You find yourself on a dusty and well-traveled road, where even the overgrown plants have decided it's not worth trying to overtake things.  A crooked and weathered sign points to a spot further along the path, and you can see the words 'Outpost' carved into the wood.  You're hopefully lost, but maybe someone at this outpost might be able to help?

You continue along the path, and as you do so, you start seeing odd marks through the dirt.  Similar footprints to your own, yes, but what are these other ones?  Paws, claws, things you can't recognize?  It sends a shiver down your spine.  Still, as lost as you started out, you keep going down your path.  You can swear you hear the sound of....snoring?  Hoping to maybe have found someone to ask a question about your whereabouts, you break out into a run and then-  you trip.

And it hurts.  Quite a bit, in fact.  Cursing your clumsiness you look over to see what most assuredly scuffed your shoe.

A....treasure chest?  Why would someone place a treasure chest on an old dirt path like this?  

You decide to get to your feet, dusting yourself off, and take a closer look at the chest.

..........why do you get the feeling the chest is looking at you?

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(Tune in next week for the next installment, of a very exciting discovery :3c)