Ijzervolk
Sailing up the river is child's play for your ships, and once more the war songs begin. The desert heat and flowing water prevent the mist, but you still have some degree of cooling- It is still hot, but not deathly so. You plow towards a walled town, your men cheering at the defences- Surely there is riches here! You are met at the shore, however by a group of about 100 snake people. They have spears and shields, although your men guffaw at some of them- They seem to be tipped in glass! A single snake with a very human and female torso slithers forwards. They seem to wish to speak.
Yinglet
The clems clams cloms are agreed upon, and three whole buckets are given to the patriarchs. The investigation happens near your village. They ask lots of questions and scribble things on some thin stuff. Afterwards they tell the matriarch and patriarchs how to care for the spears, and hand over about 15 spears. They are sized for you, and just as AMAZING Scav fanboying ensues, no one is hurt, surprisingly They say they look forward to learning more, and will continue to pay.
Tree
The goats eat the brambles, although they're a bit shaken. However, you need to find a new place to shelter, and keep your goats. You think you remember seeing a town or something to the east. There was also a village to the north.
Lakami/Acid-Maw Confrontation
The confrontation begins, as both sides refuse to back down. The hissing, growling and threats develop. This will be a fight if contact is not made. A female Lakami slithers forwards, requesting to talk with the Acid-Maw leader.
Lakami
When supported by metal, glass is very strong, and glass itself gets very sharp and doesn't warp. You were about to test some bronze backed glass spear heads when some more humans arrive on a... thing. It get's a bit colder. You request an audience.
Acid-Maw
You develop some medicinal uses for some herbs, and a bit of poison, but it's not very deadly.
Flame
You approach the trees, and the smell becomes nauseatingly powerful, but you recognize some of the smells- Blood, decay, death and something else that is oddly familiar... You touch a claw to the bark, and it sloughs off, revealing black, slimy wood beneath. All the birds have stopped singing. You can't hear any insects. You think everything is dead. You think you should leave.