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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello again. Sorry about the delay. With this I should be ready to continue further into the mountains for the next one. It is likely to belong to the alliance and whatnot, but I'm debating whether it should feature an adventurer's guild or not. One should exist in the mountains sure, but as for exactly where it should be, I don't quite know yet.

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►Valley of Echoes

►Valley of Echoes

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▬Fort Harmony

▬Fort Harmony_{│The Fortified Mediator│}

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There once was a vision for Fort Harmony that earnestly saw it as the shining, undisputed haven of the Meridians, which had previously been pictured as a long untouched wilderness that would finally yield its foreboding reputation to the notoriety and honor of the Sun Brigade. Instead forces greater than even the nuisance of wild pokémon encounters have contested the settlement's choice territory along the Sojourn River (as well as other associated establishments). Nevertheless, the fort has risen to meet each and every challenge thrown its way, and defiantly continues as a well defended foothold for all allied development to this day.

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○ Iron Ember Forge

○ Iron Ember Forge_{│Bravely Forge Ahead│}

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The thickest clouds of smoke rise from the fiery heart of Fort Harmony, whose imposing doors open to a relentless operation among several furnaces, the smaller ones along the interior. This leaves the giant "Master Furnace" located at the center of the ground floor, teams working around the clock to both maintain the controlled inferno as well as managing its production. In this way, the Brigade's skilled blacksmiths can fashion a wide variety of useful equipment from the ores transported from mining efforts in the mountains. Thanks to the forge, the ore of today can help a frontiersmon face tomorrow with confidence!

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○ Zephyr Post Office

○ Zephyr Post Office_{│How Words Take Flight│}

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With the desire to stay in touch with the coastlands being as high as it was for the original caravan, it was a natural decision to have another Zephyr office up and running within the fort's secure walls. In the following years, as the alliance settled deeper into the valley, so did the demand for fast and effective carrier services also rise in turn. Yet more than ever before, under the less than welcoming eye of the natives that call the mountains home, a deliverymon must be ready for danger at a moment's notice and so, if necessary, are to be trained and equipped just as any other member of the Brigade would. Fly true, brave carriers!

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○ Harmony Barracks

○ Harmony Barracks_{│Rest for the Worthy│}

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While anyone not outright hostile to the cause of Aurora's unification may find sanctuary within Harmony, those pokémon who've pledged themselves to the Brigade specifically are encouraged to move into the grounds sectioned off from the rest of the fort. Here a court opens to a training ground, living quarters with an adjacent mess hall, and an armory, where a steady supply of new equipment courtesy of Iron Ember Forge keeps the barracks well stocked. The dangers of the mountains cannot be underestimated, but the dutiful recruits trained and stationed here are those most capable of finally bringing order to its chaos, once and for all.

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It's become apparent that, if the factions are to come to the fore, even as far as possible backgrounds for PCs, then I really should go back and elaborate on them some more, their structure and operation for a start. The friendlier guys should go first, as players might want to look to them first if anything to tie into their backstories. The Burrowers, Hollowers and Crossbones might have to wait until further into the story as more is learned about them. I'll make a personal outline for them for sure, but I likely won't write it all down like the others until later on. But for now, it's on to the next set of locations. See you then.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Alrighty! Took longer than I wanted it to but I pride myself in delivering eventually above all else. Here is the second POI in the gulf. Some rewrites have occurred, and keep in mind that some edits and even new featured locations can be added over time. The idea with this one is that getting a port up and running, although ultimately rather successful, wasn't altogether straighforward. Also, there's very much that idea that, the closer to the wilds a place is, the more strange things can occur.

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▬Swift Breeze Harbor

▬Swift Breeze Harbor_{│A Very Welcoming Site│}

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First impressions can go a long way in a budding relationship, and in the case of Swift Breeze, many a weary sailor have come to take no small amount of relief when they lay their eyes on Aurora's solid ground for the first time. The subsequent moments in their experience, however, are largely determined by when in the harbor's short history they find themselves in. It wasn't until relatively recently that regulations were put in place to set it mostly on par with other rest stops in the civilized world. But nowadays, so long as the sea satiates its terrible wrath elsewhere, you won't find a better place to ease the fatigue of a long voyage than here.

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○ Drift Fairy Docks

○ Drift Fairy Docks_{│High Water Reprieve│}

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As just about any dockworker of respectable seniority can tell you, second time really is the charm when it comes to the harbor's most important development. And even then, the path to something resembling a safe haven from the worst the sea has to offer had been little more than trial and error until a handful of accomplished building teams finally arrived to work their magic. Nowadays, the docks can welcome all manner of seafaring craft, its calm waters sheltering just as well as its tireless longshoremon service them. Yet there persists whispers of another force looking out for sailors as of recently, one supposedly just under the surface.

