Spring Cleaning!

[papergurrl]

WHO: OPEN
WHAT: An ad requesting assistance culling creatures in Everglade was posted recently. The log is catchall for those who respond to it.
WHEN: April 25, 2014
WHERE: Everglade Marsh

When travelers/mercenaries/guardian trainees/whoever reach Everglade, they meet the poster of the request, Stuart. He describes the creatures in question as Biguana, and explains that normally they make their home in the marshes outside Everglade. Of late they've been breeding quite a bit and due to successful attacks on adventurers/wanderers that risk going out there unprepared, they've gotten extremely bold. He goes on to note that the creatures have made a den in an underground cavern accessed through a sinkhole a mile and a half from town. When our brave adventurers make their way to said sinkhole (mind the mud, it's slippery in some places), they'll find the cavern - which doesn't really look very stable. There are tracks, multiple ones, of creatures leading in and out of the den. Dare ye brave the depths?

[ OOC: Inside is a group of 10-18 'Biguana', each one about the size and speed of an average horse. They attack with spikes, draining magic and - in some cases - thrown weapons. Reward is $100 per head. ]

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[betel_geuse]

Oops. Betelgeuse ducks underneath the first monster, rolling onto his back. He wraps his coils around the second one, trying to unbalance it. All the time, he cackles, a high-pitched, happy sound meant to intimidate and creep out the monsters. Well, it works with humans. He keeps a wary eye on the third one. Getting bitten probably wouldn't do him any real harm, but it would probably hurt quite a lot.

[papergurrl]

It worked with humans, but not the monsters, it seemed. Except for the one that got leapt over, it actually paused for a second as if wonder what the fck that was. The second beast screeches as its coiled around, fighting to get free, while the third tries to help out its companion, snarling and charging forward to chomp its jaws on part of that massive creature. The snake may be bigger and longer than the biguana, but it wasn't daunted ...much. After other adventurers came through, there weren't many of the biguana left, and most were more concerned with fleeing by now. Just these three who were too aggressive (or stupid) to run.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse gave a long squeak of pain, when the third biguana bit down on him. He was right. The damage was minimal, really, but the pain was horrible! If there was one thing Betelgeuse hated (and really he hated a lot of things), it was something trying to eat him. Betelgeuse shifted his coils up the second biguana in order to snap it's neck, hoping he would be able to use it as a meaty sort of club to take out the third biguana. For good measure, he took a swipe at biting into the underside of the first biguana, just to weaken it and keep it from attacking.

[papergurrl]

The sound of the second biguana's neck going -snap- is almost lost under the snarls and growls between snake and not-snake monsters. But the creature going limp in Betelgeuse's coils is not unnoticed, and while the third Biguana valiantly tries to keep a good hold of its prey, getting clubbed once or twice manages to knock him clean off. While the poor first Biguana proceeds to flails and screech in pain in an attempt to free itself from the snakebeast's jaws, more concerned with escape than attacking now.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse laughs in relief, when the third biguana falls away. Taking advantage of the reprieve, Betelgeuse releases the first biguana, only to strike out at it again, intending to rip through it's belly in earnest. He keeps his lower coils and tail thrashing wildly, in an attempt to stay safe from the third biguana, should it recover too soon.

[papergurrl]

Another screech, this one a death screee- when Betelgeuse tears right into it. It writhes in pain and agony, but to no avail. Those nasty nasty teeth tear right into its soft, vulnerable underbelly, blood and guts (ew) spilling out for all the world to see. The third- and last of the biguana - still seemed pretty dazed, but it's going to struggle to its feet in a minute and try to make a break for it. RUN AWAY! It dun wanna dieeeeeeee!!

[betel_geuse]

Oh, decisions, decisions. Betelgeuse is tempted to just stay and chow down on the delicious blood and guts, but...that last biguana is worth another hundred dollars! Revenge and avarice together sent him after the third. That thing had chomped him just like a sandworm and that wasn't something Betelgeuse could just let go! He shot after the thing, moments after it took off.

[papergurrl]

WUH-OH! That biguana is fleeing like its life depended on it. And it does! But Betelgeuse was quicker than it, slithering across that ground like it's made of ice. ZOOM! In fact, the snakemonster will catch up with the biguana just as it's trying to climb up into a tunnel that will lead it to the surface, claws scrabbling at the walls frantically for purchase.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse striked out, aiming for the lower legs of the biguana. The last thing he wanted was the big lizard getting out among people in this state! All he had to do was disable the legs and Betelgeuse could break the biguana's neck, finishing the kill and the hunt.

[papergurrl]

And DOWN went the biguana, squealing in rage and surprise as it tumbled onto its back. It lashed out in an attempt to twist back onto its feet, the spikes on its tail protruding as it whipped it about towards Betelgeuse's face. But one of its legs was badly damaged - it wouldn't be able to run away so easily, or at all, the way it was twisted.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse gave another screeching hiss of pain, as the spikes raked across his face, leaving deep scratches. Angry, Betelgeuse surged forward to sink his teeth into the biguana's throat, eager for it's blood. He wasn't sure this was worth a hundred dollars, but he wasn't going to let this thing get the better of him!

[papergurrl]

What, mad it marred your pretty face!? HA oh wait. At least the spikes aren't poisonous? ... though actually that probably wouldn't effect him any anyway. In any case Betelgeuse gets amouth full of Biguana throat, and the poor hapless creature lets out a gurgling screech like nails on a chalkboard, thrashing in the few short minutes it remains alive.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse waited for the last of the thrashing to stop, lapping idly at the blood. Sweet! When the thing was finally dead, Betelgeuse rolled around for a minute, laughing in triumph. At last, he changed back to his human form and began collecting the heads for his payment. It was time to collect his cash, then have some fun in town!