[IC] ✧ Talrae S2 ✧

[HueMan]

✧ Access Menu / Townhall ✧

Patch Notes

VK.1.021 - Small changes to "Menu", "Guilds"
VK.1.022 - Updated Actions and Spells.
VK.1.023 - Item repairs cost added. Gallery updated.
VK.1.024 - Item rarity and prices edited. Item list updated.
VK.1.025 - Added new players’ icons to CS. OOC “Item” section edited heavily. Item list overhaul. Monster List updated.
VK.1.026 - Changes to Skills list. Changes to Tinker Actions. Item list updated.
VK.1.027 - Attribute went under edits. New items.
VK.1.028 - Rules and Guidelines update. Item list updated (price changes). Actions and Spells updated to Level 15. Subclass Level requirement decreased to 15.
VK.1.029 - Menu updated to include more details. New items added, item prices and effects edited. Consumable items separated out into separate page. Armor / Clothing separated out into separate pages. secret patch regarding Paladins being able to cast Magic without Magic weapons
VK.1.030 - Mining and Magic Smithing Skill added. Malgoth canon picture altered.
VK.1.031 - OOC updated. "Other" section has been folded into "Player Interactions" with minor changes and new clarifications. "Player Stats" section renamed. "NPC" section expanded to include more information.

Open Quests

Make some friends: Talk to 10 NPCs.

Defend Iron Mines: Iron Mines in the Lorwyn Mountains, next to the dungeon known as "The Ravine", is under attack. Defend the mine for 3 days.

Fishing and Camping: Spend 2 or more days camping at Lake Crystal. Catch 10 fish.

Solace Festival: Solace Festival is coming up on Day 10. Attend the festival that takes place in City Square starting noon.

Master Crafter: Create 20 identical items.

Collect Nightfall Flowers: Nightfall flowers are rare flowers found on Genesis. It is most commonly found near Lake Crystal however. Find 50 of them and bring it to an apothecary in-city.

Trader: Buy 20 items, sell 20 items.

Newsletter

Current Player Count: 9,727

Solace Festival: Citizens of Genesis celebrate twice a year, the Solace Festival. Lasting from noon to midnight, it is a merry gathering of all people for food, drinks, performances and games. All are welcome and encouraged to attend, as everything is generously paid for by the Ruling Council of Genesis City.

First 100: First 100 players of Talrae have fallen... some in battle against monsters, others due to real world troubles... few thanks to immoral players.

10 days: Day 10 of Talrae is almost upon us all. Feels just like yesterday this great game got started.

The Council Has Been Established: Self-regulating law and order has been established among players. Time will tell how successful it'll be.

Dashboard

The Council Has Been Established: After our first major meeting, The Council has been established. Tune in here on the Dashboard for more information...

Data Link 66: Data Link 66 is still offering weekly newsletter to any and all who may be interested. In addition, we are still in the information buying business! - Crystalball

Central District Commerce looking for members: We are looking to recruit crafting and smithing players who wish to stay in the safe areas of the city. Central District Commerce will be focusing on providing items to other guilds and players during our stay in Talrae. PM Svan for more details. - Svan

Need help? Call the Imperial Saints: Need help? Low on Renn for your next meal or can't adapt to life in Talrae? Contact the guild Imperial Saints for help. - Reinor

✧ Floor 1 - Genesis ✧

Genesis, Floor of Beginnings


Beautiful Flower Gardens of Genesis


Lake Crystal


The Ravine


Royal palace and central square of Genesis City

Genesis

Note: Distance is real and marching speed will matter. Reaching dungeons may sometimes take a full day or even a couple of days. For instance, going from Genesis City to Location C will take a few hours (3-4). Sometimes alternate, faster modes of transportation may be available such as boats. Going from Genesis City to Location A by boat will take half of a day compared to marching through, which will take 2 days thanks to the mountains.

Consists of gentle, grassy rolling hills and small mountains. Climate is temperate and scenery is very beautiful. 1 very large city also named Genesis exists at the center, featuring everything from simple bars and inns to grand halls and central castle. The city and its NPCs are ruled by a counsel of Elders who preside in the central castle and oversee all affairs. 3 small dungeons (The Hill's Sorrow, The Ravine, The Savage Fields) and 1 Floor Dungeon (The Endless Green) exists. Monsters in Genesis are usually small and consists of weak woodlands and hill creatures. One unique feature of Genesis are the ceramic floating disks. They can be accessed by the narrow stairs that connects them to the ground. On top of the disks may be lakes, fields or any other natural setting. View is breathtakingly good from these locations.

Location A - The Ravine. Dungeon. Small ravine leading in the mountains.
Location B - The Hill's Sorrow. Dungeon. Rolling hills with weak monsters.
Location C - The Savage Fields. Dungeon. Large green field.
Location D - Flower Gardens, beautiful place filled with all sorts of flowers and plants.
Location E - The Endless Green. Floor Dungeon. Beating this dungeon will allow players to go to Floor 2.
Location F - Lake Crystal. Popular place for fishing and boating.

Genesis City

Location A - Royal palace, where the council of elders rule Genesis City. Infront is the main city square where everything started.
Location B - Main shopping and market district.
Location C - Harbors. Boats can be hired here.
Location D - Portal Gate.
Location E - Arena.
Location F - Bank. Unique building. Renn can be stored (just like items for storage) or borrowed (1 Copper interest per day) here.

Rest of general locations such as tavern, inn, restaurant, residential areas, potential Guild House locations, etc are generally spread throughout the city.
Blacksmith's can be found in Location B.
NPCs for learning Action / Spells can be found in Location B.

[HueMan]

Day 1

"Who dares to disturb Malgoth, the One and Only? The Overlord shall not suffer such insolence...!"



"It is time."

"... My Master."

"I've spoken to you before, my friend... There will never come a day when you must kneel before me. After all... we are friends first and foremost, are we not?"

