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[Goat hunt] Goats galore

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Rhaella
It was the noon time and after a whole night of watching the herd, Rhaella could have sworn none of the goats ever fell asleep, not a single one. No napping, no dozing, just prancing around and eating. By morning they were so comfortable with her presence they would simply walk by, tempting her with their pounds of meat and lovely goat smells. Seeing so many goats nonchalantly walking around, eating, and staring at her, only mildly upset her, if she lied to herself. They were mocking her and she knew it. Her stalking skills were a mockery at best and any time she attempted to go into stealth mode, they would know exactly where she was and would scurry away and fling themselves up the nearest cliff. Safe and unreachable from her hungry stomach. Out right charging at them never worked either, as they would jump and prance gracefully out of the way until she tired not too long after.
As she laid in try thin and drying grass the goats comfortably munched away less than a few feet from her, unscared and unintimidated of her wolfy murder stares. Matter of fact there was a 200 pounds of a single male goat with an obnoxiously thick beard, was bravely laying down right next to her and on her left side, munching on the dead grass ignoring her existence at this very moment. She lay stiller than a statue, barely breathing waiting for the goat to look the other way. Every goat around eyed her down and waiting for her fail of a strike. Some kids slipped down the cliff and bahed in pain, a distraction that made the arrogant goat turn his head. She struck as her physical body would allow, aiming for the back of his neck. The arrogant goat must of known her plans because almost as soon as she had opened her mouth he skipped away and darted for the cliff face, and he had Rhaella racing after him. Every other goat scrambled to get out of the way as the two zigzagged across the field at top speeds. She was quickly losing her stamina, being more of a sprinter than endurance runner, while the arrogant goat merrily skipped in front of her. The longer and longer they ran and turned the further and further the arrogant goat got. She was forced to stop and collapse panting up a storm as the arrogant goat scaled a rock cliff about three feet up, still within easy reach. He looked down at her as if to ask if their little game was over and bah-hahed. She released a low growl at him to silence his bah-hahing as other goats came closer to inspect her. They bahs were aggravating attempts at instigating her and she responded by snapping her teeth at them. The way she laid there didn't help with the intimidation tactic, but they made a run for it and scaled higher up the cliff and away from the ground. It wasn't her snapping and growling that had scared them away, but instead the two tokotas and rider a few yards away. Each tokota had a goat for themselves while the rider she recognized as a woman named Carmilla had snagged herself three nannies. She never heard or saw them before or during the chase and so assumed they must of used her commotion making to snag their goats. Carmilla strode up to her upon Darius' back with Mya at her side and smirked at her as she lay panting on the ground. She gave the black haired woman a warning growl before turning away from the three of them.

Carmilla
Despite the dramatic drop in temperatures for the fall season, the goats they caught for the day had rather thin coats and none of the prized wool she had been hoping for. She had never tried goat meat, but from the smells of soups made near her she predicted she would not like it at all. The meat would go to Viserys, Cinaed, and Nikola once she was done skinning them, since Darius and Mya had already caught their own meals.

Viserys
The goat tasted better than he could have imagined, especially when the humans added their herbs and roasted over in the fire. With a full stomach, he laid himself next to the fire and watched its colors roar and crackle as it ate up the sticks put into it. The fire looked particularly beautiful tonight, as its glow joined the others around the camp and lit the place up.
His eyes were quickly coming to a close just as the fire began to die down into smoldering embers and the moon rose to its highest in the night sky. His eyes were only closed just for a second and when reopened the lavender blue of the sky informed him that it was now morning. The camp lay still and so he allowed himself to drift back into sleep.
The grunts and complaints of some tokotas nearby awoke him the second time around. As he lifted his head to inspect his bag of gold coins clinked and jingled around his neck alerting the others of his presence. He saw Rhaella, Mya, Darius, Cinaed, and the old tokota Nikola standing around mumbling and growling to each other before glancing him over and returning to their conversation. Soon after the small group departed and headed for the goat fields. Viserys chose to stay behind, he rather sleep than go hunting.