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○ Fog Water Wharf

○ Fog Water Wharf_{│Unsinkable Aspirations│}

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Originally called Whirlpool Wharf, its completion was met with plenty of excitement on the part of the original Tidal villagers who stayed behind during the Sun Brigade's first trek. To most of their companions from overseas however, its slapdash construction was as trustworthy as its silver-tongued promoters. Fast forward to the modern day, and while businesses at the wharf share a measure of the nearby docks' continued success, its rickety piers have largely remained unchanged. All attempts to repair, renovate, or even demolish the structures being met with strange misfortune, leading many to believe them and their murky waters to be cursed.

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○ Night-Eye Lighthouse

○ Night-Eye Lighthouse_{│Life Preserving Light│}

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The venerable standard of almost all legitimate ports was one that, in this case, thankfully came under the purview of recognizable professionals, the establishment of which also lacking in confounding mishaps. Standing at a respectable thirty-four feet atop the commanding vantage of what would come to be named Chimecho Bluff, the lighthouse is not only operated by the most stalwart of keepers, but is also a towering platform for a remarkable piece of experimental technology, the very latest of its kind: a contraption that amplifies and directs the beam of a modified luminous orb! It's a breakthrough for safety and science!

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I may be moving on to the mountain range after this, likely Fort Harmony and what you can find in there. As you can imagine, the most notable and well known places are likely to come first, leaving a good deal of other places to be revealed over time. I'm also looking into the 'mons you're apt to find in each spot (like the lighthouse keeper for example). At this stage, it's hard to determine how much of a presence they'll have in the RP, but at the very least I can see a descent share of jobs/quests coming from them. I'll get back to you all when I can. Take care.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hey guys! I wanted to complete the whole set of them, so that's why this didn't come sooner. Just to clarify, Tidal Town isn't where the RP starts (as far as the main story is concerned anyway). I'm doing the arduous (to wait for) task of piecing together parts of the other regions before the final stretch. It's groundwork for what's to come. Anyway, have a look if you want.

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►Glistening Gulf

►Glistening Gulf

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▬Tidal Town

▬Tidal Town_{│Crossing of Currents│}

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Not a port town given the precautionary elevation, but nevertheless a place that proudly carries on the spirit of the original village just as much as it thrives off the backs of the industrious and sea savvy. As sails both local and from across the Shimmering rest at Swift Breeze Harbor, their caravans make the short cobbled route here to reap the rest and rewards due for their hard work. And there's never a shortage of opportunities to share in their good fortunes, provided you aren't afraid of getting your hands (or what have you) briny. When great currents meet, there's no telling what fortunes they'll carry to the surface!

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○ Fair Scale Market

○ Fair Scale Market_{│Irrefutable Bargains│}

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Out of all that lends its voice to the cacophony of a typical, busy work day within this veritable hive of activity, everyone would agree that PoKé speaks the loudest and the clearest. The vendors of the many stalls and storefronts that line the streets aren't in the business of turning away anyone fluent in speaking its language. Just don't expect any specific one of them to have everything you could ever want. Remember, as a wise mon once said: "The only thing better than finding something you were looking for, is finding something you weren't looking for at a great bargain!"

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○ Zephyr Post Office

○ Zephyr Post Office_{│By Wind & Wings│}

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Atop a steep hill scalable through a flight of planked stairs (among other accommodations of course) rests the welcoming, familiar style of office belonging to one of the most trusted mail carriers in the known world! Hardly a day passes where one doesn't see messengers in their employ soaring overhead, on one end or another of a dutiful flight across the land. The outgoing are looking at a delivery either to another reachable office at a verified location, or even certain other places within reason. The connections among all who live and work in Aurora is a powerful thing, and everyone at Zephyr want to help keep them as strong as possible!

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○ Shellback Guild Hall

○ Shellback Guild Hall_{│No Treasure Too Small│}

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Standing proudly near the center of town, owing to its credit as one of the prominent pillars that's made Tidal what it is today, the grand structure lies at the forefront of Stampede operations in the Coastlands. The sheer volume of jobs and requests that Zephyr sends its way on behalf of their clientele alone proves just how trusted of a name its made for itself since its inception. Course, the good it does for the community occasionally takes a backseat in the headlines whenever the scent of treasure is in the air. Still, the guild's founders stand by the belief that there are treasures of all kinds just waiting to be discovered. You just gotta nurture it!

