“Draif people are quite unique, they look like living ore and with haufman children features, the things that differentiate us not only in heights. But as different anatomy, they didn't have heart, they have the core, that can be upgraded, as long as the host is strong enough, and their veins, beautifully woven on their skin, they seems to love ore so much, and worship Urehla quite humbly. I still fascinated by the base core that could be changed quite easily, you just need a power core to have a lot of acceptable base core. And their women, hmm, so small, cute and adorable just as-”
* - Diary of the first exploration to the Draifsun Mountain, by Loci Haufgreac
At the first day camp, lady Yusnain trying to get to know their subordinate, and she sit between a Dourk mercenaries fire pit, at first the mercenaries looks worried by their leader actions, “ do you guys want any drinks?, I know we’re still far from our objective, and sorry for my rudeness, what mercenaries group are you guys from?” ask her, “ we from Winteradwod merc lady Saurandir, lot of us are from Wodourk and Radourk Clan, as we are good at cold temperature my lady” said one of the leader of the mercenaries, “ Names Woka my lady, as you can see I am from the Wodourk Clan, if you need anything just tell me”, and Yusnain answered “ Thanks for joining us Woka and everyone, I know circumstances couldn’t make us knew each other earlier, but I hope we could cooperate well when the times comes. “But my lady, why such hurry, we could only gather some of our clansmen, is it time sensitive? This exploration?” ask Woka to the lady, “ it seems there’s some abnormal activities detected by Draifeists at Oathelm gate, some mana leaking of some sort form the shrine ruins, but from what I know these things happens a lot, so just don’t panic, we have our own specialist to handle it after all” while looking at Maria at the distance.
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After morning come all the soldiers and mercenaries move again to north, it is still far far away from their quest, bt the winds tell different things, at the sixth days of explorations, the group suddenly ambushed by a pack of snow boar, unfortunately, the boars just become added provisions to the group, and at the seventh day explorations, the group camp near uninhabited cave, and it's already halfway to the ruins.
"Where's the mead stock?" Maria asked to the lady Yusnain, "you already drank half of our mead, I know Draif loves their mead, but this is too much Maria, we are still on the mission, how about your work? do you already sense what abnormalities happen at the ruins?" sneer the lady Saurandric. "just give me my mead and I'll tell you" grumps Maria, "no I already know your tricks and bullshit deceptions, tell me!" roar the Drasauran, "okay! okay! I still don't know what the abnormalities, we are only halfway there, but the mana and elementals seems disturbed a lot, maybe one of the Shrine activated or something, now where's my mead!?" and Yusnain sighed and give a half-full barrel of mix stone mead to Maria, "hope you didn't finish it in one day, there's still many Draif that didn't drink yet, you know the Draifwarsts in our group needed it, if some battle means to happen", and they all gone to do their own work, Maria drinking, and Yusnain comunnicating with soldier and merc to do a guard shift.