Summon the Three Escaped Farmers

With a guard escort, the three escaped human farmers--a young woman, her little brother, and an old man come into the study, where the guild awaits them. They could see just how harrowing it must've been for them, from the way their clothes were soiled and tattered, to the look of despair and trauma on their faces. With Cesar's direction, the three farmers take a seat on the available couch; while the rest of the guild watch in silence--with Deraxle and Cat taking notes.

"Identify yourselves, please." Janissa speaks, her green eyes looking to the humans.

"I'm Tanya." Tanya, the lone female escapee speaks first. "The boy here is my baby brother, Toby. We're from the farming village of Lawton's Crossing. Little of it remains now, thanks to those filthy Orcs!"

"They took my mother!" Toby looks up to Janissa, and breaks into tears, as Tanya tries to soothe him.

"I'm Edgar." The old man speaks next. "I ran...or used to run a sheep-grazing pasture before those blasted Orcs took all of the sheep, and my two daughters."

"A pleasure to meet the three of you." Cesar looks to them, as Toby calmed down, wiping his tear-soaked eyes. "So you say that the Orcs razed the village of Lawton's Crossing, took your mother, Tanya; and your two daughters, Toby?"

"Yes, sir." Edgar nodded to them. "My daughters are Anna, who's 20, and Yvonna, who's 15. I have been raising them myself after my wife died when they were little."

"Why did they have to take my mommy?" Toby spoke next. "Mommy cooked some great meals for us from our share of the harvest."

"I understand your worries." Janissa looked to the farmers. "Can you tell us more about these Orcs that sacked your village?"

"Only that they came rushing in on their wargs, waving their bloody axes, and torches." Edgar looked to them. "Every poor lad that tried to fight back were cut down. Some of them, including the village mayor and his wife, had their heads chopped off. Their little ones were eaten whole by some of the bigger wargs, and the Orcs just laughed and howled!"

"Daddy tried to fight back, but they chopped him to pieces!" Toby broke down into tears again, hiding his face in Tanya's side.

"Mother asked me to take Toby, and run as fast as we could, without them seeing us." Tanya spoke again. "I looked back just in time, hiding behind some trees, to see them surround her, then they just took her."

"Did you see where the Orcs rode off to?" Cesar looked to them.

"North into the mountains and foothills." Edgar looked to them. "I'm too old to fight, and hid while those Orcs raided my home, took my daughters, then burned it down. I ran as fast as I could, and found these two. Then we just ran some more until the city militia found us."

"Did you catch any hints of their emblems? Or saw their flags or banners?" Cesar looked to them, taking a sip of water from a mug while he waited for them to answer.

"I could not see, because I was trying not to be food for the wargs." Edgar looked to the guild members, and then to the other escapees.

"They wore orange thingies, and waived orange banners." Toby looked up to Cesar & Janissa. "It also had the image of some kind of big cat, with giant teeth."

"The four clans of 'The Sabretooth Triad'." Janissa nodded.

"They killed my older brother last time, four years ago." Tanya looked to them. "I-I-I just want them gone!"

"I want my mommy back!" Toby looked to the guild, with a pleading look in his eyes.

"I hope you can bring my daughters back, if you can." Edgar spoke next. "I do nae know what I'd do without them."

"We will do our best to help in any way possible." Janissa spoke to the farmers. "Is there anything else you can tell us?"

"Nae, madam, that is all I can tell you." Edgar answered, while Tanya and Toby shook their heads.

"Thank you for your information." Cesar gestured for the guards in the study to open the doors for the farmers. Janissa stands and hugs the farmers, and then escorted them out, allowing the guards posted outside to bring them to where they were taking refuge.