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<blockquote data-quote="Capellan" data-source="post: 1132751" data-attributes="member: 6294">&quot;Something's Cooking&quot; and &quot;The Ettin's Riddle&quot; (WotC Free Adventures) - Part 10Fortunately for the adventurers, who are in no way prepared to face a giant, the enormous creature turns away from them, stooping to snatch up a fully-grown cow with its free hand.&nbsp; Without a backward glance, it strides away, its feet and trailing club uprooting fences and knocking over walls as it makes for a forest to the north.&quot;That's strange.&quot; Ming Li frowns.&quot;Really, I hadn't noticed.&quot; Macwood assumes an air of boredom, &quot;Giants roaming the streets are quite the every day event, in these parts.&nbsp; One might even say passé.&quot;&quot;Not that.&quot; the monk points, &quot;Look at the way the villagers are reacting.&quot;The others do as she says, realising that the monk is correct.&nbsp; The villagers' reaction to the events is quite unusual, indeed.&nbsp; Several men and women have gathered around the damaged fences, and appear to be making preparations for repairs, while other locals calmly continue with their day to day lives.&nbsp; A few people - notably the owner of the cow - look shaken or angry, but the majority seem to treat it as an inconvenience, at most.&quot;I was joking.&quot; Macwood grumbles, under his breath. &quot;What sort of lunatics actually treat giant attacks like this?&quot;&quot;They should meet the filthy beast with spears, and spiked pits to trap its feet.&quot; Elspeth agrees, a savage gleam in her eye.&quot;Actually, I was thinking more in terms of running in terror, screaming for us to save them.&quot;Ming Li holds up her hand, quieting the others.&quot;We should speak with them, and find out what is occurring.&quot; She suggests, &quot;And learn if they have seen the priest, Kyrnyn.&quot;The others agree with this idea, they drift over to the nearest group of commoners: the ones working to repair the fence.&nbsp; As they draw near, the eldest villager - a grey-bearded man, but one whose shoulders and arms still bulk with muscle - straightens up, massaging the small of his back.&nbsp; As he does so, he turns, and his eye falls on the approaching Company members.&quot;Bah.&quot; He hawks and spits, lip curling in disgust, &quot;More adventurers.&quot;&quot;Yeah, he's met Kyrnyn.&quot;Ignoring Macwood's muttered comment, Ming Li addresses the man, introducing herself and her companions,&quot;We are seeking a priest by the name of Kyrnyn.&quot; She explains, &quot;And had been told he came this way.&quot;&quot;He did.&quot; The man spits again, &quot;Him and his friends rode in a week or more ago, full of 'emselves and sayin' as how they were going to put an end t'some evil wizard livin' in ruins, out in the woods.&quot; He shrugs, &quot;Nobody uses the ruins, so the wizard was welcome to 'em, if you ask me.&nbsp; But the High 'n' Mighty adventurers didn't agree.&quot;&quot;Told he'd met Kyrn-ow!&quot; Macwood hops on one foot, holding the other and glaring at Briar, who looks back innocently.&quot;You didn't want the wizard killed?&quot; Ming Li frowns, &quot;If he was evil -&quot;The man shrugs,&quot;Evil 'e may've been, but 's didn't come into town every day and knock down our 'omes or steal our cattle.&quot; He points at the wake of destruction left by the giant, &quot;That creature's been comin' t'the village every day since those 'adventurers' went off after the wizard.&quot; He looks as if he's about to spit again, then changes his mind and settles for a derisive snort, &quot;That priest o' yourn probably woke the beast up wi' all his boastin', got hisself killed, and left us to live wi' what 'e stirred up.&quot;&quot;You could try to fight it.&quot; Elspeth suggests, looking eager about the idea, &quot;Enough of you, armed with bows and spears, could bring it down.&quot;&quot;Aye?&nbsp; And would there be anyone left t'bury what was left of us, if we did?&quot; the man waves his hand dismissively, &quot;You should talk to Malwick.&nbsp; He's mad to kill the beast to, ever since it killed his da.&nbsp; O' course, if his da hadn't been fool enough to shoot it, he'd probably not have lost his fool head.&quot;&quot;You're just going to let it keep attacking your homes?&quot; Ming Li is having trouble grasping the man's attitude.&quot;Look, lass.&quot; The man gestures, &quot;It comes, it takes a cow, it leaves.&nbsp; We repair anythin' it knocks over, and keep on livin'.&nbsp; The way it acts, I'd say it's as small in the mind as it is large in the body.&nbsp; Sooner or later, it'll forget where we are, an' stop comin' here.&quot;&quot;Riiiight.&quot; Macwood's tone makes it clear what he thinks of that idea, &quot;Where's this Malwick live?