Before Erathia.
Carneol, expectation: professionals in their field, cool, well-trained mercenaries, everything is super serious.
Carneol, reality: Biba and Boba.
Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia
Auto-translated
As I understand it, they also paid for the work. Oh well, now they might not accept it back...
Indeed... These people really needed help, and now everything was clear. Yes, it was clear that they could wield weapons, but for now, they could barely hold onto the strange clothes they were wearing. Carnel represented a stark contrast to the rest of the city that Erefir had seen on her way.
-- Oh, my dears, -- she said with a sigh. -- I have come to express my condolences for your former leader, as well as to announce my appointment. I am Erefir Lin'el Darvening (and I will eventually relearn where to use the letter "e" and where "ye"). And you?
Pushing the reflections away, Beata scrutinized the stranger from head to toe. Erefir, she said? A tall, strong, knightly girl with a huge mace on her shoulder, she could easily overpower Giyyon, let alone herself. Nothing like the small, fragile intellectual that Ayko was. However...
-- Thank you for your condolences, -- Giyyon said in a subdued voice, interrupting her thoughts, -- it's nice to meet you. My name is Giyyon, and this is my friend, Beata.
Beata gathered her thoughts and shook her head.
-- You are from the High Command, aren't you? Come in, -- she stepped back, letting the guest inside.
🏹🎪+⛓️♿=💕
She can even defeat Giona.
Even Vitya would be defeated by her; she can deal up to 1411 damage per hit (maximum range). Although in most situations, it will only be 777 if you can move away from the target in a straight line and then charge into it.
🏹🎪+⛓️♿=💕
Beata sighed. The mention of their former leader made her heart ache, and her lips trembled again. Ayko! If they had only had the courage to throw that damn Mellen overboard, Ayko could still be with them! But... how would she have looked at them after that? Would she have approved if someone had died because of her? Unlikely. Sacrificing herself was her conscious decision, and she wouldn't have chosen otherwise. Beata herself was tormented by the thought that they had chosen to save their own skins rather than be with their leader, and Giyyon too. Sometimes it seemed to her that he secretly hated her because of the ban he had imposed. And even if that wasn't the case, he was still suffering more than she was.
Pushing the reflection away, Beata scrutinized the stranger from head to toe. Erephir, she said? A tall, strong female knight with a huge mace on her back, she could easily overpower Giyyon, let alone herself. Nothing like the small, fragile intellectual that Ayko was. However...
- Thank you for your condolences, - Giyyon said in a subdued voice, interrupting her thoughts, - it's nice to meet you. My name is Giyyon, and this is my friend, Beata.
Beata collected herself and shook her head.
- You're from the High Command, right? Come in, - she stepped back, letting the guest in.
- Thank you, - Erephir didn't seem at all embarrassed that her companions had been lost in thought for a moment. It was understandable.
Once inside, the Nozenro noticed that, unlike the group, the place itself looked quite luxurious. Was it the efforts of that amazing predecessor, or Her Highness?
- Well, let's get acquainted. I see you've been taken care of, but the mission has taken its toll. What can I do for you? Do you have enough money to buy some clothes?
Added 8 minutes later
Ah, but no. Her frenzy would save her.
-- Thank you, -- Erefir didn't seem embarrassed that her companions had momentarily lost themselves in thought. It was understandable.
Entering inside, the Nosferatu noticed that, unlike the group, the place itself looked quite luxurious. Was it the efforts of that remarkable predecessor, or Her Highness?
-- Well, let's get acquainted. I see you were well taken care of, but the mission took its toll. What can I do to help in this situation? Do you have enough money to buy some clothes?
- We have the means, we just lack the sense, - Gion muttered under his breath, but Beata still heard him and gave him a basilisk-like glare.
- Yes, we were given a good salary, just before you arrived, so don't worry about that! - she said with a radiant smile. - I don't know what Her Highness told you, but we had a mission to rescue the Zymivian queen. We fought our way to the sphere, but it couldn't lift all of us, so we had to sacrifice almost everything we had, even shedding our clothes to reduce the weight, and... - she sighed heavily, - and leave people behind. That's how we lost our leader. She ordered the rest of the squad to get on the sphere, while she stayed behind with our new friends, facing certain death... - a tear rolled down her cheek.
Gion put his arm around his companion's shoulders and nodded sadly in confirmation of her words.
- Yes... Ayko was one of the most selfless and noble people... gnomes... we've ever met. Our entire squad mourns her; without her, "Carnelian" will never be the same. But that was the only loss the squad suffered on that mission.
Beata wiped away her tears with difficulty.
- Nice to meet you... I don't know what Her Highness told you about us. There were nine of us... Eight, now eight. Gion is a swordsman, and I'm an archer. We also have Kilika and Merel, they are mages. Garrett is also an archer. Kalina is a doctor, a bit withdrawn, but overall a good person...
- And also the secretary Raphael, who works part-time in the theater, and the maid Astellia, also an actress, but a former one, - Gion added.
- That's who we are... And what is your mission from Her Highness?
🏹🎪+⛓️♿=💕
Added 6 minutes later
Oh yes, and it would be good to add a regeneration enchantment on top in the Upgrade, so you have 55% x 2 regeneration per round. 30% of which comes from the unbreakable armor. 😄
-- You have a rather diverse team... and that's exactly what's needed. And working with the Queen is, in any case, excellent; Her Highness has no complaints about you. It was dangerous, but you managed. Well... let me take a look at all of you?
Erephir goes to meet the other players and NPCs...
-- I'm sorry... for your loss, -- Erephir didn't understand some of the words in this story, such as "dwarf" and "airship." She decided not to clarify. -- Well, I've been appointed by Her Highness as your leader. I hope you guys don't think of it as... something unpleasant for yourselves. Because there's no other way.
-- You have a rather diverse team... and that's how it should be. And working with the Queen is, in any case, excellent; Her Highness has no complaints about you. It was dangerous, but you coped. Well... let me take a look at all of you?
Erephir goes to meet the other players and NPCs...
- Yeah, after we moved all the tables around, - Gion echoed the joke just as nervously. It was clear that the couple was joking to cope with the stress.
Biba and Bob lead Erephir to the room where, it seemed, they had been moving furniture for Aiko for an eternity, straining their backs. They also summon the other characters and NPCs, after which the whole group gathers in the main hall so that everyone can get to know each other at once.
🏹🎪+⛓️♿=💕
I don't think Heroist will be too upset about a dwarf.
This post is dedicated to Heroist, as an apology in case his character dies.
I don't quite understand the point of killing everyone at the beginning of the game, but whatever.
