You are Mouse, the Ogre. Driven by both your human upbringing and monstrous nature you embarked on a quest to purge the Taint corrupting the world you inhabit. This is your story.
You are not alone on your journey. Several companions, all of them unique in their own ways, were with you from the start:
-Phineous, the orcish duelist and appreciator of aesthetics
-Smutkin, the human bard who forsook depravity for resolve
-Sparky, the imp who found affinity with the force of light
-Tithe, the diminutive gargoyle, originally fashioned as a joke
Over course of your adventure you were joined by new friends:
-Diana and Minerva, guardian golems made as playthings of the old faith, finding new purpose in their convictions at your behest
-Chloe, the shadow of the Queen and her most devout retainer
-Elle, the royal courier you saved from rogue humans
-Harriet and Janet, scouts you rescued from clutches of the Black Dog mercenaries.
Previous thread:
>>5427123Following the successful operation against the mercenary forces, you found yourself accompanying Lord Klaus Levantine, and his wife, the princess knight Claudia, on their trip to the Cathedral Fortress where Celestine, reincarnation of the goddess, presided over the human alliance's effort to wage war on the monstrous horde ruled by your queen Olga.
The trip coincided with your intention to approach the lady Celestine with questions and perhaps requests related to your quest, but that was not the reason why the princess has undertaken it. Her reasons were dictated by a threat far more immediate and easier to visualize than world's corruption, though intimately related to it - she received word that the Black Dog company decided to leverage alliance's own judiciary and its heterogenous nature to win more time for its machinations. Having learned of that, Claudia and Klaus resolved to ensure the justice is served with their direct personal participation - painfully aware of precarious position of the Alliance between Olga's monstrous horde and the mercenary army that was meant to be the decisive force, now turned out to be another enemy. Consequently, Claudia also used this journey as opportunity to bring some reinforcements with her.
Under these circumstances you and your men found yourselves at head of a small military convoy, you personally walking alongside carriage of the lordly couple, with rest of your men traveling behind. Chloe, Smutkin and Phineous were all gifted mounts from Levantine stables, a courtesy you appreciated even though you could personally not benefit from it.