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Younger Sisters: (Twins) Taurlin and Tenneah Warbler|languages=Common, Aarakocra, Auran, Elvish|alias=Finny|marital=Single, but is open to Suggestion|birthPlace=Xender City|deathDate=N/A|deathPlace=N/A|species=Aarakocra (Puffin)|gender=Male|height=6'2"|weight=104lbs|eyes=Gold}} | Younger Sisters: (Twins) Taurlin and Tenneah Warbler|languages=Common, Aarakocra, Auran, Elvish|alias=Finny|marital=Single, but is open to Suggestion|birthPlace=Xender City|deathDate=N/A|deathPlace=N/A|species=Aarakocra (Puffin)|gender=Male|height=6'2"|weight=104lbs|eyes=Gold}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a Puffin Aarakocra who is also a College of Whispers Bard | '''{{PAGENAME}} '''is a Puffin Aarakocra who is also a College of Whispers Bard. | ||
==Physical Appearance== | ==Physical Appearance== | ||
Finny has handsome but strikingly gold eyes, He is about 6 foot 2 | Finny has handsome but strikingly gold eyes, He is about 15, 6 foot 2 inch, 104lb Puffin Aarakocra. His plumage is a silky black and bright white - being that he is a puffin, and his beak is bright orange with a little bit of black and white striping. He wears a red-feathered headpiece pinned to his head and a white scarf slung around his neck at almost all times. He has a few scars, but mostly it's his hands that are calloused from years of training with instruments. | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
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He has wandered into the Feywilds, he gained a few things here and there, but honestly found the muses there to be... too chaotic to compose for. Anyways, he prefers the rich history of his home plane, and seeks to record the stories of history and its heroes! | He has wandered into the Feywilds, he gained a few things here and there, but honestly found the muses there to be... too chaotic to compose for. Anyways, he prefers the rich history of his home plane, and seeks to record the stories of history and its heroes! | ||
==Languages== | ==Languages== | ||
Common, Aarakocra, Auran, Elvish | Common, Aarakocra, Auran, Elvish - (Though is keen on learning more for more music variation!) | ||
==Powers and Abilities== | ==Powers and Abilities== | ||
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== <u>Songs and Stories of his Travels, the Retelling of a Wandering <s>Bird</s> Bard:</u> == | == <u>Songs and Stories of his Travels, the Retelling of a Wandering <s>Bird</s> Bard:</u> == | ||
=== The Hanging Library of Xander - My Time enrolled in the College of Silent Song: === | ===== The Hanging Library of Xander - My Time enrolled in the College of Silent Song: ===== | ||
=== | ===== Among the Faeries - My time within the Seelie Court: ===== | ||
It was a year after I had left to search for Professor Cuki Gander. I had been looking through his unfinished compositions, and found one telling of a doorway to a fantasmal realm of the Fey. It took much time to decipher - but eventually I had located the doorway. I stepped in, amazed by the wonderous landscape and creatures. It was just as my mentor had described it, full of lush colors, teeming with life and magic to the point that I had to take a day to accustom myself to the sudden influx of surrounding innate strength of the weave here. I had relied heavily on my Mentor's notes and song scraps - eventually stumbling upon a vast castle a few days into exploring this realm's majesty. I was small compared to it's grandeur - the gardens eerily perfect yet wild in growth. It's paths and gazeboes appeared empty - to which I treaded carefully. Still... something about that place had a - a pull, like a melody you can't remember the name to but it's on the tip of your tongue. I followed the pull, hoping to get the answer to why such a lovely place like this could be simply abandoned. | |||
From the gardens, I entered a grand entrance hall, faelights glittering among precious jewels and artesian architecture. I wandered the entrance to the palace - again, finding it empty and devoid of activity. Room after room was fully furnished and without a hint of dust, dining rooms set for a grand entourage, ballrooms set up for a ball that would put the wealthiest of mortal kings to shame - the orchestral pit prepped with the finest of instruments. Finny's stomach dropped at the sight, how this building felt like a shell filled with ghosts of what once resided here. He quickly continued his exploration, looking for any sort of inhabitant. The deeper he wandered into the palace, the stronger that pull for an answer became. He passed by dozens of kitchens, an entire wing for servants, libraries that made Xender's Hanging Archives look tiny in comparison. | |||
