(Rotten Roots) Spider Bazaar

[Saber Sloth]

Unlike Ambrosial Delights, sitting in the ruins of Sal's Flesh Market the Great Spider Bazaar moved. The Lost might find what they seek today, or, they might not.

Of the Lost venturing forth, only Anatole had ascended upon the the great and expansive back of the migrating arachnid Market. On the trail of the late and unlamented Queen Anne, this day, they weren't focusing upon fixing the Mad Autumn's messes but the terror of a new kind of Goblin Fruit, an infectious Rust that was spreading through the Hedge. It had already cut off the Lost's access to one Trod - where they had first found hints of the Rust and the horror of how quickly the infection can turn deadly.

They hoped, that someone upon the Migrating Market would know anything about the Fruit, the Rust and how to deal with it. But first, the Lost having traveled passed the Funderland 'Gate and into the Hedge itself, needed to find it first.

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Now, I'd love either Perception Rolls, or Wits + Survival Rolls! Remember Clarity!

Anatole Yumyumcrow Circe Origins Jasper Lionell Sonnie Wu Abyssalstar

[Sonnie Wu]

Rust fruit? How insulting! It was an affront to FOOD! Clearly, the Monkey with a bottomless stomach had to do something about this blasphemy.

So, here she was, ready for a journey into the Hedge to visit the mall Spider Baazar! Dressed as if for a camping trip, with blue jeans, a green flannel shirt over a black tee, and a red stocking cap. Her messenger bag was slung across her back, filled with goodies, and her various Hedgespun items were on her person, as well.

Most notably, however, was the fact that the Steepscrambler wasn't walking. Or climbing.

She was riding upon a cloud.

A little mass of white mist, floating about two feet off the ground. Sonnie sat upon it, cross-legged, so it seemed to be solid enough. It silently pooted around in circles, it's passenger humming happily to herself. Apparently they were waiting for the others.

In the meantime, Sonnie called upon a Contract to enhance her senses and take a look around!

Equipment: Hedgespun Staff (+2 DMG), Hedgespun Coin Pendant (+2 DEF), Hedgespun Boots (+2 SPD). 3 throwing knives, concealed. Smartphone, plastic keychain with image of a cartoon cloud blowing wind, messenger bag (cute monkey design!) containing bottled water, trail mix, first aid kit, book of matches, and goblin fruit (2 blushberries, 1 coupnettle tea). Her trusty Fae Mount, Nimbus!

Fang & Talon 2: Beast's Keen Senses active! Sonnie gains +4 dice to all Wits-based perception rolls for the scene!

All Hedgespun is active in the Hedge!

2 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-02 14:21:17	Sonnie Wu rolls 4 to Other half of the dice cuz I'm dumb (10 Again)	1, 5, 8, 6	1 success
2024-06-02 14:20:27	Sonnie Wu rolls 4 to Fang & Talon 2: Beast's Keen Senses: Wits 4 + Wyrd 4 (10 Again)	9, 5, 4, 1	1 success

3 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-02 14:23:25	Sonnie Wu rolls 10 to Perception: Wits 4 + Comp 2 + Contract 4 (10 Again)	9, 9, 1, 4, 1, 4, 9, 6, 1, 2	3 successes

[Circe]

Circe had dug up some old things, useful for traversing the hedge but that she'd not mind losing. The Hedgespun armor she wore, a grisly boney breastplate, had been a point of pride and utility when she got it. Until she recalled the mundies had better she could get that also stopped bullets. Right, so it made for safety on the way and barter at, hence the modern sneaky underneath.


Then there was the bulging duffle bag full of things to trade. It was heavy and she grunted as she moved it. It'd be hard to fight with it, she'd have to just drop it, but she could make do.


And she stopped to blink, crimson pupils widen to stare at her waiting companion. That was, she dropped the duffle with a thud. She rubs her eyes. "Did I get high or are you riding a cloud Sonja? Wait, can you carry stuff too?"


Because that'd make the duffle a lot easier to deal with.

5 successes

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-03 22:06:04	Circe rolls 7 to Wits + Survival + navi (10 Again)	3, 9, 9, 9, 3, 8, 9	5 successes

Equipped by Circe

SKS Carbine with 3 loaded s-clips and bayonet, Colt 45 with 4 extra magazines, dagger, Harnesses and holsters, 3 Blushberry flasks, machete, Wrist watch, pack of bubblegum. 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 2 protein bars, 20 spare colt rounds, 30 spare rifle rounds, 2 small bungee cords, 3 glow sticks), bulletproof skin suit. Active Hedgespun: Multitool, Glasses, and Lorica Breastplate (+2 SPD, negates -2 SPD from the armor).

Circe's barter duffle bag

1 bottle premium skull tequila, 1 bottle 105 years aged bottle of wine, 1 bottle Falernum, 6 bottles of travel shampoo .3, 1 roll 4-ply toilet paper, 1 bag of high-end coffee beans 1, bag of jumbo marshmallows, 4oz spice bottles (2 each of cayenne pepper, cinnamon, cumin, Garlic, Ginger, White Sage), and 3 Lawn-mower blade swords as Machete at size 2L instead of 2J

[Anatole]

Behold the Autumn Sovereign! See him striding forth on a mission of diplomacy (they aren't out to smash things, after all...) and trade (for information - for the Rust Thing, you know). He has eschewed his usual heavy army surplus gear for this journey; instead he wares his Hedgespun Raiment - a coat of night, shadow, and creeping fears, all delicately woven and intertwined. The raiment plays of his Mantle, drawing out his shadows so they trail, creeping and oozing and gnashing, behind him.

