Takneil

Walking into the familiar shop the monochrome haired boy flashed a friendly smile, wearing nothing but a simple dress shirt and dress pants he looked more like his normal self from the real world rather than a armored man veiled in darkness. His long hair wrapped with a blue ribbon he was sharper than usual, instead of his clothes splashed with clay or paint it would have been suspicious. If his friend had bothered to ask about his recent activities. "Hey Hik, I have a few items for you to look at for me. Evaluate, Appraise. Do what it is you do and let me know what happens with them." He chuckled as he stood at the counter. Swiping open his menu he dropped a few of his items, A coat, a shield, a katana, and a curved sword. "if you need any help with materials just drop by my shop on the eighth floor." 

-Black Coat

-Heavenly Arm

-Nox Lamina

-Stinger Edge

@Hirru Thank you for that, at least I now know I'm not crazy. I'll make sure that definitely get's addressed now. 

@Hirru Usually Erron or Shark sends out the Newsletter to each player's Email but if you checked not to receive anything when you first created your account on SAO-RP you sadly will not get a newsletter. Which I think is a extremely common case with most players :(

Depending on the results of this poll hopefully I can manage to get the Newsletter on site instead of Email, I understand from a staff's point of view that it seems useless but I hope they can also see it through my eyes. And all I see is me creating something that won't be read except by few people if only Shark, Erron, and myself. 

As the head of our Sao Newsletter this question has been on my mind for a while, now I've only done this for two months going on my third now. Hopefully the new additions to the team will help expand upon the types of articles made, but before that I wish to know if it is actually being read with it only being given out through Email rather than on site. 

An orange eye swept over the ongoing battle through a sinister helm, at first it seemed like a huge mess. Player's everywhere, NPCs enjoying natures version of 'stuffing your face', wolves sprinting about slamming into people and mauling them, then there was her. The werewolf, with white fur and crimson eyes it reminded him of his own albino ally at home. But the difference in them came in a great vast chasm, this creature...it would only seek for blood. glancing over his shoulder he looked to each of his allies and offered an unseen smile. "Well this is my first time doing this so sorry if my plan seems a bit noobish." he chuckled in an attempt to ease anyone's worry. Raising his sword and shield he faced the beast, his entire equipment radiating a dark icy aura. Chilling those who would stand in his way. It seemed others had already used the <<Howl>> ability, for him to use it as of right now would be a wasted opportunity to attack. He would keep an eye on their Hit Points...

Examining the enemy Takneil tightened his grip, it seemed too agile for him to simply walk up and strike. Biting his lip in worry he took a shaky breath, maybe he should just accumulate hate. Allow the other player's to attack without knowing if the boss would attack them. Yet through his thoughts his time to strike had arrived, noticing a status pop up on the werewolf's gauge the Eternal Knight's eye widened. This was it!. "Alright!, when you attack fall behind me. I will do my best to block any attempt of an attack that would be directed to any one of you." With that he took a cautious step forward.

ID# 58619 results: Battle: 3 [MISS] Craft: 7 Loot: 4 MOB: 4

Dashing forward the boy raised his sword, he would strike it with one of his strongest attacks. Charging the sword art he smirked confidently as the runes on his blade began to dance a pure white, spreading a veil of energy across the weapon. Lunging forward a sudden horror set itself within the player as the sword art seemingly cancelled itself?, caught off guard by the mishap he tried to alter his attack at the last moment only to miss the boss. Biting his lower lip in frustration he glared up at the wolf, his orange eye challenging the beast with a burning flame of valor. Re positioning his stance he took a couple steps back and shoved his blade into the ground, raising his shield in it's stead. He would wait, all enemies made mistakes. He would wait, for it's own. 

Nodding to Ebony in greeting the armored boy waited no longer and headed towards a cave he had saw a few of his friends enter, he quickly raised an arm. "Come on guys!, inside the cave!" he yelled to those who were out in the rain, motioning for them to follow him. He had sent them a message to grind sub dungeons, not catch whatever sickness this game could give if any at all. 