From the gardens, I entered a grand entrance hall, faelights glittering among precious jewels and artesian architecture. I wandered the entrance to the palace - again, finding it empty and devoid of activity. Room after room was fully furnished and without a hint of dust, dining rooms set for a grand entourage, ballrooms set up for a ball that would put the wealthiest of mortal kings to shame - the orchestral pit prepped with the finest of instruments. Finny's stomach dropped at the sight, how this building felt like a shell filled with ghosts of what once resided here. He quickly continued his exploration, looking for any sort of inhabitant. The deeper he wandered into the palace, the stronger that pull for an answer became. He passed by dozens of kitchens, an entire wing for servants, libraries that made Xender's Hanging Archives look tiny in comparison. | |||
This specter of a palace had almost everything a mortal could crave for. He continued to look, finally stumbling upon the throne room. | This specter of a palace had almost everything a mortal could crave for. He continued to look, finally stumbling upon the throne room. | ||
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The guards took me from my place, gruffly sending me to the Queen’s side - to observe as the court proceeded to resume its event. | The guards took me from my place, gruffly sending me to the Queen’s side - to observe as the court proceeded to resume its event. | ||
''One Year later...'' | ''One Year later...'' | ||
It had been a | It had been almost a year - my time stuck to Her Majesty’s side coming to an end. It served its purpose, and I did learn the ways of the Seelie court - as well as their diplomatic status concerning a few other courts she spoke with. I had not been given any work to do yet - which I was confused about, but I had chalked it up to her merely forgetting her last statement. I had made few allies within her flower-gilded palace, and those who did get close to me were promptly never seen again if we spoke too frequently. | ||
To the world, I had become Her Majesty’s quiet, new pet. | To the world, I had become Her Majesty’s quiet, new pet. | ||
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The queen laughs mirthfully. “Then it seems you will need encouragement - because you will not sleep until it is satisfactory to my son. It seems fitting that you shouldn’t be able to indulge in what my child cannot. But do not worry - you will not perish from exhaustion, I can’t let you escape your duty so easily.” | The queen laughs mirthfully. “Then it seems you will need encouragement - because you will not sleep until it is satisfactory to my son. It seems fitting that you shouldn’t be able to indulge in what my child cannot. But do not worry - you will not perish from exhaustion, I can’t let you escape your duty so easily.” | ||
=== A Journey of Music and Collecting - My Contract with the Bogge, the Unseelie Courtier: === | ===== A Journey of Music and Collecting - My Contract with the Bogge, the Unseelie Courtier: ===== | ||
"Collect for me, Nine Seelie Names, | "Collect for me, Nine Seelie Names, | ||
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Your timer unknown, your race begun, | Your timer unknown, your race begun, | ||
you'll escape your cage, fly from Queen's grasp, | you'll escape your cage, fly from the Queen's grasp, | ||
So long as the part is played, your song is sung, | |||
Lest I return you within my clasp." | |||
===== First of Many - My collection of the First Seelie Name: ===== | |||
===== Second Song - My collection of the Second Seelie Name: ===== | |||
===== Third Fiddle - My collection of the Third Seelie Name: ===== | |||
===== After the Bath - Encountering the Bogge: ===== | |||
== | |||
=== After the Bath - Encountering the Bogge: === | |||
As Finny rests in the bathhouse, his friends leaving, he watches as nearby greenery grows into thick rooted vines that grow along the edge of the bath close to you, vines dark and rotted coated in a thick black char. You hear a voice in your mind: "You have made some interesting friends within the courts...." | As Finny rests in the bathhouse, his friends leaving, he watches as nearby greenery grows into thick rooted vines that grow along the edge of the bath close to you, vines dark and rotted coated in a thick black char. You hear a voice in your mind: "You have made some interesting friends within the courts...." | ||
Finny nearly has a heart attack, reminding himself of his captor’s conditions. He mutters quietly to the entity that watches him from the shadows. "I make no friends within them. It would be wise to avoid stirring the waters, Baron of Fear." | Finny nearly has a heart attack, reminding himself of his captor’s conditions. He mutters quietly to the entity that watches him from the shadows. "I make no friends within them. It would be wise to avoid stirring the waters, Baron of Fear." | ||
