RagNook forces his way through the suffocating curtain of bioluminescent moss, his breath ragged from the grotto's caustic air. The tight passage opens into a dry chamber walled with ancient, smoothed stone. A small, flickering fire casts long, dancing shadows against the walls. A hunched figure sits by the flames, clutching a jagged spear.
Eldred
It has been a long time since I felt the warmth of a living soul, Butcher. Or perhaps, just enough time to sharpen my steel for a beast like you.
RagNook Butcher of the East
My joints ache, and my blade is missing, yet this man reeks of malice. He is not the timid survivor I left behind.
Kaelen
Put down your pack, monster. I have been tracking your trail of blood and butchered remains across this cavern floor. You are a prize worth more than all the mushrooms in this pit.
RagNook Butcher of the East
I am no prize. I am a man who has walked through fire and rot. Move aside, or you will find that even without my steel, I am quite capable of deboning a scavenger.
+ Scene Quest Added
Survive the confrontation with Kaelen
“break his weapon and remove oneofhis hands using the dragonbone cleaver”
SUCCESS (Superb Strength, rolled +0)
RagNook lunges, his massive frame closing the distance with terrifying speed. Before Kaelen can react, the orc seizes the man's wrist. With a sickening crunch of bone and cartilage, the dragonbone cleaver descends like a falling guillotine.
Kaelen
A-ah! My hand! You absolute demon!
RagNook Butcher of the East
The iron scent of fresh blood fills the grotto, far more intoxicating than the swampy musk of the cave. He dropped the spear. He is broken.
Kaelen stumbles backward, clutching the ruined stump of his wrist as his spear clatters into the glowing shallows. RagNook stands amidst the acid rain, his eyes fixed on the writhing man, his grip on the cleaver white-knuckled.
RagNook Butcher of the East
One limb removed. Now, to see if he knows where the beast hides, or if he is just another scrap of meat for the larder.
Quest Complete
Survive the confrontation with Kaelen
Skill Upgrade: Athletics Fair→Good