[b]The Night-Walkers, Population 30 (18 in Khlin, 12 in Imlona)[/b]

[b]Age of Rising Shadow, Morning After Night of Hidden Light (New Moon)[/b]

[b]Techs: Inter-Species Communication Method (1/4)[/b]

[@Shoggothought]
The holy waters of darkness fades, the sky is once again illuminated by the unholy fire. Haixun mutters to himself about how he hates having to find these creatures in this revealing light, but he knows that it is the only way. These mole-men are normally consistent in their path to the river, and could be tracked easily. With the morning sun rising over the sky, Haixun gathered his necessary supplies and set out.

These creatures were easily located, their lack of experience leaving an obvious path. Haxiun followed from treetops, being careful about where he is climbing as to not be seen. As he was traveling above these creatures, Haxiun was trying to make sense of what these strange creatures were talking about. What is a "minister"? Agrikultr? They keep mentioning something called "Illis". They seem to be debating something. What's this about another kind of person? Someone from beyond the eastern wastes, the end of the world? How is this possible? These creatures stopped in front of a low-lying branch with fruits growing off of it. Trying to understand what these creatures were doing, Haxiun began to climb down for a better view.

It took one wrong move, one foolish step and Haxiun began tumbling down the branches. Trying to grab onto nearby branches, he only succeeded in making more noise. Thankfully, the branches broke his fall enough that he could see that nothing was broken. Then, he realized what has happened. The sky-flame is bright, he is on the ground. They can see him. After the initial elation of realizing that he is alive and can move, he saw the wood-men. They bolted up in shock at this sudden appearance. The wood-men kept their distance, showing a look not of terror, but of profound curiosity and interest. Although they seemed not to be afraid, Haxiun felt a moment of pure terror. In shock of these strange creatures, Haxiun stood in place for several seconds. After noticing that he has legs, Haxiun sprinted away into the forest faster than he knew that he could. He needed to get back home.

(Shoggothought and I live in the same house so it was unnecessary to make multiple posts for his response to Haxiun's fall.)