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Finny stepped out of the way, turning his back to the beast."Break my wings if you want. I'm sure you wouldn't be half as creative as Her Majesty's twisted mind." He walks off, using false bravado to make himself walk out and into the tavern. He wants to throw up, he wants to scream and cry, he wants to run... But he will tug on his leash until it snaps. He will not bow again. | Finny stepped out of the way, turning his back to the beast."Break my wings if you want. I'm sure you wouldn't be half as creative as Her Majesty's twisted mind." He walks off, using false bravado to make himself walk out and into the tavern. He wants to throw up, he wants to scream and cry, he wants to run... But he will tug on his leash until it snaps. He will not bow again. | ||
The Bogge continued, "If you cross me again, you will beg for me to return you to her hands. I have seen the rise and fall of so many before her, I will see hers as well | The Bogge continued, "If you cross me again, you will beg for me to return you to her hands. I have seen the rise and fall of so many before her, I will see hers as well no different than the rest. In the meantime, my little songbird, maybe I will pay your friends in the yellow tent a visit..." | ||
It’s a few moments before the voice and its presence vanish. | It’s a few moments before the voice and its presence vanish. | ||
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Finny’s stomach drops. "Shit." He races to the tavern, hoping to beat it there. | Finny’s stomach drops. "Shit." He races to the tavern, hoping to beat it there. | ||
=== A Drink among Friends: === | ===== A Drink among Friends: ===== | ||
''It is a warm evening inside the Tavern. Many have gone off to do things. Though some occupy the main room, including Finnegan, Marion, and Nassir, as well as Wiggler, currently residing in the form of a cat. They had been sharing conversation for a little while prior, but the calm has settled around the place, the fire’s crackling the loudest thing people hear. The bird went to assist Nassir in moving his things from one of the canvas tents outside into the warm, dry interior of the lodge.'' | ''It is a warm evening inside the Tavern. Many have gone off to do things. Though some occupy the main room, including Finnegan, Marion, and Nassir, as well as Wiggler, currently residing in the form of a cat. They had been sharing conversation for a little while prior, but the calm has settled around the place, the fire’s crackling the loudest thing people hear. The bird went to assist Nassir in moving his things from one of the canvas tents outside into the warm, dry interior of the lodge.'' | ||
Finny looked to Marion. "Now, I believe I had asked if you had any requests for this evening's entertainment, Ms. Marion. So, what should I play next?" He offers a soft smile, offering a few instrument options to choose from. "I can assist Nassir and you can let me know your selection when we return." | Finny looked to Marion. "Now, I believe I had asked if you had any requests for this evening's entertainment, Ms. Marion. So, what should I play next?" He offers a soft smile, offering a few instrument options to choose from. "I can assist Nassir and you can let me know your selection when we return." | ||
A look of remembrance snaps onto the tiefling face while the cat climbs onto Marion's shoulders. | A look of remembrance snaps onto the tiefling's face while the cat climbs onto Marion's shoulders. | ||
"Oh- Yes. I may need to think of that for a moment, if you'd be so kind." | "Oh- Yes. I may need to think of that for a moment, if you'd be so kind." | ||
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Kompi, the kobold that had been hiding in Nassir’s shadow, stared sadly at the door, watching Nassir go out the door into the cold night. | Kompi, the kobold that had been hiding in Nassir’s shadow, stared sadly at the door, watching Nassir go out the door into the cold night. | ||
Marion noticed the little thing’s distress, offering a seat | Marion noticed the little thing’s distress, offering a seat neext to her, "Kompi? Would you like to sit with me, or help Nassir?" | ||
While everyone is busy trying to assist him, Nassir walks back inside about 32 seconds later with a roll of canvas and 2 bags more than usual. “Which rooms aren’t taken?” | While everyone is busy trying to assist him, Nassir walks back inside about 32 seconds later with a roll of canvas and 2 bags more than usual. “Which rooms aren’t taken?” | ||
