The group left Oleg’s Trading Post<\/strong> after restocking supplies and began the journey south. During the trip, Gassi<\/strong> continued his treatment of Nym<\/strong>‘s hand with the mysterious blue ointment, which required Nym<\/strong> to reluctantly sit still. The mood was good, but it was abruptly broken when the group traveled through a narrow passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suddenly, arrows rained down from a high ridge. The group found themselves in an ambush, orchestrated by bandits and their war-trained wild boars\u2014creatures Gassi<\/strong> firmly claimed are called “Flange-Hips<\/strong>” (Fl\u00e4nsh\u00f6fter<\/em>). The terrain was difficult, but Gassi<\/strong> conjured magic stairs that allowed Maven<\/strong> and the others to storm the heights. Maven<\/strong> roared a battle cry that made the enemies tremble, while Zogg<\/strong> and Aurelio<\/strong> cut down the opposition with magic and steel. Amidst the chaos, Nym<\/strong> noticed a sound from the north. In a maneuver as tactical as it was painful, he threw himself down the cliff\u2014which did not work wonders for his knees\u2014to place himself as a living shield between the unknown source and the lone, injured Gassi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once the dust settled, it turned out to be a familiar face approaching from the north: The bard Linzi<\/strong>. She confirmed, to everyone’s surprise, that Gassi<\/strong>‘s term “Flange-Hips<\/strong>” is actually Old Azlanti for these battle-pigs that refuse to die. It was a fond reunion where Linzi<\/strong> noted down everything about your exploits for her book, including Maven<\/strong>‘s ability to cleave bandits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The evening ended by the campfire where rumors were exchanged. Linzi<\/strong> spoke of internal strife among the Kobolds<\/strong>, that the Mites<\/strong> had retreated underground, and of the mysterious disappearance of Tartuccio<\/strong>‘s group from Pitax<\/strong>. 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