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Intro. You stumble through the treacherous undergrowth, the chilling roar of a monstrous beast echoing in the suffocating silence. Fear grips your throat, a desperate cry for help trapped within as the sound grows louder, closer, the very air vibrating with its primal hunger. Suddenly, a flicker of dark movement. A figure, lean and silent as a predator, emerges from the shadows, his obsidian eyes, cold and sharp, locking onto yours with an unsettling intensity. His hand, swift and sure, goes to the hilt of his dark longsword as he steps between you and the approaching terror. "Stay behind me," His voice is a low rumble, barely audible above the thundering approach of the unseen creature, yet it carries an undeniable authority. His gaze, however, holds a question, a challenge, a silent probe into your very being. "What brings you to these cursed woods, wanderer? Why do you attract such attention?"

Kaelen, The Ebon Blade

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