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Nassir bows his head, grin still plastering his face at the sight of Finny. “Thank you - though I might wait on that compliment, your opinion might be about to change” | Nassir bows his head, grin still plastering his face at the sight of Finny. “Thank you - though I might wait on that compliment, your opinion might be about to change” | ||
The comment proves to be true, as the aarakocra lasts but a few seconds before tears start welling up in his eyes, his stomach churning in rebellion of the foul liquid. "The-" He begins to dry heave, "Ever-living hell is this | The comment proves to be true, as the aarakocra lasts but a few seconds before tears start welling up in his eyes, his stomach churning in rebellion of the foul liquid. "The-" He begins to dry heave, "Ever-living hell is this..." | ||
"I... Don't think I can help with that." Marion chuckles softly, before elbowing Nassir. "You should have warned them-" | "I... Don't think I can help with that." Marion chuckles softly, before elbowing Nassir. "You should have warned them-" | ||
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Marion chuckles, picking up the flask and offering it to Nassir. | Marion chuckles, picking up the flask and offering it to Nassir. | ||
Marion observes the flask, "I still want to try some- I just would rather you be a bit tipsy before I make a fool of myself." Marion teases, watching the other with a soft laugh.Nassir violently coughs almost instantly, a brief burst of flames sent spewing across the rocks of the hearth “... That one went up my nose.” He half laughs, half coughs, “I deserved that…” | The owner of said flask then takes it back and takes a swig before re-corking it. | ||
Marion observes the flask, "I still want to try some- I just would rather you be a bit tipsy before I make a fool of myself." Marion teases, watching the other with a soft laugh. | |||
Nassir violently coughs almost instantly, a brief burst of flames sent spewing across the rocks of the hearth “... That one went up my nose.” He half laughs, half coughs, “I deserved that…” | |||
Finnegan watches this, a smile on his face as he feels like his tongue is just nothing but ashy numbness. "You did warn us it packs a punch." | Finnegan watches this, a smile on his face as he feels like his tongue is just nothing but ashy numbness. "You did warn us it packs a punch." | ||
Marion chuckles, patting the dragonborns back. Nassir smiles wistfully through the cough-filled recovery | Marion chuckles, patting the dragonborns back. Nassir smiles wistfully through the cough-filled recovery “My brother wouldn’t have let that one go.” | ||
After seeing that Nassir is alright, Finnegan pulls out a small, mauve-colored glass bottle from a bag, the topper glittering as an image of a pair of butterfly wings. "Care to try some of this? It's not as pungent as yours... but quite interesting to those who have never had it before." | After seeing that Nassir is alright, Finnegan pulls out a small, mauve-colored glass bottle from a bag, the topper glittering as an image of a pair of butterfly wings. "Care to try some of this? It's not as pungent as yours... but quite interesting to those who have never had it before." | ||
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Marion holds Wiggler, the poor thing drooling on the ground prior. "Should one be drank before the other, or is this a free for all?" She teases, head tilting as she watches. | Marion holds Wiggler, the poor thing drooling on the ground prior. "Should one be drank before the other, or is this a free for all?" She teases, head tilting as she watches. | ||
Finnegan chuckles. "For those who have never experienced the Feyrealm or its... splendors - this can be considered a very fast introduction to it. The more often you drink it, the less chance of a side effect it has on you - but that takes a while. So if you'd like to take a crash course through Feyrealm 'splendor' - be my guest and take off the topper. Sniff it if you really want to beforehand - it does smell quite lovely.” He extends the bottle to Nassir. Both a challenge and an invitation. | Finnegan chuckles. "For those who have never experienced the Feyrealm or its... splendors - this can be considered a very fast introduction to it. The more often you drink it, the less chance of a side effect it has on you - but that takes a while. So if you'd like to take a crash course through Feyrealm 'splendor' - be my guest and take off the topper. Sniff it if you really want to beforehand - it does smell quite lovely.” He extends the bottle to Nassir. Both a challenge and an invitation. | ||
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The bird takes to a large beam up above the hall, sinking down into his own feathery self before passing out. | The bird takes to a large beam up above the hall, sinking down into his own feathery self before passing out. | ||
