So I'm out climbing trees like a good little elf when I hear two peasants gossiping of an army marching toward the human civilization of Thunderbreaked. I'll be fed to a troll before I miss out on that, so I ask them how to get there. Neither of them know, and tell me to ask someone more well-traveled. So I start walking towards the nearest human settlement. Surely they'll know.
On the road, I happen upon a human caravan. Perfect! Less walking for me! I tell him about the invasion and ask how to get there. He marks its location on my map and says it's impossible to reach from this region. The continent is seperated into halves by a massive lake with a mountain range on each side, and the only way through is a single road on the other side of the region from me. I decide to sleep on it. Bogeymen make the decision for me.
Start again as a dwarf on the other end of the region, closer to the one road. It's been a month since the march on Thunderbreaked started, so it's probably over by now. I wander about the fortress, hopelessly lost, asking if anyone knows how Thunderbreaked is doing. I eventually reach the exit, greeted by a trading caravan at the depit! I'm surprised to hear from them that the march is still happening. Are the rumors out of date, or is the march really that slow? Either way, I need to get to Thunderbreaked.
I followed the map east, towards the road, until I reached a human settlement. "You feel uneasy." Quite the warm welcome. A pikeman suddenly charged at me from behind a corner. I dodged out of the way, and asked that he lay down his arms. "Never!" Fine, if you won't lay down your arms, I'll take them from you. I drew my axe, dodged his jab, and lobbed off his arm. He screamed and passed out. I was still hoping for a surrender, so I patiently paced back and forth until he woke up and begged for mercy. Apparently he was part of a gang that was in the process of terrorizing this town. Farther down the street, I could hear peoples cries for help. Thunderbreaked can wait (hopefully), this town needs me now.
I am loving every second of this update, but I gotta be at work in four hours, so I should give sleep a try.