Norman was the first of the group to be awake the next day, smiling as he headed downstairs and had the money for an actual breakfast. Sure, one stay cost them 30 bucks total with breakfast and everything, but it was totally worth it in his books.
As a drink, he tried that Tea Goron always talked about, thinking that something his friend enjoyed would at worst make an interesting conversation topic, and at best give him something new to drink in the morning.
Thus, when the hot red beverage arrived, he began to sip it, burning his tongue on the first attempt, and wondering how Goron managed to drink it without any problems, even as he already overheated from the simple act of walking.
When the tea had finally cooled down enough for him to drink it, it tasted good enough, not something he would enjoy much more than just drinking water, but definitely interesting.
It was when his friend came down to sip on his steaming cup that Norman wondered.
"Why are you drinking something this hot when it's already too warm for you?"
He asked, Gorons answer confusing him even more.
"My body starts sweating this way, helping me cool down and challenging my self infusion skills. Maybe I will soon... ah, there it is."
Regulate temperature (Ice/Fire) (skill): allows the user to adjust his body temperature.
"Took way too long for that skill to manifest, but now that it did, we can go on an adventure right away, you got the adress?" Goron asked, norman still busy eating the breakfast his friend had seemingly inhaled.
As Norman continued eating, Goron went to grab the information, receiving an adress and two sets of clothing with the request to wear something thst would not get them arrested.
After a bit of complaining, they both went to put on the outfits and headed to the adress.
Again, they somehow ended in a rather rich neighbourhood again, their suits actually fitting the environment for once as they knock. A butler opened the door for them, the building much more colourful than anything visible in the area around it, the old man from the last evening slowly coming down the stairs.
"Hello, I want to hire you for a simple mission. ninety cnar and the potential for further jobs if you complete, no way I'll ever talk to you again if you reject it. I have something in my dungeon I need you to help me get rid of, just don't tell anyone about it and make sure it's dead when you get out."
Both of them agreed immediately, sitting in the mysterious guys cellar about half an hour later with mouths agape.
A notebook was next to them, detailing all previous attempts at killing what was in front of them. A lizard, restrained and regenerating from any damage. Both of them grinned as Goron began inserting silver needles and infusing his hand with fire energy.
What was detailed as hard to inflict barely took them an hour to perfect.
Goron used all of his willpower to make his hand into one of stone and melt it using fire, the new title resonating with his actions and supporting it, as his hand became one of white hot rock, barely kept together as it melted the flesh that tried to reform around him.
They had attempted beheading, which failed, and many atracks on the beasts chest.
Goron went through the eyes, taking the beasts brain and squishing, drinking the joice the action produced as he slowly ripped the lizards insides apart, eating them and sticking silvery needles from the inside out.
The beast did not have time to scream as it was eaten alive, any organs that did manage to reform immediately joining the others as goron made sure to keep it dead. He soon realized that the parts he ingested were destroyed before they could reform.
"This should stop the magic. Now we need to destroy the skin."
He commented, Frostbite using the command as an excuse to just tear it alive.
When they left the dungeon on the same days evening, Norman was absolutely disturbed and the old man joined his disgusted expression.
"Finally came up to ask for advice from a seasoned monster hunter? Let me tell you, a Norg can regenerate very fast. You need to..."
"Destroy it completely, we know sir. We are here to tell you that the beast is dead."
Norman explained, the old man almost loosing his face as he svrambled to pick up his jaw from the floor.
"We ate it alive from the inside out. It was disgusting, but it was absolutely worth it."
Goron said, grinning as the old man gave them the money and just shook his head.
"You know what? I'll help you find a good base. No way talents like you will be wasted in some tavern."
He explained, though Gorons look was glased over as he was much more determined to consider his stats.
Identity Race Name Level Class Titles Rank Token N/ Njord Goron 6 (10.000/12.800) Rule bender Champion, fleshmason. 2
6
Stats Strength Agility Dexterity Intelligence Wisdom Willpower Intuition N/ 21 10 10 10 10 20 10 Skills Respawn(¤) Blizzard aura Groundbound Second skin. Elemental Aura Regulate Temperature N/ 1 3 1 4 3 1 Handicap
Bulky tendencies.
