Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC
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				Title: <strong>Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crash</strong> on <strong>22-06-2021, 17:23:45</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b1/Every1sAHero.png)</div> <div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/63/OldWall1.jpg)</div><br><div align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>~The Oldwall Forest ~</strong></span></div><br>The Farmlands gives way to lightly forested areas used by local loggers.&nbsp; This central area is surrounded by the wilds.&nbsp; Only the main roads and game trails are found this far from the Farmlands and the sparse forest lands thicken into the Oldwall Forest. Hermit shacks, hunters lodges, bandit camps, the occasional wizard tower, wild animals, goblins and the spirits of nature can be found in the Oldwall.&nbsp; The Oldwall is thick with cedar, cypress, pine, spruce, redwood and fir trees with maples sprinkled about.&nbsp; Mosses and ferns grow thickly in some areas making travel difficult without a trail.&nbsp; An outpost of Wood Elves lives deep in the Oldwall Forest and is currently beset by angry Nature Spirits and the Felling Tree Logging Camp lies on the edge of the Forest run by a Dwarven family.&nbsp; The Cutgrims.&nbsp; <br><br><br><div align="center"><em><span class="bbc_u">Places of Interest</span></em><br>Felling Tree Logging Camp<br>Brethil-Elenion Outpost<br>Wizard Tower<br><br></div><br><div align="center"><strong>This thread is for any scene in The Oldwall Forest that does not have its own thread.</strong></div><br>Headers<br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">[floatleft][img height=200]&lt; URL for your avatar image, if desired &gt;[/img][/floatleft]<br>[b]Name:[/b]<br>[b]Race and Occupation:[/b]<br>[b]Location &amp; Time:[/b]<br>[b]Tagging:[/b] &lt;Tag characters you are talking too or mentioning&gt;<br></code></pre>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crash</strong> on <strong>22-06-2021, 17:23:55</strong>
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				<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;" class="bbc_size"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Known Threats</strong></span></span></div><br><hr><br><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Small Critters</strong></span></div><br><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/e/e6/2f7c78c4378b7aae8d237e083732884f.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/07/8d45c5bc9cdabc9d4e1d73e97b7e13f9.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/76/6f47b721642b3dc7d0f7c1ae1c7cec24.jpg)</div><br>The bane of every neophyte adventurer.&nbsp; They may look cute or creepy or cooky or all together ookey but don't let their small size or vile cuteness fool you.&nbsp; They can be deadly.&nbsp; Spiders, Rats, Moss Foxes, Snakes abound in the all lands.&nbsp; They are deceptively dangerous and also a lucrative source of sustenance and copper pieces.&nbsp; The greatest heroes of the land started out hunting snakes for nubile farms sons and daughters.&nbsp; They will deny it but they did it all the same. <br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Goblins</strong></span></div><br><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/3/35/4540dc75b65e002f023ef8c47fa8907d.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/ca/6efc4930d9322c6ae3af62f48c0ab8d7.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/10/827eb22cc29d6851bedbbad5911ec690.jpg)</div><br>Goblins are a highly adaptive and numerous species.&nbsp; Seriously, they reproduce like rabbits and have the libido to match.&nbsp; Goblin Clans that live in cities often adopt the culture of the dominant species o the area.&nbsp; If they feel persecuted by the local culture they often turn to banditry as a big middle finger to those that rejected them. Goblins in the wild are a mixed bad.&nbsp; They worship nature spirits and take on the beliefs of those beings as their own making for both benevolent and malicious clans depending on the spirit they revere.&nbsp; The largest clans near Amberdale are the Green Rage Clan of the Oldwall Forest and the Night Goblin Clan of Shadow Vale.&nbsp; Many families of Goblins live near Amberdale.&nbsp; Those that choose to live in the town have left clan society by choice or exile.&nbsp; Farming has pushed out a number of goblin families leaving them disenfranchised and resorting to banditry as a way to survive. <br><br><hr><br><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Nature Spirits</strong></span></div><br><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/91/Fd451493cc26c4e89c0b9cb259bdbe50.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b8/8aed3d6681b9897d3d177e090eefc59c.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f6/0ab45b.jpg)</div><br>The Nature Spirits of the Oldwall Forest are many and varied.&nbsp; Each spirit takes a different form and their personalities are as distinct as the forest body they inhabit.&nbsp; The spirts of the Oldwall have become more agitated as of late as the demand for wood has increased from the capital and logging has increased with it.