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Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 16, 2016, 12:05:11 PM

"Wintreath....

I remember Wintreath. My Family home, you know. The halls I used to roam, the kitchens I used to feast in, the bedrooms I used to fornicate in. My home. I remember Wintreath, opulent and imperial. Now look at it!

The Wintreath Estate

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It is a festering abomination! Monsters, brigands and worse infest my family seat! I have sworn to cleanse it all, to cut out the cancer that lurks these halls, these woods, my lands! And you will help me!"

The well dressed man turned and pointed toward Sir "Brave" Robin.

Brave Sir Robin

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Robin raised an eyebrow. As a Crusader, he was a Warrior of Light, sworn to root out and destroy all those that oppose the light. This man that had brought him here was not a servant of the darkness but he most certainly was crazy. Wanting to come and live in the Wintreath Estate? Madness. But it was a perfect opportunity to feed his vice... thievery. He could not help himself. He took what he wanted when he wanted. At least here he could take whatever he pleased. Robin's mind wandered towards the abbey. It was boarded up and closed. A pity. He felt the compulsion to pray. Alas, it was impossible.

Robin's attention turned again, this time to his teammates. One was a highwayman that refused to share his name. A worthless robber, Robin thought. The Plague Doctor was what drew his attention....

Wintermoot

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This place was fascinating! What a wonderful idea she had, coming here to study the Eldritch horrors that lived here! She checked her plague grenades one more time, just to make sure they were there. They were perfect against those monsters, she had become quite proficient at killing them. But the unholy monsters... they scared her. If she never saw one again it would be to soon. However, her thoughts were soon interrupted by the iron clad Crusader, Robin, talking to her. She barely heard his question. "Hello, whats your name?" the armored juggernaut asked. She stammered a bit and fumbled her reply. "Me? Uhh.... Moot. Wintermoot." He tilted his head, curious. "Wintermoot? Aren't you royalty?" She humbly nodded "Yes, in another land I am. But here and now, I'm just a plague doctor." Robin laughed. " Fair enough, I suppose. I'm curious, though, what do you think of our team? I'm trying to get a read on everyone." Winter turned and faced the others. There was the Highwayman. She tried to talk to him earlier but he had rebuffed her. She didn't even know his name. Then, there was the Vestal.

Sapphiron

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Sapphiron stood alone with her book and her mace. The brigand stood alone, so did the lunatic that brought them here, he stood muttering to himself. The doctor and the crusader were talking to each other, not that it concerned her. She was reading a book about the estate. In the time it took to travel here she had become an expert in the Warrens, mastering travel and strategy in that place. She was about to flip the page when a voice in her head spoke to her. " Sapph.... Sapph..... serve the light...." It passed as quickly as it had come. The visions, the voices, the delusions... they came more often now...always talking about the light. She would have to get a grip on reality.... before this place turned her completely mad...

"ALRIGHT! So, with that out of the way, lets proceed!" The booming voice of their employer interrupted everyone's thoughts. "You four are going to explore the ruins! Fun! Lets go!" He turned and led the way up to the mangled ruins of the family house. Everyone followed, albeit....reluctantly..

The team entered the ruins, light in hand. Robin led the way, the nameless Highwayman behind, Wintermoot and her grenades behind him and Sapphiron the Vestal holding down the rear. Together, they began their first journey....

The Usual Suspects

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Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 16, 2016, 12:49:58 PM

I hope you enjoyed the first part! Please, feel free to give me criticism. The next part goes up tomorrow.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 17, 2016, 03:28:33 PM

THE FIRST FORAY

Moving forward...

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They entered the dark room together, Robin leading the way. There was an altar to the light with lit candles, illuminating the room. Robin took a moment to mutter a quick prayer to himself then readied his sword. He could feel fear begin to creep into his mind, doubt and terror not far behind. It was hard to quash them but he had to push forward. The nameless Highwayman tapped his shoulder. "Lets go, warrior." Robin nodded, grateful that his helmet obscured his face.

Slowly making their way down the corridor, grasping the torch, scanning the corridor ahead. Robin was about to take another step forward when he heard a hissing sound behind him. He spun around, sword at the ready, to see... Sapphiron gesturing down the corridor with her mace. Robin squinted and made out the figure of three hostiles, two of those "Doom Cultists" and a "Cultist Priest". Robin nodded and scanned the situation. There was an opportunity....they were facing the other way, if Robin could get up behind them, he could surprise them! He made a fist with his hand, gestured at Wintermoot and made a tossing motion with his hand. Moot nodded and took out her plague grenade...

Surprise Attack!

