From within the forest the sound of thundering footsteps could be heard. Closely behind these footsteps the echoes of a beast's growl could be heard. Through the underbrush into a clearing crashed a Dragonborn, it was large on stature, at 6 foot and 3 inches, however lacking in strength, a strange combination for sure. The claws identified the Dragonborn as male as they were shorter however thicker than that of a female's. As for his skin, it was a dark blue colour with lighter streaks across the body, giving him a electrifying look. The colours made him easily identifiable as blue dragon kin, magnificent beasts able to draw lighting from the depth of their bellies at blast it at their foes. The Dragonborn looked around the clearing trying to formulate a plan on what to do. It was evident that this Dragonborn was the feature of the beast's rage as the growls were coming closer. He tried scrambling up a tree however due to his lacking strength he instead ended up sliding down, leaving wide grooves in the bark, a result of his claws. He knew there was only one thing left to do. Turning to face where the noise was coming from he quickly prayed to the spirits of nature, he didn't want his actions to disrupt the forest's balance and as a druid, or at least a apprentice druid he must respect the balance and help maintain it. The forest went quiet. Through the bushes where he had just burst from a large black bear emerged. It growled threateningly at the druid before beginning to circle him, mapping out the weaknesses of the Dragonborn. It decided where to attack. It lunged. Drawing a deep breath the Dragonborn's chest swelled, static cracked around him. He shut his mouth and turned to face the bear which flew through the air towards him. Opening his mouth a torrent of electricity flew to intercept the bear. This pure energy light up the area meeting the bear full on. By the time that the torrent from the druid's mouth had stopped the bear was lying dead on the forest floor in a ring of scorched earth. Grabbing the bear's paws he slung them over his shoulder and with what little strength he had, he dragged the corpse to his home.
Arriving at the centre of the forest he rested the bear on the ground and approached a tree which towered over the rest, the tallest tree in the forest. It marked the exact centre of the forest and it was within here where he lived with his master or at least had lived with him, they had called it the hollow tree. Two days ago this beast, which he had now slain, killed his master while he was collecting herbs before beginning on the path of the young druid's destruction. It was now dead and the Dragonborn has avenged his master all that was left to do now was to return the bear to the forest. Entering the hollow tree he gathered tools that he needed and begun work on the carcass.
After hours of gruelling work it was done. He had eaten skinned the bear so to wear it in remembrance of his actions towards the balance of nature. While it dried out he prepared the meat. Most of it he dried and prepare so that it could last and be stored for many weeks as food, the rest he left raw so it could be used as a raw ingredient. The entrails he burned and the blood that he had gathered from it, for not all had boiled away, was poured over the roots of the hollow tree. All organs he buried in clay jars in order to return the bear's spirit to the earth which I came from but the heart was left. He would eat this in respect as well as with the hope that it would provide him with the bear's strength.
Following his preparation of bear's body he entered the hollow tree to say his last farewells to the place. The final thing he needed to do was to appease the forest, something he could only do by leaving the forest. Gathering his belonging into a pack and his master scrolls for it was knowledge the felt should be protected and kept with him, he left the hollow tree for the last time. Donning the bear pelt which was now dried he walked away from the tree and out of the forest.
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The Advetures Of The Traveling Circus
FantasiA DnD Story in which four excellent adventurers become a group of misfits while together as a group, follow them on their failures as they try not to due
