Morningstar

Morningstar was positive they could take out another quest boss before days end. According to his notes, part three was located on Floor 10. Admittedly, he had never made it this far. Everything from there on was new to him.

In Yomi, he checked his map. The Stygian River was a bit of a walk, but they would have to manage; Floor 10 was notorious for having no modes of transportation besides foot travel. They were trackers, though. Walking was part of the job.

"I don't come here much," Morningstar eyed the twin dragons that towered over the front gates. "It's very... grim. I like the sunny floors most."

"This feels like the type of place you might see a ghost. Do you believe in ghosts?" Star asked. He had never heard rumors of a ghost on Floor 10 (besides the Banshee, of course), but he reckoned if he looked hard enough, he might find one hiding about.

Hide contents Morningstar | Lv. 81 | P. 47 | True Tier: 9 HP: 880/880 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 34 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 5 | LD: 6 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | AA | FRZ notes: // equipped Yellow Dragon, Red Tiger HLY 2, AA, FRZ Inner Focus EVA 2, REC 2 Sapphire ACC 3, EVA battle-ready inventory Magdalyn's Cuckoo Teleport Crystal Bear Trap x2 skills   Hide contents MARTIAL ARTS | RANK 5/5 precision, stamina, ferocity shift: aoe COMBAT MASTERY: DMG | RANK 3/3 UNHINDERED ENERGIST CHARGE extra (active) SURVIVAL FORGOTTEN KING'S AUTHORITY LADY LUCK DISGUISE specializations BITING | RANK 6 data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== buffs data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   Hide contents consumables # # paragon Lv. 5 | Gain additional col equivalent to 15% of EXP earned in that thread. Lv. 10 | +1 LD to looting. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==

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thread summary

Morningstar
2316 EXP | (823/5)*8 + 1000
2347 col | 2000 [quest] + 347 [laurel wreath]
Kumatetsu Key

Pollux
1495 EXP | (823/5)*3 + 1000
2000 col | 2000 [quest]
Kumatetsu Key

Morningstar didn't even need to direct Yue Hua--she was on the ball. She dove in first, entering with a clean display of sword-work. She completed it with a stun, creating an ideal state for Morningstar to swoop in after her.

He followed her lead. Star procced Charge--a bit overkill considering its immovable state, but the chance to show off to his trackers came irregularly and he was a bit of a showoff at heart.

The air boomed like a drum and Morningstar flashed forward. The tip of his blade touched the sky. When he drove it down, the birds abandoned their trees. The sleeping bear's health pool evaporated until all that was left was a bright red puddle.

He had misjudged his damage by a hair. His skills were all so experimental--he wasn't used to them yet.

The beast stirred, as if awoken by the force of the golden blast.

1 minute ago, Wulfrin said:

New Item:

Vambrace Crossbow | T2 Perfect Projectile Weapon | ID 244749 | Keen 1 | Para 2
Desc. A simple vambrace with a built-in hand crossbow, capable of firing small, powerful bolts. 

Post Link for Craft

approved

Morningstar cursed the person who decided duplicating mobs was a brilliant idea. A knight (that hadn't existed moments ago) slammed into him from behind, knocking him to the ground. This one's health was already dipping into the yellow. Winnable. He groaned, ineffectually wiping mud and grime from his once-red jacket. He bit back, pushing himself up with the momentum gained by Charge and jetting his blade outward.

At some point--maybe when the knight had begun to rewrite itself onto the surrounding Shamblers--he had separated from his group. The chaos was immeasurable, only amplified by the oncoming storm of new players joining them at Kineallen Parish.

He darted around seamless attacks, scraping by on pure instinct. He knew others were around--he could hear their shouts all around him, but in the commotion he felt utterly alone.

Morningstar clashed with the duplicated knight. He switched between combat styles as rapidly as the system would allow, weaving jabs between the deep slashes he left in its hollow body. 

He thought he heard Katoka somewhere, her voice catching above the rest. He knocked the knight down with a stun and reactivated Charge off cooldown, blasting in the general direction of his party.