He also has a messenger bag, fresh and new (replacement of his old back pack that really cannot survive another foray into the Thorns), a knife in his belt and his trusty Ax. The Ax he caries in one hand, with its head resting over his shoulder. His wild mane of effusive curls has been tamed into a man bun and his beard has been braided. Very dwarf like, he is today.

He stops at the sight of Sonnie Wu, apparently calm and at rest seated upon a cloud. He doesn't even raise a querying eyebrow. Instead he barks a laugh.

"It had to happen sometime I suppose."

His smile hardened slightly. A flash of uncertainty. Then he is focussing on Circe.

"Ready for battle, then?"

Another grin. He tugs at his coat of shadows, which shivers in delight.

"I'm hoping that this will give us a bit more respect than passing travellers. We really need to catch a break with this one."

A ghost of the concern he feels cuts across his face and he is too busy focussing on his comrades right now to spend time peering into the Thorns.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-05 04:11:51	Anatole is perceptive rolls 4 to Wits + Composure (10 Again)	3, 10, 6, 4, 6	1 success

HEDGESPUN COAT (Hedgespun 3) - +1 Defence, +1 Persuasion (Paladin of Shadows), +1 Intimidation (Menace)
Axe, Knife
Messenger bag with trail rations and water bottle; low quality lock picks (+0)
Sturdy clothes, gloves, boots, etc

[Jasper]

Jasper arrives moments after the Autumn King does, dressed in his usual fare for heading through the Hedge. Good sturdy boots, old trusty jeans, a dark t-shirt with a meme on it, and his leather jacket draped over his shoulders, back pack hung on his shoulders. He takes a look around, glancing up at the floating Beast on her cloud and can't help but bark out a laugh. "Hey, Sonnie. How'd you get up there?"

He smiles and nods over to the foxy Summer Queen. "Ready for anything, as always, Circe?"

When he cranes his head down towards Anatole, he cracks an even bigger smile down at the Autumn dwarf, sharp fangs showing on the Beast's snout. It could be a menacing snarl, but then you'd have to not see how genuine the gesture is.

He looks around after that, reaching up to brush his hand over his shirt, willing his senses into even more sharp focus. "Any idea where we start?" he asks of no one in particular.

Beast's Keen Senses (2 successes)

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-06 12:21:59	Jasper rolls 7 to Beast's Keen Senses (Wits + Wyrd) + 1 Situational bonus (10 Again)	9, 9, 2, 6, 3, 2, 7	2 successes

Perception (3 successes)

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-06 12:24:20	Jasper rolls 8 to Perception + Fang&Talon (10 Again)	6, 9, 6, 3, 4, 9, 1, 9	3 successes

Stats and Equipment

Equipment: backpack, lighter, matches, keys, cell phone, fire doggo shirt, first aid kit, flashlight baton, 3 bottles of water, 3 energy bars, 3 packs of trail mix, 3 packs of jerky, small collection of knick-knacks wrapped up in an old newspaper

Brass Knuckles(in pocket)
Reinforced Clothing (Hedges pun Leather coat) Armor 1/0

[Circe]

"If she goes Super Saiyan," she says without looking to Anatole, "I want to film it," only after that bit does she look to Anatole. Who is much sharper dressed then she. Though it seems she is carrying the more random loot. The Larcenist smirks, putting a hand on her hip as she knocks on the boney breastplate, "This? We hafta get there don't," Jasper arrives as she traces the creases in the bone like material, "We boys? Hey Jasper! Tis my own Hedgecraft to trade right off my back. Not as snazzy as Anatole's, but have ya seen the heavy stuff I wear now instead?" she shakes her head with a laugh, "Oh ho ho ho! Of course the Iron Siders make better armor than I could. So yes Jasper, I'm ready for trouble, or to make profits double."


Holding on to her work out of pride might be a Fairest thing, but Circe had been shot enough to more highly value function.


She nods in agreement, "That'd be nice for a change," kneeling down. She puts down the rifle and opens the duffle bag, "Brought some stuff that might trade well. Spice, booze, and a few thick blades for cutting thorns. Ha ha ha," she lets out a groan, "But damn is it HEAVY."


If the others have seen the two handed tool Circe used to clear Hedge Thorns, the 3 blades inside look very similar. For good reason, it was the fourth.

Equipped by Circe

SKS Carbine with 3 loaded s-clips and bayonet, Colt 45 with 4 extra magazines, dagger, Harnesses and holsters, 3 Blushberry flasks, machete, Wrist watch, pack of bubblegum. 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 2 protein bars, 20 spare colt rounds, 30 spare rifle rounds, 2 small bungee cords, 3 glow sticks), bulletproof skin suit. Active Hedgespun: Multitool, Glasses, and Lorica Breastplate (+2 SPD, negates -2 SPD from the armor).