"... After everything you have done for me, I have no right to stand on equal ground with you."

"Spouting such nonsense again. I'm only returning the merit of our long friendship. Did you forget the times when you were the one who were always by my side no matter how dark the times got?"

"But this is different."

"Perhaps. Yet I feel not a single shred of regret for what is about to happen."

"Murder and death. By your calculations we'll end up killing thousands."

"Years of effort is finally coming to fruition. We've expected this a hundred times, tell me not you are faltering now."

"Of course not, I just... nevermind. Today we will create history."

"Right indeed my friend. Move according to plan, like we have practiced. I'm uploading the initiating configurations now. The program is going through the booting cycle and the server will open soon. As soon as I'm done inputting the commands I'm going to go and get ready."

"You know you don't have to do this."

"And what? Let you have all the fun? Very funny my friend, very funny... Alright, I'm done with the upload, I'll join you back here soon. Now... go put on a good show."

"....... Thank you. And... Good bye."

✧ Talrae ✧

Wave Gear System log in.

Character Creation Complete.

Welcome to Talrae.

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Game of the century. That's what everyone - critics, developers, publishers and fans - was calling it before it even came out. The first real VRMMORPG for humanity. The dream of having a virtual world, realistic enough to match reality and surreal enough to be a game has finally been solidified into a physical product. And needless to say, the world has changed. They say it is the biggest breakthrough in history of gaming software and hardware, a pure masterpiece of fusion between high-end programming and neuroscience technology. 10,000 copies were sold for pre-purchase which ran out in the matter of minutes. Only 10,000 lucky players will be joining the Talrae servers for opening day. You are one of those 10,000.

Opening day is nothing short of grand. Flowers, parades, and excited and ecstatic players fill the streets of Genesis City. Everyone is talking about how real everything is. Everything feels as if the player is physically there. The feeling of touch, smell, taste, hearing and vision; every neuron in the players' bodies are telling the them that the world of Talrae is very real. The food they eat tastes real. The flowers they smell, smells real. Their weapons and armor feels as if they are real warriors of the old. And Genesis is beautiful. Graceful rolling hills of green, gleaming lakes filled with coral blue water that looks more appetizing than any soda from reality. Majestic mountains near the horizon beckons the players to actions of grandiose while the deep blue sky dotted with splendid white clouds cleanse the players minds from any pain and sufferings of reality. As you take all this in, you begin the realize that this isn't the game of the century but rather, one of the greatest moments of your life. Wherever you came from and whatever you have done before, it doesn't matter. At least not in this moment. You never knew such beautiful world can exist and can think of nothing but spending your time adventuring in this fantastic world. A new life awaits for you. Life of action, friendship, joy and meaning.

You spend the first few hours exploring and admiring. You feel as if you can spend endless hours, days weeks and months in this game. Hell, even years is not out of the question considering the amount of content in this game. It truly is a real world, filled with everything and more than what the world of flesh and blood had to offer. It's a world where nobody is unhappy. Nobody is sick or suffering, everyone is having a good time and making their dream come true. They call the genre Fantasy. The term is more than suiting. Living in such a fantastic world... as who you want, doing whatever you want. Uncaring about responsibilities, work, jobs or anything else that can bother a man is nonexistent here. Here, you truly are your own master, free of the shackles of reality, in this very "real" world.

Suddenly something flashes before your eyes. It takes a second for you to realize that its your menu screen, glitching slightly to reveal the Log-Off button. Thinking it's just a minor glitch in the system, you move your hand to press the red X button when it disappears before you could do so. And without warning, the world turns into a flash of light and you lose all sense of space and direction. For a few seconds it feels as if you are floating in a pool of light, no feeling of up or down, left and right. All you can see is bright light bathing every inch of you. And then you emerge. In the central square of Genesis City, infront of the Royal Palace. You realize that you have been forcibly teleported. Thinking it's some sort of glitch or procedure for Opening Day events, you look around and see that the square is packed with others who are in a similar situation as you. And more are being teleported into the square by the second. Soon, the last player is teleported in and the crowd falls silent as the sky darkens with a thunderous noise.

A rip in the very fabric of space tears open an arcane portal in the sky, its edges shooting out arcs of lightening through the once-blue sky. Before anything else, a ring of deep and condescending laughter rings throughout the the entire city.

"Good... good..."

The voice was deep and vibrating, it's sheer volume shaking the glass in the windows of buildings and disturbing the calm lake waters. It sounded elegant, evil, flowing, terrifying, intimidating and above all, powerful. You wonder what sort of being is even capable of displaying so much power through simply speaking a few words. And it hits you; it must be Malgoth, the Great Demon Overlord and the final boss of this game. No other being is capable of displaying such strength through such meager means. Contrary to the terrible scene before you, you are excited. The goal of this game, the end boss, the meaning of the game's existence has shown itself. As if on cue, Malgoth steps out from the infernal portal, making his appearance in the sky above all the players. A legion of his most powerful demonic apprentices follow him, forming a rank of royal guards ready to protect their master should any insignificant insects try to disturb him.

"Welcome to Talrae!!!"

Malgoth speaks once again. You look around and see the excited look on everyone else's faces. This must be the Opening Day Grand Ceremonies, showing the players their ultimate goal from day one. Letting them know where they are headed and what they can expect. People start cheering and clapping, their excitement exploding into joyous outbursts of energy.

"May you be successful in beating this game!"

The cheers continue. Only a few notice the sneering, condescending tone in Malgoth's voice.

"Or die trying."

The cheers stop. Malgoth's voice no longer sounded welcoming nor even condescending. It sounded like a death sentence; an ominous sound of pure dread. You and others think to yourself how strange the wording is in the Opening Day Grand Ceremony. Before you can finish your thought, Malgoth stretches out his hand and a player is teleported into his hand. Malgoth grasps his hand around the player's throat, crushing her neck slowly. And then he starts explaining.