Large. Overweight (3). Perk Magus ¤ Thick bones. Muscles of steel. Blubber. Thick skin. Primordial Champion ¤ System access: 2 Description Height Hair colour Eye colour Skin tone Age Weight Gender N/ 5.28m white green Blue 17 411 Kg Male
"That sound like a good moment to put a point in willpower and one in Agility."
He commented, everyone around him growing silent as they stared at him in disbelief.
"Just come again tomorrow, and I'll bring you to a shack that should be a good place for you to work in. Just bring me any talented adventurers you find, maybe I can train them to follow my way. The two of you are a little too effective for my taste."
Thus, they were thrown out, grinning as they realized what just happened.
Unlocked Skills
Spoiler
Respawn (Skill) (Unique): When you die, your soul is pulled back to the character creation screen with half your levels. Once here, you can build a new character and try again.
Once you press the create button on the character creator, you will be spawned at a place appropriate for your character.
Grounding (skill)(ground): While cast, this skill infuses the targets body with geound mana and forces it to remain on a surface below it.
Dash (skill)(air): Your movement speed increases by (move*skill level).
Tag stomp (skill)(Gravity): Target a creature and accelerate towards it at (lvl) times your normal speed. Cannot be used for the amount of time needed to accelerate before impact.
Restfull petrification. (ground): Your body is petrified for the duration you sleep. While you are petrified in this way, you are considered hidden.
You will restore (lvl) times the energy you would by sleeping the same amount of time.
Jet legs [1] (air) (skill): Air mana will concentrate in your entire body and focus on your legs. Once you activate this skill, you can gather ambient air mana for up to (lvl) seconds and release it at a later time explosively. One second worth of air mana can move you (lvl) meters in any direction and push everything else away.
Groundbound [1] (ground) (skill): an area of (lvl) meters around you is flooded by ground Mana, making everything within heavier.
Blizzard aura (ice) (skill): Raise your surrounding ice and turn it into a shield of projectiles. Born from memories of a fallen goblin, this skill has been optimized to spare the user any colloteral.
Second skin (Steel) (Skill): Coats the user in a secondary skin of Mana, reducing the damage received by [lvl].
Elemental aura [0] (mod) (skill): every living being in an area of (lvl) meters around you is flooded by Mana of your choosing, affecting the target as if it stood in an environment typical for that element.
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Regulate temperature (Ice/Fire) (skill): allows the user to adjust his body temperature.
Unlocked perks
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Fairy wings (Perk) Reduces weight by 1 kg and gives the user a magical flying speed of 10km/h.
-10 token
Magical body (perk): Your body is held together by magic. Your body can not be dispersed by non magical means, and everything you do counts as magical. Dispersing magic will deactivate this perk for the duration. Your natural lifespan will now be extended by 10% for every point you have in Willpower.
-5 token
Magus ¤ : This Perk allows a person to interact directly with mana
Thick bones (Perk): Your bones are two times denser than is normal for your race, making it harder for your body to be moved in any direction.
-5 Token
Thick skin (perk): Your skin is thicker than that of most members of your species.
-5 Token
Blubber (Perk): You hold a layer of fad under your skin. Increases your weight by 5kg for every meter of height you have, but allows you to thrive in much colder climates.
-5
Muscles of steel (Perk): Your muscles are naturally harder and more effective at movement. Your muscles are much more resilient than they would normally be.
-10
Unlocked Handycaps
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Slim: Reduce the amount a creature weighs by 5% per level of this handycap chosen, which can be stacked up to three times.
+1 Token
Small: Reduces the height of a creatur by 20%.
+5 Token
Heavenbound (handycap): Should you ever disconnect from the ground, gravitation will reverse for you. Any kinetic force excerted on you will be 100% more effective at moving you.
+8 Token
One armed (handycap): You only have one useable arm.
+30 Token
Bulky tendencies (Handycap): Your weight can not be reduced by more than 10% increases to your weight that hold for more than a day are permanent.
+15 Token.
Large (Handycap): Increases the height of a creatur by 20%.
+5 Token
Overweight (handycap): You weigh 10% more than your race normally does. (Can be equipped up to three times)
+5 Token