A young male hunter from the Spiderscars tribe.

Your name is Edward. You are a young hunter from the Spiderscars tribe. You are 20 years old. You went through your initiation procedure three years ago. You have proven to Elder Franklin that you can hunt coyotes and deer. You also know how to fish in a small bay near your village. As a sign of your successful initiation, ritual scars were placed on your left shoulder, which together form a pattern that resembles the silhouette of a spider.

The village where most of your tribe lived was called "Parkerville". You have lived all your life in this village, which is located on the border of wooded areas and steppes. In addition, to the south of your village there is a small bay where you can fish.

We can say that you are now in good condition: you are relatively healthy, you are young and strong, you have a significant amount of energy.

However, over the past five days you have been plagued by failures in hunting. You were able to get almost nothing except a small possum, which you stunned with a stone throw and then killed with your spear.

Therefore, the elder of your tribe, Franklin, called you to his house. The elder's wooden house was the largest among all the other buildings in your village. You walk into this building with embarrassment, opening the old creaky door.

It's important to note that Old Man Franklin is not only the elder of the Spiderscars tribe. Also old man Franklin is your grandfather. However, you should not count on any leniency from Franklin. He is a rather strict and demanding person, he tries to think first of all about the interests of the tribe, and not about personal sentiments.

Franklin sits on a large wooden rocking chair. He looks at you with a dissatisfied look.

You look at Franklin's old face, which is covered with many wrinkles.

You think: “How old is Franklin? I don’t even know. He might be almost 60 years old! It’s not clear how he managed to live to that age! This is the oldest person I’ve ever seen!”

Franklin strokes his gray beard thoughtfully. His forehead and cheeks bear ritual scars, each depicting the silhouette of a spider. Franklin's hazy eyes scan your muscular arms and your face.

Finally, Franklin tells you, "You're a bad hunter, Eddie. You haven't been able to get enough meat for our tribe in the last five days. You're disappointing me."

You hastily answer: “I’m just unlucky. I’m sure I just need some time and that everything will work out somehow.”

Franklin interrupts you irritably: “You want to just wait for the situation to correct itself? Have you forgotten what I taught you? Have you forgotten what every person in our tribe knows?”