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"You can do this, you can do this...." Wintermoot tried to calm herself as she readied her arc. If she threw it just right, she could nail half of them. She cartwheeled, released the grenade, it flew straight and true, landing just short of the hostile group with a clang. They turned to face the sound, hissing, but it was to late. The grenade exploded in a puff of noxious gas, enveloping the Cultist priest. One of others came charging in before a lighting strike from Sapphiron's mace burned him to a crisp. Sapph smiled and hefted her mace. The final cultist roared and began to strike when his head went on a journey separate from his body courtesy of Robin's longsword. At that point, the haze around the priest dissipated. He began an incantation, targeting Robin, the words becoming louder and ominous when his head exploded. The nameless Highwayman tilted his head blowing the smoke away from his flintlock. He looked pleased with himself. Robin nodded, psyched up. " Ok, this is good! Not a single hit on us, team! Lets keep up the good work!"

The rest of the foray was much the same. A few encounters but generally all very well. There was one final room. At this point the nameless Highwayman was cradling a deep cut on his arm, Wintermoot's face mask was cracked from blunt force trauma and Robin was pretty sure his skull was cracked. But one final battle lay ahead....

As they entered the room, a crossbow bolt narrowly missed Sapphiron's face. Two skeleton crossbowmen and a pair of ax skeletons were ready for the team. The other crossbowman fired at Robin, this time finding his target and hitting him in his chest. The bolt failed to penetrate the armor but damn if it did not hurt. Wintermoot was the first to respond, charging forward screaming as she plunged her knife into the first axman's skull. He stumbled backwards while his partner took a swing at Sapphiron, glancing her and doing minimal damage. She retaliated, calling down a lighting bolt that charred and killed the first crossbowman that had just finished reloading. The first axman was about to attack when he was blown away by the Highwayman, laughing as he began to reload. The remaining crossbowman, having reloaded, fired again, striking Sapphiron in the arm. She screamed out in pain and grabbed at the bolt in her arm.

Sapphiron's attack

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The crossbowman snarled, or whatever the skeletal version of snarling was, and began reloading when Robin, in one strike, crushed him to pieces.

Robin's attack

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The final axman charged and landed a hit on Robin, slicing his arm and eliciting a scream of pain. Robin stumbled back, the axman moved to finish the job, ready to strike down Robin when Wintermoot latched onto its back and planted her knife directly into its neck, severing the link and ending its life. Or lack thereof. Robin nodded, out of breath, and whispered a thanks to Wintermoot.

Wintermoot's attack

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The first expedition was over. They had successfully entered the ruins and succeeded in their mission with no losses, though they were battered. As they made their way back to the Hamlet there was only silence. Each had come close to death, each nursed wounds. Each realized that it would only get worse from here....

When they returned, their employer was in his usual insanely jovial spirit. "Your back! And are all alive to! Wonderful! I trust that you all are ok?" Completely overlooking the crossbow bolt in Sapph's arm, the cracked mask on Moot's face and the blood dripping down Robin's pants, along with another... foul smelling bodily fluid. "Good! Well, I have some good news! I managed to get the Abbey and the tavern open, so you all have a place to rest and recuperate! Aren't I great?" Robin's ears picked up at the mention of the Abbey. Finally, he could pray. The well dressed man continued. "And I have even more great news! We now have more heroes!" He gestured towards 2 figures behind him. One, a young and barbaric looking woman holding a giant axe and the other a grizzled looking brute with a blackjack and a large hound......

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 17, 2016, 03:29:13 PM

Second part is up. The next part will be up... at some point.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 22, 2016, 04:26:30 AM

The Hamlet

Their employer beckoned the two newcomers over,excitedly introducing them. "This is Gerrick, one of the finest lawmen and Houndmasters this side of the Wintrean Border! He smart and tough, a perfect companion! Speaking of.." He turned to Moot and in an over-the-top way whispered ".. I dont know what the name of his canine. You'll have to figure that out yourself."

Gerrick

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Gerrick watched the madman go on. His attention was more focused on the injured party in front of him. Personally, he always had the ability to find his last gasp, always able to find his second wind on the cusp of death. It made sainthood hard. No matter, one day... one day he would be a saint..... he focused his mind on the task at hand. His trusty canine companion went up and started licking the plague doctors wounds. A look of panic took over her face as she considered the massive germ transfer taking place. Gerrick smiled though. Somehow that dog always made you better when he did that. The madman finished talking to no one in particular and introduced the woman beside him.

"This barbarian beauty is Yllia! Shes a Hellion from the Ara tribes. Don't mind the tattoos, shes perfectly harmless, I assure you! So long as you dont piss her off. Which is incredibly easy to do. But just ignore that and you'll be fine!

