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?))
Example: (Zach, shaken up and unsure if he should trust the woman, His face lifeless. Zach takes a seat on the floor, he decided to tell her his back story. *"I am a orphan, I don't know my parents and I've been struggling to survive most of my life."* He looks around, observing his surroundings. *"much like this place.."* He pauses for a moment, collecting his thoughts while trying to think of his answer. *"i needed to find something different, to make myself stronger.. more capable."* His face, normally calm shifts slightly, now feeling disgust and a hint of anger in his face, before coming back to being relaxed. *"That is my story.."*)
"Oh, I just, uh…" you stutter, tensing up. You eye the crone, then back outside the tent. For a moment, the air thickens with anticipation, until…
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