Tulem wakes up dazed and confused at the edge of the cornfield. The sun appears to be just about to rise, and he tries to get his bearings.

As he comes to, he feels the rough caress of leaves on his body, and in his mouth, he tastes iron. Tulem jerks awake as he feels the leafy tendrils slither away. Something was inside him, his mouth his bleeding.

Gingerly, Tulem reaches into his mouth, he feels it, his back three molars are missing. They were removed and the gums throb painfully. He wipes his bloody fingers on the grass and shudders. Who knew how long those things were inside his mouth, how much longer would they have lingered had he not woken up?

And where was Hazel (@la-fumettista)? Long gone it would seem... A pair of boots crunch through the nearby frosted grass, and Tulem tenses, ready for action.

The figure he sees appears to be human (@mountainwashere), he's smoking a pipe, and for whatever reason, Tulem finds that disarming. Even more disarming, the silent man hands him a handkerchief for the blood, and Tulem gratefully accepts.

The two regard each other for a moment, they clearly aren't just here by happenstance. Tulem asks if The Silent Investigator has a light, the man nods and offers up a book of matches.

With shaking hands, Tulem lights up a smoke. He spits out some blood, and takes a painful drag. The place where his back molars used to be, burns like a fire, sharp and hot. It's good though, the pain helps him clear his head, gets him good and angry.

He chucks the smoke into the dry and dead corn field. Whatever did this to him, it was going to pay.

Tulem rolls (@javo1096 ) (20) + (5) + (1) = 26
The Silent investigator rolls (3) = 3

The cornfield lights quicker than would be considered natural. As it begins to really take off, a low squealing sound can be heard in the air.

As the fire spreads, it becomes louder, more pronounced. Soon it is a wail, and The Silent investigator cries out wordlessly as he holds his ears.

The sounds, they speak to him and tell him of terrible things. Deeds he's committed in the past, and horrors he has yet to commit. His personal curse doesn't allow him to speak in human tongues, but @mountainwashere wails at the cornfield in an alien language.

Tulem is too angry to notice, he has been violated, and he will stand here and watch this field burn. He will wait until it is over, until he is sure that his revenge has been enacted.

Tulem gets +1 Stamina
@mountainwashere sanity drops to 3

@javo1096, since you rolled a natural 20, I've decided you can either choose a future plot element (or item for your character) for me to write in, or you can choose who your next matchup will be. Lemme know!