Hansuke - The Legend Continues; A Less-Than-Friendly Greeting

When last we left Hansuke, the tattooed monk had left his party in Asgard and traveled to the Prime Material Plane via the Bifrost. He soon met three travelers, a samurai nicknamed Jug, a monk named Geylan, and a merchant named Jamkkan. A brief explanation of how Hansuke arrived in their land was given, Geylan placed his wrists inside an iron cage that Jamkkan locked before turning in to sleep, and Jug stood watch over the group. The trio wants Hansuke to take them to his arrival point before they go to see the master of the monastery they are currently living in.

16 Feb 1371 07:00:00 (2621 Shou calendar)

The next morning, Hansuke and the three travelers rise before the sun and make their way up the slope toward the spot where the Bifrost deposited the monk the night before. 

When they arrive, they discover that a crowd has formed. A dozen men clad in simple armor and carrying spears are arranged in a loose semi-circle around a mounted samurai. A priest of some sort hunches over the rune-blasted circle etched into the mountain stone while chanting unintelligible gibberish and sprinkling powder into the ring. As the spellcasting reaches its crescendo, a diffuse glow emanates from the circle and a drifting tendril of light wafts toward Hansuke, linking him to his point of arrival.

The diviner turns, following the glowing tether with his gaze. He points at the tattooed monk and shouts, "THERE! That's the creature that was cast down from the Heavens! And it's already corrupted three of out countrymen! Kill it before it can spread its evil any further!"

"Well, that can't be good," Geylan mutters under his breath as the footsoldiers turn to look at the samurai.

The samurai slowly raises an iron-studded staff and speaks in a calm voice, "Take them, three-on-one!" And, then, like dogs loosed for a hunt, the warriors rush forward with their spears leveled.