"The Wave Gear you are currently wearing has an ability to burst out microwave powerful enough to destroy the brain function of any man or woman. In short, should anyone with access to the programming of Talrae wishes so, you are capable of dying instantly on the spot."

The crowd has gone completely silent now. All eyes are fixed on Malgoth as he continues to choke the poor girl in his hand. He waves his free hand in the air and all players' skins shatter, destroying their game avatars. There are screams and shrieks of confusion. You are also confused and look around you and see... people. In place of game avatars, players' real appearances take place. You touch yourself in the face to see if the same has happened for you and you notice without doubt that you are wearing your very own skin as the game avatar. Malgoth waves his hand once more and giant screens appear in the sky, showing news channels from worldwide.

"When the last player had logged in, the appropriate authorities were notified of the lethal ability of the Wave Gear. And..."

Malgoth grip his hand harder and the girl kick and writhe in agony, her throat unable to make a sound. Her hands are outstretched to the players below her, as if asking for help that was impossible to give. With as much effort as crushing a mosquito, Malgoth snaps the neck of the girl and drops her to the ground. Her body falls to the ground but never reaches it, shattering into a million pieces of light-pixel in mid-air. Within minutes you see news articles popping out on the screens in the sky.

"First Casualty of Wave Gear..."

"Young Girl, Killed By Microwave..."

"Murder Most Foul, Wave Gear Deadly..."

"Talrae: Death Game, Authorities Cannot Trace Server..."

"CIA, FBI, NSA, Issues Worldwide Manhunt for NEX-FUTURE CEO. Russia and China Cooperates..."

"All NEX-FUTURE, Developer Of Talrae, Employees Under Arrest..."

"You will die for real if you die in-game. You will die if your connection to Talrae is broken. You will die if the power is cut to your Wave Gear. You will die if anyone attempts to tamper with Talrae game or Wave Gear. There is but one way for you to return alive..."

Malgoth outstretches his hands wide open, as if being inviting.

"Defeat me! Defeat Talrae! I shall be waiting for you on the 100th Floor. Defeat the final boss on the 100th Floor, and you will have cleared the last hurdle."

Malgoth pauses for a second, letting the players take everything in.

"Whether you live or die is in your hands. 9,999 of you remain now. Will you all perish in your futile attempts to regain your real life? Or will you succeed and rise triumphant against this death game? It is all up to you now!!!!!!!"

Malgoth laughs harshly once again, this time more amused and retreats back into his portal, followed by his royal guards. The portal closes itself after the last of the guards have passed and after another thunderous crack, the sky is returned back to its normal colors. Everything turns back the way it was. Screams and cries erupt from across the square. There is a mass panic as people realize that the Log-Off button does not work for good. Some press the button again and again while being covered in cold sweat. Others just fall to the ground weeping.

The panic dies down after a few hours. Players have once again spread throughout Genesis City. However, it is not the same. There are cries and weeps of despair and fear everywhere. Pockets of Players are still attempting to somehow get the Menu feature working properly so they can log themselves off. Some roam the streets endlessly, without thought or purpose, fear having gotten to them and taken their souls. Some choose to go eat or nap, hoping that this is some practical joke by the Admin and they'll be back to normal in no time.

[HueMan]

✧DAY 26 - Entrance to Floor Dungeon, "Endless Green"✧

7/09/2076

The time has finally come. It's been less than a month since the death game has begun but everyone has settled in more or less. There are still those who despair at their current situation and are still searching for easier ways out but for the most part, players have adjusted to their new lives in this fantasy world. And now they are ready for the next step; the Council convened on the 20th, the second meeting, and decided that the Floor Dungeon "Endless Green" could be attempted if the majority of Level 10+ players could be gathered.

Initial reports and intelligence gatherings were performed by several Guilds who fit the role. It seemed that people have figured out that having a distinct set of skills others needed was a strong way to position themselves in politically favorable spots. One such member was Viktoreya, Guildmaster of Taskforce Shadow. All the Guildmasters and a few of their officers were giving their full attention to the small-framed, quiet girl.

"... Goblins and wolves. Working in unison. Expect to see... previously unseen units." She was so quiet, almost whispering. Yet for some strange reason everyone was able to hear her words clearly. The magic item "Sound Amp" must have been slipped under her coat somewhere, in an invisible position. "Average Monster level... between 10-15, although mostly horde based. Advised that you bring AOE attacks and multiple tanks.

Several people took notes with parchment and pen. Others listened carefully as such information was invaluable; in a world where life and death are too real, free information was something that could ill-afford to be lost. Especially since it was declared by the Council that information regarding Floor Dungeon are to be public and cannot be privatized for profit. Needless to say, Datalink 66 seemed displeased at such a measure, although they decided not to voice their protests. It was clear that their information holding and selling practices, while very handy or downright necessary for certain demographics, had garnered much displeasure and distrust among a big portion of the player population. The fact that Datalink 66 possessed private information about individuals and Guilds that otherwise should not be available didn't help with worsening public opinion. For now they were seen as necessary but distasteful. Afterall, no other Guild had such a vast and secretive network of spies, investigators and detectives. It was rather amazing how they managed to pull off such an endeavor in such a short amount of time.

"There will be no need to take notes my friends, the Astral Blades have taken the liberty of copying up all gathered intel into scrolls. There shall be 1 for every Guild. Aramo gestured towards a few of his Guildmates in the back as they moved on to distribute the scrolls to all parties involved. "From what we can assess, it should be an easy Dungeon to defeat, considering the numbers we have gathered. However..." Aramo paused for a split second as he scratched his chin lightly. "The concerning part is the fact that accessing the main boss room may prove to be difficult. Keon of Obsidian Crusaders can explain in further detail, as he recently has been through the dungeon up that point."

