The land hereabouts has twelve
villages that the Druids of Hunlal use as the focus to form the Taryn’ka – the Circle
of Contract Binding. The grasslands of
Gyrus are vast and the bovine heards that roam it migrate with the
seasons. The clans follow the heards,
going from one village to the next, leaving a small caretaker family to watch over
the site until the clan returns a year from leaving. This has always been the
way. The village is also the site that
marks the location of henge stone marker, one of the twelve that form the
Binding.
Aspirant Chog an Orc from the
druid’s bloodline has entered the location where our druid rests. The locals are not overly fond of orcs,
having been raided often by these foul brutes for many hundreds of years. The typical tradition of greeting is to stone
them if they seem weak enough to defeat.
The noise of the stoning attracts the attention of our druid who for
nothing better to do - breaks the boredom of existence and investigates. Surprise is in order when it is discovered
that it is none other than Chog. The
druid takes a moment during the locals search for more suitable stones to hurl
and approaches the bleeding orc. Through
blood clogged eyes he sees your shadow and senses you, he looks up then recognizes
you.
“Master call you home - oath
bound, before the rising of the new moon.”
He struggles to rise and flails
to grab you legs, but fails. The
returning people see you, and notice the semblance you share with the orc at
your feet. There is muttering among the crowd, slowly increasing, it does not seem harmonious.
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