[PP - F28][ST][RH] Gone But Forgotten

[Lessa 1]

Raven Hollow
Cemetery
Sunset

The final rays of the dying sun fell across the headstones. Long ago, the light had gleamed off the well-polished, well-loved grave markers. Now, it simply cast long shadows, straight black lines crossing the hallowed ground like the bars of a prison cell. It was an apt comparison, considering the souls of the dead were trapped within the crumbling walls of the cemetery.

Though the earth had risen and fallen over the years, giving the headstones a tilted, melted appearance, it was evident that they were placed in rows. Someone had taken great care in lining up the monuments like silent soldiers, forever holding watch over the bodies of those whose names they held. 

Two graves stood apart from the others. The first, positioned nearest to the cemetery gate, was marked with only a crooked wooden cross.

The second, on the opposite edge of the cemetery, was marked with nothing but a pile of rocks.

A black haze hung above the former, a darkness untouched by the setting sun.

Spoiler

<<Storyteller System in Effect - Acting as Storyteller>>
True Level: 110 / True Tier: 11

 

[Wulfrin 0]

The setting sun was not doing any favors for an already creepy cemetery. In stark contrast to the lovely autumnal vibes of the rest of the floor, Wuflrin couldn't help but get the feeling something was very off here.

"We must have taken a wrong turn somewhere," Wulfrin spoke softly to his companion, Astra. "As far as I can tell, this isn't on the Floor 28 map anywhere. We should use caution."

Wulfrin pressed on into the graveyard before them. The last time he prowled through burial grounds, he ended up in a knockout drag out with a crazy multiarmed custodian of the grounds. The headstones at one point were no doubt neat and orderly but years of movement in the earth and erosion form the weather left them in various states of disrepair causing them to cast jagged black lines of shadow across the graveyard. Closet to the two swordsmen at the cemetary gate, Wulfrin noticed the crooked wooden cross, different from the slabs of stone from the other graves. A shifting aura of darkness hovered over the grave dirt. Opposite their current position another odd grave stood out, being nothing more than a pile of rocks.

"I'm not a fan of spooky dark clouds over graves," Wulfrin commented as he drew his blade it's celestial steel blade harmonizing with the hallowed ground. "I'll take point and we can go from there."

* * *

Guild Rank 1 | +1% final EXP and Col rewards at end of thread

CS | Flames of the Phoenix is in active. If any player objects they should note such in their first post and the skill will be considered inactive.

Wulfrin consumes
Gungir Shard | Sharchuterie Board | ACC 2 | EVA 2 - Remaining Portions (5/6), Filling Accuracy

Wulfrin | HP: 960/960 | EN: 140/140 | DMG: 23 | MIT:103 | ACC:7 | AA  | PHASE | EVA:2 | PARA-IM | BH:53 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD:5 

Spoiler

"Name: Wulfrin
True Tier: 9
Level: 35
Paragon Level: 51
HP: 960/960
EN: 140/140

Stats:
Damage: 23
Mitigation: 103
Accuracy: 7
Evasion: 2
Battle Healing: 53
Loot Die: 5
Stealth Rating: -5
AA PHASEPARA-IM REC: 8
HLY: 16
Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Blade of Zariel | T4 Demonic Straight Sword | Holy 2 | Phase | AA
Armor/Trinket: 
  - Helldusk Armor | T4 Demonic HA | MIT 2 | REC 2
Shield/Armor/Trinket: 
  - Echoes | T2 Perfect Trinket | ACC 3 | Para-Imm

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage R3

Combat Shift:
  - TECH Shift

Familiar Skill:
  - Rending Familiar

Custom Skill:
  - Flames of the Phoenix

Skills:
  - Battle Healing R5
  - Charge
  - Energist
  - Heavy Armor R5
  - Searching R5
  - Straight Sword R5

Extra Skills:
  - Forgotten King's Authority
  - Frozen Hide
  - Survival
  - Parry

Inactive Extra Skills:
  - Disguise
  - Meditation
  - Brawler
  - Assault Mode

Addons:
  - Ferocity
  - Iron Skin
  - Precision
  - Stamina

Mods:
  - Impetus
  - Justified Riposte
  - Night Vision
  - Vengeful Riposte

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Bear Trap x5
  - Crystal of Blood Dragon Hoard | Mass Healing x5
  - Crystal of Divine Light x5
  - Popcorn | T4 Vitality 2 x1
  - Rhino's Horn x1
  - TP Crystals x1

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
  - 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
  - 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)
  - Extended Workshop: +2 Crafting EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
  - Ornate Fishing Pond: +2 Fishing EXP per Attempt and additional +1 LD & CD to fishing attempts.
  - Dining Hall: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
  - 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:
  - Meeting Room: If guild members held a completed Boss Meeting thread, participants receive +1 ACC for the first two turns in combat against a Floor, Event, or Field Boss. Limit one use per thread.
  - Training Room: Lowest-leveled guild member receives +10% bonus EXP at the end of the thread. At least half of the thread's participants must be guild members. Limit one use per month, per character.
  - Dueling Arena: +3 to initiative. Limit one use per thread.
  - Trading Hall: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters and Rank 4 merchants/performers receive +1 crafting/identification attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters and Rank 5 merchants/performers receive +2 crafting/identification attempts per day.
  - Treasury: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild Totem:

Wedding Ring:
  - Driven
Crafting Profession:

Gathering Profession:
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[Astra 0]

It had been quite some time since Astra was in a cemetery, not since he was a child. He made it a point to try and avoid them ever since, not due to the fear of ghosts or disturbing the dead - but because the memories were too harrowing. His master was right, they must've taken a wrong turn somewhere on Floor 28, and found themselves here of all places. Unease and discomfort sat heavy in Astra's stomach, and his heart rate seemed to pick up a few beats. 

