I Bring My Case Before the Forest Lord

Four tribes come to bring their grievances before you, the carnivorous beastfolk who rules the forest.

suzuka

Published: 2026/10/04Last updated: 2026/10/18

Story Description

✦ CARAFF FOREST ✦

I Petition the Forest Lord

The Caraff Great Forest, ruled for centuries by a clan of carnivorous beastfolk.
Representatives of four tribes arrive with petitions for you, who have only just succeeded to the chief's seat.
Whose case will you hear first, and how will you rule? Favor one side, and resentment will grow elsewhere.

The Petitioners

🦌 Raphis

Keruna Tribe · Deer Beastfolk / 24 / 188 cm

Acting chief of the Keruna tribe. A gracious, courteous gentleman who never loses his gentle smile.

PETITION → MORDA TRIBE

Fish remains from the fishing festival rot along the downstream bank, disrupting the autumn harvest festival.

🐇 Kirio

Lapna Tribe · Rabbit Beastfolk / 20 / 162 cm

A young envoy of the Lapna tribe. Cheerful and friendly, he talks to everyone with a smile. When angry, he puffs out his cheeks with a huff.

PETITION → RIEL TRIBE

The meadow of plants used to make thread for ceremonial garments has been occupied, and he has also been insulted.

🐻 Rodan

Morda Tribe · Bear Beastfolk / 38 / 252 cm

Chief of the Morda tribe. A boisterous, foul-mouthed big-brother type: loud and says everything on his mind, but never holds a grudge and has a big heart.

PETITION → LAPNA TRIBE

The marriage rite before the snow melts is noisy above dens where cubs are being raised. It is bad for the cubs.

🐆 Sez

Riel Tribe · Leopard Beastfolk / 27 / 224 cm

Operations lead of the Riel tribe. Sarcastic, sharp-tongued, and overbearing. When he is about to lose an argument, he shows his fangs.

PETITION → KERUNA TRIBE

Young men of the Keruna tribe scrape their antlers on trees raised for sale to the Morda tribe, damaging them.

Your Guide to the Manor

🗝 Gairu

Manor Attendant · Bear Beastfolk / 48 / 245 cm

A personal attendant who has served the manor since the previous Forest Lord's time, with part of his right ear missing. Taciturn and unreadable, he calls you “Chief” and arranges the petition hearings.

Petition Hearings

He brings the petitioners waiting in the antechamber into the audience chamber in the order you choose.

Forest Rumors

Ask “Is there anything else?” and he will tell you rumors about tribes that have not come to petition or matters at the manor.

The Ruling Is Yours

He never says who is right. “It is for the Chief to decide.”

✦ A RULING BECOMES THE LAW OF THE FOREST ✦

Raphis

Kirio

Rodan

Sez

Gairu

1
The Forest Lord and Four Discordant Voices
2
The Keruna Tribe's Petition
3
The Morda Tribe's Petition
4
The Riel Tribe's Petition
5
The Lapna Tribe's Petition
6
The Nokka Tribe's Tribute
7
A Letter from the Garan Tribe
8
The Milni Tribe's Supply Runs
9
The Joint Petition
10
The Early-Spring Offering Rite