As Telgar and Raliegh made their way up the rock, Brenon watched Telgar for a moment, he could see the concern in Telgar's face. Brenon mirrored that face but kept it to himself. 'Telgar shouldn't be climbing in his condition', Brenon thought to himself. Nonetheless, he turned attention to Kay'liss and sighed quietly to himself. He'd seen many Vrusk die, and enjoyed watching them gasp their last breath. But this time it was different, this time it was one of his team; albeit he kept it to himself, Kay'liss was someone he respected. Brenon leaned over Kay'liss for a moment, assuring him all would be ok, "You're doin fine, Raliegh and Telgar are climbing up now with water and medical supplies....you'll be alright. Those bastards got a couple of very lucky shots in, we got 'em though...." Some unintelligable rambles proceeded from Kay'liss, Brenon didn't comprehend but he thought it had something to do with 'light' and a 'tunnel'.
    As Telgar and Raliegh got closer Brenon went to speak with Zhirrzh. "Ehh, you've had worse my friend. You'll do just fine given a week or two. I'm gonna borrow your goggles for a better view if you don't mind...." Brenon slipped off Zhirrzh Magni Goggles and placed them on  his head. He scanned the debris of the copter for signs of life or anything salvageable. Nothing. He then began to scan the horizon looking for any signs of life. Finally, he turned his attention to the wastelands, scanning that terrain...
        Telgar is thankful that Raleigh seemed to know what he was doing and upon reaching Kah'Liss, stays by his side ready to administer the shot if worse came to worse.
        Raleigh finishes up on Zhirrzh, doing the best he possibly could to stabilize the Yazirian. Not surprisingly, he did seem to handle the pain quite well...even when Raleigh knew it must hurt a great deal.
        Making sure Zhirrzh was at least moderately comfortable, Raleigh checked in on Kahliss once more to ensure his mentor would make it. Kneeling down to get at face level with the wounded Vrusk, he smiled,   "Hey big guy, do me a favor will ya? Next time, duck." Sharing a chuckle with Kahliss and Telgar(Laughter is always a good therapy.) Raleigh climbed the rock to where Brennon stood next to Zhirrzh.
        "Guess you hafta keep me around a bit longer now huh?" he joked. "Both are in stable condition, and although I wouldnt suggest moving Kahliss, I think under the circumstances now would be the best time to head out."
    Zhirrzh nods his appreciation to Raleigh. He did feel somewhat better. The burning sensation in his chest, which had previously felt like a hotlamp had been buried inside, now felt like a bad sunburn. His breathing was less constricted and he managed a few deep breathes without hacking his lungs out. Zhirrzh stood hesitantly, steadying himself on the rocks for good measure. He felt tired and a little woozy, but otherwise he thought he was ok.
    "Next time," he thought to himself, "I'll use this damn camoscreen I bought."
    Taking a deep breathe, he begins a slow climb down the rock face. The day was still young, but it was getting too hot for his liking. He could use a drink and some shade. Reaching the bottom, he glances back up.
    Zhirrzh ponders to himself for a moment. "I wonder if the Vrusk can make it down the side in his condition?"
    "Hey Raleigh!" Zhirrzh yells up to the Techie. "Do we need to rig a litter to get the Vrusk down, or will he be able to make it down himself?"
    Raleigh shakes his head vigorously, "Yeah, I think that would be best." Redirecting his attention to Telgar, "Telgar, can you make that stretcher happen so we can get Kahliss back to the Explorer?"
    Telgar begins gathering items for constructing a surface to carry Kah'Liss upon.  His mind has wandered off to the past, but it does not settle on any specific point in time.  When enough materials have been collected, Telgar begins assembling the stretcher.
        A surge of life floods through Kah'liss' body.  The ache in his body began to recede.  And the light disappeared. Darn it.  Guess Raleigh did his job well...
        His eyes flutter open and sees Raleigh finishing the task of patching a nice big burn.  With a weak croak and a weaker smile Kahliss says, "I wonder if girls are attracted to carapace scars..."  He then smiles softly to Raleigh, "Good job, you do me proud."  He then closes his eyes again and speaks to the figure he knows is near by, "You worry too much Telgar, you should know it would take more than that to get rid of me."  He then slips into a light nap that his body demands as its price for continuing to work.

    Brenon scans the wasteland to the Northeast. He can make out no extraordinary landmarks or structures, but at least it is the end of the desert. The magnigoggles tell him that at 8km away, the desert finally yields to the burning lands. Scattered trees line the barren, rocky land. Brenon sees nothing but smoldering wastes.  He lowers the goggles and sighs. From the kettle to the fire, he muses to himself. Irregardless, this was no place to stay, to be sure. He turns to the team and sees they are just about ready to go.
    Raleigh takes the wheel, cranks the Explorer, and detours by the chopper. After a quick scan, Brenon and Telgar hop out and investigate the site. Confirming there is nothing salvagable, they climb back in and head Northeast.

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I will assume that Kah'liss is going to start Medical Treatment on himself and Zhirrzh. Rather than wait on this post, I will go ahead and roll the results. I assume this will take place at the Burning Lands. You can RP this when you arrive.
A character can have each of the medical treatments performed on him in a 20 hour period. Raleigh took care of Wounds I, Kah'liss would perform Wounds II or Wounds III

[DieRoll Kah'liss]
Medical Treatment: Wounds II on Kah'liss
Base Column = +3  (Skill level 1 +2CS)
Wounds -2CS
Adjusted Column = +1CS
    Die Roll = 31    YELLOW    5 Stamina Healed
        Kah'liss' current Stamina = 19
1 Biocort used
1 Anaesthetic used
 

[DieRoll Kah'liss]
Medical Treatment: Wounds II on Zhirrzh
Base Column = +3  (Skill level 1 +2CS)
Wounds -2CS
Adjusted Column = +1CS
    Die Roll = 53    WHITE    No Stamina Healed
        Zhirrzh's current Stamina = 19
1 Biocort used
 

--- This treatment would take a couple of hours. Kah'liss could perform Wounds III as well, but that would mean the person it was performed on would be laid up for 10 hours, and if more than 40 points were healed  -1CS for all actions 1d10 days.....BUT I just checked and maximum healing would be 30 points for Zhirrzh.
    Telgar's penalty is happening because he was hit with a critical hit.... He's working on day 2. 8 more days without being able to use a rifle and -3CS if firing from that arm. Ouch!

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    As the Explorer rolls past the last traces of desert into the burning lands, you take count on what you see around you. Barren and rocky, this is surely Destiny's cruel joke on the team. Is anything on this planet pretty? The ground is rough and smoldering, as if a large fire has passed through recently. As Raleigh steers the Explorer on, everyone sees a blast of fire erupt from the ground perhaps 60 meters away. The small mushroom of smoke bellows into the air as the ground nearby catches easily on fire until, moments later, a 20 meter radius of ground is ablaze. The fire only lasts for a minute before it burns out, leaving another patch of smoldering ground.
    "Woooa Nellie," (or similar anecdote) Raleigh speaks aloud. "Did everyone see that?"
    Looking closer at the ground, you notice it is littered with a white chalky rocks, almost crystalline.
 

End Turn.