{"id":748,"date":"2001-05-24T17:41:20","date_gmt":"2001-05-25T00:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puddleby.com\/lundar\/?p=748"},"modified":"2001-05-24T17:41:20","modified_gmt":"2001-05-25T00:41:20","slug":"adventure-in-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/2001\/05\/adventure-in-the-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventure in the Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 32, Year 542 of the Ascendancy<\/font><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

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\n
\nToday I finally got the opportunity to attend one of my clan’s
\nShardik’luns, or monthly hunts. Fleming, Firebird, Tonle, and
\nDrue’Dreemi were present at this Shardik’lun, and we decided to hunt in
\nthe Northwest Forest and Bear Caves. At first, the hunt went pretty
\nwell, and we successfully hunted many bears, and gained many coins from
\nbear furs. However, things went awry when we came across a pair of
\nChoco Bears and several Deadly Adders. Luckily, some of us were able to
\nescape the onslaught and bring back help in the form healers and
\nfighters. Soon after, we decided to end the Shardik’lun, and return to
\ntown for some rest. Thus, our clan hunt ended on a happy note.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nLater that day, I learned that several exiles were
\nfallen in the Sasquatch Valley, and that a party was being formed to
\nrescue them. Not wanting to miss the opportunity to visit a place I’d
\nread of only from scrolls like Norm’s<\/u><\/a> and Koric’s<\/u><\/a>, Drue’Dreemi and I made our way to the T’rool Village, and to the entrance of the Sasquatch Valley.<\/font><\/p>\n


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\n
\nThe party headed for the Sasquatch Valley gathered by the west side of
\nthe mountains, just south of the T’rool Village. We were warned that
\nonce we entered the Valley, we would not be able to leave for the
\nduration of the trip, for the path inwards was one-way, and the exit
\nlay on the other end. With powerful exiles such as the cookie monster
\nGurgi present, we felt safe. We then slid down a steep slope, and found
\nourselves in a dark, and rather smelly cavern.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe cave that we entered was just crawling with
\nterrifying scum like Stinging Beetles and Cave Cobras, which felled me
\nin one hit. Luckily, our party was able to overcome these forces, and
\nwe were able to raise the fallen exiles, though we had to wait for
\nreinforcement healers to arrive. We then made one last check of the
\narea, and headed out of the cave.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\nStepping out of the cave, we found ourselves in a
\nbrightly lit valley. The valley was fairly wide, with several caves
\ndotting it’s perimeter. Many trees common to the mountains was found in
\nthe valley, as well as several deadly Valley Cougars and Panthers. And
\nin the distance, we saw giant white shapes, that moved surprisingly
\nswiftly for their bulk. These were none but Sasquatches! These tough
\nmonkies were powerful brutes indeed, and I would rank them to be about
\nas strong as the deadly Midnight Wendekas. We encountered several of
\nthese beasts, but luckily they were all young ones, which we dispatched
\nwith little difficulty. We then made our way to the exit of the Valley.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\nSeveral more Sasquatches awaited us near the exit
\nof the Valley, and they put up quite a fight before we could get past
\nthem. We then entered a cave on the eastern edge of the Valley, and
\nwere again assaulted by Stinging Beetles and Cave Cobras. These, we
\ndispatched with some difficulty, and those that had to leave, did so.
\nThose of us who remained exited the cave, and went back into the
\nValley. There, we were greeted by a vicious pack of Boloks, Cougars,
\nand Panthers.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\nThere seem to be many varieties of cats in the
\nValley, coexsisting with massive Sasquatches. In fact, I’m surprised
\nthere aren’t any Lyfelidae here as well, with all these cats about.
\nAnyway, we were able to fight off the horde of felines, when suddenly,
\nout of nowhere, a boulder came flying, and took out one of our number.
\nIt was the Angry Mother Sasquatch!<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\nEnraged at the destruction we were causing in the
\nValley, the Mother Sasquatch bore down on us, and took out several of
\nour fighters. The only way we could possibly overcome it, was to lead
\nthe Sasquatch away from the party, while the fighters healed up. Thus,
\nMichael was chosen for the unenviable position of Sasquatch lure, and
\nbravely led the angry monkey away, while the rest of the party healed
\nup. When the party was back to full health, Gurgi gave the signal, and
\nMichael led the Sasquatch back to the party. We then surrounded and
\npounded the Sasquatch, until too many of our number grew hurt, and
\nMichael lured the Sasquatch off once more. This was repeated several
\ntimes, until finally, the Angry Mother Sasquatch was put to rest.<\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\nWearied by our battle with the Mother Sasquatch,
\nthe party decided to head back home. However, a large number of
\nStinging Beetles had somehow boiled out of nowhere, and infested the
\nexit cave. Several attempts were made to clear out the beetles, but
\nthat only lead to a mass of corpses, on our part. So, it was decided
\nthat we would have to make a run for it. We healed up outside of the
\ncave, and made a mad dash for safety. Most everyone made it out, but of
\ncourse, the Stinging Beetles made fast work of me. Luckily for me, the
\nkind Cronos stayed behind, and pushed me out of the cavern. When I came
\nto my senses, I was in the Maha Den in the savanah, along with the rest
\nof my companions.<\/font><\/p>\n

\nThus ended my adventures in the Sasquatch Valley.
\nThe Sasquatch Valley is a fun and challenging hunting ground, but I
\nfeel a bit guilty for encroaching upon the haven of the majestic
\nSasquatches, and slaughtering their children. Still, my curriousity is
\naroused by this strange valley, which has remained hidden from us
\nexiles for so long. There could be some secret tucked away and hidden
\nin this valley, along with the Sasquatches. Only futher explorations
\nwill tell.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day 32, Year 542 of the Ascendancy Today I finally got the opportunity to attend one of my clan’s Shardik’luns, or monthly hunts. Fleming, Firebird, Tonle, and Drue’Dreemi were present at this Shardik’lun, and we decided to hunt in the Northwest Forest and Bear Caves. At first, the hunt went pretty well, and we successfully […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puddleby.com\/lundar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}