Keon stepped up. "In a nutshell, the dungeon only consists of 2 parts; the boss room and the room before the boss room. But don't let the term room confuse you, the entire dungeon is laid out across a vast forest." Keon pointed towards a large map on the table. Those in the back pushed in a little closer or tip-toed in order to get a better look. "The exact layout of the dungeon is randomly generated at every attempt it seems. But general structure remains the same. Essentially the dungeon boss resides in the caves beyond the forest here. In order to access the caves, we must defeat multiple points of... spawn locations. They will be randomly generated and must be found in the forest. It takes the form of an enchanted, stone totem in the ground. It is easy enough to destroy as it has low HP and no attacks, but the problem is for as long as it exists, it will infinitely spawn monsters."

"What you are saying is we need to locate and destroy the spawn points as soon as possible, before their numbers overwhelm us. Hmm... we are pressed for time then." A gruff sounding girl with a large blade pointed out. "Do we know whether or not there is a spawn cap on the dungeon? With this many players it may be possible to just crush them using numbers."

"Thought that question would come up. The answer as far as I am aware is a no. Either that or the spawn cap is so high that it is irrelevant." Aramo sighed slightly before moving on. "It seems that we will require some coordination among the players and Guilds. We believe that the simplest way to make things happen is to divide the map up into a grid and have every party take a section of the grid. We will make several channels of communication using the menu's chat system so that we may have strong communication in case unforeseen circumstances transpire."

"Alright, alright." The short girl pouted in a displeased manner. "Let's get on with this. Sounds simple enough, if things get sour we can all just exit the dungeon like others have done. If nothing else it will give us more intel regarding how to get to the the next floor." She looked 14... 16 at best. But the way she carried herself made her seem much more older and... somehow responsible. Even with a squeaky voice of a child, the girl looked comfortable among all the other Guildmasters. "So to make it simple, kill all the spawn points in your assigned grid with your Guild, request help or give it if anyone throws out a SOS on the chat channel and... hope that killing all the enchanted totem is the trigger we need to access the caves? Easy."

[Card Captor]

Prome being Prome, wasn't paying attention to what they were saying.

Instead, he was busy thinking up new ideas "...still don't know what I'll get. I'll have to wait until my next level to see the Machinist skill tree. I'll need to see what my options are. Still...a mobile support base would be nice. I should look into mana generation and transfer soon. It would be a great way to replenish my stores in the field. I still need to see what using HP as fuel would do; how does that impact the suits function...and does it have an impact on spells? So many possibility to explore!"

[Trainerblue192]

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River

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River stood near the tables edge with Pepper resting on his head. He listened intently as each member of the other guilds spoke out on their knowledge of the floor dungeon, his eyes meeting with each when their turn came. Hmmm, the creatures are all level 10 to 15, that means I have a greater chance of capturing any that we may need. he turned to look at dub for a brief moment before turning his attention back into the meeting. It appeared that the area before the boss had a mechanic, potentially a timed one, seeing as how the longer they took the harder it would be to achieve their goal. It appeared the locations, as well as the spawns, would be randomized each encounter; so even though they did have the option to run, it wouldn't help them when they came back.

Once they finished speaking he rose his hand halfway while talking. "Sorry for the interruption here but, these enchanted stone totems, what do we know about them? Are they resistant to certain elements? Magic? Physical damage? Also, you're wording has me curious. You say their 'totems' not monoliths, tablets or any other word, so that makes me wonder what we know about the floor boss? Is he a summoner of sorts? Should we anticipate them summoning more creatures mid fight? What do we know of its moves or 'class'id you will."

[TaroAndSelia]

"Sorry, it's just the word they gave me. Probably means something smaller than a monolith and post-like with carvings. No troubles with destroying the thing itself reported, just a brutal fight past replenishing guards to get at it. Naturally, no scouting party was able to destroy all the totems alone; while layout is random, the difficulty of the dungeon doesn't seem to change between iterations. We have no information on the boss. You can use your imagination, though: goblins plus wolves, then whatever colossus comes out on top. My first guess is a hobgoblin chieftain, or a larger greenskin like an orc or an ogre. Him being able to rally an army is a valid concern." Karuu paused there and looked around at his friends with a cocky grin. "Not that we can't handle it. One thing at a time, though. Aramo will gather us up one more time once we've secured the forest; hopefully the scouts can get in and out with information then."

[Achronum]

Willow

“Hm.” Willow said as she scrolled through her spells. “It's likely. Since one dungeon already has a wolf-esk theme, chances are it's not a word boss.” She closed her menu and looked around, looking serious but an excited glint in her eye betrayed her.

“Now as your primary healer, and Prome pay attention please, I have a few safety reminders. First, unless we are forced out of position, those who cast spells please try and stay within five feet of me when you cast. Your spells replenish my mana and it is critical we maximize that return so I can help with debuffs. I will be about five feet behind Tower unless I have to move so be extra chummy with our favorite meat shield if you need a point of reference in the fight. Second, if and when you see a big magic attack, stack behind Tower. My passive will give us some magic damage mitigation and that should give River and I some leeway to get everyone's health back up. Thirdly and probably the most important, AoEs are neither friends nor food. They are not casual acquaintances or romantic interests either before someone” Willow slowly made eye contact with everyone, only moving her head until she stared straight at ZK, “suggests it. Do not stand in them. Do not eat them for the sake of DPS or aggravating your healers. Because if you do, I will personally blow out your kneecaps after this dungeon and again when we escape this hell hole!” Willow ended cheerfully.

[Duoya]

Dennis LaMotte, like many of the players standing around the Guild meeting, was writing on a piece of parchment and carefully recording anything that was said. Thankfully, acting as the occasional secretary for the student government at his old high school had helped him immensely with shorthand and note taking... If only his handwriting wasn't so atrocious. The pen etched across the parchment's surface, only pausing the stream of cursive when he needed to dab the tool in the inkwell sitting at the table.

