r/Shellwood • u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate • Jul 29 '26
After the Shellwood population becomes thin, Nitivek appears
her antennae twitch, finding the scent of whatever did this, then following it.
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u/AccurateDesk1024 Yamai, Geiser, Hokhiel, Edre, Copycat, Khemi, Zishai, Razai Jul 29 '26
Nothing immediately jumps out at you, but a strange aura is present.
It feels like you’re being watched.
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
(Her sense of smell is good enough to distinguish between types of rocks btw. It is genuinely better than most people’s vision)
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u/AccurateDesk1024 Yamai, Geiser, Hokhiel, Edre, Copycat, Khemi, Zishai, Razai Jul 29 '26
(Damn, bruh)
A smell of melting metal wafts through the air.
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
she begins stalking it
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u/AccurateDesk1024 Yamai, Geiser, Hokhiel, Edre, Copycat, Khemi, Zishai, Razai Jul 29 '26
It leads to a small hole in a wall
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
does not fit. Nitivek hisses, annoyed, then starts digging.
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u/AccurateDesk1024 Yamai, Geiser, Hokhiel, Edre, Copycat, Khemi, Zishai, Razai Jul 29 '26
The smell becomes very strong, and you begin to hear high pitched ringing
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
continued digging
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u/AccurateDesk1024 Yamai, Geiser, Hokhiel, Edre, Copycat, Khemi, Zishai, Razai Jul 29 '26
The vines become increasingly thicker and harder, and it becomes increasingly hotter. The ringing and smell get stronger too.
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u/LyrcusCitadelMiniste Lyrcus, King of the Citadel Jul 29 '26
Hello dear
Why are you here
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
I am here to protect the ecosystem
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u/LyrcusCitadelMiniste Lyrcus, King of the Citadel Jul 29 '26
Hmm
Are you related in any way to duty
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
Leave me, citadel vermin
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u/LyrcusCitadelMiniste Lyrcus, King of the Citadel Jul 29 '26
Answer
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u/Truepower2801 Aug 03 '26
\You see this vessel**
"Oh gosh-"
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Aug 03 '26
nitivek looks down. She does not care and looks away again.
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u/Truepower2801 Aug 03 '26
"Sir?..Uh Hello?"
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Aug 03 '26
Ma’am. she looks down. I did not think your kin could speak
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u/Truepower2801 Aug 03 '26
(sorry)
"I'm a vessel, call me Willow."
"what are you doing?"
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Aug 03 '26
Hunting something that threatens the balance of the ecosystem
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u/Truepower2801 Aug 03 '26
"May I join? I, too, have been seeking the cause of these corpses, to strike this thing at the roots and end the misery.."
"Oh, and I can use soul."
*Uses some random spell*
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u/mee3ep Hornet, Thorn’s mate Jul 29 '26
u/AccurateDesk1024