she just thinks he's a little odd (and perhaps pretentious...he's a proper wizard to her wild magic sorcery)

( sorry weird amount of astarion & kallista content...ivelina's run will be romancing him bc im not normal about him )

astarion is a weird case for her because unlike the others, she didn't immediately clock him as a threat. yes, he did try to sink his fangs into her and suck her dry, but after the initial 'holy shit youre so very very lucky i did not fireball you into next week' wore off, oh boy astarion got bombarded with so many questions. he thinks he would've been better off had she tried to stab him.

( she's a sciency gal at heart )

still, she likes his sarcastic nature and his willingness to be vulnerable with her later on. they become rather quick friends (well, she calls him a friend the day after he bites her, it takes him a while to get past 'pest-like woman who won't leave me be')

she regularly lets him drink from her, it takes him a while to come around to actually, well, even coming close to enjoying it, but somewhere after kallista stops flinching everytime he does it they have a nice amount of comradery. there's some fleeting romantic interest that isn't reciprocated by either party, but it isn't unusual to find them sitting by the fire later, the pair of them discussing the days events...and maybe astarion making sure the all-too-nice tiefling doesn't pass out from blood loss.

they nitpick at each other quite a lot. usually in good fun, in the wiity, dramatical way he does and the sarcastic, innocent-but-not really way she does. if astarion wasn't incredibly pale and kallista did without the horns and tail, it wouldn't be all that bad of a guess that they were half siblings in another life.

on that note, she is...not good with boundaries. unlike koda this appears more as her inserting herself into everyone's problems and lives. mostly because her own is such a mystery and her feeling like she's never belonged turned her into a social chameleon. she needs people to like her. after all, if she's all-knowing, it means she can control what others think of her...and if she stays in their good graces, they won't leave her, right? if she becomes a fixture in their lives, they have to stick around. right? yeah. yeah...

( her parents disappearing + her rough childhood in the orphanage did...wonders for her self-perception )

in the "best" sense of the word, she doesn't really know when no means no. and it takes just about everyone (but especially lae'zel post vlaakith reveal) to get her to back off and relax. she struggles immensely with the lack of stability in her life, and getting tadpole-napped did not help matters. on the outside it shows more as her just wanting to be "helpful", but in reality she subconsciously wants to give you a reason to stay around her. to need her for something. it's manipulative -- she doesn't know it, but i do.

is learning how to navigate her new relationship with halsin. while she is monogamous, she respects that he is not, but perhaps gets a little forlorn thinking about the after...and how he may not always be around. or that her little tadpole family may not be either. it keeps her up at night.

living in the here and now is hard with so many emotional loose ends for her. but halsin does his best to sooth her worries, and peppers her with enough affection to garner attention from the others. kallista never minds this. wyll has not slept peacefully in a minute.

their dynamic is very much that she's the spitfire short girlfriend who has to remind the barkeep her beloved teddy bear of a boyfriend did not want pickles and so help her hells if they didn't take it off his sandwich--

has been to baldur's gate a few times on trips for the business she used to work for. however in-game, it's her first time going by herself...and so much has changed.

has a scar on her face after accidentally slicing open a part of her face with a paring knife when she was practicing telekinesis as a teenager.

thank you for asking im incapable of shutting up <3333

#oc: kallista raeburn #oc #original character #baldurs gate 3 #bg3

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second-chance-stray · 3 years

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(Split Ends) RP Log: Cravs has a favor to ask.

1 day prior... Cravs has left a folded note taped to Rising’s door.

I hate to admit it, but I need your help. Maybe Riylli's too, but I don't know where she lives? Can you pass this message along to her? There's someone in Limsa Lominsa that I promised to help, but I can't find them. It's...complicated. I'll tell you more about it the day of.

Cravs herself is nowhere to be found. She's been spending more and more time out of Heartwood's HQ.

- - - - - - - - - -

Cravendy Hound - As detailed in Crav’s earlier note, Rising and Riylli were instructed to wait outside the city on the fringes of the Zephyr gate. Any sort of explanation for why was lacking. From behind, a stranger dressed in red approaches...a stranger, that is, until she takes off her hat. Despite the fashion whiplash, there’s no doubt about it. It’s Cravs?!

