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Ivory ignored the NPC, whether or not he was right it was no reason to harm such a small helpless animal just out of worry that it might come back to hurt them in the future. She rushed out of the cave ahead of the NPC to make sure that he wasnt able to capture the poor creature again, leaving Randal alone in the cave with the other creature for a moment. 

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ID #188762

LD: 1

 

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She couldn't see the young gryphon however, it appeared to have rushed out into the wilderness, potentially getting itself lost in the process. They would probably have to search for it to return it to its parents at some point, but for now it didnt seem like there was much point in chasing the small animal when Randal was still dealing with whatever the creature inside the cave was. The NPC seemed to have calmed down for the moment, so she rushed back into the cave to see fi she could help Randal somehow.

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When Ivory left the cave to chase after the white Gryphon, the creature in dark thrashed the hardest, slamming the unsuspecting Randal into the cave wall in a quick huff and vanishing into the darkest, Randal did not see anything fly out of the cave entrance that Ivory and himself used so there must be another way out.

Clambering up to his feet, Randal looked at Ivory as she ran back to check up on the NPC and himself. The both of them looked at the living NPC and questioned him about the situation. Randal did not question him gently, holding him up by his collar and shaking the truth out of him.

As it turns out, the three NPCs were exactly who they said they were, and they were here to get the ginseng as mentioned, but some time ago they found a wounded adult gryphon with a young baby one. They were overtaken by a sense of greed and had enslaved the gryphon through ransoming the youngling, they used the flutes to call the gryphon whenever they wanted to use it.  It seemed there was some infighting amongst them which led to them betraying each other.

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ID Battle Craft Loot MOB Character Link Purpose Time
188814 4 10 1 1 Randal http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png Find Material 2021-04-16 08:50:26

 

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Ivory frowned at the NPC, resisting the urge to smack him upside the head. What they had done was so cruel and stupid it made her incredibly angry. She could feel her cheeks heating up with frustration. "How could you do something so cruel. Imagine if your child was taken from you and held hostage while you were forced to work just to keep them safe." Came the heated words a few moments later from the obviously upset young woman. She looked almost close to tears at the story the NPC had told, picturing the pain of the parent and child kept apart by the greed of a few people. She took the flute out of her pocket, dropping it onto the ground before stomping on it and crushing it to pieces on the ground. She sniffled having successfully held off the tears. "I'm sure they gryphon and its parent will be fine now, but what do we do about these NPCs?" She asked Randal, looking for his advice.

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“There’s only two left, and I can only think of two ways I am willing to let this end. The gryphon will be looking to get its revenge, if we let the NPC go back to town on his own, there is a high chance that he will not make it town in one piece, alternatively, we might have to send him to the town prison ourselves.” Randal explained his thought process.

Either way they had to leave this cave, but Randal wanted to find out how the adult Gryphon had managed to leave in a different way and raised his glow stone higher to reveal a deeper cavernous entrance above them, they could climb up and see what was on the other side if the wanted to because there was a number of places to climb up with. The NPC appears to be getting more nervous and says, “Please help me get to town, I promise to repent and turn over a new leaf.” Or so he claims.

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ID Battle Craft Loot MOB Character Link Purpose Time
188957 1 7 15 7 Randal http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png Find Material 2021-04-16 17:19:32

 

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Ivory frowned at the NPC"I believe that even in the worst situations there is room for forgiveness and a second chance." She spoke up. "However, actions have consequences, and forgiveness has nothing to do with those consequences." She tapped the toe of her boot on the floor, thinking. It was important to stick true to your believes and morals even more so in an emotional situation. "I think we try to get him back to the town and turn him in to the authorities. As horrible as he is, if he means what he says we should at least give him the chance." She finally said, after a few moments of pensive silence.

The healer wandered up beside Randal, peering up at the cavernous entrance in front of them. Her shaky hand reached out to grip his for a moment, just wanting to feel some reassurance that there was someone else there. "Do you think there's anything up there?"

