Soren and Tempest stopped by one of the merchant stalls on the way to the adventurers guild to buy a couple of clay masks to hide their appearance. Opening the doors the two of them walked up to the counter in the adventurers guild that had the woman divvying out tasks and quest for the patrons. While attempting to alter his voice Soren spoke as deeply as possible, "I'd like to speak with you privately about setting up a C or B rank quest. " The woman smiled and ushered the two into a separate room and once seated Soren began to explain, "The quest will require those that are capable of transformation magic, I want them to transform their face into mine and follow a person around for a week. They need to appear everywhere these men go, however, they are not to be caught, reveal themselves, talk, or discuss this mission to anyone including amongst themselves. I want the last face this man to see at night be my own as well as the last one before he falls asleep. I'd do this myself but I have a...project to take care of in the meantime. I'm willing to dispense twenty gold per participant, but if they get caught or fall short of any of the mentioned stipulations they will not only forfeit pay but will have to pay me equal gold in return." The woman gasped, if spent frugally twenty gold could last almost six months. "I think I can help let me make a call," she said before exiting the room. After several minutes she came back and bowed, "We have found twenty adventurers that fit your criteria and that are interested, however, we will be elevating this quest to a B rank quest can you increase the price to thirty gold per participant?" Soren smiled and nodded. After being served some alcohol and being told to wait a little while again the woman left them in the room. Around forty minutes later with a knock at the door she entered with the twenty said adventurers. Soren then continued to both explain in intimate detail what he wanted, what he expected, and the stipulations that went along with accepting the quest and that if one would wish to bow out to do so now. No one did but one younger kid who was in the magic academy already spoke up, "You are really trying to torment this poor bastard, who is the target?" Soren replied still from behind the mask, "Evan from the academy admin and his friend James." The young man paused, he knew exactly who the man behind the mask was referring to. "Is that going to be an issue for you," questioned Soren upon the man's apprehension. "No, I am a professional adventurer first, but I wont lie, I know the guy," the man responded. "That's perfectly ok, cause remember you are me for this next week and if you can insure that you don't get caught, he'll never know it was you anyway." The group of patrons nodded and Soren removed his mask. He waited for everyone to transform their face into his own, which now that he was looking at his face on twenty different people, it was far more unnerving than he originally thought. He went to each individual person and inspected their magic and once satisfied sent everyone off to harass Evan so much that he'd see his face even in his dreams. After returning his mask to his face and depositing the six hundred gold with the guild for the payout upon completion of the job, the two of them left the guild and headed for deadwood. Deadwood was the most dangerous part of the area as it held the highest level and most dangerous monsters in the area. Deadwood was an enormous forest, trees looked as if they've been starved for water for years. An eerie creaking could be heard as the wind rushed through the branches of these trees, the ground would crunch underneath their boots. The air is uncomfortably humid and there's a putrid smell in the air, somewhere in between wet dog and hot sewage. Soren and Tempest walked around Deadwood slowly stretching their senses to the max as the hairs on their bodies were standing on end. The wind blew through their hair and Soren smiled at a familiar sensation as he felt his chest pulsate.
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A week before Soren visited the adventurers guild Skadi's POV
A small shadow soars quickly over the city, Irene stares out her window as notices a large eagle circling her home. She opened her window and the majestic bird perched itself on the window sill a large piece of parchment attached to its leg.
SKADI
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Was written on the parchment in big letters, Irene unties the parchments and reaches back without really looking, "You got something from your companion, care to read it? Skadi was just putting on the finishing touches of this sign she was making and quickly reads the letter. "Its about time I meet back up with them anyways, but before I go it looks like I'll be testing some of that new alloy you mentioned Irene, Soren has a request from you," Skadi explained while handing the letter to her. She quickly read it over but her eyebrows raised in curiosity, "Wonder what he would need such a strong chain for, but no sense in postponing this, I should able to get what he asked for within two days or so," she responded. Skadi gave her thanks before making her way to the guild. She walked through town to a huge vibrant electric violet building that had its sign in the mouth of a dragon skull that read Twilight Dragon. Upon entering a warm atmosphere greeted her as an enclosed fire pit surrounded by a circular lounge that sported coffee tables in front of some of the benches. A suited bartender on one side poured high end whiskey was tending to patrons, while on the other side of the bar a gorgeous elven woman with a low cut top was serving the more average adventurer ale. Skadi flashed her guild card to the secretary denoting her C rank status. In between the two bars in the center a sign read "Onca's Apothecary". Skadi slides the note over to Onca who reads it and smirks, "I think I can make this happen, need this in what two days," asked Onca. Skadi nodded in the affirmative, with the sleeping potion and chains in production she thinks she'll be running into Soren by the end of the week.
