A side passage grinds open. A bloodied middle-aged woman with dark braided hair, bronze skin, and a torn gray mantle enters, clutching a broken Mybles token and a summons sealed in black wax.
Veyra Stone-Tongue
I am Veyra Stone-Tongue, speaking for Lick, Kick, and Faulk. The Mybles will meet an alliance only if you answer for Oosey's bargain.
The black wax bears three interlocked marks, while the broken token shows fresh splinters. Blue fire ripples along the pillars, throwing Veyra's bloodied silhouette, a lean woman with a sharp oval face and a scar across her left cheek beneath her braids, across the ancestral hall.
Mike-Ox warriors
Mind your tongue in the Wankfast hall. Our leader owes no answer to Mybles demands.
Sera
She came through a hidden passage, Kill. Let her deliver the summons before old clan pride turns this council into another challenge.
Sera remains near the torchlit entrance with the Mike-Ox warriors, while Veyra advances alone toward the blade dais. Spears rise around her, and the awakened hall waits for Kill's answer.
✓ Quest Accepted
Forge a united war compact
“Kill walks up to her, offering a benevolent hand to assist her to her feet. "speak, Veyra of the Mybles clan. I am listening." he can tell that she is on death's doorstep, quickly motioning for some of his men to retrieve medical supplies to help her. "With the Mybles clan we can finally rid of the demons and slay the dark Demon Queen." With that Kill tends to her wounds, listening as she speaks with an open and kind heart. Maybe one day the clan prejudice will dissipate. It all begins with a kind smile and an open ear.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Health, rolled +0)
Kill Wankfast
Speak, Veyra of the Mybles clan. I am listening.
Kill offers Veyra his hand and helps her upright. Her breath is shallow and her wounds are grave, so he motions several Mike-Ox warriors toward the stores for healing supplies.
Mike-Ox warriors
Bring the bandages, herbs, and clean water! The envoy will not die beneath the Wankfast crest.
Kill Wankfast
With the Mybles clan, we can finally rid the world of demons and slay the dark Demon Queen.
Kill tends Veyra with careful hands, cleaning and binding what he can. The clan blade lends steady authority to his touch, while the Wankfast Crest kindles courage against the old prejudice surrounding his name.
Veyra Stone-Tongue
Then listen, Wankfast. Oosey's bargain is not only a path to your vault. The Mybles know where the demon host gathers, and their triplets will meet you if you answer for the price of Harrip blood.
Veyra's breathing steadies beneath the fresh bindings. Kill hears the whole message without interruption, his open attention giving the wounded envoy room to speak while the hall's blue fire watches in silence.
✓ Quest Accepted
Answer for the price of Harrip blood
“Kill nods before standing with a smile, looking to all in the room before exclaiming. "YES! I ACCEPT THE OOSEY'S BARGAIN AND WILL ASSIST THE MYBLES TRIPPLETS!!!" He hopes the kindness of his smile and the words can help destroy old, bad blood in favor of humankind- in favor of freedom for the world.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled -1)
Kill Wankfast
YES! I ACCEPT OOSEY'S BARGAIN AND WILL ASSIST THE MYBLES TRIPLETS!
Kill rises with a broad smile and looks across the ancestral hall. The Wankfast blade brightens in his grasp, while the Crest sends a warm pulse through the gathered council.
Old prejudice still tightens the Mike-Ox warriors' faces around the Wankfast name, but Kill's open smile and ringing pledge give their fear nowhere to hide.
Veyra Stone-Tongue
Then the bargain is accepted, Kill Wankfast. I will carry your answer to Lick, Kick, and Faulk, and the Mybles will meet this alliance in good faith.
Sera
That is a stronger answer than blood demands, Kill. Harrip will hear that you chose freedom over the old hatred.
Mike-Ox warriors
The Wankfast leads, and we stand with the Mybles! Let the clans unite against the demons!
The warriors lower their spears. Blue fire surges up the pillars as the blade and Crest answer together, and Veyra bows beneath the reclaimed Wankfast crest, her alliance secured.
Quest Complete
Forge a united war compact
Skill Upgrade: Diplomacy Mediocre→Fair
Quest Complete
Answer for the price of Harrip blood