{PP - PT - F04} Chance Encounters

Reytac · 2025-09-04T15:33:01Z

Reytac stepped out from the safety of Snowfrost and almost immediately felt nervous energy wrap around him. He wasn't yet to a point where the low floors he was familiar with would be a cake walk for him, so danger still lurked in the wings. But he also knew that if he didn't push himself, didn't try to grow, he never would. And if he didn't get stronger he'd never be able to push towards the front lines, to try helping get them out of this abominable death game. And now that he was coherent, just sitting back and leaving his fate to other people stuck in his throat like a jagged piece of ice.

No. It was better to do whatever he could to try to get back home to his love. He had wasted too much time already letting despair rule him to fall back into that dark pit. Pushing on was part of why he'd come up here, to the fourth floor. He knew there was still stuff for him to do down lower, but if he didn't challenge himself, or see what else was out there, he'd wind up trapped, telling himself there was always one more thing. Or that the higher floors were too much, that he'd die if he tried.

He cleared his throat as he breathed in deep of the chill air of the floor. Rey had already equipped the snowshoes he bought from one of the many vendors in Snowfrost, the thought of plunging into a snow drift because he was cocky just sounded like a plan for a bad time. The smell of pine and snow filled his nose and he felt a bit of nostalgia - it had been a long time since he'd been near evergreen trees.

"Right. Time to see if I can find myself a wolf or two to hunt down." As he started towards the forest line, he frowned when he saw a bit of orange moving through the trees - it was an oddly familiar shade, and very out of place in this world of whites, blues, and hints of green. Curious, he angled over in the direction he'd seen the flash of color.

Spoiler

Reytac | HP: 100/100 | EN: 28/28 | DMG: 8 | LD:2

Hammer R2

Searching R2

Lock Picking R1

Gear:

Initiate's Battle Hammer (Dam 3)

Battle Ready Inventory:

5 Starter Health Potions (50HP)

Perfect Tierless Recovery Potion

Consumables:

3x White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies (Rare Tierless Dessert, EVA II)

2x Marscapone Scrolls (Perfect Tier 1 Dessert, MIT III)

@Mari

Edited yesterday at 03:46 PM by Reytac

Mari · 2025-09-04T16:32:42Z

Mari had actually managed to sleep in, only waking to a coffee Lancaster had bought her - laced with perhaps a little too much vanilla syrup for her liking, then again - Mari wasn't normally a fan of coffee, and had only started drinking it because of her brother and because of her lover. Mari drank every single last drop of that precious gift to her. Despite her partners protests for her to stay in bed all day she couldn't. Mari still had some work to do. She hadn't finished clearing out the mobs that swarmed near her home - instead choosing to go take a bath with him.

So now, Mari trudged through the snow - her thigh high black woolen boots doing their best to keep the cold at bay, working in tandem with her survival skill. Mari wore nothing else to keep the cold away. Sporting her usual black shorts, and orange tank top. One would think she was mad, but Mari supposed many people already thought that. A tattered scarf billowed in the wind behind her as she chugged one of the potions that she held in her satchel at her side. It'd help give her the strength to destroy each and every mob with a single strike.

"Won't need much today at least..." Mari mumbled to herself.

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CS SQUABBLE UP IN EFFECT!

PT SYSTEM ENGAGED
*TESTING BUILDS GO BRR*
REMOVING
-REFUNDING RENDING FAMILIAR (TEMP) 10
-REFUNDING CHARGE (TEMP) 10

ADDING
Biting Cost: 20 SP Passive Effect: Player gains +2 Base Damage
Remaining SP - 0

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LEVEL LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGED
Level: 31
Paragon: 0
Tier: 4
True Tier: 14

Consumed
Regretful Memories - Draught of the Pink PK'er (Gungir's - DMG 3 | MITI 1 [Crate - 245931]) {Mari} [1/6]

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 100/100 | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 | AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

