Kris ran through the forest as fast as he could, ready to face whatever danger could be causing the unknown individual's distress. Branches scratched his limbs and face as he ran with little regard to anything but reaching the source of the screams as quickly as possible. He abruptly stopped as he came to the edge of a steep incline; continuing at full steam would have been foolhardy. It was clear that the screams were coming from the bottom of the incline, so Kris worked his way down as quickly as he could. The ground was damp and the heavy foliage made the discovery of sure footing difficult, but he managed to navigate his way to the bottom. The screams continued to grow in volume the closer to the bottom he got, but due to the dense forest he could not see the source. Finally, he reached the bottom of the slope and continued to run towards the screams. He was quite surprised at what he found when he reached the source.

A man had fallen prey to a pit trap; it was a fairly deep hole intended to trap larger prey such as drop bears or wild cattle.
"Don't worry I've come to save you!", Kris yelled down the hole.
"Oh thank goodness", came the reply in a thick accent Kris didn't recognize.

Sometimes these traps had sharp spikes at the bottom, so Kris was uncertain if the man was in need of medical care, but he happened to have a rope in his inventory so he equipped it and threw the rope down to the man. In a short while, the man managed to climb out of the hole.

"Thank you, I don't know how I can thank you enough for saving me!", the man said.

"Ah it was no trouble really, but who are you and how did you end up down there?" Kris said, still a bit out of breath from the haste with which he arrived.

"Ah how terribly rude of me to not introduce myself; my name is Adolf. I come from a foreign land in search of strong adventurers to fulfill a quest."

This got Kris's attention, and for the first time he looked over the man's features. Adolf was a short, skinny man with somewhat pale skin that was in great contrast to his dark black hair. He had a hardened face and a curiously shaped mustache. There was something about him that repulsed Kris, yet the sound of Adolf's voice eased any tensions. It was a voice that could stir a man, a voice that awakened something deep within Kris that he had thought he had buried.

"Ahh--that's an excellent coincidence... I happen to be an unemployed adventurer. What's the deal with this quest?"

"Oh, well...", Adolf spoke quietly and looked around, as if there were someone in the forest who could overhear them, "Um, well, I think, um... could we discuss this in... private?"

Kris couldn't quite understand it, but something about this request made part of his mind tell him it would be a better idea to leave this quest opportunity alone. There was something about that voice though...

"Um, sure thing, just follow me.", Kris said, though he felt a strong force within him urging him to say anything but agreement.

They began the relatively short trek back to Kris's house. Adolf kept looking Kris over in a way that made Kris uncomfortable, though he never could get a grip on exactly why it made him uneasy. Kris was still trying to figure out exactly what it was when his thoughts were interrupted.

"You have always had that hair since you were a child?"

"Eh? Oh yeah I was born with blonde hair."

"Remarkable! And your eyes, they are so blue!"

"Yeah, everyone always talks about them, what's so special about it?"

Adolf seemed distant, as if his thoughts were elsewhere. "Ah... it is nothing."

Soon they reached Kris's home, and Kris let his companion in. It was a somewhat small home, with only one room. Adolf spent a while taking in the surroundings before he asked Kris to make himself comfortable. Kris sat in a chair, ready to hear the background information for this quest.

"Since I was a child", Adolf began, "I had premonitions that I would find one who would help me establish a great nation, a nation that would be matched by none and rule for one thousand years. Key to the establishment of this nation is the purification of its citizens and the establishment of a single, powerful race with certain characteristics. You, my friend, are the closest match to this premonition I have ever come across."

Adolf paced the room as he spoke, and Kris noticed he seemed to be gradually approaching the door.

"So, what exactly do I need to do?" Kris said, for the first time feeling that perhaps his feelings of apprehension were correct. Still, he couldn't move... something about Adolf's voice kept him still and made him feel comfortable.

Adolf turned away from Kris for a moment, as if to gather his thoughts. With an imperceptible movement, he bolted the door as he turned back around. "Ah that, allow me a moment to collect my thoughts, it is a difficult quest and the things required of you are much..."

Adolf approached the single candle on the table next to Kris which provided the light for the room. Adolf blew out the candle and whispered in Kris's ear, "Today, I have found the one with who I will establish the master race!"

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