Nearly 300 people had died.

Dennis had come to this fact a while ago, but it was always a surprise to see that in the newsletter. And, like always, it shook Dennis to the core. 300 lives pointlessly thrown away in some game, something that was supposed to be a fun pass time. He could have spent the last few weeks helping at the soup kitchen, maybe helping the various clubs on his campus with cleanup and maintenance - instead, he was watching dozens of strangers die every day. For a while, before he found his friends, Dennis was much more traumatized by the constant death - he was one of those who spent the first day freaking out and running around.

He was better now.

Dennis looked sternly at Datalink 66 throughout most of the meeting - they always were in his ire, and the only reason he owned a subscription to them was so he could tell anyone he met the news that was shared in the letter. The fact that they refused to share information for free was despicable considering this was life and death, but Dennis was just glad that even they weren't willing to stoop so low as to charge for info on the floor dungeon. When a scroll was placed in Dennis' hands he was almost shocked into making a sound.

Of course, the Astral Blade did it - unlike Datalink 66, they were actually kind and sought to guarantee survival. That was the smart thing in this situation, and Dennis couldn't help but admire them everytime they made an appearance. If he hadn't found his friends, there wasn't a doubt in his mind that Dennis would have joined them. Placing the scroll, parchment, pen, and inkwell into his inventory, Dennis leaned further back in his chair.

The fact that there was an item that could spawn an infinite number of monsters was very interesting - it would make an invaluable farming tool, especially if a line of tanks could block off a small area for AoE spellcasters.

Well... Dennis wasn't really a big fan of video games - hell, the only real hobby he had outside of his charity work was his avid weightlifting. If these guys didn't think it was a good idea, then it probably wasn't. Instead, he turned to the rest of his guild and spoke quietly so as not to annoy anyone, not in their guild.

"Thanks for placing your trust in me, Naomi - I'll work hard to be the best... meatshield? Oh, um, for when we get into the dungeon, could we stop after every fight or two to heal up and replenish mana? I'm not sure if I'm used to being a tank, but it seems like a lot of these aggro-thingies take a lot of mana."

Several seconds passed before Dennis spoke again.

"Wait, wait - I also got this Living Wall thing, it's super cool. I can just step in front of one of you guys and take the hit if one is coming at you. So if you guys are low on HP, stay near Naomi so she can heal you like she said, and I can protect you guys."

Beyond knowing that the Tank was supposed to take the hits, and the healer kept people alive, Dennis' knowledge on MMO's was pretty limited. So, he just stuck to knowing what he did about his class abilities and hoping that the Aura of Confidence applied out of battle.

The last thing that was needed in this game was more negative emotions.

[Ithradine]

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Kira placed her right hand on her left shoulder as she rolled it in a circular pattern then did the same to her right shoulder. The way Karuu made it sound it seemed like the monster might actually be a challenge for once. Ha! The very idea of any mortal creature being able to stand against the Great Akumi was laughable. The death she spread would soon encompass this whole pitiful dungeon and feed her hunger for power "There will be nothing but their cold, dead bodies after we carve through them. A plague of death will descend upon them and its name shall be 'Kira'. Every one of those weak fools who stand against us will fall to my blade. Nothing can withstand great demon Akumi and her demonic generals!" Every word was spoken with absolute conviction. She had recently progressed to level 15 and gained the duelist class, so she was eager to try out her new strength "Each one of their pathetic souls will be fed upon by mine. Their meager power will have the privilege of increasing my own."

[ERode]

The wind, the sky, the incline and the decline. She was gone before monsters figured out whether or not they should attack, gone before sub-Level 10 players realized she was even there. Like a swallow, she sailed through the open fields between the Hill of Sorrows and the Endless Green, her long hair streaming behind her like a lilac mantle.

Some people would think of themselves as ‘late’. Others would be anxiously pushing themselves past the brink of exhaustion to show up on time. But as her long strides shot her through the landscapes of Genesis, Cecilia didn’t care for any of those things. The runner’s high and the euphoria that accompanied it, endorphins pumping through her virtual veins to light her electronic mind ablaze, was more than enough to quell any thoughts like that.

Karuu had messaged her a couple days back about the raid on the Floor Dungeon, and with such a big event happening, there was no way the Lancer planned on missing it…but she also wasn’t inclined to bother showing up to the briefing beforehand either. Strategy was fine. Tactics were fine. But they also meant having to micromanage the ego of manchildren, and there was no way in hell she was going to suffer through that.

A final Sprint and she could see the other players convening below, her chest rising and falling evenly as she sped up further, amber eyes now flickering about in search of her partymates. Thank god for Prome and Zks, really. Hair as white and fluffy as theirs was so easy to spot in a sea of black and browns. Slowing to a jog, then to a fast walk, Cecilia took a few seconds to touch up her appearance once more, blotting off sweat, rearranging her cloak, retying her ponytail, taking a drink out of her waterskin to clear her throat, before closing her eyes briefly to envision a facade.

A cool, competent beauty, dignified yet prideful.

“Karuu,” Cecilia said, nodding once at the Marauder. “Is everything in order? Have equipment and potions to last?”

[TaroAndSelia]

"Cee!" Karuu cried, happy to see she had made it. "Yeah, I think it'll be enough. Got my extra swords repaired for when this one snaps. Glad you could join us! It'll be a relief to have you with Kira on the vanguard; that'll keep a lot of the pressure off Tower and I." He spent a few minutes filling her in on the strategy, pointing out on the map the section Last Genesis had been assigned to sweep.

Now their party was ready. "Alright, folks, let's move! Hit fast, hit hard, and don't stop to farm! We're going to be first done so we can help the other guilds. And Kira," he added, turning a grin on his guildmate, "Keep count. Loser buys dinner."

