Insane Worshippers

## **First Encounter**

*You hear strange, aggressive voices coming from the distance. There, soon enough, you see a group of people carrying a burning statue of a demon.
"Worship her! Worship her!"*

* **BOW BEFORE THE STATUE**
*As you bow, the statue looms larger. She stands still, though in the flickering light of the flames she seems to wave her arms towards you. The mad crowd cheers. raising their weapons to the sky. "A new worshipper! Come with us! We shall feast together."*
	+ **JOIN THE FEAST**
	*The crazed worshippers look at you with excited anticipation. Then, one of the older men realizes that you're not well-versed in their ways. "We worship the Whisper. And to ask her for food, we must first offer her something. This is the rite of initiation." You look around and notice that every single member of this cult is missing something: a hand, an ear, or even just a finger.*
		- **SMALL SACRIFICE** *(25 HP)*
		*As you offer your blood, a man carves off a sizable chunk of their holy statue and hands it to you on a wooden platter.* [Received: x5 ]
		*"Eat, and you shall become one of us." You bite into the piece with hesitation, but you quickly realize it's just meat. It doesn't seem to be tainted by Wyrdness in any way. One of the man approaches you. He hands you a curved dagger. It's not very sharp, but it's decorated with rather morbid ornaments. "From every man you slay, you shall carve out his liver. Then, you shall lay it upon the Tainted Altar in praise of the Whisper." You pack the meat the worshippers gave you and go on your way.*
		**--ENCOUNTER END--**
		- **MEDIUM SACRIFICE** *(50 HP)*
		*As you offer your blood, a man carves off a sizable chunk of their holy statue and hands it to you on a wooden platter.* [Received: x10 ]
		*"Eat, and you shall become one of us." You bite into the piece with hesitation, but you quickly realize it's just meat. It doesn't seem to be tainted by Wyrdness in any way. One of the man approaches you. He hands you a curved dagger. It's not very sharp, but it's decorated with rather morbid ornaments. "From every man you slay, you shall carve out his liver. Then, you shall lay it upon the Tainted Altar in praise of the Whisper." You pack the meat the worshippers gave you and go on your way.*
		**--ENCOUNTER END--**
		- **BIG SACRIFICE** *(75 HP)*
		*As you offer your blood, a man carves off a sizable chunk of their holy statue and hands it to you on a wooden platter.* [Received: x15 ]
		*"Eat, and you shall become one of us." You bite into the piece with hesitation, but you quickly realize it's just meat. It doesn't seem to be tainted by Wyrdness in any way. One of the men approaches you. He hands you a curved dagger. It's not very sharp, but it's decorated with rather morbid ornaments. "From every man you slay, you shall carve out his liver. Then, you shall lay it upon the Tainted Altar in praise of the Whisper."
		 Suddenly, you hear a voice in your head, seemingly coming out of nowhere. "The meat is safe. These morons found a small, under-developed rat on their way. They killed it, and now they think that was some great victory. But I can feel you're not like them. I can use this kind of power. Go, find something your people call a Tainted Altar, and we shall see what your future might hold."* [New Quest: Sola Fide]
		**--ENCOUNTER END--**
		- **REFUSE**
		*The crowd murmurs and takes a step back. "You don't want to bow before the Whisper? Then you'll encounter the wrath of her followers!"*
		--COMBAT--
		*Their goddess topples to the ground as they die. her fire flickers and burns out.* [Received: ]
		**--ENCOUNTER END--**
	+ **LEAVE**
* **REFUSE TO BOW**
*The crowd murmurs and takes a step back. "You don't want to bow before the Whisper? Then you'll encounter the wrath of her followers!"*
--COMBAT--
*Their goddess topples to the ground as they die. her fire flickers and burns out.* [Received: ]
**--ENCOUNTER END--**

## **Encounters**

Normal Encounter: *"Worship her! Worship her!" Just like before, the crowd expects you to offer a sacrifice to the Whisper.*

* **JOIN THE FEAST**
	+ **SMALL SACRIFICE** (25 HP) [Received: x5 ]
	+ **MEDIUM SACRIFICE** (50 HP) [Received: x10 ]
	+ **BIG SACRIFICE** (75 HP) [Received: x15 ]
	+ **REFUSE**
	*The crowd murmurs and takes a step back. "You don't want to bow before the Whisper? Then you'll encounter the wrath of her followers!"*
	--COMBAT--
	*Their goddess topples to the ground as they die. her fire flickers and burns out.* [Received: ]
	**--ENCOUNTER END--**
* **TRADE LIVERS**
*The livers were supposed to be laid on the Tainted Altar in praise of the Whisper. However, observing the crowd, you realize that some of the worshippers can't produce such an offering themselves. Perhaps they'd like to trade?*
	+ **TRADE 1**  *Get 1 random Common Runestone*
	+ **TRADE 3 s** *Get 3 random consumables*
	+ **TRADE 5 s** *Get 1 random Rare Runestone*
	+ **TRADE 10 s** *Get 1 random Mythical Runestone*
	+ **BACK**
* **LEAVE**

#### New Gods

* **TRADE LIVERS**