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I couldn't help but be unsettled by the way the locals looked at me. I could feel them picking me apart with their eyes, searching for weakness. I wondered, how many hundreds had they seen come through here, eager like me, only to never return from the wild? Was I already seen as just another casualty?
Despite my unease, I resolved to be friendly. "I'll take a bow, thanks. And I'll be getting that dinner for you, I suppose. Any special requests? Nice meeting you, Jeremy."
After hearing Jeremy's reply, I grinned and held up my bow and ammunition as I approached The Caretaker. "Alright, I've got my weapon. Have you got any work for me? I've heard some interesting things about the Howling Plateaus, if you've got anything in that area."
The caretaker directs you to the Commission Board. "Try learning the lay of the land around here first, they're called the Howling Plateaus for a reason. There's no bottom to those canyons, once you fall you'll be Howling forever." As you walk away you think you hear a soft chuckle, but you cannot be sure. The Commission Board has several standing quests:
1) Hunt two Great Moose: 4 CT (Repeatable every few days)
2) Clear out a nearby goblin camp: 7 CT (repeatable every week)
3) Dinner for Jeremy- hunt a game animal (repeatable every meal time)
4) Kill a dire wolf: 10 CT (repeatable weekly)
In addition the Commission Board states that the Wildlife Reserve will buy food at the following amounts:
1 Great Moose corpse: 2CT
3 Rabbit: 1 CT
1 Wyrm corpse: 15 CT
With your weapon in hand you step outside. Its a beautiful pine forest, it smells fresh and wild. There are no monsters immediately around. A few hotsprings are nearby.