🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- I wonder if they have any legal issues, considering they drown people. Although, maybe people don't go near them much. Honestly, after reading about them, I thought we might have ended up in some strange place, and it would take a lot of effort to get out. But, it turns out they're actually pretty cool guys. Why don't you think about joining them, Tier?

- And what about you? You two seemed to be on the same wavelength... And if you're interested in their problems, you can go to their protector and listen to what she has to say.

- Listen, I really want to check out that suspiciously shop-like "shadow." What's the harm? It's only an hour's walk, and it's right across the street. I'm curious about what's inside.

The two of them had no reason to object to this suggestion, so they all headed towards the suspicious shop. But as Gense opened the door, a blade appeared, and its tip immediately pierced his neck.

He collapsed to the ground, like a puppet whose strings had been cut, and watched as Girra fiercely attacked the assailant, but she didn't have time to reach him - a lightning-fast uppercut from a gauntleted fist killed the guy instantly. A moment later, the black knight approached the terrified Tier, quickly thrust his fingers into her eye sockets, as if her head were a bowling ball, and slammed it into the ground.

...

Gense, Girra, and Tier wake up the next morning in the halls of a modest Temple of Zhui'sixidzi. None of them had any injuries.
- I'm sorry, - said the familiar bald man, who had woken up with them, - I saw you lying at the entrance to that suspicious shop, and, obeying some impulse, I decided to protect you from prying eyes...

Gense gains +1 Charisma and unlocks the next skill.

Misery Loves Company
With this skill, you can force another character to join your team. It works once and only on those who have not yet chosen a guild. Requires 30 experience points.