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Post by Javal Zarrias on Nov 24, 2023 2:41:52 GMT -5
Javal was curious as he walked towards his destination, he was given an assignment from the quirky but fun scientist Professor Lloyd. Go into the Marsh Flats Swamp and investigate the illustrious Bogaboo. It sounded interesting as an undead skeleton creature of rot. Javal wasn’t a scientist though so as much as it did sound fascinating and researchable he took up the job the second that the letters help me appeared on the letter he’d received. He read that he would be partnered with another adventurer so he was also looking forward to that, a possible new friend to meet. So with an offer of hefty pay and the advancement of Charonian’s discovery, the fellblood set off. He thought about taking one of his men with him but decided against it. After all his people looked like they were having too much fun, everybody seemed to be focused on an arm wrestling match on the upper deck between Bootsamon and Meryl both competing for the title of Strongest Member of the Drakon Security Company.
He simply chuckled to himself as he made his way through the crowd letting out a long, “I’ll be back guys just gonna head out quick” and left towards the Marsh Flats.
After about a day or two’s journey from Thorock, Dragon’s Cradle the fellblood had made it he stood in front of the swamp it looked to have pretty horrible fog, “Surely it couldn’t be that could it?”, the fellblood thought he walked in.
He then cupped his hands over his mouth and yelled, “Hello? Is anybody there? My name’s Javal, I was supposed to meet with the other person Professor Lloyd sent to look for the Bogaboo. Hello?”.
Quest Name: Into the Marsh
Participants: Two or more
Location: Marsh Flats
Post Requirements: 4 posts per person, 200 words per post
Description: You have been asked by Lloyd to venture into the swamp and study a Bogaboo, however, the trip has already started rough. A thick mist has settled across the region making your trip into the swamp even more difficult than normal. The first part of your task is to simply find your way. After getting lost in the dangerous bog, you need to find an area that resembles some sort of safety and set up camp. This venture may take you a few days, or even weeks, so you need somewhere safe to set up and stay at for a little while.
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Post by Percy Rhyssina on Dec 5, 2023 10:26:12 GMT -5
"Yer a loud prick, ye know that?" Percy was not far behind Javal on the road when he started shouting.
For his part, the shark was just after more coin and Lloyd seemed easy enough to swindle. He had paid pretty well for the work with the oozes. Sounded like chasing some bundle of bones would be just as well paying. He was annoyed that it seemed like the pay would be split again.
He narrows his eyes as to fog clears just enough to see its Javal. Great...At least Beist added something that Percy didn't have....and he didn't seem to complain too much about Percy's attitude. Javal on the other hand.....well if Percy was being fair, he'd realize they didn't meet under the best circumstances. He's not fair though.
"If ye'd waited where ye were supposed to, this woulda been a bit easier...but not like it feckin matters now. Let's find this arsehole and get it over with, aye?" At the moment, Percy was far more annoyed to still be in the Marsh Flats. This better be the last job he works here for awhile because he might just learn enough magic to burn it all to the ground if he is forced to be here any longer.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 5, 2023 12:55:02 GMT -5
Javal chuckles as he hears the other man exclaim his loudness and apologizes, “Sorry there friend I just wanted to make sure I heard it all. Apologies if I startled or interrupted anything you were in the middle of for that was not my intention”.
He then looked around trying to look at the figure soon enough, he saw a familiar sight, a not-friend Percy. He smiled at the other man excited to see him once more, he enjoyed their meeting last time a lot. After all, how could he forget being shrunken down and wrecking an entire tavern with him?
He jogged over to the man and responded to him, “Sorry friend once more! I have misunderstood and that is on myself. You are right, let us find this bugaboo fellow and get Mister Professor Lloyd’s field research not-friend Percy”, he then motions the man to follow and begins to look around the fog for any signs of the bugaboo.
He calls out, “Hello Mr. Bogaboo where are you? We come in peace only seeking to research you and your body for the sake of Professor Lloyd!”.