&nbsp; This has made many if the spirits wary of people and others down right aggressive.&nbsp; Most spirits manifest using foliage or forest detritus to craft their forms though others take the form of forest animals with plant like attributes.<br><br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Envious</strong> on <strong>03-07-2021, 06:14:33</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/FFD0LQd.jpg?1)<br><br>GM NOTE<br>Please have characters meet now. On the road in the opposite direction, coming from a game trail, already at the shack - whatever floats your boat!</div><br><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/VZUTFNZ.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Closed Quest:</strong> Mushroom Picking (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333546.msg15888199#msg15888199)</span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Selphie (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884607#msg15884607)<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Human Cleric<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, nearing the Hunter's Shack (pictured above) | Dusk<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Chulanowa, FoxgirlJay, Crash<br><strong>Health Points:</strong> 15/15<br><hr><strong></strong><br>Selphie might <em>feel</em> lost, but that didn't mean she <em>was</em> lost. Surely a seasoned adventurer such as herself couldn't get lost on a road with no forks, branches, or intersections. It was the easiest road to take - <em>go straight</em>. Still, the acolyte of Casta felt as if she may have made a wrong turn somewhere, even if there had been no turns to take. Perhaps that was part of the problem. Everything looked the same. Tree. Rock. Tuft of grass. Strange sounds. More trees. <em>So many trees.</em> It was like being stuck in a time loop, walking the same mile over and over again. Supposedly, there was a hunter's shack somewhere visible from the main road, but she hadn't seen it yet and it was just starting to get dark.<br><br>Too dark.<br><br>Selphie clutched her satchel to her stomach in an effort to feel some sense of security, but she was on the verge of having a meltdown. <strong><em>'Don't cry. Don't cry.'</em></strong> The disquieting mantra did nothing to calm her nerves, but it gave her something to do as she stomped heavily down the beaten path. After a few seconds, she decided talking to herself would be the more welcome distraction.<br><br><strong>"You're not alone - you just haven't found your party yet. They're out here. Somewhere. Lurking. <em>Along with all the other beasties.</em>"</strong> Why did she say that? It wouldn't be a good idea to think about all the dangerous creatures inhabiting the forest. <strong>"This isn't a disaster. There's plenty of light left. The hunter's shack is right around the corner."</strong> There were no corners on her straight path. Still, she continued talking. <strong>"Just keep an eye out. 'Can't miss it,' Mabel said. 'You'll run into it,' she said. Any minute now. Aaaany minute now."</strong> The minutes ticked by with no shack in sight. <br><br><strong>"You are NOT lost. You are NOT lost."</strong> She was blissfully unaware that in several moments, the <em>very</em> welcome sight of the hunter's shack would pop up on her left. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>03-07-2021, 07:01:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/793414421372076073/793877266009948211/venti_genshin_impact_drawn_by_nana_illust__sample-280fb2a3bba6f1fee28ced18ad603722.jpg?width=427&amp;height=534)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Naevys Faelana (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884530#msg15884530)<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Elven Bard<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, Hunter's Shack<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mushroom Quest<br><br><hr><br>Not so much walking, but skipping and strutting through the dreary woods came Naevys, lute in hand and a cheery tune at his lips. And a halfling trailing along behind him. "Foul fog, oh obscuring mist, go be banished back to your abyss! I'm on a quest to undertake, mushrooms I must seek! All for gold and shiny trinkets, to fund trips to the bars and nights with steamy strumpets!" He wasn't doing too well, and had to pause sometimes. Freestyle singing wasn't his talent, evidently. <br><br>"Come on, join in, Wren!" Carrying on his strumming, giving a pause in his playing. Up ahead, the hunter's shack came in to view, the bard's tunes pushing back some of the oppressive mood surrounding the forest. It also helped to drown out the spooky forest sounds in the distance.