However, just fuel and kindling did not a fire make

One of the Elwets had fired off a fireball, and presumably, since it didn't strike one of the kiddos, it must have struck the surrounding vegetation. Did that leave nothing they could've used for ignition?

Mostly asking cause I had Esfir vaguely point that out in a previous post.

If Lazash knows how to do it, I'll wait for Crusader to post first then.

@Lucius Cypher@Unkown58

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Gren managed to dodge out of the way of the Tatzelwurm's venemous phlegm, and jumped up onto one of the lower branches to try and wrestle the monster free from the trunk! The Tatzelwurm tried to find a higher perch---but the branches past that point proved too thin to support its weight! Gren's big hand reached out to try and grab it behind the head.

But in doing so, the Runt might've overlooked one thing: This was not just a monstrous snake.

The Taztelwurm's catlike claws began raking Gren's hand and arm even though it couldn't quite turn its head to sink its fangs into his flesh. The beasty's talons were far sharper than they appeared---painful red rips opened all along the back of Gren's palm and along the sides of his forearm, wherever the monster could find purchase! What's more, as he jumped out of the tree, the Tatzelwurm's coiled tail lashed out to slap him, hard, in the face---it was like getting hit with a leather riding crop, and drew another bloody line across his cheek!

But with the Runt's much greater weight and the force of gravity behind his slam, the Tatzelwurm's snarling face distorted as they slammed into the earth---and a second blow, accompanied by a strange red, crackling glow that surged up Gren's outstretched arm as he raised the monster's body high, triggered the Runt's [Breakthrough]!

The Tatzelwurm's body let out a sickening, meaty crunch as it hit the ground a second time, digging into the earth like a plough head. Its body twisted and writhed, its claws dragging across Gren's arm one last time as its movements slowed...

The enemy was vanquished!

Loot:

• Mangled Tatzelwurm

You are bleeding badly! HP will slowly decrease in small amounts over time.

Any biomatter, as it were, would work? Even simply blood?

Worth.

Say don't suppose Vola knows how to make a fire? Otherwise don't think this cat-snake is worth bringing back, but we can eat it!

That said, @Zeroth was the tree containing the Tatzelwurm one of those similar to an oak tree, if yes about how big are the leaves? Sorry if this is a dumb question! ^-^;

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Vola might know the theory, but she hasn't really had much reason to actually try to learn that skill. At best she might try to slam our two sharp rocks together to make a spark or rub two sticks together, but that could take a while. ^-^; She could try her skill, see if that might work? But it's not likely since she doesn't have any magic skills yet... Though, if it comes down to it, Gren and Vola didn't really make it far from camp, so while lets say Gren skins and cleans the kill, Vola could run back to camp with a branch, 'borrow' some fire and come back? But only after she thoroughly doctored Gren, her big sister instincts taking over XD

@Lucius Cypher Some sistering as promised! XD

As for the Tatzelwurm Vola can try to help skin it, though she's not the most knowledgeable in that regard either ^-^; we'll probably have to rely on our orcish constitution quite a bit to not die from foodpoisoning, at least until we can cosy up to someone who wouldn't mind teaching us their skills... XD

Lazash: "Give me good meat from your kills, I'll show you how to make fire. The more good meat brought to me, then I'll give you more training to help you refine that skill."

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Lazash: "Give me good meat from your kills, I'll show you how to make fire. The more good meat brought to me, then I'll give you more training to help you refine that skill."

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Two Days Later: “Ah shit, everyone’s eaten a chicken now, and they can all breathe fire.”

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The Rest Of The Orc Camp, Meanwhile: