John
*Outside the city limits of New Salvainia was a popular inn and tavern by the name of Hacken's Hole. It was a common point for those traveling to and from the city towards the Elven March, being one of the finer establishments around. It was an windy evening, bringing many to prefer staying in doors if they could help it. However, a ruckus was going on inside, a female felinid suddenly jumping up and shouting. When asked what she was yelling about, she simply screeched,* "The song! They're singing the song!" *Reports of the Cult of Aventurr had been going around Salvainia for weeks now, a cultist group known for singing and human sacrifices. Commonly, city guards would be alerted to the event, but they often came far too late to save whoever was being sacrificed. While altruism may be a reason to leap headlong into danger for some, another reason existed to track down the cultists: their rituals also included sacrifices of silver and gold, and the city guard was quick to sweep those up when they finally arrived. There were also rumors that the cultists were using this self combustion spell to prevent capture.*

*For anyone looking to save a life, fight a dark cult, or simply make a pretty copper, the frightened woman was begging somebody to stop the cult.* "They're in the woods, I can hear them! You'll hear them singing, I swear it, singing The Song of Aventurr!"
Luis
*Arthur Dax was walking his way out of New Salvainia, determined to look for an alleviation to his boredom. He left his friend, Hitoshi, behind at a store vendor back at new Salvainia, and hit the road again. He saw a signpost in the city square that told of a dangerous cult, the "Cult of Adventurr", and a 150 silver reward to dead cultists, and a 300 silver reward to those captured alive. Arthur wasn't necessarily in the need of money, seeing he had roughly 850 in his savings account, but felt the need to stock up just in case he saw something that caught his fancy. After all, one couldn't have TOO much money, right?*

*The latest report of the Cult of Adventurr had been made at a popular inn/tavern called Hacken's Hole. Arthur was never fond of taverns to begin with, and the presence of a dangerous organization such as this only increased how anxious Arthur felt about the task. However, Hacken's Hole was where the report originated from, and Arthur felt he had no other choice but to begin his investigation there.*
Mark
*Mevis had just recently gotten a job as a librarian at a nearby library. He had been working there due to the lack of news about horrific events in the area. Books calmed his nerves after all. He had happened to be walking past the Hacken's Hole when he heard the commotion. What could it be wondered Mevis? Thus, he cautiously approached the crowd and listened in on the conversation. 
"The're in the woods, I can hear them! You'll hear them singing, I swear it, singing The Song of Aventurr!"
Mevis legs tensed up at the mention of the Song of Aventurr. When he first came here, he had learned about it in his pursuit of being a hero, but there were no leads for him to follow. Now he finally got one. Finally, he can help save someone, to cleanse the world of this cultist filth. He pushes through the crowd toward the women so that he that he can ask her some questions.*
Michael
*Galin had just began his new Bouncer job at the tavern 'Hacken's Hole' due to a shortage of contracts for him to complete. As Galin suspected, this job would most likely be as boring as the last ones he had taken up. That was, until he heard of the commotion inside and saw the women yelling something about singing. Galin saw no need to intervene as this woman was the only one making any substantial amount of noise, so instead he peaked inside the tavern in order to listen in on this plea for help from the woman to maybe have an opportunity at a little more fun than this boring tavern could offer.
Jose
Mai walked through the paths near the Hacken's Hole, all the commotion and yelling caught her attention. She decided to go see what was happening, she put her cape on to cover her body and her *Vulgar* Outfit. She approached to the crowd, trying not to get attention from others. She quietly stood still and listened to the conversation and all the people.
She heard about *The Song of Aventurr* Only one time in her life, but never wanted to know much about it. Now, after hearing all the conversation, she decided she wanted to participate for saving people and if possible, helping women and practicing her fighting skills.
Luis
*As Arthur drew close to Hacken's Hole, he noticed a large riot of people within the outside of the tavern. There were so many people out there, causing a large ruckus and commotion, and Arthur had to cover his ears before he got used to the loud, discordant cacophony happening in front of him. Walking closer, he put on his cloak, covering up his Kitsune ears and used concealment to hide away his tails. The kitsune deducted that this commotion was likely due to the recent report of the Cultists of Aventurr, and the song which they sung happening quite recently and closely to the facility. Keeping his head low, but drawing closer to the main speaker; a female, looking highly distressed by the matter.*

"They're in the woods, I can hear them! You'll hear them singing, I swear it, singing The Song of Aventurr!"