He was confident that the bogaboo would reply after all if not then they were either just shy or scared of them. After all, who wouldn’t be scared of strangers entering their home calling out for them, and looking for them? At least that's what Javal thought as he continued to call out for the bogaboo to reveal itself.
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Post by Percy Rhyssina on Dec 5, 2023 17:30:20 GMT -5
"Just feckin say Percy...Aigéan's scaly arse...." He slips the flask from his coat to take a swig. The embossing on the metal makes it clear it isn't his, but what else is new?
Percy did walk ahead of Javal when he motioned to follow....he's not gonna follow, certainly not when told to. He does however hold any further complaints about the shouting. That would've been his first plan as well....maybe this Javal isn't as dumb as Percy thinks he is.
The fog does concern the shark though. He stops walking as the murky soup reaches halfway up their shins. A hand is held up to stop Javal for a moment as Percy focuses his sense. It's usually his smell that is better than anything, but just all of this is off he's trying to be cautious for once.
"Somethin's odd 'ere...fog ain't usually this thick and low unless yer at sea and we certainly ain't.....even then sea fog ain't something to take lightly. Hides the rocks and reefs....I ain't keen on magic, but this fog ain't natural mate."
He looks around, slowly turning to try and get a sense of anything. As he makes a full 180 to look at where they came from he sees it looks as if that path had disappeared. How long had they already been walking?
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 6, 2023 3:31:13 GMT -5
Javal nods smiling politely, “My apologies Percy I didn’t mean any disrespect by simply remembering what you said last time, who might this Aigéan fellow be and why does he have a scaly arse?”, The fellblood says, a little confused as he stops yelling.
He noticed the other man walk ahead of him and took no offense to it walking behind the other man thinking he was probably either eager to find this undead beast or probably knew his way around the swamp better than he did. Either option would be great considering no matter how much Javal called out for the bogaboo to reveal itself, not a sound was heard in response.
Javal continues yelling, “Mister Bogaboo may you please come out, we come in relative peace, we just want to research about you”, before stopping as the other man signals to do so, listening to his judgment and nodding, thinking he’s probably right.
“Now that you mention it I don’t remember the Marsh Flats swamp being completely covered in fog however I simply was under the impression that it may have been a seasonal thing I was not aware of. What could this be? Magical? Alchemical? IS THE FOG ALIVE?”Javal questions frantically as he punches the fog in front of him.
He takes another punch at it and after a third one decides it seems to be alive for now at least. This fog could surprise the two at any given moment he thought, “I’ll keep an eye on you Sir Fog”, he exclaimed before looking around.
“Hey Percy, I don't suppose you remember where we’re supposed to go? I thought we were making good progress but I can’t even tell where we are right now”.
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Post by Percy Rhyssina on Dec 6, 2023 23:57:06 GMT -5
The shark seems a little confused a supposedly intelligent person wouldn't know Aigéan. Granted he wasn't aware it was something pretty specific to his clan and his clan alone.
"Aigéan....the feckin ocean 'erself...'alf woman, 'alf sea serpent, whole feckin reason there's an ocean...forget it, just focus on whatever it is we are doin out 'ere."
Can't believe this guy doesn't know about specific triton deities. What a maroon.
"Just shush fer a feckin moment."
Percy hesitates a breath before letting out a grumble. Whatever he had been able to catch on to for that brief moment was gone. There was no trace anymore. A smarter man might recognize he may have been tricked and led down a false path to get them lost deep into the marsh. Percy does not pick up on that, but there is enough hitting his animal senses to know something is off.
The annoying thing was not knowing what was off. It felt like his nose was somehow numbed to picking out anything in this pea soup fog. He kicks the closest tree he can with a growl.
