Elizabeth Jones
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Aldrich did his best to focus his senses to the absolute limit, looking for anything that might threaten the party. Cole's vision was obviously the best in the darkness, being a halfling but his sharp senses were not to be underestimated either. Besides the dark was not so prevalent thanks to the many moss lanterns here. "Well, watch out for the glass shards everyone, we don't want to cut down anymore of our numbers." Aldrich joked, but no one laughed. It's fine not everyone had his superior sense of…-
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"Are you guys hearing this?" Aldrich asked the rest and he knew the answer by looking at their faces. They did not. Aldrich guessed that if he had a stronger spirit he might have been able to hear the ghost. But at this rate they won't be able to get anything done. Suddenly Aldrich and the rest raised their weapons in response to the ghost pointing at them. "Father!" Aldrich looked carefully and realized the ghost was pointing at Huzon. He allowed him to walk closer to the ghost. When Huzon was close…
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What ensued next was a chaotic mess of fighting and slipping on the oil, the whole party was thrown off because of the oil. What would normally be a simple beast has become a difficult opponent. The rats seem to have adapted to the oil and were able to scratch with their claws at the right moment. Aldrich tried to get back up but thanks to the constant attacks of two rats he always ended up falling and slipping. He cursed in him mind but then breathed in deeply to remain calm. He examined his 'wounds'…
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Aldrich held the coin closer to his eye and nodded in thought, "this is definitely real imperial gold." "This must be the lighthouse's keeper's life savings," Frank suggested, "we must return it to his family members." "Eh? I don't know about that…" Nathan countered, "the rules of adventurers state that anything that was not specifically mentioned in the quest is ours by right." "You can't be seriously trying to take a whole family's inheritance," Frank argued. "The quest is not over you two,"…
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"Keep in mind," Aldrich said before anyone entered the lighthouse, "we will explore every floor looking for clues that might help us understand the ghost." "One more thing, Mr. Langston you will always remain a floor below us until we call for you. For example, while we search and clear this floor you will remain out here until I call for you. If you disobey me I will use force to expunge you from the quest." "I understand, I'm not an adventurer, do what you came here to do and I will fulfill my role."…
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"Ah, we are adventurers, well, adventurers-to-be, we're here for the last quest of the entrance exam." Aldrich quickly answered, at this point honesty was the best policy. Bernard whistled, "exam quest? All the way here? Well, that's beside the point." Bernard took out a monocle and cleaned it a little before putting it on. "Hmm, little girl did you take the oath?" He asked, looking at Emma. "Y-yes, sir." Bernard nodded, "come here," "What?" Emma asked confused. "Do I have to repeat myself? I said…
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"Do you know which chapter they're from?" Knowing that could make it easier to know what the inquisitors are here for. The inquisition of the Acladonian Empire was made up of six chapters, each performed a specific purpose. Each chapter was headed by a High inquisitor and all six chapters fall under the Archlector. The Archlector is one of the most powerful people in the Empire, perhaps in the world. The post included a permanent seat on the High council, a seat with the emperor himself and the other…
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He walked into a massive ancient hall rather than a room, a hall of that sized couldn't possibly fit in the third floor, it was physically impossible, the whole house would be crushed under it. *BANG* Behind him the door closed of it's own accord. Of course it did, because why not? He was not bothered by that not very much in fact. He had built up some resistance to some of these things by now. What really got him was this hall he was in right now, even after getting inside he was still awestruck by…
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"You mean to say he killed himself there?" Frank asked with a shudder. "The day he went there for the last time he told us to leave him be, that he wanted to be buried with the lighthouse. It was after years of knowing that it would never be used again." Aldrich pondered on these words, it was hard to know what happened exactly but at least got some new information that might aid them. "So what about the rumors then? A man went missing." Frank asked. "I know these as well, the rumors about lights and…
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"Langston huh, well I guess we better get going after lunch and get all the information today get the ghost exorcised tomorrow and get out of here." Cole said eagerly. "I take it you don't like the heat much, huh?" Frank asked. "Oh, yeah I with Cole on this one it's not just the heat but the moisture too." Hellen didn't make a secret of her distaste as she fanned herself with her hand. "Well, it's good you guys are so eager but if we are not ready then we might delay, there's still time to do this when…
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