[ERode]

Cecilia remained impassive to Karuu’s enthusiasm, instead taking a careful look at the map and mulling over the details slowly in her head. It appeared simple enough, at least. Kill the totems, then kill the monsters, and once everything’s cleared, head out to the boss and kill whoever’s there as well. It brought a small smile to her face at how their foes were going to be goblins and wolves, as if there was anyone who hadn’t grown tired of fighting those freaks after almost a month of facing them.

She twirled her spear a few times, the pole vibrating lightly in her hands, before flicking out to her inventory. It was the floor dungeon, and it would be stupid to hold back at this point. Three potions popped up in her hand, and Cecilia drank them each one by one, the emptied vials pixelating out of existence soon after. “Potion up,” the lancer said, turning to the others, “No point in saving resources now. Got more Greens and Yellows too, if any of you don’t have them in stock.”

As if to make good on her word, Cecilia pulled four more yellow vials, holding them between the digits of her left hand. “It’s free, this time.”

Status

Health: 2200/2200
Mana: 3300/3300

Strength: 30 + 5 + 10
Agility: 60 + 5 + 5 + 10
Intelligence: 0
Damage: +30

[Achronum]

Willow

‘What the absolute-’ A slew of expletives exploded in her head following Karuu’s declaration. Willow was 200 percent certain Kira heard hit fast, hit hard, and keep count and filtered out all the spots where common sense would insert a few safety concerns. The girl leveled a look at Karuu, easily deciphered as “We will be having words later”, and then immediately gripped Kira’s arm and smiled at her.

“Of course, Karuu means it in a safe and sane way. No pulling ahead even if you can handle it because us measly mortals may not be able to.” Willow patted Kira’s arm. “And on that note, perhaps we should talk a bit of strategy before we head in? I’ll be opening our fights, stepping around Tower and back in to establish group wide debuffs and possibly a few stuns so we can focus down single enemies with openers from our single target damagers and maximize our initial damage. Tower can use his Living Wall action on me after to give him some time to peel aggro off me if he needs and I’ll top him off with a few heals. This should help keep them focused on Tower so the other frontliners can focus on their DPS for a minute or two before Tower runs out of aggro skills.”

Naomi fished her purple potion out of her bag and downed it, watching the +10 to her intelligence bing into place.

[Card Captor]

As his mind cycled through ideas for armor and vehicles he suddenly realized that people were talking about important things "...oh, I'm sorry, I was busy thinking of things. What was everyone talking about? I was a bit busy coming up with new designs, and I wasn't really paying attention."

[Trainerblue192]

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River

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A shit eating grin spread across Rivers face as Willow began to tell Tower to peel off the aggro from her. "Don't worry Willow, after you've gone in and debuffed the enemies, I'll follow suit with a wide array of AoE spells that will not only barrage our enemies, but also most likely pass the aggro off to me. Thats when you, Tower, use your AoE emnity peelers to RIP the aggro off of me and onto yourself. From that point I'll fall back with Willow and switch to healing. Ceclia, I will be hitting you with a Strengthen spell to help your damage output, seeing as you're the fastest one here I feel you can make the most use out of it. Don't hold back on letting those hits fly but also *avoid* AoEs or potentially telegraphed moves. We havent seen them yet, but it doesnt mean they dont exist."

River began to Fiddle with his wand, twirling it between his fingers for a moment before it vanished and was replaced with a long Ivory looking staff. Runic marks littered a small section on the front and led up towards the head of the staff that was carved to look like a stags majestic holding a jade stone orb between its antlers. The staffs end clung against the soft earth, making a gentle thudding noise. River looked towards his party, then Pepper, and smiled; "Looks like we can finally put this to the real test today girl. I haven't shown you guys this little wonder yet, it's why me and Pots here have been sneaking out into the fields. We've been training with, and practicing with this new staff I acquired. Cant wait for you all to see what it does." Once he finished speaking, River put the staff away and once again summoned his wand.

[Leaves]

Health: 3000/3000
Mana: 3900/3900
Renn: 733 Renn
STATs Tree:

[+]

Health: 30
Mana: 39
Strength: 27
Agility: 31 +5
Intelligence: 32

✧ DAY 26 - Endless Green Dungeon ✧

7/09/2076

Dubstepp jotted down in his journal. He began chewing the end of his pen, he definetely started having a difficult time finding a rhyme. He swung his head side to side, hoping for some creativity to miraculously appear in his conscious. Pushing the end of his untensil on each line, he recited what he had wrote down so far.

"On my death resume,
I can't recall any work days,
Nowadays, I'm limited to virtual play,
26 passed and it's a routine,
Living in a screen that can't be seen,
No queen to keep me clean,
fine print no guarantee for reality,
this ain't daydream, this is tv,
gotta get that protein, kill wolverines."

Dubstepp paused, not sure what to write next. He exhaled through his nostrils and examined himself. "No hygiene?" The musician figured his real body is not being taken care of fully. He expected some doctors or caretakers would cleanse his body; however, that's less effective than an actual shower.

Dubstepp then overheard his guildmates speaking. He closed his journal shut before someone caught on that he wasn't paying attention. If anything, it just appeared he was writing down notes. Placing the journal back into his inventory, he chose to piggyback on the last person that spoke. Coughing first to gather everyone's attention, he spoke out.

"What your spells don't immediately kill off, I can have my pets deal the finishing blows." Dubstepp responded to River's explanation of what he was intending to do in the dungeon run. Even though the trainer was making verses, his ears were picking up every other sentence.

SUMMARY

Dubstepp was writing raps while people spoke. He put it away before anyone could catch him and responded to the last person that spoke.

