[VIDEO] 9 April [SEELIE] A Call to Arms [OPEN]

[waterbearer]

[ The video is aimed largely past the speaker, to the twichting-writhing forms of three snake-like horned-creatures, the crackles of electricity still racing across their scales as they move. The locket is likely proper up on a rock or tree somewhere, as the speaker is turned to face the worms, his arms up and tattoos glowing electricity crackles from his hands. He is standing on land near a small river-stream near farmsteads. ]

Attention.

I am Kaldur’ahm, recently brought here with the rest of you. I was exploring the rivers and streams nearby and found that several had been blocked by these creatures, and that they were attacking the farms homesteads.

[ One of the worms seems to recover from the temporary paralysis, and lunges towards Kaldur, who leaps away and grasps two devices firmly in his hands. He jumps up again slams downwards on its tail with a water-formed spiked mace, inadvertently severing part of the tip from the worm. He bats the rest of the worm back further away and continues. ]

I am requesting assistance. Several of the civilians have been bitten, and are displaying signs of being in a critical condition due to the creature’s venom. I have been attempting to combat these worms for a few hours, and they grow more resistant to my electric paralyzation with each attempt I try.

[ The severed tail-end starts wriggling violently, and he forms a sledgehammer to knock it back several yards, closer to the still-paralyzed worms. ]

They are quick to regenerate from severed pieces, like echinoderms.

I need those who can help me combat these creatures and those who can help transport the injured to the castle, as well as individuals to help care for those injured by the worms.



{{ooc: The four first comments titled as "Alpha Squad", "Beta Squad", "Gamma Squad" and "Support Team" are for the 'action' part. (Where I will also attempt to GM as worms if people so desire). Feel free to answer the comm itself before immediately jumping into action, or to handwave being assigned to the team you are on and head straight for the action, as well as forming your own little threadlines!

They are more for organization purposes and keeping your squad-mates straight than anything else, and any number of threads can be started below the heading!

NOTE: IC'ly, the Squad assignations are happening on the spot.}}

Comments

[silvergift]

None. The bite was deep but nothing beyond that entered his blood. Do keep watch on him though, in case he should be bitten again.

[walkingarsenal]

[He nods. He'd like to think that this will be Kili's only visit to the healers, that there won't be any more getting bitten on his watch, but it's already happened.]

We'll try not to come back with another bite.

[silvergift]

[And she would like it to be, for either of them.]

And I will try not to scold either of you if you should.

[walkingarsenal]

[For that, he smiles once more, and he finds himself thinking of his mother.]

If you haven't yet, you're sure to become Kili's favourite healer. He might even listen to you.

[silvergift]

[She laughs very lightly.]

He might but I do hope we will meet more without needing be injured. That may convince him to listen better than when he is being treated.

[walkingarsenal]

[This makes another kind elf on a list that has grown to a good few in a short time.]

I can make no promises [just as she seems to suspect, it isn't unlikely that they will be back for a healer, despite their intentions], but I think we would all prefer to meet in different circumstances.

[silvergift]

[It's not hard for Celebrian to fit on that list.]

That is alright. I imagine we would though. At least, I would certainly would have.

[walkingarsenal]

[Another elf who has been charmed by Kili surprisingly open to dwarven company, too, and not just because it's part of her work.]

We may yet, once these worms are slain. [A pause, then he bows his head to take his leave so that others in need of her attention now won't be kept waiting.]

[silvergift]

[One couldn't have lived next door to dwarves, and traded with them, without being open to their company.]

I look forward to it.