[center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLjc1ZjAwYS5WR2hsSUZkcGJHUnpJQSwsLjAAAAAA/trinigan-fg.regular.png[/img][/center] [color=f7976a] “Holy fuck, that’s cool.”[/color] Willow stared at River’s new form in awe. If she hadn’t decided to try out a support class, maybe she would have picked up shifter. No, she wouldn’t have. She would have picked up Marauder like always and she would have loved every second of it but still, it's nice to dream. [color=f7976a] “We’ll let you two dig. Everyone else, keep an eye out and call out anything that looks suspicious."[/color] Aura would manage to catch up with the group after their first dig, joining their expedition in time to take down the twelve remaining Baby Blues guarding the other nearby nodes. [hider=Loot] [hider=Cecilia] [center][pre] Enemies Killed: 12 XP Awarded : 3120 XP Bonus (Title): 624 Total XP Awarded : 3744 Skill Points Awarded : 0 Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 7 Copper Bonus Renn Awarded : 22 Copper Total Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 29 Copper Items Received: 5 Baby Blue Bells (Common), 1 Baby Blue Bell (Uncommon), 3 Baby Blue Pollen (Common) Quest Items Received: All Java Root (partially traded from River) [/pre][/center][/hider] [hider=Holly] [center][pre] Enemies Killed: 12 Resources Consumed: 24 Arrows XP Awarded : 3120 XP Bonus (Experienced hunter): 103 Total XP Awarded : 3223 Skill Points Awarded : 0 Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 4 Copper Bonus Renn Awarded : 16 Copper Total Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 20 Copper Items Received: 5 Baby Blue Bells, 1 Baby Blue Bell (Rare), 3 baby Blue Pollen (Common), 1 Baby Blue Pollen (Uncommon) [/pre][/center][/hider] [hider=Willow] [center][pre] Enemies Killed: 12 XP Awarded : 3120 XP Bonus (N/A): 0 Total XP Awarded : 3120 Skill Points Awarded : 0 Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 5 Copper Bonus Renn Awarded : 21 Copper Total Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 26 Copper Items Received: 4 Baby Blue Bell (Common), 3 Baby Blue Pollen (Common) [/pre][/center][/hider] [hider=River] [center][pre] Enemies Killed: 12 XP Awarded : 3120 XP Bonus (N/A): 0 Total XP Awarded : 3120 Skill Points Awarded : 1 Monster Knowledge Renn Awarded : 19 Copper Bonus Renn Awarded : 5 Copper Total Renn Awarded : 24 Copper Items Received: 1 Baby Blue Bell (Common), 1 Baby Blue Bell (Uncommon), 8 Baby Blue Pollen (Common), 1 Baby Blue Pollen (Uncommon) [/pre][/center][/hider] [hider=Aura] [center][pre] Enemies Killed: 9 XP Awarded : 2340 XP Bonus (N/A): 0 Total XP Awarded : 2340 Skill Points Awarded : 1 Sword Wielding Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 1 Copper Bonus Renn Awarded : 14 Copper Total Renn Awarded : 1 Silver, 15 Copper Items Received: 1 Baby Blue Bell (Uncommon), 1 Baby Blue Bell (Common) [/pre][/center][/hider][/hider] As Willow topped off the party’s mana and health from the one Baby Blue that managed to get off a seed shot, the forest suddenly went silent. No birds sang, no insects rustled, no creatures scurried through the underbrush. A bitter wind swept through the forest for a brief moment yet even the leaves stayed silent as they shook. Everything stilled after that. Tension in the air mounted slowly, as if the trees themselves waited with bated breath. The cries of the slain Baby Blues broke the silence. It took a straining ear to catch it, the cries weakened as if distant and out of reach, and yet pale orbs the same colors as the slain creatures hovered where they once lived. Twas clear the sound originated from them but they did not move not did they have a status bar. They only wept for their lives stolen carelessly. The frigid cold returned and deep shadows trailed in its wake. The shadows danced around the party, each one giggling as they circled like predators before the feast. The crying sounded more desperate and the orbs seemed to quiver, finally moving. They drifted up the trees away from the shadows but once they did, the giggling stopped and the screaming began. The shadows lept from the ground and rows of gnashing teeth tore the orbs to shreds and swallowed them before they slunk to the ground once more. Then they vanished. They sunk into the soft grass and moss and a creaking resounded through the forest. A tree, towering ten feet above the tallest of them shuddered violently as it’s branches warped and tore as they fused into hulking arms. It’s roots tore themselves from the ground and the mammoth creature rose on four legs made of writhing roots. From inside, the faint sound of giggling and screaming mingled until a face formed in the center of the tree. Beady, blue eyes sunk into the bark and a cavernous mouth grinned maniacally at the group, a purple vapor seeping out.. A chorus of giggling shadows rang out every time the creature gnashed its teeth and it eyed the party momentarily before it charged, a long back tongue licking at its bark. [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/be/db/52/bedb52a76d73acaa660203edb5e57b1d.jpg[/img] [img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLmYwMGEyNy5RM1Z5YzJWa0lFRnVhVzFoZEdsdmJqb2dWSEpsWVc1MC4yAAAA/shlop.regular.png[/img] Level 17 (Uncommon) Health: [color=F80000]15,000[/color]/[color=F80000]15,000[/color] Mana: [color=00EFF8]7,000[/color]/[color=00EFF8]7,000[/color][/center] [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLjc1ZjAwYS5WR2hsSUUxaGNtdGxkQSwsLjAAAA,,/trinigan-fg.regular.png[/img][/center] A blacksmith facility was attached to Bidthorn’s smithery. For a simple silver, an adventurer could gain access to the forge all day to come and go as they please. Otherwise, it was 4 copper an hour. Approaching one of the anvils would automatically prompt an adventurer to choose their option and input the amount of time they wished to use the forge. The only other rule was attached to the wall the facility shared with the shop in massive iron lettering that must have taken months to make: [center][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjcyLmYwODQwYS5RV3htYjNJZ1FtRnVibVZrSUdadmNpQk1hV1psLjMA/metal-lord.regular.png[/img][/center]