The Beast
In one particular forest of Airweed, rumors of a beast dwell. According to these fables, this beast hides in the fields of Airweed, stalking the workers and Hydruka who come in for the harvest. And when one detracts too far from the group… The Beast snatches them and devours them alive! The tale sprung when a worker named Reysa and his Hydruka lost track of time and stayed past the designated safety hour. One worker who had been close to the Airfields swore that they had heard a scream. Later that evening, many questioned where Reysa had gone, and had assumed that he must’ve returned after the tides rose; Unless he drowned?
They got a grim answer when someone found what seemed to be Reysa’s hand amidst the Airweed. Ever since, hysteria struck the workers as they claimed that some Beast dwelled in the Airfields, likely coming in from the tide to devour everyone. As days passed, more disappeared. Others swore they saw something in the airfields stalking them, one even ran from something massive that chased them!
The rumors of the Beast spread, and the overseer got exasperated and dismissed such claims, even when workers began to strike, unwilling to work with such a predator breathing down their spines. To prove his point, the overseer ventured into the airfields with some hired guns to comb the area, sure that there was no beast.
He never returned, and soon another overseer came in. She let the tales of the Beast run rampant with apathy, not caring for those who quit in fear- There was always some poor, jobless schmuck to take their position, after all, and so the mysterious disappearances continued…
