I started an Elf, of one of the weaker Elven Civilizations, The Praised Skies, and I thought about what I should do. Initially I was going to be some kinda entertainer maybe, or a Ranger, or even both, so I had some skill in Dancing, and some skill in Archery. I also did Hero, simply because I wanted the Giant Fox I found out this civilization had, where normally I do Peasant. Anyway I learned that a certain Cyclops has been attacking this retreat for Generations, and even killed the Queen... twice. So I decided for some good old vengeance story, and set out at once as the lair was supposedly nearby according to the tavern keeper. Didn't even bother trying to get actual equipment instead of this wooden starting equipment: We're going full Elven here. Fully expecting death.
I stop by a Hillocks, for a moment, grab a Drunk, after a brief respite. Seems he's perfectly willing to fight for glory and such. Or so I thought, as when we arrive, and he takes one look at this Cyclops, he runs, leaving me to fight them alone.
So be it, I don my wooden sword, and call to the Cyclops, who wastes no time in swinging at me. Foolish, as I am too quick, and dodge away, and smack them against the head with my sword, to.. little effect. Who would have thought wooden equipment wasn't very good. I'm stubborn though, and I continue the onslaught of... lightly tapping this Cyclops with a stick. Eventually I get the opportunity to stab them in the eye, and I do so, and the fight is actually quite easy from here, and I eventually get them trying to retreat, when I grabbed their throat and strangled them to death.
I begin my journey back after making sure my dwarven drunk still existed, and... The game crashed. RIP. Well, round two, can't be that hard, I did it once already.
Nope.
I start off, similar situation, I was dodging around them, smacking them with the stick sword, but the cyclops got a good hit in on my leg... severing it. I fall to the ground, sure this was to be my end, and I swing away my sword, to no avail. They were the one dodging this time, and they punched me directly in the gut. I try to crawl away, and they kept making me roll away from their relentless attacks, but eventually I get to the entrance of the lair, and the Cyclops turns away. I guess they didn't want to pursue me outside. I get outside, I crawl to Vafice, my Fox whom I had wait outside because I was worried they would die.
But I made the horrible discovery I could not mount while prone, and I could not stand with only one leg.
So my poor Fox had to watch me crawl in pain, while we made our way back to the hillocks, where we dumped the useless dwarf off, and proceeded to limp home in defeat. Or crawl I guess. On the way I stopped, made a camp, and since no one was around and it wasn't our forest, it was a different elven civilization's forest, I cut a single Hazel tree, made a workbench, and crutch. I limped home literally this time, in defeat.
Around here I noticed a chest by the trunk of the tree, and found a nice Hazel Instrument, and picked it up, and thought "Eh, why not, I'll try it out" since I can't dance anymore. Turns out I am pretty good with the instrument I've never once touched, and now I live as a one-legged bard. Also practicing walking with the crutch. I'm also curious as this is supposedly the capital as far as I can tell, but I can't actually find our Queen, and it sounds like she's been partaking in races up in a Dwarven Fortress to the North, after a bit of Legends Mode digging, so I want to go find her and figure out what that's about. Maybe she's learned from the four Queens who died in this place before her, and decided Dwarves are safer to be with.
Maybe one day I'll get revenge on the Cyclops for taking my leg. Ozosm Minesheens the Oaken... I've got their name marked. One day, I'll get revenge. But not today, as I can barely walk.