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PurpleXVI · 07-20-2007, 01:05 PM

Anne

The nimble rogue finished her talking and returned her attention to the cliff wall, taking the rope from Spot, slinging it over her shoulder and beginning the ascent.

Things went well for the first thirty feet or so, she had a close call about half of that distance up, but managed to hang on and continue. Just as she was about halfway up, however, disaster struck: What had appeared to be a safe handhold was a loose rock that tumbled away just as Anne had put her entire weight on it.

Suddenly unbalanced, she flailed about for a grip, which only succeeded at unbalancing her even more, and lost what little hold she still retained on the rock.

Accompanied by a brief expletive, she fell headfirst towards the ground, but managed to almost right herself before the impact, instead landing on her right arm, pinning it below her body and putting the entire force of the fall on it.

A cracking sound signalled that she had once again managed to break one of her bones, and the unmistakeable pain as fragments of the bone were driven through her skin and into surrounding muscle confirmed it. It felt like her forearm was what had been reduced to a broken skin sock full of jelly-like muscle and bone chunks, but since the pain was radiating all the way up to her shoulder, it was hard to pin down.

Lorath, Bas

Already some distance from the others, having walked while Anne climbed, they heard Anne's reflexive swearing and the heavy thump that accompanied the end of her fall behind them.

Were they to look around, they fould see the rogue behind them, apparently in considerable pain, with blood pooling under her and an arm that looked like a hand grenade full of bone splinters had exploded inside it.

In fact, as Lorath looked behind him on reflex to identify the source of the sound, he saw something odd: One of the strange purple cacti was missing. There had been one perched alongside the trail, one they had walked right past, and now it wasn't there any longer. It had been a huge one, too, with large, exposed root-like things which were as purple as the rest of the plant and each about as big as a human leg or arm, something they hadn't noticed on any of the other cacti in the area.

Bas noticed it, too, as well as something Lorath hadn't. There was a new cactus, which looked almost identical, at the top of the cliff which Anne had fallen from. He could swear on someone important's grave that he hadn't seen it there before.

Spot, Tamora

Spot and Tamora saw much the same, but from a more close-up perspective(in fact Spot had to get out of the way to avoid serving as a diminutive cushion for Anne's fall.).

On the bright side, the rope that Anne had borrowed from the halfling was still intact.

07-20-2007, 01:05 PM	#15
PurpleXVI Emerald Dragon Join Date: April 6, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 38 Posts: 903	Anne The nimble rogue finished her talking and returned her attention to the cliff wall, taking the rope from Spot, slinging it over her shoulder and beginning the ascent. Things went well for the first thirty feet or so, she had a close call about half of that distance up, but managed to hang on and continue. Just as she was about halfway up, however, disaster struck: What had appeared to be a safe handhold was a loose rock that tumbled away just as Anne had put her entire weight on it. Suddenly unbalanced, she flailed about for a grip, which only succeeded at unbalancing her even more, and lost what little hold she still retained on the rock. Accompanied by a brief expletive, she fell headfirst towards the ground, but managed to almost right herself before the impact, instead landing on her right arm, pinning it below her body and putting the entire force of the fall on it. A cracking sound signalled that she had once again managed to break one of her bones, and the unmistakeable pain as fragments of the bone were driven through her skin and into surrounding muscle confirmed it. It felt like her forearm was what had been reduced to a broken skin sock full of jelly-like muscle and bone chunks, but since the pain was radiating all the way up to her shoulder, it was hard to pin down. Lorath, Bas Already some distance from the others, having walked while Anne climbed, they heard Anne's reflexive swearing and the heavy thump that accompanied the end of her fall behind them. Were they to look around, they fould see the rogue behind them, apparently in considerable pain, with blood pooling under her and an arm that looked like a hand grenade full of bone splinters had exploded inside it. In fact, as Lorath looked behind him on reflex to identify the source of the sound, he saw something odd: One of the strange purple cacti was missing. There had been one perched alongside the trail, one they had walked right past, and now it wasn't there any longer. It had been a huge one, too, with large, exposed root-like things which were as purple as the rest of the plant and each about as big as a human leg or arm, something they hadn't noticed on any of the other cacti in the area. Bas noticed it, too, as well as something Lorath hadn't. There was a new cactus, which looked almost identical, at the top of the cliff which Anne had fallen from. He could swear on someone important's grave that he hadn't seen it there before. Spot, Tamora Spot and Tamora saw much the same, but from a more close-up perspective(in fact Spot had to get out of the way to avoid serving as a diminutive cushion for Anne's fall.). On the bright side, the rope that Anne had borrowed from the halfling was still intact.