Roleplay

-Talk to the girl

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Vivi

Talk to the girl.

And is Mr. Jenkins a reference to me? (Just wondering.)

EDIT: WTF? I posted 5 minutes ago, yet the other guy, who posted 6 minutes ago, was ahead of my post?

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JAIF

My threads are so winful they automatically create temporal paradoxes. And who knows, maybe the good ol' book keeper is in fact the notorious demon warlord Vivi... Anyway, this is the last post for today. I'm gonna continue tomorrow.

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"Hey... Auraya?" Adamene said reluctantly. The girl's head jerked up, the book she had been holding in her lap falling on the floor. She was not particularly pretty - her black eyes were a bit too big, and her curly black hair that fell over her shoulders didn't really fit her face. Adamene glanced at the title of the book on the floor, which read "Cures and Medicines for Sick Animals". One look at Auraya's eyes told him she had been crying.

"Oh... hi, Adamene." Auraya muttered, settling back to her chair. "You're leaving today, right?"

"Yeah..." Adamene frowned suspiciously. He and Auraya had been close friends for almost ten years now, and they had grown pretty tight, but he doubted she'd be crying so much just for him going away for some time. "What's wrong?" He asked.

"Oh, it's... nothing, well, my dog fell ill, and mom says he'll die... we tried everything, but nothing seems to work..."

"Oh, that's... horrible." Adamene tried to comfort her. Auraya was really close with Gust, her dog, which she had found as a puppy two years ago. "Didn't you find anything in that book to help?"

"No..." She muttered, gathering up the book and dusting it off with her hand. "The doctor says there's nothing to do but to ease his pain... I thought of going to the old lady and ask her, but mom wouldn't let me."

Adamene frowned again. If Auraya was willing to visit the Old Hag, a person rumored to have been a witch and worse in her earlier days, whom noone dared to disturb much less try to chase away even now, she must be really desperate to save her pet.

He carefully weighed it in his mind. He should be leaving soon, and he did not really feel like visiting the old witch. But he didn't want to leave Auraya like this, and somehow his imminent adventure had made him bolder than before.

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Side Quest:
-Save Gust
Auraya's dog has fallen ill, and its only hope seems to be the old witch that lives in the village.

-Accept
-Reject

[Help File] Throughout your adventure you will encounter several Side Quests that you may complete for extra experience, gold or other rewards. Side Quests are not neccessary in order to proceed with the main plot, but they often make your job much easier.

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Roleplay

-accept

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JAIF

"Don't worry, I will go to the old witch and fetch what you need." Adamene reassured the girl. Auraya complained that he had to leave soon, but it's not like a few hours would make any difference in the long run, as urgent as the message sounded.

"Thank you." Auraya exclaimed finally. "When... if... you get the medicine... I'll be waiting at my house." She walked out of the store, at least looking a little happier than before.

Sighing, Adamene walked back to the village square. He really didn't want to get on the sorceress' bad side, but he had given his word...

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Area Options:

-Visit the Bakery
-Visit the Village Inn
-Visit the Bookstore
-Visit the Ponkes Residence
-Visit the Item Store
-Visit the Old Lady's House
-Visit the Abandoned House
-Wander around the Park
-Visit Auraya's House

Exit Options:
-North: A rough, dirt-paved path leads to the north of the village.

Standard Options:
-Open Backpack
-View Character Stats
-Read Log

[Help File] New areas may be eventually unlocked as you explore a region. Purple marks areas that lead to advancement of a side quest. Do not hesitate to re-visit areas you've already visited (marked with red) if you think you've missed something.

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Log Update:

Main Quest:
-Fort Viera
Your uncle, Dominic Ponkes, has requested your presence in Fort Viera, a few miles to the North.

Side Quests:
-Save Gust
Auraya's dog has fallen ill, and its only hope seems to be the old witch that lives in the village.

Completed Quests:
None

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Roleplay

-Visit Auraya's House

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JAIF

I let it be before because Vivi theoretically posted before you... but, well, I want more people to participate in this.

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Gosan

Heh, I'll go do the honours then ...

-Visit the Old Lady's House

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Masked_Felix

-Use Tome of Wisdom.

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JAIF

Adamene did not exactly drag his feet, but he was not particularly fast in heading towards his destination either. Witches were dangerous - old, disgruntled witches who had suffered over forty years of contempt and suspicion from their fellow villagers were far worse.

As he walked, it abruptly came to him that he had not yet examined the book that mysterious woman had left him. Grabbing it from his backpack with a single hand, he flung it open and set it in front of his eyes. He nearly stumbled into a post doing thus, so he proceeded more carefully, often casting glances at the path ahead as he kept reading.

It was written in a language incomprehensible to him, illustrated with all sorts of obscure - sometimes bizarre, sometimes plain-out creepy - imagery that seemed to make no sense. However, that mattered little, as Adamene soon realized. He came to a halt with a gasp just as the black words glowed a bright golden. Nervously he looked around - noone was in sight, which was just as well, since the letters... flew off the pages, and formed an intense golden aura around him. He felt a sudden drilling sensation in his head, but before he managed to become frightened, it was all gone.

Blinking to clear the black flecks that rushed across his eyes, as the daylight seemed rather dull compared to the light a few seconds ago, he looked at the book. The words were gone - the tome he was holding was completely empty. He expected... something to happen, but nothing really did. He felt himself. Nothing was different.

"Eh..." He murmured. "What was that all about?" He shook his head, and, focusing his mind on his purpose, continued towards the old hag's house.

To say that he felt unwelcome as he crossed the paved path that led from the garden gate to the front door would be an understatement. The stones were ragged and blackened, the trees old and haggard, the flowers dead and rotten. The whole garden seemed like it had not been catered for for ten years. Hesitantly, Adamene knocked at the door but even as he did the wooden construct creaked open with a cringing noise, admitting him in.

The feel of sulphur and rust was almost tangible the air, which smelled almost rotten. "Hello?" He called, and only the echo of his own voice replied to him.

Walking across the uncomfortably narrow corridor - especially uncomfortable considering the spider webs that hung from the ceiling, and the eerie candles that illuminated the space; abruptly Adamene realized the door had snapped shut behind him without a sound, barring all light from outside. Suddenly he stumbled onto something. Squinting his eyes to see in the half-light, he yelped and stumbled backwards as he realized his foot had just kicked against what looked like a human skull.

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Item Used!
Tome of Wisdom
Intelligence: 5->6

Tome of Wisdom has vanished from your backpack.

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Options:

-Make a run for it, kick the door open and get away as fast as possible
-Put the skull in your backpack and continue on
-Ignore the skull and continue on
-Start shouting

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Kei

-Put the skull in your backpack and continue on.

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