Fareen Farmlands

While the Highwayman would never admit it, he shit himself just a moment ago from fear. "Lad, if that was a Scar Beast, it wasn't one anyone has seen yet. Look at the wounds again, no mindless Scar Beast can be so accurate. That thing was intelligent." In a flurry with his cape he announced to his men. "Everyone back to camp, no one leaves the perimeter. We have to reorganize our security." With that, they all left back to their camp.

Deep in the southern land of Fareen, there is a giant chasm, the World Scar. It is rumored to spawn fel beasts within it, tales told by farmers about bizarrely warped wolves and other creatures. These rumors are true, the World Scar is filled with some sort of dark magic that mutates animals inside it, a side effect of the cataclysm. Now the latest terror is unleashed upon the land.

Not far from Aozora's new settlement, scouts could spot smoke rising above the treeline. An old Fareen village was being destroyed in a great fire of unknown origin. Chittering and hissing noises could be heard getting closer to the patrols, the men would be still and they heard the crunching of soil and the rustling of leaves. The men would scream as a massive but thin appendage extended through the treeline and pierced the soil, 7 more of these appendages came from above, the men narrowly avoid being stepped on as they watch what appears to be a giant spider, resembling the Opiliones, passing over them. On the underside of the massive arachnid were many pink squishy orbs with little black things wriggling around inside. Though the scout avoided being stepped on, tey didn't expect the tail of the creature! The Tail doubled the overall space taken up by The Harvestman and was thin like its other appendages with a blade at the tip which sliced a man in half as it swept by, another man got a deep laceration and screamed as the wound bubbled from the Harvestman's toxin.

The Scar Harvestman continues to stride through the landscape, seeking warmth, moisture and food to make a perfect place to lay hatch her eggs. This was the biggest creature to ever come out of the World Scar, those who didn't know or believe the tales would after today.

<< Heading north towards the Northern Ao Border >>

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The tribe returned many nights later. They arrived in force from three sides, warriors dashing through the plain from nearby woods and towards the town from three different angles. They arrived in larger numbers than previously seen...

Ram Jam and Hansel von Dietzhoff follow the small clues into the outskirts of the farmlands in search of The Keata Tribe.

They would arrive from the woods and try to steal any easily accessible crops. Any patrols that seemed vulnerable would be targets of robberies, and any travelers that dare go outside the palisades of some of the better protected villages would be attacked.

Provided defenses weren't higher than normal one night, Ram and Hansel might come upon a recent farm, which seemed to have had some crops stolen. A few silhouettes disappearing into the moonlight, moving toward the woods, and they would be gone... but should Ram or Hansel see something moving in the corners of their eyes, they'd catch a rough idea of what direction they might be fleeing.
They seemed to have caught the tribals at the end of a raid. They only showed up at night, when the patrols receded to the walls of their villages and the farmlands were exposed.

Hans turned to Ram, face red behind his helmet. "Come on, stop them! Send the images! I don't want to shoot but I will if given no choice!" He knocked an arrow into his bow, ready to unleash a flurry of steel upon them. He'd prepare to run after them if Ram would not get them to stop. They might be expert navigators of the forests but he needed no expertise, he would just smash through any obstacles, even some rocks. 

"Right! I have to get close!" Ram Jam runs after the tribals in full sprint, using the power of Black Betty to boost the strength of his stride, allowing him to go unnaturally fast for a human. Once he was within 10 meters he'd try to alert them to his presence raising both his hands in front of him to concentrate his power to break large branches ahead of the tribals. The telekenetic powers of Black Betty pull on the trees and snap the branches free and levitate them into the shape of an X in front of the Keata Tribe, signalling to stop. Once they noticed, he would release the branches and stand for them to see that he was a man who drew no weapon on them.

His warhammer remained on his back, he would not make a move to grab it unless it seemed like he needed to fight. At this moment, Ram wanted to attempt communication with the tribals.

Most scattered, but a group of six of them stopped, having been more or less bunched in a group and had the tree branches rise in the shape of an X to signal them to stop. They could have just bolted around the barrier, but Ram Jam's enchantment on his running speed meant they'd be closed in on swiftly... and perhaps there were more of them. They saw Hansel running right after Ram Jam.

"Heya!" Ram Jam waves and would take some steps forward, holding his hands out to his sides showing he meant no harm. He'd then point to himself, "Ram."

Then he pointed back at Hansel, "Hans."

He then gestured toward the tribals. He wasn't quite close enough to use telepathy, he would use basic communications to gain their trust to get closer.