The Soldier
Captain, take these. My hands are too unsteady to hold them any longer, and I can hear the pack closing in.
Harold Blackhoof
The eggs are heavy, surprisingly warm, and pulse with a faint, rhythmic vibration. We cannot carry the loot and defend ourselves if the true swarm arrives.
The Soldier
I will lead them on a chase toward the southern ridge. Go back to the hold, Harold. Do not let these eggs break.
Harold Blackhoof
That is a death sentence, soldier. If you draw them off, you will have no cover in the tall grass.
The Soldier
The hold needs this gold more than it needs another mouth to feed. Consider it my final order to you, sir.
The soldier turns, abandoning his gear, and vanishes into the dense, dark ferns as a thunderous roar echoes from the north.
+ Scene Quest Added
Return to the hold with the eggs
+ New Item Acquired
Moss wrapped bundle of eggs
“I cast a luck spell at him before he fully vanishes”
FAILURE (Good Arcana, rolled -2)
Harold Blackhoof
By the gods, let a bit of favor find him. I channel the weave, pushing every ounce of my focus to grant him a shroud of fortune.
My fingers trace an arcane sigil in the humid air, but the magic curdles, snapping back with a violent hiss. The spell fails to ignite, leaving only a bitter scent of ozone.
Harold Blackhoof
The magic rejects me. Why now. It should have been a simple ward.
The Soldier
Captain, look out. The vibrations... they are not coming from the north anymore.
The ground shudders beneath my hooves. A second, larger T-Rex bursts from the foliage directly between me and the soldier, its massive jaws snapping at empty air.
Harold Blackhoof
He is trapped. If I use my musket, I might draw the beast's fury toward me, but if I stay silent, he is as good as dead. The eggs weigh me down like lead.
Quest Complete
Retrieve dinosaur eggs from the predator belt
Attribute Upgrade: Willpower Great→Superb
+ Scene Quest Added
Survive the T-Rex ambush
− Scene Quest Removed
Return to the hold with the eggs