Cravendy Hound: "Uh.....hey."

Rising Lotus was busy kicking rocks when the stranger approached them. She cocked her head as they approached, looking a bit confused until it was revealed to be Cravs. "...what's with the outfit? You goin' for a new look?" she snickered a tad, biting her lower lip to stifle any more giggles while she had a big grin on her face.

Riylli Aliapoh blinked, staring quite openly at the fancily-dressed Roegadyn pirate. "...Cravs..? The hells happened to you? Why are you all..." Riylli paused to gesture vaguely towards her, looking offended on Cravs' behalf. "...That!"

Cravendy Hound frowns...hard! It’s clear that she’s no fan of having to dress like this either. But when asked why, she fidgets for a moment as she tries to come up with a convincing reason. “It was in the closet, and, er....I was doin’ the laundry?” Cravs lets out a frustrated breath.

Cravendy Hound: “Okay, when we go into the city, don’t call me ‘Cravs’ alright? No ‘Cravs,’ no ‘Cravendy,’ no nothin’. The reason I’m dressed up is cause I may or may not still ‘ave a bounty on my ‘ead. And that, in fact, is also why I need yer ‘elp.”

Riylli Aliapoh puts her hands on her hips, but does stop to consider it. "Well... I suppose that makes sense... No one'd recognize you when you're dressed up like that for sure." She nods, then pauses. "Wait, you got a bounty on your head? What'd'ya do?"

Rising Lotus nodded, everything becoming much more clear now. "Well that makes much more sense at least, you clean up nice though I'll give ya that!" she couldn't help but snicker some more. "Also how high of a bounty? Jus' uh... curious. And yeah what did you do? Pirate stuff?"

Cravendy Hound gives Riylli a look of relief at her reaction - that’s a good sign. But her lips clamp shut when they ask why. She waves a hand dismissively. “When ye pirate, ye piss people off. And although a majority of folk in Limsa ‘ave a similar background...the people I’ve stepped on’ll probably ‘old a grudge against me till I die.”

Cravendy Hound: “I don’t give a flyin’ shite about clearin’ my name, but I don’t want to get thrown into gaol afore I can do what I came do to.”

Rising Lotus "How long ago was it, I mean..." she paused, choosing her next words carefully "Given the whole...you suddenly bein' back, would they even still be lookin' for ya? An' what's so important to be riskin' this for anyway?"

Riylli Aliapoh: "Shoulda worn a mask." She said with a suspiciously playful grin. "That's what the bandit folk do out in the shroud!" Her playfulness faded when Rising managed to remind her of Cravs' past, suddenly looking a bit concerned and waiting on her to continue

Cravendy Hound: “Maybe right when I came back the coppers didn’t know better, but now...well, let’s say I’ve gotten some interestin’ visitors even way out in the Shroud. So trust me when I say I’m sure someone’ll be keepin’ an eye ‘ere.”

Cravendy Hound gestures to the hat-and-mask combo that she’s currently holding. “If it works for bandits, it’ll work for me...hopefully.”

Rising Lotus "Well the explains that, but you still ought to tell why we're doin' it, since we're takin' the risk an' all." she crossed her arms. "You're my friend an' all, but I'd like to stay outa a cell jus' as much as you, so what are we riskin' it for?"

Riylli Aliapoh nodded thoughtfully. "So were the fancy lady's bodyguards then? I can work with that!" She flashed Cravs a teasing grin, though she was clearly a bit excited to play the muscle regardless.

Cravendy Hound: “Don’t worry, ye won’t be doin’ anything illegal. I owe someone a favor, and this someone ‘as a kid. A ‘ighlander lad no older than fourteen summers.” Cravs looks to her left and right, double checking for any eavesdroppers. “...Now, poor kid doesn’t ‘ave a father to look over ‘im anymore, so I want to check up on ‘im. Make sure ‘e’s doin’ okay.”

Cravendy Hound: “The problem? One, the kid is ‘ard to find. Two, the kid’s sensitive and unlikely to accept ‘elp from us directly. So I figure we can start by figurin’ out ‘is schedule, and then see if ‘e could use a little ‘elp. Like we could be...guardian angels from the shadows, or somethin’.”

