Stalkers RPG Main Action and Team Status [SEASON 4]

[Neo Emolga]

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Truly the Clauncher (S: Water)
Health: 8/8| Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 12/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Technical | Abilities: Escort/Protect
Trait: Charming

First -- and I don't know if I've already done this, but I'll dump my personal inventory and wallet into the group's items & funds. There's not much there, but... even less reason for me to keep it to myself, right?

Then, I'll go with Lita to the Wellness Centre. I'll take a look at the cadaver... if Lita's investigation doesn't cover that already.

Finally, I'll catch up with Brass at the Scholar's Guild. If the Fennekin can get the crunchy bits in working order, I can probably crack it for us.

[Use Technical at (24a) Study Halls]

When I realize Mistee and I are headed the same direction, I make small talk. Then I realize we're headed to do the same job. Whoops! We part ways at the door to the Scholar's Guild, and I veer off to pick over (37a) Cepillu's Treehouse.

IF I can use Escort AND search an area with their help, THEN I'll Escort Kaskin the Croagunk to come along with me, in case there's a trapped Pokemon that needs Medicine.

After a short conversation with Mistee about what you're both hoping to find, you head toward Cepillu's Treehouse accompanied by Kaskin the Croagunk, ready to use his Medicine skills if he needs to.

The both of you soon arrive just outside of the Valley Graveyard, and in the distance, you see the old treehouse resting above an old, rotting tree that has definitely seen much better days. You look up above to see most of its branches are gnarled and bare, which almost seems fitting considering the graveyard just right there. Upon arriving at the base of the tree and looking up at the old treehouse resting on top, it makes you wonder why would Cepillu live so far away, secluded from everyone else, and right next to what used to be a corrupted and defiled graveyard that you feel still has traces of darkness within despite all the effort that went into purifying it.

You search the area around the tree, but it isn't until you get to the tree base itself that you see something out of the ordinary tucked within a small, cave-like opening in the base of the tree, wrapped hard and fast around several roots of the tree. It looks some something dark, and it also radiates with a wicked, shadowy aura. You try to pry it out, but it only gets more complicated, as now you discover vines and ivy have wrapped around it as well, making it feel like it's tightly tied to the tree base.

After you give up, Kaskin tries to pry away the roots and vines as well, but after a good few minutes of struggling, he's not able to get it loose either.

"Whew, I tried but that thing's stuck in there, whatever it is," Kaskin shrugs. "I don't think brute force is going to get it out of there. You're going to need some grass Pokémon to see if they can get those darn vines and roots to withdraw."

{Rotting Tree Base: +Grass-Type+} was noted in the Team Records.

You nod at his advice, thinking he's likely right about that. Anything else might not work or would be too destructive and might risk destroying whatever those roots and vines have secured down.

The both of you decide to climb the tree to see if there's anything that Cepillu might have in her treehouse. However, when you climb all the way up and enter through an old wooden porthole, you both do a quick look and see she's not around at the moment. As you both walk around, the treehouse is quite rickety and makes a lot of unsettling creaking sounds, making you both a little worried about its structural integrity, especially given the state of the old wood building materials that comprise the house in addition to the condition of the rotting tree.

Cepillu, even though she lives far away from the rest of the town, doesn't seem to be that aloof like a crazed hermit. Her belongings and possessions are simple and inexpensive, like simple ceramic plates and bowls, books on religious topics, and geography, history, and ancient culture. You also discover she knits her own blankets and quilts, almost to the point of it being a hobby than just out of necessity, but a lot of them have gotten worn down over the many years. Still, you don't find anything that seems to suggest there's dark work in play here. You come to the conclusion Cepillu just chooses to live her life as a priestess here, where it's quiet, likely watching over the dead resting in the cemetery.

With nothing else to find here, you and Kaskin head back and you return to base while he goes home to his house.

Truly the Clauncher (S: Water)

Health: 8/8| Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 12/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Technical | Abilities: Escort/Protect
Trait: Charming