Lana
*Josephine made her way through the open fields, walking along a dirt road. A road has to lead to a city—that's how roads work, after all—but no city is in sight, and she was starting to get tired from her long journey. She certainly didn't expect so much walking on her adventure, despite the fact that that's most of what adventuring is. She decides to take a break, sitting in the grass beside the road for a moment, resting her legs and catching her breath.*
Jamie
*She would hear a low, rhythmic thumping sound just a little ways off the road. The leaves of a nearby tree rustle, jostling those of the nearby trees as well. Listening closer, she can hear a low grunt accompanying each thump, sounding like some great beast straining itself.*
Lisa
*Warm sun... Relaxing. But right now, a certain traveller is taking her rest. A small clearing not too far from the side of a road emits warmth and some smoke from a healthy burning fire. One could consider it like a beacon attracting others towards it.
Sif Aldasdóttir - daughter of Alda, that's what the last name means - has taken rest for some time before she continues on her way finally into the city. It wasn't too far away, but her legs couldn't carry her much further without some rest, so it was fine.
Curiously, though appearing as a Goluth, Sif is much smaller than her kin - a mere 5'6 compared to The usual rough 7 foot. A pile of stone beside her tells that she's used Quarry Drop to transform to a smaller size, but it's not a thing anybody else would recognise.*
Lana
*Hearing the sounds of a familiar beastkin, Josie stands up—with effort, due to being exhausted. She also notices the smoke rising in the sky, a little down the road in the same direction—perhaps whoever's making the loud noises also made a fire. She proceeds down the road towards the noises, keeping her guard up just in case it's not who she thinks it is.*
Jamie
*It does, in fact, happen to be exactly who she thinks it is. The large beastkin is naked from the waist up, with rivulets of sweat dripping from just about everywhere. The sweat mixes with blood dripping from several cuts on his fists and feet. His short fur is soaked, from both the sweat and the blood, and it's not getting any dryer. His muscles ripple, and blood and sweat fly through the air as he aims another strike at the tree he has been pounding at. Even though Braunfausti seems hurt, the tree is in a much worse shape, with several large craters oozing sap. Actually, Braunfausti does not seem to be paying much heed to his wounds, despite the dripping blood. He pauses for a moment, wiping sweat off of his face, yet at the same time smearing blood and sap on it, and notices Josephine.*
"You? Wha're you doing round 'ere? Las' I saw you, you was with the Naga fellow. You been spying on me, or something? Following me?"
Lisa
*Sif can hear people talking, but she didn't pay much mind to it... At first. The Goluth looks over to the war hamarr beside her, standing up on its head with the shaft pointing upwards. It's within reach, easy to pick up if she needs to. The hammer though is very big compared to her, it'd be a surprise when others see that she easily picks the thing up let alone manages to swing it around.
Think Shao Kahn's war hammer being wielded by Sonya Blade. About that big, yet it's proportionally correct when Sif is in her standard form.*
Lana
*She looks up at the familiar minotaur, lowering her guard, and putting her weapons away.* "Oh, it's you—" *She then notices his injuries, a look of concern upon her face.* "Y-You're injured! Are you okay? What happened?" *She looks around.* "I saw smoke from a fire that way, maybe we can ask whoever set it up if we could rest for a while."
Jamie
"Injured? Whaddya-" *The Brayer pauses, and looks at his hands. Then a smile breaks out across his face.* "Oh, this. Ya c'n hardly call that 'injured'. A few scrapes, that's all they is."
*Looking closer, Josephine can see many patches of missing fur, where scar tissue ensures that nothing grows there. It appears that this is not an unusual occurrence for Braun. In fact, looking at the surrounding trees, it appears that this is not an unusual occurrence for the forest as well. Many of the trees around here have similar injuries to the ones the one in front of him is sporting.*
Lana
*She still keeps her look of concern, slowly moving closer.* "I-I can heal you—if you'd let me, that is! I'm a professional healer, using magic to heal all sorts of injuries." *She keeps approaching him, somewhat cautious in case he denies her offer.*
Jamie
"I won't say no, I guess. Can't hurt."
*He wipes his massive hands off on the grass and holds them out to her. Funnily, Josephine notices that one of them is practically the size of her whole head.*

*He lifts his hands, flexing and twisting them in order to examine every last inch. When he notices no injuries, he lets his hands fall to his sides, seemingly satisfied.*
"That's a nice trick, miss. A'course, it's all gonna be for nothing, 'cause I'm not quite finished with my workout yet. Suppose I can take a break."