Rising Lotus rubbed her chin. "Hmm alright, sounds like it'll be easy enough at least, jus' find some kid an' sorta...helpfully stalk him?" perhaps Cravs worded it better. "Sounds like a plan then! What should we call you though instead of Cravs?"

Riylli Aliapoh blinked. She had clearly not been expecting such a kindhearted cause from the Roegadyn. She rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly, "...Huh. Thats... Well, if that's what you need help with then I'll give it, I suppose."

Rising Lotus: "You sure don't like kids that much huh?"

Cravendy Hound glances to Rising. “Why don’t ye come up with somethin’? The less it fits me normally, the better.”

Riylli Aliapoh: "I-I never said that! Kids are... fine. Quit pryin' dammit!" Riylli crossed her arms and turned away, acting way too defensive. "If it's gotta be a Seawolf name then I think you'd be the only person to even know the words."

(Cravendy Hound) seawolf name = keyboard smash lmao )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (Theyre basically just hellsguard names but in the seawolf language! (Rising Lotus) we used to play a game in the roe linkshell I'm in)) (Rising Lotus) bot or seawolf)) (Rising Lotus) also riylli you can finish her name!))

Rising Lotus grinned, clapping her hands together as the gears in her head started turning. Her eyes squinted as she studied her friend in the fancy garb. "Hmmm...We'll give ya a hellsguard name, make ya seem more like you ain't around here. Hmm.. Singing..." she looked like she was having trouble finding the second part.

Cravendy Hound raises a brow at Riylli’s curious reaction, both amused and surprised. “Hah, maybe I chose the wrong person to stalk...ahem. I mean, ‘watch over’ the kid!”

Riylli Aliapoh wasn't really thinking about it up until a particular bird's cry broke the silence. She pointed upwards. "...Gull?"

Cravendy Hound: "Singing....Gull. Huh." Cravs shrugs. "Well, slap 'lady' afore it and it'll sound plenty fancy."

Riylli Aliapoh was silent for a while, appearing to have something she was considering bringing up yet clearly hesitant

Rising Lotus: "Alright then /Lady Singing Gull/, Where are we going to start out search then? Well, Limsa, but WHERE in there?" she glanced over to the city. "If you ain't got a lead the markets would be a good place to start askin' 'round." she looked back to the two, awaiting their input. "..Not gettin' cold feet now are ya?" she raised an eyebrow at Riylii.

Cravendy Hound: “The boy’s name is Baldur Thorne by the way, for when we need to ask around. Ye two will do the talkin’ for me...cause I’m worried that if I open my mouth, someone clever might connect the dots.” Cravs lets out a tired sigh as she shoves her hat back on. Time to march straight into the nest of vipers. “I was thinkin’ of starting our search at the Hawker’s Alley.”

Riylli Aliapoh shook her head. "N-No, nevermind, Im fine. Should I make myself ready for fightin'? Not a lotta earth aether to manipulate once we get in there after all"

(Rising Lotus) riylli walking in with a bag of dirt xD)) (Riylli Aliapoh) (gonna fight exclusively with pocket sand (Rising Lotus) shshshaw!)) (Cravendy Hound) sand attack!! ))

Cravendy Hound kneels down to grab a fistful of dirt, which she hands to Riylli. “Don’t use it if ye don’t ‘ave to.”

Riylli Aliapoh stared and glared. "I was thinkin' more... Whatever, nevermind" She huffed, turning away and letting Cravs stand there with her dirt. "I'll figure somethin' out"

(Cravendy Hound) NOOO TAKE MY DIRT ))

Rising Lotus nodded. "Alright then if you say so, let's head on in then." she cracked her knuckles. "Alright, make you stay close to Cra- Err, Singing Gull here. Gotta look the part if we're playin' bodyguards."

(Riylli Aliapoh) (YOU DISRESPECT THE UNLIMITED POTENTIAL OF EARTH MAGIC

Cravendy Hound is offended at such blatant dirt rejection! She lets it fall between her fingers and stomps into the city.

