Rogue

Rogue
Hail thee in the name of Travia, Goddess of the hearth and of hospitality.

After shaking off the remnants of dreamland and clearing your minds, you can get a closer look at the late arrival.
It

The late arrival

is quite obviously a

Rogue

Druid

Hunter

Musician

“Would you mind if I warm up at your fire for a bit?” the visitor asks beforeyou have a chance to get a better impression of him. Do you

A figure steps from the darkness and approaches the camp fire.

chase him off, as he can’t be up to any good?

ask him what’s he doing on the road this late first?

offer him a seat?

Cursing loudly, the figure disappears in the dark of night.

“Since the Orcs have started roaming about, your life and limb just aren’t safeanymore. These days, it’s better to travel at night and spend the day insidethe town.”
Do you

The fellow sits down by the fire and tells you about the way he’s come tonight.
Butwhen his stomach starts growling, he interrupts his description. “I say, wouldyou have a bite to eat for a lonely traveling man as well?” Do you

take a look to see whether you have anything to spare?

decide not to overdo this hospitality routine?

chase that scrounger off after all?

The [NAME] sits silently by the fireside for another few minutes before wanderingoff again without so much as a goodbye.

offer him a place by the fire now?

chase him off because you don’t believe a word?

After you have managed to dig up something edible from a backpack, your guestdigs in. Through his none too soft chewing, you make out something about one“old cartway” and some “barrenway”, while he’s drawing a number of paths intothe ground with h is dagger. Finally, he goes off on his own travels again.

Despite a thorough search, you fail to find any supplies. Your guest talks awhile about one “old cartway” and some “barrenway”, while drawing various pathsinto the ground with a dagger. Afterward, he gets up and sets off on his ownagain.

With these directions it should be easy enough to find your way around here inthe next few days.

“With some herbs, you simply have to cut them at night to keep their potencyintact. I’ve even gotten lucky already tonight.” Do you want to

“If you have no objections, I would like to make myself a soup with these freshherbs over your fire.” Do you

grant the old man his request?

The druid gets down to business right away, and before long, there’s a hot soupbrewing above the flames. “Have some yourselves.” Do you

take up his offer?

decline graciously?

The soup is simply delicious, and it doesn’t take long for you to empty the wholepot. The druid continues on his way, and you can return to your dreams.

You wake up totally exhausted with fierce headaches.
All of you dreamt of yourjourney, though mostly about paths and roadways you have never set foot on. Nevertheless,you have the feeling to know them down to every detail.

“I’m in a great hurry because my aunt from Lowangen is on her death bed.” Doyou

You locate something edible in one of the backpacks and give some of it to thejester.

You come to the dreary conclusion that you have absolutely no food left.

“You’re not from around here, are you?
I’ve got a map of the area on me. I’dbe willing to let you look it over [NAME].”

as a favor for fellow travelers

for 1 ducat

After you’ve memorized the roads of the immediate area, the traveler continueson his way.

Are you going to give the jester his ducat?

yes

no

“All right, have it your way!” With these words, the jester continues his nocturnaljourney.

You have to admit that you don’t carry enough money on you. The jester wandersoff into the night mumbling something about crazy people.

“Normally, this is a good time to catch weasles and similar game. You know, beastswith pelts you can sell for a good price. But I haven’t had any luck so far tonight.”Do you

The guy sits down by the campfire and starts telling you about his efforts withsome very accurate descriptions of the surrounding area.
But when his stomachstarts to growl, he interrupts himself. “You wouldn’t happen to have a bit offood for me?” Do you want to

To your horror, you find that the rogue made off with %d of your gold ducats.

The druid spoons the soup into his mouth with obvious pleasure. When he’s done,he pours the rest out beside a bush and continues on his way.

After you dig up something edible from a backpack, your guest digs in. Whilehe consumes his meal with obvious delight, he continues describing the pathsof the area. In doing that, he mentions the “great Thasch pass” quite often.Finally, he has fin ished his meal and sets off on his travels again.

, rambling through the area in faded clothes, his meager possessions always byhis side.

, carrying a sickle and a small bag of herbs.

, who obviously has not found any game yet.

, as is plainly visible from his colorful clothes and the lute he’s carrying.

A rogue noticed our camp. He kept us some company for a while and told us a bitabout the surrounding area.

A hunter came across our camp. He stayed for a while, and we managed to findout quite a bit about the area we’re in from him.

Our camp drew the attention of a druid who sat down with us for a while and gaveus some information about the area we are in.

A jester came waltzing into our camp. He stayed for a bit, and in talking to him, we managed to find out a fair amount about the area.

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