“…”
(Dope-
“Bring me your undesirablesssss. Bring me your unwanted. Your unloved. Your friendlesssss.”
Four sister villages, and one monster lurking in the forest. Dark creatures had been stealing livestock and the occasional resident for several years now. When the sheriff of one town had disappeared without a trace the villagers decided they had enough. It was better to throw their cards in with a sentient beast who could be reasoned with. Banding together, the villages sent a party off into the woods to find the creature that dwelled within.
It had asked for four things.
“One from each village.”)