Circe's barter duffle bag

1 bottle premium skull tequila, 1 bottle 105 years aged bottle of wine, 1 bottle Falernum, 6 bottles of travel shampoo .3, 1 roll 4-ply toilet paper, 1 bag of high-end coffee beans 1, bag of jumbo marshmallows, 4oz spice bottles (2 each of cayenne pepper, cinnamon, cumin, Garlic, Ginger, White Sage), and 3 Lawn-mower blade swords as Machete at size 2L instead of 2J

[Saber Sloth]

The Lost talk as they wait to gather their wits. They have a mobile destination and they need all them to make sure they're upon the right path.

Anatole almost misses it, speaking to his comrades as he is, but he catches something out of the corner of his eye, glinting on a nearby branch, a thread of spider silk.

The Beastkin invoke Fang and Talon, Jasper catches a whiff of something akin to chitin. Sonnie does likewise, while also catching the glinting thread that Anatole does.

Circe focuses on leading them as she knows the Hedge, knows this Path, she knows it widens, and snakes and leads to fallow fields. Large enough that, from what she'd heard of the Great Spider Bazaar, the ambulatory arachnid wouldn't need to arch, nor climb, or destroy what would be in it's path.

[Sonnie Wu]

Sonnie smiled broadly and proudly patted the cloud-thing underneath her. "This is Nimbus. He's my new friend." The Monkey did not elaborate much more than that. "Um, he's just a baby cloud. I'm about all he can manage right now." The cloud, somehow, seemed to be sad about that. "But he'll get stronger, won't you, pal?" Nimbus, despite having no face, could be sensed to be cheering up.

"Hi guys!" The Claviger waved as the rest of the adventuring party arrived. "How?" she responded to Jasper, "I sat on him."

She eyed the spider silk, when it caught her magically-enhanced gaze, and noted some of the others noticed it, too. "Shall we be on our way?"

Equipment: Hedgespun Staff (+2 DMG), Hedgespun Coin Pendant (+2 DEF), Hedgespun Boots (+2 SPD). 3 throwing knives, concealed. Smartphone, plastic keychain with image of a cartoon cloud blowing wind, messenger bag (cute monkey design!) containing bottled water, trail mix, first aid kit, book of matches, and goblin fruit (2 blushberries, 1 coupnettle tea). Her trusty Fae Mount, Nimbus!

Fang & Talon 2: Beast's Keen Senses active! Sonnie gains +4 dice to all Wits-based perception rolls for the scene!

All Hedgespun is active in the Hedge!

[Circe]

"Greeeeat," she groans as Sonja announces Nimbus is not a pack mule. "If anyone wants to lug a sword, please say so."


If someone does, Circe is relieved and hands one over. Otherwise, she ties up the duffle bag, shoulders it back on, and points them down the bigger paths. She'll be glad to sell stuff. Really glad. Especially her shoulders and spine.


"Sure, let's go find the biggest tuffet," or something like that. Wait, shouldn't a big ass spider leave big ass footprints? Well, not foot, leg prints? Leg prints. She should look up how to track things. Or get an Eagle Scout guidebook.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2024-06-13 21:59:26	Circe rolls 6 to Wits + Survival (10 Again)	4, 1, 3, 5, 4, 10, 5	1 success

She has no idea what a spider's leg track would look like.

Equipped by Circe

SKS Carbine with 3 loaded s-clips and bayonet, Colt 45 with 4 extra magazines, dagger, Harnesses and holsters, 3 Blushberry flasks, machete, Wrist watch, pack of bubblegum. 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 2 protein bars, 20 spare colt rounds, 30 spare rifle rounds, 2 small bungee cords, 3 glow sticks), bulletproof skin suit. Actiove Hedgespun: Multitool, Glasses, and Lorica Breastplate (+2 SPD, negates -2 SPD from the armor).

Circe's barter duffle bag

1 bottle premium skull tequila, 1 bottle 105 years aged bottle of wine, 1 bottle Falernum, 6 bottles of travel shampoo, 1 roll 4-ply toilet paper, 1 bag of high-end coffee beans 1, bag of jumbo marshallows, 4oz spice bottles (2 each of cayenne pepper, cinnamon, cumin, Garlic, Ginger, White Sage), and 3 Lawn-mower blade swords as Machete at size 2L instead of 2J

[Anatole]

Anatole follows the Monkey Beast's gaze and nods.

"First clue. Must be close. Could you scout ahead on your lovely elemental friend?"

Turning to Jasper.

"Look for holes in the Hedge - as if something big, real big, passed through. Also keep an eye out for ... spider spoor, or spider silk, I guess. Anything that sugests a giant spider passed down the trod. It doesn't move that fast so if we find something to suggest a direction, we should be able to catch up. Just like that spider silk, see."

He gestured toward the silken thread, glittering among the Thorns.

To Circe:

"Give me the bag. That'll free you up for anything hostile that comes our way."

For reference, Anatole has STR 4, Athletics 2 with Endurance speciality, and Strong Back merit Origins Saber Sloth