Baldur

After Baldur and Tyger had found the cargo they had been sent to the Oasis to find, they started the long, miserable trek back to the main settlement. The weather was much better today, or perhaps it was just the new skill they had acquired as part of completing the quest. Either way, the desert seemed much less atrocious on their way back. Icarus seemed to never want to leave, and Baldur felt slightly guilty for enjoying the 4th floor more because of how happy the little guy was.

"Just FYI, I hate the desert too, but we might have to come up here more to take him for walks, cause he's having way too much fun."

With a smile on his face they walked for a few hours until they were surrounded by nothing but sand. Baldur thought about stopping for a moment and resting, but Icarus had other plans.

The little guy crouched low and made a growling sound and Baldur realized that meant trouble.

"More <<Sand Lizards>>?" He held his Katana openly in both hands as he prepared for the fight. The fin like scales of their backs surfaced as they swam in a circle around them.

The first shark emerged from the sand, it's scales a light brown the same color as the sand, save for the fin like ones along its spine which were a dark onyx color. It hissed at them as its partner emerged behind him, closer to Tyger.

Baldur immediately crouched down to prepare a <<Charge>> attack, he flew through the air as his blade glowed with a blue light and cut a crescent arc through the air.

[iD: 8613 BD: 9]

--Turn Order--

<<Baldur>> 27/27 HP - Hits <<SL#1>> for 9 DMG (7 Reg + 1 Charge + 1 Crit)

<<Tyger>> 29/29 HP

<<Sand Lizard #1>> 15/15 HP

<<Sand Lizard #2>> 15/15 HP 

Baldur frowned at Tyger's defeated attitude.

"I'm sorry your stuff hasn't been selling as much, but it's been pretty slow here. I sell lots of Health pots, but don't make a dime off of them. Curse my morality." He tried to offer her an encouraging smile.

"And yea, here..." He pulled up the trade window and gave her 50 col each for the uncommons.

Then he made a note in his ledger.

+150 Col

+1XP

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So, I started this quest Saturday, we've got 4 out of 6 people for the party. I want to start this tomorrow.

So if you're planning on joining us for this run, you've gotta join up quickly!

Doing this quest with Tyger

Welcome cousin! (hopefully you get the reference XD)

Don't worry about it too much, once you get used to everything we'll change the rules.

Draterion walked into the general store and quickly bought what he needed, knowing in battle in the future.

 

-2150 col

 

+4 Health Potions

 

+1 Antidote Potion

Baldur records the sale in his ledger.

0 Col gained from health potions

+50 col grained from Antidote potion

+1 XP

Baldur nodded and made a note in his ledger, "Not a problem, it just might take a while. Would you like me to let you know as they get done, or would you like them all at once?"

[iD: 8548 CD: 3]

Baldur yawned and stretched as Tyger got up. He looked down at where Icarus had curled up on his coat, but the little guy looked so cute Baldur couldn't be mad at him, he could barely bring himself to wake Icarus up. As Tyger rose, however, Icarus' head immediately came up and became alert, jumping down to trail her around the small oasis. Baldur pulled out some of his bread and began to eat as well. It wasn't the greatest food, but it wasn't bad either. The worst thing was not sating the hunger, because that sensation could get annoying and sometimes downright painful, but it was so precise you could almost tell the time by it.

"We should be in the area right now, she mentioned finding an Oasis. So keep your eyes peeled for some crates full of..." Baldur swiped his hand down and pulled up his quest tracker, "The Famous Dead Sea Tupperware." He tried to hold back a smile and failed. "I must be reading that wrong." His blue eyes danced with mirth as he got up and stretched once again. It wasn't as satisfying as in the real world, it was mostly done out of habbit.

Baldur nodded to his latest customer.

"I am Baldur, welcome to Catfish Forge and Sundries. Of course I can put in a reservation for you, how many would you like?"

Crafting 2/4

[iD: 8529 CD: 6+1=7] -1 Mat +1 Rare Voucher +2 XP

[iD: 8530 CD: 2+1=3] -1 Mat +1 XP

((Unfortunately it's not. The only things you can autobuy are the General Items. The inventory of available vouchers are listed on the first post in the voucher section.))

[iD: 8529 CD: 6+1=7] -1 Mat +1 Rare Voucher +1 XP

[iD: 8530 CD: 2+1=3] -1 Mat +1 XP

Baldur was in a hurry. Tyger was tired about couldn't man the shop today, so he quickly threw what he could into a box and made his daily trip over to the exchange. When he handed the box of materials over to the warehouse manager, he only gave Baldur a half hearted shrug and handed him another Rare Voucher. He was getting so many Rare Vouchers it was actually the uncommon ones he had the least of... except for the two he really needed. Uncommon and Rare vouchers were all well and good, but perfects were what he needed, and the VIP perfects would be worth his weight in col.

