[WORLD ONE | UVI ATTACK]

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Who: The Uvi and coven members
Where: In and around the city land of Aimintas
When: Day 32 & 33
Open/Closed: Open to All

For coven members who haven't been in Aimintas very long, the panic of the Palai the past few days may seem like overkill. The day goes by rather quietly and Aimintas looks like a ghost town throughout the morning and most of the afternoon. Not one Palai can be seen, with shops closed and the roads virtually empty, aside from coven members. It isn't until the sky is turning a nice shade of pink that things begin. Observant people who may be gazing up at the ocean will see the very small dots in the sky that begin to approach at a very quick speed. If you're outside, you may get to see the Uvi up close -- but perhaps not for very long. The Uvi have rubbery bones, and they hit the dirt in a curled up position, unrolling themselves and leaping up on long, scaled legs. The shortest Uvi might come in at five feet tall, but most range from six to seven. They're lithe and gilled -- you may think they want to rely on stealth, but the sound coming out of their gills is very loud and raspy. There's no way you can't hear them coming as the ominous and rapid noise follows them everywhere. Some of them are walking around empty handed, eyes scanning and striding up to buildings, banging on the outside and observing the inside of the house as much as they possibly can. Others are carrying large, bleached tools made of fish bone and teeth. Some look like long blades, while others look like long axes. These are used for cutting into doors and other violent tasks they feel the need to complete. A ▢ If your character is wandering the streets, whether of their own ignorance or because they're part of the team trying to protect/negotiate with the Palai, they're very likely to run into one of the Uvi. While left to their own devices they'll only be focused on sniffing out Palai, but they're committed to going after anything they see alive and moving. If your character confronts the Uvi, they better be prepared for an attack. B ▢ Alternatively, maybe your character is caught outside and ill-equipped to handle the Uvi. Running is an option! ...But they better be able to run fast. Maybe your character gets lucky enough to run into someone who can help them, but they'd best hope they find each other fast. C ▢ Your character may also be committed to love and justice, fighting the forces of evil with good. It's very unlikely that Palai blood goes unspilled tonight, but your character may be able to prevent it as much as possible. Just be warned: if they confront the Uvi who are trying to break into a Palai house, they're going to be in for a fight. D ▢ Other characters may already be hiding, whether in the coven house or with Palai in their own homes. They'll hear the Uvi's harsh, gasping breathing before they see them, but if they do hear that raspy noise, they'd better be quick thinkers. Whether the Uvi visiting turns into a brawl or a blood bath, eventually the Uvi will return to the ocean with Palai bodies in tow. At around 4 AM, the Uvi begin to shriek, some making noises that are too high pitched for most ears to hear. From the sky, large flying fish descend from the sky and find their masters. The Palai are hoisted onto the back of these creatures and they take off, flying back into the ocean. E ▢ If your character is committed to defeating the Uvi, they may want to try and target the large fish they'll be flying out of. It's possible to kill them in the air, but watch where they fall. They're incredibly large -- larger than the sharks and bigger fish that have fallen out of the sky before. They can also be killed on the ground, but you'll also have to do with their protective Uvi owners. F ▢ Maybe your character is more into the idea of following the Uvi back home. It's possible! Once the Uvi breach the ocean, they swim fast through the dark water for miles and miles. The journey is treacherous, and some may stop the trek to attack in the water where they're more at home. If your character makes it to their lair, they'll find that it's a dense wad of seaweed that stays static in the ocean. The Uvi are used to the toxicity of the leaves, but trying to enter means touching these leaves that leave large, skin-melting welts as they grow and burst. G ▢ Wildcard! How will your character handle this violent and volatile situation.

Comments

[splinten]

[Not only does Dirk slice them, but after the first split to show Geir he can do it, he dices them, in full-fledged anime-style ridiculousness. THE FISH FALL TO THE FLOOR IN CUBE CHUNKS this is horrible why are they like this]

Consider 'em gotten.

[rootandbranch]

[Geir makes a shrill whistling noise of approval. he also expresses his appreciation by swooping to deftly snap one of the chunks out of the air to eat on its way down. they're gross, honestly.]

That was great! You want to see what I can do? Dare me!

[splinten]

[Geir no don't eat those.]

Yeah, show me what you're made of, dude.

[rootandbranch]

[sushi snacks! he nonchalantly yanks a fish out of the air by ripping its fin off in passing as he curves around back towards Dirk, flinging its body into the market square. there's already a large pile of dead giant fish there.]

Tell me something you don't think I can do!

[splinten]

I dare you to slam one back up into the water like a toy ball.

[This is so stupid.]

[rootandbranch]

Ha! That's like nothing. ♪

[the next fish he hits, he sinks all of his claws into, bowling into it bodily and turning over and over in the air with it as it starts to fall; braces his powerful back legs into it as the fish tumbles them both over and kicks the dying animal hard into the water, where it rains droplets down on them in an almighty splash. swoops in a victory loop afterwards, starting to really be exhilarated by the challenge -- this is what fighting is supposed to be like!]

