Jäger's Log 01, 1799: A Sticky Situation

[Jagdkatzchen 99]

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A STICKY SITUATION

 

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A gentle snow had just started to fall that evening. Four Jägers gathered before the abandoned shack; the group charged with a simple mission. They were to investigate what laid behind the barricaded door within, and if it was deemed a nest of Danûngol, they were to clear the area of the giant arachnids.

 

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Auriter Yl’Asath, better known as Hans Dragovitch, led the group into the dilapidated building. Zirath R’enar, the most veteran of the Jägers in the team, then took an axe to the barricaded door. With a few swift hacks, the boards were destroyed, and the door behind them collapsed with a simple push. It revealed a dark cave within… one with walls lined with massive clumps of sticky silk.

 

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With a lantern in hand, Anduin Rhys Dering entered the cavern, illuminating the way for his allies. The party soon came upon a bulge of silk clinging against a stone wall, wriggling slightly, as if alive. Hans sliced the white sack open, and out came the near-corpse of a fawn… the unfortunate victim of the spiders’ most recent hunt.

 

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But as the group gazed upon the poor animal, Anduin caught sight of something with the corner of his eye. Dots that shimmered with the light of his lantern, betraying the presence of the large spiders shrouded within the shadows deeper within the cave. The elf issued a word of warning, and the Jägers readied themselves for combat.

 

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Hans and Zirath stepped forth to meet their adversary, with the latter making quick work of the creature with a blade through its head. But just as the spider was dispatched, a second descended upon Zirath, smashing the Jäger’s back down upon the stony ground.

 

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Anduin conjured a shield of light and charged forth, aiming to bash the creature off his companion. It was then that Ira, the enigmatic Unterjäger, stepped forth to crush the monster’s head under her heel. She moved in perfect sync with Anduin’s actions, and her foot connected with the beast just as Anduin’s shield did, ripping the Danûngol’s head from its body.

 

Then, the third and final spider appeared. The final foe of the night clashed briefly with the Jägers at the front, but with another well-placed strike, Ira ended the arachnid with the tip of her blade skewering it through its soft underbelly. And then, there was silence. The group waited for another enemy to face, but none came. The nest of spiders appeared to have been cleared out.

 

Their mission was complete.

 

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However, a certain curiosity regarding the cavern was noted in the aftermath of the fight. The back of the nest appeared to have been formed by a cave-in, with noxious fumes emanating from the gaps within the wall. Perhaps there was something more to this place…

 

But finding that out would be a task for another day.

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[Lord of Boars 556]

"At long last, I can nap in peace." Godwin of Aurdan would return to his chambers.