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02. That What Lurks in the Woods

Upon a request from Priestess Gräba, the heroes investigated rumours of a monster attack at Bajo’s Farm. For the last few Moons, Bajo’s sheep had been attacked, being savagely ripped apart, leaving only shredded remains and strange footprints. Last Moon it happened again, and Bajo’s son Tem also went missing. Although most of the attacker’s tracks had been washed away by the recent rain, using some logical deduction they headed to Forestlost, a place generally people keep away from. The heroes initially found tracks again but that turned out to be a wounded wolf and its cub, but unable to heal the wild creature. They instead tracked the wolf’s blood trail to where it was attacked and found the strange footprints again. Following these they ended up in a lost temple, possibly thousands of years old. Here the attacker had made its lair and lunged at the heroes. It was something akin to a wolf, yet stood on its hind legs and look humanoid, even wielding a sword and crossbow. The creature was ultimately felled and after its final gasps, reverted back into the body of a teenage human. The heroes realised that the attacker and the son of Bajo was one and the same. The nearby belongings at the temple confirmed this without a doubt. The body was returned to Bajo, who grieved and took the son’s body to the Temple of Helm to be cleansed and prepared for burial. The heroes have succeeded in solving the mystery, but were unable to save the boy. But more questions arise, what had caused the boy to such a change?