[IC] A Stolen Land

[DM Dougfan]

The man seems relieved that one of you steps forward to greet him as there had a bit of a frosty period until then.  He bows briefly, eliciting a snort from a passing Vidar, which he ignores, and says “Greetings to you, good lady.  Jhod Kavken, cleric of Erastil at your service.  Am I to understand that you are in charge of the forces at this location’s disposal?”

Svetlana shakes her head in reply to Nexendia’s question.  “We are a trading post, not a goods market.  We are not currently equipped to prepare and process such large quantities of meat.  We had both hoped that you would return with positive news...but nothing quite this positive.”

She then turns to Tushou in response to his query.  “This land is a wild and dangerous one, filled with all manner of dangers natural and otherwise.  Bandits are just one of the many.  There are a large number of them and they grow by the moment.  Until our wonderful guests here protected us the other day, we had been under constant raids.  In fact, you are the second group to enter this location since they arrived.  We will need to find some other way of housing you all.”  She treats this as a serious issue, and it in fact is.  From two, the total occupancy of Oleg’s fort has quickly blossomed to 14.

[[Well, apologies about the delay, but I thought there’d be a bit more dialogue...oh well, continuing on.]]