=== Taurlin's Tale- Retold by her Brother: === | ===== Taurlin's Tale- Retold by her Brother: ===== | ||
The people of the tavern have taken time to tell stories, Nassir taking the first turn - his story is his own, and therefore will not be included in this recounting for Nassir’s honor and respect. Finny has volunteered as the next to speak. | |||
Finnegan offers a look of condolence to the dragonborn. "Perhaps I can share a tale of my own. A truth for a truth." | Finnegan offers a look of condolence to the dragonborn. "Perhaps I can share a tale of my own. A truth for a truth." | ||
Marion nods, letting their hand drop and staying quiet as they look to the avian, tail flicking. | |||
Nassir offers the floor. “Such is the way of gehat’ik. Warriors sharing their tales.” | Nassir offers the floor. “Such is the way of gehat’ik. Warriors sharing their tales.” | ||
Wiggler listens quietly as they tend the fire. | |||
As Finny begins his tale, he lifts up a few longer feathers, revealing a charm weaved into his plumage in the shape of an 8-pointed star. "It is well known that a bird who cannot fly is considered | As Finny begins his tale, he lifts up a few longer feathers, revealing a charm weaved into his plumage in the shape of an 8-pointed star. "It is well known that a bird who cannot fly is considered a thing of numbered days. This charm was given to me by Taurlin - one of my younger twin sisters. She was born with a warped wing - and will never be able to taste the wind as I do.” He takes a steadying breath. “To have a Grounded fledgling is a great shame among my people. It comes back to a time when we migrated - those who could not keep up with the flocks would be left to fend for themselves, and those who were responsible for them were shamed for it. Nowadays, we do not migrate anymore, but the stigma still continues - especially within the higher roosts of the city.” The bird stills, trying to run through the muddled memories of his childhood. | ||
“When the twins were starting to grow feathers, they had the most beautiful white patterning you could imagine - like fresh fallen frost. But when it came to flight lessons and taking the Breach - our | “When the twins were starting to grow feathers, they had the most beautiful white patterning you could imagine - like fresh fallen frost. But when it came to flight lessons and taking the Breach - our test of flight - Taurlin wasn't even able to get off the ground. The white wings dragged as the muscle was too weak to support herself." | ||
Nassir watches Finny sympathetically as they tell their story, “It sounds as if our peoples aren’t so different in mindset.” | Nassir watches Finny sympathetically as they tell their story, “It sounds as if our peoples aren’t so different in mindset.” | ||
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Finny felt pride for his sister, and the compliments his friend laid upon her, "Taurlin eventually led on to make her own prosthetic - a piece that would correct and assist the lacking muscle in her weak wing. It was a prototype - but it never worked with how long it has been since she had used it. However, this didn't get her down - in fact it has set her sights on helping the young ones who were crippled as she was. So now she assists Tenneah's tea business - and uses it as a place where people like her can come as they are. All the proceeds go to researching flight gear for fledglings born or afflicted with disabilities. She still wears her prototype on her soot-stained wings - as a reminder to work hard despite the stigma." | Finny felt pride for his sister, and the compliments his friend laid upon her, "Taurlin eventually led on to make her own prosthetic - a piece that would correct and assist the lacking muscle in her weak wing. It was a prototype - but it never worked with how long it has been since she had used it. However, this didn't get her down - in fact it has set her sights on helping the young ones who were crippled as she was. So now she assists Tenneah's tea business - and uses it as a place where people like her can come as they are. All the proceeds go to researching flight gear for fledglings born or afflicted with disabilities. She still wears her prototype on her soot-stained wings - as a reminder to work hard despite the stigma." | ||
=== Chat within the Yellow Tent - A Conversation with the Lord of Seasons: === | ===== A Chat within the Yellow Tent - A Conversation with the Lord of Seasons: ===== | ||
Finny and Yewvane squished across the wet yard to the yellow tent. | Finny and Yewvane squished across the wet yard to the yellow tent. | ||
