[IC] ✧ Talrae ✧ (LOOKING FOR CO-GM)

[Duoya]

Dirk Davidson

Health: 3000/3000
Mana: 1300/1300

Stats

Strength: 15
Agility: 10
Intelligence: 4

Skills

Sword Wielding: Lv.20

Passive Abilities:
Inspiring Presence: Whenever user takes damage, they have a small chance to either recover 100HP or have target nearby friendly gain 50HP.
Vengeful Smite: User has a low chance to deal magic damage to target that has managed to deal melee damage against user.
Fortress of Wood: User gains a small, permanent, irremovable damage reduction. Works for all kinds of damages.

Equipment

Shield [Round] (Equipped)
Full Plate Armor (Equipped)
Longsword [Uncommon] (Equipped)
Rosary of Courage (Equipped)

Interactions: @demonspade64

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Day 6

Making his way back to his companion, Theo led Karma over to the pregenerated Coffin along the side and back of the Town hall. There, Kajin Najin was present - his face unblemished and appearing just as it did when they first met. Theo remained calm at first, not speaking for nearly 30 minutes into the funeral.

"This is Kajin. You met him once, but I'm not really sure how close you were to him. He and Aster were the first people I met here."

Theo paused for a few seconds, tears welling in the corner of his eyes as he spoke again, albeit in a shakier voice.

"I don't think anyone really mentioned it, but he died in his sleep... Someone probably pulled the nerve gear off of him, or something happened while he was moved to the hospital."

Theo collected himself, solely through the Acting skill. He felt like falling to the ground and crying. This game was supposed to be a gift - a chance to leave the shitty, useless version of himself behind. But instead, it was a fight of life and death...

"I... I know there was nothing I could do for Kajin. B-but even then... I nearly let you and Alisea die last night. The reason I invited you here wasn't to apologize though."

Theo calmed himself again - he had to make a conscious effort to not cry at the stress. Even having been a medical student, he had never felt this horrible before.

"You're the only person in the guild who I know can heal... The reason I invited you was because I feel like we're the ones with the most responsibility. I feel like if anyone dies, it's because I wasn't good enough."

"I just want to let you know - if you ever have any doubts, or you're worried about something, anything at all - I'll be there. I'm the tank, and you're the Healer - as long as you do your best to keep the group survive, I'll be happy."

After the Funeral was done, Theo spoke with Karma again - this time, a goodbye.

"Sorry for getting all heavy and shit on you there! I know that it probably seemed lame as hell, but I feel better that it's off my chest. See ya tomorrow, Karma"

Theo left, making his way back to the inn to pay for his room and eat dinner. The funeral opened his eyes - he was trapped in the game to be Dirk. Dirk was strong, and could keep everyone safe. He was a hero - and while Theo didn't want to ever go into a dungeon and risk someone's life again, he knew that the others would never stop just to stay safe.

So Dirk would have to protect them, like he always did in the other games Theo played. Dirk the guardian, Dirk the defender. Dirk the resolute would defend the party as much as he could. If he was lucky, their would be no more deaths.

And if he was unlucky, at least the next person to die would be himself.

DAY 6 - Genesis City - 6PM

After eating his meal, Theo decided to quickly use what he had in order to make some money. Theo always read the newsletter and announcements that were public, and had been itching to sign up for the subscription sold by the Data Link 66 Guild. Given his poor financial situation, however, Theo chose to head to another guild house in order to make some quick cash.

The White Templars.

Not much was known about them, other than the fact that they were willing to buy info related to the dungeons - just what Theo had at his disposal.

Theo arrived a the somewhat small building on the south side of the city. It stood two stories tall, bearing a simple oaken exterior that was painted a similar color to the surrounding homes and buildings. While no mansion by any means, when compared to the Legion's constant drain of wealth by renting rooms, the guild house of the White Templars was a veritable paradise. Theo spent several seconds standing still and being impressed with the fact that players owned actual land and a building, but quickly reminded himself why he came. Just as he made his way to the door, Theo spotted a younger man out of the corner of his eye and, after waving him over, introduced himself.

"Good Morning, sir! Are you a member of the Templars? I, Dirk Davidson, have information related to the dungeon known as 'The Hill's sorrow.' If possible, I'd like to speak with Crystalball about it."

"Welcome to the White Templars, Dirk Davidson." The young man greeted Dirk in a reserved manner, his robes flowing as he stepped towards him. "Crystalball is inside, if you will follow me..."

Following the robed individual at a small distance, Theo silently admired the interior. It wasn't as large or as impressive as the inns interior, but was still very homely, and the fact that the guild actually owned it was impressive. It took only a dozen or so seconds of walking to make it to a single individual, a man who was resting in what appeared to be a common room of the building. Quickly, Theo introduced himself to the man he presumed to be Crystalball.

"It is a pleasure to meet you! Dirk Davidson is my name, and I have come in response to the request your guild has made for dungeon information."

"Ah," Crystalball rose up from his comfortable chair to extend his right hand towards Theo. "Knowledge is appreciated. A pleasure to meet you friend, I am Crystalball."

Theo grabbed the hand with far more force than necessary, and shook it just as roughly. "A pleasure to meet you as well!"

The handshake continued for nearly 10 seconds before Theo let go, and began to speak.

"The information I have on 'The Hill's Sorrow' is complete - the monsters, most of their abilities, the general layout, and even some of the possible loot. Before I say anything, however, I must know how much you are willing to pay." Theo winked, and like most of his actions so far, it was very exaggerated. "Me and my guild would love to get a house as nice as this one, after all."

Crystalball clearly looked slightly uncomfortable at Dirk's vigorous handshake but he didn't lose his calm demeanor. "The entirety if the dungeon? Complete with all the data such as loots, monsters....?" Crystalball scratched his chin slightly in contemplation. "I assume then, you are that party that managed to beat the dungeon for the first time?"

Theo quickly gave his signature thumbs up and smile, before responding to the man. "That's right! Cleared the place out, we did!"

Theo then began to speak in a lower, much calmer tone of voice.

"I am willing to wait as long as you would like as you decided on what you feel would be a fair price. Just know that all the information I give you will be true - Dirk Davidson isn't a liar."

"Hmm.... And I assume everyone you cleared this dungeon with has access to this information? Well, unfortunately that would devalue it..."

Shit. Quickly, Theo pretended to be dismissive towards the comment, waving his hand in a similar fashion.

"They haven't told anyone yet, and I'm not sure if they even look at the announcements. They'll be too busy preparing to clear the floor dungeon, and by that point, you'll have had plenty of time to do whatever you wish with the information."

Theo had no clue if that was true, but he did know that if any of the guild did tell anyone about the dungeon, they didn't go in depth. Why would they, when a large portion of the player base probably didn't even plan to go to dungeons and were just going to farm weaker mobs.

".... Hmm...." Crystalball contemplated. He nodded towards another guild member. "I can offer you 3 golds."

Theo silently sat where he was, thinking carefully - 300 Renn was more than he had honestly expected, and he was very eager to accept. However, he planned future business with these individuals, and showing too much excitement could make them undercut him in the future.

"That's a deal I can accept! Very well, where would you like me to start?"

Theo proceeded to describe the dungeon the best he could remember, from the various monsters, to the loot they received, and even the locations of the monsters on the map. While he wasn't able to supply stats, Theo was very clear on the dangerous boss, as well as the ghost wolves that the party faced. Upon finishing, he was quickly paid his 3 gold, and left the house. On his way to the inn, he stopped buy a vendor NPC, and sold his Buckler, Leather Armor, common longsword, and the potion of resilience. This, along with the renn from the information, led to a pretty sum of 719 renn. Heading back to the inn, Theo quickly went to bed for the night.

DAY 7 - Genesis City - 9AM

Waking up to the warm rays of light coming through his window, Theo rose from bed ready to start the day. He payed for shower and breakfast, before making his way to the Data Link 66 Guild house, and after an hour or two to travel there and pay for it, he successfully got a subscription. The information would be expensive, but anything was worth knowing what was happening in the game.

After reading the first PM, Theo made his way to the Arena. He had been wondering since he had gotten them, but the spells he had gotten were incredibly powerful - to the point that he wanted to test them out on an opponent. Of course, going out in the wilderness was dangerous, and he didn't want to inconvenience his friends.

After visiting the apothecary and the fountain in order to top off his health and mana, Theo arrived at the arena to see that there were several other players already there. As it turned out, many players dueled in the arena due to it being spacious and a place that fighting was expected to be done. Theo watched a few fights occur, before making his way closer to a group of players talking with one another. Theo didn't want to interrupt them, so he simply waited and listened to see if there was anything interesting that they would do.

[Ithradine]

Reylan

_{Interacting with:@Trainerblue192@Achronum}

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Night of Day 6

Back at the inn, Reylan was ready to call it in the for the night. He finally saw the message left behind by Paralyze and it hit him pretty hard. Luckily he had Alisea around to keep him from getting obsessed over this, and he was able to come to terms with it. Today had reminded him that it was important not to just discard all of his personal wants for the good of the group. In his mind, being a great leader always came at a sacrifice. This simply was not a healthy mindset for him to have, and he learned that today. Reylan now viewed being a leader as something he wanted to do, not just because it was what was best.

He sat down the desk in his room, placing the new paints and brushes along the edge as he flattened out one of the canvas he had. Today had provided him plenty of inspiration, so he was not going to waste it. Eagerly he dab the tip of his first brush in a black paint and began to paint the shape of a cliff. Reylan constantly switched between paints and mixing them as he shaded it properly, the hues as perfect as he could get them. Pink paint dotted the top of the cliff in the form of a cherry blossom tree that, along with the sunset, provided a nice contrast to the dark land. White clouds and running, bright red lava ran down the slopes of the rocks, eventually falling off the edge. After making some finsishing touches and cleaning it up a little, he was finished with his latest work. One he was quite proud of.

