Revenge

Thorlin has finally found his way to a small settlement called Northfield.  The population here is only 8 and the youngest is 22.  This community was once much larger, but has been ravaged by plague, famine and attacks.  They have secured themselves and those who remain behind have been constantly training to fend off any other attacks.

Tholin has fallen into a deep despair and may not recover from his trials of the past several weeks.  In game terms, he is currently corrupted and has a thirst for blood.  He has come to find this community has had interactions with the masked people and this is how Thorlin comes to learn they are elves.  The Elves have been attacking this settlement due to the people capturing Elder Beasts for food.  But the people have a plan to lure the Elves into a trap and end their attacks for good.

They plan to capture an Elder Beast and when the Elves come to rescue it they will attack and kill each Elf.  They have never been on the offensive before and they hope by doing so will cause the Elves to be more hesitant in attacking in the future.  

They discover 2 Elder Thorny Dragons using a watering hole and take the opportunity to capture one of them. With the one trapped, they are able to kill the second and they field strip it for food.  Once this is done, Thorlin and a group wait for the Elves to appear to rescue the Elder Beast.  They don’t need to wait long, and when the Elves arrive the fight is hard but they defeat the Elves, but not to a man and some escape.  A counter attack can be expected.

We know we don’t have time to waste, but the people of Northfield have dealt with these types of attacks before and are ready to act.  They quickly form their defenses to reduce the effect of the bow attacks and get ready.  The attack happens late at night, but the defenses hold strong.  The Elves are defeated but Thorlin has taken an arrow to the leg and has damaged the bone (in game terms he’s now maimed).  

Thorlin was not expecting to make it through this night, and now that he has, he has a new found vigor and a desire to seek justice and bring the Skulde to power throughout the land.  He spends time in Northfield, bringing himself back up to health before moving to the South.  There are rumors of people in Hillgate who travel regularly to the Ragged Coast.  Maybe someone there will know of Highview and what has happened with the town.