Role

Chapter 4

Piti had grown quite a lot since she began her adventures outside of the
village. There was a lot to see and a lot to do! She met a lot of people as
well, and learned about the conflicts people had outside of the village. A big
one was the struggle between "light" and "dark." Piti didn't know much about
what the big deal was. But she did notice that those people who were "dark"
always tried to kill her, while those who were "light" did not. So she has
preferred to spend time with those of the light. In particular, she has been
traveling a lot with a dwarven paladin named Erorm. He is her best friend!
Well, her only friend, really.

But then the orcs got mad that she was traveling with a paladin. They want to
kill the paladin. So Piti has a hard time trying to have a friend and also be
loyal to the clan. Maybe bringing glory to the clan isn't always about meat,
but sometimes about killing paladins? But then, only the light people don't
want to kill Piti. Why would glory not be killing those who actively threaten
her, like the "dark" ones who are always attacking her? That doesn't make much
sense to Piti. Why go out of your way to kill people who are nice to you, when
you can kill those who try to kill you? That feels more glorious!

More and more, Piti feels that orcs are stupid. But Grinning Skull is for
life. No way out! So Piti must learn to navigate the idea of having friends,
but also keeping peace with the stupid orcs. She did get to travel with an orc
for the first time, and had to admit it felt good to be teamed up with their
brute strength. She was able to use her skills as a raider to their true
potential. Maybe spending more time with the orcs will bring her some clarity
of purpose.

But for now, Piti mostly wants to just grow and explore and have friends. She
has neither been felled nor killed an enemy in battle, but has won most of the
fights she has been in (the enemy fled). So she guessed that was good enough
glory for now.