(Cravendy Hound) she just has no clue how Riylli do that earth magic xD )) (Cravendy Hound) also once in Limsa we can switch to party for RP cause there are waaay too many people in there )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (She would totally talk someone's ear off if asked (Cravendy Hound) cravs thinks riylli can turn dirt into like, a deadly dirt dagger )) (Rising Lotus) I feel like regular dirt would be more for like whipping attacks with how malleable it is)) (Riylli Aliapoh) (She totally could if given enough time! Im gonna figure out a way for her to go off at the next tavern night lmao

(Cravendy Hound) As usual, Limsa Lominsa is buzzing with activity. Cravs steps confidently through the white stone pathways, though internally, she’s sweating bullets. She doesn’t stop walking until she finds a place that’s a little less crowded, and then turns to face Riylli and Rising. How does one mime to ask them to ask around? Cravs waves her hands around.

(Rising Lotus) Gave Cravs a single finger pistol, looking to the various venders, then back to Riylli. "You can take this side I'll ask across the way, keep an eye on Gull though since you're closer." she walked across the way and started talking to merchant in front of the double doors.

(Riylli Aliapoh) Riylli stared at Cravs for quite a while, trying to figure out what the heck that means. "Maybe we shoulda planned a little more before coming in here..." she said with a sigh, deciding to just do as Rising asked and approach the nearest vendor to ask if they'd ever heard of this rebellious highlander

(Cravendy Hound) The vendor closest to Rising is busy mending an adventurer’s gear. He looks up at the woman with a curious look. “You need anything repaired?”

(Cravendy Hound) Cravs steps back, out of the way of foot traffic, and scans the crowd. She’s searching for anyone resembling the kid. Meanwhile, the battlecraft supplier picks up a deadly looking axe and showcases it on top of his stand. “Welcome, welcome! Can I interest you in any of my fine wares? An axe, perhaps? Or, or maybe a staff, if you’re magically inclined!”

(Rising Lotus) "Well yes but it can't be fixed." she glanced back to her bomb of a spear she had with in a very public place. "Mainly here to ask ya if you know this lad, name's Baldur Thorne? Ever hear of him or seen him round these parts?"

(Riylli Aliapoh) "Hmm... Maybe you could, though I was more in the mood for some info if you'd be able to sell us some? You ever see a highlander boy 'round these parts? Name of Baldur Thorne? The lady over that way was a friend of her dads, and'd be willin' to pay some good coin if you can help us find him"

(Cravendy Hound) [For Rising] “Baldur? Thorne’s kid? Mm, he’s a hard one to find. Always working, doing odd jobs to make ends meet.” The mender sighs and hangs his head low. “It’s a sad situation.”

(Rising Lotus) "Workin' 'round eh, hmm, any idea what he was doin' last? And uh." she glanced over her shoulder "What happened to him if you're willin' to share. Person tryin' to find him didn't tell me much 'side from his name."

(Cravendy Hound) [For Riylli] “Maybe if you buy something, I’ll be put in a good, chatty mood...” The vendor looked expectantly at Riylli, and then to Cravs, who turned her head slightly. She steps up, opens her coin purse, and motions for Riylli to choose some random knick knack to buy. Hopefully, not something too expensive.

(Riylli Aliapoh) Riylli glanced up to Cravs before shrugging. Seemed a bit expensive, but it was her gil to throw away, and so she picked out a small dagger she'd be able to carry in her belt. Might come in handy anyroad. "There. You better not be wastin' my time."

(Cravendy Hound) [For Rising] “It’s old news. Kid lost his father, and ever since it’s been hard times for him and his mother. Some of us try to help him, out of respect of his father’s legacy, but there’s someone who holds a grudge against his family to this day. Powerful folk that we can’t do much against.”

(Cravendy Hound) [For Riylli] Cravs frowns slightly, but pays anyway. She had to look the part of a rich noblewoman with gil to burn, after all! The vendor accepts the gil happily and hands the dagger to Riylli. “Great choice! Now, you were asking about Baldur? Not my place to pry why, I suppose.”

(Cravendy Hound) [For Riylli] As he counts each coin, the vendor continues speaking. “The kid recently signed up with the marauder’s guild. Practically begged them to let him join. He might be out in the field, killing rats or whatever they send greenhorns out to do.”

(Rising Lotus) "I see, know how that can be." she gave ther merchant a nod. " 'Preciate the information, seems like you're all right good folk to be lookin' out for the lad." she gave him another nod before returning across the way next to Cravs, there to relay what information she had.

