REFUGEVILLE

>Just loot and hide until you know more about these strangers

One explorer goes to quietly loot the forge while the other observes from afar. The three giant warriors easily end the invisible creature that’s been patrolling the moss. Whatever the creature was, it was incapable of penetrating the giants’ armor.

Joji: (talking to bucket-helmet) Well done, Strogan. That’s another pest off our list.

Strogan: (pointing to Diamond-helmet) Hey, I’ll gladly share the glory with Rezi. She’s the one who knocked it off me earlier.

Rezi: Too kind, Strogan. We should tell King Vondar the God Box is ready for expedition and eventual colonization.

Then, out of nowhere, another giant appears. An invisibility spell!



???: There is no need. I have already sent ravens to Palace Stellarion. We will have scholars and more soldiers coming.

Joji: Ah, were you there all along, Nevis?

Nevis: Yes. And there are spies watching.

Nevis points to your explorer hiding near the forge.

Nevis: Minikin, comrades.

Joji: How many?

Nevis: Two, and a mini-horse.

Strogan: Do they look like good stock, Nevis?

Stock?

Nevis: They are of the Verezan tribe, but unusually healthy. Would be excellent for field work.

Rezi: We could always use more slaves.

Oh no. Oh no no no. You remember. You remember who these giants are. Dermilians.

They’re from Dermilyu, a kingdom of giants that conquers people they deem inferior. In their terms, it means ‘anyone smaller than us’. They have advanced technology, being among the first nations to invent plate armor and cannons. You remember their strange obsession with notions of superiority, more willing to start a war than trade with an ‘inferior nation’.

The Dermilians suffered numerous horrific defeats at the hands of the Signet’s forces, but the fact that they are here means they’re still determined to conquer. Still willing to enslave others.

Your explorers recognize the giants’ intent, and fortunately already finished looting. These items are added to their inventory:

- 1 pot of crude oil
- 9 iron ingots
- 2 steel hammers
- 2 steel pliers
- 2 boxes of matches
- 1 steel chain

The duo make a mad dash back home on horseback. However, Nevis is in hot pursuit. Though slower than a horse, Nevis is clearly able to track hoofprints.

Nevis seems to be more of a spy or an assassin than an outright soldier. She wears leather armor, and carries needles instead of knives, though each needle is definitely big enough to be a spear for your people. There are runes engraved on her clothing, possibly related to her invisibility spells.

What should the two explorers do?

- Splash oil on Nevis and set her on fire!
- Run to Refugeville and fight her with numbers on their side!
- Use the desert wasteland to your advantage; bury yourselves in sand and ambush her.
- Try to bargain with her.
- Fight her. She’s only wearing leather armor, and the stone axes can definitely hurt her. However, you don’t know how good her fighting skills are…
- Feign surrender.

>_


Population: 12 out of 24 shelter spaces
Allies: Preeray Village

Wealth: 1 crumbit

Animals:
1 Dog (Relief)
2 Cows (Bilin, Daina)
1 Horse (Comet)

Plants:
12 tapioca (sapling, 18 days left)
10 mangould (sapling, 14 days left)

Weapons:
Iron Knife x 1 (4 crumbits)
Stone Axe x 5 (2 crumbits)
Stone Shovel x 1 (2 crumbits)
Steel Hooked Chains x 2 (Equipped by Guards, 8 crumbits each)

Vehicles:
Crude Wooden Raft (Kori won’t buy it)

Guards:
Two Chain-Hook Users

Merchants:
Kori (Miscellaneous Goods)
Ogot (Building Materials)

Stockpile:
290 branches (1 crumbit for 4 branches)
5 beef jerky (5 crumbits each)
18 rabbit meat (2 crumbits each)
30 fish meat (2 crumbits each)
6 jar of milk (4 crumbits each)
5 loincloths (1 crumbit each)
30 pieces of clay (2 crumbits each)
188 stones

Buildings:
1 stone house (with basement)
1 shrine
1 palisade
1 fishpond
1 rabbit hutch

Items:
Leather Bag
4 Treated Bandages
Construction Manual
Yaranga Phrasebook

Fishblood Lantern - A lantern that uses fish blood as fuel. Provides light and warmth. One adult fish from the river should be enough for one night. Easy to carry, even for a dog or a wolf.

Copy of Hildevert’s Journal: Hate Box - The Signet have been hunting a man named Hildevert for the past month, and he continues to elude capture. This book is about what he saw in a place called the Hate Box, a place where powerful prisoners are tortured for amusement.

Mycah Wizard Robe - Doesn’t grant magical powers, but Mycah spells are woven into it that protect the wearer from undeath. The spells repel teeth and rotten meat, so it’s perfect for fighting ghouls.

Acid Jar - A jar full of liquid that will melt anything metal. Extremely useful against armored opponents and locks.

Divine Artifacts:

Shrunken Head of Asimuth - Screams when an agent of the Signet sees Refugeville.

Blessings:

Devoted Wolfpack: Rimewulf’s followers can transform into wolves at night, granting faster movement, enhanced senses and combat strength.

Call of the Wild: Once per day, you may summon one animal to appear in the village. The animal will always obey your people and never harm them.

Arara’s Shade: Your people can endure heat that would normally cause heatstrokes. A common blessing for desert-dwellers and those who wish to endure drought.

Guarded Thoughts: Your people are protected from mind-altering poisons and curses. They cannot be brainwashed or mind controlled, not even by the Signet.


Curses:

Marked By The Signet: The Signet will never stop sending scouts.