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To reiterate, versions of this kind of thing will appear in the RP, but with additional and possibly different text each time for a whole host of situations, some for just flavor and others for interactions of more substance. Did that make sense? I'm sure I'm not the first to try something like this on the site, and I can almost assure you that I won't be able to execute it as well as I want, but I wouldn't suggest a workload like this if I didn't think the very notion to be really awesome. Anyway, another location set is probably in the cards next time. See ya'll then.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hey guys. It's been a bit on my end, mostly due to some setbacks here and there. What time I've had has partially been put towards considering how the world will be presented by the time the RP starts. It makes sense for some points of interest to already exist of course, but like I said, there will be plenty to discover over the course of the story. As of now, the plan is to further divide each of the current three regions of Aurora into interconnected divisions, then down to their points of interest. And finally, depending on the point of interest, further consideration can be put into the services and whatnot that are supported there.

Likely not the best way to explain it, but next week I'd like to take that meaningful stab at an example: That of Tidal Town. It will be located within a prominent division of the Crescent Coastlands called Glistening Gulf (as of this post). Doing things this way already ensures a notable undertaking for me, so to spare myself in the short term I believe I'll forgo writing any sort of descriptions for divisions like this gulf. That said, the plan is to take a little inspiration from text-based RPGs and set a reusable format for POIs like Tidal Town for when players enter them in the IC. Might sound strange but even if any participating player can read everything there is to read in places like towns, their characters can only know and do so much given their circumstances. How much a character can reasonably do in a day is something that future me will have to decide on at some point.

Now as far as what Tidal should have on offer at the outset, right now I'm thinking that an open market, a guild hall and a post office would make for a good start. I'll get started on that when I get the chance and give an update next week when I feel like I've made enough progress. Wish I had something to show now, but I wanted some kind of update to keep myself from fixating on the lack of one, if nothing else. Anyway, yes I'm still alive and should still be next week. The first step is always the hardest and this project is the first of its kind for me so it's almost nothing but first steps. Like always, thanks to anyone waiting patiently for this, even if it's out of curiosity, and take care.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello there. Here's the orbs I have listed out so far, with straightforward descriptions for each. Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to give this the full ttrpg treatment of grid-based dungeons and whatnot, so while the effects of many orbs will translate well enough, reworks will have to happen as this part of the game comes into focus (especially in terms of potency, which is kept at a minimum for now). Letting orbs work in the "overworld" sounds like a can of worms, but perhaps those that reasonably could can do so to a limited extent if nothing else.

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Utility Orbs

Utility Orbs

All-Hit	All-Mach	Blowback	Cleanse	Decoy
Escape	Evasion	Fill-In	Foe-Fear	Foe-Hold
Foe-Seal	Hail	Hurl	Identify	Invisify
Lob	Longtoss	Luminous	Mobile	Mug
Petrify	Pierce	Pounce	Quick	Radar
Rainy	Rebound	Rocky	Rollcall	Sandy
Scanner	See-Trap	Shocker	Silence	Sizebust
Slow	Slumber	Snatch	Spurn	Stairs
Stayaway	Sunny	Switcher	Totter	Trapbust
Trapper	Trawl	Two-Edge	Warp

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By the end of this list, I'd decided to leave the next round of drudgery that is "status conditions" for a future turn. I'd like to shake off the mind-numbing with something new for a change, likely after I make an addition to the CSs as I have them now. The next stage of locations (POIs and such) may be next up, but we'll see. Little time this week, but I should be able to get started soon. Until next time.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Back quickly this time mostly because I managed to get into a good rhythm. There's so many more orbs than seeds, so expect a somewhat longer wait next time. Some minor reworks had to happen, primarily because I leaning towards not having a lot of stats and such be "numbered", you know?

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Utility Seeds

Utility Seeds

Blast Sd.	Blinker Sd.	Doom Sd.	Eyedrop Sd.	Golden Sd.
Heal Sd.	Hunger Sd.	Joy Sd.	Life Sd.	Plain Sd.
Pure Sd.	Quick Sd.	Reviver Sd.	Sleep Sd.	Stun Sd.
Totter Sd.	Vanish Sd.	Vile Sd.	Violent Sd.	Warp Sd.
X-Eye Sd.

