Head towards the inn, seing as I did all the work getting us in, I deserve a break
The Innkeeper happily welcomes you. Elated to finally have a guest from outside the town again he offers you (and your comrades.) a meal and a bed for free- Naturally you agree. The meal is rather sparse, since food is scarce, but by adding some of your own provisions you manage to get a decent meal.
You sleep the rest of the night and wake at first light.
Go talk to the elder and try to get a feel for the political situation in the general region.
The Village elder welcomes you as an honored guest. During the course of the evening he doesn`t only provide you with a filling meal, but also with some valuable informations.
Apparently the city of Bayden is independent. Thirty years ago they were ruled by a king, a cruel and mean ruler. Together with some other towns They rebelled and were able to overthrow him.
Since then Bayden and the villages Rurot and Etyl to the north enjoyed their independence and grew wealthy. Bayden was especially important since here the Merchants of the glass desert had to pass through in order to get to Rurot and Etyl. The Forest also provided Bayden with food and furs.
However, some months ago, bandits appeared and started to terrorize Bayden. They attacked every merchant and traveller passing through; Even those with sizable escorts.
All soldiers sent into the woods to drive them out perished- Until there weren`t enough soldiers left to attempt it again. Since then there had been no trade between Bayden and the other cities anymore.
Because the bandits make hunting impossible food is scarce and rationed. As a result his people slowly lose their will to fight on and the situation is pretty desperate.
Bayden is traditionally "ruled" by the oldest man in town. The merchant and the Hunters guild also had much influence in the past; But now they are in fact the poorest people in town.
The high priest of Kiratad, the god of the wood, is the second most influential guy in town. But his influence is slowly fading since his god, despite many prayers, wasn`t able to help them yet.
He also talks about a "wizard" living in the east. He doesn`t know much about him, just that some of his followers used to buy goods here from time to time. But since the bandits live in the woods they haven`t visited Bayden again.
After a long talk he invites you to sleep in his house tonight and you happily agree.
Search the unsavoury parts of town, looking for information and work
You head to the poorest part of the town: The upper class district.
Apparently the once wealthy merchants and hunters lost everything when the bandits appeared. The hunters are able to provide you with much information about the surroundings.
They firmly believe that a dragon lives in the western part of the forest. He attacks his victims from below and roasts them with his hell fire.
The forest around Bayden is home not only to the dragon and the bandits but also to wolves and bears- They used to hunt them.
According to rumors there's an ancient wizard tower somewhere in the forest, but no one ever dared to go near it.
The Hunters tell you that there is only one real way to help them: By eliminating the bandits.
The merchants aren`t able to provide you with useful informations, but tell you that they would provide you with useful items (armour, weapons.) in exchange for food. Apparently food is the most valuable trading good right now.
Since it`s already late you decide to head to the inn. To your joy you get a meal and a bed for free.
ask my animal freinds to carefully gather some scrap metal off the ground outside the compound. when they come back, ask mundok if he could make some kind of laser or dart shooter for me. gather twigs if only a dart shooter can be made, and then ask if he's gotten a job from an locals yet.
Gather metal Roll: 5Apparently the people in this town have to recycle everything, since there is currently no way to get new metal. And thus your companions find no scrap metal.
When you return to Bundok he is already sleeping and you decide to do the same.
I'll head to the inn and listen for rumors.
While eating your free meal you listen to the locals. While there aren`t many present, for at night the guards have to be doubled because of the bandits, you manage to hear some rumors.
The people tell that there's a dragon living right behind the west wall. Apparently he lives beneath the earth and devours travelers.
You hear the occasional stories about the bandits and how they torment the village; But the stories about a Wizard seem more interesting. The people say that he lives in his tower in the east and is able to bend both demons and fire to his will.
Like Bundok you accept the free meal and the bed.
You are satiated.
Morning has just broken.
It rains, and the sky is grey and clouded.
Name: Davin White
Appearance: Pale skin and white hair, though he's rather young. He's mostly average otherwise, being a bit towards the tall and thin sides.
Enhancements:
Ultimate ScavengingSkills: Blunt Objects
Equipment:
Sledgehammer
High-powered binoculars
Ancient thermonuclear grenade
Standard clothing and backpack
Name: Shawn Teraf
Enhancements:
ModularSkills: lasher
Equipment:
A very long 4'3" depleted plutonium cable
A scouterAn weak energy shieldSome slightly decayed guard uniform
A really fancy hat.
An old backpack.
Name: Ned Jackson
Appearance: Ned is short and thin, with black hair, brown eyes, and pale skin.
Enhancements: Completely silent footsteps, through some internal sound-inhibiting material.
Skills: Stealth
Equipment:
Combat knife
Solar-powered motion scanner
Lockpicks
Black shirt and black pants
Nice fedora
Backpack
Name: Bundok Galdwin
Appearance: A short stalky person, he has bronze red hair, and a beard of dwarvenly proportions.
Enhancements:
A Third HandSkill: Mechanics
Equipment:
Blue Overalls with red shirt and workboots
Orange hardhat
Tool beltA synthetic materal Backpack: with rations for a day or two.
Name: Fury
Appearance: Tall and well built with very short brown hair. He is clean shaven and his face and body are quite heavily scarred.
Enhancement: His right arm is enhanced to be extremely tough and can be used both as a shield and as a weapon.
Skill: Hand to Hand
Equipment:
Loose fitting vest
A single Grenade
A Long sword
Backpack with water, rations ect
Name: Aevron
Appearance: Tick a box average, there are no obvious outstanding features about him, just teh way he likes it.
Enhancements:
Venemous FangsSkills: Extracting and using Poisons
Equipment:
Venom Milking kit
Poisoner's dagger
blowgun with darts
Clothes
Backpack
3 crude iron coins
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Topic: Yet another Post Apocalyptic RTD- Turn 6- And another one bites the dust! (Read 4537 times)