Hollie
*The Salvanian roads and path cross each other more times than threads in a jacket. Sometimes, completely unrelated people might end up traveling with each other; this was the case for Marcus and Doram, along with some other merchants and travelers. They would be in the front of the group by sheer luck. Up ahead, two people stood in front of them.*
Edward
*Say you next to me do you know see those folks up ahead do you know them they seems weird they are just standing i think*
Glynda
*Responds* "It looks like its just two people. This is a well traveled road. I would not be too alarmed. Lets see what they have to say"
Edward
*"Hey you two standing there what are you guys doing why aren't you moving ahead with the path"*
Glynda
"I would not pay them any mind"

"Lets just keep walking along the road"
Edward
*"Well if you insist i won't just find it a little weird that they are just standing there, Well anyways i don't think that we have exganched names"*

*"My name is Doram and yours is?"*
Glynda
"You can call me marcus." *He seems kind of dismissive, as if he does not really want to exchange names*
Edward
*"Well marcus nice to meet you you know you seem really nice i have not met such a nice person as you" This brings happienes to Doram seeing that he meets a person who does not betray him*
Hollie
*As Doram and Marcus approach, they can see that the two carry weapons. Both are men, one much larger than the other. The larger one carries a two handed axe, though not large enough to be called a greataxe, and the other has a short spear and wooden shield. Both are wearing gambeson.*

*The smaller one speaks up, his voice somewhat scraggly, and points his spear at the two adventurers.*

"Oy! If ye wanna get past, you gotta pay up!"
Glynda
"Of course, a reasonable request. I am guessing you are just the toll collectors for keeping this road safe?"

*Slowly walks towards them reaching down in waistband as if for a coin purse*
Edward
*"Well looks like i was right they did have something to do good thing that i have money to give what a great thing to be rich" He says as he walks a bit behind Marcus also what i think is funny every time Doram says something to Marcus it has to be almost screaming due to the haight differince*
Hollie
"Five gold per person. You can give it to Korn here."

*Korn, the axe wielder, holds out his hand.*

"We'll be out of your hair once we receive payment."
Edward
*"Say before i give you this gold what is the closest town in what kingdom are you and who is the local lord" Doram is not entirly convinced when he is near the two they don't look like people to collect tolls*
Glynda
"Who gives a shit" *Marcus grunts as he uses is halberd and its reach to attempt to slice off the hand of Korn who still has his hand out to accept the coin*
Edward
*"Hey mind your own buissnes if you don't like me just don't respond, huh" When Doram says huh he sees Marcus grab his halberd and i about to swing it against korns hand his fight or flight is about to kick in*

"WHAT THE HELL MARCUS EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW" I say this as i have put some distance between us
Glynda
"Shut up it was quite obvious they wanted to rob us. I did the same exact thing when I was younger when the mercenary group fell on hard times. Their only mistake was challenging a group with weapons."
Edward
*"I see your point but even so that is not how you do an suprise attack" "You need a better explaination"*
Glynda
"You do not question stuff in battle, lets focus on getting out of this holdup first, talk later"
Edward
"You do not question stuff in battle, lets focus on getting out of this holdup first, talk later"

"You are the weirdest person i have ever met"
Glynda
"Well, I have dealt with many of these types. I have kept myself away from robbing and illegal actions since I was young but now I accept contracts. I need to get to the next tavern to get a drink and search for my next contract"

HP: 42
Mana: 0
Focus: 3/4

Movement: 
Attack 1: 25 hit (crit), 15 dmg
Edward
*"You know what you could actually help me with some thing" I point my poison bolt at the small guy who for me is like the same size*
Glen
HP: 16
Mana: 10
Focus: 0
[Any class resources where needed]
Defense: 0
Movement:
Attack 1: 14 hit, 6 dmg
Attack 2: 1- miss
Hollie
*Seeing the halberd aim towards his hand, Korn quickly brings it back and retaliates with his own axe swing, slashing Marcus. However, the halberd slashes through his chest, cutting him deeply. He's probably going to die soon.*

*The spearman charges Marcus and makes an attack towards him as well, stabbing at him twice, but takes a poison bolt from
```Marcus takes 3 attacks, each dealing 4 damage for 12 damage total.
Marcus deals 15 slashing damage on Korn, applying Bleeding on him.
Doram fires a poison bolt at the spearman, dealing 6 damage```

```Reaction phase```
Edward
*"Hey sorry if you guys are toll collectors hey is just some one i need so i can't let him die"
Glynda
HP: 30
Mana: 0
Focus: 3/4

Movement:

HP: 30
Mana: 0
Focus: 3/4

Movement:
Attack:17 dmg total
Hollie
*The spearman tries to raise his shield to face the barrage of attacks, but the halberd cuts through the shield and the poison bolt catches him square in the face. Needless to say, he's dead.*

*A quick search would reveal no identification, meaning that these two are not toll takers at all, but bandits.*
```Quest complete
30 XP and 1000 SP awarded to each```
Edward
*"So you where right this does not mean that you should do that more often"*
Glynda
"Ah, they had some silver on them. Plus, we are doing a service to this 'great' empire protecting their roads. They should be paying us"
Edward
*"I don't know if my hearing was correct but you said something about needing work why don't we go to a bar and talk more" Doram says this looking striaght up at Marcus*
Glynda
"Sure, depends on the coin"

*Leaves with doram*