(Riylli Aliapoh) "Hmm... I'll check it out I suppose." She looked up to Cravs. "You happy with that, 'Lady Gull'?"

(Cravendy Hound) Cravs nods to Riylli. With the three of them back together, she gave a nod of thanks to the vendor and pulled away from the man. It felt a good time to share what they had found out and plan next moves...somewhere more private.

(Cravendy Hound) Cravs speaks in a low voice just in case. “Piss n’ wind Riylli, I won’t be able to drink anythin’ good for awhile after buyin’ that dagger! But I guess we did find somethin’ out. Baldur’s become a marauder, and probably out in the field right now.”

(Rising Lotus) "Wow you had to buy somethin', the repair guy told me what he knew like that." she snapped her fingers. "Asked a bit about this boy's story, seems like he's workin' to help out his ma. If we knew where she lived we could wait nearby or ask someone who lives near them."

(Riylli Aliapoh) "H-He was a weapon seller! I thought a dagger'd be the smallest thing he had!" She defended herself, crossing her arms and pouting like a scolded child.

(Rising Lotus) "Wait she don't get to keep that do she? Damn, I shoulda talked to the weapon guy, I'm the one that actually needs a new weapon.."

(Cravendy Hound) “Ye chose a fancy one though.” Cravs chuckles to herself. “Oi, as long as ye use it, think of it as payment for ‘elpin’ me out.”

(Cravendy Hound) “Good thing ye talked to the mender. If ye chose somethin’ I couldn’t afford, that’d be a bad look.” She smirks at Rising.

(Riylli Aliapoh) Riylli glanced down towards it. "...I guess I can find a use or two for it... Anyroad, should we go head out to the field now? Or maybe wait at the guild 'till he gets back? I wouldn't mind seein' some axe fightin'..."

(Rising Lotus) "Pffft. I guess I'll jus' keep this damn thing then." she thumbed back at her spear "It's on your head now if I blow up though.." she jabbed her finger at Cravs with a smirk. "Any how, either might be a good place to go, though lookin' for him out of town might take a while."

(Riylli Aliapoh) "Why'd you even bring that thing if it's so dangerous..." She muttered, taking a cautious step away from her.

(Cravendy Hound) “I’d like to go out and look for ‘im. It sounds like ‘e joined the marauders recently, so ‘e might not know ‘ow to use an axe properly. What was ‘e ‘untin’ again...rats?” Cravs ponders for a second. “Should be able to find some in central La Noscea.”

(Riylli Aliapoh) "You're the native, lead the way! Do we really need to protect him against rats though..?"

(Rising Lotus) "I misplaced that axe I was usin' the other night. That thing was cheap anyway. Plus Mayumi said it'd only blow if it was on, and even then I'd be able to tell when it was gonna blow." she looked out over the water for a moment. "Maybe as long as I'm here I ought to go see if my backup spear is still on that island..err, after all this anyway." she nodded "To the rats!"

Cravendy Hound - Back to the battlefield! Cravs follows the dirt path, a woman on a mission. She stops suddenly and listens. Nothing out of the ordinary can be heard, but Cravs trusts the feeling in her gut and pulls Riylli and Rising behind a rock.

Cravendy Hound - And, several beats later, a highlander lad with warm brown skin and short dark dreads steps out from the long grass. (B) He’s armed with a rusty axe and his gear looks quite ratty and worn. There’s a single rat under his belt, and he’s on the lookout for more.

Riylli Aliapoh: "So... Back where we- ack!" Riylli is suddenly yanked backwards into the bush just before the highlander can spot them. She gave Cravs a glare regardless, before continuing in whisper. "He looks like he's doin' fine... You sure he needs our help?"

Rising Lotus regained her footing, watching the boy look out for his next target. "His axe does look like it's seen better days I'll give ya that...but you don't need anything too special for jus' huntin' those things." she was hunched over Riylli as she peeked around the boulder.

Cravendy Hound - The boy hefts the axe over his shoulder and dashes after another rat. He swings clumsily at it, missing it by a long shot, and the rat squeaks in fright as it disappears into the thrush.

