To aid and protect. To serve and conquer. To defend the meek and guard the weak. To support the strong and guide the blind. We are the ones men wish to be and women pray to for assistance. Upon the winds we hear their cries and rush to their rescue, only to disappear to heed the call of yet another whom while in distress demands the power of the Guardians to defeat their foes no matter their size or origin.
It started out as one boys dream. The boy in tun spread his dream and met many who shared his mindset. Together they developed what they had and took on new members. From there more and more members joined up, their mindsets and ideals equal or relatable to those of the man who started it all. It is with these people that the boy, now man struck out from a small village South of Fiore and traveled. Together with his band, the man has come to nearby villages and towns saving and aiding them in whatever they needed fixing/finding/fighting. etc. Recently however, there seems to be a strange appearance of creatures whom the man has decided to call "Risen." These "Risen" named after the way he first spotted them rising out of the ground, are creatures with limited intelligence and skill at fighting. Usually armorless and rotten flesh colored, these creatures terrorize any living creatures that inhabit the area they appear in.
The point of this arc is to have characters(you) participate in the organized elimination of these "Risen". I would like to link this as a Cultist Demon Inquisition related thread, though due to time restraints, we may have to change this from "Cultists Demons" to regular "Demons."
A Fateful Encounter
A normal day within a town far off to the outskirts of South Fiore. Resting from a long week of adventuring, Kentaro would run into one or two other mages/knights within the city. Bound together by an altercation/incident the group would quickly ban together as the town they were in would be attacked by demons! Human-esque in shape, the screams these demons expel from their maw are anything but human as they run through the streets lightly armored and armed with rusted swords, axes, and spears. Their onslaught would seem endless as the rag-tag group must work together in protecting the townsfolk above all else, for a town razed to the ground can still be remade as long as there are people to remake it. Further down the southern path of the Town unknown to the townsfolk as well as Kentaro and friends, a group that have dedicated themselves to finding and hunting these creatures were fast approaching, though will they make it in time? Objective: Protect the villagers(5) until reinforcements arrive. Failure will result in an alternate(bad) ending. Protect Villagers.
Its not long before armed troops appear to relieve Kentaro and friends of their protective duties as they route up the remainder of the creatures. Their leader, a rather young but battle hardened man appears before them. Introducing himself and his co-head of the group, he explains that his mercenary group has been hunting down and responding to distressing news about these creatures. Volunteering to help, Kentaro would travel with this band of mercenaries, aiming to use the battle experience he would acquire to aid him in his path to become a knight of Fiore.
Pale Flower Darkness Its been day four of their siege. These villagers seemingly stronger and smarter than the rest were able to barricade themselves within their village. Mostly made out of wood and straw bound loosely together with tools and magic, they have proven to be just what they needed to attempt to outlast the creatures hording outside their walls. But with provisions quickly lowering, they hope and wish that the message they were able to sneak out in the direction of the rumors of a mercenary band hunting these things would reach its destination. Objective Meeting up with the mage/knight who has helped the villagers become organized. Launch a counterattack and take out the General seeming to lead these creatures in their attack on the village. Target elimination.
Kentaro after successfully aiding the villagers and the man/woman whom had aided them before him, would take both the person's name and information. It had been made clear by the mercenaries' leader that anyone who helps as well as those who were affected should be compensated for their efforts for no good deed should go unnoticed. Putting in his own personal touch on it, Kentaro would either return to the mercenary camp alone or with company, that had agreed to assisting with any other creature related problems that would appear.
Wings of a Feather On his return from an accomplished mark, Kentaro would notice that a innocent mage/knight has gotten messed up with some of the creatures! Rushing to their aid, Kentaro would have to aid in the protection of the mage/knight until they can reach a designated safe point. Without any steeds they will have to travel on foot, and with the sun quickly setting it seems things would not be in their favor. For the reports say that the creatures can actually see better in the dark and that they are more active once the sun goes down... Objective Reach destination.
New Resolve We're under attack! In early breaks of the morning the main camp of the mercenaries has been attacked by hordes of these creatures! Scrambling to get into gear and make a counter attack, Kentaro and his newest friend(s) would have to find the nearest General and receive their orders as the chain of command must not be broken during this confusion. They would have to do everything in their power not to lose a single comrade as it would only make the up incoming battles even harder...One would think that this was even a properly planned out attack...just who was behind the appearance of these creatures!?
Objective Survive.
The Midmire After losing one very dear to him during a creature raid, the head commander of the mercenary forces would decide and proclaim that from that day forward they take the fight to the creatures. Reports would be focused more on the gathering, and appearances of the creatures away from the towns and villages rather than villages that have already been attacked. Focusing most of his troops on those ones instead, one creature horde would be sighted and the commander would send Kentaro some assistance to deal with them completely. Along the way Kentaro would run into another mage/knight whom would be focusing on the same task, eliminating the creatures who have been plaguing the land.
Objective Team up and eliminate them all. All enemies.
Proving Grounds After much hard work and dedication, a sort of lair has been discovered. What has been understood as "horde commanders" have been seen running in and out of this lair and the Head Commander has deemed it a place of interest sending Kentaro and another to check it out. What was inside the lair why they were running in and out of it so often? Few have died discovering this place so it must be important though that would also mean that Kentaro and friend must be careful. Once inside they would need to obtain as much information as possible in order for them to return to camp not only in one piece but also with enough information that could be useful.
Objective Protect target, reach the destination.
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