Yllia

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Yllia watched as the lunatic began to introduce her. He was right about her being easily offended. She wanted to bite his throat out like she usually did. Some might call it a crazy compulsion, she called it tactics. The lunatic droned on, at least it was dark, she preferred the darkness. Quite the Nocturnal night owl, her mother had called her. Before Yilla had bit her mothers thumb off. In combat, she was Unyielding, never willing to give an inch to the enemy, always fighting to the bitter end. She was not without smarts, though. On the way here she had detoured to the Warrens and become quite an expert in that hell-hole before coming back here. The lunatic finally finished introducing her. She picked up her glaive and proceeded to the mission briefing.

Robin went off to pray, saying that it was necessary for his soul and the success of the mission. The nameless Highwayman had run out of powder for his flintlock and went to buy more from a nearby village. That left Yllia leading the group, Gerrick and his dog behind her, Wintermoot and her knife behind him and Sapphiron the Vestal holding down the rear. The group readied themselves as the proceeded back into the Ruins the next day....

The Second Expedition

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Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: BraveSirRobin on May 22, 2016, 04:45:10 AM

I love it! Most fun is my character's piety.  It's great because IRL I'm not too pious really :P
Excellent job, North!! :)

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 22, 2016, 06:41:54 PM

Man, Wintreath has really gone to shit, hasn't it? Who let this happen? What happened to the money I was paying for maintenance on the buildings? v_v

Hehe...seriously though, this is awesome! It's a really exciting story, and you make it sound like a really fun game in generally. I can't wait see myself save my teammate's hides many times over in the future. ^.-

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 22, 2016, 11:03:55 PM

Thanks, guys! I'll try to get up a new part later.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: BraveSirRobin on May 23, 2016, 02:56:48 PM

North posted on May 22, 2016, 11:03:55 PM

Thanks, guys! I'll try to get up a new part later.

  Great!  Looking forward to it! :)

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 23, 2016, 05:01:53 PM

I just now got to looking at this, and I see you misspelled my character's name. It's Yllia, not Yilla.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 24, 2016, 12:03:13 AM

Damn dyslexia strikes again.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 24, 2016, 06:15:15 AM

Looking forward to seeing the upcoming part!

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 24, 2016, 10:16:23 AM

It will be slightly delayed, I need to perfect the next entry

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 24, 2016, 10:44:17 PM

/me eagerly awaits ;)

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Lord Belmont on May 25, 2016, 10:25:25 PM

Its great north. im waiting eagerly for the next part, i just had one question. when does my jester come in? or is it random?

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 25, 2016, 10:37:07 PM

Lord Belmont posted on May 25, 2016, 10:25:25 PM

Its great north. im waiting eagerly for the next part, i just had one question. when does my jester come in? or is it random?

Totally random, up to the game. I'm still waiting for my Leper :]

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Lord Belmont on May 25, 2016, 10:38:34 PM

oh ok cool. cant wait for the next part.  :wave:

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 28, 2016, 06:55:59 AM

Back In The Ruins

Yllia held her giant over sized ax carefully as she led the party down the poorly lit corridor. She put on a brave face but she was scared. She'd never faced an enemy like this. Corrupted horrors.... as her mind wandered, she saw a flash of movement as four skeletal monsters rounded the corner and stopped, a look of shock not on their faces because they had no face. They were surprised though, and so was Yllia. She barely had time to get into a combat stance before she felt something impact her from behind. She turned and saw Gerrick's dog charge at the enemy...

Canine Charge

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Gerrick saw the skeletons round the corner and just reacted. He raised his hand and shouted "Go boy!". His trusty companion charged and lunged at the first skeleton, ripping its skull of and killing it. The skeleton at the back hissed and raised his crossbow, fired and struck Gerrick straight in the chest. He felt a flash of pain in his chest and screamed in pain, clutching the bolt. Blood oozed out of the wound and his dog came rushing to his aid. It was the first time in 11 years the veteran lawman had been this injured. He felt doubt begin to rush into his mind. Would he finally become a saint? He certainly did not feel holy unity as the thoughts rushed in his mind. "Why are we here? You'll get yourself killed! And for what? That maniac's estate? SCREW THAT! WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE!" Panic swept Gerrick as he felt his resolve being tested. He dug deep, focused hard and found the courage inside to continue, pushing aside the doubt, pushing aside the pain and hollered as he raised his black jack in defiance!

