(Hedge Patrol V) Good Neighbours

[Saber Sloth]

Oct 2020

Hedge Patrol I

Jan 2021

Hedge Patrol II

Jun 2021

(Hedge Patrol II) Doorstep Combat

Sep 2021

Hedge Patrol III

Jan 2022

Hedge Patrol IV

Aug 2022

Hedge Patrol V

Sep 2022

(Hedge Patrol V) Good Neighbours

Oct 2022

Hedge Patrol VI

Jan 2023

Hedge Patrol VI 2 Electric Boogaloo

Sep 2023

Hedge Patrol VII

Continued from Hedge Patrol V...

Several days latter, though not quite a week the three Patrollors find themselves back in the Hedge. Farther then how far they had traveled before meeting with Radavur, but it seems like their newest Neighbours has hunted them down!

The verdant greens of their leafy body have browned and wilted, different then the Autumn turned Hedge around them, and from the muzzle of the cattish hob there is a high pitched keening. "Help!"

Circe and Liam have Fast Reflexes 1! Talia opped not to spend the WP so she does not. Not a direct continuation, all WP and Glamour is refreshed. PLease include your stats and Equipment in each post!!

Circe Origins BoxingUnicorn Liam Gelt Talia Matt

[Liam Gelt]

Knowing that there's a longer stretch of Hedge made safer by their efforts, Liam's stride through the gate is more confident and his smile broader. He feels that no small part of the Patrol's success in their pact with Radavur was from his Springish charm and friendly approach. But there's still that nagging fear of the worst that lurks in the Hedge that keeps him from openly bragging, for fear that he'll jinx everyone and have them run into something worse than the cat-Hob they found.

Speaking of...

As Liam takes the lead down the Hedge path he hears Radavur's cries and immediately his expression warps from adventurous to concerned. He meets Radavur in only a few of his long-legged steps and bends down close to take a closer look at the Hob's less verdant form to see if there's any signs of a struggle. "Radavur! What's going on, friend? Is someone in trouble?"

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-09-28 21:48:50	Liam Gelt rolls 3 to Check Radavur for Injuries (Wits + Investigation) (10 Again)	2, 8, 3	1 success

equipment

Hiking Clothes w/ Heavy Boots; Backpack; First-Aid Kit; 2-3 Goblin Fruits; Blanket; Battery-Powered Lamp; Protein Bars (8); Canteen (water; x2); Smartphone

HP 9/9
WP 2/2
Glam 11/11

If a Glamour is needed to open a Gate into the Hedge, Liam will gladly provide it.

[Talia]

Talia was not surprised to see Radavur, she was going to say hello... that was the usual social convention when seeing a friend. Only he looked different, his remarkable foliage had wilted, turned brown and to be frank he looked like crap. Then came the cry for help and without hesitation Talia moved into a defensive position ready to protect their new friend from harm. "What's going on?"

Talia has fast reflexes as per her character sheet

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Stats

Health: [ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ] ¦ WP: [ ][ ][ ][ ] ¦ Armor: 1/0 ¦ Fast Reflexes

Equipment

Clothes: Jeans, Trainers, Leather Jacked (Reinforced) ¦ Weapons: Swordcane, Bow & Arrows ¦ Other: Lighter, 2 pouches of water clipped to her belt loop ¦

[Circe]

Radavur's sudden arrival was a surprise. He'd almost gotten shot, but lack of skill wasn't something Circe had and the rifle was quickly pointed away from him. But the cutie was screaming for help, and that was something the Summer would answer. Like Talia, she goes to defend though in her case it is rifle at where Radavur came from.

Without looking to him, she asks him a question: "Radavur! Update. Who needs their ass kicked?"

Stats & Equipment

Equipment: Riot Gear, Colt 45 with 3 clips, 3 Dream-a-Drupes flasks, hedgespun multitool, machete, Wrist watch, wallet, bubblegum. AK47 with 2 clips, light mount and bayonet. A backpack: 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 4 summer sausages, duct tape roll, 4 protein bars, 20 spare colt rounds, 30 spare AK47 rounds, 2 small bungee cords, 3 glow sticks)

[Saber Sloth]

Liam gives Radavur a quick once over and sees it, black-brown sap-blood oozing slowly from a clawing stab at their side.

"My babies!" comes the screech, litting the Lost like a lightning bolt, why the hob left the safety of the underbrush, and why they were quick to Pledge. "They were taken! Stolen! Help!" Radavur huffs, trembling with effort, their leaves wilt further, and their ears pin done in distress.

