While the team of yellow greeted each other, soon the crowd began to settle as the teams all grouped together. The old human stood, watching over the crowd with Askia by his side and the other humans and elves standing behind him. Then a very loud whistle could be heard, louder than any whistle that could be produced by a creature, but it silenced the crowd, bring the attention to the human and the kobold. 

“Hello prospective recruits to the Hero Guard. I am General Aveo, mayor of Neverwinter, and former member of the Hero Guard.” He paused to make sure everyone was still paying attention, “Today you all will be competing to be the team that becomes the Hero Guard. Your mission, will take you through the forest behind me. That forest is filled with creatures and undead left over from the war against the necromancer.”

He took a step forward, his face morphing into a pompous grin, “You will be racing to the Hero’s manner about thirty miles in. You will battling not only against each other, but also against the creatures still remain. And before you ask, you are allowed to kill each other. However, you may only do so after five miles in.” 

“Good luck.”

With that Askia turned and the wooden wall of the palisade was blown apart by her psionic will alone.  

Then began the stampede. 

>All players make a DEX check to begin the race