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[It appears Grappling Hook has MANY new visitors to the campsite, courtesy of Chuck and Tara. They all look rather different from one another, but the one that stands out the most was the tallest one. Even taller than Tara, and wielding a hammer as tall as a small tree, and four eyes instead of two.]

“So this is your base oph operations…? Surprised anyone can live in this oven…I’ve been sweating since we got here and I’m not even in my armor! And I brought supplies!”

[He was talking to Chuck, specifically. Looking down at him since he is indeed very short]

@chucks-rocks-at-u

@wranglinspiders

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

@sword1437

[OOC: Make sure to take turns gang cus we have a LOT of people. I can DM people for turn order if needed]

[ Grappling Hook was starting to wonder where half of their main team had gotten to, having to do all the work around here by themselves was exhausting... Oh they were going to have some big stern talks about this once the duo got back from their patrol. Hook was busy sorting some arrangements for some other wranglers as the group rolled up, catching the attention of everyone in the camp ogled like they were a roadside attraction. ]

[ Grapple turned around and just stared for a few moments before storming over to the group, stunned beyond belief that they'd trust some random group of what looked to be armed strangers right to their base of operations.. And without restraints no less! They ignored the newcomers for now and immediately grabbed both Tara and Chucks collars yanking them in close. ]

Where in lost temples great name have yall been?! I been running this place damn near solo! And who's this company ya bought along? We can't keep takin' in every poor straggler ya find, thats more mouths to feed that we just can't cover! Ye know how tight we are with the churchs greed and hold on supplies...

[ Grappling Hook let go and crossed their arms, huffing as they eyed the new company. They usually weren't this angry around others for a first impression... But this was important! Too much stuff has been happening as of late and they needed to be careful. ]

I'll get ta you lot in a second, come with me. We can talk in private. I have a feelin' I know already what yall's are lookin' for. Always the same three or four reasons nowadays...

'M sorry, Hook... We didn't mean t'cause ya more trouble...

—His voice was quiet, and Chuck lowered his head in shame. He'd practically forgotten about how angry he was at Tara for grabbing him and putting him over her shoulder!—

I promise I'll be 'round tomorrow ta help, for now just.. hear 'em out. They could help with the whole cult issue.

@wranglinspiders

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

i quietly said to myself , watching the scene unfold in front of me . pondering if i should do something

we dont … plan to be here long .. ?

i whispered as if i was announcing something . i kept watching as we stood close to banhammer , him hearing my unsure sentences .

“Plus, we have our own supplies! We’re most definitely prepared!”

[He just waits around for them to stop arguing about whatever]

@kumonohoshi

@wranglinspiders

@vinestaffette

"Sorry, boss. Was just taking Tess out for a bit so she can stretch her wings... she's been a bit mopey since that cultist clipped her a couple weeks ago. Musta lost track of time up there."

She's used to being scolded for bringing outsiders in, though. She often needs to be reminded that outsiders generally can't be trusted.

"Ah, don't worry, don't worry, we ain't recruitin' 'em! Figured we could let 'em in since those two are Darkage and all... Plus, that little red one looks like a sparrow! How could I say no to that face?"

@kumonohoshi

Hm.. the Warden of the Banlands.. yer a loooong way from home, ain't'cha?

@chucks-rocks-at-u

[BanHammer pauses, cocking his head to the side, and singals the others to stop. This must’ve been one of the Wranglers he was told about…]

“Eh? So what iph we are? We’re on an important mission of justice! And who are you supposed to be?”

[He also takes notice of how short this Inphernal is, given he’s like 7 feet tall himself. Oh my Swords, do NOT start laughing-]

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

—Chuck raised his head to look up at Banhammer. This annoyed him quite a bit, he hated being shorter than usual.—

Now.. y'mind tellin' me what yer doin' on Wrangler turf, or am I gonna have to find out m'self?

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

“I was told we’d come across some kind of…Recliphph Wranglers out here. I’m guessing that would be one oph you?”

[He peeks back to his group just to see how they were reactions to the situation]

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

—Chuck visibly shivered, shaking his head right after—

Anyway, yep. 'm part of the Wranglers. An' if ye want to go after the church... Yer not exactly goin' to find it so easy, big guy.

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

“You guys live out here right? Don’t you guys know where it is?”

[He looked confused, and maybe a little mad, mainly because he didn’t want this entire trip to be a waste of time.]

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

—Chuck crossed his arms as he spoke, the moth antenna on his head gave a light twitch—

If yer sayin' y'wanna go because yer investigatin' a murder... I can assure ye they already know yer comin'. It ain't safe.

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

how could that be we literally just got here !

i slightly regret the action of coming here , before quickly remembering the reason shaking my head .

@vinestaffette

—Chuck sighed, shaking his head. He knew this would be a bad idea—

Look... I can send ye their way but.. I ain't gon' be responsible if ye get hurt or worse.

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

Sand swirls through the air as a vulture descends, the powerful beats of its wings stirring up dust. It lands nearby to Chuck, revealing a large Inphernal on its back.

