Shayd

The Fantasy Isles

@Minimum@LostDestiny@Jinxer
Just for curiosity's sake.....are we thinking of siding off against each other here, or are we going to find a reason for all these people to join forces? If we're just playing it however it falls, that's fine, too :D

The Fantasy Isles

@Minimum@LostDestiny

The potential danger of the situation growing fast, Bree leveled her gaze on the blade that was pointed in her direction, but she did not move. To show any weakness now would be unwise. And, as if the two strangers before her were not threatening enough, she dared not turn her attention from them to see what new threat might hide behind the tree.

Stifling a sigh, she slowly pushed back her black hood and raked a hand through her hair. "What are any of us doing here, I must wonder?" she muttered, for she found this jungle a most unwelcoming place. "But I've no quarrel with or interest in either of you. I am merely passing through this place. My own purpose lays somewhere on the other side." She paused, considering the truth of her own words and the array of blades and magic in her path, before adding, "At least-it might."

The Fantasy Isles

The sound of voices, almost right ahead of her, did little to soothe Bree's already-frayed nerves. She lifted an uncertain hand, forcing aside the leafy tangle of hanging vines that blocked her view. Before her, an exotic-looking man and a blonde warrioress stood facing one another, both with weapons close at hand. The tension in the air was almost as palpable as the heat, and Bree cautioned herself that both strangers looked to be fully capable, and prepared to attack. She shook the vines a bit, hoping that alerting them to her approach would make them consider her no threat.

"Well then," she said, modulating her tone carefully, "neither of you seem to be one of those who are supposed to be in need of aid."

The Fantasy Isles

Well. It did seem the expedient way to do it ;) I think I'll join you.

History Generator [Open 'till the end of time]

For crying out loud LOL. Here. A quote from the Creation Worldview Ministry, of all places:

"How could an animal intentionally ignite methane gas that it breathed out of its mouth or nostrils to produce a usable flame?

Of course, there might have been a mechanical mechanism , such as snapping or clicking the teeth together quickly to produce a spark similar to a flintlock rifle. Or, perhaps there was an electrical mechanism . A series of electrical organs lining the throat similar to those of electric eels or electric fish could have been used to ignite the gas. Electric eels produce voltages up to 600 volts on demand. More likely, however, there was a chemical mechanism involved. After all, it is the chemical mechanism of bioluminescence that makes fireflies light up the night sky.

Most animals (and people for that matter) have some arsenic and phosphorous in their body systems. Under the same conditions that produce methane gas from vegetable materials in the stomach of a cow, arsenic forms arsene gas (AsH 3 ) and phosphorous forms diphosphane gas (P 2 H 4 ). When arsene gas or diphosphane gas comes into contact with oxygen they will spontaneously ignite. This combustive action is what causes marsh gas (which is really just methane gas formed from the decay of vegetable materials in a swampy environment) to ignite.

Aquatic reptiles and land dwelling dinosaurs could have produced a flame from their mouths or nostrils using such a chemical ignition system. The purpose of such a system would most likely have been defensive in nature; although we cannot rule out other uses, such as mating or communication. With a little practice, proper muscle control and either electrical or chemical secreting organs lining the inside of its bony crest a Parasaurolophus might have been able to exercise just such a flame thrower on demand."

So....................who's got the next post?? ;)

History Generator [Open 'till the end of time]

It would be easy enough for the creature to be immune to its own poison. Many real-enough animals are. But someone else is going to have to explain the fire-breathing part. I'm not a biologist.

The Portal: Ancients of the Past

I'll bite. Sounds intriguing.

History Generator [Open 'till the end of time]

@SpookySquid Can you please clarify, (in case I should ever run across one of these Antignis)...You say, regarding the deadly poison cloud, "but it can only do this once." Would that be once in its lifetime? Once a day? Once every moon cycle? This could be an important little detail to know. Thank you for your post. Anxious to see where this goes.

The Fantasy Isles

Bree stood uncertainly at the edge of the vine-tangled wood. She was a long way from the farmlands of home, and she'd heard many a tall tale about this region. Exaggerations, surely, she told herself with wry amusement. But then...most tales did spring from a kernel of truth. Her dilemma was imposing. She'd heard recent rumors that there were townsfolk nearby who might be in need of her...special skills. And yet. She shook her head sadly. Had Master Eliath been with her still, he would have known just what to do. But he isn't, she reminded herself scornfully. I was no longer good enough for him. So what, pray tell, made her think that she should march across the jungle uninvited, rushing to the aid of people she didn't even know, who potentially needed aid. She scuffed the toe of one boot in the dirt, paused, then kicked the ground hard. It's not like I have anything better to do, is it? she thought, as she squared her slender shoulders and stepped into the green dimness.

History Generator [Open 'till the end of time]

@ClocktowerEchos Good question, isn't it? ;) Let us say this: according to the funky ballad, "He led them west 'cross our ancient lands". So I would say he just led them away from the threat, but to lands with which they were already familiar. Deeper into the forest?? They could hide from the immediate threat there...but I'm not the one to say whether that threat left and they returned to their original location, or whether they took up a new location. I'll leave that open to interpretation!