2021.12.08: El Gallo Bastardo

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El Gallo Bastardo
Leif and Evonna is sent to save a brave Warrior Soul
IC Date 12/08/2021
IC Time Yes
Players Leif, Evonna, Becks in small Cameo, Steinar as ST and small Cameo
Location Somewhere near the Mexican Border


It is early morning at Stonecreek. Very early morning, so to the point that only the really early risers are up and about.
There is a sound, suddenly, that rings out through the area. A sound that does not belong to Stonecreek. It seems strange, almost ghostly. The sound of a rooster, crawing out its 'Cockadoodledoo', letting it drift on the wind. Each time, the sound trails off and silences to then come back. It seems to be coming from somewhere, almost as if originating from the area of the pond and the waterfall.
And it is also the place where Steinar is standing. His backpack resting on the ground before him, a small animal hide unfolded before him on the stones where he apparently has been consulting the bones. He seems to be waiting for something.


Leif is not in HIS cabin. He's still in C with Becks. But he's awake and he's half way through changing Misty's diaper. She's still more or less asleep. He hurries through the changing and carefully lays the little sleepy thing back into her bed and peers out the window. Spotting Steinar, he glances back over his shoulder at Misty, who's got her thumb in her mouth and going back to sleep, then puts away all the gross and heads for the door.


Evonna was asleep. She did not have early patrol today. She hears the sounds and drags herself out of bed and with just throwing on a large tshirt over her pajamas, she slips into some boots and opens the door and looks out. Rubbing her eyes she looks and sees Steinar, and then Leif. Ok, she's awake now. She drags further on out to see what is up.


Becks comes out of the bathroom where she was getting ready for the day. She heard the noise too. She looks to Leif and says "I'll get Mari to come sit with Misty and I'll join you." she is all business because who knows what that was! She heads out the cabin to fetch Mari for Misty so she can join Leif and others.


Steinar is standing still a few moments, peering down at the bones. He has a strange look on his face, as if he sees something he does not quite understand; or believe. He lifts his head slowly, reaches into his pant pocket to pull out a really tiny knife. Its like a letter opener, but smaller. He uses that to rip a deep wound into his left arm, to then toss it outwards towards the water. The blood splatters on the surface, forming patterns. Swirling. He takes a deep breath, "The Wall." he calls out, as if sensing his Alpha is near, "The Spirits deliver a message. A kindred soul calls out in agony. It calls out in anger. Its cries has come here, carried on the winds by the Fates themselves." he has a strange, almost detached, voice. He looks to the side, not really at anyone, "Go south. Follow the call upon the wind.." and as by chance, there is a faint 'cockadoodledoo!' that seems to echo on a gust of wind that blows through the trees.


"Geezus, Steinar," Leif says as he sees the blood. "Is that necessary?" But it probably is. Becks got a nod, but Leif was already heading out the door. "South..." Leif looks that direction and then glances around, just about to call out for Evonna, but he sees her. "Alright. Evonna, looks like we got a thing to do."


Evonna moves back a few steps to her cabin, and grabs her go bag that is ready at all times. Slinging that over herself, she ties up her boots, and then ties back her hair in a messy ponytail to be fixed later. "Ja wohl. Let's go." She asks Becks, "Please let Brandr know that we had to go for a mission." She makes her way up to Leif and nods, "South it is."


Becks grabs her medical bag and her bow. Will she need either? highly unlikely she can hardly use the bow but dern it she's going to at least -look- like she can do something! She moves to follow the two garou, staying close and behind them as they head south.


Steinar looks back to the water, not even responding to the query, "Travel fast. Travel light." he says, "Follow the call until you hear the voices of multitude. Then you know you are at the right place. Save the stricken Warrior." Oh, he's just full of none informational gems today! It is possible that the strange murky liquid that slurps around in his drinking horn is part of the reason for his weirdness. Those mushroom concoctions he makes are not weak.


Leif is just in his gray sweatpants, because of course he has a pair of those. He even has a desc for them! LOOK! "Hey, babe, grab my belt and the little pouch of talens I have, would you?" He doesn't really need much of anything else. Belt. Check. That's before she got outside, of course. "You're incredibly helpful. But he's already moving. "Becks, you stay toward the back. If anything even kind of weird happens, you crush it and it'll bring you back here. I think that's where they're centered. Okay?" He doesn't look at her, and it isn't REALLy a request. He's pretty much all business too, but he knows that Becks won't do anything dumb, so that's a help! But then he stops. "Actually... just stay here. This might be a bad idea. We don't know what we're walking into."


