[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

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[renewedwill]

Fire, huh? Well I guess that makes some sense.... If it's an actual worm. These things have spines though, right? Have you tried cutting along the neck? There has to be some spot on it's body that connects to the brain. [tho this is a whole lot easier trying to explain on a human body. titans] I know that's what kills the... things I'm used to fighting back home.

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[waterbearer]

Even crushed skulls seem to heal in time, though such severances are slower to heal than others. Any complete severance causes a creature to regenerate from both creatures, much like the echinoderms... starfish and their like, of the oceans.

A more direct attack at the root of the spinal cord may help in slowing them, however. I shall spread it among the others and test to see if any appreciable difference can be achieved.

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[renewedwill]

What in the world is a starfish? [sorry aquabro, you're talking to a guy who has never seen the outside world. other than big ass trees.] But anyway- yeah let me know if that works? Hopefully I'll be able to make a better speculation when I come across one myself.

They haven't shown signs of eating people though, have they?

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[waterbearer]

Do not worry over it, if you have not had the exposure. I must remeber that not all have had such expusre to the oceans.

The worms seem more intent on crushing them in their coils, perhaps, but I would not be surprised if they would eat humans as well. Anything large enough for them to sustain their metabolism one would likely be suitable prey.

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[renewedwill]

Riiiight, okay. Easy to forget about it then. [he can't help but give a sigh of relief.] That's good. That they haven't been showing any signs of wanting to eat people. That can get down right messy if you're not careful. Hopefully no one decides to test that theory out.

But thanks for the information. I'm Jean Kirstein.

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[waterbearer]

Jean Kirstein. [ He repeats the name, as if committing it to memory ]

Thank you, for your assistance.

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[renewedwill]

Eh, it's nothing really. I'm used to this sort of thing, so. [he shrugs.] If you find out anything new let me know, alright? I'll see you around then Kaldur’ahm. [the name sounds a bit weird coming out of his mouth though, sorry!]