Goblins often can be found riding monsterous wolves know as worgs. They are near twice the size of a normal wolf and are capable of speach. A worg is a cruel if lazy hunter, should the goblin riders not find enough food for them they will eat their riders. - Common Monsters
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Adrian
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What am I going to do? Desertion means I’m going to get some sort of military court martial. Heal, steal supplies and leave? No, not enough time. How can I get out of this?
“What can we do?”
“Argue about killing wyverns or the trial by combat.”
I sigh and wince as my ribs are still not where they should be. I hear footsteps coming closer, I frown as the two elven sisters come into my view. I can’t tell who is who. Don’t lash out, Lysan doesn’t deserve it.
One of the twins rushes to me, the other is standing near the door looking down. Ashamed? The one who rushed to me starts to check my injuries. When she lifts the blanket, I realize that I am nude under it. That is unless poultices and bandages count as a shirt.
I pull the blanket back down with my right hand, the left is still a mangled but bandaged mess.
“I’ll take care of it. Now, how long was I out?”
“Three days, are you going to be alright?”
I sit up, but keep the blanket covering my lower half. It hurts a bit but I’ll manage.
“Yes. Now tell me everything that has happened.”
Lysan and K recount their last few days. My mood gets worse as they tell me more. The Althaen cut us off from all the communal supplies. They have all but stolen everything, the only good news is that Harrold did deliver the dragon’s blood but make them look like healing potions. That was an attempt to kill me.
By the time they finish I’m near completely healed, only my left hand still need time. Talia tried to say something a few times but I’ve been ignoring her. I’m not going to deal with her taunts, I have too many problems already.
I revise my plans; see what I can get out of the Grey Dream, steal equipment and other supplies, goad a Sunchaser into fighting me for the trial by combat, kill him, then move on to set up the rest of these Althaen to die.
Talia left at some point, Lysan and K stood quietly as I was thinking.
“You all need to sleep” I say
Lysan and K fidget, they don’t seem to want to leave.
“What is it?”
“We sold the bedding, only you and Bryan still have any. We slept here the last few days. . .”
I stop for a second. I’m naked under the blanket and not one but two girls have been sleeping in my sick bed. Why couldn’t I have woken up during that? I stop thinking about that before my lower half responds.
“Let me get clothes on first.”
Like hell I would have said no.
They leave for a minute, I find underwear and pants but no shirts. Another thing that was sold off I guess. The two return and crawl into the bed. It’s nice to have a girl in your bed, they went straight to sleep though. They seem sickly, how much did they push themselves?
As enjoyable as it was to lie there I quickly fell asleep myself. I’m not going to let this happen again.
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I am in the Grey Dream, I need to do this quickly. I think the needed questions.
“Show me character sheet.”
[You are still alive?]
“Yes”
Gain: Dragon Knight: Void 8 (+10SP, +1 Attribute), Fighter 14 (+30SP, +1 Attribute), Magus 4 (+40SP, +1 Attribute), Ranged 3 (+3SP), Firearms 3 (+3SP), Axe 1 (+1SP), Tumble 1 (+1SP), Battle Sense 1 (+1SP), Light 2 (+10SP), Darkness 2 (+10SP), Tainted Kills: +20 EP
Blood Sacrifices: Magus 5 (+20SP, Sphere Choice), +30EP
Lycanthrope Blood Infusion: You are not able to benifit from this due to your dragon blood.
Dragon’s Blood: Dragon Knight: Void 10 (+20SP, +50EP), +35EP
Name: Adrian Ravnos
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Skills
Attributes +
Class
SP: 165
Traits
Magic +
Languages
EP: 179 +
And now I know why K and Lysan looked sickly, they were transferring vitality to me. I won’t make them go through this again. I'm not sure how the Grey Dream was able to let me see grey but I suppose that isn't important. I touch the Magic tab.
You may increase a single sphere by 1
Arcane Power 3
Space 2+
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Planar 0+
Fate 2+
Life 2+
Death 3
Mind 1+
Soul 0+
Primal 1+
Time 1+
Transmutation 1+
Telekinesis 0+
Fire 2+
Lightning 2+
Light 2+
Darkness 2+
I can increase anything but Arcane Power and Death. No question, Life. The screen disappears this time. I guess this place has almost finished revising the display.
Next, I’ll spend nigh all my SP on increasing Arcane Power. I only have five left. I hope it will be worth it. I touch EP.
Attribute increase
Draconic +
Infusion
Senses
“Why did the other options disappear?”
[You are no longer able to integrate them.]
Fair enough, I touch draconic.
Alternate Form 100
Greater Draconic 75
True Dragon 75+75
Void Power
I need increase in raw ability. I touch True Dragon; my EP drops by 135. Another discount from a higher Life score? Not going to question it. Alternate Form changed colors but Void Power stayed, I touch it. Do I have enough for one?
Void Cache 50
Void Step* UNAVAILABLE
Void Twist* UNAVAILABLE
Alright I’ll take Void Cache. I touch it and EP drops to zero, the EP screens all disappear. Now for the Attribute points.
