 OOC: Pick and choose which ones you want to play with. ;)
An older Red Cap, who was sporting a white beard, had been snacking on a ferret that it had recently caught and decapitated with its teeth. But he didn't hesitate to drop his meal when the first of the humans showed up. A dribble of blood trickled down into his beard, not that it mattered to him. He was not a happy creature right now. All he wanted was to enjoy his meal in peace.
In true get-off-my-lawn fashion, the old Red Cap came grunted out of his burrow and started swinging his weapon, a bone of an unknown creature that had been sharpened like a dagger at one end, in the air. There was no specific target. He was just trying to scare the humans away.
---
It had been sleeping soundly when the sound of the older of its kind echoed between the trees. Furrowed in an opening of a tree trunk, an adult Red Cap peeked his head through the opening. Humans. Its teeth were barred, and he made quick work of grabbing the femur bone he had taken from the remains of a skeleton it had found and tracked its prey.
His cap was beginning to fade. That was just unacceptable. Without any warning, he snuck behind the duo at the back of the moving line and swung at one of them.
---
Whispers and footsteps. They heard whispers and footsteps. The two teenage Red Caps shared glances at each other and then grinned. Red eyes soon targeted one of the smaller humans. That one seemed like it had a head that would be perfect for decoration.
The more eager of the two ran toward them and did a flying kick, going straight for the legs. The other came running after, a thick tree branch swinging in the air.
---
A mother Red Cap was tending to her little child when the humans appeared. Instantly she was threatened by them. It was not often that their territory was disturbed by the likes of them. She had to protect her young.
She stood at the entrance of her makeshift home in one of the trees. Her teeth were barred, her hands ready to dig into the skin of any human who dared come her way.
---
On the opposite side of a large boulder up ahead, an adult Red Cap had been enjoying a tasty snack, the liver of a deer. It wasn't his favourite meal, but it would do for the time being. But it seemed that the odds were in his favour and that today was his lucky day: a bigger, tastier meal was to be had.
So he waited for the humans to come closer. His trusty bone at the ready, and his need of human flesh caused the adrenaline to fuel him.
---
Two young Red Caps, likely twin sisters, had been searching for faeries, more out of play than anything. But soon different playmates came into view. The pair didn't move from their position. They just stood there, eerily watching, their beady red eyes fixated on the humans.
If they could speak the human tongue, they would definitely be saying 'come play with us' in unison.
---
A male Red Cap had made shelter up in the branches of a nearby tree, using his sharp nails to climb up it. The commotion happening down below caused him to glance down, much to his relief. His cap was in great need of fresh blood, for the red had faded quite significantly.
Rather than stealthily climb down the tree, however, it jumped, falling right on top of one of the humans.
---
A gang of several male Red Caps had been trying to win over the favour of one of the uglier (since the Red Caps loved ugly above all else) female Red Caps within the area not far away. A number were presenting her with their kill, whereas others were quite literally on the verge of beating each other to death.
The sight of the humans made them all stop and stare. The males all looked to the female. All it took was a nasty grin from the female to send the other Red Caps running, their weapons of choice ready for bludgeoning. |