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Though he is a bit taken back by the force of the shell that hit him, Jalakaag charges at the rapidly approaching enemy. He hopes to meet the opponent that he already struck in order to take him out before he is faced with two on one. d10 = 5, 1

Cycle: 503, Day: 261, Season: Shiftings Making a sling from salvaged pieces of hide or intestine of previously cleaned game animals is only a rudimentary skill that all people possess. Not only have Jalakaag and Whiron made one for themselves, the savages have, as well. As the four strangers...

Seeing that the other youths are definitely not friendly, Jalakaag doffs his hat and prepares to throw one of the larger snail shells that he is carrying, after he mystically alters it to generate a painful sound when it strikes. d10 = 2, 8

Cycle: 503, Day: 261, Season: Shiftings Once again, moving farther away from a familiar area brings little change. Discovered plant materials are the same and noticed game and collected fish are the same. A significant point of interest is that while stopped to catch fish one day, other people...

Jalakaag gestures with his palms upward and out to the side of his body as if to say, “Well, that was a failure or what now.” Dropping his hands, he shurgs his left shoulder and says, “Let us keep going.”d10 = 9, 5

Cycle: 497. Season: Chilling. Day 19. Thinking about the area and the structures as a whole, this was once a village or temple belonging to people who came from the Age before. The construction is simplistic and the layout plainly geometric. Everyone knows there was a previous age, even...

Lathir thins his lips in dour expression, which is likely the most emotion that he will display. “Not a natural creature.” He moves into the room to his left, which would be to the right of the monster, intending to place his half-spear upon the floor but prepared to toss it there should the...

Cycle: 503, Day: 261, Season: Shiftings The marsh, itself, is vast, a great expanse known only to the migratory birds who fly over it. From the desert to the ocean would take a person about three days, if able to travel in a straight line, but going from East to West would take half a season or...

As he and Whiron ready their skiff for the return to civilization, Jalakaag stops and stares off at the horizon. “I wonder what else is out there. Is it just me, or do you feel like our lives are hopeless drudgery?” d10 = 7, 2

Cycle: 503, Day: 251, Season: Shiftings Having become more known to particular members of the resident population, local adolescents and youths give greeting or some sign of respect to the two friends, but none remain foolish enough to cause a problem. Being able to go far beyond the range of...

Later when away from others, Jalakaag converses with Whiron. “It looks like things may finally be showing some signs of a change for us. I never knew any of this about the bathhouse or guilds when I was still with my parents. Anyway, you can make clean water?” It was not really a question and he...

Cycle: 503, Day: 241, Season: Shiftings The man accepts the fish, identifies himself as Nagolo, and actually says thanks before departing. He also gives quick instructions on how to find him in the Stilt Village. The collections for the remainder of the season prove to be of the ordinary...

Jalakaag’s ire abates. The man had used logic instead of the threat of violence. He also agrees with the logic. He gives a gesture of, “What now?” which can also mean, “So be it.” With his hands still below his waist, he points toward their own skiff with his right hand and extends two fingers...

Cycle: 503, Day: 181, Season: Doldrums The man does not bodily react or smile or change his facial expression in any manner. When he speaks, it is absent emotion. “Yes, the whole world is governed by extortion. We pay to vote for a stranger, whether we vote or not. We pay for protection we do...