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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Nov 24, 2023 3:14:30 GMT -5
Raoul hated but loved the deadwood at the same time, hated it because that’s usually where you’d find the weirdest, most dangerous things out there: bandits waiting to strike strong monsters ready to eat you. However the deadwood was also where he could find the most leads where else would people drop the stuff they’d want to keep hidden? Either way, he was here on business, he’d been given another assignment from that enigmatic Lloyd fellow. He was begging to get tired of the spontaneous arrival at whatever tavern he’d be at but hey he couldn’t complain since at least the man offered a nice solar amount as a reward. After all, however virtuous the dhampir man was, he was still able to fall victim to greed doing whatever cases as long as they provided money or if people needed real help. In this case, it seemed like he was looking for a slime that was reported to give birth to another slime. At least that’s what the professor said from the brief pieces of ramblings he understood. He was told that he was going to be accompanied by another adventurer that the man had somehow gotten to go.
He kept walking through the deadwood until he spotted someone, he stood still squinting his eyes pushing his bifocals closer to his face as he spotted someone in the distance. Raoul then thought about it for a second. This could be some sort of criminal hiding out here or it could just be some random traveler lost. He placed his right hand in his pocket ready to pull out his whip wand if need be.
“Hey there friend, what are you doing out here? Are you lost? Darkveil’s that way”, he pointed behind him, “It’s dangerous out here so I’d recommend leaving if you don’t have business here”.
Quest Name: The creation of Oozes
Chapter: One
Description: Where these creatures come from is still very much a mystery to us. We have yet to witness an Ooze being created. Do they give live birth, hatch from eggs, or just bud off from one another? We need you to venture deep into one of the many forests in Charon, locate an Ooze, and attempt to witness how new ones come into this world. However, we are not the only ones after information on the creature. A group of monster hunters have set out to rid the world of these creatures and will attempt to stop new ones from being created.
Requirements:
- Requires at least two people (you and one other )
- You must make at least 5 posts to complete the mission with each post being at least 200 words
- Must locate and witness an Ooze being created without disturbing the creature. (They Bud from each other)
- Must protect the Ooze from a group of 5 monster hunters trying to kill it
- Once you complete this mission you gain access to chapter two. (which needs to be a separate topic)
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Post by Adam Hollyleaf on Nov 26, 2023 19:01:06 GMT -5
The deadwood was a vast departure from the sprawling cityscape of Sol City that Adam had grown to know. Of course, he had read the academy logs right before departing on the job assigned to him by the research department. He was told to meet a fellow named Llyod to understand his task better, and he wasn’t much help as he seemed to ramble even more than Adam did, though he knew he was assigned to document the reproduction habits of a species of Oozes. Also, he was informed he would be joined by another adventurer, which got Adam’s hopes up for a specific half-dragon to make an appearance. Though he doubted it would be her in the long run
Though stepping into the deadwood was a lot more terrifying than reading about it, he trudged his way in with trembling legs and anxiety through the roof, not waiting for his partner. Adam seemed to flinch at every noise and kept his spellbook close to him to be ready if he were ambushed by any of the forest’s inhabitants. The noise that made him jump out of his skin was the sound of someone walking behind him and a voice that cut through the sudden silence that surrounded the half-elf.
Adam let out a yelp and whipped around to see a rather well-dressed man with his hand in his pocket. “Um, Hi … I’m here on Academy business. I think I am sort of lost, though I’m not sure. I’ve been following this path for the past 20 minutes or so, but I think I’m going in circles.” Adam flipped out his notepad from the satchel that hung from his shoulder and flipped through it, “Um, you wouldn’t have happened to spot a slime that is able to create other slimes, have you?” Adam then shows his sketch of what he assumed the slime would look like.
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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Nov 27, 2023 4:38:00 GMT -5
Raoul walked towards the man and stood there listening to the nervous man’s words lowering his guard thinking he was way too scared to hurt the dhampir if he was a criminal in disguise.
He chuckles and says, “Academy business huh? Are you a researcher by chance?”, he asks to take a look over at Adam noticing his scholarly attire.
“Yeah sorry the deadwood can be hard to navigate if you’re not familiar with it and it's tricky appearance, if you want I can walk you back towards Darkveil friend if you’d like”,
He then is taken aback as the man mentions slime and shows him a very well-done picture of the beast.
“Woah, that's a pretty good picture there, thanks for sharing it with my friend. As for slime reproduction, I’m not too sure, I’m here looking for slimes as well. A job from a cooky professor who can’t help but bother me on every single day off I have. Oh but where are my manners?”, he says realizing his rudeness before taking off his hat and bowing, “My name is Raoul, Raoul O. Ardelean it’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance my friend. What's your name and who sent you? Academy? Government? School?”, he says holding his hand out, curious about Adam.
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Post by Adam Hollyleaf on Nov 29, 2023 17:56:51 GMT -5
Adam brushed off the dirt from his robe, a short yet dignified garment that hinted at his scholarly profession. Adjusting the hood, he gave himself a once-over, aiming to appear as competent as possible to the complete stranger standing before him.
"Oh, um... officially, I work as a historian at the arcane academy," Adam began, his words flowing as he tried to strike a balance between professionalism and approachability. "But, you see, the higher-ups have been assigning me field research jobs lately. It seems everyone else is swamped with their duties. Not that I mind, though. It's a welcome change, a chance to get out of Sol City finally," he added with a self-deprecating smile, catching himself before veering into unnecessary rambling. "Sorry, back to the point, the slime."
As the man praised his sketch, Adam waved his hand modestly, attempting to downplay his artistic abilities. "Oh, this is nothing, really. And the professor you mentioned... didn't happen to be named Lloyd, did he? If so, then I suppose I'm your companion on this job."