Upon entering the safe haven from the rain an orange eye ran over all who were inside, some he had no clue as to why they were there. But mainly everyone he had messaged had arrived, well...all but one it seemed. "Sorry I'm late." he offered.

Sending a party invite to all of those he knew Takneil peered into the hole that was what he assumed could only be a sub dungeon, great. that part was taken care of for him. "To everyone that I messaged, if you wish to take part in this grinding binge please accept this invite. We will not be leaving from the field for a long while, not until some of you would likely reached double digits in level. I have noticed that it has been becoming increasingly difficult to grow stronger within in this game, within Sword art online. While others have already reached levels that leave them well off, we are stuck scraping the bottom of the barrel. So with the help of a few of the high levels and myself I am offering to lend my services to aid those who are willing to take the risk of joining me on this adventure, hopefully..." he looked to his friends, Ebony, Ariel, Hikoru, Calrex. "They will help us?."

WARNING-Eclipse. (Will be removed from rewards unless he meets requirements.)

Walking through the city of floor one the Eternal Knight made his way through the seemingly excess amount of players roaming around the area, though he knew why. It was an event quest, thankfully he had been informed by a friend that there would be such an occurrence. While it may have been dangerous, there were others here. Others he needed to protect, even if it meant his death...

Having come upon the steadily growing group Takneil couldn't help but form an unseen smile through the helm of his armor, only to grow wider when he spotted a friend he had been awaiting to reunite with once more. Approaching the Healer he slightly bowed in greeting. "Ebony, hope you don't mind me standing by your side for this battle." he chuckled, briefly clasping her shoulder with his hand.

Stuff and Thangs...

Simply giving a nod he smiled in return as his response. Feeling a familiar warmth brush against his leg Takneil looked down to a set of crimson eyes, rubbing a hand through the rough white fur that covered the wolf he chuckled. "well Vain here doesn't seem to have a problem with it and it's not like I'm needed anywhere as of the moment." he stated. 

Thread Completed.
-200 Col to Ebony
-200 Col to Takneil
-1 Sp to Ebony
-1 Sp to Takneil

Lazying about within his shop, 'Monochrome Dreams'. Takneil yawned as he sat among the many items he had come to craft these past few weeks, Nobody seemed interested in him anymore as another Artisan shop appeared out of the blue that seemed to step on his own shop's name. Something that angered him but there was nothing he could do about it, if player's wanted to mooch off of him that was their choice. Whether if that came with a punishment or not remained to be seen...

Swiping open his menu the monochrome haired boy began scrounging up an idea of sort, he had heard of a recent patch adding in something called Sub Dungeons. Recent being that he never heard of them till a few days ago. Adding several of his friends to a mass message Takneil's hand tapped away on a translucent screen.

Having sent out the message the boy changed out of his comfortable white shirt and dress pants switching to his <<Eternal>> armor, sending a chilling blast of air throughout the shop. "Vain I'm going out for a while, look after the shop while I'm gone." he called out to his familiar before shutting the door.

Arriving in Nimbus of floor seven Takneil quickly made his way towards the exit of the city, passing by the hustle and bustle of busy People. Swiping open his menu he sent a message out to all his friends saying that he was at the exit. 

HP:76/76 Energy:19/19 DMG:5 DMIT:35 Bleed:2 Thorn:2 Regen:1 LD: +1

If anyone has any issues with the squads please inform me or manta in the skype chat.

[IMPORTANT INFORMATION!]

Laughing softly as Ebony ended the brief embrace Takneil nervously scratched at the back of his head. "Sorry, Considering we basically just met I wanted to clarify." looking sheepishly to the side he shook his head as he recalled being flying tackled hugged by a complete stranger calling him 'Big bro', shivering at the memory he quickly recalled his menu and sent a friend request to the girl. "Well I was hoping to make you feel a lot better, I'm a bit empathetic so I feel obligated to try and make others feel better." He admitted failing to see the irony in the words he just spoke, but they rang true.

