03 Macán Dagdae: The Crug, The Lost Child
The Crug is a 7-year-old orphan who dreams of leaving his oppidum and joining the forest. He lives in Octodurum, the capital of the Venagre people, to eat he must steal and his life is nothing but misery. The war with the Helvetians pushes many refugees to join the oppidum and with them, a much worse threat... the Bloody Lance.
Scenario details
The player plays Crug, a 7-year-old child who dreams of leaving Octodurum. War is at the gates of the valley, Helvetian raids ravage the Nantuates lands and many refugees are at the gates of the oppidum. The Bloody Lance, an organization made up of fanatics venerating a false representation of Lug, invests the military barracks, their mission being to eliminate all Macán Dagdae, even if it means massacring innocents; their reputation precedes them. Crug, meanwhile, must recover a bracelet belonging to Orwenn and bring it back to Lyam, the man who gives him his missions. A dangerous but necessary mission if Crug wants to eat. Bran takes care of his tavern; Denvleiz is on the market, selling his herbs and sculptures. The Rix Aodh fortifies the walls and awaits the arrival of Uberii and Sedunii reinforcements.
Terror reigns everywhere. Crug cannot trust anyone, except the woman who raised him; even Bran hides secrets, he fought the Bloody Lance with Denvleiz and had a sexual relationship with him, now they are best friends. Denvleiz is wary and does not confide, he is mysterious and so magnetic that he intrigues Crug who will have to tame him slowly. The inhabitants despise Crug, chasing him away for fear that he will pickpocket them or steal. The Bloody Lance violates the population with impunity, even the Druids avoid confronting them. Crug learns to understand the language of birds, without really knowing where this gift comes from, he also hears the trees. Aodh tries to keep his place and resist Orwenn
The story takes place in the European Iron Age, in the Valais Alps. The 4 Valensis tribes (Nantuates, Sedun, Uber and Veragre) are confronted with raids by their Helvetian neighbors. The religious class is composed of: Druids, who practice plant and ceremonial magic; vates, who practice sacrificial and divinatory magic; bards, who only practice the art of oratory. Ogams are the only writing, used only by Druids and vates. The Macán Dagdae are the children of the god Dagda and can live for nearly a thousand years, they possess an intuitive ability to communicate with the elements and nature. The caste has many advantages but is subject to the religious. The Laboras caste works to enrich those who defend it. The landscape is green, the Rhone flows in the middle of the marshes and the mountains are snowy. Creatures live in the caves and forests.
Crug must flee Octodurum; his acquaintances are a real danger to his life. Orwenn wants to recover the magic bracelet that Crug stole from him and the Bloody Lance is tracking him. With Bran, Denvleiz's best friend, Crug must convince Denvleiz to take him to his place. Crug cannot leave Octodurum alone, he would not survive the dangers that can be represented by: specters; vouivres; farfadets; spriggan; black wolf: helvètes; brigands. From the beginning, a bird follows him, he must learn to communicate with him and the other birds, for that he must find his father thanks to his amulet, he can also talk to the plants which stuns Denvleiz. In the end the Helvetians besiege Octodurum and Orwenn tries to seize power
