Bandits

Bandits

Our story begins on a night, one that would end up deciding the fate of the world, during mid-summer on the merchant road between the city of Triumphia and the trading town of Berform. It was nothing special really. It was just like any other night experienced in this area during the summer. To be specific it wasn’t actually night but early morning, though it was still dark enough for one to be able to see the moon and the stars. The moon like a giant silver coin shone brightly it the sky illuminating the nearby forests and causing an eerie glow to fall upon the road. The wood’s silence was soon broken by the sound of hooves and carts. There was a merchant convoy passing through the woods of Bergan with the mission of resupplying Berform with new quality goods. The inhabitants of Berform are half-elf, which are the descendants of elves who had offspring with humans. These “Berinne” inhabit the southern region of Corelle but are fewer in number than humans or elves and only have two towns of notable quality. These are Berform and Carn.
The convoy in question is, as mentioned previously, on its way to supply Berform who have run low due to the rise of bandit activity in the area. This road which is en route to Berform is the only road through the forest and due to the fact that there is dense forest either side if the road, bandits often make easy prey of the travellers passing through to Berform to sell their wares. Unfortunately only two out of the previous ten supply convoys have made it through and those who did lost most of the supplies. As a result very few people wish to risk the journey through the woods. That is why this mission is of the utmost importance for there are twelve covered wagons in the convoy; six contain the finest supplies of Triumphia while the other six contain Triumphia’s finest soldiers for this convoys true mission is the eradication of the Bergan Bandits.
The lead wagon was driven by ex-soldier Borelle. Borelle was...