Gerrick is Tested

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Sapphiron saw the commotion and was about to provide her healing abilities to Gerrick when she heard a whisper behind her. A small voice. "Sapph....Sapph...." She turned to face the voice. When she saw it, her eyes went wide with fear. It was death, standing there with a scythe. "Its time Sapph. Come with me.... come with me to the light..." Sapph took panicked steps backward. "I'm not ready! I'm not ready to die!" Death slowly glided forward "Pay... pay for your life... prove your worth..." Sapph stared transfixed at the apportion. It couldn't be real! It couldn't be real! It couldn't! Sapph closed her eyes. Her resolve was being tested. She could feel it. She had to reject this shade! She had to! She..... she had to pay for her life! Her resolve had been tested and she broke, becoming selfishly attached to gold.

Sapphiron is tested

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Meanwhile, at the front, Yllia kept fighting. Gerrick was wounded, Wintermoot was trying to help him and Sapphiron began shouting at the walls demanding a tithe to "pay for her life" from everyone. She was alone in the front, fighting off the skeletons. She had been grazed by two crossbow bolts, cut by 4 axes and received 1 direct hit from a club. More skeletons came running. She dodged one of the attacks and dissected another crossbowman. An ax sliced her back and she wheeled around and crushed the offenders skull. More skeletons came. Fear began to creep into her mind and she tried to focus on the task of holding them back. She killed two ax skeletons with one blow and amputated the arm of another. She would not give up, she said to herself. Then a crossbow bolt hit her in the neck. She began gargling blood as the red liquid began seeping from her mouth. The fear took over her now and her resolve was broken.

Yllia is Tested

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Gerrick saw the bolt strike Yllia. He saw her begin to stumble backward. He pushed aside Wintermoot and barely got to his feet. "Sic em, boy! Sic em!" He shouted at his companion as it growled and charged, taking out a skeleton that was about to strike a death blow to Yllia.

Gerrick saves Yllia

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Wintermoot saw Yllia on the ground, desperately trying to hold down the wound. She rushed to Yllia's side with her medicine. "Hang in there, Yllia! You'll be ok!"

Sapphiron continued to shout at the walls. More voices invaded her mind. "Help! Help!" She tried to block them out as she yelled on about death. She tried striking him but the mace just went through his ghostly being. She screamed somemore as tears formed in her eyes. Those voices were getting harder to ignore. "Sapphiron! For the love of god, Help us!" That was another vision, another... wait, that was Wintermoot's voice.... the death in front of her smiled as it faded away. The world faded into view as she saw what was right in front of her. Gerrick and his dog trying to fend off 4 of the skeletons alone. Yllia seeping blood from a neck wound. Wintermoot applying direct pressure as she yelled at Sapphiron. "SAPPHIRON! HELP HIM! NOW!" Sapphiron blinked in confusion before Wintermoot's words clicked. She raised her mace and muttered an incantation. Her mace began to glow. She continued until finally her mace cast a blinding light and lighting strikes shot out and vaporized the remaining skeletons.

Sapphiron's attack

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Gerrick scanned the corridor. They had cleared this passage. They had won...

Wintermoot continued to apply bandages and pressure to Yllia's neck. " Stay with me! Stay with me, Yllia!" She reached down for another bandage when Yllia stopped breathing. The blood seeped onto the cold hard floor. She was dead. Nobody moved for a minute. Then Wintermoot looked at her blood soaked hands and began sobbing uncontrollably. Gerrick stared in shocked silence. Sapphiron shook her head in disbelief.

The expedition had been a success. But Yllia had died in the attempt.The remains started the long trek back down....

Results of the Expedition

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Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 28, 2016, 02:45:56 PM

Nooo! My girl :'(

Good story though. Looking forward to reading more.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 28, 2016, 02:52:18 PM

Aragonn posted on May 28, 2016, 02:45:56 PM

Nooo! My girl :'(

Good story though. Looking forward to reading more.

You can get another.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 28, 2016, 05:49:35 PM

We were gonna get married and have five kids and move to the countryside and-

I'm just joking. :P Anyway... She died a warrior's death. To Valhalla, she goes.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 28, 2016, 05:54:46 PM

Aragonn posted on May 28, 2016, 05:49:35 PM

We were gonna get married and have five kids and move to the countryside and-

I'm just joking. :P Anyway... She died a warrior's death. To Valhalla, she goes.

Hopefully this next one doesn't get an crossbow bolt to the neck on their first mission :]

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Gerrick on May 29, 2016, 12:30:34 AM

Good writing, as always. Looking forward to the next part. :)

How is it decided which characters participate each round? Like, is it just random which characters the computer chooses, or does a character go until injury or death?

