Midnight Animal

[Dreamspeaker]

"Do you think this is over?"

"Cornelia is dead - but her will lives on."

"Osrona will pay."

"And city will drown in blood."

(Pictured: one of magi victims fallen to masked madman. Credits for player consent.)

Despite Cornelia's death, it would seem that attacks upon Osrona denizens, no matter what walk of life they take, continue with alarming frequency; more and more magi are sent home wounded, some barely alive, and the crimson spill paints the nearby forests next to Osrona. The rumors of the beast, of the horror that roams the woods echo on, with people shortening their trips to the outside. More decide to opt out from foraging of any kind, unless in large groups.

"When is this going to end?! My son went to forage but returned covered in blood and barely standing! We had to call the doctor and they barely saved his life! When is Order going to put these bastards to the sword?!"

"I heard that Vandroy woman cry out for her close friends nearly butchered by this madman. Those poor Stepford sisters..."

"A lot of people seem to be desperate in reaching out for Order to do something. Does the Crown even listen, I wonder?"

"Some consider to take matters into their own hands. Heard people are gearing themselves up and wandering in large groups to find them, even if they're not part of Order or Watch..."

"That guy, Chem Borg I think? He ran all the way to the city, panicking. Said that this murderous creature chased him. Some drakanite woman stayed behind to cover his retreat so he could safely escape. Those poor sods... I wonder if that girl is still alive."

The city's topic of the madman in the woods is on the rise, and with Moonfall's declaration of war, as well as given Ultimatum, many cry out for fire to purge those that hurt their loved ones. Regardless of the announcement made by the Order Command, it seems that this does not stop the attacker - the Midnight Animal is still on the prowl.