A city built on a hill, and shaped like a mountain. The highest buildings were in the centre, while the smallest ones were at the edge. No wall surrounded this city because it was surrounded by vibrant green mountains and steep hills on one side, and the sea on the other. The only way to get in or out was through a single passage in between the mountains. Alakai knew the city of Malystare well, yet right now he couldn't believe he was seeing it in front of him. The last thing he remembered was blacking out while playing the same game this city came from. But he was there himself, in the flesh, for real. "No way..." The man mumbled, looking around, looking at himself, then rubbing his eyes and doing the same all over again. "This must be a dream..." He slapped himself against his face as hard as he could, yet the only thing he felt was a slight sting. "Unreal...this doesn't feel like a dream..." Luckily for him, Alakai had always been able to think things through rationally. And this was no exception.

Right now the man was standing in the cathedral of the city. A respawn area. At first he was alone. But then suddenly something flashed behind him. Another person had just spawned there as well! "What? Where am I?!" The person behind him exclaimed. He turned around, recognizing the character as a Bard. He couldn't give the man much explanation though. "I thought it was impossible for something like this to happen. But...I think this is the world in Elder Tale. Look around you. This looks like Malystare doesn't it?" But that was about all Alakai wanted to explain. He had no time to deal with other people panicking. Even if there was a small chance that this all was really happening, he wanted to at least be prepared for that. And since Elder Tale was an mmorpg, your level and gear could make or break you in a world like this.

"Let's see..." If this was really a game world, surely there were ways to open your inventory or some such right? He pressed his index finger foward, but nothing happened. "Guess it doesn't work the way I imagined it, if at all..." He started walking again, trying to think of other ways to see inventory or any kind of menu. "Inventory?" Suddenly a window popped up in front of him, which made him fall back in shock. [i]"Holy shit it really worked!"[/i] He thought to himself as he stared wide-eyed at the window. [i]"Well...uh...let's see..."[/i] Nothing but the basic monk's clothes was equipped at the moment, but his inventory had several items.

-Novice's lunchbox, heal 50 hp and mana per second for 10 seconds, removes 'hunger' and 'thirst' effect. x5
-Claw bracers, basic monk weapon, +20 attack.
-Free pre-order voucher for a horse.
-Wraith's ring, +10% all stats, usable up until level 20. (Special beta event item.)

[i]"I even have my pre-order and beta event items..."[/i] He though as he idly walked towards the city square. Here and there some other players, or, adventurers, were running be him. They were probably panicking or trying to find a way out. But Alakai wasn't paying attention to them. His mind was racing to figure out if wherever this was, was indeed like the game, and where it differed. Not everything a game did could be translated to real life, or the other way around, after all. [i]"Guess that means I'm keeping my advantage, even here. Plus ten percent all stats will help me survive a lot better. Wait...does it even work?"[/i] He decided to point his finger again, and this time it did work. A new window popped up, asking which action he wanted to take. He pressed on equip, and immediately he could feel that this definitely had an effect. It was a very odd and unfamiliar feeling though. "I think I could get used to this kind of world..." He mused with a slight grin.

Next up, though, he would have to make a plan. First he had to find out if there were more game-mechanics like the inventory. "Character screen, Menu, skills, abilities-" They all didn't work so far, though right now his mind was just wandering to random things, not paying much attention. He couldn't help but think of his ingame friends, wondering if this had happened to any of them as well. "-friends--" And pling! A friends list popped up. "Wait...does that mean-- I can check--" He quickly looked at the window, using his finger to scroll through the list. So far, none of them were online it seemed...