[center][h1][color=chocolate]Edward Marsh[/color][/h1][/center] [hr] For the nth time today, Ed was soaked with blood. But, much to his surprise, he wasn't as disgusted or as disturbed as he should have been. [color=chocolate]"Guess I'm getting used to it."[/color] He said to himself in a deadpan manner while carrying the goods down of the barrow. The System was right to tell him he was close to being over-encumbered, all the flesh and bone he was carrying down was heavy. It was good fortune that the ratman only had to walk a short distance to go down and enter the impromptu base. With a meaty plop and clattering of bones, he laid out the goblin entrails, and bones to one side of the first room. [color=chocolate]"Should have taken the robes off before bleeding and butchering. Gonna smell like blood for a while."[/color] Ed whines slightly. [color=chocolate]"But none the less, I'm gonna set aside about 10 lbs. of the meat for...consumption. "[/color] The word rolled off his tongue distastefully. He still was not comfortable with the idea of eating goblins, or any humanoids for that matter. Though beggars can't be choosers, and he can't afford to starve in this situation. [color=chocolate]"For the rest, I'm going to offer it now and hopefully the gnome is going to accept like with the bug meat you offered last night."[/color] In the hopes of finally securing a proper place to call home for the moment, Ed enters the altar room and places all the meat as an offering. Ed looks towards the ceiling. [color=chocolate]"Hope that you're cool with what I'm going to do."[/color] he said to the earth spirit if it could hear him before raising his hands together. To deliver a prayer straight from his little rodent heart. [color=chocolate]"So, uh, yeah. We just saved a bunch of innocent folk from being hurt and possibly killed by bandits. That must get some plus points, right? Well, at least I think it should, but I digress. Uh, we gave you some bug meat yesterday and that did some good cause you gave my buddy Asteria a gold piece for it and allowed us to stay longer. So we got you goblin meat. And I mean a [b]LOT[/b] of goblin meat. I'm not kidding, its a whole goblin's worth..."[/color] Ed paused, thinking of other things to say to appease the earth spirit. [color=chocolate]"This place is nice but kinda creepy, no offense intended, and-and the dirt here is really good quality...uh...plus we won't disturb the dead here. Promise. So...uh...please let us stay here longer and don't kill us in while we sleep. Amen."[/color] The ratman then did the sign of the cross out of instinct more than anything else and left the altar toom to meet back with Asteria. [color=chocolate]"I think I did well in the offering and prayer."[/color] He told her as he sat himself down on the floor. [color=chocolate]"Now that we have a secure place to stay, let's decide on things we want to do and set some goals we can achieve. I'll start."[/color] Ed nodded and thought about the most obvious goals they both could agree on. [color=chocolate]"Firstly, we need to evolve and get stronger. Far stronger than we are now. To that end, I suggest that we train and practice our skills in the times when we aren't hunting or foraging. Secondly, we need to get more situated on where we are. We get anything that can provide us information to this place, but the most important is finding a map and a compass. Finally, we need to head to where this 'Demon King' is. For whatever reason, he brought us here and I'm almost 100% sure he can send us back. Therefore, finding and getting to him is our primary goal as of now."[/color] The ratman pauses to catch his breath before turning his head to face his companion. [color=chocolate]"So. Anything else you want to add, Asteria?"[/color] [hider=Stats] LVL: 7 HP: [color=Green]Healthy[/color] SP: [color=Yellow]Rested[/color] MP: [color=Green]Full[/color] Effect/s: [b]SKILLS:[/b] Unspent Skill Points: [color=red]0[/color] Current Skills: Monster Analysis (1.25) Magic Analysis I (1.0) Overwork (1.3) Dynamic Eye I (1.1) Rabid Fit II (2.0) Smash I (1.3) Focus I (1.0) Beast Sense II (2.75) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Mental Resistance I (1.0) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Alert I (1.15) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Harder I (1.0) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Faster I (1.05) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Stronger I (1.65) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Muffle II (2.275) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Dexterous I (1.1) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] Use Light Equipment (--) [color=yellow](PASSIVE)[/color] __________________________________ SKILL PROGRESS: Material Analysis (0.5) Warcry (0.7) Tremor Sense (0.05) Telepathy (0.1) Mana Shape (0.7) Shield (0.5) Mana Shell (0.4) Soil Manipulation (0.7) Crafting (0.6) First Aid (0.1) Meditate (0.4) People Sense (0.3) Plant Analysis (0.2) Swift Swimmer (0.4) Charm (0.025) Repel (0.025) Stealth Kill (0.3) Blunt Resistance (0.1) Prehensile Tail (0.5) Mana Strike (0.6) Minor Heal (0.05) Iron Gullet (0.4) Taming (0.1) Suppress Presence (0.5) Use Medium Equipment (0.4) Inspire (0.2) Point Strike (0.3) Strengthen (0.3) Pierce Resistance (0.2) Double Skill (0.1) Deception (0.2) Lucid Dream (0.2) [b]Inventory:[/b] - Vine Belt (Shoddy Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] [color=Red](FULL)[/color] [list][*]Bundle of Sticks x 1 [*]Flame touched crystals x 2 [*]Short Cudgel (Unknown Quality) x 1 [*]Sturdy Stick (Unknown Quality) x 1 [*]Stone Knife (Unknown Quality) x1[/list] - Wood Breastplate (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Straw Sandal (Unknown Quality) x 2 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Black Dyed Robe (Shoddy Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Battered Wooden Shield (Unknown Quality) x 1 [color=green][b][Equipped][/b][/color] - Grass Packroll (Unknown Quality) x 1 [b][Dropped][/b] [list][*] Healing Herbs x 1 [*] Nullven Cone x 1 [*] Flint and Striker x 1 [*] Tainted Crystal x 1 [*] Great Club (Unknown Quality) x 1 [/list] - Assorted Insect Parts x 1 [b][With Asteria][/b] - Hobgoblin Meat x 10 lbs. [/hider] [hider=Action Summary] -Is soaked with blood again and is getting used to it. -Brings down all the hobgoblin parts and segregates some meat for them to use, no matter how disturbing it is to eat humanoid. -Offers the rest of the meat and makes a heartfelt prayer to the spirits. -Returns to Asteria and discusses suggested future plans and goals. -Waits if she has anything else to add. [/hider]