You’ve just arrived in a swampy, dim town. As you look around, your gaze is met with shacks and cabins. It smells of rotted wood and wet moss. You 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?))
Raskor Shakk sits atop a weathered barrel, his figure blending into the swirling shadows around him. "I walk the shadowed path for as long as memory serves," he begins, his voice haunting. "My name is Raskor Shakk, and darkness is both my solace and my curse."
His tale weaves a lineage marked by an ancient feud, shattering his childhood peace in the eerie realm of Duskwood. "Conflict erupted when I was just a child," he recounts, his voice heavy with loss. "I witnessed my family's merciless slaughter, leaving me orphaned and scarred, inside and out."
Surviving that fateful night burdened him with an unquenchable thirst for vengeance. "A mysterious mentor found me in the aftermath," he continues, recalling the turning point. "Under their guidance, I delve into forbidden arts, honing skills in stealth."
Yet, these skills serve his relentless pursuit of retribution. "I seek the darkest corners, letting shadows consume me in my quest for vengeance," Raskor confesses, resolve haunting his voice. "The more I immerse myself, the more empathy and guilt flicker within."
Faces of innocents caught in the crossfire haunt him, their pleas etched into memory. "Their faces linger, stirring a turmoil I can't ignore," he admits, his gaze distant, lost in echoes of the past. "I stand at a crossroads, torn between consuming darkness and a spark of compassion refusing to fade."
"This is my tale," he declares, fixing an intense gaze on his listener, "a saga of revenge and a struggle for redemption amidst my chaos." His eyes hold an unspoken question heavy in the air. "Will darkness consume me or can I reconcile vengeance with my humanity?"
The barrel softly creaks as he shifts, the weight of his story a lingering shroud. "That, my friend," he concludes, voice a whispered uncertainty, "is a question even I cannot answer yet."