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Pulling his moves out of a movie, Randal swiftly jabbed at the NPC putting him to sleep. “Don’t worry he is only unconscious, this way I won’t have to worry about losing him while we check out what it is he is so afraid to show us up there. Randal then cat Ted the NPC up and over the ledge was only about a full adult height.

Taking the lead, Randal climbed up the footholds, placed the NPC on the ground before extending a hand down to help Ivory up as she has shown to be a little clumsy with these things. Taking out his glow stone to light the area. A gruesome array of cages and devices were scattered all over the place. It was evident that this was where it all happened. The extent of items present in the area served to point out one brutal fact, there were other and this was not a small group’s actions.

Randal pointed to some markings, “ do you think these are markings made by a gryphon?” Randal asked to Ivory.

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ID Battle Craft Loot MOB Character Link Purpose  Time
188959 8 5 19 3 Randal http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png Find Material 2021-04-16 21:14:55

 

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Ivory climbed up with the help of Randal and almost immediately wished that she hadn't. She didn't really want to dwell on the awful things that had been done here. She did her best to ignore the cages and devices, finding it strange that there werent any animals in the cages currently. The place was empty except for them and the NPC. She made her way over to the markings that Randal was pointing at, kneeling down to inspect them. "I mean, they look like claw marks, and gryphon's do have claws. The spacing seems a little strange though, almost too close to each other. I dont know what else would make a mark like that though." She responded, still trying to ignore everything else that was around them. She was obviously very uncomfortable about where they were and would rather be pretty much anywhere else. She didnt voice this however, as it seemed like there was more going on here than they originally thought and they needed all the leads they could get to stop this.

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Randal was not the only one that felt uncomfortable with what was happening in this cavernous space.

There is too much going on here, we should return to the village to see if there is anything that the information brokers there can tell us after handing this scumbag to the police. We should hurry, we spent a lot of time here and it is going to get dark soon.” Randal was also able to hold off the creature due to the nature of the limited space in the cave but if it was in the open space or plains, it could be a very dangerous position to be in with an enemy that is just as fast if not faster and equipped with the ability to fly.

Randal and Ivory hurried back, they covered the NPC with snow and laid him on Randal’s shoulders in a fireman’s lift. They managed to get back to the town before the sun completely set.

Randal knew that Ivory must have been really affected by what has happened and asked “Do you want to follow me to the police station or we can meet back at an inn of your choosing when I am done with this fella.”

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ID Battle Craft Loot MOB Character Link Purpose  Time
188960 2 9 2 9 Randal http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png Find Material 2021-04-16 21:16:18

 

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Ivory ran her fingers through her hair unhappily before they set off back to the town. The day had been going really well and then just as quickly it wasn't. She had certainly not intended to get caught up in some weird animal abuse conspiracy thing. They got back to the down with the time approaching sunset and she breathed a sigh of relief as they arrived. She really just wanted to relax at this point. "I saw an inn near the entrance, its called the Obsidian Shield or something like that. Its hard to miss and they have a little tavern and bar too. Lets meet up there and just relax I guess. Its been a long day and I don't really want to deal with these NPCs longer than I have to." She stuck her tongue out at the unconscious NPC"Anyway, I still need to find that familiar tomorrow, I don't know if you plan to accompany me still or what. I know you probably have stuff going on."

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It didn’t take long for Randal to find the guards of the village, Ivory had departed earlier, turning in for the night after they agreed to meet for dinner and drinks to review all the information they knew.

While he was there, a guard pulled Randal aside and warned him. “Do you know what you’ve done? Although no one is saying anything, there are forces that exist above the law in this town and you’d do well to escape before they get you... and thank you for your help. Watch your back.”

Randal was shaken at this revelation, he knew there was more afoot but he didn’t expect the conspiracy to affect the governance of the floor.

While he was on his way back to the inn, Randal made a pit stop at the information brokers. As it turns out, there have been mysterious break-ins all over the floor, most notably, raw gemstones thought to be worthless were taken during the crime. Reports claim to see creatures flying through the night and claw marks at the locations.

Randal thanks the brokers in cash and left, taking special care when walking to the inn. He looked around for Ivory to tell her everything.

