fandomhigh | Rangering!, Friday, Period Five [ 06/26 ].

As the class headed in today, they'd find the usual clearing set up in the Danger Shop had a little village near it this time, though they were on its outskirts, with the usual choices of weaponry and armourments available to the students. Minsc clasped his hands together with a loud sound to get things started.

"Hullo!" he said. "It is our last day! So let's do some rangering!"

He made a sweeping gesture toward the village. "Random Village here has been having some problems! These problems seem to be of a distinctly creature-like manner, making you, as a ranger, before for the task of vanquishing it! From here, you are on your own! ....Unless you decide to partner up, you can do that too, or even work in a group if you'd like! I like groups of six myself. But! From here, you can go into the village and ask around for clues on what is happening. Or you may stay here in the woods and put your tracking skills to use! Or both! It never hurts to use all the resources available to you!"

"I will tell you one thing," Minsc said, "the source of this problem has with it a treasure! The point of the final, then, if to find the source, stop the problem, find the treasure, and then bring it back to me. If you do not find the treasure, but have a grand story of adventure instead, that is also acceptable."

"Now go forth!" he barked. "And ranger away!"

[[ OCD ~~is on the way~~ has saved the day!! ]]

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Eric had considered many possible places to start his quest, but a history of reading fantasy novels in his youth (... his younger youth) told him everything he needed to know.

He went to the tavern.

"Good day, barkeep," he greeted. He'd checked his pockets, and been pleased to find that the simulation had granted him not only a weapon, but money, too. "I was wondering if I might not get a mug of ale, and perhaps a bit of information?" He pulled out two silver pieces and slid them across the bar to the barkeep.

"The mug of ale, ya got," the barkeep said, thunking one down in front of Eric with some of the foamy head ~~not dirty~~ sloshing over the sides. "The other part, depends on what kind of information yer lookin' fer."

"I hear there have been... problems... in town, lately," Eric replied. "And I'm hoping I might be able to do something to help you with them."

[Aaaand now I run out the door. I should be back hopefully in an hour or so, though!]

"Hero type, eh?" the barkeep said, with another well-aimed loogie launch. "Lots of that comin' round here lately; lots of 'em disappearing, too, just like all the maidens and young lads."

"Disappearing? Are they running away," Eric asked, "or is someone -- or something -- taking them?"

"Takin' 'em,"--SPIT--"I wager."

Eric nodded, doing his best to ignore that particular habit. "Any indication of what it might be?" he asked. "Or to what purpose?"

"Nefarious purposes,"--SPIT!--"that's what. There's talk of orcs in them thar hills, and that'd explain an awful lot if'n you ask me."

Then the barkeep hacked something up in his throat. But didn't spit this time.

Nodding again, Eric slid another silver across the bar. "Thanks," he said. "I'll see if I can't do something about your problem for you."

The first thing to do?

Get kidnapped by some orcs.

The barkeep picked up the new silver piece and inspected it a little. "Anytime, kid."

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