TaroAndSelia

✧ Talrae S2 ✧

"Sorry, it's just the word they gave me. Probably means something smaller than a monolith and post-like with carvings. No troubles with destroying the thing itself reported, just a brutal fight past replenishing guards to get at it. Naturally, no scouting party was able to destroy all the totems alone; while layout is random, the difficulty of the dungeon doesn't seem to change between iterations. We have no information on the boss. You can use your imagination, though: goblins plus wolves, then whatever colossus comes out on top. My first guess is a hobgoblin chieftain, or a larger greenskin like an orc or an ogre. Him being able to rally an army is a valid concern." Karuu paused there and looked around at his friends with a cocky grin. "Not that we can't handle it. One thing at a time, though. Aramo will gather us up one more time once we've secured the forest; hopefully the scouts can get in and out with information then."

✧ Talrae S2 ✧

Karuu

Appearance: Brown hair, blue eyes, shorter than average, and still young.
Name: Karuu (Joshua Averly)
Title: Parish Guardian - User gains positive opinions from most NPCs. Additionally, User gains the following Action: Holy Constitution.
Gender: Dude.
Age: 18
Race: Human
Background: Josh was the relatively new move-in, coming into town with his father. He rolled into the high school with a giant smile and friendly attitude, hoping not to run over anyone’s toes as he did. He never tried to stand above others, really, and it’s fair to say he was always willing to sit down with a classmate.

Wheelchair puns aside, he came across as a sociable boy despite his physical limitations. He refused to stay shut up indoors all the time: from going to church and church-sponsored activities, to cheering classmates on at sports events, to volunteering his time at the children’s hospital, to checking out a book and laying himself out on the library lawn to read it, Josh stayed out in the community. When he was at home, though, Josh reserved what hours he could for online gaming. It was a way for him to keep in touch with his sister, to still spend time together despite the distance.

That hobby brought him into friend group full of characters and good laughs—and, to be fair, good arguments, too. They’re all good guys (and gals, and one insistent demon who can be good sometimes); though, as the nature of such friends can be, he hasn’t swapped a lot of ancient history with anyone. He has told them about his wonderful sister, still living with their mom; and with those who’ve asked he’s shared some about his and his father’s conversion; more than that hasn’t come up between Dungeon Raids and Boss Hunts.

He thinks of himself as a moral compass for the party: try to negotiate before you decimate; offer help to those who need it, even if the reward is paltry or nonexistent; and don’t start a fight with others (but if they started it, he and friends will be the ones to finish it).

Class: Marauder
Subclass:

Health: 5500 (5400+100)
Mana: 200
Strength: 79 (69+10)
Agility: 44
Intelligence: 0
Stamina: 10

Level: 14
Renn: 744
Experience: 0

Skills:
Large Blade Wielding: 70
Cartography: 25
Dancing: 8
Searching: 23
Carpentry: 10

Actions:
Holy Constitution (X/Title) - User gains increased magic resist when below 50% total HP. If User is below 10% total HP, User gains magic immunity. Passive.

Stomp (1/Marauder) - User stomps the ground, briefly stunning all nearby targets. 50MP.
Decimate (5/Marauder) - User slams down the weapon on top of a foe after a small jump, dealing heavy damage. 100MP.
Thick Skin (1/Marauder) - User gains small damage reduction for a few seconds after being damaged. Does not stack with itself. Passive.
Vengeful (5/Marauder) - User gains 25% additional Strength for a few seconds after being hit by a melee attack. Passive.
Strong Stance (5/Marauder) - User gains resistance against being knocked off their feet. Passive.
King Slayer (5/Marauder) - If User kills an opponent that has a higher level than the User, User immediately gains a permanent +2 bonus to the corresponding Weapon Wielding Skill. Passive.
Blood Boil (10/Marauder) - User gains 10% increased Agility for a few minutes after using an Action. Passive.
Battle Scars (10/Marauder) - User gains small damage reduction when not at maximum HP. Passive.

