Ariel - The Crowned Lion

On her way to the leveling area Ariel spots a strange store that was apparently build in the "Starting city" walls.

"Never seen that before" she says as she changes her headings towards the building...Once she got closer she could see a sign that said 

"X's Monster grenades and Mixtapes." this got get curiosity piqued so she entered the shop. As she entered she could hear some random tune that she appeared to vaguely know. Upon closer examination of the place she saw that is was quite an unusual place, but she liked it. Especially the silver quitar on the counter. She timidly approached the counter and rang the bell, wanting to meet the owner.

"Hello??"

Topic: [sP - F1] "Lions go hunting" ID:6808 LD:19

Loot: 1 material && 

Item: Vambraces of Accuracy

Item type : Light Armor 

Quality: Uncommon

Enhancement: +1 acc
Shop: mob drop

Description : A set of shoulderpads and Vambraces, apparently of silver but actually made from iron.

With a smirk on her face Kayla aims again at the beast's head striking it with pinpoint accuracy. The poor thing didn't knew what happened to is as it exploded into millions of polygons leaving behind quite the loot for a first kill.

ID:6808 BD:10 MD:1 LD:19 

Ariel: 13/13

Boar: -5/7 (dead)

Loot: 1 material && 

Item: Vambraces of Accuracy

Item type : Light Armor 

Quality: Uncommon

Enhancement: +1 acc
Shop: mob drop

Description : A set of shoulderpads and Vambraces, apparently of silver but made of iron.

When a boar came in her line of sight she charged at in , instantly unsheathing her rapier and aiming towards the boars head. Direct hit the boot thing didn't even knew what happened to it, but tried to retaliate furiously. Ariel easily dodged his attack.

ID:6807  BD:10 MD:1

Ariel:13/13

Boar: 1/7 (has 1 dmg)

But those were all now just pleasant memories, she was at the moment stuck in this "game"... well it wasn't a game anymore since she would die once the HP bar reached 0. The better term would be ...different reality? She looked through her brain for a better term but none crossed her mind. Meanwhile she was near the "Starting City's" northern exit gates. She stopped and looked around but found no other players nearby "This place sure goes a lot quieter once it gets dark, well this way I won't be disturbed". Once she said that she started casually walking towards the closest boar field, as the moon was full, she could enjoy the night.

She let a small chuckle. She really misses the training sessions with her father, one early in the morning and one in the evening. The noon counting as her personal time. Usually during that time, she would go shopping, play some rpg games involving swordplay( the only kind she played) or training by herself. She even missed participating at fencing championships, not all the time gaining 1^st place but still she would get a podium position or some kind of medal. Now the art she had practiced since little was reduced to mere numbers and algorithms in this game. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing as she still retained her IRL reflexes and rapid combat assessment. But she still would've liked to land more damage, like she did IRL, her  swings and stabs were so strong and precise that her father had to change 2 training dummies in order to keep up with her moves. 

Official topic theme: Tanzania - Serengeti and Tarangire - Lions go hunting

"Well I have the materials for now, but some xp and col won't hurt" With that in mind, the self-proclaimed "Crowned Lion" Ariel is heading towards the leveling areas around the "Starting City". She slowly makes her way between the city's busy streets at evening. She wanted to continue her IRL custom of training in the evening. Except that here, in case if she did something wrong, her father won't be there to scold her. Instead a angry mob would be there, baring its fangs at her. Kind of like her father did.

Kayla was wrapping the scarf she just made for DrakeWing when a familiar face entered her shop. It was Arek, apparently with a order, after taking a look at the description she nodded and said:

"Its doable, a bit late for the offer though. If you would've come yesterday at the opening you might've got it for free."she chuckled and continued

"Anyway what do you think of the shop? pretty neat if I do say so myself:D"    

Daily Attempt #1

15/01/2015

As she arrived at the shop early in the morning Ariel was still excited about yesterday's successful opening. She started working on another item from the received forms. She had little problems following the description and in the end the finished product matched the description perfectly.

