Constablebrew says:
How does Hinka know so much about the Hippo-Tool? He has observed it eating? What does it eat? Dors RT know about this creature?
OOC:
I'm picturing this as coming up in conversation back and forth, maybe with Maeriks keeping up more and more questions about the creature, but not really getting answers or not getting anyone buying into his plan. Since only Kray can sort of talk to Hinka, and so far Rutcranna has been staying out of debate and talk, meditating over on top of one of the big tables in the far corner.
Rutcranna hears the increasing volume of talk and debate about the upcoming room and creature, and then the talk of the treasure box and the hammering and banging that follows. She breaks from her meditation and surveys the interchange, looking for a while to see what everyone is dwelling upon.
Seeing Maeriks frustrated asking Hinka how he knows so much about the creature, but Hinka distracted talking to Kray and Thorn and enjoying the find of the box, Rutcranna calls out to the big man.
"Maeriks!," she says, motioning him over to her table. She shifts to where her legs are hanging off the side of the big stone block. When Maeriks comes up, he stands in front of her and she has her hands down on the edge of table beside her.
She asks why he is so worried about this creature. When he explains his questions, she tells talks to him a little about the creature and the Tochoans. Below is the gist of it from her,
OOC:
(kind of in her voice, but not going to write exact narrative quotes)
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That creature that Hinka knows about is not going to be like a regular animal. She knows that Maeriks can hear the voices of many animals, but this one is going to have a different sort of voice that he will not be able to understand. Sort of like the krekutils. They are sort of familiar, but you can't really talk to them like other fish and alligators and fur animals. This is because some of the creatures around here are from a really far away place. And many of them have lived for a long long time, all the way to another era. They are from a place and time very different from ours, so they are kind of like foreigners. You just can't understand them and it's just hard to figure out their ways.
Hinka says that animal cleans the water, so it probably eats dirt or anything that gets in the pool. Even slime or trash or weeds or little minnows. But then it will probably eat a person if it gets that too. But then if it doesn't get anything to eat at all, it can probably still live just fine too. It might not have to eat every day like a regular animal. For that thing, eating or not eating is normal. It's strange, but it's that way because he is from so far away where things are different.
The Tcho-Tchos know a lot about these type of creatures because of their race. Their parents and ancestors go back a long long way too. The Tcho-Tchos of the past were workers for really powerful creatures. Some of the creatures were very smart and powerful. The Tcho-tchos of the past were like animal managers for these weird animals from another place and another time. Now the Tcho-Tchos don't know as much about creatures as their ancestors did, because many of the creatures are gone now, but the little people still know alot. They learn stories about the different creatures from the past. They are sort of like farmers of weird foreigner animals, and they pass the information down from generation to generation. They are sort of like Old Maegel and his son Ollif. You remember them? They were farmers. Knew everything about pigs and goats and water buffalo. The Tcho-Tcho are sort of like them, but the Tcho-Tcho know a lot about foreigner animals from far away too.
So Hinka is probably right in what he says. And probably this creature will not cooperate with us no matter what. Even if you try to talk to him and help him, he probably will not talk to you at all and he will probably try to wrap you up and bite you.
At the later part of the talk she puts her hands on Maeriks' shoulder, pulling him close to show she cares about him and what he is say, and she's trying to support him even if this info is kind of frustrating.
But don't you worry. We can get by him one way or another. And after that, we are going to get to Rhone and some of the other girls from home. And you know what? You are going to be able to save them. They are very scared, but they are going to be so excited to see you, coming in so strong and powerful, like a bold raider. Some of them will probably want to be your wife right away.
And you know what she thinks? She thinks that when they see Gorolach, he will be shaking like a leaf in a tree when he sees you, Maeriks. He won't realize how strong you are now. You need to get ready to beat Gorolach in a fight, Maeriks. There is going to be more fighting coming up really soon.
Gorolach wants to kill me and kill Rhone. He will want to kill you too when he sees you, Maeriks. He hates you. Because he hates your father Mahan. And he hates that Hannoc was the father of all of your fathers. And when he sees you he will want to beat you and kill you. But I know that he won't be able to if you fight back hard enough. You have to fight as hard as you can and don't stop fighting no matter what.
Even though Gorolach may have scared you a lot in the past, maybe he even hurt you, you have no reason to fear him now. You are stronger than he is. I want you to beat him to death, Maeriks. Do you understand? Now you ready your resolve, Maeriks son of Mahan son of Hannoc. We are close and I need you to be ready to be a Champion.