So there!

[splinten]

Okay, what about using one to knock another into the water?

[Like... billiards??]

[rootandbranch]

[GEIR SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTES THIS MANEUVER, with not a little rolling over midair and general derring-do

however, uh

the two dead fish fall out of the water again, towards the vulnerable, not-fish-proof city]

--oh, geez!

[he dives to grab them. tosses one of them at another fish so he doesn't have to juggle the both of them while fighting?! how does he hold all these enormous dead sushi rolls]

[splinten]

[Dirk has to fly up and catch one? Which is terrible because Dirk is strong but these are GIANT DEAD SUSHI ROLLS]

Oh goddammit—

[rootandbranch]

I've been putting them in the marketplace!

[Geir's voice is an alarmed squawk as he tries to toss his own fish to the specified location before it messes up the flow of the rest of the battle. THINK FAST]

[splinten]

Geir, wait—

[Dirk's efforts snap, his strength collapses, causing him to drop down low—too low, as he takes a hit from the FISH straight on. Dirk and two dead fish fly and land in the market pile of other fish.

Just. Just lay him lay there for a little while. He'll be okay. Really.]

[rootandbranch]

[GEIR MAKES... ANOTHER COMPLETELY UNDIGNIFIED SQUAWKING NOISE... and swoops down low, dislodging some roof tiles in a scrambling landing on one of the buildings adjacent to the marketplace. the building groans.]

Wait! Are you dead?!

[what do you expect him to answer if he is, Geir]

[splinten]

I feel dead.

[It's telepathy because he is STUCK UNDER FISH and it's sort of making it hard to get enough air for his lungs.]

[rootandbranch]

[Geir leans precariously off of the edge of the building, sinking his claws into the fish to try to shift them around. an ignominious end to their ridiculous coolkid display, to be sure.]

Ummm. Say something if I move the right fish--

[splinten]

[What Dirk says is a groan of anguish.]

I think dying would be easier.

[rootandbranch]

No, moving fish is definitely easier! Uh... stay still.

[with the groaning and dark muttering, Geir's able to pinpoint Dirk's location accurately enough to dig him out within a few minutes, or, as Dirk is likely measuring time in the Dead Fish Zone, within several years.]

[splinten]

[He has aged a full hundred years under there. Thank God he's a God (??) and has no gray hairs. He forces himself to his feet, touching his chest to check for broken bones.]

This should teach us not to play with our food.

[It probably won't.]

Thanks, Geir. That was my bad.

[He lost strength, that's Bad.]

[rootandbranch]

I'm sorry! You weren't there when I threw it. And I didn't think about how the fish were falling out of the water earlier...

[contrite, whatever Dirk says; he noses him over in his own, separate check for broken bones. this guy is clearly cool enough to worry about.

(close enough to Geir, Dirk will at least get a bit of a second wind effect, so that's something.)]

[splinten]

[ok but he freezes up because a dragon is nosing him and it's like. what is this. is this the real life, is this just fantasy.]

I... yeah, like I said. I lost my strength and fell. That's on me.

I'm. I'm okay, dude.

[rootandbranch]

[this is literally a fantasy. YOU'VE CHANGED GENRES, DIRK. WHAT NOW. Geir doesn't really react to the freezing-up. it's pretty normal for small prey animals to choke up when he gets close to them.]

All right.

[pulls back and sits up on his haunches to glance up at the sky instead, then, if Dirk is fine. most of the fish were already taken care of before they started showing off...]

I don't think there are many left.

[splinten]

It looks not.

[A pause.]

We're going to have to get rid of these fish somehow.

[rootandbranch]

[Geir looks around them dubiously. it's true; they have to get rid of them, or it'll be a continuity problem when the party happens later.]

I don't think I want to eat this many.

[there's a possibility he could. normal physics don't exactly apply to his body all the time. but he definitely doesn't want to.]

[splinten]

[...]

Do you know if fish can make good fertilizer?

[They can probably preserve some and. Decompose others??????????? He knows old fish smells bad fast but he has no experience with growing plants.]

[rootandbranch]

The earth is supposed to drink the blood of the fallen after a battle. So... yes?

[Geir knows shit about farming. he looked at a field and correctly identified the person working in it as a farmer once, that's about the extent of his agrarian experience. it's probably more knowledge than Dirk has, just not enough to actually be helpful at all.]

Does anyone have magic to make them, um, disappear faster... this is a lot of rotten fish even for a field.

[splinten]

[Yup he beat Dirk on knowledge here.]

I can shove some into my sylladex. I'll have to reorganize it.

[He starts pushing fish into... nowhere? That's the sylladex, but also: the abyss. At the same time, a bunch of machine parts come flying out, and also some grenades, and at least one plush-rumped SBAHJ puppet. Dirk, why.]