Bounty (1/Universal) - User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.
Greater Bounty (5/Universal) - User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.
Grand Bounty (10/Universal) - User gains D10 extra Renn whenever they receive Renn from GM. Passive.

Items:
- Equipped:
Greatsword (common)
Lamellar Armor (common)
Gauntlet of Might (uncommon)
Gauntlet of Might (uncommon)(inactive)
Spell Resist Helmet (common)
Power Treads (uncommon)
Sturdy Clothes (common)

- Inventory:
Boots of Travel (uncommon)
Greater Red Potion (common) x4
Green Potion (common)
Yellow Potion (common)
Backpack (common)
-Tent (common)
-Sleeping Bag (common)
-Flint Stones (common)
-Hatchet (common)
-Rope (common)
-Canteen (common)
-Pot and Pan (common)
-Small Knife (common)
-Nuts/Seeds x10
-Dried Biscuits x10
-Dried Fruit x10
Leather Boots (common)
Sturdy Clothes (common)
Chain Mail shirt (common)
Greatsword (common)
Greatsword (common)
Reinforced Chain Mail (common)

- Storage:
(empty during raid)

DanMachi RP: Secrets of the Dungeon

Koph shook her head at each suggestion. "People," she answered. She refrained from saying any more, standing still and watching ahead until the approaching persons appeared.

Leading was a heavy-set dwarf fully covered in armor. What little could be seen beneath the sturdy metal was a tanned face, a sturdy jawline, a few snippets of brown hair, and a pair of similarly brown eyes, lit up with a touch of excitement from the moment they locked with Voltaire's.

Behind came a human with a bow--a rarity, as it was difficult to use in the upper floors and few wanted to relearn to fight in the lower floors. She was distinctly female: long and straight, black hair; bright, blue eyes; fair complexion, soft features; and a figure that even Aphrodite would approve of. Leather armor adorned her person, and a rapier hung at her waist.

Beside this beauty was another, a Prum lass with a blonde pixie cut and a graceful, slim body. She wore trousers and a long blouse--or perhaps a very short dress--that looked easy to move in. Her weapon wasn't immediately apparent, but her sleeves were loose enough to hold something short. Her eyes were an enchanting silver, shimmering with excitement now that they'd landed upon another group of adventurers.

Two more women trailed behind, quite obviously elves and just as obviously sisters. Each sported green hair, pointed ears, sharp eyes the color of spring lilacs, and lithe forms that bespoke the years of training they had with the chakram at their sides. Their were few differences apparent between them--though the most notable was the smile given by one contrasted with the suspicious frown from her sister.

"Hallo! Sorry to intrude, we're just passing through. Good to see some young blood hard at work this early in the morning!" the leading dwarf called out--in a voice that was low alto and probably female, though some doubt remained.

"I would be eager, too, if I had such a cutie to bring with me," the Prum added, throwing in a wink--probably at Koph.

"Stel," the human snapped. "This is the Dungeon; don't give them any trouble. I don't want to hear about them dying because of something you said--or did."

"What could she do? Embarrass them into splitting?" smiling sister remarked.

"If they're adventurers, they should already be able to fight alone."

"Quiet down! No need to give grief here. Sorry about this," she(?) said, turning back to the confused pair. "These girls've been in Rivira near a week; naught but unpleasant sorts for now. I hope ye'll forgive 'em a bit o' fun. I think we're all a bit...starved for it."

"I think I've had quite enough of 'it,' thank you."

A magic lantern clicked on inside Koph's head. "Artemis Familia."

"Oh, does this mean I'm famous?"

"I very much doubt that."

"Good point; they probably recognized the beautiful Melanie Manson."

"Hey! What are you-!?"

"Girls! Sorry again. Like you said, we're from Artemis Familia. I'm Doris, here's Mel and Stel, and that's Lily and Vivi."

"Vivian," stern sister corrected.

"And yourselves? What familia?" Doris continued, ignoring her comrade's objection.

Loving Lily

Whatcha thinkin'?