And now I see where your avatar comes from. For some reason I had thought it was from like a death metal band or something :))

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 29, 2016, 12:36:45 AM

Gerrick posted on May 29, 2016, 12:30:34 AM

Good writing, as always. Looking forward to the next part. :)

How is it decided which characters participate each round? Like, is it just random which characters the computer chooses, or does a character go until injury or death?

And now I see where your avatar comes from. For some reason I had thought it was from like a death metal band or something :))

No, I pick them based on place, last time that character went out, types of enemies faced and character traits.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 29, 2016, 06:12:36 AM

Return To The Hamlet

The trek back to the Hamlet was quiet and tense. Gerrick and his dog walked in front, carrying Yllia with barely contained anger in check. Wintermoot and Sapphiron walked behind him, both with shell-shocked expressions. Wintermoot kept staring at her blood soaked hands. Maybe if she tried harder Yllia would still be alive.....

When they finally reached the Hamlet, Gerrick put down Yllia's corpse gently. Then he turned, rushed at Sapphiron, grabbed her tunic and threw her against a wall, shaking her as he did so. "WHAT HAPPENED BACK THERE? YOU COULD HAVE HELPED HER, YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HER! INSTEAD, YOU LET HER DIE WHILE YOU SCREAMED AT NOTHING! WHAT IS WR...." He was cut off by a pair of strong leather clad hands grabbing his back, pulling him off Sapphiron and pinning him against the wall. He couldn't see his attacker but damn, he was strong. His lunatic employer appeared in his limited vision, a look of shock on his face.

"What are you doing? Why were you attacking Sapph? And what happened to Yllia?" He gestured towards the pale, cold and blood soaked corpse. Gerrick struggled mightily against the hands that held him. "GET OFF OF ME RIGHT NOW, GODDAMNIT!" His employer stepped forward and shouted in his face "HEY! Listen to me. Calm down and I'll tell him to let you go. Understand?" Gerrick fought for a second, calmed down, then nodded. The employer gestured toward the Bounty Hunter. "Ok. Let him go, Alestrio."

Alestrio

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Alestrio released the angry lawman. It had not been the first time that the Bounty Hunter and that lawman and his mutt had tangled. A professional hazard given his line of work. But only Gerrick and his cohorts had those damn mutts. He hated animals, he was not afraid to say. Gerrick turned around, a look of anger on his face when he recognized the Bounty Hunter. "You! Why am I not surprised? Slinking around in darkness, away from the light you hate so much? I'm only surprised it took you this long to get here, mercenary scum." Alestrio kept his silence. Nothing he said would really change anything so why bother. The crazy man who hired him needed his previous knowledge of the Cove area, even if Alestrio was getting a little slow on the draw. He crossed his arms and let his employer speak.

"Gerrick, we need him and I expect you to work well together, understand? Now, what happened to Yllia was a tragedy. Tensions are high. Lets just take it down a notch, ok? You go and bury Yllia in the cemetery while I talk to Moot and Sapph, ok?" Gerrick looked away, still angry, but did as he was told, taking Yllia away. The employer turned toward Wintermoot and Sapphiron, both of whom hadn't moved and still looked traumatized. "Are you 2 ok? Do you need to sit out the next expedition?" Wintermoot shook her head. "I'm... I'll be ok." Her employer nodded and turned to Sapph. "No. I'm not ok. I don't trust myself out there." The employer sighed and nodded. " Ok. Stay here and recuperate. Winter, I hate to do this, but I need you. Tomorrow, get ready to go back in again." He stopped and turned to face Gerrick. "Goddamn it..." Then he and Alestrio left.

Wintermoot started back towards her room before she was met by a familiar face. The Highwayman had returned from the nearby village and was unnaturally happy as he entered the Hamlet. That happiness went away when he saw Wintermoot covered in blood. He was tough, some said he had a hard noggin (some also said he was quick and a cheat, but thats beside the point), but seeing that much blood on the Doctor made him uneasy. He rushed over. "God, are you ok, Moot? What happened?" Moot took off her mask and ran her hands through her hair. "We went out. Yllia, she..... she didn't make it. Gerrick's burying her over there." She gestured towards Gerrick. The Highwayman stared in silence. More death...always more death. Moot continued on her way, slowly, breaking him from his thoughts. He had no idea what to say so he said the only thing that came to mind. " Hey, Moot... I.... I'm sorry. I never told you my name, did I?" Moot shook her head. "My name is Hydra." She nodded, gave a little smile, then thanked him and left, leaving him to go help Gerrick with Yllia.