ID: 6793  CD:9 [Good Item: 2 XP]

Item: Blue Scarf

Item type :  Headwear

Quality: Good

Enhancement: None
Shop:The Lion's Den

Description : A light blue scarf, the color of Drake's hair

 

Ariel wanting to give the three brothers some moments alone so she tuned towards the others. She would've prefered to go leveling a little but that could be done after a drink. She was hoping that it wouldn't take long and asked in a low voice not to disturb the three: "Hey how about we leave them alone for a while? let them reconnect lost bounds and such, I would be happy to go with you guys for a drink." She was interested in what Sousuke just said, but decided to let it slip ..for now. 

Seeing as the Guild Master greeted her back, Ariel saw that she pointed towards a nearby seat then invited her to join their talk. She was a bit hesitant about disturbing them, but when she found out that it was a discussion about guild-related matters she happily sat with them. But something about what the boy said intrigued her.."THOSE people, who are you talking about?" she wanted to ask. But the Guild Master began addressing Drake, so she kept quiet. She was often direct in about asking people things she didn't know, but this time managed to restrain herself and listen. As Lessa continued addressing him she learned that, "THOSE people" he was referring to were the PKers. It seemed that he had a grudge against them or something.

Then she shifted her gaze towards Lessa. She was obviously troubled by the topic, as if she'd just just remembered something painful from the past. When she asked him if he would be able to restrain himself, after hearing his response and reaction, Ariel wanted to say some words of comfort to  the both of them, but she didn't knew what to say...so she decided to do something else instead. As a waiter passed by her side, she raised a hand trying to order another green lemon ice tea:

"Excuse me sir, I would like to order a.." But he didn't hear her and continued walking away. Ariel tried to extend her hand and get his attention, but the chair made a scraping noise and she "accidentally" fell backwards with it, catching quite the unwanted attention of the nearby clients. She felt a little embarrassed as she rose up, but hoped that with that, they would have snapped out of the gloomy mood.

Daily attempt #2

14/01/2015

As she started her second attempt, Ariel took a strip of red material and started cutting it. Then she started sewing the pieces one by one with pinpoint precision. She didn't screw up so far so she stopped, took a deep breath then exhaled, and continued sewing. Shen she finished she compared the Item with the description on the form."Close enough" she said then carefully examined it one more time to be sure it was all right, then packed it and send a PM to Pyro.

ID: 6723 CD:8  [Good Item: 2 EXP]

 

Item: Collared Party Dress

Item type: Dress

Quality: Good (No Enhancements, please)

Enhancement: N/A
Shop: The Lion's Den

Description: A knee-length, sleeveless, black dress with red trimming around the bottom and red collar. Buttons run down the top and stop at the waist, where a red ribbon is tied in a bow.

Daily attempt #1

Salvaging material.

ID: 6719 CD:1 [Material lost]

Upon strict inspection the BAD ITEM was unusable, she could not recover anything from it. She stood up, picked the useless item and throwed it into a chimney fire nearby, while thinking."Its okay this was only the first attempt of today, no need to let it get you". She then returned to her working table and started examining another form, maybe this time she will get it right.

Daily attempt #1

14/01/2015

ID: 6717 CD: 5 [bad Item: gained 1 EXP (50% chance to salvage mat's in repeat quest)]

Ariel started getting some material, her sewing kit and all, She was probably too excited as she started, as her finished product looked nothing like what was described in the form. Angry that her first attempt failed she hit the table with her fist once, that alone was enough to calm her a little then she took a look at the BAD ITEM again Maybe she could salvage something from it.

Ariel bowed at the leaving customers while thinking "Okay time for me to start working on those items, with a tome of luck it will take me at least 3 days to finish them all, at my current lvl". then she took a breath of air and took the 4 forms while saying:

"The rest of you please leave the forms here and I will send you a message when the items are finished. All of the orders will take a minimum of 3 days to make. With that in mind I must leave you to begin working on the current requests. I hope to see you again soon. Please tell your friends of this shop as well." and with that Ariel walked towards the back room to begin her work.

