Rain lashes the estate as Raedwulf reaches the outer grounds. Fire blooms beneath the manor’s dark eaves, turning smoke gold while guards and servants scatter through mud.
Several beastfolk wait near the hedgerow, tense and soaked. A broad-shouldered adult wolfkin woman in a torn green cloak watches the gate, one pale scar crossing her muzzle.
the scarred wolfkin woman
The gate is moving. We have moments, no more.
Behind her, a young goatkin man clutches a stolen sack beneath his coat, while an older ravenkin woman keeps her hood low and counts the rushing guards.
the scarred wolfkin woman
Once beyond the road, we split toward the old quarry. The patrols will search the forest first.
The iron gates grind inward. Beyond them, the rain-washed road lies briefly empty, vanishing between black pines and distant blue-white lightning.
A bell begins ringing from the burning house. More guards pour across the courtyard, their lanterns wavering in the smoke as the last opening narrows.
✓ Quest Accepted
Escape House Trisyran
✓ Quest Accepted
Secure the escape route
“Can we reach the road before the guards close in?”
YES (Likely, rolled 34)
The scarred wolfkin woman surges through the opening first, waving the others after her. Rain and smoke veil the courtyard as the group clears the iron gates.
the scarred wolfkin woman
Move. The road is ours.
The young goatkin man stumbles through the mud, clutching his sack, while the older ravenkin woman slips after him without a backward glance.
Krae
The guards are still inside the grounds. They have not seen us cross.
Behind the hedgerow, lanterns flare and boots hammer toward the gate, but the fugitives reach the rain-washed road before the iron leaves begin grinding shut.
Theon
We made it. Spirits preserve us, we made it.
The scarred wolfkin woman points toward the black pines and the distant quarry. For one brief breath, House Trisyran stands behind them, separated by darkness, rain, and a closing gate.
− Scene Quest Removed
Escape House Trisyran
“I look back for guards while keeping pace with the fugitives. I speak to the wolf female in beast speak: "Avoid the roads and remain hidden in the forest till you reach the old quarry. Just like we planned" "I'll stay back draw them away."”
SUCCESS (Good Perception, rolled +0)
Raedwulf
Avoid the roads. Stay hidden in the forest until you reach the old quarry, just as we planned. I will stay back and draw them away.
Raedwulf’s beast speech carries beneath the rain. The fugitives angle away from the road into the black pines, their forms swallowed by wet branches and shadow.
the scarred wolfkin woman
Understood. Keep your claws, brother. We will reach the quarry.
Raedwulf slows and looks back. Lanterns spill through the closing gate, revealing guards spreading onto the road; his deliberate tracks and moving silhouette draw their attention.
Krae
There! One remains on the road!
A thrown stone clips Raedwulf’s shoulder as he turns toward the trees, raising a sharp bruise. Behind him, the fugitives vanish deeper into the forest unseen.
the scarred wolfkin woman
Run, wolfkin! We owe you our lives!
Director's note
I roll Stealth to cover my tracks
“I vanish into the forest behind them, running in the opposite direction.”
FAILURE (Good Stealth, rolled -3)
Director's note
I roll Stealth to cover my tracks
“I vanish into the forest behind them, running in the opposite direction.”
SUCCESS (Good Stealth, rolled +1)
Raedwulf slips beneath the dripping pines and turns sharply away from the fugitives’ trail. His clawed feet find roots and moss, leaving the rain to reclaim his passage.
Branches close behind his dark reddish fur as he runs downslope, weaving through fern and thorn. The forest swallows his silhouette, scent, and sound beneath wind and wet earth.
the scarred wolfkin woman
He is gone. Keep moving. Do not look back.
The guards reach the road and find only scattered footprints dissolving in mud. Lanternlight searches the trees, but Raedwulf’s false direction and hidden route offer nothing to follow.
Krae
The tracks end here. The rain has taken the rest.
Behind the forest’s layered darkness, Raedwulf clears a fallen trunk and disappears into deeper woodland, running opposite the fugitives until even the estate bell fades.
The quarry lies one way. The guards search another.
Quest Complete
Secure the escape route
Attribute Upgrade: Perception Good→Great