✧ Talrae ✧ (LOOKING FOR CO-GM)

Health: 800/800
Mana: 1777/2200

Attributes

Strength: 3
Agility: 20
Intelligence: 27

Skills

Unarmed Combat: 30
Acrobatics: 10
Searching: 5
Hiding: 1
Monster Knowledge: 1

Items

Cloth Armor (rare)
Solace Cloak: 50% Ranged Damage reduction
Cuthroat’s Gloves: AGI +5
Solace Medallion: INT, AGI, STR +1
Sturdy Clothes (Common)
Leather Boots (Common)
Jewelry

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Alisea had intended to watch the frontline handle this grind. After all, with River watching over them HP was an endless resource. All the boars turned on Dirk, just as they should; however, after a single convergence the boars scattered again. And one was moving straight toward her.

Immediately the magess began to invoke Shadow Bind. She could feel the tingle of gathering magic, the nerves in her avatar feeling the ticklish buzz it created. It was a feeling she was growing accustomed to--enough so that she could tell the spell wouldn't be charged before the boar had reached her.

It would reach Kyo.

Alisea canceled the spell, pushed Kyo away and toward Reylan, and swung out with her fist to deliver a Stunning Punch at the same time the boar charged through her. The two forces connected and Alisea was thrown back. Her body hit the ground and tumbled like a rag doll. When the rolling finally stopped, she lay very still.

---

"Wake up. Do you intend to be late for your vocal lessons?"
"Mom..."
"What? Did you forget to tell me something?"
"No, it's not that-"
"'That is not it.' Refined speech, Alice."
"... Yes ma'am."
"Well? What do you have to tell me?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Alice, if you have nothing-"
"Will Dad bring Evan to the next recital?"
"... I see no reason that should matter. Whether your brother is there or off performing some strange ritual, you will sing and sing well."
"... Yes, ma'am."

---

Light crept back into Alisea's vision. Her mind came swimming back out of unconsciousness and feeling returned to her body. She blinked several times as she tried to recall what she was doing. She was laying down. Her arms were oddly skewed, though not in a painful way; on the contrary, a strange warmth that had filled her was just fading from her body. Where was she?

The loud squeal of a boar as Aster's blade cut into it was a swift reminder.

Alisea jumped to her feet. Kyo had been hovering over her, her face fraught with fear for her friend; now she stumbled back, relief evident in her features. Alisea glanced around quickly to get a handle on the situation around her. Dirk and the rest were still handling the frontline well; Uchaka had moved to intercept the boar charging their gunmen; and Aster was stalling the boar that had stunned her. That irksome beast seemed a good target to vent her newfound rage.

"Thank you, Kyo. You really helped me; that monster made me remember something unpleasant. Stay safe by our Mister, now!" Gathering her magic once more, Alisea rushed even closer to the boar as she cast Shadow Bind, ensuring it wouldn't move anywhere while she and Aster worked it down.

Reaching the immobile boar, Alisea hopped atop its back, planted her hands on either side of its spine, and cast Ice Lance. Two sharp blades of ice erupted from her palms and drove into the boar's body. From this perch, Alisea had no intention of letting go.

---

Summary:
Alisea used Stunning Punch in reaction to Boar 4's charge
Spent a minute stunned (blacked out)
Cast Shadow Bind on Boar 4
Mounted Boar 4
Cast Ice Lance on Boar 4

DanMachi RP: Secrets of the Dungeon

Koph stopped walking. She craned her head sideways, listening intently to the tunnel ahead. After a moment, she gave a sharp nod and looked back to Voltaire. The Amazoness raised three fingers and pointed down the tunnel. "Volter-kun, you had friends!?" she asked in mock disbelief. She withdrew her fingers, then motioned with her arm for the young man to keep the conversation moving. Softly, bare soles making barely a whisper against the stone tunnel, Koph crept to the next bend in the tunnel. Her spear she kept behind her, out of sight, but always at the ready to lash out.