Cinaed
Rhaella and Cinaed were losing patience with the old tokota behind them. He was slow and prone to coughing fits that sounded louder than a rockslide. Even at the slow pace he had them going at, they managed to make it to the goat fields before the sun had risen too high. Hiding behind the tree line, the four of them watched the goats wander about aimlessly. Rhaella moved to stride right into the herd, but Nikola placed a paw to stop her. They were going with stealth. Cinaed took that as his cue to branch off towards the west. He knew from there he would go around the herd, making sure to avoid the grazing billies on the edge, and to block the cliff face from the west side. Mya would do the opposite and go from the east. And the goats were none the wiser. He imagined after seeing Rhaella's performance yesterday, they lost their fear of tokotas. He laid in waiting, shoulder against the sheer cliff, barely managing to hide behind the dead grasses. From his spot he could see the others waiting for the right moment.
The plan was all Nikola's idea from years of hunting. He would have enjoyed taking part in the hunt himself, but his old bones would not allow him to do so. His job was delegated to Rhaella and Darius instead and they would have to do his part. He tried to impart all his knowledge to them in such short time and while Darius listened eagerly and attentive Rhaella wasn't having any of it. Instead she scanned the field for that one particular goat. Cinaed hoped her revenge wouldn't ruin the hunt for the rest of them.

Carmilla
Carmilla lifted the flap to her tent and exited into thin and cool air of the afternoon, slightly warmer than the morning. After the quiet night's rest and special made bear breakfast for her she was eager to get back on the trail heading north. Her things, as scarce as they were, were packed and ready to be loaded into a caravan or on a tokota. Speaking of tokotas, there were none of her charges in sight except Viserys asleep by a cold fire. Everyone seemed unaware of their missing troop members and if they did notice they certainly didn't care. She pulled a thick shoulder, dark skinned, man to her side and brought his head down to speak to him.
"Nathan right?" She asked him and she received an annoyed glare.
"Nathan's my brother." He said bringing his head by to normal height. She waved away the mistake and continued.
"Nathan's brother you haven't perhaps seen those tokos I was in charge of. I kinda of need them, Rhaella's alpha." She tried to lessen the significance of the problem, but Nathan's brother had a much different opinion.
"You lost the Alpha's toko and now you want everyone to run around cleaning up after your mistake. I don't think so Carmilla, it's about time you actually received the punishment you deserved." Nathan's brother turned and headed away as she jogged to keep up with his giant feet and long legs.
"Nathan's brother-"
"David! My name's David, jesus." He spat at her and continued to walk away.
"David, of course it is after all you're the better looking brother."
"Flattery won't work Carmilla."
"Then how about some gold? Just within reason, I'm not Jamie here."
"Nope. Maybe when Brienne realizes how much of irresponsible klutz you are she'll finally demote you." He pivoted and scowled at the tiny woman following him. She skidded to a stop to avoid barreling into him. "And once she does that this pack will improve 200%. Hell maybe she'll replace you with me." He gave an arrogant smirk before pivoting again and beginning to pack his belongings, ignoring her from then on.
"Whatever Nathan's brother, I find them by myself, you selfish, rank obsessed, prick." She lumbered off, before almost tripping over Viserys, starling him awake, but she didn't waste time apologizing. "Get up Viserys we have something to do." As he shook the sleep off himself and stretched she jogged back to where her tent had been to pick up her rifle bag. She would show that arrogant prick what's what and keep her rank.
I like building up my characters with these :)
Goats are the best thing to hunt this season so expect more.

1642 words(8HP) + handler bonus(2HP) + hunting bonus(2HP) + starter tokota(2HP) + tribemate bonus(2HP) = 16HP

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Link to import sheet: Rhaella Targaryen 3694

Link to (hunting/fishing/exploring) journal: Rhaella Targaryen's Tracker
Items/Companions: 
N/a
Defects/Health Issues: N/a

Link to import sheet: Cinaed 6157
Link to (hunting/fishing/exploring) journal: Cinaed Hunting/Fishing/Exploring Journal
Items/Companions: N/a
Defects/Health Issues: 
N/a

Link to import sheet: 
Mya Shireen
Link to (hunting/fishing/exploring) journal: Tokota Tracker: Mya Shireen
Items/Companions: 
N/a
Defects/Health Issues: 
N/a

Link to import sheet: 
Viserys 5607
Link to (hunting/fishing/exploring) journal: Tokota Tracker: Viserys 5607
Items/Companions: 
N/a
Defects/Health Issues: 
N/a

Link to import sheet: 
Darius 4522
Link to (hunting/fishing/exploring) journal: NEW Hunting-Fishing-Exploring Log (Nojjesz's Pack)
Items/Companions: 
Tribe Progress Tracker+5% success rate towards Hunting
Defects/Health Issues: Blind

Tagging KeiranAsthore(32/50 hp), Nojjesz(30/30 hp), Ciaran-Greymoon(16/28 hp)
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Islua's avatar
Hey there, it looks like one of these tokotas is not yet uploaded. I can either roll for the rest of the tokotas if you'd like and skip Mya or I can remove this from the gallery and you can resubmit it when Mya is uploaded.
Thanks. :)