[i][h3]The Vale[/h3][b]The Town,[/b]
[b]Currently[/b][/I]

The gnome adjusted his tremendous hat and wiped his brow after the last shadow was felled, the being returned to the nothingness from where it presumably came. Looking thereafter to the group of strangers who rescued him, the small fellow's hand then fell upon his chin in thought. After a moment of overt pondering, he removed his hand snapped his fingers, outstretching his arms over his head then down to his sides in an elaborate gesture. It was as though his flair for the theatrical got the better of him often, because when he finished muttering to himself - thinking aloud - he had a thought of thoughts, bringing himself back on topic.

"Right! How the shadows came to chase Birbin! I nearly forgot." The man dusted himself off and walked into the midst of his new company, looking to each of them.

"Well... to be completely honest, that's news to me to. They're sort of... new here, kinda' like you all are."

The gnome stopped to look up at the feline Katia, "The town was full of people before, then more and more shadows. They came out only at night and attacked the townsfolk. So our resident heroes went to go fight them off, night after night. Eventually they went to find the source..." Birbin nervously wrung his hands together and looked back in the direction of the hall and to the rest of all those present, "But they never came back. Just more shadows every night still."

"Now it is just me and the [i]Green Man[/i]..." Birbin's optimistic voice trailed off with notes of sadness as his hat started to sink down over his eyes, only for the gnome to explode in a burst of energetic talking as he was blindsided by recollection.

"Right, right!" Again he adjusted the brim and took off running away from the party, only to stop mid haste down the street, "We can't stay out here! They can sense you and will just keep coming! Quick, follow Birbin!"

He gestured frantically, pleading for them to not delay anymore and perhaps with supreme reason. It was no secret to them the last time this happened - that shadows swarmed and erupted from every dark place in a town. It was almost as though history were to repeat itself here, wherever here exactly was, but the Kingdom of Darkness seemed relentless in its pursuit, going so far as to claim other lands just as it had stolen away their own. Granted the wizardly gnome knew nothing of this, but his concern was well placed. Then again, why wasn't this "green man" with him if he were so afraid?

The gnome was eccentric and odd, unlikely to be suicidal however. Things could not be so bad that the two seeming survivors of an entire town had to split up to handle the shadows, could they?

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[b]Rewards[/b]
The battle has ended and the party has defeated the [i]Shadow Soldiers[/i]. They receive 800 Experience Points.

[b]Score[/b]
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[b]Map[/b]
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