Gourmand

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

I have a little something I brought back with me..

Didn't I tell you, Clyde?

I save them..

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

" Getting better for us! The Gourmand says that we're gonna be taking the Fungal Wastes from that mantis tribe! "

" And then we'll make a whoooole lotta farms! "

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" I have heard of that place from. . . A friend. How is it there? "

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" I have heard of that place from. . . A friend. How is it there? "

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

"Mmmrrhhmm.. Yeah."

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" . . . I see. How interesting, indeed. . "

" Are you of Hallownest? "

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

Perhaps..

The bug could do some investigation in the City of Tears. .

It'd have to be one of the high cast.

[Quirrel @MaskboundTravel]

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[Quirrel @MaskboundTravel]

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[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

" Nonsense that those chittering common bugs keep babbling about! What nonsense, they should stay content with their work and simple food! "

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" . . What does overharvesting and extinction mean ? "

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

The Mantis Tribe is being slowly beaten back..

The Fungal Wastes belongs to the Pale King!

. . .

. . .

Who could be funding these expeditions..?

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

"Yes! Of course! It looks wonderful, though, they're running out which makes it more valuable to sell!"

"'Overharvesting' and 'extinction' those fools say.. BAH! What nonsense!"

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" . . . I think you lot mean Pharloom. It is definitely a place. "

" You. erm. eat these bugs. . and then wear their fur . . ? ? "

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

"Delicious lil' buggers from Phargoom or whatevah that place is!"

"Better than a gruz EVER was! Same with the lil' flighty green bugs, bit bland but their fur is real fashionable!"

"Those roaches he brought, horrible taste! Good for the common bug, they can eat the slop!"

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" . . . I do not understand the words what you have both said. What are Beastlings? What are Mossmirs? "

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" . . . I do not understand the words what you have both said. What are Beastlings? What are Mossmirs? "

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

"Just marveling a foreign bug, Gourmand says there's gonna be more on the way after his second expedition! I know I'm gonna be backing it!"

"Yeah! Especially after he brought those little beastlings, mossmirs n' all'uv em!"

"That was what I was thinkin' ol' chap!"

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" ... I had not seen a bug such as that before. Or any of you before. "

" How curious. "

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

" ... I had not seen a bug such as that before. Or any of you before. "

" How curious. "

[「 ✦ ╏ 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓴𝓮𝓷 𝓟𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓸𝓶 ╏ ✦ 」 @Imperfect_Silk]

< Within The Cradle, A Being Lived. And Her Children, Too. >

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

The Fungal Wastes has had another expedition into it's wastes to establish a farming district.

The Mantis Tribe seems unruly to the City of Tear's intrusion upon their land.

The sentries and common bugs tread through the wastes, trampling the mantises in their way.

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

[The sentry managed to swing it's nail towards the form of the large being!]

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

[The winged sentry managed to dodge, fluttering away from the large claw as it swept! The mossmother seemingly disappearing, its children flying away in fear]

[The other sentries being alerted]

"The hell is that?!"
"Don't matter! Get it!"

[The sentries began to fly towards it]

[Sealed @ChainedApostate]

[Its okay that they didn’t see it coming. The shadows mess with shapes.]

[And… besides.]

[No natural predator willing exposes itself.]

[But this one.]

[Wanted to.]

[Sealed @ChainedApostate]

[Its okay that they didn’t see it coming. The shadows mess with shapes.]

[And… besides.]

[No natural predator willing exposes itself.]

[But this one.]

[Wanted to.]

[Sealed @ChainedApostate]

[Silk, tainted with gore and sin and unholy existence, wove around the cornered moss creatures.]

🌑: “YOU. DONT BELONG HERE.”

[It, whatever it was, purred. The silk wove tighter and suddenly—]

[The moss creatures were gone.]

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

Odd day in city square..

Found a flower..

Boring, overall.

[Gourmand @SublimeHusk]

"Ever since Gourmand brought these Pharloom buggers to the city it's been nothin but trouble!"

"Oooh, but the skarrs they brought with em, ay?"

"Y'know the dandies always get the first call with the exotic ladies!"

"But atleast the mossmirs taste good! Let's grill one'uv em!"