Board Thread:The World/@comment-24937485-20191119225121/@comment-24937485-20191128022415

'''Foaming from the mouth while driven by the primal blend of fear and adrenaline the mare’s wild eyes never noticed the bold youth in front of her, but she surely felt it as something wrapped and her from the neck up before squeezing into her flesh like a constricting cobra. The thorns digging into her flesh caused her to neigh loudly and snort wildly as snot and saliva was slung around while the horse tried to get away. '''

'''And she was powerful, powerful enough that Hanzo’s vines alone may not have had the desired effect but with the use of his body weight, the mare had no easy task ahead of her. She struggled to continue on her path only to find herself stumbling over her own legs as her head was pulled in another direction. She was a trained horse, and instinctively followed the direction that her head was now leading her. Hanzo would find his feet dragging across the ground, as it would prove quite the struggle to bring her to a halt but he eventually did thanks to having led her away from colliding with the tree. '''

'''The moment she finally came to a stop the mare fell onto her side, panting, as it was clear that she was exhausted. And she continued to succumb to further exhaustion as Hanzo drained her to replenish his chakra successfully. (2 points regained). But there was a small chance of her survival. As for the rider, he fell to the floor if he hadn’t been intercepted and would’ve fallen close to Hanzo. '''

'''One of his eyes was seen to be gouged out and by the many stabbing wounds in his chest it was a miracle that the man was still breathing. But, now that his chest and face were exposed the group could see that his arms were hugging a wooden box to his chest: big enough to fit a adult head. He continued to whisper a weak sentence. It was thanks to Hanzo's actions that the man was able to pass on his final words. '''

'''“The Hidden rain… please take this to the hidden rain.”. And with that the man died. If any had been close enough to him he would have tried to grasp their hand just before his last breath. Suddenly, a light rain began to fall from the sky. Some droplets hit the man’s headband, a headband which confirmed his allegiance to Amegakure. '''

'''[Those with 5 intelligence or more can tell the following through deduction or other means of approach] The wounds on the rider’s back were fresh, but not so fresh that they were inflicted only minutes or seconds ago. Clearly the rider was hoping that heading closer to Konoha would scare off the people who were chasing him. It was a risky move seeing as the rider was from another village but it seemed to have worked as there were no pursuers in immediate sight. '''

[10 intelligence bonus information] The exact time that the wounds were inflicted is 1 hour ago.

'''It was wholly up to them how they decided to handle the situation and whether to perhaps revisit this request in the future or to ignore it wholly. '''

'''--Dungeon Master disclaimer: Taking this box will increase the difficulty of this session. However, it potentially leads to one of two interesting side-quests: depending on your choices. '''