Wolf of Scarlet Woods Revised/Transcript

Warning: Spoilers ahead.

Enter the Forest
-- You are enjoying your lunch outside on a sunny day.

-- When you notice a large cloud of dust quickly approaching you

-- The black spot in the center of this immediately tells you that

-- this is simply Wiz running at you with immense speed.

-- This must be important.

-- Between breathes Wiz tries to explain the situation to you.

Wiz The....Scarlet...Forest! The guild is ordering us to go on a mission in the Scarlet Woods!

-- That sounds like a simple task to you. What's the reason for the mission?

Wiz They were saying that many of the head wizards have been sensing

Wiz a huge surge of power coming from the woods and that it concerns them.

-- You reply that it should be a quick mission. How hard can it be?

Wiz We are talking about The Scarlet Woods! I hate The Scarlet Woods!

Wiz It's creepy there and the smells and sounds are so weird!

-- Smells?

Wiz You don't notice it much when you're human but that place just doesn't smell natural to me!

-- Creepy or not

-- so without much thought you grab your equipment and head off to The Scarlet Woods.

(Quest begins)

-- You've been walking an hour or so with no luck.

-- You ask Wiz what the mission was about.

Wiz Something about a huge surge of powers.

-- You don't seem to sense any powers.

Wiz Funny. I don't feel anything either.

-- You concentrate but with no luck.

-- Suddenly you see a shadow leap out from the bushes.

(Boss Fight)

-- After losing your path in the Scarlet Forest you faced an ambush by a frightening group of monsters.

-- These monsters made a valiant effort

-- At least it seemed that way...

-- Gaaah!!!

-- An overlooked attacker lunges at Wiz

??? Get down!!

-- A voice screams out from behind you and just as you hit the ground

-- a blast from behind knocks the beast back and send him scampering away.

-- You turn around to see a figure in a red hooded dress.

-- This mysterious character lifts back her hood to reveal a young woman with long bright hair.

Wiz Thanks for the help there! Are you from around these parts?

??? My name's Maria Cardinal but my friends call me Red.

Maria My grandma lives in these woods and I went on an errand for her

Maria but I got a bit lost... as I always do when I come here.

Maria I don't know why on earth she chose a place like this to live!

-- You tell her of you mission for the guild and how you got lost.

Maria They sent you here on your own? You guys are braver than I thought.

Maria I don't suppose you need any help finding a way out of here?

Wiz Oh yes!! That would be so kind of you!

-- Maria begins for guide you on the path out of the woods.

Confrontation
-- Curiosity gets the best of you you decide to ask Maria about how she knows magic.

Maria Oh that? That’s nothing special. It’s just something that I teach myself in my spare time.

-- But what about that massive chainsaw sword?

Maria You have to defend yourself right? So what’s your mission here?

-- You tell her of you mission to find the surge of great powers.

Maria Any clues so far?

Wiz I am starting to sense something…

Maria Nothing yet…

-- Just then you hear a loud and intriguing sound coming from the distance.

-- CRACK! SNAP!

??? “OUCHOUCHOUCH!!! STOOOOP!!

Wiz Whoa! What was that?

Maria It came from that direction!

-- The three of you rush towards the sounds

(Round Quests)

-- You make your way towards the sounds and come across a young pig-like boy holding a whip and lashing at a wolf whose hands and feet are bound by chains

Wiz Stop that meow! The poor thing!

??? You don’t understand! Don’t let your first impressions fool you! Just be on you way travelers!

Wiz Leave that wolf alone! He doesn’t deserve to be terrorized like this! Who do you think you are meow?

??? I am Hawk! the last of the Vztaskey clan of pigs!

Hawk This is none of your business so be on your way!

Wiz I can’t just sit by and watch this! Let him go or we will use force!

(Boss Battle)

-- Dazed and defeated the pig boy stumbles back. This gives you enough time to free the tortured wolf.

Hawk You guys don’t know what you’re doing! You shouldn't stick your nose in where it doesn't belong!

-- With this Hawk runs into the woods

??? Th… thank… you.

-- The wolf is bound in tight chains. Despite his mouth being free he seems to be almost unable to speak. Wiz gets close and investigates

Wiz This wolf is under a curse! His mouth is bound by a spell that I cannot undo on my own. It would seems that the curse us linked to these chains… how can be get them off?

??? Lumber… jack…

-- You and Wiz agree that getting the chains off is the least you can do for the wolf and decide to go look for this lumberjack.

Unlocking Claws
-- You ask the wolf of the direction towards the lumberjack.

??? ...

-- The wolf points towards the forest.

Wiz Let’s go see this Lumberjack shall we?

(Battle Rounds)

-- You help Garm along as he guides you to the lumberjack’s cabin where he hopes to obtain a key that he wants

Wiz Look! It’s a cabin up there! Do you think that’s the lumberjack’s place?

-- No doubt it is. The cabin is small and modest but well-kept. Just outside the cabin lie huge stacks of dried lumber. The logs that sit in these piles are stunning in size and could not be carried by any normal human. Just then you hear a bellowing voice echo from within the cabin.

??? Why do you bring him here? All of you leave at once!

Maria Lumberjack is that you? We require a key that is in your possession!

??? I am no mere lumberjack!

-- The source of the voice emerges from the cabin to reveal itself a wall of a man, twice your size and carrying a glowing red axe. Scampering along his shoulders is a crimson squirrel.

Dale I am Dale of the Rodriguez! My father Dill was a strong man of the woods and the father Dull before him! This here is Chap my best friend!

Maria Powerful lumberjack, we just need the key that you have in your possession to unbind this abused wolf.

Dale Abused wolf? Girl your naivety is astounding! I shall not hand over this key!!

Wiz Oh dear… looks like we’ll be taking this one by force.

