<div align="center"><span class="bbc_u">Location: Second Chance Club office</span></div><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/bkaTHgu.jpg?1)</div><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/lP3A64G.png)</div><br/>"A-Alright everyone. I'm glad that we've all managed to get up bright and early" A soft voice utterly devoid of confidence proclaimed. It came from the equally soft body of the equally soft-hearted elf that sat at the inversely hard desk before the group of heroes. The probably-unhealthily-pale person went by the name of Cass'andra Nokstell R. Mannimarco Lestain, White Sheep of the Black Herd, Mistress of Bones, Queen of Souls, Forsaker of Sunlight and Goddess of the Internal Sanctum...though most called her Cass for short. She was the Founder, Guild Master, Quarter Master, Treasurer, Advisor, and Head Secretary of the Second Chance Club, who ruled over the start-up guild with a...loosely curled fist. It should also be noted that despite her claims of them getting up bright and early, it was currently half past noon. Though to be fair there was a good reason for that. Well...<em>a</em>reason for that.<br/><br/>"I see you've all recovered well. No lasting seams or scars I hope, heheh" she mused with an awkward chuckle as she shuffled papers around her desk, "alright, so I know that last quest didn't go...exactly as planned. And the less said about the '<em>dragon incident</em>' the better. However, it's not all bad" she said, reaching under the desk and pulling out a modest pouch full of coin, "It would seem that the quest giver took pity- I-I mean<em>acknowledged our contribution</em>in distracting the dragon long enough for the...other party...to come...and slay it instead..." she muttered, shoulders slumping lower and lower as their failure set in deeper and deeper, "...and decided to give us a small cut of the reward after all. Which means good news everyone! We have enough funds to stay afloat for at least another week!" she said, doing her best to put on a bright smile and give an enthusiastic applaud.<br/><br/>"Better yet, with this little nest egg of ours we can skip the rat slaying and jump right back into a proper job" she said, again shuffling papers around the desk, "In fact I've managed to find 4 listings that I think we could handle" she said, pointing to the various fliers on her desk. However they would all notice that Cass didn't just have four fliers on her desk, she had four<em>stacks</em>of fliers on her desk, meaning she had most likely gone all around town snatching down every copy of them she could find, so that no one else would see them. In the adventuring business this was referred to as: a dick move, and could even result in a fine if someone filed a complaint with the city guard. However at this point Cass was desperate for a win, and the last thing they needed was for another group to come in and steal the victory from them again (note: this is not what happened). Plus if they succeeded on one of these quests then the payout would more than cover any fine they'd receive, so it was basically consequence free!<br/><br/>"Let's see here...It seems some treants causing trouble over at a nearby apple orchard...People have been going missing at an inn along the western pass...A noble's daughter has been kidnapped by a vampire...And, oh, apparently a rich merchant has learned the location of a genie lamp hidden somewhere in the Green Desert and wants someone to collect it for him" she listed off the 4 quests, before turning the fliers around so the others could see them. "So what do you guys think?"<br/><br/><hr/>Choose your first quest:<br/><br/>1. Treants in the Apple Orchard - 500 gold<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">The Apple Orchard in question belongs to the Redclaw Brewing Company, owned by the enigmatic Lady Redclaw (https://i.imgur.com/XDHHADk.jpg). The company produces a variety of alcoholic beverages, from wine to meade, and of course ciders made from apples. As such they own a wide spread of commercial farms and orchards. </div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">Treants are plant creatures who bear a high resemblance to trees. In fact they even have the ability to camouflage themselves as ordinary trees to hide from attackers and ambush foes. (+1 forward to detecting hidden treants) </div></div><br/>2. Disappearances at the Inn - 500 gold<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">The rumors of the disappearances have actually been circulating for a few weeks now, though so far no particularly noticeable people's names have come up as missing.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">From the stories that have gone around, only people who were traveling FROM Wyrmfell have gone missing so far, foreign travelers have all passed through the inn unharmed.</div></div><br/>3. The Vampire's Bride - 1000 gold<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">The woman in question was actually an adventurer who worked for the Adventurer's Guild, Sera Blackcrest (https://i.imgur.com/tbXR5sa.jpg). Strangely enough no one from the Guild has jumped to investigate despite the disappearance being more publicly known.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">Vampire's are dangerous creatures, though have a list of known weaknesses. However not all of these weakness are actually true. (list of canon vampire weaknesses: Silver, Holy Water/Magic, Sunlight (weakens doesn't outright kill), an object pierced through the heart (paralyzes until removed), Fire (though most things are weak to fire if you really think about it))</div></div><br/>4. The Genie's Lamp - 2000 gold<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">The Green Desert was once a barren wasteland of searing hot sands, dotted by ruins and tombs hinting at a lost civilization. However about a decade ago a group of powerful druids pooled their strength together to cast a terraforming spell the converted the desert into a sprawling jungle, thus the name "<em>Green</em> Desert"</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">Due to the massive climate shift and explosion of flora, the area is complete unrecognizable from what it was previously. Maps have been thrown off and need to be recharted, previous landmarks and points of interest have been displaced, and several ruins have either been unearthed or deeply buried. Several groups have made a concerted effort to explore and rediscover the Green Desert's secrets, and this isn't the first time you've heard rumor of a magic lamp being discovered, perhaps you've even seen a depiction yourself (+1 forward to exploring ruins/identifying the lamp)</div></div>