58 Infinite Zombies (1/2)
”You cannot pass the area beyond is forbidden.”
Sensing that several cloaked men were ready to attack them, the soldiers prepared to counter them. Luckily, he raised his hand up and stopped them.
”Who are you to tell me that I cannot pass?”
Stepping forward the man in charge approached them. Removing his hood revealed gray hair and regular ears. Now he knew that they weren't elves. Seeing that they weren't hostile, he had his men lower their weapons.
With both parties having their men stand down they began to discuss what was going on. The party who stopped them was the first to begin the conversation.
”We are Rangers tasked with protecting this land. It is our duty to make sure that nobody enters the Forsaken Coast ahead.”
”Normally, the area would be blocked off by several large trees. We're not sure how you got through, but we can't let you enter the area beyond this point. It's simply too dangerous”
Seeing that they were Rangers, he showed them the druid pendant. They were immediately much more receptive and friendly. If he had connections he might as well use them.
”We didn't realize you were a friend of the forest! What brings you here traveler?”
”We're headed in the direction that you're trying to block. There's something that we've been ordered to take care of.”
Sensing that they wanted to continue their journey, they explained what was so dangerous about the area beyond. With the name like 'the Forbidden Coast', he was sure it wasn't going to be a picnic.
The grey-haired leader introduced his name as Garth. Going on, he told them about the properties that made The Forbidden Coast particularly dangerous.
”For some reason, the dead don't stay down they just keep getting back up.”
”Even animals come back from the dead! Truly it is a cursed land, we're lucky that it's limited to such an area otherwise we'd be overrun.”
”That's why we don't want anyone down there. If they get hurt they might come back as more zombies and that's just a headache for us.”
”Once we cleared the area and we were able to secure things. The only thing that gets by now is the occasional bird”
During the discussion, he immediately suspected that it was a necromancer. If there was one holed up in the nearby Islands, slightly offshore, that would explain the situation.