Wulfrin

These bandits must not be very smart, or at least overconfident in their abilities to keep prisoners in check. As Wulfrin gently pushed on his cell door, it opened with relative ease. Quickly he looked both ways down the cell block. Apparently guards weren't very regular either. Keeping as low as he could Wulfrin made his way to Kagamine's cell. Carefully he opened the door and ushered for Kagamine to follow. "Keep quiet and stay behind me," Wulfrin ordered as the two started down the hall. "If a fight breaks out stay out of sight. I'm not in the mood to watch anyone die today." "Oka

"What happened," Wulfrin groaned as he blinked back to consciousness. His Night Vision mod quickly kicked in causing his vision to immediately adjust to the near complete darkness of his surroundings. He was in a prison cell. There was a small chamber pot and a roughly crafted bed suspended by angled chains to the wall to his right. A quick glance to his HP and Energy gauges and he let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't dead nor seriously injured. He did feel slightly lighter. Wulfrin did a thorough pat down of himself and shuddered at what he found. He was left without his sword or armor. H

Having wrapped up lunch and his deeper analysis of the ransom note a while back, Wulfrin finally noticed that the marker was finally updating directly on his map rather than just on the edge. It wasn't long before he entered the clearing. In the distance he could see Fort Faultwarren looming in the distance above the canopy. Cautiously, Wulfrin stepped out into the opening in the canopy. at the same moment Solaris took to the sky, no doubt enjoying the chance to properly stretch his wings. At the edge of the clearing Wulfrin scanned for any signs of an ambush. Content that none was present, Wu

Something was starting to seem off to Wulfrin. The path was way off from any already mapped trails. Wulfrin had often found himself having to take small game trails, or even having to cut through brush himself. After what felt like a handful of hours, backed up by the brief peek Wulfrin took at the clock in his vision. It was about lunch time, and Wulfrin had planned to have already farmed at least a handful of mobs at this point, but alas that was not the case. Wulfrin scrolled through his inventory to find the small bundle Ciela had packed for him before he left. It's durability was nearing

Oddly enough the instructions were vague at best. There wasn't any real meaningful landmarks mentioned let alone a clear path laid out. Never the less, Wulfrin forged ahead into the mist covered forest. Solaris fluttered close by as the canopy in the forest's bounds was too thick for the duo to use their usual tactics. The two had been in close quarters combats before, but not with this level of low visibility. It was obvious Solaris wasn't too thrilled to be confined. The phoenix was fluttering around erratically trying not to ignite the entirety of the forest with its fire trail. As it stood

"You're an adventurer right?" The NPC asked as she stifled through tears. "I could really use your assistance." "What seems to be the problem?" Wulfrin asked taking note of a piece of parchment clenched in her fist. "Well," She composed her self before continuing. "Flora has been plagued by crime at the hands of the Faultwarren Bandits from the nearby Fort Faultwarren. Until now it was simple raids, but this last time they took a prisoner. My son, Kagamine." "I'm terribly sorry to hear that," Wulfrin spoke with a solemn tone. "Did they leave anything like a ransom note or the li

The earthquake caught Wulfrin off guard. The tower however was more jarring. In all his many trips to this location, he had either not noticed it or more likely it was triggered by Miryu's odd player data. Wulfrin was even more caught off guard by the announcement that their quest logs had updated. By his count none of them should have met the requirements yet, so it was either bugged out or a new update had just retroactively progressed them in the quest. Neither option was farfetched, a fully automated system capable of editing and updating itself to maintain balance for the game is fully ca

"All right," Wulfrin spoke aloud as he exited a small boutique. "Got the meals Ciela made, handful of potions and crystals, and my gear's all in order. I think we're good to go." An affirmative squawk came from the skies above as the phoenix circled above. Solaris preferred to keep moving as much as possible when not at home. The regal and sometimes quite ill tempered phoenix only really seemed to be content in the flames of Wulfrin's forge, but of course they weren't there at the moment. The duo began making their way towards the edge of town when Solaris let loose an alerting call that

