Mission 2(The Summons)

The researcher packs up his belongings and continues on the march. "Yeah, we should get going. I heard that dragons are the primal guardians of the world. Unlike regular monsters, they can't evolve themselves. Also, the myth about them is that they don't trick humans to eat them. However, they do manipulate people to serve them and destroy people if they are unhappy. Anyways, I hope that the journey is worth it..."

As the party travels along, Dr Matvox explains his findings. "Well, Treewings were originally brown coloured and had green leaf-like wings. They came from the forests far in the south. From what I see, is that they have spread themselves further to the east, and have adapted themselves to the environment, though not as perfectly.

They are considered to be a baser monster, which is to say, they are animal-like in their survival. Some monsters have adapted human speech, and are capable of forming cunning attack strategies. These Treewings mainly hide in treetops and attempt ambushes. They live in groups, as individually they are rather frail. They spread out to build more nests by scraping the trunks of trees when their population grows big enough, or when they are hunted by humans.

Their bodies are chitinous, and have 4 legs. The front legs are long and where the wings are attached to. They are capable of hanging upside down and take the appearance of leaves when they are still. Unfortunately for them, the leaf formations of the Flame Forest is not like the ones in the Evergreen Forest. They can be spotted easier here. And as for their heads, they have pinchers that could leave small bite marks. What we faced can be considered as a tiny swarm, and a huge one has the potential to wipe out a village." As he speaks he also keeps an eye along the way.

The journey through the forest went on without any other interesting encounters. Eventually, the party reach the edge of it, which slopes up a hill and down into a valley. As they travel on the lifeless ground of the valley, they came across a damaged wagon with the remains of human and horse skeletons nearby. By now, it has been 2 hours since the party left the village camp.

The researcher stands back from the remains. He tilts his head at it, cautiously wondering what it is.

Ash's ability to see study the wreckage is formidable. He can tell that this wagon group has been torched by a dragon. The wagon contains a strange artefact that has the same aura as the magical equipment you carry. (Roll intellect if you want to study it yourself.) The people were from the city of Dendemun, due to the stylistic designs of the wagon. You also find an untouched small chest containing 200 coins.

You manage to spot other human skeletons further along that looks as if they are ripped apart. A few splintered arrows are scattered around the area. Clawed tracks are also found on the dirt, leading westwards. Your destination is to the south west.

Reeve attempts to study the item. Apparently it is fairly easy to identify it as one of the strange items that does not come from this world. It takes the form of a potion bottle containing red liquid. It has the image of Rulosis' head, the dragon god, as the cap.

The researcher gets closer to the charred wagon and takes look at the potion. "I recall that the worship of Rulosis originated in Dendemun. There was a legend about how a giant white dragon came down from the heavens and breathed life throughout the land, creating monsters, humans and animals. The dragon calls himself Rulosis, the ancient word for The Ruler. He told both the humans and monsters that they are equally powerful, and designed to be in perpetual war against each other in order to balance the world. The people of Dendemun has thusly made this legend into a widespread religion today. They believe that Rulosis will one day return, and aid humanity to dominate over the monsters so that humanity will be the righteous masters of the world. However, fate have decided to crush that dream. Anyways, I personally don't believe in Rulosis. After all, dragons have been known to consider themselves like a god."