Mount and Blade: The Adventure Continues

Let's see where we left off Davion the Nord Barbarian. We last saw him entering this large town - for simplicity I'll call it Syx. He sells the goods he bought from nearby towns and loot from his enemies over at the marketplace. Davion looks for work and the Guild Master asks him to take out as many looter bands in the area. Each looter band will give 40 denars (the currency of the world).

Davion agrees as it is a quest fit for a barbarian. Davion rides off to nearby towns to recruit some more Nords to his cause. With a decent party of 8, he hunts down looter bands in the area. Looters would then flee from the gruff barbarian. Yet nothing escapes a barbarian's bloodlust. He maims several bands of looters before heading back to town. Proud of his achievement, Davion turns over the heads of the looters to the Guild Master. The Guild Master was pleased and happily gave the bounty over to Davion and his crew though part of him wanted Davion to leave as all the rotting heads created a foul stench.

While leaving town, a very well made axe caught the barbarian's attention. It was a well balanced throwing axe. Finally, the weapon of his dreams. He quickly drops the hundred denars to claim his prize and leaves the town. On the fields, he sees King Ragnar facing off some looters and Davion rushes to aid the king (not that the king needed any aid). Crushing his foe with his raw might, Davion roars in victory. King Ragnar approaches the barbarian and thanks him for the aid. He offers Davion a mission to find a murderer over who hides in Oxville (not the real name but it sound's better than the gibberish names the game gives). Davion agrees to find this murderer and though his party is still wounded, sets out to Oxville.

The trek is long and tiring. The wounds of the previous battles have yet to heal. A few more hours trek and Davion would have reached Oxville yet it was not to be. A group of sea warriors ambush Davion and his men. Davion charges through them killing all 9 but alas, he is wounded heavily and his Nord recruits have all been killed. A group of looters then raid the weakened barbarian. Davion has no choice but to surrender and become their prisoner.

Davion was tortured and his loot taken from him. He watched as the raiders pillaged and captured some farmers. One late night, the raiders had too much to drink. Using his berserker strength, Davion rips out from his chains and manages to reclaim his horse and weapons before riding out to the town of Tix. ( one thing in the game is that you can never really die - the only way to end the game is if you retire). Davion drags himself to the bar and drinks due to the loss of his men. He sits beside a short haired blonde. Eyeing the blonde suspiciously, the woman stands up and raises her sword. She reveals herself to be Matthas, a swordswoman. Davion thinks that this person might be handy to use in battle and they talk.

What will happen next to Davion and this swordswoman? Will they start a mutually destructive relationship? Find out as Mount and Blade adventures continue!