Spoiler

"Name: Mari
True Tier: 14
Level: 31
Paragon Level: 0
HP: 680/680
EN: 100/100

Stats:
Damage: 24
Mitigation: 163
Accuracy: 4
Battle Healing: 37
Loot Die: 5
AA
FL.AURA: 8
BRN: 56
ENV-O: 32
PARA-V

Combat Mastery:
- Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
- AOE Shift

Familiar Skill:
- Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
- Squabble Up

Skills:
- Battle Healing R5
- Charge
- Charge
- Energist
- Heavy Armor R5
- Polearm R5
- Searching R5

Extra Skills:
- Survival
- Hiding R5
- Disguise

Inactive Extra Skills:

Addons:
- Focus
- Iron Skin
- Precision
- Reveal
- Stamina

Mods:
- Detect
- Impetus
- Night Vision
- Tracking
- Untraceable

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
- Teleport Crystal x5

Housing Buffs:
- Basic Kitchen: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot. This can exceed normal Cook enhancement caps. Ex: A perfect T2 MIT food gives 35 MIT instead of 30.
- Storage Closet: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
- Dining Room: Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast. A Lesser Feast contains 4 portions of the food items sacrificed. Lesser Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
- Living Room: Increases out of combatHP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
- Attic (Storage): +5% bonus col from monster kills and treasure chests
- Basement: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
- Master Bedroom: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
- Master Bathroom: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
- Ornate Fishing Pond: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.
- Mega Slime Farm: +10% EXP to a thread. Limit one use per month. Must be used on a player's first post in a thread. Cooldown begins counting down when used in a post.

Guild Hall Buffs:

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:

Crafting Profession:
- Alchemist[1522exp] R8
Gathering Profession:
- Cooking[180exp] R5"

Reytac · 2025-09-04T17:21:18Z

Reytac blinked as he got closer to the orange splash he'd seen. It was indeed familiar, and someone he wouldn't have expected to see again outside of her store. It was the orange haired orange-tagged player, Mari, that he has purchased some confections before. He paused for a moment. This was someone who had done something that had gotten them labeled as a Player Killer - but from what he knew, the system took nothing at all into account. Self defense, or defense of another, none of it would matter. So, jumping to conclusions about this would be a terrible and stupid idea.

Besides, she was already out here, on her own. It wasn't like he had seen her following him or something - if anything he was following her! He chuckled slightly at that thought, and how suicidal it would probably be. A paltry level five against whatever level she was - he doubted he'd even get a chance to breathe before being gibleted by her. Rey shook his head with a self-deprecating smile, then raised one empty hand in a greeting wave.

"Afternoon there shoplady! Surprised to see you out here in the snows!" Or down here would be more accurate? Eh. He kept that thought to himself as he looked around. "Hope you don't mind me being here, I'm trying to see if I can gather up some decent materials. If you've got a claim down though, I'll skedaddle." It'd be mildly annoying to have to travel somewhere else, but he did not want to upset the woman who could probably murk him without realizing she'd even attacked.

Mari · 2025-09-04T17:44:43Z

Afternoon there shoplady! Surprised to see you out here in the snows!"

Mari's eyes locked on the man, what was his name again? Raven? No, it had a t in there somewhere, Rattack? Seemed about right. He had called out to her, and in doing so caught the eye of a pack of wolves. A complete and utter idiot! He could have very well gotten himself brutally injured screaming about in the snowy wastes like that. Eyes still on him, or better yet, behind him Mari held out her arm, her weapon flashing into existence. Then with a snap of her fingers fire ignited in her right palm then she lobbed it to her weapon. Mari charged toward Rattack - then right past him as her burning halberd tore into the ravenous wolves, and all too quickly they fell way, whimpering and howling in pain as their flesh seared before they dissipated into flurries of red pixels.

Mari turned, a glance over her shoulder at the obtuse man as a rain of col literally showered her, riches beyond what he had ever seen - before they were scooped up inter her inventory. "The Hell do you think you're doing out here?" She hissed. Mari was not in the mood to play babysitter.