Captured The forest canopy was a welcome sight to Wulfrin. He and Solaris had slipped away from Wulfrin's girlfriend, no she was his fiancé now. After all the two players had already completed the quest to plan the wedding, but now all Wulfrin want ed was some alone time. It had been a while since he had gone on a solo trip outside of the confines of floor twenty-two. When was the last time? Wulfrin couldn't recall exactly, but he was pretty sure the last adventure was when he went and faced off with The Gemini, but it could have very well been when he went off to find Solaris, his phoeni

"There isn't really a trick," Wulfrin chimed in at the question left out in the open. "This is the one quest that is a grueling slog. Well the fishing part of part 3 is rough, but not near as bad as this one. Unfortunately you're up to the whims of RNGeesus and there is only so much you can do to sway the odds into your favor." Wulfrin was all to familiar with the struggle Adelyte was facing. He had been through the quest already, and in a way he didn't miss it. Unfortunately everyone danced with Cardinal's random number generator on a daily in some shape or form. The crafters use it to f

Cardinal's representation of King Kong shattered into a cascade of blueish motes of light as Morningstar landed the killing blow. Dying Sun was performing well in combat. While he wasn't 100 percent responsible for the weapons creation, Wulfrin had put the finishing touches on the blade resulting in some sense of pride that a weapon he had built was proving a suitable weapon for one of the players on the frontlines. It was a bit of well needed ego boost to remind him that he was doing something to help push the progress of the game. Wulfrin's ears had perked up at the mention of lunch. Qu

"I don't believe we have either," Wulfrin replied. "Name's Wulfrin. I specialize in front line fighting. For the most part I've built around a comfortable mix of offense and defense while traveling alone." With the greetings exchanged, Wulfrin turned his gaze to the city before them, absent mindedly sending out a party invite to Yona. He hadn't the faintest clue where to start looking for their minotaur targets, but he at least had a rough idea of a route to the forest edge, as he had planned to go in anyway just to scout it out an maybe grind a few mobs for items. Now he at least had a m

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The frigid blizzard ravaged Wulfrin's virtual form. The terrain was becoming more difficult to traverse the longer the battle raged. Absolute Zero, the walking glacier that it was, was showing several signs of its HP dropping. The phoenix that fluttered elegantly around Wulfrin was very quickly becoming agitated with the troublesome airspace. Katoka shouted something as the lumbering titan unleased a sweeping arm across the battlefield. The howling wind made it damn near impossible to make out what their samurai protector was saying, but Wulfrin was able to get the gist. As the sound of s

"Fantastic!" Wulfrin clapped his hands. "Find the cave, find the kid piece of cake!" Wulfrin took the lead out of Urbus and back into the mountains. It hadn't been long, only a couple hours, since he and Ciela had left the mountains. At least they didn't have to climb anything, at least that was the hope. Hearing that they were going into a dark cave Wulfrin double checked that his Night Vision mod was active from his Searching skill. He knew it would be as he had no other skill to use in its place, but it never hurt to double check. The trio was wandering through the mountains for a whil

Wulfrin was faring the best out of the lower leveled players tackling a boss far above their pay grade. That was to be expected though, he had been doing everything he could to up his damage numbers. Every combat encounter was another chance to improve his combat capabilities. With each level he saw his numbers climb and climb, now it seemed the only thing that was truly limiting his out put was gear and levels, both of which would solve themselves eventually. Those problems were also a large majority of why he even came out here. As Bob began to wind up for another attack, Wulfrin found

The sandstorm blew in swiftly. In an instance Wulfrin's vision dropped to near zero and he could feel the scorching sands buffeting the few bits of skin he still had exposed. The scarf he had materialized and equipped only a few moments ago was working wonders allowing him to breath without much hindrance. His eyes were a different story. Despite being a virtual form, his body still had physical limits imposed by the system. In this case his eyes were being forced to squint just to see. In a spark of genius, he pulled out his smithing goggles and added them to his ever growing desert traversal