A glimpse of Beauty

Reylan left the canvas to dry as he turned his attention to turning in for the night, the last of his energy now gone. A solid night's rest was needed tomorrow if he was going to get things done right for the guild. In the morning, he would talk to Xenos and River about joining the guild properly and setting up an iron supply. After that was done, he was going to post a few messages on the message boards to promote their guild and a couple other ideas he had. Once finished with that, Reylan's next stop was the info guild known as Data 66 to acquire some information about the other dungeons on this floor as well as some more specific knowledge. A exhausted sigh came out of him as he laid his head down, looking out at window in his room. Today had been one hell of a roller-coaster...and Paralyze...well wherever he was Reylan hoped he was happy.
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Summary:
-Bought
->Large Quiver(common) - 60
->20 Flame Arrows(common) - 140
->20 Short Shots(common) - 80
->20 Obsidian Arrows(common) - 120
->Clothes(common) x 2 - 30
->Sturdy Clothing(common) - 50
->Fancy Clothing(common) - 75
->Leather Gloves -> 20
->Cloak - 30
->Shoes - 10
->Leather Boots - 20
->Leather Armor(common) - 100
-> Scolls x 5 - 25
-> Canvas x 2 -60
-> Large Paint supplies - 30
->Actions:
-->Quick Load (5/Archer) - User immediately reloads an arrow. 100MP. -125
-->Light Feet (5/Archer) - User immediately dashes to a nearby location, having a small chance of dodging an attack. Very low cooldown. 100MP. - 125
-->Focus (1/Archer) - Each moment user spends aiming increases accuracy by a little bit. Passive. -125
-->Kick Back (1/Archer) - User immediately kicks target to push themselves back, creating large distance. Does not move the target. 50MP.-125
-Sold/Tossed Away
->Cheap Shoes
->Cheap Clothes
->Cloth Armor
->Bow(common)
->Quiver(common)

Day 7

Morning: Reylan's Meeting with Xenos and River

Reylan woke up on the wrong side of the bed frankly, Paralyze's message floating in his mind as he got dressed. He had already chatised himself last night over it and today he promised to work on guild duties. First off being the contract with Xenos. Reylan made his way down the stairs to where Xenos and River were awaiting him, relaxing his muscles so he didn't appear so tense "Alright!" He spoke as he approached them."Let's get this started." A small, friendly smile on his face as he sat down at the table

"Alrighty, first I suppose proper introductions are in order. Xenos meet Reylan the leader of the Legion of Wolfs and Reylan this is Xenos, probably the best darn tinkerer you could find this side of Talrae"

Xenos returned the smile and put down his glass. "The best?" Xenos laughed loudly. "I haven't really had the opportunity to practice my craft. Iron is expensive and just a pain to gather. But hopefully with some support, we can change that around despite the rumors floating around about the Astral Blade and all that." Xenos leaned forward and rested his chin on the back of his hand. So gorgeous, what do we need to do to get an invite from your guild?"

River immediately swiped Xenos's hand from under him and gave him a stern look "Stop that. Focus."

He adopted a sheepish kind of look at the ratehr grandiose introduction River gave him, he was nowhere as important for that. Reylan listened to Xenos attentively, the mention of the Astral Blades catching his attention. To Reylan, they were the major competition. Gorgeous? That compliment caught him off-guard, it was not something he expected to hear. River's reaction to it however was quite amusing, the two would definitely fit well with the Legion "Well, you mentioned you were willing to repair our gear if we could supply you the iron. That would be a huge help. Also, if you could tell me what you know about the Astral Blades that would be plenty to get an invite. As for River, a person that has the ability to heal is always appreciated." He spoke with a kind tone "Besides, I think you would both get along well with the Legion."

Xenos stuck his tongue out at River before returning to his comfortable postion, frowning at Reylan. As much as he would like to tell him... Xenos sat back, fingers tapping on the table. "Repairs are easy so I have no problem with that. The issue with the Astral Blades however... I'm bound by signature not to reveal those details. Information broker confidentiality and all that fun stuff. I can tell you that your party's dungeon clear data could possibly be used as a bargening chip for it though. Or sell it and just purchase the information."

"So that's what you were up to all day yesterday? he turned to face Reylan now "As for fitting in with the Legion, well I sure hope so seeing that I'm meeting with one of your guild mates later on after this meeting. They'll get to witness me in action first hand too" River stuck out his hand in a thumbs up motion

A look of disappointment filled his face briefly, it was a shame that he wouldn't be able to learn more about his self-appointed adversaries "That is a good point, I planned on taking a trip to Data 66 later today." It fit with his main objective for today which was setting the foundation for a coalition of guilds, a united front to tackle the presumably harder floor-bosses "I bet you won't disappoint." He said turning to River "The way I see it, you two might as already be part of the Legion. So allow me to make a formal invitation." He went through the menu and sent a guild invite to both of them, of course due to the game's structure they wouldn't be 'official' members until the majority of the guild voted them in.

Content with the new invitations River smiled towards Reylan then gave a corky smile at Xenos and accepted the guild invitation. He stood of from the table and faced the two of them. "Thank you so much for the invitation, we won't let you down. I'm sure you two have plenty to talk on in the matters of the official contract but I don't believe I'm needed here anymore. Besides, I've got a rogue to catch and a Wolf to tame so I'll be quite busy for try rest of today. Take care and thanks again for the invite!" and with that he gave a polite bow then a wave goodbye to the pair as he hurried out the door.

Xenos quickly accepted the invitation and sent Reylan a grin. "Now about securing the iron. We'll probably have to talk to the Council to secure any sort of contract with the mines. Since the dungeon is close to the mines, they are a pretty high risk factor." He shrugged. "If it's anything like what the Astral Blades are doing, it's likely we can be expected to clear the area on a daily basis. But that means dungeon monsters and the Council will undoubtedly require proof of strength, perhaps clearing "The Ravine". The issue I will have moving forward is the Council. I'm afraid politicking isn't quite my forte." Xenos admitted sheepishly.

Reylan waved goodbye as River departed "See you later then! Good luck!" Just as they loss one guild member, two more came to fill their ranks. Was this simply how life in this game was going to be? "Leave the council to me then, I'm sure I could convince them." He stated with confidence, though he was not normally the persuasive type. Nevertheless, securing such a contract for the guild would likely prove to be quite beneficial.

"Gottcha! I'll leave it to you then, Guildleader!" Xenos gave him a two fingered salute and spun fluidly out of his chair before bowing. "I'll take my leave now master Reylan. If you need me for anything, don't hesitate to ask!" Xenos threw a wink over his shoulder and slid right over to bother Chari.

A small chuckle left him at Xenos's eccentric display, seriously...what a guy "Don't worry, I won't. See ya later Xenos." He got up from his seat, waved goodbye to anyone else he knew in the inn and headed out into the city on his own. His first objective was to get their name out there and attract more members, the easiest way to do that was the dashboard.

The city seemed much more lively now that everyone had begun to settle into life here, it was nice to see they weren't giving into fear. Everywhere he went he could feels eyes on him, probably staring at his strange hair and eyes but it was not just that. He had new clothes and a new attitude, he stood a little straighter and walked with more assurance. The loss of Paralyze and Alisea's talk with him had given him the determination to both stay true to himself and become a strong leader. Now in town square, he set about creating the first message; the one inviting others to the guild:

Join the Legion of the Wolf!: If you want to help everyone escape this game while having great adventures and
forging strong bonds, you should join our guild! You won't have to worry about watching your back when you're in the wolf pack! We
have already cleared a dungeon and are looking to clear them all. Contact Reylan if you wish to join or know more, we look
forward to having you in our family! - Reylan

He hoped that would be good enough to bring in some more players or at least get the ball rolling. After the message was posted, he spotted the one about buying dungeon information. They people who were interested seemed to be the guild "The White Templars". This might be a good thing to check out so Reylan decided to meet this Crystalball later. Next was the Call to Arms, as he liked to say:

A United Front: This is an message to all guilds and their guild-leaders. As you all know, We cannot beat this game
until every floor is beaten. Every floor dungeon is bound to be much harder than the regular dungeons before it and thus there is a
greater risk of life. That is why I am proposing the establishment of a united front to tackle the more difficult bosses that one
guild alone cannot. If you truly seek to beat this game and save the lives of everyone in it, message Reylan of the Legion
of the Wolf. There will be a meeting in the Guild Hall the day after the Solace Festival for any who wish to attend. - Reylan

A lot of his trust and hope was put into that message, as he knew the the floor bosses would more than any one guild could handle...at least without losses. It was only smart to band together to tackle the harder parts of the game, something he hoped they realized. His mind went back to the guild looking for dungeon information and he pulled up the game's messaging system and sent a private message to Cyrstalbal, leader of the White Templars:

"Hello Cystalball, I am Reylan of the Legion of the Wolf. My guild recently cleared the dungeon: The Hill's Sorrow. If you are
interest in information about the dungeon, I would be happy to sell it you! Cheers!" - Reylan

Now that all of that was taken care of, his next destination was the city hall to talk about a special iron contract with the city's council. This would give the guild a much needed source of iron while given them a greater reputation with players and the NPCs. He looked quickly at his inventory, he had no idea what to do with all this raw material they had gotten from the boss. Shrugging, he started on his way excited about the day. The pm suddenly reminded him of something urgent he needed to do.

PM to Alisea

"Hey, Where are you at right now? I got something I gotta give you."

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Extra:

Reylan's Casual Outfit #1

Color Differences: Scarf is light blue, light brown color is a dull, warm black and the dark brown is a white.

[Jangel13]

1700
1200
Shiba: interacting with, @Ithradine

stats

Strength:10
Agility:20
Intelligence:5

equipment

• Main Weapon= forgotten Katana
• Sidearm= Blowgun
• body= Leather Armor
• hands= cuthtroats gloves
• accessories= light's bane cloak

skills

• 15 points in sword mastery
• 5 points to gathering
• 5 points to weaponsmithing
• 5 points to thrown weapons mastery
• 10 points to sneaking
• 10 points exotic weaponry mastery
• 5 points to lockpicking
• 5 points to tracking

Shiba waved to River thanking him for the opportunity for the quest before dissolving the party and going his own way. While he understood the difficulty of creating a business he couldn't help but feel determined to make it a reality. He had checked the map for good spots that were currently occupied and the ones inside the city were expensive so he checked outside the city. While it was dangerous if beasts decided to attack it was much cheaper and got him into the price range of a good 15k. He heard that banks were able to give out loans to players and at a severely reduced cost in terms of paying interest with a silver coin a day. His first stop was to the closest bank near the council hall.

He talked with them and they explained the fact that the loan was equal to his level so at level 9 he could take out 9k which was a sizable amount and made him very close to the goal of 15k but it still wasn't enough. He had hoped he wouldn't have to ask for help but the fact was he wanted to do this both for his guild and to make a name for himself as a blacksmith. He then put on his Fancy clothes and it turned out to be a beautiful white and green kimono. It fit his style to a tee and thanks to the Katana he almost mistaken himself for a Japanese nobleman in the Edo period. He would need help so he searched and found his guild master at the message board in towns square.

He then walked over to him and gone was the easygoing and carefree demeanor he was usually and in came the serious and businesslike Shiba. He tapped Reylan's shoulder to get his attention once he did he said "Reylan I hope I am not bothering you today but I am in need of help. To be more specific I need the guilds help, if you would rather discuss this in private I understand but this is business and I feel it is important we talk about it" He said firmly knowing that this was a business proposition and as such he needed to keep a certain amount of decorum in such a situation.

[TaroAndSelia]

Day 6

After securing basic clothing, the group continued toward the central market. They perused weapon shops as they passed. They spent quite some time learning actions and spells--mostly due to Alisea struggling to contain herself to only the most important. The trio even ventured into the shadier back streets, the shops where the more rare and more expensive goods could be found.

