Survive on Coroleya - Decide Your Fate Game

Scenario 2 - Choice 1

Choice Results are at the bottom of the page. Goodluck!

A powerful Dwarven Lord with many connections on the surface of Coroleya, has sent out the call to all warriors of courage to come to come to the Mountain Stronghold of Stonefold to aid in the eradicating a nest of feral Dwarves that have attacked the City of Torfiol. Sensing the opportunity for more adventure and gold, you take the next caravan out from the village of Brolen as a caravan guard and head towards the Dwarven Realms to make your fortune. The road to the Mountains however is long and treacherous with many perils to be faced, before you can reach your destination.

After traveling along the roads for several miles. The caravan leader, a short portly creature, decides now is the perfect time to setup camp for the night. The caravan of wagons form up into a tight knit circle and start up a fire at the center of camp. Seeing how close you've made your camp to the nearby woods of Doranmere worries you. Anything could be hiding in there and no one would know it. Still it's not like they had many options going off-road or travelling in the darkness was equally dangerous. While your thinking about what might be lurking in the woods, you smell wood smoke coming from the direction of the forest. Tensing up at the possibility of danger you rise up from sitting position and stare off into the darkness. Wondering if there was someone or something out there watching you.

Either way it seems more sensible to get away from the roaring campfire the caravaners have going, as it might attract the wrong sort of attention. You tell the other caravan guard a strong well-built Orc warrior named Merkel that you're going out to go check on something and leave the campfire alone. Entering the dark woods. The further away you get from the campfire, the more you realise that you're being watched. Smiling wolfishly at the challenge, you use your hunting skills to try and lose whoever is tailing you. Once you believe you've lost them, you circle around and go back the way you've come. Curious to see, what had been following you. Hearing voices whispering, you softly creep towards the sound, till you catch a glimpse of your hunters. And find to your surprise a band of Redling bandits heavily armed to the teeth, wearing leather jerkins. They seem to be discussing, what to do about you, when the leader of the group a tall, brutish looking warrior with an assortment of scars tells them all to shut up.

Then without warning the leader calls out to you. "You've done well to avoid us warrior, but I think it's time we talked. There is no need for us to fight here. After all, all we really want are the chests of gold stored in the back of the carriage the merchants have kindly brought with them." You say nothing. "The way I see it is, you can either join us and attack the caravan? Or you can die here with the rest of them? We could always use an extra blade, seeing as there is a Orc with them." You stand there for a moment thinking. And take a look again at the Redlings waiting in clearing. There's at least four of them out in the open, with god knows how many more waiting in the shadows. One of the raiders a short wiry man with grey leathery skin is holding a small round metal object in his hand. Familiar with Dwarven weaponry, you know it to be a combust ball that can create a small explosion. Probably not enough to kill all the caravaners outright, but enough to blind and wounding multiple enemies.

1. Do you step out of your hiding place to join the raiders and attack the caravan?

Eyes glinting with greed, you step out from behind the tree, and tell them that you'd like to join them, but only if they'll pay you 200 gold pieces. A fair amount of gold, considering you'd be betraying the caravaners to a grisly death. 

The Redling leader nods his head in agreement to your demands, an archer hidden in the shadows stepping out from his hiding spot to the left of you. 

You give a derisive snort of amusement at how close he had come to you, before moving to follow the raiders who silently began stalking their way back through the forest. The bandit leader motioning his warriors to fan out, before nodding his head in your direction. 

Nodding your head back, you wait for the signal to strike.

When the tall Redling warrior leapt out of the forest whooping loudly, his warriors following close behind. 

Unsheathing your weapon, you race into the campsite. The battle chaotic with caravaners using all manner of weapons to defend themselves against the well-armed raiders, but it was clear to see, even at a glance that they are no match for these skilled warriors. 

Cutting down a fleeing merchant, you turn to hack down another, when the Orc guard bursts onto the scene, his eyes shining red with bloodlust. 

Letting out a mighty roar, he raises his battle axe to the sky, before knocking one of the raider to the ground, cleaving his head in two.

The four remaining raiders, swiftly moving to gang up on the lone Orc, who didn't seem to be fazed at all. 

Shrugging your shoulder, you rush in to help them, when the Orc suddenly begins to change. It's arm, leg and chest muscles swell up and it's skin begins to darken. Soon the Orc is towering over the raiders. Having never seen a Berserker up close before, you know you only have once chance to kill this beast, before it goes on a rampage. With a heavy slash of your blade, you hack away into the achilles heel of the warrior, till it collapses to the ground on one knee. Wounded, but not defeated the creature sweeps it's war axe in wide sweeps to kill a second Redling unlucky enough to get in it's way; driving them back. The archer quickly pulls back and rains down arrows on the Orc, but the creature doesn't seem to notice them. Instead the creature, clumsily gets back up onto it's feet, which should be impossible and limps towards them.

It is only then that you see that first redling warrior cut down by the Orc, had dropped the combust ball beside him. Ducking the swinging sweeps of the Orc's axe, you sprint towards the ball, pick it up and run towards the Orc. The Orc seeing you coming, brings its axe crashing down in a blow that would have caved your head in, if you hadn't dodged it in time. Still you receive a wide gash to your chest. Wincing from the pain you throw the combust ball with all your strength into the creature's face, which explodes in a bright burst of light that briefly blinds you. Wiping your teary eyes, you look up and see the Berserker clutching its bloodied and disfigured face. Together with the surviving Redling, you cut down and finish off the Orc. Done you sit down to take a breath and see the Redling leader coming towards you.

Battle Results

-40 Health Points(Remember to take into account your resilience)

Loot

The Leader of Redlings tells you that he had initially planned to stab you in back, once the fighting was done, but seeing as you saved their lives. He is willing to pay 50 gold pieces for your help. In no condition to continue fighting, you wearily nod your head, and sigh. So much for raiders having honor.