Hydra

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As Alestrio and the madman walked back to the tavern the lunatic spoke to Alestrio. "Damn, the first casualty. I was hoping it'd take longer. Oh well. We have one more new guy to introduce, but I think that we should do that later, at least for the rest of the team." The entered the tavern where a twitchy and badly scarred man covered in chains sat alone. "Alestrio, this particular Abomination is named Aragonn. Trust me when I say hes more dangerous then he looks."

Aragonn

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Aragonn spun around rapidly, clutching his chains. He wasn't very good with them and tended to miss when he did use them but they didn't know that. "Bounty hunter? Why did you bring a Bounty Hunter?" He was already considering escape options. He knew his way around the Weald and he had a healers touch so that area was prime real estate for fleeing. The insane man who brought him here raised his hands in a non threatening way. "Ara, I'm not here to turn you in. This is Alestrio, hes part of the team. Dont worry, as long as I'm here you'll be fine." Aragonn twitched, nervous. But the man had kept his promises....

The next day, a team prepared to go our again. Alestrio the Bounty Hunter led the way, Aragonn stood right behind him, Hydra and his handgun behind him and Wintermoot, as usual, holding down the rear. They prepared one more time to go down into the ruins....

Another Expedition

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Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 30, 2016, 02:35:49 PM

A New Team

Hydra entered the room cautiously, flintlock raised. So far this expedition had been quiet. One pair of spiders and some grave nibblers. Easy stuff, the team hadn't even been hit so far. Hydra was hoping that this streak would continue. Alestrio and Aragonn were in front of him, watching the front, though it kinda looked like Aragonn wasn't watching...A howl of anger grabbed his attention and he barely sidestepped the charge of the brigand that had yelled. He tried to swing at Hydra, missed, and took a tumble. Hydra raised his flintlock and was about to fire when a gunshot behind him made him spin and fire. A brigand screamed as the bullet struck him in the gut.

Hydra's Shot

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Unfortunately, when his back was turned, the original bandit jumped to his feet and buried his knife into Hydra's back. He screamed and fell to the floor.

Wintermoot saw the attack begin and fumbled for her grenade. She stood paralyzed when Hydra got stabbed. Yllia's blood soaked and fearful face flashed in front of her for a second. This spurred her on as she wildly threw her grenade, striking one of the bandit gunners.

Wintermoot's Throw

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She was panicking now. She saw enemies in every shadow, conspiracy in every action. Paranoia took hold, and though she tried to fight it, her damaged and traumatized psyche was in no shape for such a stressful situation. Her resolve broke and the Paranoia took over her.

Wintermoot's Test

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Aragonn saw the bandits continue to assault their position. He saw Hydra go down though the Highwayman immediately got back up again and slashed his attacker's throat open. They kept coming. He had to do it. He had no choice. This was for survival. He closed his eyes, dropped his internal barriers and let his inner monster out. The beast took over and the transformation was complete.

Aragonn's Transformation

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The bandits took a look at the monster in front of them and began to retreat. It would not allow that. It chased down the remaining two offenders and grabbed one by his head, crushing his skull with his grip as he screamed in agony. The last remaining bandit fired a shot at the monster. It didn't even flinch. The gunner looked at his rifle in disbelief before Ara, or whatever he had become, grabbed the gunners legs and ripped him onto two, laterally.

The Abomination's Attack

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Alestrio stared at the battlefield. A relatively quiet first outing. Hydra had been wounded, Ara had.... done that....thing... and Wintermoot was twitching more that the Abomination was. Not to bad, considering. He gathered the team, consolidated the loot and began the trek down to the Hamlet...

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 30, 2016, 02:36:24 PM

Sorry for the short post, not a whole lot actually happened on this trip besides... well.... read on.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Hydra on May 30, 2016, 04:09:38 PM

Woah... That got crazy real fast (for my character)! I love it! I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 30, 2016, 10:15:08 PM

KILL 'EM! KILL 'EM ALL! >:D

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2016, 12:55:37 AM

I keep getting the impression that we're barely making it through these battles for some reason. :P

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Michi on May 31, 2016, 03:53:59 AM

Wait...Moot is a girl in this?

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 31, 2016, 06:31:47 AM

Pengu posted on May 31, 2016, 03:53:59 AM

Wait...Moot is a girl in this?

Dun dun DUUUUUNNNNN! :P

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on May 31, 2016, 06:47:49 AM

Gender is only a few different organs and a change in hormones, anyways. I think I'd make a lovely girl...

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 31, 2016, 06:51:32 AM

Wintermoot posted on May 31, 2016, 12:55:37 AM

I keep getting the impression that we're barely making it through these battles for some reason. :P

No, we're doing great! Ignore the blood and insanity.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Aragonn on May 31, 2016, 07:12:08 AM

Wintermoot posted on May 31, 2016, 06:47:49 AM

Gender is only a few different organs and a change in hormones, anyways. I think I'd make a lovely girl...