Despite the relatively relaxed atmosphere, Adam couldn't help but flinch slightly as Raoul extended his hand. With each rapid question fired his way, Adam seemed to shrink a bit, feeling the weight of the inquiries. After a moment of awkward silence, he managed to loosen up and extend a tentative handshake. "I'm Adam Hollyleaf, and it's a pleasure. I guess all of the above since I was sent by the Arcane Academy, which is, of course, funded by the Sol City government."
Pondering the broader question, Adam placed his hand on his chin, slipping into elvish as he thought out loud, which was shortly interrupted by the sounds of some branches breaking off in the distance to the west of the pair.
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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Nov 30, 2023 12:17:26 GMT -5
Raoul looks at the fellow with intrigue as he responds to his introduction, “Woah a historian at the Arcane Academy that’s a pretty prestigious title there friend. What's it like? You know I’ve always been interested in the subject whenever I have to study for a case, usually the history and background of the subject which is always pretty fun and interesting at least for me.Field research eh? A historian on field research. Now that's an interesting thought, how’re you enjoying it? I can imagine it must be a bit of a shock from doing research in a safe enclosed space and then being made to go out in the wild dealing with real-life dangerous specimens. Hell, some days I just want to fill out paperwork instead of dealing with serial killers and dangerous monsters. It's a lot less life-risking”.
He then focuses on the other man’s modesty, “No friend that is some real good work there be proud of it. After all, my artistic abilities are not the best so I envy those who can do so. Yes, that headache of a man was named Lloyd oh I guess he was able to recruit another poor soul for the sake of his meticulous research".
He shakes his hand lightly and smiles, “Nice to meet you Adam Hollyleaf makes sense that the old fellow would get aid from the Academy considering his line of work”.
He was about to continue the small talk when he heard a branch snap, his eyes sharpened and he raised his finger over his mouth to signal to the other man to be quiet. He carefully and slowly walks over to the origins peeking through a bush to see what he saw. A large wagon was speeding by the people in it seemed up to no good armed to the teeth and holding a picture of slime.
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Post by Adam Hollyleaf on Dec 18, 2023 17:27:52 GMT -5
Adam has never been used to being complimented or praised at all, so Raoul’s amazement at his position in the academy made his brain short-circuit for a brief second. Though he was able to collect himself after being a stuttering mess as he scratched the back of his neck with a bashful smile, “It’s not like I’m the head historian at the academy or anything. I’m primarily in charge of cataloging the stuff that goes into the archive. However, recently, I’ve been accepting jobs requiring me to procure items for the archive in hopes of running into someone I’m fate-bound to. But honestly, a library and a lecture hall are the places that I’m suited for, though you can’t become an Archmage by locking yourself in a library 24/7.” He brought his fist to his chest to add a little flair to his point, giving him something to do with his hands.
Adam quickly pocketed his sketchbook as he continued to ramble and deflect Roaul’s words. That was until Raoul’s hand shot up in a motion to keep quiet, and Adam understood it instantly as he snapped his mouth shut and shot straight up. Adam stumbled close behind as they both made their way to the bush. A large wagon barreled through the path on the other side, taking a sharp turn and plowing into the woods. The half-elf had spotted their drawing of the slime, and he looked to his companion with worry “I think they might be after that slime as well, and I don’t think that they’re researchers judging by their demeanor and weapons.” his expression shifted as an idea formed in his head “should we follow them? They might lead us right to it, or they could spot us and kill us on the spot … Let’s just go,” 1Adam stated with a nod and wrapped his arm around Raoul's shoulder as his body began to crackle with electrical energy, and he rocketed forward across the path and into the woods on the other side, followed by a crack of thunder.
They continued to shoot forward with more thunder claps, until he spotted the wagon, hopefully they just assumed the thunder was just from an oncoming rain storm. To minimize the risk of getting caught he switched to2 another spell that shot wind from his leg that he aimed for the two to land on top of the wagon's wooden roof. Then with a little thud the two ended up onto of the wagon as it barreled forward.
1.) bullet dash 2.) gust thrust
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Post by Raoul O. Ardelean on Dec 20, 2023 1:51:20 GMT -5
The dhampir held still taking in the sight he saw before responding to Adam, “I believe you’re correct there Adam it appears that we’re not the only ones interested in following up on this slime case. I think they’re probably out to hurt the poor creatures if their weaponry is anything to account for”.
Before Raoul could take a moment to properly make a plan and think over what the best course of action would be in this precarious scenario he was taken by surprise. Suddenly he was grabbed by the seemingly shy researcher and vaulted forth across the trail and into the woods right after the merry band of criminals. He was in complete shock and was about to say something as it seemed that the man would stop before suddenly Adam did the opposite and instead launched them onto the wagon’s roof.
Raoul quickly rolls away from the other man, places his hands up, and wildly looks at the researcher. Before he could silently mouth his scolding for such a reckless maneuver he decided to calm down. It is what it is, the fellow had done good even if it was a hazardous and reckless maneuver. He wanted to get more time to follow the wagon itself and make sure they were at a safe distance away. That would’ve given the dhampir plenty of time to scope out their enemy and formulate a strategy to take them down quickly. However, he had to readjust they were living in the now and had to make the best use of Adam’s quick thinking.
He places his hand over his mouth signaling for the other man to be still and silent.
From under them, Raoul was able to hear the various voices of their enemies, wild and precious each of them seemed. Punching each other in the shoulder yelling, and telling jokes to each other about past missions. Hell, it would seem that none of them even noticed the pair of adventurers on their roof, well save for one figure below.
“Hey guys did anyone hear that crash on the roof a minute ago?”.
The rest of the group quickly blows it off, “Yer just hearing things I’m sure it’s just the wagon”.
The fellow simply agrees and returns to messing around and starts going over why they’re here.
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