As noon drew near, they made their way to Town Hall. Dirk had arrived ahead of them; everything was prepared by the time they appeared. A funeral for Kajin wasn’t what Alisea had expected in the slightest. She kept glancing at Reylan during the service. Occasionally her gaze drifted to Dirk, but she averted her eyes quickly; she couldn’t smile at him, and she could barely suppress a glare. Maybe this meant something important to him, but he was forcing Reylan to face a fallen comrade. He was ruining what should have been a happy day.

Yet he was the guild’s paladin--their best shield. She would bear it in silence. At least she didn’t have to fake any sorrow; her somber expression fit the funeral’s mood splendidly.

As soon as it was over she pulled Reylan aside to speak. “Reylan. Your face is too serious right now.”

Genuine grief beset Reylan’s silver features, the muscles in his face tight and unflinching as the service concluded. That was the truth wasn’t it? Kaijin was gone...dead. And now so was Paralyze presumably. He did not look at Alisea at first when she spoke, but shifted his head to look at her when he was ready to respond. “I saw the message Paralyze left...”

Another blow to their vacation. Immediately her thoughts had an answer. ‘Really. We should be relieved; that man was going to murder one of us sooner or later--probably sooner.’ But those were thoughts not to be openly expressed. “If that is what he meant, can you even blame yourself for that? Paralyze was going to li- go at his own pace no matter what you or I might say or do.”

“There must have been something I could have done. I can’t..accept..that this was simply inevitable.” The message hinted very heavily that Paralyze was ending his life, whether through his own hands or in battle against unwinnable odds. Reylan was the leader of the guild, in his mind he had to take responsibility “I need to become a stronger leader, that’s all I can do now. Even though he might have been dangerous, he was a part of this guild and it’s first loss.” He stated with a new intensity filling his eyes.

For several moments Alisea had no response. Finally, rather than speak, she reached up and ran one hand through Reylan’s silvery hair.

A light rosy blush colored the archer’s cheeks, his body locking up as Alisea did this. His mouth laid slightly open trying to think of a response but the surprise of the action left him speechless. ’Why was she doing this?’ he wondered. That wasn’t something friends did, so why? Nevermind the secret fact it actually felt kinda nice “Alisea?” he simply asked, not knowing how to properly respond to this.

“I love your hair, bright as the moon. I could play with it for hours.” Her hand dropped to her side, but Alisea locked eyes with the archer, holding him fast. “I wanted to touch it, so I touched it. This is a game, right? So I will do what I want to do. So did Paralyze. So does Aster. We believe living like that is more important. You will grow strong, Reylan, but remember why. Why we all came here.”

To escape. To live in a world where you could do so much more.. To experience fantastic things with people you’ve just met. To be your honest, true self. Alisea was right, these reasons couldn’t be forgotten. He couldn’t tear his eyes from her powerful gaze, like a powerful spell locking him in place. “I think I understand.” This was always her way, tease him out of nowhere then say something completely serious to throw him off. He couldn’t stop thinking about what she said earlier “You sure like doing whatever you want with me,” he said.

“Because I like you,” she answered easily. After giving his blush time to deepen a shade, she added, “Almost as much as your hair.”

Their fun day was over, but at least it looked like Reylan wouldn’t be brooding intensely about this. Even so, he was more motivated to be “the Guildmaster” than before, so he put himself to work on exactly that. For her part, Alisea had a host of new spells to practice and a disappointingly free afternoon in which to do so. ‘I need a storage space for my extra gear first; then… I promised to stay safe, so I can start with those boars.’

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Item Sold:
Metal Staff (+360 renn)

Items Purchased:
Sturdy Clothes x2
Fancy Clothes
Leather Boots
Shoes
Cutthroat’s Gloves
Ancient Mage’s Talisman
(-700 renn)

Spells Purchased:
Darken Vision (4)
Shadow Raze (5)
Attuned to the Night (6)
Shadow Bind (7)

Strengthen (1)
Healing Beam (2)
Attuned to One’s Body (3)

Emit Cold Air (5)
Cold Skin (6)
(-1125 renn)

Other expenses:
Baths: 2 renn
Meals: 25 renn
Storage Room (5x5, rent for 2 weeks): 100 renn
Inn Room (double, 1 week): 100 renn
(-227 renn)
(total: -1692)

Time spent practicing magic against boars: 1.5 hours
Boars slain: 67
Time spent searching for simple herbs in the forest shallows: 2 hours
Time spent at the local library trying to learn the written language: 4 hours

Day 7

“The Prince… Charmed… no, Charming. Prince Charming… Was that grabbed? Raised? Lifted, maybe? ‘Prince Charming lifted Princess onto… lifted the Princess onto her a… Onto his... steed.’ Wasn’t this the word they used for the peasant’s donkey, though? Ugh…”

Alisea dropped her head into her palms and groaned. She had discovered the city’s library yesterday after picking leaves had grown too tedious. Thinking that she could find something enjoyable to fill an evening--for surely the GM would have added some popular literature to the game, if only to fill space--Alisea had gone in to borrow a book.

Difficulty had greeted her at the door. First she was asked to fill out a library card. The small slip she was handed was covered in unintelligible swirls and slashes, with a few portions empty. After some explanation from the librarian, Alisea learned that this was in fact the traditional writing system. With the librarian’s guidance, she squiggled her signature into the mess. She did her best to make it illegible; it almost fit in that way.

Lightly scanning the shelves, Alisea confirmed her fears: nothing was written in the English alphabet. She had resorted to the small section of picture books in the back corner of the library in the hopes she might make sense of the new symbols.

That brought her to today. Maybe she could have given it up as a waste of time; but the game had laid down its challenge, and she would not back away. Even if that meant borrowing small children as they passed through to ask them to read simple books to her. With that much assistance, the magess-turned-kindergartner had discovered a heavy truth: the writing wasn’t in an alphabet. It wasn’t as complex as Chinese characters, but the system was definitely lacking in phonetic pronunciations. The markings for possessives alone were nightmarish.

A tiny, barely audible ‘ping’ provided a welcome distraction. Alisea opened her menu and read the message with glee.

Hey, Where are you at right now? I got something I gotta give you.

She was certainly ready for a break; she had been at this all morning. Her hands deftly flew over the English keyboard, tapping out each word with precision.

You can find me in the library--the large building with pillars one block east of Town Hall.

Looking over the piles of fairy tales and children’s rhymes she had amassed, Alisea had to chuckle at herself. She doubted she had spent this much time reading these things even when she was in kindergarten. Now she had gone over some of them enough she could quote them from memory.

[Trainerblue192]

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Ketsueki

With the party now dissolved River thanked Shiba once more and made his way to the bank. Just as quickly as he had earned the Renn, he lost it. "I'd like to pay for my loan please." A small woman sat at the desk with rose-gold colored hair, fair skin and amber eyes hidden behind bright red glasses. Her appearance was humble and almost meek."May I have your first and last name please?""R-River Fido" he struggled to get the words out as he watched her diligently work. Searching through files until she came across his "You currently hold a debt of 325Renn that was just recently taken out. You dont aster time do you?" a cheerful laugh escaped her lips as she handed him the documents as well as a tray in which to place the Renn."If you could just Sign here, initial there, and then use this tray for the Renn. Aaaaand you're done, congratulations you've paid your debt." a sigh of relief escaped him as he feared he'd never have paid it back when he pulled it out. "Thank you...uh""Kistueki and you're welcome" a low grumble could be heard from Rivers stomach as he stood there and he was riddled with embarrassment "guess I forgot to eat. See you later!" he ran out and made his way towards the inn.

"Hey Hans! Mind if I get some grub? I'm starving" the inskeep gave a deep guffaw as he began to put in an order for River who took his place at the table the guild tended to sit at. He did so in Hope's that he may meet more of them as he relaxed and ate for a bit. In the time it took for the food to be prepared River summoned Pepper once more and then sat there and meditated to regain back his lost MP. Once he finished meditating he found the food was placed before him and he began to dig in savoring every bite and feeding Pepper some here and there. Now full and rejuvenated River got up and paid Hans for the food before stepping out in his new fancy Clothes and began to head outside to gather cooking ingredients using this Botany and Gathering skills. Pepper stood on his shoulders the whole while watching his back, flying up and encircling the area every so often to insure a spawn hadn't occurred nearby and would aggro onto River. This went on for around 3 hours occupying the restof his day.

Summary
-Paid Debt (-325 Renn)
-Bought Food (-10 Renn)
-Current Renn (119)
-Gathered Cooking Ingredients ( 3 hours worth )
-Meditated (Regained all lost MP)

[Achronum]

Xenos

_{Interacting with:@Haruhi43@Trainerblue192@Ithradine}

Xenos nudged Chari and bid her adieu, reminding her to contact him if she wanted to hang out around town. He left the inn, whistling with hands in his pockets. He wandered aimlessly for a while, just watching NPCs and players interact. He smiled at a loud group making their way out of town, heading to the Savage Fields dungeon. Guess the newsletter made more than a few comfortable trying their hands at this. If people weren’t willing to push out into dungeons without information, that information might as well be as valuable as their lives. He made a note to discuss that with the guild later.

He pulled up his inventory and winced a tad. Although he didn’t regret it, the gold for the information on the Astral Blades would be sorely missed. He dismissed the menu with a sigh. As nice as walking around town was by himself, boredom quickly inched its way to him. The nightwatch quest wasn’t for a while yet. Oh, actually maybe he could get a few others in on it. It would be a fun way to meet some of his future guildmates, maybe make a few better impressions that he probably has. He quickly typed out a few PMs and shit them away.

PMs to Reylan, River, and Chari

Hey there! I wanted to do the night's watch quest tonight and thought it would be a fun way to spend more time together! Bring anyone else you too! The more the merrier after all!

Maybe he should work on his skills or his stats. His mathematics and architecture skills needed a little love and he just didn’t feel like working on his gathering skills because the first four days taught him repeatedly that it sucked. So studying it was. Xenos sighed again. Even in a video game, he couldn’t escape college.

So he spent a little while asking around about a library or a school or anything really. He got directions quickly and made a beeline for it once he had. He wandered in and greeted the librarian at the entrance, inquiring about the usual policies, check out length, organization of the library, operating hours and the such. A little pop up message appeared as he filled out the odd looking library card explaining that certain texts and stories will require the linguistics skill to decipher while other informational texts will be auto translated just like regular conversations. Xenos sagged dramatically with relief, he librarian shooting him an odd look and the laughing when he explained he was worried that everything was written that way. The librarian directed him to the mathematics section and he flipped through several. He put it back carefully and zipped out as he realized he needed paper and a pen to practice with, purchasing an empty book and a ink and quill set before returning, smiling sheepishly at the librarian who just rolled her eyes, and grabbed a few practice books, settling in to study.