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Yep, these are all the ones you need to know about, yessir. I've found that they can also pass as food much like a normal apple, but aside from the plain seeds, you probably wouldn't want to. Obviously, I'll need to make a detour to list out special statuses, but that'll be sometime after orbs if not next. Other items will have to be addressed later, maybe recorded as they come up in the RP. Gummies specifically might not have a place in this RP format, but I may need to hear a second opinion on that. Anyway, see you soon.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

I wanted to get that quick update on the items, in this case the basic food items, before moving onto the seeds and then orbs (of which I may have to review to determine which ones can translate well into an RP environment). On the food, it all does suggest at least an addressing of hunger within dungeons, but I would prefer to carry over the mechanic over into the everyday to the best of my ability. I'm sorta dipping my toes into some management mechanics, and food stocks could be just one of the signs of the settlement's health.

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General Food Items

General Food Items

Apple	Big Apple	Golden Apple	Grimy Food	Huge Apple

Cheri Berry	Chesto Berry	Oran Berry	Oren Berry	Pecha Berry
Rawst Berry	Sitrus Berry

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Item descriptions are likely to be shorter because, aside from the bits in the beginning where I couldn't help myself, I do want to get to the point for anyone looking these up as a quick reference. While setting this up, I gave thought to the possibility of cooked meals with both recipes and added benefits as well as more base foods, and I'm willing to take a stab at implementing such things when more of the base game is finished. Anyway, I'll be back with the seeds portion soonish. Take care until then!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hey guys. Wanted to finally get this next update out sooner rather than later because it's all about the handful of Coalescite types that are available in the world at the start. I'm sorry if the table and abbreviation coding (scroll over for additional text) make for an awkward experience. It seemed like a simple enough thing for me, but that might just be me.

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Types of Coalescite

Types of Coalescite

♦ White	♦ Blue	♦ Red	♦ Yellow	♦ Green

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Lately I've been pondering over the the greater implementation of items in the RP, and this setup does give me some ideas for taking stock of items in shops and the like. Course, if I want it to be possible for players to set up businesses of their own, then I's wager it best to get many item descriptions out of the way first so no one feels pressured to write them out all the time or something. That might be next up.
Anyway, I'll get that going when I get the chance. Catch you all soon.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello again. Since this is all new to me. I wanted to take a break from talking about the good guys and the less than good guys to get into something I thought would be important to make clear. It touches deep into the heart of how this RP would be run, so it's pretty important to read. As always, let me know if there's something I forgot to consider.

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In-Game Calendar

In-Game Calendar

I'm thinking it best to detail what I'm aiming for with this so we're all on the same page. It's easy for me to imagine that just about everyone is a great deal more familiar with group RPs than I am and likely have encountered something like this. But for anyone less acquainted, I'll explain it all as best I can and attempt to execute the feature as smoothly as possible, for whatever an assurance like that is worth. This is what I have in mind as of prior to the RP actually starting, so there may be some refinements made over the course of the RP's life. I'll try and update this section in such an event should that be warranted.

365 Days / 4 Seasons

365 Days / 4 Seasons

The title says it all there. Firstly, I really want to dabble with full years of 365 days. On the one hand, this might not be advisable given the complications that come with so many days to consider. At the same time, my brain cannot fathom working with a fraction of the days, especially where character ages are concerned (more about that in the section for CSs specifically). The aim is for at least one complete in-game year to pass by the time the RP is over.

Secondly, each year is to be divided into the 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. I'm far too simpleminded to consider calendars of uneven complexity, so in this case it helps me in the long term to always 1) Have every year essentially begin with Spring and end with Winter, and 2) Keep every season with exactly the same number of days. Is the latter possible? Yes, barely so with just one extra day left over. This extra, standalone day will likely be positioned at the true start of the year, a "New Year's Day" (unless anyone thinks of a better name) before proceeding into the first day of Spring and so on.

All in all, expect all 4 seasons to have 91 days each, totaling 364 days following "New Year's Day" at the start of the year. I get that this might all be an oversimplification, but as of now, I'm not quite recognizing the need for things like months and weeks, let alone what said things add or how they fit in this particular PMD setting. Anyone can make the case for alterations to this feature if they want, but as of writing this, that is the plan moving forward.

Time Progression Tracker Concept

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Time Progression Tracker

Time Progression Tracker

Again, sorry for the inadequate name. Anyway, in a prominent position in the first post of the IC (In Character) thread, there will be a display on which I'll put down the current active week of the RP and beside it the span of time encompassed within the game. Since ideally I'm only asking for a post a week at least from any player, then likely the first section will appear as "Week of MM/DD" where "DD" is the Monday starting the work week. Under this method, my work on the update post that will, if nothing else, help move the RP along, should be done by the end of Sunday and be posted on Monday along with the update to the Tracker.