Letting out a soft chuckle the boy shook his head. "I know by investing some points in a skill it doesn't automatically allow me to see what you've been through, and I know I can't be a healer. This change most likely just threw me into the Paladin class, which I never have done but hey new things are nice." he said with a shrug. He knew as of now it was an empty gesture but to him it was one he planned on fulfilling. What the girl did next put him at a loss, arms suddenly wrapping around him his mind froze. Why did she do that?, while he was still trying to comprehend the situation Takneil's body moved on it's own. Answering with a hug of his own, he was stunned that his heart didn't beat fast, he wasn't blushing, it didn't feel awkward like it should have...it was...warm. 

"Well I guess this makes us friends?" He asked the question with a light hearted laugh looking down at Ebony.

Sighing the boy shook his head. "You're right...I don't understand." He admitted. He hadn't tried to sound cold, it was unlike him to speak his mind so bluntly without cushioning the impact with a few light hearted words but he had wanted to get his point across. Waiting in silence Takneil let the previous conversation fade away as the girl requested, many things went by in his mind, the two had only just met and he wouldn't mind being friends with her but he had a feeling he had severely compromised his impression. 

Forming a sly grin as an idea came to mind the boy reached out into the air, sliding his hand down causing a window to open. He had never really thought of investing in the skill because of his armors regeneration and he normally played the role of a Tank or Berserker. Swiping through the various screens he allocated his hard earned skill points into a skill. "Hey..." He spoke suddenly. Flipping around the window so the girl could see his stats and skills he offered a kind smile. "Maybe now I can start understanding what you meant?." 

"I hope my favorite blacksmith doesn't die, it'd be hard to continue the Eternal Knight theme I'm going for!" he chuckled. he had spent a small fortune at the smith's shop and Takneil had yet to find any weapon or armor that failed him. A chilly breath escaping from the sinister appearance of his helm he lifted his blade, falling into the needed stance to activate one of his sword arts. Not wanting to miss his chance he waited for the two to finish their mirrored attacks, hopefully his lack of any accuracy wouldn't ruin his own chance at some 'fun' again.

Rushing forward The knight swiftly flipped his blade over and pivoted his body, swirling in a rapid, icy spin of death. With each slash that landed against his enemies Takneil put more effort into the attack, determined to end them so the group could move on. The black aura radiating off of his armor and the white light shining from his blade both vanishing as the sword skill ended he let out a relieved sigh and looked to his allies. "Anyone up for round three?" 

OH MY GOD! I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO LONG FOR THIS TO COME BACK!. *Breaks confirmation window* I WILL BE TAKING THIS!.

Watching as the enemies that he had initially attempted to hit get blown away by his allies Takneil sighed and sheathed his blade, pity. It'd been nice to claim a material from such a unique foe, probably would had made a nice necklace or something of the like. Arching an unseen brow from the blacksmith's words he couldn't help but question what brought on such a statement. "I stated it was awkward?... I'm partially a tank, I'm lucky if I hit anything." Chuckled the boy. While he would agree when he missed he would often feel sadness or even somewhat useless, that was only when he missed an enemy for like an hour. (IE a wingless bat on the ground for an entire thread).

-Concentration recharged. 

Simply picking up an excess material that had splintered away from one of the enemies amidst combat the boy let out a chilling breath as he ventured deeper within the cavern, the gemstones seemingly reflected back his current dangerous aura. It was cynical and uncaring, nothing like the person before. No, this person only had one mission right now. Destroy everything in his way. 

Not bothering to wait for the shards of his foes to disperse Takneil reaped his rewards once more, picking up each stone. They would make beautiful items since he was an Artisan, but so would have the items he had claimed from the bandit stronghold. Biting down on his lip he was actually wishing he could feel pain in this damned game, because that was all that prevented his anger in the real world. He wouldn't know what he would do if he found the culprit who stole from him, glancing down to his sword he could feel the anger slipping away into his consciousness wakening something he normally would fight against...

What would happen if such a person came this way?, a person who stole the items?. Running a finger across the edge of the blade a chuckle escaped from the Eternal Knight, They...had a good idea. 