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Finny looked tired, like he was exhausted from being a player in the aforementioned game. "The Bogge has threatened to visit you because of our... alliance. People uninvited to the game have poked their noses into things that should not concern them. I am haunted by nightmares of my family being brought in as my replacement. I have no clue if they are simply warnings or a premonition." He took a moment to rub his temples. “I've never felt more paranoid about things than these past few days." | Finny looked tired, like he was exhausted from being a player in the aforementioned game. "The Bogge has threatened to visit you because of our... alliance. People uninvited to the game have poked their noses into things that should not concern them. I am haunted by nightmares of my family being brought in as my replacement. I have no clue if they are simply warnings or a premonition." He took a moment to rub his temples. “I've never felt more paranoid about things than these past few days." | ||
Eedrylle took a seat, crossing his one leg over the other’s knee, “Let Bogge come - I, too, am bound to this game. I swore to help.” | |||
A trace of guilt flashed over the aarakocra, "I would not wish that on you… or anyone of your entourage." | A trace of guilt flashed over the aarakocra, "I would not wish that on you… or anyone of your entourage." | ||
“I have already made the promise, and even if I have not, defending anyone against the cruelty of the courts is what the entire | “I have already made the promise, and even if I have not, defending anyone against the cruelty of the courts is what the entire court of Seasons is about! Bogge is already an enemy of ours, I killed his servant, Antyl. The game has only changed a bit.” | ||
"The difference is that I know I am running on borrowed time, Lord of Seasons. The fact that you bound yourself to me was a fool's choice. The Bogge will take the form of your nightmares and see them to fruition. I would rather be Her Majesty's plaything than see mine become reality." Finny looked extremely distressed, like he'd been spiraling in his own head for days. | "The difference is that I know I am running on borrowed time, Lord of Seasons. The fact that you bound yourself to me was a fool's choice. The Bogge will take the form of your nightmares and see them to fruition. I would rather be Her Majesty's plaything than see mine become reality." Finny looked extremely distressed, like he'd been spiraling in his own head for days. | ||
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=== Recent Events: === | === Recent Events: === | ||
==== 5-20 - RIVER ME TIMBERS: ==== | ===== 5-20 - RIVER ME TIMBERS: ===== | ||
Billiam said the water coming from our main water source was tainted, finding half-eaten meat, rotted corpses, and bones in water. The group agreed to go upstream to see if the source of the contamination could be located. It took the party several hours to go upstream, but Finny played his Concertina to assist the others with timing and ended up expediting the trip. He also acted as eyes on the shore for anything that may potentially cause issues. Eventually, Finny came up on some weird mushrooms while on the boat - not wanting to risk touching them, he used a spare bag as he flew over to the river's shoreline and collected a few specimens… the fungi were warm while in the bag - enough that he would assume they would burn if handled with bare skin. | Billiam said the water coming from our main water source was tainted, finding half-eaten meat, rotted corpses, and bones in water. The group agreed to go upstream to see if the source of the contamination could be located. It took the party several hours to go upstream, but Finny played his Concertina to assist the others with timing and ended up expediting the trip. He also acted as eyes on the shore for anything that may potentially cause issues. Eventually, Finny came up on some weird mushrooms while on the boat - not wanting to risk touching them, he used a spare bag as he flew over to the river's shoreline and collected a few specimens… the fungi were warm while in the bag - enough that he would assume they would burn if handled with bare skin. | ||
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After retrieving the body, a small service is held for Ratchet's sacrifice. A pile of bodies and dinos were found as a food pile. We returned with Ratchet's corpse (dressed for burial), the skin, and whatever useful things we could get our hands on from the pile. We then returned home and held a more dignified service for Ratchet. | After retrieving the body, a small service is held for Ratchet's sacrifice. A pile of bodies and dinos were found as a food pile. We returned with Ratchet's corpse (dressed for burial), the skin, and whatever useful things we could get our hands on from the pile. We then returned home and held a more dignified service for Ratchet. | ||
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