[b]Recruiting Forde Briar[/b]
~[@Lmpkio] (TCA), [@AzureKnight] (VRA)~

[quote=Titanica][b][color=00aeef]"George Costava. He needs you for a plan to break into Ravager's Rest. We were sent to collect you."[/color][/b][/quote]

"[color=thistle]George? Ravager's Rest? Looks like that drug pusher finally found a crew crazy enough to deal with that place for good.[/color]" Despite the words, it appeared Forde respected George somewhat.

"[color=royalblue]What's your story with Ravager's Rest?[/color]" Haley asked.

"[color=thistle]I was one of them before. I fled Varjo as part of a group and made Ravager's Rest our temporary refuge before we strike out to the east, maybe get an Order city to give us a home in exchange for our swords. But it turns out, ain't nothing more permanent than temporary.[/color]" Forde told his story. "[color=thistle]I keep reminding them that we couldn't stay in the old fortress, that we had to do something. But no one listened and they began bothering the nearby homesteads which painted targets on their backs. I bailed out of there not long after.[/color]"

"[color=royalblue]And now you rob graves south of an Order city?[/color]"

"[color=thistle]What? Are you saying it's better to steal from the living?[/color]" Forde was offended by the question. "[color=thistle]They're corpses. They don't care. In fact, I'm doing them a favor by keeping them company. I talk to them when everybody else have forgotten about them.[/color]" The grave robber defended himself with questionable reasons. "[color=thistle]I tell them it's alright to be scared an alone. I embrace them even if they're stinking and rotten. Thing is, people are cold and heartless all their lives. To me, they get warmer when they're actually cold and heartless.[/color]"

Haley decided not to press the issue and only looked at [u]Titanica[/u] in disbelief.

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The ascent into Coldstep Pass was not difficult. The slopes were not that steep and the party kept a steady pace. Still, the temperatures have dropped significantly and the surroundings were now all snow white instead of grassy green. "[color=royalblue]Gods damn. Should've brought something for the cold but then again, I didn't think we would be going to Coldstep Pass for the quest.[/color]"

Soon, a smoke trail heading upwards could be seen. "[color=thistle]See that? That must be them. Come on![/color]" Forde led the way further into the pass on his increasingly-weakening mule.

Forde led the party behind a small snow mound. Peering over, the party would see a small encampment of knights and their horses. There were four tents and about six knights. A campfire burned in the middle and provided warmth for the encampment. There were lights inside the tents too so it was likely there were candles inside. "[color=thistle]I'll bet Mordus is in one of the tents. We need to find a way to get rid of the knights.[/color]"

"[color=royalblue]Maybe we can scare 'em off?[/color]" Haley suggested. "[color=royalblue]You can transform, right Titanica? Just go all 'You have disturbed my sleep!' or something and I guarantee you these guys will be running.[/color]"

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[b]Herbal Medicine 2[/b]
~[@Lmpkio] (MOR), [@Stern Algorithm]~

The monster girls narrowly evaded the bombardment of birds. The fog receded further and [u]Morgan[/u] and the [u]Altissima sisters[/u] found that they were in some sort of basin and surrounded by the hostile birds and their giant slingshots. Birds of varying colors have taken their places in the slingshots and ready to unleash another barrage on the monster girls.

But [u]Morgan[/u] and the [u]Altissima sisters[/u] were not without aid. On the grassy ground were blocks and pillars of stone and wood that looked that they could be erected to perhaps form some sort of shield or barrier against the hostile avians. There was no foundation, however, and any walls that are put up might get knocked down even if they could withstand the birds. But they were all the monster girls had.

Still, these block of protection were but a temporary measure. They would be besieged by the birds until they find a way out of there.

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[b]Liberation At Any Price[/b]
~[@ShwiggityShwah], [@Restalaan] (YNG)~

Without a reply from the pair, the warrior and his men slowly reached for their weapons. It seems the guild members had a fight in their--

"[color=rosybrown]HAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!![/color]" The warrior and his men suddenly burst into hearty laughter, pointing fingers at [u]Yang[/u] and [u]Ozzy[/u].

"[color=rosybrown]Relax, aking mga kaibigan! Relax![/color]" He told the guild members. "[color=rosybrown]Welcome to Sonarra, kayong dalawa! Let's come, eat, drink! And then we'll talk.[/color]" The warrior then motioned the duo to follow him leading them inside the dreary town. The streets were barely clean and there was a slight stench of decay and refuse in the air.

The warrior motioned [u]Yang[/u] and [u]Ozzy[/u] to sit with him on a table in front of a shoddy, poorly-built bar. "[color=rosybrown]My name is Felipe de Santa Anna. A proud warrior of Emilio Hari's rebellion against the iron oppression of the Varjans.[/color]" He introduced himself. "[color=rosybrown]Perhaps you have heard of him, mga ate? Emilio Hari?[/color]"

"[color=rosybrown]Anyway, what are the two of you doing so deep into Varjo? Who are you?[/color]" Felipe asked, he and his men still oblivious to the the guild members' disguises. "[color=rosybrown]Are you two from the guild? I posted a request there, you know?[/color]"

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~[@13org], [@Restalaan] (DIT), [@AzureKnight] (NAG)~

([@13org] will be GMing this quest)