 

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Ivory would be found sitting at the bar chatting with the bartender. For being around the time one might expect a lot of people to be at a bar it was strangely empty, with just a few people sitting at tables minding there own business and only one other at the bar with her, although at the other end. Her cheeks were a little flushed, and the glass in front of her was empty. She had obviously been here for a bit and luckily the bartender seemed happy to entertain her and take what little col she had. "Life is w-what you make of it man. You don't have to be stuck here wiping down tables and pouring drinks for scrubs." She hiccupped, a high pitched, almost cute hiccup. 

"Just get out there and follow your dreams, fate will guide you to who and where you need to be." She leaned over the bar, resting her elbow on the table and her head on her hand, giving the bartender a dazzling, although slightly dazed, smile, seeming completely unaware that it was an NPC who probably couldn't care less but was programmed to humor her.

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It didn’t take long for Randal‘a eyes to find his  companion’s snow white hair complementing the bar’s warm wooden aesthetic. She was for all intents and purposes harassing the bartender. 

Randal walked over to sit beside Ivory and ordered a few dishes from himself, it had been a long day and he had a small appetite. There was only a few moments to spare now that Randal received the guards warnings, he needed to either get out of town or beat down all that might come to harm him.

For now, he picked up his food and headed to a bar table with its back against the wall and had his meal. It was a tasty rosemary chicken and Cajun spice mixture. Randal took his time to savour the food and wandered if Ivory had eaten yet.

After he had finished his food, a melodious sound of a flute could be heard in the vicinity, the music sounded sweet and was a wonderful accompaniment to the meal and atmosphere, Randal shook Ivory to see if she would wake up.

 

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The woman groaned as she was shaken, groggily blinking her eyes and slowly sitting up, propping herself up on the bar counter with her hand. Her other rand rubbed sleepily at her heavy eyes. "What is it?" She asked slowly after a few moments, visibly resisting the urge to yawn. noticing the sound of the flute a few moments later she raised an eyebrow questioningly. She had no reason to think there was any connection to the flute from before and this, but it did make her think about what had transpired earlier. "Did you finish dropping that guy off?" She managed before waving the bartender over and ordering a glass of water while attempting to wake up and sober up by sheer force of will. She had been having this wonderful dream about tiramisu and a whole bunch of friends and just hanging out and chatting about whatever. She didn't like to think about tiramisu, it just made her mouth water at the thought.

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You’re sleeping at the bar, I got us some rooms. So lets get some rest and I’ll update you tomorrow morning.” Randal said tiredly. His belly was full from the delightful warm food that warmed him up and was ready to turn in for the night. Seeing as how Ivory was practically just as tired as he was.

The next morning, after Randal had filled Ivory in on the things that he had found last night like the mysterious break ins and  warning from the guard, the duo was setting out and ready to leave when a random child ran up to them and handed them a handwritten note which said. “Come to the eastern peak overlooking the Temple of Three if you wish to stop the group that the man you dropped off belonged to.”

Shall we?” Randal looked at Ivory with a sigh, looks like we are not done yet with the story. “We still need to find you that familiar and I got a good feeling the creature from yesterday is not done and we can probably encounter it again if we go.”

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Ivory smiled up at Randal, her head still propped up on her hand. Luckily it seemed that Randal had already gotten them rooms so she could just go straight to sleep. she shrugged after reading the note that had been delivered to them. She cared, but she couldn't bring up the mental energy at that moment to really care. She'd worry about in in the morning when they actually decided if they were gong to do anything about it. Trudging her way to her room, she entered, shut the door and then plopped facedown on the bed, unequipping her vambraces and sinking very quickly into a deep sleep.

The next morning she woke up fairly early, and after brushing her hair and making herself presentable she made her way out of the town a ways, messaging Randal where she was so that he could meet her there whenever he got up. She wanted to see the sunrise and just enjoy the peaceful morning, which was why she was up so early. When she got tired she really felt it, but she had never really needed much sleep. Glancing up she saw a pair of eyes glimmering in the shadows a ways away, staring at her. With slow tentative steps she made her way towards it, trying not to scare whatever it was. Upon drawing closer, she could see that it was the tiny gryphon from earlier, inspecting her cautiously from slightly behind a rock.