*The minotaur cracks its neck, fingers, and just about every joint in its body, including some Josephine didn't even know a person had. A few of her joints ache in sympathy.*
Lana
*She is a bit startled at all of the cracks of his joints, but relaxes once she realizes what's actually happening. In response, she cocks her head to the side, though no cracking sound comes from it. She gives up, returning her head upright.* "So... You said you're just... *Exercising*?" *She steps back slightly, moving to a distance with a more convenient angle to look at him—he is twice her height, after all.*
Jamie
*Braun notices this, and kneels down to just over Josephine's height.*
"Aye, merely a workout. Before work, every day." He chuckles. "I practically don't feel it anymore."
Lana
*She nods, the concern slowly fading from her expression.* "Well, either way, remember to be careful." *She looks over in the direction of the smoke rising from the campfire a short distance down the road.* "I'm a little tired... Maybe we could ask whoever's fire that is if we could rest with them." *Either she has no concept of malicious people, or she's just that desperate to sit next to a fire.*
Jamie
"We oughtta be careful. We don't know who's walking through these here woods. Could be anyone."
*Braun stands up and walks in front, looking up to the sky to identify the location of the fire. He then begins walking towards it, in front of Josephine.*
"Stay behind me. Better I get hit than you."
Lana
"I-I disagree, you don't have any armor, or a shield. I'd best be the one in front." *She says this, despite being half the man's height. She appears to be wearing a jacket, with more layers of clothing beneath, though it looks bulky enough that she could very well be wearing some sort of padded armor beneath. She draws her shield and mace, preparing to move ahead of him—or at least beside him as they make their way toward the campsite.*
Jamie
"An ant has armor, yet you can crush it much easier than a rabbit."
Lisa
*Sif listened to bits and pieces of their conversation, but didn't really concern herself with it. It's not really her business at all, so long as they don't try to hurt her.
Now she hears them moving... Towards. Sif turns around a bit on the spot to look in the direction they were coming from, in case they try to attack her.
If they're within direct digit (ie, no bushes or anything between), Kalisha waves to them to show good faith and that she isn't a threat.*
**If she can see them:** "Hail, travellers," *She calls out.* "My camp is open to all!"
Lana
*The duo arrive, Josephine fearlessly approaching in the open. After the stranger's hail, she smiles.* "Hello! If that's true, then I'd *Really* Like to sit here a bit." *She moves to sit next to the fire, before realizing that fires are far hotter than she remembered... She moves over against a nearby tree instead, sitting down against the base of the tree.*
Lisa
*Sif smiles and gets up off the ground to move over for them. She picks up her upside-down hamarr by the 'neck', just below (above) the hammerhead and lifts it up, then chucks it over in a direction to get it out of the way... Which may cone as a surprise considering the hamarr is nearly up to her shoulder (or whatever is more accurate because I'm terrible at height estimation). Sif then takes a seat on the other side of the fire, so she's facing the others, but also looking down one way of the road.*
Jamie
"Mmm. Great."
*Not one for words, Braunfausti plops down to the ground and opens a pack at his side, fishing out some dried meat. He pops it in his mouth and begins chewing, leaning back.*
"Nife trick. Iffat fome magic item?"
Lana
*Josephine simply pulls out a leather-bound journal from her pocket, as well as a quill and inkwell. She sets the inkwell on the ground beside her, writing in the journal.*

*She finishes writing in her journal, putting it, the quill, and inkwell away. She looks over to Sif, remembering she hadn't introduced herself.* "Oh! I haven't introduced myself yet! I'm Josephine! Healer, and soon-to-be hero!" *She looks over to Braun.* "Oh! I just realized I didn't get your name either, I don't think... Unless I just forgot it. If I did, I'm sorry!"
Lisa
*She nods. But she doesn't tell her real true name; just the alias she tells everybody else.*
"Kalisha Rosalba," *Sif tells her name. As explained in the personality subsection, she prefers to tell people her alias name rather than her true name. Perhaps it's a matter of security? Or to allow her to 'vanish' if the time comes. Otherwise it's to not appear in history books or anything. Either way, Kalisha is the name she gives.*

*Only her closest friends, and her family, are given Sif's true name.*
Jamie
"Braunfaufti Komdromo Maulwardk. Moft people call me Braun. Eafier to fay."
*Braun finishes chewing and swallows.*
"Braunfausti, not Braunfaufti. Sorry, mouth was full."