It is quite possible that there is a Wind Spirit at play here, because as the little group leaves Steinar behind and begins to travel south there is that constant .. sound .. for them to follow. It always arrives on a gust of wind, leading them south.. south.. south. And when he said south, he meant south. And not a short bit south, either. Out of Prospect. Out of the forest. A bit east. Heading to darker areas. More dangerous areas. Areas were there are few cops, large areas of lands owned by strange people and backwater communities that few dare venture into. And always, there is the gust of wind. With the roosters sound on it. And after many hours (at least four hours of just walking (and possibly stopping to get some water somewhere)) the wind suddenly changes direction. It happens just as the pair finds a dirt road that appears to be coming from a larger main road. It heads straight east. The gust of wind disappears here, but instead there is another sound drifting from the east. Music. Bad, Mexican rap music. Some sort of loudspeaker with a distorted voice. And .. is that chicken cackling drifting in on the wind as well?


Evonna gives a look to Leif, and is on her way and listening for the sounds. She gets going a few paces ahead of Leif as he will quickly catch up and surpass her with his height. They take a fast pace, but it still is taking a long time and she mentions along the way, "Are we sure we are not imagining the sound of the roosters?" When it finally stops at this dirt road and the bad music starts she shakes her head, "The spirit must have a sense of humor."


"We're all hearing it, aren't we? So we might be being led into a trap, but we aren't IMAGINING it." At some point, he shifted, and that puts his belt where it's supposed to be and all that fun stuff. With the music, Leif wrinkles his nose and shakes his head. >>Alright. Let's spread a few feet further apart. I'm REALLY not liking this."

=== ROLLS FOR SENSE WYRM
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Evonna rolls Perception + Occult vs 6 for 6 successes.
2 2 3 +6 +7 +8 +10 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Leif rolls Perception + Occult vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 +6 +7 +8 +10 +10 10
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And there is little to like. Very little to like, in fact. As they travel along the road, or by the side of it, heading for the music there is a sudden dip downwards. It leads down into a lowered plain of sorts. Perhaps, in Dinosaur times, it was a lake? Who knows! But there .. is a ranch. A sign over the main entrance reads 'Rancho de Gallo Grande' and there is a badly drawn rooster in black next to the sign.
The Ranch itself is just a dinky old building. There is a barn as well, looking like it might fall over as soon as someone coughs on it. But mostly, the area is filled with large chicken and rooster pens and cages. There are three large rings. Fighting rings.
This.. is a Cockfighting Ranch. From the looks of things, there's about ten or so Mexicans ambling about. There's plenty of visitors, from some lost Texan cityslickers to an excited-looking high society lady. The music is playing near one fo the rings, where there is a fight going on. Even from afar, the sickly violent excitement on the onlookers is clear, along with their encouragement of more blood and violence from the fights.
And then you sense it. Not the stench of dead roosters and chicks, with the subtle scent of rotting flesh. Not the sweat from the battle lusting humans watching the fights. But the sickly stench of corruption. The Wyrm has its claws in this place. Something strong lives here.
Oh, and those Mexicans? They all seem to wear similar colours and markings. A gang? A gang.


Evonna takes point to walk to the west and around to the north of this place. Scope it out and see what she can see. Sniffing, if only in homid, to try to find where this stench is coming from. She keeps a distance so as hopefully not to be seen, but blonde girl around here would stick out. Thankfully, she is pretty stealthy.


Fucknormous Wolf knows as much about gangs as he does fine wine - that's basically nothing. But he DOES know what he SMELLS and he growls quietly. >>Alright. There are people down there who may or may not be veil-safe. So I think we should do this as wolves.<< Wild wolf attack in the middle of nowhere? Shouldn't be too unusual. Get it done. Knock 'em down. Kill everyone." Yes. Everyone. But still taking precautions of going in as a wolf. JUST in case. >>Then we cleanse the place, probably with fire.<<


"Yeah, c'mon! Rip him apart! Yeah!" comes the voice from some over excited visitor. The quality of the mans voice is almost as if he was on a drug, high on cocaine and over amped. "Yeah! Fuck him up! You piece of shit rooster! Get up! Get up!" screams a woman, her voice mad with excitement. Something here is driving the audience to a near frenzy of desire for violence. Something here is setting the roosters on eachother with unyielding anger. The Gangmembers are mostly moving about, as if keeping things in check. They appear to be armed, too. Handguns, that can be seen when closer.


Evonna hears the alpha's orders and shifts to lupus. Just hearing the way the roosters are being treated illicits the need to growl but she keeps quiet as she figures things out here. >> Fire. Yes. Jelly Beans. << Reminding that she has some when needed. With a whoosh around her, Evonna stretches and grows until landing on all fours.