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ID #189226 | LD: 8

Familiar found!

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Randal awoke fresh out of bed ready to tackle the world at any given moment, he read Ivory’s message and decided to head on out to find her location but they had yet to be added as friends so Randal quickly sent her a friend request and waited for her response. While waiting, Randal helped himself to a big helping of breakfast eggs made by the innkeeper and checked all of his equipment while waiting, ensuring that before he left the safe zone that he was well-stocked with everything that he might need.

Seeing as how he was running low on glowstones, Randal decided to drop by the merchant for a quick second after finished his breakfast in order to procure some and some materials to help with crafting later. After making the purchases, he leisurely strolled to the gate that Ivory was most likely to leave by and waited for her to accept his request so that he could make his way to her. He hoped that he did not miss anything by sleeping in that morning.

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ID# 189227

CD: 3 Taming failed

 

Ivory took the familiar food out of her inventory trying to slowly reach out to offer it to the gryphon. She the food slipped out of her shaky nervous fingers and disintegrated into little pieces after it hit the ground. She frowned. Whoops. The gryphon, a little startled by the dropped item backed up nervously, letting out a tiny growl. Ivory backed up a step, noticing a notification on her HUD for a friend request. Wondering who that could be from she opened her menu up, seeing that it was from Randal. She wasnt particularly surprised at who it was from, seeing as he was the only person she had really interacted with recently. She clicked the blue accept button, adding him to the surprisingly short list of people on her friends list. She didn't really use the feature all that much in the first place, she preferred the old fashioned way of remembering people.

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As he waited for her reply, Randal played with some small children who had found their way out of the town, these were still NPCs but he liked how realistic they were, their joy was a relief compared to the constant turmoil of the game.

While played, Randal received a simple notification that his request had been seen and accepted. Taking a look at his friends log and tracking Ivory, Randal made his way to her. They had already burned most of the morning light and the sun was now high in the sky. When Randal saw Ivory at first he did not notice anything out of the ordinary until he saw her do a little hop forward while squatting like he used to do with his cat back home to try and get closer to it. As he suspected, Ivory had found a friend, a very familiar white gryphon and her was bonding.

Fearing he might startle her and the poor creature, Randal sat on a nearby rock and watched the two try to get to know each other, all the while hoping that it would work out.

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ID Battle Craft Loot MOB Character Link Purpose Time
189237 9 5 11 7 Randal http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png Find Material 2021-04-18 12:29:32

 

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ID# 189228

CD: 6 Taming failed

 

It seemed as though the mythical creature was still quite scared, but maybe its curiosity would get the best of it? She needed to make it realize that she didn't mean it any harm, so she sat down in the dirt with her hands open so that it could see that she wasn't holding a weapon or anything that might hurt it. The gryphon didn't move, and neither did she, staying as still as she could and then slowly moving to motion the gryphon closer to her. It looked like patience would be the key here, and even then it might not be enough. But she was will to sit there until the gryphon realized that she didnt mean it any harm and come closer. She wasnt going to give up just because it was going to take a while. She smiled kindly to the creature, motioning for it to come to her very slowly once more.

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Randal looked at the two entities ahead of him and watched Ivory try to get closer and bond with the familiar but it did not seem to be working out, twice she has tried to approach it and twice it has run away, maybe the frontal tactic would not work because the little beast has been scarred by too many humans and it would take a long amount of time for it to warm up to another.

However, Ivory was as warm as anyone that Randal knew so if there was anybody who was likely to succeed that winning the heart of a creature like it would be her.

Randal looked at his own familiar, Mr. Pebbles and wondered when he should start training it do something, he needed the skill to teach but he also had to consider what he wanted to do by teaching. Randal was sure that the training would take a long time to accomplish.

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189238 5 12 1 1 Randal http://www.cydel.net/images/saorpg/diceroll/Msg_hover2.png Find Material 2021-04-18 12:30:01

 

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