Nari-Lanreth

The flashing notification caught Nari’s attention before the corresponding ding could reach her ears. A quick glance over the message, and she turned to make her way towards the western edge of the settlement. She could see the coming storm on the horizon, the winds beginning pick up as the first layer of snow began to fall. It wouldn’t be ideal for what they were about to do, but Nari took comfort in it anyways, as did the little fox on her shoulders. As she made her way along the path, she spotted the figure of Astreya from a distance, waving and calling out to the girl as she got close

The sound of water pulled Nari from her internal monologue of curses and promises. Rushing over the most recent hill, she found herself facing a waterfall – nearly three metres in height. She felt, as her eyes fell upon it, a sudden serenity. It was as if there was an aura over the entire area, calling her in. She hesitated for a moment, a sudden chill down her spine making her wonder if entering the area was the best idea. Nothing immediately stood out to her as a danger… and yet something about the entire area had Nari on alert. She paused on the hilltop for several minutes, survey

She had been wandering the forest floor for hours now, cursing the woman who had sent her off on this foolish journey. All that Onóra had told her, was that there was some sort of waterfall that would mark the entrance, the beginning to the quest. Nari hadn’t been able to get any other details out of her – or her other sources, clearly forced into silence by Onóra, something that bothered Nari slightly. She’d been forced to take what little details the woman had deigned she’d need, and set off towards… whatever this was supposed to be. Sighing for the uncounted time that morning, she pull

“I am so late…” The words came out as a groan, mimicking the groan that escaped her as she rolled out of bed. It was still dark outside – it was always dark outside, here – but Nari’s glance at the time told her what she already knew. Somehow the alarm had failed to wake her when she wanted, and the only thing that had brought her to wakefulness was Onóra harshly throwing a pillow at her from the door, the sound of Nari’s alarm clearly disturbing the other woman. She had scarfed down what could be called breakfast, before collecting Yuki and making her way towards the front door. Calling

The battle over, Nari felt the calmness leave her, and a sudden rush of emotions roll over her. She knew how hurtful her questions had been, and as the girl snapped at her – albeit relatively kindly, all things considered, Nari felt her face downturn in reaction. “No, you can open it. I’m… sorry, I didn’t mean to be so rude. I… get focused on battle. I just… look, I don’t want you getting hurt, so sometimes I say… well, things don’t always come out right.” She took a breath, rolling her shoulders and stepping towards the girl, holding out her right hand awkwardly – the shield on her arm w

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Turning from the woman she had been talking to, Nari smiled at the newcomer, starting to give off her standard greeting before slowly stuttering out. She cocked her head at the newcomer, her smiling slipping slightly before she managed to pull it back into place. Glancing at the weapons on the table, her composure seemed to return to her. Nodding, she took a few sketches of the pieces before speaking to the girl – her eyes still trained on the weapons as she spoke. “I can have these ready shortly. You can wait here it you want, or come back a bit later. Oh – and you can hold on to these.”

Her message to Onóra complete, Nari palmed the send key gingerly, wondering what the woman would think of her request. She knew it was completely out of the blue, and likely might cause some confusion – or worse… The sudden alert of an incoming message startled her from her thoughts. She quickly keyed open the menu, amazed at how quickly the reply had come – even a simple yes should’ve taken longer with how much she’d written. ‘Unless she didn’t read it all…’ Heart suddenly constricting, she frantically opened the message, her eyes drifting over it so quickly that words almost seemed

Turning towards the north, Nari will begin walking a path she had taken many times over the past number of days. She still couldn’t believe the rumour led to the Ming Garden. She could remember being there only days ago, moving through the walkways with… “Come on, it’s this way. I’ve been there… recently. With a friend.” A brief pause as she seems to draw inwards, thinking about something. “I don’t remember seeing any… ghost… last time I was there, but perhaps it depends on the time of day, or the party in attendance… or some other initializing factor.” A few steps before she turns,

Nodding while the three others confirmed their specialties, Nari will let her eyes roam around the area. She wasn’t a fan of the location – it was far more sombre than the floor she called home, even if there was daylight here. Cocking her head at the woman – Yuki’s, her name was Yuki – Nari will finally speak up, a look of pause on her face. “Well, I don’t know how much damage I can do per se, but…I, like you also deal back from what I take – although likely not nearly as much as you do…I’m guessing we should avoid paralysing the creatures where possible then?” She’ll smile slight before

Request: Paragon Level 10 - (1) Gleaming Scale, (1) Demonic Shard

Nari watched in what she could only call disbelief as the girl once again managed to miss hitting either target. She barely registered the two skeletons slamming their weapons into her, her eyes entirely on Cleo, even as one of them exploded into shards. “You… you missed again. I would recommend maybe focusing on… hitting them. It tends to, well, work better. Do you have any accuracy boosts on your weapon?” Turning her attention back to the single Skeleton, Nari will level her spear along the top of her shield, steadying the point of it before activating the sword art. As the tip begins t

Nari made her way back into the little café shop, smiling as she caught sight of Rebekah – clearly hard at work. Nari could see the focus and determination in her form and features, and she swore she could see a little bit of enjoyment there as well. Moving up to the counter, she’ll smile as she greets Rebekah. “Hey I heard that the order was ready! Thanks for the quickness on it. It looks awesome! I’ll definitely be back for some more in a little while!” Collecting the caribou stew, she’ll deposit it into her inventory before giving Rebekah another wave, then making her way back out

