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Difficult capture: Similar to the series, the relics are found somewhere in the forest. However these relics are not clumped together in one area at ground level. They are located in the oak trees near a waterfall. Once you hear the roar of running water start looking up. Be mindful of the Nevermore. It's a relentless vulture-like Grimm. It's nest isn't to far.

For team Harvest (HAVT):
Tessa Ailbhe
Artair Veranor
Huong Nguyen
Victor Wolenfas

Tessa quietly approached the launch site she'd been directed to by her Scroll, a fact made disturbing by how large she was, and stopped a few feet behind the strange boy playing with rocks and an even stranger looking cat.
The giant faunus stated a the odd scene and tilted her head to the side quizzically , as the strong wines ruffled her long sleeves and blew her hair about.

Tessa squeaked a little when the dark haired boy approached and addressed her. The poor girl was already overwhelmed, first she'd been sent off alone on what was essentially a four year long mission in a new city, gotten involved in some kind of gang fight without meaning to, and had even met and made friends with her original team only to be reassigned to this one with people she hardly knew and were already addressing her so openly and casually.

When the other girl, a bit of a change up from her last team thankfully, appeared Tessa had had enough and quickly dropped down onto her rump with her knees drawn to her large chest and her head hung so her snowy hair obscured her face but she could still see everyone else with a small sense of security. The only comforting thing seemed to be the rock cat that rubbed against her legs and now seemed to be content playing with her long sleeves.
Upon being addressed for the third time Tessa let out a small distressed whine and focused her attention on the forest while thinking how it wasnt fair to have had to abandon the team she'd gotten accustomed to in favor of these new people. Even when switched among squads in her clan she still knew her teammates because they were all family, this ...not so much. Though just for that line of reasoning alone she would already hear the sharp crack of her mother's voice reprimanding her, telling her how even this group of strangers were her team now and like it or not, if they passed this mission and lived up to what she'd come to realize were her family's standards, they too would be family.

Tessa sighed and fumbled inside one of her sleeves until she gripped the small cluster of pendants in one of her hidden pockets. Trinkets of surprisingly high value, but worth much more in sentimental value, should the team show themselves as capable hunters then they would each receive a pendant with Tessa's family crest on it, making them honorary hunters among their ranks. After all, anyone that could impress an Ailbhe deserved to be in the ranks of one of the oldest hunting families.

Tessa peeked through her ivory bangs at the other girl who approached her and seemed to show concern for her well being. Something the faunus couldn't really fault her for, her albino complexion, antisocial-stroke-high anxiety behavior and ever present dark circles beneath her eyes made even her own sisters question her health and wellness for several years. Still , though it was refreshing to have someone who didn't even know her ask if she was well, Tessa's introverted nature still kept her from properly speaking.

All the same the large faunus had a desire to at least try to come out of her shell, however she barely managed to even whisper out "I'm fine..." before the girl was launched into the forest by a pad she apparently hadn't realized she'd been standing on.
Tessa's scarlet eyes followed the bright pink spec along its arc , only vaguely aware of the boy speaking to her and the stone feeling playing with her sleeves and trying to get into her lap. The word 'teammate' finally registered in her mind and almost instantly her huntress instincts kicked in. Quickly and quite suddenly Tessa stood up and scooped the cat out of her lap before pushing it into it's owner's arms. Silent as a towering ghost , the faunus stepped onto the pad adjacent to the one Huong had been standing on and seconds later was thrown into the air where she vanished against a backdrop of fluffy clouds.

Now airborne, Tessa kept her arms tight at her sides ,straight as an arrow, as her muscles flexed and tensed to properly tilt her body along with her angle to keep maximum speed until she felt herself slow as she reached the top of the arc and she suddenly opened her arms out to the sides. She hung there in the air, weightless for a few moments with her arms out and her billowing sleeves looking like the wings of an angel in those few seconds of Zen like peace high above the forest and the cares of the world.
Then gravity kicked in and Tessa gave a slow, graceful twirl in midair as she gradually pitched her weight forward and began picking up speed as she plummeted toward the ground.
Here is where the minute details became crucial to both finding her teammate and staying alive.
Tessa's outstretched arms and arched back , in basic freefall form, helped maximize her surface area and slowed her descent by a little , occasionally picking up speed whenever she tilted herself to angle her fall nearest to where Huong most likely fell. The seconds rushed by and the trees became ever closer , threatening to break the bones and body of a lesser hunter that couldn't save themselves here. Fortunately Tessa was nowhere near being a lesser hunter, which she demonstrated by suddenly rearing back so she was perpendicular to the ground, tucking her knees slightly, and activating her aura ability a split second before smashing into the trunk of a particularly large tree. The wood of the mighty plant shattered into pulp and splinters instantly upon impact, followed by another, and another,, each one offering little resistance but still slowing Tessa's speed until she was just a few feet above the ground, at which point she touched down just barely and gave a small hop like a parachuter coming in for a landing. Another hop, another and one more until Tess locked her knees and dug her heels into the dirt as she went into a long skin headed straight for another tree.
THOOOM!!
The tree shuddered and groaned as Tessa made contact with a single outstretched palm and stood there, heels several inches deep in the soil, utterly unscathed from her rough descent and with leaves falling around her almost cinematically in the God's ray of sunlight she'd made upon entry.
After several moments of stillness the large faunus slowly raised her head, gone was the fearful and uncertain look of before , now she looked remarkably self assured and confident , bearing an almost spot on textbook image of her mother. The giant faunus looked round, scanning the area for Grimm , until she spotted a familiar looking pink figure a few yards away and gave a small wave.

Tessa straightened up and began heading toward the sound of Huong's voice, mentally noting that the girl didn't seem to know that yelling in hostile territory like this had roughly the same effect as walking into a Beowolf den with a bunch of steaks around your neck while shouting 'Din-dins'.
Still eerily silent for someone her size, the Faunus quickly reached Huong and placed a hand on her head, temporarily blinding her with one of her long sleeves.
"Hush" she said calmly as she scanned the traveling for signs of movement. She released the pink girl's head took a step forward and stood motionless for a moment before suddenly stomping on the ground and letting out a loud "Hroaaar!!". A challenge to any predator nearby saying she was here and she was not afraid.