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Found Library
Signed up for Library Card
Purchased Empty Book (-30 Renn)
Purchased Quill and Ink (-20 Renn)
Started Studying Math}

[AGenericUser]

Lehariel Leet

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The Day Before

After Shopping

After her adventures in the world of shopping, Lehariel saw it fit to walk around town a bit, to get more of a feel for the city. It was important to know thy enemy, after all... wasn't it? Shortly after, though, she found herself heading back to the inn and jotting down a few more notes on some top-secret plans. Lehariel was quite excited about said plans - they'd open up all sorts of new possibilities!

Besides all that - Lehariel made sure to equip her item, the 'Clothes' that were spoils from the battle with the Fenrir Herald. New clothes were always good. But it wasn't just that - she now donned her cape, the Cloak of Magi! This was Lehariel Leet's new look!

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"Ugh, what am I gonna do today?! I was thinking I'd like, hang with some of the guild or something, but they're gone. Like... petals, in the wind!" Lehariel muttered to herself, leaning her head onto the table - a quill in one of her hands, and a scroll right next to her. "Oh, that sounded cool. I'm gonna have to say that to someone eventually. I can't just have it go ignored... that's wasteful! And my parents, well, they taught me to never be wasteful... maybe a little too well, in fact..."

Nonetheless, Lehariel shifted her attention to the scroll, which was covered in an assortment of scribbles, yet these assortment of scribbles were very important to Lehariel, for they were the basis of her latest plan to become ever stronger... and not only that, but it'd be putting all sorts of things Lehariel had purchased to good use if it worked well, or rather, if it worked at all. There was no guarantee that this... unorthodox plan would work. But if it did? Lehariel thought it'd be cool and stylish as hell... but also possibly dangerous as hell. But to that, Lehariel had one thing to say...

Lehariel's (Impractical) Idea

Of course, there was no guarantee this was possible, but it just sounded like a cool idea to Lehariel Leet. Someday she'd try to make it, for sure, but she felt that stuff like 'Axe Tonfas' were a lot more viable a choice - or especially the Wandaxe. An axe with a wand attached to the back - just flip it around and fire off some spells! It would be perfect for Lehariel's swashbuckling melee - magic switching style, but again, there was no guarantee that it worked.

Lehariel laid her head on the table for a while until she thought of something to do. Lehariel found that she still had a bit of Renn to spend - 272 Renn, to be exact. And, if Lehariel remembered correctly, that meant she'd be able to learn a few new disciplines, maybe even actions. In particular, Lehariel thought it'd be wise to increase her knowledge in the fields of Light discipline - from the sound of it, the next spell she'd learn, Flash and Awe, was rather potent. 'A strong burst of light that stuns all nearby targets', hey? That sounds like it kicks ass! But hold on a second, is it talking about just enemies, or everyone? Blinding my teammates is probably a bit of a bad move. Maybe it'd be funny for a prank, but not if lives are on the line... and hey, if I learn Flash and Awe, I'll get closer to spells like... like... Laser! Holy crap I'm excited to learn that! It'll be like that old internet thing. I'mma firin' my lazor, and all that!'

However, Lehariel took a look at the Pure Magic discipline spells, a set of spells she didn't have much interest. Sure, pure magic was cool, but was it as cool as burning things to the ground or freezing them solid? No! But... Lehariel spotted an interesting spell. Combine Disciplines, a spell that allowed the user to combine spells into one. That was a major part of Lehariel's plan as a spell user! In fact, the Pure Magic discipline seemed very useful for someone like Lehariel. It'd allow her to use even more spells... perhaps it'd be worth giving it the skilltree a look. It could definitely come in useful, and besides - she had money that was going unused. That 272 Renn had to go somewhere...!

So, Lehariel set off once again, to pay the magic teacher - or, as she called her, 'Teach' - to teach her new spells. And, fortunately, this time it was easier to locate her magic teacher without getting lost...

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Purchases

The spell 'Flash and Awe' was purchased from the Light Discipline - which Lehariel has as a Primary discipline. -100 Renn.
The spell 'Cleanse Magic' from the Pure Magic Discipline was purchased, which Lehariel also has as a Primary discipline. -50 Renn.
The spell 'Mana Payback' from the Pure Magic Discpline was purchased, which Lehariel also has as a Primary discipline. -75 Renn.
In total: Lehariel has used 225 of 272 of her remaining Renn, leaving her with 47 Renn. Better watch your money, Lehariel!

Summary

Lehariel created concepts for the axe-chucks. But chances are they'll never see use!
Lehariel thought about magic. Again. She does that a lot.
Lehariel purchased Cleanse Magic, and Mana Payback from the Pure Magic Discipline, along with Flash and Awe from the Light Discipline.

[demonspade64]

Karma

Karma eyes were once again greeted by the light of the morning sun. Once again it was time to wake up so Karma rose out of bed to start the new day. Karma then moved in front of a mirror and opened his menu than his inventory and equipping his common clothes before checking himself in the mirror to make sure that he looked presentable, then after making sure his outfit was in place Karma then put his long blue hair in a ponytail.

@HueMan

Once Karma felt that he was once again ready to be seen Karma then looked at his other self in the mirror. "Alright, today I'm going to ask around for my chance of making rare cloth armor." Karma told himself before meeting with the shopkeeper who he regularly buys Fabric. Once there Karma will then ask the person for information on his chances of making rare cloth armor with a sewing level, wondering how straight of an answer he will get from an NPC and how aware they were of their game like world. Of course, if he or she didn't Karma will ask someone else.

OCC: Also Karma completed the Making friends' quest from yesterday.

[HueMan]

✧ DAY 7 - Genesis City - 8PM ✧

6/24/2076

[Trainerblue192]

Aster & River

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As the time went by River began to feel hunger take over again from all of the hard, medial task of gather ingredients for cooking. He himself wasn't able to cook but it never hurt to either sell them or find someone who could and share the meal. He quickly made his way back towards the inn after equipping his boots of travel to hasten the journey. He sat at the guild table hoping to encounter more of the them aside from Reylan and Shiba.

After a few moments of searching, Aster finally tracked down the boy she'd been messaging with: River... something. He had a last name, but it escaped her for the moment. Taking care not to catch him off guard, Aster called out "River! There you are! Sorry, I almost missed you in the crowd there! Do you need to do anything else in town, or are you ready to go?"

River looked up at the woman who called out to him. Aster was her name and she always seemed to wear such nice clothing accentuated by her long raven hair. He laughed at her comment about the crowd and smile warmly "Its no problem, and I'm always raring to go!" he said as he quickly jumped up on the seat. "The night is young and so are we! So let's watch the night away!" he face had a slight bit of concern as he looked through the crowd of the inn. "Though...I dont know where the other are..."

Aster spared the merest smile at the boy- no, the young man's comment. "Why, River, that was nearly poetic! Young we are indeed..." She trailed off for a moment, eyes unfocused as she looked somewhere just over the snappily-dressed fellow's shoulder. "Well... for the moment, what say we send them all a second message, then head out if they don't get back to us?"

River nodded in agreement as he opened up his menu searching for Shiba and Xenos's name and sending them each a message.

Xenos/Shiba

>>Hey, Aster and I are at the Inn waiting for you all. Quest should start soon so I suppose we will meet you at the quests location. -River

"Sent to Xenos and Shiba. I'm sure they'll pull through for us though. I asked them to meet us at the quests location." as he spoke River went about changing his equipment. Putting on what he deemed his 'Battle Gear'and taking of his leisure clothes then sending a party invite to Aster. "Makes it easier to view your health if we party up."

Aster arched an eyebrow at the invitation, then gently prodded the blue "Confirm" button, accepting the invitation with a smile. "All right. That's settled then. Any word from the others, or are we stuck for now?" She drummed her fingers on the table, averting her eyes as River changed, though nothing was revealed. "Not that I mind, it's a nice enough spot to wait."

River noticed as she began to avert her eyes and wondered if he should feel more embarrassed about swapping gear in public areas. This thought had never truly crossed him as he spent his first 5 days in the wilds mainly and had bathed in the lakes, so being exposed inside a virtual world meant nothing to him. "Hmmm. I haven't heard back from Shiba yet but I know Xenos was keen to meeting at the quest location. Besides, the less time he has to stop for a drink the better. Shall we?" he said motioning his head towards the door.

With a quick pat at her hip, Aster felt for her sword, and then, reassured that it was in place, nodded. Her face had little of the smile left on it, despite River's upbeat tone, and she merely followed after, contributing little to the conversation. It was time to be focused on the task newly at hand. Pleasure, it seemed, could wait.

After some walking for some time in the silence with nothing more than the minute chirpings of Pots River decided to attempt to break the silence. "So...Reylan invited Xenos and I to the guild." There was a long pause as he looked for the appropriate follow through "I figured if we are all going to be working together perhaps we could exchange our skills?" his face grew flush with red as he realized that asking a players stats is typically an mmo's taboo though was unsure if that still applies in a game of life and death. "U-u-unless of course you dont feel comfortable speaking about your stats t-then that's fine too. Heh." he began to look down at the ground attempting to avoid her gaze.

The walk was pleasant enough, the company equally so. Aster enjoyed silence, when she could get it, and River's was companionable. When he spoke, she wasn't startled, and she didn't look up until he finished speaking. With a bemused half-smile, she spoke in a calm, measured tone. "Well... I'm not surprised. Rey... That is, Reylan is very much focused on keeping the guild going strong." She paused, letting the silence grow once more, then added, "You should accept. I mean, you don't have to, but... I... that is, we would like to have you. You seem like a capable guy, and more than that, like a nice enough person. That matters a lot more, in my book." She felt her cheeks reddening, and chided herself. Why did she have to blush around anyone that paid her any attention? "So... yes, I think you should." She nodded, as if that finished the matter. "Oh, skills. No, that's no worry. Here." with a few precise, careful motions, she jabbed at the air to send her stat block to the trainer:

Health: 2,000/2,000
Mana: 700/700
Strength: 15
Agility: 22
Intelligence: 2

Level: 9
Renn: 2107

Skills:
Sword Wielding: 35
Dancing: 18
Knife wielding: 7
Music: 3
Unarmed combat: 18
Throwing: 4
Gathering: 4

Receiving her skills he stared with child like amazement. Mouth a gasp the entire time marveling at what a few more levels could do. He looked at the bottom right corner of his HUD which he kept mostly active to show his Renn count...it was no where near hers." Sword wielding 35, Dancing-D-d-dancing?! 18. Unarmed combat 18 as well..." he turned to face her as he walked, pay no attention to any possible perales ahead of him as he whispered to her "Do you have some form of specialty class I havent heard of? Blade Dancer? You could combo in your sword and fists using dancing to seemlesly blend in a fury of attacks that are flowing and unpredictable making you an agile threat at close range." as he spoke his speech became more and more rapid in his excitement at the idea turning the end into a mere flash of sounds.

