Omen: 2, 14

  He was surprised to see Fred still alive in the m. He half expected the young man to have left, or to have used that spear of his.

  “Hey, why don’t you e along with us?” Adam asked, staring down at the young man, who was eating some of the boar which Jurot had brought st night.

  “Me?” Fred asked.

  “We ’t allow a strao travel with us,” the Knight who Adam had beaten said. “He may be dangerous.”

  “Yeah, maybe to you,” Adam said, letting his disdain slip out. “I mean, he looks like an Adveo me. He’s got a Copper Rank tag right there. He’s just a little babby.”

  “I am responsible for keeping Sir Landon alive,” the Knight said.

  “Yeah, but I’m the one who will be keeping him alive so he pay us,” Adam replied, simply. “Fat ce yoing to do anything to-“ Adam stopped himself, shaking his head. “I uand your worries, but it would be best to take him with us, at least up until we head to the nearby town.”

  “If he ends up hurting me, you will take responsibility,” Sir Landon stated.

  Adam was about to wave him off, but ched his fist quickly to stop himself from moving it, before rexing. “I uand. Thank you, Sir Landon.”

  Sir Landon smiled. ‘He finally uands the differeween us. Elves.’ He shook his head gently.

  Soon the group acked up and ready to head out, with Sir Landon and the Knights he tre of he party, Jurot up front with Lucy, and Adam back with Sir Vonda and Fred.

  “Did you refill your waterskin?” Adam asked.

  “I did,” Fred replied.

  “You got some food?”

  “A few rations,” he admitted.

  “Good, good,” Adam said, nodding his head. “We should have enough anyway, so it doesn’t really matter if you didn’t.” ‘Plus, I have that spell, so not a big deal.’

  The group tinued along their journey, up until they heard the sound of a whistle, which shrieked through the hills.

  The party he appearance of several figures.

  “What the fuck?” Adam gasped.

  Surrounding the entire party were a rge number of people, their faces painted, which was the only thing which covered their bodies. Some were armed with clubs, others with bdes and shields, and oh a mad an amulet.

  “Uh,” Adam said, looking to the rest of the party.

  The nude people screamed in joy before charging towards the party.

  “To arms?” Adam shouted, unsure of what was happening.

  Battle OrderD20 + 1 = 5 (4)

  “Druids!” Sir Landon excimed, drawing his sword, which glittered slightly uhe sun.

  The naked group of people crashed up against he entire party, battering them with clubs and fist.

  Health: 65 -> 57

  “Ah, sonuva!” Adam grunted, feeling a club crash against the side of his helmet. “What the hell are you pying at?”

  Attack (Two Handed)D20 + 8 = 9 (1)Critical miss!

  Attack (Two Handed)D20 + 8 = 21 (13)Hit!1D6 + 1D6 + 7 = 19 (6)(6)18 damage!

  Adam drew his bde, punting several of the nude people down. “Get off me!”

  He heard a roar from nearby, and mao catch from the er of his eye a raging Iyrman who cut a naked man from shoulder to pit. “Blood for Baktu!”

  Adam had never heard Jurot shout so eagerly before, especially nothing so crazy. Blood sprays him across from the side as Lucy’s greataxe tore through two in a single swing. She gleefully struck the naked Druids, who were shouting and ting in an unknown tongue.

  ‘I’m surrounded by fug psychopaths!’

  Fred shoved a spear through ohroat, standing near Nobby and the other Porters, who were keeping the nude people at bay with their shields.

  “Damn it!” Remy said. “Not in front of Nobby!”

  Zonda, who watched as the group were so eager to kill, clutched her mace tight in hand, uo swing it. “We should not kill so easily!”

  “We are currently surrounded,” Sir Landon said, managing to nd a blow on one of the nude men with a sword and shield. “It is difficult.”

  The Knights, at their master’s side, easily dispatched with a number of the naked Druids, their blood spilling across the hill.

  As Sir Landon tried to ssh again, a few of the nude members grabbed at him. He gasped, struggling against their grips. Fortunately for him, he had table Knights beside him, who mao kill the few of the nude men who had grabbed him.

  Health: 57 -> 48

  “Damn,” Adam said, feeling another club smash against his helmet, causing him to stumble. “I’m getting real sid tired of your shit.”

  ‘ing!’ Zeus said, charging in, skewering a few with his antlers.

  ‘No,’ Adam thought back to his Steed. ‘You’ve got our stuff, so just help the Porters.’