Material Count: 9

Collecting the gemstones left behind by the recently deceased opponents Takneil couldn't help but frown at his own error, he was angry and as such felt as though he should deal as much damage as possible. When really he should have kept his shield out, it's thorns ability would allow him to maximize that damage. Swiping open his menu he dropped the items in his inventory, deciding it best to switch his shield out. Now using his current weapon as a vanity. 

As he swapped out his equipment the boy smirked as he spotted another batch of enemies rush forward to attack him, the shield softly began humming it's patient tune as they struck against it, each note growing louder and more intense with each strike. The sounds resonating the brilliant white light within the item Takneil swiftly slammed it into the ground, releasing flickering white wisps. Each one simply slicing through it's target.

Material Count: 8

Letting out a sigh Takneil sat on the log he had previously, and foolishly. Fallen asleep on. How could he be such a fool?!. Clenching his fist in anger he stood, his orange eye. Gleaming through the darkness of his <<Eternal>> Armor, he had lost one hundred and eighty materials on top of ten thousand col. Slowly making his way towards a familiar grinding spot in a cave not so far away he swiped open his menu, switching out the smooth and calming <<Eternal Sonata>> for it's jagged, more violent twin. <<Eternal Overture>>. He was going to reclaim every lost item, even if it was the end of him...

Upon entering the cave the monochrome boy frowned as he spotted small, crystalline like creatures charging towards him. Simply lifting his blade he was gone, in less than a second he was on them. Slashing through each enemy, each screech of death cut short by a small explosion of shards. 

Glancing to Kroshma as the trio entered the shop the monochrome boy chuckled. "Yeah, I actually never took these quests because I thought it would be pointless to get such an armor only to upgrade to a perfect a couple days later." Giving a look to the blacksmith Takneil chuckled nervously and rubbed a hand against the back of his head. "Er-I umm, mean there is nothing wrong with your armor sir. I just happened to have enough Col at the time to obtain greater equipment, haha please don't break me twelve different ways..."

<<Custome Order~Orhalimi>>

Name: Quickeye.
Your Profession: Experienced Artisan.
Your Rank: Rank 4.
Shop: Monochrome Dreams.
ID: 56656.
Roll: 12.
Item Type: Pendant-Necklace.
Tier: Tier 1.
Quality: Perfect.
Enhancements: +2 Accuracy , +1 Evasion.
Description:  A small pendant with an engraving of an opened eye on it craft from stone. The Pupil of the eye made from a dark black opal. On the back of the pendant a small pocket watch is engraved, the lid partially open revealing the words 'Monochrome Dreams'.

Thank you for the advice Ariel, will take to this in future crafts. 

"Will do kind Sir!" The Monochrome Artisan called out from his small workshop, the massive building that was his shop was suffice for collecting rare antiques, gigantic works of art, etc.. that he found while exploring the floors of Aincrad. Yet when needing his own space, he had a cozy, little room protruding from the wall. This room he had come to find suitable when working on hands on pieces. He believed the close quarters aided him in focusing on the physical, rather than when he was drawing or painting. Which would require openness for the mental. Shoving away some items that were not suitable per the player's order Takneil pulled out his new batch of materials, yesterday was filled with failure. What would Today bring?

Successfully creating the item that was requested the boy stood from his seat, walking over to the nearby sink and washing his hands. The warm water falling down and sliding off the many paints, oils, etc... that were put into the necklace. having fried off his once dirty hands swiped ope his menu and made a message for the player who had asked for the item. 

Simply Laying the necklace in a small black and white box the boy closed it, the lid snapping shut. The box was delicately designed and had on the top in white the symbol for his shop, gently painted in white a partially opened pocket watch. Gently laying the box on the ground he set it to automatically unlock if Rowan were to touch it, Sadly he would not be here when the player arrived so the boy's trusted friend would have to play the part to deliver. Motioning for Vain to follow him the white wolf picked up the small box with his teeth, softly to ensure it was not damaged. trotting along with his master he quickly exited the shop with Takneil laying down on the front doorstep. "I'll be out for about a day bud alright?, you know where the order box is." Using his key to lock the shop's door he slowly turned the wooden sign, revealing the word Closed hovering above fully shut Pocket watch. 