She hops down, gives the vulture some pats and a treat, and walks over to the group, her hat drawn low over her eyes so as to obscure her face. She's taller than all of them, excluding Banhammer. Judging by the size of her arms, she might be the groups muscle.

She stands there ominously by Chuck, attempting to look intimidating towards the strange outsiders... before she finally tilts her hat up to reveal a friendly face. She beams when she sees Vine Staff and Shuriken.

They ain't cultists, but they are lookin' for 'em. Big Warden here said they're lookin' for the church, 'pparently somethin' 'bout an Inphernal called Katana dyin' at their hands...

@tyrant-w4rden

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

“ yes , we are looking for the church - i think everyone has their individual reasons , but our team knows there is probably gonna be action ! so if either of you could help out, even in the slightest. . . “

@tyrant-w4rden

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

[…Banhammer, what is it with you and trying to recruit people. Oh, and now he’s noticed the other Wrangler next to Chuck.]

“Oh hello!…wow you’re almost as tall as me!”

@sword1437

@wranglinspiders

@kumonohoshi

—Chuck sighed softly crossing his arms and thinking for a moment—

For now... Guess we can just bring ya bunch back to our camp. Tara 'n I can lead the way.

—The short cowboy then signaled to the whole bunch to follow along, oh how he wished he'd brought Bella along today.—

@tyrant-w4rden

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

@vinestaffette

[He almost called him ‘shortstack’ for a moment there. Good catch.]

[He follows the two alongside his group]

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

mmmhm !

"Well, ain't you an observant one! I sure am! Makes wranglin' animals a heckuva lot easier, I'll tell you what. It's rare I meet someone taller than myself!"

She listens idly to the rest of the conversation, nodding along.

"We're taking them back to base? Works for me! I can introduce you all to the vultures! They're real cuddly things, they just look scary is all. Just, er, watch yer fingers when you pet 'em. Fingers are their favorite snack."

She walks alongside Chuck, glancing back at the group and lifting her hand up to her horns. A spider crawls out from under her hat and onto her hand, as she affixes a tiny, haphazardly made cowboy hat onto its head.

"Normally, I'd love to help you guys out! Buuut... it ain't up to me, that's all Hook's decision. He's reasonable, though! Plus... it ain't a good idea to take the church on heads-on like that. A lot of 'em are good folk, just... lost their way is all. Like that, errr... Who was it they just picked up? Some fella with a fancy lookin' rifle? I know some people who'd give a lot to shoot that thing!"

Wow. She'll talk your ear off if you let her.

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

@chucks-rocks-at-u

AHEM. Let's just get ya all back to camp for now. It ain't too far from here.

—His tone had shifted, a little bit more and he'd practically be growling out his words.—

—He began to lead the way, of course he walked at his own pace right now so.. maybe he'd need a bit of aid if they all wanted to get back faster.—

@tyrant-w4rden

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

@vinestaffette

@tyrant-w4rden

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

Hm.. the Warden of the Banlands.. yer a loooong way from home, ain't'cha?

@chucks-rocks-at-u

[BanHammer pauses, cocking his head to the side, and singals the others to stop. This must’ve been one of the Wranglers he was told about…]

“Eh? So what iph we are? We’re on an important mission of justice! And who are you supposed to be?”

[He also takes notice of how short this Inphernal is, given he’s like 7 feet tall himself. Oh my Swords, do NOT start laughing-]

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

—Chuck raised his head to look up at Banhammer. This annoyed him quite a bit, he hated being shorter than usual.—

Now.. y'mind tellin' me what yer doin' on Wrangler turf, or am I gonna have to find out m'self?

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

“I was told we’d come across some kind of…Recliphph Wranglers out here. I’m guessing that would be one oph you?”

[He peeks back to his group just to see how they were reactions to the situation]

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

—Chuck visibly shivered, shaking his head right after—

Anyway, yep. 'm part of the Wranglers. An' if ye want to go after the church... Yer not exactly goin' to find it so easy, big guy.

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

“You guys live out here right? Don’t you guys know where it is?”

[He looked confused, and maybe a little mad, mainly because he didn’t want this entire trip to be a waste of time.]

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

—Chuck crossed his arms as he spoke, the moth antenna on his head gave a light twitch—

If yer sayin' y'wanna go because yer investigatin' a murder... I can assure ye they already know yer comin'. It ain't safe.

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

how could that be we literally just got here !

i slightly regret the action of coming here , before quickly remembering the reason shaking my head .

@vinestaffette

—Chuck sighed, shaking his head. He knew this would be a bad idea—

Look... I can send ye their way but.. I ain't gon' be responsible if ye get hurt or worse.

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

Sand swirls through the air as a vulture descends, the powerful beats of its wings stirring up dust. It lands nearby to Chuck, revealing a large Inphernal on its back.

She hops down, gives the vulture some pats and a treat, and walks over to the group, her hat drawn low over her eyes so as to obscure her face. She's taller than all of them, excluding Banhammer. Judging by the size of her arms, she might be the groups muscle.

She stands there ominously by Chuck, attempting to look intimidating towards the strange outsiders... before she finally tilts her hat up to reveal a friendly face. She beams when she sees Vine Staff and Shuriken.