Fucknormous Wolf makes sure everyone has a flames of Ra. leif has a few. He circles around, finding a good vantage point, then he waits, surveying the area carefully. >>On my go<< he says through the pack link. >>One.. two.... THREE<<

=== Might of Thor
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->

Fucknormous Wolf rolls Willpower vs 6 for 5 successes.
3 5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8
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=== Troll Skin
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Stamina + Primal Urge vs 7 for 6 successes.
2 3 5 6 6 +7 +8 +9 +9 +10 +10
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=== Random Roll To Determine NPC Reaction
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 1 (1 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
5
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The plan was simple enough. Use a Moonbridge, traverse the distance from where they are to where they should be for a better point of attack. Hidden, ready. And that plan goes off without a hitch. Not a problem at all. There is that thing, though, as the two Get of Fenris pass through the Umbra via the Bridge, from point a to point b, where there is the faint sound once more. A Roosters call. Like the one that they followed on the wind earlier. But the moment they are out of the bridge, in the realm and now in the thick of things, the sound dies off. So far, no one ha noticed the two wolves. The general calamity and chaos of the cockfighting is masking any sounds they make, the general stench of the area masking any scents they bring with.


Fucknormous Wolf circles around, finding a good vantage point, then he waits, surveying the area carefully. >>On my go<< he says through the pack link. >>One.. two.... THREE<<


Steinar has rolled NPC initiative: NPC Mexican Ganggroup goes on 11 Fucknormous Wolf takes a breath and that whooshing rollercoaster sensation happens as he teleports, right to the exact spot that he was looking for, landing in a secluded spot that's just right for his huge, spiky body Fucknormous Wolf has rolled initiative: 30
already includes +10 for Spirit of the Fray (add another +10 if Gnosis spent)
Blood Thorn has rolled initiative: 30
already includes +10 for Spirit of the Fray (add another +10 if Gnosis spent)


=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 5 for 6 successes.
2 2 2 3 4 4 +5 +7 +8 +8 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Strength + 6 + 6 vs 6 for 9 successes.
1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 10
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=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 3 for 9 successes.
1 2 +3 +5 +5 +5 +7 +8 +8 +9 +9 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 8 vs 6 for 10 successes.
2 3 3 4 5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 +10 +10
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Fucknormous Wolf steps out as the nearest person comes by. It doesn't matter if it's man or woman, gang member or onlooker. Hopefully it's someone with a weapon, but really it doesn't matter much. The huge spiky wolf steps out, almost casually, opening his huge maw and literally bites the person in half. Giving his head a mighty shake, one piece goes over there, the other one goes the other way.


Blood Thorn jumps out from the moonbridge in to the fray here, paws and claws out and ready to do damage to these wyrm minions! The first gangster in front of her she practically lands on. Her razor sharp claws just mutilate him into a mush on the ground, destroying any last vestiage of life in him. She snarls and is ready to take on ALL COMERS. >> FOR FENRIR!! <<


And, well, quietly was not really a thing anymore! That snarl, was enough to make most notice something. However, what really sets them off, is not the two large wolves of the enormous bloodsplatters happening. It is one of the body pieces shredded in two by the large spiky wolf. One of the pieces lands among some crates, disturbing what seems to have been a snoozing hen. It pokes its head out, looks around angrily to then zero in on The Wall. With a loud ruckus, it goes *CLUCKCLUCKCLUCK!* as it charges him, blood thirst burning in its eyes! And it really is. Those eyes shine with a sickly red glow of almost pure Rage. And boy, is it loud. Along with Blood Thorns snarl, there is a sudden silence. A second later, someone yells, "EL LOBO!" And its on.

=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 5 for 9 successes.
3 3 3 +5 +5 +6 +7 +7 +7 +9 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Strength + 8 + 6 vs 6 for 9 successes.
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +7 +8 +9 +9 +9 10
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=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 3 for 9 successes.
2 2 2 +3 +3 +3 +7 +7 +8 +8 +9 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 8 vs 6 for 3 successes.
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 +6 +6 +7 7 9 10
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Muther clucker. Leif is slightly distracted by the chicken coming at him, so he steps forward as the thing bawks toward him and just... stomp. Squishes it flat as a feathered pancake and then sets his sights on the next guy. The chickens are clearly not an obstacle


Blood Thorn snaps her jaws and snarls loudly. She goes after the next gang banger, ripping his arm off and tossing it out towards one of the others. She'll let Leif have his fun int he feathers but when the shots start ringing out, she's jumping and barking mad. >> FINISH THEM AND HELP ME HERE! GUNS!! <<