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Chulanowa</strong> on <strong>07-07-2021, 04:35:38</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/zUwxjty.jpg)</div> <strong>CLOSED QUEST:</strong> Mushroom Picking (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333546.msg15888199#msg15888199)<br><strong>Name:</strong> Wren Smallburrow (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15885804#msg15885804)<br><strong>Race and occupation:</strong> Halfling Trickster<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, nearing the Hunter's Shack (pictured above) | Dusk<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Naevys, Selphie, Hella<hr><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a good thing that Naevys was hey-nonny-nonny-ing his way through the woods with a skip and a strum, because Wren's short legs were having a time of keeping up; already her stockings had several snags from briars, and her face was a little flushed from the hiking. At her companion's exhortation to join in, she brandished a skillet and scooped up a stick, adding a percussive, metallic <em>donk-donk-donk</em> beat, not too dissimilar from a cowbell. "Oh, we're out for mushrooms, the forest fruits; trade 'em in for doubloons, find 'em on woody... roots?" She kind of trailed off there, hesitating in her skillet-based donking. "A thick stem and a fat red cap, sprouting proud and high; I'm in the woods, looking around for a fun guy!" She beamed up at Naevys and gave his pantalooned behind a swat with her stick, finally catching up to him at the sight of the shed. Shack. Whatever.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At the same time, Selphie appeared. "Oh! hello! Are you trufflehunting too?" And over there, Hella! "Naevys!" She whispered excitedly, reaching up to grasp the bard's cloak with a little tug. "I want boots like hers!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Envious</strong> on <strong>13-07-2021, 20:09:39</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/VZUTFNZ.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Closed Quest:</strong> Mushroom Picking (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333546.msg15888199#msg15888199)</span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Selphie (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884607#msg15884607)<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Human Cleric<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, nearing the Hunter's Shack (pictured above) | Dusk<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Naevys, Wren<br><strong>Health Points:</strong> 15/15<br><br><hr><strong></strong><br>What was that noise? It was getting louder and while Selphie wanted to be dramatic and think of it as the ominous backtrack that signaled her pending doom, the rhythm was just too... cheerful. The tension in her shoulders started to dissipate as the musical mystery came closer. The hollow <em>thunking</em> of something metallic being thwacked and the strumming of some stringed instrument had completely caught the cleric's attention and instead of trudging, she was finding a little pep in her step. Eventually, she could hear words - muffled as they may be in the distance, it was still exciting! Selphie picked up her pace, eager for any type of contact in the foreboding wood. Finally, she saw two figures round a corner.<br><br><strong>"I am trufflehunting!"</strong> Selphie replied happily. <strong>"You must be Naevys and Wren! I'm Selphie."</strong> She grabbed her skirt and offered the smallest of curtsies and the biggest of smiles. <strong>"I was so happy to hear your music! I thought I'd be wandering out here past sunset looking for my fellow adventurers,"</strong> she said with some irritation. <strong>"I'm not looking forward to looking for magic mushrooms in the dark, but Mabel says they glow so how hard can it be?"</strong> Truthfully, it wasn't the picking of mushrooms that was the hard part. It was the avoiding of all the not-so-nice creatures that came out during the night! Selphie gave a look at her two companions. They didn't seem particularly muscley. <br><br>Then again, neither had Risppt, and he had turned out to be quite the stud.<br><br>Although Selphie often judged a book by her cover, it seemed as if her time spent laboring amongst the common people were starting to pay off. She didn't immediately write Naevys and Wren off as a bard and a cook - surely, they had <em>some</em> potential that made them grand adventurers! And if not, Selphie thought she could at least outrun them if push came to shove. Her own lack of skills never even crossed her mind.<br><br><strong>"Mabel gave me a picture. Here."</strong> The cleric rummaged through her bag and pulled out a scroll. She rolled it down just enough so the picture could be seen; the red and white toadstool was common enough, but they were looking for matango mushrooms which could only be told apart during night time due to their faint glow. <strong>"She said to pick as many as we could, but she needed at least four for some concoction. Have either of you ever picked them before?"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>13-07-2021, 21:01:55</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/793414421372076073/793877266009948211/venti_genshin_impact_drawn_by_nana_illust__sample-280fb2a3bba6f1fee28ced18ad603722.jpg?width=427&amp;height=534)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Naevys Faelana (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884530#msg15884530)<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Elven Bard<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, Hunter's Shack<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mushroom Quest<br><br><hr><br>Naevys smiled along. Seems a shared night in a steamy bedroom had gotten Wren's thoughts looking much more filthy. Maybe it was always there, and she just felt more comfortable now. Either way, the bard's brain was wandering back to pleasant thoughts of the past night, until they were joined by others at the hunting shack. "Aye, we've come to hunt truffles. Fret not in the dark, for my eyes are quite keen even through confounding shadows!" Naevys gave a big proud smile, elven heritage offering an advantage in the dark.