Hide contents Morningstar | Lv. 80 | P. 46 | True Tier: 8 HP: 880/880 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 28 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 8 | LD: 6 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V notes: // equipped Dying Sun FLN 2, AA, PARA-V Inner Focus EVA 2, REC 2 Sapphire ACC 3, EVA battle-ready inventory Magdalyn's Cuckoo Teleport Crystal Yellow Dragon, Red Tiger HLY 2, AA, FRZ Bear Trap x2 skills   Hide contents STRAIGHT SWORD | RANK 5/5 precision, stamina, ferocity shift: tech MARTIAL ARTS | RANK 5/5 precision, stamina, ferocity shift: aoe COMBAT MASTERY: DMG | RANK 3/3 SEARCHING | RANK 4/5 (5) night vision, detect, tracking, reveal QUICK CHANGE UNHINDERED ENERGIST CHARGE extra (active) SURVIVAL FORGOTTEN KING'S AUTHORITY LADY LUCK DISGUISE data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== buffs data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   Hide contents consumables imperial quarter blend | dmg 3 breakfast fry (filled) | protein 3 gungir (freyd) | acc 3, eva 2 paragon Lv. 5 | Gain additional col equivalent to 15% of EXP earned in that thread. Lv. 10 | +1 LD to looting. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==

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5 hours ago, Sakura said:

Shop Post: Combat Uniform

Cost of Transaction: 4 materials

Crafter's Profession:Tailor

Crafter's Rank: 0

Item Name: Combat Uniform

Item Tier: Tier 1

Item Type: Clothing

Item Rarity:  Perfect

Item Enhancements: Loot Die [3 Slots]

Craft/Appraisal/Obtainment IDs & Rolls: ID244634

Item Description: Beige pants and jacket sit atop a black undershirt, covered in small cargo pockets perfect for holding various items of necessity. Buttons designed to be removed for locating purposes help with aligning one's direction of travel.

 

approved

10 hours ago, Wulfrin said:

STEP 1

Fusion->

Result

Corrupted Branch of the Sacred Oak | [236411a] | T4 Rare Straight Sword | BLD | Blight A switch collected from the largest tree in Demon's End. The edge leaks a noxious ichor that corrupts whatever it touches. Kingslayer | T4 Perfect Straight Sword - Short Sword | [235690a] | Blight | Env. (O) | ACC A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh.

Kingslayer | T4 Perfect Straight Sword - Short Sword | [244632] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) | A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh.

Cost. 1 Gleaming Scale.

STEP 2

Augment	Result
Kingslayer | T4 Perfect Straight Sword - Short Sword | [244632] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) | A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh.	Kingslayer | T4 Demonic Straight Sword - Short Sword | [244632] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) | ACC A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh.

Cost. 1 Demonic Shard.

STEP 3

 

Fusion->	Result
Kingslayer | T4 Demonic Straight Sword - Short Sword | [244632] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) | ACC A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh. Oath of the Heretic | T4 Perfect Weapon | [235665c] | Taunt | Env. (O) | ACC A blade pried from the hands of a dead Sundrinker and corrupted in the mires of Floor 18.	Kingslayer | T4 Demonic Straight Sword - Short Sword | [244633] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) 2 A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh.

Cost. 1 Demonic Shard; 1 Gleaming Scale.

STEP 4

Handing over 1 Nametag (Purchased here).

Rename	Result
Kingslayer | T4 Perfect Straight Sword - Short Sword | [244633] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) 2 A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes living flesh.	Wormwood, the Fallen Star | T4 Demonic Straight Sword (Longsword) | [244633] | Blight 2 | Env. (O) 2 “...and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water…”

Approved

He flickered to life.

Smoke plumed high into the air, dark and wispy. On-lookers gathered round, worried eyes and parted lips on every face he could see. Everything ached.

He remembered the ship coming apart, fire and explosions all around, and then the fall. It should have killed him, but the last minute activation of a Blessing of the Wood shieled him just enough to stop his health bar from hitting zero.

It couldn't stop the rest of the damage, though. How the system planned on rebuilding Ladonia, Morningstar couldn't fathom. The ship had ripped to pieces in the sky, leaving everything to fall back down upon the city. Buildings were crushed beneath the weight of singed metal. Injured civilians were receiving treatment in areas cleared of debris. Smoke plumed high.

The escape pod had stayed intact despite the wreckage. He had watched it arc below the clouds and then vanish from his field of view. That was the last time he saw Nari-Lanreth. She wasn't dead--at least, he didn't think so--only inactive. A ghost. A memory.

Frontliners came and went, he learned. The raid party of today looked entirely different than the group that first stepped onto Floor 2. And by Floor 50, it would change again. Players left, and those who didn't eventually died. They had seen it a million times before. Invincible players fell the hardest.

Smoke plumed high. 

