[<u>Ancestral Steppes - Everwood Border</u>]<br/><br/>The Seltas ignored the sword and kept after Sonya, chasing after the downed huntress to land heavily upon her.  The insectoid monster's sharpened forelimbs sunk into the ground in front of her, narrowly missing her head and barring her path forwards.  The Seltas' abdomen curled up beneath her and Sonya felt another sudden burst of lukewarm liquid over her stomach and thighs as it tried to shoot her at point blank, splashing over her with force but not doing much in terms of overall damage.<br/><br/>What it did do however was cause the Seltas' rear half to push between Sonya's thighs, jerking and twitching there.  This was a male of the species rather than a female so Sonya didn't need to worry about having Seltas eggs laid inside her but if it sensed her gender somehow it might try to impregnate her all the same.  It wouldn't take of course, but the process would be humiliating at the very least.<br/><br/>All the more reason for her to escape quickly, if she could...  Sonya was pretty boxed in, though maybe if she stretched her arm out she might be able to just get the tips of her fingers on her sword..?<br/><br/>[<u>Ancestral Steppes - Step Cliffs</u>]<br/><br/>The first shot was enough, the second was redundant, the Kecha girl was dead, and while as a monster girl she was smaller and thus of less use for 'parts' Kaze still made some profit off her death.  The guild helped him move the body once he made it to the campsite...  They weren't entirely happy with the result, they had hoped to keep her alive, since unnecessary killing of monsters made it easy to step accidentally off a slippery slope, but they understood, and Kaze was paid for his trouble.  Perhaps not as much as he would have been otherwise, but he was paid, as well as offered access to a percentage of the materials harvested from the corpse.<br/><br/>Returning to Val Habar, Kaze was left with a heavy heart but several pieces of useful materials that he could put towards either a new bow or some new armour, though he might need to do a little more hunting to get other materials...<br/><br/><br/>[<u>The Port City of Val Habar</u>]<br/><br/>The Guildswoman looked at Dust and started to speak politely before both of them were interrupted by the voice behind them.  "Well sir, the jobs board for new hunters is just outside and to yo-."  She caught herself, looking up at the hunter behind dust with something more of a smile.  "Oh!  Hello Hunter Domes, I heard hunting Bnahabara didn't go so well?"  She winced sympathetically.  "Well, if he's with you, feel free to inquire around.  There are a few petitioners from some northern villages requesting a hunter to go out and fight a Zamtrios, though that might be a little above your current ranking, though with some help..."<br/><br/>She trailed off there, leaving the sentence unfinished as she looked at Dust again.  "Well, there's the board outside, and there are also a few of the Investants looking for hunters to help them out in the field.  Capture missions rather than straight hunting of course, and as usual they don't even tell me what they want, just to send a moderately experienced hunter their way.  I think one of them is looking into the presence of a  Rathian in the southern regions of the Steppes, though they swore up and down they had no intention of making anyone fight her, so the least you could do is see what they actually want...  The other one, she says she's looking into some strangeness about some sort of sickness among monsters, I don't know half of what she means though..."<br/><br/>The guildswoman shrugged.  "Take your pick, or just go take a look at the board outside.  There's plenty of work as always."<br/><br/><br/><div style="text-align: center"><div class="bbCodeSpoiler">
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Hunter with a little time on your hands or looking for a chance to get some extra Pokke?<br/>
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Sushifish, Kelbi Horns, Sulfur Crystals, Unique Mushrooms.<br/>
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<u>Guild Researcher seeking Hunter</u> <br/>
Investant Shyka seeks qualified hunters for assistance in the field.  Inquire within!  Inexperienced youths need not apply!<br/>
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<u>Basarios sign sighted in Everwood:</u><br/>
Signs of a Basarios have been spotted on the deeper verge of the Everwood Hunting Grounds, low-rank hunters are advised to be wary of this monster, for we have no specific information on it's exact location, Gender, or Status at present, and thus it may appear without warning!<br/>
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<u>Sunken Hollow Alert!</u><br/>
Despite efforts of guildmembers, a Female Gypceros has taken up residence in Sunken Hollow and is currently on something of a rampage through the area.  All Hunters not prepared or experienced enough to deal with such a threat are advised to stay well away from the region.  Any hunters wishing to aid in clearing out the threat should inquire with their local branch of the hunter's guild!<br/>
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<u>Aid Requested to the North:</u><br/>
Several villages local to the northern hunting grounds have requested a dispatch to kill or capture a Zamtrios is currently prowling the area!  Local hunters have been unable to slay the beast thus far, so caution is advised.</div>
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