Don't forget about the differences in skeletal structure and the overall build of the body. Then there's the psyche of the person, different needs in nutrition, etcetera.... That one chromosome determines a ton of things.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on May 31, 2016, 10:44:43 PM

Pengu posted on May 31, 2016, 03:53:59 AM

Wait...Moot is a girl in this?

Plauge Doctor's are female.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Michi on June 01, 2016, 10:09:42 AM

North posted on May 31, 2016, 10:44:43 PM

Pengu posted on May 31, 2016, 03:53:59 AM

Wait...Moot is a girl in this?

Plauge Doctor's are female.

I thought they could be either gender.  o_O  It's not a big deal, it just took me by surprise when you kept referring to Moot as "she" and "her"  :P

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on June 01, 2016, 10:17:49 AM

Pengu posted on June 01, 2016, 10:09:42 AM

North posted on May 31, 2016, 10:44:43 PM

Pengu posted on May 31, 2016, 03:53:59 AM

Wait...Moot is a girl in this?

Plauge Doctor's are female.

I thought they could be either gender.  o_O  It's not a big deal, it just took me by surprise when you kept referring to Moot as "she" and "her"  :P

 8)

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on June 03, 2016, 10:11:03 PM

North posted on May 31, 2016, 06:51:32 AM

No, we're doing great! Ignore the blood and insanity.

I look for us all to die any battle now. :P

Aragonn posted on May 31, 2016, 07:12:08 AM

Don't forget about the differences in skeletal structure and the overall build of the body. Then there's the psyche of the person, different needs in nutrition, etcetera.... That one chromosome determines a ton of things.

But for labeling purposes, most of those things don't really matter, and things like psyche are determined by so many things that no one of them takes precedence. Trust me, I've seen transgendered men and women that look more manly or feminine than many cis men and women. :P

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on June 04, 2016, 04:50:24 AM

Next part will come up at some point today.

Or somepoint over the weekend....

Or perhaps a suicide attempt will completely throw my life into utter disarray until I sort my mess of a life into something resembling stable. Yeah, maybe that.

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on July 01, 2016, 05:00:37 AM

Return

The mental patient who employed them came bounding up upon the teams return. Despite the blood, pain and traumatized stares the maniac never lost his enthusiastic persona. "Welcome back, welcome back! Ohh, quite the haul this expedition, Alestrio!" He turned to see Wintermoot twitching and jumping at her shadow. "Hi! I see you've decided to join me in Insanity! I'm touched. But, alas, this is a one person world so your going to have to get better." Sapphiron came up behind the employer with an equally insane look to her. "Ah, Sapph! So good to see you! Still see death demanding payment?" Sapph's face went from blank to not-amused in less than a second. "That's ok, Moot here thinks everyone's trying to kill her so you'r perfect for each other!" Moot's face turned sour this time before beoth women burst out into pained, mirthless laughter, the kind that shows no joy or happiness, only relief. The employer lowered his gaze, saying "Well, the Abbey is open so I suggest that you both head over there. Sapph, praying for forgiveness would probably work, so go do that. And for Moot... hmmm" He adopted a thoughtful pose. "... I suppose some self-flagellation would do you some good. Mmmmmm." He tilted his head back as his eyes glazed over. He then snapped back to reality and chuckled innocently before directing the women to the Abbey.

The Abbey

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His attention turned to the rest of his crew. "Good news, everyone! I found someone else to join our fight! Even better, she's from the same tribe as Yllia was from so it's practically like having her all over again!...." He stopped to consider his words "....Minus the horrible death part, hopefully. Hopefully. Anyway, say hello to Faylinn!"

Faylinn

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Well, that was an interesting introduction, she thought to herself. Completely glossed over her reputation as one of the foremost experts on beasts and killing them. She stared at the lawman's dog and imagined the many ways to kill it. Even if one of the beasts managed to get a hold of her she would be fine, her hard skin would see to that. Maybe she missed the spot more often than not and maybe she was a bit jumpy but that would be fine. She would not end up like Yllia did. Hopefully.

The employer continued. "So, we have another expedition tomorrow to the Weald! Sapph and Moot will be occupied...Mmmm" His eyes glazed over again before he continued. "And maybe Faylinn shouldn't go out...just yet, So Hydra, Alestrio, Gerrick and Robin, your up! Have fun..."