The day was likely to be a long one. His companions seemed to be having a bit of trouble finding their required materials. In their defense though it was likely the location itself being picked clean. Typically Wulfrin only brough maybe one or two players at a time, as players willing to risk their safety net within the Town of Beginnings or the other safe zones of Aincrad were few and far between. That meant there was a larger amount of foot traffic collecting up everything the system could produce faster than it was able to conjure the items into the world. In short the area was being picked

"Sadly no," Wulfrin sighed not even having noticed the other player approaching. Finally he turned to where the voice had originated from. "I take it you're here for the same reason I am, overheard some rumor and are here to follow up? Seems we're both having bit of low luck going for us. Might be best we team up, we could likely cover more ground and our quest logs will also update at the same time." As it turns out though, their luck might be turning around. A burly 6 foot 2 human, a stark contrast from the non-human races that populated the town. Hailed the duo and was asking about the

"You know what they say," Wulfrin shrugged. "Teamwork makes the dream work." As Wulfrin began to walk the group through town, the sounds of a panicking woman filled the air. The woman was running down the street in a hysterical fit of tears and fear. She ran up to the group in absolute terror and confusion. She ran directly into Wulfrin sending him recoiling briefly. "Woah there lady," Wulfrin said placing his hands on her shoulders in an attempt to comfort her. "Slow down a sec. We're adventurer's, tell us what's wrong and we'll do our best to help you out." "Pl-please," the wo

An escort quest, Wulfrin grumbled to himself. Great. Just what I needed. We are walking at such a slow speed, we are basically sitting ducks out here. He wasn't keen on the slow pace they were having to walk for Zamek to keep up with them. Wulfrin had a vague idea of where they were going as he somewhat remembered seeing a rock formation that sorta matched Zamek's description when he traveled out into the desert in search of his familiar. He hated the sand here. The winds that were starting to kick up began to batter his skin with the course granules. There was definitely a sandstorm abou

"The volcano is the next quest," Wulfrin corrected as they stepped off the warp gate platform in the heart of Fortazella. "This quest is an escort one. Something about an old man and the desert." It didn't take Wulfrin long to locate their mark. It was hard to miss the rugged old man that was staring out towards the horizon of the desert floor. Wulfrin was careful as he moved throughout the streets of the crowded bazaar. The back alleys had become almost like a second home to him. Abdullah had eyes everywhere in the city, so the fewer heads he turned, the better. That meant moving fast an

"Fortazela," Wulfrin sighed. "Today is another step towards unlocking those ever so elusive Tech Sword Arts. To help stave off some of the rougher terrain effects. I'm prepping to take on the first round of the Cerberus questline soon. I can solo the boss and minions easy enough but being in the heart of a volcano on Floor 9, the Survival Extra Skill will help with the brutal heat." At the mention of Fortazela, Solaris seemed to become even more energetic. Not that Wulfrin was surprised mind you. Floor 5 was Solaris's original home. Wulfrin wasted no time double checking his gear in prepa

"Guess that leaves me with the green one," Wulfrin shrugged. Wulfrin took the offered green cloak. It was nice to have something else to keep him warm besides just Solaris. Wulfrin took up the rear of the group, as was his usual routine, to keep an eye out for anything that may jump at them. Yes they were in aa safe zone, but Wulfrin preferred to play cautiously in any new environment. He had learned the hard way once back when this game first started that even safe zones have small pockets where HP can drop to 0. Wulfrin was pretty much just along for the ride and to hit things hard, thi

<<The Traveler>> Wulfrin had a goal in mind, unlocking the Tech sword arts in preparation for joining the frontlines. The next one he needed to check off his list was the one dropped by Cerberus. From talking with other players about the aquisition of the sword art, he had come to the conclusion that the Survival skill would be a decent pick up before facing off with round one of Cerberus. That meant returning to Floor Five, a floor that took most of its inspiration from Arabian culture. That meant sand, bandits, and blistering heat. The other factor making Wulfrin hesitant to