<br><br>Naevys leaned down when his name was called, getting closer to whispering Wren. "Oh?" Naevys looked across to Hella's fine attire. "Those are some lovely boots... We'll, I'll have to find a pair that come in your lovely size~" Naevyys hummed then gave the top of her head a ruffle.<br><br>"Nope, never been picking mushrooms! Never had to hunt free-range for the courts or afterparties, only hunting for the right merchant. So... Well, we'll just have to try our best and find these weird mushrooms!"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crash</strong> on <strong>15-07-2021, 21:06:21</strong>
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				<br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b7/HellaAvi.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Closed Quest:</strong> Mushroom Picking (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333546.msg15888199#msg15888199)</span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Hella Sigrunsdottir<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Half-Valkyrie, Paladin of Boomee the Thunder God<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, nearing the Hunter's Shack | Dusk<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Selphe, Naevys, Wren<br><strong>Health Points:</strong> 20/20<br><hr>A lone figure stood in the road next to the shack.&nbsp; Their cloak billowing in a breeze that wasn’t really there.&nbsp; The figure held a long spear, butt end in the ground, angled to the side.&nbsp; Casually ready for danger.&nbsp; A winged helmet adorned their head, though in the slowly fading light it might look like a pair of horns.&nbsp; The figure watched the road with attentive eyes.<br><br><em>‘Mabel said they would be here.&nbsp; They are late.&nbsp; Perhaps something happened to them.&nbsp; Should I mount a rescue party?’</em>&nbsp; The figure worried and watched.&nbsp; <em>‘If I leave what happens if they show?&nbsp; I told Mabel I would complete her quest and return with her gathered treasures.&nbsp; I cannot let lovely maiden of potions down.&nbsp; Perhaps I should sojourn on without them.&nbsp; That would prove my prowess.&nbsp; I bet Mabel would be impressed…maybe even enough to…stop that!&nbsp; Those thoughts are why you were banished in the first place…but she is so pretty.&nbsp; Everyone here is so pretty.&nbsp; Stop that!'</em><br><br>"Oh! People!”<br><br>The lone figure waved a gauntleted hand at the three approaching figures.&nbsp; The armor the figure wore made little sense.&nbsp; Her head and arms were protected but the rest of her armor consisted of a breast plate, thigh-high fur rimmed boots and a red, heavy cloth gorget and short matching skirt.&nbsp; A tattered red cloak was pushed back over her shoulders.<br><br>“Well met honored companions!” she called.&nbsp; “Are you here to join me on my quest?” The tall Half-Valkyrie asked, looking them over in what she thought was a practiced eye.&nbsp; Long blond hair, some braided, some not, cascaded beyond her waist and stirred in that same non-wind her cloak did.&nbsp; <br><br>They were a strange trio for certain.&nbsp; The young man was waifish, almost feminine in his foppish couture.&nbsp; Not at all unpleasing to the eye.&nbsp; She quite liked him.&nbsp; Standing near him was a human woman, a cleric of Casta, in all her impeccable beauty and a Halfling. Her hair was messy and dressed like one of the merchants from town.&nbsp; Her eyes were expressive and her frame curvy and full in the most pleasing ways.&nbsp; Like all adventurers in Amberdale, Hella found them desirable immediately and she cursed her libido for its avarice. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Crash</strong> on <strong>19-07-2021, 01:01:30</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b7/HellaAvi.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Closed Quest:</strong> Mushroom Picking (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333546.msg15888199#msg15888199)</span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Hella Sigrunsdottir<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Half-Valkyrie, Paladin of Boomee the Thunder God<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, nearing the Hunter's Shack | Dusk<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Selphe, Naevys, Wren<br><strong>Health Points:</strong> 20/20<br><hr>“Yes, I am here to help you on your quest for the lovely maiden Mabel and her many mushrooms.” Hella said with a nod to the others.&nbsp; “I am Hella Sigrunsdottir and I promise I will lay my life down for you and yours, if necessary, to bring the phosphorescent fungus to our lady fair.”&nbsp; Hella stood proud before the others. She listed quite intently to the conversation of her companions.