Hide contents Morningstar | Lv. 81 | P. 47 | True Tier: 9 HP: 860/860 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 29 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | LD: 1 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V | PROBIOTICS: 3 | ANTIDOTE: 3 notes: // equipped Dying Sun FLN 2, AA, PARA-V Inner Focus EVA 2, REC 2 Sapphire ACC 3, EVA battle-ready inventory Magdalyn's Cuckoo Teleport Crystal Bear Trap x2 Dear My Friend x3 | HP 3 (instant) Magical Red Potion | HP 3 skills   Hide contents STRAIGHT SWORD | RANK 5/5 precision, stamina, ferocity shift: aoe COMBAT MASTERY: DMG | RANK 3/3 ENERGIST extra (active) SURVIVAL FORGOTTEN KING'S AUTHORITY LADY LUCK DISGUISE specializations FOCUSED | RANK 7 data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== buffs data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   Hide contents consumables imperial quarter blend | dmg 3 yogurt | probio 3 creme brulee (filled) | acc 3 monkey agility | eva 1 bloodcrystal of war | dmg 4 antivenom | dote 3 paragon Lv. 5 | Gain additional col equivalent to 15% of EXP earned in that thread. Lv. 10 | +1 LD to looting. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==

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The last time he faced Kumatetsu, his partner had gotten scared and teleported out. He hadn't managed a single hit before he begrudgingly followed after her.

This was fine, of course, because tracking a monster you've seen before was much easier than searching for it blindly. Before, he had trekked through the forest all night before he finally found the giant bear. This time, it didn't take long at all.

"Just imagine it's an evil bear," he said, listening to his guildmate ramble. He liked bears too.

It stood tall in the thicket, scratching against a colossal tree. Claw marks scarred the bark where it continuously ripped and tore through wood. A pile of carcasses wreaked at the entrance to its den--deer, wolves, humans, and the like. He wasn't fond of the idea of sharing that ending.

Despite its stature, Morningstar wasn't overly threatened by the bear. After Callisto, everything seemed small. 

-> SEARCHING FOR KUMATETSU: 244627: LD 9+16=25; Success

Hide contents Morningstar | Lv. 80 | P. 46 | True Tier: 8 HP: 880/880 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 28 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 5 | LD: 16 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | AA | PARA-V notes: why not use my slime farm for +10% EXP at end of thread! equipped Dying Sun FLN 2, AA, PARA-V Inner Focus EVA 2, REC 2 Sapphire ACC 3, EVA battle-ready inventory Magdalyn's Cuckoo Teleport Crystal Bear Trap x2 skills   Hide contents STRAIGHT SWORD | RANK 5/5 precision, stamina, ferocity shift: tech COMBAT MASTERY: DMG | RANK 3/3 SEARCHING | RANK 4/5 (5) UNHINDERED ENERGIST extra (active) SURVIVAL FORGOTTEN KING'S AUTHORITY LADY LUCK DISGUISE specializations KEEN SIGHT | RANK 5 DESTRUCTIVE | RANK 2 TRICKS OF THE TRADE data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== buffs data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   Hide contents consumables potion of the vicious dragoon fang | dmg 3 breakfast fry (filled) | protein 3 paragon Lv. 5 | Gain additional col equivalent to 15% of EXP earned in that thread. Lv. 10 | +1 LD to looting. data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==   data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==

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thread summary    Gulab Jamun used to complete Bitter Winds: Mid Air Madness.

Morningstar:

2240 EXP | (150/5)*8 + 2000 [Quest]
Sordid Sea Chanty | When applied, the first critical hit made against the user in a thread becomes a normal hit.  Additional effects that would trigger as a result of the mob’s dice rolls also do not trigger.  Lasts for one thread.  Consumed when applied.
<<Bitter Winds: Den of the Skyrats>> Quest

From the wreckage, wings spread, he fell.

Flames singed his skin, but he didn't feel a thing. Metal shrieked and splintered, raining on the city below. The wind drowned the screams. The sky burned. 

Not a star in sight.

His lungs squeezed. Knives hailed upon him—sticking, stabbing, shredding. He couldn't breathe. A ball fell fast. He tracked it until he no longer could, and then back to the ship.

Rumbling. Rumbling, and cracking, and splitting, and fire—so much fire. He dipped in and out. Flames, and then nothing. Flames, and then nothing.

He remembered fireworks, arcing high and bursting into life. He stared, waiting for them to bloom again. But there were no colors. Only red. Only flame. Smoke swirled across the sky like ink in still water. The air shook. Something cracked. He blinked, just once. His eyes burned. His body kept tumbling.

Wings spread, he fell.

Morningstar | Level 80

-1 Gulab Jamun | Tier 1 Dessert | Upon consumption, automatically completes the quest of the thread the user is participating for that user only.