Baldur had just returned from his visit to the Merchant Exchange when he found someone in the shop purusing his vouchers.

"I am sorry, I haven't been able to arrange for any perfect vouchers yet. My store is still fairly new and my connections don't run quite that deep yet. However, if you'd like, I can reserve some for you."

He walked over to his logbook and placed another Rare Voucher into his inventory.

"In the mean time, is there anything else I can help you with?

Baldur smiled and wrapped one arm around Tyger before pulling the haori off of his head and wrapping it over the two of them instead. He eyed Icarus, since if the creature got anywhere near them his black soot would be all over Baldur's blue and white jacket. Oh well, there was nothing he could do about it. Since there was no wood for them to burn, it would just be the three of them to keep each other warm tonight. Baldur leaned his head against Tyger and started to drift off, just as Icarus climbed on top of them and curled up in the largest spot of white he could find on Baldur's haori.

[iD: 8528 CD: 5]

The sun came early the next morning, creeping up over the edge of the floor and cresting the dunes. It was really quite striking. Baldur found that the two of them had still been covered in a sheen of sand which the wind had carried in. He gently grabbed Tyger by the shoulder and rubbed it until she woke up.

"Hey... it's a good morning beautiful day."

Baldur smiled at Olivia when she made her toast, and he echoed her words as well, "To new friends!" and then he took another long draught of his tea and then set the empty glass down. As Ariel pulled out her sword.

"It's a beautiful weapon. I really enjoy fencing, though I mostly only competed in college. I managed to place in the largest intercollegiate tournament, though only 7th, I feel like that was pretty good for my first attempt. Unfortunately school took over at that point, and I could only practice, instead of compete. Shortly thereafter is what I fell in love with the Katana. My first love, however, was always the long sword. I made my own wooden blades when I was a child, and handed them out to my friends and we would beat each other bloody playing with them and running around the hillside." Baldur's gaze suddenly grew distant, as if he were remembering something from long, long ago.

"I always wanted to be a Paladin, and the romantic notions of Bushido align well with those same principles. I've tried to live my whole life by those principles. In any game that would let me, I would play the Paladin or Knight or as close to it as I could get." he chuckled wistfully. "However when it came time to play the first VRMMORPG and they had a Katana as a weapon? How could I say no?"

Since Ariel had whipped hers out, it was only fitting that Baldur do the same. He pulled his Katana and saya out, then carefully drew the blade, but he held it against his forearm for the others to see rather than placing it on the table.

"It is named for the legendary sword Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi - The Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven."

Once everyone had a chance to see it, and they could tell he was obviously extremely proud of the weapon, he sheathed the sword away with a deft, practiced motion, and then slid it back onto his hip

Linear timeline just dont mention things that happened in them threads until they are completed

This. Make sure you know what status your character was going in with, and pretend things haven't really happened until a thread is locked.

Baldur couldn't quite see what it was Keith was aiming at, but maybe he could see something he couldn't. If they could find one of those <<Wind Wasps>> then they might be able to get it close to the shore with the throwing skill he was charging up, and leap across. That was, unfortunately, not the case.

Baldur's eyes went wide when he saw all the angry bees swarming out of the hive. "Bee! Not bees! We can't leap over there now, we'd be swarmed!!" Wide eyed, Baldur glanced back and forth between Keith and the swarm of angry, pointy bugs. The swarm quickly started moving towards them.

"We uh... should probably make a tactical retreat." He licked his lips out of nervousness, "A very, very quick tactical retreat." Baldur started to move along the river bank and grabbed Keith by his shirt sleeve to get him moving.

"Come on!"

Oske, I can't wait to see yours <_<

I need to go do a hunting thread so I can get the money to buy one of these... and it would probably help if I stopped giving away healing potions <_<

Crafting 2/3

[iD: 8476 CD: 3+1=4 -1 Mat +1 XP

[iD: 8477 CD: 4+1=5 -1 Mat +1 XP + 2 Uncommon Voucher

Baldur packed up another crate of supplies to take to the exchange today, but it was looking rather poor. His one saving grace had been the Scales Tyger had made for him. They had been a huge help in eeking out what he could from the supplies he had.

"Ohayio!" Baldur greeted the man. "I brought more supplies."

The bald man looked them over while Baldur held his breath.

"Two uncommon vouchers. Thats my final offer."  Baldur nodded. Not what he had hoped, but he needed uncommon vouchers.