Her fight with the creature in the colosseum had gone far better than Nari had expected it to, and as she had returned home – barely getting a few hours of rest – she was notified of another situation on floor five. Deciding it was a problem for tomorrow, she rolled over in her bed, trying to fall asleep. A few moments passed before she realised she wouldn’t be able to rest properly until she did something about the notification. Sighing heavily as she rolled into a seated position, she brought her menu up, opening her friends list and quickly scrolling through it. Her finger hesitated ov

Not taking her eyes off the Skeleton, Nari will gently say over her shoulder to the girls enquiry, “It’s an ability for armour, it allows you to give back some of what you take – or if you’re like me, more than you take.” Eyeing the two skeletons, she’ll drop her shield into place, pulling her left leg back as she readied herself to strike. Her gaze rolled over the health bar of the two creatures, suddenly realising that both were nearly defeated. “I’m going to hold here, you finish them off. They’re still focused on me, so make sure to make this one count, okay?” Letting go of the s

“It’s always amazing how similar… and yet different this place is. I’ve come here a few times, each time on a different floor, and although the general layout and appearance is similar…” Nari will pause to pull a lilac towards her, letting the flower gently run through her fingers before allowing it to spring back into place. “There’s always something unique about it.” Turning to look at Bismuth – purposefully avoiding looking at Nemo, she still wasn’t fully able to forgive him, but her hatred had more than died off. “So… what did you want to do here today? I’m down to do a bit of foragin

Thread Summary Nari-Lanreth | 3,740 = 1,000 EXP [Quest] + 2,740 EXP [Thread Progression] | 14240 col = 400 col [Quest] + 13840 [Foraging/Looting; ID204979; ID204285; ID204986; ID204988; ID204990; ID205129] | 14 materials [ID204979; ID204285; ID204986; ID204988; ID204990; ID205129] | Rare Weapon, Uncommon Consumable [ID204985] | Rare Armour/Shield (1) [ID205129] // sando: hp1k, dmg100. dmg192 as loot minimum. | Blade of the Sands [One-Handed Straight Sword] & Armour of the Sands [Light Armour; Studded Leather Armour] [Quest]

Her spear slipped under the scales of the creature, landing another successful strike. As she twisted the spear, tearing away its defences further. As she did so, the creature suddenly slashed out with its weapon, slamming it into her side and causing her health bar to drop slightly in response. At the same time, the thorns within her shield lashed out, piercing the creature’s body in multiple places and draining the health of it further. She could see a bare tick left in the creature’s health, and knew that the fight was almost over. With the end so close, Nari knew that she could take

Nari watched as the health bar slipped further down on the creature, her own remaining steady in its full setting. She felt the enthusiasm fighting to burst through her battle calm, the success so far causing her emotions to boil beneath it. She was sure now, or at least as sure as she could possibly be, that the creature’s ability to react to her movements and retaliate with speed were diminished with its sudden increase in its ability to deal damage, and take damage. Knowing what she had to do, Nari forced herself to settle back and let the creature come to her. Her ability to dodge and

She struck true as the beast launched itself towards her. Side stepping, the creatures rolled right past her, unable to properly readjust its attack, leaving Nari to wonder if the increase in size meant that it was less reactive or accurate in its strikes. It was something she put aside for the moment – she didn’t want to assume something that could turn around and hurt her in the future. Shield in front of her, Nari forced herself not to push the advantage, instead allowing the creature to rush her and hopefully tire itself out. Dodging left and right, stepping backwards and drawing it

Nari watched as the health bar dropped further, her damage taking affect against the creature’s defenses. Just as Nari was thinking she may have finally found the true weakness of the being, when the creature suddenly doubled in size. She saw the scales once removed seal over, a film covering them as if adding another layer of defence. The sudden change in the beast’s size caused Nari pause. She knew that often in stronger monsters they could change attack patterns, or even powers and capabilities midway through the battle. Nari had assumed that wouldn’t happen here, seeing as the health

Nari saw the arm suddenly lash out backwards towards her – and attack that she wouldn’t have expected to be possible from something so large and cumbersome. She barely managed to duck backwards as it knocked her spear tip to the side, forcing her own attack to be as futile as its had been. Stepping to her right, she brought herself around again, trying to confuse it into opening its defenses for her. She kept her shield up, poking the spear tip forward any time she saw a possible opening, drawing backwards the moment it engaged the feint, before striking at another target that opened up.

Her blade slashed into the arm of the creature, leaving a dip in the creature’s health. Nari glanced at its health bar, noticing that it had dipped below the fifty percent marker. She was surprised at the progress she’d made – it had seemed like this fight was going to be much tougher than she had originally expected, however she was already halfway there. Smiling to herself, she side stepped another chaotic swipe of the creature, ducking beneath the backswing and placing some distance between herself and it. Shield before her, spear held at the ready, eyes searching for another opening,

‘Well, that didn’t work at all. This…this thing is smarter than I expected…’ She stood her ground, forcing herself to reconsider the fight. It had clearly learnt to watch for her wild strikes, and so she decided that there was only one thing further she could do – stand her ground and slowly strike down the health on the creature over time. Gritting her teeth and preparing for the long haul, she settled into her ready stance, bringing her shield before her and levelling her spear outwards. Letting the bottom of the spear settle softly on the ground, Nari bent her knees slightly, her eyes

‘So it can learn.’ Nari’s only thought as the creature slid to the side of her attack, spinning and slamming its own weapon into her side – Nari barely able to deflect it with her shield to minimize the strike. Nari forced herself to step back, to give herself space and time to consider her options. She knew that she wanted to bring the creatures defences down further, but she was worried that it had learnt her trick entirely and that she needed to consider other options. ‘One last try, let’s give it one last try – it could make a world of a difference…’ Nodding to herself, she decided th