Cheerful Woodcutter

## Event

On the first encounter:

*The woodcutter greets you with a warm smile. "Well, hello there! Don't see many people near these woods. Are you injured? You didn't try and go in there, did you?"*
*He turns and gestures to the woods behind him, unwittingly swinging a pile of harvested lumber directly at your head.*
**Chance Cards Gambit** (Huge Success, Success, 2 Failure) (Hard)
Huge Success
*You deftly duck beneath the swinging log and roll to safety.*
Success
*You deftly duck beneath the swinging log and roll to safety.*
Failure
*The log knocks you clumsily to the ground.*
**The player draws 1 Pain card.**
*The woodcutter turns back to address you. "I'm Erdahl Thon, but my friends call me Thon. And you..." he gasps when he sees you sprawled on the ground.*
*"This is no place to slumber, my new friend!" He laughs and extends a sturdy arm to help you to your feet.*
On subsequent encounters:

*You return to Erdahl Thon the lumberjack and re-enter negotiations for his magical ring.*
1) Ask about the forest.

*"The Woods of Mortifernum are a strange thing. Some people say they sprung up overnight, causing a farmer to lose his whole herd. It's hogwash, of course, but people don't go in there."*
2) Ask about the wood he carries.

*Thon removes a log from his shoulder and shows it to you, running his enormous hand across the grain.*
*"You see, the lumber here is in high demand. I am told it makes the strongest, straightest spears and arrows, while craftsmen want it for carts, stables and more. All I know is that people pay a pretty penny for what I bring back."*
3) Ask how he avoids the danger of the woods.

*"Ah!" Thon wags a large finger at you. "You've already seen the danger of the woods, haven't you?"*
*"You seem like a kindly sort, so I shall share with you my secret." He gestures at a simple gold ring adorning his right hand.*
*"A mysterious trader gifted it to me when I offered a favourable rate on some furs. She thought it was a worthless trinket, but she had never visited these woods."*
*"I wore it for years before I ever came here. While others are troubled by shadow beasts and plagues, I am not."*
4) Ask if he would part with the ring. (Available only after asking how he avoids the dangers of the woods)

*"I'm paid well for this wood I collect and I appear to be the only one who can harvest it. You would have to make me a very rich man if I were to give it up."*
*"I would need at least 100 gold to give you this ring."*
A) Pay X gold.
If X = 100:
*Thon's eyes widen as you hand over a large purse of gold. "On this, I could live like a king! Here is the ring, my friend. I won't miss carrying all those tree trunks."*
If 50 ≤ X < 100:
*"Well, that is still a pretty penny," Thon says, as he weighs your gold. "Here is the ring, my friend, I won't miss carrying around all those tree trunks."*
If X < 50:
*"I suppose that is a fair price." Thon seems slightly unhappy with his gold. "Here is the ring, my friend. I won't miss carrying all those tree trunks."*
**The player loses X Gold.**
**The player gains this card's token.**
B) Haggle over Thon's asking price. (maximum of 5 times)
*You try to persuade Thon to sell to you at a more reasonable price.*
**Dice Gambit** (Target: 4)
Success
**The price decreases by the Dice Roll.**
**The player may continue haggling.**
**The Dice Target increases by (100 - X) / 8 on the next attempt.** (X is the new price)
Failure
*Thon grows tired of haggling. "My price is my price, there are no rings like this to be found in all the land."*
**The player may no longer haggle.**
C) Leave.
*"Safe travels, my friend," Thon says as he returns to the forest.*

## Token unlocks

*For paying Thon Erdahl...*

* Forest Guardian's Ring
* Return to Deadly Forest