[Liam Gelt]

Liam's used to seeing his own blood in that pseudo sap-like form, but to see it on someone else less durable tugs at his heart. "Hang on there, Radavur." His tone is even and he has a thin smile on his face as he hopes to distract the cat-Hob from its injuries and bring some measure of calm. "Take a bite of this, it'll help you heal." He pulls a Goblin Fruit out of his side pack and offers it to Radavur firmly but kindly.

Hearing Talia and Circe approach gives Liam hope. Hope that whatever they need to do to rescue Radavur's kin will be quick and furious and successful. ​"The ones who took your babies..." Liam contains the Ogreish desire to growl at the thought of such a hideous act. ​"...were they like us? On two legs? Or were they another Hedge-Beast?"

-1 Goblin Fruit in Liam's equipment; basic heal 1 Lethal or 2 Bashing

equipment

Hiking Clothes w/ Heavy Boots; Backpack; First-Aid Kit; 1-2 Goblin Fruits; Blanket; Battery-Powered Lamp; Protein Bars (8); Canteen (water; x2); Smartphone

[Circe]

Growling? Oh, the Summer Queen doesn't even hesitate. "Those that took them are corpses," Circe assures Radavur, her Mantle out at full. Kids, mortal or Hedge, should be safe in her mind.


Liam had asked the important questions already. They just need to know the details in the answer. Despite her rage, she keeps her tone flat and cool, dialing in her Mantle. "Calm Radavur. Think and answer him. The more we know, the better we help."

Stats & Equipment

Equipment: Riot Gear, Colt 45 with 3 clips, 3 Dream-a-Drupes flasks, hedgespun multitool, machete, Wrist watch, wallet, bubblegum. AK47 with 2 clips, light mount and bayonet. A backpack: 2 water bottles, a lighter, 2 small LED flashlights, 4 summer sausages, duct tape roll, 4 protein bars, 20 spare colt rounds, 30 spare AK47 rounds, 2 small bungee cords, 3 glow sticks)

[Talia]

She should have felt something, his babies had been taken but there was nothing. Empathy was not her strong point, logically she could understand it. She could understand why he would be upset. It was one of the... side effects of being changed by her keeper. She of course was an Elemental. The only emotion she did feel was anger towards whoever did this. It was morally wrong, even if they were citizens of the hedge but then sometimes morals and things that made sense did not always happen around here. The hedge could be beautiful, it could also be worse than hell and it was a roll of the dice as to what you got.

Talia kept a look out listening as both Liam and Circe spoke. "Ash" She corrected Circe "Just to make sure they are dead."

[Saber Sloth]

Radavur snuffles at the offered fruit, before taking the offering into their mouth. Chewing it down, and shaking out their leaves as the goblin fruit works it's magic. Bringing some life back to their leaves, and sealing the worst of the blood-sap wounds. The little catish hob wasn't in perfect condition, but they weren't actively bleeding out anymore.

"Good!" a snarl at the Summer's answers, then to Liam, "Beasts-still. But hobs on two legs. Needed three of 'em to get passed me!" their teeth are bared. "But I tore a good chuck outta one!" the cat-hob, bounces off, easier now then movement had been before, and drags something over to them. Spitting out into the dirt.

A third of a hand, the palm, wide, with two gnarled fingers hanging limply on it.

"We can track 'em! Blood-scent's fresh!"

[Liam Gelt]

Liam watches the Goblin Fruit work its subtle magic, knitting together Radavur's flesh. He nods in satisfaction, glad that the Hob isn't so catlike to ignore plants when offered. Knows its medicine. "Three? That's bold of you to fight so many and still make it out to us, Radavur." ​He's only slightly exaggerating his praise; Liam's no especially skilled fighter and has only been in fights where the odds were skewed in his favor by numbers.

Liam picks up the mangled hand carefully, as if handling a dead bird, and looks it up and down to see if he can get some clue of what beast this Hob might resemble in the mundy world. Could be mammal? Looks like fingers, not talons or claws.

1 success

Date	Action	Roll	Result
2022-10-15 12:17:01	Liam Gelt rolls 3 to Discern Enemy from Carnage (Int + Science) (10 Again)	2, 8, 3	1 success

​"Unless you two have a heightened schnozz, I'll recommend Radavur lead the way here." He steps away from the hand and sets it back on the ground so that the Summers can examine it. They probably have more experience handling dead bodies...maybe.

equipment

Hiking Clothes w/ Heavy Boots; Backpack; First-Aid Kit; 1-2 Goblin Fruits; Blanket; Battery-Powered Lamp; Protein Bars (8); Canteen (water; x2); Smartphone