(Boss Battle)

-- Dale the Lumberjack falls to the ground with a thunderous crash. After the dust settles you notice the key ring around his belt.

Wiz Leave this to me!

-- Wiz sneakily slips the key ring off of Dale’s belt and hands it to you. You try cycling through the keys on each lock and find that only one fits. Still this frees up enough chains that the Wolf is visibly relieved.

??? That feels… so much better … thank… you…

Wiz Just trying to help!

??? I am Garm. Garm… Fenrir

-- You introduce your party to Garm.

Wiz What about the rest of the chains? How can we get these off and fully break this horrible curse?

Garm A hunter… has a key. Over… this way…

-- Without even waiting for your response Garm walks on ahead. Wiz and Maria share a glance and begin walking behind him.

-- ...

-- Just a few minutes after you leave…

??? Hello? Dale?

-- A female voice approaches the cabin.

??? Dale? It’s me Vivi! Are you in?

-- Vivi notices Dale on the ground in front of the cabin.

Vivi Oh my!! What on earth happened here??

-- Vivi props up Dale on the bench outside the cabin and gets him some water. He slowly begins to regain consciousness.

Dale Ugh.. ooohhhhhh… my head…

Vivi Who did this?

Dale Vivi you need to get a move on! Things are already set in motion that must be stopped.

Vivi What are you talking about? What has to be stopped?

Dale He’s almost free again! Garm is almost free again!

-- Vivi’s face goes pale as a sudden realization hits her

Vivi That can’t be far. I’ll track them and do what I can!

-- Without another word, Vivi finds your trail and begins her pursuit.

Unlocking Jaws
Maria So what kind of hunter is this? And why does she have a key to the chains around your body? And who put that curse on you??

Garm So many questions! They used separate keys in order to make sure that their power was absolute and that they could rule the forest unchallenged. Them and the pig boy form and evil group that wish to control this forest!

Maria Is there anything in this forest really worth protecting?

Garm If they’re sending magicians of this caliber here then I should think so. Alright the hunter’s place is this way.

(Round Battles)

-- You and Wiz, Maria, and Garm the wolf approach the small shack of what appears to be a hunter. Wiz checks the window and sees the small key resting on the table by the window.

Wiz I see the key!

Garm The hunter is away now. We need to sneak in and get that key. You’re the smallest so you can be point.

Wiz I don’t know about this…

Garm These are evil people and they will surely hand my life over to Bacon Bits if I’m caught!

Wiz Very well, let’s do this then.

-- You and Wiz and Maria quietly walk up to the door and gently nudge it open. Wiz silently makes her way to the keys on the table and just as she grabs the keys in her mouth…

??? What are you doing in my hut?!?

(Boss Battle)

-- After the battle the Hunter is passed out on the floor.

Wiz That’s enough. Red take the key! Open the lock and lift the curse!

-- Wiz tosses the key to Maria and just as she grabs it out of the air another voice pierces the cabin.

Vivi STOP!! You mustn’t open that lock!

-- Seeing Vivi approaching at a rapid speed from the outside, Maria rushes to Garm and clicks the padlock open.

-- ...just as Vivi is about to intervene.

Garm GWAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!

-- As the chains fall to the ground in an instant Garm’s eyes flush with a red glow. A dark and wicked aura oozes from him and in a split second you doubt what you have just done. Garm’s voice booms with an unimaginable newfound vigor.

Garm You poor gullible humans. Blinded by you sense of justice. You just unknowingly led destruction to this forest. Vengeance will be mine!

-- Garm charges through the wall of the hut and escapes into the forest.

Vivi You fools! You just unleashed the evil of this forest that we worked so hard to contain! You have doomed us all!!

Maria What was that? What have we just done?

Vivi That wolf is the source of dark tyranny in this forest.

Maria But… but he was being terrorized by a pig boy in the forest…?

Vivi Do you know why? That wolf devoured his entire family! That seal! those chains! Those are his punishment. Without those constraints hi is a limitless tyrant! He now has enough power to find the final key to his powers! He will be unstoppable if he manages to find the last key! There’s no time to waste! We have to find that wolf again and stop him before he is fully unleashed!

Wiz Leave it to us! It’s going to get dangerous from here on out. I think it’d be best if you stayed back.

Maria No. I helped put these events into motion… I’m going to help finish it.

Beast Unleashed
Vivi There is no time to lose! We must find him before he unlocks the final seal!

Maria Where is this final key?

Vivi It’s been placed at the center of the forest but it should be easy to find with the nose of a wolf.

(Round Battles)

-- You and Wiz and Maria run from the hut in pursuit of Garm. After a long trek following his trail you come across him in the center of the forest. His powers fully unleashed.

Garm You are too late. I have been reborn and now this forest will once again learn who the dominant ruler is! Long have wolves beed the top predators of nature but humans today are more interested in peace and maintaining balance. Nature will find a balance on its own! I shall bring that balance!

Maria Not today Garm! Predator or not, your evil soul will definitely not be fit for survival!

Garm Ah Little Maria. The Red Riding Hood. You live with your grandmother no? That poor helpless woman with legs to old and frail.How far do you think she can run? I've had my eyes on her for a while…

Maria She won’t have to outrun you. This ends NOW!!

(Boss Battle)

-- The wolf’s body falls to the ground. Soon invisible in the shadows of the night. …

-- The next morning… You and Wiz head quietly out of the forest. You talk to Wiz about reporting the mission to the guild. How the wolf had been defeated.

Wiz Actually I don’t think the old was the source…

-- Really?

Wiz That girl Maria had evil building inside her…

-- Should we go back?

Wiz She shouldn't be a threat for now…

-- If you say so…

-- You and Wiz leave the forest and head back to town.