Quest 1 - Secrets of the Forest

Karkoth questioned why this "human" seemed to snarl at him. Was there some that he said? "No sadly I haven't. I was forbidden by my people to ever leave our labyrinths. But I sadly went on my own path to discover what is beyond my people's home. This is my first quest I've been on, and the first of your... very short human kind I've seen."

Amara sat at the cross-section between all three paths thinking. In her fingers, her long brown hair was braided and unbraided in rythem. It helped her to think. The road with the chest was obviously a no. Where they were going would be better riches anyways than anything that could be in the small chest. So that was out. The other two roads however intrigued her. Obviously they both held some sort of danger, but the question was what? Shutting her orange eyes, she took a deep breath, the usually hidden gills on the side of her cheek opening a bit as she did so, taking every scent in. Amara smelled sweat, orc, and the typical smells that surrounded the company. She also smelled nature, animals, and something else but she couldn't place it. There was too much going on. Too much to smell, too much to hear, and this wasn't the ocean she had lived most of her life in. Had this been the water she would have already down which path to take, or well swim. Raking out her braided hair for the millionth time and then braiding it again, Amara formulated her opinion. "I believe we should go down the dark, more trecherous looking path. The path with the chest is no good and the easy looking one will probably be harder to deal with than the other. Obviously it would be more tricky. First it would lull us into thinking we are safe and secure, and then spring some horror onto us. The darker path is already forboding, and would keep us on our toes and more aware and focused. Also anything that attacked us would be more than likely a beast and something that we can counter and kill rather than some wild card like an easy path," she explained, getting back to her feet as she fastened the braid into place with a cord of dark leather.

OOC: Damn, you are really good at RPing

Ellus noticed that the consensus had become to take the darker path. Ellus thought this right. Others had obviously traveled the other two, and what good had come of it? None Ellus Cimber had heard of. But still, the dark path concerned him. Ellus rubbed his face where his beard had once been. A light layer of hair coated his face but it was nothing compared to the beards of the dwarf lords. Danger was coming, Ellus could sense it. He had but a dagger. "Will this be enough?" said Ellus. He doubted it the more he thought about. Was he doomed to die here? And then be remembered as that foolish excuse for a dwarf who lost his way and got himself killed? "No," said Ellus, "I will not die here, I won't!"

"Quite the contrary in fact," said Ellus. "My family is largely composed of selfish, greedy, whoring asses. They take from he needy and waste it on wine." But despite all this, Ellus started to think he may have been wrong about leaving the Cimber Clan and renouncing his position. Here, he could die, he was vulnerable. He for sure despised the Cimber Clan, but could his hasty actions lead to his own demise? "Don't think like that," Ellus whispered to himself, "You're not one of them, you are an adventurer of Ambodia. And your stories will be told forever..." Ellus tried to fake a smile to mask his internal conflict.

Ellus could not believe these people could be so relatable to him. "I always thought I would be alone, and no one would possibly understand why I left my people," said Ellus. These were not the arrogant, non caring people he expected. "Perhaps fate brought us together, us various outcasts. Perhaps we are all meant to be great, out in the world together."

Korbulence strolled over to Ellus, his dark leather boots made not a peep as he traversed over the soft, mossy ground. "Now that'sss the spirit! We must strongly endure the dangers before us, because there surely will be obstacles no matter which path we take. We must abide by a strong and determined will and not let fear or lust take the best of us. Believe me, I have been living by these morals for years and they have carried me far."

Ellis definetely liked Korbulence's attitude. It had been a wise to decision to make this man leader. Ellis looked up. "I am ready to face whatever obstacles lay ahead of us," he said. "Now is our path chosen, Ser Korbulence?"

5 hours left.

"Indeed, it seems we have come to a decision. Let's not further delay."

The group decided to take the darkest path. After walking for a few kilometers Ellus Cimber tripped over an object hidden in the sand. While the dwarf lay on the ground, cursing, Karkoth Abaler uncovered the object that had caused his fall. It was mask made from a humanoid skull. Just when Karkoth was about to show the mask to Korbulence a loud scream was heard from some nearby bushes. The entire group looked around and they saw a group of reanimated skeletons appeared from the darkness and charged at them. The adventurers quickly drew their weapons and prepared themselves for combat.

Combat challenge

Your enemies:

Skeleton Leader (Undead)
Level: 0
Health: 50
Physical attack: 15
Physical defense: 5
Magical defense: 5

Skeleton Archer (Undead)
Level: 0
Health: 25
Physical attack: 15
Physical defense: 0
Magical defense: 5

Skeleton Mage (Undead)
Level: 0
Health: 20
Magical attack: 10
Physical defense: 5
Magical defense: 5
Spells: Reawaken the Reawakened

Skeleton Soldier (Undead)
Level: 0
Health: 25
Physical attack: 8
Physical defense: 0
Magical defense: 0

Players:
Ellus Cimber (45 health - 100 energy)
Amara (50 health - 100 energy)
Ghorak Skullsplitter (60 health - 100 energy)
Karkoth Abaler (45 health - 100 energy)
Korbulence Chordata (45 health - 100 energy)
Ike Delaron (55 health - 100 energy)

Your combat stats are in your alter profiles and on your character pages.

Explanation of combat: You have to take down your enemies by bringing their health to zero. But make sure your health stays above zero because if it doesn't you are out of the quest. For each round of combat you can choose to use your weapon (basic attack) or abilities/spells that you own. The damage of all your basic weapons is equal to the physical damage on your profile and on your character page. For spells the damage and effects are described on the wiki. Keep in mind that you only have 100 energy, if it drops to zero you are forced to rest a round before attacking again. You can also choose to rest a round whenever you want to regain some energy. You'll get 10 energy per round that you rest. After combat 80% of the energy you used will be restored. At the end of a quest all energy will be restored. You need to work with your teammates to take down enemies in a strategic order.

To send in your combat actions just post: ATTACK: TARGET (METHOD OF ATTACKING), or for abilities without a specific target: USE:(ABILITY) or for resting just use: REST.

Also, the leader can decide who will get the Mask you just found. This mask can be equipped during combat, so giving it to the right person may be important for the outcome of this battle. Just post GIVE: PLAYER this item can be kept after the quest.

Oh, maybe this ia kind of obvious but everyone sends in his own combat actions. The leader only decides who gets the mask.

OOC: I typed up a nice post before my phone kindly deleted it.

[ OOC: omg this happens with me when im LRPing on instagram with my other group all the time ans it happens to them too like excuse us Instagram that we went over your precious text length gawd ]