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Ice Wolf #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #1-4 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T1 ID: 252271 , 252272 ,252273 ,252274

Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 82/100 100-18=82 EN | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 +1AA| AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

MARI TOTAL LOOT:
+1 Mon
40,000 Col
12 Materials
Perfect Trinket T1 [4] 252271 , 252272 ,252273 ,252274

Edited yesterday at 05:49 PM by Mari

Reytac · 2025-09-04T18:12:44Z

For about half a moment, as the fireball was lobbied onto the massive two handed weapon, lighting it in flames, Reytac wondered if he had completely and totally misread the orange-haired woman. Was she a mass-murderer, only calm inside her store? For a brief second, chestnut hair and warm hazel eyes filled his mind as he braced himself for what was apparently going to be his end.

But then she was moving past him, flames trailing behind her in an arc as she descended on some wolves that he hadn't even spotted were approaching. As her weapon cleaved through them without even slowing down, his eyes went wide as each one, after the blade and flames passed through, burst into a shower of col and items that she seemed to sweep away almost as fast as they appeared. He blinked once, then twice, then shook his head in amazement.

"Probably not the same as you since you had no trouble at all with those things, so you're out on a stroll it seems." Rey shook his head, still mildly in awe. Then he cleared his throat. "Thanks, by the way. And I'm just out here to try to get stronger and get materials, like I said. If I stick to the baby floors all the time, I won't ever grow." Belatedly, he realized that he wasn't like her - he didn't have the reaction time she did. Carefully stepping back, he pulled his hammer out. Then he realized how that might come across.

"Ah, sorry. Just - if I get attacked again, I can't react with the speed you did so I should have this actually on hand and equipped, not hanging on my belt."

Mari · 2025-09-04T18:21:34Z

He was still talking, chattering away - and as he bent down to....was he gathering? As he bent down - distracted Mari had to literally springboard off his back, "I'll make this up to you later-" She'd say as a booted foot firmly found its way into the mid of his back - she'd jump from there, and disappear just behind the treeline of the forest - Mari had seen the blue glint of another packs eyes, they were hunting. Hungry. And The man seemed to be an all too willing target for them.

Even amidst the trees Mari was able to make short work of them, each one torn in half with a single strike, and each one bursting in a sea of col - one that Mari would soon miss. She'd be relieving herself of the special custom skill soon, in hopes to find one of her own - more suited to her. But this...this was proving very useful....

Mari pushed back a burnt tree branch as she approached the man, her hands already flying through her inventory as she passed him all the unidentified items she had obtained thus far, it wasn't that many to her. They clattered to the floor between them. "Go on." Mari said with a dismissive wave of her hand, "Take em, said I"d make it up to you." Her gaze shifted to the side, always ready. "You wandered into some hunting grounds, follow me - else you'll be dead. Especially wearing slop like that." Mari would say with a gesture of her chin to his attire.

Normally, the woman would be less abrasive but she had been fighting for so long. The poor sod didn't do anything to her. in fact, he even bought from her store. Mari inwardly groaned. "Sorry." She muttered. "Bad few days." That was about as good as an apology as he'd get.

Mari gives Reytac :
Perfect Trinket T1 [8] [252271], [252272] ,[252273] ,[252274], [252275], [252276], [252277], [252278]

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Ice Wolf #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #5-8 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T1 ID: 252275, 252276, 252277, 252278
>Given to Reytac

EN+4
Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 68/100 86-18=68 EN | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 +1AA| AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

MARI TOTAL LOOT:
+1 Mon
80,000 Col
24 Materials

Edited yesterday at 06:26 PM by Mari

Reytac · 2025-09-04T18:31:25Z

Reytac had thought he'd seen something after he finished restarting his purpose for being out here to Mari. He couldn't tell if she was dismissive of his actions, and being here, or just thought him an idiot, but he wasn't going to just keep arguing or defending himself to someone he barely knew. So he had turned to start putting action to word to look for something, to actually gather materials.

Quote

"I'll make this up to you later-"

The brief statement, warning, was given without actually responding to him. And it was all the warning he had as one foot suddenly landed on his back. Then he was propelled forward as the woman leapt from his back, hurling herself into the forest. He didn't have time to catch himself before he was buried partway into a snow drift, ice-cold snow filling his mouth and nose and muffling his shout of surprise.