To The Weld

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Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on July 08, 2016, 06:04:58 AM

New Terrors

Robin clutched his sword like his life depended on it. It probably did. He led the group, Gerrick and his dog behind him, Alestrio and his ax behind Gerrick and Hydra and his flintlock behind that. The mad employer had warned them about new...creatures they would face. "The Weald is taken by.... things...unpleasant things... I'd avoid them if I were you.... yeah..." were his exact words. Helpful. The mushrooms growing here were repugnant, horrifying and certainly inedible, Robin thought. He looked at one and turned away before turning back. Did that mushroom just.....blink?He tilted his head and said, "Hey, guys, did..." he never got to finish his sentence as the mushrooms jumped out, screeching, and took a swing at Robin who was barely able to dodge. More grotesque creatures jumped out. Robin adopted his combat stance and readied himself.

New Monsters

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Gerrick could not believe the sight he was seeing. Those things had hands! What.. .what were they?! He took  a step back, trying to calm himself. "Calm, boy, calm! Stay calm!" He was saying it more to himself than anyone else but his dog was also visibly distressed. He looked carefully at one of the creatures and stopped dead in his tracks. That.... that thing had a skull. A human skull. Oh my god, they were people! They were going to do this to us! "NO! NEVER! STAY AWAY FROM ME!" He screamed at the monstrosities, losing his composure and letting the paranoia control him.

Gerrick is tested

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The team was not in a good position, those things had control of the battlefield. Alestrio thought to himself, trying to find a way out of this. Maybe if Hydra took one or two out with a well placed shot then AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Alestrio screamed in agony as one of the mushroom people cackled in joy. It had shot him with some kind of poison dart in his stomach! He felt the toxins burn him from the inside and continued screaming in sheer agony as the fear consumed him.

Alestrio's test

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Robin had bisected a couple of these monsters and hacked a third one to death when he finally heard the screaming. He turned around, afraid of what he would see. What he say was Gerrick bashing one of those things heads in with his blackjack, maniacally yelling at them to stay away, Alestrio desperately crawling away from one of the mushrooms while screaming his lungs out in pain and Hydra running in circles around a tree trying to avoid a mushroom person while hurriedly reloading his gun. What Robin failed to see was one of the mushroom people running straight at him at swinging until its claws had ripped a part of Robin's armor off. Robin fell, ran his sword through his attacker, then sat down. This was hopeless, they were going to die here.... the despair and hopelessness took control of him and he just sat down in traumatized horror.

Robin's test

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Hydra pulled the hammer back on his freshly reloaded pistol, spun around, fired and was greeted by the image of his pursuer's....face? Head? Did these things have those? His pursuers...thing exploding as the grapeshot disintegrated it. He quickly reloaded and took a look at the battlefield before his jaw dropped in stunned horror. Gerrick had gone mad, Alestrio was wounded and Robin had just....given up. Hydra turned around. He was in the clear. He could flee. He could leave them behind and save himself. The doubt and temptation was whispering into his ear, crawling in his mind like spiders. He closed his mind and focused. He couldn't leave them behind. He couldn't. He. Wouldn't.

Hydra's Test

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One of the monsters stood before Robin. He just stared at it. It raised its arm, ready to strike. He just stared. The arm started coming down before a shot rang out and the creature screeched, dropping to the floor. Hydra ran up to Robin, grabbing him by the shoulders screaming "GET BACK IN THE FIGHT, DAMNIT! NOW!" Robin picked up his sword in a daze before he got back into the fight.

The fight was over. All of those things lay dead, not that Gerrick was sated. He still jumped at every shadow. Alestrio had passed out from the pain and Robin was still in a daze, in absolute disbelief. The battered team began the long, lonely journey back to the Hamlet.....

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on July 08, 2016, 06:16:39 AM

I'm glad to see this return! :D

I'm curious...as the team gains experience, will they ever actually be competent at this? I mean, two out of four people losing control of themselves and another going unconscious...they seem a little out of their depth, don't they? :P

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on July 08, 2016, 07:06:54 AM

Wintermoot posted on July 08, 2016, 06:16:39 AM

I'm glad to see this return! :D

I'm curious...as the team gains experience, will they ever actually be competent at this? I mean, two out of four people losing control of themselves and another going unconscious...they seem a little out of their depth, don't they? :P

Well, as they gain experience they become less susceptible to insanity. Less susceptible....

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Wintermoot on July 09, 2016, 03:21:30 PM

That is very good to hear...I worry for our characters until then. :P

Title: Wintreath Goes To The Darkest Dungeon! (The Story)
Post by: Arenado on July 09, 2016, 03:33:42 PM

Wintermoot posted on July 09, 2016, 03:21:30 PM

That is very good to hear...I worry for our characters until then. :P

Even more skilled characters will experience........loss