Patricia Smith
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"Hey, what happened to the two scouts? Party list says that they died, anyone hear anything?" DicingDevil asked the group as he emerged through a bush leading towards the clearing. "Der's HP just dropped straight to zero, no idea what happened to him," Grisier replied. "The Geomancer put up a bit of a fight, I heard a small scuffle in the building but he died about ten seconds after. Probably they were killed by the same creature. It must have been something strong." "Really? We could see into the…-
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Taking the rightwards path, the group soon came to a large, soily clearing with an NPC in it. The NPC, an old woman named , greeted the group warmly. "Hello! This area gets visits from the rare . They are shy creatures, that aren't seen often because they hide in dens. But though they visit here in the late afternoon, they find it difficult to dig their dens here. Would you mind sparing some time to build dens for them?" "How long would it take to dig a den?" DicingDevil asked, slightly…
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As Crucis walked down the rightwards path, he carefully scanned the tall grass and vegetation beside it. A few depressed tufts of tall grass had been trampled on haphazardly by earlier hunting parties, but much of the grass was still intact and had no sign of interference. Crucis rummaged through the intact grass first, ignoring a few yellow-named creatures who scattered as he approached. Since these patches of grass were mostly unexplored, they still contained a few valuable items. A small gathering of…
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"We need to kill a around here for the Hunting Lodge quest," DicingDevil said quietly, "and it sounds like there's a large creature coming out of that den. Get your nets ready, and a cage for safety." As a creature grunted and tossed loudly inside the large, grass-covered hole, DeathGang members surrounded it silently with a large . "Are you sure it's a boar?" Starfighter asked uneasily. "It should be, they marked this part of the map as the boar's territory." "Well, it's clearly a large creature. We…
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An old, white-bearded man, wearing a white half-mask across the top of his face, had walked into the Hunting Lodge and was speaking jovially at the reception in local language. He wore a large, purple outfit studded with red and green gemstones, and with golden sleeves. "One of the NPCs said that there was a masquerade nearby, several courtiers would be attending. Some will be hunting here by late evening, but the Lodge will be closed to the public by then so we'll miss it. Maybe this guy is making…
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The group were assigned to hunt in 'Area E,' a large subdivision of the hunting area. As they began to explore the area, walking down a path between large, aged trees, they were surprised when a snake slithered out from a bush beside the path. The snake had grey-green scales, like leaves in mist, and was slithering at a measured pace across the path. Its name was in orange, , and it was level 60. The group slowed to a stop to avoid confronting the snake, as even orange creatures could be easily…
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"or it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." The instanced field behind the Hunting Lodge, where the group were taken to practice basic Hunting skills, was filled with grey-white tall grass that turned pale in searing sunlight. It was bordered to the left by a large North-Western lake, known as Draimsa* Lake after the local word for 'nature.' As Crucis descended the stairs from the…
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"There's nobody in the garden beside the Poacher's Den," DicingDevil said softly as he descended from a tree looking over Mokra. "So we can enter the shed and reach the Den through the wall between them?" Akshel replied. "Yes. There's a small crowd of children watching a Chinaman at the edge of the residential area, I'm not sure why. But most adults are up North or in the safezone, the remaining three or four can be distracted by some bombs which Gastlem set up." The group of DicingDevil, Akshel,…
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Crucis flicked through his inventory, as his group hid in a cave along the hills East of Mokra. "A bunch of trinkets and clothing from the children, but the clothes wouldn't fit," DicingDevil said, as he did the same. "Good. Since the children died, their late belongings probably have sentimental value. Their parents or associates might pay good gold for it. We'd just need to find the right seller," Crucis said. "Yeah, true, we can wait until a funeral or something and have someone set up a stall…
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"Find some monsters to kill nearby, and these guys will help you!" Kleoboule said to the children. The children immediately spread out across the area, fighting groups of creatures at the edges of the boss' lair. A few children approached deeper into the woods, but were told to come back. Crucis walked around helping the kids with occasional simple advice, such as to use area-of-effect attacks on mobs, avoid using on fast-moving opponents when they could easily dodge, and to use the sword's range to…
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