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Soren
Race: High Devil- Cambrion (unique)
Level: 0/40
Health: 1000/1000
Str:170
Dex:131
Def: 126
Int:119
Vitality:200
Charisma:70
Magic: 300
Luck:100
Bloodline: Divine
Sin of Wrath
Title: Creature of Magic
Blessing:???????
skill points (SP) available:44, 39 shop currency (SC), free upgrade skill box x2, random skill box x1,
abilities: [30% Magic Resistance-C] [Reciprocated Helper-C] [Charm Immunity-B] [Poison Immunity-A] [Indomitable Will-B] [Iron Hide-c] [Assassins Vision-B] [Troll Libido-D] [Hydra Regeneration-S] [Trolls Musk-D] [Omnispecies Reproduction-F] [Magic Amp-A] [Mana Cost Reduction-B] [Magical Malady Immunity-S] [75 % Fire Resistance-C] [25% Hellfire Resistance-B] [Infernal Command-C] [Human Transformation-D] [Mana Regeneration- C]
Magic:
[light-D] [Radiant-B] [Holy-A] [Lightning-A] [Gravity-A] [Space/Time-B+] [Shadow- A] [Fire-D] [Hellfire-U]
Lightning Spells:
[Lightning Spear lvl-4] [Lightning Whip lvl-2] [Reflux lvl-2] [Lightning Guard lvl-1] [Zakir lvl-2]
Light Spells:
[Light lvl-1] [Healing Touch lvl-1] [Bedazzlement lvl-1] [Restoration lvl-1]
Shadow Spells:
[Shadow Spike lvl-2] [Shadow Meld lvl-2]
Space/Time Spells:
[Blink strike lvl-1]
Fire/Hellfire Spells:
skills: [Sanguine Flash lvl 3] [Polearm Mastery lvl 4] [Clawed Slash lvl 3] [Inspect lvl 3] [Lycanthrope Silat lvl 3] [Spike Bombardment lvl 3] [Hunters Stride lvl 3] [Sonic Shockwave lvl 2] [Dash lvl 3] [Haste Strike lvl 3] [Sunder lvl 2] [Concealment lvl 2]
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Inventory
-98 gold pieces
-black blade sword (midnight)
-lunar lance
-2 health potions
-2 mana potions
-400 gp
-water magic tomes 2 beginner, 3 adept, 1 advance, 1 master
-shark tooth spears, swords, axes x4
-2 magic Tridents
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Race: Silver Mane Lycanthrope
Class: Savage Miscreant
Level: 8/50
Pack Role: None
Health: 700/700
Str: 97/117
Dex: 134/154
Def: 102/122
Int: 105
Vit: 140
Sanity: 100/50
Cha: 60
Magic: 100
Bloodline: Alpha
Blood Companion: Soren
abilities: [Predatory Senses- A] [Werewolf Hide- B] [Werewolf Constitution- S] [Silver Vulnerability- S] [Wolves Bane Vulnerability- A] [Animalistic Instinct- A] [Mana Manipulation-C] [Partial Transformation- C] [Full Transformation-B] [Silver Resistance-C] [Infectious Bite- S] [Dagger Potency-C] [Spectral Hand-B] [Keen Eye-C] [Mark-B]
Magic:
[Beastial- Unique (U)] [Sun-A] [Lunar-U] [Star-A]
Beastial spells:
[Severing Claw lvl 1] [Devouring Crunch lvl 1] [Predatory Gaze lvl 1]
Star Spells:
[Aries(telekinesis) lvl 1] [Virgo(Invisibility) lvl 1]
skills: [Dagger Arts lvl-3] [Adamantine Claws lvl-2] [Lycanthrope Kempo lvl-2] [Invigorating Howl-lvl 1] [Stalker lvl-1] [Lockpicking lvl-2] [Backstab lvl-1]