The second section is looking to include the current season followed by a set number of days. The current year feels rather superfluous here but might also be included. These are the days in which players can feature as part of the backdrop for their subsequent posts. Keep in mind that there will be weeks where a major event will occur in the story (including dungeon runs), meaning the time elapsed will be quite short if at all. Other weeks, we all may agree on a longer span to pass and there may only be a general update from me about certain parts of the world (given that there are moving parts that need updating).

Organization on the players' part helps me greatly, and while I don't want to burden anyone more than is necessary, post headers that address the "where" and the "what" will be greatly appreciated and encouraged. I've found that as a player, I do not handle posting "free for alls" very well. It is a personal failing of course. If I was wise enough to not have former RPs wind up finding that out about me the hard way, then I would have done so. Nevertheless, I intend to ask for ETAs out of players yet to post and patiently wait for anyone needing that little extra time. This might be my first time GMing after all, it is a marathon, not a sprint.

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I hope that explains it all pretty well. The further I go into this project, the more I realize that there are more and more things that need addressing for prospective players to make that informed decision, hence why I've publicly shied away from putting my foot down on a release date. Anyway, I hope everyone's years have been going well so far and I'll be back after a bit with another update.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

And now here's the other three factions at last. A bit of a rewrite was in order, but I feel the changes give me, at least, a good deal more to work with. Anyway, with this I feel like the home stretch is in sight.

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The Burrowers

The Burrowers

The world was once blessed with a radiant light, from majestic beings of wondrous might. The land, sea, skies and beyond, even as they are now, stand as testaments of their influence, lest we ever forget. Yet now, outside our grand sanctuary, the Fabled Ones are nowhere to be seen, and nature has been marred by turmoil in their absence. An accursed blight can further be seen from the heights of our domain, its dark cloud a reminder of how far the land has fallen. Still we survive, a faithful remnant preserved from the worst of the chaos by the guidance passed down to us by the Fire Keeper. Eagerly we await his return, the day in which his embers cleanse the land of such darkness, leaving us, his loyal ones, to rise from our burrows and lay claim to the surface in his name. But before that can happen, we must finally prove ourselves stronger than the blind fools that would defy the Makers, and drive every last one of them from Their mountains! In this, we must not fail!

The Hollowers

The Hollowers

Make no mistake, it is because of the titans of old that we find ourselves here now, forsaken in a world rife with an all consuming corruption, with so many lost to its madness. Regardless of the magnificent miracle that had afforded the first Hollowers this chance at life, it would have been an opportunity cut all too short had it not been for the timely intervention of the Guiding Light. It's voice is what led them to these mountains, a safeguard from utter ruination, and has since beckoned us to dig deeper still. The Burning One is said to one day return and reap a terrible destruction upon the land, to finish what the Slumbering Giant had started, and its maniacal thralls have devoted themselves to their master's dark ambition. Now more than ever, it is vital that we foil their twisted machinations once and for all! That is why we follow the Light deeper into the depths, ever closer to our final salvation, where even the "Makers" dare not reach! Mark these words: Where we're going, we need not sunlight to see.

Crossbones

Crossbones

Look, I ain't gonna lie to you on this, things are looking pretty grim for ol' Aurora these days. Ya might be tempted to say her best years are behind her, and I'm not necessarily gonna stop ya. But what I will ask after is "D'ya think your best years are behind you?" know what I'm sayin'? Hear me out now, sure it was every mon for 'emself for a good while there _{(still is dependin' on where ya find yerself)}, and sure most of the top crews you'll find are some of the nastiest lot you'll ever meet. But when it comes right down to it, all we're doing is tryin' ta make the best out of a bad situation, yeah? And what "best" means in your case is entirely up to you. Take it from those of us who maybe weren't exactly the law-abiding sort even before Mantle blew its top off: This place is only a prison if you let it be _{(Or if ya look at certain mons the wrong way)}. The point is, it's all about perspective, ya get me?! Just look at me! I've never felt so free! Freer than I've been my whole life... So free in fact... there's no way I'll ever go back...

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I was often second guessing how dark and morbid some of these guys sounded. At the same time a good writer can balance contrasts in mood and so forth, so there's never been a better time to try. I recognize that these "testimonials"(?) are more of a vibe gauge than something of definite substance. If you feel like I should lay down concrete details, then go ahead and tell me. Otherwise, I'm fine to move on from here.