"thank you." And he was off.,

[iD: 8476 CD: 3+1=4 -1 Mat +1 XP

[iD: 8477 CD: 4+1=5 -1 Mat +1 XP + 2 Uncommon Voucher

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"Ow!" Baldur cried out as the boar tried to gut him with its tusk. He tried to move out of the way, but it still caught him in the leg. Regaining his balance quickly, he stared the creature down. It's wicked tusks looked almost menacing as they curled up from its snout.

"You pig! I don't care horny you are!"

Baldur brought his saber through the pig in an upward slash, landing a solid blow on the boar as the blue light trail faded behind the blade. The pig's health dropped into the red, but it wasn't quite enough to finish it off. 

"Get'em babe! When this is done, we're gonna roast him over a spit and throw a party!"

[iD: 8472 BD: 10] Hits for 5 DMG

Lessa: 46/46
Baldur: 10/11
Tyger: 11/11

Boar 1: 2/10
Boar 2: 3/10 

Baldur raised his tea in toast with Alyss and chuckled softly, echoing her words, "To stupid people like X." He wore an amused smile on his face as he raised the cup to take another sip.

Then Ariel began asking her question. Baldur tried not to wince at the way it came out. Just another Samruai pretender like she hated in all the other games? Ouch. And hopefully he wasn't an Otaku? He figured everyone lining up for advanced limited pre-order for a Japanese VRMMO was an Otaku. Baldur steeped the bag of tea in his cup as he tried to think of a way to answer Ariel's question. How was he different? Was he?

"Hmm.."

"I suppose you could say I'm an Otaku, but perhaps I'm different in that I have actually studied." He didn't think that made any sense. "In the real world, I achieved first dan with the Katana, but I was also a championship fencer in college. I have studied martial arts my entire life, which is about how long I've been playing video games, and part of why I moved to Japan.." He chuckled and shrugged his shoulders, "I am sorry I don't have a better answer for you. This is just who I am."

When X finished his song, Baldur set down his cup of tea next to Alyss who was the only one drinking wine currently, and began to applaud loudly for the kid. Then he went over to the shopkeep and made a nuisance of himself, and Baldur could only shake his head with a rueful smile and sigh. He walked over with bottles of clear liquor.

"It's still too early in the day for that. I'm just going to enjoy my tea, but thank you."

Baldur rubbed his chin in thought. "Well, ideally, we would find a mob on the other side of the river, and use it as a target to cross. But I think the width of the river is right at the range limit for charge. We'd probably need to use a throwing skill to get it as close as possible."

He still wasn't sure if it would work, but if it didn't, then nothing would happened. If you missed, then the worst case scenario is you got wet and had to swim to the shore having already made it most of the way across the river.

"That or swim across or go around. I just don't relish the idea of running around in wet clothes and armor. It chafes." 

He looked around them, but didn't see any mobs. "Where's a bee when  you need one?"

Baldur looked out over the river with Keith when he gestured at it as a barrier. "Not all who wander are lost." Baldur said safely, quoting Tolken.

"But in this case, I am to. Though... I prefer to call it exploring." He offered the kid an earnest smile. Unless he was being exceptionally deceitful, he seemed to be kind-hearted. He wondered what unfortunate quirk of fate and landed him as an orange. Baldur thought back to his own close call, and it made a shiver run down his spine, but he didn't let it show on his face.

"I am Baldur." He took Keith's hand firmly in his own, his silver and gold magic bracers flashing the sunlight which manage to piece through the trees.

"It is nice to meet you, Yudai." Baldur half turned so he could survey the river with Keith as well. "I just followed the river for probably about a hundred meters that way." He gestured the direction he had come from, "I didn't see any bridges or anything. I was trying to consider if I could use the <<Charge>> skill to cross it." He rubbed his chin. It would be REALLY cool if he could.

Baldur fought through some of the brush on his way in search of mobs and materials. His black, gold trimmed armor of overlapping metal plates made him the loudest thing nearby in the forest. Sneaking was really not his forte. Over the armor he wore a blue and white haori, and on his hip was his katana. After finally fighting his way through, Baldur found that he came across a wide river, and it seemed to be quite deep. Was he on the East bank, or the West bank? He shook his head, This isn't exactly the Mississippi. He decided to follow the river a ways and see if there was a bridge or some sort of natural crossing. He was paying too much attention to his map and the river, that when he pushed past a tree, he suddenly found himself standing next another player.

An orange player.

Baldur hesitated suddenly. It was the first orange player he had run across, and he had done so alone. He seemed to be well geared, but this was the second floor, so he was hoping the odds were likely that he himself was higher level than this orange. Still, Baldur did not want to fight another player, even less so for no reason at all.

"Umm.. Ohayio." He gave a polite bow of his head to the boy.

"Are you lost?"