Death Toll

"Death Toll" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
==Summary==
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==Full Text==
Four villages…
Farris had drunk himself under the table at a small tavern tucked away in the woods. The people of the region were losing their minds, fleeing to cottages hidden in the mountains. Many had trained guard dragons out of fear of a sudden night fury attack. Others had started mindlessly killing any dragon they saw out of that same fear. At this point, Farris had spent more time keeping people from murdering their neighbors pets than he had actually nailing down a way to stop Indigo. 
Guilt also wracked his body. He had finally attained freedom and his first task of helping those around him had done nothing to stop the mindless slaughter. He took another gulp of beer. I can’t believe this…so much death so quickly. It’s like he doesn’t even remember our talk. Doesn’t he realize he’s going to get his family killed?
Farris had done his best to help the villages that he predicted would be Indigo’s next targets to prepare for an attack. But if this problem had started as a candle, Indigo had dumped approximately a gallon of gasoline on it at this point. He was about to stand up, when a thin hand with painted fingernails sat him back down. “Hold on a second big guy…”
Farris jumped and saw the form of a…man? Yes, it was a man, just a very finely dressed one who’s charcoal eyeliner was on point. He looked to be in his late forties to early fifties, outrageously clear skin, clean shaven head, and a dignified white mustache that fed into a pointed chin beard. Farris attempted to sober himself. “Yes…” He slurred. “Ssss-sir?”
The older man leaned on the bar with an elbow. “I’ve seen your work sounding the alarm…you’ve dealt with this phantom man?”
Farris narrowed his eyes. “Him and worse if you can believe it…” Although now that Farris thought about it, Rhenco didn’t typically kill people, not like what Indigo was doing at least. “What’s it to you?” He asked, although not un-politely.
The man held out a hand and Farris shook it. “Call me…a business man. A business man who just had one of his entire warehouse destroyed, employees killed, and families to support out of the treasury because of it. Now tell me…this phantom, have you tried to reason with him?”
What an odd start to a conversation…
“Yes…” Farris said warily. “He disregarded it though, and destroyed a handful of towns so quickly I can scarce keep up.”
The business popped a bit of dried fruit in his mouth. “Why…?”
Farris shook his head. “He hates humanity. He has no capacity to reason. And he seemingly cant be killed so he can get away with it.”
The man sniffed once and rolled his eyes in thought. “Well then…If you can’t talk a man with a sword down…and you can’t beat him in a fight…what is there left to do?”
Farris’s eyes narrowed again. “What?”
The man held up a finger. “You find a way to take away his sword.”
Farris’s eyes were still squinted, and then they widened a little. “No…” He breathed.
“Yes…” The man said dryly, looking bored. “And you are the perfect means to help it happen. Given your work on the phantoms…eh…case I guess?”
“I will not kill dragons under a madman’s control, it’s not their fault.” Farris growled. 
“Are they really under his control?”
Farris hesitated…based on what he had seen. Even if they were under his control, they were in no mood to reduce needless violence. It was rather unlike most dragons in fact, especially ones as intelligent as night furys. He shook his head again. “I can’t afford another village to fall, but I can’t do what you’re suggesting! It’ll only prove him right about humans.”
“So what?” The man said with a raised eyebrow. “Let him wallow, it’s not like he’ll have the dragons to kill village. Its also not like he’d stop anyway. He’ll have to do it all himself, and that, that is a much easier situation to deal with. Invincible or not, dealing with one thing is always better than many things.” He straightened and backed away towards the door. “Business man or not, I know when to give away something for free. So hears the deal Farris. Every village in this surrounding area is going to have arrows that are tipped with poison so bad it’ll kill those dragons offspring by association. Razor nets with similar poison are going to be locked and loaded in spring launchers. Will all of them die? Only one? Won’t really matter, anything is better than this.”
Farris stood up, his feet unsteady. “There’s still a chance to stop this! Dragons don’t have to die!”
“Neither do humans…but here we are.” The man said, just as dryly. There was no passion, or malice in his voice. Just fact stating. “You want to stop that? You better see if you can reason with him again. Because I’m putting out everything I just described on a discount no kingdom or village will be able to refuse. This phantom wants a slaughter, but he’s going to get a war instead.”
“How can you be so brazen about this?” Farris hissed. “Necessary or not, why so cold? Innocent lives, dragons and humans will die. I can isolate the phantom and find a way to stop him and only him.”
“If you could have done that in time, it would have happened three villages again.” The man opened the door. “And as for why…? That’s just how Donz’s tend to be.”
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Farris
Category:Dixie Donz