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A Path in the WoodsFront

Deep in the Great Wood sits a stone, carved with the crude pictograms of the Forest Folk, showing a trail fraught with trials and leading to great power.

If you set forth upon the trail at midsummer, you can unlock its mysteries, but you must...

Nerth Serpent's VigorReverse

Vitality: ◇◇◇

When you crush the life from the Nerth Serpent and devour its still-warm heart, hold 3 Vitality. While you hold Vitality, you age very slowly. Spend Vitality 1-for-1 to:

  • Shrug off a poison, sickness, or curse
  • Survive a lethal wound or injury
  • Recover fully from a permanent injury or impairment (with a few days' rest)
  • Perform a feat of extraordinary strength, prowess, or endurance Each time you spend Vitality, you manifest a permanent mark of the wild (antlers, hide-like skin, animal eyes, etc.) or such a mark becomes more pronounced. Tell us what it is.