"Blade... dancing?" Aster said the words almost as though they were foreign to her. "I... No, not at all. Do you think that's possible? To make a custom class? I just took points in dancing because..." She looked away. "That's not important. But... If I could make this a real thing, make it work like... like you said, seamless, and flowing and all that..." She looked at the trainer with awe. "This could be something else! I mean, think about it! A fighting style that enemies aren't familiar with, at least not yet... That's something else indeed." She smiled, openly now, with more sincerity than she usually let slip through. "You might just be a genius, River."

River gave an amused chuckle as her quip about him being a genius "Oh I dont know about a genius-he spoke as he placed his arms behind his head looking towards the nights stars "But death game or not Talrae is a wonder...a game in which your class does not determine what you can do but simply points you in a direction. Combining the class system with a free for all skill system and it's free magic system as well, well, I dont see why you couldn't create the class. What's more there's title to he earned, titles that are unique to each and every player no two every repeating...who's to say yours cant be Blade Dancer Aster? Truth is anything can happen in this game. That was made clear from day one and it's what I'm here for. I'm going to be unlike any other trainer." his voice was almost like that of a dreamer in the beginning but began to turn into a more determined and confident tone as he began to speak of his dream to be a trainer like Talrae had never seen.

River quickly pulled out his menu and sent her his stats so as to keep it fair.

Skills

>>Health:
(1100/1100)
>>Mana:
(1750/1550)
>>Strength:
8
>>Agility:
10
>>Intelligence:
20
>>Level:
7
Current Ren: 119

Skills:
>>Monster knowledge:
15
>> Exotic Melee Weapon:
10
>>Hiding:
5
>>Sneaking:
5
>>Sewing:
10
>>Tracking:
5
>>Gathering:
5
>>Botany:
5

And not a moment later did they arrive at the quest location awaiting the others.

[Haruhi43]

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓇𝒾

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PM to Xenos

Sure that sounds like a lot of fun! A night of mischief is a great way to bond hehe :D

The majority of her day had been spent out in the fields around Genesis City fighting whatever monsters she could get her hands on, trying out new tricks and moves for the next dungeon run they were sure to go on. Her heart was aching for another one, the thrill was too addicting to simply sit in one place for too long. Of course the monsters around the starting area where no real match for her, hell she used the boars to practice timing her evasion to get the most out of it.

When night began to fall, she decided to head back into the city having consumed the salted meat in her inventory and all the water in her water-skin. A quick look at the time and she noticed that the everyone would meeting up for the quest pretty soon so Chari decided just to go to the quest location right away, it was going to be just five of them she believed.

It seemed she was the first to arrive since none of the others were around yet and that caused her to frown a little bit. This was why she preferred to be fashionably late. She didn't have her music playlist in this world so she couldn't even listen to that while she waited, so she decided to sing some of the songs she knew by heart in her head.

Is there anyone out there?
Listening to what I say?
I am standing alone here,
waiting for that special day.

When the pain will stop,
and I shall be free.
A prison of my own design,
stopping me from who I want to be.

If there is anyone out there,
listening to what I say,
please say you'll be here,
and make this a special day.

I fight just to live through it all,
under the crushing weight of my own walls.
Even though I might be broken,
I don't want it just to end.

Her eyes were closed as she sang this out, the music having once saved her from doing something she would have regretted. It was exactly what she needed to hear after that awful thing happened years ago. Now it served to remind her of the promise she made to herself. Back then, and now.

If there is anyone out there,
listening to what I have to say,
I no longer need you here.
I'll make this a special day.

I will fix the broken pieces.
I will make them stronger
I will not be defeated.
I will be much tougher,
I will continue on.

[Leaves]

Health: 975/1300
Mana: 1482/1900
Renn: 573 Renn
STATs Tree:

[+]

Health: 13
Mana: 19
Strength: 9
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 15

✧ DAY 6 - Genesis City, Inn "Eden Hall" - 8AM-7PM ✧

6/23/2076

Dubstepp’s eyes repeatedly opened. His eyes closed shut once the beaming rays of the sun poured through the window. He shifted his body and laid on the bed with his back against the mattress. He stared up at the blank ceiling; he proceeded to sigh followed by a long yawn. With no further indications, he probably could have been fooled if he first woke up to the ceiling. It looked similar to the one in his bedroom. That was a given seeing as how they were both white canvases.

Dubstepp sat up, stretching his neck and arms because he acknowledged today was going to be busy. He turned his entire body and pressed his feet against the carpet. He performed his daily routine of morning preparation. Even though he lived in a simulator, he couldn’t help but to maintain his hygiene. His body was like clockwork, he needed to shower, brush his teeth, and comb his hair normally.

After he completed the mundane tasks, he equipped his regular clothing onto his person. Entering the streets, he found himself blinded again by the sun. Nothing but zeros and ones, but yet it still gave him a headache. His eyes adjusted to the brightness as he carried himself through the streets. The musician did not necessarily have a plan made out like usual. Thanks to the dungeon, he came across a large sum of money. More than likely, he is going to be able to purchase whatever he needs without any worries.

Dubstepp sucked air through his teeth. He did remind himself not to spend too much at the first store he steps into. All this money is going to have to spread through all his needs: magic, food, armour, and everything else. Walking along the pavement, he decided to take a stop. Stepping into a familiar building, he greeted his tutor of magic arts. Samantha the Beastmaster eagerly greeted one of her pupils. A fair and short conversation erupted between the two.
Most of it was Dubstepp recalling what had happened during his dungeon completion and Samantha’s duties as the Beastmaster. As she spoke, Dubstepp found himself looking behind her. He did enjoy small talk, but he wasn’t sure how much time he had. The tamer still needed to visit other places. Without becoming too rude, Dubstepp directed the talk into the available tamer spells. Samantha responded with a smile and showed what she could train her pupil, while also providing the cost.

Dubstepp swiveled his head back and forth. Weirdly, he learned how to increased his monster summoning cap despite him only having Totoro in his party. It would come in handy if he does come across another addition. He began contemplating what issues he has had during battle. Realizing one specific problem, he chose to learn how to restore his monsters’ mana. Totoro always seemed to run out during battle.

Finally, Dubstepp increased his monster cap for the third time. This meant he could now carry four monsters in his pocket. ”I’m not sure why I learned this spell. All I have is Totoro in my party and I’m not really desperate to find another one. I’m really picky, all I have been finding are wolves or different variations of.” Samantha listened to his concern and said some advice that helped out Dubstepp.

She mentioned the vast world of monsters. There is bound to be some he doesn’t like or that he feels wouldn’t be a great fit. ”Patience is a virtue,” she shrugged her shoulders. Dubstepp smirked, he agreed with the mantra. Saying his goodbyes, he headed out. He did not do much walking before entering yet another building.

Fortunately, all of the masters of discipline were close together. For a while, he contemplated on what discipline to learn. Fire and Ice demonstrated many destructive possibilities. He couldn’t learn the pure magic ones such as holy. After a moment of thinking, Dubstepp decided to go with air. It provided more benefits and would become a great use to him in the future. As a trainer, he saw great potential in it.

He greeted the master of air and showed his eagerness in learning the fundamental. The master’s name was Gaan; he proved to be extremely optimistic. His entire attitude was elevated almost like air itself. His smile wore wide and proud. Not knowing each other, the short talk ended really quick. Gaan revealed the available spells. Dubstepp didn’t take too much time; he simply learned the first two just to get an idea of the power.

”Looks like I have another master,” Dubstepp spoke to himself as he exit the building. He proceeded to trot down the path. He already equipped himself well enough with new spells. He snapped his fingers and remembered something significant. As he was walking through, he saw the recognizable pet shop.

He walked in and walked out without buying anything. He would have loved to receive a new pet, but the spells he just learned put him a few hundred Renn behind. Even then, they did not seem like they would fit his personality. He remembered what his master said. Dubstepp guessed he would find a suitable companion during his next dungeon raid.

Dubstepp arrived later in an armour and weapons business establishment. Being an individual that depended on animals, the store did not seem extremely important at the time. Though there was no harm in browsing the place. Looking at the mannequins, he did find a particular hat. The headwear would give him a boost in ranged weaponry. The musician couldn’t help but to smile knowing that this would become extremely useful. He proceeded to buy some special gloves and a full set of leather armour. The clerk of the store appeared to be a very clumsy female NPC.

Her black hair flowed side to side during her head movements. Her name was Cheyenne and she did have trouble forming words. She complimented on Dubstepp’s purchases and had her own insight on each item. Her friendliness was pleasant to be around. The day was getting late so Dubstepp couldn’t stay talking. He ended the conversation short and exited the store. The musician did feel bad, but he knew he would return again.

Before returning to his bed, he did grab a few food items for his next dungeon raid. He needed to stock up on food just so he doesn’t find himself starving or asking his fellow players for scraps. He bought some bags of pet feed for Totoro knowing he had an appetite too. Before ending the day, Dubstepp ate a pot pie and returned to bed.

Dubstepp used 125 Renn [Increased Monster Summoning Cap 1(5)]
Dubstepp used 125 Renn [Restore Monster Mana (5)]
Dubstepp used 200 Renn [Increase Monster Cap 3 (8)]
Dubstepp used 25 Renn [Wind Push (1)]
Dubstepp used 50 Renn [Wind Blade (2)]
Dubstepp used 80 Renn [Sharpshooter’s Hat]
Dubstepp used 100 Renn [Leather Armour]
Dubstepp used 100 Renn [Cutthroat’s Gloves]
Dubstepp used 5 Renn [Pet Feed]
Dubstepp used 5 Renn [Pet Feed]
Dubstepp used 5 Renn [Pet Feed]
Dubstepp used 5 Renn [Pet Feed]
Dubstepp used 10 Renn [Fresh Fruit]
Dubstepp used 10 Renn [Fresh Fruit]
Dubstepp used 15 Renn [Chicken]
Dubstepp used 10 Renn [Dried Biscuit]
Dubstepp used 360 Renn [Totem of Haste]
Dubstepp used 10 Renn [Pot Pie]
Dubstepp has 573 Renn left.

Dubstepp learned Increase Monster Summoning Cap 1 (5) - User is allowed to summon 2 Monsters simultaneously. Passive.
Dubstepp learned Restore Monster Mana (5) - User restores mana in target Monster. 100MP.
Dubstepp learned Increase Monster Cap 3 (8) - Consumable Spell, can only be learned once and disappears after one use. User is allowed to keep 1 additional Monster. 600MP.
Dubstepp learned Wind Push (1) - User makes the air push forward. 50MP.
Dubstepp learned Wind Blade (2) - User summons a razor wind to slash a target, dealing moderate damage. 100MP.