They ain't cultists, but they are lookin' for 'em. Big Warden here said they're lookin' for the church, 'pparently somethin' 'bout an Inphernal called Katana dyin' at their hands...

@tyrant-w4rden

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

“ yes , we are looking for the church - i think everyone has their individual reasons , but our team knows there is probably gonna be action ! so if either of you could help out, even in the slightest. . . “

@tyrant-w4rden

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

[…Banhammer, what is it with you and trying to recruit people. Oh, and now he’s noticed the other Wrangler next to Chuck.]

“Oh hello!…wow you’re almost as tall as me!”

@sword1437

@wranglinspiders

@kumonohoshi

—Chuck sighed softly crossing his arms and thinking for a moment—

For now... Guess we can just bring ya bunch back to our camp. Tara 'n I can lead the way.

—The short cowboy then signaled to the whole bunch to follow along, oh how he wished he'd brought Bella along today.—

@tyrant-w4rden

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

@vinestaffette

[He almost called him ‘shortstack’ for a moment there. Good catch.]

[He follows the two alongside his group]

@sword1437

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

mmmhm !

"Well, ain't you an observant one! I sure am! Makes wranglin' animals a heckuva lot easier, I'll tell you what. It's rare I meet someone taller than myself!"

She listens idly to the rest of the conversation, nodding along.

"We're taking them back to base? Works for me! I can introduce you all to the vultures! They're real cuddly things, they just look scary is all. Just, er, watch yer fingers when you pet 'em. Fingers are their favorite snack."

She walks alongside Chuck, glancing back at the group and lifting her hand up to her horns. A spider crawls out from under her hat and onto her hand, as she affixes a tiny, haphazardly made cowboy hat onto its head.

"Normally, I'd love to help you guys out! Buuut... it ain't up to me, that's all Hook's decision. He's reasonable, though! Plus... it ain't a good idea to take the church on heads-on like that. A lot of 'em are good folk, just... lost their way is all. Like that, errr... Who was it they just picked up? Some fella with a fancy lookin' rifle? I know some people who'd give a lot to shoot that thing!"

Wow. She'll talk your ear off if you let her.

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

@chucks-rocks-at-u

Hm.. the Warden of the Banlands.. yer a loooong way from home, ain't'cha?

@chucks-rocks-at-u

[BanHammer pauses, cocking his head to the side, and singals the others to stop. This must’ve been one of the Wranglers he was told about…]

“Eh? So what iph we are? We’re on an important mission of justice! And who are you supposed to be?”

[He also takes notice of how short this Inphernal is, given he’s like 7 feet tall himself. Oh my Swords, do NOT start laughing-]

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

—Chuck raised his head to look up at Banhammer. This annoyed him quite a bit, he hated being shorter than usual.—

Now.. y'mind tellin' me what yer doin' on Wrangler turf, or am I gonna have to find out m'self?

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

“I was told we’d come across some kind of…Recliphph Wranglers out here. I’m guessing that would be one oph you?”

[He peeks back to his group just to see how they were reactions to the situation]

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

—Chuck visibly shivered, shaking his head right after—

Anyway, yep. 'm part of the Wranglers. An' if ye want to go after the church... Yer not exactly goin' to find it so easy, big guy.

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

“You guys live out here right? Don’t you guys know where it is?”

[He looked confused, and maybe a little mad, mainly because he didn’t want this entire trip to be a waste of time.]

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

—Chuck crossed his arms as he spoke, the moth antenna on his head gave a light twitch—

If yer sayin' y'wanna go because yer investigatin' a murder... I can assure ye they already know yer comin'. It ain't safe.

@kumonohoshi

@sword1437

how could that be we literally just got here !

i slightly regret the action of coming here , before quickly remembering the reason shaking my head .

@vinestaffette

—Chuck sighed, shaking his head. He knew this would be a bad idea—

Look... I can send ye their way but.. I ain't gon' be responsible if ye get hurt or worse.

@kumonohoshi

@vinestaffette

Sand swirls through the air as a vulture descends, the powerful beats of its wings stirring up dust. It lands nearby to Chuck, revealing a large Inphernal on its back.

She hops down, gives the vulture some pats and a treat, and walks over to the group, her hat drawn low over her eyes so as to obscure her face. She's taller than all of them, excluding Banhammer. Judging by the size of her arms, she might be the groups muscle.

She stands there ominously by Chuck, attempting to look intimidating towards the strange outsiders... before she finally tilts her hat up to reveal a friendly face. She beams when she sees Vine Staff and Shuriken.

I. DON'T. KNOW!

Mph... Yer lucky yer the one making that comment, Tara... But.. I didn't actually know they navigated by moonlight, that's.. that's actually pretty cool.

I. DON'T. KNOW!

Mph... Yer lucky yer the one making that comment, Tara... But.. I didn't actually know they navigated by moonlight, that's.. that's actually pretty cool.

Whether it be strangers or somethin' weird happenin' to another wrangler, it's all just one big headache...

I. DON'T. KNOW!

I. DON'T. KNOW!