Cravendy Hound stares longer at Baldur, and finally lets out a breath of relief. Riylli was right. He was hunting /rats/ of all things! She was crazy to have worried so much. “Aye...Maybe I could give ‘im some gil to buy better gear, but otherwise...”

Rising Lotus shook her head. "Don't think he'll accept it, the repair guy was sayin' lots of them were tryin' to help him out but he wouldn't take it. I mean if he knows them an' won't take it I don't think he'd let a strange give him a sack of gil."

Riylli Aliapoh sighed and brought her hand to her face, watching the boy's overexcited charge bringing back some painful memories for her.

Cravendy Hound: “If that’s the case, then I can find his ma and leave it while they aren’t lookin’. No one to return it to, no problem, right?”

Rising Lotus "Worth a shot I 'spose? Less he jus' uses it for food an' such, even still it's not like that's a bad thing."

Cravendy Hound - The relative calm is interrupted by a strange sound. Like a thousand somethings being shot out from a straw, followed by leaves being crushed. From so far, it’s hard to see what’s going on. For a second, you see Baldur struggle to get up from the bush he fell in, and then the boy goes charging after the unseen sound’s source in the distance.

Riylli Aliapoh 's ears twitch and she looks back up. "The hells was that..?" She asked, looking up to Cravs as she was the only one familiar with the wildlife here

Cravendy Hound is just as confused. “I...I don’t know. Never ‘eard anythin’ like that round these parts.” She gets up slightly, concerned.

Rising Lotus winced at the ruckus, hand keeping her steady on the rock. "Somethin' big for sure, there are goobue's round here right? Maybe one is havin' a fit?" she brought her hand over her eyes, trying to see if they could spot the source of the commotion from their hiding spot.

Rising Lotus looks around.

Riylli Aliapoh glances back towards the sound. "What do we do? Should we try to move up to get a better look?"

Cravendy Hound decides to risk getting closer. The boy was probably yalms away after whatever the thing was. Cravs kneels down near the bush Baldur fell in earlier and picks up one of many needles that are littered nearby. The corner of her mouth twitches down.

Cravendy Hound: "It's a needle." She looks over at Riylli and Rising. "There's nothin' here that'd leave this behind."

Rising Lotus cocked her head, looking at the tiny piece of metal in her hand. "You sayin' someone's tryin' to stick him with somethin'?" she squints and looks at the ground, seeing a few more laying on the ground.

Riylli Aliapoh scratched her head. "A needle? You got porcupine out here maybe? That's not... THAT dangerous." She offers, doing her best not to make Cravs worry

Cravendy Hound: “Do porcupines shoot their spines out like this?” Cravs asks Riylli. She nibbles the bottom of her lip - something didn’t feel right. “I’m not exactly dressed to fight...could you two go out and see what’s up? I’ll catch up later once I’m done changing.”

Riylli Aliapoh nods, motioning Rising to crouch down as she begins to silently creep through the brush. It wasn't exactly the same as hunting in the shroud with all its trees for cover, but she would do her best.

Rising Lotus followed Riylli, being a lot less subtle. "Eh he don't know us, no need to sneak up on him right? We're jus' too adventurer's passin' through an' checkin' out that big rumble."

Riylli Aliapoh: "Well... If it's nothin', we don't wanna get in the way of his fight do we?"

Riylli Aliapoh: "Kid seems like he's the type to chase glory. Not... That I would know."

Cravendy Hound - The closer you two get to the sounds of struggle, the more needles are littered all over the place. There’s a kind of sproingy sound, as something green jumps up in the air, just slightly above the tall grass. It’s a green, tubular, man-shaped plant. It’s...a cactuar! And it’s hopping triumphantly on top of Baldur, who lies thoroughly needled and face down on the ground.

Rising Lotus "Suppose I could see that. More glory means more jobs an' money." she blinked as at the sudden bouncing seedkin before them. "...Now what's that doin' all the way out here?" she furrowed her brow. "Cactuars don't live on these islands." she drew her spear, it humming to life as she moved to take care of the threat.

Riylli Aliapoh 's eyes go wide. "Oh what in the seventh hell is that?" She asked, looking up to Rising for a moment before following her lead and drawing her staff. "Whatever it's doing, let's not let it!"

