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"Let's go." you say quietly. Adrien nods.
You sneak through the woods, trying to minimize the sounds you make. After a few minutes, you find a stream. Splashing around in it is a beautiful, naked woman. At first you think she's human, but when she turns to face you, the twinkle of her eyes reveals an otherworldly, iridescent quality. A nymph... or another being?
She notices you.
"Ah, travellers! Has my song alerted you? I apologize." she bows deeply and gracefully, and when she straightens her back, there is a simple cloth wrapped about her.
"It's a nice tune." you respond cautiously. "What kind of being might you be? A nymph or... something else?"
"The former. My name is Alea. What's yours?"
"Ancille." you say, carefully moving nearer.
"Adrien." your companion responds, hesitantly following you.
"Well met, then. Hmm... I smell the scent of death about you. It is weak, likely washed away, but we can tell... Did you kill a creature of the forest?"
"Only the devastating hivur, noble nymph."
"Hmm... those bugs? That's fine. The woods are better off without their ill presence."
"How do you fare? What goes on in your forest?"
"I am well. Truth be told, I have sought to talk to humans. It's been a while since I've conversed with one... In my domain, everything is good, but in others..." her gaze seems to drift. "There is an... illness in the woods far to the south. It kills nymphs and turns them into dark, dark beings. I do not know the cause of this, but if it goes unchecked, it may prove destructive to humans as well."
"Do you want our help in purging it?"
"If you wish..."
You frown. "We're simple adventurers without much coin or food. Not sure we can help. Busy keeping ourselves alive and all that."
"I could help with food and whatever else the forest may offer. Provide protection from the beasts of the woods... It is all possible with a charm, a marked item that signifies you as friends of the forest. All so long as you don't attack its creatures... The metal discs you'll have to procure yourself - frankly, I was never a worshipper of your riches."
"Hmm..." you ponder her offer, then turn to Adrien. "What do you think?"
"Well..." he seems to be in thought as well. "If there's a suitable reward we may try to do it. Either way, we should report this to the woodsmen and mages. They'll guide us in our quest."
"There will be a reward. Besides keeping the charm, I will grant each of you one wish: a gift from the forest, a service, or a piece of knowledge... or perhaps more carnal desires... if I am able to do it. No infinite wishes!"
You consider the offer.
>Accept. Sounds good. There's not really a time limit on this, so you can take some time to prepare, but something tells you dallying too long will have the curse or whatever it is catching up to you even in these lands...
>Decline. You will inform the mages of the problem, but won't commit yourselves.
now you see why I picked this for 69, it all comes back to coom