[HueMan]

✧DAY 26 - Dungeon, "Endless Green"✧

7/09/2076

Dungeon Map 1

- The entire dungeon is MUCH bigger. It was split up into a grid by the Council, each section being assigned to one combat unit (a Guild or a party). Last Genesis is tasked with clearing this area, known as "Area C4".
- Goal is to find the stone totem(s) in this area and destroy them.

The massive congregation of Players armed to the teeth all simultaneously teleported into the dungeon with a flash of light. The initial landing area was a large green field, with no imminent threat. Assignments to each Guild/party were passed around after the scouts got a quick assessment of the terrain and the mob army of Players began to split up in order to search-and-destroy their targets.

Area assigned to Last Genesis seems more or less typical; a large forest with a medium river running through it. A set of ruins were visible in the north if one were to climb a tree or a hill. Although the trees were thick enough to classify as a forest, it wasn't dense enough to warrant a hard hiking terrain.

As soon as you enter the general area, enemies pop up out of the vegetation to greet you. Several snarling wolves with goblins. You wonder for a second if the wolves and goblins are working together like allies or if they are more like pets to the goblin maters. Your curiosity is answered when you see the Goblin Warg Trainer cracks his whips in the air to spur the wolves into a frenzy.

Goblin Warg 1

Level: 10
Heath: 6,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Goblin Warg 2

Level: 10
Heath: 5,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Goblin Warg 3

Level: 10
Heath: 5,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Goblin Warg 4

Level: 10
Heath: 5,000
Mana: 1,000

Action:
Goblin Warg - User is immune to all psychological effects, gains increased damage and damage reduction for as long as the unit "Gobling Warg Trainer" is in near vicinity. Passive.
Feral Swipe - User slashes out in a cone, dealing damage that cannot be reduced by items. 200MP.
Feral Instinct - Units who have been damaged by Gobling Warg have a chance to be effected by "Bleeding" status (taking damage over time until healed). Passive.

Goblin Warg Trainer

Level: 15
Heath: 8,500
Mana: 4,000

Actions:
Warg Trainer - User gains +20 all Attributes if there are any units named "Goblin Warg" around. Passive.
Leader of the Warg Pack - 50% of any damage dealt to User is instead dealt to the nearest Goblin Warg. Passive.
Whip Crack - User cracks their weapon in mid-air to motivate friendlies. All friendly units gains increased STR and AGI for a few moments. 300MP.
Goblin Arrogance - If any Goblin Wargs under User's control misses a normal attack, User immediately deals 100 damage to that unit. Passive.
Binding Whip Shot - User whips out their weapon towards a opponent, dealing medium damage and binding them to be immobile. While holding an opponent, User cannot enact another Action, Spell or perform normal attacks. 400MP.

Spells:
Goblin Healing Chant - User heals self for 300HP or target unit for 200HP. 200MP.
Drive into Frenzy - User mutters a curse on all nearby friendly units, increasing all their Attributes by 25 but greatly reducing their Physical and Magical resistances. 500MP.

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Summary

- 4 Goblin Wargs appear.
- 1 Goblin Warg Trainer appear.

[Achronum]

Willow

Health: 2700
Mana: 3550/3550 (+450)

Stats

• Strength: 5
• Agility: 15
• Intelligence: 85 (+5 Gloves, +10 Purple Potion)
• Stamina: 20

Skills

• Healing: 35
• Staff Wielding: 10

Passives

• Mana Payback (3) - Every time user casts any spell, there is a small chance of recovering 50% of spent mana. Passive.
• Arcane Resistance (6) - User and any friendlies within a short distance gain small magic damage reduction. Passive.
• Spell Essence Collector (10) - User gains 100MP whenever any nearby friendlies cast a Spell. Passive.
• Double Casting (12) - User may cast 2 spells at the same time, provided they are level 11 or lower Pure Magic Discipline spells. Passive.
• Boost Intel (14) - User gains +15 INT permanently. Passive.
• Attuned to One’s Body (3) - User gains 50HP whenever they cast a spell from the Body Discipline. Passive.
• Essence Gain (6) - User gains +100MP every time they heal by using spells from the Body Discipline. Does not activate with “Attuned to One’s Body”. Passive.
• Mind Shock (3) - Any opponents affected by Mind Discipline spells have a small chance to be stunned in addition to other affects. Passive.
• Mind’s Eye(6) - User gains +10 Intelligence for a minute after casting a Mind Discipline spell. Passive.
• Hidden in the Shadows (3) - Whenever user casts a spell from the Darkness Discipline, user becomes covered in shadows, making them harder to see and hit. Passive.
• Attuned to the Night (6) - User slowly regenerates mana during nighttime. 50 mana per hour. Passive.
• Night Vision (9) - User gains near-perfect night vision. Passive.
• Bounty (1/Universal) - User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.
• Greater Bounty (5/Universal) - User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty. Passive.
• Grand Bounty (10/Universal) - User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty and Greater Bounty. Passive.

Items:

• Cloth Armor
• Glove of Magi: +5 Int, +200 Mana
• Cloak of Magi: +150 Mana
• Sorcerer's Shoes: +100 Mana
• Teleport Ring: 1/day wear may teleport a short distance.
• Ring of Protection: Wear gains a small damage reduction.
• Wand of Affinity: -25 Mana Cost
• Staff of insight: -100 Mana for Pure Magic spells.
• Ancient Mage's Taliman: 2/day restores 100% mana and 20% health.
• Greater Blue Potion (2): Restores 50% Mana.
• First Aid Kit

"Alright guys, lets do this!" Willow shouted as she ran past Tower, Wand of Affintiy in hand, and shouted "Indimidate!" A colorless pulse rippled through the air. Hopefully, her mind shock passive would trigger on at least one of them. She hear the quiet ding of Mind's Eye triggering and shouted "Telekinetic Move!", pointing at the spot a few feet behind Tower. She felt herself whisked back and she pulled up the party list, keeping an eye on everyone's status.

