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<blockquote data-quote="The Patriarchy" data-source="post: 42761" data-attributes="member: 162"><p>Kaelen trembles in the Otari Fishery’s basement, his fatigued body crumpled on the cold stone, bedbug bites raging under his scarred, tanned skin as visions of the Abomination Vaults shred his morale. His Kellid eyes—dark, fierce, dreaming of crimson glory—stare blankly at the spilled fish, his thick hands clutching his knees in a fetal curl. Veshir, descending the creaking stairs to secure fish oils for his alchemical work, freezes, his amber-slitted eyes wide with fear at the basement’s chaos—smashed barrels, slimy fish, and a jagged hole in the east wall oozing darkness. Kaelen, snapping to his training, lurches to his feet, jaw tight. Veshir, voice soft with Tian Xia’s cadence, asks, “Are you well? Do you need aid?” Kaelen shakes his head, muttering, “This is my destiny. I’ve got a job to do,” his refusal ringing with hubris that Veshir, servant of Vapula, notes with a subtle smile, recognizing the Exchequer’s blessing is in such pride.</p><p></p><p>Veshir, clutching his katar and toolkit, sighs, his scar-flecked wrist glinting faintly with emerald scales. “Your pain’s beyond my potions,” he says, “but I’m here as a customer. This fishery’s reagents are my trade—I’ll guard against threats.” Kaelen, scratching a bedbug bite, points to the hole. “Some kinda bug’s coming from there. Get in position.” They brace themselves, Kaelen’s longsword and shortsword gleaming, Veshir slipping into the shadows with his blowgun. Two giant rats burst from the hole, their eyes glinting. Kaelen lunges, his blades a blur, slaying one rat with a deft slash and striking the other, carving away at it. Veshir, precise as Vapula demands, fires a poison dart from the gloom, its venom dropping the second rat dead. The ten gold Tamily offered—a decent haul for a wildsman like Kaelen—feels closer, but the hole’s dark promise looms large.</p><p></p><p>They approach the hole, Kaelen’s dark eyes narrowing, Veshir’s serpentine gaze wary. The darkness hints at more than rats, a threat beyond what either bargained for. “This is no simple job,” Kaelen mutters, his fatigue and bites sapping his nerve. Veshir nods, his alchemist’s mind calculating risks. They agree to retreat, regroup, and claim Tamily’s gold. Upstairs, they collect the ten gold, Kaelen’s share a small victory against his dread. At Otari’s market, they buy torches to light the hole’s secrets and salves to soothe Kaelen’s bedbug-ridden skin, though his Vaults-driven fear lingers, untreatable. Veshir, bound by Vapula’s call to precision, vows to return with Kaelen, their uneasy alliance forged in the basement’s shadows, ready to face what lies deeper.</p><p></p><p>You two are back in Otari: Kaelen collects his 10gp, Kaelen cures you both from sickness. Veshir buys Kaelen some torches.</p><p>List any gear you decide to get to adventure beyond the rat hole. Kaelen has 10 gp. as far as gear is concerned. think of that as like $200 so hes kinda broke. Veshir has 18 gold 2 silver think of like $364</p><p></p><p></p><p>Veshir keeps poison bombs 10 ft radius non negotiable, 6 of them. 2 have two other potion slots they are neurotoxin bombs you want to switch out with healing elixers? You two return to the hole unless theres other stuff you want to do.</p><p></p><p>You two are still frightened (Kaelen also has bedbugs and fatigue) </p><p></p><p>[USER=1]@Tabula Rasa[/USER] [USER=271]@TenzenT[/USER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Patriarchy, post: 42761, member: 162"] Kaelen trembles in the Otari Fishery’s basement, his fatigued body crumpled on the cold stone, bedbug bites raging under his scarred, tanned skin as visions of the Abomination Vaults shred his morale. His Kellid eyes—dark, fierce, dreaming of crimson glory—stare blankly at the spilled fish, his thick hands clutching his knees in a fetal curl. Veshir, descending the creaking stairs to secure fish oils for his alchemical work, freezes, his amber-slitted eyes wide with fear at the basement’s chaos—smashed barrels, slimy fish, and a jagged hole in the east wall oozing darkness. Kaelen, snapping to his training, lurches to his feet, jaw tight. Veshir, voice soft with Tian Xia’s cadence, asks, “Are you well? Do you need aid?” Kaelen shakes his head, muttering, “This is my destiny. I’ve got a job to do,” his refusal ringing with hubris that Veshir, servant of Vapula, notes with a subtle smile, recognizing the Exchequer’s blessing is in such pride. Veshir, clutching his katar and toolkit, sighs, his scar-flecked wrist glinting faintly with emerald scales. “Your pain’s beyond my potions,” he says, “but I’m here as a customer. This fishery’s reagents are my trade—I’ll guard against threats.” Kaelen, scratching a bedbug bite, points to the hole. “Some kinda bug’s coming from there. Get in position.” They brace themselves, Kaelen’s longsword and shortsword gleaming, Veshir slipping into the shadows with his blowgun. Two giant rats burst from the hole, their eyes glinting. Kaelen lunges, his blades a blur, slaying one rat with a deft slash and striking the other, carving away at it. Veshir, precise as Vapula demands, fires a poison dart from the gloom, its venom dropping the second rat dead. The ten gold Tamily offered—a decent haul for a wildsman like Kaelen—feels closer, but the hole’s dark promise looms large. They approach the hole, Kaelen’s dark eyes narrowing, Veshir’s serpentine gaze wary. The darkness hints at more than rats, a threat beyond what either bargained for. “This is no simple job,” Kaelen mutters, his fatigue and bites sapping his nerve. Veshir nods, his alchemist’s mind calculating risks. They agree to retreat, regroup, and claim Tamily’s gold. Upstairs, they collect the ten gold, Kaelen’s share a small victory against his dread. At Otari’s market, they buy torches to light the hole’s secrets and salves to soothe Kaelen’s bedbug-ridden skin, though his Vaults-driven fear lingers, untreatable. Veshir, bound by Vapula’s call to precision, vows to return with Kaelen, their uneasy alliance forged in the basement’s shadows, ready to face what lies deeper. You two are back in Otari: Kaelen collects his 10gp, Kaelen cures you both from sickness. Veshir buys Kaelen some torches. List any gear you decide to get to adventure beyond the rat hole. Kaelen has 10 gp. as far as gear is concerned. think of that as like $200 so hes kinda broke. Veshir has 18 gold 2 silver think of like $364 Veshir keeps poison bombs 10 ft radius non negotiable, 6 of them. 2 have two other potion slots they are neurotoxin bombs you want to switch out with healing elixers? You two return to the hole unless theres other stuff you want to do. You two are still frightened (Kaelen also has bedbugs and fatigue) [USER=1]@Tabula Rasa[/USER] [USER=271]@TenzenT[/USER] [/QUOTE]
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