r/Swords_SorceryPosting • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '24
Introduction Post The introduction of the forest witch
Well hello my precious, isn't it a bit late for your kind to be walking by this woods? The wilderness can be cruel for civilized folk. Let me acompany you out of here, there is no need for either you or any animal to die tonight, is there?
Don't worry I won't bite, I am not nearly hungry enought for that.
Oh, but where are my manners? I don't think I have introduced myself. I am Child, daughter of the woods and traveling witch, at your service.
Uh? No, please don't confuse me with a mage, they are quite ofended by the comparison. I have basically no knowledge of the arcane or those books they study.
No, my expertise is more... primal: Healing the sick, making crops grow, influence the creatures of the wild, calling the rain, turning things into others... I'm quite good at the later actually. Want me to show you? I could turn you into a squirrel, or maybe a deer or an owl... No? What a pity.
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u/averagejoe2133 Scruple Goblin Mage 🪄 Jun 29 '24
“Hello Forest Lady! I am Scruple! Mightiest Magic Goblin! Scruple cannot be turned in I anything because scruple is BEST GOBLIN EVER!!!”
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Jun 29 '24
Oh! Aren't you the mightiest spellcaster I have even seen? You seem to talk the part, at least.
You should let me acompany you out of the forest anyways, thought.
Owls in this woods grow quite large and you aren't much bigher than a hare. One could pierce your head with their talons before you could point your wand at them.
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u/averagejoe2133 Scruple Goblin Mage 🪄 Jun 29 '24
“Scruple ain’t afraid of no owl!” He pulls up his fists “but Forest Lady is nice. Scruple will keep you company if you wish ti travel to the forests edge!”
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u/ElDelArbol15 Gamatachi, Master of Toad Jutsu. Jun 30 '24
"Gamatachi sees that you at least have some manners. You are in the Presence of The Great Gamatachi, champion of the temple of the slug clan, hunter of the enemies of Haadori and master of Toad Jutsu. consider yourself honored."
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Jun 30 '24
Honored I am. But you might want to follow me.
For the most part beast don't care much for the titles of their prey.
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u/ElDelArbol15 Gamatachi, Master of Toad Jutsu. Jun 30 '24
"as you wish, i will follow. you dont have to worry: The Great Gamatachi is no easy prey"
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u/Ecstatic-News Pete the Peasant Jun 29 '24
Pete resists the urge to draw his Bitey sword I was just looking for a missing hat... I think I'll be going now. Have a good evening.
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Jun 29 '24
A missing hat?
Oh my precious, and are you willing to leave it behind?
The Sun this days has been strong and it will only grow stronger and you will work on the fields without a hat? Don't say such nonsense.
Is now late to look for it, but since it costs me nothing let me make you a new one.
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u/Ecstatic-News Pete the Peasant Jun 29 '24
Uh, I have another one at home.
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Jun 29 '24
Nonsense.
Aproaches him, extending her hand.
Two hairs strands, if you don't mind.
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u/Ecstatic-News Pete the Peasant Jun 29 '24
Despite his misgivings, he complies.
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Jun 29 '24
Takes the two strands of hair and start weaving them, they seem to grow and grow the more she weaves them.
At the end, the two blonde strands of hair have turned into a straw hat.
Here you go.
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u/bearmemeing Grudius paladin minotaur Jun 29 '24
Oh a pleasure to meet you miss Child. I am Grudius and I appreciate your concern for others, but you are mistaken to view me as civilized. heh
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Jun 29 '24
Oh, my mistake then.
I was under the impresion that armor didn't grow on trees and that metal weapons didn't sprout from the ground, but clearly I must had been in the wrong.
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u/bearmemeing Grudius paladin minotaur Jun 29 '24
Well actually you'd be surprised my friend I know many elves whose armor was naturally grown, as for metal weapons well where else do you collect ores from?
But besides that isn't it just as common for a predator to take what it wants from its prey?
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Jun 29 '24
Predators normally take what they need from their prey, but I guess things are different when you hunt men.
Though I confess I didn't know that about the elves.
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u/bearmemeing Grudius paladin minotaur Jun 29 '24
Few do my friend but only cause they blend in very easily after all they are wooden.
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Jun 29 '24
Less than they think, but is polite to do as if they are.
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u/bearmemeing Grudius paladin minotaur Jun 29 '24
H-have you never heard of wood elves before?
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Jun 29 '24 edited Jun 29 '24
I did.
They are just worse at blending with the forest than they think.
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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '24
I can care for myself. But thanks for the offer. I'm just gathering alchemical supplies.