Closer now, the sounds became more distinct. There were definitely several sets of footsteps coming toward them--more than three, she decided now. The regular 'tap-tap' of the loudest definitely came from heavy leather boots. None of the others carried the scratchy sound of monster claws on stone, either; the group approaching must be adventurers.

Greeting them with a ready spear wouldn't be particularly polite. It wouldn't be very safe, either; a group coming toward them, rather than walking away, must be coming up from a lower floor. It was unlikely they were merely level 1 adventurers; they might well be level 2's coming up from Rivira.

Koph relaxed and stood straight, then padded quietly back to Voltaire. Best to have an ally at her side for this.

✧ Talrae ✧ (LOOKING FOR CO-GM)

Health: 800/800
Mana: 2027/2200

Attributes

Strength: 3
Agility: 20
Intelligence: 27

Skills

Unarmed Combat: 30
Acrobatics: 10
Searching: 5
Hiding: 1
Monster Knowledge: 1

Items

Cloth Armor (rare)
Solace Cloak: 50% Ranged Damage reduction
Cuthroat’s Gloves: AGI +5
Solace Medallion: INT, AGI, STR +1
Sturdy Clothes (Common)
Leather Boots (Common)
Jewelry

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Day 11

Reylan left them a day to prepare, but in all honesty Alisea didn't have much to do for personal preparations. Rather, she spent the remainder of that morning trying to prepare their youngest companion: Kyo, the small girl who was presumably an NPC. This was something the guild had seemed content to ignore, but Alisea wouldn't hear of putting it off any longer. She wanted to know if, as an NPC, Kyo could be a party member. And the easiest, most straightforward method to find out was to go into her options and send Kyo a party invitation.

It didn't work. Kyo couldn't seem to access the system in any way. The thought of taming her as a pet to bring her into a party briefly crossed Alisea's mind, but she dismissed the idea just as quickly due to the game's intelligence restriction on tamed monsters. Still not one to be dissuaded, Alisea and Kyo sought out Aster with another request.

"Want to take Kyo shopping with me? I have little to do to prepare for tomorrow, so we planned to use this chance to see how strong she can become. Right?" Alisea added with a smile at her charge. The small girl nodded eagerly.

Aster, as though waking from a dream, looked to Alisea with startled eyes. “I’m… sorry. I don’t know what came over me. I would love to take a walk, though, especially with Kyo… and with you. We head out soon, correct?” She looked around once more, getting her bearings. Her mind felt fuzzy, strange, but no doubt a walk and the chance to enjoy the idyllic surroundings of the city would do her good.

As typical, Alisea took the lead as they headed for the market. Kyo walked just a step beside and behind her, content with following and only staring at every interesting thing they passed. Turning to her friend, Alisea started a conversation with a light voice. “You looked a bit out of it in the meeting. Were you… thinking about someone?” The magess put a strong sense of insinuation in her tone, trying to tease the swordswoman.

“I… I don’t think so? Perhaps? It’s the strangest thing. It’s like I was somewhere else for a moment there, I don’t know…” She smiled softly, still a bit shaken, but nodded assuredly. “Enough of that, though, right? Let’s see about some shopping. I promise I won’t get distracted again.”

Alisea sighed inwardly. ’Teasing her is hard when she stays so serious all the time.’

When they reached the market, Alisea took Kyo’s hand and pressed it into Aster’s. “I need to ask something of a Teacher, so can you take her to the Universal Action Teacher? Try letting her learn something to keep her safe--a skill for dodging, preferably.” Alisea smiled warmly at the pair.

“Can do!” Without any further words, Aster clasped the small hand in her own, and then, not knowing what to say to the child, simply started towards where she knew, from having visited once in the past, the Universal Action Teacher kept his place of work.

The purchase was easy enough, and after deducting the necessary coins, Aster uncomfortably moved on, still holding the child’s hand, still not having interacted meaningfully. Why did children have to be so complicated? What do you say to them?

