Kurdran had always loved fishing, atleast the way he usually did it. As a kid, he often outright just dove face first into the river, trying to grasp the salmon, pikes and all the other different fishes that swam by, throwing them onto the beach like a bear, whenever he was lucky enough to actually catch one. Besides, it was one of those rare times when he could take a bath in something properly sized, instead of one of those accursed tubs. With his hair, they tended to either get completely clogged up, or he ended up stepping on it. And for Kurdran, the health of his hair was a matter of pride.

So naturally, the combo of a proper bath and a fishing competition had him excited. As he reached the lake, with many other fellow contestants, he immediately opened his tight kimono, letting his belly flop a bit, as he charged towards the waters! "THE EARLIEST BIRD CATCHES THE BIGGEST...! Only for some quite sizeable gentleman to scoop him off the ground. "Deeply sorry sir, but thou should propably use one of the provided fishing rods." Kurdran was fittingly annoyed about it. "And who said that?!" The gentleman proceeded to point towards an equally sizeable sign bringing it up. "The rules, sir..."

After being let go (and emitting a loud thump as his buttocks hit the ground), Kurdran begrudgingly walked over, grabbed one of the rods, and whilst grumbling swears, prepared it for use... as poorly as it went with his sausage fingers. "Darn fancypants fishmongers... don`t even have the guts to go and actually touch a fish with their bare hands...." Honestly, Fishing in this fashion was propably the most boring way of doing it if you wanted to actually catch something. Last time he did it, One of his pals had started telling some story about some fish he had caught, that was "so huge and glittery, that he thought he had ripped a piece of the sky down". It was a good story yes, but, when the fish had finally bitten, it had pulled him into the lake... and rest had gone as you could sorta expect.

"Can I atleast STAND in the lake?! It`s not like me toes will scare em away!" The gentleman from before looked at the sign, and seemingly lifted his thumb in approval. "Thank ye for that atleast!" In the case of choosing a spot, well... He wasn`t exactly picky. As soon as he came over to a pretty nice looking spot, with seemingly just sand and mud at the bottom, He proceeded to start removing his hair clips one by one, as his trademark mohawk started to lower into pretty big curtain over his shoulders. "May as well let me hair atleast soak in there... its been a while since I had meself a proper bath..." For now, he was seemingly just rubbing his hair down proper, like some kind of fat and bearded primadonna... Though surprisingly, his hair did seem silky smooth, Almost like a canvas, as it sank gently into the lake with him stepping into it barefooted.

With his rod in hand, he was pretty much ready to start boredly waiting. He was almost praying for some company at his spot though.

1/3 Preparations done

Aegis had not been remotely a fisherman by trade, or even practiced it when he was younger, but when the opportunity arose at the festival, he wanted to see it for himself. As one of the main activities of the festival, since he was here to explore the region, he decided to participate in it even in a small way. He was not under the conclusion that he would win anything by any means but he would still give it a try.

But there was one decision he had to make first, and that was where he would want to do the fishing from. He had heard that it's fishing from a dock is better because you have access to deeper waters although other people have informed him that if you fishing the shoreline are more likely to get catches because the fish prefer hiding amongst the rocks during the day. "Unfortunately the dock looks rather busy anyway, so I guess I don't really have a choice." He said as he looked around at the large group of people obviously assembling for the contest. He walked just up to the water and placed his shoulder back down on the sand and  unfastened the fishing rod he had on his back. It was given to him on loan so that he would be able to participate in the event.

"Well, I guess all there is to do now is wait." he said as he was glancing around at all the people that seemed primed and anxious to begin the competition. Most of the people around him he did not recognize, probably due to the inconsequential amount of time he's actually been in the city and been a part of the Rune Knights. He eagerly shuffled about as he got comfortable and positioned himself ready to begin at a moment's notice.

Slowly and surely people started to take their spots for the competition. To them, Kurdran might have been a bit ridiculous sight, taking that he looked almost like a big hairy dog just sitting patiently in the water. However, as he turned his head to look at some of the other contestants, he grumbled a bit. The hair went over his eyes, and made it almost impossible to see this sassy hairstyle wearing weirdo of a girl stepping onto a boat. "Pfeh, of course..." Not everybody was unafraid to get their feet wet. Didn`t mean they weren`t any less wussy though. why even bother attending a competition, if you are afraid of getting stared at?