Ariel was genuinely surprised to see so many people entering the shop, taking up her offer so she said as the last person walked in. it was a man in black that ordered a black cape. After she read some form she said:

"Okay the spots are filled congratulations to all 6 of you. I will post a temporary order in the waiting list over there once I view all request. The order might change since some items like *she looks at the dress Pyro ordered* like this party dress are more easily to make than others. I shall send you each of you a PM when the item is finished. And thank you for you patronage." As she finished saying that she awaited that all of them to hand her the forms. Smiling that her first day is such a huge success. 

She then saw a girl who had white and black hair, she handed her a form and asked if it was possible to make... After taking a closer look she responded to the girl.

" I think this enhancement is a little bit over my current lvl, I could try a +2 or +3 Hp instead if you like." then turned towards the  blue haired boy and responded.

"can you please fill the form? you want the scarf with no enhancements right?..so you can put at quality: "Good". " then taking a quick breath of hair she responded to the orange haired girl.

"You don't have to give me nothing. I have quite a stock of items myself, just need something to start working. That is why I opened the shop with this offer."

Hearing multiple rings from the entrance bell, Ariel who was busy into a back room arranging her equipment and stuff rushed instantly to the counter greeting all the people, that were inside the shop.

"Welcome to "The Lion's Den" my name is Ariel and I'm the shop owner. How may I help you? If you are here for the offer you are in luck, I just hung that sign a few minutes ago, so nobody listed for the offer yet. Just give me a detailed description of the item you want following this template"

She then handed a few pieces of paper that were on the counter, the paper were filled with a form that looked like this:

Item: [insert a Item name ]

Item type : [ armor/ headpiece/belt/ boots etc..please restrain from putting iron/steel or any kind of metal equipment, such orders will be ignored ] 

Quality: [choose from Good/Uncommon/Rare/Perfect]

Enhancement: [chose what do you want the item to have ex: +1 acc / hp/eva etc]
Shop: [leave this space blank the shopkeeper will fill it]

Description : [add a detailed exterior description of the item you want] 

 

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Welcome adventurer, to «The Lion's Den». The brand new Tailor Shop that is located at the  11^th floor of the the floating castle <Aincrad>. Owned Ariel, placed inside house, after she first undertook an intense training period of 1 month, under the tutelage of the renowned NPC Tailor Diana, then moved the shop from where she initially had it, Snowfrost Village to Taft. This shop was funded with the purpose of making items that would help players to withstand the harshness of the front lines and give players the proper equipment to clear this death game. Now, it is used to alleviate the boredom of the owner and help her gain a little extra income. 

The first players usually notice when approaching the shop, is the sign at the entrance that says in golden letters "The Lion's Den" and a the shop's logo of a lion head with a crown in its right. When opening the door, people first notice the soft ringing of bells, announcing their entry. The shop room of the house has a section near the windows, where all the items for sale are displayed, this part can be seen from the outside as well. And a large oak table with a several chairs await any tired customers, they were placed  next to the shopkeeper's counter.
On the walls behind the counter there are pinned two posters, one is with and signed by Aaphi, the lead singer of the 'The Morning Howl'. While the other one is with and signed by Kuromado, the lead guitarist of 'Ni Kurumado', those are a couple of rock bands popular in Japan IRL, that Ariel liked.

Ariel also placed her first custom made rapier 'Thornless Rose' in front of the counter so that it can be visible by all who enter. This Uncommon Item will remain there until the owner decides otherwise, it will not be sold under any circumstance.

Any future clients upon entering the shop could see Kimba, Ariel's familiar a white furred lion with 3 black stripes that go along her body, sitting/sleeping in front of the fireplace located somewhere to the left of the entrance. She will probably wake up upon hearing the entrance bells and curiously drew closer to any guests.

WARNING: You may try to pet Kimba..but the owner doesn't assume responsibility for any eventual injuries.(jk...?)

UPDATE v2: The Lion's Den re-relocated in the forest area just outside Snowfrost Village inside Ariel's house at the 11^th floor, Taft.
PKers accessible.

Tailor's Stats: 

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Master Tailor (3546/5120 EXP) : 2560 total EXP and 10 Crafts per day

Extended Sewing Room: +2 Exp +1 Craft/day.
Equipped 'Kawaii Potato' (+1 Exp) when crafting.