&nbsp; She was aware that her form of speech was archaic in phrasing, but it was as a part of her as her spear or the heart that beats in her modest if perky and sensitive breast(s).&nbsp; <br><br>When asked if the group had been mushroom picking before Hella shook her head no.&nbsp; At least not this kind. The mushrooms that grew in the mountains of her homeland were poisonous and only used for certain poisons.&nbsp; Forest mushrooms she had little idea about.&nbsp; <br><br>Selphie held out the picture Mabel had given her, and Hella committed the image to memory with a nod.&nbsp; She doubted the mushrooms would be along the walking trail.&nbsp; It was hardly a road, but still traveled enough that game or woodsman would likely have picked those nearby clean, and she stated as much to the others.<br><br>“We have a good-looking party, in make-up and countenance.&nbsp; I will make sure we remain unbowed and unmarred during our quest.”&nbsp; The idea that others might be disturbed by the idea of danger never crossed Hella’s mind. The thought of danger kept her from other, more lustful, thoughts.&nbsp; It was not death she feared, but the soft luxury of pillowy breasts, thick warmth of halfling thighs and effete allure of elvish beauty. She feared them and craved them and best to think of an honorable death than losing herself in sensual delights or so she had been told.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Envious</strong> on <strong>21-07-2021, 23:08:34</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/FFD0LQd.jpg?1)<br><br>As the quartet meet up and begin pleasantries, the sun sinks lower on the horizon. As diurnal creatures find their way back to their den, the nocturnal critters begin to come alive. Someone suggests that the time to begin searching has arrived, the four continue their chattering as they go deeper into the woods - this time off the beaten path and onto a game trail that is far more narrow and forces the group into a single file. It eventually tapers off into a small meadow. The glow of a waxing gibbous and smattering of stars lights up the clearing, but beyond the wall of trees is dark; light does not penetrate through the canopy. Very close, a chattering can be heard. Then a rustle as a group of <em>something</em> scatters across the forest floor. Then there is a scratching sound (claws against bark, perhaps?) before it is silent and typical forest sounds fill the void. <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">"Naevys"</div><div class="spoiler_body">With his excellent night vision, maybe Naevys caught a glimpse of what looks like a very large rat running up a tree.</div></div></div><br><br>Clarifying point: We can start looking for mushrooms or address the <del>elephant</del> rat in the room. You have full control over monsters <em>and</em> finding the mushrooms. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>FoxgirlJay</strong> on <strong>22-07-2021, 06:21:37</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/793414421372076073/793877266009948211/venti_genshin_impact_drawn_by_nana_illust__sample-280fb2a3bba6f1fee28ced18ad603722.jpg?width=427&amp;height=534)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Naevys Faelana (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884530#msg15884530)<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Elven Bard<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, Hunter's Shack<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Mushroom Quest<br><br><hr><br>Idle chat and jokes kept the dark at bay, so Naevys did his best to keep it going as they trekked along this trail in the dark forest. With his special elven eyes, he took up the front of the procession so they wouldn't just walk right in to a trap or ambush. Hearing the skittering and spotting a rat-like creature run up the side of a tree, Naevys stopped suddenly, hissed out a "Shhh!" To his party, and held his hand out to the side to stop whoever was behind him. And depending on who it was, getting a nice handful of a soft chest. Or, hand to the face of a shorty. "What is that?! Is that a big rat? I think it's a big gross rat, climbing up that tree there!" Naevys points with his other hand, while the hand he used to stop the party remained shamelessly in place wherever it was touching.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Envious</strong> on <strong>23-07-2021, 20:44:47</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/VZUTFNZ.jpg)</div><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="bbc_size"><strong>Closed Quest:</strong> Mushroom Picking (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333546.msg15888199#msg15888199)</span><br><strong>Name:</strong> Selphie (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884607#msg15884607)<br><strong>Race and Occupation:</strong> Human Cleric<br><strong>Location &amp; Time:</strong> Oldwall Forest, nearing the Hunter's Shack (pictured above) | Dusk<br><strong>Tagging:</strong> Naevys, Wren, Hella<br><strong>Health Points:</strong> 15/15<br><hr><strong></strong><br><br><strong>"I'm going to hold you to it, Hella,"</strong> Selphie had said after introducing herself. That was the kind of thing the cleric liked to hear! Maybe she could get away with being a cheerleader while Hella did all the heavy lifting - <em>she</em> certainly looked the part!