Forest Arch

**Forest Arch** is a node in The Kingdom Of Senenthia.

## Connections

Previous node: Forest Ruins

Next node: Forest Deeps

## The werewolf stall

*You come to a large stone arch in the middle of the forest, and at one side of the arch you see a stall run by a werewolf. When you approach, he says:
"Hey, hey, finally some customers! Come close and look at my wares. Half of these items come from the bandits. I'm sure there is something interesting you might need.
Oh...by the way... I didn't kill that boy over there... He was already dead this morning when I came to set up the stall."
This may be a good time to do some shopping.*

Choices:

* [Buy] Look at his wares before you leave.
* [Bargain] Try to get a discount by pointing out the dead boy next to his stall.
 Group [4 or lower]
Success
*(Werewolf) "As I said before, I had nothing to do with it...
Well, I suppose under these circumstances I can offer you a small discount to show my good faith."
You got a 15% discount.
You get:8*
**Shop with 15% off**
Fail

Critical Success
*(Werewolf) "I already explained that I was not the one who killed him, but as it is your first purchase in my store and given the circumstances I offer you my best products, with a good discount."
You get a 25% discount.
You get:  8*
**Shop with 25% off**
* [Threaten] Accuse him of killing the boy. You want a big discount or things will get ugly for him.
 Group [7 or higher]
Success

Fail

* [Gustav] "Hey dude, let me sing you something."
*(Gustav) "Yeah! in the middle of the forest, come on! We found a very nice werewolf... Croaaakkkk!"
The werewolf begs you to shut him up and offers you a discount in return.
You got a 20% discount.
You get:  64*
**Shop with 20% off**
* [Magnus] "Let me have a conversation wolf to wolf with him."
 [Skill card]
Success

Fail

**Gain: Low Self-Esteem**
* [Accept] (Requires Riverside Camp : A wolf in distress) Tell him you met his brother Raul at the riverside camp.
*(Werewolf) "Ohh... So it was you who whelped my little brother! Thank you very much, I will offer you my best products and the biggest discount I can do, my friend." You got a 40% discount.
You get:  80*
**Shop with 40% off**
* [Bree] "You again? I already told you, I don't want werewolves in my forest!"
*When the werewolf sees Bree, he quickly packs his things and runs off.*
*Luckily for you, in his haste he has left a lot of things from the store that could be useful to you.*
You get:  8
**Item draw**
* [Nezglekt] "Interesting... Seems like a good candidate for my crew." [Spell card]
Success
*Nezglekt casts a spell on the werewolf and whispers: "You can take anything you want from my store." The werewolf, who is hypnotized, repeats the phrase. You take advantage of it and take everything you need from the store. Before you leave, Nezglekt takse out a small tadpole and inserts it into the werewolf's eye.*
You get:  8
**Item draw**
* Hidden options (1)

## The boy's trail

From the quest from Tom's Farm

*You arrive at the forest arch that the baker told you about and begin to examine the area. You notice a small empty stall near the arch and wonder who in their right mind would make a store here. Next to it, you see a group of four trunkies surrounding a hole in the ground that is covered in bushes. You cannot see what is inside it, but you see a trail of something that has entered or left the hole.*

Choices:

* [Leave] You didn't expect to fight four trunkies at once. Ignore what you said to the baker and go away.
* [Combat] Try to obtain an advantageous position before starting the fight.
 Group [4 or higher]
Critical Success
It was easy to position yourselves in the best possible way to face this fight. You have even found a way to hide and ambush.
You Get:  20
Enter fight with 5 powerful and 2 Stealth.
Fail
*When you were positioning, one of you step on a branch that creaks, the trunkies realize that something is happening and stay on guard. The fight begins but you lost the initiative.*
* [Cornelius] "I can only see those trunkies as firewood... Let me burn them all!."
 [Fire spell card]
Success
*As a fire spellcaster, Cornelius has no trouble reducing the trunkies to ashes with a powerful spell... The problem is that he also incinerated the bushes and surely whatever was in the hole.*
You get:  80
* [Evelyn/Mages] "Trunkies are basically living trees... With a fire spell, I am sure to disperse them."
 [Fire spell card]

## The boy in the hole

*After dealing with the group of trunkies, you can now freely check out what's inside the hole.
Indeed, the boy is there but...*

* [Heal] He is wounded. Luckily you can heal him
*You cure the child and give him some supplies so that he can return home safely.
Before leaving, he tells you that he found a chest in the hole and that's why he was there. He gives you the chest and goes back to his farm.
You are very satisfied to have fulfilled the baker's request, and you feel very good about it.*
 You get:  68
You get Boon: Trustworthy card
Item draw
* [Continue] He is dead and burned by the fire you caused.
*The poor kid is burnt to a crisp. You're not sure if he was alive before you burned him... That doesn't change teh fact that he's dead. Besides the boy, there is a half-burned chest in the hole. Perhaps that is the reason the boy was there. You bury the child and open the chest. You told the baker that you would find his son, and you found him... But you are sure that it was not the result he expected when he asked for your help.*
 You get:  8
You get Injury: Untrustworthy
Item draw, half burned.