There was something hard, jagged, against his face, and Reytac managed to pull himself back, and frowned. He had seen something in the snow bank he was looking at - some kind of hardened ice crystal, now shattered, with a 'Ruined' material tag on it. He closed his eyes in frustration. Not at the woman - he had heard the yelps of wolves, so she'd been doing something, but just at his bad luck.

He was wiping snow and the pieces of ice crystal from his face when she walked back over to him, and started dropping random items on the ground in front of him - as apology? Well, considering her level of skill, the things dropped by the mobs on this floor were probably less useful than toys were to her. Still, for him, they'd be a treasure trove. Carefully, he started picking them up. It looked Ike there was one of them from each of the wolves she had killed so far.

"I.. Thank you." He closed his eyes for a moment then gave her a smile. "You don't need to apologize to me, ma'am. You aren't being outright rude, and I can tell if anything you're kind of.. Not concerned, but worried? Or at least think I'm an idiot for coming out here like this. I mean you aren't wrong for thinking that. What, I have a hammer? Some potions, and the cookies you made?" He let out a laugh, bitter to his ears.

" But I have to come to places like this, to get better. I got lucky and met someone who pointed me to your store, but I haven't found another store for some armor or anything yet. If even one of these accessories is good, which, something is better than the nothing I have so far, then I succeeded on this trip beyond what I could have imagined. Shi- sorry, didn't mean to babble at you. Most I've talked to someone in a while."

Spoiler

Roll ID: 25227 LD: 13 (11+2) Fail

Forage Attempt: EXP +3

Forager EXP: 3/49

Reytac Gets:

Perfect Trinket T1 [4] 252271 , 252272 ,252273 ,252274

Perfect Trinket T1 ID: 252275, 252276, 252277, 252278

Edited yesterday at 06:50 PM by Reytac

Mari · 2025-09-05T10:00:55Z

The man followed Mari, he seemed to struggle with talking - Mari tried not to think too much of it. She usually struggled too. She wasn't the best at conversing with others. "It's really nothing." Mari said with a small shrug as he scrambled to pick up the items. She could always throw more unidentified items at Star, or Wulfrin, or even Hirru. But she had a very large backlog already. Mari had exactly what she wanted in terms of armour, and so did Lancaster- so beyond building up a second - she had no real use for them. "You don't really have much in terms of armour. Or Weapons." She'd pause to hold out her arm, creating a barrier for Rattak (Or whatever his name was) He had drawn his hammer, but to call it trash would be a compliment - he was still carrying around starter gear? It baffled the woman. She probably had some kind of duty to help him, considering she was still in Jacobs ladder. "It'd be an inconvenience." Mari said, and with two steps forward she struck down another pack of wolves just as they made to jump out at them - striking them hard and fast before they even had a chance to attack. Their bodies exploded into flames, ash falling around Mari as she made to pick up the materials and col. Leaving the rest for the man to collect if he so chose.

"There's already enough rumors about me, I don't need you dying in my vicinity, on a floor I frequent - to have even more start up again. Grab those. There is a safe clearing just up ahead."

The man would continue to talk, calling her ma'am. Mari winced. "Mari. The name's Mari." She said, pausing as she noticed a set of footsteps in the snow. She'd press her own foot into them. Too big for hers. A glance toward the man who followed her, too small for his. The toes were pointed - so they didn't belong to Lancaster. Huh... Something the woman would need to keep in the back of her mind, they weren't the only two players around right now. "Whoever was pointing you to my store, was probably playin' you for a fool." Mari said. "Who was it?" It was odd...to have anyone really recommend her store - she had barely gotten the dust off her crafting supplies.

