Chapter 1: The Great Grain Robbery

"Little one, we can race to the camp, but not if we dont know its location. Please tell us, so this game can begin." if Reaching Rings is frustrated with Glimmer, it doesn't show in their voice.

"I think they mean this is where the man camped" Briarthorn said, a bit out of patience, "Which way did the man go when he left his camp? And how long ago did he leave?"

"Ah. Thank you," Popcorn begrudgingly says to the pixie. She takes some time to cook the seeds so that they pop!

While Popcorn is cooking, Bottlespeaker searches the campsite. Looking for more clues on this defiler.

With cooked seedes in your inventory, you follow the tracks. After an hour you come the southern edge of the Verduran Forest. Here,
the trees give way to fields of crops and wildflowers, and a small village—Petalbrook—can be seen just a bit further on. The trail fades away once the track lead on the road leading into the village



From among the thinning trees, a curious and brave pack of deer decides to investigate the strangely mobile bundles of delicious petals, leaves, gourds, and mushrooms that have stumbled across their path. It’s only a moment later before the deer approach you to taste your foliage. A dear nibble Briarthorn the Roothless, but he manages to move his head to it is only sticks the dear gets.

"Hey! Cut it out! Go on, now! Get!" Popcorn angrily shoos the deer away!

"Uhhh" Briarthorn didn't want to hurt the deer, but he also didn't want to be eaten, his hand instinctively went to his weapon but he watched the others try to shoo and command the deer away and so he waited to see if that would fix the situation.

"Yes, we are flattered, but you must seek nourishment elsewhere." Reaching Rings says while trying to deter the deer

Bottlespeaker manages to shoo the grazing deer away, although they look disappointed.

The village of Petalbrook is friendly enough to visitors, and safe enough for its citizens to ensure the classic feel of small town comfort. This close to the Verduran Forest, and with several productive fields nearby, the villagers have no trouble securing food. The wildflower fields also make Petalbrook an ideal place for beekeeping. The village produces a considerable surplus of honey, which it trades with other villages in exchange for crafted goods.

With the deer gone Bottlespeaker with take a moment to find some berries. He imbues two berries with the goodness of nature and hands them to Briarthorn the Roothless "These will help balance the deers' misjudgment"

Bottlespeaker will seek any villages working near the road to inquire about the man and any lavender Leshy's that came through here.