=== ATTACK on Evonna
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 13 (13 dice) vs 6 for 7 successes.
1 2 2 3 5 +6 +6 +7 +8 +8 +9 +9 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 4 + 7 (11 dice) vs 6 for 7 successes.
2 4 4 5 +7 +8 +9 +9 +9 +9 +10
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There is blood. A lot of blood. There is a very stunned and surprised gangmember suddenly face to face with a really angry wolf. Before he even gets his gun out of his waistband, most of his arm is torn off and tossed away. There is a strange flicker of greenish something in his eyes though, "EL LOBO!" he yells, to which the music dies. There is a scream from one of the guests as one of the roosters leap up from the ring and attacks her face. And as that goes on, the gangmembers all pull their guns. Their centre of attention is Blood Thorn, whom ripped their buddys arm off and in that moment a hail of bullets are sent her way. The sound is loud, brutal. Many angry bullets hit their marks, attacking and ripping into her Troll Skin.

=== Evonna SOAK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Stamina + 6 + 3 vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 10
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=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 5 for 8 successes.
1 3 3 +5 +5 +6 +6 +8 +9 +10 +10 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Strength + 9 + 1 + 6 vs 6 for 10 successes.
1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 +6 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +7 +9 +9 +9 10 10
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=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 2 for 12 successes.
+2 +2 +3 +5 +5 +5 +6 +8 +8 +9 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls 2 vs 2 for 2 successes.
+2 +8
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 13 vs 6 for 5 successes.
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 +6 +6 +7 +9 +9 10 10 10 10
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>>Enough of this<< Leif snarls and leaps at the next guy. Another one becomes two with a massive shake of his head and before the two pieces even hit the ground, he's heading for the next, barreling down at top speed <OOC> Blood Thorn says, "Hopefully that is enough. FFS all those dice"

=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 2 for 10 successes.
1 +3 +3 +3 +4 +4 +6 +7 +9 +9 +9 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Strength + 10 + 6 vs 6 for 9 successes.
1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +9 10
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Blood Thorn snarls and yips at the shots that have rang out and damaged her. She is pretty damn tough and that is all that will come of the hits she has taken right now. Her paws dripping with blood, and blood splattered all around her, she rips into the guy she took the arm off of and takes his life in turn.


=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 2 for 12 successes.
+2 +5 +5 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7 +8 +8 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls 1 vs 2 for 1 successes.
+2
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 12 vs 6 for 12 successes.
2 2 2 4 4 4 5 +6 +6 +6 +6 +7 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +10
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Hilariously enough, when Leif shakes the dude into two pieces, his torso lands on a poor chicken, smashing it, breaking its neck. Poor rage chicken. He'll... apologize to a chicken later. Whatever. But he launches himself at the next guy, literally biting his head off and there's a bit of an effort made to NOT swallow the morsel. He does okay against wyrmy things, but .. man that would suck. Head bitten off, he body checks the thing with a massive shoulder and re-assesses the situation


Blood. So much blood! The screams of the guests are all over as they try to flee from the suddenly appearing wolves. But see, running is not that easy because the moment things errupted, the Roosters in the ring lost it. They stopped trying to attack eachother and instead flew out of the ring and began going for the guests. The first woman, the high society one, had her face just .. pecked into mush. One of the City Slickers is being chased down by the other rooster, screaming for his life before a stray bullet from the shooting gangmembers zing into his temple and splatters his brains on the ground.
And then there is a sound. Like an off-tune whistle. All of the previously closed cages suddenly open, and out comes an army of angry roosters. They most likely pose as much danger as the Hen did to The Wall, but does it matter? No, because angry Rooster is angry. Very, very angry. En masse, they charge from the various cages that were scattered all over, heading for the two wolves.


Blood Thorn turns and just destroys the guy next to her that shot at her. Still got more to go, but one at a time she is turning them into a nasty puddle here. >> Keep at it! WE DO THIS FOR FENRIR! <<

=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 3 for 11 successes.
2 +3 +4 +4 +6 +6 +7 +8 +8 +9 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls 2 vs 3 for 0 successes.
1 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 12 vs 6 for 7 successes.
1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 +6 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 9 10
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=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 3 for 12 successes.
+3 +4 +5 +5 +6 +6 +7 +7 +9 +10 +10 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls 3 vs 3 for 3 successes.
+5 +7 +9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Strength + 15 + 6 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 5 5 +6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10
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Blood Thorn is a raging killing machine. She's more blood now than the beautiful wolf she would normally be, but does she care? Not with her rite name. She is a bloody thorn for these fuckers and she'll make sure they feel her sharp claws. Swiping the next guy, she destroys him into another pile.


