Entry 3.
Morchik Thew VII (curious, eccentric man - good reputation for animal care, outlier, unconcerned with consensus aesthetics or propriety) desires a breeding pair of foxels, some sort of fashionable wilderness creature. Mazor, a Windling Beastmaster,and Langren, a Human Shaman, wish to help, notably to procure foxels for themselves. I know nothing of the wilderness, or of foxels, and therefore I will go and help.
We are pointed to the settlement of Juniper Hollow. Life is returning to the town after it was decimated by plague. En route, we rescue one Timber Jones from his namesake - a felled log that has broken his leg and trapped him. He believes himself a heroic figure, felling trees by himself and bringing wood to the settlement. Others in the hollow feel similarly. Seems dangerous. Must track to see if legend grows.
Other individuals of Juniper Hollow:- Jim Clempton. Raises sheep. Does not seem to be blessed with good luck as a farmer. Should possibly consider other lines of work.
- Cleatus. What a strange name. Found drunk on his floor. Is it the town, or this work, that creates such despair?
- Most Revered Pie Lady, also known as Old Lady Gibson. What passes for this settlement's Shivalahala, presumably. Elder matriarch. Did not meet her. Is known for creating food for the village. Most respectable.
Farmers complain of foxels stealing their food. In particular, Revered Pie Lady's eponymous pies, as well as more traditional food stores. Clever creatures, these foxels.
Work is simple enough. Langren is attuned to animal spirits, and Mazor to animals themselves. Between them (and Ruffis, Mazor's tracking hound; most useful), we find the foxel nest easily. Animals are calmed with magic and befriended with food and honest kindness. Animals are strangely adorable. Find myself feeling affection for these tiny mammals. Perhaps they have magic? Some sort of hypnosis? Cannot resist feeding one. It looks at me with love. I am trapped by its cuteness. I take this one home. I call her Ghost. She is a good girl. Yes she is. (doodles of foxels)
The foxels are wounded. They wish to lead us somewhere. They are clearly clever and lovely animals, so we follow. We find poachers. Note to self: Investigate one Del Mon, Ork Thief. He is attempting to monopolize fur trade. Poachers work for him, have caught several other foxels.
We deal with poachers, nothing special there. Free foxels. Bring them to Throal where they will be well cared for.
Especially Ghost. She is a good girl.Statistics:Posted by bronzemountain — Fri Jun 19, 2020 3:49 am
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