[SP-F01] The First Few Lessons

[Sunnylaros 0]

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Sunnylaros | Lv. 1 | HP: 20/20

DMG: 1 | MIT: 17

Equipped Gear:
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- Heavy Armour - T1 Rare: Mitigation 1 | Heavy Momentum 1
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Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

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Gathering Profession:

Sunny looked around, trying to take everything in properly. He'd never ventured out of the Town of Beginnings before and finally he had made the decision to leave he was going to make the most of it. He thought back to his time so far in Aincrad when he was just going through the motions. When he'd thought that they'd be rescued quickly. But that was then. He'd accepted that this was his new life and that if he was going to make a place in the world he'd have to actually live. And part of that was questing and levelling up.

He'd made his way to the town of Tolbana. A fresh start from the Town of Beginnings to mark the start of his new life.

As he looked around he heard a voice call to him. "You there! Stop, please!" A man was approaching quickly with long, purposeful strides. "Pardon me, but I am in need of some assistance, and you appear quite capable."

Sunny looked at the man and took in his appearance: Grey hair with a monocle gleaming in the light and a smart green cravat pinned at the base of his neck.

"My name is Dorian, and I am the mayor of this town. As part of those mayoral duties, I issued a small loan to a member of the community a few months ago. Well, the time to collect had come around and I-"

Sunny tilted his head to the side but didn't say anything, leaving space for Dorian to finish what he wanted to say. He had a feeling he knew where this would end up, but was interested to see how the flustered mayor would make his request.

"You see, I've forgotten who it was I loaned the money to. Terribly embarrassing, I know, but I am a very busy man, and I cannot keep track of everything that happens. I'm sure you understand." With a wave of his hand, Dorian continued on, "Should you be willing to track down the loan recipient for me, and collect the col, I would be eternally grateful. Just, maybe don't let anyone else know I forgot who the loan went to?"

There it was: his first quest. He smiled at the mayor and nodded. "I'd be more than willing to carry out this task for you. And don't worry, I will be discreet."

Dorian nods. "Excellent, I knew I could count on you! You might start with Zackariah, the alchemist. He's often doing projects for the town, so it may have been him that borrowed the money."

Sunny gave a small chuckle as he acknowledged the information and felt a nostalgic bubble rise in his stomach. A bit of an investigation and a wander around the town. This might be fun after all...

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It took a while to find the right shop. There were so many things to see, and Sunny was determined to take it all in. He knew that before long the urge to run around as quickly as possible, ignoring all the little details, would kick in. He was determined not to give in. The fountains and wind towers around the town, especially, caught his eye, and there seemed to be an abundance of housing and places to eat, too. Quite a pleasant place, all things considered.

Once he had located the alchemist's shop he entered and gazed upon shelves and shelves of colourful potions in various vials and jars. “Oh, hello," A man with a long, snow-white beard had glanced up at Sunny. A cup of bubbling purple liquid was giving off a sweet smell from the counter in front of him. "Are you here to order something? I’m sorry, but I am currently swamped with orders, and I’m running out of supplies.” 

Sunny opened his mouth to respond but before he could get a word out the man had continued on. “Would you gather a few materials for me? Flowers, herbs, rare woods, whatever you can find outside the city walls. I promise I’ll help you fill your order as soon as you return. In fact, I would be willing to show you how to do it yourself.”

Completely distracted by the opportunity to learn how to craft potions, Sunny nodded eagerly. "Of course. I'd love to learn from you! Leave it to me, I'll be back before you know it."

"Excellent, excellent." The alchemist was already looking back down at the potion in front of him. "Head out into the wilds and gather some materials. Return once you have them and I'll get to work turning them into something useful." He looked up again, another idea forming in his head. "Try some fondue before you go. It will make gathering easier for you."

"Certainly. Anything you can do to help will be welcome." Sunny followed the man to the back of the shop and consumed a portion of the fondue. A quick flash of light around his body signalled the buff taking effect. "Thank you. I shan't be long."

Sunny made his way back through town and out towards the wilds of Floor One, a bubble of excitement starting to build within him.

 

Updated Combat Stats

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Sunnylaros | Lv. 1 | HP: 20/20 | DMG: 1 | MIT: 17

Consumable: +3 LD (Quest item - fondue)

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Sunnylaros
realised I was looking at the archived quest. woops

[Sunnylaros 0]

 

Sunny started walking, looking to either side of the main path. The plains covered most Floor One, and he felt quite safe making his way around, searching for materials that would help him complete his quest.

He saw some bushes close by and moved towards them. As he approached the closest bush, he looked out over the plains and saw a group of boars walking in a group. He stopped a moment to take in the sight. "Not yet. I don't even have a weapon." He muttered to himself. And he had to be careful. Even low level mobs could do serious damage to the overconfident. The safety that he'd been feeling moments before receded a little. "Let's get on with this."

Kneeling down and reaching into the bush he grabbed onto what he hoped would be his first material. The pop-up shattered any illusion that this was a free quest: Gather attempt: FAIL.

"Oh dear..."

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Gathering attempt | ID248494 | LD 2+3=5 | Fail | Attempt 1/3

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Sunnylaros

[Sunnylaros 0]

"OK. So bushes didn't work." He stood for a moment and looked at what he thought should have been a full bush. Shaking his head he looked around for a different target. There weren't many trees in the area he was in but maybe he could find some wood at the base of one of the few that were.

Moving across the grass, he chose to focus on the good things instead. He was finally doing something, and things would only get better. The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step after all. And if that first step is actually a stumble... Well, it's just the first learning experience.

There. The tree in front of him did have some wood around it. Maybe this would be enough and get him back on track.

He closed his eyes for a moment before taking a breath and reaching down.

Gather attempt: FAIL.

"Are you kidding? What am I missing here?"

Spoiler

Gathering attempt | ID248495 | LD 2+3=5 | Fail | Attempt 2/3

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Sunnylaros

[Sunnylaros 0]

Sunny pressed his lips together and took a deep inhale of air through his nose. Blowing it out in a long, steady breath he centred himself.

"It's fine. This is fine. You have one more go and then you can crack on with the rest of the quest." The thought suddenly occurred that he hadn't even asked about the loaned Col. Distracted by another quest. Or maybe that was the design. Either way, it was time to focus. grab the mats, head back and enquire about the loan.

As he visualised his tasks he noticed a patch of long grass nearby.

"Can't have any worse luck can I?" He said to himself as he walked over.

Kneeling down for the third time he put his hand into the grass and waited for the notification.

Gather attempt: Success.

The ding of the material hitting his inventory was the sweetest sound he'd heard in a long time and as he stood up he was beaming.  

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Gathering attempt | ID248497 | LD 12+3=15 | Success | Attempt 3/3 | +1 Quest Material

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Sunnylaros