<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 3 (3 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
4 5 +7
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=== ATTACK on Leif
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 8 (8 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 1 2 5 +6 +6 7 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 4 + 2 (6 dice) vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 -1 2 5 7
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Fucknormous Wolf overshoots a little. Fucking chicken literally almost flew down his throat and he stumbled a little. It's still a solid chomp! Leif just manages to rip into the guy's shoulder, separating it from the tendons and ligaments


There is just so much blood and gore. The ground is slick with it, turning dry and cracked mud and sand into a bog of blood and mosh. It really is quite disgusting. The overwhelming stench of blood fills the area. And still, the Gangmembers does not run away. There is something maddening in their eyes, as if they are filled with the same kind of rage the Roosters are afflicted by. The remaining guys fire, this time turning on the large enormous wolf. Shots ring out, but the swarm of roosters that bug the wolf act as a kind of shield and three Roosters drop dead to the ground.


Blood Thorn claws her way through another gangster, and kicks and shakes off the roosters that are attacking. >> I'll eat you all if you do not get AWAY! << Snarling and takes it out on one more dude, swiping to take his head from his neck, and then snaps at some rooster near her and takes it's head too. There is still some dumb rooster on her back and she shakes her fur out, splattering blood even further out in a mist, and knocking the rooster back in a loud PA-COCK!!


Fucknormous Wolf is shot in the shoulder, but the bullet literally ricochets off one of the massive porcupine quills. Leif snarls and headbutts the gang dude right in the face. It sticks him to the quills and with a flick of his head, the corpse goes flying over his head and falls to the ground/ >>FUCK OFF<< Leif roars at the attack roosters, shaking one off his leg, accidentally stomping two more and then rushing toward the last one.


And that is when things turn strange. The gangers that ran this place, all lie dead at your feet. All over, in fact. Many many parts of them. Most of the roosters are dead, easily disposed of. But that, oh, that is not the strangest thing.
There is fowl play at work. The people who had been here watching the fights, most of them are dead. But not by bullets. No, by .. even more roosters. And not just the angry roosters. There is a large group of what was once a pile of dead roosters, now shambling slowly across the field. Behind them lay the mangled corpse of one of the onlookers. Their eyes are glowing red, their bodies in various stages of rotting. The roosters that you disposed off that were on you, are slowly starting to come back to life.
You can feel the anger filling the air, as if anger itself is reanimating the corpses. Even some of the gangmembers start to twitch oddly.
There is, though, in the back of your minds, that strange Cockadoodledoo you heard passing through the moonbridge earlier. That moment you were in the Umbra..


Blood Thorn does not know what the hell is happening here. >> Alpha! There is something more going on here. FLAME ON? OR?? << Reanimation is not something they would expect, especially when they have ripped and bitten and squashed.


=== PEERING into Umbra
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Fucknormous Wolf rolls Gnosis vs 6 for 0 successes.
1 -1 4 5 7
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>>Burn it down<< Leif says with ... ridiculous amounts of calmness. >>Nothing is good here<< Rather than using the flames of Ra, The Wall paws at the ground and then .... no, that doesn't work very well at all. >>Fuck... BURN IT DOWN, BLOOD THORN!<< He reaches to pull free one of the talens from his.. fur. Yes, it's kind of like keeping gum behind your ear, only much classier, but then he pauses and squints slightly to look into the umbra, the Flames of Ra poised against his lips


Within the Umbral landscape where the Ranch resides in the Realm, there are of course no buildings. There are no fighting pits. There is, however, something quite nasty. A large black mass, with many shadowy tendrils which is holding on to a magnificent, HUGE rooster. The rooster spirit is easily three times the size of a normal rooster, its feathers a shining blue with the feathers around its neck a bedazzling array of yellow, red and orange. It would be a magnificent warrior spirit, its beak sharp and deadly and its talons sporting large protuding talons backwards, like spurs.
But its trapped. It is tortured. The black mass is digging its tendrils into it, sapping its strength and trying to Corrupt it. There is a large chance that this rooster spirit is what has been enraging the roosters in the Realm. And might be part of why things are reanimating. That, or the large Bane squatting over it.


Crunch. Snap. Pop. RAAR! Evonna is replaced with a furry nightmare! Blood Thorn shifts to Crinos and pops the Flames of Ra into her mouth. Like a great dragon, she starts to spew the flames all around, burning it down! As thing catch on fire, she steps away to finish the job and then coughs and spits out the last of it.