*"Yep", Arthur thought. "This is definitely the place." The kitsune opted to listen in rather than speak out, hopefully for any important details about the cultists. For example, the tune of their song. Yes, the tune of their song will likely prove an incredibly valuable resource.*
John
*A male Lora beside the speaker, likely her husband, was trying to calm her down.* "I'm sure it's nothing, sweetheart, we shouldn't get involved." *The Felinid pulled away from his light grasp.* "No, I can hear them, dammit! I'm telling you!" *She looked to the crowd now, a bit panicked. Many were mostly curious as to what was going on, though some seem worried.* "Listen, my hearing is far better than the rest of yours, you just can't... Let me show you!" *She ran to a window near the back of the bar and pushed it open, letting in the air. Those with keener hearing could hear the faintest sound of chanting from the woods, though others would have to walk close to the window to hear as well.* "Somebody has to do something!"
Mark
*Seeing how Mevis was already pushing through the crowd to reach the woman, he too stands besides the window and hear the chanting. Mevis nods and looks towards the woman.*
"I believe you, I can hear it as well. I may not look strong, but I want to help. But first, I need more information. Where were you when you started hearing the chanting? Did you see the cultists? Anything you can tell me will be appreciated."* He says to the woman in a gentle tone*
Michael
Galin could hear the chanting very faintly from where he stood at the door, he believed the women albeit she seemed crazy. Although he hadn't heard much talk about this cultist organization, the idea of fighting cultists sounded enjoyable to him. Galin pushes through the crows and saunters up next to Mevis with his boots making the floor clack and creak, towering above him and in a calm demeanor he adds, "Seems like we might have ourselves an adventure if you decide to pursue these guys, shortie.", then laughs. The Macen next to him was very short compared to his towering height of 6'4. Galin rarely met people that were taller than him because of his elf heritage, and even as an elf he was taller than most.
Jose
Mai decided she wanted to help the woman. She careful and quietly walked toward the two near the window. She let her cloak fell a bit from her shoulders, reveling her long silver/white shiny hair. 
"I will help too." Mai said with a calm tone on her voice, her light blue eyes looking at the woman and then at the two next to her.
That was a good chance for Mai to get better at her fighting skills and a good adventure.
Luis
*Arthur heard the woman ramble on about the chanting coming from the woods, and fhay you could hear it through a window. Arthur, with his kitsune ears, heard the song with a sense of clarity. To him, it sounded... Beautiful. It was a song of sadness, a song of lamenting, but at the same time a song of joy, happiness, rebuilding and picking up pieces of a fallen world. He could not understand the language, but somehow knew the words. The song beckoned to him like an enchantress; he found himself resisting the urge to go forth and join the woods alone. He snapped back to his senses, and went to the woman, taking off his cloak and revealing his ears and tails.*

"I can hear them. It's... It is the most disturbing thing i've listened to, and I'm a musician. That song... It is evil. It terrifies me how something so dastardly could masquerade itself to be as beautiful as I heard it. The Song of Aventurr... It is evil."