"Feck this place, we're lost....I can't get a sense of shite in 'ere. Don't suppose ye got a compass and map on ye?" A map and some sense of direction was probably the one thing Percy was best at. Sea charts would be the best of his intelligence, but he can at least muddle something with a land map.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 7, 2023 5:06:54 GMT -5
“Oh Aigéan that makes sense my friend”, Javal says as he tries his best to think of the figure not familiar with it in the slightest before giving up knowing that he is a horrible liar, “Apologies Percy but I am not very well versed in the mythological figures of the ocean besides Salina. Sea Serpent? Reason for the ocean those titles don’t sound familiar to me. I’d love to hear and learn about it sometime considering I have an interest in learning about history and mythology”, before silencing as soon as the other man single for him to do so.
He looks around the area trying to spot whatever it seems that Percy has found, not seeing or smelling anything besides fog, fog, and murky water. Javal then scratches his chin as he thinks of anything that he could do to get them out of this situation and continue their research into this bugaboo fellow”>
“I do not have a compass or a map on me. moment. However, I can fly and use fire breath thanks to my father’s special cuirass. Can that help at all ?”, he then points at his crimson piece of amor awaiting the triton fellow's response.
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Post by Percy Rhyssina on Dec 7, 2023 10:33:52 GMT -5
"Who the feck is Salina?" Percy wasn't exactly a religious man, he really only knew who his clan paid tribute to. The wider realm of gods across Charon were as much a mystery to him as his beliefs were to Javal.
He puts his hands on his hips as he stops moving. The shark takes a moment to look around and try and get his bearings. He hated navigating on land, there was a simplicity to the sea. It was wide and open, you could follow gulls to land or spot obstacles pretty far away. Here? It's all congested and close.
"As much as burning the feckin Flats to the ground is appealing, it ain't gonna do us any good in the moment. Ye can fly if ye want, but I ain't sure how much help that will give with the fog....either way, keep moving, standing still is just gonna attract whatever the feck is behind this."
With that Percy keeps walking forward. There is no real direction to the walking, just getting himself moving. Maybe they will eventually find themselves on the other end of the bog and be out of it or maybe they will find something worth investigating. In either case, Percy knows they won't find anything just standing idle.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 10, 2023 4:12:00 GMT -5
Javal turns his head to the side as he tries his best to explain to Percy who the goddess is, “Hm, Salina’s the goddess of the sea I think? At least that’s what I’ve been told since I was a kid, I don’t know what’s going on with the gods. I think they’re alive. I thought they were dead. Something like that I’ve usually only heard of Salina being the monarch of the sea. We used to pray to her in my old crew in times of great distress like when we were being attacked by a colossal squid”, he said remembering those times fondly.
Javal then nodded agreeing with what Percy said the man was right, flying and burning wouldn’t do them any good in this situation. Moving forward until they were able to find something that wasn’t just the heavy fog and swamp water below them seemed like the best thing to do.
Javal thought about what to do before the idea hit him, “If we are to be without direction or clarity then there is no point to be careful and slow. I have a good idea how about we just sprint forward until we either hit something or find a good place to rest”, the fellblood exclaimed, not even taking a moment to hear Percy’s response before simply booking it ahead at full speed.
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Post by Percy Rhyssina on Dec 10, 2023 13:07:34 GMT -5
"Well yer wrong, that's probably why ye got attacked....ye also can't kill the feckin ocean so if yer so worried about this Salina, then they were probably a shite god....not that any of them are all that worthwhile anyways."
Percy normally wouldn't be so cautious, but something about this fog unnerves him. It's that predator sense in the back of his head, something is out there and it is hunting them. He puts out that energy so often, he can tell when its being sent back his way.
"Also a good way to end up wrecked on the feckin rocks." Percy waits for the likely inevitable moment that Javal trips and heads face first into the swamp.
He was almost certain they weren't on any sort of man made road at this point. His feet may be swallowed by the fog, but he can tell his is uneven and annoying. The Flats were going to burn some day and Percy was going to be the reason why. For now though he just kept walking forward, something would come into clarity eventually.