Attribute Points: 3
STR 22
DEX 25
CON 22
INT 26
WIS 26
CHA 24
APR 24
HP: 481
Mana: 140
Well, I guess True Dragon really increased everything. I touch charisma twice and then constitution.
STR 22
DEX 25
CON 23
INT 26
WIS 26
CHA 26
APR 24
HP: 481
Mana: 160
This will do, I’ll check the traits and then leave.
Free Multiclassing
No penalty for multiple classes.
True Dragon
+8 to all Attributes
Keen Senses
Your senses are more acute and sensitive.
Party Leader
+2 to all Attributes
Perfect Recall
Able to remember anything you paid attention to.
Reality Weaver
???
Void Body
Able to withstand the void of space and the gap between planes.
Void Cache
Maintain a space in the void for storage. Powered by mana.
Void Sustenance
You can supplement yourself with radiation. Drastic reduction in need to sleep, eat, and drink.
Well I found something powered by mana. Will I even be able to use it? As if the Grey Dream sensed I was finished with the sheet it vanishes. I feel information pass into my mind, my head is going to hurt after this.
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Bryan
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I am in a black void, the last thing I remember is pushing Abagail out of the way of that wyvern. Not sure it was a wyvern they have poison stingers not bladed tails. Not much of a difference though. I hurt, I know my body is dying or dead but I’m just here.
I turn around, maybe there is something behind me? There wasn’t but when I turned back there was a white door.
Nothing else to do I open it. The darkness of the void is now gone. I am in a small room, there is a table with a woman sitting there. She looks up and points at a chair across from her. The room is made of hewn stone, its white but I don’t know what kind.
I sit and the woman speaks, “Bryan Tybalt Grace.”
How does she know my full name?
“I am here to extend an offer of patronage on behalf of my lord.”
“What?”
“You are a paladin with no god to follow, I wish to grant you a patron.”
“Who would I be serving?”
The woman smiles, “I will not be giving you his name. All you need to know is that you already act in an acceptable way.”
“How can I be a paladin without knowing my patron’s name?”
“Just use a title in place of the name during smitings and blessings. It will work.”
“So, a god want me to follow him but not know who he is?”
“Close enough. The domains he offers you are Protection and Healing; though he may offer you more later. Will you accept?”
“What restrictions will be in my Code of Conduct?”
“Don’t abandon or betray your friends and allies. Otherwise general lawful behavior: no murder, torture, stealing, and so forth.”
“That’s it. Isn’t there supposed to be some main dogma?”
“That would be to never betray or abandon friends and allies.”
“I accept the offer then.”
“Excellent the Lord of Fate will be your patron.”
“How is Fate connected with Protection and Healing?”
“You are to be a protector and healer of your allies, I also never said that he didn’t have other titles.”
“Can I choose any specialization I want?”
“Of course, do as you will.”
I open my mouth to ask why this god wants me, but not me knowing who he is; but the world fades away instead.
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Adrian
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I open my eyes, it is still night. It feels comfortable lying between the two girls, but I need to get things done. I stand up and the room feels smaller than when I went to sleep. My pants barely fit, I grew larger during these few hours? I feel a great amount of hunger as well.
The girls mumble something and I put the blanket around them. Time to start working on our problems. First I need to eat though.
As I walk out of the bank I fold the light around me, effective invisibility. I stay away from the patrolling soldiers as I move to the kitchens. They are just tents but that is where they cook the slop for everyone. I can smell the cooking has already started. Wood fueled fires and pots.
I walk up to one of the finished pots, and just pour myself a bowl while adding it to my invisibility. I’ll just eat until I can follow someone to the ingredients.
I’m not sure how many bowls I eat before I see someone go to fetch something. I think they told the boy to get rice, I need to finish learning Althaen.
It turns out the food is being kept in what used to be an office building for a cellphone company. I just follow the boy in, he has a key to front door. He opened it but did not unlock it. I'll need that key for return visits. When he stops to pick up a bag of flour I drop my invisibility and take his keychain via Translocation Grasp, and move around a corner.
No longer needing to follow the boy I start to look through the other rooms. Most are empty rooms but there is a lot of food here, most of it needing preparation before being eaten. I would have started just taking things but I have no idea how much Void Cache can hold. I should ask the next time I sleep.
It is near dawn when I find a room full of salted meats. These will work. I roll a barrel of salted fish away from the rest. How do I get Void Cache to take this in? The barrel vanishes, and I feel something leave me. I guess that is it. That something is probably mana, no idea how much I have left.
I need to find fruit too, but I fail to find any in the next few rooms. This is taking too long. Is there some way to create a way to sense things with my magic? Probably with Space and something else. Another thing to figure out. Maybe they don’t keep fruit here, none of the nicer foods are here. Do the various Houses keep the better stuff?
Why would I ask that of course they would. I need a way into one of the Houses. I see the sun rise out a window; time to go. The others will wake soon. I add a bag of rice and flour to my Void Cache as I move back to the bank.