#story_event #dung_beetle_knight A low, constant rumble woke a woman sleeping on the ground. She quietly shifted her bedding aside and lowered her ear to the ground. Something strange was happening in the darkness. In a breathless moment, the woman's wonder overcame her fear and she set out to finder the source of the tremors underfoot. **Nominate** a female survivor. That survivor gains +1 permanent strength. The woman followed her feet, feeling her way toward the rumble until it became a quake. Ahead she saw a peculiar figure struggling to push a massive sphere up a hill. The object appeared quite heavy and the creature faltered often, losing ground. Each time it did, it redoubled its efforts and rolled the massive weight back up the hill, shaking the ground anew. At first glance, the struggle appeared clumsy and pathetic, but as she watched, the woman was taken by the creature's unrelenting perseverance. Even after the monster crested the hill and vanished, its noble form and simple mission stayed with her. Admiration was too weak a word to describe her feelings. The nominated female survivor gains the **Vermin Obsession** disorder. The woman quietly stole back into the settlement, waking no one. Although the others slept soundly, she remained awake, invigorated by witnessing such dedication and exertion. She searched the settlement for the smoothest object she could find and began to roll it, emulating the monster. She would teach the settlement its ways, and show them perfect persistence. Gain the **Round Stone Training** innovation. You may now hunt the **Dung Beetle Knight**. Add it to the Quarries list on the settlement record sheet.