Sonak and Rabban, two seasoned Travelers, crossed paths near a dungeon in Naun. They sensed each other’s presence, but since they were with different diving parties, they merely nodded at each other and continued on their separate paths.

After the dive, Sonak waited in the closest bar, confident the other Traveler would show. There was no alarming twinge from his Perception. When the other Traveler showed up, Sonak cast Silence Bubble, and they exchanged names and origins, then began talking.

When Rabban told him the story of the frozen ale, Sonak laughed so hard he cried, deciding he liked this Traveler very much. Rabban, upon hearing that Sonak gave up a chance to entertain a lady with an actual tail to talk with a new Traveler, decided Sonak was a good man deserving of his friendship.

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Since Sonak was mainly a mage and Rabban a physical fighter, they complemented each other very well and agreed to travel Naun together.

They traveled together, cleared dungeons, drank beer and ale, entertained ladies, listened to music, and had a lot of fun. Sometimes, you just click with people.

After two years in Naun, they had enough, and both wanted a new destination. After checking a few Gates, they came across a Gate to a low-tech, low-mana world called Dirt, Ground, and Gaia.

Rabban, who had never been to a tech world, wanted to explore it and thought low tech was a good starting point. Sonak remembered the blue Traveler’s tales about a world called Dirt and didn’t want to go.

They decided on the Archive moniker of “Frozen Tail” to salute their first meeting, hugged, clapped each other on the back, and parted ways.

Sonak went in search of a better destination, and Rabban crossed the Gate to Dirt.