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Stretching northward along the coastline of the Suvan Sea, the Cobalt Mountains are the home of the Bronze Wood, numerous ruins, and creatures both strange and fantastical.

[Cobalt Mountains] A Hunt Like No Other

Postby Sei Tendo on January 20th, 2014, 11:08 pm

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5th of Winter, 513AV
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Sei trudged through the snow, his boots sinking deeper in than he had expected. He was happy to find no damage on them and pulled his cloak tightly around his body and over his bow and quiver. He examined himself, and found that today he only had one dagger, and the arrows in his quiver weren't for show. He could hear the little gingle of the few mizas he kept on his person, and returned to his stroll. He put his left foot foward and propelled himself into a run, jetting though the snow. He was leaving big, heavy bootprints in the snow. He inhaled the icy air, and he enjoyed the exercise - it was worth it.

Sei continued his mad sprint, slowing a bit to jump over a fallen tree before maintaining his original pace. He wasn't for winter, but he did love the fact that it mean't there was more wind ruffling his fur when he transformed. He went farther into the mountains snd enjoyed the burning sensation in his lungs. He stopped and leaned against a tree, taking his time to regain his regular breathing. "That was fun." He said to no one. He stretched his arms and went on his way. Along the way he began to run again, feeling the icy wind on his face felt great and he could tell he'd be doing this more often.

He started to slow back down to a jog then a slow walk. He could hear something in the distance, but couldn't tell what it was. He lifted his longbow just in case and pulled back the bowstring with an arrow. He then took a few steps forward, observing his surroundings with great care. There were no prints to determine anything and the smell he was getting was mixed. He couldn't tell if it was wolf or deer, but he could make out the thick smell of blood. Now it was obvious. A wolf had caught a deer, and was enjoying it's snack. He walked a bit more, and ran into the pair. The deer was still twitching, but the wolf had it by the neck. It had a dark pelt, but a white undercoat. He then noticed the deer had finally ceased it's struggle and died, and Sei thought to leave before realizing he had a perfect shot for where he was standing. If he missed, the wolf would come after him and most likely he'd be killed. Unless I can use the petchin' dagger.. He would get two kills for one shot if he made it.

He had decided. He was leaving. He turned to leave, but a twig snapped under the pressure of his boots, quickly alerting the wolf who began to growl. Now it was Sei who snapped. Can't I have one day of peace? He turned around, aimed the longbow, and fired the arrow at the wolfs head. Just as it turned away that is. The wolf turned back to his direction and snarled. Now would be a good time to shoot. He thought, aiming again, his hands drawing the arrow back slowly on the bowstring. He was just about to fire when the wolf took off - deer and all - into the mountains. That did not just happen.. He groaned and ran after the wolf. Some day he was going to have.

Sei watched his feet pound into the snow, running as fast ax he could with no luck. The wolf was getting farther and farther away, but lucky the deer had left a trail. It is dragging the petchin' thing after all. He stopped running and looked at the ground. Not only were there drag marks, but there was a clear trail of blood. He could tell the wolf was still moving seeing as his nose was losing it's scent little by little. He let the wolf get further away from his nose before he started to move again. He awhile before he stopped. This would be an entertaining hunt.
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[Cobalt Mountains] A Hunt Like No Other

Postby Sei Tendo on January 21st, 2014, 3:51 pm

Sei followed the wolf's trail as he ran. He was getting closer which led him to believe it had stopped moving. He kept running, unsure of how to keep from making noise with the snow crunching under his boots. He dashed past the tree's and through the woods, the scent getting slowly stronger as he slowed to a walk. He then noticed that his target started to move again. Yup, definitely going to be a long hunt. He had no problem with that as long as it was worth it. He finally slowed to a walk, and yet the wolf still hadn't ceased it's moving. He could have shifted, but that would take the fun out of his new game. So he trudged on. He had the wolf on the run, and soon enough it would wear out. He was happy and content, but even more so when the wolf's scent once again stayed in place.

Sei stood there for a few moments before he realized the wolf had stopped for a rest. He put an arrow to the bowstring and drew it back slightly, lowering the bow to aim at the ground. He tried to cover the distance as quickly as possible by walking, as he didn't want to make to much noise by running. He walked a few miles and even as his legs burned he continued. He started to see to dark figures in the snow, but when he got closer he could see the wolf was resting. He pulled the arrow back against the bowstring and lifted the bow nose-height. He had remebered that holding the bow to low or to high could affect his aim greatly. He pulled the arrow back a bit further before releasing the bowstring. The arrow was slow making the lack of skill obvious, and yet he was able to cut the wolf.

The arrow flew to the ground, and Sei listened to the wolf yelp and rise quickly to leave. He wasted no time in drawing back another arrow, launching it wisely. The first arrow had made a gnash on the wolf's snout, but now as the second arrow flew he realized something: It was going in an arch downward. The arrow plunged into the wolf's hinde leg, causing it to shriek in pain. The wolf growled ferociously, whipping it's head from side to side as it stood defensively over the dead deer. He watched as it ripped the arrow from it's leg, yelping all the while. Now it was in no position to run.

Sei moved to a better location, and tried his best to scale a tree. He grabbed hold of a branch, and lifted his feet to climb up the trunk. He then held one leg on the trunk while using the other to hang his leg on the branch. He then lifted the other to hang on the branch so he was hanging on the branch by his legs. He used his arms to lift his upper body so that he was sitting on the branch. He then shakely stood on his feet and turned to see the wolf. He sat in it's direction on the branch, took the longbow from his back, and fired an arrow nearly falling out of the tree in the process. He regained his balance to find the arrow had struck the wolf's head. He jumped down, and began to run toward his kill. He looked the wolf over, and made absolutely sure the wolf was dead before getting to close.

Sei grinned and got to work, happy to have done his first hunt of the winter with success. He removed the bloodied arrow and moved it to his quiver. He then removed his dagger from his sheath. Time to skin it. He thought.
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[Cobalt Mountains] A Hunt Like No Other

Postby Vanari on February 11th, 2014, 8:00 am

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Hunting +1 XP
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Lores :
  • The Perks of Winter
  • Two Kills with One Shot
  • Tracking: Dead Deer Trails
  • Shooting a Wolf From a Tree


Notes :
A fun little hunting thread.

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