...Speaking of which, he felt like he was being stared at, as he turned his head... and proceeded to lift his mildly wet locks, as this blonde lady waved at him. He wondered for a moment, where he had seen her before. And then hit him. "Oh yeah! The oracle!" He waved back, as loud shush was emitted in his direction. "Oh, shut yer yaps, yer louder than me..." he muttered to himself, as he proceeded to walk a bit closer to her, the water splashing about.

"Thank god, there is atleast someone friendly here..." He said a bit quieter than normal. "Though admittedly, ye don`t exactly look like a fishing person, hehe!" He chuckled as she put the worm on her rod. It did have him wonder though... why did she join the competition? Then he snapped his fingers as he looked sort of worried!

"I presume ye`ve foreseen yerself doing well here, am I right?!" He pointed his finger towards her face with a gaze that smelled of a challenge. Man, that would mean she had already won before the contest even started! "Well, I am gonna try and prove yer prediction wrong, if ye don`t mind! This dwarf is gonna atleast grab the biggest fish in the lake!" He pronounced loudly, as he grabbed his rod, and through the line far into the water...

And then he seemingly just sat there tense, preparing to pull whatever came up... He had atleast become second!

The member 'Kurdran Briggs' has done the following action : Spin

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'Dice 100' : 76, 76, 67, 45, 89

The member 'Taylor' has done the following action : Spin

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'Dice 100' : 26, 80, 38, 45, 51

The member 'Vivianna Mystcreek' has done the following action : Spin

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'Dice 100' : 3, 56, 85, 4, 43

As he began to watch the other contestants start to roll out on boats and send their lines off the docks, he began to think of the plan. Instead of using the worms as bait, he decided to create his own lure without using magic to directly catch fish or interrupt the competition. Hold the fishing rod in the left hand, he held the hook in his right. He said something under his breath and within a few seconds released the, which now had a cyan coloured tint in the light as the sun came down from overhead.

"I guess I better put in the effort too." He said more stoically then complaining. After briefly checking behind him, he tensioned the rod back as far as he could muster. After a brief few seconds of waiting, he catapulted he put as far as he could. The hook landed in the water with a large *Plop* at a distance he estimated to be 4 meters away. His face had a expression on it that was both pleasantly surprised yet disappointed at his inability. "Shenanigans, but that's to be expected for a first try to guess." He then continued fishing as the competition truly began.

Fishing Score 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 9

The member 'Aegis' has done the following action : Spin

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#1 'Dice 100' : 17

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#2 'Dice 100' : 22

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#3 'Dice 100' : 6

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#4 'Dice 100' : 25

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#5 'Dice 100' : 73

With every pull and trust, and quite an amazing number of grunts, Kurdran pulled on his rod, pulling honestly quite a number of amazingly glistening Salmon. "Man, I didn`t even know it was the season for these!" He would have propably come here earlier to fish them up himself if he had known. He could not help but outright lick his lips as they flopped on the ground. With a brief smack on the head, the fish stopped struggling, and he could go back to fishing at high speeds.

After a couple of trouts, he pulled out one last salmon, and after giving them a pound as well, he laid on the ground, with his hair sprawling all over. "Ye know if we can keep these fishies, or do we need to donate em to charity?" He asked from the oracle near him. "Cause I know, I ain`t giving up these beauties!" He outright caressed the silvery scales of his most recent salmon. Man, these would be absolutely delicious. If he made them into something himself, the taste would be guaranteed to not be bland! But with those orchidean folks, who knew.

Noticing Viviannes bit smaller fish, he gave a smirk. "Looks like I beat fate, hehe! No offense of course..." He was clearly proud of himself. Perhaps Lilja had a point after all! though admittedly, he had not exactly seen her do the actual reading... Eh, may as well not ruin the mood. He proceeded to just hook the fishes he got onto his rod, as he lifted them up like some kind of knapsack. "Ye wanna come and eat with me? We got fresh meat on the menu!" It was clear the dwarf didn`t hold any grudges for her prediction. He proceeded to shout towards the other folks too. "You guys are invited too! If ye afraid of dwarven cooking that is, hehe!" The salmon had clearly gone into his head and mohawk. They outright seemed a bit bigger.

3/3 exit.

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