Cravendy Hound - This particular cactuar has a little flower growing atop its head and looks tougher than the normal variety. It does a triple spin in the air in a single hop and moves strangely, its limbs stiff yet bouncy. Suddenly, it freezes, and then twists towards Rising.

Rising Lotus looked unphased even when spotting the flower sprout. She let it get a bit close before doing a low wide sweep at the seedkin, aiming at its midsection between all its limbs.

(Rising Lotus) Random! 875 (Riylli Aliapoh) (Do I have to attack or can I do other stuff?) (Cravendy Hound) you can do whatever you want haha )) (Cravendy Hound) heal, defend, run, talk, dance, whatever! :D )) (Rising Lotus) entice it with dancing Riylli. You know you want to))

Riylli Aliapoh suddenly grinned. "Oh, this is the perfect opportunity for some practice!" She said, clearly not taking the silly bouncing cactus man seriously. She begins to channel her spell, pulling aether up from the earth and gathering it in the crystal at the top, before unleashing it onto Rising. The Roegadyn warrior would feel a bit strange, though it would be difficult to place the change just yet.

Cravendy Hound - Rising’s hit lands squarely on the cactuar’s center of mass, causing it to go flying from the impact. It squeaks out a weirdly hollow sound when it lands, and then bounces back up, looking back with soulless eyes that make it hard to gauge whether it can feel pain.

(Riylli Aliapoh) (Stoneskin! Making her tougher in preparation for her to get blasted by needles (Riylli Aliapoh) (I kept trying to write the effects of stoneskin down but couldnt figure out how to without it feeling weird, so sorry for the long post time >x>)

Cravendy Hound - And it does, in fact, try to blast Rising with needles. A thousand, to be exact! They fly out in all directions from the cactuar’s body.

(Cravendy Hound) Random! 938 (Cravendy Hound) uohh )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (938 needles) Random! Rising Lotus rolls a 387.

Cravendy Hound - It’s a devastating attack, one that could cause serious (needle) injury. Thankfully, Riylli’s stoneskin helps defend against the worst of it, though the attack would still have moderate impact on Rising.

Rising Lotus smirked as the cactus was flung into the distance. "Jus' like when we use to hit 'em with sticks when I was a kid!" Lucky her for her, she knew the telltale signs of it about to attack and quickly brought her forearm up to cover her eyes. The first bit of the barrage didn't seem to harm her, though before she could wonder why the stoneskin wore off. She grit her teeth as this was just like when she was a girl too, her armor protecting the most of her but her exposed skin had some needles >

Rising Lotus protruding from it now. "Ngh... always hated that part." her right forearm had the most sticking out of it, her hand shaking a bit as she clenched it a few times to ensure she could still move it. She took a defensive stance for now, brushing her armored hand over her right arm to rid herself of some of the needles.

Riylli Aliapoh: "Ha! Everyone always looks at me funny when I say earth magic is more versatile than you'd think, but WHO'S LAUGHING NOW!" She plants her hands on her hips proudly, still not taking this seriously at all. "Feel free to praise me as much as you like~" She sung, ripping a chunk of earth from the ground and casually yeeting it towards the funny cactus man, thinking she could simply end it with one good hit

Cravendy Hound - Riylli’s rock is, certainly, yeeted over, smashing the cactuar back a couple of yalms. It’s tough exterior is starting to bruise in dark, green splotches. It hesitates, as if understanding that these two were on a whole other level than the kid it had downed moments prior. This pause grants you an additional opportunity to give it a good beating!

(Cravendy Hound) it is, in fact, just a cactuar so I don't think the battle should be a grueling thing :P )) (Cravendy Hound) Baldur is just a lvl 2 noob that got owned by, like, a lvl 18 cactuar or something lmao ))

Rising Lotus enough of the needles removed from her arm now, she pressed their opportunity and dashed forward, trying to impale the thing on her spear. Malfunctioning as her spear may be, it was still plenty honed to shred through the seedkin's thick fiber!

