Return from Olaj

"Plague?" Knuff asks "In Falu, you said?"

"All I know is that the 'gangers are supposed to be using this stuff as some sort of feed. Gets the stink off of them so they can blend in a little easier is what we've been told. Me burning it or you taking it gets its cleared from this area either way. I'll show you were it's at."

With that he motions all of you to follow him and starts walking up the hallway.

Following Private Knuff along the wide hallway you find that its slight arc to the left continues as do the scenic paintings along the wall. It isn't long before you pass another entrance that appears nearly identical to the one which you used to enter.

"Damned things!" Knuff spits in response to Mogguth's query. "Nyugatrans have been using them to infiltrate our army. Greedy things love flesh though and have been taking to eating some of the battle dead. Once they've had a share of some of the dead folk they start to smell something fierce." He stops, gives a quick look back, and shudders as to drive home the point of how bad the smell might be.

"Anyway, they're supposed to use that 'ganger weed to fix the smell. Sergeant from my outfit said they also use the weed to spice up meals, whatever the hell that's means." He stops and steps to the side and motions to a large pile of Noveny weeds piled in the middle of the hallway.

"Take what ya need, the rest is getting torched!"

"I haven't seen anyone out around here until you four showed up."

"Shape changers, they are" Knuff responds. "One of the things will kill a off a soldier and assume his shape, then work its way through the ranks" he starts to explain as Blinky lays at his feet.

"We've had whole outfits led into ambushes by these things. It starts to play with yer mind a bit when you're not sure who in your outfit is real anymore."

He kneels down and starts rubbing the blink dog between its ears. "Blinky here can detect them... even the ones that don't stink. Which is why I'm sure you're all good. Anyone in that town of yours smell peculiar?"

The weed doesn't give off much of a smell at all.

"I have not been towards Falu, as my unit is stationed to the east of here." Knuff answers Tayleron's query.

He carefully takes the cloth from the Martel's hand and inspects it, his nose crinkling as the flowery smell hits his face. Quickly handing it back to Martel he says, "While I appreciate the offer, I'd never be able to smell a 'ganger coming if I were wearing that around my face. Probably best I don't even keep it with me."

Taking a step back to distance himself from the cloth, he wishes everyone a good trip, and goes about striking up a torch to throw on the pile of weeds.