The Tiger Squirrel, FrontierSpace Star Probe, Episode 3 Season 2

The Tiger Squirrel

In our last episode Talon and Stella were being attacked by a Dire Bird flock: Stella screaming fell to the ground with the birds tearing into her already damaged backpack and shoulder. Talon turns and pulls out his blaster, but after the exploding floating spiny vermin of death he is reluctant to shoot. Stella's screams however make him commit to firing. The blast reflects off the targeted bird ricocheting around the flock and finally off into the distance. "Grozit!" curses Talon "They reflect beam weapons!" But the sudden explosion of light startled the birds giving Stella a chance to get up and run. "Run to the closest tree line! We will work towards each other!" Talon spun and dashed towards the trees closest to himself he could hear the birds guttural growls growing louder they were chasing him. Somehow he made it to the tree line. They were now separated not just from the rest of the expedition but each other and soon it would be pitch black in the alien forest. Stella looked around for a stick she desperately needed a weapon. Take the job they said it will be great for your career they said. The perfect modeling job being the new survival and recreational equipment babe for a major company. It will be fun getting images of the wildlife and safe they said! A great way to see exotic locations and get paid doing it. She cursed as she found a good stick she might be able to wack something with... she cursed her stupidity... she cursed the stick as she really just wanted the ability to order a nuclear strike on the planet from orbit! "Frak nature!" she yelled. Talon tried to work his way towards where he thought Stella had entered the jungle. Darkness seemed to suddenly be engulfing the jungle. There was no way they would find each other in this absolute blackness, did Stella even know how to make a fire he pondered as he rummaged through his damaged backpack for a way to make fire. Suddenly the jungle was alive with noise... Stella's hairs on the back of her neck stood up as the crescendo of sounds of unseen and unknown beasts echoed through the night... glowing eyes in the branches of a tree in front of her made her freeze, green glowing eyes of fire staring intently at her and then the roar and the streak of movement right at her! Talon could hear Stella's screams in the distance right after a roar that sounded to be a massive beast. Oh no what fresh horrors has she discovered! "Stella!" "Stella!" he screamed repeatably into the darkness as creatures whooped, roared, grunted and squawked over his yells...

Tiger Squirrel

BP 15
STR 29
AGL 175
PER 70
INIT 3
MOV 30
Behavior Insightful Carnivore 

Bite 70% 2D
Claw 80% 3D
Hypnotic Gaze any creature caught by the intense stare of the creature becomes unnaturally enthralled with it and must make a WIL check or stand perfectly still for 1/2D turns. The creature must maintain eye contact.

The Tiger Squirrel is a creature that has a bushy squirrel like tail, but the markings of a tiger, teeth and claws of the tiger. It is an extremely agile nocturnal hunter 1 meter long weighing 100 kg. Tiger Squirrels do almost always land on their feet, they climb trees expertly and jump from branch to branch with ease. They are able to pull down prey much larger than themselves. They are tree dwellers how roam the canopy looking for prey but they will come down to the forest floor as well to hunt. The Tiger Squirrel is usually a solitary hunter unless it has young it is training to hunt or it is mating season. The favored tactic of the Tiger Squirrel is to use its Hypnotic Gaze on its prey to gain the advantage in its attack. The Tiger Squirrel has a rather impressive roar as well.


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