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Bullhorns advances on prospective team members had been met with less than stellar results. No invites. Not even the invites he had sent. It had only been one but still, it was disappointing to go into new content as a solo player. Odds are there would be elite mobs roaming the early zones to count as 'boss' monsters for quest chains as some kind of buffer for the unskilled players or offer a chance to experienced players to help out the solos. At that point a party would form itself out of necessity and he could slide into a group. Until then.

[color=0072bc]"Solo it is, then."[/color] He mumbled, glancing at the shrine behind him. 

As much as Bullhorn hated to admit the truth it really was a familiar thing to be alone in a situation like this. His job wasn't terribly demanding but the hours were a disaster to his social standing since the bar was open in the afternoon until the early hours of the morning. With his availability so far out of the loop it left him alone more often than not as other players logged out when he was logging in. Granted there were the EU players that came around but that just created further complications as, on his days off, they weren't online. 

[color=00aeef]"Pain in the ass hours.."[/color] again grumbling as he approached the shrine empty handed.

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With the location for their first conquest finally locked in, the image within the gate shimmered, throwing out some impressive blue sparks, before finally showing an image of the Forest. It seemed to ripple as if it was the surface of a pond, disturbed by a droplet of water, but the image within was unmistakable. 

"Then, by the vote of the majority, the forest is our first conquest! Our landing, our foothold into this strange barbaric lands! Come, adventurers, claim this land in the name of King Tristran, claim it, for honor and glory!"

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[color=00aeef][i]Wait, a lottery system for a new zone? It's not going to just open up into linear zones we explore? What in the hell are the dev team up to with this..[/i][/color]

With a shower of blue sparks the portal activated, the surface displaying the destination voted for by the participants. Personally Bullhorn had voted for the eastern village but it seemed he was not part of the majority. The loot on the other side of the portal wouldn't be any less delicious just because it wasn't his choice starting zone, if you could even call it that. 
Stepping through the portal deposited the shirtless caster into the forested area. The most immediate landmark in the area was a small house, a man in a black and blue robe talking about.. lanterns?

Not wanting to dive headfirst into trouble, Bullhorn decided the best course of action was to sit back and let others handle the talking.