Seyp was still inspecting the links of his chains as the first two of the group showed up. The first was the tall female warrior known as Siiri, as the heavy rains beat down along the braided hair and that fierce gaze of hers peered towards Seyp through the heavy blanked of water. The only thing likely more noticeable than the presence she emitted was the large amount of weaponry she had strapped about her body. The other that walked with her was the young Kelvic, petite but on cut fiercely in tone, Seyp could tell that this female was being introduced to Myrian ways, most likely by the Snapping Jaw herself. The two of them together would have likely been enough for the hunting trip, but Seyp was interested in seeing how a large group together would hold up, especially when the hunt didn’t involve an immediate kill. Seyp slowly dragged his finger along his brow, wiping away a layer of moisture, which in the end, made very little difference as the rain that soaked them all soon began running over his face once again. Seyp then simply gave a nod to Siiri’s first question, as he began raveling his weighted chain with in his hand, looking down to it.
“We should be able to move out sooner, depending on how long it takes the others to show.” Seyp then said, returning the reply to Miharu.
Just as he was finishing, the third of the group showed up, her face carrying attitude and her presence announcing as though the she had a Myrian chip on her shoulder as the rain matted down the dark hair and narrow eyes. Seyp imagined her to have the shortest fuse of all in the group, but her energy and likely skills, along with the others, would prove useful in the event they ran into conflict with things other than the creature they hunted. His expression remained unchanging, blank, when Koa questioned his ability as he wound the last of his weighted chain and attached it to the buttoned loop along his waist.
“My weaponry is something more useful for my practice,” Seyp simply replied to her,
“and if your words are meant to illicit some form of negative response, then your breath is wasted.” Seyp then shifted his eyes between Miharu and Koa, noticing the tension that had already began building between the two with just a few simple words uttered. Already flaws in the group were presenting themselves, but it was minor at this stage. Still, Seyp would have to keep an eye on such, and would likely look to Siiri, who had the most field experience of the group in his eyes, to help with settling disputes that my arise. Seyp’s gaze then fell to Hania as he began approaching soon after, and for some reason, he felt that the man had a certain hesitation when it came to Seyp himself, despite the greeting offered. Still, he had well balanced skills, and from what Seyp had heard, a calm demeanor. Something that, Seyp hopped, would rub off on some of the more energetic members of the group.
The wild card was the next to show up. Satu was her name as the curves and delicate grace, that he only imagined her race inherently possessed, were first noticed. Seyp wasn’t even certain why he extended the invitation to her in the first place, apart form sheer curiosity in the abilities the Konti possessed. He would make mental notes of such during the course of the trip, remembering every fine detail in the event the bones of this woman would one day make their way to Seyp. He had yet to, after all, create something using the bones of a Konti. All the same, he had heard that she had caused some strife since arriving, especially with Siiri. It was likely, Seyp concluded, that her and Koa would likely get along, or flat out try to kill each other.
The least hairy of the group then arrived, as rough dark skin and toned muscle betrayed an agility and sharp aim. Pua was brought in for his ranged specialty, his skill with the crossbow would come in handy in this hunt especially, but not totally to the extent he may have thought. In any event, it was also reassuring that the group would have a lookout from within the trees at times, and one no less that could cover them with ranged attacks. Especially in the event that the group ran into some humans who ventured into the jungle or a possible Dhani attack. He brought a certain balance to the group that would have otherwise been lacking.
“Just on time, actually.” Seyp then replied before looking over the entire assembled group.
“Well then, shall we?”Seyp then slowly turned, and began trudging into the jungle at a relaxed pace, slowly looking back to the group as their journey began.
“The jungle creature we shall be hunting is called a Kisthkin. For those not familiar with them, they are a large animal, primate in origin. They’ll generally weight anywhere between two hundred fifty to three hundred pounds. They are strong, especially in their limbs, agile and fast. More importantly, they are a troupe animal, living together in groups. While they are omnivorous in nature, that doesn’t make them less of a threat. Especially considering they’ll very likely outnumber our group.” Seyp explained, letting the group know what they were going after.
Seyp then suddenly stopped, turning towards the group as he looked over each of them with a hint of seriousness in his eyes.
“This will likely be the most important detail of this hunt, so I must stress it right now. For those of you who don’t have much patience, I would advise learning some now." Seyp then said, a firm tone in his voice.
"The first seven days of this hunt, after finding our pray, will be spent in observation of Alpha Kisthkin of the group. During this observation, we will instigate responses, observe it’s behavior. We will give chase to it, but not to kill or capture, but rather to see how it moves. How fast and how agile it is. We will try to gain some measure of the creatures strength, whether by observing some of the things it lifts, or by avoid it’s very attacks on us if necessary. As well, we will also do simple observations of it’s wilderness survival. How it gathers food, how it keeps alert for predators as well as warn them off.”Seyp then let a moment of silence pass by as he looked over the group once again.
“The details, will be very, very important.” Seyp then stressed.
“Without them, the items I craft for you as payment, will yield negative effects, or worse yet, do nothing at all. The items, if we properly observe this primate, will allow you to run faster, hit harder, or otherwise enhance the natural physical abilities any of you already posses.”Seyp then waited to see if any of them had any questions before he slowly turned and began making his way north-east in the jungle.
