Why You Little Rat! [Misson] [Open]

[Zari A'Soul]

Name: Oooh, Shiny.

Rank: D

Objective: Recently the skritt (rat-like humanoids) that live on Mount Hakobe have been growing bolder, going so far as to venture into nearby towns and steal anything that catches their eye (though they seem to prefer things that are shiny). Head to Mount Hakobe, find their stash, retrieve it through whatever means you see fit, and return it to the villagers.

Reward: 100J

The sun was coming down from the bright blue sky. The color of the sky turning into a navy blue. The clouds above transforming into shades of orange, pink, and purple. A spectral worthy of an artists skills and admiration. A deep sigh was exhaled from Zari's lips as he thought this thought. He was no artist and was not good with such a complex task. It was foreign to him. Yet the ability to use planar geometry, angle manipulation and the ability to craft a trap with such skills and more? Twas his nature and pleasure. Though it took him some time with the assistance of the villagers, Zari was able to construct a make shift tower. Crafted from simple branches, sticks scrap metals, and string. Atop the tower was a single mirror. Average yet clean and clear. Below the tower was a system using two strings, a number of pulleys, and other smaller mechanisms. By pulling one string or the other, the mirror adorning the construct would turn slightly to the right, or left. 

Using his knowledge for practical, Zari had been setting behind a bush for roughly twenty minutes. The local people have been dealing with Skritt lately. The Rat-folk seemed to be causing so much grief they put up a bounty for anyone to help them. And since they did nor request strictly violent methods, just a retrieval mission, Zari took the job. And thusly, went to work on the trap. He was not familiar with the area and the Skritt were becoming more bold. The healer thought more cleaver as well. With time, one of the Skritt would come and see the sparkling mirror. Wishing to steal it for their own joy. When this happens Zari will follow the creature from the shadows back to it's home in order to complete the mission.

Lying in wait, Zair was on his stomach, occasionally playing with the strings in order to maximize his range of effect. Since the sun was setting and was his only source of light to reflect. A large rolled up bag was beside him on the ground. The designated sack he took in order to maximize the haul he sought to retrieve. He looked at it for a moment. Wondering if it was going to be good enough. Until the sound of a person, animal, or other came from across the small clearing the tower stood in. 

[Ricorth Gospel]

"Broke. What luck." Ricorth thought as he crossed the crest of the hill. Weary and for lack of a better word out of luck the lone gunman trudged forward looking for some sign of civilization. The setting sun leaving only a small token of its remaining warmth on his. The winds from the nearby Hakobe Mt. still blowing smoothly across the nearby country-side. Pulling his fur collar up to shield his the sides of his face a small glimmer of metal on the horizon. Interest peeked he headed in that direction only to see the outline of some small structure.

    As the figure spoke of came more clearly to focus on his approach he realized the construct to be that of some make shift tower. A was curiously posted at the top catching the sun and reflecting its rays out onto the surrounding scene. Climbing the interesting structure Ricorth peered more closely at the mirror and was greeted with his own reflection. Taking a second to fix his ruffly-worn hair Ricorth was stunned to realized a rope connected to the mirror as some sort of mechanism. Scanning the length of the rope thought the length of the tower, and across the ground toward a peculiar looking brush that seemed to be staring back at him!

[Zari A'Soul]

Zari had been sitting their for hours waiting for his prey to seek out the treasure nestled atop of his tower. The construct that took him so many hours to piece together. His tired soul had begun to give up on catching and trapping a Skritt. The cleric sat with his legs crossed as he closed his eyes. Not bothering to exert the effort of watching out. Alone with his thoughts, Zari thought back to when he started off traveling on his own. The vast amounts of time he spent trying to get his own food via trapping small animals and fishing. It seemed like so long ago. Even though it had been just a few years. Life seemed to have a funny way of changing. Or was it the people that changed while life just followed them? He could not say. However he could hear. And the footsteps of someone climbing the tower. "Bingo." He mouthed before opening his eyes.

Scanning the tower, Zari was not able to get a good view on the Skritt yet. The ratty bastard was climbing rather well and fast. Impressive for a lesser race. However something began to seem off to him. Zari took off his eyepatch to improve his vision. With his red eye now being used, he could see it was not a rat-man. But a normal man that had climbed the tower! "What are you doing?" He jumped out as he tied his eyepatch back up. "You are ruining my trap damn it!" The white-silver haired man was prepared to confront the other person before he was distracted by teeth chattering. At the tree line, a short Skritt stood and looked upon the tower before seeing Zari. Turning around and running away, the rat-person attempted to escape the sight of the mage. "Get back here." Zari yelled out before chasing the Skritt.

[Ricorth Gospel]

    Suddenly the peculiar eyes jolted up from the bush revealing a red-cloaked figure. What such a man was doing sitting in a bush Ricorth could only imagine but judging by the disgruntled, and maybe mildly pissed, look across his face, it could only pertain to the makeshift tower and mirror contraption Ricorth had stumbled upon. "What are you doing?!" exclaimed the shrub-man covering his right eye with a piece of cloth. Ricorth was about to respond with the same question as the was shuck by the man's voice once again. "You are ruining my trap damn it!" he shouted. This confirmed Ricorths suspicions about the man's temper. He wasn't sure what the man would expect when you build a tower in the middle of nowhere that could literally be seen for miles around thanks to that giant mirror at the top, almost as if he was full inviting someone to climb up and check it out. Ricorth was ready to make a mad dash for the horizon when they were distracted by a small sound from the other side of the tree-line.


        There appeared a most peculiar rat-like creature who at the glance of them both rushed back the way he came. "Get back here." the red-cloaked figure yelled before turning in pursuit of the Skritt. Although not well-versed on them  Ricorth had heard from surrounding small villages that such creatures were prone to pillage this area for shiny valuables. The dots suddenly counted in Ricorth's head he raised off after both rat and man alike. Such a creature would be heading back to its tribe and there would lie a stash of untold treasure. He be damned if he let some silver haired stranger get his hands on such easy money before he could. Unsheathing a pistol in each hand Ricorth rushed off into the treeline after them. 


        An hour of hot pursuit seemed to pass as he was only able to keep up based on the quick flashes of red fabric from in between the trees. Finally the all three emerged at a point where the trees started to thin and the ground slope up the snow covered mountain. Skritt now running furiously up the slope on all fours had a substantial lead on the two mages as it had almost reached its crest with the closest person Zari was only have way up. Ricorth at the bottom had time to only fire a few pot-shots at the critter before it crossed over the ridge and out of view. As Ricorth finally crossed over the ridge himself he found the shrub-man waiting there. The Skritt was no where to be seen except for a small blood trail left from a wound inflicted to the creature, leading out into the mountain.