  Adam, noting that there was a woman who was ting, pushed off his assaints and charged towards the woman, allowing one of the naked people a ce to strike against his babsp;

  Health: 48 -> 45

  Warrior Spirit: 3 -> 2Health: 45 -> 50

  Attack (Two Handed)D20 + 8 = 13 (5)D20 + 8 = 20 (12)Hit!Mana: 18 -> 171D6 + 1D6 + 2D6 + 7 = 18 (5)(4)(1, 1)18 damage!

  Adam leapt towards the woman, sshing across the woman’s arm, cutting from her shoulder to her elbow. His axe fshed white for a moment, and she screamed for just a sed, before she fell, her nostrils bleeding from the toll against her mind.

  “Your Druid is down!” Adam shouted. “Surrounder now, and we will let you live!”

  However, his words fell on deaf ears, as the naked people tio batter against the others.

  It was fortunate for the party that the people wore no armour, otherwise they would have struggled, as they were outnumbered three to one.

  Sir Vonda mao knoe unscious, and at her behest, Jurot and Lucy had also struck the people in a way not to ht kill them. Eventually the Porters assisted, bashing their shields against the people, who were still ting as they attacked, though eventually they were brought down, half of them dead, and the other half bruised and battered.

  Victory!Naked PeopleXP Gained: +100XP: 4225 -> 4325

  “So, what should we do with them?” Adam asked. ‘They really only gave that much XP? Damn.’

  “How dare they try to-“ Sir Landon began, though he was cut off by Jurot charging past him, causing the Knights to draw their bdes towards him, only to see the shadow whiveloped them.

  “How dare you trespass onto my nd!” bellowed a rge creature, whipletely dwarfed them.

  Adam had thought it was an Awakened Wolf for a moment, but it was so much rger. It’s skin was dark, and instead of fur c it, it appeared to be almost rocky. Yet, it still looked somewhat like a rge e. Its eyes were pierg as they gred down among the group, and for once, Adam felt like an ant.

  Jurot skid to a halt, loosening the grip on his axe. He stared up at the creature, a sense nition in his eyes, but he couldn’t quite pce it.

  “Jurot?” Adam whispered, frozen stiff.

  Jurot tio stare at it, trying to remember. There were stories in the Iyr he had heard hundreds of times, some dozens, others a handful, and some only once. With the amount of stories in his head, he was sure he could eventually piece it together, but that would depend on how long he’d live.

  “There are many tales I have heard whilst growing in the Iyr,” Jurot dared to say, sheathing his axe.

  Upon seeing Jurot sheath his axe, Adam put away his own, following the lead of his brother.

  The Nobles, oher hand, remained pale, bdes in their sweaty hands. Lucy gripped her bde tight to at the creature, her teeth grit into a forced smile, otherwise she may have let slip the fear which had taken hold in her body.

  “May I ask your name, great one?” Jurot asked.

  “I am Lord Stokmar!” the creature bellowed, it’s voice bsting them with air, causing their clothing to flutter.

  “How…” Sir Landon swallowed, trying his best to calm himself. “How dare you cim yourself to be a Lord, you foul beast!”

  ‘Yo! What the fuck?’ Adam’s eyes so Sir Landon. ‘If you want to die, do it when I’m not o you!’

  Lord Stokmar roared again.

  Wisdom SaveD20 + 3 = 18 (15)Pass!

  The roar shook their world as the Noble dropped to a knee, clutg at his chest. Lucy stepped back, clutg her greataxe tighter. The Knights didn’t mao hold in their breakfast, as they undid their helmets to vomit to the side, stumbling backwards.

  Even Fred, who had given up on life, dropped to his bottom, and Sir Vonda, clutched her amulet tight as she prayed, though her legs were quivering.

  Somehow, the Porters had mao remain standing, and though they were unnerved by the rge creature, they were not quite as full of fear as the rest of them.

  Jurot inhaled deeply, standing tall like an Iyrman. “Lord Stokmar! Jurot, son of Surot, greets you! I have witnessed your Awakening, and ask for safe passage!”

  “You would dare to ask me for safe passage after what you have done?” Lord Stokmar roared.

  Jurot remaieadfast, the roar of the great creature smming against him, causing some of the fur on his clothes to scatter away.

  Adam was acutely aware of the two diamonds in his pocket, and how many Fireballs he could cast. ‘We’re fucked.’

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