Edu nods to Octus.  You have indeed come to the right table.  We have been waiting for you.  I'm afraid to report our knowledge of the coming danger is as great as yours, or as little as yours in reality."  He chuckles and smiles.  "This does not diminish our pleasure at finding our third companion, well met Octus!"<br/><br/>Not two second after Edu's welcome, human screams emanated from outside.  The loud tavern suddenly got deathly silent.  Everyone holding their breath, hoping it was just their imagination.  A hideous inhuman growl followed by more human screams pierced the approaching dusk of the day.  Edu looked at his two new companions before getting up and rushing outside.  Some of the tavern patrons did the same, others stayed put.  Once outside there was an awful sight to go with the terrible screams.<br/><br/>Large upright walking bears where walking through the town of Rockcreek.  No, not bears, the closer they got, the more they looked like half man, half bears.  Covered in thick disheveled black fur and standing almost ten feet tall, with large jutting out lower jaws.  One beat his massive chest with his large hands and arms.  Then opened his mouth in a half roar, half growl that could unnerve the most seasoned of warriors.  His large carnivorous teeth where not that of a man or a bear, but a viscous meat eater with large fangs that didn't quite fit in his closed mouth.<br/><br/>There were five of these beats.  Three where walking down the street towards the crowd that had piled out of the tavern.  Many people ran through the streets yelling and screaming, running for their lives.  Bloody and torn bodies lay on the street behind the three who were dripping human blood from their fangs and brutal hands.  The two others lagged behind, finishing off two unfortunate persons who had gotten caught.<br/>Edu gave a quick glance to his two companions before drawing his large broadsword from his back and advancing on the middle fanged bear.<br/><br/>When he got within striking distance, the bear crouched and then lunged with incredible speed.  Its fangs and massive sharp claws thrust in front by the bear to impale and grab its pray that was in the army legion's armor.  The young soldier held his sword steady in front of him and waited until the savage lunge of the bear before he quickly turned to his side thrusting his mighty broadsword in front of the beats.  The bears momentum forced it onto the soldier's sword, sending the sharp tool through the bears claws and mouth to the opposite side of its head.  The bright red blood covered everything within a five meter radius.  Edu's strong shoulder took the impact of the bears died body and deflected it to the side in a heap on the street.  Edu pulled his sword back out of the bear with a spinning twist as the bear fell.  His twist ended in a stance that expected another attack.