::Scene Opens on clearing in the middle of Wildwyn Woods in the middle of the night ::Rougon Wildwen enters ::Bushes rustle ::Rougon: Who’s there? ::Bushes rustle once more ::Rougon turns to the bush ::Rougon: Who are you? What do you want with me? ::Something growls ::Rougon yelps in terror and proceeds to exit ::All that is heard is the sound of Rougon being mauled :: :: ::Scene opens on small town in Wildwyn Woods ::Townsfolk are about their normal activities, IE buying bread, etc. ::Orgoron Wildwen enters ::Orgoron: Help! My brother’s been murdered! ::all the townsfolk gather around as Orgoron drags his brother’s dead body to the center of town ::Marya: what happened to him? ::Orgoron: I don’t know! I just found him in the woods, mangled as he is now. ::townsfolk murmer about the strange event ::Gnargnon: his wounds look like a beast mauled him! ::Aryan: what kind of beast? A zombie? A hoard of pigmen? A spider? ::Gnargnon: none of those. Nothing has claws that could do this. These are worse than a wolf’s claws . ::All the townsfolk murmer, shocked. ::The town elder, ::Hydragnon, enters ::Hydragnon: people! People! What is it that brings you into this huddle ? ::Aryan: Rougon’s been murdered! ::Hydragnon examines Rougon’s mangled body ::Hydragnon looks up grimly ::Hydragnon: this is like that- Nothing I’ve ever seen before! ::Orgoron: whatever it is, it’s running free in the woods! That’s where I found his body. ::Hydragnon: nobody go out during the night! Ever! Marya: but Elder, why not? ::Hydragnon: It’s-er-whatever did this is out there! ::Dragnon enters ::Dragnon: Father, we obviously need to get rid of this thing. If we can’t go out at night, we can’t kill the beast . So, who will come to slay the beast with me? ::a hushed silence falls over the townsfolk ::Orgoron: I will! I need to avenge my father! The beast will be slain! We are the two best w arriors in the village! the beast won’t stand a chance! ::Orgoron and Dragnon leave the village at night, armored and armed ::In the morning, Gnargnon is walking through the woods, and finds Orgoron dead and Dragnon barely alive. ::Dragnon: urg… ::Gnargnon: Dragnon! It didn’t kill you? What was it? ::Dragnon: D-d-don’t go into the w-woods at night. ::Dragnon dies after delivering that message ::Gnargnon: Dragnon! Help! I found them! ::Gnargnon enters the village carrying Orgoron’s dead body, and Aryan carrying Dragnon’s. ::Hyrdragnon: No! NO! My son! He should have never gone out there! ::Gnargnon: those were his last words, “Don’t go into the woods at night.” ::Hyrdragnon weeps over his dead son’s body ::Hydragnon: why did you have to go out there? Why? Why? ::Gnargnon: Elder.. Do you know what the beast is? ::Hydragnon: How should I? You think I’ve been out there? Of course not! ::Hydragnon marches off, taking his son’s body ::Night falls over the village ::Aryan, Marya, and Gnargnon all meet in the town square ::Gnargnon: something is strange with the Elder. He always seems to know what the beast is. ::Aryan: maybe we be should leave it alone. After all, he just lost his son. ::Marya: if we don’t get rid of the beast, we’ll lose many more than them ::Gnargnon: We best investigate then. Let’s pay the Elder a visit. ::The three enter Hydragnon’s house to find it empty ::Aryan: where could he be? I doubt he went into the woods. ::Gnargnon: he might have. But we can’t go, because we’ll likely be killed. ::Marya: we can ask him in the morning. ::The three leave the elder’s house ::The sun rises over the town, and the elder is loitering in the town square ::Gnargnon approaches the elder ::Gnargnon: Elder? Where were you last night? You weren’t at home. ::Hydragnon: I-I was out burying Dragnon ::Gnargnon: In the woods? ::Hydragnon: the woods? of course not! ::Gnargnon: do you know something about the beast, Elder? Hydragnon: Y-yes. ::Gnargnon: What? Spit it out! ::Hydragnon: It’s a man and a wolf.. One by day, the other by night. ::Gnargnon: so someone in town could be it.. ::Hydragnon: yes. I doubt they’d tell you who they are. ::Gnargnon: we need to find out who it is, and quickly. ::Gnargnon leaves Hydragnon’s home and Hydragnon sighs with relief ::Gnargnon meets Aryan and Marya to discuss the news ::Gnargnon: the elder told me what the beast is. It’s a man by day and a wolf by night ::Aryan: so s-someone in the town is the beast?! ::Marya: I’m certainly not the beast! ::Gnargnon: nor I! ::Aryan: nor I! ::Gnargnon: then who is it? ::Ayran: wait… if they were the beast, they’d have to leave the village at night… and Hydragnon wasn’t here that night… ::Gnargnon: you aren’t saying he’s the beast! ::Aryan: that is exactly what I’m saying. ::Marya: then we need to get rid of him! ::Gnargnon: we need to pay the Elder another visit. ::All three of them go the Hydragnon’s house ::Hydragnon: Aryan, Marya, and Gnargnon. How can I help you? ::Gnargnon: we need you in the town square ::Marya, Aryan and Gnargnon drag Hyrdragnon into the town square and tye him by his hands and feet to the ground in chains