And in the Realm, while The Wall watches what goes on in the Umbra, Blood Thorn sets things on fire. And boy, do things get set on fire! The old barn is .. well .. tinder. The Ranch house is easily set on fire as well. But, more importantly, the reanimating corpses that are set on fire? Well, they kinda burn well! A quick way to make sure no zombie hens make it out of here. Or peck your toenails off.


The Wall shifts just a split second behind Evonna. >> FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK << he roars out in the crinos tongue as his attempt at setting the whole mess on fire fails. >>There's a spirit trapped, Evonna.<< He launches himself toward the nearest thing, shooting out gouts of flame, then cries out >>TO THE UMBRA! FREE THE COCK! WE'RE COMING!<< Okay, so he isn't THINKING about what he's saying, just.... battle rage.

=== Stepping Sideways
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Gnosis vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 2 3 +7 8 10
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Blood Thorn centers herself as best she can with pecking undead cocks around them. She reaches for The Wall and tries to pull him across the Gauntlet with her, but it is proving difficult with the roosters and all.


The Wall almost pushes Evonna's hand away because of the quills, but he grabs her hand and lets himself be pulled across. He does not LIKE the umbra, see. Like, he really doesn't. The rules are weird. It fucks with his Wyld in places like this, but you do what you gotta and he slips over with Evonna, trying not to touch anything but her hand


And, there it is. Now, Blood Thorn sees what The Wall saw. The Bane, a massive creature torturing the War Spirit, the proud Rooster. Off to the side, not far from the rooster, lays the dried out and desiccated corpse of what was once a Garou. Most likely a Metis, as it died in its Warform. A broken necklace is around the corpse neck, with the Bone Gnawers tribal insignia. The moment they pop out of the Umbra, the large bane seems to centre its attention on them. It lets out a loud, piercing roar.


  • The Great Corruptor Bane

=== ATTACK <---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 2 for 5 successes.
1 1 1 +3 +4 +6 +7 +7 8 9 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls 1 vs 2 for -1 successes.
-1
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 4 vs 7 for 0 successes.
1 1 -1 -1 -1 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 9 10
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=== True Fear attempt
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 1 + Intimidation vs 5 for 0 successes.
1 1 -1 2 3 3 7 9
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Blood Thorn is first at the punch, or claw in this matter against this bane holding the rooster spirit down here. It seems like she is hitting it but her claws do nothing. It is like she is swiping at a phantom and is untouchable! >> WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!?!? <<


=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 1 + Brawl vs 4 for 5 successes.
3 +6 +7 +7 +9 +10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 1 + 5 vs 7 for 1 successes.
3 3 5 5 5 +9
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=== SOAK ROLL DUE TO ARMOR
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 5 + 6 (11 dice) vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 1 2 2 2 5 +6 7 7 10
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=== TENTACLE SLAP ATTACK ON LEIF using Blighted Touch Charm
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 5 (5 dice) vs 6 for 2 successes.
1 4 +6 +7 10
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The Wall stumbles through the gauntlet. Even with his strength seriously diminished, he lets out a roar and launches himself toward the tentacle dude and bites, tearing off a tentacle

=== ROLL TO RESIST BLIGHTED TOUCH
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 3 vs 6 for 2 successes.
4 +6 +10
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The attack made by Blood Thorn strikes the Bane, but once her attack connects with the evil, foul spirit, she can feel it. There is armor there, the tentacles are not just fleshy, shadow swirls of power. THere is something HARD under it which her attack glances off of. The Wall can feel it too, but his attack finds a less thick tentacle. Teeth sink in and the tentacle sheers off before vanishing into a foul smelling fog. Then, from the corner of his eye, The Wall can see another tentacle. It comes down, slapping him over the cheek. Its not hard, its not forceful. It just sort of .. slaps him. And then he can feel it. Something sickly seeping into his skin, and his mind being assaulted by everything negative in his entire life. He can hear voices screaming at him. That he is a terrible Garou. The voices scream at him, highlighting all his worst qualities and for a moment, he might actually feel like he believes it. The Blight attack lasts but a moment, before dissipating. The Bane is still squarely attached above, around and over the War Spirit. The noble Rooster. It is angry, but it is clear much of its former strength has been sapped by the Bane. It crows out once more in anger and desperation, calling for help. Calling for rescue.