*He then promptly shoves another chunk of dried meat in his mouth.*
*As not explained in the personality subsection, Braunfausti doesn't really care who has his name. If they have a problem with it, they can say it to his face, and he can return those words with a swift kick, also to the face.*
Lana
"Well, It's a pleasure to meet both of you!" *She notices the large hammer Kalisha uses, admiring it for a moment, before taking her mace from her waist, and resting it on her lap.* "That hammer must be heavy. I only use this mace, and even it's got a decent amount of weight to it." *The mace itself looks as though it's made of pure silver—though, it's likely only a coating. Along with the silver coat, anyone capable of detecting magic would notice there's a decent amount of enchantments placed upon it.*
Lisa
*Sif listens to Braun's name and smirks at him trying to talk with a mouthful of food. She somewhat understands what he said though, and when he corrected it she realises how close or far she was.*
"Nice to meet you two," *She says. Hard to tell audibly whether she meant 'two' to both of them of 'too' in return.
Sif glances over to her weapon and turns back to Josephine.* "Somewhat, yeah. It's a family heirloom passed through the maternal line, from mothers to daughters," *Kalisha explains.* "My mother gave it to me, and I will give it to my daughter... Or my son's daughter." *Which assumes she doesn't have a daughter but her own son or sons do. That's how it has gone since the hamarr was first forged by the first wielder of her family.* "It's tradition."
Lana
"Oh, neat! An heirloom! Mine woulda cost me a fortune, but being a proficient healer in a small village has a few benefits. Thankfully, I'd healed the blacksmith's apprentice from enough burns for her to owe me a few favors." *She fiddles around with the mace in her hands, looking around it from the leather-wrapped handle, to the flanged head.* "I even convinced the captain of the guard to show me how to handle it a bit! That one didn't even cost me any favors—he's a friend of the family, you see, and when he heard I was going on an adventure, he simply wouldn't let me leave until he was sure I knew how to use it, at least a little." *She finishes, realizing she went on somewhat of a long, unexpected story.* "Well, that's enough about me—tell me something about you! That is, if you're comfortable with sharing."
Jamie
*Braun crosses his arms and snorts derisively.*
"Not the biggest fan of tradition. Or really a fan at all. Anyways, I don't got any sorta magic stuff on me, just my fists and my feets. They've served me well as any fancy magic doodad."
*Judging by the amount of scarring on them, it's very clear that they have, in fact, served him quite well. Well, actually, there's scarring just about everywhere, but it is most prevalent on his extremities.*
Lisa
"Well, I'm from a farming family. We do well for ourselves. I often travel to sell what would otherwise go to waste, produce that doesn't go to the big places or to ourselves," *Kalisha explains.* "You might think I'm small for a Goluth but this isn't my full size - I just prefer to be smaller for the sake of not scaring people... We tend to be imposing."
*At least Sif keeps herself prepared for going between the forms. Some clothes spare for her smaller size, and her big garb can be used like a sleeping bag with a couple folds and stuff. She goes between the two sizes in her everyday life, for different reasons.*
"Hey, if you're interested in buying some fresh produce, I'll be glad to trade," *She says, going business mode for a moment.* "It's all cheap, gotta be sold and eaten of course."
Lana
"Yeah, I understand how size can intimidate people." *She says, only being around four and a half feet tall. If anyone knew how much a height difference could make someone feel, it'd be her.* "And your ability to change your size is impressive! I wish I could just *Grow* Whenever I felt like it."
Jamie
*When Kalisha talks about the whole "Size scares people" Thing, Braun, the 8.7 foot tall minotaur, coughs loudly.*
"Not interested in food, I got my breakfast in here."
*He pats his half empty meat-pouch.*
"Don't think I'd ever wanna change my size. I'm quite happy with my size, in all areas."
Lisa
*Sif understands both their points of view. Sometimes you want to be bigger, sometimes smaller, but you might also want to stay just the height you are.
She glances over to the stone pile nearby. That's what she dropped when she transformed - stone as mass. When Sif eventually turns back to her real size, all that stone will vanish.
Kalisha grabs a chunk of wood and chucks it on the fire. The embers flare a bit and sparks go out as the wood drops on top of the flames, not dangerously though.*
Lana
*Josephine stands up, looking at Kalisha, then to Braun.* "Well, the day is still young, I'd best continue on my journey." *She checks to make sure she has all her belongings, placing her mace back onto her waist, before heading down the road, wherever it may take her.*