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Ice Wolf #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #9-12 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect Trinket T2: 25234, 252350, 252351 ,252352
-Trinkets passed to Reytac

EN+4
Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 54/100 72-18=54 EN | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 +1AA| AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

MARI TOTAL LOOT:
+1 Mon
120,000 Col
36 Materials

Edited 10 hours ago by Mari

Reytac · 2025-09-05T13:21:51Z

"I don't have much in terms of anything , yeah." Reytac paused a moment to pick up the other four trinkets that fell into the snow with soft thuds after Mari pointedly ignored them. It was bizarre to him to see these things be left behind so casually, but they didn't even seem to register to her notice as valuable. Still, he said wasn't going to complain about what was essentially, free loot. A scene from a show he'd watched in real life came to mind, of a cartoon dog following behind a hero and picking up all the shiny baubles left behind in the wake, and one corner of his mouth twitched upwards.

He shook it away as she mentioned rumors, and that upwards quirk turned downwards. Rey hadn't heard any, but to be fair he hadn't actually talked to anyone. "Sorry about that. The rumors, I mean. Haven't heard any and never been one to listen to ones I do hear, but, like I said, you're the first person I've talked to for more than a few minutes." He scratched his cheek idly as he paused, his eyes narrowing at deep tracks in the snow. They didn't match his snow shoes, or the feet of his erstwhile companion. That was - odd, considering this place was largely deserted out in the forests. Near to the town, sure, but out here not as much.

"Uhm?" Ah, asking who had directed him to her store. It was.. He snapped the fingers of his free hand. "It was the purple haired woman I met at the crab broil up on the twenty fourth floor. I guess she took pity on me because when I made was up there, I didn't even have my hammer, literally just the clothes on my back and the beer I brought. Said if I could survive the trip I should find worthwhile things for sale, and hey, I was and am happy with my purchase." It had been odd to get the suggestion from someone he only barely knew, but it had worked out.. Thankfully. He honestly should have doubted it more when the directions were to the tenth floor, and then to a spot outside the safe zone. It was a miracle that Reytac hadn't died.

Spoiler

Reytac gets:

Perfect Trinket T1 [4] 252271 , 252272 ,252273 ,252274

Perfect Trinket T1 ID: 252275, 252276, 252277, 252278

Perfect Trinket T2: 25234, 252350, 252351 ,252352

-from Mari

Edited 5 hours ago by Reytac

Mari · 2025-09-05T13:46:07Z

He confirmed Mari's suspicions. He had absolutely nothing. Nothing in his inventory, wearing nothing of import, his weapon was nothing and Mari was beginning to suspect his brain was also nothing. Or maybe he was just overwhelmed. Mari bit her tongue. She had to try to be cordial. Her social batteries were running on low, lower than low. So any little thing bothered her right now, and it really wasn't fair to take it out on Raymond, or whomever this man was.

"The first person?" Mari asked, shaking off her frustration to lean into curiosity. Had he really not spoken to anyone? For years? "Huh..." It was all Mari could say to that, she couldn't exactly fault him for it, she had willingly been taken to what was essentially a high security prison. She too hadn't spoken to anyone for years. "Glance at the monument next time you're back in your little safety cage." Mari would say with a shrug, she didn't need to elaborate on what the rumors were. They had finally seemed to be put to rest. Best they stay there.

Another wolf pack had charged at Mari, this time they managed to bite into her, each one's teeth sinking into her limbs, but as they bit down harder - they burst into flames, her skills and armour making short work of them. Mari would shrug off the ashes.

"Purple haired woman?" Mari knew a few who would match the description, and Mari's attention was focused on both Corvo and Lancaster. She barely even registered who else was at that event. "Doesn't exactly help but...." Mari scratched her cheek in thought. Who would want to send people to her store, and for why? If it had been Oscar, Baldur, or anyone in Jacobs Ladder...that would make sense, but some random woman? It didn't seem right to Mari.

"I'll need to look into it."

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Ice Wolf #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #13-16 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect armour T2: 252353 ,252354 252355 252356
-Armour passed to Reytac

EN+4
Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 58/100 72-19=39 EN | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 +1AA| AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

MARI TOTAL LOOT:
+1 Mon
160,000 Col
48 Materials

Edited 4 hours ago by Mari

Reytac · 2025-09-05T13:53:29Z

"Mon-ah." The monument to everyone who had died, and what they had died to if it was known. So Reytac was actually walking with someone who, from her own words, was the cause of many names on the monument. But at the same time - she was calling them rumors, and while she was matter-of-fact about it, she didn't seem to take any pride in her name being on there. He also noticed that her eyes kept tightening ever so slightly whenever he started speaking for longer than a few words, so he resolved to keep what he said to a minimum around her for now.