*Arthur turns to the crowd.* 

"We have to kill those cultists. There's no point in taking them back alive, because we risk fhe chance of their escape. These murders and rituals will never end unless we go for the root of the problems; the cultists themselves. I plan to go in. I don't know if anyone else will decide to join, but this is a major problem happening so close to us; it'd hurt my pride to just let it go by."
John
*No one in the crowd would stand to Arthur's call, none other than those who had already made themselves known. They had the support of the people, all the way until they reached the outside of the woods, fifty feet away. The Lora who spoke up earlier said that he'd go alert some guards, but it would take a while. It'd be up to them to save whoever was being sacrificed by the cult.*
Mark
*Mevis eyes the tall elf and the Kitsune that had decided to join him in this hunt. Perhaps it is his instincts as a prey that he knew that these two were predators and would certainly prove useful in fighting these cultists. The female doesn't seem to have much of a presence, but looked like she could fight so that was more than enough.

Mevis wants to put a stop to the cultists, but thinks the Kitsune's plan seemed a bit rash, thus Mevis clears his throat and nervously eyes Arthur.*
"So uh, I understand that killing the cultists would be better than letting them escape, but, uh, hear me out. There is a reason why there is a higher reward for catching them alive, and I believe that reason is there is more information to be gained that can be potentially be used to attack the actual heart of the problem. So do you think it would be possible that we at least capture some of them alive?"
Michael
For a moment Galin thought about the riches he could accrue if he captured a majority of them alive. Before he could daydream any longer he agreed, "It would be wise to capture some of them alive as we would have access to their hideout or something of the sorts.", he added, "It will be a little more challenging to say the least but we could do it." He made sure to not mention anything about the money as he did not want to seem as though he was only in it for the money. Even though the money was now another reason that he liked the sound of this. This evening was getting even better and better as it went on he thought.
Luis
*Arthur turned to the boy who spoke to him.*

"Yes, I know that there is a greater reward for bringing them back alive. But do you honestly think that these people will give away their secrets so easily? Knowing the overly religious, they'd rather die than reveal their deepest secrets about the problem. Even if we do capture them alive and go for the higher reward, it doesn't make any sense to me since they're going to die after interrogation anyway. I for one believe this evil must be cleansed, and i'll 'cleanse' it in my own way."

*Arthur harbored a deep hatred for people like the cultists. His family, his home, they were all burned to ashes by some unknown organization who branded their symbol on his land. They made him a stranger to his own home, and it was they who cast Arthur out into this cruel, unforgiving world. Arthur would not forgive these cultists like those who burned his family to the ground. He would not forget, nor would he forgive. His eyes burned with fiery hatred, and he stared at the forest in silence.*
Mark
*Mevis sighs and scratches his head. He didn't like arguing against people, it was stressful and usually gets nothing done since usually both sides are incapable of convincing the other. It's not like Mevis didn't understand the sentiment. He too wishes to cleanse the evil of the world, but he had already learned in the past that just killing whatever evil is infront of him won't cure it. Alas, he isn't in any position to impose his beliefs on this warrior. Mevis looks up to Arthur and smiles meekly*
 "I-I see. Well, I guess I can't convince you, but how about a middle ground? Whatever cultists we take down, we are allowed to take back alive. Any cultists you take down, you are free to kill. Basically stay out of each other's way. That sound fair to you?"
Luis
*Arthur looked at Mevis. He wanted the group to stick together for the most part because of there being strength in numbers, but also partly he didn't like the feeling of being completely alone with nothing but him and the forest. He saw a bit of himself within Mevis; a weak, naïve boy who wanted true justice. Arthur knows that killing the cultists isn't the best option to go with, but his self-centered path of vengeance clouded his rational thought. He spoke to the kid, but this time with a hint of foreboding sorrow in his voice.*

"Look, I know that you don't want to kill. I was like that too. I AM like that, but there are just some that you cannot forgive. These cultists remind me way too much of an incident that happened in the past, a past I want to keep forgotten. This isn't because I enjoy killing. It's not even for the reward money. It's... It's for revenge. I know you probably won't be able ro understand, but that's fine. You can go your way about this, and I can go my way."

*Arthur turns to the elf.* 

"You look like good company. You mind coming along with me?"