The CD Result Chart (Rank 9)

                                          [1] = Epic fail                   1 EXP (Lost material)
                                          [2] = Bad Item                  1 EXP (Possible to salvage material on a 15+ loot die result)
                                          [3-6] = Good Item             2 EXP 
                                          [7-8] = Uncommon Item    3 EXP (1 enhancement slot)
                                          [9-10] = Rare Item            5 EXP (2 enhancement slots)
                                          [11-12] = Perfect Item       8 EXP (3 enhancement slots)

Shop Display:

Official prices: 

"Imperial Toreador's Cape" Special Price: 1x Tier 1 Material, 2 Available
(order form not needed)

'Items in stock' prices apply to all quality grades for a tier.
Tier 1 items can be paid with Tier 1 materials while Tier 2 items can be paid with Tier 2 materials.
 

Waiting list:

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Empty

Blacklist:

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Empty...for now that is *princes evil laughter*

Approved Transactions:

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• Received 1 Tier 1 Material and 2500 Col from Vale, as payment. (link)
• Took 5 T2 Materials for personal use. (link)
• Took 42 T1 Materials for personal use. (link)
• Took 2 Tier 2 Materials for personal use. 
• Received 11 Tier 2 Materials from Itzal, as payment. (link)
• System update! all 83 owned materials are coverset to Tier 1.
• Received 7 Materials from Mossino, 7 Materials from Itzal, 2550 from Beatbox and 8 Material from Itzal (again) as payment. (Mossino)/(Itzal)/(Beatbox)/(Itzal2)
• Received 2550 Col from Beatbox, as payment. (link)
• Received 1500 Col from Seul, as payment. (link)
• Received 2500 Col from Morgensten, as payment. (link)
• Previous shop transactions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xw_7pIewEYsZKWrK7mWnbafg2ewinLKXTFGztnD675Y/edit?usp=sharing

Custom Item Order* Form^: 

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Name: (give it a name. What's the item called? What is it?)
Profession: Tailor
Rank: (9) Master
ID: (the dice ID, leave it like this)
Roll: ( leave it like this)
Item Type: (what do you want?)
Tier: (1 or 2..for the moment)
Quality: (Good/Vanity - Uncommon - Rare - Perfect)
Enhancements: (see the guide linked below)
Description: (Just a fluffy description.)
Payment Method: ( Col or  Material(s) ?)

'You only need to fill the black text parts
* When ordering please keep in mind the rules stated in the following topic, so that we can avoid future misunderstandings.Topic: ENHANCEMENT GUIDE!
^The form is necessary when placing an order, verbal orders (or via PM) risk to be overlooked.

Thank you for visiting «The Lion's Den». Hope to see you again soon!

The morning of the last day of training found Ariel still awake and very tired. She had finally finished learning the basics of tailoring last night and now she was admiring her finished products that resulted. Diana was carefully analyzing every item, when she finished she said:
"Well it isn't the best lot I've seen a greenhorn do..but still its pretty good. I will be keeping this, thank you very much! consider it your study fees, if you like" responded Diana with a wink. Ariel didn't mind, she knew that now she can practice this newly learned skill, even open up her own shop in which she could make even better items. She bid Diane farewell and left the shop in search for new adventures, eager to put her new learned skill to work.

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Gold gained: 400 (upon completion of 20 pages)

Job gained: [Tailor] (with the right to open her own shop)

[6673] BD:8 MD:4

Ariel: 9/13

Wolf: 1/7

This time it was her turn to be enraged so she attacked it again aiming for the head again but barely missed it striking at the wolfs ribs instead. The wolf struck by pain missed Ariel completely in his charge

[6674] BD:8 MD:3

Ariel: 9/13

Wolf: -1/7

As a last stand the wolf charged towards Ariel with all its might. She made a silent prayer for the noble beast's soul before striking it in its stomach before it got a chance to hit her. The wolf's image changed into a million polygons and left behind only a item, it was the "Wolf's hide" that she needed.

So she grabbed it and returned to her teacher's shop to continue her training.

