[quote=@BytheSpleen]
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Iosef withdraws the blade, and gets on to riding the horse that wasn't terribly farther away.  He's quite a bit wealthier, but he had burned a few precious minutes; fleeing to the next settlement would be a priority for him now.
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The horse runs as fast as it can and soon, the forests begin to thin out, leaving place to large plains mostly traveled by caravan and nomadic species that come or go towards the Endless Deserts to trade with the native populations of gnolls and desert people. He encounters one such nomadic band heading towards the Endless Deserts

The caravan was not comprised of humans, it was mostly comprised of goblins, hobgoblins and the occasional gnolls acting as the band's protectors and warriors. Two gnolls had already seen him and they were heading towards Iosef, though they had no hostile look on them.

"Get back in line, will ya?" one of the gnolls says. "Your chieftan is going to deduce our pay if any of you is missing." one of the gnolls says