Stanley
*The two of you, Kenpachi Xeno and Yukine Masako have found your way to a sad looking little farmer village in the middle of practically nowhere after hearing of a quest. The quest was of a typical flavour, one that veteran adventurers like yourselves have probably heard of a million times before: raiders harassing a town of meek peasants and forcing them to silently comply with some hefty demands, usually of gold or occasionally food, but sometimes other materials that they might make good use of, and that town requesting for aid from mercenaries like yourself.

The town you find yourself in is... A bit sad looking. It's hard to tell if it's always been this way or if the recent scarcities owing to the bandits is the cause, but either way it's a... Less than pleasant place. Yukine might even find some similarities here from that old Runran-style village she visited with that strange shrine priest, Momo. The peasants all seem to stare at you two, with your incredibly exotic gear... And for one of you in particular, the curse of vampirism. The red eyes wouldn't be missed by most of the people around you, who either watch you with a guarded look in their eyes, put an arm between you and their children, or grumble a disparaging remark about her race or her curse under their breath. A cruel reaction, yes, but... 'tis the life of the accursed.*

*You are immediately met by a Macen with tanned skin, and greying hair and a beard who looks... Mildly better dressed than most of the ragged peasants around this place. He looks absolutely exhausted, probably owing to the immense stress of his situation, and often seems to pause in place as his exhaustion catches up with him.*

"Hello... I take it you... You two are here to deal with our raider problem?"
Kenneth
After Yukine's last mission, she became concerned with the way she thought during a fight and went to a village that she normally went to to relax. There she met Momo, and had a fun adventure participating in a trial with the Fae. After her adventure with him, she visited a guild called 'New Sunlight' so that she could learn more about the place and think about whether she would really want to join it. When her visit was over, during a short trip she was taking, Yukine found a board with a request for help from a village. It seemed that they needed help from people so that they could get rid of some bad guys that were causing chaos there. Perfect! She had a chance to train some more before deciding whether to join a guild or not. 

Upon arriving at the place, she was faced with a slightly sad view of the village. It looked a little like the village that Yukine had visited a few days ago, it didn't seem to be so well looked after or very cheerful. She also came across a familiar face, the young man she had met in a tavern and who was her teammate on her past mission. She was a little embarrassed to remember that he had seen her failure, but tried to ignore the feeling of shame and humiliation in order to go and talk to him.

"Hello Kenpachi! It looks like we're on a mission together again. How are you?"

The peasants' stares at her and the man left her feeling a little irritated, her red eyes shining for a moment as she glanced at those who stared at her. *'Annoying people, it looks like I would attack someone. Anyway, why worry about the opinion of insignificant people.'* Her thought came with a small smile that revealed her fangs, and in a blink, her nine tails and her ears appeared so that the audience who already stared at them could see. If they were there to judge, they had better see what she really looked like. And if it weren't for the money, she wouldn't help this village.

When walking with Kenpachi in the direction of the man, who stood out between the look of the rest of the people and the village, Yukine's tails waved in the air slightly with curiosity. She put a hand on her waist and looked closely at the man, nodding in agreement with what he had asked.

"Yes, we are here to help you."
Frances
*Kenpachi would look around the sad looking town before greeting the lady beside him.* 

*'It doesn't look like much, but I guess we have to help.'* 

*He would sigh and turn his head towards Yukine, who was actually showing her tails and her fox ears. He though she looked cute.*

"Hey, Yukine. I'm doing good and you look good with your fox ears." 

*After their little talk, he would turn to the Macen and nod.* 

"Mhm. So, first things first. Do you know their location by any chance?"

*He would cross his arms and seeing that the people had stared at them he would pull his mask up slowly.*
Stanley
*The town's "Leader" Of sorts strokes his beard, and waits for a few seconds as he tries to recall the location of the bandit camp, and relay it to his newfound mercenaries in a way that... Doesn't confuse them any. He notices the stares as well, and shakes his head, more to himself than anyone else, a little ashamed of his own town for being so judgemental.*

"Sincerest apologies for their treatment. They haven't seen the world like we have..."

*He points to a nearby forest.*

"They're over in there... It's quite close actually, a quarter of an hour at most. You can hear them a mile off, the dimwitted bastards. I would deal with them myself, but... My fighting days are well behind me, and... Well, most of these people can barely use a spear, Ulnos bless them."

*The man thinks some more, chuckling to himself. What a strange group he's found.. But they seem competent. An Oriate adventurer is a rare sight indeed, and even the Air Macen is of a very rare kind, as he's likely realised by now. A samurai in Salvanian territory is a truly bizarre thing to see, especially to these peasants, who have likely never even heard of a katana.*

"You can capture them if you do desire, although to be perfectly blunt I'd rather you kill them..."

"Anything else?"
Frances
*After hearing the man talk, he would look towards the forest the man had pointed at. He then would turn his head back and looked at the man.* 

"So.. Do you know the amount many bandits involved and the equipment they posses? And so on." 

*Gathering information was always a good thing, well for him anyways. It always seemed to be thrilling to be on a hunt for new opponents. However, he didn't want to assume they were weak because that would lead into underestimation.* 

*'After gathering information, we should head out.'* 

*He stood there with patience and silently listened for the man's answer.*
Stanley
"Well... There are about four of them. Two of them are what I believe to be javelin throwers, and one of them is a lightly armoured man with a mace, a shield and some magic.

The one I'd suggest you look out for though is their leader. He's... Scary, that man. Scarily fast, and scarily strong... He uses magic too, I'd say. And of course... He wears armour. Good armour. I'd assume custom built. Only Ulnos himself knows how the bastard obtained it."

*The leader sighs deeply and shakes his head.*

"I'll await your return. I shall assign one of my hunters to ensure that you complete the task, and if he's feeling brave, maybe pitch in a little. If he doesn't return or he does return with a poor report, neither of you will be getting paid, as I've taken precautions to ensure that we at least don't get a repeat of those hooligans."

"Is that everything?"