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THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

"You are just as bad as eachother, to tease me so horribly. I have a feeling you will be two peas in a pod before long. Go and flirt with him yourself."

@Zool

You heard it here first, James x Zell OTP :P @Teyao @Saiyan

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

@Crusader Lord I'm mentioning you here because I forgot to do so in my post, which is now up! I feel like I wrote a little too much, but I hope it's an enjoyable read all the same.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Adam was surprised that more people in this group besides MacKensie and Lillianna didn't have an opinion on whether they should camp or keep moving. Something as important as the logistics of transporting a cube that might hold the secret to saving innocent lives and winning a war seemed more worthy of discussion to him. Or maybe their silence was meant to be confidence in his plan, and therefore the Druid should just not worry about it so much? This was flattering, if true. Yes, unless someone made a serious complaint based on strategic merit, he would-

His thoughts were interrupted by Jojo, asking how long it would be until they reached their destination. A reasonable question. Adam worried about potentially upsetting the large man who could cut him up; the man had an intimidating aura about him. However, this was a good time to see how reasonable he was anyway. If something happened, it would be better for it to happen now than in a truly dangerous situation, and lying now wouldn't help the team anyway.

Adam directed his answer to the group as a whole, figuring it would be easier to answer the question once instead of ten times. "It should be two day's travel to Valheim, assuming we aren't delayed by a fight or something. And given that we just fought a small army an hour ago and we know fairly little about this world, it's likely we're going to run into some kind of trouble before we arrive, so it'll probably be longer than that. On that note, please stay alert everyone. I don't want anyone dying out here."

It was as good a reminder for himself as it was for everyone else. The strike from the ogre still weighed on the man. Adam had an idea or two on how to make their camp safer when everyone was settled, starting with-

"Adam, is it? Ah, I wanted to ask you something while we try to get settled in a spot to camp for the night. Mostly I wanted to ask if I could carefully examine that odd cube for a bit. I would like to see if we can learn anything about it in the meantime from that and such, ah, if that is ok with you of course.

It...is an odd request to someone I've just met here, but if we could learn anything about it then maybe we could at least better understand why it had the effect it did back there at the village. Admittedly I wasn't there for the battle, but I did glean some basic information about what had happened as we got ready to leave at least."

Lillianna's question was unexpected, but not unwelcome. The Druid really didn't really know anyone in the group besides MacKensie, so this was a good chance to change that. And the cube, the whole reason they were hiking to begin with, that was certainly important.

"It is, and no problem! I think everything about this situation has been odd," Adam joked with a smile as he grabbed the metal object and held it out, examining it as he spoke further. "I haven't had the chance to look at it much myself, being preoccupied with creatures who wanted to kill me at the time, but I'm not sure if it really is the 'heart of the skeleton' like Vadim thought. If it was, why would it scare away its allies? That's just a theory though, I think these people at Valheim will know more than I would. Anyway, please feel free to inspect this as long as you'd like."

As the man gave the cube to Lillianna, the man had another thought. What if the purple light didn't scare off the skeletons, but was some kind of "evil homing device" that would let them return to their location later with more powerful allies? Adam remembered Lillianna's panic when she first arrived though, and decided not to share this particular guess with her. No use in scaring her over a hypothetical scenario. Instead, the Druid asked her a question, partially to get to know her and partially to ensure he didn't accidentally alarm this woman. "By the way, if you know, what sort of magic do you have?"

Adam would have to talk strategy with the team at some point to ensure they were prepared for any threats, but right now he would talk magic with Lillianna. Or whatever else she wanted to discuss, really. Only an hour or so ago, the Druid was new to Mytheria and extremely scared by everything that was going on. The situation still was far from perfect, but Adam figured what the woman was feeling now had to be similar to what he felt back then, so he wanted to do whatever he could to get her to a better place.

Medieval Fantasy Adventure RP (Title TBD)

@Timemaster I like the characterization, so if that's the direction you want to go in, okay.

I think as long as the blood magic isn't bring used to control people (think blood bending from Avatar) it sounds good to me.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

<Snipped quote> by @Teyao

Also, this hit me square in the feels. Something about the word composition, maybe the strikethrough, I dunno but BAM! Man down! Too... much... feels

@xenon

I liked the characterization of it, personally. I like that our characters are processing these events differently.

Medieval Fantasy Adventure RP (Title TBD)

@Timemaster I don't care for the mind control aspect, though that's just one part of the character as a whole so I don't want to give the impression I'm just judging just based off of that.

Besides that, I'm not sure the vampire possessed lady really differentiates itself much from just an average rookie healer/fighter. It's not like it's an OP concept, maybe it just needs to be fleshed out more. (Also I'm not sure what blood magic would be here.) Or go with your orc idea, that could also work.

Is that helpful?

Medieval Fantasy Adventure RP (Title TBD)

I like the first idea - something of an underground scholar, gaining their magic through obscure books, if I'm getting your idea right? The second one would probably require more of my input than would be fun for you, so I can't recommend it for the RP.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

@Eviledd1984@GoblinguyOur guys need to find a shady tavern in Valhiem and start some arm wrestling or cage fighting action. Make some extra cash. Arthur and Joji with the muscle. Zell talking in the suckers-ahem-challengers, taking bets. You two in?

@Saiyan

Adam: I must do my best to get everyone to Valheim alive!

Zell: let's hurry up and get to Valheim so we can make money

This is a fun RP lol

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

Adam Phillips kept a vigilant eye on the map, his surroundings, and his team as he led them through Central Southern Mytheria. He felt somewhat out of place here for the past hour or so; the Druid did not feel like he deserved the responsibility of leadership and he was kind of surprised he was the only one who had asked for a map. James, who had apparently saved multiple lives, or MacKensie, who seemed so brave, felt like better choices. However, the man also knew why he was doing this in the first place. Many days spent in the nature of northern Michigan in one world and being able to perform some kind of plant magic in this one had prepared him for this sort of task. Whatever world he was in, Adam knew nature, and he knew that he would do his best to ensure that everyone in the group made it to Valheim alive.

So far, the route had been one conductive to that goal. Light woodlands were what everyone had been walking through, with no other creatures besides ordinary forest critters seen so far. Of course, that had been by design. Adam had studied the map before this trip even began, planning to ensure they had a safe path in this new world. And that wasn't the only plan he had.

"Once the sun starts to set, we should prepare a camp for the night. We can sleep when it's dark and resume our trip in the morning. We've been active all day and could use some rest, and without sunlight we'll probably get lost," Adam said to his fellow coffin arrivals. "I doubt these things glow in the dark." He lightly waved the map and compass to indicate he was referring to them. "Does that sound good to everyone?"

It was an honest question; Adam would certainly do his best to guide the group, but he couldn't force them to stay together. Whatever happened next was up to everyone who fell from the sky.

THE WAR FOR MYTHERIA - Isekai Adventure

@xenon you've given me some good ideas for a post, and it seems Adam is the unofficial guide right now it seems fitting that I write something. I'm excited for the next part of the RP!