Leaving the tranquil area of his shop Takneil entrusted Vain to protect and partially run the shop, if a customer would come by the wolf would simply retreat within the shop only to return with a small jar, locked tightly with a small slip. it would take the payment and order for the customer.

Roll 1:ID# 56651 results: Battle: 4 Craft: 9 Loot: 6 MOB: 4 (Success!) -Uncommon Item!. +4 XP.

Roll 2:ID# 56652 results: Battle: 6 Craft: 7 Loot: 16 MOB: 2 (Success!) -Good Item!. +3 XP.

Roll 3:ID# 56653 results: Battle: 5 Craft: 5 Loot: 5 MOB: 6 (Success!) -Good Item!. +3 XP.

Roll 4:ID# 56654 results: Battle: 7 Craft: 2 Loot: 4 MOB: 8 (Fail!) - 1 Material. +2 XP.

Roll 5:ID# 56655 results: Battle: 3 Craft: 6 Loot: 6 MOB: 8 (Success!) -Good Item!. +3 XP.

Roll 6:ID# 56656 results: Battle: 5 Craft: 12 Loot: 7 MOB: 2 (Success!) -Perfect Item!. +9 XP.

Tightening his hand around the hilt of his sword he examined the battle from a few feet away, curse him for not having enough energy. Surely if he hadn't taken that long break he would have been in the thirties or so in level, which he would have been able to be of much more use instead of standing and waiting. Two Rapiers and one Curve sword, given the circumstances he should have been in the front striking them all for mediocre damage and allowing the rapier users to pick them off one by one. Yet his current stats simply didn't allow it. 

'Done!' Confirming to himself the full recovery of his energy Takneil rushed forward, past his allies. Lifting the pure black blade that was his weapon he initiated the the beginning movement for the sword art, he couldn't be sure how these new enemies would take his attack. Slamming the blade into the ground the boy frowned as they simply moved away from the blow. "And now this has become awkward..." He stated as he lifted his gaze at the foes. 

Shrugging Takneil took the order and turned towards his workshop. "Hey man, you're the one who came to me." he spoke not really caring about the player's behavior. Though on the other hand someone a but more on the furry side was growing irritated at the tone in his voice, folding his ears back Vain stood on all fours and growled lowly as a warning to the customer. Cleaning up his work station in preparation of the new order the monochrome artisan smirked as he heard his familiar. "If Vain get's a bit too frisky with you there is some treats on the counter!" he called out. Focusing onto the task at hand the boy tapped the desk rhythmically with his fingers, been a while since he had done a Pendant.

Roll 1:ID# 56358 results: Battle: 3 Craft: 1 Loot: 4 MOB: 7 (Critical Failure!) -1 Material. +2 XP.

Roll 2:ID# 56359 results: Battle: 7 Craft: 8 Loot: 20 MOB: 2 (Success!) -Good Item. +3 XP.

Roll 3:ID# 56360 results: Battle: 9 Craft: 11 Loot: 12 MOB: 10 (Success!) -Rare Item. +6 XP.

Roll 4:ID# 56361 results: Battle: 1 Craft: 11 Loot: 10 MOB: 6 (Success!) -Rare Item. +6 XP.

Roll 5:ID# 56362 results: Battle: 9 Craft: 11 Loot: 8 MOB: 4 (Success!) -Rare Item. +6 XP.

Roll 6:ID# 56363 results: Battle: 6 Craft: 9 Loot: 9 MOB: 5 (Success!) -Uncommon Item. +4 XP

Dumbly blinking in response as the lower leveled yelled at the two of them the boy was taken back and lowered his shield. "Dang..." 'Damn...' both muttering the words in sync his eye widened in shock at the sudden appearance of his mental issue or rather The Other, taking a few steps back Takneil turned and covered his mouth with a hand. "Don't you dare start causing me problems now of all times!" he whispered angrily. 'Chill Takkun, I was only announcing my return.' it stated in response through the boy's words. Glancing over his shoulder Takneil let out a sigh and followed the small group. He hoped it would remain silent, if it didn't he foresaw a future headache. More than the one Crimsa had already given him.