"If I remember her name I'll try to send a message to you." Since Mari hadn't immediately known who the other person was, he felt kind of odd about the fact that the purple haired woman had nudged him to visit the store. There was definitely some kind of ulterior motive - but he didn't know if it had been someone testing to see if Mari was actually someone who just killed for fun and the shop was a trap, or if it was something else.

Out of the corner of his eye Reytac noticed an herb bush that looked like it might have something of use. He detoured slightly over to it - only for it to get hit by a burst of ash from one of Mari's skills, and if there had actually been a thing there he could use, it was now long gone. A helpless smile twisted his lips for a moment and he shook his head in bemusement.

Spoiler

Roll ID 252357 LD 4 (2+2) Fail.

Forage exp + 3

Forager Profession 6/49

Reytac receives:

Perfect Trinket T1 [4] 252271 , 252272 ,252273 ,252274

Perfect Trinket T1 ID: 252275, 252276, 252277, 252278

Perfect Trinket T2: 25234, 252350, 252351 ,252352

Perfect armour T2: 252353 ,252354 252355 252356

+1 Mon?

-from Mari

Edited 4 hours ago by Reytac

Mari · 2025-09-05T16:47:11Z

The man offered to send Mari a name, if he ever remembered it. "Yes, do that. I'm not sure I am fond of knowing someone is out there tryin' to get people to come to me." There was something that wasn't quite right about it. Was someone trying to watch her? Was it Laughing Coffin? "Hey." Mari said, pausing to fully turn and face the man. "This woman." It was a long shot, but Mari needed to start narrowing things down. "Do you remember anything else about her? Who she was hanging out with? The colour of her cursor?" Mari's questions came out hard and fast, almost snappy - but it wasn't out of anger, it was concern. This didn't seem good. "Are you in contact with her?" Mari paused tapping her lip. "No...if you were you'd know her name..." Another idea formed in Mari's head.

"You need more gear, right? What about some tit for tat? I'll let you keep grabbin' whatever I drop and even throw you enough col to cover the evaluations. You find out who this woman is. Why she seems to want to send people to me. I won't lie, could be...." Mari would roll her hand, "Problematic for you to get involved."

Mari barely paused when the next round of wolves approached, howling and scampering toward her - running straight past the man to attempt to bite into her - she barely flicked her weapon at them before they whimpered in pain,exploding at the mans feet, embers rising from the ashes of their corpses.

"Is an issue?" Mari would ask.

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Post Action | [x15] AOE-I (11 - 2 [Stamina] + 2 [Shift] + (2 * 4 Targets = 8) = 19 EN+1 Well Rested= -19 EN)
ID: 252359 | 4 + 5 = 9 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage
ID:252360 | 2 + 5 = 7 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage
ID: 252361 | 3+ 5 = 8 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage
ID: 252362 | 7+ 5 = 12 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage

Ice Wolf #17-20 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #17-20 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #17-20 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #17-20 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect armour T2: 252359, 252360, 252361 , 252362
-Armour passed to Reytac

EN+4
Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 24/100 43-19=24 EN | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 +1AA| AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

MARI TOTAL LOOT:
+1 Mon
200,000 Col
60 Materials

Edited 3 hours ago by Mari

Reytac · 2025-09-05T18:23:47Z

Reytac frowned as he thought back to the crab broil, to the woman. It hadn't been too long so the memories were still pretty fresh. "Fairly certain her cursor was normal, not orange. She had long purple hair, like, about the same length as she was tall. Purple eyes, or kinda pinkish. Was friendly enough, came up and asked for a drink while I was talking with.. Abel? Abellio? But she didn't pay much attention to him or the other guy I can't remember the name of." He drummed his fingers against the handle of his hammer as he tried to think.

