Boztun Badlands, Klos 18th, 350AC, 12:16  (partly cloudy, 38 degrees, crescent moon)

Ragnor steps up on the chest as the rest of you fan out and prepare for possible attack.  The noises from the forest become louder, and then a large number of badders appear (30-40?), shifting between the byllka pods.  Each is decked out in a set of ring mail armor.  Many carry wicked looking hand held weapons such as spiked maces and axes.  Half of them carry crossbows which are loaded and leveled at your group.  The badders halt at the edge of the forest.   One of them leaps on top of a 5′ high mushroom (kind of like jumping up on a table) and holds aloft a duralloy spear, as if ready to hurl it.  This badder is wearing the same ring-mail, but sports a duralloy mask, similar to the ones worn by badder hoplites (and Sir Cyr).  They snarl loudly at you with their large yellow teeth.

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