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The Old Pine Woods is bathed in summer heat, and your skin is already coated in sweat from walking the short stretch from the Cathedral doors to the forest tree line. Stagnant air hangs around you. Insects follow you for a short distance, buzzing and swirling. The smell of pine is pungent in the woods. You hike up your gear and prepare for the long trek.

Walking in the forest, you figure it is best to have a weapon out in case of trouble. What weapon do you use?