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Mouse Guard
September 12, 2009

I've been playing Mouse Guard with some friends lately and we're having a really good time. Thought I'd log our adventures and share with y'all.

The story for us begins in Fall 1152, ignoring the cannon of the book. In our story a grain merchant sets out with a map of Lockhaven, a capital offense as no maps are allowed to be made of that main city. The day is a bright one and the grain merchant senses no danger in the natural sounds of the forest about him. The rustling in the bushes seems to be just the wind... until he is swallowed whole by a forest snake. He never saw it coming.

Or so surmises Fallan, leader of a patrol (and my character). A grey haired mouse with a white cape signifying his purity, at 25 Fallan is one of the youngest patrol leaders in mouse history. Having proven himself on the battlefield against the Weasels at a very young age and winning a strategical victory in one of the main battles, Fallan is considered somewhat of a prodigy. He is also characterized by his thoughtful nature and his abhorance of violence.

It is he who is first to react when the snake attacks his patrol at the upset grain merchant's cart. He quickly falls back, resorting to a bow while his second, Abram (my friend Ryan), leads the initial charge. Abram is a somewhat aloof and abnormally large mouse, known for following orders but also for having a touch of selfishness about him and a stinginess with money. He is a decent enough fighter, but his true skill lies in the knowledge and application of healing medicants and herbs. His cloak and fur are both brown, the brown cape signifying his down-to-earth nature.

The true fighter of the group is young Freya (my friend Michelle), affectionately called "Red" by the two older members of the group (on account of her red hair, a rarity among mice). At just 14, she is the new recruit in this patrol (called a "tenderpaw") and has yet to earn a cloak to signify her as a member of the Guard. She is spunky and headstrong and often chafes under Fallan's command.

Together, the three mice engage the serpent, but the creature proves too strong for them. Reluctantly the three retreat, though Freya takes her time about it and is almost eaten before Fallan can get her to follow his orders to flee. The snake seems not to care about the mice once they have fled and leaves them.

The leader then suggests a daring plan. One of the mice most serve as bait to lure the snake into the woods while the others check the grain wagon for more clues as to the whereabouts of the grain merchant. Though Red, eager to prove her worth and still chafing from having been forced to flee, volunteers Fallan is not one to let his patrol be in danger before him. He orders the other two to check the wagon while he baits the serpent. This time he draws his blade before heading into the brush. Abram leaves for the wagon at once, but Freya can't help but snarl at Fallan's back, wondering if it is wise or good leadership for Fallan to place himself in such danger.

Fallan's plan is a desperate one, but it turns out to be a success. By continually feinting and luring the serpent, Fallan leads it on a tense chase through the woods, hiding here and there and then popping out to taunt the beast again just when it has started to lose interest.

Meanwhile, back at the cart, Abram discovers the map of Lockhaven hidden in the grain. Shortly after, an exhausted Fallan rejoins them minus his blade, saying he has spent himself on the task and can do no more and the three take off before the serpent returns.

Their mission completed, they return to Lockhaven post haste. There are still questions lingering in the air... who made this map and who was it going to? For now, Lockhaven and the patrols will simply have to sharpen their senses and their blades.

That was just the first adventure. Several more have followed and shall be shared shortly!

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