Next comes the Materials class. Ariel learned from her teacher what she could use and where to get it.Thing that she thought to be useless like boar and wolf hides or the cotton from the cotton fields near Tolbana started gaining importance and a special part in her inventory. Diana send her after a wolf hide one day and Ariel had a hard time acquiring it. 

[6670]BD:10 MD:6

Ariel: 12/13

Dire Wolf: 3/7

Ariel attacked it head on, pointing her rapier at the beast's nose and striking it with a critical hit. but in the exchanged the wolf managed to hit her as well.

[6672] BD:4 MD: 10

Ariel: 9/13

Wolf: 3/7

Ariel stopped a moment to smirk as her hit took more than half of the wolf's hp. But the wolf was enraged and attacked her from behind and this time he handed a critical hit.

 The training didn't last only a night as she hoped, it lasted more like one entire month. In the first day she was introduced with the basic tools that consisted of: an all purpose threat, pins & pin cushion, seam ripper, sewing needles, safety pin, fabric scissors, measuring tapes and bobbins. At first she didn't knew what to do with them, but her teacher Diana calmly explained to her the purpose of every item and how to use it. She was a caring teacher that skillfully explained everything in a sense that she understood so Ariel learned about the kit quite easily. When it was time to practice, the caring teacher turned into a spartan trainer, pushing Ariel to the limit for a few days.

Ariel was in a random local, since she didn't wanted to eat, she just ordered a green lemon ice tea at the counter, near the entrance. As she was sipping from the glass she was surveying the place: It was a pretty decent place, it had a area like restaurant in which you could serve a hot meal and also it had a bar counter where people could just have a beverage. Taking a closer look at the menu she could observe a wide range of drinks, from simple tea and coffee to other products she never heard of in her life but looked yummy from the picture next to the names. But she decided get her favorite summer drink, experimenting with thing is good but she wanted to check if the drinks in this world had the same taste as IRL. To her surprize the green lemon ice tea had quite an accurate taste.

"That guy* really thought of everything didn't he, even I would pierce his eyes with my rapier if I ever cross paths with him IRL, I must praise his genius, THIS thing that we are trapped in now is more than a game. For me at least it appears to be a new reality." with that thought in mind she heard a soft creak and instinctively turned her looks towards the source of the sound.

She saw a girl dressed in blue jeans and a simple pink blouse, with her blonde hair pulled back in a high pony-tail, her blue eyes seemed distracted and tired, she seemed tired, not physically but mentally as she had a troubled expression. That expression changed as the girl spotted a boy seating at the table. She headed towards him and extended her hand."So it isn't her boyfriend...to bet maybe meeting with her boyfriend would cheer her up a little". Then the girl sat down across him, giving Ariel a chance to see her features. A second later Ariel's expression changed to a surprised one.

"Is that the Guild Master? she isn't wearing her heavy armor...but the face appears to be the same" she thought as she took another sip of the ice tea."It would be impolite of me to not say hi to her" then as she finished her drink and paid, she stood up and headed towards the table were those 2 were sitting. Once she was in their line of sight Ariel turned slightly towards her guild's master and said in a polite cheerful voice:

"Hello Guild Master, nice seeing you here in casual clothes. I was having a drink here and saw that you enter this place so I had to come and say Hi" then she turned a little towards the boy saying: "Sorry for interrupting your talk, my name is Ariel btw."

* - she refers to the creator of SAO, the GM that appeared in the "Starting City" square on the first day, Kayaba Akihiko

I'll join you in leveling up/quests/material gathering..PM me when you start a topic

Kayla was surprised to see that people actually agreed with her, she didn't thought that so many different types of people played videogames..the world sure was a big and diverse place. She then said interrupted Marisa:

 "You sure like explosives do you. But I'm a little surprised...who would of thought that such a variety of people were interested in playing games" then she started guessing, while pointing at each one of them.

"A ex-military maybe?*she pointed towards Sousuke*, a pyromaniac*she pointed towards Marisa*, a fencing champion*she pointed at herself with her thumb while puffing her cheeks with pride* and...um...."

Next was Malakath, he didn't say anything so she didn't have what to say...she remain like, that pointing towards him.