Blood Brothers: Part One
As Orroark, Asteria and Aldrich reached the top of the hill; they can finally see their destination. Two weeks previously, the three brothers were granted their first job from the Hall of Adventurers.
They needed to head to a town by the name of Bowmantle, which lies in between two major trade routes. The three brothers agreed to deal with an infestation of bees that was posted by Mayor Tabitha, a gnomish Alchemist of some renown.
“By the books, we have finally arrived!” Yelled Orroark, the youngest sibling.
Aldrich noted that there was a watchtower staked out in their path. “Calm down, Brother. It seems that your yell has stirred up the local scouts.”
“Bah, if they wish for knowledge.” Orroark lifted an odd weapon; a hefty tome bounded to a massive club. “I will allow them to feel the unending revelation from my Big Book of Bashing!”
A gentle hand rested on his younger brother; Asteria looked up at Orroark. His hair still looked perfectly styled even though they have been on the road for two weeks.
“Dearest Orroark, calm please, this is the town for the job.” Asteria swishes back his hair, exposing the small tipped ears of a half-elf. “I understand that is mother’s way; smash first.”
Orroark’s brutish half-orcish face didn’t disguise the glint of genuine intelligence that lingered behind his barbarian ways. Looking down at his more frail brother, while swinging his weapon up onto his shoulder. “I will never “Orroark Smash”, only show them the power of knowledge.”
The eldest brother, Aldrich, only inherited the human side of both parents. “It seems to be a moot point now, as our ruckus seems to notice us by the scout.”
Jogging up towards them was a small creature with wicked lighting blue hair, a shared trait of his race; a Gnome. The three brothers started down the hill to meet this ‘scout’.
As they approached, the gnome, male and visibly armed with a spear, yelled out. “Halt, who comes to Bowmantle?”
Asteria stepped forward, as the other brothers knew he was a better face to unknown people. While he is the carrot, Orroark is the stick with Aldrich as the sneaky tripline, which no one would expect.
“My dear sir, we are the Blood Brothers, an adventurer group coming to be of assisting your mayor in the removal of some vermin.” Asteria ended his speech with a flourishing bow.
A groan from Aldrich and a chuckle from Orroark meet the confused look of the militia scout. “Um, you are from the Hall of Adventurers?”
As Asteria took another breath to break into another flowery speech, Aldrich stepped forward, “Yes, we are. Could you take us to the Mayor?”
Asteria muttered under his breath. “Blunt brother, again.”
The gnome perked up by Asteria’s mutterings. As he looked up at the three while leaning on his spear, “You are brothers?”
Aldrich, Orroark and Asteria looked at each other. Before the more savvy brother answer, Orroark with a glint of menace and a half snark. “By the books, don’t we look like it! These are my elder brothers, Aldrich and Asteria, and I am the future scholar barbarian Orroark. And who be you to be judging us when you have been rude by not introducing thyself.”
“I am sorry… I am Militiaman Eli; please follow me to the town hall.”
Orroark broke into a guffaw. Asteria nodded with Aldrich, spying Eli’s coin pouch. They followed the Militiaman into Bowmantle.