Quest Failed

thread summary

Morningstar:
6547 EXP | (5456/5)*6
11882 col | 400 col [1 page] + 982 [laurel wreath] + 10500 [loot]
T4 Rare Weapon 223582a
T4 Uncommon Consumable 223582b
T4 Rare Consumable 223583a
T4 Rare Armor/Shield 223583b
T4 Rare Trinket 221463
T4 Uncommon Consumable 224831a

Nari-Lanreth:
10,912 EXP | (5456/5)*10
1636 col | 1636 [laurel wreath]
 

The Skyrat Raider chased him to the back of the hull, where the escape pods were located. He could see Nari at the far end, waiting for Star before she set off in her pod. A single one remained. The rest had been taken by the surviving crew members, and perhaps some of the pirates who wished not to go down with someone else's ship. 

Another explosion. The airship groaned, and Morningstar swore he heard a cracking sound from above. He spun, digging his blade through the final pirate's torso and watching as he crumbled to blue dust.

Nari called for him to hurry, but before he could take a step the ship ripped apart.

He saw flames and the splintered carcass of the airship, split unevenly in two. His face fell. There was no jumping a crevice that wide. Separated from the pod, and from Nari, he fell.

The ship came apart in one last explosion.

note: Nari-Lanreth has exited the thread due to inactivity; I will solo from here on.

The creaking of the ship signaled them to evacuate. Regardless, the pirates fought on. Morningstar swayed from one end of the room to the other, wobbling like a child learning to skate. Flames erupted from the room next door, led by an explosion that shook the hull. He shouted at Nari to go on ahead; he would catch up to her when he could. In the meantime, he stayed behind and fended off the Skyrat Raiders.

Their attention was stuck to Nari-Lanreth until a wide sword art from Morningstar stole it away. "Yeah, that's right. Stick with me."

One by one, he fought off his enemies, jetting through them with ruthless ferocity. When only one remained, he made his way for the exit. They clashed swords inside the doorway, stumbling about as the ship rocked. It dipped low; Morningstar thought it might have begun to fall. He made for the escape pods.

thread summary

Morningstar:
4958 EXP | (3099/5)*8
743 col | 743 [laurel wreath]
1 guild token

Pollux:
2359 EXP | (3099/5)*3 + 500 [quest]
400 col | 400 [1 page]
Nature's Treasure
SoW Questline
1 guild token

11 minutes ago, Lessa said:

Mod(s)/Addon(s)/Shift(s) Being Dropped: Purify (4), Impetus (4)
SP Incurred Towards Limit: 8 SP
SP Refunded: 8 SP
Cost: 8,000 Col

approved

1 hour ago, 3ulogy said:

Link to 6/18 appraisals

T4 Perfect Weapon | [236175b]
244602 | BD5 | CD9 | LD10 |  | Bleed or Paralyze
244601 | BD10 | CD8 | LD13 | Unique Identified | Vamp (O) or Env. (O)
244600 | BD10 | CD11 | LD20 | Unique Identified | Frostbite or Static

Transmute into (2) Mystic Essence | 244612a 244612b

a sign of gambling addiction, that is to be certain

oh, yes. approved

6 hours ago, Wulfrin said:

Vanguard Plate Mk2 | T2 Perfect Heavy Armor | 244525 | Heavy Momentum 2 | Taunt
Desc. Heavy plate armor designed to draw in all the attention

Fusing 2 Rare T2 shields [244534] + [244535] -> T2 Perfect Shield
Vanguard Shield Mk2 | T2 Perfect Shield | 244555 | Thorns 2 | Recovery 1
Desc. Sturdy shield designed to dish out damage.

Fusing 2 Uncommon T2 Hammers [244527] + [244529] + Rare T2 Hammer [244528] -> T2 Perfect Hammer

Vanguard Hammer Mk2 | T2 Perfect Hammer | 244558 | ACC 3
Desc. A heavy hammer guaranteed to hit its mark

Blade of Mercy | T1 Rare Throwing Knife | 244536 | Bleed 2 
Desc. Splits into two when unsheathed. The weapon's warped and serrated blades are forged in hard steel. Most effective at making swift and deadly attacks

Fusing T1 uncommon rapiers [244541] + [244542] + T1 rare rapier [244540] 

Elegant Rapier | T1 Perfect Rapier | 244559 | ACC 3
Desc. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

Elegant Armor | T1 Perfect Light Armor | 244544 | Rec 2 | Mit 1
Desc. Elegant light armor for a more civilized age. 

