<span style="font-style: italic">Sunshine Village was relatively small. It had a main road which was pretty lively because it served as a pass way for people travelling to the capital. There was one inn combined with the only tavern, and a few small shops. Enough for daily necessities. The village was surrounded by fields and forests. The main income of the villagers were either from farming, hunting, or trading with the travellers or other villages. The people there were not poor but definitely not rich. There was nothing that could make people stay there as well as there was nothing that made people leave. It seemed like a very peaceful place to live. There were about 2000 villagers living there from all ages. It was a place where children were playing on the streets until their mothers nagged at them about their daily chores. Where the men would hunt in the forests and work on the fields all day long. As already said a completely normal and peaceful village.<br/>Although there have been a few signs put up recently. They were arrow shaped and pointed to a very small shed. On the signs one could read: "Sign up for the Forest of No Return mission here."<br/>Inside the shed, there was an Adventure Guild official. It was a young girl, who was looking a bit bored. </span><br/><br/>After his disorientation had sunk, Grey stood up and walked to the village. It was still early in the day so he had more than enough time. He followed the signs to the shed.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">The girl looked up and put a form on the desk in front of her, and a pen (yes in this world pens exist because a feather and a pot of ink are just to troublesome). <br/>"Please fill this out," she said in a bored voice. <br/><br/>Name: <br/>Profession (include level):<br/>Preferred partner (profession): <br/>Member of the Adventure Guild? yes/no<br/>Member of which Guilds: <br/><br/>"The mission starts at sunrise the day after the deadline ends. This mission falls under the rules of the Adventure Guild. This means that should you not be part of an adventure team, we will put one together for you. Should you not be a member of the Adventure Guild, then after completing the mission, your team will have to give 20 % of the total reward to the Adventure Guild. If you are a member of the Adventure Guild then this amount will be 10 %. More than half of your team should be a member to be applicable for this reduction. After filling out this form you have agreed to all the rules of the Adventure Guild concerning missions, and participation in this mission will be mandatory. Failure to comply to any rules of the Adventure Guild will result in a fine depending on the offense. Any questions?"<br/>The girl just summed all this up without bothering a lot. </span><br/><br/>After hearing what the girl had to say, Grey cursed inside his mouth. That is 20 gold coins!<br/>"Can I register for the Adventure Guild here?" he asked the girl.<br/>"The registration fee is 50 gold coins," the girl lazily answered.<br/>"That is too much," Grey tried to bargain.<br/>"It is including the fine for trying to dodge the contribution for missions," the girl explained.<br/>Grey decided not to register, after seeing the form the girl handed him his heart sunk even more. Now he even had to split the remaining 80 gold coins with other people. What a letdown. As expected from the Mage Guild, to trick him into this mission with the promise that he can keep the reward, but there will be hardly any left. Maybe if his teammates are all low-level then he can claim a higher percentage... Anyway he filled in the form:<br/><br/>Name: Hallwyrn<br/>Profession (include level): master Mage<br/>Preferred partner (profession): fighter and healer<br/>Member of the Adventure Guild?<span style="text-decoration: line-through;">yes</span>/no<br/>Member of which Guilds: none<br/><br/>Grey usually used his last name only, which sometimes causes confusion to others as to what his name actually is.  As a mage who is weak at physical attack his preferred partner is obviously a fighter who is good at it. Someone that can heal wounds is rare although always very handy.<br/>After handing the form back he asked the girl a few more question, but she wouldn't tell him anything. Only that the mayor would give more information the next morning at sunrise at the entrance of the Forest of no Return. Frustrated, Grey left and decided to look around the few shops in the village. He spend the rest of the day loitering around. Later that day he checked into the inn and stayed in his room until the next morning.