[Achronum]

Xenos

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Xenos stretched, absently attempting to adjust his glasses before realizing he didn't wear any in this world. He rolled his stiff neck and closed the book he had been working out of, shoving his equipment into his bag and gathering up the books to be checked out for the evening. He chatted briefly with the librarian, promising to be careful with them and headed out to grab a bite before meeting up with River. He picked up something quick, dropping a nickel for something quick and scarfing down while balancing a book in his other hand. He read as he walked, muttering apologies as he periodically bumped into people.

He would have walked right into River. Instead, Xenos ended up blinking up at him as an irritated Pots growled at him after knocking him flat on his ass. Xenos chuckled as he stuffed away the book, picked himself up, and dusted himself off while shooting off a sheepish smile at the other man.

“My bad, my bad!” Xenos apologized. “Got stuck in the study zone whoops.” Pots continued growling at him. He rolled his eyes at Pots and turned to look at the pair. “Oh, this must be Aster! You should have mentioned you were bringing a princess River!” Xenos slid over to Aster and bowed dramatically. “How you managed to survive this wildling’s company is beyond me.” He stage whispered to her. He sent her a wink and stepped back. He nudged Chari and smiled at her before turning around to speak with the Watchmaster.

“Heard ya needed some help! We got a few other stragglers on their way and we will be ready for duty sir!”
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_{Summary:
Checked out books
Ate food (-5 Renn)
Got knocked on ass
Spoke to Watchmaster}

[Ithradine]

Reylan

_{Interacting with:@Jangel13@TaroAndSelia}

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Shiba's Buisness Proposal

Reylan was just about to leave from the location as Shiba approached him, something clearly on his mind "Oh hey there Shiba." He said casually. Reylan listened attentively to Shiba's words, nodding at the end to show his agreement "I haven't had lunch yet so why don't we stop in a diner and talk there?" He suggested with a smile, if Shiba needed help he would be more than ready to listen.

He smiled a bit as it seemed that Reylan was willing to talk about what he would need. Shiba only hoped that he would be able to convince him for the loan. Then Shiba got a message from river asking about another quest so he said to Reylan " that sounds good to me. I'll let you pick the place" Shiba then typed a back a pm and sent it to river saying "sorry gonna take a raincheck on that. Busy with Reylan he then sent it before gesturing for Reylan to lead the way to whichever place he felt like eating.

"Cool, there is a place nearby I think." He said as he opened his menu to both look at the map and to send a PM to Alisea stating he might be a little delayed. Just as he sent it, he received one from Xenos talking about the night watch quest. Quickly he responded as he walked along to a place called "The Gilded Hearth.", it was on the way to the library and should provide a decent place for conversation. Reylan led Shiba inside and they were seated a window-side table immediately, a slim blonde female dressed in a red gown with a white apron stood above them with a bright smile on her face "Welcome to The Gilded Hearth! Can I get you two something to drink?" she asked with a bubbly quality about her "Uh, a water please!" Reylan responded though he wished they had soda. After Shiba had told her what he wanted and she left, Reylan spoke to him "So what is it that you need the guild's help for?" He asked directly.

PM to Alisea

Great! Shiba has to talk with me about something then I'll be right over!

He nodded as he said there was a place close by and followed him. They found themselves at a place called gilded hearth and were promptly seated by a window. When their waitress asked for their drink he asked for the same not really interested in anything heavier since his stomach was in knots over what he would ask. He would be asking for a large sum from the guild he only just joined after all so he was a bit on edge. When he came out with it and asked what he needed the guilds help for he sighed to keep himself calm. He then smiled before saying "I find myself in need of money. It's not that I'm broke honestly it's because I wanted to start a business. Now before you say no just hear me out, this is still early in the game and a player made business would do much better then businesses run by npcs. I have 10 thousand in my possession, what I'm asking for is for the guild to provide the last 5 thousand I need to buy property and the workshop outside of the city walls. If you do then I'll be able to have a constant flow of money pouring into the guild and stand to make more in the long run. All I would need are ingredients like iron and leather. I know this seems like a lot but I will make the business a success and help the guild grow bigger in the future with said revenue" he said hoping he gave a good sales pitch. He never did this before and was worried he forgot to include something or say how well it will work in the long run

Reylan remained silent for the entire duration of Shiba's explanation of his plan, a look of intrigue located in his expression. If they could secure the iron mine contract, that would provided a lot of resources for both the shop and Xenos's crafting needs. Hell they could even sell stuff Xenos makes at the shop. He was however hesitant on funding a shop that would be opening on the first floor, but he figured with a little advertising it would gain some customers. Also, he was unaware of any other players starting such a business yet so it might be a good idea to start soon. His hand gripped his chin as he thought carefully about this, 5000 renn would mean the majority of the guild's current funds. The waitress came by with his water and he placed his order, a seasoned pork cutlet with some potatoes and cooked carrots. Finally, he spoke "I can see that you are pretty confident about this, I just wish that you would have come to me before you drew out the loan." He stated with a deceptive small frown on his face "That being said, If I am to give you this amount of money then 40% of the profits will go to the guild. I am working on an contract with the council to secure some iron already, so that will provided as well. Would that be acceptable?" He stated, his tone sounding like the leader he strived to be.

Shiba could hear his heartbeat in his ears from how anxious he was. He didn't know if his plan would work but the fact of the matter was that this would pay for itself in no time. So many players will look for weapons made a player like him more often then they would a npc. The benifits far outweighed the cost to make it happen. When the waitress came by he shook his head not wanting anything. He would be paying for an entire workshop after all and soon he finally gave him an answer. Shiba couldn't help the nervous laugh that escaped him when he said that he wished Shiba came to him first before taking out a loan. He then sighed softly in relief his heart finally calming down as he agreed to it so long as the guild got 40% which was reasonable considering Shiba assumed he would want half. Hearing that he would also provide iron was a big plus to this deal so Shiba could spend his time honing his craft rather then learn how to mine himself. He smiled as he asked if that would be acceptable and Shiba held the sleeve of his kimono before holding out his hand and saying "it's a deal. You won't regret this " Shiba said waiting for him to shake his hand before taking his hand back. He then said "I'm planning to name the shop "lethal feather" and specialise in light weaponry. If someone else in the guild decides to become a Smith like me then we would need to talk about the shop as business partners. Otherwise I'm grateful you decided to take a chance on me, it means a lot boss. Though do I need to start calling you partner now?" he asked his easygoing persona starting to come back now that the hard part was over with.

Reylan nodded as he took Shiba's hand and firmly shook it, smiling kindly as he said brightly "I know I won't." He pulled his hand back and leaned back in his chair as he heard the name for the shop "I like the name, sounds pretty cool. I know you will come through Shiba."As a leader, Reylan believed it was good to place trust in those you were in charge of. Also, he genuinely believed Shiba would do well with his shop. He rubbed the back of his neck as he nervously laughed "I'd prefer it if you just call me Reylan." He wasn't entirely comfortable with being called by some title just yet, though he figure he would have to eventually as the guild got bigger "I suppose you could go on your way if you want, I'll be meeting with Alisea after this." He informed Shiba as he sent him the funds he requested.

He smiled glad that he decided to put so much confidence in him as it spoke volumes about him as a guild leader. When he said he liked the idea of the shop name Shiba was a bit proud of himself since he knew it would certainly get people's attention. When he said to just call him Reylan Shiba laughed a bit and said "sorry it's force of habit. I don't usually use first names he admits with a smirk. When he got the money he needed from Reylan he nodded and said "yeah their is a bunch of logistical stuff that I need to deal with on my end like getting the land, all the equipment and so on. Afterwards I will be waiting for the iron deal to happen before actually smithing. Great talking with you Reylan I'll send you a pm when I got the place up and running" he said before he stood gave him a soft nod and left to go and buy the land since he knew the perfect place not far from the main road into the city that would be perfect for a shop

A Debt Re-paid

Once Reylan had gotten his food, he finished it relatively quickly. He didn't wish to keep Alisea waiting any more than he already had. He had to admit it felt good being addressed as the leader and being asked for help. After all that is what he really wanted, to help everyone get through this alive and make the crazy adventures not suicidal at the very least. After a bit of navigating, Reylan entered the library and was kind of amazed at the amount of books around, he wasn't really that much of a bookworm so he didn't go inside libraries often outside of college. It had been easy enough to find but now he had to find her. It took a few moments but he eventually spotted her and walked up, knowing that shouting across the room would have been discouraged "Hey there, How's the uh, reading going?" He decided to ask, voice soft as to not disturb others.

"Nightmarish," Alisea answered with a grin. To demonstrate, she pulled what looked to be "The Little Red Hen" off the shelf. She flipped it open to the first page and handed it to Reylan so he could view the foreign script. Slashes and squiggles flowed along the bottom of the page beneath the large and colorful pictures. "Most of the books here are written like that; only a small and very bland portion come in our alphabet--texts like instructions and manuals."

He took the book without question and looked down at the pages, strangely enough he could recognize a few of the words but most of the text was gibberish to him "Yep, looks like mostly nonsense to me. That's gotta be frustrating." He grinned as he handed it back to her, feeling a little silly that he couldn't read what had to be a children's book "Anyway, about that thing I wanted to give you..." He went through his menu and took out Renn totaling 150 and extended it to her with a half-smile "It's about time I paid off that loan I think." He spoke happily.

Alisea looked at the proffered coins in surprise. "You remembered that? It seems so long ago," she laughed, not taking the coins yet. "At the beginning, when 150 renn felt like a fortune..." A somber cloud passed over Alisea's features. For a moment she was lost in her thoughts, but quickly the moment passed. She reached out and retrieved the coins. "Thank you, Reylan."

He laughed sheepishly "I was actually afraid you'd come hunt me down for it eventually." It did seem like ages since that day, everything was different now "It still is in my book, but now we can afford it I guess." A 150 renn was enough for 30 arrows at least. A puzzled look took ahold of his features as he noticed the somberness grow in her eyes. At last however, she took the coins and he was relieved of his debt to her. This one at least. "No need to thank me, I'm only doing the right thing. Besides, I should be thanking you and Aster for yesterday, I really needed that." He smiled brightly.

Alisea gave him a knowing smile. "So did she, I think," the magess muttered. Then, more loudly, "You should invite her out again; she enjoys opportunities to use her sword."

Reylan thought he just caught the end of Alisea saying something but figured it must have been his imagination "So I have noticed" He laughed a little. "You think I should? She always gets quiet when its just the two of us."

"And?" Alisea answered simply, as though silence was nothing concerning. "You will have fun."

