William Jones
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Ozzy was getting flashes of panic from the pod of porpoises as they realized a large shark was nearby. They formed a tight group around the young to scare off the predator. Porpoise weren't predators, but they weren't defenseless, either. They were so near the The shark fell back in the smoke and began circling the pod, staying a hundred feet out from the boat. Ozzy had two harpoons ready to throw, but was unsure if he could hit at that distance, and waited for a better shot. Twice more the Void Shark…-
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Woodrat was keeping most of his attention on the smoke, but spared his mate a glance or two now and then, along with a helpful word of advice or two as he struggled with shaping smoke into something other than a chain. He was making good progress, not that Woodrat was going to tell him that. Currently Ozzy was working on a harpoon. He had the general shape of a short spear with a wicked barbed head, but it was a wobbly thing and would come apart as soon as it was thrown. The Captain was instructing him on…
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"Here you go, Squealer. This is the last bit of crap we got off the bodies." The two minions dumped out their bags on the floor of the dungeon room, making a pile of spare socks, food, canteens, muffins, beer bottles, a few coins, four backpacks, and a beautiful sandalwood wizard’s staff topped by a glowing blue gem. "You little shits know not to call me that. I'm the Hoard Keeper! You have to use my title!" Drool and Pipsqueak looked at each other and giggled before Drool pulled a silver coin out of…
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Baron William of Gadobhra dressed carefully. This was going to be an important meeting, and he wanted to look his best. He was dressed all in leather from an Elite sedge beast called Ironhide. True to her name, the beast had been a challenge to damage and the fight had resulted in four dead contract workers before Bob managed to put her down. Several of the workers had received rolls of ' Each also had a well-used cleaver hanging from their belts. Layla had suggested the addition, liking the symbolism.…
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"Toss the little bone-gnawers four barrels today, looks like feeding time is popular with them." Billy was balancing on a stack of three barrels, which gave him a good look at the area where they had dumped barrels full of offal each of the last two mornings. Ghouls were hiding in every crack or crevice, hopping up and down in anticipation, gnawing on bones and each other. Word had gone out to the denizens of Hungry Town that tasty meat was falling from the sky, and they were clustering in the area where…
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Ozzy had never thought that fishing could be complicated, but he'd also spent little time doing it. Never in real life, and rarely in VR worlds. But watching Woodrat pull in fish after fish as he struggled to get even his first had convinced him that he was doing something wrong, or that his captain was doing a lot more right. Woodrat pulled in another, and made a count. "My, it's a good thing I can use your bare toes to help me count, there's a lot of fine fishies sitting on my side of the line. By my…
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The Woodrat whistled and scratched his head. "This is a classic! I've heard of a Ozzy rolled his eyes. "With of course, the Captain getting first pick?" Woodrat turned the key of the chest, "Well, of course, that's ship's law. ' "I have no problem with that, Captain, but I'm a little hazy on Ship's Law and may ask you a few questions from time to time. But for now, let's see what we have." Woodrat turned the skeleton key in the lock, and the chest popped open. A peculiar chest made from the bones…
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Quest: Escape before your smoke is drained and soul is chained to Captain Blackfetter and you are added to his ship. Captain Woodrat (Mate, Veteran Shipwright) Level: 6 Much better thank you, Warming up Smoke: 1512/1525 Heat: 1257/2325 Fuel: 662/1623 Furnace: 24/27 Smoke Eating:0/15 Mr. Ozzy, (Crewman, promotion to Mate pending.), Level 10 Slightly Injured, Blazing Smoke: 5657/5770 Heat: 9540/12850 Fuel: 1023/5170 Furnace:…
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Fishing progressed as the night got darker. There were a few stars in the Sky but no moon. Despite that, Sky was lighter above them than the dark smoke all around. Woodrat explained that it was prime feeding time for many species. As the smoke cooled a little it was easier to spot prey that couldn't shield its heat, and of course, easier to spot their bait. Ozzy caught one small fish, pulling it in and recoiling when he saw what it looked like. They were fishing, he was expecting a fish! Instead, he got…
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Captain Woodrat (Mate, Veteran Shipwright) Level: 6 Much better thank you, Warming up Smoke: 932/1125 Heat: 657/1525 Fuel: 621/1620 Woodrat had two reactions to the announcement. Part of him was stunned, and stupidly happy at finally being promoted to mate after decades of hard work. The rest of him knew he had something precious to lose and that fear got him back to thinking about survival. Going to level 6 had not only raised his the maximum for his Heat, Smoke, and Fuel by…
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