=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 2 for 7 successes.
1 1 +2 +4 +5 +6 +6 +8 +8 8 10
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls 1 vs 2 for 1 successes.
+2
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 7 vs 7 for 5 successes.
1 1 1 2 2 3 5 5 6 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8 8 8 10
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


=== SOAK ROLL DUE TO ARMOR CHARM
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 5 + 6 (11 dice) vs 6 for 6 successes.
2 2 3 5 5 +6 +6 +8 +8 +9 +9
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 1 + Brawl vs 7 for 0 successes.
1 -1 -1 3 5 10
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=== Rage Roll
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls Rage vs 10 for 2 successes.
1 8 9 +10 +10 10
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=== BANE ATTACK ON EVONNA, BLIGHT TOUCH CHARM
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 5 (5 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes.
3 +7 +8 +9 +9
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The Wall flips around, chomping for another tentacle. He misses, kind of getting a little unintentional slap to the eyeball with the thing. He snarls with rage and spins around, getting a little tangled in the things.


Blood Thorn claws at the tentacles as they move around trying to slap The Wall and herself. She slices into one, but it seems to just morph back together, not being hurt at all! >> This is NOT GOOD!! <<


=== ROLL TO RESIST BLIGHTED TOUCH
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Willpower vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 1 3 4 4 5 +6 8 9
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Truly, it is not good. The Bane is resilient, even if it has yet to actually do any damage on either of you. But it has many tentacles, wrapping around and swirling about. Some seem easy targets for a bite when it then instead turns out to be something entirely different. Either slipping away, or having a really hard piece of armor to try to chew through.
The same attack then is struck on Blood Thorn as was done on The Wall. A tentacle slaps against her shoulder and she can feel the Blighted Touch as it seeps into her body, reaching her mind. But like The Wall, she can shrug it off, ignoring the voices and returning to her senses.


=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Dexterity + Brawl vs 2 for 9 successes.
1 +2 +4 +4 +5 +6 +6 +6 +8 +8 10
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls 1 vs 2 for 1 successes.
+4
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Strength + 1 + 9 vs 7 for 9 successes.
2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8 +8 +9 +9 +9
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

=== SOAK ROLL DUE TO ARMOR CHARM
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 5 + 6 (11 dice) vs 6 for 5 successes.
2 3 3 4 5 5 +7 +8 +9 +10 +10
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->

=== ATTACK
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 1 + Brawl vs 3 for 3 successes.
1 2 +3 +8 +9 9
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<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
The Wall rolls 1 + 3 vs 6 for 1 successes.
1 5 +7 9
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=== SOAK DUE TO ARMOR CHARM
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Steinar rolls 5 + 6 (11 dice) vs 6 for 4 successes.
1 1 2 3 3 +6 +6 +7 +7 8 9
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


The Wall snarls and manages to grab a tentacle in one huge paw and crams it up toward his mouth. He manages to make a little chomp on the thing, but his teeth do basically nothing at all. He bellows out in frustration again as the thing slips through his clawed hands.


Wittling it down. That much is clear, the two Get of Fenris wittles the Bane down bit by bit! Already, it has fewer tentacles. Already, it is looking somewhat less solid which makes the hard armor carapace all over it stand out even more. It lets out a DEAFENING roar suddenly, as if from frustration and defeat! And suddenly, just like that, all the tentacles attached to the Rooster, lets go. Those wrapped around it to hold it down, lets go. With a loud shriek, the Bane takes off into the air and using its tentacles almost like a squid, it shoots off leaving behind a black puffy smoke. Within the moment of a second or two, its well beyond 70 yards off into the Umbral sky.
And then, there it is. That Magnificent Rooster, its shiny blue shade feathers with his orange, red and yellow mane. It is weak. It has been fighting the Banes corruption for so long, so now that the Bane has fled.. it lays there. Crowing pathetically. It tries to fight, though, to get back up on its legs, its claws. But with so much of its power spent or sapped, it can't. There are wounds on it, here and there, were the Banes tentacles were attached. But there is no doubt about it. This must have been the Warrior Soul that the Godi told them to save.


Blood Thorn moves toward the Rooster spirit. >> I knew I should have learned that gift to be able to help heal the spirits too. Oh great Rooster, we have made the bane flee. What can we do to help you now? << She admires the great spirit, as she examines the wounds to see what she can do.


