for those unfamiliar it's this. Idk there is something to be said where you have royalist guards arresting socialists in the street.

6. Drake Cultists: Three Worshippers of The Great Wyrm. They are traveling to the nearest city and are very tired. They are good company despite the their incessant use of the phrase “Thank The Wyrm.”

4. The Hero Cult: A group of four sorcerers chanting and casting light between the trees, they are in the process of resurrecting a warrior that died 10 years ago today. They do not wish to be seen by anyone, and are willing to fight to keep it that way.
5. The Aggrieved: Five members of a local […]

3. Cult of the Changing Moon: A group of ten cultists, evenly split by sex, with two in the center surrounded by the others. The members will only allow outsiders to watch if it keeps the sex ratio at 50 / 50. They perform a ritual and by the end the woman is now a man and the man is now a woman.

d6 Cultists
1. The Moon Cultist: An older woman having gone far into the woods to commune with the moon alone. She insists on putting out the fire to get a better view of the moon.
2. The Sacrificial Group: Nine cultists in thick fur robes with a sacrificial offering in tow. The sacrifice is a […]

5. The Raid: Blood drunk from a successful night raid on a village. There are 20 orcs, with only one heavily injured. They are laden with grain, cured meats, and gold.
6. The Houndmaster: An orc with six trained war dogs. Each dog is massive, weighing 120 pounds each. If a fight breaks out the […]

3. The Wailer: An orc woman warped in many furs. Her brother was recently killed in a duel, and wishes to cry out into the night sky.
4. The Slaver: One orc leads the march holding a standard with a black bear on a yellow background. Five other orcs are in toe, with chains around their feet. All […]

d6 Orcs
1. Injured: Accompanied by two other orcs carrying them. Their leg is broken in a grisly display. If they were alone their death would have been certain.
2. The Drunkards: Four orcs rich with pot-valor. One of them is wildly strumming on a stringed instrument and the other three are […]

5. The Kid: He is only 17, he is gaunt and carries only a knife. He will break down and cry if any woman yells at him. He misses his mother.
6. On the Lam: He carries not but a spear and the clothes upon his back. He bears no ill will and will not bring up his thievery unless absolutely […]

3. The Mercenaries: A band of 30 men. Eight are drunk. All are loud. They recently deserted a failed military campaign that stretched on into the winter, after the food stopped coming. They are fundamentally the bully sort and will demand all the money the party has.
4. The Highwaymen: Both of […]

d6 Thieves
1. Merry Duo: In good mood despite their less than great fortune. They recently escaped capture by the sheriff’s men and are very hungry. The two have no intention to steal from anyone except for the baron.
2. False Victim: Claims to have almost been sacrificed by a cult and is […]

5. Pilgrims: Only just beginning to embark on their journey to the holylands. There is a young page hoping to be a knight, an old woman who recently lost her husband, and a pair of newlyweds. They share food freely.
6. Charlatan: Disguised as a noble and wearing ill fitting but fancy clothes […]

3. False Werewolf: A preteen. Her arm is still wounded from a bite. She was exiled for fears that she may turn into a werewolf, it was a mundane wolf attack. She believes herself to be a werewolf as well.
4. Cuckold: Vowed to find and kill the man who fucked his wife. Will extract any and all […]

d6 Peasants
1. Mother and Child: The child cannot be more than a month old, and will start crying if anyone yells. The mother is fleeing a plague, and just needs to rest.
2. Hunter: Hauls a deer upon his back. Despite the cold weather he is in good spirits. 50% chance that unbeknownst to him he […]

On a snowy night, once camp has been made, there is a chance of a random encounter.
d6 Encounters
1. Peasants
2. Thieves
3. Orcs
4. Cultists
5. Warriors
6. Ghosts

And themes of love continue to mask 19. https://lonely-star.bearblog.dev/mask-019-the-mask-of-our-name/

Oh it's all about the power of love! With this one. Very poetic. https://pressthebeast.bearblog.dev/mask-018-the-mask-that-brims-with-power/

Coming in hot with the 17th mask in the mask relay! Very much a mom says you have to play nice sort of magic item. https://kattkirsch.bearblog.dev/the-mask-of-the-abdicosan/

hell yeah mask 16 and it's a big one https://uncannyramblings.blot.im/mask-16-the-mask-of-the-deposed-bull-and-the-brazen-burdens