An air of mysterious history hung over the graveyard, and that was evident from the stark warped gravestones, neatly aligned and seemingly tended for. At least, they were at one point. The eeriness was palpable, the shadows were looming - yet there was almost a quiet comfort. Astra supposed that maybe that feeling is present in all cemeteries. They were intended to be a place of respect and remembrance for those who passed. It's just that usually these places ended up macabre, and in most books Astra's read, full lurking danger. For some, the past should stay dead.

"Alright, I'll follo-" 

His attention turned to the dirt grave, marked by a shoddy wooden cross. His eyes ignored the dark clouds above that Wulfrin had pointed out, and instead fixated on the cross itself. 

"That cross, the grave marker...It's just like..." 

His voice trailed off, and suddenly he was no longer following his master - it was him who was taking point. Now bound to some sort of trance, Astra walked closer to the grave, crouching down at the end of it. His eyes glazed over, and it seemed as though tears began to form - but he was fixated on the cross. His gaze remained, but he seemed distant. 

A wooden cross. They probably couldn't afford anything else, like me. 

There's probably a wooden casket underneath the dirt too. 

"I'm sorry, you deserved more," his voice barely a whisper. 

Memories could be dangerous, memories could lead you to approach a mysterious grave surrounded by dark clouds. 

Astra reached out his hand, and touched the wooden cross. 

***

Astra consumed 1x portion of Sharkcuterie Board | ACC 2 | EVA 2 |

Astra | HP: 570/570 | EN: 72/72 | DMG: 18 | MIT: 54 | ACC: 7 | EVA: 2 | BH: 17 | REC: 2 | BLD: 24

Spoiler

 

Name: Astra
True Tier: 3
Level: 27
Paragon Level: 1
HP: 570/570
EN: 72/72

Stats:
Damage: 18
Mitigation: 54
Accuracy: 7
Evasion: 2
Recovery: 2
Bleed: 24
Battle Healing: 17

Equipped Gear:
Weapon/Armor/Trinket:
  - Seeker's Blade | T2 Perfect Straight Sword | DMG 2 | BLD 1 
Armor/Trinket:
  - Seeker's Attire | T2 Perfect Light Armor | MIT 2 | REC 1
Shield/Armor/Trinket:
  - Initiates Draw | T1 Perfect Trinket | ACC 3

Combat Mastery:
  - Combat Mastery: Damage - Rank 3

Combat Shift:
  - TECH

Familiar Skill:
  - N/A

Custom Skill:
  - N/A

Skills:
  - Straight Sword R5
  - Light Armor R5

Extra Skills:
- Concentration 
Action: Free Action
Cooldown: 5 Turns
Effect: As a free action, gain Absolute Accuracy on your next attack. In the case Absolute Accuracy is already present, increase your Accuracy by 1 instead. Effect lasts until the start of next turn.

Inactive Extra Skills:

Sword Arts:

• [x12] ST-I (12 EN) | A single-target sword art.
• [x15] ST-II (15 EN) | A powerful single-target sword art. Only available for use when ST-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if ST-II had been used and had missed the previous turn.
• [x20] ST-B (20 EN) | A devastating single-target sword art. Can only be used if the sword art used the previous turn is not ST-B and had rolled a natural CD9+. When performing an AoE attack, use only the first roll.
• [x11] AOE-I (11 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A sword art that strikes multiple targets at once.
• [x14] AOE-II (14 + [2 * targets] EN) | AOE | A powerful sword art that strikes multiple targets at once. Only available for use when AOE-I was used and successfully struck an enemy the previous turn or if AOE-II had been used and had missed all intended targets the previous turn.
• [x12] TECH-A (13 EN) | STUN | A single-target sword art that stuns an enemy.
• [x12] TECH-B (12 EN) | DELAY | A single-target sword art that, on a successful strike, applies [Delay] on the enemy. [Delay] is a debuff that reduces the enemy’s ACC by 1 for one turn.
• [x12] TECH-D (12 EN) | SHATTER | A single-target sword art that applies a stack of [Shatter] to an enemy for 3 turns. [Shatter] is a debuff that can stack up to a cap of 3, taking immediate effect on the attack it was applied on. Each stack of [Shatter] removes -20 MIT from an enemy, down to 0, if it has MIT. Refreshes duration upon application. 

Addons:
  - Stamina | Reduces EN of all attacks by 2
  - Focus | Decreases minor critical threshold by 1. Also reduces DoT thresholds by 1.
  - Precision | +1 ACC
  - Resolve | +1 ACC and * 10 Tier HP

Mods:
  - Meticulous | +1 Base DMG

Inactive Mods:

Battle Ready Inventory:
  - Starter Healing Potions (Restores 50HP) x2

Housing Buffs:
-Bedroom | "Rested" | -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
-Dining Hall | "Delicious" | Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed. Feasts created this way cannot be used outside of the thread they are created. Limit 1 item created per thread.
-Living Room | "Relaxed" | Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.

Crafting Profession:
-

Gathering Profession:
-   Fishing                            

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Astra