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Summary:

-Casts Intimidate just past Tower. -25MP
-Triggers Mind's Eye: +10 Int for 1 minute.
-Casts Telekinetic Move, targets self and moves four feet behind Tower. -75 MP
-Triggers Mind's Eye, refreshing duration.
-Opens party list.

[Trainerblue192]

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River

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>>Health:
(2600/2600)
>>Mana:
(3950/3950)

Stats

>>Strength:
20
>>Agility:
25
>>Intelligence:
55
>>Stamina:
21
>>Level:
15

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It was almost as if River was a different person, gone was the soft boy from earlier. Now faced with a trash mob ahead to clear, Rivers eyes became determined as a grin spread across his face. "Let's have some fun shall we?" River ran passed Willow as she moved backwards via her mind magic, stopping only shortly behind Tower and within 3 feet of Willow. His whip in his left hand and wand in his right, he swiftly lifted his arm towards the sky, arching it slightly as his wrist bent down at an angle. "Chain lightning!" he shouted as static began to form around him. The corners of his eyes sparked as jolts of electricity formed at the tip of the wand before crackling out towards his enemies. The main blast flew at the Gobline Warg Trainer, arcing out to the four nearby Goblin Wargs.
>>Energize Proc
The wand lit up again as the Energize passive was activated, shooting out another stream of lightning at the Goblin Warg and then his fellow three Goblin Wargs and Goblin Warg Trainer. River twirled in circle, wand pointed down at an angle as he began to cast Lightning Field and cancelled the spell activating his Recharge ability before pulling his elbow in to his side and then jutting it back out at the Goblin Warg Trainer "Plasma Burst!" A bright blue orb if plasma shot out of the wand in a rapid pace, creating a warbling noise as it crashed at its target. The explosion blew outwards hitting all nearby enemies as well.
>>Energize Proc
His grin grew wider as he was beginning to fall into his element, raising was always so exhilarating for him. As before the Energize passive was activated as a second burst of Plasma short from the wand at the Goblin Warg Trainer and then those enemies nearby. The static around River began to build as it crackled and snapped, his movements getting faster with each cast. "Tower! Take them off me! Totoro you're up buddy!" with his final movement River flicked his wand at Totoro casting Strengthen, giving him a +5 to strength for his upcoming bout.

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-Stood 3 ft away from Willow
-Cast Chain Lightning -375 MP
-Energize Replicated Chain
-Cast and Canceled Lightning Field for Recharge +450 MP
-Cast Plasma Burst -75 MP
-Energize Replicated Plasma Burst
-Cast Strengthen on Totoro -25 MP

[ERode]

Status

Health: 2200/2200
Mana: 3300/3300

Strength: 30 + 5 [Power Treads] + 10 [Potion]
Agility: 60 + 5 [Skirmisher's Buckler] + 5 [Cutthroat Gloves] + 10 [Potion]
Intelligence: 0
Stamina: 10
Damage: +30 [Potion]

Passives

Zenon Spear -10% MP Cost for Lancer Actions
Light’s Bane Cloak Increase Hiding Chance
Ring of Protection Small Damage Reduction
Teleport Ring Teleport small distance, once per day.

Bounty (1/Universal) User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.
Greater Bounty (5/Universal) User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty. Passive.
Grand Bounty (10/Universal) User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Stacks with Bounty and Greater Bounty. Passive.

Flexible (1/Lancer) Whenever an opponent misses a melee attack against the user, user may immediately move backwards or counterattack to deal low damage. Passive.
Practiced Steps (5/Lancer) User gains a low chance to evade melee attacks if the target is holding a short-ranged melee weapon. Passive.
Polearm Mastery (10/Lancer) User's normal attacks deal additional damage. Passive.

Summary

Iron Pull 90 (100) MP - Pulling the Warg Trainer Towards the Group
Pole Jump 45 (50) MP - Vaulting over the Warg Trainer
Piercing Strike 180 (200) MP - Attacking Goblin Warg 1
Sidestep 50 MP - Preemptive Sidestep against incoming melee attacks
Redeeming Glow +400 MP - Looking fabulous as she taunts these nerds with her style.

Psychic waves and brilliant lightning burst through the forest field, scattering a thousand green leaves as the earth trembled at the might of magic. She felt it in her bones, the thrum of battle, the synaptic flow of excitement pulling her further and further and further. No time. They had no time to waste on these plebeians, and she had no patience for anything more than the complete obliteration of the foes before them. Cecilia let out a breath.

The leaves still danced as she took the first step, a roar of wind at her wake.

As static electricity crackled about, the aftereffects of River’s Plasma Burst filling the air with ash, Cecilia’s first blow struck like lightning, polished steel slicing into the flesh of a Warg that attempted to stop her before thrusting towards the Trainer and pulling back, hoping to drag the support-focused monstrosity closer to the muscle-bound warriors behind her. That same pull extended into a backwards thrust against the scorched earth itself. For any normal human, it would have simply lead to the shaft getting stuck in the dirt, but Cecilia wasn’t normal. Her might had been boosted to superhuman levels, and her skills chained seamlessly together, propelling her forwards and upwards with a Pole Jump. Airborne, she flipped twice as her enhanced vision caught her next target in the time-slowed world that all AGI-focused players existed in.

And once she spotted it, Lycanbane bared her fangs.

Falling from above, the Lancer grasped her Zenon Spear with both hands and thrust downwards onto the Warg behind the Trainer, a Piercing Strike that would tear through fur, fat, and flesh as she landed upon its mangy back. She kicked off immediately afterwards, her spear trail of scarlet pixels, before Cecilia pivoted to the side, stepping away from the anticipated counterattacks.

Her spear sang its bloody song. Her bound hair billowed in a storm of her own making.

“Come.”

Golden radiance spilled through her Light Bane Cloak, the next string of strikes already visualized.