Mirchie
The user previously known as Hero-in-the-Dark
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It had been many months since Teeu had fled the purging of his 'family', no doubt their catacombs cleansed by the Paladins and set to the torch. Now, as a wanderer, he could be beginning to wonder just what he was balancing against. In all his travels, he had yet to come across a single agent of either non-mortal plane. Sure, bandits tried to rob the lone man, but a couple to a half dozen poor villagers gone rogue did not pose much threat to someone such as himself.
However, travelling through the pleasant rolling hills that occupied much of Eebinland, the young necromancer had discovered something interesting when he stopped off in a little hamlet for a night. Stuck on a noticeboard of sorts had been a bounty note, bearing the Kings seal at the bottom. It talked about the dangers throughout the land, etcetera, all boring, until it mentioned the bounty on demon heads, explaining of the portal that had been discovered in the now-ruined town of Midford. It called for any man skilled in arms to feel free to claim the bounty, but also advised of the folly of attempting to do so unprepared.
Underneath, there was a handy map, even though it only showed part of the region, and was incredibly old by the looks of it. He could have seen that the little town was rather to the north. Just on the edge of the map he could make out a small picture of a house labelled 'Midf-' cut off by the old scrap being torn. After asking a passing local, Teeu found that it was indeed Midford, rather a ways south, and a little to the west.
Now, he thought he could see the burnt out husk of the town. After a few days of boring, uneventful travelling, stopping only when rest called, he was nearly there, and could quite easily be disappointed. Even though it had barely appeared on the horizon, there was nothing in sight. No army camps, no demons, no nothing. Just the surprisingly flat plains, a wood in the west, and another to the far east, the town being almost directly south now. The sun wasn't out much, there was a lot of cloud cover today. It would rain soon. To the northwest, there was clear blue sky.
Turning back to Midford, Teeu saw a black speck in the distance, flying away to the east, only just above ground level. He couldn't tell what it was, but he hadn't seen it fly into the town, and now it was exiting. Of course, this could only brighten his mood, since it sparked back up the hope that there were things inside the town at all.
However, travelling through the pleasant rolling hills that occupied much of Eebinland, the young necromancer had discovered something interesting when he stopped off in a little hamlet for a night. Stuck on a noticeboard of sorts had been a bounty note, bearing the Kings seal at the bottom. It talked about the dangers throughout the land, etcetera, all boring, until it mentioned the bounty on demon heads, explaining of the portal that had been discovered in the now-ruined town of Midford. It called for any man skilled in arms to feel free to claim the bounty, but also advised of the folly of attempting to do so unprepared.
Underneath, there was a handy map, even though it only showed part of the region, and was incredibly old by the looks of it. He could have seen that the little town was rather to the north. Just on the edge of the map he could make out a small picture of a house labelled 'Midf-' cut off by the old scrap being torn. After asking a passing local, Teeu found that it was indeed Midford, rather a ways south, and a little to the west.
Now, he thought he could see the burnt out husk of the town. After a few days of boring, uneventful travelling, stopping only when rest called, he was nearly there, and could quite easily be disappointed. Even though it had barely appeared on the horizon, there was nothing in sight. No army camps, no demons, no nothing. Just the surprisingly flat plains, a wood in the west, and another to the far east, the town being almost directly south now. The sun wasn't out much, there was a lot of cloud cover today. It would rain soon. To the northwest, there was clear blue sky.
Turning back to Midford, Teeu saw a black speck in the distance, flying away to the east, only just above ground level. He couldn't tell what it was, but he hadn't seen it fly into the town, and now it was exiting. Of course, this could only brighten his mood, since it sparked back up the hope that there were things inside the town at all.