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The Tales of Forien: Test of the Barbarians


Forien was standing under the trees of Wayreth forest with a dozen or so Yakuzac warriors. Every Yakuzac wore a bears fur on their backs. The bears head covered the top of their face and in place of the bear's eyes were holes through which the Yakuzacs examined the frozen plains. Under the bear fur they all wore clothes made of whale hide. The leader of the Yakuzacs was a tall broad shouldered man in his thirties, named Ra'amar Kaya. Ra'amar Kaya, ( or Thunder of the Beast in common) was the general of the northern Barbarians. He was the one who united the tribes of the north under one banner, and expanded them from thirteen tribes of poor natives, to a prosperous, growing country.

Forien knew that to earn the Yakuzacs' trust would not be easy. They did not accept outsiders entering their lands, especially not joining them. So to enter the Barbarians ranks, he told them he was a simple man, who hunted and sold his findings in the market of his village. That story was accepted by the Barbarians, because their life was not much different. Forien also told them that his village was attacked by the knights of Maria, and the knights slaughtered the whole village, and he was the only one to escape. He told them that he knew their rivalry with the knights and wanted to join them in there fight against them.

Now he was standing in the frozen tundra, and to prove himself to the Barbarians, he had to hunt and kill a white bear. Just like every Barbarian of the age of fifteen, he was given a spear, and some dried meat. They departed from him, thinking he would not survive. But, Forien was trained by the best Warder, Kerim, and he had different plans.
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