Post link for items

 

yes indeed

“You’re not going to go looking for it alone, are you?” Bee gathered the equipment she had left in the foyer. Her guildmaster had a knack for being an idiot at times. She tried to mitigate that when she could.

“‘Course not. I’m a responsible adult,” he replied from down the way.

Morningstar knelt before the Shambler once again. Did responsible adults keep monsters in cages? Maybe not. He studied it cautiously, careful not to come too close to the cage. It was probably still angry about the removal of its hands, and while it was less of a threat without them, he didn’t want to test it.

Bee peeked around the corner. “Coming?”

“Yeah,” he said, but his attention was elsewhere. The quest objective for Fatal Error had updated. 

1/5 Spectral Knights Slain.

Obscure quest goals usually came with instructions, but without any NPCs on Floor 29, there was no one to contextualize it. Morningstar had never encountered a Spectral Knight before. Three questions came to mind: what were they, where could he find them, and why kill five?

Bee saw it too. At first, she wondered if killing five of the Spectral Knights would drop the lost sword, but it didn’t make sense narratively. There wasn’t an obvious connection between the sword and the knights.

“Unless, killing the knights spawns the field boss we’re looking for…” she mumbled.

“What was that?” Morningstar ruffled his jacket as he turned into the foyer.

“I was just thinking out loud. Look at the updated quest objective. What if…”

27 minutes ago, 3ulogy said:

Link to 6/17 appraisals

Results.
Keep Perfect Weapon | 235690a | 3040 col spent
Scrap nine other items. 1140 * 9 = 10,260 col spent.

Kingslayer | T4 Perfect Straight Sword - Short Sword | [235690a] | Blight | Env. (O) | ACC
A blade honed for the honor of slaying Ladonia's Royal Family. It secretes a venom that rots and consumes whatever it touches.

Total. 13,300 sent to banker.

approved

“NOOO!”

The sound ripped out of him, a guttural cry. It was primal and broken, mixed with panic, rage, and desperation.

Calenia strained against the knight’s vice grip. Her voice was silenced as its fist tightened around her throat. Leron screamed and shouted, slamming his spear into the knight over and over to no avail. He made a last ditch attempt at freeing his familiar by jamming his weapon through the knight’s wrist, but it simply blocked with its free arm.

To Leron’s surprise, Calenia didn’t break apart as intended. Her form shifted in the knight’s hand, expanding until she was too large for it to hold. He dropped it and it let out one last exasperated screech before becoming something unrecognizable. It lost its avian features, growing arms and legs and humanoid torso. Armor built itself around the new being, mimicking that of the knight standing over it.

Leron watched in horror as the Spectral Knight rewrote itself onto his beloved friend. The Calenia-Knight lifted itself from the earth and drove a shimmering sword through his chest.

From Cardinal came something new. It outstretched its crystalline arms, taking in the vile air of the 29th Floor. It moved lithely, ghost-like, ignoring obstructions in its path like they were as insubstantial as dust. It’s form g̵̢̘͙̓͒̌̈̿̒l̵͓̱̓̃̉̂̓̏͝ḯ̵̝̤̲̯̣͐͋͝t̶͍͚̫̹͓̅͐ć̴̟͙̲̼̩̯͕͝ḩ̵̹͍͇̺̏e̵̡͓̞̝͎̊d̸͎̓, not unlike the Fatal Error quest message. Pixels spasmed out of control, and strange, abrupt audio queues sounded at random intervals. Something wasn’t right. Something was broken.

The player known as Leron encountered it first. At level sixty-three, there was virtually no monster that could stand in his way. When he found the tall being darting quickly towards Ilridge, he resolved to intercept it.

Leron whistled to his hawk to fly high. They would take it by surprise; he would attack head-on while the bird, Calenia, would swoop in with an unexpected stun. It was a timeless strategy that rarely failed him.

The creature was quick—too quick to catch on foot. He activated Charge and his speed multiplied tenfold, overcoming that of the knight in a flash. With a sharp yank, he thrusted his spear and drove it into the knight’s side. Through a narrow eye slit, it glared at Leron, gripping the spear pole tight. Together, they crashed.

14 hours ago, 3ulogy said:

Link to 6/16 Appraisals

Results.
Keep Perfect Weapon | 235665. 3040 col spent
Scrap nine other items. 1140 * 9 = 10,260 col spent.

Oath of the Heretic | T4 Perfect Weapon | [235665c] | Taunt | Env. (O) | ACC
A blade pried from the hands of a dead Sundrinker and corrupted in the mires of Floor 18.

Total. 13,300 sent to banker.

Approved

rolls still wip

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