Your character has just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As they look around, their gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. They duck and step into a tattered tent, illuminated by a series of candles suspended in the air. At the back of the tent, an old hag raises her head, “What brings you to this dingy town? She begins, then pauses to study your face—”Ah, it’s you. I’ve been expecting you. Sit,” she gestures at a cushion, “Tell me your story.”
((How do you respond?))
"Oh.... hi, sorry to barge on your residence, se- i mean ma'am" the halfling tensed up.
"you, ... you seems about to broke by the tension, no need to worry young ins, come ... here is a little snack to widen your smile and perhaps to console your worries" (the old lady present the halfling a bowl of seemingly brown twisted stick )" do chew it carefully as it can be little hard for my liking"
"oh snake snack !" the halfling tension gone seemingly in an instant.
"what an innocent boy..., you are a halfling aren't you ? it's been many spring since i meet one" the old lady chuckle reminiscing
" why don't you tell me about yourself ? " the old lady inquire
"Names Mayfer,...(munching snacks) Mayfer riverside. " the halfling speak
"what a lovely name, ... in fact i think i knew that name... i ask about your story, if i gave another bowl would you then tell me your story ?" the old lady bring halfling
"oh sorry even thought you already asked, .. but i would gladly accept more munchies !" the halfling seems little stunned but then just take the offer anyways.
"as you expect i am a halfling, and i am here by the advice of my mother..... (the old lady gave another bowl of snake snack) she says that moving here would allow me to make good and easy money to have simpler life." the halfling keep on munching.
"interesting, it's not everyday i hear a halfling looking for an even easier life, why is that ? " old lady interest is piqued
Mayfer riverside then explain how his early life are following his parent, or to be exact his father's adventure across the land. Upon the completion of their journey by the happenstance of the father's backpain, they decide to came back to their village and accept that they had enough adventure. His name surname riverside is the same as his father who both born by the side of the river by the virtue of being adventurer. The old lady is an old acquaintance of the parent. They met before he is born and when their adventuring spirit are at the highest.
From the childhood, Mayfer had been almost always been on the move, staying only when they really have to. Despite their adventure, Mayfer had surprisingly little worldly knowledge other than the adventuring. He can't cook by halfling standard and so used to eat almost anything that can be eaten which is typical, so he is not that picky nor particular about taste of the food which is uncommon trait among halfling.
Mayfer also had role as primary muscle within their small family to do almost every task which require muscle or strength which explain Mayfer built somewhat muscular than your run out of the mill halfling. Unfortunately all those also contribute to his pretty simplistic mind and preference of using muscle when possible. But he is not stupid, he is smart enough to able to do task or coming up with solution when muscle and hard work are not enough the get the job done. His parent even notice his interest on varied type of knowledge, although being disadvantaged by his preference of simple life and quickly resorting to muscle.
So to help their son to find his fate and blooming his potential, the parent sent him to yet another adventure, this time by himself.
Mayfer came to this town with almost no belonging because he is robbed of his belonging few days before he arrive to this town. Thankfully he could scrape enough minis by laboring at few places before arriving here.
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