The Queen of the Citadel

[bnw_void_npcs]

[The feed from the Warp Band flickers and focuses briefly on the face of an unhappy looking young man with his hands bound behind his back before it rotates back around. A severe looking woman is seated upon what seems to be a throne...]

What a curious device. I can see the use though. Am I speaking to the people of Union and Caldera? I am Frea, Matriarch of the Valkyrie tribes of the Citadel. Some of my girls said you gave them a run for their money. Good. It keeps them on their toes.

Anyway, here’s the deal. I've got… about twenty of your people. They’re getting a bit homesick and I don’t really want to keep them. Fact of the matter is, I've got a bit of a situation and they were ripe targets with all that food they were carrying. There’s an enormous Pokémon that’s been thrashing around our territory and burning just about everything it can get to. It’s driving the game away and has messed up a few of our tribes already. My people need food, and this sucker doesn't seem keen on leaving. So here’s my thought. First, I’ll return your people and their equipment to you. Can’t give back the food, already got eaten, sorry about that. If you can help us drive off this Pokémon, though, we can work it off. You scratch my back, I scratch yours, you know how it goes. We've got some things you guys might find interesting and valuable, but I can’t exactly part with any of it while I have an enormous monster of flame and steel beating down my door. Sound good?

[Those who have penetrated far enough into the Rolling Plains have made visual contact with something interesting. Far to the north at the end of the plains, there is a single tree, enormous in size. Frequent flocks of large flying types with mounted female riders can be seen coming to and fro, and the more keen-eyed among you can see that there appears to be an entire city built into the tree. The tree itself, clearly this “Citadel” Frea mentioned, seems to touch the sky, not even fully visible due to the cloud cover.]

Comments

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[demon_of_sforzando]

That aside, what else can you tell me about the Pokemon that's attacking you? Do you have any idea what might have provoked it?

[Video]

[bnw_void_npcs]

It appeared one day and began taking over large parts of the plains. The tree itself shows the scars of its attacks, but we don't know why. Those that attempt to confront it are stricken by a horrible fear, making it hard to move, much less act. It walks on four legs with a mask of bone as hard as steel. If you do manage to cut it, it bleeds molten flame.

[Video]

[demon_of_sforzando]

Did anything else unusual happen around the same time it appeared?

[Video]

[bnw_void_npcs]

We've gone over it but nothing we can tell, it just showed up angry one day.

[Video]

[demon_of_sforzando]

Have you tried talking to it?

[Video]

[bnw_void_npcs]

It's not terribly responsive, not that many of us are good at talking to Pokemon anyway.

[Video]

[demon_of_sforzando]

I don't know whether I'd consider myself good at it, but I do spend a lot of time talking to Pokemon. I'll do what I can.