At least that was the hope. This place was so flat and the trees kept getting thicker and thicker. They might just have to make their own lodgings at this point.
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 12, 2023 14:39:32 GMT -5
Javal is barely able to hear the triton fellow’s words of wrecking rocks as he continues rushing forward. This fog would not beat him, not today he was a strong warrior and he was going to beat this blanket of haze here and now. If the bugaboo was to strike then so be it he would take both it and the fog on at once. He continued running not seeing anything yet, that was until he tripped and fell on an overgrown root falling into a ball and spinning around until he stopped hitting a large piece of mound in front of him.
He stood up shaking his head clothes covered in bog water and his foot slightly hurt but all and all he was fine. He grinned as he looked over where this wondrous overgrown root had made him fall. This mound of land would be a great place for him and Percy to set up camp for their bugaboo hunt. He quickly turned around and called out, “Percy! I found a good place to rest and set up for our hunt I just had to trip and fall to end up at it, see I told you if we just ran we’d find it!”.
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Post by Percy Rhyssina on Dec 12, 2023 20:18:29 GMT -5
"Aye, I'm sure ye feckin did."
Percy just sighs, running a hand through his hair. There really wasn't much else to be found in this Marsh if they were being honest with each other. It's not like an inn and tavern was suddenly going to appear on the side of the road.
Besides, he'd slept in worse conditions plenty of times before. Well maybe not much worse, but still. So long as Javal eventually stopped yelling, this wouldn't be so bad. The bugs of the flats were bad enough, the triton wasn't keen on meeting whatever else lived out here.
"Make a fire er whatever it is yer s'posed to don a land fer a camp...I'm gonna go kick somethings ass and hope it has enough meat on it to count as food."
Percy trudges off into the fog to blow off steam. Within seconds of leaving there is roaring and grunting, the sounds of fighting familiar to Javal. Roars and punches being thrown can be heard in the distance. It sounds like a pitched battle between two apex predators, each blow shaking the trees, But it all goes quiet almost as quickly as it started. ALl that greets Javal for a few moments is the silence of the fog. From the dense clouds something starts to approach, hitting the soft mud with heavy steps.
At first it looks like a rune bear is approaching the camp, but underneath its midsection is Percy. He unloads the carcass beside their campsite.
"This is mine."
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Post by Javal Zarrias on Dec 13, 2023 15:10:54 GMT -5
“Aye aye, Percy I shall get a fire started and make sure this piece of land will feel like home even if we are indeed inside a perilous fog-filled swamp hunting down a fearsome creature who makes this place their abode. I’m sure we shall sleep like kings!”, he says in earnest looking around his bag for anything that he could use.
He managed to pull out a pair of Spit Fire Gauntlets that he hadn’t had the chance to use. Javal quickly took off his usual pair of navy-colored arm armor and replaced it with fire-spewing objects. He then collected some pieces of wood and placed them in the middle before smashing his gauntlets causing them to erupt into flames. He then laid down on his side and started punching the pile of lumber causing a large raging fire to appear in their camp. He quickly rolled to his left escaping the burn from getting too close, smiling as he got up observing his work. He then held both of his hands out using the nearby wood trees, dirt and leaves to create a large three-room house for them to get rest. It was a beautiful and ornate house.
He waited outside for a bit for his partner in this adventure playing with a nearby stick he found drawing in the dirt next to the raging fire. Suddenly from the deep fog emerged a runebear Javal immediately grabbed his katana and was about to charge forth before he stopped sprinting realizing it was Percy. He then backed up, placing his blade back in its sheath and smiling, “Woah friend Percy it appears you caught some great game there”.
He then motioned for Triton to follow him inside the fauna-made manor and showed him into his room.
“Alright, goodnight Percy!! I’ll see ya tomorrow don’t let the bogaboo bite”, and with that, he left to go to his room laying down on his verdant-colored pillow as his eyes closed ready for slumber.
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