(Character) came over a small ridge line only to hear screams and cries for help in the valley below. Moving cautiously forward, he peered from behind some bushes and other foliage to see that a small farming village had been raided by some ten to twenty mounted Orcs and Wolves. The women of the village have already been made captive and the few remaining men seem hardpressed by the rampaging Orcs. The captives are to one side with only a few guards. It is obvious to him that he will be noticed as soon as he leaves his place of concealment. Should he...
Character Encounter
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| Options | Free People | Neutral | Dark Servants |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREE the captives | ? | ? | ? |
| ATTACK the Orcs and save the farmers | Combat | ? | ? |
| JOIN the Orcs in pillaging the village | Chased as thief? | Chased as thief? | Favorable outcome? |
| GO immediately for help | ? | ? | ? |
| WATCH from hiding to see the outcome | ? | ? | Favorable outcome? |
| FLEE | Escape | Escape | Escape |
FREE (ing) the captives (FP)
Carefully moving toward the captives, Lothiriel took advantage of every rock and blade of grass to keep his advance unnoticed. Her caution was well advised. As she moved closer, she noticed the guards which were hidden from casual view. Unfortunately, they also noticed her. Grunting battle cries, they charged. Knowing that she no longer had a choice, Lothiriel leapt to the battle, but she was just not prepared to deal with so many. Although she gave a good account of herself, she was overwhelmed and killed.
JOIN (ing) the Orcs (DS)
Zwarfa leapt to the battle with a loud battlecry ringing from his lips, and the Orcs turned to him with their own cries and gutteral snarls. Suddenly they realized that Zwarfa was indeed helping them to kill the farmers. Their cries of anger slowly turned into murmurs of confusion. As Zwarfa struggled with one of the farmers and narrowly missed getting stabbed himself, the Orcs began to shout at him in anger. Moving out of the thick of battle, he suddenly noticed that a group of Orcs was actually moving to attack him! With cries of "intruder" and "thief" they moved upon him and began an attack. Zwarfa was so amazed at this turn of events that he turned and fled from the scene, suffering several small wounds as he did so. The Orcs did not follow but returned to their slaughter of the farmers.