As he walked with her, he side-stepped the piles of ash from the latest group of wolves that had decided that she looked like an appetizing victim. At this point he had grown a bit numb to the literal mountain of col that had appeared and disappeared as they spoke - wasn't his business what she did with it, considering that she was essentially just keeping him safe in her neck of the woods.

"But I don't mind helping out. You've been nothing but helpful to me. I'd recognize her for sure, and I'll let you know who it is when I do. As far as it being problematic.." Rey shrugged a bit. "I just want to get out of this damn game to get home. So far, you have been the most help in me trying to get to that goal. Helping you out is the least I can do." Rey tried to pull some usable bark off of one of the trees that they were passing, but the blasted thing basically fell apart in his hands, and he fought the urge to just throw up his hands in frustration.

Spoiler

Roll ID: 252364 LD 9 (7+2) Fail

Forage Exp + 3

Forager Profession 9/49

Reytac receives:

Perfect Trinket T1 [4] 252271 , 252272 ,252273 ,252274

Perfect Trinket T1 ID: 252275, 252276, 252277, 252278

Perfect Trinket T2: 25234, 252350, 252351 ,252352

Perfect armour T2: 252353 ,252354 252355 252356

+1 Mon?

From mari

Edited 1 hour ago by Reytac

Mari · 2025-09-05T18:38:59Z

reply to reytac here

With a final slash against crying wolves - the pack had finally diminished - at least for now.

"Here.." Mari said as they came across a clearing, the surrounding trees had been burnt; their trunks covered in blackened charcoal - and their branches bare. Upon further inspection the trees would have deep gashes in them, and in some of those gashes came an unpleasant and acrid smell. One that would burn your nose. Mari had made this little reprise for herself a few days ago. The surrounding area doused in a chemical that kept the mobs at bay. The blackened ground still scorched - embers crunching beneath their feet. Ensuring snow would not settle there, at least not anytime soon. At the center of the small circle was a small fire pit, and around it a few boulders with wolf skins draped carelessly upon them.

"Sit." Mari gestured to one of the large rocks as she threw her weapon. It clattered to the floor, the woman needed a break. And she needed more information from the man. Mari snapped her thumb and forefinger together - and a small flame appeared atop her finger - Mari clenched it into her fist and the flame grew large enough to sit comfortably in her hand. Mari would casually toss it at the firepit and the entire thing lit up with a sudden fwoosh the wood within it doused in accelerates. Biofuels. They'd burn clean and fast - allowing the wood to take hold of the flickering flames. The action would no doubt puzzle most, but it was almost second nature to Mari - having picked up the trick from her husband.

"Now..." Mari said as she turned to sit on the boulder.

"What exactly did you need to continue your thing. You said something 'bout a wife?" Mari may have been rude earlier, but she was listening. "She's not here right?" Mari had to assume, based on what he said earlier.

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Post Action | [x15] AOE-I (11 - 2 [Stamina] + 2 [Shift] + (2 * 4 Targets = 8) = 19 EN+1 Well Rested= -19 EN)
ID: 252365 | 8 + 5 = 13 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage
ID:252366 | 1 + 5 = 6 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage
ID: 252367 | 4+ 5 = 9 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage
ID: 252368| 3+ 5 = 8 | Hit vs. Ice Wolf Dealing 390 Damage

Ice Wolf #21-24 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #21-24 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #21-24 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124
Ice Wolf #21-24 | 0/372 HP | DAM: 124

Squabble up In effect!
40,000 Col
12 materials
Perfect armour T2: 252365, 252366, 252367, 252368
-Armour passed to Reytac

EN+4
Mari | HP: 680/680 | EN: 28/100 28-19=9 EN | DMG: 26 | MIT:163 | ACC:4 +1AA| AA | FL.AURA: 8 | BH:37 | BRN: 56 | ENV-O: 32 | PARA-V | LD:5

MARI TOTAL LOOT:
+1 Mon
240,000 Col
72 Materials

Edited 1 hour ago by Mari

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