Riylli Aliapoh grins and plants her feet into the earth, bringing her staff up above her head as she begins to channel magic. She was clearly enjoying the chance to show off, as she suddenly jams the tip of her staff down into the soil and injects the very earth with her gathered aether. Nothing happens for just a moment, before the ground beneath the cacti's feet suddenly explodes and launches it into the air

Cravendy Hound - Two things happen, in a very specific order. First, Rising stabs the cactuar with her spear, the thing dangling from the weapon’s sharp end like a weird kebab. Second, Riylli’s magic launches both Rising and the shisk-cactuar into the air!

Riylli Aliapoh blinks as she watches Rising fly into the air, having charge in during the brief moment of pause before her spell had gone off. "H-Hey! Don't just rush in like that dammit! Y'know I'm throwing rocks back here right!?" She calls out, not even apologizing because that would mean she had made a mistake, and she would never do that.

Rising Lotus grinned as her attack hit her mark, the cactuar firmly on her spear. Her celebration as short lived however as she was blown in the air with little warning, lucky dropping her spear and their foe in the process. Wasn't so luck was when she tumbled to the ground, the needs still stuck in her getting drove deeping into her body. She let out a pained shriek, grasping at the sections sections of exposed skin for the needles digging into her, but her gloved hand not precise enough to pick them >

Rising Lotus out, leaving her to writhe on the ground.

(Cravendy Hound) ohhh ouch D: )) (Riylli Aliapoh) (Oww)

Cravendy Hound - The flowered cactuar has been dispatched, but one wonders...what was it doing way out here? Such a question would have to go unanswered for the time being, given that both Baldur and Rising were dealing with a rather sharp situation.

Riylli Aliapoh hesitates, looking back and forth between both collapsed pincushions and having no idea what to do. "...H... Hey... Uh, you... you guys alright..?"

Cravendy Hound - The kid groans. Up close, it’s apparent that his shoddy armor did him no favors against the seedkin’s assault. Through bleary eyes, he looks at both Riylli and Rising and mouths ‘thank you’ before falling unconscious.

Rising Lotus was still letting out pained grunts as she was able to sit up in a way that she wouldn't be putting anymore pressure on the needles now deep in her skin. She could take a beating, but this was a very acute pain across various parts of her form. Her right hand was shaking worse than before as she clumsily undid her gauntlet, paying no mind to Riylli, and pulled her left hand out, trying again to pull the stuck needles out of her arm.

Cravendy Hound finally, FINALLY walks in. Very late. Suspiciously so. And still in disguise. But she’s here now. She carefully props the unconscious boy up and winces. It’d be best for a healer to look at him right away. When Rising gets up, she nods in the other Roegadyn’s direction. “Knew it’d take more than a ‘andful of needles to bring ye down, but still, that looks bad.”

Riylli Aliapoh shifted her feet nervously but remained silent, not even taking the chance to brag for once as she knew it would likely just lead to her getting yelled at.

Cravendy Hound: “Come on, lets get both of ye to town. There’re good ‘ealers there that should be able to patch ye up, right as rain.” Cravs slings Baldur over her shoulder, and it’s a funny sight seeing a ‘noblewoman’ hefting a peasant boy around.

Rising Lotus continued to tune out the others out as she gripped the first needle between her index finger and thumb, teeth grit hard as she pulled it out in a process that was not only pain to do, but probably painful to watch as well! Hands clenching until her knuckles were white, finally barked something at Riylli "My spear.. an' glove.." she was working on getting to her feet and couldn't be concerned about such things right now.

Riylli Aliapoh puts her staff away and nods, rushing over to grab what Rising had dropped. She briefly hesitated to pick up the spear before turning back to Rising, awkwardly holding the oversized thing in both arms. "Alright, lets go." She said, very obviously avoiding looking at the gross needle pulling going on

Cravendy Hound - The party would return to Limsa and entrust the boy to the healers of the Arcanist’s guild. There were many questions hanging in the air in the silence between them, some that Cravs had to answer for, and others that would have to be found out another day. Perhaps something to discuss a cup of tea back at Heartwood...but today, the mood was wrong. It was simply time to rest.

#ff14 rp logs #Split Ends #...is what I'll call this little collection of quests #Cravs coming up with her disguise: Look at all these nice dresses in the closet!!!#me: single tear rolling down ;o)#Cravendy Hound #Rising Lotus #riylli aliapoh

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