The Wall makes a futile effort at grabbing the thing as it squirts off. >>GODDAMMIT!<< he roars after it, barely able to stand with all the weight that he has, in his current form, in his current state. >>Let it go. I can't. We'll have Steinar track that fucker down.<< The Wall huffs and looks down at the rooster. >>Let's get this dude back to Steinar.<< He lets Evonna speak first, but then he holds out his clawed hands toward the rooster. >>We mean you no harm. We wish to take you to our Godi--- our Theurge -- to be healed and also make right the injustices here.<<


The large Rooster lifts its head up, giving a weak sound as it tries to peck at Blood Thorn. Not in a malicious manner, but in that regard it very much is a Rooster. The leader of the Hens, the defender of chickens! But it is too weak, and it is most likely safe to carry the thing. Just, not to take out of the Umbra, for chances are it is too weak to materialise.. if it even can. It does let out a weak sound though. It gives off the sense of needing to rest, needing strength. It seems intelligent, but in this state it might be too weak to give off more intelligent conversation. Or, it simply communicates with giving off sensations.


Blood Thorn looks to The Wall, >> Do what you can to help me lift it, I should be able to get it mostly myself I hope! << Lifting IS her specialty, and she wants to see this Rooster spirit to be healed. >> Oh gaia, and all your spirits! Help us now! Help me to care for this great rooster spirit and take him to be healed! <<


The Wall makes a little grumbly sound and moves over, slowly, reaching down. >>Come on, dude. Please don't peck me.<< Resist pain for the win. Leif reaches down to help lift, or at least elevate the spirit rooster a little, doing his part, even though he just wants a goddamn nap


What you call for, is not always what you get. Were there Hen spirits around here? Or other spirits? Perhaps, but the taint of the area is still strong
Neither of what you might expect, is what shows up. Upon Blood Thorns call into the sky, there is after a moment the sound of .. birds? Yes. Birds. Ravens. A dark mass high above that was not there earlier, is now there. From it breaks a large creature. A huge raven, sailing down from the Umbral sky towards where they are. It is easily twice the size of a normal raven and it comes to a landing on the ground by them, just as The Wall goes to pick up the Rooster.
Before he knows it, he has a Roosters beak firmly attached to his index finger along with half a roosters crow leaving its throat. Not strong enough yet to damage, but in Walls weakened state it might hurt more than normal!
The large raven watches the two of you, then lets out a kraa kraa sound.
The Raven is a bit more communicative than the Rooster, ~~I hear the Call, ally of Wild Raven.~~ it begins, ~~This one is hurt. If let alone, it might fall. It needs a calm mind. And it needs time. Tend to it, and it might prove to be a potent ally if it so choses.~~ he lets out another kraa, ~~It is weak, and angry. But not in danger. Carry it to safety, and keep it safe. It will regain much of its strength.~~


>>Wring your fucking neck, you little asshole,<< The Wall mutters, letting the rooster bite him, then pulls his finger away. >>Let me regain my strength. Time's ticking on that clock. Let's just get it further away from here, then by that time, maybe I can carry it. It's going to peck the shit out of you.<<


Blood Thorn listens to the Raven, understanding. >> We will keep him safe, Wild Raven. That is a promise we stand by. Help him to heal. Together, as Fenrir. << She's ready to take the Rooster and speaks to it as best she can >> We will help you. Please no peck! << She understands the dangers, but that is not her first concern. She can heal later too.

=== RITE OF CLEANSING ROLL
<---======##====================[ Dice Roll ]=====================##======--->
Blood Thorn rolls Charisma + Rituals vs 5 for 8 successes.
3 +5 +5 +7 +8 +8 +8 +8 +8
<-------------=============++++++++++++++++++++++++=============------------->


Blood Thorn helps to lift up and take that Great Rooster Spirit of Pecksalot back to Stonecreek via the Umbra with The Wall's help and Wild Raven if he sticks around. Once they can get him resting as comfortably as they can there and Rune-Tongue to take charge of him, they can get cleansed and return to the scene of the blood bath they left. More jelly beans used at least on Blood Thorn's part, together they get the rest of this scene of dead minions of the wyrm and blood, guts, and dead chickens, oh and buildings and cars all burned down. A few pops of things exploding here and there and after awhile it settles down and things are ashed mostly.


Together, The Wall and Blood Thorn work together to Cleanse the area with their most sacred rite. Eliminating the wyrm taint and making the area safer for now. It is still a big clean up with as much ash and probably remanents of the bigger buildings and cars left, but they work hard at this to take care of it.


Once Leif regains his strength, he can carry the rooster like he might Misty. It just takes a while. The rooster is given a nice nest, with all the ... hay or whatever the fuck... and a nice covered shelter - built both in the umbra and in meatspace. Leif creates fire and burns the whole fucking place down, really just because explosions from the cars. Then he pisses on the outer edge of the fire. Pffft! Because GODDAMN THIS PLACE. Fuck it. Sorry for anyone who has to see that, but he really doesn't care. This place makes him really REALLY fucking cranky. After the rite, of course.[[[Becks]]]

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