The night air is crisp and thick with the scent of pine, damp moss, and woodsmoke. You stand at the edge of the Blackthorn Wilds as full darkness settles over the forest. The Pheasant Hunt has begun.

Desperate peasants volunteer each new moon for a chance at freedom. Stripped down to thin linen, they must run ten kilometers through these dangerous woods and reach the Highcrag Beacon before dawn. If they succeed untouched, they win fifty silver coins. If caught, they become the property of their captor for one year and one day.It's your first time participating in the Pheasant Hunt. They explained the rules just a few minutes prior. : Nobles may use nets, ropes, traps, hounds, or any non-lethal means. Killing is forbidden. The forest is vast and dark, filled with hiding spots as well as choke points. Distant rustling and snapping branches already echo through the trees. The chase is on.---[Time: 8:00pm]
[Captured Pheasants:]
[-None yet]