A sheepish smile came over his lips "Ah good point. I will definitely consider it!" He stated, perhaps going a quest together would be good. Aster seemed to loosen up when fighting monsters. "Well I got more tasks to do today, so I have to get going. I'll see you later then?" He still needed to go the council to talk about the iron mines contract. With luck, they'll agree to it if they do the quest and beat the dungeon.

She chuckled at the question. "Paying that debt hardly ends our ties. See you back at the inn!"

"I would be disappointed if it did!" With that, he wished her goodbye and went on towards the City Council's building.

Reylan's meeting with the City Council

When Reylan arrived at the City Hall, the council member he had sent a message to was waiting for him. He had changed into his fancy clothing to give a stronger first impression, to let the council member know he was serious. "You must be Mr. Cainhart, what a pleasure to finally meet you in person!" He stated as he approached the well-groomed man, extending his right hand as his invitation to conduct business. Mr.Cainhart smiled dimly at him and took his hand, the handshake firm and brief "The pleasure is mine. You must be Mister Reylan. The guild-master of the Legion of the Wolf, if I am correct?" His expression was gentle yet serious, the flow of his speech befitting one of his station.

Reylan nodded "It is. The Legion of the Wolf is grateful towards the council for this opportunity." His tone one of respect. Cainhart chuckled softly "Nothing is decided just yet so hold your gratitude. The council has chosen me to hear your proposal, and determines if it is within our interests.". Reylan was very nervous at this point, though he hid it well. Securing this contract would benefit them more than it would the council, but he couldn't let that be known "Of course. I hope you will see how this proposal is mutually beneficial." It might be a hard sell, but he would not leave this meeting without something.

Cainhart smiled dimly once more "Please, follow me inside and to my office so that we may formally go over the details." Reylan moved to the door and held it open for the councilman "After you.".

The two walked up a grand staircase to the second floor of the city hall, silence befalling them until they entered Cainhart's office and sat down in red-cushioned chairs on opposite ends of a heavy, reddish-brown desk. Cainhart placed his elbows onto the desk, his fingers intertwining as sharp, cunning eyes looked over them. A kind smile displayed as he spoke "Now then, please tell the entirely of your proposal if you would. I wish to hear every detail." Reylan kept his expressions controlled, not letting it be known that he was slightly intimidated by the man "But first..." His fingers broke their lock and his right hand reached under his desk. A bottle of wine and two fine glasses were pulled from below, and settled on top of the desk "Would you care for a drink? I find it makes negotiations far less tense." Cainhart looked at him expectantly. Reylan had to shake his head "Thank you for the offer, but I will have to refuse." He said as politely as he could. The councilman looked at him for a moment with a look of minor disappointment "That is a shame, it is very good wine. Please proceed then." Cainhart spoke while pouring the dark, velvet liquid into the crystal glass. "Very well. The Legion of the Wolf hereby extends this proposal for a contract between the guild and the council over the protection of the iron mines..."

Reylan went into as much detail as he could about what he hoped to achieve and what he was seeking in return. Councilman Cainhart didn't just listen however, he often probed with questions about the contract. In the end, Reylan was not able to secure the contract right there but was given a deal that was satisfactory "Your offer is tempting, Mister Reylan, but I am afraid I can not accept it at this moment. The council needs proof that you are capable of the job you are advertising." Cainhart began "It is because of your success at Hill's Sorrow that I am willing to in turn extend this deal. If you complete the current quest we have posted and conquer the dungeon near the iron mines, you will have your contract." This was as much as Reylan expected. "If you find yourself in possession of more manpower, I will be willing to make the deal a little more lucrative in return for constant protection." He stated in such a way that indicated he was finished with what he had to say just then.

"I understand very well your hesitation to approve this contract. My guild will be heading to the dungeon the day after the Solace Festival. The next day I will return with news of our success." Reylan said quite confidently as he slowly stood up "Thank you Mister Cainhart for your time, the next time we meet I hope you will be ready to sign that contract." He extended his hand to the councilman once more. Cainhart's lips moved into a broader smile as he stood and shook Reylan's hand "I look forward to our next meeting and tales our your success. I wish you luck on your adventures." Amicable farewells were exhcanged and Reylan left the City Hall with a smile on his face. He may not have secured the contract right then, but he had laid the groundwork for future success.

@Achronum@Haruhi43@Trainerblue192@Tybalt Capulet

Reylan noticed that the sky had gotten dark and a quick glance at the time confirmed his thoughts that it was nearly time for the night watch quest. It would appear that visiting Data 66 would have to wait for another day, as he didn't want to miss the chance to get to know his fellow guild members better. He visited a shoppe on the way to the quest location and purchased some food and drink for later while also grabbing something to snack on now. By the time he reached the spot, everyone else was already present. Guess his little side-stop made him a tad late to the party.

"Not a bad turn-out I think." He said as he approached them "Hey there, Aster..River..Xenos..Chari. I hope you all had a good day?" He said brightly, it was going to be an..interesting night with the group they had right now.

[AGenericUser]

Lehariel Leet

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"Geez... I'm dyin' over here. Nothing to do... at all!" Lehariel mumbled to nobody in particular, her gaze shifting to various buildings dotting the streets. Her mind was on an addiction of hers - that being battling, for nothing got the blood pumping quite as much. Yet, the past few days had been, simply put, boring for the silver-haired adventurer. She hadn't been doing much more than waiting around and hoping - praying, even, that something interesting would happen, something out of the norm. A quest, a fight, both, anything would do. Yet... nothing of the sort had happened, at least so far. All that was noteworthy was the fact that she'd heard talk of a festival around town. Something like that could certainly prove exciting.

'Ooh! What if like, monsters showed up and were going to ruin everything, but then we Legion of the Wolf guys come to the rescue?! It'd be something out of a movie or something, but... it's probably not a good thing to think stuff like that, huh. Something like that'd ruin the festival, so...'

Lehariel peered over to a few shops, which were in the process of packing up. This only served as a reminder to Lehariel that she'd used quite a bit of her money yesterday - or was it the day before? But, nevertheless, she'd went from having over a thousand Renn to having a mere fourty seven Renn. "That shady Astrology business I was thinking about sounds real good about now... I don't think I'd get much Renn, sure, but at least it's something." She spoke her thoughts aloud, thankfully with no passerby nearby. "Eh, who am I kidding. I don't think I'd get more than like, three Renn. People've wised up to that hocus-pocus stuff. Sure, telling fortunes could be fun, but I'd get basically nothing... and I'd be standing around all day, too."

Eventually, she found herself at a rather familiar location - none other than the Portal Gate, the very location one could travel from floor to floor. It was a place Lehariel'd grown quite familiar with to put it one way, for it was the link between floors. And, as an adventurer - she often found herself heading off into whatever floor was available to her, though she typically went solo. Lehariel headed towards the Portal Gate, focused on venturing forth into the next floor - though it didn't take long before she stopped her advance.

'I'm with those guys now, Lehariel thought, referring to the Legion of the Wolf. 'I probably shouldn't just head off, huh... plus, going solo from this point on's probably a fool's gambit. I mean, I may say I could've taken the Fenrir Herald by myself - at least, I think I said that - but I didn't really do all that much. If we wanna go further, we've gotta be a team.'

'I mean, heading off alone's just asking to be killed, and I don't wanna die with no fanfare. It's gotta be something dramatic, like some big sacrifice to help everyone out or something. But hey! I'm not gonna die, either, so I don't have to worry about that. Lehariel Leet's got a few tricks up her sleeve... and the Legion of the Wolf's gonna see what! I'm packin' heat! Well, magical heat, at the least...

And with that, Lehariel headed off - patience was a virtue, after all, and not heading off onto the next floor alone without your guild was also a very important virtue, even if it were a rather obscure virtue. And, who knows? Maybe something interesting would be heading her way soon enough...

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Summary

Lehariel is bored, so she heads off to the Portal Gate, impatient and dying to see the next floor...
Though she changes her mind before she heads off - knowing that trudging off into danger alone is asking for death!
Not such a fan of death, Lehariel changes her mind and heads off from the Portal Gate. She'd head to the next floor someday... just with her guild, instead of alone.

[HueMan]

✧ DAY 8 - Genesis City - 9AM ✧

6/24/2076

[Leaves]

Health: 975/1300
Mana: 1482/1900
Renn: 573 Renn
STATs Tree:

[+]

Health: 13
Mana: 19
Strength: 9
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 15

✧ DAY 7 - Genesis City, Inn "Eden Hall" - 8AM-12AM ✧

7/23/2076

Dubstepp casually woke up without any drowsiness. He simply sat up on his bed and looked around the room for a moment. He couldn't help but hope that the surrounding walls would transition into his old room. He managed to go to sleep early this time, but even then, he couldn't shake the feeling. He scratched his head roughly, not quite sure how to handle himself. He had been counting the days since the incident.

"Happy One Week Anniversary," he muttered. Dubstepp hurried to the shower room to cleanse his body of possible bed bugs and lint. The shower remained cold yet refreshing against his bare skin. He closed his eyes for the entire experience. Despite some slight differences, the water did seem real. Dubstepp continued scrubbing roughly, not certain if he was truly making any progress. He wondered if just stepping into the shower would classify a player as clean. Dubstepp would still need to apply scrubs and shampoo. It would seem unsightly if he didn't.

He returned outside with his proper clothes on after his long shower. Luckily, there were no water bills he had to answer toward. He could take baths as long as he wished. Dubstepp walked down the street; this particular time, he did not have a destination. The whole day yesterday focused on shopping alone. Window browsing, shopping for specific items, and talking to the clerks took a lot of his time. Dubstepp did not have anything on his schedule. He practically had everything he needed for a dungeon trip. And he was becoming very frugal with his money, he expected he should save some money for emergencies.

Thinking back to the quests offered around this time, he found no solution to his unproductiveness. All the quests weren't going to cut it for him. They would have taken a while to complete. He then remembered Watchmaster Loran. The musician thought back to his first quest; standing around and guarding the place only for a handful of Renn. He snapped his fingers and chose that he could help him out again. The job was simply easy and did earn Renn. Hopefully, this second quest will give Dubstepp an advantage or give him more of a footing into Loran's trust.

Dubstepp scratched his head again for the second time today. There was still the problem of doing something until tonight. Walking more down the street, he realized he came across the pub that he visited a few days ago. He blinked his eyes, trying to recall the performance he initiated. Not a lot of people were present at the time, but they still gave a round of applause. Not sure if NPCs have a taste of music or they are just programmed to like anything.

Dubstepp tapped his waist, his mind was rambling right now on what to do. He began to check his stats and noticed his music skill. He initially picked the skill for his love of music, but probably would have chosen another useful option considering as of a week ago this turned into life or death scenario. Thinking more about it, Dubstepp finally gave in and decided to have an ounce of courage. This was a special day after all. The musician needed to do something amazing on his one week anniversary of surviving this hell hole.