&quot;The old man points out the house - a small, stone cottage with wooden eaves - and returns to fixing the fence, while the adventurers move on, hoping to get a more helpful response from this Malwick.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Capellan, post: 1132751, member: 6294"] [b]"Something's Cooking" and "The Ettin's Riddle" (WotC Free Adventures) - Part 10[/b] Fortunately for the adventurers, who are in no way prepared to face a giant, the enormous creature turns away from them, stooping to snatch up a fully-grown cow with its free hand. Without a backward glance, it strides away, its feet and trailing club uprooting fences and knocking over walls as it makes for a forest to the north. "That's strange." Ming Li frowns. "Really, I hadn't noticed." Macwood assumes an air of boredom, "Giants roaming the streets are quite the every day event, in these parts. One might even say [i]passé[/i]." "Not that." the monk points, "Look at the way the villagers are reacting." The others do as she says, realising that the monk is correct. The villagers' reaction to the events is quite unusual, indeed. Several men and women have gathered around the damaged fences, and appear to be making preparations for repairs, while other locals calmly continue with their day to day lives. A few people - notably the owner of the cow - look shaken or angry, but the majority seem to treat it as an inconvenience, at most. "I was joking." Macwood grumbles, under his breath. "What sort of lunatics [i]actually[/i] treat giant attacks like this?" "They should meet the filthy beast with spears, and spiked pits to trap its feet." Elspeth agrees, a savage gleam in her eye. "Actually, I was thinking more in terms of running in terror, screaming for us to save them." Ming Li holds up her hand, quieting the others. "We should speak with them, and find out what is occurring." She suggests, "And learn if they have seen the priest, Kyrnyn." The others agree with this idea, they drift over to the nearest group of commoners: the ones working to repair the fence. As they draw near, the eldest villager - a grey-bearded man, but one whose shoulders and arms still bulk with muscle - straightens up, massaging the small of his back. As he does so, he turns, and his eye falls on the approaching Company members. "Bah." He hawks and spits, lip curling in disgust, "More adventurers." "Yeah, he's met Kyrnyn." Ignoring Macwood's muttered comment, Ming Li addresses the man, introducing herself and her companions, "We are seeking a priest by the name of Kyrnyn." She explains, "And had been told he came this way." "He did." The man spits again, "Him and his friends rode in a week or more ago, full of 'emselves and sayin' as how they were going to put an end t'some evil wizard livin' in ruins, out in the woods." He shrugs, "Nobody uses the ruins, so the wizard was welcome to 'em, if you ask me. But the High 'n' Mighty adventurers didn't agree." "Told he'd met Kyrn-ow!" Macwood hops on one foot, holding the other and glaring at Briar, who looks back innocently. "You didn't want the wizard killed?" Ming Li frowns, "If he was evil -" The man shrugs, "Evil 'e may've been, but 's didn't come into town every day and knock down our 'omes or steal our cattle." He points at the wake of destruction left by the giant, "That creature's been comin' t'the village every day since those 'adventurers' went off after the wizard." He looks as if he's about to spit again, then changes his mind and settles for a derisive snort, "That priest o' yourn probably woke the beast up wi' all his boastin', got hisself killed, and left us to live wi' what 'e stirred up." "You could try to fight it." Elspeth suggests, looking eager about the idea, "Enough of you, armed with bows and spears, could bring it down." "Aye? And would there be anyone left t'bury what was left of us, if we did?" the man waves his hand dismissively, "You should talk to Malwick. He's mad to kill the beast to, ever since it killed his da. O' course, if his da hadn't been fool enough to shoot it, he'd probably not have lost his fool head." "You're just going to let it keep attacking your homes?" Ming Li is having trouble grasping the man's attitude. "Look, lass." The man gestures, "It comes, it takes a cow, it leaves. We repair anythin' it knocks over, and keep on livin'. The way it acts, I'd say it's as small in the mind as it is large in the body. Sooner or later, it'll forget where we are, an' stop comin' here." "[i]Riiiight[/i]." Macwood's tone makes it clear what he thinks of that idea, "Where's this Malwick live?" The old man points out the house - a small, stone cottage with wooden eaves - and returns to fixing the fence, while the adventurers move on, hoping to get a more helpful response from this Malwick. [/QUOTE]

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