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This is part of a weekly series of choice prompts that all my Patreon supporters get to vote on. See all the poll posts on Patreon here.
The adventure so far: You are River, a Changeling Stray that got lost, beaten, and mugged as you were traveling in the North of Nuradan. You ended up in the outskirts of the remote village of Sund, and are in desperate need for shelter and supplies. You decided to wait for the night and try to steal something…
As the night falls on Sund, you have come to realize that the villagers are in a state of alert. You are certain they haven’t spotted you: could it be that the bandits that ambushed you are causing trouble elsewhere? After all, your mugging happened just a few miles East.
The villagers are taking watches, patrolling Sund left and right. The townsfolk are focused on guarding the cattle and the farmhouse, but most of the village is not receiving enough attention to stop you.
You have set your eyes on what you think is the lumberjack’s house. Their house is split in two, with the smaller one serving as a workplace and cellar. You’ll find some food there, but you think there’s a good chance you’ll find something that you can use as a weapon there.
You wait for the right moment, and take your chances. You get out of the bushes you were hiding in, sneak uphill for a few hundreds meters, and hide behind a tree to wait for a patrol to pass by. Then you reach the lumberjack’s house, where you find the cellar unlocked.
In the cellar, you find:
- 2 pieces of bread
- Cheese
- An empty flask
- Leather bracers
- Hatchet
- 2 leather pouches, and a leather backpack
You were hoping for more food, but this will do for another day or two.
But as you start picking up the gear, you hear commotion outside. You see the light of the torches through the cellar’s window, but they go away as quickly as they arrived: they aren’t looking for you! You hear the unmistakable sound of arrows flying through the air and bouncing off the stone houses.
The village is under attack!
What do you do? Pick from one of the following options:
Take what you can and run North-East. As you were scouting the area earlier, you noticed a path that didn’t seem much beaten and that run East through some fields. You might find retreat there.
Take what you can and run West. The main road through this village continues West, but you don’t know where it might lead. It’s not well maintained, but it could lead you farther away in less time.
Gear up and help the villagers. The attackers could very well be the bandits that mugged you yesterday, and could still have your things. This could also be a chance to have the villagers trust you, regardless of your appearance.
Voting was held on Patreon until May 17th, 2026. vhf, MPG, and PureSpider participated to the voting: gearing up and helping the villagers was chosen.
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