He walked further down the road before stopping. He witnessed a lot of foot traffic through the streets. Pedestrians spoke to each other as they crowded the streets. Some of them must have had jobs to start or others were trying to get to a specifc store. Dubstepp hugged the walls of one of the buildings. He took some quick breathing exercises and calmed his nerves. Unequipping his lute, he started to strum his fingers against the wire.

"Meet me by the pool table,
Tell you about them old fables,
when we were able and grateful,
reading the bible, becoming too playful,
now we've been disabled,
necks wrapped in cables,
Big Boss took your Paypal.
He got us stuck in April,
bending over for too much ----.
It's pretty fatal.

They say jump and we say how high,
because all they see is small fry,
and we don't know how to multiply,
we just standby and comply,
to the Big Guy,
when he crucifies us in July and
denies our supplies for black and bow ties,
watching us as we lie and try to pass by with tongue ties and broken cries,
must exemplify and modify and satisfy the golden alumni,
Boss tells us to retry and expects a nice reply,
I say "I smell pork" because this is a ------ pigsty.

Prisoned from 9-to-5,
yet I'm still alive learning how to survive and thrive
on diners, drive-ins, and drives
because in time, I'll be able to afford proper delights
for future wives and cooler lives,
only few days of filing archives,
and their backs will know knives.

Not talking in the murderous sense,
but I am on that war fence,
Climbing the ladder so watch your manners,
because I will be the last laughter,
and after, I'm much faster to gather backers,
never meet a better rapper slacker known to master
what matters, never staggers against whackers and attackers,
more fame than Saturn or the latter,
rather chug the Jaeger
than become a hungry actor down the crapper.

Watch me flow onto a new pattern,
the old kid from that new tavern,
coming for your position,
so listen to my prediction
so you can set some provisions
and pray to your religion,
I am the most voted,
money in my pocket, totally loaded
Sorry to say: "YOu've JUST BEEN DEMOTED."

Dubstepp felt that this was a worthy note to leave on. His fingers came to stop once he chose to take his bow. Some individuals stayed and listen while others kept moving forward. "My name is Dubstepp; thank you, everyone." He did not unequip his lute as he still had more lines on his mind. A smile was written across his face. With some performances now and then, he would accomplish his goal in no time.

So he spent the entire afternoon performing to the passerby. The hours went by until he had to stop for the better of his health. His fingers were beginning to get blisters and his voice was cracking a bit. Dubstepp really had not done this for more than ten minutes. Fortunately, it looked like some people appreciated his music. Dubstepp bowed again to signal the end of his presentation.

He took the rest of the day to calm his vocals by drinking some water from a bar. The musician simply waited until the time came by for him to pick up the quest. He looked at his wrist to see the time. There was no wristwatch attached to him, but he did like pretending. "Oh, it's almost 8:30. I better take my leave."

It probably wasn't though it felt like it. Dubstepp marched his way to Loran's position. There was no hesitation as he knew where the place was. The trainer hoped that the Watchmaster remmembered him. It's been less than a week, but almost a week. (If that makes sense...) The trainer saw the important NPC from a distance. Shifting his arms back and forth, he proceeded to jog over to Loran's position.

"Trainer apprentice slash musician reporting for duty. Need me to stand around again?" Dubstepp joked. He certainly was not sure if Loran was the joking type. They barely had any conversation last time he volunteered for service. "So what's the suspicious activity?" He questioned.



Dubstepp used no Renn.
Dubstepp has 573 Renn left.

[Ithradine]

✧ DAY 8 - Genesis City - 1PM ✧

6/24/2076

[Trainerblue192]

The Meetup

"It was definitely a long one alright, but it was full of friends and fun so all together worth it." Rivers expression changed with the subject as he watched Reylan carefully as if looking for a clue. "So how went the talks on our mining deal? Did you and Xenos strike an accord or something? Was he offensive? I'm sorry if he was, he can be...a handful at times" he said as his eyes darted over towards Xenos who was currently speaking to the quest giver.

Reylan looked at him with a small bit of confusion but suddenly realized what he was talking about "Oh it went well I think. I managed to talk to the council after about actually getting the iron secured but they want us to clear 'The Ravine' dungeon and clear out the mines before they would bee willing to give us it." The only way to offend Reylan would be to directly insult him in some way.

Chari decided to chime in after River "I went monster slaying around the outskirts of the city. In fact, it was only a bit ago that I actually came back into the city." She said with a grin, looking proud of how she spent the day "So tonight we're gonna tell spooky stories and spread delicious rumors right?" Her voice took on a sinister tone that matched the smirk on her lips.

"Chari?!"Xenos whirled around with a gasp, clutching his chest tightly."Spreading rumors and gossiping?! I'm disappointed! Disappointed I didn't suggest it first!"Xenos laughed and walked over to her, keeping a bit if space between them. "So Reylan, they suggested the dungeon clear? How many dungeons are on this floor again?"

Aster stood quietly but contentedly, idly tapping her fingers against the pommel of her katana. It looked like a companionable group, so she was happy enough to stand quietly. Chari and Xenos were loud enough, she felt no need to add to it.

"Four, there are four dungeons on this floor Xenos. Three of which are area dungeons and the fourth being the floor dungeon that will allow us to move onto the next area and get one step closer to beating Talrae." River turned to face Aster and smiled giving her a thumbs up "Perfect! This'll give us a chance to practice what we spoke about on the way here. As for tackling this new dungeon...I was hoping we could get a group together tomorrow anyways. Scout it out before actually attempting it. I could attempt to use my Monster knowledge skill to gain information on what lays in wait for in so when we do tackle it head on we can have some form of strategy. I was thinking midday tomorrow we all go the the area and delve slightly in, see how far we can go and how much info we can gather at once. Between Monster Knowledge, Gathering Nodes, Dungeon Mapping and who knows what else I'm sure we could get a pretty penny for it all and that could help us get even stronger gear to really tackle that dungeon after the festival." he said as he turned to face the entire group hoping they liked his plan.

Reylan listened to River was considerably impressed with his line of thinking "I agree, gathering some information ourselves would help a lot when we finally take it on in force. We could also complete the mines quest either on the way there or on the way back. It has been up for some time so we best do it quick as possible." He of course would be going. Reylan was in charge of these people now and he wouldn't let them go into a dungeon without him. His attention turned to Xenos and Chari, their two mischief makers "They did." A small glare in his eyes, disapproving of gossip spreading.

She looked at Xenos with a smug grin "I'm sure everyone here has got some juicy information to spill..." The only information she really listened to from Rey Rey and River was about going to a dungeon though the look she and Xenos were getting from the guild-master suggested he wasn't too enthused about their gossiping "Don't worry about it Rey Rey, it won't get too spicy." Her grin turning more devilish.

Xenos rolled his eyes at Reylan. "Jeez, calm down Rey Rey. Cute nickname by the way. Anyways, Chari's right, harmless gossip only. Cross my heart and hope to die!~" he sang. He looked around. "Who else we waiting on at this point?" He looked around and when no one said anything otherwise he shrugged and whirled back around to Watchmaster Loran. "Well, I guess that's it then sir. Do what you wish with us Watchmaster!"

The Quest

"Thanks for coming, we really could use the help. Little known to you adventurers perhaps, underneath the grounds of Genesis City, there is a series of sewer networks and catacombs that connects to practically the entirety of the city. I've been hearing reports of strange activities recently and... I'm sending some teams down there for some investigations. Note that you are not the only adventurer group sent, I've already sent off 2 teams earlier today."

"Oooooh, sounds spooky!" Xenos said excitedly. "Tell us where we're headed boss and we'll take care of all the nasties down there!"

Dubstepp sighed under his breath. He did not expect a whole party to come out. At least people were becoming aware of the side quests. Last time, no one decided to complete the last Loran quest. Dubstepp crossed his arms. "So are you paying us to rid the problem or find out about the problem? Are we expected a raise if we find the missing parties?"

River smiled at Reylan nodding in agreement. "Yeah we'll do recon the next two days, then enjoy the festival and relax and afterwards we can make progress and potentially defeat the dungeon then do the mines quest which is three days long I believe so we may want to be stocked up." he turned around and headed towards Xenos motioning them to follow along. "Xeeeeen! What's going on? We just star gazing tonight or how this work?" he asked as he approached Xenos the quest giver and another adventurer looking to take the quest. "Names River and no need to worry tonight our party has the city well watched. So just let us know what we can do and we'll do it"

(Quest Spark Notes)
(- You explore the catacomb of the old sewers underneath Genesis City, it is large, it is smelly and unpleasant but the cool part is it connects to the entire city so it may have future implications)
(- You find not much in terms of loot or items.)
(- When you are about done searching your area, Watchmaster basically gave you an area to explore, you find a rescue a young NPC girl who seemed to have been lost down there)
(- She says her name is Kyo and she doesn't know how she got there. She woke up a day or so ago and was wondering through the sewers. She seems to be having some sort of memory loss.)

A maidens Tale

"Um... well..." The girl clearly looked uncomfortable and fidgety. "Could you show me the way out of here? I've been stuck down here since... last night I think..."

Reylan admitted he was surprised to find anyone down here, let alone a young girl. "Sure, we'll get you out of here. Any idea on how you ended up here in the first place?" He approached with a kind smile, his voice soft as to not startle her. She reminded him a lot of his younger sister.

"Oh my God! Operation Protect the Cinnamon Roll shall commence!" Xenos cut in excitedly. "I suggest we walk and talk though yeah?"

Rivers eyes beamed so bright it may as well have litten up the entire sewage system "Theres cinnamon rolls in this world?! Where?"

Dubstepp looked around the area. He found the girl a bit odd. Nothing was found nor suspicious. Where was the monsters? The other two parties? “What were you doing down here? It’s way dangerous for you to be down here.” Dubstepp scowled.

Chari couldn't but feel this entire situation was a tad creepy. A girl all by herself down here with not a person or thing in sight? "Let's just take the girl back to the guard for now." She spoke a little abrasively. It may be nothing, but she was getting a bad vibe from this situation. Ignoring that feeling had cost her in the past.

"Chari is right! Let's get moving people, gotta job to do and we should tell the big man out there what we found!" Xenos beamed at the girl. "Then, like the responsibile aduots we are, we give her a place to stay until we find her parents ! Sound like a plan?"

"Fine by me, besides we need to get some rest in soon if we want to do recon missions for the dungeon on the next two days before the festival." he smiled at the group as he turned towards the girl "Names River and this here is Pepper. Dont worry you're in safe hands now"

Summary and Rewards
Completed Nights watxh quest
Learned of sewage system
Found missing girl
(Rewards: 150exp, 1 Gold, 2 Silver, D5 Copper, Watchmaster Loran's attention)

[HueMan]

✧ DAY 8 - Genesis City - 9PM ✧

6/24/2076