Kyo couldn’t stop fidgeting as Aster held her hand. The silence drew on for a time, when finally the small girl burst out, “Thank you!” far louder than necessary. Her face turned red and she clapped both hands over her mouth in embarrassment. “Um, for taking me around the festival. And for this. Thank you,” she reiterated, much, much quieter this time.

“Oh, ehm, no problem. I’m sorry that I couldn’t do more. I just really don’t know what to do in this sort of situation. I just… We have too many people dying around here, y’know? Anything I can do that’ll slow that down is a step in the right direction, in my mind. And hey, before you know it, you’ll be a sword-swingin’ badass like me, eh?”

Kyo’s eyes grew wide. Just then Alisea rejoined the pair. Her eyes lit up when she heard Kyo had successfully purchased the Sidestep action. She insisted on moving to a Spell Teacher next. She felt only slightly rebuffed when that teacher turned them away. Unfortunately, all the action teachers except that first rejected the small girl as well. It was disappointing, but after the failure to bring Kyo into the party, discovering she was classless was a comparatively small setback.

“Alright, Kyo. When we go into the Dungeon, you have to stay close by me and Mister Reylan so we can keep you safe. Okay?”

Kyo looked up at her in surprise. “You mean I can still come?” she asked, incredulous.

“Of course! We would never leave our little Kyo. Family means nobody is left behind or forgotten.”

Was what she had said, but Alisea hadn’t expected the Dungeon to teleport them into it. Now there wasn’t an escape route at their backs. They couldn’t send Kyo back if it was dangerous; now keeping her safe was the only option. ‘Papa’ seemed determined on that, as well. That brought a large smile to Alisea’s face.

“Heeeh. Restricting mana sounds so dull. But I suppose this will be a long day, and even more boring if I run out halfway.” So saying, Alisea hopped ahead of Dirk to keep him out of the range of attack and unleashed a Shadow Raze centered on the central boar, letting its area of effect spread out toward the others. Then she stepped back, casting a Chakra Magic on herself as the melee fighters ran past her.

"Now we get to watch the fighters work hard," Alisea told Kyo with a smile. Keeping her safe was most important. But. If there was the chance to do so safely, she would let Kyo use that sword.

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Alisea casts Shadow Raze, directed at central boar (Boar 3) and intended to harm the two nearest it as well. (Spell didn't specify area, but Alisea has used it on the wild boars outside Genesis City and is familiar with its range)
Alisea casts Chakra Magic on herself

Loving Lily

Grace's body tensed. She couldn't stop it; the kiss took her completely by surprise. When Lily broke off and curled up against her, Grace wrapped her arms tightly over her shoulders--to keep her close, yes, but with enough strength to prevent her from moving up again. She needed time to process what had just happened. But there wasn't any time. Lily was right there, now, and undoubtedly waiting for something. Acceptance. Rejection. Something.

"Um...We should at least go eat dinner, though," she stuttered. She avoided. "It's still half-finished and on the stove. And food is good! Food... definitely helps..." Grace loosened her grip and pulled her head and chest back so she could try to make eye contact with Lily, offering her the best smile she could, praying desperately it didn't look weird.

Loving Lily

"Oh, love." There wasn't much more Grace could say. She just held her friend close. "She just doesn't understand. Lily is my Lily." Grace wished she could fix this, or have prevented it somehow. Lily had come to her--right in the center of the Bible belt--and that meant Grace was responsible for taking care of her in this city that was less than friendly to someone of Lily's status.

"Come on; we'll finish a good meal together, then have a party night. Movie and ice cream, or music and a dance party. Your choice."

Loving Lily

"No, no, you've done nothing wrong," Grace cooed gently. She held her friend close, as though she feared Lily might disappear if she let go. Minutes ticked by as they stood there, Lily sobbing quietly, Grace trying to soothe her. Only when Lily had regained some control of her tear ducts did Grace try to learn anything more. "You know I love you; I always will. So go ahead and let it out. I'll listen to the whole story, and you know I'm on your side."