When I left my tribe I set out as an explorer. I didn't get very far, when the great goddess Desna sent me a dream. In it, I saw a blonde-haired girl followed by a large cat. I also saw an old fort, turned into a trading post. It was not many more days before I met the girl. She was not much older than me, and was a druid. The cat was her animal companion. The girl was Syrena, the cat, Fluffy. We had traveled a while together when I saw the fort of my dream. We arrived there and the proprieter asked for help. Bandits had been coming and stealing his goods. He expected them back that day and asked us to fight them off. We searched the fort, I picked the best place to make our stand. We found a fellow staying the night there – this little halfling monk named Antol – and Syrena asked if he wanted to “join us and help us eradicate evil”. He agreed readily, and I placed him behind a building, to ambush any bandits that ran in that direction. Three bandits soon approached. They threatened us, we refused them any goods. After I knocked one down, they ran. I fired a couple of shots after with my longbow. We collected the horses and rode after. We found their camp about a day’s ride down the south road. We waited until night and ambushed it. It didn’t go too well, at first. I’m not very good at sneaking around and the guard spotted me pretty quickly. I managed to take him down with my longbow, then killed a few others with my great sword. We set their watchtower on fire, and then torched their tents. Antol was a big help in this fight. He is a monk of the four winds, and can light his fists on fire when he wishes. He is also slightly obsessive about evil. The woman was on fire and dying; he had no need to punch her! We discovered a few talismans with an emblem of a stag in the loot. We also discovered some of the trading post’s goods, which we returned the next day. I took my payment in ale, drinking myself into a stupor.
- Tzelvek