<br><br>Twig. Web. Leaf. Vine. Branch. <em>Ugh</em>. So many things were brushing up against her, snagging her clothes and tickling her skin. She hadn't liked the road, but at least it had been wide enough that she wasn't practically swimming in the local plant life. Because she was mature, she didn't complain <em>out loud</em>, but her inner dialogue was a constant stream of whining that occasionally made itself known with a low grumble from the cleric.<br><br>Naevys seemed to be in tune with something Selphie was not. He shushed the group and reached out to stay their step. Instead, he helped himself to an armored tit. It probably wasn't as squishy as he would have liked!<br><br><strong>"I'm going to let that slide, but only because you and Wren have been serenading me!"</strong> she said rather dryly.<br><br>Still, her eyes darted between the trees. Whatever he seemed to see, she could not. She didn't really <em>want</em> to see big, gross rats climbing in trees. She shuddered. In a world where she was used to throwing money at a problem to make it go away, she was having difficulty coping with all these new and stressful situations that <em>she</em> had to personally deal with. In response, her new coping mechanism was to ignore the problem and hope it went away.<br><br><strong>"Maybe it won't bother us if we don't bother it."</strong> Unbeknownst to Selphie, that phrase was in the top 5 for the list of last words an adventurer said before meeting an untimely demise.<br><br><strong>"How did you two become so good at limericks?"</strong> she asked conversationally, trying to change the conversation. She didn't think Hella or Wren would be so easily dissuaded. Still, she chattered away nervously, her voice just above a whisper as she became increasingly aware that <em>something</em> was out there.<br><br><strong>"I-- I really admired bards when I was young. The rhymes, the alliterations, the music! My mom said I had to read more to become a good bard, though."</strong> She didn't mention that she hated reading. Her mother had been an avid reader and was extremely disappointed to learn that Selphie seemed allergic to books. She was about to say more, but there was a <em>snap</em> somewhere out in the forest.<br><br><strong>"Did you hear that!? We should keep going!"</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Everyone's a Hero - Oldwall Forest IC</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Envious</strong> on <strong>22-08-2021, 02:34:08</strong>
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				<div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/FqwNh2e.jpg)(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/2a/PotionMaker.jpg)<br><br>It had seemed like an easy quest! Go pick mushrooms! Unfortunately for the merry group of adventurers, the dark woods were too much for them. The skittering noises around them had proved to be too menacing and the desire to risk an encounter with an unknown beast was non-existent. After a short time of bickering about what to do, they had made the unanimous decision to just give up. The group did happen to pick up one mushroom on the way back which they delivered the next day. Mabel was no amused at their offering, however - the terms of her contract had not been fulfilled and she refused payment. The group couldn't fault her. Mabel took the one mushroom as compensation for the headache of dealing with them in the first place and shooed them out of her shop so that she could get back to brewing potions. </div><br><div align="center"><strong>HEROES</strong></div><br><div align="center"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">HERO ONE</span></strong></div></td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">HERO TWO</span></strong></div></td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">HERO THREE</span></strong></div></td><td>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">HERO FOUR</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><div align="center">(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/793414421372076073/793877266009948211/venti_genshin_impact_drawn_by_nana_illust__sample-280fb2a3bba6f1fee28ced18ad603722.jpg?width=427&amp;height=534)<br>Naevys (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884530#msg15884530)</div></td><td>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; </td><td><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/79/712c7f792b980edbfd0853af28b5dfc8.jpg)<br>Hella (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15890292#msg15890292)</div></td><td>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; </td><td><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/zUwxjty.jpg)<br>Wren (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15885804#msg15885804)</div></td><td>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; |&nbsp; </td><td><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/VZUTFNZ.jpg)<br>Selphie (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=333483.msg15884607#msg15884607)</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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